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The cover features a picture of Jenner shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz.
A 22-page story written by Buzz Bissinger that accompanies the cover details
the struggles the former Olympian experienced during her transition from a man into
a woman that include a panic attack the day after undergoing facial surgery. The article titled
Call Me Caitlyn also contains additional photos of Jenner that Leibovitz took.
LGBT rights advocates were quick to applaud Jenner.
For a transgender person to step into the world as his or her authentic self is a moment of tremendous freedom, said
GLAAD Director of Programs for Transgender Media Nick Adams. The world can now see what Caitlyn Jenner has always known, that
she is and always has been a woman.
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A minister serving on the Board of Education for the Indian River School
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protest over what he says is his fellow board members acquiescence to the
homosexual agenda, according to DelmarvaNow, an online publication.
Ive decided to resign because of acquiescence to the homosexual agenda
within the district, the publication quoted Shaun Fink, pastor of Cornerstone
Bible Church in Millsboro, Del., as saying.
Theyre ne people, but either they condone the homosexual integration or
theyre unwilling to stand against it, the publication quoted him as saying.
Supporters of a recently adopted health curriculum for grades 8 through 12
that includes discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity have told the
board including such terms in the curriculum was important for LGBT students
who often struggle over the stigma of being dierent.
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to override the veto, which succeeded in a 32-16 vote. For an override vote to succeed
in the North Carolina Legislature, three-fths of the members present must vote
armatively on the bill in both chambers.
The bill now heads to the House, where the vote on passing the bill to move it to the
governors desk, 66-44, was exactly the margin that would be necessary to override the
legislation if all legislators are present. In the event an override vote takesplace in the
House, LGBT advocates in North Carolina say it would be close.
The legislation would enable magistrates and registers of deeds to opt out of providing
legal marriage services or issuing marriage licenses for a six-month period to same-sex
couples or any couple based on a religious objection.
Also this week, the Alabama State Senate passed by a vote of 22-3 legislation that
would remove the state from the business of issuing marriage licenses via probate
judges altogether. Under the legislation, Senate Bill 377, couples would instead take a
contract witnessed by a couples pastor.
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Wednesday. (Visit washingtonblade.com for updates.) Although the bill is a reaction to
court decisions in favor of same-sex marriage, LGBT advocates arent mounting a fullscale assault against it.
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Here at the British Embassy, were always hosting events: from high-level foreign policy discussions to Embassy Open
House days. Yet few events draw as much
enthusiasm from our corner of Embassy
Row as Capital Pride. For months, we meticulously plan our festivities, brainstorm
our oat theme, and gather our most
fashionable rainbow-themed accessories.
Last year, more than 100 Embassy sta
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When people say a Supreme Court ruling for marriage equality would be the end
of America, or the worst thing since slavery,
or the ultimate calamity, what do they really mean? That their spouses will leave them?
Their houses will collapse? Nuclear warheads
will be launched? Surely they are not talking
about global warming, toxic oil spills, or honeybees dying, since those things are already happening. Perhaps they are doing a reverse fake
that requires them to act like drama queens.
Ted Cruz calls mandatory gay marriage
the greatest threat weve ever seen, and
warns that liberal fascism imperils religious
freedom. Bobby Jindals desperate posturing
turns him into The Incredible Shrinking Governor. Mike Huckabee vows to ignore SCOTUS,
because the Supreme Court is not the Supreme Being. Rick Santorum pledges to ght
a pro-gay ruling because he missed biology
class and gets gay sex and bestiality confused.
Scott Walker, in a lucid moment, says his opinion doesnt matter. Several candidates forget
their meds and are overtaken by a compulsion to crash gay weddings.
Most of them seem to realize they are
standing on a rapidly eroding sandbar. Some
observers suggest a pro-gay decision this
month will let GOP candidates o the hook in
2016. That, I suspect, underestimates the persistence of dead-enders. After all, some southerners still cling to their lost cause 150 years
after the Civil Wars end. Our opponents bellow and bluster like hikers trying to scare o a
bear, but the big, dark stranger keeps closing
in, as if their Bible study tape were switched
with a porn fantasy.
