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2018 A YEAR IN REVIEW CAROLS FOR A CURE / Broadway Rings in the Holidays ALWAYS OVERBOOKED/ A Few Good Reads

CONTENTS VOLUME 6, ISSUE 12 DECEMBER 2018 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 12 THESTANDARDPS.COM

2018 A YEAR IN REVIEW CAROLS FOR A CURE / Broadway Rings in the Holidays ALWAYS OVERBOOKED/ A Few Good Reads

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THE STANDARD MAGAZINE YEAR IN REVIEW

BY THE STANDARD MAGAZINE STAFF In the past year The Standard Magazine has covered many topics. So we decided that the year in review would be a year in review at The Standard. Currently I think that many people are fed up with the daily barrage of political ramblings. So as a way to look back we are highlighting excerpts from particular articles from each month that deserve a second gander. You can read the complete story by cutting and pasting the link at the end of each month’s entry in your browser.

JAN JANUARY 2018 Desert AIDS Project Looks to implement the 90-90-90 Strategy In our work to address the health needs of the most vulnerable in our community, including our core focus on those affected by the HIV epidemic, we had believed for some time that the need for services was greater than the statistics illustrated. In November, Riverside County health officials released new data indicating that a staggering 51 percent more people are living with HIV/AIDS in the county than had been previously reported.

FEB FEBRUARY 2018 Omar Shariff’s grandson gives a voice to the voiceless Every morning I wake up to an inbox flooded with disturbing and disheartening messages out of Egypt. The messages come from friends and strangers alike, members of the gay Egyptian community I

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The increase was due to a change in the way state health officials collect data on those living with HIV/AIDS, and does not mean there has been a spike in the frequency of the illness, a fivepage report states.

The largest increase is within the eastern portion of the county, which includes Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. Previously, there were 3,252 cases reported for 2016 (the latest figure available) compared to 5,522 in the new calculations for the same period.

A key piece of the 90-90-90 strategy is ensuring that people with HIV/AIDS have access to care and they remain in treatment and stay healthy, so that the virus is suppressed to levels so low that the virus cannot be passed on to others. Better measurement of how many people need services locally means we can deliver more effectively on this promise we made to the community. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue1

left behind five years ago when I came out as gay and withdrew from the country, hounded by threats of violence, intimidation and even death. The message writers are desperate to do what I did: escape a country gripped by an outbreak of homophobic persecution. Failing that, far too many of the writers say, they want to escape their lives. I do not know what to tell them. I would like to offer them hope. I would like it not to be false hope.

It’s difficult to explain to people who came of age during the heady wave of victories for the American LGBTQ movement that our goals in Egypt are much more modest. For the most part, we want only to live in the same quiet we have for generations, free from the terror that the smallest gesture or glance will betray us.

I can’t tell the young gay Egyptians who message me to come out en masse; I don’t want them to be cannon fodder for my ideals. I can’t even tell them to come out to their own families; few of them had the liberalizing experiences my grandparents did, working on movies

MAR MARCH 2018 Man Versus Food - A Feast of Conflict By Christopher Heritage The Wedding Cake Affair - This is of critical importance to the LGBTQ community, and it is a current event that we are all following. In

APR APRIL 2018 Sometimes, Life’s a Dance By Jill Langham In late January 2017 I had an overwhelming realization that for the first time, I had forgotten about three of the most life changing events that took place during 3 different January’s in my life.

I was so struck by the awareness (I’m a big Anniversary person)

MAY MAY 2018 Travel Safe, Know Before You Go By Chris Astrala Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender travelers face unique challenges when traveling abroad. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel. Legal protections

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the simplest of terms, a bakery in Colorado refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple that were getting married. The baker’s reason: his religious beliefs. The couple claiming discrimination under equal protection laws filed a suit, and it is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Oral arguments were heard in December 2017, and it appeared that the court was evenly divided in their views on the issue. A final decision is expected in June 2018. This is a crucial case, which could have longlasting effect on other equal rights issues affecting our community, and will certainly color the future of “religious freedom” claims. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue3

that I decided it was time to write about those significant events, and sat down to pour my heart out. In less than an hour I had written 4500 words. It was cathartic and effortless. I likened it to writing an article for the Standard Magazine where I had recently been asked by Nino Eilets to become a monthly contributor. I didn’t really have any expectations about the “article” but was happy to have completed the task.

The next day at work, while I was training a man who was an author of a NY times best selling book, I mentioned my accomplishment. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue4

vary from country to country. Many countries do not legally recognize same-sex marriage. More than seventy countries consider consensual same-sex sexual relations a crime, sometimes carrying severe punishment. Research your destination. Remember you are subject to the laws of the country where you travel. In many countries, consensual same-sex sexual activity, public gathering, or dissemination of pro-LGBT material may be illegal. Read the country information for your destination for more details. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue5

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COVER JUN JUNE 2018 Breaking Out of the Sports Closet By Franco Carmona Not so long ago an LGBT kid growing up and who was into sports had very few role models to emulate. Gay athletes were for the most part closeted and in fear of being found out and possibly lose everything they worked so hard to achieve. Then the closet door

JUL JULY 2018 A New Age of Entertainment By Jerri Acosta Webisode is a word of art made up of web and episode .

These are short, maximum fifteen-minute TV episodes on the Internet.

For the advertising world Webisodes are the hope of the future .

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AUG AUGUST 2018 What It’s Like Raising a Gay Pride Banner at the Russian World Cup When Di Cunningham brought her rainbow banner to Russia, she wasn’t sure what would happen. Cunningham is the co-founder of Pride in Football, an alliance of LGBTQ soccer fan groups across the

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began to crack. And little by little it opened a bit more and now it seems to be wide open. Athletes now feel no need to keep who they really are from public view. But let us not forget all those who were brave enough to buck the status quo and pave the way to the current environment where sexuality has nothing to do with athletic ability and who you love does not matter as much as becoming the best athlete you possibly can.

Here are just a few athletes (and the list keeps growing day to day) who know their sexuality doesn’t define them, their sport does. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue6

Webisodes seem to be the perfect answer to the changing tastes of the young and restless looking for quality content. It’s an age in which the rules of entertainment are changing as fast as the dwindling attention spans of the viewers. Call it new-age entertainment or the future of the world of make-believe, the tentacles of web series are growing sharper and wider. The digital converts might swear by Netflix and its bounties such as House Of Cards and Tudor but the next big thing is that we are succumbing to the charm of web series. Stars are being born, new followers are avidly following their favorites and entertainment buffs are offering guide maps on which series to follow. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue7

UK, as well as the co-founder of Three Lions Pride, a group of LGBTQ England supporters. This year, the soccer fan traveled to Russia with four other Three Lions Pride members to support England as it fought for a place in the finals of the FIFA World Cup (England took fourth overall). But they also had another mission: to hoist their rainbow banner at matches to represent LGBTQ soccer fans everywhere.

Russia is notoriously hostile to queer people. Though homosexuality was decriminalized in 1993, its 2013 anti-gay propaganda law has been used to target LGBTQ activists. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue8

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COVER SEP SEPTEMBER 2018 The Power of a Woman By Steven Boyce Lauren Foster is the first trans woman to be honored by Variety Magazine as a Woman of Empowerment. “It’s an incredible honor,” says the supermodel and LGBTQ Activist. “It is one of those delights that tells me that I’m on the correct life path.”

