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Court rules Prop. 8 backers entitled to defend measure The California Supreme Court ruled last week that the sponsors of Proposition 8 have the right to defend it in court when the state refuses to do so. This ruling means that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider the constitutionality of Prop. 8 and sets the stage for a federal ruling which could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

If the ability to appeal the ruling from Federal Judge Vaughn Walker striking down Prop. 8 not been granted, same-sex marriage would have been allowed to resume in the California.

The Supreme Court stressed the importance of maintaining the integrity of the ballot initiative process and said it would undermine the process if the attorney general and governor could trump the citizen vote.

“The inability of the official proponents of an initiative measure to appeal a trial court judgment invalidating the measure, when the public officials who ordinarily would file such an appeal decline to do so, would significantly undermine the initiative power,” Chief Justice Tani CantilSakauye wrote for the court.

While this is a minor setback for some gay rights groups, it is not a total defeat

and the Appeals Court is likely to uphold the decision to strike down Prop. 8, said Chad H. Griffin, board president of the American Foundation for Equal Rights.

The Ninth Circuit is the largest appeals court in the nation and its decisions can have an enormous impact on legal precedents, he said.

“The District Court decision that affirmed the right to marry for gay and lesbian Americans has had tremendous impact on public opinion. Since we filed the Perry case, seven national polls now show that a majority of Americans support marriage equality. That support will only grow as our case progresses and Americans are able to see the truth: when you look at the facts no American should ever be denied the fundamental freedom to marry,” Griffin said.

The Appeals Court does not have a slated date to hear the case, but a ruling is expected sometime in 2012.

“The anti-marriage activists that passed Prop. 8 have used up every trick in their book to delay, conceal and distract from the truth. Now they need to confront the fact that they have no case,” Griffin said.

Report: STD infection rates up among gay men Infection rates of three treatable sexually transmitted diseases are up among men who have sex with men, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control. Syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia affect gay and bisexual men more than straight men and women, the report says.

In 2010 the overall syphilis rate decreased for the first time in a decade, down 1.6 percent since 2009, however, it increased slightly among men. Men who have sex with men and African-Americans are most affected by syphilis. Gay and bisexual men accounted for 67 percent of all reported cases and the rate among young black men has increased dramatically, up 134 percent since 2006.

Reports of diagnosed cases of chlamydia have been steadily increasing for 20 years and there were 1.3 million cases in 2010.

While the increase reflects expanded screening efforts, not an actual increase in the number of people infected with chlamydia, a majority of infections still go undiagnosed, according to the CDC. Gonorrhea rates are at historic lows, however, more than 300,000 cases were diagnosed in 2010. There are also signs that the disease may become resistant to the only available treatment option.

Untreated syphilis can lead to serious long-term complications, including brain, cardiovascular, and organ damage. Syphilis in pregnant women can also result in congenital syphilis (syphilis among infants), which can cause stillbirth, death soon after birth, and physical deformity and neurological complications in children who survive. Untreated syphilis in pregnant women results in infant death in up to 40 percent of cases.

Studies suggest that people with gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis are at increased risk for HIV. Given the increase in both syphilis and HIV among young black gay and bisexual men, it is particularly urgent to diagnose and treat both diseases.

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It’s becoming increasingly clear that the gay rights movement, the gay marriage movement, really does believe you’re like a racist if you think marriage is the union of husband and wife. They want to rip Genesis out of our Bibles.”

—National Organization for Marriage board member and former director Maggie Gallagher

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If you look at the topography of Iran, where are you going to strike? It’s very mountainous.

That’s what makes it very difficult. … But for the United States to unilaterally go in and attack Iran to try and stop them, I would want to consult with the intelligence community, the commanders on the ground in that part of the world, which I have stated before. But we should — I don’t have all the information necessary to make that decision.”

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It’s clear from the transcript — and it’s clear from the way that my remarks are being actively and maliciously misrepresented — that the people pushing this “Dan Savage is transphobic!” meme are not honest actors.

False accusations of engaging hate speech are themselves a form hate speech — particularly in the hothouse environment of LGBT activism. Any honest reader of my column, like any honest person who attended my Q&A at UCI, knows that not only I am not transphobic, I’m pretty rabidly pro-trans.”

—Columnist and queer-rights activist Dan Savage

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The bottom line is … there’s a special place in hell for these people. … It’s bad enough to believe in something and pursue something because you think you’re on the side of good or though you might be misguided but you are following your conscience, but when you think something is wrong and you vote for it out of political expediency, that’s even worse in my book and we saw that here.”

—Democratic Rep. Jennifer Weiss criticizing Republican support of an anti-gay marriage measure

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Marcus Bachmann demands payment from gay activist The husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann personally called gay rights group Truth Wins Out demanding $150 for missed appointments. He gave them until Friday to pay up or he will send the group to a collection agency.

Truth Wins Out’s John Becker used a hidden-camera at a therapy session in Bachmann’s counseling practice in July of this year to expose so-called reparative therapy being offered. Becker says he cancelled subsequent sessions per the practice’s policies.

Becker received a threatening voice mail and then called Bachmann back to investigate.

When called by the Wall Street Journal, Bachmann confirmed the account and did not relent, stating Becker had signed a contract that stated he would pay for noshows, and after his “sting,” he neglected to show up for two more sessions he was contractually obliged to pay for.

“We call on Marcus Bachmann to immediately stop his petty and vindictive campaign of harassment and threats against our organization,” said the group’s executive director, Wayne Besen. “Perhaps, now that Michele’s campaign is foundering, the Bachmanns are frustrated and looking for scapegoats to explain her failure.

Truth Wins Out refuses to be intimidated or blackmailed by Bachmann. This bogus bill will not be paid.”

TWO has hired a law firm to counter the claim.

“According to Bachmann & Associates’ no-show policy, patients are assessed a $75 fee for each appointment that they miss without giving prior notification. Becker’s telephone records indicate that he called the clinic in early July to cancel his remaining sessions, giving Bachmann & Associates ample time to schedule appointments with other clients.

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Christian teacher charged with sexual exploitation

NOM’s latest lies

A 75-year-old Illinois teacher was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor for allegedly masturbating during class. Paul A. LaDuke, a teacher at Schaumburg Christian School, was arrested and charged after children interviewed said he pulled down his pants during class and began pleasuring himself.

He is believed to have done this multiple times over the 10 years he has been a teacher at the school. The school’s official mission is to help “maximize each young person’s God-given potential.” The school also says that, “the faculty and staff of Schaumburg Christian School

Just a week after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance a bill to repeal the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, the conservative groups are up in arms and demanding action. The National Organization for Marriage emailed an action alert to their followers claiming the Democrats in Congress are attaching it to the 2012 fiscal bill. Both the Human Rights Campaign and Senate Democrats denied such claims. NOM, which claims the utmost moral superiority over gays, is creating red herrings and making up lies to distract from its poor performance in polls, elections and other

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Gingrich’s ‘historian’ paycheck After scandals and debate flubs have knocked the top Republican presidential hopefuls, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is surging in polls and becoming a viable option for conservative voters. The anti-gay candidate has built his campaign dogging and attacking federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. However, he is now facing questions about a $1.6 million payout he received from Freddie Mac while he was under contract with the firm. He first claimed he was a historian for the mortgage giant. He later retracted his statement and said he offered “strategic advice,” which is code for lobbyist.

Press refuses to print gay materials “Accordingly, assuming you were even entitled to collect money for cancellations, that would not apply in this instance.

My client met your office’s policies. This should end the discussion alone.”

The law firm also states that should Becker be turned over to a collection agency, they would file suit against Bachmann’s clinic. “[W]e consider your therapy and practices fraudulent. We have concluded your services are dubious and questionable, not worthy of any billing at all. We consider your fees and charges part of a larger civil conspiracy to defraud vulnerable individuals.”

The firm calls the collection efforts “retaliation” for embarrassing the Bachmanns.

A Norcross, Ga. printing company has refused a job to print marketing materials for Atlanta’s Gay Community Yellow Pages, citing its “Moral Objection Policy” that includes a rule rejecting “homosexual materials,” according to the GA Voice.

Carma Productions publisher Thomas Ryan expressed “shock” to Fatina Malik of Media Graphix after Malik refused to bid the printing of 5,000 copies of a media kit for the publication. Ryan said that the company had printed the same materials in May, 2010.

Malik responded to the bid request, saying, “Thank you for your interest in Media Graphix. We will have to decline quoting this job because it conflicts with our Moral Objection Policy. Please see the attached. I’m sorry for any inconvenience. Thanks!”

The policy rejects any printing projects

that “promote or advertise homosexuality such as Gay Pride.”

It also rejects projects that involve, “alcohol, drugs, tobacco and pork, including companies such as Honey Baked Ham, Marlboro and Budweiser.”

Local PINQ Pages and QSaltLake publisher Michael Aaron said that none of the print companies in Utah have refused to print anything produced by the company — even as early as the late ’80s when he produced Triangle Magazine.

“We have had questions about certain graphics used in the publications, but even then they didn’t refuse to print,” he said.

“In the ’80s we had an art piece showing a nude pregnant woman that the company printed, but asked us to review any nudity that might be in the magazine. But we have never been refused simply for being a publication for the gay community.”

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Salt Lake City to go red on World AIDS Day

By Seth Bracken

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alt Lake City will turn red on Thursday, Dec. 1 in honor of World AIDS Day. The list of activities and events includes a presentation of a joint resolution honoring the day by Mayor Ralph Becker, a fundraising party for the Utah AIDS Foundation at the Hotel Monaco, movie screenings, open-mic poetry readings and a Day Without Art, honoring the contributions made by artists who have, or had, HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day was named in 1988 and it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate those who have passed on.

Since the infection began spreading in 1981, more than 1.7 million U.S. citizens have become infected with disease. The Centers for Disease Control estimates more than one million people are living with HIV and about 20 percent of them do not know they are infected.

World AIDS Day resolution presentation and ceremony at the Salt Lake City and County Building. The culmination of the event is a red lighting of the building and a unified citywide bell-ringing tribute to those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS and those who continue to be affected by the disease. The event is open to the public and will also feature speakers, performances from Rowland Hall musicians and a candlelight vigil. Complimentary hot beverages will be provided by Starbucks.

The ceremony will also feature a symbolic veiling of Ruby Slippers by DeWayne Sessions in observance of Day Without Art.

Day Without Art The Day Without Art is a response by local artists, galleries, activists, and community groups to the increasing personal loss of lives due to HIV/AIDS. “So many talented artists have died of AIDS, and by participating in Day Without Art, Art Access/VSA Utah is honoring their Salt Lake City Ceremony work and mourning the loss of their contriTo honor the day, Salt Lake City is hosting bution to the arts. Art Access has always its third annual presentation and ceremo- valued the artwork of people living with ny. Mayor Becker, the Salt Lake City Coun- HIV/AIDS, whether it be through offering cil, the Utah AIDS Foundation and the Peo- workshops specifically for people with ple with AIDS Coalition of Utah will gather HIV/AIDS, or by inviting them to particion Thursday, Dec. 1, 5:30 p.m. for a special pate in our Adult Workshops and gallery

exhibitions. We are honored to be a part of this important day,” said Sheryl Gillilan, executive director of Art Access/VSA Utah.

To make the public aware that AIDS can touch everyone, and to inspire positive action, more than eight hundred arts and AIDS groups participated in the first Day Without Art, shutting down museums, sending staff to volunteer at AIDS services or sponsoring special exhibitions of work about AIDS. Since then, Day Without Art has grown into a collaborative project in which an estimated 8,000 museums, galleries, arts centers, AIDS service organizations, libraries, high schools and colleges take part on both the national and international levels.

The Art Access/VSA Utah, 230 S. 500 West, will participate in the Day Without Art on Friday, Dec. 2 as part of the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll from 6-9 p.m. This is the third year the gallery has participated. For more information, go to AccessArt.org.

The Salt Lake Gallery Stroll is partnering with Art Access and the Utah Health Department and all the galleries participating in the stroll on Dec. 2 will have at least one shrouded piece of art. For a full list of galleries, locations and times, go to SaltLakeGalleryStroll.org.

