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The Betty Pages - March 2016 Betty’s Corner
By Betty Desire, The Betty Pages
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By Kevin Walder
Miss Betty Desire has been entertaining anyone who would listen in Bellingham for over 20 years, and is proprietor of The Betty Pages, the monthly publication that you are reading at this very moment. It is her hope that your perusal of the Betty Pages will enrich your life one chuckle at a time. Writer Bridget Adams currently resides in Washington State but that is always subject to change. Lucky enough to be a full-time, if poor, writer, she is most likely somewhere in front of her computer with a cup of coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
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Queer Film Historian Lyle Pearson has published in FILM QUARTERLY, SIGHT AND SOUND, INTERNATIONAL FILM GUIDE, FILMFARE, YOUTH TIMES, MANSHOTS, THE BETTY PAGES and ASIAN CINEMA. With a BA from Pacific Lutheran College (1959) and a MA from San Francisco State College (1968), he has taught at Western Washington University in Bellingham WA. His main interest is Indian cinema.
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A Bibliography of Gay Film
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production engineering work John has settled down in Bellingham to semi retirement and is now revised his love of photography. His education touched on Theology, pre-med, law enforcement, fire protection engineering and film production. John likes to keep broad horizons. “Don’t Dream It, Be It” Naomi graduated Whatcom Community College with an Associates in Visual Communications - Graphic Design but prefers more hands on tinkering & random projects (of which she always has many still to finish).
Stephanie Kountouros is a poly-queer femme who has been a Bellingham LGBTQ activist since 1996. She currently serves as LGBTQ liaison with the Community Advisory Board for the Bellingham Police Department, and on the Planning Committee for Bellingham Community Radio. She lives with her partner and her wife. É.F.K. O’Conghaile is a transgender organizer with particular focus on youth empowerment, transgender spaces, and homelessness issues. They are the Director of the Whatcom Queer Teen Shelter, and Facilitator for the Washington Gender Alliance support group in Bellingham
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Welcome to March! I am sure all of you are working on your best Irish brogue in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day! I haven’t decided whether to stay home and have a quiet Ale or two with friends or go all out and paint the town green! I will let you know what I decide on Facebook so maybe we can party together. I have access to a designated driver so who knows? You just might see Betty McDesire out on the prowl come the 17th. Whatever you decide to do and wherever you decide to celebrate just remember a cab ride home is
Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in one of the 4 States where recreational weed is legal or one of the 25 states where Medical Weed is legal, have it great. It is not that way for those who live in the rest of the country. Many of us feel that since the “levee has been breached” and weed is legal in some of the several states, the rest of the States will fall in line and in a very short period of time weed use, medical and recreational will be the law of the land. It would be wonderful if that dream becomes reality, but history does not back up this rosy prognosis. One only needs to look at the precarious standing of abortion rights to see that without due diligence, as quickly as we gained access to legal weed through the ballot box, we can lose that access with a slight shift in the political winds. The problem with the State by State legalization is that too often people
fall through the cracks. Consider the case of former Kansan Raymond Schwab. Raymond Schwab is an honorably discharged veteran who moved from Kansas to Colorado in order to receive treatment for Post Tramatic Stress disorder and chronic pain with medical marijuana. Because of a family squabble, (His Mother in law didn’t want them to leave Kansas) while Raymond and his wife were packing for the move she took the children to a police station in a different county and reported them as neglected. The Mother in Law now regrets that decision because the State of Kansas is holding the 5 youngest of 6 children. They have held the children for 9 months and will not release them to their parents unless the father gives up Cannabis. Kansas Child protective services insist that Mr. Schwab pass with a clean UA test for 4 months before they will consider releasing his children to him. Even though he is now a resident of Colorado where both Medical and recreational weed is legal. This is just one example of many that point to the fact that we need to make medical and recreational weed use legal Nationwide. This sounds like a no brainier, but you see America’s war on drugs makes a lot of people a ton of money. Including local police departments, for profit prisons, lawyers, and other social parasitic entities that make their livelihood servicing our bloated, overworked,and underfunded criminal justice system. No one should loose custody of their children due to Medical marijuana use. No State should have the right to “hold hostages” to force compliance to their laws when the parents live in a “legal weed State”
