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Better Pride than never BY MICHAEL AARON
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madand one that still brought peoness ple together, even if it meant caused by a pandemic, organisix feet apart at all times. zations of all kinds are having I will miss the big hugs to reimagine their offerings and kisses that this commuthis year. While saddening, nity loves to dole out. I look it is great to see events like forward to seeing the smiles Damn These Heels and Utah on faces, the creativity of our Trans Pride still maintain presentation, my ‘once-a-year’ their relevance by developfriends, and this community’s ing new ways to reach their organizations and audience. There businesses showare silver linings I look forward ing themselves and as well, as these their support. to seeing the events are more Yes, this has smiles on faces, accessible to a been a hard year the creativity of for our organizalarger group of people who may our presentation, tions that struggle never have partic- my ‘once-a-year’ to still meet safely. ipated before. Some, because of friends and this And then their very nature, community’s there’s Utah Pride. While current organizations have not been able meet in person feelings about the and businesses to at all. That has left Utah Pride Center showing them- a void in many run the gamut selves and their people’s lives from love to hate, support. and a feeling of I believe everyone emptiness in our knows and apprecommunity. ciates the need for So, bedecking our vehicles the Center and its life-saving with Pride drag, painting our programs. faces, waving flags, and enjoyThe Center has had to find new and different ways to ing the ability to congregate reach and support its comit is for 2020 — a year which munity. Many are not happy will live in infamy. with the way they went about So grab your friends and doing that, but many more family, your coworkers, your understand that the decisions neighbors, and create a Road were tough and that the Rally team. Go to page 26 of survival of the Center was this magazine and find out paramount. how to get involved. Head When I was approached to your local LGBTQ-owned with the idea of “Utah Pride businesses and buy your pride 2.0 Dragging Main,” I have to wear and accessories. say I was giddy that they had And enjoy the bejeesus out found a compelling, fun way of Utah Pride 2.0. Q to maintain some semblance For more information on Pride 2.0 and the of a Pride. One that was safe, Road Rally, go to utahpridecenter.org
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news The top national and world news since last issue you should know BY CRAIG OGAN
SS benefits for SS couples The first steps in allowing longtime same-sex couples, whose marriage is illegal, to be awarded a deceased partner’s Social Security benefits, were taken in the Western Federal District Court of Washington State. Lambda Legal represented a woman denied Social Security benefits from a 27-year relationship with her female partner, who died in 2006. A federal court ruled that the Social Security Administration’s blanket denial of Social Security survivor’s benefits to same-sex spouses, denied marriage, is unconstitutional. The partner died before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell Ruling in 2015. SSA said the couple was not legally married. Yet, the District Judge disagreed. No appeals have been announced.
No hate chicken at San Antonio Intl Airport The San Antonio City Council made the city-owned airport cancel a contract with Chickfil-A for a spot in the airport food court because of the chain’s history of donating to anti-LGBT groups. A citizens group sued the city to get the contract reinstated, but a Texas Appeals court ruled the group didn’t have the standing to sue. The court ruled that the group wanted “to undo and invalidate a contract previously approved by the city council, compel the
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city to re-open the contract approval process, and require the city to re-award the contract to a favored company.” “No, no,” said the court.
‘Boys’ set for September The Netflix version of the late Matt Crowley‘s 1968 landmark play The Boys in the Band premieres this fall on Netflix. The film, about a group of New York City gay men having a birthday party, reunites the Broadway-revival cast: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins. It was a groundbreaking play when being gay was best hidden from general society. The story is about a group of friends gathering for a raucous birthday party, which devolves into inebriation, bickering, and hurt feelings.
NY state park named for LGBT activist A New York state park in Brooklyn was renamed for legendary activist Marsha P. Johnson of Stonewall Riot fame. “Marsha P. Johnson was one of the early leaders of the LGBT movement and is only now getting the acknowledgment she deserves,” said N.Y. Governor Cuomo. Johnson was a proud sex worker, drag performer, and activist for ACT-UP and other LGBT and HIV causes in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. She co-founded the organization Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, supporting queer youth in NYC. Johnson’s body was found in the Hudson River in 1999. Police ruled her death a suicide, but that ruling is disputed by people who knew her.
LGBT at national political conventions The 2020 Democratic National Convention was LGBT-inclusive, with appearances by
out-politicians, including Pete Buttigieg, Tammy Baldwin, Danica Roem, and Robert Garcia. Virginia state legislator, Roem said she wants to see a president “who can look a transgender woman in the eye and tell her, her rights are protected.” Garcia, the mayor of Long Beach, Calif., said he hoped for comprehensive immigration reform. The DNC recorded 635 gay and lesbian delegates, up from 600 in 2016. And 30 transgender and gender-nonconforming delegates, up from 24 in 2016. At the Republican Convention, former Ambassador and former acting Director of National Intelligence, Ric Grenell, spoke about his relationship with the current President, saying the President didn’t care if anyone is gay or lesbian, just competent.
Neal wins, Kennedy loses in Massachusetts A mini-scandal appeared when U.S. Rep. Richard Neal tried to use the gay online chatroom dating history of his opponent Mayor Alex Morse, as a campaign issue, worked out for Neal. He won the election for the Democratic Primary in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, with an 18 percentage point lead. Winning the primary in “Mass First” is tantamount to winning the general election. Joseph Kennedy ran against incumbent Senator Ed Markey. Markey easily beat Kennedy, making him the first Massachusetts politician to defeat a “Kennedy” in an election.
Gotta love drag queens Who has a better sense of humor than drag queens? No one. In San Francisco, a group from the Oasis Night Club put on wigs, make-up, and stage attire, including knee-high stiletto boots, to deliver food, cocktails, and socially distant lip-synching performances to
people during the Coronavirus pandemic. What do they call it? “Meals on Heels.” The Oasis owner said, “You have the choice: either give up, go home and call it a night, or you can put on some duct tape, find a song you don’t know that well, and go out there and sell the number.”
Baby is a U.S. citizen Two men, an American and a Brit, had a baby. The baby was born in the U.S., and they live in Georgia. They applied for a Social Security Number and a passport but were told the baby was considered illegitimate by U.S. Immigration Law. They sued, and a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that the daughter of the gay Georgia couple, born via surrogacy, is an American citizen since. The ruling is similar to a one in favor of a married gay couple in Maryland, whose daughter was born via surrogate in Canada. The State Department has appealed the ruling.
California goes for equality under the law Just can’t keep California State Senator Scott Weiner down when it comes to equality under the law. His bill to make the punishment for certain sex crimes the same for LGBTQ and straight offenders was signed into law. Like most states, it is not legal in California for a person over the age of majority (usually 18) to have sex with a minor. The sexual act is still illegal, but most states give judges discretion if the age difference is within only a year, to keep the offender off of the life-altering Sexual Predator Registry. But the California law only gave leeway if the sex were penis to vagina. Same-sex intercourse wasn’t included. Insurance regulations also changed to allow insurance coverage for HIV-positive people similar to insurance for HIV-negative people. Q
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LGBT rights champion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 U.S. Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who joined all major decisions for LGBTQ rights on the bench and was known as the “Notorious RBG” in progressive circles, has died at age 87. “Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” a Supreme Court spokesperson said in a statement Friday. Ginsburg’s death will light a bonfire in an already tumultuous political season, as emotions are heated and civil unrest — even violence — has gripped the country ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The fate of Ginsburg’s seat, who was a strong proponent of abortion rights, will be seen as key to deciding whether or not abortion will remain legal in the United States. Her death just over six weeks before Election Day is likely to set off a battle over whether Trump and the GOP-led Senate should push through her replacement, or if the seat should remain vacant until the White House race is decided. When conservative justice Antonin Scalia died in 2016, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would let the people speak their voice in the presidential election rather than allow consideration of President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. “This vacancy should not be filled,” McConnell said at the time. “The American people should have their say on this issue, so let’s give them a voice. Let’s let the American people decide.”
It remains to be seen whether or not McConnell, who changed Senate rules to allow confirmation of Supreme Court justices without a 60-vote threshold for a filibuster, will follow that guidance in 2020. Trump recently updated his list of potential Supreme Court picks, which include anti-LGBTQ choices such as U.S. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan of and James Ho of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.).
