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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 42, Volume 42, October 17, 2014

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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer THE VAUDEVILLIANS SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Through November 2 The name Jinkx Monsoon has practically become a household word – and not just in her hometown of Seattle. After “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season Five” proclaimed her as “America’s Next Drag Superstar” the boast could not have been more of a prophecy.

Appearing as Ms. Kitty Witless with accompaniment by her piano player husband Doctor Dan Von Dandy (played by Major Scales), The Vaudevillians have entered Seattle and taken over the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

At the pinnacle of their career in Vaudeville, cabaret singer Kitty Witless and her husband Doctor Dan Von Dandy are caught in an avalanche when touring Antarctica in the 1920s. Frozen alive and perfectly preserved,

Jinkx Monsoon (r) and Major Scales in The Vaudevillians

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talented team at its base (including acclaimed director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell, book writer KINKY BOOTS, Harvey Fierstein and pop legend THE MUSICAL composer/lyricist Cyndi Lauper) 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Kinky Boots, the musical has bro- by Gary M. Kramer Through October 26 ken records and has become one of SGN Contributing Writer the most talked about musicals of Kinky Boots is the hit musical last year’s season. Currently, those PRIDE that has stomped all over the Great boots were made for walkin’, and HARVARD EXIT White Way and now continues Now playing see Kinky page 7 with a national tour. With a hugely

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer

Scene from Pride

A feel-good film, Pride chronicles the efforts of an LGBT group in 1984 to raise money to support striking Welsh miners. This rousing period drama, based on a true story, shows the power of activism and how the LGBT community

found solidarity with – and rallied to support – another oppressed group in Thatcher’s England.

The film, directed by Matthew Warchus and written by Stephen see PRIDE page 19

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The Who, Billy Idol announce 2015 concerts in Seattle Reuters

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

Legendary rock group The Who is coming to Key Arena next year. The iconic act, slimmed down to a duo – Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry – will appear September 27, 2015 in Seattle as part of its 50th anniversary celebration tour, which begins its North American leg in Tampa in mid-April.

For tickets, visit www.axs.com. Another iconic rock star is trekking to the Emerald City in 2015, Billy Idol. The spiky-haired singer enjoyed the bulk of his success in the ‘80s with hits like “White Wedding,” “Rebel Yell,” “Flesh for Fantasy,” and “Eyes Without a Face.” Idol will perform February 13 at the Paramount Theatre. You can log on also to www.axs.com for ticket information.

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who

So, you think you like boy bands? Then give Well-Strung a listen. The four-piece, all-male string ensemble is steadily gaining recognition for its catchy pop-classical renditions of today’s biggest hits. The small ensemble is comprised of first violinist Edmund Bagnell, second violinist Christopher Marchant, cellist Daniel Shevlin, and violist Trevor Wadleigh. They’ve played to packed clubs in their native New York, as well as in London, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Provincetown, and are currently touring the country with an upcoming stop in Seattle. Wadleigh, by the way, is an area native who graduated from the University of Puget Sound. “Rolling in the Deep,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Your Love is My Drug,” “Toxic,” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” are just some of the songs Well-Strung has reworked with their own compositions. Well-Strung is set to perform November 8 at The Neptune.

For tickets go to www.stgpresents.org. And,

look for an interview with the quartet here in seattle.com for ticket information.

For all you showtunes queens out there, The Music Lounge on November 7. and those without any Halloween plans, Two local radio stations have announced be near a TV set (or, remember to TIVO), their holiday show lineups, starting with a special performance by Michael Fein107.7 The End’s “Deck The Hall Ball.” stein. PBS will air Michael Feinstein at the The 2014 installment of the rock station’s Rainbow Room on October 31, a tribute to year-end concert features Imagine Dragons, the re-opened nostalgic venue in New York Weezer, Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, City that helped launch the careers of many TV on the Radio, KONGOS, Vance Joy, and artists. The show includes appearances by Royal Blood. The event takes place at Key Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Ebersol, JessiArena on December 9 with tickets available ca Sanchez, the Manzari Brothers, and Osat www.axs.com. KISS 106.1 also revealed car-nominated actress June Squibb. Check its roster for its “Jingle Ball 2014” happen- local listings for airtime. ing December 2 at WAMU Theater. Lil John, Finally, November 4 is the release date Afrojack, Fall Out Boy, Mary Lambert, Fences, Lindsey Stirling, and Rixton are all for It’s the Girls!, the latest recording by performing at the holiday-themed show. I Bette Midler. The album focuses on wouldn’t be surprised if Macklemore and songs by famous female-led groups, such Ryan Lewis make a guest appearance, see- as the Ronettes, The Andrew Sisters, and ing that they’ve collaborated with both Mary The Marvellettes, to name a few. “Be My Lambert and Fences. Log onto www.kissfm- Baby” is the leadoff single.

Margaret Cho interview on Oct. 31, ahead of Tacoma appearance neck of the woods very soon, scheduled to appear at the Tacoma Comedy Club on November 4 and 5. The multiple Grammy She’s coming back...again! The incom- and Emmy-nominated entertainer, who parable Margaret Cho is returning to our balances a career in television, film, sat-

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ellite radio and stand-up comedy, among other things, will perform two shows on each night. Cho is expected to unveil new material in T-Town, so those who caught either of her 2013 concerts – at Tulalip Resort Casino and Moore Theatre – will be treated to a whole fresh act. Most recently, the busy comedienne was featured in Weird Al Yankovic’s music video for “Tacky,” a parody of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” If you’ve seen her before, you know that there’s no topic off limits for Cho and no one, from celebrities to politicians to religious freaks, can escape the cleverly humorous tongue-lashing that she’s well recognized for. Always making time for her LGBT fans in the Seattle area, the talented star will once again speak with Seattle Gay News to provide more details on her upcoming gigs. Look for the interview with Margaret Cho in our October 31 issue, and for tickets to the Tacoma Comedy Club performances (6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. each night), priced at just $25, go to www.tacomacomedyclub.com.

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Mozart Requiem: A great work, naked and exposed

reach for similes in a vain effort to describe something magical.)

While much of this is “meditative and quiet,” it is nowhere slack. Lines never droop, and tempi never flag. In fact, the whole is fleeter than most performances, without ever feeling rushed. Part of the magic of this event is that it is both lightfooted AND powerful.

Soprano Anna Prohaska, alto Sara Mingardo, tenor Maximilian Schmitt, and bass René Pape are all in excellent form and shade their dynamics with great attention to detail and blend. They and the Orchestra are joined by the choirs of the Bavarian and Swedish radios. The combined choir is of moderate size and matches the precision of the great instrumentalists. (If you’re a fan of conductor John Eliot Gardiner’s singers, you know what I’m talking about.)

Hearing a performance of a super-familiar piece that is so unlike any we’ve heard before takes some adjustment. At first, I was disappointed at the lack of warmth and weight; what I was missing was the larger forces used by most conductors before the popularity of more historically informed “period” orchestras. Actually, the DTS HD Master Audio sound is very good and does not lack warmth. The quiet moments are super-soft, fully revealing the amazingly detailed dynamics within phrases. I won’t give up the heavier approach of earlier conductors, but I now much prefer Abbado’s more transparent and detailed reading. If you love Mozart’s Requiem, you should take this trip.

