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Bay Times celebrates right along with you. Our pre-Pride issue includes an overview of what’s not to be missed. Also, we honor Patrick Carney and the Friends of the Pink Triangle whose work tells the story of one of Pride’s most powerful symbols. Watch for the Pink Triangle atop Twin Peaks on Pride Weekend, June 23-24. (Photos – Closeup: Patrick Carney, Aerial: Dan Nicoletta)

DOMA, Prop 8 Decisions Give Equality Activists Hope

By Dennis McMillan Two recent court decisions are helping to pave the path toward marriage equality. First, U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones in Manhattan recently

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These triumphs have equality activ-

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State Proposition 28 – Limits on legislators’ terms in office. Initiative constitutional amendment: Yes State Proposition 29 – Imposes additional tax on cigarettes for cancer research. Initiative statute: Yes Local Measure A – Garbage Collection and Disposal: No Local Measure B- Coit Tower Policy: Yes Democratic Party County Central Committee, District 17: David Chiu John Avalos David Campos Bevan Dufty Scott Wiener Carole Migden Leslie Rachel Katz Matt Dorsey Malia Cohen Rafael Mandelman Petra DeJesus Alix Amelia Rosenthal Leah Pimentel Zoe Dunning Democratic Party County Central Committee, District 19: Arlo Smith Eric Mar Bill Fazio Tom Hsieh Mary Jung Hene Kelly Trevor McNeil Kelly Dwyer Kat Anderson Meagan Levitan (continued on page 8)

AIDS/LifeCycle Journal o’clock I had bested the two massive hills known as the Evil Twins. Just after the second Twin, we stopped to line up for pictures at the scenic overlook with a “Halfway to L.A.” sign. One waits in a lot of lines during the AIDS/LifeCycle ride, but this was one that I certainly did not mind.

Day 5: Today was our fun day. The mileage, at 44 miles, was the lightest on the route. This turned out to be a good thing since some guys biked it in heels. “Heels?” you say. “Guys?” you ask. Yes, heels and guys indeed, for today was the famous “dress red” day where the AIDS/LifeCycle riders all wear red so they can look like a giant red ribbon moving across the countryside. Apparently a number of years ago someone decided that dress red day should be “red dress day” and now almost all of the guys (gay or straight), and most of the women, bike in red dresses. I’m afraid that I heard about the red dress tradition too late to find a suitable garment, but if I ever do this ride again I’m definitely going for something with sequins. (continued on page 9)

PHOTO BY KAREN BARDSL EY

PHOTO BY KAREN BARDSL EY

It turns out that biking to L.A. from San Francisco is not the easiest thing to do. Undertaking this task as a part of the AIDS/LifeCycle ride, however, makes a gargantuan task manageable. The rest stops certainly help, since they break the route into small chunks that you can just about get your mind around. The “roadie” volunteers help too, because they lug all your gear from camp to camp, cruise up and down the route to assist riders in trouble, and wait at every major intersection to make sure that you find your way safely to the next stop. What really makes the ride doable, though, is the inspiration you get from the hundreds of people who line the route to cheer you on and from the knowledge that what you are doing is really making a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

through miles of strawberry fields, rain started to pour down. Good for the berries, perhaps, but not for the bikers. By midday, conditions were so bad that they closed the route. The support buses went back and forth to collect riders stranded on the road, and emergency services found shelters for the riders stuck at rest stops.

This being the AIDS/LifeCycle ride, it wasn’t long before an impromptu fashion show began with men and women strutting around in dresses fashioned from Mylar emergency blankets. Eventually, we were taken to camp in chartered buses. There the sun was out, and we were able to dry ourselves (successfully) and our gear (somewhat successfully) in preparation for tomorrow.

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By Karen Bardsley

P H OTO B Y K AR EN BAR DSLE Y

P H OTO SO UR C E : C AT H ER I NE DAVI E

Day 1: Today we gathered at the uncivilized hour of 5 am at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. It was a fitting starting point, since we formed quite the herd as we rode out together after opening ceremonies. This year the ride includes more than 2,225 riders and 550 roadies. We made our way through the city in the early morning fog. The sun came out just in time to bake us as we climbed some gruelingly steep hills on the way Half Moon Bay. Fortunately, the landscape began to roll more gently as the day progressed, and we were treated to an afternoon of ocean views. Tonight we make our first camp (a.k.a. small village complete with a store, restaurant and medical facilities) in Santa Cruz.

82.5 miles down and 462.5 to go.

Day 3: Today was a “light” day of only 66.7 miles. It did contain, however, the dreaded “Quad Buster:” 1.5 miles of agonizing steepness. After much ref lection, I decided to tackle it with a slow and steady pace. OK, I lied about the ref lection part. A snail’s pace was my only option. I made it to the top, though, without having to walk my bike. I felt pretty proud of myself too, until I saw people zooming back down the hill to do the Quad Buster one more time.

I hear that someone did it four times.

There’s a word for people like that.

Actually, there are two words: certifiably insane.

Day 2: What was supposed to be a 109-mile challenge for us today turned into a challenge for the ride organizers. As we made our way

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Professional Services

June Primary Election: Be Careful What You Wish For

Do Ask, Do Tell Zoe Dunning

yours truly. Yes, after a hard fought

nearly guarantees a seat (five of the

campaign I was fortunate enough to

incumbent men are current Supervi-

garner enough votes to capture one of

sors). Four of the six current DCCC

the seats for Assembly District 17. I’ve

members who did not run for reelec-

had many congratulations and some

tion were women, so it was not easy to

condolences from people who can’t

replace those four with other women

believe I would want to get involved in

and even add to the total. Said anoth-

local San Francisco Democratic Party

er way, women incumbents retained

politics. Be careful what you wish for,

100% of their seats and women ac-

I am told!

count for five of the seven newcomers

The final days of campaigning were fun and exhausting. You would never know there was only 29% voter

The June Primary election has come

turnout based on the vast majority of

and gone. For San Francisco vot-

people at BART and Muni stations

ers, there were strong showings from

who declined a f lyer with “I voted

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, State

already.” Yeah, right. But I under-

Senator Mark Leno and Assembly-

stand the voter fatigue. By Election

member Tom Ammiano, as expected.

Day there were sometimes more of us

Assessor/Recorder Phil Ting has a

candidates than commuters at these

signif icant lead to take Assembly-

stations, descending on the belea-

member Fiona Ma’s seat in Sacra-

guered workers with our brightly col-

mento in the fall. The real drama

ored cards asking for their vote. I’m

came from the San Francisco Coun-

sure their experience was not that dif-

ty Democratic Central Committee

ferent from the Las Vegas strip where

(DCCC) races, where it is a photo fin-

you are inundated with flyers for clubs

ish for the final few seats in Assembly

and strip joints every two feet.

District 17 (AD17 is basically the east-

to the DCCC. Comparing the men and women newcomers, there were 11 non-incumbent women running, 5 of whom won (46%); there were 22 non-incumbent men running, 2 of whom won (9%).

The two appointed incumbent women running (Petra DeJesus and Leah Pimentel) won their very first election.

If you take them into account, 7 out of 13 women won (54%) who were either non-incumbents or running in their first election. For men, by contrast, it was 3 out of 23 (13%). Overall, it was a very strong showing for women candidates against very difficult odds.

The first order of business of the newly

ern half of San Francisco).

One of the stories coming out of this

If current results hold - there are still

achieved in getting elected. Prior to

This will be voted on during the July

some final ballots left to count, many

this election, the 24-seat committee

meeting. There are several names

provisional - 11 of the 12 AD17 in-

had 11 women. If results hold true,

f loating around out there and it will

cumbents will retain their seats. Ga-

there will now be 12, or 50% women.

be very interesting to see who comes

briel Haaland, the only Transgender

If you look a little deeper, it’s more

out on top and the implications for the

member of the Committee, unfortu-

impressive than just the addition of

direction of the DCCC and the fall

nately did not garner enough votes to

one more woman. Across the two

endorsements for Supervisor, College

stay on. The three “newcomers” to

Assembly districts, all seven women

Board and School Board. I’m looking

the Committee will be former District

incumbents kept their seats, despite

forward to rolling up my sleeves and

8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty, District

the fact none of them are elected of-

helping strengthen the Democratic

10 Supervisor Malia Cohen, and

ficials, a tremendous advantage that

Party here in San Francisco.

DCCC race is the success women

formed DCCC will be to elect a chair.

HIV/AIDS News The findings of a new study may help

Kristina Abel was co-author of the

latory T cells and thereby suppresses

to clarify why some people infected

study and is an assistant professor

Th17 cell development, disease pro-

with HIV are better able to control

in the Department of Microbiology

gression occurred more rapidly, and

the virus. They also may pinpoint a

& Immunology at the University of

they had higher levels of virus six

target for treatment during early HIV

North Carolina. She and her col-

months after infection.

infection aimed at increasing the sup-

leagues found the presence of cer-

ply of certain gut immune cells, which

tain immune cells, called Th17 cells,

the study shows could be an impor-

“could inf luence disease outcome.”

tant factor in limiting HIV growth in

(The “h” in Th17 stands for “helper.”)

cells throughout the body.

“The main message of the study is that the frequencies of certain immune cell populations in the normal, still uninfected individual are impor-

During the study, rhesus macaques

tant in subsequent disease progression

During early infection, the intesti-

with higher numbers of Th17 cells in

and outcome,” Abel said. “The paper

nal mucosal barrier, which is like

blood and intestinal tissue before they

also suggests that treatment aimed at

the body’s second skin or front line

were infected with SIV—simian im-

increasing Th17 cells may improve

of defense against pathogens, is com-

munodeficiency virus— subsequently

the control of HIV growth by pro-

had lower disease viral loads. “It ap-

moting an environment in which T

pears they’re more able to control the

cells having more anti-viral capabili-

infection,” Abel said.

ties are produced.”

throughout the body with disastrous

The study also found that among ani-

Source: University of North Carolina School

health consequences.

mals given a drug that increases regu-

of Medicine

Republican Party County Central Committee, District 17: Harmeet K. Dhillon Jason P. Clark Dana Walsh Gabriella Bartonico Daniel Higa Laura A. Peter Sarah M. Vallette David Robert Kiachko Johnny D. Knadler Brooke Chappell Alisa Farenzena

For u p d at e d r e s u lt s , ple a s e g o to: ht t p://w w w. s felec t ion s .or g/ results/20120605/

promised. The “leaky gut” causes bacteria that are normally located in the gut (the normal flora) to migrate out and activate the immune system

(ELECTION continued from page 2) Peace and Freedom Party County Central Committee: Robert Price Gloria La Riva Tom Lacey Nancy Elizabeth Keiler Nathalie Hrizi Toni Mendicino Nancy Reiko Kato Meghann Adams David W. Campbell Antoinette Márquez Richard Becker

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Sister Dana Sez the stadium, the Giants played their “It Gets Better” video (the only national baseball team to do so). Bay Area recording artist Diana Nagy sang “The National Anthem.” Members of the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of SF sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”

Two gay guys smooched each other on the Kiss Cam. At the 7th inning stretch, it was 1-1; but we waved our rainbow flags furiously as the Giants scored 2 more homers!

By Sister Dana Van Iquity

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS, honoring media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community, held their 23rd annual awards: “Lights! Camera!

Take action!” at Marriott Marquis with Glee’s Dianna Agron hosting, featuring Extra’s Mario Lopez, quadruple-threat Rita Moreno, Chelsea Lately’s Fortune Feimster & Chris Franjola, and Happy Ending’s Adam Pally. TV creator/producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal) received both the Golden Gate Award and Outstanding Drama Series. Outstanding Daily Drama was Days of Our Lives. Outstanding Digital Journalism was Adam and Pete: Love in a Time of War. Wells Fargo got Corporate Leader and Facebook got Special Recognition awards. The Voice’s season one finalist Beverly McClellan and Cirque du Soleil’s Mystere entertained. New GLAAD President Herndon Graddick said he originally came from not-so-liberal Alabama and is thrilled to be in SF “where you can be exactly who you are.” He stressed, “It’s time for our community to go on the offensive!”

Sister Dana Van Iquity is pissed that he’s not a Pride Parade Grand Marshal, and Sister Roma is!

Nah, jus’ kiddin’! Roma’s my longtime good buddy. I just wrote that as a sneaky trick to get you to read this: THE SISTERS’ ROAST OF SISTER ROMA, Wednesday, June 20, at SupperClub, benefiting Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners and The Sisters’ own “Stop the Violence” campaign. Rouge Bar opens 7pm with lavish cocktails and hot tacos as the who’s who of the queer community arrive. Roast begins 8pm with searing presentations by Lenny Broberg, Bevan Dufty, Donna Sachet, Peaches Christ, Sasha Soprano, Heklina, Steven Scarborough, Tim Valenti and ChiChi LaRue! The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (me included) join Cockatielia, BeBe Sweetbriar and SupperClub’s own Marina Luna to set Roma ablaze. Roma is acclaimed as a SF Pride Parade Grand Marshall (or Marshmallow, after this roast!).

