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Historic Pride celebrates marriage

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he Obama administration’s reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 provides a stark contrast to that of the previous administration.

In 2003, when the Supreme Court struck down laws prohibiting private intimate contact between same-sex partners (in Lawrence v. Texas), President George W. Bush had nothing to say, at least not publicly. His press secretary, Ari Fleischer, told reporters that the Bush administration had not filed a brief in the case and that it considered the decision to be “a state matter.”

The Bush administration took no action to determine to what extent the Lawrence ruling might apply to various federal programs, such as the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law banning openly gay service members.

It continued enforcing the ban and, though statistics showed the Bush administration See page 8 >>

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San Francisco Supervisor London Breed had hot dancers on her London-themed float in Sunday’s Pride parade.

unday’s Pride parade, which organizers said attracted a crowd of 1.2 million, was historic and a sense of jubilation was in the air, coming in the wake of two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that recognize same-sex marriages.

It was just a week ago that the high court, in a 5-4 decision, struck down a key provision in the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that withheld federal recognition and benefits to same-sex couples. The justices also recognized a lower California court’s decision that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, was unconstitutional.

After the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco lifted a stay late Friday afternoon, same-sex marriages resumed at City Hall.

As a result, the Pride parade and related activities took on an air of joyfulness that hasn’t been seen since the Supreme Court struck down state sodomy laws 10 years ago.

Around midday Sunday, most officials declined to estimate the crowd. In the parade’s aftermath, Lisa Williams, president of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee board, estimated the crowd at See page 11 >>

SF Pride vacations lead to weddings

Mary Beth Gabriel, left, and Pam Shaheen of Atlanta, Georgia, in town on vacation for Pride week, were the second couple to marry in San Francisco.

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n town last week celebrating their 20th anniversary during San Francisco’s Pride festivities, Atlanta couple Pam Shaheen and Mary Beth Gabriel were enjoying a drink at Market Street restaurant Zuni Friday afternoon when news came that California could once again marry same-sex couples.

The couple rushed over to City Hall and was the second to exchange vows. Their ceremony occurred only minutes after Berkeley residents Kris Perry and Sandra Stier, one of the plain-

tiffs in the federal case that led to the lifting of the state ban against same-sex marriages, wed on the opposite side of the Rotunda before a phalanx of television cameras.

“We discussed it Wednesday when the decisions came out but we thought it would take 25 days before the marriages would resume,” said Gabriel. “We’ve talked about it so long.”

The women, both 48, had joined the crowd at City Hall last Wednesday morning to await the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in both the Proposition 8 case out of California and a New York case that had challenged a section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

After the court struck down a part of DOMA and Prop 8, Shaheen proposed to Gabriel.

“I whispered in her ear at the base of the stairs will you marry me now,” recalled Shaheen.

Gabriel, who said yes, had envisioned having a “quiet ceremony,” perhaps just the two of them on a beach, while Shaheen thought they would plan a “big church wedding.” It is up in the air if they will have another marriage ceremony before family and friends once they return home.

“The negotiations have just begun,” joked Shaheen, who did text her mom and sister the news of the couple having tied the knot last week.

Even though their marriage will not be legally recognized by their home state, one of 37 with bans against same-sex marriages, the women are hopeful it will be seen as a legal marriage in the eyes of the federal government.

“We are hopeful about that,” said Shaheen, adding the couple is “even more hopeful” that someday soon same-sex marriages will be legal nationwide.

Addressing the media following their ceremony, Perry and Stier pledged they would assist with efforts to overturn the remaining state-level bans against same-sex marriage.

“We will come fight for you. You all should fight to be married because you deserve it and your children do too,” said Perry, who is raising four sons with Stier.

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Between Friday night and Sunday, San Francisco officials issued 563 same-sex marriage licenses and recorded 479 same-sex marriage licenses. It was the only county in the state to perform marriages over the weekend.

“It is just overwhelming. We didn’t think it would happen in our lifetime,” said Chico resident Judy Yamada, 55, her eyes tearing up while discussing the marriage equality victories as she waited to witness Perry and Stier marry.

Yamada and her wife, Julia Bryant, who first married in 2004 and again in 2008, happened to be staying at the nearby Phoenix Hotel with their friends, Elizabeth Goldblatt and Amy Louis, who also married in 2008, for Pride weekend when they saw news about the wedding on Facebook and rushed over to City Hall.

“I am feeling elated but also disbelief, like someone is going to pinch me and this will have all been a dream,” said Bryant, who has been with Yamada 32 years. They registered as domestic partners in 1991, and their children, now aged 23 and 18, had pushed them to marry.

“A lot of our friends said they wouldn’t get married until it was federally recognized, so I think they will now,” said Bryant.

On Sunday alone, during the main Pride festivities, there were 236 marriage licenses issued and 218 licenses recorded See page 12 >>

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LGBT South Asians gather in SF for DesiQ

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by Heather Cassell

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an Francisco will get a taste of queer India this week as LGBT South Asians descend on the gay mecca for the fourth DesiQ conference July 4-6.

Gautham Ragavan and Mira Patel along with Urvashi Vaid and Surina Khan will be the highlights of the conference.

Started in 1994, DesiQ, a conference of LGBT group Trikone, brings together LGBT South Asians every five to seven years, said organizers.

More than 200 LGBT South Asians, including attendees and presenters, are expected to gather from around the world. It marks a sizable increase from attendance at the last conference in 2006, organizers said. People are coming from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and other South Asian countries. They will be joined at UCSF Mission Bay by people from Canada and around the U.S. to discuss LGBT issues and the future of the queer South Asian movement.

“The purpose of [DesiQ] is to show people that they have community and that we can build strong coalition to support one another and the causes that are important to us,” said Poonam Kapur, a volunteer on the marketing and steering committee of DesiQ. “It’s wonderful to be able to bring in the diverse array of beliefs, lifestyles, [and] cultures that South Asia encompasses and to know that you are not alone,” Kapur added, pointing out that there are South Asian organizations throughout the U.S. and LGBT organizations in India and neighboring countries.

“The biggest thing is to know that you have community anywhere and everywhere that you go.”

Ragavan, a 31-year-old gay man, who is a public engagement adviser at the White House and regularly advises the president on queer issues as the LGBT liaison, agreed.

“I always think it’s empowering to bring together a community with shared experiences and similar perspectives,” he wrote to the Bay Area Reporter in an email. “It’s a great chance to learn from one

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DesiQ organizers, from left, Mohammed “Ali” Shaik Hussain Ali, secretary; Monica Davis, treasurer; and Madhuri “Mads” Anji, chairperson of Trikone, participated in Sunday’s San Francisco Pride parade.

another, share stories, and identify opportunities to work together; and hopefully leave inspired and hopeful about the future.”

There have been many changes since the last conference. In 2009, the Delhi High Court invalidated Section 377, a law from British rule that banned homosexuality in India.

Since then there has been an emerging acceptance of LGBT individuals in some parts of India and among Indian families around the world.

In the U.S. queer Indians have had a major impact on the global LGBT movement within the State Department and the Obama administration.

Ragavan, who will open the conference Thursday, plans to highlight the work that is left to do in the LGBT movement in the U.S. and South Asia and “the important role LGBT South Asian Americans can play,” he said in an email.

Patel, a special adviser on the secretary of state’s policy planning staff at the State Department, was instrumental in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic United Nation’s speech that empowered queers worldwide and was a key player launching the State Department’s Global Equality Fund in 2011.

Patel, a gay woman, will speak at the gala July 6 in Oakland, where awards will be presented.

Vaid, a longtime activist, attorney, and author, will be recognized with the Pink Peacock Award for her three decades of work toward equality for LGBT South Asians, in particular Trikone, and the wider queer community.

Kahn, the director of gender rights and equality of the Ford Foundation, who is also a longtime activist for LGBT rights in the South Asian community, will accept the Community Partner Award on behalf of the foundation. The foundation has been a longtime funder of LGBT rights, in particular in India and other South Asian countries.

The conference is located at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus, 600 16th Street, San Francisco. Onsite registration for single day and full conference passes are available from $100 to $200. Student passes are available for $100.

The July 6 gala takes place at the Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Tickets are $75 online (until midnight July 5) and $100 at the door.

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Man acquitted in partner’s death

by Seth Hemmelgarn

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jury this week acquitted a San Francisco man who was accused of brutally murdering his partner of almost 20 years.

Prosecutors had claimed that Timothy Stewart, 48, bashed in the skull of Terry Rex Spray, 60, on August 3, 2012 in the garage of their apartment building at 1135 Ellis Street. Spray died September 18, and police arrested Stewart almost a week later.

The jury of six men and six women delivered its unanimous verdict Monday, July 1 before San Francisco Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ross, just under a month after attorneys made their opening statements.

Outside the courtroom Monday, jurors who spoke with the Bay Area Reporter cited problems with the police investigation and a lack of evidence.

“The police should have done a better job collecting evidence to prove some things,” juror Rodney Glover, 39, said. “There was no way we were going to put a man in jail on not sure evidence.”

During the trial, Deputy Public Defender Danielle Harris frequently pointed to holes in the prosecution’s case, including a failure by police to try to collect surveillance footage from

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Timothy Stewart, as shown in his booking photo.

outside the garage until it was too late.

Assistant District Attorney John Rowland had relied heavily on a moment of footage that showed the top of someone’s head. The video doesn’t show the actual attack, but during the trial Rowland claimed the footage depicted Stewart preparing to leave the garage after attacking Spray.

Juror Tom Ramm, 56, said, “They didn’t prove their case at all. There’s no evidence. I thought it was horrible, what they did to this person. ... I don’t see why they prosecuted him.”

However, another juror, who asked

to be identified only as Seth, said, “very few” of the jurors thought Stewart was “just absolutely innocent.”

“I don’t think the police proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Seth, 40, said, but “I think probably he was guilty.”

He said guilt was “the most compelling, intuitive way to interpret the evidence we saw, but not the only way.” He cited the sequence of events the morning Spray was injured as indicated by evidence including video and cell phone records.

In an email Tuesday, Harris said, “How Tim will recover from the last 11 months I cannot say. By the grace of a San Francisco jury alone, he will at least have a chance. We are very relieved and so grateful for the courage and wisdom and independence of these twelve citizens.

“This case was as weak in the end as it was at the beginning,” Harris added.

“It should never have gone this far.”

Alex Bastian, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, said, “Various judges ruled there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. We believed the case was a question for the jury, and we respect the jury’s decision.”

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Shooting mars Pride party

by Seth Hemmelgarn

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handful of serious incidents, including a shooting where two gay exhibitors were injured, marred what was largely a peaceful celebration of Pride and recent marriage equality wins this weekend.

At about 6:35 p.m. Sunday, near the end of the Pride festival, “multiple shots were fired” near Larkin and Grove streets, according to a statement from Sergeant Dennis Toomer, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.

Police said in a summary that two men, listed as ages 18-21, approached a group of people. One suspect “pulled a handgun and fired three times into the crowd,” striking two men, ages 42 and 23, in the leg. The suspects fled in an unknown direction, and the victims were taken to San Francisco General Hospital.

“It is unknown if they were the intended targets,” Toomer said of the victims.

Len Broberg said in an interview Monday, July 1 that he had just visited the victims, who are friends of his, 10 minutes before they were shot. He said the men had been working at the Tropicana Hotel booth and are from Los Angeles.

Citing information from one of the victims, Broberg said that after the suspect pulled his gun, “everybody tried to duck. Bullets went flying.”

“We were lucky there weren’t more people who were hurt,” he added.

(Broberg, an out gay SFPD inspector, emphasized that he was speaking as a community member and as someone who attended the Pride festival, not as an investigator in the case.)

One man received a flesh wound and was released Sunday night, Broberg said. The other man, who had also sustained injuries listed as non-life threatening, suffered a shattered femur and was having surgery Monday morning, he said.

Broberg questioned the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee’s security practices and criticized the group’s top officials for not responding to the incident.

People attending the Pride festival – which draws hundreds of thousands every year – aren’t searched before entering and don’t have to pay to get in, although a $5 donation is suggested.

“I know there were a lot of cops out there,” Broberg said, but “you have to do something else to control the crowd.”

He suggested charging admission for Pride, an idea dismissed by Pride officials for years as they’ve sought to keep the festivities free.

“I appreciate the fact that they like to make it open to everybody,” Broberg said, but referring to “youngsters,” he said, “I was standing at the gates” for Pink Saturday and Pride, and “they’re just walking through. If you can’t even donate a dollar to the party, then there’s something wrong. You’re not respecting what we’re trying to provide. If you can’t support it with a dollar, then you don’t need to be there.”

Broberg also referred to the 2010 shooting death of Stephen Powell, 19, who was killed around the time that year’s Pink Saturday ended. No arrests have been reported in that incident.

Pink Saturday is the Castro street party that happens on the night before the main Pride festival and is organized by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Donations are also suggested, but not required, for that event.

In a Facebook post early Tuesday, July 2, Broberg said, “I am angry that people who have no respect for us or our community’s values would bring their violence and thuggish ways and cause pain, harm, and fear. Why do we tolerate this? Why do we allow this to occur? Year after year it continues without being addressed.”

Broberg also said Monday he was “very disappointed” in the lack of re-

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Len Broberg, left, an SFPD inspector who is not working the Pride shooting case, faulted Pride officials for inadequate security. He is seen here with fellow officers along the parade route hours before the incident.

sponse from Pride CEO Earl Plante and board President Lisa Williams to the men being shot.

As of late Monday night, Pride still had not issued any statement about the incident, and unlike gay San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener, main stage producer Audrey Joseph, parade manager Marsha Levine, and three Pride board members, Plante had not visited the hospital Sunday, Broberg said.

“Words don’t describe how I’m feeling right now,” he said. “I’m so angry ...

[Plante] couldn’t even pick up a phone to find out what was going on.”

The day after the Bay Area Reporter contacted Plante and Williams, Plante emailed a statement that said, in part, that the Pride Committee “wants to assure the vendors and their families that they have our support. The ability to hold our annual celebration would not be possible without the hard work of and the important partnership with our vendors. Their safety and welfare remains a priority. Our hearts go out to them for this terrible incident caused by the unidentified perpetrators.” “[W]e are working with SFPD to do all we can to make sure those responsible for the injury and harm to our two vendors are caught,” the statement read. “We are unaware if those responsible were members of the LGBT community, participants in our celebration in any way or if they even attended the Pride Celebration. ... At the close of a week where the LGBT community has had such tremendous victories, we are saddened that such a senseless and selfish act has occurred to diminish even one moment of our celebration.”

As of Monday, there had been no arrests in the case. Toomer indicated the gunman was last seen running on Larkin. He described the suspect as a black male of unknown age, wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt.

Toomer said last week that police would probably place a surveillance camera in the festival area. Responding to an emailed question Monday about whether footage of the shooting had been captured, Toomer said, “The inspectors always canvass the area for surveillance cameras and witnesses. It is unknown if any were located. Even so, the information would not be released as it might jeopardize the investigation.”

Other incidents

Police also reported several other incidents that occurred near the Pink Saturday and Pride events that mostly occurred after official events had ended each night.

According to Toomer, at 5:15 p.m.

Saturday, June 29 multiple gunshots were fired on the 1000 block of Market Street, near Jones.

One man, age 20-30, suffered non life-threatening injuries to his head after being hit by shrapnel and was taken to San Francisco General. Police didn’t know if he was the intended target, Toomer said.

A man in his 20s was arrested but

not booked, so as of Monday police weren’t releasing his name.

At 1:25 a.m. Sunday on the 2100 block of Market, near Church Street, a woman, 20, approached another woman, 25, to ask for a date, according to a police summary.

A man in his 20s who was with the second woman told the victim “that they would all three have to date,” police said, but the victim refused the offer.

The 25-year-old woman punched the victim. The man accompanying the suspect punched the man who was with the victim “several times in the head,” and robbed him of his wallet, money, and identification, police reported.

The male victim, who had lost consciousness before being robbed, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

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The new normal

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t was another jam-packed Pride weekend made more joyful this year as the LGBT community celebrated two historic U.S. Supreme Court opinions that are the first step in what will someday be legal same-sex marriage throughout the country.

