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THANK YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, WE SAW UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS FOR THE NATION’S LGBT COMMUNITY IN 2010.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED LEGISLATION THAT WILL REPEAL “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL.�

FROM LAUNCHING A NATIONAL VETERANS TOUR TO GENERATING MORE THAN 19 MILLION COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT REPEAL, HRC WORKED TO ENSURE THAT THIS UNJUST LAW WILL SOON BE PART OF THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY. DADT REPEAL JOINS HATE CRIMES PROTECTIONS AS THE SECOND PIECE OF LANDMARK LEGISLATION FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY PASSED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SOME OTHER VICTORIES INCLUDE: Worked closely with the Obama administration to extend hospital visitation rights for LGBT couples.

Led the campaign to oust bigoted Arkansas school board member Clint McCance.

Fought to bring marriage equality across the country. Led the effort to enact marriage equality in Washington, D.C., and organized the key religious voices in support of marriage.

Launched an innovative program to empower transgender job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed by providing essential skills training to make the most of the job market.

Launched a campaign to work to pass marriage equality legislation in New York and helped elect three new voices for marriage in the state Senate.

Launched NOMExposed.org to hold the National Organization for Marriage accountable for the misinformation and hate spread in its effort to thwart equality.

Developed the Countdown 2010 Grassroots Campaign calling for a fair and inclusive ENDA.

NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP.

Deployed 39 staff to 17 states to work for pro-equality candidates and recruited more than 4,500 volunteers to support these candidates.

HRC’s Corporate Equality Index expanded with 337 employers reaching 100 percent scores, the most ever.

Signed 50 adoption agencies across the country to implement LGBT-inclusive policies and practices.

HRC is only LGBT national partner organization to join the national non-partisan citizenship and voter registration program Ya Es Hora. HRC mobilized more than 500 volunteers for 40 citizenship workshops in 20 communities.

Led the call for Mormon leader Boyd Packer to renounce his discriminatory, homophobic remarks.

Worked with the Joint Commission, which accredits most hospitals, to establish LGBT-specific accreditation standards to eliminate discriminatory policies in healthcare facilities.

In response to high profile anti-LGBT bullying and youth suicides, launched a new website to help address bullying in elementary schools.

Formalized a partnership with National Education Association (NEA) to extend the reach of HRC’s Welcoming Schools program.

Successfully lobbied the Obama administration to issue guidance permitting employees to take federal family and medical leave to care for a same-sex partner’s child and extending federal domestic violence protections to include victims in same-sex relationships.

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The queens are back for season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and once again Florida is representing with St. Petersburg performer Alexis Mateo. RuPaul tells us about this cast’s talents and Mateo talks about her journey to reality show stardom.

The “Les Cons,” or nuts, that are ever present in Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba keep a strong gay vibe going through the Disney World Resort production.

Photo courtesy Cirque du Soleil

11 | Orlando News Equality Florida is featured at a Rollins College event honoring MLK Jr. Day; Advocate names Orlando the nation’s fourth gayest city; more.

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Longtime gender therapist Dr. Kathleen Ferrell is honored by patients as she focuses more on transgender children; Tampa’s mayoral candidates speak to the GaYbor coalition; more.

15 | State News A Miami man is accused of murdering two men who he says made sexual advances at him; ADAP gets a much needed financial boost in the state; more.

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President Obama calls Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords openly gay intern a hero for his quick thinking after an Arizona shooting; Justice Department prepares to defend the Defense of Marriage Act; more.

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Wespeak with RuPaul, who shares insight her Drag Race contestants for season 3. St. Petersburg performer Alexis Mateo tells us about her experience on the Logo show, premiering Jan. 24. A-List hunk Reichen Lehmkuhl talks about life after reality television and Chad Smith, director of MAD Theatre’s Zanna, Don’t, talks about the impact of live theater.

43 | Winter Arts The holidays are long gone and the arts community is geared up for several months of new shows, performances and productions. We speak with two openly gay performers in Cirque du Soleil’s new La Nouba production at Walt Disney World Resort about their experiences with the over-thetop spectacle. We also speak with locals in the Tampa Bay and Orlando arts scenes about their love of the trade. And, of course, we give the gay highlights of the upcoming theater, concert and arts season—complete with our “don’t miss” suggestions.

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randomly into a crowd—or at anyone—and kill six people, including a nineince the tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., the nation’s media has put year-old child. But does that make Loughner, if he was indeed the shooter, a large spotlight on the campaign tactics of right-wing politicians, any less guilty? I would hope not. especially Sarah Palin. Her “strategy” of using literature with As details emerge about the man accused of the killings, the blame crosshairs placed on the offices of Democratic leaders she hoped to oust and game has turned into a fast-paced version of Hot Potato. The Left blames her war cry of ”Don’t retreat—reload” to influence her Tea Party followers in November were distasteful, tacky and disgusting. Some have said that she the Right’s campaign tactics for the 22-year-old’s actions while the Right blames the Left, saying it’s taking an opportunistic approach to a tragedy. is inherently responsible for the murderous acts of Jan. 12. But are we too As a member of the LGBT community, I can relate to the Right’s stance quick to point the finger at one politician whom we happen to dislike? that the actions of one do not reflect the whole. How often have we heard Let me be clear—I am not a Sarah Palin fan and I never have been. Her unsubstantiated claims from our opposition like, “All gay men are drug constant barrage of lies during the campaign and after the passage of the Healthcare Reform Bill quickly soured any hopes I had for her to eventually addicts” or “Lesbians shouldn’t coach high school girls” because one woman crossed the line with a player? The actions of one person do not grow up to become a viable leader. The only benefit of her anti-LGBT represent an entire segment of humanity. stance and her ongoing tirade as a “Hockey Mom” Just look at Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist was the return appearances of Tina Fey on Saturday Church; they are not reflective of all religions.

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This is not to say that people of influence— But I have difficulty placing direct blame on Steve Blanchard I can relate to the especially politicians and the media—don’t have the her for the actions of Jared Loughner’s shooting EDITOR SteveB@WatermarkOnline.com rampage on Jan. 12. To say one woman has so much Right’s stance that the ability to manipulate the actions of their followers.

Adolf Hitler was successful in doing just that. And influence—or one party, for that matter—is hard for actions of one do not in 2010, a rash of teen suicides was directly linked to me to digest. reflect the whole. bullying by more popular or influential classmates.

I know a lot of people disagree with me on this Americans put a lot of faith in the leaders they point, and I can see their point of view. Images we elect and support. But when those leaders do see in the media can affect the way we think; that’s something distasteful, it is the job of the American what advertising is all about. Who doesn’t want to people to call them on it. drink a “light beer” after seeing all the cardio involved with drinking that As the battle resumes to repeal the Health Care Bill and as a new other stuff?

Congress continues to settle into their comfy leather chairs in Washington, But some things simply can’t be influenced. Video games like The Sims, D.C., the partisan bickering will resume—in fact it already has. which feature gay characters, cannot be responsible for the sexuality of the But hopefully the tragedy in Tucson will pave the way for a more nation’s children. States that recognize same-sex marriage (like in Iowa humanitarian way to express our differences—not only in politics but and Massachusetts) do not cause 50% of heterosexual marriages to end in in everyday life. We must blame individuals for their own actions but divorce. our leaders must understand that leading by example can help avoid dire Yet many on the Left are very quick to point the finger at Palin and rightconsequences. | l | wingers for the actions of one individual. Is Loughner mentally disturbed?

I don’t know, but I would think you would have to be unbalanced to shoot

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Rick Scott prepares to sign an executive order immediately following his inauguration earlier this month.

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The Mystery of Rick Scott

Equality leaders ‘wait and see’ where Florida’s new gov. stands on equality steve blanchard

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ven with him seated firmly in the executive offices of Tallahassee, there is still a cloud of mystery surrounding Rick Scott—especially pertaining to his views of LGBT residents living in the state.

The new Republican governor has never shown support for LGBT issues and while campaigning he used antiLGBT rhetoric in both the primary and general election seasons. He even went as far as to attack former State Attorney General and one-time gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum for his ties to “pro-homosexual rights” presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. He also said he favored continuing Florida’s now-dead law that banned gays and lesbians from adopting children.

So it’s safe to say that many LGBTs are at least somewhat apprehensive when

it comes to Florida’s new leadership. But, there is reason to be cautiously optimistic as well, according to Nadine Smith, Equality Florida’s executive director.

“We are making no assumptions,” Smith says of Scott’s views of LGBT people. “We’re reaching out to the administration. I think he’s made a priority off—and he campaigned on—the promise of creating and retaining jobs in Florida. We believe there’s an opportunity to build bipartisan support there.”

Many raised their eyebrows when Scott signed a narrow non-discrimination executive order that did not extend protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It also neglected to include protections on handicaps and marital status.

Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council,

told the Huffington Post that the move was disappointing.

“Governor Scott’s limited view of diversity is very discouraging,” Hoch says. “Governor Scott did not even include all of the classifications listed in the Florida Civil Rights Act—let alone sexual orientation and gender identity.”

But the fight to get those protections isn’t over. In fact, it’s just beginning, according to Smith.

“Major employers in our state believe it creates competitiveness to have these protections,” Smith says. “I know there are people close to the governor communicating that message to him as well. We’ll make no assumptions about this administration. We will continue to reach out and see where we are over time.

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Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Many medicines interact with KALETRA. Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your doctor or pharmacist. Your doctor can tell you if it is safe to take KALETRA with other medicines. Your doctor may need to change the dose of other medicines while you take KALETRA.

Medicines you should not take with KALETRA. Serious problems or death can happen if you take these medicines with KALETRA: • ergot containing medicines, including: ° ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot®, Migergot, Ergomar, Ergostat, Medihaler Ergotamine, Wigraine, Wigrettes) mesylate ° dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45®, Embolex, Migranal®) ° ergonovine, ergonovine and methylergonovine (Ergotrate, Methergine), ergotamine and methylergonovine ° Ergotrate Maleate, methylergonovine maleate (Methergine) • triazolam (Halcion®), midazolam hydrochloride oral syrup • pimozide (Orap®) • the cholesterol lowering medicines lovastatin (Mevacor®) or simvastatin (Zocor®) • sildenafil (Revatio®) only when used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. (See “Medicines that may need changes” and “What are the

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• Do not miss a dose of KALETRA. This could make the virus harder to treat. If you forget to take KALETRA, take the missed dose right away. If it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the missed dose. Instead, follow your regular dosing schedule by taking your next dose at its regular time. Do not take more than one dose of KALETRA at one time.

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• Do not change your treatment or stop • KALETRA should not be administered treatment without first talking with your once daily in combination with doctor. carbamazepine (Tegretol® and Epitol®), • Swallow KALETRA tablets whole. Do phenobarbital (Luminal®), or phenytoin not chew, break, or crush KALETRA (Dilantin®). tablets.

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Avoid doing things that can spread HIV infection. KALETRA does not stop you from passing HIV infection to others. Do not share needles, other injection equipment or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. Always practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.

What are the possible side effects of KALETRA? KALETRA can cause serious side effects.

• See “What is the most important information I should know about KALETRA?” • Liver problems. Liver problems, including death, can happen in people who take KALETRA. Blood tests in people who take KALETRA may show possible liver problems. People with liver disease such as Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C who take KALETRA may have worsening liver disease. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these signs and symptoms of liver problems: ° loss of appetite ° yellow skin and whites of eyes (jaundice) ° dark-colored urine ° pale colored stools, itchy skin ° stomach area (abdominal) pain.

• Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis). Some people who take KALETRA get inflammation of the pancreas which may be serious and cause death. You have a higher chance of getting pancreatitis if you have had it before. Tell your doctor if you have nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain while taking KALETRA. These may be signs of pancreatitis.

• Increases in certain fat (triglycerides and cholesterol) levels in your blood. Large increases of triglycerides and cholesterol can be seen in blood test results of some people who take KALETRA. The longterm chance of getting complications such as heart attacks or stroke due to increases in triglycerides and cholesterol caused by protease inhibitors is not known at this time.

• Diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Some people who take protease inhibitors including KALETRA get new or more serious diabetes, or high blood sugar. Tell your doctor if you notice an increase in thirst or urinate often while taking KALETRA.

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• Changes in body fat. Changes in body fat in some people who take antiretroviral therapy. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the trunk.

Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time.

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Equality Florida’s Smith Featured at Rollins MLK Event

Comm. Stewart receives Harvey Milk Award

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Orlando | Former Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart has been given the Harvey Milk Foundation Honors medal, an honor presented by the Harvey B. Milk Foundation. Stewart was awarded her medal at a cocktail reception in honor of Stewart and Bill Segal, for their pro-LGBT actions while they held their seats on the Orange County Commission. The event was held Jan. 6.

“Harvey Milk felt passionately that the

Orlando | On Jan. 17, communities around the nation celebrated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, organizers at Rollins College expanded the message of rights for all people by choosing keynote speaker Nadine Smith, an AfricanAmerican LGBT leader nationally recognized for her nearly two decades of work.

“I was raised here in Florida, in the panhandle,” Smith told the capacity crowd at the college’s Knowles Chapel of her unique understanding of the state she also works in.

Smith is one of the nation’s leading LGBT activists, co-chairing the famous 1993 March on Washington and meeting with President Bill Clinton. Since the inception of Equality Florida in 1997, she has served as executive director.

“My father and many of his friends and associates worked directly with King. So I approach the subject of King not just as a brilliant leader, which he was; I primarily look at him as a simple human being, who was often scared of the mantle of leadership.”

