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Boeing – YES to marriage equality Workers ratify new contract that includes same-sex spousal benefits

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Technical workers at Boeing have approved a new contract that includes pension survivor benefits for same-sex spouses of current employees.

ment made by a pension plan to a surviving beneficiary, usually a spouse, when the employee dies.

It is one way that married couples – same-sex or opposite sex – can make sure at least one partner enjoys a secure retirement.

Boeing shocked union nego-

resents Boeing engineers and technical workers, insisted that same-sex spouses were entitled to equal treatment and threatened to initiate legal action under state anti-discrimination laws. Kenneth Aphibal, a SPEEA member, also posted a petition to the company

“Recognizing Boeing’s commitment to equality without regard to sexual orientation, Boeing will, effective upon ratification of this agreement, extend pension survivor benefits to all spouses, as defined under either State or Federal law, whichever defines the same-sex person as a spouse.”

“Recognizing Boeing’s commitment to equality without regard to sexual orientation, Boeing will, effective upon ratification of this agreement, extend pension survivor benefits to all spouses, as defined under either State or Federal law, whichever defines the samesex person as a spouse,” a letter of understanding attached to the main contract states.

A survivor benefit is a pay-

tiators on November 21 last year when it announced that it would not give same-sex spouses equal pension benefits. Company officials said they were not required to do so despite the passage of Washington’s marriage equality law, because the benefits package was administered under federal law rather than state law – and therefore was controlled by DOMA. SPEEA, the union that rep-

on Change.org demanding that Boeing honor the intentions of the state’s voters and give equal benefits to Gay and Lesbian couples.

NEW HIRES LEFT OUT While Boeing eventually acceded to union demands on spousal benefits, SPEEA did not win on all points. Current employees will see BOEING page 5

GLSEN’s new study finds many WA A rude shock, indeed Michelle Shocked’s slur: schools unsafe for LGBT students Singer What does it mean?

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The findings, based on the responses of Washington students who participated in GLSEN’s 2011 National School Climate Survey, show that LGBT students in Washington schools face high levels of harassment based on their sexual orientation or gender expression and regularly hear antiGay slurs from students and staff.

GLSEN’s biennial National School Climate Survey, first conducted in 1999, remains the only study to consistently document the school experiences of LGBT students nationwide.

The 2011 survey includes responses from 8,584 students between the ages of 13 and 20. Students were from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and from 3,224 unique school districts. Data collection was conducted through national and community-based organizations and targeted online advertising on the social networking site Facebook. A total of 282 respondents were attending schools in Washington, and the reported results for Washington have a marby Shaun Knittel many LGBT students, according gin of error of plus or minus 6%. to School Climate in Washington, SGN Associate Editor a research snapshot of the experiWashington state middle and ences of LGBT students in Washsee GLSEN page 5 high schools are hostile places for ington schools released this week

Michelle Shocked

by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer On Sunday, March 17, alternative folksinger Michelle Shocked (née Karen Michelle Johnston) made an impromptu speech against same-sex marriage during a performance at Yoshi’s Nightclub in San Francisco. Johnston

reportedly used homophobic slurs while she spoke, angering concertgoers to the point where they tweeted her words en masse and the concert shut down. While Johnston hasn’t been shy to the press about being a “born-again Christian” in the past, her fans in see SHOCKED page 21

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Senator Rob Portman

by D’Anne Witkowski SGN Contributing Writer As you may have heard, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has come out of the closet. Not as Gay, but as the father of a Gay son. And not only as the father of a Gay son, but also as a born-again marriage equality supporter. As you can imagine, this new stance has caused quite the stir in conservative circles.

But I’m sure that a man like Portman with his longstanding conservative record is getting plenty of support from fellow conservatives.

Ha. I kid. They are freaking the fuck out.

GAYS = DRUNK DRIVERS? For example, take Andrea Lafferty, president of the Traditional Values Coalition,

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who issued a mock press release with a revelation of her own.

“Earlier this week one of my children came to me and told me something which was shocking,” she wrote. “He is a drunk driver and has been driving drunk regularly since college. I have taken several days to reflect on this and I have decided to reverse my earlier opposition to drunk driving.”

Get it? Because drunk driving is the same thing as being Gay. A totally fair and logical comparison!

Lafferty goes on to further ridicule Portman’s claim that his shift on marriage equality is a direct result of having a gay son. “My child is a drunk driver,” Lafferty writes. “That has personalized the issue for me and taken me above the whole discussion of the morality of it.”

And to the drunk-driving haters, Lafferty

‘IMMORAL AND SINFUL’ But don’t worry, everybody, Lafferty is just having a laff at the expense of the homos who are trying to ruin marriage. In case it wasn’t clear from her idiotic analogy, Lafferty writes at the end of her bit, “Drunk driving is immoral. I abhor it. I also believe homosexuality is immoral and sinful.”

Lafferty claims she was trying to use the same “twisted, self-serving logic” as Portman to justify his about-face on marriage.

And she wants to make clear that only losers allow their kids to influence their beliefs.

“Our children are learners and unable to determine morality and then hand it down to their parents,” she writes. In other words, “Shut up, kids! You will learn adult bigotry and ignorance and like it, damn it! Because I said so!”

“There are absolutes. There is right and there is wrong,” Lafferty asserts. “The tough part of being a parent is telling one of those young souls whom we have been charged with raising that he or she is wrong.”

Yeah! Hear that, Portman? There is right (continuing to vote against your own son’s civil liberties and happiness to save political face) and there is wrong (putting the son you love ahead of your political aspirations and risking the wrath of ignoramuses like Lafferty). There is no in-between!

SHRUGGING OFF JUSTICE “Our children look to us for direction and we owe them more than a collective shrug,” Lafferty writes. As if Portman’s announcing that, after years of voting against LGBT people, he’s changed his mind about Gay marriage because his son is, in fact, Gay, counts as a “shrug.”

“I wish no harm to either Senator Portman or his son but they are wrong,” Lafferty writes, in what feels like an obligatory pre-emptive strike against the kind of reactive hate invective like hers inspires. “And Senator Portman’s attempt to use his position in the Senate to affect the future path of our culture and the lives of other Americans compounds the wrong.”

Sorry, Lafferty, but that’s what Senators are hired to do. Most of the time in the interests of rich, white, heterosexual men. If only Portman’s son had come out as poor, Black, and female, too. Alas.

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Community rally set for March 27, as Supreme Court hears DOMA case

BOEING

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still be eligible for a company pension, but new hires will not.

“While overwhelming member support and workplace action helped union negotiators continually get Boeing to improve most elements of the contract offer, the company steadfastly refused to move away from eliminating the pension for new technical workers hired after March 1, 2013,” the union said in a statement issued March 18.

“Like most new employees at Boeing, technical workers and engineers will now receive the company’s ‘enhanced 401(k)’ and not the defined-benefit pension.”

“The company has been trying for years to eliminate pensions for all bargaining units,” SPEEA spokesperson Bill Dugovich told SGN. “While we did not get pensions for new hires, we did get pension increases for current employees, as well as the same-sex benefits.”

While very few workers in any industry still get defined-benefit pensions, they were once common and are preferable to 401(k) s because they are not as vulnerable to fluctuations in financial markets.

RESOURCES LACKING The research snapshot also shows that while most students in Washington could identify at least one supportive educator, very few had access to any LGBT-inclusive resources or curriculum at school.

More than a decade of findings from the GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey have shown consistently that school-based supports – such as anti-bullying/harassment policies, supportive staff, LGBT-inclusive curricular resources, and Gay-Straight Alliance student clubs (GSAs) – can positively affect LGBT students’ school experiences.

“While we have seen some progress nationally in the 14 years since we started our National School Climate Survey, much work remains to ensure that all Washington schools are safe and affirming environments for LGBT students,” said Dr. Eliza Byard, GLSEN’s executive director. “We look forward to working with our Washington chapter partners to ensure that every LGBT student has equal access to a quality education.”