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer MOZART REQUIEM CLAUDIO ABBADO’S 2012 LUCERNE FESTIVAL BLU-RAY DVD

This most definitely is not the Mozart Requiem I grew up with, nor is it anything like the one I sang under Erich Leinsdorf at Tanglewood. I might even call Claudio Abbado’s 2012 Lucerne Festival performance a “whispered” Requiem, so exquisitely delicate is his approach.

Don’t get me wrong; the moments of power are all the stronger for coming from a background so gently meditative and quiet. Using mostly Franz Beyer’s version of this originally unfinished work, the players of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra seem sometimes to be listening (for what? Mozart’s voice?), as they spin gossamer hushed phrases before a soloist joins them. Using almost no vibrato, they resemble the texture of an early music orchestra, although most of the players are familiar faces from the great Mahler videos under Abbado. This whispered approach has several effects. It pulls the listener in close to the performers. It allows a super-clarity of lines, some of which I’ve never noticed before. And it gives the music an intensity that is at once subtle and powerful. Both singers and instrumentalists seem poised over the music, rather than working to get a sound out. And Abbado seems like the god Apollo, hovering over the players as he plucks out first Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at one and then another shimmering sound. (I rmp62@columbia.edu.

Mary Ewald to play Hamlet at New City Theater An interview with Mary Ewald

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HAMLET NEW CITY THEATER October 22-November 15

Ghost is telling him the truth. He’ll be perceived as less dangerous to his Uncle if people think that he’s mad.

“We’re very excited (about) this ensemble.

Anthony George Catalano is returning to stage after a 20-year hiatus to play Horatio.

He was in the first several New City productions starting in 1982. Todd Jefferson Moore has worked with us steadily over the years, and collaborated with John on original work.

Two other independent writer/performers who have created new work with John are returning: Elizabeth Kenny and Kristen Kosmas. Peter Crook has been a frequent member of our ensembles, going back to King Lear, as well as Seanjohn Walsh.

“John has created the environmental production design in which the single row audience is only a few feet away from the actors.

It’s intimate in relationship to the audience.

The immediacy to the actor allows you to do different things. It will be exciting to do soliloquies to this audience. One can whisper in this space, which will be really cool. The sword fight could be a little exciting!”

There are only 32 seats per performance so you’ll want to get your tickets soon! For more information, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/859214 or call 800-838-3006.

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John Kazanjian

Did you know that many heralded women have played Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play?

That the first recorded woman to play Hamlet was Fanny Furnival in Dublin, 1741? She was followed by many renowned (often middleaged, often Lesbian) actresses over the centuries. It’s no surprise that women have longed to play such meaty roles on stage; but perhaps more of a surprise is to learn just how many women, including Sarah Bernhardt at age 55, and (Dame) Judith Anderson at age 72, have played Hamlet on stage and screen.

Artists have found an internal conflict of the masculine and the feminine within Hamlet, and that conflict has served as an interpretive blueprint and approach to the character for Mary Ewald and John Kazanjian at New City Theater. Their upcoming production stars Mary Ewald as Hamlet.

SGN spoke to Mary about why she is willing to tackle the role as she prepares to take the stage as Hamlet.

Mary says, “I’ve read a fascinating book on women playing Hamlet. Many of the women playing Hamlet were lesbians looking for a better challenge than most plays gave them. Most interesting is reading about different interpretations, and what a woman may bring out in the role that rings differently than a male actor playing it.

“A lot of people have written about Hamlet’s “feminine” side. He doesn’t dash into revenge, he thinks things through. So Gay men are drawn to the role because it allows

them to bring out a softer side. Intellectual actresses have been drawn to Hamlet’s fullfleshed character. It was very common in the 1800s to have women play Hamlet.

“A lot of (women) have also been leading feminists. The women playing Hamlet embodied women’s right to education because it was such an intellectual part.

“We’ve known we wanted to do Hamlet for the better part of a year and John wanted to do it with me. I didn’t think I wanted to play it. For practical reasons, the financial and person-power-wise it’s unlikely we’ll try to do something as big as this again.

“I started work on the role two months prior to rehearsal. I’m hoping all the solo work I’ve done has put me in good shape to tackle this mountain of a role. In 32 years of professional work together, this is only John’s (Kazanjian) and my second collaboration on a Shakespeare play. (Previously we did King Lear with Clayton Corzatte.) I’ve done a lot of solo shows, so the unrelenting nature of the dialogue isn’t as difficult as it could be.

It’s still a little overwhelming.

“Another good underpinning is that we’ve done a lot of transformation acting where one has to make completely different character or emotional jumps, sometimes not in a naturalistic way. As I move into Hamlet, is he mad? is he not? Antic behavior becomes a bit like transformational acting. Finding temperamental shifts of his: from cool and rational he flips into impetuous instinctual hot emotions and a moment later he flips into something else. That instability is very interesting to delve into.

“The first place you see him assume this antic nature is with Polonius as he pretends he doesn’t know who Polonius is. He makes it pretty clear that he’s trying to find out information in a methodical way to be sure the

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Mary Ewald as Hamlet

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global warming has liberated them from their icy prison and the pair returns to the stage and their fan base ninety years later. Claiming modern artists have stolen their original work, the talented couple recreates their act – with a few modern adaptations. With sharp wit, musical accompaniment, and an alleged large stash of cocaine, The Vaudevillians conquer the Emerald City.

Jinkx Monsoon (aka Jerick Hoffer) is an entertaining force to be reckoned with! Performing as Kitty Witless, Ms. Monsoon pulls on her character’s persona as easily as putting on a jacket.

Knowing when and where to punch lines comes naturally to many people, but Ms. Monsoon has taken it to an art form.

Carefully choosing her moments to chat with (and play with) the audience, she knows how to naturally engage a crowd.

Her voice is in good order and she handles the musical (re)arrangements very well when singing songs like: “Toxic,”

“Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” or Linda Perry’s “What’s Up.” Major Scales (aka Richard Andriessen) takes to the piano as if it were a part of him. His mile-a-minute delivery is perfectly on time and his energy level seems to know no bounds. He plays the “straight man” perfectly to Ms. Monsoon’s Kitty Witless, adding a great accompaniment without trying to steal focus. While an equal force on the stage, Mr. Scales knows how to play second banana when needed. And the two interact as naturally as anyone in the audience could wish for.

The Vaudevillians have been touring the country for several years – making an impressionable appearance at the Off-Broadway Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City from July to November 2013, enjoying several extensions.

The Vaudevillians is a musical comedy cabaret that should not be missed. No matter what your mood going in, it will be much improved by the time you leave.

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make the perfect ends to Charlie’s romantic interest. Ms. Chambers’ version of “The History of Wrong Guys” tells her character’s story musically through the land of unrequited love and it’s done with wonderful, subtle timing and a great voice.

Kyle Taylor Parker plays Lola, the female impersonator and inspiration for creating Kinky Boots footwear. Mr. Parker’s presentation is perfectly on queue, never once letting the audience see he’s “a man in a frock” as opposed to just being who Lola is. His personality holds enough sexual ambiguity to be believable in the fine combination of man and woman, without becoming a stereotype to either.

