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vol 20 • #4 Creative Class Issue: Theater, Film & Fashion

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sex survey

polisigh: Trevor Vessels

small pond: Wicked ‘Wich

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in the shade

feature: LGBT must-sees

feature: Evolution Theatre

creative class: Horacio Nieto

feature: behind the scenes

23 frames: Stonewall movie

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deep inside hollywood

interview: Xavier Dolan calendar: Cleveland

calendar: Toledo

calendar: Cincinnati

calendar: Cayton

calendar: Columbus savage love

the divine life

puzzle & cartoons

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The Sex Issue 08

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The Shows Must Go On

In case you missed the big news last month coming out of Columbus, the matriarch of the West family, Virginia West, broke her leg on stage, and not in good way. We still aren’t sure if it was a Spanks malfunction or if Ginny lost all her calcium pills to the Riverboat slots, but opening night of Viginia West’s The Greatest Show on Earth left the mistress of ceremonies with a fractured tibia and no dancing for the rest of the run. Luckily, wheelchairs make great props, and like the professional entertainer she is, Virginia returned to stage the next night, determined to deliver to the world the show she and her cast had worked so hard to create. Chris’s (that’s Miss West’s boy name) steadfast adherence to “the show must go on” brought a landslide of praise and support on the Faceplace and blogoqueer, as well as a catty comment or four.

We suffer for art. Or at least Virginia West and others do, whether they’re risking limb or other limb (the tuck... talk about suffering!), rehearsing late nights, or polishing their talent for little no notice. The rest of us get to sit in some pretty nice theaters around our state - the Ohio, the Taft, the State, the Valentine, the Victoria, the Civic - to watch some pretty talented people entertain us. Our only suffering comes when the guy behind us wants to sing along with the cast of Kinky Boots like it’s karaoke night at The Toolbox. There’s a reason they’re being paid, bud. We like doing this annual Arts Issue.

It’s our labor of love. It’s the third year we’ve dedicated our September issue to the arts. This is the time when new seasons begin, not just for the Buckeyes and Browns and Bengals, but for theater companies and Broadway series and gay men’s choruses as well. We’ve culled through dozens of schedules for local and touring theater in Ohio, for art museums, college arts organizations, and more to give you our annual list of LGBT Must-Sees: the LGBT-themed productions, the iconic musicals and plays, and the camp classics. (One of our favorite upcoming events is a Dayton LGBT Film Festival interactive screening of Mommie Dearest, to be hosted in October by Hedda Lettuce. Move over, Rocky Horror.) In this month’s interview with gay filmmaker/actor Xavier Dolan (it’s on Page 44), the 26-year-old shares his wish for a world in which there wouldn’t be a category known as gay films. Dolan makes films, with characters. He doesn’t want to be known as a gay filmmaker who makes gay films with gay characters. Point taken. With the exception of the Eating Out series of movies, our stories deserve a wider audience. So take some friends to an LGBT-themed show, OK?

PUBLISHER Christopher Hayes

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Bob Vitale / Chad Frye

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Network Columbus 08/12/15 @ Phenix

Cleveland Pride 08/08/15 @ Voinovich Park

Cleveland PFLAG 30th Anniversary GSWS Opening Ceremony 08/17/15 @ Columbus Commons

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Pride Night at the Clippers 2 08/18/15 @ Huntington Park

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We are Pleased to Announce

New Ohio U Policy Respects Preferred Names, Pronouns

Ohio University will include students’ preferred names and personal pronouns this fall on class lists, residence hall rosters and online directories. “Every individual has the right to be addressed by a name and pronoun that corresponds to the person’s gender identity,” OU officials wrote in disseminating the new policy, approved in June by President Roderick Davis. “It is expected that faculty, staff and students will make every effort to call students by their preferred name and utilize students’ requested pronoun usage,” officials wrote. “The intentional or persistent refusal to utilize an individual’s name preference is a violation of this policy.” The university says it still must use students’ legal names on financial aid forms, transcripts and other official documents. Student ID cards

will list both legal and preferred names. The policy applies to many students, from those who go by a middle or nickname to international students who adopt Americanized versions of their name to those who informally change their last name because of divorce or family conflict. A legal name change is not required to use a preferred name. “This is an important policy for many students, especially trans-identified students, who have the right to be addressed by a name and pronoun that corresponds to their gender identity,” OU LGBT Center Director delfin bautista said in a university report on the policy. OU officials plan a session on Sept 1 to explain the policy and answer questions.

Right Side of History Wrong Side of History “We need to give everybody a chance, treat everybody with respect, and let them share in this great American dream that we have.” - Ohio Gov. John Kasich on LGBT tolerance, Aug 6.

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In celebration of their 20-year relationship, Mark McGuire, son of the late Michael and Betty McGuire of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and Tim O’Neill, son of Joyce O’Neill and the late George O’Neill of Westerville, Ohio, were married on July 16, 2015. The ceremony was held in the garden of the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with Chaplain James Mack officiating. In attendance were Mrs. O’Neill; Maureen Stano and Dolores

“I think we have a good balance in Ohio, and I don’t see a reason to do any more.” - Ohio Gov. John Kasich on LGBT discrimination, April 9

Ohio Lesbian Festival Ready for 26th Year Camping. Music. Dancing. Burlesque. Arm-wrestling. It’s time for the 26th Ohio Lesbian Festival. The annual women’s weekend is scheduled for Friday, Sept 18, to Sunday, Sept 20, at Frontier Ranch near Pataskala, about 30 minutes east of Columbus. (8836 York Rd SW, Pataskala, 43062) It’s open to all women: lesbian, bi, transgender and straight. Here’s the lineup: Friday, Sept 18 3p: gates open 5:30p-8:30p: workshops 7p-10p: Kidfest open 8p-10p: Friday Night Stage 10p: dance party, bonfire (Performers: Carole Walker & Helen Yee, Beverly McClellan) Saturday, Sept 19 9a: gates open 9a-8:30p: workshops 11a-9p: Kidfest open 1:30p-4p: Day Stage 3p-5p: bingo tournament 6p: arm-wrestling tournament

6:15p: open mic, spoken word 7:30p-11:30p: opening ceremonies & Saturday Night Stage 11:45p: burlesque: Viva & the Velvet Hearts and Big Girl Burlesque (Performers: Thunder Thighs, Sarah Cooperider, Mouths of Babes, CC Carter, Bitch, Barbara Higbie & Linda Tillery, Melissa Ferrick) Sunday, Sept 20 9a: gates open 9a-11a: Sunday brunch 10a-1p: workshops 10a-2p: Kidfest open Noon-3p: Day Stage (Performers: Mama’s Black Sheep, Gina Breedlove, Staceyann Chin) There is space for camping next to the festival grounds and a rideboard at ohiolba.org for those looking to share gas costs. You can bring your own food, but there’s food to buy and merchandise as well. Tickets are $90 for the weekend or $35 for Friday, $65 for Saturday and $40 for Sunday. There’s more info at ohiolba.org.

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Rezendes, cousins of Mr. O’Neill, and their respective husbands George Stano and David Rezendes; and Ned Cullom and Keith Gochnour, close friends of the grooms. Mark is a retired Columbus City Schools teacher and currently serves as a lecturer for The Ohio State University. Tim is the owner and president of Reed Arts Custom Picture Framing Studio in Grandview Heights. The couple resides in downtown Columbus.

Now You See Them:

Bi Visibility Day Set

You see two men walking down the street holding hands. They’re gay, right? You see two women: lesbians. A woman and a man? Must be straight. And this is why we have Bi Visibility Day. The annual observation on Sept 23 - it’s also known as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day - began in 1999 to make the bi community more visible, both within the LGBT community and among society at large. Studies and surveys show that bisexual people make up the biggest single portion of the LGBT community. According to bivisibilityday.com, events are planned in New York, San Francisco, Washington, Atlanta and other cities. In Columbus, a two-year-old group called Bi Local will host its second Bi Pride Celebration at Wall Street on Friday, Sept 25. The night will feature bi and pan performers from Central Ohio: burlesque, music and spoken word. The night will be hosted by comedian and Outlook columnist Brooke Cartus. Tickets are $10, available online at Eventbrite or at the door. Find Bi Local on Facebook for more info. outlookohio.com

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Popping the Questions

Toledoans Target Radio Station Over Billboard Mocking Jenner LGBTQ+ community but also our allies who are just as committed to building a more inclusive city.”

The US Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of nationwide marriage equality has raised many questions for LGBT couples. Send yours to bvitale@outlookohio.com, and we’ll get answers from legal, financial and government experts. Q: My wife and I are now legally married (yay!) and plan on starting a family soon. My question is: When my wife gives birth to our child, can I be on the birth certificate as the second parent? I have been hearing conflicting information about this topic. I know that being legally married, if we already had children I would be able to legally adopt and become the second parent, but this is not the same. Thanks for any clarity! - ER, Dayton A: Melanie Amato of the Ohio Department of Health responds: “The answer to this woman’s question is YES, she will be able to be put on the birth certificate. Right now, for any married couple that goes in the hospital to have a baby as of today, there will be a sheet added to the information packet the mother fills out that can be filled out by the partner.”

Around Ohio

Akron: The Gay Community Endowment Fund is on the brink of an historic achievement: $1 million in assets. At the end of the last fiscal year, the fund’s balance had reached an all-time high of $990,379.89.

Athens: Ohio University theater profes-

sors Shelley Delaney and David Haugen have been getting positive reviews for their performances as the late gay icon Tammy Faye Messner and her ex-husband Jim Bakker in Tammy Faye’s Final Audition. The play was written by Merri Biechler, who teaches playwriting at OU.

Cincinnati: Bill Abney, a former president of the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Cincinnati and a former chair of Cincinnati Pride, died on Aug 8. Cincinnati: The Imperial Sovereign

Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire, the local chapter of a national charitable drag organization, bought school supplies in August for 98 kids who are part of a group called FACE, or For AIDS Children Everywhere. The money was raised at a show at Shooters bar.

Cincinnati: Three Southwest Ohio

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In Toledo, where a transgender woman was attacked during broad daylight less than a year ago, a local radio station’s choice to promote itself by mocking Caitlyn Jenner brought swift pressure in August on and from its advertisers. Just four days after Equality Toledo posted a photo of a billboard in which Star 105 morning DJ Denny Schaffer wore a white swimsuit, wig and makeup in a parody of Jenner’s July Vanity Fair cover, the radio station took the ad down.

scholarships from PFLAG Cincinnati: Tess Balsley, a graduate of Clark Montessori High School, will attend Ohio University and major in sociology; Aaron Broughton is a printmaking major at the Art Academy of Cincinnati; Jason Long, a graduate of Madeira High School, will attend the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music and major in electronic media.

Cleveland: The LGBT Community

Center of Greater Cleveland is putting together a social group for LGBTQ+ 20-somethings “looking for a place to be yourself, meet new people, and engage in social and community events.” The group will start in September. Email Eric Hayes at ehayes@clevelandlgbt.org or Carey Gibbons at cgibbons@lgbtcleveland.org for more info.

Cleveland: Seven teams and 70

players are registered for the inaugural season of the Stonewall Kickball league. Among those signed up is a team named Where My Pitches At?!.

Columbus: Sigma Phi Beta, the Ohio State University fraternity for queer and allied men, plans a week of activities during the first week of September for students in-

“Transition to Star 105,” the sign read. Equality Toledo posted phone numbers of station executives and Schaffer’s advertisers and urged people to call them. At least two pulled out of the show, the civil-rights group said. “Star 105’s choice of advertising is abhorrent and trivializes what it means to be a transgender person,” Equality Toledo leaders said in a written statement. “And because of this, the billboard outraged not just members of the

“We must remember, even with increased visibility, transphobia is a real thing. Transgender people suffer all types of violence at the hands of our society, which often sees them as lessthan.” Schaffer at first defended the billboard, telling The Blade of Toledo that he considered it “a pretty good parody.” After it was removed, he told the paper: “I would say we won’t go down the road in such a controversial manner.” It was replaced with a photo of Schaffer in a Donald Trump toupee and the slogan, “Nobody Trumps Denny.”

Save the Date terested in joinThe Columbus Clipp ers, the minorleague affiliate of the ing. Cleveland Indians, unveiled a rainbow-th emed team shirt at There’s Outlook’s Pride Night on Aug 9. They’re also an available for $22 at the online team inforstore, clippers.milbs tore.com. mation session on Tuesday, Sept 8, at 6:40p in Lazenby Hall Room 018. Check the group’s Facebook for more info.

Columbus: The Columbus Women’s

Chorus will start a new season of rehearsals on Monday, Sept. 14 at 7p at King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave in Columbus. The chorus is open to all women 16 and older who love to sing.

Dayton: PFLAG Dayton keeps a Rainbow Reading List for people who would like to donate LGBT-themed fiction and nonfiction books to area schools. Look for the wish list on Amazon.com. Toledo: Gloria Steinem will visit her

hometown on Nov 18, just a few weeks after the release of her latest book, My Life on the Road. People Called Women bookstore is taking pre-orders for the book and is planning a discussion and feminist gathering on Nov 15.

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Unnecessary Roughness? Advocates Worry Ohio Policy Will Sideline Trans Student-Athletes

by Pete Olsen and Bob Vitale

A policy governing participation by transgender teens in Ohio high school sports is aimed more at keeping them on the sidelines than letting them join the team, according to advocates for LGBT youth. Although Ohio High School Athletic Association officials describe their 10-month-old policy as sensitive and fair to trans teens, groups that champion the cause of transgender athletes say, at best, that it needs revisions. At worst, they categorize it as exclusionary. “This is a policy being handled differently on a state-by-state basis, and it seems that Ohio has selected the least inclusive, most ‘hormone-specific’ solution,” said Brian Kitts, a co-founder of You Can Play, a group that fights homophobia and transphobia in sports. The OHSAA policy requires transgender girls to undergo a year of hormone-replacement therapy before they can compete against other girls. Transgender boys can play against other boys without hormone treatment or other transition-related care, but they face the opposite scrutiny if they’re tak-

ing hormones. While trans girls must demonstrate they’re taking enough to erase any perceived physical advantages over cisgender girls, trans boys must prove their hormone levels don’t exceed those of cisgender boys. Trans girls and boys must submit medical information regularly to the OHSAA to prove they’re still eligible to play on teams of the gender with which they identify. OHSAA Associate Commissioner Deborah Moore said the association studied other states’ policies and consulted professionals at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, which has doctors who specialize in care for transgender children. “We have been sensitive to the need to be fair to transgender students while respecting their privacy,” she said. “We have worked with our legal and medical advisers in drafting this new policy, which is an attempt by our association to be consistent with our stated objectives of providing participation opportunities for all students.” But trans triathlete Chris Mosier, who started TransAthlete.com, encourages schools to let transgender youth identify their own gender

The National Rankings

Source: TransAthlete.com

14 states have progressive policies allowing trans kids to declare their own gender identity: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, District of Columbia. 9 states allow schools, districts or athletic associations to make decisions based on medical information: Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. 16 states have no policy: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia.

6 states require trans student-athletes to take hormones before they can compete as their identified gender: Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. 5 states require students to compete according to the gender on their birth certificates: Alabama, Georgia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina. outlookohio.com

and compete accordingly. GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, advocates a simple policy: “All students shall be permitted to participate in interscholastic athletics in a manner consistent with their gender identity.” Pat Griffin, director of GLSEN’s Changing the Game project, wrote in November 2014 that restrictive policies usually are aimed at trans girls because of unfounded fears they’ll dominate girls’ sports. “Concerns about competitive equity ... perpetuate a gender stereotype that assumes that anyone with a male body will outperform anyone with a female body,” she wrote. According to TransAthlete.com, 14 states, including California and Florida, have inclusive rules that allow trans boys and girls to compete according to their gender identity. Five states require student-athletes to stick to the gender on their birth certificates. Ohio is one of six that require hormone therapy. It’s a policy Mosier and others say needs revision.

parental involvement may preclude younger athletes from playing according to their identity.” But an “either/or clause” makes Ohio’s policy flexible, Moore said. A trans girl also could present “sound medical evidence” that she “does not possess physical (bone structure, muscle mass, testosterone, hormonal, etc.) or physiological advantages over genetic females of the same age group,” the policy reads. “We stand by what we have developed for our first attempt and will modify if necessary,” said Moore, who described the policy as proactive and not in response to any particular student anywhere in the state. She acknowledged, though, that an OHSAA objective is “preserving the integrity of our girls’ sports programs, in particular.” That’s nothing to worry about, according to Griffin. “Taller, bigger, stronger athletes compete against shorter, smaller, less strong athletes every day in girls and boys sports,” she wrote.

Why? Although the OHSAA requirement is similar to one adopted by the NCAA for college athletes and less demanding than an International Olympics Committee rule requiring genderconfirmation surgery in addition to hormone therapy, the OHSAA is dealing primarily with children who can’t begin treatments without parental consent. “States like Colorado, Virginia, Minnesota and many others allow for inclusion based on gender identity without relying on surgery or hormones as identifiers,” Kitts said. “Those feel the most fair to You Can Play, since gender identity begins well before high school and since hormone treatment, surgery and ...

If only Ohio could be as progressive as South Dakota.

