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By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
acknowledged on Tuesday his role as a
pioneer for LGBT rights during a Washington
news conference.
Asked by the Washington Blade whether
he thinks characterizations of him following
his retirement announcement as a gay rights
pioneer are accurate, Frank replied, Yeah,
in the sense that I was the rst person to
volunteer that I was gay.
Frank made the comments during a
news conference on Capitol Hill following
his announcement from the previous day
that he wont pursue a 17th term in the U.S.
House. He took questions from Washington-
area reporters after participating in a similar
event on Monday in his home district in
Massachusetts.
Frank, 71, was rst elected to Congress in
1980 and publicly came out as gay in 1987. The
lawmaker was the second openly gay person
to serve in Congress. The late Rep. Gerry
Studds had come out as gay in 1983, but only
after revelations emerged that he had an affair
with a 17-year-old male page.
My colleague Gerry Studds was rst
person courageously to acknowledge it,
Frank continued. Before Gerry, a number
of members of Congress had been caught
in sexual activity that would have led people
to infer that they were gay. As I recall, all of
them announced that they were too drunk to
remember what they were doing, which is an
unusual description of ones capacity to be
drunk to remember things, but thats what they
said.
On his own coming out, Frank continued,
I was the rst to acknowledge being gay. ... I
didnt do it until I was 47. I was not the daring
young man on the ying trapeze here.
Among those dubbing Frank a pioneer
for being openly gay as a member of Congress
decades ago was fellow gay U.S. Rep. Jared
Polis (D-Colo.), who Monday in a statement
called Frank a groundbreaking pioneer and
Praise for a pioneer
Veteran gay lawmaker kicked doors open for LGBT Americans
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The longest serving openly gay member of Congress wont seek re-election to the U.S. House
in 2012.
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) announced his retirement from Congress during a press conference
at Newton City Hall in Massachusetts on Monday. Had the lawmaker sought re-election, he would
have been pursuing a 17th term in Congress.
Frank later conrmed his intent to retire from Congress, though not from public advocacy work,
at the end of next year in a statement issued by his ofce in which he said he will not be a
candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 2012.
I began to think about retirement last year, as we were completing passage of the nancial
reform bill, Frank said. I have enjoyed indeed been enormously honored by the chance
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Gays arrested; police seize crystal meth, cash in Shaw raid

Members of the D.C. police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit assisted ofcers with the First
District police Vice Unit in a Nov. 23 raid on a house in the citys Shaw neighborhood that
resulted in the arrest of two men on drug-related charges.
A police charging document identies the two men as boyfriends and police sources
said drugs found in the house were identied as crystal methamphetamine.
Neighbors reported that police used a battering ram to force open the door of the
house at 901 S St., N.W., as nearly a dozen police cars arrived on the scene. Witnesses
said police later escorted two men in handcuffs out of the house and into a police car,
where they were taken into custody.
A police complaint led in D.C. Superior Court says police charged Nicholas H. Fittro,
27, with unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorneys ofce said the ofce dropped a similar charge
against the second man arrested at the house, Justin W. John.
A police afdavit in support of Fittros arrest says police received information that an
individual named Nicholas Fittro was selling methamphetamine from inside his residence
located at 901 S Street, N.W. Based on that information Ofcer M. Fanone obtained a
D.C. Superior Court search warrantto search the entire premises.
The afdavit says ofcers forced their way into the house after the two occupants didnt
respond when police knocked on the door and announced in a loud voice that they had
a search warrant to enter the premises.
Once inside, ofcers encountered Nicholas Hilliard Fittro and Justin Wayne John who
were standing in the living room, the afdavit says. Mr. Fittro was identied as the lease
holder for the property and Mr. John was identied as his roommate and boyfriend. Both
individuals identied bedroom #1 as being theirs, the afdavit says.
It says a search of the bedroom and other locations in the house turned up 12 separate
items deemed relevant to the case. It says the rst item, found in a metal cabinet drawer
in the bedroom, was a clear plastic bag containing approximately 11.3 grams of a white
crystal substance, a portion of which eld tested positive for amphetamines.
The afdavit says various quantities of the same white crystal substance that tested
positive as a form of amphetamines were found in three other locations in the house. It
says police also found, among other items, a black digital scale and silver cup containing
a white crystal residue, $2,511 in cash, and an undisclosed amount of foreign currency
and money orders.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorneys ofce said the ofce never discloses its reasons
for dropping charges against defendants. But the police afdavit in support of Fittros
arrest says Fittro later waived his Miranda right to remain silent before consulting with
an attorney and claimed ownership of the contraband which was recovered from inside
the house.
A law enforcement source who spoke on condition of not being identied said Fittros
assertion that he was the party responsible for the drugs appears to have prompted the
U.S. Attorneys ofce to dismiss the charge against his boyfriend.
Marie Haldane, Fittros attorney, said neither she nor Fittro would comment on the
case at the present time. The next court hearing on the case is scheduled for Dec. 14 in
Superior Court.
Court records show that Fittro was released on his own recognizance while awaiting
trial.
Josh Riley, an addictions specialist for Whitman-Walker Health, said crystal meth
use and abuse remains a serious problem within the citys gay male community. LGBT
community leaders across the country have long called for stepped up programs to
address crystal meth use within the LGBT community.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Trans woman reports rape in D.C. shelter

D.C. police on Nov. 26 arrested a 19-year-old male resident of a group home for abused
and neglected youth for allegedly sexually assaulting a transgender woman of the same
age who also lived in the home.
Records led in D.C. Superior Court show that police charged James Cottom with
rst-degree sexual abuse against the transgender woman at the Saga Adventures group
home at 2808 Pomeroy Rd., S.E.
A police arrest afdavit says the woman told police she was asleep in her bed in an
upper oor bedroom when she was awakened by Cottom, who was standing next to her
bed looking at her and holding an orange condom wrapper and some lubricant.
The afdavit says the woman told him, What are you doing in my room? Get out. It
says Cottom replied, I want to fuck.
According to the afdavit, the woman attempted to run out of the room but Cottom
grabbed her, threw her onto the bed, and forced her to engage in receptive anal
intercourse while she struggled to break free. It says Cottom, who wore a condom during
the assault, ed the room after the woman managed to call another resident in the house
for help on her phone.
The afdavit says the person whom the trans woman called for help called police a
short time later. It says the woman positively identied Cottom as the person who
assaulted her, and police arrested him on the scene.
Arnett Smith, administrator of the Saga Adventures house, conrmed that the incident
occurred at the house. He said the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), which
places children and youth at the house, transferred Cottom to another city-approved
youth facility while he awaits trial.
The CFSA website says it serves as the citys public child and youth welfare agency
responsible for children and youth at risk of abuse and neglect in their homes. It says
when the agency determines children and youth arent safe in their homes, it places them
in foster care or facilities such as group homes.
D.C. transgender activist Earline Budd, an ofcial with the local organization Transgender
Health Empowerment, has expressed concern that transgender youth placed in city and
private shelters and group homes have often encountered abuse and violence from other
residents of the facilities.
Budd and other transgender activists have called on the city to take steps to protect
transgender residents of shelters and group homes.
When asked if the group homes operated by Saga Adventures provide adequate
security for LGBT residents, Smith said they do.
You can rest assured that the people are safe there, he said.
But when asked how his security arrangements enabled one resident of his group home
to sexually assault another, he declined to comment, saying strict rules of condentiality
for the juvenile residents of the facility prevented him from discussing a specic case.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Police Log
The Metropolitan D.C. Police Departments Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit was involved in the following investigations:
On Nov. 27 in the 3300 block of Stanton Road, S.E., a member of the 7th District
responded to a call for an unconscious person. The complainant was found
unconscious and unresponsive and was transported for medical attention. A
report for attempted suicide/sick person to hospital was taken.
On Nov. 26 in the 2000 block of 8th St., N.W., two complainants reported
being in a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical assault. They provided
conicting reports of the events. The case is pending further investigation.

On Nov. 26 in the 2300 block of Good Hope Road, S.E., a woman reported
that she was involved in an argument with a suspect over relationship issues.
The suspect and several other people later returned to the listed location and
destroyed the womans property. A report was taken.
On Nov. 24 in the 1400 block of T Street, N.W., a man reported that while walking
his dog he was approached by a suspect who threatened physical violence and
threatened to destroy the victims property. The suspect also used homophobic
epithets against the man. A bias-motivated threats report was taken.
On Nov. 23 in the 4600 block of Benning Road, N.E., a man reported that while
walking in the listed location, he was approached by an unknown suspect who
produced a rearm and attempted to rob him. When the suspect was not able
to obtain any property, he ed the scene. An assault with intent to rob report was
taken.
On Nov. 21 in the 1500 block of 17th Street, N.W., a man reported that while
walking he was approached by a suspect who demanded his wallet. The man
refused and the suspect forcefully obtained the wallet and ed the area. A report
was taken.

A man reported that on Nov. 20 in the 1200 block of 7th Street, N.W., he invited a
suspect into his apartment. After the suspect left the mans apartment, he realized
that the suspect had stolen his laptop computer. A theft report was taken.
On Nov. 20, GLLU members attended the Transgender Day of Remembrance in
the 400 block of Ridge Street, N.W.
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LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 02, 2011 03
Claims Del. Alston indicted
because she withdrew
marriage support
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
The lawyer representing Maryland State
Del. Tiffany Alston (D-Prince Georges
County) says hes convinced that Alston
was targeted for alleged campaign nance
violations under the states criminal law
because she withdrew her support for a
same-sex marriage bill earlier this year.
Baltimore attorney J. Wyndal Gordon
told the Blade Monday that Alstons
indictment on felony theft charges in
September was the result of a backlash
against her decision to oppose the
same-sex marriage equality bill after she
promised to vote for it.
Gordon said authorities initially
investigated Alston for alleged campaign
irregularities through a non-criminal, civil
process overseen by the states Board of
Elections. He said state prosecutors changed
course and sought a criminal indictment
against her almost immediately after she
angered same-sex marriage supporters by
switching sides and opposing the bill.
Thats when there was an intense
scrutiny placed upon her and they started
looking at her with a jaundiced eye like
they were out to get her after that situation
occurred, he said.
The Maryland Ofce of the State
Prosecutor charged Alston with one count of
felony theft, one count of misdemeanor theft,
one count of fraudulent misappropriation by
a duciary, and two election law violations. If
convicted, she faces a possible sentence of
ten years in jail.
A conviction also would force her to
give up her seat as a state delegate
representing Prince Georges County.
The charges, which were handed
down by a grand jury on Sept. 23, allege
that Alston made illegal disbursements
from her election campaign account
for personal use. Among other things,
the indictment charges that she issued
two campaign account checks totaling
$3,560 to cover the cost of her wedding in
December 2010.
LGBT activists called that allegation an
ironic development, saying she allegedly
broke the law to help pay for her own wedding
just a few months before she moved to deny
weddings for same-sex couples.
James Cabezas, chief prosecutor at the
Ofce of the State Prosecutor, declined to
comment on Gordons claim that Alstons
indictment was a result of a backlash against
her opposition to the marriage bill. Cabezas
said the ofce never discusses pending cases.
When a matter is being litigated in
a courtroom, thats where we do our
talking, he said.
Gordon said he will argue at Alstons
trial, scheduled to begin Jan. 10, that the
funds Alston withdrew from her campaign
account were her own personal funds.
So the funds that shes accused of
stealing were actually her personal funds
that she invested in her own campaign with
agreements with the campaign treasurer
that she would be reimbursed for what she
contributed to the campaign, he said.
And the law allows for that as well.
When asked if the backlash he claims
resulted in Alstons indictment was
brought about, in part, by gay community
outrage over her decision to switch sides
on the marriage bill, Gordon said he bases
his assertion on anecdotal rather than
empirical evidence.
I think it was an unpopular position that
she took, he said. It took a lot of courage
for her to reconsider her previous position
and vote the way her constituency insisted
that she voted. And shes paying the price
for it. And whos behind it? Lets just say
those who were in favor of gay marriage.
Thats the best I can say.
Gay rights attorney Patrick Wojahn,
who serves as board chair for the Equality
Maryland Foundation, a statewide LGBT
advocacy group, described as a red
herring Gordons claim that Alston was
singled out for prosecution due to her ip-
op on the marriage bill.
These are completely separate
issues, he said. I dont think theres any
likelihood that the state prosecutor would
care about a legislative issue.
Lisa Polyak, board chair of Equality
Maryland, said Gordons claim that
Alstons indictment was linked to her views
on the marriage bill came as a surprise to
the group.
Our focus continues to be on
achieving equal treatment under the law
for the LGBT community of Maryland, and
we welcome Del. Alstons assistance in
this struggle, Polyak said. Mr. Gordons
remarks are disappointing, as they seem
to scapegoat our community as a means
to achieve fair treatment for his client.
Maryland Del. TIFFANY ALSTON faces up to 10
years in prison after being indicted on multiple
counts, including felony theft.
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04 DECEMBER 02, 2011 LOCAL NEWS
Md. lawmaker faces retaliation for anti-gay views: lawyer
Wallace to participate
with same-sex partner at
Pentagon event
By CHRIS JOHNSON
An upcoming pinning-on ceremony in
which Air Force intelligence ofcer Ginger
Wallace will receive the rank of colonel will
be distinct among similar events involving
other service members.
Wallaces partner of more than a
decade, Kathy Knopf, will help pin the
new rank of colonel on her jacket during
the event beginning at 3 p.m. Friday at the
Pentagon.
Knopf is participating in the ceremony
after the lifting of the militarys gay ban
known as Dont Ask, Dont Tell, which
came to an end on Sept. 20.
Wallace, a lesbian, said shes looking
forward to acknowledging Knopf during
the ceremony because the commitment
her partner has made is just as real as any
other spouse.
To be able to acknowledge and thank
her is a big deal, and Im just so thankful
to be able to do it before I retire, Wallace
said. There was one point where I thought
I would retire before Dont Ask, Dont Tell
was repealed, so I never thought Id see
the day. So, Im very thankful to be able
to do it.
Wallace, a lesbian, entered the military
in 1990 and worked through the entire
span of Dont Ask, Dont Tell from when
it was passed into law in 1993 until its end
in September.
Knopf said shes pleased the timing of
the ceremony took place after the repeal
of Dont Ask, Dont Tell so she could
take part.
Its just nice after 11 years to be able to
have it recognized and not dance around
the issue any longer, Knopf said. So its
wonderful for me to be able to play a small
part and for both of us to acknowledge it
instead of keeping it hidden after so long.
Wallace, 43, is currently participating
in language training in anticipation that
shell be deployed to Afghanistan in
the spring as part of the Afghanistan-
Pakistan Hands Program, which is geared
toward building long-term relationships
with South Asian countries. She lives in
McLean, Va., with Knopf, 50, who works
as an analyst for SpecTal, a government
contractor.
In addition to her partner, Wallaces
brothers and parents will participate in the
ceremony. During the event, her new rank
will be pinned on both her jacket and shirt.
Each family member is slated to help in a
different way.
So Kathy and my brothers, James and
Ryan, will pin on my rank on my jacket, and
then Ill take that off and then my parents
will do my rank on my shirt, Wallace said.
The pinning-on ceremonies are major
events for service members in which
they celebrate the advancement of their
careers with family members and friends
especially when the promotion is to a
high rank like colonel.
Alex Nicholson, executive director of
Servicemembers United, said he knows
of U.S. troops whove participated in
such ceremonies with their same-sex
partners even with Dont Ask, Dont
Tell in place. Such participation was
possible because a service member could
designate whomever they wanted to take
part including a same-sex partner
without referring to them as such.
Still, Nicholson whos also slated
to attend the event with Wallace said
the events are more meaningful for gay
service members in the wake of the end to
Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
Nicholson added Wallaces ceremony is
the rst that he knows of since Dont Ask,
Dont Tell was lifted in which a same-sex
partner has participated.
Even with repeal of Dont Ask, Dont
Tell, Wallace said she thinks some gay
service members will keep their sexual
orientation a secret. But Wallace said she
wanted to make a statement with her
pinning-on ceremony.
I dont really have anything to lose, and
I think its important to make people more
aware of what were trying to do as far as
equal rights go and moving from being
second-class citizens to being rst-class
citizens, Wallace said.
Pinning-on ceremony big deal for lesbian couple
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a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (Pepcid
), cimetidine
(Tagamet
), nizatidine (Axid
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (Biaxin
), erythromycin (E-Mycin
, Eryc
,
Ery-Tab
, PCE
, Pediazole
, Ilosone
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (Difucan
), itraconazole
(Sporanox
), ketoconazole (Nizoral
), posaconazole (Noxafl
), voriconazole (Vfend
)
methadone (Dolophine
)
This list of medicines is not complete. Discuss with your healthcare provider all
prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements you
are taking or plan to take.
INDICATION
COMPLERA
(emtricitabine 200 mg/rilpivirine 25 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

300 mg) is a prescription HIV medicine that contains 3 medicines, EMTRIVA

(emtricitabine), EDURANT
(rilpivirine), and VIREAD
(tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

combined in one pill. COMPLERA is used as a complete single-tablet regimen to treat
HIV-1 infection in adults (age 18 and older) who have never taken HIV medicines before.
COMPLERA does not cure HIV and has not been shown to prevent passing HIV
to others. It is important to always practice safer sex, use latex or polyurethane
condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body fuids, and to never
re-use or share needles. Do not stop taking COMPLERA unless directed by your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly.
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you get the following side effects
or conditions while taking COMPLERA:
Nausea, vomiting, unusual muscle pain, and/or weakness. These may be
signs of a buildup of acid in the blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious
medical condition
Light-colored stools, dark-colored urine, and/or if your skin or the whites of your
eyes turn yellow. These may be signs of serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity),
with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly), and fat in the liver (steatosis)
If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B virus (HBV), your liver disease may suddenly
get worse if you stop taking COMPLERA. Do not stop taking COMPLERA without
rst talking to your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider will monitor
your condition
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects.
one
The for me
New COMPLERA
A complete HIV treatment in only 1 pill a day.