Co-producer Sister Bella de Ball, says, “It is no small thing to walk in the shadow of someone as huge as Sister Roma. Yes, I did. I just called her ‘fat.’” Co-producer Guard TheO Pressed, comments, “I’m glad to see Roma is finally getting some much deserved recognition. God knows, she’ll put on face just to go to the opening of an envelope!” $20 tix: TickeyFly.com.

“ FA B U L O U S B Y D E S IG N ” was the fundraiser for GSA (GayStraight Alliance) NETWORK at the De Sousa Hughes Design Showroom. Executive Director Carolyn Laub noted that in California alone, the Network (founded in 1998) supports 880 GSA’s with the mission to provide a safe space empowering youth activists to fight homophobia, transphobia and bullying in schools by training student leaders. 34 other states now have GSAs, including Kentucky and Arkansas. Laub praised the FAIR Education Act, requiring schools to include queers in history

3 -1 wa s t he score at L GBTQ NIGHT OUT AT THE GIANTS with the “Betty’s List”/Bay Times group when SF trounced the Arizona Diamondbacks. I enjoyed a pre-game reception in Seals Plaza with Grand Marshall Gary Virginia and Krewe de Kinque Queen Deana Dawn. In

and social studies curriculums. Two incredible youth leaders spoke of their challenges and triumphs.

SF GAY MEN’S CHORUS’ UNPLUGGED will feature a cappella versions of hits ranging from Broadway to the Beatles, and contemporary pop classics from Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” to American rock band One Republic’s “Good Life,” and more. It’s just 250 men singing.

Unplugged! SFGMC contacted the man known the world over as “the father of a cappella singing,” Deke Sharon, arranger and vocal producer of NBC’s hit series The Sing-Off. He works with the Chorus adding his special sparkle. No instruments other than beat-boxer Kid Beyond. June 15 & 16, 8pm, Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore. Tickets start at $25, vendini.com.

5TH ANNUAL PRIDE KICKOFF PARTY, Thursday, June 21st, 7-11pm is at the beautiful, iconic Bently Reserve, 301 Battery Street & Sacramento, hosted by Mark Rhoades.

Food provided by Kimpton hotels & restaurants. Open bar by Ketel One vodka and Don Julio tequila. Special guests are comics from the Chelsea Lately show, Heather McDonald & Loni Love. The fundraiser is for the Victory Institute, helping LGBTQ people run for political office. Tix: VictoryInstitute.org/Pride.

LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART is at New Conservatory Theatre Center through July 1st.

Terrence McNally’s comic drama takes place July 4, 1991. David has died from AIDS, leaving his exquisite Fire Island gay neighborhood beach house to his dowdy, pragmatic sister Sally (Marie O’Donnell). For the holiday, she and her uncouth, Jersey husband Sam (Michael Sally) have invited Sam’s attention-grabbing, highstrung sister Chloe (Sarah Mitchell) and Chloe’s stuffy, arrogant spouse, John (Cameron Weston). The scenery is magnificent – you’d swear you were poolside at a beachfront getaway. The script is witty, if not just a tad long.

AIDSphobia, homophobia and racism raise their ugly heads. We get to (continued on page 30)

(AIDS/LIFECYCLE continued from page 3) cream and cookies. Now, that’s my kind of town!

Day 6: At 84 miles, this was our last long day. We started the morning with an hour and a half of gentle climbing, followed by a twenty minute descent down a steep mountain pass and over some foothills to the sea. There, at our second rest stop, we caught our breath, gazed out over the Pacific and watched a pod of dolphins swim by.

Soon we were biking through Santa Barbara where every year a group of local supporters give the riders ice

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PH OTO B Y KAREN BAR DSL EY

Tonight we are camped on the beach in Ventura. After dinner, most of us participated in a candle light vigil to honor those lost to HIV/AIDS. Thousands of people silently walked with candles to the beach, where we all sat for a few moments. Slowly at first and then in greater numbers, people got up to extinguish their candles in the waves. It was a moving sight and a powerful reminder of who we have lost to this disease.

Day 7: I did it. I biked to LA! I crossed the finish line at 2 pm, and boy did it feel great and not just because I got to get off that bike seat. We did good work this week. Together, we raised over 12.6 million dollars to help fight HIV/AIDS, a disease that has already claimed more than 617,000 Americans and millions more worldwide. Today the riders really felt like a community. We made our way from Ventura to L.A. on the Pacific Coast Highway, which meant highway traffic on our left and the parked cars of beach goers on our right. As a result, we ended up sticking together more than ever before, cruising along and calling out potential hazards down the line. Fortunately, after the requisite number of steep hills, I got through the day’s 60 miles and crossed the finish line at the VA center, where my girlfriend was waiting. As dedicated as I am to the ride and its cause, for the last sixty miles I was biking solely to get to her.

If you think you might enjoy participating in the ride next year, visit the AIDS/LifeCycle website at http:// www.aidslifecycle.org. I am seriously thinking about going again myself, though only if my girlfriend comes with me. She is seriously thinking about it too, and not just because my randomly assigned tent-mate this year turned out to be a lesbian erotic dancer… You just gotta love this ride.

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This year’s theme, “Global Equality,” will showcase floats, entertainment and cultural events that represent our diverse communities across the continents and acknowledge the great strides made in every corner of the world for civil rights and LGBT equality. Despite setbacks this year, such as North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage and St. Petersburg (Russia’s 2nd largest city) passing an anti-“gay propaganda” law banning public LGBT events and demonstrations under the pretext of protecting minors, we can applaud Malawi’s new President, Joyce Banda, who recently pledged to repeal the African country’s ban on homosexuality. We can also recognize the statements of support for marriage equality by our own President of the United States along with the venerable civil rights organization, the NAACP. With the recent rulings on gay marriage from the federal appellate courts in Boston and our home city of San Francisco, it is likely that the Supreme Court will finally have the opportunity to rule on one of the most momentous civil rights issues of our time. While we still have a long way to go, these successes give us the chance to celebrate what we have done as a community by remaining united to stand against discrimination of any kind.

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As Board Members of SF Pride, we are frequently asked, “How is Pride doing?” We are very happy to report that we have paid down more than 70% of our $225,000 outstanding debt and have aggressive plans to fully retire this debt by the end

of this year. We kept our promise to stabilize the organization by keeping all of the long-serving and experienced staff members and contractors while retaining the talents of the hard-working volunteer Board of Directors. The Board focused on the fiscal health of SF Pride by cutting expenses and waste, developing new revenue streams and keeping a close eye on budgets and financial details.

Through all of this, we have never abandoned our core objective - to educate the world, commemorate our heritage, celebrate our culture and liberate our people.

We ask every person who watches the parade or enters Civic Center Plaza to please contribute at least $5 to the bucket-wielding volunteers; this donation is not an “admission fee,” but goes directly to help the many local LGBT and non-profit organizations that participate in our Community Partners Program and are recipients of significant grants from SF Pride. Last year, we gave back a total of $167,789 to 78 organizations; for some of these small groups, this represents a lifeline without which they could not survive.

Last year, this Board made a commitment to participate in fundraising and outreach. With the help of many contributors, we have organized multiple events and programs to increase revenue for SF Pride. We just completed our first SF Pride Board kickoff fundraiser entitled “Be Scene” that filled the Great Room of the W Hotel with excitement, buzz and a crowd of members, volunteers, stakeholders and supporters of Pride who made generous donations. The funds collected at this event will be applied to the outstanding loan bequeathed to us last year by the Dorian Fund, a philanthropic organization that supports and advocates for Gay and Lesbian rights. Without this generous loan,

SF Pride would have been under severe financial duress and could not have produced the 2011 SF Pride Celebration with the level of customary fabulousness we all have grown to expect and appreciate.

We ask for your continued support and participation in the SF Pride events and programs brought to you by the Board including: the VIP rotunda party at City Hall on Sunday, June 24; Pride Passes and City Passes that provide you with VIP access to SF Pride events and exclusive benefits at San Francisco restaurants, clubs, venues and events. These programs can be purchased on our website at the direct links: http://w w w.sfpride. or g/pr ide - pa s s/ a nd ht t p://w w w. s f pr ide. org/city-pass/, VIP party passes can be purchased at: http://www.sfpride.org/vip/. With your support of these Board-led initiatives, we ca n f ur t her st reng t hen t he f isca l wel lbeing of SF Pride.

Come celebrate with us this year. We have so much to be thankful for, but the f ight for full inclusion and equality is far from over. Please accept our invitation to participate in Pride Month and the festivities of SF Pride over the weekend of June 22nd – 24th. Go to our website at www.sfpride.org for the details on all the great events leading up to the Pride celebration. Drink responsibly, be safe, respect everyone, and help us raise money for the organizations and non-prof its that do so much for our community and need your support.

With love and pride, SF Pride Board of Directors: Lisa L . Williams, President Davace Chin, Vice-President William Hemenger, Treasurer Lou Fischer, Secretary Reggie Johnson, Member Lord Martine, Member Eric Rosswood, Member

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“Ain’t No Homos Gonna Make It To Heaven” is the title of the latest anti-gay runaway YouTube posting gone viral. It’s authentic, originating from Apostolic Truth Tabernacle Church in Greensburg, Indiana. Prepare to shake your head . . . again! Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2agsAZcA3fU

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When Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks, many of us listen, eagerly awaiting the next high tech breakthroughs.

Reuters and other media outlets have called him “the most powerful gay man in the world.” Earlier this year, Out magazine placed him in the top spot of the annual “Power” list of the nation’s most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

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Cook’s career is an inspiration to anyone hoping that hard work pays off, making him our Person of the Week.

Born in Alabama near Mobile, Cook grew up the son of a shipyard worker

and a homemaker mother. A believer in education, Cook studied industrial engineering at Auburn University before receiving an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Prior to joining Apple, Cook was the VP of Corporate Materials for Compaq and the COO of Intelligent Electronics. At Apple, he gradually rose up the ranks, proving himself to be indispensable and a worthy successor to Steve Jobs. According to Apple, Cook “played a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller

and supplier relationships, ensuring f lexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.”

This week, Cook announced that new state-of-the-art notebook computers are on the way, along with a new operating system and more. One welcome improvement is to FaceTime, a service that allows users to make video calls over cellular and WiFi. Our guess is that many Bay Times readers would not mind some private FaceTime with the handsome and accomplished Cook.

The Week in Review

By Ann Rostow Well, I Never!

I’ve been having a tough time getting started this morning. But I’ve finally been spurred to action by an email from the far right American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), where the resident bozos are bent out of shape about a song called “God Bless the USA.” Apparently, a kindergarten principal in New York decided the song was inappropriate for graduation. I’m not familiar with the lyrics to “God Bless the USA,” and in fact I’ve never heard of the song. But even if the song is completely innocuous in every respect, what business is it of the ACLJ? I gather Mayor Bloomberg has stood up for the principal, and now we’re all supposed to hop on our high horses and sign an angry letter to Hiz Honor at the behest of the krazy konservatives.

“The decision to ban ‘God Bless the USA’ is not only troubling but insulting to many in the community still healing from the tragic events of 9/11,” the letter goes. “As one school staffer put it, ‘We were the victims of 9/11. It hit New York really hard.

That song became famous because of that tragedy. Removing that song is horrif ic. It’s opening the wound again.’ Don’t punish patr iot ism for the sake of political correctness.

Put “God Bless the USA” back on the program.’ ” Okay. I still am not positive that I know this song. But I suspect it’s a country western song. It’s certainly not an official national anthem. As for 9/11, the reference leaves me shaking my head. Why should the fiveyear-olds be commemorating 9/11 in the first place? Because they live in New York?

It’s all insane, beginning with the very notion of a graduation ceremony for every single grade and ending with the ubiquity of outrage in our modern society, where we no longer tolerate anyone who does or says something with which we disagree.

And you might as well toss in the notion that we are “still healing” from the terror attacks of 2001. We are scarred. But we are not in a permanent state of “still healing” from a decade-old tragedy. We’re tougher than that, right?

Choo Chooooo! Petticoat Junction!

Now that the news train has left the station and we’re on our way to exciting GLBT destinations, let’s talk about the latest federal gay rights court victory. But, but, but Ann, you sputter. You’ve already mentioned that story. In fact, you went on and on about it last week. The First Circuit, right?

Ah yes, the First Circuit ruling striking the Defense of Marriage Act! And before that, there was the decision by Oakland-based U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken striking DOMA as well. And before that, we had the Golinski ruling out of a federal court in Northern California to the same effect. What more could there be?

Well, my friends, there are many more cases percolating up the judicial coffee machine, and we seem to be winning them all. Last week, it was Edith Windsor’s turn. Windsor is the New York widow who was assessed over $350,000 in federal taxes on her own property after the death of her wife in 2009. Since the federal government did not recognize her same-sex marriage, Windsor did not

qualify for the spousal tax exemption on shared property.

Now a federal judge has ordered the IRS to refund the dough re mi, striking DOMA in the process. Again.

Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for another DOMA ruling out of Connecticut, which, like New York, is governed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

All of these victories - past, current and anticipated - may be moot. As you recall, our oldest DOMA case will likely be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court within the next 90 days, and the Court will likely accept review. That scenario makes the developments in the Ninth or Second Circuit beside the point in some ways.

But in other ways, we still care.

Yes, the Supreme Court will be the final word on DOMA. But we still care whether or not federal courts around the country treat sexual orientation discrimination seriously, whether they hold such discrimination to a high legal standard and how they perceive the various High Court precedents.

The Walking Wounded Speaking of marriage equality, I was just reading about a 53-year-old guy who will bike across the country in support of our right to wed. Every time I read about someone performing a time-consuming feat of this nature, I think that it would be fun, and I half consider doing something like this myself.

With the right publicity, you can get people to pay you for your heroic walk or whatever it is. And it feels as if you could just sort of forget your troubles, forget your bills, forget any work or home improvement and just exist. You could just walk. You could accomplish something and get some pats on the back without actually doing anything substantive.

I would miss my wife, my pugs and my home. Not to mention you, dear readers. Plus, I don’t like being outside when it’s dark or raining. And it might get lonely. Otherwise, I’d be out there, for sure. Maybe I’d walk across Texas. As for the cause, it wouldn’t really matter, because in truth I’d just be doing it as a lark. But I’d come up with something worthy. Or maybe not. Maybe I’d just call it the “walk across Texas for no reason.”

Oh, and think of the weight loss and general fitness.

Across the Pond Moving right along I think I read that Denmark is legalizing same-sex marriage. I know you are all thinking to yourselves that Denmark must have already done so years ago. Isn’t Denmark always the first country to put our international progressive ideas into action?

Well, yes. But in this case, I believe they’ve had a kind of civil union for many years, and they are now getting rid of the separate but equal status.

It was the Netherlands that led the world in legalizing marriage just over a decade ago.

“Just over a decade ago,” is a journalism term for “I don’t feel like looking up the exact year.”

I also have been reading about efforts underway to legalize marriage in Britain and Scotland. But I think I’ll simply wait until those efforts come to fruition before delving into the details.

Professional Services That reminds me, however. Did you read that UK Prime Minister David Cameron left one of his daughters at a pub the other day? In truth, she was in the Ladies Room when the family left. And since they had two cars, both parents thought the missing daughter was with the other one.

So it’s understandable. But still! Anyway, Cameron strongly supports marriage equality, which is an interesting window into the difference between conservative politics in the U.K. and the U.S..

Hit Me! Did you happen to read the long article in the New York Times about the misuse of drugs like Ritalin and Adderall by ambitious high school students?

The piece revealed that students are buying pills off the street or from classmates in order to focus on tests and homework. The various medications are usually prescribed for attention deficit disorder, and they can sell for five or ten bucks a pop.

I read the entire lengthy article with interest and immediately wondered where I could obtain a fistful of Adderall. (I gather you can get it on craigslist.) It sounds fantastic. A little tablet can keep you on task for many hours at a time, working with interest and efficiency until the job is done.

As an experiment, I gave Mel the article without comment. After ten minutes or so, she put it down and remarked, “Let’s get some Adderall.”

If Mel and I are any indication, the Times has unleashed a crowd of new customers for extra-legal “study aids.”

Unfortunately, we have not actually pursued the Adderall idea, so I’ve been obliged to write this column without a pharmaceutical crutch. I don’t even have nicotine, since Mel and I have quit smoking. But I do have some Campari on hand, which would not be out of place on a late spring afternoon in the middle of Texas. Excuse me for a minute.

Are the Kids Okay? Maybe Not! Perhaps thanks to my lack of Adderall, I almost completely forgot to write about one of my main news stories of the week. Maybe it was a subconscious omission. For, you see, my main story is a scientific study that suggests the children of gay-ish parents might not be as healthy, wealthy and wise as the kids of married heterosexuals.

Normally, we GLBT journalists fall all over ourselves to report scientific studies that say nice things about us.

However, we like to bury the bad studies, or at least ferret out reasons to mistrust the message and the messenger. Believe me when I say the GLBT blogosphere hates this new study.

Let me say a few things. First of all, this is why our community should resist running around and insisting that gay parents are best or being gay is genetic or making other simplistic assertions ostensibly in our own behalf.

Common sense tells us that nasty gay people would be bad parents and kind straight people would be better ones.

And vice versa. Your sexual orientation doesn’t make you a good mother or father.

And what if it did? We could argue that parents with a lot of money raise happier kids. Maybe they do. Maybe parents with college degrees have better outcomes. Maybe we could prove that. Does that mean that low income couples with high school educations should not be allowed to marry or adopt children? Of course not. (continued on page 29)

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National News Briefs compiled by Dennis McMillan

Seattle, WA - Anti-Equality Haters Submit Signatures for Ballot – 6.6

C olu mbi a , MO - Fi r s t Tr a n sge nde r Wit ne s s Eve r t o Te s t i f y B e for e Senate on ENDA – 6.7

Same-sex marriage opponents in Washington State have submitted signatures to revoke the freedom to marr y by a vote on the November ballot following the passage of a marriage bill earlier this year. It was signed by Governor Chris Gregoire and scheduled to go into ef fect later that week. “During the week in which loving and committed same-sex couples in Washington were preparing to share in the joy of the f irst marriage ceremonies in the state, antigay advocates have decided instead to submit signatures forcing them to put a hold on their happiness and fend of f a referendum on whether or not they can get married,” said National Campaign Director of Freedom to Mar r y Marc Solomon. “ We k now t hat Washing tonians bel ieve in freedom and fa ir ness, and a majority want to see all people share in the joy and responsibilities of marr iage.” He said as an act ive partner in Washing ton United for Mar r iage, Freedom to Marr y w i l l work t irelessly to ensure that voters hear the stories and learn about the lives of loving and committed same-sex couples from Washington. “We are conf ident that, as they do, they will conclude that a vote to take away their freedom to marry is out of sync with the Golden Rule values that all Washingtonians hold.” Well, not all!

An openly transgender person for the f irst time is set to testify before the Senate about the lack of federal employment LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections and the need to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Kylar Broadus, founder of the Columbia, Mo. based Trans People of Color Coalition, is scheduled be among f ive witnesses who will speak during the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing entitled, “Equality At Work: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act.” Broadus is an attorney who hails from Missouri and founded the organization in 2010. He has written essays on transgender rights, won awards for LGBTQ advocacy, is a board member of the National Black Justice Coalition and was formerly on the board for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. A previous Senate hearing in 2009 had no transgender witnesses. A House hearing at around the same time featured testimony from Vandy Beth Glenn, who was f ired from her job at the Georgia General Assembly for being transgender. Hey, Senate, it’s about time!

Source: Washington Blade

Source: Freedom to Marry Newsletter

Da llas, TX - Boy Scouts Not Prepa red to Accept Queers – 6.62 Boy Scouts of A mer ica says it has no plans to ease its ban on LGBTQ leaders and scouts after receiv ing an online petition urging a reversal from the activist group, Cha nge.org. Rober t M a zzuca, ch ief execut ive of t he scouts at their Dallas-area headquarters, said the resolut ion was referred to a committee for rev iew after he received it t he week pr ior. “ We have no pla ns at t he moment to make any changes,” said Mazzuca. He said similar resolutions have been handled the same way in the past. The resolution was submitted to scout of f icials at the group’s annual national meeting in Orlando. Boy Scouts spokesman Deron Smith said the group agreed to meet privately with petitioners and to receive the petition “as a courtesy” for those seeking the policy change.

M ichael Jones, deput y campaig n d irector for Change. org, sa id more t han 275,0 0 0 people sig ned t he online petition and more are continuing to do so. Several thousand signers were current or former scouts or scout leaders. The resolution calls for reinstatement of a lesbian den leader, Jen n i fer Ty r rel l, removed because of her sexual orientation. “What’s historic here is for the f irst time you’ve seen people organize online … to challenge the Boy Scout policy,” Jones said.

Source: Change.org

New Orleans, LA – Lawmakers Condemn Commitment Ceremony on Ar my Base – 6.6 Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Christian School Rescinds Job Offer to Gay Teacher – 6.6 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy had extended a verbal offer to Jonathan Zeng for a position at their school, and several hours later rescinded the offer of employment after directly questioning Zeng about his sexual orientation. Cincinnati includes sexual orientation and gender identity in their nondiscrimination protections. The Academy, as a religious school, is exempt under the law. But that doesn’t make their action morally right. Polling last year found that 86 percent of Christians believed the very tenets of their faith compelled them to support protections for LGBTQ people under the law. HRC and Equality Cincinnati are calling on members and supporters to contact the CHCA administration and board of trustees, urging them to do the right thing and hire the most qualified candidates for open jobs – regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Academy put Zeng through an interview process and concluded he was one of the best people for the job. His sexual orientation should in no way change that assessment; but the school, which touts diversity, has taken Zeng out of the running simply because he was gay. This is an injustice to both Zeng and the CHCA community, sending the message to students that there’s something wrong with being gay. For the love of Christ!

Two Republican congressmen denounced a same-sex ceremony held at the Army’s Fort Polk training base in Louisiana, saying it violated Defense Department policy. Following last year’s repeal of its “Don’t A sk, Don’t Tell” policy, the Defense Department said chaplains at militar y installations could of f iciate any pr ivate ceremony, as long as it’s not prohibited by state and local laws. Louisiana law does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. The two women took part in a commitment ceremony, and ever yone at the base chapel, understood it was not a marriage ceremony.

But Louisiana Rep. John Fleming said the “marriage-like” ceremony performed by an Army chaplain shouldn’t have been allowed on the base. US Rep. Todd A kin of Missouri claimed the ceremony violated Defense Department policy. “This appears to be a case where political agenda has trumped the rule of law, which is absolutely unacceptable,” A kin fumed.

“The liberal social experiment w ith our militar y continues,” F leming spouted. “My frustration is compounded by the fact that a social agenda, which has nothing to do with militar y readiness or our national defense, is being imposed on our men and women in uniform.”

Yeah, just because they fought for our freedom doesn’t give them the right to equality!

Source: Associated Press

Source: HRC Newsletter

Local News Briefs Faetopia Temporarily Reclaims Vacant Castro Space for Queer Arts and More

Supervisor Reaffirms Commitment to Medical Marijuana Issue

From June 15 - 22, Noe/Market Center vacant storefronts become pop-up queer arts, ecology, theater and community centers. Over 50 artists and collaborators will create a visionary space for the LGBTQ community and their allies in the long vacant Tower Records, next to Cafe Flore at 2286 Market & Noe Streets. During the day, Faetopia will host a visual arts gallery, workshops, meditations, teach-ins, heart circles and more. At night, the arts reign supreme with theater, poetry, queer cuddling, sexy book releases and, of course, plenty of drag.

District 5 Supervisor Christina Olague was a guest during a recent meeting at the low-income medicinal cannabis center, Axis of Love. She is working with Axis Executive Director Shona Gochenaur to allow the Healthy San Francisco program to take co-pays for medical marijuana for poorer patients unable to pay at clubs. Axis is also attempting to get clubs to provide compassionate care for all the collectives.

“Faetopia imagines a world in which queer people are honored and respected for their unique gifts and perspectives, from childbirth to grave by the entirety of the culture,” say organizers. “We believe that the ultimate goal of the LGBT community is to help everyone understand that queers are a natural variation of the human experience; that we have always existed and even sometimes have been celebrated; that our unique perspectives as queers are an immense gift to a community.”

All week there will be a variety of events that fall loosely into the areas of: Visual Arts, Ecology, Sex/Body, Performing Arts, History and Community. Visit faetopia.com to explore the over 40 events that will be happening throughout the week.

Among events not to miss is Drama bin Laden’s new dragsical, Batguy Is Dead, Vol. I & II. Hysteria and mania ensue in the personal lives of the notorious Gotham City villains. June 17th, 20th, 8 pm.

Source: Interview by Dennis McMillan

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“If it weren’t for you folks, the medical cannabis issue wouldn’t be where it is at in San Francisco,” said Olague. She emphasized we have to make sure medical cannabis is a priority in this City. “You need to hold our feet to the fire,” she said. “I’m grateful to Axis of Love providing me the necessary education.” She revealed she is from the working class. “I grew up on a farm labor camp in the valley, so I am very aware of what it means to struggle. I was certainly not born with privilege, and I am never going to forget my roots.” She said hopefully Supervisors David Campos and Jane Kim would continue to prioritize this. “My heart is with the compassion community.”

Olague was appointed by the mayor and will be running for her seat in November. “This is going to be a very competitive race, and I hope I have your support,” she said. “I am a progressive supervisor, and you will hear all kinds of things, but I hope you know of my commitment over the years to this [medical marijuana] issue.”

Source: Attended by Dennis McMillan

Arts&Entertainment Frameline: From Spellbinding to Superficial

Film

Gary M. Kramer

As a young boy, lonely Pim dresses up in his mother’s tiara and lipstick.

