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washingtonblade.com • vol. 41, issue 49 • december 3, 2010 • Still sharp after 40 years

Pentagon leaders push ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Long-awaited study affirms ‘low’ risk
to military effectiveness
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com

The Pentagon on Tuesday released its long-awaited “Don’t Ask,

Don’t Tell” report — which found open service can be implemented in
the armed forces with limited disruption to the military — as Defense
Secretary Robert Gates renewed his call for Congress to repeal the
gay ban by year’s end.
“Now that we have completed this review, I strongly urge the Sen-
ate to pass this legislation and send it to the president for his signature
before the end of this year,” Gates said during a news conference.
Gates added that legislative repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is a
“matter of some urgency” because of pending litigation that could
strike down the statute.
“It is only a matter of time before the federal courts are drawn once
more into the fray with the very real possibility that this change would
be imposed immediately by judicial fiat — by far the most disruptive
and damaging scenario I can imagine,” Gates said.
Still, the defense secretary maintained the military would need some
time to prepare for open service even after Congress repeals the stat-
Continues on page 17
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Visit washingtonblade.com for coverage of this week’s ‘Now that we have completed this review, I strongly urge the Senate to pass this legislation and send it to the president
congressional hearings on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ for his signature before the end of this year,’ Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this week about the military’s gay ban.

Betts family seeks hate crime probe 

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Murder charge dropped for 3rd defendant
in gay principal’s slaying
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
Prosecutors are dropping a first-degree murder charge
against the third of four defendants arrested in the slaying of
gay D.C. middle school principal Brian Betts and will allow
him to plead guilty to a lesser offense of accessory to murder, Washington Blade file photo
according to court documents. Brian Betts’ murder is bringing calls for a
Joel Johnson, 19, was expected to accept the accessory to federal hate crimes probe.
murder charge at a hearing this week in Montgomery County Cir-
cuit Court in Rockville. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
His appearance comes one week after Betts’ family members announced through their attorney
that they were calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether Betts’ murder in April was
motivated by anti-gay bias.
It also comes one week after fellow defendant Alante Saunders, also 19, was sentenced to 40 years in
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D.C. Mayor-elect Vincent Gray presided over a hearing this week on two bills to address bullying
and harassment in public schools.
LGBT witnesses back
D.C. anti-bullying bills
ACLU says legislation
could violate students’
civil liberties
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
Nine witnesses representing the LGBT
community expressed strong support for
two bills aimed at prohibiting bullying in
D.C. schools, public libraries and parks
during a City Council hearing this week.
The LGBT witnesses, including two
gay and one transgender student, gave
examples of anti-LGBT bullying and
harassment in the D.C. public school
system. They joined other witnesses
in noting that existing public school
policies pertaining to bullying were not
strong enough to adequately address
the problem.
“The District of Columbia has been a
pioneer on issues such as nondiscrimi-
nation in schools and yet is one of only
a handful of jurisdictions in this country
without an anti-bullying law,” said Alison
Gill, a public policy associate with the
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Net-
work (GLSEN).
Gill and other witnesses pointed to the
2009 D.C. Youth Risk Behavior Survey,
a federally funded study that includes
data on lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.
Among other things, the study found
that 29 percent of LGB teens in the city’s
middle schools and high schools have
attempted suicide. The study did not col-
lect data on transgender students.
Anti-gay bullying and harassment are
believed to have played a large role in
prompting the youth to consider suicide,
Gill and other witnesses said.
D.C. Mayor-elect Vincent Gray presid-
ed over the hearing in his current role as
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
City Council Chair and chair of the Coun-
cil’s Committee of the Whole. He takes
office as mayor on Jan. 2.
The Committee of the Whole and
the Committee on Libraries, Parks and
Recreation, which is chaired by Council
member Harry Thomas (D-Ward 5), con-
ducted a joint hearing on the two bills,
the Bullying Prevention Act of 2010 and
the Harassment and Intimidation Preven-
tion Act of 2010.
Gray said after the hearing that the
two bills would be combined following a
markup hearing that he predicted would
take place sometime next year.
“I don’t see the evidence of a com-
prehensive policy existing in the city on
this,” Gray told reporters after the hear-
ing, saying a combined version of the
two bills would go a long way to address
the problem of bullying.
The Bullying Prevention Act, which
Gray and Council member Michael
Brown (I-At-Large) introduced in April,
calls for developing a “model policy pro-
hibiting bullying, harassment and intimi-
dation in the District of Columbia public
schools.” It requires all public schools to
adopt an anti-bullying and harassment
policy at least as strong as the model
policy defined in the bill.
The Harassment and Intimidation Pre-
vention Act, which was introduced in
October by Thomas, calls for develop-
ing similar policies banning bullying and
harassment but expands the coverage
to D.C. public charter schools, the city’s
public libraries and parks and recreation
centers, and to the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
Thomas’s bill also covers bullying and
harassment conducted through “elec-
tronic communication,” such as e-mail or
social networking sites.
The bill defines harassment, intimida-
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Allred jumps into Betts case, calls for hate crime probe
Continued from page 1

jail following an earlier decision

to plead guilty to first-degree
felony murder in connection
with the Betts case. Authorities
have identified Saunders as the
one who shot Betts.
Los Angeles attorney Gloria
Allred, who has been retained
by Betts’ parents, discussed
the possible hate crime angle to
the case during a Nov. 23 news
conference at the courthouse.
Allred is known for taking on
high-profile celebrity and civil
rights cases.
Betts was found shot to death
April 15 in the second-floor bed-
room of his Silver Spring, Md.,
house. Saunders, Johnson, and
two other teenage males were
charged with first-degree felony
murder in connection with the
Betts slaying.
Authorities said Saunders met
Betts through a sex chat line and
hatched a plan with the other
three youths to arrange a meet-
ing with Betts for the purpose of
robbing him. Defense attorneys
and prosecutors said the youths
did not intend to kill Betts and
attributed the fatal shooting to a
“robbery that went bad.”
“Brian’s family retained me to
represent them as victims in the
criminal case,” Allred said at the
news conference.
“The family has also retained
me to explore whether or not
Brian’s murder should also
be prosecuted under the new
Matthew Shepard federal hate
crimes law,” she said. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
“Brian was a gay man and we Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred, who has been retained by Brian Betts’ parents, called for a federal probe into whether his killing should include a hate
believe an investigation should crimes charge.
be opened under that law to
determine whether a hate crime Police and prosecutors Betts, and sister, Jennifer Alto- arrange a plea bargain for the overrule local prosecutors and
has or has not been committed said an investigation found mare. Nearly all of them wept as remaining defendant, Deontra initiate a federal hate crimes
by defendant Saunders and if it that Saunders and Betts met they described Betts, 42, as an Gray, 18. charge if supported by a fed-
has whether it is appropriate to through a sex chat line and that extraordinary educator, mentor, Montgomery County State’s eral probe.
proceed with a federal prosecu- Betts invited Saunders, who loyal family member and friend. Attorney John McCarthy told At her courthouse news con-
tion under that law.” expressed an interest in see- “When I received word that reporters at the courthouse that ference Allred declined to dis-
On the same day that Mont- ing him, to his house. Sources our son had been killed in his his office investigated the pos- close evidence she knows of to
gomery Circuit Court Judge familiar with the case have said own home, my world crumpled sibility that Betts’ murder was a support a hate crime, saying it
John Debelius sentenced Saun- the chat line caters to gay men around me,” said Doris Betts. hate crime and could not find would be improper to discuss ev-
ders to 40 years, the judge pre- seeking other men for sex, but “These were supposed to be evidence to substantiate a bias- idence until the cases of all of the
sided over a separate hearing authorities have declined to the golden years for me, but in- related motive to the case. four defendants are completed.
in which defendant Sharif Lan- identify the chat line by name. stead they will be the saddest “If we had seen evidence Some gay activists have
caster, 19, pleaded guilty to Saunders pleaded guilty years of my life.” of a hate crime, we would have speculated that a bias or hate-
robbery and use of a handgun to first-degree felony murder The judge also agreed to a re- charged it,” he said. “And we related element might be pres-
during commission of a felony in connection with the case. quest by defense attorney David have an advantage. We’ve seen ent in the case if the defendants
in the Betts murder. As part of the plea bargain ar- Felsen that he recommend that the evidence.” selected the chat line to spe-
Similar to Johnson’s expect- rangement, prosecutors agreed Saunders be placed in a special Gay rights attorneys have cifically target a gay man for a
ed plea this week, Lancaster’s to ask Judge Debelius to sen- state correctional facility that pro- said state and local prosecu- crime.
plea was part of a plea bar- tence Saunders to life in prison vides vocational training. tors sometimes don’t recognize McCarthy and other pros-
gain offer by prosecutors that with all but 40 years suspended. Debelius noted that under the nuances of evidence that ecutors with the Montgomery
included dropping the murder Debelius agreed to the re- Maryland law, Saunders is eli- others might interpret as bias- County State’s Attorney’s office
charge. The robbery and hand- quest at a Nov. 23 sentencing gible to apply for parole after related elements of cases in- have refused so far to disclose
gun related charge accepted hearing following emotional serving 20 years. volving gay victims. They note specific details about what
by Lancaster carries a maxi- statements delivered by nine The Montgomery County that the Matthew Shepard Hate Sanders said to Betts through
mum sentence of 35 years in family members and friends of State’s Attorney’s office and Crimes Prevention Act gives the chat line and the events that
prison. He is scheduled to be Betts, including Betts’ mother, defense attorneys have said federal prosecutors through the led to his firing the gun he used
sentenced Feb. 11. Doris Betts, his father, Delbert discussions were underway to Justice Department authority to to shoot Betts.
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Patient Information
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doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. same time. In other words, do NOT take a double dose.
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• People taking ISENTRESS may still develop infections, including What are the possible side effects of ISENTRESS?
opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV infection.
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• The safety and effectiveness of ISENTRESS in children has not been studied. included:
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ISENTRESS must be used with other anti-HIV medicines. • headache
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• ISENTRESS blocks an enzyme which the virus (HIV) needs in order to make • weakness
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2. Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4 (T) cells. • depression
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Does ISENTRESS lower the chance of passing HIV to other people? Other side effects include rash, severe skin reactions, feeling anxious, paranoia,
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NATIONALNEWS

AIDS groups, activists

cautious over ‘prevention’ pill

Photo courtesy of the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois

Gay Illinois state Rep. Greg Harris supported the civil unions bill that passed there Tuesday.

Illinois Senate approves civil unions bill

The Illinois Senate today approved a civil unions bill by a 32-24 vote, after the House
passed the measure earlier today. The bill now moves to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk.
“Today, Illinois took an important step forward in providing a measure of protec-
tions to same-sex couples and their families — protections of particular importance
in these tough economic times,” Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to
Marry, said in a statement. “With this step in the right direction, Illinois rejected
arguments against fair treatment for gay people and their loved ones and acknowl-
edged that gay couples and families exist and have the same hopes and needs
as other families.”
The bill, introduced by gay Rep. Greg Harris, would permit both same-sex and
opposite-sex couples to enter into civil unions and receive the same benefits as
straight married couples. Washington Blade file photo

Dr. Ray Martins, medical director of D.C.’s Whitman-Walker Clinic, expressed caution over the
New York City slashes services to homeless youth  implications of the study and the widespread use of a daily pill approach to preventing HIV.

NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Youth and Community Devel-
opment sent e-mails last week announcing that state and city budget cuts are forc- Anti-retroviral drug comprehensive package of prevention
ing it to reduce its Runaway and Homeless Youth Services expenditures by nearly
a million dollars next year and a further $700,000 in 2012, according to media
reduced HIV infections services designed to reduce their risk of
HIV infection throughout the trial, includ-
reports. Some gay activists say LGBT youth will be disproportionately impacted by 44 percent ing HIV testing, intensive safer sex coun-
seling, condoms and treatment and care
by the cuts.
The Department said it will significantly reduce street outreach services by 50 for sexually transmitted infections,” the
percent next year, then eliminate them in 2012; drop-in services in Manhattan, Bronx, By LOU CHIBBARO JR. Gladstone Institute said in a statement.
Brooklyn and Queens will be reduced by one-third in 2011 and by another 23 per- lchibbaro@washblade.com NIH official Dr. Anthony Fauci trig-
cent in 2012. Another in Staten Island will be reduced by 10 percent in 2012. A 2008 gered a wave of optimism over the study
report found that the city averages 3,800 homeless youth on an average night. Leaders of AIDS advocacy organiza- findings when he told the New York Times
Since homeless LGBT youth make up 40 percent of the city’s homeless youth tions joined researchers in expressing last week that the Truvada pill was more
population, gay teens will likely be hit hardest. The Ali Forney Center and the Bronx both optimism and caution over a study than 90 percent effective in preventing
Pride Center are both losing 50 percent of city funds that support their drop-in pro- released last week showing that the use HIV infections among a smaller number
grams, which amounts to $185,000 of the $969,000 2011 cut announced Nov. 26. of a daily anti-retroviral pill significantly of study participants who faithfully ad-
“These cuts will devastate kids who are hanging on by a thread, struggling to lowered the chance of becoming infect- hered to the prescribed daily regimen.
survive alone on the streets,” Carl Siciliano, director of the Forney Center, said. ed by HIV. The 43.8 percent reduction figure for
“More youths will turn to drugs and prostitution and more will become HIV-infected The study found that a sample of most- HIV infections was based on findings
and more will attempt suicide. I cannot believe hat the city of New York would be so ly gay men who were assigned to take a from all 1,251 participants who were
neglectful of the most basic welfare of hurt and vulnerable children.” daily tablet of the widely used HIV medi- given the Truvada pill, including many
Some city Council members said they recognized that budget cuts need to be cation Truvada experienced an average who did not take the daily pill consis-
made but objected to this decision. of 43.8 percent fewer HIV infections than tently, according to a detailed summary
participants who received a placebo pill. of the study released by the Gladstone
Findings of the study were published Institutes.
D.C. officials declare Skype marriage invalid  Nov. 23 in the New England Journal of The summary says 1,248 partici-
DALLAS — D.C. officials have declared the online marriage of a Dallas gay Medicine. pants received a placebo pill as part
couple invalid, according to Dallas Voice, a gay newspaper. Mark Reed and Dante The study, which began in 2007 and of what Gladstone officials called a
Walkup said their vows over Skype last month while D.C. lesbian Sheila Alexander- included a total of 2,499 participants in “double blind” study, in which both
Reid officiated from Washington. the U.S., Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South participants and employees dispens-
The two have been together 10 years and traveled to the District to register their Africa and Thailand, was funded by the ing the pills did not know who received
marriage but actually exchanged their vows with Alexander-Reid over Skype in a National Institutes of Health and the Bill the drug or the placebo.
Dallas hotel conference room, the paper reported. The couple received notice by & Melinda Gates Foundation. It was co- In addition to interviewing participants
mail from D.C. Superior Court that the vows are void. The letter says the marriage ordinated by the Gladstone Institutes, to obtain their own accounts of whether
couldn’t be certified or registered because all parties weren’t physically present for an arm of the University of California at they took the pills every day, research-
the ceremony. The letter, from D.C. Marriage Bureau Deputy Clerk Denise Johnson, San Francisco. ers conducting the study administered
says the ceremony must be performed in the District with all parties present. Participants were limited to most- regular blood tests of all participants and
“It was extremely disappointing,” Reed told the Voice. “We felt like we had cov- ly men who have sex with men and a were able to confirm which ones took the
ered our bases and all of the media out there was agreeing. No one was saying smaller number of transgender women Truvada pill as directed.
what we did wasn’t legal, so we felt very confident that we had succeeded and so who have sex with men. Researchers Dr. Kenneth Mayor, medical research
it really was a kick in the stomach and it hurt.” conducting the study said the sample director of the Fenway Institute in Boston,
The two men said they are exploring their legal options. They filed a discrimina- was chosen to represent a population an HIV treatment facility that was one of
tion complaint against the Dallas Morning News for refusing to publish their wed- group considered at high risk for con- two U.S. sites involved in the study,
ding announcement but withdrew it upon realizing their marriage wasn’t valid. tracting HIV.
“All study participants received a Continues on page 26
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iCondom launches in time for World AIDS Day 
PARIS — A new iPhone application called iCondom launched this week in the
U.S. and was available for a 48-hour free download on the Apple Store to com-
memorate the importance of prevention measures against STDs on World AIDS
Day, which was Wednesday.
iCondom shows users where the nearest condom dispensers are to their loca-
tion using a geolocation platform and Google Maps. It was launched in France in
The time to start planning October in Paris and Marseilles. An updated version was launched in the U.S. this
week in New York and Washington. Apple plans to expand it.
your financial future is today Washington has the highest U.S. HIV infection rates with 3 percent infected. The
program geolocates about 140 addresses in the District in which condom dispens-
ers can be found.

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LONDON — Apple has removed an anti-gay app from its App Store according to a
• Investment Management report from Pink News, a British gay news outlet. Media attention reportedly prompted
Apple to quietly take down the app, which was created by a Christian group.
The app was based on the “Manhattan Declaration,” an anti-gay manifesto
• Life, Disability, Long-Term Care Insurances signed last year by Protestant and Catholic church leaders that condemns same-
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gay relationships “sexually immoral” and features a four-step survey that asks users
if they agree with questions on same-sex marriage and abortion. Those who answer
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MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has rejected an attempt by the Minnesota Family Council
to intervene in a lawsuit challenging state law that bans same-sex marriage, the Min-
nesota Independent, a Center for Independent Media online newsmagazine, reported.
Three same-sex couples filed a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota earlier this year
arguing that the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law in 1997 violates the state Con-
stitution. The Family Council argued that it should be part of the lawsuit, in part, because
if DOMA is ruled unconstitutional, it will cost them millions to fight same-sex marriage.
The court said the group has no standing to defend DOMA, the newsmagazine reported.
“The Council’s alleged injuries would occur solely due to its sincerely held be-
lief that principles rooted in its interpretations of religious texts are best for the
well-being of children and families, and that marriage only between one man and
one woman accords with these principles,” wrote Minnesota Fourth District Court
Judge Mary DuFrense. “The Court certainly understands that the Council feels
strongly about the social issue of same-sex marriage. Strong feelings, however, do
not establish a legal interest in a lawsuit.”
The Minnesota Family Council attempted to enter the lawsuit with the help of
James Dobson’s Alliance Defense Fund, an evangelical Christian legal group.

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as race, color, religion, ancestry, national
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other distinguishing characteristic…”
It says an act of bullying, intimidation
or harassment would be one that “a rea-
sonable person should know, under the
circumstances, will have the effect of
harming a student or damaging the stu-
dent’s property, or placing a student in
reasonable fear of harm to his person or
damage to his property.”
The definition further states that the
act in question “has the effect of insult-
ing or demeaning any student or group
of students in such as way as to cause
substantial disruption in, or substantial
interference with, the orderly operation
of a school, university, recreation facil-
ity, or library.”
Arthur Spitzer, legal director of the
D.C. chapter of the ACLU, said the ACLU
supports the concept of anti-bullying
legislation but has concerns that the
wording of the two proposed bills in D.C.
could violate students’ civil liberties.
“What does it mean by harming a stu-
dent?” he said of part of the definition in
one of the bills. “Does that mean hurting
a student’s feelings? If a student comes
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dent to say he or she thinks homosexual
conduct is “against the word of God.” Al-
though such a comment might hurt the
feelings of a gay student, that should not
be defined as bullying but instead as “an
opinion that every student has a right to
express,” he told the Post.
GLSEN spokesperson Daryl Pres-
graves said GLSEN believes the lan-
guage in the two D.C. bills would not vio-
late students’ civil liberties. But he said
GLSEN and others supporting the bills
would be open to making changes if the
ACLU demonstrates that the language
would prevent students from expressing
their opinions in a way that doesn’t cross
the line of true bullying and harassment.
Trina Cole, a male to female trans-
gender student who graduated in 2009
from D.C.’s Dunbar Senior High School,
told the hearing she was victimized by
harassment and intimidation that went far
beyond hurting her feelings.
“At school, I was often both verbally
and physically abused,” she said. “We
need to have more support in our schools
so that the bullying that I went through
does not continue to happen every day.”
Cole testified on behalf of Metro Teen
AIDS, a D.C.-based group that provides
services to LGBT youth at risk for HIV.
Ginnie Cooper, chief librarian for the
city’s public library system; Jesus Au-
guirre, director of the Department of
Parks and Recreation; and Mark Farley,
vice president of the Office of Human Re-
sources for the University of the District
of Columbia each expressed strong sup-
port for the two bills.
A spokesperson for the D.C. public
schools did not appear before the hear-
ing. Gray said the person expected to
testify had a scheduling conflict and was
expected to submit written testimony
within the next week.
Gay activist and ANC commissioner-
elect Bob Summersgill noted that the
D.C. Public Schools currently use city-
adopted regulations pertaining to stu-
dent discipline as a basis for addressing
bullying and harassment of students. A
provision of the city’s Human Rights Act
and a March 2000 directive by the then
D.C. schools superintendent are also
used as a patchwork of rules or laws to
address bullying.
“The limitations in all of these laws and
regulations are the implementation and
enforcement,” Summersgill told the hear-
ing. “If a school fails to make clear that
bullying will not be tolerated, or if a teach-
er or staff fails to intervene when bullying
occurs, or if a teacher or staff makes a
derogatory comment or through inaction
shows their distaste for some group, then
they are tacitly giving approval of bully-
ing and harassment,” he said.
Michael Musante, an official with
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FO-
CUS), which advocates for D.C.’s public
charter schools, said the group did not
support the proposed legislation, saying
charter schools were formed as semi-au-
tonomous institutions independent from
city control.
He said many charter schools already
have anti-bullying polices and said char-
ter schools prefer to address bullying
through school disciplinary codes rather
than “one-size-fits-all legislation.”
Gray and Council member Michael
Brown, speaking after the hearing, said
they favor including charter schools in
the legislation before the Council.
“They have over 30,000 of our kids be-
ing educated with public money,” Gray
said of the charter schools.
Others who testified in favor of the bills
at the hearing included Renee Reopell,
program associate for the D.C. LGBT
community center; Peter Rosenstein,
LGBT community activist; Rick Rosen-
dall, vice president of the Gay & Lesbian
Activists Alliance; Bill Briggs, executive
director of Metro D.C. Parents, Fami-
lies and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG); and Andrew Barnett, executive
director of Sexual Minority Youth Assis-
tance League (SMYAL).
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Pentagon study bolsters effort to repeal gay ban
Continued from page 1
ute. Gates noted that pending
legislation before Congress
would end ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
only after he, the president and
the chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff certify that the U.S. mili-
tary is ready for repeal.
“I believe it would be un-
wise to push ahead with full
implementation of repeal before
more can be done to prepare
the force — in particular, those
ground combat specialties and
units for what could be a disrup-
tive and disorientating change,”
Gates said.
Gates said he doesn’t know
how long it would take for
the U.S. military to make the
changes necessary before he
can certify that open service
can happen in the military. Still,
Gates said if Congress enacts
repeal, President Obama would
be “watching very closely that
we don’t dawdle or try to slow-
ball this.”
“I think his expectation would
be that we prepare as quickly
as we properly and compre-
hensively could, and then we’d
be in a position to move to-
ward certification,” Gates said.
“But how long it would take, I
don’t know.”
But just a day after the Penta-
gon study was made public, re-
ports surfaced that Republican
leadership in the Senate was
circulating a letter urging all 42
GOP senators to block any lame
duck legislation unrelated to job
creation. The Blade was unable
to obtain a copy of the letter be-
fore press time. Visit washington-
blade.com for updated news on
possible GOP efforts to thwart
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal.
Several high-profile Republi-
cans, including Sen. John Mc-
Cain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Lindsay
Graham (R-S.C.) have reiter-
ated their opposition to repeal
in recent days, with Graham
claiming there aren’t enough
Senate votes to advance repeal.
One Republican House leader
this week suggested Congress
delay action on the issue until
next year.
Gates opposes gay ban
For the first time, Gates ex-
pressed his personal opposi-
tion to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
because the law compromises
the integrity of gay service
members.
“One of the things that is
most important to me is personal
integrity,” Gates said. “A policy or
a law that in effect requires peo-
ple to lie gives me a problem.”
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has emerged as the face of Senate opposition to repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ GOP
leaders reportedly are urging senators to oppose any Democratic legislation unrelated to job creation in the lame
duck session.
The defense secretary made
his remarks as part of his en-
dorsement of the Pentagon re-
port, which found little potential
disruption in lifting the military’s
gay ban should Congress re-
peal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Gates said the findings of
the report “reflect nearly 10
months of research and analysis
along several lines of study” and
“represent the most thorough
and objective review ever of this
difficult policy issue and its im-
pact on the American military.”
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Adm. Mike Mullen, who also
took part in the news confer-
ence, said he also fully backs
the report. Mullen has already
testified before the Senate that
he supports open service in the
U.S. military.
“For the first time, the chiefs
and I have more than just anec-
dotal evidence and hearsay to
inform the advice we give our
civilian leaders,” Mullen said.
In the executive summary for
the 256-page report, the “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” working group
co-chairs Jeh Johnson, the Pen-
tagon’s general counsel, and
Army Gen. Carter Ham, com-
mander of U.S. Army Europe,
write that based on their find-
ings, the risk of repeal “to overall
military effectiveness is low.”
“We conclude that, while a
repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
will likely, in the short term, bring
about some limited and isolated
disruption to unit cohesion and
retention, we do not believe this
disruption will be widespread
or long-lasting, and can be ad-
equately addressed by the rec-
ommendations we offer below,”
Johnson and Ham write.
The report includes the re-
sults of a survey sent to 400,000
service members over the sum-
mer to solicit their views of gays
serving openly in the military. Ac-
cording to the report, more than
115,000 of the surveys, or about
28 percent, were returned.
As earlier reported in No-
vember by the Washington
Post, 70 percent of service
members said serving along-
side an openly gay per-
son would have positive, mixed
or no effect on their unit’s ability
to get the job done.
The survey also found that 69
percent of respondents said they
have served alongside someone
they believed to be gay. Of those
respondents, 92 percent said
their unit’s ability to work togeth-
er was either very good, good or
neither good nor poor.
Still, the survey found a sig-
nificant minority who predicted
negative consequences as a
result of repeal — most notably
in the Marine Corps.
While 30 percent of survey
respondents overall had nega-
tive views of open service, 40 to
60 percent of respondents in the
Marine Corps and others in vari-
ous combat arms specialties ex-
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pressed concerns about serving
alongside openly gay people.
During the briefing, Gates
said this discontent with repeal
among those groups has made
the service chiefs of the Army,
Air Force, Navy and Marine
Corps “less sanguine” about
the prospects for open service.
Each of these service chiefs
was set to testify on Friday be-
fore the Senate on their views of
the report.
Still, Gates said the views
of the combat troops on imple-
menting open service “do not
present an insurmountable bar-
rier” to repeal of “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell.”
“However, these findings do
lead me to conclude that an
abundance of care and prepa-
ration is required if we are to
avoid a disruptive and poten-
tially dangerous impact on the
performance of those serving at
the tip of the spear in America’s
wars,” Gates said.
Accompanying the larger
report is an 87-page support
plan to guide implementation of
open service in the U.S. military.
The guide emphasizes that the
key implementation message
for successful repeal is “leader-
ship-professionalism-respect.”
For leadership, the guide
states that leaders in the chain
of command must set the ex-
ample for open service. For
professionalism, the guide ad-
vises leaders to remind service
members of their obligations
and oath to defend the U.S.
Constitution. For respect, the
guide states that unit strength
derives from treating other ser-
vice members with respect.
The report also notably
states that building separate
rooming quarters for gay and
straight service members won’t
be appropriate for implement-
ing open service.
“Building separate facilities
would create divisions within
units and inappropriately isolate
a portion of the force,” the sup-
port plan states.
In March, former Marine
Corps Commandant Gen.
James Conway raised the idea
of separate quarters when he
said they might be necessary in
his service as a result of open
service. The Marine Corps is
unique among other services
because Marines bunk together
on base in the same room.
Despite the recommendation
against building separate quar-
ters, Johnson said during the
Tuesday news conference that
commanding officers may be
able to make different housing
arrangements as a result of open
service in some circumstances.
“We’re noting that command-
ers should retain the discretion
on an individualized case-by-
case basis to address concerns,
particular concerns about pri-
vacy,” Johnson said. ”And this
is discretion they have right
now. If a service member has
a particular concern about an
issue with privacy or can’t get
along with someone with whom
he’s been assigned a room, a
commander has discretion to
deal with that.”
The guide also makes rec-
ommendations for partner
benefits for gays serving in the
military. Ham said if “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” is repealed, the U.S.
military would only continue
to observe federally recognized
marriages, which would be in
accordance with the Defense of
Marriage Act.
Still, Ham said a repeal of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” would
mean the same-sex partners
of service members would be
entitled to hospital visitation
rights and death benefits.
“With regard to the hospital
visits and death gratuities and
the like, if the law is repealed,
then we believe that are a num-
ber of benefits to which service
members are entitled that are ser-
vice member-designated,” Ham
said. ”And we believe that the
examples that you offer would
likely fall into that category.”
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Do not take REYATAZ if you are taking the following medicines due to potential for
serious, life-threatening side effects or death: Versed® (midazolam) when taken by mouth, esda y
Halcion® (triazolam), ergot medicines (dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, and
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and others), Propulsid® (cisapride), or Orap® (pimozide).
Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines due to potential for serious
side effects: Camptosar® (irinotecan), Crixivan® (indinavir), Mevacor® (lovastatin), ay
Zocor® (simvastatin), Uroxatral® (alfuzosin), or Revatio® (sildenafil).
Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines as they may lower the amount of pa rty
REYATAZ in your blood, which may lead to increased HIV viral load and resistance to
REYATAZ or other anti-HIV medicines: rifampin (also known as Rimactane®, Rifadin®,
Rifater®, or Rifamate®), St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)-containing products, or
Viramune® (nevirapine).
Serevent Diskus® (salmeterol) and Advair® (salmeterol with fluticasone) are not recommended