Encouraging participation should be the bigger concern for a vulnerable group of children who skip class, get lower grades and drop out more often because they feel excluded from school life, advocates say. “The process of transition is such that no one would want to put themselves through this if it wasn’t the absolute right thing for them,” Mosier said. “No athlete is transitioning gender to gain an advantage in sports. It’s simply not happening.” Pete Olsen covers and comments on sports for Outlook. You can follow him on Twitter at @WideRights. Bob Vitale is the editor-in-chief of Outlook. He’s on Twitter at @Bob_Vitale. september 2015

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Doin’ It and Doin’ It and Doin’ It Well You might have seen a few magazines publishing sex issues lately, and perhaps you’ve taken a sex survey recently yourself. But as you can imagine, an LGBT sex survey, while touching on some of the same questions as more mainstream publications, is in a league of its own. As a community, it seems we’re more comfortable with our sexuality. Or maybe it’s because people like Pat Robertson are constantly talking about it? Do us a favor before September 15 and visit outlookohio.com to take our annonymous survey. Or fill out the survey below and mail it to us at: Outlook Ohio 815 N High St, Suite G Columbus, Ohio 43215 We’ll publish the results in our October sex issue - it’ll be a good one, we promise. Age ________

What city do you live in? ______________________

I identify my gender as: (check all that apply) ___ Female ___ Male ___ Agender ___ Androgynous ___ Bigender ___ Cis man ___ Cis woman ___ Genderfluid ___ Genderqueer ___ Gender non-conforming ___ Intersex ___ Non-binary ___ Pangender ___ Transfeminine ___ Transgender ___ Transmasculine ___ Transsexual ___ Trans man ___ Trans woman ___ Two spirit ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

I identify my sexual orientation as: (check all that apply) ___ Lesbian ___ Gay ___ Bisexual ___ Asexual ___ Straight ___ Heteroflexible

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___ Homoflexible ___ Pansexual ___ Queer ___ Questioning ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

Relationship status: (check all that apply) ___ Single ___ In a relationship ___ Married ___ Divorced ___ Separated ___ Widowed ___ It’s complicated ___ Open relationship ___ In a civil union ___ In a domestic partnership ___ Engaged ___ Triad ___ Polyamorous ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________ Fetishes/kinks in which you regularly participate: (check all that apply) ___ Asphyxiation ___ BDSM ___ Docking ___ Double penetration ___ Fisting ___ Glory holes ___ Leather ___ Nipple play ___ Orgies ___ Pegging ___ Piercings ___ Public sex ___ Puppy play ___ Role play ___ S&M ___ Scat ___ Sounding ___ Strap-on ___ Threesomes ___ Watersports ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

Fetishes/kinks you tried but did not like: (check all that apply) ___ Asphyxiation ___ BDSM ___ Docking ___ Double penetration ___ Fisting ___ Glory holes ___ Leather ___ Nipple play ___ Orgies ___ Pegging ___ Piercings ___ Public sex ___ Puppy play ___ Role play ___ S&M ___ Scat

___ Sounding ___ Strap-on ___ Threesomes ___ Watersports ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

Do you have a safe word? Yes No If yes, what is it? _____________________

Dating/hook-up sites you use: (check all that apply) ___ Adam 4 Adam ___ Ashley Madison ___ Badoo ___ Bear 411 ___ Black People Meet ___ Black Planet ___ Chemistry.com ___ Christian Mingle ___ Coffee Meets Bagel ___ Craigslist ___ Date Hookup ___ Dattch ___ Down ___ EHarmony ___ Facebook ___ GirlFriendsMeet.com ___ Grindr ___ Growlr ___ Her ___ HowAboutWe ___ JDate ___ Jacked ___ LinkedIn ___ Manhunt ___ Match.com ___ OKCupid ___ OurTime ___ Plenty of Fish ___ Pure ___ Scruff ___ Skout ___ Speed Date ___ Squirt ___ Tinder ___ Zoosk ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________ If in a relationship, how long have you been with your current partner? __________ Are you monogamous? Yes No

Do you believe monogamy is natural? Yes No How you ever cheated on a partner? Yes No Have you been cheated on by a partner? Yes No

Have you ever been with someone who is cheating? Yes No

Do you care if the person you are with is cheating on their partner? Yes No What constitutes cheating? (check all that apply) ___ Chatting online ___ Flirting online ___ Flirting in person ___ Platonic meetup ___ Cybersex/sexting ___ Masturbating ___ Kissing ___ Fondling ___ Oral sex ___ Anal penetration ___ Vaginal penetration ___ Partner doesn’t know ___ Even if partner knows

Do you think it’s worse for your partner to flirt with someone else in person or online? ___ In person ___ Online ___ Both equally bad ___ Neither is bad What do you consider “sex?” ___ Using hands ___ Oral sex ___ Anal sex ___ Vaginal sex ___ Getting naked ___ Mutual masturbation ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

How many sex partners have you had? ___ None (virgin) ___ 1 ___ 2-10 ___ 11-20 ___ 21-50 ___ 51-100 ___ 100+ ___ I lost count How often do you masturbate? ___ Never ___ Not very often ___ Once a week ___ Once a day ___ A few times a day Have you been tested for STIs/HIV? Yes No

How often do you get tested? _____________________ What is your HIV status? + –– don’t know

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Have you ever been diagnosed with an STI? Yes No

Are you on PrEP? Yes No

If not, why? ___ Cost ___ Availability ___ Risks/Side Effects ___ Already HIV+ ___ Condoms work fine alone ___ Don’t like to take meds ___ Regimen ___ Don’t know what it is ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

Would you date someone who is in the closet? Yes No Is it more acceptable to engage in sexual relations with someone: ___ Who is married to someone of your gender? ___ Who is married to someone of your opposite gender? ___ Either ___ Neither is accetable Do you enjoy sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol? Yes No If yes, check all that apply: ___ Alcohol ___ Cocaine ___ Crystal Meth ___ Ecstacy ___ GHB ___ Heroin ___ Marijuana ___ Poppers ___ Other/fill in the blank _____________________

At what time of the day are you most horny? ___ Morning ___ Midday ___ Night ___ All day, everyday

How old were you when you lost your virginity? _____

Have you ever broken up with someone because the sex was bad? Yes No

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What’s a Straight Republican Doing in a Community Like This?

Advancing Equality

photo: Jessica Campbell

by Bob Vitale

Ohio University.

The road to a nondiscrimination law in Ohio goes right through a General Assembly in which the Rs outnumber the Ds by a 2-to-1 margin. They seem as likely sometimes to endorse the idea of protecting LGBT people from getting fired or evicted as they are to endorse the idea of Michigan defeating the Buckeyes. But the political strategist hired to shepherd a bill through the state legislature says things are changing in Columbus. “Republicans like me are coming around on these issues,” said Trevor Vessels, the campaign manager for a newly formed organization called Ohio Competes, an effort of Equality Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign to move the state on a more inclusive anti-discrimination law that has languished in the legislature for several sessions. Wait. “Republicans like me...”? “My background is probably different from what you’d expect working on these issues,” Vessels added with a smile. Vessels, 36, is a Republican - a straight one at that - who has worked for US Rep. Pat Tiberi (Gov. John Kasich’s Republican successor in Congress) and the Ohio Republican Party. He’s a native of the Columbus suburb of Dublin and a political science graduate of outlookohio.com

He’s helping Ohio Competes draft new legislation that would protect Ohioans from being fired, evicted from their homes or denied public accommodations based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The state is one of 29 whose anti-discrimination laws exclude sexual orientation and one of 32 that exclude gender identity.

That’s where Vessels’ knowledge of Republican philosophy and politics will come in handy. “Everyone in Ohio wants to see our economy improve and our unemployment rate go down and our young people stop leaving the state,” he said. “It’s a selling point to millennials.” Polls show a huge majority of Ohioans already believe the state prohibits job discrimination against LGBT people. And many of Ohio’s biggest employers - 27 of 38, according to HRC’s 2015 Corporate Equality Index - already have policies of their own forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

“Everyone in Ohio wants to see our economy improve and our unemployment rate go down and our young people stop leaving the state.”

Equality Ohio spokesman Grant Stancliff said the organizations involved in Ohio Competes weighed early this year whether to seek voter approval of a nondiscrimination law through a statewide referendum but decided to go the legislative route instead.

Vessels’ job also will be to lobby for the plan after it’s introduced. Like Why Marriage Matters Ohio, which the three partners created to educate Ohioans on the need for marriage equality, Ohio Competes will shut down when its mission is accomplished. Unlike Why Marriage Matters, Ohio Competes is registered with the IRS as an organization able to lobby for its cause.

As an employer, state government pledges not to discriminate against workers based on their sexual orientation, although Kasich struck gender identity from the internal policy set by his predecessor, Democrat Ted Strickland. “These are stakeholders in Ohio,” Vessels said of the big-business backers of equality,

which include companies such as Timken Co. of Canton, Procter & Gamble and Kroger in Cincinnati, Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland, Nationwide Insurance and Limited Brands in Columbus, LexisNexis of Dayton, and Owens Corning in Toledo. “We’re in a position of strength,” he said. But while Vessels sees his party “slowly but surely” coming around on LGBT civil rights, he said he didn’t need convincing for himself. “It was never an evolution or thought or anything. I think everyone deserves to be treated fairly and equally,” he said. “These are my friends and my neighbors and my family members, and even if they weren’t [LGBT], it would just be the right thing to do.” He said he’s reluctant to guarantee victory, next year or in any specific timeframe. But he said the climate now on LGBT civil rights presents opportunities that might not have existed before. “From my standpoint I take nothing for granted,” Vessels said. “But I think we’re in a good spot.”

Bob Vitale has been the editorin-chief of Outlook since 2012. You can reach him at bvitale@outlookmedia.com or follow him on Twitter - PLEASE! FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER! - at @Bob_Vitale.

State Rep. Tim Brown of Bowling Green is the only openly gay Republican in the General Assembly.

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Dayton Food Truck Owners Serve Up Unique Sandwiches by Erin McCalla

Sandwiches are the perfect meal. They can range from the simple peanut butter and jelly to a food group-encompassing, Dagwood Bumstead-approved stacker topped with everything but the knife used to cut it. They can be eaten at every meal, and anyone who tells you differently is wrong. Katie Marks and Stephanie Gordon think sandwiches are pretty tasty, too, and they’re serving up their own take on the classic meal through their Wicked ’Wich of Dayton food truck. Both women were born and raised in Dayton, and both had their first jobs in the food industry. Marks started at a Domino’s pizza shop, and Gordon started at a Super Subby’s. Both would go on to earn degrees from Wright State University - Marks in criminal justice and Gordon in psychology but decided the food industry served them better. While working together at Domino’s, they launched a plan to set out on their own. “I always had a lot of fun managing a pizza place, so why not open a food truck?” Marks said. “I really respected Stephanie as a coworker, and I was very serious about opening a restaurant. And if I was going to have a business partner, she was my first choice.” 20

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So in July 2014, after working on a friend’s pizza truck - Flour Power - Marks got things rolling for Wicked ’Wich of Dayton. Even though the business is named from a Mad TV skit, not the iconic Judy Garland film or the Broadway show, the old bread truck is painted in purple and green with smoke accents, giving off a very and-your-little-dogtoo vibe. The truck opened March 28, and while they’ve only been operating for five months, business has been steady with repeat business from regular customers. Wicked ’Wich specializes in what Marks calls “diverse flavor pairings,” and jams and jellies make an appearance on almost all of the menu’s sandwiches.

just started “putting weird stuff together” and found that it tasted pretty good. All sandwiches are $6.50 and are ready in three to seven minutes. You can make it a combo with Mikesell’s chips and a drink for $8.50 or tortilla chips, homemade salsa and a drink for $11. And while Wicked ‘Wich is a new business, Marks and Gordon are looking to the future: They want to make their own preserves. “Successfully run LGBT businesses are what helps level the playing field - showing that, whether people like it or not, openly gay people are contributing very positively to society,” said Marks, who is a lesbian. “It’s eventually going to level all of that. No one’s going to have anything bad to say.”

There’s the Lady Marmalade with turkey, sliced almonds, white cheddar cheese, cilantro and orange marmalade. And the You Got Beef?, for which the roast beef is topped with Dayton-made Mikesell’s salt and pepper potato chips, goat cheese, provolone and strawberry preserves.

“Us being open and out business owners helps the community as a whole and breaks down barriers,” added Gordon, who also is a lesbian.

But it’s Marks’s newest creation - the All Hams on Deck - that has her most excited. It’s ham and provolone, with their new homemade salsa and peach preserves.

Wicked ’Wich sets up shop all over the city, especially in Downtown Kettering. But you won’t see them at the same spot every day. (Check the truck’s Facebook page for its schedule.) You also can find Wicked ’Wich at food truck rallies with the Dayton Food Truck Association and at brewpubs such as Dayton Beer Company, Eudora Brewing Com-

The sense of adventure with pairings comes from making countless pepperoni pizzas. Marks got sick of making plain food so she

Because how can you hate someone who makes you a delicious sandwich?

That’s Katie Marks on the left and Stephanie Gordon on the right.

pany and Yellow Springs Brewing. They’ll make an appearance as well at Dayton’s Lady Fest this month. (See Page 49 for details.) The business partners have had a lot of positive feedback from other small businesses in Dayton, and community member Liz Valenti from Wheat Penny Oven & Bar generously sat down with them to offer advice. Even though Marks and Gordon originally wanted to open a restaurant in Chicago, they’ve decided they’re happy in Ohio and want to help their hometown and the LGBT community. Every month, they donate a portion of their sales to local charities such as TJ’s Place of Hope and Building Bridges, which help troubled kids. They also try to use local foods when possible on their menu. “A lot of people knock on Dayton, but it’s a really cool place to live,” Marks said. Wicked ’Wich of Dayton thewickedwichofdayton.com 937.903.1476

Check the website or Facebook to find out where Wicked ’Wich will be each day. Erin McCalla is a fan of the sandwich arts, particularly a wellcrafted turkey sub. She is the managing editor of Outlook and welcomes your suggestions for future Small Pond features on LGBTowned businesses. Email her at erin@outlookmedia.com.

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Thanks! That One Little Word Can Do Wonders for Relationships by Regina Sewell Let’s face it, relationships are challenging. Sure, they might start out with fireworks. We spend hours talking and texting and slipping out for late-night booty calls. But eventually the newness wears off, and the honeymoon is over. Rather than relishing the time we spend with our partners, we take them for granted. When we take off our rose-colored glasses, we start to notice ways in which our partner is less than perfect. We notice the love handles. We begin to get annoyed with habits we once either tolerated or ignored. And if we’re not careful, even sex can lose some of its luster. Add a dash or a dollop of stress into the mix, and it’s easy to forget about all the little things that helped us fall in love in the first place. Fortunately, we can get some of the magic back by something as simple as being grateful to our partners and for them*. Sara Algoe and her colleagues at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found that when a person expresses gratitude to or for a partner, the partner reports feeling better about their relationship. They also found grateful couples to be more satisfied with their relationship and to feel closer to each other. outlookohio.com

Similarly, Amie Gordon and her colleagues at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley found that people who are grateful for their partners are less likely to break up.

ognize that what their partner is doing, whether it’s vacuuming or holding down a stressful job that helps pay the bills, is in part a gift. When one partner perceives the other’s efforts as a gift rather than just something that should be done According to Gordon, when we feel moanyway, he or she or they are more likely ments of to offer gifts of gratitude for their own by Gratitude helps couples our partners, doing more reduce conflicts around we value household them more, tasks. household chores and listen to jobs. That’s great news, them more Second, partattentively ners who feel because one of the and are more major things couples fight appreciated responsive to also tend to over is the perception that feel less retheir needs. These behavsentment over one partner is not doing iors make the the division of his, her or their share. partners who labor and are listened more happito and responded to feel more appreciness with their relationships. ated and, in turn, more grateful as well. The first step toward cultivating gratiGratitude also helps couples reduce con- tude in your relationship is to start payflicts around household chores and jobs. ing attention to all the little things your That’s great news, because one of the partner does for you. If this is hard, think major things couples fight over is the about all the things you’d have to do if perception that one partner is not doing your partner was gone. his, her or their share. Jess Alberts and Angela Trethewey of Arizona State UniIf you notice what your partner does for versity found that gratitude helps reduce you, you will be more likely to be grateful conflict in several ways. for that effort. And if you feel grateful, say it. First, gratitude combats the tendency to take the work our partner does around Don’t expect your partner to read your the house and in the workforce for mind. Even if he, she or they already granted. Grateful partners actually recknow you’re grateful, it feels good to be But wait, Thanksgiving is in November isn’t it?

acknowledged. When you express gratitude, be specific. A generic thanks doesn’t mean much. Say what you’re grateful for. “Thanks for taking out the trash” lets your partner know that you appreciate that effort. And be genuine. If your partner cooks something for you that makes you gag, he or she or they probably noticed your horror. Don’t rave over those awful roasted Brussels sprouts, but you can thank your partner for trying to cook something for you. This also will increase the likelihood that you’ll get another home-cooked meal in the future! Finally, take time every so often to remember the qualities your partner has that led you to fall in love in the first place. * If you’re in an abusive relationship, gratitude will not stop your partner from saying or doing hurtful things to you. If you are being abused, the best thing you can do is call BRAVO at 614.294.7867 or 1.866.862.7286 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.7233 or TTY 1.800.787.3224 to get the support and help you need. Regina Sewell is a licensed mental health counselor. To ask her a question, propose a topic, read about her approach to counseling, or check out her books and other writing, go to reginasewell.com. Her next column will appear in Outlook in November.