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It’s March, Poppets. We’ve almost made it through winter. The cold, the rain, the dark…it’s almost behind us for another year. Here’s more good news, just about the time you’re thinking it might be nice to get out, shake off the winter blahs and go do something, there are things to do! If you’re really looking to get out of town for a bit – and we all know a little travel is good for the soul, especially after a long period of hibernation – Dine Around Seattle runs Sundays through Thursdays, this month from March 6th through the 31st. Participating restaurants are offering three-course meals for $33. Some are even offering $18 lunches! For more information and a list of participants, go to www.dinearoundseattle.org or call 206.629.2346 x 4. Closer to home, the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) hosts a community meal that’s open to the public, free of charge, one Sunday a month. This month, it’s the 13th. In April, it’s the 10th. Lunch is from 2:00 to 3:30 both days. If you’re interested in volunteering to help set up, clean up, or just be an official pair of hands, give them a call at (360) 734-6820. And don’t be worried about being judged at a Christian church. First Christian is open and affirming, which means they actively welcome and provide safe space for us. March 19th brings the Farmers’ Market. Hopefully, you’re already familiar with it, but just in case you’re not – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Depot Market Square. And by April, they’re back to their regular schedule instead of their winter one. Told you we were almost through it! Also, on the 19th, Whatcom Community College is offering a course on Energy Medicine for You and Your Health. It’s been a long winter. We’re moving into what is guaranteed to be a contentious and truly vicious presidential campaign. Learn some ways to take care of and protect yourself, spiritually and emotionally.
The cost is $35 and you should preregister. Call (360) 383-3200 or go to www. whatcom.ctc.edu to learn more. Need some good old fashioned, family-friendly fun? Try the Purim Carnival hosted by Congregation Beth Israel. It’s Sunday, March 20th, starting at 11:30 am, in Donovan Park. Call (360) 733-8890 for more details. And finally, April 1st starts the Skagit County Tulip Festival and all the many events that happen down there this time of year. You can find them on Facebook for up to the minute information and schedules. Spring is on its way, Poppets. Let’s get out and enjoy it! Until next month, take care of you – and each other.
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Baking With Betty I am very excited to be able to share this new column with you! Together we are going to venture into the world of “adult' baking. Many folk like myself enjoy the euphoria of Weed but don't really want to smoke it. All of the recipes listed here can be made with ingredients readily available at your local recreational weed store. Please keep in mind when using any edible the effect of the high tends to take a good 20 minutes or more. Consume accordingly, always err on the side of caution.
Some days you need a light meal to fill your belly and please your heart. And always having your cannabis be cooked into sweets can be heavy on your stomach. As it comes time for spring cleaning, settle down with a nice relaxing bowl of alfredo after some hard days work! This recipe makes enough for 4-5 SOBER adults. :)
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2 oz. Cream Cheese ½ Cup Cannabutter 2 tbsp. Crushed Garlic ¼ cup Finely Chopped Sweet Onion ¾ cup Milk Instructions ½ cup Parmesan Cheese 1.Put the Cannabutter in a saucepan on medium heat. ½ cup Shredded Mozzarella 2.Add the Garlic and Onion, and sautee lightly. ¼ cup Shredded Provolone 3.Add the Cream Cheese and Milk. ¼ cup Shredded Asiago 4.Add the Cheeses and salt and pepper. Salt and Pepper to taste 5.Stir the Cream Cheese with a wisk as it melts evenly into the butter and onions. Once it starts to boil stir constantly to avoid burning. Let cook for 6-9 minutes while continuing to whisk until it is thick but not desired thickness. -Note- If it is to thick in the pan on the stove it will be super chunky on your plate. 6.Pour it over some of your favorite pasta and you have an amazing main dish!