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with REYATAZ.
Do not take Vfend® (voriconazole) if you are taking REYATAZ and Norvir® (ritonavir).
The above lists of medicines are not complete. Taking REYATAZ with some other medicines
may require your therapy to be monitored more closely or may require a change in dose
or dose schedule of REYATAZ or the other medicine. Discuss with your healthcare provider all 5:30
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prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamin and herbal supplements, or other health
preparations you are taking or plan to take.

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Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, planning to become
pregnant or breast-feed, or if you have end-stage kidney disease managed with hemodialysis
or severe liver dysfunction.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any side effects, symptoms, or conditions,
including the following:
• Mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs in patients taking
REYATAZ, most often in the first few weeks after the medicine is started, and usually goes away
within 2 weeks with no change in treatment.
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associated with other symptoms that could be serious and potentially cause death. If you
develop a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop using REYATAZ and call
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your healthcare provider right away: for Latish
– Shortness of breath
– General ill-feeling or “flu-like”
– Conjunctivitis (red or inflamed eyes,
like “pink-eye”)
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symptoms – Blisters
– Fever – Mouth sores
– Muscle or joint aches – Swelling of your face
• Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes may occur due to increases in bilirubin levels
in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver).
• A change in the way your heart beats may occur. You may feel
dizzy or lightheaded. These could be symptoms of a heart problem.
• Diabetes and high blood sugar may occur in patients taking
protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Some patients
may need changes in their diabetes medicine.
• If you have liver disease, including hepatitis B or C, it may
get worse when you take anti-HIV medicines like REYATAZ.
• Kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ.
Signs or symptoms of kidney stones include pain in your side,
blood in your urine, and pain when you urinate.
• Some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems
with protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ.
• Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking anti-HIV medicines.
Fight HIV your way.
The cause and long-term effects are not known at this time.
• Gallbladder disorders (including gallstones and gallbladder inflammation) have been
reported in patients taking REYATAZ.
Other common side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines include: nausea;
headache; stomach pain; vomiting; diarrhea; depression; fever; dizziness; trouble sleeping;
numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet; and muscle pain.
You should take REYATAZ once daily with food (a meal or snack). Swallow the capsules whole; do
not open the capsules. You should take REYATAZ and your other anti-HIV medicines exactly as
instructed by your healthcare provider. Please see Important Patient Information
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. about REYATAZ on the adjacent pages.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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REYATAZ, a protease inhibitor (PI), in HIV combination therapy:
◆ Can help lower your viral load and raise your T-cell (CD4+ cell) count
Find out if you can save on REYATAZ.
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Subject to terms and conditions. Restrictions apply.
REYATAZ is one of several treatment options your doctor may consider.
Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients.
Ask your healthcare team about REYATAZ www.REYATAZ.com
REYATAZ does not cure HIV and has not been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV to others.

REYATAZ is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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ALERT: Find out about medicines that should NOT be taken with REYATAZ.
Read the section “What important information should I know about taking REYATAZ
with other medicines?”
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and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet provides