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America Goddamn! Documentary Explores Police Brutality in Cincinnati

by Debra Shade

total poverty and you witness lives lost in your youth, you think the whole world is like this. As an adult, I learned that my upbringing was not the norm in the 1970s. Yet if you look at the loss of lives in the minority community to date, it’s still 1963, the year of the murders that inspired Nina Simone to write “Mississippi Goddamn.”

The title of Cincinnati Goddamn, a documentary about the personal trauma and civil unrest that followed the deaths of 15 AfricanAmerican men at the hands of Cincinnati police from 1995 to 2001, is taken from a song written by Nina Simone after the 1963 murder of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the murders of four young girls during a church bombing in Alabama.

Blacks and other people of color are harassed and denied housing, jobs, education and that all-illustrious “American Dream.” Just as the hangings, rapes, murders and blatant disrespect of black lives were then, we are seeing it today.

Cincinnati Goddamn. Lately we could put any city in front of the word. The brutality of the American people at the hands of organized gangs called the Metropolitan Police Department has finally reached the public eye once again.

Camera footage from all over the world and from any angle sheds light on these newest hate crimes. The modern-day racism is captured forever by people’s lenses. In late July, University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing’s body camera recorded him shooting 43-year-old Samuel DuBose in the head after the unarmed man refused to show his driver’s license during a stop for not displaying a front plate on his car.

The Wexner Center in Columbus will premiere the documentary on Wednesday, Sept 2. It focuses on two of those 15 men: Roger Owensby Jr., and Timothy Thomas. Owensby, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War who was unarmed, was killed in November 2000. Thomas’s death in April 2001 - he was 19, unarmed and shot by police who chased him on foot for 10 minutes because of 12 traffic tickets and two other misdemeanors - sparked three days of protests. Written and directed by April Martin and Paul Hill, its truth speaks for itself. It takes a strong soul to speak on behalf of others, to tell someone else’s story with the empathy it most richly deserves. In an interview, Martin told me that if it wasn’t for her scholarship to 24

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Columbus College in Chicago, she would not be able to do what she loves to do: be the soul brave enough to speak up. She documents and tells the story of black people and how media portray black people. Most importantly, she documents stories of black people that are not being told anywhere else.

There is no qualm that there are major issues with the justice system of these UNITED states in regard to minorities. There hasn’t been a day in these United States that a colored life has not been taken unjustly. In that six-year span when 15 black men were killed in Cincinnati, not one white person died at the hands

of police. America Goddamn! I had once been of the mindset that black murders were something that occurred before me and would continue after me. When you grow up the daughter of a sharecropper in

Someone is offended by abortion, and they pass laws to set the rules for how and when you can have said abortion. Someone is offended by the murders of 746 people since Jan 1 (according to Killed By Police, killedbypolice.net), and no one does anything. No new laws are created, and no current law is adjusted or enforced. The same fear that kept us frozen in the past is paralyzing most of us today. Until we decide that our soul is strong enough to speak up, speak

The free screening of Cincinnati Goddamn is on Sept 2 at 7p at OSU’s Mershon Auditorium.

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out and demand change, we are not free. Not just from police brutality, but from the overall weight of the brutality placed on people of color. “We can’t get free, unless we all get free.” Martin’s statement rings still in my ears. I know firsthand the harness of hopelessness. We have never been free of this harassment; thus, we are not free. Praying for the departed and crying out loud for the murdered are two different things. We must stop this blatant disrespect of black lives. Of all lives. Cameras on officers won’t stop these crimes. Martin said cameras are further intimidation tactics not to help but to scare minorities. I call it modern-day lynch-watching.

ily’s story to tell. “To follow a family and watch them endure the injustice and the disrespect weighs on you,” Martin told me. The blatant disrespect and obvious hate Officer Patrick Caton had toward the Owensby family is appalling. He was one of two officers tried - and acquitted - in Roger Owensby Jr’s death, and he is now a Cincinnati police sergeant. Martin said it was difficult to put this project together with all of the trauma from death that lingers to this day. Owensby’s father suffered a heart attack recently.

Someone is Offended by the murders of 746 people since Jan 1 .

Martin has been a multiple awardwinner and proudly relies on her life skills as a queer individual in all of her projects. Hill is an award winning filmmaker, editor and sound mixer. Martin and Hill were working on separate projects in separate cities when their paths crossed and the topic of inequality was driving both toward a documentary that shines a spotlight on the injustice system.

and no one does anything.

After watching Cincinnati Goddamn, we have no choice but to question what we are leaving the next generation. How are we OK with a police department that buys Burger King for the killer of nine black lives in a South Carolina church, but unarmed blacks get shot in the back and then handcuffed for nonviolent crimes? The church shooter managed to get 200 miles away, was peacefully placed in custody, and the media were quick to say he’s mentally ill; that shows how obviously biased the justice system is. Although Martin and Hill expect Cincinnati Goddamn to make viewers sad, they hope it also angers people enough so that a few years down the line, there’s not another famoutlookohio.com

It would be some solace and justice for the family if there were enough strong souls who see the film and demand Caton’s job. This generational sharing of hatred in each and every culture needs to stop. We need to teach a different definition of freedom. Martin shook her head sadly during our Skype conversation.

“We are living in a state of emergency, with our housing, healthcare and education,” she said. “To my young black boys, I love you, I am happy for your life, and you are the future.” She urged people to start a #BlackLivesMatter chapter in their cities if there isn’t one already. Work with other communities and people for coalition-building,” she said. “We are the ones we have been waiting for and we will win,” Martin declared.

Debra Shade is a Columbus author and owner of Shade Media. You can find her on Facebook at Shadyontop or follow her on Twitter @shadeyontop. You can find her books at Amazon.com or a Lion’s Den near you. Her next Outlook column will appear in November.

Filmmakers April Martin and Paul Hill will take part in a discussion after the screening.

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Kinky Boots: Oct 6-11 in Columbus; Jan 5-17 in Cincinnati

Cabaret: May 10-22 in Cincinnati

Open This End: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Blake Byrne: Aug 25 - Nov 25 in Columbus

LGBT Must-Sees ItÊs the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the start of football or the return of pumpkin spice lattes, itÊs the start of the 2015-16 arts season!

Outlook has compiled schedules from across Ohio and has selected the plays, exhibits, films and concerts that we think our community wouldnÊt want to miss.

For the third year in a row,

Without further ado...

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Our monthly calendar, in print and online, is a complete listing of LGBT events.

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feature: LGBT Must-Sees Open This End: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Blake Byrne Aug 25-Nov 25 @ OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town St, Columbus, 43215; uas.osu.edu. Admission is free. The exhibit features work of renowned artists from the past 50 years, including Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Mike Kelley, David Hammons and Tony Smith. The collection incorporates social issues including race, gender, technology, education, philanthropy, communication and ethics. Currently, there are two panel discussions as well:

members, students and children. A powerful, timely exhibition of more than 60 paintings, sculptures, photographs and video by 36 international artists whose work confronts issues of politics, religion and racism. The pieces focus on what connects rather than what separates. Rent Otterbein University Theater Sept 24-27, Oct 1-3 @ Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S Grove St, Westerville, 43081; otterbein.edu/public/About/Calendars/Ar tScene/TheatreDancePerformances. Tickets: $25.

“You Don’t Own the Work, You Only Rent It”: Philanthropy, Ethics and Art on Thursday, Sept 24, and Where Are We Now: 30 Years of HIV/AIDS Research on Thursday, Oct 1. Both discussions are from 4:30p to 6p at OSU’s Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise, Barnett Collaboratory, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N High St, Columbus, 43210. Visit the OSU Urban Arts Space website for more panel discussion announcements. The Full Monty Human Race Theatre Company Sept 10-Oct 4 @ The Loft, 126 N Main St, Dayton, 45402; humanracetheatre.org. Tickets: $32$40. Short North Stage March 31-April 17, 2016 @ Garden Theater, 1187 N High St, Columbus, 43201; shortnorthstage.org. Tickets: $25-$40. A musical based on a movie about laidoff factory workers who stage a male strip act.

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See it now or we’ll snatch up your gay card.

Us Is Them Sept 18-April 3, 2016 @ Pizzuti Collection, 632 N Park St, Columbus, 43215; pizzuticollection.org. Admission: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and free for

Stop Kiss Wittenberg University Theatre Sept 25-27 @ Chakeres Memorial Theatre, 905 Woodlawn Ave, Springfield, 45501; wittenberg.edu/academics/thdn. Tickets: $5 general admission; free for students, faculty, staff and alumni with Wittenberg ID.

Arts groups: Send your event information to erin@outlookmedia.com.

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We could write more, but we think you can see the appeal.

If you haven’t seen this Pulitzer-winning gay-, lesbian-, bi-, HIV/AIDS-, class warthemed rock musical that’s based on Puccini’s La Boheme, we want to be the first to say, “Good morning!” Because clearly you have been in a coma for the last 21 years.

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The dramatic play is about Sara and Callie, a couple who share their first kiss while walking through New York City’s West Village, the vicious attack by a bystander, and Sara’s recovery after she is badly injured. Kinky Boots Broadway Across America Oct 6-11 @ Ohio Theatre, 39 E State St, Columbus, 43215; capa.com. Tickets: $33-$103. Jan 5-17, 2016 @ Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 45202; cincinnatiarts.org. Tickets: $29-94. You can’t get much gayer than a Harvey Fierstein-written, Cyndi Lauper-composed musical about drag queen footwear.

includes comedy Fourth Man Out, about a blue-collar man coming out to his small-town friends; Out to Win, a documentary about aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world; and Mommie Dearest, the Faye Dunaway vehicle about Joan Crawford’s infamous relationship with her daughter, Christina. Drag star Hedda Lettuce will host the interactive screening of the cult classic. The full festival schedule with run times is available at daytonlgbt.com. Saint Laurent Oct 9 @ Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N High St, Columbus, 43210; wexarts.org. Tickets: $6 for members, students and seniors; $8 for the public. It’s a non-traditional biopic about Yves Saint Laurent’s life and work in which Gaspard Ulliel plays the legendary gay fashion designer. Jan Martens: The Dog Days Are Over Oct 11-12 @ Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N High St, Columbus, 43210; wexarts.org. Tickets: $17 for members, $20 for the public and $10 for students.

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches Baldwin Wallace Theater Oct 7 @ William Allman Theatre, 275 Eastland Rd, Berea, 44107; bw.edu/events. Tickets: TBA The Tony Kushner play about sexuality, politics and AIDS in the Reagan era won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1993. More than 20 years later, it’s still revered as brilliant and masterful. Dayton LGBT Film Festival Oct 8-11 @ The Neon, 130 E 5th St, Dayton, 45402; daytonlgbt.com. Tickets: Passes are $50; single tickets are $8. The annual film festival highlights both feature-length and short films. This year

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Gay Flemish choreographer Jan Martens has crafted a piece in which dancers jump for the entire performance. He drew inspiration from a quote by photographer Philippe Halsman: “When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.” The choreographed jumping is so intense and complex that the dancers will eventually fail to maintain rhythm, and this is where “the performer’s mask falls.” Martens’s other piece, Sweat Baby Sweat, will feature a couple that cannot let each other go. This physically demanding performance will take place on Thursday, Oct 8, and Friday, Oct 9. Buyer and Cellar Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Oct 13-Nov 1 @ 1127 Vine St, Cincinnati, 45202; ensemblecincinnati.org. Tickets: $18-$44. This one-man play is about an out-of-

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work actor who takes a job as shopkeeper in Barbra Streisand’s basement mall. Oh, Babs. Ordinary Days Weathervane Playhouse Oct 29-Nov 14 @ Dietz Theater, 1301 Weathervane Ln, Akron, 44313; weathervaneplayhouse.com. Tickets: $10-$26. This musical tells the story of four young New Yorkers and how their lives intersect while they search for fulfillment. Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics, loosely based the queer character of Warren on himself. New Queer Cinema & Beyond Rock Hudson’s Home Movies Flag Wars Oct 30, Nov 1 @ Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N High St, Columbus, 43210; wexarts.org. Tickets: $6 for members, students and seniors; $8 for the public. The Wexner Center is quite queer-minded during Halloween weekend. First up, on Thursday, Oct 30, is a discussion with producer and director Tom Kalin and Artist Residency Award-recipient Isaac Julien about the studio support for young gay and lesbian independent filmmakers called New Queer Cinema and Beyond. Kalin and Julien will also present a screening of works from the

Wexner archives made by LGBTQ artists. Later that evening, there’s a showing of Rock Hudson’s Home Movies, a feature film that mines the filmography of the closeted actor to reveal on-screen clues about his off-screen sexuality. Finally, on Sunday, Nov 1, it’s Flag Wars, a 2003 documentary filmed in Columbus’s Old Towne East neighborhood about gentrification and its effects on a community.

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It’s been 25 years since the Contemporary Arts Center presented The Perfect Moment, Robert Mapplethorpe’s exhibition that shook the city and brought obscenity charges against then-director Dennis Barrie. (Of which he was acquitted.)

Williams to fame is heavily based on his own experiences with his melodramatic mother and mentally fragile and isolated sister. Die, Mommie, Die Short North Stage Feb 4-21, 2016 @ Garden Theater, 1187 N High St, Columbus, 43201; shortnorthstage.org. Tickets: $25-$30. Partly spoof and partly homage, drag artist and playwright Charles Busch drew heavily on tropes and themes from old Hollywood films that featured strong, domineering women. Think Bette Davis in Dead Ringer and Ethel Merman in Gypsy.

Aside from a costume party on Saturday, we’ll be parked in the Wexner’s film theater all weekend. Steel Magnolias Human Race Theatre Company Nov 5-29 @ The Loft, 126 N Main St, Dayton, 45402; humanracetheatre.org. Tickets: $32-$40. Cleveland Playhouse May 21-June 12, 2016 @ Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 44115; clevelandplayhouse.com. Tickets: TBA A tale of friendship between six Louisiana women is a fan-favorite for both gay men and lesbians alike. Although there are no gay characters, the film is often cited as a favorite “gay flick.” Maybe it’s because of Dolly?

There are two chances to see the play this season: in After the Moment: Reflections on Robert Dayton with the Mapplethorpe: Cincinnati Human Race Theatre Company, and in Cleveland with Cleveland Playhouse.

and students; free for members and children under 5.

After the Moment: Reflections on Robert Mapplethorpe Nov 6-March 13, 2016 @ Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, 45202; contemporaryartscenter.org. Admission: $7.50 for adults; $5.50 for educators, seniors

North Coast Men’s Chorus: Cleveland Five photographers Sally Mann, William Messer, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Rosalind Solomon and JoelPeter Witkin - have been selected to present new work that measures how Mapplethorpe’s photos and subsequent censorship shaped the artistic landscape they now navigate. NCMC Unwrapped North Coast Men’s Chorus Dec 5-6 @ Hanna Theatre, 2067 E 14th St, Cleveland, 44115; ncmchorus.org. Ticket price TBA. “Unwrapped” is not what you think - this isn’t The Full Monty. The first show of the North Coast Men’s Chorus season is the annual holiday concert that will unwrap the tarnished tinsel that your heart has been encased in for the previous 11 months, you scrooge. While the final dates are not yet set for the group’s April and June concerts, the themes are “Our ’70s Show” and “Working It.” Visit ncmchorus.org for updates on ticket prices and show times. The Glass Menagerie Human Race Theatre Company Feb 4-21, 2016 @ The Loft, 126 N Main St, Dayton, 45402; humanracetheatre.org. Tickets: $32-$40. The play that catapulted Tennessee

That’s a lot of drama, queens...

Mothers and Sons CATCO Feb 10-28, 2016 @ Studio One, Riffe Center, 77 S High St, Columbus, 43215; catco.org. Tickets: $17-$40. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park March 19-April 17 @ Thompson Shelterhouse, 962 Mt Adams Circle, Cincinnati, 45202; cincyplay.com. Tickets: $29.75$65. In this Tony-nominated drama, Cal and Will are husbands who have built a happy life with their small child. One day, Cal’s former lover’s mother (are you still with us?) makes a surprise visit to the couple’s Manhattan home - 20 years after her son’s untimely death from AIDS. The play deals with her love, anger and resentment over Cal starting a new life when she is still heartbroken. A Streetcar Named Desire Silver Screen Classic & Art House Film Series Feb 19, 2016 @ Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St, Toledo, 43604; valentinetheatre.com. Tickets: $5 STELLA! While Streetcar doesn’t really have any gay themes, the fact that the play was written by Tennessee Williams (gay) and the film stars Marlon Brandon (bi) at his sexiest is enough reason to purchase a ticket.

