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Timeless Pride By: Gary Virginia Editor’s Note: Many of us at the Bay Times were moved by SF Pride Community Grand Marshal Gary Virginia’s memorable, inspirational remarks at the Pride Brunch for Positive Resource Center, June 23, 2012. Below is an excerpt. At age 52, I’m soon approaching the time where half of my life has been marked by HIV. In many ways it has served me well. Physical symptoms often reflect our thought patterns, as explained in the groundbreaking book, You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. Through my experience with AIDS, I have learned to love and appreciate myself unconditionally, release any shame and sexual guilt, and understand that I am powerful and capable. At mid-life, I believe my best years are ahead of me, and choose to be an example of a gay man aging with grace, dignity and power, while always having a good time! Being in the esteemed company of everyone on this stage makes me realize that American culture today confuses fame with accomplishment. Each of us has had the limelight shine our way, and one of the beauties of living in San Francisco is the potential to be a big fish in a small pond. But collectively this group of individuals has had far-reaching impact beyond the ripples of our shores. Whether it be Gilbert Baker’s globally recognized rainbow flag, or groundbreaking legislation to combat discrimination by Willie Brown, these women and men acted to further the ideal of a more equitable world.
Of note to our youth and society is that the fame was not based on how fabulous Sr. Roma looked, or how many friends we had on Facebook, but based on the bravery to stand up for what was right for humankind. From Bishop Senyonjo’s courageous stand against antigay bigotry in Uganda, to the decades of advocacy for the Latino, Chicano and Two Spirits communities by Olga Talamante and Morningstar Vancil, we see accomplishment being recognized. We are the reality show the world should be watching, not the Housewives of Timbuktu and The Bachelor. And unlike a certain past US president - who has the letters “B.S.” in his last name - these leaders are the real heroes who got their “mission accomplished” without concern for a photo op. Much of my activism in recent years has focused on the plight of foreign LGBT people. I have my own “gay agenda” and it is based on a hierarchy of needs. When a life is threatened with incarceration, torture or murder, that person deserves a global response. The heinous, targeted killing of Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato will never leave my mind. Nor images of gay or suspected gay men hung or bludgeoned to death in Iraq. When a lesbian or gay man is facing deportation back to a dangerous land, it is the responsibility of all of us to stop texting about a Groupon deal, and start tweeting to embassies. Too many of us live in the comfort of great numbers of queers in the Bay Area, and forget who fought for the (continued on page 4)
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will provide health care relief to many LGBT families, numerous experts believe. In addition to providing health care to more than 30 million uninsured Americans, the act promises to safeguard against denial of coverage or exorbitant premiums for people with HIV and other chronic diseases. “For the first time in the history of the (HIV/ AIDS) epidemic, the ACA will dramatically expand health care access to people previously considered ‘uninsurable,’ including millions of Americans with HIV/AIDS and other serious illness,” said Neil Giuliano, CEO of San Francisco AIDS Foundation. “Today, we move one step closer to having a health care system that supports access to care and treatment that prevent illness and disease progression, rather than a ’sick care system‘ that promotes disability and illness by limiting coverage options.” Rea Carey, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, shares Giuliano’s hope about the ACA. “This ruling is a victory for millions of people — including LGBT people and our families — who don’t have access to adequate, affordable health care,” Carey said. “Health care reform is about revamping a severely broken system to help everyone get a fair shake when it comes to keeping themselves and their families healthy and out of harm’s way. It is about making sure everyone has access to affordable health care when faced with injury and illness. It is based on the premise that no one get hung out to
dry — to literally die in some cases — because they were denied affordable health care in one of the richest countries in the world.” Carey continued, “This ruling is fair and humane, but it also reminds us of the work that remains to be done. People of color and economically impoverished people are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We have also long known that LGBT people — particularly LGBT people of color — suffer from higher rates of health disparities, and we continue to press for reform that addresses the stark realities that many of us face every day. This advocacy includes urging the Department of Health and Human Services to use its authority to make inroads in areas such as data collection and research on LGBT health disparities.” George Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, believes that the ACA accomplishes the following: • 31 million Americans are projected to gain health coverage by 2019 due to critical upcoming reforms, including the exchanges, exchange subsidies, minimum coverage provision and Medicaid expansion. • 54 million U.S. families have additional benefits, including greater access to preventive health care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, such as vaccines and preventive care and screenings for women. (continued on page 4)
How One Person Changed a Community the underlying machismo, homophobia and transgender prejudice that were allowed to f lourish throughout the high school and the wider community culture. These were prejudices that ultimately led to murder. Whether in high school classrooms, on athletic playing f ields or in locker rooms, “That’s so gay!” and, “What are you, gay?!” were among the many taunts that went unchecked until the night of Gwen Araujo’s murder.
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The story that began in a Silicon Valley suburb, when Edward Araujo, Jr. at age 14 became Gwen Araujo, a pre-operative transgender young woman, could have ended with her death at age 17. Most of us in the LGBTQ community know about her brutal beating and strangulation by four young assailants that fateful night of October 3, 2002. Despite their gay panic defense, two of the assailants were convicted of seconddegree murder and the other two of voluntary manslaughter. But the story didn’t end there. In the 2012 KQED documentary, Not In Our Town Northern California: When Hate Happens Here, KQED examines four communities addressing hate crimes. In the film, Newark confronts
Under heavy security and just weeks after Gwen’s murder, the Newark Memorial High School’s veteran drama teacher, Barbara Williams, produced the groundbreaking play, The Laramie Project. While telling the story of gay Matthew Shepherd’s murder in Wyoming, students at Newark Memorial HS had to grapple with their own hidden biases, disgust and fears to produce the play. In 2004, after 39 years of teaching, Williams was given Alameda County’s first “Distinguished Citizen Award.” After Araujo’s death, this “Drama Mama” continued to create safe spaces for LGBTQ youth with the “Not in Newark” grassroots effort to educate and change community attitudes and behaviors toward LGBTQ youth. While horrendous, Gwen’s death was not in vain. As a result of her brave assertion of the identity to which she felt she belonged from a very young age, the entire town of Newark had to examine its trans phobias and its underlying stereotypes and prejudices. Like all prejudices, it is the ones that are hidden that are most dangerous. Today, in 2012, Newark is beginning
to heal from the wounds of this brutal murder of a young, beautiful, defenseless transgender teenager. Sylvia Guerrero, Gwen’s supportive mother, described Gwen Araujo as “a victim of a culture where people react with violence when faced with difference. It is this same culture that led to the suicides of at least six lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the last week…I know what it is like to be the mother of a teenager who endured constant bullying… We must honor Gwen by making sure that every young person, every parent, every teacher, principal and school board member knows that discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity is against the law.” Sylvia Guerrero continues the fight for safe spaces for LGBTQ youth. She is an active speaker at schools, conferences and events and can be rea ched at g w e n s m o m 2 0 0 2 @ y a hoo.com. To cont r ibute, you may a lso send donat ions to Ho r izons Foundat ion and the Gwen Araujo Memorial Fund for Transgender Education, which supports schoolba sed prog r a ms i n t he n i ne SF Bay Area counties.
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Things started changing around 1976, when my partner and I lived happily on the 5th floor of a six-story apartment house at the corner of L ark in and Chest nut. It was a huge, luxurious 2 bedroom, 2 bath corner unit with parquet f loors, a wood burning fireplace, huge kitchen, formal dining room, dream-like views of the Golden Gate, Alcatraz and Treasure Island. We got a typewritten letter from a realty company that said it had purchased the building and was raising the rent 25% effective immediately. My only knowledge of rent control was the idle gossip and horror stories I’d heard about the devastating effects rent control had on New Yorkers, so I was adamantly opposed to the idea at that time. Another large local landlord was getting bad press for raising rents with no consideration of the tenant tension that was starting to boil, but most of my friends and I believed rental property was something one bought and had every right to price at whatever the market would bear. That was a long time ago and it’s important because it brought renters and landlords to the boxing ring and rules started being created that gave renter’s powerful rights and that pitted landlords and tenants against one another ever since. Rent control, the
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rent arbitration board, tenants rights attorneys along with property owner lawyers, became household names because many renters were outraged at what they perceived as the unchecked greed of property owners and developers. Tenant groups were championed by growing numbers of progressive politicians who believed rent control was becoming the only way to keep housing available to the middle class, but the powerful owners fought and continue to fight for abolition of rent control and the argument has never waned. Big property groups are currently developing some of the largest apartment complexes in SF history. Ironically, nothing has ever stopped these developers, or just plain working class folks, from buying and investing in apartment buildings and other commercial real estate in San Francisco because, even with stringent rent control laws, it’s very profitable to own property to rent out in San Francisco. Rent control has become almost a right, due largely to short sighted greed shown by the big property owners. I have come to believe that real estate makes San Franciscans, at least those who don’t own it, progressives. And that seems to make capitalists seethe with fury.
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Hollywood, CA – J-Lo to produce ABC TV Two-Mommy Drama – 7.6
New York, NY – Ma r riage Equality in New York Sur vives Legal Challenge – 7.7
Actress Jennifer Lopez is soon to be producer Lopez in developing an hour-long drama for A BC Family T V. The proposed series is yet to be titled. It is about a lesbian couple that suddenly has their already full house turned upside down when an errant teenage girl moves in. One of the mothers is a teacher at a private school, and the other mother is a police of f icer. The couple already has one biological son (most likely procreated the “old fashioned” way) as well as adopted teen twins - one a girl, the other a boy. Known lately more as an American Idol judge, and not so much as a movie star, Lopez has said she plans to guest star in the show. No word as to her character’s sexual or ientat ion. L et’s hope for lesbian! Lopez will executive produce the series, which the network is fast track ing, w ith Simon Fields, her partner at Nuyor ican Productions. Peter Paige and Brad Bredeweg, the creators and writers of the show, will executive produce as well. Greg Gugliotta is also an executive producer. Hopefully this won’t be a “good ol’ boys” interpretation of lesbianism.
A state appeals court rejected a challenge to New York’s year-old same-sex marriage law, ruling closed-door negotiations among senators and gay marriage supporters did not violate any laws. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (which are anything BU T ) attempted to challenge New York’s marr iage equalit y law. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (let’s just call them “bigots” for short) said N Y Gov. A ndrew Cuomo and another same-sex marriage supporter, N YC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, met behind closed doors with the Senate’s Republican majority in violation of the open meeting law, which requires public access to the deliberations of legislative bodies; but Attorney General Eric Schneiderman argued that the Republican caucus with invited guests was exempt, even if the guests weren’t in the same party. In a 5- 0 ruling, the court agreed.
