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PRIDE RIDES ON The Utah Pride Festival is reborn as a COVID-friendly “outing” and road rally. By Rob Moolman, Troy Williams and Olivia Jaramillo

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Pence has nothing to offer. Never has. “I’m white, I love the Bible and I hate anyone who doesn’t look like me.” He lost before he started. JAKE WILLARD via Facebook Who cares about debates? Our families supported Obama for two full terms, and now we are ready to support Trump for this and the next term because we don’t like [Biden] and

Pence’s calm demeanor will be a breath of fresh air in contrast to Harris’ saccharine appeals. And the media will rake him over the coals for it. Most Republicans these days are to the left of JFK, so this probably should not be surprising. JUSTIN WHITNEY via Facebook Saltas, you don’t know what you are talking about. California is burning, and you support anti-Christian Kamala. STEVE ZERVOS via Facebook

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Joe Biden caught COVID at the debate and died. The Democrats shrugged and replaced him with Kamala Harris, on the assumption they could beat Donald Trump with a dead horse, or a fire hydrant or a two-hour lecture on calculus. Trump survived but spent two months in an induced coma, with breathing tubes down his throat and a glucose drip in his arm. By the time he woke up, Mike Pence had already been confirmed as President by a compliant Congress that was tired of bluster and chaos, and eager for a well-organized reign of theocratic terror. Pence offered thanks to an ancient family of strange Assyrian demons who had given the year 2020 its uniquely evil, doom-stricken tenor. Then he banished Baal’s dark gods back into the subterranean oceans of fire from whence he had originally summoned them … to help with impeachment. So long, guys. We’ll take it from here.

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we huddled more or less with each other and in doing so, created a bit of an amphitheater shaped seating arrangement. The DJ took to his booth and everyone knew what was coming—we were going to see guys dance with guys. The music began and sure enough, a couple walked from a darker region of the club to the edge of the dance floor and then onto it. They walked hand in hand in our direction to within about 10 feet of us. The taller of the two, handsomely dressed in a gray suit, not a hair out of place, suddenly stopped, taken aback. He took a deep breath. Composed, he gave a huge shrug to our group, led his partner onto the dance floor and began dancing. The man was our general manager back at our club! He said he couldn’t come to our house party due to a vacation or malady but would we please have a drink for him. Something like that. We all recognized the import of what we just saw. We’d just outed our boss. None of us knew he was gay. It was an educational and defining moment for all of us, including our boss. We went back to work in the ensuing days like nothing happened, but he seemed markedly happier. In 1970s Salt Lake City, it could only happen at one place—Joe Redburn’s Sun Tavern. Joe was one helluva a guy. He died a month ago—on Sept. 6—alone and homeless at the South Salt Lake Men’s Resource Center at the age of 81. I can only think of a few people who did as much for the Pride community of Utah as Joe Redburn. He did the heavy lifting for decades, including hosting his outspoken radio program, opening the Sun Tavern (now known in its latest iteration as Sun Trapp), promoting and helping to fund the original gay community tabloids and even hosting the seminal event that grew into Utah’s renowned Pride Parade. That he died alone and homeless is a real kick in the pants and a warning to all

would-be pioneers: Very few will understand or care what you’re going through today, including some whose lives you’ve made better. I would only come to meet Joe years later, after I started this paper, and I told him this story. He laughed his special hearty deep-bass-voice laugh and said that what we witnessed was not rare at all. After all, he explained the Sun wasn’t a gay-only enterprise; it was a gathering place for the entire community. Eye contact happens. He broke the ice in Salt Lake by forcing gay and straight people to recognize they really aren’t that different, and if he was going to have a club, everyone would be welcomed. I am among the many in Salt Lake feeling a bit of dismal shame that I had not seen Joe in five or more years. That happens often as you get older, but in Joe’s case, it feels worse. Joe was a hero in this town. If you don’t know that, especially if you don’t know that and consider yourself part of the LGBTQ+ community, then shame on you. He opened the door for you and held it open. He had the foresight to shape the minds of people like me, to push citizens to do the right thing, to hug, to share, to engage, to grow, to awaken, to be proud of one another. He was a real man—a proud as hell man—an entrepreneur, a politician, a free spirit who had such a strong deep voice that I swear it could have scared water into running up hill. We drank too much whiskey and smoked too many cigarettes. We didn’t have enough laughs, even though laughter was the secret weapon in Joe’s pocket. We are about to embark on Utah’s first virtual Pride celebration and road rally. It’s just a transition with Joe virtually among us. In every virtual way, remember Joe with PRIDE. CW Send comments to john@cityweekly.net.

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remember the first time I walked into a gay bar. A group of bartender and waitress coworkers had gathered at my little cottage house on Laker Court for a party. It was in the middle 1970s, thus party time. In that era, a shining sun became an adequate excuse to partake of both legal and illegal substances while putting moves on your coworkers before slinking off for a cop behind the juniper bushes. Maybe it was a Sunday. Most clubs were closed on Sunday back then. Someone suggested we exit to the Sun Tavern. This was an exciting proposition because we knew the Sun was Salt Lake City’s best-known gay bar, and, well, gay bars were for gay people, when they were called gay, that is. Gay men had several gay bars in Salt Lake, and there was said to be one lesbian bar in the 1970s—literally, no one seemed to know where it was, though. Was it called Puss ’n’ Boots? I don’t recall, but the Sun, well, everyone knew that the Sun was “across from the Union Pacific train station. You can’t miss it.” We were off. We entered the Sun Tavern with the same amazement Dorothy experienced when she landed in Munchkinland, all agog, with a fair amount of finger pointing and snickering whispers. The Sun Tavern in the 1970s was the kind of place you’d only see in the movies, but there we were, about 20 of us with no idea of what to do, where to sit, how to behave or why everyone else seemed happier than us. Maybe we were the movie. We’d arrived during a break in the music, and the only open seats were along the dance floor. As we settled in,

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The governor and his sidekick need to take control. How about a systemic plan from the state? Parents want kids back in school (where teachers are anxious, and some are quitting) because everyone realizes that in-person learning is far superior to the online version. But with schools and daycare centers subject to virus closure, more parents, especially women, resist returning to the workplace. The 2020 Women in the Workplace Report warns of a resurgence in bias against working women, even as one in four consider not going back to work during the pandemic. It’s crazy the way officials use kids as props for their ideology. Just look at Amendment G on your ballot, asking if you’d support children and people with disabilities. It’s actually not about that but rather further decimating the basic school budget. So, state officials: How about a statewide plan—not a mandate—on how to move forward?