The music is definitely one of the strongest assets in an already powerful show. Music and Lyrics composed by the one and only Ms. Cyndi Lauper, adds the incredible music that only a pop-diva can present. Knowing what the public wants, from her several Grammy Award winning albums, Ms. Lauper used her talents to create some of the best music Broadway has heard in a over a decade. Each song is well written, each song is infectious, and each song does what a song in a musical should do; it helps promote the characters involved, the storyline of each, and presents a positive message of being true to who you are in life! “Everybody say Yeah!”

Kinky Boots is a great musical presented in an excellent way. Although a professional touring company and not a Seattle premiere production, it is still easily one of the best shows the 5th Avenue has put on their stage since their debut of Hairspray!

they did just that – walkin’ into the 5th Avenue Theatre, where they remain for a footstompin’ good time.

The storyline of Kinky Boots is based on a true story. In a small city north of London, Charlie Price is set to inherit his family’s shoe business. Not overly interested in taking over the manufacturing of formal men’s shoes, and more interested in pleasing his fiancée, Charlie looks to move to London and avoid the business, despite the fact that it’s failing. On a chance encounter, he comes to the assistance of a woman being harassed, only to find out that her name is Lola, and she’s a female impersonator. Seeing an opportunity to take hold of a niche market, Lola inspires Charlie to change his factory’s format and to instead make Kinky Boots: “two and a half feet of tubular sex.” Since a man’s body weight is distributed differently than a woman’s, the idea for creating fetish footwear for men dressing as women becomes a blossoming potential. Now Charlie has to sell the idea to his workers, a group of oldfashioned urbanites, his fiancée, and then to the fashion-istas of Milan and the world.

Steven Booth plays Charlie Price, the inheritor of the family shoe factory. His boy-nextdoor appearance charms easily and works well for the main character’s disposition.

Booth’s voice is strong and he plays the role well, delivering his lines and singing without any hitch. His interpretation of Charlie’s struggle with the factory’s transformation, as well as his own and those of the people around him, is all presented well and the audience immediately takes to rooting for their champion.

The love interests of the musical come in the form of two female leads. Grace Stockdale plays Nicola, Charlie’s fiancée, who is more concerned with her own position in life than for the sake of others. Ms. Stockdale does a great job of portraying the shallow vixen, while allowing her to have a sense of compassion – no matter the size.

Lindsay Nicole Chambers plays Lauren, the factory worker who takes an interest (both romantically and professionally) in Charlie’s life. Chambers’ humble factory worker is a great contrast to Stockdale’s society climbing wanna-be, and the two

Kinky Boots, the musical is based on the 2005 British film by the same name – the film stars Academy Award winner Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as Lola. The book was adapted from the screenplay for the stage

by Harvey Fierstein, who in turn first mentioned the musical to Cyndi Lauper. Ms. Lauper, writing the music and lyrics, became the first woman in Broadway history to win Best Score as a solo-artist. The musical opened on Broadway March 3, 2013 where it is still currently running. Kinky Boots, the musical was nominated for 13 Tony Awards in the 2013 season, winning five including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography, and Best Performance in a Male Leading Musical Role (Billy Porter).

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by Henrik Eger Philadelphia Gay News Special to the SGN Walt Whitman is one of America’s most celebrated poets, essayists and journalists, even though during his lifetime (1819-1897) his work was considered controversial. Whitman broke with many traditions and is now seen as the father of free verse. Fundamentalists objected to the homoerotic passages in his poetry collection “Leaves of Grass,” which was described as obscene and overtly sexual. Yet, his work is now part of the American literary canon and read and studied in schools and universities.

Henrik Eger: It’s rare to have the opportunity to interview both the playwright and the actor who played Walt Whitman – a kind of literary double date. Tim, when you wrote One’s Self I Sing, whom did you have in mind to play Walt Whitman?

Tim Martin: At the time, I was working with Tom [Irvin] at Hedgerow Theater and he was a natural to perform the part. As I wrote it, I had him in mind.

Henrik Eger: Tell us about the production history so far.

Tom Irvin: We premiered One’s Self I Sing at the Hedgerow Theatre in 2004 as a staged reading in their New Play Festival. It was amazing to revisit it this year in Quince’s GayFest!. I was impressed with the audience it drew and was blown away by the applause and response it received.

Henrik Eger: It was well-deserved.

What’s your connection to Walt Whitman?

Tim Martin: Whitman was heavily

taught in college. We read him backwards and forwards. His photo hung next to Ginsberg’s in the Writing Department office. He was a sort of poetic great-grandfather, the patriarch of the American Lineage. And so, I have had a deep reverence for his work.

Tom Irvin: I really identify with Whitman.

That became clearer to me the more I worked through this piece. This performance came only two months after my dad died, and that gave me a lot to connect to. There’s a lot, late in the play, where Whitman begins to realize he Bill Duckett and Walt Whitman communicates his feelings better through his poetry – even to the people he really loves and Tom Irvin: What was Walt like as a lov- out having one at hand who loved you dearly, cares about. I’ve found that I am more easily er? Not just in bed, but, was he attentive, did and to whom you gave your dying kiss.” able to communicate my true feelings through he put you first? what I can create on the stage. This piece, in Henrik Eger: Is there anything else you many ways, is an example of that for me. would like us to know?

Henrik Eger: I was moved by Whitman’s Tom Irvin: While there are no concrete capacity to accompany young soldiers on their Henrik Eger: If you could talk to Whit- last journey. Could you give an example? plans on the horizon, I’d love to see it get a full man himself, what would you say, and what production somewhere down the road, hopeTim Martin: Sure. would you ask him? fully soon. I think Walt Whitman deserves that.

Tom Irvin: Honestly, and this probably “I have just left Oscar Cunningham, an isn’t the “right” answer, but, I would proba- Ohio boy – he is in a dying condition – there is Henrik Eger: I think so, too. Clearly, bly want to just talk “boys” with him. I want no hope for him. It would draw tears from the people were moved. Why do you think they the details, the dirt, the juicy, sexy stuff. Tell hardest heart to look at him – he is all wasted still relate to Whitman? me more about Pete, about your meeting away to a skeleton and looks like some one Tim Martin: With polls today telling us with Oscar Wilde, and confirm the recent 50 years old. You remember, Mother, I told just how polarized we are, Whitman’s personrumors about you and Abraham Lincoln. you a year ago, when he was first brought in, I al battles with self and state show the courage Tim Martin: I’m interested in his spiri- thought him the noblest specimen of a young and the uniquely American voice that is just as tuality. His openness to the world is stun- western man I had seen, a real giant in size. prescient today as it was in the 1800s. ning. I’d love to ask him about his views on Poor dear son, though you were not my son, identity. He seemed so fascinated by every I felt to love you as a son, what short time I saw Henrik Eger is editor of “Drama Around the element of American life.

Globe” and author of Metronome Ticking and you sick and dying here. It is as well as it is, perhaps better – for who knows whether he four textbooks. Born and raised in Germany, Henrik Eger: If you had a chance to talk is not better off, that patient and sweet young he earned a Ph.D. in English from the Univerto Peter Doyle, or any of Whitman’s other soul, to go, than we are to stay? So farewell, sity of Illinois and went on to teach English and companions, what would you say to them or dear boy, for nothing could be done – only you communications on three continents. Contact ask them? did not lay here and die among strangers with- him at HenrikEger@gmail.com.

