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washingtonblade.com • vol. 41, issue 40 • october 1, 2010 • Still sharp after 40 years

In cities, 1 in 5 gay men has HIV

New CDC study
shows higher infection
rate for MSM of color
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
Nineteen percent of men who
have sex with men in a study of
21 U.S. cities was found to be in-
fected with HIV and nearly half did
not know they were infected, ac-
cording to a report released late
last week by the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
The report shows that among
the men who have sex with men,
or MSM, participating in the 21-
city study, young MSM and MSM
of color were least likely to know
their HIV status.
“This study’s message is
clear: HIV exacts a devastating
men in America’s major cities,
and yet far too many of those
who are infected don’t know it,”
said Kevin Fenton, director of the
CDC’s National Center for HIV/
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and
TB Prevention.
“We need to increase access
to HIV testing so that more MSM
know their status, and we all must
bring new energy, new approach-
es and new champions to the fight
against HIV among men who have
sex with men,” Fenton said.
A CDC statement says the
study consisted of testing 8,153
MSM in 21 cities that participat-
ed in the CDC’s 2008 National
HIV Behavioral Surveillance Sys-
tem program. The program looks
at HIV prevalence and aware-
ness of HIV status among at-risk
populations, the statement says.
“While MSM of all races and
Washington Blade photo by Michael Key

toll on men who have sex with AIDS activists protested waiting lists for patients seeking life-saving medications on Wednesday at the White House. Full story, page 24.
Continues on page 24

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Advocates fear ‘zero
probability’ of pro-gay
advances in next Congress
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
LGBT rights supporters are bracing for a
freeze on pro-gay legislation in the next two years
if — as many pundits predict — Republicans take
control of the U.S. House and Democrats have a
reduced majority in the Senate.
Patrick Egan, a gay New York University politi-
cal science professor, said what he sees for out-
standing pro-LGBT legislation in the 112th Con-
gress is “not a pretty picture.”
“I would say nothing’s going to happen,” Egan
said. “You can see how difficult it was getting any
kind of pro-gay legislation out of two houses that
were solidly controlled by Democrats, and the pic-
ture’s just going to get worse to the extent that Re-
publicans gain power on Capitol Hill.”
Egan said he couldn’t identify which bills — such
as the Domestic Partnership Benefits & Obligations
Act or the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
— have a greater chance of passing than others
because he thinks, “the probability of all of them is
zero.”
“I’m just so pessimistic about anything mov-
ing at all that I actually don’t think that question is
very meaningful,” he said.
Michael Cole, a spokesperson for the Human
Rights Campaign, drew on the record of Republi-
can control throughout the 1990s and early 2000s
in his prediction of what could happen next year.
“We saw what Republican leadership looked like
in the House, and that was when we had a Fed-
eral Marriage Amendment being debated, it’s when
we saw [the Defense of Marriage Act] passed, it’s
where we saw a slew of efforts that delayed our
Continues on page 22
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LOCALNEWS
Judge orders suspect
held until trial
Federal worker was
stabbed, doused
with bleach 
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key lchibbaro@washblade.com
Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large), chair of the Council’s Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary,
will preside over the Oct. 14 hearing on the D.C. notary marriage bill. The man charged with the Aug. 8
stabbing death of gay federal work-
er Delando King was ordered held
Bill would allow notaries to perform marriages without bond until his trial during a
court hearing last week.
The D.C. City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing Oct. 14 on a bill that would D.C. Superior Court Judge Ger-
authorize notaries to perform marriages in the city. ald Fisher ruled that prosecutors and
In a little noticed development, Council members Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), Jack Evans (D- police presented sufficient evidence
Ward 2), and David Catania (I-At-Large) introduced the Marriage Officiant Amendment Act to show probable cause that Marcus
of 2010 on June 1. Council members Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) and Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) McLean, 24, is implicated in the mur-
signed on as co-sponsors. der and would present a danger to
Introduction of the notary public marriage bill comes a little more than six months after the community if released.
same-sex marriage became legal in the District of Columbia. Fisher issued his ruling after Det.
A spokesperson for Cheh, who is the lead introducer, said the bill is intended to give all Hosam Nasr of the police homicide
couples another option for obtaining a civil marriage. Under the city’s current marriage law, civil squad gave testimony about the po-
marriages can only be performed by a judge or by a court-appointed “officiant” that almost lice investigation that linked McLean
always performs marriages at the D.C. Superior Court. to King’s death and prompted au-
The current law allows clergy members to perform religious marriage ceremonies at plac- thorities to charge him with first-de-
es of worship or other locations. gree murder while armed on Aug.
“So by opening it up to notaries it’s giving people another option that requires neither any 14. He’s been held in jail since the
kind of religious association and you don’t have to go to a courthouse necessarily,” said Me- time of his arrest.
lissa Millar, Cheh’s legislative counsel. Much of Nasr’s testimony reiter-
Carly Heitz, a spokesperson for the American Society of Notaries, said three other states allow ated allegations made in a four-page
notaries public to perform marriages — Florida, North Carolina and Maine. police affidavit in support of McLean’s
Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large), chair of the Council’s Committee on Public arrest, which authorities filed in court
Safety and the Judiciary, will preside over the Oct. 14 hearing on the D.C. notary marriage at the time of the arrest. Among other
bill. Those interested in testifying should contact the committee at 202-724-7808. things, it says an autopsy found that
Bob Summersgill, a local gay activist who was among those coordinating efforts to pass King had been stabbed 30 times in
the same-sex marriage bill, said he plans to testify in favor of the bill. his apartment and his body had been
LOU CHIBBARO JR. doused with bleach.
Police found King’s body lying on
Wone defendants to invoke Fifth Amendment his bed in his apartment in an up-
scale apartment building at 1117
Three D.C. gay men charged in a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit in connection with the 10th St., N.W., on Aug. 9.
2006 murder of local attorney Robert Wone notified the court that the men would invoke their Nasr testified that McLean told
Fifth Amendment right not to testify in an upcoming civil trial, according to a lawyer involved police at the time of his arrest that
in the case. he used bleach to clean his fin-
Patrick Regan, the attorney representing Wone’s widow and family members who filed gerprints from the apartment and
the lawsuit, discussed the defendants’ position on possible testimony following a Sept. 16 poured bleach on King’s body as
status hearing at D.C. Superior Court. He told reporters that defense lawyers informed him part of a means of hiding evidence
the defendants don’t plan to offer written testimony and most likely would not testify at a civil that he learned through the TV crime
trial now set for Oct. 17, 2011. show “CSI,” which focuses on crime
“Defendants don’t assert their Fifth Amendment rights if they are not guilty of something,” scene evidence.
the Washington Post quoted Regan as saying. Nasr said police believe McLean
Regan and other attorneys representing the Wone family told Judge Brook Hedge at the met King at the Dupont Circle gay
hearing that they plan to file a motion to force the men to testify. Hedge or another judge is bar Omega on the night of the mur-
expected to issue a ruling on whether the defendants should be compelled to testify at some der. The police affidavit says Ome-
time prior to the start of the trial. ga’s management helped in the in-
Joseph Price, Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward were acquitted of charges of evidence vestigation by providing police with
tampering, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice in connection with Wone’s video surveillance footage showing
murder during a criminal trial earlier this year. No one has been charged with the murder. King and McLean were in the bar
Arthur Spitzer, an attorney with the D.C.-area chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, together about 1:27 a.m. on Aug. 8
said the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits people from being forced to tes- In recounting details in the affi-
tify at any proceeding that could result in their incriminating themselves. davit, Nasr testified that police ob-
As a result of their acquittal in the criminal case, Price, Zaborsky and Ward cannot be served video surveillance footage
incriminated on the charges for which they were found not guilty. But Spitzer noted that the that captured McLean and King en-
three men could be criminally implicated on other charges, including murder, should the tering King’s apartment building on
government obtain sufficient new evidence in the Wone case. the night of the murder. He said ad-
Attorneys on both sides of the case did not respond to a request for comment by ditional video footage showed him
press time. leaving the building alone a short
LOU CHIBBARO JR. time later while carrying a bag be-
lieved to contain items he stole from
Washington Blade file photo
Delando King was stabbed to death in August.
King’s apartment.
He testified that police further iden-
tified and linked McLean to King’s
murder when they observed video
footage of him making purchases at
area stores, including a CVS store,
while using a bank card discovered
stolen from King’s apartment.
Nasr said that just hours after
the murder, McLean also used one
of King’s bank cards to purchase a
movie ticket at a Silver Spring, Md.,
theater to see the film “Salt.”
According to the affidavit,
McLean initially denied knowing
King. When shown the video surveil-
lance of him entering King’s apart-
ment building, McLean admitted
stabbing King but insisted it was
in self-defense, the affidavit says. It
says McLean told detectives a fight
started after King attempted to force
him to become a male prostitute
and threatened to kill him by hold-
ing a knife to his throat.
“Defendant McLean claimed
that he began to stab the decedent
in the chest and then he (defendant
McLean) blacked out and does
not remember the remainder of the
stabbing,” the affidavit says.
Similar to an assertion in the af-
fidavit, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jen-
nifer Kerkhoff disputed McLean’s
claim of self-defense, noting that
King was five-feet, five inches tall
and weighed 140 pounds at the
time of his death. She noted that
McLean is 6 feet, seven inches tall
and weighs about 230 pounds.
Kia Sears, McLean’s attorney,
disputed the police evidence in the
case, saying she questioned the ac-
curacy of the account police gave
of what McLean told detectives after
his arrest.
Judge Fisher scheduled a felony
status conference for Jan. 10. A trial
date has yet to be scheduled.
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LOCALNEWS
Lawsuit says D.C.
could still host
2014 Gay Games
Ousted group sues
games leaders,
Cleveland for
breach of contract
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
A Cleveland-based founda-
tion has charged in a lawsuit
that leaders of the Gay Games
conspired to illegally terminate
its contract to operate the 2014
LGBT athletic event in Cleve-
land and fallout from that action
could result in the event being
moved to D.C.
In its lawsuit filed Sept. 2, the
Cleveland Synergy Foundation
charges that the Federation of
Gay Games, the City of Cleve-
land, a top city official and the
Greater Cleveland Sports Com-
mission – which had pledged to
help promote the event – collud-
ed to breach Synergy’s licensing
agreement to operate the games.
“Upon information and belief,
FGG has already made inquiry
whether the unsuccessful bid
organization from Washington,
D.C. and Boston would accept
the 2014 Gay Games and host
these games in their city,” the
lawsuit says.
“The license agreement with
Synergy, and the enforcement
thereof, is critical to the reten-
tion of the 2014 Gay Games
in the Cities of Cleveland and
Akron, as failure to honor the Li-
cense Agreement requires the
award of the 2014 Gay Games
to either the second [or]…third
place bidder,” the lawsuit says.
At the time the FGG an-
nounced last October that it had
chosen Cleveland-Akron over
D.C. and Boston as the host
city for the quadrennial event,
it granted D.C. first “runner-up”
status and named Boson as the
second runner-up city.
In addition to breach of con-
tract and “civil conspiracy,” the
lawsuit charges the defendants
with defamation, invasion of pri-
vacy and portraying Synergy in a
“false light” by wrongfully claim-
ing it failed to meet the terms of
the licensing agreement.
It also charges that FGG of-
ficials are in violation of their
own policies and rules by taking
steps to find another organiza-
tion to operate the 2014 games
in Cleveland. The lawsuit says
the rules were incorporated into
the bidding process for the 2014
games and are legally binding on
the FGG.
Among other things, the suit
claims the rules prohibit the
FGG from awarding the licens-
ing agreement to another orga-
nization unless that organization
submitted a bid for the games
during the initial selection pro-
cess. If the court determines
those rules to be binding on the
FGG, it would mean Cleveland
could not host the games un-
less Synergy is brought back
in as the operator because no
other organization in the Cleve-
land area would be eligible to
obtain the license. The Synergy
Foundation, an LGBT group,
submitted the bid on Cleve-
land’s behalf.
The Metropolitan Washington
Gaymes, Inc., the D.C. LGBT
sports coalition that submitted a
bid for D.C. to host the games,
and a similar group in Boston
would be the only two entities
allowed to receive the licensing
agreement other than Synergy if
the court sides with the Synergy
Foundation’s contention.
Vince Micone, president of
the Metropolitan Washington
Gaymes, said the group’s board
has obtained a copy of the lawsuit
and is observing developments in
Cleveland as they unfold. But he
said it was too soon for the group
to comment on whether the Gay
Games should be moved to D.C.
“We’ve taken no position
whatsoever on this,” he said.
“We just read it with interest as
others would. From what we’ve
heard from the Federation, we
are basically in the status quo.”
In a statement released in Au-
gust, the FGG said it “ended its
relationship with Cleveland Syn-
ergy Foundation (CSF), effective
6 July 2010.” Cleveland officials,
who noted that the city had
agreed to provide funds to help
organize the games, said prior
to the termination announce-
ment that Cleveland Synergy
Foundation had failed to meet
a deadline for submitting a re-
quired report detailing its prog-
ress and use of city funds.
News media reports in Cleve-
land cited unnamed sources as
saying the licensing termination
was due, in part, to financial ir-
regularities by Cleveland Synergy.
Photo courtesy of Gay Games
The 2010 Gay Games were held in August in Germany; the next event is slated for 2014 in Cleveland, but a new lawsuit could bring
the games to D.C.
The lawsuit disputes those al- group and plan to host the dation. The Federation of Gay
legations, saying Synergy met games. If the city isn’t able to Games will review this with our
all of its requirements and that complete that process by that attorneys and respond accord-
it was the city and the FGG that time, the FGG would consider ingly. The Federation of Gay
failed to fulfill their requirements offering the games to the runner Games remains committed to
under the licensing agreement. up city, the sources said. Gay Games IX Cleveland 2014.”
FGG officials, meanwhile, FGG spokesperson Kelly Among other things, the law-
said their strong intention was to Stevens said he would make suit asks the Cuyahoga County,
keep the Gay Games in Cleve- inquires this week with FGG of- Ohio, Common Pleas Court for
land and seek out another qual- ficials in response to a Blade an injunction forcing the FGG to
ified Cleveland organization to request for comment on the lat- recognize the licensing agree-
assume the licensing agree- est developments surrounding ment with Cleveland Synergy
ment to operate the games. the lawsuit. as being in full effect.
In August, sources familiar In a statement released dur- It also calls for compensa-
with the FGG said Gay Games ing the week the suit was filed, tory damages against the FGG
leaders decided in a closed the FGG said, “The Federation and the city “in an amount to be
meeting in Cologne, Germany of Gay Games is disappointed proven at trial” but at a minimum
to give Cleveland until the end with the recent legal challenge of $225,000 plus interest, fees,
of this year to develop a new by Cleveland Synergy Foun- and possible punitive damages.
Warm reception for Gray on 17th Street
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
D.C.’s presumptive mayor-elect Vincent Gray shook hands with
customers of the 17th Street gay bar JR.’s on Saturday, Sept. 25,
during an appearance at the first annual 17th Street Festival, which
celebrated the popular Dupont Circle area restaurant and enter-
tainment strip.
Many of the LGBT residents and visitors along the section of 17th
Street between P and R streets, N.W., where the festival was held
and where three gay bars and one gay restaurant are located, ap-
proached Gray to congratulate him on his victory in the Sept. 14
mayoral primary.
A number of them posed for photos with him as he walked along
the street chatting with festival goers.
Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
Among those who greeted Gray at the festival was veteran D.C. Christopher Dyer, Mayor Adrian Fenty’s
gay activist Frank Kameny. City officials honored Kameny earlier GLBT Affairs director, wore a Vincent Gray
this year by designating a section of 17th Street where the festival sticker at last weekend’s 17th Street Festival.
was held as “Kameny Way.”
Also attending the festival was Christopher Dyer, director of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s Office of GLBT
Affairs. Dyer, who wore a “Gray” campaign sticker on his shirt, acknowledged that he campaigned
for Fenty’s re-election and was disappointed that his boss lost to Gray in the Democratic primary.
Faced with only token opposition, Gray is considered the odds-on favorite to win the general election.
Others attending the festival included D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), whose ward
includes the 17th Street strip; and Council members David Catania (I-At-Large) and Phil Mendelson
(D-At-Large). Mendelson, who won re-nomination for his seat in the Sept. 14 primary, and Catania are
also running in the November election. Both are considered strong favorites to win.
Catania, who is gay, had a booth at the festival.
“I want to be the mayor for everyone, not just the people who voted for me,” Gray said after shak-
ing hands with JR.’s customers in an outdoor beer garden that the bar set up for the festival.
He was responding to a reporter’s question about his appearance in a part of the city where voters
backed Fenty in the Sept. 14 primary.
Speaking earlier from a stage at the festival, Gray invited Dupont Circle area residents to attend a
Ward 2 town hall meeting this fall, one of eight town hall meetings he’s organizing throughout the city
to obtain input from city residents.
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NATIONALNEWS

Plouffe blames McConnell for ‘Don’t Ask’ defeat 

BALTIMORE — David Plouffe, President
Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, blamed Minor-
ity Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the Senate’s
failure to advance “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal last
week. Plouffe, speaking at a book-signing event in
Baltimore on Sept. 23, told an audience of about
200 people that Senate Republican leadership
feared that showing support for repealing the mili-
tary’s gay ban would depress voter turnout in the
midterm elections.
“McConnell got 12 Republican senators in a
room and said, ‘If we do this, it’s going to hurt our
turnout,’” Plouffe said. He cited Republican Sens.
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine as
among those in the room. Photo courtesy of Dennis