Research highlights from School Climate in Washington include: • 9 in 10 LGBT students (90%) regularly heard homophobic remarks (e.g., “fag” or “dyke”); • 31% of LGBT students were physically harassed (e.g., pushed or shoved) because of their sexual orientation; • 14% of LGBT students were physically assaulted (e.g., punched, kicked, or injured with a weapon) because of their sexual orientation; • Only 18% were taught positive representations of LGBT people, history, and events; and • Only 14% attended a school with a comprehensive anti-bullying/harassment policy.

GLSEN has one chapter in Washington, located in Seattle. GLSEN Washington State is one of 37 accredited local GLSEN chapters around the country. GLSEN chapters, with the support and guidance of the national office, work to bring GLSEN’s

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UNION DIVIDED In a vote on February 19, SPEEA engineers voted to accept the Boeing offer, even without defined-benefit pensions, while the technical workers – a separate bargaining unit within the same union – voted to reject it.

In the latest vote, 4,244 technical workers voted to accept the same offer, with only 654 holding out for a better deal. “Union negotiators told members a second rejection would likely result in a strike as Boeing was refusing to move on all issues,” the union said in its statement.

SPEEA represents 26,560 aerospace workers at Boeing and other employers in Washington, Oregon, Utah, and California.

Boeing engineers and technical workers had been in contract negotiations with the company for almost a year.

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by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

lives have been affected by the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Supporters of marriage equality will gather at the Federal Courthouse in Seattle on the day the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in two historic cases that examine whether Gay and Lesbian Americans should have the same opportunities as everyone else.

The rally scheduled for Wednesday, March 27, is part of the United for Marriage: Light the Way to Justice coalition, a group of LGBT and allied organizations rallying in Washington, D.C., and in communities across the country to show the broad support for marriage equality.

Local social justice nonprofit Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea), Pride at Work, The Seattle Lesbian, Seattle Gay News, and local activist Marley Blonsky are the event organizers.

The Marriage Equality USA rally will demonstrate the broad support for marriage equality in the Seattle area. Featured speakers include representatives of SOSea, Pride Foundation, Equal Rights Washington, The Seattle Lesbian, and local couples whose

FEDERAL EQUALITY THE GOAL “Even though we have the freedom to marry in Washington State, married gay and lesbian couples still lack full federal equality. This rally is a chance to show the nation that we are ready for full marriage equality,” said Blonsky, lead organizer of the rally.

Support for marriage equality across all demographics is at an all-time high. According to a March 2013 ABC News poll, 58 percent of Americans support allowing same-sex couples to marry. And a recent poll by Grove Insight found that 75 percent of Americans – including 56 percent of Republicans – view the freedom to marry the person you love as a constitutional right.

The Supreme Court will devote one day each to cases challenging California’s Prop 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry, March 26) and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (United States v. Windsor, March 27).

Wednesday’s rally will begin at noon and last one hour at the Federal Courthouse, 700 Stewart St. in downtown Seattle. Get involved before the rally on Facebook.

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Large majority supports marriage equality, new poll says

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults now support marriage equality, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll has found, while only 36% are opposed.

The results, released March 18, show a complete flip form the first time the mar-

jority support in nearly every segment of the public, the freedom to marry’s time has, indeed, come.”

The ABC/WaPo findings correspond exactly to a meta-analysis of national polling trends issued by Freedom to Marry on March 7. Freedom to Marry’s “poll of polls” summary also showed 58% supporting same-sex marriage and 36% opposed.

“This latest poll underscores America’s dramatic and stunning embrace of the freedom to marry, and says to decision-makers – lawmakers, judges, and even justices – that it is tant churches support equality. Surprisingly, is a choice.

Roman Catholics also favor equality, with The answer to this question appears to time to end marriage discrimination.”

59% of Catholic respondents also support- be critical in determining people’s opinion riage poll was taken, only 10 years ago. In 2003, 55% of the respondents opposed marriage equality and only 37% favored it.

The new poll surveyed 1,001 U.S. adults, including both cell and landline phone users, between March 7 and 10. It has a margin of error of 3.5 points.

A ‘DRAMATIC’ SHIFT “This latest poll underscores America’s dramatic and stunning embrace of the freedom to marry, and says to decision-makers – lawmakers, judges, and even justices – that it is time to end marriage discrimination,” said Freedom to Marry President Evan Wolfson.

“With a super-majority of Americans now supporting the freedom to marry, and ma-

AGE, GENDER GAPS PERSIST According to the new findings, the single best predictor of support for marriage equality is age cohort. A whopping 81% of respondents under age 30 support equality.

Fifty-six percent of those in the 30-64 age bracket agree, but only 44% of those 65 and over want Gay and Lesbian couples to be able to marry.

Seventy-two percent of Democrats and 62% of independents support equality, but only 34% of Republicans agree. Nevertheless, the number of Republicans who support same-sex marriage has increased 18 points in the past decade.

Among religious respondents, 70% of those who identify with mainline Protes-

ing Gay and Lesbian marriages. Only 31% of white evangelical Protestants think samesex couples should marry, however.

A larger proportion of nonwhites support equality, the poll shows – 61% of nonwhite respondents said they support same-sex marriage, up 33 points over the past 10 years. Fifty-seven percent of whites agree, a figure that has risen 23 points in the past decade.

Women support equality at a higher rate than men, 61% compared to 54%.

BORN THAT WAY? The survey also asked respondents whether they thought being Gay is “something people choose,” or “just the way they are.”

Sixty-four percent agreed sexual orientation is “just the way they are,” while 24% said it

on marriage. Of those who thought being Gay is a choice, only 29% support samesex marriage, but 73% of those who see it as “just the way they are” support equality.

Pollsters also asked, “Do you think each state should make its own law on whether same-sex marriage is legal or illegal there, or do you think this should be decided for all states on the basis of the U.S. Constitution?”

In all, 64% of respondents said the issue should be decided nationwide, while only 33% want the issue settled state-by-state.

On that issue, attitudes toward marriage equality did not seem to affect the respondents’ answer – 68% of those who favor equality and 62% of those who oppose it want the problem settled “on the basis of the Constitution.”

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Illinois marriage bill still short of votes

While lawmakers dither, activists turn up the heat

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The marriage equality bill that passed the Illinois Senate on Valentine’s Day is still short of votes in the state House of Representatives, but President Obama’s Organizing for Action group is urging voters to lobby their lawmakers to pass the measure.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn supports the bill and has promised he will sign it if and when the House passes it.

According to Chicago Pride, the measure’s sponsors “remain tight-lipped as to when the legislation will come up for a vote,” but some sources say it may not be until legislators return from their spring break on April 8.

“If it is this week I would be surprised,” Lambda Legal regional director Jim Bennett said. “But it still could happen – I certainly hope it does.”

Lambda Legal has joined with the ACLU and Equality Illinois in a coalition called Illinois Unites for Marriage to help pass the measure.

can legislators who had asked to meet with some of the families speaking on the bill’s behalf,” he said. “It was surprising to have someone reach out like that when we were not really counting on their support.

“If most of the Republicans were voting their own personal beliefs, this would pass overwhelmingly,” Bennett added. Illinois Republican chair Pat Brady has endorsed the legislation and reportedly called Republican senators to lobby for it.

E-MAIL BLAST Organizing for Action, the post-election incarnation of Obama for America – the President’s campaign organization – sent emails to its Illinois supporters urging them to call their legislators and lobby for marriage equality.

“Right now, reports say the bill is short of the votes it needs to pass, so these calls matter,” the e-mail said. “Take two minutes and look up your state representative right now – then give them a call to let them know that you want them to vote YES on the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.” If and when the measure passes, Illinois will be the 10th state to authorize same-sex REASONS FOR OPTIMISM Bennett said he remains optimistic about marriages. The bill includes exemptions for religious institutions that object to Gay and the legislation’s chances for passage.

“Last week we met with some Republi- Lesbian marriages.