Red Party The seventh annual ‘Seasons of Love’ Red Party, an event to raise money for the Utah AIDS Foundation on World AIDS Day, will be held at Hotel Monaco on Dec. 1, 5:30-8 p.m. The Red Party is part of a national fundraiser held by all Kimpton-owned properties on, or around, World AIDS Day for local charities, and Utah has consistently raised more money than any other area, said Shawn Jackson, the entertainment guru at H o t e l M o n a co.

Last year, the event raised m o r e than $33,000 and in 2009, it raised $28,000 for the UAF. “This really is it. The big party. The one we look forward to. It’s just a great time and so much fun,” said Jackson. Admission to the event starts at $35. To purchase tickets or for more information, go to UtahAIDS. org or call 801-487-2323. Q

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Utah State University to host AIDS Memorial Quilt

Utah State University will host the AIDS Memorial Quilt and various other activities to commemorate World AIDS Day and raise awareness in the community over the upcoming weeks. Activities include a presentation from Kate Kendall, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, a community discussion from AIDS activists Wayne and Sandra Schow, and a candlelight vigil.

“There are so many people in this area that are affected by HIV and AIDS and are completely disconnected,” said Sara Jordan, event co-organizer and an instructor for the English Department. “There is so much room to grow in this community as far as awareness and resources are concerned.”

Jordan and several others began planning for the event last spring and have reached out to community members who have a vested interest in the programs, including the Center for Women and Gender and the USU Access and Diversity Center to include student involvement.

The lineup of events interfaith services on Nov. 27 and Dec. 1.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display from Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 in the Student Building on the USU campus. The quilt is a patchwork of individual panels to celebrate the lives of those who died from the disease. The idea for the quilt was conceived by Cleve Jones in 1985 and was begun in 1987. The quilt was made in memoriam of those who died from AIDS. Because funerals were often forgone for AIDS victims, due to stigma and the refusal of funeral homes to host AIDS victims, it was frequently the only way for people to be remembered.

new truck, a new home, a great job; all of that was taken away when he was diagnosed. He was devastated and took his anger out on a charcoal drawing of himself then tore it into pieces, but he never threw away the pieces.

“He started putting those pieces back together as he put his life back t o ge t h e r, e ve n though everything wasn’t exactly the same. He thought DeWayne Sessions his life was increased because he saved all the pieces. I think that was a lesson he learned slowly and wanted to help others learn,” she said. Q

“We’re so excited to have the quilt in Logan and hope it engenders a dialogue in the community,” Jordan said.

In addition to the events, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art will drape the art work, Untitled (Sante Fe Trail), 1989, by Carlos Almaraz, and install a text panel about World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, next to the work.

“The art community has been impacted so hard by AIDS and I think it is so important to remind everyone,” said Deb Banerjee, the museum curator of exhibitions and programs. “This is the perfect forum to discuss the effects the disease has had.”

The USU student body is increasingly diverse and providing a space to recognize, celebrate and discuss that diversity should be an ongoing process, Jordan said.

“I love Utah State. There are so many great people here and I just want to see it grow and see everyone challenged just a little. I’d like to make everyone stop and think for just a minute. I hope our events help create a conversation,” Jordan said.

Utah State University World AIDS Day Events Nov. 28–Dec. 1: AIDS Memorial Quilt

Display, TSC Ballroom Tuesday, Nov. 29: Kate Kendall and Emily Holmes, TSC Ballroom, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30: Then & Now: The Face of HIV/AIDS – A panel discussion with Wayne and Sandra Schow and others, TSC Ballroom, 3 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1: World AIDS Day on the Patio, USU TSC Patio, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1: World AIDS Day Interfaith Service and Candlelight Vigil, St. John’s Episcopal, 85 E. 100 North, Logan, 7 p.m.

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As part of the World AIDS Day events, a symbolic shrouding of Ruby Slippers, by the late DeWayne Sessions, will occur Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake City & County Building. The shrouding will commemorate the Day Without Art, a response from galleries and museums that feature works by artists with HIV or AIDS to illustrate the impacts of the disease. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and the Salt Lake City Council will be in attendance.

Dewayne, who was HIV positive, was an iconic figure in the Utah art scene. His sponsorship of programs such as Art Positive, a series of art workshops for those infected with the HIV virus, as well as those

documentary about his struggle with the disease was first aired. A Work in Progress follows DeWayne’s grapplings and how his art, activism and life were impacted by the disease.

“One of his paintings, Lest Ye Forget, who support and care for them, led him to perfectly portrays DeWayne’s drive for receive the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Artist life,” said Diann. “It shows faceless people Award. marching and shows that most people see He passed away in 2006 of complications people with AIDS as not really people, just from the disease, at the age of 47. faceless marchers. I think that painting His artful expression and love for each explains a lot of what he was about. He person he came in contact with is what wanted those that were affected or infectmade him such an extraordinary person, ed by HIV to know that they are valued and said Diann Sessions, his sister. show that they were people with extreme “I don’t think I could have asked for a amounts of love, caring and giving.” better brother. I think I could easily refer to DeWayne’s headstone is engraved with him as a quiet giant. His artwork portrayed a saying, “My life is increased because I his personality so perfectly. There was so saved all the pieces.” This motto became much depth to it. It goes all the way to his his mantra after he was first diagnosed core,” she said. with AIDS, said Diann.

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Sister Dottie S. Dixon to host ‘Holiday Hullabaloo’ fundraiser for Ogden Ctr. The Ogden OUTreach Resource Center and Weber State University Center for Diversity and Unity will present Sister Dottie S. Dixon’s Hilarious Holiday Hullabaloo, Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Ballroom on the WSU campus. The event is a fundraiser for OUTreach.

A donor reception will begin at 6 p.m. in the Kimball Visual Art Center, WSU campus. This performance is the only chance to catch Sister Dottie this holiday season.

The floor show will also include additional entertainment by members of the Associated Actors and Technicians of Weber State as well as Jennifer Perry, a Utah actor and theater instructor at St. Joseph High School in Ogden.

The emcee is Bill Allred, X96 Radio from Hell host. Expect a lively evening of holiday humor, contests, music and dance. The Ugly Sweater Contest is open to the audience and Dottie Idol will begin on Radio X96, with the five finalists performing on air Dec. 6-9, 7:45 a.m. The winner will be announced on Dec. 9 and will perform at the Saturday “Hullabaloo.”

This fundraiser supports OUTreach, located in the lower level of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, 705 23rd Street. The center provides a safe, comfortable haven for open-minded youth, espe-

cially queer youth and their allies, and is free of charge, judgment, harassment and discomfort. It’s a drug, alcohol, tobacco, hate and violence free zone. It’s is open on Wednesdays, 3:30-8:00 p.m., for youth age 14 -23. More information about OUTreach and its other activities can be found at ogdenoutreach.org.

“Not enough of our youth know we are here for them,” said Jeff Lensman, OUTreach board president. “We have heard about an increasing number of suicides involving LGBTQ young people as a result of bullying in their schools, sometimes from family members, making it vitally important that we step up our efforts to make our presence known to as many people as possible. Suicide happens only when there is no hope left. OUTreach fosters an environment where there is always more hope, lasting friendships, and a safe space where kids can be themselves and continue their development into becoming healthy and affirmed citizens of our communities.”

Tickets to the floor show are $25 and $10 for students. A reserved table for eight can be purchased for $200. Donor tickets are $100 for an individual or $150 per couple.

Tickets can also be purchased through WeberStateTickets.com or 1-800-WSU-TIKS.

‘Gay Rocks’ concert to raise funds for Utah Pride Center

been performing since she was 16 years Tickets to the event are $6 in advance old. She’s participated in solo projects, as and $8 at the door. For every ticket sold, $1 well as bands, but no matter where she is will be donated to the Center. Tickets are or who she is performing with, music is her available at the Graywhale University of passion.

“Music is my life and always has been. Utah and Taylorsville locations. Between Eight local bands, poets and the Utah Pride It’s what I do and how I express myself,” bands, members of Salt Lake City’s poetry slam team will read selections.

Center will host a ‘Gay Rocks’ concert on she said.

Dec. 10, 4:30 p.m., at Kilby Court, 738 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City. The event is designed UtahsRight.com, a project of The investigation was started. He to offer a place for Utah’s queer community Salt Lake Tribune. admitted to the entire scheme and their allies to gather and have a good after he was arrested. He was time while raising money for the Center, Man uses KKK burning later released without bail. Early said event organizer Ash Houghton.

Divorce rates highest in cross to save marriage reports indicate that Donna won’t be taking him back.

“It’s just going to be a big celebration. We SL County A 50-year-old black Florida want everyone to come by and enjoy themman, who had been married to In just eight short months, Man sentenced for selves,” Houghton said. his wife for seven years, took more than 5,500 couples filed pushing wife off cliff Houghton, along with members of her an odd approach to saving for divorce in Utah. In Salt band, Exit Strategy, and others are organizthe marriage after she filed for A 63-year-old Las Vegas man will Lake County alone, there were ing the event. The lineup of bands includes divorce. LB Williams did not be on probation for five years nearly 1,500 filings and West want to separate from his wife, for pushing his wife off a cliff The Young Electric, Aviatrix, Sparks Fire, Jordan followed close behind Donna, who is white, so he lit a into Lake Mohave. Glenn Moss Exit of the Envious, Grey Fiction, Around with more than 1,000. Provo, cross on the family’s driveway and his wife, identified only as the home of Brigham Young October and Bus People.

University and one of the high- and left a fake note on the door L.M., were having a picnic near “Most of the members of the bands aren’t supposedly from the KKK telling the lake in November 2010. The est concentrations of anti-gay gay. But when I told them what I wanted her she needed to stay with couple went for a walk and when marriage Mormons had more to do, everyone was on board so quickly,” her husband. Recognizing her she neared the cliff he shoved than 800 divorce filings from Houghton said. “They were all so excited husband’s handwriting, she her hand to her chest and the beginning of the year until and were so willing to help out.”

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The report comes from turned him in after a hate-crime pushed her off the 20-foot cliff.

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Qmmunity Fine Art Holiday Show and Party Join Dabakis-Justesen Fine Art & Tanner Frames for a holiday show, sale and party.

The show will feature artists Lyle Carbajal, David Smith-Harrison, Trevor Southey and Vladimir Filippov. With fantastic new works and prices that will make any holiday bright, this sale and show is perfect for any queer art lover. The event is in conjunction with the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll.

WHEN: Dec. 2, 5-9 p.m.

WHERE: Art Space, 230 S. 500 West INFO: DJFA.com

Women in Action Cross-Country Skiing Join the Salt Lake Women in Action for their December cross-country skiing event.

A meet-and-greet at Einstein’s Bagels, 2353 Ft. Union Blvd., will kick off the day.

From there, the group will carpool to the Solitude Nordic Center for a half-day of skiing.

WHEN: Dec. 11, 11 a.m.

WHERE: Meet at Einstein’s Bagels, 2353 Ft. Union Blvd.

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Former American Idol contestant Megan Joy and her husband, Quinn Allman, the guitarist from the rock band, The Used, are filming a music video in Utah and are looking for help from gay couples and families.

“We want to use my new single, ‘ D r e a m Love,’ as an illustration about how love is for everyone,” Joy said. “I think this song is a perfect way to show that love Megan Joy can come in many different forms. I have always felt so passionate about it. Since I was little, all my best friends were either openly gay or it was just something we all knew. It would break my heart to see them treated differently.”

Megan Joy was born and raised in Taylorsville, Utah and currently lives with her husband in Sandy. She entered American Idol’s eighth season without any formal vocal training and made it to the top 10.

Her sultry rendition of ‘Black Horse and the Cherry Tree’ received rave reviews and judge Simon Cowell later said she was one of his favorite contestants. In her debut album, she will be highlighting her vocal range and skills with everything from ballads to hip hop and throwback tunes.

“I’m working on a few different videos,

but I am really looking forward to the video highlighting equal rights. And because I’m from Utah, and so is my husband, I’d really love to work here and talk about people here,” she said. “We love Utah, but we know there’s still a lot of work to do and we would really like to help. We want to talk to couples and families from all backgrounds.”

The couple met after their mutual friend John Feldmann, Goldfinger’s lead singer, encouraged them to write a song because they both were living in Utah. After exchanging texts and meeting in a park to write, the rest, as they say, was history. The couple was married in August of this year.

