Volume 44, Issue 46, November 15, 2013

Boehner remains opposed after historic
Senate vote to advance measure

By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act are hoping to capitalize on the momentum from last
weeks historic bipartisan Senate victory as they pursue a
vote on the bill in the U.S. House.
Ten Senate Republicans voted for ENDA, which would
prohibit most employers from discriminating on the basis
of sexual orientation or gender identity. Their support
gave the bill more bipartisan support than Dont Ask,
Dont Tell repeal, which had just eight GOP votes, and
more than any other pro-LGBT bill that has come to a vote
in the Senate.
Liz Mair, a Republican political strategist who favors
LGBT inclusion in the party, said the support that ENDA
received in the Senate from Republicans demonstrates the
party isnt as opposed to LGBT rights as some observers
might think.
The fact that ENDA garnered 10 Republican votes
in the Senate and from a Republican caucus that is
signicantly less moderate than certain predecessor
versions now that it lacks Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe,
Judd Gregg and the like is a reminder that the GOP is
much more attuned to gay rights issues and much more in
line with mainstream American attitudes on those issues
ENDA ght heads to House
Obama praises support for gay and
lesbian brothers and sisters
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
The list of states approving marriage equality grew yet
again this week, as a bill that will extend marriage rights to
gay and lesbian couples in Hawaii cleared its nal hurdle.
The 19-4 vote in the state Senate clears the way for Gov.
Neil Abercrombie to sign Senate Bill 1 into law. He was
scheduled to do so on Wednesday as the Blade went to
press. Visit washingtonblade.com for updates.
Join with me in bending the arc of moral justice by
conrming on all Americans equal treatment under the
law, state Sen. Clayton Hee said after he read a letter he
received from Edith Windsor, the New York widow who
challenged a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act before
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Va. Dem declares victory
in attorney general race
State Sen. Mark Herring (D-Loudoun
County) on Tuesday declared victory in the
Virginia attorney general race after a count
of provisional ballots in Fairfax County
showed him ahead of state Sen. Mark
Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) by 163 votes.
Voters in Virginia have spoken, their
voices have been heard and I am honored
to have won their votes and their trust to
become Virginias next attorney general,
Herring said in a statement. Over the
course of the past week, a thorough and
extensive process has ensured that every
vote has been tallied and accounted for.
The margin was close, but it is clear that
Virginians have chosen me to serve as the
next attorney general.
The attorney general race is the closest
statewide contest in Virginia history.
Obenshain was ahead of Herring by only
17 votes early on Monday. NBC 4 reported
that Herring was ahead of Obenshain by
117 votes at the end of the day after the
Richmond Electoral Board found it had not
counted totals from one voting machine.
Former Democratic National Committee
Chair Terry McAuliffe on Nov. 5 defeated
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the race
to succeed Gov. Bob McDonnell by a 48-45
percent margin. State Sen. Ralph Northam
(D-Norfolk) defeated Chesapeake minister
E.W. Jackson by a 55-45 percent margin in
the lieutenant gubernatorial campaign.
LGBT rights advocates during the
campaign criticized Obenshain for
sponsoring a bill that McDonnell signed
into law earlier this year that bans public
universities from denying recognition and
funding to student organizations that
discriminate in their membership based on
sexual orientation and other unprotected
categories under federal law.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Whitman-Walker named
Federally Qualied
Health Center

The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services on Nov. 7 named D.C.s
Whitman-Walker Health as a Federally
Qualied Health Center, a designation
that makes the LGBT health facility
eligible for a $650,000 a year grant
to expand its programs, according
to Whitman-Walker CEO Don Blanchon.
Blanchon said the designation also will
result in Whitman-Walker saving as much
as $180,000 a year in costs for medical
malpractice insurance for its doctors
through a special federal subsidy for
malpractice insurance coverage for health
centers that provide services to patients
regardless of their ability to pay.
This award will further our health centers
ongoing efforts to care for our community
in a post-health care reform world, said
Adam Falcone, chair of Whitman-Walker
Healths board of directors. Our mission
is to provide the highest quality, culturally
competent care to Washingtons diverse
urban community, including those who
face barriers to accessing care and with
special expertise in LGBT and HIV care,
Falcone said.
The new designation comes six years
after HHS designated Whitman-Walker
as a federally qualied health center
lookalike entity, a development that
enabled Whitman-Walker to accept
Medicaid and Medicare patients.
Blanchon said that status will continue
under the new designation, which
provides the additional grant funding
and malpractice insurance benet.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

D.C. police ofcial denies
rumors of GLLU overhaul

A D.C. police ofcial this week
described as totally false unconrmed
reports that a controversial lieutenant
had been named as the new head of
the departments special liaison units,
including the Gay and Lesbian Liaison
Unit, and planned to dismantle the units
as distinct entities.
Capt. Edward Delgado, director of the
Special Liaison Division, which oversees
the GLLU and the Latino, Asian-Pacic
Islander, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Liaison Units, told the Blade on Tuesday
that no such changes would be made
and that he remains in charge of the
liaison units.
We are looking for an afliate
sergeant to ll in while Sgt. Matt Mahl is
on sick leave, Delgado said.
He was referring to Mahls status
as supervisor of the GLLU and who
temporarily left the unit due to what
sources familiar with the GLLU say is a
shoulder injury that may require surgery.
Delgado said he plans to designate an
afliate GLLU member with the rank of
sergeant, possibly from one of the eight
police service districts, to serve as acting
GLLU supervisor until Mahl returns.
Sources familiar with the department
said Lt. Ronald Netter appeared at the
GLLU ofce and reportedly told some
GLLU members that he had been
placed in charge of each of the liaison
units and would be working out of the
GLLU ofce in Dupont Circle. According
to the sources, Netter reportedly said
plans were underway to merge all of
the liaison units into a single special
liaison entity and all of its ofcers
would respond to calls from each of
the four constituency groups LGBT
people, Latinos, Asian-Pacic Islander
members and the citys deaf community.
These unconrmed reports shocked
GLLU members and those familiar
with the unit, prompting supporters to
say such a change would destroy the
effectiveness of the individual units, in
part, because members of one unit were
not trained to provide police service to
the other constituency groups.
Those hearing the unconrmed
reports were further alarmed because
of news media reports over the past
several years that Lt. Netter had been
under investigation by the department
and transferred from the Sixth District to
the Central Cellblock in what was viewed
as a demotion after he lost his service
pistol on three separate occasions.
Delgado told the Blade that Netter
was assisting him on various things but
that he was not in charge of the GLLU or
any of the other special liaison units.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Casa Ruby awarded
$25,000 city grant

The D.C. Ofce of Latino Affairs
last week awarded a $25,000 grant to
Casa Ruby, an LGBT community center
in Columbia Heights that reaches
out to the Latino and transgender
communities, Casa Ruby CEO Ruby
Corado announced on Facebook.
She said the one-year grant would
enable Casa Ruby to hire one new
employee and four consultants with
expertise in mental health issues to provide
services and direct assistance to clients,
including walk-in services. Corado said the
services under the grant would be available
to clients six days a week from noon to 8
p.m. and will include employment related
services to help clients nd jobs and
become self-sufcient.
Although the grant is targeted to the
Latino LGBT community, Corado said
Casa Ruby remains open to anyone
regardless of who they are.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Mizeur names pastor as running mate
Maryland gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur announced Wednesday
that a Prince Georges County pastor who backed the states 2012 same-sex
marriage referendum as her running mate.
The Washington Post on Tuesday rst reported the Montgomery County Democrat
who represents Takoma Park and Silver Spring in the state House of Delegates had
tapped Rev. Delman Coates of Mount Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton.
Coates in February 2012 emerged as one of Marylands most prominent
supporters of marriage rights for same-sex couples after testifying in support
of a bill that would allow gays and lesbians to legally marry in the state.
Gov. Martin OMalley signed the measure a few weeks later, but same-sex marriage
opponents collected enough signatures to prompt a referendum on the law.
Coates appeared in a television ad in support of Question 6. The Prince
Georges County pastor also joined Revs. Al Sharpton, S. Todd Yeary of
Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore and other prominent
black clergy who urged Marylanders to vote for the law during a September
2012 press conference at the National Press Club in D.C. Question 6 passed
last November by a 52-48 percent margin.
I thought it was important for me to take a stand, Coates told the Blade
during an interview in February.
Mizeur will face Attorney General Doug Gansler and Lieutenant Gov.
Anthony Brown in the state Democratic primary in June.
Gansler last month tapped state Del. Jolene Ivey (D-Prince Georges
County) as his running mate. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman in June
joined Browns campaign after he abandoned his own gubernatorial bid.
Mizeur would become the countrys rst elected openly gay governor if
Maryland voters choose her to succeed OMalley.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
washingtonblade.com
04 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 LOCAL NEWS
Rev. DELMAN COATES (center)
is running for Maryland lieutenant
governor on a ticket with Del. Heather
Mizeur.

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Ore. senator honored by Natl
Center for Trans Equality

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the
lead sponsor of the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act in the Senate, called on
LGBT activists to raise the issue of individual
liberty to help persuade Republican
leaders in the House to allow the LGBT civil
rights bill to come up for a vote.
In a keynote address Monday night
before the 10th anniversary reception in
Washington of the National Center for
Transgender Equality, Merkley praised the
group for its lobbying efforts on behalf of
ENDA in the Senate, which voted 64-32 to
pass the measure last week.
And so now youre all thinking about
how youre going to lobby in the House of
Representatives, Merkley told a gathering
of about 200 NCTE members and
supporters at the Hamilton Restaurant and
Music Hall on 14th Street, N.W.
And I want to encourage you to do a
lot of talking about liberty, he said. You
go in and youre talking to a conservative
legislator and like, well, Im not sure about
this. You say its all about liberty. Thats the
magical word. That is a word that is deeply
embedded in our national DNA.
Merkley, a longtime supporter of LGBT
rights, offered his lobbying advice on
ENDA at a time when House Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio) has reiterated his
opposition to the bill.
NCTE is part of a coalition of national
LGBT and mainline civil rights organizations
seeking to develop a strategy for persuading
Boehner and other House Republican
leaders to allow ENDA to come up for a
vote this year. Some House Republicans
who support ENDA have joined Democratic
lawmakers in predicting they have the votes
to pass the bill if it reaches the oor.
ENDA currently has 196 House sponsors,
just 22 votes short of the 218 votes needed
to pass the bill in the 435-member House.
At the NCTE reception Monday night,
Mara Keisling, the groups executive director,
praised Merkley for playing a key role in
coordinating efforts to pass ENDA in the
Senate. She called the Senate passage of
the bill, which includes a provision banning
job discrimination against transgender
people, a historic development.
The group presented Merkley with its
Congressional Momentum Award in honor
of what Keisling said was his longstanding
support for transgender equality.
Jeana Frazzini, executive director of
the LGBT advocacy group Basic Rights
Oregon, described Merkleys long history
of supporting LGBT civil rights during his
tenure as a member of the Oregon State
Legislature before winning election to the
U.S. Senate.
In his remarks before the gathering,
Merkley noted that he took the lead in the
legislature in helping to secure passage
of a state LGBT non-discrimination
bill that includes housing and public
accommodations protections as well as
employment protection.
He said he also sponsored the states
domestic partnership law. He noted that the
legislature passed that law at a time when
a 2004 ballot measure approved by voters
banning same-sex marriage in the state
constitution prevented the legislature from
taking up a marriage equality bill.
Merkley said he would be working with
Basic Rights Oregon next year on an effort
to bring the same-sex marriage question
back to the voters in a ballot measure calling
for repealing the 2004 ban on gay marriage.
He praised the late Sen. Edward Kennedy
(D-Mass.) for taking the lead on ENDA for
close to two decades and for calling on him
to take the lead on ENDA in the Senate
after Kennedy became ill and could no
longer work on the measure.
I want to say a message from Vicki
Kennedy, who I talked to before the
[ENDA] vote and I talked to her yesterday
after the vote, Merkley said in referring
to Sen. Kennedys widow. And she could
not be more excited that this vision of Sen.
Kennedys was nally fullled 19 years after
he rst introduced the act in the United
States Senate, Merkley said.
Merkleys call for using the theme of
liberty to lobby for ENDA in the House
came one week after Ari Fleischer, a
prominent Republican who served as
President George W. Bushs press secretary,
came out in support of ENDA and linked
the legislation to liberty.
Allowing people to be successful in their
workplaces is an essential piece of individual
opportunity and liberty, Fleischer said in an
op-ed commentary published in Politico
urging the House to pass ENDA.
Merkley told the NCTE gathering that the
liberty theme is a valuable way to connect
with folks who have been out campaigning
for their House seats talking about liberty
and freedom.
He added, And you get to connect with
them on that same wavelength of talking
about liberty and freedom. And thats how
we need Speaker Boehner to put this bill on
the oor of the House.
NCTE gave its Media Momentum
Award to law professor and MSNBC
talk show host Melissa Harris-Perry, who
spoke to the gathering in a video played
during the event. The group gave its Julie
Johnson Founders Award to transgender
activists Dylan Orr, Chloe Schwenke and
Amanda Simpson.
washingtonblade.com
06 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 LOCAL NEWS
LGBT veterans honored
at Congressional Cemetery
A contingent of active-duty and retired gay and lesbian military service members
and their supporters participated in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony on
Monday in D.C.s Congressional Cemetery to honor LGBT service members,
including those who lost their lives while serving their country.
The event took place at the gravesite of Air Force Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, who in
1975 became the rst active duty service member to challenge the militarys ban on
gays. The Air Force provided a formal military burial for Matlovich in Congressional
Cemetery at the time of his death in 1988 as LGBT activists recognized his role as a
champion in the cause of lifting the ban on gays in the military.
Lt. Col. Todd Burton, a member of the Army National Guard who organized
the Veterans Day tribute, said the Matlovich gravesite was selected because
Matlovich intended the site to be used as a tribute to all LGBT service members.
Burton organized the event on behalf of Outserve/Service Members Legal Defense
Network, a national group representing LGBT service members.
Its a privilege to gather here with fellow service members to honor one of our
own, Burton said. What an honor to be able to do this together.
About 20 participants gathered around the gravesite as Burton told of Matlovichs
role as a leading force in the movement to end the militarys ban on gays. Although
Matlovich didnt live to see that happen, Burton said he became an inspiration for
succeeding generations of LGBT service members.
Burton noted that the ashes of D.C. gay rights leader Frank Kameny, who
counseled Matlovich during Matlovichs challenge of the militarys gay ban, would
soon be buried at a site in the cemetery close to the Matlovich gravesite. Kameny, a
World War II combat veteran, died in 2011.
As Burton completed his tribute, Sr. Master Sgt. Kevin Murphy of the Air
Force and Sr. U.S. Navy Chief Dwayne Beebe-Franqui both wearing military
uniforms placed a wreath behind the Matlovich gravesites internationally
recognized headstone.
Im honored to stand here right now, said Beebe-Franqui shortly after placing
the wreath at the gravesite.
I survived the entire ordeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell, he said, noting thats hes
been in the Navy 21 years. I never thought it was going to go away and when it
nally did it was just an amazing day for everyone. And thats why for all those years of
having to hide, I decided to not hide anymore and stand and be a leader in the Navy
and to support LGBT troops.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Merkley urges activists to lobby House GOP on ENDA
Gay and lesbian military service members participated in a Veterans Day wreath laying
ceremony on Monday.
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Russias anti-gay laws not
addressed during pageant
Participants in the Miss Universe 2013
pageant that took place in Moscow last
weekend did not discuss Russias LGBT
rights record during the broadcast of
the event.
Gay MSNBC personality Thomas
Roberts, who co-hosted the pageant
with singer Mel B, described Russias
law banning gay propaganda to
minors as a discriminatory statute
that condones the closet during an
interview with fellow MSNBC anchor
Alex Witt from the Russian capital with
Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo. The
network said Roberts further criticized
the statute during an interview on the
red carpet at Crocus City Hall where the
pageant took place.
