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Issue 28, Volume 41, July 12, 2013

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer Editor’s note: Last week, SGN took a look back at the novel City of Night, which turns 50 this year. Continuing our celebration of this seminal event, we present here an exclusive interview with the author.

John Rechy is part of Gay literary history, whether he chose to be or not. Growing up poor in Depression-era Texas, John left for New York City and Columbia University only to find a completely different life waiting for him. His experiences as a street hustler are well documented in his 1963

debut published novel, City of Night. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in September of this year with a new edition from publisher Grove Press, City of Night is hailed the world over as an American classic documenting a darker, seedier side of Gay life in the pre-Stonewall era. John Rechy gave me an interview in honor of Pride and City of Night’s five decades.

Eric Andrews-Katz: You were born in El Paso, Texas, in 1931, as Juan Francisco Rechy. Please describe your family life growing up. see rechy page 16

RED DRESS PARTY Fremont Studios July 20 Chi Chi LaRue, one of the most recognizable names in the adult film industry (Gay or straight) will soon be on her way to the Emerald City to spin the fifth annual Seattle Red Dress Party, Saturday, July 20 at Fremont Studios (155 N. 35th St.). LaRue, owner of adult film studio Channel 1 Releasing, has directed hundreds of Gay porn films over the course of her nearly 20 year career. It’s not often SGN gets to chat with a talented DJ who also happens to be responsible for some of the highest grossing Gay porn films of all time. So we caught up with LaRue on the road to get her thoughts on coming to Seattle and to try to figure out just which one of her see chi chi page 6

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by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer

Sarey Savy is a 17-year-old singer/songwriter who is taking the Seattle music scene by storm.

And he’s doing it by paying his dues performing locally at school plays, Pride events, and basically any venue that will book him.

Savy is no stranger to the local music scene; he began singing at the age of 8. By the time he was around 12; he attempted an audition for America’s Got Talent, but didn’t receive a call back.

Though at the time, it was an upsetting moment for him, that didn’t stop this strong personality from pursuing his aspirations see savy page 9

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film and Television

L Word ’s ‘Shane’ takes on new Lesbian role

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by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer

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ther, Mickey Donovan, played by the accomplished Jon Voight (star of Midnight Cowboy and father of Angelina Fans of the hit Showtime series The Jolie) is unexpectedly released from L Word might be pleased to know that prison.

Katherine Moennig, who played the ‘NO-NONSENSE LESBIAN’ fiercely independent, true-loveMoennig plays Lena, Donovan’s onfearing Shane McCutcheon on the series, will be playing a Lesbian call “badass” Lesbian assistant. No again on the new Showtime series doubt she’s poised to become somewhat of a fixer for Donovan’s own new Ray Donovan.

“I got involved the old-fash- set of problems. Fans of The L Word ioned way of just getting sent might be curious just what “badass” a script and reading it, but I means, exactly – Shane was quite a immediately responded to the rebel herself, especially early in the pilot and I think I read it twice series – but after only one episode it in a row because I loved it so seems too early to tell.

Moennig recently chatted with Afmuch. But, you know, maybe there was a benefit to Show- ter Ellen about the new series, but she time knowing me before, but I couldn’t say precisely what L Word really just did the way any other fans might find in it.

“Well, they’re two very differactor would,” said Moennig.

Ray Donovan premiered on ent shows. That’s like comparing a Showtime on Sunday, June 30. The sleepover to going to the Los Angeshow, which (like The L Word) takes les Gun Club. They’re two opposite place in Los Angeles, centers on the ends of the spectrum. In terms of Ray titular character, played by Liev Sch- Donovan, the story is so rich, the acreiber (Salt), a “fixer” or problem- tors are so fantastic – the writing is solver for the rich and famous. This impeccable. And it’s such beautiful entails covering up deaths and the storytelling with complex characters,” like to make the drama of L.A.’s said Moennig. “I really believe it’s the social elite disappear. How- quality of television that seems to be ever, his life begins to making its mark these days. I’m hopchange when his fa- ing fans of The L Word see that in Ray Donovan and just enjoy the storytell-

Emmys 2013: Predictions for TV’s biggest awards

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Another year, another twelve months of outstanding television programming to reward. Nominees for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards are set for announcement on July 18 (5:35am). Expect the usual suspects to vie for the top prizes, including Mad Men, Modern Family, Homeland, Breaking Bad and Downton Abbey. Here’s a look at the strongest contenders in the leading categories.

DRAMA SERIES Mad Men, Downton Abbey and last year’s winner Homeland are in for sure, and twotime nominee Game of Thrones is a huge favorite. Two newbies could enter the race, The Newsroom and House of Cards, but there’s also The Good Wife, and, of course, Breaking Bad. If the voting panel goes outside these choices, look for Boardwalk Empire, Justified, Once Upon a Time, or The Americans to sneak in.

opment. I doubt voters will veer outside this bunch, but if they do New Girl, The Mindy Project and Glee are longshot possibilities.

Probable nominees: Modern Family, 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, Veep, Community, Parks & Recreation LEAD ACTRESS-DRAMA Claire Danes (Homeland) is the frontrunner, again, and joining her in this category will be Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) and Juliana Margulies (The Good Wife). Chances are Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and Glenn Close (Damages) will make the cut, as well as Robin Wright (House of Cards). If Close or Wright are squeezed out, the last spot could get snatched up by Keri Russell (The Americans), Katey Segal (Sons of Anarchy), Connie Britton (Nashville), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Mireille Enos (The Killing), or Kerri Washington (Scandal).

Probable nominees: Mad Men, HomeProbable nominees: Danes, Moss, Marland, Downton Abbey, Breaking Bad, The gulies, Dockery, Close, Wright Newsroom, Game of Thrones LEAD ACTOR-DRAMA COMEDY SERIES Is this the year Jon Hamm (Mad Men) fiThe sure bets are Modern Family, 30 nally wins an Emmy? Don’t count on it, but Rock, Veep and The Big Bang Theory. Not he’ll be in the running, as will 2012 champ so certain are Parks & Recreation, The Of- Damian Lewis (Homeland) and multiple fice, Community, How I Met Your Mother, winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad). I Girls, Happy Endings, Subpurgatory and expect Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) to be this season’s comeback kid, Arrested Devel- included, but then it gets murky with a slew

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ing and the ballsy way it’s executed.”