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Hillary Clinton endorses marriage equality in video

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer If there were any lingering doubts that Hillary Clinton is running for president in 2016, she dispelled them in a six-minute video released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on March 18.

In the video, Clinton returns to the proGay themes she stressed as Secretary of State, but adds a specific endorsement of marriage equality, bringing her public stance into line with those of her potential rivals for the 2016 Democratic nomination, Vice President Joe Biden and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

LGBT Americans “are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship,” Clinton says in the HRC video.

“That includes marriage. That’s why I support marriage for Lesbian and Gay couples. I support it personally and as a matter of policy and law.”

Cuomo ran for governor in 2010 openly supporting marriage equality, and shepherded his state’s Marriage Equality Act through the legislature. Biden famously blurted out his endorsement of equality on Meet the Press in May of last year, nudging President Obama into open support for same-sex marriage.

AN EVOLVING VIEW In her video, Clinton discussed the evolution of her position on marriage, which in some ways paralleled that of the president. Her views, she says, were influenced in part by her time in the State Department representing U.S. policy – which, as she ar-

ticulated it, included explicit advocacy of LGBT rights.

“Like so many others, my personal views have been shaped over time by people I have known and loved, by my experience representing our nation on the world stage, my devotion to law and human rights, and the guiding principles of my faith,” she said.

“Marriage, after all, is a fundamental building block of our society, a great joy and, yes, a great responsibility.”

Her views have also been influenced, she said, by her daughter Chelsea’s marriage.

“A few years ago, Bill and I celebrated as our own daughter married the love of her life, and I wish every parent that same joy,” she says in the video.

“To deny the opportunity to any of our daughters and sons, solely on the basis of who they are and who they love, is to deny them the chance to live up to their own Godgiven potential.”

LOOKING AHEAD While the HRC video may be Clinton’s first step in courting the LGBT community for a 2016 run, longtime Democratic Party strategist Tad Devine told Politico that she more likely wanted to go on record with views she has held privately.

“Hillary probably felt the same way the president did – that this was an issue she wanted to get public on to match her own private feelings,” Devine said. “She’s in a position to kind of do what she wants on issues.”

As Secretary of State, Devine added, Clinton may have felt she was not able to take positions on controversial

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domestic issues.

YOUTH VOTE IS KEY Whatever the reasons Clinton decided to go public with her endorsement of marriage equality, the video positions her to capture younger voters who may be the key to the Democratic nomination and eventually the presidency. According to a new ABC/Washington Post poll, a whopping 81% of Amer-

Everything’s Gay in Santa Fe

Mayor wants to issue same-sex marriage licenses, city attorney says OK FILE PHOTO

Santa Fe, New Mexico mayor David Coss

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Santa Fe Mayor David Coss says New Mexico county clerks should start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and the Santa Fe City Attorney says it would be legal to do so.

Coss says he and City Council member Patti Bushee will introduce a resolution at the March 27 council meeting “recogniz-

ing” the legality of same-sex marriage.

“People’s lives are short and when you’re waiting for your rights, you know, how long do you have to wait? I’m sorry we didn’t do it 10 years ago. I don’t think we should wait another 10 years before we push the issue,” Coss told NBC News. “Let’s start treating everybody equally under the law.”

City Attorney Geno Zamora issued a legal memorandum supporting the mayor. New Mexico’s marriage law is gender-neutral,

Zamora says, and lacks an explicit prohibition on same-sex marriage. The state also recognizes same-sex marriages concluded in other states, and the state constitution guarantees equal treatment on the basis of sex.

Though the projected City Council resolution would not immediately authorize any marriages, Zamora said Santa Fe wanted to send a message to the U.S. Supreme Court on the DOMA case it will hear on March 27.

“The decision was made … we cannot wait any longer to protect the rights of our brothers and sisters, our colleagues and our community members,” he said. “It’s very important for cities and city attorney’s offices to enter this debate recognizing equal rights for their citizens.”

COUNTY CLERK SAYS NO Despite the mayor’s position, Santa Fe County Clerk Geraldine Salazar told reporters on March 19 that she would not issue licenses to Gay and Lesbian couples, even though she would like to, because she felt she is unable to do so under the law.

“I would love to be able to issue marriage licenses [to same-sex couples] but under the current law, I feel I’m not free and clear to do so. The Legislature creates the laws and the judges interpret the laws and I as a county clerk do not create or interpret laws,” she said. “And I feel that my oath of office does not allow to me act counter to the laws of New Mexico.”

Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins also said he will not issue same-sex licenses. His interpretation of state law is that when a marriage license is issued to a couple never married before, it can only go to a man and a woman, he said.

“In presenting an application for a mar-

icans under 30 back same-sex marriage.

Polls on the 2016 presidential race show Clinton well ahead of her potential rivals. A PPP poll released in January showed Clinton with 57% support, compared to Biden with 16% and Cuomo with less than 5%.

She also polled far ahead of potential Republican candidates Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Paul Ryan, and slightly ahead of Chris Christie. riage license that statute talks about a male providing his information and a female providing hers,” Ellins said. “I wouldn’t issue a license to a same-sex couple unless their union was legally recognized in another state after they moved here.”

According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, a clerk in Sandoval County began issuing same-sex marriage licenses in 2004, and gave out 64 of them before the state Attorney General declared them invalid and ordered her to stop.

The marriage statute is “sufficiently vague” on the issue to give Santa Fe a plausible argument, said Phil Sisneros, a spokesperson for New Mexico’s attorney general.

TEST CASE NEEDED Sisneros said that nothing was likely to happen until a county clerk attempted to grant a license to a same-sex couple. At that point, an anti-equality group may file a lawsuit or the attorney general could be asked to weigh in, among other possible scenarios.

“We believe that the current New Mexico State Constitution and the state marriage statute provides same-sex couples the same marriage rights as opposite-sex couples,” New Mexico ACLU Director Peter Simonson said. “However, the right of all New Mexicans to marry should be clear and explicit. The courts will need to provide some definitive guidance on this matter.”

Coss was first elected mayor of Santa Fe in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010. As a City Council member, he sponsored Santa Fe’s living-wage ordinance that set the city’s minimum wage at $9.50 per hour. He also supported the Santa Fe Homes Program, an award-winning ordinance that requires 30% affordable housing in all new residential developments.

He previously headed the New Mexico Environmental Protection Division and was president of Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 7037, representing state government workers.

Coss’s daughter is a Lesbian, and City Attorney Zamora’s brother is Gay.

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More than a name in common

sex couples have full marriage, adoption, and hospital visitation rights; LGBT residents enjoy anti-discrimination protection in housing; LGBT people are protected in municipal ordinances; LGBT-specific hatecrime and anti-bullying laws are on the books; there are no classroom restrictions; and unconstitutional sodomy laws have been repealed.

The two Washingtons tie as America’s most LGBT-friendly places FILE PHOTO

A Gallup survey released in February shows a correlation between density of self-identified LGBT residents and states with LGBT-friendly laws and local culture.

After the two Washingtons, which scored at the top on all counts, Iowa rated number three, and New York came in fourth. California, Connecticut, Oregon, and Vermont tied for fifth, and Illinois, Maine, and Maryland tied for ninth.

At the other end of the list, Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma tied for dead last.

Washington D.C.

D. Sutter shows Washington state tied with Washington, D.C., as the two most LGBTfriendly places in the country.

A new “LGBT rights calculator” develThe “calculator” rates states on the basis oped by CNN human rights columnist John of a number of LGBT rights issues: sameby Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer

MORE LGBTs = BETTER LAWS A Gallup survey released in February shows a correlation between density of selfidentified LGBT residents and states with LGBT-friendly laws and local culture.

In Washington, D.C., for example, 10% of the population identifies as LGBT. Our Washington shows a 4% LGBT population.

pollsters Gary Gates and Frank Newport speculate that LGBT people in conservative states may be less likely to be open about their sexual orientation, particularly with an anonymous pollster on the other end of the phone line.