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Citizens passed a sheepish little law to discourage the Legislature against partisan gerrymandering. Legislators were not happy and watered down the advisory law even more because, after all, it’s about power—their power. Now we’re coming up to the naming of the independent redistricting commission and the public wonders if anything can stop the unfair practice of gerrymandering. “Election law experts Rick Pildes (NYU) and Derek Mueller (Iowa) will debate what—if anything—can be done about partisan gerrymandering,” organizers of Debate: Can We End Partisan Gerrymandering? say. Virtual, Thursday, Oct. 15, 5:30-7 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/33oGc1q

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It was literally hours after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died that Sen. Mitch McConnell struck out. McConnell and the Republican majority are desperately seeking to set the Supreme Court on a reliable conservative course for the future by nominating a new justice now. In a strategic effort, March for Our Future is focusing on Utah, Arizona and Maine to stop the train wreck taking place before the next president takes office. Tell Mitch No! March (Utah) will end up at Sen. Mitt Romney’s office in hopes that he will hear the majority and act. City Creek Park or Pioneer Park (check the website), Saturday, Oct. 10, 1-4 p.m., free. tellmitchno.com/utah

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Are you confused about mail-in ballots like you’ve never been before? The president has made false claims that mailed ballots are fraught with fraud while Utah proudly moves forward with this form of voting. Join the City Library for a Civic Engagement and Voting Panel Discussion. You will find out more about voter registration, ballot information and the different ways you can vote. And you’ll hear about how your vote counts, even in a red state. “Our goal is to bring awareness to all of our community members about their power to vote,” organizers say. Virtual, Thursday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/33mEltF

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Yes, it happens here—sex trafficking. In Utah, the $150 billion global business—a form of slavery—is booming. “One Village, is an hourlong, docu-style presentation where you’ll hear from survivors, local government officials, health-care workers and advocates on how human trafficking is affecting our Central Florida community,” organizers say. While the drama focuses on Florida, Utah is one of the favored land routes for traffickers. Virtual, Thursday, Oct. 15, 5 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3ipujwb

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Well, now we know Joe Biden won’t be crowing about the Green New Deal, but there is hope for the environment in academia. The University of Utah has been looking at campus evergreens to map the kind of air pollution during different times of the year, according to the Deseret News. As it becomes increasingly clear that pollution is killing us, cost-effective studies like this are crucial to understanding how to combat the threat. There’s talk globally about planting trees to suck up the pollution, but that’s just one part of the solution. Science Daily recently noted the kinds of trees that can make a difference. The Irish city of Cork is already planting strategically in its urban area. China says it’s planted 66 billion trees in what it calls the Three-North Shelter Forest Program. And the United States? We’re trying to figure out where the pollution’s coming from.

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Back to the lack of leadership, not even the Utah state auditor could help but wonder at the lack of preparedness in the face of the pandemic. “From our high-level review, we conclude that the state did not adequately anticipate or prepare for this type of statewide, national and global pandemic,” the 33-page audit says. The Salt Lake Tribune points out that the audit looked at $108 million of emergency purchases, most of which appeared to be panicked reactions to COVID-19. How many times has the governor implored residents to “do the right thing?” by wearing masks and social distancing? He continued to trust the good nature of Utahns even as the virus spiked, and anti-maskers continued to protest. It was no wonder that Gary Herbert was hit with viral criticism after being spotted maskless himself at a private party. Now the president has the virus, showing that the sorry leadership started at the top and trickled down to the states.

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but don’t necessarily get at the day-to-day experiences of working with students. Himself an educator with more than two decades of experience as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal and principal supervisor, Martin crafts these many narratives into a show that features the talents of both local actors and actors performing from Texas and New York. This virtual performance features remote but live-streamed performances continuing Oct. 9-11 at 7:30 p.m., plus a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 11 that will also feature a post-performance audience talk-back opportunity. Tickets are $20 to receive a performance link, available at wasatchtheatre.org. (Scott Renshaw)

During the pandemic, many of us have turned to nature as a balm, appreciating other creatures and the world around us to provide moments of serenity. Yet even as we find happiness in some of the inhabitants of our natural world, we don’t always know them like we think we do. You only need to consider the way we use “birdbrain” as an insult to realize that most of us have a very limited understanding of how complex a bird’s brain really is. In a Fall Forum co-sponsored by Great Salt Lake Audubon and Great Salt Lake Institute, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman (The Genius of Birds) presents her new book The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think in a virtual presentation via The King’s English Bookshop. A 30-year veteran of writing about nature and science, Ackerman addresses the distinctiveness of bird behaviors and the new research that has turned much traditional thinking about birds’ lives

softness and resilience she embodies (“Shícho” is picture). Her projects reveal the importance of Indigenous spirituality, sovereignty and matriarchal identity, and brings awareness to contemporary First Nation issues. Facing Home runs through Jan. 22, 2021, in conjunction with Steven Stallings Cardenas’ exhibition Pan Para Mi, which questions the idea of European “artisanry” by way of the art of baking. Rivera and Shanidiin will participate in a virtual Artist Talk about the exhibition via Instagram Live @granaryarts on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. (SR)

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upside-down. Her personal observations and exploration of scientific studies allows for new and perhaps even startling insight into the way birds communicate with one another, engage in activities like cheating and kidnapping, and often play and collaborate with one another. This special presentation on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. is free to the public with advance registration required, and includes audio, video and photography from Ackerman’s research travels, ranging from tropical rainforests to the islands of Alaska. Order a copy of The Bird Way through kingsenglish.com to receive an autographed bookplate while supplies last. (SR)

On Oct. 7, Utah Presents and Kingsbury Hall hosted the vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, presenting a stark contrast in visions regarding freedom and democracy. On the following day, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m., Utah Presents and Kingsbury Hall offers a slightly different perspective on making a political difference, from someone who made her name by getting loud and controversial about freedom and democracy. In 2011, the mostly-anonymous activist collective/band Pussy Riot formed in Moscow, blasting a feminist and anti-authoritarian message with a punk edge through Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Nadya Tolokonnikova—previously a member of an anarchist art collective—was ultimately identified as one of the group’s co-founders, in a high-profile court case in 2012, where she and two fellow Pussy Riot members were ultimately convicted of

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The past four years have been a scary time for many who find government policy and its loud supporters defining “American” in a way that excludes them. The notion of who “belongs” here continues to be contentious thanks to limited and race-based perspectives. In the middle of a tumultuous year, Granary Arts (86 N. Main St., Ephraim, granaryarts.org) presents the joint exhibition Facing Home, with artists Nancy Rivera and Denae Shanidiin exploring how their respective multicultural identities and the ways in which they define what “home” is to them. Rivera—a Salt Lake City resident born in Mexico City, and an immigrant to the U.S. with her family at a young age—employs government-issued immigration documents, family photos and images from her return visits to Mexico to present a portrait of what it means to be a first generation Mexican-American. She currently manages Visual Arts Program at the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. Local photographer Shanidiin digs into her own background as a member of the Diné nation through images looking at the