Lena is touted as “a no-nonsense Lesbian who is both sexy and tough” as Ray’s right-hand woman. In the first episode, viewers get a glimpse of her in bed with a woman, and while Moennig is already investigating the character, she’s still not sure herself where the writers plan on taking all of Lena’s details.

“I’m under the impression it’s someone that she’s dating. Again, she’s not really a relationship person – she’s very work-oriented. So anything that gets in the way of her work, she doesn’t tolerate.

“I think she looks up to him [Ray] very much and that maybe one day she’d like to be like him. I find her to be very goal-oriented and nothing sways her. But also I think there’s an element of wishing she could do more.

That comes later on,” added Moennig.

‘COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE’ While certain details of Lena’s character may sound very similar to L Word fans, the two shows are certainly different. Ray is “the go-to guy who makes the problems of the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear,” and Lena is there to help him as he works both inside and outside the law to make it happen.

Moennig calls the show “a class act all the way.” It can be seen on Showtime every Sunday at 10 p.m.

Regarding her L word fans, Moennig said, “I just hope they come along for the ride, because it’s a really fun, interesting, dark ride.”

of fine actors vying for the last two spaces, Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Ed including Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Hugh Helms (The Office), Neil Flynn (The MidBonneville (Downton Abbey), Timothy dle), or Jake M. Johnson (New Girl).

Olyphant (Justified), Kevin Spacey (House of Cards), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Probable nominees: Baldwin, Empire), Andrew Lincoln (The Parsons, Louis C.K., Cryer, Walking Dead), Matthew Rhys Cheadle, McHale (The Americans) and Kevin Bacon (The Following).

Probable nominees: Hamm, Lewis, Cranston, Daniels, Spacey, Bonneville LEAD ACTRESS-COMEDY Tina Fey (30 Rock), Julia LouisDreyfuss (Veep) and Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation) are locks, and Lena Dunham (Girls) is right behind. Perennial nominee Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) seems a guarantee, though I’m not confident Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) will hear her name called on Thursday morning; Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project) is likely to steal her slot, or Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope), Laura Dern (Enlightened), Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Patricia Heaton (The Middle), Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development), or Jami Gertz (The Neighbors).

Probable nominees: Fey, Louis-Dreyfuss, Poehler, Dunham, Falco, Kaling LEAD ACTOR-COMEDY Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Louis C.K. (Louie) are shoo-ins, and last year’s surprise (and rather disappointing) winner Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) appears too well-liked to be overlooked. The final two occupancies could be filled by either Joel McHale (Community), Don Cheadle (House of Lies), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Matt Leblanc (Episodes), Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation),

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

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PACIFIC RIM Opening July 12 Describing the events of Pacific Rim is an act of futility. Just thinking about what goes on and why makes me grin like a madwoman who’s taken far too many drugs, realizing that a Hollywood studio has actually given wild card genre auteur Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) something close to $200-million to craft a spectacle involving gigantic marauding Godzilla-like creatures facing off against Japanese anime-style 25-story human piloted robots. It’s such an absurd proposition, the fact it’s actually come to pass is somewhat surreal.

Granted, if you’re going to hand over a production like this to someone, you could pick worse candidates. Truth is, del Toro is perfect for this project, his giddy fan boy enthusiasm mixed with his obsessive genre knowledge is apparent in each and every frame. Furthermore, spectacle, while essential, while on display within this massive epic in spades, isn’t of central import and this director knows that, the filmmaker going out of his way to make sure the human element remains front and center throughout, allowing audiences to make an emotional connection and ensuring all the larger-than-life elements resonate start to finish.

That doesn’t make any of this any less silly. The whole scenario revolves around a 15-year (give or take a couple of years) war between humanity and a nasty otherworldly species invading our world through a deep sea portal located in the frigid depths of the Pacific Ocean. The monsters, dubbed Kaiju, Japanese for ‘giant beast,’ seemingly only exist to pummel and destroy, leveling city after city no matter what form of opposition the nations of the world attempt to send their way.

Things change with the development of said robots, called Jaeger, German for ‘hunter,’ massive fighting machines piloted by two drivers their brains linked together via a neural net, otherwise known as ‘The Drift,’ allowing them to function as a single unit against a previously unstoppable foe. But with each defeat the Kaiju grow bigger and stronger, each beast ascending through the portal seemingly learning from their previous brethren’s mistakes making them increasingly difficult to kill.

It’s as if they’re all connected somehow, maybe in the same fashion as the soldiers piloting the Jaegers are, their ultimate goal maybe not as destructively cut and dry as the politicians in charge of shepherding the protection of the human race would like to believe.

There is more to it, of course, but to reveal any of these particularly twists and turns would ruin all the fun. Safe to say, del Toro, co-writing the script with Travis Beacham (Clash of the Titans), doesn’t allow all this bizarre lunacy to overwhelm the proceedings, keeping things grounded in a human story of forgiveness, heroism, selflessness and sacrifice easy for viewers of every shape, stripe, culture and age to relate to. He keeps the Jaeger pilots at the forefront, allows moments of warmth and humor to permeate the chaos, and while none of what’s happening is even slightly believable it still remains consistently en-

tertaining nonetheless.

Things can get heavy-handed. The narrative revels in Armageddon genre clichés on more than one occasion, while the macho posturing and didactic speechifying can get old. At the same time, del Toro has a knack for making this kind of stuff click in ways it should not, so when we see images of a timid little girl watching the monster that killed her parents get smacked down by a robotic champion, seemingly rising from the ashes of defeat to extend its arms in victory, the effect is suitably affecting.

It helps that he’s assembled a strong international cast. Charlie Hunnam is the focal point, the “Sons of Anarchy” star headlining as a former Jaeger pilot who after an unspeakable tragedy left for civilian normalcy only to be brought back into the fold as the climactic battle for planetary dominance draws near. Academy-Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi is the driven rookie who could be tasked to join him in the cockpit of a refurbished Jaeger ready to be put back out onto the battlefield, while the always great Idris Elba is the impassioned commander of this robotic protection force who knows the final hours are drawing nigh. Charlie Day and Burn Gorman are a pair of rival scientists intent on proving that their theories regarding the Kaiju are the correct ones, each giving their potentially tiresome characters (they each exist basically to explain what’s going on) an inspirational idiosyncratic twist.

Max Martini and Robert Kazinsky round things out as cocksure Aussie Jaeger pilots who’ve brought down more Kaiju than anyone, while del Toro regular Ron Perlman has a grand time chewing scenery as a thrifty racketeer specializing in the sale of monster remains.