Plouffe claimed that McConnell told the sena-
tors, “we’ll do it in December,” suggesting that the
Senate would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” with bi-
partisan support after the elections.
— KEVIN NAFF
Photo courtesy of McConnell Republican John Dennis, who is challenging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, supports repeal of ‘Don’t Ask,
President Obama’s 2008 campaign
Don’t Tell’ and the Defense of Marriage Act.
manager accused Senate minority
GOP candidate seeks LGBT
leader Mitch McConnell of thwarting
repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’

10 states join brief opposing same-sex marriage 

WASHINGTON — Wyoming and nine other states have urged a federal appeals
help in ousting Pelosi
court in California to overturn a ruling that a voter-approved ban on same-sex mar-
riage is unconstitutional, the Associated Press reported.
A federal judge ruled last month that there was no legitimate state interest in pre-
Dennis wins Log Cabin
venting same-sex marriages and that “moral disapproval” alone wasn’t sufficient endorsement, faces
reason to justify banning it. The case is being appealed.
The amicus brief sent Friday said states, not federal courts, should have final say uphill battle
on the matter. The states that joined the brief against gay marriage are Alabama,
Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Coulter at Homocon: ‘Marriage is not a civil right’  uled a time to talk with the Blade during the
The Republican candidate running
NEW YORK — Controversial conservative political commentator Ann Coulter ap- against Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is
peared at a gay conservative event this weekend in New York, GOProud’s inaugural looking for help from LGBT voters in his
Homocon, and told attendees they should, like her, oppose same-sex marriage. quest to unseat the House speaker.
“I should warn you,” she said according to reports, “I’ve never failed to talk gays John Dennis, in his first run for political
out of gay marriage.” office, is running against Pelosi to represent
Coulter said lacking the legal right to marry allows gays to get out of their California’s 8th congressional district. He’s
relationships more easily and that marriage should be strictly for procreation. described on his website as “an accom-
She also said marriage isn’t a civil right because gays “aren’t black.” She also plished businessman and entrepreneur” as
said the 14th Amendment only applies to blacks, not women, LGBT people or well as “a pro-liberty San Franciscan.”
other minorities. Dennis has earned the endorsement
Some asked Coulter during a question/answer session if opposition to same- of the Log Cabin Republicans and last
sex marriage is in line with the conservative principles of limited government and week spoke at the organization’s annual
whether she believes homosexuality is a choice, a question she reportedly de- dinner in D.C. to cultivate support among
clined to answer. In response to a question from GOProud chairman Chris Barron, gay Republicans.
Coulter implied that conservative opposition to same-sex marriage from politicians During his remarks, the Republican can-
who benefited from no-fault divorce was hypocritical. didate said one thing he was delighted to
discover over the course of his campaign
Anti-gay marriage group sues over R.I. election law  is that gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk sup-
ported Republican candidate Barry Gold-
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A group that opposes same-sex marriage has sued the water in his 1964 bid for the presidency
Rhode Island Board of Elections, saying it wants to run ads in the governor’s race against then-President Lyndon Johnson.
and other contests but doesn’t want to have to comply with the state’s campaign “On the surface, it doesn’t make
finance laws, according to an Associated Press report. sense, but if you think about the pre-
The National Organization for Marriage says in a federal lawsuit that it Stonewall era, it makes complete sense,”
should not be forced to report its expenditures or comply with spending limits Dennis said. “The community had a
or bans that are required for political action committees. The group argues it tough time with government. Govern-
shouldn’t be considered a PAC because it’s not controlled by a political pur- ment was oppressing it and always on its
pose and does not spend most of its money on Rhode Island’s political races. back. But Barry’s libertarian streak actu-
It says the rules for PACs are burdensome and interfere with free speech. ally connected with the community.”
“You have to negotiate the myriad regulations that apply, and for a lot of orga- Dennis emphasized the libertarian el-
nizations, it’s just not worth it,” the AP quoted Jeffrey Gallant, a lawyer with the ements of the GOP and said those tenets
James Madison Center for Free Speech, which is representing the anti-gay mar- mean the LGBT community “rightfully
riage group, as saying. “These laws are a deterrent for free and open speech in belongs in the Republican Party with our
political matters.” emphasis on individual liberty.”
Rhode Island is one of two New England states that does not allow same-sex Dennis said he’s running against an
marriage. opponent who represents Democratic
Gallant told the AP the organization’s lawsuit was supported by a recent block- control of Washington and dissatisfaction
buster U.S. Supreme Court decision that freed businesses and unions to directly with the federal government.
spend money on federal elections. He said he’s noticed a lot of e-mails
from Republican challengers saying their
Democratic opponents vote either 94
percent of the time or 96 percent of the
time with Pelosi.
“I can guarantee you one thing,” Den-
nis said. “My opponent votes 100 per-
cent of the time with Nancy Pelosi.”
Dennis spoke with the Blade about his
support for LGBT issues following his speech
at the Log Cabin dinner. Pelosi hasn’t sched-
111th Congress despite repeated requests
for an interview over the past year.
Among Dennis’ pro-LGBT positions is
his support for repeal of laws seen as dis-
criminatory against LGBT people. He said
he backs repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
as well as the Defense of Marriage Act.
“I don’t think marriage is a govern-
ment issue,” he said. “It’s certainly not a
federal government issue. So, those are
issues that I’d be happy to support in the
gay community.”
Dennis also said in 2008 he voted
against Proposition 8 in California, which
ended same-sex marriage in the state.
He said his position against Prop 8 is
consistent with his view that government
should not be in “the marriage business.”
“It was very exclusionary, that law, and
didn’t go to solve the problem,” Dennis said.
“It just said, ‘OK, well, this is for us and then
you guys do whatever you’re going to do.’
And I thought it was a little aggressive.”
Dennis added he thinks U.S. District
Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s recent rul-
ing that Prop 8 is unconstitutional was “the
right decision” and said he expressed his
support for the ruling on his blog.
Still, Dennis hesitated when asked if he
supports the Employment Non-Discrimina-
tion Act, which would bar job discrimina-
tion against LGBT people in most settings.
Dennis said his support on ENDA will
depend on how the legislation “is pre-
sented” and said there’s a “flip-side” to
the legislation.
“Do you end up forcing homophobes
or anti-homosexual groups — do you
end up protecting their right to be em-
ployed by homosexuals when there’s an
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Maj. Margaret Witt was discharged in 2006 after serving in the Air Force for 19 years as a flight nurse.
Wash. court rules to
reinstate lesbian officer
Decision finds Witt’s
presence doesn’t
undermine unit cohesion
By CHRIS JOHNSON
A federal court in Washington State on
Sept. 24 ruled that a lesbian Air Force of-
ficer discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” should be reinstated into the U.S.
armed forces because the government
cannot prove that her presence in the
military undermined unit cohesion.
In the case of Witt v. Air Force, U.S.
District Court Judge Ronald Leighton
determined that Maj. Margaret Witt, who
was discharged in 2006 after serving
in the Air Force for 19 years as a flight
nurse, should be allowed back into the
military “at the earliest possible moment.”
“The Court concludes that [‘Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell’], when applied to Major
Margaret Witt, does not further the gov-
ernment’s interest in promoting military
readiness, unit morale and cohesion,”
the decision states.
Leighton rules that Witt’s expulsion
under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” violates
her due process rights under the Fifth
Amendment.
In a statement provided by the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union, which rep-
resented her in the lawsuit, Witt said
she’s “thrilled” with the decision and she
“appreciate[s] the Court’s belief in the
professionalism of the military.”
“Many people forget that the U.S.
military is the most diverse workforce in
the world — we are extremely versed in
adaption,” Witt said. “Thousands of men
and women who are gay and lesbian
honorably serve this country in our mili-
tary. Wounded personnel never asked
me about my sexual orientation. They
were just glad to see me.”
Unlike the decision recently reached
by a California federal court in the case
of Log Cabin v. United States, the deci-
sion in the Witt case doesn’t overturn
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The order is strict-
ly applied to Witt and only allows her to
return to her duties in the Air Force.
The U.S. Justice Department didn’t
immediately respond to Blade’s request
Photo courtesy of ACLU
for comment on the ruling or whether the
Obama administration would appeal the
decision to a higher court.
In 2008, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals remanded the case to the dis-
trict court in Washington, overturning an
earlier decision by the court. The appel-
late court ordered the lower court to de-
termine whether the U.S. military could
prove Witt’s presence in the Air Force
harmed unit cohesion before discharg-
ing her.
In six days of testimony that took
place earlier this month, several witness-
es spoke in favor of Witt and her per-
formance in the Air Force. The decision
on Friday states that the evidence pre-
sented showed Witt was an “exemplary
officer.”
“Major Witt’s approach to the fact-
finding mission of this Court was to pres-
ent testimony of members and former
members of her unit ... who testified
persuasively that serving with Margaret
Witt and other known or suspected gay
and lesbian service members did not ad-
versely affect unit morale and cohesion,”
the decision states. “To the contrary, it
was Major Witt’s suspension and ultimate
discharge that caused a loss of morale
throughout the squadron.”
Doug NeJaime, a gay law professor
at Loyola Law School, said the court’s
decision isn’t surprising considering the
level of scrutiny mandated by the Ninth
Circuit.
He added the decision sets “a re-
ally good precedent for potential other
discharges” that would require the gov-
ernment, at least in the Ninth Circuit, to
continue the burden of showing that dis-
charging a service member under “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” is in the best interest of
unit cohesion and morale.
NeJaime said the Obama adminis-
tration could appeal the decision to the
Ninth Circuit, but added he thinks an ap-
peal is unlikely because the order only
applies to one person.
“The Justice Department is in a dif-
ficult position, and you would think that
since this only applies to Maj. Witt, it
might make sense not to see this any fur-
ther and just let things end here, which, I
think, is probably what we’re going to see
happen,” NeJaime said.
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ATRIPLA Important Safety Information and Indication

INDICATION • Have ever had seizures: Seizures have occurred in patients taking a
ATRIPLA® (efavirenz 600 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil component of ATRIPLA, usually in those with a history of seizures. If you
fumarate [DF] 300 mg) is a prescription medication used alone as a have ever had seizures, or take medicine for seizures, your healthcare
complete regimen or with other medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults. provider may want to switch you to another medicine or monitor you.
ATRIPLA does not cure HIV-1 and has not been shown to prevent • Have ever had mental illness or use drugs or alcohol.
passing HIV-1 to others. The long-term effects of ATRIPLA are not known Contact your healthcare provider right away if you experience any
at this time. People taking ATRIPLA may still get infections that develop of the following serious or common side effects:
because the immune system is weak or other conditions that happen with
HIV-1 infection. Serious side effects associated with ATRIPLA:
Do not stop taking ATRIPLA unless directed by your healthcare • Severe depression, strange thoughts, or angry behavior have been
provider. See your healthcare provider regularly. reported by a small number of patients. Some patients have had thoughts
of suicide, and a few have actually committed suicide. These problems
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION may occur more often in patients who have had mental illness.
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you get the following • Kidney problems (including decline or failure of kidney function).
side effects or conditions associated with ATRIPLA: If you have had kidney problems, or take other medicines that may
• Nausea, vomiting, unusual muscle pain, and/or weakness. These cause kidney problems, your healthcare provider should do regular
may be signs of a buildup of acid in the blood (lactic acidosis), blood tests. Symptoms that may be related to kidney problems include
which is a serious medical condition. a high volume of urine, thirst, muscle pain, and muscle weakness.
• Light-colored stools, dark-colored urine, and/or if your skin or the • Other serious liver problems. Some patients have experienced
whites of your eyes turn yellow. These may be signs of serious serious liver problems, including liver failure resulting in transplantation
liver problems. or death. Most of these serious side effects occurred in patients with a
• If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B virus (HBV), your liver disease chronic liver disease such as hepatitis infection, but there have also
may suddenly get worse if you stop taking ATRIPLA. been a few reports in patients without any existing liver disease.
Do not take ATRIPLA if you are taking the following medicines • Bone changes. Lab tests show changes in the bones of patients treated
because serious and life-threatening side effects may occur when with tenofovir DF, a component of ATRIPLA. Some HIV patients treated
® ®
taken together: Vascor (bepridil), Propulsid (cisapride), with tenofovir DF developed thinning of the bones (osteopenia), which
Versed® (midazolam), Orap® (pimozide), Halcion® (triazolam), could lead to fractures. Also, bone pain and softening of the bone
or ergot medications (for example, Wigraine® and Cafergot®). (which may lead to fractures) may occur as a consequence of kidney
problems. If you have had bone problems in the past, your healthcare
In addition, ATRIPLA should not be taken with: provider may want to check your bones.
Combivir® (lamivudine/zidovudine), EMTRIVA® (emtricitabine), Epivir®
or Epivir-HBV® (lamivudine), Epzicom® (abacavir sulfate/lamivudine), Common side effects:
SUSTIVA® (efavirenz), Trizivir® (abacavir sulfate/lamivudine/zidovudine), • Dizziness, headache, trouble sleeping, drowsiness, trouble
TRUVADA® (emtricitabine/tenofovir DF), or VIREAD® (tenofovir DF), concentrating, and/or unusual dreams. These side effects tend to
because they contain the same or similar active ingredients as ATRIPLA. go away after taking ATRIPLA for a few weeks. These symptoms may
ATRIPLA should not be used with HEPSERA® (adefovir dipivoxil). be more severe with the use of alcohol and/or mood-altering (street)
Vfend® (voriconazole) or REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) with or without drugs. If you are dizzy, have trouble concentrating, and/or are drowsy,
Norvir® (ritonavir) should not be taken with ATRIPLA since they may avoid activities that may be dangerous, such as driving or operating
lose their effect and may also increase the chance of having side effects machinery.
from ATRIPLA. Fortovase® or Invirase® (saquinavir) should not be used • Rash is a common side effect that usually goes away without any
as the only protease inhibitor in combination with ATRIPLA. change in treatment, but may be serious in a small number of patients.
Taking ATRIPLA with St. John’s wort or products containing St. John’s wort • Other common side effects include: tiredness, upset stomach, vomiting,
is not recommended as it may cause decreased levels of ATRIPLA, gas, and diarrhea.
increased viral load, and possible resistance to ATRIPLA or
cross-resistance to other anti-HIV drugs. Other possible side effects:
This list of medicines is not complete. Discuss with your healthcare • Changes in body fat have been seen in some people taking anti-HIV-1
provider all prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, medicines. The cause and long-term health effects are not known.
or herbal supplements you are taking or plan to take. • Skin discoloration (small spots or freckles) may also happen.
Tell your healthcare provider if you: • If you notice any symptoms of infection, contact your healthcare
• Are pregnant: Women should not become pregnant while taking provider right away.
ATRIPLA and for 12 weeks after stopping ATRIPLA. Serious birth defects • Additional side effects are inflammation of the pancreas, allergic
have been seen in children of women treated during pregnancy with reaction (including swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat),
one of the medicines in ATRIPLA. Women must use a reliable form of shortness of breath, pain, stomach pain, weakness, and indigestion.
barrier contraception, such as a condom or diaphragm, even if they also
use other methods of birth control, while on ATRIPLA and for 12 weeks You should take ATRIPLA once daily on an empty stomach. Taking
after stopping ATRIPLA. ATRIPLA at bedtime may make some side effects less bothersome.
• Are breastfeeding: Women with HIV should not breastfeed ATRIPLA is one of several treatment options your doctor may consider.
because they can pass HIV through their milk to the baby. Also,
ATRIPLA may pass through breast milk and cause serious harm You are encouraged to report negative side effects
to the baby. of prescription drugs to the FDA.
• Have liver problems, including hepatitis B or C virus infection. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Pa

Yo
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Please see Patient Information on the following pages.
Ta
© 2010 Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All rights reserved. ATRIPLA is a
trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. EMTRIVA, VIREAD, and
TRUVADA are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. SUSTIVA and REYATAZ are registered
trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb. All other trademarks are owned by third parties.
* Sy
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“All my HIV meds

in one pill daily.
That’s for me.”
Carlos
on ATRIPLA for 11/2 years

ATRIPLA is the #1 prescribed HIV regimen.*

About ATRIPLA:
• Only ATRIPLA combines 3 HIV medications in 1 pill daily.
†
• Proven to lower viral load to undetectable in approximately
7 out of 10 patients new to therapy, and also raise T-cell‡ (CD4+)
count to help control HIV through 3 years of a clinical study.§
• ATRIPLA does not cure HIV-1 and has not been shown to prevent
passing HIV-1 to others.

Selected Important Safety Information:

Some people who have taken medicine like ATRIPLA have developed
the following: a serious condition of acid buildup in the blood (lactic
acidosis), and serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity). For patients
with both HIV-1 and hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis may suddenly
worsen if ATRIPLA is discontinued.
Please see detailed and additional Important Safety Information,
including the bolded information to the left.

†
Defined as a viral load of less than 400 copies/mL.
‡
Average increase of 312 cells/mm3.
§
In this study, 227 patients took the meds in ATRIPLA.

Patient model. Individual results may vary.