At 15, Pim ( Jelle Floorizoone) is attracted to his handsome older neighbor, Gino (Mathias Vergels). A scene of them having a sleepover in a tent is highly erotic. North Sea Texas [ June 15, 9:30 pm, Castro], set in a coastal town in Flanders, chronicles Pim’s heartache and jealousy as he comes of age. Pim is shattered when Gino finds a girlfriend. And when he develops a crush on Zoltan (Thomas Coumans), his mother’s border, other romantic complications ensue. This stylized film captures the awkward blush of f irst love and stirrings of same-sex desire, but the film’s lyrical approach keeps audiences at a distance except for the most emotional moments.

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The shorts program, Fun in Boys Shorts [ June 16, 11:00 am Castro; June 24, 2:00 pm, Castro], is a mixed bag. The best entry, the inspired Spanish import, Unanimated, features a cartoon character struggling with being different in a real-life world.

Jobriath

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The Frameline Film Festival opens tonight, so here is another roundup of films unspooling at the fest:

Elliot Loves

Other highlights include the sweet prom story, Crush, and Scott Thompson’s comic turn in Four Pounds. Two entries, however, are more awkward than amusing: 33 Teeth about a young teen with a crush on his neighbor, and Shabbat Dinner, in which two teens hook up while their parents dine in the next room. And two other entries—Two Guys in a Backyard, and 7 Deadly Kisses— are slight and not particularly satisfying.

Executive produced by and featuring Lance Bass, a Laurel, MS native, the inspiring documentary Mississippi I Am [ June 16, 6:30pm Castro] showcases many poignant stories by and about LGBTQ Mississippians. It opens with queer youth explaining the state’s “tight knit” and deeply religious communities, and how folks will turn their backs on anyone who is “different in any way.”

Prof iling half a dozen courageous

LGBTQ individuals, Mississippi I Am features young lesbians like Jessi, who describes being physically ill because she was lying to her family about her sexuality. Yet Jessi is proud of her traditionalist grandmother—who disapproves of her granddaughter’s penchant for wearing men’s clothes—but remains close to her, even asking Jessi about her love life. Another moving story chronicles Pam, the Pastor for an LGBT church that met in secret

to protect the identities of its congregants. Mississippi I Am also details the fight that resulted in a legal battle, which developed when Constance McMillen wanted to take her girlfriend to the prom. It is the testimony by the f ilm’s unlikely, but empowered, activists that make Mississippi I Am so moving.

T he indel ible image of a g un, wrapped in a condom and enveloped by a vagina in the opening moments of Mommy Is Coming [ June 16, 9:30 pm, Victoria], gives viewers a taste of what’s to come in Cheryl Dunye’s fabulous fairy tale recast as an over the top porn comedy. Claudia (Papi Coxxx), an old-fashioned butch, is unable to trust her insatiable girlfriend Dylan (Lil Harlow) enough to let her have sex with her. Dylan wants fireworks and trumpets from sex, and dumps Claudia, who resists losing control. When Claudia visits a Berlin sex club one night, she puts on a mustache and loosens her inhibitions.

Becoming Claude, she tries some new things. Later, in guy-disguise, she ends up unknowingly f lirting with Dylan’s mother, Helen (Maggie Tapert). Everything (and everyone) comes together one night at a hotel in the big climax. Dunye showcases plenty of wit with the twat, as Mommy Is Coming features some amusing comic bits among the raunchy hardcore scenes.

The film also includes some clever direct address commentaries with cast members and various sex club extras that put the film’s messages—about love, trust, and sex—into perspective.

A real sleeper, Elliot Loves [ June 18, 7:00 pm, Victoria; June 20, 9:30 pm, Elmwood] is poignant comedy(continued on next page) BAY T IM ES JUNE 14, 2012 13

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Joshua Tree

My Best Day [ June 19, 7:00 pm, Elmwood; June 20 9:30 pm, Castro] is a slight but sly comedy about a handful of characters in a small town. The interlocking stories all feature folks with identity issues searching for something. For Karen (Rachel Style), it’s her father, who moved away—to possibly the next small town over from where she lives. For Ray (Robert Salerno), a scrawny kid, it’s escape from the bullies and a date with Kathy (Haley Murphy). And for gay Eugene (Harris Doran), it’s “meatless meat.” But these characters—along with Latino Neil (Raúl Castillo), Stacey ( Jo Armenoix), a compulsive gambler, and Meagan (Ashlie Atkison), a lesbian torn between two girlfriends—all discover nice surprises as My Best Day unfolds. And audiences will be won over by this quirky little indie, if they get into the film’s offbeat rhythm. Writer/director Erin Greenwell displays an eye for both striking compositions and lovely details, such as a gag involving Meagan calling her girlfriend at work.

Never heard of 1970s glam rock star Jobriath? Check out Jobriath A.D. [ June 19, 9:30 pm, Victoria], an absolutely mesmerizing documentary that unearths the amazing, strangebut-true story of super rock would-be superstar—who never became a star.

A talented, unique singer and incredibly accomplished pianist, Jobriath performed in the musical Hair before he created his flamboyant stage persona that one observer called, “out queen-ed Queen.” But whereas the similarly androgynous David Bowie was mostly performing feminine, Jobriath dubbed himself a “true fairy,” and perhaps committed career suicide by outing himself. Yet Jobriath A.D. suggests the musician’s epic fail may have been orchestrated by Jerry Brandt, his promoter, exploiting him.

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drama about the title character—a motor-mouthed Dominican growing up in New York City. The narrative toggles between Elliot as a kid struggling with his f laky mother and her deadbeat boyfriends, and Elliot as an adult emulating his mother by being attracted to the wrong guys. Deftly chronicling Elliot’s trials and tribulations as he searches for love and validation, this low-budget but heartfelt film directed by Terracino, is just like its title character—charming, rough around the edges and totally lovable.

Mommy Is Coming

post-rock star career developments.

Featuring incredible performance footage, smart commentaries from queer musicians Stephin Merritt and Jake Shears, as well as contributions from other showbiz names—Ann Magnuson, Dennis Christopher, Joey Arias—this inventive film is a remarkable story of fame, failure, and reinvention.

Tree 1951 is practically too cool for its own good. Writer/director Matthew Mishory does not provide any depth to Dean or make him engaging. Dean moves in with his roommate (Dan Glenn), visits Joshua Tree, and attends naked pool parties given

by Roger (Edward Singletary), who helps his career. It’s all super stylized and completely superficial.

Luminously shot (in black and white) but languidly paced, Joshua Tree 1951 [ June 21, 4:15 pm, Castro] is an ambitious if ultimately unsuccessful film about the pre-fame years of James Dean ( James Preston). Focusing mainly on the bisexual actor’s acting exercises and bedroom activities, the film is incredibly gorgeous, but also incredibly dull. From tedious acting classes at UCLA to Dean teaching a casual pickup the difference between active and passive sex, Joshua

Gay filmmaker André Téchiné’s intriguing new drama, Unforgivable [ June 22, 1:45 pm, Castro], has crime writer Francis (André Dussollier) asking bisexual real estate agent Judith (Carole Bouquet) to move in with him.

Later, when Francis suspects Judith is cheating on him, he hires her ex-lover’s son Jérémie (Mauro Conte) to follow his wife. Does Francis’ spying on Judith prompt her to sleep with Jérémie? Are Francis’ actions a scheme to cure his writer’s block? And what are

the ramifications of Judith’s affair?

The film remains spellbinding as it slowly reveals the answers.

Worldly Affairs [ June 22, 4:30 pm, Castro] is a mostly strong collection of international male shorts. Your Warmth, from Israel, is an achingly tender and powerful story of a young man’s yearning for affection. Equally excellent is Alle Werden, a German drama about a young man who falls for his best friend’s colleague—unaware of the trouble it may cause. Also from Germany is the outstanding It’s Consuming Me, a 4-minute video that captures everything about loving someone. It features a great payoff. More or Less, from Brazil boasts an obvious ending, but that doesn’t mar this otherwise engaging short too much. Less successful, however, are the Cuban entry Mila Caos, about drag perform-

ers, and a juvenile delinquent drama The Wilding, from Australia.

In A Map to Talk [ June 22, 9:30 pm, Roxie], Roberta (Moro Andrea) comes out to her critical mother Ana (Mariana Prat), has sex with her girlfriend Javiera (Francisca Bernardi) and then takes them both out on a boat. Confined to the open sea, Ana may try to sabotage her daughter’s relationship, but Javiera—who is supposed to show Ana how “normal” her relationship with Roberta is—may jeopardize things instead. A Map to Talk boasts a trio of unself-conscious performances as it shows how families and lovers sometimes go along to get along. Viewers who go on this journey of revelations and seasickness will find this Chilean import a passable time-filler. © 2012 Gary M. Kramer

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The Pink Triangle of Twin Peaks

By Patrick Carney

we wea r ou r pi n k t r ia ngles by choice; they had no choice in the concent rat ion ca mps. We have to remember the past or it w ill happen again...and sooner than we think! As Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” I don’t think it is so much about having the courage to remember, as it is about generating the energ y and ef fort so others “aren’t” allowed to forget. An acre of pink fabric is an in-your-face kind of thing, but it will hopefully inspire others to t r y to f i nd out what t he display means.

Patrick Carney founded the Pink Triangle project and Friends of the Pink Tr iangl e g roup. He and support e rs are responsible for the annual installation of an outdoor display at the top of Twin Peaks in San Francisco during Pride Weekend of June each year.

An architect by t ra i n i n g , C a r n e y says t h at t h e a nn u a l i n st a ll a t i o n of t h e P i n k Tr ia n gl e h a s beco m e a labor of love that includes members of his family, friends and volunteers.

For anyone who has not yet not iced, a g ig a nt ic pi n k t r ia ngle has appeared atop Tw i n Pea k s here in San Francisco on the last weekend of June every year since 1996. Measuring 200 feet across and close to an acre in size, the triangle is a visible, yet mute, reminder of man’s inhumanit y to man. On June 23rd, t he colorful display that can be seen for nearly 20 miles will return for its 17th appearance.

To many, the pink triangle is a brightly colored, graphic image t hat has come to represent t he L GBT movement, a nd t here is of ten not a con nec t ion to t he tragic history of how the symbol ca me about. T he pin k t r iangle wa s used by t he Na zis i n concentration camps to identify and s h a me homo s e x u a l pr i s oner s .

This symbol, which was used to d i f ferent iate one “u ndes i r able g roup” from anot her “undesirable group,” has been embraced by the gay community as a symbol of pride.

T he d i s pl ay st a r ted a s a n attempt to add a little extra color ( pin k it t ur ns out) to t he 199 6 P r ide Pa rade. We were sit t i ng in a restaurant on Market Street wondering how we could spread the weekend’s festivities to other par ts of t he cit y and not iced a huge blank canvas right outside the w indow – Tw in Peaks. The Pink Triangle of Twin Peaks was born three weeks later. It started out as a renegade crafts project that went up in the dark of night, and is now appreciated enough for the community and the city’s elected off icials to help celebrate.

Once we learned so many people did not know about the stor y of the pink tr iangles used in Nazi c onc ent r at ion c a mp s , a n nu a l commemoration ceremonies were then established. It is great to live in a city where one can not only put an enormous pink triangle on a hill in the middle of the town, but the mayor, supervisors, senators, assembly persons, and our cong ressperson have show n up and taken part.

T h i s “c o m m u n i t y - b u i l d i n g p r o j ect ” educates many beyond t he LGBT community about our history. A primary goal has been to get the message out that “Hate Must Stop.” Approximately 100 hardwork ing indiv iduals volunteer to make the Pink Tr iangle d isplay possible ever y yea r by climbing the hill and installing over 175 br ight pin k canvasses and hammering them to the hill with thousands of 12”-long steel spi kes. Tw in Pea k s is a notor iously fogg y spot during the sum-

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mer, yet it seems every year the fog clears and the Pink Triangle shines upon the city. It’s not subtle. There’s no room for subtlety on Pride Weekend.

T he d isplay has doubled in size many times, requir ing f ive pa i nt i ng pa r t ies. T hough now large, the display's most g igantic aspect is not its size, but how many people it has hopefully educated and inspired. We install nu mer ou s pl a c a r d s a lon g t he edge of the tourist over-look that is a few feet above the top edge of the Pink Triangle. We like to stay back and observe people reading the signs that describe the project and hear how they all universally seem to say: “I didn’t know that.”

That means the educat ion pro cess is working.