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Sa lt L a ke Cit y, U T – F lock of Mor mons L eaves Church Over Mar riage Issues – 7.1 Approximately 150 Latter Day Saints resigned together publicly from their church in Salt Lake City. The defectors ventured from Utah, Idaho and Arizona to gather in a public park and tender their formal letters of resignat ion, which t hey col lected to be mai led to L DS headquarters. They hiked from the park up to Ensign Peak, where founder Br igham Young stood 175 years ago to gaze dow n at the place where his cit y would be bui lt. Once there, the defectors hugged, laughed, cheered and yelled, “Freedom!” A mong t he reasons cited by t hose resig n ing were t he c hu r c h’s vehement ly p ol it ic a l a c t iv i s m a nd m a s s ive fundraising against same-sex marr iage; also its stance on mu lt iple-par t ner mar r iage. T he church, wh ich renounced plural marriage over a centur y ago as Utah was seek ing st atehood, often dow nplays t he preva lence of the practice by early faith leaders, including Smith, who some scholars say was married to more than 30 women. One man said polygamy was a factor leading him out of the church. When doing research on his family tree, he was disturbed to f ind that a female ancestor had married Smith, likely while she was still married to another man. 150 defectors! Well, it’s a start! Source: Reuters
A nti-marriage New Yorkers had been out-maneuvered by pro-marriage Democrats and their allies last summer. According to the appellate court’s decision: “In the event that we were to adopt plaintif fs’ limited def inition of ‘guests,’ it would be impossible for a Democratic member of a governor’s of f ice, such as a budget director, to speak to a majority Republican caucus.” Victor y!
Houston, TX –Texas Republican Party Platform Officially Hates Homos – 7.8 Texas GOP loves steers, hates queers. The Texas GOP branch brashly asserts “the practice of homosexuality tears at the fabric of society.” It goes on to claim “Homosexual behavior is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country’s founders, and shared by the majority of Texans. Homosexuality must not be presented as an acceptable ‘alternative’ lifestyle, in public policy, nor should ‘family’ be redefined to include homosexual ‘couples.’ [Those are their nasty quote marks, as if to say: “not queers!”]. They believe “there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin.” They’re against “any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction or belief in traditional values.” Hatred is apparently a Texas GOP traditional value. Their definition of marriage is “a God-ordained, legal and moral commitment only between a natural man and a natural woman [Aretha Franklin?!], which is the foundational unit of a healthy society,” and they “oppose the assault on marriage by judicial activists.” God is love? Nope! Source: 2012 State Republican Party Platform
Erie, IL – Illinois School Board Bans Family “Too Gay” Book – 7.6 The Er ie, I llinois School Board banned T he Family Book because it mentions, on just one page, “Some families have two moms and dads.” Horrors! The board then removed all materials from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN ). “The board’s further move to limit the use of our materials to grades 6 -12 is both puzzling a nd deeply counter-product ive,” sa id GL SE N E xecut ive Di rector Eliza Byard. “GLSEN has a stellar track record of providing educationally- and developmentally- appropriate resources to thousands of districts across the countr y for grades K-5, and our materials for the elementar y grades enjoy broad support throughout the education and youth development worlds.” “Public schools should not be coerced by outside groups into indoctrinating students into homosexual behavior by exposing them to inappropriate sexual materials,” rabid rightwing A lliance Defense Fund Attorney Jeremy Tedesco remarked regarding GLSEN’s curriculum. “ Schools a re supposed to be places of lea r n i ng, not places where schools push propaganda on students. The school is right under these circumstances to prohibit access to the GLSEN materials and not cave to the ACLU’s demands.” GLSEN’s resources are produced in partnership with, and endorsed by, the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Association of Elementar y School Principals. So there! Source: GLSE N.org
Local News Briefs Stop Feds’ Attacks on Medical Cannabis!
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Medical marijuana activists want President Barack Obama to keep the commitment he made to stop the federal government’s attacks on medical cannabis. Back in 2008, thenpresidential candidate and Sen. Obama promised, “I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on” medical cannabis. Yet this is precisely what is occurring when the Feds orchestrate raids of cannabis dispensaries complying with state and local laws. Numerous SWAT-style raids have been made. More than 200 landlords throughout California have been threatened with federal seizure of their property. Even some local officials have been threatened for enacting strict dispensary regulations.
Reacting to news of two teenage girls in a same-sex relationship who were shot in the head in a Portland, Texas park, approximately 100 people from the SF community gathered in Jane Warner Plaza in memory of Mollie Judith Olgin and praying for recovery for critically wounded Mary Christine Chapa. Placards stated: “Rest in peace” and “We deserve to be safe.” Many local officials spoke. Supervisor Scott Wiener said, “As many laws as we have passed … there is still so much we have to do to support our community and keep queer people safe.” Community organizer Cleve Jones said, “I want Southern Texas to know that we’re paying attention, and I know sometimes justice doesn’t happen unless we speak out.” Supervisor David Campos said, “We want the state of Texas to know that the rest of the country is watching how they handle this investigation.” D.A. George Gascon wrote, “We join millions of Americans to condemn this brutal act of violence and demand justice. Hate is not an American value.” Senator Tom Ammiano urged that everyone continue shining light on “bullying and violence within the LGBTQ youth community.”
In San Francisco, at least nine landlords of permitted medical cannabis facilities and their tenants have been threatened. Five dispensaries that had been long-standing and respected businesses in the City were forced to close. Even more closures are scheduled to happen this month. “San Francisco’s permitted dispensaries are being intimidated, and they are wondering what might be next. Frankly, so are we,” say Supervisors Christina Olague, David Campos and Scott Wiener. “We deplore all aggression against medical cannabis dispensaries.” They urge Obama to call off the US attorneys and have them cease the needless threats against local and state law-compliant Californians. They want to work with Obama on a public health solution for medical cannabis at the federal level, once he wins a second term. They call on activists to “Speak up! Press the president to respect our laws!”
Castro Community on Patrol added a plea to find the killer of Steven “Eriq” Escalon– murdered June 12, and last seen in the Castro the Monday before. He may have left the gayborhood by taxi. Contact SFPD to help identify whom he left the area with. SF police need all clues: homicide (415) 553-1145; SFPD info center 553-1071; anonymous tips 575-4444. Source: Reported by Dennis McMillan
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HIV/AIDS News People at high risk of HIV infection can reduce their chances of acquiring the disease by taking antiretroviral drugs, according to Cochrane researchers. In an update of a systematic review first published in 2009, the researchers found that uninfected people in relationships with HIVinfected partners, men who have sex with men and those in other high risk groups are at a lower risk of becoming infected with the virus if they regularly take drugs that are normally prescribed to treat people with HIV.
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the standard drug treatment for HIV in patients whose disease has progressed to a certain level. Antiretroviral drugs are also beginning to be used as prophylactics in people at high risk of acquiring the disease from sexual partners. The use of antiretroviral drugs in preventing as opposed to treating HIV infection is referred to as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is often considered controversial, not only because uninfected people may develop resistance to the drugs and experience serious side effects such as kidney toxicity and bone
The researchers analyzed data from six trials that tested the protective effect of daily doses of the oral antiretroviral drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF ) with or without emtricitabine (FTC), compared to a placebo or intermittent use. In total, the trials involved 9,849 people, including men who have sex with men, partners of HIV-infected people, sex workers and people who have multiple sexual partners. Data from four of the trials and a total of 8,813 people showed that giving TDF plus FTC reduces the risk of HIV infection by around half, from 37 in 1,000 to 19 in 1,000. Data from two trials and a total of 4,027 people showed that TDF alone reduces the risk of HIV infection by nearly two thirds, from 26 in 1,000 to 10 in 1,000.
(TIMELESS continued from page 1) freedoms before us, and who is begging for our help around the world. When we see decades of dictatorships overthrown in the Middle East with the power of social media, surely we must recognize our power in the seat of Silicon Valley. I’m not asking you to become a cloistered nun (well, maybe Sr. Roma!), but at a minimum, be registered and vote, get Obama reelected, and join at least one advocacy group that resonates with you. Yes, there is still work to be done in our own backyard, but a society is judged by what it does for the least among us, and right now the needs are critical for many foreign queers. I ask, what are you doing to help? As I ride down Market Street tomorrow, I’ll have the rich memories of friends who have transitioned with me, as well as those who have shared the joy of volunteerism with me from the Leather Community, Krewe de Kinque Mardi Gras club, Rainbow World Fund, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, AEF, PRC, Gays Without Borders, political allies, the Imperial and Ducal Courts, House of Garza, The Edge, Daddy’s, Eagle, Cafe
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density loss, but also because the idea that PrEP offers protection may encourage people to indulge in riskier sexual behavior, thereby increasing their overall risk of HIV infection. It is therefore important to establish whether PrEP really works and what level of protection it affords.