Your doctor may prescribe ATRIPLA alone

or with other HIV medications.
Talk to your doctor to see if ATRIPLA is right for you.
To learn more, visit
* Synovate Healthcare Data; US HIV Monitor, Q1 2010. www.ATRIPLA.com

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FDA-Approved Patient Labeling
Patient Information
ATRIPLA® (uh TRIP luh) Tablets
ALERT: Find out about medicines that should NOT be taken with ATRIPLA.
Please also read the section “MEDICINES YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH ATRIPLA.”
Generic name: efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (eh FAH vih renz, em tri SIT
uh bean and te NOE’ fo veer dye soe PROX il FYOU mar ate)
Read the Patient Information that comes with ATRIPLA® (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate) before you start taking it and each time you get a refill since there may be new
information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about
your medical condition or treatment. You should stay under a healthcare provider’s care when taking
ATRIPLA. Do not change or stop your medicine without first talking with your healthcare
provider. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you have any questions about ATRIPLA.
What is the most important information I should know about ATRIPLA?
• Some people who have taken medicine like ATRIPLA (which contains nucleoside
analogs) have developed a serious condition called lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid
in the blood). Lactic acidosis can be a medical emergency and may need to be treated in the
hospital. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get the following signs or
symptoms of lactic acidosis:
• You feel very weak or tired.
• You have unusual (not normal) muscle pain.
• You have trouble breathing.
• You have stomach pain with nausea and vomiting.
• You feel cold, especially in your arms and legs.
• You feel dizzy or lightheaded.
• You have a fast or irregular heartbeat.
• Some people who have taken medicines like ATRIPLA have developed serious liver
problems called hepatotoxicity, with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) and fat in the liver
(steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get the following signs or
symptoms of liver problems:
• Your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice).
• Your urine turns dark.
• Your bowel movements (stools) turn light in color.
• You don’t feel like eating food for several days or longer.
• You feel sick to your stomach (nausea).
• You have lower stomach area (abdominal) pain.
• You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or liver problems if you are female, very
overweight (obese), or have been taking nucleoside analog-containing medicines, like
ATRIPLA, for a long time.
• If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and you stop taking ATRIPLA, you
may get a “flare-up” of your hepatitis. A “flare-up” is when the disease suddenly
returns in a worse way than before. Patients with HBV who stop taking ATRIPLA need close
medical follow-up for several months, including medical exams and blood tests to check for
hepatitis that could be getting worse. ATRIPLA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so
you must discuss your HBV therapy with your healthcare provider.
What is ATRIPLA?
ATRIPLA contains 3 medicines, SUSTIVA® (efavirenz), EMTRIVA® (emtricitabine) and VIREAD®
(tenofovir disoproxil fumarate also called tenofovir DF) combined in one pill. EMTRIVA and VIREAD
are HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors
(NRTIs) and SUSTIVA is an HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
VIREAD and EMTRIVA are the components of TRUVADA®. ATRIPLA can be used alone as a complete
regimen, or in combination with other anti-HIV-1 medicines to treat people with HIV-1 infection.
ATRIPLA is for adults age 18 and over. ATRIPLA has not been studied in children under age 18 or
adults over age 65.
HIV infection destroys CD4+ T cells, which are important to the immune system. The immune system
helps fight infection. After a large number of T cells are destroyed, acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) develops.
ATRIPLA helps block HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, a viral chemical in your body (enzyme) that is
needed for HIV-1 to multiply. ATRIPLA lowers the amount of HIV-1 in the blood (viral load). ATRIPLA
may also help to increase the number of T cells (CD4+ cells), allowing your immune system to
improve. Lowering the amount of HIV-1 in the blood lowers the chance of death or infections that
happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).
Does ATRIPLA cure HIV-1 or AIDS?
ATRIPLA does not cure HIV-1 infection or AIDS. The long-term effects of ATRIPLA are not known
at this time. People taking ATRIPLA may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that
happen with HIV-1 infection. Opportunistic infections are infections that develop because the
immune system is weak. Some of these conditions are pneumonia, herpes virus infections, and
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. It is very important that you see your healthcare
provider regularly while taking ATRIPLA.
Does ATRIPLA reduce the risk of passing HIV-1 to others?
ATRIPLA has not been shown to lower your chance of passing HIV-1 to other people through
sexual contact, sharing needles, or being exposed to your blood.
• Do not share needles or other injection equipment.
• Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like
toothbrushes or razor blades.
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• Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a latex
or polyurethane condom or other barrier to reduce the chance of sexual contact with semen,
vaginal secretions, or blood.
Who should not take ATRIPLA?
Together with your healthcare provider, you need to decide whether ATRIPLA is right for you.
Do not take ATRIPLA if you are allergic to ATRIPLA or any of its ingredients. The active ingredients
of ATRIPLA are efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir DF. See the end of this leaflet for a complete
list of ingredients.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking ATRIPLA? Tell your healthcare
provider if you:
• Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant (see “What should I avoid while taking
ATRIPLA?”).
• Are breast-feeding (see “What should I avoid while taking ATRIPLA?”).
• Have kidney problems or are undergoing kidney dialysis treatment.
• Have bone problems.
• Have liver problems, including hepatitis B virus infection. Your healthcare provider may
want to do tests to check your liver while you take ATRIPLA.
• Have ever had mental illness or are using drugs or alcohol.
• Have ever had seizures or are taking medicine for seizures.
What important information should I know about taking other medicines with ATRIPLA?
ATRIPLA may change the effect of other medicines, including the ones for HIV-1, and may
cause serious side effects. Your healthcare provider may change your other medicines or change
their doses. Other medicines, including herbal products, may affect ATRIPLA. For this reason, it is
very important to let all your healthcare providers and pharmacists know what medications, herbal
supplements, or vitamins you are taking.
MEDICINES YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH ATRIPLA
• The following medicines may cause serious and life-threatening side effects when taken
with ATRIPLA. You should not take any of these medicines while taking ATRIPLA: Vascor
(bepridil), Propulsid (cisapride), Versed (midazolam), Orap (pimozide), Halcion (triazolam),
ergot medications (for example, Wigraine and Cafergot).
• ATRIPLA also should not be used with Combivir (lamivudine/zidovudine), EMTRIVA, Epivir,
Epivir-HBV (lamivudine), Epzicom (abacavir sulfate/lamivudine), Trizivir (abacavir
sulfate/lamivudine/zidovudine), SUSTIVA, TRUVADA, or VIREAD.
• Vfend (voriconazole) should not be taken with ATRIPLA since it may lose its effect or may
increase the chance of having side effects from ATRIPLA.
• Do not take St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), or products containing St. John’s
wort with ATRIPLA. St. John’s wort is an herbal product sold as a dietary supplement. Talk
with your healthcare provider if you are taking or are planning to take St. John’s wort. Taking
St. John’s wort may decrease ATRIPLA levels and lead to increased viral load and possible
resistance to ATRIPLA or cross-resistance to other anti-HIV-1 drugs.
• ATRIPLA should not be used with HEPSERA® (adefovir dipivoxil).
It is also important to tell your healthcare provider if you are taking any of the following:
• Fortovase, Invirase (saquinavir), Biaxin (clarithromycin), Noxafil (posaconazole), or
Sporanox (itraconazole); these medicines may need to be replaced with another
medicine when taken with ATRIPLA.
• Calcium channel blockers such as Cardizem or Tiazac (diltiazem), Covera HS or Isoptin
(verapamil) and others; Crixivan (indinavir), Selzentry (maraviroc); the immunosuppressant
medicines cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune, and others), Prograf (tacrolimus), or
Rapamune (sirolimus); Methadone; Mycobutin (rifabutin); Rifampin; cholesterol-lowering
medicines such as Lipitor (atorvastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin sodium), and Zocor
(simvastatin); or Zoloft (sertraline); these medicines may need to have their dose
changed when taken with ATRIPLA.
• Videx, Videx EC (didanosine); tenofovir DF (a component of ATRIPLA) may increase the
amount of didanosine in your blood, which could result in more side effects. You may need
to be monitored more carefully if you are taking ATRIPLA and didanosine together. Also, the
dose of didanosine may need to be changed.
• Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) or Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir); these medicines may increase the
amount of tenofovir DF (a component of ATRIPLA) in your blood, which could result in more
side effects. Reyataz is not recommended with ATRIPLA. You may need to be monitored
more carefully if you are taking ATRIPLA and Kaletra together. Also, the dose of Kaletra may
need to be changed.
• Medicine for seizures [for example, Dilantin (phenytoin), Tegretol (carbamazepine), or
phenobarbital]; your healthcare provider may want to switch you to another medicine or
check drug levels in your blood from time to time.
These are not all the medicines that may cause problems if you take ATRIPLA. Be sure to tell
your healthcare provider about all medicines that you take.
Keep a complete list of all the prescription and nonprescription medicines as well as any herbal
remedies that you are taking, how much you take, and how often you take them. Make a new list
when medicines or herbal remedies are added or stopped, or if the dose changes. Give copies of
this list to all of your healthcare providers and pharmacists every time you visit your healthcare
provider or fill a prescription. This will give your healthcare provider a complete picture of the
medicines you use. Then he or she can decide the best approach for your situation.
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How should I take ATRIPLA?
• Take the exact amount of ATRIPLA your healthcare provider prescribes. Never change the
dose on your own. Do not stop this medicine unless your healthcare provider tells you to stop.
• You should take ATRIPLA on an empty stomach.
• Swallow ATRIPLA with water.
• Taking ATRIPLA at bedtime may make some side effects less bothersome.
• Do not miss a dose of ATRIPLA. If you forget to take ATRIPLA, take the missed dose right
away, unless it is almost time for your next dose. Do not double the next dose. Carry on with
your regular dosing schedule. If you need help in planning the best times to take your
medicine, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
• If you believe you took more than the prescribed amount of ATRIPLA, contact your local
poison control center or emergency room right away.
• Tell your healthcare provider if you start any new medicine or change how you take old ones.
Your doses may need adjustment.
• When your ATRIPLA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or
pharmacy. This is very important because the amount of virus in your blood may increase if
the medicine is stopped for even a short time. The virus may develop resistance to ATRIPLA
and become harder to treat.
• Your healthcare provider may want to do blood tests to check for certain side effects while
you take ATRIPLA.
What should I avoid while taking ATRIPLA?
• Women should not become pregnant while taking ATRIPLA and for 12 weeks after
stopping it. Serious birth defects have been seen in the babies of animals and women
treated with efavirenz (a component of ATRIPLA) during pregnancy. It is not known whether
efavirenz caused these defects. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are
pregnant. Also talk with your healthcare provider if you want to become pregnant.
• Women should not rely only on hormone-based birth control, such as pills, injections, or
implants, because ATRIPLA may make these contraceptives ineffective. Women must use a
reliable form of barrier contraception, such as a condom or diaphragm, even if they also use
other methods of birth control. Efavirenz, a component of ATRIPLA, may remain in your blood
for a time after therapy is stopped. Therefore, you should continue to use contraceptive
measures for 12 weeks after you stop taking ATRIPLA.
• Do not breast-feed if you are taking ATRIPLA. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommend that mothers with HIV not breast-feed because they can pass the HIV
through their milk to the baby. Also, ATRIPLA may pass through breast milk and cause serious
harm to the baby. Talk with your healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding. You should
stop breast-feeding or may need to use a different medicine.
• Taking ATRIPLA with alcohol or other medicines causing similar side effects as ATRIPLA, such
as drowsiness, may increase those side effects.
• Do not take any other medicines, including prescription and nonprescription medicines and
herbal products, without checking with your healthcare provider.
• Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection since ATRIPLA does not stop you from
passing the HIV-1 infection to others.
What are the possible side effects of ATRIPLA?
ATRIPLA may cause the following serious side effects:
• Lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid in the blood). Lactic acidosis can be a medical emergency
and may need to be treated in the hospital. Call your healthcare provider right away if you
get signs of lactic acidosis. (See “What is the most important information I should know
about ATRIPLA?”)
• Serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity), with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) and fat in
the liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any signs of liver
problems. (See “What is the most important information I should know about ATRIPLA?”)
• “Flare-ups” of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, in which the disease suddenly returns in
a worse way than before, can occur if you have HBV and you stop taking ATRIPLA. Your
healthcare provider will monitor your condition for several months after stopping ATRIPLA if
you have both HIV-1 and HBV infection and may recommend treatment for your HBV. ATRIPLA
is not approved for the treatment of hepatitis B virus infection. If you have advanced liver
disease and stop treatment with ATRIPLA, the “flare-up” of hepatitis B may cause your liver
function to decline.
• Serious psychiatric problems. A small number of patients may experience severe
depression, strange thoughts, or angry behavior while taking ATRIPLA. Some patients have
thoughts of suicide and a few have actually committed suicide. These problems may occur
more often in patients who have had mental illness. Contact your healthcare provider right
away if you think you are having these psychiatric symptoms, so your healthcare provider
can decide if you should continue to take ATRIPLA.
• Kidney problems (including decline or failure of kidney function). If you have had kidney
problems in the past or take other medicines that can cause kidney problems, your
healthcare provider should do regular blood tests to check your kidneys. Symptoms that may
be related to kidney problems include a high volume of urine, thirst, muscle pain, and muscle
weakness.
• Other serious liver problems. Some patients have experienced serious liver problems
including liver failure resulting in transplantation or death. Most of these serious side effects
occurred in patients with a chronic liver disease such as hepatitis infection, but there have
also been a few reports in patients without any existing liver disease.
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ATRIPLA® (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
• Changes in bone mineral density (thinning bones). Laboratory tests show changes in the
bones of patients treated with tenofovir DF, a component of ATRIPLA. Some HIV patients
treated with tenofovir DF developed thinning of the bones (osteopenia) which could lead to
fractures. If you have had bone problems in the past, your healthcare provider may need to
do tests to check your bone mineral density or may prescribe medicines to help your bone
mineral density. Additionally, bone pain and softening of the bone (which may contribute to
fractures) may occur as a consequence of kidney problems.
Common side effects:
Patients may have dizziness, headache, trouble sleeping, drowsiness, trouble concentrating, and/or
unusual dreams during treatment with ATRIPLA. These side effects may be reduced if you take
ATRIPLA at bedtime on an empty stomach. They also tend to go away after you have taken the
medicine for a few weeks. If you have these common side effects, such as dizziness, it does not
mean that you will also have serious psychiatric problems, such as severe depression, strange
thoughts, or angry behavior. Tell your healthcare provider right away if any of these side effects
continue or if they bother you. It is possible that these symptoms may be more severe if ATRIPLA is
used with alcohol or mood altering (street) drugs.
If you are dizzy, have trouble concentrating, or are drowsy, avoid activities that may be dangerous,
such as driving or operating machinery.
Rash may be common. Rashes usually go away without any change in treatment. In a small number
of patients, rash may be serious. If you develop a rash, call your healthcare provider right away.
Other common side effects include tiredness, upset stomach, vomiting, gas, and diarrhea.
Other possible side effects with ATRIPLA:
• Changes in body fat. Changes in body fat develop in some patients taking anti-HIV-1
medicine. These changes may include an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck
(“buffalo hump”), in the breasts, 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 fat changes are not
known.
• Skin discoloration (small spots or freckles) may also happen with ATRIPLA.
• In some patients with advanced HIV infection (AIDS), signs and symptoms of inflammation
from previous infections may occur soon after anti-HIV treatment is started. It is believed that