By striking down a key provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, made it clear that same-sex couples deserve equal rights. During oral arguments in March, Kennedy was concerned about how the children of such couples are affected by the federal law. He followed that up with an opinion that is vintage Kennedy: “DOMA instructs all federal officials, and indeed all persons with whom samesex couples interact, including their own children, that their marriage is less worthy than the marriages of others. The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and injure those whom the state, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity.”

Section 3 of DOMA prohibited the federal government from extending benefits to married same-sex couples that are given to opposite-sex couples, mostly regarding Social Security and retirement. Another big issue affected by the ruling is immigration, and binational same-sex couples now have reason to cheer as federal officials are now beginning to process applications for permanent residency for the foreign-born partners of married gays and lesbians. Last week, immigration officials in Florida approved the first green card for a gay man from Bulgaria who is married to an American man. After last week’s court deci-

sions, President Barack Obama said his administration would act swiftly and it did in this case. Administration officials are also moving quickly in a number of other arenas, including gay and lesbian federal employees.

The demise of Prop 8 is long overdue, and while we were as surprised as anyone that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay Friday afternoon, we were overjoyed to see marriage equality return to San Francisco City Hall and all other counties.

Apparently Attorney General Kamala Harris had to personally speak with a clerk in Los Angeles, where one of the plaintiff couples, Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami, was waiting for their marriage license, but in the end it all went well and they were married Friday, just as their counterparts, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, were married in San Francisco by Harris.

By now, every county clerk should have the new directives to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples and we certainly hope there are no incidents in which officials deny licenses because

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of their personal beliefs. Prop 8’s proponents unsuccessfully tried to have the stay put back in place but the law is clear and the case is over.

Of the two decisions, DOMA is more farreaching as it impacts couples across the country.

And it will likely spur new actions in some of the 37 other states where same-sex marriage is currently illegal as couples sue to have their marriages recognized.

But overturning Prop 8 is also a huge achievement. While the high court did not explicitly rule that there is a constitutional right to marriage, it did say that the Prop 8 proponents lacked standing to defend the case, as they faced no specific harm, which is necessary in order to be a party in a lawsuit. This is the argument we have been making to the naysayers all along. Allowing same-sex couples to marry does no harm to your marriage.

Now the Supreme Court has decreed that to be true. By letting the lower court ruling stand, it’s clear that once rights are granted to a group of people, they cannot be stripped away at the ballot box.

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Same-sex couples filled out paperwork for their marriage licenses at San Francisco City Hall last weekend.

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Property tax changes coming

by Alma Soongi Beck

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ith so much attention on same-sex marriage, couples may be missing two crucial changes in property tax rules, one of which could require immediate action before October 2013.

The issue is property tax reassessment, which has often been bad news for same-sex couples.

California state property taxes have been governed by Proposition 13 since 1978, which in most cases sets property taxes based on the acquisition value, increasing the taxes only 2 percent a year until the property undergoes a change of ownership. Upon change of ownership (e.g. sale), the new owners are reassessed based on the current market value. This means that when the property has appreciated faster than 2 percent a year, reassessment can result in a huge increase in the property taxes, depending on how large the increase.

Change in ownership also occurs at death, which is where same-sex couples have been burned in the past. In fact, reassessment can be one of the most serious issues for same-sex couples who inherit real property from each other.

Reassessment can result in such a large increase in the property tax that the surviving partner can no longer afford to keep the home.

Thankfully, exemptions from reassessment were extended to state-registered domestic partners in 2006 under SB 565, and to same-sex married couples in 2008 when same-sex marriages were recognized and then upheld.

However, for couples who are not married or registered with the state as domestic partners, the issue of possible future reassessment still looms.

In these situations, two options to avoid reassessment are still available: 1. The 2013 Co-tenancy Rule, AB 1700 (effective January 2013). Under AB 1700, which amended Section 62.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, a surviving co-owner can avoid reassessment if all of the following conditions are met: Only two owners (or co-tenants) had owned the property before death, and together they had owned 100 percent of the property either as joint tenants or tenants in common.

Both co-tenants had lived in the property as primary residence for at least one year prior to the death of an owner.

Transfer of property is due to death of an owner, and after transfer, the remaining co-tenant owns 100 percent of the property.

The remaining co-tenant signs an affidavit proving that he/she consistently lived in the property as primary residence at least one year prior to death of the first owner.

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2. The 2003 Joint Tenancy Transfer Rule 462.040 – partly expiring in October. While AB 1700 will help many same-sex couples who are not married or state-registered domestic partners, for those cases not addressed by AB 1700, the 2003 Joint Tenancy Transfer Rule might be the only other option for same-sex couples to avoid reassessment upon death of a coowner (other than getting married or registering with the state as domestic partners).

Rule 462.040 was expanded in October 2003 in a way that allowed unmarried and same-sex couples the ability to avoid reassessment upon death of a coowner for the first time ever in California history. Specifically, in 2003, the rule was expanded to allow two additional ways to qualify for exemption: (A) transfer from co-owners as non-joint tenants (e.g., tenancy in common) to joint tenancy; and (B) transfer from joint tenancy into trusts (e.g., revocable trusts) where the other owner is named as beneficiary of the property upon death.

When couples properly understand the rule (usually upon consultation with legal counsel), they can qualify for Part A directly upon acquisition of a new property. Specifically, they can acquire the property as tenants in common and then immediately transfer to themselves as joint tenancy.

In many cases, however, Part A is not possible, such as when the property is already in joint ten-

ancy. In fact, most couples are still completely unaware of the 2003 rule expansion, as are many of their real estate agents, mortgage brokers, title officers, and in some cases, their attorneys. In these cases, the opportunity to qualify for Part A can be easily missed upon purchase of a new property.

So basically, on the one hand, the passage of AB 1700 is great news for same-sex couples who co-own primary residences, with no other people other than themselves. But, on the other hand, the repeal of Part B of 462.040 will severely limit options for other same-sex couples whose situation falls outside the scope of AB1700.

Thankfully, Part B does not technically expire until October 2013, which means that couples can still qualify for Part B of the rule, but only if they act fast. People who might be interested could include: Couples who own real property that is not a primary residence for one or both; Couples who own with other people, even if it is their primary residence (e.g., tenancy-in-common ownership of multi-unit buildings); Couples who have owned real property for less than one year, where one person may be terminal and possibly passing away before the one year mark; Couples who may have relied on Part B in previous years, and who removed the property from trust (e.g., during a refinance), but may not have put it back.

In some cases, the best option for avoiding future reassessment will be setting up trusts and transferring the property before October, or transferring property into existing trusts. But be careful, if you do not already have trusts, the setup time can be at least one to two months, which means starting the work July or August at the absolute latest.

Don’t be caught unaware. The consequences could be dire for you or your partner.t Alma Soongi Beck is co-presenting two seminars in July and August with Dan Paul, attorney for the Board of Equalization, about these rule changes. For more information, visit http://www.becklawgroup.com/seminars. Special thanks to David T. Yu, Esq., Yvette Borja, and Gianne Carlo Nalangan for their assistance with this column. This column is not intended as legal advice and people should consult with their attorneys.

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Thoughts on the Pride parade

Two thoughts on what was an otherwise fabulous gay pride parade: 1. My friend and I, who would like to be much younger, are not so clueless about what’s happening but we were asking each other about all of the grand marshals. I inquired of my friend: “Who is this person?” He didn’t know either. This persisted for many subsequent grand marshals. I began to wonder why one really grand marshal would not be sufficient. Why dilute the honor with 18 or whatever – we lost count.

2. The gaps between contingents are, frankly, stupid. We observed two to three blocks of gaps (seven to eight minutes) between contingents in the parade and when you have 75-80, do the math. This is simply poor parade management. Stop letting it drag (not good drag). The huge gaps are boring and really ruin the effect of what we are: smart, sexy, sassy, and swift.

Carry on, but please, with dispatch. My feet and back do implore you to this end – and I’m sure I have a great deal of company in agony.

Walt Thorp San Francisco

A proud American

Thank you Mr. Horn for your insights [“I have seen this day,” Editorial, June 27].

I too “have seen this day.” I have a special baseball cap known as “the 4th of July cap.” Last week I wore it as a proud American, for the first time not pretending to be an American. Perhaps now I can find a man to marry.

The real purpose of this letter is to ask the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco a question: On ABC News last week you were interviewed as saying something of this order, “we must protect all children from homosexuals.” I want to ask you, “How many pedophile priests have you protected from prosecution for their sexual crimes?” Priests [Catholic and orthodox] believe they are metaphysically altered into superior human beings. Bishops are only protecting the rights of all priests, including bishops.

I read something in Unfading Light by Sergius Bulgakov (2012, p144) the other day, something we all need to learn: God is “eternally unknowable” – Meister Eckhart. Religion no longer exists, if it ever did, it is the cult of priests [and ministers].

Douglas Matley San Francisco

Here’s to DOMA’s defeat

The defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 are victories for religion and for American families [“Court victories,” June 27]. On the day that the Supreme Court decisions were released, I gathered with over 100 fellow clergy on the steps of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. We stood together with a single message: Couples in our churches, synagogues, and temples have too long been denied the rights they deserve.

This has been an outrage not only for those families, but also for the free exercise of faith in this country.

Many of our religions support and recognize the right of same-gender people to join together in marriage.

By denying clergy the right to officiate such ceremonies, the state impedes the free exercise of religion. Not any longer, at least in California.

This weekend I will perform a wedding for two young women, one of whom grew up in my church.

They are a wonderful, loving couple, and deserve to have their family recognized. It will be a joyful honor to hear them say, “I do,” without the state replying, “No, you don’t.”

Reverend Lucas Hergert Unitarian Universalist Church in Livermore Livermore, California

The Manning-King connection

We wish to respond to Wayne Friday’s assertion, in his June 20 letter published in the Bay Area Reporter, that any connection between Bradley Manning and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is “ridiculous.” Our belief in the validity of that connection is based on the historical record and on our knowledge of King’s philosophy of nonviolence.

When King openly denounced the Vietnam War in his April 4, 1967 speech at New York’s Riverside Church, he blew the whistle on the U.S. government’s immoral involvement in that war, just as Manning has alerted us to the extent of the war crimes committed in our name during the course of the Iraq War. King stated in that historic speech that he and other clergy members had “chosen to move beyond the prophesying of smooth patriotism to the high grounds of a firm dissent” in speaking out against the Vietnam War. “A time comes when silence is betrayal. And that time has come for us in relation to Vietnam.” As Jay Lyon noted so well in his letter last week [Mailstrom, June 27], King also exposed his own government as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” His pronouncements were considered traitorous as Manning’s are, yet he continued speaking truth to power about the war until his untimely death. Just as King

could not remain silent while his country engaged in an unjust and immoral war, neither could Manning.

Manning is an LGBT hero. Bayard Rustin, King’s adviser and a gay black man, did not come out publicly or work for LGBT rights until his last years. That he was committed to nonviolence and human rights his entire life, that he rode in the 1940s Freedom Rides, that he organized the 1963 March on Washington also attests to his heroic status as a black man and as a gay man. That Manning, a gay man, acted to lay bare these vile war crimes validates his status as an LGBT hero.

King and Rustin would have welcomed Manning as a compatriot and a soldier for justice. We cannot do any less. Bradley Manning is our grand marshal and is our hero.

Susan Englander, Ph.D. Former Associate Editor, Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project Board Member, Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Clarence Jones, JD Former attorney and adviser to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Scholar Visiting Professor, University of San Francisco

More homeless coverage, please

What I have noticed as I read through the B.A.R. last week, and in fact, most of the time, is there is little mention of homelessness, especially homeless of queers and queer youth, which is high.

Homelessness is not a black and white problem that can be solved at the wave of a hat, but it requires all of us to get our hands dirty, to look at the situation, and to share and work with those who are homeless. As one youth pointed out to me it appears that “Pride is for the rich.”

We need to turn that around, and make Pride for everyone.

It is time that we focus our efforts, face the reality of the homeless on our streets. I do not go out my door without feeding someone, I do not walk anywhere in this city without giving someone some food – that is tragic in this city of so much wealth. Let’s wake up, and let’s turn our eyes toward those who need us most.

Father C. River Damien Sims, SFW, D.S.T., Director Temenos Catholic Worker San Francisco

Thanks from pink triangle organizers

Thank you to the 150-plus volunteers who helped install the pink triangle on Twin Peaks this past weekend. It was the most ever. There were over 50 to help take it down, also the most ever.

Thank you to the speakers at the commemoration ceremony who included 11-time Grammy-winning artistic director of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, who told the “History of the Pink Triangle” at the beginning of the ceremony; state Senator Mark Leno; Assemblymen Tom Ammiano and Phil Ting; Board of Supervisors President David Chiu; Supervisors Scott Wiener, David Campos, and Malia Cohen; and city Treasurer Jose Cisneros. Thanks also to the many grand marshals of the Pride Parade who participated, including Tabatha Coffey of Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over; Alex Newell, who plays Unique on Glee; Mondo Guerra, winner of Project Runway All-Stars; and many of the individual community grand marshals as well.

Coffey even varied from her trademark black outfit and pulled off her black top at the dais, putting on one of the pink triangle T-shirts that are worn by the volunteers in solidarity with those who were forced to wear pink triangle badges in the concentration camps. We all wore our pink triangles by choice; those in the camps had no choice.

A big thank you to our 2013 sponsors: Toad Hall and Badlands owner Les Natali; San Francisco Pride; the Apothecarium; Steamworks; Powerhouse; Haus of StarFish; the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; the Castro Lions Club Charities; Hodgkins Jewelers; Starbucks for the coffee (and tea); Barefoot Wine and Bubbly for the champagne used in the christening; the San Francisco Police Department for 24-hour coverage for three days; and Katie Hickox for keeping up the pink triangle website (http://www.thepinktriangle.com). Thank you all. Also a big thank you to Bevan Dufty for helping with donations this year and in the past; and to Wiener for helping with donations this year.

Thank you to the incredible San Francisco Lesbian/ Gay Freedom Band for their ongoing participation.

Patrick Carney Friends of the Pink Triangle San Francisco

On the web Online content this week includes the Bay Area Reporter’s online columns, Political Notes and Wedding Bells Ring; the Out in the World column; and News Briefs. www.ebar.com.

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Wedding bells ring for out Bay Area politicians

by Matthew S. Bajko

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ith same-sex marriage legal once again in California, Bay Area out politicians and their longtime partners are now discussing if wedding bells will be ringing for them.

For one East Bay politician, the answer came Sunday.

Rebecca Saltzman, an out lesbian who was elected to the BART board last year, married her longtime partner Cat Stone in a late afternoon ceremony Sunday, June 30 in Oakland’s Jack London Square neighborhood amid the looming threat that the Bay Area’s main public transit agency would go on strike at midnight.

Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf, a friend of the couple’s, officiated and there were about 40 guests on hand.

Saltzman and Stone had a wedding ceremony two years ago at the Chabot Space and Science Center in the Oakland hills.

But the union was not legally recognized because at that time Proposition 8, the state’s same-sex marriage ban, was in place.

However, last Friday, upon hearing that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had lifted the stay of a lower court decision that ruled Prop 8 unconstitutional, Saltzman rushed to the Alameda County Clerk’s office for a marriage license. Then, in between BART board meetings, she and Stone hastily planned their ceremony for Sunday. Both women’s parents were able to attend.

Saltzman told the Bay Area Reporter at the reception that she wasn’t sure of the status of BART negotiations (she, as a board member, was not a direct participant in the talks).

“I took a couple hours off to get married,” she said.

Unfortunately, BART talks broke down Sunday night, leading to the strike that began Monday, crippling the Bay Area commute.

Across the bay in San Francisco, gay state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) contracted what he called “mad vow disease,” adding, “it is taking over San Francisco and there is no cure.” He proposed to his longtime partner, Carolis Deal, while being interviewed during the live broadcast of the Pride parade.

