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LADY GAGA’S “ARTRAVE: THE ARTPOP BALL” KEY ARENA August 8 Lady GaGa: Take Two. It’s time to get excited all over again, people. Little Monsters were devastated when the icon postponed her May 28 concert at Key Arena due to a sudden case of bronchitis just hours before

BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z: “ON THE RUN” TOUR SAFECO FIELD July 30 Beyoncé and Jay Z’s “On the Run” Tour touched down at Seattle’s Safeco Field Wednesday night, marking not only the stadium’s second show ever (Paul McCartney was the first) but quite possibly the most spectacular – and loudest – concert to be hosted there for years to come. A constant swirl of rumors and speculation surround pop music’s most famous power couple: but Mr. and Mrs. Carter are doing just fine, thank you. Individually, they are two of the world’s most successful entertainers, boasting decades in the business between them. Sharing a stage on Wednesday night the Carters proved that when it comes to putting on a show, together they are untouchable.

The couple appeared just after 9 p.m., skipping the opener and cutting right to the chase. “The chase” was a recurring theme throughout the evening, kicking off with “03 Bonnie & Clyde” and a larger than life

visual montage of heists, shoot-outs, and other cinematic postcards from the nomadic and preternaturally glamorous life of the country’s most wanted criminals. It was hard to miss the connection to real life (the words “This Is Real Life” in fact flashed on screen pre-show) as it’s common knowledge that the couple is mercilessly hounded by media and critics at every turn. But let’s face it: Bey and Jay wrapped in each other’s arms, with those beautiful doe eyes peering at you from a ski mask? Adorable.

The theme works on all counts.

From floor level, the excitement generated by both the couples’ entrance and the chest-thumping bass was deafening, as Jay Z strode around the stage in top form, dressed in his best black sunglasses, gold chains, black jacket, and a cool (and presumable expensive) black and white star-spangled tshirt. Beyoncé darted and danced around him in the tour’s emblematic mesh and leather bodysuit and mask. “Show Me What You Got,” “Upgrade U,” and “Crazy In Love” shook the stadium with their volume and intensity. The J + B sonic see “ON THE RUN” page 4

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showtime. But after a two-anda-half month wait, the meat-clad, lobster headpiece-wearing, egg capsule-transported lady is finally Seattle-bound.

In recent months, the diva’s career has taken a dip. Her latest effort, last year’s Artpop, has been both an artistic and commercial disappointment. To date, it’s sold just 685,000 copies domestically, compared to U.S. sales of 2.3 million for Born This Way. Even worse, just one of the record’s three sin-

Felice Picano is perhaps one of the most prolific writers on the GLBT literary scene. His work has excelled in the forms of poetry, plays, or written prose – fiction or non. His collection of personal essays True Stories: People and Places from My Past (Chelsea Station Editions – 2011) is a beautifully put together anthology of the various people he’s met throughout a fascinating life. In his latest collection, True Stories Too: People and Place from My Past, Picano once again revisits those individuals and special locales that have resonated over the years, and shares a range of emotions associated with each.

The first collection drew on stories that seemed centered around a particular person(s), many of them celebrities. With this new anthology, Picano discusses people as well, but they are neither as well known (which leads to some beautifully intimate portrayals and observations) nor as centrally focus on individuals as some of the physical scenes he writes about. And in many of the essays, these locations are described

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assault was off and running, a tightly constructed string of medley-like, almost whole songs that mixed seamlessly one into another. Those on the floor, for one thing, stayed on their feet for the entire performance.

“N***as in Paris” and “Tom Ford” allowed one of the evening’s dozen or so costume and makeup changes for Beyoncé, who heroically emerged every couple of Jay Z songs looking fresh and beautiful in a new ensemble along with her impressive gang of backing dancers. Many of Beyoncé’s hits were cleverly reworked for the tour: “Run The World,” “Ring the Alarm,” and “Diva” among them – all keeping the energy as high as Beyoncé’s dancing heels (of which there were many throughout the evening). The mega-talented duo continuously switched off on vocals, with never a pause or dull moment. Jay Z also popped in and out for quick changes when B took the mic, reappearing in various combinations of leather vests, jackets, and tasteful t-shirts.

