Week of September 16, 2015 LGBT Guide to the Palm Springs Desert Area in Digital and Print delivery.

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Sept. 16 to Sept. 22, 2015

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WEEKENDER GUIDE 9-17 THURSDAY Joshua Tree Gay Pride Festival (JT PRIDE) has teamed up with JOSHUA TREE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (JTIFF) to present JT PRIDE QUEER BLOCKS; featuring eight award-winning LGBTQ films and shorts as part of JTIFF on SEPTEMBER 18-20, 2015.

Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, opens its Eighth Edition on Thursday, September 17th and runs through Sunday, September 20th at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs.

This year the festival is a third larger than

ever before, and includes a New Media Spotlight on Saturday, September 19th.

THURSDAY NIGHT The QUEEN OF DRAG Jersey Shore hosts at the Ultra Star (IMAX) theatre in Cat city. Throwback Thursday features “West Siade Story” Dress or Sing along.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday James GYPSY Haake American’s female impersonator, MC at famed Hollywood club “Le Cage Aux Folles”, Married with Children, Mel Brook’s To BE or Not To BE!

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IT’S THE WEEKEND already Tool Shed will be hosting MR Tool Shed contest NEXT WEEK! The winner will have some mighty big shoes to fill but will also have the benefit of charismatic Clifton Tatumn in your corner as last years winner and Mr. Palm Springs to boot. We will find out what Mr Tatumn also has in-store for us.

FREE Friday Pool Parties at the Hard Rock!

Players of all ages Have you been to the

MAZE AT INN EXILE? Fridays and Saturdays 9pm to 5am

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Catch the premier of Loot!

At the fun and friendly Desert Rose Playhouse.

Directed by Jim Strait.

Performance and ticket information at www.desertroseplayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office 760202-3000.

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9-19 SATURDAY

Joel baker headlines at Tryst Bar and lounge at 7pm, this is a must see show in Palm Springs.

IT’S STILL ALL ABOUT THE BRUNCH! Start the day off rights at Pinocchio in the Desert Morning Brunch is a must at Bottom-Less Champagne 3.95 per person!

134 E Tahquitz Canyon Way OPEN 7:30 am 2pm fun for he entire family.

Across the street check out the all new Welwood Murray Memorial Library. Just reopened as a micro-branch and visitors center. BARRACKS FIRST ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION View Artwork and Vote for your Favorites

Up at 7am? The College Of The Desert Street Fair is a perfect weekend destination, for shopping! Sure there is something for the locals or the visitors.. With merchandise and services for all ages and any budget, the Street Fair offers more than 300 merchants, artists, a farmer’s market, live entertainment, gourmet food and much more in Palm Desert.

For locations and contact for items listed please see current ads in this issue. It you would like to update or list your event in the weekend guide please contact your DDG salesperson.

9-20 SUNDAY

This Sunday brunch might change your life! at Rio Azul in Palm Springs will never be the same. Not just a new Drag Queen Show, but a party brunch! Featuring Sasha Scarlett and a team of impersonators is selling out fast The show is $14.95 and includes brunch. We recommend reservations!!!

SUNDAY BREAK! Call it a tea party or beer bust, who doesn’t love to party every Sunday before Monday. In Palm Springs you can relive those lazy summer high-school kegger by the lake or beach.

You always got the girl or boy you wanted or that wanted you.

THE BARRACKS The World Famous Sunday Beer Bust and Sunday Night Social.

The largest weekly social gathering for gay men in Palm Springs, Oscar’s world-famous Weekly Tea Dance is THE place to be on Sunday afternoons. From 4pm until close, enjoy incredible drink specials, a limited tea dance food menu and dance to the beats of DJ Bob Scatch, one of SoCal’s hottest DJ’s.

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Inside This Week’s Issue “Daily What’s Happening” Page 12

20 Anatomy of DUI NEW 33 Business Directory 16 Carl’s Real-estate tips 40 Classifieds 27 Desert Center For Sexual Awareness 34 Gay facebook events and Sports 35 Gay Resorts 30 GayDGets & Threads 37 GROUPS/HELP 44 Jersey’s Journal 28 Leather Realm 41 Massage Directory 37 Naked () 33 Quote of the week 04 Weekender 47 The Last Word 39 The Center Schedule 37 Transgender notes 42 Weekly Guide to Stars 37This week at the Continental Baths

Saturday, Sept. 19 Mr. Tool Shed Leather Contest 2016 p 7 Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival p36

