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JUNE 23, 2011

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Move to undo Prop 8 strikedown fails Judge also rejects request that trial tapes be returned

by Rex Wockner

A legal attempt to “vacate” the federal court ruling that struck down California’s Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution in 2008 to re-ban same-sex marriage, failed June 14.

U.S. District Judge James Ware rejected arguments by Prop 8’s supporters that now-retired trial Judge Vaughn Walker, who is gay, should have recused himself from the case, or have been disqualified, because he is in a relationship.

Ware wrote: “The sole fact that a federal judge shares the same circumstances or personal characteristics with other members of the general public, and that the judge could be affected by the outcome of a proceeding in the same way that other members of the general public would be affected, is not a basis for either recusal or disqualification. ...

Further ... it is not reasonable to presume that a judge is incapable of making an impartial decision about the constitutionality of a law, solely because, as a Judge Vaughn Walker citizen, the judge could be affected by the proceedings.

Accordingly, the Motion to Vacate Judgment on the sole ground of Judge Walker’s same-sex relationship is DENIED.” Prop 8’s supporters contended that Walker had a personal stake in the case because if Prop 8 dies, Walker could then marry his partner. But Ware didn’t buy that.

“Requiring recusal because a court issued an injunction that could provide some speculative future benefit to the presiding judge solely on the basis of the fact that the judge belongs to the class against whom the unconstitutional law was directed would lead to a ... standard that required recusal of minority judges in most, if not all, civil rights cases,” he wrote. “Congress could not have intended such an unworkable recusal statute.”

Neither should Walker have been disqualified from hearing the case, Ware said.

“The single characteristic that Judge Walker shares with the Plaintiffs, albeit one that might not have been shared with the majority of Californians, gave him no greater interest in a proper decision on the merits than would exist for any other

judge or citizen,” Ware said, in reference to Walker’s same-sex relationship.

Beyond that, even if Walker wants to get married (which is not something he’s ever talked about publicly), that could be an urge that waxes and wanes over time, Ware said.

“Under such a standard, disqualification would be based on assumptions about the amorphous personal feelings of judges in regards to such intimate and shifting matters as future desire to undergo an abortion, to send a child to a particular university or to engage in family planning.

So too here, a test inquiring into the presiding judge’s desire to enter into the institution of marriage with a member of the same sex, now or in the future, would require reliance upon similarly elusive factors.” “(R)ecusal could turn on whether a judge ‘fervently’ intended to marry a same-sex partner versus merely ‘lukewarmly’ intended to marry, determination that could only be reached through undependable and invasive self-reports,” Ware said.

“The Court declines to adopt the principle that absence of disclosure (by Walker of any marriage desire) should warrant the mandatory inference that the presiding judge ‘fervently’ intends to marry and, thus, holds an interest in this case that is substantially affected by the outcome.”

In wrapping up his 21-page decision, Ware opined: “The presumption that Judge Walker, by virtue of being in a same-sex relationship, had a desire to be married that rendered him incapable of making an impartial decision, is as warrantless as the presumption that a female judge is incapable of being impartial in a case in which women seek legal relief.”

Gay groups cheered Ware’s ruling.

“We applaud the court for rejecting the pathetic attempts by Prop 8 backers to viciously malign Judge Walker,” said Equality California Interim Executive Director Jim Carroll. “Because proponents of the marriage ban have repeatedly failed to present even a shred of evidence to support the insidious discrimination that Prop 8 fosters, they tried and failed to hide behind groundless, shameful arguments to discredit Judge Walker — arguments that fail to hold up under even the slightest scrutiny.”

Lambda Legal staff attorney Peter Renn said: “The court decisively rejected an outrageous attack on the integrity of Judge Walker, not to mention judges in general.

The motion was a sideshow designed to deflect attention from the fact that the proponents had every chance to prove that

Prop 8 was constitutional, but could not do so. Prop 8 was declared unconstitutional because it is unconstitutional — not because the judge is gay.”

National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Kate Kendell opined, “This ruling will protect all judges from similarly desperate and unwarranted attacks from parties who lose their initial case and unfairly seek a second bite at the apple.”

The lead lawyer defending Prop 8, Charles Cooper, said he will appeal Ware’s decision.

“The ProtectMarriage.com legal team obviously disagrees with today’s ruling,” Cooper said. “Our legal team will appeal this decision and continue our tireless efforts to defend the will of the people of California to preserve marriage as the union of a man and a woman.”

Meanwhile, in a separate ruling June 14, Ware rejected a request from Prop 8 supporters that all parties to the case return to the court their copies of the video recording of the Prop 8 trial.

That request stemmed from Walker’s having shown snippets of the recording in public speeches about cameras in the courtroom.

After Prop 8 supporters objected to the showings, Walker gave his copy of the seemingly legally “sealed” recording back to the court. In his ruling, Ware declined to address whether Walker had done anything wrong in using the tapes, and he said he plans to give the recordings back to Walker if no objections are filed.

The gay side’s lawyers and several media outlets want the whole trial recording released to the public. Ware said he will hold a hearing on that request Aug. 29.

Walker’s ruling that struck down Prop 8 as unconstitutional is on appeal to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The appeal has been delayed because the 9th Circuit is unsure whether the people who filed the appeal — the folks who had put Prop 8 on the ballot in 2008 — have a legal right to step into the shoes of the state government and defend a piece of the state constitution that has been found in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

All of the actual defendants in the case — the governor, the attorney general, the county clerks of Alameda and Los Angeles counties, and the state Health Department — have refused to defend Prop 8.

Because of its uncertainty, the 9th Circuit has asked the California Supreme Court for its thoughts on whether the Prop 8 proponents have legal standing to appeal.

The California Supreme Court has agreed to answer that question, but has not yet done so.

Should the Prop 8 proponents be found not to have any legal standing to have appealed Walker’s ruling, the ruling will take effect and same-sex couples will again be able to marry in California.

The standing issue should be resolved late this year or early next year.

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Quips & Quotes ❝❝

If a player in the locker room came out, it would come and go quickly, too. I really don’t think it’s a big issue anymore. I think it would be surprisingly accepted, and a shorter shelf life than maybe we would imagine. I think the time has come when it should happen soon. I think it will be something that won’t take on this life of its own. It won’t be the O. J. trial.”

—Phoenix Suns player Steve Nash

❝ ❝I don’t think this debate reflects the character of Iowans, the culture of Iowa. Iowa is culturally a state that is very welcoming, that celebrates its people, is very protective of its people.”

—Iowa Republican State Senator Jeff Angelo told The Des Moines Register. He is starting a group of conservatives for gay marriage in Iowa

❝ ❝Although this is not the time or the way that I wanted to come out, I feel actually very lucky, thanks to all the support that I’ve received from those people who are closest to me. ... I’m proud of the man my mother has raised, and I make no apologies for who I am. There may be those who want to paint those in political terms. They’ll say that this is a political liability to me. To me it’s actually a gift form God.” —Democratic Georgia State Representative Rashad Taylor came out as gay

❝ ❝President Obama has improved the lives of LGBT Americans more than any President in history. In 2008 we were promised change and profound change is what we got.

More remains to be done and ensuring that President Obama is able to continue the forward momentum toward equality for another term is an absolute priority of the Human Rights Campaign.”

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JUNE 23, 2011

Tennessee sued over anti-gay law

by Rex Wockner

Gays, LGBT groups and elected officials sued Tennessee in state court June 13 over a new law that prohibits cities, counties and school districts from having laws or policies that protect LGBT people from discrimination.

The law says, “No local government shall by ordinance, resolution, or any other means impose on or make applicable to any person an anti-discrimination practice, standard, definition, or provision that shall deviate from, modify, supplement, add to, change, or vary in any manner from” state law.

The statute targeted a Nashville law that prohibited metropolitan government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity through their employment practices.

The lawsuit says, “HB600 embodies an animus toward gay and transgender people so strong that the Tennessee legislature was willing to repeal policies protecting students against bullying and harassment and to make other groups suffer as well, merely to prevent gay and transgender citizens from obtaining needed protections.”

Lead attorney Abby Rubenfeld said: “They passed a law based on disapproval of gay and transgender people, which the Tennessee and U.S. constitutions do not permit. Fifteen years ago, in fact — in a case

Dept. of Education reinforces GSAs

by Seth Bracken

The Department of Education issued on June 14 a “dear colleague” letter to school districts around the country reinforcing students’ legal right under the federal Equal Access Act to form gay-straight alliances. Under the Equal Access Act, schools are required to treat extracurricular clubs equally. Increasingly, school districts across the country have been refusing to allow students to form GSAs. In recent months, the American Civil Liberties Union has contacted school districts in New Mexico, Texas and Utah on behalf of students attempting to form GSAs in their schools and had originally met with resistance from school officials.

Both districts were ultimately directed by their school boards to allow the GSAs to form. Federal courts have repeatedly ruled in favor of GSAs where schools tried to block their formation, upholding students’ right to form the groups in states like Utah, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia and Florida.

GSAs are student-run extracurricular clubs that bring together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and straight students to support each other and promote

quite similar to this one — the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ‘if the constitutional conception of “equal protection of the laws” means anything, it must at the very least mean that a bare ... desire to harm a politically unpopular group cannot constitute a legitimate governmental interest.’”

In that ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s Amendment 2, which barred any laws anywhere in the state that protected gay people from discrimination.

Plaintiffs in the Tennessee lawsuit include Nashville Metro Councilmembers Erik Cole, Erica Gilmore and Mike Jameson; high-school student Shirit Pankowsky (founder of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School’s Gay/Straight Alliance); Marisa Richmond, president of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition; Wesley Roberts, a teacher and GSA co-sponsor at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School; the Tennessee Equality Project; and the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition.

“The state legislation was disguised as an effort to ensure consistent business regulations across Tennessee counties,” said Jameson. “But that was a Trojan-horse pretext for getting this passed. Every county has unique zoning regulations, unique employment regulations, and so forth.

Why is it only now, and only on the issue of discrimination, that we suddenly need uniformity?”

The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Morrison & Foerster also are representing plaintiffs in the case. acceptance and are common in public school districts throughout the nation. Their goal is to provide a safe, supportive environment for LGBT students to educate the school community about homophobia, gender identity and sexual-orientation issues.

“Today’s guidance from the Department of Education is a welcome and much-needed reminder to our nation’s school districts that all students have the right to be free from exclusion. Anti-gay discrimination, including harassment, hurts all students.

Those attempting to create a safe haven where all students — LGBT and otherwise — can come together to discuss acceptance and provide each other with mutual support should not be stymied by their schools,” said Laura W. Murphy, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office.

“Gay-straight alliances can play a crucial role in improving students’ lives. Just as with other extra-curricular groups and clubs, students have a federal legal right to form GSAs. Our public schools should be promoting fairness and acceptance, not discrimination.”

Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese added, “The message is: schools must support LGBT students. They must allow LGBT students and allies to create support networks because, like all students, LGBT students have value. That message — spoken or unspoken — is a life-saver.”

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JUNE 23, 2011

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And then there were none

By Seth Bracken

G

reeting strangers with a hug and radiant smile, former Rep. Jackie Biskupski sipped a Mountain Dew on the rocks in a local coffee shop while her phone nearly vibrated off the table from texts, emails and calls. Supporters from her own Democratic Party and across the aisle are offering support to the first, and last, openly gay lawmaker in the Utah Legislature, who recently stepped down.

“I’m getting calls and texts from everyone, but overwhelmingly from my Republican colleagues,” Biskupski said as she split her ham and cheese croissant, sprinkled a large helping of pepper, took a bite and offered to share half.

But it hasn’t always been so simple to find support from the Republican side of the political spectrum, and in her first race for state office in 1998, Biskupski faced harsh and personal criticism.

“It was like something out of the KKK,” she recalled.

Eagle Forum President Gayle Ruzicka and her supporters started a front group to send out fliers to Biskupski’s supporters and financial backers, she said.

“I was at my dad’s house when he got his.

It was from some group called ‘Supporting Utah Families,’ or something crazy like that,” Biskupski said. “The letter said that if he continued to support a gay candidate they would find his employer and tell them he was supporting a homosexual. I was horrified.”

The tactic backfired and then she used the opportunity to talk about her support of all families, not just the so-called traditional, nuclear family.

“It didn’t end there though,” Biskupski said. “A Mormon bishop made postcards and passed them out telling people to vote for the moral candidate. Then in a Stake, the Sunday before election day, across the pulpits people were told to vote for the socalled moral candidate. Everyone knew what was meant by that and it was to not vote for me.”

Even through such scare tactics, Biskupski went on to sweep the election with nearly two-thirds of the vote, beating Bryan Irving, who later pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forgery in a moneylaundering case.

“There was some talk about not seating me because I was gay and therefore I had to be doing something illegal,” Biskupski said.

When the session started she was seated, but there were members of the House that wouldn’t shake hands or look her in the eye, Biskupski said.

“We won the election and we won big,” Biskupski said. “It changed everything.

The very idea that an openly gay person could walk in and take the seat changed everything in grassroots politics in Utah.

And some people didn’t like the change.”

The Minnesota native had been involved in a few campaigns before and even ran for Salt Lake City Council in 1997. She lost by 43 votes.

“I didn’t get involved in politics until the GSA fight was happening in the early 1990s,” she said. “I was sitting on my couch watching everything on the news and hearing all the atrocious things adults were saying about gay people. What they were saying about me. I knew I had to get involved. I got off the couch and I haven’t ever been back.”

Along with social justice issues, Biskupski has been involved with campaign finance legislation and worked successfully to form coalitions with members of the Republican Party, even Ruzicka.

“I learned very quickly that building coalitions was going to be important and I think that’s where I excelled. I worked behind the scenes, especially after I got on the rules committee, to kill bad legislation,” she said.

Working as a Democrat in Utah brings a lot of small victories, and a lot of heartache, Biskupski said. Not being able to overturn a bill that forbids gay couples from adopting in Utah was one of her biggest regrets.

“I tried to help them see what damage they were doing, not just to the gay community, but to the community at large,” she said. “I think that’s the only way to get through to them.”

Following Biskupski’s lead, two other openly gay state representatives, Christine Johnson and Scott McCoy, who both later resigned, were elected to the body.

The climate began to shift and while there’s still work to be done, the environment is not nearly as difficult, Biskupski said. She thinks that the anti-gay adoption bill will be repealed and eventually a statewide non-discrimination act will be passed.

“If a new legislator walks into the office with respect for the office and for the members of the house, he or she will be treated

very fairly,” she said. “We have come so far in the past decade.”

After being reelected for seven terms, Biskupski knew she was giving up the House and moving on.

“I wanted to take a break because I was considering a run for Salt Lake City mayor and I knew I would need a chance to recharge,” she said.

Despite her love for politics and being involved, adopting a son and trying to adopt another child changed her plans. After needing to sell her home quickly, she found a kid-friendly home that the single mother could afford, but it wasn’t in her district.

“When I made the decision to move out of my district, the only thought I had was what would be best for my family, nothing else mattered to me,” Biskupski said. “When I walked into the home I just knew it was the one for me and my family. I went forward with it and ended up having to resign.”

County delegates will select the replacement in July and currently there are three candidates registered for the race, Brian Doughty, who is openly gay, Nikki Boyer, a lesbian, and Dimitrios Moumoulidis.

“I think that having an openly gay representative on the hill is important and he or she can offer a perspective that is extremely important and I am happy to hear there are openly gay candidates for my former seat,” Biskupski said. “However, I don’t think that should be the defining characteristic and I don’t just want a gay representative. I want a good gay representative, and I want a candidate for District 30 that has all the important issues in mind.”

Biskupski has tried to define her legacy in politics with cooperation and a levelheaded approach to solving complicated problems. Compromise and discussion have always been considered, and through mutual respect, the lawmaker became one of the most well-respected members of the legislature.

“I think if you leave yourself open to the challenges that life brings you and just follow the paths that are open, life will really unfold for you,” Biskupski said. “Whether you’re afraid to come out because of family or work pressure, or if you’re open about your sexuality, there are ways for everyone to be involved.” Q

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JUNE 23, 2011

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Candidates for House seat support pro-queer legislation With the resignation of the first and last openly gay legislator in Utah, Jackie Biskupski, the House District 30 seat is up for grabs. The Democratic Party delegates will select a replacement on July 16, and the filing deadline for the race is June 27. As of press time, there are three candidates in the race: Nikki Boyer, Brian Doughty and Dimitrios Moumoulidis.

Nikki Boyer

Since she was 18 years old, Nikki Boyer has been an ardent supporter of Democrats and the Democratic Party ideals. She has been involved in numerous campaigns, she was the chair of the Stonewall caucus for three terms and she is the board president of the Utah Pride Center.

Boyer said she is extremely passionate about her party ideals, but until recently, she never wanted to run for office.

“I had never seriously considered it,” Boyer said. “But I think we need to keep a woman in the seat and I think we need to have someone who is LGBT in the seat. And I fit the bill for both.”

Boyer said after she heard about the opening and heard which candidates were running, she thought about her own candidacy.

“I thought about it for about five days and I finally decided to enter the race,” Boyer said.

- The Idaho native has fought for queerfriendly candidates and pushed for more -inclusive legislation. However, she is a lot rmore than just a queer-activist.

- “I love my neighborhood and I would abtsolutely represent all the interests of all my constituents,” Boyer said. “One of the biggest changes I would like to see would be ,to make a more fair redistricting process tfor the future.”

She also cited environmental causes and educational funding and reform as some other issues she would like to champion.

“I have a passion and experience that will help me push for some real change on the hill,” Boyer said. “I think I would make a most eexcellent representative for my district.”

Boyer said her experience as a citizen lobbyist and her extensive involvement ewith the Democratic Party will help her -hit the ground running and start working immediately.

“I am passionate about what I do and I am very passionate about the many y causes,” Boyer said. “I think we can really eeffect some major change and I think it’s necessary.”

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Brian Doughty The Texas native is no stranger to Utah politics and has been involved in LGBT causes as well as community and clean-air issues. He served on the board of Equality Utah, he is the chair elect of the East Side Community Council and he served on the Salt Lake City Transit Advisory Board.

The private business owner has come to love Utah for its excellent standard of living along with the terrific outdoor activities.

“I live with my partner, Rian, and we’ve been together for about two and a half years now,” Doughty said. “We’ve got two dogs, two cats and we’re just like any other Utah family. We have challenges, but we live in Utah for a reason.”

Doughty said he would be a strong advocate, not just for the LGBT constituency, but also for all the variety of liberal and progressive issues that are important to the members of his district. Drawing on his experience owning a private business that sells construction equipment, Doughty said he has the ability to understand good policy that can help grow the economy.

“Having been in sales virtually my whole adult life, I know how to work around objections and I know I can work well in the legislature,” Doughty said.

And while he said he would support proLGBT legislation and be a strong advocate, there’s more to his political platform than just him being openly gay, he said.

“I think it’s important to have an openly gay representative on the hill,” Doughty said.

“We can offer a unique perspective that, I think, is important. But there is so much more to my campaign than that. I wouldn’t just represent gay constituents, but all the important issues from my district.”

Along with LGBT issues, environmental concerns and community concerns, Doughty said he would try to help bring about change to liquor laws and ensure funding for state liquor stores.

“I think it’s all a little bit ridiculous and I would love to help bring a sense of fresh air and experience, both as a business owner and someone who drinks alcohol,” Doughty said.

Doughty, a former candidate for Salt Lake City Council, said his background and his ability to work with the opposition make him a desirable candidate.

“I will bring a strong voice to represent District 30,” Doughty said. “I can collaborate well with people from all different backgrounds.”

Dimitrios Moumoulidis Fr o m p r o t e c t i n g against attacks on Medicaid to helping draft legislation for compassionate immigration legislation, Dimitrios Moumoulidis has found his life calling in political activism. The former software entrepreneur has dedicated his life to working for liberal and progressive causes and he played a key role working with Sen. Luz Robles in drafting immigration legislation last session.

“Generally, I am very liberal and very progressive with social issues,” Moumoulidis said.

While he does not identify as queer, Moumoulidis said he is an ardent supporter of pro-LGBT legislation.

“I would absolutely support a statewide non-discrimination act and other pro-gay rights legislative policies,” Moumoulidis said. “I am not gay, but I do listen to the concerns of others and I know that it is an issue of human rights and equality for all.”

The Los Angeles native said his connections and experience working with different groups with the Utah Legislature would be one of his biggest advantages.

“I could start working hard from day one,” Moumoulidis said. “No one knows right now what’s going to happen with the

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redistricting and I can make use of the time this seat will have left.”

The self-described liberal said he does lean slightly more conservative when it comes to fiscal issues, but he is confident that it’s possible to fund all different projects, such as education and social projects.

“I would represent all of the constituents in District 30,” Moumoulidis said. “I am not out to take any victories or positions away from the LGBT community. I think we all need to remember that we’re on the same side.”

