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by Rex Wockner

9th Circuit refuses to lift stay of Prop 8 strikedown The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 23 refused a request from the American Foundation for Equal Rights and lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies that it lift its block on the August 2010 federal district court ruling that struck down Proposition 8.

U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker had issued an injunction barring further enforcement of Prop 8 after finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution. The 9th Circuit, however, quickly “stayed” Walker’s injunction, and his ruling has been tied up on appeal since.

Prop 8, passed by voters in November 2008, amended the California Constitution to halt same-sex marriage, which was legal in the state at the time.

Olson and Boies say the appeal process is taking too long, especially given a lengthy delay introduced into the case in February when the 9th Circuit punted to the California Supreme Court the question of whether the people who are appealing Walker’s ruling — the folks who put Prop 8 on the ballot — actually have any right, under California law, to appeal.

None of the people who are defendants in the case — including Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris — have an interest in appealing Walker’s ruling or defending Prop 8. As a result, if the Prop 8 supporters are found to have no standing to appeal, then the 9th Circuit won’t hear the case, Walker’s ruling would take effect, and samesex couples could marry again in California — although the question of standing also could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“The stay was originally ordered with the understanding that the 9th Circuit would rule swiftly on the case before it,” said Olson.

“Now that the issue of the (Prop 8) proponents’ standing to appeal has been referred for analysis by the California Supreme Court, substantial additional, indefinite and unanticipated delays lie ahead. It’s unreasonable and decidedly unjust to expect California’s gay and lesbian couples to put their lives on hold and suffer daily discrimination as second-class citizens while their U.S. District Court victory is debated further.”

The 9th Circuit apparently was unswayed by that line of reasoning, though it did not explain why.

On March 23, the judges ordered: “Having considered all of the factors set forth in Nken v. Holder ... and all of the facts and circumstances surrounding Plaintiffs’ motion to vacate the stay pending appeal, as well as the standard for vacatur set forth in Southeast Alaska Conservation Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... we deny Plaintiffs’ motion at this time.”

It was unclear if the phrase “at this time” was an indication that the court might see the matter differently at some future time.

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I just want to know why the liberals are pro-Muslim and pro-gay. Muslims kill gays. That’s what’s confusing to me. And the only thing I can come up with is the Muslims hate God and the gays hate His word.”

— Victoria Jackson in an interview with Showbiz Tonight about a kiss between two men on the FOX TV series Glee

Gay and straight gamers alike have concerns with the gay character in Dragon Age 2. One such straight gamer blogged that it’s “awkward when your male companions keep making passes at you. The fact that a ‘No Homosexuality’ option, which could have been easily implemented.” And one gay gamer said, “I’ve witnessed the worst stereotype [of] homosexual characters in this game. If you refuse to make your moves on a gay character then you [receive] rivalry points for not wanting to be gay for the character.”

For now, LGB Californians will wait for the California Supreme Court’s answer to the 9th Circuit’s question, which will be taken into consideration by the 9th Circuit judges when they decide whether to give the Prop 8 supporters federal standing to appeal and serve as defendants. The California Supreme Court has said it won’t hear oral arguments on the matter until September at the earliest.

Equality California said it was “profoundly disappointed” by the 9th Circuit’s refusal to let gays marry while the appeal moseys along.

“Today’s ruling is a major setback for same-sex couples and their families who must continue living every day in legal limbo without the basic freedoms and protections guaranteed to them by our nation’s Constitution,” said Executive Director Geoff Kors.

“Every day same-sex couples are denied the freedom to marry, their families suffer significant harm.”

National Center for Lesbian Rights Legal Director Shannon Minter also was distressed by the development.

“We are deeply disappointed by the court’s failure to lift the stay,” Minter said. “A federal court held that Prop 8 is unconstitutional and that its continued enforcement causes serious harm to same-sex couples and their children. Without explanation, the 9th Circuit’s ruling today allows that harm to continue. Every day that Prop 8 remains in effect, the state of California is harming families, sending a devastating message to LGBT youth, and perpetuating violence and discrimination against LGBT people.”

Obama, Brazil champion OAS LGBT rapporteur During a visit to Brazil on March 19, President Barack Obama joined with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to call for establishment of an LGBT rights “special rapporteur” at the Organization of American States.

In a statement issued three days later, the

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White House added: “President Obama believes that advancing the human rights of minorities and the marginalized is a fundamental American value. The president was pleased to announce during his trip to Brazil that he and President Rousseff agreed to promote respect for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals through the establishment of a special rapporteur on LGBT issues at the Organization of American States. This special rapporteur will be the first of its kind in the international system.”

The OAS, which dates to 1948, comprises the 35 independent states of the Americas and is the principal political, juridical and social governmental forum in the hemisphere, according to its website. The OAS charter says the organization promotes peace, justice, solidarity and collaboration as well as members’ sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.

Stats: 42% of Americans live in states that recognize gay couples Equality Matters reports that 42 percent of Americans now live in states that recognize same-sex couples’ relationships, and that 30 percent live in states where marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships give samesex couples the same state-level rights as married people.

All gay couples, however, still are denied the more than 1,100 federal rights and benefits of marriage, because of the Defense of Marriage Act. “(D)espite the best efforts of anti-gay groups and politicians, the LGBT community has made rapid progress across the United States,” Equality Matters said. “As public support for marriage equality continues to rise, it’s only a matter of time before every American has the right to have their loving commitments recognized and respected by their state and federal governments.”

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People are being attacked for taking positions that do not support sexual behavior between people of the same sex.”

— Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, the Vatican’s representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva after a resolution was introduced to urge action against countries that impose criminal penalties on gay people

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I started my activism in the eighties when a new disease emerged that was quickly and inexplicably killing people. Worse than the virus there was the terrible discrimination and prejudice it left in its wake. Suddenly it made gay people stop being human beings and start becoming the enemy. I knew somebody had to do something. For God’s sake, our president didn’t even utter the word for years into the epidemic.

So I got involved.”

— The late Elizabeth Taylor about why she got involved in raising awareness about HIV and AIDS

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I would thank them for recognizing our very positive portrayal of gays and lesbians as blood thirsty monsters, black magic petitioners, prostitutes and drug dealers.”

— Denis O’Hare as he accepted an award from the GLAAD Media Awards on behalf of the creators of the HBO series, True Blood

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I want to be a different kind of Republican. I consider myself to be Progressive.”

— Openly-gay GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger

85 nations sign UN statement defending LGBT people In what LGBT advocates described as “a stunning development for the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” 85 nations signed a pro-gay statement that was read out by Colombia’s representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 22.

The statement “express(es) concern at continued evidence in every region of acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity” and “call(s) on states to take steps to end acts of violence, criminal sanctions and related human rights violations committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

“Today’s statement enjoyed the support of the largest group of countries to date on the topic of sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights,” said several LGBT organizations and other “civil society” groups in a joint media release. “It builds on a similar statement delivered by Norway at the Human Rights Council in 2006 (on behalf of 54 states) and a joint statement delivered by Argentina at the General Assembly in 2008 (on behalf of 66 states). It is clear that every time these issues are addressed there is measurable increase in state support.”

Nigeria’s representative spoke against the statement, purportedly on behalf of the council’s Africa Group. The representative said the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” are undefined, talked about God, and said it takes a man and a woman to make a baby. At the end, however, he said that laws that criminalize sexual orientation should be expunged.

Pakistan also spoke against the statement on behalf of an official bloc of 57 majority-Muslim nations. Russia opposed the statement, as well, saying it rejects discrimination and violence against LGBT people but should be allowed to limit rights for reasons of public morality. The representative reportedly said that “these people” should not be granted special rights.

The media release heralding the UNHRC statement was issued by ARC International, the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, COC Netherlands, the Coalition of African Lesbians, Global Action for Trans Equality, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and Thailand’s Sexual Diversity Network.

In a separate U.S. statement, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese said: “The (Obama) administration has laudably reaffirmed its commitment to the

philosophy that LGBT rights are human rights by joining today’s statement before the U.N. Human Rights Council. With over 80 nations jointly participating in the statement, the message is clear that hate violence against LGBT people should not be tolerated by any government.”

ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, called the statement “a very significant step forward towards international consensus on LGBTI people’s rights.”

“The strength of this statement makes the defense of discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexual, trans and intersex people on the basis of a mistaken sense of ‘tradition’ or ‘natural order’ more untenable than ever,” said the group’s co-secretary general, Renato Sabbadini. “Homophobia and transphobia are more and more acknowledged for what they truly are: the last crumbling pillars of a patriarchal order which belong with other dark pages of our past, like slavery and the Inquisition.”

ILGA noted that more nations of the Southern Hemisphere signed this year’s statement, and it highlighted the signatures of Dominica, Honduras, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Seychelles.

A statement from the White House said, in part: “Over the past months our diplomats have been engaged in frank, and at times difficult, conversations about the human rights of LGBT persons with governments from around the world. This morning, at the United Nations Human Rights Council, some 85 countries joined the United States in reaffirming our joint commitment to end acts of violence and human rights abuses on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The president is proud of the work we have done to build international consensus on this critical issue and is committed to continuing our determined efforts to advance the human rights of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

The U.S. State Department said, “This statement adds new references not seen in previous LGBT statements at the U.N., including: welcoming attention to LGBT issues as a part of the Universal Periodic Review process, noting the increased attention to LGBT issues in regional human rights fora, encouraging the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue addressing LGBT issues, and calls for states to end criminal sanctions based on LGBT status.”

The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 states that aims to strengthen and protect human rights worldwide.

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Dabakis running for top Utah Democratic Party spot

stituency, said Benjamin King Smith, president of the QueerStraight Alliance at SUU, in a press release. The issues that are important to the students should be considered by the city council, he said.

Citing his lifetime love for politics, experience working with the community and success in business, Utah Pride Center and Equality Utah co-founder Jim Dabakis is running for Utah Democratic Party Chairman.

Dabakis is a well-known Utah businessman and philanthropist.

Since starting Equality Utah, 12 Utah municipalities have gone on to pass anti-discrimination ordinances to protect against bias based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The Utah Pride Center serves as a non-profit organization to help educate and provide services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities of Utah.

After being involved with politics, but never holding an elected position, Dabakis said it was time for him to be involved.

“It really became time for me to either serve or stop talking about politics,” Dabakis said. “I am very excited about the possibility to

Gay rights advocate, philanthropist and entrepreneur Bruce Bastian will give the commencement address at Westminster College’s 2011 graduation ceremony.

Bastian is an advocate for gay rights and serves on the Board of Directors for the Human Rights Commission. He also founded the B. W. Bastian Foundation, which supports organizations that embrace equality. The foundation supports arts organizations and other groups such as Ballet West, Utah Symphony and Utah Opera.

Bastian co-founded the WordPerfect Corporation in 1978 and served as the chairman until it was purchased by the Novell Corporation in 1994. During his time as chairman, WordPerfect became the best-selling program of its kind.

“The fact that [Bastian] has been such a courageous support-

er of human rights and equality for all really showcases the principles we try to demonstrate here at Westminster,” said Krista DeAngelis the school’s associate director of communications.

And while Bastian’s support for gay rights was not the only reason why he was chosen, his tradition of helping people embrace diversity was an extremely attractive characteristic, DeAngelis said.

“Bastian’s support for the arts, his success as an entrepreneur and all his other philanthropic efforts are other reasons why he was chosen to give the commencement address.”

We are very pleased that Bruce Bastian will present this year’s commencement address to the class of 2011,” Westminster President Michael Bassis said in a written statement. “His success as an entrepreneur and business leader, generous philanthropy to the

SUU student government urges city council to pass anti-bias laws The Southern Utah University Student Association (SUUSA) urged the Cedar City Council to vote to pass anti-bias laws protecting against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The SUUSA voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass a resolution asking the city to reconsider the ordinances.

In October of last year, the city considered two ordinances that would ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in the workplace and in housing. The ordinances were discussed in meetings for more than a month and public comment was received. However, the ordinances never came to a vote.

The SUUSA resolution asks the city council to reconsider the ordinances.

“The student body of Southern Utah University fully supports the adoption of anti-discrimination ordinances protecting residents against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as proposed for Cedar City,” the resolution states.

SUU has protections in place for students and employees to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, but the city does not offer the same protections.

Students make up a large portion of the population of the city, as much as 25 percent, and are an important part of the city’s con-

Bruce Bastian to keynote Westminster commencement

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serve and meet Utah Democrats.”

Dabakis would be the first openly-gay chairman of the Utah Democratic Party. Aside from the other advancements of gay rights, Dabakis was a member of the “gang of five,” the group that met with Mormon Church leaders to help garner support for antidiscrimination laws. The gang helped build an alliance with, and the support of, the LDS Church and played a key role in helping the laws be passed in Salt Lake City and 11 other municipalities.

While he is campaigning, and if elected, while he is representing the party, he said he wants to show Utahns that there are benefits to a functioning two-party system and having Democratic representatives.

“I think the Democratic Party is in touch with the values of most Utahns,” Dabakis said. “One of the key issues is openness.”

Dabakis said he will make raising money for the party his number one priority in order to meet

other goals and help Utahns realize the benefits of having Democratic representatives and a real two-party system.

“We need a government that represents the two-party system that our founders envisioned.

This is a one-party state,” Dabakis said. “North Korea and China also have a one-party states. And it doesn’t seem to be working out well for them.”

Dabakis said he is hoping to use his successful experience in the private sector and his history of community involvement to help raise more funds for the party.

The state Democratic convention does not have an official date, but will be held sometime this summer. If elected Dabakis said he will only accept a salary of $1 per year.

Dabakis is the only registered candidate for the seat. The current chair, Wayne Holland, has not announced his candidacy and did not return calls made by QSaltLake.

B. Proud

By Seth Bracken

Philanthropist Bruce Bastian, speaking at a Human Rights Campaign fundraiser arts and courageous support for human rights is commendable.

Our graduates will be entering a world of increasing diversity and rapid social change.”

Bastian graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in mu-

sic education. He went on to earn his master’s degree in computer science. He will also receive an honorary degree at the ceremony, which will be held on May 28 at 1:45 p.m. at the Maverick Center in West Valley City.

‘Facing East’ to make it to the silver screen Provo, Utah native Will Swenson, who is currently on Broadway playing the role of Mitzi in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, will be directing a film adaptation of Facing East, Carol Lynn Pearson’s play about a Mormon couple coming to terms with their gay son’s suicide. Pearson is writing the screenplay for the project and production on the show will begin this fall, though no casting has been announced.

Facing East was first shown in Salt Lake City by Plan-B Theatre Company in November, 2006. Plan-B then secured an offBroadway theater and showed it in New

York City the next year.

The show focuses on the fresh grief of devout Mormon couple Alex and Ruth McCormick (first played on-stage by Charles Lynn Frost and Jayne Luke) after the suicide of their gay son. They meet their son’s boyfriend, Marcus (first played by Jay Perry), in a chance encounter in a cemetery, causing the parents to reconsider their faith and what they know about their son.

“I’ve never been involved in a play that’s emotionally driven before,” Plan-B Artistic Director Jerry Rapier told the Salt Lake Tribune during the show’s first run. “My

eye, artistically, is drawn toward restraint, and while this play has that in it, it’s explosively emotional. This is a play written from one gut to another.”

“Getting through my own adolescence as a young Mormon was challenging as it was, but watching my best friend struggle with his identity as a gay teenager was heartbreaking,” Swenson said in a statement.

Swenson was raised in a Mormon family and attended Brigham Young University.

Swenson was nominated for a Tony Award for playing the role of Berger in the Broadway production of Hair. He has also played on Broadway in 110 in the Shade, Lestat and Brooklyn. He co-directed and starred in the 2004 film Sons of Provo, a comedy about a Mormon boy-band and played in several other Mormon cult films, including The Singles Ward, The R.M. and

Dear John.

Swenson has two children with his former wife, Amy, and is currently dating Audra McDonald, who finds his drag style for Priscilla “hot.”

His resume says he “works well with gays.”

Carol Lynn Pearson A percentage of the film’s profits will benefit the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens. Priscilla also recently teamed with the organization for a special campaign featuring Swenson and his co-stars.

obituary Bruce Harmon

Jan. 18, 1951 — Mar. 16, 2011 Bruce Harmon, long time activist and fund raiser for the LGBT community died March 16 in Oroville, Calif. at the age of 60 from a massive heart attack. He had a civil union with his partner Rev. Bruce Barton of 34 years. They have one son, Troy.

Harmon was involved in all aspects of the gay community here in Utah. His partner was the pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church and through their efforts they managed to buy the first public property owned by the gay community. He was also heavily involved in the charity work of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire serving as a Prince Royale and Emperor XV of that organization.

Harmon served on numerous boards of gay and non-gay non-profit organizations including the Utah Memorial AIDS Quilt, Utah AIDS Foundation and the Utah Stonewall Center.

Harmon might be best remembered for creating and chairing the annual Gay Pride Day Parade in 1993. His partner Rev. Bruce created and nearly single-handedly sewed the 300foot long Pride Flag that is often a staple of the parade.

In 1995 he received the highest honor our community can bestow, the Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award, for exactly that — community service.

Harmon once described himself stating “I am one of the real nice guys in the world. I’m easy going and it takes a lot to get me irritated. I’m a very passionate person and when I get involved in something, there is generally no stopping me.”

