Volume 44, Issue 4 - January 25, 2012

Obama delivers historic speech
as second term begins

By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Marking the ofcial start of his second term,
President Obama on Monday included for the rst
time explicit references to the LGBT community in a
presidential inaugural speech a powerful statement
because of the symbolic nature of the widely watched
speech as a reection of the American spirit.
Following his swearing-in by Chief Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court John Roberts, Obama delivered the
speech, which included many nods to his progressive
base, including mentions of climate change and
immigration reform in addition to a reafrmation of the
presidents earlier stated support for marriage equality.
Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and
sisters are treated like anyone else under the law for if we
are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to
one another must be equal as well, Obama said.
Obama made another reference to the LGBT
community when he mentioned the 1969 Stonewall
riots in New York City, which are seen as the start of the
modern LGBT rights movement.
We, the people, declare today that the most evident
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Md. lawmaker wants to
move forward after
breaking campaign pledge
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Marylanc Del. Sam Arora (DMonromery Counry)
who campaigned on a pledge to support a marriage
equality bill then voted against it has offered his rst
public explanation for the vote.
A lot of us wanted the goal of full legal equality
for all couples, Arora said during a Jan. 8 segment of
NewsTalk wirh Bruce DeFuyr in response ro a quesrion
lrom Davic Moon ol Marylanc Juice, a weLsire rhar
covers state politics. We had different ways of getting
there. Ultimately the governors bill passed, the voters
approved it and I think one thing we can all celebrate is
that gay and lesbian couples will have all the same legal
rights as straight couples have and the states going to
move forward now and theres a lot more to it.
Arora also relerencec an amencmenr rhar he, Del.
Geralcine valenrinoSmirh (DFrince Geore's Counry)
anc lormer Del. Tillany Alsron inrrocucec rhar woulc
have replaced marriage with civil unions in the bill
he directed the Washington Blade to it in response to
a request for comment on Moons question. Arora has
refused the Blades many interview requests since his
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Commission says board
twice refused to allow gay
couple to buy apartment

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
In a little noticed action, the D.C.
Commission on Human Rights ruled
last April that the president and board
of directors of a cooperative apartment
building on Connecticut Avenue violated
the citys Human Rights Act by twice refusing
to allow a gay couple to buy an apartment.
The case is unusual because the
commissions decision came more than
15 years after Thad S. Kemp and his
then partner William L. Houston led
a discrimination complaint with the
citys Ofce of Human Rights against
2101 Connecticut Avenue Cooperative
Apartments, Inc.
The complaint charged the upscale
building, located across the street from
the Chinese Embassy, with using a series of
pretexts to deny the couples application
to buy an apartment in the building on
two separate occasions in 1997 because
of their sexual orientation and their status
as a mixed race couple. Kemp is white and
Houston is black.
The building has appealed the
commissions decision before the D.C.
Court of Appeals, arguing, among
other things, that the commissions
recommended decision was made by
an administrative law judge who did not
preside over a three-day hearing in which
key witnesses testied.
Attorney Stephen Horvath, who is
representing 2101 Connecticut Avenue Co-
op, notes in an appeal brief that the original
chief hearing examiner who presided over
the case, Cornelius Alexander, died in
2007 before reaching a decision. Horvath
argues the administrative law judge for
the commission who handed down the
decision, Dianne Harris, wasnt present
at the hearing to see the witnesses testify
and assess their credibility.
Harris states in her recommended
decision that she carefully read the
transcript of all testimony viewed and
studied the exhibits and documents
entered into evidence and obtained a
full and impartial picture of the case. She
disputes claims by Horvath that past court
rulings require that a hearing examiner
or judge be present during testimony by
witnesses in order to issue a ruling on a
civil case.
Horvath noted that while she was not
present during testimony in the 2003
evidentiary hearing to determine whether
the co-op board and its president,
John Rodler, were liable for the alleged
discrimination, she did preside over a
separate hearing to assess what the
damages and penalty for the co-op
should be.
The commissions nal decision
and order, handed down on April 23,
2012, shows that then commissioners
Christopher Dyer and Nkechi Jaifa voted to
approve Harriss recommended decision
that the co-op and Rodler engaged in
discrimination based on sexual orientation
and racial discrimination against Kempt
and Houston.
The third commissioner assigned to
the case, gay attorney Michael Ward,
dissented from the majority, saying he
agreed with the co-ops attorney that
Harris should not have ruled on the case
without having personally attended the
hearing in question.
Although I believe that there is
adequate testimony from which the
commission might infer liability, I believe
that those inferences require assessment
of credibility and that respondents
cannot therefore be held liable absent
a de novo [new] hearing at which the
administrative law judge can make
credibility determinations and propose a
decision to the commission that reects
those determinations, Ward wrote in his
dissenting statement.
Dyer, the D.C. gay activist and former
director of the Mayors ofce of GLBT
Affairs, and Jaifa did not submit a
statement explaining why they voted to
approve Harriss proposed decision.
Richard Salzman, the attorney
representing Kemp and Houston, called
the commissions decision fair and
measuring, noting that it did not agree
to all of the Kemp and Houstons specic
requests for damages. He noted that the
commission denied Kemps request that
the co-op pay him the amount of equity
he would have accrued as the value of
the two apartments he attempted to buy
rose signicantly in the 15 years since the
co-op denied his application to buy the
apartments.
The evidence was overwhelming that
the discrimination took place, Salzman
said. It is clear to anyone who looks at the
evidence presented.
Under D.C. law, the D.C. Solicitor
General, who is part of the Ofce of the
D.C. Attorney General, is responsible for
defending the Commission on Human
Rights decision in the appeals court phase
of the case.
A spokesperson for the Solicitor
General said the ofce is scheduled to le
its response to 2101 Connecticut Ave. Co-
ops appeal brief on Feb. 11.
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NLGJAs Michael Triplett dies at 48
The president of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association died last
Thursday at 48 after a two-year battle with oral cancer.
Missouri native and Washington-based journalist Michael Triplett was elected
president in August, and led the organization through its rst inclusion in the
Unity: Journalists for Diversity conference, a quadrennial gathering of journalists
along with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American
Journalists Association and the Native American Journalists Association.
According to NLGJA, Triplett was the groups rst representative to the Unity
board, working to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity into the
Unity groups mission.
Once a lawyer, in 2000, Triplett began reporting on tax and labor policy for
legal news publisher Bureau of National Affairs, now known as Bloomberg-BNA,
where Triplett served as assistant managing editor. Triplett lived in Arlington, Va.,
where the organization is headquartered, with his partner, Jack Squier. According
to Tripletts Facebook page, until 2011, hed also served as an adjunct instructor
at the American University Washington College of Law, where Triplett received his
Juris Doctorate in 1998.
According to friends of Triplett, he died at his familys home in Alabama.
Tripletts colleagues at NLGJA expect to announce plans soon to honor the long-
time member in D.C.
PHIL REESE
Tim Day endorses Anita Bonds

Gay Republican Tim Day, who was endorsed by the Washington Post last year
in his unsuccessful run for the Ward 5 City Council seat, has surprised fellow
Republicans by endorsing Democrat Anita Bonds in this years special election for
an at-large Council seat.
Days decision to back Bonds over Republican contender Patrick Mara
is expected to strain his ties with the D.C. Republican Party. He resigned as a
member of the D.C. Republican Committee after informing party leaders he
would be backing Bonds instead of Mara.
Bonds and Mara are strong supporters of LGBT rights. Both supported the
citys same-sex marriage law before the City Council passed it in 2009.
The D.C. Democratic State Committee, which Bonds chaired, appointed her
in December to the at-large Council seat on an interim basis until the special
election is held on April 23. The seat became vacant after Council member Phil
Mendelson (D-At-Large) won election last year as Council chair.
Bonds and Mara are among 20 candidates competing for the seat in what many
political observers say will be a low turnout election in which Mara has a shot at
winning. Some political pundits say the Democratic candidates including former
Council member Michael Brown, former City Paper columnist Elissa Silverman
and D.C. voting rights activist John Capozzi will likely split the Democratic vote,
enabling Mara to win if large numbers of Republicans and independents turn out
to vote for him.
Day told the Blade he and Bonds, a Ward 5 resident, are longtime friends. He
said Bonds, 67, has a wealth of experience in local government and politics and
would continue to be an excellent Council member.
The deadline for the 20 candidates who entered the race to submit their
nominating petitions to the D.C. Board of Elections was the end of the business
day on Wednesday.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Activists join MLK Peace/Freedom Walk

A contingent of LGBT activists, including Sterling Washington, director of
Mayor Vincent Grays Ofce of GLBT Affairs, participated in D.C.s sixth annual Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Peace and Freedom Walk, held Saturday morning.
Participants assembled outside the United Black Fund headquarters on Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue, S.E. and walked to Shepard Park, where Washington, Gray
and others spoke about Kings legacy.
It is tting that President Obamas second inauguration falls on the national
holiday celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday, Washington told
the Blade in a statement. I see clear correlations between the philosophy of
Dr. King and President Obamas commitment to fairness and equality for all
Americans, he said.
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2012 vote, which was assailed by LGBT
advocates across the state.
Members of the House Judiciary and
Health and Government Operations
Committees on Feb. 14, 2012, voted 27-17
to table the measure. Arora subsequently
voted against the marriage bill that Gov.
Martin OMalley signed into law a few
weeks later.
Ive talked to a lot of voters about it...
I wanted full legal equality, Arora said in
response to Moons question. I originally
thought that this bill was the right way to
go. I then said I think theres a different
way to go and I proposed an amendment
and that wasnt the way the state ended
up going, which is ne. The voters have
approved this and now we move forward.
Del. Mary Washington (D-Baltimore City)
told the Blade she and other members of
the legislatures gay and lesbian caucus
were advocating for nuptials for gays and
lesbians ahead of last Februarys vote.
We were pushing for full marriage
equality and that civil unions has been
found to be inadequate, she said. In
fact states that have civil unions are
actually now looking to full marriage
equality. Fortunately now were able to
move forward and I agree that we can all
move forward.
Arora, who campaigned in support of
nuptials for gays and lesbians in Maryland
during his 2010 campaign, co-sponsored
a same-sex marriage bill at the start of the
2011 legislative session. His subsequent
opposition to the measure sparked outrage
among LGBT advocates and his supporters.
Joshua Lapidus, who resigned as Aroras
legislative director in protest of the no
vote, suggested in his resignation letter
the Blade obtained that the delegates
faith contributed to his position.
I respect you and your beliefs, however
I cannot respect your decision to place
personal religious belief over the roles
and responsibilities of the stewardship the
people of District 19 entrusted unto you,
Lapidus wrote. It saddens me that you
are standing against the tide of history and
ending your career over an issue that will no
doubt be decided in the afrmative, with
or without your vote, over the next couple
years. So, I write this letter to inform you that
if you dont vote for [House Bill 438] I can no
longer work under your employ.
Moon questioned Aroras response to
his question.
I nd his comments to be pretty
unresponsive, he told the Blade. I dont
think people are wondering whether
he supported civil unions. The debate
in Maryland was obviously about the
marriage equality legislation, not with
civil unions as an alternative. That wasnt
even a realistic option on the table for
most public advocates when the bill
nally went through. The question that
fundamentally remains is why did Sam
Arora campaign on the issue and change
his vote.
Moon expressed further skepticism
about the delegates explanation of why
he changed his position on marriage
rights for same-sex couples.
I do continue to nd it bafing that
he just simply wont give a straight
answer on this, he said. I havent heard
anyone that found this to be a satisfactory
explanation.
Arora did not immediately respond
to the Blades follow-up request for
comment.
