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Seattle Gay News

Issue 15, Volume 47, April 12, 2019

Arts & Entertainment

Marie, Dancing Still debuts at 5th Avenue Theatre

Tiler Peck as Young Marie and Kyle Harris as Christian in Marie, Dancing Still – Photo by Paul Kolnik

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer MARIE, DANCING STILL 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through April 14

It’s very apparent why young Tiler Peck was cast to dance the lead role as 14-yearold Marie, the piquant young ballet dancer, in the new musical, Marie, Dancing Still.

She is energetic, charismatic, and extraor-

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“Prince from Minneapolis” – Image is everything

Rock Martinez, I Would Die 4 U, 2017. – Photo courtesy of MoPOP

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer “Prince from Minneapolis” is the Museum of Pop Culture’s (MoPOP’s) newest exhibition featuring rarely seen photos and iconography of the enigmatic artist from his earliest days to his artistic peak.

On loan exclusively to MoPOP from Minneapolis’ The Weisman Art Museum, the exhibit features nearly 50 artifacts – including several costumes and Prince’s teal Cloud guitar from the late 1980s – offering threads of insight into a truly unique artist

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Seattle Women’s Chorus celebrate “Legends of Rock” at Benaroya Hall April 28

Seattle Women’s Chorus – Photo by Conrado Tapado

SEATTLE WOMEN’S CHORUS “LEGENDS OF ROCK” SOUTH WHIDBEY HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER April 20 @ 7pm BENAROYA HALL April 28 @ 4pm

The Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) wraps their 2018-2019 season with one big blowout concert at Benaroya Hall (located on 3rd Ave. between Union and University Sts. in downtown Seattle) on April 28

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Announcing the 31st annual Lambda Literary Award finalists

Images courtesy of Grove Atlantic, Tinhouse, and Bloomsbury

This year’s Lambda Literary Award finalists (https://www.lambdaliterary. org/31st-annual-lammy-finalists/) were selected by a panel of over 60 literary professionals who spent countless hours reading a record number of submissions from over 300 publishers. Today, we’re excited to announce the finalists in 24 categories.

Finalists will be celebrated and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala (the Lammys) the evening of Monday, June 3, 2019 in New York City.

Tickets go on sale today. (https://www. lambdaliterary.org/awards/buy-tickets/)

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Celebrating 45 Years!

Bellevue Chamber Chorus recognized by City of Bellevue; hosting fundraising event Sunday, April 14 The Bellevue Chamber Chorus was recognized last week by the Mayor and City Council with an official Proclamation naming April 14, 2019 as “Bellevue Chamber Chorus Day.” In it, the Chorus was commended for its 35-year commitment to providing professional quality, critically acclaimed performances of diverse choral music for the community.

In accepting the Proclamation, Fredrick Lokken, BCC Artistic Director and Conductor, said, “The Chorus is proud to have been based in the city of Bellevue these past 35 years, and to have been an integral part of the city’s arts and music culture over these three-plus decades. Whether performing here in Bellevue, around the Eastside and greater Puget Sound region, or in Canada, Australia, and Europe, including in Bellevue’s sister city of Kladno in the Czech Republic, we’ve been pleased and proud to represent the city and region as cultural ambassadors.”

In the past 35 years, the Chorus has grown into an artistic institution instru-

mental in building the arts scene on the Eastside. It has collaborated and performed with many other regional groups, including the Bellevue Youth Choirs, Kirkland Choral Society, Seattle Symphony and Sammamish Symphony. Most recently, in concerts in March, the Chorus partnered with the talented young singers of Mercer Island High School’s Bel Canto and the Bellevue High School Chorale, affording

“Legends of Rock” guest artist Sarah Rudinoff – Photo courtesy of SWC

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at 4pm. “Legends of Rock” is a loud proud celebration to the trailblazing singer-songwriters who weren’t afraid to raise their voices and make a scene.

Eighteen indomitable women are represented in song; women like Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and Carly Simon, who erupted onto the mainstream rock scene. They blew a hole through the glass ceiling that generations of women rockers like Patti Smith, Joan Jett, Alanis Morissette, Florence Welch and Debbie Harry have continued to soar through.

Local musical treasure Sarah Rudinoff is the special guest artist. She is joined on stage

by Season 6 “The Voice” contestant Ayesha “Musicbox” Brooks. Rudinoff, Brooks and SWC are partnering to raise funds for Rain City Rock Camp scholarships; together their contributions will offset tuition for girls and gender non-conforming individuals of diverse backgrounds.

SWC is performing a benefit concert to support CADA (Citizens Against Domestic

and Sexual Abuse) on April 20 at 7pm at South Whidbey High School Performing Arts Center (5675 Maxwelton Road, Langley, WA). Tickets are $25 and available through Brown Paper Tickets: (800) 8383006 and at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4101492 Tickets to the April 28 Seattle concert at Benaroya Hall are $15-$65 and are available at www.seattlechoruses.org or over the phone at (206) 388-1400. The Seattle area box office is open Monday through Friday, 11am-6pm.

About Sarah Rudinoff Sarah Rudinoff has been making theatrical work in Seattle for over 25 years. As an actress, she has performed in every major theatre, most recently as Rosie in Mamma Mia at The 5th Avenue and as Lisa Kron in Well at Seattle Rep. Sarah was the first actor to play Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch outside of the original production and she sings Led Zeppelin in the burlesque extravaganza “House of Thee Unholy” at The Triple Door. With collaborators Gretta Harley and Elizabeth Kenny, she co-created and starred

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these young musicians the opportunity to perform with an adult chorus.