“Big Pimpin” featured meticulously manipulated footage of a jazz age club in which what appeared to be Josephine Baker and other dancehall figures gyrated, momentarily giving the illusion that the onstage Jay Z was

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continued from cover gles, “Applause,” cracked Billboard’s top ten chart – “Do What U Want” rose to #13, while “G.U.Y.” peaked at #76. She didn’t earn any Grammy nominations or land on any critics’ year-end lists. And, that “vomit art” stint at SWSW backfired with unpleasant reviews.

Not only did Lady GaGa take her first tumble since skyrocketing to global fame in 2009, she also became irrelevant in pop culture. The trendsetting, news-grabbing, outspoken performer suddenly became uninteresting. It all went sour, like a bad romance.

But she’s a fighter, God bless her. And Lady GaGa is plowing forward. The superstar entertainer launched her massive world tour, “ArtRave: The Artpop Ball,” May 4 at Fort Lauderdale’s BB&T Center.

Through November, she’ll appear to au-

simultaneously part of the action and also in the background, smoking his trademark cigars in the black and white party scene.

“Ghost/Haunted” and Jay Z’s Frank Ocean & Kanye West collaboration “No Church In the Wild” flashed more phenomenal visuals; clearly the Carters spared no expense when in came to artistic vision or costume changes.

The halfway mark of the show was, unbelievably, about 22 songs in (the setlist included 44 songs in all) with “Drunk In Love,” “Why Don’t You Love Me,” “Holy Grail,” “Beach Is Better” and, of course, “99 Problems” – that song cleverly tied into “If I Were a Boy,” Beyoncé driving the point home in a sexy and tomboyish soft leather romper. “Resentment” was the moment many were waiting for, Beyoncé delivering her infamous and confessional “12 years” lyrical change from the catwalk. Perception is subjective, but it seemed in studying Beyoncé’s face (on the giant video screens at least), that she appeared slightly more guarded during the infidelity-themed song. There was a long, long pause…and then it was over.

Jay Z rejoined his wife onstage, and she called out something about love and notably forgiveness. Then the show moved on into “Izzo (H.O.V.A)” and still more high points with “Single Ladies,” “Hard

Knock Life,” and an amazing “Pretty Hurts” (amusingly the backup dancers illustrated this song by balancing books on their black-bobbed heads).

The non-stop spectacle wrapped up with a cover of “Forever Young.” Jay Z took Beyoncé’s hand and stood beside her as she mixed in “Halo.” Home videos of an intimate Carter family life played during the emotional song: the couples’ daughter Blue Ivy playing with her parents, footage of their wedding ceremony, Beyoncé’s pregnancy, and briefly, the baby in the hospital. Images of their travels and adventures gave a brief but intimate look into the life of a couple deeply in love, regardless of what may or may not have happened since. “Lift Off” was the outro, and then they were gone, leaving a stadium of blown away audience members behind them.

All mega-star egos aside, “On the Run” delivered a world-class show with energy, polish and true grit that no one besides Madonna has been able to deliver in such massive scope. Beyoncé and Jay Z have more than earned their place as pop royalty, not to mention very likely setting a record for the number two top grossing tour of all time, second only to U2’s 360 Tour. If you missed it, take heart: “On the Run” is set to broadcast in its entirety on September 20 on HBO.

diences across the U.S. and Canada, and in Japan, South Korea, Australia, United Arab Emirates, and 18 European countries.

Her appearance at Key Arena marks the first time in seven years that Lady GaGa will bring a tour to the Emerald City; her two previous stops were at the Tacoma Dome. The show features some of her earlier hits and selections from the new album; you can probably guess what’s on the set list. Without giving anything away, I am surprised that a pair of her betterknown songs have been shelved and substituted with mediocre material from Artpop.

Guaranteed at any GaGa performance are a dozen costume changes, a few inspirational speeches, creative stage props and designs, and lots of Little Monsters, avid fans of the musician who often arrive in zany attire and energy levels that rival kids on Ritalin. Her concerts have always been fun, eccentric and well...a ball.

GaGa is expected to roam around the arena during the show, as there are multiple stages connected by funky-looking catwalks made of lucite, said to make them translucent. For diehard monsters, the “Absolut Artpop Lounge” is a VIP experience that allows admirers to see the Grammy winner up close, and also order drinks from an exclusive bar on the main floor, similar to what Justin Timberlake did when he came to Seattle in January.