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Featured Bars & Restaurants

Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille 214 East Arenas Road, PS, CA Tool Shed - Leather Bar 600 E Sunny Dunes Rd , PS, CA (760) 320-3299 10:00 am – 2:00 am

The Barracks - Leather Bar 67625 E. Palm Canyon Dr. , CC,CA 2:00 pm – 2:00 am Score - Local Bar 301 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA (760) 327-0753 6:00 am – 2:00 pm

2100 N. Palm Canyon Dr. , PS, CA Streetbar (760) 320-1266 224 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA DiGS (760) 321-0031 36-737 Cathedral Canyon Dr. , CC, CA Georgie’s Alibi (760) 325-5533 369 N Palm Canyon Dr , PS CA Studio One 11 (760) 328-2900 67555 E. Palm Canyon Dr. , CC, CA Chill bar (NEW) (760) 537-0172 217 E Arenas , PS, CA Hunters Palm Springs 10AM - 7:00 PM 302 E Arenas Rd , Palm Springs, CA Cafe Palette 315 East Arenas Road, PS, CA

BINGO Score Sat. 12pm

Tool Shed Wed. 12PM 0-69 Bingo

Legends of Palm Springs - Local Bar 125 E Tahquitz Canyon Way , PS, CA (760) 656-8680 11:00 am – 12:00 am

Legends of Palm Springs Sat. 2PM Bingo With Cowboy Steve

Oscar’s Cafe & Bar - Inside/Outside 125 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS, CA (760) 325-1188 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Tryst Wednesday 9pm

Pinocchio In the Desert - Rest. & Bar 134 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS, CA (760) 322-3776 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Rio Azul - Mexican Style Rest. and Bar (760) 992-5641 350 South Indian Cyn, PS, CA Sunshine Cafe - Family Style Rest.

36815 Cathedral Canyon Drive, CC, CA (760) 328-1415 6:00 am – 9:00 pm

More Bars & Restaurants SpurLine (760) 778-4326 200 S Indian Canyon Dr , PS, CA Toucan’s Tiki Lounge (760) 416-7584

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KARAOKE POOL

Tool Shed Free Pool 6pm-2am Tues.

Thurs. 7pm & Sun. 3PM 8 Ball tournament Barracks Mon 7pm

HAPPY HOUR

Tryst Everyday til 8p Oscars - Mon-Fri 2p-7p Score - Everyday 6a-8p Tool Shed - Mon-Fri 10a-8p S&S 8a-8p Pinocchio - Everyday 7:30a-2p Rio Azul - Wed-Sun 4p-7p Barracks - Mon-Sat 2p-2p Sun Bev Bus Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grill 5$ Bottomless Mimosas w/food purchase

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 16TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $2 Rolling Rock Bottles all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Chili Relleno & Eggs $9.75, Lunch Special Bacon Guacamole Cheeseburger $10.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8:00pm; $3 Jager Shots All Day Long 12:00 PM Tool Shed The Original O-69 Bingo at 12 Noon 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Legends of Palm Springs 2-4-1 Happy Hour 2 to 7 PM 3:00 PM Oscars Happy Hour 3 7PM Sunshine Cafe Dinner Special Chicken Enchiladas $12.95 4:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs Trivia 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour 5-7 PM 6:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs Karaoke Jo 6 PM to 10 PM 8:00 PM Barracks Underwear Night 9:00 PM Tool Shed Wet Weds !$3 Jagermeister and fireball shots all day

7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8:00pm 11:00 AM Oscars 11a - 9 p 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Oscars Happy Hour to 7PM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour to 2-7 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM Street Fair Crispy Tacos $2 6:00 PM Palm Springs Village Fest 7:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tournament 8:00 PM Barracks SPANK! Fetish Social Night Tool Shed Underwear Night 10:00 PM Barracks THRUST featuring Art with his men and DJ Mixtress Victoria 7:00 PM Hard Rock CafeF LIRT Bella da Ball-

FRIDAY, SEPT 18TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $7 Belvedere Vodka all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special California Chipotle Benedict $10.50, Lunch Special Fish and Chips $10.25 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne!