these symptoms are due to an improvement in the body’s immune response, enabling the
body to fight infections that may have been present with no obvious symptoms. If you notice
any symptoms of infection, please inform your doctor immediately.
• Additional side effects are inflammation of the pancreas, allergic reaction (including swelling
of the face, lips, tongue, or throat), shortness of breath, pain, stomach pain, weakness and
indigestion.
Tell your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you notice any side effects while taking ATRIPLA.
Contact your healthcare provider before stopping ATRIPLA because of side effects or for any other
reason.
This is not a complete list of side effects possible with ATRIPLA. Ask your healthcare provider or
pharmacist for a more complete list of side effects of ATRIPLA and all the medicines you will take.
How do I store ATRIPLA?
• Keep ATRIPLA and all other medicines out of reach of children.
• Store ATRIPLA at room temperature 77 °F (25 °C).
• Keep ATRIPLA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed.
• Do not keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. If you throw any
medicines away make sure that children will not find them.
General information about ATRIPLA:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in patient information
leaflets. Do not use ATRIPLA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give ATRIPLA to
other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them.
This leaflet summarizes the most important information about ATRIPLA. If you would like more
information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist
for information about ATRIPLA that is written for health professionals.
Do not use ATRIPLA if the seal over bottle opening is broken or missing.
What are the ingredients of ATRIPLA?
Active Ingredients: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Inactive Ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose,
magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate. The film coating contains black iron oxide, polyethylene
glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, red iron oxide, talc, and titanium dioxide.
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NATIONALNEWS
Justice Dept. objects to
‘Don’t Ask’ injunction
Obama administration calls
proposal ‘untenable’
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
The U.S. Justice Department last
week issued an objection to a proposed
judgment seeking to bar enforcement of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on the basis that
a military-wide injunction of the statute is
“untenable.”
The Obama administration issued the
19-page objection in the wake of the Cal-
ifornia federal court ruling in the case of
Log Cabin Republicans v. United States
that found “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is un-
constitutional.
Plaintiffs in the case had sought an
injunction against the enforcement of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as a result of
their victory, but the Justice Department
urged U.S. District Court Judge Virginia
Phillips not to issue that order.
Instead, the Justice Department asks
the court to limit the injunction to mem-
bers of the Log Cabin Republicans who
serve in the armed forces.
The next step in the process is for Phil-
lips to determine what judgment she will
enter in the case. The Obama adminis-
tration will then have 60 days to make an
appeal to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals.
In a statement, White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs maintained
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Tell’] — indeed, it clearly shows why
Congress must act to end this misguided
policy,” Gibbs said.
But advocates working for “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” repeal are expressing indig-
nation over the Obama administration’s
objection to the injunction.
Alex Nicholson, executive director of
Servicemembers United and sole named
plaintiff in the lawsuit, said Obama is
“certainly taking his so-called ‘duty to
defend’ this anti-gay military as far as he
possibly can.”
“Two blows from the White House in
one week is a bit much,” Nicholson said.
“First, the president cannot find the time
to make any phone calls to senators to
help us avoid a crushing loss on Tues-
day, although he does manage to find
the time to call the WNBA national cham-
pions to congratulate them on their victo-
ry. Then, the president once again goes
much farther than he has to in defense
of the discriminatory and unconstitutional
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law.”
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director
of the National Log Cabin Republicans,
Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
Alex Nicholson of Servicemembers United said
Obama is “certainly taking his so-called ‘duty to
defend’ this anti-gay military as far as he possibly
can.”
also chastised Obama for the Justice
Department’s objection.
“We are not surprised by this but we
are extremely disappointed with the
Obama administration,” Cooper said.
“Many times on the campaign trail, Presi-
dent Obama said he would support the
repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Now that
it’s time to step up to the plate, he isn’t
even in the ballpark.”
The Justice Department offers various
reasons for why Log Cabin’s proposed
judgment is untenable. One justification
that the administration offers is that a mil-
itary-wide injunction against “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” would interfere with higher
court rulings and foreclose the possibility
of litigation in other courts.
“If this court were to enjoin all dis-
charges under [‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’]
throughout the world, it would not only
effectively overrule the decisions of nu-
merous other circuits that have upheld
[‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’], but also preclude
consideration of similar challenges by
courts in other circuits that have not ad-
dressed the issue (not to mention other
district judges in the Central District of
California) prior to any decision by the
Ninth Circuit,” the administration states.
The Justice Department argues that
Log Cabin’s proposed judgment would
be at odds with the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals ruling in Witt v. Air Force, which
allows the opportunity for the U.S. mili-
tary to prove a gay service member un-
dermines unit cohesion before discharg-
ing them.
Additionally, the Justice Department
says an injunction would interfere with
legislative efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” as well as the Pentagon work-
ing group’s efforts to develop a plan to
implement repeal.
Department of Defense to develop
necessary policies, regulations, and
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Congregation shows
support for Long
Atlanta pastor sued by 4
men who claim they were
forced into sex
By DYANA BAGBY
Georgia Voice
ATLANTA — The mood at New Birth
Missionary Baptist Church Sunday morn-
ing was one of cheer and elation as thou-
sands of parishioners gathered to show
their devoted support to their bishop, Ed-
die Long.
Long, embroiled in scandal after four
young men filed lawsuits against him
last week alleging he used his power as
their spiritual leader to coerce them into
sexual relationships, told the some 8,000
gathered for the 8 a.m. service that he
was like David fighting Goliath.
“I feel like David against Goliath, but
I got five rocks and I haven’t thrown one
yet,” he said after a brief sermon and
then walked off the dais. Congregants
cheered and stood and applauded Long.
A press conference was held after the
service at about 10 a.m. It was believed
Long would take questions at the press
conference, but his attorney said before
Long addressed reporters no questions
would be allowed.
“As advice from counsel I’m not go-
ing to address the allegations and the
attacks,” he said. He said he didn’t want
his case tried in the court of public opin-
ion but rather in the court of justice.
“I will say I will fight, fight very vigor-
ously these charges. I’ve been at this
church 23 years and this is the first time
I’m realizing how important we are to get
this much attention.”
He then said he and the church would
continue its missionary work in countries
such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
He said he’s always worked with youth
as well and will continue to do so and
his church will continue to do what it has
been doing.
Long was flanked by his wife and
other supporters, including a young man
wearing a T-shirt that read, “I Support
Bishop Long.”
When he finished speaking, several
reporters shouted questions, including,
“Are you innocent?” but Long ignored
them and he and his entourage just
walked off the stage.
People began arriving at the church
before 6 a.m. and stood outside the
front doors of the church waiting to enter
at about 7 a.m. A small prayer circle of
about 10 people formed to pray for Long.
One woman in the circle said they should
pray for Long, his family, his grandchil-
dren and even those who have brought
the allegations against him.
Numerous ushers wearing white
gloves and black suits with the New Birth
emblem guided people to seats once the
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Eddie Long is being sued by four men who
accuse the charismatic bishop of coercing them
into sex.
doors were opened. For more than an
hour, more than 100 of mostly men gath-
ered in a group at the front of the church
praying and applauding loudly.
When Long finally came out at 9 a.m.
with his wife, he was greeted by a thun-
derous standing ovation of thousands.
He took in the applause for several
minutes and when he finally spoke he
tried to make light of the situation by
greeting members as well as the “rest” of
the people who were in attendance. And
because the service was televised, he
also said he wanted to “greet the world.”
Long said his first responsibility was to
his family during the most difficult time in
his life. His next responsibility was to his
other family of New Birth.
“You don’t have to tell us anything,”
one person shouted, bringing a grin to
Long’s face.
After the service, several church mem-
bers refused interviews with the media.
One young man, Joshua Buggs, 25,
was filling up his car with gas at the Citgo
down the street from the megachurch.
He said he’s attended New Birth on
and off since he was 17 but specifically
avoided attending today’s services be-
cause of the crowd.
“This is not a regular Sunday at New
Birth, this is more so like a New Year Sun-
day,” he said as traffic trickled past the
gas station.
He said he does not believe the alle-
gations against his bishop because one
of the accusers, Maurice Robinson, was
arrested in June for robbing Long’s office
and charged with stealing the pastor’s
iPad and jewelry and other items.
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Experts fear pro-gay bills doomed under GOP control
Continued from page 1
progress,” Cole said.
Cole said the possibility of a
hostile Congress underscores the
need for LGBT rights supporters
to work to elect friendly lawmakers
during the campaign season.
“I don’t want to be too fatalistic
about where things are going to
end up because while there’s six
weeks until the election, six weeks
is a long time, and no one can
honestly say they’ll know what’s
going to happen,” Cole said.
Still, political experts across the
board are predicting that Republi-
cans will achieve enough gains in
the U.S. House on Election Day to
take a majority in the chamber.
Nate Silver, founder of the
FiveThirtyEight blog, estimated
last week that Republicans
have a 65 percent chance of
taking the House. His model
projects that Republicans will
go from holding 188 seats to
approximately 223 seats and
give them a narrow majority.
Earlier this month, Cook Political
Report on its website also identi-
fied Republicans as modest favor-
ites to take control of the House.
“The Cook Political Report’s
current outlook is for a Republi-
can net gain of at least 40 seats,”
the website states. “A turnover of
39 seats would tip majority sta-
tus into Republican hands.”
Such an outcome would lead
to the retirement of U.S. House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
and the ascension of House Mi-
nority Leader John Boehner (R-
Ohio) to her role.
Many Washington insiders are
anticipating that House Demo-
crats will be facing bad news on
Election Day. At a recent D.C.
fundraiser where Pelosi didn’t
appear at the expected time, at-
tendees joked that she was de-
layed because she was trying to
get rid of a tape-measure wield-
ing Boehner from her office.
Cole said the possibility of
Boehner taking control of the
House would be bad news for
LGBT people and noted HRC
has previously given the minor-
ity leader — as well as others in
Republican leadership, such as
Reps. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and
Mike Pence (R-Ind.) — a “0” on
its congressional scorecards.
“These are the people who
would be deciding the agenda of
what gets to the floor,” Cole said.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), a
lawmaker known for her support
for the LGBT community and co-
sponsor of numerous pro-LGBT
bills in Congress, said she’s un-
sure of what will happen with
these bills if her party takes con-
trol of the House as she criticized
the current Democratic majority
for not taking action.
“I don’t know what will hap-
pen with Republicans,” she told
the Blade last week. “I know
what’s happening now. I don’t
really get an opportunity to get
to vote on those [bills] very of-
ten on the floor.”
Ros-Lehtinen was also re-
luctant to say that she’d be the
champion of pro-LGBT legislation
under GOP control in the House.
“I think that there are a lot of
champions in a bi-partisan way on
these issues,” she said. “I would
not consider myself a champion
of anything, but I’m proud to sup-
port the bills. But right now, it’s
Democrat control, so you got to
ask [U.S. House Speaker] Nancy
[Pelosi] what’s up.”
Even with fears and uncer-
tainty about how a GOP-con-
trolled Congress would handle
LGBT issues, the Republicans
haven’t been emphasizing so-
cial issues in their quest to re-
take Congress.
The House Republicans’
“Pledge to America,” which was
unveiled last week, notably has
little to do with social issues and Photo courtesy of House Republican Conference
instead plays up economic policy. The prospects of House minority leader John Boehner becoming speaker are frightening for LGBT rights supporters. HRC has
The pledge has one line say- given Boehner a zero in its annual congressional scorecard.
ing Republicans will work to de-
fend “traditional marriage.” Oth- petition to pass pro-LGBT legis- Senate could provide the oppor- LGBT legislation in the upcom-
er issues, such as “Don’t Ask, lation and said he doesn’t think tunity of amending larger pieces ing Congress, eyes could be on
Don’t Tell,” aren’t mentioned in moderate Republicans would of legislation with pro-LGBT Obama to make administrative
the document. join such an effort. measures in the chamber in the changes beneficial to the LGBT
Brian Moulton, HRC’s chief “The few moderate Repub- hopes that such language would community as opposed to having
legislative counsel, wrote in a licans who are left are going to survive in conference committee to rely on enacting legislation.
blog posting last week that the be worried about a primary chal- for both chambers to approve Matt Foreman, program di-
document shows LGBT people lenge from their right in the cycle,” and send to the president’s desk. rector for LGBT and immigrant
wouldn’t fare well under a Re- Egan said. “One of the true ways Such a tactic would be simi- rights at the Haas Jr. Fund, said
publican-controlled Congress. to invite a primary challenge from lar to how the Senate in 2000 the Obama administration has at
“While the document focuses your right-wing is to vote for LG- amended major defense legis- its disposal the means to help the
heavily on economic issues, its BT-friendly legislation.” lation with a hate crimes protec- LGBT community regardless of
‘pledge’ also includes hostil- As Democrats face dismal tions measure as a way forward. the election results in November.
ity to LGBT equality, promising prospects in the House, LGBT The hate crimes measure didn’t “There are dozens and
support for ‘traditional marriage’ rights supporters may be able become law that year and only dozens of ways in which the
and, in a thinly veiled attack on to look to a Democratic-con- made it into the books last year Obama administration can con-
LGBT advances through legis- trolled Senate to advance pro- as part of defense legislation tinue to change federal policies
lation and the courts, criticizing gay legislation. signed by President Obama. and practices to improve the
actions that ‘thwart the will of the In the Senate, where only But Egan was skeptical about response of the federal govern-
people and overturn their votes one-third of the seats are up for the prospects of being able to ment to needs of LGBT people,”
and their values,’” Moulton said. grabs during any given election move forward with pro-LGBT Foreman said.
Even under Republican con- cycle, the forecast is better for legislation in the Senate even by Foreman said he thinks ad-
trol, options would be available to the Democrats, although Repub- amending larger legislation. vocates often elevate legislation
the Democratic minority to work lican gains are still expected. “That sort of tactic tends to over potential policy changes,
to pass pro-LGBT legislation. Silver estimates that Re- be blocked by Republican sen- such as funding for community
One possibility would be to publicans have an 18 percent ators who are social conserva- centers and anti-violence pro-
pass bills through a discharge chance of taking the Senate. tives, and I would imagine that grams as well as determining
petition, a maneuver that could Still, his model projects Demo- would continue to happen in the how a family is defined in the
bring legislation that’s bottled up crats will go from having 59 next session,” Egan said. health care reform and how jobs
in committee to the House floor. seats in the chamber to having Egan said he expects a num- programs treat LGBT applicants.
Supporters of pro-LGBT bills in an estimated 52.2 seats. ber of Democratic senators will “All of those things are in-
the Democratic minority could The reduced Democratic be replaced after Election Day credibly important to people,
find Republican moderates to majority in the Senate may with “hard-core social conserva- so I think that even if strong
sign the discharge petition to mean that the 60-vote threshold tives” and said the scenario un- anti-LGBT majorities take con-
obtain 218 signatures needed to needed to overcome a filibuster der which pro-LGBT legislation trol of Congress, there will still
move forward with the legislation. in the chamber could be further advances under those circum- be lots and lots of opportunities
But Egan was skeptical out of reach. stances seems “really unlikely.” to make progress within the ad-
about the use of a discharge Still, Democratic control in the With a possible block on pro- ministration,” Foreman said.
 october 1, 2010 • washingtonblade.com 23