The Used is a Utah County-based band that launched in 2002 after the release of their self-titled debut album. The band defied all traditional music genres and has been described as emo, screamo, postgrunge and punk rock. With more than three million records sold, the band will be releasing their fifth studio album in 2012 and launch a nationwide tour.

Allman will be assisting with the production of the video and said he is excited to work with gay couples in Utah.

“The people I surround myself with are supportive of individuality. Don’t let anyone else define who you are, or who you love,” Allman said.

The filming of the video will start immediately and the pair is looking for gay couples who want to participate in a 10-minute interview. Q Those willing to help with the video should email seth@qsaltlake.com for more details.

Funds sought for crash victims

A 43-year-old Salt Lake man was killed and four others injured, two critically, in a three-car crash in South Salt Lake on Oct. 28. Kenneth Brailsford was a passenger in the back seat of a sedan en route to a Halloween party when the car was rear-ended by a Jeep Commander while waiting at a red light on 3300 South and 700 East.

The sedan was pushed into oncoming traffic where it was hit by another vehicle.

The driver of the sedan, Dean Abild, and passengers Christopher Askelson, Charles Black and Francis Wood suffered injuries including whiplash, concussions, broken hands and broken shoulders.

Police have not released a report about the incident, although it appears the driver of the Jeep was distracted.

An account has been established for the victims of the accident at Mountain America Credit Union under The Kenneth Ray Brailsford Fund.

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State Sen. Ben McAdams announces mayoral bid Democratic state Sen. Ben McAdams announced he will be running for Salt Lake County Mayor in 2012 on a platform of economic development, improving air quality and education.

McAdams will be competing with Senate Minority Leader Ross Romero for his party’s nomination.

McAdams is a strong ally to Utah’s queer community and after replacing openly gay Sen. Scott McCoy in Ben McAdams 2009 he was elected again in 2010 by a strong margin. McAdams sponsored legislation in this year’s legislative session that would protect against bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace and housing. Although the bills never made it out of committee, McAdams has continued to voice his support for queer-friendly legislation.

“I am proud of my work at the Capitol as an ally for minority communities. I stand my ground while building common

ground,” McAdams said. “Prior to my election to the Senate, I worked to preserve Salt Lake City’s non-discrimination ordinances against threats of the legislature to overturn these important protections.”

McAdams said his background in local and grassroots political organizations will help him in his bid for the County Mayor’s office. He said he would continue to support equal protections for the queer community and be an advocate for equality.

Some of the most pressing issues that Salt Lake County residents are facing are poor air quality, a difficult economic outlook and educational concerns, he said.

Romero, who is also an ally to the queer community, announced his bid for mayor because a Democratic seat in the Senate was eliminated in this year’s redistricting process and he wanted to stop two Democratic incumbents from having to face each other in an election. Current Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon is not running for re-election.

Republicans who are considering a bid for the County Mayor’s office include Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott, County Councilman Richard Snelgrove and West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder.

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SUU poster vandalism targets gay student, professor says Posters for a production previewing Southern Utah University’s Dracula have been vandalized, and some believe the show has been targeted because the student who plays Dracula is gay. Adan Bojorquez, a senior studying performing and the visual arts, told The Journal that this isn’t the first time he has been the target of discrimination.

“If there are haters out there who don’t want to come see Dracula, well, I guess, boo-hoo on them,” he said. “It’s just a show, and I’m just an actor, and we’re just putting on a production. It’s not a big deal.”

Assistant theatre professor Peter Sham told The Journal that he has seen other posters vandalized throughout the community that featured gay actors.

“The similarity of the crimes saddens me to the core because I believe the vandalism was intended as an act against SUU’s gay community,” Sham said.

After the posters were discovered, campus security was contacted and surveillance tapes are being reviewed. However,

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this wouldn’t be the first time posters have been vandalized due to a student’s sexuality.

Last spring, Payden Adam, who was running for student office faced similar attacks when his campaign posters were slashed and had gay slurs painted on them.

The posters were vandalized with “fags” and “homo.”

“It doesn’t really bother me,” Bojorquez said. “We don’t really, or at least I don’t, consider it such a big deal if someone is trying to make a comment on my sexuality ... or not liking me, I guess. It’s just quite a poor attempt at trying to do such a thing.”

Former U.S. Senate candidate and founder/ owner of XMission, Pete Ashdown, took to the steps of the Utah State Capitol Building on Nov. 11 to announce his campaign to be the next U.S. Senator from Utah, a seat currently held by Sen. Orrin Hatch. Hatch, born in 1934, has been Utah’s senator for 35 years since he defeated Frank Moss in 1976 by campaigning that Moss’ 18 years in the office was too many.

Ashdown ran against Hatch in 2006 and won near 31 percent of the vote. He spent about $300,000 on his first campaign, about a third of which came out of his own pocket. He has made transparency and ethical fundraising a major campaign issue and promised not to accept donations from PACs or form a super PAC. He also pledged to post all donations made to his campaign online as soon as possible.

“I want to break the mold of campaign consultants and cash,” Ashdown said. “Although strides and promises have been made by candidates running for office, who subsequently won office, the doors on our elected officials, the people working for us, inevitably swing shut to the public.”

Ashdown criticized Hatch and other politicians for not listening to constituents and focusing on fundraising.

“I do not believe everyone in Washington is self-serving and corrupt, but I have difficulty finding anyone deserving of my respect,” he said.

Ashdown is an ally of Utah’s queer community and was an outspoken advocate for an expansion of queer rights in his last campaign. He even supported marriage equality.

“The government needs to get out of the business of marriage. Anyone who stands for “limited, small government” and approves of this type of expansion needs to explain their position to me. I see no reconciliation between the two ideas. In a free country, everyone should be able to decide who their insurance benefits.

Recently, I had a long conversation with an unmarried man who was taking care of his disabled sister, who was too young for Medicare. When government limits his ability to extend his insurance benefits, who exactly is being protected? In my opinion, it’s the insurance companies and not the American citizen,” Ashdown said on his campaign website.

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Utah women’s football teams to hold tryouts Fresh off a 10-week mini-camp, the Utah Jynx female football team is prepping for tryouts to launch into the upcoming season. The team recently joined the ranks of the Women’s Football Alliance, a national league with teams from around the country, and the Jynx are in it to win it.

Coach Greg Cover is excited for the season to start and open tryouts for women over the age of 18 will be on Dec. 10 from 1-5 p.m. at the Franklin Covey Wellness and Training Center, 2200 W. 2700 South.

“We’re looking for women who are athletic and competitive. They don’t have to be very experienced with football, but that’s great too,” Cover said. “We offer the highest level of competitive sports for women in the state and we’re looking for women who are interested in being a part of that.”

The tryouts include rigorous physical workouts and actual football play. After the selection of the team players, practices will be held several times a week until the season begins in the spring.

The Jynx was formed in 2009, and despite its inexperience, the team has been competitive and maintained one of the best win-loss records of all the teams in the Mountain and Pacific Northwest Regions, Cover said. And with the recent jump to the WFA, the level of competition is going to increase, Cover said.

Both the Utah Jynx and the Utah Blitz, the other female football team, are fulltackle and follow NFL regulations. The Blitz are also forming a team for the season and those interested in tryouts can email utah.blitz@yahoo.com.

“We’re working to bring a high level of play to Utah and show the rest of the nation that we can compete with the best of them,” Cover said. “I’d encourage people to come and see what we’re all about.”

Both teams are looking for corporate sponsors to help alleviate traveling and equipment costs. For more information about tryouts and sponsorship, go to UtahJynx.net and UTBlitz.com.

‘I am Equal’ shoot attracts hundreds More than 500 people participated in the ‘I am Equal’ photo project in Salt Lake City on Nov. 9, said organizer Jason Beckett.

Participants have their photos taken after they are stamped on the hand with a temporary tattoo that says, ‘I am Equal’ to show support for various causes.

So far the project has visited 13 cities and taken photos of around 3,000 people. The goal is to reach 125,000 and visit 175 cities, Beckett said.

“Everyone comes for a different reason.

Some people are here to support equal rights for the LGBT community. Others are here for women’s rights. It all depends on everyone’s situation, but they all have something they need to speak out about,” Beckett said. “The photos can be posted on Facebook, or anywhere else, and used as a conversation starter. It’s the perfect icebreaker to talk about something you didn’t know how to bring up.”

The project originally started in Salt Lake City in January 2011 when Beckett and co-organizer and photographer Matt Spencer wanted a way to help people start important conversations and show how many people support equality.

The participants at Salt Lake City’s photo shoot ranged from Occupy Salt Lake protesters to high school students, and even a mother of two, young girls.

“My little brother is gay and when he came out, I tried my best to let him know I supported him. I worry about him trying to find a job and when I hear about attacks

on gay people, it just breaks my heart,” Camilla Parsons said. “I want to raise my girls to know that everyone is equal — that some people love boys, some people love girls and some people love both.”

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For Alex Grey, a 23-year-old writer, the photo was an opportunity to speak out for gay rights.

“They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So if thousands of people get thousands of pictures taken, we’re starting a conversation that can actually make a difference,” Grey said.

Grey said he plans on putting his photo on his Facebook profile and he hopes it’s a way to start some conversations to spread the word.

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snaps & slaps SNAP: Sex-change procedures now tax deductible After a long legal battle, the Internal Revenue Service will now accept sexchange surgeries and procedures as tax-deductible expenses. The IRS issued a statement to the Tax Court saying it would now recognize all sex-change procedures as necessary medical expenses. Prior to this ruling, sex-change procedures were seen by the IRS as entirely cosmetic and the stance was challenged by multiple parties in court. However, the panel of judges on the court only reluctantly made the ruling.

from the editor Prop. 8 to finally get its day in court

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n the heels of a ruling from the California Supreme Court, both the proponents and opponents of Proposition 8 are claiming victory.

The Supreme Court simply ruled that the groups who sponsored California’s ban on gay marriage could defend it in court, even though the attorney general and governor have declined to do so.

The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued a statement saying, “In the bigger picture, this is good news for same-sex couples in California.”

The Human Rights Campaign said, “With today’s decision, the case challenging Prop 8 returns to federal court and we are one step closer to ending discrimination against loving California couples.”

But Andy Pugno, general counsel for the anti-gay group, ProtectMarriage.com said, “We are delighted that the Supreme Court has clearly reaffirmed our right, as the official proponents of Prop 8, to defend over seven million Californians who amended

their own State Constitution to restore traditional marriage.”

So who won and where does Prop. 8 go from here?

Now that the right for the Prop. 8 proponents to defend the case has been established, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals can get back to much more substantive matters. More specifically, the Appeals Court will now be forced to make a ruling about the constitutionality of Prop. 8.

And as federal judge Vaughn Walker said in his decision striking down the measure, “Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples.”

Simply put, the case to rule against Proposition 8 is airtight and it is likely that the three judges on the panel of the Appeals Court will rule in favor of marriage equality.

Had the California Supreme Court said only the governor or attorney general could defend the case in court, same-sex marriage would have resumed in the state.

But now the stage is set for a much larger federal showdown. The 9th Circuit Court is the largest in the country and its rulings routinely set national precedent. While the case is likely to end in the U.S. Supreme Court, the decisions made by the 9th Circuit, coupled with the brilliant decision by Walker, will set a strong legal precedent for the Court to consider.

If the Supreme Court makes a decision affirming the right for gay couples to marry, it would strike down all state constitutional amendments, including Utah’s Amendment 3, and permit complete, federal marriage equality.

There’s no doubt that history is on our side. With the addition of New York to the states that allow gay marriage and multiple legal and Congressional challenges to the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, marriage equality is on the move. Q

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SNAP: GSAs helps kids become more successful As more Gay-Straight Alliances are forming in high schools and colleges around the nation, a new study by the Family Acceptance Project indicates the groups may be more beneficial than originally thought. The study found that students who attend schools that have GSAs are less likely to experience depression or drop out of school and they are more likely to have higher self-esteem.

The results of the study showed the impact on the entire school, not just students who attend GSA club meetings or participate with the group.

However, the study did not show any changes in the likelihood that a queer student would be bullied by his or her peers.

SLAP: GSA intimidation in Tennessee When Chris Sigler wore a T-shirt showing his support for the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at his Tennessee high school, the principal physically attacked him. Sigler and his sister said principal Maurice Moser came into a classroom and ordered everyone to leave the room.