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Some Like It Hot Silver Screen Classic & Art House Film Series March 12, 2016 @ Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St, Toledo, 43604; valentinetheatre.com. Tickets: $5 This madcap movie stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as two musicians who dress in drag to escape the mafia, and Marilyn Monroe as a singer and ukulele player named Sugar Kane. Some Like It Hot was voted the top comedy film by the American Film Institute in 2000, followed by Tootsie - another cross-dressing movie. The Book of Mormon Broadway Across America March 29-April 3, 2016 @ Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 45202; cincinnatiarts.org. Tickets: $29-94. April 19-24, 2016 @ Ohio Theatre, 39 E State St, Columbus, 43215; capa.com. Tickets: $33-$103. Favorite part: The “Turn It Off” tap number that tells the audience of a nifty “Mormon trick” of suppressing emotions and gay tendencies. Red, Hot & Cole April 8, 9, 15-17, 2016 @ Main Stage, Ohio Wesleyan University’s Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave, Delaware, 43015; theatre.owu.edu/productions/season. Tickets: $5-$10. A musical revue of the life and music of Cole Porter features more than two dozen songs. We bet you’ll recognize 32

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more tunes than you think from the queer composer. Psycho Beach Party Oberlin College and Conservatory April 14-17, 2016 @ Hall Auditorium, 67 N Main St, Oberlin, 44074; oberlin.edu/artsguide/theater. Tickets: $8 Drag artist and playwright Charles Busch created a parody of 1950s psychodramas, 1960s beach movies and 1980s slasher films that takes camp to new levels. Wizard of Oz Toledo Ballet April 30-May 1, 2016 @ Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St, Toledo, 43604; toledoballet.net. Tickets: TBA Friends of Dorothy, rejoice! L Frank Baum’s classic tale is reimagined as a ballet, so while you’ll miss lines like, “And your little dog, too!” the Lollipop Guild will hopefully have much better moves. Visit valentinetheatre.com for show times and prices, which haven’t yet been announced. Cabaret Broadway in Cincinnati May 10-22, 2016 @ Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 45202; cincinnatiarts.org. Tickets: $29-94. If Liza (with a Z) has ANYTHING to do with a production, then it’s bound to make this list. Ms. Minnelli brought Sally outlookohio.com

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gayest for last with songs from all the iterations of Wizard of Oz and songs from Judy Garland’s catalog.

Best of Broadway II Dayton Philharmonic May 13-14, 2016 @ Schuster Center, 1 W 2nd St, Dayton, 45402; daytonperformingarts.org. Tickets: $27-$78.

The show is also a thoughtful look on the causes and effects of bullying and a rallying cry for bystanders to become allies.

Teaming up with the Human Race Theatre Company, the Dayton Philharmonic performs some of Broadway’s biggest hits. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Victorian Players May 20-29, 2016 @ The Victorian Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave, Youngstown, 44502; victorianplayers.org. Tickets: $9-$12. The play revolves around the Pollitt family in Mississippi and the lies they tell each other. It has it all: alcoholism, death and deceit. And because Tennessee Williams wrote it, there’s a plenty of nuanced homosexuality. Rent Toledo Repertoire Theatre June 3-4, 10-12, 16-29, 2016 @ 10th Street Stage, 16 10th St, Toledo, 43604; toledorep.org. Tickets: $4.75-$24.75. That’s right, we listed Rent again. We really don’t want you to lose that gay card, so get to the Glass City so Roger can light your candle. Finding Oz Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus June 24-26, 2016 @ Lincoln Theatre, 769 E Long St, Columbus, 43203; columbusgaymenschorus.com. Tickets: $37.45. We didn’t think it could get gayer than the chorus’s Big Gay Sing Broadway scheduled for March 2016, but they’re saving the outlookohio.com

Other shows this season include Joy! Deck the Halls, Dec 11-13; Rock Out! VOX on the Rocks, Feb 12-13, 2016; Big Gay Sing Broadway (hosted by Nina West), March 1113, 2016; and Illuminati: Songs of the Spirit, May 1, 2016. Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times Taft Museum of Art July 2-Sept 25, 2016 @ Fifth Third Gallery, Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St, Cincinnati, 45202; taftmuseum.org. Admission: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, students and teachers; $4 for youth 12-17 and free for children 11 and younger. The Crawleys are coming to Cincinnati. Well, 36 of their costumes are. Downtown Abbey follows the fictional English family between 1912 and the 1930s and is one of the most popular shows to grace PBS. You’ll see how fashion progressed - especially for women - from the time of the Titanic through the Jazz Age to the beginning rumblings of World War II. By the time the costumes come to the Queen City, the series will have ended and we’ll know if Thomas finally finds a boyfriend so he won’t be so damn nasty to everyone. Erin McCalla is the managing editor of Outlook and is still mourning the death of Lady Sybil. Why couldn’t it have been O’Brien?! You can reach her at erin@outlookmedia.com with arts events to add to our monthly calendar.

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Behind the Scenes For 30 Years, Columbus Couple Have Co-Starred Backstage

Holli De Cenzo and Jenny Bullen walk outside their home in Laurelville, Ohio. outlookohio.com

by Erin McCalla

the assistant production manager. After a “They trust us, and we trust them. We’re a brief departure in 2007, she is now props big family; it’s important,” De Cenzo You know the ingénue in Phantom of the master with De Cenzo as her self-proadded. Opera, the tenor singing the aria in Tosca claimed “assistant.” and the ballerina doing fouette turns in Even working with a cast and crew as Swan Lake. They are the stars, the ones in De Cenzo is quick to add that Bullen is large as BalletMet’s, a couple who works the spotlight taking the final bows at cur- also the union president and “runs the and lives, has to get sick of each other, tain call and receiving the audience’s ap- deck” on stage, making sure workers right? Wouldn’t it be hard on a relationplause and adoration. backstage are where they’re supposed to ship? be. “The stage manager doesn’t even But what about the people who make have to think twice when Jenny is on deck, “It IS our relationship, it’s who we are,” De sure the stage is set, the curtain draws which is a good thing,” she said. Cenzo said. and the right prop gets placed at the right place at the right time? De Cenzo and Bullen also do props for “And we’ve never had to pretend that Opera Columbus and have worked on we’re not a couple. We never stated we These essential behind-the-scenes people countless Broadway shows and stage were a couple, but everyone knows that usually like to stay that way: behind the performances in Columbus and on the we’re gay. They’ve always been supportscenes, eschewing the spotlight that they road. Throughout their tenure at Balletive,” Bullen said. “When I go out of town shine on performers. It’s only when pushy Met, they have witnessed entire careers without Holli, my guys back me up and magazine writers convince them that and have become good friends with protect me. They know I don’t have Holli their story is worth telling that a Holli De dancers such as Jimmy Orante, who rearound and they take care of me. They are Cenzo and Jenny Bullen, a couple that has tired at the end of last season. really good working-class guys who acworked alongside each other in stage procept us for what we are.” duction at Columbus’s BalletMet for “Jimmy came for summer intensive worknearly 30 years, step out from behind the shop when he was just a kid starting, and The level of tolerance has gone so far that curtain. [former artist director David] Nixon saw in the 1980s, the president of the union at him, loved him, kept him and he’s had his the time told all the crew that they De Cenzo started working in the Wester- whole career with us,” Bullen said. weren’t allowed to ask for a “pair of ville High School theater as a student, “We’ve seen him go from this goofball to dikes,” a tool that cuts wire. building sets and sceneries for school this really good choreographer. He’s a musicals. great guy.” “It was outlawed,” De Cenzo said. “You couldn’t say a ‘pair of dikes’ in the “When I started there, though, I had no “His wife, Sonia, we’ve known her since union.” idea there was any such thing as a stage- she was old enough to dance,” De Cenzo hand. So when everyone else went off to added. “Now their kids are starting.” Bullen laughed: “Because WE were the college, I went off to college, too. Later I pair of dykes!” left school and [friend] Jean Augustus But the couple have not only seen dancers called me and told me about a job open- come and go. They’ve also witnessed the “So that’s pretty good! We’ve always been ing at BalletMet. I walked in - in 1976 company grow and change. taken care of. But we take care of them, and that was it.” too,” De Cenzo said. “I think that their mission - no matter With BalletMet, De Cenzo has worked full- who has been at the helm - has always Talking to the couple, they often finish time as the production coordinator, stage stayed true to what it’s supposed to be. I each other’s thoughts and sentences, give manager, production stage manager and think it’s kind of exciting right now with each other credit for ideas and compliproduction manager. Edwaard [Liang],” De Cenzo said. “We’ve ment the other’s skill sets. had several artistic directors start when Bullen got her start in theater because of they are 37 years old. When they first “We always work together,” Bullen said. her romantic relationship with De Cenzo. started coming along, I was younger than “If something is tricky, we can usually figthem; now I’m like their grandmother. It’s ure it out together.” “Holli conned me into helping load a truck a nurturing kind of thing. They come into for BalletMet, and then she conned me on this type of situation and they learn that “Put us together and we are a mighty climbing a big A-frame ladder and focus- they’re not going to have a lot of obstahuman,” De Cenzo finished. ing lights, and I had no idea about anycles, that they’ll have a lot of support. I thing,” Bullen said. “And that was it; think that’s so much easier.” since that day I never stopped working. Outlook Managing Editor Erin McCalla has known That was 29½ years ago. We just meshed. “The crew has been together a long time, Holli De Cenzo and Jenny Bullen her whole life; her I really admired what she did. She taught and the dancers are confident in them mom and Holli have been friends since 5th grade. She me and she showed me a whole knew that we’re not going to kill them, that still had to put her pushy world. I knew nothing about theater.” we’re always looking out for them,” Bullen magazine writer skills to work, Bullen started as an assistant stage said. though, to get them in the manager for De Cenzo, and then became spotlight.

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Columbus Company Adopts Mission of Telling LGBT Stories by John Schwartz With the Supreme Court bringing marriage equality to every state, 2015 is sure to go down as one of the most important years for LGBT civil rights. Columbus’s only LGBT-centric theater company has used its inaugural season to document the long and storied history of the movement, all the way back to the 1940s. Evolution Theatre Company was founded by Paul Lockwood in 2008 but adopted a new mission in 2014 that calls for “celebrating the artistic vision of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and ally individuals, advancing the understanding of gender issues, and fostering the expression of creative performance arts by and about the LGBTQQIA community.” “We can make as many laws as we want, but you can’t legislate acceptance,” said Mark Phillips Schwamberger, who joined the company in its first year and now serves as its managing artistic director. “This ‘gay agenda’ is really not a gay agenda,” he said. “We all do the same thing; we all worry about the same thing. That’s what I think is a very big goal for Evolution Theatre Company, to bring about acceptance through theater and education.” Evolution’s 2015 season - its productions run

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from spring to fall, the opposite of most theater companies - so far has featured plays focused on pivotal moments of LGBT history. Yank! The Musical, which started its run in May, showcased the issues that gay men faced in the military during World War II. The Temperamentals, which finished up in July, was about the first sustained gay rights organization in the United States. Coming up next, though, are two comedies: one about a gay man’s conservative and crazy Texas family, and the other set in a world where most everyone is gay.

On Sunday, Sept 20, he’ll attend A Sordid Capade, a drag show on ice hosted by the Central Ohio Gay, Lesbian & Ally Hockey Association. “The reason we picked Sordid Lives is it’s contemporary, and it also is a comedy that really shows the importance of unconditional family love,” Schwamberger said. “People need to be accepted for who they are, and without trying to change them.”

Evolution’s first LGBT-focused season closes with Zanna Don’t!, Sordid Lives, based a musical about a in part on the realcloseted straight life experiences of boy in a gayplaywright Del dominated world. Shores, revolves He’s the captain of Yank! The Musical around a family gatherthe football team who ing for the funeral of their becomes popular only after mutual matriarch. With dark humor, he’s cast as the lead in his high they deal with issues such as closeted homo- school’s musical. When the fairy Zanna casts sexuality, crossdressing and conversion ther- a spell to make people accept their straight apy. It runs from Sept 16-26 at the Van Fleet classmate and his new girlfriend, he acciTheatre in Downtown Columbus. dentally turns everyone straight. Shores, whose resume also includes a Sordid Lives film and the TV series, Queer as Folk, will be in Columbus for several events during the play’s opening weekend. He will host a playwrights’ workshop and a special dinner before the Saturday, Sept 19, show, and a dessert/discussion afterward.

The theater company itself doesn’t exist in such a black-and-white world. “We’re open to anybody,” Schwamberger said. “In fact, the only reason we know if someone is gay, or straight, or trans, or bisexual is if they’d tell us. That’s not one of the

criteria for actors, directors, stage managers or anybody.” The theater is a vital tool in educating people, Schwamberger said, and Evolution Theatre Company hopes to enlighten people on LGBT subjects. Evolution plans to host more classes and workshops as well. From the playwrights’ workshop with Shores to acting and improv classes, Schwamberger said he hopes the theater company can collaborate with organizations such as Stonewall Columbus and Kaleidoscope Youth Center. Evolution Theatre Company evolutiontheatre.org Sordid Lives Sept 16-26

Van Fleet Theatre 549 Franklin Ave Columbus, 43215

8p (Sunday, Sept 20 @ 2p) Tickets: $10 Online or 1.800.838.3006

John Schwartz is an Outlook intern and recent graduate of Ohio University, where he majored in journalism.

A Sordid Capade: Drag on Ice is Sunday, Sept 20 at 4p. Tickets are $20 at the door.

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Our History, Whitewashed

REVISIONIST ‘STONEWALL’ MOVIE INSULTS, DEHUMANIZES QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR by Orie Givens

It’s not really about the movie, though.

This month, a feature film debuts nationwide telling a fictional story about the historic rebellion/riot/uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. As we found in our report on QueerMinded, people are mad. And we’re mad because we’re tired of our history, identity and culture as queer/trans* people of color being coopted and/or bleached for mass consumption. We’re over it. Please take note. It’s quite simple. More and more people are being loud, because we’re tired of being silenced, ignored, re-written and co-opted out of existence - or worse, killed. And a movie starring erasure doesn’t help. The quick and dirty: Trailer and marketing comes out for Stonewall. Everyone discovers that the film centers on a fictional white, cisgender, gay male from the Midwest. The film’s director, Roland Emmerich, writer Jon Robin Baitz and star Jeremy Irvine all defend the movie, saying to not judge a film by its trailer. But some activists call the trailer a ciswashed, whitewashed version of history that ignores key figures like Marsha P Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Storme DeLarverie, Miss Major Griffin Gracy and others of trans, genderqueer and racial minority experience. A lot of facts are sketchy about who did what at Stonewall. But we know enough to know a movie that doesn’t feature queer people of color prominently and as catalysts of the uprising is taking gross and dangerous liberties with the truth. outlookohio.com

It’s like the drawing that circulated when the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in June. You know, where some artist “reimagined” the iconic picture of Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the 1968 Olympics by literally whitewashing the black athletes portrayed with fists raised in protest.

Because the bottom line is that these acts of erasure and oppression are perpetuating real and mortal violence against gender non-conforming people, trans people and people of color. When we dehumanize people in that way, we basically say their lives don’t matter.

Through late August there were 17 transgender or gender non-conforming women murdered in this country, more than bottom were killed in ALL OF 2014. that these

The To us Queer People of Color, line is such acts acts of erasure and pretty Seventeen. oppression are perpetumuch say that 1) What the ating real and mortal You did fuck?! violence against gender nothing, non-conforming people, and; 2) Fifteen trans people and people of You of those color. When we dehumanize weren’t were peothere. That ple of color. people in that way, we is erasure. basically say their It’s a damn lie Fifteen. lives don’t and we won’t matter. have it, permission What the fuck?! “neither desired nor required,” as Noxeema Jackson It is no wonder queer and trans would say. people of color are fighting. It’s no wonder they are angry. It’s a fight for life. Whether it’s a picture, a dance, a phrase or characters in a movie, these traumatic acts It is the Black and Latinx queer/trans women of oppression and erasure must stop. And or femme-centered individuals speaking out, people will work to stop them. shutting things down, disrupting polite spaces in the name of justice and more, and Yes, child, people are standing up, and being we need to support them, not heckle them. loud, and disrupting, and starting petitions that get global attention. They have stopped They are fighting to stop police injustice and being polite, and instead are being real. And I to prevent unjust killing, fighting for wage say, “Yasssssssssss!” equality and better government protections, fighting for the very right to live without fear

of death, brutality or deportation. But people have the nerve to tell them they’re wrong. Or that it’s not the right time. Or that they’re doing it the wrong way, that they’re protesting the wrong people. It’s time to stop it. Just stop. If you are not oppressed in a certain way, it’s not your place to tell other people who are oppressed in that way how to combat their oppression. You’re just continuing the oppression. Instead, support, listen and stand aside. These are words many activists have repeated. Now it’s time to follow them and stop throwing marginalized communities aside. We as a community already failed Papi, Lamia, Ty, Yazmin, Taja Gabrielle, Penny, Kristina, London, Mercedes, India, K.C., Amber, Ms. Shade, Ashton, Kandis, Elisha and Tamara. Our system failed Tamir. It failed Trayvon. It failed Sandra Bland. Pat Cordova-Goff, a student activist making headlines, told me that we have to lift each other up and not leave anyone behind. I agree. Stop leaving people behind. Otherwise 17 might become 18, or 20, or more. Or, more black and brown people will mysteriously die in police custody. And that’s just not acceptable, because #TRANSLIVESMATTER #BLACKLIVESMATTER just like, if not more than, #MARRIAGEMATTERS. Orie Givens is a communications professional, journalist and host of QueerMinded, an LGBTQ podcast focusing on race & intersectionality. Find more at radioqueerminded.com or tweet Orie @oracle83.