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a summary about REYATAZ and does not include everything there is to know
about your medicine. This information does not take the place of talking with your
healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is REYATAZ?
REYATAZ is a prescription medicine used with other anti-HIV medicines to treat
people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the
virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). REYATAZ is a
type of anti-HIV medicine called a protease inhibitor. 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, AIDS develops.
REYATAZ helps to block HIV protease, an enzyme that is needed for the HIV
virus to multiply. REYATAZ may lower the amount of HIV in your blood, help your
body keep its supply of CD4+ (T) cells, and reduce the risk of death and illness
associated with HIV.
Does REYATAZ cure HIV or AIDS?
REYATAZ does not cure HIV infection or AIDS. At present there is no cure for
HIV infection. People taking REYATAZ may still get opportunistic infections or other
conditions that happen with HIV 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)
infections. It is very important that you see your healthcare provider regularly
while taking REYATAZ.
REYATAZ does not lower your chance of passing HIV to other people through
sexual contact, sharing needles, or being exposed to your blood. For your
health and the health of others, it is important to always practice safer sex by
using a latex or polyurethane condom or other barrier to lower the chance of sexual
contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Never use or share dirty needles.
Who should not take REYATAZ?
Do not take REYATAZ if you:
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are taking certain medicines. (See “What important information should I
know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines?”) Serious life-threatening
side effects or death may happen. Before you take REYATAZ, tell your
healthcare provider about all medicines you are taking or planning to take.
These include other prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements.
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are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. The active ingredient
is atazanavir sulfate. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of
ingredients in REYATAZ. Tell your healthcare provider if you think you have
had an allergic reaction to any of these ingredients.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before I take REYATAZ?
Tell your healthcare provider:
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If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if
REYATAZ can harm your unborn baby. Pregnant women have experienced
serious side effects when taking REYATAZ with other HIV medicines called
nucleoside analogues. You and your healthcare provider will need to decide
if REYATAZ is right for you. If you use REYATAZ while you are pregnant, talk
to your healthcare provider about the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry.
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If you are breast-feeding. You should not breast-feed if you are HIV-positive
because of the chance of passing HIV to your baby. Also, it is not known if
REYATAZ can pass into your breast milk and if it can harm your baby. If you
are a woman who has or will have a baby, talk with your healthcare provider
about the best way to feed your baby.
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with you to show your healthcare provider. For more information, see “What
important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other
medicines?” and “Who should not take REYATAZ?” Some medicines can
cause serious side effects if taken with REYATAZ.
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with your healthcare provider. It is important to stay under a healthcare
provider’s care while taking REYATAZ.
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healthcare provider or pharmacy. It is important not to run out of REYATAZ.
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your next scheduled dose at its regular time. If, however, it is within 6 hours
of your next dose, do not take the missed dose. Wait and take the next dose
at the regular time. Do not double the next dose. It is important that you
do not miss any doses of REYATAZ or your other anti-HIV medicines.
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Can children take REYATAZ?
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3 months to less than 6 years of age. REYATAZ should not be used in babies under
the age of 3 months.
What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ?
The following list of side effects is not complete. Report any new or continuing
symptoms to your healthcare provider. If you have questions about side effects,
ask your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider may be able to help you
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NATIONALNEWS
Obama endorses Pentagon’s ‘Don’t Ask’ report
President Obama issued a
statement on Tuesday backing
the recently released Penta-
gon report on “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” as he called on the Senate
to take action to repeal the mili-
tary’s gay ban.
The president said he direct-
ed the review process for the re-
port because he’s committed to
repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
but wants to make sure “we un-
derstand the implications of this
transition, and maintain good
order and discipline within our
military ranks.”
Obama also called on the
Senate to pass repeal legisla-
tion before the end of this year.
A measure that would lift the
gay ban is currently pending
before the Senate as part of the
fiscal year 2011 defense autho-
rization bill.
“Today I call on the Senate
to act as soon as possible so I
can sign this repeal into law this
year and ensure that Americans
who are willing to risk their lives
Praise for Pentagon’s study of gay ban
Supporters of repealing
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this week
praised the Comprehensive Re-
view Working Group Report on
the military’s gay ban. Below is
a roundup of reaction from vari-
ous groups working for repeal.
Servicemembers Legal De-
fense Network called it “over-
whelmingly positive and con-
structive.”
“The Pentagon validated
what repeal advocates and so-
cial scientists have been saying
about open service for over a
decade,” wrote SLDN’s Aubrey
Sarvis. “Still, some initial resis-
tance may come from one or
more of the service chiefs – the
very leaders who will be charged
with implementing this change.
Those chiefs will need to salute
and lead in bringing about this
needed change. Fortunately,
the chiefs have already made it
clear they will do precisely that
if Congress acts. Now, it’s up to
the Senate to make repeal hap-
pen this year.”
Servicemembers United, an-
other gay group, also praised
the findings.
“This thorough and compre-
hensive report makes clear to
lawmakers and the American
people once and for all that the
U.S. military is capable of han-
dling the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell.’ The questions are
now answered and the debate
for their country are treated fair-
ly and equally,” Obama said.
The president’s complete
statement follows:
“As Commander in Chief,
I have pledged to repeal the
‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ law be-
cause it weakens our national
security, diminishes our military
readiness, and violates funda-
mental American principles of
fairness and equality by pre-
venting patriotic Americans who
are gay from serving openly in
our armed forces.
“At the same time, as Com-
mander in Chief, I am commit-
ted to ensuring that we under-
stand the implications of this
transition, and maintain good
order and discipline within our
military ranks. That is why I di-
rected the Department of De-
fense earlier this year to begin
preparing for a transition to a
new policy.
“Today’s report confirms that
a strong majority of our military
men and women and their fami-
‘The Pentagon validated what repeal advocates and social scientists have
been saying about open service for over a decade,’ wrote SLDN’s Aubrey
Sarvis.
is now settled,” said Alexander
Nicholson, executive director
of Servicemembers United and
a former U.S. Army Human In-
telligence Collector who was
discharged under “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell.”
“It’s now up to the Senate to
bring the defense authorization
bill back to the floor, allow 10 to
20 amendments to be debated
on each side, and get this bill
passed,” he said. “We have the
votes now if the process is fair.”
OutServe, a network of ac-
tively serving members of the
U.S. Armed Forces, also re-
lies — more than two thirds —
are prepared to serve alongside
Americans who are openly gay
and lesbian. This report also
confirms that, by every mea-
sure — from unit cohesion to re-
cruitment and retention to family
readiness — we can transition
to a new policy in a responsible
manner that ensures our military
strength and national security.
And for the first time since this
law was enacted 17 years ago
today, both the Secretary of De-
fense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff have public-
ly endorsed ending this policy.
“With our nation at war and so
many Americans serving on the
front lines, our troops and their
families deserve the certainty
that can only come when an act
of Congress ends this discrimina-
tory policy once and for all. The
House of Representatives has al-
ready passed the necessary leg-
islation. Today I call on the Sen-
ate to act as soon as possible so
I can sign this repeal into law this
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
leased a statement.
“This report definitely an-
swers the question of the impact
of DADT repeal on the military.
Specifically, knowing a soldier
is gay has no negative impact
on readiness,” said OutServe’s
Jonathan Hopkins, former Army
Captain and veteran of combat
in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We’ve
known this for a long time.”
And the Palm Center issued
a joint statement from 30 profes-
sors and scholars in response
to the Pentagon’s Comprehen-
sive Working Group Report on
gays in the military:
President Obama released a statement this week reiterating his support
for repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’
year and ensure that Americans
who are willing to risk their lives
for their country are treated fairly
and equally.
“Our troops represent the
virtues of selfless sacrifice and
love of country that have en-
“The debate about the evi-
dence is now officially over” ac-
cording to current and former
academics at the Army War
College, Naval Academy, West
Point, Air Force Academy, Naval
Post Graduate School, Naval War
College, Air Command and Staff
College and National Defense
University as well as civilian uni-
versities including Harvard, Yale
and Princeton. “The only remain-
ing rationale for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell’ is prejudice.”
And from the Human Rights
Campaign came this state-
ment from President Joe Solmo-
nese: “This issue has been stud-
ied for 50 years, including by
the military itself, and the results
from over 22 studies are uniform:
open service does not harm ef-
fectiveness. The small handful
of senators blocking repeal no
longer have any fig leaves be-
hind which to hide. The time for
repeal is now.”
SLDN pointed out several
key findings from the report, in-
cluding:
• When asked about the ac-
tual experience of serving in a
unit with a co-worker who they
believed was gay or lesbian, 92
percent stated that the unit’s
“ability to work together” was
“very good,” “good” or “neither
good nor poor.”
• When asked about how
having a service member in
Washington Blade file photo
abled our freedoms. I am ab-
solutely confident that they will
adapt to this change and re-
main the best led, best trained,
best equipped fighting force the
world has ever known.”
–CHRIS JOHNSON
their immediate unit who said
he or she is gay would affect the
unit’s ability to “work together to
get the job done,” 70 percent
of service members predicted
it would have a positive, mixed,
or no effect.
• When asked “in your ca-
reer, have you ever worked in
a unit with a co-worker that you
believed to be homosexual,” 69
percent of service members re-
ported that they had.
• In communications with gay
and lesbian current and former
service members, the report’s
authors repeatedly heard a patri-
otic desire to serve and defend
the nation, subject to the same
rules as everyone else.
• The report’s authors are
convinced that the U.S. mili-
tary can do this, even during
this time of war. They do not
underestimate the challenges
in implementing a change in
the law, but neither should “we
underestimate the ability of our
extraordinarily dedicated Ser-
vice men and women to adapt
to such change and continue to
provide our Nation with the mili-
tary capability to accomplish
any mission.”
• The report researchers
found “the risk of repeal of
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to overall
military effectiveness is low.”
Compiled by
JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
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publican Party in the 1990s. He gradu-
ated from Brigham Young University and
media reports this week have identified
him as a Mormon. The Mormon Church
reportedly poured millions of dollars into
the effort to pass Proposition 8 in 2008.
Another Bush appointee, former so-
licitor general Ted Olson, is representing
those seeking to overturn Prop 8. The
conservative legal icon surprised many
gay rights advocates when he took the
case along with David Boies. Olson and
Boies have extensive experience argu-
ing cases before the Supreme Court and
were on opposing sides of the Bush v.
Gore case that decided the 2000 presi-
dential election.
Visit washingtonblade.com next week
for coverage of Monday’s oral arguments.
In related news, Kristina Schake, a
board member of the American Founda-
tion for Equal Rights, which is behind the
Prop 8 lawsuit, announced she is leaving
that post to become first lady Michelle
Obama’s communications director.
“Kristina has done extensive work
throughout her career on child nutrition
and community health issues, and that
paired with her experience as part of a
military family will bring invaluable insight
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our efforts to support military families,”
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guments Monday in a case that seeks
to overturn California’s Proposition 8,
which banned same-sex marriage in the
state. Most observers expect the case
to be ultimately decided by the U.S. Su-
preme Court.
A lower court previously ruled that
Prop 8 violates plaintiffs’ constitu-
tional right to due process and equal
protection.
The three-judge panel for the 9th Cir-
cuit U.S. Court of Appeals was named
earlier this week and will hear oral argu-
ments Dec. 6. Those arguments begin at
2 p.m. EST and will be televised on C-
SPAN. The proceedings are scheduled
to last two hours.
Two of the three judges on the pan-
el were appointed by Democrats and
are viewed as liberal, leading many to
speculate that the panel will uphold the
lower court’s finding that Prop 8 should
be scrapped.
Judges Michael Hawkins, Stephen
Reinhardt and N. Randy Smith were cho-
sen at random to hear the case. Rein-
hardt is viewed as one of the most liberal
members of the 9th Circuit, the Washing-
ton Post reported. Smith, however, was
appointed by President George W. Bush
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called the findings “a tremendous step
forward” in the quest to lower the rate of
HIV infection.
“For more than 15 years, the rate of
new infections in the U.S. has been stuck
at about 56,000 per year,” Mayor said in
a statement. “There has been no down-
ward movement in this number, which
has meant that we desperately needed
a new approach.
“It’s now possible that within the next
few years, we can significantly reduce
the number of new infections,” he said.
Other AIDS specialists, including Dr.
Ray Martins, medical director of D.C.’s
Whitman-Walker Clinic, expressed cau-
tion over the implications of the study
and the widespread use of a prevention
pill approach that researchers call “pre-
exposure prophylaxis” or “PreP.”
Martins said the average reduction
rate in the study for HIV infections of
fewer than 44 percent was lower than
he expected and shows a tendency of
non-compliance by a large percentage
of participants.
Similar to other AIDS specialists as-
sessing the study, Martins expressed
concern that a lack of adherence to a
daily pill regimen of Truvada or other
anti-retroviral medications could result in
strains of the HIV virus that are resistant
to Truvada or other HIV drugs.
The study showed that just a few
participants developed resistant viral
strains; they were believed to have be-
come infected before they joined the
study, with their infections undetectable
at the time.
Martins called Truvada “the major
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backbone to almost all our current HIV
regimens” for treating people with HIV
and AIDS.
“So if we increase resistance to those
meds and people start transmitting
more resistant virus, this could be very
bad for the HIV community as a whole,”
he said. “To me, that was the most wor-
risome thing.”
He said Whitman-Walker has no im-
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mediate plans to dispense Truvada as
a prevention pill for D.C.-area residents
who might request it. However, he said
` increased,” Gladstone said in its sum-
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“I think more studies have to be done
before we would recommend this as a
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Martins said the Clinic would welcome
the chance to participate in another
study that might offer pre-exposure pro-
phylaxis for patients at its sexually trans-
mitted disease clinic program, who are
considered to be among the highest risk
group for HIV.
Longtime AIDS researcher and physi-
cian Dr. Joseph Sonnabend of San Fran-
cisco, where the other U.S. site for the
prevention pill study was located, said
the reduction rate for HIV infections was
far too low to make a Truvada prevention
pill useful for large populations.
“Daily Truvada reduced new HIV in-
fections by only 44 percent,” he said in
a statement. “This is useless, so how
on earth can this be construed as a tri-
umph?”
He said the far higher reduction rate
for study participants who adhered to
the daily pill regimen was meaningless
in drawing conclusions for widespread
use of a prevention pill “in real world
conditions.”
Some AIDS advocacy organizations
also expressed concern that the avail-
ability of an HIV prevention pill could
result in less adherence to condom use
and other safer sex practices.
Jose Zuniga, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Physicians in AIDS
Care, called the study “an important first
step in validating biomedical prevention
of HIV in adults.” However, he pointed to
a number of potential drawbacks to the
use of Truvada as a prophylaxis in addi-
tion to the concern over viral resistance
to the drug.
Possible side effects to the medication
include kidney-related problems with the
potential of forcing people to stop taking
the medication, Zuniga noted. He said
the average cost of $10,000 or more per
year for the drug, which likely would not
be picked up by health insurance, is also
a major concern in considering its wide-
spread use for prevention.
“The bottom line message is that con-
doms, clean syringes and behavioral
interventions must remain our first line
of defense against HIV transmission,”
Zuniga said.
The study’s organizers at the Glad-
stone Institutes say the findings show
participants increased rather than cur-
tailed safer sex practices during their
involvement in the study.
“In fact, self-reported HIV risk behav-
ior decreased among participants in
both arms of the study and condom use
mary statement.
Among the groups expressing opti-
mism over the study’s findings is Proj-
ect Inform, a San Francisco-based
advocacy organization for the devel-
opment of effective HIV treatment and
prevention options.
“A study showing that a daily pill re-
duces HIV risk in gay men is reason for
great hope,” the group said in a state-
ment. “U.S. agencies should waste no
time in assessing the ability of pre-ex-
posure prophylaxis to slow the HIV/AIDS
epidemic.”
The group’s four-page analysis of the
study is available at projectinform.org.
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VIEWPOINT
A welcome change in tone from the Vatican
Pope opens dialogue
on HIV, gays in
Catholic Church
By ALLEN ROSE
Dignity/Washington, like many
other LGBT groups, hands out
condoms during the annual Gay
Pride parade here in Washington,
D.C. We attach a card to each con-
dom that lets the person who re-
ceives it know that it is from Dignity/
Washington, a community of LGBT
Catholics, our families and friends.
We know first-hand how important
it is for a man to assume respon-
sibility for being safe during sex
because we, like all LGBT groups
who have been around for the last
30-plus years, have lost members
to AIDS. The use of condoms to
prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS is
not an abstract moral issue for us.
As a gay man, I know from my
own personal experience that the
decision about whether or not to
use a condom during sex can be
discussed in advance, or it can be
made in the heat of the moment.
In either instance a good or bad
decision can be made. I have had
a couple of friends who recently
have quoted statistics to me to ex-
plain that being unsafe during sex
is a reasonable and rational deci-
sion. Obviously, there is a moral
dimension to this decision when
there is a possibility that a deadly,
or manageable but incurable, dis-
ease may be transmitted.
We are glad that the Pope
agrees with the position that we
have been espousing for the last
25 or 30 years. The Pope now
says that the use of condoms by
an individual during sex is an as-
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the discussion.
Re: “Lieberman confident
about 60 votes for ‘Don’t Ask’
repeal” (news, Nov. 18)
If Senators Lugar, Collins
and Murkowski are on board,
then the chances of passage
are greater, but we are losing
Sen. Burris in Illinois, so it may
be trading votes. I am more cu-
rious as to the other supposed
votes Lieberman has received
assurances from. I expect Scott
Brown of Massachusetts and
Olympia Snowe of Maine might
also be considering voting for
sumption of personal responsibility
that can reduce the risk of infection
from HIV. While this may sound like
common sense to most of us, it is
a shift in position for the Vatican.
As recently as last year, while on a
trip to Africa, the Pope denied that
condoms could be useful in pre-
venting the spread of HIV/AIDS.
In his statement, which was
made during a recent interview,
the Pope uses the example of a
male hustler and points out that
for this man to use a condom
during sex is an assumption
of responsibility on his part to
help prevent the spread of HIV/
AIDS. While other examples
might have demonstrated a
more generous spirit to the gay
community and to those, gay or
straight, who have an HIV-posi-
tive partner, the boorishness of
the example does not diminish
the significance of the stated
principle. What the Pope seems
to be saying is that by being
aware of the health and safety
of yourself and of another per-
son during sex, you are being a
force for good in the world. The
Pope, of course, couldn’t quite
bring himself to say that the use
of a condom is moral, but even
the director of UNAIDS sees the
Pope’s statement as a positive
step taken by the Vatican re-
garding AIDS prevention. Will
some gay men decide to use
a condom because the Pope
believes that using a condom
during sex is preferable to not
using a condom to help prevent
the spread of HIV/AIDS? I don’t
know, but at least it is one less
dissenting voice on the subject.
The Vatican denies that this is
a change in Catholic belief. How-
ever, this is the first time that the
repeal, and if they don’t, they
will probably get bounced out of
office in 2012. Another thing to
consider are the two do-nothing
Democrats from Arkansas who
voted against repeal in Septem-
ber; will they vote the right way
this time? —Tim
The MOST important thing
we can do now is to call our
U.S. senators at 202-224-3121.
Ask to be connected to each
of your senators and tell them
to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
this year. Make the two calls,
and get at least five friends and
family members to do the same.
Spread the word on Facebook. If
you live in D.C., get your friends
Vatican has acknowledged that
there is any moral ambiguity to
gay sex, that is, that some gay sex
acts are more ethical than others.
In the example used by the Pope,
two men having sex with a con-
dom is considered more ethical
than two men having sex without
a condom. The Pope has man-
aged to make the statement re-
garding condoms and HIV/AIDS
prevention while claiming that this
statement has not changed any
underlying Catholic belief.
Normally, the official Catholic
line is that gay sex and LGBT re-
lationships are immoral because
the sex and relationships involve
intrinsically disordered behavior
that violates natural law. The intel-
lectual tension created between
the Pope’s statement regarding
condoms and the underlying
Catholic belief regarding Gay sex
and relationships may give Catho-
lic theologians the opportunity to
explore gay issues and Catholic
teaching from a more open mind-
ed and honest perspective. It will
be a long journey to convince the
leadership of the church that les-
bian and gay relationships should
be affirmed the same way that
straight relationships and families
are affirmed, but it is a journey that
is well worth the effort.
It would be helpful if the leader-
ship of the Catholic Church would
listen to those who profess and
practice the Catholic faith. Recent
polling indicates that 57 percent
of Latino Catholics and 51 per-
cent of American Catholics overall
support same-sex marriage. Also,
a majority of Catholics believe that
parents of gay and lesbian chil-
dren are better sources of infor-
mation about homosexuality than
clergy. A majority of American
and family outside of D.C. to
call their senators. No matter
how supportive or opposed you
think your senators are, they
need to hear as many pro-re-
peal calls as possible from their
constituents. We’ve got to keep
the calls coming over the next
few days and weeks, from now
until it is done, this year. Tell the
Senate to support our troops,
strengthen our national security
and REPEAL “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” THIS YEAR. Stop reading
this and start calling — it’s up to
all of us! —Sloan
Republican House and Sen-
ate members will be held fully
accountable for voting against
Catholics also believe that since
gay men and lesbians are, like
all human beings, created in the
likeness and image of God, that
homosexuality is not a moral issue
to be judged in a negative way.
We strongly urge the Vatican and
the American bishops to be open
to the variety of opinion being ex-
pressed by practicing Catholics
with regard to LGBT issues.
We at Dignity/Washington will
continue to serve the spiritual and
religious needs of LGBT Catholics
in a manner that affirms God’s love
for LGBT people, by providing a
variety of activities, including a gay-
affirming Catholic Mass every Sun-
day. We remain committed to the
belief that it is possible to be LGBT
and to be a person of faith. Of equal
or greater significance, we continue
to show the greater Catholic Church
and society that we believe that it is
important to be a part of a commu-
nity of faith where we all have the
opportunity to be open about be-
ing LGBT. As we say in one of the
hymns that we regularly sing during
Mass, “All are welcome.”
It is our hope that the discus-
sion that will take place as a result
of the Pope’s statement regarding
the use of condoms to prevent the
spread of HIV/AIDS will not only
assist in that effort, but will also
act as a springboard for further
thought and discussion among
Catholics regarding the proper
view of LGBT people in the church
and in the world. We look forward
continuing to give voice to the fact
that LGBT people are a natural
part of God’s plan for humanity.
Allen Rose is president of dignity/
Washington. reach him at dignity@
dignitywashington.org.
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against the military survey, and
against “Don’t Ask” repeal.
They will try to abate prog-
ress by overwhelming the pro-
cess with numerous amend-
ments, but they have had a full
year to “debate” this and all of
the related issues. Remember
that repeal has already passed
the House.
Bigots are seen clearly for
what they are, and their names
will be made public in perpe-
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already written for all practical
purposes. Which members will
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yet the unknown dynamic.
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INSIDELGBTWASHINGTON