Smith, 45, shared her own stories of fear,

starting when she was a college student just starting her career in activism. She also talked of her strengthening connection to King’s family; she reached out to King’s widow Coretta Scott in the 1990s when anti-gay initiatives were first cropping up in local and national politics.

“People were outraged, saying that King would’ve never stood for having his name lumped in with lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders… Coretta Scott set the record straight,” Smith says.

In a letter, Coretta Scott King said, “Like Martin, I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.”

“It’s important to remember, especially in recent times when rhetoric can enflame us…that’s King’s message was one of love, the power of love in the face of adversity,” Smith said.

Toward the end of her address, Smith again quoted King; three other speakers at the Rollins College event also evoked the same words: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” | l |

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Same-sex protest wedding to be annulled jamie hyman Orlando | Nearly a year after strangers Brian Feldman and Hannah Miller married to protest that same-sex couples can’t marry in Florida, the couple is getting an annulment.

Feldman launched the project—part performance art, part protest—a few weeks before Valentine’s Day 2010 when he announced he would marry anyone willing

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Orlando | Theatrical everyman Michael Wanzie was tapped to direct the Central Florida premier of YouTour, a collection of YouTube-influenced stars that perform before a live audience. The production stopped at the Osceola Performing Arts Center on Jan. 18.

Central Florida was the first stop of the

Orlando | Orlando secured the No. 4 spot in The Advocate’s second annual list of the top 15 Gayest Cities in America.

The publication described Orlando as “a hot spot for gay and lesbian life and a hotbed of progressive attitudes,” citing the Orange County Commission’s decision in November to add sexual

tour, which is the brainchild of River, an Orlando resident and on-screen host of the YouTube Channel StirfryTV. “YouTube provides a platform and a huge audience base from which to develop fans for any one with the guts, talent and determination to put themselves out there,” River said. “Many of the people responsible for these videos are web celebs.” | l |

briefs Orlando restaurateur Eddie Nickell was installed as the Central Florida chapter of the FRLA’s first openly gay president. | Photo courtesy Scott Joseph’s Orlando Restaurant Guide at ScottJosephOrlando.com.

The Central Florida FLRA has nearly 1,000 members, making it the largest in the state. | l |

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who showed up to the Orange County Courthouse on Feb. 14. That morning, three women were joined by several dozen same-sex marriage supporters to witness the wedding. Miller “won” the chance to be Feldman’s bride in a game of Spin the Bottle, and they were married immediately after.

Feldman said he’s seen Miller fewer than 10 times since their wedding. The final hearing for their annulment petition was Jan. 19. | l |

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FRLA chapter names first openly gay president Orlando | Eddie Nickell, co-owner of Funky Monkey Wine Company and Bananas Diner, is now the first openly gay president of the Central Florida chapter of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA). Nickell was installed at a banquet Jan. 12, which featured a number of dishes from his restaurant kitchen and a drag show, with performers who frequently entertain at Funky Monkey and Bananas.

“I am thrilled to hold this position as a local restaurateur and the hospitality industry is very near and dear to me,” said Nickell. “The FRLA is also active in Tallahassee we fight for restaurant issues, we fight for our industry and a huge part of our mission is tourism in Florida and Orlando.”

most important responsibility of any elected official was to make sure that all citizens are treated equally,” said Watermark CEO Tom Dyer, who presented Stewart with her medal.

“Linda Stewart shared that passion and so it’s appropriate that she receive this award.”

Stewart was instrumental in adding sexual identity to Orange County’s anti-discrimination policies. Dyer and Stewart both serve on the Harvey Milk Foundation advisory board. Only five other people have ever received a Harvey Milk Foundation Honors medal. | l |

orientation protections to an existing antidiscrimination law and calling the annual Fringe Festival “one of the gayest in the country.”

The only other Florida city to make the list was Miami, at the No. 15 spot.

Minneapolis was No. 1.

Orlando did not make the 2010 list, but two other Florida cities did—Gainesville and Fort Lauderdale. | l |

MBA elects board members At their midterm elections, the Metropolitan Business Association (MBA) confirmed Mikeal Audebert as MBA vice president following an interim assignment to the role.

The MBA also re-elected Fredrick Eriksson as treasurer, Jason Holstein as marketing and communications director and Troy Cochran as technology director. New board members are Brian Gilvin, corporate development director, and Michael Wallman, board member at large.

Date set for AIDS Walk Orlando The Hope and Help Center of Central Florida announced that the 2011 AIDS

Walk is Saturday, April 9, at Lake Eola.

The annual event benefits Hope and Help, Central Florida’s largest AIDS service organization. Teams of walkers work to raise money, with awards for the biggest fundraisers. Team and individual registration is now open at AIDSWalkOrlando.org.

Film fest seeking entries The Central Florida Film Festival is now accepting entries in the categories of features, shorts, documentaries, and student projects. The festival is put on every year over Labor Day weekend at West Orange 5 Cinemas in Ocoee. Winning filmmakers receive a plaque and cash prizes. For more information visit CentralFloridaFilmFestival. com. To register, go to WithoutABox.com.

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St. Petersburg | In her 25 years as a gender therapist, Dr. Kathleen Ferrell has seen a lot of changes in the way the world views transgender individuals. But one thing she may not have seen is the direct and powerful impact she’s had on the T-community.

But in December, during a special celebration honoring the career of Ferrell, she heard first-hand how influential she has been during her quarter-century of service. Patients spoke about their experiences with Farrell— including her creation of a free group therapy session that was recently passed onto Dr. Tristan Byrnes.

“Those therapy groups emerged as part of my practice,” Ferrell remembered.

“There were no support groups in the Tampa Bay area back then. I did not facilitate that first group, I only started it.”

And what she started changed the lives of countless transgender people in Tampa Bay and beyond. Many stood during the celebration to thank Ferrell for her guidance during the complex and often difficult transition from one gender to the other.

Ferrell said she was overcome by the love and support of the T community showed during the celebration.

“I was quite emotional,” Ferrell said.

“I was very grateful that I could be present when I was eulogized—most people don’t get that opportunity. The individuals I’ve worked with over the years are amazing people because of course gender change is the Everest of human change. I think that they are just incredible people and in the face of a lot of obstacles in society, careers, in their families, they have persevered and they are just incredible.”

Since she began her practice 25 years ago, Ferrell has seen options open up to the transgender community and she credits those advances to education and the fostering of an understanding of what it means to be transgender.

Society as a whole is becoming educated

on the subject and the gay and lesbian community has become more embracing of transgender people, she said.

“Embracing really is the key word here,” Ferrell said. “We are grateful that the gay and lesbian community has embraced the trans community so much.”

While Ferrell has passed the therapy group onto Byrnes, she said she plans to continue her practice, but she is focused more now on transgender youth and their families. More and more children are coming out as transgender—much like gay and lesbian children are doing.

Ferrell wants to be there to help.

“I am continuing to work with one family in particular whose child went from being a 7-year-old-male in second grade to a female attending the third grade in the same school,” Ferrell said.

“I feel I have the education and expertise to work with these families who are experiencing this situation with their children.”

The confidence in which children are coming out—whether as transgender or gay or lesbian—is based in the educational opportunities that are now available, Ferrell believes. That, in turn, has helped more transgender people counter the effects of puberty, thus making the transition into a more comfortable adulthood easier.

Ferrell is not leaving her older patients behind, however. She still has a full client list and will continue to practice for as long as she is able. She is excited about passing the torch onto a younger doctor.

“I have a really, very staunch philosophy about those of us older in the community moving on to make room for younger people to join the workforce and offer their contributions,” Ferrell said.

“Dr. Byrnes is a talented doctor who just finished his Masters Degree. He will be an asset to the community.”

For more information on Byrnes and the therapy groups, call 813-919-6185 or e-mail TWolfeByrnes@gmail.com.

For information on Dr. Ferrell and her practice, visit TGTherapist.com. | l |

briefs Leather Sir/ boy contest returns to Flamingo

Miss Gay Florida US of A returns to Ybor

The Tampa Bay Leather Sir/boy contest returns to the Flamingo Resort the weekend of Feb. 4-6. For more information or to register for the contest, visit TampaBayLeatherClub.com.

The 2011 Miss Gay Florida US of A pageant will return to The Honey Pot in Ybor City on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 9 p.m.

The pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Gay US of A pageant in Dallas, Tex. For information and registration details, search for the pageant’s page on Facebook.

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Tampa’s six mayoral candidate speak at GaYbor meeting staff report Tampa | The January GaYbor Coalition meeting was packed, which was to be expected since six viable candidates to become Tampa’s next mayor were in attendance.

All six accepted invitations to speak to the LGBT coalition at the Metro Wellness Community Center on 7th Avenue Jan. 14, and each were given five minutes to speak directly to those in attendance.

One of the more popular candidates appeared to be Rose Ferlita, who is a former city councilwoman and the only woman running for the position to be vacated by Pam Iorio in March. She seemed to receive the most applause when she was introduced.

She spoke mostly about bringing business to Tampa and that “as Rose Ferlita being your mayor, the City of Tampa will be out of the business of red tape.”

Ferlita has a long history of supporting the LGBT community. However, it was Ed Turanchik who was the only candidate to directly acknowledge that his audience was mostly LGBT residents. He shared that he was proud of his vote 20 years ago to “make Hillsborough County the first county

in this part of the state to say it’s illegal to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation.”

Also in attendance was Bob Buckhorn, who said that Tampa is losing too many residents to other cities—namely Raleigh-Durham and Austin, Tex. He talked about creating more opportunities for “best and brightest” among Tampa’s residents.

Current City Council chairman Thomas Scott spoke about governing from the heart and that a mayor must help people find solutions to problems, adding that “I will be the best mayor you ever will elect in the state of Florida.”

Former Mayor Dick Greco also spoke briefly, congratulating the GaYbor business district’s success and sharing details about his role in bringing Centro Ybor to fruition. The 77-year-old guaranteed that “whatever time” he has left will be dedicated to the City of Tampa.

And finally, a candidate who is virtually an unknown addressed the coalition.

Arthur Richardson focused on Tampa’s economy, speaking about improving Tampa’s infrastructure and protecting families from crime. | l |

Gasparilla gets gay infusion with El Gancho steve blanchard Tampa | For more than a century the City of Tampa has celebrated Gasparilla, a celebration of the city’s pirate heritage. Parades, a yearly “attack” and revelry have turned the last weekend of January into one of the city’s largest party weekends.

Now, that weekend is about to get a whole lot gayer, thanks to four Ybor City residents introducing a “circuit party light” weekend of events.

The main event, featuring DJ Abel, is the El Gancho Party on Saturday, Jan., 29 from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. at the Historic Ritz Ybor Theater.

But the night before, on Friday Jan. 28, Gancho Tampa takes over the Castle in Ybor with a fetish-themed party dubbed “Whips & Chains.” That party also runs 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.

“This is something we’ve thought about doing for awhile,” said Tony LaColla, one of the organizers.

LaColla said that pairing the event with Gasparilla Weekend was not an accident.

“Because of the large number of people coming to the Tampa Bay area already, we decided the timing was perfect,” LaColla said.

So far there has been no resistance to “gaying up” the festive weekend and LaColla said that the City of Tampa and the Ybor City District Coalition has provided assistance where it can. Most pre-sold tickets are from the Orlando area and Atlanta, according to LaColla.

“Atlanta has been our biggest market,” LaColla said. “I know we’ll have a lot of locals and the Orlando community seems very interested as well, based on early numbers.

Friday’s Whips Miami-based DJ Abel will spin during the El Gancho & Chains Party Party on Saturday, Jan. 29, at at the castle, he The Ritz Ybor in conjunction says, could sell out with the Gasparilla Weekend at 1,000 tickets. celebration. | Photo courtesy Liz Liguori He expects the El Gancho party Saturday at The Ritz Ybor to pack nearly 800 people into the newly renovated theater.

“It makes sense to hold that party at The Ritz Ybor,” LaColla said. “There’s such good energy there and it’s a spectacular building.

You don’t need decorations to improve it and once you walk through the doors you know you’re in a special place.”

A portion of the ticket sales to Saturday’s party will benefit the Metro Wellness and Community Centers, which are based in Tampa and St. Petersburg.

Tickets are $20 for the Fetish Party on Friday and $45 for Saturday’s El Gancho Party when purchased online at GanchoTampa.com.

Tickets are $10 more at the door. | l |

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Sarasota | St. Boniface Episcopal Church has secured the highly-sought after Rev. Gene Robinson as its speaker for its popular Boniface Center Series on Jan. 29. The first openly-gay bishop in the Episcopal Church has been mired in controversy since his election in 2003.

Robinson has been in wide demand since his election and has toured the country speaking at different events and churches.

Fortunately for St. Boniface, it had a specific connection to the New Hampshire-based clergyman.

“Bishop Robinson’s visit has been in the works for several years, and we are grateful to the Rev. Wesley Wasdyke for making the connections to bring this about,” the church posted on its website. “Wes’ home diocese is New Hampshire and for many years he and Cindy have shared their lives with communities in Sarasota and Manchester, New Hampshire. This made it a natural for us to invite Bishop Robinson to be our speaker.”

The church initially invited Robinson to speak at the Sarasota church in 2007, but had postponed for a number of reasons. The church posted that the four-year wait has created a “wonderful story of ecclesiastical

politics, grace and reconciliation.”