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Intriguing Lilting an unrealized character study Strand Releasing

Ben Whishaw

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer LILTING VARSITY THEATRE October 17-23 Cambodian-Chinese immigrant Junn (Cheng Pei Pei) is in London to be with her beloved son Kai (Andrew Leung). When he dies with crippling suddenness, the still vibrant woman, having never learned English or attempted to assimilate in any way, literally finds herself a stranger in a strange land – a land she has been living in, but never truly thought of as home. Making things stranger is the appearance of Richard (Ben Whishaw),

a young Londoner who for some reason seems intent on worming his way into her life for reasons she can’t begin to comprehend.

To facilitate communication, interpreter Vann (Naomi Christie) makes an entrance, valiantly trying to help Junn understand why Richard is so adamant to become a part of her life. She also, somewhat inadvertently, aids a burgeoning romance between the grieving mother and her assisted living facility’s resident lothario Alan (Peter Bowles). Her attempts at spelling out what is going on and why more often than not end up resulting in more, not less, confusion. In the end it is what is unsaid, what remains unspoken, that ultimately allows Junn and Richard to bond and for both to realize just

how important Kai was to the both of them.

Lilting. Oh, Lilting. How I wish I liked you more than I actually do. Featuring a nicely modulated script, constructed with delicately refined grace, writer/director Hong Khaou certainly does nothing to embarrass himself with his feature length debut. His characters ooze authenticity, the relationship between Junn and Richard touching and affective, rarely reaching for melodramatic treacle in order to sell any of its core ideas. In all the ways that matter, it’s a very good movie, sometimes more than that, and as such it’s a difficult one for me to fault even when aspects don’t quite come together as nicely as I hoped they would.

And yet, Lilting didn’t do it for me. For whatever reason the balance between the comedic and dramatic aspects left me unmoved, and as great as both Pei Pei and Whishaw are – and they are both terrific – the balance between their evolving relationship and how they interact with others in the wake of Kai’s death left me cold. At certain points it all felt like some nicely shot, expertly scored and intimately designed Wong Kar Wai wannabe, an In the Mood for Love variation, but without that film’s grace, potency or poignant emotional oblivion.

I think my main issue is that it seemed like I could always see the mechanics of the movie too clearly, that I always knew where it had to go, even if Khaou was going out of his way to keep things close to the vest and somewhat nondescript. It was like it was trying too hard to win me over, which is odd considering my statements in regards to the picture’s subtlety and restraint, and yet that

feeling frustratingly remains nonetheless.

Yet there are moments, little bits of whimsical, almost off-hand interpersonal give and take, where the film comes alive in aspects that are striking, leaving me almost in awe and wanting to experience more. The ways in which Junn and Richard learn to communicate, as well as come to grips with the fact the former knew nothing of the relationship her son had with the latter, is sublime, the inherent emotionalism of the piece warmly sweeping me up inside its tender embrace with loving frequency.

Problem is, I wanted more. I wanted to live inside both Junn and Richard’s worlds more fully, more completely than I felt like I was getting the opportunity to. In reaching for restraint, by going out of his way to not overplay his hand, Khaou inadvertently put me at arm’s length from his characters and his story more often than I felt happy with.

The great stuff is so amazing, so wondrous, that I wanted far more of it than the movie sadly had to offer, leaving an odd, somewhat frustrated aftertaste in my mouth I was never able to shake.

Lilting is worthwhile, and I can only assume most are going to respond to it with far more passion and positivity than I sadly did.

But for me Khaou’s movie feels unrealized, half-baked, ultimately having an unfinished quality to its central dramatics that made me uncomfortable. To that end I can’t help but look at it as nothing more than an intriguing debut, nothing more, never entirely living up to the promise continually hinted at as Junn and Richard’s stories gradually move towards culmination.

Intense Fury a brutal trek into combat

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FURY Now playing

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revealing bits and pieces of the tank sergeant’s backstory and history with minimal dialogue and less unnecessary embellishment.

But this scene goes on forever, building to essentially the only conclusion that it can, and while the outcome is key to Norman’s evolution and growth, getting there takes an almost obscene amount of time. More, there is the slightest hint of melodrama to what happens, and it’s arguably the only time composer Steven Price’s (Gravity) otherwise excellent score gets in the way, hammering home an emotional transition that’s so obvious it didn’t need the extra oomph Ayer for some reason decides to give it.

Every time the film gets into trouble, however, the actors save it. Pitt is superb, digging in, refusing to soften any of Wardaddy’s more gruesome and obscene edges. Lerman once again shows he’s one of the more soulful, internally complex young actors working today.

As for the remainder of the tank’s unit, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal and Shia LaBeouf are all terrific, the latter especially so, inhabit-

ing his role as the team’s pious turret gunner so completely he disappears inside the character. Recent bouts of crazy notwithstanding, it’s not going to extremes to say LaBeouf is downright Oscar-worthy, giving such a full-bodied, all-or-nothing performance it’s hard to believe this is the same actor who achieved his fame on the Disney Channel over a decade ago.

Fury has issues, and I’m still not entirely certain what to make of the final moments, the director asking questions and bringing up new themes that heretofore hadn’t been introduced (or, if they were, I admit to not noticing them). But the movie is just so well made, so dynamically acted, so impossible to take one’s eyes off of for the entire length of its running time, these problems don’t feel as urgent or as damning as they otherwise would have in lesser hands. Ayer hasn’t made a great WWII film, but aspects of it certainly are; and even with a handful of misgivings this is one ride onto the battlefield I can’t wait to sit shotgun on for a second time relatively soon.

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It is April of 1945. The war as it concerns Germany is drawing to a close. Against all odds, U.S. Army sergeant Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt) has managed to keep the majority of his tank crew – nicknamed “Fury” – alive. But a recent skirmish, which took out an entire platoon of tanks save his, did cost the life of his trusted assistant driver and primary machine gunner, a role that will need to be filled before he and his men embark on their next mission.

Enter Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), a youngster trained as a typist who finds himself suddenly assigned to Fury even though he has no experience fighting a war, let alone driving a tank. Having promised his men that he will do all within his power to keep them alive, Wardaddy is faced with a problem he’s not entirely certain how to handle. Norman is a threat to his tank’s continued existence, and if he can’t make the young man battle-hardened within the next few days it’s unlikely any of them will survive the week, never mind actually make the final march into Berlin.

This moral dilemma is the heart of writer/ director David Ayer’s (End of Watch, Sabotage) WWII drama Fury, the film an unflinching look at warfare and the soldiers stuck in the middle of it that never lets up, refuses to let go and isn’t afraid to linger on depictions of cutthroat brutality.

Right? Wrong? These aren’t questions that are pondered, let alone asked, the men here maybe fighting for what they feel is a just cause, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to unleashing unspeakable acts of violence upon those attempting to lay down their arms.

It’s all about survival, nothing more, Ward-

addy doing what he thinks he must to ensure those under his command see another dawn.

All of which makes the final confrontation between Fury and a platoon of 300 or so hardened German troops all the more vexing.

I get the choice Wardaddy makes. I understand his reasoning. But in the grand scheme of the film itself it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, he and his team essentially resolving to potentially lay down their lives for what they feel is an ephemeral “greater good” even though all of them have done the unthinkable (save maybe Norman, but even that’s a grey area) in order to go on living. It’s an odd decision on all of their parts (save, again, maybe Norman, his sense of right and wrong still not quite as diluted as the rest of the unit’s), and as compelling as events become, I can’t say I bought them as completely as I can only assume I was supposed to.