Tickets for the May 28 concert are valid at the door; you don’t need to exchange them at the box office beforehand. Tickets for purchase are available at Ticketmaster, or at the box office on the day of show. Because this is a rescheduled performance, an exact start time hasn’t been announced yet, and neither is there mention of any opening acts (although, expect at least one). To be safe and not miss any part of Lady GaGa’s set, plan on arriving at Key Arena by 8 p.m. ladygaga.com

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so well and in such a way that they become tangible characters, important to the plot unto themselves.

An essay entitled “Brother Bob,” a sentimental tribute to Picano’s older brother, makes up the Prologue. This essay is more than tales of his family life. It is also an analysis of ItalianAmerican family dynamics. It further explains, through family anecdotes, the importance of placement for children in the family line, and a personal struggle of defiance against a long line of historical tradition. Other personal observations occur in “Holiday” – an essay about an evening in New York that rang in more than the New Year. “The ‘Nick’ Diaries” explores an unexpected friendship with a man who professes to be straight and yet is drawn to the author for more than conversation.

The reader is taken on several foreign journeys as well.

Picano’s essay “Another Berlin Story” tells of his visits to Germany (including his time partially living there). He observes the modern contrasts between today’s diversities and those ghosts from a half-century before. Picano relates going up into a building with a stranger only to discover himself on the same balcony where Adolf Hitler had been overlooking a Nuremburg field that was filled with goose-stepping soldiers less than 60 years ago. Another example is the modern-day freedom found in sunbathing in a park while

surrounded by beautiful (and naked) German men united in the playing of volleyball and not worrying about potential sexual differences.

A look at modern Japan’s view on homosexuality is observed in “Two Gaijin in Gay Japan,” where Picano and Dr. Charles Silverstein (co-authors of The Joys of Gay Sex) traveled to Tokyo and were met by a surprising wave of how Gay Japan has developed.

Of course, New York and Los Angeles are heavily mentioned throughout the anthology. Being the two places Picano has spent the majority of his life it would be something impossible to avoid. While New York has several people mentioned and talked about, it is an essay about a building called “The Federalist” that holds a strong appeal involving eccentric landlords, and haunting inspirations.

These essays actually include several stories of apparitions, ghosts, and hauntings.

“Uneasy Spirits”” tells the tale of Nunzio and his affiliation of angels of any kind; especially when his family’s home seems to be haunted. It is in the Epilogue tale of “Vicenzo: Return of a Death” that Picano begins to delve into an old family mystery of a young cousin’s murder. He explores the possibilities of what could have happened that would result in a child’s murder, and why his family didn’t want it to be further explored.

As with the first collection, True Stories Too is a delightful read. The subjects are fascinating, not only as insight to

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other people and foreign places, but also a (potentially) unintentional look into the author’s fascinating life and events that have helped shape him as well. True Sto-

ries Too is not only well written, but continues to support the prolific reputation of good writing that we have come to expect from Felice Picano.

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friend not helping matters in the slightest.

Not that I don’t give co-directors Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz at least some modicum of credit for what they’ve accomplished. They show the same delicate, sweetly nonintrusive touch they showcased on their previous music documentary, Katy Perry: Part of Me. They attempt to let moments speak for themselves without additional accompaniment, keeping melodramatic excess to a happy minimum.

But, as stated, the focus is misdirected. For as much as some interviewed want to talk about Woodstock, the seminal documentary all concert films hope and pray they can bare even a passing resemblance to, this one is more concerned with the whitebread antics of festival goers than it is with the music itself. The artists

and their compositions take a backseat to everything else, which can’t help but feel a little odd, especially when everyone being interviewed, including Rotella, keep stating it was the music that initially got them excited in the first place.

Not that die-hard fans of EDC and this sort of music will care. As already stated, the converted are going to be falling all over themselves aching to give Under the Electric Sky a look, and I doubt they’re going to have any of the same problems with the motion picture that I have. Maybe that’s how it should be. I do not know. But in my mind a movie such as this should be broadening the fan base, not just preaching to the already fervent following, and on that front this concert documentary sings a series of songs I have no wish to ever hear again.

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Under the Electric Sky is a concert documentary composed and manufactured for the converted and, sad to say, for the converted alone.