For me, what I found most interesting is just how strongly I responded to so much of this. I’ve taken films like Iron Man, Transformers, The Incredible Hulk and so many others to task time and time again for showcasing computer generated sequences that look like they could pass as cut scenes from boss battles in some video game, giving them a hard time for forgetting about the human element. Not so here, as del Toro makes sure we realize lives are continually on the line even if the sequences themselves have been so obviously rendered digitally. With ingenious bits of cutting, editors Peter Amundson (Blade II) and John Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy) are both at the tops of their respective games and there’s little that doesn’t have a personal undercurrent, so no matter how wildly overblown or unbelievable the images on display might be, they still maintain a humanistic quality easy to relate to.

I do realize I’m waxing poetic about a movie revolving around monsters and robots duking it out for supremacy – on that point I don’t have a lot to say in rebuttal.

The thing is, what do I have to rebut? The 8-year-old in me had a jolly great time watching this, but then so did the thirtysomething film critic. del Toro’s enthusiasm is infectious, and in a summer filled to the brim with destruction and devastation, this one feels like the only entry that understands the import of putting weight and meaning behind all the madness, yet still manages to keep things fun at the same time. Pacific Rim, for all its loopy lunacy, is a heck of an entertaining roller coaster, one I image I’ll be purchasing a ticket to see again sometime soon.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

Picnic REACT THEATRE RICHARD HUGO HOUSE Through August 3 William Inge was a Gay playwright, writing his most well-known works in the 1950s.

He knew small town America and grew up in Kansas. In fact, he became known as the Playwright of the Midwest, based on his portrayals of the middle of our country.

His play, Picnic (opening on Broadway in 1953), won the Pulitzer Prize and was based on his mother’s boardinghouse where she boarded local teachers when he was small.

Picnic and later Bus Stop, made famous

by Marilyn Monroe’s touching portrayal, were made into movies, along with Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

Picnic is an intimate story of small town neighbors with small time aspirations.

There are themes present in Picnic that easily apply today and are the major focus of the story. Beauty and the need to marry well when young are front and center, and while there has been laudable progress over the years, any TV commercial will remind you that beauty sells. There is also a class divide, and that focus is particularly well set off by the current production by ReAct Theatre, now at Richard Hugo House.

The freshest aspect of ReAct’s production is its multi-ethnic casting, and then a complete silence in the text to refer to the ethnicity in any way. Of course, in the 1950s, an Asian-American family with daugh-

continued from cover stars she was bringing as a date.

“I’d never been to Seattle until I came to do the Cuff,” LaRue told SGN. In 2009, the renaissance drag queen DJ was asked to come to the Cuff by her good friend, Seattle’s very own skyscraper hostess Mama Tits. Since then, she’s returned to the Cuff three more times.

“I love Seattle,” LaRue told SGN. “The people that are there are so laid back.”

She said she likes the hipster crowds and the good food, especially the seafood. “And I’m a huge Starbucks fan, so there you go,” added LaRue. “This is going to be my first Red Dress Party ever!” said LaRue. She explained that she’s very familiar with the event and knows that the tradition began in Portland, OR in 2001.

“A friend of mine who’s a big hulking muscly porn star will be attending with me,” said LaRue. “I was looking forward to putting him in a red tuxedo. He said, ‘Chi Chi, I think it has to be a dress.’”

Indeed, it’s the rule. The mandatory attire for partygoers, wherever they may fall on the spectrum of gender or sexuality, is a red dress. The tradition’s roots aren’t exactly clear. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic began to unfold, red dress runs, house parties and get-togethers of all sorts began to pop up in various communities all around the country. The party harkens back to this response to the early days of the epidemic. Your dress can be a gown, a prom dress, a sundress, a slip or even something you make yourself, but it has to be a dress.

“So we’re going shopping,” LaRue told SGN. “In Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- for a red dress for the porn star.

LaRue is always happy to play lots of top 40, but she calls herself “a drag queen juke box.”

“I’ve honed my skills at DJing, but I’m a more happy, Gay music kinda’ DJ. I like to play everything that’s new and current and then throw Booty Licious in there. I’m 53 years old, so I’ve lived through several decades of music,” said LaRue. “I’ve gotta’ throw on a little Donna Summer now and again, too.”

We mentioned to LaRue that the Red Dress Party also usually draws a fair number of straight allies.

“Oh! Well, then I need to bring a Michael Jackson song,” she offered.

This year, Seattle Red Dress will fundraise for five different organizations, more than ever before. The beneficiaries, Gay City Health Project, Lifelong AIDS Alliance, BABES Network-YWCA, the Inspire Youth Project (formerly Rise N’ Shine) and Rosehedge/Multifaith Works, all work in one way or another to provide support for those affected by HIV/AIDS. While Red Dress may be new to LaRue, the ideas behind it aren’t. LaRue has been promoting and staging benefits for various HIV/AIDS charities since she began in the industry 20 years ago; for many years, her birthday served as one such fundraiser. For her two decades of fundraising work as well as her promotion of safe sex and condom use in her productions, two different chapters of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (Seattle’s own Abbey of St. Joan included) have sainted her.

So who’s LaRue’s big muscly date? Unfortunately, she wouldn’t tell us. You’ll have to get a ticket and something pretty if you want to find out. The fifth annual Seattle Red Dress Party rolls out the red carpet at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 at Fremont Studios (155 N. 35th St.). Other headliners include

Trevor Cushman (top) and William Poole in Picnic

Young Mr. Poole certainly has the requisite abs for the role, and also is able to portray an accidental bad boy. While Oo perks up around him, still the passion portion of the plotline needs a bit more juice to spice the play up. It’s nostalgically directed by David Hsieh, but the heat could have been more specific and more uncomfortably hot.

Both men and women will enjoy the eye candy, but whether the play itself has

enough to offer a modern audience will be in the eye of the beholder.

For more information, go to www.reacttheatre.org or www.picnic.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006.

Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters.

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ters might live happily next to an AfricanAmerican family, but not likely also be allowed to date the cream of the male scions of the Caucasian-American small town aristocracy. However, that is the lovely case of this production.