‘A force for good’ Appointed by former President Bill Clinton and confirmed in 1993, Ginsburg joined the majority for every decision for LGBTQ right from the Supreme Court. Among them were Romer v. Evans in 1996, which struck down Colorado’s anti-gay Amendment 2, Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, which struck down state laws criminalizing sodomy. Both decisions were early indications the nation was beginning to head into a different direction to accept LGBT rights. Ginsburg also joined rulings that advanced same-sex marriage, including Windsor v. United States in 2013, which struck down the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act; Hollingsworth v. Perry in 2013, which restored marriage equality to California after Proposition 8; and Obergefell v. Hodges, which struck down state bans on same-sex marriage and extended full marriage equality throughout the country. More recently, Ginsburg joined the decision in Bostock
v. Clayton County, which found anti-LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, thus illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The broad ruling grants protections to LGBTQ people wherever there are laws against sex discrimination, including employment, housing, health care, and education. Alphonso David, president of Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement Ginsburg was “a force for good — a force for bringing this country closer to delivering on its promise of equality for all.” “Her decades of work helped create many of the foundational arguments for gender equality in the United States, and her decisions from the bench demonstrated her commitment to full LGBTQ equality,” David said. “She was and will remain an inspiration to young people everywhere, a pop culture icon as the Notorious RBG and a giant in the fight for a more just nation for all. We extend our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.” National LGBTQ Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey called Ginsburg a “giant of justice, a champion for equality and progress.” “Justice Ginsburg was an American hero and pioneer, a voice for so many marginalized people, leaving behind a legacy of courage, tenac-
ity, and historic impact in creating a better country and a better world for all of us. We are all so grateful for all Justice Ginsburg has done for LGBTQ people, for women, for our ability to control our own bodies, for all that seek to move freedom forward in this country,” Carey said. Justice Ginsburg blazed many trails in her lifetime. She graduated at the top of her class from the Columbia School of Law, founded the Women’s Rights Project at the ACLU and argued cases of women’s rights and gender justice before the Supreme Court, helping pave the way for gender justice and equality in the U.S. Justice Ginsburg was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993, becoming only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. In her private life, Justice Ginsburg performed many same-sex marriage ceremonies — considered to be the first Supreme Court justice to do so. While on the Court, the Justice authored My Own Words (2016), a compilation of her speeches and writings. A private interment service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery. Q
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pandemic, Kitchen said this year’s conference allows for greater participation by the worldwide community of LGBTQ Mormons and allies. There will be short and manageable online sessions over four weekends: September 12–October 4. “This conference will be highlighted by author Blaire Ostler interviewing Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black [on Saturday, Sep. 26] and concludes with an address [on Sunday, Oct. 4] by author Carol Lynn Pearson,” Kitchen said. “Additional speakers include the president of the Human Rights Campaign Alphonso David, artist Matthew Gong, author and journalist Samantha Allen, and activist Ricardo Córdoba Moreno.” The conference will also feature over 30 workshops facilitated by a diverse group of presenters. Also, a film screening of Same-Sex Attracted, a documentary made by LGBTQ students and alumni of BYU.
“This entire conference is a time where we can come together as friends and learn from the amazing talents and experiences of our LGBTQ peers,” Kitchen noted. Of note, Affirmation’s certified trainers will offer QPR suicide prevention and awareness training in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Affirmation will again include its popular church leader session on September 12 for leaders of every level and organization in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who seek to better understand and minister to the LGBTQ people they serve. Leaders can watch this panel session and attend QPR training for free by registering at affirmation.org. Joel McDonald, Director of Operations for Affirmation, led this change from in-person to online. “Because our conference was scheduled for September, we had several months to watch and learn from other organizations broadcasting content online,” Joel says. “Technical issues aside, planning and organizing multiple concurrent presentations and interactive events in multiple languages requires a level of precision we haven’t had to consider in previous years, but I am confident we have created a rich and accessible program that will rise to the quality of previous conferences.” Kitchen invites anyone interested “to browse the schedule on our website and map out an incredible experience. You don’t want to miss this.” Q For more information and to register for the conference visit: affirmation.org.
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Police respond to ‘shots fired’ call at The Sun Trapp BY MICHAEL AARON
“There’s an active shooter at this club I’m at now y’all. Pray for us,” tweeted user javigee_. Salt Lake City police officers responded to a “shots fired just occurred” call shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sep. 18, at The Sun Trapp, 102 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City. According to Micheal Repp, manager of The Sun Trapp and husband of the owner, Riley Richter, a man at the bar grabbed the breasts of a female employee working the door. He was not a regular, though Repp believes the man may have been there earlier in the week. Security removed him from the bar, telling him such behavior was unacceptable. The man became irate and took a swing at the security employee, who then pushed him away, Repp said. The man then pulled out a gun, chambered it, and pointed it at the employee’s head, saying, “this isn’t going to go well.” Another individual who had come to the bar with the suspect was said to have come over and begun throwing punches. Bar customers were hurriedly moved to two areas in the bar and asked to shelter in place. Several patrons called 911 and some recorded the ordeal. The suspects then left, walking away; and the man with the gun fired shots and picked up the casings, Repp said. Some in the bar yelled “shots fired,” to the police dispatchers, on video recorded by patrons.
The owner of a food truck parked near the bar followed the suspects north towards North Temple and noted where the gunman allegedly stashed the gun. He showed police where the men were when they arrived, and the officers apprehended them within seven minutes of the incident, according to Repp. The arresting officers told Repp that among the charges under consideration are possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a restricted person, aggravated felony assault, and sexual assault. “We would like to thank the Salt Lake City Police Department for their insanely quick response. They were present and on the scene within a minute and a half,” read a post from the Sun Trapp management on their Facebook page. “A huge thank you to an amazing friend who was on scene that followed them and was able to [relay to police] where [the suspects] were and the police had them face down and arrested within seven minutes of the incident.” Repp pointed out a number of safety measures the bar has taken over the past several years, including 21 high definition cameras throughout the space and a large emergency exit that can be opened up in a matter of seconds. Video from Twitter user soyzergy shows patrons sheltering in the front area of the bar, crawling and sitting on the floor as a Sun Trapp employee calmly tells them,
“We are safe.” Repp is angered by the suspects and feels that they targeted the bar because the LGBT community is currently fractured and that the current political climate is fueling anti-LGBT sentiment. “To have these entitled straight men come into our bar and become belligerent, and to cause chaos in our community … they were out to do something bad,” Repp said. “You don’t go to an LGBT bar with a loaded weapon and drink without wanting to do something horrible.” He emphasized that the safety of the bar’s patrons is first and foremost in the bar management’s mind. “We will be taking extreme [additional] safety measures from here on out to ensure that the insanity of the world doesn’t approach us again,” he wrote in a statement. A walk-through metal detector is scheduled for installation shortly, according to Repp. He also said that management is demanding that affected employees to speak with a counselor. This will change people’s lives, he said, and all involved will need to work through it. Q
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Equality Utah announces 2020 endorsements Equality Utah, Utah’s LGBTQ political organization, released its endorsements for the 2020 election. This year, the group endorsed 30 Democrats, two Republicans, and one nonpartisan candidate in 33 races. Eighteen of the endorsements are incumbents. No endorsement was made in the state gubernatorial race, though the group endorsed former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in the Republican primary race. To find what districts you live in, visit vote.utah.gov.