A look at the annual three-day Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) held in the Las Vegas desert, the movie attempts to tell a collection of stories looking at the lives of a handful of the concert goers and what it is that compels them to attend, some making treks from the other side of the globe in order to be a part of the festivities. Filled with the musical stylings of electronic dance music DJs like Fatboy Slim, Avicii, Calvin Harris, Above & Beyond, Afrojack and Armin Van Buuren, the movie is nonetheless a rather slight affair, its overall insights more of the Reality TV variety than they are sadly anything else.

The reason? The focus is all wrong. More than that, it fails to showcase the diversity, hope, love and universal ideas of acceptance and understanding EDC founder Pasquale Rotella feels is the key element to the success of his events around the globe. Other than a couple of notable exceptions, this is an incredibly Caucasian, and altogether straight affair, and while concepts of gender and sexual diversity are hinted at, they’re never done so in a way that feels like anything more than a neon-colored smokescreen.

The best two stories revolve around Sadie, a small-town Texas college student suffering from issues with anxiety and self-esteem, and Jose, a wheelchair-bound dance music enthusiast who longs to be a part of the action but knows more often than not he’ll have to sit on the outside and soak things up from a distance.

What happens to both of them is, without question, beyond beautiful, their respective tales climaxing in moments of sublime emotional purity that speaks to exactly the ideas Rotella feels his event grows and thrives upon.

The others? They’re okay, for the most part, if almost instantly forgettable – one involving longtime couple Alli and Matt finally getting married after initially meeting 15 years prior at a previous EDC, the only one that’s even slightly interesting. In fact, one revolving around a group of longtime New Jersey friends nicknamed “The Wolfpack” is oddly loathsome, playing like some half-baked variation of a subpar episode of “The Jersey Shore,” the fact the group is there to ostensibly toast and remember a dearly departed

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer Get On Up is a better overall movie than The Help. For director Tate Taylor, it is a massive step forward – as his control over the inherent melodramatics at the center of his electrifying biopic about music legend James Brown is far more self-assured and confident than it was for that Civil Rights era soap opera. Cinematically speaking, the tone is more spot-on, the pacing less languid and the overall vibes being put out by the picture itself are far more consistent. The movie shows a filmmaker coming into his own, and as such is without a doubt one of the summer’s more spirited and enchanting surprises.

At the same time, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that, for all its faults, for all its sensationalistic and over the top aspects, the 2011 Oscar-winning box office smash [The Help], is still slightly more entertaining than Taylor’s latest opus ends up being. Maybe it’s the fact he utilized his entire, mostly female, cast

to such exquisite perfection. Maybe it’s just because that story wasn’t encumbered with having to deal with little things like facts associated with a world-renowned superstar.

Or maybe one can’t discount the humorous attributes of a pie made of feces utilized with shocking, self-effacing glee, the gross-out hysterics of that one sequence taking the poop joke to an unforeseen plateau few – or, at least me – ever could have anticipated.

Unfortunately, Get On Up, for all its strengths, of which it has many, doesn’t resonate with quite the same intensity or passion. It’s oddly distancing, and not until the terrific, powerfully cathartic, movingly emotional scene of friendship renewed and forgiveness granted did I ever truly care about Brown’s journey from dirt-poor South Carolina child to international Funk, R&B and Soul superstar.

This might be because unlike in The Help, as well cast as Get On Up is, the supporting players, save one notable exception, do not make much of an overall impact. Octavia

Spencer appears in what’s little more than a cameo as a somewhat kindly bordello matron who takes a young James Brown into her care, while Lennie James barely has enough screen time to register as the belligerently violent father who leaves him for a new life in the military. Faring a tiny bit better is none other than Dan Aykroyd as recording label promoter Ben Bart, but that’s only because his central scenes have substantial bearing on Brown’s journey and not because they’re especially revealing from a character perspective. As for Viola Davis, appearing as the mother who abandoned her child in the face of unspeakable hardship and abuse – she brings a great deal to her limited scenes, that is true; but again they’re all so brief, melodramatically obvious and more than a little cliché that they never have the emotional impact they require.