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Ogden anti-bias bills: A year in the making

By Seth Bracken

The Ogden City Council unanimously passed two anti-bias ordinances on March 15 to protect against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in housing and the workplace. It became the 12th municipality in Utah to pass similar bills. However, the passage of the ordinance came after nearly a year of discussion, meetings, public comment and compromises that were not included in bills from other cities.

The ordinances that first passed on March 8 did not include any language that exempted people that claimed religious beliefs led them to discriminate. The ordinances first passed with a 4-3 vote, and Mayor Matthew Godfrey promised to veto the bills unless religious exemptions were added to the bills. He also wanted the city to be exempt from the laws.

The council would have needed one more vote in order to override the mayor’s veto, which is why the council reconsidered the ordinances on March 15 and added some compromise language, said Brandie Balken, executive director of Equality Utah.

“The councilmembers are having a lot of discussions with all parties involved,” said Balken. “The ordinances were reconsidered in order to give the city council another opportunity to give them more support.”

The compromise language of the bills clarified that the ordinances were in no way meant to hinder anyone’s First Amendment rights or hamper anyone’s freedom of religion. However, the bill said that extreme and pervasive expressions of religion that violated the ordinances’ stipulations would

not be permitted.

“We’re very excited and happy about these ordinances,” said James Humphreys, an Ogden resident and vice president of the Utah Log Cabin Republicans. “We know they are not perfect, but we are so excited to have them passed, and I don’t think the amendments we added had detracted from the bills. All they did was clarify what the First Amendment already says and put it in our bills.”

Godfrey said he supports the ordinances and he issued an executive order offering the same protections to gay and transgender employees of the city. He said this was necessary because a law passed by the city council could get caught in a legal battle in the city and it would allow an employee to seek unlimited attorney fees.

However, the executive order does not have as much power as a law passed by the city council, and can be rescinded by this mayor, or any future mayor, at any time without the approval of the council.

The legislation is the culmination of a series of compromises and discussion between the Ogden City Council, the mayor, Equality Utah and the citizens of Ogden.

Nearly a year ago, on April 20, 2010, Humphreys proposed the legislation to the Ogden City Council and asked the council for immediate consideration. The city attorney was asked to consider the ordinances.

Godfrey and his administration did not hold any formal meetings, invite public comment or involve the city council until a meeting was held in January 2011. During this

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time Godfrey and the City Attorney, Gary Williams, asked Equality Utah question after question, said Balken.

“We didn’t get anywhere. And it was so frustrating,” Humphreys said. “We tried to find out about the status of the bills on multiple occasions and we contacted our representatives and the mayor’s office, but we didn’t get anywhere.”

The mayor opposed the bills openly and was doing his best to try and weaken them and make the city council tired and possibly drop the ordinances altogether, said Humphreys.

City councilmembers expressed their concerns about residents urging the council to speed up the process and pass the bills.

“We’ve taken a bit of criticism for our thoughtful approach,” said Ogden City Councilmember Caitlin Gochnour. “But we’d just like to remind everyone that Salt Lake City has been two years in creating their nondiscrimination ordinances.”

Because the mayor originally opposed the bills and so did the city attorney, the city council had to find a way to reach compromises with the administration, said Humphreys.

“We had some very productive meetings,” Balken said. “And we were able to make some great progress. Every time we discussed these ordinances, we viewed it as a positive thing.”

After waiting for so long for the mayor to act and after extreme pressure from Ogden residents, the city council scheduled public hearings, Humphreys said.

“The mayor tried to weaken the exemption and add multiple exemptions,” Humphreys said. “But the council leadership finally said, ‘We have addressed your concerns and we’re not willing to waste more time with it.’”

In January 2011, the city council met and listened to the report of the ordinances by the city attorney. Public comment was also heard in two separate meetings in January and February. Possible amendments were discussed and the mayor insisted on having an exemption to the bill that would exempt religious people, not just religious organizations. Also, a public debate was held between a QSaltLake contributing writer and a Baptist pastor who opposed the ordinances.

More than 20 people attended the debate.

Just like the Salt Lake City ordinances, the Ogden ordinances exempt religious organizations, landlords with four or fewer rental units and companies with 15 or fewer employees. If a complaint is filed with the city and mediation does not resolve the issue, a $500 fine is imposed.

Finally, after meetings, emails, discussions and debates, the Ogden City Council, with mayoral approval, voted unanimously to pass the two ordinances.

“We are so happy with the outcome of the vote,” Humphreys said. “And we hope this can lead other cities to follow Ogden and pass similar ordinances. And eventually we hope have enough cities pass these ordinances that the state government is forced to take action.” Q

Live Green SLC! Festival More than 100 exhibits and 5,000 attendees are expected to participate in the Live Green SLC! Festival.

It is the largest green festival in Utah and each year more vendors are added. Some of the exhibits include alternative transportation, sustainable and recycled products, community advocacy organizations and many more. The event is sponsored by the Downtown Alliance.

WHEN: May 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Library Square, 300 E. 500 South

Southern Utah Equality Celebration On Saturday, May 21, Equality Utah is hosting an event to help kick-start a Southern Utah LGBT education and community-awareness campaign. The activities will include a silent auction, a dinner, a presentation honoring local LGBT activists and a dance following the dinner.

The keynote speaker will be Winn Claybaugh, author and co-founder of the Paul Mitchell Schools. Single purchase tickets are available as well as other sponsorships. Local gay-straight alliance club presidents and members will also be recognized at the event.

WHEN: May 21, 5–10 p.m.

WHERE: Coyote Gulch Art Village @ Kayenta: 851 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, UT INFO: EqualityUtah.org

Pride Center seeks nominations The Utah Pride Center is asking for nominations for two annual awards to be given during the 2011 Pride Festival. The Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award is given to a recipient for outstanding political service to Utah’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. The Pete Suazo Political Action Award recognizes a Utah politician that has shown commitment to equal rights. Send nominations to nominations@utahpridecenter. org. In the email, use 100 words or less to describe why the nominee is deserving of the award. The name and contact information for those submitting nominations must be included.

Queer Prom: ‘Baby, you’re a firework’

By Seth Bracken

Avoiding harassment and bullying at Davis High School was tough for one gay teenager who transferred there his senior year. C. McKay Tate moved to Davis from East High School and he may as well have moved into the Stone Age, he said.

“I sat down in one of my classes and the girl next to me raised her hand and asked to be moved. She said she didn’t want to get AIDS. The teacher let her move to the other side of the class,” Tate said.

Attending Davis High was a special kind of hell, Tate said.

“The football team would come up to me in the hall and ask me what it’s like to have butt-sex,” Tate said. “And then the entire team would hold a team prayer in the lunchroom. I guess so God would bless them with more touchdowns.”

Tate’s experience of bullying is not at all that unique, which is why he said he loves the different youth activities.

“Queer prom is one of the biggest gay events of the year,” Colton LeJeune, 18, said. “It is always one of my favorites.”

This will be LeJeune’s fourth queer prom.

After attending his high school prom at Hillcrest High, he said the queer prom is more fun, has more dancing and a lot more people.

“The Hillcrest prom was OK, I guess,” LeJeune said. “But everyone should go to queer prom. It really is for everyone.”

This year, the Utah Pride Center will host the sixth annual queer prom. The event usually attracts approximately 700 people, and this year’s celebration looks like it is going to be a blast.

Many gay youth do not have the opportunity to go to a high school dance and feel comfortable, said Myles Davis, a youth program coordinator for the Pride Center.

Which is why the Utah Queer Prom is such an important alternative, he said.

The prom offers an opportunity for les-

bian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied youth to feel at ease and still have the iconic prom experience.

“This prom is to help youth be involved in an atmosphere that is supportive,” Davis said. “It helps surround the youth with positive and affirmative influences.”

The Utah Pride Center sponsors the event and uses the opportunity to spread awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and other issues affecting the queer

community, Davis said. There are free HIV tests and other information about diseases, as well as resources for gay youth available at the dance.

The first prom was held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in 2006; however, the youth ran into homophobia and just the kind of thing a queer prom is supposed to avoid. Written across the flyers in the convention center were gay slurs, like the word ‘faggot,’ said Jude McNeil, the Center’s youth program director.

The queer prom, while sponsored and supervised by the Utah Pride Center and other volunteers, is planned and executed by the Queers in Action, the Center’s group for queer youth. From the theme, which is

‘Firework’ this year, to the decorations, the youth are involved in every step of the way. The group is also in charge of electing the prom royalty, which happens at the Big, Big Event the night before the prom.

The event will conclude the National Day of Silence and includes a talent show and other great activities. During the day there will also be a conference for the statewide Queer Straight Alliance group.

The prom is open to youth age 14 to 20, April 16 from 8 p.m. until midnight at the Salt Lake City Library, 210 E. 400 South.

Advance tickets are $5, and $10 at the door.

For more information about the queer prom, or any other youth related activities, go to utahpridecenter.org. Q

dancers, there will be one free session for beginners to try out square dancing after the potluck on Saturday night. However, Temple Squares meets weekly, and all skill levels are invited to attend those gatherings, Salas said.

“There’s no pressure at the weekly meetings,” Salas said. “It’s a great opportunity to socialize in a casual environment and it’s a great exercise program.” There will be other opportunities for beginners to get a “Taste” of square dancing later in the spring and summer, so keep your dance

card open. Classes will start in the fall.

Contact Temple Squares for more details.

The dancing does not follow any genderspecific roles and attendees do not need to come with a partner, Salas said.

“Everyone will get to dance with different partners,” Salas said. “You can even learn how to do both parts.” Q

So you think you can square dance The second annual Pioneer Promenade square dancing event will be held the first weekend of April. The event is hosted by Temple Squares, Utah’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and friends’ square dance group. The Pioneer Promenade II event will host two well-known callers, Anne Uebelacker from Canada and Mike Desisto from Seattle.

The event spans three days and will include a variety of dances from Mainstream to Challenge skill levels, said Roque Salas, the director of promotions and marketing for Temple Squares.

“Even though we follow a country-western style of dance, we use all types of music,” Salas said. “It could be pop, reggae or even techno.”

The event, which is called a “fly-in,” will host dancers from Utah, Colorado and other states. The expected attendance will be more than 50 people, Salas said. It is an opportunity for people to get together and dance and have fun, it is not a competition, Salas said.

While dancing is the main focus, there will also be socials and a potluck dinner.

Although the event is for experienced

For info about weekly meetings, classes, the Taste events, or to register for the Pioneer Promenade II fly-in, go to templesquares.org, send email to slcsquaredancing@gmail.com or call 801-449-1293.

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LOCAL NEWS

Royal financial troubles dragging on the Court

By Seth Bracken

With revenue down more than 70 percent from just a few years ago, raising funds and making charitable donations are at a new low for Utah’s oldest LGBT charity.

There’s no doubt that the economy is in the tank, and that makes raising money for non-profits even more difficult, said Makayla Barrandey the president of the board of directors of the Royal Court of the Golden Empire.

“It’s tough. It’s a tough economy. It’s tough to raise money. People don’t want to part with what little money they have,” Barrandey said. “We’ve had a rough couple of years. We know that we’re struggling. But we’re going to make it.”

After more than 35 years of serving the community, the RCGSE is the oldest LGBT charity in Utah and is part of a national organization that was started in 1965. The group elects leaders with royalty titles and many of the events revolve around drag shows. But the group is much more than just a constant drag show; it also raises money for a variety of AIDS, cancer and scholarship funds.

But just like any other charity trying to stay alive during the recession, the Court is hitting some major difficulties, Barrandey said.

“We started the year off with an enormous deficit,” Barrandey said. “We were $5,000 in the negative. We’ve cut that and now we’re about $2,900 in the negative. We’re trying to get back in the positive. But it’s just so hard.”

Fundraising numbers are down. Donations to and from the Court are down.

“We know we’re in trouble. But I have faith in everyone in the RCGSE and I know we can get out of this hole. I just know it. But it’s hard making up for a few really bad years,” Barrandey said.

According to public tax records and information obtained by QSaltLake from the Utah Division of Consumer Protection, Barrandey is right. The organization has been facing mounting financial difficulties since their 2008 fiscal year, which is also when the national and local economies took a turn for the worse. The charity operates on a fiscal year that ends in May. According to tax information filed by the RCGSE, the group had revenue of $70,305 in 2007. But, in 2008 that amount dropped 67 percent to $47,223. In 2009 the group raised only $45,482. However, the amount of money the court was spending did not drop with the failing revenue.

The court spent $62,106 in 2007, leaving the court a positive balance at the end of the year. But by 2009, the court spent even more, $66,051, leaving the court owing $20,569.

But the money troubles didn’t stop there. The Court began donating a smaller and smaller percentage of their total revenue to charities.

In 2005, 87 percent of all funds donated to the Court were then turned around and donated to other charities, such as the AIDS fund. By 2008 that number had slipped to 56 percent. And by 2009, only about 35 percent of all funds donated to the Court went directly to other charities, according to the tax records filed by the organization and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection. The Court was spending more money than it had in years, while bringing in the lowest revenue it had since 2004, the earliest year tax records are available online. The organization only donated about a third of its expenditures directly to charities.

When asked about the drop in percentage of donations, Barrandey pointed out that she was not in charge of the

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board during that time, but she challenged the validity of the numbers.

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“I am sure the numbers must be skewed,” Barrandey said. “I don’t want anyone to think that the money the Court raises is going to the wrong place. But we have had to raise a lot of money to help fill the deficit.”

Barranndey said that she has focused on helping bring up the general fund deficit. However, when events are held to raise money for a specific charity, all of that money goes directly to that organization, Barrandey said.

“There is not, nor has there ever been, an exception to that rule,” Barrandey said. “It’s in our bylaws and we follow that very strictly.”

The amount being raised for charities is lower than in previous years because there is so much effort being put into raising money for the general fund, Barrandey said.

“With that big hole in our general fund, it’s hard to focus on raising money for anything else,” she said.

QSaltLake was contacted by multiple members of the organization that spoke on terms of anonymity who expressed concerns and said the organization has been facing an impending financial crisis for years.

When QSaltLake approached former board of directors member Stephen “Chevy Suburban” Bolinder, he said one of the largest issues facing the court was budgeting. Despite a lack of funding, budgets and expenditures never change, Bolinder said. Expenses stay the same from year to year but fundraising is down, he said.

“You just can’t operate an organization with that plan,” Bolinder said.

Bolinder has been involved with the court for more than eight years. He has served as co-vice president and has spent some time on the board. He resigned from the board earlier this year.

“I couldn’t sit there in good conscience watching everything,” Bolinder said. “When only 35 cents on the dollar actually goes to charity and we’re still ending up $5,000 in the hole, I need to know what’s going on. Where exactly is the money going? And no one could really answer that question.”

Money is not watched carefully enough and expenditures need to be monitored more closely, Bolinder said.

The current treasurer of the court, Michael Bennion, told QSaltLake that the budget being used is the same as used in previous years, when more money was raised. But Bennion said the actual operating costs are much lower than the predicted budget.

Bolinder said he had contacted the leadership of the court on multiple occasions to raise his concerns about the budget, but they were never resolved.

“It’s not fair to the members of the court. But mainly it’s not fair to the members of the community who depend on these services and who donate their time and money,” Bolinder said.

Barrandey said she, and others, realize that there is a problem and that measures have been taken to combat the problem.

“I am very concerned,” Barrandey said. “The 35 percent number concerns me. But we are making some cutbacks in pageants and advertising. We’re just not going to have pageants that are as ‘show girl.’”

Cary “Kyra from Hell” Hasler stressed that all the people involved with the Court are volunteers and that people are giving their time and money. Hasler was the empress in 2007, one of the court’s most successful years in raising money in recent history.

“I am very concerned with the direction of the court,” Hasler said. “We need to be focusing on charity. We need to find other ways to pay for all other expenses. We absolutely need to be giving more money directly to charity.”

Through cutbacks and corporate sponsorship, the Court could get back on track and back in the black, Hasler said.

The Court is a staple in the community and no one wants to see it fail, Hasler said.

And Barrandey agrees.

“It’s a lot of hard work. It’s a lot of time and it’s a lot of drag queen drama,” Barrandey said. “But we can pull it back together. We just need more support from the community.” Q

PWACU forms Hispanic support group

By Gus Herrero

The People With AIDS Coalition of Utah and Ambiente Latino unite to prevent HIV. A new chance for the Hispanic community to learn how to prevent HIV and also to socialize has started in Salt Lake City.

“Ambiente Latino originally started as a group for HIV-positive people,” states Jose Carillo, one of the coordinators of the program. He said many Hispanic people don’t know where to go or what to do when they are diagnosed with HIV. Most feel left

out because they find themselves in a difficult situation, in a foreign country and in a different culture.

“I’m not saying that the information available in English is bad,” Carillo says, “because of the culture, though, Hispanics need a new approach — something that they could relate to. That is why Ambiente Latino was created.”

“There are a few programs for HIV-positive people, but we are the only one that

teaches how to prevent, take care of themselves if diagnosed and also socialize,” says Toni Johnson, executive director of the People with AIDS Coalition of Utah and avid contributor to this new program.

Johnson said she could see there was a need for a program for Spanish speakers.

“Something needed to be done to break that cultural issue and get to more people,” Johnson said. “Now, I even started to speak Spanish,” she says.