Robinson is expected to speak about how to remain focused and centered in the midst of controversy, a practice with which the bishop is extremely familiar.

When Robinson was nominated to become a bishop, conservatives and liberals argued whether he should be allowed to become a bishop because of his sexuality. Several conservative factions threatened a schism within both the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion—and followed through on those threats when he was confirmed.

During his visit to Sarasota, Robinson will also talk about remaining committed to friends, family and faith while taking on the demanding stresses of a busy life.

St. Boniface will welcome Robinson with an invitation-only dinner on Saturday, Jan. 29.

The public is invited to hear Robinson speak at the church on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 5 p.m.

A luncheon scheduled at 12:30 p.m. requires a ticket to attend.

For more information on St. Boniface and Robinson’s appearances, visit BonifaceChurch.org. | l |

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Two Fla. universities get part of $4.7 million for HIV study wire report Two Florida universities and one in California have been awarded a $4.7 million grant to study the connection between marijuana use and HIV infections in adolescents.

Earlier this month, it was announced that the National Institutes of Health awarded the funds to the University of Florida, the University of South Florida and the

University of California, San Diego.

The five-year study may help experts identify how substance abuse changes the immune function and progression of HIV in the brain. It may also provide evidence to support behavioral guidelines for HIV-infected adolescents. Experts say the study could possibly create better ways of diagnosing adolescents with HIV and new therapies in the future. | l |

Man charged in deaths of neighbor, mechanic wire report A 21-year-old is accused of killing his neighbor and a mechanic because he thought they made homosexual advances toward him.

Matthew E. Guzman was arrested Jan. 2 on burglary charges and charged a day later with two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held without bail in a Miami-Dade County jail.

Guzman is accused of shooting 46-

year-old Paul Barrow in the head Dec. 16 at his auto store. Police say Guzman thought Barrow had looked at him in an “inappropriate manner.’’

He is also suspected of killing 64-yearold Harry Ray on Nov. 18. Police say Guzman knocked on Ray’s door, asked to use the bathroom, then shot Ray several times.

Police say Guzman thought Ray had made homosexual advances that left him “no choice but to shoot the victim.” | l |

ADAP gets big boost richard gary Patients waiting for life-saving AIDS drugs in Florida got a shot in the arm Jan. 3 when the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced that it will supply up to $1 million in free AIDS drugs to those cancelled and wait-listed by state cutbacks to the ADAP program.

AHF, through its AHF Pharmacy, will supply listed HIV/AIDS patients on medication therapy as those patients wait for their medications to be delivered from private patient assistance programs. This will avoid any interruption in lifesaving medication therapy while patients transition

onto patient assistance programs.

“We hope to help ease the state’s AIDS drug crisis and get vulnerable Florida AIDS patients back on to lifesaving antiretroviral treatment,” said Michael Weinstein, the President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

The AIDS Drug Assistance Program is a Federal/State program that pays for life-saving AIDS drugs for low-income Americans. Nationwide, ADAPs serve more than 165,000 people, accounting for one third of people on AIDS treatment in the U.S. | l | Editor’s note: Richard Gary is a reporter with the South Florida Gay News and this article is used with permission.

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Justice Dept. outlines defense of US marriage law wire report Boston, Mass. | The U.S. Department of Justice has filed its opening legal brief for its appeal of a decision by a judge in Massachusetts who concluded that a portion of a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

The appeal follows two rulings in July

by U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro, who said the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it interferes with

a state’s right to define marriage and denies married gay couples an array of federal benefits given to heterosexual married couples.

The Justice Department argued in a brief filed on Jan. 13 that the law was Congress’ “reasonable response” to a debate among the states on same-sex marriage. In its brief, the Justice Department said the federal government has the right to define marriage differently than individual states.

The appeal is expected to be heard by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. | l |

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Tucson, Ariz. | Daniel Hernandez Jr., the openly gay intern who ran to the rescue of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords during the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, was seated next to President Obama last week during a memorial for the victims of that shooting.

President Obama and others repeated referred to Hernandez as a “hero,” but Hernandez himself urged that the title belongs not to him, but to Giffords and other public servants.

“Though I appreciate the sentiment, I

must humbly reject the use of the word hero because I am not one,” said Hernandez. “The people who are the heroes,” he said, were Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, members of her staff, the first responders to the shooting, and the doctors caring for Giffords.

“We have all come together to realize that what defines us is not the differences,” said Hernandez. “It is that we are all together, we are all a family, we are all Americans.”

“Daniel, I’m sorry, you may deny it, but we’ve decided you are a hero,” said President Obama during his remarks. He was interrupted by applause. “You ran through the chaos to minister to your boss and tended to her wounds and helped keep her alive.”

Hernandez, 20, is a student at the University of Arizona but began working as an intern in Giffords’ Tucson office on January 3. He ran toward Giffords when the shooting broke out and, once he saw her head wound, used his hand to apply pressure to curb the bleeding and held her upright to prevent her from choking on the blood. Doctors have credited Hernandez’s quick response with having saved Giffords’ life.

Besides interning for Giffords, Hernandez was appointed as a commissioner at large to the City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Issues. He plans to help the organization with education outreach on issues such as bullying. | l |

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I met Maggie in college, but our friendship personality, and that context would hand me the clues I needed to repair our friendship. didn’t really blossom until after graduation.

Instead, we kept We both became plugging along journalists and our online while things common interests Relationships can turn deteriorated. increased as we I got married navigated adulthood. sour through online in 2009 and asked Those common interactions as well.

Maggie to be in my interests turned tragic wedding party. when both of our I’ve been dealing with During the mothers’ health issues this in a very real way. planning process worsened. My mom I—absolutely had fought cancer off misguidedly—got and on since I was in it into my head that I wanted to enter this high school, and her health sharply declined new chapter in my life with a clean slate and when I was in my mid-20s. Around the same would not walk down that aisle until Maggie time, Maggie’s mom was diagnosed with and I hashed it out. Unfortunately, these severe Alzheimer’s disease far too young, discussions only happened (you guessed it!) and what should have been her golden years online. They did not go well. She avoided were spent in a nursing home, entertaining visits from family members who she could no direct questions like a seasoned politician and I lost my temper. We fought badly and longer recognize. while we got along during the wedding In 2002, my mom finally lost her fight. itself—there’s a photo on Facebook of me Maggie attended the funeral, and then after sitting on her lap, both in our formal wear she traveled back to her Ohio town and I

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drinking champagne and laughing—I know Maggie’s decision to attend was fraught with anger and doubt.

Afterward, I wanted to enjoy being a newlywed and I wanted a break from the angst. I assumed she wanted a similar timeout, as we ceased contact but were able to passively follow each other’s lives on blogs and Facebook, if we wanted.

Six months later, photos of Maggie’s wedding appeared on Facebook.

I hadn’t been invited. I hadn’t even been told. I had to find out online.

To me, this was a clear sign that we were not, as I’d assumed, on a break. She was putting the Jamie chapter of her life behind her. I decided to respect that decision and

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that’s where we’ve been.

Until last week, when Maggie’s mother died.

I struggled for days as to whether I should respond, and if so, how? Her phone number had changed and I didn’t have the information necessary to send flowers. Did I dare reach out online, through the same channels we used to destroy our friendship a year ago? It didn’t feel right, but doing nothing felt dead wrong.

So this morning, I opened a fresh message, took a deep breath and started to type.

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n Monday, Jan. 24, the third season of LOGO's hit RuPaul’s Drag Race exits the gate at full speed, and it’s running on some seriously premium fuel this year: fiercer contestants including St. Petersburg’s own Alexis Mateo (see pg.37); more elaborate challenges; higher profile guest judges including LaToya Jackson, Sharon Osbourne, Lily Tomlin, Margaret Cho and Chloe Sevigny; and a game-changing surprise to be unveiled in the 90minute premiere episode.

Yet again ruling the proceedings both in and out of drag, RuPaul—who will release a new album this spring— dished about contestants old and new, the effects of sleep deprivation on drag queens (hint: emotional breakdowns), and what else is in the works.

WATERMARK: What do you make of season three’s group of contestants and how do they differ from their predecessors?

RUPAUL: The honest to God truth, they’re so much more skilled, and also on an even-keeled level. These kids came with their A-game like I’ve never seen before. I don’t know if it’s our casting or what’s happening with the girls out there since the show debuted, but these kids are skilled. And the bonds they forged early on with each other is probably the most amazing element.

And what about Florida’s Alexis Mateo?

Continued on page 36 | uu |

The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 3, are more skilled, according to the show’s namesake.

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Rogen is funny, but his long comic rants seem like he was allowed to goof around without an editor. Sadly, this leeway creates a juvenile, uninteresting character.

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Firth expertly plays the man who took the throne as King George VI when his brother abdicated to wed an American divorcee. The problem was that WWII was looming, and King George had a painful, embarrassing stammer. In comes and unorthodox Australian speech therapist, Rush, to fix the king in the same way Dr. Willis fixed the crazed King George III of lunacy in the late 1700s.

In perfect Merchant-Ivory style, director Tom Hooper counters the narrow, high domiciles of the Royal Court with the scrubby, decomposing flats of the poor therapist. All three leads give outstanding performances, but Firth shines with his silences, a skill that got him nominated for last year’s A Single Man. The King’s Speech is a The Green Hornet charming film, even if it (Starring Seth Rogen, Jay expertly skims over world Chou, Christophe Waltz, events to concentrate on the Cameron Diaz. Tom Wilkinson) monarch, his lovely and patient Goofball Seth Rogen in wife (Bonham Cater), and the The Green Hornet.

There’s a certain reckless, therapist who would save him off-the-cuff feeling to The from public humiliation. There Green Hornet that is both is no extensive look at Britain’s post-WWI its strongest asset and it’s greatest weakness. poverty or the evils of Hitler. However, here Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine is a smaller film with wonderful, quiet and of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind) is oftentimes-funny performances about how a famous for his DIY approach, which works common British subject helped a scared man best in the wonky action sequences of this big become the ruler his country so desperately budget reboot of the 1930s radio program. needed.

What doesn’t fly are the indulgent, sexist and vacillating characters beating mildly comic scenes to death via improv.

Country Strong Rogen is the spoiled rich son of a self-made (Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, newspaper millionaire, Wilkinson. When Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester) daddy kicks the bucket, due to a bee sting, Rogen has some choices to make. Should he Much whoopee has been made over this, leave his property-damaging, party boy life Gwyneth’s re-entry into the limelight. In fact, to report on the criminal underside of L.A.?

Paltrow can sing, as her work at the 2010 Rogen decides to keep both aspects, marrying Country Music Awards and a recent episode the two as a dangerous vigilante bent on of Glee further proves. Sadly, her voice is bolstering Country Strong, a whiny soap opera. destroying mob boss Waltz (who won an Oscar for Inglorious Basterds).

Paltrow is a mega-shiny C&W star who got Through it all, Rogen sexually harasses his drunk and fell off a stage at a Dallas concert. secretary (the supremely underutilized Diaz)

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That doesn’t stop manager-hubby McGraw from pulling Paltrow out of rehab a month early to stage a mini comeback tour ending on the same fateful stage in Dallas. Paltrow insists they bring along handsome Hedlund (Tron: Legacy), a promising small-town troubadour.

McGraw wants to haul around his own eye candy, Barbie doll Meester.

So, there are affairs all over the ol’ homestead! There’s also drinking and drugging, infidelities and heartache. All that’s missing in this boot-scootin’ melodrama is a truck getting repossessed and a dog running away. And it lacks a succinct plot and interesting people—those little nuggets.

Despite the hammy story, the music is pretty, if not spectacular. All three singers have great voices. Hedlund is especially charming, with his big blue eyes, his rich baritone and his sexy swagger.

A subtler, less exaggerated plot would have saved this flick. Instead, we’re set adrift in a thematic mash-up of every wince-inducing country song ever crooned. It enough to make you want to get drunk and shoot up some jukeboxes.

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more punk than pink Zanna, Don’t Takes on bullying Through comedy

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ampa | It’s not every day that a fictional story taking place in an alternate reality can be considered relevant to the here and now. But that’s exactly how director Chad Smith feels about M.A.D. Theatre’s production of Zanna, Don’t, playing at the Hillsborough Community College Studio Theatre in Ybor City.

“I honestly wasn’t familiar with the script before the directing position was offered to me,” Smith says. “But I researched it and immediately fell in love with it” Zanna, Don’t is a musical comedy that takes place in a high school in a universe where homosexuality is the norm and heterosexual people are minorities. The main character, Zanna, has magic power that helps influence love connections.

When a heterosexual relationship blossoms in the school, the entire town is up in arms over the “immoral behavior.”

“I think good art should reflect the now in society,” Smith says, “especially considering the recent rash of suicides affecting gay youth. When you take a show that deals with bullying and coming to terms with you are, but that also teaches tolerance, that needs to be said right now!”

The production, which opens Thursday, Jan. 13 and runs through Jan. 23, features a cast of nine actors from all walks of life and all ages. That diversity was more of a pleasantry than a challenge for the director, who says that Zanna, Don’t is his first full-length directing job.

“Theater people are crazy and we’re lucky that our cast is full of such an amazing, energetic group of people,” Smith says, “but we do have to handle the

show delicately because we’re dealing with serious subject matter in a lighthearted way. It’s written very cleverly.

There’s a lot of slapstick and we’ve found the balance between stereotypes and reality.”