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By Kevin Walder I teach a Beginning Tarot Class where I emphasize the need for a general knowledge of the cards and their meanings along with your own intuition of the moment. As you will quickly learn in studying The Tarot, meanings are variable and often fluid. By that I mean that each artist has their own vision of the meanings and then the reader is open to interpreting the card based on the surrounding cards and the current question. In my view the traditional meanings, while valuable, do not preclude the reader’s intuition at the moment. For example the reader may have a favorite meaning for a certain card but when it shows up in a particular reading there may be another aspect of the image which draws the reader to make a different interpretation for this reading. This does not mean that their view of the card is permanently altered but only that another aspect of the card’s influence is coming forward in this situation. Think of the cards as friends, individuals with multiple dimensions. So just like you they possess the power to be well rounded individuals. Though they may have a dominant set of characteristics they are also able to demonstrate characteristics which are often exactly opposite their dominant features.
You do have an intuitive nature and can sharpen your skills to make it a trustworthy ally in your daily life. A practical exercise to get better acquainted with your intuition is to draw out a Tarot card and spend some time just looking at it. First of all what is your emotional response to the card at first glance? What aspects of the image seem to jump out at you? Does this card make you feel anxious, or calm, or excited? Without referring to any preordained definitions what meaning will you give this card? Within a short time you will begin to form relationships with certain cards. Be aware that as your understanding grows your relationship with your favorite cards may shift and change over time. As I have stated before in this column, my favorite card among the Major Arcana is The Hanged Man as he advocates the need to change our perspective and see our challenges and life situations in a new way. My favorite suite in the Minor Arcana is Wands as they are the fire element and speak to me of creativity and individuality. Kevin Walder is a Tarot Consultant and Instructor. Please visit his website for more information: http://www.kevinwalder.com
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The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at Mount Baker Theatre in a Sunday afternoon engagement, March 20, 2016 at 3pm. The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra carries the vitality and signature sound of its original leader, delighting lovers of swing, big band, jazz, and orchestra music alike. Tickets can be purchased for $20-$45 plus applicable fees.
Mount Baker Theatre is tickled green to announce a special St. Patrick’s Day engagement of famed Irish-American band Solas, March 17, 2016 at 7:00pm. Gaelic for “light,” Solas has been a beacon on the Irish music scene for twenty years. Solas features fresh and unexpected arrangements of age-old tunes, compelling and topical originals and covers, and unparalleled musicianship. Solas continues to define the path for the Celtic music world and drive the genre forward. Reserved seating and in-theatre beverages, including a holiday-specific offering of Guinness, available for this show.
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Not only can each card perform a shape shifting exercise the cards which surround them can influence them as well. Here again the reader’s intuition is the best, if not the only, guide to an accurate interpretation. As I point out in my class, there are countless books and discussions on the meanings of the cards and the relationship to other cards in the spread but much like books on dream interpretation an accurate meaning can only be delivered by those closest to the situation.
In a group reading situation recently someone asked the question: “What is my question?”. This was meant to be humorous but when I got the question I instantly had a vision of the 7 of Wands which says to me that there is creative visualization work to be done. This person needs to introspectively identify their passions and greatest motivations. The answer to their question is “Who am I and how will I choose to introduce myself to the world?” So even a “trick” question has an answer with a little intuition.
