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Chevron’s Pass/Fail LGBT Rating
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Monday’s massive fires at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond affected many in our community. Thick, black smoke spewed over much of the Bay Area, forcing thousands of East Bay residents to stay in their homes with the windows and doors closed. What isn’t closed, surprisingly, is Chevron’s proverbial closet, since the corporation rates highly on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index.
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LGBT & Non-Traditional Family Tax & Financial Practice Group Launched lation or judicial decision, requiring true expertise to navigate this complex web. Each of Marcum’s offices can provide the knowledge and experience to solve these challenges, no matter where needs arise.”
Contending with the fragmented, ever-changing landscape of tax and f inancial laws and regulations impacting our community is an immense challenge. Many of us have likely been losing money each year as a result. In response to the problem, Marcum LLP- a leading national accounting, tax and advisory firmrecently formed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and NonTraditional Family practice group. Marcum is the largest national firm to actively promote such a group.
Nanette Lee Miller, the group’s national leader and Partner-in-Charge of Assurance Services for Marcum’s California offices, told the Bay Times that the new group addresses “a social justice issue.” She explained, “Whether they are married, single, domestic partners or divorced, LGBT and non-traditional families deal with tax and financial issues that are byzantine, at best. LGBT and Non-Traditional Family accounting matters can be legislated by national, state or local government groups, or by regu-
Miller has boldly been at the forefront of related work for decades, with her firm being among the first to address such challenges over the years. The new group takes those efforts to the next level by providing tax planning and compliance support for individuals, trusts, estates, family partnerships, small business corporations, and limited liability corporations. IRS and state audit representation is also available. Bruce Ditman, CMO of Marcum, told the Bay Times, “People don’t even know what they don’t know about their taxes and finances.” As a result, you could be missing out on money-saving deductions and more. In terms of family-specific help, the new group offers bill paying, investment monitoring, real property f inancial management, financial re-
porting, medical reimbursement and advocacy, and risk management/insurance review. For businesses, help is available on audits, organizational structure review, income allocation planning, back office operational assistance and additional matters. Related concerns go far beyond our particular community. As Miller said, “At least one-third of all people in the US are cohabitating, but are not married. The same financial issues affecting us apply to them, in many cases. We are changing culturally as a country.” For more about Marcum’s LGBT and Non-Traditional Practice Group, visit http://www.marcumllp.com/ services/taxandbusiness/LGBT-nontraditional-fpg.
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The Index is released annually, and Chevron received a perfect 100 percent rating during the last review. Criteria for the rating system includes whether or not a company has a nondiscrimination policy and diversity training concerning sexual orientation issues. The system also takes into account insurance and employee health benefits, benefits to partners, and whether or not the company has an LGBT employee resource group or diversity council. It further acknowledges how the business engages in “appropriate and respectful advertising and marketing,” sponsorship of LGBT community events or organizations, and “responsible citizenship,” which is tarnished if a “largescale off icial or public anti-LGBT blemish” winds up on the company’s recent records. To receive the 100 percent rating, Chevron is clearly keeping its nose clean on all of the above. Less stellar, as you might imagine, is the company’s environmental performance. Even without Monday’s disaster, Newsweek’s Green Rankings of U.S. companies put Chevron toward the back of the pack. With a green score of less than 50 (out of 100), the corporation continues to fail miserably. Chevron scored equally poorly on its environmental impact and environmental management ratings, although disclosure of problems was rated a 76. A University of Michigan study, “ West Count y Tox ics Coa lit ion and the Chevron Refinery,” reports that Chevron stores over 11 million pounds of toxic, explosive and corrosive materials at the refinery very close to large population centers. Between 1989 and 1995 alone, Chevron (continued on page 9)
Professional Services
AIDS 2012 Ignites Momentum The global A IDS community recently concluded its biennial meeting with a clear sense that the end of the AIDS epidemic is possible with sustained f inancial, political and scientif ic commitment. Though a vaccine or cure is still necessary, scaling up resources and the tools available today has the potential to save millions of lives. Only with coordinated efforts to expand HIV prevention and treatment initiatives, integrate HIV programs into broader health services, maintain funding, and improve human rights across vulnerable populations will the international community begin to end the AIDS epidemic. The week-long meet ing, held in Washing ton, D.C., featured 194 sessions cover ing science, community and leadership. The conference was supported by almost 1,000 volunteers from all over the United States and other countries. “A I DS 2012 represented ma ny mi lestones in t he histor y of t he International A I DS Conference,
but most importantly, it is the f irst time we have been united around the one goal to end AIDS,” said Dr. Diane Havlir, AIDS 2012 U.S. CoChair and Professor of Medicine at t he Universit y of Ca l ifor nia, San Francisco. “Serious dialogue is now happening about collaboration among the diverse communities involved in this effort – science, advocacy, fa it h, and v ulnerable populations. In the face of all of this optimism, I am humbled by the job ahead of us, but this meeting has inspired me. I know we w ill keep mov ing toward our shared goal of ending AIDS.” Thousands of delegates signed the Wash i ng ton, D.C . Decla rat ion, the off icial declaration of the XIX International A I DS Conference. T he decla rat ion st ates t hat we must strive for multi- disciplinary approaches that respect and uphold the human rights and dignity of all people af fected by the epidemic and calls for nine concrete actions. Sign the declaration on-
line at w w w.dcdeclaration.org or www.2endaids.org. At the Closing Session, U.S. House of Represent at ives Democr at ic Leader Nancy Pelosi said, “The Inter nat iona l A I DS Conference is focused on solutions, care, and a cure, bringing together experts, policy makers, and people living w ith H I V around a single goa l: ending the HI V/A IDS pandemic once and for all. HI V/A IDS is a challenge that knows no borders, and the United States must continue to invest in treatments and prevention at home, while working to restore a future of hope and health to communities around the world.” The session also featured a keynote address by President William J. Clinton. At the conclusion of the Closing Session, the International AIDS Conference globe was off icially transferred from Washington, D.C., to Melbourne, Australia, which will host the X X International A IDS Conference in July 2014.
The Changing Face of District 7
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The Western View Joel P. Engardio
On the other side of Twin Peaks, there’s a neighborhood called Forest Knolls perched high in the fog. It overlooks a western swath of San Francisco that Harvey Milk would f ind very dif ferent from when he served as the city’s f irst openly gay supervisor. My partner Lionel and I recently sat on a deck with some gay friends who live on a steep and winding road nex t to Sut ro Tower a nd a forest of Eucalyptus trees. Their neighbors, anot her gay couple, joined us. It was a clear day and t hey pointed to a l l t he gay rooftops below.
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Even some of today’s LGBT leaders might be surprised by the view. The far western side of San Francisco that descends from Twin Peaks into West Portal over Mt. Davidson and out to the ocean has for decades been a place where gays didn’t live in great numbers and weren’t necessarily all that welcome. My Forest Knolls friends said there was an elderly widow nearby who wouldn’t answer her door when they invited her to their barbeques. The woman told another neighbor that she didn’t associate with “that kind.” She was the original owner of her home, representing a population of western San Francisco that remained unchanged for many years. But when she d ied it was a gay couple that bought her house and moved into the neighborhood. It’s t he same stor y now at open houses ever y Su nd ay i n pl aces like Miraloma Park, Golden Gate Heights and Westwood Highlands.
Sa n Fr a nc i sco’s D i st r ict 7 h a s long been a contrast to the rest of the city. It was an Irish Catholic stronghold known for its f iscal and social conservatism -- a place where Republicans actually lived. Nearly half of the voters in precincts along Sloat Boulevard supported the Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage. Yet an inf lux of gay couples, Google engineers and young Asian families is creating a demographic shift. The new residents of Distr ict 7 still value f iscal responsibility because they’re mainly homeowners. While San Francisco is largely a cit y of renters, more t han t wo thirds of District 7 residents own their home. That’s why they don’t like it when City Hall spends their property taxes on pet projects over basic services. They resent bonds t hat ma ke t hem pay for t h i ng s like street repair twice. But when it comes to social issues, the new District 7 demographic is decidedly more liberal than previous homeowners. The changing face of District 7 has political implications. Any LGBT leader or democratic club wanting to expand their reach should be looking West of Twin Peaks to f ind new followers. I hope to make a little history as the f irst openly gay supervisor to represent District 7. It’s not my style to run down West Portal Avenue waving a rainbow f lag. But my partner L ionel appears w ith me on my campaig n website and f lyers, even if some have counseled me not to push the issue too far.
There are still many Catholic parishes in District 7 where Mass is well attended by the thousands at multiple services each Sunday. The most common question I get at the parishes is, “Are you married?” I’m st i l l ref in ing my answer. It seems too confrontational to say that California’s constitution won’t let me get married, especially when so many District 7 residents voted for Prop 8. I usually just say I have a partner and then move on to how I will help homeowners not be the city’s ATM machine. I can see it in their eyes when I’ve lost them by coming out as gay. Other times they don’t bat an eye and ask me more about the issues. Some of the older ones don’t seem as bothered by things like same-sex marriage anymore. One woman at St. Cecilia’s parish said, “I don’t care who you marry, I just want a supervisor who will do something about the budget.” A not her elderly woman told me, “I’ll give you a pass for now. But when they let you get married, your excuse is up. You better make it legal!” I promised her I’d get married as soon as I was allowed to marry a man. That’s all she needed to hear. And that’s how I know a gay candidate can win in District 7. Joel Engardio is running for District 7 Supervisor. His campaign website is www.engardio.com
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There is no other person in the world who is exactly like you. And no HIV treatments are exactly alike, either. That’s why you should ask your healthcare professional about PREZISTA® (darunavir). Once-Daily PREZISTA® taken with ritonavir and in combination with other HIV medications can help lower your viral load and keep your HIV under control over the long term. In a clinical study* of almost 4 years (192 weeks), 7 out of 10 adults who had never taken HIV medications before maintained undetectable† viral loads with PREZISTA® plus ritonavir and Truvada.® Please read the Important Safety Information and Patient Information below and on adjacent pages. Find out if the PREZISTA® EXPERIENCE is right for you. Ask your healthcare professional and learn more at ExplorePREZISTA.com *A randomized open label Phase 3 trial comparing PREZISTA®/ritonavir 800/100 mg once daily (n=343) vs. Kaletra®/ritonavir 800/200 mg/ day (n=346). †Undetectable was defined as a viral load of less than 50 copies per mL. Registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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PREZISTA® is always taken with and at the same time as ritonavir (Norvir ®), in combination with other HIV medicines for the treatment of HIV infection in adults. PREZISTA® should also be taken with food.
• It is important that you remain under the care of your healthcare professional during treatment with PREZISTA® PREZISTA® does not cure HIV infection or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. You should remain under the care of a doctor when using PREZISTA.® Please read Important Safety Information below, and talk to your healthcare professional to learn if PREZISTA® is right for you.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA®? • PREZISTA® can interact with other medicines and cause serious side effects. See “Who should not take PREZISTA®?” • PREZISTA® may cause liver problems. Some people taking PREZISTA,® together with Norvir ® (ritonavir), have developed liver problems which may be life-threatening. Your healthcare professional should do blood tests before and during your combination treatment with PREZISTA.® If you have chronic hepatitis B or C infection, your healthcare professional should check your blood tests more often because you have an increased chance of developing liver problems • Tell your healthcare professional if you have any of these signs and symptoms of liver problems: dark (tea-colored) urine, yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes, pale-colored stools (bowel movements), nausea, vomiting, pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs, or loss of appetite • PREZISTA® may cause a severe or life-threatening skin reaction or rash. Sometimes these skin reactions and skin rashes can become severe and require treatment in a hospital. You should call your healthcare professional immediately if you develop a rash. However, stop taking PREZISTA® and ritonavir combination treatment and call your healthcare professional immediately if you develop any skin changes with these symptoms: fever, tiredness, muscle or joint pain, blisters or skin lesions, mouth sores or ulcers, red or inflamed eyes, like “pink eye.” Rash occurred more often in patients taking PREZISTA® and raltegravir together than with either drug separately, but was generally mild Who should not take PREZISTA ? ®
• Do not take PREZISTA® if you are taking the following medicines: alfuzosin (Uroxatral ®), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E.45,® Embolex,® Migranal®), ergonovine, ergotamine (Cafergot,® Ergomar ®), methylergonovine, cisapride (Propulsid®), pimozide (Orap®), oral midazolam, triazolam (Halcion®), the herbal supplement St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), lovastatin (Mevacor,® Altoprev,® Advicor®), simvastatin (Zocor,® Simcor,® Vytorin®), rifampin (Rifadin,® Rifater,® Rifamate,® Rimactane®), sildenafil (Revatio®) when used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, indinavir (Crixivan®), lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra®), saquinavir (Invirase®), boceprevir (Victrelis™), or telaprevir (Incivek™) • Before taking PREZISTA,® tell your healthcare professional if you are taking sildenafil (Viagra,® Revatio®), vardenafil (Levitra,® Staxyn®), tadalafil (Cialis,® Adcirca®),
This is not a complete list of medicines. Be sure to tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you are taking or plan to take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
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• The use of other medicines active against HIV in combination with PREZISTA®/ritonavir (Norvir ®) may increase your ability to fight HIV. Your healthcare professional will work with you to find the right combination of HIV medicines
atorvastatin (Lipitor ®), rosuvastatin (Crestor ®), pravastatin (Pravachol®), or colchicine (Colcrys,® Col-Probenecid®). Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking estrogen-based contraceptives (birth control). PREZISTA® might reduce the effectiveness of estrogen-based contraceptives. You must take additional precautions for birth control, such as condoms
What should I tell my doctor before I take PREZISTA®? • Before taking PREZISTA,® tell your healthcare professional if you have any medical conditions, including liver problems (including hepatitis B or C), allergy to sulfa medicines, diabetes, or hemophilia • Tell your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding — The effects of PREZISTA® on pregnant women or their unborn babies are not known. You and your healthcare professional will need to decide if taking PREZISTA® is right for you — Do not breastfeed. It is not known if PREZISTA® can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV should not breastfeed because HIV can be passed to your baby in the breast milk What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA®? • High blood sugar, diabetes or worsening of diabetes, and increased bleeding in people with hemophilia have been reported in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines, including PREZISTA® • Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking HIV medicines, including PREZISTA.® The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time • Changes in your immune system can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden • The most common side effects related to taking PREZISTA® include diarrhea, nausea, rash, headache, stomach pain, and vomiting. This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. If you experience these or other side effects, talk to your healthcare professional. Do not stop taking PREZISTA® or any other medicines without first talking to your healthcare professional You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Please refer to the ritonavir (Norvir ®) Product Information (PI and PPI) for additional information on precautionary measures. Please read accompanying Patient Information for PREZISTA® and discuss any questions you have with your doctor.