What a dierence two generations make.
The 8th and 10th grade students I recently
met with to talk about LGBT organizing were
unfazed by apocalyptic prophecies. They
wanted tips on public policy advocacy after
visiting their representatives on Capitol Hill.
your head.
All around us we see auspicious signs. The
movement to end the dangerous quackery
of conversion therapy is gaining momentum. Scott Lively faces trial in federal court
for crimes against humanity for instigating
persecution in Uganda. Pepe Julian Onziema,
the Ugandan activist and trans man who won
a GLAAD Media Award for his stint on John
Olivers Last Week Tonight, had his nations
ambassador in the audience when he spoke
at the National Endowment for Democracy in
Washington. Irish drag star Panti Bliss was onstage taking seles with Gerry Adams of Sinn
Fein and Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald on May 23 as the Yes votes for
marriage equality rolled in. A rainbow over
Dublin heralded the breakthrough.
At a Dupont Circle pub called McClellans
Retreat that Saturday night, friends and I
toasted the Irish, and Miss Bliss in particular,
with a concoction of Jamesons, Smith & Cross
Jamaican Rum, Port, Raspberry Homme, and
Tiki Bitters called a Musket & Saber.
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local church.
In 2002, Dean Snyder became senior pastor
of Foundry and took Foundrys commitment
to the broader community. As the marriage
equality ght heated up in the District he offered meeting space and became an integral part of that ght. He put his ministry on
the line by agreeing to marry gay couples at
Foundry. My friend Paul Hazen, an openly gay
active member of Foundry, kept me informed
of what the church was doing and I attended
some Sunday services with him. As a gay man
and a Jew I always felt welcome when Pastor
Snyder spoke. In 2012, Foundry publicly afrmed, Gods creation includes individuals
who choose to live in a gender that diers
from that which they were assigned at birth.
In 2013, the entire community stood with
Foundry in support of Frank Schaefer, who
was defrocked as a UMC minister for performing the marriage of his gay son. The day after
Schaefer was defrocked, Dean Snyder invited
him to preach and I was proud to be there the
following Sunday when Schaefer preached
and his family became Foundry members in
an emotional service.
Today, the community joins in celebrating
with Foundry whose members include LGBTQ individuals and couples, LGBTQ families
and children; all celebrated, all recognized as
part of Gods creation and Foundrys family.
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At the meeting, we had hoped that reason would prevail. That was not to be. Instead of a discussion of how the noise ordinance was an undue burden on visitors
that created division and unduly empowered some unreasonable residents, the
discussion went in the opposite direction.
The mayor proposed to allow only owneroccupied homes to use existing pools.
Any tenants in homes with pools would
be prevented from using pools.
We are told that 20 percent of the
homes in Rehoboth are full-time residents. We know that their tourist season
is four months long. Yet, this Town Commission is convinced that the visitors that
provide the bulk of their two single largest
revenue streams are slowing destroying
their community. Its the same line weve
all heard since the rst time we visited Rehoboth, regardless of when that was.
Ive been in politics for nearly 30 years
and have never encountered a situation that wasnt subject to a solid mix of
reason, political pressure and evidencebased logic. The Rehoboth Beach Town
Commission will have nothing to do with
any of it. If you want to look at what went
wrong over Memorial Day, look no further than those seven people.
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CHELY WRIGHT, left, at Capital Pride in 2010 shortly after she came out. DEBORAH COX in 2012.
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To authors, its advised, write what you know. Local artist Gordon Binder
has applied that adage to his paintings and drawings, many of which are
hyper local. One of his recurring subjects is gay men standing in groups at
local spots such as JR.s.
Binder also creates gurative art and has painted and drawn many densely
packed cityscapes and streetscapes depicting New York, Chicago and other
urban locales.