I know the law is very vague, and its
still hard to interpret for many people,
the gay MSNBC anchor said. It is
discrimination and thats denitive.
Roberts further criticized the
Kremlins LGBT rights record during an
interview with Agence France-Presse
after he and his husband, Patrick Abner,
arrived in Moscow.
The Russian laws obviously are a dark
time and a dark chapter in LGBT history
here, Roberts said. Theyre seeking a
solution to a problem that doesnt exist
and meanwhile it causes new problems
because it allows people to abuse and
hurt and vilify the LGBT community
under the guise of some propaganda
law thats just ridiculous.
The pageant took place against the
backdrop of growing outrage over
the Kremlins LGBT rights record that
threatens to overshadow the 2014
Winter Olympics that will take place in
Sochi, Russia, in February.
Andy Cohen told E! News he turned
down a request to co-host the pageant,
in part, because he didnt feel right as
a gay man stepping foot into Russia.
The Miss Universe Organization in
August criticized the gay propaganda
law that Russian President Vladimir
Putin signed earlier this year and the
ongoing anti-LGBT rights crackdown
in the country. Donald Trump, who co-
owns the pageant with NBC Universal,
reiterated this position during an
interview with Roberts last month.
I dont like what its all about, Trump
said. We can go over there and make
a difference.
John Aravosis of AMERICAblog and
journalist Andrew Miller are among
those who criticized Roberts decision
to co-host the pageant.
All kids Russian, American or
otherwise need hope, Roberts wrote
in an MSNBC column that announced
his decision to co-host the pageant.
I am a happy, healthy, gainfully
employed, educated and married man.
And yes, I am gay. These new Russian
laws wont stop Russians from being
born LGBT and growing up to identify
as such. Russias treatment of its LGBT
citizens is unacceptable, unrealistic
and only promotes homophobia and
intolerance for a community that does
and will continue to exist.
Roberts on Nov. 6 interviewed Anton
Krasovsky, the former editor-in-chief
of a pro-Kremlin television station who
said he lost his job in January after
he came out during a segment on
Russias gay propaganda law. Masha
Gessen, a lesbian Russian American
journalist, appeared on the MSNBC
anchors program before he traveled
to the country.
Roberts told Today show co-host
Savannah Guthrie last week that he
hasnt run into any discrimination so far
since Ive been here in Russia.
Visibility is really important, Roberts
told Guthrie. Im openly gay. I think its
an interesting fact, but Im certainly not
embarrassed about it. Im proud of my
marriage. Im proud of who I am.
Oleg Klyuenkov of the Russian LGBT
advocacy group Rakurs in the city of
Arkhangelsk told the Washington Blade
on Friday during an interview in D.C.
that most Russians will not watch the
pageant. He nevertheless applauded
Roberts decision to co-host it.
Its great, Klyuenkov said.
Referendum on Calif. trans law sought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Opponents of a California law that requires public
schools to provide transgender students with equal access to restrooms,
athletic teams and other on-campus programs said they have submitted
enough signatures to block the statute.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Privacy for All Students, a
coalition led by Frank Schubert of the National Organization for Marriage who
spearheaded the campaign in support of Proposition 8, submitted 620,000
signatures to the California Secretary of State on Nov. 10. The newspaper
said the group needed to collect 505,000 valid signatures by Nov. 12 to force
a referendum on the statute.
The law that Gov. Jerry Brown signed in August is slated to take effect on
Jan. 1.
A referendum on the statute would take place in November 2014 if state
ofcials validate enough of the signatures.
Indianapolis Council approves marriage resolution
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. The Indianapolis City Council on Nov. 11 approved
a resolution that urges lawmakers to oppose a proposed state constitutional
amendment that would ban same-sex marriage.
The resolution passed by a 22-6 margin.
The Indianapolis Star reported Republican Mayor Greg Ballard signed the
resolution before city council members approved it.
I understand that many people hold differing views on this subject, but
Indiana law already denes marriage, Ballard said in a statement. I dont
see the overriding government interest in adding such an amendment to our
states constitution.
The Indiana Legislature in 2011 initially approved the proposed amendment.
It is expected to consider it again early next year. A referendum will take place
in November 2014 if state lawmakers approve the proposed constitutional
amendment.
Trans woman to co-chair GLAAD board
NEW YORK GLAAD on Nov. 8 announced Jennifer Finney Boylan and
Steve Warren had been appointed co-chairs of its board of directors.
Boylan, an English professor at Maines Colby College who has written 13
books, is the rst transgender woman to serve in such a position with the
media watchdog.
The transgender community continues to face alarming rates of violence
and inequality while transgender people and issues remain relatively invisible
in our national dialogue, GLAAD Acting President Dave Montez said.
Jennys proven leadership will be instrumental as GLAAD continues to grow
mainstream media attention and public understanding around transgender
issues.
Trans man coaches high school sports
GLOCESTER, R.I. A transgender Rhode Island man is believed to be the
only out trans person in the country to coach high school sports.
Outsports.com on Nov. 12 reported Stephen Alexander has coached
basketball, tennis, volleyball, soccer and baseball at middle and high schools
in his hometown outside Providence. Alexander was also a member of
Ponaganset High Schools basketball team that won four state championships
in the 1990s.
Alexander played basketball at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., after he
graduated high school in 1996.
He later moved to New York City where he transitioned from a woman
to a man. His parents traveled to be with him when he underwent sex
reassignment surgery.
If I didnt transition, I would not be alive today, Alexander told
Outsports.com.
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Asks Obama to stop
enforcing place of residence
statute for married couples
By CHRIS JOHNSON
Months after the Obama administration
announced it would no longer enforce a
portion of U.S. code barring married gay
veterans from receiving certain spousal
benets, one Colorado Democrat is
calling for further action to ensure former
troops receive these benets no matter
where they live.
In a letter dated Nov. 11, Sen. Mark
Udall (D-Colo.) calls on President Obama
to cease enforcement of Section 103(c)
of Title 38 of the U.S. Code, which looks
to the state of residency, not the state
of celebration, in determining whether
a veteran is married.
You have been a tremendous leader in
working to end discrimination against the
LGBT community during your presidency,
and I know you would agree that there is
no military interest or other governmental
purpose met in continuing to apply the
law in a way that disadvantages same sex
couples, Udall writes. In this spirit, I ask
that this discriminatory action cease while
efforts to change the statute proceed
through Congress.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court
decision against the Defense of Marriage
Act, U.S. Attorney General had announced
in September the administration wouldnt
enforce the portions of Title 38 that
dene marriage for veterans in opposite-
sex terms. But other portions of the law
remain under enforcement.
As noted in the Udall letter, Section
103(c) of Title 38 of the U.S. code
prohibits the recognition of a veterans
same-sex marriage if the couple apply
for benets in a state that doesnt
recognize their marriage.
In determining whether or not a
person is or was the spouse of a veteran,
their marriage shall be proven as valid for
the purposes of all laws administered by
the Secretary according to the law of the
place where the parties resided at the
time of the marriage or the law of the
place where the parties resided when the
right to benets accrued, the law states.
According to an accompanying
statement from Udalls ofce, this section
of the law has caused continued issues.
Two Colorado residents, one of whom
served in the Air Force for 10 years and
was deployed four times, were denied
federal VA benets because Colorado
doesnt recognize their marriage. The
couple lives in Colorado, but married in
another state earlier this year.
Udall writes that Obama should apply
the same standard to the section of
Title 38 prohibiting recognition of gay
veterans marriage in non-marriage
equality states as he did for other
sections of the law.
Addressing this particular section of
the law in Title 38 and ensuring that other
veterans around the country do not
suffer the same injustice my constituents
have endured is important, is just and is
urgent, Udall said. Therefore I ask you
to work with the Attorney General and
the VA to take immediate action.
Veterans benets are but one portion
of U.S. code preventing benets from
owing to married same-sex couples in
non-marriage equality states even after
the court decision against DOMA. The
Social Security Administration has yet to
announce whether it will award spousal
benets to married gay couples living in
states that dont recognize their unions.
The White House deferred to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for
comment, which said the situation is
currently under review.
VA is working closely with the
Department of Justice to develop
guidance to process cases involving
same-sex spousal benets, and to
implement necessary changes swiftly
and smoothly in order to deliver
the best services to all our nations
Veterans, said VA spokesperson Drew
Brookie. Our commitment to provide
all Veterans and their families with their
earned care and benets will continue
to be our focus as VA implements the
Presidents decision.
Advocates who work on issues for
LGBT service members and post-DOMA
implementation say they share the
concerns that Udall expresses in the letter.
Stephen Peters, president of the
American Military Partners Association,
called for clarity from the administration.
It was previously assumed that
the announcement by the Justice
Department concerning Title 38 meant
that the Veterans Administration (VA)
was moving toward equal recognition
and support for all veterans and their
families, regardless of their orientation
or gender of their spouse, Peters
said. However, there is much confusion
on why veterans with same-gender
spouses are still being denied equal
benets. We need a clear answer from
the administration.
Fred Sainz, vice president of
communications for the Human Rights
Campaign, also said the Obama
administration needs to articulate a
clear path forward.
We certainly need and want clarity
just as soon as possible from the VA
as to how they will apply the place of
residence statute, Sainz said.
Udalls full letter follows:
Dear Mr. President,
I write today about a critical issue
affecting our nations veterans and
their families. As you know, earlier this
year the Supreme Court struck down
as unconstitutional the discriminatory
Defense of Marriage Act. Since that
time the Department of Justice has
been working with federal departments
and agencies to align their rules and
restrictions to conform with the courts
nding in United States v. Windsor, No.
12-307, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (June 26, 2013).
It is in that context that I am requesting
that you direct the Executive Branch to
cease enforcement of Section 103(c)
of Title 38 of the United States Code.
Section 103(c) reads as follows:
In determining whether or not a
person is or was the spouse of a veteran,
their marriage shall be proven as valid
for the purposes of all laws administered
by the Secretary according to the law
of the place where the parties resided
at the time of the marriage or the law
of the place where the parties resided
when the right to benets accrued.
In Colorado, the effect of this section
of the law has been to discriminate
and deny appropriate Veterans Affairs
(VA) benets to veterans and their
spouses. You have been a tremendous
leader in working to end discrimination
against the LGBT community during
your presidency, and I know you would
agree that there is no military interest
or other governmental purpose met
in continuing to apply the law in a way
that disadvantages same sex couples. In
this spirit, I ask that this discriminatory
action cease while efforts to change the
statute proceed through Congress.
As you know, on September 4, 2013,
Attorney General Holder notied
Congress that, as President, you directed
the Executive Branch to no longer
enforce Sections 101(3) and 101(31)
of Title 38 because those sections of
law appear unconstitutional in light of
Windsor. For the same reason, I believe
it is consistent to expand the suspension
of enforcement to Section 103(c).
There is a universal feeling in this
country that our servicemembers,
veterans and their families deserve
respect and support during and
after their service and the kind of
discriminatory treatment this law
furthers is simply unacceptable.
Addressing this particular section of the
law in Title 38 and ensuring that other
veterans around the country do not
suffer the same injustice my constituents
have endured is important, is just and is
urgent. Therefore I ask you to work with
the Attorney General and the VA to take
immediate action.
Thank you for your consideration of
this request. We, as a nation, have made
historic progress over the past year in
furthering LGBT equality, due in large
part to your leadership.
I look forward to your response and
stand ready to work with you to x this
issue for all of our nations veterans.
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Sen. MARK UDALL (D-Colo.) is calling on the Obama administration to stop enforcing portions of
Title 38.
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Udall seeks action on benets for gay veterans
Urge end to countrys
anti-gay crackdown
Two Russian LGBT rights advocates
last week urged U.S. ofcials to continue
to pressure the Kremlin to end its anti-
gay crackdown.
Lyudmila Romodina and Oleg
Klyuenkov of Rakurs (Perspective
in Russian) in the city of Arkhangelsk
met with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray
(D-Wash.) and ofcials with the U.S.
State Department, the White House
and the Helsinki Commission in D.C.
on Nov. 7. They also discussed Russias
gay rights record with members of the
Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
on Capitol Hill on Nov. 8.
Romodina and Klyuenkov arrived
in the U.S. on Nov. 1 the same day
the Olympic torch passed through
Arkhangelsk on its way to the 2014
Winter Olympics that will take place in
Sochi, Russia, in February.
Their trip began in Portland, Maine,
where they met with the citys mayor,
Michael Brennan, members of a local
PFLAG chapter, Equality Maine and
other LGBT rights advocates and
ofcials. The activists visit coincided
with the 25th anniversary of the sister
city partnership between Portland and
Arkhangelsk.
Romodina and Klyuenkov returned to
Russia on Nov. 10.
Human Rights First, a group that
promotes international human rights,
organized Romodina and Klyuenkovs
trip to the U.S.
Were trying to use [Russian]
American partnerships in a constructive
way; to take the partnership to a new
level of dialogue where human rights
and LGBT rights are present at the table,
theyre discussed, Innokenty Grekov of
Human Rights First told the Washington
Blade during an interview in Northwest
Washington on Nov. 8.
Rakurs, which is a member of the
Russian LGBT Network, is the rst group
that specically works with Arkhangelsks
LGBT residents.
The group was a feminist organization
when it was founded in 2007. Russias
Justice Ministry in 2010 denied Rakurs
request to add the words lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender to their
charter and by-laws.
A regional court later ordered the
Justice Ministry to allow Rakurs to
register as an LGBT rights organization.
It took some time, Klyuenkov told
the Blade through an interpreter.
Arkhangelsk ofcials in 2011
banned propaganda that promotes
homosexuality and bisexuality. They
quietly repealed the law last month,
but Klyuenkov told the Blade the
Arkhangelsk statute was a test
pilot for the nationwide ban on gay
propaganda to minors that Russian
President Vladimir Putin signed in June.
The informational campaign
that surrounded the regional ban in
Arkhangelsk was a miniature version
of the mass media campaign that
surrounded the adoption of the federal
ban, Klyuenkov said. It was quite
aggressive as we were just slandered
and slimed. We were accused of
undermining demography of Russia,
undermining traditional values, being a
threat to traditional values.
Rakurs distributed leaets that contained
information on what Klyuenkov described
as the dangers of adopting a federal law
on propaganda. The organization also
sought a permit to stage a protest against
the measure as members of the Russian
Duma debated it, but Romodina told the
Blade that Arkhangelsk ofcials used the
regional gay propaganda ban to deny
their request.
When we received these denials
for demonstrations involving multiple
individuals, we went and nevertheless
demonstrated in single pickets, she said.
Romodina and Klyuenkovs trip to
the U.S. coincided with the growing
outrage over the Kremlins LGBT rights
record that threatens to overshadow the
Sochi games.
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Russian LGBT activists visit D.C., Maine
the U.S. Supreme Court. Let us conrm
that all marriages are equal, regardless if
they may be straight or gay.
State Sen. Suzanne Chun-Oakland
discussed her upbringing in a Christian
and Buddhist household as she spoke
emotionally in support of SB1.
The bill before us provides an
opportunity for the people of our state to
nurture a just and more compassionate
society, she said.
The Hawaii Supreme Court in 1993
ruled the denial of marriage rights to
same-sex couples is unconstitutional.
The ruling prompted the passage of
DOMA three years later that prohibited
the federal government from legally
recognizing gay nuptials. The U.S.
Supreme Court in June found a portion
of DOMA unconstitutional.
Hawaii voters in 1998 approved a state
constitutional amendment that allowed
the legislature to ban same-sex marriage.