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NATIONALNEWS

New CDC study shows alarming HIV infection rates

Continued from page 1 specific race or ethnicity.” strategy document’s recom- seen a doctor in the previous 12 tion (59 percent unaware, vs. 46
He was referring to CDC-ap- mendations would be quickly months,” Martins said. percent for Hispanic MSM and
ethnicities were severely affected, proved intervention programs put into place. “One in every three African- 26 percent for white MSM).”
black MSM were particularly im- for HIV that must be adopted “This study showed many of American MSM in D.C. over the • “While young MSM (under
pacted: 28 percent of black MSM in order for community-based these same trends among MSM in age of 30 tested positive for age 30) had lower HIV preva-
were HIV-infected, compared to organizations, such as D.C.’s D.C.,” said Ray Martins, Whitman- HIV,” he said. lence than older men, they
18 percent of Hispanic and 16 Whitman-Walker Clinic, to ob- Walker’s chief medical officer. The CDC study, which was were far more likely to be un-
percent of white MSM,” the CDC tain certain federal grants. “In D.C., the study found that published in its journal Morbidity aware of their HIV infection.
statement says. The data for the CDC study one in every seven MSM is in- and Mortality Weekly Report, in- Among MSM aged 18 to 29
“The study also found a was collected in 2008, before fected with HIV and 42 percent cluded these additional findings: who had HIV, nearly two-thirds
strong link between socioeco- the Obama strategy document of participants were unaware • “Among racial/ethnic groups, (63 percent) were unaware,
nomic status and HIV among was developed, and Schmid they had HIV, even though 70 black MSM with HIV were least versus 37 percent for men age
MSM: prevalence increased said he was hopeful that the percent of participants had likely to be aware of their infec- 30 and older.”
as education and income de-
creased, and awareness of HIV
status was higher among MSM
with greater education and in-
come,” it says. “These findings
echo similar disparities found in
AIDS groups stage
recent NHBS research among
heterosexuals.”
The CDC study follows the
White House protest
release earlier this year of Presi-
dent Barack Obama’s National Obama, Hill Dems criticized
HIV/AIDS Strategy document,
which, among other things, over AIDS drug funding
calls for allocating greater re-
sources for HIV prevention pro-
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
grams targeting MSM.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
“The United States cannot
reduce the number of HIV in-
About 50 AIDS activists carried signs made with empty pill bot-
fections nationally without bet-
tles in front of the White House Wednesday in a protest over what
ter addressing HIV among gay
they say is a failure by President Obama and Democratic leaders
and bisexual men,” the Obama
in Congress to allocate emergency funds for the AIDS Drug As-
strategy document says. “Given
sistance Program known as ADAP.
the starkness and the enduring
The activists, led by the national AIDS advocacy groups Hous-
nature of the disparate impact Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
ing Works and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, said the pill bottles
on gay and bisexual men, it is A spokesperson defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s record on HIV/AIDS, not-
represent the more than 3,200 people in nine states currently on ing, ‘Since becoming speaker, discretionary funding for HIV/AIDS has increased by
important to significantly repri-
waiting lists to receive life-saving AIDS drugs. over $500 million.’
oritize resources and attention
“These are pill bottles that need to be filled with prescriptions,”
to this community.”
said Christine Campbell, Housing Works’ vice president for na- becoming resistant from the medications that I’ve been on for four
Carl Schmid, deputy ex-
tional advocacy and organizing. “Over 3,000 people are on these years,” he said.
ecutive director of the AIDS
waiting lists. These represent lives,” She said. Voyles was referring to warnings by AIDS doctors that interrupt-
Institute, a national advocacy
Campbell and Michael Weinstein, president of AIDS Healthcare ing a regimen of anti-retroviral drugs that check the AIDS virus
group on HIV issues, praised
Foundation, called on the White House and Congress to immedi- could lead to the virus becoming resistant to the drugs, making
the Obama strategy document
ately approve a supplemental funding allocation of $101 million, them ineffective when someone resumes taking them.
as an important step in pushing
which they said was needed to eliminate the waiting lists before ADAP is part of the federal Ryan White CARE Act program. It
for more aggressive HIV pre-
the end of the year. operates in partnership with all 50 states, which share in meeting
vention programs. But he said
Other groups that participated in the White House protest in- the cost of subsidizing drugs that could cost $10,000 or more for
there’s little evidence so far that
cluded ADAP Advocacy Association, Campaign to End AIDS, and a patient each year. The program is aimed at low-income people
the strategy’s recommendations
Community Access National Network. who don’t have private health insurance or who are not eligible for
on MSM have been carried out.
Organizers crafted the signs by attaching the pill bottles to government health programs like Medicaid.
“This alarming new data pro-
poster boards to form words that spelled out the names of nine State and federal health officials say the severe shortage in
vides further evidence that pre-
states with ADAP waiting lists and slogans such as “ADAP Saves funding for the program is due to several developments, including
vention efforts for gay men have
Lives” and “Wait Lists = Death.” the economic recession that has greatly curtailed revenue flowing
not been adequate to meet the
As tourists and passersby stood on the sidewalk in front of the into states. The number of people in need of the program has also
growing epidemic and should
White House, several of the protesters spoke to a small crowd that shot up due to the success of the drugs, which are keeping most
be dramatically scaled up if we
gathered to observe the demonstration. AIDS patients alive and relatively healthy.
are going to prevent HIV infec-
“I am one of those patients that are on these waiting lists,” said The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors,
tions in our country,” he said.
Rick Lanza, who traveled from Ohio to participate in the protest. “I which conducts an annual assessment of state ADAPs, deter-
“The severity of the impact
have had medication through ADAP since 1997 and this year my mined earlier this year that $126 million in federal supplemental
of HIV in the gay community
medication has been cut off,” he said. funds was needed to eliminate the waiting lists. The Obama ad-
is nothing new,” Schmid said.
“Without these medications, I’m going to die, and I’m not ready ministration responded by allocating $25 million, a sum most AIDS
“What has been missing is an
to,” he said. groups say is inadequate.
appropriate response by our
In a news conference on Tuesday, three AIDS patients joined With support from the White House, a House of Representatives
government at the federal, state
Campbell, Weinstein and officials with other AIDS groups in de- appropriations panel approved a $50 million increase in the ADAP
and local levels and the gay
scribing their fears of contracting AIDS-related illnesses that could budget for fiscal year 2011.
community itself.”
threaten their lives if waiting lists force them off their medications. But the Obama administration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Schmid said that despite
“I have no idea where I’m going to get my mediation in Novem- (D-Calif.), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have
the long history of HIV having
ber,” said Jacksonville, Fla., resident Jeffrey Voyles, who told of declined to back a Republican-backed bill in the Senate that calls
a greater impact on gay men,
how state officials informed him he would likely be placed on an for immediately transferring $126 million in unspent funds from the
“there are only a handful of ap-
ADAP waiting list. multi-billion dollar federal stimulus program to ADAP.
proved behavioral interventions
“My [viral load] numbers have been undetectable since I’ve Go to www.washblade.com for a more detailed version of
for men who have sex with men
started the medication and right now I have a lot of fear about this story.
and even fewer targeted for a
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VIEWPOINT
GOP will regret obstructionism
Sabotaging ‘Don’t
Ask’ repeal offends
younger voters
By KEVIN NAFF
In yet another indication that
the GOP is happy to be the
party of old, southern, straight,
white men, Senate Republicans
last week banded together —
joined by Arkansas Democrats
— to derail repeal of “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell.”
Although President Obama
isn’t blameless in this debacle
— the White House was MIA
throughout the repeal process
— the blame for this latest dis-
appointing setback lies square-
ly with Republicans who are de-
termined to obstruct everything
they can, while biding time until
the mid-term elections.
They have seriously miscalcu-
lated on this one. The American
public overwhelmingly favors re-
peal, by as much as 80 percent
in recent polls. Yet, this Congress
failed to advance the defense
INSIDELGBTWASHINGTON
Looking forward to the Vince Gray years
By PETER ROSENSTEIN
Lots of people have been of-
fering advice to Vince Gray since
his victory in the Democratic pri-
mary — and he isn’t even mayor-
elect until after Nov. 2.
I had the opportunity dur-
ing the campaign to share my
thoughts on a number of issues
with Gray, including on the LGBT
community, on education, eco-
nomic development and public
safety and reviewed his policy
papers before they were re-
leased. The fear mongering that
I have seen in columns and on
blogs about Gray turning back
the clock in D.C. are just that —
fear mongering of the worst kind.
Nothing in Gray’s history would
lead anyone to think he will turn
back the clock on progress.
He has spent a career moving
people and our city forward as
evidenced by his work in the
non-profit sector and his leading
the D.C. Council to pass educa-
tion reform, civil marriage equal-
ity and universal early childhood
education. Why anyone would
think he now wants to go back-
authorization bill that contains
repeal language. It’s a stunning
outcome and one that young vot-
ers in particular won’t forget.
Arkansas Democratic Sens.
Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor
must be held accountable for
their votes, too. But where are
the voices of the so-called mod-
erate Republicans? Some of the
most prominent Republicans,
along with military leaders and
one federal judge, have said
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” consti-
tutes unconstitutional discrimi-
nation. Yet not one of them had
the courage to stand up to their
party and do the right thing to
end this odious law.
To make matters worse, the
nation’s two gay conservative
groups, GOProud and Log Cab-
in Republicans, released mind-
boggling statements pinning the
blame on Sen. Harry Reid for
allegedly failing to compromise.
“Sen. Reid failed to reach a
compromise with Republicans
and our military service mem-
bers will need to wait until the
November elections are over
for the U.S. Senate to vote on a
wards makes no sense at all.
Gray will have the chance to
make a real difference in peo-
ple’s lives. He has already met
with and is committed to working
with GLOV and the Rainbow Re-
sponse Coalition. He has proven
he will speak out on issues of
equality and fairness. But he will
also have work to do to heal the
divide in our city exacerbated by
the last administration.
There is a great opportunity
for the teachers union to show
that they want to be partners
in education reform with Gray,
who has said he will move for-
ward aggressively on school re-
form. That can be done without
the antagonism created by Mi-
chelle Rhee. Gray will continue
the work begun by Anthony Wil-
liams and carried on by Adrian
Fenty to modernize city agen-
cies and have them become
truly responsive to the citizens
of the District. Gray can do this
and still not fire employees cir-
cumventing due process and
then being forced to hire them
back. We can right-size the
government in a fair way. Even
repeal,” said R. Clarke Cooper,
Log Cabin’s executive director.
“This partisan arrogance is an
example of why voters will be
turning away from Democrats
on Nov. 2.”
Well, let’s hope voters don’t
turn to these Republicans for
help in ending discrimination.
Not to be outdone, GOProud,
which is becoming quite adept
at bomb throwing, released a
statement accusing Reid of kill-
ing “Don’t Ask” repeal.
“The defeat of ‘Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell’ repeal lies solely
with Harry Reid and the Demo-
crat leadership. Harry Reid is
playing political games with
the lives of the brave gay men
and women serving in our mili-
tary. It’s clear now that Lady
Gaga should have held her
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal rally
in Nevada instead of Maine.”
This is delusional. Putting
aside the deliberately obnox-
ious practice of referring to the
Democratic Party as the “Dem-
ocrat Party,” this statement fails
to address the Republicans’ un-
willingness to advance anything
the private sector has to do that.
Gray will lead us away from the
notion that everything in this city
must be viewed against a back-
drop of race. Martin Luther King,
Jr., once said, “I have a dream
that my four children will one day
live in a nation where they will not
be judged by the color of their skin
but by the content of their charac-
ter.” We are not there yet but Gray
can move us closer to that dream.
We need to look at the economic
disparities in the District and take
those into account as we set our
policies and priorities.
The priorities of the new ad-
ministration must be education,
public safety and economic de-
velopment. We need to continue
to rebuild our school system for
all the children now in it, and to
attract new taxpaying residents
to move here. We must make
our streets safer and revamp our
juvenile justice system as well
as provide programs for young
people that will keep them out of
the system. We should restruc-
ture our tax system and regu-
latory structure to make D.C.
business friendly and attract tax-
on the president’s agenda. And
ridiculing Lady Gaga, who has
7 million Twitter followers await-
ing her every instruction, is na-
ïve and further evidence that
Republicans are woefully out of
touch with young voters.
It will be those voters who
will deliver the GOP its come-
uppance. It won’t happen in
November. And it might not
happen in 2012. But the next
generation is watching — and
they’re pissed at John McCain
and the rest of his merry band
of dinosaurs playing games
with the livelihoods of thou-
sands of brave gay and lesbian
service members.
Kevin Naff is editor of the Washing-
ton Blade and can be reached at
knaff@washblade.com.
paying businesses and jobs to
the District. Let’s be creative and
maybe not build a new recre-
ation center and library on each
block, but a recreation center
with an education component
or mini-library/computer center
incorporated so that people can
swim, play ball and learn in the
same building.
I look forward to the Vincent
Gray years. I hope that some
of the editors of the Washington
Post and the D.C. Examiner, and
those few self-serving colum-
nists always looking for some-
thing nasty or outrageous to say,
will allow him the time to prove
he can succeed before talking
gloom and doom.
Peter Rosenstein is a D.C.-based
LGBT rights and Democratic Party ac-
tivist. He writes regularly for the Blade.
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VIEWPOINT
Homocon was an affair to remember
Gay conservatives,
Ann Coulter celebrate
our fabulous freedom
By JESSICA LEE
It was an affair to remember.
Last Saturday, GOProud hosted
Homocon, which it plans as an
annual event, appropriating a
term that has been used deri-
sively to describe gay conser-
vatives. The event took place
at the Manhattan apartment
of Peter Thiel, the billionaire
co-founder of Pay Pal, who is
based in the Bay Area.
The purpose of the event was
to welcome GOProud support-
ers in a New York City venue and
also make a national splash. But
controversy quickly ensued as
controversial Ann Coulter was the
featured speaker. The event was
something to behold: lots of hot
young volunteers wearing tight
“freedom is fabulous” T-shirts
(a phrase coined in this column
and newspaper), even hotter
bartenders and wait staff and an
apartment that made me wish
that I had co-founded Pay Pal.
As I mingled around the room,
I met people from just about ev-
erywhere. I met three Canadians
who flew into New York just for
Homocon. Other folks who trav-
eled for the event were a North
Carolinian, a Brit and a few from
Los Angeles. There were also
a lot of people from the District,
GOProud’s home turf.
In sum, there were a lot of
interesting people at the event,
including a world-famous porn
star. And, despite Esquire call-
ing it a room of gay men, there
were several women there. One
of them was Margaret Hoover.
She is a fabulous straight wom-
an who is dedicated to marriage
equality and is part of the Ameri-
can Foundation for Equal Rights.
AFER’s purpose is to achieve
marriage equality and is fund-
ing Ted Olson and David Boies’
court fight against Proposition 8.
Hoover had this to say about
the event: “What’s unique about
GOProud, particularly this event,
is that they are the only group that
actively strives to engage their
skeptics. Debating Joe Farah
and inviting Ann Coulter to speak
demonstrates the best of the
American system — that when
we talk to each other reasonably,
with respect and persistence, we
can win hearts and minds. Hearts
were changed at the World Net
Daily Take America Back confer-
ence. With Ann, we listened and
Ann Coulter spoke out against same-sex marriage at last week’s Homocon event.
disagreed, but the effort to reach
out instead of speaking in an echo
chamber is remarkable.”
And I also disagreed. Coulter
went on a rant against gay mar-
riage. She also does not like les-
bians, as was demonstrated by
her calling the Mississippi high
schooler who wanted to take her
girlfriend to the prom an “annoy-
ing lesbian.” When Coulter says
that she likes gays, she means
gay males. But Coulter was only
a small part of a bigger event.
Tammy Bruce, an author, Fox
News commentator and lesbian
feminist who ran the Los Ange-
les chapter of NOW for several
years was at Homocon. We got
a chance to chat in the hall of
Thiel’s apartment:
Jessica Lee: What was your
overall reaction to the Homocon
event tonight?
Tammy Bruce: I think it’s ter-
rific; it’s our generation.
Lee: Can you define “our
generation?”
Bruce: Our generation is we
who are moving into our 40s and
50s and had to deal with AIDS
and the ignorance on that issue.
It is a generation that has moved
from wanting more from govern-
ment to realizing that maybe less
government is the answer. As we
get older, we have a sense that
we are now in charge of our lives
and the country. And while our
lives are not necessarily easy,
we are doing well because we
are Americans. And we have to
ask ourselves why we are doing
well, especially being in New
York today where Iranian leader
Ahmadinijad has recently been.
That reminds you of the power
and importance of this nation
and the power of importance of
what we can do with it.
So our generation, and being
a right of center gay, is about
embracing who you are, know-
ing the importance of activism
but also being respectful that
we wake up first as Americans
every day.
As we get older, we also see
what works and was doesn’t.
We have learned that liberal-
ism does not work. That is why,
when someone like Barack
Obama, who is my age, doesn’t
get it, something is wrong with
that person.
Lee: Don’t you also think
that the young voters who em-
braced Obama had never seen
the Carter years, gas rationing
and stagflation, and take pros-
perity as a given?
Bruce: It is a younger gener-
ation, and just like every young-
er generation there is a whole
host of things that they have
missed. Our responsibility as
people who have gone through
certain things, going through
the Carter years and the ’70s
and ’80s, AIDS and the abor-
tion wars — any time when any
group wants to interfere with the
nature of who we are and what
we do, however that manifests,
at first we worked on it thinking
that government is the answer,
but you find out as you get older
that it is not. Whenever gov-
ernment gets involved not only
does it get screwed up, but then
they want more power. Then we
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lose our individual power. The
only answer regardless of the
economic situation is for people
to be able to live the lives that
they want to live: personally, in
business and as entrepreneurs.
Lee: Tonight Ann Coul-
ter made a comment that gays
are high income and therefore
should not complain about be-
ing discriminated against. Is
that not the same argument that
has been used against Jews for
centuries?
Bruce: It is. And the inter-
esting thing is that we do earn
more money, because the sys-
tem has forced us to be inde-
pendent. Those who are more
successful are more isolated
from government controls and
support and we find ways to
make our lives better.
Lee: Because we can’t rely
on our families or the govern-
ment?
Bruce: Exactly. And so when
you look at that in a larger con-
text, those who rely on govern-
ment are still in poverty and
hurting right now. It’s not about
being a Jew or being gay, it is
about striking out on one’s own.
That is the thing that makes a
person a success.
Lee: Which is what Jews
have always had to do to sur-
vive.
Bruce: Exactly. So when you
look at, historically, what works
and what doesn’t, we know
what works. What works is small
government, individual initiative
and the American individual-
ist sensibility. I think that bodes
well for gay conservatives, be-
cause Americans really want
what is best for their families
and the future. Supporting gays
might be at odds with their faith,
or may not be, but the bottom
line, especially with Obama, is
that we now know that this na-
tion is at risk, that we must work
shoulder to shoulder, that we
have more in common than not
even though there are people
who say otherwise.
I think tonight is very excit-
ing because it highlights my
generation that is the power
generation that realizes what is
important, what we need to do
now, and it bodes well for the
future. It also sends a very good
message to young people: that
there is a different way of doing
things, and it is at least worth
considering. And I think that a
lot of people now are open to
different ideas because what
they were told was going to
work with Barack Obama not
only didn’t, but it is destroying
things that are very important in
our lives.
Lee: And don’t you think
that when you give the govern-
ment the power to help you, via
ENDA or something similar, you
also give the government the
power to discriminate against
you. And if you look at it, it is the
federal government that does
99 percent of the discrimination
against gay people.
Bruce: Well, exactly. If you are
looking to the federal government
you are looking to politicians and
politicians only care about them-
selves. You can look at the Clin-
tons — they did more damage to
gay civil rights than any Republi-
can ever in office. So politicians
are politicians. No one is going to
be our daddy. No one is going to
be our savior but ourselves. As
long as you look to the govern-
ment to feel good about yourself
in the morning, you’re in trouble.
As long as you are looking for
someone else to help you, then
you are putting off something that
you have to do yourself.
Jessica Lee is a board member of
GOProud and regular contributor to the
Blade. Reach her at jlee@goproud.org.
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“Do you think she just woke
up one morning and said, ‘I think
I’ll go to law school today’?” asks
Professor Callahan of his associ-
ate while discussing law student
Elle Woods, the protagonist of
the movie Legally Blonde.”
That line rings true because
I actually did just wake up one
day and decide to become a
real estate agent. My first career
spanned 24 years of my life and
took me, among other places,
to Washington, DC, where I
worked at an office building just
north of Massachusetts Ave-
nue, NW from 1982 to 1986 and
again from 1988 to 1990.
In the interim years not much
changed. The House of Ruth, a
shelter for battered women, still
stood at 5th and Mass, the guy
who made fried baloney and
cheese sandwiches still served
from his storefront on I Street
and then there was Chinatown,
where you could partake of ex-
otic dishes, nibble on dim sum,
or slurp noodles galore.
Now, fast forward to 2010,
where the burned-out rowhouses
along Mass Avenue have been
replaced with high-rise condos
and apartments, a gourmet
Safeway, accessible by Circula-
tor bus, has supplanted a park-
ing lot, and whoops and cheers
for the home team emanate from
the Verizon Center. Even my old
office building has had a facelift.
The gritty emptiness I remem-
ber is gone and the area run-
ning south of Mass Avenue to
Pennsylvania and, depending
on whom you ask, west from 5th
to 10th Streets, NW now sports
a chi-chi name: The Penn Quar-
ter. I call it DC’s Times Square.
Love dining out? Theater
and Movies? Museums and
Art? Spectator sports? It’s all
there. Want to travel by Metro?
There are four of them in a rain-
bow of colors within an easy
walk. Need a bit of exercise?
Join a nearby fitness center
or head out for a morning run
around The National Mall.
Where ten years ago, this
area had no identity, by 2007
Money Magazine had named
Penn Quarter #7 on its list of
Best Neighborhoods to Retire.
Whether working or retired, resi-
dents there enjoy the benefits of
an amenity-rich and often car-
free environment.
The Penn Quarter condo
buildings were erected primarily
in the early 1990s and from 2002
to 2007. Many of them have been
artfully designed with exteriors
that blend beautifully with the
surrounding historical façades of
downtown DC and offer distinc-
tive amenities and services. A
24-hour concierge, a rooftop pool
and even a residents-only movie
theater are common.
According to the Metropoli-
tan Regional Information Sys-
tem (accessed 9/27/10) there
are currently 30 properties
available for sale in 12 build-
ings, ranging in price from
$330,000 to $1.1 million.
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Fifty condos have sold in Penn
Quarter this year, with an addi-
tional 8 under contract. The av-
erage sales price of a one bed-
room condo has been just under
$400,000, with two-bedrooms
commanding nearly $600,000 on
average. Luxury units have sold
for up to $1.2 million and more.
You can live the simple life
at 550 square feet, live large
at 2200 square feet, or choose
something in between, but save
a little extra money in your bud-
get for condo fees, which av-
erage about $500 each month
but can be as high as $1300 or
more in some buildings. A ga-
rage parking space, if you can
find one to buy, can easily add
$40,000 to your mortgage, but
rental parking is often available
for around $250 per month.
If renting an apartment bet-
ter suits your needs, choose
from several buildings in Penn
Quarter itself or on nearby Mas-
sachusetts Avenue. Monthly
rent for a studio apartment gen-
erally starts at $1,400. A mini-
mum of $1,900 will get you one-
bedroom and at $2,600 you can
select from small two-bedroom
units. A two-bedroom plus den,
penthouse-level apartment
can run as high as $7,500 per
month; such is the cost of luxury
and convenience.
Statesman William Penn once
said, “Time is what we want
most, but what we use worst.”
Actor Sean Penn is quoted as
saying, “there’s…a lot of won-
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“Make the most of your time by
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‘change their
minds and
change the
world!’
Saturday’s AIDS Walk to feature Lynda Carter
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com