An open letter to Mayor-elect Vince Gray

Ensuring LGBT
residents are part of
‘One City’ promise
By Peter rosenstein &
rev. Darlene niPPer
Dear Mayor-elect Gray:
We know that the District of
Columbia LGBT community
looks forward to working with
you to make your vision of “One
City” a reality. Many of us sup-
ported you because we know
you to be a kind and decent hu-
man being who cares about all
people. We respect your intelli-
gence, creativity and the broad
and deep knowledge you have
of the District, its government
and its people.
We know that to realize your
vision – and ours – of “One City”
we will all need to be engaged
and committed. We stand ready
to work collaboratively with you
across lines of race, class, gen-
der, sexual orientation, gender
identity and ethnicity to ensure
the realization of your vision.
We understand the neces-
sity of producing a balanced
budget for the District and
recognize that we face difficult
economic times. Yet, the people
who are suffering the most dur-
ing these times are those who
are unemployed and often un-
employable because of com-
munity stigma and disregard.
We support your commitment
to moving forward aggressively
on school reform and creating
a continuum of education that
includes job readiness for all
of our citizens, even those who
aren’t likely to attend college.
During the campaign there were
a number of issues that you ad-
dressed with our community
that we believe won’t take new
money but rather a personal
commitment on your part and
on the part of your appointees
to move forward. These issues
include a visible and concerted
effort to address the devastat-
ing hatred and violence that
our transgender people of color
and other LGBT community
members experience by:
Appointing a sergeant to the
GLLU and ensuring that the unit
is at full strength, while at the
same time supporting the ongo-
ing training on LGBT issues for
the entire MPD.
Developing a working rela-
tionship between GLOV and the
mayor’s office and ensuring that
GLOV has the ongoing access to
the MPD needed to do their work
in the community to prevent future
hate crimes and educate the com-
munity on how to protect them-
selves when crimes occur. When
meeting with GLOV you commit-
ted to participate in the public dis-
cussion and education of the entire
community as we battle hate and
its devastating impact. This must
include public discussion of hate
crimes and working to enact real
anti-bullying programs in DCPS
and Charter Schools.
Moving forward on your pro-
posal to have the Office of the new
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety
track crime statistics and ensuring
they are accurate including statis-
tics collected on hate crimes.
Following up on your sug-
gestion that agencies will be
tasked to ensure that grants are
made available to smaller not-
for-profits that can prove their
efficacy but don’t always have
the chance to compete with
larger ones the way the process
currently is set up.
Coordinating the work of the
MPD, the health department and
other agencies necessary to
address the issue of domestic
violence in the LGBT commu-
nity. This was a commitment you
made when meeting with the
Rainbow Response Coalition.
Instructing the Department of
Health to complete on an annu-
al basis its report on the “State
of LGBT Health” in the District.
Continuing to support the ef-
forts to include the LGBT busi-
ness community in the economic
future of the District. This could
include having the city continue
to plan and develop LGBT eco-
nomic summits of the type that
were run by the Mayor’s Office
of GLBT Affairs. Your attending
such summits would be a way to
draw attention to your support for
the LGBT business community.
Scheduling your attendance
at a range of LGBT events dur-
ing the year to include not only
Pride, Black Pride and the High
Heel Race, but also smaller
events hosted by groups like
SMYAL, MetroTeen AIDS, CA-
GLCC, Us Helping Us, AIDS
Walk, and the Mautner Project
among others.
Ensuring that the LGBT me-
dia are on the invitation list to all
press conferences and public
events.
Naming an individual to head
the Mayor’s Office of GLBT Af-
fairs who you and the community
have full confidence in and who
as a member of your cabinet will
be able to honestly share with
you what is being said and done
in the very diverse LGBT com-
munity. Giving that person the
support they will need to access
other city agencies and ensure
that they are always cognizant of
the needs of the community and
the desire of the community to
be a part of building “One City.”
We look forward to the next
four years as a time to continue
to build our city and to make it
a place that is welcoming to all.
Peter rosenstein is a longtime LGBT
rights and Democratic Party activist.
Rev. Darlene nipper is deputy execu-
tive director of the National Gay & Les-
bian Task Force and former director of
D.C.’s Office of GLBT Affairs.

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Inexpensive condo projects that are easy

