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statement. Crucially, Maltas new law
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NEW YORK Aetna, the nations third-largest health insurer, is urging gay
customers to be proud by considering its products as part of a new, narrow
focus to selling health insurance, the Associated Press reports.
The company is using mobile phone apps, print ads and a newly launched
website to appeal to the estimated 9 million LGBT U.S. residents, the article said.
Its website features a video of actors talking about love and relationships. It also
helps visitors nd LGBT-friendly doctors and promises coverage with features
that t you, your partner and your family, the AP reports.
Experts say changes in technology and how insurance is sold, plus a more
ckle customer who wants to know where companies stand on certain issues, all
create fertile ground for such a targeted approach. But this push comes with the
risk of turning o customers who dont agree with a companys stance.
Aetna has oered help nding LGBT-friendly providers for years, and it has
long backed issues like domestic partner coverage, all of which it details on its
new website.
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its employees, who pointed out that the LGBT community shows loyalty to
companies that favor its inclusion. The company decided to test market to that
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health care plans, the Associated Press reports.
Atlanta-based Delta will pay those taxes for employees retroactive to Jan. 1.
The tax is only a problem for employees living in states that do not recognize
their marriages; Georgia is one of them. Delta executives, pilots, ight attendants
and other employees living there have to pay extra tax based on the value of the
insurance, the article said.
There are currently 37 states that allow same same-sex marriage. The U.S.
Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling by the end of June that could expand
same-sex marriage to the entire country.
Delta Air Lines, Inc., is hardly the rst major company to oer such benets,
known as grossing up. There are at least 40 large companies and law rms that
make employees whole for the tax, according to the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation, which lobbies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. The
group says Delta is the rst big airline to do so, the AP reports.
Grossing up has become less of an issue as more states allow same-sex marriage,
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ADDRESS
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Middle East.
There was not enough popcorn to
fully enjoy neo-isolationist Pat Buchanans takedown of Fox News host Sean
Hannity for opposing the preliminary
Iran deal. Hannity, like Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, talks as if President
Obama wants to give the Iranians nukes,
not keep nukes from them. Netanyahu
insists that he is only against a bad deal.
The trouble is that his attacks on the
deal began before a deal existed. Buchanan called Hannity hysterical. Fox
host Bill OReilly, in a welcome surprise,
cautioned that the alternative to a deal
is world war.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said gays
should be grateful that we are not put
to death here as in Iran. Sorry, but
weve set our sights a bit higher. His
comment recalls the argument that
gays do not face marriage discrimination because we can marry someone
of the opposite sex, similar to an argument made 50 years ago in defense of
anti-miscegenation laws.
Never before has Republican ailing been on such vivid display, nor has
the rights disconnect from mainstream
American opinion been more glaring. We
should seize the moment and make the
GOP pay a heavy price.
Most states still lack comprehensive
laws prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination. Anti-transgender potty panic
bills have been introduced in Florida,
Texas, Arizona and Nevada; one recently failed in Kentucky. Attacks on
reproductive choice are relentless, yet
have not stirred corporate protest. If
one wedge fails, the right tries another. We must build and rebuild coalitions that teach respect and stigmatize
know-nothingism.
It is exhausting dealing with the far
rights fountain of dangerous nonsense.
They irt with treason to thwart our
presidents peace eorts; they itch to
start another war, learning nothing from
their past adventures and neglecting the
soldiers maimed in them; they stir hatred
and fear to distract us from their assault
on the middle class; and they cry victim
the moment anyone stands up to their
bullying of everyone who doesnt look
and think like them. We should say this,
but also convey a vision of America based
on equal rights and cooperation, not
paranoia.
I am a liberal. Too often, our side
ghts on conservatives turf, tacitly accepting their false framing of the issues
and playing defense. It is time for us to
take the ball.
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sistance to those seeking to change their sexual behavior. Under the headline The Pence
Agenda: A Guide To Renewing the America
Dream,he said, Congress should oppose any
eort to recognize homosexuals as a discreet
and insular minority entitled to the protection
of anti-discrimination laws similar to those extended to women and ethnic minorities.