Whitman-Walker Clinic has a little magic up its sleeve for this year’s AIDS
Walk Washington this weekend. Lynda Carter — and does she really
need an introduction? — is this year’s celebrity grand marshal.
“We felt that as a long-time D.C. resident and as someone who has
had a substantial following in the LGBT community since the 1970s,
Lynda Carter would be a great choice to lead this year’s Walk,” says
Chip Lewis, Whitman-Walker’s director of communications. “And
she has brought a tremendous amount of energy and excitement
to this year’s event already.”
The Walk, in its 24th year, is Whitman-Walker’s biggest fun-
draiser of the year and typically accounts for about 5 percent
of its total operating funds. Walkers and runners secure
sponsors for their participation. Last year the Clinic set
a $1 million goal and raised about $900,000 with 6,028
walkers, 1,108 runners, 484 teams and 450 volunteers.
NBC Channel 4 anchor Craig Melvin will emcee.
The Gay Men’s Chorus will perform the national
anthem and gay singer Peter Fox will perform a
new song, “Change the World,” that he’s selling
to benefit the walk. The National Danish Perfor-
mance Team and Kaution Dance Kru will per-
form after the walk. Runners can still register
online until 1 p.m. today. Walkers can register
online until 8 tonight. After that, registrations
will be taken at the Warner Building at 12th
and E, N.W. starting at 7 a.m. Saturday.
Lynda Carter is During an interview with the Blade, Carter
this year’s AIDS Walk talked about why she’s participating, her longtime
Washington grand
marshal. Continues on page 45
(Photo by Karl Simone)
34 washingtonblade.com • october 1, 2010
QUEERY: 20 Questions for Joe Izzo
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
AIDS Walk Washington — slated for
Saturday — has gone through several
ups and downs over its 24-year history.
Joe Izzo, a psychotherapist at Whitman-
Walker Clinic, the organization the AIDS
Walk benefits, has been there all along.
Izzo started at the Clinic in 1986, also
the first year of the Walk. He remembers a
group of about 600 that first year walking
on the National Mall. It grew considerably
over the years and boomed throughout
the 1990s with about 35,000 walkers and
runners at its peak.
But 9-11 took a devastating toll on
the annual event, which the Clinic relies
heavily upon for a significant chunk of its
annual funding. Scheduled for less than
a month after the 2001 terrorist attacks,
only about 2,500 showed up that year.
“It’s planned a year in advance and
obviously we had no idea what was go-
ing to happen that day in September,” Izzo says. “People were just terrified to go
out and be in a public place that soon after, especially on the Mall of all places.
So it’s been building up ever since then, but we’ve never reached the numbers we
had in the ‘90s.”
Izzo is setting his own records, though. Last year he broke the $2,000 threshold
for the first time with his individual sponsorship. As of this week, he’s up to $1,600
for this year.
Izzo, a 62-year-old Brooklyn native, has been in the D.C. area since 1965 and in
the city itself since 1977. He lives with his partner, Tom, whom he met at the Eagle
in December, 1992, in Washington’s Brookland neighborhood. He enjoys reading,
walking and gardening in his spare time.
How long have you been out and who
was the hardest person to tell?
I came out in June of 1979 at the age of
31, here in D.C. I was still a member of a
Roman Catholic-teaching Brotherhood and
a campus minister at the Catholic University
of America at the time. This was the begin-
ning of the end for me with the Catholic
Church as I started a support group for the
gay and lesbian students, faculty and staff
at Catholic. This, along with my advocacy
of ordination for women in Roman Catholi-
cism “cooked my goose” with the Vatican
and by the end of 1982 I was forced out of
the Order and the Church. Since both of my
parents were very devote Italian/German
Catholics, coming out to them was particu-
larly difficult. They eventually became very
accepting and supportive and my mother
wrote a letter to Pope John Paul II in 1986 to
tell him and Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope
Benedict XVI) that they were wrong in what
Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
they were teaching about gay people.
Who’s your gay hero?
I have many gay heroes, but since
I’m a very political person, the one who
stands out above all is Harvey Milk.
What’s Washington’s best nightspot,
past or present?
I used to enjoy going to Tracks Dance
Club and welcomed many a New Year at
their New Year’s Eve Parties.
What’s your dream gay wedding?
I love the simplicity and directness of
marriage under the care of my Quaker
Meeting. No fanfare, no clergy officiat-
ing — just a simple gathering of friends
in silent worship, witnessing two peo-
ple’s commitment of love to each other.
Friends Meeting of Washington has been
joining all couples, regardless of gender,
since 1992. We just celebrated our first
“legal” Gay marriage on Sept. 18th. It
was a real sense of victory and triumph.
What non-gay issue are you most
passionate about?
I have always been a dedicated en-
vironmentalist and am currently in the
process of “greening” my home with
sustainable materials and solar panels to
generate my own electricity.
What historical outcome would you
change?
The failure of the U.S. Congress to
pass the Employment Non-discrimination
Act (ENDA) and their pathetic support of
the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
What do you believe in beyond the
physical world?
I’m a non-theist but I’m in awe of the
ultimate, incomprehensible mystery of
the universe and the energy that sustains
and expands it.
What’s been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
I attended a fund raising concert for an
Appalachian Children’s Hospital with George
Harrison and Ravi Shankar in the 1970s. I was
sitting in the nose bleed section of the old
Capital Center. I got high just from breathing
the air, which was blue/brown from pot smoke.
On what do you insist?
A non-violent approach to resolving
human conflicts. My non-gay heroes
have been Mohandas Gandhi, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Bishop
Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela.
What was your last Facebook post or
Tweet?
As a person who has become an in-
trovert in middle and later life, I deplore
social networking technology and have
never used anything except e-mail and
telephone. I like my privacy!
If your life were a book, what would
the title be?
“The Grapes of Wrath.” I’ve always be-
lieved in using anger for social change
and the uplift of the dispossessed and
marginalized.
If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
I would actively protest tampering with
something that wasn’t broken in the first
place. I believe in allowing nature/evolu-
tion to take its own course without unnec-
essary human meddling.
What’s your advice for LGBT move-
ment leaders?
Stop putting so much emphasis on re-
pealing DADT. With all the homophobes
in the military services, self-identifying
lesbians and gay men will be the first
victims of friendly fire. As a pacifist, I
oppose all forms of murder, even those
sanctioned by governments. I don’t want
any men, women or children killed in war.
What would you walk across hot
coals for?
Peace between Israel and the Pal-
estinians and all other warring factions
throughout the world.
What gay stereotype annoys you
most?
The mistaken belief promoted by
the Religious Right that LGBT people are
pedophiles.
What’s your favorite gay movie?
Matches my Gay Hero — “MILK.”
What’s the most overrated social
custom?
Arriving “fashionably” late for a party.
That’s just damn rude!
What trophy or prize do you most
covet?
All the jackets, baseball caps, back
packs, T-shirts and scarves that I’ve
earned over the last 24 years for my fund
raising efforts for AIDSWalk Washington.
What do you wish you’d known at 18?
That I was a gay man and that it was
pointless and demeaning to remain in
the closet for another 13 years.
Why Washington?
I don’t have to travel far from my home
in Northeast D.C. to attend all the rallies,
protests and demonstrations for peace,
justice and human rights.
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Hiking is a great way to get outdoors for exercise and work entirely different muscle groups.
Losing my hiking virginity
It’s important to vary
your exercise routine
By KEVIN M. NORRIS
Prior to this weekend the only hiking
I had ever really done was in the Blue
Mountains in Australia, but that was quite
easy and I was in much better physical
condition. After all, I was in Sydney to
compete in the 2002 Gay Games.
Spontaneously, while camping in West
Virginia, I went on a hiking excursion with two
other people, Greg and Steve (seasoned
and in better shape than I). I left myself open
to their lead and was excited for the unex-
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challenging. My heart rate increased, I
was sweating and I started to feel many
muscles in my legs engaged. The mus-
cles were waking up and talking back to
me. Going up the mountain, I was using
my hamstrings, glutes and lower extrem-
ity muscles like the calves and achilles.
These muscles began to fatigue quicker
than I wanted, but I trudged on.
The grade got steeper and more difficult
and I began to wonder what I had gotten
myself into. By now there were no paths
and we were heading up. Greg and Steve
were moving at a challenging pace, but for
the most part I was not too far behind.
The real challenge started when the
grade became the steepest and we had
to use all four limbs and climb up what
was clearly no longer a hill but a moun-
tain. And then we began rock climbing
up the remainder of the peak.
I took very short rests because I did
not want my body to rebel. Greg and
Steve were reassuring and kept me post-
ed as to how far we had to go. On more
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back because I felt as if I had enough
and while I had some time constraints,
truth be told, I was looking for a way out. I
doubted my abilities for a moment or two.
I was so glad I prevailed. We reached
the peak and the vista was spectacular.
We were at one of the dozens of mountain-
ous peaks of the Shenandoah Valley. It was
about 9 a.m., a bit hazy and you could see
for miles. I’m not sure what the elevation
was, but it was high. We marveled at the
beauty of the view and took some pictures.
The experience was breathtaking.
I was told the descent would be much
quicker, which I thought for a moment may
involve rolling. We climbed down the steep
rocks first and our pace was much more
cautious as we paid particular attention
to our footing. At some point I slipped on
a rock, twisted my ankle and scraped my
knee. There was blood, but I was OK.
Our pace was indeed quicker and
much less challenging but more danger-
ous. I felt like I had to be more aware of my
every step. I was no longer using my ham-
strings, but more quadriceps muscles and
the pace required more core strength, bal-
ance and agility. My heart rate was much
less elevated going down the mountain.
We followed the fluorescent tree ties
and quickly made our way back to the
clear path with much less incline.
The entire hike took almost two hours,
which went by quickly, and while I was
tired I felt an overwhelming sense of ac-
complishment. I had just completed my
first real hike and, according to Greg and
Steve, they rated the hike challenging. It
was definitely not for a beginner.
It’s always important to vary your ex-
ercise routine to shake things up and get
out of your comfort zone. I have discov-
ered a new activity that does all that for
me and I am excited to add this to my
repertoire of physical activity.
Kevin M. Norris is a
health and fitness
columnist for the Blade
and owner of Mind
our Own Body, LLC.
Personal Training. Reach
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Members of the D.C. Sentinels, an area gay basketball team, at a recent pick-up game.
A different kind of
pick-up game
Gay basketball lovers
form D.C. Sentinels
By KEVIN MAJOROS
All across the United States, men and
women are feeding their love for the sport
of basketball by playing pickup games in
open gym settings.
The scene is casual and quite often
the gyms are eventually shut down leav-
ing the players scrambling for another
location that fits their needs. Tim Fran-
cis was one of those players going from
gym to gym. After the closing of his gym
in 2007, he decided to form a member-
based LGBT basketball team run by an
executive board of players and named it
the D.C. Sentinels. The team follows the
guidelines established by the National
Gay Basketball Association (NGBA) and
have grown to a roster of 43 members.
The Sentinels practice twice a week
with two coaches at different locations
in the D.C. area. The players run drills
as a unit and then break apart into the
expected teams for future tournaments.
They competed in their first tournament
in Amsterdam in 2008 and have since
traveled the United States competing in
NGBA sponsored tournaments. Fresh
october 1, 2010 • washingtonblade.com 37
Washington Blade photo by Kevin Majoros
off their bronze medal at the 2010 Co-
logne Gay Games, they will be hosting
the Capital Classic II on October 16-17
at the Capital Sports Complex in District
Heights, Md.
Tournaments sanctioned by the
NGBA are five-on-five play with two 20
minute halves. The Sentinels are ex-
pecting 30 teams from across the Unit-
ed States with rosters of up to 10 per
team with four of the teams consisting of
Sentinels players.
The team is funded by member dues,
local contributions and fundraising. They
hold an annual raffle and have conceived
another annual event called Splash
which is a multi-faceted pool party that
has grown leaps and bounds in its two
years. Part of the proceeds from fund-
raising are used to provide a commit-
ment to the community. Recent outreach
has included support to Us Helping Us,
Food & Friends, Whitman-Walker, Susan
G. Komen and AIDS Walk.
As a spectator and volunteer at the
Sentinel’s first tournament in 2008, I was
impressed by the level of play and the
diversity of the players. The Sentinels
themselves range in height from 5 feet, 7
inches to 6 feet, 9 inches. For details on
the upcoming tournament and the team,
go to www.teamdcbasketball.org.
38 washingtonblade.com • october 1, 2010
CALENDAR
Today
Beat the Clock Happy Hour at Nel-
lie’s, 900 U St., N.W., is tonight from 5 to
8 p.m. All bottles, Miller Light, or house
vodka drinks are $1 from 5 to 6 p.m., $2
from 6 to 7 p.m. and $3 from 7 to 8 p.m.
AIM presents Jason DeRulo at Rams
Head Live! with Auburn tonight at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7. Tickets are $27.50 can
be purchased at ramsheadlive.com.
Gloss presents Halloween Scream
Dance Party at Apex, 1415 22nd St.,
N.W., tonight at 9 p.m. featuring music by
DJ Rosie in the main room and a show by
the D.C. Kings and the D.C. Gurly Show
at midnight. Everyone is encouraged to
wear their Halloween costume. There will
be $3 long island iced teas all night. Cov-
er is $10. Attendees must be 18 to enter.
RAW will be at Green Lantern, 1335
Green Court N.W., tonight from 10 p.m. to
3 a.m. featuring resident DJs Bill and Shea
plus guest DJs the Witches of Shade: DJ
Boom Boom Box and DJ Soft Shoe. Also
featuring Colby Keller and his “spanking sta-
tion.” There’s no cover before 11 p.m. and a
$5 cover after 11. There will be an open bar
from 10 to 11 p.m. on the second floor.
DJ Seth Gold and NiteCamp will be
at Town, 2009 8th St., N.W., tonight at 10
p.m. For those 21 and older, cover is $5
before 11 p.m. and $10 after. For those
Photo courtesy of Brandi Carlile 18 to 20, cover is $10 all night. “So you
think you’re a drag queen?” will also be
Openly gay singer Brandi Carlile is at Rams Head Live Monday in Baltimore.
tonight starting at 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2
The 24th annual AIDS Walk Washing-
ton to benefit the Whitman-Walker Clin-
ic is today starting at 7 a.m. Same-day
registration for the walk only, the NAMES
Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display and
other activities begin at 7. A program of
music, speakers and warm-up exercises
being at 8:15 a.m. The fourth annual 5k
timed run begins at 9 a.m. and the AIDS
Walk step off begins at 9:15. Visit aid-
swalkwashington.org for more information
and to pre-register.
Cobalt and LevelOne will be holding
the Official AIDS Walk Brunch from 9:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. A portion of the proceeds
will benefit AIDS Walk Washington. Lev-
elOne is located at 1639 R St., N.W.
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
will be holding its ninth annual Gay Day
today. The event will be a special wedding-
themed day to celebrate gay marriage in D.C.
Visit hillwoodmseum.org for more information
including program fees.
There will be an opening reception
for “Action Painting: the work of M.M.
Panas” at City Gallery, 804 H St., N.E.,
tonight from 6 to 9 p.m.
Seth Glier will be at Jammin’ Java,
227 Maple Ave., East, in Vienna, Va., at 8
p.m. Glier is a 20-year-old singer, pianist
and guitarist from Mass. His debut album
is “The Trouble with People.”
Furious Dance Party at Busboys
and Poets, 1025 5th St., N.W., is tonight
from 8 p.m. to midnight to celebrate the
publication of Alice Walker’s new volume
of poetry, “Hard Times Require Furious
Dancing” with featured speakers Walker
and Ben Jealous, President of NAACP.
Tickets range from $25 to $70. Visit bus-
boysandpoets.com for more information
and to purchase tickets.
Superheroes in 3D at Town, 2009 8th
St., N.W., is tonight. Everyone will received
3D glasses on the way in and the club will
be offering multiple Superhero 3D experi-
ences. Music will be provided by Kidd Ma-
donny from Miami. Doors open at 10 p.m.
Cover is $8 before 11 p.m. and $12 after.
Must be 21 or older to enter.
Sunday, Oct.3
Team D.C. presents the 2010 Cham-
pions Brunch today at 11 a.m. at Nel-
lie’s, 900 U St., N.W., with unlimited
brunch and mimosas with special guest
speaker, former NFL Commissioner,
Paul Tagliabue. The Campions Awards
recognizes leaders in the LGBT Sport
community and include MVP Award,
Trailblazer Award and Community Sup-
port Award. The brunch is $30 per per-
son and tickets can be purchased at
teamdc.org.
Monday, Oct. 4
D.C. Center is having its volunteer
night tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The
Center is located at 1318 U St., N.W. For
more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Out artist Brandi Carlile will be per-
forming at Rams Head Live with Katie
Herzig tonight at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7.
Tickets are $26 and can be purchased at
ramsheadlive.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 5
Burgundy Crescent Volunteers
needs help packing safer sex kits for
FUK!T from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at Green
Lantern, 1335 Green Ct., N.W.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
“Fagbug” will be shown on the deck at
Nellie’s, 900 U St., N.W., tonight at 8 p.m. fol-
lowing a happy hour at 5 p.m. “Fagbug” is a
documentary following Erin Davies’ 58-day
cross-country trip in her car to evoke a dia-
logue about homophobia after it was tagged
with the words “fag” and “u r gay.”
Mautner Project presents its Speak-
ers Series: African American Women
who Partner with Women Health Issues
with D. Magrini and Rachelle Dixon to-
night at Equality Maryland, 1201 Sharp
St., in Baltimore, at 6:30 p.m.
BookMen D.C., an informal group of men
who are interested in gay literature (both fiction
and non-fiction), will be diccussing “The Sa-
tyricon” by Petronius at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the
Sumner School, 1201 17th St., N.W. Visit book-
mendc.blogspot.com for more information.
Thursday, Oct. 7
“Happy Hours” at the Fireplace,
2161 P St., N.W., is today from 1 to 11
p.m. From 1 to 8 p.m. is “Happy Hour
with Tommy” downstairs. From 3 to 8 p.m.
is “Happy Hour with Scott” upstairs. Rail
drinks and domestic beer are $2.50 until
11 p.m. Rail vodka is $2 from 9 to 11 p.m.
VJ Dina Valentine will be downstairs.
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THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS
King Arthur
Through October 31
Synetic Theater
Crystal City Theatre
800-494-8497
synetictheater.org
Synetic’s inaugural season will kick
off with a new, wordless epic --King
Arthur. Drawing from a rich pool of
centuries-old myths and legends and
starring Ben Cunis, King Arthur will
weave together mystery, magic, he-
roes, and romance in a new adapta-
tion that will see the legend.
Sabrina Fair
October 1 - October 24
Ford’s Theatre
202-397-7328
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With sparkling wit and intelligence,
Sabrina Fair considers true love hin-
dered by class, race and social con-
ventions. When the daughter of the
Larrabees’ chauffeur returns from a
year in Paris, she bewitches the Lar-
rabee brothers with her youthful vital-
ity and newly found sophistication.
Arcimboldo, 1526-1593:
Nature and Fantasy
Through January 09
National Gallery of Art
nga.gov
Sixteen examples of the fantastic com-
posite heads painted by Giuseppe
Arcimboldo will be featured in this ex-
hibition, their first appearance in the
United States. Bizarre yet scientifically
accurate, the unusual heads are com-
posed of plants, animals, and objects.
Additional works, including drawings by
Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Durer,
and small bronzes.
CREDITS: The Guide to Arts & Culture is sup-
plied by CulturalCapital.com, a program of
the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington.
KING ARTHUR: Supplied by Synetic Theater;
SABRINA FAIR: Supplied by Ford’s Theatre;
ARCIMBOLDO: Supplied by The National Gal-
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OPENINGS
Friday, Oct 1
Wild Music: Songs & Sounds of Life.
National Geographic. 202-857-7588.
events.nationalgeographic.com
Thursday, Oct 7
National Symphony Orchestra: Chris-
toph Eschenbach, conductor / Christian
Tetzlaff, violin, plays Beethoven. National
Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org
Washington National Opera: Salome.
Washington National Opera at The Ken-
nedy Center. 202-295-2400. dc-opera.org
LAST CHANCE
Saturday, Oct 2
In Series - Bicentennial Opera Tribute
& Pocket Oprat Double Bill. Source
Theatre. 202-204-7763. inseries.org
Sunday, Oct 3
In the Next Room, or the vibrator play.
Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939. wool-
lymammoth.net
Monday, Oct 4
Watercolorist Michele Rea’s Vantage
Point. The Art League. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
Oct 2 - Oct 3
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and
Norway Comes to Washington. Alexan-
dria Symphony Orchestra at Rachel M.
Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at
Northern Virginia Community College, Alex-
andria Campus. 703-548-0885. alexsym.org
Oct 1 - Oct 3
El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de
El Salvador presents Unspoken Words
- Dance Latin America. Dance Place.
202-269-1600. danceplace.org
Oct 6 - Oct 7
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte
Carlo. The Kennedy Center. 202-467-
4600. kennedy-center.org
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Friday, Oct 1
Avery Sharpe Trio. Montpelier Arts
Center. 301-377-7800. pgparks.com
NOW at Night. Corcoran Gallery of Art.
202-639-1700. programs.corcoran.org
The Embassy Series Presents: Music
of Iraq- Safaafir. Iraqi Cultural Center.
202-625-2361. embassyseries.org
UM School of Music - UM Symphony
Orchestra: White Heat. Clarice Smith at
Clarice Smith. 301-405-ARTS. clarice-
smithcenter.umd.edu
Saturday, Oct 2
Billy Taylor Trio. The Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org
Ledisi in Concert. Strathmore. 301-581-
5100. strathmore.org
Samson & Delilah - All Roads Film
Festival. National Geographic. 202-857-
7700. events.nationalgeographic.com
Trio X in Concert. Joe’s Movement Em-
porium/World Arts Focus. 301-699-1819.
joesmovement.org
Sunday, Oct 3
Masterworks of Three Centuries 2010-
2011 concert series. Smithsonian Resi-
dent Associate Program at Smithsonian
National Museum of American History.
202-633-3030. residentassociates.org
The Nu Band in Concert. Joe’s Move-
ment Emporium/World Arts Focus. 301-
699-1819. joesmovement.org
Monday, Oct 4
David Sedaris. Lisner Auditorium. lisner.org
The ‘F’ Word: Traditional Poetic Forms.
The Writer’s Center. 301-654-8664. writer.org
Tuesday, Oct 5
Treasures of Peru:Tantalizing Culture,
Incomparable Nature. Smithsonian Resident
Associate Program at Smithsonian Ripley
Center. 202-633-3030. residentassociates.org
Wednesday, Oct 6
Artist in Residence: Matt Wigler, jazz
& blues piano. Strathmore. 301-581-
5100. strathmore.org
Thursday, Oct 7
After Hours with the Alliance Francaise.
Kreeger Museum. 202-338-3552.
kreegermuseum.org
Music in the Mansion: Paul Galbraith,
classical guitar. Strathmore. 301-581-
5100. strathmore.org
Robbie Schaefer. The Barns at Wolf
Trap. 1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org
ONGOING ON-STAGE
American Century Theater: Paddy
Chayefsky’s The Tenth Man. American
Century Theater at Gunston Theatre Two.
703-998-4555. americancentury.org
Circle Mirror Transformation. The Studio
Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org
El caballero de Olmedo/The Knight
from Olmedo. GALA Hispanic Theatre.
202-234-7174. galatheatre.org
El bosque de mis libros. GALA Hispanic
Theatre. 202-234-7174. galatheatre.org
Songs of the Dragons Flying to
Heaven. The Studio Theatre. 202-332-
3300. studiotheatre.org
ONGOING EXHIBTIONS
National Gallery of Art nga.gov Edvard
Munch: Master Prints; German Master
Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collec-
tion, 1580-1900; In the Tower: Mark Rothko;
American Modernism: The Shein Collection
Corcoran Gallery of Art corcoran.org
Spencer Finch: My Business, with the Cloud
Museum of Women in the Arts nmwa.
org Books Without Words: The Visual
Poetry of Elisabetta Gut
ONGOING GALLERIES
Relative: Recent Paintings and Draw-
ings. Gallery plan b. galleryplanb.com
Rebecca Key: Archetype. Transformer.
transformergallery.org
Val Cushing Vessels Exhibition.
Workhouse Arts Center. 703-584-2900.
workhousearts.org
Beltway Poetry Slam. The Fridge DC.
202-664-4151. thefridgedc.com
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nellie’s sPorts bar
900 U St., NW
30 Degrees Washington, DC 20017 Washington, DC 20001
1639 R St., NW 202-546-5979 202-332-6355
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202-462-6569 Longtime bar popular with African-Ameri- Sports bar featuring poker events, drag
cobaltdc.com can men in Brookland bingo, trivia contests and other specials.
In Dupont Circle area; popular with men neighborhood; hosts regular ladies night. Popular bar with massive outdoor deck
but check schedule for other events. Check web site for special events. and plenty of TVs for watching sports.