Virginia Senate advances anti-bias bill
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Skepticism after Arora explains marriage vote
Vote comes hours after
Obamas gay-inclusive
inaugural speech
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
A Virginia Senate subcommittee on
Tuesday narrowly approved a bill that
would ban discrimination against LGBT
employees.
The 8-7 vote in the Senate General
Laws and Technology Committee came
hours after President Obama specically
mentioned gay men and lesbians and
marriage rights for same-sex couples in
his second inaugural speech. Senate Bill
701 supporters noted the references in
their reaction to the vote.
Our president spoke eloquently today
in his inauguration speech by saying Our
journey is not complete until our gay brothers
and sisters are treated like anyone else
under the law, Equality Virginia Executive
Director James Parrish said. This bill is an
opportunity for our lawmakers at home to
give all LGBT Virginians an opportunity for
fairness and job security.
Gay state Sen. Adam Ebbin
(D-Alexandria,) who introduced SB 701
alongside Sen. A. Donald McEachin
(D-Henrico,) also applauded the vote.
Im excited that the bill passed
committee and we will be working very
hard to get it out of the full Senate, Ebbin
told the Washington Blade. Its exciting to
see the General Laws Committee realize
that there is a need for non-discrimination
protections in Virginia for our workers.
The state Senate in 2010 and 2011
passed bills similar to SB 701, but they
both stalled in the House of Delegates.
Sen. Jill Vogel (R-Fauquier County) was
the only Republican on the committee to
back the proposal that currently has more
than 40 co-sponsors in both legislative
chambers. Parrish conceded late last year,
however, its chances of passing in the
GOP-controlled House of Delegates this
year remain very slim.
SB 701 supporters remain steadfast.
With 701, we have an opportunity to
ensure that no current or future politician
gives prejudiced individuals in state
agencies license to discriminate against
LGBT individuals, people with disabilities,
pregnant women, veterans and others,
Ladelle McWhorter, vice chair of Virginia
Organizing, a group that advocates for
immigration reform and other issues, said
during a Richmond press conference on
Jan. 17. We have an opportunity to create
a policy that embraces our differences
and reminds all Virginia citizens that
we are valued for our perspective, skills
and experience and that on one will be
automatically dismissed because of those
very strengths.
Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria)
referenced the House of Delegates 66-28
vote last week that approved gay interim
Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy
Thorne-Beglands judgeship before the
committee approved SB 701.
The nomination of Tracy Thorne-
Begland as judge shows we understand that
workplace discrimination has no place in
Virginia, Krupicka told the Blade. We have
demonstrated that skills, hard work and
talent should be all that matter. I hope we
can continue that momentum by passing an
end to workplace discrimination.
A vote on SB 701 in the full Senate is
expected to take place in the coming days
or weeks.
This bill is an opportunity for our lawmakers at
home to give all LGBT Virginians an opportunity
for fairness and job security, said Equality
Virginia Executive Director JAMES PARRISH.

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R.I. House committee backs marriage
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill
that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the state.
The 11-0 vote cleared the way for a vote on the measure in the full House of Representatives
on Thursday, after Blade deadline. Visit washingtonblade.com for updates.
After hearing testimony from everyday Rhode Islanders gay and straight, friends,
family and community leaders the committee resoundingly endorsed extending the
unique protections and recognition of marriage to all loving, committed couples, said
Ray Sullivan, campaign director for Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a group that
supports the bill. This historic, afrmative vote moves us one step closer to nally making
the Ocean State a place where all families are valued, respected and treated equally.
Nine states and D.C. allow gays and lesbians to marry.
Rhode Island remains the only New England state without a same-sex marriage law,
but Gov. Lincoln Chafee told the Washington Blade last week that nuptials for gays and
lesbians are long overdue in the Ocean State.
With this afternoons vote, we are one step closer to the day when gay and lesbian
Rhode Islanders can enjoy the same fundamental rights, benets, and privileges as
all other citizens of our state. It is my hope that that day will come soon, he said in a
statement shortly after the House Judiciary Committee approved the same-sex marriage
measure. I urge the leaders of the House and Senate to call the roll, and I will be proud
to sign this important legislation when it reaches my desk.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
White House: marriage not a federal issue
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney maintained this week that President Obamas
LGBT remarks in his inaugural speech werent an attempt to nationalize the issue of marriage.
The president believes that its an issue that should be addressed by the states,
Carney said in response to a question from Politico.
Mainstream media outlets asked Carney several questions to clarify Obamas views
on marriage because of the LGBT references he made in his inaugural address, which
included an assertion that our gay brothers and sisters should be treated equally under
the law for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another
must be equal as well.
NBC News was rst to ask whether the remarks represent a shift in Obamas way of
thinking from his previous position that marriage should be left to the states and not
handled at the federal level.
The presidents position on this has been clear in terms of his personal views, Carney
replied. He believes that individuals who love each other should not be barred from
marriage. He talks about this not about religious sacraments, but civil marriage. And that
continues to inform his beliefs. We have taken positions on various efforts to restrict the
rights of Americans, which he generally thinks is a bad idea.
Carney indicated that Obama believes Section 3 of DOMA, which prohibits federal
recognition of same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional based on the belief that the federal
government shouldnt be involved in marriage.
One of the reasons why we believe that Section 3 of DOMA is not constitutional is
because we should not be addressing it in that way, Carney said.
Pressed by NBC News on whether the remarks mean the Obama administration will
participate in litigation before the Supreme Court challenging Californias Proposition
8, Carney provided no updates beyond his earlier stated non-answers. The Justice
Department has until Feb. 28 to le a friend-of-the-court brief in the lawsuit.
CHRIS JOHNSON
Boeing to allow same-sex pension benets
SEATTLE Aerospace giant Boeing, currently engaged in contentious labor
negotiations, has reversed itself on a prior statement that it would not provide
pension survivor benets to same-sex spouses of retirees in states where same-
sex marriage is legal.
The issue came to the fore when Washington voters approved a ballot measure
extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. According to Seattle newspaper,
The Stranger, the company which employs more than 75,000 workers in the
state justied the policy by saying the company was not compelled to extend
the benets by federal law.
We are satised that this [new] language protects same-sex spouses, said Ray
Goforth, executive director of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees
in Aerospace, which represents 23,000 Boeing engineers in Washington.
The policy, which reads Recognizing Boeings commitment to equality without
regard to sexual orientation, Boeing will extend pension survivor benets to all
spouses, as dened under either State or Federal law whichever denes the
same sex person as a spouse, would only protect Boeings union workers in
Washington state.
In 2001, Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle where it had been located
since 1916 to Chicago. While unlike Washington, Illinois does not currently extend
marriage rights to same-sex couples, the Washington Blade has reported that a bill to
do so has strong support in both houses of the state legislature, and Gov. Pat Quinn
has pledged to sign the bill into law if passed. Boeing also employs 59,304 people in
Alabama, Arizona, California, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas. None of those states
extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.
Uncle Poodles HIV allegations questioned
LANSING, Mich. Questions have been raised about the veracity of a claim
made by the gay uncle of reality darling Honey Boo Boo that he had an ex-
boyfriend prosecuted for infecting him with HIV.
Alabama native Lee Thompson told the gay Georgia-based Fenuxe magazine
that hed tested positive in May and that following the positive test, hed pressed
charges against a boyfriend that had not disclosed his HIV status. He alleged his
ex was serving a ve-year sentence for the incident.
However, writing for Viral Apartheid, journalist Todd Heywood questions the
timeline of the prosecution and sentencing.
Does that mean Thompson lied? Not necessarily, Heywood writes, going
into detail about the laws surrounding criminalization of HIV transmission in both
Alabama and Georgia. But it does raise serious questions.
He may well have been infected by a partner who did not disclose his status and
that the partner was charged and convicted of that crime, Heywood concluded.
But the lack of any law enforcement agencies, including district attorneys, being
able to identify his case, as well as the legitimate questions related to the time
frame should have been enough for every news outlet that reported on the
Fenuxe report (including the Fenuxe) to ask more detailed, and specic questions
before pulling the trigger to publish the interview.
NLGJA names interim president
ATLANTA After the death of National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
president Michael Triplett, last week, the board of directors has elevated CNN.
com writer and producer Jen Christensen to the position of interim president
through the remainder of Tripletts term, ending in 2014.
Atlanta-based Christensen has served three terms on the Board, and since 2009
has served as vice president for broadcast, according to an NLGJA release.
While I take on this role under extremely sad circumstances, I hope to carry
on Michaels important legacy of thoughtful leadership, Christensen said in
a statement. I look forward to echoing his passion to seek fair and accurate
coverage of LGBT issues in the media and to continue to help create more
inclusive newsrooms for LGBT journalists.
Boeing has reversed a
decision not to provide
pension benets to same-sex
spouses of retirees, at the time
saying such benets were not
required by federal law.
washingtonblade.com
08 JANUARY 25, 2013 NATl ONAL NEWS
Rhode Island Gov. LINCOLN CHAFEE announced a coalition of groups that are supporting the states
marriage equality law.
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White House sounds
amenable, but divided
Congress an obstacle
By CHRIS JOHNSON
There are signs that President Obama
will include relief for bi-national same-
sex couples as part of his proposals for
comprehensive immigration reform, but
whether the Senate will agree to such
language as part of bipartisan compromise
legislation remains an open question.
Shin Inouye, a White House
spokesperson, declined to preview
whether Obama will include a provision
for bi-national same-sex couples as part
of his highly anticipated proposal for
immigration reform, but maintained the
president is committed to bi-national
same-sex couples.
The president has made it clear on a
number of occasions that comprehensive
immigration reform is a key priority,
including in major speeches over the last
four years, Inouye said. While Im not
going to preview the presidents proposal,
he has long believed that Americans with
same-sex partners from other countries
should not be faced with the painful choice
between staying with the person they love
or staying in the country they love, and he
welcomes changes that would help keep
families together.
Although not a commitment, that
response is the strongest on-the-record
statement yet from a White House ofcial
on Obamas support for bi-national
couples and whether hell seek language
to include them as part of his immigration
reform plan.
Unlike straight Americans in opposite-
sex marriages, gay Americans are unable
to sponsor their foreign partners for
residency in the United States because
they cant marry in most states and in states
where they can, the Obama administration
continues to deny marriage-based green
card applications because of the Defense
of Marriage Act.
Current law could lead to separation for
many bi-national same-sex couples and
in some extreme cases deportation of the
foreign national in the relationship if they
lose their immigration status. Standalone
legislation that would address this issue is
known as the Uniting American Families Act.
According to a November 2011 report
from the Williams Institute, there are
an estimated 28,500 bi-national same-
sex couples and nearly 11,500 same-sex
couples in which neither partner is a U.S.
citizen making for a total of 40,000
couples that are ineligible to take
advantage of immigration preferences
available to different-sex spouses.
LGBT advocates have been calling
on the Obama administration and
Congress to address the issue as part
of comprehensive immigration reform.
While such legislation didnt move during
the rst four years of the administration,
Obama has pledged to take the lead on
reform at the start of his second term.
Obama emphasized that he would
pursue comprehensive immigration
reform last month during an interview on
NBCs Meet the Press, saying, Ive said
that xing our broken immigration system
is a top priority. I will introduce legislation
in the rst year to get that done.
According to a report in the New York
Times earlier this month, Obama plans
to push Congress to enact a massive
overhaul of the immigration system a
large proposal as opposed to a series of
separate bills that would include a path
to citizenship for most of the 11 million
undocumented immigrants in the country.