“I am going to make some history here and propose. We are going to do it,” Ammiano told Sebastian Kunz, the on-the-parade-route

Cynthia Laird

Cat Stone, left, and BART board member Rebecca Saltzman were married by Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf Sunday in Jack London Square.

reporter for the online broadcast, which was later shown on local cable channel KOFY. An aide for Ammiano told the B.A.R. that the couple, who first became friends 30 years ago and later began to date, is looking to wed sometime in the fall, most likely in a private ceremony with family.

Gay District 9 Supervisor David Campos also got engaged to his partner, Phil Hwang, and are also planning a private wedding ceremony for sometime later this year.

“We are going to do it,” Campos, who has been with Hwang 17 years, told the B.A.R. All weekend Campos said people were asking if the two would marry.

“For me it is odd, because I am a public figure but Phil is really private,” he said about fielding queries on their wedding plans.

The resumption of the gay nuptials in California and the dual court decision lifting the ban on the federal government from recognizing samesex weddings “definitely made this Pride so special,” said Campos.

“We have been together a very long time, so in that sense, it doesn’t change things. But there is something about being recognized by the state, and our own government feels our relationship is worthy of recognition, that is very nice,” he said. “I feel, for the first time, we have been recognized as full human beings.”

Gay San Francisco Treasurer Jose Cisneros, who married more than a dozen same-sex couples over the weekend at City Hall, also has been facing questions on if he and his

partner, Mark Kelleher, will tie the knot. This August will mark their 22nd anniversary together.

They have discussed getting married but are not yet ready to announce any wedding plans.

“It is a wait and see situation. We are going to take our time and figure out what is right for us,” said Cisneros, who is more immediately focused on his re-election campaign this fall.

“We always said when the time came to plan it, we would figure it out. We are going to take one step at a time and include our families in the decisions and planning.”

Poll asks about SF Assembly race

A local poll conducted last week included a question about the race next year for Ammiano’s 17th Assembly District seat, as he will be termed out of office.

The survey asked people if they would be more likely to vote for either Campos or Board President David Chiu, who represents District 3. Both are widely expected to seek the state legislative seat that covers San Francisco’s eastern neighborhoods.

It is unclear who paid for the poll, which also included a wide array of hot button local issues, from the Warrior’s planned waterfront arena and Sunday parking meters to the city’s clean energy program and the public school selection process.

Neither of the potential candidates has yet created campaign committees, thus they were not behind the poll. The SF Chamber of Commerce also said it did not conduct it.

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B.A.R. wedding announcement guidelines

by Cynthia Laird

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ith the resumption of samesex marriage in California, the Bay Area Reporter is once again welcoming wedding announcements. The paper’s policy is below.

The B.A.R. accepts announcements of weddings, civil unions, and domestic partnerships. The announcements may be published in the paper, on our website, or both, depending on space availability. There is no charge for the publication of wedding announcements.

To submit an announcement, please include the following information: 1. Legal names of both parties and ages.

2. Date, time, and location of wedding. Who officiated the ceremony.

3. Brief description of the couple, which may include how they met, education, occupation, how long they have been together, family information, etc.

4. Any other information you wish to include.

5. Announcements should be kept to 300 words and may be edited for space.

6. A copy of the marriage license and a daytime phone number are required for verification purposes only.

7. A photograph of the couple will be accepted in digital format (.jpg).

Photos should be high resolution (300 dpi) and in focus. Spouses should be identified in the body of the e-mail accompanying the photo.

8. Announcements should be sent in within four weeks of the ceremony.

Send information via e-mail to c.laird@ebar.com or by mail to Bay Area Reporter, 395 9th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. For questions, please send an email to the above address.t

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reduced the number of discharges under the policy, it did so before the Lawrence decision was issued and at a time when the demand for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan was intensifying.

In the year following the decision Bush endorsed a congressional bill seeking a federal constitutional amendment to ban marriage for gay couples nationally.

Ten years later, the Obama administration’s response has been dramatically different. President Barack Obama issued an immediate statement in support of the Supreme Court rulings in U.S. v.

Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. Windsor struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, and Perry dismissed an appeal, effectively upholding a district court decision that struck down California’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples, Proposition 8.

“The laws of our land,” said Obama, “are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” He said he had already “directed the attorney general to work with other members of my cabinet to review all relevant federal statutes to ensure this decision, including its implications for federal benefits and obligations, is implemented swiftly and smoothly.”

Obama, traveling on Air Force One to the start of a multi-nation tour in Africa, also telephoned the plaintiffs in both cases, expressing his support of the ruling and thanking them for their efforts.

Attorney General Eric Holder issued a statement of support for the Supreme Court rulings and another statement June 28, saying the federal government would, through the Office of Personnel Management, “now be able to extend benefits to federal employees and annuitants who have legally married a spouse of the same sex.” The statement added that the Department of Justice would “continue to coordinate with other federal agencies to implement this ruling as swiftly and smoothly as possible.”

Elaine Kaplan, the openly gay acting director of OPM, sent a message to all federal department heads offering some preliminary details of how the administration would go about complying with the DOMA ruling. She said federal employees married to same-sex partners would have until August 26 to make “immediate changes” to their federal health plans, adding that they would be able to do so again later in the year, during the federal government’s annual “open enrollment” period for making changes to federal health coverage plans. Under these same deadlines, she said, federal employees could also opt in their same-sex spouses and families for coverage under federal dental, long-term care, and life insurance plans. Retired federal employees who are married to same-sex spouses will have two years to notify the federal government that they are married and qualify for retirement benefits. She said same-sex spouses would now be eligible for survivor annuities.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a statement after the DOMA ruling was released.

“The department will immediately begin the process of implementing the Supreme Court’s decision in consultation with the Department of Justice and other executive branch agencies,” said Hagel. “The Department of Defense intends to make the same benefits available to all military spouses – regardless of sexual orientation – as soon as possible.”

Jane Philomen Cleland

One of the marchers in Sunday’s San Francisco Pride parade held a sign signaling the end of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.

At a press conference, Hagel was even more firm, saying, “Make no mistake: It will be a decision implemented in every way, as it should be.”

Joining him at the press conference, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, reiterated the point: “The Joint Chiefs have been very clear that we’ll follow the law of the land, and the law of the land has just changed, and we will now, as quickly as possible, assess what that means.

I’m sure there will be some cost, but we’ll figure it out, because we’ll follow the law of the land.”

Other department heads, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Secretary of State John Kerry, also issued statements in support of the DOMA ruling. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said her department would “work with the Department of Justice to review all relevant federal statutes and ensure this decision is implemented swiftly and smoothly.”

Making the transition from no recognition to equal recognition go smoothly may require congressional action in some instances. Toward that end, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act in the Senate within hours of the Windsor ruling. Although Feinstein’s office did not return a message seeking comment by press time, the text of last year’s bill essentially repeals both sections of DOMA – both the “no recognition” provision that was struck down by the court, and the section that allows one state to ignore the valid marriage license issued by another state. The Senate bill introduced Friday had 40 sponsors, including openly lesbian Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California), Dick Durbin (DIllinois), Michigan Democrats Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, and Massachusetts Democrats Elizabeth Warren and William Cowan.

Representative Jerrold Nadler (DNew York) introduced the bill into the House with 160 sponsors.

Feinstein said the Respect for Marriage Act is still “necessary because inequities in the administration of more than 1,100 federal laws affected by DOMA – including Social Security and veterans benefits – will still need to be fixed.”

Nadler said the act would also provide a uniform rule for recognizing couples under federal law ... no matter where they live.”

Questions remain

There will be many questions to be answered about the existing definitions relating to marriage and spouses in various federal programs.

Some federal programs recognize a marriage license regardless of where the couple lives; others are tied to the state of residence. And given See page 12 >>

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SF ready for gay weddings

by Matthew S. Bajko

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yan Wilson, executive director of South Carolina Equality, and his partner of five years, Shehan Welihindha, were among the first to wed in Baltimore as soon as Maryland began marrying same-sex couples January 1.

Last week Wilson, who grew up in Baltimore, and Welihindha were in the Bay Area to celebrate their nuptials.

“This is our honeymoon trip. We came to San Francisco for Pride and then are going to Napa,” said Wilson, who had raced over to City Hall Friday afternoon to witness the first same-sex marriages to take place in San Francisco.

City officials hope to see many more same-sex couples honeymooning and marrying in San Francisco now that the 2008 voterpassed ban against same-sex marriages, known as Proposition 8, has been struck down.

Days before the first couples had said, “I do,” Mayor Ed Lee was already promoting San Francisco as the same-sex marriage capital of the West.

“I think people now feel more relaxed because there is no rush to do anything,” said Lee in an interview with the Bay Area Reporter shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling striking down Prop 8. “They can take the time to plan their wedding and put in a request to book City Hall or any great place in San Francisco to hold their ceremony with their partners.”

Similar to straight couples that wed or honeymoon in the city, LGBT couples can come to dine at the city’s “best restaurants and take in San Francisco’s iconic sights,” said Lee. “This is what ordinarily happens in San Francisco. Now it is for everybody.”

Joe D’Alessandro, the openly gay president and CEO of the San Francisco Travel Association, was also quick to promote the city as a “beloved” wedding and honeymoon destination for same-sex couples.

“San Francisco looks forward to hosting weddings and celebrations for all loving couples. There is no city more romantic than ours,” stated D’Alessandro.

Within minutes of the court rulings striking down Prop 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, the city’s travel bureau had invited back those LGBT couples whose marriages in the city in 2004 were later annulled by the state’s Supreme Court.

“We hope some of those couples who were married here in 2004 will come back soon for their 10th anniversary and we look forward to welcoming many more,” D’Alessandro stated.

Several California cities are trying to establish themselves as same-sex wedding destinations. The Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism last week launched a new website, www.

WeddingsinPalmSprings.com, to promote itself as a unique wedding location.

“Palm Springs has long been a romantic destination for couples looking for the perfect wedding and honeymoon,” stated Mary Jo Ginther, director of the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism. “With sunny, blue skies, a gorgeous mountain backdrop, there is no better place to celebrate in California.”

With the federal government expected to recognize the weddings of same-sex couples that live in the 37 states that still ban such marriages, the 13 states and the District of Columbia that do offer gay nuptials are all competing to attract LGBT couples. Officials in Provincetown are promoting the gay resort at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts as

Rick Gerharter

An employee of the Hilton Hotels Corporation was advertising honeymoon packages near the company’s booth at the Pride festival in Civic Center Plaza last weekend.

“America’s first destination for gay and lesbian marriages.”

Numerous businesses are also looking to establish themselves as leaders in the gay wedding market.

The San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group, LLC, already known as a leader in the LGBT travel market, is uniquely positioned to work with LGBT couples planning to wed.

It has properties in six states – California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and Washington – and the District of Columbia where LGBT couples can marry. In California, Kimpton has hotels in San Francisco, Cupertino, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, and La Jolla.

“We’re very happy that the right to choose who you marry belongs to everyone in California,” Mike DeFrino, the company’s COO, told the B.A.R. in an emailed response to questions. “We were among a broad-based coalition of American businesses that signed on to briefs filed with the Supreme Court, urging it to strike down both Prop 8 and DOMA.” Kimpton already is offering “Queerly Beloved” wedding packages at its Sir Francis Drake property near San Francisco’s Union Square

for couples who book their weddings by October 31. At its Prescott Hotel also near Union Square, LGBT couples that book their wedding by August 31 will receive a complementary reception room rental and honeymoon suite.

“Assisting with LGBT weddings and commitment ceremonies is not new for us. We have great expertise in small to mid-size, intimate weddings and our packages have always been inclusive of gay and lesbian couples,” wrote DeFrino. “Our staff will even help make marriage license arrangements for guests out of town and can act as witnesses.”

At Taste Catering and Event Planning, a San Francisco-based company whose president is an out lesbian, wedding designer Hayley Seed had already received five inquiries from same-sex couples looking to marry by last Thursday.

It was “more than we have had all year,” said Seed, a straight woman who was hired in 2010 to ramp up Taste’s wedding business.

The company now has five event designers, four of whom are gay, plus its executive designer, Billy Cook, an out gay man. Couples should plan to spend at least $225 per person if they hire Taste, which can plan an intimate ceremony for just a few guests to more lavish affairs.

“I am hopeful this will bring more business to the wedding industry and mean more business for all the local vendors here,” said Seed, who oversaw a lesbian couple’s wedding last fall. “San Francisco is a destination wedding spot already. We work with a ton of brides and grooms who don’t live in San Francisco or California and choose the city as their destination. I think the same-sex marriages are going to dovetail on that and make the pool of brides and grooms bigger.”

One piece of advice for those thinking of marrying by the bay, start booking venues now. Most of the prime wedding spots book up at least a year in advance, especially during the better weather months of September and May. San Francisco’s Recreation and See page 12 >>

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We are (proud) Warriors

by Roger Brigham

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h, how the walls are crumbling. Years from now, perhaps we will remember 2013 not as the year the constitutional right to marriage was recognized, but as the year it became â&#x20AC;&#x153;coolâ&#x20AC;? for sports teams to march in LGBT Pride parades.

Breaking the ice this

year in San Francisco Pride were the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, and the San Francisco Bulls minor league hockey team, an affiliate of the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s San Jose Sharks.

Rick Welts, openly gay president of the Warriors, marched with a contingent of about 60 Golden State representatives.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping to be a big part of the day,â&#x20AC;? Welts said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to be where our fans are.â&#x20AC;?

Of course, the big buzz going around SF Pride this year was the return of same-sex marriage rights earlier in the week, but Welts laughed when I asked him if he and his partner, Todd Gage, would be tying the knot any time soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marriage?â&#x20AC;? he replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been committed the last three years.â&#x20AC;?

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Golden State Warriors President Rick Welts waves to the crowd at Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pride parade.

In those three years, Welts has gone from the Phoenix Suns to the Warriors as the highest-ranking openly gay official in menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pro sports. The changes heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen in sports acceptance in that time have been remarkable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anticipate the chain of events over the past few years,â&#x20AC;?

Welts said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still have a ways to go. My best hopes in taking the step I did (coming out) was that nobody had taken a step that I had, no one knew what the ramifications would be, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love

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to have the opportunity to witness what someone in a similar situation goes through. It was inevitable when Jason Collins came out I was going to get a ton of calls. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shy away from that; I embraced that. And I think that experience is one we are going to see repeated and repeated now.â&#x20AC;?

Welts was also a guest at the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Pride breakfast, where he told the packed house that â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;? and the team looks forward to coming back to the city.

Ride the Sparklepony

Chris Kluwe has not punted a single ball for the Oakland Raiders and already he is one of our favorite local pro athletes.

Kluwe was a punter for the Minnesota Vikings and has become a national celebrity for his outspoken support for same-sex marriage. Most famously he made headlines last September when he referred to Maryland legislator Emmit C. Burns Jr. as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;narcissistic fromunda stainâ&#x20AC;? after Burns asked Baltimore Ravens owners to sanction linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo for speaking out in favor of marriage equality. (See September 13, 2012 Jock Talk.)

Kluwe was later let go by the Vikings, who said it had nothing to do with his performance, and has since signed with the Raiders. He also has written a book of essays, ranging from thoughtful to humorous to biting, called Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies. The title phrase comes from a copy of his infamous letter that he re-wrote, taking out all of the objectionable obscenities, to make the obscenity of Burnsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position all the clearer.

Kluwe clearly speaks his mind and writes without a filter. He likes to challenge and provoke and tease and harass and lampoon. He is, in short, a quintessential Raider.

Kluwe will appear at a book signing Tuesday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, in the Castro. The event is sponsored by Books Inc., HiTops SF, and Team SF. The author assures us all are welcome, Sparkleponies and Lustful Cockmonsters alike.

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1.2 million.

One of the reasons for increased attendance this year might have been Williams herself.

In response to the Pride board of directors’ April announcement and recession of grand marshal status to gay Army private Bradley Manning, currently facing courtmartial for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, a large contingent of supporters, estimated at 2,000 by activist Lisa Geduldig, included Pentagon Papers leaker and straight ally Daniel Ellsberg, 82, who marched in his first Pride parade.

Williams played a central role in the Manning controversy, first calling the episode a “mistake” and later saying that Manning could not be a community grand marshal because he is not local.

Pride organizers had put the Manning contingent toward the end of the parade at number 175.