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Americans talk a good game about respecting teachers, but it’s generally hard to square that talk with the realities of the classroom experience: insufficient financing, huge class sizes and a system that puts teachers in a position of spending out of their own underpaid pockets for basic supply needs. And that is all in a typical year, not one where coming to work in the midst of a pandemic—and given insufficient preparation and resources by many state and district entities—has also become an existential threat. More than ever, instead of talking at teachers about what they need to do, it’s clear this is a time to listen to them. Wasatch Theatre Co. and its co-founder/ artistic director, Jim Martin, did exactly that for a special production kicking off the company’s 23rd season. Martin’s original play Teacher Truths is drawn from the real-life stories of classroom teachers, sharing realities beyond the kind of inspirational tales that make for feel-good Hollywood movies

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“hooliganism.” Upon her release in 2013 after a sentence where she engaged in a hunger strike, Tolokonnikova continued to stir up good trouble, including publishing a 2016 memoir, How to Start a Revolution, and writing and touring with the musical production Riot Days. The Utah Presents Virtual Book Club brings Tolokonnikova to local audiences in a Pussy Riot Guide to Activism that is scheduled to include a conversation about her approach to being an activist, and her “ten rules for revolution.” Purchase tickets at utahpresents.org for a recommended $45 per person donation to support Utah Presents, then join in the discussion at a time when it feels like we all need to learn how to make things difficult for authoritarians. (SR)

Utah Opera returns with smaller-scale stories of isolation. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

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ferent than it might otherwise have been. “For Human Voice, something like that, we don’t expect a big reaction,” he says. “Nobody produces a knife and everyone gasps. With Gentleman’s Island, it might be a little strange, because with comedy, one of the things that helps are laughs, and laughs are contagious. When audiences are seated several rows apart, it might be a very different thing.” Still, the actors and creative team are ready to give their all to a production on this smaller scale. “In theater, there are pieces of all sizes,” McIntyre notes. “I don’t think anyone would go to Waiting for Godot, and think that was any less of a piece of theater than going to Macbeth. … In these smaller works, there’s nowhere to hide; everything is out there.” CW

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more reasonable and socially connected life.” For the cast and creative teams of these shows, the thematic material bumps up against their own reality of getting back to work and in front of an audience during this pandemic. The actors state that they believe the company is doing all the right things to keep people safe, including a creative approach to rehearsals that includes employing two different rehearsal spaces for the two shows’ creative teams, and a stage configuration that places the orchestra behind the actors rather than in a confined pit. The participants also recognize that there will be some adapting required to playing for a socially-distanced audience. According to tenor Brian Stucki, who plays Gentleman’s Island’s Mr. Gray, “Opening night, that sort of critical mass of audience density is something that adds energy to the performance. So it will be different to look out at a socially-distanced audience and lots of empty seats, and adjust to those expectations.” Lowe adds that the audience response for Gentleman’s Island in particular will be dif-

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here is, perhaps, a misconception about the way opera might fit in a world of smaller audience sizes and smaller productions—one based on a very limited span of the art form’s history. According to James Lowe, musical arranger for Utah Opera’s upcoming joint production of The Human Voice and Gentleman’s Island, “Opera, if you look back, it’s really only the 19th century that it became this thing where we associate with big orchestras, elephants, and so on. It started out small, and returned small. There’s something to me, as a musician, to being more intimate, more direct.” By necessity in this very unique time, Utah Opera is indeed getting more intimate and more direct as it returns to the Capitol Theatre. The Human Voice, Francis Poulenc’s adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s one-actor play about a woman’s phone conversation with her ex-lover, and Gentleman’s Island, Joseph Horovitz’s 1958 comedy about two English gentleman stranded together but separated by their observance of strict etiquette rules, both offer stories rich in themes of isolation that also work for the safety protocols necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Human Voice in particular feels very much of this moment, as a new film ver-

sion by director Pedro Almodóvar shot during the pandemic. Kristine McIntyre, who directed these productions for Utah Opera, notes that she was involved with a production of The Human Voice staged by Des Moines Regional Opera in February, when the story’s themes might have been seen quite differently. “It was obvious then that it was about the way technology isolates us,” McIntyre says. “We have this pipe dream that having FaceTime and cell phones all the time brings us closer to each other, yet we know that it actually doesn’t. … Then COVID hit, and suddenly all we could do is talk via Skype or Zoom, so it takes on even more poignancy.” Soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer—a Utah native who plays The Human Voice’s protagonist, Elle—agrees that the idea of someone unable to connect physically carries a bit more weight in this moment. “The Human Voice sheds a light on the danger of total isolation, what isolation does to our mental health,” she says. “I dislike when people refer to Elle as crazy. I think she’s lonely and insecure, and that’s very different from crazy. … Elle is a little bit of a doom-scroller in her relationship. So this is a very poignant piece to be doing by now, particularly for those whose relationships have changed during this time.” By contrast, Gentleman’s Island takes a more light-hearted approach to the idea of isolation, as its two characters encounter difficulties entirely of their own making by refusing to adapt their behavior to the new circumstances. Baritone Christopher Clayton, who plays Mr. Somers in Gentleman’s Island, says, “The satire is apropos to now, with people using kind of inaccurate ideas of how they should approach social distancing. They can’t adjust to the idea that maybe there’s a better way.” “These two idiots are isolated from one another because of conventions from 6,000 miles away,” McIntyre adds of Gentleman’s Island’s protagonists. “There’s nothing preventing these two from living a much

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Utah Pride Center’s Rob Moolman

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Utah Pride Center keeps the flame alive at a time when connection is vital BY ROB MOOLMAN

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Rob Moolman has served as executive director of the Utah Pride Center since 2018. He has worked in the fields of education, training, and advocacy in South Africa and Australia and holds a Ph.D. in Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Management (M.Ed) from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

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postpone (and then cancel) our organization’s biggest fundraising event and revenue source, our annual Utah Pride Festival. There is no doubt that the work and structure of the Pride center has changed. We’ve had to envision a different future and a different way of doing things. Some of these changes have been difficult, some necessary and some have been welcome additions to our center. There is a long road ahead, but we know that the work we do here is important and necessary. We hope that when able, our communities will be able to come together again to dance and celebrate our joyous connection and varied identities. For now, the Pride center will remain doing the work needed, and being there for individuals who need us and who want to help us create the change that our center brings to Utah. We’re happy to announce our Pride 2.0 Road Rally, which is inviting you to Come Out and Drag Main—a fun, COVID-19 safe and communityfocused event that will help our fundraising efforts, as well as bring our communities together. It is on Oct. 11, which is National Coming Out Day, and we hope to see you there! Please support community spaces, please support community fundraising events or online requests and please volunteer where you can.