By RON WHITESELL

Condominium remodeling is
often thought of as expensive,
time-consuming, and compli-
cated, but it doesn’t have to be.
Rather than thinking of it as a
huge one-time project, you can
do things in steps, or better yet,
add some touches that transform
your condo affordably and easily.
Here are a few ideas that will
do a lot for a little.
One of the simplest ways to
update is to add a new coat of
paint. There’s something about
a new coat of paint that gives a
room a new vitality. Everything
shines brighter, gleams more,
and seems fresher. It’s like giving
your car a good wash. The car things about painting is it allows decor. You may not realize you and ends to work on as well. brain for ideas even if you’re not
just seems to run better when you to incorporate your own per- notice them, but you do. Take You can add fresh touches to looking to sell right away. This way,
it’s shiny and clean. This same sonality without having to spend a pad of paper out and walk your home with new moldings, when it comes time to upgrade to a
phenomenon applies to a fresh a lot of money. Paint and paint- around your place and write area rugs, colorful blankets over larger place or make that leap into
coat of paint in your home. Keep ing supplies aren’t super expen- down the list of fixtures you want furniture, new blinds or curtains, a townhome or single family home,
the color choice simple yet mod- sive. If you’re on a tight budget, to change, and bring it with you and unusual or exotic knick- you’ll be ahead of the game and
ern. Do a little bit of homework you can do one room at a time. when you’re out shopping. You knacks hung in corners and the ready to place your current home
by picking up color samples or Instead of hiring a professional, can refer back to your list and like. Re-arrange the furniture on the market.
swatches to compare in daylight invite a friend or two over to help compare prices. Replacing to give the entire place a com- So this winter when you have
and night. Fortunately, painting (they may need the return favor) these little dandies with new pletely different flow. The list of extra time and energy, remem-
isn’t rocket science - most peo- and buy the pizza and lite beer ones is a great way to add spice things you can do are endless. ber, the small things can make a
ple can pull off a decent painting and have a great time doing it. to your place. Once they’re in, The bigger projects such as big difference. Get creative, have
excursion without a lot of hassle. Fixtures are important as you’ll definitely notice the differ- kitchen remodeling and bathroom fun and keep your wallet hefty.
There are plenty of tips and well. These odd little details are ence. You can be creative with updates that cost a pretty penny
tricks available on the internet, often overlooked. We notice your choices. If you have plain should be considered at some Real Estate Local Experts
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VIRAMUNE is a medicine used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the
virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
VIRAMUNE is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a “non-nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitor” (NNRTI). VIRAMUNE works by lowering the amount of
HIV in your blood (“viral load”). You must take VIRAMUNE with other anti-HIV
medicines. When you take VIRAMUNE with other anti-HIV medicines, VIRAMUNE
can lower your viral load and increase the number of CD4+ cells (“T cells”). CD4+
cells are a type of immune helper cell in the blood. VIRAMUNE may not have these
effects in every person.
VIRAMUNE does not cure HIV or AIDS, and it is not known if it will help you live
longer with HIV. People taking VIRAMUNE may still get infections common in
people with HIV (opportunistic infections). It is very important that you stay under
the care of your doctor.
Who should not take VIRAMUNE?
Tell your doctor if you have or have had liver problems. Your doctor may tell you
not to take VIRAMUNE if you have certain liver problems.
VIRAMUNE is only for people diagnosed with HIV. If you have not been diagnosed
as HIV positive, then do not take VIRAMUNE.
What should I tell my doctor before taking VIRAMUNE?
Before you take VIRAMUNE, tell your doctor if you:
• have or have had hepatitis (inflammation of your liver) or problems with your
liver. See “What is the most important information I should know about
VIRAMUNE?” and “Who should not take VIRAMUNE?”
• receive dialysis
• have skin problems, such as a rash
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if VIRAMUNE will
harm your unborn baby.
Pregnancy Registry: There is a pregnancy registry for women who take
antiviral medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of the registry is to collect
information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to your doctor about
how you can take part in this registry.
• are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. VIRAMUNE can pass into
your breast milk and may harm your baby. It is also recommended that
HIV-positive women should not breast-feed their babies. Do not breast-feed
during treatment with VIRAMUNE. Talk to your doctor about the best way to
feed your baby.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the medicines you take, including
prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
VIRAMUNE may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may
affect how VIRAMUNE works. Especially tell your doctor if you take:
• St. John’s Wort. You should not take products containing St. John’s Wort
during treatment with VIRAMUNE because it can lower the amount of
VIRAMUNE in your body.
• efavirenz (Sustiva®, Atripla®). You should not take efavirenz during treatment
with VIRAMUNE. You may have an increased chance of side effects if this is
taken together with VIRAMUNE.
• atazanavir (Reyataz®). You should not take atazanavir during treatment
with VIRAMUNE.
• itraconazole (Sporanox®). You should not take itraconazole during treatment
with VIRAMUNE.
• ketoconazole (Nizoral®). You should not take ketoconazole during treatment
with VIRAMUNE.
• rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifamate®, Rifater®). You should not take rifampin during
treatment with VIRAMUNE.
• Birth control pills. Birth control pills taken by mouth (oral contraceptives) and
other hormone types of birth control may not work to prevent pregnancy if
you use them during VIRAMUNE treatment. Talk with your doctor about other
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types of birth control that you can use to prevent pregnancy during treatment
with VIRAMUNE.
Also tell your doctor if you are taking the following drugs:
• clarithromycin (Biaxin®)
• fluconazole (Diflucan®)
• methadone
• rifabutin (Mycobutin®)
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor or
pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take VIRAMUNE?
• Take VIRAMUNE exactly as your doctor tells you to take it.
• The dose of VIRAMUNE for children is based on their size and thus may not
be the same as in adults.
• You may take VIRAMUNE with or without food.
• If you or your child takes VIRAMUNE suspension (liquid), shake it gently
before use. Use an oral dosing syringe or dosing cup to measure the
right dose. The oral dosing syringe and dosing cup are not provided with
VIRAMUNE Suspension.
• After drinking the medicine, fill the dosing cup with water and drink it to
make sure you get all the medicine. If the dose is less than 1 teaspoon
(5 mL), use the syringe instead of the dosing cup.
• Do not change your dose unless your doctor tells you to.
• Your doctor should start you with one dose each day to lower your chance
of getting a serious rash. It is important that you only take one dose of
VIRAMUNE each day for the first 14 days.
• Call your doctor right away if you get a skin rash during the first 14 days of
VIRAMUNE treatment and do not increase your dose to 2 times a day.
• You should never take your starting dose (200 mg one time each day) for
longer than 28 days. If after 28 days you are still receiving this starting dose
because you have a rash, you and your doctor should discuss replacing
VIRAMUNE with another HIV medicine. Never increase your dose to 2 times a
day if you have a rash.
• Do not miss a dose of VIRAMUNE, because this could make HIV harder to
treat. If you miss a dose of VIRAMUNE, take the missed dose as soon as you
remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the missed
dose, just take the next dose at your regular time.
• If you stop taking VIRAMUNE for more than 7 days, ask your doctor how much
to take before you start taking it again. You may need to start with one time
each day dosing again.
• If you take too much VIRAMUNE, call your local poison control center or
emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE?
VIRAMUNE may cause serious side effects.
• See “What is the most important information I should know about
VIRAMUNE?”
• Other common side effects of VIRAMUNE include nausea, fatigue, fever,
headache, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and muscle pain.
• Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome)
can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system
may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your
body for a long time. Tell your doctor if you start having new symptoms after
starting your HIV medicine.
• Changes in body fat can happen in some people who take antiretroviral therapy.
These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck
(“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the middle of your body (trunk). Loss of fat
from your legs, arms, and face can also happen. The cause and long-term health
effects of these problems are not known at this time.
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not
go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE. For more information,
ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side
effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store VIRAMUNE?
• Store VIRAMUNE at 59° to 86°F (15° to 30°C).
• Throw away VIRAMUNE that is no longer needed or out-of-date.
Keep VIRAMUNE and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about VIRAMUNE
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a
Medication Guide. Do not use VIRAMUNE for a condition for which it was not
prescribed. Do not give VIRAMUNE to other people, even if they have the same
condition you have. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about
VIRAMUNE. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can
ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about VIRAMUNE that is written for
health professionals.
For more information, call Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., at
1-800-542-6257, or (TTY) 1-800-459-9906.
What are the ingredients in VIRAMUNE?
Active Ingredient: nevirapine
Inactive ingredients:
Viramune Tablets: microcrystalline cellulose, lactose monohydrate, povidone,
sodium starch glycolate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and magnesium stearate
Viramune Oral Suspension: carbomer 934P, methylparaben, propylparaben,
sorbitol, sucrose, polysorbate 80, sodium hydroxide, and purified water
Distributed by:
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA
Rev: June 2010
This Medication Guide has been approved by the US Food and
Drug Administration
Atripla, Reyataz, and Sustiva are trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Biaxin
is a trademark of Abbott Laboratories. Diflucan is a trademark of Pfizer Inc.
Mycobutin is a trademark of Pharmacia & Upjohn Company. Nizoral and Sporanox
are trademarks of Janssen Pharmaceutica. Rifadin, Rifamate, and Rifater are
trademarks of Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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You are encouraged to report negative side effects of
prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch
or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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sounds of
the season
Gay-friendly D.C.-area churches prepping
Christmas musical offerings
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO

One of the nice aspects of Washington living is the chance for full LGBT
participation in the region’s Christian churches.
And practically all the region’s parishes — from mostly gay gathering
spots like Metropolitan Community Church of Washington to welcoming
and inclusive worship spaces like National City Christian Church in Thomas
Circle — have holiday concerts planned throughout the month.
This weekend’s annual Christmas concert at MCC-DC has become a
tradition. This year’s offerings, dubbed “Season of Joy!,” are tonight at 7:30
and Saturday at 7. There’s no cost to attend.
“I think so many people really look forward to this particular concert be-
cause it really brings so many different people together at one time,” says
Shirli Hughes, MCC’s music minister and choir director. “So it’s kind of like
sitting down with friends and family for a special meal and it brings a lot of
people into the church who might not otherwise come.”
The church’s choirs have a stirring and eclectic set list planned that will dart
around from secular to sacred, gospel to contemporary, classical and traditional.
“We’re really covering everything this year,” Hughes, a lesbian, says. “From
some old-school R&B with Donny Hathaway’s ‘This Christmas,’ to traditional
carols and even an arrangement of the old Three Dog Night song ‘Joy to the
World’ that we’ve re-arranged and it just sounds awesome. Plus we’ve got
some extra voices this year so it’s an even bigger, more seasoned sound.”
The church’s two choirs — praise and gospel — will feature about 40
singers. A string ensemble will play while attendees arrive and two cellists
will accompany the choir along with Hughes, pianist Julio Fonseca, drum-
mer Jonas Baubrun and long-time MCC bassist Wardell Howell. It’s free
but an offering will be taken. Last year about 700 attended over two nights.
Charles Miller, organist and minister of music at National City, has a busy
month planned as his church will be used for several recitals, concerts and
worship services.
“What I think is so magical about this time of year is that there’s some-
thing about Christmas music that seems to touch the hearts of everybody
whether they’re regular church goers or not,” Miller, who’s gay, says. “These
are pieces of music, carols that almost everybody seems to know by heart.
You hear people humming them. Everybody knows the words to ‘Silent
Night’ and ‘Joy to the World.’ And yeah, there are a lot of high-brow arrange-
ments of Christmas Carols and some very elaborate Christmas music, but
the thing is, it’s really about these simple carols. They span generations and
church goers versus non-church goers, they span countries and nation-
alities, so it allows everybody literally to be touched in some way whether
they’re Christian or what not.”
Continues on page 57
46 washingtonblade.com • december 3, 2010
QUEERY: 20 Questions for EJ Dean
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO How long have you been out and who
joeyd@washblade.com was the hardest person to tell?
I came out to my parents when I was
The D.C. Center, the District’s LGBT 15. Let’s just say they did not throw me
community center, is expanding slightly. a party.
EJ Dean, an AIDS activist originally
from Empire, Mich., moved here three Who’s your gay hero?
weeks ago to accept a part-time position I am currently learning everything I
as HIV program associate, a continua- can about Larry Kramer, the founder of
tion of the work Dean was doing at the ACT UP.
Kallen-Lorde Community Health Center
in New York. The 31-year-old Dean, who’s What’s Washington’s best nightspot,
gender non-conforming and identifies as past or present?
queer, is also going to school full-time So far, my favorites are Busboys & Po-
to finish a degree in human relations at ets and Red Derby.
Trinity Washington University. Dean got
involved in activist work as soon as it be- What’s your dream gay wedding?
came possible. A legally recognized celebration of
“Being a queer person and since I have our commitment to one another shared
never been someone who dealt with in- Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
with everyone we love — currently un-
equity quietly, I’m not sure if I really stumbled into it or just started doing it as soon available in 45 states.
as I could. Then each time I found out about another opportunity where I’d be able
to help, I’d move toward that. When I was younger, a lot of it was just making queer What non-gay issue are you most
safe spaces and open mic nights and places where people could be themselves passionate about?
and know it was alright.” I am passionate about all people having
Dean, who went to college in Pittsburgh and has also lived in Kalamazoo, Mich., equal access to health care, education,
and Montclair, N.J., enjoyed the last year in New York but never thought of it as jobs and housing. But considering a high
home. The Center position appealed to Dean because of the opportunity it provides percentage of queer people are under-
to educate. employed, uneducated, homeless or do
“I’ll be building, growing and expanding the HIV programs,” Dean says. “Educa- not have access to queer friendly (if any)
tion is often the piece that gets left out and it’s the most important piece. People health care, I consider these gay issues.
need to be able to access information and make change themselves. That’s what
drew me to the Center. Making sure people have equal access to knowledge.” What historical outcome would you
Dean and partner Trina live in Adams Morgan and enjoy writing, music and cook- change?
ing. Dean also enjoys making minimalist tables in reclaimed wood. An emergency evacuation of New Or-
leans would have been systematically
organized before Hurricane Katrina dev-
astated the city.
What’s been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
9-11
On what do you insist?
The truth.
What was your last Facebook post or
Tweet?
“Checking out ‘Hide/Seek’ at the Na-
tional Portrait Gallery.”
If your life were a book, what would
the title be?
“Work in Progress”
If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
Fight to the death to pass a law that
would make the use of that discovery illegal.
What do you believe in beyond the
physical world?
Liberation: a place where power and
scarcity do not exist.
What’s your advice for LGBT move-
ment leaders?
Share your power. Susan B Anthony
said, “Organize agitate, educate, this
must be our war cry.” Why do so many
neglect to educate?
What would you walk across hot coals for?
Today: ENDA and an HIV Vaccine.
What gay stereotype annoys you most?
That gender identity somehow reveals
sexuality.
What’s your favorite gay movie?
“Fingersmith”
What’s the most overrated social custom?
Gendered bathrooms
What trophy or prize do you most covet?
My tattoo of 1856, the bill number of
One Kalamazoo Campaign non-discrimi-
nation ordinance I worked on and helped
to pass in 2009.
What do you wish you’d known at 18?
Social constructs are imaginary.
Why Washington?
Trina and I find D.C. to be the place that
we want to establish roots. The opportunity
to be out and queer and make change
happen exists for me here. I am honored to
be doing so along side David Mariner and
the many volunteers of the D.C. Center.
Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
 december 3, 2010 • washingtonblade.com 47

SPORTIN’INDC

Washington Blade photos by Kevin Majoros

Members of the Capital Punishment Volleyball Club hosted last weekend’s President’s Queer
Cup Classic in College Park, Md.