He then began to shove Sigler saying, “Who’s the big man now?” Sigler had refused to remove his shirt that said, “Gay Straight Alliance: We’ve Got Your Back.”Moser also allegedly intimidated fair-minded teachers out of sponsoring the club so it wouldn’t be formed.

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the straight line Keep the right to protest

By Bob Henline

ast week an unfortunate incident occurred at the Occupy Salt Lake City camp in Pioneer Park. A man died. Preliminary speculation is that the death was the result of a drug overdose and/or carbon monoxide poisoning from a propane heater found in the man’s tent. In response to this tragedy, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker ordered the camp closed and instructed the police to evict the protestors on Saturday, Nov. 12 if they hadn’t already vacated the property by sundown.

As an activist and a firm believer in the right of the people to assemble, but also the power of those people once assembled, I’ve followed the Occupy story pretty closely.

I spent a bit of time walking through the Pioneer Park camp and have talked to a number of people that were a part of this group. I did not choose to camp there overnight, nor was I a “regular” protestor. I do,

I was appalled by the decision of the mayor to evict the protestors from the park however, firmly support the right of the people to assemble, protest and to petition our government for a redress of their grievances. I was appalled by the decision of the mayor to evict the protestors from the park and disgusted by the heavy-handed tactics used by the police to enforce that ridiculous decision.

It doesn’t matter how you feel about the Occupy movement. The issue here is about basic civil liberties and the abuse of power by government officials. People have the right to be on public property and protest the actions (or inactions) of their government. You have that right, I have that right, the Occupy protestors have that right. I didn’t agree with the Tea Party protestors that marched around the state spouting their beliefs, I didn’t agree with the Take Back Utah group that drove ATVs down State Street in protest, and I sure as hell don’t agree with Carl Wimmer bring-

ing a Southern Poverty Law Center-certified hate group to Utah to rally about the removal of religious symbols from public land — but I do support their absolute right to do it.

Over the past several decades, our nation has been falling into a pattern where any criticism of the government is labeled as un-American or unpatriotic. We fly our American flags on our houses, we have decals on our cars and we wear it on our shirts in support of troops involved in wars around the globe. Yet, if we question the

need for, or propriety of, these wars we are considered to be enemies of the state. Is this the freedom for which so many have bled and died over the past two centuries?

Civil liberties don’t belong to any one of us, or any group of us. They belong to us all, equally. When government can limit the rights of one group of people without consequence, they can do that to any group of people.

This nation was founded on principles of freedom and liberty. This state was founded by a group of people that fled their homes in order to find a community where they could practice their religious beliefs free from persecution and repression. Yet we don’t honor that spirit today.

Instead of engaging in open dialogue with people of different opinions, we marginalize them. In some cases, we attempt to silence them. That is what has happened here; our government deliberately moved to silence a voice of dissent. They waited for an excuse and as soon as they had it,

lipstick lesbian Mistletoe and that other plant

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hanged into a zombie. No, it wasn’t a costume I could change in and out of. I had turned into a fullfledged flesh-draining creature. It was not my intention to turn into this being.

But I did set out to be something different than me and to feel different than I always do.

It started with a plant, and I don’t mean mistletoe. This plant existed in a distant Republican land called West Jordan and among a grove of trees. My friend, who’s more than double my age, invited me to his wilderness. Inside his house was a shack, but outside was a beautiful sight to see.

Vandalism was rampant on his property so apparently others had the same idea and even loved to camp where he lived.

He handed me a smoke and showed me how to light it up. I did as he asked so as not to be rude. Being courteous is something I take a little bit too far. Soon, after we set the empty wooden pipe down I started seeing stars and trees dancing to their own tune. I felt light-headed and full and mellow contentment. It felt like I was in my own heaven.

I forgot about my rough job managing 25 large dogs by myself. They may be cute, but they took a toll on my body in ways I never knew possible. It hurt like no presents on Christmas.

This certain plant might´ve been OK until I started to abuse it, and it made me not want to cope with life. Even doing simple errands and tasks became impossible, so it was no surprise work went down the drain.

I was always so tired and lethargic. I felt like I was a zombie and I started to act and move like one too.

After a family outing and watching my nieces, hyper and content, I realized I never

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they pounced. Eighteen people were arrested for having the audacity to remain in a public place after being told to leave by thugs with badges.

Let me spin this in terms with a bit more perspective. Imagine yourself sitting in church and the police show up and order everyone out. Do you go? Do you allow your right to worship freely to be stepped upon by the police? Or do you refuse and stand up for your beliefs and your values?

No, the Occupy protestors weren’t fighting for their freedom of religion, but they were fighting for their right to assemble, which is protected by the very same amendment to the United States Constitution.

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experience that anymore. Nor did watching them give me any satisfaction. Joy and happiness went out the window the more I smoked up. Plus, I was coughing more than an old man with emphysema.

Quitting gave me cold and flu-like symptoms. I was sweating, vomiting, experiencing chills and had a sore throat. But it was just part of the process and I didn´t mind.

Now I don´t worry about being mean, if I´m offered the plant, I tell them I quit and leave it at that.

I got my life handed back to me. What better Christmas present could I ask for this holiday? I can feel joy and happiness.

It’s not easy to quit cold turkey. In fact, it can be dangerous. Seeking the help of a trained professional is recommended.

I hope everyone has the best holiday season ever, no matter their trials and tribulations. Q

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lambda lore Utah’s first gay campout

By Ben Williams

he first gay workshop retreat held in Utah for both men and women was called Beyond Stonewall. It was the result of hard work by myself and John Reeves, who helped plan and coordinate a “gay summer camp.”

The idea occurred to me on a train trip home from the 1987 March on Washington. Feeling empowered by the sheer number and presence of the thousands of

gays in Washington, I wanted to bring a little bit of that experience back to Utah. I wanted to create a safe space just for gay people. Well, at least a space where we would be in the majority.

Upon my return I contacted my friend John Reeves and he was overwhelmingly supportive of the concept. We discussed it for several months, hashing out different concepts, and finally agreed that Be-

yond Stonewall had to be a place where “learning, healing and nurturing” could take place.

John and I then struggled with a name for the retreat. I wanted the word Stonewall included to link Utah with gay liberation. Reeves suggested adding the word “beyond” to connote a connection to the future and the gay culture we were in the process of constructing. Thus the name Beyond Stonewall: A Workshop Retreat for Learning, Healing, and Nurturing was fashioned.

One of my concepts for Beyond Stonewall was for it to be sort of a campout, patterned after the Radical Faerie retreats held in the Pacific Northwest. However, after testing the idea of a campout with members of Unconditional Support, it did not seem feasible or practical to put a bunch of gay men out in the wilderness without electrical outlets and hot showers. Then a friend of mine mentioned that the Young Men’s Christian Association had a camp near Kamas, and while rustic it did have cabins, showers and dining facilities.

John and I were not certain that the YMCA would even consider renting out their youth summer camp to a group of homosexuals but we had to ask. With fear and trepidation we met with the director of the YMCA who said “no problem,” but asked for a $200 deposit, which I fronted.

We then signed a $3,000 contract for the use of Camp Rogers for a three-day retreat the last weekend of July, 1988.

Unfortunately, shortly after paying the $200 deposit, I lost my job at Utah Title when the business collapsed. I spent all the money I had on the camp figuring I’d get by on the next paycheck. I never received my last check.

Adding to my distress were the naysayers in the community who, upon learning of my plans to hold a gay retreat, informed me that it would never work. And what more, the failure would give the community a black eye from which we might not recover. They assured me that once the YMCA knew the camp was rented out as a homosexual retreat they would pull their contract.

Once again, I met with the director of the YMCA, this time to inform him of the nature of the group meeting there. I was terrified. Expecting to be scolded and expelled from the premise, I was surprised to find that the director was not concerned in the least that the camp was being rented by gays. His only concern was that an accurate head count be completed for purchasing enough food for that weekend.

Even with this assurance the doomsayers continued to claim that the YMCA would pull out at the last minute which was a constant source of unnecessary stress.

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retreat to trust what they heard. However, we needed them cheap. Actually, we needed them for free because we had no money.

The original price of admission to Beyond Stonewall was on a sliding scale of $50-$60. This ridiculously low figure included eight meals, two nights, seven workshops, a dance under the stars and a campfire speaker. Beyond Stonewall was a true labor of love with no one getting paid and with us barely covering expenses.

Approximately 60 men and two women, one of who was Patty Reagan our keynote speaker, came to the retreat. I suppose for many who attended, the most magical moment was either Dr. Patty Reagan’s campfire speech on gays in history or perhaps the second night when a teenage son of a camp cook asked his mother if he could dance with one of our young men. With his mother joining our group, this boy had his first gay dance under the stars.

As we prepared to leave Sunday afternoon, some of the younger YMCA camp helpers came to me and said that our group was the best they ever hosted. They said it was because we allowed them to participate in all our events and games. Beyond Stonewall was encouraged to come back the next summer, which we did.

Two more retreats were held at Camp Rogers in the summers of 1989 and 1990 following the same format. However, the 1990 retreat had more of a Queer Spirit feel as members of the Sacred Faeries organized events. That year we had one of our largest turnouts. Actually, more lesbians camped out in tents on the playing field, while the guys mostly wanted to bunk in the cabins.

At one of that year’s group activities we had the entire camp gather in rows like spokes in a wheel and we danced in a circle like the American Indian Dance of the Nations. It was a powerful ritual symbolizing that we are only following those that came before us and were being trailed by those coming after us.

At another ritual some of us Faeries got sky clad (naked) for a ritual to unify and strengthen our community. I will never forget shedding my clothes and standing vulnerable in front of nearly 50 or more of the leaders and movers-and-shakers of the gay community.

In the summer of 1991, I got word that Camp Rogers was being closed due to financial difficulties. I managed to pay back all the fees that people paid upfront but lost nearly $500 out of my own pocket for expenses already incurred. However, my reputation meant more to me than a loss of money.

Still, people wanted a type of Beyond Stonewall and a campground was secured for free near Price, Utah. Various gay groups ranging from Queer Nation to LGSU to the First Thursday Women’s Group all participated. It was the last community campout held in Utah. Q

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creep of the week Linda Wall

By D’Anne Witkowski

nce upon a time there was a lesbian gym teacher (shocking, I know). More specifically, the , time was the early 1970s and that egym teacher was Linda Wall, who is now ran Independent candidate running for -state office in Virginia.

- Mind you, Wall’s not gay anymore. s She’s traded in her lesbianism for Jesus, a and she is out and proud about it. d “I’ve never tried to hide that I was in h homosexuality. If anybody Googles me, d they would find that out there,” Wall said.

“When I went away to Longwood p College, I allowed p liberal professors to t destroy my JudeoChristian upbringd ing,” she writes on her k campaign website. “I pguess one could say I 0became the ‘prodigal edaughter.’ But when tmy rebellious years scame to a close, I knew eit was the Lord that I eneeded.”

- Ah, yes. The old “liboeral professors made me gay” line. College eis tricky like that. e Mind you, Wall’s -“rebellious years” edidn’t come to a close -at graduation, if by “rebellious” she tmeans “gay.” Apparently she sowed her ywild oats with one of her students in a whirlwind scandalous teacher-student tromance. d Oh, and did I mention she taught jurnior high? Meaning this was one of her gjunior high students. Meaning: no, no, no, ebad. f It’s the kind of revelation that would jettison most candidates’ prospects of tever being elected, and could, indeed, -turn out to be the end of her candidacy. kAnd yet she seems remarkably nonchatlant about the whole thing. r “Forty years ago, I was a different peryson,” Wall told the Associated Press. “I swas a heavy pot smoker with ... impaired judgment and made some bad choices. dYou do that out of college sometimes.

-Some people do, some people don’t.” s Got that? While in college the liberal nprofessors made her gay. And right out sof college marijuana made her stay that -way, or at least it “impaired” her judgment, allowing her to continue to choose

being a lesbian child predator.

Look, I would just like to make clear here that the kind of “bad choices” people make while smoking pot include eating an entire bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in one sitting, or watching the Home Shopping Network for hours and cracking up every time there’s a close-up of a pair of disembodied manicured hands caressing the merchandise. Seeking out a little girl to statutorily rape is kind of worse than a “bad choice.” It’s, like, one of the worst choices.