Creating an alternate universe where heterosexuality is considered taboo wasn’t Local actor Ricky Cona stars as “Zanna” in M.A.D. Theatre’s Zanna, Don’t, at the Hillsborough County as difficult as one may expect, according Community College Studio Theater in Ybor City. | Photo courtesy M.A.D. Theatre to Smith. Other productions have gone “over the top” with gay themes—rainbow powerful moment in the production. band is involved. But Smith says the flags and bright, colorful sets—to set the When asked if the musical comedy cast and the band have worked very well alternate reality. But Smith says he elected genre of theater was a favorite of his, together in rehearsals, thanks mostly to to go a different route. the music direction of Thomas D. Guthrie. Smith surprisingly said it was not.

“We’re more punk than pink,” he says.

“I like this play and it’s a lot of fun,” Smith says he turned the cast over to “This isn’t a gay pride parade. We’re he says. “But I’m a sucker for sad epic Guthrie during the first few weeks of trying to make the atmosphere more musicals where someone dies at the end. I rehearsal so they subdued.” don’t know why. I adore Miss Saigon—I could learn the While this is think that was my first love. Now I’m in music.

Smith’s first time love with Bear, a new musical from Off“He’s been directing a full“This isn’t a gay pride Broadway that deals with two closeted amazing with length theatrical boys in an all-boys boarding school.” them,” Smith says parade. We’re trying to feature, he’s no While Zanna, Don’t is a comedy, it will “He not only taught stranger to theater make the atmosphere offer a powerful message—especially at them the music and and the arts. He has more subdued.” the end. Smith says that M.A.D. Theatre got them to sound performed since will collect donations after each show to great, but he’s —Zanna, Don’t he was a child and give to the Trevor Project, which battles giving them voice direcTor chad SmiTh has two degrees in gay bullying and suicides. lessons throughout. theater. He relocated He doesn’t just For more information on the production to Tampa from show you how to and to purchase tickets, visit MadTheatre.com Titusville, Fla., five do something but or call the box office at 813-386-6173. | l | years ago and lives in South Tampa with he shows you why you should do it that his partner and this production’s stage way.” manager, Sam Kohler, who he met as an Guthrie picked out the band members, actor with M.A.D. two years ago. most of whom he has worked with before.

“I was cast as the gay character in The WhaT: M.A.D. Theatre’s Zanna, Don’t Only one song in the show is canned Full Monty and they cast this kid as my When: Through Jan. 23 music, and that’s because it required a boyfriend,” he laughs. We started dating Where: Hillsborough Community techno beat a band can’t produce without College Studio Theatre, Ybor City and we’re still together. So M.A.D. has a digital help. Without giving too much TickeTs: MadTheatre.com special place in our hearts.” detail, Smith says the song is during Directing a musical can present the climax of the story and presents a different challenges, especially if a live

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life after a-list REICHEN LEHMKUHL CaNdIdLy taLKS REaLIty tV REgREtS, dadt aNd Ex LaNCE BaSS’ CaREER CopyCatS

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ome people had a hard time sitting through The A-List: New York, Logo’s tawdry teledoc about a gay gaggle that got eye-roll reactions from viewers who couldn’t completely look away. Imagine starring in it.

Reichen Lehmkuhl, who became the show’s punching bag for nasty names, looks back with regret that you didn’t see him like you should have. But he’s learned to get on with his life and focus his attention on the future—one that includes a film based on his first book (a follow-up to 2006’s Here’s What We’ll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Air Force is in the works) and exploring other avenues of his bottomless ambition as a political activist, model, musician and jeweler.

Seriously: he has his own line.

In a recent chat with Lehmkuhl, the 37year-old got personal about his hurt feelings, how the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” affected him, his book-turned-movie, and his take on ex-boyfriend Lance Bass seemingly copying his career.

WATERMARK: You were called lots of nasty names for your behavior on The AList: New York. How do you feel about the way Logo cast you?

REICHEN LEHMKUHL: It hurts. If it didn’t hurt, I think there’d be something wrong with me. I see myself differently. When I look at my life I see myself being raised in a trailer park and breaking into a successful military career, serving my country and graduating from the Air Force Academy.

After getting out and writing a book that sticks up for our entire community and cries out for help from everyone to get rid of a policy that’s going to help a lot of other anti-gay policies fall, to see anyone in the community turn around and call me a douche bag, it just makes me say, “Wow.” I watch A-List with different eyes, I’m sure. I guess if

I were watching the show from those people’s eyes, maybe I would think I was a douche bag, too.

The A-List star Reichen Lehmkuhl says the LOGO reality show didn’t portray him accurately.

keeping us in.

There’s an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 How is it balancing serious stances on issues LGBT troops serving right now, and that’s just like DADT and then doing a reality show people who’ve admitted it on survey forms. If like A-List? all those people came out, it would send really (Laughs.) It’s really hard, because with a big waves through the squadrons and it would show like A-List the cameras are on us for five just normalize everything. It would say, “Hey, months—3,600 hours over the summer just of we’re here, everything’s cool. I’m the same me—and you probably saw, over 10 episodes, guy you’ve known, but if you ask what I did maybe three hours. Imagine what they can do. this past weekend you’re going to hear the I tell people, “Don’t talk to me about truth rather than a lie.” editing until you’ve done a reality TV show, I really wish I could go back in right now. I because you don’t know what you’re talking don’t know if it was a moment of insanity or a about.” Out of 3,600 hours, you take three moment of nostalgia, but I thought, “I wonder hours of that and you make a person whatever if I could investigate what it would be like for you want them to be. me to go back into A show like A-List the military and serve doesn’t want to show again.” But then I “I guess if I were anything that’s boring thought I would be a watching the show and not what people captain still, because are tuning in for. They I got out as a captain, from those people’s want the things that and I would be 10 eyes, maybe I would are sensationalized, years older than all and we understand. We the other captains. think I was a douche signed up for this and That might be a bag, too.” we understand what little weird, but the they’re going to do. I —ReIchen LehmkuhL thought’s crossed my wish I could just tell mind. people, “That’s not the way it is.” But you Regarding Obama, look even more stupid sticking up for yourself, you’ve said he’s failed you. Does the repeal so I’ve learned to just let it go. of DADT restore your faith in him?

No, because he didn’t do anything to make If this repeal had taken place while you it happen. And the thing is, when President were serving in the military, how do you Obama had his justice department appeal the think it would’ve affected you? decision of the court ruling to end the ban, Oh man—at this point, if I were still in, I which he was under no obligation to do, he would be so anxious about when I could come risked having this policy maybe another two out, and I think I would probably be leading years, maybe another six years if we didn’t get the barrage to get every service-member who it passed just now. is gay to come out now. The more people who If there wasn’t so much hype from come out, the bigger problem they have with everybody who was screaming—from me

to all my friends on Twitter to all these huge organizations that we’ve spent entirely too much money to support because of this crap and this horrible ban—and if that hadn’t happened in the lame-duck session, we would be screwed.

So yeah, I still have no faith in him, because he brought us to that point. I hear all these excuses being made for him, but I’m not going to apologize for him because I’m a Democrat.

I’m wondering how you feel about certain people also making movies about their lives.

And, you know, taking over a role that was once yours in a play called My Big Gay Italian Wedding.

(Coyly laughing.) Um. You know, I don’t even care. I just don’t care. I hear chatter, and I wish Lance very well.

Will you see his movie when it comes out?

(Laughs.) Maybe if I’m invited I’ll go see it. I mean, I’m not against it. I have no ill will toward him.

But didn’t you at one point?

I think when people break up they break up for a reason. Usually those reasons are confined to personal space, and we were in a more public situation—so things got out and made it look like more than it was. Our relationship was a couple of months, and it was so long ago. A-List made it look like we just dated; it’s ridiculous. That’s ancient history. | l |

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I remembered her from the first and second season and she finally made it this season. A lot of the girls have auditioned more than once.

Finally, this time around she got it.

Yet again the first challenge is a photo shoot with Mike Ruiz. Do you forgive Mike Ruiz for his ridiculous hair in ‘A-list’? It looked like a bowl of lubed squid ink pasta.

(Laughs) I’ve heard people talk about it.

But I don’t know because I’ve never seen it.

That’s funny!”

Can you share a behind the scenes factoid about season three that may enhance our viewing experience?

Well, we’re working on so little sleep, the schedule is so fast because we’re basically shooting every day. It’s tough, grueling. So these kids come on the show and think, ‘I’m fierce and bad,’ but can you do it day-in, dayout, for 15-hours per day? It may look like everyone’s relaxed, but nobody’s getting any sleep at all.

you typically respond to it?

They definitely break down because of sleep deprivation. Emotions are very fragile because they’re in a new environment, we’re putting them through the paces, and I have to give them pep talks from time to time: this is your opportunity, the world is watching. You can’t say, oh, I feel like I didn’t get my chance.

Well kiddo, you are on now. You are on. There are no second chances—you have to bring it.

Maybe you’ll get another chance somewhere else, but it’s time now.”

How much do you miss saying ‘Pan-dor-a Boxx?’

I miss [all the former contestants], actually, because even before they’re on the show, we’re living with audition tapes. We’re moving around who will work with whom. It’s a lot like casting a play, we have to have the sassy one, the ingénue, the sweet one, and sometimes the person in the role of the sweet one gets swapped out for someone else who works better in the ensemble, so we are actually living and loving and feeling these girls way before they even get to Hollywood and then when they’re dismissed it’s heartbreaking to me. But I also know that they will come back.

In some other form or show that we do, on the club circuit. I will see them again.

One typically isn’t very detail-oriented when sleep deprived, correct?

No, they’re not, and they’re drawing on How has this show changed your life since a lifetime of experience because this show’s its inception? challenges are based on things I had to do Well, I pretty much on a daily basis in my have to stay in L.A. For “These kids come on own career. Anyone almost 30 years I’ve in the business has had a nightclub act I the show and think, to be multi-tasking performed around the ‘I’m fierce and bad,’ and wear a lot of world constantly. And hats. You can’t just the last gig I did was but can you do it be good at one thing.

October 2009. With day-in, day-out, for We do something, both shows it’s really 15-hours per day?”

‘Queens in Space,’ kept me here in L.A. where the kids shoot working. And I love —RuPaul competing trailers L.A. That’s the biggest for a sci-fi movie difference. I’m also an and it is hilarious. introvert masquerading Most people think, ‘I can do this,’ but you have as an extrovert, so I’ve had to spend a lot more to come with some acting skills, the ability time with people than I normally do! to take direction. Our challenges put them through it, they really do.

What other projects are in the works?

I’m writing a sequel to [my 2007 film] Did the selection process change this season, Starrbooty. The challenge is I want to do it or was there a shift in emphasis as far as the G-rated but nastier, more subversive. In the kinds of queens you looked for? immortal words of Elvira, there’s nothing It doesn’t change. The truth is we’re looking wrong with G-rated movies as long as there’s for showgirls. We want girls who work at lots of gratuitous sex and violence. | l | doing drag for money, for a career. The things January 24th Premiere Features The First-Ever Casting we ask them to do, a novice wouldn’t be able Special at 9/8C, 90-Minute Premiere Episode at 10/9C, to. We’re looking for them to be marketing Followed by Season Premiere of “Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag execs, managers, designers, strategists, Race” at 11:30/10:30C. performers, models, you name it. And the novice wouldn’t be able to do that. They’d buckle. And throw in the sleep deprivation and schedule, and you have to be in it to win it.

This can’t be something you do on the side.

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WHAT: RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 3 WHEN: Monday, Jan. 24 at 9 p.m.

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ALL ABOUT ALEXIS Lawrence Ferber

St. Petersburg queen Alexis Mateo talks about her Drag Race experience

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orn and raised in Puerto Rico, season three contestant Alexis Mateo moved to Florida in 2001. Winner of numerous Florida pageants and titles, she’s worked as a cast member at Orlando’s Walt Disney World and, during the year prior to its closure, St. Petersburg’s Suncoast Resort. Currently based in St. Pete, Alexis performs regularly at Georgie’s Alibi. Check out her full schedule of appearances at AlexisMateo.com.

Sweet, upbeat, energetic and enthusiastic, Alexis shared her thoughts about being on the show, the Tampa Bay drag scene, Florida’s notoriously non-sweet/upbeat/energetic season two winner Tyra Sanchez, and, of course, RuPaul.

WATERMARK: What do you think of the local drag scene?

ALEXIS MATEO: It’s good right now and I feel comfortable with myself and am having a blast. But it was not easy at [first] because there are a lot of transsexuals I have to compete with because we have a lot of diversity. In my area you have it all. You have club kids, transsexuals, boy queens like me, dancers, actors, comedy queens. You have it all. If you have the chance to come and see a show you will get a full package because the shows are designed to entertain more than one person.

Everywhere you go in Tampa Bay you will have a great show.

Why did you audition?

The first time I saw the show I was like, oh my god, this is new, fresh and totally me. I saw the season one pilot and it was amazing. I mean, drag for me is everything.

What was the reaction like within the local drag scene when you got cast? Supportive or bitter and jealous?

Everybody was really excited. When they saw I was cast, they all called me. I’m loving it because a lot of people still don’t know, and when they find out they call and send email and I’m feeling the support of my sisters in the Tampa Bay area.

Did you ever get to meet previous Drag Race contestants and discuss the show with them before you were on?

I did meet Shannel from season one. She came to George’s Alibi. It was not like a meeting where we could sit and talk about the whole process, but more like, ‘I saw you personally and it’s nice meeting you.’ It was a short moment but a great experience.

How did RuPaul measure up to expectations in person?