“It is also possible that LGBT adults make conscious choices to reside in certain states rather than others,” they said, “but this possibility is difficult to assess and seems less likely.”

A third possibility, which Gates and Newport do not discuss, is that a large and visible LGBT community is more powerful politically and more likely to be able to influence public policy and enact pro-LGBT laws.

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GetEQUAL gets new leadership

In a separate study, LGBT density in Seattle has been estimated at 12.9%, second only to San Francisco.

In contrast, Alabama and Mississippi show less than 3% LGBT residents, and Oklahoma shows 3.4%. North Dakota, which ranks 36th in the CNN survey, reports the lowest LGBT density, at only 1.7%.

In an explanation on the Gallup website,

Co-founder Robin McGehee passes the torch to veteran organizers

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor Robin McGehee announced this week that she would be stepping down as the director of GetEQUAL and handing over the reins to two of the best organizers she knows: Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez and Heather Cronk.

As of March 18, Sousa-Rodriguez and Cronk took over the reins as co-directors of GetEQUAL. “You already know Heather and Felipe – they’ve been working like mad to change and shift the struggle for LGBTQ equality to be more urgent, bolder, and more reflective of the diverse LGBTQ community,” McGehee said in a statement to supporters.

“I’m not going anywhere – I’ll still be doing the local organizing that got me started on this journey after the passage of [California’s] Prop 8 and will continue to help advise GetEQUAL’s national organizing work.”

“When Kip Williams and I co-founded GetEQUAL three years ago, we knew that the movement needed a sense of urgency – it needed to reflect the very real fear and danger that folks from Kip’s home state of Tennessee and my home state of Mississippi experience every day,” McGehee reminisced.

return to our roots of using direct action and nonviolent civil disobedience in order to create moral crises for elected officials and the American public. We knew that the movement needed to take bold action to insist on full federal equality, and that there were people on the ground across the country who were willing to take action to support that effort.

“And, over the past three years, we’ve done exactly that,” said McGehee.

According to the seasoned activist, GetEQUAL has created a national grassroots network of organizers who have a deep sense of urgency, are willing to take bold action, and are insistent that LGBTQ Americans should be fully equal under federal law.

“Along the way, we’ve found folks who share all those values, and who are energized by the same vision that captured my and Kip’s imagination three years ago,” continued McGehee.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS According to McGehee, over the past three years, GetEQUAL has: • Pushed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” over the finish line and into the history books.

• Raised the profile of LGBTQ workplace discrimination by demanding an executive order covering government contractors (the push for such an order continues today).

FOCUS ON DIRECT ACTION • Led the charge to ensure that the LG“We knew that the movement needed to BTQ movement takes strong stances to end

Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez

the suffering of LGBTQ immigrants and asylum-seekers.

• Sounded the alarm over President Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, yielding concrete (yet still insufficient) changes to Pentagon policy for LGBTQ servicemembers and their families.

BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD McGehee says there is still more work left to do.

“After almost four decades, we’re still pushing for the passage of a fully-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. We’re on the cusp of ensuring that LGBTQ immigrants/asylum-seekers and binational same-sex couples are included in comprehensive immigration reform. And we’re

working with Marriage Equality USA to organize a national campaign to highlight the nationwide support for marriage equality during Supreme Court oral arguments next week on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8,” a campaign that includes more than 150 local events.

“It’s been a total honor to help lead this work over the past three years, and I’m so happy that Heather and Felipe will be guiding us into the next phase of this work,” said McGehee. “You’ve been with us at all points on this journey by following our work, supporting our work, and/or taking action yourself during the struggle for equality. I can’t thank you enough for your relentless urgency, but we’re going to need to catapult this collective energy to the next level if we’re going to get equal!”

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California LGBT students allege mistreatment by teachers, administrators an insult in the classroom. In one example cited in the letter, when a teenage boy mentioned that he did not have a date on ValenThe ACLU Foundation of Southern tine’s Day, his teacher remarked, “Because California (ACLU/SC) and the law firm of you’re Gay and nobody wants to be with Nixon Peabody LLP have sent a letter to you.” administrators at Sultana High School and the Hesperia Unified School District in San INSTITUTIONAL BIGOTRY Bernardino County demanding that school “No LGBTQ student in California should officials stop censoring the speech and ac- ever have to suffer discrimination or bullytivities of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) ing, let alone endure harassing comments

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“No LGBTQ student in California should ever have to suffer discrimination or bullying, let alone endure harassing comments and censorship from the very teachers and administrators charged with protecting them.” school club, stop discriminating against LBGTQ students in the school, and allow students to wear gender non-conforming clothing to the upcoming prom.

The March 18 letter outlines several instances where teachers and administrators flouted the law by refusing to approve the GSA’s events about LGBTQ issues, censoring words like “Gay,” “Lesbian,” “Bisexual,” and “Queer” – and even the club’s full name – from its announcements and posters, and not listing it on the official roster of school clubs.

Students reported numerous incidents of being verbally harassed by teachers – including teachers repeatedly using “Gay” as

(l to r) Levi Smithson-Johnston, Amber Stanford, and Kyle Bodda, members of the Sultana High School Gay Straight Alliance, are working with the ACLU to fight what it says is discrimination at the hands of teachers and administrators.

dress code requires traditional gender-conforming dress. Forcing students to dress according to traditional gender norms violates their rights to free expression, say the activists, and constitutes sex and gender discrimination prohibited by state and federal law.

“All students should feel safe and free to be themselves at school,” said Kyle Bodda, Sultana GSA president. “It’s hard to learn or feel comfortable in a space where teachers make degrading comments about LGBTQ people. The GSA just wants to make the school more welcoming for all students. I’m hopeful the administration does the right thing and create a safe environment where we can be ourselves without fear of being harassed.”

and censorship from the very teachers and administrators charged with protecting them,” said Melissa Goodman, senior staff attorney with the ACLU/SC. “We know there are many good, devoted teachers in school districts throughout the state who put a stop to bullying. Sadly, at Sultana High School, it is the adults in charge who are harming the school’s LGBTQ students and allowing a pervasive anti-LGBTQ climate to fester. All of Sultana’s students deserve better.”

BREAKING THE LAW Sultana High School will hold its prom “School personnel are obligated to ensure on April 13. Some female students want to a safe, supportive, and nondiscriminatory wear tuxedos and one male student wants to educational environment for all students, wear heels with his tuxedo, but the school’s including those who identify as or are per-

ceived to be LGBTQ,” said Seth Levy, partner at Nixon Peabody LLP. “They are in clear violation of the law and their ethical obligations as educators when they themselves participate in discriminating against these students. The hostile climate for LGBTQ students and their allies at Sultana High School must be eliminated. We are hopeful that the educators and other personnel in the school district will take immediate action to address these issues, not just to bring Sultana High School into compliance with the law but because all students deserve equal access to education.”

The letter demands that the school and district take immediate steps to stop unlawful conduct, promise prompt action to improve the school climate for LGBTQ and gender non-conforming students, and stop censoring the GSA, by March 25.

The letter can be seen here: www.aclu-sc. org/sultana-letter/.

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A pink Republican elephant?

Party leaders call for outreach to LGBT voters

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer In what Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus has called an “autopsy” on the GOP’s failed 2012 campaign, Republican Party leaders admit they will never win another national election if they do not reach out to people of color, women, youth, and the LGBT community.

The 100-page Growth and Opportunity Project report, released March 18, recommends a $10 million campaign aimed at restoring the party’s reputation among all the demographic sectors Mitt Romney lost in 2012.

“For the GOP to appeal to younger voters, we do not have to agree on every issue, but we do need to make sure young people do not see the Party as totally intolerant of alternative points of view,” the report states.

“Already, there is a generational difference within the conservative movement about issues involving the treatment and the rights of Gays – and for many younger voters, these issues are a gateway into whether the Party is a place they want to be.”

SHORT ON SPECIFICS While the report does not specifically mention marriage equality or call for the adoption of a national position on LGBT rights, it does recommend campaigning within the LGBT community and “communities where Republicans do not normally go to listen and make our case.”