OCT OCTOBER 2018 The First Ever LGBTQ+ Focused Fashion Week By Mona Elyafi Nik Kacy, Founder and President of gender-free luxury brand,

NOV NOVEMBER 2018 Celebrity Photographer Mike Ruiz By John Stein Everyone loves photos of adorable pit bull pups. So what happens when you pair the cutest pooches on earth —who just happen to be in need of forever homes — with beautiful, hunky

Lauren believes she’s lived two lives. Her second path began at 18, when, with the full support of her loving parents and family, she transitioned into a woman. It was the early ‘80s and Lauren was just beginning to experience success as a fashion model. Worried her truth might stunt her burgeoning career, she chose to live stealth; a trans-term that refers to a person who passes as their desired gender and lives in secret. It all came to a head, however, when after appearing in Vogue, a rival model outed Lauren as transgender in the pages of the supermarket tabloid, National Enquirer. “Vogue Model Used To Be a Man,” read the magazine’s headline. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue9

NiK Kacy Footwear, brings the first ever LGBTQ+-focused Fashion Week, Equality Fashion Week to Los Angeles. Kacy is producing a non-traditional event that is breaking all the rules and defying conventional standards - particularly when it comes to models’ shapes and sizes. The event is dispelling the myth of “appropriate body types” as well as gender identity. Models will also include trans and non-binary individuals as well as people of color. https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue10

men? This year’s most buzzed-about calendar. Photographer Mike Ruiz’s 2019 calendar, “Bullies and Biceps,” is fourteen months of perfection (2 bonus months in 2020) that will put a smile on your face every day of the New Year. Honoring the memory of his own beloved pitbull, Oliver and benefitting New York Bully Crew Pet Rescue. Mike Ruiz, too, is a pit bull rescuer and this year’s calendar is in special tribute to Oliver, his beloved canine, who passed away last month. Mike and Oliver shared six wonderful years together https://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandard_ vol6_issue11

Well there you have it a bit of a taste of what we had to offer this past year. These were the staffs picks and I am sure there are several other articles that you may have called your favorites. Drop us a line and let us know if we selected your favorite or if there is any we may have missed. Looking forward to continue bringing quality and important articles to our readers in 2019

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LGBT NEWS THAT MADE HEADLINES IN 2018 JANUARY 2018 Costa Rica’s first gay marriage suffers bureaucratic hitch Notaries, who refused to recognize it until laws forbidding gay marriage are changed, setting them at odds with the president, blocked Costa Rica’s first same-sex wedding. The court’s decision has triggered debate ahead of Costa Rica’s presidential election on Feb. 4, with some candidates vowing to fight it.

FEBRUARY 2018 In a first, openly transgender recruit signs up for U.S. military A transgender recruit has signed a contract to join the U.S. military for the first time since a federal court ruled late last year that the military would have to accept openly transgender people, the Pentagon.

MARCH 2018 Sydney’s gay pride street parade celebrates same-sex marriage, honors early activists About half a million people are expected to line Sydney’s streets on Saturday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the first time the annual parade has taken place since Australia legalized same-sex marriage.

APRIL 2018 LGBT campaigners hope British PM’s apology over anti-gay laws will fuel change LGBT campaigners in London were hopeful that a call by British Prime Minister Theresa May for Commonwealth countries to reform outdated anti-gay legislation would help to stop widespread persecution and discrimination. About 37 of the 53 mostly former British colonies still have colonial era laws which criminalize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identities with same sex sexual activity punishable by life imprisonment in nine of those countries.

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COVER MAY 2018 U.S. court backs transgender student at center of bathroom dispute A U.S. judge ruled that federal law protects a transgender student who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for the right to use a bathroom at a high school in Virginia that corresponded with his gender identity.

JUNE 2018 Tel Aviv pride parade draws a quarter-million Israelis, foreigners Revelers toting rainbow flags flooded Tel Aviv for an annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parade that Israel played up as evidence of its liberal values amid international censure at its lethal response to Palestinian protests in Gaza.

JULY 2018 Cuba’s draft constitution opens path to gay marriage The draft of Cuba’s new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

AUGUST 2018 Catholic conference hears appeal for Church to welcome gay people A Catholic conference where pope Francis addressed on family issues heard a plea from a U.S. priest for the Church to welcome gay members, who he said had been made to feel like lepers.

SEPTEMBER 2018 Hong Kong to allow dependent visa for same-sex couples after landmark ruling Hong Kong said it would recognize overseas same-sex partnerships when granting dependent visas, more than two months after the city’s top court ruled that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa in a landmark judgment.

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FEATURE

BROADWAY RINGS

(AND SINGS!) IN THE HOLIDAYS

BY SKIP SHEFFIELD

CAST OF ALADDIN

The 20th Anniversary edition of Broadway’s Carols For a Cure is full of spirited holiday favorites sung by stars from leading musicals including Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, My Fair Lady and Pretty Woman.

For twenty years, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ holiday CD, Broadway’s Carols for a Cure, has been a staple of every theatrelover’s wish list. The beloved series pairs casts from award-winning Broadway musicals with seasonal songs that are both classic and new.

This year’s 2-CD compilation, available now for $25 in the Broadway Cares store, features 28 tracks from the companies of Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman, and more!

“This year’s special 20th anniversary edition features eighteen original, newly recorded singles, creatively arranged and performed by the incredibly talented performers and musicians from the 2018 Broadway season, along with ten bonus classics from past year’s albums,” explains producer Lynn Pinto. Once again, she has collaborated with engineer Andros Rodriguez on the album.

After twenty years of creating Broadway’s Carols for a Cure, Lynn Pinto has developed a recipe that works. She allows each company a great deal of freedom in choosing the material and the

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style of their arrangement. She also works with their demanding Broadway schedules. ”We record the musicians and singers in layers, utilizing isolation booths for a higher quality recording,” she says. “It gives our holiday album a unique sound from most cast albums and allows us to properly showcase these amazing voices and instrumentalists.”

The first Broadway’s Carols for a Cure album debuted in 1999.

Recorded at St. John’s Church in Greenwich Village, it featured carols from the casts of Cabaret, Fosse, and Swing!, as well as from Chicago and Phantom of the Opera who also appear on the special 20th anniversary edition. Fans of today’s Great White Way will be overjoyed to hear original recordings from other current top productions, too, including the cast of Mean Girls singing an all-new, frolicking version of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and the cast of Head Over Heels performing an original holiday number, “Head Over Holidays.”

Additionally, the cast of My Fair Lady presents a sweeping rendition of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and the cast of Pretty Woman caps off the year in grand style with their beautiful adaptation of “Auld Lang Syne.”

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Also featured in the special 20th anniversary edition of Broadway’s Carols for a Cure is a stirring tribute of “Over the Rainbow” to Jan Maxwell, the beloved five-time Tony Award nominee who passed away earlier this year.

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“No town is more festive than New York City for the holidays and no street here is as magical as Broadway! 2018’s Broadway’s Carols for a Cure is sure to be a favorite for all,” promises Lynn Pinto.

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BOOK REVIEW

ALWAYS OVERBOOKED

BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

The mistletoe is hung…

And so are the garlands, the ornaments, window decorations, and lights. You’d be ready for the holidays, too, if you weren’t hung up on a gift for that one certain person. Now what? Now head to the bookstore with this column in-hand, and look for one of these great books….

GENERAL NON-FICTION For the person who can’t get enough of John, Paul, George, or Ringo, “Visualizing the Beatles” by John Pring and Rob Thomas is something they’ll want to hold in their hands. It’s a graphic history of the Fab Four, so lots of pictures, easy to browse, fun to have.

For the armchair detective or CSI fan, “The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book” by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney will be a welcome gift this year. In a Q&A format, this book teaches and answers the kinds of questions any detective-show fan can come up with. It may also chill you…

Wrap it up with any good murder mystery, of course! Or better yet, wrap it up with “Murder, Lies, and Cover-Ups” by David Gardner, a book about conspiracies and the whodunit deaths of celebrities your giftee will surely remember.

Consider more with “The Disaster Survival Guide” by Marie D. Jones, a book that’s a good primer for coming out the other side of nature’s worst and mankind’s unthinkable.

For the fashionista, you can’t go wrong when you give “Fierce: The History of Leopard Print” by Jo Weldon. Yes, that’s what this book is about – the evolution of a wild fad that shows no signs of slowing down. You know what kind of paper to wrap this book in, don’t you?

Wrap it up for the perfect gift for the giftee who mourns the end of summer from October to May: “Hollywood Beach Beauties” by David Wills. It’s a large picture book full of starlets on the beach, circa 1930 into the 1970s. Not just fun for sun lovers, but for fashion followers, too.