But a group of Manning supporters jumped in front of the Pride Committee’s float (number 4), causing a minor disruption. That was enough to get them on TV and forced anchors Michelle Meow and Donna Sachet (the Bay Area Reporter’s society columnist) to briefly explain the controversy to viewers.

The Pride celebration went smoothly, until some people were injured in a shooting at the festival early Sunday evening. [See story, page 2.]

Among parade onlookers, Manning also had many supporters who carried signs that read “Free Bradley Manning” and “Manning = LGBT hero.”

History was very much on the mind of community grand marshal BeBe Sweetbriar, who wore a light summer outfit.

“This is an amazing day for me as grand marshal at this historic time,” Sweetbriar said. “This Pride will go down in history.”

Gay dancer Jared Rojo, 29, who accompanied the San Francisco Grand Ducal Court float, said he would have marriage equality in mind as he danced down Market Street. The Alameda paralegal said he had discussed marriage with his partner of six years and wedding bells may be in their future.

A man walked the parade route wearing a wedding veil. Another man, along mid-Market, wore a mock three-tier wedding cake atop his head and posed for photographs. A woman wore a wedding gown. Many marchers wore “Love is Pride” T-shirts.

A marriage supporter among onlookers held a sign: “Marriage equality is the pursuit of happiness.”

There was also a marriage dissenter. An LGBT elder was having nothing to do with marriage. His sign read, “Don’t marry, Be Happy.”

LGBT employees at several corporations also marched festively to the parade’s theme of “Embrace, Encourage, Empower.” Groups represented Bank of America, Sutter Health, United Airlines, PG&E, Yahoo, and many more.

Members of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, fresh off their acclaimed I Am Harvey Milk concert, wore blue T-shirts with “I am the legacy” on the front and a Harvey Milk quote, “Hope will never be silent” on the back.

Though a citywide ban on nudity is the law, it does not apply to Pride.

Several marchers and onlookers appeared in the buff.

Distance Everhart, a nude transgender woman whose occupation is “teaching living skills and traditional medicine,” carried a sign that read: “Whistle blowing ain’t no crime, Free Brad Manning.” She said her message was “telling truth is no crime.” Manning “served we the people,” she said.

With the Supreme Court deci-

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Brides Shannon Foreman and Hope Donovan took part in the Dyke Marches Saturday, June 29.

sion striking down a provision of DOMA, immigration equality was on the minds of many marchers, as federal rights are being extended to same-sex couples, including those dealing with immigration. One marcher carried a sign: “Don’t stop with marriage equality. Queers are being deported.”

A significant police presence was stationed at the start of the parade route at Beale and Market streets.

Oakland interim Police Chief Sean Whent said his attendance at the Pride parade was “historic.”

“It is the first time an Oakland chief of police has attended the San Francisco Pride parade,” he said.

When the Bay Area Reporter asked Whent why he came, he said,“It is a positive and exciting event. I thought it’d be fun to come out for a few hours.”

One of the unusual groups that had a booth at the festival was the National Guard. It marked the first time that military recruiters were at San Francisco Pride and that drew some criticism from the transgender community. While the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” now allows open service by gays and lesbians, trans people are still prohibited from serving openly in the military.

Last week the Transgender Law Center issued a statement on the issue.

“Transgender Law Center is disappointed in San Francisco Pride’s decision to welcome, for the first time ever, military recruiters to the city’s annual celebration,” the statement read. “Transgender people are routinely discharged from service simply for being their authentic selves.”

The B.A.R. spoke with several transgender marchers and they were unaware of the issue. In response to a question on military discharge of transgender soldiers, Everhart, the nude Manning supporter, called it “bigotry too high for me to climb.”

The B.A.R. asked at media and information stations for the location of the military recruiters but they were not at the location and were apparently elsewhere at the festival.

SF Pride CEO Earl Plante said the recruiters were present. He added that the organization would be preparing a programmatic and financial report in July on this year’s event, that “highlights successes from this year and lays the pathway forward toward 2014.”

Captain Shannon Terry with the California National Guard said that she and about 15 other recruiters had two days of “very productive” conversations with LGBT community members at Pride.

“The crowd was very receptive,” she said in a telephone interview Monday.

Terry, 30, said a good number of people stopped by their booth to thank them for attending Pride and some of them became emotional with their gratitude.

“Some recalled their discharges,” Terry explained.

Terry, who identifies as straight, said her recruiters saw a steady stream of interested LGBT commu-

nity members on both days of Pride.

Guard recruiters did see Manning protesters Sunday afternoon after the parade.

“We knew they were coming from their Twitter feed,” Terry said. “About 25 protesters arrived to present their views on Manning. They were respectful and our recruiters simply agreed to See page 12 >>

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that 37 states still ban recognition of same-sex marriages, many same-sex couples – including those with marriage licenses – could have trouble accessing certain federal benefits.

For instance, under DOMA, a person who received health insurance coverage under their samesex spouse’s health plan had to pay income taxes on the value of that coverage. Now, they don’t. And under DOMA, if the spouse lost his or her job, he or she could continue their health coverage under the federal COBRA plan, but the same-sex spouse could not. Now, they can.

On the other hand, the Internal Revenue Service is expected to allow duly married same-sex couples to start using the designation “mar-

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12 months in advance for such popular wedding sites as the Shakespeare Garden in Golden Gate Park or the Trocadero Clubhouse in Stern Grove.

“We really haven’t seen any same-sex weddings in the last several years. When the state did allow it back in 2008, we did a few but it was so quick,” said Dana Ket-

cham, director of permits and reservations for the department. “We are ready and excited to have more weddings because we love weddings.”

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ried,” whether filing jointly or separately. But the IRS’s current practice relies on whether the state in which one resides considers one married.

Under the Social Security statute, said Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, the government looks at the state of domicile of the decedent for survivor benefits, and looks at the state of domicile at the time of application for spousal benefits. That could be a complication for same-sex couples with marriage licenses who are living in one of the 37 non-marriage equality states.

“This will likely be an evolving area of law and you should consult with a qualified tax expert about your circumstances,” advises an “After DOMA” guide prepared by GLAD, Lambda Legal Defense and

Education Fund, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other national groups.

“There’s a lot of intensive legal research still being done, including by lawyers within the administration and the various agencies that administer federal programs,” said Jennifer Pizer of Lambda Legal.

And there are other complications, too. For example, in some instances, couples that have a civil union or domestic partnership relationship may be able to tap into

some federal benefits.

According to Pizer, the Social Security statute “can allow eligibility for those entitled to inherit per the state’s intestate inheritance law.”

“That’s unusual, though,” cautioned Pizer. “For the most part, a recognized marriage is required.

And that fact puts a bright light on the discriminatory effect of a state’s choice to offer a lesser status instead of marriage where there’s no constitutional barrier.”

“For the most part,” said Pizer, “the many important federal ben-

efits and protections that turn on one’s marital status do require marriage. That’s why the many tens of thousands of couples who have been in civil unions and domestic partnerships for years haven’t been able to access federal benefits. And that’s why litigation for federal benefits began after couples began marrying in Massachusetts, not when they began entering civil unions in Vermont.”t

first legal same-sex weddings in our county in five years,” stated Yeager. “It was heartwarming to once again put on my ceremonial robe and share in these couples’ happy day.”

Yeager said the county is expecting a higher demand for marriage licenses and ceremonies over the summer, so it will have extra service windows and ceremony spaces available. It also set up a new Express Marriage Ceremony Service, where walk-in couples can purchase a license to have their ceremony performed at the service window.

“I am so pleased that we won back marriage equality in California. This day has been too long in the making, but the chapel doors are now wide open for same-sex couples in Santa Clara County,” said Yeager, who offered to perform ceremonies for any interested couples.

In Oakland Tuesday night Mayor Jean Quan, state Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) and lesbian Superior Court Judge Tara Flanagan were among the elected officials who hosted a special celebration at Oakland City Hall to marry same-sex couples.

Last week state Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), whose daughter Sirona Skinner Nixon is an out lesbian, congratulated her constituents, Perry and Stier, on their legal victory.

“California has two courageous women to thank, for fighting the good fight,” stated Skinner. “Their efforts affirmed a basic human right that will enable my daughter and all Californians, regardless of sexual orientation, to be treated equally under t\he law.”t

The protest lasted about 45 minutes, Terry said.

The military, Terry said, has asked for advice from the California National Guard on their national recruitment efforts. “We have been recruiting at Pride events before SCOTUS repealed DOMA and overturned Prop 8,” she said, referring to the Supreme Court.

Terry was asked if the Guard would be part of next year’s Pride activities.

“Absolutely,” she said.

The 10th annual Trans March, which took place Friday, and the annual Dyke March and Pink Saturday parties also saw large and festive crowds.

Overall, marriage equality’s return to California was the dominant theme of the parade.

The Reverend Don Fox, a gay Episcopal minister at San Francisco Night Ministry, said marchers and

onlookers seemed “more joyous this year.”

The marriage decision, Fox said, would affect his LGBT counseling.

“With legal recognition of LGBT relationships, people will be bolder and more confident than before,” he said.

He said there is no distinction between same-sex and heterosexual couples anymore.

“LGBT couples will be treated totally the same as heterosexuals,” he said.

Marriage equality was “a long time coming,” Fox added. It was a statement reflected on the faces of countless LGBT marchers, their children, and their well-wishers who marched with them and who celebrated with them along Market Stree More photos accompany the online version of this story at ebar. comt

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in San Francisco.

“Today was a remarkable day,” stated Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu. “I am deeply touched by the outpouring of support from our city employees and volunteers who took the time to be here at City Hall, working after hours and on their weekend, to perform our collective duties – that of ensuring that loving same-sex couples don’t have to wait to marry any longer.”

Monday other counties braced for a rush of same-sex couples once their clerk’s offices reopened. In Santa Clara County openly gay Supervisor Ken Yeager performed nine ceremonies.

“I was proud to preside over the

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For more on DOMA as it relates to immigration issues, see our online column, Wedding Bells Ring.

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Felicia Elizondo, left, one of the people who was at the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in 1966, addressed participants in the 10th annual Trans March from a motorized cable car at the corner of Turk and Taylor, where Compton’s once stood.

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Dated 06/12/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: SCHMEER AND SCHMALTZ, LLC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 126 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-4001. Type of license applied for

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SF SHOTCRETE, 318 WEST PORTAL AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by a corporation and is signed BRADY CONSTRUCTION INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/18/13.

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JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035179800

JUNE 13, 20, 27, JUly 04, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035165800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLACK HOUSE PROJECT, 501 OCTAVIA ST. #1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RICARDO REYES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/17/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/17/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035158400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LANDEROS BROTHERS HANDYMAN SERVICES, 1370 REVERE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EMMANUEL LANDEROS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/06/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035170700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WEST PORTAL SHOE SERVICE, 79 WEST PORTAL AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127-1303. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EDGAR IPINA LUGO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/12/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035181800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: K & CO PROMOTIONAL AND EVENT MARKETING, 664 FOURTH ST. #326, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed KAREN TRAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/14/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/14/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035181700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DR. DOOLITTLE’S PET CARE, 725 34TH AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ELEANOR A. HAYES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/30/98.

The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/14/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035132100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAM’S SIGNING SERVICES; ELITE SIGNING SERVICES; 101 LEESE ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed IBTISAM N. MUNIAR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/24/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/24/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035178500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAIJIN RESTAURANT, 531 HAIGHT ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a corporation and is signed S HANNA INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/14/13.

The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/14/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035170500

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035188000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GINA GIAMMANCO PHYSICAL THERAPY, 1500 16TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103.

This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GINA GIAMMANCO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/18/13.

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035201100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE HOT TUBS, 2200 VAN NESS AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed FABIO CROCE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/22/89. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/25/13.

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035136800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUSHI SHOH, 406 DEWEY BLVD., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116-1425. This business is conducted by a corporation and is signed UPPERLAND, INCORPORATED (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/12/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOYDEN GLOBAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH, 505 MONTGOMERY ST. #1100, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed CREATIVE GLOBAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/24/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/28/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035181500

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035201800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREEN VIKING CONSULTING, 51 DOUGLASS ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed GREEN VIKING CONSULTING LLC (CA).

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/14/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AARON DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, 4 DORMAN AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HARUN CETIN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/25/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/25/13.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FIlE A-034668900 The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: WEST PORTAL SHOE SERVICE, 79 WEST PORTAL AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127-1303. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by GEORGE BARTSIOKAS. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/22/12.

JUNE 20, 27, JUly 4, 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035181400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KAWASHIMA’S KITCHEN, 1661 TENNESSEE ST. #3B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THE JAPANESE FEAST (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/14/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/14/13.

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035192500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAMING OF THE POOCH, 4287 23RD ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BRITTANY E. CLARK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/20/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/20/13.

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035193900

JUNE 27, JUly 04, 11, 18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035211000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MIDU TRAVEL, 720 PACIFIC AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed XIAO WANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/28/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/28/13.

JUly 04, 11, 18, 25, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035206500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GENETIC DISCOVERY SF, 1332 5TH AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARMELA H. THOMPSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/27/13.

JUly 04, 11, 18, 25, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035206300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JOURNEY INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, 3400 CALIFORNIA ST. #100, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed JAMES MUNSON & EDWARD HSU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/26/13.

JUly 04, 11, 18, 25, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035202600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOTEL MARK TWAIN, 345 TAYLOR ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed JBEAR Associates LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/05/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRANCES CONSULTING, 28 2ND ST. #300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ANITA JACKSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/13/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MGL SERVICE, 1260 BRIGHTON AVE. #207, ALBANY, CA 94706. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ZULKHUU TSENDAYUSH. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/20/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/20/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRANDE MAISON DE BLANC, 340 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108.

This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed S. SCHEUER COMPANY (OR). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/25/13.

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JUly 04, 11, 18, 25, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035209300

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We’ve reached cruising altitude

by David Lamble

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hat’s it like to find a genius at work, albeit in a minor key? In his latest summer escapist farce I’m So Excited!, director Pedro Almodovar zeroes in on our global madhouse age’s zany core. He uses a situation so overworked, a subgenre so risibly tired, that only a genius would dare approach it while still at the peak of his powers. Almodovar, the master of a revolutionary brand of hyper-camp, sends aloft a top-notch cast and makes the airplane calamity movie to end all airplane calamity movies. Well, probably not, but one can always hope. And, in a touch that is entirely Almodovarian, the Master adds a disco-dance number, the movie’s title song, that in a hilarious, film-stopping moment manages to sum up everything about dance music that is so eternally related to queer folks and our true friends.

For me, I’m So Excited! is the ultimate camp reboot of my favorite disaster movie as a 10-year-old, William A. Wellman’s 1954 threehankie soap The High and the Mighty, starring John Wayne. Produced towards the end of the big studio era as a corny, histrionic vehicle for the Duke, The High and the Mighty didn’t overdo the star-pandering bathos that would mar the Airport franchise in the 1970s. Almodovar – like Scorsese, a fan of all genres – jump-

starts I’m So Excited! in a heightened but still sober-enough brand of naturalistic melodrama – even Duke Wayne might have taxied this baby out to the runway, if not much farther. In a bit of Almodovarstyle dramatic irony, the plane’s landing gear has been disabled in a prankish pre-credits scene featuring Almodovar ensemble veterans Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. But this slapstick prelude merely serves to put Peninsula Airways Flight Carlos Areces as Fajas 2549 into a comic and Raúl Arévalo as holding pattern that Ulloa in I’m So Excited! makes the following 90 minutes as worthwhile a waste hour through the big dance number, there’s of your movie dollars as any other comedic much to appreciate, much that will thrill fans mall fare. That’s not to say it’s classic Almoof his true gems like Women on the Verge of a dovar, because it isn’t, but at least for the first Nervous Breakdown.