Will you see or boycott the Stonewall movie? Send your opinion to erin@outlookmedia.com.

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More Than Scarlet & Gray Horacio Nieto and the Fashion Meets Music Festival Aim to Elevate Columbus Style

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by Nathan Cole Horacio Nieto’s goal for Columbus is simple: to “elevate fashion to where it needs to be in the city.” As the fashion producer for the Fashion Meets Music Festival - ready for its second year on Sept 5-6 in the Arena District - he plans to do just that, comfortably in a black T-shirt and darkwash jeans. “When you’re running around, especially in the back of a fashion show or an event, you just want to be comfortable,” Nieto said of his everyday style staples. With the right pair of shoes, Nieto said, you can dress it up or make it casual. With a total of 24 collections to showcase during the festival, Nieto will need comfort with the caliber of fashion he brings to this year’s event. As a participating designer for last year’s festival, he noted some mistakes made in the fashion shows and resolved to change them this year. “I didn’t want fashion to fall back like it did last year,” Nieto said. “I really wanted to focus on it and be able to show it in the way that it should be shown.” On top of installing a fashion tent, Nieto said this festival will have a new runway, professional lighting and sound, and a diverse group of designers from Columbus and beyond. This year’s festival will even host four Project Runway designers. Although the festival will highlight work from designers nationwide, Nieto wants to maintain a spotlight on Columbus designers. “I wanted to obviously showcase the best

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local designers that we have, and I feel that we have the best ones in the festival,” he said. “I wanted to make sure that we were showing that Columbus has great designers and how we’re able to build it up.” When Nieto first moved to the city from Chicago two years ago, though, his first impression of Columbus style was a whole lot of Buckeyes pride. “There was a lot of OSU, a lot of red and gray T-shirts being worn.” he said. “When I came here, I was used to dressing up the way I did in Chicago. I would wear a sweater and a thin scarf around my neck. Someone would be like, ‘Why are you so dressed up?’” But while Columbus might not be one of the first places to come into mind when de-

might be different industries, but the two seem to inspire each other. For the festival, Nieto teamed musical acts with designers who reflect their style to create outfits for their performances. “I didn’t want to put a bridal line with a punk rock band,” Nieto joked, “so we introduced the band to the designer and made sure they were both in agreement before we connected them.” As a designer with his own Arlo Menswear line, Nieto says music is just one of many sources that inspire him. From pieces of art he admires to the trips he takes, inspiration strikes just about anywhere. Currently, he’s working on a mini-collection for a womenswear line inspired by gardens in Japan and the “minimalist, origami-like” feel they have.

“There was a lot of OSU, a lot of red and gray T-shirts being worn. When I came here ... I would wear a sweater and a thin scarf around my neck. Someone would be like, ‘Why are you so dressed up?’”

scribing fashion capitals in the United States, Nieto plans on using the Fashion Meets Music Festival to attract more attention for the city.

“It’s going to bring these other designers from out of town to see what Columbus has to offer, especially in the sense of community and how friendly everybody is.”

Nieto’s interest in fashion began in childhood with an affection for arts and crafts. As he reached middle school, he first learned about the sewing process and textiles. From there, he began sketching, which led him to his profession that luckily feels like a passion, too.

In addition to an extensive fashion lineup, the festival will feature performances from Young the Giant, Ludacris, St. Vincent and other musicians.

“I love to sketch, I love to drape. I love to make patterns, and I love to cut up the fabric to sew it up,” Nieto said. “There’s not one thing where I’m like, ‘Oh, I want to design, and that’s it.’ I actually like the whole process.”

Fashion and music

As an independent designer, that pas-

Check out Horacio’s work at horacionieto.com or arlomenswear.com.

sion invigorates his collection. In a competitive industry, Nieto’s menswear line feels current, a surprise of both vibrant color and a structured sense of masculinity. On a form in his studio, a fuchsia hooded T-shirt glows under a light gray sports jacket. Despite what he calls the fickle nature of fashion, Nieto likes where the industry is headed now. Traditionally, menswear catered to a more conservative element, never straying from gender lines or making strong statements. Now, he said, menswear designers can get away with more. “We are starting to see skirts being made for men,” Nieto said. “It’s not your typical Gap or Banana [Republic] or that kind of stuff.” .

Saturday, September 5 & Sunday, September 6 @ Arena District, Columbus

Music: Ludacris, St. Vincent, Young the Giant, AWOLNation & 35 other acts Fashion: Joshua Christenson, Michael Drummond, Kahindo Mateene & 22 other designers Nathan Cole is from Zanesville and attends Baldwin Wallace University in Berea.

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Maggie Smith Goes From Downton to the Driveway

Gay Filmmaker Directs Scottish Period Drama

The Lady in the Van is quite the departure for Maggie Smith.

Veteran gay filmmaker Terence Davies is a master of the quietly intelligent British period film.

Lately, she’s become more well-known than ever for her appearances in the Harry Potter films, her sassy dowager on Downton Abbey and her cranky retiree in the Marigold Hotel films. In Van, Smith plays Miss Shepherd, a real-life woman who decided to park her van in the driveway of English writer Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George, The History Boys), and live there. For 15 years. During this time, Bennett simply allowed her to continue doing so - that British politeness at work - and both of their lives were, naturally, altered by the experience. Filmed at the real locations, this idiosyncratic story from Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and almost certainly hit theaters around award season. How could it not?

Archie Comics Get a Broadway Reboot

Let’s say you’re old enough to remember the Archies, the early ’70s fake rock group invented for the animated Saturday morning version of Archie comics. Each episode of the series ended with a song from the “band.” They even had whoppingly popular hit singles such as “Sugar Sugar” and “Jingle Jangle,” very much like the fake live-action TV band, the Partridge Family. Well, writer-director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights) remembers it so well that he’s taking the Archies to Broadway in a brand new musical. And who better to describe the action plan than the man himself: “Archie represents a bygone era of America. And like all bygone eras, there are elements we miss and elements that should be bygone. This will be a musical that deals with both those realities in a bright, colorful and slightly demented way.”

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McKay will write the book, but that’s all the information known at the moment. We assume McKay will include Riverdale’s gay teen Kevin Keller and at least some cameos from Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Right? Please? Someone needs a shave...

He has long explored the fate of individuals caught between their desires and duties during England’s shifting historical framework, as in The House of Mirth and The Deep Blue Sea, and the results are always moving. For his latest, Sunset Song, based on the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, he follows acclaimed Scottish actor Peter Mullan and model/actress Agyness Deyn as they navigate the hardships of rural life in that northernmost UK country. The film has its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this month, and a theatrical release will follow, wherever movies for grown-ups (aka the ones lacking superheroes, robots and dystopian futures) appear near you.

Times Square’s Past Relived in HBO Series David Simon. Know that name? No? Well, he’s the TV genius who created the acclaimed HBO shows The Wire and Treme. And after his latest miniseries, Show Me a Hero, airs on the pay cable channel, he’s got a new project in the works, a pilot for a series currently known as The Deuce. It’s set in the notorious and much-missed Times Square of the 1970s and ’80s, a place of vice, sin, drugs and crazy porn theaters that showed X-rated movies around the clock and boasted wild titles on marquees for all to see (they usually included words like nympho in case you’re too lazy to chase down Google Images). In other words, it’s going to look amazing. It will also star James Franco, whose presence signifies weirdness and probably some homosexuality. There’s only a pilot order for the moment, but Simon’s relationship and history with HBO tend to point to this going to series. We’re very excited and also somewhat horny now. Romeo San Vicente’s Time Square experiences resemble those captured in Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” video. He can be reached at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com. His column appears monthly in Outlook. september 2015

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The De-Gaying of Xavier Dolan interview

by Chris Azzopardi Xavier Dolan is fulminating against the gay tag that typically accompanies his revered art films. Although indies such as Laurence Anyways, I Killed My Mother and Mommy have earned Dolan substantial queer cred, sexuality-based pigeonholing irks the 26-year-old cinema prodigy. Surely, however, it hasn’t stopped him from moving beyond those perceived barriers. His big break is just around the corner: Dolan has two projects in the hopper featuring Hollywood notables. Marion Cotillard is taking on the role of Catherine in Dolan’s It’s Only the End of the World, while The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, which he’s also directing, attracted Oscar winners Kathy Bates and Susan Sarandon. But first he’s making his press rounds for Tom at the Farm, an eerie drama centered on a young man (Dolan) asked to 44

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keep his sexuality on the DL while staying at his dead lover’s mother’s farm. Chris Azzopardi: Tom at the Farm mingles grief with sexual desire. Why do you think sometimes these two emo-

scared - and then when you watch an emotional movie, you are rarely scared or freaked out. I saw that it could be an interesting way of approaching a thriller, to combine

“Let’s just try to fathom how a community would react if we’d call it a Jewish trailer or a black thriller. Tags and ghettos are not exactly my specialty.”

tions converge, and what drew you to explore that hybrid on screen? Xavier Dolan: I’m glad you’re bringing that up, because I remember on set saying it’s gonna be an extreme mixture of violence and emotion. I feel like when you watch a thriller you are not emotionally stirred - you are anxious or you are

these emotions - not that I think this film is especially emotionally stirring, but it’s a little morose, a little blue, in the beginning. Characters are indeed grieving, and there are moments of sincere emotions toward the end with the mother. It was

all about finding a balance. I think that happened quite organically on set, and it was pretty clear to me when was the right time for which emotion. CA: There’s a real sexual intensity between Tom and the brother in this film, and this lingering feeling that they’ll get it on. XD: You know what? It was originally planned as such. We shot a scene, but I feel like in the end it wasn’t what the movie was about. It wasn’t about romance; it was about something else. It was about a theme that is larger than sexual desire, even though it’s cool and, you know, sort of a nice supporting narrative to add tension, but it wasn’t something that needed closure or needed to actually happen for real. CA: It’s the big tease of the movie. Was that gay/pseudo-straight attraction influenced by any real-life desire of your own? XD: I wish! My life is not that exciting. I honestly wish that I had known that sort

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of barbaric, savage, brutal tension with such a man - on a farm. But, unfortunately, no. I’m afraid my romances are much more urbane.

black thriller. Tags and ghettos are not exactly my specialty.

CA: One of your next projects is The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, starring Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon and Jessica Chastain. Isn’t that like the ultimate gay filmmaker’s dream? XD: I mean, Kathy Bates, Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon - it’s a dream come true. Kathy Bates is just, honestly... who doesn’t love her? She’s an icon. She’s so, so good. Same goes for Susan Sarandon. Both were part of my childhood.

CA: How do we overcome these labels? We just drop the word queer or gay and call it a thriller. That’s basically how we do it. It’s a very, very simple thing to do, and we are extremely reluctant to do so. To stress the ghettos and labels and tags to which movies belong - I can hardly imagine what the positive impacts of those gestures of marginalization are. I can hardly imagine how those impacts can be positive. ... The place that queer themes and queer characters should be occupying is not a marginal or an independent place.

And Jessica is literally the first actress who reached out to me and said, “I want to work with you,” and who showed me kindness and generosity in a very surprising and rare way. She is an infinitely

It seems that those intrigues can only unfold on the independent scene, but the rest of the world is ready to see gay characters and gay themes on the commercial scene without stressing that

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kind person and a truly compassionate woman. She is socially engaged. She’s just eloquent and beautiful and, over the past year, a true friend. I’m excited to get to know the other actors I’m about to work with as well as her because obviously I don’t have a relationship with all of them. I don’t know them that well. I know Kit (Harington of Game of Thrones). We’ve hung out a couple of times and he’s a sweetheart, and I’m extremely excited to work with him. CA: You have said that your hope is that the line between gay films and non-gay films disappears. With that in mind, how do you feel about Tom at the Farm being touted as a “gay thriller”? XD: I’m not infinitely pleased. Let’s just try to fathom how a community would react if we’d call it a Jewish trailer or a

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they are gay or queer. You know, every once in a while (include) a gay character who isn’t some sort of sassy boss in fashion or annoying first AD on a set or other unimportant gay best friend to the bridesmaid. These tropes stem from a very contrived perception of homosexuality and diversity. With that being said, the problem is obviously much larger than just for LGBT or queer culture. It’s for anything that’s not generally white and anglophone. There is a place out there for difference, but the problem is that ... there is a place. There shouldn’t be a place. There should just be more place. Chris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service. Reach him via chris-azzopardi.com or on Twitter @chrisazzopardi.

Kaleidoscope’s Garden Party is one of the nicest events of the year.

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Northeast Ohio • Cleveland • Akron/Canton • Youngstown

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Oberlin College LGBTQ Ice Cream Social @ Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, 122 Elm St, Oberlin, 44074; 440.775.8106; oberlinlgbt.org: The Multicultural Resource Center hosts an opportunity for new and returning LGBTQ students to learn about on-campus events and resources. 8p9:30p. Meetings Veterans Pride Support Group @ Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Blvd, Cleveland, 44106; 216.791.3800, x3408; cleveland.va.gov/ patients/LGBT.asp: Group for LGBT military veterans meets every Tuesday. 3:30p4:30p. YSUnity @ Youngstown State University Kilcawley Center, Pollock Room, 1 University Plaza, Youngstown, 44555; 330.941.3597; ysunity.webs.com: The LGBTQ student group at YSU meets every Tuesday. 3:30p5p.

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Cleveland Aquatic Team Practice @ Cleveland State University’s Robert F. Busbey Natatorium, 2420 Chester Ave, Cleveland, 44115; clevelandaquaticteam.com: Practices (with a coach) for the LGBT swim club take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Visit the website for info on joining the group. 7p-8p; $5. Reiki @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: Free sessions every Tuesday. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. 7p-8p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Youth Drop-In, Dinner and Program @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: Programming for youth ages 14-24 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 3p-7:30p. QGrad Happy Hour @ ABC the Tavern, 11434 Uptown Ave, Cleveland, 44106; 216.368.5428; case.edu/lgbt/qgrad: The social group for LGBTQ grad students at Case Western Reserve University meets for happy hour every Wednesday. 5:30p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Lake Effect Free Alternative Health Clinic @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave,

Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: Free massage, reiki and herbal medicine on the first Thursday of every month. 5p-8p. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Thriving: HIV/AIDS Support Group @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: Group for people living with HIV/AIDS meets every other Friday. 6p7p. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 PFLAG Youngstown @ St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave, Youngstown, 44503; 330.747.2696; youngstownpflag.org: The group for family, friends and allies meets on the second Tuesday of every month. 6:30p. PFLAG Cleveland @ Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 44115; 216.556.1701; pflagcleveland.org: The group for family, friends and allies meets on the second Tuesday of every month. 6:45p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Women’s 50+ Social Group @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428, x18; lgbtcleveland.org: Discussion group on the second Thursday of every month for women who identify as lesbian. 6p-8p.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 US Trans Survey Event @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: The 2015 US Trans Survey is the largest ever devoted to the lives and experiences of trans people. It’s available online at ustranssurvey.org, and you also can fill it out at the LGBT Center event. 11a-1:30p. Square Fest @ Highland Square, W Market Street between Portage Path and Casterton Avenue, Akron, 44303; 330.375.2836; akronsquarefest.com: Akron’s gayborhood celebrates with art, music and more. 11a7p, with an after-concert from 7p-9p. Landon Conrad @ Interbelt Nite Club, 70 N Howard St, Akron, 44310; 330.253.5700; interbelt.com: The adult film star will be part of a Red Hot Fire Party. 9p. Meetings TransFamily @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.691.4357; lgbtcleveland.org: Support group for trans-identified people and their allies meets on the second Saturday of every month. 11a-1:30p. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Lake Erie Volleyball Association Open Gym @ Lakewood YMCA, 16915 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, 44107; 216.236.LEVA; lakeerievolleyball.com: The LGBT

volleyball league starts its fall season with open gym. You can register as a team or as a free agent, in which case you’ll be placed with a team. 10:20a-2p; $30. Cleveland Stonewall Democrats Freedom Fund Reception @ Market Garden Brewery, Ohio City Room, 1947 W 25th St, Cleveland, 44113; clevelandstonewalldems.org: The LGBT Democrats’ annual fundraiser honors US Sen. Sherrod Brown and Ohioan Jim Obergefell, whose US Supreme Court case brought nationwide marriage equality. 3p-6p; $100-$500. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Akron Film + Pride: Gayby @ Nightlight Cinema, 30 N High St, Akron, 44308; 330.252.5782; nightlightcinema.com: The monthly LGBT film series continues with the 2012 tale of straight Jenn and gay Matt, best friends in their thirties who decide to have a child together the old-fashioned way. 7p; $10. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Canton Ohio Prime Timers Dinner @ John’s Grille, 2749 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, 44709; 330.832.9138; cantonohiopt.com: The social group for mature gay and bi men meets for dinner at different restaurants. 5:30p. Queer Quills @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: Creative writing group meets on the third Tues-