Be that as it may, this is as hardened and as compelling a look at WWII warfare as anything I can honestly say I’ve seen, in many ways even surpassing the opening D-Day sequences of Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. Every time the tank goes into battle my gut hit the floor, the hair on my arms stood on end and my fingers made nervous indentations into my seat’s arm rests. Ayer makes things as claustrophobic as Wolfgang Petersen’s submarine classic Das Boot, as kinetic as the village assault in Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line and as communal as Samuel Fuller’s The Big Red One. The film rarely presses pause, refusing to kowtow to expectation or convention, letting events speak for themselves no matter how horrific or detestable they might end up becoming.

Attempts at making the tank crew threedimensional don’t always work. There’s a sequence in a bombed-out German town where Wardaddy and Norman find a moment of quiet solitude in the home of a woman and her teenage niece (Anamaria Marinca, Alicia von Rittberg). This interlude starts with touching eloquence, moving with precision and grace,

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able slog to nowhere of interest that tried my patience pretty much right from the start. The only truly redeeming quality is David Berry’s sublime cinematography, the film having a magnetic visual allure to it that at least in some small way makes up for at least a couple of its more obvious, and in the end odious, shortcomings.

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As the 19th annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival draws to a close, moving to Pacific Place for the final weekend of shows, the eclectically programmed event uses cinema to crisscross into just about every conceivable corner of the LGBT spectrum. There’s quite a bit to choose from, not the least of which is a family-friendly screening of the 1979 classic The Muppet Movie, as fitting an archival selection (if you spend the time thinking about it) as anything our friends at Three Dollar Bill Cinema could have chosen for this year’s event.

The closing night film is Susanna Fogel’s Life Partners with Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody, and by all accounts the “Chasing Life” showrunner has apparently crafted a surprisingly perceptive, yet also funny, sweet and endearing, feature-length narrative debut. Sadly, a screener for this one wasn’t forthcoming so in the end audiences will have to decide for themselves whether the film has been worthy of its early buzz. Personally, I’m kind of excited to see for myself as I’m a fairly big fan of all three actors and think Fogel has talents her ABC Family television series failed to fully capitalize on.

Without further ado, here are my thoughts

Match (Oct 17, Pacific Place, 7:15 pm) Based on the Tony Award-winning play, writer/director Stephen Belber’s Match is a joy from start to finish, featuring a glorious star turn from Patrick Stewart as a wily, highly eccentric choreographer worth the price of a ticket all in its lonesome. A bit too obvious at times, and, somewhat oddly, while Matthew Lillard is sublime as one half of a Seattle couple who head to New York to seek him out, the usually reliable Carla Gugino feels strangely miscast as his fiery wife. Still, IFC Films

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I love this film. It’s just so close to perfect I absolutely cannot get enough of it, this documentary chronicling The Vagine Regime roller derby team’s embracing and celebration of a 10-year-old Transgender child as heartwarming and as euphoric as anything I’ve seen all year.

Miraculous but never heavy-handed, the movie paints an even-handed portrait of youthful exuberance and adult acceptance that’s so all-encompassing the result borders on astonishing. As close to a mustCrystal from In the Turn see motion picture as anything this year’s in regards to a number of this final week- SLGFF has offered up for viewing. end’s cinematic offerings. Enjoy!

Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson presenting things in a straightforward, at times bordering on didactic, fashion. At the center of everything is Hina, a “manu,” a person celebrated for embracing both male and female aspects of their personality. It’s an intriguing, borderline fascinating, portrait, and if not for the moderately uninspired matter-of-fact approach on the part of the documentarians this potentially could have been something close to exceptional.

Final Weekend Capsule Reviews: Anita’s Last Cha-Cha (Oct 17, Pacific Place, 7:00 pm) Sweetly endearing Filipino import that works best during its initial act where it introduces charming 12-year-old Anita with ferociously fiery and unabashedly playful aplomb. Film loses its way a bit towards the end, the inherent melodrama of the climactic sequences weighing things down a fair bit. Overall, however, this is something a minor delight, the first two-thirds in particular an engaging treatise on first crushes and awakened romantic curiosities that’s universal in its magnetic authenticity.

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Painfully clichéd and mordantly paced Patrick Stewart in Match thriller about an estranged son, Keegan Kumu Hina there’s tons to enjoy, not the least of which Dark (Blaise Embry), returning home to (Oct 18, Pacific Place, 2:30 pm) is a crackerjack finale that had me grinning his family’s vineyard only to find himself from ear to ear, the resulting enterprise exembroiled in a cryptic mystery, the fate of Inspiring and thoughtful documentary ceedingly entertaining even if all facets his family’s estate and who will ultimately control it resting on its outcome. Movie highlighting an aspect of Hawaiian culture aren’t working in complete tandem for the takes forever to get going, and even at only most won’t even know exists let alone has entirety of the film’s 90-minute running.

90 minutes this is a long, almost unendur- been celebrated for time untold, directors The Muppet Movie (Oct 18, Pacific Place, 12:30 pm) “Why are, there so many, songs, about rainbows? And what’s on the o---ther side…” Just go for gosh sakes. You know you want to. Go make that rainbow connection and have an amazing day afterwards.

Xenia (Oct 18, Pacific Place, 7:00 pm)

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Another movie I wish I liked more than I actually do, this Greek-Belgium-French coproduction isn’t without its merits, not the least of which are the central performances of its main two young stars Kostas Nikouli and Nikos Gelia. But the movie meanders way too much, at almost 130 minutes it’s also frustratingly long, never embracing its ideas and themes fully enough to make sitting through the film until the end worthwhile. Pretty to look at, not without some stunning, affectingly emotional vignettes, Xenia is nonetheless disappointing, taking forever to build to a conclusion I saw coming long before it finally came to pass.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet stages a brilliant production of George Balanchine’s “Jewels”