Ambiente Latino is not only a gay support group but is open to everyone who speaks Spanish; no matter what nationality, and no matter their sexual orientation.

“That’s what makes the program so unique,” says Carillo.

Education and information are key elements of the group, even though it is largely a social one. They also discuss health issues, create bonds of friendship and celebrate the Hispanic culture as well as work for the greater Salt Lake area at the gatherings.

“Coming to the meetings, socializing and, most importantly, using the information are why these guys should come to gatherings,” says Enrique Mantilla another contributor to the program. “We will also help to educate not only within the group but the community.”

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PWACU formas grupo de apoyo hispano

By Gus Herrero

Una nueva oportunidad para la comunidad Hispana de aprender a prevenir el VIH y además para socializar en Salt Lake City se acaba de reanudar.

“Ambiente Latino originalmente comenzó como un grupo para personas con VIH, ahora también se encarga de ensenar a prevenir el VIH” comenta José Carillo, uno de los creadores de este programa. Muchas de las personas Hispanas no saben a donde ir o que hacer cuando son diagnosticadas.

Muchos de ellos se sienten fuera de lugar en un país extraño y una cultura diferente.

“No estoy diciendo que la información en Ingles sea mala, lo que trato de decir es que por el tema de las diferencias culturales, los Hispanos necesitan un nuevo enfoque y acercamiento, algo a lo que ellos se puedan sentir identificados, es por eso que Ambiente Latino fue creado” menciona Carrillo.

“Hay algunos programas para las personas con HIV, pero nosotros somos los únicos que enseñamos a prevenir, cuidar de ellos mismos si son diagnosticados y además de eso, socializar” dice Toni Johnson la directora de PWACU( People with AIDS Coalition of Utah) y una ávida contribuidora de este nuevo programa. Ella también menciona que en la organización ya existía una programa en Ingles pero no en español,

“Algo debía de hacerse para romper ese conflicto cultural y llegar a mas personas, ahora hasta he aprendido a hablar algo de español” dice Toni con una gran sonrisa.

Algo que debemos de recordar es que Ambiente Latino no solo es un grupo de ayuda dirigido a gays, sino es también para todos aquellos que hablen español, sin importar su nacionalidad u opción sexual. “Esto es lo que hace al programa tan único” dice Carrillo.

Educar a las personas y dar información son solo algunos de los logros por obtener en cada una de las reuniones. En adición a esto, los temas de salud, la creación de amistades ,llegar a conocer a fondo la cultura hispana y además trabajar por la comunidad son los mas importantes aspectos que son revisados en las reuniones de Ambiente Latino.

“Venir a las reuniones, socializar y lo mas importante, usar la información son las prioridades por las cuales las personas deberían venir a las reuniones, además de eso ayudaremos a educar unos a otros dentro del grupo pero también a la comunidad” dice Enrique Mantilla, otro de los creadores de este programa.

Para mas información acerca del grupo contactarse con PWACU, pwacu.org, 801-484-2205.

Q Tweets @qsaltlake sanctity of marriage Wife burned husband alive for not washing his feet Shortly after being married, a couple from the Hubei province in China began fighting over some trivial matters. In order to ease tensions the newlyweds shared a bottle of liquor. However, shortly after the wife, Luo, climbed into bed she noticed her husband crawl into bed without washing his feet. Naturally, she had to start the fight again.

But this time she ended it by burning down the apartment

with her husband in it. She fled the scene but was later arrested by police.

already suspicious of him. He was booted from the force in 2000 for domestic abuse.

Ex-cop charged in wife’s grisly murder

Man used divorce papers to start fire that burned down wife’s salon

On March 11 a former New York City police office called 911 dispatch to say that after a large argument, his wife had stormed out of the house and she was nowhere to be found. Five days later cops recovered the body of Eddie Coello’s wife, Tina Adovasio.

Her body had been badly beaten and she had been strangled. The body was found in the woods. Despite Coello’s insistence that she ran away, investigators were

Bail has been set for a 33-yearold Montana man accused of burning down his wife’s beauty salon. Prosecutors say he used divorce papers to start the blaze. Shawn Gawronski was sitting in his truck near the burning salon, gun in hand, when police arrived at the scene. He admitted to spreading gasoline throughout the building and then using his divorce papers to start the fire.

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snaps & slaps SNAP: Apple pulls ex-gay app After online outrage and protests, Apple pulled the application for the iPhone submitted by Exodus International. The application was approved and was available on iTunes for more than a month.

However, during that time there were online petitions and outcry asking Apple to remove the app.

Change.org sponsored a petition that garnered more than 150,000 signatures.

The so-called reparative therapy offered by Exodus has been debunked by all major medical organizations. It has even been denounced by the American Psychiatric Association as ­damaging.

SNAP: U.S. calls on UN for LGBT equality

from the editor Mourning the passing of a queen

By Seth Bracken

s the nation mourns the passing of one of the original fighters of HIV/ AIDS, Elizabeth Taylor, we are nearing the 30th year of facing the disease. The first case of AIDS was reported in the U.S. on June 5, 1981. The Centers for Disease Control found the disease in five gay men in Los Angeles. There was still no name for the disease and the press coined the phrase, Gay-Related Immune Deficiency or GRID. There was no cure and the gay community was hit hard. Surely, the outlook must have been bleak, with no cure and no knowledge about the disease; there were no resources or outlets for information.

There’s no one person that can be credited with helping improve that situation and slow the epidemic. No one person can take credit for raising all the funds for AIDS research and helping people become educated on how to treat the disease. But, if anyone could come close, Elizabeth Taylor could.

When her friend, Rock Hudson, became one of the early victims of AIDS, Taylor brought the attention to the disease that no one else could.

Taylor was the Queen of Hollywood; not a title that is given lightly. After the world

watched her grow up on film in National Velvet, she went on to be a two-time Academy Award-winning actress. Her torrid love affairs garnered more attention and magazine covers than her superb acting ever could.

While others reacted to the AIDS crisis with fear, hatred and homophobia, and called the disease a punishment from god, Taylor responded with love and compassion.

Her star-power was exactly what was needed to help turn the tide and start the hunt for a cure, raise awareness and educate on how to avoid the disease.

She went on to help found the American Foundation for AIDS Research. She also started her own fund called the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Fund. Throughout her life she helped raise more than $50 million to fight the disease.

The war against AIDS had terrible casualties. But because of efforts made by Taylor, and countless others, the knowledge of how to prevent the disease spread. Condoms began showing up in gay bars and in other places.

Knowledge about how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) was more than just helpful. It saved lives. Learning how STDs are spread cost lives. And the knowl-

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edge of how to stop STDs should be shared with everyone that could possibly be affected, especially teenagers that may not know about them.

In an unheralded decision, the Utah State Board of Education chose to kill a small PowerPoint slideshow that was used to teach kids about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. The slide show was very clear and said that the only guaranteed way to avoid STDs was through abstinence. But it also told high school students about condoms and other forms of protection.

Gayle Ruzicka, director of the Utah Eagle Forum, said the slideshow was an example of how liberal and intrusive the school board has become. She told the Salt Lake Tribune that abstinence was the only necessary tool to teach students about contraception.

Sen. Bill Wright, R-Holden, said he could not accept the slideshow as valid information because it had a picture of a man giving a woman a piggy-back ride. Both people were fully clothed and the photo was used to illustrate how students could have fun without having sex. Wright called it inappropriate and said it would just entice young people to have sex. So the slideshow was killed.

School is not the only place that teenagers should learn about safe sex. But it is one of the first places they’ll be introduced to sex.

Denying the youth a chance to learn about sex could cost lives. The attitude that abstinence is the only form of protection needed, and all other consequences are deserved, is the same attitude that retarded the progress in stopping the AIDS epidemic.

The work that the Queen of Hollywood helped start continues here in Utah. Q

For the first time, the U.S. representatives to the United Nations called on the human rights commission to combat discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people around the world. The U.S. delegates asked the commission to combat laws that impose criminal penalties on gay people. While acknowledging that it is a sensitive topic to discuss, the U.S. delegates told the commission it was time to stop discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

SLAP: Chick-Fil-A donates to anti-gay groups Restaurant chain Chick-Fil-A has donated more than $1 million to anti-gay groups and causes, according to an investigation released by EqualityMatters.org. The anti-gay chicken restaurant funneled its funds through the WinShape Foundation. The group has donated to the National Christian Foundation, Serving Marriages and the Alliance Defense Group. The group that received the most money, the National Christian Foundation also supports other anti-gay groups, such as Focus on the Family. The Chick-Fil-A spokesperson denied that the donations proved any support of any values and said the company supports all values and all people.

Queer gnosis

come the man who tries to steady the ark but falls “by the shaft of death.” Could it be then that Barb is the long prophesied “one mighty and strong” whose role is to “set in order the house of god?” (Doctrine and Covenants 85:7-8). Perhaps this was Emma’s master plan all along?

Finally liberated from the most burdensome accoutrement of Mormon theology, the grieving Henricksons are left with the most profound feature of LDS faith; the enduring bonds of love and inclusion. This is Mormonism’s best gift to the world. LDS faith amplifies the power of loving families to comfort others during difficult trials. At their very best Mormons bare one another’s burdens and minister to those in tribulation. At their worst, they perpetuate patriarchy, racism, sexism and homophobia, all of which the world has endured enough.

Big Love has torn these theological relics asunder and laid them to rest within the graves of our pioneer ancestors. Scheffer and Olsen invite Mormons to let go of the

platonic Sapphic trinity that comprises a new celestial family.

But in his final days Bill is also an agent of Mormon redemption. He becomes the necessary blood sacrifice required by a Christian god.

Throughout the series Bill wars with the sinister prophet of Juniper Creek, Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton). He also quarrels with Roman’s homosexual son Alby (Matt Ross) who is an uncanny doppelganger of Joseph Smith. In the fourth season, Alby’s LDS male lover commits suicide rather than face excommunication.

Alby, having newly assumed the mantel of

that Emma approves of Bill’s work and not Joseph. Emma was the original victim of Mormon plural marriage. She was so wounded by polygamy and her husband’s death that she refused to follow Brigham Young’s company west. Emma perhaps knows that after Bill’s passing Barb will lead the congregation. Gender equity is at last restored in Mormonism.

Through Bill’s sacrifice, the sins of the fathers that have been visited upon the children are now paid for with blood atonement. The hearts of the children have turned back to redeem the fathers. In Mormon fundamentalist lore Bill has be-

past and embrace their future. It is fitting that a gay couple backed by queer staff writers that include Dustin Lance Black and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, would craft a narrative that so effectively redeems the faith. The Henricksons are now SuperMormons. They taught us to expand our capacity to love those outside the so-called traditional “family.”

Will Mormons have ears to hear and eyes to see? Will they humbly embrace the redemption offered by Big Love? It is possible. To remain relevant in the 21st century they must. Q

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Barb who has spent the season yearning to minister through the Melchizedek Priesthood. This beautiful sequence exposes a larger truth about Mormon culture; for women to truly be free, patriarchy must ultimately die.

In the series denouement we see how Bill’s death allows Barb to ascend to the head of his church. Margene is free to travel the world as a humanitarian missionary.

And the emotionally repressed Nicki has become the nurturing center of the household. The three widows remain sealed as a

prophet over Juniper Creek is sent on a destructive path that culminates in a mad vendetta to destroy Bill. The religiously mandated repression of Alby’s sexual orientation ultimately leads to his tragic unraveling. Alby confronts Bill at gunpoint in the Utah State Capitol. When the smoke clears Bill stands triumphant over Alby and by extension the darkest aspect of Smith’s legacy.

As a state senator Bill works to root out the abuses of polygamy and provide safety nets for abused plural wives. His final act is to call for the decriminalization of polygamy. His courage brings hundreds of exiled polygamists to his newly formed church. During the Easter service Bill experiences a vision of his pioneer ancestors accompanied by Emma Smith (the first wife of Joseph). Emma lovingly nods her approval. She recognizes that Bill has worked to undo the generational damage wrought by her husband’s advancement of patriarchal marriage. It is significant

BO’s Big Love concluded last week after five memorable seasons. Creators Will Scheffer and Mark Olsen found rich material within Utah’s quirky cultural landscape to tell the stories of a suburban fundamentalist Mormon household. Although the fictional Henrickson Family created some discomfort among mainstream Mormons, the series was more than a mere airing of the faith’s dirty undergarments. Yes, Big Love explored American “family values” in an alternative family context but it also accomplished something much greater. The series encouraged Mormonism to become something better than it has historically been. The final episode offered The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a most sacred gift; redemption for their multitude of sins.

The LDS Church’s transgressions reflect the cultural naiveté of their history.

They perpetuated racist doctrines regarding African-American and Native peoples.

They mobilized political campaigns to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment and aggressively funded Proposition 8. They excommunicated members who publicly dissented. They electrocuted gay men. And most egregious to some, they inaugurated a practice of marriage that required women’s subservience to men. Church prophets always invoke divine privilege to justify such outré theo-political posturing, however their true motivation is always apparent; the unquestioned perpetuation of patriarchy. Church priesthood maintains the divine right of men to rule righteously over wives, kingdoms and planets in a cosmic manifest destiny.

The writers of Big Love understood this.

And when the end credits rolled it was the three wives who had risen victorious from the ashes of a fallen patriarchy. As Scheffer told Fresh Air’s Terry Gross, “The big secret is that it’s always been a feminist show.”

The series ended with a fatal shock.

While facing a possible prison sentence for his illegal third marriage, Bill Henrikson (Bill Paxton) is shot pointblank by his emotionally disturbed LDS neighbor. His wives Barb, Nicki and Margene (Jeanne Tripplehorne, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin) rush to comfort him as he slips through the veil. His final request is a blessing from

Troy Williams blogs at QueerGnosis.com.

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By Ruby Ridge

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arlings, my darkest suspicions have been confirmed. I have always believed that Speedos are the work of the devil, and now apparently the LDS Church agrees with me. Did you read Jesse Fruhwirth’s article in City Weekly about the former LDS Church employee who was fired because he would not disassociate with his gay friends? Apparently his moral decline was purely due to his involvement with QUAC (the righteously super gay swim group) and the fact that he frequented gay bingo with the Cyber Sluts. I know, I know!

THE HORROR!!!

I have always admired the kids from QUAC for their athletic prowess, discipline and healthy social camaraderie, in much the same way that I respect vegetarians and karaoke. It’s a great idea in theory, and to each his own, but there is no way in hell that I

personally am ever going to do it. Well that’s not true. The day they make a swim cap big enough for my Loretta Lynn up-do and barrel curls, I will gladly swim a few laps for Jesus.

My aversion to Speedos (outside of Europe) is that the people wearing them are way too skinny, and too healthy-looking. I find that appalling, kittens. I don’t want to see some skinny princess with an eating disorder wearing a Speedo! I want to see a big ole’ hairy heifer stuffed in there, jiggly bits and all, with enough butt-crack showing that you could use his butt cheeks to bookend a phone book. Is that too much to ask for, kittens? No, I don’t think so.

Anyway back to Drew Call, the poor LDS Church employee who was sacked for being too gay-friendly. Here he is, a divorced father of two, looking for a job in this crap economy, all because his Stake president

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thought he was too accepting of the gay folk and wouldn’t renew his temple recommend (which you have to have to be an LDS Church employee). My heart goes out to him and his family.

To be fair though, kittens, I can understand the Stake president’s concerns. If you are raised in a church that actively condemns gay people, and you are “struggling” with “samesex attractions” and you are carrying all of your LDS guilt and fear baggage, then being around happy, self confident and well adjusted gay athletes is sort of like me working in a donut shop. Sooner or later the inventory is going to take a hit. I’m just saying.

Now, without being judgmental, I have to advise Mr. Call. I have seen your photograph darling and you are, what we in the gay biz call, a bear. Palling around with the QUAC twinkthletes must make a nice change from the ward’s basketball team, but you really do need to be with your own kind while you are going through this emotionally confusing transitional period. May I suggest you go to a Wednesday night Bear Coffee, or Bear Brunch (info at utahbears.com)?

You can still uphold the Word of Wisdom if you order a hot chocolate, although for the love of god, don’t get a flavored shot in it like amaretto or tiramisu because that is really, really gay and even I would pull your temple recommend. Or better yet, come to Third Friday Bingo at First Baptist Church.

Unlike the soul-destroying and morally depraved Cyber Slut Bingo (which is held at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of the month at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1104 W. 2100 South ... a tawdry bar of ill repute in Glendale, right next to the toxic Jordan River on the dangerous and badly-lit west side of town), we hold our fun, virtuous, family-friendly bingo on the white and delightful east side of town in a church. So you get all of the fun and homoeroticism with none of the guilt. Win, win!

And unlike the rest of the Cyber Sluts, I, Ruby Ridge, can personally assure Mr. Call and his micro-managing ecclesiastical leaders, that at Third Friday Bingo, all of our tattoos are spelled correctly and they can be read while we are standing up. We’re just classier that way.