and they are to be commended for their work for our communities. The team has been able to pivot to these virtual spaces quickly and effectively. Individual and group mental health counseling sessions are now being offered via teletherapy calls and online platforms, and clients can access a full spectrum of virtual support group meetings, drop-ins and chats, along with education workshops, suicide-prevention “gatekeeper” training and crisis support. Creating these virtual spaces has enabled us to extend our reach far beyond that of our previous programming, which was bound largely to Salt Lake and our physical space. The participation in our virtual programming by people from many other areas of Utah tells us that we are reaching demographics that need this sort of support, and we plan to use virtual spaces to better serve these communities in the future. Notwithstanding these positive changes, the challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis to our communities and our organization are considerable. Many of our clients, especially the most vulnerable, are struggling with the loss of connection and community that their visits to our center provided. The use of technology-focused programming also poses barriers for many of our LGBTQ+ senior clients, many of whom lack access to and familiarity with technology. The technology-divide is a real and significant problem that marginalized communities, individuals and parents are facing as this pandemic stretches on. We have also had to redeploy and reduce staff, and the reductions in our funding streams have affected us greatly—most significantly, the shortfall that has resulted from the need to

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he pandemic has been hard on us all but certainly for those in Utah’s LGBTQ community, who need space in which to gather where they can simply be themselves, sans judgment or pressure to tamp it down for the benefit of straight family and friends. And while many argue that home is the safest place to be during the pandemic, that’s not necessarily so for queer and trans folks, where connecting and being social with peers is the basis for sanity and coping. COVID has, in effect, forced many in the community back into the closet. Since the pandemic struck, finding LGBTQaffirming safe zones has been an ongoing challenge. Utah Pride, an annual event held each June that attracts 60,000 to its parade and sells out tickets to a two-day festival, was one of the early cancellations of the pandemic. The loss of revenue from that event has further impacted offerings provided by the Utah Pride Center (although the organization quickly pivoted. More on that later). The joys of simply gathering have been limited since COVID came to town. Let’s face it: dating apps and Zoom meetings don’t take the place of physical interaction. Thankfully, Salt Lake’s few gay bars remain open—even if patrons are required to gaze upon each other from across a not-so-crowded room after wearing masks to enter and dealing with the loss of the dance floor (where you’ll find socially distanced tables). Just how fun is it to rave 6 feet apart and then, only at your table? Are crowded bars a thing of the past? Probably not. After braving the AIDS epidemic and finding safer ways to connect, LGBTQ folks are likely going to lead the way back to the new normal. One of the ways the Utah Pride Center hopes to bring people together is via a Road Rally on Oct. 9, detailed in the following pages. Rob Moolman from the Utah Pride Center describes how the center dealt with the cancellation of the Pride festival and how it continues to keep the lights on. Troy Williams with Equality Utah discusses how his organization is stepping up to offer diversity training in Utah’s more conservative corporate sector. And Utah House candidate Olivia Jaramillo writes about her political activism and how LGBTQ members should fight for their place at the table. Pride rides on! —Jerre Wroble

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he Utah Pride Center has been serving Salt Lake City for more than 27 years, and while it has been a space that has gone through some ups and downs, these past few months have been a challenge unlike any of those before. The center is not unique in how the pandemic has affected community spaces, for so many of our organizations, funding and revenue has plummeted dramatically, while the demand for services and resources has skyrocketed. This speaks to why places like Utah Pride Center as well as community spaces like the Urban Indian Center, Comunidades Unidas and many others are so important—these gathering hubs are able to connect our communities directly and offer help and support to those often left out of the mainstream discourse about solutions to the pandemic issues. We also know that our communities are disproportionately affected by the pandemic due to the social determinants of access and availability of health care. Before we were forced to close our doors temporarily as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, 1,800 people per month were visiting Utah Pride Center for support groups, programs, meetings and mental health therapy—finding a safe, welcoming space to connect with community and resources. For many clients, the connection and support received through the center’s programs are a lifeline and an important part in their search for healthy relationships and community. A lot of this work has continued through these past months. While the Pride center may have had to close its doors to public access, we have not stopped a single support group, youth group, senior program or any of our mental health counseling services. The incredible team of dedicated and essential employees have been here for our communities and have transferred our programs to online and virtual spaces, while still reaching out to connect with people individually who might need extra support. They have done so through incredibly trying times, through huge changes at the center and often working through their own anxiety and stress in dealing with this changing world. The LGBTQ+ community is lucky to have professionals with this dedication, drive and passion at the Utah Pride Center,

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Not Just Preaching to the Choir Equality Utah takes its diversity message to corporate settings BY TROY WILLIAMS

Come Out and Drag Main on Oct. 11 The Utah Pride 2.0 Road Rally is open to any individual, family, group or business. 1. Create a team

Even it’s only you and your trusty steed, or a rainbowbedecked RV filled with a boisterous crew you just met at the bar, give your “team” a name • Assign a team captain • Create a fundraising goal • Determine which Rendezvous location you wish to start from • Choose a “class” your team represents, i.e., friends and family, a school, political candidate, a business

2. Invite friends to join your team 3. Enter your team on the Road Ralley website and pay registration fees (or join someone else’s team) 4. Come on, raise a ruckus—and funds—for the Utah Pride Center

Put out a request to your friends to donate to the Utah Pride Center through your entry.

5. Gussy up your ride (if you wish) with Pride bedazzlement 6. Join the rally on Sunday, Oct. 11

9 a.m. Rendezvous 10 a.m. Road rally begins at 14 locations. Follow the pace car downtown.