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day of every month. 6p-7:30p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 PFLAG Akron @ North Springfield Presbyterian Church, 671 N Canton Rd. Akron, 44312, 330.342.5825; pflagakron.org: The family, friends and allies group meets on the third Thursday of every month. 7p. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Mr. Freedom Valley Leather Weekend @ Freedom Valley Campground, 1875 US 250 S, New London, 44851; freedomvalleycamping.com: Guests will include the 2014 Mr. Leather Sir, Mr. Ohio Leather and Mr. Cleveland Leather. Freedom Valley is about 35 miles southeast of Sandusky. $135 registration. $12 for a day or night pass, $17-$120 per night for accommodations. Kent State University Third Friday Out @ Panini’s, 295 S Water St, Kent, 44240; 330.672.8580; kent.edu/lgbtq: A new event on the third Friday of every month gives Kent State community members a chance to connect. 5p-7p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Cleveland Bears Road Trip: Niagara Falls @ Pine Ridge Plaza, 5900 Som Center Rd, Willoughby, 44094; clevelandbears.org: The day trip to Niagara Falls, NY, will give people a chance to visit the falls and/or the Seneca Niagara Casino. Only 54 seats are available. 7:30a (boarding at the address above); $40. outlookohio.com

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Garden Party @ the home of Ron Bailey and Bill Edwards (address given to those who attend); 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: Comedian Judy Gold and Broadway singer Klea Blackhurst will entertain at the fundraiser for the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. All money raised will go toward maintaining a new center, and money will be matched by the Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation. 1p; $135 (tables for $1,650). Bears in Kilts @ Leather Stallion Saloon, 2205 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, 44114; arktosbears.org: The Northeast Ohio bear group’s monthly meeting features a kilt show by Cleveland-based Kilted Bros. Kilts will be available for sale as well. 3p-6p. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 PFLAG Elyria/Lorain County @ First Congregational United Church of Christ, 423 Washington Ave, Lorain, 44052; 440.988.8215: Group for family, friends and allies meets on the third Monday of every month. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 TransAlive Akron @ Fairlawn West United Church of Christ 2095 W Market St, Akron; 330.240.1600; FB: TransAlive: The support group for all on the gender spectrum and those who love and support them meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 6p-8p. outlookohio.com

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 WH2, Women’s Happy Hour @ VFW Hall, 1252 E Schaaf Rd, Brooklyn Heights, 44131; 440.342.3098; thewh2.com: Happy hours on the fourth Friday of every month take place at places throughout the Cleveland area. 5p-9p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Cleveland Trans Liberation Forum @ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: A panel and townhall on the fourth Saturday of every month to discuss issues in the transgender and gendervariant communities. Noon. TaDa! Series: Latitude Attitude @ Latitude 41, 5712 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102; 216.651.5428; lgbtcleveland.org: The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland’s series of TaDa! fundraising events continues with a private sampling of food and wine at Latitude 41, the lesbian-owned restaurant in Detroit-Shoreway. 6p; $35. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Plexus September Network Night @ Granite City Food & Brewery, 24519 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst, 44124; 1.888.PLEXUS9; thinkplexus.org: The LGBT business group hosts its monthly networking event for members and nonmembers. 6p-8p; $10 (free for members).

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Northwest Ohio • Toledo • Bowling Green • Findlay TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 PFLAG Lima Monthly Meeting @ Partnership for Violence Free Families, 309 W High St, Lima, 45801; 419.581.6065; pflaglima.org: The group for friends, family and allies meets on the first Tuesday of every month. 6p-8p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Toledo MPowerment Monthly Meeting @ ARC Ohio, 3450 W Central Ave, Toledo, 43606; 419.241.9444, x413; toledompowerment.arcohio.org: The group for gay and bi men ages 18-29 meets on the first Wednesday of every month. 7p-9p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Big Gay Welcome @ BGSU Student Union Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Bowling Green, 43403; 419.372.2642; bgsu.edu/multicultural-affairs.html: Bowling Green State University’s LGBT students return to campus and gather for music, drag and spoken word. 5p. Rent @ Legends, 117 N Erie St, Toledo, 43604; 567.243.1900; legendsbartoledo.com: There’s also an encore performance of the Broadway classic on Saturday,

Sept 5. 8p; ticket info not available. Rainbow Area Youth @ Pride Center 419, 2413 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo, 43620; 419.742.2362; raytoledo.org: The group for LGBT youth ages 13-19 meets every Thursday. 6:30p-8:30p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Bowling Green Pride Picnic @ Bowling Green City Park, Conneaut Avenue, Bowling Green, 43402; FB: The 3rd Annual Bowling Green Ohio Pride Picnic: The celebration of diversity in the community is open to all. Bring a dish to share and nonperishable items and toiletries for Wood County groups that help people in need. 11a-3p. Euchre Club of Toledo Weekly Card Games @ Mojo’s, 115 N Erie St, Toledo, 43604; 567.315.8333; FB: Euchre Club of Toledo: Gathers every week to play Ohio’s favorite card game. 4p; $5. Rent @ Legends, 117 N Erie St, Toledo, 43604; 567.243.1900; legendsbartoledo.com: It’s closing night for the Broadway classic. 7:30p; ticket info not available. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Safe Spaces Lima @ Partnership for Violence Free Families, 309 W High St, Lima, 45801; 419.549.8530; pvff.org: Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month is for LGBT people to talk about their social and emotional challenges. 6p-8p.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Harvey House Celebrity Bowling Tournament @ Interstate Lanes, 819 Lime City Rd, Rossford, 43460; harveyhousenwo.com: WTOL-TV meteorologist Kim Newman, drag queen Brook Lockhart and others help the effort to create a shelter in Toledo for homeless LGBT youth. 10a; $30.

LGBT Family Social @ BGSU Student Union Room 207, Bowling Green, 43403; 419.372.2642; bgsu.edu/multicultural-affairs.html: The event welcomes LGBTQ+ students and their families to Bowling Green State University and shares information about the campus community. 5p7p.

BG Lavender Women @ Grounds for Thought, 174 S Main St, Bowling Green, 43402; FB: Bowling Green Lavender-Women: The social group for lesbian and bi women meets on the second Saturday of every month. 10:30a.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Safe Spaces Lima @ Partnership for Violence Free Families, 309 W High St, Lima, 45801; 419.549.8530; pvff.org: Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month is for LGBT people to talk about their social and emotional challenges. 6p-8p.

Euchre Club of Toledo Weekly Card Games @ Mojo’s, 115 N Erie St, Toledo, 43604; 567.315.8333; FB: Euchre Club of Toledo: Gathers every week to play Ohio’s favorite card game. 4p; $5. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Not In Our Town Subcommittee Meeting @ Bowling Green City Administrative Services Building, 304 N Church St, Bowling Green, 43402; bgsu.edu/not-in-ourtown.html: The effort to erase intolerance at BGSU and in Bowling Green meets monthly. 3p-5p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Euchre Club of Toledo Weekly Card Games @ Mojo’s, 115 N Erie St, Toledo, 43604; 567.315.8333; FB: Euchre Club of Toledo: Gathers every week to play Ohio’s favorite card game. 4p; $5.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 PFLAG Toledo @ Park Church, 1456 Harvard Blvd, Toledo, 43614; 419.386.7830; pflagtoledo.org: The group for friends, family and allies meets on the fourth Thursday of every month. 7p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Euchre Club of Toledo Weekly Card Games @ Mojo’s, 115 N Erie St, Toledo, 43604; 567.315.8333; FB: Euchre Club of Toledo: Gathers every week to play Ohio’s favorite card game. 4p; $5. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Toledo Area Transgender Support Group Monthly Meeting @ Pride Center 419, 2413 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo, 43620: 419.619.6810; FB: TATS: Toledo Area Transgender Support: Meets on the fourth Sunday of every month. 2p-4p.

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queer activist group meets every potlucks and more. 8p-9:30p. Thursday, although the second Thursday of every month is for trans* Meetings members only. 5p. Trans* Night @ Caracole, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 45223; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 513.549.4447; transwellness.org: The Tri State Prime Timers Bar Night @ Cincinnati Trans* Community Group Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St, event, which meets on the second Cincinnati, 45202; 513.956.4398; Wednesday of every month, is for peoSouthwest Ohio tristateprimetimers.com: The social ple under the transgender umbrella. • Cincinnati group for mature gay and bi men A meeting on the fourth Wednesday of meets every Friday for happy hour every month is for partners, allies, • Oxford and sometimes dinner afterward. 6p- friends and family as well. 7p-8p. • UC, Miami U 7:30p. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Pride Night @ Kings Island, 6300 University of Cincinnati LGBTQ Meet Monday Night Euchre @ Chuy’s, Kings Island Dr, Kings Island, 45034; and Greet @ Tangeman University 7980 Hosbrook Rd, Madeira, 45243; cincyglbt.com/pride-night: The yearly Center Great Hall, 2766 UC Main 513.956.4398; fundraiser for the Gay & Lesbian Street, Cincinnati, 45221; tristateprimetimers.com: The social Community Center of Greater Cincin513.556.4329; uc.edu/lgbtq: It’s a group for mature gay and bi men nati has another major draw: The chance for UC students to learn meets every Monday at the Mexican lines are shorter. 6p (parking lot about the LGBTQ Center and student restaurant for dinner and cards. 4p. opens at 5p); $43.25 ($39.25 in adgroups. Bring your Bearcat ID. 6p-8p. vance), or $36.50 each for blocks of Meetings seven. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 GLSEN Youth Group @ Mt. Auburn Cincinnati Men’s Chorus Presbyterian, 103 William Howard Tri State Prime Timers Bar Night @ Auditions @ St. John’s Unitarian Uni- Taft Rd, Cincinnati, 45219; Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St, versalist Church, 320 Resor Ave, 866.934.9119; Cincinnati, 45202; 513.956.4398; Cincinnati, 45220; 513.542.2626; glsen.org/chapters/cincinnati: A safe tristateprimetimers.com: The social cincinnatimenschorus.org: Be preand welcoming place for LGBTQ youth group for mature gay and bi men pared to sing a brief audition for the every Monday. 6:30p-8:30p. meets every Friday for happy hour artistic director, consisting of pitchand sometimes dinner afterward. 6pmatching, scales and vocal warmCrossdresser Peer Support Meeting 7:30p. ups. No prepared song is necessary. @ location given privately; Auditions also are scheduled for 513.344.0116; crossport.org: Meeting SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Wednesday, Sept 9. 6p-7p. on the first Monday of every month Janet Jackson @ PNC Pavilion, 6295 addresses the needs of crossdressing Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, 45230; janetMeetings members of the community. 7:30p. jackson.com: Queen Janet will stop in UC Alliance @ 250 Campus Rec the Queen City on her Unbreakable Center, 2820 Bearcat Way, Cincinnati, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 World Tour. If you can’t make it in 45221; FB: UC Alliance: The UniverPFLAG Cincinnati @ Mt. Auburn Cincinnati, no need to worry; she’ll sity of Cincinnati LGBT and allies Presbyterian Church, 103 William perform in Columbus in February. 8p; group meets every Wednesday. 7p. Howard Taft Rd, Cincinnati, 45219; $46-$131.50. 513.721.7900; pflagcinci.org: The THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 LGBT allies group meets on the secMeetings Miami University Rainbow Recepond Monday of every month. 7pDiverse City Youth Chorus Retion @ McMillan Hall Room 212, 501 9:30p. hearsal @ St. John’s Unitarian UniE Spring St. Oxford, OH 45056; versalist Church, 320 Resor Ave, 513.529.6504; miamioh.edu/glbtq: A WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Cincinnati, 45220; diversecityusa.org: chance for GLBTQ students to welCincinnati Trans* The chorus for LGBTIQ and straight come in the 2015-16 academic year. Community Group Social @ Carayouth ages 13-22 practices every 3p-5p. cole, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, Saturday morning. 10a-1p. 45223; 513.549.4447; transwellMeetings ness.org: The socials on the second SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 University of Cincinnati and fourth Wednesday of each month Bowl on Sundays League Opening GenderBloc @ UC LGBTQ Center, follow regular meetings. Activities Day @ Walt’s Center Lanes, Newport 565 Steger Student Life Center, sometimes include game nights, Shopping Center, 1809 Monmouth St, Cincinnati, 45220; 513.556.4329; clothing swaps, cookie decorating, Newport, Ky, 41071; genderbloc.tumblr.com: The radical

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bowlonsundays.com: The GLBTQ bowling league begins its 2015-16 season, which continues every Sunday through March. 3p.

sity Center for American and World Cultures presents a film about the man who fought the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. 4:30p.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Monday Night Euchre @ Chuy’s, 7980 Hosbrook Rd, Madeira, 45243; 513.956.4398; tristateprimetimers.com: The social group for mature gay and bi men meets every Monday at the Mexican restaurant for dinner and cards. 4p.

Meetings Crossport Social Meeting @ location given privately; 513.344.0116; crossport.org: The group for the transgender community in Southwest Ohio gathers on the third Thursday of every month at a local restaurant. Email crossQueen City Queer Theatre Collective portcincy@yahoo.com for more info. Time TBD. @ Below Zero, 1122 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 45202; FB: Queen City FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Queer Theatre Collective - QCQTC: The group stages a new reading of a Tri State Prime Timers Bar Night @ different play on the second Monday Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 45202; 513.956.4398; of every month. 7:30p. tristateprimetimers.com: The social group for mature gay and bi men Meetings Oxford Area PFLAG @ Oxford Senior meets every Friday for happy hour and sometimes dinner afterward. 6pCenter, 922 Tollgate Dr, Oxford, 7:30p. 45056; 513.523.8100; FB: Oxford Area PFLAG: The group for friends, families and allies meets on the second Monday of every month. 6p. Transsexual Peer Support Meeting @ location given privately; 513.344.0116; crossport.org: Group for transsexual and questioning people meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month. Email crossportcincy@yahoo.com for more info. 7:30p. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Ain’t I a Woman? An Evening With Laverne Cox @ Xavier University Cintas Center, 1624 Herald Ave, Cincinnati, 45207; FB: Xavier LGBTQ Alliance: This event with the trans trailblazer and Orange Is the New Black star is only for Xavier students and faculty. Tickets will be available on Friday, Sept 11 at the Gallagher Student Center. 7p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Screening: Of Civil Rights and Wrongs: The Fred Korematsu Story @ Miami University McMillan Hall Room 212, 501 E Spring St, Oxford, OH 45056; 513.529.8309; miamioh.edu/global/cawc: As part of Constitution Day, the Miami Univer-

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Monday Night Euchre @ Chuy’s, 7980 Hosbrook Rd, Madeira, 45243; 513.956.4398; tristateprimetimers.com: The social group for mature gay and bi men meets every Monday at the Mexican restaurant for dinner and cards. 4p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Cincinnati Trans* Community Group Social @ Caracole, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 45223; 513.549.4447; transwellness.org: The socials on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month follow regular meetings. Activities include game nights, clothing swaps, cookie decorating, potlucks and more. 8p-9:30p. Meetings Community Night @ Caracole, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, 45223; 513.549.4447; transwellness.org: The Cincinnati Trans* Community Group event, which meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month, is for people under the transgender umbrella, as well as partners, allies, friends and family. A meeting on the second Wednesday of every month is just for trans* people. 7p-8p.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Tri State Prime Timers Bar Night @ Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St, Cincinnati, 45202; 513.956.4398; tristateprimetimers.com: The social group for mature gay and bi men meets every Friday for happy hour and sometimes dinner afterward. 6p7:30p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Crossport Saturday Night Out @ location given privately; 513.344.0116; crossport.org: The group for transgender residents of Southwest Ohio gathers on the fourth Saturday of every month at a trans-friendly bar. Email crossportcincy@yahoo.com for more info. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Monday Night Euchre @ Chuy’s, 7980 Hosbrook Rd, Madeira, 45243; 513.956.4398; tristateprimetimers.com: The social group for mature gay and bi men meets every Monday at the Mexican restaurant for dinner and cards. 4p. Gay Literature Group of Greater Cincinnati @ Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, 45220; FB: Gay Literature Group of Greater Cincinnati: The book club focusing on LGBT authors meets on the fourth Monday of every month. September’s title: Dreadful: The Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns, by David Margolick. 7p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Coronation XXIV Kickoff Party @ Rosie’s Tavern, 643 Bakewell St, Covington, Ky, 41011; isqccbe.org: The opening night of five days of drag shows, parties and other events that will end with the crowning of a new emperor and empress of Cincinnati’s chapter of the international charitable drag group. Visit the website for more info. 7p. Brandi Carlile @ Taft Theatre, 371 E 5th St, Cininnati, 45202; tafttheatre.org: The lesbian singersongwriter will promote her latest album, The Firewatcher’s Daughter, that was released in March. 7:30p; $29.50-$35. outlookohio.com

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Western Ohio • Dayton • Springfield • Urbana

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Miami Valley Ohio Prime Timers Tuesday Morning Coffee Group @ Panera, 4110 Far Hills Ave, Kettering, 45429; primetimersww.com/mvopt: The group for mature gay and bi men meets every Tuesday for coffee and usually has lunch afterward. 10a. Meetings Wright State University Allies @ GLBTQA Resource Room, Student Union 016, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, 45435; 937.775.5533; wright.edu/glbtqa: The group for Wright State’s GLBTQA faculty and staff meets every Tuesday. Noon. PFLAG Lima @ Partnership for Violence Free Families, 309 W High St, Lima, 45801; 419.581.6065; pflaglima.org: The group for friends, family and allies meets on the first Tuesday of every month. 6p-8p. Equality Springfield @ Christ Episcopal Church, 409 E High St, Springfield, 45505; equalityspringfield.org: The local civil rights group meets on the first Tuesday of every month. 7p-8p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Open Volleyball @ Kiser Elementary School, 1401 Leo St, Dayton, 45404; daytongayvolleyballclub.com: Every Wednesday for experienced players to beginners. 6p-9p; $1. outlookohio.com

Meetings ABBA Mpowerment Weekly Gathering @ ARC Ohio, 15 W 4th St, Suite 200, Dayton, 45402; 937.461.2437, x2017; abbampowerment.yolasite.com: The group for African-American gay, bi and trans men ages 1830 meets every Wednesday. 6:30p-9:30p. Youth First Greater Dayton @ Christ Episcopal Church, 20 W 1st St, Dayton, 45402; 937.640.3333; pflagdayton.org/youthfirst.html: Group for sexual minority teens meets every Wednesday. 7p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Miami Valley Ohio Prime Timers Thursday Dinner @ O’Charley’s, 2260 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Centerville, 45459; primetimersww.com/mvopt: The group for mature gay and bi men meets every Thursday for dinner at a different restaurant. 6p. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Lesbian Dayton Drum Circle @ the Center for Spiritual Living, 4100 Benfield Dr, Dayton, 45429; lesbiandayton.com: The group for gay and bi women meets on the first and third Friday of every month. RSVP to MaWetzel@hotmail.com so there will be enough drums for everyone. 7p; $10. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Mu Crew Carillon Historical Park Outing @ ARC Ohio, 15 W 4th St, Suite 200, Dayton, 45402; 937.461.2437, x2015; FB: The Mu Crew: The group for men ages 18-30 will explore Carillon Historical Park and learn about Dayton’s history, its contributions to the world and its famous residents. People will meet at the above address before heading out. 11a. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Dayton Gay Volleyball Club Labor Day Picnic @Taylorsville Reserve Deer Trace Shelter, 8400

S Brown School Rd, Vandalia, 45377; daytongayvolleyballclub.com: Bring food to share and pop and beer for yourself. Volleyball is on the agenda, of course. Noon-6p.

Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus Hosts Karaoke @ MJ’s, 20 N Jefferson St, Dayton, 45402; 937.530.0642; daytongaymenschorus.org: Think you can outsing these boys? 10p.

Miami Valley Ohio Prime Timers Dinner @ The Barnsider, 5202 N Main St, Dayton, 45415; primetimersww.com/mvopt: The group for mature gay and bi men meets for dinner on the first Monday of every month. 6p.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Lesbian Dayton Happy Hour @ Red Carpet Tavern, 3301 Wayne Ave, Dayton, 45420; lesbiandayton.com: The group for gay and bi women meets on the second Friday of every month. 7p-9:30p.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Mu Crew Coffee Talk @ Panera, 2751 Fairfield Commons Blvd, Beavercreek, 45431; 937.461.2437, x2015; FB: The Mu Crew: The Mu Crew is for men ages 18-30. 6p.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Anti-Bullying Rally @ McIntosh Park, Edwin C Moses Boulevard and W Riverview Avenue, Dayton, 45402; 937.222.5680; FB: Dayton Anti Bullying Rally: The second annual event is organized by For Love of Children-Dayton, New Beginnings for Youth, GLSEN, Speak Out Dayton and other groups. Noon-7p.

Meetings Safe Spaces Lima @ Partnership for Violence Free Families, 309 W High St, Lima, 45801; 419.549.8530; pvff.org: Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month is for LGBT people to talk about their social and emotional challenges. 6p8p. PFLAG Dayton @ Harmony Creek Church, 5280 Bigger Rd, Kettering, 45440; 937.640.3333; pflagdayton.org: The friends and allies group meets on the second Tuesday of every month. 7p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Open Volleyball @ Kiser Elementary School, 1401 Leo St, Dayton, 45404; daytongayvolleyballclub.com: Every Wednesday for experienced players to beginners. 6p-9p; $1. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Thursday Night Bowling League @ Poelking Lanes, 1403 Wilmington Ave, Dayton, 45420; FB: Dayton Rainbow League: The Dayton Rainbow League starts its fall/winter season. 6:30p.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus Auditions @ Westminster Presbyterian Church, 125 N Wilkinson St, Dayton, 45402; 937.530.0642; daytongaymenschorus.org: The chorus is about to start its 13th season. 6p. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Transgender, Non-Conforming Support Group @ Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, 505 Riverside Dr, Dayton, 45405; 513.571.1874; gatlyndamegroup.com: The group hosted by the local nonprofit Gatlyn Dame Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month. 7p. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Open Volleyball @ Kiser Elementary School, 1401 Leo St, Dayton, 45404; daytongayvolleyballclub.com: Every Wednesday for experienced players to beginners. 6p-9p; $1. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Thursday Night Bowling League @ Poelking Lanes, 1403 Wilm-

ington Ave, Dayton, 45420; FB: Dayton Rainbow League: The Dayton Rainbow League bowls every Thursday. 6:30p. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Lesbian Dayton Drum Circle @ the Center for Spiritual Living, 4100 Benfield Dr, Dayton, 45429; lesbiandayton.com: The group for gay and bi women meets on the first and third Friday of every month. RSVP to MaWetzel@hotmail.com so there will be enough drums for everyone. 7p; $10. Mu Crew Game Night @ ARC Ohio, 15 W 4th St, Suite 200, Dayton, 45402; 937.461.2437, x2015; FB: The Mu Crew: The group for men ages 18-30 gathers for board games before heading out for Condom Squad. 8p-11p. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Meetings Safe Spaces Lima @ Partnership for Violence Free Families, 309 W High St, Lima, 45801; 419.549.8530; pvff.org: Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month is for LGBT people to talk about their social and emotional challenges. 6p8p.

FB: The Mu Crew: The group for men 18-30 will meet for a movie and dinner. Meetings Youth First Greater Dayton @ Christ Episcopal Church, 20 W 1st St, Dayton, 45402; 937.640.3333; pflagdayton.org/youthfirst.html: Group for sexual minority teens meets every Wednesday. 7p. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Lesbian Dayton Thirsty Thursday @ location TBD; lesbiandayton.com: The group for gay and bi women meets on the fourth Thursday of every month. Check the website for location. 6p-10p. Thursday Night Bowling League @ Poelking Lanes, 1403 Wilmington Ave, Dayton, 45420; FB: Dayton Rainbow League: The Dayton Rainbow League bowls every Thursday. 6:30p.

Urbana Area PFLAG @ Messiah Lutheran Church, 1013 E Lawn Ave, Urbana, 43078; 937.653.4960; urbanaareapflag.org: The friends, family and allies group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 7p.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Wittenberg University Theater: Stop Kiss @ New Student Theatre, Springfield Center for the Arts at Wittenberg University, 107 Cliff Park Rd, Springfield, 45504; 800.677.7558; wittenberg.edu/academics/thdn/performances.html: The 1998 play is about two women who are attacked on a street in New York as they share their first kiss. It explores the depths of human emotion and compassion. 7:30p; ticket info not available. (Shows also scheduled for Saturday, Sept 26 at 7:30p and Sunday, Sept 27 at 2p.)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Open Volleyball @ Kiser Elementary School, 1401 Leo St, Dayton, 45404; daytongayvolleyballclub.com: Every Wednesday for experienced players to beginners. 6p-9p; $1.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Open Volleyball @ Kiser Elementary School, 1401 Leo St, Dayton, 45404; daytongayvolleyballclub.com: Every Wednesday for experienced players to beginners. 6p-9p; $1.

Mu Crew Movie Night @ Rave Cinemas-The Greene 14, 4489 Glengarry Dr, Beavercreek, 45440; 937.461.2437, x2015;

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Central, SE Ohio • Columbus • Athens • OSU, Ohio U

LGBT Center plans three sessions in September to hear the concerns and ideas of people throughout the campus LGBT community. (See Sept 9 and 16 for others.) 6p-8p. Columbus Electronic Dart League Summer Tournament @ Southbend Tavern, 126 E Moler St, Columbus, 43207; 614.439.5833; mycedl.com: The summer league plays at 15 Columbus bars. (There’s also a winter league coming up.) 6:30p.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Girls Game Night @ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N High St, Columbus, 43201; 614.299.7764; stonewallcolumbus.org: A social gathering on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month is a chance for women 18 and older to meet outside the bar scene. Bring your friends and favorite board games. 7p-9p.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Red Columbus @ Hollywood Casino, 200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228; 614.340.6777 redcolumbus.com: This biennial ARC Ohio fundraiser features 60 tables, each decorated by area artists and designers. Participants can take them all in while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and then sit at their own unique table for dinner. This year’s goal is to raise $225,000 for HIV/AIDS services in Ohio. 6:30p; $250.

Men’s Coming Out Group @ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N High St, Columbus, 43201; 614.299.7764; stonewallcolumbus.org: Discussion group for men of all ages to share their issues with coming out meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month. 7p.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Parents of LGBTQA Youth Support Meetings Group @ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 Students of Color Q*mmunity @ N High St, Columbus, 43201; contact Ohio State University Multicultural Laura Hansel Grant at Center, Ohio Union Suite 1000, 1739 lhansel21@gmail.com: This is a Meetings TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 N High St, Columbus, 43210; Werq Genderplay: The Glamazons group for parents to share common Rainbow Sisters @ 5400 Karl Rd, Scarlet & Gay’s LGBT Book Club @ Dance Party @ Wall Street, 144 N experiences and support one another Columbus, 43229; 614.299.7764; FB: 614.688.8449; mcc.osu.edu: The Club Diversity, 863 S High St, Colum- Rainbow Sisters of Central Ohio: So- group for OSU students living at the Wall St, 614.464.2800; FB: Wall Street in order to support their LGBTQA chilbus, 43206; 614.292.6084; scarintersections of race, sexuality and Night Club: Performances by the dren. It meets on the third Tuesday of cial and community group for lesletandgay.alumni.osu.edu: This bians 40 and older meets on the first gender meets on the second Tuesday Glamazons and prizes for the fiercest every month. 7:30p. month’s selection is The Thurber Car- Wednesday of every month. 7p-9p. of every month. 6p-7p.8 look. $5 ($10 for under 21). nival, a collection of stories by WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Columbus native James Thurber. The THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Stonewall Columbus Women’s Book next meeting is Nov 3, for a discusLGBT Center Town Hall: People PFLAG Columbus @ St. Johns United Club @ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N Arch City Comedy Festival @ varision of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the of Color @ Ohio University Baker Church of Christ, 59 E Mound St, High St, Columbus, 43201; ous locations, archcitycomedyfestiWhite City. 7p-9p. Center Room 237, Athens, 45701; Columbus, 43215; 614.313.9956; 614.477.6077; val.com: The festival features more 740.593.0239; ohio.edu/lgbt: The OU columbuspflag.org: The group for stonewallcolumbus.org: Generally than 40 comedians from across the Meetings LGBT Center plans three sessions in parents, friends and LGBT allies lesbian group meets on the third country, including queer comics like HIV/AIDS Support Group @ ARC Ohio Erin Foley, Cody Melcher and Colum- September to hear the concerns and meets on the second and fourth Sun- Wednesday of every month. SeptemMedical Center, 1033 N High St, ideas of people throughout the cam- days of every month. 2p-4p. ber book: Are You My Mother? by Alibus’s own (and Outlook columnist) Columbus, 43201; 614.340.6777; ar- Brooke Cartus. Sets will take place at pus LGBT community. (See Sept 2 son Bechdel; October: Not That Kind cohio.org: A confidential and caring and 16 for others.) 6p-8p. Athens Area PFLAG @ 18 N College of Girl by Lena Dunham. Email Sonia the Garden Theater, Axis nightclub environment for people living with St, Athens, 45701; 740.593.5659; at morrssy@gmail.com for info. and The Joint. Various show times HIV/AIDS meets on the first and third Sept 3-5; $50 for general admission Seminar: Immigration Law After community.pflag.org/athensohio: The 6:30p. Tuesday of each month. 6:30p-8p. three-day badges, $100 for VIP three- Marriage Equality @1160 N High St, group for LGBT family, friends and alColumbus, 43201; 614.299.7764; lies meets on the second Sunday of Evolution Theatre: Sordid Lives @ day badges. Tickets for individual Columbus Bi Network @ Stonewall stonewallcolumbus.org: Columbus every month. 1p. Van Fleet Theatre, 549 Franklin Ave, sets are $10-$15. Columbus, 1160 N High St, Columlawyers Robert Thaxton and Chris Columbus, 43215; 614.233.1124; bus, 43201; 614.299.7764; Kempf, who specialize in immigration MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 evolutiontheatre.org: Del Shores’ play SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 stonewallcolumbus.org: Social and issues, will talk about how the recent Columbus Women’s Chorus First is a comedic twist on a story of unSt Vincent @ Fashion Meets Music support group for bisexual residents US Supreme Court decision on marFall Rehearsal @ King Avenue conditional love, acceptance and Festival, Arena District, Columbus, of Central Ohio meets on the first coming out as a Texas family con43215; fmmf.us: St Vincent will close riage equality affects binational LGBT United Methodist Church, 299 King Tuesday of every month. 7p. Ave, Columbus, 43201; verges for the matriarch’s funeral. It the FMMF on Sunday evening; maybe couples. 6:30p-8:30p. 614.636.3541; runs through Saturday, Sept 26; Del girlfriend Cara Delevigne will join her Support Group for Families of colswomenschorus.org: No auditions Shores will be in Columbus for the in the capital city? Your Sunday ticket THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Trans* Youth @ Summit on 16th Bi Local Happy Hour @ Bossy Grrl’s are necessary to be part of the femi- Saturday, Sept 19 show. 8p; $10. includes performance by AWOLNAUnited Methodist Church, 82 E 16th TION, Taking Back Sunday and Lights Pin Up Joint, 2598 N High St, Colum- nist chorus. New singers are welcome Ave, Columbus, 43201; bus, 43202; bilocal614.org: Group for throughout September at Monday re- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 among many others. 9:30p-11p; 614.294.5437; kycohio.org: Support bisexual, pansexual or anyone who hearsals. 6:45p. Taylor Swift @ Nationwide Arena, $59.99, $109.99. group for families of trans* and genhas a nonmonosexual orientation 200 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, der non-conforming youth meets meets on the second Thursday of Meetings 43215; taylorswift.com: Taylor and I Violet Chachki: Hard Labor @ Axis, every other Tuesday. Email every month. 6p-8p. BRAVO Volunteer Night @ BRAVO Of- used to have “Bad Blood” but she 775 N High St, Columbus, 43215; michelle@kyochio.org for more info. fice, Columbus, 870 N Pearl St, told me to “Shake It Off” so now I 614.291.4008; axisonhigh.com: The 7p-8:30p. Columbus, 43215; 614.294.7867; have a “Blank Space” on my enemy reigning queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race Queer Bobcat Meet and Greet @ Bobcat Lounge, Ohio University Baker bravo-ohio.org: Help our statewide list. Tall drink of water Vance Joy will takes the stage in Columbus. 10p; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Center, Athens, 45701; anti-violence organization with its open. There’s a second show on Fri$8-$12 (individual), $50-$100 (taOU LGBT Center Town Hall: Trans 740.593.0239; ohio.edu/lgbt: Connect outreach work on the second Monday day, Sept 18. 6p; $39.50-$200. bles for four). Identities @ Ohio University Baker with the LGBTQ community at OU and of every month. Pizza provided. Center Room 237, Athens, 45701; in Athens. 6p-8p. 6:30p-8:30p. 740.593.0239; ohio.edu/lgbt: The OU

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Ohio Lesbian Festival @ Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd SW, Pataskala, 43062; ohiolba.org: The 26th annual festival, which takes place 30 minutes east of Columbus, features three days of music, comedy, camping and community. See details on Page 13. 3p; $35 daily pass or $90 for the weekend. Deva Station’s Big Gay Gameshow @ Wall Street, 144 N Wall St, 614.464.2800; FB: Wall Street Night Club: Play with Deva Station for cash and prizes. 7p; ticket info TBA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 LGBTQ Hiking Club Outing @ Hocking Hills State Park, 19852 State Rte 664, Logan, 43138; 614.930.2265; stonewallcolumbus.org/hikingclub: Stonewall Columbus schedules hikes every month on Ohio trails. This outing is more than six miles and recommended for at least intermediate hikers. 10:30a-noon. Dinner With Del Shores @ 51 Parsons Ave, Columbus, 43215; 614.233.1124 evolutiontheatre.org: Evolution Theatre hosts a dinner with the author before its performance of Sordid Lives. The price includes a threecourse dinner, wine and ticket to the show. Sixteen tickets will be sold. 6p; $150. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Columbus Ohio Prime Timers Sunday Brunch @ OSU Golf Club, 3605 Tremont Rd, Columbus, 43221; 614.885.0846; primetimersww.com/copt: The social group for mature gay and bi men meets for brunch on the third Sunday of every month. 11a-1:30p. National Leather Association of Columbus Fall Pride Family Picnic @ Blendon Woods Sycamore Shelter; 4265 E Dublin Granville Road, Westerville, 43081; 614.404.7521; nlacolumbus.com: Bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share to share and non-alcoholic beverages for yourself; everything else will be provided. The picnic is open to members, friends outlookohio.com

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Ohio Lgbt Nightlife Roundup BARS & CLUBS Akron