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IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) (darunavir) Oral Suspension PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) (darunavir) Tablets Read this Patient Information before you start taking PREZISTA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment. Also read the Patient Information leaflet for NORVIR® (ritonavir). What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA? • PREZISTA can interact with other medicines and cause serious side effects. It is important to know the medicines that should not be taken with PREZISTA. See the section “Who should not take PREZISTA?” • PREZISTA may cause liver problems. Some people taking PREZISTA in combination with NORVIR® (ritonavir) have developed liver problems which may be life-threatening. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests before and during your combination treatment with PREZISTA. If you have chronic hepatitis B or C infection, your healthcare provider should check your blood tests more often because you have an increased chance of developing liver problems. • Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of the below signs and symptoms of liver problems. • Dark (tea colored) urine • yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes • pale colored stools (bowel movements) • nausea • vomiting • pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs • loss of appetite PREZISTA may cause severe or life-threatening skin reactions or rash. Sometimes these skin reactions and skin rashes can become severe and require treatment in a hospital. You should call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop a rash. However, stop taking PREZISTA and ritonavir combination treatment and call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop any skin changes with symptoms below: • fever • tiredness • muscle or joint pain • blisters or skin lesions • mouth sores or ulcers • red or inflamed eyes, like “pink eye” (conjunctivitis) Rash occurred more often in patients taking PREZISTA and raltegravir together than with either drug separately, but was generally mild. See “What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA?” for more information about side effects. What is PREZISTA? PREZISTA is a prescription anti-HIV medicine used with ritonavir and other anti-HIV medicines to treat adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. PREZISTA is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a protease inhibitor. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). When used with other HIV medicines, PREZISTA may help to reduce the amount of HIV in your blood (called “viral load”). PREZISTA may also help to increase the number of white blood cells called CD4 (T) cell which help fight off other infections. Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4 (T) cell count may improve your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections). PREZISTA does not cure HIV infection or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. You should remain under the care of a doctor when using PREZISTA. Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection. • Do not share needles or other injection equipment. • Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. • Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safe sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions on how to prevent passing HIV to other people. Who should not take PREZISTA? Do not take PREZISTA with any of the following medicines: • alfuzosin (Uroxatral®) • dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45®, Embolex®, Migranal®), ergonovine, ergotamine (Cafergot®, Ergomar®) methylergonovine • c isapride • p imozide (Orap®) • oral midazolam, triazolam (Halcion®) • the herbal supplement St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) • the cholesterol lowering medicines lovastatin (Mevacor®, Altoprev®, Advicor®) or simvastatin (Zocor®, Simcor®, Vytorin®) • rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifater®, Rifamate®, Rimactane®) • sildenafil (Revatio®) only when used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Serious problems can happen if you take any of these medicines with PREZISTA. What should I tell my doctor before I take PREZISTA? PREZISTA may not be right for you. Before taking PREZISTA, tell your healthcare provider if you: • have liver problems, including hepatitis B or hepatitis C • are allergic to sulfa medicines • have high blood sugar (diabetes) • have hemophilia • are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if PREZISTA will harm your unborn baby.
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Pregnancy Registry: You and your healthcare provider will need to decide if taking PREZISTA is right for you. If you take PREZISTA while you are pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider about how you can be included in the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. The purpose of the registry is follow the health of you and your baby. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. We do not know if PREZISTA can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV-1 should not breastfeed because HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in the breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Using PREZISTA and certain other medicines may affect each other causing serious side effects. PREZISTA may affect the way other medicines work and other medicines may affect how PREZISTA works. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take: • medicine to treat HIV • estrogen-based contraceptives (birth control). PREZISTA might reduce the effectiveness of estrogen-based contraceptives. You must take additional precautions for birth control such as a condom. • medicine for your heart such as bepridil, lidocaine (Xylocaine Viscous®), quinidine (Nuedexta®), amiodarone (Pacerone®, Cardarone®), digoxin (Lanoxin®), flecainide (Tambocor®), propafenone (Rythmol®) • warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®) • medicine for seizures such as carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®, Epitol®), phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®) • medicine for depression such as trazadone and desipramine (Norpramin®) • clarithromycin (Prevpac®, Biaxin®) • medicine for fungal infections such as ketoconazole (Nizoral®), itraconazole (Sporanox®, Onmel®), voriconazole (VFend®) • colchicine (Colcrys®, Col-Probenecid®) • rifabutin (Mycobutin®) • medicine used to treat blood pressure, a heart attack, heart failure, or to lower pressure in the eye such as metoprolol (Lopressor®, Toprol-XL®), timolol (Cosopt®, Betimol®, Timoptic®, Isatolol®, Combigan®) • midazolam administered by injection • medicine for heart disease such as felodipine (Plendil®), nifedipine (Procardia®, Adalat CC®, Afeditab CR®), nicardipine (Cardene®) • steroids such as dexamethasone, fluticasone (Advair Diskus®, Veramyst®, Flovent®, Flonase®) • bosentan (Tracleer®) • medicine to treat chronic hepatitis C such as boceprevir (VictrelisTM), telaprevir (IncivekTM) • medicine for cholesterol such as pravastatin (Pravachol®), atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®) • medicine to prevent organ transplant failure such as cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Sandimmune®, Neoral®), tacrolimus (Prograf®), sirolimus (Rapamune®) • salmeterol (Advair®, Serevent®) • medicine for narcotic withdrawal such as methadone (Methadose®, Dolophine Hydrochloride), buprenorphine (Butrans®, Buprenex®, Subutex®), buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone®) • medicine to treat schizophrenia such as risperidone (Risperdal®), thioridazine • medicine to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension such as sildenafil (Viagra®, Revatio®), vardenafil (Levitra®, Staxyn®), tadalafil (Cialis®, Adcirca®) • medicine to treat anxiety, depression or panic disorder such as sertraline (Zoloft®), paroxetine (Paxil®) This is not a complete list of medicines that you should tell your healthcare provider that you are taking. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking PREZISTA without first talking with your healthcare provider. How should I take PREZISTA? • Take PREZISTA every day exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. • You must take ritonavir (NORVIR®) at the same time as PREZISTA. • Do not change your dose of PREZISTA or stop treatment without talking to your healthcare provider first. • Take PREZISTA and ritonavir (NORVIR®) with food. • Swallow PREZISTA tablets whole with a drink. If you have difficulty swallowing PREZISTA tablets, PREZISTA oral suspension is also available. Your health care provider will help determine whether PREZISTA tablets or oral suspension is right for you. • PREZISTA oral suspension should be given with the supplied oral dosing syringe. Shake the suspension well before each usage. • If you take too much PREZISTA, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. What should I do if I miss a dose? People who take PREZISTA one time a day: • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by less than 12 hours, take your missed dose of PREZISTA right away. Then take your next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by more than 12 hours, wait and then take the next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. People who take PREZISTA two times a day • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by less than 6 hours, take your missed dose of PREZISTA right away. Then take your next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by more than 6 hours, wait and then take the next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. If a dose of PREZISTA is skipped, do not double the next dose. Do not take more or less than your prescribed dose of PREZISTA at any one time.
What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA? PREZISTA can cause side effects including: • See “What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA?” • Diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Some people who take protease inhibitors including PREZISTA can get high blood sugar, develop diabetes, or your diabetes can get worse. Tell your healthcare provider if you notice an increase in thirst or urinate often while taking PREZISTA. • Changes in body fat. These changes can happen in people who take antiretroviral therapy. The changes may include an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the back, chest, and stomach area. Loss of fat from the legs, arms, and face may also happen. The exact cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known. • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Call your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after starting your HIV medicine. • Increased bleeding for hemophiliacs. Some people with hemophilia have increased bleeding with protease inhibitors including PREZISTA. The most common side effects of PREZISTA include: • diarrhea • nausea • rash • headache • abdominal pain • vomiting Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all of the possible side effects of PREZISTA. For more information, ask your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. How should I store PREZISTA? • Store PREZISTA oral suspension and tablets at room temperature [77°F (25°C)]. • Do not refrigerate or freeze PREZISTA oral suspension. • Keep PREZISTA away from high heat. • PREZISTA oral suspension should be stored in the original container. Keep PREZISTA and all medicines out of the reach of children. General information about PREZISTA Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use PREZISTA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give PREZISTA to other people even if they have the same condition you have. It may harm them. This leaflet summarizes the most important information about PREZISTA. If you would like more information, talk to your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about PREZISTA that is written for health professionals. For more information, call 1-800-526-7736. What are the ingredients in PREZISTA? Active ingredient: darunavir Inactive ingredients: PREZISTA Oral Suspension: hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylparaben sodium, citric acid monohydrate, sucralose, masking flavor, strawberry cream flavor, hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment), purified water. PREZISTA 75 mg and 150 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® White (polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). PREZISTA 400 mg and 600 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® Orange (FD&C Yellow No. 6, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration. Manufactured by: PREZISTA Oral Suspension Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. Beerse, Belgium PREZISTA Tablets Janssen Ortho LLC, Gurabo, PR 00778 Manufactured for: Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, Titusville NJ 08560 NORVIR® is a registered trademark of its respective owner. PREZISTA® is a registered trademark of Janssen Pharmaceuticals © Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2006 Revised: June 2012 986588P
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Hollywood, CA - Brad Pitt Fast Tracks Gay Role to Spite His Mother – 8.1
New York, NY – Bears Must Cut Ties with Anti-Gay Chick-f il-A – 8.6 As everyone knows, Chick-f il-A caused a national uproar last month after their CEO, Dave Cathy, repeatedly made anti-gay statements. Chick-f il-A gives millions to anti-gay organizations, including to a group that promotes “gay conversion therapy” and hate groups such as the Family Research Council.
T he National Enquirer reports that, following his mother’s anti-gay marriage letter to a Missouri newspaper, Brad Pitt is pursuing a gay mov ie role with extra zeal. For weeks, it has been reported that Jane Pitt has clashed with her son and his future wife, A ngelina Jolie, about their relig ion and her controversial views on abortion and gay marriage. Now, the tabloid T he National Enquirer is going so far as to say that the Hollywood actor is so desperate to teach his mother the errors of her ways that he is intensely pursuing a gay movie role. The paper reports (and we all know that paper ONLY prints the truth) that Jane Pitt’s gay-bashing apparently “fast-tracked the deal,” going on to say, “It turns out Brad’s actually wanted to play a gay man for years, feeling it would add dimension to his work as an actor.” A fter Jane Pitt went public w ith her v iews on gay marr iage, the magazine has claimed her son told producers, “I’ll do whatever it takes to make this f ilm happen.”