State Elections UTAH STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG SKORDAS, DEMOCRAT Opponent has penned many anti-LGBT court briefs in his time in the office OPPONENT: Sean Reyes (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 9 — OGDEN/WEST HAVEN STEVEN OLSEN, DEMOCRAT OPPONENT: Calvin Musselman (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 11 — RIVERDALE/ WASHINGTON TERRACE JASON ALLEN, DEMOCRAT Engineer OPPONENT: Kelly Miles (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 14 — SYRACUSE OLIVIA JARAMILLO, DEMOCRAT Opponent attempted to thwart the effort to ban conversion therapy, stating on social media that people can overcome “unwanted samesex attraction.” OPPONENT: Karianne Lisonbee (R)(I)
HOUSE DISTRICT 22 — MAGNA CLARE COLLARD, DEMOCRAT Public relations. This race is to replace retiring Rep. Susan Duckworth OPPONENTS: Anthony Loubet (R), Marilee Roose (C)
HOUSE DISTRICT 23 — SALT LAKE CITY ROSE PARK SANDRA HOLLINS, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Social worker OPPONENT: Bradley Borden (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 24 — SALT LAKE CITY AVENUES/CAPITOL HILL JENNIFER DAILEY-PROVOST, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Nonprofit executive. Poverty, housing, LGBTQ rights proponent NO OPPONENT
HOUSE DISTRICT 25 — SALT LAKE CITY JOEL BRISCOE, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Director, Davis Education Association. Briscoe was an advisor for a gay student group while he was a teacher in the early 2000s. OPPONENTS: Karel Mcdonough (R), Cabot Nelson (UU) HOUSE DISTRICT 26 — GLENDALE ANGELA ROMERO, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Community programs manager NO OPPONENT
HOUSE DISTRICT 28 — SUGAR HOUSE BRIAN KING, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
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Economic development director OPPONENT; Robert Burch, Jr. (D) HOUSE DISTRICT 32 — SANDY/DRAPER SUZANNE HARRISON, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Anesthesiologist. OPPONENT: Cindie Quintana (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 33 — WEST VALLEY CITY CRAIG HALL, REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT
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bill to ban conversion therapy Opponent: Fatima Dirie (D) HOUSE DISTRICT 34 — TAYLORSVILLE/ WEST VALLEY CITY KAREN KWAN, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Assoc. Professor of Psychology OPPONENT: David Young (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 36 — MILLCREEK DOUG OWENS, Democrat Attorney who ran for U.S. House in 2016. This is Patrice Arent’s former seat. Opponents: Lisa Bagley (R), Nishan Beglarian (C) HOUSE DISTRICT 37 — MURRAY-HOLLADAY CAROL SPACKMAN MOSS, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Retired teacher OPPONENT: Maryann Christensen (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 38 — KEARNS ASHLEE MATTHEWS, DEMOCRAT Adopt-a-Highway coordinator OPPONENT: Eric Hutchings (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 39 — TAYLORSVILLE LYNETTE WENDEL, DEMOCRAT Planning commissioner OPPONENT: Jim Dunnigan (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 40 — SOUTH SALT LAKE STEPHANIE PITCHER, Democratic Incumbent Deputy District Attorney OPPONENT: Jeremiah Clark (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 43 — WEST JORDAN DIANE LEWIS, DEMOCRAT Business Manager OPPONENT: Cheryl Acton (R)(I)(EAGLE FORUM), Jefferson Bardin (UU) HOUSE DISTRICT 44 — MIDVALE ANDREW STODDARD, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Assistant City Prosecutor OPPONENTS: Kyle Bird (R), John Jackson (UU) SENATE DISTRICT 1 — ROSE PARK/WEST VALLEY LUZ ESCAMILLA, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Chief operating officer OPPONENT: Jim Whited (R) SENATE DISTRICT 6 — TAYLORSVILLE/WEST JORDAN ERIKA M. LARSEN, DEMOCRAT
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Outdoor education teacher OPPONENT: Brian Zehnder (R) SENATE DISTRICT 19 — EAST WEBER COUNTY/ SUMMIT COUNTY KATY OWENS, DEMOCRAT Policy specialist. Opponent is a “religious liberty” supporter OPPONENT: John Johnson (R)
Salt Lake County Elections SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL AT-LARGE A SHIREEN GHORBANI, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Communications professional OPPONENT: Laurie Stringham SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 DEBORAH GATRELL, DEMOCRAT Teacher OPPONENT: Fred Cox (R) SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 ANN GRANATO, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
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State Board of Education UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 11 — HERRIMAN TONY ZANI (R) = Republican, (D) = Democrat (C) = Constitution Party, (UU) = United Utah, (I) = Incumbent For more info, visit equalityutah.org
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Rainbow car rally held after Heber City flag decision The Heber City Council voted unanimously to limit what banners can adorn poles on city streets after community members complained about Pride banners being flown a second year. New rules allow for banners celebrating state and federal holidays, but others require city manager approval and can only be requested by Heber City, Wasatch County, and Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce. Events must be “nonprofit and nonpolitical.” In response, ally Kevin Mulligan posted in several car and motorcycle Facebook groups a “Heber Main Street Rainbow car cruise of ally vehicles to show support for our town’s LGBTQ population” on Sunday, Aug. 23. “I’ll be looking to fix a rainbow flag to my rx8. All cars welcome, loud cars recommended,” he wrote. The group met in Sugar House and drove up to Kimball Junction, where others could join. About three dozen people joined the car rally. Heber City resident Jamie Belnap who, along with husband Ben, fought for the
Pride banners welcomed the support. “Today we celebrate good people everywhere. After last week’s disheartening Wasatch County Pride flag decision, a dear ally, Kevin Mulligan, from SLC with zero connections to Heber City arranged a Heber Main Street Rainbow car cruise of ally vehicles to show support for our town’s LGBTQ population. #blesshisbigdamnheart,” she wrote on her Facebook wall. “So we gathered, perched and waiting, with signs and flags, and all sorts of cheers and honks and waves from vehicles passing by.” “It’s the little things. But sometimes the little things are the biggest things,” she continued. Project Rainbow leaders Lucas Horns and Dallas Rivas joined the rally in Rivas’ rainbow-bedecked truck. “Today we went on a mini gay parade and had a humbling experience,” Rivas wrote on his Facebook wall. “I can’t imagine going back to a time where you had to hide your feelings or who you were. Heber City is eager to show their pride!” Q
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MOTORCADE Drive along University Avenue in Provo between Cougar Boulevard and 400 South, at your leisure between 2–4 p.m. You can go either direction or loop back and do it again. Please obey all traffic laws and watch carefully for pedestrians. You can decorate your car to show your pride, or stop by our Welcome Booth located at Rugged Grounds, 156 W. 500 South, Provo, and they will decorate it for you.
PRIDE GUARD Line up on the sidewalk on both sides of University Avenue in Provo between
Cougar Boulevard and 400 South. Bring your pride flag, or use one provided by Project Rainbow. Check-in with a Block Captain to borrow a flag; they will be stationed next to each UVX stop along the route. The Block Captains will be available to answer questions and encourage you to leave extra distance between each group or individual. Please help us keep each other safe by following distancing guidelines, wearing a mask, and keeping your hands clean.
Vote Equality: MGUW Join the Utah ERA Coalition, Equality Utah, and the League of Women Voters of Utah for Vote Equality: Minding the Gaps for Utah Women on Oct. 16, noon1:30 p.m. on the Utah State Capitol steps, Salt Lake City. Headline speaker Jeanetta Williams of the NAACP will describe existing barriers to voting and the still pressing need for
equity under the law for Utah women. The pivotal question: When we leave behind the “Year of the Women,” how will we continue the fight for fairness and move the needle for Utah Women in 2021? Ermiya Fanaeian, newly appointed director of Diversity and Inclusion for the University of Utah’s ASUU, will speak to inclusive feminism. How do we remedy the mistakes of the past and ensure that all women are part of this important move for Constitutional equality? Watch for details about additional speakers, musical guests, and family-friendly celebrations. Also, kids may customize an equality flag starting at 11:30 a.m. Then dance your way into the election, support equality candidates, and celebrate great gains for women while pushing forward for better. Masks available and required. Social distancing a must. ‘VOTE EQUALITY’ car magnets also available.
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Robert ‘Bob’ Henline 8/1/1970 – 8/19/2020 A few weeks ago, Bob Henline posted on his Facebook page that he’d just received what could possibly be the best inadvertent compliment of his career: “Ya know, Bob, we didn’t have corruption here before you came to town.” A perfect epitaph for this uncompromising journalist who spent his life raking the muck, rousing the rabble, and fighting one good fight after another. Bob achieved much in his 50 short years, ranging from writing speeches for a presidential campaign to penning award-winning exposes of corruption for multiple newspapers. He also officiated at quite a few weddings, including the first legal same-sex marriage in the State of Utah, as well as his sister-in-law Rachel’s. Born in South Jordan, Utah, Bob graduated from Bingham High School in 1988 and went on to study political science, philosophy, and history at Boston University, followed by graduate work in public administration at Georgetown University. Fresh out of college, he worked on Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, where his work was directly edited by George Stephanopolous. A few years after that, he became the political director for the Electoral Fairness Project, a grass-roots campaign seeking to abolish the electoral college in favor of a national popular vote. In that capacity, he wrote a short history of the electoral college and out-
lined the case for changing it in the book Constitutional Inequality. Following a stint with the Tooele, Utah, paper The Tooele Transcript, a chance phone call led him to a columnist position for QSaltLake Magazine, where he became a tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. During his five years at Q, he rose to become assistant editor, won two “Fabby” readers-choice awards for Best Columnist, and was instrumental in the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in Utah. In recognition of his efforts, Q named him “Utah’s Bulldog for the LGBT Community,” which he frequently said was his greatest achievement. Following the landmark Supreme Court decision that allowed same-sex marriage at last, other horizons — and causes — beckoned. Bob and his beloved wife Melissa moved to Libby, Montana, where he served first as editor and reporter for The Western News and then as editor and publisher of the glossy Kootenai Country Montana magazine. He earned multiple honors during this time, including Best Enterprise Journalist for a six-part series about childhood sexual abuse in Lincoln County, Mont., and awards for investigative reporting, as well as recognition for his marketing efforts on behalf of Montana tourism. Most recently, Bob had returned to journalism as the editor of The Cordell Beacon in Cordell, Okl., where he again was honored for his writing, editing, indepth reporting, and photography by the Oklahoma Press Association. Somehow, as busy as he was with his
career, he also managed to find time for a life in between the accolades and the hard work. Bob enjoyed good scotch, fine cigars, and smoking his own meats, as well as photography, golf, and making his own beer. And he enjoyed his family and many, many friendships. Bob died while on his way home to Oklahoma following a visit to family and friends in Utah. Preceded in death by his niece Aimee Henline, Bob is survived by his brother Ken Henline; his spouse Melissa Henline; children Aidyn Henline, Ethan Henline, Ariana Bronson (Riley), Anthony Bronson, Philicia Sorensen (Teo); grandchildren Axton and Xavier; and numerous friends and colleagues. He loved a good argument, but he loved people more, and if you were lucky enough to be loved by him, you never had a more dauntless protector. Or a better friend. The world could have used him for much longer than it had him. Q A GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover the medical and LifeFlight expenses is at gofundme.com/f/8qcd45-20000 or Venmo @melissa-henline