Moumoulidis worked with Sen. Scott McCoy, who is gay, and helped on his campaign. Moumoulidis also said he has volunteered for Equality Utah and he is familiar with the concerns of the queer community.

“I am very open to discussions and I am there to work with all of the people I represent,” Moumoulidis said. “I do understand the need and desire to have an openly gay representative. But I don’t think that a onedimensional candidate should be ushered in just for the sake of having that quota filled.”

Moumoulidis said he was not referring to any candidate in specific, only addressing the concern of having a specific number of people to fill positions for minorities.

“I really can offer a wide range of experience on and off the hill,” Moumoulidis said.

“My ability to help build coalitions and work with other legislators is also a huge benefit I can offer for District 30.” Q

JOB TITLE:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – Ogden OUTreach Resource Center FUNCTION:

The Executive Director will serve under the authority of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director will be responsible for organizing, directing and supervising the complete operation of OUTreach Resource Center (ORC). The Executive Director will maintain a professional relationship with clientele, staff and other community agencies and organizations and foster partnerships with the capacity to support LGBTQ causes.

The Executive Director will champion the rights of the LGBTQ community in Northern Utah. The Executive Director will take an entrepreneurial approach to setting strategies and organizing operations to maximize fundraising opportunities. The Executive Director is the CEO of OUTreach Resource Center (ORC) and serves as the visionary and strategic leader for the agency. The Executive Director is responsible for the supervision of all staff and volunteers. See website for job details: www.ogdenoutreach.org.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in social work, marketing, public relations, education, communication, human relations, social services and/or business required. Preference will be given to individuals with a master’s degree.

Three to five years experience in personnel management and/or administration. Preference will be given to individuals with experience in the non-profit area. Demonstrated abilities in fund raising, grant writing and public relations. Demonstrated abilities in leadership, motivation, communication, organization, written and verbal skills and dispute resolution. Demonstrated experience in project management.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for at least three (3) references in person or via email. Applications should be addressed to: Barry Gomberg, President, Board of Directors, OUTreach Resource Center (ORC), 705 23rd Street, Ogden, Utah 84401. Phone: 801-686-GLBT. Email: bgomberg@weber.edu.

Application due date: Friday, June 3, 2011. Website: www.ogdenoutreach.org

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Utah Democratic party leadership race heats up Being a Democrat in Utah may seem like a lost cause, but with a growing population of liberals and minorities in Salt Lake, the party has been making grounds in this red state. The party is run by a group of elected officials that are chosen by delegates at an event on July 16. This year’s candidates include queer-rights activists and supporters. Here’s a list of the candidates and some of the issues that inspired them to run for office.

Party Chair Robert Comstock

mocracy. Therefore, it is blatantly unconstitutional that a particular religious definition of human relationships, including marriage, should have any place in determining legislation in these matters.

Such legislation is a violation of the First Amendment. Unalienable human rights are guaranteed to all U.S. citizens, regardless of sexual orientation.

Jim Dabakis Why did you decide to run for state office?

W h e n I f i rst thought about running for the Democratic Party’s State Chair position I didn’t think it was something I really was in a position to do, but the more I thought about it the more I realized it was exactly what I needed to do. The Republicans in this state have become so extreme that they have stopped representing even a politically moderate state like Utah. I feel that we have a great opportunity to speak to Democrats, Independents and moderate Republicans in Utah who have felt like the Republican Party has stopped representing them. They are ashamed that our state has become a laughing stock with bills that waste time and taxpayer money like the feral cat bill and the state gun bill coming just days after the horrible shooting in Arizona, and the closing of profitable liquor stores to more serious issues like the attempt to make our government more secretive and closed with HB477, the anti-GRAMA legislation.

Why did you decide to run for state office?

For 35 years I have been involved in responding to the members of our community that are disempowered, primarily the homeless and minors in the juvenile corrections system. As a result of this involvement I began to see that many of the best solutions for these people required political action, in addition to advocacy and activism. For 20 years, I have watched the Democratic Party fall short of what I believe we can potentially achieve, notwithstanding the hard work and good intentions of so many. We must grow in sheer numbers if we are to become truly the party “of the People” and we can do this in two ways: Communicate clearly to all potential members that we truly believe that people are more important in our party than money and commit to the principle that we must stop compromising our core What issue(s) is the most important that you would like to help change? values as Democrats.

This isn’t to denigrate those who have What issue(s) is the most important that worked before me, but now is a time to take you would like to help change? what we have learned in the past and let it Here are my five objectives for evolution- help us move forward in the future. Interary change within the process of our party: nally, I am dedicated to the idea of growDecision-making, authority must return to ing our “tent.” We are obviously a minority the party delegates. Party leadership (the party in this State and the only way we are executive committee) will be facilitators going to grow is by reaching out to groups for the delegates, and not gatekeepers of that haven’t, in recent history, aligned party power. All candidates will be wel- themselves with the Democratic Party. Alcome to run for office and receive equal though, it should be said that it isn’t that treatment from party leadership. Our we need to change our message or our benumber one strategy for fundraising will liefs, it is that we need to better commube raising new Democrats. And finally, re- nicate our ideals to others throughout the turn to our Democratic Party core values. State, and find what solutions our party How do you feel about supporting pro- has to their concerns. We feel strongly that it is our Party that is better, among many LGBT legislation in Utah?

Our nation was founded as a secular de- things, for our economy, creating jobs, the

environment, and seeking a fair and equitable Utah for all of its citizens. These are issues that do resonate with the majority of Utahns and so we need to figure out how to communicate that better so that they understand that Democrats can be a solution to their problems.

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organized all over the state. The point in leadership is to bring these factions together. I have always had diverse interests and a diverse group of friends so I feel that I would excel in this role.

How do you feel about supporting proLGBT legislation in Utah?

How do you feel about supporting pro- I will encourage candidates for office to LGBT legislation in Utah? support pro-LGBT legislation as it is a corOur legislators have collectively shown nerstone of a civilized society. Civil rights that the Democratic Party is the party do not belong to any one gender or any that truly represents the interests of the pre-determined construct of identity or LGBT community. They have heralded partnership. No one should be able to tell bills ranging from the anti-discrimination another what their vision of the pursuit of ordinances to adoption laws to anti-bul- happiness should look like. lying legislation. Obviously, I support the legislators who have pushed those bills, as I would the legislators in their efforts Why did you deto push other bills of import to the Democide to run for cratic Party such as jobs bills, public edustate office? cation bills, etc. ... As the State Party Chair, After being inhowever, it isn’t in my job to be pushing my volved in Utah personal agenda or my own philosophies. I politics for many am there to support the Democratic brand years in a number and getting more Democrats elected to all of different roles offices across the State. Then, if I do my job I have decided of getting more Democrats elected then a to run for party more equitable and fair Utah will follow, office to elect more Democrats. I believe naturally.

I can use my experience and knowledge to recruit great candidates and surround them with a support mechanism needed to win. The State Party Chair will need a Vice Chair who can support him by taking an active role in the three most important Why did you de- things a State Party can do, raise money, cide to run for recruit candidates and win elections. I am running to do just that. state office?

I decided to run What issue(s) is the most important that for Vice-Chair you would like to help change? after looking at The Utah Legislature has lost touch with the field of can- the views of the people they represent. The didates and real- hard working men and women of Utah izing there was need representatives who understand our no one running needs. that I wanted to vote for. I think a friend of mine put it best when he said, “I had the How do you feel about supporting proterrifying revelation that I might be my LGBT legislation in Utah? own best hope to save my future.” Further- As Democrats it is our moral obligation to more, I believe that one of the best ways to stand firmly against bigotry and bias whernurture the values of true community and ever it exists. a civilized democracy is to help create an environment that empowers those around me to get involved in their communities.

This race is not about me or who I am, it is about helping those around me realize that their participation is vital to the process of bringing about real change in our state and in our country.

Why did you decide to run for What issue(s) is the most important that state office? you would like to help change?

I believe that the The most important thing I would like to Utah Democratic change about the party is that I would like Party is in a unique it to be an inviting, diverse and confident position, and my group of people. I often feel as if we’re on experience with the defense to attacks instead from withgrass-roots comin and from without instead of standing strong for our values. We should be spend- munication and engagement will help to ing our time building alliances with all propel the party into a better position for of the incredible groups that are already the 2012 elections and beyond. President

Jim Judd

Vice Chair

Deb Henry

Secretary

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nObama succeeded by mobilizing a tremen-dous group of people long thought to be disenfranchised, we need to recapture that energy and engage more voters in the party and the process.

What issue(s) is the most important that you would like to help change?

Utah needs to be a state that recognizes -equality and values diversity in its citizensry. Civil rights and equality for all are the ymost important issues facing this nation today. By the same token, the party needs to respect diversity and give equal weight fto the voice of all of the various elements that comprise this party. It’s not a question of top-down or bottom-up leadership, it’s a question of engaging everyone and respecting everyone’s values, thoughts and -ideas equally. r How do you feel about supporting proLGBT legislation in Utah?

Quite simply, without equality freedom is impossible. I support any and all legislay tion to promote or create equality for all, in our communities, state and nation including the LGBTQ community.

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Paul Pugmire

Why did you decide to run for state office? g I am running bet cause I am committed to Demom cratic values and to electing t Democrats. I have worked to elect a Democratic congressman, then worked in his congressional office; I was assistant to the Democratic h leader of a state legislature; I worked for r a Democratic governor; I served on a city council; I was the Democratic nominee for Salt Lake County Council; I have worked on dozens of Democratic campaigns and served in numerous positions in the Dem-ocratic party. I hope next to focus on ad-

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vancing the Democratic Party in Utah and the Chair of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party and Treasurer of the Utah on electing Democrats.

Democratic Party and currently serve as What issue(s) is the most important that the Chair for the Uintah County Demoyou would like to help change? cratic Party. I decided to get involved at In the role of party secretary, I will bring the State Party level again because I feel about more timely and complete commuthat the party outside of Salt Lake County nication within our own party structure. I is being seriously neglected. As a former will see that county parties, caucuses, delChair of the Salt Lake County party, I can egates and other interested support groups say that they are self-sufficient and don’t are kept informed of what is happening at need the help of the State Party. The other the state party, and will offer myself as a county parties, however, do need the help conduit back to the executive committee of the State Party and we must have a true so its members know what it happening statewide, cohesive party. I have the expewith the support groups. As a party leader rience of working in the rural and urban generally, I will help refine and focus the parts of Utah and know what it takes to get message of our Democratic values and see this done. that all candidates have the tools they need What issue(s) is the most important that to run successfully on these values. you would like to help change?

How do you feel about supporting proI truly believe that Democrats can win in LGBT legislation in Utah? every part of the state. But in order to do When I was the Democratic nominee for so, we must start earlier, be smarter, and be Salt Lake County Council in 2008, runstrategic. We need to start recruiting canning in the west side District 2, I spoke didates now and those candidates need to frequently of my support for domestic start running now. With all of the technolpartner benefits for county employees, ogy available to us, our candidates must be the LGBT issue of the time. For this, and more strategic in their campaigning. Gone for my commitment to social justice, civil are the days of just running a blanket camrights and equality, I was honored to be endorsed by Equality Utah. As President of the South Jordan Chamber of Commerce I was successful in achieving Board of Directors passage of a resolution supporting an anti-discrimination ordinance in South Whole Foods locations around the valley Jordan. I will continue to support these and and in Park City raised more than $11,000 other efforts for civil rights, social justice for the Utah Pride Center in a 5 percent and equality in Utah. fundraising day on June 7. All four Utah

Whole Foods donates 11K to Utah Pride Center

Megan Ribson Why did you decide to run for state office?

I have been involved with the Utah Democratic Party for 11 years now. I have previously served as

locations donated 5 percent of their sales to the Center and raised more funds than anticipated.

“We’re so proud to be a partner,” said Corinne Piazza, a marketing specialist for the Whole Foods Trolley Square location.

“We really have to thank all of our loyal customers for making it such a success.

We couldn’t have done it without them.”

Each quarter, Whole Foods locations select a local non-profit and donate 5 percent of the total sales to the organization.

On June 7, a day dubbed, ‘Shop with Pride,’

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paign for the entire district. We must specifically target voters with messages that work. I have the experience to help candidates and county parties be successful.

How do you feel about supporting proLGBT legislation in Utah?

As a straight ally, I have been active in LGBT politics for a very long time. I was active in the fight against Amendment 3 beginning during the 2004 legislative session (when it was still known as HJR 25) and beyond. I have served as a Political Co-Chair for the Human Rights Campaign Committee of Utah and on the board of the Utah Stonewall Democrats. I believe Utah needs a statewide anti-discrimination law that protects people based upon both sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Despite Utah’s conservative nature, I am unabashedly supportive of the freedom to marry. I also pledge to actively recruit openly LGBT candidates and proLGBT allies to run for office.

Rob Miller and John Rendell are running for the post of treasurer, but did not reply to our request for an interview prior to our press date.

Elections will be held July 16. Q

all four Utah locations selected the same day and same non-profit to support. This helped bring in even more funds than normal and beat the anticipated goal of $10,000, Piazza said.

Whole Foods also participated in the Pride Festival and Parade. Their float was titled ‘Eat a Rainbow for Your Health.’

“The fundraiser was an enormous success and we are so happy and proud to have played a part in raising money for the Pride Center,” Piazza said.

Whole Foods Market is a nationwide grocery store chain 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.

Landis Salon is proud to honor Brooklyn Lunak for making her guests beautiful for over 5 years.

Brooklyn started her career as a New Artist with Landis and through hard work has become a master stylist. Brooklyn loves blondes. Come see Brooklyn today! She Rocks!

Thank you Brooklyn!

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Rainbow flag nearing Salt Lake Qmmunity While the rainbow flag makes its way across the nation, from California to the U.S. capital, it will make a prolonged stop in Salt Lake City before continuing on across the state. The flag is not marching alone.

Richard Noble, an LGBT-rights activist, has been carrying it for hundreds of miles from California through Nevada.

“We’re going to take it across the country and raise awareness about marriage equality and modernizing the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” Noble said.

Since planning activities and rallies is difficult, Noble said he will be entering the state at the end of June and staying for two to three weeks. While here, he said he hopes to meet with the Salt Lake City mayor and city council. He’s also planning on taking a detour and marching the flag around the perimeter of the city.

“I want everyone to join me as I walk around the city,” Noble said. “We’re going to march to raise awareness and let everyone know that the time for equality is now.”

Noble is also planning a community event at the Utah Pride Center where a representative of Salt Lake City will read a declaration and a community discussion will take place. After the discussion, the march around the city will be started and everyone; gay, straight, transgender and

bisexual, are encouraged to attend, Noble said. The march will be approximately 24 miles long and will take two days to complete. The dates and times for this meeting are still undetermined, but all details will be posted on QSaltLake.com.

Despite opposition in his everyday walks and from city governments, there is progress being made, Noble said. Having recently spent extended time in Ely, Nev., Noble was able to work with the mayor.

Noble said he was able to discuss anti-bullying legislation, hate crimes legislation and even civil unions and marriage.

Noble has also had success with city governments in West Hollywood and Sacramento. He’s met with other city officials along his walk and he hopes to make more progress with small towns across the nation.

“I’m reaching out to small town America. Leave no small town behind,” Noble said on his blog, walk.usfreedomring.com.

Along with the marches and discussion groups, Noble is also asking for donations and supporters. Everyone is invited to help him march across the state. He is seeking volunteers for the logistics of the march and to help him with supplies along the way. For a full list of items Noble needs to continue his march and to find out more information go to walk.usfreedomring.com. Q

Pride Parade winners awarded

The 2011 Utah Pride Festival was the largest on record attracting nearly 28,000 people to Salt Lake City for the festival, according to the Utah Pride Center. With exactly 100 entries, the Pride Parade nearly reached the 127 entries of last year’s Days of ’47 Parade.

“Rounding the corner to the long stretch of the parade route was so overwhelming,” said Valerie Larabee, executive director for the Utah Pride Center, in a press release. “I will never forget the way I felt seeing our city streets flooded with throngs of LGBTQ and allied people beaming with support and pride.”

Top honors for the Utah Pride Parade en-

tries went to The Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps, the Salt Lake Men’s Choir, SLUG Magazine and Club Try-Angles. Other notable winners were the Utah Gay Fathers Association and MediaOne Utah.

“We applaud all participants for their courage and creativity, and congratulate this year’s winners,” said Logan Brueck, the parade director, in a press release. “I am so proud of all the groups for their dedica-

Nonprofit / Organization Float:

Best Overall:

1. The Salt Lake Men’s Choir 2. University of Utah LGBT Resource Center 3. Path

Twirling Corps of SLC

Marching / Walking: 1. The Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps of SLC 2. Queer Utah Aquatic Club 3. Salt Lake Acting Company

The Sacred Light of Christ Church is taking a biblical approach in this free class to show that it is possible to be gay and Christian. Finding all the evidence in the Bible to support an LGBT-affirming religion is not always a common approach, but this class, which is open to the public, will do just that. While all are encouraged to attend, the church asks that guests RSVP beforehand so materials can be prepared. Go to SLCChurch. org for more information.

WHEN: June 26, 6:30-8 p.m.

WHERE: Sacred Light of Christ Church, 823 S. 600 East INFO: SLCChurch.org

Booze & Burlesque Join the Utah AIDS Foundation for a night of debauchery and excitement. With special guests, the VooDoo Darlings and live comedy by Cody Eden. There is a $25 cover and a full cash bar with proceeds going to the UAF. A full dinner menu is available and tables can be reserved.

WHEN: June 25, 6 p.m.

WHERE: The Devil’s Daughter Bar & Grill, 533 S. 533 West COST: $25 INFO: UtahAIDS.org

Gay Day at Seven Peaks

PARADE AWARDS The Righteously Outrageous

Homosexuality and the Bible Class

Corporate Float: 1. SLUG Magazine 2. Urban Utah Homes & Estates 3. American Express

Bar Float: 1. Club Try-Angles 2. Squatters Pubs & Beers 3. Metro Bar

Vehicle: 1. MediaOne Utah 2. Park City Television 3. The Gay Hot Spot

New Entry Award: Utah Gay Fathers Association

tion and hard work.”

Saturday afternoon brought 800 participants to the lesbian march, transgender march, an interfaith rally The three groups held individual rallies and met up for a march down 200 East to the festival grounds on June 4.

The speakers at the Dyke Rally, which was held at the Utah State Capitol, emphasized the importance of maintaining individuality while celebrating the diversity of each member of the community. From transgender to feminine, from butch to lipstick, each member of the community should be accepted, said Cathy Martinez, the director of the LGBT Resource Center at the University of Utah.

“We need to invite all identities,” Martinez said. “I’m tired of the dominant queer culture and not feeling included. ... I open the local queer publication and don’t see people like me, I feel left out.” Q

Join the Fabby award-winning social group, Simply Social for a gay day at Seven Peaks/Raging Waters on July 4.

Everyone is invited to come and support the group and socialize with other members of the LGBT community. Admission is $29 and the park opens at noon.

For more information, go to the Simply Social Facebook page.

WHEN: July 4, 12-6 p.m.

WHERE: Seven Peaks Salt Lake, 1200 W. 1700 South COST: $29

MTV Call for Submissions Do you have gay parents and want to tell your story? Are you proud of what your parents have taught you and want a platform to share their lessons of diversity and acceptance? Or is it harder for you to blend in and reveal that you have two parents of the same sex? Now is the chance for kids across America to hear what you have to say! MTV is looking for vibrant and uncensored kids (appearing to be 14-21) who have been raised by gay parents.

Please send photographs, videos, and a brief description of each family member to gayfamilycasting@gmail.com.

INFO: Jordan at 212-846-2493.

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not as I do sports Dancing in Provo The city of Provo is attempting to make its downtown area more attractive to young adults. The city council approved a measure to launch a PR campaign that’s designed to draw college-age youth into the downtown area and keep them in the city over the weekends. The campaign includes a social media marketing campaign and maps of downtown-area parking.

However, as the Salt Lake Tribune points out, the city seems to have a disconnect, ‘between say and do.’ In 1994, an alcohol and smoke-free dance club with a dress code that only played BYU-approved music opened, only to face mounting regulations such as requiring metal detectors at each entrance and requiring the club to be closed by midnight.

Also, laws were passed that wouldn’t admit anyone past midnight. Club Omni was doomed before it started in the conservative town and so is this new PR campaign.

Protecting the Church The Dutch Catholic Church is investigating claims that a priest served on the board of a group advocating the abolition of the church’s ban on adult-child sex. The unidentified priest is said to have been serving on the board of the pedophilia-promoting group’s board while his supervising priest was full aware of his participation.

The priest now lives in a retirement home in the Netherlands and has continued to voice his support for the group.