Flo Owens (Kathy Hsieh, until a cast switch on July 26 to Mariko Kita), a single mother of Madge (Alexa Oo) and Millie (Sara L. Porkalob), lives next door to Helen Potts (Faith Russell), who spices up her caretaker-of-mom tedium by taking in male drifters from time to time. Flo had a disastrous marriage, though it was begun in love, and now supports the family partly by having teachers live with her.

Nikki Visel plays Rosemary, one such teacher, who defiantly declares what tedium marriage is, while desperately hoping her last chance, Howard the storekeeper (Mark Waldstein), will marry her. The schoolteachers represent a ‘50s dichotomy: women who had substantial jobs and could support themselves, but who still felt their worth was predicated on whether they had a man to marry.

Complications arise from Helen’s invitation to a drifter, a very, very, very goodlooking drifter who claims to be a friend of the rich boy from school. Hal (William Poole) has had a rough life, but wants to better himself. In this production, there is a hint that Hal and Alan the rich boy (Trevor Cushman) might like each other a little more than even they themselves think. Then they end up vying for the same “pretty” girl, Madge.

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theater and stage Picnic’s themes still ring true

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NeNe Leakes of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, Alexis Jordan, Morgan McMichaels and Seattle’s local legend Gaysha Starr.

Tickets start at $50.

“I’m grateful to have been asked to DJ this

event. I hope that it’s a smashing, fantastic success for all the beneficiaries and for the lovely, fantastic town of Seattle,” said LaRue.

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Celebrating 40 Years!

La Femme and La Femme Plus pageant contestants announced

(l-r) Amora Dior, Vivian LeCher, LaTrina Bidet, Nikki Saxxs, and La Saveona Hunt

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor On July 21, Neighbours Nightclub (1509 Broadway) will host the 2013 Seattle La Femme and La Femme Plus Pageant sponsored by Darcelle XV, Gaysha Starr, and Sinfinite Productions.

What makes the La Femme Pageant one of the most well attended drag events of the year is that the contestants have to be drag

Northwest drag legends and pageant founders Darcelle XV and Roxy La Roy. In the 31 year history of the pageant only six of the International Winners have been from Washington: Coco Vaughn (Tacoma 1986), Gaysha Starr (Seattle 1994), La Vanda Dela Rosa (Seattle 1996), Lily Armani (Seattle 2010), Chablis (Seattle 2011) and Athena Kiss (Plus Tacoma 2011).

“With drag today being so heavily influenced by RuPaul’s Drag Race and so many

The winners and first runners up for each title will go on to represent Seattle at the International Pageant on September 1 at the Oregon State Convention Center hosted by Northwest drag legends and pageant founders Darcelle XV and Roxy La Roy. queens and not transsexuals. According to pageant officials, this can prove to be challenging and entertaining during the four categories: Formal Wear, Theme Wear: Pirates of the Seven Seas, Talent and especially during the Las Vegas Showgirl portion of the evening.

The winners and first runners up for each title will go on to represent Seattle at the International Pageant on September 1 at the Oregon State Convention Center hosted by

judges to look for that before the pageant.”

Adds another International Winner, Coco Vaughn, “If the winners use this opportunity wisely, she can go on to compete in other national pageants like Miss Gay USofA, Miss Gay America, Universal Showqueen, raise money and awareness for the LGBTQ community and grow both in and out of drag.”

The five contestants vying for the titles and over $1,000 in cash and prizes are for La Femme: Amora Dior Black, La Saveona

Hunt, and Nikki Saxxs, and for La Femme Plus: LaTrina Bidet, and Vivian LeCher.

To pass down their titles and crowns will be 2012 winner Diamond St James Blaque and Beyonce Blaque St James. To add to the evening will be performances and appearances by former La Femmes and special guests.

Cost of the event will $18 at the door and partial proceeds will benefit the Seattle Quake Rugby Team. For more pageant information email gaysha@gayshastarr.com.

different forms of artistry, it is commendable that La Femme has stood the test of time for over three decades,” says Washington State Pageant Producer and International Winner Gaysha Starr.

Starr, who relocated to Aspen, Colorado earlier this year and will return to Seattle to host the pageant, continues, “It’s not always about being ‘the most real’ or ‘most fish’.

It’s about glamour, showmanship, and consistency. We tell the celebrity and industry

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music Mickey Avalon speaks

The rapper talks about Seattle, underwear, and why he won’t kiss the front row anymore

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Mickey Avalon SHOWBOX AT THE MARKET July 12 Although he has just two albums under his belt, Mickey Avalon is far from being the new kid on the block. The California native overcame personal battles to launch his career in LA’s busiest nightclubs circa 2000, which eventually led to a record label deal with Interscope (U2, Eminem, Lady GaGa).

I met him years ago when he performed at Chop Suey, and even helped him pick out eyeliner at Bartell’s before the show. His garage-style blend of hip-hop and his energetic live sets attract partygoers around the country, while his appearances with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg, or collaborations with Unwritten Law and other musical acts, earned him more noticeability. Avalon visits Seattle this weekend, July 12 at The Showbox Market – for tickets, go directly to the venue’s box office. I spoke with the rap star the night before he headed out on tour and here’s what he shared with me inside “The Music Lounge.”

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Albert Rodriguez: Have you packed your suitcase for the tour?

Mickey Avalon: No. We leave tomorrow for Portland and we’re gonna go see Fleetwood Mac tonight, but it’s pretty easy to pack. It’s show clothes, which are like jeans and T-shirts, and there’s a few things I usually bring – socks and stuff like that – but it’s pretty easy.

Rodriguez: I didn’t hear you say underwear.

Avalon: No, no. I haven’t probably worn underwear in at least 20 years.

Rodriguez: Looking at the current bio on your website, have you always been open about your personal life and past experiences?

Avalon: I’ve always been pretty open, but I don’t know if there’s anything on the webiste that wasn’t already out. It’s just stuff that people know about, anyhow. Once that stuff is out there, you can only keep those kind of secrets for so long.

Rodriguez: If someone Google’s you, as I just did, they’ll find images of you in drag and with your pants falling down. Does this sort of thing happen at your live shows?

Avalon: I’ve only done drag for Halloween, it’s always fun, but I’ve never done it on stage. I’ve never really worn dresses, or anything like that. For Halloween one year I was Amy Winehouse – everyone said I looked like her a lot. I have a lot more respect for women to have to wear a skirt when it’s so fucking cold out, especially if you’re not wearing underwear. I just like to have fun, I guess. And if you’re uptight about shit, then it’s really not that much fun.