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Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber to hold second annual Economic Summit: ‘Reboot’ The Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce will hold its second annual Economic Summit online, October 22. The theme is “Reboot,” which is what they say businesses are doing as a result of the Coronavirus. Former Utah State Sen. Steve Urquhart will be the master of ceremonies. Urquhart is credited for getting LGBT protections passed in the state, and worked diligently to replace Utah’s hate crime legislation. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall will address the event as the host city guest speaker. “We encourage everyone, not just current Chamber members, to take the opportunity to hear the presenters as they give thoughts and ideas of how to reinvent how local businesses and organizations do business during COVID and beyond,” said event organizer and Chamber board member Harrison Spendlove. Serial entrepreneur, anthropologist, author, and humanitarian Veronica Kirin will be the keynote speaker. Kirin was designated a Class of 2020 BEQ Pride
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under fire, entrepreneurship provides a level of independence and freedom, which in turn can create security.” Kirin is focused on empowering the LGBTQ+ community to fully realize their entrepreneurial dreams through her coaching business, workshops, and speaking engagements. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in 2019, she wrote a powerful editorial to raise awareness about the disproportionate bias inflicted upon trans people in the United States. She highlights how entrepreneurship can hold the key to financial security and a safe working environment that we all deserve — particularly those in the LGBTQ+ community. Kirin is now an entrepreneur coach and a corporate trainer for LGBTQ+ issues. Presentations by Celtic Bank, Equality Utah, the Women’s Business Center, and the Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber will also take place, as well as a special performance by musical artist TinkFu. Those wanting to socialize in person afterward are welcome at an after-social at Twist Bar. Q
LGBTQ+ Leader Under 40 by Business Equality Magazine this year. “Veronica has worked hard since coming out to fearlessly self-identify in her business and personal life, despite living in a conservative region of the country— she actively supports other entrepreneurs in doing the same. Having founded seven businesses over the past decade and actively forging ahead with her dreams because she believes her dreams and aspirations matter she helps her clients achieve financial independence and safety — one of the best things in her view about entrepreneurship,” wrote Business Equality Magazine. “As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs have an additional consideration and thus a need for preparation — they must decide to be out or not in business, and in either case, build this consideration into their business plan,” the magazine continued. “With the current political and social climate in this country, placing diverse communities
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Utah third in nation for same-sex marriage; top in male-female marriage According to research into U.S. Census findings, Utah is third in the nation for the proportion of same-sex couples which choose to marry. Nearly 70 percent of census participants who declare themselves a same-sex couple said they are or plan to be married. North Dakota and Montana are higher at 72.5 and 71.8 percent, respectively. “I’m not surprised by that,” Utah state Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, told the Salt Lake Tribune. Kitchen is currently the only openly gay member of the Utah Legislature and was the named plaintiff in the Kitchen v. Herbert lawsuit that legalized gay marriage in the state seven years ago. Recently divorce, Kitchen noted that, “Utah has a deep culture of finding stability and support and committed relationships” including same-sex relationships. Utah ranks highest in the nation for opposite-sex marriage, with 92.7 percent of couples living together being married.
Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah, agrees. “Family is a value that’s instilled in all Utahns. And LGBTQ Utahns share those same values,” he said in a statement. “It’s part of our cultural upbringing.” Williams hopes the new findings will ease fears that people have had about gay marriage as they “start to see and realize that we’re just Utahns like everybody else, trying to build a family and a happy life.” The U.S. Census Bureau changed how it asks questions about families for the 2019 American Community Survey that it released in September. Now, for the first time, the survey can provide more information about gay couples and their relationships. The Census Bureau estimates that 8,451 of the 1 million households in the state are headed by married or cohabitating gay couples. That puts Utah in the top 17 states. This small share is partly due to fewer same-sex relationships overall, which are
also low among unmarried partners at just over 5 percent. Utah women in same-sex marriages outnumber men by a 3-to-2 margin, 3,148 to 2,460. The exact opposite is true among gay couples who are cohabiting without marriage. Men in those relationships outnumber women by a 3-to-2 margin, or 1,555 to 1,018.
Other findings Nationwide, same-sex married couples have a higher median household income than opposite-sex married couples, but their poverty rates are not significantly different, according to the findings. Same-sex female married couples had a lower median household income than same-sex male married couples: $95,720 and $123,600, respectively. Male same-sex married households had a lower poverty rate than opposite-sex married-couple households — 2.7 and 4.2 percent respectively. Female same-sex married-couple households had a higher poverty rate at 5 percent than both opposite-sex and male same-sex married-couple households. Q
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Members of Utah’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning community are at a much greater suicide risk than any other identifiable group. Using a 2019 Utah study on health issues — which for the first time included gender identity and sexual orientation — the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition developed an LGBTQ Strategic Suicide Prevention Plan. The coalition is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health division of the Utah Department of Human Services. The goal of the plan is to develop “long-term suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning people. “This work group is envisioned to be an educational hub and resource for those working to decrease risk of suicide among the LGBTQ+ people of Utah.” The coalition found that gay, lesbian and bisexual Utahns have higher rates of mental-health concerns, due in part to discrimination and a lack of acceptance by some. Ray Bailey, who co-chairs the coalition’s work group, said it was clear the group needed special attention. “We saw a gap in suicide prevention and thought there were ways that we could apply the state plan,” said Bailey. “And really get at some of the reasons why the LGBTQ community has higher risk of suicide than others in the state.” Bailey said while the overall suicide rate in Utah is among the highest in the country, studies show that LGBTQ adults are twice as likely than
the general population to attempt suicide. According to Bailey, the plan focuses on better messaging to and about the LGBTQ community, access to specialized mental health care, teaching coping and problem-solving skills, helping individuals reconnect with families and community, and reducing access to lethal
means of taking a life. “We wanted to create a plan that offered some really actionable items and ways to address where there might be gaps in the services provided to LGBTQ folks,” said Bailey. Bailey added that the coalition is developing programs to support the survivors of suicide loss. “There are limited services for LGBTQ people in Utah,” said Bailey. “So, I think if we can have a more comprehensive plan and show what we’re doing, then we can get more attention and support for the work that we’re doing.” Bailey hopes the plan will be used by Utah social service agencies to develop their own programs, and by elected officials in crafting policy initiatives to better serve this population. Q Info at dsamh.utah.gov
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from the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “When I’m sometimes asked ‘When will there be enough (women on the Supreme Court)?’ and my answer is: ‘When there are nine.’ People are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.” “It helps sometimes to be a little deaf (in marriage and in) every workplace, including the good job I have now.” “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” “Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.” “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” “This is something central to a woman’s life, to her dignity. It’s a decision that she must make for herself. And when government controls that decision for her, she’s being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.”
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Meet Uncle Lindsey: Your gay neighbor who hates gay rights BY MARK SEGAL
“A person
regarded as betraying their cultural or social allegiance.” That’s the definition of the phrase “Uncle Tom.” It’s a term used almost always to refer to a member of the Black community. In recent years the term has come under scrutiny, and there’s been a push to stop using it altogether. A few years ago Barney Frank used the term to describe the Log Cabin Republicans, and he endured much criticism. But the question remains, what do we call those in the LGBT community who betray our struggle for equality? We need our own symbol. This has puzzled me for years to find that word or term, and there was never a time I wanted it more than last weekend when Richard Grennell, a log cabin, card-carrying homosexual Trump supporter and former acting director of national intelligence, glibly tweeted something to the effect of “anyone who attacks me is a homophobe.” That coming from someone who has supported Trump, and his dismantling of LGBT rights, more than anyone else. It’s funny that an openly gay man is one of the biggest homophobes in the country. That’s right,
Dick, you are. And there’s that question again: what do we call LGBT people who fight against the advancement of our community? I toyed with the idea of “homosexual.” That word represents your sexuality and nothing else. It does fit, since people like Grennell would probably rather their sexuality be completely separate from every other aspect of their life, like a pseudo-closet, or maybe a walk-in closet. But if you’re like me and proud of who you are, you probably wouldn’t want to be labeled “homosexual” since that brings to mind an image of a 1950’s self-loathing individual. But wait, there’s another option out there. Some are beginning to use the term “Uncle Lindsey” to refer to groups like Log Cabin Republicans and other LGBT people who actively campaign against LGBT rights. It has its roots with an anti-LGBT U.S. Senator who many believe is closeted, Lindsey Graham. Now, I am against outing people who do not harm our community. But if you are a religious or political figure who attacks our community from the pulpit or the floor of the U.S. Senate, then you should absolutely be
outed as a hypocrite. If Senator Lindsey is closeted, then he fits this term well. But is he? Does it matter? Maybe not. Maybe by using it, that term becomes a tool, a tool that no closeted or homophobic politician wants, a tool that no self-loathing “homosexual” person wants. A tool to define and call out their hypocrisy. Maybe the term will work in ways we don’t yet know. At the very least, maybe it’ll be a way to call out Graham’s homophobia, Grennell’s homophobia, and Log Cabin’s homophobia. So, the next time you encounter a gay person who supports Trump’s anti-gay agenda, you can ask them: How far does your homophobia go, Uncle Lindsey? Q Mark Segal is the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. This column originally appeared in PGN and is reprinted here with permission.