Truth in the Media The founder and organizer of the group, Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, recently sent a tweet criticizing the media for having financial ties to homosexuals and gay groups. He said there will never be fair reporting from the media, which is why his group is there to discuss and expose gay people and all aspects of gay sex. He posts photos on his website of the leather daddies at the Folsom Street Fair, dancing twinks in Pride parades and other sexual pictures, all in a critical manner. He makes a living off of talking about the gay community and posting nude and nearly-nude photos of men. However, he is criticizing the media for being too close to the gay community.

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David Daniels

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QUAC prepares for IGLA Championships

by Brad Di Iorio

Utah’s gay and lesbian amateur swim and water polo club, the Queer Utah Aquatic Club, will be sending swimmers and water polo teams, complete with new QUAC swimsuits, to Honolulu to compete in this year’s annual International Gay and Lesbian Aquatic Championships, July 6-10.

IGLA is held usually in July, combining with the Gay Games every fourth year, as IGLA runs the aquatics at the Gay Games.

This year, the West Hollywood Aquatics team, with the University of Hawaii Aquatics, Life Foundation and the Family Equality Coalition, will host gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world at the four-day meet: an open water, ocean swim race, a couple of water polo tournaments, and diving and synchronized swimming competitions, at the University of Hawaii Kahanamoku aquatic complex.

The Pink Flamingo, a trademark IGLA event that QUAC has won in the past and arguably helped perpetuate as an annual event, will be held on the final day of the competition, Sunday, after the final water polo match.

“QUAC’s entire water polo team is going along with 12 to 15 swimmers,” co-captain Jeffrey Wood said. “Most of us will be staying in a hotel together, as it’s much more fun that way.”

This is Wood’s first IGLA tournament and he will be participating in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle, the 50-meter and 100-meter breast, and a mile and a half, open ocean swim. His QUAC co-captain is Sterling Fuhriman who will also be competing at his first IGLA. Both captains are also QUAC board members.

“Sterling and I became team captains in the fourth quarter 2010. We are responsible for a few things, which include, but are not limited to: building team spirit, social functions, fundraising, marketing, promoting QUAC, and designing this year’s banner and IGLA/QUAC team suits,” Wood explained, who is also hoping to develop many new friendships with fellow gay, lesbian and straight allies at IGLA. Also attending IGLA this year following a three-year break is Masters QUACer, Barbara Nash, who has attended past IGLA Championships in 2005 in Atlanta, the Chicago Gay Games in 2006 and IGLA in Washington DC in 2008.

“I specialize in breaststroke because I really like the technical aspects of the stroke,” said Nash, who joined QUAC in 2004.

“My best race was a loss in the 50-meter breaststroke to Dale Barnhard from

DC Aquatics at the 2008 IGLA Championships,” reminisced Nash, a past board director member of the Pride Center. “She beat me by almost three seconds – that’s a humongous blowout at that distance. But even so, it turned out our times were first andsecond in the U.S. in our age group, and she ended up first in the World Masters and I was ninth.”

“The rewarding aspects are the camaraderie, enjoying a wonderful event where regardless of the times or points, all the swimmers understand that everyone wins just by participating,” Nash said.

Attending his eighth IGLA competition, Val Mansfield explained that swimmers do not need to qualify to participate at IGLA. Each individual can register up to five events, not including team relays.

“I will be competing in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle as well as the 50- and 100-meter backstroke,” said Mansfield, who has also attended two Gay Games/ IGLA championships. “My personal goals are always only to do better than my last.

I think that may be a lowered expectation from doing better than my best, but my age may be catching up with me.”

“One thing that may be to my advantage is I will be moving into the next age category beginning this year, so I may be competing against mostly different people than last year in Cologne,” added Mansfield, referring to the Germany Gay Games.

“There are some other events, like a dance, a luau and an awards dinner.”

Mansfield remembers attending his first IGLA in San Diego in 1997.

“One of the things I remember from that year was the team winning the Pink Flamingo, which is a water ballet/synchronized swimming routine, usually in drag,” Mansfield said. “I remember the audience shooting to their feet at the end of the performance with the loudest, longest and most spontaneous applause I’ve ever seen.”

QUAC will have no competitors participating in the diving competition this year but will be sending a water polo team who will be the team to beat after their gold medal win at Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany in 2010.

“The focus for water polo this year at IGLA Championships is about team building rather than winning,” said Wes Heaps,

QUAC president and water polo team member. “I expect we will do good, but we have several players joining the team for their first IGLA Championships and I am more concerned about everyone having a good time and enjoying the wonderful experience that will be IGLA Championships than taking home a medal.”

QUAC’s water polo team first attended IGLA in 2004 in Ft. Lauderdale, starting out in last place and finishing in seventh.

At the Atlanta IGLA in 2005, the QUAC team played for the silver medal but lost to take fourth place. At the 2006 Chicago Gay Games, QUAC A team took silver while QUAC B took fifth place, while at the Paris IGLA in 2007, QUAC A took the gold while the QUAC B took fifth.

At the 2008 Washington DC IGLA Championships, QUAC A took silver, while QUAC B took eighth place. QUAC didn’t send a team to the 2009 Copenhagen IGLA, only sending a few team members to compete on a combined US team, but QUAC took the gold in 2010 against a Melbourne, Australia team, at the most recent Gay Games.

“If we have enough players and they will let us, we may field two teams in the trophy division,” Heaps said. “We are going to have a women’s team this year too, something I’m quite excited about.”

Lisa le Duc, QUAC vice president and water polo member, said that IGLA has only hosted a women’s water polo tournament once in the past.

“They have only had a woman’s tournament at the DC IGLA and now,” le Duc said about QUAC’s women bronze medal finish.

“There needs to be at least four teams to have much of a tournament and there just isn’t always enough women interested.”

Le Duc will be competing on both the competitive QUAC water polo team and in the women’s tournament. “I hope to learn how to surf while I’m in Hawaii,” she said.

QUAC will return in mid July preparing for Aqua AID, a fundraiser for the Utah AIDS Foundation, serving drinks at the Pride Center’s Volunteer Dinner and hosting a table at Equality Utah’s Gala Dinner.

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For more info about QUAC and swim, water polo and Multi-sport practices, go to quacquac.org.

For IGLA Championships, go to igla.org.

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By Seth Bracken

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y sexuality is a defining and interesting part of who I am. It is more of who I am than my love for Chinese food and every song every written and sung by Bright Eyes. Who I love and who I want to love me define more of my every day life than what clothes I wear, where I work and what movies I like to watch.

We all have opinions about what every day c h o i ces we make; paper or plastic, fries or onion rings, Star Wars or Star Trek. We can all agree to disagree on many of those factors. My love for crab Rangoon does not define who I am as a person and while it can make for a tasty treat, it is not a part of me.

Recently, Peter Vidmar, a member of the Mormon Church, was publicly pressured by openly-gay athletes and their supporters to step down as the head of the 2012 Olympic team. Vidmar was a gold medalwinning gymnast in the ’90s and has been involved with the games, in one way or another, ever since. However, he publicly

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torial said: “Agreeing to disagree acknowledges that within a free society, different fundamental beliefs and interests will arise, but the inevitable disagreements that might result from such differences can be addressed and resolved according to well-understood norms, procedures and rules.”

The editorial implies that the procedures and rules that were followed during the issue were not the norm. The editorial suggests that supporting discrimination against a group of people is the norm, the procedure and the rule. It says that gays should not be able to pressure and call for people in influential positions to be responsible for their actions.

I can agree to disagree on Lo Mein or fried rice at Panda Express. I can agree to disagree on whether or not Kurt Cobain was the most influential figure in pop culture in the ’90s. But I cannot agree to disreflect the vision of inclusion and open- agree on an issue so defining as who I love ness that is fostered during the Olympics. and who loves me, and I believe Weir and After mounting pressure from people re- the other athletes who started the petitionflecting Weir’s opinion, Vidmar stepped ing feel the same way. Vidmar was in a position that exemplifies inclusiveness and down from his position.

In an editorial, the Mormon-owned De- acceptance of all people, no matter their seret News calls for a measure of civility race, religion or who they go home to at and poise and said the Olympic commit- night. By speaking out and marginalizing tee should ask Vidmar to return. The edi- a group of people saying they are less than torial asked if we were willing to “agree others, he does not represent that vision to disagree” about Vidmar’s position and and he should not be returned to his posioutspokenness toward gay people. The edi- tion. Q supported California’s ban on same-sex marriage in 2008 and has spoken out at rallies for keeping marriage between one man and one woman.

Olympic Skater Johnny Weir and others felt Vidmar’s attitude and actions did not

I cannot agree to disagree on an issue so defining as who I love and who loves me,

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the straight line True equality

contributions of a senator like Ben McAdams in some way diminished because he’s a straight male?

By Bob Henline Inasmuch as it is improper to refuse to hire or vote for or rent/lease to a person on the basis of gender identity or orientation, s many of you may know, I have on the basis of being openly gay. How many is it not just as improper to use that same been running for the position of people over the past several years have basis as a reason to hire, vote for or rent/ Utah State Democratic Party Sec- been outed as gay but have promoted or lease to a person? It’s still discrimination.

I am a firm believer in equality, and I will retary. During the course of the endorsed extremely anti-LGBTQ policies campaign I’ve heard and read a number at various levels of government? Are the continue to fight for it with my last breath. of statements from people that make me wonder what we all mean when we say “equality.”

To me, equality means that we are all subject to the same legal requirements and equally enjoy the rights and privileges associated with being a part of this community and this society. In that regard, it is obvious that we don’t live in an equal society as we have an entire segment of our population (the LGBTQ community) that is

By Ruby Ridge denied such basic and fundamental rights as marriage, adoption and other benefits associated with family status. irst up, kittens, I have to toss out a prisingly, the religious outrage industry What has struck me as a bit off, of late, gigantic mea culpa. I totally missed was appalled! You know “activist judges” are comments I have heard or read and Pride this year. But I do have really ... yada, yada, yada. emails that I have received regarding my And why is it, pumpkins, that religious good excuses: As I get older, I’m just campaign. I’ve been told by people that not “that” gay anymore, and between the folks are obsessed with the sexual comwhile they like what I have to say, they wet weather and a seized up transmission ponent of gay relationships? Yes, it’s an would prefer to support a woman for the on my rototiller, I had a serious backlog of important part of the picture but there is position. I understand the sentiment; all it gardening to take care of (yes, I actually soooo much more to it. Before he passed takes is a quick peek at our government, am that unglamorous and spectacularly away, Mr. Ridge and I were together for 21 especially the legislature, to see the gross dull in real life!) I heard super things that years (without a socially acceptable marunder-representation of women in our po- the weather and attendance were great, riage license and all of the legal protections litical system. But does that mean that a so congrats to all of the hard working vol- that come with it) and do you know what woman, any woman, is inherently a better unteers and organizers involved in such a I remember most about our relationship, selection for a position? I wouldn’t vote for huge project. Rest assured I will try to be muffins? No it wasn’t the innovative, acsomeone on the basis of them being female gayer and prouder next year (weather per- robatic, gravity defying sex, it was the little things like helping him with his dress any more than I would on the basis of them mitting).

Anyway, petals, do you ever get assump- shirt buttons before we went to church, being male. Discrimination is still discrimtions and comments about “the gays” or sitting in the parking lot of our local ination, even in reverse.

On June 13, State Representative Jackie from straight people that bear absolutely Dairy Queen on a hot day eating strawBiskupski announced her resignation from no resemblance to you, your relationship, berry sundaes, not really saying anything, but just enjoying the moment. Those are the State Legislature, triggered by her pur- or your daily life? Lately I have been noticing these overgeneralizations and stereochase of a home outside of her district. Curtypes all over the place especially in the Derently, Rep. Biskupski is the only openly gay seret News and Salt Lake Tribune’s readers’ member of the Utah legislature. Yesterday I comments about Pride. They have become noticed several online discussions regardreally nasty during the latest Prop 8 court ing House District 30 and potential replacecase (the unbelievably ignorant one to vaments for Rep. Biskupski. In those, there cate Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling to strike seemed to be an overwhelming belief that down Prop 8 because ... well you know ... the HD30 seat belongs to the LGBTQ com- because he’s gay!). According to the Prop munity and that there needs to be an openly 8 supporters Walker should not have been gay person chosen to replace Rep. Biskupski. allowed to sit over the case because he had If we are truly striving for a society a vested interest in the outcome. All I can based upon equality, why would the new say to that, my cherubs, is wow! What anRepresentative’s sexual identity or orienta- gry, spiteful little campers. Their hatred is tion matter? Are the positions and actions so thinly veiled that they would dismiss of the candidates not more important than an entire career of legal achievement and their orientation, gender or identity? judicial appointments just because of a Again, I understand the position that the judge’s sexual orientation. That tells you LGBTQ community is grossly under-rep- how disposable and worthless they really resented — a position with which I firmly believe gay people are. Thankfully Judge agree. What I don’t accept is the position James Ware tossed it out quickly before that a person is qualified for this position it could stink up his courtroom. Not sur-

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But if we are to demand equality, we must also practice it. Mathematically it is very improbable that there will ever be a pure balance in representation relative to the population, in terms of gender, gender identity, race, religion, or orientation — let alone all of these factors. What is important is that everyone has an equal opportunity, and that all of our rights, beliefs and identities are equally represented. That is what true equality means. Q

the memories that I treasure, but apparently those personal little moments, when accompanied with a marriage certificate will lead to the demise of civilization, the destruction of organized religion and millions of children suffering from not having a contractually obligated mother and a father. Oh noes! The religious folks obsessing about ass-less chaps and go-go boys, have no concept of what regular gay people and gay relationships actually look like, and that, cherubs, is their Achilles heel.

I believe the more people that are exposed to ordinary gays and lesbians who are just living out their relatively ordinary lives the better. Once they get to know how suburban and mainstream our relationships really are, then the exaggerated gay caricature that the religious right has painted us as becomes laughable, and their intolerant demands look like the bile filled hatred that it is. So go ahead wear a celebratory dress and wig for the gay pride parade if you want, but for the other 364 days of the year, be your own pride parade of one, just by being yourself.

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Lions and tigers and tree leeches, oh my!

By Christopher Katis

ver the Memorial Day weekend, our friends Mike and Wendy took their girls camping. We were curious to find out how Kate and Erin had done, since we’ve talked about our families going camping together ever since Kate and Gus became friends in kindergarten. Taking the boys camping is something that we’ve wanted to do for a long time.

Believe it or not, camping, hiking and even backpacking were all regular activities for Kelly and me before the boys came along. We’ve backpacked over the Continental Divide and hiked through the ancient redwoods. We’ve marched through scorching sun, pouring rain and even driving snow. Pretty butch, huh?

We’ve seen some amazing sights and had some unbelievable experiences. Now that our boys are older, we want to share those things with them as well. So we’ve

decided to go hiking every weekend, and eventually do a short camping trip.

Last weekend we took our first hike of the season. We started off slow, nothing too strenuous; a pretty simple, level trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon. We had a great time too, until we ran into the tree leeches.

One of the coolest aspects about hiking is seeing wild animals in their natural habitat. Seeing a wild animal can really make your trip, but it can also be scary stuff. And maybe being out of your comfort zone amplifies that fear.

Once, when we were backpacking in Glacier National Park, I had a near-death experience. At least I thought it was going to be a near-death experience. Actually, I was pretty sure it would be.

We were at Cracker Lake, an absolutely phenomenal turquoise-blue lake nestled at just over 10,000 feet. I was just starting to

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fall asleep when all of a sudden an animal scratched at the tent — mere inches from my head. It had to be a bear. And not the hot, hairy, gay kind either! No, this was ursus arctos horribilis — the grizzly bear.

I just knew it!

Well, at least my altitude-loopy, frozen brain knew it. I shook Kelly telling him that something was outside our tent; something that no doubt wanted to eat me. He grabbed the flashlight and aimed the beam at the wall of our tent. That’s when I saw the ground squirrel scrounging for treats.

But it was too late. I’d already told Kelly I was terrified. Butch, huh?

But back to hiking with the boys. There we were, hiking through a wooded area.

It was a perfect day — not too hot, a slight breeze.

We marched along, minding our own business, occasionally; Kelly seemed to bat a spider web out of his face. No biggy. Then, all of a sudden, he let out a shriek! The boys froze in their tracks.

Kelly started to wave his arms frantically and yelled, “They’re all over me!”

What, I thought, what was all over him?

That’s when the boys started in. Gus was jumping up and down shouting, “Get them off of me, get them off of me!” While Niko froze, tears welling in his eyes as he declared, “They’re all over me!”

What was? What were they all talking about?

Then Kelly said it, “Tree leeches!”

Tree leeches?

I quickly scanned the horizon looking for the source of these mysterious tree leeches. Kelly fought his way to a clearing, while Gus continued to dance around waving his arms wildly. Niko, just stood there frozen. Between his tears he mumbled, “They’re all over me.”

During all the commotion, I kept thinking one thing: Tree leeches? What the hell is a tree leech?

That’s when I came face-to-face with one. Only to the rest of the world, “tree leeches” are called caterpillars.

The poor little things were just trying to shimmy up their silk to form cocoons when our family attacked, arms waving.

With the kids still freaking out, my voice echoed through the forest, “They’re just caterpillars!”

Within a couple of minutes, calm had been restored. Two little boys, who moments earlier were desperately trying to brush the creatures off of them, were now happy to have the future butterflies inch across their hands.

That seemed to do the trick. The boys are already talking about what creatures they might find on next weekend’s hike.

Maybe that’s the best part about being in the great outdoors: no matter how traumatizing your experience may be, you want to keep going back. That’s a good lesson for the boys to learn. Besides, their first experience could have been worse: they could have been attacked by a brain-eating squirrel. Q

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snaps & slaps SNAP: More Countries Supporting Gays And Lesbians More nations are becoming accepting of gays and lesbians, according to a study from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. The study found progression in 27 countries, while only four countries showed a regression. The most accepting are Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and Belgium. The study itself examines more than 30 countries and looks at a variety societal and legislative factors that affect gays and lesbians.

SLAP: Lack of Clarity Surrounds Texas Transgender Ruling A Texas judge ruled that the marriage of a transgender woman and her late firefighter husband was invalid and the ruling has caused some confusion. The man’s family and ex-wife fought to have the woman, Nikki Araguz, from being included in payments of the $600,000 death benefits.

A law passed two years ago in Texas says that an amended birth certificate is sufficient for a transgender woman to marry a man in Texas, where gay marriage is not legal. However, the new ruling by a state judge says that the gender of the person at birth is the defining factor in marriages.

SNAP: Gay Teens Crowned Prom King and Queen In an effort to get people talking about equality at Sanford High School in Maine, the student body elected the schools first gay couple as prom royalty. Christian Nelsen was crowned queen and his boyfriend Caleb Jett was crowned king.

The couple received enough write-in votes to beat out the people on the ballot. Local news outlets contacted the superintendent’s office where officials confirmed the outcome of the vote but did not have any other comment.

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They encouraged others to make videos and show gay kids who might be feeling isolated and alone that they aren’t.

There are more than 10,000 videos on the site now, including messages from Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman, Janet Jackson, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Biden, and President Obama. All of them have the same basic message: you’re OK the way you are and don’t kill yourself.

Most folks would see this as a positive thing. But not Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission who saw an It Gets Better ad on TV. He’s created his own video to counter attack It Gets Better. His message to gay kids? It gets worse, you’re a sinner, you’re disease ridden, and you make Jesus puke.

But if you pray to Jesus really, really hard you might find the strength to “change.”

Cass claims that the thousands of people who have contributed to the It Gets Better Project are all a bunch of liars who refuse to acknowledge the truth about homosexuality. “What people trapped in homosexuality really need is hope that they can find peace and escape the lifestyle,” he writes.

“It’s up to us, who love those who live as homosexuals, to tell them the truth.” See? If you’re gay Cass loves you, just not the way you are.

He then trots out all of the usual anti-gay arguments and, in text accompanying the video, provides documentation by citing other anti-gay organizations like Exodus International and NARTH (the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality) as “proof.”

Not surprisingly, the C-word comes up.

“It is a lie that people are born homosexual and that the incidence of homosexuality is unaffected by influences from culture, family, peer socialization and incremental choices,” he writes. “It is a lie that homosexual conduct is not a choice. Although same-sex attraction may be involuntary, one’s response to it is completely voluntary. All sex is voluntary except rape.”

Um, OK. Thank you for that clarification.

I think it’s interesting that he acknowledges “same-sex attraction may be involuntary.”

It almost feels like a bit of a concession.

But, of course, even if someone of the same sex has got your pants on fire, Cass says it’s your duty to point a fire extinguisher at your crotch.

“All people have the obligation to resist temptations, no matter how strong, that lead to personal and social harms,” he continues.