Ask your healthcare provider if its the one for you.
COMPLERA is a prescription medicine used as a complete
single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in adults who have
never taken HIV medicines before. COMPLERA does not
cure HIV or AIDS or help prevent passing HIV to others.
Learn more at www.COMPLERA.com
Before taking COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have bone problems
your unborn child
are breastfeeding; women with HIV should not breast-feed because they can pass
HIV through their milk to the baby
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you experience any of the
following serious or common side effects:
Serious side effects associated with COMPLERA:
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA
Depression or mood changes can happen in some people who take COMPLERA.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
feeling sad or hopeless, feeling anxious or restless, or if you have thoughts of
hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones
Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes
may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (buffalo hump),
breast, and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs,
arms and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effect of these
conditions are not known
when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and
begin to fght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell
your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your
HIV medicine
Common side effects associated with COMPLERA:
trouble sleeping (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, diarrhea,
nausea, rash, tiredness, and depression
Other side effects associated with COMPLERA:
vomiting, stomach pain or discomfort, skin discoloration (small spots or freckles),
and pain
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that
does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more
information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your healthcare provider
for medical advice about side effects.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the
FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important to
help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not replace
a meal
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with
COMPLERA and see your healthcare provider regularly
Please see Patient Information for COMPLERA on the following pages.
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Patient Information
COMPLERA
(kom-PLEH-rah)
(emtricitabine, rilpivirine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Important: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about medicines that should not be
taken with COMPLERA. For more information, see the section What should I tell my
healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Read this Patient Information before you start taking COMPLERA and each time you
get a refll. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of
talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in
some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic
acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death.
Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like
symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you
get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis:
feeling very weak or tired
have unusual (not normal) muscle pain
have trouble breathing
have stomach pain with
- nausea (feel sick to your stomach)
- vomiting
feel cold, especially in your arms and legs
feel dizzy or lightheaded
have a fast or irregular heartbeat
2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take
COMPLERA or similar medicines. In some cases these liver problems can lead to death.
Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver
(steatosis) when you take COMPLERA.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms
of liver problems:
your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice).
dark tea-colored urine
light-colored bowel movements (stools)
loss of appetite for several days or longer
nausea
stomach pain
You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are
female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA or a similar
medicine containing nucleoside analogs for a long time.
3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
and you stop taking COMPLERA, your HBV infection may become worse (fare-up). A
fare-up is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before.
COMPLERA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV
therapy with your healthcare provider.
Do not let your COMPLERA run out. Refll your prescription or talk to your healthcare
provider before your COMPLERA is all gone.
Do not stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking to your healthcare provider.
If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health
often and do regular blood tests to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare
provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking
COMPLERA.
What is COMPLERA?
COMPLERA is a prescription HIV (Human Immunodefciency Virus) medicine that:
is used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. HIV is the
virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodefciency Syndrome).
contains 3 medicines, (rilpivirine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
combined in one tablet. EMTRIVA and VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodefciency
virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and EDURANT is an
HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under the age of 18 years.
COMPLERA may help:
Reduce the amount of HIV in your blood. This is called your viral load.
Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4+ (T) cells that help fght off
other infections.
Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4+ (T) cell count may improve your
immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when
your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).
COMPLERA does not cure HIV infections or AIDS.
Always practice safer sex.
Use latex or polyurethane condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any
body fuids such as semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
Never re-use or share needles.
Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing
HIV to other people.
Who should not take COMPLERA?
Do not take COMPLERA if your HIV infection has been previously treated with
HIV medicines.
Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking certain other medicines. For more
information about medicines that must not be taken with COMPLERA, see What
should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Before you take COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have bone problems
your unborn child
Pregnancy Registry. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral
medicines during pregnancy. Its purpose is to collect information about the health
of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part
in this registry.
are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommends that mothers with HIV not breastfeed because they can pass
the HIV through their milk to the baby. It is not known if COMPLERA can pass through
your breast milk and harm your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best
way to feed your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription
and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects. If you take certain
medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of COMPLERA in your body may be too low and
it may not work to help control your HIV infection. The HIV virus in your body may become
resistant to COMPLERA or other HIV medicines that are like it.
Do not take COMPLERA if you also take these medicines:
COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection. Do not take other HIV
medicines with COMPLERA.
the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (CARBATROL
, EQUETRO
, TEGRETOL
,
TEGRETOL-XR
, TERIL
, EPITOL
), oxcarbazepine (TRILEPTAL
), phenobarbital
(LUMINAL
), phenytoin (DILANTIN
, DILANTIN-125
, PHENYTEK
)
the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN
), rifampin (RIFATER
,
RIFAMATE
, RIMACTANE
, RIFADIN
) and rifapentine (PRIFTIN
)
including esomeprazole (NEXIUM
, VIMOVO
), lansoprazole (PREVACID
), omeprazole
(PRILOSEC
), pantoprazole sodium (PROTONIX
), rabeprazole (ACIPHEX
)
more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium
phosphate
If you are taking COMPLERA, you should not take:
, TRUVADA
, ATRIPLA
)
, COMBIVIR
,
EPIVIR
or EPIVIR-HBV
, EPZICOM
, TRIZIVIR
)
rilpivirine (EDURANT
)
adefovir (HEPSERA
)
Also tell your healthcare provider if you take:
carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take
COMPLERA.
a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (PEPCID
), cimetidine
(TAGAMET
), nizatidine (AXID
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (ZANTAC
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA.
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (BIAXIN
), erythromycin (E-MYCIN
, ERYC
,
ERY-TAB
, PCE
, PEDIAZOLE
, ILOSONE
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (DIFLUCAN
), itraconazole
(SPORANOX
), ketoconazole (NIZORAL
), posaconazole (NOXAFIL
), voriconazole
(VFEND
)
methadone (DOLOPHINE
)
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is
one that is listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your
healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Your healthcare
provider and your pharmacist can tell you if you can take these medicines with
COMPLERA. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA without
frst talking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. You can ask your healthcare
provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that can interact with COMPLERA.
How should I take COMPLERA?
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with COMPLERA.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important
to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not
replace a meal.
Do not change your dose or stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking with your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly while taking COMPLERA.
If you miss a dose of COMPLERA within 12 hours of the time you usually take it, take
your dose of COMPLERA with a meal as soon as possible. Then, take your next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. If you miss a dose of COMPLERA by
more than 12 hours of the time you usually take it, wait and then take the next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time.
Do not take more than your prescribed dose to make up for a missed dose.
When your COMPLERA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider
or pharmacy. It is very important not to run out of COMPLERA. The amount of virus in
your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time.
If you take too much COMPLERA, contact your local poison control center or go to the
nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA?
COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects, including:
See What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA.
Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have
any of the following symptoms:
- feeling sad or hopeless
- feeling anxious or restless
- have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones.
Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes may
include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (buffalo hump), breast,
and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and
face may also happen. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are
not known.
when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger
and begin to fght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time.
Tell your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your
HIV medicine.
The most common side effects of COMPLERA include:
trouble sleeping (insomnia)
abnormal dreams
headache
dizziness
diarrhea
nausea
rash
tiredness
depression
Additional common side effects include:
vomiting
stomach pain or discomfort
skin discoloration (small spots or freckles)
pain
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does
not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more information, ask your
healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to
FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).
How do I store COMPLERA?
Store COMPLERA at room temperature 77 F (25 C).
Keep COMPLERA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed.
Do not use COMPLERA if the seal over the bottle opening is broken or missing.
Keep COMPLERA and all other medicines out of reach of children.
General information about COMPLERA:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a
Patient Information leafet. Do not use COMPLERA for a condition for which it was
not prescribed. Do not give COMPLERA to other people, even if they have the same
symptoms you have. It may harm them.
This leafet summarizes the most important information about COMPLERA. If you
would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your
healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about COMPLERA that is written
for health professionals. For more information, call (1-800-445-3235) or go to
www.COMPLERA.com.
What are the ingredients of COMPLERA?
Active ingredients: emtricitabine, rilpivirine hydrochloride, and tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate
Inactive ingredients: pregelatinized starch, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline
cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone, polysorbate 20. The
tablet flm coating contains polyethylene glycol, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate,
triacetin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red, FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow
#6 aluminum lake.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Manufactured and distributed by:
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Foster City, CA 94404
Issued: August 2011
COMPLERA, the COMPLERA Logo, EMTRIVA, HEPSERA, TRUVADA, VIREAD, GILEAD, and
the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. or its related companies.
ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other
trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
2011 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Patient Information
COMPLERA
(kom-PLEH-rah)
(emtricitabine, rilpivirine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Important: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about medicines that should not be
taken with COMPLERA. For more information, see the section What should I tell my
healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Read this Patient Information before you start taking COMPLERA and each time you
get a refll. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of
talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in
some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic
acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death.
Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like
symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you
get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis:
feeling very weak or tired
have unusual (not normal) muscle pain
have trouble breathing
have stomach pain with
- nausea (feel sick to your stomach)
- vomiting
feel cold, especially in your arms and legs
feel dizzy or lightheaded
have a fast or irregular heartbeat
2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take
COMPLERA or similar medicines. In some cases these liver problems can lead to death.
Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver
(steatosis) when you take COMPLERA.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms
of liver problems:
your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice).
dark tea-colored urine
light-colored bowel movements (stools)
loss of appetite for several days or longer
nausea
stomach pain
You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are
female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA or a similar
medicine containing nucleoside analogs for a long time.
3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
and you stop taking COMPLERA, your HBV infection may become worse (fare-up). A
fare-up is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before.
COMPLERA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV
therapy with your healthcare provider.
Do not let your COMPLERA run out. Refll your prescription or talk to your healthcare
provider before your COMPLERA is all gone.
Do not stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking to your healthcare provider.
If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health
often and do regular blood tests to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare
provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking
COMPLERA.
What is COMPLERA?
COMPLERA is a prescription HIV (Human Immunodefciency Virus) medicine that:
is used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. HIV is the
virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodefciency Syndrome).
contains 3 medicines, (rilpivirine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
combined in one tablet. EMTRIVA and VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodefciency
virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and EDURANT is an
HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under the age of 18 years.
COMPLERA may help:
Reduce the amount of HIV in your blood. This is called your viral load.
Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4+ (T) cells that help fght off
other infections.
Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4+ (T) cell count may improve your
immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when
your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).
COMPLERA does not cure HIV infections or AIDS.
Always practice safer sex.
Use latex or polyurethane condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any
body fuids such as semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
Never re-use or share needles.
Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing
HIV to other people.
Who should not take COMPLERA?
Do not take COMPLERA if your HIV infection has been previously treated with
HIV medicines.
Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking certain other medicines. For more
information about medicines that must not be taken with COMPLERA, see What
should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Before you take COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have bone problems
your unborn child
Pregnancy Registry. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral
medicines during pregnancy. Its purpose is to collect information about the health
of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part
in this registry.
are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommends that mothers with HIV not breastfeed because they can pass
the HIV through their milk to the baby. It is not known if COMPLERA can pass through
your breast milk and harm your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best
way to feed your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription
and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects. If you take certain
medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of COMPLERA in your body may be too low and
it may not work to help control your HIV infection. The HIV virus in your body may become
resistant to COMPLERA or other HIV medicines that are like it.
Do not take COMPLERA if you also take these medicines:
COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection. Do not take other HIV
medicines with COMPLERA.
the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (CARBATROL
, EQUETRO
, TEGRETOL
,
TEGRETOL-XR
, TERIL
, EPITOL
), oxcarbazepine (TRILEPTAL
), phenobarbital
(LUMINAL
), phenytoin (DILANTIN
, DILANTIN-125
, PHENYTEK
)
the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN
), rifampin (RIFATER
,
RIFAMATE
, RIMACTANE
, RIFADIN
) and rifapentine (PRIFTIN
)
including esomeprazole (NEXIUM
, VIMOVO
), lansoprazole (PREVACID
), omeprazole
(PRILOSEC
), pantoprazole sodium (PROTONIX
), rabeprazole (ACIPHEX
)
more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium
phosphate
If you are taking COMPLERA, you should not take:
, TRUVADA
, ATRIPLA
)
, COMBIVIR
,
EPIVIR
or EPIVIR-HBV
, EPZICOM
, TRIZIVIR
)
rilpivirine (EDURANT
)
adefovir (HEPSERA
)
Also tell your healthcare provider if you take:
carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take
COMPLERA.
a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (PEPCID
), cimetidine
(TAGAMET
), nizatidine (AXID
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (ZANTAC
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA.
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (BIAXIN
), erythromycin (E-MYCIN
, ERYC
,
ERY-TAB
, PCE
, PEDIAZOLE
, ILOSONE
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (DIFLUCAN
), itraconazole
(SPORANOX
), ketoconazole (NIZORAL
), posaconazole (NOXAFIL
), voriconazole
(VFEND
)
methadone (DOLOPHINE
)
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is
one that is listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your
healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Your healthcare
provider and your pharmacist can tell you if you can take these medicines with
COMPLERA. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA without
frst talking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. You can ask your healthcare
provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that can interact with COMPLERA.
How should I take COMPLERA?
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with COMPLERA.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important
to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not
replace a meal.
Do not change your dose or stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking with your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly while taking COMPLERA.
If you miss a dose of COMPLERA within 12 hours of the time you usually take it, take
your dose of COMPLERA with a meal as soon as possible. Then, take your next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. If you miss a dose of COMPLERA by
more than 12 hours of the time you usually take it, wait and then take the next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time.
Do not take more than your prescribed dose to make up for a missed dose.
When your COMPLERA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider
or pharmacy. It is very important not to run out of COMPLERA. The amount of virus in
your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time.
If you take too much COMPLERA, contact your local poison control center or go to the
nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA?
COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects, including:
See What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA.
Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have
any of the following symptoms:
- feeling sad or hopeless
- feeling anxious or restless
- have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones.
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Ros-Lehtinen a co-sponsor
of DOMA repeal
By CHRIS JOHNSON
A Republican U.S. House member
known for holding the most pro-LGBT
views in her caucus has endorsed former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in his
bid for president.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), who
also serves as chair of the House Foreign
Relations Committee, announced her
support for Romney in a statement that
also criticized President Obama.
The policies of the past three
years have put Americas standing in
the world at risk, Ros-Lehtinen said.
It is time we had a president who
understands that our country must lead.
Mitt Romney believes that America is an
exceptional nation and has a strategy to
restore our countrys greatness.
On the Romney economic plan,
which, among other things, would cut
the corporate income tax to 25 percent,
Ros-Lehtinen said, The Romney jobs
plan will create jobs and opportunity
for all especially in South Florida where
we are passionate in the pursuit of the
American dream.
Ros-Lehtinens endorsement of
Romney is noteworthy to the LGBT
community because shes among the
most pro-LGBT Republicans in Congress.
In September, she became the rst
Republican to co-sponsor legislation to
repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
much to the consternation of social
conservatives.
Shes also an original co-sponsor of
the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
and the Domestic Partnership & Benets
Obligations Act. Last year, she was among
ve Republicans to vote for Dont Ask,
Dont Tell repeal in May even before the
Pentagon report was published.
Ros-Lehtinen endorsed Romney along
with Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and
his brother former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-
Balart, who also represented a district in
Florida before he retired early this year. All
three were also designated as Romneys
foreign policy advisers and made part of
his Latin American Working Group.
The three Floridians are Cuban-
Americans and come from a state with
a large population of people of Cuban
descent. The endorsement could be
a boost to Romney in winning a state
primary that is seen as critical for securing
the Republican nomination.
In a statement, Romney thanked Ros-
Lehtinen and the Diaz-Balart brothers for
supporting his campaign.
I am proud to be working
with Ileana, Mario, and Lincoln, Romney
said. Theyre conservative leaders who
will help me articulate my vision to make
America more prosperous at home and
respected throughout the world.
Romney, seen as the establishment
candidate among GOP presidential
hopefuls, has distinguished himself
among other Republicans pursuing the
White House for saying hes open to the
idea of LGBT rights.
Last week, he told the Nashua
Telegraph, I favor gay rights, and said
he doesnt believe in discriminating
in employment or opportunity for gay
individuals. Still, Romney said he doesnt
support same-sex marriage.
His comments recall a letter his signed
as a U.S. Senate candidate in 1994
pledging to co-sponsor ENDA and to be
a better advocate on LGBT rights than
the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
But in August, he was among the
presidential candidates who signed a
pledge to back a U.S. constitutional
amendment banning same-sex marriage
and to defend DOMA in court.
Also last week, the Romney campaign
distributed a ier in Iowa emphasizing his
social conservative values including his
opposition to same-sex marriage.
As governor, Mitt Romney fought
against gay marriage in Massachusetts,
the mailer reads. He supports a federal
amendment to dene marriage as
between one man and one woman.
Ros-Lehtinens endorsement of
Romney inspired mixed reactions
among LGBT groups largely
depending on the political afliation of
the organization.
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director
of Log Cabin Republicans, said Ros-
Lehtinens endorsement doesnt reect
the views of his organization, although
hes pleased Romney welcomed her
support.
Log Cabin Republicans does not issue
endorsements until the RNC convention,
but we are pleased to see Gov.
Romney welcomed the endorsement of
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a
strong conservative advocate for the gay
community, Cooper said.
Fred Sainz, vice president of
communications for the Human Rights
Campaign, said he isnt surprised that
a Republican lawmaker pro-LGBT or
otherwise would back a pro-LGBT
candidate.