At the ceremony each year, nearly everyone, including the elected of f icials, wears one of our signature Pink Triangle t-shirts out of solidarity and camaraderie for those who wore a pink triangle in concentrations camps. However,

A big inspiration for keeping the annual San Francisco Pink Triangle display going was learning that after the camps were liberated, and a l l of t he ot her pr isoners were let go, gays were put back in prison. The discriminat ion a nd dehu ma n i zat ion cont i nue d - s i mpl y b e c au s e t he y were homosexual. It was amazi ng to me t hat a f ter a l l of t he carnage and horror of the camps wa s revea led to t he world v i a new sreel s , a nd people a rou nd the globe were unif ied in shock a nd d i sbel ief, somehow it wa s still okay to throw the gays back i n pr ison. T hat k i nd of hat red a n d d i s c r i m i n a t io n c e r t a i n l y doesn’t exist here, but there are still plenty of places in the world where it is not only alright to discriminate against homosexuals, but also some even look the other way when we are killed T he Tw in Pea k s P in k Tr iangle itself was set on f ire in 2009 in a n a r son h ate - cr i me. I f a r son of t he P i n k Tr i a ngle c a n t a ke place in gay-friendly San Francisco, one can only imagine the

Bearing Witness How much shame is there counting to 15,000? To notice each and every pink triangle separate and as one?

Go to the mini-park* above Milk Plaza.

Waiting for you, 15 granite pylons imbedded with pink triangles, each commemorates one thousand LGBT persecuted. Killed.

Walk upon the pink quartz.

Then look to the hill; see what love places there each June.

Bear witness among roses and foxglove. Never forgetting is sentinel and antidote. Silent no longer. Proudly they rest. * Created in 2003 by the Eureka Valley Foundation, The Pink Triangle Park (http://pinktrianglepark.org/) is the first permanent and freestanding memorial in America to LGBT individuals persecuted, imprisoned and killed during the Nazi regime.

-Kit Kennedy, Bay Times Poet in Residence

discrimination and hatred some face in less tolerant areas. That wasn’t t he f irst t ime t here was an incident at the Pink Triangle.

I n 20 01, a homophobic tour ist went into a rant and ultimately at t a c ked my pa r t ner Hos sei n.

Other tourists jumped in to help and ca l led t he pol ice. There is obv iously still much to be done to educate the public.

As the project has grown it has become more log ist ica l ly complex. Even t hough I st a r ted t he pr oje c t w it h f r iend s Tom Tremblay and the late M ichael Brow n, t he project has cont inued long a fter t hei r pa r t icipat ion ceased. The ma in workers and support for the past 14 years are my par tner Hossein Sepas, my sister Colleen Hodgkins and mother. Without them, the displ ay s i mply wou ld not st i l l be h a pp en i n g a s t he pr oje c t h a s grown not only in size but also in logistics. A wide spectrum of the population helps install the display each year: gay, straight, all races, young and old. Ever y year it is inspiring that there are many families who participate so t heir chi ldren may lear n about respecting others at an early age.

T he you ngest i nst a l ler (w it h a tiny hammer) is usually around 3 years old. The oldest is usually my mother, Edith Carney; she is about to turn 89. She greets the volunteers, passes out cof fee and donuts, and chats with everyone.

Colleen’s sons, their girlfriends, my cous i n s , t hei r s pouses a nd many of my straight friends going as back as far as high school also help. The “timeline” article (see next page) shows the ef fort it takes to do the annual display a nd ceremony. My cel l phone usually starts ringing early while we are installing the Pink Triangle as friends and relatives driving over the Bay Bridge help us by calling to say how large the d isplay a lready is even t hough there is still much left to install.

A fter the ceremony we traverse the streets and highways to view and photograph the display from

as many angles as possible. We also f ind our way to rooftops in t he C a st r o a nd on dow nt ow n high rises to f ind the most illust rat ive photo a ngles. We k now we only have a day and half to enjoy it.

T h is yea r’s P i n k Tr ia ngle d is play will cost many-many thous a nd s of d ol l a r s for s u p pl ie s , rental truck, lectern and sound system for t he commemorat ion ceremony, insurance, ba l loons, t-sh i r t s, n ight t i me l ight i ng equ ipment a nd tech, sec u r it y, and numerous other things, inc lud i ng t he a n nua l stor a ge of the multi-ton display itself. The funds for 2012 have been raised due to t he generou s cont r ibutions of SF PR IDE , Toad Hall, Badlands (the large checks from both bars came from Les Natali – he has been a major contributor for a number of years), The C a s t r o L ion’s C lub C h a r it ie s that is paying for all the t-shirts again this year, Hodgkins Jewelers and the Sisters of Per petual Indulgence who have contributed consistently for a decade. Bevan Dufty has been instrumental in helping garner donations over the years.

In summation, we do the display because it seems t he lessons of the Holocaust and the pink tria ngle have been lost on ma ny.

Once the lessons of histor y are for g ot t e n , t he y a r e o f t e n r e peated. That is why we have our display. It is important to keep a l ive t he memor y of a l l of t he Holocaust v ict ims to help educate people to what can happen when hatred and bigotry become law as they did under the Nazis in t he 30’s a nd 4 0’s. T he P in k Triangle display is not only is a reminder of what the Nazis did, but also the display is intended as an instrument to initiate discourse concerning hate cr imes.

We want to help prevent others from experiencing the results of hat red t hat M at t hew Shepa rd, A llen Schindler, Brandon Teena, Gwen A r uajo and many ot hers in countless nations around the world have been subjected to. If we can help prevent crimes like t hose committed aga inst t hem, we’ll have been successful in our ef fort to inform the public.

Special thanks to Daniel Nicoletta Photography for the aerial i mage. Ot her i mages t hroughout by Hossei n Sepas, Col leen Hodgkins and Patrick Carney.

How to Volunteer: For information on how to volu nteer, plea se cont act Pat r ic k Ca r ney (415 -726 - 4914) or v isit www.thepinktriangle.org.

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48-Hour Installation Synopsis : • Fr id ay : out l i ne of t he Pink Triangle installed • S at u r d ay : r e st of P i n k Tr i a n g le i n st a l led , c om m e m o r a t i o n c e r e m o n y, nighttime lighting • Su nd ay : P i n k Tr i a ngle removed from Twin Peaks

dignitaries to use to christen the Pink Triangle the next day.

Friday: 9a m: My sister Col leen Hodgkins, my partner Hossein Sepas, and I head out to the rental truck lot on Potrero Hill to pick up the 10 -ft. box truck which has been reserved since April.

8:45pm: Take the four test-bottles into the nearby alley and energetically shake up each bottle of champagne and then pop the cork to see which one shoots the furthest.

10am-11am: Pick up a video recorder and then four workers from “Labor Ready” in the Mission.

11:30am: A rrive at the storage facility of f of Bayshore Blvd in an industrial zone. Tom the owner guides me as I back the truck in.

The tr uck is loaded w it h a l l of

roll the 200 -ft-long sides of the display as we drive the 12"-long steel st a kes t h rough it to pro tect it from the wind. Put a few placards up so the tourists know what we are doing. Drive down to st r eet s b elow sever a l t i mes to be sure the display outline is coming out square with the hill so the display will not look lopsided. Contine adjusting the outl ine to ma ke sure it is cor rect.

F i n i sh secu r i ng t he out l i ne to the hill, reload the truck.

4:30 pm: Clean litter and debris of f the hillside so the volunteers don’t have to contend w it h t he trash and other items that have been t h row n over t he h i l l s ide from the vista overlook area.

5pm: Head down the hill to the Castro.

5:15pm: Stop at numerous spots a long Market St reet so we can ta ke photog raphs of t he br ight pink edges out lining what w ill, in the morning, become a oneacre Pink Triangle.

6pm: Drop of f the four workers back at “Labor Ready.”

6:30pm : Drive to my apartment to pick up my nearly 89-year-old mother who has been sitting by the phone jotting down messages from potential volunteers all day long. Then return all phone calls.

the contents of the Pink Triangle storage box, which weighs thousands of pounds and f ills the entire back of the rental box truck.

Noon: Dr ive across t he st reet a nd feed t he day-laborer s a nd ourselves at a restaurant on Bayshore. We w il l al l need the energ y for what is to come in the afternoon.

12:30am – 4:30pm: Install outline of triangle. Unload the two 200ft long x 4 ft w ide pieces of br ight pi n k sa i lc lot h t hat w i l l for m t he out l i ne of t he Tw i n Peaks Pink Triangle. Slowly un-

7pm: Dinner at our favorite Persian Restaurant at Van Ness and Sutter.

8:30pm: Head across the street to BevMo to purchase four testbottles of champagne to be sure w e g e t t h e m o s t “e x p l o s i v e ” champagne we can f ind for the

9pm: Purchase a case of the two champagnes which shot the furthest for the dignitaries to use to christen the Pink Triangle in the morning.

9 :3 0 p m : M a ke f i na l i n for mat iona l sig ns for t he tou r ist s to read.

10 p m t o M i d n i g ht : R e v ie w messages and emails to be sure the speakers are still conf irmed for the commemoration ceremony in the morning. Start to f inalize the introductory remarks for the dignitaries as, by that time, I have a good idea of who is going to appear.

Saturday: 1am: Finish up the introductory remarks for the ceremony.

2am: To bed.

4:30am: The alarm clock rudely awakens us (usually I am not sleeping anyway – too nervous if there will be enough volunteers and if all will go smoothly for the commemorat ion ceremony in a few hour s. Shower, eat a bowl of cereal, slather on sunscreen, load up t he f i na l item s i n t he truck.

6:00am: Load up 200 Pink Triangle t-shirts for the volunteers as well as many cases of bottled water. Swing by the nearby hotel in the rental truck where there

a re usua l ly t h ree room s f i l led w it h fr iend s a nd relat ives who have come from g reat d ist ances for the weekend to help with the installation, and take-down.

L oad up four or f ive cars w it h volunteers.

6 :15 a m : C a r av a n d o w n Va n Ness then turn up west on Market where there is a great view of the outline of the Pink Triangle t hat was insta l led t he prev ious day. The outline is almost always peaking out of the fog as the installation morning nearly ever y yea r st a r t s w it h fog. Cont i nue up Market to the Safeway center and Starbucks. My partner and I pick up ma ny ga l lons of coffee and tea as well as cups, stirrers, and additives. Meanwhile, my mot her and sisters, cousins a nd f r iend s a re t r aver si ng t he aisles of Safeway f illing up severa l carts w ith good ies to keep the volunteers fueled (generally muf f ins, donuts, cook ies, fr uit, and energ y bars). Caravan continues to the top of Twin Peaks.

they need. A long line of volunteers creates a human conveyor belt to get the tar ps to the bottom of the display and all points b e t w e e n . 175 t a r p s p a i n t e d “Mardi Gras pink” are attached to t he hi l l w it h over 4,0 0 0 12" - lon g st e e l st a ke s t o hold t he tarps onto the notoriously windy Tw i n Pea k s . It i s a n a m a z i ng sound to hear a l l of t he volunteer s pou nd i ng ha m mer s onto the steel stakes. Some neighbors have stated they love the sound and use it as a cue to know it is time to bring their children over to watch.

8:3 0 a m: Install informat ional sig ns along the park ing lot r im to help educate t he tour ists on what the project is about, why it is there, and gives the history of the Pink Triangle.

9 : 0 0 a m : T he lecter n a nd t he sound system have arr ived and a re bei ng set up. A l so sever a l hu nd red pi n k ba l loons have been delivered by this time, including a huge balloon arch.

7am: Volunteers start arriv ing.

Usua l ly t here are severa l there when we drive up. Begin unloading the truck. Hand out an “installation guide.”

7a m – 10a m: The insta l lat ion begins. Layout what is surely the world’s largest private collection of hammers, as well as bags with the 12” long steel stakes so the volu nteer s w i l l h ave t he tool s 9:30 am: Start to set up a stage area for the commemoration ceremony. Move the cars out of the way, clean t he park ing lot, put dow n a plast ic l i ner to protect the f inish surface, unroll a huge 30 ft x 40 ft piece of pink sailclot h wh ich is not t he wa l k ing surface. Place the lectern; attach a pink triangle to the front of the lecter n. Set up an area for t he ba nd to cong regate. T he ba nd has arrived by then as is at the other side of the parking lot preparing.

10a m: Inject red food color ing through the cork of each champagne bottle to add pressure and to turn the champagne pink.

10 a m : T he d ig n it a r ies a nd Grand Marshals begin to arrive.

They mingle with the volunteers and ot her elected of f icia ls and pose for photos.

10:15am: The SF Freedom Band set s up a nd st a r t s to enter t a i n the crowd while we wait for the rest of the dignitaries to arrive.

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Happy Pride Welcome to you r per sona l pi n k tr iangle. Inspired by the “pressm a n’s h at ” a nd t he 19 9 9 -20 0 0 New Year’s San Francisco Chronicle pa r t y hat, we i nv ite you to fold up these two pages into a 3-D triangle. If you are feeling creative, send us some photos with your triangle that we can put up on our Facebook page or publ ish. Send to editor@sf baytimes.com. Have fun!

Directions: 1. F l ip over so t hat pi n k side is facing down.

2. Following dotted lines, fold up each side from the top corner to middle of both pages.

3. Fold b ot t om p oi nt up a lon g horizontal dotted line.

4. Fold left and right corners in to form the folded triangle.

5. Tape or staple at top.

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10 : 3 0 a m : T h e c o m m e m o r a t ion ceremony beg i ns w it h t he band playing “California Here I Come.” The ceremony starts out with a telling of the “History of the Pink Tr iangle” (generally a celebrity tells the histor y of the Pink Triangle – those in the past include Cloris Leachman, Bruce V i l a nc h , L e s l ie Jor d a n , G r a ham Nor ton, Yig it P ura, A ndy Bel l, Roger Rees, Wi lson Cr uz and A lice Hoglan, the mother of Mark Bingham).