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With recent events in the state and around the country regarding restroom discrimination policy (SB6443 et al), I would say not much has changed. Indeed, non-discrimination policies have been around for TBLG people since at least 2006 (RCW49.60.030[b]). And yet, many trans people all over this oh-so-progressive state have been discriminated against in your restrooms; everywhere many of us have been harassed, assaulted, and murdered before and after 2006. I personally have survived transphobic violence in restrooms and in general public, violence committed by both ciswomen and cismen. No security service has ever sided with me, regardless how many laws or legal precedent I invoke in my defense. Instead of relying on laws and the cisgender, I sometimes have had to flee for my own safety. Regardless of law and enforcement, I still face job discrimination, due to transphobia as well as a lack of workers' rights. I don't expect cisgender society and its laws to protect me from cisgender people. In defending against harassment and assault, transgender people must navigate the world carefully and strategically. Sometimes, legal reform may seem to ease this navigation. However, as a reaction to recent non-discrimination proposals, transphobic politicans and a malinformed public have pushed for laws that would make our fatalities standard policy. Transphobes feel threatened by non-discrimination policies meant to protect trans folks, because the transphobes would have less legal privilege to assault us. Transphobes claim that allowing trans people to use the restrooms we want to, will somehow result in cismen assaulting ciswomen. In reality, the invocation of this paranoia is a projection of insecurities among the cisgender. It is truly about cis people fearing other cis people, not trans people being a threat. Indeed, with a trans person murdered every 29 hours, and transgender life expectancy being less than half that of the general population (33 years to the average 78), it is the cisgender who are a consistent threat to us transgender people. The transphobes are afraid that we wouldn't be dying in droves, and therefore respond with reactionary legal backing to their bigotry and fatal violence. Because of this, the introduction of discriminatory policy has resulted in a survival response in many more of us trans people, leading to a broader and more immediate grassroots movement to defend against these very real threats to our lives. To think that public restrooms are the only locations cismen assault people, or that it's only cismen who assault, is foolish and
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I am continually amazed at the bounty of talented and absolutely fascinating craftsmen and performers that wind up settling in this forgotten corner of the globe. I recently had the honor of being introduced to The Everlife Guild. The simplest way to describe the Guild would be as an emerging fire troupe whose members have National exposure and award winning performances, and have found themselves settling in what us locals fondly refer to as “The ‘Ham” Yet if that is all you knew about the troupe you would be woefully misinformed. A quick perusal of their Website would lead you to This for lack of a better word, “Mission Statement” “The arts connect heaven and earth. Here at Everlife, we are dedicated to doing our part in exploring every facet of that connection we can. To that end we share our; performance art, crystals, ORMUS, hand crafted jewelry,all natural salves, tinctures,oils,oregonite,and more as we explore this amazing world and meet beautiful people.” I couldn’t say it better! Do yourself a favor and google Everlife Guild. You won’t be disapointed! - Betty
short-sighted. Claiming that cismen would use non-discrimination policies to attack ciswomen suggests that sexual violence isn't already widespread (it is); that ciswomen are the only targets of sexual violence (not true); and that if marginalized people receive some rights in oppressive society, that the oppressor has the right to enact vengeance against us (you don't). These claims further suggest that it is the responsibility of marginalized people to not “invite” sexual violence – when instead that responsibility falls upon the sexually violent. In order to make restrooms safer for everyone, especially for transgender people, I satirically recommend we demarcate a restroom specific for transphobes. Imagine! Normal restrooms with signs that say “Don't like transgender people? Don't use this restroom!”, and this policy strongly upheld at every turn. Imagine transphobes having to use a restroom isolated from the others, like we trans people have been told to use so cis people can cast us aside while claiming to help and accept us. My point in all this is simply that trans people are not the enemy here, instead we are objectified as another scapegoat minority. Our existence is exploited as a fear tactic to scare people into trusting in the same system that's been oppressing us all for generations. Put simply, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. So what are you doing to defend us?