Her endorsement of a Republican
presidential candidate was not a
surprise, Sainz said. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen
has proven that you can totally square
being a Republican and wholeheartedly
support LGBT issues.
Second A-List: Dallas star reports being attacked
OKLAHOMA CITY After gay
Republican fundraiser and A-List:
Dallas star Taylor Garret reported
being targeted in two violent
incidents in the past two months,
co-star Levi Crocker tweeted after
being attacked in a gay bar in
Oklahoma City last week.
Crocker was apparently assaulted
by gay men patronizing the bar who
were unhappy with the show or with
Crockers persona on the series.
Crocker took the attack in stride,
tweeting Thank you for busting a
bar stool on my head... I was a bit
sleepy and need a little pick me up.
Marine leader Amos: Dont Ask repeal working
WASHINGTON Marine Corp Commandant Gen. James Amos told the
Associated Press that his fears of chaos following repeal of the militarys ban on
gay and lesbian open service were unfounded.
Im very pleased with how it has gone, Amos said in an Associated Press
interview. The general has held a dozen town hall style question and answer
sessions on a tour through Afghanistan, and told the AP that issues pertaining to
open gay service were not broached at any of the stops.
After an additional town hall on a battleship in the Gulf of Aden in which
the subject was never brought up, a nal stop at a base in Bahrain saw a single
question about whether or not consequences for complaints about derogatory
homosexual remarks or actions would be left up to local commanders. Amos
conrmed the policy would remain in place.
Court challenge to N.Y. marriage law can continue
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, N.Y. A county judge in New York has allowed a
lawsuit challenging the states still-fresh same-sex marriage law to continue,
according to Gay City News.
Conservative Christian group New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is
arguing that passage of the law violated the Open Meetings Law.
Lawyers for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed the bill this summer, asked Judge
Robert B. Wiggins to dismiss the case, but the judge is refusing to do so. Though
Wiggins has thrown out several of the other claims by NYCF, the judge will allow
the trial to go forward based on the Open Meetings Law provision.
The complaint stems from a meeting Cuomo had with Republican lawmakers
regarding the marriage bill. NYCF claims the meeting does not meet a party
caucus exemption to the Open Meetings Law.
N.J. lawmakers about face on marriage bill
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. A New Jersey Republican who voted against a bill that
would have legalized same-sex marriage in that state has now pledged to co-
sponsor the legislation, according to New Jersey paper the Star-Ledger.
Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) said she would vote to override if the governor
vetoes, said state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), who with Loretta Weinberg
(D-Bergen), is a main sponsor of the bill.
Lawmakers in the Garden State will likely have to overcome a veto by Gov. Chris
Christie.
Gay softball world series group settles
SEATTLE After reinstating as members three bisexual players, and recognizing
their San-Francisco teams 2008 second-place nish, the North American Gay Amateur
Athletic Alliance has reached a settlement over limits on straight players in the series.
According to OutSports.com, the organization has claried its position on the
full inclusion of bisexual and transgender players in the games, but will maintain
its cap on straight players on a team, after their First Amendment right to do so
was upheld in Federal Court earlier this year.
washingtonblade.com
10 DECEMBER 02, 2011 NATIONAL NEWS
Pro-LGBT Republican
endorses Romney
Gay Dem ofcials defend
Harkins, who opposes
same-sex marriage
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
A minister opposed to same-sex
marriage that the Democratic National
Committee hired to reach out to people
of faith says hes a strong defender of
the rights of LGBT people and supports
civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.
But same-sex marriage advocates say
support for civil unions over marriage
is unacceptable for the Democratic
Party and that the DNC could have
chosen among a number of prominent
ministers that support marriage rights for
same-sex couples.
The DNCs announcement in October
that it had named Rev. Derrick Harkins,
senior pastor of D.C.s Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church, to head its faith outreach
program created an immediate stir when
news surfaced that Harkins doesnt support
same-sex marriage and that he was
incorrectly identied in 2009 as a supporter
of D.C.s same-sex marriage law.
My record clearly shows that I am
a strong defender of the rights of all
people, including LGBT people, Harkins
told the Blade in an email exchange last
week. I consistently state, from the pulpit
and elsewhere, that there is never a time
when words or actions that dehumanize or
marginalize any individual have a place in
our life as a church and faith community.
Observers in the religious press,
including Christianity Today, have said
Harkins is a generally progressive minister
with strong ties to the Evangelical Christian
community and black churches, attributes
that could boost the Democratic Partys
standing with evangelical voters while
shoring up support from black churches.
Although some LGBT advocates for same-
sex marriage say they are disappointed
and puzzled over the DNCs decision to
hire a same-sex marriage opponent for an
important staff position, two prominent gay
Democratic leaders have rallied to Harkins
and the DNCs defense.
Rick Stafford, chair of the DNCs LGBT
Caucus, and Brian Bond, former liaison to
the LGBT community at the Obama White
House and the current DNC national
constituency director, released statements
pointing to Harkins longstanding record
of support on LGBT equality issues.
The two noted that while Harkins
doesnt support same-sex marriage, he
supports full legal rights for same-sex
couples through civil unions.
Stafford said in his statement, released
by email, that it was Bond who brought
Rev. Harkins onboard at the DNC.
In his own statement, Bond called Harkins
a progressive faith leader who supports the
right of same-sex couples to equal benets
and equal protection under the law.
Stafford, a longtime gay Democratic
Party activist in Minnesota, said that to
mischaracterize Rev. Harkins views and
demonize him as a roadblock to equality
for LGBT Americans is not helpful to the
ongoing effort of building coalitions in our
journey to full equality.
But a number of prominent LGBT
advocates, including gay rights attorney
Evan Wolfson, said the DNCs decision
to hire a minister opposed to same-sex
marriage sends the wrong message to
gays and their straight allies as the 2012
elections are fast approaching.
The overwhelming majority of
Democrats support the freedom to marry
as do independents and growing numbers
across the political spectrum, said
Wolfson, who heads the same-sex marriage
advocacy group Freedom to Marry.
The Democratic Party should be
speaking out forcefully and forthrightly in
support of the dignity and equality of all
Americans and equal protection under the
law, which includes the freedom to marry,
Wolfson said.
Asked if Rev. Harkins support for civil
unions was an acceptable position for
a DNC ofcial, Wolfson said, Does the
reverend have a civil union? When told
that Harkins ofcial biography says hes
married, Wolfson added, Right, and for
the same reason that marriage matters to
people like him it matters to all of us, and
thats what equality does mean.
DNC spokesperson Melanie Roussell,
who said Harkins would not be available
for a direct interview, arranged last week
for Harkins to answer written questions
submitted by the Blade.
When asked to explain his thinking on
legal rights for same-sex couples, including
civil unions versus marriage, Harkins
suggested that his views were evolving.
In my own journey, I am glad to be
part of the ongoing dialogue that brings
people of good will toward the goal of
common ground, and to acknowledge that
perspectives continue to change, he said.
Its worth noting that in the not too distant
past, traditional marriage was limited
to same race, same religion, and same
nationality. While theological debates may
persist, the protections of the law, and the
acknowledgement of the rights of same sex
couples should be seen as just and fair.
Roussell said Harkins could not respond
to a question asking if he would support
adding language to the Democratic
Party platform next year backing same-
sex marriage and calling on Congress
to repeal the Defense of Marriage
Act, or DOMA, which bans the federal
government from recognizing same-sex
marriages performed in states that have
legalized such marriages.
It is inappropriate for any DNC
staff member to comment on the party
platform at this time, Roussell said.
Harkins told the Blade in an email
response that ministers he knows who
supported the marriage bill pending
before the D.C. City Council in 2009
inadvertently added his name to a list
of clergy backing the marriage measure.
He said he was never contacted by
members of D.C. Clergy United for
Marriage Equality to conrm whether he
supported same-sex marriage. That was
the group that compiled the list of clergy
backing the law.
I am certain that my name was
inadvertently moved to the conrmed
category, he said.
The list shows Harkins as the 93rd clergy
person to be added to the 2009 petition
declaring, God is love and love is for
everyone. In this spirit we raise our voices
in the struggle for the right and freedom
to marry for same-sex couples.
I count a number of the signers of the
petition as personal friends, and all of
them as colleagues in ministry, and take
no exception to the fact that my name may
have been included in initial discussions
about potential signers, Harkins said.
But my signing the marriage
equality petition would have implicitly
taken our church toward a position on
the issue without the benet of the
extensive consideration, and ultimately,
congregational approval that would be
needed for a decision as signicant as
this, he said.
Nearly 200 ministers, rabbis and other
clergy that supported the same-sex
marriage bill agreed to have their names
placed on the petition.
The D.C. Council passed the same-sex
marriage law in December 2009 and then
Mayor Adrian Fenty signed it a short time
later. It took effect in March 2010 after
clearing a required review by Congress.
Rev. Cedric Harmon, a member of the
steering committee of D.C. Clergy United for
Marriage Equality and a leader among the
citys black clergy in support of the D.C. same-
sex marriage law, said he was surprised and
puzzled over Harkins assertion of opposition
to same-sex marriage.
Harmon said he has known Harkins for
many years and has worked with him on
various progressive causes, including the
development of sex education programs
for the citys historic black churches that
called for acceptance of LGBT people.
I know he personally had done a lot
to move the conversation and dialogue
around full equality forward, especially
as it relates to sexual orientation and
gender, Harmon said.
John Aravosis, the gay rights advocate
and publisher of America Blog was the
rst to report that Harkins name appeared
on the 2009 list of clergy backing D.C.s
marriage law.
Aravosis took exception to Bonds and
Staffords assessment of Harkins, writing in
an Oct. 28 posting that at least some in
the LGBT community were pretty upset
that the Democrats would hire someone
who doesnt support our full and equal
status as human beings.
Lateefah Williams, president of D.C.s
Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the citys
largest LGBT political group, said the club
has not taken a position on the DNCs
decision to hire Harkins. She said she had no
immediate comment on the development.
Rick Rosendall, vice president of the
Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of
Washington, D.C., called the DNCs action
a politically tone-deaf decision that falls
far short of what the Democratic Party
should be doing in meeting its stated
commitment to equality for all Americans.
The Democrats are better overall than
the Republicans by far, of course, Rosendall
said. But thats just not good enough. If the
Democrats want gay voters to be strongly
motivated in the coming election they need
to stop being so hand-cringingly cautious in
a way that this demonstrates.
Rosendall said both the DNC and
President Obama would gain more overall
support in the 2012 election than they
would lose by backing same-sex marriage.
Obama has said he supports civil unions
rather than same-sex marriage but that his
position on the issue is evolving.
Its pretty clear to most folks who look
at this that the people who are opposed
to our equality are generally not going to
vote for the president anyway, he said.
Michael Cole-Schwartz, spokesperson
for the Human Rights Campaign, said
that while HRC is disappointed that the
DNCs new faith outreach director is
not a supporter of marriage equality, we
recognize that Rev. Harkins is a strong
supporter of many LGBT equality issues
and we look forward to working with him
on areas of mutual agreement.
washingtonblade.com
12 DECEMBER 02, 2011 NATI ONAL NEWS
DNC hiring of minister disappoints activists
My record clearly shows that I am a strong
defender of the rights of all people, including
LGBT people, Rev. DERRICK HARKINS told
the Blade.
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LGBT advocates call
on GOP frontrunner
to back reform
By CHRIS JOHNSON
LGBT immigration rights advocates
are pushing Republican presidential
candidate Newt Gingrich to put his money
where his mouth is on the humane
immigration policy he espoused that
would allow undocumented immigrants
to remain in the United States.
Gingrich, the current GOP presidential
front-runner, made the remarks last
week near the end of a CNN Republican
presidential debate on national security
held in D.C.
The former U.S. House speaker said the
GOP should embrace a policy allowing
undocumented immigrants to remain in
the country if theyve lived in the United
States for an extended period.
If youve been here 25 years and you
got three kids and two grandkids, youve
been paying taxes and obeying the law,
you belong to a local church, I dont think
were going to separate you from your
family, uproot you forcefully and kick you
out, Gingrich said.
The candidate later continued, I
dont see how the party that says its the
party of the family is going to adopt an
immigration policy which destroys families
that have been here a quarter century.
And Im prepared to take the heat for
saying, Lets be humane in enforcing the
law without giving them citizenship but by
nding a way to create legality so that they
are not separated from their families.
Gingrich most likely unknowingly
hit on an issue thats important to LGBT
advocates because of the inequities in
the immigration system affecting gay
Americans seeking to stay together in the
United States with same-sex partners who
are foreign nationals.
Under current immigration code, gay
Americans cant sponsor their foreign
partners for residency in the United States
because same-sex marriage isnt legal in
many places and because the Defense of
Marriage Act prohibits federal recognition
of those unions. Consequently, foreign
nationals who are in committed relationships
with gay Americans may have to leave the
United States or face deportation.
Steve Ralls, spokesperson for
Immigration Equality, called for Gingrich
to follow up on his remarks by endorsing
comprehensive immigration reform and
family reunication legislation that has
language for gay bi-national couples:
The former speakers comments on
Tuesday highlight a growing truth: There
are few Americans whose lives are not
touched, in some way, by the millions of
immigrants both documented and
undocumented who call our country
home, Ralls said. As Gingrich pointed
out, the immigrant community includes
our family members, friends, neighbors
and co-workers. Of the 400,000 individuals
forcibly removed from the United States
last year, most had no criminal record and
many have loved ones who are American
citizens. Of course, some of those were
also lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
and were separated from spouses,
partners and children.
Lavi Soloway, founder of Stop the
Deportations, said Gingrich should
denounce DOMA, which enables the
separation of bi-national gay couples,
and called on President Obama to issue a
moratorium on DOMA deportations.
Gingrich clearly wanted the audience
to believe that, if elected president, he
would pursue immigration reform that
keeps families together, rather than
allow families to be torn apart, Soloway
said. In a general sense, what Gingrich
said reects the bedrock principle of
U.S. immigration law: family unication.
However, those words are cold comfort
coming from Mr. Gingrich, who has stood
solidly against LGBT families throughout
his political career.
If Newt Gingrich really believes that we
should fashion an inclusive immigration
policy that protects all families, he should
immediately denounce the Defense of
Marriage Act, which currently excludes more
than 40,000 lesbian and gay bi-national
couples from our existing immigration
system. He should urge the president to put
a moratorium on DOMA deportations.
Despite calls among LGBT rights
advocates encouraging Gingrich to step
up his pledge for a humane immigration
policy, some political observers said the
candidates remarks likely hurt him among
GOP primary voters.
In the debate, former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney pounced on Gingrich
and called the candidates idea a form
of amnesty that would bring more
undocumented immigrants into the
United States.
Romney later added that past approaches
to immigration in the country have said that
if people who come here illegally are going
to get to stay illegally for the rest of their life,
thats going to only encourage more people
to come here illegally.
The Gingrich campaign couldnt
be reached for comment on the calls
from LGBT advocates for an inclusive
immigration policy.
washingtonblade.com
14 DECEMBER 02, 2011 NATI ONAL NEWS
Gingrich calls for humane immigration policy
If youve been here 25 years and you got three kids and two grandkids, youve been paying taxes and
obeying the law I dont think were going to separate you from your family, NEWT GINGRICH said
last week.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
Major League Baseball has adopted a non-discrimination
policy on the basis of sexual orientation as part of its collective
bargaining agreement with employees.
MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association
jointly unveiled the amended ve-year agreement last week, in a
development rst reported by the New York Daily News.
The policy amends Article XV of the expiring agreement, which
already contained protections based on race, color, religion
or national origin, to include protections based on sexual
orientation.
The summary of the agreement states, Non-discrimination
protections based on sexual orientation were added to Article XV.
According to the New York Daily News, Michael Weiner, the
unions executive director, said the decision wasnt motivated by
requests from his membership, but by lawyers on both sides just
recognizing that it should be there.
Tico Almeida, president of Freedom to Work, praised the
development and said it would help players who decide to come
out as gay.
In a majority of states in our country, it is still perfectly legal to
re someone just for being gay, and 13 of the 30 Major League
teams are located in those states that allow anti-gay rings,
Almeida said. No player should have to fear harassment or
workplace retaliation if he were to publicly come out as gay.
According to Freedom to Work, multiple teams are based in
states that allow anti-gay rings, harassment and other forms of
discrimination.
In the American League, those teams are the Ohio-based
Cleveland Indians, the Michigan-based Detroit Tigers, the
Missouri-based Kansas City Royals, the Florida-based Tampa Bay
Rays and the Texas Rangers.
In the National League, those teams are the Arizona
Diamondbacks, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, the
Florida Marlins, the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies, the
Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals.
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to represent others in Congress and the
State Legislature, but there are other
things I hope to do before my career
ends. Specically, I have for several years
been thinking about writing, and while
there are people who are able to combine
serious writing with full-time jobs, my
susceptibility to distraction when faced
with a blank screen makes that impossible.
The Massachusetts Democrat is one of four
openly gay members of Congress. The other
three are Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.),
Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and David Cicilline
(D-R.I.) Baldwin is leaving her seat to pursue
a run for U.S. Senate, but gay candidate Mark
Pocan is seeking to replace her.
Frank, 71, served as a member of the
Massachusetts State House in the 1970s
and was rst elected to Congress in 1980.
He serves as the ranking Democrat on
the House Financial Services Committee.
When Democrats held control of the
House during the 111th Congress, he led
the way as chairman of the committee
for the passage of major nancial reform
legislation known as Dodd-Frank.
While announcing his plans to retire
from Congress, Frank said Monday he
plans to continue to be an advocate of
public policy. The lawmaker said hed
like to debate Republican presidential
candidate Newt Gingrich on the Defense
of Marriage Act, which prohibits federal
recognition of same-sex marriage.