The Bellevue Chamber Chorus will celebrate their 35-year milestone with “Songs in the Garden,” a spring fundraising event on Sunday, April 14, 5-9pm, at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens (12001 Main St., Bellevue). Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Bellevue Chamber Chorus at our “Songs in the Garden” fundraising event!

Festivities take place in the beautiful Bellevue Botanical Garden’s Aaron Education Center, and include a catered buffet dinner by Lynn’s Bistro, a wine and champagne bar with delicious varietals and select beers, musical performances by the Chorus, silent auction, dessert-dash-auction and other activities to round out a fun and festive evening that will help support our mission of bringing exciting and beautiful choral music to the Greater Eastside and Puget Sound region. Tickets to the fundraising event are $60 and include buffet dinner, one complimentary adult beverage, and entertainment.

BCC will then mark the finale of their 35th anniversary season with celebratory concerts on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, showcasing favorite repertoire from the past seasons. More information about each of these events can be found on the Chorus website http://bellevuechamberchorus.org/

“Legends of Rock” featured soloist Ayesha "Musicbox" Brooks – Photo courtesy of SWC

in These Streets at ACT Theatre, about women musicians of Seattle’s “grunge” years. Sarah has received a Stranger Genius Award in Theatre.

About Ayesha Brookes Ayesha “Musicbox” Brooks is a Seattle based soul rock artist. She is the front woman of Karmic Unrest and is recording their second album. She’s played venues all over the city including The Royal Room, The Triple Door and Sea Monster Lounge.

She was a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” season 6, landing a spot on Team Shakira and Team Usher.

About Seattle Men’s Chorus/ Seattle Women’s Chorus The internationally renowned Seattle Men’s Chorus (founded 1979) and Seattle Women’s Chorus (founded 2002) comprise the largest community choral organization in North America. Both choruses stand out as the largest LGBTQ-identified men’s and women’s choruses in the world. The choruses comprise one of the Pacific North-

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west’s largest, most vibrant and successful music organizations, performing in Seattle’s most prestigious venues for an annual audience of more than 30,000 patrons. Flying House Productions is the not-for-profit organization that governs and manages the Choruses. Collectively there are over 600 singing members along with staff, volunteers, and associate members who support both Choruses. They are a leading voice for the LGBTQ community and offer more than 30 outreach events and main stage concert performances annually.

Our Mission Our voices transform society through innovative and entertaining programs that build community, illuminate the experiences of LGBTQ people and their allies, expand inclusion, and inspire justice.

Our Vision A more harmonious world that celebrates the unique identities and talents of all people.

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brothers created blown glass Prince spirit figures in their Minneapolis studio days after Prince’s death.

Spending a few minutes in this small but dense exhibit, it’s once again easy to fall under Prince’s mysterious spell. He approached music, sexuality, and gender-fluidity in a way that was so far ahead of other artists in mainstream pop culture, we should consider ourselves lucky to have experienced any part of his genius in real time. He was a true trailblazer in American music and pop culture and a perfect fit to be honored at MoPOP. “Prince from Minneapolis” will remain on view through January 4, 2020.

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continued from cover who changed the world and was regrettably lost much too soon.

Brooks Peck, MoPOP Curator, was particularly thrilled to work on this exhibition, as he grew up as a music-obsessed child of the ’80s and recognized in Prince something extraordinary. “He drew on the work of the greats that came before him, yet created his own, truly original style and sound,” Brooks explained. “He defied convention and broke boundaries, and he continues to inspire musicians as well as artists of all kinds to this day.”

Displayed somewhat chronologically, the earliest photos show a 19-year old bellbottomed Prince, shy but staring into the camera lens, curiously trying to determine what he wanted to show to the world. Prince was a proponent of photo shoots from the beginning, and the work of the four primary photographers shown here (Allen Beaulieu, Nancy Bundt, Terry Gydesen, and Robert Whitman) seem to reflect a cautious trust and mutual interest in the experience of being photographed. In a series of contact sheets, a shirtless Prince experiments with smiling/not smiling, holding a disco ball, and in

Allen Beaulieu, Prince Looking, 1982 – Photo by Allen Beaulieu

Marie France, The Kid signature shirt from the film Purple Rain, 1984 – Photo by Jonathan Pulley / MoPOP

other shots, a guitar – he did come up in the age of disco and funk after all. Through the intimacy of candid snapshots and backstage moments, we see Prince carefully cultivating the image he came to fully embody.

The artistic works include a Prince bicy-

cle (lean in extra close to spot dirty words and other Prince details worked into the frame), a fitting homage as it’s reported that Prince loved bicycles and was often spotted biking around Minneapolis in his early days. The Mexican American de la Torre

MoPOP is located at 325 5th Ave. N. The museum is open daily 10am-5pm. Museum Admission Only Tickets: Adults (18-64) – $26 online; $28 walk-up – with discounts for seniors, students, military, and youth. For select special exhibitions there is an additional surcharge. The “Prince from Minneapolis” exhibit is included with the Museum Admission Only Ticket. For more information, including details about current and upcoming exhibitions, visit www.mopop.org or call (206) 770-2700.

MARIE

continued from cover dinarily watchable. Peck makes ballet dancing look easy! (There’s a line in the book – the script – about art/ballet looking easy when you don’t know anything about it, and it being very hard to do when you’ve practiced it forever…)

Peck, who is in just about every scene in this long musical, plays a poor ballet dancer whose mother had also danced but not been able to afford to stay in it long enough to “succeed” (meaning make a living that way). Her older sister, Antoinette (Jenny Powers) also didn’t succeed and now it’s Marie’s turn to try. Their hardscrabble life, with hard-drinking laundress mother (Karen Ziemba), is a precarious existence where small problems could spiral them into even worse circumstances.