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Would-be governors talk LGBT parents BY CHRISTOPHER KATIS
This November,
Utahns go to the polls to choose a new governor. In memory of my fearless friend, Bob Henline, I reached out to the major candidates running for the state’s highest office to get their stance on issues important to LGBTQ+ parents. Democrat Chris Peterson, a law professor at the University of Utah from Salt Lake, and Libertarian Dr. Daniel Cottam, a weight loss surgeon from North Salt Lake, agreed to answer my questions. Their Republican opponent ignored multiple emails and calls requesting his participation – yet he claims to be an ally. Last year, a boy being adopted by two dads was bullied by his substitute teacher. What steps will you take to ensure it never happens again? Peterson: Teachers bullying LGBTQ students and their family members is completely unacceptable. Utah has anti-bullying laws that prohibit this, require teacher training, and impose reporting obligations on schools. I support and will use authority as governor to fully implement these rules. Cottam: In 1974, the Libertarian party platform included the rights of gay people to marry and adopt children. In your scenario, this child is trapped in a school that is not supportive of the right of gay people to adopt and raise children. I support the right of funding following the child, meaning when incidents like this happen, the parents should have the right to transfer to any public, private, or home school of their choice. What, if any, legislation do you want to pass specifically helping the LGBTQ+ community? Cottam: I believe that LGBTQ rights are human rights. Thus, there should be no need for additional laws passed
to address these issues. If those rights are not being granted, redress should be sought through the court system. A good example of this was gay marriage. Gay marriage was a human right, and it was addressed through the court system. Peterson: I am open to feedback and conversations with the LGBTQ+ community on reform to Utah law. I believe Utah should adopt a public accommodation law that protects Utahns in day-to-day business operations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity like it protects workers and renters. We should pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals in financial services, and prohibit health insurers from discriminating against LGBTQ+ couples and individuals. I also believe Utah should adopt a family medical leave law with an inclusive definition of what it means to be a spouse or child that accommodates LGBTQ+ families, and we should mandate nondiscrimination within jury service. The “Fairness to All” law (aka the Utah Compromise) is seen by some as a national model for balancing religious freedoms and LGBTQ+ rights in housing and employment. Others feel it codifies religious discrimination. Where do you stand on the issue? Peterson: This law provided some important protections for LGBTQ+ Utahns in employment and housing. But it did not extend to other essential issues such as discrimination in public accommodation, finance, and insurance. If I am elected Governor of Utah, I intend to continue to push for broader anti-discrimination laws to protect LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Cottam: Unfortunately, we cannot stop or legislate people from being ignorant, stupid, or irrational. I also believe people
have the right to make bad choices. In this state, there is a lot of religious discrimination all around, but making more laws will not stop that. Again, if an LGBTQ person is denied a human right that is being enjoyed by the majority, redress should be in the court system. Do you support passing a public accommodation law? Cottam: The state must be blind to sexual orientation. Passing laws like this one create special classes of people and by its definition, a special law means special treatment. This is something that should never be done by the state. The state can, and should, pass standards for jobs and contracts that if met should allow anyone regardless of their orientation to participate in government employment or contracts. Peterson: Yes, absolutely. President Trump has turned back many LGBTQ+ rights. What specific steps will you take to protect us? Peterson: I will: (a) meet with and listen to LGBTQ+ advocates; (b) negotiate with and persuade state legislators to pass legislation that explicitly helps the LGBTQ community; (c) appoint a diverse executive branch of government that includes qualified LGBTQ+ individuals in boards, commissions, cabinet positions, and other state administrative roles; (d); make special efforts to provide more mental health and counseling resources for at-risk LGBTQ+ children; and, (e) serve as a positive role model for Utahns by modeling inclusive, open-minded leadership that opposes discrimination against LGBTQ+ community in public or private life. Cottam: As governor of Utah I don’t make laws or appoint the attorney general. As such, I am limited to what I can do in my role as governor to “protect LGBTQ rights.” I can be a voice of
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“They were curious about who I was. They wanted to get to know me, my background, and my story,” said Jace C. about the University of Utah Health Transgender Health Program.
support for the community. I can make sure there is no discrimination in hiring and firing at the state level. I can be seen at events sponsored by the LGBTQ community. But unlike some states, I can’t direct the Attorney General to enforce or prosecute anything in Utah. I also can’t fire the Attorney General if he or she doesn’t protect human rights. I can, and would, speak out if I saw this happen to the people in this state. Why should LGBTQ+ voters choose you? Cottam: The LGBTQ community has always wanted to be viewed as a normal part of society. The Libertarians have felt this way since the 1970s and still do. I have felt this way for as long as I can remember. A vote for me is a vote for normalcy and a vote to be left alone by the state. Peterson: I will fight harder and go further for LGBTQ+ Utahns than my opponents or any other past governor in the history of Utah. I will be a better ally.
Do you consider yourself an LGBTQ+ ally? Peterson: Yes, because I listen to and care about all people, especially those who are suffering. Members of the LGBTQ+ community have faced special hardship for too long in our society. I hope to do my part to right past wrongs and forge a better, more diverse, more inclusive future for our state. Indeed, a central theme of my campaign has been and will continue to be: #UtahforAll. Cottam: As a Libertarian governor, my job is to be blind to sexual orientation. If anyone’s human rights are being trampled on, then I am an ally. There you have it — gubernatorial candidates answering questions important to LGBTQ+ parents. When you cast your vote for governor, choose a candidate who stands with the community. Two of them are at least willing to tell you where that is. Q You’ll always be my Pumpkin, Bob. Your loving, Princess.
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Nick Moutos BY DANNE WITKOWSKI
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General’s office in Texas is not exactly known for being a friendly place for LGBTQ people. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is NOT a fan, to say the least, and apparently Assistant Attorney General Nick Moutos thought that there was some kind of contest for who could be the worst and he was intent on winning. His Twitter account has been a bastion of anti-LGBTQ, Islamaphobic, racist and threatening messages for quite some time. He responded to a June 1 tweet by Present Barack Obama about the hurt caused by the killing of George Floyd by writing, “Shut your mouth you disgusting traitorous liar and keep your husband, Michelle Obama, where he cannot be seen. #Jesus. #2A.” Get it, because Michelle Obama is, um, tall? And all tall people are men? Oh, that Moutos, just an anti-trans jokster, yucking it up. Also, Jesus loves guns and would be OK with someone killing the Obamas. At least I think that’s a pretty fair assessment of his hashtags, which also included, “LockedLoadedReady.” In case you need clarification about his Michelle Obama Tweet, in May Moutos Tweeted, “The abomination of women being men and men being women is abhorrent.” In July he tweeted that Black Lives Matter advocates “don’t care about ‘lives’ they care only about destroying the #AmericanFamily and spreading #Marxist #LGBTQ ideals and #NormalizingPerversion.” This guy hates LGBTQ people, but boy does he love hashtags. He’s also posted in support of QAnon, which the Dallas Morning News defined as, “a right-wing conspiracy theory that a cabal of pedophiles are attempting to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency.” Twitter has tied to crack down on the group’s dissemination of baseless conspir-
acy theories. According to a Media Matters report in January, “In response to Twitter’s announcement that it would take action against the spread of QAnon on the platform, Moutos tweeted, ‘#Q must be getting close to #OutingYou as a #Pedophile or #ChildTrafficker or perhaps involved with #PizzaGate.’ He has also retweeted content explicitly supporting QAnon.” And this, it seems, is what got him into trouble with the AG’s office and led to him getting fired. Apparently the death threats directed at Obama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar were NBD? I don’t know. But somebody at the Texas AG’s office should be, like, doing a cursory glance at staff’s social media to make sure they aren’t violent and dangerous. On Sept. 3 he Tweeted that Media Matters “considers QAnon & any supporters #ViolentExtremists My support for #1A & against #Censorship & #Purging of Q followers & supporters was used as a reason to terminate my employment. #FreedomOfSpeechMatters.” He posted a side-by-side comparison chart listing QAnon on one side and Antifa, which he has laced as “Pantifa: Always in a bunch” with an illustration of red and black thong underwear. Get it? Because people who oppose fascism are whiners making a big deal about nothing. All of the American solders who fought and especially those who died in the war against fascism are “suckers” and “losers,” just as Trump said. Anyway, in his comparison he has QAnon “exposing corruption (including child trafficking)” and Antifa “Inciting violence.” Nevermind the fact that the protesters being labeled as “antifa” are Americans who are responding to violence perpetuated by the police. Then there’s the fact that Trump has been credibly accused of rape and his big takedown of Ghislaine Maxwell, an actual child
trafficker, was to “wish her well.” If Moutos is sad that Twitter thinks that QAnon is a group of violent extremists, then he is going to be really upset when he finds out that the FBI has them labeled as a potential domestic terrorist organization. And while Pizza Gate, the baseless and completely insane conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex trafficking ring from the basement of a D.C. pizza place that has no basement, predates QAnon, it’s important to remember that this false story led a man to storm into that restaurant with a gun. QAnon’s lunacy is no less dangerous. In fact, it’s more dangerous because Trump sees the group as a Trump Fan Club and has given their lies an even bigger audience. All Creeps lead back to Trump. It’s Labor Day as I write this. Election day is not far away, so it’s a good reminder that of the two major political parties in the U.S., one party believes that people should earn a living wage and be protected on the job and the other party thinks that poor people are gross and anti-maskers have the right to assault Walmart employees for insisting on following the most basic guidance for stopping the spread of a disease that has killed 180,000 people in the U.S. and counting. In other words, in honor of Labor Day, don’t vote for Republicans. Q D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.