I did not think I had lived a good
enough life to be rewarded by Newt
Gingrich being the Republican nominee,
Frank said. It still is unlikely, but I have
hopes. Let me say, for example, I intend
to continue to be an advocate of public
policy. I look forward to debating, to take
one important example, the Defense of
Marriage Act with Mr. Gingrich. I think
he is an ideal opponent for us, when we
talk about just who it is, is threatening the
sanctity of marriage.
Gingrich, who helped pass DOMA into
law in 1996 when he was House speaker,
has been married three times and has
confessed to committing adultery.
LGBT groups praised Frank for his
years of service and his role as an LGBT
advocate during his decades in Congress.
Joe Solmonese, president of the Human
Rights Campaign, commended Frank
upon news of his retirement and said the
lawmaker exemplied true leadership
over his more than 30 years in the U.S.
House of Representatives.
As the rst openly gay member of
Congress, Barney deed stereotypes and
kicked doors open for LGBT Americans,
Solmonese said. Repeal of Dont Ask,
Dont Tell and passage of the Matthew
Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes
Prevention Act would never have happened
without his leadership. But it goes beyond
that. His service as chairman of the House
Financial Services Committee during a
time of great economic upheaval made a
gay man one of the most powerful people
in the country and he used that power for
great good. America, Massachusetts and
LGBT people are better off for Barney
Franks service.
Chuck Wolfe, CEO of the Gay & Lesbian
Victory Fund, said the announcement may
mean Franks political career is coming to
an end, but added the lawmakers legacy
will outlive us all.
His decision to come out as gay
more than two decades ago gave LGBT
Americans an authentic voice and a
persistent champion in Washington,
Wolfe said. He has used that voice
loudly and often, speaking personally,
humorously and effectively about the
hopes and challenges of Americans who
are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
We will miss that voice very much.
The Victory Fund has endorsed the re-
election bids of gay Reps. Polis and Cicilline.
The organization also backs the election to
Congress of non-incumbent Pocan as well
as Mark Takano in California and State Rep.
Marko Liias in Washington State.
Jerame Davis, interim executive director
of the National Stonewall Democrats, said
his organization is saddened by Franks
retirement. The lawmaker helped found
the organization in 1999.
Not only is he full of searing ripostes
and witty bon mots, he has been a tireless
advocate for LGBT equality for decades,
Davis said. He has been an original co-
sponsor of almost every pro-LGBT piece
of legislation introduced in the House and
he strongly championed the Hate Crimes
Act and the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
both of which are now law.
Praise for Frank also came from other
lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Polis, whos
poised to become the most senior openly
gay member of Congress upon Franks
retirement, commended Frank for his
work in Congress on LGBT issues and
nancial reform.
Barney Frank was a groundbreaking
pioneer and one of the most insightful,
knowledgeable and humorous people
ever to grace the halls of Congress, Polis
said. We will miss his leadership on a
wide range of issues from ghting to
reign in Wall Streets excesses and working
to stabilize our economy to standing up
for equal rights for LGBT Americans and
curtailing runaway Pentagon spending.
Congressman Frank championed the
rights of all Americans, the economic
security of all of our families, and a politics
of inclusion and hope. Its a great loss for
the Congress but Barney leaves behind an
enviable record of accomplishment. I will
miss his presence every day.
Frank took leadership roles in advancing
many pro-LGBT initiatives through
Congress, but is perhaps best known
for his work on the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act, which he sponsors in
the House. The legislation would bar anti-
LGBT discrimination in most situations in
the public and private workforce.
The lawmakers leadership on that
bill proved controversial in 2007 when a
version passed on the House oor by a
vote of 235-184 at the expense of stripping
out protections from the legislation
for transgender people. Frank moved
forward with the non-inclusive bill saying
the votes werent present to pass ENDA
with gender identity language.
But the decision riled transgender
activists and many LGBT groups that
dropped their support for that version of
ENDA.
ENDA never saw a vote in the 111th
Congress when Democrats held control
of both the House and Senate as well as
the White House. Some political observers
said backers werent sure about defeating a
motion to recommit on the House oor that
opponents could use to derail the legislation.
Joe Racalto, who worked as a senior
policy adviser for Frank and now serves
as vice president for Freedom to Work,
said Frank was a leader on LGBT issues,
including ENDA, even though the
legislation never became law. Freedom to
Work is a new organization pushing for the
passage of the workplace bill.
Since 1980, Barney Frank has been
the representative for LGBT Americans,
Racalto said. I am both happy for Barney
and sad to see him retire. Barney has
served as a mentor and friend. Because
of his tireless work, my life as well as
the lives of all LGBT Americans are
better. From hate crimes to ENDA to
repeal of [Dont Ask, Dont Tell], Barney
was often the leading voice for our civil
rights in Congress. I cannot emphasize
enough the impact he has made. It is
because of his love for justice and civil
rights that ENDA has a solid foundation
not only in Congress, but overwhelming
support among the American people.
Frank isnt the rst openly gay person
elected to Congress. That distinction goes
to the late Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.),
who came out in 1983 after a male page
revealed at the age of 17 he had a sexual
relationship with the lawmaker. Frank
made his sexual orientation public later in
1987 during his fourth term in ofce.
In 1989, Frank found himself in a scandal
as a result of having engaged in services
four years earlier with a male escort named
Stephen Gobie. Frank later hired Gobie as
a driver and used his House privileges to
waive 33 of Gobies parking tickets. After
Frank discovered that Gobie was running
a prostitution service out of his Capitol Hill
apartment, the lawmaker red him.
Gobie responded by coming out with
his story to the media. In 1990, the House
voted to reprimand Frank by a vote 408-
18. Those efforts in Congress were led
by former Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) who
was later involved in his own scandal after
being caught allegedly soliciting sex from
a male police ofcer in a bathroom at the
Minneapolis airport. Craig has denied that
hes gay, although Frank later accused him
of hypocrisy.
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and humorous people ever to grace the
halls of Congress.
Over the course of the news conference,
Frank took questions on matters including
the sustainability of the nancial reform
law known as Dodd-Frank that he helped
shepherd through Congress and into
law last year and his oversight as House
Financial Services Committee chair of
subprime mortgage lending that some
say contributed to the 2008 nancial
crisis. However, the lawmaker also took a
handful of LGBT-related questions.
Asked why ENDA hasnt yet become
law, Frank said the answer is very simple
and pro-LGBT bills need Democratic
majorities in both chambers of Congress
and a Democratic administration to
become law.
The only way you can get any law
passed that ghts discrimination based on
sexual orientation and/or gender identity is
if you have a Democratic president, House
and Senate, Frank said. Now, people
dont realize how rarely weve had that.
Weve had a Democratic president, House
and Senate for four years out of the 32 Ive
been in Congress. We had it for the rst two
years under Bill Clinton and we had it for
the rst two years under Barack Obama.
Under Clinton, Frank said Americans
hadnt evolved enough in terms of LGBT
rights to pass ENDA, although he said
LGBT rights were advanced by executive
orders enabling LGBT government
workers to have security clearances and
allowing foreigners to claim asylum in the
United States based on their LGBT status.
Frank noted that hate crimes protection
legislation and Dont Ask, Dont Tell
repeal were able to pass during the
111th Congress. As for why ENDA wasnt
among those bills, Frank said a crowded
schedule under which lawmakers worked
on health care reform as well as the issue
of transgender inclusion were factors.
Frank said the recently passed
transgender workplace protections bill in
Massachusetts could be a model for
addressing transgender inclusion issues
for ENDA in Congress because of the
state laws more limited scope omitting
public accommodations.
The Massachusetts Legislature just
passed and the governor signed a bill that
prohibits discrimination on people based
on gender identity, Frank said. They
already had one on sexual orientation.
But its in employment; it does not include
public accommodations. It avoids the
whole issue of what happens in locker
rooms and bathrooms.
Frank added he thinks ENDA will
become law when the Democrats have
control of the White House and both
chambers of Congress.
Given the polarization of this issue
and the extent to which the Republican
Party has moved to a virtually unanimous
overwhelmingly anti-LGBT position
with some exceptions in the Senate on
Dont Ask, Dont Tell itll be the next
time you get a Democratic House, Senate
and president, Frank said.
Frank also commented on the
importance of having openly LGBT
members of Congress, saying, Personal
factors mean a lot. Franks departure could
lead to a reduction in the number of openly
gay members of Congress, although other
candidates are in the running.
Voting in the abstract on an issue is
one thing, Frank said. Telling someone
with whom you have had good personal
relations that you think hes inferior
thats harder. ... If you believe we should
be nishing the ght against ... legal
discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender [identity], it is important to
have people who are gay or transgender
or lesbian in the mix.
As far as issues that werent LGBT-
specic, Frank also responded to what he
thought would happen to Congress after
the 2012 election. He said Democrats
could win control of both chambers
of Congress, but he doesnt believe
Democrats would have sufcient seats for
a workable majority.
I dont think we will have the unusual
circumstances we had of having enough
senators to almost break a libuster, Frank
said. I dont think in either House youre
going to have workable majorities. I guess
thats the best way to put it. I think its very
possible that we will have a Democratic
majority, but I dont think youre going to see
a workable congressional majority for the
next two years in the House or the Senate.
Frank also ruled out the possibility
of being appointed as secretary of
the Department of Housing & Urban
Development. Frank had earlier
expressed interest in the position in
a biography published in 2009. If he
had received such an appointment, he
would have become the rst openly gay
Cabinet member.
My hope that was that Obama would
get elected, we would have four years
under Obamas presidency of Democratic
control and we could establish some
new housing programs, Frank said.
We would establish some new housing
programs and I would like to have the
chance to administer them. Unfortunately,
it didnt work out.
Frank continued that his biggest
disappointment over his congressional
career was that he didnt advance rental
housing programs over which HUD would
have jurisdiction as much as would have liked.
So the reasons that I would have
liked to be secretary of HUD would be
to administer programs that dont exist,
Frank said.
Frank also followed up on comments
he made Monday saying he lived a good
enough life to be rewarded by Newt
Gingrich being the Republican nominee.
The former House speaker is currently the
front-runner among the GOP presidential
candidates, according to some polls.
The lawmaker said he isnt an expert on
the Republican nominating process but
believes the rise of Gingrich is the result of
dissatisfaction with former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney, whom some consider the
establishment candidate for the Republicans.
I must say, when I saw the Sunday
edition of the Union Leader endorse
Newt Gingrich, I guess I channeled my
grandmother, From Joe McQuaids
lips to Gods ears, Frank said. It just
seemed to me given the Freddie Mac
thing, the marital difculties, the other
issues that hes got, the fact that he
was forced to pay a ne by the House
of Representatives _ it just seemed to
me unlikely. I guess, but, again, Im not
an expert on this, the distaste for Mitt
Romney is so strong, it outweighs some
of Gingrichs problems.
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advocate for all Americans in a statement Monday after news broke the lawmaker
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in which he called himself a erce advocate for gay and lesbian Americans.
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Projections far exceed
number of weddings,
local revenue and jobs
When more than 100 same-sex cou-
ples lined up outside the H. Carl Moult-
rie Courthouse of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia on the morning
of March 3, 2010, to apply for marriage
licenses on the rst day of implementa-
tion of the citys Religious Freedom and
Civil Marriage Equality Amendment of
2009, celebration lled the air and D.C.
small business Hello Cupcake distributed
a box of cupcakes to each couple.
Emblematic of efforts by wedding-
related businesses to launch afnity mar-
keting efforts and sales solicitations tar-
geting this new market at the initiation of
marriage equality in the nations capital,
the local confectionery had coordinated
the promotional giveaway with gay D.C.
Council member David Catania (I-At-
Large), who helped distribute the compli-
mentary treats that morning outside the
courthouse.
Catania had been the lead sponsor of
the long awaited, strategically delayed
and carefully constructed legislation, co-
sponsored and rst approved in one of
two required votes by 10 of his 12 Council
colleagues two years ago this week.
Council testimony and media reports
during consideration of the modern mar-
riage bill touted extraordinary local eco-
nomic benets to come once gay and
lesbian couples were permitted to marry
in Washington.
Unfortunately, although no commer-
cial benet was or should be re-
quired to justify the expansion of the
civil right to marry, those projections have
proven overstated and the level of antici-
pated revenue for local businesses has
not materialized.
The shortfall is due to both unrealistic
economic forecasting by some marriage
equality advocates and a notably lower
number of same-sex marriages per-
formed in the District than projected.
The most widely ballyhooed and refer-
enced analysis was provided by the Wil-
liams Institute, a privately nanced think
tank focusing on sexual orientation law
and public policy at the UCLA School of
Law that has released similar reports for
a number of states and is the national
media go-to source on the subject. D.C.
Chief Financial Ofcer Natwar Gandhi
also issued a report with similar ndings.
The groups report indicated that ex-
tending marriage to same-sex couples
would boost the Districts economy by
more than $52.2 million over three years
and generate increases in local govern-
ment tax and fee revenues by $5.4 million
and create approximately 700 new jobs.
The Institutes nancial projections
were based on 14,432 same-sex couples
marrying in D.C. in the rst three years
including 1,882 resident couples and
12,550 couples from surrounding jurisdic-
tions and the rest of the country. District
CFO Gandhi had suggested as many as
21,000 lesbian and gay couples might
marry in the city.
During the rst year of the new law,
a reported 6,600 licenses for all couples
were issued. Although D.C. does not
distinguish between same-sex and het-
erosexual marriages, only 3,100 licenses
were issued during the prior year and in
recent history the number of marriage
licenses varied by only 100 or less from
year to year. Consequently, the introduc-
tion of same-sex marriage in D.C. ap-
pears to have more than doubled the
number of marriage licenses issued dur-
ing the rst year of the expanded law.
However, the resulting estimated num-
ber of same-sex couples married in D.C.
during the initial 12 months represents
only approximately 60 percent of the In-
stitutes projected total of nearly 5,500 in
the rst year.
Based on a requested special statisti-
cal summary provided this week by the
Governmental and Public Relations ofce
of D.C. Courts for the subsequent partial
year current period, the number of same-
sex marriages will likely decline to slightly
more than 2,500 during the second year.
As the pent-up demand of local and
regional gay and lesbian couples desir-
ing to marry is fullled, a more signicant
decline is anticipated for the third year.
As a result, the total number of same-
sex couples expected to marry during the
rst three years of the law will likely rep-
resent little more than half the number
predicted.
The projections for revenue to be ac-
crued by both local businesses and the
District government are also overstated,
based on an estimated average wedding
expenditure for D.C. gay and lesbian resi-
dent couples of nearly $10,000, with non-
resident couples spending less. Although
the study assumed that local same-sex
couples would spend only 25 percent of
the recession-adjusted $38,180 average
spent by D.C. opposite-sex couples, this
cost gure is not common practice or a
realistic nancial assessment of many
same-sex weddings.
The projected creation of 700 new
local jobs is the more unsupportable
advance claim, resulting from political
theoreticians crunching abstract, and
oversized, numbers in a way foreign to
experienced common-sense business
owners. By comparison, each of the six
large Walmart stores to soon open in the
District will each employ only 300 work-
ers.
The successful long-term political
strategy undertaken by community lead-
ers to ensure that D.C. would join the
small number of states adopting mar-
riage equality to date benets everyone
in both direct and indirect ways and is a
contemporary cultural asset for the city,
its business environment and employee
talent attractiveness. Only the anticipat-
ed number of resulting marriages and
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D.C. marriage law engages
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Mark Lee is a local small business manager and long-
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The anticipated number of resulting marriages and
the promise of signicant direct revenues beneting the
local business community and the Districts tax coffers
have proven to be the sole aspects of this
historic achievement divorced from reality.
DCCA works hard to
protect interests of
Dupont residents
Editors note: This piece was written in response to
Mark Lees Nov. 17 column titled, Dupont denizens
doth protest too much.
By DOUG ROGERS
As a gay board member of the Dupont
Circle Citizens Association and a propo-
nent of small business in Dupont Circle,
I nd your commentary a bit pejorative
and divisive. Your use of gay-owned
and gay Dupont Circle ANC area com-
missioner for individuals who represent
your side tacitly implies that DCCA is
somehow anti-gay. As one of two open-
ly gay members of the DCCA board, I
want to make it very clear that this is not
the case, and your attempt to paint us
as such is untrue. DCCA has many gay
members, and every Gay Pride parade in
my memory has included DCCA proudly
marching among the participants.
Secondly, none of the current board
members (10 of us) had anything to do
with the application that the B&B led
in 2001, some 10 years ago. Even if we
had, should we step away from opposing
the cutting of three mature trees and the
paving of an entire front lawn of a historic
mansion? To focus on the years-old de-
bate over expanding the B&B misses the
mark and ignores the facts surrounding
the embassys failure to follow required
procedures, in essence giving the Repub-
lic of Congo a pass for their misdeeds.
DCCA cares about the citizens and
businesses that make up this neighbor-
hood. It is a difcult balance, and I will be
the rst to admit that DCCA has not al-
ways gotten it right. Despite these differ-
ences of opinion, DCCA has done much
to improve the neighborhood since its
founding in 1922. In fact without the ef-
forts of DCCA in years past, we might
not have this wonderful neighborhood
to enjoy. What if DCCA had not stood up
to the business interests of the past who
wanted to build high volume freeways
through our neighborhood? Ever hear of
the proposed inner beltway along U
Street and the freeway down Connecticut
Avenue? What if DCCA had not stopped
the destruction of historic townhomes
throughout the neighborhood by help-
ing to establish historic districts and the
Dupont Conservancy? And what if DCCA
had not fought for more crime prevention
efforts during the drug wars of the 1990s?
Where would your businesses be now? In
Maryland or Virginia?
Currently, DCCA is working on parks
and environmental issues around the
Circle. This past year, DCCA created a
tree-watering program during the dry
summer months and is a signicant part-
ner with Casey Trees to plant trees in Du-
pont. DCCA has also raised funds to sup-
port a number of local community efforts.