Now, three prog ressive act iv ist organizat ions, CR EDO Act ion, Sumof Us and Faithful America, are delivering petitions signed by over 80,000 people to HarperCollins, publisher of popular children’s books, T he Berenstain Bears, to demand they cut ties with Chick-f il-A. Last week, the Jim Henson Company (home of the Muppets) announced they would no longer be providing toys for Chick-f il-A kids’ meals, and activists are now encouraging HarperCollins and the Berenstain Bears to follow suit. The creators of the Berenstain Bears have publicly distanced themselves from the partnership with Chick-f il-A, urging people to direct their concerns to HarperCollins, the publishing company that ultimately has the power to sever ties with Chick-f il-A. A long with the petitions, the groups are also delivering a copy of the book, T he Berenstain Bears and the New Neighbors, which emphasizes standing up to bigotr y. The petitions are being sent to Har perCollins headquarters at 10 East 53rd Street, N YC 10022 (in case other activists want to send their thoughts). Each reads, “Berenstain Bears: Cut ties with Chick-f il-A as long as it continues to support anti-gay organizations.” Grrrrr!
T he Enquirer fails to mention what f ilm this might be, leading one to question the validity of the stor y. No actual project was mentioned in the piece that can be linked to a specif ic director or title, so we’ll just wait and hope.
Source: Meltwater Press
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Washington D.C. - LGBTQ Group Argues Republican Defense of DOMA at Supreme Court Inaccurate – 8.2
Des Moines, IA- Iowa GOP Chairman Calls for Ouster of Another Supreme Court Justice – 8.1 The Republican Party of Iowa’s chairman is pushing for the ouster of one of the authors of a court decision that legalized same-sex marr iage in Iowa. Same-sex marr iage instant ly became a polit ical hot button in Iowa after the ruling three years ago, but there has been little urgency behind the issue this year. Chairman A.J. Spiker, in a statement emailed across Iowa, called for Iowans to vote against Iowa Supreme Court Justice Dav id Wigg ins to “ help end the bully ing of activist judges once and for all.” Someone needs to look up the def inition of “bullying.” The Nov. 6 general election ballots will ask whether Wiggins should retain his seat on the bench. He is the fourth justice to come up for a retention vote since the court’s unanimous ruling in spring 2009. The f irst three justices, Marsha Ternus, David Baker and Michael Streit, were ousted by Iowa voters in fall 2010. The three previous justices thought it was improper to campaign for themselves, but Wiggins appears more willing to advocate for his own retention. Spiker stated in part: “The Republican Party of Iowa believes we must be a state based on laws and not the whims of unelected activist judges attempting to impose their personal views on the public. The people of Iowa are tired of increasingly powerful bureaucrats arrogantly and deceitfully instituting law when they have no justif ication or ability to do so.” Activist judges? Really?!! Source: DesMoinesRegister.com
Philadelphia, MS - Gov. Says “I Do” to Black Couple Marriage, but “I Don’t” to Queers – 8.2 Gov. Phil Bryant said Mississippi should encourage the union of any couple - as long as the couple is made up of a man and a woman. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson reported they weren’t allowed to marry in July at First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, a small town south of Jackson. “As hard as we work to try to convince the rest of the world that Mississippi has changed - and, in fact, we have - to see an unfortunate situation like that occur is very disappointing,” Bryant replied. Bryant, who is a Methodist, has campaigned throughout his career as a conservative who opposes same-sex marriage and abortions. He also has close ties to the Tupelo-based American Family Association, which boycotts corporations it believes are too friendly to LGBTQ rights. Bryant said the denial of a wedding for a black couple at a traditionally white church has “tainted” Mississippi’s image nationwide. “When people want to get married, we ought to let them get married,” Bryant said. “I want to make every opportunity I can for any couple that wants to, to go get married.” Even same-sex couples? “I wouldn’t say gay couples, no,” Bryant emphasized. “I’d say a man and a woman. Let me make sure, let’s get that right. When I say couples, I automatically assume it’s a man and a woman.” Because otherwise that would be “tainted?”
Coming of f a win at the appeals court, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders say the Supreme Court should rule on DOM A’s constitutionality. Not, however, for the reasons Republican leaders told the court in June. The legal group that has successfully argued to three dif ferent courts that the Defense of Marriage Act’s federal definition of marriage is unconstitutional agreed with the House Republican leadership in a f iling to the Supreme Court that the court should hear one of the group’s cases in the upcoming term. But Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders attacked the Republicans’ legal f iling at the court as being full of errors and inaccurately describing the appeals court decision striking down the law in May. GL A D f iled the brief in the Supreme Court telling the court that the House Republican leaders “failed to of fer any legitimate argument why the federal government has any policy interest in equalizing the federal legal status of all same-sex couples irrespective of their actual marital status.” A fter the court returns from its summer recess, it w ill look at the f i lings in this and t wo other DOM A cha llenges - one brought by Lambda Legal and the other by the American Civil Liberties Union - and decide if it will hear any or multiple cases. Because the First Circuit’s decision struck down the law, most legal experts expect that the court will take at least one of the cases. Do get the details at BuzzFeed.com! Source: BuzzFeed.com
Source: The Mississippi Press
Local News Briefs Archbishop May Arch Eyebrows of LGBTQ Parishioners
55 Laguna Moves One Step Closer, but Needs Help
Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Salvatore Cordileone the new Archbishop of San Francisco. The appointment is sure to create shockwaves in our city known for LGBTQ activism. Recognized as a leading force behind the 2008 passage of hateful Proposition 8 - the ballot initiative that revoked same-sex marriage and defined marriage as only the union of a man and a woman - Archbishop-elect Cordileone was named chairman of the US bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage in 2011 by Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
The 55 Laguna housing project sponsors have spent the last year working with architects, attorneys, consultants, Planning Department staff, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and community stakeholders on a design and development plan to finance and construct the 55 Laguna housing project of Openhouse. The Planning Commission will vote on this comprehensive plan on August 16. The Planning Commission must approve the design and development plan for the entire 55 Laguna development, including the Openhouse senior housing project, in order for it to proceed. People can help by writing a personal letter to the San Francisco Planning Commission, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, SF 94103. State that the 55 Laguna development is critical because it includes urgently needed affordable housing being built by Openhouse that will be welcoming to and inclusive of LGBTQ seniors. The Openhouse buildings will also include on-site services and an activity center so that residents and LGBT seniors from across the City will have a central place to get the help they need to live independent and healthy lives.
In June of this year, he came into conflict with leaders of the Catholic Association for Gay and Lesbian (CALGM) ministries, who refused his request to take an oath pledging to uphold Church teachings regarding human sexuality. (CALGM is headquartered in Oakland, where Bishop Cordileone has been serving.) Cordileone was ordained a priest of the Diocese of San Diego in 1982, where he helped raise nearly $1.5 million to put the discriminatory amendment on the ballot. Bishop Cordileone succeeds Archbishop George Niederauer, who got the Mormons onboard with Prop 8. Archbishop Niederauer has found himself frequently facing opposition to Church teachings from LGBTQ rights activists and from the high-profile statements of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a resident of the archdiocese. Cordileone will be installed Oct. 4 on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assissi, after whom our City is named. Expect to see queer activists “welcoming” Don Corleone … er … Bishop Cordileone with a protest in front of the church.
For decades, thousands of LGBTQ people have come to San Francisco to find personal freedom and acceptance. Today more than 25,000 LGBTQ people over 55 live here. As older adults with increasing needs, the pioneers of this migration were (and continue to be) forced “back into the closet” in order to receive quality care, or move into residential facilities. They are being forced to relocate, leave dear friends behind, and, all too often, live alone and isolated. Story by Dennis McMillan
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Nudists Draw Ire and Attention in the Castro Letter to the Editor: Kim Corsaro Publisher 1981-2011
We need to drive out the naked perverts who almost daily deface the good memory of our lesbian peacekeeper, Jane Warner. For this plaza was created in her honor. Yet no sooner does it get officialized (and the concrete planters and unwieldy, red metal faux gazebo chairs laid out), than these nudist freaks take it over
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They titillate the breeder tourists, by living up to their worst expectations of the All-Gays-ArePerverts stereotype. This does nothing for gay rights, nor for getting the Castro back to a safe neighborhood. In fact, these self-hating queers and
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has infected our queer community, as it has all other political minorities.
“Welcome to the Castro where anything goes! Wanna shoot up in the alleys? Sure! Come on down, pardner! Dik the homeless hotties in the bushes or sleeping alongside the Holy Redeemer on Diamond Street? Oh, sorry, I thought that went without saying.”
Tolerance for the outrageously disgusting is not part of the progressive agenda. Public display of these nudists in the heart of Gay Mecca serves only to sabotage, rather than elevate. The issues of queer bashing and LGBT Rights are far too serious in these virulently homophobic times to ignore such self-defeating behavior as that so flagrantly displayed by these naked wolves in sheep’s shaved clothing.
I do not consider myself the least bit conservative. I’ve been a left-wing styled gay street activist since at least 1983. Generally progressive gay-positive folks are def initely not perverts, or “anything goes” advocates. Yet, we have been marginalized and demonized, thanks to right-wing dogma that
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Don't Call It Frisco Stu Smith Whither or whether to cover up was the question, and thanks to our hardworking Supervisor Scott Wiener, we’re gonna try and cover up without denying our neighborhood shock druids their right to display their personal plumbing as they strut merrily up and down our busy boulevards and by-ways here in the Castro.
I’m not sure when a couple of mature gents started their daily parade with nothing more than running shoes, and I’m not particularly upset or annoyed that they have grown to perhaps a baker’s dozen on a sunny Saturday. But putting aside personal and moral outrage, I am willing to bet that this handful of guys is driving more tourists and locals to our neighborhood just to gawk at what they don’t see where they’re from or in most other parts of the City. It might also have given newspapers and broadcast media an interesting “only in San Francisco” bit that gets national, maybe global, attention. The novelty, if there really was any, has worn thin, and the weather has finally produced brief periods of San Francisco summer that often seem to stop these brave show-offs from sharing their family jewels off for the time being. So what is the real effect of what these men are doing on any of us and our neighborhood? I’d venture the thought that no one really gave a
damn after a nano second, and that merchants are embracing the nudity as a free and very effective public relations action that drives more potential customers to their doorways and perhaps cash registers. So Supervisor Wiener introduced a bill that would require nudists to provide a cover of some sort when they sit on any public seats, and to wear some cover in restaurants. I get the why and how and am thankful it’s not an epidemic of public nudity, unless it starts including hot young turks with plenty to show and go. I remember times in my life when public nudity was embraced and celebrated here in our beautiful, diverse and vibrant metropolis. I also remember many times when public inebriants and mentally challenged folks ripped off their garb in attempts to shock or offend, but it’s really never been a big deal to me, my family or friends. However, friends not from my home town are prone to childlike, elfin comments like, “why
can’t they do it in private,” or “if they were cute or well put together it would be OK,” so I guess in the eyes of the beholder lie the answers to who does and doesn’t get the nod and freedom from the Paddy Wagon. In all seriousness, I’m glad Scott initiated a simple solution to a simple problem and I won’t have to sit on the just vacated seat of a naked butt, although I doubt it poses any kind of a public health threat. The thought just ain’t nice. But to those who elect to display their natural physical dimensions, someone is happy if only ringing registers mean taxes, employment and merchant smiles. It’s something that might cause a controversy requiring legal or police action in many parts of our country, but here in OZ, we get to embrace and accept or ignore the actions of others as long as they cause no harm or damage to anyone else. Now, what about the ladies?
Up Your Alley Leather Fair Was Fun in the Sun By Master Sister Dana Van Iquity UP YOUR ALLEY, also known as Dore Alley Fair, was – in four words – more cock, more gridlock. This year it was fabulous to see total nudity (the less daring dudes wore a cock sock) and nice not to see many looky-loos or baby strollers (this was a XXX-rated adult event, after all). Of course, Sister Dana carried out his holy ministry of dick blessings. The fairgrounds were so packed with people, at times one could barely move, rubbing up against all those bare chests, butts, and balls. But who’s complaining?! Most of the fair consisted of a diverse group of porn flick booths: CumPigs were hawking their films and t-shirts (OinkMobile.com); Kink.com gave out free lighters; there was a sling available for play at FortTroff.com, as well as Magno Cum Lube (a takeoff on magna cum laude, meaning “with
great praise” used in diplomas?); Factory Video Productions was home of GayRealityPorn.com, CumHunt.com, DudesRaw.com, and CumPigMen.com. BBRTS.com offered “real men online for real-time bareback,” where you could spin the wheel to get free swag.
from our Stop The Violence campaign. They were also helping to sell 9X6 pure silicone lube, which gave a donation to our STV fund with every bottle sold, and also provided 10,000 bottles to include in our STV safety packages.
The official Up Your Alley merchandise booth sold hats, jocks, mugs, sweatshirts, t-shirts, pins, and patches, and tickets to Magnitude (the official Folsom Street dance event on Saturday September 22 at 525 Harrison) and After Shock (the official after-hours Folsom Street Fair event).