7. Don’t feel like driving?

Volunteers are needed to help with the event. Contact utahpridecenter.org/become-a-volunteerfor-pride-2-0

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wiser president once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” We are all weary of the chaos that is dividing our country. Good people are being pitted against one another in an exhausting culture war of “us vs them”. It’s likely that events will get even more chaotic and wild as we approach Nov. 3. Even in the face of a pandemic, climate change and global protests around racial injustice, I see opportunities for us to rise and be better. The nation needs competent bridgebuilders like never before. We need leaders who see beyond the fences of our own backyard and reach out to those who don’t look or think like us. And that means we all need to go where we haven’t gone before. Over the past few years, the LGBTQ community has made phenomenal strides toward legal equality—that is to say, we’ve won legal equality on paper, and our rights are now enshrined in our state and federal laws. But that doesn’t mean that we all experience lived equality. Many gay and transgender Utahns have new statewide legal protections, but they still may fear bringing their full authentic self to work out of fear of missing out on a raise or a promotion. Or just simply being excluded in the workplace. There are still pockets of the state where old attitudes die hard. But it’s also true that Utah businesses are reaching out to our community like never before. They are asking us how they can help make their workspaces more inclusive and welcoming. And they are asking new but important questions: How do we help an employee who is transitioning their gender identity? What does the “Q” stand for in “LGBTQ”? How can we be a company that can attract new talent to Utah, despite the stereotypes about our state? In addition to our political work, Equality Utah has been helping Utah companies answer those questions. We are working to positively transform the culture of Utah. Over the past year we’ve been working with Silicon Slopes companies on a series of train-

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ings to explore a fuller spectrum of LGBTQ diversity and inclusion. We established our Business Equality Leader program to specifically provide companies the tools they need to elevate their corporate culture. Companies like Instructure, Vivant and Clearlink are inviting us into their offices. It’s a unique opportunity to get in front of people who may never have heard our message and to invite them into allyship. That’s the heart of the work we are interested in doing. We don’t want to just preach to the choir. We want to go into the spaces where people may not welcome our message and win them over. And yes, often that means getting out of queer-friendly Salt Lake City. We want to sit down with conservatives, with people of faith and with C-suite execs and people working in shipping docks and in their cubicles. We want to see if it’s possible to reach beyond our own tribe and discover common ground.

We see the desire in Utah companies to be a force for good in the state and around the country. We are all grappling with the same questions. How do we create a community that loves and includes all—even our most vulnerable? That is the challenge before us. That is the opportunity we all have to make an impact and truly begin to heal our country. Partnering with local companies is just one step in the work to build a more fair and just Utah. Troy Williams is the executive director of Equality Utah. Since 2014, he’s worked on initiatives that include helping pass Utah’s LGBTQ non-discrimination protections in housing and employment, renaming 20 blocks of downtown Salt Lake City Harvey Milk Boulevard and overturning Utah’s “No Promo Homo” law that prohibited discussion of LGBTQ issues in the classroom. Most recently, he led the campaign to protect minors from the practice of conversion therapy.

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Olivia Jaramillo District 14 Utah House candidate

Diversity is here, the change is now. BY OLIVIA JARAMILLO

am not originally from Utah. I was born and raised in Mexico and, as an immigrant, change and diversity were not something I embraced but rather something I had to contend with. Many times, what I experienced as “new” didn’t want me there. All they saw was another Mexican immigrant or what they perceived as a queer kid. I was something wrong and unwanted, something that was robbing tax dollars to educate and to teach English to. Even my initial military experiences were somewhat unfavorable. Now more than ever, we’re experiencing a clash of diversity, cultures and ideologies. Out of the “forming-storming-norming” model, we are firmly in “storming.” We are pushing against boundaries imposed for centuries against racial, cultural and economic norms. It isn’t that we immigrants, people of color and “the othered” seek superiority— we simply seek equality and a true shot at the American dream. LGBTQ immigrants need to feel that Utah’s legislative victories in the quest for equality are also theirs to celebrate. It can be difficult to acculturate in a new country, even when it provides services that can make it easier to do so. In 2019, Utah added an LGBTinclusive hate-crimes law that included race, religion and disability. With this passing, the state of Utah acknowledges that crime victims—persecuted simply for being who they are—are entitled to justice. This is yet another victory on top of the momentous 2015 anti-discrimination law that bans discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in housing and employment, while also protecting religious institutions that object to homosexuality. And it is in these compromises we make in Utah that we can slowly start building bridges of racial, ethnic and LGBTQ equity. These victories belong to everyone. To further this progress, we need to tell our stories—not only the stories of how immigrants struggle with everything there is to struggle with, but to add to that something like being gay, lesbian or even more: being transgender. We must start understanding what happens inside organizations such as our military. As a retired veteran, I have seen the fundamental changes from 1999 when we were a force fully embracing homophobia with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, to 2016, when the doors opened for transgender members to officially serve as their authentic selves. This change is something we are seeing introduced in the Utah Legislature, albeit rather slowly. It’s important for everyone to understand that Utah is not being invaded; rather, the state is being transformed into the Utah of the 21st century. When it comes to diversity in Utah politics, we will truly see it when we elect officials who are willing to represent not only their own special-interest group but everyone, regardless of ideologies, race or religion. We can’t stop. In order to see the world become a better place—a world accepting of diversity and willing to coexist peacefully and with equality—we have to stand up for ourselves, for our worth and value and for what we believe in. No one will advocate for us better than we can. We do indeed belong everywhere and anywhere, no matter our race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity. We belong in any space, in any city hall, even the state Capitol. We can apply for any position and run for any office. We have the right to life, to liberty and freedom and should never be afraid to fight for a better tomorrow.

Olivia Jaramillo is a Democratic candidate for the Utah House of Representatives District 14. She’s retired from military service, having served tours to Iraq and humanitarian missions into Africa. She chairs the North Davis Communities that Care Coalition, founded the Davis County Multicultural Committee and is currently working on reforming first responder training to include implicit bias/race relations education. She was recently nominated to be Utah PTA’s Diversity & Inclusion board specialist.

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hroughout my endeavors to expand my culinary horizons within the boundaries of the Wasatch Front, I’ve learned a lot about myself. For example, I have yet to meet a dish where tripe is an improvement, and I think the presence of flattened bread like naan or tortillas with a meal increases my enjoyment by a solid 20 percent. More recently, however, I’m starting to see plantains as my starchy side dish of choice. They’ve got a nice texture once they’ve been cooked, and their sugar content facilitates a truly lovely caramelization that other starches just don’t have. They can switch gears from savory to sweet on a dime, and they go well with just about everything. This fledgling love for plantains is what drew me to Papito Moe’s Puerto Rican Grub (1280 S. 300 West, 801466-3190, papitomoes.com). Plantains are an integral part of Puerto Rican cooking, in traditional dishes like mofongo, a tasty heap of mashed fried plantains blended with garlic and chicken broth that leaves mashed potatoes in the dust. Papito Moe’s, which started as a local food truck before taking over the space previously owned by Mo’s Café—no relation—earlier this year, has built a solid reputation for Puerto Rican favorites like mofongo, and they’re not messing around. Papito Moe’s offers all kinds of mofongo,