Paola Ardizzoni & Emilio Pereda, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

For queer fans, Almodovar introduces a trio of male flight attendants – Carlos Areces, Raul See page 20 >>

Diebenkorn’s Berkeley of the mind

by Sura Wood

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Timothy Anglin Burgard, the Ednah Root Curator in Charge of American Art at the Fine Arts Museums, discusses “Berkeley #3” by Richard Diebenkorn, one of the paintings in the show Dienbenkorn: The Berkeley Years at the deYoung Museum.

ometown art hero Richard Diebenkorn followed his muse, oscillating between abstraction and figuration and plowing the middle ground, at a time when the rigid, prevailing orthodoxy of abstract expressionism, which dominated the modern-art world, dictated strict adherence to the creed. But the man insistently went his own way, putting the “I” in independent, hanging with the Bay Area Figurative boys – Elmer Bischoff, Wayne Thiebaud, David Park – and sampling his customized abstract expressionist style, an approach that yielded magnificent results.

That’s the thesis borne out by Richard Diebenkorn: The Berkeley Years, 1953-1966 at the de Young Museum, a definitive survey and the first to focus on the fertile 13-year period the artist spent in Berkeley when “Diebenkorn really became Diebenkorn.” After viewing this breathtaking exhibition, all I can say is: vive la resistance! With 131 primarily large-scale paintings and works on paper, the show is huge without being overwhelming or repetitive. It communicates both California spaciousness and gravity, simultaneously providing a venue for renewed (or just plain new) appreciation

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of an influential artist’s work, while being one of the best, most satisfying exhibitions at the Fine Arts Museums in recent memory. Rather than the saturation effect that can plague these kinds of sprawling exhibits, you may leave liking Diebenkorn’s art even more than you did before you arrived. Not the least of its virtues is that instead of the usual summer blockbuster on loan from a European institution that’s under renovation, the exhibition was organized in-house by the erudite, astonishingly fluent curator Timothy Anglin Burgard, in collaboration with the Palm Springs Art Museum.

Hopefully, the show represents a harbinger of things to come under the stewardship of the museums’ recently installed new director, Colin Bailey.

Although there’s some explanatory text, you won’t need any amplification to thrill to this moving show. Just take one look at the splendid, intimately scaled “Seawall” (1957), where a sky so blue it could burst and the sea beyond collide with emerald green fields; it’s as if the topographical features of the coastline were pressed together in a compactor. Diebenkorn was a cartographer in the Marine Corps, which may explain the sensation of soaring high above landscapes that can resemble a patchwork of See page 26 >>

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Buddha considers himself

by Roberto Friedman

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ast Wednesday, the world changed with two landmark Supreme Court decisions on the rights of gay people. For the first time ever, Out There felt like more than a secondclass citizen in our own country. But our usual daunting social schedule continued as if nothing had ever happened.

That day found us at a press preview lunch at the elegant, soonto-open steak, seafood and sushi res-

taurant Roka Akor in Jackson Square.

We’ll fill you in about the victuals and libations, with photo accompaniment, next week. Our straight fellow diners congratulated us on our newfound civil rights.

That night we attended the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s opening reception for Beyond Belief – 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art, a co-presentation with SFMOMA, now closed for renovation. The show attempts to locate a spiritual

component in modern art, and several of SFMOMA’s greatest hits, such as Mark Rothko’s “No. 14, 1960” and Jackson Pollack’s “Guardians of the Secret” (1943), are installed. A delicious Nam June Paik sculpture, TV Buddha (1989), greets museumgoers at the gallery’s entrance. There’s much artistic excellence on view here – OT is especially enamored of the Agnes Martin and the Brice Marden on offer – and spiritualities from Judaism to Islam and Buddhism are plumbed.

Whether it all adds up to a coherent whole is the question, and we’ll have more coverage later in these pages.

Thursday night we dipped into the SF Pride media party at the W San Francisco hotel, but could only stay for half a cocktail, because we had tickets to the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus 35th anniversary concert Harvey Milk 2013, at the newly unveiled Nourse Theatre in Hayes Valley. At the W reception, a small Bradley Manning contingent made their way to the podium, unfurled their banner and began making their statement (“Bradley Manning leaks for me!”) when their mikes were unceremoniously yanked away by Pride staffers, and they were escorted out.

Yup, no use giving the assembled media access to a juicy story!

At the Nourse, the SFGMC’s world premiere of Andrew Lippa’s I am Harvey Milk was doubly moving given the gay-rights victories of the week.

Composer/performer Lippa (as Harvey), Noah Marlowe (Young Harvey) and Laura Benanti sang their hearts out and were outstanding, as were the boys of the Chorus, conducted by Dr. Timothy Seelig and accompanied by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony.

This community choral concert was especially memorable, a page for the history books.

Friday night we knew that “something’s coming, something good,” namely the complete score to Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story presented in concert by the San Francisco Symphony and guest artists under the baton of charismatic music director Michael Tilson Thomas at Davies Symphony Hall. Those artist guests included Cheyenne Jackson as Tony, Alexandra Silber as Maria, Jessica Vosk as Anita, and talented others. The San Francisco Symphony Chorus sang the parts of the Jets, the Sharks, and the Girls. “There’s a place for us,” indeed! At ovations, MTT kissed Silber, Vosk, and Jackson! Af-

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TV Buddha (1989), closed-circuit video installation, bronze by Nam June Paik, part of Beyond Belief – 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art at CJM-SF (here seen in an earlier installation).

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Scene from director Darren Stein’s G.B.F., the closing-night film for Frameline 37, the SF International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

ter the concert, we mingled with fellow audience members at the Davies After Hours party in the Second Tier lounge. Full details on this boffo conclusion to the SFS season will appear in our next issue.

Finally, on Gay Day itself, we rendezvoused with dear friends at our “home bar,” the Pilsner, and went on to the Castro from there to enjoy

to Frameline 37’s Fun in Boys Shorts program. Later we also caught Frameline’s closing-night film, director Darren Stein’s G.B.F., and put a festive cap on the whole amazing week at the fest’s closing-night party at Temple nightclub downtown. So we started and ended the week downtown. With a whole lotta gay in-between.t

Man-sized love

by Jim Piechota

The Beauty of Men Never Dies by David Leddick; Univ. of Wisconsin Press, cloth $24.95/e-book $16.95

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or centuries, heterosexual men have taken great pride in celebrating, objectifying, and allowing themselves to be enslaved by the beauty of the female body.

Perhaps the same can be said for homosexual men, who glamorize, epitomize, and deify the male form. Enter author David Leddick, a man who pulls no punches when it comes to his unabashed love and desire for men, in all their glorious varieties.

At 83, Leddick’s life has been a full one, rich with successful dalliances throughout many art-forms. He has written 22 books (novels, artist biographies, plays, homoerotic photography), though he began writing at 65.

He was a former U.S. Navy officer, a ballet dancer for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, and had a professional advertising career. The fictionalized account of his life The Beauty of Men Never Dies is a collection of first-person vignettes that is a display of passion, love, and reflections on aging gracefully. It’s a book written with a true heart, a sound mind, and an eagerness to tell it like it is. He is a self-described “Sextennial,” one of many men over 60 who still consider themselves sexy.

We read about his days living and loving in a ground-floor apartment on Grove St. in Sheridan Square (“One lover of mine used to like leaping through the window, Errol Flynn style”), on role models, his body (“quite satisfactory actually, having been a dancer finally pays off when you pass the 7-0”), age in the post-

AIDS-pandemic era (“now in this new century, age is taking even those who have survived all this”), his relationship fidelity, his lover whom he met aboardship in the Navy, his masturbation fantasies, the omnipresence of death, and orgasms. There’s also a too-short piece on the four loves of his life, the third of whom was his greatest: a “smaller, darker, Italian” man. “When you got fucked by him, you stayed fucked for a while.”

Of much younger men, Leddick gushes with a certain descriptive delight. One in particular is “Fenil,” a luscious 21-year-old Latin boy with a “bulging fly on his pants” whom the writer lets crash in his guest house so he can save money – “just so you don’t think that I am some kind of hopeless old fart with a hopeless crush.”

Leddick’s personality, witty candor, erotic outlook, and opinionated openness saturate every page. It’s real, forthright, and as unsparingly candid as an 80ish gay man can get. If these stories are fiction, there is no way of knowing from just reading them, they are so lifelike.t

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History over the airwaves

by Victoria A. Brownworth

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ome weeks you can barely look away from the tube long enough to eat, sleep, and play on social media. We like those weeks.

Mostly. We sat waiting for 10 a.m.

EST June 26, like every other queer in America. And for once we were not disappointed.

TV brought us more than just the big U.S. Supreme Court DOMA/Prop 8 reveal.

Edie Windsor getting the phone call from Pres. Obama makes us weep just remembering it. We did a profile of Windsor last month for a national magazine, and have been in love ever since. It was fabulous seeing her get the justice she had fought for with such courage and tenacity. When she spoke to the press after the decision came in, her words cut to the core of the rulings’ impact: “I think this means the end of suicides.” Wow. Our other favorite moment looked inconsequential in the larger panoply. It was the interns, a group of young women, running out behind the U.S. Supreme Court to deliver the Prop 8 ruling to the press corps. As a fledgling reporter for a local newspaper, we covered Bowers v. Hardwick. A decade ago we covered Lawrence v.

Texas. When the interns run out to give you the copies of the rulings, it’s an experience you don’t forget. So seeing that (on CBS, with their SCOTUS reporter Jan Crawford) felt monumental to us.

It’s the moment in which everyone in the press corps gets a little frisson knowing that there will be a tectonic shift in the law, either for good or ill.

Alas, for every positive moment on the tube there is usually a corresponding negative one. After all the hugging and kissing, there was Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, the grim black lining in our fluffy rainbowsand-unicorns cloud. (Periodically we wonder if he realizes he has the same name as the late gay actor, but we digress.) Perkins was the giant 1950s-horror-movie-sized ant at the picnic of the SCOTUS victories. Why did we need to hear from “the other side” at that moment? Talk about a buzz kill.

Perkins was telling ABC’s George Stephanopoulos how this was really meaningless, because America had a different view of things than the “radical activist court,” and only a few states had “gay marriage.” Not to worry, the tide will turn back. First: this couldn’t be a less radical or activist court.

Second: this is America’s view of things now. It’s not 1986 when we stood in the broiling sun in front of the Supreme Court and waited for those interns to run out with the Bowers ruling, but instead out came the aging liberal lion of the court, Harry Blackmun, to voice his outraged dissent. (Blackmun authored Roe v. Wade as well as the blistering pro-gay dissent in Bowers, predicated on the privacy arguments he made in Roe.) There’s no shade anywhere in front of the Court. You cannot believe how hot it is for all those final rulings. Blackmun could have had a stroke. But he spoke out, very unusual for a justice. Enraged at the court’s decision to deny gays the right to privacy. Enraged for us. And now, all these years later, he’s been vindicated.

But Perkins kept talking to George about how people didn’t want to make cakes for gay weddings or do floral arrangements

(we’re not kidding, this was central to his argument, and aren’t all florists gay?) and didn’t want their marriages wrecked by all those lesbians and gays (as if their wives or husbands might run off with a queer). He was joined by other dinosaurs: Mike Huckabee, who apologized to God. Dan Cathy, owner of Chick-fil-A, who apologized to the Founding Fathers and God via Twitter, then deleted it, in case Satan might like chicken more than God does. Justice Antonin Scalia, who read his dissent out loud in the court. Endlessly. And by comparison to the lyrical majority ruling

by Justice Anthony Kennedy, it was grubby and inelegant, the last gasp of the wrong side of history.

What none of the reporters said was that this was our Brown v. Topeka Board of Ed. moment.

When those young women came running out, papers thrust forward toward the press corps?

That was when the “For Straights Only” signs started to come down all over America. Those decisions were the beginning of the desegregation of the nation with regard to sexual orientation. We got to watch it live, in real time.

The President calling Edie Windsor and the plaintiffs in the Prop 8 case. Live. And those interns?

They will never forget that they were the messengers of history.

The reverberations from the rulings were all over TV. June is the wedding month, so the timing was perfect. The Food Network’s Ted Allen (Chopped) proposed to his partner of 20 years, interior designer Barry Rice. The two were waiting for “real marriage with a capital M, genuinely recognized by the federal government of the greatest country on earth!” Immediately after the rulings, Allen announced their engagement. The couple are planning a wedding in New York. “DOMA has been chopped, sir,” Allen said. Hankies all around, please.

John Oliver on The Daily Show made us laugh till we cried. Oliver did a take-off on Les Miserables, standing on the desk, waving a huge rainbow flag and singing “Judgment Gay.” He cut back and forth between news feeds and his own commentary. Spoofing celebrations in the Castro and men who thought the rulings meant that all straight people now had to have gay weddings.

It didn’t take long for TV shows to get involved. That gay wedding the ACLU thought Cam and Mitchell should have on Modern Family? A nanosecond after the Prop 8 decision, ABC was telling E! that it could happen now that marriage equality is the law in California, where the couple lives. Just as quickly, Rev. Pat Robertson was talking about it on his TV show, because it could cause the end of the world. We think the fall season is going to bring about a whole lot of queer weddings on the tube. We hope so: it will keep the issue fresh in the minds of straight Americans.

Speaking of marriages made in gay heaven: imagine David Bowie on Hannibal. Now that NBC has renewed the critically acclaimed if ratings-light homoerotic thriller, creator Bryan Fuller is dreaming of the next chapters. The show begins shooting again next month in Toronto, and Fuller has put out a request for Bowie to play Hannibal’s uncle. Oh yes. Seeing the pansexual Bowie, who is still mad sexy, as a homoerotic cannibal?

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Speaking of perfect, June 27 Oprah announced that her network OWN would be picking up the soaps All My Children and One Life to Live. The two soaps have run major gay storylines, and AMC’s Bianca Montgomery and her retinue remain the only lesbian characters on daytime. AMC and OLTL recently re-booted online after being cancelled by ABC. OWN has acquired the first 40 episodes each of AMC and OLTL. The network is hosting a 10-week run beginning Mon., July 15, with AMC at 1 p.m. EST/PST, and OLTL at 3 p.m. EST/PST. We wanted to smack everyone over at CBS’ Bold & the Beautiful on June 27 for dropping in a flaming-queen event-planner to do the gay version of Steppin Fetchit.

“Gustav” (right) came to meet Taylor to plan a party for her, and proceeded to spill a lot of beans about Brooke. In the queeniest, flamiest, most La Cage Aux Folles pastiche we’ve seen. It was caricature overlaid with stereotype. Or vice versa.

We wouldn’t mind this, because we’d like to broaden, not narrow, the queer spectrum, except this is all we ever get from CBS soaps: queens so light on their feet they float away. Don’t use us in that way, CBS. B&B is a show about the fashion industry. We have seen not a single gay male character in 25 years, except the occasional flamer like Gustav. So wrong.

That reminds us that CBS cancelled Guiding Light, and one of its stars, Crystal Chappell, had to start her own series to finish the lesbian storylines. That’s how Venice, The Series began. In July the show returns for a fourth season.

Edith Windsor was the TV hero of the week after the SCOTUS rulings.

Gina (Chappell) and Ani (Jessica Leccia) are among the sexiest lesbian characters ever. We fell in love with these two when they were Olivia and Natalia (Otalia) on Guiding Light. Chappell has become the mistress of all things lesbian soap. She’s doing three lesbian soap-opera projects: Venice, The Grove and Beacon Hill. Plus she’s recurring on B&B. Playing one of two actual queer characters they have ever had, even if she is peripheral.

We are looking forward to what will happen with Sami (Gina Tognoni) and Lara (Nadja Bjorlin), or is it Lara and Ani? Yep, trouble’s brewing. Whenever we think Sami we think trouble, because Sami (Alyson Sweeney) on Days is still the baddest girl on daytime. We are pretty sure Chappell, an alum at Days, was thinking exactly that. All these beautiful lesbians to watch. No reason to leave the house.

Dome under

Aisha Hinds and Samantha Mathis play a lesbian couple on

CBS’ new limited series Under the Dome, which is fantastic. Stephen King is always creepy thriller-y great, but this show is fabulous.

(Stephen Spielberg is producer.)

It’s gruesome. There was a lot of slicing and dicing when that dome came down over Chester Springs, including a cow sliced right down the middle. If you ever want to eat meat again, you’ll want to close your eyes for that scene (so much blood and quiveriness). Then there were the plane and truck crashes. We’ve always said, hell is a small town. The underlying conflicts among the townsfolk do not make being kept in a gigantic bell jar any easier. What’s caused this? Is the government doing some awful test? Is it an inside job? What about all the propane being stored? How will people get medical care? So many questions. This show has absolutely no down-time.