One of my favorite charity booths is a lways Bare Chest Ca lendar (BareChest.org), with all proceeds benefiting AIDS Emergency Fund and Positive Resource Center. Hot, hunky Calendar men were autographing and selling their calendars. They were talking up their annual Bare Chest Calendar Dinner Date Auction & T Dance, Sunday, Aug. 19, 5-7pm, $20 at Public Works, 161 Erie Street. Tix at Under One Roof and Mr. S Leather.
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from EssEff and other Orders in other cities manned (nunned?) the donation gates. People gave freely to the charities. Sister Eve Volution and Sister Pat N Leather had distributed over 2,000 safety whistles and brochures that day
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ted Diseases Prevention and Control Services (surely the LONGEST titled booth at the fair) (HealthyPenis.org) provided a game to toss little red heart pillows into the holes of bent-over cartoon guys for prizes. They were also advertising the FC2 condoms, which used to be called female condoms until they discovered they could also be used inside butts. So they changed the name to “FC2” much in the way Colonel Sanders changed their chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC. Nearby was their 8-foot high giant Mr. Happy Penis in leather garb suitable for snapping poses purposes. There were plenty of floggings, whippings and spankings on the premises. Mr. S Leather (Mr-S-Leather.com) provided a handy whipping post, St. Andrews Cross and bondage bed. I saw (continued on page 9)
The Week in Review BY ANN ROSTOW GLBT Week in Review August 8, 2012 Ix-Nay the fil-A Last Friday, despite my reluctance to make a fool of myself in public, Mel and I went to our local Chick-fil-A and joined the kiss-in. I did manage to avoid the circle dance outside the restaurant, although I appreciated the concept. But after that, a sizable group of us went inside and milled around for awhile under the watchful gaze of some security guards and random customers. We then staged the kiss-in, hung out for a bit longer, and I observed to my horror that some of our hungrier gay male brothers in arms actually chowed down on some food. Guys? Do you understand the point here? Over the days that followed I read another dozen articles about Chickfil-A and the nature of free enterprise, blah blah blah. Of course I agree that far rightwing business owners have a right to pursue their commercial activity. It’s just that we don’t have to support them and the first dozen articles I read made this obvious distinction over and over again. But then, I read an essay by a guy who loves Chick-fil-A and has driven miles to indulge this passion in the past. The writer, who was making the courageous decision to boycott from now on, described the taste and texture of Chick-fil-A sandwiches in such succulent terms that I felt a powerful desire to try one. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve never actually eaten at Chick-fil-A, which I thought was a kind of KFC place with bread. Now, after reading this man’s gustatory paean to the addictive chicken treats and crisp waffle fries, I’m going to need some self control to resist a politically inappropriate trip to the franchise. Waiting for the Supremes Before we get to work, has anyone else had enough of Michael Phelps, his toothy smile and dimwitted remarks to the press? I know he’s off the stage at this point, but for a time I felt as if I couldn’t get away from him. I made this observation to some friends and got a lecture about how unbecoming it is to trash talk a great champion for no particular reason. Mea culpa, I’m sure. But I was just wondering if I was alone in my gratuitous dislike for the man. Readers? As you know, we won our fifth federal DOM A challenge the other day with a victory in the Pedersen case, brought by Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders in Connecticut. The others, of course, are Gill in Massachusetts, Golinski and Dragovich in California, and Windsor in New York. Gill, Golinski and Windsor have all been appealed to the Supreme Court even though the latter two cases are still pending in the lower courts. This state of affairs has led to some confusing case schedules that I am not in the mood to sort out. Oral arguments were delayed in Golinski, for example, although written briefing is still due. I’m not sure what’s going on in the other challenges, but since the High Court is expected to take up the issue in the 2012/2013 session, I see no reason to keep track of these soonto-be-moot details. Meanwhile, in addition to the three DOMA challenges, two other gay rights cases have been appealed to the High Court. The Prop 8 people finally petitioned the Court to hear their appeal of their Ninth Circuit loss.
And the state of Arizona has asked the justices to review a Ninth Circuit decision in favor of gay and lesbian state employees who were stripped of partner benefits by the legislature. I’m reminding you about the Arizona case because it seems to be constantly overlooked amidst the excitement of our marriage litigation. In another piece of legal news this week, a federal court in Sin City will hear arguments on Friday in the challenge to Nevada’s marriage ban. Lambda filed a federal suit against the state a few months back, arguing that the state cannot reserve the title of marriage for heterosexuals without violating the U.S. Constitution. Sound familiar? Lambda is aiming to piggyback on the Prop 8 victory by filing related suits in other Ninth Circuit jurisdictions. When There’s a Will There’s a Way I have more legal news, but I’m going to spare you an extended rundown. Instead, let’s talk about the guy in Minnesota who lost his husband to an unexpected heart attack in April of 2011. James Morrison met and fell in love with Thomas Proehl a quarter of a century ago in college. They married in California during the 2008 marriage window, but moved to the twin cities a few years later. Still relatively young, the men had not written wills when Tom died at the age of 46. Since Minnesota does not recognize same-sex marriages by law, it appeared that Tom’s assets, including his share of the family house, might automatically be transferred to Tom’s parents. As it happened, Tom’s parents sided with John, considering him a son-inlaw and a legal spouse. Luckily, a probate court has recently agreed, ruling that the marriage, though barred in the state, still makes John the legal heir. The decision seems to fall into a pattern of increasing accommodation and recognition of gay marriages by the courts in general. Where once a good ruling was the exception to the rule, the reverse is now true. But what would have happened to John, and what might still happen to the next gay husband or wife, if Minnesota voters decide to entrench a marriage ban in the state constitution next fall? Although polls suggest the amendment could fail, we’ve also been betrayed by optimistic polls in the past. The moral of the story is that gay couples of any age should write wills, period. Even in states that f latly refuse to recognize gay unions, a will remains perfectly valid. If you can leave your money to your dog, or a charity, you can certainly leave it to your wife, partner or husband. But without a will, he or she could be left high and dry if you live in one of the many antigay states. Like Texas, just to pick one at random. Did you notice, by the way, that my state just nominated a Senate candidate to the right of Rick Perry himself ? Ted Cruz? At least we didn’t nominate an antigay Democrat to fight for the left. That’s what happened in Tennessee, where the chief of the Democratic Party has refused to support the winner of the Senate primary, Mark Clayton. Clayton beat out a field of seven or eight, despite the fact that he runs an operation that has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. My other computer just went black as I was writing that last item, so I can’t tell you the name of Mr. Clayton’s hate group. But it’s definitely antigay and has a deceptively bland name
Professional Services like the “Public Policy Foundation,” or some other innocuous sounding thing. But really. How does such a screw up happen in modern politics? The U.S. Senate is not dogcatcher. Why didn’t the party groom a nominee? Why didn’t the other candidates highlight Clayton’s background? And why did so many of Tennessee’s Democratic voters mindlessly punch the first name on the alphabetical primary list like lab chimps hoping for a banana? That indeed is the general explanation for the odd outcome. Olympic Hopeless My computer returned to life, but I’m not returning to the Clayton story. Instead, let me mention an AP piece about a 67-year-old Tennessee man who called 911 at least nine times, at one point asking emergency crews for a ride to the store so that he could get some beer. Police went to the house of Allen Troy Brooks to give him a citation, but the man kept insisting that he didn’t have a phone and wasn’t responsible for the calls. Since this was in fact, not true, Mr. Brooks was arrested and brought down to the station where he was charged with abusing the 911 system. I’m guessing Brooks could have been one of the voters who picked the first name on the list to send to the U.S. Senate. So, did you hear about the guy in Montana who claimed to be a victim of a gay bashing attack near a bar? Turns out he injured himself trying a Gabby Douglas-style back flip on the sidewalk and landing on his face. The moron, one Joseph Baken, proceeded to give police a fictitious, self-serving account of an alleged assault, complete with homophobic men calling him “faggot” and the usual ingredients of your basic hate crime. The GLBT community of Missoula rushed to his side with sympathy and support, only to learn later that the 22-year-old invented the story. If you’re interested, you can watch the attempted back f lip on youtube and hear his drunk friends react with “Holy Shit!” as Baken cracks his brow against the curb. Later, Baken tells the gang “I’m fine,” an overstatement of major proportions on many levels. When all was said and done, Baken was given a six month suspended sentence and ordered to pay a $300 fine for providing a false police report. Here Comes the Cat! Mitt Romney has confirmed that he thinks all men and boys should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of sexual orientation, although he also believes the Scouts should be able to set their policy. The seemingly liberal announcement was not a move towards the center. Instead, the candidate was forced into the gay friendly stance by his own comments in a 1994 interview when he was running against Ted Kennedy for Senate. You may remember that Mitt insisted in that campaign that he would do more for the GLBT community than Kennedy himself. But I’m more interested in a sidebar about the predatory nature of cats. According to a new study, the average cat kills about two creatures per week, including lizards, snakes and frogs (41 percent), small mammals (25 percent), insects and worms (20 percent) and birds (12 percent). The researchers monitored 60 cats in the Athens, Georgia area, determining that the furry engines of death ate about a third of their prey, left about half to rot, and brought home the rest to present to their owners. (continued on page 9)
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Bay Times Exclusive: Interview with Author Emma Donoghue
Inspiring LGBTQ Prof iles Kathleen Archambeau
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“Often they ( friends) imagine they’re in my book and they are not.” Emma Donoghue Irish Writer Short-Listed for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction Emma Donoghue, 23, was fired from the only job -- summer chambermaid
the Town, slated to debut at Dublin’s Samuel Beckett Theatre on October 1st 2012.
If you want a good read, make room for Emma Donoghue on your bookshelves.
Donoghue’s first novel, Stir Fry, presaged her talent. In her second novel, Hood, published in 1996 and re-released in 2011, Donoghue plumbed the depths of grief held in the container of one week. Since death casts a long shadow, all readers can relate to the bereavement spilled over in this “cuppa’ tea” novel.
When I caught up with Emma Donoghue, here’s what she had to say:
There’s something for everyone in Donoghue’s fiction, both historical and contemporary. For a light read, Landing tells the story of two women in love who travel across seas and cultures to meet. If you fancy 18th Century literature, you’ll enjoy the story of scandal in The Sealed Letter and a murder mystery in Slammerkin, featuring a prostitute protagonist mad for clothes. And in Life Mask, Donoghue explores a world she’s not privy to as a “Dublin girl from peasant stock”
A. I think the most important way to resist pigeonholing is to write about LGBTQ matters without apology, but also without coziness (assuming an LGBTQ readership) or crankiness (lecturing a straight readership). It also helps if you concentrate on some big life-or-death topics that matter to everybody. But you know, I’ve never objected to being called a lesbian writer; that would be bad manners, like badmouthing your own ethnic group.
Q. You have included, or alluded to, LGBTQ relationships in your novels, Stir Fry, Hood, Landing, Life Mask and The Sealed Letter. How do you, as a writer, avoid being pigeon-holed as a gay writer?
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Q. By your own admission, you’ve never really experienced serious grief. How were you able to write Hood? Are you glad the novel’s been re-released? A. Tickled pink it’s been re-released, yes! I suppose Hood – being the first of my books that made me stretch into making-it-all-up territory – gave me confidence for other challenges to come. You also take what you’ve lived and extrapolate from it; I knew what it was like to be dumped and figured bereavement would have at least something in common with that. telling the story of the elite in 1790s London.
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Of the Man Booker Prize honor, Emma Donoghue said she was able to “stride proudly to the bakery…If I hadn’t been on the short list, I would have had to stay home this week, because I couldn’t stand all the little nods of sympathy.” (The Globe and Mail, 9/7/10) W hat has kept Donoghue (who lives with her female partner, Chris Roulston, and their two children, Finn, 10, and Una, 6) grounded? Perhaps, it’s the anonymity of living in the provincial town of London, Ontario. Perhaps it is Donoghue’s Irish roots. Or, perhaps, it is Donoghue’s single-minded devotion to her craft. Never in the margins or relegated to the LGBTQ sections of bookstores, Donoghue tackles the tough subjects -- love, mother-child bonds, family, class, immigration and death. Educated at University College Dublin and the University of Cambridge, Donoghue, Ph.D., writes with an unparalleled command of language and a piercing understanding of the human heart. This is why her strong voice has emerged above the din, catapulting Donoghue, a lesbian writer, into the broader world of literary achievement.
Q. Room has sold over a million copies and was short-listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. Were you surprised by your success in 2010, with a book told in the voice of a 5-year-old about a heinous captivity and terrible crime? A. I knew it was likely to sell better than all my others – this was my first “high-concept” novel. I had a good feeling about it from the start and it wrote so easily. But, yes, I’ve been amazed by the readers it’s reached all over the world. Q. You “never had an honest job”… What advice would you give aspiring writers? A. My experience is a fluke. So don’t delude yourself that it’s the job that’s thwarting your wish to write the great novel. Many great first (or fifth, or tenth) novels are written by people with jobs who somehow (and they have all my respect) summon up the energy before or after work. Q. What are you planning to write next? A. I’m working on a novel about a San Francisco frog catcher in the 1870’s. Now there’s a world I’m having fun immersing myself in.