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BOOK REVIEW

For the person who’s facing That Certain Age in the New Year, wrap up “The Happiness Curve” by Jonathan Rauch. It’s a book about the wonderfulness of turning 50 and how life is so much sweeter. Pair it up with “The End of Old Age” by Marc E. Agronin, M.D., which is about making the latter half of your life the best part.

For the political animal in your family, “Hugs from Obama,” edited

by M. Sweeney might be just the right gift. It’s filled with pictures and quotations from the Obama years in the White House, including the end. Pair it up with “The Watergate: Inside America’s Most Infamous Address” by Joseph Rodota, for a scandalous look back in history.

The giftee who loves to laugh will love having “Laughter Totally Is the Best Medicine” by the Reader’s Digest folks. Filled with jokes, cartoons, and other funnies, it might also make a great stocking-stuffer.

And for the cook on your list, “Buttermilk Graffiti” by Edward Lee would make a great gift. It’s part history, part memoir, and part foodie paradise with recipes and it’s yummy.

MEMOIR / BIOGRAPHY A highly anticipated (and much-desired) gift to look for is “In Pieces” by Sally Field, a book by the girl America has grown up with.

It’s filled with behind-the-story stories and celeb names you’ll also recognize. Wrap it up with a “The Flying Nun” DVD or two, or a copy of “Smokey and the Bandit.”

Another celeb biography to try is “Marilyn Monroe: The Private

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Life of a Public Icon” by Charles Casillo. It’s for the giftee who only thinks she knows everything about MM that there is to know.

HEALTH & MEDICINE For the person who asked for a genealogy test, look for “Because I Come From a Crazy Family” by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, a memoir about inherited afflictions, childhood, and the ways that even a beloved family can be a challenge.

DEATH & DYING Loss doesn’t stop during the holidays. If your giftee needs any kind of comfort, try “The After Death Chronicles” by Annie Mattingley.

It’s a book filled with stories of everyday people who were surprised to receive communication from “beyond the veil.”

PETS AND ANIMALS Who doesn’t love a day at the beach? Your dog lover and the dog they love do, so they’ll want to unwrap “Dogs on the Beach” by Lara Jo Regan. It’s filled with photos of dogs in the surf & sand, enjoying warm weather and taking every advantage of summer there is.

LGBTQ INTEREST Who doesn’t like a mystery? Your giftee sure does, and if there are chills inside it, all’s the better so wrap up “Sodom Road Exit” by Amber Dawn. It’s the story of a small but dying village that’s lost its last reason for tourists. Even so, one young woman lives there with her mother because she has nowhere else to go. She wishes she did,

though, because her small hometown holds terror… Wrap it up with “Ruin of Stars” by Linsey Miller, the second book in a fantasy series in which the main character is gender-fluid.

For the reader who loves books that may make him think, look for “So Famous and So Gay” by Jeff Solomon. It’s a book about Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein and how their fame still lingers while so many other almost-celebrities barely get a nod today, no matter what they did for LGBTQ rights….

The person on your list who is thinking about transitioning (or who recently has) will love unwrapping “Trans Like Me” by CN Lester, a series of essays on gender diversity, being trans, and how to tackle tacky people whose questions are too nosy. Pair it with “Being Emily”

by Rachel Gold, a book about a trans woman, now updated to include new material.

For the traveler on your list, the person who also loves history, you can’t go wrong with “Riviera Dreaming” by Maureen Emerson. It’s the true story of an architect and an ex-officer in the British Army, how they teamed up to create a mansion that took society by storm, and who vied to hire these two men to decorate their Riviera mansions.

Wrap it up with “Global Gay: How Gay Culture is Changing the World” by Frédéric Martel, for a very well traveled gift.

More fiction for the gay reader: “You Can’t Tell By Looking” by Russell J. Sanders, a romance about love between two high school boys, one of whom is also dealing with his anti-gay Islamic family;

and “Aesop Lake” by Sarah Ward, a unique book based on three of Aesop’s Fables to tell a tale of a hate crime and its aftermath.

So there you are, a bunch of different ways to certificate for fun, learning, and winter reading Remember: if none of these suggestions seem to fit Someone on your list, ask your weary-but-smiling They’re the ones who have all the right answers.

use that gift anticipation. that Special booksellers.

Happy Reading!

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INDESIGN NEW YEAR, NEW YOU…

BY DESIGN!

BY DANN FOLEY

My/our BIG announcement for the new year… Dann Inc. which has been designing for more than 30 years is changing names! My longtime principal designer and business partner of the last decade, Beau Stinnette officially has his name up on the wall. It is with great pride that I announce our new name, Foley & Stinnette, Interior Design. Beau has also been awarded the Best Interior Designer award for the 2019 Best of The Valley’s Ultimate Pride List in the Coachella Valley!

We are growing, expanding and capable of taking on your every design need. We have always been known for our creativity, speed and budget savvy. Now, we are simply making it known just how hard both senior designers work. Check us out and stop by our new offices in the Uptown Design District of Palm Springs.

It’s that time of year again, when every TV show, magazine and blog gives you all the advice you could ever need about cleaning up your closet, holiday décor and life for a fresh start in the new year. As you may already have noticed, we here at The Standard magazine like to go beyond the obvious, we strive to give you just a bit more information.

As the saying goes, it’s time for me to give my two-cents worth.

I want to offer you more than just the obvious. If you have been reading along each month, you know that I have already given you lots of advice on cleaning up your house and your life. But, once that is completed; what comes next? With the fervor of new year, new you still fresh, I’d like you to consider what your space says about who you are today.

One of the best ways that I can illustrate for you how dramatically your life can change by taking steps to update your home, is to share with you really drastic before & after shots of some of the work we do here in our design studio every day for our wonderful clients.

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I would venture to say that most people think of moving when it comes to reinventing their homes. One thing of which I am absolutely sure is, it’s much easier and much less expensive to stay where you are and make your home exactly what you want. When clients approach us with the idea of “trading-up” on their home I always ask “Do you love your neighborhood, community, schools, neighbors? If they answer yes, then I suggest we reconsider the home they now own. Here are a few tips on how to answer that question for yourself…

• Do you have equity in your home? If so, you can borrow against that to do all forms of renovations or additions to your existing home.

• What about your current home leaves you wanting more? Most clients we see considering a major move have never finished the home they own. Finish what you have started and make changes that you know you want, now.

• If you have already established yourself in your community, why move? I have found that most people like the area where they live.

They know their neighborhood, grocery stores, favorite cafes and shops, etc. If that is true for you then stay put and get your house right today.

• Renovations cost less than new construction and take much less time. The average new construction project is 18 to 24 months from start to finish. In our firm, the average major renovation takes only 6 months! Yes, we have a reputation of speed and quality but, when it comes to new construction, even we cannot make it move faster.

There are two major reasons that people buy new homes and it just so happens that they are the reasons those same people say no to buying another home…. kitchens and master bathrooms.

Everything else is negotiable. So, when considering renovations to your home, these are areas to focus on for beauty, comfort, style and value. In both cases, the money invested in these areas (may) add to the value of your home.

My advice is to do what makes you happy. Unless you are planning a renovation to quickly flip a house, then make your house the home you have always dreamed of. A new kitchen, new bathrooms, a new deck, pool or addition to your home, make choices to make your life better. As I say each month at the end of my column…Live Well! For the new year I am going to add to that sentiment, Live Well, Today! www.foleystinnette.com Designer Dann Facebook / Youtube / Instagram / Twitter / Pinterest

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PSP FOCUS SEWING HOPE COLLECTION LAUNCHES AT REVIVALS STORES Revivals Stores launched a new collection of locally handmade items

by Sewing with Purpose on November 28. Sewing with Purpose is a DAP group that meets weekly for social interaction while sharing their mutual love of sewing. The group’s work reflects its members varied backgrounds and skills. “Some of us are award-winning quilters and award-winning artists,” says group member Jerry Hanson. “All of us sew for the joy of it.”

Included in the new Sewing Hope collection are placemats, table runners, tote bags, holiday stockings, quilts, aprons, potholders, and teddy bears.

In the past, Sewing with Purpose has created quilts for auction at DAP events. Now they have expanded to making up-cycle items from textiles donated to Revivals. Their handcrafted products will be sold at Revivals under the Sewing Hope label. One hundred percent – 100%- of the sales price funds DAP client services.