And what are those personal and social harms? Well, starting with the personal harms Cass claims will befall gay kids as they get older: you’ll get AIDS, you’ll get cancer, you’ll become an alcoholic, you’ll kill yourself. As for social harms, gays are basically out to subvert and destroy civilized heterosexual society and turn the whole country into a gay sex-crazed cesspool like Europe.

The answer? God. And going to an ex-gay therapist even though ex-gay therapy has been debunked by respectable psychological groups.

Homos are, according to Cass, “fighting with God.” He writes, “All you have to do is turn from your sin and place your trust in him.”

He then asks his readers to raise a fuss whenever an It Gets Better Project ad comes on TV. “Next time you see one of those deceitful TV ads call your local television station and ask them why they hate our children so much that they persist in promoting such a pernicious lie.”

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By Chris Azzopardi

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.d. lang is manning up, and here’s why: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and all the other sexpots of pop who shoot whipped cream from their chests and ride disco sticks. In a recent interview with lang, a longtime gay activist and singer of the purest form who turns 50 later this year, she told us how her decision to boost her longtime butchness was a rebellious choice.

The look is evident in “I Confess,” the lead single from the recently released Sing it Loud; her first record made entirely with a band in over 20 years ago features her sublime voice in all its glory.

The singer chatted about the album’s evolution, how being the first out country star doesn’t matter (she doesn’t even know who Chely Wright is), and why she’s proud to be part of Glee.

How will the new songs translate to a live venue? I really believe that the energy that we feel for each other and for the music will translate to the audience — at least I’m hoping, but I’m pretty sure it will.

Why did you approach Sing it Loud with a fuller sound and, for the first time in a while, a band? It just seemed to be the right thing to do. It was just what I was feeling. I was working with Joe (Pisapia), writing songs, and it came time to record them and I just felt like the band was the right way to approach it — very live and spontaneous and kind of rock. We put the band together and it was beyond my wildest dreams what transpired. We recorded eight songs in three days and the love in the room was palpable, and the communication and the magic was just extraordinarily creative.

How do you think that line would’ve been received had you recorded the song 20 years ago when you first came out of the closet? Probably the same as now. I think there’s going to always be people who feel uncomfortable with it and there’s always going to be people who are titillated by it. You just have to know that’s going to be the case for a long time.

There’s lots of love on the album. What inspired all of it? We wanted to write something that was unpretentious and uplifting and made the listener feel good, and it felt good while we were playing it. It’s not really an autobiographical record because it’s highly collaborative.

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Explain the line “I’ll be your daddy” on “I Confess.” Well, it’s pretty self-explanatory, isn’t it?

(Laughs) Definitely, but how did it come about? Was it your line? We were just sitting around and I said to Josh (Grange) and Daniel (Clarke), whom I wrote the song with, “I want to write a Roy Orbison song.” It just started coming out of us, and I was just kind of riffing on lyrics and fooling around — “I love you madly,” and I just went, “I’ll be your daddy,” and Josh is like, “Oh my god, that’s so cool. You have to keep it.”

Would you say you’re embracing your butchness more than you used to? Yeah, this music really asks for it. I also think that the aesthetic nature of today’s music, with people like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry — not that it’s new, it certainly isn’t; I know better than that — being very exaggerated, I thought, I can exaggerate too. (Laughs) You mention the aesthetic of performers today, which seems to be more important than vocal talent these days.

But you’ve always been about the voice. What do you make of the

way the music business has shifted in the way it sells music? It’s kind of the direction it’s been going.

If you’re really a historian you can probably go back to television, to video, to multimedia and see how it sort of extracted it from its purist form, which is making music. Now you’re on camera every single time you open your mouth. I’m surprised someone isn’t video taping this interview for the web. (Laughs) I actually think it’s boring because everything is so overexposed. But it’s fine; it is what it is. I’m not going to be one of those people going, “Oh, it’s gotta be like it used to be.” I think it’s relative and it’s the evolution of the way things are. In terms of music, there is always going to be a place for someone who can sing and someone who can communicate with an audience. I don’t think that will ever be in danger because that’s what separates the cream from the crop. If you can walk on stage and really deliver, yeah — you can’t fake that.

Did you ever feel pressure to conform in your career? That would depend on what I wanted to reap from my music. I’ve always been quite sure that I wanted to have a more artistic career and a career of longevity, so in that respect, no. I’ve made decisions that have nurtured my art rather than my public awareness or my celebrity. That’s been self-determined, so no, I never felt the pressure.

So do you think people who nurture their celebrity status are less likely to endure than people who don’t? I don’t know. I wouldn’t say less likely. You get what you get; it’s fate.

You either have a huge amount of success at the beginning and then your career kind of dwindles, or you have something kind of consistent like me and it goes for years and years, or you work really hard and nothing happens and then

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Summer concert lineup you explode later on in life. I don’t really think that one is better than the other.

If you hadn’t come out publicly at 30 and you were still closeted, how do you imagine your life and career now? I can’t imagine because I was always out, and coming out wasn’t really a big deal for me just because I was living out to my family and in the world for a long time. But it certainly made things easier. I can’t imagine what it would be like, but at the same time it’s definitely made my life easier just because it kind of stripped away the question marks in the audience’s minds or the business mind — the sort of public understanding of who I was. It took away any pretense or any question. So even though in some circumstances it’s more difficult, it’s definitely open and honest, so in that respect it makes it so much easier.

Aside from the astounding selection of music festivals in Utah, an impressive array of musicians, bands and performers regularly make a stop in Utah. This summer is going to be hot with concerts including Katy Perry, Josh Groban, Diana Ross, Bowling for Soup, He is We and Gym Class Heroes.

Here’s just a smattering of some of the shows that we here at QSaltLake are excited to see.

Natasha Bedingfield

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June 23, 8 p.m., The State Room Known for her heartfelt and inspiring pop anthems, Bedingfield is touring the U.S. after a long stint in the U.K.

July 24, 7:30 p.m., The Complex The super sexy duo Rachel Taylor and Trevor Kelly make up this indie band that has developed a large following on the small-concert scene.

Katy Perry July 25, 7:30 p.m., Energy Solutions Arena Legendary and beautiful, the platinum-recording artist has some of the top hits in the nation as is famous for her international super hits, “I Kissed a Girl,” and “California Gurls.” She is touring with the Swedish beauty and gay icon, Robyn.

Vans Warped Tour

There was this big hoopla when Chely Wright came out last year as the first gay country star, because there was the argument that you beat her to it. How did you feel about all that? I don’t know who Chely Wright is. But I don’t care. I mean, to a whole generation of people who know Chely Wright, they probably don’t know who I am, so to them it is the first country star to come out. (Laughs) I don’t really care who’s the first, who’s the last, because before me there were a lot of people that helped get me to a place to feel confident and comfortable with coming out.

Lisa Lampanelli July 16, 7 p.m., Peppermill Concert Hall, Wendover The politically incorrect and hilarious stand-up comic has developed an enormous gay following with her jokes that often celebrate and poke-fun at gay culture.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals July 16, 7 .m., Gallivan Center Potter, who hails from Vermont, has a Janis Joplin-like sound and style and is amazing to listen to and watch as she belts out her rock-style anthems and ballads.

When you look back at the films that you’ve done in the past, like “Eye of the Beholder” or “Salmonberries,” what do you think? Do you watch them? No, I don’t watch them. (Laughs) I don’t watch a lot of movies, and if I were to watch a movie, I certainly wouldn’t pick one of mine.

Last year you lent your voice to a song on a Glee soundtrack. Would you ever do the show? I don’t know. I don’t really watch Glee, but I know it’s very popular and very gay friendly, which is great. And Jane Lynch is hilarious. So I guess if they asked me I would consider it, but I’m really happy that I could be a part of something that’s supportive and promotes alternative and varying lifestyles. Q

Indigo Girls July 18, 8 p.m. Ed Kenley Amphitheater, Layton Indigo Girls is an American folk rock group consisting of openly-lesbian Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.

Aug. 6, State Fairpark The stellar lineup features the gay-leaning and friendly bands Gym Class Heroes, Black Veil Brides and Blood on the Dance Floor.

We the Kings Aug. 10, 6 p.m., In The Venue The sexy punk rock band from Florida will be supported by an impressive lineup of The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hot Chelle Rae and Action Item.

Josh Groban Aug. 13, 8 p.m., Energy Solutions Arena The stunning crooner will be touring and supporting his new album Illuminations.

Bowling for Soup Aug. 16, 6 p.m., In The Venue The emo punk group is well-known for a variety of hits, but our favorite is their anthem, “I’m Gay.”

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July 13, 7:30 p.m., UCCU Center (Utah Valley University) The platinum-recording artist Owl City is one Adam Young whose beat and music is a breath of fresh air in today’s often saturated market of hipster emo music.

Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m., USANA Amphitheater The country music duo will be supported by Sara Bareilles and Little Big Town.

Death Cab for Cutie

Ben Folds July 14, 7:30 p.m., Saltair The piano rocker is often compared to Elton John in both his lyrics and his musicianship. His live shows are energetic and intimate.

HelloGoodbye July 23, 7:30p.m., The Complex Although lead singer Forrest Kline is straight he is a regular in gay publications and his music videos are all over Logo. The music’s upbeat and humorous lyrics make for a wonderful show.

Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m., Maverick Center The existentialist indie-rock group spins haunting tales a mile deep. The group of sexy rockers have been touring sold-out shows on their new album, Codes and Keys.

Diana Ross Sep. 19, 8 p.m., Energy Solutions Arena Actress, singer, fashionista and diva Diana Ross is a true gay icon and legend. She is the original gay idol and her voice is still as sultry as ever.

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The Red Butte Concert Series is a popular venue for Salt Lake City concerts, and it attracts diverse acts and crowds. Big-name performers are commonplace and many of the most wellknown gay and lesbian artists make their way to this outdoor venue. However, many of the concerts sell out quickly, so it is advised to purchase tickets as soon as possible. The following is a list of the remaining summer lineup. For more information, visit RedButteGarden.org.

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Her updated folk music has attracted audiences of all ages, genders and orientations. Crow’s voice and style are reminiscent of an older generation, but her hits are made contemporary and mainstream. The multi-platinum recording artist has won nine Grammy Awards.

This rock group is known for psychedelic music and had some of the biggest hits of the ’60s and ’70s. Some of the classics this group produced were “Jet Airliner,” “Take The Money and Run,” “Fly Like An Eagle” and “The Joker.” In 2010 the group released an album of R&B covers called Bingo.

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Pink Martini The so-called little-orchestra was founded in 1994 and consists of 12 members. The group is known for its jazz and lounge-style music.

However, they also are masters of incorporating Latin, pop and classical sounds. Thomas M. Lauderdale, founder of the band, described their sound as “music of the world without being world music. If the United Nations had a house band in 1962 hopefully Pink Martini would be that band.”

July 14

Michael Franti & Spearhead Michael Franti is at the forefront of the hip-hop’s socially conscience movement. The poet, author and activist formed his group and has been releasing critically acclaimed albums ever since.

He tackles issues such as AIDS activism and gay rights through his lyrics.

July 17

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings The nine-member group from Brooklyn wows audiences with their heartfelt lyrics and performances. With gritty and beautiful vocals, these performers have been astounding listeners since they formed more than a decade ago.

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Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band The Moscow, Idaho native has released six full-length albums, toured Ireland and his latest record, So Runs the World Away was named by NPR one of the best albums of 2010. His lyrical music is honest and has his Americana-style music is appealing to a wide array of listeners.

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Fleet J The Seattle-based folk band is known for its unique style and harmonious lyrics. According to the band, their music can be described as “baroque harmonic pop jams.” The latest album, Helplessness Blues was released at the beginning of May.

Steve Miller Band

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Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers/Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Bruce Hornsby is a singer, pianist, accordion player and songwriter. His music infuses classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk and rock music. His fourth album was released in 2009.

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones use bluegrass and jazz along with a variety of African instruments. The four-time Grammy Award-winning group has an eclectic style that reaches across many musical genres.

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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Last year this performance was one of the most electric of the summer. While his music is typically associated with country, he also has blues, jazz and gospel influences. The four-time Grammy Award-winning artist has been performing for more than 30 years.

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k.d. lang Lang, an out-and-proud lesbian, is a vocal supporter of human rights around the world. The Canadian native’s music has garnered her four Grammy Awards and she was a guest performer on the hit TV series, Glee.

Aug. 11

G. Love & Special Sauce G. Love & Special Sauce is known for its laidback blues sound. The group formed in 1994 and has enjoyed success with hits “My Baby’s Got Sauce,” “Cold Beverage” and “Rodeo Clowns.”

The latest album, Fixin’ To Die is a return to the group’s country blues roots.

Aug. 14

Jonny Lang/JJ Grey & Mofro Jonny Lang has the voice and sound of someone 40 years his senior. His experienced voice allows him to belt out a resolute and powerful blues sound. His blaring and inspiring guitar solos are

awe-inspiring.

JJ Grey & Mofro utilizes its southern routes to weave lyrical rhymes and stories that are complex and beautiful at the same time. From funk to R&B, this group has mastered a unique and engaging style that is truly a wonder to hear live.

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Aug. 17

Peter Frampton The platinum-recording artist has been touring for well over 30 years and his live performances are widely regarded as some of the best in the industry. The Frampton Comes Alive! 35th Anniversary World Tour will feature songs from across his career.

Aug. 28

Return to Forever IV with Zappa Plays Zappa Return to Forever is a jazz fusion band founded and led by legendary keyboardist Chick Corea, along with bassist Stanley Clarke. Combining jazz, funk, rock, Latin music and pop, Return to Forever defined the jazz-fusion genre.

Gipsy Kings

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The Gipsy Kings are a group consisting of two bands of brothers: The Reyes and the Bailardos.

Their rumba and Spanish Flamenco style has produced hits to international acclaim. The gipsy roots along with traditional Spanish style make their performances an engaging adventure.

Her latest album, Raising Sand, earned Alison Krauss six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Across a storied career, Krauss has won an unsurpassed total of 26 Grammy Awards.

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Moab Folk Festival Since the inception of the Moab Folk Festival, it has been a must-see for gay and lesbians in Utah. The festival is set in some of the most beautiful country in the state and as the weather is cooling off in November, the climate is just perfect for the annual lineup of terrific performers. This year features openly lesbian performers Ferron and Cheryl Wheeler. The festival, which started in 2003, is designed to create a sense of community and offer a venue where people can listen to new music by some of the best folk artists in the world, said Melissa Schmaedick, the festival founder and producer.

“I find a lot of solace and joy in music. I see it as a social and cultural meditation. The purpose of folk music is to really express what’s happening socially within a community,” Schmaedick said.

The festival attracts more than 1,500 people annually and is extremely open to all people, especially the LGBT community, she said. The festival is an intimate group where performers often mingle with the audience and everyone is welcome, she said.

“The festival is, in part, about creating an instant community with people from all walks of life,” Shmaedick said.

The fest kicks off on Nov. 4 and goes through Nov. 6. For more information and tickets, go to MoabFolkFestival.com.

songs have been performed by Bette Midler and legendary country music stars Garth Brooks and Kenny Loggins.

Cheryl Wheeler

Backed by his band, The Salt Licks, McCitcheon’s vocals are raw and inspiring. This poet turned singer has a true Americana feel to his music and is sure to inspire thoughts of the landscapes of New Mexico, where he is based.

Wheeler, an open lesbian, paints emotional portraits of people and interactions with the world have led her to have an illustrious career.

While she is not a household name, many of her

Ferron Born Debby Foisy, this Canadian singer/songwriter and poet has been cited as an influence on the Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco and Mary Gauthier. Rolling Stone magazine called her a “culture hero” and her 1984 album, Shadows on a Dime, “cowgirl meets Yeats...a thing of beauty.” She has released 14 studio albums and is frequently cited as one of Canada’s most influential folk artists.

Peter Mulvey Mulvey gained much of his musical influences and experiences as he toured Ireland and later returned to the U.S. and performed in the bars and pubs of Boston. Frequently seen performing in subway stations, he has developed a large following with his percussive style and dark lyrics.

Antje Duvekot The German-born singer moved to Delaware when she was 13 years old. She is a regular on the indie scene and has won several awards, including the top prize in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She has released five albums of dark, beautiful and brooding music.

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mong the headliners and performers at this year’s Utah Arts Festival, the Bayarea band Blame Sally is perhaps the most unique.

Unlike most other recently-formed touring groups that just signed a large record deal, Blame Sally is made up of four women and one man in their 40s and 50s. Three of the women, Pamela Delgado, Jeri Jones and Renee Harcourt identify as queer and the other, Monica Pasqual is a Salt Lake City native.

The group’s haunting lyrics and intricate music has started to climb charts and can now be heard in Starbucks coffee shops around the world. The group is touring the country and has recently returned from a European tour. Blame Sally will be performing on the Festival Stage at the UAF on Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m.

“We’re really pleased with the direction the band is heading and all the support we’re getting from our fans,” Delgado said. “It just feels right: our progress, our music, everything.”

The band’s shows are high-energy romps that are exciting and moving all at the same time.

Expect the band to play some of their best hits, but most of the music will revolve around their latest album, Speeding Ticket and a Valentine.

“I think the latest album really does show that we’re a walking contradiction,” Pasqual said.

“Most bands that start these long-ass tours are in their 20s and don’t have much to leave behind. We’re in our 40s and 50s and we all left behind a lot.”

The group plays different styles of folk music ranging from songs with a Latin beat to heartwrenching ballads. Much like the Beatles, there are no lead singers, lead writers or superstars of the band. Everyone contributes to the writing and the performing. They take turns moving around

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the vocals and the group is a cooperative effort.

“All our songs come from our life stories.

They’re part of who we are and what we have all done,” Delgado said. “It only works because we all have so much trust in each other and respect for everyone in the band. Sometimes we have to set aside differences, but in the end we all have to trust that suggestions aren’t personal attacks.”

The group formed more than a decade ago as a fun and joint effort for everyone to have a good time, Pasqual said. But one song led to another.

One small concert led to another and before any of them knew what was happening, a record deal was signed and an international tour was formed.

Blame Sally has been progressively touring larger and larger venues and gaining more fans.

There’s just no stopping the group as they tackle political issues, heartache and life’s struggles through their crystal-clear voices and memorable music. And while there are three members of the band who identify as lesbians, sexuality is not the key issue of the music.

“It’s an important part of who we are, but sexuality is not the only defining characteristic of our music,” Pasqual said. “It is just such a non-issue for us and while it does surface in our music, it doesn’t surface any more than other important factors of our lives.”

The group has performed in Salt Lake City before, but the band members are excited to come back, Pasqual said.

“I have so many friends in the area and I am so excited to see everyone,” Pasqual said.

“The Salt Lake City crowds are as intimate and energetic as anywhere else in the nation and it is such a fun place to perform,” Delgado added. Q

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Free Summer Concerts

Salt Lake City, Davis County,The Canyons and Deer Valley host free concerts all summer long.

Enjoy the summer air and fantastic musicians while keeping your wallet light.

Saturday Summer Concert Series

July 31

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Happily Ever After

Aug. 4

Aug. 7

Thurston Moore/Kurt Vile

Pizzicato Strings & Cutler Family Fiddlers

Aug. 28

Ogden Concert Band

Deer Valley

Ghostland Observatory

Deep in the cool Wasatch Mountains, Deer Valley hosts a summer concert series on Wednesdays from June 22 to Aug. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring picnics, and many guests bring wine and beer. Deer Valley’s food and beverage concession stand will also be open during the concerts.

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Anders Osborne July 30

Aug. 20

MarchFourth Marching Band Aug. 27

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Lupe Fiasco

Holy Water Buffalo

Mountain Music Concert Series

June 29

Davis County Sunday Night Concert Series

Shaun Barrows July 2 (From 1:30- 3 p.m.)

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Sunday nights at the Ed Kenley Centennial Amphitheater in Layton Park will offer a number of summer concerts. The concerts start at 7 p.m. and the amphitheater has chairs and grass seating. Outside food is welcome, however, alcohol is prohibited.

Twilight Concert Series

July 6

Voices of Freedom (A collection of local choirs)

July 20

July 10

Time River July 17

Davis County Symphony

Good Grass July 21

The Dan Walker Band July 28

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WorldStage! Outdoor Concert Series

The outdoor concert series provides a cultural experience for young and old alike. The concerts are held Monday nights at 8 p.m. at the Utah Culture Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 S. in West Valley City. For more information, go to CulturalCelebration.org.