Queer Cup Classic results

Last weekend the Capital Punishment represented in the A division with four
Volleyball Club (CPVC) hosted the Presi- teams on the roster.
dent’s Queer Cup Classic at the Reckord – KEVIN MAJOROS
Armory in College Park, Md. It was a North
American Gay Volleyball Association B Division
(NAGVA) sanctioned event and featured 1st: NY Whitney and the Crack Cocaine
39 teams from across the United States. Dancers
The tournament offered three NAGVA dic- 2nd: Baltimore Hawaii 5.3
3rd: NY Fight to Win
tated divisions — BB, B and A. The teams
consisting of advanced ability players BB Division
were placed in the A division. 1st: NY Pisco Sour
Pool play began on Saturday with 2nd: Atlanta Mojo
each team playing four matches of two 3rd: USA We Like It
games to 25 with a 45-minute time limit
and a score cap at 27. A Division
The pool play records were then used 1st :NY Bicha Sucia 2.0
to determine seeding for tournament 2nd: Baltimore B-More Boys
3rd: NY Misfits
play on Sunday. Washington was well
48 washingtonblade.com • december 3, 2010
CALENDAR
Today
The International Gay and Lesbian
Leadership Conference continues to-
day at the Mayflower Hotel (1127 Con-
necticut Ave., N.W.). To register for the
conference, visit glli.org. The conference
runs through Sunday.
RAW will be at Green Lantern (1335
Green Court, N.W.) tonight from 10 p.m.
to 3 a.m. with guest DJ Zack Rosen. Free
entry before 11 p.m. with a $3 cover after.
There will be an open bar from 10 to 11
p.m. Attendees must be 21 or older.
Gloss presents Ladies Night Holi-
day Party tonight at Apex (1415 22nd
St., N.W.) with music by DJ Rosie in the
main room and shows by D.C. Kings and
the D.C. Gurly Show starting at midnight.
There’s a $10 cover and attendees must
be 18 or older.
The D.C. chapter of Ski Bums will be
holding a happy hour at Nellie’s (900 U
St., N.W.) tonight at 8 p.m. For more in-
formation visit ski-bums.org.
NOVA GL Professionals and D.C.
Ice Breakers are co-hosting their annual
holiday social tonight at Pinzimi Lounge
in the Westin Arlington Gateway (801 N.
Glebe Road) at 6 p.m. Business casual
attire is suggested.
BrightestYoungThings presents
“NEWSEUM: All Access, A Holiday Par-
ty” tonight from 8 to 11 p.m. The party
will feature exclusive after-hours access
to the Newseum, cash bar with cocktails
and holiday treats provided by Wolf-
gang Puck Catering and the unveiling
of a photo installation by BYT photogra-
phers. Tickets are $15 presale or $20 at
the door. The Newseum is located at 555
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. For more infor-
mation, visit brightestyoungthings.com.
Four Bitchin’ Babes will be at Birch-
mere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.) in Alexan-
dria, tonight at 7:30 p.m. The group has
revolved through many members, but
this showing will feature founding mem-
ber Sally Fingerett as well as Debi Smith,
Deirdre Flint and Nancy Moran.
Saturday, Dec. 4
Crack presents BudhaKwanzaRam-
FestivusXmaHanaSolstice tonight at 9
p.m. at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.). Tick-
ets are $10 and can be purchased at the
door. There will be a repeat performance
Sunday at 5 p.m. and tickets for that
show are $8.
Gallery plan b (1530 14th St., N.W.)
will be having an opening reception with
the artists featured in it Year End Group
Show tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The show
will run through Dec. 24. For more infor-
mation, visit galleryplanb.com.
Zoom Urban Lesbian Excursions
will be at All Fired Up (3413 Connecti-
cut Ave.) today at 6 p.m. for its “Pick n’
Paint.” Cost of pottery ranges from $16 to
$55 and it takes seven to 10 days to fire
an item. A $5 donation to Martha’s Table
is expected. Visit zoomexcursions.com
for more information.
AGLA will be at Artisphere (1101 Wil-
son Blvd.) in Arlingtong today shooting
for Holiday Hugs and Kisses at 11 a.m.
There will be video shoots at 11:30 a.m.,
noon, 12:30 and 1 p.m. There will be a
safe observing space for those who do
not want to appear in the video. For more
information, visit agla.org.
City Gallery (804 H St., N.E.) will be
having an opening reception for its new
exhibit “Wally Szyndler: a retrospective”
tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. For more infor-
mation, visit citygallerydc.com.
Sunday, Dec. 5
Philip Clark, co-editor of “Persistent
Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS,”
and local authors will be at an open door
reading in celebration of the book today
at 2 p.m. at the Writer’s Center (4508
Walsh St.) in Bethesda. This is a free
event.
The D.C. Arts Center presents Cherry
Red Productions’ “Wifeswappers,” writ-
ten by Justin Tanner tonight at 3 p.m. The
play follows a couple as they throw a sex
party for the holidays. Tickets are $25 for
general admission or $20 for groups of
six or more and can be purchased online
at cherryredproductions.com/tickets.
The show continues through Dec. 18.
Monday, Dec. 6
Watch the New York Jets (9-2) take
on the New England Patriots (9-2) for
the second time this season in Foxboro,
Mass., tonight at Nellie’s (900 U St.,
N.W.). The game starts at 8:30 p.m. Also
tonight is Beat the Block Happy Hour
and Poker Face.
The National Portrait Gallery is
showing an exhibit that focuses on sex-
ual differences in the making of modern
American portraiture. “Hide/Seek: Differ-
ence and Desire in American Portraiture”
is the first major museum exhibit of its
kind. The museum is open from 11:30
a.m. to 7 p.m. and admission is free.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
Holiday ornaments come to life in
Cirque Dreams “Holidaze,” which opens
tonight at the Kennedy Center (2700 F
St., N.W.) at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Neil
Goldberg, the show features about 30
artists performing.
Join Burgundy Crescent Volunteers
to help pack safer sex kits from 7 to 9 p.m.
tonight at FUK!T’s new packing location
Green Lantern, 1335 Green Ct., N.W.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset
Blvd.” makes its Washington premiere
tonight at Signature Theatre (4200
Campbell Ave.) in Arlington at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are either $66.30 or $71.45 and Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
can be purchased on ticketmaster.com.
Gay historian Phillip Clark will present his anthology ‘Persistent Voices’ at the Writer’s Center
The show continues through Feb. 13. in Bethesda Sunday.
Wednesday, Dec. 8
from Chicago, which opens tonight with a NSO Pops present Happy Holidays
Rainbow Response will be holding its pay-what-you-can performance at 8 p.m. with Marvin Hamlisch conducting tonight
monthly meeting tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. Lines begin forming around 5 p.m. The at 7 p.m. at the Kennedy Center (2700 F
at the D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.). show will run through Jan. 9. For more in- St., N.W.). The program includes songs
Better than Ezra brings its “Road to formation, visit woollymammoth.net. like “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,”
Mardi Gras” tour to the 9:30 Club (815 “Part of Your World” from “The Little Mer-
V St., N.W.) tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets are Thursday, Dec. 9 maid,” “O Holy Night” and more classic
$25 and can be purchased at 930.com. holiday music. Immediately following this
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company DCBiWomen will be having its month- performance is “More with Marvin!”
presents “A Girl’s Guide to Washington ly dinner at Café Luna (1633 P St., N.W.) The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washing-
Politics” written and performed by the tonight from 7 to 8 p.m For more informa- ton is hosting a piano bar open mic night
Second City, a comedy theater group tion, visit dcbiwomen.org. at the Black Fox Lounge (1723 Connecti-
 december 3, 2010 • washingtonblade.com 49

ARTINBRIEF
Three times the fun in Baltimore Dec. 6
Out gay singer-songwriters Levi Kreis,
Tony Award winner in 2010 for Best Actor
in a Musical for the current Broadway hit
“Million Dollar Quartet,” and Tulsa-based
folk-rocker Eric Himan, already with six al-
bums out, appear together in Baltimore in
their “SidexSide” tour at the Baltimore The-
ater Project, 45 West Preston St., at 7 p.m.
Monday. Gay singer-songwriter Jason An-
tone will open for them. Tickets by phone at
410-752-8558.

Queer poetry workshops

Three sessions of “Brother Tongue,”
a spoken word and poetry workshop for
queer men led by noted poet and spoken
word artist Regie Cabico begins Saturday
at the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community,
1318 U St., N.W.
The workshops continue the next two Sat-
urdays and meet each time from 1 to 4 p.m.
To register, contact brothertongue@thedc-
center.org. Participants are also encouraged
to bring their work on Jan. 7 to the D.C. Cen-
ter Open Mic Night, for which signups begin Photo courtesy of Kreis

that evening at 7:30 p.m. and performances Levi Kreis takes his show to Baltimore
start at 8 p.m. next week.

Grimm meets ‘Glee’ at Kennedy Center

Matt Gardiner, the Helen Hayes Award-winning gay resident director at Signa-
ture Theater in Arlington, directs and choreographs “Snow White, Rose Red and
Fred,” a new musical for young audiences running through Dec. 19 at the Kennedy
Center Family Theater.
The Kennedy Center-commissioned show is the work of composer Zina Gold-
rich, with book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler; they’ve been a writing team for 17
years. It re-imagines the Brothers Grimm fairy tale as the story of two contempo-
rary ill-behaved teens — Melinda and Melissa, popular cheerleader BFFs — who
use warp-speed texting and Tweeting and song to navigate the challenge of their
rivalry over who will invite them to the high school prom. An hour-long, for ages 9
and above, it runs daytimes Saturday and Sunday through Dec 19. For tickets at
$18 and times, see kennedy-center.org.