But look, Wall doesn’t want to live in the past, and not just because there’s no statute of limitations on felonies in Virginia.

Wall wants to look forward and win the future. And that means pushing hard against the gay past with an anti-gay present.

On Wall’s campaign website she touts her anti-gay political history. She brags that she testified at House of Delegates committee hearings “in favor of family-friendly legislation and opposed legislation detrimental to traditional values.” Granted, that’s not especially specific, but the terms “family-friendly” and “traditional values” are code for “antigay.”

Wall also spent years on an anti-gay Marriage Amendment to the Virginia Constitution. “For two years, I worked with groups in the state to help pass the Marriage Amendment to the Constitution of Virginia defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman,” she writes. “I will defend that amendment and oppose any legislation that attempts to create or recognize any other union, partnership, or legal status to which is assigned the rights or benefits of marriage.”

Ain’t no homo couple gonna get treated with any respect in those parts. And if there’s one thing Wall’s an expert in, it’s in healthy, normal relationships based on love and trust and mutual respect, and Jesus. So don’t worry anti-gay marriage foes. Linda “ex-gay, statutory rapist” Wall has got your back. Y’all have the best friends. Q

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Holiday Shopping Guide The first twinges of cold are in the air and between house parties, romantic presents and family gift exchanges, it’s every queer’s favorite time of year — shopping season. With exciting developments in the Utah shopping scene, including the openings of clothing retailer H&M and home and kitchen décor store Crate & Barrel at Fashion Place Mall, there are plenty of options, from high-end to affordable.

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With the farmers markets closing down for the season, finding locally-made artisan products for the holidays can be tough. Local stores and artists are lost in the sea of corporately funded advertisers. Here’s just a smattering of some of our favorite local artists and products.

Forked Up Art started in 2010 and carries a great selection of handmade art by Judson Jennings. His work is featured at local farmers markets throughout the valley. Go to ForkedUpArt.com for more information or to make a purchase.  Salt and Pepper on the table all by themselves is boring! Spice up your table with this silverware figurine that holds salt n’ pepper shakers. It is welded with a special stainless steel to avoid corrosion, features a rich brushed texture, and is gripping two glass spice shakers (included). It’s a great conversation piece and will surely bring smiles all around your table. $25  He gets laughs every time, and brightens the table for you and those around. He’s 100% Stainless Steel so you can toss him in the dishwasher to clean him off when he gets dirty. $25  This guy will be a hit-out of the park! He is made entirely of stainless steel, will not corrode, and features a rich brushed texture. He stands ready to bat, holding an included removable whisk and brings lots of laughs for baseball fans! $25  A great item for the culinary genius! This little assistant is there to hold your cooking utensils so they are right there when you need them. He holds a large cup designed to support your wooden spoons, whisks, and spatulas. He is very sturdy, welded with a stainless steel weld to avoid corrosion, is dishwasher safe, and features a rich brushed texture. $25

Beehive Soap and Body Care Beehive Soap and Body Care specializes in handcrafted cold process soaps in a beautiful array of fragrances for men and women of all ages. All the soaps are made in small batches with carefully chosen ingredients and then cured for four or more weeks. Go to BeehiveSoap.com to make a purchase.

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The result is a very organic and modern product. To make a purchase, go to AmbreIndustries.com.  These hollow dew drop ear wear are super light and very durable. $35  These Large Hoop ear wear are super light and very durable. They have a colorful metallic fabric pressed inside of ecoresin. $35

We put together some of our favorite shopping spots to feel the holiday spirit. From designer clothing to home décor and adult novelty items, we’re gearing up for the best holiday season since Jimmy Stewart heard bells ringing. Without further ado, here is the QSaltLake Shopping Guide.

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 The sustainable “Unity” cuff is super light and durable. It flexes enough to get it on and off. It has an organic Full Circle fiber pressed between the layers of Ecoresin and lime hemp wrapped around the hex cutout. $35  This tag has a fabric weave pressed between the layers of Ecoresin. It hangs on a cool ball chain. This is your modern and sustainable version of the dog tag. $19

Chris St. Jeor Sculpture Since his childhood, artist Chris St. Jeor has been drawn to nature and the outdoors. Over the years this lead to his passion for a variety of outdoor sports, pursuits and eventually the motivation to create works of art.

Sculpture_1: $1,200  Glass Pipe. $1200 Sculpture_2: $1,400 Sculpture_4: $1,900 Sculpture_5: $1,200 Sculpture_6: $1,200

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 This soap, formulated with beer, has a warm, tranquil fragrance (myrrh, orange, spices, caraway and vanilla) and then just a pinch of almond is added for a rich spicy fragrance and an extra nice lather. $5.95  This soothing goat milk soap embodies the feeling and scent of a long, lazy day spent in a serene country cottage – with a touch of spice. $5.95

 This soap is formulated with yogurt for a very gentle, moisturizing sensation. The fragrance is a blend of orange creamsicle, earthy patchouli essential oil and a pinch of romance and it smells just as delicious and dreamy as it sounds.

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Spoons N’ Spice After nearly 40 years, the locallyowned and operated Spoons N’ Spice has two locations. One in Salt Lake City, 4700 S. 900 East, and a larger store in Sandy, 9400 S. 788 East. The selection of kitchenware is unparalleled and the variety is always top-notch.

“We’re that place where you can find the stuff you really need that you can’t find anywhere else,” said marketing director Tony Granato.

“And we don’t just carry one option or color. You can come here and find things like potato peelers in all shapes, sizes and colors.”

 The KitchenAid mixer is a must-have for any baker. Sizes and colors vary. Starting at $249.

 The essentials for any holiday party. Stemware starting at $3.95.

 Spoons N’ Spice offers huge varieties of products with an impressive selection of colors and sizes. These scrubbing brushes  The Good Grips stackable storage boxes make short are $2.95 each. work of organizing holiday leftovers. Starting at $9.95.

 Sushi bowls, chopsticks, recipe books and other Japanese-cuisine essentials. Price varies.

 Tea sets and other holiday décor.

Crate & Barrel Crate & Barrel, conveniently located next to H&M in Fashion Place Mall, is stocked with all the furniture, home décor and kitchen supplies any queer could possibly need. With The holidays fast approaching, the must-see store has amazing deals on dinner and flatware items, and has the items for an extraordinary celebration or get together.

 Kylne Sectional: Klyne is compact seating whose warm grey lines refresh the room with a casual attitude. Narrow tapered arms cut a sleek profile and make for an even roomier experience.

The perfect size for apartment and small space living. $1999.99

 Klyne SafGinger: The Klyne Chair and a Half is a compact lounge whose bold saffron color fills the room with attitude. Bigger than a chair, smaller than a loveseat and perfect for apartments and smaller homes, or use in conversational pairs for larger spaces. Narrow tapered arms cut a sleek profile and make for an even roomier experience. For the ultimate lounge, pull up the optional matching Klyne Ottoman and a Half. $799.99

 Oregon_Stemware: A suite of wine service in classic shapes is crafted with pulled stems and fire-polished rims. Machine-made using the latest technology to resemble the quality of handmade stemware at an everyday price. $4.46 each

 Belmont_Work_Island_1: Stainless steel is the professional chef’s choice for its high function and low maintenance. And now it’s our choice to top this contemporary counter-height table, sleek and clean with a black lacquered trestle base of sustainable rubberwood. Minimalist design with open storage shelf takes on kitchen prep, dining, bartending, even office work. $449.99

 Portico_Sofa: Modern meets grace in this versatile new classic for living or family room.

Unexpected clean, slim arms outwardly gesture, curve and wrap back to create a soft, relaxed silhouette from all angles. Luxe cushions relax deep in the newest of neutrals—a subdued sage slipcover, prewashed for a soft lived-in touch. $1,999.99

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 Bacon Boardgame: Just like Candy Land, except celebrating meat, and the king of all breakfast meats, Mr. Bacon is your game piece. $24.95

 Bacon_ Ornament: Make this holiday season beautiful and bright with the bacon ornament. $10.99

 Bacon Candycane: These candy canes look just like the traditional peppermint treat, with a bacon-flavored twist. $6.95  Cahoots_Bitch_Drink_2: Just add liquor and water, freeze and you’ve got yourself a bona fide Bitch Drink. $12.95

 Cahoots_CelibriDuck_1: With more than a dozen varieties of CelibriDucks, it’s time to make bath time fun again. $11.95

 Merman Ornament: Time to deck the halls and trim the tree. Be sure to check out the selection of sexy and sassy ornaments at Cahoots. $28.95

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 Take your sub or master down to pick up some holiday leather accessories. $15.99 at Unity Gifts

 Bear_Hat: Perfect for the large love of your life. $19.99

 Dozens and dozens of themed ducks; from Greek gods to cowboys. $3.95 at Cabin Fever

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H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) specializes in highend clothing at rock bottom prices. Think Versace slacks for $50 and &Denim jeans for $20. Before the new Salt Lake store, the closest location was in Las Vegas, and the retailer does not sell its inventory online. With more than 2,300 stores in 41 countries, the Swedish company has become a staple for any Utah gay visiting Las Vegas, Los Angeles or any other metropolitan location. Fine-knit wraparound cardigan, 50 percent acrylic, 50 percent wool with a shawl collar. Fastener at hem. $29.95

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 Ankle-length stretch pants with a high waistband, tie belt, and front and back pockets with satin trim. $34.95

 Rigid hinged bangle in enamel-coated metal. $5.95

 Imitation suede platform shoes with a high-gloss wedge heel. Rubber soles. $34.95 Total: $93.80

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Florence + The Machine, Ceremonials The dog days are over for Florence Welch, so it’s onto a different animal: this behemoth of supersized songs that sound big enough to swallow the world whole. Eternal happiness is still her resting-place, but to get there she’s fending off devils (“Shake It Out,” an anthemic single strong enough to rid evil spirits) and falling into darkness (“Only If For a Night”).

More than on Lungs, her debut, Welch and producer Paul Epworth push her theatrical dramatics — often built with a swirl of chamber sounds and choirs designed for Welch’s fire-hose wail — into a mystical wonderland of ancient eeriness that’s riff with satanic imagery, childhood urban legends and real-life crazies. Ceremonials is that rare sophomore album that exceeds its debut, both on a song-by-song basis but also in its intriguing concept of angels and demons, imagery that she imparts to powerful effect.

Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto Intentionally or not, Coldplay sums up their love/hate relationship with humankind on their latest album’s “Us Against the World,” something that never seemed truer than with this polarizing project. Before this, their fifth album and a follow-up to one of their best, 2008’s Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, the foursome was all about soft-rock odes to lost love and the color yellow. Things are brighter than ever on their nonsensically named Mylo Xyloto, one big hug that’s all-out pop with synth, Auto-Tune and Rihanna. Whereas, for the most part, piano was Coldplay’s go-to instrument in their bummed-out days, they’re busting out the big guns — a lot of guitars — for a glossy sound that further aligns them with the pimps of pop (though not even Kanye West himself could do much to help the Rihanna co-teamed “Princess of China”).

Kelly Clarkson, Stronger If Kelly Clarkson wasn’t making music, you have to wonder: Where would she take out her wronged-woman rage?

It’s a scary thought,

considering how much the reigning American Idol – it’s been nearly 10 years since she was crowned as the inaugural winner – uses powerpop beats as a punching bag for her vehement venting. Miss Independent meets “Mr. Know It All” on the first single, a scorching kiss-off that has her spewing lines like “you don’t know a thing ‘bout me” in glorious fury. It’s the kind of no-BS cut we’ve come to know from Clarkson, an expert at turning done-me-wrongs into club anthems. But Clarkson’s music on her fifth album, though much less hooky than her last, All I Ever Wanted, has an advantage: It’s easy to feel her pain. She hurts, she gets angry, and she can’t please everyone. “You Can’t Win,” for all the outcasts, is how she addresses that problem, with a line that we can all relate to: “If you’re straight, why aren’t you married yet? If you’re gay, why aren’t you waving a flag?” It’s a win-win for everyone.

Miranda Lambert, Four the Record Usually the one to set things ablaze, Miranda Lambert’s on fire this time ’round.