RuPaul is crazy, I love it! An amazing person. When I was little, before I was the age where I could explore gay life, all I can remember is RuPaul. That’s all we see as a drag queen in Puerto Rico. To see him in front of me is out of this world. He’s very professional, he’s a businessman and talented. Everything I was expecting RuPaul to be, he is.

St. Petersburg performer Alexis Mateo auditioned for the first two seasons of Drag Race, and finally landed a slot in the third season. | Photo courtesy Mathu Andersen

voguing, underground, and it’s becoming very famous and every bar in Puerto Rico has this style of Extravaganza Drag.

I had it all. There’s a reason why I made the show and do the things I do and I’m really happy and proud of myself.

What did you learn about yourself from this Drag Race experience?

I learned that I can be whatever I want, and I should not be second guessing myself, because

And what will you do if you win?

Probably pass out. I’ll probably cry and laugh and get drunk and celebrate. | l |

And what about being on the show itself?

Was it what you expected?

Totally different. Oh my god, being in the show, it’s nerve-wracking. You never know what’s going to happen and what you’re going to go through. You probably see it at home and think it’s so easy and you can do that in a better way, but when you’re there and going through having to compete with the other girls, it’s really hard.

Who is this year’s ‘bitch’?

I hope it’s me! She’s always the one everyone remembers the most. If not me, it probably will be Manila Luzon from New York. She’s a bitch! I love Manila, we’re very good friends, but if not me it’s going to be her.

What did you think of last year’s winner, Tyra Sanchez, whom of course is a fellow Floridian?

I was so proud. I remember seeing Tyra a year before the show, she was entering newcomer pageants and I always thought she was so talented. To see her win, it inspired me to go back and try to audition for season three.

She was great.

You originally hail from Puerto Rico. What can you tell us about the drag scene there?

There’s something really big going on called ‘Extravaganza Drag,’ which is a mix of Cirque du Soleil clowns with drag. It started like

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Alexis Mateo Chelsea Nightclub in Tampa and Georgie’s Alibi in St. Petersburg will celebrate Alexis Mateo’s debut on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 3 this month

For the Bible Tells Me So Orlando Museum of Art will host a screening of For the Bible Tells Me So, a documentary which follows five Christian families, each with a gay or lesbian child, on Jan. 30.

Forks and Corks The Forks and Corks food and wine festival returns to Sarasota Jan. 28-31.

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The original insult comics return to the stage of Ruth Eckerd Hall for one night only, Friday, Jan. 28. Rivers, who graced Watermark’s cover in June, will no doubt talk about her plastic surgery, her current reality show and the documentary revealing intimate details about her life. Rickles will be a jerk—and we can’t wait to hear what he has to say. For tickets and details, visit RuthEckerdHall.com or call 727-792-7400.

You’ve seen the award-winning movie, now catch the stage version which took Broadway by surprise. Disney’s Beauty & The Beast brings the animated characters to life at The Straz Center through Jan. 23 in a feel-good musical featuring favorite songs and some new ones not included in the 1991 film. Anyone who has ever been treated as an outsider can relate to the tale of Belle and the Beast. For tickets and information, visit StrazCenter.org.

If you like food and you like wine (and who doesn’t) then visit the fourth annual Forks & Corks Food & Wine Festival presented by The Sarasota-Manatee Originals Jan. 28-31 at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Courtyard. The four-day culinary festival features winemaker events at area restaurants and interactive food and wine seminars. For a full schedule of events, visit FreshOriginals. com/ForksAndCorks or call 941-955-3663.

music [CLEARWATER] Linda Eder The Broadway Diva—who really hasn’t been on Broadway all that much—returns to Tampa Bay with her only Florida performance at the Capitol Theater on Saturday, Jan. 29. The historic and intimate theater will showcase the performer’s powerful vocals while she sings old favorites from Jekyll and Hyde and selections from her newest album. For details and tickets, visit RuthEckerdHall.com or call 727-791-7400.

[WINTER GARDEN] An Evening of Elton John Favorites Three local voices will bring the songs of new father and Grammy-winner Elton John to the Garden Theatre on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. and features Rod Kimbro, Rob Vandivier and Paul Creed. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of the show. More information is available at GardenTheatre.org or 407-877-4736.

Forbidden Broadway Forbidden Broadway, the “SNL of Broadway” continues its run at the Jaeb Theater within the Straz Center for the Performing Arts through Feb. 20. The musical comedy lampoons popular Broadway musicals like The Lion King, Jersey Boys and Annie, to name a few, and is a guaranteed laugh for theater fans. For tickets, visit StrazCenter.org.

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Tampa Bay’s own latina diva Alexis Mateo is a contestant on season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Georgie’s Alibi and Chelsea Nightclub are ready to celebrate her success! Chelsea celebrates with Alexis on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 9:30 p.m. and Georgie’s continue the festivities Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. with a Red Carpet event, featuring several local performers.

Both events are open to everyone hoping to wish Mateo a successful bid on Season 3.

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Orlando Museum of Art will host a screening of For the Bible Tells Me So, a documentary which follows five Christian families, each with a gay or lesbian child. A $25 tickets includes the screening and a Q&A with the film’s director, Daniel Karslake. $50 admission includes a VIP reception. The screening is at 2 p.m. on Jan. 30. All proceeds benefit Karslakes, next film, Every Three Seconds, which is about ending poverty. For tickets call 321-331-2569.

The GLBT Center of Orlando’s executive director and board of directors are hosting a dedication ceremony for the Veteran’s Flag Pole Project on Saturday, Jan. 22. Following the gay veterans’ first-ever appearance in Orlando’s Veterans’ Day Parade this past November, veterans have donated to raise money for the flag pole, which will fly an American and rainbow flag. The dedication ceremony kicks off at 11 a.m. at The Center and will honor all U.S. military veterans, particularly those who have had to serve in silence under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Retro Game Night Remember Twister, Battleship, Scrabble and Clue? Those classic games and more will be on hand at the Orange County Regional History Center on Jan. 28 for their Retro Game Night.

The evening will feature free nostalgic treats, $1-$2 pizza and a cash bar. Event runs from 7 p.m.–midnight and is free for members, $5 for non-members. Retro attire is encouraged.

Holiday Reception An Orlando couple is opening up their home on Jan. 20 for a benefit to fight ovarian cancer.

It includes live entertainment, a raffle, food, beer and wine and will be held at 222 East Concord St. from 6–8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door and the event benefits the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 3 Launch Party AlandChuckTravel.com and The Parliament House are teaming up to kick off the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The kickoff party starts 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 with $1 wells and drafts till midnight. Several Season 3 contestants will be on hand, including Alexis Mateo who hails from Central Florida. No cover.

MBA Orlando February Networking Social Gary Lambert Salon & Spa is the venue for the Metropolitan Business Association’s (MBA) February Networking Social. It runs from 6:30 – 9 p.m. on Feb. 2 and is hosted by Gecko CPA. Free to members, $10 for non-members.

[TAMPA] El Gancho One of the biggest dance parties of the year will arrive at The Ritz Ybor on Saturday, Jan. 29, when El Gancho brings DJ Abel in for Gasparilla Weekend. The party starts at 10 p.m. and spectacular lighting, performances and diva anthems and tribal beats will keep the party going until 3 a.m. For tickets and more information, visit GanchoTampa.com.

Got an event you’d like to see listed in Watermark? At least two to four weeks in advance, send all pertinent info—date, time, place, cost, contact information for readers to get more details, and what the event is about—to Editor@WatermarkOnline.com, and we will feature it in the paper on a space-available basis.

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1- Sarasota Pride organizer Cindy Barnes (right) shares a smile and a drink with friends during the First Thursday Mingle at the Flamingo Resort Jan. 6.

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2- Ed Turanchik, Dick Greco, Rose Ferlita, Rich Kerin, Carrie West, Mark Bias, Lorraine Langlois and Bob Buckhorn are all smiles at the Jan. 15 GaYbor District Coalition meeting at the Metro Wellness Center in Ybor City.

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5- (L-R) Alexis Mateo, Amy DeMilo and Felicia Fox of Chelsea Nightclub’s Best Lil’ Drag Show in Tampa glam it up before taking the stage on Jan. 15.

6- Several members of the Tampa Bay Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence toured the new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg and entertained a few guests along the way.

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Stepping into the role of president is Sharon Gwozdz, who was Jeffries’ vice president.

“I am looking forward to our 29th year and will enjoy being a part of an organization that has remained strong for three decades,” Gwozdz said. Gwozdz said that membership numbers are up for the TBBG and that she expects all the seats on the board to be filled after the April elections.

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Hillsborough County’s first county commissioner (who happens to be gay) will celebrate his 40th birthday on Saturday, Feb. 5, with a campaign fundraiser at Mise En Place from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Kevin Beckner’s countywide seat is up for election again in 2012, but so far no candidate has

announced any direct opposition to him.

Regardless, Beckner and his supporters are prepping for another campaign season and tickets to the celebration—which is also a celebration of his continued commitment to public service, according to the invitation—start at a $40 contribution.

The maximum contribution allowed is $500.

Lester Freeman and “D” Band will provide the entertainment and attendees will no doubt get a chance to speak directly with the handsome commissioner. RSVPs can be sent to Ginnie@KevinBeckner.com.

No more Naturists The Tampa Bay Naturists are no more. The gay social nudist group officially closed shop on Dec. 31, 2010, according to an e-mail sent to Watermark. That e-mail also directed those interested in joining a gay naturist group to visit GayNaturists. org. It is unclear as to why the Tampa Bay Naturists closed down. On its website, the group advertised that it had anywhere from 70 to 90 members and that it would host functions of a non-sexual nature throughout the Tampa Bay region. It is unclear if the group will reform at a later time.

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1- Former Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart shows off her Harvey Milk Foundation Honors Medal, which she was awarded Jan. 6.

2- Young fans showed support for their favorite derby girl at the Orlando Psycho City Derby Girls’ Jan. 8 game.

3- The Center executive producer Randy Stephens (left) and board member/veteran Mark Cady break ground for the Veteran’s Flag Pole Project at The Center. There will be dedication on Jan. 22.

4- Event producer Griff Morgan (left) cozies up to a contestant at the Central Florida Leatherman contest Jan. 15 at Mister Sisters.

5- (L to R) MBA president Gina Duncan, Debbie Simmons Award winner Jennifer Foster, and past winners Debbie Simmons, Pat Padilla and Michael Slaymaker mingled and celebrated at Fields BMW on Jan. 6, where Foster was presented with her award.

6- Watermark CFO Rick Claggett (right) celebrated his birthday at Sip on Jan. 15. His roommate Jen Kunsch provided the cake.

orlando overheard Tips for Tweeka Hair stylist John Barber is best known for his antics as “Tweeka Weed”—the outrageous drag character he created years ago. Tweeka has performed at numerous high profile events, including Beach Ball and Come Out With Pride, always with a twinkle in his eye that suggests he’s as surprised by his antics as we are.

Barber was recently diagnosed with Sinonasal Carcinoma Cancer. He’s undergoing aggressive radiation and chemotherapy and is optimistic for a full recovery. Over the years Barber has raised thousands of dollars for local charities, and now his friends want to do the same for him at a Sunday, Jan. 23 fundraiser at Stardust Lounge, 431 E. Central Blvd. The event lasts from 3-7 p.m., and show time is at 5. Not surprisingly, Barber hopes there’ll be enough money to start a fund for others who may have difficulty paying necessary bills during a period of illness.

Friends Return Dennis McCormack and Joe Bettes have moved back to Orlando, and lots of people are happy to see them. For years, McCormack was manager/ bartender at the iconic Full Moon Saloon, a bear bar next door to the Parliament House. In 2005 he and partner Bettes opened Friends, a casual dining hangout on Mills Avenue known for good food at good prices. After three successful years

they closed up and moved to Fort Lauderdale.

And now they’re back, surrounded by, well, friends. You can find McCormack tending bar at the Bear Den—the cozy man’s bar at the back of the Parliament House.

Self-Abuse Just when you thought every sex-related malady has been unearthed, it turns out some men may have an allergy… to their own sperm! According to the Journal of Sexual Medicine, those with “post-orgasmic illness syndrome” experience flulike symptoms immediately after they ejaculate that can last for up to a week. If you think you have it, try a skin-prick test using a diluted form of your semen. If symptoms develop, go to the store and buy lots of Kleenex.

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Kudos to three members of the Watermark family. Former account executive Erica Franco’s new restaurant in Apopka, Garden on Park, received a glowing review in the Orlando Sentinel. Contributor Stephen J. Miller’s 7 Sonnets was part of the Playwrights’ Round Table at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center.

And as a way to distract attention from his 44th birthday, contributor Scottie Campbell held a “Suckerpunch to Hunger” event for Hope & Help of Central Florida’s food bank.

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The title—which literally translates from its French origins to “to live it up”—is held in a big top theater with performances and costumes that invigorate all the senses and will no-doubt set off even the most dormant gaydar.

“Come on, we’re in white silk with gold beading. How flamboyant is that?” asks out performer Justin Osbourne, who plays one of the four Les Cons. “We each have our own character on stage. I think because we’re all over the place and we are so loud, it comes off as [flamboyant]. Everybody interprets it differently. I personally take it as a compliment.”

Les Cons, or “The Nuts,” look like extras from Erasure’s “Always” video. Dressed in all white, this quartet is ever-present throughout the show. They find themselves in the middle of everything and often participate in different ways. Neither true performers nor merely spectators, they bumble their way through with naive innocence and feminine mannerisms.