The Story of “Me” so on. For many of us, ideas like these hang around in the background of our minds long after we’ve consciously accepted and affirmed our sexuality, with very destructive effects on the course of our lives.
Examined Life Tom Moon, MFT Very early in childhood, most of us begin to organize our identities around perceptions of what we’re lacking or missing, and to live from then on in a “story of me” based on these perceptions. A child who is unloved, for instance, may develop a sense of self based on the identity of “the one who isn’t loved” and, tragically, may spend a lifetime trying to solve the “problem of my unlovability.” Some people who escape crushing childhood poverty may spend the rest of their lives trying to escape the perception that they really do deserve the contempt with which they were treated when they were young. During the years when our minds have the least capacity for mature assessments, a kind of “hardening of the categories” often sets in, which, once formed, is remarkably resistant to change. We can then spend the rest of our lives trying to resolve “problems” that are fundamentally fictitious. Most of my clients have always been gay men, so I’m most sensitive to the subtle identities that gay men can develop in response to homophobia. All too many gay boys learn to identify with ideas such as: “I’ll never be the man I’m supposed to be.” “I will always disappoint others.” “I’m out of step.” “My feelings are wrong.” “My desires are unworthy of respect.” And
Many successful people are dogged by “failure” identities. When the reality of their success conflicts with their identities, they go through complicated mental gymnastics to discount the evidence in order to preserve the identities. In the “impostor syndrome,” for instance, failure is what’s real: success, since it conf licts with the “story of my failure,” is dismissed as a con job. One of the most difficult personal stories to overcome is the identity of the “victim,” the “one who is always wronged by others,” because this story usually does develop in response to actual experiences of (sometimes horrific) victimization or oppression, and challenging the story of victimhood is easy to confuse with denying the reality of those experiences. But this story can be very dangerous, because when real experiences of victimization congeal into a solid identity, we can start to see others as perpetrators regardless of what they do, with the result that we begin ourselves to perpetrate from the victim stance. Fortunately, we aren’t at the mercy of our childhood conclusions, because our human capacity for self-awareness can do much to correct distorted perceptions. The key is not to succumb to the natural temptation to believe that what we think must be true just because we’ve always believed it. The guiding motto for overcoming the story of me is, “Don’t believe everything you think.” Tom Moon is a psychotherapist in San Francisco. His website is tommoon.net.
CHEVRON (continued from page 1) had 304 accidents, which included major fires, spills, leaks, explosions, toxic gas releases, flaring and air contamination. Many of the chemicals in gasoline, such as benzene, have been linked to increased risk of cancer. Consider that, even without such direct chemical considerations, several studies show that LGBT men and women are at higher risk for certain cancers. A study last year published in the journal Cancer, for example, found that gay men “report a higher
cancer rate than straight men.” The BBC, which reported on the study, mentioned that “gay men were twice as likely to have been diagnosed with cancer as straight men and, on average, it happened a decade earlier.” Among lesbians, instances of breast cancer are also high. Exactly why remains a mystery, but higher stress levels, which play a role in immunity and warding off disease, could be a factor.
A nother unk now n is how many members of our community will have their health adversely affected by this week’s Chevron disaster and the refinery’s operations in general. We are all, gay and straight, guinea pigs in what could be characterized as a colossal health experiment with an unknown outcome. Chevron may have scored an “A” in corporate equality, but it is continuously failing those of us who support clean, renewable energy.
yellow boa constrictor graced one guy’s neck and shoulders. Not many drag queens this year, although I did stop and chat with my pal MuthaChucka, and Suppositori Spelling was out, but out of drag. Ms Spelling was participating in Steamworks 24/7 Men’s Bathhouse (SteamworksOnline.com) Naked Twisted Twister game (“left-hand red, right-foot blue”). Unfortunately the medical tent refused to give me any medicinal Quaaludes
(possibly because they haven’t been made since the ‘70s?).
youtube and seems to have triggered a police investigation.
And did you read about the little boy who stuck a Lego wheel up his nose and couldn’t breathe for three years? The doctors just gave him antibiotics until one medic finally noticed the inanimate object. Hmmm.
LEATHER (continued from page 6) one brave leatherman there baring his chest to have two lines of clothespins on ropes attached to his nipples and down his torso – to be snapped off down the line in one fell swoop in what is known as “the zipper.” Ouch! I saw a few animals (the two-legged variety as well as those on four legs); one attendee was head to toe in a blue furry bear suit and another was dressed as a big puppy; also a gorge
T-shirts spotted: A takeoff on Coca Cola’s new slogan, “Enjoy Cock;” “I like walks on the beach, spring rainstorms, and taking it up the ass;” “F*&# you, me, off;” and “I cleaned out my ass for THIS?!” OrchidandSerpentStore.com had all manner of SM/bondage gear and the (continued on page 15)
ROSTOW (continued from page 7) I had a stray cat in my backyard for a time. One time I saw him with a plump squirrel in his mouth and about two hours later there was nothing left but the tail. We named him Hector, after Hannibal Lector. He was simply a killing machine. But a cute one. He was run over by a car so we buried him under the fig tree with a little headstone. That’s my cat story. Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much Finally, how about the bozo who decided to light a box of Cheerios on fire to protest the gay friendly policies of General Mills? The grounds caught on fire and the man and his camera pal both took off running. Then, the man’s son posted the whole thing on
What is it with posting your own dumb stunts for all to see? Catch the egomaniac straight guy who ordered a cup of water and then berated a Chick-fil-A drive through waitress, asking the pleasant girl how she could live with herself while working for such a hateful organization—oh, and filming all the while. The man lost his job and subsequently posted an eight-minute apology, which again, was all about him. (Not that I listened to all eight minutes.) Our insufferable straight ally made a point of telling the waitress that he was heterosexual, “not a gay in me.” Good, at least our community does not have to answer for his antics.
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LGBT Travel and San Francisco By Joe D’Alessandro, President & CEO, San Francisco Travel Association It is said that the f irst gay visitors to San Francisco came w ith the Gold Rush of 1849. That makes s en s e. T he s e p e o ple h a d b e en persecuted a nd ost raci zed.Wit h no home to c a l l t hei r ow n a nd nothing to lose, why not venture out to this a l lur ing place ca l led S a n Fr a nc i s c o?Her e, e ver yone was new in town and judg ments were left behind. Over time, the LGBT community grew in North Beach, then in t he Haight, t hen on Pol k Street and then in the Castro, which is now known worldwide as “the gay Mecca.” Today, it is d if f icult to f ind a neighborhood in San Francisco that doesn’t have an LGBT presence. S a n Fr a n c i s c o i s now c o n s id ered one of the most gay-friendly dest i nat ions i n t he US a nd t he world, a fact that is backed up by research, med ia pol ls and comments from LGBT visitors.
The proud history and vibrancy of the LGBT community make San Francisco a l l t he more inv it ing, interesting and unique. That was one of the things that convinced me to move here in 2006 with my husband and my two children. Sa n Fr a nc i sco Tr avel h a s been promot ing San Francisco to t he gay and lesbian market since the early 1990’s and before. We began marketing campaigns specif ically for LGBT travelers f ive years ago and have recently launched a new campaign, “49 Hours of SF: Out & A bout .” T he adver t isi ng a nd promot ions target LGBT traveler s i n L os A ngeles, Sa n D iego, Phoen i x , Por t l a nd a nd S eat t le. To emphasize the diversity of San Francisco’s neighborhoods, one of t he head l i nes on t he ad s read s, “San Francisco’s Gay Neighborhood is called - San Francisco.”
So st rong is San Francisco’s att r a c t ion t o g ay t r av e l e r s t h a t other cities try to position themselves as “the next San Francisco.” However, those other cit ies don’t also have Castro Street, the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, fa mous rest aura nt s, world class arts and culture, and Wine Country nearby.
T he st r ateg y i s to lever a ge t he city’s gay-friendly atmosphere to drive new visits to San Francisco, a nd to prov ide t hose who have visited previously with reasons to come again. The digital and print campaign drives to the LGBT microsite, www.sanfrancisco.travel/ L G B T, w h i c h p r o v i d e s L G B T itineraries, event information and “Out w it h t he L oca ls” colu m ns featur ing LGBT locals’ picks on what to see a nd do. Gay Cit ies, K i mpton Hotel s a nd A mer ic a n Express are the of f icial sponsors of the campaign.
Sa n Fra ncisco Travel (for merly c a l led t he Sa n Fr a nc i sco C onvention & Visitors Bureau) is San Fr a nc i sco’s of f ic ia l dest i nat ion marketing organization. We promote all that San Francisco has to offer “on the menu” for visitors.
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e Wa l l S t r e e t Jour na l, t here are approx imately 16 m i l l ion g ay adu lt s i n t he Un ited St ates w it h projected spend ing power of $79 0 m i l l ion (“ More Ret a i ler s A re Cou r t i ng Gay Customers,” July 9, 2012).
I n Ju ne, S a n Fr a nc i s c o Tr ave l pr es ented it s Si lver C able C a r Award to author Armistead Maupin for all that his “Tales of the City” books and f ilms have done for S a n Fr a nc i s c o. It w a s a n nou nc e d on l y t wo d ay s b efor e the presentat ion that A rmistead and his husband were moving to Santa Fe. His acceptance speech brought many to tears. In 2008, San Francisco Travel led a sa les m ission to Syd ney, Aus t r a l i a , i nc lud i n g meet i n g s a nd e v e nt s w it h t r av e l a g e nt s a nd tour operators throughout the nation, parties MCed by entertainer Hek lina and a f loat in the sister city’s Pride Parade. Our Tourism division continues to work closely
with gay tour operators and travel agents from around the world. The Media Relations department issues press releases specif ica l ly for the LGBT media and engages drag entertainer and writer Donna Sachet to write specif ically for gay/lesbian audiences. We have identif ied f ive key market i n g t hemes to help c om mu nicate a l l that is “on the menu” for our v isitors: A rts & Culture, Food & Wine, Diverse Neighborhoods, Sustainability and LGBT Welcome. T he t hemes overl ap a nd i ntertwine, creating the intricate tape s t r y t h at d r aw s v i s it or s f r om around the world.
Letter from a San Francisco Fan
Denmark: Land of Vikings and Mermaids
By Anette Holst Christensen, Member of the City Council, The City of Copenhagen
By Heidi Beeler, Bay Times Columnist and SF L esbian/Gay Freedom Band Member
The J train probably runs on one of the most dashing stretches of the cit y. Let’s be honest; it’s the most beautiful one. Not only does it pa ss row s of u n iquely pret t y hou s e s a nd d r a m at ic a l ly st ee p streets but also, like a rollercoaster, it sna kes it s way in bet ween g a r d e n s a n d h o u s e s b e fo r e i t peaks at Dolores Park and reveals one of my favor ite v iews of San Francisco. If I take another route and walk dow n 24t h St reet towa rd s Ca s t ro, I w i l l pa s s one store a f ter a not her w it h precious clot h ing, beaut y- shops (n a i l s seem to be big around here) and wine-dealer s before reach i ng t he temple of Noe: Whole Foods Market. In short, there is as much fruit in the shampoo department as there is in the produce section. There is a Kleenex-type cloth to wipe the handles of the shopping carts and a ver y nice person to pack your groceries. It was k ind of a scar y experience to let a stranger pack my purchases the f irst time. We Danes only pack our own stuf f at shops dur ing Chr ist mas. But as 10 BAY TIMES AUGUST 9, 2012
a n ex per ienced packer of backpa c k s , I not on l y g ot over my packing barrier, but I also found myself g iv ing adv ice to the staf f on how I shou ld l i ke to have it done. I have t r ied to f ight t hat urge and blend in. It is not only San Francisco that I like so much, but also America: resourcefu l, k i nd a nd generous. Obv iously Sa n Fra ncisco i nca rn ates t hose v a lues pa r t ic u l a rly well. A Da n ish resident of Sa n Fra ncisco once told me that San Francisco is t he closest you come to C o p e n h a g e n i n t he U S . T he y sa id I shou ld feel quite at home during my v isit. On one subject, however, I think we might be able to tempt and inspire you to come to Denmark. That subject is gay marriage. Denmark was the f irst count r y in t he world to lega l ize gay mar r iage by civ i l ceremony in 1989. As an extra teaser, I will t hrow in t hat on June 7t h 2012, our parliament passed a law legali zi ng gay ma r r iage by rel ig ious c er e mony i n t he D a n i s h S t at e Church.