The states civil unions law took effect
in 2012, but a federal judge in August
of that year dismissed a lawsuit led on
behalf of two gay couples that sought
marriage rights in Hawaii. The plaintiffs
appealed, and their case is pending in
the U.S. Ninth Circuit alongside a second
lawsuit that seeks to extend marriage
rights to same-sex couples in Nevada.
Abercrombie and 14 state attorneys
general last month led briefs with
the court that urge it to rule in favor
of nuptials for gays and lesbians in his
state and Nevada.
The Hawaii House of Representatives
on Friday gave its nal approval to SB1
after lawmakers debated it for more
than 12 hours. The chamber two days
earlier passed the measure on its second
reading following ve days of testimony
from its supporters and opponents.
The state Senate on Oct. 30
overwhelmingly approved SB1, but it
had to consider amendments the House
added to the measure.
The legislature has ignored the
majority, state Sen. Mike Gabbard said
as he testied against the bill.
Senate Majority Leader Brickwood
Galuteria, who introduced SB1, said
lawmakers have heard all the voices
on the issue of marriage rights for same-
sex couples in Hawaii as he spoke in
support of the measure.
There must be no delay or no
compromise or no hesitation with our
purpose, he said.
Same-sex couples will be able to
marry in Hawaii on Dec. 2.
President Obama issued a statement
shortly after the legislature gave nal
approval on Tuesday, saying hes
proud of his birth state for enacting
marriage equality.
Whenever freedom and equality
are afrmed, our country becomes
stronger, Obama said. By giving
loving gay and lesbian couples the
right to marry if they choose, Hawaii
exemplies the values we hold dear as
a nation. Ive always been proud to have
been born in Hawaii, and todays vote
makes me even prouder.
The wins for marriage equality in
recent weeks have been hitting close
to home for Obama. Last week, the
legislature in Illinois, where Obama
served as a state senator and U.S.
senator, gave the nal approval to
marriage equality legislation. Afterward,
Obama said he and Michelle Obama
were overjoyed by the news. This
week, the victory came in Hawaii, where
Obama was born in 1961.
Obamas full statement follows:
I want to congratulate the Hawaii
State Legislature on passing legislation
in support of marriage equality. With
todays vote, Hawaii joins a growing
number of states that recognize that
our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters
should be treated fairly and equally
under the law. Whenever freedom
and equality are afrmed, our country
becomes stronger. By giving loving gay
and lesbian couples the right to marry
if they choose, Hawaii exemplies the
values we hold dear as a nation. Ive
always been proud to have been born in
Hawaii, and todays vote makes me even
prouder. And Michelle and I extend our
best wishes to all those in Hawaii whose
families will now be given the security
and respect they deserve.
OLEG KLYUENKOV and LYUDMILA
ROMODINA of the Russian LGBT advocacy
group Rakurs in D.C. on Nov. 8.
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Hawaii joins growing list of states to pass marriage equality
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than one would think from the image of
the GOP that certain very conservative
party leaders and the media tend to
present, Mair said.
The two Republican original co-sponsors
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark
Kirk (R-Ill.) were joined in support by Sens.
Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.),
Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.),
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski
(R-Alaska) John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jeff
Flake (R-Ariz.).
Of those 10, the votes from McCain
and Flake are particularly noteworthy
because they represent a red state that
President Obama lost in both 2008 and
2012. In addition, both senators expressed
misgivings about ENDA before they
ultimately voted for the bill.
Gregory Angelo, executive director of
the Log Cabin Republicans, nonetheless
said he wasnt surprised by their support for
the bill in the end.
I know that both senators had
expressed some hesitancy before casting
their votes, but Flake is someone who
voted for ENDA in 2007 when he was a
member of the House, and Sen. McCain
had even indicated that he would be open
to supporting ENDA when he was running
for president in 2008 as part of, I believe,
a questionnaire or interview he did with the
Blade no less, Angelo said.
A Senate source familiar with ENDA
said McCain was able to support the bill
after the adoption of the Portman-Ayotte
amendment, which would prohibit federal,
state and local governments from retaliating
against institutions that invoke the religious
exemption in the bill to discriminate against
LGBT employees.
For Flake, who earlier told the Washington
Blade hed vote against ENDA because of
the transgender protections in the bill, the
Senate source said his support was solidied
after he received assurances that businesses
would receive guidance on the prohibition
of gender identity discrimination.
Also signicant on the Republican position
on ENDA was the fact that Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell, according to
Senate Republican aides familiar with the
bill, didnt whip the vote on the legislation
and instead allowed members of his caucus
to vote their conscience.
Angelo was among those who saw
no evidence of Republican leadership
instructing members to vote against ENDA.
The fact that you had almost one-in-four
members of the GOP caucus in the Senate
vote in favor shows that membership was
allowed to take a vote of conscience on this
issue, Angelo said.
Now that the Senate has wrapped up
its consideration of ENDA, attention has
turned to passing the bill in the House,
where Republican support will be necessary,
rst, to bring the bill to the oor and,
second, to nd 218 votes for the bill in the
Republican majority chamber.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)
has indicated his opposition to the bill out of
concern it would lead to frivolous lawsuits
and a spokesperson for House Minority
Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was quoted in
The Hufngton Post as saying the bill is
currently not scheduled in the House.
Nonetheless, Democrats ranging from
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
to gay Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), ENDAs
chief sponsor in the House, insist that the
House has enough votes for passage
should it come to the oor.
Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), told
the Blade his boss is among those who
believe ENDA has sufcient support in the
House for passage.
Leader Pelosi has made it clear that
there is sufcient support in the House to
pass ENDA now, Hammill said. Instead
of scheduling a vote on this measure,
House Republicans are planning to vote
for the 46th time to repeal or undermine
the Affordable Care Act. There is only one
man standing in the way of the expansion of
workplace protections for millions of LGBT
Americans. His name is John Boehner.
ENDA has 196 House sponsors. Thats
just 22 votes short of the necessary votes to
pass the legislation on the House oor.
While the bill could technically come
up at any time during the 13 months that
remain in the current Congress, Polis said
the legislation should come up sooner
rather than later because, as Election Day
approaches, members of the House will
leave to campaign in their districts. It would
be the rst time that ENDA has come to
the House oor since 2007, and the rst
time ever the chamber would consider a
version of the bill that included transgender
protections.
ENDA supporters claimed another
Republican as their own last week when
former White House Press Secretary Ari
Fleischer, who served as spokesperson for
former President George W. Bush, penned
an op-ed in Politico urging the House to
pass the bill.
Allowing people to be successful in their
workplaces is an essential piece of individual
opportunity and liberty, Fleischer said.
Working for a living is one of Americas
freedoms. Its a virtue to be encouraged
and supporting it is important to the future
of the Republican Party.
But not all LGBT advocates agree that
sufcient votes exist to pass ENDA in the
House. Some Republican supporters of
the legislation stopped short of saying
ENDA already has sufcient support to
pass on the oor.
Jeff Cook-McCormac, senior adviser to
the pro-LGBT Republican group American
Unity Fund, said more work is needed when
asked if ENDA is ready to move to the
House oor.
Were encouraged by the momentum,
working to identify and demonstrate
majority support and committed to
engaging legislators in the thoughtful
and respectful conversations necessary to
get there as quickly as possible, Cook-
McCormac said.
Mair said ENDA will be a more uphill
battle in the House not only because of
conservative worries over the bills content,
but also out of fear of supporting anything
seen as part of Obamas agenda. Still, she
wouldnt rule out a surprise.
Even back in 2007, ENDA garnered
a noteworthy amount of GOP support in
the House, including from some rather
conservative members, Mair said. Thirty-
ve Republicans voted for ENDA then,
including John Campbell, Jeff Flake,
Thaddeus McCotter and Paul Ryan. So it
will be interesting to see how it plays out this
time around.
For Cook-McCormac, the next priority
is to build the number of Republican co-
sponsors for ENDA. There are currently
ve: Reps. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), Chris Gibson
(R-N.Y.), Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), Ileana Ros-
Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Jon Runyan (R-N.J.).
Dent told the Washington Post that
Boehner should allow a vote on this bill
because the American public believes the
workplace should be free of discrimination.
Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement to the
Blade that she also hopes Republican
leadership will bring ENDA to the oor for
a vote, but chose her words carefully about
its prospects.
The passage of ENDA by the Senate is a
great rst step toward making this bill law,
Ros-Lehitnen said. I urge my colleagues in
the House to sign on to the companion bill
and hope House leadership will bring it up
for a vote. I believe if it is brought to a vote,
it has the opportunity to pass.
Renee Gamela, a Hanna spokeswoman,
said ENDA is good for business.
Rep. Hanna would like ENDA to
receive a vote in the House when it is
clear that there are sufcient votes for
passage, Gamela said. He intends
to speak directly with his colleagues
about why, as a small business owner,
he believes supporting the legislation
is good for economic competitiveness,
individual liberty and our party.
As articulated by Pelosi, one approach
seen as a pathway for passage of ENDA
in the House would be similar to what
happened with reauthorization of the
Violence Against Women Act. Amid public
pressure, the House in February passed
a bill with protections for LGBT victims of
domestic violence after the Republican
version of the bill without the provisions
failed on the oor.
Log Cabins Angelo said whether a vote
on ENDA will take place in the House
comes down to pressure both from
Republicans in the House who support it
and advocates on the outside who want to
see it passed.
I think if you had a similar push that
happened with the Violence Against
Women Act, where you had a tremendous
surge among grassroots, and you also
had GOP members of Congress urging
leadership to bring this up for a vote, you
got there, Angelo said. But its going
to take considerable pressure. Im not a
Pollyanna when it comes to prospects in the
House, but I am cautiously optimistic.
A spokesperson for House Minority Leader NANCY PELOSI (D-Calif.), told the Blade his boss is
among those who believe ENDA has sufcient support in the House for passage.
Will Boehner allow ENDA vote in House?
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House approves Senate
version by voice vote
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The U.S. House approved legislation
on Tuesday that would lift the ban on
the donation of organs from HIV-positive
people to others with HIV, sending the
legislation to President Obamas desk.
The measure, known as the HIV Organ
Policy Equity Act, or HOPE Act, was
approved by the House by voice vote.
Although versions of the legislation were
introduced in both chambers of Congress,
the House approved the Senate-passed
version, which the Senate approved in June
by unanimous consent.
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chair of the
House Energy & Commerce Committee
from which the bill emerged, said in a
statement to the Washington Blade the
legislation is a commonsense proposal
that has the potential to save lives.
With 100,000 patients waiting for life-
saving organs, permitting HIV-positive
donors to be used for transplants could
save as many as 1,000 HIV-infected patients
every year, Upton said. By passing this
bipartisan legislation we can provide hope
to those in need of a new organ.
The HOPE Act directs the Department
of Health & Human Services and the Organ
Procurement Transplant Network, or OPTN,
to create standards for research on HIV-
positive organ transplantation. It permits
the secretary to permit positive-to-positive
transplantation if the results of research are
determined to warrant such a change. The
secretary would be required to direct OPTN
to create standards to ensure that the organ
transplant doesnt impact the safety of the
transplantation network.
Allison Herwitt, the Human Rights
Campaigns vice president for government
affairs, commended Congress for approving
the legislation on a bipartisan basis.
The bipartisan passage of the HOPE
Act will fundamentally improve the quality
of healthcare available for people living with
HIV and AIDS, Herwitt said. By removing
these antiquated barriers to transplants, the
lives of hundreds of people living with HIV
and AIDS can be saved each year.
In the Senate, the bill was introduced by
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) along with
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tom Coburn
(R-Okla.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as original co-
sponsors. In the House, Reps. Lois Capps
(D-Calif.) was lead sponsor and Andy Harris
(R-Md.) was an original co-sponsor.
In a statement, Coburn, a physician,
praised the House for following the Senates
lead in approving legislation to undo the
ban on HIV-positive organ donation.
For years, arcane federal rules have
restricted what could be potentially life-
saving organ transplants for HIV-positive
individuals, Coburn said. I applaud the
House of Representatives for following
the Senates lead and taking action to lift
these rules.
Its unclear when President Obama will
sign the legislation. The House still has to
enroll the bill to send it to the White House.
Ian Thompson, legislative representative
for the American Civil Liberties Union, said
the bipartisan support for reforming the
ban on the donation of HIV-positive organs
is very encouraging.
The federal governments approach
to HIV/AIDS should reect what we
know in 2013, not the fear and lack of
knowledge that signied the 1980s,
Thompson said. The HOPE Act will
empower those living with HIV to have
greater control over their medical care,
and has the potential to save hundreds
of lives each year by making more organs
available for safe transplantation.
Carney mum on exec order
to bar anti-LGBT bias
By CHRIS JOHNSON
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
wouldnt say Tuesday whether President
Obama would sign an executive order
barring LGBT workplace discrimination if
the House doesnt act on the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act, emphasizing
instead Congress should pass the bill.
In response to a question from Sirius
XMs Jared Rizzi on the directive, which
would ban LGBT workplace discrimination
among federal contractors, Carney
addressed ENDA and said arguments
against the legislation have been used
against civil rights bills in the past.
We believe very strongly that the
time to pass that legislation has come,
Carney said. Those who oppose passage
of ENDA in the House and throw up
a lot of reasons why, the reasons they
cite are reasons that weve heard in the
past in opposition to seminal civil rights
legislation. Those who opposed previous
civil rights legislation were wrong, and
history has proved them, and those who
oppose passage of ENDA are wrong and
history will prove them wrong.
The questioning comes in the wake of
Senate passage on Thursday of ENDA,
which would ban many private and
public employers from discriminating
against LGBT employees, as attention
has turned to the House on taking up the
bill. Although some advocates say the bill
has ample support in the House, Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio) has indicated he
opposes the bill.
Following the Senate passage of ENDA,
LGBT advocates have ramped up their
calls for Obama to issue an executive order
barring LGBT workplace discrimination for
federal contractors, which he has withheld
despite repeated calls for him to act.
Tico Almeida, president of Freedom
to Work, said the White House shouldnt
use the House as an excuse to continue to
refuse to sign the executive order.
The White House should stop
hiding behind opposition in the House
of Representatives when the president
holds the clear legal authority to enact
LGBT workplace protections in millions
of American workplaces, Almeida
said. President Obama made a
campaign promise ve years ago to
take executive action to stop taxpayer
money from being squandered on
harassment and discrimination against
LGBT Americans, and that promise is
long overdue. The president should
sign the order right away.
Fred Sainz, vice president of
communications for the Human Rights
Campaign, said theres no reason why the
administration cant pursue legislation and
sign an executive order at the same time.
Senate Republicans, many of them
conservative, showed that theres a
positive path forward for ENDA, Sainz
said. We believe that if the speaker
allowed the bill to come to the House
oor it would be successful. This is an
and question, not an or question. We
need both: for the House to pass ENDA
and for the president to sign the order.
A transcript follows:
Sirius XM: If the House doesnt take up
and pass ENDA, is the President going to
sign the executive order?
Carney: We believe very strongly I
appreciate that question that the
time to pass that legislation has come.
Those who oppose passage of ENDA in
the House and throw up a lot of reasons
why, the reasons they cite are reason that
weve heard in the past in opposition to
seminal civil rights legislation. Those who
opposed previously civil rights legislation
were wrong, and history has proved
them, and those who oppose passage of
ENDA are wrong and history will prove
them wrong.
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Will Obama act if House doesnt pass ENDA?
Bill will allow HIV-positive people to donate organs
White House Press Secretary JAY CARNEY
wouldnt say whether President Obama would
sign an ENDA executive order.
Remembering
trans victims
Organized by First Unitarian Church of
Baltimore and the Transgender Response
Team, the 15th annual International
Transgender Day of Remembrance will be
observed on Nov. 20 between 6:30-8:30
p.m. at the Sanctuary of the First Unitarian
Church of Baltimore, 12 W. Franklin St.,
Baltimore. This memorial event includes an
Interfaith Memorial Service; the reading of
the names and a candle lighting ceremony.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance
was created to memorialize those who
were killed due to anti-transgender
hatred or prejudice. The event is held in
November to honor Rita Hester, whose
murder on Nov. 28, 1998 kicked off the
Remembering Our Dead web project
and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in
1999. Rita Hesters murder like many
other anti-transgender murder cases
has yet to be solved.