Sewing with Purpose is Sewing Hope that their work helps continue the fight against HIV/AIDS here in the Coachella Valley.

Voted Best Furniture Store in the Valley, Revivals has three locations – Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Palm Desert, which are staffed by volunteers who support our mission. This enables Revivals to make a significant financial contribution to the Desert AIDS Project.

Revivals stores have become a destination for bargain hunters, designers, and stylists looking for unique items and creative inspiration. Each store features the Mode at Revivals collection of new furniture, lighting, rugs, wall art and décor along with resale thrift; enabling shoppers to create their own personal space inspired

by the stores Mixed-Century Modern vibe.

Visit revivalsstores.com to learn more.

AMAZING MAGIC STARRING TOMMY WIND Direct from Las Vegas, this is a high-energy exciting magic and illusion show for the whole family. Tommy Wind stars in the CW TV hit series Masters of Illusion, which will debut its 6th consecutive season in the summer of 2019. The Tommy Wind Amazing Magic show honorably received the Merlin Award for the best family magic show in the world, and continues to hold the title going forward.

Tommy has headlined his own show on the Las Vegas Strip for the past 10 years, and now brings his exclusive interactive Las Vegas

production to Palm Springs at the beautiful Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The show includes large grand scale illusions, stunts, visual effects and amazing dancers. Don’t miss Tommy Wind Amazing Magic live in Palm Springs! Get your tickets before they disappear! Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum Saturday, December 29 (3:00 PM and 7:00 PM) Sunday, December 30 (3:00 PM) www.tickets.psmuseum.org or call 760-322-4800

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PSP FOCUS CVREP TO PRESENT WHITE

BY JAMES IJAMES The Coachella Valley Repertory (CVRep), now celebrating its ten-year anniversary, has announced they will offer White by James ljames as the second production of their 2018/19 season.

Set to open at the Atrium in Rancho Mirage on January 23 and run through February 17, 2019, White is a funny, 90-minute play that draws on both life and art to examine issues of racism, sexism, gender and identity - a perfect fit for CVRep’s 2018/19 seasonal theme of “a handful of isms.”

In White, gay white male artist, Gus, cranks out canvas after canvas of white-on-white paintings. He lectures at a college, receives fellowships, and lives with his boyfriend, Tanner, who is of Asian descent. Although Gus has achieved comfortable success he is, by no means, famous.

When Gus learns that his best friend Jane has become senior curator at the illustrious Parnell Museum, he implores her to put him in their “New America” exhibition. Unfortunately, Jane tells him that the “New America” only wants female ethnic voices, and that there’s no room for white guys. So, Gus hires Vanessa, a local African American actress, to invent a fictional artist named Balkonaé Townsend, a brash and political artist to claim his art, while also fitting the museum’s desire for “new voices”. Gus and Vanessa construct a quick, humorous backstory for her and everything is going smoothly until Balkonaé takes over and Gus has to deal with the mess he’s made.

Asked about his selection of this project for CVRep’s 20182019 Season of “isms,” Artistic Director Ron Celona, who will direct, says, “This play really has it all, and with the current heightened atmosphere in our country, couldn’t be more timely and relevant; it deals with issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference and affirmative action, and does so with ironic humor. We’re very much looking forward to presenting it to our audiences. It will give the Coachella Valley the opportunity to see and hear a young, upcoming playwright’s* perspective.”

Four LA-based actors are set to appear in WHITE: Paul David Story, Charlotte Munson, Franceli Chapman-Varela and Anthony Saludares.

by feminism, by contemporary culture, and by white women.” – Philadelphia Inquirer “White is pure gold… It’s bold, outlandish, insightful, and exciting…a sharp deconstruction of racial, ethnic, gender and social stereotypes, examined from multiple points of view. It’s a comedy, but its message is serious. It’s bold, outlandish, insightful, and as exciting a play as you’re likely to see this year.”- DC Metro Theater Arts

“White bursts with humor…the best of which come at the expense of the institutionalization of art…The ending adds a surreal twist, driving home Ijames’ exploration of black women’s exploitation

Individual tickets are $53.00. / Previews $48.00 / Opening Night $63.00 (includes post show reception). For more information, please call 760-296-2966 or visit the website at cvrep.org.

White by James ljames will be performed from January 23 – February 17, 2019 at The Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre located in the Atrium 69-930 Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage on Wed. Thur. Fri and Sat at 7:30PM, Sat and Sun at 2:00PM.

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FEATURE

RING IN THE NEW YEAR PALM SPRINGS STYLE

TOUCAN’S TIKI LOUNGE Bring in the New Year with a tropical flare. Toucan’s is the place to be. Champagne toast at midnight. Get your tickets at www. toucanstikilounge.com HUNTERS PALM SPRINGS The best dance club in the desert is throwing a spectacular New Year’s Eve bash, no cover, Champagne bottle specials, free champagne toast and of course a balloon drop at midnight. www. huntersnightclubs.com

ROCKIN’ 80S NYE PARTY AT SPA RESORT CASINO The party will be marked by electrifying rock stars from the original cast of Broadway’s musical “Rock of Ages” at Spa Resort Casino. Music provided by DJ Dense, noted Los Angeles DJ. From 10:30 pm to midnight, Broadway’s Rock of Ages Band will play a concert featuring the greatest rock hits from the glam metal bands and rockers of the ‘80s. The party will also feature photo opportunities with roaming 80s lookalikes, food trucks and bar gardens. A midnight celebration with a multimedia countdown and fireworks spectacular will ring in the West Coast New Year. www.sparesortcasino.com

TRIO Trio is open New Year’s Eve for Brunch, 3 Dinner Seatings at 5:30, 7:30 3 course prix fixe & 9:30 3 course prix fixe unlimited champagne & wine and a Party at The Bar! Midnight balloon drop and party favors. Starting at 10pm party at the bar. Reserve early www.triopalmsprings.com

LULU CALIFORNIA BISTRO NEW YEAR’S EVE New Year’s Eve 2018: 1st Seating 4:30pm – 6:30pm $49.99 2nd Seating 7:30pm – 11:00pm $99.99. Includes hats, party favors and a glass of Champagne with dessert (2nd seating only). Ring in the New Year and dance the night away with Tony Grandberry and his Big Fun Orchestra! www.lulupalmsprings.com

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KIMPTON ROWAN PALM SPRINGS HOTEL Finish 2018 on an all-new High! Come join us at High Bar for an evening of singing and dancing to the tunes of The Gand Band! www.rowanpalmsprings.com MICHAEL HOLMES’ PURPLE ROOM SUPPER CLUB If swinging Sinatra style is on your agenda, New Year’s Eve at one of the Rat Pack’s favorite haunts is the place to be. Hob nob with the cool cats at this swanky supper club featuring three different prix fixe menus and three separate dinner times with live entertainment. At 5 and 7:30 p.m. seatings, Rose Mallet and Mark Kahny will perform for diners. At the 10 p.m. seating, dinner includes wine, unlimited champagne, and party favors with Diva Sharon Sills singing. Michael Holmes’ Purple Room Supper Club, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, 760-322-4422, www.purpleroompalmsprings.com

ADONIS LOUNGE NEW YEARS EVE PALM SPRINGS HOTEL ZOSO The most talked about gay strip show in LA, NYC, Phoenix, and Vegas is bringing you the steamiest way to celebrate New Year’s Eve in style! Adonis Lounge presents the most sexy, flirtatious party of all New Year’s Eve parties in Palm Springs! Welcome in 2019 with top headliners and guest stars from all over the country. www.theadonislounge.com CHILL BAR PALM SPRINGS Ring in the New Year at Chill Bar Palm Springs as our Special Guest Emcee; Drag Superstar ONGINA hosts a New Years Eve party you’ll never forget. Featuring our hottest Chill Go Go Boys, The Queens of Chill and Sick beats playing all night and through the New Year by DJ Gary Stewart! www.chillbarpalmsprings.com