Sin City Soul Joy & Eric Aug. 3

The PATWA Reggae Band Aug. 10

Sideshow Ramblers Aug. 24

The Soul Sensations Aug. 31

July 14

July 24

Saddle Strings

July 18

Mama’s Temple Choir Aug. 1

Nat’l Night Out with Hired Guns Aug. 8

An Evening with LMNOP

World Travelers

Music on the Plaza at the Gateway

Red Rock Rondo

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Explosions in the Sky/No Age The Decemberists/Typhoon

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June 26

July 3

July 21

Nicole Madison Quintet

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An Evening on the Grand (A spotlight of local pianists)

Each year the free concert series presented by the Salt Lake City Arts Council attracts thousands of people to Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City. The concerts are held Thursdays from July 14 to Aug. 25 — gates open at 5 p.m. and concerts begin at 7 p.m. There is no seating, but there are food and beverage carts where refreshments can be purchased. Beer and wine can be purchased in select portions of the park. Pioneer park is located at 400 West and 400 South. There is a Trax stop at 150 South and 400 West.

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Jerry Floor Quintet

Ophir Creek

July 23

Smooth Money Gesture

Steve Lindeman Quintet

Aug. 21

Great American Taxi

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Marshall McDonald & Steven Sharp Nelson

July 16

The Infamous Stringdusters

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Every Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the center plaza, the Gateway is offering a free summer concert series, so stop by and pick up a new outfit, listen to live and local music and enjoy the summer air.

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Escape the Salt Lake heat and smog with a beautiful getaway to The Canyons. Each Saturday night from July 17 to Sep. 3, enjoy live music and browse the shops, bars and restaurants. The concerts run from 6-8:30 p.m.

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Sheila E. to headline the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival he Salt Lake City Jazz Festival is in its 11th year and the buzz for the three-day gathering just keeps getting louder.

This year the fabulous Sheila E. and the E. Family will be headlining the festival. She is famous for her work with Prince as well as collaborations with a variety of other artists and her successful solo career.

While the festival at Washington Square in Salt Lake is not specifically queer-oriented, there is a strong presence of open-minded attendees and performers, Jerry Floor, the festival director said.

“The festival is just so much fun for everyone, and the LGBT crowd was one of the biggest of the year,” Floor said. “We loved seeing such a diverse and welcoming crowd last year and we hope to see an even larger presence this year.”

This year’s festival will kick off on July 9 and run through July 11. The festival lineup is still being finalized, but the performers are sure to be first-class as always.

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“We’re just so excited to have Sheila E. and the E. Family,” Floor said. “We’ve also got worldrenowned tenor sax giants Don Menza and Pete Christlieb coming, which will be a real treasure for Salt Lake.”

For ticketing information and for all the up-todate information about performers slated to join the festival, find the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival on Facebook.

While a schedule of shows is not yet solidified, an initial lineup has been formed that includes the following: Sheila E and the E Family Bob Anderson, Golden Age of Vegas, with Sinatra pianist, Vincent Falcone Ellis Hall Chuck Findley Don Menza and Pete Christlieb Winston Byrd Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra Greg and Emilee Floor Cannonball Band

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scape to the pristine Wasatch Mountains and the cool mountain air while enjoying the astounding selection of performances at the Deer Valley Music Festival in the outdoor amphitheater. This summer’s selection includes performances by the Utah Symphony, Melissa Etheridge, Chris Botti and Thriving Ivory. Many concertgoers take picnics, and wine and beer are allowed on the grounds. There is also a full concession stand with food and drink for purchase.

the grandchildren of the Von Trapp family, join the symphony in a special performance.

Aug. 18, 7 p.m.

The lineup will include Grammy Awardwinning artists and is sure to be one of the best performances of the summer.

swagger and pop to the festival with a selection of American classics.

Utah Symphony Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m.

Prepare to be inspired as Gustav Holst’s astrological orchestra is performed outdoors in the night sky along with NASA footage projected on video screens.

Broadway Rocks!

Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Broadway Rocks! delivers hit songs from Rock of Ages, Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and Dreamgirls.

Thriving Ivory

Chris Botti

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture

July 16, 7:30 p.m.

The Utah Symphony will bridge the gap between rock ‘n’ roll and classical as they perform the best from The Eagles.

July 23, 7:30 p.m.

The sexy trumpet player will showcase his talent for jazz, classical and pop music with the Utah Symphony.

Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Along with the overture, a selection of audience requests submitted online are featured.

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Summer Pops with Keith Lockhart

Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m.

The Utah Symphony will highlight favorites from rock legend, Queen.

July 22, 7:30 p.m.

The hills will come alive as the special guests,

Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch & Parachute

July 30, 7 p.m.

Menzel is best known for her roles as Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked. She will join the Utah Symphony.

July 2, 7:30 p.m.

Join the Utah Symphony for a patriotic celebration of all things American.

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July 3, 7 p.m.

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Guest conductor Keith Lockhart will bring

Music of Queen

Melissa Etheridge Aug. 20, 7 p.m.

The openly-lesbian singer/songwriter is famous for her triumphant lyrics and her soulful voice.

Civil Twilight Sep. 3, 6 p.m.

The three-piece band from South Africa is reminiscent of U2’s early years.

For a full lineup and ticket information, go to DeerValleyMusicFestival.org.

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he headlining act at this year’s Utah Arts Festival, the Young Dubliners, are known for their high-energy shows and unique sound. The band has been touring for nearly two decades and is made up of Dubliner Keith Roberts (vocals, guitar), fellow Dubliner Brendan Holmes (bass, vocals), American-born members Bob Boulding (guitar, vocals), Chas Waltz (violin, keyboards, harp, mandolin, vocals) and Dave Ingraham (drums, percussion). Lead singer and co-founding member Keith Roberts took some time to tell QSaltLake about the band’s love for playing in Salt Lake City and their plans for a new album.

Where are you now? We’ve been off the road for a while; we decided to take May to chill out, be lazy and recharge the batteries.

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Sometimes the best Irish riffs are written by Americans and some of the best guitar parts are done by the Irish fellows.

Everybody knows what our sound is and everybody knows what we strive for.

You start doing a record every couple years have to draw from what’s just happened to you. I take in everything that’s going on around me a lot more. It’s helped me along the way to see what’s going on in the world. A lot of songs we write are almost tongue in cheek. We’re less likely to write a song about ‘I love you, you love me,’ than we are about the economy.

Although, I try mostly to be uplifting. We’re not trying to bring anybody down, there’s already enough in the world to bring you down.

For those who haven’t had the chance to see you before, what can they expect from your show? The main thing is that we’ve always put on a live show. Our band was made for live shows, even before records. Everything, every show, song and detail, is as important as the last one. We strive to give the crowd as good of a show as we can. We want to make everyone get up and jump around and have a good time.

Will you be performing largely from your latest album, Saints and Sinners, or will you also be singing some of your older songs? We’re kind of in between albums right now. So our shows are mixed and we’re not promoting any one album.

We’ll be pulling from all the years that we’ve been going.

We’re not obliged to play any one song. The show will be more like a jam type session, a real barn burner. Our Irish stuff will be mixed in with everything else.

We’ll be basically driving people back to our roots and forward to some of the newer stuff. It’s about having a good laugh and getting everybody to jump up and down. But we’ll be drawing from all eight studio albums.

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ference between your Utah fans and fans elsewhere? Salt Lake has been on board with us since the early days. We’ve sold out The Depot five times. Some of the most enthusiastic fans are very often at our Salt Lake shows. We’ve been coming so much in the winter and to venues where it’s not all ages.

That’s the only thing we’ve been missing. Now we’ll get see more of the families and younger people, after all, they’re the 21 and older fans of the future. We like to see real diverse crowds at our shows.

With such an array of topics, content and styles in your music, could you talk a little about your influences when writing? That’s the interesting thing; we have Irish natives and people born in America. We’ve all got very different influences musically. We’ve grown to understand that everybody writes songs and everybody chips in. Everybody jumps in and puts their mark on it. The music has to be what has influences us as we write.

You’ve been performing for nearly two decades now, how has your performances changed over the years? We’re usually a little more tired at the end of each show (laughs). I think we have more energy now. We know what we’re doing better now. You partied hard and played hard. But now we’re focused more on quality than quantity. We’re far more into making the shows really seamless and playing at the top of our ability. We are at the top of our game, really. We’re out there giving other bands a run for their money. When people leave our shows, they know they’ve just seen five guys who have done their absolute best.

What’s ahead for the Young Dubliners? We’re not in a rush like we were in the olden days. We’ve decided to go alone on this next record, without a record label. It’s very difficult to get a record company to stay on board and continue to promote an album. They’re restricted in their financial commitment. We just made a decision not to pursue a deal on this next one.

We’re all starting to write now. Everybody is writing on their own and sometime in the fall we’ll all get together and see what comes from it. And that will determine where to go from there. We hope to have our next album out by March of next year.

We’ve been on the road solid for two years. This is our livelihood, so we can’t just stop for a year and spend it in the studio. We write as much as we can and take some time off.

We treat every song with the same importance because we have no idea what’s going to be a single when we’re doing the album. We lock ourselves away in the rehearsal room and go over the songs every day. At the end, we’ve got a 12-song album and we’re proud of every song. Q

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Utah Arts Festival celebrates 35 years T

he 35th annual Utah Arts Festival is one of the premier arts events of the Intermountain West and the country and this year’s event will be bigger than ever.

The ArtFair SourceBook, which rates and reviews arts festivals around the nation, ranked Utah’s festival at number 14.

“Last year the festival was number 39,” the festival’s Executive Director Lisa Sewell said in a press release. “We’re getting closer to our goal of cracking the top 10.”

As more and more acts and artists are added to the festival, it attracts an even more diverse crowd. From June 23 to 26, Washington Square and the Salt Lake City Library will be covered with art, stages and people appreciating some of the best local and national artisans. Last year’s festival attracted more than 80,000 people and this year’s festivities are expected to be larger and attract even more.

The festival will have a terrific lineup of performers including the Young Dubliners, Blame Sally, Kinetix and Fictionist. Also, Utah’s own Ballet West will be performing all four nights of the festival, thanks to a grant obtained by festival organizers. It has been five years since Utah’s leading ballet dance company was featured by the festival.

There will be 159 artists, which is the most the festival has sponsored, said Eugenie Hero Jaffe, the Utah Arts Festival public relations coordinator. The festival will feature 49 local artists and 110 from outside of Utah. Some of the featured artists include Harold Wallace, Liza Julien, William Hedgecock, Amber DeBirk, Beth Fischer and Juli Adams.

International cuisine will also be offered and there are nearly 20 food vendors selling a variety of food and drinks from around the world.

UAF Music Schedule Thursday

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9:45 pm Young Dubliners Headliners AMPHITHEATER STAGE

Friday

4 pm Shira Denz

Noon VIA

5:15 pm Tupelo Moan

1:15 pm Sober Down

6 pm Jen Hajj

6 pm Terence Hansen

6:30 pm Ballet West

BIG MOUTH CAFÉ STAGE

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EARTH GARDEN CAFÉ

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The Old World PARK STAGE

7:30 pm Gigi Love Country Western/ Bluegrass EARTH GARDEN CAFÉ

8:15 pm Christopher Stark - Chamber Orchestra Commission FESTIVAL STAGE

8:30 pm Kinetix

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“This is going to be our biggest and best festival ever,” Jaffe said. “We’re so excited for our 35th anniversary and this year’s festival has all kinds of new attractions.”

Along with the Kids Arts Zone and Urban Arts Area for teens, the festival will feature glass blowing and other interactive art displays for adults.

“We found that there was something missing for those who weren’t toddlers or teens but still wanted to participate in some of the projects,” Jaffe said.

Other new events and attractions include a comic book class from Night Flight Comics, a film festival for children and an Art Attack 5K run and costume contest.

On Saturday, June 25, the festival will sponsor a fun run in Sugar House Park that will include a costume contest themed, ‘Art in Motion.’ Uinta Brewing Company will have a unique beer that will be highlighted and sold at the festival called The Arts Fest Amber. Uinta is also pairing with Utah Food Services to offer a beer and wine selection and tasting.

The film festival is themed ‘Fear No Film’ and it features shorts from filmmakers around the nation on a few specific topics. This year the films will be focused on history, tragedy, dance, astronomy and sacred storytelling. The festival will also feature a competition to find the best short film in Utah.

The festival highlights the best performing and visual artists in the area, Jaffe said. The level of talent is elevated each year with new additions to the festival and more exhibits and areas to display the art, she said.

“We hope to bring even more people than last year and we’ve been working really hard on getting the word out,” Jaffe said. “Each year we hope to get bigger and better.” Q

9:45 pm Ronnie Baker Brooks

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10 pm Samba Fogo

6:45 pm Pigpen & Pat Maine

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THE ROUND

10:15 pm Joshua Payne Orchestra FESTIVAL STAGE

6:30 pm Ballet West

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THE ROUND

7:30 pm ZenTherStick

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10:15 pm Sensations Soul Band

8:30 pm Utah Premiere Brass

6:30 pm Ballet West FESTIVAL STAGE 6:30 pm Kate MacLeod

Saturday

8:45 pm Muscle Hawk

7:45 pm George T Gregory

EARTH GARDEN CAFÉ

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8:30 pm Salt Lake Electric Ensemble

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Noon Advent Horizon PARK STAGE

2 pm The Pretty Darns 2:30 pm Ryan Innes PARK STAGE

3:15 pm Cori Connors

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THE ROUND

9 pm Fictionist PARK STAGE

9:45 pm Maraca

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9:45 pm Incendio

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10 pm Samba Fogo

THE ROUND

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9 pm Sister Wives

3:45 pm THE ROUND Pizzicato Strings & 10:15 pm Company King Niko

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9:30 pm Doug Wintch

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5:15 pm The Vision

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6 pm Michael Lucarelli Noon Crescent City Brass Classical EARTH GARDEN CAFÉ Band 6:15 pm PARK STAGE Holy Water Buffalo 2:45 pm PARK STAGE S.L.F.M EARTH GARDEN CAFÉ 6:30 pm 3:15 pm Ballet West FESTIVAL STAGE Kairo by Night FESTIVAL STAGE 6:30 pm 3:30 pm Eyes Lips Eyes PARK STAGE Mike Dimitri BIG MOUTH CAFÉ STAGE 7:30 pm 3:45 pm Numbs THE ROUND My Dead Ego PARK STAGE 8 pm 4 pm Blame Sally FESTIVAL STAGE Jerry Floor Greek 8:30 pm Band EARTH GARDEN CAFÉ Turbophonic AMPHITHEATER STAGE 5 pm 9 pm Repertory Dance The Rubes Theater

Sunday

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5 pm The Suicycles PARK STAGE

5 pm Melissa Bond BIG MOUTH CAFÉ STAGE

6 pm Aerial Arts of Utah SLC MAIN LIBRARY

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9:15 pm Big Sam’s Funky Nation AMPHITHEATER STAGE

9:45 pm Del McCoury Band FESTIVAL STAGE

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Utah Festival Opera turns 18 I n its 18th season, the Utah Festival Opera is one of the premier operatic events of the year. People from around the nation come to Utah and make the trek to beautiful Cache Valley to attend the fest, which is the brainchild of Michael Ballam.

This year the festival productiions are Oliver!, Don Giovanni, South Pacific and Boris Godunov, along with a few other special performances.

The fest runs from July 7 to Aug. 6 with performances of the four operas and musicals showing throughout the month at varied times.

Other special features will include solo performances by Ballam, a tribute to George

Gershwin and the Mozart Requiem. With the exception of some of the special performances, all the showings will be at the Ellen Eccles Theater in Logan, Utah.

The festival will be larger than previous years and the performers are world-class artists, said Judith Anderson, the director of marketing and communications.

“We have performers that have been on Broadway and sang in the Metropolitan,” Anderson said. “This year’s production might be the same number of shows as previous years, but the productions are bigger and more extensive.”

Utah Festival Opera travel guide While Salt Lake City is Utah’s gay central with bars, restaurants, coffee shops and other familiar places, there is a burgeoning gay community outside of the Wasatch Front. With events such as the Utah Festival Opera and cooler summers, Cache Valley has started gaining traction as a wonderful gay and lesbian getaway. Home to some of the most popular operatic events in Utah, the festival attracts world-class talent.

However, to help those that may not be familiar with the area; we have compiled a list to help you plan your summer getaway to the event, which runs July 7 to Aug. 6.

Restaurants Hamilton’s Steak and Seafood No night out to the opera would be complete without a fine dining experience to go along with it. Hamilton’s is the premier dining location in

The Russian Opera, Boris Godunov, is rarely performed because it takes so much effort in planning and execution, Anderson said.

“The production requires a huge chorus and a large set,” she said. “It is going to be a real treat for audiences and should not be missed. You don’t have many opportunities to see this opera anywhere.”

Some of the singers attending this year’s fest are veterans of much larger stages and venues, including Branch Fields, who played her character, Emile DeBeque, on Broadway.

“It’s so special to have this world-class event in a small mountain valley town,” Anderson Logan and is a perfect fit before traipsing off to see Don Giovanni or South Pacific. The wine selection is extensive, and the steaks and seafood are superb.

Location: 2427 N. Main St., Logan Menu: $20-30

Le Nonne Chef/owner Pier Antonio Micheli brings the flavors of Italy to Logan in this quaint and cozy home-turned-restaurant. Featuring some of the best Italian fare in Utah, this restaurant also features live jazz on the weekend.

Location: 129 N. 100 East, Logan Menu: $15-20

Elements The restaurant, which would be at home with some of the best metropolitan eateries in the nation, is located along the Logan River.

Location: 645 S. 35 East at the Riverwoods in Logan Menu: $15-20

Crumb Brothers For a delicious and healthy lunch, stop by Crumb Brothers which always helps support the queer groups at the Utah State University campus. The artisan bakery has some of the tastiest buns in town!

Location: 291 S. 300 West, Logan Menu: $5-15

Tandoori Oven Before judging this Indian restaurant located next to a gas station, consider that this familyrun business has some of the best ethnic food in all of Northern Utah. Also, it is a well-known supporter of the queer groups on campus and is very welcoming to large groups of gay people.

Location: 720 E. 1000 North, Logan Menu: $10-15

Café Ibis This local coffee shop is a short walk from the opera house and attracts one of the most diverse crowds in all of Logan.

Location: 52 Federal Ave.

Bars White Owl The frat-boy hang out serves up delicious eats as well as a beautiful outdoor patio. For people

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said. “Aside from all the performances, there are all kinds of outdoor activities available.”

The special performance section of the festival has been growing with the addition of Craig Jessop, the former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He’s helped bring the addition of a requiem performance for the last two years as well as some other musical performances by his choir, the American Festival Chorus.

A recent addition to the festival includes an audience-participation contest where a winner of 20 contestants will be selected by a panel of judges and voting from the audience.

“We do operas, musicals and other performances with equal intensity, seriousness and high-level of execution,” Anderson said. “The experience really is one of a kind.”

For full scheduling and pricing information, go to UFOC.org. watching and some of the best drinks and prices in town, the White Owl is all you need.

Location: 36 W. Center St. Other bars:

Sultan’s Tavern 205 S. Main St.

Mulligans 33 Federal Ave.

Lodging The Loft on Center When attending the Utah Festival Opera there’s only one place to stay. Period. The family-owned and run bed and breakfast is quaint, conveniently located in the same parking lot as the opera house and within walking distance of some of the finest restaurants and the White Owl Bar and Grill. The couple’s retreat is perfect for a romantic weekend to see an opera, grab some après-show cocktails and have a cozy place to sleep and get ready for the next performance.

With a balcony overlooking Center Street and all the amenities, including a full kitchen, this affordable but classy and elegant location is a must-see for queer festival-goers. Gay couples can feel perfectly safe and at home booking a room at this affirming and queer-friendly location.

Location: 90 W. Center St. Info: TheLoftOnCenter.com

Other Attractions Farmers Markets The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market runs on Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. at 150 South and 200 East in Logan and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Utah State University Take a tour, grab some Aggie ice cream or just relax on this beautiful campus. While there are no queer-specific events taking place, it’s always worth a visit.

Logan Canyon Hiking, mountain biking and fishing make this canyon a thrill to visit. Breathtaking scenery and cool mountain air also make it worth a stop for those looking for a relaxing drive or picnic area.

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he Women’s Redrock Music Festival in the rural town of Torrey, Utah is more than just a gathering of hundreds of women and some of the top female folk and indie bands in the nation. For Stephanie Novak, it was the first time she felt really proud of Utah’s music scene.

“It’s an event that could only happen here in Utah and it is, without a doubt, one of the most special moments I could have ever hoped for,” Novak said, who attended the festival for the first time last summer.

Novak is a self-described military brat who has experienced concerts and music scenes in North Carolina that are powerful, collaborative and active.

“I missed the music so much. I am very interested in female groups and singers, and when I first came to Utah, I thought I left all that behind,” she said. “It wasn’t until I went to the festival that I really felt proud of being involved in Utah.”

The festival is celebrating its fifth anniversary and will be held Aug. 12–13 in Torrey, Utah. The festival is attracting some big names this year such as Betty, the band who sings the theme song from The L Word. Other well-known acts include Garrison Starr and the Sister Wives.