Rodriguez: How many songs from the new album are you rehearsing for the tour?

Avalon: Well, actually, we have a new EP that isn’t out. It’s only a 5-song EP, but I’ll play about 3 or 4 songs from it. I play stuff from the new album (Loaded) and a lot of stuff from the other album (Mickey Avalon).

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I’ve actually been playing the shit out of the stuff that’s not even out, and I play a fair amount from the last record. For whatever reason, some songs work better live and others don’t, so I’ll just kind of try out new songs at a few shows and see which ones work.

Rodriguez: For anyone that hasn’t seen you in concert, describe a Mickey Avalon live experience.

Avalon: It’s like a party, people come out to have fun. I wish that I could be in the audience and on stage at the same time.

Sometimes, here in LA, people go to shows and don’t move, they just stand there, but I like it when people use the physical space around them to dance and have a good time.

Rodriguez: Is there anything you particularly like or remember about Seattle?

Avalon: Yeah, one of my favorite restaurants is in Seattle. It’s called The Brooklyn.

I lived in Portland for a while, it’s the only place I’ve ever lived besides Los Angeles.

Seattle and Portland have their differences, but I think people in Seattle are more open.

I feel like people there aren’t so uptight, they’re open about their sexuality, the lines aren’t so black and white. Whenever we go to Seattle, we walk around 1st Avenue and I really like that restaurant, The Brooklyn, it’s one of my favorites from all the places we go to around the country.

Rodriguez: We just had Pride in Seattle.

Have you ever been to Pride in Los Angeles?

Avalon: Yeah. I’ve been to the parties and Torch Run over the years, and Gay marriage just passed. I wouldn’t care about getting married for myself, but I think you should be able to make that decision yourself, so I think it’s awesome that it just passed.

Rodriguez: Maybe you can play at a Gay wedding.

Avalon: I actually have played one a long, long time ago. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie had a reality show, and I was on one of the episodes. It was the wedding episode and they had to pick between three bands, so I got picked and got to play for two ladies who were getting married. They liked it, but they were like, “You think you could take a shower”? (laughs) And one time a lady proposed to her girlfriend on stage, at a show in Bakersfield. We do have some private parties coming up, but no weddings. I’d love to do it.

Rodriguez: Do you have any favorite songs that you like to perform?

Avalon: I love playing “Friends and Lovers”. Whenever we do it, I just like the way the music goes. But honestly, I like when we start a song that everyone likes and they go crazy, like “Jane Fonda” everyone goes crazy, “My Dick” everyone goes crazy.

Rodriguez: I know that girls throw themselves at you during your shows. Have you ever had any boys that have thrown themselves at you?

Avalon: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I used to kiss the whole front row, but I don’t do it anymore. I got a cold once. I’m not really a germs freak, but the chances of me getting sick are way up there after kissing 20 people in a night. The scary thing is you’re kissing everybody and then you feel braces, so I’m thinking to myself, “Maybe I shouldn’t be doing this”.

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Cecilia Bartoli’s sensational new Norma

by Rod Parke SGN Contributing Writer

Because I don’t wish to waste your time or mine, the discs I choose to review are either those I fully expect to be excellent or those of truly uncommon interest, such as the one I’m writing about this time.

Cecilia Bartoli has undertaken many a worthy project with generally excellent results that brought us recorded treasures of previously unknown or under-appreciated works. Here she tackles a favorite opera with a radical approach that brings new life and excitement to Bellini’s Norma. While I wouldn’t want to abandon some favorite performances of the past, I found this recording a rewarding one in almost all regards.

Bartoli’s performance itself, however, is the single significant flaw. This artist has earned such great respect that I am a little uncomfortable in saying that perhaps the emperor is wearing no clothes. While Bartoli does in fact sing the softer, more lyrical passages with great artistry and a lovely sound, the more declamatory moments of anger (and there are many in this role) push her instrument into an ugly vibrato that robs each note of musical tone. Her voice simply hasn’t the power for such moments. I had hoped that perhaps she could miraculously find a way to express Norma’s outbursts without pushing her voice. I also take excep-

tion to her pushing the dramatic expression of words to the point of wrecking havoc with the legato lines, for instance in Norma’s contemplation of killing her children, surely the most beautiful melody in the entire opera.

But Bartoli is to be credited with many quite successful innovations in this presentation. Actually, we are told that these are not really innovations but rather a return to what pertained in Bellini’s day. While Norma is sung by a mezzo-soprano, a light lyric soprano, Sumi Jo, sings Adalgisa. And Pollione, almost always sung these days by a spinto or dramatic tenor, is John Osborn, a tenor more of Rossini weight. To my surprise, all these changes work just fine. It’s a pleasure to hear the tenor lines sung with lyrical ease instead of heroic force. Osborn has enough power to sound commanding without ever straining.

Even more successful is Sumi Jo. She never asks her voice to do more than it can easily achieve, all the while expressing her full range of emotions. Her lovely voice has matured to considerable warmth under supreme control.

Everyone else involved upholds these high standards. Michele Pertusi conveys power and dignity with his focused and attractive bass. And the International Chamber Vocalists offer clean, dynamic choruses. I do find the acoustic of the Swiss church courtesy sarey savy

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continued from cover and he has continued to work hard to fulfill his dreams of performing. He began working even harder the following year to hone his skills as a performer and actor. Soon he was working with industry professionals based in California to make a name for himself independently and then he got the attention he wanted from performing venues.

“I am from White Center,” Savy told Seattle Gay News in a recent interview. “It lies between Seattle and Burien.”

Savy is a student at the Arts and Academics Academy where he performs in the school’s choir. According to Savy, singing

runs in the family. Savy has four sisters and they can all sing. Their mother, a singer in her native Cambodia, first introduced Savy to music.

“There’s not one day where there isn’t someone singing in the house,” Savy said.

“My vocals have often been criticized for strictly being the R&B style but, “I go against that,” Savy said. “I don’t like to be put in a box, so I like to consider myself as a ‘versatile singer’ “whatever I feel, I will write to.”

It can be a dance song or an acoustic type of sound, he said. “My music takes me in all sorts of directions.”

Savy does not have an album out. “I’m working on building a solid fan base and

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a bit over-resonant in that it draws attention to itself.

