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Vol. 47 • No. 31 • August 3-9, 2017
Rick Gerharter
Bruce Hume, left, and Jill Gover, Ph.D. at the Palm Springs LGBT center’s health clinic.
Sunbathers watched the scene at Dance Alley during last year’s Castro Street Fair.
Castro fair footprint shrinks
Data shed light on LGBT retirees
by Seth Hemmelgarn
by Matthew S. Bajko
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rganizers of the 44th annual Castro Street Fair have announced that Market Street will not be included in this year’s festival footprint and instead will remain open to traffic. The fair, which is set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 1, “has seen a slight decline in exhibitor sales in the last five years, and the board decided to condense the fairgrounds to improve the experiences of exhibitors and fairgoers alike,” Fred Lopez, the fair’s executive director, said this week in response to emailed questions. Lopez added that the board also decided “that the savings in infrastructural costs by not closing Market Street were worthy of consideration.” Previously, Market between Diamond and Noe streets has been blocked off for the fair, which raises money for community nonprofits and draws about 50,000 people a year. The rest of the footprint won’t be changed, with streets closed on Castro from Market to 19th Street and on 18th Street from Noe to Diamond. This year, the food booths will be on 18th between Collingwood and Diamond. As usual, the fair will also include entertainment stages, arts and crafts, and community group exhibitors. Lopez said the entertainment lineup hasn’t been set yet. The budget for this year’s fair is about $185,000. Organizers are hoping to raise more than $22,000 from sponsorships, which is about what they generated in 2016. A donation of $5-$10 is suggested at the gate. Last year, more than $38,000 from the fair went to community groups. Slain gay supervisor Harvey Milk, who owned a camera shop in the neighborhood, started the fair in 1974, four years before his assassination. Gay District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, who currently represents the Castro and other neighborhoods, stated that he’s “looking forward” to the fair, “where neighbors and families can celebrate our diverse community. The fair not only brings the neighborhood together, but is a tremendous charitable benefactor of the Castro community.” Through the budget process, Sheehy’s office See page 11 >>
Rick Gerharter
Up Your Alley draws ‘animals’
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riends of K-9 had fun at the Up Your Alley Street Fair Sunday, July 30 in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. The leather and kink fair, a warm-up
for the big Folsom Street Fair in September, drew several thousand people. For more, see this week’s Leather column and the Shining Stars feature in BARtab.
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rowing up in southern Florida, and spending much of his young adult years in Orlando, Larry Burlew, Ph.D., always intended to spend his retirement years in the Sunshine State. In 2009, he bought a condominium in Daytona Beach for that very purpose. So when he retired in 2014 from his career as a university counseling professor, having taught at several schools in the Northeast, Burlew moved back south. He was near his family, as his See page 10 >>
Grenell mum on Trump’s trans troop ban by Alex Madison
number higher. The study also concluded that letting transay Republican politico gender people serve openly Richard Grenell visited San would have a “minimal impact” Francisco one night after on readiness and health care President Donald Trump dealt a costs, costing about $8.4 milblow to the transgender commulion per year, a fraction of what nity. In three July 26 tweets, Trump the Pentagon spends on erectile said that he would ban transgender dysfunction drugs for troops. individuals from serving in the Many Democrats and military in any capacity. Republicans have publicly Grenell spoke July 27 at the denounced the ban includSheppard Mullin Richter & Hamping Senator John McCain (Rton law office on the Embarcadero Arizona), chair of the Senate to a small group at a Log Cabin Armed Services Committee. Republicans California reception. Grenell has had an extensive Grenell, 50, is the longest servcareer in politics. He is a regular ing U.S. spokesman at the United Fox News contributor and was Alex Madison Nations and reportedly will be Richard Grenell, left, talks with Log Cabin Republicans member briefly Mitt Romney’s national nominated by Trump to be the am- Norman Larson at a reception in San Francisco. security and foreign affairs bassador to Germany, a position spokesman during his 2012 that would make him the highestpresidential campaign. Antitrans individuals or for the military is kidding ranking gay man in the new administration. gay right-wingers worked to force Grenell off themselves.” In an interview, and when an asked by an of Romney’s campaign. During the White House press briefing last audience member about his opinion of the A vocal Trump supporter from the beginWednesday, spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee ban, Grenell brushed over the topic, stating he Sanders said the ban was “based on a military ning of his campaign, Grenell talked about his hadn’t read into the matter extensively enough high opinions of the president and said he is decision” and said having transgender people in to speak about it, though he admitted it’s a hopeful about the future, both politically and the military “erodes military readiness and unit complex issue. for the LGBTQ community. cohesion” due to high medical costs. “I’m not a military expert or an LGBT activ“Donald Trump has done more to change A 2016 Rand Corporation study commisist. I spend all my time on foreign policy is- sioned by the Defense Department stated bethe Republican Party’s acceptance of the sues,” said Grenell. “This is a complicated issue. tween 1,320 and 6,630 transgender people serve LGBTQ community than any other republican Anyone who thinks there is a simple answer for in the military, though some groups put the See page 2
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