Each year the festival attracts around 500 attendees and the crowd is extremely diverse.

While the festival-goers and performers are not all lesbians, there is a large queer presence and everyone is very open-minded.

The fest, which is a non-profit organization, attracts many from Salt Lake, but there is also a growing market from Las Vegas, California, Seattle and even some from Australia, said Jeri Tafoya, the program director for the festival. The group uses proceeds to sponsor musical scholarships and donate to local charities.

The city of Torrey, which has a population of 171, opens its doors to queer travelers through its hotels, restaurants and camp sites. Due to close proximity to Capitol Reef National Park, there are plenty of restaurant and lodging options. The festival also has pottery, jewelry and other art vendors.

The eateries and lodging options fill nearly completely during the festival, Tafoya said.

“We were a little nervous at first to see how everyone would react to the festival, which is largely a lesbian gathering,” Tafoya said. “But aside from the great music and the economic impact, the community is starting to see that it’s pretty calm.”

The festival is the state’s only large women’s

music festival and it strives to build a sense of community for all the festival attendees.

However, everyone, including men, is invited to attend the festivities.

“I think everyone that goes can expect a friendly environment where everyone is there for some fantastic music and fantastic friends,” Novak said. “I loved meeting new people at last year’s fest. Everyone was just so awesome and easy to get along with.”

The festival has been growing steadily, but there are no plans to grow much more, Tafoya said.

“We want to keep that intimate gathering feeling in everything,” she said. “It really is so much more than just a music festival.”

The festival is about all the different experiences, friends and communities that are built in just a short period of time.

“I’ll never forget the last night of the festival.

The band was going full throttle on stage,” Novak said. “The night was a beautiful clear night and a woman that had just met and I were dancing under the stars. It was a magnificent moment. When you have an experience like that, you hold on to it.”

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Top 5 gay getaways from Salt Lake

By Seth Bracken

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ith the summer heat finally underway, it’s time to get some fresh mountain air or relax on a beach with an umbrella-topped mojito. Whether you’re looking for the best nightlife, spas or adventure, there are destinations off the beaten path within a (long) drive from Salt Lake that can satisfy every queer traveler’s needs. Get out of Utah and see someplace new.

1. Taos, New Mexico This rustic and artistic town has developed a following of queers, hippies, ski bums and other societal outcasts. The feel of the town is liberating, beautiful and psychedelic. Spending time in Taos is like stepping into another dimension; one where sexuality isn’t an issue and relaxation and exploration are paramount. While this may not make the top of most travel lists, the location is perfect for a long summer weekend and Moab is conveniently located as a perfect halfway point. Stop in the red rock city for a night, hike the arches and then finish the trek down to beautiful Taos.

Where to stay While there are no specific gay and lesbian hotels or other accommodations, there are several affirming locations that will make guests feel right at home.

Cottonwood Inn B&B The quaint and cozy family-run business is the perfect combination of elegance and comfort.

The views from the grounds are breathtaking and the environment is safe and welcoming. For more information, go to Taos-Cottonwood.com

Where to Play The Adobe Bar The bar and the adjacent restaurant, Doc Martin’s, is the main hangout for LGBT crowds in the city.

The historic building is full of old-time character and the service, drinks and food are first class. For more information, go to TaosInn.com.

Taos Pueblo Located just outside of the downtown area, this set of ruins is more than 1,000 years old. Tours and guides are available.

Downtown Taos Art galleries, cafés, charming stores and fine dining are all available in the picturesque town.

2. Sedona, Arizona Some consider Sedona to be the spa and relaxation center of the world. Surrounded by gorgeous desert mountain vistas, the desert air is just what the doctor ordered for a rejuvenating weekend. Located just outside of Flagstaff, the eight-and-a-half hour drive can seem daunting, but the trip is worth the price. While there are no specific gay bars in Sedona, there are clubs and venues that host gay nights. For a complete listing of LGBT-oriented events throughout the summer, go to SedonaGayPride.org.

Where to Stay The Lodge at Sedona This place has the best of it all. From one of the most gay-friendly bars in town to the most luxurious accommodations, guests can pull up to the impressive bed and breakfast and leave a few days later feeling totally relaxed and recharged.

Where to Play Massage/Skin Care Again, while there are no gay-specific spas or resorts, most are fabulous and affirming. One of our favorites is the Sedona Rouge. This outstanding resort has some of the finest skin treatments in the world. The grounds are astounding and the spa is unbelievably elegant. For more information, go to SedonaRouge.com.

Sunset Boulevard/Santa Monica Boulevard Shopping West Hollywood is famous for celebrity-class shopping for the finest and sexiest clothing and jewelry in the world. Art galleries and designer labels abound on the world-renowned streets.

The Abbey Winner of countless awards and often regarded as the best gay bar in the world, The Abbey is a piece of gay Americana. For more information, go to AbbeyFoodandBar.com.

4. Boulder, Colorado Denver has become one of the premier destinations for gays and lesbians in the intermountain west. The pride festival attracts more than 300,000 attendees and there are more than a dozen gay-friendly bars in the area. However, just a short 30-minute drive to the north lays a pristine mountain town that is extremely welcoming to the queer community. Boulder is perfect for those that want to get away from the crowds but still have the option to explore some nightlife because it is so close to Denver.

Where to Stay Briar Rose Bed & Breakfast Leading the pack of progressive and beautiful B&Bs, Briar Rose is a sustainable and green facility. With organic meals, organic sheets and fair-trade and organic coffee, the friendly hotel is one of Colorado’s premier green destinations.

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3. West Hollywood OK, we know that West Hollywood is more of a gay mecca than an off-the-path destination, but there are plenty of activities and areas to explore. Aside from some of the oldest gay bars in the country, this area is home to designer shopping, legendary tourist traps and some of the sexiest eye-candy in the nation.

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national park is home to stunning wildlife, spectacular vistas and world-class hiking and sight-seeing.

University of Colorado Boulder This college town revolves around the campus and its events. From plays and musicals to a gay group that meets at a local bar once a month attracting hundreds of people, to stay connected plug into the campus and its events.

5. Santa Fe, New Mexico With about 10 bars that are either gay or lesbian specific or extremely welcoming and friendly, this city has an enormous gay scene. The drive will take about 10 or 11 hours and Moab is a perfect halfway point for a great overnight stop.

The arts are alive and vibrant in Santa Fe and the scenery is spectacular.

Where to Stay Inn of the Turquoise Bear Guests staying here do not have to be large and hairy. This award-winning bed and breakfast is welcoming of all diverse crowds. Located within walking distance of the arts districts and other gay areas, this is the perfect place for the queer traveler to rest his or her head.

Where to Play Silver Starlight Lounge and Cabaret The large stage and huge dance floor make this club the perfect place to capture a cowboy or cowgirl. The crowds are massive, and the cocktails and martinis are delicious. This club frequently makes the top 10 best gay club lists in the nation.

Cowgirl BBQ Sexy waitresses in cowgirl boots, fall-off-thebone ribs and juicy porterhouse steaks are just some of the specialties for this restaurant and bar. While the crowd is often dominated by women, the traveling gay man can also feel comfortable stopping by.

Rocky Mountain National Park Just a short 45-minute drive from Boulder, the

Save the flight The Redbury Hotel While nearly all West Hollywood hotels will be safe and encouraging, our favorite is the historic and retro Redbury Hotel. Located at Hollywood and Vine, guests are in the heart of all the action.

For more information, go to TheRedBury.com.

Where to Play Andrew Christian Outlet Store The designer underwear outlet has the largest selection in the world of some of the sexiest cuts and fabrics available. Stop by to check out the Show-It, Almost Naked and Nano fit cuts.

Understanding airfare price fluctuations can be as challenging as saving up the money to pay for the ticket.

Prices can change by the hour and there is no real doctrine to when is the best time to buy an airplane ticket. However, here are some tips and deals for Salt Lake City travelers.

Check the pricing frequently, but overall, the best days to buy and fly are Tuesday through Thursday. While the rule is not a 100-percent guarantee, whether booking your trip or leaving, it’s best to do so in the middle of the week.

Don’t forget baggage fees. If two airlines have competitive pricing, be sure to factor in the extra baggage fees some airlines charge.

Travel websites such as Hotwire.com and Priceline. com are terrific places to start researching. But after finding your information, check the hotel or airfare websites and look for price-match deals and rewards programs.

Los Angeles: $132 One-way Pheonix: $134 One-way

Jet Blue The airline with a Salt Lake City hub has some of the best last-minute travel deals.

Here’s just a sampling of some of their best summer flights from Salt Lake. Some restrictions apply.

Ft. Lauderdale: $134 One-way New York City: $169 One-way Long Beach: $104 One-way

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Las Vegas: $59 One-way Portland: $107 One-way Oakland: $122 One-way

Honolulu: $383 One-way Cancun: $300 One-way Puerto Vallarta: $220 One-way Denver: $79 One-way

American Airlines Chicago: $182 One-way San Francisco: $142 One-way San Diego: $159 One-way

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Summer 2011 Gaycation Guide While people are marching down the streets in ass-less leather chaps in cities around the world, the summer travel season has more to offer than just Pride festivals. From gay camps to cruises and other themed vacations, there’s no doubt that queers love vacations. Here’s just a smattering of some of the upcoming summer events.

Atlantis Events Grab your glow sticks and your sexiest underwear because it’s going to be a wild time with the Atlantis Cruises. Cruise with more than 2,000 other gays, lesbians and allies on one of the most famous party lines ever. While the crowds vary widely, expect to see a younger, more active and party-centric crowd than with the RSVP Cruises. Each year in January, Atlantis hosts the largest gay cruise in the world on the largest cruise ship in the world. For more information and a complete list of upcoming events, go to AtlantisEvents.com.

Upcoming cruises Mexican Cruise from San Diego Oct. 15-22

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take you off the beaten and resort path. For more information, go to Out-Adventures.com.

‘Camp’ Camp Located just outside of Portland, Maine, ‘Camp’ Camp is a chance to relive the early camp experiences with other queer folk. Complete with boondoggle, campfires, canoeing, swimming and all the other activities you might expect at a summer camp, this is the place to go to relive your youth. The crowd is mixed nearly 50 percent women and men. For more information, go to CampCamp.com. This summer’s festivities take place Aug. 21-28.

This cruise group is mainly for gay men and is well-known for sexy guys, a slightly older crowd and a well-relaxed vibe. While there is still eye-candy galore and plenty of partying until dawn, the crowds are generally older and more professional. RSVP Vacations books an entire cruise ship and picks a variety of destinations.

It’s a terrific way to cruise in style with other gay people. For more information and a complete list of upcoming events, go to RSVPVacations.com.

No fees, registration or rules to follow this particular weekend in Las Vegas for hairy men and those who admire them. While the gay Blue Moon Resort plays host to many activities and events, the local bars and bear hotspots will be

Upcoming cruise Mediterranean Cruise July 9-16

sanctity of marriage Man who served as wife’s pimp charged in killing

A 48-year-old Illinois man was shot and killed by the pimp of a prostitute that he had arranged on Craigslist to meet, according to McHenry County officials. Timothy Smith, 26, was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the murder of Kurt Millliman after police received a call from Smith and his wife, Kimberly. The couple was waiting outside the Milliman’s home when officials arrived. Officers found Milliman’s body inside the home and when the Smiths told officials she was offering services on Craigslist, she was promptly arrested on charges of prostitution.

Man ordered to support kids his exwife had from his frozen sperm An English man whose ex-wife convinced an IVF clinic to allow her to give birth to two kids from

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Wife supports Strauss-Kahn as he admits sex, denies rape The former International Monetary Fund president, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was charged with rape of a hotel maid in a Manhattan hotel.

While Kahn, 62, is not denying having violent sex with the 32-year-old maid, he is saying it was consensual. In the span of 30 minutes, he said he seduced the woman, who was working, and convinced her to perform sex acts with absolutely no monetary or any other form of compensation. His wife is not just supporting his claims, but is fighting for his release.

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By Tony Hobday

After six days of retching over the side of a fishing boat, pigging out on Dodger Dogs, witnessing large spreads of pate (don’t ask, it’s difficult to explain), gas-bombing giant varmints and being chastised for being too loud at noon on a weekday, I was really ready to take a vacation from my vacation. But alas, I had to rush into the ofSATURDAY — If you’re a big fan of booze and burlesque as a combination for great fun, like myself, then you’ll definitely fice — my flight home from California was dego bonkers over Booze & Burlesque, a benefit for the Utah layed for more than an hour — to put this issue AIDS Foundation. The VooDoo Darlings Burlesque Troupe will to bed. After the fact, it wasn’t a big headache — be bawdy, bequiling, burly and boozing it up ... OK, I doubt although I was suffering through one at the time that last one, but I will be. Enjoy hors d’oeurves and cocktails and fabulous entertainment, all for a great cause. and cursing the California Lottery (20 tickets 6pm, Devil’s Daughter Bar & Grill, 533 S. 500 West. Tickets $25, 801-487-2323. and not even a buck in return — those bitches!).

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THURSDAY — The 2011 Utah Arts Festival opens with headlining performances by Young Dubliners and Blame Sally. The festival also welcomes more than 200 visual and performing artists and offers children’s activities, culinary arts, 5K race, the Fear No Film shorts festival and more. Plus, there’s always plenty of eye-candy milling about.

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Noon–11 p.m., through Sunday, Library Square, 210 E. 400 South. Tickets $5–10 per day at the festival, visit uaf.org for ticket discounts and ticket packages.

7:30pm, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North. Tickets $39–54, 801-363-SLAC or saltlakeactingcompany.org.

FRIDAY — Returning to Utah, and not needing much of a introduction, is singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow. So now I’ll enthrall you with fabulous stories of bellybutton lint and dental dams. Ewww ... just kidding. Anyhoo, Crow has won nine Grammys and the hearts of millions, and her concerts are rockin’, so don’t you dare miss out! Also, for a real good time with Crow, go plant a tree with her at Sugar House Park, between 1 and 3 p.m. (visit treeutah.org)

QQ Salt Lake City’s three most “funkified” organizations, Studio d, Young Benefactors and Vivace present Trio 2.0, a fabulous and free artsy-fartsy event. My vocabulary strecthes for miles. Anyhoo, the evening promises dance and musical performances by members of the Utah Symphony and Repertory Dance Theatre. There will be a private tour of UMFA’s Salt 3 exhibit by acting chief curator Jill Dawsey and a silent auction and “opportunity drawing” (or raffle) filled with cool prizes like hotel stays, performance tickets, free dinners and art.

7pm, Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way. Tickets $65–70, 801-585-0556 or redbuttegarden.org.

QQ If you didn’t get a chance to see Beginners during the recent Damn These Heels Film Festival, now is another chance to catch the new film by director Mike Mills (Thumbsucker). It’s a less stereotypical “coming-out movie.” Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor play father and son in the heartfelt drama about love, loss, happiness and coming out later in life.

Hours vary, Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. 300 South. Tickets $6.25–8.75, saltlakefilmsociety.org.

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Held on the patio of the Cottonwood Market Street Grill, the dinner and party includes live music and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit the High Road for Human Rights nonprofit organization.

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7–10pm, Market Street Grill, 2985 E. Cottonwood Pkwy. Tickets $65, 801-3643560 or highroadforhumanrights.info.

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QQ For a limited run, until September, the Salt Lake Acting Company’s tour de force, Saturday’s Voyeur, returns — and with it comes, once again, like pink eye on a chimp, the wonderful and sexilicous Alexis Baigue. This Voyeur re-materializes our Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Patrick Henry as they come forth to straighten out the Beehive State. A few notable Utah characters include Ralph Pecker and Gayle Bazooka ... oh, and Carl Dwimmer and Patrick Henry apparently get it on. Hot ... and disturbing!

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7:30pm, Deer Valley Amphitheater, 2270 Deer Valley Dr. Tickets $35–65, 435-655-3114 or ecclescenter.org.

QQ I’ve heard that back in the day Gene could shoot off like a Komodo Dragon and leave little Jesse missing his Cherry Bombs for days. But alas, Gene can no longer even ignite a Sparkler in Cheesecake. But we must give Gene kudos for not giving up. Join the clan for an Independence Day BBQ, featuring burgers, buns, salads and condom mints; and special appearances

by Gene as Abe Lincoln and Jefferson as Mary Todd ... that should make your eyes bleed!

3pm, Club Try-Angles, 251 W. 900 South. Food tickets $2, 801-364-3203.

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It gets better (with a time machine) Interview with Bob Smith, author of ‘Remberance of Things I Forgot’

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1986. I’d never seen it before and was shocked at how handsome I was since I always thought of myself as my high school graduation picture: a geek with big eyeglasses. I immediately joked to friends that I needed a time machine to go back and give me the heads up. That picture was my Proustian Madeleine and later I found the idea of a gay time travel story funny, creepy and novel since you could be sexually attracted to yourself.

I hadn’t read a time travel story with a gay protagonist and finally decided to write one.

Bob Smith’s new novel Remembrance of Things I Forgot has done the impossible; it more than lives up to its blurbs! I have never felt a book so thoroughly fulfill its advance promo as Remembrance of Things I Forgot did in relation to Edmund White’s comment “If H.G. Wells had been funny and Oscar Wilde obsessed with time travel they might have mated and produced Bob Smith, who has written the funniest and wildest ride imaginable through the recent past and near future.” I have read all of Bob Smith’s earlier memoirs and his first novel, and in this new book his extraordinary gifts as a writer, humorist, and keen observer of gay identity have reached new heights.

Diagnosed with ALS /Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 2007, Bob Smith has dug down, dared to ask the huge questions and come up with a new book that is rich in humor and heart. At a time when so many novels have become careful and small in their reach Bob Smith has made a gorgeous leap into a really bold and fantastic device that lets him go to such rich places as a novelist. The capaciousness and sheer fun of it makes it a thrilling and emotionally rich reading experience.

I caught up with Bob Smith to talk about time travel and how to turn the word “Cheney” into a curse word.

The novel really combines all the strongest juice from your memoirs, your stand up, and your first novel into a charged new creation. What is the balancing act between fiction and materials from your own autobiography in this work? I’ve always thought of my standup act as a fictional autobiography and I’ve started to see that my novels are autobiographical fictions. My first novel Selfish and Perverse is a novel, but I did have a very romantic and sexually exciting fling with a hot gay salmon fisherman in Alaska. And in Remembrance, everything about Carol’s suicide is true and the mother is based upon my mother, and most of the opinions are mine, although I’m not quite the opinionated New Yorker as my main character, and I’ve never lost my hair.

Right now, I’m working on a novel set in Ancient Greece and you’d think that strange world would be completely alien — and much of it is — but during my research I read Xenophon’s Symposium and it opens with a comedian who offers to entertain at a dinner party in exchange for a free meal. The comedian bombs and I immediately knew I could write about that culture.

I’ve told jokes in exchange for free vacations so I could identify with that universe. My new novel is set in the ancient Greek theater world and in 2500 years that sub-culture hasn’t changed as much as you’d think.

Your new novel is so fantastic. What was the initial nudge that took you to Remembrance of Things I Forgot? About six years ago, my brother Jim gave me a photo of myself he’d taken in

The time travel concept really sets up a great template to go to amazing places. What lead you to this device? (and did you watch the TV show Time Tunnel as a kid?) I’ve always liked

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time travel stories, especially the works of Jack Finney. So I wrote a short story where a gay guy goes back in time and meets his younger self.

In the intervening years he’s built himself into a hunk and his younger self is attracted. Friends of mine read it and one of them the writer Michael Carroll suggested that it should be a novel. At first, I didn’t see it, then it hit me. There’s a convention in time travel stories that if you change the past you might alter the future, but the more I thought about time travel, the more convinced I became that everyone would want to change their pasts.

From telling myself to hit on that hot jock in high school I once shared a single bed with, and who I suspected was open to experimenting with man-on-man action, to trying to prevent my sister’s suicide. Then there would also be the temptations to make money and really alter history — prevent someone from becoming president. But I want to emphasize that Remembrance is a comic novel with a sci-fi launching point.

Once the main character is back in the past, I made every effort to have the novel play out realistically — what would you change about your past and how would you go about doing it? That’s where I found the real comedy derived from in the book.

And yes, I loved Time Tunnel as a boy and watched every episode.

While I expected the humor to shine through as it always does with your work either as a writer or performer, I was deeply moved by how poignant and deeply felt the humor was. How do you maintain this connection between the humor and the heartfelt? Well, the writers I really admire such as Shakespeare and Chekhov, or the novelists Barbara Pym and Stephen McCauley, aren’t afraid of mixing the comic and the tragic. I just think of a story first and then write what the story requires. I tend to primarily think comic, but every novel — even comic novels — needs real moments of disappointment, reflection and sadness.