“We need to campaign among Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Gay Americans and dem-

onstrate we care about them, too. We must recruit more candidates who come from minority communities,” the report states.

“The Republican Party needs to stop talking to itself,” the report continues.

“We have become expert in how to provide ideological reinforcement to likeminded people, but devastatingly we have lost the ability to be persuasive with, or welcoming to, those who do not agree with us on every issue.”

PRIEBUS PRAISES PORTMAN Priebus commissioned the project to examine how his party could bounce back from the disastrous 2012 campaign.

Charged with making recommendations in a number of key areas necessary for winning elections, the co-chairs of the project reportedly contacted more than 52,000 people through a series of polls and focus groups.

The report was released only three days after Republican Sen. Rob Portman, once said to be on Mitt Romney’s vice presidential “short list,” announced that he had changed his mind on same-sex marriage after discovering that his son is Gay. Priebus referenced Portman’s change of heart at a press conference after the release of the GOP report.

“I think Sen. Portman made some pretty big inroads last week,” Priebus said. “I think it’s about being decent. I think it’s about dignity and respect – that nobody deserves to have their dignity diminished, or people don’t deserve to be disrespected.

“It’s not a matter of whether I support his decision,” Priebus continued. “I sup-

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Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus

port him doing what he wants to do as an elected person and as an American. If that’s his opinion, then I support him having that opinion.”

IS THIS FOR REAL? Gregory Angelo, executive director of Log Cabin Republicans, said Priebus’s statement shows that the GOP is serious about attracting LGBT voters.

“Of all the underrepresented populations with which the GOP needs to make inroads, acknowledging the party’s deficiencies in addressing LGBT voters would not only broaden support among Gay voters, but increase appeal among the youth vote that is critical to the longevity of the Republican Party,” Angelo said in a statement.

“With more and more Republicans coming to support civil marriage for all and

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standing on the right side of history, the party needs to understand the reality that growth and opportunity in the Republican Party will only happen by including gay Americans in the equation.”

STEELE SKEPTICAL Former RNC Chair Michael Steele, on the other hand, claimed that he also advocated outreach to youth and communities of color, but faced a wall of resistance from other party officials.

“Reince seems to think parroting me or creating another top-down structure is somehow going to lead to disaffected voters turning to the party,” Steele told The Washington Examiner. “If this was such a priority for him or anyone else at the RNC, then why wasn’t it in 2012?”

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Prominent evangelical endorses marriage equality Rob Bell to speak in Seattle March 22 Rob Bell, named by Time magazine as one of the nation’s most influential evangelical Christian leaders, has come out in support of same-sex marriage.

Speaking on Sunday, March 17, at Grace Cathedral, an Episcopal church in San Francisco, Bell said, in response to an attendee’s question, “I am for marriage. I am for fidelity. I am for love, whether it’s a man and woman, a woman and a woman, a man and

ference by older evangelicals, who understood it as simply a new way of presenting the old orthodoxies.

Recently, however, Bell and other “emergents” such as Brian McLaren have become more controversial, with many conservative Christian pastors accusing them of revising or abandoning key doctrines in a quest for popularity. Bell, in particular, raised evangelical hackles two years ago with the

Bell and other “emergents” such as Brian McLaren have become more controversial, with many conservative Christian pastors accusing them of revising or abandoning key doctrines in a quest for popularity. a man. I think the ship has sailed and I think the church needs – I think this is the world we are living in and we need to affirm people wherever they are.”

The founder and former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan (no relation to Seattle pastor Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Church), Bell has for some years been popularly identified with the “emerging church” movement, which seeks to make evangelical Christianity relevant to today’s young people. The movement, which by most accounts began in the mid-1990s, was at first regarded with indif-

publication of his book Love Wins, which challenges traditional Christian thinking on the subject of eternal damnation – suggesting that Hell does not exist apart from this world, or that no one actually goes there forever. His latest book, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, was released March 12.

Bell is scheduled to speak at Seattle First Baptist Church on Friday, March 22, beginning at 7 p.m. The talk is free and no reservation is required. Seattle First Baptist is located at 1111 Harvard Ave. on First Hill.

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A lesson learned later

Looking back at how Gay activism changed TV CBS

The sign reading “Gays Protest CBS Prejudice” being held in front of the camera on The CBS Evening News in 1973

Earlier this week, I sat for an interview that will be included in a new book on LGBT history. The interviewer asked some questions that hit a nerve and actually allowed me to see my actions in a new light.

That is the sign of a good journalist. She actually had me in tears at one point. So here’s the scoop.

She was asking me about the Gay Raid-

ers and our campaign against the networks, which took place in 1972-73. That campaign resulted in the first agreement with TV networks on the way LGBT characters would be portrayed, a new organization for the networks to work with for the inclusion of LGBT characters, and the development of new guidelines for reporting LGBT news. This was long before – and led the way for – programs like Ellen and Will & Grace and the LGBT-inclusive news coverage we now have. And it all came from

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disruptions of TV shows – many of them.

You most likely only know of a few actions, the ones that focused on figures like Barbara Walters or Walter Cronkite and his CBS Evening News. But we did many of them and spent some time in jail and court.

knew could cause you harm in the name of something you believed in is indeed brave.

You might say that we should have understood that, but I did not at the time. Before I stepped before that camera, I was always frightened – to me being scared meant I was not brave. It took that interview 40 years later to make me understand. What I didn’t tell the interviewer was about some of the ways we were jailed. In Burbank, it was with a guy in the next cell who was bragging about having “just killed a fag.”

Then she asked me to tell her something that I’ve never told about the Cronkite zap.

Did you ever have one of those moments when a lifetime of pictures on one subject

Doing something that you knew could cause you harm in the name of something you believed in is indeed brave. You might say that we should have understood that, but I did not at the time.

WHAT IS BRAVERY? But there are two issues that she touched on that now, 40 years later, I have a new perspective on, and it was a revelation for me. For years, it has always made me shrug when people referred to me as brave for taking the risk to do those “zaps” (that’s what we called the disruptions). Her questions had me feeling and recalling those moments before I stepped before the camera. And then it caught me. Doing something that you

rush before your mind in just a second?

Well, that is what happened to me, and all I could say was that Walter was the best mentor I had in my life. I’ve never said that before or thought about it like that, but I’m sure he’d be smiling at that. And you know what? That’s the way it is.

Mark Segal is publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. He can be reached at mark@ epgn.com.

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21ST ANNUAL WASHINGTON STATE LEATHER PRIDE WEEK MARCH 15-24 www.WSMLO.org

BLUESTREET JAZZ VOICES – “TRIBUTES TO THE GREATS” On Friday, March 22, wine bar at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., at Broadway Performance Hall (Broadway & E. Pine St.), BlueStreet Jazz Voices presents “Tribute to the Greats,” a concert of classic vocal hits backed by a 3-piece instrumental jazz trio or performed a cappella, including intricate arrangements originally performed by The Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices as well as classic Beatles hits. including “In My Life,” “Got to Get You Into My Life,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and “Until I Met You.” Tickets: $18 advance, $20 at the door (with discounts for students/seniors/children). www. bluestreetvoices.com

showcase during the event. Each contestant will also have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in a talent competition.

Contestants will be judged in the talent competition by the best crowd response.

A panel of esteemed judges will judge the construction of garments and their presentation in the fashion show. Prizes will be awarded. Tickets: $7-advance, $9-at the door, $12-front row seat (includes one drink ticket). www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/326761.

R PLACE PRESENTS RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE MARCH DRAGNESS This month, R Place (619 E. Pine St), brings four RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni to Seattle for four weekends of March Dragness. The final weekend schedule: Lineysha Sparx, March 28, 29 & 30. 206-322-8828; www.rplaceseattle.com.