Her best album, and easily atop the year’s finest, is everything the country outlaw’s done so extraordinarily well on the three before it ... just better. Having already told the gender-rigid conservativeness of the country genre to shove it with her girl-power, whiskey-guzzling ways, she doesn’t waste time to do so again with a pro-everyone anthem that’s wonderfully endearing: “All Kinds of Kinds,” unfolding like a storybook, with a character that’s a cross-dressing congressman and a moral often unheard in country. If only for standing out among her play-it-safe contemporaries, being different is obviously something Lambert understands. Vocal nuances, broken boundaries and supreme songwriting: there are all kinds of kinds, but only one Miranda Lambert.

Björk, Biophilia Breaking down Björk isn’t easy. The Icelandic dancer in the dark’s unpredictable output, ever since 1993’s electro-pop Debut, has been highconcept art that’s challenged and provoked, concerned more with experimenting than straightforward melodies and gotcha hooks. The gradual pull of Björk’s warped style takes hold once again on the progressively tinkered, iPad-made Biophilia, her first playground of sound in four years. It is another out-there oeuvre, further establishing Björk as a shot of cheap vodka. This one, though, goes down easier. That she can say so much with so little this time – when things go oh so quiet, the silence still speaks – is a testament to her evolving, and often misunderstood, talent.

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Indigo Girls, Beauty Queen Sister Three albums in two years and a constant touring schedule, it’s almost impossible to keep up with the Indigo Girls. After last year’s Staring Down the Brilliant Dream and Holly Happy Days, the gay-revered duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers do their thing on this 13-song set of reliable storytelling. But as they’ve come to show during the three-decade trajectory of their longstanding run, some reinvention is necessary to keep the magic coming. It ebbs and flows on Beauty Queen Sister, which is, considering their seemingly bottomless breadth of material, a pretty decent album in their career canon. Overarching themes like love, loss and the world — the give and take — surface once again, but this is one of their most outward-looking albums. It’s not their most melodic or accomplished work, but it’s growth. Beauty Queen Sister is prolific in that it’s actually as good as it is, and with it, it’s obvious: Indigo Girls aren’t ready to give up their crown.

Erasure, Tomorrow’s World Over 25 years ago, when Erasure came together, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell were on the cutting-edge of the synth-pop music scene. Their songs were, well, today’s world. Again, with their 14th album, they’re looking ahead, bringing electromusic mastermind Frankmusik’s trademark prog-pop into the fold of their bittersweet meditations on love, loss and healing. The music itself is inviting, inventive and contemporary, a work that — with Frank’s keen sense of synths and modern-day sounds — shows Erasure can keep up with the kids they once inspired. Nine songs go by fast, but even briefly, Erasure proves an indelible force decades later. Here’s to 25 more years.

Tori Amos, Night of Hunters Big ideas, like a troupe of multiple personalities (American Doll Posse) or a post-9/11 thesis (Scarlet’s Walk), have always attracted Tori Amos. But Night of Hunters might just be the songstress’ most ambitious, taking a conceptual narrative about a woman whose lover leaves her and stretching it over a classically influenced song cycle. The follow-up to her seasonal Midwinter Graces, Amos’ latest could be an extension of it — woodwinds, strings and some of her best piano playing in years are the foundation for the songs, and again her precocious daughter, 10 at the time of recording, offers her enchanting voice.

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Winter really makes me ornery, I’m from Texas for hell’s sake. I’d rather swim with sharks or make whoopee with Debbie Gibson or have my testicles tied into a bow — actually I’ve tried this last one before, it’s not so bad — than deal with the snow. But one thing I do enjoy about this time of year is when my friends and I get together for our annual “family” Christmas party. This year the theme is ‘Batteries Not Included,’ because they’re just too hard to recycle. We are so environmentally conscious. You’re welcome! BTW, for you nonbelievers, Texas is, unfortunately, a State of the Union.

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saturday — I fondly remember the premiere of

Steven Fales’ one-man autobiographical play Confessions of a Mormon Boy nearly a decade ago.

I laughed, I teared up, I ogled Fales’ smooth, bare chest and I cheered at the final act. Fales expertly recounts the events that encompassed coming to terms with his sexual-identity: marriage & divorce, excommunication by the LDS church, reparative therapy, male prostitution and drug abuse. It’s been a smash hit across the country, and it’s one worth seeing!

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thursDAY — One of the hottest parties of the year is Hotel Monaco’s Red Party, commemorating World AIDS Day and benefitting the Utah AIDS Foundation. This year’s theme is “Seasons of Love,” and will include live performances by Titus Productions Rent, themed food and drinks, a live auction, prizes and feather boas.

5:15–8pm, Hotel Monaco, 15 W. 200 South. Tickets start at $35, R.S.V.P. by Nov. 30 to chet@utahaids.org or 801-487-2323.

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QQ Sallie Cooper, Greg Near and Matthew Ivan Bennett are just a few of the great, talented local writers partaking in Wasatch Theatre Company’s annual Page-to-Stage Festival. In addition to the production of original 10-minute scripts, the festival features staged readings of longer pieces and several workshops of interest to performing artists.

8pm, through Dec. 17, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $15, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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fridaY — Leapin’ lizards! America’s most beloved orphan is onstage at Pioneer Theatre Company for the first time. The seven-time Tony award-winning musical Annie is here. Annie’s adventures at Christmastime with her dog Sandy, the wicked Miss Hannigan and Daddy Warbucks are sure to warm your heart for the holidays.

7:30pm, through Dec. 23, Pioneer Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, UofU. Tickets $36–62, 801-581-6961 or pioneertheatre.org.

QQ Salt City Boi-Lesque presents the first annual Boi-Lesque Revue — A Night of Drag and Burlesque. Performances by some of Salt Lake’s best burlesque troupes and drag performers, as well as special guests from Las Vegas, will make this a fabulous party. Performers Fever! Burlesque, Duchess Burlesque and Champagne Starr. Salt City Boi-Lesque celebrates boys as girls,

girls as boys, and gender bending in nobras-barred sexually charged stage show created by these wonderful and talented performers.

8pm, Paper Moon, 3737 S. State St. Cover $6, 801713-0678.

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fundraiser that is exactly WTF you’d expect from SB Dance: Wine paired with food paired with live performance. But WTF (Wine, Theater, Food) is a whole lot more: silent auction, photo booth, mahogany bar, raffle, and big ole disco ball. It’s a ginormous party to kick off our 15th year and you get to dance ... but not naked ... bummer!

7:30pm, Black Box Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $50, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

QQ Well slap me like a dirty whore and throw me on the Big Gay Fun Bus to Wendover because, you know girls, I’s ready to party, gamble, flirt, frolic and sit on Ruby Ridge’s face ... what?!!? Anyhoo, join us for big gay fun, big gay bingo and big gay prizes. Yippeee!

11:45am–9pm, pick up at Club Try-Angles, 251 W. 900 South. Tickets $25 with $5 cash back, 801-649-6663 or brownpapertickets.com.

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sunday — The electric violinist and rap, rock, indie-folk artist Bitch has had her music featured in the movie Shortbus and the hit TV series, The L Word, and now she’s returning to Salt Lake on her latest tour. Bitch reflects on her previous performances in Utah: “You can drink a lot beer there because there’s no alcohol in it. Your city has a very mystical feel. When I first visited, there was an incredible sense and feel to the show. Because there’s a reputation to the city with the religion and whatever, I was blown away by the powerful underground scene and the energy of the show.”

5pm, Paper Moon, 3737 S. State St. Tickets $10, 801-713-0678.

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cal artists and find one-of-a-kind holiday gifts during a fun-filled Holiday market at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Listen to music, nibble on snacks and stock up on unique, handmade items from Salt Lake City’s finest consignment artists. Choose from jewelry, pottery, wearable works of art and a variety of other gifts inspired by art and culture from around the world.

4–7:30pm, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Dr., U0fU. Free admission, 801-585-6961 or umfa.utah.utah.

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Young Brogan Kelby breeds maturity through music

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ringing a maturity and high-quality sound to his craft, Brogan Kelby is full of surprises. At 17 years old, the Utah native already has an impressive resume. He’s opened for 30 Seconds to Mars, performed with Switchfoot and been a pinch-hit singer for Panic!

At The Disco at the X96 Big Ass Show last month.

But it’s his original work that stands out more than his list of friends and musical experience. His debut album, Sky Lights, is astoundingly well-produced and features a mix of styles and genres. While staying within the alternative labels, Kelby manages to make a rollercoaster experience out of his music.

His first single, “Who Cares,” is a perfect example of a rock-anthem.

Music is everything. It’s my life.

It’s what I think about when I wake up and what I think about when I am falling asleep,” Kelby said.

He’s been playing music since he was 11 years old and got his start with the School of Rock in Sandy, Utah. But after growing tired of playing covers, he put pen to paper and began writing and performing his own work.

“Finding a place to play my stuff was one of the biggest challenges. I am too young to be in bars, so that made it tough,” Kelby said. “But I would take whatever gig I could get.”

While performing and perfecting his music, Kelby sent demos to producers, radio DJs and basically anyone who would take a listen.

“When I heard the first song he sent me, I thought either this kid is lying and he didn’t write this or his dad is doing everything for him and his dad is in Rancid or something,” said Todd ‘Nuke ‘Em’ Noker, program director at X96. “It was too mature and the songs were too good. I didn’t think it could possibly come from a local kid.”

Kelby sent Noker more demos and pushed for more airplay, which he got. His songs have been some of the most popular on X96 recently and he’s quickly becoming a local favorite, Noker, who later became his father, said.

“His music is so much deeper than what you’re hearing from other young musicians. It’s not all about breakups and high school drama.

There’s so much substance to his stuff. You just can’t believe it comes from such a young guy when you hear it,” Noker said.

While intentionally mixing lyrics that could be interpreted as relationship music, Kelby masters a much more mature and substantive look,

feel and sound. His lyrics explore deep, almost existential, personal and reflective issues. His sound has resonated and he’s building a loyal following.

Kelby began working his way through the local scene and started opening for bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, OK Go, Hollywood Undead and All Time Low. “I always try to keep things personal. I want to interact with my fans and I always make myself part of the crowd and when people message me online, I always respond,” Kelby said.

He cites a wide range of musical influences, including Yellow Card, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha and Katy Perry.

“I want to make my music an experience. I don’t want all my songs to sound the same and so I try to use all the influences I can,” Kelby said.

He’ll be performing at the X96 Nightmare Before Xmas show at Saltair on Dec. 13. Other performers include Cake and The Naked and Famous. For tickets and information, go to X96. com. His album is available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and at Graywhale locations. Q

To stay up to date on concert and other information, find the Brogan Kelby Facebook Page or follow him on Twitter @BroganKelby.

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The Blue Man bills honesty and innocence

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mong the other-worldly beings of the Blue Man Group prepping their Salt Lake City stop at Kingsbury Hall, Dec. 6-11, one performer spoke with QSaltLake about what to expect from the new tour. Bhurin Sead has been performing with the troupe since 2008. He explains how the Blue Men reflect the innocence and curiosity of a child and what it takes to be a true Blue Man. You got a degree in human biology from the University of Texas. How did you go from there to being a Blue Man? I grew up playing music

and I was lucky enough to have parents who put me in piano lessons. I always loved music.

When I went to college I started performing with the student theater group, just on the side. After graduation I was working in a lab, using my degree and I realized I still wanted to perform. I found an open call for the Blue Man Group and I thought it would be fun to see what the auditions were like. I just wanted to have fun on my lunch break. I didn’t think it would go anywhere, but they let me come on.

Kind of like a rags to riches story, in a way. Yeah, it’s really great that the company

keeps that possibility open for people like me.

There are people on the company with strong theater backgrounds and there are others who don’t have much experience at all. If they want to succeed, the performer or the actor has to have the ability to be honest and be himself. That’s the most important factor in being a Blue Man. How would you describe the show to those that have never seen it? That’s always a tough question. It’s really a mixture of a lot of things — multimedia, comedy, music, science and audience participation all wrapped up into one show. Unlike a lot of other musicals that come to the theaters where we perform, ours is not storybased. It’s more about the character and watching him discover the stage and interact with others. There are three guys and they’re just trying to see what’s going on. You watch them deal with an everyday prop, like cereal or a Twinkie. A Blue Man never takes anything for granted. He’s got a perfect childlike sense of wonder.