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Notes On Transvestism - A Bibliography of Queer Film By Lyle Pearson
Rae Bourbon (real name: Ramon Icarez), born in Texas, first appeared as “a saucy little miss” on the London stage in the 1910s, and later at Jimmy’s Backyard, Hollywood’s first gay bar. He made four Valentino films, dying in Rudy’s arms in BLOOD AND SAND (1922). In BELLA DONNA (1923), with Pola Negri, he essayed male and female roles. He was in DeMille’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923) and many other silents. He had his own nightclub, the floor-shows, entitled “Boys will Be Girls,” elaborately feathered, boa-ed and wigged. After silents died in 1931, and censorship forbade homosexuality in 1934, Rae had unbilled bits in GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937 and two Bette Davis films, NOW VOYAGER (1942) as a caped grande dame on the dock and as an actress playing a maid in a curtain call in ALL ABOUT EVE (1950). He played Carnegie Hall, Havana, Madrid, Paris (with Josephine Baker), Rome, Cairo and Shanghai. Claiming he’d had a sex change, to skirt local U.S. anti-transvestite laws, he captioned his posters “not a female impersonator.” Dying in prison anyway, his final act was to open a home for “special-needs kids” in Mexico, near his hometown. When vaudeville died, Jean Milan, like other stage performers, streamed to Hollywood, but Bourbon, Julian Eltinge and Kathleen Clifford (‘The Smartest Chap in Town’) were already there. Due to censorship, the new drag clubs soon closed and real drag queens didn’t reappear on screen until T(homas) C(raig) Jones, a veteran of Broadway and perhaps the first drag queen to work Las Vegas, played in PROMISES! PROMISES! (1963), with Jayne Mansfield and on THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR (1965). He appeared with Mamie Van Doren in THREE NUTS IN SEARCH OF A BOLT (1964), Arthur Zugsmith in MOVIE STAR: AMERICAN STYLE, or LSD I HATE YOU (1966), the Monkees in HEAD (1968), and Susan Strasberg in THE NAME OF THE GAME IS KILL (1969).
Kenneth Marlowe, in MR. MADAM (1964), tells of being detained by a syndicate in a club in Calumet City, IL. Finocchios, in San Francisco, perhaps the only U.S. drag club not owned by a syndicate, is on a par with Madame Arthur’s in Paris and Danny La Rue’s in London. To Newton, “in San Francisco [tourist club] performers are even invited to straight parties.” “Women and homosexual men are oppressed by straight men, [although] both are beginning to move beyond bitchiness:” the three necessities are “incongruity, theatricality, and humour.” Said one Chicago queen, in performance: “We’ve suffered the slings and arrows … which ain’t bad, if you’re S & M.” Having spent more time in Chicago and Kansas city than in the Ivy League and East Village, Newton sees a disconnect between high and low, or mid-west and New York camp as described by Susan Sontag in “Notes on Camp” (1964). Sontag clearly states: “The androgyne is certainly one of the great images of Camp sensibility,” effacing nature, like Carravagio, Wilde and Garbo, Genet’s ideas (but not their form), and C. B. DeMille. To Sontag, homosexuals are the impoverished, self-elected aristocracy in the “cheerful
Charles Pierce, the most famous San Francisco artiste, was best known for his Jeanette MacDonald number, “California Here I Come.” I often saw Charles as Jeanette, Carol, Gloria, Joan, Katherine and Tallulah in a downtown San Francisco bar for the price of a drink in the 1960s, but when I returned in 1974 Charles was seen only with a cover charge in his own North Beach tourist club. Following his TV--no pun intended--debut in a 1971 episode of PARTNERS, Charles appeared in a dozen series (WONDER WOMAN, DESIGNING WOMEN, STARSKY AND HUTCH et al), skipping to feature films in 1978 with Joan Rivers’ RABBIT TEST as the Queen of England. A decade later TORCH SONG TRILOGY (1988) with Harvey Fierstein, SPIES AND LOVERS (1989), and NERDS OF A FEATHER (1990) led to THE BUTCHER’S WIFE (1991). In CHARLES PIERCE AT THE BALLROOM (1987), based on an ‘imaginary’ solo performance, s/he plays all the characters onstage and in the audience. To Bell-Metereau, the real change in Hollywood began with PSYCHO (1960), concurrent with a relaxation in film censorship. Mainstream cinema was free to explore ‘sex perversion’--not just tease homosexuality for laughs and chills--but it remained villainous. In PSYCHO the motive is incest. DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (Ralph Bates and Martine Beswick) was motivated by hormones. Noted director George Cukor preferred Nurse Taylor Mead applying