Additionally, it would set up a nationwide
verication system of legal status for all
newly hired workers; add visas to relieve
backlogs and allow skilled immigrants to
stay in the country; and create a guest-
worker program to attract low-wage
immigrants in the future.
That proposal could be made public in
the coming weeks. The Times reported
that Obama may elect to lay out his plan in
the upcoming State of the Union address.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner
(R-Ohio) invited Obama to deliver the
address before a joint session of Congress
on Feb. 12.
LGBT advocates, including some
who spoke to the Washington Blade on
condition of anonymity, said they fully
expect Obama to include language for
bi-national same-sex couples as part of
his plan for immigration overhaul. One
anonymous advocate said the Obama
administration has given them positive
feedback on an LGBT-inclusive proposal.
Steve Ralls, a spokesperson for
Immigration Equality, was among those
expressing condence that Obama
would choose to include UAFA in any
immigration package that he would
propose to Congress.
Immigration Equality has been very
encouraged by our ongoing conversations
with the administration, Ralls said. We
believe the president and his team will help
craft and pass a bill that keeps families,
gay and straight, together. We are looking
forward to the president outlining his vision
for reform in the coming weeks, and we
take him at his word that keeping LGBT
families together is a goal we all share.
Calls on Obama to address this issue
in his immigration plan are concurrent
with calls on him to take administrative
action. LGBT rights supporters most
recently Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who a
led a group of 13 senators in a letter to
the administration are asking the
Department of Homeland Security to hold
in abeyance marriage-based green card
applications for bi-national couples as a
temporary solution to ensure they wont
be separated. The Obama administration
has responded by saying it must continue
to enforce DOMA and continues to deny
these applications.
Still, the Obama administration has taken
steps to address this issue, but nothing
has been codied into law. In October, the
Department of Homeland Security issued
guidance stipulating immigration ofcers
should consider long-term, same-sex
partners as families when considering
whether to exercise prosecutorial
discretion in the potential deportation of
an undocumented immigrant.
But while signs indicate that Obama
will ask Congress to pass a UAFA-inclusive
immigration reform bill, questions linger
over whether the Senate will come to
an agreement to pass an immigration
package that would protect LGBT families.
Concurrent with the plan the White
House is developing, a bipartisan group
of senators has engaged in talks to craft
a comprehensive bill that, according to
the Times, could be introduced as early as
March with the plan to hold a oor vote
before August. Legislation is expected to
start in the Democratic-controlled Senate
before moving over the Republican-
controlled House for nal passage.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who
has championed the legislation in the
past, is the lead Democrat involved with
the talks, while Sen. Lindsey Graham
(R-S.C.) is the lead Republican. Others
reportedly involved in the talks are Sens.
Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Bob Menendez
(D-N.J.) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) on the
Democratic side and Sens. John McCain
(R-Ariz.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mike
Lee (R-Utah) on the Republican side.
Many Capitol Hill sources said its simply
too early in the process to determine
whether the agreement in the Senate
would include UAFA. But one anonymous
LGBT advocate said he doesnt expect
the Senate to come up with a proposal
that includes UAFA because whatever
agreement is concocted must meet the
approval of the Republicans involved
in the talks, and they wont be keen on
agreeing to explicit LGBT provisions.
In the Human Rights Campaigns most
recent scorecard for the 112th Congress,
Republicans involved in the discussions
didnt have strong scores. Lee scored 40,
Rubio scored 47 while both McCain and
Graham earned low scores of 15. None
of the ofces of the senators involved in
the talks Democratic or Republican
responded to the Washington Blades
request for comment on including UAFA
in their agreement.
That doesnt even take into account the
chances of passing an LGBT-inclusive bill in
the House. Last year, the Senate was able
to pass an LGBT-inclusive reauthorization
of the Violence Against Women Act, but
the version the House passed lacked such
language.
Gay Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), whos also
been a leading advocate of immigration
reform, remains skeptical about the
prospects for passing immigration reform
this Congress with or without inclusion
of UAFA.
Immigration reform is going to be
very difcult to pass, Polis said. The
consideration of LGBT families is one of
the less controversial aspects. The most
controversial aspect is the treatment of the
10 to 15 million people who are already
here illegally. So, its going to be difcult
to get it through. If there is a vehicle to
pass immigration reform, Im going to
work hard and I know that Sen. Schumer
is also committed to immigration equality
for gay and lesbian families.
Immigration Equalitys Ralls said hes
increasingly optimistic that senators
would agree to a proposal that would
include a provision for bi-national
couples particularly if Obama exercises
leadership by including such language in
his proposal to Congress.
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of truths that all of us are created equal
is the star that guides us still; just as
it guided our forebears through Seneca
Falls, and Selma and Stonewall; just as it
guided all those men and women, sung
and unsung, who left footprints along this
great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we
cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim
that our individual freedom is inextricably
bound to the freedom of every soul on
Earth, Obama said.
An estimated crowd of at least 500,000
lled the National Mall to hear Obamas
speech. Spectators were bundled in coats
and hats as they braved the cold winter
temperatures. Still, the weather was more
forgiving than during Obamas 2009
inauguration in which bitter cold chilled
those in attendance to the bone.
One LGBT advocate in attendance was
Brenda Sue Fulton, a lesbian who serves
on the board of the LGBT military group
OutServe-SLDN. The newly married
graduate of the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point said she was moved by
Obamas LGBT inclusion in the speech.
When he went on to talk about
marriage equality for our gay brothers and
sisters, four lovely young men in front of us
cheered at the top of their lungs, Fulton
said. I admit that I teared up. Weve come
so far this past four years; I can see all those
young people in military uniforms on the
platform and all around, and know that not
only are some of them gay, but the others
know it, and support them.
Mentions of the LGBT community were
part of a larger message in which Obama
chose to set the tone for his second term
by recalling past challenges the nation has
overcome and issuing a call to come together
to face the challenges of the present day.
But we have always understood that
when times change, so must we; that
delity to our founding principles requires
new responses to new challenges; that
preserving our individual freedoms
ultimately requires collective action,
Obama said. Now, more than ever, we
must do these things together, as one
nation, and one people.
No other president has mentioned
LGBT people during an inaugural
address. In 2009, Obama didnt mention
the LGBT community despite promising
a commitment to LGBT rights over the
course of his rst presidential campaign.
Instead, Obama at the time made a
reference to civil rights in general, saying
the nation has tasted the bitter swill
of civil war and segregation and as
the world grows smaller, our common
humanity shall reveal itself.
John Aravosis, editor of AMERICAblog,
said he was impressed with the way
Obama reafrmed support for the LGBT
community and said it could have an
impact on the gay-related cases to come
before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In addition to mentioning marriage
equality, an African-American president
put Stonewall alongside Selma in one
of the most important speeches of his
presidency, Aravosis said. I think thats
hugely signicant culturally and politically,
and possibly legally as well the Supreme
Court was sitting right there, and they
look to the culture and politics when
considering decisions on major social
issues, like the upcoming marriage cases.
This didnt hurt.
But LGBT inclusion at the celebration
wasnt limited to mentions in the widely
anticipated speech. Those who attended
on the inaugural platform as Obama was
sworn into ofce included high-prole
members of the LGBT community such as
Human Rights Campaign President Chad
Grifn and Rev. Gene Robinson, the rst
openly gay bishop consecrated in the
Episcopal Church.
Today, the POTUS moved beyond
merely mentioning the existence of our
community, to express his commitment
to our full citizenship and respect for our
love, Robinson said. There is no way to
overstate the importance of his words and
witness to our lives and our love. No, we
havent arrived, but we sure have come a
long way down this road! Amazing!
Other speakers at the event made
were gay afrming in one way or another.
The pastor who delivered the closing
benediction for the service, Rev. Luis Leon,
an Episcopal priest with the D.C.-based
St. Johns Church, called for a blessing on
all people including whether they be
gay or straight in his closing remarks.
With the blessing of your blessing we
will see that we are created in your image,
whether brown, black or white, male or
female, rst generation or immigrant
American, or daughter of the American
Revolution, gay or straight, rich or poor,
said Len.
Leon, who also delivered the
benediction at former President George
W. Bushs inaugural in 2005, was a
replacement for Pastor Louie Giglio of
the Georgia-based Passion City Church,
who withdrew from the role after the blog
ThinkProgress revealed that he delivered
a virulently anti-gay sermon in the 1990s.
In contrast, Leon was one of the religious
gures who helped in the 2009 push to
legalize same-sex marriage in D.C.
Gay inclusion during the festivities
also came in the form of the openly gay
inaugural poet the nationally acclaimed
Richard Blanco who recited a poem titled,
One Today, which highlights unity despite
differences among individuals in America.
All of us as vital as the one light we move
through, the same light on blackboards
with lessons for the day: equations to
solve, history to question, or atoms
imagined, the I have a dream we keep
dreaming, or the impossible vocabulary of
sorrow that wont explain the empty desks
of twenty children marked absent today,
and forever, Blanco read.
In a statement, HRCs Grifn commended
Obama for the LGBT inclusion in his
speech and emphasized the importance
of sending such a message in an inaugural
address. HRC didnt immediately respond
to a follow-up request for comment on
whether the organization helped Obama
with the LGBT portions of the speech.
By lifting up the lives of LGBT families
for the very rst time in an inaugural
address, President Obama sent a clear
message to LGBT young people from the
Gulf Coast to the Rocky Mountains that
this countrys leaders will ght for them
until equality is the law of the land, Grifn
said. As the merits of marriage equality
come up for debate from state houses to
the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court, and a
broad majority of Americans are standing
up for liberty and fairness, the Presidents
unequivocal support for equality is a
clarion call that all Americans should
receive with celebration.
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The ofcial start of President Obamas
second term was cause for excitement on
Monday at the Human Rights Campaigns
Out for Equality inaugural ball.
A jubilant crowd of about 1,500 donned
tuxedos and designer duds after Obama
was sworn into ofce by Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court John Roberts and the
inaugural parade. They braved the cold
night to gather at D.C.s Mayower Hotel,
which sported a rainbow ag above its
front entrance.
Entertainment included Audra
McDonald, a ve-time Tony Award winner,
and Will Sweson, a Tony nominated actor
known for his roles in Priscilla Queen of the
Desert and Hair. Ending the celebration
was gay icon Cyndi Lauper, a longtime
HRC supporter, who closed the night with
a rendition of Girls Just Want to Have
Fun. Chris Matthews, host of MSNBCs
Hardball, also made an appearance.
A number of high-prole pro-LGBT
gures made appearances. At one point
the stage featured Sen. Al Franken
(D-Minn.,) the leader on anti-bullying
legislation in the Senate; New Hampshire
Gov. Maggie Hassan, whos recent
election assured the preservation of
marriage equality in her state; and Newark
Mayor Cory Booker, a rising Democratic
star considering a bid to represent New
Jersey in the U.S. Senate.
But the political star who received the
most attention during the ball was lesbian
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who called
for a toast to Obama in response to LGBT
references in his inaugural address after
Human Rights Campaign President Chad
Grifn introduced her on stage.
I was so struck in the passage about
going from Seneca Falls to Selma to
Stonewall all of us working so hard to
advance true equality, but all woven into
the small fabric of our American story,
Baldwin said.
Baldwin declined to take questions from
the Washington Blade after her remarks.
As he shook hands with supporters,
Booker took a question from the Blade
about the prospects of legalizing same-sex
marriage in New Jersey. The Democratic
legislature last year passed marriage
legislation, but Gov. Chris Christie vetoed it.
Its still not a matter of not if, but when,
Booker said. But that doesnt mean that
we shouldnt be pushing and working for it
every single day. So, hopefully we can still
override the governors veto, or frankly, in
the next election in November, bring in
a governor who shares the values of the
majority of the state of New Jersey that
will stand up for marriage equality.