That’s the bad news – and while it’s substantial, it also isn’t a killer. Why? First off – and this is hardly shocking – the music is incredible! Taylor weaves the evolution of Brown’s sound with consummate skill, everything continually building and evolving in ways that are magnetic, almost hallucinatory, giving the proceedings a melodious intensity that suits both the story and its subject perfectly. The film is a sensory and auditory marvel right from the jump, and keeping from bolting up in the middle of the theatre to dance like an uninhibited madman is oddly difficult.

The second thing that sets Get On Up from the crowd is the supporting performance by Nelsan Ellis. Arguably best known for his work on “True Blood,” the actor is a revelation as longtime Brown compatriot and friend Bobby Byrd. Ellis brings real weightiness to his portrayal, his quiet dignity revealing layers upon layers of hidden triumphs and regrets, both mixed together with winsome, almost tragic eloquence. There is a pathos and a pain to his performance that’s continually mesmerizing, making the flashing of a smile or a

giddy gleeful exclamation reverberate all the stronger because of that fact.

Yet the real reason the movie ends up making the impact it ultimately does is entirely due to star Chadwick Boseman.

As good as he was as Jackie Robinson in 42, as easily as he stole scenes in the otherwise forgettable Draft Day, none of that compares to his outright brilliance as James Brown. This is a magnificent, full-bodied piece of work driven by interior demons and emotional catastrophes that pole vault from one extreme to another, Boseman bringing all of them to life with spectacular, mesmeric ease. He’s alive in ways that are barely definable, let alone easily classified, giving the film heart, attitude and most of all soul as it builds to its tenderly shattering conclusion.

Taylor doesn’t escape all the trappings of the genre, and, as already stated, I can’t help but wish he’d utilized his powerful supporting cast more astutely. But I love the fact that neither he nor screenwriters Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) shy away from the darker, more loathsome aspects of Brown’s life story.

Better, they don’t sensationalize these moments, allowing the audience to make up their own minds as to what was going on inside the music icon’s head as he does the unthinkably odious. Melodrama is kept to a minimum and as such allows for a more three-dimensional, thus human, rendering of the character, all of which when combined with Boseman’s powerhouse performance makes for a savagely fierce and fiery feature whose flaws are easy to overlook.

Get On Up isn’t perfect. I admit not all of it comes together nearly as nicely as I wanted it to. But Boseman is so tremendous, and Taylor’s overall direction is so confidently assured, enjoying the picture for what it is and not for what I hoped it would be is a relatively foregone affair.

The film’s got heart and it’s certainly got soul, making singing its overall praises an extraordinarily easy thing to do.

Marvel’s Guardians reach for the stars GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Now playing Marvel’s latest comic book to film endeavor as part of its ongoing, so-called “Marvel Cinematic Universe” or MCU is Guardians of the Galaxy. For those that felt Thor, an action fantasy featuring a Norse God, was a little outside the norm, this interstellar science fiction spectacular featuring a talking tree and a gun-toting raccoon will undoubtedly redefine those feelings.

For everyone else who is even slightly wellversed in all things Star Wars, Star Trek or even Flash Gordon, nothing that transpires over the course of the story’s 121 minutes, in all honesty, is going to come as too great a surprise, the narrative following a relatively well-worn trajectory that’s hardly original.

Thankfully, just because that’s so doesn’t make it any less entertaining, cult director James Gunn (Slither, Super) enlivening the proceedings with distinctively ingratiating bits of visual ingenuity and a sideways sense

of humor I responded to. He’s also cast the film reasonably well (three pieces of the central quintet particularly noteworthy) making rooting for the titular heroes a heck of a lot easier than it otherwise would have been.

The plot, for as sprawling and as all over the map as it ends up being, is actually pretty simplistic when you get down to it. Almost three decades after being abducted from Earth, adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself in possession of a mysterious orb that the most dangerous villain in the entire Universe, the evil Thanos (Josh Brolin), is looking to get his hands on. Thrown into intergalactic prison with talking raccoon Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), sentient tree Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), driven warrior Drax (Dave Bautista) and green-skinned assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), this crazy, mixed-up group finds themselves on the same side of the coin, teaming together to keep Thanos’ minion Ronan (Lee Pace) from grabbing the orb and thus starting on the road to Armageddon.