Perhaps the overall most interesting and pleasing contribution is that of Giovanni Antonini, who leads the Orchestra La Scintilla with exceptional energy and clarity. He brings a light touch that in no way impedes the larger outbursts. The Orchestra uses period instruments of Bellini’s time and offers a richness of detail that makes many sec-

tions sound fresh and often more interesting than expected. One might even revise one’s opinion of Bellini as an orchestrator!

I am thankful for this fresh look at a great opera. It does not replace some older favorites, but I’m glad to have it next to them on the library shelf.

personally, I don’t think I’m ready for that step just yet.”

“I have, however, released my Thinking Out Loud mixtape in February, which I’m currently on tour for.”

So far, the single Savy released with a label “Sweet (Like Candy)” has not charted on any national billboard charts, but Savy tells SGN, “that’s not stopping me!”

In many ways, Savy is an activist at heart.

When he was just 9 years-old, he came out as Gay to fellow students. He aspires to be a source of inspiration for CambodianAmericans and members of the LGBT community.

His message to young men and women in the LGBT community is “Be yourself.”

“Be who you are. Put yourself in a place where you can be happy, and be who you are,” he said.

“I went through an alternative route of getting acceptance than your typical story of bullying,” he admits. “The pushing to the lockers, threatening peers, all of that stuff you see in the movies about the lives of LGBT youth or articles you read about them online is not what happened to me. I had a very positive outcome and am very proud of it.”

“My mother and I had some trouble for a while, but it didn’t last long and she’s come to a point in her life where her mindset is that she can’t change me, but only love me,” said Savy. “I am her son.”

Savy embraces that philosophy in his own music. “Everyone has a different beginning … everyone has a different story,” he said.

“As of right now, I want to establish a solid fan base in Seattle by mainly targeting the LGBT community because I write all of my songs through a same-sex couple’s perspective,” said Savy. “I feel like mainstream artists are afraid to express same-sex issues.

Macklemore and Mary Lambert did a fantastic job with their “Same Love” track, but I feel we need a youngster who is not afraid to speak the truth and go in depth of what it’s like to be an openly Gay singer and the deep shit they go through because, it’s not recognizable through music and it’s aggravating to think that the truth is hidden from the public eye.”

Last year, and now, halfway into 2013, Savy says he’s learned a great deal about himself.

“The thing I think is most valuable is to always fight for what you believe in, no matter how scared you are because support is everywhere,” he said. “I know that no matter what goes down, I have the help I need to succeed in any situation.”

“In my music, I openly express my feelings with no fear,” Savy continued. “It’s not about the sexuality of the person who wrote the song, it’s all about relating to the mood, the lyrics of the song.”

Last weekend, Savy performed at his first LGBT Pride event and says the experience couldn’t have been better. “I performed at the GLSEN Dance Party and Capitol Hill Pride Festival,” he said. “Honestly, I’m very happy and proud of myself at this very moment. I literally wanted to cry after seeing the crowd stepping up and gathering around the main stage on my third song in my 30 minute set.”

“The LGBT community has officially heard my music and it feels great!”

“Connecting with the audience made me feel unstoppable because of all the support they were giving me,” said Savy. “Just the screaming, the shouting, the #TEAMSAREY sign one of my fans was holding all contributed to the best experience I’ve ever had to date.”

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Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp62@columbia.edu.

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experience with the drugs and liquor, and all the people in costumes. I was surfing on sex, drugs, and hustling, and finally I just couldn’t cope with it. That’s when I went back home to El Paso, and wrote a letter to a guy I knew. I wrote about what happened to me. I thought I had thrown the letter away but I found it later and impulsively I sent it to two literary quarterlies – I called it “Mardi Gras.” Both quarterlies accepted it and asked whether it was part of a novel.

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John Rechy: I was born during the height of the Depression. Everyone was poor – we were no exception. I was the youngest in a family of two brothers and two sisters, a Mexican mother, and a Scottish father. My father had once been prominent in Mexican theater and political circles. During the Mexican revolution my family fled to El Paso. It was very difficult to get along there for my father, going from prosperity to being poor. I went to school there. Eventually I attended the University of Texas at El Paso on a newspaper scholarship. I got a [bachelor’s] degree and then volunteered to be drafted into the Army for two years.

I was in the first airborne infantry division, stationed in Germany.

Andrews-Katz: Who were your first inspirations as a child?

Rechy: The Catholic Church profoundly influenced me. I’m fond of saying, “A lapsed Catholic lapses every day.” The influence was unavoidable, especially with a Mexican background – that’s pretty profound. That accounts for the religious imagery in some of my books. I like to say that sometimes I “write in Catholic.”

Andrews-Katz: At what point were you aware of your sexuality?

Rechy: I was a late bloomer as a result of the Catholicism. Sex was not mentioned, didn’t exist. I learned about sex from bestselling novels like Gone With the Wind and Forever Amber. When I was about 15, sexual urges started coming but without direction – men or women? My first male sexual contact was in the Army when I was about 20 in Paris, on leave. A lot of sexual conflicts came into play, a lot of ambiguity.

Finally, I identified entirely as a Gay man.

Andrews-Katz: Describe what existed of the homosexual world in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Rechy: It was about that time that I became quite active. Those were repressive times. This concerns me about new generations: our history is long, but their – our – knowledge of it is short. In West Hollywood today, I see young [Gay] people holding hands, kissing. I wonder whether they know what we had to go through so there would be a time when that was possible. Even Gay marriage has become possible. The changes that have occurred in the past few decades are cataclysmic, and were hard-won by pioneers who are now too often cast aside.

Our history is either not being recorded or it’s not being understood, not respected.

Not too long ago, we had to deal with “vice raids” on bars. It’s difficult for young Gay folks to grasp that as far back as the ’70s, and even later, here in America, cops could legally break into a private home to arrest men having Gay sex.

Some young people seem not to want to know what it was like, and yet some things remain. In New York, there are suddenly waves of Gay bashing. Any stupid politician can denounce us publicly in vile terms – and there’s the fucking pope aiming at us in his first talk! – creating a dangerous, violent atmosphere for us. For me it’s sacred to remember our background and resistance, long before Stonewall. People who say, “Everything – everything! – changed after Stonewall” – that’s nonsense. There were a lot of writers in New York then and [they] happened to report that major event. But before that and in other places there were riots, defiance. I really resent the contention that everything prior to Stonewall was repressive. That’s nonsense. That’s an insult to a lot of people whose defiance led to other acts of protest. Look at the courage it took someone to go out in drag – they would be arrested. Just being Gay was defiant.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve discussed your life as a hustler before, but how were you first approached and how did you initially react to the proposition?