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I n C open h a gen, t he rout i ne at our favorite pub included slow-mo banter in complete sentences with our high school-aged waitress as she brought our dinner. She had the look of a svelte, urban Brunhilda – long blonde hair parted in the midd le, shoulders just broad enough to support a spear. A fter t he t h i r d even i n g of a s k i n g u s where we were from, she took a wild leap to the back of the Guide to C onver s at ion a l E n g l i s h a nd conf ided her own plans. “I want to t ravel to A mer ica. I wa nt to drive a great big Cadillac. Hummers are also my favorite. A nd I want to see bee-son.” Bee-son? “ B e e - s on ! B e e - s on ! W her e t he buf falo roam!” Of course, searching for the proverbial bison and Cadillacs of any country is what we all do on some level when traveling abroad. Prepar ing for my f irst t r ip to Denmark t his summer, I had on ly a s l ight ly longer check l ist for my ancestral homeland: Vikings and pickled herring. Tivoli and Hans Christian Anderson. Hamlet and s we et pa st r ie s t h at a r e c apit a l “D” Danish. We checked of f ol’ Hans on day one, du r i n g a c a n a l b oat tou r. C o p en h a g en , wh ic h t r a n s l at e s roughly as “merchants’ harbor,”
STEP HE N DA NKO
When I, a visiting Dane, enjoy my cof fee in one of the beautiful San Franciscan gardens and listen to what I perceive as my local temple bel ls (t he J train on Church Street announcing its departure), I a lways get a bit rest less. Suddenly there’s a world outside that I must go and explore.
Gay lesbian travel is one of our strongest markets. Once they visit, they return again and again. They love ever y inch of the city, from the Castro to the Mission to Land’s End. They bring economic impact to be sure. But they also bring a spirit that is right at home in San Francisco.
started as an 11th century f ishing and trade village that grew over a col lect ion of islands and islets. So a fair amount of t he cit y sit s nea r w at er, a nd a b oat tour is a g reat way to get a f irst look at the Danish capital. Boarding near Holmens K i rke, t he 16 t h cent ur y copper spired brick church where Queen Margaret he I I was mar r ied, we sailed past and among the spires, tower s, ma st s a nd ed i f ices t hat ma ke up Copen hagen’s sk yl i ne. We saw Christiansborg Slot, site of the f irst castle and the palace that today houses Denmark’s parliament, the Folket ing; Nyhav n,
t h e 17 t h c e n t u r y “New” Harbor with it s ca ndy- colored 5-story row houses, sidewalk cafes and open-air col lect ion of h istor ic sh ips; t he Marble Chu rch, Den ma rk’s a n s wer to England’s St. Pau l’s w it h t he largest dome in Scandinavia; the Vor Frelser’s Kirke, its gilt spiral st a i rca se w i nd i ng clock w i se up the outside of the spire; and the moder n smoked gl a s s a nd concrete Royal Danish Playhouse, to name just a few. Near t he end of t he circuit, t he most famous of a l l of Copenhagen’s landmarks, the Little Mer(continued on page 11)
Left, Helsingor Castle; above, Crown Jewels; right, City Hall.
(continued from page 10) ma id, bobbed i nto v iew. I’d a lways imag ined her sitt ing a lone of f the coast, looking wistfully for her prince. Her rocks actually sit just a few feet of f shore at Langel ine Park, and w it h a l l t he tour buses and their expelled swarms of t ou r i s t s w a it i n g t o s h a r e a fra me w it h t he bron ze g i rl, she looked a litt le like she was looking into the distance scoping out a n escape route. Comm issioned by Carlsberg Brewer y heir Carl Jacobsen, the statue was intended to be modeled after prima ballerina Ellen Price, who’d starred in a ballet adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s fair y tale. When she refused to model nude, sculp-
t or E d v a r d E r i k s en p er s u a de d his wife to stand in for her body, while the face is Price’s. For ou r V i k i n g f i x , we t o ok a short train ride west to Roskilde to the Viking Ship Museum. The c apit a l of Den ma rk du r i ng V iking times, Roskilde was founded around 98 0 by none ot her t han H a r o ld B lu et o ot h , t he V i k i n g k i ng for whom Bluetoot h technolog y is named. In 1070, during a n at t ack , t he tow nsmen del ib erately sa n k 5 Vi k i ng sh ips up f jord from Rosk i lde, near Sku ldelev to bloc k t he approach of enemy ships. A lmost 1,000 years later in 1962, archeologists excavated the blockade and the reas-
sembled Sku ldelev sh ips a re on display at the museum. Since the original excavation, 9 more ships have been discovered. Dedicated to understanding the day-to-day life of Vik ing culture, the museum also builds recreations of the s h ips , g ives demon st r at ion s on sh ip bui ld ing and rope ma k ing, and sponsors voyages in Vi k ing sh ip repl ica s, l i ke it s S ea St a ll ion , wh ich ju st ret u r ned f rom a 3 -week voyage celebrat ing the 50 th anniversar y of the orig inal excavation. [END OF PA RT I…to be continued in t he next issue of t he Bay Times.]
Gay Friendly Travel Destinations The below represent just a few of the many travel destinations around the globe that are widely regarded as welcoming LGBTQ visitors.
Statue of Hans Christian Andersen at City Hall.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico T he wh ite-sa nd beaches a nd nightlife make Puerto Vallarta visits memorable.
Sydney, Australia Fr om M a r d i G r a s t o t he b e a c h s c e ne , Sy d ne y h a s much to of fer.
Brighton, England The queer community is estimated at 40,000 plus and growing.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands A r g u a bl y, A m s t er d a m i s t he LGBTQ capita l of Europe.
Berlin, Germany O pen ly g ay mayor K l au s Wo w e r e it p e r h a p s e xpressed Berlin’s spirit best when he said, “I’m gay, and that’s a good thing.”
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil R io de Janeiro is often called Latin America’s gay capital.
Prague, Czech Republic Plan on v isiting the cit y’s gay and lesbian f ilm festival, held annually in November.
Bangkok, Thailand Del icious food, fr iend ly lo ca ls a nd pu lsat ing n ight l i fe a re ju st some of Ba ngkok’s temptations.
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War Horse:
Photo Study by Steven Underhill
POP ROX By K. Cole
Cyndi Lauper “Sex is in the Heel” Cyndi is having too much fun! Harvey Fierstein and Lauper have joined forces to create the new musical “Kinky Boots,” and this remix collection is uber-fabulosa. This is Cyndi’s theatrical debut, and if this is an indication of her musical score’s flashability, then bring it on, Missy! I can’t wait to see those drag queens walking to this infectious beat on Broadway 2013. Best Cut: “Jochen Sims Remix” Location: RuPaul’s Drag U
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, Animal Farm Pet Hospital will be offering 15% off for new clients until end of October 2012. To better serve the community, we have reopened Saturday mornings from 9-12. Dr. Linda Hall has joined our practice to work Mondays and Saturdays.
Ellen Robinson “Don’t Wait Too Long” Recorded live at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage last year, this chipper jazzy collection by Robinson rolls off her tongue. Nice to hear a smile in a voice, bright tones and, finally, a lyric interpretation that sounds like she’s making it up as she goes along. Ella fans will be happy. Best Cut: “Soon” Location: CD Release Night, Freight & Salvage in October, of course.
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Roxie Watson “Of Milestones and Moon Pie” Alterna-grass is giving Atlanta’s music scene a shimmy-shake this summer from this homegrown 5-piece lesbian line-up. It’s traditional bluegrass, country western and folk stirred in a pot. Listening to this sizzlin’ brew is perfect summertime picnic fare, so dig in, sisters. Best Cut: “Graveyard Shift” Location: Texas 2-Step Lessons, Oakland
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Bay Times photographer Steven Underhill provides an array of dramatic images from his visit with the cast of the Best of Broadway play War Horse. Based on a classic novel by Michael Morpungo, War Horse is considered among Britian’s most acclaimed works to visit the Bay Area. Now playing at the Curran Theatre through September 9.
Frank Ocean “Channel Orange” We first heard of Frank Ocean when he came out this year, but the hip-hop world knew him for his Kanye and Jay-Z connection and Billboard release “Novacane.” Now, his first studio album is finally here and already nominated for best new artist by MTV. We’re catching up and boys, we’re catching Ocean fever and it’s deep. Best Cut: “Swim Good” Location: Fort Funston cliffs with Rover - K Cole has been reviewing music for major publications since it came via snail mail on cassettes. Submissions to Pop Rox by local LGBT artists encouraged as the major labels have already found her. Join on Facebook.com/Pop-Rox-Bay-TimesSan Francisco or send it in to: K Cole, Attn: Pop Rox, 308 Jones Street, Ukiah, CA 95482. Katharinecole@yahoo.com
The Cosmos Is Compelling You to Consider Another Approach LEO (July 23 – August 22) Your brain’s been busy birthing bright new ideas, and you’re less inclined to engage in lighthearted chitter-chatter now. Listen between the lines, Leo. “Small talk” can speak volumes.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) Sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the positive impact you have on those around you, Sagittarius. Seek guidance from gurus who see value in your uncanny talent for uplifting others.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) Put your foot down, Taurus. Protect your precious energy, and confront useless obstacles that have consistently interfered with your rightful path to wellness. Be the Pharaoh of your temple.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) Financially, you’ve become adept at generating quite a lot from very little. Hang in there, Virgo. You’re honing priceless skills that will foster a lifetime of limitless abundance.
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) Like it or not, you’re dispelling illusions that jeopardize the progress of your vocational calling. These defining moments are crucial, Capricorn. Ambition works best when you know where you stand.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20) Attachments that once made you feel secure are likely to transform now, revealing what you most deeply value. Your identity is expanding, Gemini. Lead with your heart. Others will follow.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) Inner strength is a predominant theme for you now, Libra. Your confidence can no longer stem from foundations that are fleeting. Satisfy emotional cravings by substantiating your sense of self.
ARIES (March 21 – April 19) No one blazes a trail like you, Aries. Prioritize actions according to what lights you up inside. Avoid premature burnout by focusing creative flames on fodder that feeds your soul. better.
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CANCER (June 21 – July 22) Are you handing your power to partners who don’t deserve it? Love yourself, Cancer. In doing so, you’ll unmask and move past whomever has taken your tender heart for granted.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) As you clear your spiritual closet to make room for the Fall line, remember, Scorpio: dusty skeletons are “sooo last season.” Detach from hidden fears that undermine your divine development.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) Revisit your commitments to ensure they align productively with your most sacred ideals. Blind faith is risky business, Aquarius. Flashy false idols fade in comparison to your own spiritual compass. PISCES (February 19 – March 20) Desire serves as a powerful tool for revelation, Pisces. Experience profound growth by peeling back the many layers of interpersonal intimacy. Pay attention to what turns you on and why.