Although not all those represented
during the Day of Remembrance self-
identied as transgender, each was a
victim of violence based on bias against
transgender people.
I pray for the day that we add no more
names to the list or candles to light in
honor of our trans brothers and sisters,
said Donna Plamondon, a member of the
Trans Response Team and a candle lighter
for this years event.
is extremely important, said Baltimore
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. It
gives transgender individuals and LGBT
community advocates an opportunity
to raise public awareness about this
special group of people, bring attention
to crimes against them and honor the
memories of those whose lives ended
due to issues relating to their sexual
identity or expression. Transgender
people deserve love and respect.
Therefore, each year on Nov. 20, I take
time to think about and honor the victims
of violence rooted in hate.
The Mayor is hosting a press conference
and proclamation reading earlier that day
at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall in the Rotunda,
100 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore. The
public is welcome to attend.
A Transgender Day of Community will
take place on Nov. 23, from 11:30 a.m.-6
p.m. at the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall, 514 N.
Charles St., Baltimore.
LGBT forums
tackle Obamacare
A series of public forums will take place
around the state between Nov. 18-21. At
Get Covered! The Affordable Care Act and
How It Impacts LGBT and HIV+ People,
local advocates and community experts will
join Maryland Health Connection Assisters
and Navigators to educate Maryland
communities about advantages of new
healthcare coverage options, legal issues
around healthcare coverage for LGBT
people and more.
The presenters will be available to answer
some of the most pressing questions and
address ongoing concerns about healthcare
coverage for LGBT and HIV-positive people.
Plus, Assisters and Navigators will be on
hand to help anyone who wants to explore
eligibility and begin enrollment right away.
The forums are co-sponsored by Chase
Brexton Health Care, Equality Maryland,
and Free State Legal Project. The events
will take place at each of Chase Brextons
facilities across Maryland, including the Mt.
Vernon Center (Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m.), Columbia
Center (Nov.19, 6-8 p.m.), Easton Center
(Nov. 21, 12-2 p.m.) and Randallstown
Center (Nov. 21, 6-8 p.m.).
For more information, call 443-573-5000
or email ateam@chasebrexton.org.
STEVE CHARING
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Study links workplace bias, poor health
DETROIT Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health
have released results of a study nding that young men who have experienced anti-
gay discrimination in the workplace are more likely to have overall poorer health than
those who had not experienced such discrimination, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &
Transgender News Network reports.
Jose Bauermeister, the John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and
Health Education and director of the University of Michigan Center for Sexuality and
Health Disparities, led the study that surveyed a group of men who have sex with
men ages 18-29, the Network said.
He and his colleagues found that 15 percent of the nearly 400 Detroit-area men
surveyed reported at least one experience of workplace discrimination based on
their sexuality. Respondents averaged one-and-a-half days in the past month when
physical or mental health kept them from their normal activities. Nine percent
reported problems with functionality based on impairment or a health problem.
Bullies more likely to engage in risky sex
NEW YORK Teens who bully other teens or are both bullies and bullied
themselves are more likely to engage in risky sex according to a new study reported
on by Reuters Health.
The study, conducted at Boston University School of Education, included nearly
9,000 high school students from 24 schools who completed a survey about bullying
and sexual behavior. Risky sex was dened as casual sex and sex conducted under
the inuence of alcohol or drugs, the article said.
Of the six percent of teens who responded that they had acted as bullies, 25
percent of them reported engaging in casual sex and slightly more than a third said
theyd had sex while either drunk or high.
Another six percent of students said they had both acted as bullies and been the
victims of bullying. Of those teens, 20 percent had had casual sex and 23 percent
reported having sex under the inuence.
While the link between bullying and risky sex was strongest among straight teens,
LGBT teens were twice as likely to report being bullied, researchers said.
Wellness gaps reported in Coachella Valley
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. A new survey of residents in Californias Coachella
Valley found health gaps between LGBT residents and the straight community with
the former having higher rates of mental illness and domestic violence, Healthy
California reports.
This inaugural study was developed by the LGBT Community Center of the Desert,
based in Palm Springs where the LGBT population is the third highest in the nation
and estimated to be between 40 and 60 percent of the population, the article said.
Dr. Jill Gover, who directed the study, says many of the health issues can be blamed
on past discrimination and abuse, particularly among participants who reached
adulthood before the 1980s, the article said.
The Health Assessment Resource Center in Palm Desert put together the statistics
for the survey, which included 547 gay participants, 117 lesbians, 31 bisexuals, 54
heterosexuals and 20 transgendered people.
The study showed more than 80 percent report having a chronic illness like high
cholesterol, arthritis and hepatitis. Only 15 percent smoke cigarettes and less than
10 percent binge drink. However, 30 percent have used illicit drugs in the past year.
By comparison, federal stats show that about nine percent of people over 12 have
used illegal drugs in the past month, Healthy California reports. Many said culturally
competent LGBT therapy is generally too expensive or hard to nd.
Figures show gulf in AIDS funding
NEW YORK A Hufngton Post op-ed published this week points out that
while men who have sex with men (MSM) account for 63 percent of new HIV
infections in the U.S. according to gures from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the percentage of HIV funding targeting that community is
substantially less.
John-Manuel Andriote, author of Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed
Gay Life in America, points to several statistics in his op-ed that he nds
alarming:
A 2012 Fenway Institute analysis found that in a 2009 Wisconsin case study,
although male-to-male sex accounted for 58 percent of new HIV diagnoses
among blacks, only 19 percent of prevention efforts targeted black gay and bi
men and they accounted for only 11 percent of prevention clients.
The Fenway Institute also reported that a CDC analysis found that only 27
percent of HIV education and risk reduction funding was targeted to MSMs
while 38 percent was targeted to high-risk heterosexuals and 20 percent
targeted to other groups. Just 16 percent of National Institutes of Health
funding for HIV targeted MSMs, the Hufngton Post op-ed said.
We are talking about a tremendous amount of taxpayers money that is
being wasted, Andriote writes.
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Combat those holiday
pounds by staying on a
tness routine all winter
First, congrats to all who have been out
there training and competing in all the fall
running events. I ran the Washington AIDS
Walk/5k Run and many others completed
the Marine Corp Marathon.
No matter if you just completed a
race or are just continuing your outdoor
training, you are quickly realizing that
the weather is quickly changing. Here in
Washington, weve had a few unusually
blustery cold days already.
Slowly those short shorts and
headbands are being replaced with
tights and wool caps. The cold also
drives more and more people away
from working out outside. Im here with
some tips to help you continue going
strong no matter what cold shade old
Jack Frost decides to serve.
Burning the winter belly Let me
rst say this, just because youre putting
on more clothes, does not mean that you
have right to let yourself go. Remember
those sweaters can only hide so much,
so stay on the plan.
Training in the fall or winter cold
air is the best season to train. You
actually tend to burn more calories
in the cold than you would in warmer
temperatures. Your body will use more
calories just to keep itself warm before
you even break a sweat from your actual
workout. This helps you shed more of
that wintertime belly fat that we all hate.
After an effective warm up, which Ill talk
about next, try winter jump roping or
running intervals at a two-to-one ratio.
For example, jump rope or run as fast
as you can for one minute, then rest for
30 seconds. See if you can complete this
high intensity interval 10 times and youll
denitely blast away those calories and
earn that hearty fall meal.
A little be-foreplay By now we
should all know how important it is to
warm up before the main event, right?
In colder temperatures an appropriate
warm up is extra important. A key to
know you have warmed up correctly is
that you are in a full sweat before you
start your main workout. My two tips for
warming up during the cold months are
either warming up in the house before
stepping into the cold or adding in an
extra few minutes to your normal warm-
up routine. By warming up in the higher
temperatures of the house or twice as
long outside, you will ensure to raise your
body temperature, helping to prevent
any injuries during the main bouts.
Dress to impress No, Tim Gunn,
its not time for the exercise winter
runway, but this is a time when what you
wear does matter a lot.
If youre going to train outside, as you
should, its important to wear clothing
that will keep you both warm and dry.
All the major clothing brands make cold
weather gear that will help insulate you
to keep warm, wick away your sweat to
keep your skin dry and are comfortable
so you can move freely. Ive learned
the hard way dont go cheap on this.
Personal experience with cheaper gear
has had me either burning up, cold
once I sweat or moving like the tin man.
The right gear should have you
feeling moderately cold when you rst
walk out the door, but not extremely
uncomfortable. That way once you get
into the meat of your workout, youll
stay warm. This is not the time to wear
layers or your dads cotton sweat suits
and go for a jog. Once you sweat, that
cotton will actually get wet, freeze and
leave your body at risk for hypothermia
and other cold temperature ailments.
Be smart and get cold weather gear.
No matter your exercise preference,
cold weather training can be fun,
effective and even help you burn a few
extra calories. Just remember to do
it safely and youll keep your summer
gure all year long.
There are added health benets to working out in cold weather but make sure youre dressed properly
before you go out.
GERARD BURLEY is a D.C.-based personal
trainer. Reach him via @CoachGFit or coachg@
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American LGBT delegation
visits Middle East
When a delegation of nine LGBT leaders
from the United States arrived last month
in Israel for an intensive seminar, we knew
the gay residents of progressive Tel Aviv en-
joyed broad acceptance and myriad legal
protections. But imagine our surprise when
TV personality Gal Uchovsky announced
that we had arrived in gay heaven.
Israel is the best LGBT country in the
world, he told us, adding that the nations
LGBT residents face no serious problems
that he could identify. A gay child growing
up in rural Israel is better off than a similar
kid in the rural United States, he observed.
Homelessness is rare here and Israeli par-
ents embrace their gay kids because, well,
better to be gay than dead.
Uchovsky is a proud cheerleader for his
country, which is endearing, though his privi-
leged worldview has perhaps shielded him
from some unpleasant, inconvenient re-
alities. Life for LGBT Israelis is, indeed, more
complicated than Uchovskys rosy assess-
ment and, thus, our trips catchphrase was
cemented: Its complicated.
The stellar seminar, sponsored by Proj-
ect Interchange, a program of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, brought me well
out of my comfort zone and right into Ra-
mallah and to the edge of the Gaza Strip.
The focus of the visit LGBT issues
was often overshadowed by the frustrating
stalemate of the Palestinian-Israeli conict.
Why cant the two sides come to an agree-
ment on a two-state solution? Its compli-
cated. And, as we learned, its far more
complicated than American mainstream
media seem to grasp.
And so from the West Bank to Jerusa-
lem to Tel Aviv to the Negev, the nine of us
trekked to learn all we could from a diverse
range of perspectives, including from Pal-
estinians and Israeli experts critical of the
countrys record on LGBT rights. The other
eight participants in the weeklong seminar
were: Log Cabin Republicans Executive
Director Gregory T. Angelo; Tamika Butler
of Young Invincibles; gay Harrisburg (Pa.)
Treasurer John Campbell; Gill Action Fund
Executive Director Kirk Fordham; Equality
Forum Executive Director Malcolm Lazin;
Lavender Effect Executive Director Andy
Sacher; Williams Institute Executive Direc-
tor Brad Sears; and Point Foundation CEO
Jorge Valencia.
We toured Tel Avivs bustling, posh com-
munity center, touted as the only such cen-
ter in the world that is municipally owned.
The governments funding of such centers
and related LGBT causes is a mixed bag. In
the United States, small LGBT non-prots
and HIV service providers jockey for limited
public grants, often leading to turf wars.
But most such U.S. groups arent beholden
to the government or muzzled by fears of
government retaliation. Its not clear that
the same is true in Israel. Its a dilemma: ac-
cept public money to advance your impor-
tant work and mute your criticisms of the
government or reject public funds and risk
nancial shortfalls that will curb program-
ming. As one speaker put it, Id rather our
public money went to gay causes than to
building another bomb.
The highlight of that visit for me was
hearing from Uzi Even, the rst openly gay
member of the Knesset and a pioneering
elder statesman of the Israeli LGBT rights
movement who has helped rid the military
of discriminatory policies and liberalize
adoption laws. In a true sign of the times,
his latest cause involves sorting out Israels
divorce laws as they relate to same-sex
couples.
My advice to Israeli LGBT advocates:
Take time now to celebrate and honor the
contributions of Even and others like him.
Record his personal history and share it
with young people. It wasnt so long ago in
Israel when gay sex acts were illegal. Such
lightning-speed progress doesnt happen
by accident and brave pioneers like Even
deserve our gratitude.
As we made our way up the stairs to
meet with Even in the community center,
we could hear the giggles of young children
and stepped over a pile of neatly arranged
kids sneakers in a hallway. Another sign of
the times.
Several speakers emphasized the role
that a 2009 shooting played in advancing
gay acceptance. On Aug. 1, 2009, a gun-
man burst into the LGBT community cen-
ter in Tel Aviv and opened re, killing two
and injuring at least 15 others. Its hard to
quantify how signicant a role that tragedy
played in changing Israeli attitudes toward
gays, but our speakers agreed it was a turn-
ing point.
Its a stark contrast to what we see in the
United States, where violent hate crimes
continue to plague our community, from
trans women routinely killed in our inner
cities to the recent murder of a gay man in
the heart of New Yorks gay village. Ameri-
cans are so inured to violence that these
crimes barely register in the mainstream
media, let alone lead to a widespread
change in attitudes.
After a couple of days in progressive Tel
Aviv, we made our way to Jerusalem. In ad-
dition to the usual religious sites, a group
of us visited the Jerusalem Open House,
an LGBT community center engaged in
broad grassroots work in the face of com-
plicated problems like funding, space con-
straints, religious critics who have some-
times turned violent and the ever-present
challenge of building relations with Arab
residents of the city.
Celebrating gay pride in Jerusalem has
been complicated, too. They dont agree
on much, but anti-gay animus was some-
thing that united the worlds major religions
as conservative Jewish and Arab leaders
denounced plans for pride parades in the
holy city in recent years. In 2005, marchers
were attacked by an ultra-orthodox Jewish
man who stabbed three participants. The
following year, Jerusalem was selected to
host WorldPride, which led to more unrest
and violent protests. Some lawmakers in
the Knesset attempted to ban gay pride pa-
rades in Jerusalem, but those efforts zzled.
Our hosts in Jerusalem insist that relations
are improving and that Pride is safer than
in the recent past. Here, another stark con-
trast to the way we celebrate in the United
States, with our corporate-sponsored pride
villages, beer gardens and all-night parties.
From Jerusalem, we took a daytrip and
toured Efrat, a small city in the Gush Etzion
settlement bloc with its mayor, Oded Ravivi.
The issue of settlements commands a lot
of attention in U.S. media coverage of Is-
rael and so I was curious and excited to
see one up close. Efrat has eschewed the
barbed wire fences that snake through so
much of the Israeli landscape and ofcials
have worked to cultivate economic ties
with surrounding Palestinian villages. But
we learned that such efforts only go so far.
When the mayor approached a Palestinian
schoolmaster about sending teachers to
Efrat to teach Arabic to Israeli kids, he de-
clined, fearing he would be slaughtered
for collaborating with the Jews.
It was a sobering reminder of how mod-
erates on both sides of the divide are thwart-
ed by the extremists in their midst. Is there
a cautionary lesson here for Americans, as
our own political rhetoric becomes increas-
ingly dominated by the most extreme, shrill
voices of the far left and right; our legislators
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Is Israel gay heaven? Its complicated
afraid to compromise and be seen as col-
laborating with the opposition?