OSCAR’S CAFÉ AND BAR The weekly tea dance is extended to 9 p.m. and ends with an East Coast time-zone celebration. For the dinner show there is a choice of special prix fixe menu or pay the show cover and order off the a la carte regular menu. Either way, the show will end around midnight with a champagne toast. Tea dance 4-9 pm, no cover. www.oscarspalmsprings.com THE TROPICALE RESTAURANT Energetic revelers will love the atmosphere at one of Palm Springs’ most popular scenes. Decorations will adorn this hip hot spot to set the tone for a sumptuous three-course prix fixe menu packed with mouthwatering dishes. Then head next door to The Copa for dancing and DJs all night long. The Tropicale, 330 E. Amado Road, Palm Springs, 760-866-1952, www.thetropicale.com www.coparoomps.com SAGUARO PALM SPRINGS PRESENTS THE 3RD ANNUAL “DRAG ME TO 2019” NYE DISCO GALA For lovers of disco, here’s the New Year’s Eve line up from the Saguaro in Palm Springs. Hosted by Miss Rusty Waters and featuring complimentary buffet style appetizers, infused drink specials, live entertainment, special guest DJ and complimentary champagne toast at midnight. www.thesaguaro.com MAGICAL MYSTERY NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION. PEACE LOVE YOGA PALM SPRINGS Create a clear intention and focus: How you want to live and the changes you want to embrace in the New Year! Master yoga teacher and healer Dennis Daniels invites you to a fun, creative transformation experience that blends yoga, meditation, dance, writing, sharing and more to help you create a clear intention and focus for the new year, how you want to live it and the changes you want to embrace in 2019! www.myspiritquest.net

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AMAZON TRAIL

GOING TO THE DOCTOR’S

BY LEE LYNCH

PHOTO CREDIT: ELAINE LYNCH

“Visiting the doctor doesn’t have to be all gloom and doom,” said my sweetheart. “We can make it fun.”

Remember the all-powerful; usually white male doctors of childhood? From the waiting room you could hear kids scream.

Vaccines were terrifying. You had to undress. Sometimes my mother would take me for a milkshake afterward, yet, to this day; my blood pressure is higher (and I always weigh more) in the examining room.

I was seeing a hand surgeon for a left thumb brace to balance the one I wear on the right. I have Eaton stage III thumb CMC arthritis bilaterally, etc., blah, blah, blah, blah. Which means arthritis with a capital “A.” As with most things in our rural area, the surgeon is located a bit over an hour from our home, but, oh, the hills and valleys we pass!

Someday, we agreed, we would explore them. It’s hard to pry us from our cozy nest on weekends, but until my sweetheart is hired for a so-far elusive new job, she’s free. A lightbulb went on for her: why

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not explore those hills and valleys on the way to the doctor’s?

It was a fine autumn day. We stopped for breakfast sandwiches and took off for our excellent gay adventure. My sweetheart loves the historical markers and I love the old west architecture. Old, that is, in terms of the West, where the Native Americans were able to retain their lands a while longer than they did farther east.

As we drove, we came across a sign for a town with a covered bridge. It wasn’t exactly a town—Wren is too small for an official population count. The 1929 Harris Covered Bridge was a spanking clean white and spanned Mary’s River, which at that point is a lively stream. We’ve happened upon a bunch of covered bridges on our expeditions along Oregon’s Coastal Range.

The bridge led to tidy farmland and a long hill where two black cows roamed. The proud settlement of Wren has a Community Hall and a few family businesses, including an organic quince farm that sells its jellies worldwide. There were five small wineries.

We hadn’t planned to explore a covered bridge, or sweet little Wren, and then we happened on Beazell Memorial Forest. A husband in his wife’s honor donated the 586 acres to the county. On site was a pioneer home, the Plunkett House, built in what was called the Revival Gothic Vernacular style. It was a small t-shaped place.

Two adults and seven, nine, twelve, children were somehow crammed inside homes like it, miniscule compared to today’s private homes.

The doctor a distant menace for now, we wandered toward the trails of the temperate rainforest, so termed because of the abundant rain that falls on this north-facing site. We heard a Pileated woodpecker thunking at a tree somewhere out of sight and picked up a few acorns for our chipmunks and golden mantle squirrels back home. We poked around an enormous renovated barn. The trail offers four loops through big-leaf maples and a dense Douglas-fir plantation. No one was around except for one hurried birdwatcher.

We’ll be going back to catch sight of that big old woodpecker.

Up the road a piece, past yards filled with rusty cars, weathered travel trailers permanently up on blocks, and stacks of treadless tires, we entered the site of U.S. Army Fort Hoskins with its extensive interpretive trails. Who knew, hidden not far from the highway, was an important archeological site listed (like The Stonewall Inn) on the National Register of Historic Places. Though it’s always intriguing to step into history, why did the plaque indicate that 600 soldiers were stationed there to protect Native Americans? I read the words twice to confirm them. When I got home and researched the fort, though, its purpose was not to protect, but to monitor the Coastal Indian Reservation—something like a large internment camp for many tribes driven from their lands. And we, offspring of the colonists, are still rewriting history.

We peered in the windows of the timber frame Commandant’s house/Infirmary and surveyed what had been the parade ground.

We admired the flight of two mewling Osprey way overhead. We walked a trail past a weedy meadow and up into pinewoods. The foundation of an old schoolhouse surprised us, the base of its red brick chimney intact.

There was no one around except two county employees. Hi, fellas, just a couple of woman lovers doing that mysterious thing lesbians do—visiting backcountry surprises.

As usual, we took a wrong turn—all part of the adventure. We were blithely cruising along, enjoying the pastoral scenery: unusually vibrant autumn leaves, grayed tumbledown farm buildings, and pristine farm houses, when a sign appeared: “Paved Road Ends.”

Whoops.

Eyes on the clock now, we u-turned, retraced our route and made for the doctor’s. There was no screaming, not a needle in sight, I kept my clothes on, and the surgeon is a woman. On the way home, with my new brace fitted, yes, we stopped for a milkshake.

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WELLNESS

NUTRITION A KEY TO EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH

BY JILL LANGHAM

Well it’s that time again. Another year is coming to a close and time continues to fly by. Why was it that when I was in History or Math class back in the day, that time felt like it stood still? It no longer feels or appears that way and this year is absolutely no different! It’s almost been a year since I published my first book. And, it’s almost 2 years since the person in the White House took office. (I sure hope these next 2 years fly by even more quickly!)

Community. I now experience the full range of emotions and the depth of those emotions unencumbered by depression feel very different. I experienced grief and loss as raw emotions and I was literally unable to dance and for one who refers to herself as the “Dancing Queen”, it was a very powerful experience.

But, looking back I’d have to say that it has been a year filled with lots of personal growth. I recently lost 6 close friends and it affected me greatly. Not, that those past losses of other friends were any less meaningful, but rather, it was the timing of these recent deaths that affected my heart so deeply.

Even my Eating Disorder reared its ugly head and that really got my attention. I had shared with you that I followed the Intermittent Fasting Program only to realize that it’s not for me, my metabolism or body type. Sixty days after starting it and following it for six weeks, I have more fat on my body, less muscle and more sagging skin then ever before. My hormones are out of balance, my skin has broken out and my motivation for working out is waxing and waning.

I have openly acknowledged my relationship with depression over the first 49 years of my life until I found my place in the Gay

I have monitored my hormone levels through blood tests, every 3 months over the last 18 years. This has allowed me to compare my

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results against my food, exercise and activity levels. My IGF-1 levels are at their second lowest, which, I believe has been contributing to many of the symptoms listed above.

In 2000, my levels were unusually low at 80ng/ml. I began taking Growth Hormone (GH) injections while competing and my IGF-1 levels shot up to over 400ng/ml. They leveled off to the top of the range and stayed at 229ng/ml for over four years even though I had stopped taking GH after18 months! I liken it to the fact that I was finally living my life for the first time and was growing.

But, I think that the loss of so many friends in such extreme ways like Cancer, Suicides, Car Accidents and a possible Murder really hit me on a cellular level and affected my hormone production.