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Project Rainbow brings LGBTQ Pride and love statewide
BY MICHAEL AARON
“The Boy Scouts
came up with the idea, I just made it more colorful,” Lucas Horns once said to QSaltLake Magazine when he first brought his brainchild to fruition. “I love the sense of community and camaraderie in the Boy Scouts when they put their flags out. I knew the same rallying could happen with the LGBT community.” Started three years ago with about 500 flags staked in donors’ yards as a celebration of Utah Pride, Project Rainbow has since blossomed, reaching all corners of the state and expanded to transgender awareness as well. Project Rainbow is a group of volunteers that takes orders for rainbow flags to be staked in residential yards and front of businesses. Apartment dwellers may have a flag as well to put in their winPHOTO: HARRISON SPENDLOVE
dows. They are then gathered up and used for the next LGBTQ event. Proceeds from the $15 fee are donated to the local Pride or transgender charity. The group made an additional 3,000 flags in September, all of which have been reserved for Salt Lake City area yards. On the last two weekends of September, they drove down to St. George, Utah to stake flags in the southern part of the state. This basically replaced Southern Utah Pride, which was canceled because of a spike in Coronavirus cases in the region. Flags will also be staked in Utah County the weekend of Sept. 26–27 in celebration of the Provo Pride Motorcade. (See the Qmmunity page for information.) Transgender flags were staked in August for Utah Transgender Pride and will be once again for Transgender Day of Remembrance in November.
Through the year, organizers say they will likely stake over 4,000 flags. “We’ll raise over $50,000 this year to be distributed to various non-profits like Utah Pride Center, Logan Pride, etc.” Horns said. “Last year we raised a little over $30,000 and the first year it was just shy of $8,000.” And it takes a village to make it happen. “I assume we have about 60 volunteers,” organizer and volunteer extraordinaire Dallas Rivas said. “We took about 16 to 18 hours over three days to make the new flags, plus about six hours of preparation the day before to gather supplies at Home Depot and load them into a trailer.” “Dallas especially has put in more work to Project Rainbow than anyone. It would not function without him,” said Horns.
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“My favorite thing about the project is seeing families coming together to pick up flags to stake them,” Rivas said. “Parents of LGBTQ youth supporting them and bonding while they distribute the flags.” For Horns, Project Rainbow is about reaching small towns — those miles away from any Pride events. “There’s a house in Veyo, Utah that gets a flag each year for Southern Utah Pride. Staking that flag for the first year was a pretty surreal experience. Veyo has a population of about 500, and under any other circumstances, I would have only been there to drive through it. But here I was planting a big rainbow flag on their Main Street,” Horns said. “It was a profound realization for me that LGBTQ people and their allies exist everywhere.” “That’s what I love about this project. It helps queer people find each other where they least expect it. I love hearing from participants in Eagle Mountain or Layton or Spanish Fork who thought they were alone in their neighborhood until they got a flag and suddenly made friends with like-minded neighbors they never knew
existed,” Horns said. “Don’t get me wrong, the hundreds of flags we stake in Sugar House is amazing, but it’s the flags we stake on the fringe that’s making the biggest impact.” Asked why they think it’s important to place the flags across the state, the pair each talked about love. “As a trans person, it feels amazing to stake trans flags and be visible,” Rivas said. It touches my heart to be able to take part in the Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial at the Salt Lake City-County Building in November to honor the victims who have lost their lives due to transphobia. It is a lot of hard physical work but the most meaningful. And as a gay male, I love my rainbow. I am proud to see these flags everywhere. It’s empowering to feel Equality. Gay people are busting at the seams looking to be proud during the lack of all pride festivals. “I love Utah and I love defying the stereotypes of Utah,” Horns said. “Staking these flags shows the world that Utah is a place of love. And for me personally, it’s more than affirming to see my home state embrace my community.”
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Due to the pandemic, the Utah Pride Center had to get creative this year to keep the center’s life-saving programs and services available to the LGBTQ+ community. Keeping social distancing and state guidelines in mind, the Center worked with Salt Lake City and the Utah Department of Health to organize PRIDE 2.0. Rather than decorated floats and tens of thousands of people packed into seven downtown blocks, everyone in the community — LGBTQ+ and allies — is invited to decorate their vehicles and bikes and join in the Road Rally on a long stretch of Main Street. For those who cannot join in their vehicle, the event will be live streamed with local cohosts on the Center’s website.
reach 2100 South, they’ll turn around and come back the way they came. Participants are asked to follow specific COVID-19 safety requirements which include: • Team members agree to stay in their vehicle. • Maintain 6-foot social distancing with people outside your household or social pod. • Wear a mask within six feet of other individuals. • Agree to take temperature with volunteers at any entrance gates if asked. • Current temperature at or below 100.3 degrees. • Experiencing no symptoms of sneezing, coughing or sore throat.
HOW IT WORKS
At 9am, teams will rendezvous at one of the 14 locations across the valley. Each team will receive an entry packet and goodie bag. At 10am the Road Rally begins. Teams will follow their Pace Car and caravan to downtown Salt Lake City and converge onto Main Street at 700 South and “Come Out & Drag Main.”
Money will be raised as participants form teams of 1 to 100 vehicles and bikes who will compete for top honors for most donations raised. These teams will be recognized at the event. Each team will meet at one of 14 designated locations (see the map to the left) across Northern Utah and caravan to downtown Salt Lake City and drag Main Street. “We are so excited we’ve come up with a way to gather and celebrate our community this year in a safe way. It’s wonderful to see participants signing up to come together to participate and raise funds for the Center which is such an important part of our community,” said Rob Moolman, executive director. Drivers will converge at 7th South and continue southbound on Main Street (see the map to the right). Before they
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RIBBONS Teams that raise at least $250 for the Center will receive a car ribbon, which get larger and brighter with the more money raised: $250 white car ribbon. $500 medium gold ribbon $1000 large blue ribbon $5000 jumbo red ribbon.
AT THE EVENT Main Street from 700 South to 2100 South will be reserved for the event. Drivers and riders will slowly “Drag Main” starting at 700 South.
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At 800 South, sponsors of the event will be on the sidelines cheering ralliers along. Upon reaching the Utah Pride Center at 1380 S. Main Street, the Grand Stand will be greeting the ralliers and emcees will describe the excitement and ooh-and-aah at the fabulous decorations going by. Think Macy’s Parade, but more fab. Just before reaching 2100 South, a roundabout will turn people back north so you can
see the bedecked cars coming the other way. Drag queens. Yes, there will be drag queens. At the roundabout, take the photo opportunity to show off your talent and creativity with drag queens and kings. Participants will head back up to where they started, exiting the Rally at 800 South an resting their elbows from doing the queens’ wave. Q
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For more information, go to UtahPrideCenter.org
How to Road Rally The Utah Pride 2.0 Road Rally: Dragging Main is open to any individual, family, group, or business.
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SET YOUR TEAM UP ON THE WEBSITE Enter the above information to create a team on the Road Rally website. If someone has already done this, choose “Join a Team” by searching for your team name. As each car or bike is added, you will be asked for the name(s) of the driver and passengers.
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Passengers in any vehicle are just $5. To join on a motorcycle, the charge is $15. Electric or hybrid cars are $20. Other cars up to 20 feet in length are $25. RVs and other vehicles over 20 feet (but under 40) are $40 for lectric/hybrid and $50 for gas or diesel. Enter your payment information and, voila! A page is created for each individual going and for the team after you confirm email addresses.
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FUNDRAISE Dress your page up with your photo and a plea for your friends, coworkers, enemies or whomever to donate to the Utah Pride Center through you so you get the credit, kudos, and fuzzies.