11:45am: Group photo of everyone in our pink triangle t-shirts.

It is usually an amazing image.

11:45am-Noon: Much mingling.

Noon to 1:30pm: Put away the stage area, clean the parking lot, load up.

1:30pm: Drive down the hill to observe what we have done.

2 pm: Lunch at t he sa me Noe Valley restaurant we have gone to for years.

3 pm: Drive all over taking photos from many dif ferent angles.

7pm: Meet the lighting consultant and help locate the generator and t he sk y-tracker searchlights, which w i l l soon pan the night sky.

10:40am: Then the various dign it a r ie s m a k e r e m a r k s , s o me start out w ith the more ser ious mea n i ng of t he P i n k Tr i a ngle a nd how m a ny L GB T Q’s a r e st i l l per secuted tod ay ; a l l end with enthusiastic remarks about Pride Weekend and the advances t he com mu n it y ha s made over the year.

11: 3 0 a m : C h r i s t e n i n g of t he P in k Tr iangle. T he band plays as the dignitaries pop the champag ne cork s a nd shoot bubbly over the Pink Triangle.

Dr ive dow n t he h i l l so we ca n look bac k a nd c a l l i n i n st r uct ion s on what need s to be adjusted concerning the lights. Use a cell phone to speak with those on the hill on where to re-aim or raise lights.

10:3 0 pm: Enter t he P ink Saturday Street Party that contains severa l hundred t housand peo ple. Observe how the lighting on Twin Peaks looks, call in adjustments as necessar y, tr y to hear for ou r s e l ve s how t he i l lu m i nated pink triangle is going over with the crowd. Weather plays a big part; there must be moisture in the air for the searchlights to show (much l i ke t hey spray fog into dance clubs so the lighting w i l l show up). Snea k onto t he roof of a notable Castro estab -

lishment (to remain unnamed) to take photos of the nighttime illumination of the Pink Triangle.

E x it t he st reet pa r t y, f i nd our way back to the car, drive back up to the top of Twin Peaks.

12a m: Midnight – PROM P TLY: The spotlights and the klieglights are shut of f.

Sunday: M id n i g ht t o a p p r ox . 2 a m : T he gener ator, s pot l ight s a nd klieg lights are all packed up and hauled away via multiple trips in the wee hours down the Peninsula.

2am: Everyone to bed. c on s ider volu nt eer i n g t o he lp with this task.)

7a m : C r a w l o u t o f b e d a n d watch t he new s to be sure t he P in k Tr iangle has not been set on f ire again as it was in 2009.

Shower and dress.

8:30pm: Caravan down the hill, drop of f the truck with the Pink Triangle at a secure location.

9pm: Mother hosts a dinner at t he sa me dow ntow n T ha i res taurant each year for those who helped take down the Pink Triangle.

8:00am - 9am: Eat at the hotel buf fet with family and extendedfamily.

10 a m : Ta ke photos wh i le t he light is still coming from the east (before noon).

11am - 4pm: On Twin Peaks to keep reattach ing t he P in k Tr iangle to the hillside if the wind is blowing or if people are walking on the display.

4pm - 8pm: Take down of the one-acre pin k t r iangle d isplay, including rolling up each of the 20 0 -ft-long edges. It is usua l ly d i f f ic u lt to get enough volu nteers for t h is. ( Readers, please

Monday: 7 am: Up and get ready to put t he pr oje c t aw ay for a not her year.

9am: This day is the reverse order of Friday morning as we return all of the rental equipment.

Star t dropping t h ings of as we drive from one outlet to the next.

11am - 11:30am: The Pink Triangle is lovingly put away in the same storage unit until the next June.

Noon: Retur n t he renta l tr uck to Pot rero H i l l , t hen c a r av a n back into central San Francisco.

1pm: Lunch for all of those who helped unload the Pink Triangle into its storage unit.

2:3 0 p m : G o o dbyes a s out- oftowners sadly begin to leave.

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Pretty in Pink believes the event is about transforming that Nazi badge worn by gays in internment camps into a celebration.

Heidi Beeler It’s not often that the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band is asked to bring pep music, our baton twirler, and all the sequins we can scrounge up to an event commemorating the Nazi persecution of homosexuals. But the Pink Triangle dedication isn’t your average Holocaust remembrance.

At the top of Twin Peaks—overlook i ng t he C a st ro on t he Satu r d ay mor n i n g of P r ide we e kend— volunteers, pol it icians, b a nd mu s ic i a n s , a nd e v e n t he pod ium and t he mount a in itsel f spor t f la m i ng pi n k t r ia ngles on their chests. A pink balloon arch f loats above the podium and pink bubbly is sprayed dow nhi l l over the 1-acre, hot pink installation.

A fr iend of m ine ca l ls t he g iant i nver ted t r i a ngle “ Tw i n Pea k s’ Bikini Bottom,” and I’m not sure the organizers would object. Pink Triangle founder Patrick Carney

“ T he ba nd , t he upb e at mu s ic , baton t w irlers, hundreds of pink balloons, the pink stage, the exaggerated scale of the gigantic display and the champagne christening all help allev iate the tension and importantly emphasize what I keep saying over and over... that this once symbol of hate is indeed now a sy mbol of Pr ide,” Carney shared in an email.

S a n Fr a nc i s c o’s P i n k Tr i a n g le started in the same, time-honored way ma ny revered LGBT t rad it ion s have – a f ter da rk to avoid police detection. In 1996 without a permit, Carney with his friends T homa s Tremblay a nd M ichael Brown snuck up to Twin Peaks and installed its f irst Pink Triangle in the dead of night before the Pride Parade. The idea of the iconic gay symbol appearing like a crop circle on the mountain overlook ing the Castro tick led them. Carney told the SF Chronicle in a 2010 interview that during the f irst year they’d quipped, “Look! Up on the hill! It’s a sign!”

W hat started as a prank quick ly became an annual mission. Carney wanted to create an event that would remind the LGBT commun it y of t he ser ious or ig i n of it s

f lamingo-pink symbol to emphasize that the f ight for LGBT rights isn’t over. He i nv ited SF-g row n politicians like Mark Leno, Tom Ammiano, Carole Migden, Bevan Duft y, and var ious incar nat ions of the Mayor. He invited national and international f igures like Stua r t M i l k , Lt. Da n Choi, Dust i n Lance Black, Bruce Vilanch, and A ndy B el l. He a l so i nv ited t he Freedom Band.

He wanted the Band’s upbeat parade music to lend a feeling of celebrat ion to a somber topic. The Ba nd wa s so bu r ied w it h ot her Pride events – the Pride Concert, the Dyke March, Pink Saturday, t he Mot her of a l l Pr ide Parades – t hat it wa sn’t u nt i l 20 0 0 t hat enough musicians could squeeze it in. That year, as the sun burned of f t he fog, Ca r ney h i m sel f re cou nted t he h istor y of t he pi n k t r i a n g le. T he feat u r ed s p ea ker was Dorot hy Hajdys, mot her of A llen Schindler, the naval of f icer who was beaten to death in 1992 i n t he wa ke of Cl i nton’s DA DT compromise.

Today, after 17 years, the Pink Triangle dedication has become an integral part of San Francisco’s Pride weekend, a must-attend event for Grand Marshals and politicians… and for the Freedom Band too. Remembrance and celebration: it’s a powerful combination.

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SFLGFB's Louie Retiring Jad ine L ouie, ar t ist ic d irect o r /c o n d u c t o r of t he SF L e s bian/Gay Freedom Ba nd for 13 y e a r s , h a s announced she’s stepping dow n from t he pod ium at t he end of June. Louie will wrap up the Band’s 34th year conducting the Annual Pride Concert, 7 & 9 pm, Friday, June 22.

“Jad ine has ser ved as a r t ist ic d irector longer than any conductor in the Band’s 34 -year histor y,” says Ju l ie Wi l l ia mson, president of t he Band’s board of directors and head of the Band’s artistic director search team. “After 13 years as

conductor, she felt it was time to pass the baton, so to speak.”

During her tenure, the Band was named the Off icial Band of the City of San Francisco by the Boa rd of Super v isor s, per for m i ng more t ha n 50 community concerts, 13 Pride Concerts and at hundreds of parades, civ ic and commun it y events. In addition to programming the Band’s milestone 20th and 25th anniversar y concerts, L ou ie t r a n sfor med t he Ba nd’s nat iona l ly re nowned Dance-A long Nutcracker® from a concer t w it h da nci ng i nto a n out rageous va r iet y show, featur ing g uest per formers, professional dancers and program themes.

Louie is a teacher and conductor, acclaimed for making musical ideas accessible at all levels of understanding. She has been named an Honorary Grand Marshal of the SF Pride Celebration, the “spiritual center” of the Dance-A long Nutcracker (SF Chronicle) and the Best Justif ication for Music in the Schools by the Bay Guardian.

T he Bay Times hopes that many of you will join us in thanking her for her service during the Annual Pride Concert. We all w ish her well, and look for wa rd to hea r i ng about her next work ventures.

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Who Is Included in Your Family?

Examined Life Tom Moon Russ c a me out to h i s fa m i ly at age t went y, and quick ly lear ned t hat t he pr ice of cont i nued accept a nce w a s to a g ree to some strict terms – that he not “rub our noses in it” as h is fat her put it, that he not discuss his “lifestyle” w it h a nyone i n t he fa m i ly, a nd that he not be “obvious” to relatives. For “not making an issue of it,” he was rewarded with regular phone cont act w it h h i s pa rent s and brothers, and what seemed to be genuine af fection on his visits “home.”

Eventually he formed a committed partnership with another man whom he deeply loved. But every year at Christmas, he f lew across

t r ibe are w i l l ing to put up w it h levels of abuse and insensit iv it y from families that they wouldn’t dream of tolerating from friends.

When asked why they put up with so much, they just say “Well, you know, they’re family.”

t he count r y to v isit h is fa mi ly w it hout h i s hu sba nd , whom he w a s d i s c ou r a g e d f r om e ven ment ion i ng. A f ter f i f teen yea r s t o g e t h e r, R u s s ’s p a r t n e r d i e d u nex pected ly, a nd he mou r ned h is deat h w it h no com for t from h i s fa m i ly. T hey k new t hat h i s “roommate” had died, but having never seen t he t wo toget her, or ever discussed their relationship, they had no real understanding of Ross’s loss.

That was the moment when a light went on for Russ. In a slow, calm voice he sa id, “ I’m sad because the man I cared for most in this world, who was my lover and closest friend, died last month.” Then he hung up. He hasn’t called her since, and has not responded to em a i l s f rom h i s pa rent s t a k i ng him to task for being so “unkind.”

He’s not closed to the possibility of reconciliation, he tells me, but not unless he sees drastic changes in them.

I regularly f ind that my work as a psychotherapist is about subverting family loyalty, and questioni n g t he “s a c r ed nes s” of fa m i ly t ies. Ear ned loya lt y is precious, but loyalty that springs from guilt is a lways ha r m f u l. It’s com mon to bel ieve we’re st uck w it h ou r families, but family isn’t fate. It can be very helpful to look at each relationship in our lives and ask questions like these: Do I feel safe in this relat ionship? Do we tr ust each ot her? Do we s uppor t each other’s values and life goals? Are there mutual af fection and respect?

Do I know and feel known by this person? Do we enjoy each other’s company? The people for whom we answer most ly “yes” to these quest ions a re ou r spi r it ua l a nd emot ion a l “ f a m i l ie s ,” whet her or not we’re related biolog ically.

They alone are the ones who deserve our love and loyalty.

Even in 2012, Russ’s story is still hardly unique. Too many in our

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A m o n t h a f t e r h i s h u s b a n d ’s deat h , Ru s s c a l led h i s mot her.

When she asked how he was doing he said, “I’m feeling awfully sad today.” She replied, “Oh? About what, dear?”

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telev ision ser ies, D oog i e Howse r, M.D. Harris garnered two Emmy Awards in 2010 for his guest appearance on Glee and his hosting of the 63 rd Annual Tony Awards.

Just this past Sunday, Neil Patrick Harr is delighted by host ing, for the third time, the 66th A nnual Tony Awards.

Kathleen Archambeau “This a in’t Rea lit y T V. This is 8 shows a week! Now go see a Mother - @ # $ % & Broadway show!”