In one awkward moment, a member
of our group asked Mayor Ravivi how he
would react if one of his children came out
to him as gay. He seemed startled by the
question and suggested it couldnt hap-
pen in his family. Cue the eye rolling among
some of us. Such reactions are common
among many who proclaim they dont
discriminate but havent devoted much
thought to the underlying issues. Gay kids
are good for conservative politicians just
ask Dick Cheney.
After absorbing the complicated prob-
lems and history of Jerusalem, some of us
needed a release and our gracious hosts
at Open House took us to the lone gay
bar in Jerusalem, called Video, where we
had a few drinks and danced till the wee
hours alongside a diverse crowd of rev-
elers. Music, indeed, makes the people
come together.
Accusations of pinkwashing
The concept of pinkwashing emerged
as a hot topic throughout the week. Some
critics claim the countrys embrace of LGBT
rights is merely a propaganda effort to claim
the mantle of modernity and establish a
stark contrast to homophobic regimes in
the West Bank, Gaza and elsewhere in the
Middle East. These critics claim the govern-
ments support for gay rights doesnt threat-
en or undermine the structure of Israel and
amounts to a g leaf, and an attempt at
distracting attention from the difcult prob-
lems of nding peace with the Palestinians.
Im not convinced. Politics is about
the art of the possible, not the ideal and
certainly not the perfect. Sometimes we
have to accept imperfect solutions or mo-
tives in the interest of securing protections
for people in need. Whats most striking
about Israels LGBT record isnt what it has
achieved legislatively or through court rul-
ings, but the fact that all this progress is
happening in the heart of the Middle East.
Our group trip featuring nine outspoken
American LGBT advocates is simply not
possible anywhere else in the region. Even
compared to the progress weve seen re-
cently in the United States, Israel stands
out because it is such a young country
enacting these reforms. Americans are no-
toriously forward thinking and, as a result,
we tend to forget our history. It was less
than 10 years ago when President George
W. Bush called for a federal constitutional
amendment banning same-sex marriage
and scores of states enacted their own
constitutional bans. The architect of this
shameful attack on LGBT rights was Ken
Mehlman, a closeted gay man and mod-
ern-day Roy Cohn who has since come out
as gay and now raises money for marriage
equality campaigns. The change afoot is
new and fast but fragile. Would America
be seeing such dramatic change now if
Mitt Romney had won last years election?
Meanwhile, Israel opened its military
to out gays and lesbians and transgender
service members something still barred
by the U.S. military. There is relationship rec-
ognition, if not full marriage equality. The
government directly funds and supports the
LGBT movement, for better or worse. And it
doesnt hide that support, but promotes it.
Still, some see nefarious motives.
Upon returning home from this trip, I
received a letter criticizing the visit from a
group called New York City Queers Against
Israeli Apartheid. It read, in part:
The delegation met with some unspeci-
ed Palestinian ofcials in Ramallah, which
strikes us as nothing but a token gesture.
Worse, pinkwashing the attempt to use
Israels supposedly decent record on gay
rights to whitewash Israeli occupation and
apartheid has been front and center in
international LGBT organizing over the past
several years, particularly in the US. Any
delegation of LGBT leaders to Israel that
doesnt address it is clearly intended to con-
tribute to pinkwashing.
Our group was sensitive to pinkwash-
ing from the outset and several of us re-
quested meetings with gay Palestinians and
their representatives. Project Interchange
worked hard to provide a balanced view of
the issues and invited two Palestinian LGBT
groups alQaws and Aswat to meet
with us. Ofcials at the Tel Aviv and Jerusa-
lem LGBT centers were also asked if they
could assist in persuading those groups to
meet our delegation or knew of other Pales-
tinian LGBT representatives who would be
willing to meet us. Sadly, the groups refused
to meet with us. Change is simply not pos-
sible without dialogue and I deeply regret
this lost opportunity the Palestinians had
to engage with an open-minded group of
visitors seeking nothing more than under-
standing and education.
(I invited NYCQAIP to respond to this
story and they accepted. I look forward to
publishing their reaction and thoughts on
pinkwashing in the coming days.)
In Ramallah, we were scheduled to meet
with Dr. Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian
negotiator. He cancelled his appearance
and we learned why the next day: He had
just submitted his resignation to Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas over frustration
with the pace of negotiations. Abbas reject-
ed Erekats resignation but its clear that the
current talks, which began four months ago
with a John Kerry-instigated deadline of
nine months, are not going well. Given the
sorry record of our involvement in decades
of failed talks, perhaps its time for the Unit-
ed States to step aside and allow another
party a chance at diplomacy.
In Erekats place, we met with Abu Za-
yyad, a scholar and Fatah and PLO adviser.
It seemed somewhat silly to ask him about
the state of LGBT affairs given all the day-
to-day challenges facing Palestinians in the
West Bank. But he insisted that there is a
level of gay acceptance, even if such views
differ widely among family members, not-
ing there are no laws in Ramallah related
to gay issues and that there are at least
two non-governmental organizations that
espouse gay rights. He spent most of his
lecture discussing the state of life for Pales-
tinians and much of what he said was not
encouraging. He lamented the lack of mo-
bility for Palestinians, who dont have pass-
ports, making international travel difcult
at best. Locally, the checkpoints that Ra-
mallah residents must navigate just to visit
nearby Jerusalem create daily headaches.
Zayyad, who said he spent three months
in prison for participating in an anti-Israel
protest, fears that a two-state solution will
be impossible ve years from now, when
an estimated one million Israelis could be
living in West Bank settlements.
It will explode again, he warned.
Its often been said that Israel is a land of
contradictions and that assessment came
into sharp focus during our visit. Israel cel-
ebrates its status as the only Democracy
in the Middle East, while its non-Jewish
residents live under a ag adorned with re-
ligious iconography. In a nation so steeped
in history, Israel is just 65 years old and is
surprisingly lacking in many traditions. Lo-
cated in the heart of the Middle East, where
homosexuality can be punished by jail time
or even death as in Iran, Israel has emerged
as one of the worlds most pro-LGBT na-
tions. A country that is more than 60 percent
desert has perfected drip irrigation and de-
salinated water from the Mediterranean to
solve a decades-old water crisis. And in a
nation with such ancient religious inuenc-
es, a large chunk of the population esti-
mated by one speaker as high as 50 percent
identies as secular or atheist.
Its impossible to summarize our week-
long adventure in a couple thousand
words. A sincere and heartfelt thank-you
to the team at Project Interchange, all of
our speakers and to the people of Israel
for their hospitality. In addition to the afore-
mentioned experiences, we met with law
professor Aeyal Gross, entrepreneur Ha-
mutal Meridor, Times of Israel editor David
Horovitz, Jerusalem Post reporter Khaled
Abu Toameh, former Knesset member
Einat Wilif, lm director Eytan Fox and many
others. We were serenaded by Ivri Lider;
walked the Stations of the Cross; toured
Yad Vashem, the Western Wall tunnels, the
Mahaneh Yehuda Market and indulged in
far too much of Israels impressive cuisine.
We visited Sderot, Mitzpe Ramon and slath-
ered ourselves in mud before oating in the
Dead Sea.
It was in that moment nine of us stand-
ing half naked, covered in mud that I per-
ceived a lasting bond forming among us.
Despite our differing views on policy back
home and occasional misunderstandings,
wed been through something emotional,
powerful and unique together. An experi-
ence impossible to explain or summarize
here, because, well, its complicated.
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Project Interchange participants ran into Paula Abdul in the Jerusalem market. From left-right: KEVIN NAFF, ANDY SACHER, TAMIKA BUTLER, JOHN CAMPBELL,
BRAD SEARS, PAULA ABDUL, JORGE VALENCIA, KIRK FORDHAM and MALCOLM LAZIN.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PROJECT INTERCHANGE
City newcomers should join
struggle for economic justice
By JIM GRAHAM
We welcome all of the newcomers to
Ward 1. Drawn by all the advantages of
close-in living, vibrant entertainment ar-
eas and well-designed new apartments,
they are coming in the thousands. Many
are LGBTQ.
Recently I attended the dedication of
the memorial for AIDS caregivers at the old
Whitman Walker building at 1407 S St., N.W.
Afterwards, I toured one apartment, now on
the market for $10,000 per month. It had
been a group of small ofces back when I
was executive director.
The newcomers should also be attract-
ed to this neighborhood because of rich di-
versity, a diversity that I have worked to pre-
serve and nourish. I want Ward 1 to continue
to be a place where all mix harmoniously in
mutual respect and appreciation.
A key element of that diversity is eco-
nomic. And with that comes the need for
the right response to challenges that arise
from an inner city urban place. In Ward 1,
one in ve of the people live below the fed-
eral poverty level.
For example, I recently met with 50 Ward
One residents in a public housing commu-
nity. Security was the topic of the meeting
but this was not the typical security
meeting calling for more police. Residents
were feeling attacked by live rats falling from
the ceiling panels, odors from dead rats ac-
cumulating in the walls and rats scurrying
around the hallways and in their childrens
bedrooms at night.
One resident commented, We are
poor. People want us to disappear. We
know the rats are coming from the con-
dominium construction sites ... condos
that we cant afford. Many shook their
heads in agreement. We are hard at work
on that problem.
But there are 144,000 District residents,
which includes half of all D.C. children, eli-
gible for federal food stamps. On Nov. 1,
the federal government cut benets de-
spite widespread agreement that it is one
of those rare everybody wins programs
that government should be proud of: the
consumer is healthy, the grocery store
operators and employees work and the
farmers produce.
When you have little or nothing, $30 less
for food makes a huge difference.
The D.C. government has also cut wel-
fare (in each case, with me voting no)
without having the programs in place to
move the poor from dependency to self-
sufciency. Since April 2011, 10,343 District
children 13 years old and younger and 6,150
families have had their meager income
slashed by welfare cuts. Many of these chil-
dren are managing to get through their day
with less sleep, less food, less time with a
loving adult, and less prepared for school.
Today a family of four receives about $250 a
month in D.C. welfare. I want families to be
self-sufcient.
But there are real barriers to nding jobs
and self-sufciency mental illness, sub-
stance abuse, illiteracy and physical disabili-
ties. We need effective programs to meet
families where they are and not where we
think they should be. With only 50 percent
of welfare families engaged in work-read-
iness programs after almost two years of
reforms, we must do better. Less money
means more homelessness.
There will be a 10 percent increase in the
number of District families who will qualify
for emergency housing this winter. The real
solution is greater investments in affordable
housing for the working poor and support-
ive housing for persons living with debilitat-
ing mental illnesses and behavior needs.
Finally, there is a widening wage gap
in the District and in the Ward that I repre-
sent. A CFO report issued just last month
found that 42 percent of District residents
earned less than $30,000 per year in 2011.
Another report published by the National
Low Income Housing Council, nds that a
resident earning D.C.s minimum wage of
$8.25 has to work 132 hours per week or
earn $27.15 per hour to afford any two-bed-
room apartment in D.C.
With my support, the Council passed a
bill that required the largest, most protable
retailers in the District to offer a minimum
wage and benet package equal to $12.50
per hour. But the mayor vetoed it.
Now the Council is considering several
bills to increase the minimum wage across
the board. There is agreement that a well-
paid workforce is a reliable workforce. Pov-
erty wages arent good for anyone.
We need a war on rats, not a war on poor
people. And every newcomer needs to be
conscious of, and engaged in, that struggle
for economic justice.
We need a war on rats, not on poor people
A year in mourning after
presidents assassination
By PAUL KUNTZLER
The weather was surprisingly warm on
Friday, Nov. 22, 1963. I left my Capitol Hill
apartment that morning in a blue dress
shirt, slacks and Bass Weejan loafers. At 21, I
worked for Structural Clay Products Institute
at 1520 18th St., N.W.
At 1:30 p.m., I went to lunch at the
Dupont Pharmacy. While walking back
through Dupont Circle, two young men
were scurrying about me. I crossed over to
P Street and turned left onto 18th Street.
It was 2:36 p.m. when I entered my of-
ce. I noticed immediately that no one was
at the receptionists desk. Then I saw that
the staff was in the boardroom. I asked
the secretary to Executive Director Richard
Alderson, Whats happening? She said,
The president has been shot! Walter
Cronkite was on television.
Within a minute, Cronkite took off his
horn-rimmed eyeglasses, From Dallas,
Texas, the ash apparently ofcial. President
Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard
Time, 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, some
38 minutes ago.
I started crying. I said to myself, Ive
got to get out of here! I ran into Mrs. Bal-
lad. She was stunned at the news.
My partner, Stephen Miller, was in the
Capitol Building on House Appropriations
Committee staff. After seeing the United
Press wire, he went into Kenneth Sprankles
ofce. Mr. Sprankle, the president has been
shot! Sprankle, chief of staff and a conser-
vative Republican, looked up from his desk,
Well, hell surely be re-elected now!
The Washington telephone system
ceased functioning at 1:30 p.m. At home, I
turned on television. Stephen told me what
Sprankle had said.
For the next four days, television pro-
gramming and commercials were canceled.
It was reported that Kennedy was hit in his
throat just below the Adams apple and that
a German Mauser rie was found in the Tex-
as School Book Depository Building.
Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested as a
suspect in the killing of Patrolman Jeffer-
son Davis Tippit. On the rst of his many
trips through the third-oor corridors of the
Dallas Police Department, Oswald said, I
didnt shoot anybody, sir. I havent been told
what I am here for.
At 6:05 p.m., Air Force One landed at
Andrews Air Force Base. JFKs casket was
unloaded with Jacqueline and Robert Ken-
nedy into a Navy ambulance.
What I did not know then was that Ken-
nedys casket was empty, according to
multiple reports, including the 1988 Brit-
ish series The Men Who Killed Kennedy,
The Cover-Up. Before Air Force One
had left Dallas Love Field, Mrs. Kennedy
came forward for President Johnsons tak-
ing the oath of ofce. During this period,
the Secret Service removed Kennedys
body from his casket.
At Andrews, JFKs body was taken off
on the other side of Air Force One and
own by helicopter to Walter Reed Army
Hospital. Mortician John Melvin Liggett
using his mortician wax altered the
wounds and removed two bullets. Then
his body was own to Bethesda Navy
Hospital for the autopsy.
Stephen and I went to dinner at Mike
Palms wearing our Kennedy buttons.
Later Oswald said, I do request that
someone to come forward to give me le-
gal assistance. By then, Oswald had been
charged with the Tippit killing. At 1:30 a.m.,
Oswald was arraigned on the charge of
murdering JFK.
In American law, every person accused
of a crime is presumed innocent unless and
until he is found guilty in a court of law. But
District Attorney Henry Wade said, I would
say without any doubt that he is the kill-
er. The law says beyond a reasonable doubt
to a moral certainty that he is the killer of
President Kennedy.
Late Saturday morning, we went down
to the front of the White House where Ken-
nedys body was lying in state. Diplomats
were arriving to pay their respects.
That evening Oswald said, I emphati-
cally deny these charges! And nally, Im
just a patsy!
On Sunday afternoon, Stephen and I
were on the Capitol grounds when Jacque-
line Kennedy arrived with Caroline and John
Jr. in their blue suits. Kennedys casket was
carried up the Capitol steps. We watched
John Jr. salute his father. It was then that I
learned that Jack Ruby had shot Oswald.
At 10 p.m., we got into line on East Capi-
tol Street with tens of thousands. Walking
east with the enormous crowds to Lincoln
Park and back again, we nally passed
through the Rotunda of the Capitol at 7 a.m.
Ofces were closed that Monday for
Kennedys funeral at St. Matthews Cathe-
dral and for his burial in Arlington Cemetery.
John Kennedy was the rst important
person to die in my young life. I regarded
his passing as if I had lost a family member.
For an entire year, I remained in
mourning.
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50 years later, Kennedy killing a vivid memory
VI EWPOI NT
Paul Kuntzler is a longtime LGBT rights advocate
based in Washington.