6:00 AM $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis Score Happy Hour til 8 PM 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Score $4 Budweiser 25 ounce cans all day 10:00 AM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Carne Asada Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm and Eggs $10.25, Lunch Special Meatloaf or 11:00 AM Meatloaf Sandwich $9.75 Visit us at desertdailyguide.com and Like usOscars on Facebook.com/desertdailyguide 13 11 - 10

THURSDAY, SEPT 17TH

2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Oscars Happy Hour to 7PM Legends of Palm Springs 2p - 7:30p 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul House Margarita $5 Hunters FUR 7:00 PM Barracks Fund Raisers & Cruise Night Spurline show tunes 8:00 PM Streetbar VJ Rob Roberts

SATURDAY, SEPT 19TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour until 8 PM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chili Verde Omelet or burrito $9.95 or salmon Benedict $10.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Oscars 8a -10p Brunch until 2 PM $5 Bloody Mary’s, $9 Bottomless Mimosas Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm; Rehab with Doctor Tom until 2 PM 11:00 AM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 11 to 7 PM Score12:00 Noon Bingo 1:00 PM

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Legends of Palm Springs $3 Holler - Beer, Hot Dog, & Chips till 5pm 2:00 PM Legends Bingo With Cowboy Steve Barracks Happy Hour to 8 PM DiGS MARM-A-RAMA Spin the Wheel Drinks 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul House Margaritas $5 7:00 PM DiGS Country Western Roundup!

8:00 PM Streetbar VJ Rob Roberts Spurline show tunes 10:00 PM

Toucans DJ GoGO Boys

SUNDAY, SEPT 20TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $4 Cucumber or Southern Mary all day 7:00 AM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Eggs Benedict $10.25 7:30 AM Pinocchio Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis. Get a Martini BURGER! 8:00 AM Oscars 8a - 2a Brunch til 2 PM $5 Bloody Marys, $9 Bottomless Mimosas Tool Shed Cheap Beer Day $1.75 16 oz. Bud or Bud Light Drafts From Open ‘Til Close, Happy Hour until 8pm 8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 11:00 AM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 11 to 7 PM 1:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tourn.

Legends Karaoki Brunch 1-5pm SpurLine Beer Bust until 7:00 2:00 PM Barracks Beer Bust All Day Long 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95

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4:00 PM Oscars Sunday Funday Tea Dance 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 To 7 PM 7:00 PM Streetbar “Miss Fern” 8:00 PM Tool Shed $1.75 beer all day.

Toucans The Playgirls bring you shows every Sunday at 8 and 10 PM.

MONDAY, SEPT 21TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM $7 Belvedere Vodka all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chile Verde Omelet or Burrito $9.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8 PM 11:00 AM Oscars 11a - 9p Happy Hour All Day $7 Burgers & Fries 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8 PM $1.50 Drafts All Day Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 2 to 7 PM 2-4-1 cocktails 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM 7:00 PM Barracks Free Pizza & Beer Bust Prices Hunters Service Ind. Night SpurLine Original One & Only Showtunes

$2 PBR Tallboys and Free Pool all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special 1/2 french toast w/ bacon, eggs $8.75, Lunch Special 1/2 sandwich/soup or salad $8.75 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martini 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8pm 11:00 AM Oscars 11a 9p Happy Hour All Day Azul Bella da Ball Cabaret Variety Revue 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour until 8 PM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour 2 to 7 PM 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 6:00 PM Tool Shed Free Pool 6 PM to 10 PM Hunters Trivia Tuesday!

TUESDAY, SEPT 22TH 6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM

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The Anatomy of a DUI An Overview of Alcohol

By Manuel J. Barba, DUI Defense Attorney In my last article I discussed the dose-response relationship of alcohol. But before I move the discussion to the mechanics of an actual DUI arrest, I believe it is important to give readers an understanding of the effects of alcohol from a clinical perspective. As you’ll see, throughout the various stages of intoxication discussed below, overlap in the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels will occur because alcohol does not affect every person the same at any given point.

BAC Levels/Effects From 0.01 - 0.05, a person is considered to be in the “subclinical” stage. In this stage a person’s behavior is nearly normal by ordinary observation; a drink or two for most people.

From 0.03 - 0.12, this is considered the “euphoric” stage, with a person’s symptoms being that of mild euphoria, increased sociability, talkativeness, increased self-confidence, and decreased inhibitions. Symptoms also include diminution of attention, judgment and control, which can affect safe driving. This stage is also the beginning of sensory-motor impairment and the loss of efficiency in finer performance tests, which can also affect safe driving. I am certain that we’ve all experienced persons in this stage. In fact, it is likely that many of us can attest to being in this stage!