We weren’t nearly as keen on Crossing Lines. The show has a stellar cast led by Donald Sutherland and a solid premise that has See page 25 >>

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Broadway their way

by Gregg Shapiro

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he delightful Tony-winning Kinky Boots: Original Broadway Cast Recording (Broadway Masterworks) is in the musical transformation tradition of The Full Monty and Billy Elliott. They’re British movies about the downtrodden overcoming their circumstances to emerge triumphant that become Broadway musicals. You’d think that with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots would kick ass, and you’d be right. Teamed with old pro Fierstein, Lauper writes some of the most memorable songs of her career, including “The History of Wrong Guys,” “Land of Lola,” “Sex Is in the Heel,” and the anthem “Raise You Up.” It helps that the songs are sung by a first-rate cast, including the amazing Billy Porter as Lola.

Annie: the New 2012 Broadway Cast Recording (Shout Factory) contains all the songs you know and love from the award-winning musical by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, including “Tomorrow,” “It’s the Hard Knock Life” (sampled a few years ago by Jay-Z ) and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” It features performances by revival cast members Lilla Crawford (Annie), Katie Finneran (Miss Hannigan) and Anthony Warlow (Oliver Warbucks). The unexpected comes

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Arevalo and Javier Camara – each with his own insane lifestyle, erotic relationship and workplace issues.

Suffice to say these “girls” know each other and their pilot/co-pilots all too well. As a result, in the first half of the

in the form of bonus tracks (“Little Girls,” “Easy Street”) performed by out actress Jane Lynch, who took over the role of Miss Hannigan on Broadway.

An improvement on Matthew Morrison’s leaden debut disc, Where It All Began (222) permits Morrison of Glee fame to skirt the sophomore slump by returning to his Broadway roots. Produced by the late Phil Ramone, the dozen selections find Morrison shining in the glow of the footlights. “Singin’ in the Rain” gets things started with a splash. Morrison has a flair for the dramatic, which comes through on “Send in the Clowns” and “As Long As She Needs Me.” On “The West Side Story Medley,” Morrison gets to show off his chops, effortlessly shifting musical gears as necessary.

Megan Hilty, who was seen on Broadway in the musicals 9 to 5 and Wicked, reached her largest audience as Ivy Lynn in the NBC series Smash. After years of resisting the urge to record an album, Hilty hit the recording studio, and the results can be found on It Happens All the Time (Portrait/Columbia/Masterworks). Her vocal style landing somewhere between Broadway belter and country diva, Hilty does a pleasant job throughout, especially on her respectful renditions of Aimee Mann’s “Wise Up” and Don Henley’s “The Heart of the Matter.”

She can also be heard as Lorelei Lee

on the cast recording of NYC Encores’ production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( M a s terworks Broadway). Performing alongside Rachel York, Hilty gets to perform classics including “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” and “A Little Girl from Little Rock.”

As she did on her 2007 album Serious Playground, Tony-nominated actress/singer Judy Kuhn looks to the late Laura Nyro, singing “Goodbye Joe,” on her new disc All This Happiness (PS Classics). Kuhn also covers Joni Mitchell (“Night Ride Home,” “Help Me”), Randy Newman (“Losing You”), Tom Waits (“Temptation”) and Leonard Cohen (“Dance Me to the End of Love”), and the expected Broadway fare, including songs by Stephen Sondheim, Adam Guettel and Cy Coleman.

Poor Norbert Leo Butz. Not only has he been saddled with the lead in the dismal new musical Big Fish based on the Tim Burton movie

movie, they mine every possible variation on the incest motif for in-flight crews. The one-liners fly in a fast and furious manner about the cockpit and the first-class lounge. What about the folks in coach? Oh, they’ve been immobilized for the duration of the flight with an industrial-strength muscle relaxant.

One unusual twist is a ground-

based suicide attempt involving a very imaginative use of digital communication equipment. It’s Almodovar’s version of a Jackass moment, and I doubt many will be tempted to try it at home. It’s stupid, but it does help pay off the obligatory third-act climactic crash. But whatever you do, whether you like or loathe this summer trifle, do not walk out until the

(four-word review: “Hook, line and stinker”), but his debut album Memory & Mayhem: Live at 54 Below (Broadway) is a crashing bore.

With songs by Marc Broussard, Tom Waits, Kurt Elling, David Gray, Alicia Keys and Merle Travis, the disc is mostly a self-indulgent disappointment.

Broadway soprano Rebecca Luker sets her sights on the work of Jerome Kern on her disc I Got Love (PS Classics). Many of the 14 selections, written between 1916 and 56, have found permanent homes in the Great American Songbook.

The medley “Bill/Can’t Help Loving That Man” (lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse/Oscar Hammerstein II), “The Folks Who Live on the Hill” (lyrics by Hammerstein), “I’m Old Fashioned” (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) and “April Fooled Me” (lyrics

by Dorothy Fields) are particular

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Show-tune queens will also want to enhance their original-cast recording collections with other titles.

Described as “the big new musical about the little tramp,” The Original Broadway Cast Recording: Chaplin: The Musical (Masterworks Broadway) features Rob McClure making his debut as Charlie Chaplin. Drama Desk Award nominee Leap of Faith (Ghostlight/Razor & Tie), based on the Steve Martin movie of the same name and starring Raul Esparza, features music by Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid).

The Tony Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording - Nice Work If You Can Get It (Shout Factory), starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara, combines a new book by Tony winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis) with music and lyrics by the Gershwins.t

Paola Ardizzoni & Emilio Pereda, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

(Left to right:) Carlos Areces as Fajas, Raúl Arévalo as Ulloa, and Javier Cámara as Joserra in Pedro Almodovar’s I’m So Excited!

film wraps, or you’ll never forgive yourself.

Cast member Javier Camara (singing steward Joserra) provided a witty hotel chat on the joys of working for Pedro. We began with the moviestopping production number.

Javier Camara: I think it’s a perfect homage to the 70s and 80s. The song just appeared one day, it doesn’t exist in the script. Pedro discovered the flight attendants singing to each other. He asked, “What are you doing?”

“Sorry, Pedro, we were just waiting for you.” “No, I think it’s a great idea.”

A few weeks later he told us, “I’m thinking of devoting a scene to a song.” “Who’s going to sing?” “You guys, and you’re going to dance.” This demonstrates how Pedro is always improvising and looking for the perfect tools to implement an idea. I love that!

David Lamble: It’s a mood-breaker – it functions in much the same way as the dance number in William Friedkin’s The Boys in the Band.

It happens when everybody’s so relaxed – we have just taken the drugs from [a drug mule] and mixed it in the Valencia cocktails – and all the feelings of the passengers come out.

How hard was it to stage the number?

It was staged by a choreographer [Blanca Li] who’s now working with Beyonce. Pedro loves mistakes, details that don’t work. I remember Carlos Areces, the fat flight attendant, had

trouble following the choreography, and Pedro loved that. “That’s comedy!” Raul and I were very professional, and Carlos was looking at us.

I remember a similar moment in the Barbra Streisand film Funny Girl, where the choreographer is out of the track, and Pedro loves that.

The film honors many of Pedro’s 80s cutting-loose films, and also picks up motifs from his great works like Bad Education.

Carlos and I were watching many of Pedro’s old films, and we saw examples of sex and drugs and characters desiring things they can’t reach.

Pedro’s always revisiting his own themes. Every single day is new with Pedro.

He loves to break rules: about gender, about comedy, tragedy, drama, and mixes all kinds of sexes in his films. In Bad Education, Gael [Garcia Bernal] plays a transsexual, a heterosexual and a gay guy. Bad Education is about guilt and Catholicism, and this film is about angry people suffering together. They’re about to die: it’s a metaphor about crisis.

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In the face of what’s bigger

by Michael McDonagh

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he first thing I felt was a hard wind from the Pacific through the Golden Gate Bridge. Then I saw Crissy Field, big under a faultless blue Saturday afternoon sky. Then eight massive yet exceedingly delicate Mark di Suvero sculptures from his half-century career, spread all over that grass as the wind went on.

We like to think that sending e-mails from our PCs, or texting, is where this Zeitgeist is, but stepping outside your comfort zone is how “you get it.” You’re nada, nothing, zilch in the face of what’s bigger and more eternal than you, and the SFMOMA show Mark di Suvero at Crissy Field shows how small we are, and how big “what’s out there” is.

My New York painter and sculptor friend Alex Katz has said that

everything’s “life-size,” and if you’re really paying attention, you get what he means. How big is big, how small is small, how far is far, and how near is near is how we see. You can stand under or get far away from any of the di Suvero sculptures here. But you can’t get out from under their “accidental” presences, because if you’re paying attention, nothing’s accidental. Consider the cantilevered red in Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore) (1967), with its “V” rocking in the wind this day. If memory serves, a few quick birds perched for a nanosecond, as several parents let their kids climb up a few feet, then snapped their pictures on their iPhones as the world went imperviously by. But then, it’s always been this way. Tourists inscribing their names at Egypt’s Karnak Temple, which proves they were there.

Or the East Indian tourists posing in front of di Suvero’s pieces, proving this is “me,” as the wind wears on, and they head off into who knows where.

We all want to be remembered.

That’s a fact plain as the nose on your face, or these eight di Suvero sculptures which are radically beautiful because they don’t want to be remembered as just orphans in the storm, but as physical facts in the storm. Everything alters the facts just before us. Di Suvero’s 55-ft.high Huru (1984-85), rusted from all kinds of weather, seemed smaller and more vulnerable than its surrounding siblings when approached close-up in that hard wind from the West. The container ships from east or west labored small or big in silent light that Saturday afternoon. Everything stands in this moment, and

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Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore) (1967), painted steel by Mark di Suvero, here seen installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC.

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The many forms of love

by Tavo Amador

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ow does a family adjust after their son, kidnapped at 11 by pedophiles, is found three years later and is now back home? That’s the dilemma faced by Jeff and Marlene Vincent, their 11-year-old daughter Lark, and their son Caleb, now 14.

The unrelenting media attention, the curiosity of their suburban Atlanta neighbors, the counseling Caleb gets, his unwillingness to discuss most of what happened, and the strained relationship between Marlene and Jeff are some of the conflicts vividly etched in Sheri Joseph’s superb novel Where You Can Find Me (St. Martin’s Press).

Marlene never gave up hope that Caleb would be found safe. Her

obsession with his return meant she virtually ignored Jeff and Lark.

Jeff, prepared to accept the worse, focused on Lark, giving her the nurturing she wasn’t getting from her mother. He’s grateful Caleb is back, feels guilty for having surrendered hope, and knows that Marlene will never forgive him for it. For Lark, her brother was simply in the “Gone,” a place where no one could find him.

Caleb seems happy to be home, but isn’t forthcoming with details of his experience. Experts tell Marlene this is normal and that she shouldn’t push him to discuss it. The situation is complicated because Caleb, named “Nicky” by Chet, the leader of the pedophiles, was, after two years, rescued from them by a man

he calls “Jolly.” Jolly helped heal him physically and emotionally, enrolled him in school, pretending “Nicky” was his son. Their relationship was sexual, but Caleb doesn’t seem to have minded. He regards Jolly as an ephebophile, not a pedophile, and is angry that his therapist and the authorities don’t make that distinction. Chet brutalized him and other children, perhaps even killing one boy. Jolly gave Caleb safety, made him feel confident, educated him, and loved him unconditionally.

(The older of the two males in a homoerotic relationship in Classical Greece would today be considered an ephebophile.)

To escape the press and make a fresh start, Marlene takes Caleb and Lark to Costa Rica to live in the

cloud forest with her mother-in-law, Hilda. Jeff is to join them later. Lark

Mark di Suvero at Crissy Field, 1199 East Beach, SF, open dawn to dusk through May 24, 2014.

is thrilled because she will have an opportunity to see so many rare bird species. Caleb, eager to please, says it’s a good idea. Jeff ’s younger brother Lowell is there.

He’s involved in some mysterious land deals. Hilda owns a large, ramshackle hotel that seldom gets tourists, so there’s plenty of space for everyone.

In Costa Rica, they are simply an American family living in a remote part of the country. No one has heard about Caleb’s kidnapping. Caleb and Lark enroll in school. One student, Isabel, befriends them. She has a crush on Caleb. They “go steady,” and Caleb likes being considered “normal” because of their friendship, which includes a few chaste kisses.

Her 17-year-old cousin Luis, who calls himself “Valencia,” is a flamboyant transvestite who works in See page 26 >>

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22 • Bay Area Reporter • July 4-10, 2013

Chris Kluwe at Books Inc. Tue 9

Bridges crossed

by Jim Provenzano

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o you feel happy now, more proud to be an American, now that all these years of legislative hoopla has pretty much given us the all-

clear to no longer be considered second-class citizens? Are you married yet? Rushing off to Target for a wedding gift?

Will you feel more patriotic as

Thu 4

Beach Blanket Babylon @ Club Fugazi

San Francisco Mime Troupe @ Various Venues

Musical comedy revue, now in its 35th year, with an ever-changing lineup of political and pop culture icons, all in gigantic wigs. Reg: $25-$130. Wed, Thu, Fri at 8pm. Sat 6:30, 9:30pm. Sun 2pm, 5pm.

(Beer/wine served; cash only). 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd (Green St.). 4214222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com

Oil & Water, two political parody one-act musical plays, are performed at various venues thru Sept 2. July 4 at Dolores Park, 2pm. 18th St. at Dolores. July 6, Peacock Meadow, 2pm. July 7, Washington Square Park (Columbus St. at Union). www.sfmt.org

Sing! A StarSpangled Celebration @ The Starlight Room Pianist G. Scott Lacy with special guest star Jessica Fisher, Wesla Whitfield, Kerry McGinnis and others (July 11: Darlene Popovic, Alicia Teeter and Leanne Borghesi), celebrates July 4, at the nightlcub with a panoramic view! $45-$65. 8pm.

Pre-show dinner seating available from 6:30pm. Also July 5 & 6. Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Powell St. 857-1896. www.societycabaret.com

Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma @ The Hypnodrome Thrillpeddlers performs Scrumbly Koldewyn and Pam Tent’s new, full-length restored version of The Cockettes’ 1971 wacky drag musical comedy on the 42nd anniversary of the original production. $30-$35. Thu-Sat 8pm. Extended thru July 27. 575 10th St. at Bryant. (800) 838-3006. www.thrillpeddlers.com

Strange Shorts @ Oddball Films Unusual vintage short films, with Thu & Fri screenings. Each $10, 8pm. 275 Capp St. 558-8117. www.oddballfilms.blogspot.com

Fri 5 Abigail's Party @ SF Playhouse Mike Leigh’s biting comedy pokes fun at straight suburban Brits in the ‘70s disco era, where a cocktail party goes overboard. $30-$100. Tue-Thu 7pm. Fri & Sat 8pm. Also Sat 3pm. Thru July 6. 450 Post St. 2nd. floor of Kensington Park Hotel.

677-9596. www.sfplayhouse.org

Betrayal @ Phoenix Theatre Harold Pinter’s drama gets a local production from Off Broadway West Theatre Company. $40. Thru July 20. 414 Mason St. #601. (800) 838-3006. www.offbroadwaywest.org

Blake Tucker @ GLBT Center See the local photographer’s large exhibit of gay-themed prints. 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. Thru July. 1800 Market St. www.

BlakeTucker.com www.sfcenter.org

Chance @ Alcove Theater Richard Isen’s gay-themed musical play about love and taking risks, inspired by quotations from Oscar Wilde. $40-$60.

Thu-Sat 8pm. Sat 3pm. Sun 5pm. Thru July 28. 414 Mason St. 992-8168. www.chancethemusical.com www.thealcovetheater.com

Classic Films @ Castro Theatre July 5: Midnites for Maniacs presents Josie and the Pussycats (7:30), Velvet Goldmine (9:30) and Wild in the Streets (11:55). July 6: Scary Cow Short Film Festival. 3pm.