In 1993, Binder took painting and other courses at the open program of
the Corcoran College of Art and Design working with local artist William
Christenberry. In 1996, he won a Corcoran scholarship for his talent and
artistic excellence. He won a Washington Blade Best of Gay D.C. award in 2003.
Several of his drawings and oil paintings will be on display next week
from Wednesday through June 14 at Gallery Plan B (1530 14th St., N.W.). The
opening reception is Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Details at galleryplanb.com.
Binder is a 66-year-old New Rochelle, N.Y. native who came to Washington
in 1972. He works by day as a senior fellow at the World Wildlife Fund and
Duke Universitys Nicolas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. He
and Michael Rawson were married in 2010 after 38 years together. They have
been Dupont Circle residents since 1973.
Binder enjoys art, reading and spending time with friends in his free time.
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Michael and I have made our home here
and Ive enjoyed a rewarding career in
the environmental eld.We have close
friends, we live in a lively neighborhood
characterized as Bohemian Mix in a city
reasonably easy to navigate with a rich
cultural scene and then some.
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The book includes critical essays, poetry, interviews and more from various
local writers who pay tribute to the legacy of writer Joseph Beam, who is best
known for editing In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology. Contributors will read
from the book Ron Simmons, president of Us Helping Us, and Steven Fullwood,
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facing the physical, nancial, emotional and social realities of the Life.
Cabaret-Pride Night
Jun 5. Signature Theatre.
703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org.
Kander and Ebbs Tony Award-winning masterpiece features the treasured songs
Maybe This Time, Willkommen, Dont Tell Mama and the title song. This performance
will feature a post-show reception in celebration of our LGBT community.
THEATRE
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are
Dead. Thru Jun 21. Folger Theatre.
202-544-7077. folger.edu.
Cabaret. Thru Jun 28. Signature Theatre.
703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org.
Las Polacas - The Jewish Girls of
Buenos Aires. Thru Jun 28. GALA
Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174.
galatheatre.org.
Jumpers for Goalposts. Thru Jun 21.
Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love. Thru
Jun 21. Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
Zombie: The American. Thru Jun
21. Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939.
woollymammoth.net.
The Welders: happiness (and other
reasons to die). Thru Jun 13. Atlas.
202-399-7993. atlasarts.org.
NSFW (Not Safe for Work). Thru Jun 21.
Round House Theatre. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
The Price. Thru Jun 21. Olney Theatre.
301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife. Jun 10-Jul
5. Theater J. 800-494-8497. theaterj.org.
Jarry Inside Out. Thru Jun 21. Spooky
Action Theater. Universalist Church.
202-248-0301. spookyaction.org.
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 Jul 3. Fords Theatre.
202-347-4833. fords.org.
The Madwoman of Chaillot. Thru Jun
28. WSC Avant Bard. Gunston.
703-418-4808. wscavantbard.org.
The Trap. Thru Jun 21. Ambassador
Theater. GWU Building XX. 703-475-4036.
aticc.org.
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MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Art. Peter Paul
Rubens. Thru Jul 5. Drawing in Silver and
Gold. Thru Jul 26. In Light of the Past.
Thru Jul 26. The Memory of Time. Thru
Sep 13. Italian Renaissance Prints. Jun
7-Oct 18. 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. Daisy
Makeig-Jones. Thru Aug 16. Super
Natural. Jun 5-Sep 13. Organic Matters
Women to Watch 2015. Jun 5-Sep 13.
Vanessa Bells Hogarth Press Designs.
Thru Nov 13. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
District Architecture Center. reVISION.
Thru Jun 13. 202-347-9403. aiadac.com.
National Geographic. Monster Fish.
Thru Oct 11. Indiana Jones. Thru Jan 3.
202-857-7000. nglive.org.
GALLERIES
Strathmore. Creative Crafts Council. Jun
6-Jul 26. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
BlackRock. Mid-Atlantic Watercolor
Exhibition. Thru Jul 1. 301-528-2260.
blackrockcenter.org.