From 0.09 - 0.25, a person is considered to be in the “excitement” stage. Symptoms in this stage include emotional instability and loss of critical judgment. Also, impairment of perception, memory and comprehension can

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also result at these BAC levels. A decrease in sensory response, reaction time, reduced visual acuity, peripheral vision and glare recovery also occur. In this stage, a person can also experience sensory-motor in-coordination, impaired balance and drowsiness. All of the foregoing symptoms can affect a person’s ability to drive a car safely. This stage is where an individual would be considered “drunk.”

From 0.18 - 0.30, referred to as the “confusion” stage, a person’s symptoms include disorientation and mental confusion; he/she can experience dizziness as well as exaggerated emotional states. In this stage a person’s vision, perception of color, perception of form, perception of motion and perception of dimensions becomes impaired. Symptoms also include an increased pain threshold as well as increased muscular in-coordination, which includes staggering gait, slurred speech, and lethargy. Apathy is also a present in this stage. Can you say “really drunk” or perhaps “trashed”? And yes, the foregoing symptoms make a person unsafe to drive a car.

From 0.25 - 0.40, a person is said to be in the stage of “stupor.” In this stage, symptoms include a loss of motor functions and a markedly decreased response to stimuli. In addition, muscular in-coordination including the inability to stand or walk also occurs. Vomiting, incontinence, impaired consciousness, sleep or stupor can also result. Here, the term “wasted” comes to mind. And yes, a person is not safe to drive a car with these conditions.

From 0.35 - 0.50, a person is considered to be in the “coma” stage, wherein he/she is completely unconscious. The person experiences depressed or abolished reflexes, subnormal body temperature, incontinence, and impairment of the circulation and respiratory systems.

Death can result at this Continued on page 34

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LEATHER REALM by Dave Murdock “It’s all up to YOU!”.

Coming up on September 27th is Folsom Street Fair (http://www.folsomstreetfair. com/), advertised as the “The World’s Largest Leather Event” and that’s no hyperbole!

With over 400,000 attendees and covering 13 city blocks, and it’s a wild, hot ‘n sexy event, dripping with Leather with lot’s of primal energy and testosterone floating about. (Some baby strollers too, go figure!)

In fact that leads right in to what I wanted to talk about this week. Today’s America is oh so civilized. We don’t talk about primal urges in ‘polite’ society. But as homo-sapiens we all have dark desires, and sometimes even darker thoughts. No one wants to talk about them because we might have to come face to face with our darker selves. We can’t let those feelings out because they aren’t ‘civilized’. But just scratch the surface of that veneer on any one of us and you’ll find a beast waiting to escape from its cage.

Love/Hate, Life/Death, Pleasure/Pain are all divided by very thin lines. Each positive primal urge has it’s opposite side, and not understanding the dividing lines between them can, in some cases, lead to events like mass shootings and serial killers. Not learning to deal with raw issues forces us into a pressure cooker of primal instincts that would best be dealt with on a psychologists couch.

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darker urges they just lay there, simmering away, waiting to boil over or explode. As a society we have no safety valve to blow off the steam created by the pressure cooker of our ancient urges or our present day ones for that matter. But as Leather folk we actually have a mechanism to do just that.

Our play, by definition, centers around pain and pleasure, we deal with possible life and death issues every time we play. The submissive may hate the pain (or not), but love the pain-giver (or not). However, the Leather community gives permission to us, and we have given permission to our play partners to scream out loud whether from pain or pleasure it matters not. What matters is the scream, the release of all those daily tensions we build up each minute of our waking lives. We deal with edges, we hold whips and floggers, knives, etc., and wield them to create our scenes. We use fire and beat drums. Our scenes are all about power and control. By taking control of a scene as a dominant we have given ourselves permission to give into controlled primal urges to hunt and dominate. As a submissive we have given ourselves over to the experience of submission to a more dominant beast. One interesting side note: many submissives that are into bondage are, in everyday life, high powered executives who must retain control every working day, but when the weekend comes they are all too eager to give over that control and relax.

But I digress… The Leather culture explores mastery and slavery, Continued on page 45

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stage.

From 0.45 and above, death is likely from respiratory arrest.