York State Theater when Balanchine was still alive. I remember Suzanne Farrell, Jacques D’Amboise, and Patricia McBride “JEWELS” (1967) in principal roles, though the other original PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET dancers had been replaced (fabulously) by MCCAW HALL dancers like Peter Martins, Gelsey KirkOctober 4 land, and Kevin McKenzie. When I was a balletomane in the 1980s, the New York “Emeralds,” the first section in George City Ballet was the sine qua non of dance, Balanchine’s full-length ballet “Jewels,” is a without which ballet remained a throwback dance that floats. The entire corps de ballet is to fairytale Europe – full of dancing swans en pointe, taking tiny-tippy-toe steps called and muscular princes who carried glitterpas de bourreé that cause each lovely girl to ing princesses around on their shoulders. skim along the ground like a rippling wave Though ballet was beautifully and hison a green lake. Karinska’s gorgeous cos- torically preserved by companies like the tumes add to this effect in an important way: American Ballet Theatre and the Royal Balthe tea-length skirts of pink and green tulle let on tour from Covent Garden, the art form are so light that they follow the dancers an itself was re-invented for American dancers eighth note behind each step, causing every and audiences by Balanchine’s innovative gesture of arm or foot to sigh along with Fau- choreography. Every season his New York ré’s dreamy music. My favorite moment in City Ballet company presented a thrilling this dance came when the semi-circle of girls selection of new works that modernized raised their arms together in fifth position, the vocabulary of classical dance, and chalthe classic “ballerina” arms with hands over- lenged audiences to forget the surface story head, making each one look like a cameo in- and connect with the emotional drama. side a locket. Balanchine uses this device to The wonder of it was that Balanchine, frame principal dancers performing duets trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St. and trios in center stage, but it’s so beautiful Petersburg, reinvigorated the old art form in itself that my lasting impression of “Emer- while maintaining its best qualities: the clasalds” is of the delicate, frothy corps de ballet. sical training of young bodies to produce Though “Jewels” is almost fifty years old, turned-out flexibility and strength; the grace, its appeal has never diminished from the speed, and altitude of spectacular movement; time “Mr. B.” created it in 1967. It is steadily the seamless patterns of multiple dancers performed all over the world, either com- moving through complex shapes; and the plete or in sections. “Jewels” premièred at matching of movement to the best music in Pacific Northwest Ballet under the tutelage the world. Though Mr. B. presented his verof Francia Russell, Balanchine’s former sion of traditional story ballets, such as MenLindsi Dec in “Emeralds” dancer and ballet mistress, who mounted delssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Rubies” in 1988 and the complete ballet and Tschaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” he that it left the original audiences gasping – formed in glittering white tutus under a both with fear for the ballerina’s dangerous crystal chandelier. The entire corps of sixplunges and with scandalized surprise at the teen couples, led by Carla Körbes and Baterotic subtext of the couple’s “coupling.” In khurel Bold, are amassed to perform waltz the PNB performance, Angelica Generosa and polonaise dances in the grand manner and James Moore captured perfectly the of Marius Petipa, legendary choreographer catch-and-release playfulness of the central of the Maryinski Theatre and creator of the couple, whose jolly intimacy is enhanced by Imperial tradition in which Balanchine was the short, crenellated skirt and peplum vest trained. The contrast of this dance with the of their costumes (though Karinska’s Shake- preceding two is startling, as if Balanchine spearean sleeves on the man seem a bit odd to is showing us – both in Tschaikovsky’s mume now, for such a modern ballet). At another sic and in the elegant, restrained patterns – point, four men manipulate the arms and foundational qualities we should continue to feet of the ballerina, Carrie Imler, causing value as ballet evolves. Yet as beautifully as the viewer to wonder if she’s a doll in their PNB performed this dance, my thought is control or a dominatrix making them dance that we may as well have a story if we are to to her music. This impression is heightened have a story-style ballet. “Diamonds” is, afby the head-down arm-swinging posture the ter all, in a court, with a prince and princess, male corps uses at certain points to march and a gorgeous troop of courtiers dancing off and on the stage – as if to say “We’re real attendance. Perhaps the tinge of melancholy that pervades “Diamonds” is not due to its guys! (but we know how to bend).”

The final and most classical section of chilly, diamantine restraint, but to its lack of Leta Biasucci and Jonathan Porretta in “Rubies” “Jewels” – and for me the least interest- narrative. In this case, the “storyless” ballet in 2006. Seattle audiences are fortunate to challenged his dancers and his audience to ing – is the aristocratic “Diamonds,” per- seems like a dance in search of a story. have another New York City Ballet princi- understand and accept the “storyless” ballet pal dancer, Peter Boal, at the helm of PNB – works that abandoned literal narrative and so that Balanchine ballets can be brought went straight for the emotional subtext. In the to the stage with the authority of one of the process, he was determined to educate dance choreographer’s own company heirs. Direc- lovers in contemporary music – Stravinsky tor Boal connected the present revival to the more than others, but also Hindemith, Fauré, original work by bringing four of the danc- Poulenc, Mayuzumi, and Gershwin. [EDIers on whom the works were originally built TOR’S NOTE: PNB used the eccentric spell– Jaques D’Ambois, Violette Verdy, Mimi ing of Tschaikovsky’s last name throughout Paul, and Edward Villella – to Seattle to the program for their brilliant and historicaleducate the PNB dancers and to share mem- ly informed performance of “Jewels.”] ories of how Mr. B. created the work. Two “Jewels” is his iconic “storyless” ballet, a principal dancers also flew to Washington, work that is not about gems, or girls wantD.C. to study with the great Suzanne Farrell, ing or wearing gems, but about the feelings Balanchine’s prima ballerina assoluta for they suggest: the dreamy, organic longing of whom the role of “Diamonds” was created. green “Emeralds,” the sexy, frolicking joy These special efforts to revive the spir- suggested by red “Rubies,” and the stately it as well as the mechanics of the dance grandeur of glittering white “Diamonds.” bring “Jewels” alive as Balanchine would Since its creation the audience favorite is have wanted. I can make that claim be- “Rubies,” in which a playful couple dance cause I’m one of the fortunate former New to Stravinsky’s percussive music, performCarla Körbes and Batkhurel Bold in “Diamonds” Yorkers who saw “Jewels” at the New ing moves so acrobatic, and suggestive, Angela Sterling

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Cluttered Judge guilty of narrative homicide THE JUDGE Now playing The Judge is as odd a bad movie as anything I’ve seen this year. Featuring an allstar cast of heavy-hitters, which includes two Oscar winners (Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton), two Oscar nominees (Robert Downey, Jr., Vera Farmiga), an Emmy nominee (Vincent D’Onofrio) and a bevy of familiar faces from both film and television (Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester, Balthazar Getty, Grace Zabriskie, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Lancaster and David Krumholtz), the on-screen ensemble is without a doubt impressive. But the script is an anemic, sprawling, unfocused mess, drowning in melodramatic schmaltz and sentiment right from the jump. As nicely acted as the film might be, it somehow still borders on being borderline unwatchable, surviving all 141 minutes to the end close to impossible.

Smug, self-satisfied Defense Attorney Hank Palmer (Downey, Jr.) hasn’t been back to his small Indiana hometown in almost 20 years. He and his father Joseph (Duvall), the town’s iron-fisted judge for over four decades, don’t exactly get along, and while he loves both his brothers dearly and misses seeing his mother, it would take nothing short of a funeral to get him back in the same room with dear old dad one more time.

And that’s exactly what happens. Soon Hank is home hugging oldest sibling Glen (D’Onofrio) and youngest brother Dale (Strong) while standing in front of their beloved mother’s casket, the judge barely able to recognize his middle son’s presence as they valiantly attempt to make small talk with strangers and friends alike during her wake. The tension in the air as the twosome

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continued from cover Beresford, introduces its queer characters first. Joe (George MacKay) is a closeted 20 year-old student who lives at home. At a Gay pride march on June 30, 1984, he is unexpectedly asked by Mike (Joseph Gilgun) to help hold a banner. He soon finds a makeshift family in Mark (Ben Schnetzer), the group’s leader, and Steph (Faye Marsay), the Lesbian member, as well as Jonathan (Dominic West) and his lover Gethin (Andrew Scott), a Welsh

go out of their way to bear the other’s presence is palpable, only the outpouring of emotion during the funeral itself enough to allow them to stop feuding and be a family for a precious few moments.

You could craft an entire motion picture out of that part of the synopsis alone (heck, This Is Where I Leave You just did, admittedly to mixed results) but director David Dobkin (a long way from Wedding Crashers and The Change-Up), who co-wrote the story with screenwriter Nick Schenk (Gran Torino), isn’t content to stop there. Instead, he takes this Tennessee Williams’ sounding scenario and throws in a legal thriller a la The Verdict or Anatomy of Murder.