July 7: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in Cleopatra (2pm, 7pm). July 11: Night of the Hunter (7pm) and Cape Fear (8:45). $8.50$12. 429 Castro St. www.CastroTheatre.com

Dear Elizabeth @ Berkeley Repertory Sarah Ruhl and Les Waters’ new play based on the letters between 20th-century poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. $29-$72. Tue, Thu-Sat 8pm. Wed & Sun 7pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. Thru July 7. Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 647-2949. www.BerkeleyRep.org

you survey the various July 4 fireworks, with our lovely two bridges in the background? Check out their dual construction history at two exhibits. Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay at the Oakland Museum (see Friday 5), and The Bridge Builders at City Hall (see Thursday 11). You’ll probably be crossing one of those bridges, since BART’s probably on strike as you read this.

If you want a scenic indoor celebration, Sing! A Star-Spangled Celebration includes music, a party, and a panoramic view at The Starlight Room (See Thursday 4).

What’s more post-Pridey and bridge-building than thanking our straight allies? While I’m still considering buying season tickets to the Oakland Raiders games just to see handsome, hilarious homosupporter Chris Kluwe punt on occasion, I’m relieved that we can meet him first on my own turf; a bookstore. The pro-gay NFL dad will be sign copies of Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies, at Books Inc. (see Tuesday 9).

Derek Schmidt, Anna Hillburg, DavEnd @ Viracocha Three solo musicians perform new music. $10. 8pm. 998 Valencia St. www.viracochasf.com

Foodies, the Musical @ Shelton Theater Morris Bobrow’s musical comedy revue of songs and sketches about food. $32-$34.

Fri & Sat 8pm. Open run. 533 Sutter St. (800) 838-3006. www.foodiesthemusical.com

Friday Nights @ De Young Museum Season 9 of the popular weekly early evening museum parties continues, with live music and performance, exhibit-themed workshops and food and drinks. 5pm8:30pm. Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. 750-3600. www.famsf.org

God of Carnage @ Shelton Theater New local production of Yasmina Reza’s darkly funny play (translated by Christopher Hampton) about four parents whose negotiations about a bullying child descend into savagery. $26-$38. Thu-Sat 8pm. Thru Sept. 7. 533 Sutter St. (800) 838-3006. www.SheltonTheater.com

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene @ War Memorial Opera House Sasha Cooke and Nathan Gunn star in San Francisco Opera’s world premiere production of Mark Adamo’s new opera about Jesus’ close companion, and his alleged only female disciple. $22-$340. 8pm. Also July 7, 2pm. English w/ English supertitles.

301 Van Ness Ave. 864-3330. www.SFOpera.com

Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay @ Oakland Museum Exhibit of 1935-36 photos showcasing the original construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Thru Jan 12, 2014. Also, the Gallery of California Natural Sciences has been renovated and re-opened. Wed-Sun 11am5pm (Fri til 9pm). Thru June 30. 1000 Oak St. (510) 318-8400. www.museumca.org

Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance @ AAACC Annual concert of diverse African American LGBT poets, performers and musicians. $15-$20. 8pm. Also July 6, African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St. Also July 7, 12pm ($7-$10). At the New Parkway Theater, 474 24th St., Oakland. www.QueerRebels.com

Roller Disco @ Women’s Building SF Indiefest’s annual party’s now monthly.

Roll on and groove it; costumes encouraged. $10. 8pm-12am. 21+. 3543 18th St. www.SFindie.com

Sasha Kelley @ Krowswork, Oakland Solo exhibit by the local photographer, about Oakland people and life, images that hold a searing intimacy. Thru July 13.

480 23rd St. Fri & Sat 1pm-5pm. (510) 2297035. krowswork.com/sashakelley.html

Sat 6 The Art of Science Fiction @ Peninsula Museum of Art Stylish exhibit of 150 paintings and drawings by members of the Art Directors Guild, creators of scifi imagery in film, includes set pieces and film art from Star Trek, Firefly, Avatar and other films. Free. Wed-Sat 11am-5pm. Thru Aug. 25. 1777 California Drive, Burlingame. (650) 692-2101. www.peninsulamuseum.org

Beat Memories: Photographs of Allen Ginsberg @ Contemporary Jewish Museum Enjoy the new exhibit of vintage prints, taken by the gay Beat poet, of his friends Jack Kerouac and others. Also, Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art, part of the SF MOMA’s off-site collaborative exhibits; thru Oct 27. 2pm-5pm.

Free (members)-$12. Thu-Tue 11am-5pm (Thu 1pm-8pm) 736 Mission St. 655-7800. www.thecjm.org

Can You Dig It? @ The Marsh Don Reed’s new solo show about the groovy 1960s. $15-$50. Sat 8:30, Sun 7pm. Thru August 25. 1062 Valencia St. at 22nd. 282-3055. www.themarsh.org

Dark Play, or Stories For Boys @ Exit Theatre Do It Live’s production of Carlos Murillo’s romantic thriller with unusual twists. $15.

Fri & Sat 8pm. Thru July 13. 156 Eddy St. at Mason. www.doitliveproductions.com

Fiction @ Modern Eden Group invitational exhibit of fascinating portraits of fictional characters. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. Thru July 13. 403 Francisco St. 956-3303. www.ModernEden.com

Josh Kornbluth @ Ashby Stage, Berkeley The acclaimed thought-provoking solo performer’s Sea of Reeds explores his process of getting bar-mitzvahed in Israel as an adult, despite being an athiest. $20-$35.

Wed & Thu 7pm. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 5pm.

Thru Aug. 18. 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley.

(510) 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org

Migrating Identities @ YBCA Group exhibit of international artists exploring themes of heritage and personal history, from Iran to South Africa. Free$12-$15. 6pm-10pm. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St. www.ybca.org

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George Gershwin Alone @ Berkeley Repertory Hershey Felder’s solo show and stage biography tells the composer’s life story as he plays classic Gershwin music in this acclaimed theatrical tribute. $29-$77. Tue, Thu-Sat 8pm. Wed & Sun 7pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. Extended thru July 7. Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. (510) 647-2917. www.BerkeleyRep.org

Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ Boxcar Theatre The hit local production of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s popular transgender rock operetta features multiple actor-singers performing the lead. $25-$40. Wed-Sat 8pm. Also Sat 5pm. Extended with open-ended run. 505 Natoma St. 967-2227. www.boxcartheatre.org

Impressionists on the Water @ Legion of Honor New touring exhibit of French Impressionist aquatic works. Also, Darren Waterston: A Compendium of Creatures (thru Dec), and permanent exhibits (ongoing). $10-$25. Lincoln Park, 100 34th Aver. 7503600. www.legionofhonor.famsf.org

In the Moment @ Asian Art Museum Japanese Art From the Larry Ellison Collection, an exhibit of 60+ artworks from the collection of Oracle’s CEO. Thru Sept 22.

Also Art of Adornment, Southeast Asian Jewelry ; Thru Nov 24. Special events: Japanese Tea July 6, 1pm & 2:30pm. Mind, Body Art: Movement and Meditation, July 7, 12pm & 1:30pm. Ikebana display July 9-14 during museum hours. Free (members)-$12. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 200 Larkin St. 581-3500. www.asianart.org

Marga Gomez @ 3R, Guerneville Witty lesbian comic takes her show to the river resort. $10. 9pm. 16390 4th St., Guenreville. (707) 869-8399. ther3hotel.com www.margagomez.com

Richard Diebenkorn @ de Young Museum New exhibit of the painter’s Berkeley Years (1953-1966). Free/$22. Thru Sept 22. Also, Eye Level in Iraq: photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson. Also, From the Exotic to the Mystical: Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection, thru Aug 4. Also, Objects of Belief from the Vatican, thru Sept 8. $10-$25. Tue-Sun 9:30am5:15pm. (til 8:45pm Fridays) Thru Dec. 30. Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. 750-3600. www.famsf.org Social and competitive social dance night, with live and DJed music. Variable admission. 5pm-11:30pm. 672 Van Ness Ave. www.sfswingfest.com

Pedro Alodovar’s latest comic film, about passengers on a malfunctioning plane, gets screenings throughout the Bay Area.

(Century 9 and Sundance Kabuki, SF; Rialto in Berkeley, Piedmont Theatre in Oakland). www.sonyclassics.com

The local jazz crooner and his band perform weekly shows at the hotel’s lounge.

7pm-11pm. 2 New Montgomery. www.joshklipp.com

Chance. Fri 5

SF Swingfest @ Symbolic

I’m So Excited @ Various Cinemas

This Is How It Goes @ Aurora Theatre, Berkeley Aurora Theatre Company’s production of Neil LaBute’s edgy comic drama about race, love, and emotional manipulation. $35-$50. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm & 7pm.

Thru July 21. 2081 Addison St., Berkeley.

(510) 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org

Josh Klipp and The Klipptones @ Palace Hotel The Bridge Builders. Thu 11

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From Heather’s Mommies to Tango’s Daddies @ SF Public Library Subtitled The Evolution of Family Affirming Children’s Literature, exhibit curator Randall Tarpey-Schwed shares his unique collection of children’s books that portray gay or lesbian parents. Thru Aug. 1. Hormel Center, 3rd floor. Also, illustrations from Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray’s book 10,000 Dresses on the 2nd floor (thru Aug 31). 100 Larkin St. 557-4400. www.sfpl.org

Various Exhibits @ Cal. Academy of Sciences New exhibits and planetarium shows with various live, interactive and installed exhibits about animals, plants and the earth. $20-$30. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm.

Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

West of Center @ Mills College Museum Art and the Counterculture Experiment in American, 1965-1977, an exhibit of fascinating psychedelic and alternative culture iconography. Tue-Sun 11am-4pm (Wed til 7:30pm). Thru Sept. 1. 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland. (510) 430-2164. www.mcam.mills.edu

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Chris Kluwe @ Books Inc. The witty football punter and parttime pundit, recently signed with the Oakland Raiders, and a notable straight ally, signs and discusses his new book, Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies. 7:30pm. 2275 Market St. 864-6777. www.booksinc.net

The Drag Show @ Various Channels Stu Smith’s weekly LGBT variety show features local talents, and not just drag artistes. Channels 29 & 76 on Comcast; 99 on AT&T and 30 on Astound. www.thedragshow.org

Funny Tuesdays @ Harvey’s

Sing! A Star-Spangled Celebration Thu 4

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Sunday’s a Drag @ Starlight Room

Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage @ San Jose Museum of Art Exhibit of works by the popular portrait photographer, but this time of objects of famous people and awe-inspiring nature scenes. $5-$8. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Thru Sept 8. 110 South Market St. www.sjmusart.org

Cabaret Showcase Showdown @ Martuni’s Season Four of the cabaret singing competition continues, this month with Best Showtunes, guest-judged by New Conservatory Theatre’s Ed Decker and Ray of Light Theatre’s Jason Hoover, with guest pianist Lynden Bair. $7. 7pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market. 241-0205.

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Donna Sachet hosts the weekly fabulous brunch and drag show. $45. 11am, show at noon; 1:30pm, show at 2:30pm. 450 Powell St. in Union Square. 395-8595. www.harrydenton.com

Swagger Like Us @ El Rio Queer hip hop dance party, with performances by Vogue and Tone, DJ sets by davO of Double Duchess, Lemz, and more. $5-$8. 3pm-8pm. 3158 Mission St. www.ElRioSF.com

Mon 8 The Bridge Builders @ City Hall

Local organists Michael Hendron, Jerome Lenk and Rogil Birco play three historic reed organs, featuring the Estey chapel organ sent to the Mission after the 1906 earthquake. Free. 7pm. 16th St. at Dolores.

SF Hiking Club @ Tomales Point Join GLBT hikers for a 9-mile hike through the open fields of the northern end of Point Reyes National Seashore. The walk takes includes the northern edge of the peninsula, and possibly seeing some wildlife. Carpool meets 8:45 at Safeway sign, Market & Dolores. 794-2275. www.sfhiking.com

San Francisco Symphony @ Stern Grove Free outdoor concert, where the Symphony performs works by Gershwin, Bizet, Dupard and others. 2pm. Sigmund Stern Grove Park, 19th Ave. at Sloat Blvd. www.sfsymphony.org

Sonic Dance Theatre performs Kim Epifano’s site-specific dance in the conservatory. $25-$430. 7:30 and 9pm. Thru July 13. 100 JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park. 831-2090. www.conservatoryofflowers.org

Happy Hollows @ Café DuNord LA garage band performs music from their 2 albums. Nightmare Air headlines, The Broadheds open. $10-$12. 9pm. 21+. 2170 Market St. www.cafedunord.com

Migrating Archives @ GLBT History Museum

California Native Plant Bloom @ SF Botanical Gardens

Thu 11

Sammy Obeid, Eve Meyer, Johan Miranda, Kate Willett and Lisa Geduldig perform stand-up. $7-$20. 8pm. 3158 Mission St. (800) 838-3006. www.elriosf.com

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Botany's Breath @ Conservatory of Flowers

New exhibit of Joe Blum’s fascinating large-format photos of the recent construction of the new Bay Bridge. Thru Sept.

27. Weekdays, 9am-5pm. 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, ground floor. www.sfarts.org

Comedy Returns @ El Rio

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Migrating Archives: LGBT Delegates From Collections Around the World features historical items from nearly a dozen countries and archives, each showcasing an archive of prominent LGBT persons. $5.

Reg hours Mon & Wed-Sat 11am-7pm. Sun 12pm-5pm. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistorymuseum.org

Seasonal flowering of hundreds of species of native wildflowers in a century-old grove of towering Coast Redwoods. Free$15. Daily. Golden Gate Park. 6612-1316. www.SFBotanicalGarden.org

Derek Schmidt. Fri 5

Ronn Vigh hosts the weekly LGBT and gayfriendly comedy night. One drink or menu item minimum. 9pm. 500 Castro St. at 18th. 431-HARV. www.harveyssf.com

How to Make Your Bitterness Work for You @ Stage Werx Theatre Fred Raker’s darkly comic self-help parody solo show. $15. 8pm. Thru Aug. 27. 446 Valencia St. bitternesstobetterness.com

Piano Bar 101 @ Martuni’s Sing-along night with talented locals, and charming accompanist Joe Wicht (aka Trauma Flintstone). 9pm-1:30am. 4 Valencia St. at Market.

Tue 9 Butterflies & Blooms @ Conservatory of Flowers Popular exhibit transforms the floral gallery into a fluttering garden with 20 species of butterflies and moths. 10am-4pm.

Free-$7. Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm. Thru Oct. 20. 100 JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park. 8312090. www.conservatoryofflowers.org

Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay. Fri 5

The Bridge Builders @ City Hall Opening reception for Joseph A. Blum’s exhibit for more than 80 large-format color photos of construction workers on the new Bay Bridge. 5:30-7:30. Exhibit reg. hours, Mon-Fri 8am-8pm. Thru Sept 27. Ground floor, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. www.sfartscommission.org

Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences New themed event nights at the fascinating new nature museum; plus food, cocktails and DJed dancing. $10-$12. 6pm10pm, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. calacademy.org

A Pinoy Midsummer @ Bindlestiff Studio Lorna Velasco’s Philippine-themed adaptation (with music, puppetry and Tagalong passages) of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream gets a return production. $10-$25. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. Thru July 20. 185 Sixth St. at Howard. www.BindlestiffStudio.org

The Rape of Lucretia @ Everett Auditorium Merola Opera Program presents Benjamin Britten’s emotionally charged two-act chamber opera. $25-$60. 7:30pm. Also 13, 2pm. 450 Church St. www.merola.org

San Francisco Magic Parlor @ Chancellor Hotel Whimsical Belle Epoque-style sketch and magic show that also includes historical San Francisco stories; hosted by Walt Anthony. with optional pre-show light dinner and desserts. $40. Thu-Sat 8pm. 433 Powell St. www.SFMagicParlor.com

Thursday Night Live @ SF Eagle The weekly live rock shows have returned.

9pm-ish. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

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id you take our advice and attend those important Pride Week events? After a frantic week of nonstop revelry, Pride 2013 has come to a close, setting records in attendance, diversity, and participation.