There’s a heck of a lot more going on than just that, not the least of which is the fact Rocket and Groot are bounty hunters out to make a quick buck, Drax is a revenge-fueled

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madman wanting to kill Ronan for the murder of his family and Gamora is Thanos’ adopted daughter secretly working against him. Throw in the fact Peter is on the run from a group of space scavengers – here nicknamed ‘Ravag-

ers’ – led by whistling demon Yondu (Michael Rooker), and it’s not like going from points A to B to C is a particularly trouble-free affair.

Thing is, as nicely constructed as Gunn and Nicole Perlman’s script (adapted from

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ra nothing more than a Neytiri/Uhura variation that’s hard to get all that excited about. In the case of Bautista, the former WWE wrestler certainly fits the bill physically, bringing a brutish, thug-like menace to Drax that’s intimidating. But charismatically? Sad to say, he’s a bit out of his league in comparison to his costars, and whenever the story shifts to focus on him and his plight I admit to more often than not losing a little interest.

On the villain side of things, Thanos is only here to set up coming evil-doing against the Avengers at an unforetold later date, so he does little more than grin menacingly and bark out a few orders. As for Ronan, Pace has some great individual moments, but on the whole his baddie isn’t as irresistibly threatening as he should be. More than that, he’s outclassed by his own minion, Nebula (Karen Gillan), another adopted daughter of Thanos and Gamora’s foster sister, the half-alien, half-cybernetic hellion a blue whirlwind of cunning and skill who I found riveting.

Gunn is a fine director, but as interesting and as personal as many of his choices might be, I can’t help but feel like he’s not been allowed full and total control over everything taking place, Marvel keeping him somewhat in check as they continue to build their MCU, trying to keep all their Avengers initiative characters connected. The wild slights of hand and bizarre bouts of captivating quirkiness found in spades in both Slither and Super are more or less absent, and other than a loopy sequence featuring Benicio Del Toro as an eccentric collector of space oddities, things remain rela-

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the source material created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanningm) might be, that doesn’t mean it has an original bone anywhere inside its celluloid body. Everything builds to a conclusion that’s hardly shocking or original, the core unit discovering family is sometimes what you make it and intelligent teamwork is better than individual brute strength any day of the week. It’s straightforward and obvious, and anyone expecting more has an entirely different thing coming to them.

But what the story lacks in originality more often than not makes up for that fact with unrestrained idiosyncratic chutzpah and nicely modulated character building. Gunn has a knack for off-kilter visuals and uniquely staged action sequences that keep focus on the central dynamics of what is going on and why. Gunn tends to eschew razzle-dazzle just for the sake of it (although there’s plenty of eye candy to relish), and as chaotic and as crazy as things might get, it’s still simple to know who is who and what is going on and why.

Better than that, he allows Pratt, Cooper and Diesel (the latter only allowed to utter variations of “I am Groot” throughout) to craft interesting, three-dimensional characters easy to care about. All of them are having a blast and it shows, yet that doesn’t stop them from imbuing Quill, Rocket, and Groot with notable traits and subtle variations that keep each continually captivating, elevating their story arcs, as well as the film itself, at almost every turn.

Saldana is fine, but after Avatar, Star Trek and Colombiana she’s getting a little typecast in roles like the one she’s playing here, Gamo-

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tively clear-cut and undemanding throughout.

Still, Gunn shows a personal touch absent from the majority of the Marvel-controlled features, his distinctive style still imprinted upon almost every frame. While there’s no guarantee he’ll be back at the helm for future sequels, the chances other studios will allow

him to tackle more original ideas and properties after this are certainly strong. Guardians of the Galaxy takes the Marvel brand into new territories and does so with grandly entertaining brio, and even if all facets aren’t quite perfect, they’re still strong enough to make this sci-fi adventure worthwhile.

Plodding Hercules a forgettable mythological adventure

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer HERCULES Now playing I’m not going to try and say Brett Ratner’s (Rush Hour, Tower Heist) take on Hercules is completely worthless. The production values are high, it’s gorgeously shot by Dante Spinotti (The Insider), features top-notch visual effects and is agreeably – if rambunctiously – scored by composer Fernando Velázquez (Mama).

More than that, it is phenomenally well cast, not just in its star Dwayne Johnson

as the title character, but also in regards to the internationally flavored supporting cast featuring a bevy of familiar faces and relative newcomers alike.