The main thrust of this story, though, is that Marie becomes the inspiration for a famous sculpture now known as Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged 14”. The sculpture was the initial moment of impulse for creating the musical. Both director Susan Stroman and book/lyric writer Lynn Aherns found a mutual attraction for that sculpture and the mystery surrounding the young girl’s fate.

What is known is that Marie van Geothem was a real young ballet dancer in Paris and did pose for Degas (played here by Terrence Mann). Like many boundary-challenging art pieces, this sculpture caused an unwelcome stir in 1881 and was hidden away for many years. The real Marie disappeared from historic notice shortly after the sculpture debuted. However, her little sister Charlotte (Noelle Hogan) did finally achieve what the family was hoping for – a paying position as a prima ballerina.

The musical writers decided to sort of “Disney-fy” the stories here, avuncularizing Degas, who was known to be a difficult man, and painting Marie into a snow-white corner (sorry couldn’t help it) by showing her trying to remain chaste, though to survive she does a little pocket-picking, but just to eat. The musical reassures us that Marie didn’t die, because they have her show up years later (Louise Pitre) to reacquaint herself with artist Mary Cassatt (Dee Hoty).

In fact, the family’s circumstances were likely quite grim, and tiny ballet students were preyed upon routinely by rich male “patrons” of the arts. The complicity of the administration of the ballet school assured that the girls

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Terrence Mann as Edgar Degas and Tiler Peck as Young Marie in Marie, Dancing Still – Photo by Paul Kolnik

were virtually completely unprotected. Combined with the general danger of poverty, the bad luck of being born a female created huge survival incentives to accept sexual attention or have it thrust upon one.

Certainly, there seems a rich tapestry of history to draw upon to tell a story, even musically. The combination of ballet, recruiting a principal dancer like Peck, and creating an amazing story-ballet for the second act, are all reasons to celebrate the idea of this piece.

The current production at the 5th Avenue is a sumptuous visual treat with wonderful color animations splashed across the back walls of the set (by Beowulf Boritt) and opportunities to feel many emotions, both light and dark, for the audiences. The costumes are entrancing (by William Ivey Long) and the ballet choreography by Stroman is just right on point, with a bevy of talented young women, and a few men, showing their abilities to sing, dance, and act.

Upon reflection, though, it’s hard to locate the reason for the story. If it’s Marie, herself, why does the rest of her life disappear into a sort of “Life happens” answer from older Marie to Mary Cassatt’s question of “Where have you been?” If they are imagining this young girl’s life, why do they limit

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themselves to just this slice of time, when the mystery is more what happened to her later?

From what they’ve established in this piece, Charlotte’s successful ballet career seems like a compelling idea for why she succeeded and Marie did not. Maybe contrasting the two careers might be of interest.

Alternatively, they could imagine anything they want to about Marie’s life-after-statue, since there is no one to tell them otherwise.

There are also all kinds of hints of relationships with the girls around Marie, both in her family and in her corps of dancers. There are many different ways of telling her story.

Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty created one of the most moving modern musicals with Ragtime, with compelling stories, strong characters, and beautiful and accessible songs. So far, Marie has no real songs that sound like they can succeed outside the confines of the musical, nor are they memorable for an audience to hum outside the theater.

As far as elements of the current script that could be dispensed with: no one cares about Degas’ eye appointments. We get that his sight is failing. The love interest is only useful because Kyle Harris is clearly a talent to watch. Most of the songs have too many verses and too many of the songs are sung by characters that are peripheral –

including Degas.

And to keep? Using the dream-story ballet to focus their story might be one way to look at the next iteration. That moment, culminating in Peck’s assuming the pose of the statue, is definitely a show-stopper, in a good way.

Deciding why it’s important to tell this particular tale might help refine it. And if there is any way at least one song could be created that embodies that reason and is musically accessible to the audience (and less operatic), that’s the possible cherry on the cake.

Having dissected all that, this production still is attractive to families, especially with little dancers, who can identify with the hard work of Marie and her struggle to maintain what it takes to perform. And there’s Tiler Peck to dance for you. That’s a treat that alone might be worth the price of the ticket.

For more information, go to www.5thavenue.org or call 206-625-1900.

Discuss your opinions with SGNCritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/ SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at MiryamsTheaterMusings. blogspot.com.

Celebrating 45 Years!

Imaginative Missing Link a joyous stop-motion triumph

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MISSING LINK Now playing Eccentric explorer Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman), eager to prove himself to the staid and traditional London adventurer community, heads to the United States and the wilds of Pacific Northwest logging towns in search of the legendary Sasquatch. He has received a letter ensuring him of the creature’s existence, and never one to bow to convention Sir Lionel makes the 4,800-mile trip with the belief he is about to make history even though the majority of his peers scoff at what they see as nothing other than idiotic foolishness.

This laughter includes the haughty guffaws of Lord Piggot-Dunceb (Stephen Fry), the elder statesman of British adventurers refusing to accept that a creature like the Sasquatch could exist as its doing so would be an affront to traditional theology as well the scientific status quo.

Turns out, not only is this Sasquatch (Zach Galifianakis) real, he’s the one that sent the letter to Sir Lionel asking him to come to Washington state and “discover” him. The gregarious creature is tired of being alone. He wants to meet more of his own kind, and after hearing stories of the mysterious Yeti that roams the mountains of the Himalayas, he figured Sir Lionel would be up to the task of assisting him in traveling around the globe in order to go and meet his snow-loving cousins residing in the undiscovered kingdom of ShangriLa. The bold explorer agrees, and after christening his tall, hairy new acquaintance Mr. Link (short for “Missing Link”) and a brief stop on the Mexican border to pick up the only known map of the Himalayan region they are off to from sassy widow Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana) who subsequently joins them on their quest, they

Missing Link – Photo courtesy of Annapurna Pictures

leave on a journey that’s practically guaranteed to change their lives forever.