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What changes have you seen in the show since you joined in 2008? Recently there was a huge change and this tour debuted a lot of new material. The company is taking advantage of new technology with huge LED walls. We’ve got set pieces that move in and out and a new set with a gigantic iPad. It’s sort of commenting on the state of things now and how people are so involved with and touch-screen devices. I’m just as bad as anyone else, I’m always on my phone and we’re looking how Blue Men would react to that.

What are the challenges of taking an enormous Vegas-style show on the road? Sometimes it can be difficult to adjust to different theaters. Regardless of what show you’re doing, the challenge is to make it feel new and fresh each day. And I think it’s fairly easy for us to have this new experience because we’ve got this huge unknown factor with audience participation.

B There are always questions about what the space is going to be like. But I think the unknown of the show is where it finds its energy.

And of course our crew works really hard to load everything into the theater and get everything ready for us. v There are so many elements to the show. h What is the rehearsal and preparation process p like? After you get hired as a Blue Man, there’s A an eight-week training process. They put you in a i studio in New York to learn about the Blue Men, a how they think and act. t The real test comes when you get on stage. t There’s only so much you can learn without f performing because so much of the show relies a on audience interaction. It’s definitely nervei racking. I remember my first performance, I was a completely nervous and scared.

K Is there a message to the Blue Man Group? Or H is it just for entertainment? Yes and no. What j we hope, at the end of the night, is that every- 2 one had a great time. But there is more to it than c that. The Blue Man, his personality, lives in the moment and is not worried too much about what d has happened or what is going to happen. He’s t willing to take risks and really relish his life in I the present. I think it’s easy to go through every d day and take things for granted. I think the Blue m Men represent what we would be if we were to peel away our social masks. We all walk around W with these masks and if we were to peel them w away and really remove our ego, we’d find a Blue Man inside of all of us. Hopefully by the end of the show, people take that away a little.

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Why Blue Man? Why not Red Man, or Green Man? I have no idea, really. The creators thought it was just right. Red, green, orange, they all have connotations. Blue has no connotation.

What is your favorite part of the production? I love the moments in the show that don’t go according to plan. There’s a flow and there’s a script, but the audience participation makes it impossible to follow completely. I love having a moment, when I’m looking at the audience member and she’s looking at me and neither one of us know what the other is going to do. Q

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Award-winning hip-hop troupe, Poreotics, comes to Kingsbury Hall

By Seth Bracken

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ip-hop dance group and MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew season five winner, Poreotics, has been featured in Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars music videos, seen at the Teen Choice Awards and have been nominated for a VMA for choreography. The all-male dance troupe are of Southeast Asian heritage and their list of accomplishments includes a first-place finish in 2009 and 2010 at the USA Division Hip-Hop Internationals and they were named the 2011 Team of the Year at the World of Dance Awards. The sexy, queerfriendly group is managed by Danny Batimana, an openly gay inspirational speaker and dance instructor. Batimana spoke with QSaltLake about what to expect at the upcoming show at Kingsbury Hall on Nov. 30.

How long have you been with Poreotics? I joined the month after they got off (ABDC) in May 2010. It has been so great. I am the manager and chief financial officer.

When I joined, I had to make a really tough life decision between being a teacher and following the more stable path, or managing these guys.

I decided to take a risk and I am so glad that I did. I have learned so much about myself and so much about the guys. I love what they stand for.

What do they stand for? They stand for being who you are and not succumbing to pressure

from society. They didn’t listen to what producers had to say on the show and if they had problems with music, they’d speak out. They were true to their brand.

They want to entertain and add humor, along with being great dancers. They’re really genuine guys who are down to earth.

What can we expect to see at their upcoming show? It’s going to be a 30-minute full on production. None of the routines (from ABDC) will be incorporated. They really are taking it to the next level.

My favorite aspect of Poreotics is the ability to have fun and perform with so much energy.

Can we expect that same level of energy at the show? You can expect more. The show is going to have a real concert feel to it. The music is electro-house that’s inspired by some of the best DJs in Los Angeles. They have fun and even get a little inappropriate at times, but always in a humorous way. I just hope the University of Utah is more liberal and open-minded than BYU. Don’t worry, it is. So, how has your coming out process been? You mentioned in a YouTube video that you’ve never really faced discrimination, is that still true? I really haven’t had many problems. There was a time in Arizona with my ex, where a guy in a pickup truck started yelling at us. But that’s the only time.

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more mainstream and I think we need to bring The fans and really everybody that I come in contact with has been so supportive. I think they that more to the foreground. get to know who I am first and the fact that I’m Do you have any advice for young gay people gay becomes secondary. I am giving a presentaliving in a conservative environment? It’s tion as part of the TEDxYouth San Diego talk. I tough. It’s gong to take some time. I think that focus on being comfortable with who you are educating parents and family is really important. and overcoming fears. Coming out was my bigA lot of people just don’t understand what it’s gest fear and I think people can use that as an like. I think parents are worried about their kids example and get from it whatever they can. and the discrimination and bullying they might Most of the fans are very accepting and a face. Education can help them know that everylot put the no H8 tag on their Facebook profile. thing is going to be OK. Even though everyone Most of the fans know that Poreotics supports the campaign and is very accepting. There might is going to make mistakes, pushing through the tough times is the most be a few that stop followimportant thing you can do. ing us because of it, but I Build self-confidence think that’s just due to a Poreotics to overcome rejection and lack of life experience and ridicule. If you don’t love Kingsbury Hall exposure. and respect yourself, you’re 1395 Presidents Circle, UofU I think it’s a good thing not going to get that back that Poreotics puts equality Nov. 30, 7pm from everyone else. on the foreground and gets Ticket Information: But it really does get it into people’s faces. I think $15 General Admission better. we gain respect because of that.

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Anything else you’d like to tell us about the show? We’re really excited to put it on and be sure to come up and say hi after for the meet-and-greet.

We’ll have merchandise for sale so you can support Poreotics in that way too.

I understand the venue where we’ll be is pretty big, so we want as many people as possible to come out and have a good time. Even if you’re not a huge fan of dance, come out for an evening of fun. If you do, I promise you’ll have a new respect for artists and dancers. Q

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What is the world of hip hop like for gay people?

What have you seen? I’m not quite sure about hip hop artists, but a lot of people behind the scenes, the managers, tour promoters and other industry insiders are gay.

There are so many LGBT people in the industry that if you’re not accepting, it could potentially hold you back and harm your career. It was so eye-opening for me to see that.

We recently did a show at Stanford University and all three promoters were gay. It’s becoming

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The Leonardo explores art, technology and science S umming up exactly what is The Leonardo in one word or phrase is tough. Part technological exhibit, part art venue and part research facility, it is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. It’s unlike any other museum and explores cutting edge technology, art and how those factors intersect with daily life.

Take, for example, the Hylozoic Veil, a three-story installation that explores responsive architecture and is made of tens of thousands of lightweight, digitally fabricated components that are fitted microprocessors designed to react to human presence. It also uses carbon dioxide and humidity to filter and clean the air and has tiny motion sensors that cause the branches to move. The next-generation, artificial intelligence device is a synthetic solution to air filtration and a visually stunning work of art.

“That’s where The Leonardo really makes its mark, with technology, science and creativity,” said museum spokesperson Lisa Davis. “We have such a wonderful collection of beautiful, interesting and functional displays and pieces.”

The Leonardo is perfect for people of all ages and is just as appropriate for a date as it is for a Saturday afternoon with the family. The exhibits are largely interactive and include touch-screen demographic displays that explore issues of identity, a large satellite projection of the world on the floor that is controlled by little arrows and green screens and animation studios. Other exhibits highlight the progression of prosthetic limbs and allow museum-goers to explore the advances in those technologies.

The second floor of the museum features the Human Rights Gallery. The collection of photos explores how advances in sci-

ence and technology can affect how human rights issues are affected and the responsibilities that accompany innovations.

The museum, which opened its doors on Oct. 8, features 10 exhibits, digital workstations, a green screen, a motion capture bay, films, audio tours, special tours and more. Classes and events are scheduled periodically. Exhibits will rotate about every six to 18 months, and everyone from local artists to architects and scientists will have a chance to display their work.

“This is one of those places that you can come

and rush through everything in 30 minutes, or you could spend an entire day here and really get to explore everything in-depth,” Davis said.

For more information, go to TheLeonardo.org.

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J. Edgar: The (Gay?) Man Behind The Mask

Out screenwriter Dustin Lance Black talks Clint Eastwood’s ‘ loving’ take on ‘J. Edgar’ and Leonardo DiCaprio’s turn as a powerful closet case

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o milk for Dustin Lance Black – the 37-year-old filmmaker who says he feels 10 years older today – on this recent morning in a suite at a Beverly Hills hotel. Instead, the screenwriter is nursing a hangover after last night’s premiere of his latest film, J. Edgar, with a bottle of water, joking that “it just means more honest answers; the filter’s down.”

Even without the last drops of Jack and Cokes flushing from his system (proof: lots of bathroom breaks), Black’s always spoken his mind.

It’s how the writer has become one of the most admired LGBT activists of our generation, passionately speaking out on hot topics like Prop 8, being a lapsed Mormon and curious dinners with Taylor Lautner (more on that later).

Today, however, all the talk, or most of it anyway, is around his big Clint Eastwooddirected, Leonardo DiCaprio-carried follow-up to Milk, Black’s biopic about Harvey Milk’s life and legacy that won the writer an Oscar. “It puts a lot of pressure on a lot of your work,” says Black, leaning forward on a sofa. “It’s a dangerous thing to have around the house, so I wrapped him up and flew him to Virginia with my mother.

I love him, but he’s not allowed in the house while I’m working. I don’t want to think I’m writing toward that. I want to keep taking risks, and this is a risky film.”

It’s risky not just because of the controversial career of its subject, J. Edgar Hoover, the notoriously snaky FBI director who dominated the bureau for nearly 50 years, carrying his tenure through eight presidencies and three wars.

What’s attracting the most controversy is the attention the film gives the infamous G-Man’s mysterious private life: Was Hoover’s closest colleague, Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer of The Social Network), more than just his right-hand man?

“Women were very interested in him and he didn’t respond, but he did like to show up to work every morning with Clyde Tolson and drive home with him each night.” Black laughs. “And this is well before it was fashionable to carpool!

So it became incredibly apparent that he wasn’t straight and I started to wonder, ‘Well, what did gay look like? Why was he behaving like that?’”

By interviewing gay men of the time – before Stonewall and the sexual revolution, when homosexuality was so vague that gay people were called “daffodils” – Black was able to piece together Hoover, who was never married and lived with his mother (played by Judi Dench) until she died.

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“This portrait of this man was a very complex one and a very interesting one,” says DiCaprio, in the titular role through a half-century stretch, seen in his later years with makeup that took up to seven hours to apply. “I just loved the research that (Black) did and the take that he had on J. Edgar Hoover’s life. No matter what his sexual orientation was, he was devoted to his job and power was paramount to him. Holding onto that power at all costs was the most important thing in his life.”

Black’s screenplay, though, doesn’t slight the importance of Tolson in Hoover’s life. How gay does Black go with J. Edgar? “It’s not Milk,” Black explains. “Milk was gay from head to toe. This is not that.”

The men were nothing alike: “Milk came out and gave people great hope,” he says, “but this man was incredibly closeted and spread fear. I thought, ‘If I’m able to sell this thing, I might be able to finally examine why.’”

He looked into the hearsay regarding Hoover’s

hankering for drag, but that turned out to be just what many thought – a rumor. But this is what Black knew: Hoover was an emotionally repressed mama’s boy who was smitten with Tolson; they had many meals together, up until their last moments alive, and they traveled to attend horse races, often sleeping in the same room to, you know, save pennies.

J. Edgar, then, doesn’t ignore the love story.

It’s there in the flustered face of Hoover the first time Tolson interviews for associate director of the FBI, their affectionate handholding and a tussle-turned-makeout scene. The poignant ending, as the two are seen growing old together, is convincing on its own that the men were more than just colleagues. Eastwood had lots of inquiries regarding the script and the research behind it, but he let Black run with all of it.