makeup in Warhol/ Morrisey/Tuvel’s LONESOME COWBOYS to Rod Steiger’s transvestite killer in NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (both 1968), and COWBOYS’ “candor” to LADY’s “guilt;” in COWBOYS “you never see a tear--that’s very refreshing.” In Britain in THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (1968) Beryl Reid and Susannah York masquerade as Laurel and Hardy, and in PERFORMANCE (1970) Mick Jagger as his female self. Fellini, Visconti and Bergman viewed the topic less stereotypically, if more Roman Catholic and Nordic. In MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969), Warhol street/superstars Ultra Violet, International Velvet and Taylor Mead appeared at a New York party with John Voight, and stage queen Rickey Renee in the Weimar Berlin-set CABARET (1972) alongside Liza Minnelli. Barry Humphries became Edna Everage in 1961. Harris Glenn Milstead became ‘Divine’ in John Waters’ first feature, MONDO TRASHO (1969). In Canada, Craig Russell was OUTRAGEOUS! (1977) and TOO OUTRAGEOUS! (1987). Curtis Harrington bookended his career as brother and sister in his own FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER and its remake, USHER (2002). Dudley Moore played a nun, and seven other characters, in BEDAZZLED (1967). Gore Vidal’s Myron (Rex Reed) became Raquel Welch in 1970. Michael Greer loved longtime companion Sebastian Brook in THE GAY DECEIVERS (1969) and ran a cellblock in FORTUNE IN MEN’S EYES (1971). Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Oscar for crossdressing in THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (1974), John Lithgow as a transsexual in THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, and Dustin Hoffman as TOOTSIE (both 1982). ‘The Rocky Horror Show’, originally a London stage piece, was picturized in 1975 as THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. U.S. female impersonation sprang from the minstrel tradition. The last word in Anthony Slides’ study THE GREAT PRETENDERS (1986) comes from Charles Pierce. “Why do critics and reviewers always have to say ‘Charles Pierce, Female Impersonator’? If the public doesn’t know who I am by now, they never will.’ ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY Mann, William J. BEHIND THE SCREEN: HOW GAYS AND LESBIANS SHAPED HOLLYWOOD, 1910-1969. New York: Viking (Penguin), 2001. Marlowe, Kenneth. MR. MADAM: CONFESSIONS OF A MALE MADAM. Los
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The situation of real drag queens before Stonewall, in 1969, was not good. Esther Newton’s anthropologic MOTHER CAMP, field studied in 1969 but first published in 1972, calls drag queens “the stigma of the gay world.” They imitate the upper and lower classes, live in fluid urban groups of three or more, often drugged, more ‘nellie’ than the rest of the gay world. Novices are often in their teens, not as glamorous as they think, and learn to be comedians. Those who strip have to wear a ‘gaff’ to hold down their private parts (whereas secret transvestites wear only female underclothes under their clothes.) In 1969, comic drag was often done to records. Standups developed their own routines, demanding “a group identity.” The favorite subject was Bette Davis as stage star Margo Channing, not as ex-screen star Baby Jane. ‘Stage’ queens identify with other stage and club performers; only street queens (who often take hormones) with movie stars. A ‘job’ or performance brings normal stage fright, but abnormal competition: bars, the usual workplace, are vulnerable to the police, social but demanding reciprocity for free drinks, and provide only “quick-money,” on average $75 a week. There is “practically no access to influential (show-biz) heterosexuals.” Nightclub managers usually hire and fire at will: the “only certainties are uncertainties.”
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tion of children on the history and future of hemp. Our goal is to make sure all generations are given the truth from here on out. I am a mom. I am a “pot smoker” — a medicinal cannabis user. And I am here to tell you that “pot” IS a gateway drug — it is a gateway to health, peace and enlightenment. I have raised two, intelligent, free thinking, compassionate children who will continue to light the path for a future of freedom and truth for the human race.
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All of these humans are begging for my services!
I have the best job of all. My job is to make humans forget about having to do their terrible job every day.
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They are SO happy right now....