DECORATE AND RALLY Get your vehicle or bicycle are dazzling and prideful and join the rally Sunday, October 11. Q Sign up at utahpridecenter.org. For detailed instructions, go to bit.ly/RoadRallyTips
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Salt Lake Acting Co. announces its 49¾th season Salt Lake Acting Company announced its lineup of 20/21 programming, comprising the theatre company’s “49¾ Season.” “This fall was to have launched our 50th anniversary season, and while we’ve decided to push that by one year to allow such a milestone to be honored appropriately, we also feel that ‘49¾’ is a fitting nod to the unique hybrid of a season we’re prepared to offer our adventurous audiences,” said Executive Artistic Director Cynthia Fleming. The roster includes several productions offered in a digital-only format: either as a gift to season subscribers or a pay-whatyou-can option for single ticket buyers. Beginning in Spring 2021, all productions will resume traditional ticket pricing; however, the option to attend in person (COVID-19 willing) and via streaming will remain through a special partnership with local filmmaking incubator, The Davey Foundation. “Our 20/21 season is a year full of
historic firsts. It’s our first foray into inhouse short film creation, the first time we’ll be presenting a filmed production from our archives, and the first time we’ll offer a combination of streaming/ in-person theater,” Fleming said. “It’s a challenging but thrilling time. “The year ahead of us is a chance for SLAC to do what it has always done best: rise to the occasion, adapt, and thrive in adversity,” Fleming continued. “The past six months have strengthened and emboldened our team. We are hitting the ground running and are more determined than ever to propel Salt Lake Acting Company into its next 50 years.” The season opens with a Salt Lake Acting Company first: an all-new digital series titled SLAC DIGITAL SHORTS. The 10-part series features works by staff members Justin Ivie and Natalie Keezer, in addition to seven crowdsourced scripts (selected from 150 submissions) written by either local playwrights or playwrights
with Utah ties. They are Olivia Custodio, Nicholas Dunn, Troy Deutsch, Ava Kostia, Tito Livas, Heather Nowlin, and Jerry Straley. Each author received a $500 stipend for their short script and provided artistic input during their respective video’s pre-production phase. The first video of the series, “Online” with lyrics by Justin Ivie, premieres on SLAC’s YouTube channel on September 18, with the subsequent nine videos being released throughout the fall. From October 14–18, SLAC will offer its audiences an interactive virtual production of AMERICAN DREAMS by Leila Buck. One of the first digital productions of its kind in the nation, AMERICAN DREAMS portrays a world in which the only way immigrants can gain entry to the U.S. is through an online gameshow — with an optional audience-participatory twist. AMERICAN DREAMS is a production of New York’s Working Theater in
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partnership with Washington D.C.’s Round House Theatre and Salt Lake Acting Company. What follows is another SLAC first: an offering of a filmed production from the theatre’s archives. Originally produced at Salt Lake Acting Company in 2016 in collaboration with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory and the Red Fred Project, CLIMBING WITH TIGERS tells the story of a little black bird named Blue who dreams of one day being able to fly. The production, based on the book originally written by Nathan Glad and Dallas Graham was adapted for the stage by Troy Deutsch. An all-new supplemental educational component will be directed by Penelope Caywood. The production will run virtually November 30 through December 20, with many performances being designated specifically for Title I K-2 graders throughout Utah. SLAC’s first show of 2021 will be a digital production of a title for which rights are still being negotiated. The production, a Utah premiere playing February 3-14, will be announced at a later date. It will once again be a gift to SLAC subscribers and a pay-what-you-can option for single ticket buyers. Over a year after its original world premiere was delayed due to the pandemic, Elaine Jarvik’s FOUR WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THE MAN UNDER THE SHEET will mark the beginning of the in-person portion of the season. The production, recently honored by the prestigious 2020 Kilroys List will be offered via live streaming through a
partnership with The Davey Foundation. Jarvik’s play was originally announced as a limited run in 2020, but the world premiere will now run for a standard SLAC-length engagement, March 24-May 2. SLAC will then offer ALABASTER, a poignant southern comedy from Audrey Cefaly. The production is part of a National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, and will also be offered both in-person and via live stream from May 5-June 6. Summer 2021 will bring an all-new, immersive theatrical experience from a newly-assembled team of writers. The inaugural production, titled #SLACabaret, will be written by multidisciplinary theatre artist Martine Kei Green-Rogers, beloved Utah theatre veteran Aaron Swenson, and multi-Manhattan Association of Cabaret Award-winner Amy Wolk. The production will continue Salt Lake Acting Company’s trademark of providing heightened entertainment for its audiences and will also be offered both in-person and via live stream July 14-Aug 15. Season subscriptions are currently available by calling SLAC’s box office. “Our 49¾ season is ultimately dedicated to our incredibly supportive audience members who continue to put their faith in our theatre company,” Fleming said. “These audiences are bold and accustomed to venturing into the unknown and expecting the unexpected. Thank you to everyone in the community for joining us on this theatrical adventure. It’s going to be one hell of a ride.” Q Single tickets will be announced at a later date. For more information, visit saltlakeactingcompany.org or call 801-363-7522.
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the bookworm sez REVIEW BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER
Wendy Carlos: A Biography BY AMANDA SEWELL C.2020, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, $34.95, 264 PAGES
It ain’t none of your beeswax. None of your business, so just keep your nose out of things. You’re on a need-toknow basis, and you don’t need to know. It’s being taken care of, never you mind, it isn’t your concern. In Wendy Carlos: A Biography by Amanda Sewell, some things just aren’t discussed. No one who knew Wendy Carlos as a child should’ve been surprised that she became the musician she did: Carlos’ mother’s family loved to sing
and dance, and Carlos’ parents wanted to make sure she continued the tradition. They gave her piano lessons but they couldn’t afford a piano, so Carlos’ father drew piano keys on a piece of paper so she could practice. Though she was “assigned the male sex at birth,” Carlos knew early in her life that she was a girl, and was baffled that others couldn’t see that. It grew to greatly affect her: somewhat of a prodigy in music and early computing, Carlos won awards and accolades for her studies but her gender identity left her feeling awkward and alone, Sewell says. This was a time when transgender people were largely held up as “freaks.” So Carlos kept her gender identity private, only revealing her truth to one friend with similar passions for music experimentation. Enjoying a spirited mutual challenge, she and Rachel Elkind played
with new sounds until the day Elkind became intrigued by Carlos’ rendition of a Bach composition reproduced with a Moog synthesizer. As it happened, Carlos needed money to continue her work and with Elkind’s help, that composition became an entire album they called Switched-On Bach. It did the trick: Carlos indeed made money from the million-selling album. But it also made her famous, which led to requests for interviews and intrusions about her gender identity, a subject that she felt unnecessarily superseded her musical career. And that was something she absolutely did not want. Over the past 40 years, Wendy Carlos has denied most requests to be interviewed, including an offer extended by author Amanda Sewell for this book. No problem; Sewell used an abundance of other sources to craft this biography, indicating that Carlos’ refusals
were likely due to her ire at reporters who’ve continued to focus on her gender, rather than on her work. The irony is that a good portion of Wendy Carlos: A Biography deals with Carlos’ gender identity and her transitioning. And yet, how could it not? Sewell shows how Carlos’ giftedness and her pioneering use of then-new technology changed music, as a whole; in a way, her respectful reporting on Carlos’ transition, relative to 1960s social perceptions and LGBT history, both occurring at roughly the same time, also shows another aspect to Carlos’ personality and her dogged reach for what was then rather new. Still, one can sympathize with Carlos’ wishes, which makes reading Wendy Carlos: A Biography feel sometimes voyeuristic. Introducing new fans to her wax is important, but check it out: does the rest of the story need to be waxed? Q
q scopes OCTOBER BY SAM KELLEY-MILLS
ARIES March 20–April 19
While festivities aren’t quite as wild as you’d like them to be, there is no denying that you’ve needed some downtime. The quiet moments have lead to some real self-discovery and the whole world is making more sense than ever. Just don’t forget to have some excitement sometimes.
TAURUS Apr 20–May 20
Wandering around trying to figure things out isn’t doing you much good. It’s best to spend time with friends and family who distract you from the ideas swimming in your head. Get involved with a group activity that could leave you exhausted but satisfied. Enjoyment is the key to peace.
GEMINI May 21–June 20
Joy can be found in some of the darkest places. Don’t fear getting trapped in a pleasurable place but simply try to give back however you can. The time for festive moments is upon you Gemini so make the best of a scary situation. Even if no one else is
dancing, get out and move.
CANCER June 21–July 22
Everything feels like homework, even the fun stuff. While it’s tempting to take it all seriously, the fact of the matter is that life has been kind of a joke as of late. Learning to laugh is always good advice, but be sure you can tell when the feelings of another are on the line. Tread lightly.
LEO July 23–August 22
Even if poetry is not your thing, there is a sense of song and glee in your heart. Take time to share the sunshine with those who aren’t feeling it. While there is a big job needing to be filled, you are always up to the task. Take control and make a difference. It’s needed more than ever.
VIRGO August 23–Sep. 2
Don’t take charge until you know where you’re going. The path to a better world is bound to be an uphill climb. Even so, there is a lot of great people who you don’t know are looking out for you. Spend time getting to know what the resources are and ask for the help you need.