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1409 14th St., NW 1637 17th St., NW 2122 P St., NW
Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20009 Washington, DC 20036
202-265-3055 202-328-0100 202-223-4917
Logan Circle area restaurant and bar (Du- dupontitaliankitchen.com omegadc.com
pont Circle Metro) popular with the theater In Dupont Circle area, above Dupont Circle area bar and club popular
crowd and featuring open-mike nights, ka- Dupont Italian Kitchen. with men featuring dancing, drag and
raoke and other special events. other special events.
DUPlex Diner
aCaDemy of Washington 2004 18th St., NW Phase 1
thewashingtonacademy.com Washington, DC 20009 525 8th St., SE
Longtime organizers of drag events in the 202-265-9599 Washington, DC 20003
city; most events held at Ziegfeld’s. See duplexdiner.com phase1dc.com
web site for full list of upcoming events. Popular restaurant and bar in the twitter.com/phase1dc
Adams Morgan area; happy hour The Phase opened in 1970 and remains
annie’s ParamoUnt specials and many other special events. a popular lesbian bar and club. Features Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
steaK hoUse See web site for updated schedule. regular special events, including Jell-O
1609 17th St., NW wrestling, ’80s theme nights and more.
Washington, DC 20009 fab loUnge Check web site for details. Mara Levi, left, at last weekend’s Phasefest at Phase 1.
202-232-0395 1805 Connecticut Ave., NW
In Dupont Circle area; popular longtime Washington, DC 20009 LGBTQ NIGHT
restaurant and steakhouse with recently 202-797-1122 @ blaCK sqUirrel Piano bar attracts a mostly male
renovated Upstairs Lounge. thefablounge.com
In Dupont Circle area; popular with men
2427 18th St., NW baltimore crowd, though welcoming to women
Washington DC 20009 1722 and straight patrons.
aPex but hosts regular women’s events. Party featuring disco house, electro, indie 1722 N. Charles St.
1415 22nd St., NW pop, dance and industrial every Friday Baltimore, MD 21201 leon’s/tyson PlaCe
Washington, DC 20037 firePlaCe night. Multi-level after-hours dance club 870 Park Ave.
202-296-0505 2161 P St., NW attracts a mixed crowd but remains Baltimore, MD 21201
apex-dc.com Washington, DC 20037 remingtons gay-friendly. 410-539-4993
In Dupont Circle area; popular with men, 202-293-1293 639 Pennsylvania Ave., SE leonsbaltimore.tripod.com
but check schedule regularly for other In Dupont Circle area; neighborhood bar Washington, DC 20003 baltimore eagle In business for more than 50 years,
events. popular with men. 202-543-3113 2002 N. Charles St. Leon’s is the oldest gay bar in
remingtonswdc.com Baltimore, MD 21218 Baltimore and among the oldest in
baChelor’s mill green lantern twitter.com/remingtonsWDC 410-82-EAGLE the country. Friendly bar with juke-
1104 8th St., SE 1335 Green Court, NW Popular country/Western nightclub in Longtime Levi/leather bar not far box gets especially busy on Sunday
Washington, DC 20003 Washington, DC 20005 Capitol Hill neighborhood with more than from Mount Vernon offers friendly bar, nights. Tyson Place is a restaurant
202-544-1931 greenlanterndc.com 6,000 square feet of space for dancing billiards, outdoor patio, videos and a bar located behind Leon’s with a
Longtime bar popular with African-Ameri- twitter.com/greenlanterndc and billiards. One half block west of East- full store for your leather needs. separate entrance.
can men in Capitol Hill area. Friendly bar for men hosts regular happy ern Market Metro. Mostly men, but welcoming to wom-
hours and special events, including ka- en. Port in a storm
banana Café raoke and shirtless drink special nights. toWn 4330 E. Lombard St.
500 8th St., SE Check web site for details. McPherson Danceboutique ClUb Phoenix Baltimore, MD 21224
Washington, DC 20003 Square Metro. 2009 8th St., NW 1 W. Biddle St. 410-534-0014
202-543-5906 Washington, DC 20001 Baltimore, MD 21201 Friendly neighborhood lesbian bar
bananacafedc.com Jr.’s 202-234-TOWN 410-837-3906 gets especially popular when the Ra-
Popular Capitol Hill area restaurant and 1519 17th St., NW towndc.com Mount Vernon-area downstairs bar vens play. Features billiards, music
bar (Eastern Market Metro) for both men Washington, DC 20036 Dance club and bar popular with men attracts men and women; friendly and more.
and women. Features Cuban, Mexican 202-328-0090 and women, features regular drag perfor- service.
and Puerto Rican cuisine. jrswdc.com mances. U Street Metro. qUest
Longtime friendly Dupont Circle area bar DrinKery 3607 Fleet St.
bloWoff popular with men; videos, regular special Ultrabar 205 W. Read St. Baltimore, MD 21224
815 V St., NW events. 911 F St., NW Baltimore, MD 21201 410-563-2617
Washington, DC 20001 Washington, DC 20004 410-225-3100 Neighborhood bar in Highlandtown
blowoff.us laCe ultrabardc.com Another of Baltimore’s friendly neigh- area is popular with men and women
Created by musicians Bob Mould and 2214 Rhode Island Ave., NE twitter.com/UltraBar borhood bars in Mount Vernon featur- and offers billiards.
Richard Morel, Blowoff is an occasional Washington, DC 20018 Large dance club with gay-friendly events ing
dance event popular with men. Events are 202-832-3888 and vibe located downtown near Metro billiards, jukebox and welcoming saPPhos
held in clubs around the country; D.C.’s lacedc.com Center. service. 1001 N. Charles St.
Blowoff parties are held at the 9:30 club Every night is ladies night at Lace; Baltimore, MD 21201
in the popular U Street corridor. features regular special events for women Where the girls go gallery 410-752-7133
in Brookland neighborhood. Check web wherethegirlsgo.com 1735 Maryland Ave. centralstationpub.com
Cobalt site for details on happy hour specials. Queer women’s events in the D.C. area. Baltimore, MD 21201 Part of the Grand Central complex,
1639 R St., NW Check web site for latest info. 410-539-6965 Sappho’s attracts a lesbian crowd
Washington, DC 20009 larry’s loUnge Longtime bar and restaurant popular and offers comfy couches, outdoor
202-462-6569 1836 18th St., NW with African-American clientele.
ZiegfelD’s/seCrets patio and more in its second
cobaltdc.com Washington, DC 20009 1824 Half St., SW floor location.
In Dupont Circle area; part of complex of 202-483-1483 Washington, DC 20024 granD Central
LGBT businesses at this address, includ- Dupont Circle area bar and restaurant 202-863-0670 1001 N. Charles St.
ing Level One restaurant on
street level and 30 Degrees bar.
popular with both men and women. secretsdc.com
Featuring all-nude male dancers Wednes-
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-752-7133
northern va
mixtaPe days-Sundays, drag performances, large centralstationpub.com freDDie’s
Beach Bar
CreW ClUb Different locations dance floor and many regular special Large entertainment complex featur-
555 23rd St. South
1321 14th St., NW mixtapedc.com events, contests and more. Large parking ing friendly pub, lesbian bar Sap-
Washington, DC 20005 twitter.com/MIXTAPEdc pho’s upstairs and a dance club on Arlington, VA 22202
lot available; located in Buzzard’s Point 703-685-0555
202-319-1333 Alternative dance party for queer men and warehouse district. the first floor.
crewclub.net women featuring electro, alt-pop, indie Freddie Lutz’s Virginia establishment
includes a restaurant and friendly
Men’s 24-hour gym in Logan Circle area, rock, house, disco and New Wave. Check hiPPo bar, regular specials and is popular
featuring steam rooms, lounges, web site for 2010 schedule of events. 1 W. Eager St.
private dressing rooms and more. with men and women. Crystal City
Baltimore, MD 21201
Metro.
moVa 410-547-0069
DC eagle 1435 P St., NW clubhippo.com
Large club popular with men and
639 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Washington, DC 20005
202-797-9730 women featuring billiards, top DJs/ laurel, md
202-347-6025 halodc.com dancing, karaoke, videos and more. PW’s
dceagle.com Trendy Logan Circle bar and lounge popu- Opened in 1972, Hippo’s motto is 9855 N. Washington Blvd.
The popular Levi/leather bar’s origins date lar with men features regular happy hour “where everyone is welcome.” Laurel, MD 20723
to the 1960s. Features billiards, regular and other specials. Formerly known as 301-498-8202
tournaments and other special events. Halo, MOVA re-launched in early 2010 as Jay’s on reaD pwssportsbar.com
Located near the convention center, two a environmentally friendly bar with an em- 225 W. Read St. Restaurant and bar is popular with
blocks north of Gallery Place Metro. phasis on community service. Baltimore, MD 21201 gay and lesbian sports fans and is
410-225-0188 known for its superb burgers.
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SOCIALAGENDA
Celebrating marriage
This year’s Hillwood Gay Day
to honor D.C.’s right to wed   like a wedding reception, story telling
By DAVID J. HOFFMAN
“Gay Day” at Hillwood features every-
thing matrimonial as well as fun for kids.
It’s this Saturday at D.C.’s fabled estate,
museum and gardens.
“Where fabulous lives” is rightly the
tag-line for the 36-room mansion, nestled
on 25 acres encircled by woods and with
16,000 art objects from Faberge Easter
Eggs produced for the Russian Imperial
Court to Beauvais 18th-century French
tapestries to Sevres porcelain.
But on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m., Hillwood — a decorative arts mu-
seum and the former home and gardens
of Post cereals heiress Marjorie Mer-
riweather Post — will come alive with
morning activities for LGBT families with
their kids and in the afternoon with festivi-
ties specially keyed to same-sex couples
contemplating getting married in D.C.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the new-
found right of hundreds of couples who
can now legally marry in D.C.,” said Hill-
wood media relations head Lynn Ros-
sotti, “so this year we’ve added new
wedding-themed elements to make Gay
Day at Hillwood new for this year.”
According to Rossotti, marriage-related
events include “punch on the portico styled
about marriage equality and a community
bulletin board to post pictures, thoughts,
quotes, wedding vows and tips. The D.C.
Lambda Squares will also lead square
dancing and Broadway love songs will be
performed by the Rock Creek Singers of
the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington.
The morning begins on the mansion’s
south portico with a family garden party
co-hosted with Rainbow Families and in-
cludes breakfast treats, a performance
of “Royal Russian Adventures” by Ad-
Photo courtesy of Hillwood
venture Theatre, an “imagination sta-
tion” (featuring books, games and fancy A fall shot of Hillwood’s French Parterre.
dress-up) and Russian wedding gown
arts activities, followed by tee time on the joy a wedding-style reception with hors tal Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of
estate’s putting green. d’oeuvres and punch on the mansion por- Commerce. This year’s “Gay Day” is
Afternoon festivities switch gears begin- tico, with floral displays and a reproduc- co-sponsored by Spectrum Printing and
ning with three gallery talks — at 12:30, tion of a feature of the Post-May wedding, Graphics and ACKC — Artfully Choco-
1:30 and 2:30 p.m. — by curator Howard that Rossotti called “a gazebo-May pole late Kingsbury Confections.
Kurtz about Mrs. Post’s wedding dress with carved wooden poles surrounding a Admission fees for the “Gay Day”
from her 1958 marriage to Herbert May. At table for refreshments with its very mid- special family hours from 10 a.m. to noon
1 and 3 p.m., D.C. Lambda Squares will century ‘retro’ look of the 1950s era.” are $12. From noon to 6 p.m., admission
lead square dancing. At 2 and 4, Speak- Since 2001, Hillwood created an ad- is $12 ($10 for Hillwood members), $7 for
easy D.C. will present three storytellers that visory committee of area LGBT leaders college students. There’s no charge for
Rossotti called “real people who will share and has stressed outreach to the LGBT children and teens under 18 all day.
their personal stories about what marriage community, hosting past “Gay Day” an- Hillwood is at 4155 Linnean Ave., N.W.,
equality means to them.” At 2:30 and 3:30, nual events and summer outdoor film about one mile north of the National Zoo,
the Rock Creek Singers perform. classics. Hillwood received an “Ally of above Tilden Street between Connecti-
From 4 to 6 p.m., participants can en- the Year” award in 2007 from the Capi- cut Avenue and Rock Creek Park.
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DCAGENDA