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Now while it is true, a pot is something you cook with, this is not what I was being talked to about. It was the early 80’s and the agenda in schools was to “educate” kids about drugs through a program called D.A.R.E. When my folks heard about this coming to the schools, that the local law enforcement was going to be in our schools telling kids LIES about cannabis, bringing in pipes and bongs asking if kids knew what they were, asking kids point blank if their parents used marijuana, well, I was told to lie. And this created fear in and of itself. Was I supposed to lie to the people meant to protect us? Yep. Because we live in a contradictory society that has brainwashed people. Fast forward 30 years and now I’m a parent. I’m not going to lie to my kids. From the time they were born, I have talked to my children like people. I did not make things up to serve my purpose, but simply provided them with facts based on truth. From science to personal experience. When it comes to the talks about drugs, I repeatedly express to them the importance of people making sure their bodies and minds develop before they partake in ANY mind-altering substance. And that pharmaceuticals are some of the most dangerous substances out there. I help them understand that when they turn 18, they are adults and will have the right to vote or buy cigarettes. But while they may be adult in age, their brains are not yet completely done developing. I tell them that this is why the age for drinking alcohol and personal consumption of cannabis in our state is 21. We also talk about the importance of moderation. While it’s legal to buy kegs of beer, wine by the case and booze by the gallon, if moderation is not exercised it can and will lead to dangers, including death. We also talk about the benefits of “drugs” when used in the right applications. We talk about how even the right applications can lead to addiction with some substances. We talk about the dangers of addiction and the dangers of drinking and driving. We talk about the dangers of “partying” with people you don’t really know and about how drugs and alcohol alter your judgment. And now at 10 ½ and 12 years-old, when I ask my kids what they will say when presented with peer pressure to try cigarettes, alcohol or drugs — to be “cool,” they smile and respond, “We will tell them it’s cooler to have a fully-developed brain and body.” I recognize the need for not just my children to be educated with truth, but for EVERYONE be educated with truth. I spoke to my kid’s 5th grade teacher — fifth grade being the year of “social awareness,” puberty, hormones; peer pressure, drugs and alcohol — about how she would handle it if during these discussions my daughter contradicted her opinions on marijuana with facts. She was taken back. The need for thoughtful approach to discussing legal marijuana in school is one of the most important aspects of legalization. Last week I was in Olympia speaking to our State Departments regarding industrial hemp. I have been working to bring industrial hemp, a cousin to the marijuana plant, to our area for commodity crops, as well as for environmental cleanup. One of my biggest missions as we embark on this project is educating the public about the history and future of cannabis and hemp in our country. When I returned from my trip the state capital, my oldest daughter was distraught. She begged me to quit my project. She told me people wouldn’t understand. She was afraid kids were going to bully her. She said people were going to say that I’m growing “pot” and that she would not be able to be friends with them anymore if their parents found out. I understood what she was saying and told her that this is WHY we are starting with education; that my project is ALL ABOUT EDUCATION, but she knows this. I knew there was more to it. I got to the root of her fear. One of her teachers approached her that day, based on my political posts on Facebook and asked my 6th grader, “Does your mom smoke a lot of marijuana?” She was blindsided. First of all, let’s address how inappropriate this is. Is this really the teacher’s business? Nope. Did this teacher have any place asking this of a child? Absolutely not. Should she have come to me, absolutely she should have. Did I address this, you bet. I took this as an opportunity to talk to the principal and the teacher, to tell them about my hemp project. Now that I have, they are both very interested in learning more. Next I have scheduled a meeting with the counselor, the teacher, principal, and my children so they can reassure my children that as we go public with our campaign that the school will support them, and not condone any bullying. We are also meeting this week with the superintendent of the school district to discuss implementing an education program into our district to start the learning process. I am working with a retired professor to build games, songs and videos aimed at the educa-
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When asked what Pot is...its something you cook with
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This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. There may be health risks associated with the consumption of this product. For use only by adults twenty one and older. Keep out of the reach of children.