But the buzz during the party was the
inaugural speech Obama delivered a few
hours earlier in which he twice included
the LGBT community by including the
1969 Stonewall riots in his speech.
Our journey is not complete until our
gay brothers and sisters are treated like
anyone else under the law for if we are
truly created equal, then surely the love
we commit to one another must be equal
as well, he also said.
It was the rst time a U.S. president had
ever addressed the LGBT community in an
inaugural address.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), the
newly seated gay U.S. House member,
was among those who praised Obamas
speech and said he became emotional
listening to the president deliver his
remarks on LGBT rights.
Ive never been more proud of an
American president, Maloney said. I
thought about my kids and I brought my
kids who are African American to watch
the president because I wanted them to
understand that anyone can do anything in
this country, but I never imagined that they
would also get a lesson on how were all
equal regardless not just of race, but sexual
orientation and to receive that lesson from
the president was beautiful and remarkable.
Gay Democratic lobbyist Steve
Elmendorf also had high praise for
Obamas decision to include LGBT
references in his inaugural address, calling
it historic.
It was surprising, I guess, Elmendorf
said. We know where he is, but at an
inaugural event, nobody has ever said gay
at an inaugural. Nobody has ever done such
a good job of making the case about how
the gay rights movement, sort of follows
from the womens rights movement and
civil rights movement and put it all together.
There were not a lot of dry eyes among the
gays watching that speech.
Corey Johnson, a gay New York City
Council candidate, echoed that sentiment.
I was pleased when Stonewall was
put in the same sentence as Seneca
Falls and Selma and I thought that could
have been enough, but then to go on
and explicitly talk about equal rights for
LGBT Americans for the rst time ever
in an inaugural address I thought was
unexpected, yet incredibly welcomed, so
I was very moved actually, Johnson said.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
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Obama, Biden wave to Lesbian & Gay Band
President Obama and Vice President Biden stood and waved to the 240-member
Lesbian and Gay Band about 5:45 p.m. Monday as it marched past the White
House in the Inaugural Parade.
Commentators from CNN and Fox News noted in their coverage of the parade
that the band, organized by the international Lesbian and Gay Band Association,
was a tting capstone to Obamas historic embrace of LGBT rights in his inaugural
address ve hours earlier.
Although the sun went down about 45 minutes before the gay band reached
the White House, streetlights on Pennsylvania Avenue were sufcient to illuminate
the band and the bright uniforms of the marching musicians along with the
rainbow ag carried by its members.
The band was also scheduled to display at least 20 additional ags representing
the states where each individual Lesbian and Gay Bands were from.
As reported by the Blade last week, this was the second time the band had
marched as a contingent in the inaugural parade.
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Ravens fever sweeps community
Like the rest of Baltimore, the LGBT community celebrated the Baltimore
Ravens upcoming return to the Super Bowl after a 12-year absence. Community
members have been donning Ravens gear throughout the playoffs that saw the
team triumph on the road against favored powerhouses Denver Broncos and
New England Patriots after beating the Indianapolis Colts at home.
Local bars are already planning Super Bowl parties and special events to
coincide with the unexpected fortune of the Ravens. Even political organizations
joined in on Ravens fever. In a nod to Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo,
Equality Maryland tweeted, Way to go #Ravens - thanks to @brendon310 for
standing up for our families this year!
Ayanbadejo was a high-prole, outspoken advocate for marriage equality
during the referendum battle that ended with the voters deciding by a 52-48
margin to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland. Ravens center Matt Birk, on
the other hand, openly opposed the measure.
How to Survive a Plague at Hopkins
The Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research and the Baltimore Student Harm
Reduction Coalition will present the critically acclaimed documentary How to
Survive a Plague with a Q&A session with the lms Oscar-nominated director,
David France, to follow on Jan. 29.
The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 5 p.m. at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Becton-Dickinson Auditorium,
615 N. Wolfe St. in Baltimore. A light reception will take place at 7:45 p.m.
How to Survive a Plague is a 2013 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary
Feature. The lm, using never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and
90s, focuses on the coalition of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)
consisting of young people, many of them HIV-positive young men, who took on
Washington and the medical establishment.
For more information about the lm, visit surviveaplague.com.
Centerstage hosts Black Pride Night
For the Jan. 15 performance of The Mountaintop, Centerstage theater held
LGBT Night in which board members from Baltimore Black Pride (BBP) were invited
to attend. Jan. 15 is Rev. Martin Luther Kings birthday. BBP founder Carlton R. Smith
and chair Kevin Clemons presented to the audience a brief history of the organization
while interim vice-chair Kimberli Lagree Simmons briey discussed BBPs new theme.
This was an opportunity to let Baltimore Black Pride broaden our scope of this
years Pride season to the community at large and to launch our new theme New
Era: Evolution 2013, said Smith. Members of the audience made cash donations
to the organization.
The Mountaintop, running through Feb. 24 at Centerstage, is a ctionalized
account of Dr. Martin Luther Kings nal night before his assassination.
Hopkins seeks director of LGBTQ Life
The Johns Hopkins University is seeking applications for its rst director of
LGBTQ Life at JHU. This newly created position will develop LGBT resources for the
Johns Hopkins University community, promote the retention and development of
LGBT students and catalyze the creation of a campus environment characterized
by respect, inclusion and safety of all community members.
The director will be a major change agent for Johns Hopkins as an institution
developing programs and services aimed at supporting a positive campus climate
for the LGBT community.
For details of duties and how to apply, visit jhu.edu.
STEVE CHARING
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HRCs Equality ball
features movements heroes
The Human Rights Campaigns Out for
Equality ball felt special because it was a fam-
ily affair. I have been to many inaugural balls
over the years but Monday night at the May-
ower Hotel was different.
It was a celebration not only of the inaugu-
ration of Barack Obama but of the successes
of so many who attended. As I walked through
the rooms I felt the need to thank so many
people for all the work they have done to get
us to where we are today. When the president
of the United States spoke about our gay
brothers and sisters during his inaugural
address I realized how much all those efforts
have accomplished. Having met Martin Luther
King, Jr. and worked for Bella S. Abzug, I had
tears in my eyes when the president in his clear
and vibrant voice told the nation that we must
continue to move forward as we had from
Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall.
I came to party and that I did. Eating and
drinking and listening to great entertainment
from Audra McDonald to the indomitable
Cyndi Lauper. But as I walked into the ho-
tel and spotted Chad Grifn chatting with
Elizabeth Birch and Tammy Baldwin and her
chief of staff Bill Murat surrounded by admir-
ers, I was reminded that this was my own his-
tory. Walking the rooms I realized how many
people I owed for all their efforts and activ-
ism. I have been fortunate to work with many
of them on issues over the years. This was a
party of heroes in our community some of
whom have been out front and others whove
worked behind the scenes.
It was a great show and someone sug-
gested it was a shame that everyone couldnt
afford to be there. While I have criticized HRC
for one thing or another over the years, this
denitely wasnt one of them. There were
people from every LGBT organization whom
I have respected for years. I will get into trou-
ble when I start listing names but to those
not mentioned please excuse me and know
that it isnt meant as a slight. It was great to
see Brian Johnson and Darlene Nipper from
the Task Force and Dana Beyer, a force in her
own right for transgender people and some-
one who ghts for all of us. David Hagedorn,
one of my favorite chefs, and someone who
has used his talent to advocate and raise
funds for good causes all his life. Justin Nel-
son and Chance Mitchell who have spent the
last 10 years building the successful Gay and
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. It was good
to see Mayor Cory Booker recognize the im-
portance of our community as he builds his
political career with a possible Senate run in
New Jersey. Our newly elected and openly
gay congressmen and those like Jared Polis
and his chief of staff Brian Branton who con-
tinue to work for us. Staffers from Rep. Diana
DeGettes ofce and her former staffer who
now has his own PR rm, Kris Eisenla. Bob Wi-
teck who is a hero to so many for his work on
LGBT issues over the years and Jeff Trammell
who always supports any person or cause
that can ensure that we will move forward
the good of our community. Eminent Attor-
ney Paul Smith and his partner Michael who
I had the good fortune of listening to the in-
augural address with and so many others like
Billy Kreisberg who I rst met when he was
an intern with Bella and he then went on to
be a successful attorney and president of the
board of the DCJCC.
The collective work of the people in those
rooms at the Mayower brought us to where
we are today and will take us even further. It is
my hope that we empower the next genera-
tions to continue the work that still needs to be
done to achieve our full human and civil rights.
It is because of all the heroes at the party that
we will see future generations of LGBT people
succeed at anything they want to do only lim-
ited by how hard they are willing to work. In
the next four years we will make great prog-
ress. We will ban discrimination in hiring by
federal contractors and have an openly gay
member of the presidents Cabinet. We will
elect an open lesbian as mayor of New York;
and God only knows with the work of all the
people at the party what other great things are
in store for our community that we will be able
to celebrate together at the next HRC inaugu-
ral party in 2017.
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The collective work of the people in those rooms at the
Mayower brought us to where we are today and
will take us even further.
Lesbians, bi women
must overcome barriers
to health care
With the start of a new year, its time to
make some new years resolutions. While
everyone should resolve to be healthier in
2013, women and transgender men who
have not had reafrming surgery should
pay particular attention to cervical health
with pap smears and vaccinations for Hu-
man Papillomavirus (HPV). And, since Janu-
ary is Cervical Health Awareness Month, its
a perfect time to take action!
Lets start with the facts. Cervical can-
cer is not common but persons who are
previously unscreened or who have ad-
ditional risk factors such as immune de-
ciency have increased precancerous and
cancerous cell changes.
Most cervical cancers are caused by
infection with HPV. According to the
National Cancer Institute, (v)irtually all
cervical cancers are caused by HPV infec-
tions, with just two HPV types, 16 and 18,
responsible for about 70 percent of all
cases. HPV also causes anal cancer, with
about 85 percent of all cases caused by
HPV-16. HPV types 16 and 18 have also
been found to cause close to half of vagi-
nal, vulvar, and penile cancers.
While there is little to no data on cervi-
cal cancer rates among lesbians, bisexual
women or the transgender community,
we do know that these populations have
serious barriers to accessing health care.
According to the Mautner Project:
LBT women are less likely to seek rou-
tine health care because of the difculties
of coming out to doctors or health care
providers and limited access to health
insurance. With fewer doctor visits, LGBT
individuals are less likely to have Pap
Smears. Women who partner with wom-
en are less likely to be diagnosed at ear-
lier, more treatable stages. Higher rates
of smoking and misinformation about
sexual health (including how STDs are
transferred) for women who partner with
women all contribute to an increased risk
of cervical cancer.
So, while lesbians, bisexual women and
the transgender community may be at
higher risk for cervical cancer, they are not
getting the proper screenings, vaccinations
and treatment that could prevent it
Well, that needs to change. And heres
what you should do:
1. Schedule regular Pap tests. As with
any cancer, early detection is vital to pre-
vention and, if necessary, successful treat-
ment. Pap tests will detect any abnormal
cells, the footprints of HPV infection,
which could lead to cancer. One exam
every two-three years depending on your
age could literally save your life.
2. Get the HPV vaccination. HPV vac-
cines are given as three shots. Accord-
ing to the Centers for Disease Control,
(t)wo vaccines (Cervarix and Gardasil)
have been shown to protect against
most cervical cancers in women. One
vaccine (Gardasil) also protects against
genital warts and has been shown to
protect against cancers of the anus, va-
gina and vulva. While HPV vaccines
work best when given before someone
begins sexual activity (recommended
between the ages of 9-26), it can still
provide protection against cancers
caused by the virus.