One of the people who understood how
bad Pence was is former Congressman Phil
Sharp (D-Ind.) who twice beat Pence in Congressional campaigns. Many of us who have
coee with him each morning at Java House
would like to convince him to run for governor against Pence under the slogan sharper
than ever, but he is adamant he enjoys his
current job as president of Resources for
the Future too much to ever do that. Pence
should breathe a sigh of relief over that.
The New York Times in its editorial on this issue said it well. Religion should not be allowed
to serve as a cover for discrimination in the
public sphere. In the past, racial discrimination
was also justied by religious beliefs, yet businesses may not refuse service to customers
because of their race. Such behavior should be
no more tolerable when it is based on sexual
orientation. So Gov. Pence we actually owe you
a thank you. Letting your bigotry show may just
have helped us turn the corner on achieving
LGBT civil and human rights in America.
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When Noelle Jumaili initially meets with same-sex couples planning weddings at
the Westin Georgetown (2350 M St., N.W.) who have little sense of what they want,
she has simple advice.
I just say start simple and just imagine it as a party what would your perfect
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about him.
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Fredericksburg, Whitman sensed a need
and worked as a hospital volunteer not
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The GLBT Community Center of
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wine and cheese. Although the center
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year ago, sta never had a kicko event
there but theyve received new clearances,
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rights movement and the LGBT community for more
than 30 years, beginning as a freelance writer and later
as a staff reporter and currently as Senior News Reporter
for the Washington Blade. He has chronicled LGBTrelated developments as they have touched on a wide
range of social, religious, and governmental institutions,
including the White House, Congress, the U.S. Supreme
Court, the military, local and national law enforcement
agencies and the Catholic Church. Chibbaro has reported
on LGBT issues and LGBT participation in local and
national elections since 1976. He has covered the AIDS
epidemic since it first surfaced in the early 1980s. In June 2011, Chibbaro became
the first reporter from the LGBT press to be inducted into the Society of Professional
Journalists D.C. Professional Chapter Hall of Fame, which recognizes journalists of
distinction who have worked in the news business for 25 years or longer.
POLITICAL/NATIONAL
CHRIS JOHNSON is Chief Political & White House
Reporter for the Washington Blade. Johnson attends
the daily White House press briefings and is a member
of the White House Correspondents Association. Hes
worked with the Washington Blade since 2008 and was
a founding employee of the paper when it relaunched
under local ownership in 2009. Before coming to the
Blade, Johnson covered defense issues for Inside
Washington Publishers and previously wrote for MIRS
newsletter, a Lansing-based publication covering state
political news in Michigan. A Michigan native, Johnson
graduated with honors from the University of Michigan
in 2003 with a degree in English and Creative Writing. In 2013, the Blade was
admitted to the White House Press Pool with Johnson taking the lead in covering
the president. This marked the first time a gay newspaper has been invited to join
ranks of mainstream outlets covering the president.
INTERNATIONAL
MICHAEL K. LAVERS has been a staff writer for the
Washington Blade since May 2012. The passage of
Marylands same-sex marriage law, the HIV/AIDS
epidemic, the burgeoning LGBT rights movement
in Latin America and the consecration of gay New
Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson are among the
many stories he has covered since his career began in
2002. Lavers work has appeared in the EDGE Media
Network, Fire Island News, Village Voice, Huffington
Post and other media outlets. He has also discussed
LGBT-specific issues on the BBC, New York Times, News Channel 8, WNYC in
New York City other mainstream and LGBT publications. Lavers holds a degree in
journalism and Spanish from the University of New Hampshire.
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SEA PAINTINGS
THRU APR 25. BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
301-528-2260. BLACKROCKCENTER.ORG.
At the intersection where land meets sea and sky, Stephen Estrada paints the
places along Americas coastline, which represent the constantly changing
forces of nature.
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Cabaret Series: Gone Country. Thru
Apr 11. Simply Sondheim. Thru Apr 19.
Soon. Thru Apr 26. Signature Theatre.
703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org.
Laugh. Thru Apr 19. Murder Ballad.