Recipients of DCCA charitable donations
this year include: Casey Trees, Dupont
Circle Village, Dupont Festival, the Green
Door, Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets
(Clean Teams), Whitman-Walker Health,
the Historic Medallion program and the
Urban Neighborhood Alliances 17th
Street Festival.
DCCA has historically led the way in
protecting this unique and historically
beautiful neighborhood. Yes, we support
our local and national businesses, but
they do not always come rst. We rep-
resent the citizens of this neighborhood,
and most times we get it right. This pro-
test was one of those times.
After nearly 35 years,
were still serving the local
GLBTQ community
By JOANN KOKINDO,
BRADLEY HILL,
JIM SLATTERY &
MARK CLARK
When asked, Brother, Help Thyself
may not be the rst charity that comes
to mind for most D.C./Baltimore region
GLBTQ residents. So, its time to get re-
acquainted.
Brother, Help Thyself was founded in
1978 by four gay motorcycle clubs in the
District of Columbia and Baltimore and is
one of the rst organizations in the Unit-
ed States to provide funding for GLBTQ
health, cultural and social services. The
rst fundraising drive by the then Capi-
tal Area Board of Leather and Levi Mo-
torcycle Clubs raised $4,518. Today, our
member clubs number 11 and since 1978
we have raised and distributed more than
$2.1 million to more than 130 groups in
our community.
Those grants, many of them small,
have helped numerous bootstrap orga-
nizations start up and then thrive so well
that they outgrew our ability to provide
support. Our grant dollars have also
helped food pantries buy refrigerators
and freezers; service organizations buy
computers and printers to stay in touch
with clients and supporters; care provid-
ers meet the special needs of those suf-
fering from HIV/AIDS; and sex workers
keep free of STDs and remain physically
safe. These are but a sampling of the
ways in which Brother, Help Thyself has
worked over the years on behalf of our
wonderful community.
For a glimpse into Brother, Help Thy-
selfs typical year, lets start with January
when we award grants to organizations
that have applied in the summer of the
previous year. We also give out special
awards to those who work especially
hard for our community. Next, our an-
nual meeting occurs in March and the
board of directors meets on the second
Wednesday of each month. We should
note that all of our meetings are open to
anyone that would like to attend.
As early in the year as possible, we
begin negotiating terms of our biggest
annual fundraiser: Gay and Lesbian Night
at Kings Dominion held in September.
That event has grown from a few hundred
GLBTQ people mixing in with the gen-
eral public to enjoy the rides into what is
now several thousand gathered for our
own exclusive party complete with DJ
and dancing in the street in front of the
Eiffel Tower. Once this event is behind us,
we meet with grant applicants at hear-
ings in late September and early Octo-
ber, where they present on behalf of their
causes. Notable is the fact that each year,
far more is requested than we have in our
treasury. We then spend the remainder of
the year reviewing grant applications and
our clubs vote on allotments to organiza-
tions they wish to support. Simple math-
ematics then determines how much each
grantee will receive.
The year 2013 will be no typical year
for Brother, Help Thyself. We will cele-
brate 35 years of service to the D.C./Bal-
timore regions GLBTQ community. We
hope youll stay tuned as we announce
the exciting details of our 35th Anniver-
sary Gala to be held in conjunction with
the awarding of our 2013 grants.
Throughout each year, Brother, Help
Thyself raises funds and then disburses
direct and matching funds, partners with
grantees and member clubs on fundrais-
ers and other events, acts as a clearing-
house for donated goods and services,
and serves as an information resource to
the GLBTQ community.
Our component organizations now
extend beyond the leather community.
Brother, Help Thyself consists of member-
ship from: the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo
Association, Beltway Bears, Centaur MC,
Chesapeake Bay Bears, C.O.M.M.A.N.D.
MC, the District of Columbia Bear Club,
DC Boys of Leather, Defenders LLC,
Highwaymen TNT, SigMa, and Spartan
MC. Please be on the lookout for events
to benet the charitable work of our or-
ganization. We, and our grantees, appre-
ciate it more than you will know.

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Should we step away from opposing the cutting of three
mature trees and the paving of an entire front lawn
of a historic mansion?
VI EWPOI NT
A reintroduction to Brother, Help Thyself
Doug Rogers is a DCCA board member and has
lived in Dupont Circle since 1998. Reach him at
rogerdo06@hotmail.com.
JoAnn Kokindo, Bradley Hill, Jim Slattery and
Mark Clark are president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer of Brother, Help Thyselfs board of
directors respectively.
We raise funds and disburse direct and
matching funds, partner with grantees and
member clubs on fundraisers and other events,
act as a clearinghouse for donated goods and
services, and serve as an information resource
to the GLBTQ community.
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her owner at a moments notice. This fashionable, discreet
vibrator can be taken almost anywhere and enjoyed at any
time. Rechargeable via USB for added convenience. MIA is
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These holiday-themed appetizer plates
will be a cute addition to any party and
at only $2.95 each, they can be used as
stocking stuffers or gift favors. There are
even three non-holiday designs.
This large snow globe features a model
of the Neville house, complete with oor-
to-ceiling windows, a 50s style replace
and more for $29.95.
For those old school music lovers, this
$399, bright red, pro-ject turntable just
might be the perfect gift. It plays LPs and
45s with true analog audio and features a
USB connection to digitize all that vinyl.
Hills Kitchen (713 D St., S.E.)
Visitors and D.C. natives alike will enjoy
these cookie cutters. The Washington
Monument and Capitol cutters, $3.25
each, are custom made with stainless
steel for the store. Theres also a D.C.
cookie cutter for $1.75 and all the states,
except Hawaii.
VISIT D.C.S BOUNTY OF RETAILERS FOR MEMORABLE HOLIDAY GIFTS
By JULIETTE EBNER
Buying online is fast and
convenient but nothing
says holiday shopping
like hitting up local stores,
having the item
instantly in your hands
and enjoying the
sights and sounds of
Washingtons streets
as you patronize local
businesses. Here are a
few good places
to get you started.
Editors note: This is the second of a ve-part series on holi-
day gift giving. Next week: the seasons best in books, DVDs
and other media.
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$29.95 to $79.95.
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Need more ornaments for the tree? These
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Takoma Metro
Station
Red Line
S & A Beads
Now and Then
Park Florist
Takoma Vision
Polly Sues Vintage
House of Musical Traditions
ArtSpring
Shampoo
Old Takoma Ace Hardware
Ecomassage by Fanny
Video Americain
SunTrust Bank
Marks Kitchen
Middle Eastern Cuisine
Olive Lounge
Takoma Old Town Gallery
The Covered Market
Moonshadow
Zinn Chiropractic
Takoma Park Animal Clinic
Washington Adventist Hospital
Washington Adventist University
BY Morrison Park Pavillion
TPSS Food Co-op
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Willow Street Yoga
Community Printing
The Big Bad Woof
Takoma Theatre
Conservancy
Triangle
Park
The Still Point
Capital City Cheesecake
Roscoes
Takoma Voice / Takomabilia
Amano
Takoma Bicycle
Salon Jam
Artful Framing
Fair Days Play
Soupergirl
Sassy Nail Salon
Trohv
SiTea
Trohv
Marks
Kitchen
7006 Carroll
Ave.
301-270-1884
Tasty Asian and American
dishes, plus wonderful cakes,
pies, cheesecakes, ice cream,
and other desserts. Korean
teacups & other unusual gifts.
markskitchen.com
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mainstreettakoma.org
7071 Carroll Avenue
301-270-7260
Handmade, all-natural
cheesecakes plus soups,
salads, and sandwiches.
capitalcitycheesecakes.com
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Roscoes
Neapolitan Pizzeria
7040 Carroll Ave.
301-920-0804
Wood-fred pizza, panini, &
other fne fare. Full bar.
roscoespizzeria.com
6929 Laurel Ave.
301-891-2323
Gifts, clothing, ethnic art,
whimsical stocking stuffers,
and of course the greatest
collection of beads in the area.
beadstore.com.
Olive
Lounge &
Middle
Eastern
Cuisine
7006 Carroll Ave.
301-270-5154
Takoma Parks favorite local
bar & family-owned restaurant.
middleasterncuisine.com
314 Carroll St., NW, DC
202-609-7177
Hot soups and fresh salads
available for dining in and
to-go. Or order delivery!
thesoupergirl.com
Soupergirl
6902 4th Street, NW, DC
202-525-5386
Taste Something Sexy!
Organic, fairly traded exotic
Teas & Spices Cookies,
Pastries, Soup of the Day
Infusers, Tea Pots & more!
SiTeaSpice.com
201 Ethan Allen Ave.
301-891-2667
Takoma Park and Silver
Spring Natural Food Co-op
specializing in organic foods.
tpss.coop
shop locally this holiday season.
TAKOMA PARK SILVER SPRING
Sponsored by the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op, proud supporter of our neighborhood.
7006 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park
301-270-1884
www.markskitchen.com
Vegetarian
Asian
American
3 blocks from Takoma Metro
Free parking behind the restaurant
Restaurant Beneft:
Tuesday, May 20
Takoma Childrens School
a place where vegetarians and
carnivores can dine without losing
respect for one another
shampoo
7009 Carroll Ave
301-270-3551
Family haircare salon
with a personal touch.
Expertise in coloring
and setting.
Takoma Vision
6916 Laurel Avenue
301-270-2020
Professional eyecare
& services.
takomavision.com
Takoma Bicycle
7030 Carroll Avenue
301-270-0202
Takoma Parks neighborhood
bike shop.
takomabicycle.com
One Columbia Ave.
301-920-0801
Acupuncture, massage, holistic
nutrition counseling, classes in
yoga, tai chi, qigong
& more.
stillpointmindandbody.com
6937 Laurel Ave.
301-270-4464
Serving the Takoma Park
community for over ten years.
Hard to fnd flms.
videoamericain.com
Takoma Old Town
Gallery
7002 Carroll Ave.
301-270-2341
Antique furniture, photographs,
pottery and jewelry.
takomaoldtowngallery.com
6927 Laurel Ave.
301-270-2210
Gifts, jewelry, boxed cards,
calendars, toys, yarn,
home goods.
A beautiful array of gifts for the
young & the young at heart
...all chosen with care for you,
your home, and your loved ones.
6927 Laurel Ave. * Takoma Park, MD
301.270.2210
Now open Mondays for the holidays.
Gifts * Toys * Yarn * Jewel ry
Find us on Facebook at nowand then
7034 Carroll Ave.
301-270-1140
A unique collection of clothing,
jewelry, footwear, gifts &
accessories for work and play.
One-stop shopping for all your
seasonal needs.
amanotakoma.com
The Covered Market
7000-D Carroll Ave.
301-270-1219
Furniture, home textiles,
jewelry, gifts, pillows, lamps,
and kilims from Turkey.
thecoveredmarket.net
House of
Musical
Traditions
7010 Westmoreland Ave.
301-270-9090
World and American folk
instruments, books, &
recordings since 1972.
hmtrad.com.
202-291-2404
Specializing in premium,
organic, & raw foods. Eco-
friendly & way cool stuff for pets.
thebigbadwoof.com
7050 Carroll Avenue
301-270-4999
Fun starts here:
Toys, books, puzzles, sports &
games for the kid in everyone.
Open every day, call for
extended hours for the holidays.
6921 Laurel Ave
301-270-1848
Fine foral arrangements and
gifts. Proudly serving the
Takoma Park area
since 1935.
ParkFlorist.us
PollySues
Vintage Shop
6915 Laurel Ave.
301-270-5511
Mens and womens vintage
clothing from the 1880s to the
1980s. Retro-inspired gifts,
clothing, and accessories.
Artful
Framing
and
Gallery
7050 Carroll Ave
301-270-2427
Quality custom framing and
artwork and oil painting
restoration.
artfulframing.com
Takoma
Park
Animal
Clinic
7330 Carroll Avenue
301-270-4700
Topnotch small animal medicine
in a friendly, caring atmosphere.
Grooming, boarding,
and accessories.
tpacvets.com
Salon Jam
7054 Carroll Ave.
301-270-4477
Hip haircuts, highlights, facial
waxing, perms, color....
6979 Maple Street, NW
202-726-4017
Call today for
same-day printing.
communityprintingdc.com
Moonshadow
Antiques &
Vintage
7000-C Carroll Ave.
301-270-8775
Featuring vintage jewlery,
clothing & accessories: paper
& ephemera, deco & retro
collectibles, etc.
moonshadowantiques.com
Zinn Chiropractic
7000 Carroll Ave.
301-853-6074
Chiropractic with a neurological
and biomechanical approach.
community for over 20 years.
zinnchiropractic.net
Sassy
Nail Spa
6910 4th St., NW, DC
202-726-5557
Manicures, pedicures,
massages, facials!
mysassynailspa.com
Ecomassage by
Fanny Mandelberger
Center for the Healitng Arts
6935 Carroll Ave.
301-256-5047
Create your new eco-system.
mainstreettakoma.org/
massagebyfanny
7014B Westmoreland Ave.
A community art store in
support of Pyramid Atlantic.
artspringsilverspring.com
202-829-2941
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discovered or found.
trohvshop.com
6930 Carroll
Ave. #100
301-270-8038
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Something for
every body.
willowstreetyoga.com
7001 Carroll Ave.
240-839-5170
Your one-stop shop for
home maintenance products
and services.
acehardwaredc.com
6931 Laurel Ave.
301-891-1858
suntrust.com
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S & A Beads
Now and Then
Park Florist
Takoma Vision
Polly Sues Vintage
House of Musical Traditions
ArtSpring
Shampoo
Old Takoma Ace Hardware
Ecomassage by Fanny
Video Americain
SunTrust Bank
Marks Kitchen
Middle Eastern Cuisine
Olive Lounge
Takoma Old Town Gallery
The Covered Market
Moonshadow
Zinn Chiropractic
Takoma Park Animal Clinic
Washington Adventist Hospital
Washington Adventist University
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TPSS Food Co-op
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Takoma Theatre
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The Still Point
Capital City Cheesecake
Roscoes
Takoma Voice / Takomabilia
Amano
Takoma Bicycle
Salon Jam
Artful Framing
Fair Days Play
Soupergirl
Sassy Nail Salon
Trohv
SiTea
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Marks
Kitchen
7006 Carroll
Ave.
301-270-1884
Tasty Asian and American
dishes, plus wonderful cakes,
pies, cheesecakes, ice cream,
and other desserts. Korean
teacups & other unusual gifts.
markskitchen.com
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7071 Carroll Avenue
301-270-7260
Handmade, all-natural
cheesecakes plus soups,
salads, and sandwiches.
capitalcitycheesecakes.com
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Roscoes
Neapolitan Pizzeria
7040 Carroll Ave.
301-920-0804
Wood-fred pizza, panini, &
other fne fare. Full bar.
roscoespizzeria.com
6929 Laurel Ave.
301-891-2323
Gifts, clothing, ethnic art,
whimsical stocking stuffers,
and of course the greatest
collection of beads in the area.
beadstore.com.
Olive
Lounge &
Middle
Eastern
Cuisine
7006 Carroll Ave.
301-270-5154
Takoma Parks favorite local
bar & family-owned restaurant.
middleasterncuisine.com
202-609-7177
Hot soups and fresh salads
available for dining in and
to-go. Or order delivery!
thesoupergirl.com
Soupergirl
6902 4th Street, NW, DC
202-525-5386
Taste Something Sexy!
Organic, fairly traded exotic
Teas & Spices Cookies,
Pastries, Soup of the Day
Infusers, Tea Pots & more!
SiTeaSpice.com
201 Ethan Allen Ave.
301-891-2667
Takoma Park and Silver
Spring Natural Food Co-op
specializing in organic foods.
tpss.coop
shop locally this holiday season.
TAKOMA PARK SILVER SPRING
Sponsored by the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op, proud supporter of our neighborhood.
7006 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park
301-270-1884
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Vegetarian
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American
3 blocks from Takoma Metro
Free parking behind the restaurant
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Takoma Childrens School
a place where vegetarians and
carnivores can dine without losing
respect for one another
shampoo
7009 Carroll Ave
301-270-3551
Family haircare salon
with a personal touch.
Expertise in coloring
and setting.
Takoma Vision
6916 Laurel Avenue
301-270-2020
Professional eyecare
& services.
takomavision.com
Takoma Bicycle
7030 Carroll Avenue
301-270-0202
Takoma Parks neighborhood
bike shop.
takomabicycle.com
One Columbia Ave.
301-920-0801
Acupuncture, massage, holistic
nutrition counseling, classes in
yoga, tai chi, qigong
& more.
stillpointmindandbody.com
6937 Laurel Ave.
301-270-4464
community for over ten years.
Hard to fnd flms.
videoamericain.com
Takoma Old Town
Gallery
7002 Carroll Ave.
301-270-2341
Antique furniture, photographs,
pottery and jewelry.
takomaoldtowngallery.com
6927 Laurel Ave.
301-270-2210
Gifts, jewelry, boxed cards,
calendars, toys, yarn,
home goods.
A beautiful array of gifts for the
young & the young at heart
...all chosen with care for you,
your home, and your loved ones.
6927 Laurel Ave. * Takoma Park, MD
301.270.2210
Now open Mondays for the holidays.
Gifts * Toys * Yarn * Jewel ry
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7034 Carroll Ave.
301-270-1140
A unique collection of clothing,
jewelry, footwear, gifts &
accessories for work and play.
One-stop shopping for all your
seasonal needs.
amanotakoma.com
The Covered Market
7000-D Carroll Ave.
301-270-1219
Furniture, home textiles,
jewelry, gifts, pillows, lamps,
and kilims from Turkey.
thecoveredmarket.net
House of
Musical
Traditions
7010 Westmoreland Ave.
301-270-9090
World and American folk
instruments, books, &
recordings since 1972.
hmtrad.com.