Rechy: There are so many things in life that are mysterious, and never get solved. As I described in City of Night, I went to New York not knowing what I was going to do.

I thought of going to Columbia but instead went to Times Square. It’s so strange, like knowing something and not wanting to know it, at the same time looking for it. I found myself that first day in New York at the YMCA. Incidentally, I get great pleasure out of the fact that the Village People’s “YMCA” has become a kind of straightwedding anthem, whereas the first words deliberately evoke an opening passage in City of Night: “Youngman … YMCA.” A man there propositioned me. I was

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broke and he mentioned money and Times Square ... That very night I was out in Times Square standing around. I saw other guys like me there. It was some kind of instinct that drew me there in the first place. That very same night, a Mr. Klein (called Mr. King in the book) said these memorable words to me: “I’ll give you 10 bucks and

my chances of getting it published. I said half of it was written. I hadn’t written a single word. They asked me to send it. Then I started to think that this really wasn’t written about, and it should be written about. I always wanted to be a writer, and so all of it eventually became City of Night. I often think about the people I knew who were

“It’s difficult for young Gay folks to grasp that as far back as the ’70s, and even later, here in America, cops could legally break into a private home to arrest men having Gay sex.”

I don’t give a damn about you!” He was a kind, loving man but I knew it was not for me to stay with one person. On the streets, I experienced terrific highs like no other, and equally as many fearsome horrors.

There’s a group recently that contacted me, a group of Gay escorts – “rent boys.” I was asked to write something for the new generation of hustlers, since I apparently influenced so many, the letter-writer said.

It was funny and kind of wonderful to be asked to do that. I didn’t take it up, but what I would say [to them] would be to be very honest about the experiences of hustling. So much of it is glamorized, and so much is demonized. It’s partly both, and that’s what I experienced and what I wrote about.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve said that City of Night started out as a letter about your experiences hustling in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. How did the idea manifest to write the epistolary novel?

Rechy: I never intended to do it. I never wrote about hustling while I was still hustling. I had started a couple of other novels that had nothing to do with hustling, but what happened is that I went to Mardi Gras, and that turned into a nightmarish

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hustling at the same time I was, and wonder whether they are still alive. That’s what I would say to the next generation of rent boys: “It can’t last.”

Andrews-Katz: City of Night deals honestly with the world of homosexuality, drag queens, and male hustling. What challenges did you face trying to get it published in 1963?

Rechy: I had no difficulty! I already had a contract for it by 1960. It wasn’t written at that point but the contract was there, based on the excerpts I sent out. I resisted writing it and didn’t do it for two, maybe three years.

A friend of mine helped me go back to El Paso so I could write it. I eventually wrote it in about a year. So, it wasn’t difficult to publish at all. At first it got vile reviews but it sold, and sold. It was prohibited in Canada, Australia, and Spain. Now, 50 years later, people refer to it as a classic.

Andrews-Katz: For a while you led a juxtaposed life, being a writer/professor at UCLA during the day and a hustler at night.

How did you handle it when those lives crossed paths?

Rechy: I didn’t think about it then. Now, in retrospect, I look back and I want to laugh

and I want to quiver with fear at those times.

But then, it was just my life. I don’t think anyone thinks about their life as this or that, it’s just his or her life, and nothing exceptional because it is your life. I would go to UCLA and teach, and after a night class I’d change into something “more appropriate” and then I’d be out on the street. It never occurred to me that people would recognize me. People did. Sometimes it was hilarious. Once, about 1:30 a.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard, a car slowed and stopped. The window rolled down and I heard, “Good evening Professor Rechy. Are you out for an evening stroll?” It didn’t faze me. It was amusing.

There had been some awful threatening things that I’d get into, but I try to focus on the funny ones. On a corner late one night, a very cute queen with just a little lipstick (not in full drag – that was illegal) was flirting with me and chasing away anyone looking for a hustler. Well, I wasn’t into sex – I was out to make money. I walked away from her. Enraged, she called out to me, “Listen, honey, your muscles are as Gay as my drag.”

I love that kind of profound street attitude.

Andrews-Katz: In one section of City of Night, a character plays Bartok’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta every encounter with the (nameless) main character.

Was there a particular reason for such a specific piece of haunting music?

Rechy: It was a piece of music that a friend of mine (whom I didn’t know was Gay at the time) introduced me to. There was something that haunted me about it – something that still haunts me today. I have several recordings of it. I used to play it very often and it found its way into the book. I love music of all kinds, and play it with my mate frequently. I don’t like the word “spouse” (it sounds like “mouse”), and I don’t like the husband/husband thing. Michael, my mate, and I go to concerts all the time.

I did last longer on the streets than anyone else – I wonder if I’m in the Guinness Book – but eventually I gave it up. I met Michael.

That has been the best part of my life. I don’t regret any of my life. I’m not ashamed – that’s not a word I like. My life is my life and I’m living it now. I live in a beautiful Hollywood Hills home with my mate, Michael, and it’s great!

Andrews-Katz: As City of Night approaches its 50th anniversary in September 2013, what does the milestone mean to you on a personal level?

Rechy: It’s so difficult to say. My experience has been that I accept whatever happens. And now this anniversary happens with this book. Of course, I’m glad but it doesn’t feel like a milestone. It makes me very happy, but it also makes me very sad.

The more City of Night goes on, the more distant the people I wrote about become.

And that doesn’t only include hustlers, because I also met a lot of men who were customers and wonderful people. At times, it was sad to me that I had to play a role for them that obviated any form of closeness, playing “tough” and all that bullshit. I think about and wonder about what happened to the actual people that I wrote about.

John Rechy’s first novel, City of Night stirred great controversy when it was first published. Christopher Isherwood praised it as “the seething, brilliant novel of America after dark – comic ... tragic ... exciting.” Rechy’s writing career would continue with more than a dozen books including The Sexual Outlaw (listed among the 100 best nonfiction books of the century by the San Francisco Chronicle), Marilyn’s Daughter, and About My Life and the Kept Woman, a memoir. Mr. Rechy has been the recipient of the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bill Whitehead award for Lifetime Achievement, a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the Outstanding Alumnus 2007 University of Texas at El Paso Award, and the ONE Foundation’s Culture Hero Award, of which he is the first recipient. He currently lives in Hollywood, California, with Michael, his mate of more than 20 years.