“Our findings suggest that antiretroviral drugs can reduce the risk of HIV infection for people in high risk groups,” said lead researcher, Charles Okwundu of the Centre for EvidenceBased Health Care at Stellenbosch University in Tygerberg, South Africa. “However, in the search for highly reliable HIV prevention strategies, it is important to determine how preexposure prophylaxis can best be combined with existing programs, as no strategy is likely to be 100 per cent effective.” Those taking antiretroviral drugs did not suffer more adverse effects in the trials, and sexual risk behavior was similar in both the intervention and control groups. But the researchers say further research is required to ensure that PrEP, which is still a new approach, is safe and cost-effective. “There are still many questions that need to be answered,” said Okwundu. “For example, how do we ensure that people adhere to their ART regimens? What are the long-term effects? Is pre-exposure prophylaxis cost-effective in the long run?” Source: Wiley-Blackwell (CARE continued from page 1)
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA®? • PREZISTA® can interact with other medicines and cause serious side effects. See “Who should not take PREZISTA®?” • PREZISTA® may cause liver problems. Some people taking PREZISTA,® together with Norvir ® (ritonavir), have developed liver problems which may be life-threatening. Your healthcare professional should do blood tests before and during your combination treatment with PREZISTA.® If you have chronic hepatitis B or C infection, your healthcare professional should check your blood tests more often because you have an increased chance of developing liver problems • Tell your healthcare professional if you have any of these signs and symptoms of liver problems: dark (tea-colored) urine, yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes, pale-colored stools (bowel movements), nausea, vomiting, pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs, or loss of appetite • PREZISTA® may cause a severe or life-threatening skin reaction or rash. Sometimes these skin reactions and skin rashes can become severe and require treatment in a hospital. You should call your healthcare professional immediately if you develop a rash. However, stop taking PREZISTA® and ritonavir combination treatment and call your healthcare professional immediately if you develop any skin changes with these symptoms: fever, tiredness, muscle or joint pain, blisters or skin lesions, mouth sores or ulcers, red or inflamed eyes, like “pink eye.” Rash occurred more often in patients taking PREZISTA® and raltegravir together than with either drug separately, but was generally mild Who should not take PREZISTA ? ®
• Do not take PREZISTA® if you are taking the following medicines: alfuzosin (Uroxatral ®), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E.45,® Embolex,® Migranal®), ergonovine, ergotamine (Cafergot,® Ergomar ®), methylergonovine, cisapride (Propulsid®), pimozide (Orap®), oral midazolam, triazolam (Halcion®), the herbal supplement St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), lovastatin (Mevacor,® Altoprev,® Advicor®), simvastatin (Zocor,® Simcor,® Vytorin®), rifampin (Rifadin,® Rifater,® Rifamate,® Rimactane®), sildenafil (Revatio®) when used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, indinavir (Crixivan®), lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra®), saquinavir (Invirase®), boceprevir (Victrelis™), or telaprevir (Incivek™) • Before taking PREZISTA,® tell your healthcare professional if you are taking sildenafil (Viagra,® Revatio®), vardenafil (Levitra,® Staxyn®), tadalafil (Cialis,® Adcirca®),
This is not a complete list of medicines. Be sure to tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you are taking or plan to take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
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• The use of other medicines active against HIV in combination with PREZISTA®/ritonavir (Norvir ®) may increase your ability to fight HIV. Your healthcare professional will work with you to find the right combination of HIV medicines
atorvastatin (Lipitor ®), rosuvastatin (Crestor ®), pravastatin (Pravachol®), or colchicine (Colcrys,® Col-Probenecid®). Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking estrogen-based contraceptives (birth control). PREZISTA® might reduce the effectiveness of estrogen-based contraceptives. You must take additional precautions for birth control, such as condoms
What should I tell my doctor before I take PREZISTA®? • Before taking PREZISTA,® tell your healthcare professional if you have any medical conditions, including liver problems (including hepatitis B or C), allergy to sulfa medicines, diabetes, or hemophilia • Tell your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding — The effects of PREZISTA® on pregnant women or their unborn babies are not known. You and your healthcare professional will need to decide if taking PREZISTA® is right for you — Do not breastfeed. It is not known if PREZISTA® can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV should not breastfeed because HIV can be passed to your baby in the breast milk What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA®? • High blood sugar, diabetes or worsening of diabetes, and increased bleeding in people with hemophilia have been reported in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines, including PREZISTA® • Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking HIV medicines, including PREZISTA.® The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time • Changes in your immune system can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden • The most common side effects related to taking PREZISTA® include diarrhea, nausea, rash, headache, stomach pain, and vomiting. This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. If you experience these or other side effects, talk to your healthcare professional. Do not stop taking PREZISTA® or any other medicines without first talking to your healthcare professional You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Please refer to the ritonavir (Norvir ®) Product Information (PI and PPI) for additional information on precautionary measures. Please read accompanying Patient Information for PREZISTA® and discuss any questions you have with your doctor.
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IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) (darunavir) Oral Suspension PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) (darunavir) Tablets Read this Patient Information before you start taking PREZISTA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment. Also read the Patient Information leaflet for NORVIR® (ritonavir). What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA? • PREZISTA can interact with other medicines and cause serious side effects. It is important to know the medicines that should not be taken with PREZISTA. See the section “Who should not take PREZISTA?” • PREZISTA may cause liver problems. Some people taking PREZISTA in combination with NORVIR® (ritonavir) have developed liver problems which may be life-threatening. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests before and during your combination treatment with PREZISTA. If you have chronic hepatitis B or C infection, your healthcare provider should check your blood tests more often because you have an increased chance of developing liver problems. • Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of the below signs and symptoms of liver problems. • Dark (tea colored) urine • yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes • pale colored stools (bowel movements) • nausea • vomiting • pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs • loss of appetite PREZISTA may cause severe or life-threatening skin reactions or rash. Sometimes these skin reactions and skin rashes can become severe and require treatment in a hospital. You should call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop a rash. However, stop taking PREZISTA and ritonavir combination treatment and call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop any skin changes with symptoms below: • fever • tiredness • muscle or joint pain • blisters or skin lesions • mouth sores or ulcers • red or inflamed eyes, like “pink eye” (conjunctivitis) Rash occurred more often in patients taking PREZISTA and raltegravir together than with either drug separately, but was generally mild. See “What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA?” for more information about side effects. What is PREZISTA? PREZISTA is a prescription anti-HIV medicine used with ritonavir and other anti-HIV medicines to treat adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. PREZISTA is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a protease inhibitor. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). When used with other HIV medicines, PREZISTA may help to reduce the amount of HIV in your blood (called “viral load”). PREZISTA may also help to increase the number of white blood cells called CD4 (T) cell which help fight off other infections. Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4 (T) cell count may improve your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections). PREZISTA does not cure HIV infection or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. You should remain under the care of a doctor when using PREZISTA. Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection. • Do not share needles or other injection equipment. • Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. • Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safe sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions on how to prevent passing HIV to other people. Who should not take PREZISTA? Do not take PREZISTA with any of the following medicines: • alfuzosin (Uroxatral®) • dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45®, Embolex®, Migranal®), ergonovine, ergotamine (Cafergot®, Ergomar®) methylergonovine • cisapride • pimozide (Orap®) • oral midazolam, triazolam (Halcion®) • the herbal supplement St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) • the cholesterol lowering medicines lovastatin (Mevacor®, Altoprev®, Advicor®) or simvastatin (Zocor®, Simcor®, Vytorin®) • rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifater®, Rifamate®, Rimactane®) • sildenafil (Revatio®) only when used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Serious problems can happen if you take any of these medicines with PREZISTA. What should I tell my doctor before I take PREZISTA? PREZISTA may not be right for you. Before taking PREZISTA, tell your healthcare provider if you: • have liver problems, including hepatitis B or hepatitis C • are allergic to sulfa medicines • have high blood sugar (diabetes) • have hemophilia • are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if PREZISTA will harm your unborn baby. Pregnancy Registry: You and your healthcare provider will need to decide if taking PREZISTA is right for you. If you take PREZISTA while you are pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider about how you can be included in the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. The purpose of the registry is follow the health of you and your baby. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. We do not know if PREZISTA can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV-1 should not breastfeed because HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in the breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Using PREZISTA and certain other medicines may affect each other causing serious side effects. PREZISTA may affect the way other medicines work and other medicines may affect how PREZISTA works. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take: • medicine to treat HIV • estrogen-based contraceptives (birth control). PREZISTA might reduce the effectiveness of estrogen-based contraceptives. You must take additional precautions for birth control such as a condom. • medicine for your heart such as bepridil, lidocaine (Xylocaine Viscous®), quinidine (Nuedexta®), amiodarone (Pacerone®, Cardarone®), digoxin (Lanoxin®), flecainide (Tambocor®), propafenone (Rythmol®) • warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®) • m edicine for seizures such as carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®, Epitol®), phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®) • medicine for depression such as trazadone and desipramine (Norpramin®) • clarithromycin (Prevpac®, Biaxin®) • medicine for fungal infections such as ketoconazole (Nizoral®), itraconazole (Sporanox®, Onmel®), voriconazole (VFend®) • colchicine (Colcrys®, Col-Probenecid®) • rifabutin (Mycobutin®) • medicine used to treat blood pressure, a heart attack, heart failure, or to lower pressure in the eye such as metoprolol (Lopressor®, Toprol-XL®), timolol (Cosopt®, Betimol®, Timoptic®, Isatolol®, Combigan®)
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• m idazolam administered by injection • medicine for heart disease such as felodipine (Plendil®), nifedipine (Procardia®, Adalat CC®, Afeditab CR®), nicardipine (Cardene®) • steroids such as dexamethasone, fluticasone (Advair Diskus®, Veramyst®, Flovent®, Flonase®) • bosentan (Tracleer®) • medicine to treat chronic hepatitis C such as boceprevir (VictrelisTM), telaprevir (IncivekTM) • medicine for cholesterol such as pravastatin (Pravachol®), atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®) • medicine to prevent organ transplant failure such as cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Sandimmune®, Neoral®), tacrolimus (Prograf®), sirolimus (Rapamune®) • salmeterol (Advair®, Serevent®) • medicine for narcotic withdrawal such as methadone (Methadose®, Dolophine Hydrochloride), buprenorphine (Butrans®, Buprenex®, Subutex®), buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone®) • medicine to treat schizophrenia such as risperidone (Risperdal®), thioridazine • medicine to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension such as sildenafil (Viagra®, Revatio®), vardenafil (Levitra®, Staxyn®), tadalafil (Cialis®, Adcirca®) • medicine to treat anxiety, depression or panic disorder such as sertraline (Zoloft®), paroxetine (Paxil®) This is not a complete list of medicines that you should tell your healthcare provider that you are taking. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking PREZISTA without first talking with your healthcare provider. How should I take PREZISTA? • Take PREZISTA every day exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. • You must take ritonavir (NORVIR®) at the same time as PREZISTA. • Do not change your dose of PREZISTA or stop treatment without talking to your healthcare provider first. • Take PREZISTA and ritonavir (NORVIR®) with food. • Swallow PREZISTA tablets whole with a drink. If you have difficulty swallowing PREZISTA tablets, PREZISTA oral suspension is also available. Your health care provider will help determine whether PREZISTA tablets or oral suspension is right for you. • PREZISTA oral suspension should be given with the supplied oral dosing syringe. Shake the suspension well before each usage. • If you take too much PREZISTA, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. What should I do if I miss a dose? People who take PREZISTA one time a day: • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by less than 12 hours, take your missed dose of PREZISTA right away. Then take your next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by more than 12 hours, wait and then take the next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. People who take PREZISTA two times a day • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by less than 6 hours, take your missed dose of PREZISTA right away. Then take your next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by more than 6 hours, wait and then take the next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. If a dose of PREZISTA is skipped, do not double the next dose. Do not take more or less than your prescribed dose of PREZISTA at any one time. What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA? PREZISTA can cause side effects including: • See “What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA?” • Diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Some people who take protease inhibitors including PREZISTA can get high blood sugar, develop diabetes, or your diabetes can get worse. Tell your healthcare provider if you notice an increase in thirst or urinate often while taking PREZISTA. • Changes in body fat. These changes can happen in people who take antiretroviral therapy. The changes may include an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the back, chest, and stomach area. Loss of fat from the legs, arms, and face may also happen. The exact cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known. • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Call your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after starting your HIV medicine. • Increased bleeding for hemophiliacs. Some people with hemophilia have increased bleeding with protease inhibitors including PREZISTA. The most common side effects of PREZISTA include: • diarrhea • rash • abdominal pain • nausea • headache • vomiting Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all of the possible side effects of PREZISTA. For more information, ask your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. How should I store PREZISTA? • Store PREZISTA oral suspension and tablets at room temperature [77°F (25°C)]. • Do not refrigerate or freeze PREZISTA oral suspension. • Keep PREZISTA away from high heat. • PREZISTA oral suspension should be stored in the original container. Keep PREZISTA and all medicines out of the reach of children. General information about PREZISTA Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use PREZISTA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give PREZISTA to other people even if they have the same condition you have. It may harm them. This leaflet summarizes the most important information about PREZISTA. If you would like more information, talk to your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about PREZISTA that is written for health professionals. For more information, call 1-800-526-7736. What are the ingredients in PREZISTA? Active ingredient: darunavir Inactive ingredients: PREZISTA Oral Suspension: hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylparaben sodium, citric acid monohydrate, sucralose, masking flavor, strawberry cream flavor, hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment), purified water. PREZISTA 75 mg and 150 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® White (polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). PREZISTA 400 mg and 600 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® Orange (FD&C Yellow No. 6, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration. Manufactured by: PREZISTA Oral Suspension Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. Beerse, Belgium PREZISTA Tablets Janssen Ortho LLC, Gurabo, PR 00778 Manufactured for: Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, Titusville NJ 08560 NORVIR® is a registered trademark of its respective owner. PREZISTA® is a registered trademark of Janssen Pharmaceuticals © Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2006 Revised: May 2012
Pride Month Round-Up – Photos by Rink GGBA’s Pat Mayfield with Golden State Rodeo’s Curtis Murray at the Pride Business Expo
Oakland-East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus, conducted by Stephanie Lynn Smith, at the 34th Annual Pride Concert
Faetopia Radical Faery Festival participants Brice Ebsen, Photo by Dot and Milo Deren
Bayard Rustin Coalition Party participants Lisa Williams, Reggie Johnson and Andrea Shorter with Grand Marshals Bishop Christopher Senyonjo and former mayor Willie Brown
Dyke March banner carriers on 18th Street headed into the Mission District
Dave Earl and partner Stu Smith surround Celebrity Pride Marshal Dot Jones at the Annual Mayor Lee and State Senator Leno on stage with 2012 Trans March Leaders Pride Brunch
Grand Marshal Carmen Carrera (left) with guests Suzan Reva and Graig Cooper at the Pride Brunch on Pink Saturday
Police Chief Suhr, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and DA George Gascon at the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club Pride Breakfast BAY T IM ES JULY 12 2012 7
AIDS Walk Steps Still Lead the Way Kim Corsaro Publisher 1981-2011
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on the leaders we elect. If we are to achieve a gen-
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We must ensure that all HIV-positive people, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, have access to
We have seen encouraging signs from the Obama
appropriate medical care and are presented with
administration, with the first-ever National AIDS
honest, accurate, and culturally sensitive HIV pre-
Strategy, and with the President’s recent histor-
vention information. AIDS Walk San Francisco
ic statement declaring his support for marriage
funds essential programs, which do exactly that.