Ciao, babies! Q You can see Ruby Ridge and the Matrons of Mayhem in all of their polyester glory at Third Friday Bingo (every third Friday of the month at 7 p.m.) at First Baptist Church (777 S. 1300 East). This month we are raising funds for the Ogden Chapter of PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays). We’ll save a seat for you Drew! – RUBY

not as I do Thou shalt not get gay married Another New York state senator, Carl Kruger, is being investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for setting up shell companies to fund a home for a Manhattan gynecologist which Kruger has “an unusually close and intimate relationship with,” according to public records. The New York Post reported that Kruger, who voted against legalizing gay marriage in 2009, is in a gay relationship with the gynecologist.

Thou shalt not hold gay parties Louisiana Pastor Grant Storms, marched through the annual Southern Decadence gay party spewing anti-gay hatred through a bullhorn, was arrested for masturbating in his van while parked outside a playground and watching children. He apologized in a press conference and blamed his behavior on viewing porn.

Thou shalt not commit adultery Possible GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump stated adamantly that he is “not in favor of gay marriage.” Trump has been married three times — once to a woman with whom he was having an extra-marital affair.

Thou shalt respect ‘traditional’ marriage Another anti-gay thrice-married adulterer, Newt Gingrich, was publicly called to the carpet by a college student at the University of Pennsylvania. Gingrich is also being touted as a possible presidential hopeful.

Thou shalt not steal New York State Sen. Shirley “The Gays Are After Me” Huntley is being investigated by the state’s attorney general for funneling some $400,000 in taxpayer monies to non-profits to which she is affiliated. A Huntley campaign mailer claimed that she had received death threats from gay marriage supporters, but local media and activists are extremely skeptical and call it a ploy to get support in her election efforts.

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lambda lore Lessons learned at BYU

By Ben Williams

y career at Brigham Young University lasted three years, from 1973 until 1976. It’s hard to believe that I lasted that long. My experience there was schizophrenic at best. On the one hand, I loved the friends I met, but on the other, I detested the institutionalized brutality that the university inflicted on homosexuals. I had never attended a school that intentionally institutionalized a program of persecution of homosexuals. At the Lord’s University I was seen as part of a contagious infection to be eradicated.

OK, I know I willingly signed BYU’s Honor Code, agreeing that I would keep the Word of Wisdom and be “morally clean.”

In my extreme naivety, I signed it. I truly thought “morally clean” meant living an ethical life. My family had never equated sexuality with being moral. Being a moral person was simply being an honest person and I honestly did not believe I was a homosexual.

If I had even an inkling of the barbarism which the school’s authorities inflicted on gays at the Y, I would have fled. But I didn’t. I couldn’t have possibly known that my church leaders would conspire to harangue and deny me basic dignity because of my sexual orientation. But then, in 1973 even African-Americans were viewed as cursed by God. A month prior to my setting foot on campus, the newly appointed president of BYU, Dallin Oaks, had asked the trustees to define “a clearer policy on homosexuals.”

Oaks was flummoxed on how to deal with students or personnel who had “homosexual desires” but were not “overtly homosexual.” He could have been asking how to deal with me. In February 1973 the church answered with a pamphlet for LDS Social Services called “Homosexuality: Welfare Services.” The church said that “an essential part of repentance” was to disclose to authorities the names of other homosexuals, in order “to help save others.”

Oaks predecessor, Ernie Wilkinson, had no same quandary, for in 1959 he had been summoned by the Church Board of Education who told him of their concerns about “the growing problem” of homosexuality.

Shortly after this meeting Wilkinson authorized electroshock “aversion therapy” as a cure (or perhaps a punishment) for homosexuality. Wilkinson’s position was clear about homos at the Y, “We do not want others on this campus to be contami-

nated with your presence.”

Upon arrival at BYU, I was able to find lodging at Heleman Halls. This was my first experience of living in an all-male environment. It was heaven and hell.

In 1973, I had a special friend in the dorms who for some reason wanted to wrestle me all the time. Even though I had three years on him, and was taller, he always managed to pin me down. Elbert Peck, a future editor of Sunstone Magazine, would often stand over me, while pinned to the carpet, giving me a disapproving “tsk! tsk!” Peck and I became good friends as we worked on a newsletter together. He was a very lovable eccentric fellow.

I have nothing but fond memories of the boys of Heleman Hall; the steamy group showers on cold winter nights followed by evening prayers. I somehow managed to keep my libido in check even though BYU had a highly charged sexual atmosphere.

The male companionship I experienced in the dorms filled a homo-“emotional” need I had; which was a need more important to me than any homo-“sexual” one.

My first year at BYU truly was a “trip” as they said in the ’70s. It was like falling down the rabbit hole. Everything was “curiouser and curiouser!” I kept bumping into and violating one rule after another, quite unintentionally I assure you.

BYU was a hard place to be a closeted gay boy. Heterosexuality was shoved into one’s face constantly, and the youthful sexual tension of 20,000 horny kids was almost too much to bear.

In the summer of 1973 I met a kid at the Stephen L. Richards building men’s sauna, who followed me home. Now I couldn’t tell you how we ended grappling on my bed but I can tell you that after he left, I was filled with anguish and despair. I had given in to my hidden nature and felt so unworthy. I took a razor blade and sliced my wrist hoping that the shedding of my blood would redeem me. It didn’t. After realizing what I had done was stupid, I cried myself into a stupor. I felt so alone. Talking to anyone would have gotten me expelled.

Aside from that one crisis in 1973, I tried to be good eunuch; that is until spring of 1974 when I met beautiful John Waggoner. His looks were stunning. John and I worked as soda jerks in the Cougareat, and often BYU coeds would bring him flowers.

Later John and I, in a rare and potentially dangerous moment, confided in each other that we had “tendencies.” The revelation

cemented our friendship.

One day, John was desperate to go to Salt Lake City to a bar called The Sun. John’s dazzling smile could convince anyone to do anything so I told him that I would take him but not go in with him. I was trying hard to avoid temptations. At the time the bar was located on 4th South and South Temple across from the decrepit Union Pacific building in a very seedy part of town.

At the appointed time I agreed to pick him up, there was no John. After a halfhour of waiting I steeled my nerve and walked into the bar to search for him. The place was packed. There was dance music blaring, colored lights flashing, and shirtless boys gyrating, but no John. I returned to the Y without him and that was my one and only time in a Salt Lake gay bar during the 1970s.

The summer of 1974 I was preparing to graduate. My last class was a Doctrine and Covenant Religion course taught by associate professor Rodney Turner, a very bizarre man. I only mention Turner because I was presumptuous enough to question his belief that resurrected beings wouldn’t eat meat. I should have kept my mouth shut.

But I digress. John Waggoner became

seriously ill that summer. I rushed him to Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City where he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I spent the rest of the summer either at his side or chauffeuring his mother who had flown in from West Virginia. Attending my D & C class was the last thing on my mind.

I was cleared for graduation in August 1974. My gentile parents came up from California for the proud moment. I shook hands with Elder LeGrand Richards. Elder Thomas Monson was the speaker. My parents beamed.

Two weeks after commencement, I discovered that Turner had failed me for missing too much of his class, even though I “aced” his tests. I was found wanting by ½ point and thus had not graduated. I pleaded with Turner, who refused to even give me a D-minus so I could at least graduate. I pleaded with the Dean of the Religion department to no avail. I was crushed.

I left for home, broke, degree-less, and facing unemployment in the Great Recession of 1974. I was being punished for having failed to learn the lesson taught to me at the Y; that obedience to authority was more important than good deeds. Q

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Take time to help

By Bob Henline

ast month QSaltLake featured a story about a new organization, Utah Volunteers. This organization exists to help promote volunteer service in our community by matching organizations that need volunteers with the people in our community with the time and compassion to provide that service.

Started by Abe Barlow and myself, Utah Volunteers is dedicated to improving the lives of Utah’s citizens and strengthening our communities by promoting volunteer activity throughout the state.

Utah Volunteers success rests entirely in your hands, it will stand or fall based upon the level of participation received from volunteers and organizations. Unlike most volunteer sites, however, this one is absolutely free and is not inundated with ridiculous advertising.

If you represent an organization, all you need to do is go to the website (UtahVolunteers.org) and register your organization to participate. Once approved, you can then post your volunteer-service opportunities. Utah Volunteers is open to all organizations, with one caveat: we are committed to the ideals of equality and non-discrimination. As such, we will not accept service opportunity postings from any organization that engages in, supports, or practices discrimination in any form.

When a volunteer signs up for your opportunity, you will receive an email with the volunteer’s basic information. Also, you will receive regular reports about the number of volunteers referred to your organization and how many hours of service they have reported on your opportunities.

If you are one of those compassionate, dedicated individuals with the time to volunteer, go to the website and create your profile. You can search all of the available opportunities and sign up for any that interest you. If you don’t find any that tickle your fancy, keep checking back, new organizations are joining and posting opportunities daily. Once you sign up and perform volunteer service, you can report those hours, which creates and maintains a “volunteer log book” on the site for you.

While most volunteers aren’t in it for recognition, it is important to report your service for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, having an accurate count of volunteer service hours will greatly assist the organizations you support in pursuing grants and other funding. Funding agencies and foundations are increasingly

looking for “impact assessment” when awarding grants. If the organizations you support are able to provide them with real data about their volunteer programs and the services provided, it will greatly enhance their ability to secure grants and funding.

In addition to managing the site and helping to match things up, Utah Volunteers will be hosting our own monthly service projects around the Salt Lake valley.

Our first project will be on April 16, and we will be doing a park clean-up project on behalf of either Salt Lake City or Salt Lake County. If you’re interested, go to the site, register, and sign up for the Utah Volunteers Monthly Service Project.

Volunteering is one way that each of us can show our dedication to our neighbors, to our community, and to our future. And let’s face it, there are plenty of things in our communities that could use the help.

Perhaps I’m being a bit self-serving by promoting my own project through my col-

umn, but such is life. There are people in our community that need our help, there are service projects that need to be performed, and there are more than enough good people in our community with the time and desire to help address these needs. Our goal is to put all of that together and help to bring about some real change in our communities.

I hope you can forgive my self-serving column this week and go to the website and sign up to help us change our community for the better. In the words of former President Bill Clinton: “Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.” Q

tive when given early in the disease, generally within a week or two of exposure. It is most effective if given before the cough becomes a whoop. Early treatment decreases the risk of transmission to others. Treatment is generally no longer effective if the infection has gone on for more than three weeks. The most common treatment for an adolescent or adult is a Z-Pak, comprised of azithromycin taken over a five-day period.

The best way to help control or prevent any future outbreaks is to ensure ongoing vaccination among adolescents and adults.

School-age children comprise a significant portion of many outbreaks, and part of the problem is that they take the bacteria home and may infect infant siblings who develop more serious complications from the bacteria. When any person in a household is diagnosed with pertussis, the CDC recommend that all household members get presumptively treated and/or vaccinated in order to prevent any further transmission, or to possibly prevent infection from developing. When a student or athletic team member is diagnosed, it is also common practice to presumptively treat and or vaccinate class or team members.

The CDC also came out with new vaccination recommendations about six years ago that are meant to provide booster vaccines to adolescents and adults. Most vaccines are now given in combination and provides protection against pertussis, diptheria and tetanus.

It is recommended that children receive a series of five vaccines given at 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 months and 4-6 years. Children and adolescents should receive a booster vaccine somewhere between 11 and 18 years, with the ideal being given around 11 years of age. Adults, 19 years of age and older, should also receive the vaccine.

It is very important that any adult who has contact with an infant or anyone who is immune-compromised remain current with their vaccine to prevent spreading disease to a susceptible host. The vaccine schedule can seem very complicated, therefore it is best to consult your medical provider and aim to stay vaccinated. Q

Q health Is it a cough or a … whooping cough?

By Lynn Beltran

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ublic health news of late has talked a lot about a respiratory infection caused by the Bordatella pertussis bacteria. Due to the nature of the symptoms, pertussis infection is commonly referred to as whooping cough. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced many pertussis epidemics in the U.S. for 2010, and certainly Salt Lake County has experienced several outbreaks in recent years.

The biggest issue with pertussis is that it can lead to significant illness and respiratory distress, particularly in infants and in those who are immune-compromised. Complications from pertussis can include pneumonia, cracked ribs, dehydration, seizures, ear infections, brain damage and death.

Some of the most common symptoms of pertussis begin as cold-like symptoms, including cough, low grade fever and a runny nose. What often happens is that pertussis begins with a mild cough, and in about a week that cough escalates to more severe coughing fits that may end with a whoop.

The whoop occurs because so much air has been expelled during the coughing fit that the next breath in is so forced that it sounds like a whoop. This can go on for weeks or longer, particularly when left untreated. The coughing fits are often followed by feelings of exhaustion and can lead to vomiting. Babies often have to be hospitalized when plagued with such respiratory distress.

The good news is that pertussis, or whooping cough, is treatable with antibiotic therapy. The treatment is most effec-

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who’s your daddy?

Happy birthday to me

By Christopher Katis

y birthday is at the end of March — the 30th to be exact.

And although I joke with my family and friends that I’m perpetually 29, I actually have always really liked my birthday.

It’s not like I go overboard; I’m not one of those people who insist on a huge party every year or celebrate a birthday month.

And some birthdays have been better than others. I’ll take the surprise birthday party Kelly held for me when I turned 30 over my grandmother dying the night I turned 20 (well, technically early the next morning).

But since the boys came along, my birthdays have taken a decidedly stranger turn.

Five years ago Gus gave me a motorcycleriding Robin action figure. Cuz nothing says, “Happy birthday, Dad” like Batman’s boy toy riding a bullet bike. Last year I got a gnome.

Although I think I grow self contemplative every year around my birthday, this year it seems a little more so than usual.

I’ve had a couple of epiphanies this year.

The first is I’ve realized that at 46 I’m now officially closer to 50 than I am to 40; and secondly, I’ve been with the same guy for exactly half of my life now.

I realize that for a lot of gay men hearing someone is in his 40s is like hearing he’s a walking corpse. The gay community is even more youth-obsessed than society in general. And I know that there are plenty of men older than I am who recognize I’m still in my prime.

The boys are really good about helping me realize that too. And it’s not because I regularly get to watch cartoons and play Battleship.

No, in my opinion, I’m a much better dad at 46 than I ever would have been at 26. Besides being far more financially and professionally established, I’ve already had most of the adventures that should be part of any gay man’s life. I’ve done the late-night parties, marched in the protests, taken the

exotic vacations.

For me, the boys represent the next adventure in my life. And that’s exciting.

In fact, the only time I even realize that I’m middle-age is when I think about the other people around me. I mean my heck; my oldest brother is turning 60 this summer. 60! And two of my brothers are grandfathers.

Then there’s my second realization: Kelly and I have been together for exactly half of my life. On one level that is incredibly cool. On another it’s a little disturbing.

I’ve heard about people who meet someone and immediately understand that they’ll spend their lives together. I think even my parents were like that. But that certainly wasn’t Kelly and me.

In fact, I bet the first time we met both of us figured we’d never see each other again in our lives. In spite of my friend Aimz’s insistence that I was going to love her new neighbor.

So imagine my surprise that half a life time later, Aimz was right.

And in spite of some really annoying habits and an ability to snore loud enough to wake the dead — in Argentina! — the second half of my life so far has been really great because Kelly’s been in it.

Growing a bit older has also helped me view our relationship differently, too. I don’t sweat the small stuff. And I suppose that all those really annoying habits he has don’t bother me any more than mine probably bother him. Though I think he’d be pretty hard-pressed to name a bad habit of mine. I guess, over the years we just accept those bad habits as part of who the other is.

Well, that is unless we’re driving together: Then we freaking send each other over the deep end! I mean seriously, how long do you have to wait after a stoplight has turned green before you push the damn gas pedal?

Like I said, now I’m older, I don’t sweat the small stuff. Q

Cuz nothing says, ‘Happy birthday, Dad’ like Batman’s boy toy riding a bullet bike. last year I got a gnome.

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e’ve all heard the argument that allowing gays and lesbians to marry will “hurt” heterosexual marriages. Or our country. Or children.

Actual support for these claims is, however, less readily available. Often those making the argument will resort to argumentative fallacies to back up their claims. The problem is, there are so many fallacious arguments to choose from, it’s hard to keep it all straight. Pardon the pun.

Well, the Family Research Council’s Peter Sprigg has just the thing for you. The Top Ten Harms for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ is hot off the press and it’s filled with all of the half-truths, cherry-picked statistics, manipulated data, distortion, and outright lies a person needs to argue that God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

Sprigg separates the harms by “Immediate effects” (1-4) and “Long term effects” (5-10). Immediate effects include the trashing of religious liberties (i.e. the freedom to discriminate against gays and lesbians because God tells you to) and teaching grade-school kids to be gay.

The number one immediate harm caused by gays getting married is the bilking of taxpayer dollars to “subsidize homosexual relationships.” And just what are gays so shamelessly asking for? Social Security benefits for their partners and their kids if they die. That’s right, same-sex couples want to help protect their families by receiving benefits from a system that they themselves have paid into all of their working lives. In other words, gays are today’s Cadillac-driving welfare queens. Talk about piglets at the public teat.

It’s a strange complaint considering that Sprigg also argues that gays don’t stay together anyway and that they don’t bother getting married even when it is legal. He seems to be claiming that legalized marriage really isn’t something that gays want since all gay people aren’t legally married in places where it’s legal to do so. Sprigg points specifically to California, where same-sex marriage “was only legal for a few months, from the time that the California Supreme Court ruled in May of 2008 until the voters adopted Proposition 8 in November of the same year.”