While most of the female performers are costumed in spandex or muted tones, quite a few of the men don pleated silk and stretch velour, elaborate collars, head ornaments, leather and tutu skirts. The entire show is set in a magical and enchanted environment where even the lead male singer can be seen high above the stage in an ostentatious feathered headdress and elaborate robe.

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t. Petersburg | As music and technology has evolved over the years, the definition of what makes someone a musician has as well. DJ O, also known as Eric Overstreet, has seen that evolution first-hand. As a popular area DJ who works every Sunday T-Dance at the Flamingo Resort, the Bradenton native knows the power of music.

“I believe anyone who performs or plays music is a musician,” the 39-year-old says. “Any kind of music that can make someone dance or feel something is a wonderful thing—and that’s what music is all about.”

In 2010, Watermark readers chose DJ O as one of their favorite local musicians in the annual WAVE Awards. It makes sense that the LGBT community would recognize his work, since his beginnings in the DJ realm were based on his own coming out story.

“I was attending college and hanging out at Celebrity’s in Sarasota,” DJ O says. “I couldn’t hang out there because I was underage—unless I was working. So I started as a light guy for the drag shows and was watching the DJ, Randy Archer there and asked him to show me how to be a DJ.” Soon the young DJ O was working behind the DJ booth at Rowdy’s, Roosters and Chauda’s. He’s done so since 1990 and was a DJ at the Suncoast Resort before it closed in 2007.

He says he has carried many of the friendships he made at Suncoast onto the Flamingo.

Music has changed a lot since the early 1990s and continues to change almost weekly. New acts, new sounds and new beats are constantly hitting the Billboard charts, which DJ O monitors closely. He says he also gets help from his partner, Johnathon Haughton, who helps him set up at his gigs.

“Looking for the right song for everyone is a challenging task,” he says. “However, you have to have an open mind. Thank God for CDs and mp3s, because records were getting heavier and harder to find. Now I can prepare using a computer to make life a lot easier.”

DJ O is focused on his Flamingo gig and working private parties for now, but would eventually lke to get into recording remixes.

“Being one of the WAVE winners was a milestone for me because it feels good being recognized doing something you put your heart and soul into,” he says.

After so many years of DJing, most would have difficulty picking their favorite moment. But not DJ O. For him, that’s an easy question.

“That was the day I asked my partner to marry me during Flamingo’s T-Dance,” he says. “I was working with Alexis De La Mer on our Booty Shaking Contest and we stopped halfway so I could propose—and he said yes. It was the first proposal at a T-Dance for me!

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Her penchant or outrageous outfits and her powerful voice mixed with a dance beat has made Lady Gaga an LGBT icon early in her career. The Poker-faced diva who fought for the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell returns to Tampa and Orlando for a performance that will showcase older favorites and selections from her new album do out later this winter.

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Mar. 3 Slightly Stoopid with Fishbone Mar. 12 G Love and Special Sauce Mar. 17 Rebelution Apr. 18 A Day to Remember

MAHAFFEY THEATER

MahaffeyTheater.com 727-898-2100 Jan. 29 Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto Feb. 11 The Pink Floyd Experience Mar. 13 In The Mood March. 18 The Wizard of Oz Mar. 19 Rhythm of the Dance Mar. 20 Romeo and Julet Apr. 19 Monty Python’s Spamalot

SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM

SalvadorDaliMuseum.org 727-823-3767 Feb. 3 Salvador Dali: Self-Portrait Feb. 17 Jan Svankmajer’s Faust Mar. 3 Silvia Munt’s Gala Mar. 17 Luis Bunuel’s Viridiana

ST. PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF FINE ART Fine-Arts.org 727-896-2667

Jan. 22-May 1 Romantics to Moderns: A Survey of British Watercolors and Drawings from the Collection of BNY Mellon Jan. 27-Feb. 23 John Scott: I Remember Birmingham Feb. 19-June. 12 Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation Mar. 5-Apr. 24 Place: Contemporary Ceramics

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Lindley, and Jeanne Quinn May 14-Sept. 4 The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection

ST. PETERSBURG OPERA 727-822-3590 StPeteOpera.org

Feb. 3 Baroque Zarzuelo Mar. 3 Shakespeare in Opera Apr. 7 Opera’s Greatest Hits Apr. 30-May 8 Gianni Schicchi May 5-June 14 Madama Butterfly

STATE THEATRE

StateTheatreConcerts.com 727-895-3045 Jan. 26 We Came as Romans Jan. 28 Nappy Roots Jan. 29 Taproot Jan. 30 Bizzy Bone Feb. 1 Blu Rock featuring Curren$y Feb. 8 Joshua Radin Feb. 10 Robert Randolph and The Family Band Feb. 11 Bobaflex Feb. 12 Mike Pinto Feb. 18 Haste the Day and Antiseen Feb. 24 Eluveitie Feb. 25 The Get Up Kids Continued on page 48 | uu |

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TAMPA MUSEUM OF FINE ART TampaMuseum.com 813-274-8130

Jan. 29-Apr. 24 Nceca Biennial Jan. 29-May 15 Herb Snitzer: A Jazz Memoir Feb. 12-Nov. 20 Worlds Apart: Myth & History, Gods & Mortals, Heroes & Hybrids Mar. 12-June 19 Degas: Form, Movement and the Antique July 20-Oct. 9 No Limit: Janet Biggs

RENT You’ve never seen RENT like this before.

American Stage brings the bohemian rock opera outdoors with its annual American Stage in the Park showcase at Demens Landing in St. Petersburg. A powerful, young cast will reinvigorate the powerful story of friends struggling to survivie in New York during the AIDS outbreak.

KARLA HARTLEY

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ampa | Like most directors, Karla Hartley began her career in theater as an actress, performing roles for audiences on stages throughout Tampa Bay. But Hartley knew a long time ago that she was meant to be a director, rather than an actor.

“I began directing in college at Boston University,” the Tampa native says. “I enjoy digging into a script and bringing a playwright’s words to life through the lens of the vision I have for the play. I love working with actors, helping them define the world of the play and their place in it.”

Hartley has plenty to keep her busy. She is currently working on a number of projects, including stage managing Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at American Stage and serving as the Production Coordinator for that company. She is also the Associate Artistic Director of Stageworks Theatre.

The 40-year-old says she is drawn more to dramatic work, because of the power it can have over audiences.

“My natural instincts lend themselves to more dramatic work,” Hartley says. “I enjoy work that is thought-provoking and causes people to examine ideas both old and new.

Theater is meant to entertain, yes—but it can also transform.”

Hartley says she is inspired by the founder and artistic director of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Ellen Stewart. Stewart, who passed away recently, had an extraordinary vision and principle who transformed Hartley’s understanding of what theater could be, she says.

“Everything I work on has its own life and unique vitality,” Hartley says. “Whether it is a comedy, drama or musical, I try to find the heart of the story and tell it as skillfully as possible.”

And, the out director admits that she has a weakness for plays with an LGBT theme or message.

“Naturally I have an affinity for LGBT plays and the understanding of our community they can offer to others,” she says. “Every person has the right to see work that reflects them and their lives and examines issues specific to those lives.”

Hartley has a very busy season ahead of her. She is directing MOMOlogues for Stateworks Theatre, Falsettos for The University of Tampa and Yellowman for Jobsite Theatre.

She will also be the lighting designer on The Frogs for Freefall Theatre, Guys and Dolls for the Manatee Players, A Lesson Before Dying for Stageworks and The Gamester for Eckerd College.

“I want to do good work and I obviously hope that work is recognized and appreciated,” Hartley says. “But ultimately, I want the product I put on stage to be as close to the artistic vision I had of the work as possible.”

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Apr. 13-May 8 | American Stage

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STUDIO AT 620 Studio620.org 727-895-6620

Through Jan. 29 The Central Avenue Project Jan. 27-30 Here’s to You, Harold Pinter Feb. 11-19 The Juried Art Show Feb. 18-19 Mostly for Love and Peanuts Feb. 20-23 A Very Potter Musical Feb. 24-Mar. 5 The Autonomous Art of Antartica Feb. 26 The Spirit of Marcus Garvey

TAMPA CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS CarrollwoodPlayers.org 813-265-4000 Through Jan. 29 Unnecessary Farce

Feb. 11-Mar. 5 Return Engagements Mar. 18-Apr. 9 Love, Sex and the I.R.S. Apr. 22-May 15 Dial M For Murder May 27-June 18 Squabbles July 1-23 A Bedfull of Foreigners

Feb. 26 Nuclear Cowboyz Mar. 4 Kevin Hart Mar. 26 Steve Harvey Apr. 16 Lady Gaga Apr. 17 Iron Maiden

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Feb. 17-27 MOMOlogues April 1011 A Lesson Before Dying

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GORILLA THEATRE

GorillaTheatre.com 813-879-2914 Through Feb. 6 The Lion in Winter Feb. 24-Mar. 20 Sweet Storm Apr. 14-May 1 An Inappropriate Evening With Klaus Kinski June 2-12 The Young Dramatists Project 2011

M.A.D. THEATRE

MADTheatre.com 813-386-6173 June 2011 A New Brain August 2011 Hairspray

ST. PETE TIMES FORUM SPTimesForum.com 813-301-2500

Jan. 29 George Straight and Reba Feb. 18 Ozzy Osbourne Feb. 24 Jeff Dunham

StageworksTheater.com 813-251-8984

STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS StrazCenter.org 813-229-7827

Through Feb. 20 Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Jan. 30 Gaspar: A Pirate Fantasy Feb. 2-20 Billy Elliot: The Musical Feb. 3-27 The Odd Couple Feb. 24 Jeff Dunham Mar. 1-6 West Side Story Mar. 10 Lewis Black Mar. 23-Apr. 17 Jersey Boys Apr. 18 Yanni May 3-8 Shrek: The Musical May 24-29 Hair June 2 Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

Feb. 2 Jimmy Eat World Feb. 10 Indigo Girls Feb. 11 Broken Social Scene Feb. 13 Flogging Molly Feb. 19 A Touch of Essence Hair and Fashion Showcase Feb. 24 Arturo Sandoval Feb. 25 Lebowski Fest Tampa Movie Party Feb. 4 Apocalyptica Mar. 7 Moe

DAYTONA BEACH/SPACE COAST DAYTONA PLAYHOUSE

DaytonaPlayhouse.org 386-255-2431 Feb. 4-13 King O’ the Moon Mar. 25-Apr. 3 A Hotel on Marvin Gardens May 13-22 I Hate Hamlet

DAYTONA BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY DBSS.org 386-253-2901

Jan. 28 Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor Jan. 29 The Decorative Arts of Dining The Capitol Steps Jan. 30 Philharmonic of Poland Continued on page 50 | uu |

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watermark | winter arts guide: orlando Mar. 31 Kathy Griffin Apr. 2 Yous a Fool Comedy Special Apr. 20 Yanni May 17-22 Shrek: The Musical

SCISSOR SISTERS

Photo by James Berkley Harrison

On Apr. 7, the wild rave that is Scissor Sisters in concert is making their only stop in Florida, at Orlando’s Hard Rock.

Because three-fourths of the band is gay, their LGBT fans usually celebrate the occasion with wild costumes and even wilder dancing to the internationally bestselling dance songs. The event always promised to be fun, sexy, weird and edgy. This recent tour is in support of Night Works, the Sisters’ third album, a catchy conglom of beatfriendly tunes with a decidedly gritty, sexual bent.

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rlando | Brandon Register-Watford wears a lot of different hats, both literal and figurative. He’s an actor at Universal and Titanic the Experience; the latter at which he has also been known to write and costume. He’s appeared on Central Florida stages in plays, musicals and dinner shows. Finally, and possibly most notably, Register-Watford is a look-alike for Edward Cullen, the main vampire in Stephanie Meyer’s wildly poplar Twilight series. In this role, he makes appearances around the globe, representing the franchise to millions of rabid fans.

“It’s all under the umbrella of theatre,” Register-Watford says, admitting he got bitten by the bug when, at eight years old, he played Patrick to his grandmother’s Auntie Mame on a Florida Panhandle stage.

“I didn’t at first think I looked like the character,” RegisterWatford admits of Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson in the movies, “but my dear friend and stylist told me, ‘If you don’t do this, I’ll kick your ass.’ And lo and behold, it’s a really fun thing!”

The work has him hopping planes to international events and parties; he’s even the feature of Twilight cruises. The first boat trip was to Alaska and Canada; the next one is throughout the Mediterranean with other tribute artists of the vampire Cullen family.

“Being surrounded by the other Cullen tribute artists, I feel like I have a second family.”

His representing famous characters carries over to other roles, famous people aboard the fated Titanic, and most recently, another Robert Pattinson film character, Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series.

“You have to do your research in all things,” RegisterWatford says. “The fans are always excited to interact with you in the language of the books or the historical event.” He admits he loves this digging for details.

His myriad activities might overwhelm the handsome young actor. However, the newly single Register-Watford balances it all with a rich life of friends both in and outside of his Twilight Cullen family. More info on RegisterWatford’s work and schedule can be found through his Facebook page; search under “Brandon is Edward Cullen.”