equality. Many in Congress are also moving in the right direction, but we must keep the pressure
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People at the lowest income levels are some of those at greatest risk of HIV infection, and the least equipped to deal with the consequences of
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port, access to medical care, and much more to people struggling not only with HIV and AIDS,
No place has influenced me more than the City of
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but who are also grappling with poverty.
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the formidable power of bringing activism to the
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on our elected leaders to sustain the fight for full LGBT equality. As they demonstrate each year,
take hold and threaten to destroy a community. It
AIDS Walk San Francisco participants are deeply
was here that I met and worked with some of the
committed to advancing this vision.
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With every new piece of legislation that affords
the course of the AIDS epidemic.
To end the epidemic, we must also lift up LGBT youth and fight homophobia. These young people
equal protection for LGBT people, with every parent who chooses to fully love and support his or her gay teenage son or daughter, and with every dollar raised at AIDS Walk San Francisco, we move closer to an AIDS-free generation. The challenge remains great and must be met with the same energy, compassion, and vision that led
In the 26 years of AIDS Walk San Francisco, I
far too often endure bullying from their peers and
have witnessed a vibrant community emerge and
are barraged with messages of disapproval from
grow into a powerful outpouring of compassion in
their communities. This can result in severe and
action. Through it all, a clear lesson has emerged:
even fatal depression; it can also lead them to make
Ending AIDS is about fighting more than the vi-
choices that put them at risk for HIV. The funds
rus itself. It is also about pursuing a vision that
raised by AIDS Walk San Francisco support pro-
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includes overcoming poverty, racism, sexism, and
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homophobia. These social ills continue to fuel the
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epidemic and must be confronted by the powerful
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www.aidswalk.net/sanfran.
Racism and sexism also play an enormous part
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us through the dark early years of the AIDS epidemic. One need only witness the massive, diverse, and determined crowd that assembles each year in Golden Gate Park to see that the people of the Bay Area are more than up to the task.
in fueling HIV. People of color continue to dis-
is the longtime producer of AIDS Walk San Fran-
As the people of the Bay Area have demonstrated
proportionately face disparities in the quality and
cisco. He is also president of the AIDS Community
over the years, much of this social change depends
availability of affordable healthcare. That means
Action Foundation.
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In Newton, MA, on the banks of the Charles River, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) married his longtime partner Jim Ready.
Person of the Week: Frank Ocean Several well known individuals have publicly come out in recent days, including U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe and Anderson Cooper. But the one who perhaps made the biggest media waves was r&b singersongwriter Frank Ocean, our person of the week. Over the years, hip-hop and rap have been largely venomous toward our community. Think of the “faggot” filled vitriol of many songs by Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, WuTang and Lox. While the tide has begun to turn, there is still pressure on men and women to hyper emphasize tough straightness. One old school
shortcut seems to be to trash anything LGBTQ. It was therefore a big risky leap of honesty for Frank Ocean to admit that his first love was a man. On his Tumblr blog Ocean wrote, “I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide…Until it was time to sleep. Sleep I would often share with him.” Ocean later described the man as his “first love,” and mentioned that he has had relationships with women as well. Ocean, born in New Orleans in 1987, moved to L.A. in 2005 to pursue his
recording career. He’s known for singles such as “Novacane” and “Swim Good.” He references his bisexuality in songs on his latest album, Channel Orange. The songs include “Bad Religion,” “Pink Matter,” and “Forrest Gump.” Ocean has also written for Justin Bieber, John Legend, Brandy and Beyoncé Knowles. We also applaud music mogul Russell Simmons, who, in a post on his website Global Grind, called Ocean’s admission courageous. “Today is a big day for hip-hop,” Simmons wrote. “It is a day that will define who we really are. How compassionate will we be? How loving can we be? How inclusive are we?”
The Week in Review Roberts’ Rules BY ANN ROSTOW What’s the story with Chief Justice John Roberts? By now you’ve probably read that Roberts reportedly was against the health care mandate before he was for it, changing his mind sometime in May and resisting the entreaties of his conservative colleagues.
Court to take review, bringing the number of gay petitions before the High Court to five. When the justices return from vacation on October 1, they will decide whether to hear the two Massachusetts DOM A challenges, the Prop 8 marriage rights case, the Golinski DOMA case out of California and now, the Arizona benefits case.
Professional Services so tarnished from three decades of hatred and venom that the store might as well be called “Klan Books.” There’s nothing wrong with Christians per se. But when the word “Christian” is used as a descriptor, that’s when the warning bells start ringing and the lights start flashing.
So say the various tattle tales within the ambit of the Supreme Court, where everyone from the clerks to the secretaries was reportedly aware of the rift on the right. The most high profile reporting on the Roberts reversal came from veteran Court observer Jan Crawford via CBS News. Crawford stopped short of assigning a motive for Roberts’ f lip f lop, but one notion was that Roberts operates against a backdrop of history, calibrating his major moves to bolster the long-term reputation of the “Roberts Court.”
Why is this news? Well, it’s been years since the High Court has considered a gay rights case and now they’ve got five big ones all at once, that’s why!
How long will it take, I wonder, before some of the old luster is restored to the adjective “Christian?” It used to mean “kind” and “charitable.” Remember those days? No, you’re too young.
Asteroid Pride
Alan Chambers, Man of Mystery
Before we continue, I have yet another bone to pick with the creators of the most recent Cialis ad campaign. Why should we detour into this irrelevant topic? Only because I was wondering what to write about next when I saw one of these annoying commercials, that’s why.
So, speaking of Christians, there is much ado this week over remarks by Alan Chambers, President of Exodus International.
In that context, this theory goes, Roberts feared stepping out on a legal limb in order to strike a breakthrough piece of legislation with a ruling that could be considered cravenly political.
The ads in question are the ones in which the aging husbands are reminded of why they fell in love with their wives. In each case, the Proustian trigger is a girlish habit. She twirls her hair with her finger! She sings aloud! She likes to dance in the rain! And once again, stereotypes reign on Madison Avenue where the fond husband shakes his manly head and smiles with paternal affection as his wife beams back with childlike innocence.