Carter calls AIDS an

‘equal rights’ issue
Continued from page 33
popularity with gays and lesbians and,
oh yeah, she also graciously indulged us
with some behind-the-scenes details of
a certain famous TV show she did back
in the ‘70s.
“I’m just a big believer in civil rights and
you know, civil rights are civil rights and
it’s really as simple as that,” the actress/
singer says during a phone chat from the
office of her Potomac, Md., home. “We are
all what we are. I can’t ever make myself a
small person. Unless I cut off my feet, I will
never be under 5 feet. I have blue eyes.
I will never have dark brown eyes. I am
what I am and that’s that. I just think, ‘Get
over yourselves.’ Not the gay and lesbian
community, but the supposedly straight
community — who are as kinky as all get
out — I’m just astounded that [someone’s
sexual orientation] matters to anybody.
It’s such a non-issue in my own heart and
mind … That’s part of who you are and
it’s such a small part of your life. You’ve
got family and friends, a job, dreams. You
also happen to be gay. So what?”
Carter, who’s lent her name to every-
thing from irritable bowel syndrome to
breast cancer, says there are lots of rea-
sons she agreed to participate this year
— she considers the Washington area,
where she’s lived for decades, home.
“Oh yeah, I’m definitely supporting my
home territory,” she says. “One in 20 peo-
ple in D.C. have HIV. That’s shocking. But
it’s not exclusive to my feelings to D.C. If
I can bring even one person to this event
who would not have come to the table oth-
erwise, then at least I’ve contributed some-
thing. But hopefully I’ll bring a lot more.”
She also says she’s been touched by
the gay adulation and devotion she’s en-
joyed for many years.
“The AIDS Walk, well, sadly, it has
been so tied to the gay and lesbian com-
munity,” Carter says. “They’ve been so
vilified and this vilification that’s been
heaped upon them in connection with
HIV has really led to the belief among
many heterosexuals and many young
HIV TREATMENT
people that it doesn’t apply to them. They You may be eligible to participate in a
think, ‘Oh, I don’t lead a dangerous life.’
CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY looking at
But that’s really a great disservice.”
Carter says supporting AIDS and gay ways to simplify your HIV treatment. This
causes resonates with her because of her study will see if a simplified investigational
strong belief in equal rights for everyone. HIV treatment regimen is safe and
“I’m very outspoken and justice issues
just get to me,” she says. “I’m for equal effective. Qualified study participants will
rights and AIDS and HIV is an equal op- receive all study medication and study
portunity disease. However people with related care at no cost for up to 48 weeks
AIDS are discriminated against even and insurance is not required.
though AIDS itself doesn’t discriminate.
It’ll get anybody.” YOU MAY QUALIFY IF YOU:
• Are at least 18 years of age
AIDS Walk Washington • Are HIV positive
Saturday
• Currently take an antiretroviral therapy
Freedom Plaza
that includes Reyataz + Norvir + Truvada
13th Street/Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Rally at 8:15 a.m. and are doing well
Timed run begins at 9 a.m.
Walk begins at 9:15 a.m.
aidswalkwashington.org

Looking back on ‘Wonder Woman’ Volunteer

Though it’s been more than 30 years since “Wonder Woman’s” original run, Carter
embraces the show and its legion of gay fans. It’s so popular with gays, there was
Today
even a 2008 book (“The Q Guide to Wonder Woman”) by gay author Mike Pingel that
explored the show’s queer appeal and sensitivities. Carter, still stunning at 59, talked
at length with the Blade about the show, its legacy and how she remembers it now.
202-741-2230
George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
WASHINGTON BLADE: You did a few voiceovers and appeared in some of the www.theassurestudy.com
“making of” featurettes when the show came out on DVD a few years ago. Did you
watch it again?
LYNDA CARTER: No, I didn’t really. I tried to show my kids once in awhile and my
niece and nephew, but I didn’t sit down and watch it myself, not that at all. I really love
her and I really think she’s great and I particularly love the idea of her. So there’s so
many things I like about it but I’m busy living my life now, so I don’t think about it a lot.

BLADE: Did you keep many of the dolls and TV Guide covers and that kind of stuff?
CARTER: I have a few things here in the house. A phone and I’m looking right now
in my den at a pillow the cameraman’s wife hand stitched. It really doesn’t look like
her, but it’s such a cool thing and I’ve kept it all these years. I’m trying to preserve
some things for my children. They might want to look at them or sell them, but it
certainly is a big piece of my life and continues to be.

BLADE: But a lot of it is in storage?

CARTER: Yes. I have hired some wonderful people who work for me and one of
their jobs was to try to consolidate all the “Wonder Woman” memorabilia and get it
all in one place. Some of the really valuable stuff, I have someplace else.

BLADE: So did you feel after three seasons the concept had run its course or
would you have liked the show to have run longer? Were you ready to move on to
Continues on page 47
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From left, Lisa Hodsoll, David Lamont Wilson, Belen Oyola-Rebaza, Zehra Fazal, Sun King Davis and
Lorena Sabogal in Factory 449’s current production ‘The Saint Plays.’
Saints go marching
into modernity
Christian icons revisited
cleverly in new Factory
production
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Like much that is experimental, “The
Saint Plays” by Erik Ehn can be hard to
COOL CRAFTS follow, sometimes frustratingly so. But
when produced by a bold young compa-
ny like Factory 449, it can also be visually
compelling and gloriously performed by
an able ensemble cast.
In six plays of varying length, Ehn
smashes the lives of traditional Catholic
saints into a contemporary, feverishly
mystical retelling — some more rec-
ognizable than others: “Wholly Joan’s”
places the Maid of Orleans (Zehra Fazal)
in a modern day battlefield subject to the
whimsy of her captors and the voices
that have compelled her to dress as a
man and wage battle.
In “Locus,” a shades-sporting John the
Baptist (Sun King Davis) contends with
the insolent Salome (Belen Oyola-Rebaza)
250 Artisans whose enticing veils have been replaced
Awesome Art with a short-skirted majorette uniform.
Hot Music A serenely mournful Saint Rose of Lima
(beautifully played by Lisa Hodsoll) is fea-
Gourmet Goodies
tured in both “Thistle” and “The Monkey
Dramatic Demos Seller.” The first relays Rufina Amaya’s
Family Fun (Lorena Sabogal) chilling testimony about
ƒ
the 1981 rape and murder of hundreds
of civilians in El Mozote by U.S.-backed
Salvadorian forces. The second (espe-
cially penned by Ehn for this production)
explores the 1978 mass suicide at James-
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both the cult leader Jim Jones and the Bi-
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ble’s Zacchaeus (the tiny tax collector who
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climbed the sycamore tree to see Christ).
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“Tobacco” features a hardboiled
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baptizes the foot of a medieval knight
(David Lamont Wilson).
Designer Greg Stevens successfully
morphs the intimate Church Street Theater
into the grounds of a traveling circus with
wobbly caravans and worn, outsized ban-
ners advertising the saints. He also cos-
tumes the cast in the drab gear befitting
a group of down-and-out itinerants; but
still, the plays aren’t moored to this vaguely
Great Depression era-setting. Thanks in
large part to Cory Ryan Frank’s lighting,
the set easily lends itself to other times and
locales including a trailer park in Albuquer-
que, Manhattan’s lower east side and a
classroom at a California university.
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epiphanic moments. Similarly, the pro-
duction’s gay director John Moletress
and his design team create some strik-
ing and undeniably memorable images:
A covey of seen-only-to-her virgin bride
attendants surround St. Joan. Joined in a
huddle and lit from beneath they become
the flickering hot flames surrounding the
saint’s death stake. A woman unexpect-
edly breaks through a Hefty bag — she
tells her story from behind a cracked
window pain. John the Baptist’s severed
heads speaks as it rests on a patio grill.
A tiny mechanical toy monkey bangs
cymbals alone on an empty stage.
Factory 449 is still defining its aes-
thetic. Like the year old company’s in-
augural hit production “4.48 Psychosis,”
its current season opener makes good
use of video and film. Moletress’ direc-
tion continues to be inventive, beautifully
bringing to life the playwright’s themes of
hope, loss and redemption. The produc-
tion employs theatrical styles from Greco
masks, puppetry, postmodern visuals
and an onstage musician.
‘The Saint Plays’
Through Oct. 10
Factory 449: a theatre collective
Church Street Theater
1742 Church Street, N.W.
$20 to $25
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other things after three seasons?
CARTER: No, no, no. We all thought it
would go on a lot longer. It came as a
big surprise because we were doing fine
in the ratings. I only found this out later,
many years ago, but I heard a CBS pro-
ducer say he was tired of being teased
and that they were calling it the “super
hero” network so he canceled everything
that was of that genre. I think there might
have been three or four. I think the “Hulk”
was the only one they kept. It was really
an arbitrary decision.

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extensions but we used to have a won-
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specific pieces for specific things. So it
saved me some time in the makeup chair.
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BLADE: Watching the shows again on
DVD, it’s obvious you played it straight, Lynda Carter as ‘Wonder Woman,’ the hit ‘70s
show that ran on ABC and CBS for three seasons.
unlike the old “Batman” show where it
was obviously played as camp. Was that
a conscious decision you made right at the beginning?
CARTER: Oh absolutely. I believed in her. It was that simple. If I was making fun
of her, no one would believe it. She was just a regular girl. She didn’t think all that
much of it. But I just loved the character and I treated her with dignity.

BLADE: What are your memories of working with Lyle Waggoner?

CARTER: Oh, he was great. Just a great guy. A wonderful person. Both he and his
wife, Sharon. He was a pro. I having nothing but great things to say.

BLADE: Would he have stayed for a fourth season? It seems he was being phased
out toward the end of the third season. As if maybe they were re-launching the
show with another new setting.
CARTER: Yeah, I don’t really know what that was about. I wasn’t part of any of
[those decisions]. That wasn’t anything I really knew about. You’re working so many
long hours, there isn’t a lot of time to think about those things. I know it was tough
and we were all in a state of shock [when it wasn’t renewed].

BLADE: Who was your favorite of the mothers? (Wonder Woman’s mother was
played by Cloris Leachman, Carolyn Jones and Beatrice Straight at various times
during the series’ run.) That was quite a group of actresses — two Academy Award
winners.
CARTER: I think Cloris was my all-time favorite. And I also loved Red Buttons when
he did the show.

BLADE: Was Cloris not available the second time they wrote her into the series?
CARTER: I think that was correct. She may have been doing Mary’s show or there
was some reason she couldn’t do it.

BLADE: How about a trivia question?

CARTER: OK.

BLADE: Do you know who was the only actor who played a villain on both “Bat-
man” and “Wonder Woman”?
CARTER: Hmmm. Not sure.

BLADE: Frank Gorshin. He was in your Christmas episode and also was the Rid-
dler on “Batman.”
CARTER: Oh, interesting. I also did another film with him. Just a small little film that
didn’t do anything. But he was a great guy.

BLADE: What do you think of Wonder Woman’s new look in the comics? Have you
seen it?
CARTER: Yes, they showed it to me before it came out. You know, people don’t really like
change but she was gonna get hip and put on a little jacket and leggings but not look
like a Barbie doll. When we did our show, they had me jumping around in different outfits
so it’s fine. She may stay in it or it may just be for the time being, but overall I take it with
a very good attitude. (A longer version of this interview is at www.washblade.com.)
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SOCIALAGENDA Washington Blade photos by Michael Key

Mara Levi, upper left, performs at

last weekend’s Phasefest at Phase
1 in Washington. The other photos
are Phasefest attendees.

Frank Kameny, left, speaks at last weekend’s 17th Street

Festival. The other photos in this section were also taken at
the festival, which organizers plan as an annual event.
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SOCIALAGENDA Washington Blade photos by Michael Key

Attendees at Sunday’s fall brunch

for the Sexual Minority Youth
Assistance League (SMYAL) in-
cluded Vincent Gray (third photo
from top in this column), who’ll
likely be the District’s next mayor.

Fashion guru Tim Gunn, left in the upper left hand photo of this section,
was in town last weekend for Out for Work, a national LGBT student con-
ference. He also hawked books at MOVA, where these photos were taken.
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Call Robert (703) 655-2130
Liberate your Libido! Hi I m Erik,
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(shower, Metro 2.5 blocks, parking)
Call 202-544-7905. In calls only.
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Parking Available, hotels welcome,
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Spanish/Irish, 160 lbs, 5’10” great
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masculine energy. Stress release.
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home. $70/hr. Days/evenings,
metro. BRUNO (301) 580-2716.
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