3. Stop smoking. Smoking combined
with high levels of HPV infection can in-
crease your risk of cervical cancer 27 times,
according to the American Association
for Cancer Research. And think of all the
other health benets you get by quitting.
Whitman-Walker Health can help you.
We offer gynecology services that are both
culturally competent and offered in an af-
rming environment. Our medical provid-
ers are well versed in how to care for the
LGBT community often making patients
more comfortable in disclosing their sexual
orientation and gender identity. Each year,
hundreds of patients come to us for screen-
ings and HPV vaccinations.
If you would like to become a gynecol-
ogy patient at Whitman-Walker, please
call 202-745-7000 or e-mail appoint-
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help you become a patient. Dont worry
if you dont have insurance. We can still
help you.
Limited annual
days for extended
bar hours precludes
year-round benets
A full-throated embrace of marriage
equality and gay civil equity was among the
more memorable and newsworthy portions
of Mondays presidential oath-taking mo-
ment. Brightest Young Gays, a component
of local web magazine and special event
production agency Brightest Young Things,
would later tweet the inevitable irreverent
suggested drag persona of Selma Anne
Stonewall in celebration of the historical ref-
erences in the presidents speech.
Grousing by D.C. Council members,
however, at the lack of a similar mention of
either District voting rights or statehood was
reported. Their disappointment became the
buzz while ensconced in a well-appointed
$350,000 temporary enclosed pavilion con-
structed in front of their Wilson Building of-
ces on the inaugural parade route.
D.C. Council members, distracted by a
urry of civic excitement and discontent at
voting rights advocacy limited to motorcade
limousine license plates and their own ob-
tuse parade pavilion signage, may again
overlook an important lesson of the inaugu-
ral festivities.
Last spring, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray
proposed revising the maximum allowable
alcohol service hours at the Districts bars, res-
taurants, nightclubs and hotels by a modest
one-hour extension throughout the year. City
administrators estimated that the plan would
raise several millions of dollars in additional
annual tax revenues and boost the citys im-
age as a world-class locale, offering budget
balancing benets absent additional service
cuts or even-higher taxes.
Hospitality and tourism organizations,
along with the D.C. Chamber of Commerce,
urged Council approval of the service exten-
sion option. D.C. Metropolitan Police De-
partment Chief Cathy Lanier testied that
extended hours throughout the 2009 inaugu-
ration resulted in no troublesome incidents.
Lanier expressed condence that current
police disbursement was fully adequate to
handle the proposed regulatory update.
Council member David Catania smartly
suggested approving the everyday one-hour
extension on a temporary basis to see
what the ramications are. If the concerns
of opponents come to fruition, we could re-
visit the policy, he said.
The Council instead voted, with only
Council member Jim Graham in opposition,
a more limited experiment to test-drive the
modernized plan. The modied compromise
bill limited the extension to 19 dates during
the scal year beginning last October.
This made possible venue service until 4
a.m. the night before all 11 federal and D.C.
holidays as well as Friday through Saturday
preceding Memorial Day and Labor Day and
when New Years Eve and July 4th fall on a
Monday. In addition, a weeklong special ser-
vice extension every four years during the in-
auguration period was continued.
Although visitor attendance at this years
inauguration was greatly reduced, local resi-
dents and area patrons enjoyed an eight-day
period of extended service at more than 150
establishments again without incident.
Washington Post nightlife reporter Fritz Hahn
described the local scene as more New
Years, less new era than last time, with or-
derly operation around town. Some venues,
in fact, shut down early on several nights. It is,
after all, Washington.
With several regular holiday service exten-
sions now under the citys belt and a grow-
ing record of trouble-free results, city ofcials
should initiate approval of a year-round ex-
tension of operating hours as the next scal
year approaches.
An additional rationale for expanding the
policy is the now-proven real-world benet
in mitigating the pressures resulting from
venues simultaneously dumping large
numbers of patrons onto city streets caus-
ing congestion, noise, and unnecessary
burdens. As hospitality operators and advo-
cates have long maintained, and as demon-
strated by similar policies in other states and
urban areas, allowing customers to depart in
a manner similar to their sequential arrival is
a savvy solution.
It is the regulatory measure most desired
by D.C.s premier nightlife businesses, par-
ticularly in the citys numerous and expanding
entertainment districts. They know rst-hand
that extended hours offer relief to surround-
ing residents and allow improved egress
management.
Numerous local operators, including the
citys hottest nightspots, report that they of-
ten close prior to the later allowed time as
guests have already gradually departed in
a naturally occurring and decorous fashion.
Many venues will not utilize the option, par-
ticularly on weeknights, further reducing con-
current outow.
As Council members search the seat cush-
ions for loose change to pay the bills, its time
to extend hospitality hours year-round.
Will D.C. Council overlook inauguration lesson?
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VI EWPOI NT
Resolve to take care of cervical health
Mark Lee is a local small business manager and long-
time community business advocate. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.
Dr. Deborah Smith is a gynecologist at Whitman-
Walker Health.
Avenue Q/Logo partnering on HIV PSAs
NEW YORK The creator of Avenue Q and several of his puppets from the show
are partnering with Logo for a series of public service health announcements designed to
create awareness about HIV, the shows producer and the channel announced this week
according to a report from thewrap.com.
Jeff Whitty, who wrote the book for the Broadway hit show, will be shown in six on-air
spots that will show Lucy the Slut, Rod and Ricky and human actors covering a range
of topics including erasing the stigma of HIV, frank talk about sex with a partner, the
importance of being tested and staying with HIV treatment and more, the report said.
The spots will debut Monday during the season premiere of RuPauls Drag Race.
Hospital expands policies for trans staff
DALLAS Management of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas this week expanded
its policies to include equal employment opportunities for transgender employees, the
Dallas Morning News reported.
The hospitals board of managers also approved a policy that prohibited harassment
or retaliation against workers who may be affected by gender identity and gender
expression.
Other governmental entities offering the same employee protections include the cities
of Dallas and Fort Worth, Dallas County, Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the North Texas
Tollway Authority, the newspaper reported.
In 2008, Parkland extended employment protections to gay and lesbian workers. Three
years later, it expanded benets, including health insurance, to the domestic partners of
employees.
Calif. report inspires mental health meeting
SAN BERNADINO, Calif. Gays and lesbians in San Bernadino, Calif., gathered at a
church there last week for a town hall meeting where statewide mental health concerns
and care access issues were discussed, according to the San Bernadino Sun.
The meetings were linked to a recent report by Equality California and Mental Health
America of Northern California titled First Do No Harm: Reducing Disparities for Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Populations in California.
One purpose of the meetings is to further advocate at the local level and using the
report as a tool to do just that, said Pasha Mikalson, the director of the Sacramento-
based LGBTQ Reducing Disparities Project, the Sun reported.
In the report, researchers found a signicant lack of cultural competence, knowledge
and sensitivity among mental health service providers working with the LGBT community.
The two-year study released in December was conducted in conjunction with 19
statewide members of the California LGBT Health and Human Services Network, the Sun
reported. According to the report, more than 75 percent of the survey respondents said
they had experienced emotional difculties such as stress, anxiety or depression, which
were directly related to their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, the
Sun reported.
App users engage in unsafe gay sex: survey
NEW YORK A new survey on gay and bisexual men who use hookup apps
such as Grindr, Scruff and Manhunt to nd sex partners found that nearly half had
engaged in unprotected sex, according to a Hufngton Post report.
Conducted by New Yorks Community Healthcare Network, Zero Feet Away:
Perspective on HIV/AIDS and Unprotected Sex in Men Who Have Sex With
Men Utilizing Location-based Mobile Apps found that although 80 percent
of respondents said they were knowledgeable in how HIV is transmitted, 46.4
percent admitted to having bareback sex always, often or sometimes.
Responders who said theyd barebacked most often said sex didnt feel the
same with condoms, the Hufngton Post reported.
The poll received responses from men in Australia, South America, Europe, the
United Kingdom, Canada and the U.S.
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Caramel entrepreneur
avid supporter of
LGBT causes
What better way to take care of yourself
than to buy a new outt? My favorite
clothing boutique in Washington is
Caramel Boutique, owned and operated
by Sarah Watkins since June 2006.
Watkins drew inspiration from her
grandparents who owned and operated
independent grocery stores for 40
years. Growing up in a family business
environment, Watkins always hoped to
open her own business one day. Shes
spent most of her professional career
managing educational programs and
fundraising for non-prot organizations.
Watkins continues to work part-time as a
professional fundraiser while she manages
Caramel. The store is named after Sarahs
grandfathers favorite candy.
Caramel is located on what I call the
wellness loop of U Street at 1603 U Street,
NW. Across the street is VIDA, Bang Salon,
Fit to be Tan and some restaurants. On
this strip, you can do everything for your
own self care. In one fell swoop, you can
do the wellness loop and tend to your hair,
nails, gym, tan, eat and nish with an all
new wardrobe from Caramel Boutique.
Caramel Boutique stocks international,
national and local designers, belts, jewelry
and ever-changing artwork. Sometimes
theres only one or two of the hottest
fashion choices so nobody else in fashion-
starving D.C. is wearing the same thing.
Also, Watkins hosts art shows there for
local artists on a monthly basis, gratis.
But Watkins is not just a one-trick clothes
horse with a air for tting and a knack for
procuring awesome clothes. A straight
ally, her generosity and support for the
LGBT has been ongoing since the store
opened.
Watkins has hosted Team D.C., the
D.C. Sentinels Basketball Team on several
occasions and the Cherry Fund in April
2011 for an evening of fashion with local
designer, Andrew Nowell. Twenty percent
of the sales for the evening went to HIV/
AIDS prevention.
Watkins, also fully supports several local
businesses and endeavors. Monthly she
hosts local artists for evenings of art and
shopping. On Thursday, Watkins once
again offered up her store, this time for
a new local health, tness and wellness
professionals group that I originated in
November by hosting the groups rst
networking and business development
meet-up, again gratis.
On Feb. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m., Watkins and
Caramel host the rst of PFLAGs multiple
events scheduled for the year. These
events help celebrate, commemorate and
raise money in honor of PFLAGS 30th
anniversary .The 30/30/30 project will result
in 30 events, with 30 attendees at $30/
person throughout the D.C. metro area.
Artist Linda Button will donate 30 percent
of art sales and Caramel will donate 30
percent of retail sales during the event.
In addition to being the hostess with the
absolute mostess, Watkins makes nancial
contributions to the D.C. Sentinels, The
D.C. Center for its Fall Reception and the
Cherry Fund.
When I go out on the town I am dressed
exclusively by Sarah Watkins and her
fantabulous designs at Caramel Boutique.
Isnt it time you bought some new clothes so
you too can look and feel your best? Spring
fashions will arrive in the store and will be hot
off the racks in February. Come and leave
dressed as if you dont live in Washington.
Caramel Boutique store hours are
Thursday and Friday from noon-8 p.m.,
Saturday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday
from noon-6 p.m. Further details about the
store can be found at caramelfashion.com.
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Last April I attended a White House
LGBT Conference on HIV and AIDS, held
at Morehouse School of Medicine in
Atlanta. Following the meeting I posed
a question to two leaders responsible
for AIDS and LGBT issues in the White
House: When did the gay community
separate from the AIDS community?
At rst, I think they were surprised. After
all, the gay community created the AIDS
community. But now they are going in
different directions.
I asked a second question: Do you think
if the gay and AIDS communities worked as
one, as they did in the 80s and early 90s
during the height of the U.S. epidemic, we
would improve the chances of winning the
war against this dreaded disease?
Absolutely, they replied.