SEATTLE CENTER FESTAL – SEATTLE FRENCH FEST On Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m.6 p.m., at Seattle Center Armory/Center House, Seattle Center Festal presents Seattle French Fest: A Celebration of FrenchSpeaking Cultures, to promote and raise awareness of Francophonie cultures and traditions. Live music, theater and dance as well as international food and wine add to the celebration of French culture and regional presence. Performance highlights include Tahitian dance, Louisiana Cajun 31ST ANNUAL music, French-Canadian tunes and percusWASHINGTON STATE sive dance, Gypsy jazz, traditional French MR. & MS. LEATHER CONTEST language songs and French language poetry & EMERALD LEATHER AWARDS from around the world. This inaugural celMARCH 22-24 ebration of la Francophonie in Seattle will On Friday, March 22, from 8:30p.m.-10 feature many of the over 70 member states p.m., Washington State Mr. & Ms. Leather included in Organisation Internationale de Organization hosts a meet and greet social la Francophonie. www.fenpnw.org. at Doghouse Leathers (1312 E. Pike St.) – an opportunity to socialize and meet the BEST OF THE NORTHWEST contestants and contest judges.

MARCH 23 & 24 On Saturday, March 23, door at 6 p.m., On Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m.contest at 7 p.m., at The Cuff Complex 6 p.m., and Sunday, March 24, from 10 (1533 13th Ave. at E. Pine St.), the Wash- a.m.-5 p.m., at Smith Cove Cruise Terminal/ ington State Mr. & Ms. Leather Organiza- Pier 91, next to the Magnolia Bridge, the tion presents the 31st annual Washington Northwest Art Alliance presents their 24th State Mr. & Ms. Leather Contest. $10 dona- Annual Best of the Northwest art and fine tion. crafts show. Enjoy a kaleidoscope of art, On Sunday, March 24, brunch at 11 a.m., fine craft, entertainment, wine, beer, and awards at noon, the Washington State Mr. & hard cider, featuring more than 140 juried Ms. Leather Organization presents the Em- Northwest artists, designers and craftspeoerald Leather Awards at C.C. Attle’s Bar & ple showcasing handcrafted jewelry, deGrill (1701 E. Olive Way). Cost: $10. signer clothing, paintings, and works made For more info, visit www.wsmlo.org. of glass, wood, metal, clay and more. Enjoy continuous live music from across the muSEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS & sical spectrum, including bluegrass, Cajun SEATTLE WOMEN’S CHORUS – and folk. Outstanding boutique wineries RUMMAGE SALE from Family Wineries of Washington State On Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, and the Blue Moon Brewing Co. will be ofMarch 24, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., at the former fering tastings on both days. Chopstix and Hollywood Video next to Dick’s Drive-In Skillet food trucks will be on site and gour(on Broadway E., just south of E. John St. met eatery Metropolitan Grill will be serv& E. Olive Way), the Seattle Men’s Chorus ing as well. Free shuttle bus and convenient & Seattle Women’s Chorus presents a fan- $5 all day parking. Event tickets just $6 ontastic block buster rummage sale. See what line (one ticket gets you in all weekend) and the choruses are pulling out of their closets! $7 at the door. www.nwartalliance.com.

With furniture, kitchen wares, clothing, and more, all proceeds will directly benefit the WEST SIDE GLORY – Membership Assistance Program of the SeMARCH MADNESS! – attle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s A QUEER VARIETY SHOW Chorus!

On Saturday, March 23, door at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m., at Skylark Cafe & Club NEIGHBOUR PRESENTS (3803 Delridge Way SW), West Side Glory FOOLIN’ AROUND presents their sixth and biggest show yet, A DRAG COMPETITION featuring the best of entertainment includOn Saturday, March 23, from 7-10 p.m., ing Guitar Strumming Fun with Buckwheat at Neighbours Nightclub (1509 Broadway Catapillar, Sweet and Filling Burlesque – entrance in alley off E. Pike St. between with Cherry Tart, Smooth Soulful Songs Broadway and Harvard Ave.) Pabst Blue with Chase Silva, Dream Date (if you are Ribbon and DNA Fashion Designs (also prone to nightmares) with Jackie Hell, supported by Redbull and Social Outreach Soulful Balladry, Romanticism and Spaced Seattle (SOSea)) present Foolin’ Around, Out Sissy-Funk with okanomode aka Soulan edgy fashion/talent competition. Hosted childe, Seattle Comedy Legend’s Laughby Betty Rage, with featured entertain- fest with Rick Taylor, Klassy Love Ballads ers VELO & Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Jack from the Motel with Mizz Honey Bucket, Mozie, and Honey Bucket, the contestants and a Very Special Debut of the Beautiful, will include Mr. Mark “Mom” Finley, Bearded Band with “The Sea & The Stars” Ceasar Hart, Jessica Paradisco, Drew Para- (featuring Shannon Grady), and, of course, disco, and more!

The Fabulous GoGo Bears, and your host, Each contestant has been given an identi- the Lane Bryant of Comedy, Jeffrey Robert. cal bag of Pabst swag to turn into fashion Tickets: $10-advance at www.brownpaperattire which will be presented on a runway tickets.com/event/343871; $12 at the door.

ARTWEST – NEXT FALL ArtsWest (4711 California Ave. SW) presents Next Fall, a witty and timely story of two men in a committed, long-term relationship, and the family and friends that are a part of their lives. Cindy Bradder directs the Seattle premiere of Geoffrey Nauffts’ award-winning play. Runs Wednesday-Sunday, March 13-April 6. Tickets: 908-0339 or www.artswest.org.

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THE GRILL ON BROADWAY – “BACON BITS – BEST OF BACON STRIP PARTY” On Saturday, March 23, at 10 p.m., The Grill on Broadway (314 Broadway E.) presents their “Bacon Bits – Best of Bacon Strip Party” featuring Sylvia O’Stayformore and her madcap regulars, including Mizz Honey Bucket, Cherry Sur Bete, Blyss Blaze, The Darlings, Otter Pop and more, with featured guest appearances from other Seattle stars like Jackie Hell, Ade, and Mama Tits. The cast performs in a series of riotous scenes, songs and comedic acts, featuring a wildly off-color sense of humor. Tickets: $5. www. brownpapertickets.com/event/344542 and at the door. Must be 21+. (NOTE: The popular Miss Bacon Strip Pageant is scheduled for April 13, at 10 p.m., and will feature the reigning Miss Bacon Strip, Ho Mo Arigato.)

All GLBTQ folks are welcome to participate in this FREE book club. For more information visit http://faculty.washington. edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/.

ONE LOVE WEDDING SHOWCASE On Sunday, March 24, from noon-5 p.m., at Hyatt at Olive 8 (1635 8th Ave.), One Love presents a premier West Coast wedding showcase celebrating all couples in love. More than 80 award winning local vendors representing 25 wedding service categories will be participating. www. oneloveseattle.com

RAINBOW CITY BAND – QUINDECENNIAL On Saturday, March 30, at 7 p.m., at Edmonds Center for the Arts (410 4th Ave. N., Edmonds), Rainbow City Band and Orchestra will perform favorite selections from the past 15 concert seasons, including First Suite in Eb for Military Band by Holst; Variations on a Korean Folk Song

by J.B. Chance; Symphony No. 5 – Finale,

by Shostokovich; Irish Tune from County Derry / Shepherd’s Hey, by Granger; Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah,” by Saint-Saens; Hoe-Down from “Rodeo,” by Copland, and more. Immediately following the concert, the celebration will continue as a swing dance party with music performed

by Purple Passion Swing Band. Tickets: $20-general admission; $15-youth/senior. www.rainbowcityband.com.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN – 11TH ANNUAL BOWLING FOR EQUALITY On Sunday, March 24, from 3-5 p.m., and 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Garage (1130 Broadway), come bowling with friends and other Human Rights Campaign (Seattle) supporters to raise money for HRC. Your $50 tickets includes an annual membership to HRC, light appetizers, bowling shoes rental, and 2 hours of bowling. Prizes will be awarded thruout the event. Must be 21+.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY USA RALLY AT FEDERAL COURTHOUSE On Wednesday, March 27, from noon-1 p.m., at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle (700 Stewart St., near the Greyhound Bus Depot), as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case on DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and California’s Proposition 8, show your support for marriage equality for all people across the entire country by rallying at the Federal Courthouse.