Got that? It was only legal for a few months. Now check out Sprigg’s argument: “Press reports have indicated that about 18,000 same-sex couples got ‘married’ in California — less than 20 percent of the total identified by the Census. By contrast, 91 percent of opposite-sex couples who lived together in California were married. In other words, only 9 percent of heterosexual couples in California have rejected the institution of marriage, while over 80 percent of the homosexual couples rejected ‘marriage’ when it was offered to them in 2008.”

In other words, those homos who didn’t scramble to get married in the few months it was legal proves that they don’t really want it bad enough.

Number 10 on the list, and a long-term effect, is polygamy.

Gays getting married would mean that all bets are off as far as numerical combinations of husbands and wives.

Sprigg writes, “If it violates the equal protection of the laws to deny homosexuals their first choice of marital partner, why would it not do the same to deny pedophiles, polygamists, or the incestuous the right to marry the person (or persons) of their choice?”

Okay, wait. Did he just say that not letting gays get married denies them “their first choice of marital partner?” As if there’s a perfectly acceptable partner of the opposite sex just waiting in the wings?

That’s not how it works. Nor is being gay the same thing as being incestuous or being a pedophile or a polygamist.

To sum up his additional “harms,” Sprigg argues that if gays get married, then heterosexuals will stop getting married so they can screw around or get married and screw around anyway and then get divorced and die alone. Regardless, heterosexuals will stop having kids. Apparently only gays will get married and all children will be intentionally brought into this world without the love of a mom and a dad. Does that sound realistic to you? Probably not, but why let that stop us? Sprigg has raised the bar high for homosexual domination. It would be a shame to disappoint him. Q

In other words, gays are today’s Cadillac-driving welfare queens

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The Dahl brothers – A story of support

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he Dahl brothers are amateur models and full-time students, but they’re much more than that.

Models, students and close friends.

Spencer, 26, is studying French but plans to go to graduate school and study business. Parker, 23, is studying journalism and Kramer, 20, is studying graphic design. All three are students at Utah State University.

There are six brothers in total and all are close. In fact, the entire Dahl family is close, and not much can really shake them up. Even when one of the brothers comes out of the closet.

“I guess I sort of always knew that Kramer was gay,” Spencer said. “When we were kids I used to really give him a hard time for being more effeminate that the rest of us. The rest of us played sports. And he danced and sang.”

Spencer had years to prepare for the moment his brother told him he was gay. He said he regretted putting him through all the grief

that he did, but he didn’t know any better, they were just kids.

“I guess I realized then that it wasn’t a choice,” Spencer remembers. “I knew that it must be so tough for him, especially considering that we come from an LDS family.”

Finding out that Kramer is gay doesn’t change who he is as a person. It doesn’t alter the way that people should treat him and it’s important that Kramer knows his family supports him, Spencer said.

“I try to put myself in his shoes,” Spencer said. “I think about how it must be when he is told to live the religion. If he did that he would have to be alone. He would never have anyone to come home to. That’s got to be hell to go through. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.”

The entire Dahl family has been supportive.

“There’s no room for hate in this world,” Spencer said. “I know there are instances when we don’t understand each other, but that’s no excuse not to love.”

Tom Clark Born in the U.S. and raised in Italy, photographer Tom Clark draws many of his inspirations from the cultural influences he has grown accustomed to seeing throughout his life.

Clark’s style of photography is unique and natural. While his portfolio and selection of works are enormous, he said he likes to photograph people who are at home in their bodies.

“I love to photograph people who feel comfortable with themselves and how they look,” Clark said. “They don’t have perfect bodies, but they are beautiful.”

One of his areas of emphasis and talent is taking nudes.

“I came of age in a world where the naked human body was a normal part of my daily life,” Clark said. “Sometimes it was an extraordinary thing, as when visiting the Sistine Chapel or looking up at David in Florence or reaching across the velvet rope to touch Paolina in the Borghese Gallery in Rome.”

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Clark has a large selection of works, including a book called Pantheon: The Utah Collection 2. He also has a calendar available for purchase called Set Free. To view more samples of his work and for more information, go to tomsbodypix.com.

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Steve Walker’s code to a healthy body

By Seth Bracken and Steve Walker

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hile staying active and participating in sports and outdoors activities is a popular pastime for some, it is more than a pastime for Steve Walker. While working in a gym seemed like a perfect fit for Walker because he is so involved with fitness, he said helping others improve their lives is what really drives him.

“I realized that helping other people was a worthwhile pursuit,” Walker said. “I don’t think people realize how much being overweight can hurt their quality of life. And it can literally take 10 years off your lifespan.”

Walker has been involved in sports and fitness his whole life, but has been a personal trainer for more than five years. He is a certified trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and he said he focuses on helping people achieve goals in a realistic timeline.

But his help is a more effective approach than simply going to the gym a few times a week, Walker said.

“Too many people think they can walk into a gym and everything will magically happen,” Walker said. “Losing weight and getting into shape is difficult. It takes a lot of work and it’s a science. You really need someone to teach you how to do it.”

His services are available for all ages and fitness levels.

“Whether it’s an athlete training in the off season or someone that needs to lose 30 pounds, I work with everyone,” Walker said.

Code to a Healthy Body Many people do hundreds of sit-ups and wonder why they still have belly fat and no six-pack.

The answer to this question is simple, but many of us don’t want to believe it.

There is no way to target weight loss to a specific area of the body because your body decides where it wants to put on weight and where it wants to take it off. It’s useless to perform hundreds and hundreds of crunches if there is a huge layer of fat on top covering up these muscles. It is also virtually impossible to achieve great abs development with exercise alone. So let’s focus on attacking the fat with all the tools we have in our toolbox: weight training, cardiovascular exercise, proper nutrition and improved body composition.

The first place to start when you set out to improve your body composition is proper nutrition.

Some of the no-brainer foods to give up when trying losing fat are: sweets, sodas (even diet) and refined grains. Get rid of breakfast foods like sugared cereal, Pop Tarts, high sugar granola and every cookie, cake, donut and potato chip.

These foods are painfully processed and will spike your insulin mercilessly, forcing the body to store the sugar as fat. Some of us also need to remember that alcohol does the same thing.

Some foods help maintain constant bloodsugar levels; others can help with cravings; and still others help burn fat by affecting hormones.

Do your best to eat from the following list of foods: Chicken breasts, ground bison, egg whites, whey protein powder, turkey breast, lean ground turkey, white fish, wild Alaskan salmon, spinach, broccoli, asparagus, bell peppers, green beans, kale, collard greens, chard, berries, apples, old-fashioned oatmeal, sweet potatoes, brown rice, low fat yogurt, raw almonds, natural peanut butter or almond butter (limit to two tablespoons per serving), chunky salsa, green tea, unsweetened cocoa, and water.

Use a food journal every day to keep track of what you eat including the total carbohydrates, fat, protein grams and total caloric intake.

The second place to start changing your body composition is with resistance training.

Every pound of muscle you build burns an additional 50 calories. Adding 10 pounds of muscle will burn 500 calories a day which equals 3,500 calories a week. Thirty-five hundred calories is equal to one pound of fat. It only takes two calories a day to maintain one pound of fat.

Therefore, we want to take away the fat and add muscle so that you become a fat-burning machine. Think of your body like a car engine: The bigger the engine, the more fuel it takes to keep that motor running. Once you have the engine burning, it is burning fuel for you all the time — while you go about your daily activities and while you sleep. Q Steve offers group classes and nutrition planning.

For more information, complimentary consultation and workout, contact Steven Walker, National Academy of Sports Medicine certified trainer at 801-688-1918 or evolutionstevew@gmail.com.

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The Potato Bug: Rest your shins on the stability ball and stabilize yourself on your hands in a pushup position. Make sure your shoulders, hips and legs are in a straight line.

Draw in at your navel and pull your knees toward your chest. Hold for one or two counts.

Extend your legs back to the original starting position.

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Volleyball — more than a passion

By Gus Herrero

When Jorge Valle was 9 years old, he never thought his only hobby was going to lead him to organizing volleyball games, drawing more than 30 people four days a week at Liberty Park.

Valle started playing volleyball when he was very young, despite been born in a macho country where guys playing the sport are labeled as gay.

Jorge didn’t give up; he kept playing with the same passion that still describes him.

Jorge Valle and Ricardo Moving to the U.S. represented a big opportunity that Valle didn’t waste.

“Gay life was not only going to the bars or getting wasted,” he said. “I wanted to have a group of friends to play volleyball and socialize.”

Valle, along with his friends Henry, Danny and his partner of many years, Ricardo, decided to begin playing at Liberty Park.

“It all started on a sunny Sunday with

only four people,” Valle said with a big smile on his face. “Now, up to 30 people come to play with us in the summer.”

What started as just one fun day at the park, has now become a gathering every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

People from many countries, tongues and sexual orientations come together at the park with just one purpose — to play volleyball and stay active.

But volleyball is not just a summer sport for these guys. Winter cold nor snow present an obstacle to their games.

“If it snows, we will go with our shovels and clear the snow,” Ricardo said.

One doesn’t need to be an Olympic player to have fun. Many of these guys have played in volleyball leagues in the state, but they also welcome those wanting to learn.

“It’s all about having fun and teaching one another,” said Valle.

Passion for this sport will keep these guys playing even in the rain.

“Rain will not kill you, boredom will,” Ricardo said.

After the game, the players run over to Jorge and Ricardo’s home for Mexican C “cafecito” (coffee).

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jugar con nosotros,” menciona Jorge. NiM el mismo se imagino que lo que comenzó solo Y con cuatro personas se convertiría en un CM pecado el hecho de no asistir a jugar volMY leyball el domingo por la tarde.

Lo que comenzó como un día de diverCY sión en el parque, ahora cada miércoles, viernes, sábado y domingo, personasCMYde muchos países, lenguas y orientación K sexual se dan cita en Liberty Park con el único propósito de jugar volleyball y estar en forma.

Pero el volleyball no es solo un deporte de verano para estos deportistas, el invierno y la nieve no son un impedimento para jugar. “si nieva, vamos con nuestras palas y sal para remover la nieve y jugar” dice Ricardo.

No se necesita ser un jugador de volleyball profesional para jugar, muchos de estos jóvenes tienen experiencia en ligas, pero esto no representa que los que estén aprendiendo no jueguen, “se trata de divertirnos y enseñarnos unos a otros.”

La pasión por el deporte llega hasta jugar volleball en el parque bajo plena lluvia.

“La lluvia no te mata, el aburrimiento si,” luego del volleyball un cafecito no se hace esperar en casa de Jorge y Ricardo.

Cuando Jorge Valle tenia nueve anos nunca pensó que su único pasatiempo lo convertiría en uno de los primeros en organizar a mas de 30 personas a jugar volleyball en Liberty Park.

Jorge empezó a jugar volleyball desde muy chico, muy a pesar de crecer en un país machista en el que el solo hecho de jugar este deporte es exponerse a ser catalogado como homosexual, el, no se dio por vencido, y siguió jugando con la pasión que hasta ahora lo caracteriza.

El mudarse a Estados Unidos represento una oportunidad que Jorge no desaprovecho, “la vida gay no eran solo los bars o emborracharme,” dice Jorge,“yo deseaba tener un grupo de amigos con los que podría jugar y socializar.” Jorge junto a Henry, Dany y su compañero de idas y venidas durante diez anos, Ricardo, decidieron empezar a jugar el mencionado deporte en Liberty Park. “todo comenzó un domingo soleado, con solo cuatro personas,” dice Jorge con una sonrisa.

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Nude yoga boosts confidence

By Seth Bracken

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ormally, sitting nude among several other naked men wouldn’t be an opportunity for me to build my self-esteem. Especially when I am contorting my body into strange positions at the request of the man at the center of the room. The extremely fit, and stark naked, man told me exactly how he wanted me to position my naked body; downward-facing dog, warrior one, warrior two, I was sweating even more than I usually do when I strike those poses.

“Nude guy yoga really is about self-image and building selfconfidence in a safe and comfortable environment,” said yoga instructor John Cottrell. “In addition to all the other physical and mental-health benefits, nude yoga helps everyone see that not everyone is perfect like the men on magazine covers.

I think there’s a real problem with low self-esteem in the gay community.”

As I moved through the poses and listened to the sultry voice of the instructor telling me to remember to breathe deeply, the nakedness of the moment became secondary. It wasn’t as much about being nude, as it was about trying to focus on my center.

“A lot of people wonder if it’s about sex. And while yoga is very sensual and even sexual, this is not a place for sex,” Cottrell said.

He has been a professional yoga instructor for about 14 years, and has been leading nude guy yoga classes for about six years.

“I like the nude yoga classes for a variety of reasons; it helps me be a better teacher because I can see the exact positioning of your body,” Cottrell said. “I also like to do it to help people show that being nude is not always about sex. Yes, sex is one thing you can do while you’re naked. But that’s not the only thing you can do.”

Becoming aroused is very common, but holding the erection is not, Cottrell said.

“If you become aroused, the most that will happen is a wink from the other guys,” he said.

The power yoga teaches can be physically draining and that usually helps people prevent arousal, he said.

Cottrell is familiar with a large variety of different yoga techniques, but he said he focuses on power yoga in the nude classes, which involves a lot of movement. It is very dynamic in nature, and can help burn calories while helping on balance,

focus and flexibility.

“None of the classes I teach are the exact same,” Cottrell said.

Yoga is often associated with the practice of postures as a form of exercise, Cottrell said. The Hatha Yoga is a common form that Cottrell teaches and power yoga is a derivative of the Hatha Yoga.

“Hatha Yoga is the combination of breath and movement,” he said.

Cottrell, a California native, came to Utah for a psychology internship and stayed for the skiing. As he began taking yoga classes, he realized that he was better than your average yogi.

He took the training necessary to begin teaching classes. And

now he owns his own business and teaches (non-nude classes) out of the Centered City Yoga studio.

In addition to nude guy yoga, Cottrell teaches a weekly all men’s class and a variety of other classes for all skill levels.

“Probably the best way to get started is to take private instruction with me for a few sessions and then you’ll be familiar with some of the poses going into a group class,” Cottrell said. Q

In addition to providing all the mental and physical health benefits, gay men’s yoga provides a safe and welcoming social environment for gay men. Many people begin with attending gay men’s yoga and get introduced to other activities and events sponsored by the UAF, Newberry said.

The UAF has a variety of health programs for gay men.

“I think it’s a mistake to think that HIV is the only health issue gay men are facing,” Newberry said. “We are trying to take a more holistic approach to men’s health.”

In addition to the HIV and STD testing, the UAF has a Facebook forum where people can ask anonymous questions

about metal health, HIV and other similar concerns.

And on Wednesday night, Adam Moore will answer physical health questions in the blog, Working Out Wednesdays.

“If you want to know answers to questions like, can I get a six-pack by summer, the blog is the perfect outlet,” Newberry said.

All the programs offered are part of the gay men’s health project initiative offered by the UAF. Other initiatives include a new newsletter called The Champ, and a social group called Gays and Geeks.

Cottrell manages two websites — mbody.org and mbody.me. The websites have contact information, class schedules and other information.

Gay men’s yoga returns

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ay men’s yoga is back in Salt Lake City by popular demand. After only a few sessions, the attendance of this free yoga class has reached about 20 people, said Josh Newberry the HIV-prevention specialist at the Utah AIDS Foundation.

“Yoga has a variety of health benefits. It will help you stay limber, relieve aches and pains and manage stress. If you take an hour out of your day, it will provide multiple mental and physical health benefits,” Newberry said.

The group meets every other Thursday in the Salt Lake City downtown library and is free. It is co-sponsored by Centered City Yoga, and is taught by a professional instructor.

“The class is for all gay men, regardless of their ability or experience with yoga,” Newberry said.

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Pilates fine-tunes the entire body

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whole-body exercise that works for professional athletes and Hollywood’s elite might sound like a late-night infomercial or an exercise program that is not available for most people in Salt Lake.

Especially considering that the exercise was developed by using a hospital bed and bed springs as the only exercise equipment, the Pilates exercises almost seem inaccessible for most people.

But that’s simply not true with 9th & 9th Pilates in Salt Lake City.

“We really wanted to create an atmosphere that is open to everyone,” Verena Moll, the owner of 9th & 9th Pilates said. “We break down all the different steps and help make Pilates accessible to everyone, no matter your level of fitness.”

Pilates is a set of exercises that was developed in the early 20th century by a man named Joseph Pilates. He was a German that developed the exercises to help soldiers and others that were stuck in hospital beds and unable to stand up or get any other physical exercise.

“Pilates really started with that history, but some of the first clients were ballet dancers,” said Denise Martinez, the former owner of 9th & 9th Pilates. “Some of the most famous dancers, athletes and actors use the same methods that Pilates developed.”

The series of exercises uses springs and a sliding bed called a reformer that can be used to perform hundreds of exercises, Moll said. Pilates can train the body and the mind, and it is a fullbody workout, building strong, lean muscles all while providing a cardio workout, she said. It is

also a fantastic way to help with physical therapy and with rebuilding muscles after accidents and injuries.

“Pilates helps you stretch and strengthen all your muscles,” Moll said. “The workouts build your muscles from the inside out and while it may not focus on just your glamour muscles, it helps build core muscles.”