Stephen Miller

BreakthroughTheatre.com 407-920-4034

Apr. 7 | Hard Rock Live, Orlando

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BRANDON REGISTER-WATFORD

BREAKTHROUGH THEATRE OF WINTER PARK

Feb. 13 Cape Town Philharmonic Ochestra Feb. 27 Russian National Ballet Swan Lake Mar. 19 Puccini’s Madame Butterfly

KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Melbourne KingCenter.com 321-242-2219

Jan. 30 The Fab Four Ultimate Tribute Jan. 31 Anne of Green Gables Feb. 3 Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical Feb. 10 Celtic Woman Feb. 13 Kenny Rodgers Feb. 15 Peking Acrobats Feb. 19 The Temptations and The Four Tops Mar. 6 Kenny G Mar. 16 Chris Botti Mar. 20 Gatlin, Gayle and Cooney Mar. 22 Gordon Lightfoot Mar. 29 Carol Burnett Apr. 4-5 Mamma Mia!

LITTLE THEATRE OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH New Smyrna Beach NSBPlayers.org 386-423-1246

Feb. 25-Mar. 13 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Apr. 8-17 Foxfire May 20-29 Blithe Spirit

MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Daytona Beach MOAS.org 386-255-0285

Through Feb. 27 Selected pieces from St. Augustine’s Lightner Museum Pirates: An Adventure!

Through Apr. 10 C’est la Vie: Robert Gring’s France Feb. 18-May 22 Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia

PEABODY AUDITORIUM

Daytona Beach PeabodyAuditorium.org 386-671-3461 Feb. 5 101 Years of Broadway Feb. 9 Pink Floyd Experience Feb. 10 Stepping Out with the Songs of Irving Berlin Feb. 14 Lord of the Dance Feb. 16 Tim and Friends Mar. 14 Church Basement II

Mar. 30 Grease May. 5 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

ORLANDO AMWAY ARENA

EventsTicketCenter.com 407-489-2020 Feb. 5 Celtic Woman Feb. 24 Brad Paisley Mar. 20 Smuckers Stars on Ice Apr. 15 Lady Gaga May 1 Tim McGraw Jul. 17 Sade Jul. 22 New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys

ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE

Rollins College, Winter Park Rollins.edu/AnnieRussell 407-646-2145 Feb. 11-19 Letters to Sala

BOB CARR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE OrlandoVenues.net 407-849-2577

Feb. 1-6 West Side Story Feb. 14 Mike Epps Feb. 15-16 What My Husband Doesn’t Know Feb. 23-Mar. 27 Wicked

Through Feb. 6 Beth of Broadway: 19951999, a Musical Revue Feb. 25-Mar. 13 The Diary of Anne Frank Mar. 24-Apr. 3 Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will?

Apr. 29-May 15 Closer Than Ever Jun. 10-26 Bus Stop

CORNELL FINE ARTS MUSEUM Rollins College, Winter Park Rollins.edu/CFAM 407-646-2526

Through Mar. 27 The Edge of Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary Photography Piety and Magnificence: Themes in Italian Art circa 1300-1750 REMIX II: Old and New Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection Chakaia Booker

FOOTLIGHT THEATER AT THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE ParliamentHouse.com Wanzie.com 407-454-8478

Jan. 29 I Love the 80s Jan. 30 Erika Jane Feb. 14 Utopia Production’s Vampire Ball Feb. 19 Kaci Battaglia Feb. 21 Miss Large & Lovely Apr. 18 Babes in Bonnets Easter Auction

THE GARDEN THEATRE Winter Garden GardenTheatre.org 407-877-4736

Jan. 29 An Evening of Elton John Favorites Feb. 11-27 Shhhh!

Mar. 12 Diamond Rocks!–An Evening of Neil Diamond Favorites Mar. 18-Apr. 2 Greater Tuna

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ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL OrlandoFringe.org 407-648-0077

May. 19-30 The 20th Anniversary Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival

TIM CONWAY AND FRIENDS CAROL BURNETT

ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART OMArt.org 407-896-4231

If you are diligent and intrepid, you can catch the two most dynamic performers of 1970s variety television. Tim Conway is playing at Daytona Beach’s Peabody Auditorium Feb. 16. His pal and onetime boss Carol Burnett will be at the King Center in Melbourne on Mar. 29.

Feb. 16 | Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach Mar. 29 | King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne

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MARLA MIRABAL VISUAL ARTIST

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rlando | Sometimes fate helps push you out of your comfort zone.

“I figured I could keep going on the path I was on,” says visual artist Marla Mirabal, “or I could see what else I could do.”

Up until last year, the energetic and gregarious Mirabal was doing murals and scenic design. She also produced canvases based on her study in figure painting and inspired by her life as a Cuban-American and lesbian. Her work took her all over the US east coast, but she considers Orlando her home.

“I love the Orlando arts, and I want to see it grow.”

In fact, Mirabal is greatly loved back in this community she is always bolstering. She’s built bridges between the arts working alongside DJ/dancer Blue and with DRIP, the modern dance company.

Then on June 14, 2010, while bicycling through downtown Orlando, Mirabal was hit by a car. The damages left her unable to complete a lot of her physical work, including climbing up and down ladders. It also drove her to contemplate the next step in life.

“It’s frustrates and confuses me that Orlando doesn’t have a supported gallery culture,” she says, citing that many up-and-coming Central Florida artists only have small and constantly shifting venues to display their works.

“I thought either I could be a part of the problem or be a part of the solution.”

The accident drove her to Asheville, S.C., with her brother where she’s taking a self-induced sabbatical to heal and look at graduate programs.

“My goal is to come back to Orlando and work on the gallery problem and maybe go into teaching, help shape the next new artists,” Mirabal says. “It’s really my home.”

Still, Mirabal admits the scene could be better: “There are bars and tea shop and cafes, but those shows go up for a month, and then they disappear. I figured I could bitch about it, or I could start the process of fixing that.”

The community awaits her return. Her work is on Facebook under her name.

Stephen Miller

GREATER ORLANDO ACTORS THEATRE GOATGroup.org 407-872-8451 Jan. 28-Feb. 13 Aida

HARD ROCK LIVE

HardRockLive.com 407-351-LIVE Jan. 28 The Used Feb. 3 Penn and Teller Feb. 11 Clay Aiken Feb. 23 Buckcherry Feb. 26 David Garrett Mar. 18 Michael McDonald Mar. 30 Jay and Silent Bob Get Old Apr. 7 Scissor Sisters May 3 Earth, Wind and Fire May 6 Kylie Minogue

HOUSE OF BLUES AT DOWNTOWN DISNEY HOB.com 407-934-BLUE

Feb. 5 Guster with Jukebox the Ghost Feb. 11 Flogging Molly Feb. 19 Sister Hazel Mar. 3 Bright Eyes Apr. 1 All Time Low and Yellowcard

Apr. 8 moe.

Apr. 22-23 Ke$ha Apr. 29 Toad the Wet Sprocket

THE ICEHOUSE THEATRE Mount Dora IcehouseTheatre.com 352-383-4616 Jan. 21-Feb. 13 Steel Magnolias Mar. 18-Apr. 10 Bingo: the Musical!

May 6-29 Later Lufe

MAD COW THEATRE COMPANY MadCowTheatre.com 407-297-8788

Jan. 28-Feb. 27 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Feb. 18-Mar. 13 Circle Mirror Transformation Mar. 18-Spr. 17 Rashomon Jun. 3-Jul. 10 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Jul. 29-Aug. 28 Legacy of Light

MAITLAND ART CENTER Maitland MaitlandArtCenter.org 407-539-2181 Through Mar. 6 Central Florida Watercolor Society

MENNELLO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FOLK ART MennelloMuseum.org 407-246-4278

Feb. 3-May 1 1934: A New Deal for Artists

MORSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Winter Park MorseMuseum.org 407-645-5311

Through Sep. 4 The Now and Then Room A Church Record-Photographs from the Tiffany Studios Ecclesiastical Department

ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER TheHistoryCenter.org 407-836-8500

Feb. 5-Jun. 12 Florida in the Civil War Mar. 19-May 29 The Working White House Jul. 2-Sep. 10 Games People Play: The Evolution of Video Games

ORLANDO BALLET

OrlandoBallet.org 407-426-1739 Feb. 11-13 Battle of the Sexes II Apr. 15-17 Carmen

ORLANDO GAY CHORUS

OrlandoGayChorus.org 407-841-SING Feb. 24 Orlando Chorus Uncut May 14-15 Rainbows Over Broadway

Through May 10 American Vision: Changing Viewpoints Through Jun. 12 Currents in Contemporary Art Through Jun. 30 Aztec to Zapotec II Of Cloth and Culture II Life Stories: American Portraits Past and Present Common Ground: Art of the American Landscape

ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OrlandoPhil.org 407-896-6700

Jan. 29 That’s Amore Feb. 14 Concertante Mar. 28 Top Brass Apr. 22-23 Live and Let Die – A Musical Tribute to Paul McCartney May 14 Joshua Bell

ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATER OrlandoShakes.org 407-447-1700 Jan. 26-Mar. 19 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Feb. 9-Mar. 20 Pride & Prejudice Mar. 23-Apr. 17 Charm Apr. 8-17 Playfest

OSCEOLA CENTER FOR THE ARTS Kissimmee OCFTA.com 407-846-4643

Jan. 21-Feb. 6 Hello, Dolly!

Feb. 25-Mar. 6 Arsenic and Old Lace Mar. 25-Apr. 10 Chicago May 6-15 Barefoot in the Park

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Orlando’s annual bacchanal of the performing arts celebrates the stranger, riskier side of art with LGBT plays, jugglers, puppets, modern dance troupes, gratuitous nudity, upstart comedians, and a nightly party on the “Green Lawn of Fabulousness.” This year promises to be especially crazy, given that we’re celebrating two decades of showing the rest of the nation how it’s done.

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May 19-30 | Loch Haven Park, Orlando

ENTERTAINING BAD MOVIES OF ALL TIME.”

THE POINTE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PointeArts.org 407-374-3587

Through Feb. 13 Blithe Spirit Mar. 1-27 Equus Apr. 13-May 15 Side Show

ROLLINS COLLEGE

Rollins College, Winter Park Rollins.edu 407-657-4848 X 212 Jan. 25 Making an Opera Jan. 26 Greg Dawson Jan. 29 Eric Nightingale

THEATRE DOWNTOWN

TheatreDowntown.net 407-841-0083 Through Feb. 13 Chicago Feb. 25-Mar. 19 August: Osage County

UCF ARENA

UCFArena.com 407-823-6006 Mar. 5 Kid Rock Apr. 5 Further

UCF CONSERVATORY THEATRE Theatre.UCF.edu 407-823-1500 Feb. 17-20 Vinegar Tom Mar. 24-27 Into the Woods

Apr. 21-24 TrancenDance

WAYNE DENSCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Sanford HelenStairsTheatre.com 407-321-8111

Feb. 5 Barbra Streisand Tribute Show Feb. 11-20 Annie Apr. 29-May 8 Cabaret

WINTER PARK PLAYHOUSE Winter Park WinterParkPlayhouse.org 407-645-0145 Jan. 21-Feb. 13 Five Course Love Mar. 4-27 Shout!: The Mod Musical Apr. 15-May 15 Sugar Babies

THEATRE WINTER HAVEN

TheatreWinterHaven.com 863-294-7469 Through Feb. 6 Pump Boys and Dinettes Feb. 24-Mar. 20 The Sound of Music

SARASOTA ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE Asolo.org 941-351-8000

Through Feb. 20 La Bete Through March 26 Twelve Angry Men

Jan. 21-Apr. 23 Boeing Boeing Feb. 14 The Best of Broadway Feb. 22-Mar. 13 The Lady From the Sea Mar. 18-May 15 Las Meninas Apr. 1-May 14 Deathtrap Apr. 12-May 1 Tartuffe Apr. 15-May 14 The Innocents Apr. 17-18 Second City Fair & Unbalanced May 9 The Passion of the Crawford May 19-June 5 George Gershwin Alone June 8-12 Beethoven, As I Knew Him June 18-July 10 Marilyn: Forever Blonde!

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DABBERT GALLERY

DabbertGallery.com 941-955-1315 Feb. 4-28 Craig Rubadoux: Rebus/Summer

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE FloridaStudioTheatre.org 941-366-9000 Through Feb. 19 The 39 Steps Through Apr. 1 FST Improv Feb. 23-Mar. 7 Shear Madness Jan. 26-Mar. 19 Race Mar. 30-June 18 Laughing Matters: Unconditional Surrender Apr. 6-June 4 Ghost-Writer

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FST IMPROV One of the funniest shows on the west coast of Florida returns for another season when the cast of Florida Studio Theatre’s Improv Team puts comedy in the spotlight with very little preparation. The ongoing show features LGBT and allied actors that turn suggestions from the audience into hilarious improv scenes guaranteed to give your gut a workout.

Through Apr. 1 | Florida Studio Theatre

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THE GOLDEN APPLE

VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL

TheGoldenApple.com 941-366-5454

VanWezel.org 941-953-3368

Through Feb. 13 I Do, I Do! Feb. 15-Apr. 10 Avenue Q

Feb. 1 Patti LaBelle Feb. 4 Girl Talk Feb. 7-9 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Feb. 10 Shirley MacLaine Feb. 11 Peking Acrobats Feb. 12 Clay Aiken Feb. 14 Mandy Patinkin Feb. 17 Willie Nelson Feb. 23 Tony Blair Feb. 24 Bob Newhart Feb. 25 Romeo and Juliet Feb. 26 Paul Anka Feb. 27 ‘S Wonderful Mar. 1 An Evening With Lucille Ball Mar. 2 Michael Amante Mar. 3 Barrage Mar. 5 Dukes of Dixieland Mar. 6 Frank Sinatra Jr. Mar. 16 Natalie Cole Mar. 17 REO Speedwagon Mar. 18 Rhythm of the Dance Mar. 19 Chris Botti Mar. 20 Spring Awakening Mar. 24

SARASOTA OPERA

SarasotaOpera.org 941-366-8450 Feb. 1-Mar. 19 La Boheme Feb. 5 2011 Opening Night Gala Feb. 12-Mar. 18 Don Giovanni Feb. 26-Mar. 20 I Lombardi Mar. 5-19 The Crucible

MANATEE PLAYERS

Bradenton ManateePlayers.com Through Jan. 30 Hairspray Feb. 17-Mar. 6 Guys and Dolls Mar. 24-Apr. 10 Shout!