Another theory was that the Chief so values the notion of judicial restraint that he twisted himself into knots in order to defer to Congress. For the sake of argument, let’s assume that the Chief Justice is indeed concerned with the opinions of future legal scholars. So, what would this mean for gay rights cases? The answer is pretty obvious. As Richard Socarides points out in a recent New Yorker article. Roberts will likely be around for a few more decades. And if he cares about his place in history, he will hardly want to go down as the recalcitrant naysayer who voted against gay rights in a decision that was overturned 20 years later by his own Court. It’s pretty clear how History will judge the battle for same-sex marriage and gay rights in general. If Roberts is indeed protecting his Court’s good name, it could be counter productive to set back our inevitable triumph with a gay version of Dred Scott. Or so we hope at any rate. As for the theory that Roberts will do anything to avoid striking federal law, let’s hope that his judicial restraint does not extend to the Defense of Marriage Act. If Roberts sees himself as a plate umpire, let’s hope he sees DOMA as a wild pitch. Arizona Asks High Court To Rule On Partner Benefits As if we weren’t already assured that the High Court will accept review of at least one Major Gay Rights Case next term, we now have yet another petition heading towards the justices. Oh, keep reading! This won’t take long and it’s important. Earlier this year, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit slapped Arizona for cutting off partner benefits to the gay staff of state government. The benefits had been authorized by former Governor Janet Napolitano, but revoked as a “cost cutting” move once the GOP and Governor Jan Brewer took power. Even though the benefits were stripped from both gay and straight unmarried couples, Lambda Legal argued successfully that the move discriminated against same-sex couples who could not marry. Further, there was so little money involved that the policy could not be justified as a serious budget cut. Now, after the full Ninth Circuit refused to revisit the case, Governor Brewer has petitioned the Supreme
Why do these and other smarmy tropes from decades ago still permeate the world of advertising, even as they fade from modern social consciousness? It’s an important question, don’t you think? No? Well, fine. We’ll move on to some feel-good news. The late gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny has been honored by astronomers who named an asteroid after him. Kameny was an astronomer himself, something I did not know. According to the Huffington Post (which also described Kameny as a “pioneer”… cue theme from X Files!) Canadian amateur astronomer Gary Billings read about Kameny in his obituary last year. Billings had discovered an asteroid, ne Minor Planet 40463, and under astronomy rules, he retained the right to name the space rock. After consulting with others, the asteroid was officially dubbed “frankkameny” on July 3. Frankkameny is located between Mars and Jupiter. Oh, and for the record, why do you guys have so many male-oriented products anyway? You’ve got “low T” problems. Of course you have your vast array of erectile dysfunction medications. And now there’s some kind of androgen stuff on the market. I don’t see people pushing estrogen tablets on prime time. Yes, we women can and do use hormone therapy but we haven’t turned it into a source of genderwide angst now, have we? No. Church Stuff I just took a short break and now I can’t locate my news list. I know that I was going to mention the Episcopal Church, which came up with language for a gay wedding blessing. Also, the Presbyterians fell a few votes short of changing the definition of marriage to a union of two people. Maybe next year. Or whenever. I really don’t care. Mel and I were driving through a shopping center the other day and we passed a store called “Christian Books” or something like that. You know what? The “Christian” brand is
Exodus International of course is one of the better known pray-awaythe-gay operations that promotes a “cure” for the disease of homosexuality. Chambers, 40, is an ex-gay who claims to be happily married and sort of straight. Lately, he’s been backing away from the party line, however, and last week he acknowledged that you can’t really change your sexual orientation. Say what! Last year, Chambers came out in support of the “It Gets Better” Youtube campaign, a collection of encouraging videos directed at suicidal LGBT teens. Now, Chambers appears to be trying to present a “complex” view of sexual orientation, furthering a muddled position that simultaneously enrages his colleagues to the right and exasperates his adversaries on the left. Exodus, Chambers told a TV host the other day, is designed to help those people who have a conf lict between their sexuality and their faith. As far as I could understand, the man is offering some kind of helping hand to religious people who I guess want to live miserable lives of denial. As for happy gays, Chambers told MSNBC that he has nothing against them. Huh? Chambers himself admits that he still is attracted to men, while also claiming that he adores his wife of 15 years and is only attracted to her. The whole thing makes no sense. Nonetheless, the media is always enthralled with the ideological leader who has a change of heart, ergo we are covering this story like the sheep that we are. Bah bah bah. Oh, speaking of media stories about people who change their mind, I just saw a TV piece about a 13-year-old boy who gave a speech to some conservative crowd four years ago, and who has now changed his mind and decided he is no longer a conservative. Hello? The kid is 17 years old. Why does anyone care what he thinks about anything? There are few things more irritating than a precocious child parroting grownup ideas to an adult audience. And one of those few more irritating things might be to subsequently hear the aforementioned child explain pretentiously how his or her political views have “matured” over the last year or so. Pitt Bull! I have a few more GLBT items. Brad Pitt’s mother said something mean about us. And a group of power lesbians have started a Super Pac. You go girlz! But I was really kind of intrigued by a non-gay story, the death of the billionaire Eva Rausing, who may have been lying dead in her house in London for (continued on page 15)
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About the Bob Mizer Foundation Collection In the 1940’s, Bob Mizer founded the Athletic Model Guild and published its groundbreaking magazine, Physique Pictorial, which featured photographs and artwork celebrating the male physique. This celebration of male beauty was a shock to post-war America. Mizer endured more than 20 court trials and even served time in prison as he fought for the right to photograph adult men in the manner he chose. Mizer persevered to create a body of work that spans five decades. His homoerotic images of well-toned bodies seen through a particularly glamorous Hollywood lens continue to influence photographers and artists - men and women working today with artistic freedoms championed by Mizer and his contemporaries. You can also see his work’s influence on mainstream culture, as in Polo, Joe Boxer, and Abercrombie & Fitch ad campaigns. In 2010, Dennis Bell established the non-profit Bob Mizer Foundation, Inc. to preserve Mizer’s work and to promote and preserve the progressive and controversial photography of other artists. In the archives of more than 1,000,000 negatives, slides, prints, and films, Bell discovered thousands of images almost nobody has seen, material far removed from the work associated with “Mizer the beefcake photographer.” Mizer’s commercial photography, portraits, and boyhood photographs reveal he was an artist continually experimenting with the emerging technology of his day, and that he was an artist whose work needs to be seen by today’s mainstream art world. To support the Foundation’s work, go to BobMizerFoundation.org and participate in its Kickstarter campaign. Visit the website for updates on gallery shows, screenings and lectures. Special thanks to Michael W. Denison and Dennis Bell BAY T IM ES JULY 12 2012 11
Take More Tokes of Nature’s Love Drug ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Powerful external forces are testing your emotional core, Aries. Fan the flames of your inner light by activating cerebral pleasure zones. To free your spirit, you must feed your mind. better. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) Unfamiliar stirrings in your subconscious may have an aggravating effect on your communication tactics. Take time out to sort the details, Taurus. Everything you need is everywhere around you. Breathe.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) We all admire your taste for adventure, Sagittarius. In fact, we rely on it. Aim your willful arrow toward something more stimulating and expansive. It’s time to cover new ground.
LEO (July 23 – August 22) Diversify the way you actualize your aspirations, Leo. Springing into battle won’t serve your best interests now. Explore peaceful philosophies for success. Exercise your brain as much as your brawn.
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) Your mind feels fuzzy these days, which can be frustrating for a sign that prefers structured clarity. Flow with it, Capricorn. Discipline is a necessity, but so is flexibility. Stretch.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) Feeling like you’re married to your career and the honeymoon is over? No one said creating a lasting legacy was easy, Virgo. Find strength in the sanctity of your values.
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GEMINI (May 21 – June 20) Your stellar gift of gab is gaining you rapid inroads into an exciting social scene, Gemini. Be truthful. Even the slightest slip of the tongue can produce profound repercussions. CANCER (June 21 – July 22) Are you hiding your heart behind that sturdy shell, Cancer? It’s reasonable to reserve your affection for a worthy cause, but don’t close shop completely. Love and let love.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) Your brain is buzzing at high voltage, Aquarius, and others are itching to plug in. Create a lowmaintenance log to keep record of your innovations. Right now, fantasy is reality.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) Mysterious circumstances are challenging your faith, Libra. It’s especially important now to clearly articulate your vision and galvanize with partners who are eager to help carry out your unique mission.
PISCES (February 19 – March 20) Liberate from oppressive patterns that limit your thoughts and behavior. The sea in which you swim is vast and spacious, Pisces. Experience the peace of knowing you have options.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) Experiment with less conventional methods of selfcare, Scorpio. Even if your new wellness regime opposes the status quo, it could generate positive impacts on both your personal and public personas.
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Does Anyone Cook Anymore? These artistic skills -- honed early on as “women of a certain age” who were required to take home economics and learn to cook, sew, and darn -- seem to have gone the way of the rotary dial telephone and paint-bynumber drawings.
Speak Up! Speak Out! Laugh Often! Karen Williams I love to cook. It’s therapeutic for me. It’s my passion to make my own food. I grow organic vegetables in raised beds in my backyard at home on the North Coast, where the black soil and earthworms make for a nutrientrich harvest. I braise kale in my wok, roast red potatoes and sweet yams in my oven, and bake chicken and fish with homegrown rosemary, basil, and thyme. On the road, I am at the mercy of restaurant fare, unpredictable in its taste, too often combined with a lack of decent service. I have learned to exercise my diva-like tendencies and make requests of chefs who are all
Are there any women-loving-women who can cook anymore? I always figured that if you like to eat or engage in eating to stay alive, the most efficient way to ensure your own survival would be by cooking. Yet that logical spin seems to be lost on the women of today where true liberation also means freeing one’s self from preparing one’s own meals. If someone is not cooking her meals, how can I expect to be fed at her abode? I may be offered a glass of the finest spring water, some calorie-free chips or Japanese edible seaweed, but it is highly unlikely that a table will be set and that I will be seated before a hot, sumptuous plate of anything that she’s prepared with her own little fingers. These days, I no longer get asked my astrological sign by potential lovers. Instead, I am queried about the types
of foods that I like, i.e. Chinese, Thai, Italian or Ethiopian, and whether I am vegan or vegetarian. Whatever my response, I am greeted with shouts of glee and a listing of restaurants that fit my stated preferences. At no time am I led to believe that my newly beloved will create my choice on her own, using that obsolete object in her place known as the “stove.” As a testimonial to the fact that I am still a “home-cooker,” friends often giggle at my microwave with its knob that one spins around to arrive at the length of heating time. No LCD touch dials with predetermined settings or voice-activated sensors for me. I and my sort are rapidly becoming dinosaurs every time we pull out a saucepan, season a wok or put down a placemat. I no longer care if my dream woman has a fabulous dwelling, expensive sports car, or vacations in Portofino (well, that’s not entirely true but you get my point). Please, dear Goddess, let her cook! Karen Williams can cook! Contact her at karen@sfbaytimes.com and compare recipes!
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Grand Marshal Rebecca Prozan with Pride’s Imani Brown, Grand Marshal Gary Virginia and Pride board member Bill Hemenger at the Pride Media Kickoff Party
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“Hanging out at Harbin Hot Springs.”
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Arts&Entertainment A Porn Dramedy
“I was a struggling actor in LA the same time as Andy,” he said. “I didn’t turn to porn. I waited tables. I got into multilevel marketing, being a proofreader. I did jobs I didn’t necessarily want to do, but [porn] wasn’t something I would consider.”
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Gary M. Kramer Now out on DVD is Going Down in LA-LA Land, writer/director Casper Andreas’ enjoyable comedy-drama based on—and changed from—Andy Zeffer’s semi-autobiographical novel. In the film, Adam (Matthew Ludwinski) is a broke young actor who arrives in Hollywood. Grappling with the realities of parking tickets, dead end jobs, and a lack of romance, Andy and his vivacious BFF Candy (Allison Lane) wonder if they will ever “make it” in the industry. But all that changes when he gets a tip from Nick (writer/director Casper Andreas) a photographer who gets him a job in the porn industry at Jet Set Men. Soon Adam is picking up extra cash doing side work such as posing nude, shooting solo videos, and escorting. This eventually leads to some opportunities with John (Michael Medico), a closeted actor who could be more trouble than he’s worth. Going Down in LA-LA Land may present a rose colored view of the adult film industry, but it also addresses issues of drug addiction and coming out in Hollywood. In a recent interview, Andreas spoke about his film, and how he related to Andy Zeffer’s novel and the character of Adam.