The latest animated sensation from the stop-motion maestros at Laika, the studio behind such family-friendly wonders as Kubo and the Two Strings, The Boxtrolls and Coraline, writer/director Chris Butler’s (ParaNorman) marvelously entertaining Missing Link is a joyous absurdist frolic that’s nothing short of wonderful. It is a freewheeling, energetic cross-continental adventure overflowing in good vibes, endearing life lessons and eccentric characterizations. It also offers up a few startling surprises, some of which are shocking in their violent finality, Butler’s latest unafraid to show just what happens to those who choose ignorance, anger and intolerance as their guiding principles, their blind eye to science, acceptance and compromise the key to their own undoing.

The core of the story is unquestionably the growing friendship between Sir Lionel and Mr. Link. There’s a stupendous moment where the explorer asks his new compatriot his first name, the look of shock that crosses over the Sasquatch’s face when this happens is immediately coupled with a bright smile of ebullient delight as the animal is touched that someone, anyone, would take even a second of time to ask such a question. But the real-

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ity is Mr. Link has no first name. His parents never gave him one, and as he’s been living in the forest for most of his life there’s just never been a real need to come up with one. But this doesn’t stop the Sasquatch from knowing what he would like to be called, of him having an innate sense of who he is and what name he would like the world, especially those he considers his friends, to call him by.

What’s great about this moment is that, while initially played for a few tittering laughs, Sir Lionel immediately understands how important it is to Mr. Link to be called by his chosen name is. There is no hemming. There is even less hawing. Instead, he and Adelina immediately start referring to the Sasquatch by the name he has given himself, which brings the creature a sense of empowered confidence that allows him to become nothing less than a selfless hero by the end of the film. It’s this little act of kindness, this understanding that to accept someone for who they proclaim to be can bring a powerful positivity to their lives unlike anything they’ve ever known before, and it’s moments like this that help give Missing Link an enduring joie de vivre that’s incredible.

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blew me away from a visual standpoint, Sir Lionel, Mr. Link and Adelina’s arrival in Shangri-La crossing over a massive ice bridge that looks over a mist-covered cavern just plain stunning. The character designs are also so meticulously inventive I was frequently in a state of perpetual awe as I analyzed all of their varying facets, the Yeti ruler a notable standout that made my heart jump in giddy glee the second she was introduced.

There are villains here, and as I’ve stated Butler doesn’t exactly pull his punches as to what he thinks about the lot of them. He unsympathetically, and rather unsubtly, draws ominous parallels between many of them and current religious and political leaders of today. Even though his film takes place during the tail end of the 19th century figures like the duplicitous Lord Piggot-Dunceb or his hired assassin Stenk (a magnificently cast Timothy Olyphant) aren’t that far removed from the intolerant rabble-rousing fearmongers we see on Cable News channels as pundits or hear spewing their hatred on YouTube or Twitter on a daily basis right this very second.

What’s great is that Butler doesn’t so much make fun of them as he instead shows them to be the fools they are. More, he makes it clear that their time is reaching its conclusion, and while they will continually attempt to fill any room they are in with their hot air and fanatical gobbledygook, at a certain point the world can, should and hopefully will unsympathetically pass them by. They are figures of the past while figures like Sir Lionel, Mr. Link and Adelina are the heroes of the future, and seeing all three of them discover this for themselves ends up being one of this story’s lasting charms. Missing Link is an amusing romp into the imagination that won a lasting place in my heart, and for Laika it’s another stop-motion triumph that might just be the animated studio’s best film yet.