202-291-2404
Specializing in premium,
organic, & raw foods. Eco-
friendly & way cool stuff for pets.
thebigbadwoof.com
7050 Carroll Avenue
301-270-4999
Fun starts here:
Toys, books, puzzles, sports &
games for the kid in everyone.
Open every day, call for
extended hours for the holidays.
6921 Laurel Ave
301-270-1848
Fine foral arrangements and
gifts. Proudly serving the
Takoma Park area
since 1935.
ParkFlorist.us
PollySues
Vintage Shop
6915 Laurel Ave.
301-270-5511
Mens and womens vintage
clothing from the 1880s to the
1980s. Retro-inspired gifts,
clothing, and accessories.
Artful
Framing
and
Gallery
7050 Carroll Ave
301-270-2427
Quality custom framing and
artwork and oil painting
restoration.
artfulframing.com
Takoma
Park
Animal
Clinic
7330 Carroll Avenue
301-270-4700
Topnotch small animal medicine
in a friendly, caring atmosphere.
Grooming, boarding,
and accessories.
tpacvets.com
Salon Jam
7054 Carroll Ave.
301-270-4477
Hip haircuts, highlights, facial
waxing, perms, color....
6979 Maple Street, NW
202-726-4017
Call today for
same-day printing.
communityprintingdc.com
Moonshadow
Antiques &
Vintage
7000-C Carroll Ave.
301-270-8775
Featuring vintage jewlery,
clothing & accessories: paper
& ephemera, deco & retro
collectibles, etc.
moonshadowantiques.com
Zinn Chiropractic
7000 Carroll Ave.
301-853-6074
Chiropractic with a neurological
and biomechanical approach.
community for over 20 years.
zinnchiropractic.net
Sassy
Nail Spa
6910 4th St., NW, DC
202-726-5557
Manicures, pedicures,
massages, facials!
mysassynailspa.com
Ecomassage by
Fanny Mandelberger
Center for the Healitng Arts
6935 Carroll Ave.
301-256-5047
Create your new eco-system.
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massagebyfanny
7014B Westmoreland Ave.
A community art store in
support of Pyramid Atlantic.
artspringsilverspring.com
202-829-2941
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6930 Carroll
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301-270-8038
yoga.
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meditation.
Something for
every body.
willowstreetyoga.com
7001 Carroll Ave.
240-839-5170
home maintenance products
and services.
acehardwaredc.com
6931 Laurel Ave.
301-891-1858
suntrust.com
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These nutcrackers just might be whats
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table or any other surface and with prices
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chance of nding the perfect one.
Stem (1412 U St., N.W.)
For the fashion-forward men and
women on your list, dont miss Stem,
which features handmade collections of
accessories and leather goods, like this
sturdy and stylish leather bag.
Home Rule (1807 14th St., N.W.)
A solar-powered lantern, Dreamlights
looks like reies in a jar. The LED lights
can be set to come on at night or with
a shake. At $29.95, this could be a great
gift for a kid afraid of the dark or mood
lighting on a date.
These coasters, with Middle Eastern-
inspired designs, come in sets of two for
$14.99 and six for $34.99.
Looking for a gift for the chef? Try $20
onion goggles protect eyes from the vapors
that case irritation and tears while chopping.
Pulp (1803 14th St., N.W.)
Want to spread a little Pride this holiday
season? Try decorating the tree with
rainbow ornaments that come in a set of
six for $12.95.
Theres also a rainbow disco ball for
$5.99 that can be hung on the tree,
rearview mirror or just about anywhere.
Need something to help get through time
with the in-law? A D.C. ask for $14.95 is a
great way to get that little bit of liquid courage.
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Everything you love is close to home Alexandrias thriving art scene,
critically acclaimed restaurants, and chic boutiques nestled in
distinctive neighborhoods. For events and restaurant reservations, go
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You could easily do all your holiday
shopping in Takoma Park and one of the best
places to start is Trohv. Its lled with great gift
ideas, from home accessories to furniture
to kids toys, like these unique stuffed Blabla
dolls knitted by Peruvian artisans.
American Plant (5258 and 7405
River Rd., Bethesda; 10106
Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Va.)
From orchids and custom arrangements
to pots and garden furniture, American
Plants three area locations offer great gift
ideas for the gardener in your life. Youll
also nd cut trees, garland and poinsettias
to deck your own halls with maximum style.
Bakerseld Rugs (5928 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA)
A rug may seem like an unlikely holiday
gift, but try surprising your signicant
other with a gift that will transform your
home. Todays rug manufacturers are
using a variety of richer, more updated
colors in their designs. The rug featured
here is part of Bakerselds Transitional
Collection (5x7 is $379 and 8x11 is $749).
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BALTIMORE CITY PAPER - Best Home Accessories (Reader's Poll, 2010), Best Home
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Trohv is an inventive, award-winning home and gift shop that playfully blends urban grit
and southern sensibility, new and vintage, and traditional and modern aesthetics to create
an inspired sense of home and personal style. Come visit our second and larger location in
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Ftiredness
Floss of appetite
Your doctor should see you and do blood tests often to check your liver
function during the rst 18 weeks of treatment with VIRAMUNE. You should
continue to have your liver checked regularly during your treatment with
VIRAMUNE. It is important for you to keep all of your doctor appointments.
2. Severe rash and skin reactions: Skin rash is the most common
side effect of VIRAMUNE. Most rashes happen in the rst 6 weeks
of taking VIRAMUNE. Rashes and skin reactions may be severe,
life-threatening, and in some people, may lead to death. Stop
using VIRAMUNE and call your doctor right away if you get a rash
with any of the following symptoms:
Fblisters
Fmouth sores
Fred or inamed eyes, like pink eye (conjunctivitis)
Fliver problems (see symptoms of liver problems above)
Fswelling of your face
Ffever
Ffeel unwell or like you have the u
Ftiredness
Fmuscle or joint aches
If your doctor tells you to stop treatment with VIRAMUNE because you
have had any of the serious liver or skin problems described above,
you should never take VIRAMUNE again.
See the section What are the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE?
for more information.
What is VIRAMUNE?
VIRAMUNE is a prescription medicine used to treat Human
Immunodeciency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired
Immune Deciency Syndrome).
VIRAMUNE is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a non-nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). VIRAMUNE works by lowering the amount
of HIV in your blood (viral load). You must take VIRAMUNE with other
anti-HIV medicines. When you take VIRAMUNE with other anti-HIV
medicines, VIRAMUNE can lower your viral load and increase the number
of CD4
+
cells (T cells). CD4
+
cells are a type of immune helper cell in the
blood. VIRAMUNE may not have these effects in every person.
VIRAMUNE comes in 3 different forms. This Medication Guide provides
information about all 3 forms of VIRAMUNE.
FVIRAMUNE tablets FVIRAMUNE oral suspension
FVIRAMUNE XR extended release tablets
VIRAMUNE XR extended-release tablets are not for use in children.
VIRAMUNE does not cure HIV or AIDS, and it is not known if it will help
you live longer with HIV. People taking VIRAMUNE may still get infections
common in people with HIV (opportunistic infections). It is very important
that you stay under the care of your doctor.
It is not known if VIRAMUNE lowers the chance of passing HIV to other
people. Effective treatment combined with safer sex practices, may
reduce the chance of passing HIV to others through sexual contact. Always
practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom or other barrier
method to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body uids such as
semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Never re-use or share needles. Take
your HIV medicines as prescribed.
Who should not take VIRAMUNE?
Tell your doctor if you have or have had liver problems. Your doctor may tell
you not to take VIRAMUNE if you have certain liver problems.
VIRAMUNE is only for people diagnosed with HIV. If you have not been
diagnosed as HIV positive, then do not take VIRAMUNE.
What should I tell my doctor before taking VIRAMUNE?
Before you take VIRAMUNE, tell your doctor if you:
F have or have had hepatitis (inammation of your liver) or problems with
your liver. See What is the most important information I should
know about VIRAMUNE? and Who should not take VIRAMUNE?
Freceive dialysis
Fhave skin problems, such as a rash
F are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if VIRAMUNE
will harm your unborn baby.
Pregnancy Registry: There is a pregnancy registry for women who
take antiviral medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of the registry
is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to
your doctor about how you can take part in this registry.
F are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. VIRAMUNE can pass
into your breast milk and may harm your baby. It is also recommended
that HIV-positive women should not breast-feed their babies. Do not
breast-feed during treatment with VIRAMUNE. Talk to your doctor about
the best way to feed your baby.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and
herbal supplements. VIRAMUNE may affect the way other medicines work,
and other medicines may affect how VIRAMUNE works.
You should not take VIRAMUNE if you also take:
FSt. Johns Wort. St. Johns Wort can lower the amount of VIRAMUNE in
your body.
Fefavirenz (Sustiva
, Atripla
). Efavirenz may cause you to have an

increased chance of side effects.
Fatazanavir (Reyataz
)
Flopinavir and ritonavir (Kaletra
)
Ffosamprenavir calcium (Lexiva
)
Fitraconazole (Sporanox
)
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)
rifampin (Rifadin
, Rifamate
, Rifater
)
Birth control pills. Birth control pills taken o] mouth (oral contraceptivesj
and other hormone t]pes of oirth control ma] not work to prevent
pregnanc]. Talk with ]our doctor aoout other t]pes of oirth control that
]ou can use to prevent pregnanc] during treatment with VlRANUhE.
Also tell ]our doctor if ]ou take.
clarithrom]cin (Biaxin
j nelnavir mes]late (Viracept
)
Fuconazole (DiFucan
j rifaoutin (N]cooutin
)
indinavir sulfate (Crixivan
j warfarin (Coumadin
, Jantoven
)
methadone saquinavir mes]late (lnvirase
)
If you are not sure if you take a medicine above, ask your doctor or
pharmacist.
Know the medicines ]ou take. Keep a list of them to show ]our doctor or
pharmacist when ]ou get a new medicine.
How should I take VIRAMUNE?
VlRANUhE is alwa]s taken in comoination with other anti-HlV medications.
Take VlRANUhE exactl] as ]our doctor tells ]ou to take it. Do not change
]our dose unless ]our doctor tells ]ou to.
You should never take more than one form of VlRANUhE at the same
time. Talk to ]our doctor if ]ou have an] questions.
Do not crush or chew VlRANUhE XR extended-release taolets.
You ma] take VlRANUhE with or without food.
Do not miss a dose of VlRANUhE, oecause this could make HlV harder
to treat. lf ]ou miss a dose of VlRANUhE, take the missed dose as soon
as ]ou rememoer. lf it is almost time for ]our next dose, do not take the
missed dose, just take the next dose at ]our regular time. Do not take
two doses at the same time.
lf ]ou stop taking VlRANUhE for more than 7 da]s, ask ]our doctor how
much to take oefore ]ou start taking it again. You ma] need to oegin
taking the VlRANUhE starting dose again, which is taken 1 time each
da] for 14 da]s.
Starting VIRAMUNE tablets:
1. Your doctor should start ]ou with 1 dose each da] to lower ]our chance
of getting a serious rash. It is important that you only take 1 dose of
VIRAMUNE each day for the rst 14 days.
Call your doctor right away if you get a skin rash during the rst
14 days of VIRAMUNE treatment and do not increase ]our dose to
2 times a da].
You should never take ]our starting dose for longer than 28 da]s.
lf after 28 da]s ]ou are still receiving this starting dose oecause
]ou have a rash, ]ou and ]our doctor should talk aoout prescrioing
another HlV medicine for ]ou instead of VlRANUhE.
Do not increase your dose to 2 times a day if you have a rash.
2. Da] 15, ]ou will take 1 VlRANUhE taolet two times a da].
Starting VIRAMUNE XR extended-release tablets and this is the rst
time you are taking any form of VIRAMUNE:
1. Your doctor should start ]ou with 1 dose of VlRANUhE taolets each da]
to lower ]our chance of getting a serious rash. It is important that you
only take 1 dose of VIRAMUNE each day for the rst 14 days.
Call your doctor right away if you get a skin rash during
the rst 14 days of VIRAMUNE treatment and do not increase ]our
dose to 2 times a da].
You should never take ]our starting dose for longer than 28 da]s.
lf after 28 da]s ]ou are still receiving this starting dose oecause
]ou have a rash, ]ou and ]our doctor should talk aoout prescrioing
another HlV medicine for ]ou instead of VlRANUhE.
Do not start VIRAMUNE XR extended-release tablets if you have
a rash.
2. Da] 15, ]ou will take 1 VlRANUhE XR extended-release taolet each da].
Switching from VIRAMUNE tablets to VIRAMUNE XR extended-release
tablets:
1. Take VlRANUhE XR extended-release taolet 1 time a da].
If you take VIRAMUNE Oral Suspension:
lf ]ou or ]our child takes VlRANUhE suspension (liquidj, shake it gentl]
oefore each use. Use an oral dosing s]ringe or dosing cup to measure
the right dose. The oral dosing s]ringe and dosing cup are not provided
with VlRANUhE 8uspension. Ask ]our pharmacist for a s]ringe or cup
if ]ou do not have one.
After drinking the medicine, fll the dosing cup with water and drink it to
make sure ]ou get all the medicine.
lf the dose is less than 1 teaspoon (5 mlj, use the s]ringe instead of
the dosing cup.
What are the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE?
VlRANUhE ma] cause serious side effects, including.
8ee What is the most important information I should know about
VIRAMUNE?
Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution
Syndrome) can happen when ]ou start taking HlV medicines. Your
immune s]stem ma] get stronger and oegin to fght infections that
have oeen hidden in ]our ood] for a long time. Tell ]our doctor if ]ou
start having new s]mptoms after starting ]our HlV medicine.
Changes in body fat can happen in some people who take
antiretroviral therap]. These changes ma] include increased amount
of fat in the upper oack and neck ("ouffalo hump"j, oreast, and around
the middle of ]our ood] (trunkj. loss of fat from ]our legs, arms, and
face can also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these
proolems are not known at this time.
The most common side effect of VlRANUhE is rash.
Tell ]our doctor if ]ou have an] side effect that oothers ]ou or that does
not go awa].
These are not all the possiole side effects of VlRANUhE. For more
information, ask ]our doctor or pharmacist.
Call ]our doctor for medical advice aoout side effects. You ma] report side
effects to FDA at 1-8OO-FDA-1O88.
How should I store VIRAMUNE?
8tore VlRANUhE at 59F to 8OF (15C to 8OCj.
Throw awa] VlRANUhE that is no longer needed or out-of-date.
Keep VIRAMUNE and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about VIRAMUNE.
Nedicines are sometimes prescrioed for purposes other than those listed
in a Nedication 0uide. Do not use VlRANUhE for a condition for which it
was not prescrioed. Do not give VlRANUhE to other people, even if the]
have the same condition ]ou have. lt ma] harm them.
This Nedication 0uide summarizes the most important information aoout
VlRANUhE. lf ]ou would like more information, talk with ]our doctor. You
can ask ]our pharmacist or doctor for information aoout VlRANUhE that is
written for health professionals.
For more information, go to www.viramune.com or www.viramunexr.com
or call Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, lnc., at 1-8OO-542-O257, or
(TTYj 1-8OO-459-99OO.
What are the ingredients in VIRAMUNE?
Active ingredient. nevirapine
lnactive ingredients.
VIRAMUNE Tablets: microcr]stalline cellulose, lactose monoh]drate,
povidone, sodium starch gl]colate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and
magnesium stearate
VIRAMUNE Oral Suspension: caroomer 984P, meth]lparaoen, prop]lparaoen,
soroitol, sucrose, pol]soroate 8O, sodium h]droxide, and purifed water
VIRAMUNE XR Tablets: lactose monoh]drate, h]promellose, iron oxide,
and magnesium stearate
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By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Ahhhh Tori. How she likes to keep us guessing.
The creatively restless singer, who
released current album Night of Hunters
in September on the classical label Deutsche
Grammophon, is touring the complex
concept album now with a show that brings
her Monday to Washington at her usual
concert spot DAR Constitution Hall, where
she played for her Sinful Attraction Tour
(2009) and American Doll Posse World Tour
(2007) among other jaunts.
Tickets were still available as of Blade
press time. Prior to leaving on the tour, which
kicked off in late September in Finland and
has found her in both Russia and South Africa
in addition to her usual European stops (she
opened in the U.S. this week in Philadelphia),
Amos, 48, spent time by phone from her
Florida home to talk about the album, the
tour, her gay fans and how she maintains such
precision at the piano.
WASHINGTON BLADE: After many years
with Atlantic, youve recorded for several big
labels in the last 10 years or so and now, rather
unexpectedly, this new album is for Deutsche
Grammophon. Is this industry tumultuousness,
logistics, your choice or what?
TORI AMOS: A lot of people have common
bonds who were at these labels and whats
funny, well, not funny, but Doug Morris who
was running Atlantic when I was there, so he
would say, Tori, I didnt leave, they forced me
out. He left this year to go to Sony, so I think
people do jump around depending on who the
people are at any given time. For me, Id fullled
my commitment to Universal and Deutsche
Grammophon kind of tracked me down and Dr.
Alex Buhr said, Look, I know youre working on
a musical, but I think you should consider a 21st
century song cycle based on classical themes.
I was like, Are you serious, thats a very tall
order. He said, Dont you want a challenge,
dont you want to do something different? I
said, Well nobody has approached me, so he
said, Deutsche Grammophon wants you to try
this. I thought how many times in life do you
get offered something like this with the support
of one of the great classical labels of all time? I
said, OK, youre going to have to send me lots
and lots of good music, loads of classical music.
So Night of Hunters is really based on themes
from classical music over the last 400 years.
BLADE: What kind of instrumentation will
you use for the tour?