from the traditional ($7.99) to pernil mofongo ($11.50) with roast pork, to the holy union of trifongo ($12.50), which is a mix of green plantains, ripe plantains and yuca that comes with a protein of your choice. Obviously, the trifongo is ideal for an extreme plantain lover, because it shows off the plantain’s versatility as an ingredient, and the depth of flavor that comes from these tasty tubers simply by serving them ripened or unripe. I’m also a fan of the Boricua chicken mofongo ($11.50) because their tender, marinated roast chicken is a nice complement to the accompanying chicken broth—which is a stroke of genius. Like all starches, mofongo can get a tad dry, so dumping that warm, flavorful chicken broth all over the place helps balance out the texture. Though I came for the mofongo, I quickly became enamored with the love that Papito Moe’s gives to their roast pork, chicken and beef. They may look a bit dressed-down when they arrive with only sautéed onions as an accessory, but it just takes one bite to understand the flavorful journey they’ve been on. I was especially impressed by the chicken, since it tends to get forgotten when roast pork and shredded beef are also on the menu. This stuff is tender, juicy and marinated in a pitch perfect blend of spices. Papito Moe’s also offers a series of Grub Bowls that put their trademark Puerto Rican spin on the fast-casual rice bowl. They’re available with sautéed veggies, roast pork, grilled shrimp, Boricua chicken or an empanadilla, which is the regional version of an empanada. In addition to the heap of protein or veggies, Grub Bowls come with arroz con gandules, a signature Puerto Rican rice dish made with sofrito and pigeon peas and a few roasted plantains. The Boricua chicken ($9) is hard to pass up, but the pernil roast pork ($9) brings an equal amount of sweet and smoky flavor to the party. If the plantain-centric mofongo doesn’t sound up your alley, then you’ll want to give these Grub Bowls a whirl.

While the Puerto Rican entrees are flavorful, filling and fun to eat, a visit to Papito Moe’s wouldn’t be complete without trying some of the street-food-inspired sides and appetizers on the menu. I immediately gravitated toward the bacalaito ($3.60), a flattened fritter made with shredded cod. While it leans heavily on the familiar flavors that make deep-fried fish so tasty, it is a bit of a salt bomb—so make sure you order plenty of Kola Champagne to quench your post-bacalaito thirst. The solo empanadillas ($3.60-$4.80) are also a must if you’re after something quick and tasty. These Puerto Rican takes on the classic Central American empanada are fried to perfection and filled with cheese or one of Papito Moe’s excellently prepared proteins; the beef and cheese is a classic. Digging deeper into the menu, I discovered the Puerto Rican sandwich known as tripleta ($9) and instantly knew that Papito Moe’s and I were destined to be best friends. The tripleta is a torpedo of a sandwich that showcases the restaurant’s pork, chicken and steak—the blessed trinity of roasted meats. Its toasted hoagie bun is also stuffed with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and mustard, making for the ultimate dinner entrée of a sandwich. The triple threat of meat is tender and juicy, meaning you don’t take one bite and eviscerate the whole thing by yanking on a tough piece of meat. I hate when that happens. Though this was only my first experience with Puerto Rican cuisine, I have to say I’m a fan. Versatile plantain dishes, excellently prepared and roasted meats, flavor-packed street food and overstuffed sandwiches are among my favorite things on the planet, and they’re all under one roof at Papito Moe’s. CW

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risp mornings, comfortable days and soothing evenings. This is autumn, and it’s perfect weather for beers that are slightly more than average. Both of this week’s beers seem perfectly designed for our current climate, so you’re kinda obligated to check them out. Level Crossing - Astro Shake: IPAs are generally a very straightforward thing: simple pale malts and a good dose of a single hop varietal is all you really need to bring this staple to life. This is not that beer. Astro Shake takes you into the milkshake IPA realm—a place where the conventional IPA descriptors take a hard left turn. This limited-edition ale is not vegan-friendly. Astro Shake pours a hazy goldenrod color with a bleached white head. The aroma is sort of what I expected, with a lot of citrus notes. I get orange, lemon, and a bit of tangerine, all on the sweeter side of citrus, with hints of grapefruit. I also get faint vanilla buried in the nose, which is good, as I was a little worried it would dominate front and center, and take over the nose. The first sip reveals pineapple, mango, guava and loads of vanilla, maybe even some orange, as it had a creamsicle flavor. Tropical hops keep things dry, and the sweetness was cotton candy and bubble gummy, as the back end stayed dry with the huge vanilla and a creamy finish, where very little of the 7.7 percent alcohol is noticeable.

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Red Butte Garden (300 Wakara Way, redbuttegarden.org) will be hosting an online culinary medicine cooking class on Oct. 13. The event will feature Chef Tricia Petzold, who will provide a tutorial for a tasty meal using anti-inflammatory spices, frozen berries packed with antioxidants and seasonal veggies designed to give the ol’ immune system a boost. Not only will attendees conclude the class with a healthy meal, but Chef Petzold will provide everyday tips and tricks for enhancing daily menus with health-boosting ingredients that taste great. The online class lasts from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and tickets can be purchased via Red Butte Garden’s website.

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In the vein of this week’s feature (p. tk), we’ve got another child of the emo Soundcloud realm to share with you—but this album runs in a different direction. The brief seven songs on Our Heart Radio are the work of two local emo rappers Idan Jene and B4nky, who have both been working in the tight-knit scene for a while. Their collaborative album delves into moody, sensual territory that’s less “despondent depression” and more “tears and sex” as far as emo rap goes, and does a good job of it production-wise. The single “Skins” is definitely the most upbeat song on the album—as much as it can be while detailing lovesickness—building up on acoustics before plunging softly into something of a cathartic release. The single closes the album, but the opener, “Runnin’ Around” is also notable with a feature from Rmoneysign. Its starry, zipping synth work runs through something of a lo-fi filter for a super compelling effect, as the two begin their dual laments of longing and romantic regret (“should have been more clear when I said I’d be runnin’ round”) and the repeated beg of “oh baby, please accept my apology, I can be your fantasy.” It’s kind of the bop on the record if you like moody pop, but the songs that make up the middle of the album hold their own, too. Our Heart Radio digs into the kind of heartbroken mood at the root of this genre, fleshing out the tales of woe that these two cool club boys feel even when they “See You at the Club”—one of the more delicate songs on the album, whose melancholic imagery couldn’t seem further away from the club that leaks into imagery elsewhere on the album. Altogether, this is one damn catchy, cool production from two young locals, and well-worth a listen even for those outside the Soundcloud scene. Listen on Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Music.