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WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954 HOT MAMA’S PIZZA E.328-2914 Pine St. - 322-6444 LOVER’S 9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347 - 25801 104th Ave. SE - (253) 852-1720 BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. -- 700 (206) JAZZ ALLEY - 2033#17 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 BATHS CLUB Z - (men) THE FANTASY SHOP CASTLE SUPERSTORE 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 Broadway 604 Central Ave. S - (253) 850-8428 1017 E.JULIA’S Pike St- -300 (206) 204-0126 Ave. E. - 860-1818 HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women) Minor #10 624-0070 - 682-2935 NASHVILLE’S CLUB Z - (men) CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) DIEGO KREMWERK PELLICER -- 1809 2215 4th Ave.Ave. S - (206) MADISON PUB 1315 E. Madison 325-6537 SW corner of Pike & 11th 1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958 1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126 114 - Railroad Ave. N - (253) 852-0909 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS NEIGHBOURS 1509 Broadway 324-5358 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS HOT HOUSE(stairs SPA &behind SAUNAWildrose) - (women)- 568-3240 1312 E. Pike St. - (206) 257-0231 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 SW corner ofSTEAM Pike & WORKS 11th - (men) EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - (206) 323-7437 THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375 Summit - 388-4818 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 (stairs behind1520 Wildrose) - (206) 568-3240 FANTASY UNLIMITED POCO WINE ROOM HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157 STEAM WORKS - (men) 2027 Westlake Ave. (206) 682-0167 THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 NEW YORK EXCHANGE 1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818 1510 1st Ave (206) 624-1784 117 Ave. - E. (877) 883-8899 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178 225Maple Broadway - 726-3300 HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - (206) 946-8157 info@theheron.com 88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 LEGENDS - 55Ave. Bell St - (206) 849-5596 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 HERBAN PURR - 1518 11th - 325-3112 RESTAURANTS & BARS OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630 HERB(N) ELEMENTS THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 PANACHE 11013 Lake City Way NE (206) 535-8769 E. Madison - 323-1098 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 88 KEYS - 3152328 2nd Ave. S - (206)St. 839-1300 LAUGHING TATTOO C.C. ATTLE’S GRILLE ROOTBUDDHA TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214 RUCKUS CAFE 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805 DARBY’S BALTIC ROOM - 1207 PineBAR St. -&(206) 625-4444 1534 Broadway - (206) -329-8274 1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565 SEATTLE EAGLE 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 THE 5th FANTASY 211 Ave. SESHOP - (360) 357-6229 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE THE NEW YORK2222 XCHANGE - 441-5449 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 SHORTY’S 2nd Ave 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 LOVER’S 2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD 225 Broadway E. - (206) STOUT -1530 11th726-3300 Ave - 397-3825 TABOO ADULT 3959 Martin WayVIDEO E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300 CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 TOULOUSE PETIT ONYX LEATHER 9813 16th SW -E767-4855 JAKES - 311Ave 4th Ave. - (360) 956-3247 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601Ave. Queen Ave N - 432-9069 1605 12th #8 - Anne (206) 328-1965 TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914 1701 E. OliveTHE Way - (206) 726-0565 CUFF COMPLEX UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492 OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - (206) 251-0630 UNDER U 4 MEN THE CANTERBURY PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130 4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920 UNCLE IKE’S CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD MAPLE 2310 E ROSE Union INN St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300 2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363 112 (800) 570-2007 501Reservoir 15th AveRd E -- 1-800-GET-DRUGS PONDER - 2413 E Union - (206) 420-2180 THE CRESCENT 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805 1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188 WILD AT HEART TABOO ADULT VIDEO THE CUFF COMPLEX 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538 9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855 1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525 ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747-0304 TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080 THE BLIND BUCK 1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577 204 N. Division St. - (509) 343-9425 UNDER U 4 MEN HOT MAMA’S PIZZA LOVER’S GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN 709 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 324-6446 700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444 193N. Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 204 Division St. - (509) 443-4014 UNCLE IKE’S JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. - (206) 441-9729 RUMORS NYNE BARCABARET AND BISTRO 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818 1119 - (306) 671-1849 232 W.Railroad Sprague Ave. - (509) 474-1621 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE LUMBER YARD WILD AT HEART 9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007 1111 NW Leary Way - (206) 782-5538 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537 21635 Pacific Hwy S - 878-7780 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358 OUT WEST 5401California Ave. SW - (206) 937-1540 LOVER'S THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - (206) 588-0375 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 POCO WINE ROOM 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 RUMORS CABARET 1408 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-9463 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - (206) 402-5178 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - (206) 324-2854 QUEER BAR - 1518 11th Ave - (206) 687-7491 R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - (206) 322-8828 LOVER’S RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - (206) 233-9873 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 25801 104th Ave. S.E. - (253) 852-1720 ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - (206) 420-3214 21635 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-7780 THE FANTASY SHOP SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - (206) 621-7591 SECRETS 604 Central Ave. S. - (253) 850-8428 SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - (206) 441-5449 22862 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-8480 NASHVILLE’S SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) STOUT -1530 11th Ave - (206) 397-3825 114 - Railroad Ave. N. - (253) 852 - 0909 TOULOUSE PETIT 601 Queen Anne Ave. N - (206) 432-9069 UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - (206) 325-6492 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO UNION - 1318 E. Union St. - (206) 328-1318 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - (206) 324-9210 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 9614 14th Ave SW - (206) 763-1347 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

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THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA SUPERSTORE 117 CASTLE Maple Ave. - (877) 883-8899 - info@theheron.com 6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391 CLUB SILVERSTONE 739½ St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273 THE FANTASY SHOP DARBY’S CAFE 2301 6thS.E. Ave.- (360) - (253)357-6229 272-6640 211 5th Ave. LOVER’S LOVER’S 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 3959 Martin Way E. Suite D - (360) 456-7300 PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP JAKES - 311 4th Ave. E. - (360) 956-3247 2702 N. Proctor St. - (253) 752-2242 THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327 RAINBOW CENTER MAPLE ROSE INN Ave. - (253) 383-2318 2215 Pacific 112 SHAKABRAH Reservoir Rd - (800) JAVA570-2007 CAFE 2618 6th Ave. - (253) 572-2787

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TUKWILA LOVER’S - 530 Southcenter Blvd. - (206) 248-5085 TACOMA CASTLE SUPERSTORE 6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391 CLUB SILVERSTONE 739½ St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273 THE FANTASY SHOP 2301 6th Ave. - (253) 272-6640 LOVER’S 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327 RAINBOW CENTER 2215 Pacific Ave. - (253) 383-2318 SHAKABRAH JAVA CAFE 2618 6th Ave. - (253) 572-2787

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BOOKS

LAMBDA LITERARY continued from page 5

Transgender Nonfiction Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man, Thomas Page McBee, Scribner Histories of the Transgender Child, Julian Gill-Peterson, University of Minnesota Press I’m Afraid of Men, Vivek Shraya, Penguin Canada Mobile Subjects: Transnational Imaginaries of Gender Reassignment, Aren Z. Aizura, Duke University Press The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective, Joy Ladin, Brandeis University Press LGBTQ Nonfiction The Boys of Fairy Town: Sodomites, Female Impersonators, Third-Sexers, Pansies, Queers, and Sex Morons in Chicago’s First Century, Jim Elledge, Chicago Review Press Butch Heroes, Ria Brodell, The MIT Press Has the Gay Movement Failed?, Martin Duberman, University of California Press Ladies Lazarus, Piper J. Daniels, Tarpaulin Sky Press Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, Imani Perry, Beacon Press No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas, C.J. Janovy, University Press of Kansas Resistance: The LGBT Fight Against Fascism in WWII, Avery Cassell, Stacked Deck Press Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements, Charlene A. Carruthers, Beacon Press