Jim Graham represents Ward 1 on the D.C. City
Council. Reach him at jim@grahamwone.com.
Stop marginalizing talented
players with focus on looks
Society is making great strides toward
accepting gays and lesbians, but that great-
er acceptance should not blind folks to the
more subtle forms of discrimination that ex-
ist. It is increasingly becoming unacceptable
to be homophobic, but there is still a ways
to go.
An example of this is WNBA star Britney
Griners recent revelation in Elle magazine
that the WNBAs rookie orientation pro-
gram included sessions on make-up appli-
cation and fashion tips. Other news sources
have indicated that the make-up, hair and
fashion seminars are a fairly signicant part
of the orientation.
In other words, the WNBA has formal-
ized an effort to make their players appear
more feminine. This is the type of softer ho-
mophobia or heterosexism that has taken
the place of outright bigotry in many circles.
In fact, many, if not most, people who com-
mit these type of acts do not even realize
that their acts are homophobic.
To be fair, the WNBAs program is likely
the leagues attempt to gain popularity in a
society that still struggles with homophobia
and sexism. Women athletes who are les-
bian or who are perceived as lesbian some-
times battle to gain popularity, so WNBA of-
cials have probably convinced themselves
that teaching its players about make-up and
fashion is good marketing and that they are
teaching the players important life skills. But
succumbing to homophobia with more ho-
mophobia is not the answer.
Life skills are important for all recent col-
lege graduates, but you do not see other
industries engaging in a massive effort to
teach young women how to dress, style
their hair and wear make-up. Can you imag-
ine the uproar if a Fortune 500 company
held seminars to teach newly hired women
how to dress and properly apply make-up?
Yet, it is somehow acceptable for a work-
place to encourage women basketball play-
ers to attend these seminars, even though
they have absolutely nothing to do with
playing basketball.
Its additionally absurd because, un-
like the women at the aforementioned
Fortune 500 company, the women in the
WNBA wear uniforms and do not wear
make-up during the game. So, in this in-
stance, make-up and fashion tips are not
even something that the women can use
while engaging in their profession. It only
comes into play concerning their image
when they are not working.
The make-up, hair and fashion seminars
illustrate the clear gender bias in sports.
The most popular women athletes are
those who are deemed to be the most
physically attractive, while the most popular
male athletes are those who are deemed to
be the most talented. There are exceptions
to this rule, but generally, physical appear-
ance is scrutinized at a much greater level in
womens athletics.
That said, the WNBA doesnt do itself
any favors by accepting this as the reality
and trying to t its players into a feminine
mold that it believes increases marketability.
The WNBA has been trying to market its
athletes in this manner since the league was
founded and it hasnt worked. Sure, there
have been individual players who have
been popular, but it hasnt resulted in main-
stream popularity for the league.
So, heres a novel concept. The WNBA
should go in the opposite direction. Brittney
Griner, an openly lesbian player who does
not subscribe to gender norms, best illus-
trates the fallacy of focusing on feminizing
players. Griner just nished her rookie sea-
son and is arguably the most popular player
in the league and its solely based on her
basketball skills.
Although the WNBA is full of beautiful
women (who range on the spectrum from
feminine to more masculine), it should not
marginalize its talented players by joining
in societys obsession about womens looks
over skills and ability. Women who meet
conventional standards of beauty will still
be noticed, even without WNBA ofcials
going out of their way to highlight their
beauty, but the only way for the league to
truly build and maintain a larger fan base is
to convince basketball fans that the WNBA
offers an exciting brand of basketball. And
it does. Too bad league ofcials dont seem
to realize that.
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Misguided efforts to feminize WNBA players
LATEEFAH WILLIAMS biweekly column, Life in
the Intersection, focuses on the intersection of
race, gender and sexual orientation. She is the
immediate past president of the Gertrude Stein
Democratic Club. Reach her at lateefah4@hotmail.
com or follow her at twitter @lateefahwms.
EDI TORI AL CARTOON
BRITNEY GRINER says the WNBAs rookie
orientation program included sessions on make-
up application and fashion tips.
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Sunday delivery plan conrms
changes in commerce
Satisfying American commercial culture
is now a full-week, round-the-clock activity.
Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service con-
rmed that reality earlier this week.
USPS and the e-retailer announced on
Monday that the postal service had agreed
to a deal for Sunday delivery of Amazon
parcels at lower weekday rates. This service
will begin immediately in both New York
City and Los Angeles markets, expanding
to include D.C. and much of the rest of the
country beginning early next year.
This agreement will alter online com-
merce by engendering delivery date ex-
pansion by other retailers. The arrangement
with Amazon will also assist the national mail
service in reducing annual operating decits
currently in the billions of dollars.
Traveling to a store as the only, or per-
haps even primary, method of acquiring
basic, standardized and even selection-
style merchandise could eventually be-
come almost as anachronistic as mailing a
personal letter.
Bigger than that, outdated notions
regarding the ongoing protability and
future viability of a robust corporate brick-
and-mortar retail presence by some types
of businesses can be expected to trend to-
ward novelty.
This bold announcement, the contrac-
tual details of which are private under a
sealed agreement, will undoubtedly prove
popular with the public. Reaction to the
plan has focused on how fast the service
extension to additional areas will roll out
and how widespread ultimate availability
will be. It is universally viewed as a winning
move by both entities.
Many consumers have less time or desire
to shop in person for all products but want
immediate in-hand access to goods on
their schedules and at their convenience.
Growing remote-customer demand for
quick-turnaround delivery will only expand
and accelerate. Business ability to provide
at-home receipt on Sundays is an important
component and soon-to-be commonplace
standard for meeting that requirement.
Its not that all selling of specic prod-
uct categories at specialized storefront
businesses will disappear or that access
to in-person, on-site, over-the-counter
purchase of certain goods both inciden-
tal and larger will be exclusive to online
transactions or even consolidated retail-
ers. It will be more mundane and micro-
incidental in its evolution.
But it does portend a continuing process
already well underway in many communities
and most urban areas. It will slowly change
city streetscapes in ways that Washington
has grown accustomed.
Community commercial zones will in-
creasingly populate with places for resi-
dents and others to interact and socialize.
Neighborhood common areas will serve
the function of encouraging a collectively
shared urban life, offering entertainment
and hospitality as a predominant presence.
Dining, drinking, entertainment, per-
formance and other types of similar busi-
nesses and public venues will continue to
proliferate and concentrate as destinations
for community engagement. Opposition
to the popularity of restaurant and bar busi-
nesses, for example, and related battles
waged over restrictions like liquor license
moratoriums will eventually subside. At-
tempts at arbitrarily controlling and con-
stricting an intrinsic market determination
of business need will become even more
preposterous than it is today.
There will be little sympathy for the lega-
cy of lament by localized community adviso-
ry boards and aging neighborhood activists
that have fought the increased streetscape
prevalence of such venues. Whether or not
a lively and vibrant cultural environment
alongside essential services and a steadily
declining volume of retail businesses will
meet with their approval is largely irrelevant.
They might better howl at the moon.
The deal between Amazon and the
postal service is merely a symbol of what
is already taking shape in urban neighbor-
hoods. A modern society adapts to con-
sumer preference and a changing business
environment while promoting new oppor-
tunities for a viable commercial landscape
best suited to meet evolving needs.
Amazons deal will help rescue USPS
and allow it to both underwrite and main-
tain a laudable national commitment to
universal mail service. It is also tangible
proof that in-line retail businesses will
adapt to new marketplace realities along-
side online enterprise.
Both are good things.
The arrangement with Amazon will
also assist the national mail service in
reducing annual operating decits
currently in the billions of dollars.
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22 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 OUR BUSI NESS MATTERS
What Amazons USPS deal signals for city streets
MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur and
community business advocate. Follow on Twitter: @
MarkLeeDC. Reach him at OurBusinessMatters@
gmail.com.
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La Sylphide - Sunday, November 24 at 4 p.m.
This classical ballet company from China performs two spellbinding ballets
of love and loss and the human hearts unending search for true love: The
Buttery Lovers (one of its signature ballets) and La Sylphide. Their luminous
costumes, eye-pleasing sets, gorgeous choreography, and exquisite skill have
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From Bach to Classic Rock
Sunday, November 17 at 4 pm.
Brass, boldly redened. (The Washington Post) Enjoy this
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Anne Bogart, artistic director
Friday, November 22 at 8 p.m.
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Heres one from former White House
Chef John Moeller. His book Dining at
the White House: From the Presidents
Table to Yours is $35 and can be
purchased at diningatthewhitehouse.
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Pistachio Crusted Lamb Chops
Serves six
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: one hour
cup breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
cup pistachios, peeled and ground
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
3 (8-bone) racks of lamb, Frenched, cap
fat removed
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Salt and fresh milled black pepper
Preheat oven to 375F. Combine
breadcrumbs, thyme and pistachios
in shallow bowl. Moisten with melted
butter and set aside. Season racks
with salt and pepper. Heat large saut
pan over medium-high heat and add
oil. Sear lamb on all sides until nicely
browned, about six to eight minutes
total. Transfer lamb to small sheet pan
and place in oven for 15 minutes or
until meat thermometer reads 120F.
Remove from oven and let rest for ve
minutes. Liberally smear meat side of
each rack with mustard. Roll each rack
in breadcrumb mixture and return to
baking sheet. Place in oven and bake
for ve to 10 minutes or until meat
thermometer reads 135 to 140F.
Remove from oven and let rest 15
minutes before serving.

Roasted Garlic Merlot Sauce

Serves six
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Roasted Garlic:
10 garlic cloves, skin on
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 350F.

Toss garlic and olive oil together in
medium oven-safe saut pan. Place in
oven to roast, stirring every two minutes
until garlic is soft and golden brown
(about 10 to 15 minutes). Remove from
oven and transfer to plate to cool. Once
cooled, cut root end from cloves and
peel. Using ngers, press peeled garlic
through a small ne mesh strainer into
small bowl and set aside.

Sauce:
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
2 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
6 black peppercorns
1 sprig of fresh thyme
cup merlot wine
cup prepared demi-glace
Salt and fresh milled black pepper
1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1
tablespoon water
1 tablespoon pured roasted garlic

In a small saucepan, over medium heat,
melt 1-teaspoon butter. Saut shallots
for two minutes, add peppercorns and
thyme, and saut an additional three
minutes. Add wine and reduce by
. Add demi-glace and simmer over
medium-low heat for ve minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. Gradually
add cornstarch mixture and return
to boil over medium heat, stirring
constantly until sauce coats the back
of a spoon. Remove from heat and
strain into another small saucepan.
Heat strained sauce over medium heat
and stir in roasted garlic and remaining
butter. Remove from heat and cover
until ready to serve.
These meatballs are from chef
Stephanie Wilson of Level One, winner
of this years Best Chef award in the
Blades Best of Gay D.C. readers poll.
Many gravitate toward the traditional on Thanksgiving, but sometimes its fun to try a new recipe too.
We asked readers for some favorites that will go great with turkey.
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Hoping to jazz up your
Thanksgiving dinner this
year? We asked readers to
submit their favorite dishes.
Some are new spins on
traditional fare while others
will complement the usual
turkey-and-stufng standards
Thanksgiving dinner has to have
certain staples but sometimes its
fun to give them a fresh twist or try a
new side dish that will lend the turkey,
stufng and mashed potatoes a little
unexpected air.
We asked readers and prominent local
LGBT chefs to share their favorites.
How long have you been out and who
was the hardest person to tell?
Thirty years. Denitely my mom (but she
knew already). Didnt have to tell dad, she
did.
Whos your LGBT hero?
In my home state of Pennsylvania, Im
very proud of openly gay State Rep. Brian
Sims. His victory is a big step toward more
progress; perhaps the White House some
day?
Whats Washingtons best
nightspot, past or present?
Besides Banana Cafe presently, Dupont
Italian Kitchen (aka DIK Bar). But I miss
Omega with Gladys Kravitz.
Describe your dream wedding.
Most likely a very private affair, not into a
big public wedding. But when and if, there
will be a party to follow!
What non-LGBT issue are
you most passionate about?
The environment, protection of wildlife,
etc.
What historical outcome
would you change?
Many the start of the AIDS epidemic,
9-11, Bush.
Whats been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
Showing my age, but, Ill never forget
the excitement of the Beatles rst
appearance on Sullivan.
On what do you insist?
Politeness and manners.
What was your last Facebook
post or Tweet?
Being at Madame Tussauds in New York.
If your life were a book,
what would the title be?
My Life IS a Cabaret!
If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
Nothing. How bland this world would be
with only one sexual orientation!
What do you believe in
beyond the physical world?
I believe there is much more for us to
come and this life is only the beginning
of our spiritual journey. My grandfather
proved that to us when he came out of a
coma asking if an old friend had made it;
his friends obituary was in the paper the
next morning.
Whats your advice for
LGBT movement leaders?
I think theyre doing a great job and I
applaud them; just keep it up!
What would you walk
across hot coals for?
My family and friends and possibly a
paid vacation; Ive never had one!
What LGBT stereotype a
nnoys you most?
That gay men have good fashion sense;
some do, some do not.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?
Tales of The City love the books,
love the movies!
Whats the most
overrated social custom?
Shaking hands.
What trophy or prize
do you most covet?
Publishers Clearinghouse!
What do you wish youd known at 18?
That everyone has insecurities.
That being who you are is a wonderful
thing and all who truly love you always will.
Why Washington?
D.C. has so much to offer, and its closer
than New York!
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
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John Flynn exhibited an early interest and air at the piano. His parents
always had one in the house and at a very young age though he doesnt
remember this they say he was picking out Glen Campbell songs by ear.
That knack has led to a lifelong love. Hes had a long career working piano
bars in his native Philadelphia and in Rehoboth Beach, Del., where hes lived
for the last six years. On Tuesday nights from now through Christmas, hes
doing his rst ever D.C. gigs at Banana Caf (500 8th St., S.E.).
Flynn says he plays and sings mostly by ear.
Ive gotten a lot better over the years, he says. I used to carry two big
suitcases of music around with me all the time. I always had a sore back. But
now Im good with just a couple books and there are many nights where I
dont need them at all.
He says show tunes from musicals like Chicago, Wicked and Les Miz
are his most requested numbers. The audiences are pretty much the same
all over, though he notices a tad more country requests in Delaware, he says.
Flynn and his partner, Billy Toner, have been together seven years. Flynn
enjoys music, movies, reading and dining out in his free time.
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By JONATHAN HOWARD
As the cooler weather begins to take
hold, its time to switch from cold refreshing
beer to a nice full-bodied red wine.
So, instead of a weekend at JR.s and
Number Nine, I opted for a weekend
of wine bar hopping. With so many
great options in the area, its hard to
choose where to grab a glass and a
bite to eat Proof (775 G Street N.W.),
Dickson Wine Bar (903 U Street N.W.)
or how about the new kid on the block,
Barcelona (1622 14th Street N.W.)?
In all fairness, Mark Kullers restaurant
Proof isnt really a wine bar per se, but
if youre looking for some fantastic wine
options and scrumptious food, then this
is the place for you. The list has more
than 40 options by the glass and 1,000
different bottles are available. If you
arent sure what to have, one of the
knowledgeable bartenders is sure to
steer you in the right direction, and even
recommend a fantastic food pairing.
If youre looking for a more traditional
wine bar, try Veritas (2031 Florida Ave.
N.W.), which offers 70 wines by the glass
that can be paired with the cheeses,
charcuterie and chocolates offered
there. If youre a red wine lover in the
winter, like I am, I recommend the
Argentinean Malbec on the list; its a
dynamic wine that will warm you right
up. Dickson Wine Bar (903 U Street
N.W.) is a narrow three-story venue right
across from Nellies. Dickson focus is an
organic wine list as well as some organic
light fare. I would suggest trying the
atbread with gs and Gorgonzola.