Apr 15-May 10. Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
I Want To Know You: A Spoken Word
After-Party. Apr 10. Lights Rise On
Grace. Thru Apr 26. Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
Carousel. Apr 15-May 10. Olney Theatre.
301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
G-ds Honest Truth. Thru Apr 19.
Theater J. 800-494-8497. theaterj.org.
Mariela in the Desert. Apr 16-May 10.
GALA Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174.
galatheatre.org.
Patton Oswalt. Apr 10. Warner Theatre.
202-783-4000. warnertheatredc.com.
Nemr. Apr 16. Howard Theatre.
202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com.
Shear Madness. Ongoing.
Kennedy Center. 800-444-1324.
shearmadness.com.
Swing Time - The Musical. Thru Jun
27. Navy Memorial. 202-737-2300.
swingtimethemusical.com.
One Destiny. Thru May 16. Freedoms
Song: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil
War. Thru May 20. Fords Theatre.
800-982-2787. fords.org.
The Norwegians. Thru Apr 19.
SCENA Theatre. Anacostia Playhouse.
202-399-7993. scenatheater.org.
DANCE
New York City Ballet. Thru Apr 12.
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Gallim Dance. Apr 16-Apr 17. WPA.
Lansburgh Theatre. 202-785-9727.
washingtonperformingarts.org.
Karen Reedy Dance & Project. B. (from
San Francisco). Apr 11-Apr 12. Dance
Place. 202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
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Engelbert Humperdinck. Apr 15. Israeli
Chamber Project. Apr 16. Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Donal Fox. Apr 10. The Crawdaddies
and Tom Principato Band. Apr 11. Lera
Lynn. Apr 16. AMP by Strathmore.
301-581-5100. ampbystrathmore.com.
Dianne Reeves and Friends. Apr 11.
NSO: Vassily Sinaisky, conductor,
Loren Kitt, Principal Clarinet. Apr 16Apr 18. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Ships, Clocks, and Stars: Music
of Telemann and Other Baroque
Masters. Apr 10-Apr 12. Folger Consort.
Folger Theatre. 202-544-7077. folger.edu.
Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock.
Apr 10. Jay Campbell, cello. Apr 12.
WPA. Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727.
washingtonperformingarts.org.
Incognito. Apr 10. Dave Barnes & Matt
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National Gallery of Art. Piero di
Cosimo. Thru May 3. Peter Paul Rubens:
The Three Magi Reunited. Thru Jul 5.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Ships,
Clocks, & Stars: The Quest for Longitude.
Thru Aug 23. folger.edu.
National Archives. Spirited Republic:
Alcohol in American History. Thru Jan 10.
202-357-5000. archivesfoundation.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts.
Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea.
Thru Apr 12. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
Fords Theatre. The Lincoln Tribute. Apr
14-Apr 15. 202-347-4833. fords.org.
National Geographic. Spinosaurus.
Thru Apr 12. Monster Fish. Thru Oct 11.
202-857-7000. nglive.org.
GALLERIES
Strathmore. If the Shoe Fits. Thru May
31. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
WPA at Capitol Skyline Hotel. South
Capitol Skyscape: Avi Gupta. Thru Apr 30.
202-488-7500. wpadc.org.
The Art League Gallery. Bits & Pieces.
Thru May 4. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org.
Glen Echo Park. Marcie WolfHubbard. Thru Apr 26. 301-634-2222.
glenechopark.org.
Goethe-Institut. New German
Photography 2014/2015. Thru May 1.
202-289-1200. goethe.de.
PGAAMCC. Transforming Anew:
Perspectives of Black Men. Thru Apr 25.
301-809-0440. pgaamcc.org.
Robert Brown Gallery. Stephen
Addiss. Thru Apr 18. 202-338-0353.
robertbrowngallery.com.
Zenith Sculpture Space. Woman of
Zenith Who Have Reached the Zenith!
Thru Apr 26. zenithgallery.com.
Fisher Art Gallery. Compartmentalized:
Assemblages by Zoe Lang. Thru May 17.