When asked what was the strangest thing he ever did for money during that time, Andreas, who speaks with enthusiasm, responded, “Gosh…let me think about that….” He pauses for a minute before he admitted what he almost did for cash, “Actually I was once offered a job to do nude housecleaning. I thought what the hell, I’m from Sweden, I don’t really care. The whole situation was so weird. But I was an actor at the time, and I was concerned someone might film me!” With LA-LA Land, Andreas is doing the filming of nude bodies. “The story is all about the sex industry and about selling yourself for money, so I couldn’t avoid it,” he said, cheerily, about the film’s various cock shots and sex scenes. When Adam agrees to pose nude for photos that Nick takes, he is discretely filmed. Later, on a porn film set, there are penises everywhere. Andreas commented, “Adam is uncomfortable.” Eventually, his character gets relaxed and becomes more deeply involved in the porn world. The filmmaker insisted that, “Adam is naïve. But I wanted to show his gradually being pulled into it, that porn was not his first choice.” He continued, “I did ask Andy after reading the book, ‘Why would you do that?’ He said he had no money. There are other jobs,” the filmmaker observed. “He didn’t explore that very much [in the book]. Part of him got excited about it. He craved attention and porn was an outlet to get it. He enjoys it. He gets off on it in a way.”
Andreas in LALA Land
L A-L A Land’s portrayal of the gay adult f ilm world is much different than the darker films The Fluffer and Boogie Nights that have also depicted the adult film industry. Andreas defended his sunnier presentation. “I wanted to make Ron, the porn producer, very grandfatherly. I wanted to keep the tone a little lighter. It’s a dramedy. But I wanted to make porn attractive. We see very little of what’s actually going on [at Jet Set Men]. Why does Adam get into this? He gets comfortable, has friends in the industry, and he’s treated better here than at the talent agency [a job he quits]. If I made it too dark and gloomy, why would he stay there?” The filmmaker did go to an adult studio for an afternoon as part of his re-
search for making LA-LA Land. When asked about the experience, he commented simply, “It was not glamorous.” He also spoke to Zeffer, as well as a good friend who was in the adult film production side. Their insights contribute to the film’s reality—such as facts about models being paid $500 for a photo shoot. But LA-LA Land is not primarily concerned with porn. It is about being gay and out in Hollywood, and how actors who are closeted navigate relationships—as the TV star John does in the film. While there are more gay actors on TV now than when Zeffer’s book was written, the film’s romantic drama pivots on if John will come out publically.
Ironically, Andreas acknowledged that in casting his gay-themed film, he encountered several closeted actors, in addition to their agents and managers who would not want them to do an independent queer film like LA-LA Land. Viewers may not relate firsthand to the struggling actors, but they will likely care about them. The f ilm characters are compelling, even if Adam is a bit too naïve—hasn’t he ever seen a film like this one?! Nevertheless, Andreas makes every character’s desperation—for money, drugs, sex, or love believable. © 2012 Gary M. Kramer
You’ll Go Insane Over Marat/Sade Theater
Sister Dana Van Iquity Marc Huest is is present ing t he Thrillpeddlers production of Marat/ Sade, the Tony Award-winning 1963 theatrical classic by Peter Weiss. Actually the entire title is The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade; but who can take the time to say all that?! Integrating dramatic elements characteristic of both French playwright Antonin Artaud (incidentally, who had been inst itut iona l ized) and German playwright Bertolt Brecht
of epic theatre, it is a bloody and remorseless depiction of class struggle and human suffering - asking whether true revolution comes from changing society or changing oneself. A play within a play, the main story takes place on July 13, 1808, after the French Revolution. The play directed by de Sade within the story takes place during the Revolution, in the middle of 1793, culminating in the brutal stabbing assassination of Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub by French counter-revolutionary Charlotte Corday. This then brings the audience up to date (well, if 1808 is up to date). The actors are the inmates of the asylum, and the nurses and supervisors occasionally step in to restore order. And yes, it’s a musical.
The show features the talents of director Russell Blackwood and musical director Scrumbly Koldewyn, with costume designs by award winner Beaver Bauer (Tales of the City, Teatro Zinzanni). Almost 50 years ago, when Weiss’ theatrical event premiered, voices demanded change. Today with the Occupy movements and worldwide revolutionary changes, once again the streets are alive with youth questioning authority. The dialectics of personal and political change are seen through the eyes of its two protagonists: the infamous Marquis de Sade (a proponent of pleasure after whom sadism is named) and activist Jean-Paul Marat, the clear, shrill voice of the people.
Thrillpeddlers brings a unique new take on this classic work and in a shameless wink to history. With its gory portrayal of class struggle and human suffering - offering both hope and disillusionment - Marat/Sade is a slyly humorous feast for the mind and eye. It proves to stir the emotions, entertain, and to be remarkably relevant.
mier), Lisa Appleyard (Coulmier›s wife), Carina Lastimosa Salazar (Coulmier›s daughter); patients/musicians are Birdie-Bob Watt, Eden Neuendorf and Scrumbly Koldewyn; additional patients are Alison Sacha Ross, Noah Haydon, Shawn Toczyl; Scott Ragleis is a nurse and Joshua Devore is a nun.
The players are familiar to some and new to others: Jeff Garrett (Marquis de Sade), Aaron Malberg ( JeanPaul Marat), Bonni Suval (Charlotte Corday), Rumi Missabu ( Jacque Roux),Carlos Barrera ( Herald), Kära Emry (Simonne), David Moore ( Duperret); singers are Connie Champagne, Tom Orr, Christopher M. Nelson, Michael Mohammed, Jamie Harkin; Brian Trybom (Coul-
Come join the madness at Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street at York, July 13 - 29, in limited engagement - 15 performances only. Tickets at t icket f ly.com/venue/4167 or by calling (415) 8 63-0611: $38 opening night; Wed., Thurs., Sun. $25 ( loge), $35 (orchestra); Fr i. & Sat. $28 (loge) $38 (orchestra). Go crazy! BAY T IM ES JULY 12 2012 13
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Sister Dana Sez Francisco Centre was a fundraiser for GLA AD, the ever-alert media watchdogs who, unlike Fox News, make sure the media is fair and accurate in portraying LGBTQ people. They also made sure they served us scrumptious canapés and cockt a i l s. C ompl i ment a r y color f u l bracelets that blinked made delightful souvenirs. On the Fourth of July, Sister Dana declared independence from the Republican oligarchy, plutocracy and theocracy of AmeriKKKa. I also reminisced about last month’s wonderful Pride events. There was t he 14T H A N N UA L P R I DE BRUNCH fundraiser for Positive Resource Center at Hotel Whitcomb produced by Donna Sachet and Gary Virginia. The pair introduced the Grand Marshals of the SF LGBT Pride Parade: ACLU has almost 100 years of defending civil rights for all humans; in 1978, Gilbert Baker created what is now known worldwide as the rainbow f lag of LGBTQ humanity; Edaj is known everywhere for producing stellar women’s entertainment; Bishop Christopher Senyonjo has shown courageous advocacy for LGBTQ persons in Uganda; Dot Jones is both athlete and actress, known for her fascinating role as Coach Bieste on TV’s Glee; Rebecca Prozan is well known in progressive political circles; Olga Talamante is a Latina activist and director of Chicana/Latina Foundation; Gary Virginia is a tireless fundraiser, activist, and 24-year HIV survivor; Morningstar Vancil is a Two-Spirit, butch, folk artist and community builder; Sister Roma has worked for the community celebrating her 30th year as a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence. Carmen Carrera of RuPaul’s Drag Race has transitioned and become a transgender activist; unfortunately Actress Sarah Silverman and former Mayor Willie Brown did not show up. But who needs them when we can have Donna Sachet serenade us?! They rolled out the red carpet for THE SF PRIDE MEDIA PARTY, hosted by Donna Sachet at the Clift Hotel, again introducing the Grand Marshals and also talking about the Parade theme, “Global Equality.” Donna praised the board of directors and thanked Executive Director Brendan Behan for his vigorous work for the Parade. Pride Awards were given to Gilbert Baker, Brooke Oliver, Robert Dockendorff, Susan Christian, DJ Black, and Brian Probst. They rolled out the pink carpet for the 5TH ANNUAL PRIDE KICKOFF PARTY fundraiser for Victory Institute (helping queers run for political office) at the Bently Reserve, produced by Mark Rhoades and hosted by Anita Cocktail. Loni Love and Heather McDonald, two hilarious comics from TV’s Chelsea Lately, were guests. Loni emphasized she fully supported gay marriage, joking, “Anyone who takes it up the ass deserves a ring!” Loni identified with bears, saying she was not fat; she was full. “Jenny Craig can kiss my ass!” she shouted. Heather also spoke out for marriage equality and talked about celebrity marriages while doing spot-on impressions of Drew Barrymore, Mary Murphy, and Celine Dion. Heather said she prayed her son would be gay, “because who else will take me to brunch when I’m old?” When I interviewed them, I gushed, “You two and Ross Matthews are my favorites on Chelsea’s show,” and Heather replied, “And YOU are our favorite as well.” Of course she was just being nice, but I was thrilled anyway.