The atmosphere at 9th & 9th Pilates is much different than your average gym. It is unassuming but comfortable and extremely clean. No matter the age, sex, body type, gender identity or sexual orientation, everyone is welcome at the studio, Moll said. The studio’s instructors are approachable and welcoming. Students will never feel intimidated when walking into the studio.

The studio has been in Salt Lake for just over a year and will be adding new services and classes by May. The studio will also host yoga classes as well as an exercise form that is sweeping through California called Bodybarre.

Similar to the position training that ballet dancers perform on a bar; this is another low impact workout that will be accessible to all.

“We want to create a studio where we can help our students in all different mind and body exercises,” Moll said. “I think it’s really important to have everything offered in one, clean and welcoming space. And that’s exactly what we’re going to be here.” Q

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Bach Chiropractic’s preventive care Chiropractic services are designed to help treat the cause of pain and discomfort, not just its symptoms. Because back and joint pain can be caused by a variety of factors, it’s important to find out why pain is occurring, said Dr. John Bach, owner of Bach Chiropractic & Massage Therapy.

“We try to identify carefully what is causing your pain,” Bach said. “Pain is a sign that something’s wrong. If you don’t find out what it is and you try to treat it with painkillers alone, you’ll get stuck in a circle of pain and dependency.”

Clients can see Bach for regular adjustments

Holistic chiropractic care promoting healthy living Chiropractic care is about more than just back adjustments. It’s about a holistic approach to healthy living. That’s the message and philosophy that Dr. Bob Seiler has modeled his practice after.

“I don’t just work with the stresses from the physical body,” Seiler said. “I also focus on the other stresses people are dealing with such as chemical stresses and emotional stresses.”

Seiler said his practice focuses on providing extremely high-quality care with a lot of interaction between doctor and patient.

For all chiropractic practices, Seiler focuses on entire-body care. He also helps with some nutritional planning and helping people pay attention

Acupuncture: Replace pain pills with needles While inserting needles into someone’s body to relieve pain may seem backward, the practice of acupuncture is effective and can help with a variety of problems, said Bea Hammond, a licensed acupuncturist and owner of Harmony Acupuncture. Many people use acupuncture in place of other, more traditional methods, and some use it in conjunction with other medical practices, she said.

“It can be used for so many different services,” Hammond said. “The insertion of the needles can help your body release chemicals that can be used as pain-killing agents, and it can be used to help relieve stress.”

The most common use of acupuncture is to treat headaches, migraines, chronic pain, regulate hormones, menopausal symptoms, infertility and even help with cancer treatments, Hammond said. It is also used to treat mental

and preventive services as well as emergency issues. The preventive care can help identify problems and treat issues before any symptoms occur. Back pain is usually caused by swelling or muscle guarding in the vertebrae, Bach said.

Even before some people know the swelling is present, it can be prevented, he said.

Chiropractic services are especially useful in cases of back pain, joint pain, hand or foot pain, swelling, numbness or a variety of other symptoms, Bach said.

“It is about identifying where the pain is coming from and then fixing that problem,” Bach said. “It’s important to solve the issue, not just treat the symptom.” to what they are putting into their bodies.

“The care is about more than just the back, we also focus on the upper and lower extremities,” Seiler said.

After practicing holistic chiropractic care for 25 years, he has experience with all kinds of conditions. From headaches to numbness in the leg, Seiler has the knowledge and tools available to help. In addition to treating the pain, he also has four massage therapists that he recommends for his patients. He tailors to each patient’s needs.

“I want everyone to feel comfortable in my offices,” Seiler said. “Whether gay, straight or transgender, I don’t really care. I want to help everyone.”

For more information or to schedule an appointment, go to DrBobSeiler.com.

problems, such as stress and depression.

“I have seen some people that have gone to doctors and nothing has really worked, until they try acupuncture,” Hammond said. “It also helps to reduce the amount of medication that people have to take.”

Hammond received training at the Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz in 2001. She has been practicing since then, and she is also a certified massage therapist.

“Most people don’t know that there is formal training involved to become an acupuncturist,” Hammond said. “It takes years of training where we learn all of the skills needed.”

She is welcoming to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and wants everyone to feel welcome.

“I like to remind people that we’re a lesbianowned business,” Hammond said. “It really is my community and my home.”

For more information or to schedule an appointment, go to harmonyacupunctureclinic.org.

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New Salt Lake Whole Foods Market opens its doors After more than two years of planning and construction, the new Trolley Square Whole Foods Market opened its doors to the public. It is the first Whole Foods Market built from the ground up in Utah.

The store replaces the old Fourth South Whole Foods Market around the corner from the Trolley Square location. The new building is more than twice the size of the old location and will bring 69 new jobs, as well as keeping all the employees from the other store.

“We’re committed to helping the tradition of Whole Foods grow as we launch the new store,” said Corinne Piazza, the marketing specialist.

“We focus on local, organic and healthy options.

We truly are America’s healthiest grocery store.”

Whole Foods Market is a nationwide grocery store that has more than 300 stores in North America and Great Britain. The stores focus on locally-grown produce, fair-trade products and healthy options. The store also carries products for specific diets such as vegan breads and gluten-free products. Whole Foods Markets has four locations in Utah; three along the Wasatch Front and one in Park City.

The new location launches a variety of venues for the Whole Foods Markets in Utah.

The construction of the building was done with green initiatives in mind, Piazza said. When the building was under construction, excess materials were recycled, all wood products were certified, recycled materials were used whenever possible and the floors were built with polished concrete for sustainability and lower maintenance.

The building uses energy efficient processes including reclaiming heat from the refrigeration system to preheat water. All lighting fixtures and lamps are energy efficient.

“We really pride ourselves on focusing on sustainability and our new store gave us the opportunity to build the most energy-efficient building possible,” Piazza said.

The new location will have enough space to offer all the products the Whole Foods Market team wanted, Piazza said. It is the first Utah location with a seafood section separate of the meat department. The seafood department has fresh fish flown in six days a week. The meat department has freshly cured beef as well as a full-service butcher and extremely fresh meat.

The department also has store-made products such as sausage and other meat products.

The new location will also feature a full-service bakery with fresh cookies from Ruby Snap, formerly known as My Dough Girl. The store will even have a signature Trolley Square chocolateblond shortbread cookie said Ruby Snap owner Tami Cromar.

“Our cookies have no shortening, nothing artificial and are 100 percent yummy,” Cromar said.

The new store also has a large selection of food venues including an Asian wok station, a burrito bar, sandwich bar, pizza bar, gelato bar, gourmet coffee and an expanded salad bar.

The new parking structure has 250 parking spaces and there is also 15-minute express parking. The store opened on Monday to the public and is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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by Tony Hobday

Well, do I feel like a heel or what? In the last issue I proudly mentioned my pair of rabbit-hair cowboy boots, and now the beautiful drag queens of Utah are doing an anti-fur fashion show. Although, in retrospect, their makeup was probably tested on animals, but I digress ... this is about me! To atone for my sin against cute little bunnies and the movie Hop, I’m going to donate my back hair to fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and to wig makers.

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thursday — Eric Samuelsen, local playwright and the head of the playwriting program at Brigham Young University, explores fictional “Borderlanders” in the play Borderlands, which is “about ‘coming out’ (in many different ways) in Mormon culture — stepping forward, admitting who you are, telling the uncomfortable.”

8pm, through April 10, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $20, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

QQ Repertory Dance Theatre presents PLACE: Dancing The Green Map, which is inspired by Green Map icons©; beautifully designed symbols representing our life, our history, and our economy that help people identify and become more aware of the importance of sustainability ... living, eating, working and playing in ways that will not jeopardize the health of the planet or the quality of life for all cultures, species or generations to come.

7:30pm, through April 2, Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $15, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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friday — “America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet,” The Kinsey Sicks, perform both original music and lyrics as well as parodies of well-known songs.

Their work, while extremely comedic, is often highly politically charged. These gals are freakin’ hilarious, go see them!

7pm, Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State St. Free, but a $5 donation is suggested, for more info call Tyler at 801-957-4134.

QQ The Temple Squares hosts the second annual Fly-in event, Pioneer Promenade II. This is a three-day extravaganza of square dancing with mainstream to higher level dancers from everywhere attending. On Saturday they will offer a dinner and a “Taste of Square Dancing” for those who’d like to try it for free. I’d like to “ho” for three days, wouldn’t you?

(Just not in rabbit-hair cowboy boots!)

Hours vary, through April 3, Columbus Community Ctr., 2498 S. 500 East. Registration $90, templesquares.org.

QQ Robert Fontenot, a gay L.A.-based artist, brings his exhibit The Place This Is, which celebrates the great state of Utah and addresses notions of place, history and perception in this mixed media exhibition that includes bread dough renderings of over 100 iconic Utah landmarks and symbols; watercolor portraits of Utah politicians and culturati; and embroidered texts from voices in American history.

Members preview 6–8pm, open to the public after 8pm tonight, regular gallery hours through June 1, Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple. Free, 801-328-4201 or slartcenter.org.

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saturday — Princess Kennedy and the lovely Systeen Chapelle host Fur is a Drag!, a PETA anti-fur fashion show. There will be live performances and “DJ Justin Strange will be doing his best to get everyone naked and a whole bunch of other stuff n junk.” Bring your fur and get in free — No Michael, the fur growing out of your ears doesn’t count!

7–9pm, Metro Bar, 540 W. 200 South. Call 801-580-2491 for info.

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QQ The Cathedral Church of St. Mark’s Library Committee, Tull Lecture Series, hosts a screening of the 2007 documentary For the Bible Tells Me So, in which five Christian families, with a gay or lesbian child, talk about their marriages and church-going, their children’s childhood and coming out, their reactions, and changes over time. It also explores how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community. A potluck dinner will be served at 5:30, and the film will be followed by audience discussion lead by Arthur Reilly. A panel discussion on the movie will also be held April 3, 1pm.

6:30pm, St. Mark’s Cathedral, 231 E. 100 South. Free, stmarkscathdral-ut.org.

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monday — Equality Utah presents a special ben-

efit recital featuring Walter Haman and Heather Conner; he, a Utah Symphony cellist, and she, a pianist and UofU music professor. These two remarkable musicians are donating their time and talents in support of Equality Utah’s unrelenting effort to rid our state of discrimination against LGBT people.

7pm, Dumke Recital Hall, 1375 E. President’s Cir., UofU. Tickets $25, equalityutah.org.

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wednesday — Commissioned by Plan-B Theatre Company and the Utah AIDS Foundation is the annual Script-In-Hand Series, a reading of 15-minute plays about HIV/AIDS created by local talent. This year features four unique, modern plays by Daniel Beecher, Carleton Buford, Isabella Isella and Jim Martin.

6pm & 7:30pm, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W, Broadway. Free, but must RSVP time and number of seats to jerry@planbtheatre.org.

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George Balanchine’s classic “Chaconne,” it moves to the life-affirming splendor of Jiri Kylian’s “Sinfonietta” and finally climaxes with the sensual power of Nicolo Fonte’s pulsating “Bolero,” set to the famous Ravel score.

7:30pm, through April 16, Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South. Tickets $18–74, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

QQ After a long absence, Utah Ballet returns to the stage. The talented student performers from the UofU’s Ballet Department will perform An Evening of Ballet, featuring Stravinsky’s “The Firebird,” the iconic work based on Russian folk tales of a magical glowing bird that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor. Other works include “Bound” by Sayoko Knode and “Risig” by Rick Tjia of Cirque du Soleil.

7:30pm, through Saturday, Kingsbury Hall, 1375 E. President’s Cir., UofU. Tickets $10–20, 801-581-7100 or kingtix.com.

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sunday — The internationally renowned a cappella ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock, has been a vital and innovative presence in the music culture of Washington, D.C., and in communities of conscience around the world. Sweet Honey possesses a stunning vocal prowess that captures the complex sounds of Blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, Hip Hop, ancient lullabies and jazz improvisation.

Plus, I understand the lesbian community loves them — but that could be because of their name ... just sayin’!

7:30pm, Eccles Center, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City. Tickets $18–65, 435-655-3114 or ecclescenter.org.

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wednesday — A motley crew of wannabe actors join an adult creative drama class in rural Vermont in Circle Mirror Transformation, a witty and poignant comedy by Annie Baker. Set in a dance studio, four students and a free-spirited teacher gain, through a series of seemingly silly theatrical games, insight into their own lives and the lives of their unlikely peers.

7:30pm, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North. Tickets $15–41, 801-363-7522 or saltlakeactingcompany.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS APR 16 Lily Tomlin, Kingsbury Hall APR 20 David Sedaris, Kingsbury Hall JUL 16 Lisa Lampanelli, Wendover JUL 25 Katy Perry, ESA AUG 13 Josh Grobin, ESA

friday — Ballet West

presents Bolero, a program featuring three major Utah premieres. Opening with the courtly elegance of

Kinsey Sicks See April 1

theater review Westminster’s ‘Equus’ hobbles through

By Tony Hobday

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n England during the late 1960s, a startling and horrific crime occurred — against a half-dozen horses; each one had been blinded with a spike by a 17-year-old boy.

This one detail of the crime inspired playwright Peter Shaffer to construct a personal interpretation of events leading to the vicious attack.

Shaffer, who had been in his 40s when he wrote Equus, explores the many conflicts of an emotionally stunted adolescent boy. Using a dichotomy of sex and religion, Shaffer stews an unsettling, and off-the-mark, account of events, from sacrificial temptations to moral infringements and sexuality.

The Westminster Players have timidly staged the controversial play. It just feels so Utahn, which weakens its intensity, and curtails its provocative content, in turn minimizes Shaffer’s already muddled creative intentions.

Alan Strang, the 17-year-old character, is

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overly skittish (to the point it’s almost comedic) and one-dimensional. It’s difficult to believe his inner turmoil. Wyatt McNeilportrays Alan with doughy-eyed naivete and a sense of urgency, though the twitchiness is a little too erratic.

Martin Dysart (Conner Montgomery), a child psychiatrist, is outspoken and complains profusely about his “professional menopause” and his unattentive wife. His own skeletons outweigh his helping the boy, so the final outcome seems implausible. Montgomery’s performance is jarring, at best, as he spouts textbook psychiatry as fervently as a TV evangelist; and he does it at warp speed, leaving you whirling in frustration.

Kelly Finley Davis and Jared Thomson, as Alan’s parents, both play their parts as if the world is about to end, which apparently is a directive — and Annie Louise Brings, who plays the hospital’s magistrate, stiffly delivers her lines like a soldier addressing a superior officer.

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Hailey Henderson, on the other hand, as Jill, the fair stable hand who has feelings for Alan, is the most believable and honestly, tolerable. But her appearance on stage is too limited to truly enjoy her.

To be fair, and clear, the Westminster cast, appear to do exactly as they are directed (by

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Michael Vought), with professionalism and as much credibility as their characters allow.

It’s unfortunate, too, that even the visual aspect of the show is lost in translation. Thin, copper-wired horse heads, like oddly-shaped flimsy “garden ornaments you hang from a tree branch to ward off magpies” (as my friend so aptly describes them), with jeweled eyes emasculate the horse’s stunning fortitude. A stark, uninspired set is only more disenchanting by the sheer curtain, used ostensibly to obstruct the grueling (and yes, nude) final moments.

Though it’s over two hours in length, the production feels rushed and mechanical, and the sensuality of the theme is muted, contrived (unless, of course, you take into consideration, the horses’ “female quasi-orgasmic moaning,” as my friend so adequately describes it.).

Equus runs through April 2, Courage Theatre, Westminster College. Tickets $10, 801-832-2457.

August 4–7 Park City Arts Festival kimballartcenter.org August 7 QSaltLake Day at Lagoon qsaltlake.com

August 28 Utah Pride Center Golf Classic utahpridecenter.org October 9 National Coming Out Day Celebration

August 12–14 Utah Rebellion utahrebellion.com

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Here’s Johnny Figure skater talks memoir, being ‘born this way’ and how the closet cost him a magazine cover

By Chris Azzopardi

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t only 26, Johnny Weir’s done more than most people do in a lifetime. But the skater-turned-everything-else is known for being flamboyantly gay — which he publicly announced before the release of his memoir last year — just as much as he is for tearing up the ice, starring in a reality series and even releasing a pop song, “Dirty Love.”

Weir, a three-time U.S. national champion, spoke to us recently about the media’s reaction to his not-so-shocking reveal, how “being gay isn’t a cause” and the gay magazine that bumped him from the cover for being closeted.

So that book cover, Johnny — how heavy was the disco ball? (Laughs) The disco ball was hanging off the ceiling so I didn’t actually have to lift it. There had to be a flatbed truck to bring the disco ball in, and so there was an issue getting the disco ball through the street because it was so big.

Oh, so it wasn’t Photoshopped? Oh, no. I laid on my back under the disco ball for hours that day.

How was your first book tour? People came out in droves to support me and the book. We did New York and then my hometown in Amish country Pennsylvania; then I started to hit some of the places where my book probably wouldn’t sell as well as in other places of the U.S. I was exhausted and very cranky by the end of the tour, but I was very excited that I actually had time to get the word out that I had a book.