What happened and when did the
separation occur? And how can we bring
them together again?
First, a little history. On Jan. 4, 1982,
following the Centers for Disease Controls
conrmation that the new disease
is an epidemic, six gay men met in the
Manhattan apartment of Larry Kramer, the
author and playwright, to discuss gay
cancer, now known as Kaposis Sarcoma.
That day they created the Gay Mens
Health Crisis (GMHC), the worlds rst
AIDS organization.
In a few years, GMHC was also
supporting straight men and women,
children, hemophiliacs, drug users and
blood transfusion recipients. Kramer also
helped establish another entity, ACT UP,
to generate and build support for the
rights of AIDS patients through political
protest. As GMHC continued its work,
I remember talking with people who
actually wanted GMHC to remove the
word gay from its name.
Prior to AIDS, there was GRID (Gay-
Related Immune Deciency). It was the
Centers for Disease Control that changed the
name to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeciency
Syndrome), a more accurate description of
the disease. Of course, we all knew retaining
the word gay could hold down funding,
research and support.
In the early days of the disease, hospital
rules and state laws commonly denied
gay men visits with their partners; in many
cases, the families prevented contact, as
well. Thus, thousands of AIDS-infected
gay men died alone and many never
received a proper burial.
Its time to link gay and AIDS again. It was
the gay community that created the AIDS
community and, in many cases, it was the
AIDS community that helped support and
raise awareness of the gay community.
One example is GLAAD (the Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation),
established in 1985 specically to ght
the stigma of AIDS and sensationalized
reporting in the media. But will you nd
the word AIDS on the GLAAD website
today? Rarely, as is the case for a number
of our largest gay organizations.
The words gay and AIDS have been
synonymous. Being a gay man and living
with HIV in the United States denitely
has its challenges, but theyre nothing
compared with being gay and HIV positive
in other parts of the world. In some
countries, its common to be banished from
your village or town, ostracized, or beaten
and, in many cases, killed. Throughout the
world, gay men with HIV are dying, not
killed by AIDS, but murdered.
Before the 19th International AIDS
Conference I discussed this separation of
communities with staffers connected to
one of the largest LGBT organizations. In
addition to other issues, their responsibility
includes HIV. When I asked how and when
the separation occurred, they denied
there was a problem. The gays have their
issues and organizations, they pointed
out, and those living with HIV and AIDS
have theirs its all covered.
Covered? Really? According to the
CDC, young gay men and MSM account
for 69 percent of all new HIV infections
among persons aged 1329. Also, the
number of new infections in this country
has never decreased. Never.
Every AIDS organization should have
a division and point person whose sole
focus is gay-related issues, and every gay
organization should have an AIDS division
and expert. That way, resources, ideas,
and strategies can be shared, benetting
both communities, which could lead to
the kind of power that could end AIDS
and homophobia forever.
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The rst song DJ Joe Gauthreaux
remembers hearing on the radio was
Material Girl. He was 5, it came on the car
radio and made an indelible impression.
Its the rst song I ever remember
listening to as a child, he says during a
phone chat from Ft. Lauderdale. My dad
was like, Ugh, thats that Madonna, and
of course because they hated it so
much, that made me love it all the more.
He also feels kinship with Madonna
because they share the same birthday
Aug. 16.
Gauthreaux pronounced GO-troh
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Kristine W., Jeanie Tracy and Tony Moran.
Working with Joey Arbagey, an A&R rep at
Universal, hes broken into the major label
world doing remixes for NeYo, The Wanted
and Melanie Amaro. Three of his remixes
are on the ofcial maxi for teen idol Justin
Biebers No. 2 (Hot 100) hit Boyfriend.
Now living again in New York after
ve years in Los Angeles, Gauthreaux is
closer to D.C. Hes DJed at Cobalt about
four times in the last couple years and
has now accepted a residency there that
commences tonight from 10 p.m.-3 a.m..
It wont always be the last Friday of the
month the next two installments are
slated for Feb. 15 and March 15 but
Gauthreaux (djjoeg.com) will be there
monthly. Cover is $10 and includes free
vodka drinks from 11 to midnight. Keenan
Orr spins downstairs (cobaltdc.com).
After I moved back to New York, I
talked to (Cobalt manager) Mark (Rutstein)
about the idea of starting my own party. I
really like the idea of playing somewhere
regularly. On one hand, you dont want to
get too exposed, but the ip side is you
can really build on it and go somewhere
with the crowd over time.
Rutstein says Gauthreauxs move back
to the East Coast makes it easier to get
him down here.
Its a lot easier, we dont have to y him
in from L.A. each time, Rutstein says. Its
really super exciting to have Joe here all
the time. He has a strong following in D.C.
and always packs the house.
Rutstein also says Gauthreaux is one
of the most accommodating DJs hes
worked with.
Everyone is really different, he says.
Joe and I just text each other and say,
Hey, you wanna spin? Drew G is the same
thing. Others, like, say Junior Vasquez,
take several several several e-mails and
calls. Then there are others, like Peter
Rauhofer, who has never once even
returned my calls, so it just depends.
Gauthreaux is established enough, he
says, that crowds are willing to go where
he takes them musically within reason.
Ive been around awhile, so theres a
sense of trust there I think, he says. Ive
done my fair share of events so people
know, Oh, were gonna go hear Joe, they
almost expect me, I think they almost
expect something a little different. Of
course, Ill play Rihanna, Madonna, but
itll usually be a different mix they havent
heard. You dont want to do a whole hour
of stuff they dont know, even a really
adventuresome crowd has a limit, but
theres denitely a happy medium you
nd. Id feel guilty if I didnt throw in at
least a few things everybody knows. You
tend to think, Oh, the crowd just wants to
hear the hits, but theres always 10 people
there who want to hear something new, so
you have to nd that balance.
Erik Lars Evans, a local DJ whos
followed the gay club scene for years and
considers himself a Gauthreaux fan, says
Gauthreauxs willingness to adapt has
worked to his advantage.
Hes very good at what he does and
can really energize a dance oor, Evans
says. Ive been going to hear him spin as
far back as 2002 and he does exactly
what a good DJ is supposed to do hes
adapted. Id say his current style is more
a mix of progressive beats, house classics
and circuit energy and Id say thats what
makes him stand out in his own way and
keeps fans coming to hear him.
Evans says one of the most noticeable
differences in dance music over, say, the
last decade is a gradual increase of pop
inltration in gay clubs and not as much
the niche artists one traditionally heard on
gay danceoors but nowhere else.
In modern times, weve seen the
breakdown of that barrier and youve seen
mainstream music take over, Evans says.
You still hear niche artists, but its not like
it used to be.
In some ways and though they share
the same Billboard chart the explosion
of dance music in straight culture with
Deadmau5 showing up on the Grammys
and on the cover of Rolling Stone with
a strong rise in popularity for DJs like
Skrillex, Swedish House Maa, Avicii and
Tiesto, is its own phenomenon, happening
apart of gay DJs.
I think the separation is just more
apparent now because their scene has
gotten so big, Gauthreaux, whos gay, says.
Dance for straight people was pretty much
non-existent 10 years ago. I dont want to
pigeonhole them, but a lot of them were just
so into hip-hop, which nowadays has gone
more underground, but dance music is on
the radio. I mean if you listen to Rihannas
new album, half the songs are already club
ready. Before that would never have been
the case and you had to remix everything.
Its just a natural thing with the way music
changes. In ve years from now, it could be
totally different, Im not sure.
Gauthreaux says the genres are
distinct because gays and straights party
differently.
At the end of the day, theres a certain
comfort at walking into a club and knowing
99 percent of the people there are people
you could go up and buy a drink for, he
says. Nobody wants to be guessing, Is
this guy straight?, Is this guy gay? Its just
a different clubbing culture altogether.
Gay people go out and party. Theyre not
into VIP booths and champagne bottles
and buttoned up shirts and girls in high
heels. Its also more violent, typically, at
the straight clubs. In the gay clubs, you
dont have to worry about ghts breaking
out. We dont care about champagne
service. We want a DJ box and we want to
get down. I think theres a long way to go
before its all intertwined.
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
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Ive been out since I was 18 not
long after high school. The hardest
person to tell was denitely the rst
person I told, who was a longtime friend
of mine. I was secretly seeing someone
we went to high school with and he
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might change. After that it became less
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WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Thats a tough one. Id have to say
at the end of the day in terms of LGBT
people doing heroic work, its the folks
who volunteer to knock on doors and
have one-on-one conversations with
people and families about equal rights.
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
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9:30 club. So many great shows and
memories.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
Something low key with a great
soundtrack.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
By day I work for a group afliated
with the labor movement, so workers
rights, health care and making sure we
have a strong middle class are important
issues for me.
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Id like to go back in time Terminator-
style to take out whomever decided to
green light that Mariah Carey movie.
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
Seeing Radiohead up close in concert
in the pouring rain. It was magical.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
I insist that the next president be
sworn in on Beyoncs Bible. Just
sayin. It makes sense.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Something about cats. That tells you
pretty much all you need to know about me.
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
Ive joked with some friends that we
should write a book and just call it 50
Shades. That sounds about right.
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Who wants to come out of the closet
twice? Aint nobody got time for that.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
Not a whole lot. Figuring out the
physical world is stressful enough for
me.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
To the elected leaders, please stay out
of trouble.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
It depends on the
moment. Sometimes after a night out it
seems like I would walk across hot coals
for a cheese steak. Ive probably done a
lot worse for a lot less.
WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
These days some of the worst
stereotypes are the ones used within the
gay community. Were all guilty of it at
times.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
Paris Is Burning. OPULENCE.
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
A holiday weekend in Rehoboth
Beach. Overrated, overpriced, over it.
WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
I dont really have any special talents
that one might win a prize for, so Im just
gonna keep it real and say Powerball.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD
KNOWN AT 18?
A faster way to get out of Florida!
WHY WASHINGTON?
I originally came to D.C. for school. I
really fell in love with the city not long
after moving here and even though I
like to travel and visit new places, I cant
imagine living anywhere else right now.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
CTRL, pronounced control, was born out of a St. Patricks Day party held last year.
Jeff Prior and Adam Koussari-Amin started it, eventually teamed up with Pocket
Gays Devon Trotter and Brett Andriesen and soon found theyd outgrown their spot
at Dahlak at 18th and U where theyve been the last nine months.
It was just kind of an idea between three or four drunken friends at a bar,
Prior says. We had so much fun doing it, we said we should do this regularly
and took that inspiration and made it into something we could brand a little
more and identify it as something different than just the regular Saturday night
thing at Town or Cobalt.
CTRL will launch at its new home Saturday night at Cobalt where the four
DJs will take over both oors in rotating sets. Its set to rotate with Rumba, Just
Circuit and Bare and will be the last Saturday of the month. Its organizers say to
expect surprises, photo booths, big live performances and the best in new
indie dance, electropop and mash-ups.
It runs from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. at Cobalt (17th and R, N.W.). Cover is $5. Look
for the group on Facebook under CTRLDC.
Prior, a 31-year-old Jupiter, Fla., native, came to Washington in 2005 to nish
an undergraduate degree at George Washington University following a few
years working as a paramedic in Florida. By day, he works in human resources at
the AFL-CIO and while he enjoys the stability of his day job, he says DJing gives
him an outlet for music.
I like what I do and feel lucky I work for an organization I can believe in and
do work that actually makes me feel good, but its a totally stark night-and-day
difference from what I do when Im DJing, he says. You really cant compare
the feeling of seeing a hundred people dancing in front of you to the music
youre playing to sitting at a desk from 9 to 5.
Prior spins on average two weekends per month. Hes single, lives in Adams
Morgan and enjoys music, concerts, traveling and planning parties in his free time.