Twilite Tests a New Lounge

While most folks used to visiting the Smoker’s Paradise may be used to the long, thin, frontfacing patio at the Twilite Lounge—which necessitates much squishing—there’s a new spot out back to enjoy open air entertainment that gets you away from both the dark cove of the inner bar and the crazy-small front patio. For the past little while, throughout the end of this summer, the Twilite Lounge has once again started to play host to musical guests, copying the form of the usual schedule, with the addition of the occasional Saturday set. The lounge used to play host to shows on offnights of the week and weekend—Wednesdays and Sundays, to be exact—and they’ve taken that tradition back up. They’ll be hosting Twilite fixtures The 8eat1ful5 out back under the big tent that is now a rather permanent feature at the bar, with potential space heaters for the makeshift patio perhaps in the works for the colder months ahead. In addition to spinning music that can also be streamed from their two new albums We Are Nature and We Are Nature 2 on Spotify, the band has been very cautious about performing each night, keeping in mind the crowdedness of the bar to decide if they’ll play. The lounge is also hosting Saturday revelry, with different bands playing every other weekend from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Recent picks have included the smooth and grooving jazz of Umbels, who are like Utah’s own little Unknown Mortal Orchestra. While the Saturday schedules are rotating and mostly spread by word of mouth—Twilite is the rare bar with basically no social media, besides a very funny parody account run by a regular— know that the always delightful experimental jazz rock of The 8eat1ful5 will be there for you once more, every Wednesday and Sunday under the pavilion from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Don’t forget to bring your cash.

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Another round of shows is about to grace the Urban Lounge backyard, providing not just opportunity to enjoy some great local bands, but to get nostalgic for hanging out on the back patio between sets at shows. This week’s early kick-off to the weekend includes Racist Kramer, a local punk rock outfit who named themselves after an incident of racism exhibited by Michael Richards, the actor who played Kramer on Seinfeld. In June, the group made a timely address to their name in a Facebook post, stating that rather than celebrating that racist part of the legacy of a well-loved American sitcom character, their name is about inducing the discomfort of the “dissonance between the legacy of a brilliant actor and being profoundly disgusted by the things he said when his TV career ended.” They’ll play on Thursday with support from Draize Method and the Four07s starting at

It has been a strange development indeed to start including live, in-person shows once again here in the City Weekly music section. But just as many folks have been forced back to work at their coffee shops and bakeries and bars and music venues, so too would it be glaringly weird if City Weekly were not to cover the developments in those areas, such as the uptick of shows in recent months, including those mentioned above. And while one likes to believe at least those in SLC are aware of the still very present dangers of COVID-19, and maybe even also that we’re just trailing Provo in the recent case spikes that began in late September, it seems that that’s just not true—because, you know, we’re still just trailing the seemingly Accursed Land of Provo in case counts, and that’s not a proximity anyone should feel comfortable with. So this is your reminder—after you’ve finished reading this whole section—that please, for the love of God: If you’re going out to these shows, wear your mask at least most of the time. Stay far away from other people. Don’t get too drunk and lean in too close to your friend who you are absolutely not close enough with to count as part of your pod. And remember that the band playing is also not part of your social pod. I speak also especially to those in more remote places, where (at least from folks I know) it still just doesn’t really seem real there. While unfortunately the people and businesses of Utah have been left behind to figure out how to make ends meet during this pandemic, the least we can do while patronizing a band at a show at a venue we love is to wear a mask. Wear a mask! Stop hugging your friends— some of us have been refraining from that for seven months.

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Sofia Coppola bypasses lush romanticism for the playful character study of On the Rocks. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

ofia Coppola has spent most of her 20-year career as a filmmaker exploring worlds with lush textures: the dreamlike suburbs of The Virgin Suicides; the opulent court of royal France in Marie Antoinette; the candle-lit Southern gothic vibe of The Beguiled. That’s what makes the opening scene of On the Rocks so perfect in evoking exactly that sensibility, as newlywed couple Laura (Rashida Jones) and Dean (Marlon Wayans) escape from their reception to go for a romantic dip in a massive, luxurious pool. And that’s also what makes Coppola’s earth-bound approach to the narrative that ensues—as she cuts directly from that impetuous pre-honeymoon moment to Laura as a busy mother of two children—so affecting, as On the Rocks tells a story of a woman wondering if swooning romanticism is gone from her life forever. Coppola tells that story not primarily through Laura’s relationship with Dean, but instead her relationship with her father, Felix (Bill Murray), a wealthy, semi-retired art dealer with a larger-than-life personality. As Laura begins to worry that Dean is having an affair, she makes the mistake of sharing that

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wrestling with how to be a sexy wife, and a devoted mother, and a creative individual trying to have her own professional identity. While “can she have it all” isn’t exactly a fresh question, Coppola pokes at it gently, allowing Jones to show how Laura moves through her day of kid-related chores and writer’s block—as she attempts to work on a book—with patience and low-key frustration. It’s one of the film’s goofiest gags when Laura’s rare attempt at taking a nap is interrupted by a Roomba slamming into the walls of her bedroom; even when something else is doing the chores, she can’t get a break. There are bound to be reactions to On the Rocks calling it a relatively minor work in Sofia Coppola’s oeuvre, simply because of a more simply satisfying narrative thrust with a less showy hand behind the camera; if you had plunked me down in front of this movie with no prior knowledge of its prove-

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nance, I might have confidently proclaimed it the latest film by Nicole Holofcener. But there’s a lot of heart in this father-daughter love story, one that recognizes the messiness of trying to be in a family. There’s nothing wrong with telling that kind of story with your feet firmly on the ground. CW

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) “A person’s best ally is someone who takes care of herself,” says actress Susan Clark. I heartily agree. The people with whom you can cultivate the most resilient bonds and most interesting synergy are those who have a high degree of self-sufficiency—those who take rigorous responsibility for themselves and treat themselves with tender compassion. In the coming weeks, Aries, I think it’s especially important for you to emphasize relationships with allies who fit that description. Bonus! Their exemplary selfcare will influence you to vigorously attend to your own self-care. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) According to my reading of the astrological potentials, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to take a vacation in reverse. What’s that? It’s when you devote yourself to renewing and reinvigorating your relationship with the work you love. You intensify your excitement for the vocation or job or longterm quest that teaches you important life lessons. You apply yourself with sublime enthusiasm to honing the discipline you need to fulfill the assignments you came to earth to accomplish. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “If you are not having fun, you are doing something wrong,” said comedian Groucho Marx. He was exaggerating, so as to drive home his humorous point, but his idea contains some truth—and will be applicable to you in the immediate future. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you have a temporary exemption from feeling frantically dour and unpleasantly dutiful. As crazy as the world is right now, you have a cosmic mandate to enjoy more playtime and amusement than usual. The rest of us are depending on you to provide us with doses of casual cheer.

work. “All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them,” she wrote. “We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don’t, our lives get made up for us by other people.” I bring this to your attention, Libra, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to upgrade and refine your mastery of these essential powers. What can you do to enhance your capacity to invent your life? Which teachers and information sources might be helpful? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In 1984, hip hop group Run-DMC was the first to achieve a gold record in their genre, meaning they sold more than 500,000 albums. Their next album sold over a million. They were pioneers. In 1986, legendary producer Rick Rubin encouraged them to do a remake of “Walk This Way,” a song by the hard rock band Aerosomith. The members of Run-DMC didn’t want to do it; they felt the tune was in a genre too unlike their own. But Rubin eventually convinced them, and the cross-pollination was phenomenally successful. The Run-DMC-meetsAerosmith collaboration launched a new genre that sold very well. The song was later voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In this spirit, and in accordance with current cosmic rhythms, I urge you to try a bold hybrid or two yourself, Scorpio: blends of elements or influences that may seem a bit improbable. They could ultimately yield big dividends.