Joseph is charged with first-degree murder for running down a man during a rainstorm the very night of his wife’s funeral. Hank begrudgingly stays to defend him, the pair reconciling their past troubles as the case moves forward towards summation.

Schenk and fellow screenwriter Bill Dubuque’s script doesn’t know when to quit. Not only do Hank and Joseph have issues, apparently the former was also in some way responsible for ending Glen’s burgeoning baseball career before it even got a chance to start. There’s also the case of the woman he left behind (Farmiga) two decades prior who now has a daughter (Meester) who was born nine months after he left town for college. Not enough?

The big city Prosecutor (Thornton) sent to handle the case apparently despises Hank for reasons he’s happy to disclose, while little brother Dale is mentally handicapped in some way or another, retreating into his own personal bubble of Super-8 home movies whenever things get too emotionally unstable or fractious.

Whew! That’s a lot, and to be perfectly honest that’s not even all of it, stuff going on with the deceased’s family as well as man who owns the “Gay’s the Word” bookstore, where the group meets.

On Mark’s direction, this ragtag group of queer activists creates “Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners” (LGSM). They eventually donate the funds they raise to the Dulais Valley miners in South Wales. This prompts Dai (Paddy Considine) to pay the LGSM group a visit. His thank you in a Gay club goes over well. However, when the LGSM pay a visit to the Dulais miner’s welfare club, Mark’s speech falls on deaf ears. While there are members of the community, including Pathé

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new members of the town’s police force also playing into the proceedings. Then there’s Shepard, bumbling and fumbling around as Joseph’s initial defense attorney, mumbling through his lines and looking a little lost as the movie ham-fistedly introduces him, only to forget about the character entirely once the trial itself commences. It’s such a mishmash of melodramatic tricks – all of which are far too familiar and freeze-dried for their own good – that keeping track of all that’s going on – when and why – isn’t worthy of the effort it takes to do so. Heck, I haven’t even gotten to the fact Hank is in the middle of a divorce and a custody battle, his fresh-faced little girl (Emma Tremblay) popping up every so often to flash her dimpled smile and, hopefully, steal the audience’s heart.

To be fair, no one here is bad. In fact, both Downey, Jr. and Duvall are marvelous, and while neither is working outside their mutual comfort zones, they’re still firing on all cylinders. The problem is that no one is playing an

actual human being, but instead portraying caricatures of ones instead, making relating to any one person for any length of time more than a handful of seconds awfully difficult to do. In the case of Farmiga, her role borders on offensive, the character’s sole reason to exist to puff up Hank’s ego in order to soften his edges and convince him he’s a better human being than he thinks he is.

Make no mistake, there is a good movie hiding inside here somewhere, a pugnacious and forceful legal thriller that desperately wants to come out and play. But in the end this is more “Matlock” than it is Anatomy of Murder, more “Boston Legal” than The Verdict. It’s devoid of subtly, puts all its cards on the table from the onset and subsequently doesn’t know what to do with any of them as it attempts to play out its hand. Not so much a disaster as it is a waste of time, one doesn’t need a jury’s declaration to know The Judge should have been sent to the gallows long before it ever went into production in the first place.

Hefina (Imelda Staunton), Cliff (Bill Nighy) and Sian (Jessica Gunning), who appreciate the efforts of the LGSM, Maureen (Lisa Palfrey in a one-note role) is a union leader who strongly objects to the queer group’s support.

A battle of wills quickly escalates.

Pride shows, in slick, inspirational-movie fashion, how the LGSM educates the miners and their wives, bonding with the very different community. Sian helps the striking miners get released from prison based on the LGSM’s knowledge of the law. On the social front, Jonathan’s dance moves in the welfare club prompt more than one straight miner for a lesson. Meanwhile, the queer contingent finds a sense of self-worth in return. Joe becomes emboldened, and Gethin is sparked to make amends with his mother, whom he has not seen in 16 years.

If many of the exchanges in the film play on stereotypes, what is important is that the different groups find common ground against a shared enemy. The lessons of unity are heartfelt. When Mark inspires a woman at a meeting to perform a stirring rendition of “Bread and Roses,” it emphasizes how morale is as important as money. Such messages may be preachy, but they go down smoothly.

Pride also strives for easy laughs when Hefina stays at Gethin and Jonathan’s and finds a dildo and dirty magazines, or when several of the elderly Welsh ladies visit a Gay London S&M bar. What makes these pandering scenes work is that the characters are all accepting – even curious about each other – and want the same thing: Respect. They are all tired for of feeling shame, or being betrayed by their community. Herein lies the strength of their bond, which never feels false or forced.

In fact, one of the most important scenes in the film has members of the Queer com-

munity chastising the LGSM for raising money for a cause other than AIDS. The disease, it is revealed over the course of the story, affects more than one member of the LGSM. When a queer character encounters his HIV+ ex (Russell Tovey from “Looking,” in an uncredited cameo) it is a powerful and even profound moment.

Viewers may find themselves fighting back tears during some of Pride, which gets increasingly more emotional as it marches to its climactic Gay pride parade. When a Welsh man comes out to one of his colleagues (who suspected he was queer all along), or an LGSM member stands up to prejudice, it is extremely moving. Although the film is quite sentimental and there are few dramatic surprises – Maureen will fight unfairly to exclude the LGSM and its supporters; a queer character will be Gay bashed – there is still something undeniably endearing about this story and these people becoming empowered.

Viewers will be hard pressed not to be roused by a Welsh woman unexpectedly planting a kiss on Steph, embracing her womanhood, or when Sian is inspired to go back to school and get an education – to use her mind and not waste it. Likewise, after a newspaper report, spearheaded by the (boo-hiss) homophobic Maureen who tags the LGSM as “Pits and Perverts,” Mark takes the epithet and owns it. He creates a fundraiser headlined by the queer band Bronski Beat, which raises thousands. The film’s soundtrack, as one might expect, features a fabulous collection of ‘80s New Wave pop hits.

Pride may offer familiar messages of tolerance and dignity, but they ring out loud and clear and never hurt to be heard.

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2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollaerbillcinema.org Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org 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.

Coffee with Seattle LGBT Commissioners. 10am12 noon. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 517 E Pike St. Join Seattle LGBT Commissioners Lulu Carpenter and Doug Hamilton for coffee and a chance to provide community input to the Seattle LGBT Commission.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org “Forbidden Planet” - 2014 Fox Theatre Film Series in Centralia. 2pm & 7pm. 123 South Tower Ave, Centralia.

Historic Fox Restoration members $7, non-members $8, families $20. 360-623-1103.

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.)

Overcoming Crystal Meth (OCM). 6-7:30pm. Seattle Area Support Groups, 303 17th Ave E. Every Saturday & Wednesday. OCM is an abstinent based peer support group for LGBTQ, straight and other men and women abstaining from CRYSTAL METH. If you choose to abstain from crystal meth and wish to have an open discussion about it, then check these meetings out.

Open to everyone! No cost to you!

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 Rainbow City Band “Night & Day” Concert. 7pm.

Broadway Performance Hall, Broadway & E Pine St. A collaboration between Rainbow City’s Concert Band & its Purple Passion Swing Band. Tickets $15, students & seniors $12. www.rainbowcityband.com Turn-A-Bout 2014. Door 6pm, Show 7pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. A twisted burlesque where boys will be girls & girls will be boys. Suggested donation of $5 benefits the JC/Graytop Scholarship Fund. www.imperialcourtof seattle.com Rocky Horror Show (10/11, 10/16-10/18). 7:30pm.