“He never once asked about the love story or the gay relationship,” says Black. “I didn’t know what to think of that until it got to production and I saw how he was treating these scenes. He

was doing it in not just an incredibly respectable but loving manner.”

Eastwood’s one suggestion came last-minute after Tolson professes his love to Hoover, who then reciprocates the sentiment – but only after Tolson’s walked out. “That’s not in my script,” Black says, “That was Clint on take two or three shouting out to Leo, ‘Tell him you love him.’”

“As this is happening,” he continues, “I was reading on the Internet that he was degaying the film. I don’t think so. People assume that because he’s Clint he might, but he treated it incredibly loving.”

Eastwood, a defender of marriage equality, says: “I had my own impressions growing up with Hoover as a heroic figure in the ‘30s and beyond.

We never knew too much about Tolson or any of his close confidantes, but through researching this movie… we’re putting our stamp on history.

Sure, a lot of things probably didn’t happen the way they happened in this film, but they’re pretty close. Lance has done a great job researching.”

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The first time Hammer looked over the script, he wasn’t sure what to make of the men’s codependency. He couldn’t get how anybody would stay so dedicated to such a vile beast of a man like Hoover.

“With Clyde, I thought that in order for it to make sense for him to be there and to stick around and to almost take that hot-and-cold abuse, it had to be a love story,” Hammer says.

“I didn’t understand the love story; it didn’t make sense. After having conversations with Fiona Weir, who cast the project, and several friends of mine, the complexities of their relationship was made more and more clear to me and I became obsessed with it.”

Black was also consumed by it, and his research caused him to get a “creepy feeling” for how much he started to empathize with the historical figure. “Hoover was this young man who was incredibly promising and brilliant,” he says.

“Hoover is the ultimate cautionary tale of: Do not replace love and family and your fellow man with admiration and fame. Don’t let your kids grow up to be Hoovers, and the way you do that is to teach them the importance of love – and when they come to you and say that might be someone of the same sex, you have to encourage that and not discourage that.”

DiCaprio felt similarly. “Lance put it best when he said, ‘Look, if we can better understand these people and their motivations and how their ambition manifested itself into their politics, we can learn from them, we can learn from history.’”

History tells us that Hoover was driven, ruthless and manipulative in how he created a system of federal laws that transformed our country into what it is today. He founded the FBI in 1935 and remained director until his death in 1972, originating forensic laboratories and fingerprinting. Hoover was as remarkably heroic as he was feared.

“You look at the things he did in his teens and into his 20s and boy, what a mind and what potential,” says Black. “Can you imagine if this young man was allowed to love and love openly and have a family and foster things like empathy and maintain a moral compass?”

He may have turned out a lot like Black, the posterboy for LGBT activism. He speaks regularly on issues concerning the gay community and recently wrote 8, a play about the battle against Proposition 8. Up next? Under the Banner of Heaven, an adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s bestseller that riffs on Mormonism, and next year’s release of his directorial debut, What’s Wrong with Virginia, starring Jennifer Connelly. Black is not, however, linked to Twilight stud Taylor Lautner and filmmaker Gus Van Sant’s vague project, despite having a meal with both of them recently – food for too much thought that put Lautner’s sexuality in question.

About that brouhaha: “It wasn’t one,” Black says, laughing. “It was a nice dinner!” Q

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n the womb, five people were prenatally predestined to cross paths and play music with each other. Fate decided that Elyse Winn, Megan Monroe, Emmy Decker, Kara Kartchner and Alex McComb shall migrate from Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and parts of Utah to live in the same house in their early 20s. Together, they formed the local band Bear Clause.

“I believe in fate,” said Winn, as she de-

scribed how all members ended up living in the same house last December. And when it was established that they all play music, that’s exactly what they would do virtually every night until the early morning hours.

Monroe added, “What was so awesome though, is that I would hear Elyse playing in the room above me, so I would just grab my guitar and run upstairs, and join in, and eventually ev-

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eryone would join in and we would all just jam.

We were just constantly playing music.”

Among the creative environment surging through the house, the band was officially formed in April. They call their style “Dream Folk,” and their heavy female vocals and harmonies, with their assortment of many instruments, are reminiscent of artists like CocoRosie, Local Natives, Arcade Fire and early Tegan and Sara.

They’ve made an EP, and are currently working on a full-length album and are making plans to tour next summer. They explained that their EP is very autumn and winter oriented, and their full-length album will be more upbeat, just in time for spring.

They already perform with a wide range of instruments, and are hoping to expand their versatility by using even more instruments on their

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full-length album. I was impressed to see Monroe switch from playing guitar, to a towel-covered drum, to xylophone, which has encouraged the other members to focus on changing and playing more instruments in their songs to come.

Bear Clause has acquired a large fan base from the queer community; so much so that they say about half of the attendees at their shows are gay and lesbian.

I asked if they still get nervous performing on stage because they are still a new band. They responded by wishing they had as much fun on stage as they do when they have jam sessions at their house, but they’re becoming more and more comfortable with every show they play.

They also noted that they get more nervous about the few friends in the audience than the rest of the crowd.

McComb remarked, “I think it’s really hard being a small band, because you can’t really project yourselves and you don’t have the really good sound system backing you up. So you really have to just go with what you have and sometimes that can be hard. When we play the Kilby Court stage, I have to play (drums) a lot quieter than I want to.”

Often I see people immediately criticizing the creative endeavors of others, which is much easier to do than actually taking the time to understand and interpret the intent of the artist or musician. It was refreshing to see that this was far from being the case with this group of roommates.

“We love each other,” they said, but that was already clear from observing their interaction on and off stage. This is a band who truly enjoys each others’ company, and who are all very supportive of each other’s music and creative progression.

This band is all smiles on stage, and if you haven’t seen Bear Clause perform yet, support local music by making it to their next show. Q

For more information, go to facebook.com/ BearClauseMusic.

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By Ed Sikov

h, Lord, give me the strength to change that which I cannot accept.

Like closing the beach house while my hottest housemates screw their brains out upstairs.

Dan was in St. Bart’s on a junket, bought by a big pharma behemoth and paid for by you and me. I couldn’t go because I found it morally objectionable; I had to close the beach house; and I wasn’t invited.

So while Dan sunned at some gorgeous resort, I washed out bottles of chutney from the refrigerator and felt sorry for myself.

Then the “Porn’s Greatest Hits” playlist started blasting on the audio system. Kyle and Robbie spent the weekend with me, in a manner of speaking. Until they showed up groping each other I had no idea that they’d changed the middle word in BFFs. It was excruciating. And hot, in a tragic, out-in-the-cold kind of way. They were trying out new material while I emptied out the refrigerator.

Me (in the kitchen, thinking): “Nam pla sauce — out.”

Robbie (in an upstairs bedroom, shouting): “Yeah, man, there!”

Me (heading for the liquor cabinet, thinking): “It’s 5 o’clock in Greenland.”

Kyle (from his core): “Oh God give it to me baby unh unh unh unh yeah yeah unh unh unh. ...”

Life Lesson #26: Swigging straight from the bottle never affirms one’s self-image. I held a magnum of Jack Daniels high and started gulping.

Robbie: “Aaaaaaahhhhhhhnnnnnnnnn!

Aaahhnnn! Ahn!” Kyle: “Here it comes! Unnnhhhhhhhh! Yeah!”

This was more than a man should be asked to hear unless he’s also in the cast. I stomped out of the house and around the deck, but as I

passed under the guest bathroom window I heard running water, slapping noises and giggles. “So soon?” Kyle said with surprise. “Unh! Hey, you’re getting shampoo all over my ... Oh? Yeah, sure, why not? Unh!” Was there no sanctuary?

A straggly patch of mint inspired me to make myself a vast mint julep to get me through this ordeal. The traditional mint julep consists of a small handful of mint leaves and a little sugar or syrup, which somebody (see below) bruises with crushed ice and a fork to release the mint oil before adding bourbon. This is just plain dumb — another Southern discomfort masquerading as antebellum swank. Traditional mint juleps are easy to make if, you have slaves. Bruising mint leaves with a fork to make six separate drinks? Hello, carpal tunnel syndrome. And it’s a dental comedy, since everybody ends up with bits of green stuck to their teeth.

My version is cleaner, easier and tastes just as good; you get the mint flavor without the interdental leaves or the arm brace. I drank them to the rank, arousing sounds of puppy love ... puppies in heat. They came down for dinner at some point, but by then I was shut tight in my bedroom with headphones on, the iPod bringing Jay Brannan’s beautiful voice directly into my brain. “F*** this, this can’t be my life. ...”

Then the ‘Porn’s Greatest Hits’ playlist started blasting on the audio system

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Mahna” song filled the room and my head I was ready to spit nails. What self respecting gay man wakes up at such an ungodly hour — it’s revolting, like pickled pig’s feet, your face just scrunches up into a heap of malcontent.

It took me until noon to finally forgive Charlie even though he had been nice enough all morning to give me very easy and light tasks to prepare for company. He, however, slaved in the kitchen over the stove creating a spread as large and extravagant as the Royal Wedding. I kept pointing out to him that my friends have a less savory palate: little smokies, donut holes, cream cheese salsa, jell-O shots and pickled pig’s feet. He was not amused.

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that the entire three days were spent hissing and spitting — we shared in romantic sex ... and dirty sex, we laughed a lot at Raising Hope and The Big Bang Theory, and we held each other tightly during American Horror Story — albeit we scuffled a little over who’s bucket list Dylan McDermott should be on, but then it turned into the dirty sex I previously mentioned. All was right in the world.

By day six we had rearranged the living room — space, actually — furniture no less than a dozen times and so we agreed to leave our last attempt as is, though it feels to me about as Feng shui as a Motel 6 lobby.

We hung artwork, then shelved my library of books, which inclined Charlie to admit he hadn’t read a book in six months. I was flabbergasted, and it must have been apparent in my expression as he was quick to add that he enjoys books on tape. Oh good grief!

Day seven was a bit more tricky; our families were coming to our house warming party in the early afternoon, and our friends in the early evening. Charlie and I felt it was best to sequester the two groups — our friends can be ... rambunctious, to put it mildly, especially when the Skye is out. Charlie had set the alarm on his phone for six in the morning, which he conveniently neglected to tell me, and when The Muppet Show’s “Mahna

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plethora of designer loafers, boots and wingtips are out of the question even though I told him I could just stuff toilet paper into the toes.

He was not amused. I suppose that’s carte blanc, since he says, when I walk around barefoot, that my feet look like stubs. “How do you keep from falling over?” He jokes. “You look like a pirate with two peg legs!” The scab should be on Comedy Central.

The second day in our abode had been spent unpacking boxes labeled kitchen, about fifteen of varying sizes. Seriously. Charlie loves to cook, which is a good thing, as my diet consists mainly inside to-go containers.

That day I determined that Charlie has accumulated every kitchen gadget imaginable; if I didn’t know better I’d think he was a QVC addict. My hell, he owns a pasta drying rack!

Ummm...paper towels, duh. But we had made it through the day mostly unscathed, and he prepared a fabulous eggplant lasagna — the noodles were perfectly al dente ... I think.

The next three days we had spent a lot of time bickering over how to properly do laundry. He insisted Henrie’s Dry Cleaning and I said I’d rather have the beer money.

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y and Charlie’s first week together in our new loft was exciting ... and a little nauseating — you know, that nasueous feeling of commitmentphobia that sets in when gay men begin to realize that they could easily fall off the monogamy wagon ... or, for some, choose to jump. I was probably internalizing fear, anguish, despair and heart palpitations as I watched Charlie commandeer my personal space, but it’s hard to say; the man collects everything from collogiaul-emblazoned aprons to Zen Buddhist artifacts.

Our first day as co-homeowners had been spent organizing and decorating a corner of the loft designated, by an L-shape beveledglass wall, as the bedroom. The space is large enough to accommodate a king-size bed, two wardrobes, two dressers and two night stands that we had purchased together at IKEA. I know, how gay. We considered buying three wardrobes — explanation is likely moot here — but we decided instead to finally discard of all the clothes we’d been saving from our younger years that we hoped we’d someday fit into again. Everybody needs a pipe dream.

Besides, we agreed that both our choices in clothing had instantly doubled ... well, unfortunately except for the footwear. Charlie wears shoes three sizes larger than I do, so his

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