What was it like stopping in some of the less gay-friendly cities? Wherever I go, the only anti-anything that I ever get is anti-fur. (Laughs) Since I’ve become quote-unquote Johnny Weir, people don’t really get upset with me about the gay thing because I live in a way that’s very non-aggressive. I don’t make an issue about being gay and I don’t make an issue about the people I’m with being straight. It just is what it is.

I’ve performed all over the place — in China, in Russia — and I’ve never had a problem. So here in my own country I’m never that worried, because I have experience of going to places that are pretty unfriendly to the gays.

That Johnny Weir can just go about anywhere and not put up with any BS, that’s progress. Yes, that I can go somewhere and sell a book with me lying on my back with high heels holding up a disco ball and bright pink all around me, and nobody bats an eyelash, that’s definitely some kind of progress.

What did you learn about yourself while writing this book? It wasn’t so much what I learned about myself, because I never forget where I come from. But I realized a lot about my childhood as I was writing this book. That was kind of the wildest thing; I could remember stuff from my life that I hadn’t really thought about. When you’re young, certain things stick with you — like when you fall off your bicycle, or meeting a boy or girl for the first time. But you don’t necessarily remember that time that you were feeding the dogs and you got locked in the cage. (Laughs) Are you surprised by all the attention you being gay has received? I am, actually. I mean, honestly, it shouldn’t be a shock to anyone. I was in Russia, and then about a week after the New Year I was performing there and, on one of my last days of the trip, the People magazine article came out.

My phone was blowing up and my email was going insane — my manager’s as well — and it really shocked me how hung-up people were on the gay thing. Yes, I’d never been explicit about it, but I’d never hidden it, either. To me, that’s one of the best things I can do as a gay man — not call attention to it.

So you were trying to make a statement without making a statement. Yes, and I worried that people would think that I only talk about gay things in my book. My biggest concern was that people would think I was selling out just to make a quick buck, but that’s definitely not how I felt about it. I needed to talk about that part of my life, simply because you can’t write a memoir without doing so.

If I’m going to talk about falling in love and losing my virginity, there has to be a face attached to it — you can’t just say “they” or “them” or “that.” (Laughs) And that’s who I am: a very truthful person. I couldn’t not write about it. But my biggest fear was that people would think I was finally talking about it just to make headlines and make a spectacle of myself, and that’s never been my objective.

Did you ever feel pressure from the gay community to come out? Absolutely. I’ve lived in a spotlight more than really any figure skater has for a long time. Michelle Kwan is quite famous, but from a pop culture standpoint, people have latched onto everything that I stand for and they support me and everything that I do, which is an incredible thing.

When you have that advantage people want you to use it for whatever cause. To me, being gay isn’t a cause. It’s just something that I’m born into. I always constantly felt pressure, especially after my first Olympics in 2006. After my first Olympics I was offered to do a cover for one of the big gay magazines, and it would only be if I came out in it. And my whole point to them was: I am only 21 years old and the least interesting thing about me is that I’m gay, so I don’t want to call attention to it. So of course I lost the cover because I didn’t want to talk about it.

Was that Out magazine? No, it was not Out, but it was one of the leading gay magazines.

(Coyly laughs) Then somebody of the older generation in the gay community was on my back about it because they’re from a completely different generation. They really had to fight to live their life freely and openly, and they had so many more obstacles than I’ve had in my life. They were the warriors that whole generation — from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Those are the gay warriors, and now that I’ve lived my 20s in the new millennium, I’ve always just felt like I don’t have to fight for anything. Thank you for the people who’ve done it before me, but I don’t have to fight for anything.

Part of the reason you made the decision to publicly come out was because of the recent gay youth suicides. How did that affect your

decision? I never really was afraid of anyone.

Of course I was bullied, but I personally internalized it and it made me stronger. That’s how I used bullying to my advantage. It made me a stronger competitor and a stronger man.

When I heard about all of these kids across the country having so many issues with bullies and committing suicide and having such a rough time with it, that was hard for me to fathom because I never got to the point where I thought of offing myself or crumbling just because there’s some loudmouth or someone scared of who they are as a person. When I was writing the book, it was important for me to not make being gay a point of making me different or special in any way. No matter what, you’re born this way, as the Gaga says.

I imagine a lot of youth look up to you because you’re able to be yourself. What kind of feedback do you get from kids? It hasn’t been kids as much as it’s been the gay community who’s around my age or middle-age.

While I was in Russia, so many people who felt different said “thank you” for constantly living in whatever image you see yourself in — it gives us strength and hope and power to do the same. And while that warms the cockles of my heart, and it feels good, I don’t do anything for an ego trip. But if people can find power just from me living my crazy life, then I’m proud and happy that I’m able to live the way that I live.

With the second season of Be Good Johnny Weir on Logo at the end of this year, what did you learn from the first season that you might be more aware of when you shoot season two? You know, I’m an open book, really, so there’s nothing that I don’t let them film. Last year I was very keen on not letting them film me eat, because I feel eating is one of the ugliest things that you can show on camera. I was always terrified to be filmed eating. This season, it’s all about my journey to creating this huge variety show that I’m trying to put on.

Since it’s on Logo instead of the Sundance Channel, does that mean you can act even gayer? I definitely don’t gay myself up for any reason. When I judged an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race I got a little campy and I went there and did a lot of those “you go, girl!” situations, but for my show I just ... live. I want to show that even though my life isn’t normal and I’m certainly not what people would call a normal person, I try to show what it actually means to be Johnny Weir.

Do you feel like you’ve missed out on opportunities because of who you are? Not only am I gay, but I also curse and I wear crazy outfits and I have a penchant for carrying purses.

I’m very theatrical and dramatic all the time.

There are a lot of things besides my sexuality that will turn people off. But there are a lot of opportunities that I could’ve, and should’ve, had. I think in my competitive career as a figure skater, it definitely hurt me to have a

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very loud personality and to be very eccentric and wild. There were several occasions, especially in the Vancouver Olympics, where my personality and my persona overshadowed the actual sport.

But for every door that closes, a window opens, they say. I’ve had so many people that have reached out to me simply because of who I am and the way that I live. The Human Rights Campaign, which I consider pretty conservative and which does things in a very political way — and I wouldn’t necessarily put myself in that category — honored me with an award. That’s amazing for me, because it shows that I can be acceptable to a conservative crowd.

The conservative crowd would appreciate your “dude walk,” which you did at a recent fashion show. Oh yes. I did have to learn how to do a dude walk, and actually with Be Good

Johnny Weir, I had a runway lesson with Miss J from America’s Next Top Model. Miss J came in and was teaching me how to walk, and I think my dude walk will be even better next time.

After all you’ve done — a reality show, skating, a song and a book — what’s left to do, really? I’m hoping more skating. It really is who I am, no matter what people think of all these other projects. I’m trying to put my Spectacular together, which would be a dream come true – to have my own variety show and include amazing acts like Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and Elton John. I’m working on a jewelry line and my fashion line.

And I need people to love the second season of Be Good Johnny Weir. And I need to stay in shape and keep skating. I also need to learn Japanese. (Laughs) Q

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cal dishes to any menu and most people love house-baked goods. Many new eateries in Salt Lake could take a page from Finn’s book and add a few of these tasty items to their offerings.

I first went to Finn’s for lunch with my friends, Jeri Parker and Cill Sparks, who are the owners of Wildflowers Bed and Breakfast. I had a sausage omelet and my friends had a sandwich and the catch of the day. We enjoyed a gorgeous salad which was dressed with a small scoop of frozen Roquefort dressing — refreshing, beautiful and tasty.

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by Chef Drew Ellsworth ordered the scallops which had been sliced and hen I was a teenager in Ogden, then seared and topped with yummy sautéed I came down to Finn’s Restaurant veggies. The entrees were flanked by beautifully which was up at the top of 2100 prepared new potatoes and steamed asparagus.

South. My trip to Finn’s was for my Our meal was accompanied by house-baked senior prom. In a brick store-front with a motel onion rolls and Parmesan bread sticks. The porbehind, the non-glamorous façade belied the tions were ample and the menu was written with great cuisine going on inside. The old breakfast items throughout the day, Finn’s Restaurant was an institution in Finn’s Restaurant something I always love about dinSalt Lake for 47 years. ers. I knew right then I would have 1624 S 1100 East Young Finn, as he is called, now to come back for breakfast.

801-467-4000 has a beautiful diner in Sugar House Last Friday, Brad Di Iorio and I Mon-Sun 7:30a-12:30p near the corner of 1100 East and went to Finn’s for breakfast. The finnscafe.net 1700 South. Finn, a baker at heart, place was full of people having CHEF DREW’S RATING has held on to his Scandinavian small and big breakfasts. The clien90 heritage and fills his menu with tele was diverse, and young people awesome baked goods and oldhad their lap-tops. We were met by fashioned comfort food. I’m always amazed at a waitress who informed us that she had worked how little baking goes on in restaurants these at the original Finn’s many years ago; she days. Baking provides delicious and economibrought delicious coffee with a lot of kindness.

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259 W 900 S I ordered the sourdough pancakes and Finn told me he has been using the same culture for his sourdoughs since 1979. He uses it both for his pancakes and his bread. The batter for the pancakes ferments for 72 hours before it’s ready for the griddle. Sourdoughs have a very distinct texture and flavor and I was not disappointed.

Brad had the Scandinavian-style French toast which is made with egg bread similar to the Italian Pantone. The bread was flavored with marjoram which added an exotic zip. Both the pancakes and the toast were served with heated syrup, real butter and fresh strawberries. My eggs were perfect as were the hash browns and the juicy sausage patty.

Finn and his wife run the diner as a team and this hands-on management is evident in every detail. I was very happy to find a new breakfast place in the city. If you haven’t been to Finn’s go soon. They’re only open for breakfast and lunch, but they are open 7 days a week. Finn’s wife is really into health and nutrition so she proudly showed us her avant-garde breakfast drinks.

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I was in a gay bar! And now that I was in, I could have it all. Anything could happen. I could find community. I could find “him.” I could find love.

And even if none of that ever happened for me at the Radio City — which I would later consider a favorite dive-bar hangout with friends for a Sunday afternoon beer — the journey had begun. My quest for community would keep me out many nights a week through my 20s and my love of house music and disc jockeys frequently led me to venues out of Utah and the U.S. for a good dance party.

And I chronicled much of these adventures and the nightlife of the era for the Salt Lake Tribune where I worked for nearly 14 years in a variety of positions from newsroom assistant to breaking news reporter.

Nightlife, and the people involved in it, has always fascinated me. Why do people go out? What are we looking for when we are there? Who really runs the show and why?

And what does that all mean when viewed as a snapshot of the vibrance and health of the LGBTQ community?

So that’s what we’ll observe and attempt to portray in this space. While bars and buildings and DJs are the structures of a nightlife scene, people are the centerpiece.

I will tell their stories and ask some larger questions about who we are as a community. Cover the basics always: what’s going on and where. Throw in a dash or two of who and what’s hot, or not, a touch of humor to round things out and a splash of tonic for good measure!

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icture it: Salt Lake City.

Autumn 1994. A 19-year-old Michael Westley nervously stood on the threshold of what was about to be his first gay night club experience.

Having heard rumors that the Radio City was the oldest continually running gay bar west of the Mississippi, I had conjured up images in my head of grandeur for what was to be found inside: a splendid twostory wood bar, well-dressed gays laughing and toasting repeatedly from stemmed glassware and all of it steeped in an air of freedom and acceptance.

My friend Kevin Rasmussen sneaked me into the little nondescript, store-front cinder block on the east side of State Street just north of 200 South. It wasn’t really that hard — no one even bothered to notice that we had entered. My hopes of fabulousness were dashed the moment I saw the muted pastel formica bar, stained carpet and ’70’s cafeteria chairs washed out through a thick layer of cigarette smoke that hung about shoulder-level through the front bar.

And if the furnishings weren’t much to look at, we’re not even going to talk about the patrons. The bar served only beer — a small draft for about a dollar.

And then I heard it. The jukebox switched tracks with a mechanical ker-chunk and the ascending piano scale of Gloria Gaynor’s iconic, “I Will Survive,” filled the room. I’m pretty sure I was the only person there that tingled from head to toe at the sexy, though ancient, disco sound. And even though the scene was depressing, I was on fire. I had a drink in my hand, a friend by my side and

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dvd reviews

By Tony Hobday

Alex & Leo The German-language gay romantic comedy Alex & Leo plays out better than most other recent releases of the same genre. But it’s not great, either. I guess what I like most about it, as I do with most foreign films, is that, if nothing else, I’m privy to cultural nuances and idioms I otherwise would probably not experience.

Leo is a “Plain-Jane” type of gay: frumpy clothing, a questionable self esteem setting off a shadowy appearance and a wash of naivety. He actually considers a reconciliation after he catches his boyfriend in a compromising position with a twink, under the pretense of sick sex-talk and a video camera, and then immediately after, being called “fat” by said lying, cheating boyfriend.

Alex, too, finds himself unattached after coming out to his four-year girlfriend — unfortunately it’s unclear why he does, so soon after a scathing discussion with his circle of homophobic friends.

The “our-eyes-met-from-across-the-room” circumstance under which Alex and Leo meet, and eventually, sleep together is borderline cliche; though the scene finding an intoxicated Leo fumbling for intimacy and Alex’s annoyance with the advances is oddly sweet, humorous and all too real. The chemistry between the leads isn’t exactly cohesive, but it does somehow exude a little charm. On the other hand, the supporting roles are clinched with an unapologetic, self-absorbed Jack MacFarlane-like character (Tobi), an ethically challenged therapist (Steffi Graff, seriously) and a booze-swiller named Kerstin.

Alex & Leo is the directorial debut from Yuri Garate, and the low-budget quality of the film is apparent: from the substandard lighting and uninspired sets to the poor character development and the even poorer subtitles.

If you’re an aficionado of queer foreign films then Alex & Leo will not completely disappoint, but if you’re not a fan, passing it up will not completely disappoint either.

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Vampire Boys Who would believe that vampires do exist under the brilliance of the California sun with nothing more than a beautifully well-evened tan? “There are many myths about vampires that are false.” Oh lord! Director Charlie Vaughn’s romantic horror/thriller, Vampire Boys, is painstakingly lacking in so many areas that make a movie enjoyable.

Romance: Jasin (Jason Lockhart), a near 100-year-old pipsqueak of a vampire, must turn his soul mate Caleb (Christian Ferrer), a young college student who of course ran screaming from his small middle-American hometown to Los Angeles — wow, that hasn’t been beaten to death with a stick — to save his vampire lineage.

Jasin and Caleb feel, literally, an instant connection to each other through thoughts and dreams — at least some myths are factual. Their connection, however, is as electrifying as California sand on a brisk December day. Admittedly though, Lockhart is rather

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seductive and chivalrous in his delivery — my body tingled ... but I think his smooth six-pack and pronounced V-cut helped.

Horror: There is only one scene of violence ... well, that involves blood, contrary to what one might expect to be riddled with in a horror flick. The small, shirtless coven of vampires thwarts a mid-afternoon three-way with lifeless (sorry) passion, intensity and gore.

The scene also includes terrible acting and gratuitous nudity (this being a plus or minus is debatable).

Thrill: Throughout the film, there is as much thrill as being on a broken down, amusementpark teacup ride; expectations going in may not include having the bejesus scared out of you, but at least a few momentary palpitations. The climactic ending is ... well, quick on the draw and completely unsatisfying; the hellfire demon-fight is like seeing Buffy and Spike scuffle while on Xanax and pot.

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29 Billy Douglas on One Life to Live, for one 31 Kahlo’s devil 32 Meadow moms 34 Time line divisions 36 Not erect 37 Marinoni (partner of 20-Across) 40 Where Aida premiered 43 Bring home the pork?

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12 Vein filler 13 “Get out!” to Orton, with “off” 21 Single, to Glenn Burke 22 Crossed through 25 Baseball card stat 26 Not in the pink 27 Worldly fate 30 Like a pair of orifices 33 Where Esera Tuaolo drew the line?

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she culture Getting to know Uh Huh Her

By Annalisa Millo

W

hen I heard that Los Angelesbased electro-pop duo Uh Huh Her would be performing in Salt Lake City, my friends and I were quick to jump on tickets to the show months in advance.

They lay among the ranks of Tegan and Sara, An Horse, Sleater-Kinney and Le Tigre as very heavily female-driven music, and at the very least, speculation of their orientation is generally assumed. Their performance last week brought women from out of the woodwork to come and support the band, and I’d be lying to say that it wasn’t refreshing to see so many women out and about at a typically hetero-oriented venue.

I’ve found myself at Urban Lounge usually once every month or two for the past couple of years. The night of the UHH show at Urban was an estrogen overload like I’ve never seen before (in a good way). Co-owner of the venue, Will Sartain, was a good host and quick to agree with me, considering the 10 or 15 females for any given male in attendance.

A reference to a P.J. Harvey album, Uh Huh Her is comprised of Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey.

Their opening act was Vanessa Silberman, better known by her moniker, Diamonds Under Fire.

Put the three together and performing on the same night, and they may possibly be some of the most charming girls to humbly grace the stage. Camila has previously visited Utah while playing the keyboard in Adam Lambert’s band, and we know Leisha from her role as Alice Pieszecki in my favorite show, The L Word.

In the wake of Uh Huh Her’s recently released EP and their upcoming second full-length album

to be released later this year, they’ve set off on tour to promote it.