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Republicans are doing everything they can to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 presidential election. This, despite Ginburg’s dying wish asking she “not be replaced until a new president is installed.” It’s possible the court will have a conservative majority before the election. And many worry that women’s rights, which so many have fought for and won, are headed for the dumpster. When I got into the real estate business almost four decades ago, women had only recently been enjoying the right to own homes and have credit cards in their own names without a husband’s permission. Some lenders and homeowners felt that women were unworthy of financial equality, and I saw loans put at the bottom of approval lists at local banks before loans were granted to single women or (gasp) two women who wished to own together. Ginsburg co-founded the Women’s Rights Project at the ACLU in 1972 and became the project’s general counsel the following year. That group was involved in more than 300 gender-discrimination cases within a year, and Ginsburg herself argued six gender discrimination cases before the Supreme Court from 1973-76, winning five of the six cases. The case that really caught some attention was Moritz v. Commissioner in 1972 on behalf of a man who was denied support of his child because he was the primary caregiver (instead of a woman). Ginsburg was smart to use the man as the example in the case. In 1975, Ginsburg represented a widower who was denied survivor benefits through social security in the case of Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld. Back then, benefits were only for widows, not widowers. She also argued against a law that made jury duty for women mandatory (while it was not so for men) and sued members of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina on behalf of a woman who had been wrongly sterilized to keep her welfare benefits, which she would have lost if the procedure were not done. Early on, her aides suggested she never sue on the basis of “sex discrimination” because the word “sex” would distract the male judges. She concurred and argued “gender bias” cases instead. Since he was elected, Trump has appointed almost 200 Republican judges and two conservative Supreme Court justices: Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. In his two terms, Obama appointed 312 Democratic judges, about 39% of all standing federal judges at the moment. There has never been, and may never be, a judge who has done so much for women and women’s rights as Ruth Bader Ginsburg. May her memory be a blessing to us all. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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n A 51-year-old man from St. Cloud, Minnesota, was released from the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River on Sept. 12, but as he left the facility, he decided to take with him a DoorDash delivery that had been intended for a correctional officer working there. The Star News reported the officer contacted the former inmate by phone to inquire after his $29.13 order, and the man said he thought his family had sent it to him. He was cited for theft. Oops! Officials in Dania Beach, Florida, recently upgraded signs welcoming visitors to their city, including a small one that has greeted drivers for years along Dania Beach Boulevard, but local activist Clive Taylor took exception, pointing out that the sign is actually in Hollywood, not Dania Beach. “The little sign was bad enough,” Taylor, who is vice president of the Hollywood Historical Society, told the Sun Sentinel. “But to have Dania put up this mini-billboard with lights on it is wrong.” Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy says he’s confident the two towns can work together to resolve the issue.

Collections September 22 marked the 60th anniversary of the day 14-yearold Boy Scout Steve Jenne scored a special memento of then-Vice President Richard Nixon’s campaign visit to Jenne’s hometown of Sullivan, Illinois. Nixon took a bite of a buffalo barbecue sandwich that day, then set it down. “I looked around and thought, ‘If no one else was going to take it, I am going to take it,’” Jenne told the Herald & Review, and the leftover has been in a glass jar in Jenne’s freezer ever since. In 1988, word of the sandwich earned Jenne a spot on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson and led his acquiring half-eaten items from Carson and fellow guest Steve Martin, as well as Tiny Tim and Henny Youngman. Smooth Reaction A 78-year-old Spanaway, Washington, woman was alerted by her barking dog on Sept. 20, and opened her door to find “a man,” she told KIRO, standing in front of her. As “he turned and started to leave,” the woman, identified as Sandy, said, “Oh, no, you don’t,” and picked up her shotgun and cocked it. The alleged intruder plopped down on her porch steps and the two waited for police to arrive. “You know, I’ve got grandchildren your age!” Sandy told him. Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies took the man into custody, but Sandy didn’t press charges. Government in Action The Opa-Locka (Florida) City Commission voted 4-1 on Sept. 9 to repeal a 13-year-old ordinance that made wearing saggy pants a crime, the Miami Herald reported. Around town, visitors can see signs reading, “No ifs, ands or butts ... It’s the city law!” and showing two young men with low-riding waistbands, but Vice Mayor Chris Davis explained: “I felt it disproportionately affected a certain segment of our population, which is young African American men.” The ACLU of Florida agreed. Frontiers of Farming Cockroach farms are not new in China, where the bugs have long been used in Chinese medicine, but a new facility near the eastern city of Jinan is gaining attention as a way to deal with food waste while producing organic protein supplements for animal feeds. In four industrial-size hangars, Australia’s ABC News reported, rows of shelves are filled with food waste collected from restaurants through an elaborate system of pipes. A moat filled with roach-eating fish surrounds each building to keep the roaches from escaping. “In total, there are 1 billion cockroaches,” farm manager Yin Diansong said. “Every day, they can eat 50 tons of kitchen waste.” Said project director Li Yanrong, “If we can farm cockroaches on a large scale, we can provide protein that benefits the entire ecological cycle.” Armed and Clumsy A Pineville (Louisiana) police officer who reported he’d been “ambushed” on Sept. 20 has been accused of shooting himself instead, according to authorities. The Pineville Police Department said John Goulart Jr. originally claimed that he’d been shot once in the leg, and that a second shot had hit the rear door of his police car while he was at a shopping center. But Police Chief Don Weatherford told KALB: “(E)vidence gives you some pretty clear direction, and it led us to reinterviewing Officer Goulart Jr. He admitted at that point that he had not been truthful with us during the investigation.” Goulart was charged with filing a false police report and malfeasance; he’s also been placed on administrative leave. Send your weird news items to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal. com.

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