Of course, 14th Street has a few
offerings. Cork Wine Bar (1720 14th Street
N.W.) is one of the most established
venues offering 50 different wines by the
glass as well as 160 bottles of wine from
small producers from around the world.
Cork also offers ights of wine so you
can explore different regions as well as
offering delectable pairings with some
small plates. New addition to 14th Street
Bar di Bari (1401 R Street N.W.) is one
of my favorite places to grab a glass of
wine and write. Many times I will grab my
notebook and walk over to Bar di Bari for
a glass (or bottle) of the Montepulciano.
This deeply colored multilayered wine
is the perfect wine for sipping while
contemplating how to write about some
of my culinary adventures.
Barcelona is the newest boy in town
and he has quickly won me over. Maybe
it was the bartender who poured my
friend and I a taste of every Tempranillo
on the menu when we asked for a
suggestion (each taste being better
than the last). It could possibly be that
when my husband, my mother and I
asked about a red wine ight we were
each presented with three different
wines each, a total of nine wines and the
waiter described each one in depth. The
Spanish food that they serve up in small
plate fashion, with each plate providing
a perfectly balanced bite for everyone
at the table, could be another reason
why Barcelona won me over.
Ive been to Barcelona many times
and each time I discover another reason
to love it. The rst day it was the warm
welcoming service. The next time it was
noticing that its staff provides blankets
to the diners on the patio to keep the
chilly air at bay. Then it was the beautiful
wooden planked oor. In all the times
Ive been to Barcelona, Ive yet to go in
with an idea of what I want to drink, yet
each time I end up with the perfect glass
of wine for my mood.
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Singer Battle brings jazz show to Kennedy Center
Soprano singer Kathleen Battle performs at the Kennedy Center (2700 F
St., N.W.) tonight at 8 p.m. with the D.C. premiere of her show Something
to Sing About.
Battle made her opera debut in 1975 and since then has expanded into
other genres including jazz. She has collaborated with jazz artists Wynton
Marsalis and Herbie Hancock. Battle performs the best in classic jazz and
ragtime, with works by Duke Ellington and George Gershwin, in the show.
Shell be accompanied by jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut.
Tickets range from $35-$69. For details, visit kennedy-center.org.
Johnson to reprise Edie cabaret act
Jeffrey Johnson performs Edie Beale LIVE at Reno Sweeney Sunday
through Tuesday and Nov. 24-26 at LEnfant Caf (2000 18th St., N.W.).
Johnson recreates Edie Beales one-week appearance at the Reno
Sweeney Nightclub in New York City. The show is written by Gerald Duval
who managed, wrote and produced Edies cabaret for Reno Sweeney. Duval
incorporates the dialogue, songs and text from the historical performance
in the modern interpretation. Johnsons performance as Little Edie has
received critical acclaim in D.C., New York City and San Francisco and was
praised by Albert Maysles, director of the original Grey Gardens.
Tickets are $15. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
lenfantcafe.com.
Pelosi slated for
Baltimore LGBT award
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender Community Center
of Baltimore and Central Maryland
(GLCCB) hosts its Inaugural Hometown
Hero Awards and Champagne Brunch
honoring Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader
of the U.S. House of Representatives
(D-Calif.), at the Lord Baltimore Hotel
(20 W Baltimore St., Baltimore) Sunday
from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pelosi, the rst female Speaker of
the House, is a Baltimore native. She
will be honored for her commitment
to equality for the LGBT community in
Maryland. Carlton D. Smith, president
of Baltimore Black Pride and HIV/AIDS
activist and Catherine Hyde, longtime
transgender coordinator for the Howard
County Parents and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays, will also be honored.
Tickets are $125. For more information
and to purchase tickets, visit glccb.org.
XXY to get
campus screening
Anne Arundel Community College (101
College Pkwy., Arnold, Md.) screens XXY
as part of its LGBT Themes and Issues
Film Series Monday tonight at 7 p.m.
XXY is an Argentine lm that tells
the story of 15 year-old intersex Alex,
who has been living as a girl her whole
life by taking medicine to suppress her
male features. Alex decides to stop
taking the medicine to live as a boy all
while dealing with the judgments in her
town and a rst love.
Tickets are free. For details, visit aacc.edu.
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Lady Gagas new album, ARTPOP,
dropped in the U.S. this week. Her LGBT
following is substantial enough that any
new release from her is noteworthy, but
if youre looking for something fresh
and unexpected, look elsewhere.
Taken merely as a series of instant
dance hits, ARTPOP is perfect. The
album sounds like a compilation of
songs that almost made it onto her
previous albums. Not surprisingly, it
explores themes of fame and vanity,
as her music has done countless times.
Despite the lack of originality, as Gaga
says herself in Mary Jane Holland,
Its all right, because I am rich as piss.
Why change a working system?
Many songs from ARTPOP can and
will be heavily featured on the radio,
and theres no shortage of new material
for DJs to play. MANiCURE is one of
these tracks, and, as the title suggests,
its about how getting dolled up for a
MAN can CURE insecurity. When the
song comes on, nish your drink, hit the
dance oor and ignore the lyrics. Its one
of several toe-tappers.
Most tracks use synthesizers and auto-
tune liberally, making the album sound
too robotic and over-produced, notably
in the second single Do What U Want
and in the title cut. ARTPOP is one of a
few tracks that reference the album title,
an effort to take as many opportunities
as possible to remind listeners that pop
music is art, a narrative Gaga has been
pushing for years.
The rst track, Aura, is a techno
song with a amenco-inspired guitar
riff. Lyrically, the song compares Gaga
to women who wear burqas, though
she claims to wears one as a fashion
statement, the rst of many references
to fashion on the album.
Another example is the track
Fashion!, the second song in her
discography by that name. In defense of
Fashion!, its one of the few songs from
ARTPOP where Gaga is singing rather
than yelling into the microphone, albeit
with a healthy amount of auto-tune.
Donatella is simultaneously a critique
of and an ode to the haughty lifestyle of
models and Donatella Versace herself.
Venus, the rst promotional single,
is a dance track that alludes to the
eponymous Roman goddess of love and
sex. The cheeky bridge lists the planets
and includes the line Uranus, dont you
know my ass is famous? Its one of the
more memorable moments from the
album and is sure to incite giggles. For its
music and lyrical themes, G.U.Y. may as
well be called Venus Part II, as theyre
almost indistinguishable to the casual
listener. Together, they carry a Madonna-
esque message of sexual empowerment.
Because the previous two tracks
about sex were apparently too subtle,
Sexxx Dreams is sure to be banned
from all high school proms and be a
club staple for the next year.
Jewels N Drugs features T.I., Too
Short and Twista, and is a surprisingly
catchy hip-hop track and a more
refreshing part of the album. However,
the hooks lyrics are reminiscent of
Ke$has Your Love Is My Drug, while
Gagas verse is yet another chance to
emphasize her obsession with fame.
First single Applause may be the
albums worst offender. Its the epitome
of Gagas aforementioned fame
obsession, even more so than The
Fame from her debut album of the
same name. The song actually features
sounds of a cheering crowd. The pop-
dance track hit No. 4 on the Billboard
Hot 100, but fails to do anything more
than beg her fans to keep loving her.
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David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.
The 2013-2014 NSO Pops Season is
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Additional support is provided by The Honorable Barbara H. Franklin and Mr. Wallace Barnes.
From TVs Glee to Broadways South Pacic, Matthew Morrisons
talents seem unstoppable. His NSO Pops program includes such
standards as Send in the Clowns, As Long as She Needs Me,
and The Lady Is a Tramp, along with his own songs.
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In this comic drama, the estranged members of the Lafayette family return to
Arkansas, and their crumbling old plantation home, to settle the accounts of
their recently deceased patriarch and discover a gruesome relic that sends the
family spiraling into a dark history of repressed memories and family secrets.
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in conjunction with his receiving the Records of Achievement Award from the
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Accompanied by cantaores, guitar, ute and saxophone, the sensuous and
electrifying duo Jos Antonio Jurado and Isabel Rodriguez explore the
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34 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE
THEATRE
Romeo and Juliet. Thru Dec 1. Folger
Theatre. 202-544-7077. folger.edu.
The Argument. Thru Nov 24. Theater J.
800-494-8497. theaterj.org.
The Night Watcher. Thru Nov 17.
The Apple Family Plays. Thru Dec 29.
Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
The King and I. Thru Dec 29.
Olney Theatre. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
The Woman in Black. Thru Nov 30.
Keegan Theatre. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
A Christmas Carol. Nov 21-Jan 1.
Fords Theatre. 800-982-2787. fords.org.
Molire Impromptu. Thru Nov 16.
Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Crossing. Thru Nov 24.
Pride in the Falls of Autrey Mill.
Thru Dec 8.
Signature Theatre. 703-820-9771.
signature-theatre.org.
She, After (an operatic double bill).
Thru Nov 17. UrbanArias. Artisphere.
888-841-2787. urbanarias.org.
Protest. Nov 19-Dec 15.
Ambassador Theater.
Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint.
703-475-4036. aticc.org.
36 Views. Thru Nov 24.
Constellation Theatre Company.
Source Theatre. 202-204-7741.
constellationtheatre.org.
Shakespeares King John. Thru Nov 24.
WSC Avant Bard. Theatre on the Run.
703-418-4808. wscavantbard.org.
Inventing Van Gogh. Thru Nov 24.
Washington Stage Guild.
Undercroft Theatre. 240-582-0050.
stageguild.org.
DANCE
Matthew Bournes Sleeping Beauty
- New Adventures. Thru Nov 17.
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
MUSIC
AIR Mentor: Graham Breedlove. Nov 20.
Lawler & Fadoul Duo. Nov 21.
Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Anoushka Shankar. Nov 15.
Arab Idols Featuring Mohammad Assaf,
Farah Youssef & Ziad Khoury. Nov 17.
GW Lisner Auditorium. 202-994-6800.
lisner.org.
Kit Armstrong, piano. Nov 16.
WPAS. Kennedy Center. 202-833-9800.
wpas.org.
Taj Mahal. Nov 15.
Washington Symphonic Brass. Nov 17.
GMU Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468.
cfa.gmu.edu.
Lisa Marie Presley. Nov 15.
Austin Lounge Lizards. Nov 16.
The Barns. 877-965-3872. wolftrap.org.
MUSEUMS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Alex Prager:
Face in the Crowd. Thru Mar 9. Mia
Feuer: An Unkindness. Thru Feb 23.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Here Is A
Play Fitted. Thru Jan 12. folger.edu.
Fords Theatre. Not Alone: The Power
of Response. Thru Dec 8. 202-347-4833.
fords.org.
Kreeger Museum. Mindy Weisel: Not
Neutral. Thru Dec 28. 202-337-3050.
kreegermuseum.org.
National Archives. Discovery and
Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish
Heritage. Thru Jan 5. 202-357-5000.
archives.gov.
National Gallery of Art. Ellsworth Kelly:
Colored Paper Images. Thru Dec 1. In
the Tower: Kerry James Marshall. Thru
Dec 7. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working
at Crown Point Press. Thru Jan 5.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Women of Vision.
Thru Mar 9. 202-857-7000. nglive.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts.
Wanderer: Travel Prints by Ellen Day
Hale. Thru Jan 15. Thru Nov 1.
202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
The Phillips Collection. Van
Gogh Repetitions. Thru Jan 26.
phillipscollection.org.
GALLERIES
Artisphere. Dave Beck: Logjam. Thru
Jan 5. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
Fisher Art Gallery. Robert Gilbert:
Manhattan Overwhelms the Night. Nov
15-Dec 15. 703-534-5726. nvcc.edu.
Goethe-Institut. Linger On!
Photography from Saxony-Anhalt. Thru
Jan 31. 202-289-1200. goethe.de.
Joan Hisaoka Gallery. Against the
Bias. Thru Dec 21. 202-483-8600.
smithcenter.org.
The Art League Gallery. Small Works &
Large Works. Thru Dec 2. Cities in the
Air: Photographs by Everitt Clark. Thru
Dec 2. 703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
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TODAY
Howard Community Colleges Rep Stage
(10901 Little Patuxent Prkwy., Columbia,
Md.) presents I Am My Own Wife, a
one-man show performed by Michael
Stebbins, tonight at 8 p.m. The play tells
the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a
German transvestite who survived the Nazi
and East German Communist regimes.
Tickets range from $33-40. For details, visit
repstage.org or call 443-518-1500.
Lisa Marie Presley performs at Wolf
Trap (1645 Trap Rd., Vienna, Va.) tonight
at 8 p.m. She performs songs from
her latest album Storm and Grace
and older hits. Tickets range from $35-
$40. To purchase tickets and for more
information, visit wolftrap.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts free
vodka Friday tonight from 9 p.m.-3 a.m.
Free rail vodka 11 p.m.-midnight. Two DJs
on two oors. Cover is $10. Admission is
limited to guests 21 and over. For more
information, visit cobaltdc.com.
SATURDAY, NOV. 16
The Latino Queer Bilingual Writing
Group hosts its monthly workshop
today at the D.C. Center (2000 14th
St., N.W.) today from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Open to writers of any genre and levels
of experience to share creative work in
Spanish or English. Workshop is free
and no prior experience is necessary.
For details, call 202-682-2245 or email
washeg@gmail.com.
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers for Casey Trees
to help plant 50 shade trees at the
Armed Forces Retirement Home (199
Rock Creek Church Rd., N.W.) from 9
a.m.-noon today. Wear appropriate
clothing such as closed toe shoes. Bring
photo ID. To volunteer, email jonathan@
burgundycrescent.org. For more details,
visit burgundycrescent.org.
The Smithsonian hosts 12
contemporary poets for a public reading
of their work in Lines in Long Array: A
Civil War Commemoration: Poems and
Photographs, Past and Present at the
National Portrait Gallery (8th and F streets,
N.W.) in the Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
today at 2 p.m. Afterward, there will be a
round table discussion and book signing.
It is the rst time the Smithsonian has
commissioned works of poetry. Cost is
free. For details, visit npg.si.edu.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts
Gagarama to celebrate Lady Gagas
new album ARTPOP tonight at 10
p.m. Lady Gaga music will play upstairs
and downstairs will be a Gaga-free
playlist. The cover is $8 from 10-11
p.m. and $12 after 11 p.m. There will
be $3 drinks before 11 p.m. The drag
show starts at 10:30 p.m. Admission is
limited to guests 21 and over. For more
information, visit towndc.com.
SUNDAY, NOV. 17
A benet for Rehoboth Beach, Del.,-
based singer Viki Dee a popular
lesbian entertainer there who lost her
home and pets in an October house re
has been rescheduled to occur today
from 2-7 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach
Convention Center (229 Rehoboth
Ave.). The benet will feature 15 local
entertainers, silent and live auctions and
a spaghetti dinner. Tickets are $25 and
can be purchased at Maggio Shields
Real Estate (70 Rehoboth Ave., No.
101), Sign-a-Rama or CAMP Rehoboth
(37 Baltimore Ave.).
Dignity Washington, an LGBT
Catholic group, hosts Love Lost in
Translation: Homosexuality and the
Bible, a PowerPoint presentation,
today at 3 p.m. at St. Margarets
Episcopal Church (1830 Connecticut
Ave.). Danish linguist and theologian K.
Renato Lings will give the presentation.
Visit dignitywashington.org for details.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.) hosts
its weekly Sunday Drag Brunch today
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $24.95
for an all-you-can-eat buffet. For more
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
Adventuring, an LGBT outdoors
group, hosts a circuit hike through Old
Rag early this morning at 1:15 a.m. Meet
at 1:15 a.m at the East Falls Church
Kiss and Ride (2001 N. Sycamore St.,
Arlington, Va.). Hike time starts at 3:30
a.m. After the hike there will be a wait
at the peak to watch the sun rise after
7 a.m. There is an optional breakfast at
the Northside 29 Restaurant (5037 Lee
Hwy., Warrenton, Va.) after the hike. For
advanced hikers only. Bring plenty of
snacks and drinks. Wear sturdy boots
and bring a head lamp. Cost is $25. For
more information, visit adventuring.org.