SEATTLE GAY & LESBIAN BOOK CLUB – HEAVEN’S COAST The Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club meets every Wednesday from 6-7:15 p.m., at Seattle Area Support Groups Community Center (303 17th Ave. E. at E. Thomas St.).

In March, the club is reading Heaven’s Coast by Mark Doty. Book club facilitator Nick DiMartino notes: “Books about the AIDS crisis in America are going out of print. I’m sorry to tell you that, but it’s true. Our history is fading away behind us. For most of my life, I’ve avoided reading the wrenching accounts of Gay men losing their lovers to AIDS. I’ve decided that time has to end, and my ostrich attitude toward the suffering of Gay people before me is over.

“Besides being a vital part of our history and identity, there’s a universal truth at work that may be unpleasant to think about but irrevocably true: there is no love between living beings that doesn’t end in goodbye. That said, knowing how to say goodbye is one of the vital human skills of compassion, and now that we’ve read Paul Monette’s Borrowed Time [the club’s book selection for February], I want to progress to a similar but quite different account of loving and loss in March, Mark Doty’s Heaven’s Coast.

“Let’s see what Mark Doty has to teach us about loving.”

According to Nick, this book is officially listed as out-of-print. However, Nick has three copies on order. Email him if you want one or check out the libraries and used bookstores.

NOTE: The selection for April will be John Horne Burns’ The Gallery.

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SOCIAL OUTREACH SEATTLE – INTERSECTIONS SERIES: IMMIGRATION & LGBTQ On Wednesday, March 27, from 7-9 p.m., at Gay City’s Calamus Auditorium (511 E. Pike St.), join SOSea and community supporters to hear stories, to learn about policies, laws and current cases, DOMA, asylum processes, and gain knowledge to be better advocates for LGBTQ immigrants, asylum-seekers, and bi-national couples.

With experts from ACLU, AILA, OneAmerica, NWIRP, Gender Justice League and WashingtonBus. www.facebook.com/SocialOutreachSeattle.

SEATTLE FOLKLORE SOCIETY – THE RIGHTEOUS MOTHERS On Saturday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m., at Phinney Neighborhood Center Community Hall (6532 Phinney Ave. N., in the brick building), The Righteous Mothers, four funny, philosophical female folk-rock musicians, one of the Northwest’s foremost musical performing groups for the past 26 years, will perform their zany original music, witty theatrics, and mind-boggling intricate vocal harmonies. The Righteous Mothers will grab your hearts and funny bones with songs about ice cream, labor pains, annoying dreams and Supreme Court decisions. They surprise and delight young and old, Gay and straight, male and female with their quirky humor and open hearts. Tickets: $16 general and $14 for Seattle Folklore Society and Phinney Neighborhood Association members, and seniors. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/338259 IMPERIAL COURT OF SEATTLE – EASTER BONNET CONTEST On Sunday, March 31, from 3-5 p.m., with Easter parade at 4 p.m., at C.C. Attle’s (1701 E. Olive Way), the Imperial Court hosts their 2nd annual Easter Bonnet Contest with $50, $25 and $10 gift certificates from C.C. Attle’s as prizes. Contest entry is FREE. Easter eggs will be on sale during the contest with chances to win more C.C. gift certificates. Proceeds will benefit the Court’s JC/Graytop Memorial Scholarship. www.facebook.com/ISCSORE. RAINBOW CITY BAND RECRUITMENT EVENT Want to play your elementary school, junior high school, middle school, high school, college or later-in-life musical instrument in a band or orchestra again? Want to march in some of the best parades in the Seattle area this summer? Then come to Rainbow City Band’s recruitment event at The Grill on Broadway (314 Broadway E.) on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 p.m. “Can’t play an instrument? Come anyways! We can have you spinning flags and twirling rifles in no time! What’s that? You’re completely uncoordinated? Come anyways! We’ll have you volunteering and you’ll STILL get to march in all the parades with us!” www.facebook. com/RainbowCityBand; www.rainbowcityband.com.

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Kenya pulls condom ad under religious pressure Government TV spot recognized reality of extramarital sex

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The Kenyan government has pulled a TV ad promoting condom use, under pressure from religious leaders.

According to Kenyan public health official Dr. Peter Cherutich, the government sponsored the ad because up to 30% of married couples have had sexual partners other than their spouses.

The ad, shown in prime time on free TV stations, is part of an ongoing HIV prevention campaign and was paid for by Kenya’s health ministry, with help from USAid and the British Department of International Development.

Kenya has some 1.6 million people living with HIV out of a total population of 41.6 million, according to the UN. A FRIENDLY CHAT BBC News reports the ad depicts two women walking together to market. Woman 1 asks Woman 2 about her husband. Woman 2 says her husband has become a drunk who spends most of his time at the bar.

A scene from the condom commercial pulled by the Kenyan government

Woman 1 then asks about “the other one,” and Woman 2 glances at a man selling fruit nearby. Woman 2 says she is happy with him, even though she does not spend much time with him.

Woman 1 then asks if she uses a condom, and Woman 2 is quiet, but looks embar-

fairs and sex among school pupils.

“There are better ways of passing useful information to society. This one has certainly failed,” he told the Daily Nation newspaper.

“It openly propagates immorality, especially when all family members are gath-

“It openly propagates immorality, especially when all family members are gathered before television sets, waiting to watch news.” rassed.

The ad ends with Woman 1 telling Woman 2 that she should use a condom to protect herself and her loved ones, as a schoolgirl runs toward Woman 2 and hugs her.

The final tagline is “Weka Condom Mpangoni,” meaning “Factor a condom in your plans.”

ered before television sets, waiting to watch news,” Kalu said.

“The advertisement depicts this nation as Sodom and Gomorra,” Muslim cleric Sheikh Khalifa agreed.

More than 80% of Kenyans are Christians, with Muslims forming the second biggest religious group.

Cherutich told BBC News that although LIKE ‘SODOM & GOMORRAH’ the Kenyan government had withdrawn the Almost immediately, religious leaders ad, he was unapologetic about the message denounced the ad. Anglican Bishop Julius – that it is essential for people to use conKalu said the ad promoted extramarital af- doms to prevent the spread of HIV.

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Celebrating 40 Years!

When bitter is better

by Ed Sikov SGN Contributing Writer “What about The Burnt Orange?”

Dan was trying to be helpful, but I bit his head off. “That’s the ugliest Crayola color ever!” I shouted. “Readers will think I’m either colorblind or have no taste.”

“Well,” Dan drawled, indicating his belief that two can play at whatever wretched mind game I was instigating.

“Watch it!” I snapped. “You’re inching perilously close to the edge of …”

“Of what?” he demanded, getting in my face and throwing his shoulders back as though preparing for combat.

“Of this!” I cried as I jabbed at his waist

fair in love and war,” Dan said with a commanding edge to his voice. I was immediately turned on, went limp, and fell back against him.

We resumed our cocktail-naming contest after about 20 minutes, by which point we were each wearing only our briefs, which we had picked up from the hall floor on the way back to the kitchen. I wasn’t annoyed with him anymore, nor he with me. No sireee, not at all.

INSPIRATION STRIKES “What about The Bitter Orange?” This was my make-nice suggestion, and it was genuine. After his winner-take-all performance in the sack, he’d earned my obedi-

I reasoned that the addition of Aperol to a fine glass of Absolut would benefit both: the Absolut would be faintly flavored, and the Aperol would be fortified. Boy, was I ever right! with my fingertips and began to tickle him mercilessly.

“Stop!” he begged, but I refused his order. Tickling Dan is one of my favorite pastimes, never so much as when I’m slightly irritated with him. He tried to pry my poking fingers away from his midsection, but I was in for the kill.