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SATURDAY - July 13

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

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. 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. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Urban Craft Uprising (7/13 & 7/14). 11am-5pm. Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 401 Mercer St. Seattle’s largest indie craft show. www.urbancraftuprising.com.

2013 Dragon Fest (7/13 & 7/14). Sat: noon-8pm; with dance party Saturday evening 8pm-midnight; Sun: noon-6pm. Chinatown-International District, S King St between 5th Ave & 8th Ave and surrounding neighborhood. Bounded by the iconic Chinese Gate and beautiful Hing Hay Park, this Seafair Festival brings the streets to life with historic walking tours, a largescale outdoor Asian market, $2 food walk and cultural activities for people of all ages. Complete details and schedule of events at www.seattledragonfest.com.

Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details.

Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com The Ultimate Kegger! 6-9pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. A beer bust celebrating the 17th Anniversary of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgance, the Abbey of St Joan. $10.

Sistah Sinema - “Stud Life”. 7pm doors, 8pm show - followed by post-film discussion. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Tickets $10. www.sistah sinema.com

SUNDAY - July 14

Bastille Day For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org.

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

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

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Urban Craft Uprising (7/13 & 7/14). 11am-5pm. Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 401 Mercer St. Seattle’s largest indie craft show. www.urbancraftuprising.com.

2013 Dragon Fest (7/13 & 7/14). Sat: noon-8pm; with dance party Saturday evening 8pm-midnight; Sun: noon-6pm. Chinatown-International District, S King St between 5th Ave & 8th Ave and surrounding neighborhood. (See Saturday listing for details.)

Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org

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July 13 thru July 21 Sex, Dating & Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. Talk about sexual health & safety, as well as different types of relationships. Ask questions and get answers from people who really know their stuff. 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday.

For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - July 16

Seattle Peace Concert. 12noon-3pm. Magnusson Park Beach Area, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. FREE. www.seapeace.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafeword writersgroup. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Proud Outloud! in Tacoma. 4-7pm. Pantages Theater, 9th & Broadway, Tacoma. Join Oasis Youth Center for an evening of dinners, dessert & performances celebrating LGBTQ Youth. RSVP to oasis@ oasisyouthcenter.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Queer Music Tour. 7pm. Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison.

Benefits LGBT mental health & suicide prevention services including the Pride Foundation. Tickets: $15 with $45 & $75 VIP options. http://bit.ly/18r0hgP www. accidentalbear.com.

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

MONDAY - July 15

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo. com or phone (360) 722-1664.

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. 684-4537.

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

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

Catholic Parents Support Group. 7pm. St Benedict’s Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St. Meets 3rd Monday each month. This is a drop-in peer support group for parents, family members & friends of GLBT persons.

The group offers a safe, supportive & welcoming space where concerned persons can share their experiences, struggles, joys & resources. (425) 462-9411, 542-2549.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.Freely Speaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

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Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer).

The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed.

632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org.

Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions?

Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months.

The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Sundance Cinemas Sneak Preview Party. Paty 6pm, Film Showing 7pm. Sundance Cinemas, 4500 5th Ave NE. A special sneak preview benefiting Three Dollar Bill Cinema. Tickets $15, www.threedollarbill cinema.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

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

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room).

Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction.

Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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WEDNESDAY - July 17

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm.

Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565.

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community.

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

David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908.

Pierce County AIDS Foundation New Volunteer Orientation in Tacoma. 6-8pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 3rd Wednesday each month.

PCAF is seeking volunteers to provide practical & emotional support services for clients, assist with administrative needs, & plan & work at special events.

Contact Colleen at (253) 383-2565 ext 206.

Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week.

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm.

Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www.lotussisters.org.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome.

Drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome.

MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongender alliance.com.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet.

8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. www.borderriders.com

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FRIDAY - July 19

Sequim Lavender Festival (7/19-7/21). 360-6813035, www.lavenderfestival.com Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.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 Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 6:45pm.

Gay City, 517 E Pike St (temporary meeting location).

Every Friday. See Sunday listing at noon for details.

Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www. seattle-al-anon.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community.

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday each month. www.seattleprimetimers.org Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org Three Dollar Bill Outdoor Cinema (7/19, 8/2, 8/9 & 8/16). Sunset. Cal Anderson Park, 11th Ave & Howell St. 7/19: Hairspray; 8/2: Galaxy Quest; 8/9: Batman the Movie; 8/16: Conan the Destroyer.

SATURDAY - July 20

THURSDAY - July 18

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Please call before dropping in.

957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM 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. 684-4514.

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

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Les-

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bian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club Monthly Potluck & Meeting. 7pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Bottom Dwellers promotes safe & responsible scuba diving & other outdoor activities for the GLBT community & friends at all experience levels. For info & location, www.bottomdwellers.org.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 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 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www. bellevue-pflag.org.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.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.

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Sequim Lavender Festival (7/19-7/21). 360-6813035, www.lavenderfestival.com Wandering & Wondering. 12noon-2pm. Kubota Garden, Renton Ave S & 55th Ave S. Features live music & dancers. FREE. Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org

SUNDAY - July 21

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Sequim Lavender Festival (7/19-7/21). 360-6813035, www.lavenderfestival.com Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am.

Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Kitsap Pride. Noon-5pm. Evergreen Park in downtown Bremerton. www.kitsappride.org Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

BiNet Seattle Picnic. 3-7pm. Matthew Beach Park, Tables 1-3. We’ll provide burgers, sausages, vegetarian burgers & plates. You bring a non-alcoholic beverage & something to share such as salad or dessert.

This is a family-friendly event. Bring your kids & your partners & enjoy the sun & the shade.

St Aelred’s Independent Catholic Church in Olympia. 5pm. Olympia Unitarian Church, 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. Meets 1st & 3rd Sundays each month. Worship for the GLBT community & friends in the Roman Catholic, Anglican & other liturgical faiths tradition. Fr. Bob Withrow, (360) 664-5449.

Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. Bent offers affordable classes & workshops for Queer-identified people.

For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

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

DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

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

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

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

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

Northwest 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. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families

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to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

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

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

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa;

Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures. org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnw gra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www. raincitysoccer. org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www. raincountrydance.org; Seattle Frontrunners: www. seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www. quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbian concern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth. org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@ llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lambert house.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; 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, 206326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject. org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www. vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 6225555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org

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of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services

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