The Art League Gallery. Tabletop
Ceramics Exhibit. Thru Jul 6. Maremi
Andreozzi. Thru Jul 6. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org.
WPA at Capitol Skyline Hotel.
Hothouse: ImPRINT. Thru Jun 20. Amy
Finkelstein. Thru Jun 21. Avi Gupta. Thru
Aug 1. 202-488-7500. wpadc.org.
Fisher Art Gallery. Brian Williams. Thru Jul
12. 703-534-5726. schlesingercenter.com.
Goethe-Institut. Paula Doepfner. Thru
Jul 3. Future Perfect Project. Thru Jul 3.
202-289-1200. goethe.de.
Neptune Fine Art. The Language
of Line. Thru Jun 13. 202-338-0353.
neptuneneart.com.
Zenith Sculpture Space. Earth, Fire,
Stone - The Works of Hadrian Mendoza.
Thru Aug 23. zenithgallery.com.
Target Gallery. Borders & Boundaries.
Jun 6-Jul 19. 703-838-4565.
torpedofactory.org.
Dont miss Events DC Presents: DC JazzFest at The Yards on June 12 and 13! This spectacular
event is a two-day blowout where fans will enjoy jazz at the beautiful urban, green, innovative
Yards Park at Capitol Riverfront overlooking the Anacostia River; a marketplace including
beverage and food tastings; and activities. Stroll the boardwalk as you visit our marketplace.
Lawn chairs and small coolers allowed. No outside alcoholic beverages allowed.
Friday, June 12 is absolutely free and features The Soul Rebels, Cubano Groove and Sharn
Clark. Gates open at 5:00 PM and music is until 10:00 PM.
Saturday, June 13 features award winning performers Femi Kuti & The Positive Force,
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MICHAEL,
What do people in relationships owe
each other?
Im deeply in love with my wife, Laura.
Shes big-hearted, gorgeous and full of
life. Laura is from South America, and has
a style that is a lot more vibrant than is
typical for Washington. I love it, but I work
at a somewhat conservative rm and
occasionally have an event to which its
appropriate to bring my signicant other.
And I am uncomfortable bringing Laura
when she dresses up in a way that is, in
my opinion, too showy.
Ive told her this nicely but she gets
oended and tells me that she knows
how to dress and how to be appropriate.
She also says she doesnt want to dress
like someones grandmother.
Im comfortable being out but I am the
only lesbian at my level at work and am
always conscious of wanting to make
a good impression and seem normal.
I am trying to gure out if part of my
discomfort with the way Laura dresses
at these events is that I dont want to
stand out even more than I already do.
But I honestly think that she doesnt
dress appropriately for my formal work
events and I dont want to be known in
my company for having the spouse who
makes this sort of impression.
If my career may suer, shouldnt
Laura give in for my rms formal events?
Im happy to let her dress however she
wants at all other times.
MICHAEL REPLIES:
Strip away the details. You want Laura
to do something, and she doesnt want
to do it. This is such a common couples
dynamic that it has a name: The two of
you are locked in a power-control struggle.
You are making a power move by trying
to inuence Laura and she is making a
control move by blocking your inuence.
Theres absolutely nothing wrong with
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When youre on the receiving end, be
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requests of you. Its a great idea to say
yes, unless you have a strong reason
not to. Saying no because you dont
want to let your partner boss you around
is a weak way to assert your strength.
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purchase tickets, visit nelliesdragbrunch.
eventbrite.com.
MONDAY, JUNE 8
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts A Night
of 1000 Queens tonight from 10 p.m.2 a.m. Kristina Kelly will host the night.
Special guests include Latrice Royale,
India Ferrah, Tatiyanna and Mimi Imfurst.
Mister and Miss Cobalt 2014 Brian Embly
and Jasmine Blue will also perform. Doors
open at 10 p.m. and the show begins at 11
p.m. There will be drink specials all night.
There is a $5 cover. For more information,
visit facebook.com/cobaltdc.
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.