Problem is, as a movie, as a self-contained story, as a narrative worth getting excited about and a spectacle that manages to make the blood race with electrifying magnetism, Hercules fails at virtually every turn. It’s plodding. It’s dramatically tedious. It’s unforgivably cliché. But, more than anything else, it’s borderline pointless, not a single thing of merit or of note taking place, everything happening with a ho-hum banality that gets more than a little irksome as things laboriously progress.

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The film takes its cues from the Radical Comic of the same name by Steve Moore, screenwriters Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos (Battle for Terra) adapting it for the screen. Admittedly unfamiliar with the source material, all the same I can’t help but feel like the two have unintentionally ripped the guts out of Moore’s take on the classic myth, everything proceeding with a leaden sterility that’s more often than not downright annoying. There’s not a single new element on display, and as handsomely as the majority of the material is presented, feeling anything close to an emotional attachment to the hero’s story or the events taking place is next to impossible.

I do like how the film tries to bend the legend into something human, something tangible – in some ways attempting to be a mythological variation on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, showing how myth becomes truth and how fiction can transform a man of a flesh and blood into an almost god-like legend. There is a wee bit of fun to be found in how Hercules’ fabled labors are reinterpreted. More than that, it’s interesting to see how their larger-thanlife status affects the common soldier, the power and confidence they grant intriguing, if not suitably palpable.

But all the same, I simply did not care about Hercules or his struggles, had little interest whether he and his ragtag team of fellow mercenaries would meet with success and thus save a kingdom from tyrannical rule. More, I couldn’t help but scratch my head at just how stupid he and his compatriots were acting, the truth behind the real evil pulling the behind-the-scenes string clear from the get-go. Throw in a third act appearance by a final duplicitous charlatan that comes out of nowhere and is as dumb as it is foregone and the whole thing is a head-scratching failure of the first degree. There’s nothing to get excited about and even less to be interested in, the

only question for me being whether or not I’d manage to stay awake all the way until the end even though the film features a pleasantly brief 98-minute running time.

The plot? Hercules and his team (which includes Rufus Sewell, Ian McShane and Headhunters star Aksel Hennie) agree to train the army of the Thracian Lord Cotys (John Hurt) in his fight against the powerful Rhesus (Tobias Santelmann), his forces apparently laying waste to the surrounding lands with his eyes set on conquering the capital. During the campaign the warrior learns much about himself and what true heroism ultimately entails, everything building to feats of strengths and courage with the potential power to free a troubled land from the rule of a despotic blood-thirsty leader.

All of which could have been fine had it all not felt so rudimentary and way too familiar. There are training montages, rousing speeches and many instances of astonishing derring-do yet none of it gets the pulse racing in a way that’s even slightly noticeable. More than that, it all builds to a clunky, ham-fisted conclusion that feels ripped from a half-a-dozen other fantasy-adventures, not a single second standing out in a way that could be construed as even faintly memorable.

Johnson tries, as does the rest of the cast, and I can’t say there isn’t potential to be found in the seeds of the story that can be traced back to Moore’s apparently muchlauded comic book. But as good as Ratner is at staging sequences of massive action, and he’s quite good indeed, that doesn’t mean he’s ended up making a film I could give one whole heck of a lot about one way or another. Hercules isn’t the worst movie I’ve seen this year; it’s not even the worst one featuring this particular character; but that doesn’t make it any more worthwhile, and as such it’s doubtful I’m going to be thinking about it again anytime soon.

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Meetings Events Activities

TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122.

SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 322-7188. E-mail: sgn2@ sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY - August 2

Seattle Star Ball (8/1-8/3). Hilton Airport Conference Center. Three full days of great professional, pro-am & amateur dance competition. NDCA recognized competition. 550-6461, organizer@seattlestarball.com, www. seattlestarball.com Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

(Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks.

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com

SUNDAY - August 3

For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ sgn.org.

Seattle Star Ball (8/1-8/3). Hilton Airport Conference Center. Three full days of great professional, pro-am & amateur dance competition. NDCA recognized competition. 550-6461, organizer@seattlestarball.com, www. seattlestarball.com Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.border riders.com Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. We are a welcoming, open and affirming Unitarian Universalist Congregation in West Seattle. (Contemplative Service Thursday 6:30pm.)