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GLBT Organizations in Whatcom and Skagit Counties -Cascade Rainbow Community Cntr is a community of LBGQT people that enjoy each other’s company. We gather every Friday @ 6:30 PM for community, sharing of food, conversation, ideas, and current events. Each Friday is either game or movie night. The group has a lending library, Pride participation, and educational support. We are located at The Center for Spiritual Living @ 1508 N 18th St., Mount Vernon, WA. For information call (360) 840-8499 and for additional information checkout and subscribe to our Facebook Page. -Evergreen Wellness Advocates Evergreen Wellness Advocates provides support services for people living with HIV and AIDS who reside in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, San Juan and Snohomish counties. Bellingham: 115 Unity St. 360-671-0703, Everett: 2709 Wetmore Ave. 425-740-3000
-Mount Baker Planned Parenthood Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood proudly demonstrates its commitment to the LGBTQ community in all of our educational and service areas, by partnering with LGBTQ service organizations and through sponsorship and participation in Bellingham Pride. Our goal is to ensure that
-PFLAG of Skagit County Support meetings for Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people and GLBT individuals are held at Central United Methodist Church, 1013 Polte Rd, Sedro-Woolley on the second Monday of every month at 7 PM. For directions and information all 360-856-4676 and for additional information and events check online at www.pflagskagit.org. -PFLAG of Whatcom County Whatcom County Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meets the 2ND Thursday of each month, 7pm at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham. For more information and events visit www.whatcompflag.com -Sean Humphrey House A housing unit for people who need assistance living with HIV/AIDS in Bellingham. For more information call 360-733-9357 -Washington Gender Alliance A support and educational organization for anyone dealing with issues of gender identity or expression, and the people in our lives. We have weekly Open Support meetings in
Bellingham and Everett. For more information, please write to us at info@ WashingtonGenderAlliance.com or call 360-445-2411, or visit our web site at www.WashingtonGenderAlliance.com. -WWU LGBTA The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance at Western Washington University is a student organization which supports lesbians, gays, bisexuals, people who identify as transgender, and their allies; in the various stages of their coming out process, in the creation and affirmation of positive self identities, and in the promotion and defense of their human and civil rights. The LGBTA is located on Western’s Campus in Viking Union 515 and is open from the first day of Fall quarter until the last day of Spring quarter. For information call 360-650-6120. -WCC’s Queer Straight Alliance is committed to supporting the GLBT community by promoting awareness of queer issues and entertaining and educating students and staff of WCC. We can be reached at wccqsa@gmail. com. -Whatcom County KINK is a group to help organize events, munches, help if you have items to sell, or just a way for people to get to know each other. Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month at Rumor’s Cabaret. Happy Spankings!
-Whatcom Queer Teen Shelter We’re in Whatcom county and currently organizing community support and resource sharing, specifically for LGBT youth and generally with any trans and queer people. We are also fundraising for the future shelter, and invite all trans and queer people to get involved in the direction of our organization. Email us at wqts.general@gmail.com or wqts.youthresources@gmail.com -Gay Bellingham Wednesday Dinner Wednesday dinner gathering. Open to all, but mostly attended by gay men. Tends to be older men. Usually around 10 to 15. New people find it on the web and come meet Bellingham area folks. Rotates to different restaurant locations each week as announced in the Yahoo Group. www.gaybellingham.org/ https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ alternativebellingham/info
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-ISCEE The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Evergreen Empire is affiliated with the International Court System and has been actively raising money for charity for over 30 years by sponsoring drag shows and pageants. The group is open to all regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation, seeking to provide social activities and community service opportunities for gays, lesbians, and their friends and allies in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan Counties.
every individual has the information, services, and freedom to make healthy, responsible decisions about sex, sexuality, and parenthood. We offer transgender services, comprehensive reproductive care, affordable STD testing and treatment and annual exams. Sliding scale available. Make an appointment on-line! http://www.mbpp.org Bellingham Clinic: (360)734-9095 Mount Vernon Clinic: (360)848-1744 Transgender Services now available!
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