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The PRIDE T-DANCE UNDER THE DOME in Westf ield San
T he 34T H A N N UA L P R I DE CONCERT at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music featured the very moving Harvey Milk Cantata by Jack Curtis Dubowsky, sung by the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco & Lick-Wilmerding High School students. The show opened with the SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band playing rousing fanfares, then joining the L/GCSF in “O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana. Back in the day, when I sang that Carl Orff classic, I used to joke, singing the lyrics: Oh for tuna; and some salmon, maybe a side of broccoli.” How droll. Oakland East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus sang the standard “Feeling Good;” commissioned piece by T. Pinkston, “Dentro Il Mio Cuor;” and “I Sing Out.” The Lollipop Guild sang a cappella The Beatles’ “All My Loving;” “Somewhere” from West Side Story; “Rock the Boat;” and “Too Straight Polka: (“I don’t want him; you can have him; he’s too straight for me”) with plenty of nelly fella posturing and gesturing. Senator Mark Leno sent a certificate of appreciation to Band Artistic Director Jadine Louie, who is retiring after 13 years of conducting. The Band joined L/ GCSF in a tribal “Dry Your Tears, Afrika” grand finale. F R A M EL I N E 36: T H E S A N FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LGBT FILM FESTIVAL, full of proud filmmakers and their cinematic genius of 217 films in 11 days, closed Pride Sunday with Thom Fitzgerald’s highly anticipated film, Cloudburst (starring Academy Award winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as two feisty dykes), which earned the Audience Award, followed by a festive closing night party at Temple Nightclub. Opening night was Vito, Jeffrey Schwarz’s highly informative biopic about activist/film author Vito Russo. I loved both, which will be coming to movie houses very soon, but my favorite comedy was Let My People Go, about a Finnish/French Pee Wee Herman ty pe, lovable, dorky gay guy recovering from a bad breakup in the midst of Passover with his dysfunctional family. I hope to review it in full sometime soon. The annual Frameline Award was presented to renowned film critic and scholar, B. Ruby Rich, who received a standing ovation upon taking the stage at the Castro Theatre. DESIGNING WOMEN tickets are now on sale! After the phenomenal success of drag actors reinterpreting Sex and the City on stage at Rebel, don’t miss this one! Presenting a live presentation of two of your fave episodes of the classic sitcom, this dragfest stars Heklina, D’A rc y D r ol l i n ger, A r t u r o Galster, Johnny Kat, Marilynn Fowler, Lady Bear, and Laurie Bush ma n. 7pm and 9 pm shows, seating limited. Mondays & Tuesdays, July 16-August 28 (no shows August 13 & 20) at Rebel, 1760 Market Street at Octavia. $20 tix available in advance: brownpapertickets.com/event/257046; $25 at door, night of show. Consider i ng t he sold- out per fs la st time, get yer tickets early to see t he s e S out her n b e l le s at t he i r best! Sister Dana sez: “Don’t let the Repu g ni ca n s get you dow n ; a vot e for Obama is a vote for pride, so let’s get out and queer the vote!”
By K. Cole
MAROON 5 “Overexposed” This is over-hooked, over-manipulated, and definitely over-exposed. With the wardrobe stylist, grooming and hair credits on a purple page, not to mention the obligatory tough boy rap segments, the happy major chorus repeating and repeating, I really don’t want to like this release from the manufactured Maroon 5. But it’s like a battle against the inevitable – I’ll start singing along because I’m Pavlov’s dog and I have to give my brain up to my animal instincts. Damn you, Maroon 5! Best Cut: “Daylight” Location: Vacuuming my condo on 18th Street.
DOXI JONES “Die for You – Remixes” Doxi’s roots go farther into the Bay Area than first imagined, from her UC Berkeley time studying cello and voice, joining Stanford’s youth jazz program at age 14, and her involvement in The Go Candy Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to the empowerment of young women, it is clear Doxi has more going on than the typical dance hall princess. Here’s hoping true talent and dedication can rise to the top of this creamy heap. Best Cut: “Guy Sheiman Dub Remix” Location: Fast through the Broadway Tunnel
JILL SCOTT “Crates: Remix Fundamentals, Volume 1” She’s been remixed a million times and I’ve probably heard them all, but this CD percolates such that I can’t ignore it. This is the first time label Hidden Beach has released its catalog to the club market and what a stellar release it is. How better to debut than with Scott and her intimate vocal style? Released just in time for the Chosen Few Old School Picnic in Chicago this month, local DJ’s get your paws on this now. Best Cut: “Spring Summer Feeling – Ron Trent Mix” Location: Dolores Park Beach
EVA SIMMONS “I Don’t Like You” On the road with LMFAO ain’t shabby gigs, so this European-styled dance phenom is getting her shot at cracking the tough US dance market right now. She’s got the Bjorkmeets-Roxette edgy vocal and the slightly sugary European sound harking back to the 80’s, but it’s going to take more than big hair to get past this glass ceiling. The production on this is excellent. The samples really cut my speakers hard. DJs will be happy, but I’m not convinced it will stick. Best Cut: “Nicky Romero Remix” Location: I’m thinking Florida, boys – K Cole has been reviewing music for major publications since it came via snail mail on cassettes. Submissions to Pop Rox by local LGBT artists encouraged. Join on Facebook.com/PopRox-Bay-Times-San Francisco or send it in to: K Cole, Katharinecole@yahoo.com.
Automatic Thoughts doesn’t know what to do. He sits down and turns on the television. Andy returns, looking a little happier, and says, “Let’s not eat at home tonight. How about we go out? My treat.” Henry responds by turning off the television and stalking into the bedroom. Now Andy is confused.
Examined Life Tom Moon, MFT Henry comes home from work two hours early. Instead of greeting him, his partner Andy glares in silence and walks away. Henry is confused and
What’s going on here? These puzzling reactions become understandable when we understand the fleeting, automatic thoughts that provoked them. When Henry came home early, Andy thought, “He’s probably checking up on me to make sure I’m not cheating on him. He doesn’t trust me.” When Andy suggested taking them out for dinner, Henry thought, “He must be looking for an excuse not to be home so he can avoid having sex with me. He isn’t attracted to me anymore.”
We all have automatic, f leeting thoughts that occur so rapidly and which are so habitual that they fly below the radar of our conscious awareness. A series of automatic thoughts forms an internal monologue, and all of us carry on these monologues all the time. We’re constantly interpreting, evaluating, and judging other people’s actions, and most of the time we’re barely conscious of the fact that we’re doing it. We assume our automatic thoughts are valid and don’t need to be examined. There’s nothing inherently crazy about automatic thinking, but problems arise from the fact that we all have built-in biases, usually based on childhood experiences, which color and distort our automatic interpretations. A ndy’s inter pretation of
Henry’s early arrival, for instance, is based on childhood experiences of a controlling and suspicious parent, and Henry’s belief that Andy’s offer to take him to dinner is a sexual rejection is based on early experiences of parental rejection. The good news is that by developing the habit of examining our background assumptions before we act on them, we gain more control over our biases. The trick is to remember the motto, “Don’t believe everything you think,” to resist the natural tendency to accept an automatic thought as true just because it feels right. Instead, look for supporting evidence, contrary evidence, and alternative explanations. It’s also important to be aware of the automatic thoughts at play whenever we’re tempted to slip
into well-worked, self-defeating reactions, such as retaliation, defensiveness, or withdrawal. Couples can help each with this selfexamination. In couple counseling, Henry and Andy have agreed that whenever they see each other reacting to what appear to be automatic biases, they’ll avoid the temptation to retaliate or defensively withdraw, and instead say something like, “I think we should talk about what just happened. What were you thinking just then?” They’re finding that practicing this simple course correction is turning potential conf licts into opportunities for mutual support and increased understanding. Tom Moon is a psychotherapist in San Francisco. His website is tommmon.net.
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Brass Tacks Heidi Beeler It was like gatekeeping at Emerald City’s netherworld. I’d pulled the late shift, taking donations from 3 to 6 pm in converted paint buckets at the Pride Festival’s Gate #11 at Larkin and McAllister. SF Pride brings in LGBT non-profits to help with gate donations and kicks back a chunk of the proceeds to the helpers. This year, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band shared Gate #11 with the Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco. Coming right off the street from our parade run, the late-shift Bandies were still dressed in our rainbow-plumed uniforms. Paired with the Ducal Council in gowns, tuxes and pink beehives, this could have been Emerald City.
Map out Larkin and McA llister, and you’ll see that intersection pinpoints the Tenderloin’s lower midriff. This was the backside of SF Pride, and bucketing there after 4 pm is not pretty. Earlier in the day was great, Band prez Julie Williamson told me. Supportive folk poured into the festival, happily filling donation buckets as they passed. By 4 pm, when festival trash begins drifting knee-high against the curbs and tuneless music pounds, people get a little ornery. This was my f irst year prodding handouts from total strangers looking for a party, and it’s been a couple years since I stayed to the festival’s bitter end, but late in the day this year, it felt edgier than before. Just getting to Gate #11 was like traversing a mosh pit. By 4 pm, word got up to us that the shoving in the Civic Center had turned into a fight and someone pulled a box cutter. By 5 pm, throngs of kids poured through the gates, dressed for clubbing. By 6 pm, as we turned in our buckets, a fight broke out. A crowd encircled two girls rolling on the asphalt and jeered like they were betting on a cockfight. By the time the girls were torn apart, a big chunk of hair lay on the ground, the girl in a cocktail dress and fishnets ran off shoeless, and the girl with hair matching the chunk was crying, “You let her go!” to a cop
restraining her. Around the block, as we packed up the Band’s booth, a shot cracked off that sent people ducking for cover until word spread it was a firecracker. The whole scene felt like the soccer riot I’d wandered into in Glasgow – kids roaming in packs, itching for something to bust up. 99% of the weekend was the sun soaked rainbow celebration Pride was meant to be with hundreds of contingents, fabulous costumes, festival booths and committed volunteers. But that day’s ending raised the question: Will our community’s events fall victim to their own success? After decades of reaching out to the mainstream, how do we keep everyone safe? We’ve lost Halloween in the Castro, the celebration of San Francisco’s own Stonewall-esque story. Shootings the past two years at Pink Saturday have the Sisters of PI resorting to metal detector wands and alcohol bans. Does our open, inclusive celebration need metal detectors, attendance limits, stepped up community vigilance measures at an event that already enlists an army of safety monitors? I know the answer’s not easy, but I know SF Pride and our community can find one. As I’ve said before, putting on this wacky wild celebration is a crazy, brave thing to do.
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(ROSTOW continued from page 9) a week while her husband hung out and did drugs! Or it’s something like that anyway. I gather as well that this woman walked into the American Embassy in London with a bunch of crack a few years ago and was caught by security. That’s not particularly smart, but what struck me was that authorities then searched her house, discovered tons more drugs, and then issued a “warning” to the couple.
azine. I’m thinking of the con artist who married a woman 40 years his senior and managed to attract Washington movers and shakers to a salon in his Georgetown basement. Did you read about that? This guy’s wife also wound up dead under mysterious circumstances. Ah the world is indeed a surreal place and truth is stranger than fiction. I was done with this column, by the way, but I made a major edit and I’m now back to add a few words. You’ll be pleased to know that I deleted a lengthy section on whether Justice Kagan is likely to step aside from con s ider i ng t he M a ssachuset t s DOMA case.
A warning? For 50 grams of cocaine plus pills and other stuff? A few years ago I served on a Grand Jury in Texas where we indicted quite a number of our hapless fellow citizens who were caught with miniscule amounts of banned substances. For the record, we had little choice under the jury rules but to indict the ham sandwiches presented by the DA’s office. But still, even our liberal jury would have thrown the book at Richie Rich and the missus under those circumstances. It makes you wonder if she’d be alive today had she only been sent to the clink for a month or so back in the day.