LIBRA Sept 23–October 22
A work matter is resolving itself so well, it’s almost like a miracle. Don’t be too quick to take good fortune for granted but also enjoy the blessing you are currently experiencing. A key figure in your life is going to becoming even more centric to your plans. Make the best of it.
SCORPIO Oct. 23–Nov. 21
It’s been a weird year because you have never felt more alone despite having much social interaction. It all comes down to the quality of those around you. Invest more time in those who love you back and make quality the major focus of this holiday season. Now is the time.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov. 22–December 20.
The best part of getting through a challenge is the satisfaction it gives. It’s better than making love or going on a rollercoaster. This feeling will make you question whether or not you are an adrenaline junkie or simply someone who likes the thrill of the chase. Maybe both.
CAPRICORN Dec 21–Jan 19
While logic and reason are often your guides, this is a good time to follow your heart. The best way to figure out the future is by examining past loves. While this is no time to make a quick and rash decision, a solid decision could leave you feeling focused. Follow through on dreams.
AQUARIUS Jan. 20–Feb. 18
Patience is not on your side right now as a pressing urge to act is driving you crazy. Do what you must to get back to feeling normal by taking matters into your own hand. At the same time, don’t spend too much time alone or being independent as an offer could come anytime.
PISCES Feb 19–Mar 19
Keep focusing on the most crucial part of your plan, which may entail a lot of getting over some previous setbacks. While the world is always in motion, you are not. Do what you must to get back on track and the focus you most crave will lead to a most consequential outcome. Q
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Vote Naked!
To vote or not to vote? That should be no question BY DR. LAURIE BENNETT-COOK
Let’s face
it, these days it’s pretty near impossible to not be political on some level. Everywhere we turn and from every angle, on every social media platform: people are sharing their thoughts, frustrations, hopes, let downs, etc. The news isn’t helpful and families and friends have divided and become “former” family and friends. And then some say: “I’m just not political.” I get it. It can be uncomfortable to choose a side or say something that may be misconstrued as divisive. To those who have truly, genuinely found themselves in a place of neutrality, I tip my hat to you. It must be nice to live in such a place of well being and peace about the world, our country, and your place in all of it. I write this and mean it sincerely. For the rest of us, it just hasn’t been so easy. For the rest of us, it is impossible to not be political on some level. How so? Well, it could easily be argued that the clothes I wear, the car I drive, the way I wear my hair, who I date, what movies interest me, my gender, my sexual orientation, what birth control I use (or don’t), what type of work I do (if I work at all), what social gatherings I attend, what my musical interests are, all of it. Just being a human and walking around in the world from day to day – and how we chose to move through it, is a political statement. Then others move about the world so incredibly boldly
that there is no question where their beliefs lie. In the past few years, the divide has become wider and the differences in beliefs expressed with a fervor that can become frightening. Some of this boldness is terrifying while other forms of boldness bring hope. So what do we do, who truly believe the world can be “better;” for people to be better, kind, civil; for people of all races, religion, age, social and economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, to coexist side by side with one another in a respectful manner? We vote. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that the majority of people who read my articles each month are not leaning to the right. I recognize there are a lot of people in the world who believe I, and people like me, are what is wrong with the world. But, I know myself. I know the people with who I surround myself. I know the people who reach out to me. All of who know we can do better; Who expects us to do better; Who feels we have a responsibility to leave things better for the generation that follows us. I know it sounds utopian and pollyanna and overly hopeful. But the only way to get one step closer to that place, or at the least, one step apart from the direction we are heading is to vote. We all need to vote. I am not here to persuade anyone about which way to
vote. I expect most people have their minds made up by now. But for me, I will be voting: 1. For my husband who is Native American and had the majority of his ancestors massacred. 2. For my grandchildren who are half black and their parents are fearful about raising them in this country. 3. For my family members who are in same-sex relationships and face harassment. 4. For my daughters and their right to safe birth control options, better pay, and relationships free of abuse and oppression. 5. For my black friends who are genuinely fearful every time they step outside their door.
6. For my transgender friends who are systematically and violently murdered for simply attempting living authentically. 7. For my freedom to express all this and more without shame and in a state of full conviction. 8. For everyone who bears the brunt of centuries of systematic oppression to fully feel a sense of belonging. 9. For this magazine and others like it to exist. I know full well many will say I’m all kinds of radical. But I believe promoting equality and anti-oppression isn’t radical. It’s kind. So get your sexy self in full swagger to the polls. Q Dr. Laurie Bennett-Cook is a Clinical Sexologist with a private practice in Salt Lake City. She can be reached at DrLaurieBennettCook@gmail.com
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the perils of petunia pap smear
A tale of vacation boyfriends BY PETUNIA PAP SMEAR
The road
to Yellowstone National Park is fraught with danger and excitement. Last month I put on opera-length driving gloves, my best traveling caftan — one that won’t wrinkle when wearing a seat belt — and some sensible shoes (I know that makes me sound like a lesbian, but as I have achieved senior queen status, wearing sensible shoes is literally a lifesaving concept), loaded up my faithful land yacht, Queertanic, and went on a vacation to Yellowstone National Park. It had been several years since I visited the park and I longed to get away from the city and all this coronavirus crap and experience nature. And by “experience nature” I mean driving on paved roads to a scenic overlook and gazing out at the magnificent beauty of God’s creations while remaining securely ensconced in air-conditioned, insect- and dirt-free comfort in the front seat of Queertanic. On the way into the park, Queertanic ran into a traffic jam caused by a herd of buffalo casually grazing alongside the road. As the car slowly inched past the largest of the beasts, I happened to look at him and our eyes met. The look in his eyes suddenly brightened and glinted in the shining sunlight. With great horror, I noticed a look of familiarity, and it suddenly donned on me that this was the very same buffalo that had made amorous advances towards me on a previous visit to the park, low these many years ago. He began to follow alongside Queertanic to try and rub up against the car, snorting and bobbing his head and emitting a low rumbly growl. He licked the window, just a mere six inches from my mouth. I nearly rear-ended the car in front of me trying to getaway. Once free of the “bison boyfriend,” my first destination inside the park was the Fountain Paint Pots. I was excited because it sounded like the most appropriate destination for a drag queen that’s used to using copious amounts of paint and mud. Upon arriving at the steaming
pools of sludge, I was distressed to discover that it was necessary to actually get out of the car and walk. Fortunately, the Park Service has constructed very lovely boardwalks so that I need not get my sensible shoes dirty. I marveled at the many varied and vibrant colors of mud in the numerous gurgling pools of sludge. I thought that just by adding some glitter to these unique muds, they would make glorious additions to the color pallet in my makeup trunk. Therefore, I reached in my purse and withdrew some small specimen jars which I always carry, just in case. Finding myself alone on the boardwalk, I bent down and tried to reach into the gurgling mud pie to retrieve a sample. Frustratingly, my arms were just not long enough to reach the brilliantly colored molten mass. I reached into my purse and withdrew an extendable selfie stick and attached a specimen jar to the business end and made another attempt. Again, my reach fell short of the goal. In final desperation, I attached the selfie stick to the end of my right breasticle, contorting myself into a pretzel for this attempted reach. Regrettably, all I retrieved was a small chip of buffalo dung. Not wanting to attract another amorous bison, I quickly threw it back. Subsequently, I was also disturbed to learn that as I walked through a cloud of steam rising from the mud, there was a great stench of rotten eggs. I held my nose in disgust and hurried through the cloud. Looking for a bright side to the noxious fumes, I determined that it would be safe to release the pent- up gaseous anomaly that was accumulating in my buttocus rotundus for the last hour and no one would smell it. Consequently, I let loose a forceful booty bomb. I forgot to consider the thunderclap of anal acoustics produced with such an act, not to mention the volume of air that inflated my caftan into a distorted bell shape, oddly resembling a demented hoop skirt. The inflated skirt
swayed slightly to-and-fro in the gentle breeze. Just then, a veil of the noxious mud fumes enveloped me, as if I were in a cloud from a fog machine on the ballroom floor of Dancing with the Stars ready to perform a Viennese Waltz. In that magical moment, I lost my head and looked about for the dance partner of my dreams, Derek Hough. Surely, we would win the coveted mirror ball trophy. I nearly swooned. When I regained my composure, I sheepishly noticed that a horrified father was trying to quickly herd his children away from me to safety, while his wife looke at me with absolute disgust before she fled with her family. Dejectedly, I returned to the safety of Queertanic. To be continued… This story leaves us with several important questions: 1. Should I have given the buffalo another chance at love? 2. Do you think those children will suffer any brain damage due to oxygen deprivation? 3. Do I need to print up generic apology cards to hand out to innocent victims of my travels, and carry them in my purse? 4. Should I join Dancing with the Stars as a contestant? 5. Would my breasticles get in the way of performing a tango? 6. Did I nearly swoon from images of Derek Hough or because I was holding my breath from the stinky fumes? 7. Can buffaloes dance the tango? 8. Which one of us would hold the rose in our mouth? These and other eternal questions will be answered in future chapters of The Perils of Petunia Pap Smear. Q
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