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By: Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana is extremely proud of his gold medal in the Olympic Games of Cruising Castro’s Collingwood Park! PROJECT LOHAN is a brilliant must-see production starring D’Arcy Drollinger as Lindsay Lohan, playing at The Costume Shop, 1117 Market at 7th Street, August 9, 10, 11, 12; 16, 17, 18, 19. Written by D’Arcy, it has been constructed using ONLY found quotes, headlines and commentary from media sources - and is updated on a nightly basis. As Lindsay Lohan’s life continues to unfold, so does the show; so you’re always up to date on the Lohan hotline. We voyeuristic gossip queens voraciously follow LL’s career careening dangerously into destruction and bouncing back - only to fall again (repeat ad infinitum). D’Arcy has cleverly documented LL from Disney starlet to convicted felon with all her DUIs, car accidents, drug addictions, breakdowns, bitch f ights and boyfriends – with unre-
lenting pursuit by the tabloid tattlers. This is fast-paced, multi-media all over the place, with both live and prerecorded TV projections. The talented ensemble cast (Elizabeth Irene Anderson, Michael Patrick Gaffney, Cindy Goldf ield, Sara Moore and Allegra Rose Edwards) changes costumes (172), characters (more than 60) and genders constantly with appearances from such notables as mother and father Lohan, frenemies Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Britney Spears, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, the immortal Meryl Streep, and even notorious Mr. Blackwell with his blacklist of fashion faux pas. Tix $25, $30 at the door at brownpapertickets.com/ event/246820. Lindsay rules! STEP UP REVOLUTION is the feel-good … no, make that “feel-FABULOUS!” movie of the month. It’s one part dance and one part revolution, culminating in several well-choreographed, orchestrated f lash mobs staging a vivid protest by the 99% against the super wealthy 1%! Now playing at Century San Francisco Centre 9, 845 Market Street. The effects are marvelous, especially in 3-D. Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily’s father’s development plans. BEAR CITY2 is the continuing story of the breakout hit, Bear City. It
screened at the Castro Theatre on Up Your Alley fair day. BC2 features a bevy of beautiful bears, bear cubs, and their buddies, along with the hysterical Kathy Najimy as mother of a bear cub who can’t get his daddy bear to commit to marriage. And marriage is the topic of this fun film, subtitled “The Proposal.” As a sign states in the movie: “If you don’t like gay marriage, don’t get gay married.” But that is precisely the problem. Now that they CAN gay marry in New York, must they? Is it mandatory? A wedding is planned. A wedding is called off. And a wedding is carried through. Str8 bear Kevin Smith makes a cameo appearance. There is a documentary within a docu-drama with lots of laughs and a few tears too. It should be coming out on video sometime soon. Produced by big bear Jim Landé. The Midnight Mass Players presented THE SILENCE OF THE TRANS pre-show spectacular drag takeoff on the horror thriller The Silence of the Lambs at the Castro Theatre starring SHARON NEEDLES as serial killer Buffalo Jill; PEACHES CHRIST as Trannibal Lecter; SUPPOSITORI SPELLING as Clarice Starlet; MRS. CHRIST (Peaches’ real-life mother) as Senator Martin; VINSANTOS as narrator; LADY BEAR as would be serial killer victim; TIMMY SPENCE as Sgt. Joan Crawford; COUSIN WONDERLETTE as “Precious” the dog; RAYA LIGHT as Triggs; and TRIXXIE CARR as
herself; with a chorus of tens. It was bloody good fun, loaded with costumes, props, and scenery – but isn’t ever y good Peaches production?! Watch for info on her 15th anniversary show of Showgirls August 5th. I heard if from the grapevine that WINE TIME FOR MEN is a new monthly gathering of wine connoisseurs and just plain wine lovers to taste the latest in vineyard offerings at Jake’s in the Castro, 2223 Market. We tasted some delish Bjornstad Cellars 2008 chardonnay and pinot noirs, available at Castro Village Wine Shop. Since it was Bay Times co-publisher/ editor Jennifer Viegas’ birthday, we all sang her “The Birthday Song” and ate vanilla cake with strawberries. August 29th wine tasting at Jake’s will feature winemaker Joe Shirley of NAPA Cellars wines. Quaff along with me, winesters! THE KINSEY SICKS – America’s Favor ite Dragapella Beaut yshop Quartet – will return to The Rrazz Room, 222 Mason Street for two weeks from August 7 to 19 with a special election year show, Electile Dysfunction. Their typical mix of outrageous comedy and social critiques will include new songs like “Vote For Me (I Wasn’t Born In Kenya),” “Sell The Poor,” “Peoria” (about catering to the tastes of Middle America to the tune of the ’80s pop anthem “Gloria”), and “Eliminate The Schools” (to the tune of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Three Little
As Heard on the Street . . .
Maids From School”). The Beautyshop Quartet is stumping to win the Republican nomination for President. Not! With an ear attuned to current events, watch these glorious gals try to take America back to a place it never was by out-pandering, out-conspiracy theorizing, and out-outlandishing even the most cynical of the current crop of Presidential candidates - all in glorious, tongue-in-cheek four-part harmony. RUNWAY 24: HEAVEN & HELL presented the always festive Mr. and Miss GAPA Pageant femceed by the inimitable Tita Aida and decorated in heavenly/ hellish theme at VIP reception by Ken Hamai. Titleholders were Mr. GAPA 2012 – Jethro; Miss GAPA 2012 - Jezebel Patel; First Prince William; First Princess Lilly Rose; Second Prince Bao Nguyen; and Second Princess Marijoy Tabatsoy. Audience Awards: Favorite Fantasy – Jethro; Boy Next Door – Jethro; Girl Next Door - Lilly Rose; Most Photogenic Male – William; Most Photogenic Female - Singa Dione; and Miss Congeniality – Jezebel. Stepping down were Mr. GAPA 2011 Mike Nguyen and Miss GAPA 2011 Lychee Minnelli. Alas, I don’t have enough column space to elaborate further, but suffice it to say it was GORGEOUS! Repugnican Prezzy candidate Mittens Romney deserves a gold medal for Olympian gaffes – or better yet, a solid gold foot in his mouth!
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ALL PH OTO S B Y R IN K
Outside of the U.S. what is the most gay friendly country?
Tim Ryan
Jose Cisneros
Beyonsoy
Doncha
Robert Bernardo
“Berlin, in Germany.”
“Buenos Aires, Argentina.”
“The Phillipines.”
“Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where I get high.”
“The Netherlands.”
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Arts&Entertainment Unforgivable Benefits from Seductive, Sinister Performances
Gary M. Kramer
concerns Francis’ daughter Alice’s (Melanie Thierry) disappearance. He hires Anna Marie to search for her, and she does this—in France. This story, however, is quickly jettisoned for another narrative. When Francis suspects his (now) wife Judith of cheating on him, he hires Jérémie to follow her. A low-key, but compelling, chase through the streets and waterways of Venice ends with Judith confronting Jérémie. They soon take their relationship to a sexual level, which creates ripples in her marriage.
Gay filmmaker André Téchiné opens his intriguing new drama, Unforgivable, (August 10), by rapidly introducing the four main characters. Francis (André Dussollier) is a celebrated crime writer looking for a rental property in Venice, Italy. He meets Judith (Carole Bouquet), a real estate agent, who suggests a place on the nearby island of Sant’Erasmo. Francis immediately suggests she move in with him. Judith, a bisexual, considers his proposition in a conversation with her ex, Anna Maria (Adirana Asti), a private detective. Anna Maria later meets her troubled son Jérémie (Mauro Conte), who is soon to be released from prison.
Téchiné establishes a palpable sense of longing and despair as both members of the married couple experience physical and emotional isolation. The film illustrates this with several marvelous scenes of Francis spying on his wife using binoculars, and of Judith swimming. The film teases out the dramatic tension as the characters may—or may not—be provoking others by their actions. Does Francis’ spying on Judith prompt her to sleep with Jérémie? Are Francis’ actions a ploy to cure his writer’s block? And what are the ramifications of Judith’s affair with her ex-lover’s son? The film reveals most of these answers in due time, and it remains spellbinding throughout.
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The romantic and emotional attachments these characters have with one another come to light over the course of this subtle, engaging—and for some, inscrutable—film. Téchiné presents a series of episodes that belie issues of love, trust, and absence. While the director deftly traces the ebbs and flows of sexual and parental love that mirror the waves that surround Venice, the film requires considerable attention to mine all the significance being presented. Those viewers not up for the challenge will likely be bored. Unforgivable features two plotlines, both involving investigations. One
Viewers will become absorbed watching these complex characters and their daily routines. Scenes of Judith working at her agency, or Jérémie playing with his dog, reveal details about how they act alone or with others that magnify or refract the way they interact with Francis and/or Anna Marie. Unforgivable unpeels like an onion, revealing multiple layers over the film’s extended time frame. The film measures the distance between parents and children, and between lovers over the course of a year plus. Francis’ separation from both Alice and Judith reflects how Anna Marie and
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However, Téchiné is really delving into a deeper theme that becomes apparent after the film’s most interesting sequence. One night, Jérémie is followed by—or perhaps lures—a gay man through the canals of Venice. When the stranger makes a pass at him, Jérémie throws him over the bridge into the water. A later scene shows the stranger chasing Jérémie and exacting a violent revenge on the “gay basher.” Francis witnesses the horrible act, and advises Jérémie, “Violence against other people, setting out to wound or maim them, is unforgivable.”
or emotional—that people commit towards others. Alice’s disappearance upsets her father; Francis has Judith followed because he is emotionally vulnerable; Judith’s behavior irritates her lovers; Anna Maria is pained by the actions of both her ex-lover and her son; and Jérémie has abusive tendencies. These ideas are expanded upon, repeatedly, throughout the film as when Judith is hit on by Alice’s lover, or a character is found after a suicide attempt. Téchiné shrewdly shows without telling; he lets viewers grasp the meanings behind—and consequences of—each character’s action. Francis, Judith, and Jérémie are all seductive and sinister.
Herein lies what Unforgivable is really all about: the violence—be it physical
Unforgivable benefits from a quartet of strong performances. Bouquet is par-
Jérémie are equally, but dissimilarly, distanced physically and emotionally.
ticularly alluring in the pivotal role of Judith. A scene where she wears a blonde wig and fights with Francis is terrific; she shows here how her identity is mutable and she cannot—and will not—be controlled by others. As Francis, Dussollier is credible as both a wise voice of reason, and an insecure father/lover. In support, Mauro Conte makes an indelible impression as the beguiling Jérémie. He engenders sympathy even when he is most despicable. Téchiné may deliberately obfuscate in Unforgivable, but the connections he creates sneak up on viewers. They generate immense insight about human behavior. © 2012 Gary M. Kramer
Beloved Boggles and Overreaches Film
Gary M. Kramer
Gay w r iter/d irector Chr istophe Honoré’s ambitious Beloved (August 17) is a mind-boggling, globetrotting endurance test. This 2¼-hour musical opens in 1964 Paris, with Madeleine (Ludivine Sagnier) stealing
a pair of Roger Vivier pumps. Her shoes prompt a stranger to think she’s a whore. She sleeps with him, then Jaromil (Rasha Bukvic), a handsome Czech doctor, knocks her up and
whisks her to Prague where she is when the Soviet tanks invade. Cut to 1978 Paris, and then to 1997 London where Madeleine’s daughter Vera (Chiara Mastroianni), has a fab-
ulous dance scene in a nightclub. She catches the eye of Henderson (Paul Schneider, miscast), an American drummer and former veterinarian, who f lirts with her before disclosing he’s gay. While Clement (Louis Garrel) loves Vera, she pines for the indifferent Henderson, whom she can’t have. Meanwhile, Madeleine (Catherine Deneuve, as the adult Vera’s mother) is remarried, but having an affair with Jaromil (played by filmmaker Milos Forman). Beloved is all about not being able to love the one you’re with, or live without the one you love. Alas, Honoré greatly overreaches, cramming AIDS, the 9/11 tragedy, and a suicide into this peculiar melodramatic musical. The tunes are not very catchy, and the performers try, but they can’t make Beloved sing.
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© 2012 Gary M. Kramer
Season of the Witch by David Talbot Richard Baker-Lehne
for financial support from Bill Graham, who organized a benefit for the Clinic at his Fillmore Auditorium in July, 1967.
Season of the Witch presents a loving narration and portrait gallery of the political and cultural history of San Francisco from the Summer of Love in 1967 to the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the 1990’s.
Talbot also introduces us to Herb Caen (whose nightly circuit included the Black Cat bar where drag queen Jose Sarria led patrons every night in singing, “God save us nelly queens”) and to the comics-author Art Crumb.
Book Review
The ”Summer” began in January, 1967, in the Polo Field at the Human Be-In, attended by leaders of the Cultural Revolution: Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dr. Timothy Leary, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin. The author tells of the “Summer’s” roots when Ferlinghetti came to North Beach in the early 1950’s and opened City Lights bookstore. Talbot also introduces us to Peter Coyote and his hippie group, the Diggers, and to Richard Brauttigan, whose 1967 novel, Trout Fishing in America, became a countercultural literary sensation. Talbot then tells the story of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, whose founding philosophy was, “Health is a right, not a privilege.” The Clinic opened in June, 1967, and would have quickly gone out of existence except
Perhaps the most interesting group is the Cockettes, the famous drag-singing group, founded by Hibiscus (born George Harris III), Dorothy Lamour in drag. They debuted in 1970 and performed for the next 2 and a half years. Talbot then presents varied facets of the city’s life: Janis Joplin, the Satanic world of Charles Manson, the Hell’s Angels’ riot at Altamont, George Jackson, the Symbionese Liberation Army, and Patty Hearst. By 1976, more than 1 in 5 San Franciscans were gay. We were not welcome by everyone, however. Talbot tells of Mayor Joseph Alioto, no friend of the GLBT community. A lioto oversaw one of the most severe crackdowns of gays in the city’s history.
There was also, however, a backlash, both in the state (with John Briggs) and country (Anita Bryant). At the same time, the city’s gay population was instrumental in the rise and political careers of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. And, following their murder, Talbot narrates the story of Dan White’s trial, the “Twinkie defense,” and the riot by the city’s gay population in reaction to the jury’s manslaughter verdict. Then, after praising Diane Feinstein’s work as Mayor and telling the story of the 49ers during this period, Talbot turns to the AIDS epidemic and the prominent San Franciscans involved in fighting the disease: Dr. Paul Volberding (who treated the first wave of the AIDS epidemic), Ruth Brinker (who started Project Open Hand in 1985), Cleve Jones (founder of the SF AIDS Foundation), and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and their wonderful work for the afflicted. The plague continued into the 1990’s and Talbot ends his book with Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Jones’ own bout of AIDS, and his determination: “I’m going to live.” For readers who enjoy their history in portrait gallery form, this book is well worth reading.