MONDAY, NOV. 18
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts coffee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coffee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts Adoption Information Night
tonight from 6-8 p.m. Learn about the
D.C. child welfare system and the need
for host/foster families in the District.
Foster and host parents will speak as well
as representatives of the Latin American
Youth Centers Child Placement
programs. A question-and-answer
session will follow. The event is free. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org.
TUESDAY, NOV. 19
Green Lantern (1335 Green Ct.,
N.W.) hosts its weekly FUK!T Packing
Party from 7-10:30 p.m. tonight. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org or
greenlanterndc.com.
Whitman-Walker hosts free HIV
testing at Panam Supermarker (3552
14th St., N.W.) tonight from 7-9 p.m. For
details, visir Whitman-walker.org.
University of Maryland (College
Park, Md.) hosts Queering the Body:
Performing the Self tonight from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. in the Stamp Student Union.
Kris Grey, a gender queer artist, gives
a performance lecture about exposing
the permeability and constructed nature
of the male/female binary. Admission is
free. For details, visit umd.edu.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20
Bookmen D.C., an informal mens
gay literature group, discusses The
Practical Heart by Allan Gurganus,
a tale about inhabitants in a North
Carolina town including a young man
dying of AIDS, at 2101 E St., N.W.at 7:30
p.m. All are welcome. For details, visit
bookmendc.blogspot.com.
The Tom Davoren Social Bridge
Club meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the
Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for
social bridge. No partner needed. For
more information, call 301-345-1571.
The Metropolitan Community Church
of Washington (474 Ridge St., N.W.)
hosts the D.C. observance of the
today at 6 p.m. The vigil remembers
the transgender people whose lives
have been lost. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers for the National
Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce for
its 11th annual National Dinner Gala at the
NGLCC ofce (729 15th St., N.W) and the
National Building Musem (401 F St., N.W.)
today at various times. Volunteers will assist
with facilitating the dinner in registration,
greeting guests, crowd management
and more. There is a possibility volunteers
can enjoy the dinner. To volunteer, email
jonathan@burgundycrescent.org. For
more details on exact volunteer times and
locations, visit burgundycrescent.org.
The D.C. Center hosts Beaujolais
Nouveau, a wine tasting and networking
event, tonight from 7-9 p.m. Beaujolais
Nouveua is a red wine produced in the
Beaujolais region in France. Every year
after weeks of fermentation it is released
for sale on the third Thursday of November.
The party is hosted by Ebone Bell, founder
and managing editor of bi-monthly lesbian
publication Tagg, and Laura V Steiner,
the owner and CEO of Meliora Pet Care
and active LGBT community member.
Tickets are $20. To purchase tickets visit
thedccenter.org.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts its monthly Poly Discussion
Group at 7 p.m. People of all different
stages are invited to discuss polyamory
and other consensual non-monogamous
relationships. This event is for new comers,
established polyamorous relationships
and open to all sexual orientations. For
details, visit thedccenter.org.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)
hosts the 2013 NCA Queer No Host
Party tonight from 9 p.m.-midnight.
Bring your friends and colleagues for
fun and queer solidarity to celebrate
the third Queer No Host. For more
information, visit nelliessportsbar.com.
MARIAH COOPER
E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade.
com two weeks prior to your event. Space is lim-
ited so priority is given to LGBT-specic events
or those with LGBT participants. Recurring
events must be re-submitted each time.
D.C.s Transgender Day of Remembrance is slated for Wednesday night at MCC.
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36 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 CALENDAR
From Bentley beds to Ferrari
ip ops, auto-themed
goodies will shift your
holidays into high gear
By JOE PHILLIPS
Some of you are battling holiday
creep (But its not even Thanksgiving
yet!) while others have your Christmas
shopping well underway. Wherever you
are in the national holiday tug of war, gift
ideas abound for the auto enthusiast on
your list. Here are a few:
BENTLEY FURNITURE
Using similar fabrics, colors and even
high-end wood veneer from its cars,
Bentley has gone all Martha Stewart
with a luxury line of home and ofce
furniture. Yes, for anyone who really
wants the Bentley logo embroidered on
a headboard or love seat, you can nd it
in the Bentley Home collection.
ASTON MARTIN BICYCLE
The lightweight only 21 pound
Aston Martin One-77 cycle has white
LEDs in front, red LEDs in the rear and
a handlebar monitor that displays
more than 100 stats (such as speed,
temperature and rate of climb, as well as
your heart rate). Bluetooth capability even
lets you share data to a smartphone. All
this for $37,000 a bargain compared
with the limited edition $344,500 Aston
Martin Vanquish Volante in the Neiman
Marcus holiday catalog.
V12 ESPRESSO MACHINE
What better way to start your motor
running than with the Espresso Veloce,
based on a V-12 engine and built with
titanium, magnesium and aluminum?
MERCEDES DEODORANT
Sniff, sniff this is Mercedes rst
deodorant for men, with a blend of
citrus, bergamot, violet leaf, bourbon
pepper, nutmeg, galbanum, cedar,
velvet and patchouli. Denitely a cut
above Old Spice and Ban Roll-on.
CHOPARD MILLE MIGLIA
The famous Mille Miglia rally in northern
Italy dates back to 1927, and Chopard
for 25 years the ofcial timekeeper
celebrates that hair-raising race with
a snazzy special edition watch. How
snazzy? Choice of steel bezel for $6,900
or rose-gold bezel for $24,000.
FERRARI FLIP FLOPS
Well, its not exactly Prada footwear, but
these Puma sandals are made from a
Croc-like material and sport the Ferrari
prancing horse logo.
MASERATI OFFICE CHAIR
Based on the luxe bucket seats in the
Gran Turismo MC Stradale supercar, the
Maserati ofce chair has the iconic trident
logo embroidered on the headrest and
wheels. Alas, no seat belt included.
SUBARU DOG-POOP BAGS
Finally, an automaker that appreciates gays,
lesbians and our beloved dogs. Handy for
walkies, Subarus 20-bag dispenser comes
in a compact hard-plastic case and can clip
to a key chain, purse or belt loop.
CORVETTE POOL TABLE
Molded from an original 1959 Vette, this
$25,000 pool table looks like something
out of American Grafti, complete
with real chrome bumpers and remote-
controlled headlights.
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AUTOS NOVEMBER 15, 2013 37
ASTON MARTIN BICYCLE
Pork & Quinoa Meatballs with
Cranberry Port Marmalade
Serving: 24 meatballs
Ingredients:
Pork and quinoa meatballs
2/3 cup quinoa
1 cup cooked ground pork
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated zucchini
2 large eggs
cup grated parmesan cheese
3 scallions chopped
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
3 garlic cloves minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
teaspoon ground pepper
Cranberry port marmalade
2 cups fresh cranberries
8 oz ruby port
1 tablespoon shallots minced
1 garlic clove minced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme chopped
1 cup sugar
teaspoon kosher salt
teaspoon ground pepper
In medium saucepan add quinoa, 1 1/3
cups of water and a pinch of kosher salt.
Bring to boil and cook till tender 10-15
minutes. Spread on baking sheet and
let cool.
In large bowl whisk eggs. Squeeze
liquid from grated zucchini and add
to eggs. Stir in parmesan, scallions,
cilantro, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce
and pepper. Mix in the quinoa, cooked
ground pork and panko. Let stand for
10-15 minutes.
Form mix into small meatballs. Heat
large saut pan with a two tablespoons
oil. Working in batches brown all sides.
Spray baking sheet with non stick spray
and nish in 400 degree oven until
heated through.
Heat small saucepan with one
teaspoon oil. Add shallots and garlic
and cook till tender. Add cranberries,
port, thyme, sugar and salt and pepper.
Reduce till cranberries are tender and
there is a thick consistency. Add more
sugar if needed.
In food processor, pulse mixture until
somewhat smooth. Pour into shallow
dish and cool completely.
On large platter arrange the meatballs
with cranberry-port marmalade for
dipping.
These two are from Chef Patrick Vanas,
another winner in this years Best of Gay
D.C. awards. He works as a private chef
and can be reached at patrickthechef@
gmail.com.
Smoked Paprika Sweet Potato
Croquettes with Coffee Maple Sauce
3 sweet potatoes
1 egg
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
teaspoon salt
Pinch of freshly ground pepper
1 slice white bread
1 egg
Milk
Panko breadcrumbs
Salt
Smoked paprika
Wrap potatoes in foil and bake one
hour in 400-degree oven. Remove and
allow to cool slightly. Place in bowl and
add egg, paprika, butter, salt pepper
and slice of bread torn into small bits,
mix then allow mixture to cool in fridge
about one hour. Shape into three
logs slightly thicker than your thumb,
set aside in fridge for another hour.
Mix second egg and few tablespoons
milk in pie dish and then in another pie
dish add two cups Panko bread crumbs,
salt and smoked paprika.
Sauce Method:
1 cup Maple syrup
teas instant coffee
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Pinch of salt
Mix all ingredients in small sauce pan
and bring to a simmer, a tablespoon of
water might be needed to keep thin.
Simmer a few minutes. Set a side.
Remove croquettes from fridge,
coat with egg milk mixture, then roll
in Panko crumbs mixture; set in clean
dish ready to fry. In a shallow saut pan
add about to one inch of vegetable
oil and bring to about 340 degrees,
add croquettes cooking about four to
six at a time depending on size of pan,
not to over crowd. Cook about four-ve
minutes turning to lightly golden on
all sides. Place on paper toweled plate
to cool and drain slightly. Finish rest of
croquettes. Place sauce in ramekin and
allow guests to dip or drizzle sauce over
all and serve with Thanksgiving feast.
They can be made and placed in warm
oven until ready to serve. Makes about
10 to 12 depending on size. Can be
made into smaller croquette balls.
Celery Soup
The rst time I had this was about 20
years ago at a friends house and was
intrigued that the depth of avor it
had. When she explained the recipe at
the dinner table I thought, Wow that
seems like a lot of work for soup. Now
I know many soups are complex, but
this one is not. Its a wonderful simple
celery taste, a great way to start Pre
Thanksgiving not lling but great
avor. Can be made days ahead.
Ingredients:
1 bunch of celery (leaves/stems etc.)
1 shallot
1/3 cup olive oil (pure, not extra virgin)
2 quarts vegetable stock/broth
Salt and pepper
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Chop celery roughly and place in
large ovenproof stock pot, (I use a ve-
quart size). Add shallot, olive oil, salt and
pepper and sear a few minutes on high
heat. Slice about 10-15 thin slices of celery
and set aside for garnish or use leaves.
Add vegetable stock and place in
oven and allow to braise about 90
minutes. I cover with foil to allow some
moisture to escape to concentrate
celery avor.
Remove from oven and allow to cool
slightly. I use an immersion blender and
pulse to blend about ve minutes. Use
mesh strainer and strain into smaller pot
to season with salt and pepper and olive
oil and then place in kettle to heat to a
simmer and reduce to low.
I use demi tasse cups to serve and
let guests serve themselves with the
leaves or slice of celery in cup ready
to go. Serve with Parmesan Crostini.
Makes about 15 three ounce portions.
This one from Rosa Mexicano (with
D.C.-area locations in Penn Quarter
and in Chevy Chase) might be good
to keep in mind for those inevitable
turkey leftovers. The restaurant also
has a Thanksgiving special for those
who dont feel like cooking. Visit
rosamexicano.com for details.
Smokey Turkey Tortilla Soup
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
6 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and
roughly chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
can chipotle chiles en adobo
1 teaspoon dried oregano, rubbed
gently between the palms
6 cups turkey broth
4 ounces tortilla chips, crumbled
Salt
2 cups cooked turkey, diced into inch
cubes
1/3 cup cilantro, nely chopped
4 ounces tortilla strips for garnish
cup grated Chihuahua cheese
(Monterey jack can be substituted)
1 avocado, sliced into sixths lengthwise
Combine onion, and garlic with two
tablespoons olive oil in a medium
saucepan and cook over medium-high
heat until translucent.
Add tomatoes, jalapeno, chipotles
and oregano and cook 10 minutes more.
Add turkey broth and simmer an
additional 30 minutes. Remove from
heat, add tortilla chips and puree in
small batches in a blender until smooth.
Season with salt to taste and strain
through a ne strainer.
Serve by dividing the warm cooked
turkey into six soup bowls, topping
with Chihuahua cheese, tortilla strips,
cilantro and avocado slice.
Pour the hot broth over the garnish
and serve immediately.
This recipe is from local gay chef
Jonathan Bardziks book Simple
Summer, available at Amazon or
through jonathanbardzik.com.
Brussels Sprout and Pancetta Slaw
(serves six)
Who knew Brussels sprouts could taste
light and fresh? This salad just gets
better over time as the dressing lightly
wilts the slaw. The sharp vinaigrette
blends with salty-rich pancetta and the
earthy sprouts.
Ingredients:
4 cups Brussels sprouts, trimmed and
halved
For dressing:
1/2 cup diced Pancetta
1 shallot, minced
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tbs sharp, grainy mustard
1/2 cup olive oil use the good stuff!
Directions:
Blanch Brussels sprouts in salted, boiling
water for one minute. Remove to ice
bath. When cool, drain and pat dry.
Saut pancetta in one tablespoon
olive oil over medium heat until crispy.
Remove to drain on paper towels.
Reserve fat to fry just about anything.
Whisk together shallot, apple cider
vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to taste.
Thinly slice Brussels sprouts and place
in a bowl with some extra room.
While whisking, pour olive oil, in a thin
stream, into vinegar mixture to form a
creamy emulsion. Season to taste.
Dress brussels sprouts with half
dressing and Pancetta. Let rest ve-
10 minutes and season to taste with
additional dressing if needed.
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True, the inventory has edged up slightly
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prices, D.C. has essentially been higher
than the nationwide peak since 2009.
So, as a seller, you should feel condent
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if priced and presented well, your home
should sell quickly and with the potential
for multiple offers.
As a buyer, you should expect the
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so youll need to be aggressive with your
offers and well-prepared to compete
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almost imperceptible, and without many
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By MARK LEE
Co-owners Steven Cruse and Sean Reidy
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Shadow is very secure about himself, they
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ever-busier Shaw neighborhoods main
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few doors south of U Street. When the shop
was being readied for opening last Decem-
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dual storefront display windows as part of
the company logo.
Simons uber-enthusiastic and barky
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morning job as a Washington Post agent
coordinating a large team of newspaper
distributors in suburban Maryland and Balti-
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manager at Bonstra Haresign Architects in
Dupont Circle, joins his partner after ofce
hours and on weekends, in addition to han-
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The shop, located at 1911 9th St., N.W.,
lls the street level of a quaint low-rise build-
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accent objects, storage units, glassware and
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acquisitions are available.
Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays,
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are common.
Customers want to turn a corner and
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a bountiful maze throughout 1,200 square
feet on the main oor and basement level
below. Its all about the hunt, he notes,
people are looking for the experience of
discovering things for their home and life.
Word-of-mouth referrals highlighting both
the broad array of merchandise and the dis-
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the enterprise.
Vintage hounds join inquisitive ca-
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Many are residents in the population-
exploding areas throughout the Districts
mid-section and elsewhere in the city
and surrounding suburbs.
Cruse spent several years exploring es-
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ea markets while sharing a summer home
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The intimate shop lends itself to the
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key to building relationships. Many of our
customers want to know the story behind
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our customers educate us.
Cruse and Reidy have learned the rigors
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and the time dedicated to a myriad of tasks.
Its easy to discern, however, that both are
delighted to be building a venture from the
past for their future together.
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