Adams Street 77 N Adams St Akron, 44305 330.434.9794 adamsstreetbar.com FB: Adams Street Bar

and family of groups across Ohio. 11a3:30p. Drag on Ice: A Sordid Capade @ the Ice Haus, 200 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, 43215; columbusgayhockey.org: The Columbus Ohio Gay, Lesbian & Ally Hockey Association brings back Drag on Ice after a decade absence. Performers include Nina West, Virginia West, Hellin Bedd and Vivian Von Brokenhymen. Sordid Lives writer Del Shores will be the special celebrity guest. 4:30p; $15$20 (on-the-ice VIP table for $150). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Spiritual Q*mmunity @ OSU Multicultural Center, Ohio Union Suite 1000, 1739 N High St, Columbus, 43210; 614.688.8449; mcc.osu.edu: LGBTQ students of all faiths and spiritual backgrounds meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 6p-7p. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Kink U Columbus @ The Barracks at AWOL, 49 Parsons Ave, Columbus, 43215; titansofthemidwest.org: The free seminar hosted by the Des Moines-based Titans of the Midwest includes sessions such as BDSM on a Budget and the Bare Bones of Pup Play, as well as lessons in leather care, rope and spanking. Noon-7p. Thick 2: Appreciating the Body Beautiful @ Wall Street, 144 N Wall St, 614.464. 2800, FB: Wall Street Night Club: Viva Valezz presents a burlesque show dedicated to thick, sexy girls. 8p; $8 ($5 presale). SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Kaleidoscope Youth Center Garden Party @ the home of Jon Shaffer and Richard Allen, Columbus; 614.294.5437; kycohio.org: The annual fundraiser for Central Ohio’s LGBT youth center helps its social and support programs for young people ages 12-20. 3p-6p; $75. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays @ OSU Drake Performance & Event Center, 1849 Cannon Dr, Columbus, 43210; 614.292.2295; theatre.osu.edu: OSU’s theater department opens its season with the series of nine short plays written by Mo Gaffney, Paul Rudnick, Neil LaBute, Wendy McLeod and others. Performances also are scheduled Oct 1-4. 7:30p; $20. outlookohio.com

Cocktails 2.0 33 W Mapledale Ave Akron, 44301 330.376.2625 FB: Cocktails Akron

Interbelt 70 N Howard St Akron, 44310 330.253.5700 interbelt.com FB: Interbelt Nite Club Square 820 W Market St Akron, 44310 330.374.9661 squarenightclub.com FB: Square Nightclub Tear-Ez 360 S Main St Akron, 44311 330.376.0011 tear-ez.com Canton

Crew 304 Cherry Ave NE Canton, 44702 330.575.5748 FB: Crew Canton Studio 704 704 4th St SW Canton, 44702 330.453.1220 Cincinnati

Bar 32 701 Bakewell St Covington, Ky 41011 859.431.7011 bar32covky.com FB: Bar 32 Cov KY

Below Zero 1120 Walnut St Cincinnati, 45202 513.421.9376 belowzerolounge.com FB: Below Zero Lounge The Cabaret 1122 Walnut St Cincinnati, 45202 513.202.4052 cabaretcincinnati.com FB: The Cabaret The Dock 603 Pete Rose Way Cincinnati, 45202 513.241.5623 FB: The Dock Complex Home Base Tavern 2401 Vine St Cincinnati, 45219 513.721.1212 FB: HBT Pride Main Event 835 Main St Cincinnati, 45202 513.421.1294 FB: Main Event

Old Street Saloon 13 Old St Monroe, 45050 513.539.9183 oldstreetbar.com FB: Old Street Saloon On Broadway 817 Broadway St Cincinnati, 45202 513.421.2555 FB: On Broadway Bar Rosie’s Tavern 643 Bakewell St Covington, Ky 41011 859.291.9707 rosiestavernnky.com FB: Rosie’s Tavern Shooters 927 Race St Cincinnati, 45202 513.381.9900 FB: Shooters Bar Simon Says 428 Walnut St Cincinnati, 45202 513.381.7577 Cleveland

Bonkers 36091 Vine St, Eastlake, 44095 440.942.1959 FB: Bonkers

Bounce 2814 Detroit Ave Cleveland, 44113 216.357.2997 bouncecleveland.com Cocktails 9208 Detroit Ave Cleveland, 44102 216.961.3115 FB: Cocktails Cleveland

The Hawk 11217 Detroit Ave Cleveland, 44102 216.521.5443 thehawkbar.com FB: The Hawk

Leather Stallion 2205 St Clair Ave NE Cleveland, 44114 216.589.8588 leatherstallion.com FB: The Stallion Leather Stallion Saloon Mean Bull / Aura 1313 E 26th St Cleveland, 44114 216.812.3330 meanbull.com FB: AURA Ultra Lounge Paradise Inn 4488 State Rd Cleveland, 44109 216.741.9819 FB: Paradise Inn

Twist 11633 Clifton Blvd Cleveland, 44102 216.221.2333 FB: Twist Sc

Vibe 11633 Lorain Ave Cleveland, 44111 216.476.1970 vibecleveland.com FB: Vibe Bar + Patio

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Axis 775 N High St Columbus, 43215 614.291.4008 axisonhigh.com FB: Axis

Masque 20 N Jefferson St Dayton, 45402 937.228.2582 clubmasque.com FB: Masque

Legends 117 N Erie St Toledo, 43604 567.315.8333 legendsbartoledo.com FB: Legends Showclub Toledo

Right Corner 105 E 3rd St Dayton, 45402 937.228.2033 FB: Right Corner

R-House 5534 Secor Rd Toledo, 43623 419.474.2929 FB: Rhouse Bar

AWOL 49 Parsons Ave Columbus, 43215 614.621.8779 awolbar.com FB: Awol Bar

Cavan Irish Pub 1409 S High St Columbus, 43207 614.725.5502 cavanirishpub.com FB: Cavan Irish Pub Club 20 20 E Duncan St Columbus, 43202 614.261.9111 FB: Club 20 Club Diversity 863 S High St Columbus, 43206 614.224.4050 clubdiversity.biz FB: Club Diversity Exile 893 N 4th St Columbus, 43201 614.299.0069 exilebar.com FB: Exile

Level 700 N High St Columbus, 43215 614.754.7111 levelcolumbus.com FB: Level Dining Lounge Slammers 202 E Long St Columbus, 43215 614.221.8880 FB: Slammers

Southbend 126 E Moler St Columbus, 43207 614.444.3386 FB: Southbend Tavern

The Toolbox 744 Frebis Ave Columbus, 43206 614.670.8113 FB: The Toolbox Saloon Tremont Lounge 708 S High St Columbus, 43206 614.444.2041 FB: Tremont Lounge Union Café 782 N High St Columbus, 43215 614.421.2233 unioncafe.com FB: Union Cafe

Wall Street 144 N Wall St Columbus, 43215 614.464.2800 wallstreetnightclubandshowbar.com FB: Wall Street Night Club

Argos 301 Mabel St Dayton, 45403 937.252.2976 FB: Argos Levi & Leather Bar

MJ’s on Jefferson 20 N Jefferson St Dayton, 45402 937.223.3259 mjsonjefferson.com FB: MJ’s on Jefferson

Sparky’s Lounge 822 Watertower Lane West Carrollton, 45449 937.859.1062 FB: Sparky’s Lounge Stage Door 44 N Jefferson St Dayton, 45402 937.223.7418 FB: The Stage Door Lima

Somewhere 804 W North St Lima, 45801 419.227.7288 somewherelima.com FB: Somewhere Lorain

Tim’s Place 2223 Broadway Lorain, 44052 440.218.2223 timsinlorain.webs.com FB: Tim’s Place Mansfield

Sami’s 178 Wayne St Mansfield, 44902 419.522.1500 FB: Sami’s Bar Sandusky

Crowbar 206 W Market St Sandusky, 44870 419.624.0109 sanduskycrowbar.com FB: Sandusky Crowbar Springfield

Diesel 1914 Edwards Ave Springfield, 45503 937.324.0383 FB: Diesel Bar & Nightclub Why Not III 5 N Murray St Springfield, 45503 937.450.6428 FB: Why-Not-III

Bretz 2012 Adams St Toledo, 43604 419.243.1900 FB: Bretz Nightclub

Mojo 115 N Erie St Toledo, 43604 567.315.8333 mojobartoledo.com FB: Mojo’s

Warren

Club 441 441 E Market St Warren, 44481 330.394.9483 FB: Club 441

Funky Skunk 143 E Market St Warren, 44481 FB: Funky Skunk NiteClub Youngstown

Mineshaft 1105 Poland Ave Youngstown, 44502 330.207.6437 youngstownmineshaft.com FB: Youngstown Mineshaft

Utopia 876 E Midlothian Blvd Youngstown, 44502 330.781.9000 FB: Utopia Youngstown BATHS

Akron Steam and Sauna 41 S Case Ave Akron, Ohio 44305 330.252.2791 akronsteamandsauna.com

Club Columbus 795 W 5th Ave Columbus, Ohio 43212 614.291.0049 the-clubs.com Flex 2600 Hamilton Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 216.812.3304 flexspas.com GET LISTED! Update/add listing: erin@outlookmedia .com.

Cocktails in Akron has moved to a new location.

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savage love

by Dan Savage

The Boyfriend Experience My boyfriend of three years and I have an ongoing problem. His libido is much higher than mine, and at one point I wasn’t making enough of an effort to meet him in the middle.

saw me wet myself and made a joke. I know I should say something, but I’m afraid to.

But now we have great sex on average four or five times per week, and I initiate about a third of that. (If it were completely up to him, we’d probably have sex one or two times a day.)

There are only two reasons your boyfriend would be making jokes about your bed-wetting problem: He is trying to be nice (he mistakenly believes these jokes put you at ease, and he wants to make the bed-wetting seem like something you two can laugh off together) or he is a giant asshole (he knows you’re sensitive about it and makes these jokes anyway because HE’S AN ASSHOLE; he makes jokes expressly to demean you because HE’S AN ASSHOLE; he is intentionally shredding your self-esteem so that (1) you’ll think that no one else would ever want you and (2) you’ll settle for this guy even though HE’S AN ASSHOLE).

This past week, I’ve been working crazy shifts for a work event - 14-hour days with a 1½-hour commute each way. I told him that I very likely would not have the energy to have sex. But when I got home the other day, knowing that I had to get up and leave again in less than seven hours, he initiated sex and I refused. I was too tired. He got very upset. Whenever I say no, he seems to automatically categorize my refusal as evidence of laziness or selfishness. I’m not sure what to do at this point. I really want to make this work.

- Wants Emotional Tenderness

USE YOUR WORDS. Tell him the jokes hurt your feelings no smile, no ambiguity, no gloss - and then see what happens. If he knocks it off, WET, he was a nice doofus and the relationship may be salvageable. If he keeps it up, if the jokes don’t stop, he’s a giant asshole and he actually does mean to hurt you and the relationship isn’t worth salvaging. (Please bear this in mind: An asshole might claim to be a nice doofus. He’ll tell you he was just trying to make you feel better about the bed-wetting thing with humor, but if the jokes don’t stop, he’s not a nice doofus. He’s a giant asshole.)

- Working Hard And Tired Your boyfriend is inconsiderate - in the most literal sense of the word. He has failed to take into consideration that sex five times a week is a lot of sex, objectively speaking, particularly in a long-term relationship. And your boyfriend failed - utterly failed - to take into consideration your current crushing workload when he attempted to initiate sex after you had worked/commuted for 17 hours and had to get up in seven hours and do it all over again. I suggest you get your boyfriend a Fleshlight, WHAT, for those moments when you can’t be his human masturbatory aid, and stop feeling guilty about having sex “only” four or five times per week. I’m a bed wetter and am super embarrassed about it. My boyfriend knows, and I know he doesn’t mean to hurt me, but he makes jokes about it. He even once 52

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The reason you’re afraid to say something is that you don’t want to lose him. But you need to flip that on its head: If your boyfriend is a giant asshole - even if he’s just a medium asshole - you should be in a big hurry to lose him. Say something.

You can email Dan Savage at mail@savagelove.net, follow him on Twitter at @fakedansavage or listen to his weekly podcast, Savage Lovecast, every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. Savage Love appears every month in Outlook and every week at outlookohio.com.

Look for an expanded Savage Love in next month’s Sex Issue.

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the divine life

by Debé

Virgo (August 23 September 22) Your birthday month is packed with a solar and lunar eclipse and a super full moon. Damn, you don’t do anything halfway, do you? That’s OK, go ahead and aim for perfection. It’s your way. One suggestion though: Put yourself first for a change. It’s time to be your own superhero! Virgos We Crush On: Beyoncé, Colin Firth, Pink, Hugh Grant Libra (September 23 - October 22) On the surface you seem fine, but underneath you’re twisted up emotionally. Find a healthy outlet for that frustration or someone could get hurt, and you don’t need that kind of drama in your life. Just sayin’. Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) That feeling of emptiness and longing is opportunity knocking on your door. Past losses have made room for better things ahead. Fill your soul with goals and dreams and get ready to act on your desires. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Time for a rebirth, but instead of the usual impulsiveness, you’re blending practicality and creativity to chart a new course. That is so adult of you. Bravo! The universe is proud of you and will reward you accordingly.

find your feet and stand up, Fish. No one is the boss of you unless you allow it. You decide if you stay, or sashay away. Aries (March 21 April 19) With the full moon and a lunar eclipse in your sign near month’s end, this is your time to be large and in charge. You’re impatient, but forgo the one-night stands in favor of something lasting. It’s better to make a mark than leave one. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) There’s a lot to do, but you’re chasing your tail, or maybe even wasting time chasing tail. Stop and smell the trendy cologne. Once your heads clears you can get back in the game with renewed focus. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) A partial solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse this month has you itching for a makeover. Think fine tune, not wrecking ball. Work with what you’ve got. Renovate and decorate. You’ll have fun and it’ll be fabulous! Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Some people mistake your quiet nature for meekness and think they can start pushing you around. That is a mistake. Stand your ground and, if necessary, show them your claws. Nobody puts baby in the corner.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) Your passion turns inward this month as you realize work isn’t the be-all-end-all. You’re looking for the real thing in love, and that takes some time and attention. Make it a priority, and don’t let emotions scare you away.

Leo (July 23 - August 22) That hint of fall in the air has you content and contemplative. A good month to work on or complete projects around your den, until the full moon in Aries makes you restless. By month’s end you are ready for action, and maybe even looking for trouble.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Something is happening and you’re feeling compelled to speak up about it. Are you ready to handle the consequences? Be careful, but at the end of the day, speak your truth and be ready to go where truth leads you.

Handy Tip A vertical line under the middle (Saturn) finger indicates a financial security. Multiple lines can indicate several income streams.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Life seems to be running upstream, and you’ve been going with the current. Time to outlookohio.com

Debe is a palmist, intuitive adviser and metaphysical teacher in Columbus. She is available for personal readings, parties, events and workshops. For more information, go to thepassionatepalmist.com. Look for her horoscopes every month in Outlook.

Just because you have financial security, doesn’t mean you need to go flipping the bird.

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Twilight of the Need for Sexual Clarity Across

1 Pastry with fruit, perhaps 5 “Lesbians ignite!” e.g. 10 Type of Mary pass 14 “You want the light ___ off?” 15 “On the Beach” writer Shute 16 Alan of And the Band Played On 17 Twilight star and former love interest of 3-Across 20 Like some fouls, to Sue Wicks 21 Phantom of the Opera carrier 22 Phnom ___, Cambodia 23 What bottoms say when they treat? 24 Pie fight sound 27 Jamaican cultist 31 With 34-Across, sexually ambiguous Twilight star 34 See 31-Across 36 Enjoys Rubicon restaurant 37 Be a success in life 39 Give the cold shoulder 40 Chemical ending 41 Responded to Di’s passing away 43 Drink with jam and bread 44 “Goodby ___ Jean” 46 Use your head? 47 Willing and able partner 49 PAC of seniors

51 It might go right to the bottom 52 Visual effects producer and current love interest of 31Across 57 Came to rest 58 Tickle pink 59 Gilbert of Roseanne 61 Lorca’s pink 62 Contract conditions 63 Refrain from tongue use 64 Sweet opening? 65 Drivers’ rods 66 Cruising V Down

1 That’s bull, to Frida 2 Soon, long ago 3 Frat toga 4 Violate a property sign 5 Susan of Goldengirl 6 Length, to a bottom 7 Gardner of Show Boat 8 Very beginning, slangily 9 “Candle in the Wind” singer John 10 Woodcutters’ tools 11 “And another thing ...” 12 Ryan of porn 13 Chloe’s role in Boys Don’t Cry 18 Butler in Gone with the Wind

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19 Harden 24 Yarn buy 25 Madrid museum 26 Saying “Bite me!” to cannibals? 28 He delivers gifts in stockings 29 Brought into alignment 30 In check 32 A chat room boaster may have a big one 33 Just one of those things 34 Material from Sylvia Beach? 35 Da Vinci’s threesome

38 To’s partner 41 South Park composer Shaiman 42 Cross-dressing 45 Fruity rum drink 48 Inventor Otis 50 Portrayal of Mary and son 51 Head lock? 52 It’s for skin care 53 Ms. Swan portrayer Borstein 54 Psychiatrist Jung 55 Melissa Etheridge’s “Don’t Look ___” 56 Irish tongue 57 Nero’s arts 60 Palindromist’s cry

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