I have gone back to my original Eating Plan of eating Protein, Carbohydrates and Fats six times a day and have again begun a regime of GH Shots. Dietary protein intake, especially animal protein assists in regulating circulating IGF-1 levels. This is due in part to the fact that animal protein has high levels of essential amino acids, whereas plant protein, does not, something to consider if you are only using plant protein. Also, high glycemic, refined carbohydrates can also raise IGF-1 levels. Adequate IGF-1 levels are necessary

for maintenance of bone mass, muscle mass and brain functions at later ages, which is where I am in my life now. When my levels were at 80ng/ml at age 44, they were equivalent to what you would expect of someone 80+ years old! Shocking, wouldn’t you say? Dr. Joel Fuhrman talks more about this on his website at drfurhman.com Again, this is something else to consider if you following a KetoDiet or a low to no-carbohydrate plan. If you haven’t had your IGF-1 or Insulin-like Growth Factor levels drawn, you may want to ask your Doctor to order it.

So, off we go into 2019. I wish you all a very happy, healthy, prosperous Holiday Season and New Year. I hope that you will all take good care of yourselves, be good to yourself and those around you.

Hug one another instead of kissing each other on the mouth to avoid passing the flu bug or in our community gonorrhea, chlamydia or some other S.T.I.’s (I know that sounds harsh and rude, but I have some friends who have contracted these from something as innocent as a Kiss) All my Best, XOXO Jill, Your Dancing Queen

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HEALTH

LONG-TERM HIV SURVIVORS REASSURE OTHERS: ‘YOU ARE NEVER ALONE’

BY COLE HARPER

In 1990, after Michelle Lopez left a domestic violence situation, she and her infant daughter were homeless and were both diagnosed with HIV. “If I had not found community, I truly believe I would have been dead,” remarks Michelle. Today, Michelle, a 51-year-old mother and grandmother, reminds people “You’re not alone, you’re never going to be alone.”

to reinvigorate the dialogue around HIV and shift the conversation toward a focus on long-term healthier living - regardless of a patient’s age at the time of diagnosis. A large part of the Coalition’s mission is dedicated to reducing stigma and helping older adults living with HIV find communities and networks of support as they navigate the challenges of living with the condition.

While HIV can now be a long-term, manageable chronic disease for many, aging with HIV can present a unique set of challenges.

Stigma is among the foremost barriers to HIV treatment, care and support. It’s common for older adults living with HIV to feel lonely and isolated. That’s why the HIV: The Long View Coalition is helping

Ed Shaw says finding community support and reaching out to people who could help him better understand his diagnosis was so important in learning to live with HIV. Ed felt ashamed and embarrassed when he was first diagnosed; however, after talking with a healthcare provider and learning more about his condition,

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Ed began to feel comfortable enough to seek treatment. “The more I came to understand about HIV,” Ed says, “the less afraid I became.”

Today, Ed mentors individuals living with HIV and helps connect them to resources and organizations like the ones that helped him more than two decades ago.

Kim Watson, a woman of trans experience, is also sharing her story of learning to live with HIV to help others feel comfortable talking about the condition. When Kim was in her 20s, she wished that she had someone to guide and mentor her through the challenges of living with HIV. Today, Kim takes pride in being that resource for a younger generation. “It’s so important for people impacted by HIV to feel supported,” Kim says. “And the best way to find that support is to confide in loved ones and to go out and explore your treatment options with a healthcare provider.”

Today, individuals with HIV are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there are 1.1 million adults and adolescents living with HIV in the United States. People aged 50 and over account for an estimated 47 percent of Americans living with diagnosed HIV. As a result of this demographic shift, the community has arrived at a crossroads. It’s a time of tremendous opportunity to envision the future and develop innovative solutions that can help improve the long-term outlook for those living with HIV. The HIV: The Long View Coalition is helping people living with HIV address some of those challenges. Established in 2016 in collaboration with Gilead Sciences, the Coalition is a forward-looking health initiative working to drive discussion and action on the longterm needs of people living with and at-risk for HIV. The Coalition is comprised of a diverse group of partner organizations that support some of the communities most heavily impacted by the HIV epidemic today. The Coalition is working to reignite the conversation around aging, long-term health and HIV. Earlier this summer, the Long View Coalition released its Never Alone video series. The videos feature the inspiring stories of three

long-term HIV survivors, each of whom shares their experiences of overcoming stigma and aging happily and healthfully while living with HIV. While Ed, Michelle and Kim each have their own unique stories to tell, they share many common experiences and have confronted many of the same challenges. From overcoming stigma, to feeling comfortable speaking with a healthcare provider, to talking openly with loved ones, there is a lot that those living with HIV should think about. Here are some of the most important things that Ed, Michelle and Kim have learned: * Life doesn’t stop with HIV: More people are living longer - and aging healthier - with HIV than ever before. With proper medical care and a healthy lifestyle, those impacted by HIV are able to continue living their lives and doing what they love. As Michelle puts it, “HIV is just a diagnosis.” * Community is always there: When anyone first hears the words, “You are HIV positive,” it’s easy to feel like no one else could possibly understand. Fortunately, that’s just not true. Whether you have a question about living with HIV, or you’re looking for additional resources, or just want to talk to someone who knows how you feel, there is a welcoming HIV community for whenever you need it. You are never alone. * Paying it forward: If there is one thing that Ed, Michelle and Kim each emphasize again and again, it’s how thankful they are for the support they’ve received and their desire to pay it forward however they can. They each work with community advocacy organizations throughout the city to help prevent HIV, as well as mentor young people who are learning how to live with HIV. “I consider myself fortunate to be a long-term HIV survivor,” Ed says.

“It’s up to people like me to pass on the knowledge and support that we’ve been given.”

To learn more about the Never Alone video series, and to hear from Ed, Michelle and Kim directly, visit http://hivthelongview.com/neveralone/.

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PET-FRIENDLY PREPARATIONS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVELS On your most challenging days you can always count on your pet to greet you at the door when you come home or cuddle up in your lap in the evening. They are a vital part of your home life all year long, but when your life takes you away from home - as it often does during holiday travel - are you thinking of them before you head out the door?

With so much to pack and prepare for your trip, it’s easy to forget about those you’ll leave behind, like your pets. That’s why if you’re planning to leave for a day or longer, you should make sure to employ these tips to make sure your pet is happy and safe while you’re away for the holidays. * Find a quality pet sitter. Dogs need to be walked and let out during the day, so when you’re gone, you’ll need a pet sitter to fill these duties. Finding a quality, reliable pet sitter can be the difference between a happy pet and damage to your home when you return. Try to trade sits with a fellow pet owner, and if that’s not possible, the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters is a nonprofit organization with resources to help you find the best pet sitter for you. * Be mindful of the temperature. Knowing the temperature patterns in your destination city plays a big role in how you pack, but have you looked at what the weather has in store for your home while you’re gone? Allowing your home to get overly hot while you’re away isn’t good for your pet. You can control the temperature in your home - even while you’re away - with a WIFI controlled thermostat like the Coleman Echelon HX Touch-screen thermostat to name one.

WIFI-enabled smart thermostats provide more than just comfort, it monitors the temperature in your home, allowing you to always be aware of your home’s temperature. And best of all, it’s completely controllable from your smartphone, so even if you forget to make adjustments before you go, resetting the temperature in your home is just a click away. * A little TV time. If commotion is the name of the game in your home, a house that is suddenly too quiet could have a negative impact on your pet. To alleviate this concern, leave the television

on in one of the rooms so your pet can enjoy a little noise in the background. Just make sure you choose a room that is different from where your pet often sleeps so they can comfortably avoid the sound if they want to. * Leave a little bit of yourself. Is it possible to be in two places at once? In some ways yes. Leaving items out that smell like you laundry or blankets, for example - can be a wonderful source of comfort in instances when your pet is feeling stressed. Just remember that if your pet likes to chew, these items could be their first target, so only leave things you’re comfortable losing.

Having a pet doesn’t mean you need to put your holiday travel plans on hold, it just adds another layer to your planning process.

Apply the tips above, and you and your pet will be happy and comfortable until the trip is over and you’re reunited.