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Lesbian Mystery A Matter of Blood, Catherine Maiorisi, Bella Books A Study in Honor: A Novel, Claire O’Dell, HarperCollins / HarperVoyager A Whisper of Bones: A Jane Lawless Mystery, Ellen Hart, Minotaur Books Alice Isn’t Dead: A Novel, Joseph Fink, Harper Perennial Gnarled Hollow, Charlotte Greene, Bold Strokes Books The Locket, Gerri Hill, Bella Books Secrets of the Last Castle, A. Rose Mathieu, Bold Strokes Books Stolen: A Kieran Yeats Mystery, Linda J. Wright, Cats Paw Books Gay Mystery Black Diamond Fall, Joseph Olshan, Polis Books Boystown 11: Heart’s Desire, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books Death Checks In, David S. Pederson, Bold Strokes Books Dodging and Burning: A Mystery, John Copenhaver, Pegasus Books The God Game: A Dan Sharp Mystery, Jeffrey Round, Dundurn Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books Somewhere Over Lorain Road, Bud Gundy, Bold Stroke Books Survival Is a Dying Art: An Angus Green Novel, Neil S. Plakcy, Samwise Books ROMANCE Lesbian Romance Autumn’s Light, Aurora Rey, Bold Strokes Books Beowolf For Cretins: A Love Story, Ann McMan, Bywater Books

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Breaking Down Her Walls, Erin Zak, Bold Strokes Books Charming the Vicar, Jenny Frame, Bold Strokes Books In Development, Rachel Spangler, Brisk Press Just For Show, Jae, Ylva Publishing The Music And The Mirror, Lola Keeley, Ylva Publishing The Talebearer, Sheri Lewis Wohl, Bold Strokes Books Gay Romance The CEO’s Christmas Manny, Angela McCallister, Dreamspinner Press Crashing Upwards, S.C. Wynne, selfpublished Detour, Reesa Herberth & Michelle Moore, Riptide Publishing Learn with Me, Kris Jacen, MLR Press, LLC No Luck, Kayleigh Sky, Kiss Drunk Books Of Sunlight and Stardust, Christina Lee & Riley Hart, self-published Point of Contact, Melanie Hansen, Carina Press Undue Influence: A Persuasion Retelling, Jenny Holiday, self-published MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY Lesbian Memoir/Biography Apocalypse, Darling, Barrie Jean Borich, Mad Creek Books / The Ohio State University Press Berenice Abbott: A Life in Photography, Julia Van Haaften, W. W. Norton & Company A Certain Loneliness: A Memoir, Sandra Gail Lambert, University of Nebraska Press Chronology, Zahra Patterson, Ugly Duckling Presse Food Was Her Country: The Memoir of a Queer Daughter, Marusya Bociurkiw,

Dagger Editions MINE: Essays, Sarah Viren, University of New Mexico Press My Butch Career: A Memoir, Esther Newton, Duke University Press nîtisânak, Lindsay Nixon, Metonymy Press Gay Memoir/Biography Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death, Lillian Faderman, Yale University Press How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee, Bloomsbury Publishing No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America, Darnell L. Moore, Bold Type Books On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, Deray Mckesson, Viking The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens: A Memoir of the Beales, the Maysles Brothers and Jacqueline Kennedy, Jerry Torre & Tony Maietta, Querelle Press The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart, Oxford University Press The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Edmund White, Bloomsbury Publishing There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir, Casey Gerald, Penguin Random House LGBTQ Anthology As You Like It: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Volume II, The Other Foundation, Jacana Media Beyond II: The Queer Post-Apocalyptic & Urban Fantasy Comic Anthology, Taneka Stotts & Sfé R. Monster, Beyond Press Foglifter Volume 3, Issue 1, Miah Jefra, Chad Koch, et al., Foglifter Press Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, Roxane Gay, HarperCollins / Harper Perennial

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The (206) area code must now be used to dial local calls. Location of meetings/events is in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY - April 13

A Gathering of Men - in Woodinville. 8:15-11:30am.

American Legion Hall, 21920 WA-9, Woodinville. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.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. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com 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.oasisyouthcenter.org.

(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Three Dollar Bill Cinema Annual Dinner & Auction.

6pm. Block 41, 115 Bell St. This year’s theme: “It’s Good To Be Queen.” Tickets $150, available at www.threedollarbillcinema.org/auction.

Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. (206) 784-9705; visitballard.com (Visit The Grumpy Old Man’s Comics, Art & Collectibles at 1732 NW Market St - reception 6-9pm.)

SUNDAY - April 14

Center for Spiritual Living. 9am meditation; 9:30am & 11am services. The Mountaineers, 7701 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service.

12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620.

Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org University Congregational United Church of Christ.

9am all ages education; 10am Worship. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. (206) 524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome.

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org First Church - First United Methodist Church of Seattle. 10:30am. 180 Denny Way. (Enter on 2nd Ave N for worship.) Welcome to First Church. First Church is a proud member of the Reconciling Ministries Network.

(206) 622-7278; firstchurchseattle.org Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship.

7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)

St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

1501 32nd Ave S. Great music. Dynamic preaching.

Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org

April 13 thru April 21 snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share.

Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

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.

MONDAY - April 15

Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. 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! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion.

(206) 329-5908; www.LotusSisters.org. (Meets in 2nd floor meeting room; no elevator.)

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

Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www.

LotusSisters.org.)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org “Know Your Rights!” - LGBTQ Worker’s Rights Training. 12 noon-2pm. Peer Seattle. 1520 Bellevue Ave Ste 100. FREE. Sponsored by LGBTQ Allyship in partnership with Peer Seattle. Visit www.allyship.org for

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New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Dignity/Seattle Prayer Service. 6pm. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics.