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This couple ranks right up there with the very bizarre duo prof iled last Sunday in the New York Times mag-
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Some people think she might. But many others see no reason for her to recuse herself even though she was Solicitor General up until mid2010. Anyway, I managed to cough up half a dozen boring paragraphs on this subject even though one mildly boring paragraph pretty much sums it up.
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Pride Round Up - Parade 2012
Dykes on Bikes contingent members flying their rainbow flag (Photo by Rink)
Golden State Warriors star Nate Thurmond and former coach Al Attles (Photo by Steven Underhill)
Donna Sachet (Photo by Steven Underhill)
Grand Marshal Olga Talamante in low rider car (Photo by Rink)
Mr. and Miss GAPA API Wellness Float (Photo by Rink)
Balloon dancer on Market Street (Photo by Rink)
Above, the HRC-SF booth at the Pride Festival (Photo by Rink)
Two Spirits Native American LGBT Indians & Allies (Photo by Rink) Below, ACLU Northern California’s lively contingent on Market Street (Photo by Rink) 16 BAY TIMES JULY 12, 2012
The Bay Times community affairs team, in conjunction with sponsors Olivia Travel, NAPA Cellars Wines and DJ Rockaway, created our Pride Parade 2012 contingent led by manager Grace Floyd. Much gratitude to all! Photos by Phyllis Costa, David Hill and Elizabeth Herren.
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The Annual SF AIDS Walk will take place on Sunday, July 15, in Golden Gate Park. Photo: Sarah Pedersen.
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Darling Nikki – SOM Bar. $5. 9 pm to 2 am. (2925 16th St.) www. som-bar.com. A monthly dance party with hot go-go dancers, drink specials and a photobooth. Guest DJ Pink Lighting (Stay Gold) plays 80’s, top 40, hip-hop and indie hits all night long. Go Deep – El Rio. Free. 8 pm to 2 am. (3158 Mission St.) www.elriosf. com. Cruisy guys, drag queens and man-on-man lube wrestling make this a night to remember. Happening second Thursdays. Ballroom with a Twist – Marine’s Memorial Theatre. $49$79. 8 pm. (609 Sutter St.) www. marinesmemorialtheatre.com. Enjoy performances by some of the best dancers from “Dancing with the Stars,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “American Idol.” 4Bidden – The Cellar. $10. 10 pm to 2am. (685 Sutter St.) www.cellarsf.com. This LGBT night for Ladies happens every Thursday.
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Push the Feeling – Underground SF – Free with Facebook RSVP. 9 pm to 2 am. (424 Haight St.) www.undergroundsf. com. A Friday night party you do not want to miss. Bobby Broswer and Chautauqua with special guest DJ Epicsauce. Katharine Cole Acoustic – Dolores Park Café. Free. 7 pm. (501 Dolores St.) www.katharinecole.com. Enjoy a live performance
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by local favorite Katharine Cole. Special guest Bret Bradford joins. Festival Del Sol – Sonoma. $197. (Participating Sonoma Venues) www.festivaldelsol.org. Celebrate a ten day festival of wine, art and live outdoor performances. Director’s Workshop – Jack London Square. Free. 6 pm to 7:30 pm. (495 Embarcadero West, Oakland) 510.465.7433. Awardwinning director Tina Mabry teaches a valuable workshop on how to direct your first feature film.
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WIP 8th Anniversary Party – Fireside Room. Free. 6:30 pm to 10pm. (424 Monte Viste Vista, Oakland). 510-701-1022. Works In Progress (WIP) celebrates their eighth anniversary with a pot-luck party and live musical performances by Karen Mullally and Anna Maria Flechero. Grand Opening Party – Vima Dance Studio. Free. 8 pm to 12 am. (820 26th St.) www.vimadance. com. A grand opening party with dancing, refreshments and light snacks. Complimentary Cha-Cha class at 8 pm. Chaos – BeatBox. Free before 11 pm/$15 after. 10 pm. (314 11th St.) www.beatboxsf.com. DJ Tristan Jaxx and guest DJ Dan De Leon play house hits late in to the night.
• 15 : S UNDAY
Daytime Realness – El Rio. $8/$6. 3 pm to 8 pm. (3158 Mission St.) www.elriosf.com. Dance the
afternoon away with a fun crowd and strong drinks. Chicken and waffles served up by Angry Man Eats. Hosted by Hecklina. SF AIDS Walk – Golden Gate Park. Donation based. 9 am to 3 pm. (Golden Gate Park) www.aidswalk. net. Take part in the annual San Francisco AIDS walk and help raise money for this extraordinary cause. Noel Jewkes Quintet – Free. 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Bird & Beckett Books and Records. (653 Chenery St.) www.birdbeckett.com. Quintet consists of Noel Jewkes, Grant Levin, Adam Gay and Bryan Bowman.
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Gay Bowling Meet & Greet – Mission Bowling Club. $15. 5 pm to 6:30 pm. (3176 17th St.) www.missionbowlingclub.com. Come meet new faces, make new friends, and enjoy a round of bowling. Shoes included! Cock and Bull Mondays – Hole in the Wall Saloon. Free. 8 pm to 2 am. (1369 Folsom St.) www. holeinthewallsaloon.com. Enjoy an easy-going crowd and drink specials all night. Episode #147 – Ten Percent. Free. 10:30 pm. www.davidperry. com. David Perry speaks with political insider and San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Prozan.
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Author Talk: Jesse Bering – The GLBT History Museum. $5
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Marat/Sade will be performed at the Brava Theatre on Monday, July 23. Photo: Daniel Nicoletta. Reorientation Attempts Through the Lens of History.” Sexual Empowerment Workshop for Women – Good Vibrations. $20. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. (1620 Polk St.) www. goodvibes.com. Embrace your sexuality and discover how to have more pleasure in this female only workshop.
• 18 : W EDNESDAY Smack Dab Open Mic – Magnet. Free. 8 pm. (4122 18th St.) www.magnetsf.org. A monthly open mic night hosted in the heart of the Castro.
BINGO! – The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center. $15 to play. 7pm. (938 Alameda, San Jose) www.defrank.org. Early game starts at 6:30pm.
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SF Pride Volunteer Appreciation Party – LGBT Center. Free. 6:30 pm. (1800 Market St.) www.sfcenter.org. SF Pride 2012 hosts one last party to thank all the volunteers and participants for making SF Pride a success. Nightlife – California Academy of Science. $12. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. (55 Music Concourse Dr.) www. calacademy.org. Enjoy music, cocktails and creatures of the museum. Happening every Thursday. 32nd Annual Jewish Film Festival – The Castro Theatre. Various prices. Check Times. (429 Castro St.) www.castrotheatre. com. Enjoy a selection of the best LGBT Jewish films.
• 20 : F RIDAY
Charo – Yoshi’s. $30-$45. 8pm & 10pm. Also July 21. (1330 Fillmore St.) www.yoshis.com. The legendary singer/guitarist/TV personality performs live. Dancing Ghosts – The Cat Club. $7. 9:30 pm to 2:30 am. (1190 Folsom St.) www.sfcatclub.com. A monthly dance party happening every third Friday. This month pays tribute to the Dead Can Dance band with guest DJ John Freyer. Fabulosa Fest 2012 – Walker Creek Ranch. $180. Thru July 22. (Walker Creek Ranch) www.fabulosafest.com. A ladies weekend filled with camping, music, swimming and more!
The Red Hot Burlesque show will happen on Wednesday, July 25, at El Rio. Photo: www. elriosf.com.
• 21 : S ATURDAY
Tantra for Gay and Bi Men – SF Center for Healing and Expressions. $110/$180 couple. 10 am to 6 pm. (1739 O’Farrell St.) www.lovejourneytantra.com. Dive in to deeper love through tantra while exploring sacred sexuality and romantic arts.
• 22 : S UNDAY
Ekphrastic Poetry Reading – AWE Gallery. Free. 2 pm to 4 pm. (678 Portola Dr.) www.awegallery. com. A Woman’s Eye Art Gallery presents a poetry reading by Jane Green, Kit Kennedy, Nancy Wakeman and Sherri-Rose Walker. Special guest Patrice Haan. Honey Soundsystem – Holy Cow! $7. 10pm. (1535 Folsom St.) www.honeysoundsystem.com. A crazy, fun Sunday dance party with strong drinks and fun mash-ups.
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Hella Gay Oakland – Uptown Nightclub. $5. 9 pm to 2 am. (1928 Telegraph Hill, Oakland) www.facebook.com/hellagaydanceparty. A monthly dance party happening third Saturdays of the month. Special guest DJs Black, G*, and Dj Astro play hip-hop, tech and dance favorites all night long. Beatpig – Powerhouse. $5. 9 pm to 2 am. (1347 Folsom St.) www. beatpigsf.com. A monthly favorite you won’t ever want to miss. Hosted by Juanita More!
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The Vima Dance Studio Grand Opening Party will be on Saturday, July 14. Photo: Vima Dance Studio.
• 24 : T UESDAY
Bootie Basics – Good Vibrations. $25. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. (1620 Polk St.) www.goodvibes.com. Make anal play hot, sexy and fun. With a few simple tricks, you’ll be ready to go! Funny Tuesdays – Harveys. Free. 9 pm. (500 Castro St.) www. harveyssf.com. Enjoy a night of laughs at this weekly comedy show. Hosted by Ronn Vigh.
July 18: Kid’s Day! We’ll have boxes of beads for making fun bracelets and necklaces with the kids. July 25: Ready for the Summer Olympics to begin? We’ll have a kids coloring station with some olympic-inspired images.
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• 25 : W EDNESDAY Red Hot Burlesque – El Rio. $5. 7 pm. (3158 Mission St.) www. elriosf.com. A women’s burlesque show happening every Wednesday.
Beer Bust – 440. $8. 3 pm to 8 pm. (440 Castro St.) www.the440. com. Drink or bust!
• 23 : M ONDAY
Episode #148 – 10 Percent. Free. 10:30 pm. www.davidperry. com. David Perry chats with Robert Berry, Academy of Art alum and noted fashion designer. Monday Musicals: Superstar Edition – The Edge SF. Free. 7pm to 2am. (4149 18th St.) www.edgesf.com. Enjoy clips from your favorite movie musicals and Broadway shows. Marat/Sade – Brava Theatre. $38. 8 pm. (2781 24th St.) www. thrillpeddlers.com. This award winning classic asks the age-old question whether true revolution comes from changing society or changing oneself. By Peter Weiss. Directed by Russell Blackwood.
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