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YEAR IN MY REAR (VIEW) CONTENT WARNING: (SELF-HARM)

BY CHRISTINA VRONAY RUGGLES

Time Passed, a reflection I’m writing this for December, coming off the Thanksgiving high, the high of food comas, and having the privilege to be included in a family who loves me and supports me. A family with who I can spend the holidays with, who I can have petty squabbles with, because they don’t hate me for who I am and who I love. I’m lucky like that.

I’m lucky in a lot of ways. I think a huge way in which I’m lucky is that I have this opportunity to tell my story to (hopefully!) interested readers. That this outlet exists for others and me is amazing, and something I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for many things though, for my aforementioned family, for my loving partner, for this opportunity, for my grandparents as they help send me to university, for the spark of courage inside me that demanded I live as a woman. I could go on. I won’t bore either of us.

I have a lot to be thankful for this past year. I hope that you, and those who you hold close, have much to be thankful for.

The Great In-between Last month, I was very grave and ominous about the future of my transition. Despite finding a support group that worked. Despite making friends, despite starting to build a network, despite it all, it was about to go wrong. Not in an awful way. Just in a “universe is going to kick me in the ovaries, wait, darn, the universe didn’t give me those either!” sort of way. In a privileged sort of way.

For the past few months my Father, Step-mom, and myself had been scoping out apartments for me, rather casually on my end, truth be told. They ended up finding one, promising to help pay a majority of the rent as long as I signed up for school in the eventual fall session, and continued to have a job. A sweetheart deal. Most kids couldn’t beg that deal out of their parents.

The other edge of this double-edged sword was two-faced: One was that I was moving into a very bro-culture household.

Very young man, very masculine, very much a testosterone fueled rampage of a home. Mostly a single mother and my sister raised

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me. My father and stepmother are far closer to computer nerds, than anything resembling “jocks”. This was very much an alien environment. One I immediately perceived as toxic to the fact I was a woman. The second glaring issue was that, in the move, all of my “stuff” vanished. My sweater, my shirt, my wig, my bra, my socks, my everything. Losing that was the final straw that broke me. That broke any desire to attempt transition.

Those two occurrences awoke something inside me, and I pushed every bit of Christina down into a multitude of dark pits. Mile wide, pitch-black pores in my psyche were stuffed to the gills with my desperate need to live as the woman I was. Not this man-child mockery I constructed to fit in.

Christina never left me. I could never banish my true self. She would manifest every 6 months or so. She would dance in my waking mind, a herald of panic attacks, rampant sobbing, depression, self-

loathing, and above all a strong desire to mutilate my body. To cut it down to size. To shave the masculinity out of my jaw. To insert something, anything, into my chest to give the illusion of breasts. To hack off and shorten my ridiculous feet. To skin off however many layers of skin were needed for body hair to join their degloved dermatological brethren. To hack off my genitals and form something new. Something better.

Every 6 months she came out of me, wailing and thrashing against the walls of the prison I put her in. Every 6 months, I would push her back into whatever corner she had come from. Each time they lasted longer. First a day or two. The last one I had before I began re-transitioning, was a week and a half.

In Between For clarity’s sake, I was moved out of my parent’s house spring 2014. I didn’t begin transitioning, properly until early February 2017. A lot happened in those years. One of those things was that I became entwined with a frankly amazing woman, who I mistreated and undervalued every step of the way. What kept us so… entwined was how much the relationship was built on me being her man. Even if I said funny things like “I wanna wear your dresses”, “I want to tattoo

a feminine eye on my body, to show that there’s always a woman inside me, looking out” or the ever-classic: “I’m a woman trapped in a man’s body, oh god honey I want to cut my face off, what’s wrong with me”. Normal cisgender things ya’ know?

What caused me to break us up, and eventually free me to come to the realization (again) that I was a woman and needed to transition, was that I wasn’t happy. I remember the night I first thought the thought that ended us. After a huge fight, in which she (very correctly) accused me of not paying enough attention to her, she demanded I have an answer to “why” in the morning. I’d love to say I spent all night thinking about it, but in fact, once she dozed off, and I felt safe conversing with myself, it came to me immediately. I didn’t love her, despite her being painfully smart, eternally hardworking, and mouth-wateringly gorgeous. I just didn’t feel like my life was hopeless with her around. I wanted to wake up most days with her in my life, and that was a relatively fresh sensation.

Wasn’t love though.

Clearly, this whole man thing wasn’t making the cut. Two weeks after moving out of her place, I transitioned properly.

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EVENTS CALENDAR TG MONDAYS. TRANSGENDER SOCIAL EVENT Every second Monday of the month, Transgender Social Hour discussing advocacy, transitioning & HRT. Allies, respectful admirers, and transgender umbrella all welcome. Portion of proceeds to benefit the Raina Chessman Fund.

For more info www.transcc.org DEC 13 WALK OF THE INNS A self-guided walking tour of Palm Springs’ unique collection of boutique hotels and historic inns. The city’s historic and mid-century modern gems are opening their doors for public tours as part of its annual ‘Walk of the Inns.” Palm Springs Art Museum the official starting point from 5pm to 8pm. Contact 760-320-9346

DEC 14 THIRD ANNUAL HO HO HO DOWN BENEFITING SANCTUARY PALM SPRINGS Come to Hunters for Fur Friday and support the Sanctuary Palm Springs with your purchase of 2018’s HO shirt. The Cost is $25 unless you take off your shirt and put our Ho on right there, you save $5. Be at Hunters from 5-7 for our HO HO HO Down,

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THE JUDY SHOW. PURPLE ROOM SUPPER CLUB PALM SPRINGS The spirit of Judy Garland is alive and well and in Palm Springs at the famed Purple Room Supper Club every Sunday at 7:00! This blend of hysterical comedy and outstanding music explode into an evening of nonstop belly laughs, glamour and high camp, as celebrated entertainer Michael Holmes parodies Judy Garland, who in her 1964 television variety show, played host to some of the greatest female icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood. www.purpleroompalmsprings.com

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DEC 22 SANTA PAWS 5K BENEFITING GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT 2018 Santa Paws 5K is a dog-loving fun run/walk benefitting the Guide Dogs of the Desert. Each participant receives a 5-piece Santa suit that can be worn during the event and is then yours for keeps! All participants run, walk or stroll the 5k (3.1mile) route.

Strollers and doggies are welcome! There will also be a 200-meter Elf Dash for children 10 and under.

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CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKET Certified Farmers’ Market Palm Springs Camelot Theatre Parking Lot Saturdays 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m Certified Farmers’ Market Palm Desert Adjacent To The Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce 72559 Highway 111 Wednesdays 8:00 AM TO 12:30 PM For more information, please visit www.certifiedfarmersmarkets.org or call 844-7FARMCV (844–732-7628).

CHILL BAR PALM SPRINGS A warm and fabulous twenty first century modern venue located on Arenas, suited with multi faceted rooms for any celebration.

The gorgeous island bar is surrounded by hi-definition video entertainment and a comfortable designer lounge. Chill on the patio enjoying music and refreshing beverages with friends after a game of pool, or come by and say hello to our friendly staff. Open for business seven days a week. Get out of the heat, and come join us! Happy Hour (From Open to 7pm) and Late Happy Hour (From Midnight to Last Call) www.chillbarpalmsprings.com

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THE SUNDAY BAND W/ SPECIAL GUESTS. PAPPY & HARRIET’S PIONEERTOWN The Sunday Rock + Roll Service is a Pappy and Harriet’s institution celebrating the healing powers of music and community! Every weekend the club’s favorite singers and players get together and trade songs. Come join us to see Victoria Williams, Gar Robertson, Carol Ann Crandall, Damian Lester, Bob Furgo, Rachel Dean, Ryan Norman, Caleb Winn, Danny Frankel and other talented locals performing for your drinking and dancing pleasure. With a come-as-you-are vibe, Sundays have seen great special guests like Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, The Jayhawks, Rickie Lee Jones to name a few. www.pappyandharriets.com

BLACKBOOK The sleek industrial styled BlackBook Bar located in the heart of the gay strip on Arenas now has Happy Hour everyday from 4-6pm and NAUGHTY hour from 10:00 PM-midnight.