May 5-22 Singin’ In The Rain

RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART Ringling.org 941-359-5700

Through Apr. 11 Tumbling & Twisting Talents Under the Big Top Jan. 29-Apr. 24 Gardens in Perpetual Bloom Opening Feb. 19 Asian Export Ceramics

Ron White Mar. 25 Three Dog Night Mar. 26 Tango Buenos Aires Mar. 28 Golda’s Balcony Mar. 29 Grease Apr. 1 Kathy Griffin Apr. 6 Niagara Falls Apr. 9 Jim Brickman Apr. 14 A Chorus Line Apr. 20-21 Monty Python’s Spamalot

VENICE THEATRE

Venice VeniceStage.com 942-488-1115 Through Jan. 30 Love, Sex and the IRS Falsettos Jan. 23-24 Late Nite Catechism 3 Jan. 30-31 The Diamonds Feb. 4-Mar. 6 The Great American Trailer Park Musical Feb. 15-March 13 The King & I Feb. 27 New Odyssey Feb. 29 Red, Hot & Blue!

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Performers come from Russia, Canada, United States, Ukraine, China, Brazil, France, Poland and Belarus.

As found in a “traditional” circus, clowns, tightrope walkers, trapeze artists and a juggler are part of the entertainment. However, unlike any other circus, Cirque du Soleil offers a multi-sensory experience that is androgynous, astonishing and poignant.

Osbourne joined Cirque du Soleil when he was 16. Before joining the company, the Canadian gymnast-turned-tumbler finished second in the world at a World Age Group Championship. He then spent five years with Mystére, toured with Alegria and has been performing in La Nouba since its inception 12 years ago.

It was also while on Mystère that he decided to take up a cause that was near and dear. He had a 30 year-old fan with Down Syndrome who used to come and see the show on a regular basis. In 2002, Osbourne and his friend, Marian Malensek, decided to host a “special friend for the day” at La Nouba. By virtue of a special arrangement, Justin invites two guests (a child and his or her parent or legal tutor) from the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida (DSACF.org.) to see La Nouba each month.

The son of teachers, Osbourne is also a

Justin Osbourne and Claire Wright, | Photo by Erik Caban

comedian, having studied drama and musical theatre in high school. The combination of his tumbling and acting skills made him an ideal fit as one of Les Cons when the time came to cast La Nouba. He says the transition wasn’t difficult coming from a competitive career.

“The great thing about Cirque is that artists and acrobats like us have something to go into after our competitive career is done,”

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The UK native says she loved training in Montreal for six weeks, getting to learn acting and performing. Although, Wright and Osbourne stressed that not everyone with an acrobatics or gymnastics background is able to make the transition. Osbourne says consistency and being well-rounded are integral.

“A good work ethic is essential,” adds Wright. “You’re performing every night, ten shows a week, 470-something shows a year.

So you’ve got to really want to do it. Besides that, you’ve got to have some fun in you.”

You’d think with such demanding training and performing schedules, it would affect their social lives. However, it’s been quite the opposite says the performers. Osbourne has been with his partner for eight years and since joining the cast, Wright has come out.

“I didn’t have a social life before I started here,” Wright explains. “I was training five hours a day, then coaching. Then, I was studying to get my degree. Now, all my efforts go into working evenings. I have until 5 o’clock everyday for myself.”

Osbourne says the experience has heightened his social life.

Osbourne says. “Most of us have been in the “You’re around people that do the exact gym since we were three years old, so when same thing,” he says. “Sometimes when our competitive career is finished, it’s not you move into a new job, it’s kind of hard; like we’re going to go sit in an office. This is you don’t know anybody. With Cirque, you an opportunity for us to make some money have 60 instant friends that you have a lot in and make a living out of what we’ve been common with.” practicing our whole lives.”

Among the 60-plus performers, two Looking for the same buzz, Olympian and new acts were inspired by the playfulness gymnast Claire Wright joined La Nouba a of youth. Last January, a juggling act was little over two years ago. As a trampolinist, added in place of the chair balancing act. she takes ordinary trampoline and power track With the help of the Green Bird, the Juggler performance to a new level. The stage is set throws balls, hoops and clubs in the air in on fire in a high-energy acrobatic display of phenomenal timing and spatial awareness. This unprecedented numbers at amazing speeds.

In July the opening high-energy spectacle act was redesigned has performers to feature the joy literally bouncing off “Come on; we’re and technicality of the walls and through skipping ropes in the windows and roof in white silk with place of the German of a three-dimensional gold beading. How Wheel act. An building. Technology exciting discipline flamboyant is that?” and the power track for the house troupe, take the trampoline to —JUSTIN OSBOURNE, this act gives way new heights.

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Gymnastics is in Wright’s blood. Both of The unparalleled skills, thrilling acrobatics, her parents were leading international coaches. and awe-inspiring performers make the show After competing in trampoline for 22 years, nothing short of mind-blowing. | l | then competing in the 2008 Olympics, Wright decided to retire. Having been approached by talent scouts from Cirque du Soleil over a long period, she finally agreed, quite literally, to take the plunge.

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that you feel that you had to “fight to spend some time with her alone” at Christmas is maybe not the greatest sign. You asked if I thought this is normal and if you are crazy.

The answers are: Sort of no, with a but. And definitely no, with a maybe. It’s not exactly normal, but our unique lives sometimes create unconventional alliances and clearly “family” to your girlfriend includes her ex.

You are definitely not crazy, given that this isn’t garden variety jealousy, and you’re blowing the whole situation out of proportion (and naughty reader if that is the case). The advice I’m about to give is neither original nor particularly insightful, but Here Comes the Truth: it's time for an honest, direct, transparent conversation with your life partner where you express your feelings about this and the two of you, together as a couple and as adults, find the right solution.

Dear Truth, I am a 27-year-old gay man living in Orlando, and I need help with my roommate situation. I’ve shared a rental house with a 24 year-old straight guy, Leo, for about five years. Leo pays his bills on time, keeps the house clean (mostly), and is usually easy to get along with. He and I are also workout partners and we share food expenses and keep each other on track as far as fitness goes. We actually met at the gym and that’s how we became friends.

The problem is that Leo turns into a giant ass whenever he starts dating a girl. Since he started dating this last chick he has Dear Truth, repeatedly no-call-no-showed at the gym y girlfriend, Robyn, is best without apology. They make a ton of noise friends with her ex-girlfriend. late at night so I can’t sleep, and when she’s At first I was totally fine with the around he acts all tough and stand-offish. situation—being friends with your exes is Last week, he called my friends “those cool—but as Robyn and I started to get fags” in front of his girlfriend, and I called closer, I noticed that they would call each him out on it. He said if I didn’t like it, he other every day. The only time they didn’t would move out and I could find another call was when they would see each other. guy to “fall in love with.” Am I wrong to I have good friends be furious with Leo too—one is even an for being a macho ex—but I don’t have prick? to talk to them every —Good Friend Whether it's day. Then there are Gone Bad immaturity, internalized the holidays. They spend every Easter Dear Gone Bad: homophobia or just together (Robyn I hate to break it standard issue assholeis not a religious to you, honey, but person), and I had Leo has issues. The ism, he is bad news. to fight to spend fact that anyone’s some time with her personality turns alone on Christmas. so radically in any Robyn always says, “If I wanted to be with situation demonstrates a profound problem. her, I would. She is just a friend.” I say she Whether its immaturity, internalized is “with her,” just without the sex. Am I homophobia (which, for the record, is my crazy? Is this normal? I feel as though I’m guess) or just standard issue asshole-ism, Leo in a threesome, but I want someone else’s is bad news and I would be looking for new opinion. accommodations tout de suite. We can debate —Sad in Seminole the various components of Leo’s unsuitability as a roommate, but this is a narcissistic, Hey SiS! delusional asshole who is better present in Let’s start with tamping down your your life from a more comfortable distance drama. She’s not “with her,” she’s with you. than your current association. Call one of our But I do agree that you’re right to question many brethren who deal in properties and find how attached she still is to her ex. The fact yourself a new abode and a new start. | l |

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In all, 48 teams participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend tournament, which benefitted several charities. Tournament winners in each division received checks for first, second and third place payable to a charity of their choice. In addition, two teams with the “most runs” during tournament round robin also received a check payable to a charity of their choice.

The Orlando Meltdown is put on by officers of the Central Florida Softball League, which is the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance affiliate in Orlando.

In the C-Division, the Tampa Crocs took first followed by Fort Lauderdale’s Atomic Boom. The Orlando Scrappers finished third in that division.

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Aces of Tampa. The Wild Stallions of Orlando finished third in the D-Division.

In the women’s competitive league, the New Moon Sol Rebels of Fort Lauderdale took home the first place trophy while the New Moon Lightning Strikes, also of Fort Lauderdale, placed second. Orlando’s Chix With Stix finished third.

In the women’s recreational division, PRIME, of Orlando, placed first after outscoring the Manor Vandals of Fort Lauderdale. Orlando’s Crazy Stix took home the third-place trophy.

Each of the top three teams in every division was awarded a check to give to the charity of their choice. Charities ranged from the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to Humane Societies throughout the region. According to organizers, the Meltdown has donated upwards of $6,000 per year to charities and more than 1,500 players and fans descend upon the two complexes hosting the games each year.

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“For an actor to be working is a kind of miracle, because most actors aren’t. So it’s just silly for a working actor to say, ‘Oh, I don’t care if anybody knows I’m gay’—especially if you’re a leading man. Personally, I wouldn’t advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out.”

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W New year, new experiences Billy Masters Billy@BillyMasters.com

here were you when the ball dropped? If you were home on New Year’s Eve, you had the choice of spending the night with Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper on CNN, or Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest on ABC. Griffin was on good behavior, yet managed to continuously make Coop giggle like a little girl with demonstrations of the dancing at the Univision pavilion next door.

When she promised to get Andy to take his shirt off, a woman watching from below actually registered a look of horror.

Despite earlier assurances that he’d be kissing “girlfriend” Julianne Hough, Seacrest shared that special moment with nine guys. At the bewitching hour, he found himself wedged between the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block— girlfriend, please! As for Clark, I’m happy to report there were no major gaffes this year and he managed to clock in an extra 23 seconds of airtime from last year’s 6 minutes...but who’s counting?

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Elton John and David Furnish had a baby boy over the holidays. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born via surrogate on Christmas Day. This had been in the works ever since the couple was denied the chance to adopt a Ukrainian orphan who captured Elton’s heart last year. While the couple continues to support the Ukrainian tyke, they made plans for a child of their very own. “We have fulfilled a dream in finally becoming parents, and are so happy and excited at this very special time.” Congrats!

Not surprisingly, upwardly-mobile Neil Patrick Harris is already angling for entre to the empire of Elton. NPH Tweeted, “Great congratulations to David Furnish & Elton John on the birth of their son, Zachary! Can’t wait for play dates in the south of France.” OY! We all know that Ricky Martin had his twins via surrogate last year. With a new CD about to drop, he’s doing more and more interviews. When Attitude magazine in the UK queried what he looks for in a man, Ricky went that well-trod route of talking about personality traits: “I love witty. I love mental strength.

Just being secure. Somebody who is very sure of themselves without being arrogant—smart, witty, has a career. Adventurous is the word.” I love when people do this—as if a guy who ticked all these boxes would still be his ideal mate if he had a hump or was missing a limb.

Colin Firth once again impresses by giving one of the year’s best performances in The King’s Speech.. But he’s got other ambitions: “I’m dying to play a transvestite or a stripper or a pop star.” He should do the David Bowie story—then he’ll get to play all three at once!

Clay Aiken recently hit the trifecta by landing a boyfriend who

Elton John and David Furnish had a baby boy over the holidays. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John.

is an actor, dancer and underwear model!

Hot on the heels of other hoofers, his latest paramour is Jeff Walters, a Dallas-area actor who Clay originally spotted in a production of The Rocky Horror Show.

Want to guess which role he was playing?

One that showed off his enormous...er, “talent.” One of their first dates was going to the Gaylord Texan Ice Show—which I know nothing about, but sounds like a pretty gay date to me. Of course, we’ve got pics of the couple on our website. But that’s not all. Jeff seems to enjoy showing off on Grindr—and let me again remind Joel Shimko that I’m still waiting for a Windows version of Grindr.

Lastly, Reichen feels that his time on The A-List: New York was not representative of who he really is. He’s apparently shocked that the 3,600 hours of filming was reduced to three hours of footage that he watched “sometimes in horror at all that was left out.” out He wants us to know that he and the rest of the alleged AList boys are not “vapid queens”.

Honey, if it walks like a duck...

When I’m starting the year with animal impressions, it’s definitely time to end yet another column. Until next time, remember, one man’s filth is another man’s bible. | l |

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