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

Gender-inclusive & relationship affirming liturgies & prayer services. All welcome. (206) 325-7314.

Imperial Court of Seattle - Imperial Prince & Princess Ball & Investitures – “The Fellowship of the Lampshade.” 6pm (doors 5pm). Unicorn, 1118 E Pike St. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle’s Imperial Prince & Princess Ball and Investitures. $15 cover; info at ISCSORE Facebook page.

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous 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 (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org Ski Buddies End of Season Banquet. 6pm. Stout, 1530 11th Ave. Meets 1st or 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Apr). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you

April 12, 2019

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.peerseattle.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. peerseattle.org Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm.

Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4537.

PFLAG/Kitsap County (Bremerton) Monthly Meeting. 6-7pm. Kitsap Pride, 532 5th Ave #20, Bremerton.

Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.kitsappflag.org and on Facebook. kitsappflag@yahoo.com. (888) 636-0652. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Meditation Class for LGBTQ Seniors. 6:30pm. GenPride Senior Center, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Free class every Monday for LGBTQ seniors, their caregivers and allies. Beginners welcome. www.gapseattle.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St, downstairs space. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December).

Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org PFLAG/Everett (Snohomish County) Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Stillaguamish Public Meeting Room #1, Robert J. Drewell Bldg., 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.pflageverett.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 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 Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897.

(Also meets Fridays.)

Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

(206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

TUESDAY - April 16

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by YouthCare.

(206) 622-5555.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. 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. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related

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concerns. 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 (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.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. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org King County Council Candidate Forum. 7pm (doors 6:30). 6615 Dayton Ave N, lower building.

Meet the candidates for KC Council Districts 2 and 4, and bring your questions! Free. For more info contact Membership Committee Chair Jessi Murray at membership@43rddemocrats.org.

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 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, Colonial 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 (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.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 (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

WEDNESDAY - April 17

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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 (206) 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org Living Positively. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. (206) 957-1600 or www.lifelong.org.

Sponsored by Lifelong.

Community Forum/Foro Comunitario. 6-8pm. 12th Ave Arts Building, 1620 12th Ave. Presentations on LGBT Latinx health and labor issues by Paola Ochoa, Joel Aguirre, Melissa Banales, and Jason Plourde.

FREE. Sponsored by Entre Hermanos, Casa Latina, Front and Centered, and The AMP: AIDS Memorial Parkway.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. University Book Store Cafe, 4326 University Way NE. Every Wednesday.

This month’s title: The Plays of Tennessee Williams.

(Visit website for details.) https://faculty.washington.edu/ swittet/SGLBookClub/ LGBTQ Housing Leadership Institute. 6-8pm. Kent Methodist Church, 205 S Meeker St, Kent. Do you want to make a difference on affordable housing with other LGBTQ advocates? Come learn about Allyship’s 4th annual six-month Leadership Institute. Visit www.allyship. org for more information.

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday.

Meet at Black Sun sculpture across for museum. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Pinochle Group. 7:30pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

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

THURSDAY - April 18

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Alzheimer’s Association Men’s Coffee Support Group. 10-11:30am. Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE. Meets 3rd Thursday each month.

Are you a male spouse caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association men’s coffee groups provide a consistent and caring place for male caregivers to learn, share and gain emotional support from other male spouses who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss. For information, call Don Desonier at (206) 779-1634.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual). 12 noon. Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 4070.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Open to the public.

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

(425) 747-4937.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission. 6:30-8:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Seattle LGBTQ Commission is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4514. www/seattle.gov/lgbtq Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples.

Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call (206) 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12 noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm.

First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Wheelchair accessible. We offer support and education in a safe, confidential, and welcoming atmosphere and serve all East King County communities. See http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue. Contact us at info@bellevuepflag.org or (425) 483-6642. PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside is a support and advocacy group, uniting members of the LGBTQ community with friends, families, and allies.

PFLAG does not promote one political or religious view and is inclusive to people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities.

April 12, 2019

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling.

Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/ recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday.

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - April 19

GOOD FRIDAY Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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 LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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. (206) 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.

Victor Janusz Band CD Release Show. 7:30-10:30pm (doors 6pm for dinner). Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. Celebrate the release of the VJ Band’s new album, “Cafe Pluvieux.” No cover charge, free parking (tips accepted).

Dinner reservations: (206) 283-1090. More info: www. swedishclubnew.org.

Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Friday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897.

(Also meets Mondays.)

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm.

Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

SATURDAY - April 20

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Check the website for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends.

We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave (downtown between University & Seneca), lounge. Meets 3rd Saturday most months.

Cost: $5 per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay for room rental. Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more to share. Free parking below the church (entrance on University). Enter lounge via garage elevator or front doors on 6th. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org.

Seattle Women’s Chorus: “Legends of Rock.” 7pm.

South Whidbey HS Performing Arts Center, 5675 Maxwelton Rd, Langley. Tribute to loud, proud women of rock including Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith and many more, with special guest artist Sarah Rudinoff. Benefits Citizens Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse (CADA).

Tickets: $25 through Brown Paper Tickets, (800) 8383006 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4101492.

More info: www.seattlechoruses.org. (Also Sunday, April 28 @ 4pm in Seattle at Benaroya Hall. Tickets: $15-$65.)

SUNDAY - April 21

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

EASTER Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

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 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts’ event starts with breakfast and 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 Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 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, (206) 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, (206) 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 - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 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.

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 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, (206) 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org

Celebrating 45 Years!

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 - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.com; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 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; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ 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. (206) 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

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Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community.

Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.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 Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 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.