Why was I so annoyed with him? He’d been perfectly pleasant all afternoon. He was heaving great, helpless breaths by this point, and he looked so totally beaten that I felt sorry for him and quit.

“OK, I win,” I said in a desultory manner and turned around toward the counter, where my drink ingredients were still standing. I immediately felt two forefingers plunging into my ribs and my knees getting suddenly weak.

“No!” I yelled vainly. “I won. You can’t do this. It’s not fair.” I was laughing in that desperate, mirthlessly tickled way. “All’s

ence.

“That’s not bad,” he acknowledged, nuzzling my neck from behind.

“OK, then. It’s settled. We’re dubbing this ‘The Bitter Orange.’” I poured one for him and one for me, we clinked glasses, took a sip, and followed it with a kiss.

“What,” you are no doubt fuming by now, “is the frigging drink?” It’s simple and easy and elegant, and if you go ahead and make a couple of them, you’ll forgive my coy introduction.

It’s an Aperol and Absolut cocktail I made up after realizing that I didn’t want to spend my entire bottle of Aperol on I Sorpassi (or “Above and Beyonds”), the subject of a recent column. The Above and Beyond is a marvelous drink, but sometimes one is in the mood for a less complex cocktail.

I reasoned that the addition of Aperol to a fine glass of Absolut would benefit both: the Absolut would be faintly flavored, and the

Aperol would be fortified. Boy, was I ever concoction Pour both ingredients into a glass filled right! And the color is phenomenal! You can make this drink with Campari, too, with with ice and stir. It doesn’t get any easier than this. much the same result – only redder.

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We’re not broken – don’t ‘fix’ us!

NJ teen leads effort to ban ‘conversion’ therapy on minors

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor Earlier this week, New Jersey teen Jacob Rudolph, whose Change.org petition has amassed more than 110,000 signatures urging Gov. Chris Christie to support pending legislation that would ban the use of

and Senior Citizens that LGBT teens are not “broken” and don’t need to be “fixed” by therapy.

“Perhaps the most cruel part of anti-Gay conversion therapy is that these young people cannot even defend themselves from being subjected to this harmful practice,” testified Rudolph. “I am not broken. I am not

“Perhaps the most cruel part of antiGay conversion therapy is that these young people cannot even defend themselves from being subjected to this harmful practice.” controversial Gay “conversion” therapy on minors, testified in Trenton in support of the bill.

Rudolph, an 18-year-old senior at Parsippany High School in Parsippany, N.J., launched his petition on Change.org after recently coming out as Gay at a school assembly.

On March 18, he told the New Jersey Senate Committee on Health, Human Services,

confused. I do not need to be ‘fixed.’ And as of this moment, more than 110,000 people from around the country have signed my petition, affirming that it’s time for the New Jersey legislature and Governor Christie to protect kids from this dangerous practice.”

OVERWHELMING YES VOTE Rudolph traveled to Trenton with Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s largest civil

Jacob Rudolph is calling on Governor Chris Christie to support New Jersey Senate Bill S2278, which prohibits counseling attempts to change sexual orientation.

rights organization, to address the committee. Following Rudolph’s testimony, the committee voted 7-1 (with two abstaining) in support of S.2278, which would make it illegal to practice controversial Gay “conversion” therapy on minors in the state of New Jersey. Having garnered overwhelming committee approval, the bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration.

“I’m thrilled that the New Jersey legislature is moving quickly to ban the use of anti-Gay ‘conversion’ therapy on minors, and I’m incredibly proud that my story and my petition have helped give a voice to the young people harmed by this dangerous practice,” said Rudolph. “More than 110,000 voices have joined my campaign to protect New Jersey kids. The legislature is doing its part, and now we need Governor Christie to stand up and be a leader. The cost of silence is too great when we’re dealing with young people’s lives.”

New signatures on Rudolph’s petition are sent via e-mail to Gov. Christie, Lt. Gov.

Kim Guadagno, and Christie’s press secretary, Michael Drewniak. Christie has yet to comment on whether or not he will support the bill, which is co-sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney.

RAISES SUICIDE RISK In his petition, Rudolph notes that most major psychological, psychiatric, and counseling associations have found Gay “conversion” therapy to be scientifically unsound and harmful for young people.

The American Psychiatric Association has concluded that people subjected to anti-Gay “conversion” therapy are at a much greater risk for depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior. His petition also cites statistics from the CDC and The Trevor Project stating that LGB youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers. That number doubles to eight times more likely for LGB youth who come from families that reject the child’s sexual orientation.

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Celebrating 40 Years!

SHOCKED

continued from cover the Bay Area weren’t prepared for just how shocked they’d be.

“I live in fear,” Shocked reportedly said, “that the world will be destroyed if Gays are allowed to marry.”

“You can go on Twitter and say Michelle Shocked said ‘God hates fags,’” she reportedly continued.

As Johnston spoke, many patrons left the club in protest. Yoshi’s quickly cut her microphone and closed early for the night, but not before banning Johnston for life.

“I don’t want to discuss MS’s rant. It’s

Angeles protest.

At the peak of her career, in the early ’90s, the singer had a large Lesbian fan base and reportedly said she was more than happy to be considered an “honorary Lesbian.” Johnston didn’t shy away from LGBT themes in the lyrics of some of her earlier songs either. One of her best-known songs, “Come a Long Way,” fondly describes the sight of naked Gay men. At times, she was ambiguous about her own sexuality: “I resent like hell that I was maybe 18 years old before I even heard the ‘L’ word.

I mean, that’s understood, growing up sheltered in a Mormon environment. But it would have made all the difference for me had I grown up knowing that the reason I

The fallout that has hit Johnston begs the question, has the LGBT movement reached a point where some things are just no longer OK for people in the limelight to say?

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clear she’s had a breakdown. Her career is didn’t fit in, was because they hadn’t told over, so she’s gotten what is deserved,” said me there were more categories to fit into,” patron Lisa Hubbert.

Johnston told Outlines, a now-defunct Chicago LGBT newspaper in April, 1990.

SHOCKED ISSUES APOLOGY Sometime in the mid-2000s, the singerOn Wednesday, March 20, Johnston apol- songwriter became a born-again Christian ogized, claiming her comments had been and has since made multiple statements misinterpreted – that she was not speaking to the press against homosexuality, at one to her own views, but rather those of “some” point proudly self-identifying as a homoChristians. Those who were there don’t buy phobe. it.

One concertgoer, Matt Penfield, described MEANDER’S BACKS OUT her words as “hateful,” “totally sincere,” In just a matter of days, all 10 remaining and “super anti-Gay.” shows in her current North American tour In regard to politics, Johnston is a com- were canceled, including one in Seattle. plicated figure. The longtime anti-corporate “As many of you know by now, Meanactivist, who’s been a vocal critic of the re- der’s Kitchen was scheduled to host Micording industry since before her first record chelle Shocked on April 26th, and have deal, was arrested in 2011 at an Occupy Los cancelled that show,” the venue posted on

Meander’s Kitchen in West Seattle

its Facebook page Tuesday.

“Instead, we have rescheduled a Queer Burlesque and Cabaret for that night as a benefit for local Queer youth. By supporting our youth and helping to create a sense of place, community, and self, we help to short-circuit the cultural influences that so often leave us feeling alone, out of place, and living with self-hatred and denial. This is only one aspect of fighting bigotry, but it is one that is key to it getting better, and one that fills me personally with hope,” the post continued.

Tweeted Yoshi’s: “We at Yoshi’s SF do

not [and] will not ever tolerate the type of bigotry [and] hatred exhibited last night by [Michelle Shocked]; she will never be back.”

The fallout that has hit Johnston begs the question, has the LGBT movement reached a point where some things are just no longer OK for people in the limelight to say? It certainly looks that way. Johnston will interview with Nicole Sandler of Radio or Not (http://radioornot.com) on Friday, March 22, at 3 p.m. PST. The singer-songwriter is still maintaining that her words were misinterpreted.

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