During these times you cam enjoy specials such as $5 pint glass well drinks, $1 off all bottle and draft beer, and $2 off all wines by the glass! www.blackbookbar.com

OSCAR’S CAFÉ & BAR Located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs on the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon, Oscar’s has a huge outdoor patio with lots of umbrellas for shade and misters to keep you cool, too.

You can beat the heat any time of year and enjoy the views of Palm Springs. On Saturday and Sunday from 8am – 2pm, enjoy a $9

Bottomless Mimosas (juice included), a single $2 mimosa or a $5 Bloody Mary with brunch, during which both our full breakfast and lunch menus are available. Also join us for Sunday Funday Weekly Tea Dance 4pmClose! Live entertainment weekly visit our website for details. www.oscarspalmsprings.com

LIPSTICK AT COPA Thursday nights at Copa just got a little hotter with a new show at the new showroom inside Copa. The Hot New Lipstick show is a raucous affair where the audience is encouraged to participate in singing, clapping, dancing, partying and celebrating special events. Featuring performances by Charles Herrera, Pinkie Meringue Shimmer, Marina Mac, Sassy Ross, Dion Khan, and Cherilyn, and emceed by the fabulous Bella Da Ball, this show will not disappoint. For ticket info and schedule of performers visit www.coparoomps.com

HUNTERS NIGHTCLUBS® Palm Springs, Palm Springs’ go-to gay bar and dance club, has been leading the way in full-out fun for 20 years now! And we keep it pumping, making it better for you all the time with our unparalleled event line-up. We enjoy having

the desert’s most sought-after and friendly DJs, full-on themed events, and a staff that has it all without the attitude. And of course, we are proud to hold the longest happy hour in the entire Valley. Remember: Size Matters. Come by for our happy hour from 10am – 7pm. Yes, that’s right: 9 hours long! For a list of all events and specials visit www.huntersnightclubs.com

SUNDAYS “The Playgirls” at Toucans Tiki Lounge featuring Tommi Rose. Performances on Sundays at 8 & 10pm.These darling Divas of drag really deliver with their very own brand of entertainment to packed houses. Special guests appear weekly.

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DEC 28 - JAN 2

NEW YEAR PROVINCETOWN-STYLE PROVINCETOWN, MA Last but certainly not least, we usher in the New Year Provincetown-style. First Light is a fourday celebration happening from December 28th-January 2nd. Come and watch or ride in the Lite Brite Bike Ride, catch a show, join the Polar Bear Plunge (January 1st at 11 a.m.), and eat at one of our gourmet restaurants.

Fireworks will be held on the beach on Sunday, December 30th at 5:30pm. It’s a festive time in one of the most festive places in the world. Welcome 2019 in Provincetown. www.provincetowntourisimoffice.org

JAN 23 - 27 JAN 18 - 20

MID-ATLANTIC LEATHER WEEKEND WASHINGTON, DC Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend is a threeday long party and event with participants that now number in the thousands. The heart of the weekend is the historic leather formal Saturday evening cocktail social, Leather Cocktails. Leather Cocktails is the weekend lynchpin gathering from which all other weekend events evolved. www.leatherweekend.com

JAN 13 - 20 JAN 3 - 14

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PALM SPRINGS, CA Now entering its 30th year, the Palm Springs International Film Festival has a wellestablished reputation as one of the most prestigious and well-attended film festivals in the country. The Festival has long secured its place on the world stage as the portal for the very best in world cinema, welcoming more than 136,000 enthusiastic filmgoers to Palm Springs every year. www.psfilmfest.org

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ASPEN GAY SKI WEEK ASPEN, COLORADO Aspen Gay Ski Week is the premier gay & lesbian winter travel vacation event in Colorado. Not only is it a great vacation destination but also it is a fundraising event for local and national LGBTQ organizations.

Aspen Gay Ski Week has gained the reputation of hosting the most exclusive and explosive winter entertainment. Worldrenowned DJ’s, indoor & outdoor pool parties, debauchery that will take you into the morning hours just in time to hit the slopes. www.gayskiweek.com

WINTER RENDEZVOUS STOWE MOUNTAIN RESORT, VERMONT The largest and longest-running gay ski event in the northeast offers amazing discounts on lift tickets, rentals, lessons along with non-stop action; daily après-ski, wine tastings, pool party, champagne reception, downhill drag race, bonfires, hot tubs, spa treatments, dance parties, ice sculptures and more! www.winterrendezvous.com

JAN 10 - 13

Q CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Discover what makes the Q Christian Conference the world’s largest, most celebrated, and highly anticipated annual LGBTQ Christian event. Join us January 1013 as we head to Chicago, Illinois, for the 15th annual Conference, taking place at the Hyatt Regency. Christians from around the world gather at the conference for fellowship, worship, support, and more. Whether you’re LGBTQ, you love someone who is, or you just want to learn more, this four-day event is designed for you. www.qchristian.org

Our National Media Partner, Queer Forty, is the online magazine for the LGBTQ over40 community. Its mission is to inspire and support older LGBTQ people to keep living amazing lives! www.queerforty.com

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NOV 26 - DEC 22

PINK CHRISTMAS MUNICH, GERMANY For the 14th time “Pink Christmas” will open this years doors in the heart of the famous “Glockenbachviertel” in Munich. It is a small, pretty, colorful, diversified market - and as social as no other! Gays, locals and guests feel equally happy and are looking forward to the friendly vibes, the various and special stands, the famous tasty “Glühwein” as well as our unique nightly shows. Pink Christmas will be open during the full advent season, starting November 26th. Right next to the historic graveyard “Alter Südfriedhof”, people will be strolling, shopping, eating and drinking. Pink Christmas can be reached from the “Sendlinger Tor” in just a few minutes walking. www.pink-christmas.de

DEC 6 - 9

MERLINKA QUEER FILM FESTIVAL BELGRADE, SERBIA The Festival aims at presenting films dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, intersexual and queer issues. The official program will highlight short, documentary and feature films from all over the world. www.merlinka.com

JAN 20 - FEB 10

DEC 29 - JAN 1

DEC 4 - 10

MAD BEAR 2018 MADRID, SPAIN Mad Bear’s 18th annual international meeting of bears, big men and admirers from Spain and abroad coincides with Spain’s biggest public holidays of the year.

Mad Bear 2018 will offer you 8 days and 7 nights of partying and fun with bar fiestas, club dance parties, the best national and international DJs, dinners, competitions, trips, saunas, gastronomy and culture. www.madbear.org

Come experience Swiss hospitality, the charm of a true mountain resort and glamorous parties while you’re enjoying yourself with various activities throughout the week. Don’t forget to order your event pass for the week, or do you want to miss the foam party, a fondue night at the mountain hut, a classical piano concert, the pool party, our cabaretnight or the drag- queen ski race?? www.arosa-gayskiweek.com

ULTIMATE NEW YEAR IN ICELAND REYKJAVIK, ICELAND The package combines quality time in Reykjavik, visits to some of the most famous natural wonders like the Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss, Thingvellir national park and the Blue Lagoon, celebrating New Years in Iceland the Icelandic way with a bubbly bonfire tour, a house party and some late night dancing followed by a relaxing dip in the Blue lagoon on the first day of the new year. www.pinkiceland.is

JAN 19 - 26

AROSA SKI WEEK AROSA SWITZERLAND The annual Gay Ski Week in Arosa, one of Switzerland’s most enchanting winter resorts.

MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL 2019 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Don’t miss Melbourne’s most famous familyfriendly community day that kicks off summer’s beloved three-week Midsumma Festival season. Midsumma Carnival will serve-up a tasting plate of performances and personalities from the festival program – in one giant showcase – with something for everyone. Food trucks, bars and stalls galore, all top-full of treats to keep you hydrated, fed and in the community spirit. For complete schedule visitwww.midsumma.org.au

Our international media partner, FNQ Magazine, www.fnqmagazine.com Cairns gay lifestyle and travel publication that gives Australia and the world a taste of gay life in the tropics, sponsors the International Calendar. www.go2gaycairns.com

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A Holiday Spectacular December 14-16, 2018

A Choral Celebration Of Stonewall APRIL 26-28, 2019

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