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South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.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 Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald

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Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaft-

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mgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; 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 Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.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; 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; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 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/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Perfectly cast Little a big waste of comedic potential

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

Issa Rae and Marsai Martin in Little – Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

The most annoying thing about Little is just how much I wanted to like it even though I was coming perilously close to loathing every second I was sitting in the theatre watching its reverse Big scenario play out to conclusion.

Regina Hall should have been perfectly cast as the main character, tech industry CEO Jordan Sanders, the ferociously nimble actress made to order to be wearing the designer heels of this Ebenezer Scrooge-like monster who gets magically transformed into her 13-year-old nerdy self of 25 years prior. On top of that, “Black-ish” star Marsai Martin is a scene-stealing wonder as said middle-age adult now trapped back in her own teenage body, the young actress a delightful dynamo as she struts through the movie with a precocious hard-edged confidence that’s superb.

Throw in the luminous Issa Rae (“Insecure,” The Hate U Give) as Jordan’s harried assistant April Williams and an incredibly gifted

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trio is unequivocally in place, and the thought they wouldn’t be able to deliver the entertainment goods was the furthest thing on my mind as the film began.

But the script from director Tina Gordon (Peeples) and Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip) is a frantic muddle that doesn’t know when to quit, frequently taking jokes much further than they need to go in order to retain their humor. At the same time, it does a horrible job of making its fantastical premise believable, alternating between grounding these happenings in honest human emotions and at other times taking things so far over the top it all becomes crushingly absurd. There’s little nuance or subtly involved in any of this, the volume turned all the way up to 11 for almost every second of the feature’s deadly 109-minute running time. It moves in fits and starts never achieving any comedic or dramatic momentum, and for every funny moment or moving scene there are countless others that are so ponderously leaden I let out an exasperated sigh every time the motion picture wasted more of its inherent potential.

The scenario is pretty simple. After an epically bad morning, the self-centered and domineering Jordan Sanders badgers a 13-year-old girl (Marely Taylor) for calling Jordan out for being mean to her employees only for the youngster to playfully curse her to be “little” while twirling around a magic wand. Thing is, what was meant to be a joke ends up being anything but. The next morning Jordan wakes up in the body of her 13-year-old former self, a frizzy-haired youngster who spent middle school being pitilessly bullied by all the popular kids because of her peculiar looks and fondness for scientific experimentation. In order not to be put in the custody of Child Protective Services this adult in a kid’s body is forced to reach out to her disgruntled assistant April for help. Jordan puts her in charge of

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her company until the two of them can figure out how to revert her back to normal, and in doing so learns a handful of life lessons that will hopefully make her a better person if the magic spell can be undone.

There’s not a lot more to it. Jordan obviously ends up right back at the very middle school she was almost bullied out of 25 years earlier, making the acquaintance of the current set of eighth grade outcasts (JD McCrary, Tucker Meek, Thalia Tran) as well as the current queen bee (Eva Carlton) on her first day of class. As for April, she has to find the confidence to speak up for herself, discovering her voice after she’s forced into this leadership role while at the same time showing her boss that treating others with kindness and respect gets more out of them than yelling and belittling their efforts on a regular basis could ever hope to. It’s pretty straightforward and takes precious few risks, everything building to a foregone conclusion I can’t imagine anyone anywhere being surprised by.

With a cast this talented, however, that honestly shouldn’t be that big of a problem.

The thing is, as terrific as Martin and Rae might be, Gordon’s movie is at constant war with itself. It is as if the director can’t decide if she wants to play things as broad fantastical farce, whether she wants to push the envelope of good taste as far as the sexual innuendo and more lascivious content is concerned, or is instead keen to embrace the scenario’s more obvious melodramatic facets in order to force a few tears out of the viewer’s eye sockets. There is no cohesion, no sense of pacing or time, character arcs having little meaning other than they need to get everyone to a certain place by an anointed time and for no other reason, any semblance of reality, nuance or characterdriven purpose all but absent.

Then there is Hall. The actress gave my

favorite performance of 2018 in Andrew Bujalski’s Support the Girls. She has been masterful in movies as varied as the About Last Night remake, Love & Basketball and even Girls Trip. Here, however, Hall just isn’t given material she can do anything with. She tries, goes above and beyond, but her version of Jordan Sanders simply doesn’t work. It’s impossible to believe anyone would keep working for this woman, let alone that April would have put up with being her assistant for three years considering the levels of mistreatment that is tossed her way. I just didn’t care about her and as such I never believed anyone would be there for Jordan in a time of need, and while Hall does what she can there’s just so little about the character that works none of her efforts end up mattering in any substantive way.

Most egregiously, the movie never knows when to say when. It has these individual moments that work beautifully, little snippets of humor and insight that are shockingly successful. Problem is, they are all almost immediately undercut because Gordon apparently didn’t want to let go of them. Scenes go well beyond their breaking point, transforming what could have been an insightful humorous gag or a movingly sincere dramatic revelation into a detestable waste of time that dilutes the impact and power of everything that had just come before. Every time I felt like the film was starting to win me over, most often due to something either Martin or Rae happened to be doing, it would do something grotesque, smarmy or borderline repellent that would force me to shake my head in disappointed anguish, and like a guillotine blade covered in blood any chance there was for pleasure was severed right at the head never to be heard from again. Little is a big case of missed opportunities left to rot in the sun, the resulting stench so heinous here’s hoping I’ll never have to smell their like again anytime soon.

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Stay tuned as we reveal this year’s honorees, presenters, and sponsors throughout the spring. There will also be four public finalist readings in San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, and Philadelphia this April and May. Join us the evening of June 3, 2019 in NYC for the 31st annual Lambda Literary Awards (the Lammys) ceremony and gala fundraiser. This year’s host is the acclaimed performer and Lammy awardwinning author Mx. Justin Vivian Bond.

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