TODAY
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts a trans discussion group today
from 7-9 p.m. The group is open to all
members of the trans community as well
as their partners, friends and allies. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org.
The Ladies of LuRE and Tagg Magazine
host the Ocial Womens Pride Kicko
Party at Rooftop (2101 L St., N.W.) from
7-11 p.m. DJ Civil will spin tracks for the
night. There will be drink specials and a
chance to win Washington Mystics tickets.
Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in
advance of the event. For more information
and to purchase tickets, visit taggmagazine.
com/tagg-swagg/pridekicko.
Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) hosts
Best of Burlesque: Pride Edition
tonight at 9 p.m. Buster Britches, Dainty
Dandridge, Glam Gamz, Carlita Calinete,
Pussy Noir and Missy Aggravation will all
perform. Dutch Oven and Betty OHellno
will host the night. Tickets are $12 in
advance and $15 at the door. For more
details, visit blackcatdc.com.
BreakfastClub hosts Rainbow-Brite,
an 80s-themed LGBT dance party, at
18th and U Duplex Diner (2004 18th St.,
N.W.) tonight at 9 p.m. If you attended
SpeakEasyDCs Out/Spoken event you will
receive a free champagne cocktail. For
more information, visit facebook.com/
duplexdiner.
Scandal D.C. presents its Womens
Pride Kick O After Party at Comet
Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Ave., N.W.)
tonight at 10 p.m. DJ Lez Rage will start the
night out with music and later DJ Deedub
will spin tracks. Tickets are $12. A portion
of the proceeds go to Capital Pride. For
more details and to purchase tickets, visit
scandalcometpingpong.eventbrite.com.
Sweet Spot Aerial Productions presents
Where I Belong: Finding Myself Under
a Big Top, an aerial show, at Atlas
Performing Arts Center (1333 H St., N.E.)
tonight at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6 and
8:30 p.m. The show follows one man in
the afterlife as his perceptions of gender,
friendship and love are challenged. Tickets
are $29.99. The show is an aliated event
of Capital Pride. For more details and to
purchase tickets, visit atlasarts.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
D.C. Eagle (3701 Benning Rd., N.E.)
hosts Super 8 Line Red Bar Night, a
fundraising event, tonight from 7-11 p.m.
The ONYX Mid-Atlantic Pledges of Spring
2015, known as the Super 8, will host the
event. Money will be raised to support
ghting HIV/AIDS in the LGBT community.
For more details, search Super 8 Line Red
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
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 Our Tomorrow Campaign holds
a discussion at the D.C. Center (2000 14th
St., N.W.) today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
Where I Belong: Finding Myself Under a Big Top, an aerial show, will be performed this weekend
at Atlas Performing Arts.
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
Foundry United Methodist Church
(1500 16th St., N.W.) celebrates its 20th
anniversary as a reconciling congregation
with special morning services. There
will be services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. Guest preacher Karen Oliveto,
senior minister of Glide Memorial United
Methodist Church will lead the services. For
more information, visit foundryumc.org.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.) hosts
its weekly Sunday Drag Brunch today
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $24.95
for an all-you-can-eat buet. For more
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)
hosts a drag brunch today with shows at
10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Brunch buet
is $26 and the rst mimosa or Bloody
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
Uncivil Union: Comedy for Equality
will be performed at the Howard Theatre
(620 T St., N.W.) tonight at 8 p.m.
Comedians performing include W. Kamau
Bell, Rachel Dratch, Bridget Everett,
Chelsea Shorte and more. DJ Matt Bailer
will play music before and after the show.
The show benets the Ally Coalition.
The comedy show is part of the 40th
Celebration of Pride. General admission
tickets are $24.50 and include reserved
seating. VIP tickets are $98 and include
reserved seating and a show poster. For
more details, visit thehowardtheatre.com.
Queer for Christ, a local young adult
LGBT Christian group, hosts a Pride happy
hour at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) tonight
from 7-9 p.m. For more information, visit
facebook.com/groups/qfcdc.
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