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Spanish tapas restaurant
has renovated dcor,
creative offerings
By JONATHAN HOWARD
A couple of weeks ago my mother was
passing through Washington on a night
when I was planning on prepping for a
column. My mother knows me as the picky
child who refused to try anything new
and wiped peas off noodles in her pasta
carbonara before eating it.
So, I thought having a meal with her son
who tries all sorts of new foods and writes
about them could be fun. That is when I
remembered that Jaleo (480 7th Street NW)
had been renovated semi-recently and was
celebrating its 20th year in D.C. I texted my
mother with the suggestion, letting here
know it was a Spanish tapas-style restaurant,
and when she responded with, Oh, sounds
good, I made the reservation.
Jaleo is a Spanish word that means
revelry and fun and you feel this festive spirit
the moment you step into this redesigned
space, from the foosball dining tables to the
murals on the wall. The restaurant is full of
bold colors and sleek furnishings and the
artwork clearly embodies the meaning of
the work jaleo. This playful space was truly
pleasurable to dine in.
For drinks we decided on the sangria de
cava, which is a whole bowl of sangria mixed
tableside. The sangria was sweet, fresh and an
excellent pairing for the food that followed.
Our rst course would be a selection of
cheeses and an assortment of cured iberico
meats. The manchego, one of my favorites,
was tangy and served with compressed apples
in muscatel and the cana de cabra was a
luscious goat cheese served with a delectable
g jam. The iberico meats were fresh delicate
slices of meat from the legendary acorn-fed
black-footed iberico pigs of Spain. It was a
great way to start the meal.
As we nished our rst course we
decided on a few other items to order,
including the setas al ajillo con la serena,
which are sauted seasonal mushrooms
in a cheese potato puree and a plate of
seared piquillo peppers stuffed with goat
cheese. Both dishes were brilliant but the
perfectly prepared mushrooms in the rich,
uffy potato puree were a favorite. Then
the dates wrapped in bacon arrived; this
was a superb rich and sweet combination.
Another item in this course, which did not
want to be overshadowed by the bacon
wrapped date, was the chorizo wrapped
in crispy potato, which was scrumptious.
The seafood portion of the menu was
up next. I made sure we ordered the
Gambas al Ajillo, described as the
very, very famous tapa of shrimp sauted
in garlic. We also ordered the seared
scallop and the jumbo lump crabmeat
salad. While the shrimp may have been
the famous tapa, and it was enjoyed, it
was not the winning item in our opinion.
That was a tie between the other two
tapas: the scallop with pine nuts and Pedro
Ximenez, each amazing. They were cooked
perfectly, smooth and tender with a hint
of sweetness and they melted in your
mouth. The cold lump crabmeat salad
with cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes in
a brandy sauce was crisp and refreshing.
We tried a few other dishes on the menu
including the brussels sprout special. My
mother discovered she liked them, though
I still think they look and taste like alien
eyeballs. Each dish that arrived at the table
was very good, some were extraordinary
and many more piqued our interest, so
another visit may soon be in order.
With the savory portion of the night
behind us, we tried a couple items off the
dessert menu. With our waiters assistance
we decided on two desserts: the Manzanas
Carlota al PX and the Gin and Tonic
sorbet, Jose Andres favorite cocktail made
into a dessert. The apples Charlotte was a
delicious option, however at least in the
opinion of the four of us at the table, gin and
tonic should remain a drink not a dessert.
When all was said and done, Jose
Andres and his head chef at Jaleo D.C.
Paul Yeck deliver an excellent dining
experience in an energetic atmosphere.
All our courses were luscious, the
company was entertaining and my mother
appreciated her meal. So, whether you
are dining with mom or friends, Jaleo is a
worthwhile avor adventure and the food
is just part of the fun.
Jaleo, newly renovated, features a bounty of exquisite tapas.
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Cabaret opens at Church Street
The Keegan Theatre presents Cabaret at the Church Street Theater (1742
Church St., NW) opening Saturday night at 8.
This revival of the hit Broadway show takes place in the Kit Kat Klub, a place
full of seedy nightlife on the eve Hitlers rise to power. Based on Christopher
Isherwoods Berlin Stories, the story centers around a cabaret singer, a writer
from America and the denizens of Berlin.
Tickets are $35 to $40. The show runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 and
Sundays at 3 p.m. through Feb. 23.
For more information, visit keegantheatre.com.
Gender bender Sylvester gets tribute show
Howard Theatre (620 T St., NW) presents Anthony Wayne as the 1970s disco singer Sylvester
in the show Fabulous, One More Time: A Sylvester Concert on Sunday night at 8 p.m.
The show tells the story of Sylvesters life through his music in his style. The production
shows that through the trials, tribulations, glitz and glamour of his life, he was always a
symbol of fabulousness. Sylvester died of AIDS complications in 1988.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 day of the show. For more information, visit
thehowardtheatre.com.
Brother, Help Thyself to give awards
Brother, Help Thyself hosts its grant/awards reception Saturday at Grand Central
(1001/1003 N Charles St., Baltimore) at 2 p.m.
Brother, Help Thyself is an organization that provides nancial aid and other support
to non-prot organizations that serve the LGBT community in the Baltimore and the
Washington metropolitan areas. The reception will include music by D.C.s Different
Drummers and the Gay Mens Chorus along with a cash bar. Awards will be given to
community leaders and there will be checks for LGBT charities.
The reception is free to attend. Winners and grant recipients will be announced at the event.
For more information, visit brotherhelpthyself.net.
Equality Va. heading south to Richmond
Equality Virginia holds it Day of Action at the Library of Virginia (800 E. Broad St.) in
Richmond on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Day of Action brings together more than 200 members and activists from across the
state, inspiring LGBT and allied Virginians to create positive change. Attendees will have
the opportunity to meet legislators and discuss bills important to the LGBT community
and to attend workshops hosted by top attorneys and fellow activists.
Registration ranges from free to $12, depending on which package is purchased. For
more information, visit equalityvirginia.org.
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28 JANUARY 25, 2013 OUT & ABOUT
The cast oI Keegan Theatre's 'Cabaret,' which opens Saturday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KEEGAN THEATRE
By ERIN DURKIN
Center for the Arts
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT MASON 20122013 SEASON
Located on the Fairfax campus, six miles west of Beltway
exit 54 at the intersection of Braddock Road and Rt. 123. Tickets
888-945-2468
or cfa.gmu.edu
Visit us at cfa.gmu.edu
The Black Watch and the Band
of the Scots Guards
The Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of
the 3
rd
Battalion
Saturday, January 26 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
With the distinctive sounds of bagpipes and brass, the high-spirited
Scottish sword dances and regimental marching and, of course,
the stately uniforms this show is a feast for the eyes and ears and
its grandeur is sure to captivate the entire family.
$25, $42, $50
Paco Pea
Flamenco Vivo
Friday, February 1 at 8 p.m.
Experience the passion of amenco with an ensemble of guitar,
percussion, and voice paired with the raw emotion, spectacular
color and rhythmic expression of amenco dancers. Music
and dance that threatens to blow the roof off the auditorium. A
fantastic night. (Daily Express) $23, $38, $46
ff
= Family Friendly: Youth through grade 12 half price
Mark Morris Dance Group
Friday, February 8 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 9 at 8 p.m.
Astonishingly beautiful and intricate demonstration of genius.
(The New York Times) One of the greatest living choreographers.
(The New Yorker) Come enjoy a transporting evening of dance
which will include three D.C. area premieres: The Ofce set to
music by Dvok, Socrates, a work set to Erik Saties Socrate for
voice and piano, and Festival Dance set to Hummels Piano Trio
No. 5 in E Major. $23, $38, $46
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COLOR, LI NE, LI GHT: FRENCH DRAWI NGS, WATERCOLORS,
AND PASTELS FROM DELACROI X TO SI GNAC
SUN, JANUARY 27 THROUGH SUN, MAY 26
NATI ONAL GALLERY OF ART. 202- 737- 4215. NGA. GOV.
About 100 drawings and watercolors from the James T. Dyke collection, including
works given to the Gallery, showcase the development of modern draftsmanship in
France from romanticism and realism through the impressionists, Nabis, and neo-
impressionists. Artists working from 1830 to 1930, including Delacroix, Monet, Degas,
Czanne, Gauguin, and Signac, reveal a rich diversity of subjects, styles, and techniques.
GAMES EVENI NG ( SPI ELEABEND)
FRI , JANUARY 25
GOETHE- I NSTI TUT. 202- 289- 1200. GOETHE. DE.
Come enjoy German games and a glass of wine with us! Games by German
designers are enjoying increasing popularity outside their native country. This
evening of board and card games will feature classics such as Bohnanza alongside
newer favorites including Asara, Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities and Carcassone.
CABARET, KEEGAN THEATRE
SAT, JANUARY 26 THROUGH SAT, FEBRUARY 23
CHURCH STREET THEATER. 703-892-0202. KEEGANTHEATRE.COM.
Step into the Kit Kat Klub, a place teeming with seedy nightlife on the eve of
Hitlers rise to power in Weimar Germany.
STEPHANI E MI RACLE
SAT, JANUARY 26 THROUGH SUN, JANUARY 27
DANCE PLACE. 202- 269- 1600. DANCEPLACE. ORG.
Stephanie Miracles choreography investigates the intersections between ordinary,
physical realities and imagined, spiritual or supernatural landscapes. Her diverse cast
of dancers subtly shades pedestrian, task-based movement with lush virtuosity. Her
dances create a dramatic, off-kilter collage of image, texture and sound.
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
OPENINGS
FRI, JAN 25
Our Town, Fords Theatre. 800-982-2787.
fords.org.
SAT, JAN 26
La Clemenza Di Tito, In Series, Atlas.
202-204-7763. inseries.org.
WED, JAN 30
The Motherf**ker with the Hat, The Studio
Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
THU, JAN 31
Kafka on the Shore, Spooky Action
Theater, Universalist National Memorial
Church. 202-248-0301. spookyaction.org.
Twelfth Night, Taffety Punk Theatre
Company, CHAW. 800-838-3006.
taffetypunk.com.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, JAN 26
NSO, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
SUN, JAN 27
National Ballet of Canada: Alices
Adventures in Wonderland, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Contractions, Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Tryst, Washington Stage Guild,
Undercroft Theatre. stageguild.org,
240-582-0050.
Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A
Yarmulke?, JCCNV. 703-537-3000.
jccnv.org.
Contemporary Drawing Now, Target
Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center.
703-838-4565. torpedofactory.org.
Shock of the News, National Gallery of
Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Desert Air: Photographs by George
Steinmetz, National Geographic.
202-857-7588. nglive.org/dc.
Ivan Sigal: White Road, Corcoran Gallery
of Art. 202-639-1700. fotoweekdc.org.
Professors of Print & Rilievi, Washington
Printmakers Gallery. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
JAN 26 - JAN 27
Remembering Rostropovich, National
Philharmonic, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
nationalphilharmonic.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, JAN 25
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Live at Birdland, Hylton Performing Arts
Center. 703-993-7550. hyltoncenter.org.
Steven Isserlis & Kirill Gerstein, The Barns.
1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
Chamber Music Concert, Friday Morning
Music Club, Calvary Baptist Church.
202-347-8355. fmmc.org.
SAT, JAN 26
30th Annual Choreographers Showcase,
Clarice Smith. 301-405-ARTS.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
en Route: A Touring Dance Project,
Workhouse Arts Center. 703-584-2900.
workhousearts.org.
Night of Ballads / Noche de Boleros,
Teatro de la Luna, NRECA Conference
Center. 703-548-3092. teatrodelaluna.org.