What many people don’t realize is that one’s BAC level continues to climb even after we stop drinking. Consider our hypothetical friend Jack, who starts the evening off with 2 or 3 beers, then he adds 3 or 4 more cocktails, and perhaps 4 or 5 of his favorite shots along the way. As Jack’s BAC rises, he will pass through each of the stages of intoxication discussed above until his BAC peaks. The danger is, because of Jack’s impaired judgment (that can begin as early as the “euphoric” stage) Jack may not make the best decisions and may jeopardize his own safety or someone else’s. Perhaps Jack gets home after the bar closes and decides to go for a swim to cool off. If Jack’s level of intoxication reaches the “confusion” stage while in the swimming pool, he could very easily drown.

Remember, once the alcohol is in your stomach, it will continue to absorb into your blood stream causing your BAC level to continue to climb. It is not until after your BAC level has peaked, that it will start to decrease.

Next week, the mechanics of a DUI arrest, from an officer’s initial visual contact with a moving vehicle, through the DUI investigation and arrest. Stay tuned… and until then, be safe.

Attorney Manuel J. Barba can be reached at 760-770-3377 or 951-680-9125. For more information visit www.BarbaLawyer.com or www.

PalmSpringsDUI.com.

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Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival Returns with more films in more theatres, and adds New Media Component Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, opens its Eighth Edition on Thursday, September 17th and runs through Sunday, September 20th at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. This year the festival is a third larger than ever before, and includes a New Media Spotlight on Saturday, September 19th.

“We are very excited to have been able to grow the festival, and increase our total number of screenings again this year,” said Michael C. Green, Festival Director. “”Last year we hosted a record number of screenings in two theatres, and this year we’re taking all three theatres at the Camelot, plus we’re adding the New Media Spotlight that Shann Carr from Moxie Productions created for us with the help of Brett Chatelain. It’s all about the variety of LGBT content that’s available on the internet.”

Cinema Diverse, which began in 2008, was one of the first programs produced by the Palm Springs Cultural Center, and continues to be one of the most popular programs the local nonprofit produces. “The festival ran into some bumps in the first couple of years,” Green continued. “But over the past five years, the community has really come out in force to embrace it. And that’s not surprising, given the large LBGTQ population in the valley. There’s quite a demand for this type of entertainment, and we’re thrilled to be able to bring the films and the filmmakers to our local audience.”

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JERSEY’S JOURNAL by Jersey Shore All I want to do is to make a few people laugh while making a quick buck. I don’t ask for much. I’m a good person. So, whatever issues you have with me, keep them to yourselves. It doesn’t concern me and I am FINALLY going to celebrate the small gifts given to me. I’ve been working hard for 20 years and been thru a lot. I don’t lie, steal, hurt, etc., etc. . . . Let me do my little shows and live my little life with my dog and my friends!

It’s not easy being pleasant when you suffer depression and anxiety, but I try hard. Just because everyone else acts like an asshole doesn’t mean I must. It’s not easy being nice. I’m horrible behind the steering wheel. Either do the speed limit or drive faster or I will be honking you right into the slow lane. And they invented blinkers for a reason. They serve a purpose. They prevent accidents, so get off your cell phones, yes you knew that was coming, and click the conveniently located blinker so I know which way you are going so I don’t run into you.

I’m sure you knew this was coming…Cell phones!!! Just today two cars reared into the curb down Palm Canyon because of texting. It takes 10 to 20 minutes to go most places across the desert. Quit being an impatient self-centered shmuck and remember what it was like in the 1970s.

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dominance and submission. And not just in whispers in dark corners. We stand on the street corners of events like Folsom Street Fair and roar our defiance of “polite” society. And that is as it should be.

We may live our daily lives encased in suits and exchange the harness for a tie, but when it comes to play time we have learned to rip off, sometimes literally, those veneers and get right into the meat of the matter.

We tear at societies boundaries, chewing off the leg irons of civilization. It gives us the release that we all want, but seldom take advantage of. By understanding the desires, and giving into them in a controlled manner we have created our own pressure valves to blow off the steam that builds up from living our daily lives.

If YOU want to explore those primal urges then I suggest you take yourself off to your local Leather organization and begin your journey to unleash the beast within. As the old Alka-Seltzer slogan went, “Try it, you’ll like it”!

If you have any questions about the Leather scene, or would like to see an article about a specific topic or event, please send an email to Leatherrealm@gmail.com

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Transgender Notes

Congrats to Landon Patterson! A transgender student recently elected homecoming queen at her Kansas City-area high school. says she’s happy to be in the spotlight and representing the transgender community. And we could not agree more. Its people like Landon that stand up and are counted as we all know its not easy being Transgender.

Landon Patterson says it felt too good to be true on Saturday when the crown was placed on her head as Oak Park High School’s homecoming queen.