Magnet — Celebrating 9 Years and Counting! On July 9, 2003, Magnet opened its doors to its first customers with the mission of promoting the physical, mental and social wellbeing of gay/bisexual men. Many people didn’t think they were going to succeed with their very different and novel model; but in their first year, they saw around 1,000 customers. Last year, Magnet saw over 12,000. The public was invited to celebrate their 9th birthday at the 18th and Castro Street facility with food, libations and cupcakes. Executive Director Steve Gibson spoke to the crowd regarding Magnet’s growth from a staff of f ive to 20 currently. It was open four days a week then and six now, presently with 20 employees and more than 100 volunteers. “We have more than doubled our capacity by implementing our Express Lane, a concept from Magnet’s original planning that we were only able to realize this past year with increased funding from SF Department of Public Health,” said Gibson. (Magnet is a program of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.) The statistics are impressive. In nine years, Magnet has had more than 62,130 clinical visits, 29,500 HIV tests and 79,760 butt and throat swabs. One hundred and eight artists have shown their work, and 96 featured performers have appeared at Smack Dab Open Mic night with hundreds more getting their f ive minutes of fame. Magnet has nearly 1,000 Facebook fans and followers on Twitter. In 2012, they anticipate 15,000 clinical visits, 9,000 HIV tests, 25,000 gonorrhea and Chlamydia tests, 11,900 syphilis tests, and 830 Hepatitis A and B vaccinations. “We will also be implementing a new test reminder system to send customers reminders to make appointments quarterly or every six months, as well as monthly sexual health tips for gay guys,” Gibson added. He pointed out two of the staf f: Community Organizer Greg Zhovreboff and Concierge Matt Beard, and some of the advisory board.
Anna Damiani, representing Senator Mark Leno, presented a Certificate of Recognition, saying in part: “Your work helps to make the world a little brighter for all.” Damiani said, “It’s heartwarming to hear the wonderful statistics of growth, which underscores the need, because the more our state has to cut back funding, the more organizations like Magnet have to step in.” Magnet recently provided a tour for public health officials with SFDPH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the site visit, one of their guests offered this question as a compliment to the work Magnet does: “What would guys do if Magnet was not here?” Magnet inv ites artists to submit their proposals to exhibit their works monthly during 2013 on the gallery wall. Artists should include their statements, brief biography, a paragraph on how their works support Magnet’s mission to promote the health and wellbeing of SF gay/bi men, and up to ten images of their works. Drop off or contact Info@MagnetSF.org.
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Magnet director Steve Gibson (right) with artist Michael Lownie at the recent opening of Lownie’s exhibit at Magnet’s Castro location, 4122 18th Street.
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Round About Actress Danielle Philapil and actor James Giusti greeted fans after a performance of West Side Story at the Contra Costa Civic Theatre. (Photo by Rink)
Editor Justin Hall (left) with Ed Luce and Rick Worley introducing No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics at Books Inc. (Photo by Rink) Honoree Elliot Gould arrives at the Castro Theater during the Jewish Film Festival. (Photo by Steven Underhill)
Judea Eden Band performing at Fabulosa Fest (Photo by Phyllis Costa)
Fabulosa Fest featured arm wrestling at Walker Ranch in Marin County. (Photos by Phyllis Costa)
Thanks to his friends in Rome, Salvatore J. Cordileone is now Archbishop of San Francisco. (Photo by Steven Underhill)
Manny Apolonio with Anne and Carey enjoying the tastings at “Wine Time!” (Photo by Steven Underhill)
A tribute to author Gore Vidal was placed at 18th and Castro. (Photo by Rink)
Performer Trixxie Carr on stage at the Castro Theatre during the Silence of the Trans Show. (Photo by Rink)
Jester Nico, Emperor Bradley Roberts in drag and former Emperor John Weber at the Emperor’s Night Out Benefit. (Photo by Rink) 16 BAY TIMES AUGUST 9, 2012
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Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker speaking to the Smart Women / East Bay group at The Bellevue Club. (Photo by Phyllis Costa)
Serving up the gourmet pizza during “Wine Time!” at Jake’s On Market. (Photo by Steven Underhill)
Featured winemaker Greg Bjornstad of Bjornstad Wines with James at “Wine Time!” for Men. (Photo by Steven Underhill)
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Hills to Hollers – Studio 55. $13 advance/$15 door. 8 pm. (1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael) www.studio55marin.com. Bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis, Linda Tillery, and Barbara Higbie perform live for one night only. Go Deep – El Rio. 8 pm to 2 am. (3158 Mission St.) www.elriosf. com. Cruisy guys, drag queens and man-on-man lube wrestling make this a night to remember. Happening second Thursdays. War Horse – SHN Curran Theatre. $31-$100. 8 pm. Thru September 9th. (445 Geary St.) www.shnsf.com. The powerful story of a young boy’s beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris.
Boy Bar – The Café. $5. 9 pm to 2 am. (2369 Market St.) www.guspresents.com. The Castro’s hottest weekly party with go-go dancers and early drink specials. Outside Lands – Golden Gate Park. $225. 11 am. Thru August 12th. (Golden Gate Park) www. sfoutsidelands.com. Enjoy live music from a selection of the best indie bands at this annual music festival. Cubcake – Lonestar. Free. 9 pm. (1354 Harrison St.) www.lonestarsf.com. A monthly bear dance party happening second Fridays.
The Poseidon Event-Ure – Castro Theatre. $10. 8 pm. (429 Castro St.) www.castrotheatre. com. A special 40th anniversary screening of The Poseidon Adventure with live appearance by Carol Lynley. On Broadway – San Francisco Conservatory of Music. $25-$45. 8 pm. (50 Oak St.) www.mandance. org. The Man Dance Company San Francisco, a seven-member all-male dance company, will perform reinvented crowd-pleasing Broadway scenes. Gameboi – Mist Ultra Lounge. $25. 9 pm to 2 am. (316 11th St.) www.facebook.com/gameboisf. Dance the night away to Asian pop and hip-hop hits.
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“War Horse” will be at the SHN Curran Theatre through September 9th. (Photo: Brinkhoff/MöGenburg) and Market St.) www.castrocdb. org. www.garrin.com. Garrin Benfield plays hits from his fifth CD, “The Wave Organ Song.” Salsa Sundays – El Rio. $10. 3 pm to 8 pm. www.elriosf.com. Enjoy live music and dancing every second and fourth Sunday. Door proceeds benefit local charities. Sundayz – Beatbox. $8. 3 pm. (314 11th St.) www.beatboxsf.com. The best t-dance party in town with a newly renovated dance floor and state of the art sound system.
Comedy Returns to El Rio – El Rio. $7. 8 pm. (3158 Mission St.) www.elriosf.com. A monthly comedy show with Michael Capozzola, Brendan Lynch, Andrea Carla Michaels, Nina G, and Lisa Geduldig. Cock and Bull Mondays – Hole in the Wall Saloon. Free. 8 pm to 2 am. (1369 Folsom St.) www. holeinthewallsaloon.com. Enjoy an
easy-going crowd and drink specials all night. Monday Musicals: Superstar Edition – The Edge SF. Free. 7 pm to 2 am. (4149 18th St.) www.edgesf.com. Enjoy clips from your favorite movie musicals and Broadway shows.
District 5 Supervisor Candidates’ Debate – Eric Quesada Center. Free. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. (518 Valencia St.) www. milkclub.org. All candidates running for the District 5 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have been invited to the debate and will answer questions from the moderator and audience. Same Sex Series Dance Group – Boogie Woogie Ballroom. $15. 8 pm to 9 pm. (551 Foster City Blvd., Foster City) www.boogiewoogieballroom.com. Each month covers a different dance starting with beginner material and working up to intermediate. Dog Sees God – The Boxcar Playhouse. $16. 8 pm. Thru August 25th. (505 Natoma St.) www.boxcartheatre.org. After his dog contracts rabies and is put to sleep, CB (a.k.a. Charlie Brown) is left questioning God and the existence of an afterlife. Directed by Nick Olivero.
Linda Tillery in “Hills to Hollers,” live at Studio 55 on Aug. 9th. (Photo: www.lindatillery.com) 18 BAY TIMES AUGUST 9, 2012
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“Les Misérables” will be at the Orpheum Theatre through Aug. 26th. “Rights of Passage” will be at the New Con(Photo: Brinkhoff/MöGenburg) servatory Theatre Center through Sept. 16th. (Photo: www.nctcsf.com) Larry-bob Roberts, with featured Mascara – Castro com. Enjoy a fun trivia show at this guest Lewis DeSimone, author of Country Club. $6. 10:30 pm. (4058 favorite Folsom bar. Chemistry and The Heart’s History. 18th St.) www.castrocountryclub. org. The drag show you don’t want BINGO – The Billy DeFrank to miss, with performances by LGBT Community Center. $15 to Aurora Switchblade, Frida K Hole, play. 7 pm. (938 Alameda, San Jose) SF Pride Check Granting www.defrank.org. Early game starts Sue Casa and many more! Party – LGBT Center. Free. 6 pm. at 6:30 pm. Beatpig – Powerhouse. $5. 9 pm (1800 Market St.) www.sfcenter. to 2 am. (1347 Folsom St.) www. org. A celebration and thank you beatbigsf.com. Juanita More! hosts to our Community Partners for this kinky party happening third making the SF Pride Celebration Saturdays of the month. and Parade a success. These Walls Can Speak –
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GLBT History Museum. $12. 6 pm to 8 pm. (4127 18th St.) www. glbthistory.org. The GLBT History Museum partners with the San Francisco Architectural Heritage and HeritageYP to host a discussion of the public and private spaces that illuminate the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender life in California. Porno – Beatbox. $5/$10 after 11 pm. 9 pm to 2 am. (314 11th St.) www.beatboxsf.com. The hottest new party in the city. Hosted by Bebe Sweetbriar and Turk Mason. Project Open Hand’s Young Professionals Council Launch Party – Wreck Room. Free. 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. (1390 California St.) www.openhand.org. Project Open Hand will partner with 25 young professionals to host fun events throughout the year in order to raise funds and awareness.
Dance Party for Men – VIMA Dance Studio. Free. 8 pm. (820 26th St.) www.vimadance.com. Enjoy a social dance party at the newly opened Vima Dance Studio in the Dogpatch. This month includes a beginner’s class in Rumba. Rights of Passage – New Conservatory Theatre Center. $25. 8 pm. Thru September 16th. (25 Van Ness Ave.) www.nctcsf.com. Wayan, a young, gay, Hindu man, searches for a way to reconcile who he is with what his family and community expect him to be.
BIG! – The Stud Bar. Free. 6 pm to 1 pm. (399 9th St.) www.phattestevents.com. A monthly party for big men and their admirers with drink specials and hot go-go studs. Happening every third Sunday. Beer Bust – 440. $8. 3 pm to 8 pm. (440 Castro St.) www.the440. com. Drink or bust! Honey Soundsystem – Holy Cow! $7. 10 pm. (1535 Folsom St.) www.honeysoundsystem.com. A wild Sunday dance party with a fun crowd and dance party mash-ups.
Karaoke Mondays – Lookout. Free. 8 pm to 1 am. (2600 16th St.) www.lookoutsf.com. KJ Paul hosts a weekly karaoke night. Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks For President – The Rrazz Room. $35. 8 pm. Thru August 19th. (222 Mason St.) www. kinseysicks.com. Join the Kinsey Sicks for the official launch of their groundbreaking campaign to become the first Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet to serve as President of the United States and Leader of the Free World. Supernova – Truck. Free. 8 pm. (1900 Folsom St.) www.trucksf.
Kinky Beats – Café Flore. Free. 9 pm to 1:30 am. (2298 Market St.) www.cafeflore.com. A weekly gathering at Castro’s iconic Café with 2 for 1 martinis all night.
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13 Licks – Q Bar. Free. 9 pm to 2 am. (465 Castro St.) www.qbarsf. com. Weekly women’s party with hot girls and great music all night long. Les Misérables – Orpheum Theatre. $49-$255. 8 pm. Thru August 26th. (1192 Market St.) www.shnsf.com. Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
Unforgiveable – Shattuck Cinemas. $12.Various times. (2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley) www.landmarktheatres.com. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Venice, Unforgiveable examines the consequences of unresolved past relationships and their far-reaching effects into the future. Candlelight Flow Community Yoga – LGBT Center. Free. 7 pm to 8 pm. (1800 Market St.) www.sfcenter.org. Replenish your energy level with this weekly “Candlelight Flow” class. My Fair Lady – SF Playhouse. $40. 7 pm. Thru September 15th. (533 Sutter St.) www.sfplayhouse. org. A new production of the beloved American musical, performed by a cast of 10. Foregoing elaborate sets and extravagant production numbers, this rendition will focus on Eliza’s emotional journey.
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37th Annual San Jose Pride – San Jose Pride. 12 pm to 7 pm. (Discovery Meadow Park, San Jose) www.sanjosepride.com. Celebrate San Jose’s 37th Annual Pride with special performances by Derek Sameson, Jennifer Holliday, Kat Deluna and more.
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