The Black Watch and Band of the Scots
Guards, GMU Center for the Arts. 703-
993-2787. cfa.gmu.edu.
The Comedy, Artisphere. 888-841-2787.
artisphere.com.
Tom Chapin, The Barns.
SUN, JAN 27
NSO Ensemble Concert, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
The Black Watch & the Band of the Scots
Guards, Hylton Performing Arts Center.
703-993-7550. hyltoncenter.org.
TUE, JAN 29
Andrea Fraser: Men on the Line, KPFK,
1972, Corcoran Gallery of Art.
202-639-1700. getinvolved.corcoran.org.
WED, JAN 30
Deborah Bond, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
THU, JAN 31
David Wilcox, The Barns.
ONGOING STAGE
The Show-Off, American Century Theater,
Gunston Theatre Two. 703-998-4555.
americancentury.org.
Zorro, Constellation Theatre Company,
Source Theatre. 800-494-8497.
constellationtheatre.org.
The Minotaur, Rorschach Theatre, Atlas.
202-399-7993. rorschachtheatre.com.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Enoc Perez:
UTOPIA, Taryn Simon: A Living Man
Declared Dead and Other Chapters
I-XVIII. 202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
Fords Theatre. Torn in Two.
202-347-4833. fords.org.
Kreeger Museum. Sculpture on The
Grounds, 2011 Invitational. 202-337-3050.
kreegermuseum.org.
National Archives. To the Brink: JFK and
the Cuban Missile Crisis.
202-357-5000. archives.gov.
National Gallery of Art. Ellsworth Kelly:
Colored Paper Images, Masterpieces of
American Furniture from the Kaufman
Collection, 17001830.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Birds of Paradise:
Amazing Avian Evolution, 1001
Inventions: Discover the Golden Age
of Muslim Civilization,. 202-857-7588.
ngmuseum.org.
ONGOING GALLERIES
Artisphere. Elizabeth Graeber: Hand
Drawn Bazaar, David Amoroso: Delicate/
Violent. 888-841-2787. artisphere.com.
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THE GUI DE TO ARTS & CULTURE JANUARY 25, 2013 2
TODAY
Sugarloaf Craft Festival comes to
the Dulles Expo Center (4320 Chantilly
Shopping Center) today at 10 a.m. and
runs through Sunday at 5 p.m. The festival
provides opportunities to people to buy
works from about 250 local and national
artists. Attendees can also enjoy master
craftspeople, live music, gourmet foods
and interactive family entertainment. For
more information, visit sugarloafcrafts.com.
Arcturus Theater Company presents
its inaugural production 3 by Samuel
Beckett, a production that showcases
three rarely seen Beckett plays: That
Time, Embers and Rough For Theatre
II, tonight at 7:30. The show runs through
Feb. 3 at the D.C. Arts Center (2438 18th
St., NW). Tickets are $10-$15. For more
information, visit arcturustheater.com.
Special Agent Galactica plays Black
Fox Lounge (1723 Connecticut Ave., N.W.)
tonight from 6-9. Music includes songs
by Pat Benatar, Judy Garland, Stevie
Nicks, Nancy Sinatra and Ray Stevens.
Admission is free. For more information,
visit pinkhairedone.com.
Phase 1 (528 8th St. SE) has its weekly
dance party with DJ Jay Von Teese tonight
starting at 7:30. Cover is $10. For more
information, visit phase1dc.com.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Bear
Happy Hour tonight from 6-11 p.m. This
event is for people 21 and older. There is no
cover charge. For details, visit towndc.com.
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St.,
S.E.) has its happy hour today starting
at 5 p.m. All drinks are half off until 7:30
p.m. After 9 p.m., admission is $10. The
dance oor opens at 11 p.m. with DJ Tim-
Nice and DJ Cameron. For details, visit
thebachelorsmill.com.
SATURDAY, JAN. 26
Burgundy Crescent volunteers this
morning at Food and Friends (219
Riggs Rd., NE) at 8 a.m. and again at
9:45 a.m. Volunteers will help with food
preparation and packing groceries. The
shifts are limited to 10 per shift. For more
information, visit burgundycrescent.org.
DCTV (901 Newton St., NE) hosts a
screening of Between Women and
Orange Juice in the Bishops Garden,
two new series that focus on LGBT
relationships, today at 3 and 5:30 p.m. The
event includes a Q&A with producers and
cast members. There will be a conversation
about visibility, tolerance and various
issues facing the LGBT community. RSVP
is required. Space is limited but attendees
are encouraged to bring up to ve guests.
For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Town (2009 8th St., NW) hosts DJ Chord
tonight at 10 p.m. DJ Chord has become
one Washingtons favorite DJs with gigs
in several local clubs including a regular
Saturday gig on Towns main oor. Cover is
$8 before 11 p.m. and $12 after. For more
information, visit towndc.com.
SAGE Metro D.C. is hosting a panel
discussion tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the
Residences at Thomas Circle (1330
Massachusetts Ave. NW) on nancial
and estate planning before and after
retirement with a focus on LGBT concerns.
LGBT panelists include David Taube
and Michelle Lanchester. No reservation
is required but those attending are
encouraged to RSVP to sagemetrodc1@
gmail.com.
SUNDAY, JAN. 27

Metropolitan Community Church of
Washington (747 Ridge St., NW) welcomes
LGBT Latinos and their friends for a potluck
today at 12:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to
bring a dish to share. For more information,
email churchofce@mccdc.com.

MONDAY, JAN. 28
The Helen Hayes Awards nominees will
be announced this evening, with a broadcast
beginning at 6:45 in the National Theatres
Helen Hayes Gallery (1321 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW). The ceremony can be seen through live
webcast on theatrewashington.org. For more
information, visit theatrewashington.org.
Whitman-Walker Health (1701 14th St., NW)
holds its HIV+ Newly Diagnosed Support
Group tonight at 7. Its a condential support
group for anyone recently diagnosed with
HIV and the group welcomes all genders and
sexual orientations. For details, visit whitman-
walker.org.
The D.C. Lambda Squares holds an
open house tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. at
National City Christian Church (5 Thomas
Circle, NW). The only square dance
club located in Washington, the free
open house invites everybody to meet
members and give square dancing a try.
Experience is not needed. Food and door
prizes included. For more information,
visit dclambdasquares.org.
TUESDAY, JAN. 29
Whitman-Walker (1701 14th St., NW)
holds its group Starting Over for Women
tonight at 7. The group is for women
whose long-term relationship with another
woman. Registration is required. For more
information, visit whitman-walker.org.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.)
hosts its Safer Sex Kit-packing program
tonight from 7-10:30. The packing program
is looking for more volunteers to help
produce the kits because they say they are
barely keeping up with demand. Admission
is free and volunteers can just show up. For
more information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
Whitman-Walker Health (1701 14th St., NW)
holds its HIV+ Newly Diagnosed Support
Group tonight at 7. Its a condential support
group for anyone recently diagnosed with
HIV and the group welcomes all genders and
sexual orientations. For details, visit whitman-
walker.org.
Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight at
the Dignity Center (721 8th St., SE) at 7:30
p.m. for duplicate bridge. Newcomers are
welcome and no reservations are needed.
For more information or if you need a
partner, visit lambdabridge.com.
Pros in the City and the D.C. Center host
speed dating for gay men at the Chi-Cha
Lounge (1624 U St., NW) tonight from 7-9
p.m. The event combines intimacy and
romance with the fast track pace of speed
dating. The night consists of dating for
one hour and then mixing and mingling
for the rest of the night. Forty-eight
hours after the event a link will be sent
to everybody who attended the event so
that they may message each other without
disclosing their personal emails. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Whitman Walker provides free HIV
testing at Miriams Kitchen (2401 Virginia
Ave., NW) today from 4-6 p.m. For more
information, visit whitman-walker.org.
Studio Gallery (2108 R St., NW) opens
its gallery Shadows by Peter Karp
today, featuring photographic images in
juxtaposition to found objects, cutouts and
geometric shapes, and Rough/Smooth/
Evolving by Trish Palasik, a play on rough
and smooth textures on the surface of
gures. The rst Friday reception is on
February 1 and the artists reception is on
February 16. For more information, visit
studiogallerydc.com.
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30 JANUARY 25, 2013 CALENDAR
E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade.com
two weeks prior to your event. Space is limited so
priority is given to LGBT-specic events or those
with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be
re-submitted each time.
'Berlin Window,' a work by Feter Karp, will be on display at Studio Gallery in February.
IMAGE COURTESY OF STUDIO GALLERY
New book gives tips,
stats for LGBT families
At your house, the doors always open.
You love having a big group around
your table any time; in fact, the more, the
merrier. Family and friends never hesitate
to stop by because youll make room
for them no matter what. Theyre always
welcome. They know that.
The doors always open, but its also closed.
Youre an LGBT family, and that creates
some sticky issues. Whom do you tell
and whats safe to say? How do you
protect your children? You may get a little
guidance on that by reading Family
Pride by Michael Shelton.
Your family is just like everybody elses.
Almost.
You like the same foods and TV
programs, wear the same clothes,
drive the same streets and laugh at the
same stupid things. The only difference
between you and the other families in your
neighborhood is that youre gay. Youre
also in good company: a third of lesbians
and one of ve gay men are parents.
Still, almost half of your neighbors think
they have nothing in common with you.
Pop culture, dont-tell behavior and
mythology are partly to blame for that:
its widely (and erroneously) believed, for
example, that most LGBT households
are afuent, white, highly educated and
only found in urban areas. Lesbian single
mothers often keep their lives hidden to
protect their children. Rural and small-town
LGBT families are thought not to exist.
The general truth is that what researchers
know about same-sex parents is not
necessarily accurate. This is exacerbated
by what Shelton says is passing, or telling
a white lie or a lie of omission in order to
maintain discretion within the community.
Passing, therefore, avoids full disclosure,
which may be undesirable for reasons of
discrimination, bullying or downright danger.
There are, of course, impacts on the children
for passing, just like there are for coming out
(which, says Shelton, should be a process).
Children in an LGBT family cant be raised like
every other kid because theyre not like other
kids. Still, they should know the truth about
their parents, they can be taught the ne art
of discretion without lying and they should be
taught that straight people are not the enemy.
I struggled a lot with whats inside
Family Pride.
I liked that LGBT parents will nd a lot
of information in this book: information on
diversity, studies, challenges and services
that can help to meet those challenges.
Author Michael Shelton includes case
studies and rst-person accounts to
support his facts and theyre quite
interesting to read.
I fear, however, that what youll nd may
be old news. Anyone living as a gay man
or a lesbian is likely already aware of laws,
services and harassment. They know how
and where to seek help. They dont need
a book to tell them the statistics.
Therefore, overall, I think that the
audience for this book lies in newly created
LGBT families or allies wishing to understand
or lend a hand. Family Pride will be helpful
for them, but established LGBT families
probably neednt bother to open it.
Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3
years old. She lives in Wisconsin with two dogs and 12,000
books. Reach her at bookwormsez@yahoo.com.
FAMILY PRIDE: WHAT LGBT FAMILIES SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT NAVIGATING HOME, SCHOOL, AND
SAFETY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
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Early last year I began to see the inves-
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even we have no crystal ball to say for
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be protable.
To illustrate the market competition,
here is some information taken from the
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tem (MRIS), our areas multiple listing da-
tabase, for properties sold in 2012.
A three-bedroom, 1.5-bath row house
on New Hampshire Avenue near the
Georgia/Petworth Metro generated a
lot of interest. The home had been fore-
closed upon and was in reasonably good
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percent of list prices averaging about
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