Seattle Musical Theatre at Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave NE. seattlemusicaltheatre.org Rocky Horror Show in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org “Lights, Camera, Action!” - DASSdance (10/18 & 10/19). Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm. MLK FAME CC, 3201 E Republican St. Tickets: $20+ general; $15+ child/senior. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/846846.

“Hallows in the Cathdral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, 10/25 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A mysterious ride thru the spooky & spectacular with traditional choral pieces & contemporary classics. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, seattlewomenschorus.org West Side Glory. Doors 8pm, Show 9pm. Skylark West Seattle, 3803 Delridge Way SW. West Seattle’s sorta Queer variety show spectacular. Laughs, wigs, disrobing, music & bears. Oh my! Tickets $12 at the door. 21+.

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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.

Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm.

Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). 684-4537.

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 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.)

PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724.

PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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 - October 21

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.

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@ hotmail.com 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 SUNDAY - October 19 can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team sgn.org. plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 West- the game and/or want to supplement their competitive lake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// raincitysoccer.org groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Rocky Horror Show in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - en-

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ter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

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 Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm-Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

“Lights, Camera, Action!” - DASSdance (10/18 & 10/19). Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm. MLK FAME CC, 3201 E Republican St. Tickets: $20+ general; $15+ child/senior. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/846846.

Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - October 20

Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org 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 Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 2-3:30pm.

Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 3rd Monday each month. (253) 383-2565.

Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org 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 Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer). A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth.

All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed. 632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.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 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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov 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 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 Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.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.

Celebrating 41 Years!

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.)

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. 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 Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

community calendar

WEDNESDAY - October 22

Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org 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 Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization 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, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org OCTOBER 22 - National Day to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. 5pm Seattle Central College South Plaza, 1701 Broadway.

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 Overcoming Crystal Meth (OCM). 6-7:30pm. Seattle Area Support Groups, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday & Saturday. OCM is an abstinent based peer support group for LGBTQ, straight and other men and women abstaining from CRYSTAL METH. POZSeattle Halloween Spookiness. 6-8pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meet us inside for drinks, a light fare of tasty food provided by CC’s kitchen, socializing & a whole lot of fun. This event is offered at no cost, but to help with overhead we ask a $5 donation. Beverages at cost from CC’s bar. The event is for all HIV+ men & their friends regardless of age, shape, size & color. www.pozseattle.org 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. http://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/ sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entre hermanos.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

Senior Services Training: Improving Aging Services for LGBTQ Seniors. 8am-5pm. Senior Services, Lillian Rice Bldg, 2208 2nd Ave. The training is targeted toward social/community workers or others involved in social outreach & networking who would like to improve their own engagement with the LGBTQ elder community.

Cost (including lunch): $25. To REGISTER: trainingreg@ seniorservices.org 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 Ski Buddies Pub Crawl. 6pm. Starts at Madison Pub, 1315 E Madison. We’ll have posters & cards to distribute to patrons as we walk to bars & restaurants on the Hill to get the word out about our club. Wear ski hats or other ski attire! skibuddies-clubleaders@google groups.com 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. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org “Hallows in the Cathdral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, 10/25 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A mysterious ride thru the spooky & spectacular with traditional choral pieces & contemporary classics. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, seattlewomenschorus.org Rocky Horror Show in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org

SATURDAY - October 25

& information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.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. 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.

(360) 445-2411; www.washingtongende ralliance.com.

THURSDAY - October 23

FREE Seattle/King County Clinic with Remote Area Medical and HealthFest (10/23-10/26). KeyArena and Seattle Center Armory. 206-684-7200 or www. seattlecenter.org.

Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org 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 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 B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for

Visit us online www.sgn.org

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

FREE Seattle/King County Clinic with Remote Area Medical and HealthFest (10/23-10/26). KeyArena and Seattle Center Armory. 206-684-7200 or www. seattlecenter.org.

Best of the Northwest (10/24-10/26 & 11/14-11/16).

10am. Hanger 30, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Way NE. Tickets: $5 single; $8 2-for-1 online special.

Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. www.nwartalliance.com (425) 747-4937.

Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues Seattle Center HealthFest (10/25 & 10/26). 10amthat relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a 5pm. Seattle Center Armory. Health & wellness options male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org for individuals & their families. 684-7200; www.seattlecenter.org PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma. “Hallows in the Cathdral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Meets 4th Thursday each month. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, 10/25 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s 383-2318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A mysterious ride thru the Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible spooky & spectacular with traditional choral pieces & Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday contemporary classics. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, listing at 6pm.) seattlewomenschorus.org Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Rocky Horror Show in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group.

7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Seduction. 9pm-2am. Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Seattle’s sexiest Halloween party! Features Live perGay men who are currently or previously married. www. formances, interactive & erotic art, costume contest & gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo. more! seattleerotic.org/strangertickets.com com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SUNDAY - October 26 SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion (See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; FREE Seattle/King County Clinic with Remote Area Medical and HealthFest (10/23-10/26). KeyArena www.sasgcc.org and Seattle Center Armory. 206-684-7200 or www.

Rocky Horror Show in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs seattlecenter.org.

7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & Best of the Northwest (10/24-10/26 & 11/14-11/16).

10am. Hanger 30, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org Way NE. Tickets: $5 single; $8 2-for-1 online special.

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar www.nwartalliance.com Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org FRIDAY - October 24 Seattle Center HealthFest (10/25 & 10/26). 10amFREE Seattle/King County Clinic with Remote Area 5pm. Seattle Center Armory. Health & wellness options Medical and HealthFest (10/23-10/26). KeyArena for individuals & their families. 206-684-7200; www. and Seattle Center Armory. 206-684-7200 or www. seattlecenter.org Rain City Jacks. 4th Sunday at 1pm; 1st & 3rd Tuesday seattlecenter.org. at 7pm. (See Tuesday listing for complete details.) www.

Best of the Northwest (10/24-10/26 & 11/14-11/16). raincityjacks.org, 1-888-809-5035.

10am. Hanger 30, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. Tickets: $5 single; $8 2-for-1 online special. Rocky Horror Show in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, www.nwartalliance.com 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & Social Justice Film Festival (10/18-10/30). For films & seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org venues visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org

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Seattle Counseling Service 45th Anniversary Gala.

VIP 5pm, General Admission 6pm. Westin Seattle Hotel, 1900 5th Ave. Please join us as we celebrate the amazing change & growth we have experienced both as an organization & as an LGBTQ community since 1969.

Tickets: VIP $175, general admission $125. REGISTER at www.seattlecounseling.org/45th

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 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 and sexual assault.

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.

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.

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.flying house. 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 companie. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption, 4417602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. 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-

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loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www. rainbow familiesps.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; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; 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/ 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

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Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. 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. 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. 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 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shiftrecovery. 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 & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(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.SouthS oundQCal.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.emerald citysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/

EthylForever CarClub/; 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.pacific nwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown squares.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.orcaswim team.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.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattle unitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattle volleyballclub.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.

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.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. 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/womenofwest seattle; 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.

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, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverse harmony. 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.globe youth.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, 206-326-9112, 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; 451SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-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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