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Leaping deftly from the hysterically funny to the existential, the novel really has a big generous heart of facing these hard times — AIDS, Reagan-Bush-Bush fascism and the like — that we have been traveling through head on. How has dealing with ALS these last years informed this novel and all your creative work? Well, the last five years have been some of the best and worst of times in my life. I became a donor to a lesbian couple and have two amazing children, and I was also diagnosed with a terrifying disease. While I was writing this novel, I seriously thought about living through the Reagan era when our president sat back and watched gay men die to today when the Republicans have broadened that policy to sit back and happily watch everyone die without health insurance.

I’ve also been, what I jokingly call in the novel, a same-sex tree hugger since I was a kid. And Reagan began the Republicans’ anti-environmental assault, which I take personally since my children will have to live on that ruined planet.

I also believe Bush and Cheney have become historical villains like Richard III, and it’s the duty of playwrights, novelists and historians to ensure their diabolical policies aren’t forgotten. Most of all I thought the nauseating idea of having a Republican boyfriend was a great comic premise.

Bob, if you could use that time travel device and fling yourself in the future one hundred years, what could you tell us from that vantage point? I’d like to think that in a hundred years, gay rights and environmental sustainability will be universal values, calling someone a “Cheney” is universally recognized a vile insult, and no one will believe in a God who’s meaner than I am.

(I’m pretty easy-going, so yes, Bob Smith will have to be the measure of meanness.) All my books will be downloadable to your brain. And they better have a cure for ALS! Q

Tim Miller is a solo performer and the author of the books Shirts & Skin, Body Blows and 1001 Beds. He can be reached at his website ­TimMillerPerformer.com.

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ecently I was invited to Faustina for a press gathering; an effort, I’m sure, by the owners to spur new interest into their Faustina property. (Faustina is part of the La Salle group of restaurants which includes the Oasis Café and Carver’s restaurant.)

For years I’ve enjoyed going to Faustina. I love the cozy neighborhood setting toward the east end of 300 South, which has always been inviting and centrally located. There is plenty of off-street parking and I like the bar area. My cousin, Carol Ellis Armstrong, had her birthday party there and my artist friend, Trevor Southey had a recent reception there.

The Salt Lake restaurant scene has had some shakeups lately. Bill White lost one of his good managers to the Trio Group and Faustina’s long-time manger just left to go out to Tuscany/ Franck’s, just to name a few. To keep interest going in this economy, the La Salles hired a marketing firm to create some new buzz, but I just had one question. The La Salles are the nicest, most engaging and charming couple. Why didn’t

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While waiting for the whole group to gather we were served a very succulent, little Adami Prosecco, which seems to be all the rage these days at Italian restaurants. It was delightful.

Next we were served a lamb chop starter: perfectly grilled atop a spoonful of creamy polenta.

The chop had a sort of pepper relish on the side, a bit like some kind of chutney and the chop was also garnished with beautifully cut cucumber and jalapeno. The starter was paired with a Crios Rose of Malbec. We then had the refreshing watermelon salad which I have had before at the Oasis and is still a crowd-pleaser. This came with Nobilo New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc; I’d forgotten how much I like that wine.

The fish course was a revelation and something I found very delicious. Kathy and I gave each other a mutual glance of approval. Served in a soup plate, there were two large, grilled scallops, crusted with Asiago cheese with a mound of angel-hair pasta in the center. These tasty items were served in a fresh tomato broth flanked with grape tomatoes and a few garden peas. The whole dish from the perfectly cooked scallops to the simple broth was stunning. The wine pairing here was with Tangent Ecclestone which I call one of the “conundrum” knock-offs.

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chicken breast. Evidently this has been a staple on the menu for a very long time, although I hadn’t had it before. It was filled with feta cheese, spinach, bell pepper and served in a chorizo broth. This dish was paired with Marietta Old Vine Red, a nice little Zinfandel blend which I have always liked.

The dessert was a very nicely made Panne Cotta, which the French call pots-de-crème.

It was flavored with true vanilla bean and surrounded by strawberries, lightly laced with Balsamic vinegar. They served this dish with a Dow Tawny Port. The Panne Cotta was light, gorgeous and tasty, but I have to say, both Meditrina and Takashi are serving this dessert too.

It’s hard for me as a critic to give a rating on a prepared menu at marketing event because I think the menu is very tightly controlled and there’s not a lot of room for error. The dinner

was beautifully executed and served, and I hope it does generate some new interest and inject more business into Faustina’s coffers. I know how hard it is to keep momentum going in the culinary industry in a sluggish recession.

I’ve been a happy customer at Faustina for years and I always enjoy the food and the atmosphere. That being said, if Faustina is making a new beginning, I’m not sure I saw that. I saw some old ideas being reworked. I liked all the wine choices too, but once again there was not a lot that was new about these wines; well chosen, thoughtfully paired, and I hate saying this, but not particularly new and not particularly exciting.

I absolutely loved the scallop dish and the dessert — they were to die for! If I were to rate the overall experience at Faustina, it would have to be an 89. Q

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By Ed Sikov

hil Levine bounded down the stairs dressed only in a black leather jockstrap to which he had affixed a matching cellphone holster. Dan, Paolo, Chipper and I stared in shocked silence as the hypermasculine spitfire strode toward us. Seconds later, we were all introduced to his phenomenally hairy ass when he turned around to pour a mug of coffee.

What with the phone strapped to the strap and all that fur, the vision was too much to bear (so to speak), and in a failed effort to stifle a laugh, I involuntarily snorted. Dan glared at me but with an unmistakable smirk. Paolo and Chipper practically ran toward the deck.

“What?” Phil Levine barked when he turned and caught me gaping at his astounding leathercovered bulge, which was as bull-like as his ego.

“Your cell phone,” I lied.

“Never without it,” Phil declared. “Might be business on the other end ... funny business, know what I mean?”

Damn! Phil Levine has “it” — that indescribable erotic allure that transcends body type, body hair, facial features, everything. “It-Men” like Phil are pheromone-reeking catnip to other guys.

Especially when wearing nothing but a leather jock.

“The Preakness is this afternoon I’m making Pimm’s Cups if the liquor store carries it they’d better it’s standard stuff and I assume you can get decent cucumbers at the Pantry.”

“Of course you can,” I broke in. “But aren’t Pimm’s Cups a summer drink?”

“Eat me,” replied Phil Levine with a grin as he grabbed his enormous package. Then his cell phone rang — the ringtone was the theme to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He yammered away about the $250 he had riding on Billy Joe and told whoever it was to come over in 20 min-

utes; he had to take a shower. Then again maybe he wouldn’t. He snickered lewdly and hung up, seized his coffee and sped upstairs, presumably to generate more body odor.

Dan’s mouth was slightly open as he stared in the direction Phil’s hairy rear had just taken. He had a distinctly guilty look about him. “Well, it is nicely proportioned,” he tried, but I cut him off.

“He runs around the house in licensed Verizon-accessory fetishwear. That damn horse should jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge.”

“What?” Dan asked in confusion. “I don’t know what you’re talking about half the time.” “‘Papa said to Mama as he passed around the black-eyed pea-ee-eeeas.’” I explained.

“I give up,” Dan muttered sadly and headed for the deck.

The liquor store came through with the Pimm’s, of course, and the Pines Pantry had cukes galore — waxed ones, the wrapped European kind, Kirbies.

Phil’s Pimm’s Cups were perfect. I couldn’t stand it. So as we crowded around the television to watch the Preakness — “we” included the stunningly beautiful Malaysian boy who’d spent the day and who now sat on Phil’s lap — I had to be just a little snide.

“The Pimm’s Cups are terrific, Phil,” I said.

“Too bad it’s such a chilly afternoon.”

There was cosmic justice to back me up: Billy Joe came in fifth.

We were all introduced to his phenomenally hairy ass when he turned around to pour a mug of coffee

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Getting in Gear for Dick Across 1 “You are all a ___ generation” (Stein) 5 Family name of Boy George 10 Online auction site 14 Piece of Aaron Copland 15 Sal of Rebel Without a Cause 16 High flat area 17 Cole Porter’s Indiana hometown 18 “You can’t teach ___ dog ...”

19 Like a squid’s defense 20 Start of a quote from Cam on Modern Family 23 Big diamond 25 Mouth-open-wide sound 26 1 of 100 in DC 27 Short one for Morse 30 Ferries, for example 32 Total agreement 34 More of the quote 40 Miss Lane of The Planet 41 Poet Lorde 42 Pink Triangle Press publication 43 Conversational hesitations 44 More of the quote 46 Magneto portrayer McKellen 47 Butterfly catcher

48 Hrs. in Key West 49 Snake’s warning 50 Mel of Giants fame 51 Ford lemon that was not fruitful 53 The sounds of music 55 End of the quote 61 Roman deity identified with Diana 64 Butler’s burden on the stairway 65 Ginsberg’s “Gotcha” 69 Ever so slightly 70 Vidal’s ___ to a Small Planet 71 Baja abode 72 Calendar boxes 73 Nice buns, for example 74 Frequent award for Neil Patrick Harris

Down 1 Be a branch manager?

2 Uncork, to Shakespeare 3 Some contemporaries of Lorca 4 Poet Kitty 5 Marlon Brando’s hometown 6 Shore of Palm Springs 7 “You want the light ___ off?”

8 Joins with a torch 9 Artful move, in Oliver!

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13 “Huzzah!”

21 Item on a docket 22 “No mo’!” to Gomer 23 Chisholm Trail town 24 In pink, for example 28 Keep saying 29 Rulers like Caligula 31 USA alternative 33 Give a thumbs-down to 35 Retreat for D.H. Lawrence 36 Linda of The Year of Living Dangerously 37 August hrs. in Augusta 38 Heavenly balls 39 Some escorts want them up front 44 Cut 45 Movie dog 52 “Great Caesar’s ghost!”

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she culture The Paper Moon

By Annalisa Millo

ong gone are the days of MoDiggity’s, Thursdays at The Trapp Door, Crush at The Bay (then known as Club Bliss), Tease at Club Edge, and all the rest of the one-worded lesbian-night themed attempts from local bars and clubs. Still standing is the Paper Moon.

I’ve been an occasional patron of the Moon in the past, but somehow that’s strangely embarrassing to admit publicly. It’s not the worst bar or club I’ve ever visited, but I can, however, say with confidence that it is certainly far from the best.

Let’s start with location. Growing up with an architect/real estate developer as my father, the common phrase, “location, location, location,” has been effectively burned in my brain as the first rule to a successful business, and a prosperous investment.

I spent my most recent birthday at Paper Moon. Easily half of my friends (gay, straight, bi, men, women and otherwise) decided to not attend solely because it was too far away from downtown Salt Lake City.

I’ve lived downtown for the past eight years or so and I don’t like bars to be further than a reasonable walking distance, or a short taxi ride away, just in case. Twenty dollar taxi fare later is the Paper Moon.

I can’t imagine how much more business they’re losing, due in part only to their location.

Anyway, let’s say we’ve arrived. At the door everyone is charged $6, every night, all night. It’s a fair cover charge, if cover charges still existed similarly everywhere else. They don’t.

I absolutely don’t mind paying a cover charge, if only for one of the following reasons: if there’s a band playing, I fully support local music. Or, if it efficiently weeds out freeloaders who preparty, then show up to the bar, already incoherent enough to not purchase any drinks.

From what I can see, the cover charge in place at the Moon achieves neither of my chosen requirements regarding charging at the door. I thought private club cover charges went out to the wind with the lesbian faux-hawk two years ago? Apparently not. In both respects.

So now we’re in the bar, past the door, and approaching the bar. The bartenders are usually very friendly. I even have my favorite, Rachel, who is undoubtedly the employee who has shown me the most hospitality. The music is steadily an enjoyable selection, and easy to dance to. Despite the unnavigable, unapproachable (fishbowl-like, really) layout of the dance floor, surrounded on three sides by tables and gazing people, it’s nothing that a few drinks can’t handle before I can comfortably shake “what my momma gave me.”

I manage a bar myself, and I have a strong hunch that their set amount of liquor dispensed from their BERG (a system used everywhere in Utah, required by the state, to control and count the amount and number of drinks poured) is only 1 oz. pours. By Utah state law, any given drink may only have 1.5 oz. of the base liquor, and up to .5 oz of flavorings.

Many establishments decide on the 1.5-ounce

pour, many do 1.25 ounces, and a few, just an ounce. Squatter’s, for example, does a 1-ounce pour for their Sunday brunch bloody marys, but charges $1.99. It’s a steal, and an effective way of bringing people in the door and buying more drinks.

For the same drink at Paper Moon, I must be prepared to pay at least $6.

I hate to toot my own horn, but it’s for educational purposes, I promise. I’m well aware of the cost per ounce and profit margin of any type of drink in Utah. Their well vodka, for example, Taaka, costs about $6 for a 750-mL bottle at the liquor store. Let’s say there are about 26 1-ounce shots in that bottle. One purchase of one drink at the Moon pays for that bottle.

Considering what you get in the drinks at the Paper Moon, it is not worth the price. Just because the Moon has essentially a monopoly on the lesbian demographic, it is absolutely not permission to take advantage of their patrons. I’ll gladly go to Twilite Lounge for a $4 Jim Beam (about $16 for a 750-mL bottle at the liquor store), or to The Red Door, Kristauf’s, or Christopher’s Martini Bar for an $11+ designer martini with fresh ingredients, but I can at the very least, rest assured that I got exactly what I paid for.

Considering location, the cost for their property should be much lower than a bar downtown.

The atmosphere and décor is outdated and slightly grungy, mediocre at best. Their overhead is relatively low — they employ a few bartenders, a couple people at the door and a couple cocktail waitresses. There’s no wait staff (servers, back-servers, bussers), no dishwashers, no cooks, no hostesses to pay like a sit-down restaurant, so why do they charge similar prices for their drinks?

In any case, regardless of the drink prices and cover charge, the clientele is mostly lackluster and passé. Perhaps more bothersome than everything else previously mentioned is the fact that they call last call not at 1 a.m., but start announcing it at 12:15. Their official last call is usually around 12:45 a.m., and the chairs are put up on the tables by 1:00 as a clear sign that they want everybody out to ensure that the staff can go home much earlier than any bar staff would.

To sum it up, I hate to be so cynical, but I’d be a bad reviewer if I weren’t honest about an establishment’s strengths and failures. I’m not quite disgusted, but certainly not impressed with the Paper Moon. Until I see improvement, or until they cease to pretend being a business that they are definitely not, my opinion is unwavering.

You would think that with all the extra income from the unnecessary cover charge and overpriced drinks would be more than sufficient to take care of the needs and maintenance of the bar that they would have some extra disposable income to spend some money on making their establishment better, in every aspect.

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Check out these diverse groups — There’s a ton to do in Salt Lake City!

Organizations – ALCOHOL & DRUG TREATMENT Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . 801-484-7871  utahaa.org

Gay and Lesbian-specific meetings: Sunday 3pm — Acceptance Group Utah Pride Center, 361 N 300 W Monday 8pm — Gay Men’s Stag (Big Book Study), Utah Pride Center, 361 N 300 W Tuesday 8pm — Live and Let Live, First Unitarian Church, 569 S 1300 E Wednesday 7:30pm — Sober Today, 4601 S 300 W, Washington Terrace (Ogden) Friday 8pm — Stonewall Group, Disability Law Center, 205 N 300 W Crystal Meth Anonymous. 801-859-4132  crystalmeth.org

Saturday 7:30pm — GLBT Affirmative dependency support Utah Pride Center, 361 N 300 W

Organizations – BUSINESS & Professional Aetna ANGLE * HuntR@Aetna.com. . . . . . . 801-256-7137

Armed Forces Support Group . . . . . . . .

801-581-7890

LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapists Guild of Utah

A professional group for mental-health providers. We meet monthly to network, educate ourselves, and improve the counseling services of LGBTQ individuals. www.lgbtqtherapists.com

Pride at Work, Utah Chapter. . . . . . . . . .

801-531-6137

Q Business Alliance

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and ally chamber of commerce 1055 E 2100 S Ste 206. . 801-649-6663

Salt Lake County Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Employees * jdonchess@slco.org. . . 801-273-6280

Organizations – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE National Domestic Violence Hotline TTY 1-800-787-3224. . . . . . 1-800-799-7233 YWCA of Salt Lake City 8 ywca.org/saltlakecity

322 E 300 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-537-8600

ORGANIZATIONS – HEALTH & HIV Hermanos de Luna y Sol * arman@utahAIDS.org

1408 S 1100 E . . . . . . . . . . . 801-487-2323 Northern Utah HIV/AIDS Project Walk-Ins Welcome.

Every other Monday 5–7pm 536 24th St, Ste 2B, Ogden . 801-393-4153

People with AIDS Coalition of Utah 8 pwacu.org

358 S 300 E . . . . . . . . . . 801-484-2205

Planned Parenthood 654 S 900 E . . . . . . . . . . 800-230-PLAN

Salt Lake Valley Health Dept. — HIV/STD Clinic 8 slvhealth.org/hiv/

610 S 200 E . . . . . . . . . . 801-534-4666 University of Utah Department of Family and Preventative Medicine 8 uuhsc.utah.edu/dfpm

375 Chipeta Way, Ste A . . . . 801-581-7234

Utah AIDS Foundation 8 utahaids.org * mail@utahaids.org

1408 S 1100 E . . . . . . . . 801-487-2323

Organizations — Homeless Services Center for Women and Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-261-9177 Homeless Youth Resource Center Youth ages 15-21 655 S State St . . . . . . . . . . . 801-364-0744 The Road Home 8 theroadhome.org 210 Rio Grande St . . . . . . . . 801-359-4142 YWCA 322 E 300 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-537-8600

ORGANIZATIONS – POLITICAL American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU 8 acluutah.org * aclu@acluutah.org

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-521-9862 Disability Law Center.801-(800) 662-9080 * info@disabilitylawcenter.org

EQUALITY UTAH  equalityutah.org  info@equalityutah.org

Working for a fair & just Utah 175 W 200 S, Ste 3001. . 801-355-3479 Human Rights Campaign, Utah 8 hrcutah.org * HRCSaltLakeUT@aol.com

Libertarian Party, Utah 8 lputah.org * chair@lputah.org

Log Cabin Republicans, Utah 8 logcabinutah.org * ut@logcabin.org

Utah Stonewall Democrats 8 utahstonewalldemocrats.org

455 S 300 E, Ste 301 . . . . . . 801-328-1212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-532-5330

ORGANIZATIONS – RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL Affirmation Salt Lake 8 affirmation.org/saltlake

Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons serves the needs of gay Mormon women and men, as well as bisexual and transgender LDS and their supportive family and friends, through social and educational activities.. . . . . 801-486-6977 Bountiful Community Church  bountifulucc.org  regal66@yahoo.com

150 N 400 E, Btfl . . . . . . 801-295-9439 Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists 596 E 900 N, Logan . . . . . . . 435-755-2888

Cathedral of Hope

 cohslc.org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385-232-9684

Christ United Methodist Church  christumcutah.net

2375 E 3300 S . . . . . . . . 801-486-5473

Deeksha Utah

 deekshautah.com * utahdeeksha@gmail.com

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-205-3166

First Baptist Church of SLC  firstbaptist-slc.org  office@firstbaptist-slc.org

Jesus didn’t discriminate and neither do we. Please join us.

777 S 1300 E . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-582-4921 First Unitarian Church * slcuu.org

569 S 1300 E . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-582-8687 Gay Latter-day Saints 8 gaylds.net

Glory to God Community Church 375 Harrison Blvd, Ogden . . 801-394-0204 Holladay United Church of Christ 2631 E Murray-Holladay Rd. 801-277-2631 Inner Light Center . . . . . . . 801-268-1137 * innerlightcenter.net

Integrity/Utah St. James Church. . . . . . . . . 801-566-1311 LDS Reconciliation  ldsreconciliation.org

Activity Info Line . . . . . . . . . 801-296-4797 Lifebreath Center/Interfaith Ministry.