The Kansas City Star ( http://bit. ly/1Kg3oxz ) reports Patterson has been a member of her school’s co-ed cheerleading team and cheered as a boy as a freshman, sophomore and part of her junior year.

NEW SURVEY The 2015 U.S. Trans Survey Is now available!

The 2015 U.S. Trans Survey is the new name of the largest survey ever devoted to the lives and experiences of trans people. It’s the follow-up to the groundbreaking National Transgender Discrimination Survey, which was released in the 2011 report: Injustice At Every Turn.

Visit www.ustranssurvey.org/

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THAT IS FUNNY Once a nun was taking a bath when someone knocked on the door, “Who is it?” “ It’s the blind man, can I come in?”

She decides to let him, “Okay” she says, he walked in and says: “Nice tits, now where do you want me to hang the blind?”

Q:What’s the difference between being hungry and horny?

A: Where you put the cucumber.

During a funeral, the pallbearers accidentally bump into a wall and hear a faint moan.

They open the casket and find out that the woman is actually alive.

She lives for 10 more years and then dies. There is another funeral for her. At the end of the service, the pallbearers carry out the casket.

As they are walking out, the husband cries out, “Watch out for the wall!”

WEEKLY GUIDE TO THE STARS ARIES: March 21 - April 20 There are different ways to hit your objective and two of them are less risky than currently planned.

TAURUS: April 21 - May 19 Keep in mind this simple rule to trade-offs. If they’re not getting you closer to what you want then you’re trading down and not trading up.

GEMINI: May 20 - June 21 When’s the last time you checked in with your lending institution?

Give a buzz. You may be pushing the limit.

CANCER: June 22 - July 22 Are you friends because you enjoy this person’s company? Or is it because of the company this person keeps?

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LEO: July 23 - August 22 Keep tabs on your voicemail or e-mails. An important piece of correspondence moves you from the minus to the plus column.

VIRGO: August 23 - Sept. 22 Your heart is in such conflict with your head that it’s impossible to see straight. Believe it or not, this is the best place for you to be now.

LIBRA: Sept. 23 - October 22 Your personal support may be getting too personal. When putting yourself in someone else’s shoes it’s a good idea to remember who they belong to.

SCORPIO: October 23 - Nov. 21 Your expectation of friendships is changing. Impatient with empty you’re eager to connect with those who get you.

SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 - Dec. 20 You’re everywhere but at your desk lately. It’s OK to pop in and out as long as you get something done.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 21 - Jan. 19 An associate exceeds your expectations. Take this as living proof that even the world’s greatest skeptic can be surprised.

AQUARIUS: Jan 20 - Feb. 18 Sometimes the best way to harmonize a situation is to introduce a little cacophony. Too much making nice fluffs up the cushions of complacency.

PISCES: Feb 19 - March 20 Not long ago you didn’t know how to make ends meet. But support arrives from an unlikely area soon.

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THE LAST WORD by George W. Zander ACTION: Please attend Equality CaliforEqual benefits laws for employees with nia’s event this Month to Learn More about same-gender partners have dramatically our Work for the Transgender Community . expanded the number of employees in gay & lesbian relationships who now receive And on Friday, September 25 CHILL BAR equal benefits & this bill will do the same will be hosting a meet and greet party to for transgender employees.” learn about all the work Equality California is doing for the community here and Rick Zbur, Executive Director of Equality around our state. It is from 7-10 PM. There California said, “As a result of long term will be raffle prizes, entertainment, and systemic discrimination and social bias, again hear about these important legislaour community faces significant disparities tions that will help for generations to come. in their health and well being compared to the broader community. These disparities You may contact Governor Jerry Brown by include disproportionately high rates of mail at: poverty, suicide, homelessness, isolation, substance abuse, violence, police profiling, Mailing address: and criminal convictions. These problems are most pronounced for our youth and seGovernor Jerry Brown niors, communities of color, undocumented c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 and transgender communities.”

Sacramento, CA 958 Clearly, our whole community of LGBTQ Phone: (916) 445-2841 and are folks in need. There laws passing Fax: (916) 558-3160 in Sacramento are huge steps and worth celebrating as much as marriage!!

The bills protect transgender people who work for companies doing business with state agencies & transgender children in the foster care system. Geoff Kors NCLR Government Policy Director stated, “By ensuring that the state contracts only with companies that provide equal benefits to their transgender employees, California will save money & help reduce discrimination.

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