AMOS: Were going out with a string quartet
and that just seemed to make sense. They play
with such a high caliber that it was really quite
tempting. And yet theyre very young, in their
late 20s and early 30s so theyre very passionate
about their playing and I thought this would be
a good balance. Theyre so passionate about
classical music and early 20th century music and
they played on the record. So then I thought
why not arrange some of the catalogue just for
strings, piano and vocal and so were doing some
of the older songs in that conguration. Were
just starting some of that now. Once we get to
America, we should have more in our repertoire.
BLADE: Youre well known for varying your
set list from night to night. When you have
songs like the ones from this new album or,
say, another concept album like Scarlets
Walk, is it problematic sequencing them
with others into a live show that will ow
either musically or thematically?
AMOS: When Im traveling, I think the key is
that when you go into a city, you really have to
take stock of the emotional temperature there,
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Hunters tour to D.C. Monday
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Local singer/songwriter Joey Salinas is back doing what he loves releasing music.
After spending years variously in Chicago, El Salvador, Los Angeles, New
York and San Francisco, the 27-year-old has settled in Arlington. The gay singer/
songwriter released his third album Identity: Chapter 1 in August.
What makes me different from other artists is that I use a blend of many
genres to come up with my sound with an independent artist approach, he
says. My music is built to entertain the masses while drawing in fans that can
understand and appreciate good songwriting and music. My dream is that my
music will set an example for others wanting to pursue this career path that they
can do it without having a major label record deal.
He says his music mixes pop, R&B and dance. He plans two further installments
of the Identity series. His other albums include his 2005 debut In the
Beginning and 2008s And Then There Was Alexander. Visit joeysalinas.com
for more information on his music.
Salinas, who says he doesnt know how to relax, enjoys kayaking, swimming,
traveling, movies and photography when hes not making music. Hes single.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
I have been out since I was 18. It was
the hardest to tell my Dad. Although
I havent ofcially told him, he was
aware enough to acknowledge the
person I was with at the time as my
boyfriend. Cool moment yet awkward.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Karen Walker from Will & Grace
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
Past: I lived at Nation; present: I live at
Cobalt (Friday nights with DJ Keenan Orr!)
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
I dont think of getting married
actually. But Im sure if it were to happen,
it would be intimate and in a very
beautiful location with a nice backdrop.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Bringing back music programs and
arts to schools! Its such an overlooked
subject and I think kids growing up in
this new generation need something
more than just statistics and historic
references in their brains. Life is full of
creativity and kids today should have the
chance to explore that as an outlet and
have the ability to develop that just as
much as developing their knowledge in
every other subject they learn in school.
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
If it wouldnt cause a chain reaction
and affect anything else to make it
worse, Id change the U.S. going
immediately into war with Iraq after the
9-11 attacks.
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
The day Michael Jackson died.
Obamas inauguration was also
memorable but I consider that more of a
historical event.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
I insist on people not smoking anything
around me. I dont smoke and I hate inhaling
that crap. However, what anyone else does
with their lungs is their own business. But I
like to keep mine smoke free.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
ON BOTH: I challenge you all to get
Identity: Chapter I & get 10 friends to
get it & have them tell 10 of their friends.
#WhoAmI? http://itun.es/iBD4xm
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
Shenanigans
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Id be wary. That doesnt sound like a
good thing. Id rather science discover a
way to provide someone with acceptance
of other peoples differences instead.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
I believe in spirituality, karma and
balance.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
I dont have any other advice aside
from listen to the youth of today. They
will be the ones left behind to pick up
where they leave off.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
My family and Strawberry Shortcake
from Roy Rogers. (Remember those?)
WHAT GAY STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
The one gay stereotype that MOST
annoys me is that all gay men are limp-
wristed. All because I enjoy passionate,
rough sex with a man does not mean
that I also enjoy wearing a dress or
acting like a female. Stereotypes are
a sign of ignorance, and we can only
change that by educating. So I try to do
that as much as I can.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
But Im a cheerleader!
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
The use of the word like!
WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
Billboard Award
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD KNOWN
AT 18?
Wish Id known the guy I was with was a
complete asshole! (Were cool now though.)
WHY WASHINGTON?
Family ties
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mined for Dickens
classic parody
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
You dont have to be a hardcore show
tune fan to enjoy A Broadway Christmas
Carol but it certainly helps.
Created by Kathy Feininger,
MetroStages holiday musical offering
employs melodies from scads of hit scores
including Les Misrables, Damn
Yankees, The Phantom of the Opera,
Cabaret and more (all with cleverly
adapted lyrics) to tell Charles Dickens
holiday classic in a fast-paced, comic style.
Performed by a fabulously talented trio,
its an amusing, toe-tapping good time.
So dont expect to experience
a fully realized Ebenezer Scrooge
transformational journey. You wont. This is
less heartwarming old chestnut and more
of a campy romp (for those old enough
to remember think the Carol Burnett
Shows send up of Hollywoods golden
era). Here, penny-pinching Scrooge
(played by talented gay actor Michael
Sharp who also directs and choreographs)
sings, mugs and dances his way from
miserable miser to grateful geezer.
Still the essential plot points are met
and each of the tales many familiar
characters make an appearance but not
necessarily as you might remember them.
Jacob Marleys ghost inexplicably shows
up as a buxom, gum-cracking Mae West
and the ghost of Christmas present is in
fact a prettily wrapped present who orders
Scrooge to touch her box. And those
allegorical twins Want and Ignorance
are represented as a pair of hand puppets
la Avenue Q, always ready to blaringly
appeal to Scrooges more sensitive side.
As the Woman Who Isnt Scrooge,
terric Tracey Stephens makes rapid
re costume and character changes to
play every female role in the musical
including a hilariously love-starved do-
gooder, Scrooges myopic rst love Belle,
as well as his late sister, a dimpled and
tap-dancing Baby Fan. Equally good is
Matthew A. Anderson as the Man Who
Isnt Scrooge. Hes especially funny as an
understandably sulky Bob Cratchit and a
spoiled rotten Tiny Tim whose demented
number based on a song from Annie
(Im Going to Walk) Tomorrow is
well worth the price of admission. Sharp,
Stephens and Anderson are all terric
comic actors.
The parodied show tunes are nonstop,
well done and numerous at about 30
ranging from Im In the Money to Bobs
Once a Year Day to It Sucks to Be Thee.
Though Feininger hasnt spoofed too much
from contemporary shows, she has mined
several decades of Broadway gold. For
those who know and like musical theater,
the many tuneful takeoffs and innumerable
inside jokes are especially fun.
Allison Campbells festive set a little
stage upon a stage framed by red and
green bulbs and topped with an enormous
plaid bow charmingly invokes both
Christmas and vaudeville. Off to the side
sits a baby grand piano, where music
director Elisa Rosman accompanies with a
lot of skill and some humor.
Now in its second year at MetroStage
(located on the northern tip of Old Town
Alexandria), A Broadway Christmas
Carol is emerging as somewhat of a
holiday tradition for the company.
At a recent performance, the couple
seated to my left described the show as their
auxiliary annual visit with Mr. Humbug. In
addition to the straight play version they
attend every December, theyre now making
time for the musical too.
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Koz to play Strathmore
Openly gay jazz musician Dave Koz plays the Music Center at Strathmore (5301
Tuckerman Lane) in North Bethesda on Monday at 8 p.m. with special guests Rick Braun,
Jonathan Butler and Candy Dulfer.
Koz and his friends will perform songs from his three holiday albums, December Makes
Me Feel This Way, A Smooth Jazz Christmas by Dave Koz & Friends and Memories
of a Winters Night.
Tickets range from $38 to $72 and can be purchased online at strathmore.org.
For more information on Koz, visit his ofcial website, davekoz.com.
Gay Mens Chorus joins MCC-D.C. for Christmas concert
Metropolitan Community Church of Washington is having its Joy All Over the World
Christmas concert at Lincoln Theater (1215 U St., N.W.) on Saturday at 7 p.m. featuring
special guests the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington and along with soloists Oleta Adams
and Natalie Carter.
The evening will feature traditional holiday classics and some surprises.
Tickets range from $20 to $30 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com. For
more information, visit mccdc.com.
Us Helping Us to present awards
Us Helping Us, People Into Living is having its annual awards reception A Passion for
Living to raise funds and recognize individuals and businesses for their commitment to
ghting the HIV/AIDS epidemic, on Saturday at Arena Stage (1101 6th St., S.W.) from 6
to 9 p.m.
This years honorees are Greg Millet, receiving the Founders Award for outstanding
leadership; Justine Love, receiving the Thurlow Tibbs Award for outstanding community
service; and Janssen Therapeutics, receiving the Chairmans Award for philanthropy.
Millet is a senior behavioral scientists in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the
Centers for Disease Control. He was one of the principal authors of the Presidents
National HIV/AIDS Strategy and is serving as the HHS/CDC liaison to the White Houses
Ofce of National AIDS Policy.
Love is the director of community and public affairs for CBS Radio Washington and
is a known health advocate and cause educator in the community. She has worked with
countless organizations to bring awareness regarding issues plaguing citizens in and
around D.C.
Jewish Film Festival features gay-themed offerings
The 22nd annual Washington Jewish Film Festival opened Thursday but
continues through Dec. 11. Presented by Washington Jewish Community Centers
Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts, the festival features lms that bring life to issues
and create dialogues about issues within the Jewish experience.
This year, the festival will feature two lms with LGBT connections. The lms, I
Shot My Love and Esther and Me, will be shown on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in
the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater (1529 16th St., N.W.).
Esther and Me tells the story of Esther Weintraub, a politically minded
former model and stand-up comedian, and her friendship with lesbian comedian/
comedy producer Lisa Geduldig.
I Shot My Love follows Israeli director Tomer Heymann as he goes to Germany
to present a lm and meets a German dancer, Andreas Merk who moves to Tel
Aviv and must learn to cope with a new relationship, being a German in Israel and
Tomers Jewish mother.
There will also be a pre-lm reception with Israeli wine at 7:45 p.m.
Tickets are $11 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors.
For a complete schedule of lms and more about the festival, visit
washingtondcjcc.org.
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The documentary I Shot My Love tells the story of TOMER HEYMANN, an Israeli, his Jewish
mother and his German lover, ANDREAS MERK.
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FRI, DEC 2
Arlen & Berlin, In Series, Atlas.
202-204-7760. inseries.org.
SAT, DEC 3
An Irish Carol, Keegan Theatre,
Church Street Theater. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro: Are We
There Yet? Corcoran Gallery of Art.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
TUE, DEC 6
Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies,
Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939.
woollymammoth.net.
THU, DEC 8
Guy & Marco Randos Transitions, The Art
League. 703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
NSO Pops: The Perfect Gift - The Canadian
Tenors, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, DEC 3
NSO, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
The Embassy Series: A Luxembourg
Christmas, Embassy of Luxembourg.
202-625-2361. embassyseries.org.
SUN, DEC 4
The Mistorical Hystery of Henry (I)V, WSC
Avant Bard, Artisphere. 888-841-2787.
wscavantbard.org.
MON, DEC 5
Annual Small Works Exhibit & What Art
to Wear, The Art League. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
DEC 2 - DEC 3
Maryland Dance Ensemble, Clarice Smith.
301-405-ARTS.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
DEC 2 - DEC 4
Artful Weekend, Arlington Artists
Alliance, Hendry House. 703-243-7329.
arlingtonartistsalliance.org.
DEC 3 - DEC 4
Dance Exchange in Hammock, Dance
Place. 202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
DEC 5 - DEC 6
Celebrate the Season: Museum of Women
in the Arts Annual Holiday Market,
Museum of Women in the Arts.
202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, DEC 2
The 5 Browns Holiday Show, Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Chamber Music Concert, Friday Morning
Music Club, Calvary Baptist Church.
202-347-8355. fmmc.org.
From the Vaults: The WPA, National
Archives. 202-357-5000. archives.gov.
Andy Warhol 16 mm: The Chelsea Girls,
National Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
SAT, DEC 3
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra,
Church of the Epiphany. 202-633-3030.
residentassociates.org.
Choreography Showcase, Joy of Motion
Dance Center, Jack Guidone Theater.
202-520-3692. joyofmotion.org.
21st Century Consort, Smithsonian
American Art Museum. 202-633-3030.
residentassociates.org.
Top Shelf 2011, SpeakeasyDC, Atlas.
240-888-9751. speakeasydc.com.
SUN, DEC 4
Belly Dance Cabaret, Joy of Motion Dance
Center, Jack Guidone Theater.
202-520-3692. joyofmotion.org.
Christmas with the Camerata, Washington
Mens Camerata, Church of the Epiphany.
202-364-1064. camerata.com.
Pacica String Quartet, National Gallery of
Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Christmas in Leipzig, Washington Bach
Consort, National Presbyterian Church.
202-429-2121. bachconsort.org.
MON, DEC 5
Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour
2011, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
TUE, DEC 6
Evening with author Meryle Secrest,
Arts Club of Washington. 202-331-7282.
artsclubofwashington.org.
WED, DEC 7
70th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl
Harbor: This is No Joke-This is War!, National
Archives. 202-357-5000. archives.gov.
Digital Nomad, National Geographic. 202-
857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
ONGOING STAGE
The Washington Ballet: The Nutcracker,
The Washington Ballet, Warner Theatre.
202-397-7328. washingtonballet.org.
Romeo and Juliet, Synetic Theater,
Crystal City Theatre. 800-494-8497.
synetictheater.org.
Pride and Prejudice, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
The Golden Dragon & Bust, Studio
Theatre. Studiotheatre.org. 202-332-3300.
A Christmas Carol, Fords Theatre.
202-347-4833. fords.org.
The Sound of Music, Olney Theatre
Center. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
The Madman and The Nun, Ambassador
Theater, Flashpoint. 202-315-1305.
aticc.org.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. 30 Americans.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
National Archives. Whats Cooking Uncle
Sam. 202-357-5000. archives.gov.
National Gallery of Art. From
Impressionism to Modernism: The
Chester Dale Collection, Warhol:
Headlines, The Invention of Glory: Afonso
V and the Pastrana Tapestries, Harry
Callahan at 100. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
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FRI , DEC 2 - SUN, DEC 4
GALA HI SPANI C THEATRE. 202- 234- 7174. GALATHEATRE. ORG
Edwin Aparicio, who appears regularly at national and international dance
festivals, has created a stunning new work featuring male dancers only.
WOLF TRAP S HOLI DAY SI NG- A- LONG
SUN, DEC 4
WOLF TRAP. 703- 255- 1900. WOLFTRAP. ORG.
Kick off the holiday season with family and friends at Wolf Traps 2011 Holiday
Sing-A-Long! This annual musical celebration hosts a performance by the United
States Marine Band and a Sing-A-Long of Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs
with choir and vocal groups from the metropolitan Washington area.
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FRI , DEC 2 THRU FRI , DEC 23
WPA. 202- 234- 7103. WPADC. ORG.
The third annual holiday gift shop featuring crafts, jewelry, housewares, and small
works of art, all hand made by WPA member artists.
AMERI CAN BALLET THEATRE: THE NUTCRACKER
THU, DEC 8 THRU SUN, DEC 11
KENNEDY CENTER. 202- 467- 4600. KENNEDY- CENTER. ORG.
Performed with a live orchestra, together with extraordinary sets and costumes
by Tony Award winner Richard Hudson (The Lion King) , Ratmanskys new version
of Tchaikovskys classic unites more than 100 superb performers for a sublime
retelling of the beloved story.
The Guide to Arts & Culture is provided by CultureCapital, a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater
Washington. For more events visit culturecapital.com. Photo provided by GALA Hispanic Theatre.
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The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is
holding its monthly open mic night tonight
from 8 to 10 p.m., featuring guest J.T.
Bullock, a poet, writer and aspiring teller of
stories. Bullocks been featured at Sparkle
and Capturing Fire and is working on a
one-man show which debuted as a work in
progress at the Wooly Mammoth Theater.
The event is hosted by Mike Brazell.
The A List Show is tonight at
Remingtons (639 Pennslyvania Ave.) at 11:30
p.m. hosted by Miss Remingtons Brandonna
DuPri with special guest Stasha Sanchez and
MC Tony And I Thank You Nelson.
LezGetTogether.com presents Lez Have
a Gay Ol Time tonight from 7:30 to 10:30
p.m. at Science Club (1136 19th St., N.W.)
featuring trivia, an ugly holiday sweater
contest, rafes and more. Theres a $4
cover with a $2 discount for wearing an ugly
holiday sweater and entering the contest
and a $1 discount for wearing a Santa hat,
Rudolph nose, antlers or mustache.
Red Fridays presents Will Eastmans
birthday party with Cosmo Baker, Sam
Burns, Chris Nitti and Lxsx Frxnk tonight
at U Street Music Hall (1115 U St., N.W.) at
10 p.m. This event is free for attendees 21
and older. Attendees from 18 to 20 must
purchase tickets in advance for $10 at
ustreetmusichall.com.
Baltimore lmmaker Matt Portereld
presents Andy Warhols Chelsea Girls
tonight at the Patterson (3134 Eastern
Ave.) in Baltimore at 7 p.m. Presented in
split screen with alternating soundtracks
and alternation between black and white
and color photography, the lm follows
the lives of several young women who
lived at the Hotel Chelsea. Tickets are
$12 for general admission and $7 for
Creative Alliance members. For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit
creativelliance.org.
Touchstone Gallery (901 New York
Ave., N.W.) is having an opening reception
tonight from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for its newest
exhibits Eclipsed by the Cloud: the
Detritus of Obsolescent Technology
featuring totems created with obsolete
technology by Rima Schulkind and Small
Treasures featuring artworks small in size
and price by a wide array of artists. For
more information on either exhibit, visit
touchstonegallery.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 3
The D.C. Trans Coalition is having
its annual community forum today at
12:30 p.m. at the Columbia Heights
Community Center (1480 Girard St., N.W.).
There will be food, drink and a limited
number of transportation vouchers and
door prizes. For more information, visit
dctranscoalition.org.
Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.)
presents Hellmouth Happy Hour where
every week an episode of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer will be screened and
drink specials will be offered. This week
the episode is Homecoming.
Its the last day to view the exhibit
Above the Radar II at The Fridge (516
1/2 8th St., S.E.) featuring 100 pieces from
more than 40 artists. The Fridge is open
from noon to 8 p.m. For more information,
visit thefridgedc.com.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
will be performing Handels Messiah
tonight at the Music Center at Strathmore
(5301 Tuckerman Lane) in North Bethesda
at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $28 to $88 and
can be purchased online at bsomusic.org.
Lambda Squares, D.C.s LGBT square
dancing group, is having a community
dance tonight at the Francis Scott Key
Middle School (910 Schindler Dr.) in Silver
Spring from 7 to 10 p.m. with caller Butch
Adams. Theres a $10 entrance fee. The
theme this year is Proud Mary. For more
information, visit dclambdasquares.org.
Crack presents Crack High: A School-
Themed Variety Show tonight at Town
(2009 8th St., N.W.) at 10 p.m. Tickets
are $10 and doors open at 9 p.m. All
attendees must be 21 or older. There will
also be a matinee performance on Sunday
at 6 p.m. Tickets to this show are $8.
SUNDAY, DEC. 4
Creative Alliance presents Merry
Mart hosted by Jen Menkhaus and
Allison Fomich today from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Patterson (3134 Eastern Ave.) in
Baltimore. The show will feature clothing,
handbags, felt accessories, ceramics and
more by crafters from Charm City Craft
Maa, the Baltimore Etsy Street Team
and more. This is a free event. For more
information visit the Merry Mart blog and
merrymartbaltimore.blogspot.com.
The Logan Circle Community
Association is having its 33rd annual
Logan Circle Holiday House Tour today
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with more than a
dozen properties opened for self guided
tours. Check-in at Studio Theatre (1501
14th St., N.W.) to get a tour guide. There
will also be a reception from 3 to 5:30 at
the theater. Advance tickets are $25 and
can be purchased online at logancircle.
org. Same day tickets are $30 and can be
purchased at Studio Theatre.
MONDAY, DEC. 5
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is
having its monthly volunteer night tonight
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tonights activities
could range from sorting through book
donations, cleaning up around the center
and taking inventory for Fuk!ts, as well as
socializing. Pizza will provided.
WEAVE, a support group for LGBT
survivors of intimate partner violence/
abuse, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at
the Lighthouse Center for Healing (5321
First Place, N.E.). For more information
and to register, call 202-280-6391.
TUESDAY, DEC. 6
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence
(GLOV) is celebrating the end of the
year with a happy hour and appreciation
tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Duplex
Diner (2004 18th St., N.W.). Proceeds from
drink sales will benet the organization.
For more information, visit glovdc.org.
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.)
presents its Glee watch party tonight
at 8 p.m. on the deck in the pub room.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7
The Kennedy Center (2700 F
St., N.W.) presents the 38th annual
Merry TubaChristmas! today at 6
p.m. Founded by Harvey Phillips, the
concert features tuba, sousaphone and
euphonium players from around D.C.
playing traditional Christmas music. This
is a free performance.
Riot Act Comedy Theaters (801 E
St., N.W.) monthly gay and gay-friendly
comedy show Gay-larious returns
tonight at 8:30 p.m. with Adam Lehman
and co-founders Chris Doucette and Zach
Toczynski. Tickets are $15 and can be
purchased online at riotactcomedy.com.
The Tom Davoren Social Bridge Club is
meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity
Center (721 8th St., S.E.), across from the
Marine barracks, for social bridge. No
partner is needed. For more information,
visit lambdabridge.com and click on
Social Bridge in Washington.
THURSDAY, DEC. 8
The American Ballet Theatre performs
The Nutcracker tonight at the Kennedy
Center (2700 F St., N.W.) at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $45 to $150 and can be
purchased online at kennedy-center.org.
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.) is hosting a
fundraiser for Jack Evans, Councilmember
for Ward 2, to be reelected in 2012 tonight
at 7 p.m. Also a Nellies is the Washington
Wetskins Water Polo Happy Hour from
5 to 8 p.m., during which $1 from every
Nellie beer sold goes toward the team.
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two weeks prior to your event. Space is limited so
priority is given to LGBT-specic events or those
with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be
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The Sound of Music is one of a series
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Dont come across
as a drunk, cheap,
disheveled mess
By MEGHANN NOVINSKIE &
KIM ROSENBERG
Its the holiday season and many of
us will be going on rst dates whether
its with someone you met at a holiday
party, a friend set up, or you decided to
invest in a matchmaker everyone should
be dating this time of year. First dates
can be exhilarating and intriguing, yet
nerve-wracking if you havent been on
the rst date circuit in a while. The rules
have changed a bit, and its not all about
avoiding religion, sex and politics as
topics anymore. Here are few tips from the
experts on rst dates:
Dont talk about your ex. Sure, this is a
no-brainer for those of you coming out of
a bad breakup. But for others, exes always
seem to get brought up. If your date starts
bad-mouthing his/her ex, move away from
the topic, by politely saying it sounds like
youve been through a lot. Im glad were
getting to know each other. Shall we
order? Learn to comfortably move on
the date is about the two of you and NOT
about the past. That said, dont go to the
other extreme and mention that you are
friends with all your exes. As matchmakers,
we think that its great to maintain friendship
but it may intimidate your date, or make
him/her feel like you cant make the step
from friends to lovers, because you might
secretly still be holding on to the past.
Dont be lazy. First impressions are really
important. Remember, many people judge
someone within a few seconds of meeting
them. Youre going on a date so dress to
impress. If you dont have a good sense of
style, thats ne, but dont be that guy/gal
on a date wearing a stained/wrinkled/old/
un-tucked/outdated shirt. A rst date is like
a job interview be presentable and plan
for the date, according to location, time and
ambiance. Google the restaurant to make
sure you are dressed appropriately. Weekend
dates are dressier, especially over dinner. A
general rule: No athletic gear/hoodies/tennis
shoes, especially white ones, for evening
dates. (Also, no shorts on a rst date, ever.)
Dont get drunk. Yes, a cocktail sounds
nice when youve got the rst date jitters. But
we are still in the rst impression stage at this
point. If you are comfortable not drinking,
go for it, but you should limit yourself to a
two drink max on a rst date. Dont make
the impression that you are a lush when
maybe youre just calming your nerves!
Engage your date, dont interview.
Being in the industry for many years now,
its very clear to us that some people like
to interview their dates, especially when
meeting for the rst time. Yes, asking
questions is good. But drilling questions
one after the other, or working hard to
make sure (s)he checks everything off your
list is bad. Regardless of chemistry, this
will probably kill your chances of seeing
in this person again. Note your body
language during the chat. Eye contact is
always a plus, but dont stare.
Dont go somewhere you cant
afford. Dating can be expensive, whether
a matchmaker is involved or not. A huge
turn off would be if you agree to go out
and then complain about the prices. No
one likes a cheap person. Taking someone
to the nest restaurant in the city is not
going to impress him/her if you complain
about the check in the end.
Bottom line? Be yourself. No one
wants to date a shell of who you really
are (especially a drunk, cheap, disheveled
shell). There is someone out there for
everyone, so practice your rst date skills
and get out there!
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, @
MegNovinskie @KimRosenbergDC, for
more tips and updates on Mixologys new
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When you listen to Hudson Taylor
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Those may be common words for LGBT
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common. He is a recently married 24-year-
old straight man who spent most of his life
going to the mats to hone his skills in the
sport of wrestling. Now, he is going to the
mat for us, the LGBT community.
We have been lucky in the past year
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Charles Barkley, Brian Burke and Paul
Tagliabue are just a few to grab national
headlines recently.
With all the attention that Taylor has
been generating lately, I found myself
curious as to why one person was making
such a difference. Hudson and his wife Lia
were at the Team DC Champions Awards/
College Scholarship reception in October
at the HRC Building, with Taylor being
the keynote speaker. After several hours
of mingling with the guests and award
recipients, the duo had managed to charm
the socks off of everyone in attendance.
Both are sincere and charismatic.
Taylors journey to LGBT advocacy began
at the University of Maryland where he
was a theater major and a three-time All-
American in wrestling. Over the course of his
collegiate career, he noticed the difference
between the welcoming atmospheres of the
theater community and the homophobic
environment of the locker room.
After HRC came to the campus looking
for supporters and volunteers, Taylor
began wearing an HRC sticker on his
wrestling headgear that made national
headlines. Outsports wrote an article
about him in February 2010 and Taylor
subsequently received more than 2,000
emails from supporters and young,
closeted teens.
When asked about the responsibility
that comes with having troubled teens
asking for direction, Taylor responds, It
is a difcult responsibility and I am not
a trained professional. I am, however, a
good listener and capable of pointing
people to a safe space.
With all the attention that he was
generating, Taylor decided to put law
school on hold and create his own non-
prot organization, Athlete Ally. The
organization encourages people to make
a pledge to respect and welcome all types
of athletes. In the future the organization
hopes to become a resource to connect
young people with others like them.
Taylor and Lia have nished up their
schooling at the University of Maryland
and George Washington University
respectively, and are currently living in
New York City where Taylor is an assistant
wrestling coach at Columbia University
and Lia is practicing law.
Taylor continues to speak nationally
about diversity, inclusion and respect to
high schools, colleges and corporations
such as Nike and Walmart. Lia said, The
reception has been huge with some of the
venues holding up to 3,000 people.
Taylor was recently named to the
advisory board of the Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education Networks (GLSEN) new
sports initiative, Changing the Game.
The mission of the initiative is to assist
K-12 schools in creating and maintaining
an athletic and physical education climate
that is based on the core principles of
respect, safety and equal access for all.
We will be creating programs to educate
coaches, administrators, parents, students
and fans, Hudson said.
Why do we need groups like Athlete
Ally and GLSEN? There are hundreds,
probably thousands, of LGBT teenagers
in America who are not playing sports
because they fear the repercussions of
joining a community that is historically
unwelcoming. Try to imagine what would
happen if the sports community was as
welcoming as say, the theater community.
In the middle of all the changes going on
in their lives, Taylor and Lia were married
in Washington, D.C., in September of
2011. When I asked why they were married
in D.C. (they are from New Jersey and
New York respectively), the response was
incredibly touching.
When we rst started planning the
wedding, the Marriage Equality Act in
New York had not yet passed, Taylor said.
We wanted to stay true to our values as
many of our friends were unable to get
married in New York.
In the coming months, Taylor will also
make a run at the 2012 Olympic wrestling
team. I have been wrestling since I was 5
years old and I still love to compete, he
said. I will participate in a few upcoming
tournaments to see if a run at the 2012
Olympics is plausible.
Based on what he has accomplished in
his life so far, I wouldnt bet against him.
Hudson Taylor, you rock. You can make
the pledge and/or donate to this worthy
cause at athleteally.org.
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An athlete and an ally
HUDSON TAYLOR recently spoke to Team DC about his LGBT advocacy.
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It happens every year.
First, you start seeing Christmas
decorations. Then you notice yourself
mouthing the words to songs while youre
shopping and you start to get nostalgic,
missing family and remembering this gift
and that dinner and holidays through
rose-colored glasses.
Its ho-ho-horrible, almost as if youre
homesick for something you never
had. Seriously, who ever had a perfect
holiday, anyhow? In the new book
Remembering Christmas, featuring
three novellas by three premier authors,
the only things perfect are the ghosts of
Christmases past.
Its funny how we remember special
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time we remember things we didnt get.
In Away, in a Manger by Tom Medicino,
middle-aged James is empty-handed and
empty-hearted.
Life as a gay man in New York was
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But times change: Ernst is now an old
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car trouble strands James in a tiny town
where his future is hiding, covered in snow.
Remember wishing for that one special
thing to show up beneath the tree? No
matter how old you are, its hard not to
have a specic gift in mind when you
see piles of gifts, and in A Christmas to
Remember by Frank Anthony Polito, all
Jack Paterno wants is a boyfriend.
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Though my mother always told me not
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I should have listened to Mom.
Remembering Christmas is awfully
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and pages. There are occasional bursts
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melancholy and angst overpowers it. I
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I think that if youre single, hating it
and want some paper commiseration,
then this book will be good company this
season. But if youre looking for a holiday
book that makes you feel all Christmassy,
this one is a perfect disaster.
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so for instance, when things have happened
in the world like the Oslo tragedy and youre
playing a show there that night, the people
are in absolute shock and grief at that level
of violence so then theres an opportunity for
something healing to happen and to work
through the shock of an experience like that
together through music. Or if youre not in
that city but you might be close by, you might
still form a connection with current events
I design the sets based on the energy of the
city Im in and what theyre responding to and
if theres something that seems especially
appropriate, I mean except for like Datura,
I can pretty much do a version alone at the
piano even if its not something the band or in
this case the string quartet has worked up. Or
I can do a cover. I see all songs as part of the
palette and its about changing something
every night so that its unique. Some songs
are just part of the basic repertoire and youll
nd Im playing them at almost every show.
Theyre kind of our building blocks and we
go from there.
BLADE: These songs are more classically
oriented than anything else youve done.
Is that dictated by the arrangements and
instrumentation or is there something in
their basic lyrics and chord progressions
that makes them inherently classical in
nature? Could they have worked with
drums and bass in theory?
AMOS: With this project, I knew I
couldnt make it too obscure in dealing with
classical themes. I didnt want it to sound un-
contemporary. I wanted people to listen to it
and say, Oh, thats the Tori I recognize. I didnt
want it to be Tori goes classical. And so while
there are some ancient melodic elements here,
its really worked into a 21st century framework
and so its not that they arent really built in a
pop structure, but I think theres a fusion that
is happening and I told somebody yesterday
you have to approach something like this
where youre using a master classical work as a
base, theres a delicate ruthlessness you have
to apply because a lot of these pieces are very
beautiful in their original form, but for a lot of
people, unless youre really into the classical
arena, they havent been exposed to it all. So
I would say to the masters themselves and
their energy, OK look, if you want to be part
of this, youve got to let me know. And each
one would hunt me down. Id just be walking
around and it was like popcorn, OK, Im the
Chopin piece, Im in.
BLADE: Tori fans are known for their
extreme devotion. Do some fans take it too
far with the massive collections, tattoos,
following you around on tour, etc. Does
that level of fandom ever freak you out?
AMOS: I think to some degree, that isnt
really any of my business. People have their
own relationships with the songs. What maybe
gets confusing is when people start trying to
read so much into the songs that they think that
Im leaving my husband and child and running
off with somebody from the planet Saturn and
joining a cult and thats just not happening.
And so the songs can have heartbreak and
all kinds of emotions but especially if youre a
writer, you write about it but you also have a
private life and some entertainers dont hold
their private life very sacred. I have to walk a
delicate balance because you want to be
open with your emotions and let that into the
music on one level but also present it in a way
that transcends the particulars of whats going
on in my own life.
BLADE: As your early career was
taking shape, it was clear you werent
accepting history and religion from a
traditional Judeo-Christian perspective.
Did you and your father (a Methodist
minister) talk about such things? Did your
parents consider your lyrics and imagery
sacreligious?
AMOS: Yeah, there were some
conversations years ago, like before the turn
of the century, there were many discussions
and he would say he thought I was being a
little hard on the big G and I would say, Well,
you know Dad, writers have to be able to have
their say and its important because its from
a different perspective. I would never tell
another writer what to say or not to say. They
have to have their own musical expressions. I
dont always agree with other writers or other
theology, but it might really motivate me to
ask questions on my own. I think thats what
a good writer does, motivating others to ask
questions. Not to tell them something, but to
nd out what it is they believe.
BLADE: Why do you think gay people
exist? Is it to fulll some evolutionary or
biological role? Does it matter?
AMOS: Well, different people have had
different information over the years that I
nd very fascinating. Im sure youve been
reading. Some of it sounds very iffy but it
sounds like the science is very supportive
that this is not something you just choose
and I think the religions really need to hear
this from the scientic community. I do think
the judgment that is against people who
are gay is so misinformed and cold. Ive
met quite a few young people who have
been really tormented by other teenagers
and theyre not being accepted even
in the 21st century. I think in some ways
the world has become more judgmental.
Its almost a world of extremes and then
you have the center, we see this even in
Congress, trying to nd some balance
and logic amidst these extremes. I mean,
I dont know what it would be like to be a
teen today and realize that Im gay. I dont
know if its any easier than it was, if youre
in, say a very conservative household. I
mean what happens when somebody in a
tea party household realizes this?
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white-bearded men from time to time,
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Ive received many traditional, home-
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and even a .22 caliber pistol (dont ask)
all the pseudo-practical but unromantic
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store and let the person who receives it
decide how best to spend the money.
Arrange for a two-hour consultation with
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cleaning crew. Set up a pre-paid account
with a landscaper or snow shoveler. For
only $50 or so you can give a one-year
subscription to the popular Angies List,
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Books and magazines We have de-
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A box of half a doz-
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Do you know someone
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Eight maids
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in the Koi pond. Six
geese are doing the nas-
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s e a - son and three French hens are
already dressed for dinner. I must admit
that the cooing of those two turtle doves
is driving me a bit crazy but Im beginning
to think the partridge singing that lovely
tune out in the pear tree is a contender
for next years X Factor.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT
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DOCKET # 2011 FEP 139 Date of Death:
August 30, 2009 GERTRUDE V BROWN
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
AND NOTICE TO CREDITOR
Russell H. Henson, Jr. whose address is
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MD 20904 was appointed personal
representative of the estate of Gertrude
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Court for Montgomery County, State of
Maryland, on 06/16/2010.
Service of process may be made upon
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Washington, DC 20001 whose designation
as District of Columbia agent has been fled
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The decedent owned District of
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against the decedent may be
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