801-363-9229 Provo Community United Church of Christ 175 N University Ave, Provo. 801-375-9115

Queer Spirit

* info@queerspirit.org

Men loving men, gathering together in loving and intimate ways to explore, dialog, enjoy, dream and celebrate the “who” and “what” we are in the broader community through weekend retreats, vision quests, monthly gatherings. . . . . . . . 801-557-9203

Sacred Light of Christ 823 S 600 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-595-0052

Rainbow Classic Car Club

Salt Lake Center for Spiritual Living 870 E North Union Ave, Mdvl. 801-307-0481

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 261 S 900 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-322-5869

South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society

 www.svuus.org  svuus@xmission.com

An intentionally diverse religious community. You are welcome here, no matter your age, race, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

6876 S Highland Dr . . . . . 801-944-9723 Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden 705 23rd St, Ogden . . . . . . . 801-394-3338 Wasatch Presbyterian Church  www.wpcslc.org

1626 S 1700 E . . . . . . . . 801-487-7576

ORGANIZATIONS – SOCIAL Alternative Garden Club 8 altgardenclub.org

Meets 1st Weds at 7:30PM in Sugar House Park Garden Club Building Bisexual Community Forum Meets at 7pm on the 2nd Thurs each month at the Center . . 801-539-8800 x14 Engendered Species 8 es-transgender.com  deborahthai@yahoo.com. . . . . 801-320-0551

Gamofites 8 gamofites.org . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-444-3602

Gay and Lesbian Parents of Utah * glpu@hotmail.com

Imperial Rainbow Court of Northern Utah 8 irconu.org, PO Box 3131, Ogden, UT Ogden OUTreach Resource Center  ogdenoutreach.org

705 23rd Street. . . . . . . . . . 801-686-4528 Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians & Gays 8 pflag.org

Ogden: 3rd Thursday, 705 E 23rd St * ogdenpflag@q.com

Salt Lake City: 1233 S 1000 E.801-244-6423 * slcpflag@gmail.com

St. George: 823 Harrison * pflagsaintgeorge@gmail.com

Queereads

 twitter.com/queereads

Book club that discusses queer literature.

254 S Main St. . . . . . . . . 801-328-2586

qVinum gay & lesbian wine Tasting group  www.qvinum.com

Fun and fabulous wine tasting club for gay and lesbian and other fabulous wine lovers. Monthly wine tastings at members’ homes. Join us – bring the wine of the month or some delicious yummy. Mix, mingle, slurp – but don’t spit. We’re not that kind of group.

Don R. Austin. . . . . . . . . 801-485-9225  rotcslc.com  rotcslc@yahoo.com

Performance-based organization centered in the lesbian and gay community. Comprised of both men and women, straight and gay, we come together to form a modern-day color guard.. . . . . . . . 801-261-3694 Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire 8 rcgse.org * chairman@rcgse.org

SimplySocial  simply-social.org

A group of gay men dedicated to building a vibrant community through friendship.

Southern Utah GLBT Community Center

* suglbtcc@yahoo.com. . .435-313-GLBT 8 groups.yahoo.com/groups/suglbtcc

Strength In Numbers(Sin) SL  groups.yahoo.com/group/SINSaltLake

A social network for gay men living with HIV and AIDS. See why SIN is IN! sWerve 8 swerveutah.com

UTAH BEAR ALLIANCE  utahbears.com  info@utahbears.com

Social/service group for Bears, Cubs and their admirers. Check the web site for a calendar of our activities Utah Families Coalition * admin@utahfamilies.org

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-539-8800 Ext. 23

Utah Male Naturists  umen.org

A social group for gay, bisexual and gaypositive men that holds nonsexual naked social and recreational events, including pool/hottub parties, cocktail parties, potlucks, movie nights and overnight campouts throughout the year. Guests are welcome at most events.

Utah Polyamory Society. . 801-309-7240 8 groups.yahoo.com/group/ UtahPolyamorySociety 1st Friday of the month, 6:30pm, Utah Pride Center, 4th Sunday of the month at Grounds for Coffee/Clrfld

UTAH PRIDE CENTER

 utahpridecenter.org  thecenter@utahpridecenter.org

Community Events • Lending Library • Assembly Room • Support Groups • Resource & Referral • Utah Pride Organizers • Youth Activity Center 361 N 300 W. . . . . . . . . . 801-539-8800 Toll-free . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-874-2743 Western Transsexual Support Group . . . . . . . . 435-882-8136

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ORGANIZATIONS – SPORTS Frontrunners Utah . . . . . . . 801-519-8889 Lambda Hiking Club  gayhike.org Mountain West Basketball League angst2008@gmail.com. . . . 801-598-3844 Mountain West Flag Football League  mwffl.org. . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-359-2544 Mountain West Volleyball League  slcgaa.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773-301-5343

Northern Utah Women ROC  groups.yahoo.com/group/ OgdenOutdoorWomen

Social organization of lesbian and straight women interested in walking, camping, festivals, cook outs, shows, skiing and creative workshops.

Pride Community Softball League  prideleague.com  pcsl@prideleague.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-539-8800 Ext 21

Salt Lake City Gay Athletic Association  slcgaa.org

QUAC – QUEER UTAH AQUATIC CLUB  quacquac.org  questions@quacquac.org

Utah’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight swimming team. All swimmers of any skill level welcome. See web site for swim schedule. . . . . . . . 801-232-7961 Salt Lake Goodtimes Bowling League  saltlakegoodtimes.com

Sundays starting in August. 801-832-9745 Ski Out Utah  skioututah.com

Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah

 stonewallshootingsportsutah.org

Utah Gay and Lesbian Ski Week communityvisions.org . . . . . 877-429-6368 Utah Gay Mountain Bike Riders groups.yahoo.com/group/utahgaymtnbike

ORGANIZATIONS – UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE Delta Lambda Sappho Union Weber State Univ. . . . . . . . . 801-627-1639

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Gay-Straight Alliance Network 8 gsanetwork.org/

Salt Lake Community College Coloring Outside the Lines * coloring_outside_lines@yahoo.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-957-4562

Southern Utah University Pride 8 suu.edu/orgs/pride/

University of Utah Lesbian & Gay Student Union 8 utah.edu/lgsu/ University of Utah LGBT Resource Ctr 8 sa.utah.edu/lgbt

200 S Central Campus Dr. . . . 801-587-7973 University of Utah Women’s Resource Center 8 sa.utah.edu/women

200 S Central Campus Dr, Rm 411 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-581-8030 Utah State University Gay and Lesbian Student Resource Center 8 usu.edu/glsrc * usuglsrc@yahoo.com

(GLSRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435-797-4297 Utah Valley State College Gay Straight Alliance 8 uvsc.edu/clubs/club.cfm?clubID=251 8 groups.yahoo.com/group/uvscgsa

Weber State University Gay Straight Alliance 8 organizations.weber.edu/dlsu/ * WeberDLSU@yahoo.com

ORGANIZATIONS – YOUTH Homeless Youth Resource Center Youth ages 15-21 655 S State St. . . . . . . . . . . . 801-364-0744

TINT (Tolerant Intelligent

Network of Teens) The Utah Pride Center’s youth activity center provides a safe place for people ages 14-20 with social and support groups for GLBTQ youth and offers food, a big screen TV, video games, computers, a library, a pool table, and much more!

Drop-in hours: Tuesday thru Friday 3pm-9pm, Saturday 5pm-9pm 355 N 300 W. . . . . . 801-539-8800 x14

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The term pagan is used to broadly define a large set of beliefs including wiccan, druid and other faiths, he said.

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For two years Cureton has been working to help people understand more about paganism and its tenants.

Because there are so many styles and belief systems, the group helps educate not only the general public, but also their own members. The types of pagans take turn presenting at the weekly meetings and different holiday celebrations.

The members also focus on the community in general, not just students at the University of Utah. Everyone is invited to attend the meetings and events on and off campus.

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However, educating and helping others understand paganism is difficult because there are so many facets and beliefs within the broader concept of paganism, Cureton said.

“It’s all very personal in the sense that what I’m doing isn’t wrong. There isn’t a concept of all wrong or right,” Cureton said. “It’s about my relationship with deity and what it does through me.”

The society also manages a newsletter called the Neo Pagan Times which helps keep the Utah pagan community well-informed and unified. To sign up for the newsletter or find out more about upcoming activities, go to UofUPaganSociety.org.

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LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Your partner’s ideas to help you get ahead are sure to create more troubles than solutions. Still, those notions can be a springboard to some helpful strategies. A colleague or assistant can help you put that fertilizer to good use.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Don’t worry about getting the notice you deserve; are you so sure you even want it? Count on your friends to support you as you have supported them. Trying to be clever and creative will ruin everything. Trust your partner’s advice.

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ISSUE 183

JUNE 23, 2011

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Queeries

by Steven Petrow

Talking about HIV and other STDs with a new partner

Q:

I’ve gotten pretty confused about when to talk with new partners or boyfriends about STDs and HIV status. Some of my friends say that as long as you’re having safer sex, there’s no need to have “the talk.” Others say— vehemently, I might add—that I must have that conversation. What do you think? By the way I’m HIV-positive.

A:

All of us who are sexually active need to be responsible for considering the risks of spreading STDs and for taking steps to protect our partners and ourselves.

Whether positive or negative (or, unknowing), we owe it to everyone involved to talk about our sexual health before having sex. I’ve long said that if you’re intimate enough to have sex with someone, you’re intimate enough to talk about HIV status.

It’s usually easier to do this before you find yourself in the heat of the moment, where folks sometimes get carried away by the throes of passion and take risks they might not otherwise.

“The talk” needn’t be involved or lengthy—although, admittedly, it can be hard to make this particular topic romantic. Be truthful and direct, saying, for instance: “I just want you to know that as far as I know, I’m [fill in the blank]. What about you?” Sometimes it’s easier if you volun,teer your health status first, as a way to open the door. If humor comes to you naturally, by all means try that; but remember, you’re not giving a public health lecture.

Since you mentioned that you’re HIV-positive, let me give you some more advice to chew on.

Even if you’ve hinted at your seropositive status, don’t assume your partner knows. The subtle signals of human interaction—especially sexR charged interaction—are easily misinterpreted.

By the way, even if you discover that both of you -are poz, you’ll still want to talk about other potential bugs on board (Hepatitis B/C, gonorrhea, jpsdetc.) to avoid any co-infections.

Similarly, it’s smart for HIV-negative people to tell their partners that information, too. This may well help a poz partner disclose his status or help both of you gauge where you’ll play on the safer-sex spectrum. Or, the HIV-positive fellow may decide to pass on having sex, having previously decided not to date or have sex with .HIV-negative guys (and vice versa).

When a daughter changes her gender, does she become a son?

Q:

A friend’s daughter now says she’s transgender and had surgery to remove her breasts last week. I guess I should have written my friend’s “son.” Anyway, “he” seems thrilled with his results, but he is still a girl where it counts, so it is very confusing.

A:

With all the news about Chaz Bono being transgender, your question provides a timely reminder of how complex the topic of gender identity can be. As for your friend’s offspring, yes, he is indeed her son; no need for quotation marks around the word. One of the basic concepts of gender identity is that you are the gender you think and say you are. The external genitalia that make a doctor proclaim, “It’s a girl!” in the delivery room are not the sum total of that individual’s gender identity.

Chaz summed it up perfectly by saying recently that gender identity is “between your ears, not between your legs.”

Someone who makes the decision to transition from one gender to another is choosing to live as the gender that feels right to that person.

For some that may simply mean changing their name and the way they dress; for others, it means taking hormones that produce physical characteristics that feel right. Others have sexreassignment surgery, and, as you note, there are “upper” and “lower” elements to that. Most transgender people go through years of therapy and counseling as they try to determine which options are best for them, and they may take different transitional steps as time goes by. But when it comes to figuring out what to call your friend’s son, the truth is that all this matters little. Wherever your friend’s son falls along the continuum of transition, since he now calls himself a) man, he is a man.

The important thing to remember is that individuals who are transitioning can experience tremendous pain and confusion. By some estimates, 20 to 30 percent of transgender people have attempted or committed suicide. The support of those who love them can mean the world to them; it can, in fact, literally be the difference between life and death.

All about my new book. Thanks to so many of you for sending in your “Queeries” over the past couple of years. Now you’ll find them, plus hundreds of other questions in my new book, Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners. The book, really a guide to your best LGBT life, covers it all – from coming out to making friends, dating and sex etiquette, long term relationships and same-sex ceremonies, not to mention, raising our kids, entertaining, dealing with homophobia, and much more. Please check it out. Q

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To the delight of many, the rain is finally going away and the sun is shining on the Land of the Free. However, we all know what that means!

We must get ready for the summer. What are the most important things that every gay man must have so he can have an amazing, faaabulous summer? (Geez! I’m now starting to use those very “gay” words.)

First of all, I know all of you have been eating foods that you shouldn’t ... in my case french fries, ice cream, cookies, cupcakes and more french fries. Hit the gym and do it now! If you can’t, at least stop eating those carbs. I know the feeling. I’ve been trying to cut off the “delicious foods,” but I became a total bitch ... some people say ... or maybe just more of a bitch. I’m not sure.

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Para el deleite de muchos, la lluvia y rezagos del invierno y otoño finalmente están siendo apaciguados. El sol brilla para todos en “La Tierra de los Libres.” Muy a pesar de esto, todos sabemos que esto significa solo una cosa: Alistarse para el verano. ¿Cuales creen que sean las cosas mas importantes que todos debemos de saber y aplicar para tener un fascinante y faaaabuloso verano? (Dios nos coja confesados, estoy hablando mas gay que nunca.)

Primero que todo: Se que todos ustedes, incluyéndome, hemos estado comiendo por aquí y por allá. Si, todos aquellos manjares que uno no debe ni desear… Patatas fritas, helados, chocolate, galletitas y mas patatas fritas!

Vamos al gimnasio! ahora! Si no puedes, al menos déja de comer todos esos carbohidratos que has estado consumiendo. Si yo lo se. Se como se siente ... He tratado de dejar de comer todos esos “deliciosos” alimentos. Lo intente por algunos dias pero no lo pude evitar me convertí en la “bitch” mas grande ... algunas personas dirán ... aun mas? (wink wink) Segundo, si lo tienes muéstralo y sino muéstralo igual! Si tu has sido o eres uno de esos tipos que han estado yendo al gimnasio

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stuff, show your body anyway. Let people talk.

They will anyway. Give them one more reason to envy you.

Third, go get summer clothes. My take: tank tops. Tank tops are really big this year, Go out and get the ones that have funky styles and designs ... a little bit of craziness is always appreciated.

Fourth, flip-flops or shoes? Let’s face it, flip-flops will never go out of style, but a cool new find for the feet are casual, seasonal shoes.

Howard Loafer, Dodger Blue and Sperry are perfect slip-on shoes for hot days or where water may be involved. Go out there and get wet!

Fifth, walking shorts and classic swimwear. There’s a big variety out there, from cargo to surfer styles. They often sport nicer fabrics and fun, sophisticated detailing on the pockets and zippers.

Perfect on their own, they also work great when paired with square cut, boy cut, and Speedo-cut swimsuits — which are perfect for showing off all your goods in the sun but not something you’d wear while traipsing downtown.

No matter what you choose to do this summer, show off your goods, your shorts, your tank tops or even your body. Don’t forget to do it right, otherwise it will be a big failure. And none of you, my little readers, is set up to fail. One last thing, show if off but don’t become the slut of the parade ... speaking of parades, don’t let it rain on yours.

por los últimos 5 anos. Muéstralo que lo que tienes. Si, lo se, ellos lucen muy bien, pero el resto de nosotros, gente normal, tenemos también el derecho de mostrar nuestros cuerpo.

Si ustedes han sido como yo y han comido todas esas cosillas ricas, muestra tu cuerpo sin que te de pena ... déja que la gente hable ... la gente hablara igual, dales una razón mas para que te envidien.

Tercero: cómprate unas nuevas prendas de verano: desde mis perspectiva, “tank tops” ya que están siendo muy populares esta temporada, sal y cómprate los que tengan estilos y diseños “funky” ... un poco de locura siempre es apreciada.

Cuarto: sandalias o zapatos? Seamos honestos, las sandalias nunca pasaran de moda, pero siempre es importante encontrar algo mas casual, zapatos de temporada.

Unos Howard Loafer, Dodger Blue y Sperry son perfectos para esos días de verano o para cualquier lugar donde haya agua. Sal y mójate!

Quinto: Shorts y ropa de baño: Lo se, hay una gran variedad ... desde cargo hasta el estilo surfer, usualmente estos tienen materiales y sofisticados bolsillos y cierres. Perfectos tal y cual como son, quedan muy bien con square cut, boy cut, y Speedo-cut en ropa de baño. Los cuales son perfectos para mostrar las bondades con que madre naturaleza te bendijo.

Cualquiera que sea tu decision en este verano, muestra todo lo que tengas, tus nuevos shorts, tus tank tops o incluso tu cuerpo, pero por favor no olvides de hacerlo de la mejor manera. De lo contrario, estaras destinado al fracaso, y ninguno de ustedes mis queridos lectores esta destinado a eso. Una ultima cosa, muestra tus atributos pero no te conviertas en la puta del desfile ... hablando de desfiles, no dejes que nadie absolutamente nadie deje caer lluvia en tu desfile.

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the perils of petunia pap-smear The tale of a queen on a mission

By Petunia Pap-Smear

The road from a mission reunion is fraught with danger and excitement.

I just finished watching that most holy of all “family” events, The Tony Awards, and I must say Doogie Howser positively gave me the vapors.

Now there’s a princess who has ripened rather nicely. It was especially moving that The Book of Mormon musical won so many awards.

When the very, very cute Elder Price so earnestly sang, “I Believe,” I was very nearly raptured right up into heaven, even though the official rapture date has been postponed until October.

(Side note to God: Please, please, please don’t let me get raptured while I’m wearing my Pride Day pink-sequined dress with the twirling beefcake breasticles. It may look fabulous with a capital F, and would send all the other angels into fashion hell, but it chafes and I don’t want to spend eternity chafing. Besides, it is next to impossible to sit demurely on a cloud while wearing a crinoline skirt without giving a very indiscreet presentation of the family jewels.

Anthony Weiner would be so jealous.)

All those singing and dancing missionaries caused me to reminisce about one of my mission reunions a long, long time ago, very shortly after Utah attained statehood, when I had not yet traded in my necktie for a string of pearls, my briefcase for a purse, and my Mr. Mac polyester iron weave two pants suit for a polyester evening gown.

During LDS General Conference weekend, I was driving home from my mission reunion still dressed in my white shirt and tie, and noticed a movie theater marquee with the title XXX Samurai Dick staring Ron Jeremy. I thought to myself, that’s a movie that I’ve never seen, but since I went to Japan on my mission I might really like it, so in an effort to broaden my horizons, I stopped to check it out. I could barely get my wallet out of my pocket because my nervous hands were trembling so much. It was so dark when I entered the theater that I couldn’t see anything at all, so I sat in the very closest chair.

There on the big screen, to my amazement, was “Man’s Search For Happiness;” I mean, oh my heck, it was sex! Of course it was straight sex, but there was a penis involved. Oh the thrill. Oh the danger. Oh, the boner!

In this heightened state of excitement, my “spidey senses” became electric.

I quickly became engrossed in the “intricate character-based plot lines” of the movie. After a while I realized that someone was sitting in the very next chair. Soon, I began to sense that his knee was pressing against my leg. I thought that perhaps I was encroaching on his personal space so I withdrew my leg further into my space. Soon his leg was pressing up against mine again and I finally caught on that it was

intentional. I almost stopped breathing but I didn’t pull my leg away this time. All the while my eyes remained locked on the movie screen.

Soon his leg was rubbing up and down against mine. Again I didn’t move, still staring at the movie, but I suddenly had an overwhelming urge for some “candy” to go along with this movie.

After what seemed like hours but was probably only five minutes, his arm pressed against mine on the arm rest. I was beginning to sweat.

His little finger gently interlocked with mine and he slowly drew my hand toward his “candy counter.” My heart was pounding so hard that I could almost have passed out. There, in his lap, I felt the whole forbidden “candy store” -- firm, warm and inviting, straining mightily against the restraining fabric. He rubbed my hand over his packaged sweets and placed my fingers gingerly on the zipper. I slowly, carefully tugged down on the zipper to free a large “Twizzler” from its package. “Oh sweet mystery of life, I’ve finally found you.”

Just then, a police officer entered the auditorium with a flashlight and began shinning it up and down the rows of the audience. I quickly withdrew my hand, and my neighbor placed his coat over his lap, thereby hiding his “candy” from prying eyes. All the while, our eyes were locked firmly on the movie directly ahead. After the “storm trooper” had finished his inspection and retreated to the foyer, my neighbor again drew my hand back to the Twizzler. Little by little, my fingers continued to explore and found two “Milk Balls.” Good things really do come in threes! Just as the treats were beginning to melt in my hands, not in my mouth, the “storm trooper” was back again, inspecting the audience. I lost my nerve and left the theater, vowing that I would return again to find more candy because my sweet tooth had now been awakened.

My only regret was that in the darkness, I never got a good look at “The Candy Man.” Like always these events leave us with several important questions: 1. Must I dress appropriately for the rapture for the entire month of October?

2. Should I trade in my missionary name tag for a diamond broach?

3. Is licorice the iron rod onto which we are supposed to hold?

4. Is polyester the one and only true celestial fabric?

5. Was the police officer looking for lost children?

6. How is it that after starring in 1,246 movies, Ron Jeremy has not been given a lifetime achievement award?

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

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