The annual raising of the rainbow flag at City Hall officially kicked off the celebration, and was attended by the SF A-Gay list, as well as other city luminaries, including SF AIDS Foundation’s Neil Giuliano, Reigning Emperor Drew Cutler, Grand Marshal & Absolute Empress XXV Marlena, SF Police Chief Greg Suhr, Chief of Protocol Charlotte Shultz, the B.A.R.’s own Tom Horn, and new Fine Arts Museums director Colin Bailey. With the support of the Bob Ross Foundation, this year’s midday event was catered by Taste, and was a decidedly more organized and professionally hosted reception.

For years now, Mark Rhoades has hosted a much-anticipated Pride Party, but it has often competed with several other events the same night. By moving it up a week, he ensured a bigger attendance and lingering guests, including Adam Sandel, Peter Kouzmov, Bob Mitchitarian, Skye Paterson, Ken Henderson, Mario Diaz, Alec Hughes, Miguel Bustos & Alex Rivera, Ari Kalfayan, Sister Roma, Anita Cocktail, Marilyn Kabak, Joy Venturini Bianchi, and Nicolas Gutierrez. Mark knows how to throw a party, and how to attract one of the most influential guest lists in town.

Frameline film festival reports record attendance this year, and even with a packed Pride schedule, we squeezed in two films. On Friday, we joined Drew Cutler, Kevin Lisle, and Nick Jimenez for Cecilio Asuncion’s eye-opening What’s the T? at the Roxie Theatre, featuring good friend Cassandra Cass, looking stunning in a form-fitting black gown. The next day we caught the documentary Lewd & Lascivious at the Victoria Theatre, where spirits were high. The film mixes archival stills and movies from the 1950s and 60s with fresh interviews with participants in the infamous 1965 costume ball at California Hall.

Much credit is given to a remarkable confederation of clergy, who saw rampant, abusive police tactics, confronted them pre-Stonewall, and set the stage for the monumental changes which continue today.

Speaking of film, the rumors of an upcoming movie featuring this humble columnist are true. Nick Jimenez is hard at work in the editing room preparing the final product of months of filming us all over the city. Watch this column for updates!

Right in the midst of all the Pride events, Empress Cher A Little gathered hundreds of friends for a party celebrating her 50th birthday. Host Fernando Robles made sure the room was awash in her favorite color, pink, as Cher greeted guests and they paid tribute to a hard-working, hard-partying friend. Those enjoying the open bar, food, and entertainment included too many local Emperors and Empresses to list, visiting Empresses Jackie Summers of Denver and Nina Maxwell of Seattle, Sal Meza & Coy Ellison, Colby Michaels, La Moni Stat, Gary Hackett, Jake Rowe, Patrick Noonan, Chanel Colone, Daft-Nee Gesuntheit, Stacey Fresquez, Michelle Binning, Robb Perin, Desmond Perrotto and Ivann Albanes.

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Composer/performer Andrew Lippa fronted the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus for the world premiere of his I am Harvey Milk at the Nourse Theatre last week.

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Franz was back last week, spreading the word about the late, unlamented Prop 8 in the Castro District.

the perfect week for three sold-out concerts at Nourse Theatre, where over 300 singers surrounded the audience with rich harmonies, crystalclear lyrics, and astounding musicality. We joined Will Whitaker at Wednesday’s opening night, anxious to hear the original music and excited to experience this newly reclaimed venue; neither disappointed.

The show unveiled Andrew Lippa’s world premiere of I am Harvey Milk, a moving series of songs and vignettes evoking the historic events and mission of Milk, colliding with that day’s Supreme Court pronouncements. Artistic Director Tim Seelig continues to guide this chorus to new heights of success.

Back in the Castro, the celebration of the reversal of Prop 8 and the defeat of DOMA set the stage for the weekend ahead. We started at the SF Pride Media Party at the W Hotel, where Grand Marshals were acknowledged, board members were thanked, Celebrity Grand Marshal Mondo Guerra entertained, and Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal Al Baum enlightened. We shared emcee responsibilities with KISS FM’s Christie James, strug-

gling to get the attention of a room that was there to party.

From there, we were on to the second annual Swallow Your Pride party at the Starlight Room atop the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Mermaid Cassandra Cass greeted us from her clamshell, GLAAD representative Wilson Cruz and Grand Marshals Marlena, BeBe Sweetbriar, and Betty Sullivan were recognized, and Grand Marshal nominee Randy Schiller presented a surprise check to the night’s beneficiary, Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation. The guest list read like a Who’s Who of the LGBT community, including party producer Michael Pagan, Rick Hamer, Coco Butter, John Brosnan & Chad McLaughlin, Patrik Gallineaux, Gary Virginia, Louie Marco, Suzan Revah, Joanna Parks, Jennifer Biesty, Doug Waggener, Mercedez Monro, Mark Murphy, Matt Buchanan, Jennifer Sha Chan, Michael Montoya & Kevin Shanahan, and Mark Calvano. Lively entertainment by Leanne Borghesi, Brian Kent, Gypsy Love, and Kippy Marks led into dancing with Stoli boys and girls to the beat of DJ Pornstar.

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That friends might share sex is the provocative idea of the short film I Want Your Love.

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ith an issue as big as marriage dominating our thoughts, I wondered: In the years since Gavin Newsom first allowed gay marriage, has any porn scenario revolved around the issue? If it has, it’s in a movie I haven’t seen. Why does porn resist ideas? And how might it be in touch with contemporary reality?

The current trend toward coupling has been reflected, although obliquely, by romantic porn, which has recently been neither an accidental nor infrequent event – especially from LucasEntertainment, and occasionally from Raging Stallion/Falcon. Naked Sword offered the daring alternative to mainstream porn I Want Your Love (the original short, which can be seen and purchased at Iwantyourlovethemovie.com, is sexy and sort of breathtaking in its accomplishment; it was subsequently made into a feature-length film, which you can see at NakedSword. com).

But porn that reflects the lives we lead, the issues we face? Porn that might be, as they say, ripped from the headlines? There’s no such thing. While gay porn has hotly pursued the engagement of str8 men, it resists engaging a contemporary idea.

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international detecting elements, yet it did not engage us for a second. That’s not the case with the new F/X series The Bridge (debuts July 10). This dark, edgy police procedural has it all: Texas detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) with autism spectrum disorder, and Mexican detective Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichit). The two are hunting a serial killer (who isn’t these days?) who moves between El Paso and Juarez. There’s some of The Killing here and a little Dexter, but if you like dark, this is for you.

Speaking of dark, Whodunit has turned out to be a different kind of contest show. It’s very strategybased. We were surprised at how much it kept us guessing: we literally had no clue, despite the clues.

The premise really works: one of the players is the killer, one is the victim. But no one knows who.

It’s bizarrely grisly; the murders have been horrific, an electrocution replete with dying koi, and an immolation. But it’s engaging.

The problem for the players, of course: the loser dies.

only from the headlines, but from the Sondheim/Furth musical about marriage Company. No sexo studio has yet had the bright yet simple idea of mashing up that story into porn, copping the musical’s scenes of a gay man observing the marriages of his friends, legal or otherwise, and pondering it, trying it on himself, reacting against it. Here’s my mash-up.

Scene One. Adonis makes out passionately with Loverboy, after which the partner brings up subject of marriage. “Do we have to get into that again?” moans Adonis, and flees.

Scene Two. Adonis visits friends to discuss the marital blues. He likes Loverboy, but is wary of being tied down. His friends say, “Don’t be silly – marriage isn’t a synonym for monogamy.” Adonis is surprised that their marriage is open, and is drawn into a three-way. “Is this what they mean by extended family?” The sex is pretty nasty. Maybe even kinky. Afterward, Adonis tells them it was fun, but that he feels like an interloper.

Scene Three. Being a third wheel makes Adonis reconsider the closeness of a closed marriage. Alone in his apartment, he visualizes another married couple he knows. They are having romantic sex a la Lucas: amorous, passionate.

Scene Four. Adonis recalls another couple. All they do is bicker. And have angry, knock-down sex.

Scene Five. Adonis has had too many visions of coupledom, and

flees into an orgy. And as the cum rains down on him from the last person of the orgy’s bukake finale, he looks up to see – who else but Loverboy. Whether the movie offers any resolution, perhaps Loverboy extending a hand to help Adonis up before they leave together, or whether it stops at this locked-eye moment of recognition, I can think up several sequels. And there it is: a porn franchise is born.

Finding an intelligent idea to inform their movies? The moguls of porn would rather spend time and money seeking out expensive digs to film in, or traveling around the globe in an attempt at freshening the same old-same old by putting it in an exotic locale.

And it’s so much easier to rely on the pizza boy, the plumber’s visit, your sister’s str8 husband who isn’t getting any. Or the guy who trades sex for his outstanding rent, auto repair, promotion at work. Or the glory hole in the local tea-room. Oh, don’t get me started on that one. I loathe glory holes, but that’s a diatribe I’ll save for another time.

What if a sexo showed two guys ferociously making out in the back room of a bar? Ravenous kissing and sloppy cocksucking. What a hot scene. But when Guy One asks Two to come home for some barebacking, Guy Two refuses. And the scene ends. Maybe, when the spurned guy leaves, Guy Two picks up someone else, and we go home with them for their hot (and not bareback) scene.

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Speaking of losers, Alec Baldwin was back in the tabloid TV news June 27 when he sent out a barrage of angry, expletive-laden tweets in response to a Daily Mail piece asserting that his pregnant wife Hilaria was tweeting about shopping during the funeral for James Gandolfini. Baldwin, who has anger management issues, blasted the columnist on Twitter, saying among other things, “I’m going to find you, George Stark, you toxic little queen, and I’m going to f*** you up.” Here’s a perfect example of language problems. “Queen” really isn’t a pejorative. Yet it sure is as Baldwin uses it. He’s a longtime ally of the LGBT community, but this is not the way allies talk, it’s the way our enemies talk.

Martha Stewart was on our gay friend Andy Cohen’s show Watch What Happens Live last week with Maggie Gyllenhaal, and was asked a series of truth-or-dare questions: Has she ever had a threesome? Maybe. Has she ever had a one-night-stand? Yes. Has she ever sexted? Yes. But she denied ever having had a lesbian affair, so those prison rumors aren’t true. Stewart is 71, and still has a

hell of a sense of humor.

Speaking of domestic goddesses, Lifetime’s (we know, but they do have a lot of good programming) new series Devious Maids is gay showrunner Marc Cherry’s latest, co-produced by his former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria. With a host of Latina actresses (Ana Ortiz, Roselyn Sanchez), it’s the flip side of DH, but with the same balance of comedy and drama. Cherry promises surprises, so worth a look.

Finally, we caught the premiere of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap this week, featuring an all-girl team.

Joan and Melissa Rivers versus Bristol and Willow Palin, with Melissa’s and Bristol’s no-fatherpresent sons in the mix. We’re not sure what our favorite moment was, but we think it was Willow preparing a grilled moose salad (when she took the moose out, it looked like a bag of blood) for Melissa, who tried it, but promptly vomited it up in the powder room. An acquired taste, clearly.

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One of the galleries in the current show at the deYoung Museum, Diebenkorn: The Berkeley Years. In the center is Diebenkorn’s “Woman by the Ocean.”

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colors and geometric forms.

Abundantly clear is that the Bay Area’s golden light and atmosphere, its vivid colors and blue water beckoning in the distance, and the heightened, at times unreal beauty of its varied natural landscapes permeated Diebenkorn’s artistic consciousness until he immersed himself in a fresh setting after re-locating to Santa Monica in 1967.

He was very nearly a native son, attending San Francisco’s Lowell High School, Stanford and UCB, and was both a student and teacher at what is now SFAI. In 1963, he returned to the city’s affluent Ingleside Terraces neighborhood, where he grew up, for his painting “Cityscape, Landscape 1.”

A precipitous suburban enclave absent of people and with a road to nowhere, it owes a debt to his friend Thiebaud, and the enigmatic eeriness of Edward Hopper, a seminal influence. But it was

an exhibition of another outlier, Van Gogh, which Diebenkorn saw when he was eight years old, that sealed his rendezvous with destiny.

A persistent theme is the open window that both separates one from the world and leads to connection with it.

In many works, some of which have an undercurrent of melancholy and introversion, subjects are seated by themselves or with another person in empty rooms that have doors and windows that open onto abstracted, improbable vistas and compressed horizons. They’re invitations to the surreal, but in contrast to Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential, hermetically sealed hell, there’s always an exit through one portal or another.

Diebenkorn once remarked that temperamentally, he was a landscape painter, but what kind exactly? These aren’t your daddy’s landscapes; they’re imagined interior maps of mood and mind. The optimistic “Figure on a Porch” (1959), for instance, looks like the beginning of a sunny day near the beach, maybe, with a terrace bathed in warm yellow, sandy hues that contrast with indigo waters in the distance, while “Woman on a Porch,” which was painted a year earlier and closely resembles the same scene, is more contemplative. As afternoon shadows fall across her body, the female subject sits in a chair alone in private reverie.

Just as one can feel the artist wrestling with isolation, and attempting to reconcile the intellectual and emotional impulses within him, one can also detect the ghosts of previous compositions as he thought out loud on the paper and on rough-edged, less-than-pristine canvases. The emblems of metamorphosis – his era-

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a small hotel in the nearby town. He and Caleb share an uneasy friendship. Luis’ family treats him harshly.

He escapes into his own world. The Vincents meet Stancia and Petra, and eventually learn they are a lesbian couple.

Caleb’s sexuality seems fluid.

Marlene makes it clear that she loves him unreservedly. He’s interested in older men, but doesn’t act on it. For him, sex is a way to gain love and acceptance. To ensure Lowell’s love, he thinks about giving him a blow job.

He has regular phone conversations with his therapist, but often resents her presumptions. She wants him to admit that Jolly molested him.

Caleb won’t. Eventually, Caleb gets in touch with Jolly via the Internet, and then by phone.

Luis and Caleb have a terrible argument, but when they see each other outside the church one Sunday morning, they not only reconcile, they kiss. As a consequence, Luis is brutally beaten by his father and flees to San Jose, the capital city.

Lowell has business in San Jose,

sures, scrapings, reworking and archaeological layering – led his friend Wayne Thiebaud to comment that Diebenkorn’s works “are always complete, but never finished.”

Be sure not to miss the watercolors or the sensual ink-and-charcoal drawings of women, reclining and otherwise – Diebenkorn is considered a master draftsman of the 20th century – and a pair of delightful, bright cut-paper collages worthy of one of his heroes, Matisse. The influence of Cezanne and de Kooning, a contemporary whom he idolized, is obvious, but Matisse’s imprint is pervasive and profound. The last gallery pays homage to the artist whose works Diebenkorn saw on a pivotal trip, in 1964, to Russia’s Hermitage and Pushkin Museums. Visions of Matisse surely must have been dancing in his head as he worked on “Nude on Blue Ground” (1966), a painting of a regal, statuesque woman lunging into view. With its rectangular shapes and merging of indoor and outdoor space, “Recollections of a Visit to Leningrad” (1965) brings Matisse to mind as well as Bonnard, and presages the Ocean Park series he later produced in L.A. When he embarked on a new work, Diebenkorn was like a wilderness explorer, unsure where he was headed or how the journey would end; art was the vehicle, not the destination.

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and Caleb goes with him. He lets Jolly know about the trip, hoping he will meet him. He also wants to find Luis. The authorities notify Marlene that Jolly has left for Costa Rica.

Panicking, she leaves frantic messages for Lowell at the hotel, then she and Hilda drive to the capital.

The last few chapters are thrilling, surprising, and nearly impossible to put down. Joseph has created an extraordinary group of characters, all of whom are decent, flawed, and painfully human. With vivid prose, a strong sense of place, and psychological insight, Joseph tackles a morally and legally complex subject.

While Caleb’s distinction between pedophiles and ephebophiles will make many readers uncomfortable, it’s valid. Sexual coercion is always wrong. But some teenage boys willingly become involved with men who don’t exploit them. Whether Caleb would have done so had he not been kidnapped and rescued is a question Joseph doesn’t answer. She suggests, but doesn’t state explicitly, what Caleb’s sexual orientation is.

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