703-534-5726. schlesingercenter.com.
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TODAY
Women in Their 20s, a social discussion
group for lesbian, bisexual, transgender
and all women interested in women,
meets today at the D.C. Center (2000 14th
St., N.W.) from 8-9:30 p.m. Locals can
come meet other queer women in a fun
and friendly setting. All welcome to join.
For details, visit thedccenter.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts
Transgirls in Bloom, a trans dance party,
tonight from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Performers
include TS Paige, Domino Pressley, Leslie
Polanco and many more. For more
details, visit cobaltdc.com.
Colorfest presents a drag pageant at
Andrew Foster Auditorium at Gallaudet
University (800 Florida Ave., N.E.) this
evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Kim DNitta
will host the night. Tickets are $5. For
more information, visit facebook.com/
gucolorfest2015.
D.C. Bear Crue hosts Bearaoke at Town
(2009 8th St., N.W.) tonight from 8-9:15
p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Drink specials
include $4 rail drinks, $4 Bud Lights, $4
draft pints and $8 draft pitchers. There
will be free pizza until 7 p.m. For more
information, visit dcbearcrue.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
Lisa Marie Thalhammers St. Louis Eight Limb Revolution Warrior is on display at ReCreative Spaces through the end of the month.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.) hosts
its weekly Sunday Drag Brunch today
MONDAY, APRIL 13
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W..)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts a
rap group, a support group for LGBT
youth, today from 5-6:30 p.m. For more
information, visit smyal.org.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
holds a coming out support group
tonight at 7 p.m. The discussion will
be peer facilitated and is for those who
are planning to come out or recently
came out. All are welcome. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
Bookmen D.C., an informal mens
gay literature group, discusses selected
essays from Love, Christopher Street:
Reections of New York City edited by
Thomas Keith, a collection of stories
by LGBT writers about LGBT life in New
York City, at the D.C. Center (2000 14th
St., N.W.) tonight at 7:30 p.m. All are
welcome. For details, visit bookmendc.
blogspot.com.
The Tom Davoren Social Bridge Club
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts
Womens Leadership Institute, a group
for LBT women and their straight allies
ages 13-21 to discuss female sexuality,
relationships and womens rights today
from 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit
smyal.org.
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
holds a happy hour today from 5-7:30
p.m. All drinks are half price. There will
be pool, video gaming systems and cards.
Admission is $5 after 9 p.m. DJ Bling, DJ
Freaky and DJ Tim-Nice will play music
for the night. For more information, visit
bachelorsmill.com.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
holds a poly discussion group tonight
from 7-8 p.m. Newcomers can come
learn about polyamory and other
members can discuss their polyamorous
relationships. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
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MICHAEL,
My boyfriend has been cheating on me
for a while. I found out a few weeks ago
when I went on his phone to conrm a
movie time and found Scru open with
plenty of evidence.
Patrick is apologetic and says this was
just about sex (it was lots of guys over
time, not one person). We had agreed to
be monogamous.
Its true Ive been busy with my job at
the expense of my relationship (young
lawyer with long hours, you know the
story). So Im trying not to stay too angry
but instead treat this as a wakeup call.
Im working to make our relationship,
including sex, more of a priority.
But this really hurt me and Im having
trouble guring out how to trust Patrick
again. Since all this happened, Ive been
curt and sometime outright mean and
often dont want to be close, sexually
or otherwise. Because both of us are
interested in staying together, this is a
problem.
Given whats happened, how do we
rebuild trust so we can go forward?
MICHAEL REPLIES:
What sort of trust do you want to rebuild?
Are you hoping to trust that Patrick
will never cheat on you again? You cant
ensure that. Its up to Patrick.
Do you want to trust that Patrick will
never break your heart again? It is not
possible to have a life free of the risk that
your partner may behave in ways that
hurt you, sometimes quite deeply.
Heres the sort of trust that is possible:
You can work toward trusting yourself
to be a man who makes your relationship
a priority and gives Patrick good reason
to honor the relationship and treat
you respectfully. This may reduce the
likelihood that Patrick will cheat in the
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