Neil Patrick Harris, Host, 66th Annual Tony Award Show and Emmy Award-winning Actor Born in A lbuquerque, New Mexico, Neil Patrick Harris made his f ilm debut in Clara’s Heart , starr i ng W hoopi G oldber g. A t t he r ipe old age of 15 he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Discovered at a Drama Camp in L a s Cr uces, New Mex ico, Ha rr is wa s ca st t he fol low i ng yea r, 1990, in the starr ing role in the

O pen ly gay since 20 0 6, Nei l P a t r ic k H a r r i s a n nou nc e d h i s engagement to David Burtka via Tw it ter just a f ter t he M a r r iage Equality Act in New York passed on June 24, 2011. Harris has been w it h Dav id Bur t ka, a fel low actor, since 2004. In a town where “ y o u’r e n e v e r q u i t e e n o u g h ,” Ha r r i s told O pr a h i n a n i nterview (at the couple’s home in the Sa n Fer na ndo Va l ley) t hat juggling his and his partner’s careers hasn’t always been easy. Burtka, in fact, gave up act ing to st udy at L e Cordon Bleu in Pasadena in order to carve out a new career in catering in 2009.

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Inspiring LGBTQ Prof iles

A versat i le per for mer, Nei l Patrick Harris began sing ing to the a c c ompa n i ment of h i s f at her ’s g u it a r a s a c h i ld . A n u n l i ke ly Hol ly wood star, Harr is’ parents were bot h l aw yer s who r a n a n A merican-style restaurant in A lbuquerque ca l led “ Peren n ia ls ,” now closed.

Oprah met the twins this week and interviewed their dads, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka.

Recipient of the 2009 Trevor Life Awa rd , wh ich honor s “a n i nd iv idua l who...is an inspirat ion to LGBTQ youth,” Harris was elected to t he Boa rd of Di rector s of t he Trevor P roject i n 2010 a nd wa s na med one of t he 100 Most Inf luential People in the World the sa me yea r. Today, he embr aces his role as celebrity emissar y for the Trevor Project. At this year’s Tony’s, Har r is char med t he audience once again, dancing w ith t he c a st of T h e B o ok of Mo r m o n and welcom ing t he aud ience, “ t o t h e 6 6 t h A n n u a l To n y Awards, or, as we like to call it, 50 shades of gay!”

But t he r ole for wh ic h H a r r i s is most fa mous a nd most proud is his new role as father to f r ater n a l t w i n s , H a r per Gr a ce and Gideon Scott, born on Oct. 12 , 2 010 , v i a s u r r o g a t e. B ot h Har r is and Bur t ka’s sper m took to the same batch of eggs from an anonymous donor.

W hi le Harr is freely admits t hat he’s the more analytical and act ion- or iented of t he t wo, Dav id Burtka, “ his better half,” makes up t he d if ference in feeling and bond i ng w it h t he boy a nd g i rl ch i ld ren wh i le Ha r r is f i xes t he crib and cleans the dishes. Since they “don’t leave the house much now,” he and Bur t ka host many d i n ner pa r t ies. O f hav i ng ch i ld ren, Ha r r is says t hat “what rea l ly matters is t he g reater BAY T IM ES JUNE 14, 2012 25

“Queer the Art” at Show & Tell

Kirsten Kruse “Queer the Art,” an exhibit by up and coming LGBT artists, opened last week at Show & Tell, which is a lesbian-owned concept store located at 1300 Clay Street, Suite #160 in Oakland. The event drew a large supportive crowd, including Mayor Jean Quan. It provided a safe space for queer ar t ists to promote their visibility in the ar t s. E ighteen ar t ist s were cho sen by a jury consisting of Nichole Payton and A lyah Baker, owners of Show & Tell, and by members of YA FA a nd L GBT Yout h a nd Fa m i ly Advocac y. It is free and will be on display until July 13.

The paint ings and sculpture invite viewers’ minds to engage with a w ide r a nge of sel f- ex pression and social commentary. Thought provok ing, ex pressive por t ra it s, as well as abstract art, reach deep within viewers’ souls and stir up emot ions t hat hopef u l ly lead to questioning one’s attitudes about the LGBT exper ience. “Straight Pride Parade” by Lena Gallagher makes a deliciously sarcastic comment , a nd L i sa Hof fer’s “ D r a g K i ng ” a nd “ Tr a n s -for m” force visitors to confront their feelings about the concept of gender bend-

ing. Ryan Cast il lo’s “ iL ife Const a nt ly ” seemed to com ment on the questionable pervasiveness of technolog y, but according to the artist, “it was a piece that would c at ch someone’s eye a nd mea n dif ferent things to dif ferent people.” R achel Fra n kel subm it ted a por t r a it of s i nger/song w r iter “Carolyn ‘Chubby’ Berk” of the queer band Lovers because Frankel felt moved by Berk’s intimate a nd v u l nerable v ibe. A l l pieces relate to the LGBT experience.

Show & Tell is a 7-month-old concept store t hat sel ls clot hes and housewares by local indie designer s who a re com m it ted to et h ic a l a nd su st a i nable product ion of US -made or fa ir trade items.

T hey a l so suppor t eco -f r iend ly desig ner s who g ive proceed s to community causes. Baker, an artist herself, and Payton want to incor porate ar t into t he store and pla n to have a new show ever y t wo months. “ W hen I found out about Show & Tel l I fel l in love w it h t he concept ,” sa id N ic key Hol mes f rom Her B er r ies , who catered t he event a long w it h Marla Erojo from Cakes by M.E.

“When I looked at them on-line, I saw all the Bay A rea products.

Ever ything is so dif ferent, yet so cohes ive. I l i ke suppor t i ng t he arts and the LGBT community.”

Erojo agreed and said, “This is a really fun event that gets me out of the kitchen and around lots of people.”

YA FA is a loca l g ra ss -root s org a n i z a t ion fo c u s i n g on L GB T advocacy by helping the communit y create safe spaces at home, school and in t he med ia. Madd ie Houghton, YA FA President, explained that with gay rights issues being in the media spotlight, more people—especially younger ones— are com ing out, t h in k ing it is safe to do so. Such indiv idu a l s t hen , howe ver, enc ou nt er c on f l ic t s a t home a nd s c ho ol .

The group found out via a survey d u r i n g t h e 2 0 11 P r i d e t h a t one of t he biggest need s of t he L GB T c om mu n it y i n Oa k l a nd is a n L GBT Center. T he g roup beg a n a s a Fa cebook pa ge, re cently started meeting in real life, a nd t h i s a r t show i s t hei r f i r st major event.

The Summer of Love o n e o f t h e s p o k e s m e n fo r t h e liberat ion that LSD was prov iding to more and more people my age and younger.

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T he Su m mer of L ove wa s upon us a nd it pret t y much wa ned as qu ic k ly a s it w a xed . T he pre lude to the Summer of Love was t he Hu ma n Be-I n at G olden Gate Park on Januar y 14, 19 67.

It was produced and organized by artist Michael Bowen as a “gathe r i n g o f t r i b e s .” T h e e v e n t w a s a n nou nced by t he H a ightAshbury’s own psychedelic newspaper, t he S a n F ra n c i sco O ra cl e.

J F K had been a ssa ssi nated a nd Lyndon Johnson tr ied to impose ‘The Great Society” on us as we fought an unjust war in Vietnam.

The 9-5 hours found me in a custom suit by day and bell bottom jea ns a nd h ippie- st yle sh i r t by night. I was smok ing pot, drop ping acid, riding sometimes with Joan Baez

The 1960’s brought us the hippie movement that was another wild a nd cr a z y moment i n t he evershuf f ling deck of San Francisco.

A t t h a t p o i nt I w a s le g a l a nd drank like a f ish, but hey, it was fun. The countr y was becoming angrily consumed by the escalati ng wa r i n Viet na m a nd people were t un i ng i n a nd t ur n i ng on, but also turning of f. LSD was the primary drug of choice and booze became the substance of “old people” and losers.

I’d gone to school with Joan Baez and Grace Slick, who were to bec ome i mp or t a nt pl ayer s i n t he evolving music scene that started pit t i ng yout h a g a i n st a n est ab lishment they deemed lost and irrelevant. Timothy Lear y became 26 BAY TIMES JUNE 14, 2012

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Don't Call It Frisco Stu Smith Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters in the magic bus around La Honda, going to par t ies at Nei l You n g ’s B r ok e n A r r ow S t u d io dow n t here, chat t i ng w it h fol k s like Linus Pauling and Tennessee (continued on page 29)

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What does the Pink Triangle mean to you?

Pat Mayfield

Armistead Maupin

Cleve Jones

Louise Fischer

Ed Mathews

“It is something that was a part of a hateful period in LGBT history, and it is important to remember it.”

“It was a symbol of evil and liberation.”

“A symbol of hate is now a symbol of pride.”

“I can identify with it because there are Holocaust survivors in my family.”

“It was a Nazi symbol and now it is a symbol of pride. ”

Photo of The Week

Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee included a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace, featuring Sirs Elton John and Paul McCartney, on Thursday, June 4th. (Buckingham Palace Photo) BAY T IM ES JUNE 14, 2012 27

Historically speaking, the Bay Times began in 1979 as a Calendar for the LGBTQ community. The title was Coming Up!

See many more Calendar items @ www.sfbaytimes.com

compiled by Robert Fuggiti

36th Annual Frameline Film Festival – Castro Theatre. Thru June 24. (429 Castro St.) www.castrotheatre.com. The 36th Annual Opening Night of Frameline’s LGBT film festival headlines with Jeffrey Scharz’s documentary of Vito Russo and with other films, parties and events throughout the week.

LGBT Bike Coalition – El Rio. Free. 6:30pm to 8pm. (3158 Mission St.) www.elriosf.com. Enjoy drink specials and mingle with the SF Bike Coalition’s LGBT community 4Bidden – The Cellar. $10. 10pm to 2am. (685 Sutter St.) www.cellarsf.com. The premier LGBT night for Ladies every Thursday, a night you won’t forget!

Tubesteak Connection – Aunt Charlie’s. $4. 10pm. (133 Turk St.) www.auntcharlieslounge.com.

Dance the night away to great music and a fun crowd at one of the best SF dive bars in town.

Darling Nikki – SOM Bar. 9pm.

(2925 16th St.) www.som-bar.com.

A dance party playing 80’s, top 40, and hiphop, with guest DJ Rapid Fire.

Comedy Bodega – Esta Noche.

Free. 8pm. (3079 16th St.) www. estanocheclub.com. Pippi Lovestocking headlines Marga Gomez’s “Super Sweet Quinceanera” with Morgan, Joe Nguyen and more.

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W.O.W. Dodgeball – Eureka Valley Recreational Center. $10.

7pm to Midnight. (100 Collingwood St.) 415-8310-6810. A woman on woman dodgeball tournament.

Only one team can win! Call to register.

“Queeriosity” Literary Showcase – SF LGBT Community Center. Free. 7pm.

(1800 Market St.) www.youthspeaks.org. A literary arts and performance showcase that creates a safe place for LGBTQ youth to speak their truths without having to conform to the ideals of others.

Friday Evening Jazz – Floyd Pellom’s 57th Street Gallery. $15.

8pm to 11pm. (5701 Telegraph Ave., Oakland.) www.57thstreetgallery. com. Anna Maria Flechero, the Women’s Neo-Jazz, and R&B Collective perform live.

Unplugged: SF Gay Men’s Chorus – Calvary Presbyterian Church. $25-45. 8pm. (2515 Fillmore) 415-865-2787. Enjoy the harmonious melodies of the SFGMC in this special, ‘unplugged’ concert, with no instrumental backup.

The Freda B will have a Pride cruise on the Bay on Saturday, June 16.

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Gay Men’s Chorus – San Leandro Public Library. Free. 2pm to 4pm. (300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro) www.sanleandro.org. In celebration of Pride Month, the Oakland East Bay Gay Men Chorus will be giving a performance hosted by the San Leandro Main Library.

Freda B Classic Schooner Pride Sail on San Francisco Bay – Sausalito Departure. “Betty’s List” & Bay Times. $75. 3pm to 5pm. www.bettyslist.com. Enjoy an easy Pride cruise on beautiful San Francisco Bay, departing from Sausalito. Price includes cheese plate and NAPA Cellars wine tasting.

Lips Together, Teeth Apart – New Conservatory Theatre Center. $25. 8pm. Thru July 1. (25 Van Ness Ave.) www.nctcsf.org. A gay community on Fire Island provides an unlikely backdrop for two straight couples who try to divert themselves with food, cocktails, and fireworks, all while a group of gay men party on next door.

Hella Gay – Uptown Nightclub. $10. 9pm to 2am. (1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland) www.uptownnightclub.com. Oakland’s best gay dance

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Juneteenth and Father’s Day Celebration – Museum of the African Diaspora. Free. 12pm to 5pm. (685 Mission St.) www. moadsf.org. Enjoy a lecture and performance with Branice McKensie on The African Roots of Gospel.

The Scissor Sisters – The Fox Theater. $39.50. 8pm. (1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland). www. thefoxoakland.com. They twisted disco, New York electro and good old fashioned Elton John-era rock n’ roll into an explosion of infectious dance floor anthems. Live for one night only!

Eileen Goldberg Opening Exhibit – A Woman’s Eye Gallery.

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by a Pride reception on the Mayor’s balcony (second floor).

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5th Annual Bi-BQ Bisexual Pride Party – Dolores Park.