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com.

Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.

raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - August 4

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo.com or phone (360) 722-1664.

Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT

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speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - August 5

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

“We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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August 2 thru August 10 Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/Bi men.

FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclubseattle.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union). Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Monthly board meeting open to all OYC members & prospective members. OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who own boats of any size or type & for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709-BOAT, www.oycnw.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Meadowbrook Playfield, 10533 35th Ave NE (tennis courts at 32nd Ave NE). Every Tuesday & Thursday thru Sept. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $3 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

Cineoke! Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Jewelbox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. You’re the star of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing along to, while the film & lyrics are projected onto the screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, or you can bring your own special request on DVD. $8 cover. Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. www.threedollarbillcinema.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older.

7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521.

Rain City Jacks. 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm; 4th Sunday each month at1pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sexpositive, non-profit and private. Membership required.

Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www.raincityjacks. org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network. 7-8:30pm checkin and open rap or topic discussion. Rock Salt, 1232 Westlake Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Meet & mingle in an engaging, feminist, Bisexual-supportive environment. Pose your most burning questions & hear the most interesting responses from a diverse group of lively self-identified women, in a relaxing and laid back environment. www.sbwn.net.

Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday.

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques.

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma.

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

WEDNESDAY - August 6

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information,

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location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@ hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week.

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www. lotussisters.org.

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm.

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongender alliance.com.

THURSDAY - August 7

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Get-togethers are highly social & offer “low impact” volunteer work & an opportunity to learn more about LAA. Please call before dropping in. 957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today.

Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide.

Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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SATURDAY - August 9

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Triangle Recreation Campground Underwear/Foam Party. 80 acres along the beautiful Stillaguamish River on Mountain Loop Highway. 40 years of pride, 40 years of camping memories for the LGBT community. camptrc.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org Stillaquamish 25th Festival of the River & Pow Wow (8/8 & 8/9). Gates open 10am. River Meadows Park, Arlington. FREE parking, FREE admission. An alcohol & drug free event. festivalofthe river.com Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www.georgetownneighborhood.com Seattle Street Food Festival + Night Market (8/8 &8/9).

Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave. Food trucks, restaurants, chefs, pop-ups & urban craft uprising market. www.seattlestfoodfest.com Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. 784-9705.

SUNDAY - August 10

B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E. Olive Way. Meets 1st Thursday each month. www.seattleprimetimers.org Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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FRIDAY - August 8

Stillaquamish 25th Festival of the River & Pow Wow (8/8 & 8/9). Gates open 10am. River Meadows Park, Arlington. FREE parking, FREE admission. An alcohol & drug free event. festivalofthe river.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm.

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Seattle Street Food Festival + Night Market (8/8 &8/9).

Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave. Food trucks, restaurants, chefs, pop-ups & urban craft uprising market. www.seattlestfoodfest.com Teenage Dreams: Summer Movies at Cal Anderson Park. Dusk. 1635 11th Ave. Four Fridays in August - 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22. This week: “Dirty Dancing.” Presented by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. www.three dollarbillcinema.org

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, NSWG@sexpositive culture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Whidbey Island Queer Pride Parade. 2pm. Langley WA. Starts at the top of Cascade Ave & loops thru downtown Langley. For information visit www.queerparade.com Dignity/Seattle. 6pm-Prayer Service. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics.

“We celebrate our inherent dignity with pride in liturgy, mutual support, work for justice, & social activities.”

Gender-inclusive & relationship affirming liturgies & prayer services. All welcome. 325-7314.

Leo Party XI. 6-10pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Hosted by Aleksa Manila & Roxy Doll with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St Joan. Features Ru Paul’s Drag Race sensations Ongina (Season 1) & Yara Sofia (Season 3) plus Seattle’s best entertainers. Benefits Seattle Counseling Service. Tickets: $30 VIP (includes Meet and Greet with the stars plus buffet), $10 general admission. leoxi.brownpapertickets.com, facebook.com/events/1479290315622126/

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169.

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025.

In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence

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Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band.com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https://groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup. com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/

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glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond.

Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233).

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling &

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(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcity softball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo. com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance. org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling. htm, www.thepride league.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftm group.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www. diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@ llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse. org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-3269112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf. org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFESAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www. thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw. org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www. vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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