QSaltLake: So, you just recently started your tour. How long will you be on tour for and how do you pass the time while you’re on the road?

Camila Grey: We’re on tour until late May. While we’re on the road I like to edit videos on iMovie, and we also have a TV in the van so we’ve been watching a lot of The Wire while we travel.

QSL: So there’s no crocheting or knitting going on or anything like that?

CG: [laughs] Actually Leisha does. We brought along a karaoke machine with a mic this time and we were playing some pranks with it. We’ve been having fun.

QSL: Your new EP Black and Blue just came out, do you have a release date yet for your fulllength album Nocturnes?

CG: No, we don’t have a release date yet but it will be sometime later this year.

QSL: Tell me about Black and Blue. What’s the significance of the title? Do you have a favorite track on the album?

CG: Well we made the album really quickly; I think we did it in about two weeks. My favorite track is Philosophy. I’ve been through some difficult times recently, so I think of the title as black and blue, like a bruise. It has to do with getting beaten up in life and dealing with all of life’s changes.

QSL: Do you have a message or anything you

GLAAD Media Awards announced Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has released the winners of its annual GLAAD Media Awards at a ceremony in New York City on March 20.

Though the Salt Lake Tribune and two of its writers were nominated for several awards, they were not chosen as the final winners.

The Tribune’s Rosemary Winters was nominated for “Outstanding Newspaper Article” for her story, “Coming Out, Fitting In.” The award was given to Judy Peet of The Star-Ledger Newark, N.J. for her article, “Rutgers Student Tyler Clementi’s Suicide Spurs Action Across U.S.”

Peg Mcentee, also of the Tribune, was nominated for “Outstanding Newspaper Columnist.” The New York Times’ Frank Rich won the award.

And the Tribune itself was nominated for “Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage.” The Denver Post won that award.

Other winners included HBO’s True Blood for “Outstanding Drama Series,” NBC’s 30 Rock for “Outstanding Individual Episode in a series without a regular LGBT character,” the Oprah Winfrey Show for “Outstanding Talk Show Episode — “Ricky Martin Coming Out as a Gay Man and a New Dad.” Joe.My.God won as “Outstanding Blog”

want to say to your fans?

“Come Together” by The Beatles.

CG: Just to go buy the EP, it should be up on iTunes already. And look for Nocturnes later this year.

QSL: Do you have a favorite track on your new EP?

QSL: Leisha, this is your first time in Salt Lake City. Not many bands who come through Salt Lake seem as genuinely excited about playing for our city like you girls did. What did you think of the crowd?

Leisha Hailey: I thought they were great. They had great energy and we had a lot of fun playing.

QSL: Cam mentioned there were karaoke machine pranks in the van? What songs were you singing?

LH: I was singing a Dixie Chicks song. [I laugh] “When The Saints Go Marching In”? The prank ... there was someone sleeping in the van and we put the speakers really close to their head and turned it up really loud and we all started singing

LH: I think my favorite track would be “Philosophy”.

QSL: Do you have a message for your fans?

LH: Just to come see us on tour. We’re so happy to be out on the road and the fans are such a big part of the record.

In speaking and giggling with both of them, they both mentioned how pleasantly surprised they were with the turnout and the energy that Salt Lake City brought. They’ll be making more music in the future and promised me they’d be back in Utah.

I’d like to thank the LGBT women of Utah for making me proud to represent our fair city to the lovely girls of Uh Huh Her, and keep up the good support of women in the music industry. Q

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Best After Midnight  Off Trax  The Pie  Bayleaf Café  _______________________

Best South of the Border  Red Iguana  Rio Grande  Frida Bistro  Loco Lizard  _______________________

Best Contemporary Restaurant  Meditrina  Metropolitan  Franck’s  Bambara  _______________________

Best in Park City  Bandit’s Grill  Riverhorse  Wahso  _______________________

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hat morning when the telephone rang, all of my fears came true. I knew the question I had been avoiding for months was finally going to become tangible that day.

A small voice on the other end of the line asked me in broken English if I could take him to the hospital. Naturally I said yes; not because I had the sincere desire to help, but because I find it difficult to say no to people … even more so to my friends.

I hung up the phone without noticing and tossed it on the table, letting my body fall into the couch.

I have always hated hospitals. Since I can remember I’ve refused to go to one; whether it was because, as a child, I spent many days and nights in a cold room alone or because the ubiquitous white color and chemical odors nauseated me.

I picked my friend up from his house. I had a big smile planted on my face like the characters on those Japanese cartoons that seem to be happy all the time. The truth was I didn’t want to go at all. My hands were sweating and I could barely let go of the wheel. My legs were shaking, making it hard to drive, and I could barely swallow.

We hardly spoke during the 10-minute drive.

As we approached, I saw the imposing mass of the hospital. My heart raced as though I was running a marathon.

I saw a line of buses and decided to follow them to park. Wrong! I was in the line for the buses and other drivers started honking at me.

I felt lightheaded and momentarily confused.

My friend yelled, “Move to the other lane!” I did so in what seemed like slow motion. I searched for a parking spot and, after 15 minutes, finally found one.

A massive door was in front of me. People hurriedly exited through it, seemingly eager to get out. I walked in and a large pillar of light was illuminating the reception desk. Someone greeted me, but I didn’t care. I was walking without looking, as if I was hypnotized. The scents of disinfectant and pine cleaner mixed in my nose.

Doctors and nurses scurried about the halls.

White was everywhere. It was a fact: all my fears were back. People started to push me because I was walking slowly. Everyone in the building seemed like bees buzzing in a beehive – each in their own little world of worries and fears.

I was dragged into a little room and the atmosphere changed. The walls were green. A short hallway led to the nurse in charge of registering incoming patients. To my right I noticed people reading magazines. Others were staring into space, their eyes lost in the middle of nowhere. I swallowed and moved forward.

The nurse asked something of my friend. He

looked at me like a confused child. I translated her question, but I was mumbling as if this was my first time speaking English. The nurse noticed, she stood up and put her hand on my shoulder, saying, “Your friend is here to see the doctor, not you. Please, honey, relax.” I realized she was right and that I had nothing to fear. A feeling of comfort came over me, however I felt worried about my friend.

We sat in the small waiting room with the others for what seemed like an eternity. They finally called my friend’s name and he grabbed me by the arm, asking me to join him in the doctor’s office. A piano started to play; everyone turned to look at me. My feet seemed to be glued to the floor. The doctor, with a smile on his face and a stethoscope around his neck, greeted us.

Questions and answers were on the table.

The room, fully painted in white, had a small diploma on a wall that read, “University of New York.” On the right, a small bed, also dressed in white, was ready to receive patients. The doctor drew close to my friend and asked him to breathe. He listened through the stethoscope in several places on his chest and back. The doctor seemed to be in his 40s. A ring on his left hand hinted he was married. The scent of chemicals exuded from him.

A nurse came in with nine test tubes on a small silver tray. Needles were at the ready like bee stingers. My friend knew they needed to have nine samples of his blood. The nurse was waiting in silence in the corner of the room like a hopeless child – alone and not wanting to hurt anyone. The doctor then motioned with his head indicating for her to proceed.

The drawn blood gave color to the room as each test tube was filled. In and out of my friend’s arm the needles went, again and again.

Nine times. Something told me he was not enjoying it.

A Band-Aid was put on his arm just like nothing ever happened. The doctor smiled and said that everything seemed to be fine.

“Go to the pharmacy and wait for your new medications,” he said.

My friend stood up calmly and asked me to follow him down the white corridor.

The cavernous receptionist room waited for us as the piano continued to play. The pitter-patter of shoes running to and fro was the only noise breaking up the piano’s tinkling. White-robed people in their own little worlds waited for us once again.

The hard and long anguish seemed to go on for hours, but really was only about 40 minutes.

My friend seemed calm despite his illness. He was happy everything went all right. I, on the other hand, was wondering how I, being healthy, could be so worried about going to the hospital.

I walked through the halls, noticing people in wheelchairs and children trying to hold their parents’ hands. A man with a sad countenance in the corner made me feel blessed that I was healthy and I was not in the hospital for any personal cause.

I left the great building through the gigantic door, worrying that maybe, just maybe, I would have to come back soon. Q

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sa mañana cuando el teléfono sonó, todos mis temores se volvieron realidad. Sabia que la pregunta la cual había estado evitando por meses, finalmente se iba a tonar tangible esa mañana.

Una vocecita en el otro lado de la línea me pregunto si podía llevarlo al hospital.

Naturalmente dije que si, no por que tenia el sincero deseo de ayudar, sino por que encuentro difícil decir que no a las personas… mucho menos a mis amigos.

Colgué el teléfono sin siquiera notarlo y lo deje resbalar por la mesa, deje caer mi cuerpo en el sillón de la sala.

Siempre he odiado a los hospitales, desde que tengo uso de razón me he rehusado a ir a uno, tal vez por que cuando era niño tuve que pasar muchas noches y días en una fría habitación o solo por que el color blanco me causa nauseas.

Recogí a mi amigo de su casa. Tenia una sonrisa plantada en el rostro como la de esos personajes en las caricaturas Japonesas, lo cuales parecen sonreír todo el tiempo.

La verdad era que no quería ir por ninguna razón. Mis manos transpiraban y apenas podía soltar el timón del auto. Mis piernas temblaban lo que hacían el manejar complicado, y apenas podía tragar la poca saliva que tenia en la boca.

Apenas intercambiamos palabras en lo que duro el viaje. Mientras nos acercábamos a la imponente estructura del hospital, mi corazón golpeaba contra mi pecho como un maratonista.

Vi una línea de buses y decidí seguirlos para encontrar un lugar para estacionar el vehiculo.

Error ! Estaba en el carril para buses, los otros conductores empezar a tocar con ansiedad sus bocinas. Me sentí mareado y momentáneamente confundido. Mi amigo grito, “muévete al otro carril!”, así lo hice, lo que pareció pasar en cámara lenta. Busque y busque, finalmente luego de 15 minutos encontramos un lugar para estacionar.

Una inmensa puerta frente a mi, personas apresuradas salían como queriendo escapar de algo. Me apresure a entrar y una columna de luz iluminaba la recepción. Alguien me saludo, pero yo no preste atención. Caminaba, pero no prestaba atención, estaba como hipnotizado. El olor a desinfectante y olor a pino se mezclaban en mi nariz. Las personas comenzaron a empujarme puesto que yo caminaba muy lento. Todos en aquel edificio parecían como abejas en un panal, cada una de ellas en su propio mundo de miedos y preocupaciones.

Nos sentamos finalmente en el salón de espera, pensé que estaba esperando por una eternidad. Finalmente llamaron su nombre, me sujeto por el brazo y casi arrastrándome entramos a la oficina del doctor.

Preguntas y respuestas estaban sobre la mesa, la habitación pintada de blanco con un pequeño diploma en el que se leía “University of New York.” El doctor examino a mi amigo mientras yo permanecía en un rincón, mirando atentamente lo que sucedía.

Luego de unos minutos una enfermera ingreso a la habitación con nueve pequeños contenedores que llevarían la sangre que habrían de extraer. La enfermera aguardaba su turno como un niño, solo y frágil sin dañar a nadie.

La sangre daba un color rojo intenso a la habitación mientras que cada uno de los tubos se llenaba. Una y otra vez las agujas iban y venían …

Una Band-aid fue colocada en su brazo, como si nunca hubiera pasado nada, nos levantamos y note la calma en el rostro de mi amigo…

Camine por los pasillos y note personas en

sillas de ruedas y niños tratando de encontrar las manos de sus padres. Un hombre con aspecto triste y demacrado me hizo sentir cuan bendecido era yo por estar saludable….

Deje el lugar con el sentimiento de que tal vez … tal vez tendrían que regresar a ese lugar una vez mas.

Todo lo que viví fue en una sola ocasión, my querido amigo tiene que vivir con esto una vez al mes. El vivir con el VIH puede convertirse en una carga pesada, pero si como amigos nos apoyamos unos a otros, estas cargas suelen desaparecer. Siempre he evitado el tema del SIDA,

y cuando me sometí a la prueba para descartar una posible infección ya pueden imaginarse que toda esa experiencia se torno en una novela Mexicana.

Gracias a mi pareja y amigos todos mis temores fueron disperses sin embargo la idea de que algunos de mis amigos Vivian con el VIH empezaba a preocuparme. Luego de esta experiencia algo empezó a crecer en mi, las personas con VIH son tan iguales a mi, no tengo que preocuparme por lo absoluto, ellos no necesitan un trato distinto, los abrazos, besos y demás no representan ningún problema.

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Mars conjunct Uranus makes it way too easy to leap before you look –metaphorically and literally. The good news is that mistakes and missteps will show up immediately. Be very ready to make corrections and apologies.

SCORPIO (October 23–Nov 21) Moderation is the key to fitness.

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he road to The Trapp is fraught with danger and excitement.

To paraphrase Auntie Mame, “Life is a road trip, and most poor suckers are left standing at the rest area.” When you live in Cache Valley, it requires a “road trip” just to procure the necessities of life; Lee press-on nails, fuchsia nail polish, Aqua Net, and the four basic food groups of Twinkies (to preserve the aging body), Diet Mountain Dew (to help keep that girlish figure), M&M’s (to leave a trail home with) and chocolate pudding (just because).

In the days of my youth, it was no hassle to go out into the pasture and hitch the dinosaur up to the wagon and travel into town for a shopping spree. From personal experience, a brontosaurus would provide a much smoother journey, but a stegosaurus was a much flashier ride. So it was as true way back then as it is now, it really does come down to the age-old question of style verses substance. So you can imagine my quandary as gasoline prices steadily rise, it has become an immense challenge to fill the gas tank and keep Queer-Tanic, my 1975 Buick Electra land-yacht on the road.

Rather than succumb to the indignity of a smart car (seriously, I’ve measured and the beehive hair will not fit!), I have sincerely considered selling a kidney in order to continue traveling in the style to which I have become accustomed.

So, as I longingly pass the service station with my gas gauge reading near empty, I’m reminded of a gasoline-challenged road trip from the annals of history.

One cold wintry day, a gaggle of us Logan queens loaded into Queer-Tanic and headed for the City of Salt to attend a strip show at The Trapp. We were giddy as schoolgirls in anticipation of nearly naked men, thrusting and releasing their bulbous parts in our general direction. As we entered Sardine Canyon, the gas gauge was nearing empty, but Tim, who was riding shotgun, and I concluded that we probably had enough gas to reach Brigham City. Alas, shortly after cresting Sardine Summit, the engine sputtered then died a most desperate death. Suddenly, a Buick full of Queens loudly began shrieking about being stranded in the snowy mountains and being forced to eat each other (and not in the good way). I reassured everyone not to worry, as I had a gallon of gas in the trunk which I had purchased in order to remove the Aqua Net overspray from my bathroom counter. Helpful hint; queens with serious hair should never be smokers. With all those chemicals and lacquer, we tend to go up in flames easily.

At Tim’s urging, I shifted the transmission into neutral and we began to coast down the mountain. Queer-Tanic was fully loaded with a bunch of “gravity-enhanced” queens approached approximately 6,000 pounds. The forces of gravity

took charge and the legendary Buick began to gain speed. As we achieved what felt like warp factor nine, we prayed that we would have enough forward inertia to carry us all the way across the Mantua flats. We sped around the corner and entered Mantua at 85 mph. A squeamish sister in the back seat squealed, in a voice so high pitched that nearly only a bat could hear, that we would be arrested for speeding and taken to jail. Luckily, the ever vigilant speed trap cop must have been having a donut break, letting us pass unmolested, however disappointing a couple of us who secretly harbored some romantic fantasies of prison love.

By the time we traversed the flat lands, our forward momentum had been reduced to about 35 mph. Undauntedly, Tim reassured us that he thought we could coast all the way to the Walker Gas station in Brigham City, provided that the traffic light at the bottom of the canyon was green and we would not have to stop. Again, as the downward slope increased again, we gained more and more speed. One “Doubting Debbie” in the back seat cried that we would never be able to climb up over the gravel pit hill at the canyon’s base. Silly Queen! We cleared the top of the gravel pit hill at 40 mph.

As we raced to the traffic light at the bottom of the hill, we were all horrified as the light turned red and we were forced to stop. We screeched as we envisioned how it would ruin our heels not to mention nails as we all were ready to get out and push Queer-Tanic across the intersection.

However, Tim, acting like a general, started barking out commands. “Push the button to open the trunk as we come to a stop and stay in the car!”

He jumped out, sped to the rear of the car, got the gas can out, assembled the spout, removed the gas cap, poured in the contents of the gas can, replaced the gas cap, threw the can back in the trunk, slammed down the trunk lid, and dived back into the seat. We all held our breath as I turned the key, and then gave a great sigh of relief as Queer-Tanic’s engine roared to life. I put it in gear just as the light turned green and were able to reach the gas station to finish fueling — with nary a hair out of place. Blessed be Tim, protector of manicures and beehive hair.

Like always these events leave us with many important questions: 1. Should I consider renting Tim out to other queens?

2. Instead of selling a kidney, should I donate to a sperm bank?

3. Was selling sperm what mom meant when she said, “Waste not, want not?”

4. Because queens can burst into flames, is that where they get the term “Flaming Queen?”

These and other important questions to be answered in future chapters of The Perils of Petunia Pap-Smear. Q

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