Free. 5pm. (501 Dolores St) www. facebook.com/BiBQSF. Barbeque and potluck in the park with live entertainment and drinks at nearby Dolores Park Café.

Mayor’s Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony – SF City Hall. Free. 7:30pm. (400 Van Ness Ave.) www.sfgov.org. Join Mayor Ed Lee, the 42nd Annual Pride Grand Marshals and members of the LGBTQ community in raising the rainbow flag at City Hall followed

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‘Birth of the Rainbow Flag’ at the GLBT History Museum.

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Radically Gay: The Life of Harry Hay – SF Main Library.

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Honey Soundsystem – Holy Cow! $7. 10pm. (1535 Folsom St.) www.honeysoundsystem.com. The hippest Sunday dance party with strong drinks and fun mash-ups.

Whistle Blowers – Exit Theater. $20. 8pm. Thru July 1. (156 Eddy St.) www.indistage.com. ‘A sexy comedy about modern love.’

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(ROSTOW continued from page 11) Is being gay a choice or a genetic feature? Who cares? If I’m gay by choice, do I deserve discrimination? No!

The Gay Pride Comedy Show at Deco Lounge on Wednesday, June 20. young rising stars and veterans LGBT stand up’s with Dolores Trevino,Valencia Rose, and Josie’s Cabaret headlining.

The Scissors Sisters will perform at The Fox Theater on June 17.

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Same Sex Dance Class – esf.com. Enjoy clips from your Boogie Woogie Ballroom. $16. 8pm favorite movie musicals and Juneteenth Special Event to 9pm. (551 Foster City, Blvd., Broadway shows Celebration – St. Regis Hotel. $75Foster City) www.boogiewoogieball150. 5:30pm to 9pm. (135 3rd St.) room.com. Each month covers a difwww.moadsf.org. Featuring a dramatic ferent dance starting with beginner reading by actor and narrator Dion material working up to intermediate.

Graham, legendary Blues singer and Birth of the Rainbow Flag Funny Tuesdays – Harvey’s. songwriter Zakiya Hooker and tastGLBT History Museum. Free. 7pm Free. 9pm. (500 Castro St.) www. ings of sumptuous southern cuisine to 9pm. (4127 18th St.) www. harveyssf.com. Weekly LGBT comglbthistory.org. Join for a “living his- and award winning wines. edy night, hosted by Ronn Vigh.

Documents – SOMArts Main Gallery. 6pm. Thru June 26. (934 Brannan St.) www.pietronigro.com.

Frank Pietronigro’s Documents is an ephemeral installation that employs homophobic words stenciled into the gallery floor and through audience participation, destroys and transforms the words into something new.

BINGO – The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center. $15 to play. 7pm. (938 Alameda, San Jose) www.defrank.org. Early game starts at 6:30pm.

• 19 : TUESDAY

Indigo Girls – Slim’s. $31. 8pm. (333 11th St.) www.indigogirls.com. The popular duo returns to SF for live performance from their latest CD.

tory talk” with Gilbert Baker, designer of the rainbow flag, an internationally recognized symbol of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pride, with with longtime activist Cleve Jones.

Mike’s Men: Sex, Guys and Videotapes – Magnet. Free. 11am – 6pm. Thru June 30. (4122 18th St.) www.magnetsf.org. A solo exhibit of drawings and videos with limited edition prints and posters.

Free to Be Exhibit – I’ve Been Framed Shop. 10am. (411 Ferry St., Martinez) www.martinezarts.org.

Debra Dodson presents this exhibit examines and explores the art, emotions, dreams, and challenges of those living an alternative lifestyle in today’s ever-evolving, diverse society.

Father’s Day Ad Stirs the Pot

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JCPen ney ha s st i r red up t he controversy with conser vative group One Million Moms once more with a new Father’s Day advertisement. The ad features two gay fathers, Cooper Smith and Todd Koch, and their kids.

It i nd icates JCPenney’s decision to depict diverse families.

One Million Moms previously attempted a boycott after the company named Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson. View t he W FA A .c om ne w s r e p or t online:http://w w w.w faa.com/ v ideo? id=1570 62595& sec=55

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Ernie Ford over pitchers of beer at Zott’s. Hits of f a shared joint were as much a part of life then a s don n i ng a t u x a nd at tendi ng a debut a nte ba l l or opera opening.

The music was ver y San Francisco w it h Jef ferson A ir plane, Grateful Dead, and Big Brother and The Holding Company w ith Janis Joplin, who was always fun to dr ink w ith. There were frequent free concer ts of f a m e d mu s i c i a n s i n G o l d e n Gate Park and sex was happening everywhere.

T he Cast ro was in its infancy a nd t her e wer e lot s of pi a no

• 20 : WEDNESDAY Gay Pride Comedy Show – Deco Lounge. $20. 7pm. (510 Larkin St.) Featuring a mix of the

bars and cabaret around Pol k Gulch. David Kelsey and Pure Trash played at The New Bell Sa loon, Way ne Fr iday poured drinks there too as he nurtured g ay pol it ica l power a nd pres ence. Disco was king or queen with our own Sylvester playing The Palms on Polk and Bimbo’s too. The Fillmore was booming a long w it h T he Av a lon Ba l l room. A lt a mont brought T he Rolling Stones and I joined the crowd, aba ndon i ng my ca r i n the highway because ever yone else did and trekked to hear the Stones a nd w it ness t he Hel l’s Angels murder a young kid and create havoc.

But it was also a time of liberat ion for a l l of us LGBT fol k s.

As we developed a voice of assurance, we hit the streets and claimed our share of the whole community. Thanks to the people who m ade t he mu s ic a nd marches, we collectively moved forward. San Francisco forged a ne w r e a l it y up on a n at ion div ided by race, relig ion, war, economics, women’s rights, gay r i g ht s a nd yout h . We s e i z e d power and made change. “God bless all The Nelly Queens,” as Jose Sarria put it so well.

I happen to think gay parents are no different from straight parents in the abstract. I also think sexual orientation is driven by biology. But gay people should not have to prove themselves worthy of equality. We should not have to be better parents.

We should not have to be biologically determined in order to merit civil rights. Let’s stop cheering for the gayfriendly scientific reports and ranting at the others and recognize that none of them really matter.

All of this said, let’s put this study in perspective. The author compared parents who had had a relationship with a member of the same sex with those who had not. Right there we’re not comparing apples to apples, since the former category is far more likely to include broken homes. Also, there’s a big difference between a “normal” gay household, with two committed parents and a stable environment, and a family with straight partners who are experimenting with gay sex on the side and possibly breaking up the household.

I don’t know. As I said, there are bad parents of all stripes and good ones as well. The notion that sexual orientation should define such a complicated status for good or ill is senseless.

I see here that my space is almost up.

I have nothing more to say about the parenting study, so let me talk about my addiction to CSI-type TV shows.

Lately, I’ve found myself scrutinizing other crime shows where the characters seem to be ignoring the correct forensic procedures that I have learned from the CSI shows.

It’s so irritating. The Mentalist guy will pick something up without gloves and before it’s been photographed.

Tony and Ziva will go crashing around a crime scene, ignoring many opportunities to collect DNA or prints. And may I ask why the coroner on Body of Evidence is always running around town like a detective, interviewing people and such?

Shouldn’t she stay in the morgue like all the other coroners on TV? Just sayin’.

–A new version of Ann’s column is available every week at sfbaytimes.com. You can reach her at arostow@aol.com.

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Sunday, Ju ne 17t h is Fat her's Day. K id s a nd t hei r t wo f a thers will enjoy family outings in obser vance of t h is popu lar d ay celebr at i ng " Dad." T hey w i l l be going to parks and p l ay g r ou n d s , s a i l i n g o n t he

bay, enjoy ing train r ides, picnics and more. Consider planning for the Pride Parade too, which can be a fun and memorable time for the entire family.

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Fresh Meat Festival Moves to the Brava Theater

By Sister Dana Van Iquity A f ter ten yea r s of sold - out aud ienc e s , t he n at ion’s pr em ier e t r a n s g ender a nd que er p er formance event, Fresh Meat Festival, moves to a bigger theater with its big gest l i neup ever. It feat u res the world-premiere collaboration between America’s Best Dance Crew superst ars Vog ue Evolut ion and Emily Vasquez of “The Glee Project” and American Idol fame. The crowning glor y of this star-studded l ineup is inter nat iona l drag superstar Miss Barbie Q!

Vo g u e Ev o lut io n m a d e t e le v i s ion h i st or y a s a n a l l - L GB T Q vog ue crew on M T V ’s Ame r ica’s B est D ance C re w. Em i ly Vasquez made headlines around the world as an out-and-proud transgender woman singer-performer on American Idol, “The Glee Project” and stages across the nation.

International trapeze dance-star Cohdi Harrell will stun audiences w ith his g rav it y-def y ing trapeze ho o p s olo. H a r r e l l h a s g r a c e d skies and stages from New Mexico to Croat ia to Ger many w it h his signature blend of death-defying feat s a nd hea r tbr ea k i ng g r a ce.

M i s s Ba rbie Q i s a world - c l a s s drag art ist, f ilm star, rad io host and actress (most recently in the i nter nat iona l f i l m phenomenon Leave It on the Floor) and will premiere a top-secret act at the 2012 Fresh Meat Festival.

On the bill are US same-sex ballroom champions Willem DeVries and Kumu Keali’i ( Los Angeles), plus Sean Dorsey Dance (named “ S a n F r a n c i s c o ’s B e s t D a n c e Company” by the SF Weekly), rock

g l a mou r - pu s s S h aw n a V i r a g o, comic Natasha Muse and TransA mer ic a n a her o Stor m M i g uel Florez.

Sa me - sex ba l l room cha mpion s, death-def y ing trapeze, f ierce a l l - f e m a l e Ta i k o , w o r l d - c l a s s vog u i ng, i nter nat iona l d rag superstars, queer pas de deux, and t ranssexua ls t hat t ick le your funny bone are just a few of the highlights of the 2012 Fresh Meat Festival, which is bursting at the seams w it h world- class acts and awa rd-w i n ner s. A fr ica n-A mer ic a n , A s i a n - A me r ic a n , L a t i n a , Mexican-American, and all voices come together in this acclaimed festival that is still the only event of its kind in the nation. Advance tickets are recommended for this h i gh ly-a nt ic ipated t h ree -n ightonly happening. With this many big names on the marquee, these tickets will sell fast!

Fresh Meat Productions’ Artistic Director Sean Dorsey spearheads t he fe st iv a l . “ We a r e br i n g i n g our audiences the very best of the best – from t he East Coast, t he

Pride Events – Not To Be Missed Every Pride event participant will create her or his own list of what’s “Not To Be Missed”! Bay Times presents our “picks” here, and we would love to hear what you t h in k shou ld be added.

Send us a note to Editor@sf baytimes.com and we’ll publish a revised list in our next issue coming out on Thursday, June 21st. Happy Pride!!!

• Thursday, June 14th – Opening Night – 36th Annual Frameline Film Festival (frameline.org) • Friday, June 15th – “Unplugged” – San Francisco Gay Men’s Chor us Concer t (w w w.sfg mc. org)

West Coast and the high desert,” Dorsey promises. “This lineup is absolutely stunning and w i l l literally take our audiences’ breath aw ay. T he per for m a nces r a nge from hot to heartwarming, from hilarious to deeply mov ing. A nd we are ecstatic to have superstars l i k e D a s h a u n a n d J or - e l f r o m Vogue Evolution, Emily Vasquez a nd M iss Ba rbie- Q! W here else can you get these internationallyaccla imed, incred ible ar t ist s a l l on one bi l l? ” He add s, “ You ng or old, LGBT or straight, hip or traditional, there’s something for you at Fresh Meat. Ever yone is welcome! Our aud iences are the most amazing mix of people from every community and every walk of life.”

Fresh Meat Fest iva l is at Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street at York, SF), June 15-17, Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday 7pm. Post-show receptions every night with DJ Miz Rowdy, photo booth, refreshments and more. Tickets: $15-25 sliding scale (advance tickets recommended) brownpapertickets.com.

• Thursday, June 21st – GGBA EXPO – Annual LGBT Business Tradeshow (ggba.com) • Friday, June 22nd – Trans March – Dolores Park (transmarch.org) • Saturday, June 23rd: - P i n k Tr i a n g l e I n s t a l l a t i o n & C e r e m o n y (thepinktriangle.com) -14th Annual Pride Brunch (positiveresource.org) -San Francisco Dyke March (thedykemarch.org) • Sunday, June 24th – San Francisco Pride Parade (sfpride.org)

• Saturday, June 16th – Freda B Pride Sail on SF Bay (bettyslist.com) • Monday, June 18t h – Mayor’s Rainbow F lag Raising Ceremony (sfgov.org) • Tuesday, June 19th – Birth of the Rainbow Flag – GLBT History Museum (glbthistory.org) • Wed nesday, Ju ne 20 t h – 5t h A n nua l Bi-BQ Bisexual Pride Wednesday (deloresparkcafe.org)

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