Drag queens, feminists at Jewish film fest

Among the 53 films at this year’s Washington Jewish Film Festival running Dec.
2-12 are several with LGBT and feminist interest. See them at the D.C. Jewish Com-
munity Center, 1529 16th St., N.W.
“Mary Lou” (2010), 9:15 p.m., Saturday. A drag queen searches for love and self
in this Israeli TV mini-series totaling 150 minutes. An Israeli Emmy Award winner for
2010 by filmmaker Eytan Fox, it brings to life a modern fable with a catchy musical
message.
“Mary Lou” is co-sponsored by the DC JCC program for Gay and Lesbian Out-
reach and Engagement (GLOE).
“Grace Paley: Short Stories” (2010), 11 a.m., Sunday: A 74-minute documentary
by director Lilly Rivlin, presented in cooperation with Lilith Magazine, the film con-
tains interviews with the noted feminist author of short stories and poems exploring ADVERTISING
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Young Joey Stone plays several roles, including Senor and the “bad sailor” in the
Leonard Bernstein musical “Candide,” now at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
through Jan. 9. And he is also its dance captain. Stone has been out since high school.
He recently joined with Lauren Molina, who stars in the show as Cunegunde,
to produce a music video cover of “Fuck You,” the 2010 hit pop song by hip-hop
singer Cee-Lo Green, sometimes edited for radio as “F.U.” or “Forget You” and
performed that way on “Glee.” Their unvarnished version — with Lauren on cello
and performed with Dominic Johnson from the Chicago cast of “Candide” on violin
— has become a hit on You Tube.
DAVID J. HOFFMAN
50 washingtonblade.com • december 3, 2010
THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE
OPENINGS
Fri, Dec. 3
Capital Irish Film Festival, Solas Nua,
Goethe-Institut. 202-315-1317. irishfilmdc.org
Resident Artists Exhibition, Montpelier
Arts Center. 301-377-7800. pgparks.com
Swingtime, In Series, Atlas Performing
Arts Center. 202-204-7763. inseries.org
Tue, Dec. 7
U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, US Capitol
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS West Lawn. aoc.gov
Winter Art Fest, Arlington Artists Alli-
Shooting From the Heart ance, Arlington Art Gallery. arlington-
Wed, Dec 8 artistsalliance.org
National Geographic Wed, Dec. 8
202-857-7700 A Girl’s Guide to Washington Politics,
Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939. woolly-
events.nationalgeographic.com
William Albert Allard’s distinguished career has taken him around the world, and to mammoth.net
some of America’s most unique communities. The evening celebrates a new Na- Thu, Dec. 9
tional Geographic book ‘William Albert Allard: Five Decades’ which offers a stunning NSO Pops: Happy Holidays! Marvin
retrospective of his work. Hamlisch, conductor, National Sympho-
ny Orchestra, Kennedy Center. 202-467-
Bowfire: Holiday Heart Strings 4600. kennedy-center.org
Fri, Dec 10
Strathmore LAST CHANCE
301-581-5100 Sat, Dec. 4
strathmore.org National Symphony Orchestra: Em-
Bowfire: Holiday Heart Strings will manuel Krivine, conductor/Louis Lortie,
bowl you over with virtuoso string piano, plays Beethoven, Kennedy Cen-
performance that spins across ter. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org
genres from Celtic to Gypsy to Almost, Maine, American University
Bluegrass and beyond in this Rude Mechanicals, Katzen Arts Center.
high-energy, dramatic and power- 239-738-4450. aurudemechanicals.com
ful stage show that also features Mind Sets: Andrew Carnie, Terry Gips,
seasonal holiday favorites! and Meg Walker, Montpelier Arts Center.
301-377-7800. pgparks.com
D.C.ís Historic Barracks Row and
8th Street Restaurant Tour
Thu, Dec. 9
Karl Burke, Solas Nua, The Fridge DC.
Sun, Dec 12 202-315-1317. solasnua.org
Smithsonian Resident Associate Program
Eastern Market Metro LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
202-633-3030 Dec. 3 - Dec. 5
residentassociates.org ArtFest, The Art League Madison An-
Join leader Sharon Bosworth for a short his- nex. 703-683-2323. theartleague.org
tory walk through the Barracks Row/Eighth Artful Weekend, Arlington Artists Alli-
Street corridor; then, sample ethnic special- ance, Hendry House. arlingtonartistsal-
ties from different area restaurants including liance.org
Levi’s Port Cafe (American/Southern soul
food), Cava (Greek), and Starfish Cafe (Ca- Dec. 4 - Dec. 5
ribbean/Creole). Carla & Company, Dance Place. 202-
269-1600. danceplace.org
The Guide to Arts & Culture is produced by CultureCapital.com, the one-stop shop to arts & culture for Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company,
Metro DC, a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington. THE NUTCRACKER: Supplied by The GALA Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174.
Washington Ballet; SHOOTING FROM THE HEART: Supplied by National Geographic; BOWFIRE: Sup-
galatheatre.org
plied by Strathmore; RESTAURANT TOUR: Supplied by Smithsonian Resident Associate Program.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Fri, Dec. 3
Music on...Photography: Ben Folds,
National Geographic. 202-857-7700.
events.nationalgeographic.com
Roberta Gambarini with Special Guest
James Moody, Kennedy Center. 202-
467-4600. kennedy-center.org
Sat, Dec. 4
Call Me Madam - A Tribute to Irving Ber-
lin, Embassy Series, Embassy of Luxem-
bourg. 202-625-2361. embassyseries.org
Washington Performing Arts Society:
Dejan Lazic, piano, Washington Perform-
ing Arts Society, Kennedy Center. 202-
785-9727. wpas.org
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra:
Holiday Concert in Arlington, Alexandria
Symphony Orchestra, Rosslyn Spec-
trum. 703-548-0885. alexsym.org
Celebrating the Hollywood Musical:
From 42nd Street to Singin’ in the Rain.,
Smithsonian Resident Associate Pro-
gram, Smithsonian Ripley Center. 202-
633-3030. residentassociates.org
Dance Project: A Choreography Show-
case, Joy of Motion Dance Center -
Friendship Heights. 202-520-3692. joyof-
motion.org
Sun, Dec. 5
All Beethoven Program, New Dominion
Chorale, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert
Hall Alexandria, VA. 703-845-6156. new-
dominion.org
Parker String Quartet with violist Kim
Kashkashian, Jewish Community Cen-
ter of Greater Washington. 301-348-
3872. jccgw.org
Mon, Dec. 6
Dave Koz & Friends A Smooth Jazz
Christmas 2010, Strathmore. 301-581-
5100. strathmore.org
Tue, Dec. 7
Food for Thought: Robert Henri and
‘American’ Art, National Gallery of Art.
nga.gov
Wed, Dec. 8
Art After Hours: Ramn Tasat & Flory Ja-
goda, Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strath-
more.org
Cyprus: Culinary Crossroads of the
Mediterranean. Smithsonian Resident
Associate Program, Smithsonian Nation-
al Museum of Natural History. 202-633-
3030. residentassociates.org
Thu, Dec. 9
Music in the Mansion: Gerald Clayton
Trio, Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strath-
more.org
ONGOING STAGE
A Christmas Carol, Ford’s Theatre. 202-
397-7328. fords.org
The Master and Margarita, Synetic The-
ater, Lansburgh Theatre. 202-547-1122.
synetictheater.org
A Wrinkle in Time, Round House The-
atre Bethesda. 240-644-1100. round-
housetheatre.org
Superior Donuts, The Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org
Mojo, The Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org
Washington Shakespeare Company:
Richard III and Mary Stuart ARTISPHERE.
703-418-4808. washingtonshakespeare.org
Golden Boy, Keegan Theatre, Church
Street Theater. 703-892-0202. keegan-
theatre.com
ONGOING EXHIBITONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. 202-639-1700.
corcoran.org. Spencer Finch: My Busi-
ness, with the Cloud, Washington Color
and Light.
Museum of Women in the Arts. 202-
783-5000. nmwa.org. Loös Mailou
Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, Books
Without Words: The Visual Poetry of Elis-
abetta Gut.
National Archives. archives.gov. Dis-
covering the Civil War - Consequences.
National Gallery of Art. nga.gov. In the Tower:
Mark Rothko, Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature
and Fantasy, The Pre-Raphaelite Lens: British
Photography and Painting, 1848-1875.

THEATERAGENDA
Nancy Robinette, left, and Sherri L. Edelen in Signature’s ‘Walter Cronkite is Dead.’ Gay play-
wright Joe Calarco says his late mother inspired some of the characterizations.
Dissecting differences
Gay playwright explores
national discourse in current
two-character ‘Cronkite’
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
There’s very little left of civil discourse
in today’s America and things don’t look
likely to improve any time soon. So rightly
observes gay writer/director Joe Calarco
who is more than a bit dismayed by the
nation’s rancorous stalemate.
His new comedy “Walter Cronkite is
Dead” forces two very different women
to get beyond first impressions, opening
an entirely relatable exploration of com-
munication and perception.
In Calarco’s entertaining two-hander,
we meet Margaret (Nancy Robinette)
and Patty (Sherri L. Edelen), two travel-
ers stuck in Reagan National waiting
on weather-delayed flights. Ostensibly
these strangers couldn’t be more differ-
ent: Margaret is the reserved, seemingly
well-educated matron, and Patty is a
loud, folksy, fanny pack-sporting chat-
terbox. Politically, religiously and tem-
peramentally, the middle-aged widows
are polar opposites, but after sharing a
tiny table in a crowded airport café it be-
comes clear they have more than a little
in common. While each are familiar with
disappointment and loss, they remain
survivors with a sense of humor.
“I didn’t set out to write a polemic, but
rather something that the audience could
enjoy,” Calarco says. “It was very impor-
tant for me to create characters who lis-
ten to one another and they needed to be
real people so the audience would listen
too. Once you’ve heard someone’s story,
it’s harder to demonize them. Too often
these days, people are shouting oppo-
site points and not listening.”
Initially Margaret and Patty were char-
acters featured in Calarco’s larger Bush-
era play titled “Holding Pattern.” When
he decided to give up on the paranoia-
themed work, his sister Renee Calarco
(also a playwright) advised him not to
abandon it entirely. Calarco agreed and
wrote a two-woman comedy, developing
the fictional pair with celebrated actors
Robinette and Edelen in mind. Not them
as people, he says, but as actors — the
way they sound and move.
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Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Signature
Earlier this year, the playwright’s mother
died, but happily before falling ill she was
able to attend a reading of the play near her
home in upstate New York. In many ways,
the work is a love letter to her, he says.
“Not so much in what the play is
about,” Calarco says. “But there’s a lot of
my mother in the characters. Like Patty,
she liked to talk and loved a good ghost
story. My mother was an old school Ken-
nedy Democrat like Margaret and very
afraid of flying. There were times over the
years when I would have liked to have
gotten her on a plane so she could have
come and seen the things that I was do-
ing. So for me to get Margaret on a plane
was actually an homage to my mother.”
Growing up in Rochester New York,
Calarco was involved in summer stock.
After graduating form Ithaca College in
1992, he moved to New York City where
he realized success pretty rapidly by
adapting and directing his off-Broadway
hit “Shakespeare’s R & J” (an all-male
contemporary take on “Romeo and Ju-
liet”). Most recently, he directed two New
York productions, “In Transit” and “Burnt
Part Boys.” In October he won the Barry-
more Award for his direction of last sea-
son’s “The Light in the Piazza” at Phila-
delphia Theatre Company.
His long and very successful relation-
ship with Signature Theatre began more
than 10 years ago and includes direct-
ing Helen Hayes Award-winning pro-
ductions like “Assassins,” “Urinetown,”
“Sideshow” and “Nijinsky’s Last Dance.”
He also writes for Signature’s teen edu-
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and the secrets their family keeps. He
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‘Walter Cronkite Is Dead’
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Review your master financial plan before going on a holiday spending spree.
Holiday spending amid
financial uncertainty
With optimism on rise, more
feeling generous this year
By TERRY-ANN GARDEMAL
Here we are again, the time of the
year when everything we read and see
reminds us that we have to buy holiday
gifts – and lots of them!
Budget-wise, this has certainly been
an interesting year for households. While
we all started off the year hopeful that the
financial constraints holding us up the last
few years would ease up, unfortunately it
did not turn out that way for many. How-
ever, optimism is on the rise and people
may be feeling generous again. This is the
time to stop and think instead of forging
ahead on an all-out spending spree. What
is there to think about? Think about how
we should responsibly budget and spend
during this holiday season.
Starting early will minimize the chance
of making last-minute decisions, which
often tend to throw logic out the win-
dow. Make a plan. As with any financial
planning scenario, look at your master
financial plan and determine how much
you should set aside on holiday spend-
ing. Your master plan will typically allow
some flexibility for gift giving, so it is up
to you to gauge if you have spent within
your limits so far this year, to consider
whether you will meet your savings goals
and to make sure that all non-discretion-
ary spending can be met. Examples of
non-discretionary or necessary end of
year obligations include possible fourth
quarter tax payments, life and disability
insurance premiums, and catch up re-
tirement savings contributions.
Once you have reviewed your mas-
ter plan and determined your allowable
spending this holiday season, make a
mini plan to help you through it. You have
already established your goal, which is
how much you want, or can, spend in to-
tal. Remember, if you charge it all to your
credit card and don’t plan on paying it off
right away, you are just spending money
you don’t have; so keep this goal in mind
at all times. Then decide how much you
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want to spend per group (family, extend-
ed family, friends, colleagues, etc). As
with any well-thought-out plan, do your
research so you can choose amongst the
best alternatives. Who really wants what
and even if they want it, will they use
it? Once you have figured out the actual
gifts, do your homework and comparison
shop until you find that great deal.
Consider alternative gifts, too. The latest
gadget or great vacation getaway seems
like a good idea and may get the appro-
priate response, but other gift giving can
have lasting effects. Do you have children,
nieces, nephews or other young people in
your life? A contribution to a college sav-
ings account or payment toward summer
camp will be very helpful and fulfilling.
But what good is a plan if you don’t
implement it? Make a list of your catego-
ries and spending allowances and refer
to it often. This will help you succeed by
sticking to your plan. When you catego-
rize your spending allowances, don’t only
include gifts. Think about all the other
“extras” that come about this time of the
year. Catering for those Christmas get-
togethers or Hanukkah dinners can re-
ally add up. Then remember the holiday
cards, wrapping paper, shipping costs,
new outfits and many more.
This is the time of the year when we so
easily throw caution to the wind. Are you
thinking about taking a great vacation in-
stead of traveling to celebrate with your
family? Are you thinking about buying
that one item you’ve been watching for a
while? Do we really need such an extrava-
gant reward for all our hard work? Well,
maybe, because this is the time of the
year when we don’t always think rational-
ly. Once again, keep your budget in mind.
This material is for informational pur-
poses only and is not intended to act as
specific advice. Please talk to a financial
professional prior to investing and a tax
adviser for tax advice.
Terry-Ann Gardemal is a Certified Fi-
nancial Planner and financial adviser with
Potomac Financial Management. Reach
her at 301-840-0770, ext. 110 or tagarde-
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FILMAGENDA
NOW PLAYING!
Glitter and be gay
this holiday!
Candide
Leonard Bernstein’s
Cher and Christina Aguilera in ‘Burlesque.’ The story is tired and hackneyed but the film re-
deems itself in the guilty pleasure department with its clever casting and musical routines.
Gone camping
directed and newly adapted from the Voltaire New Cher flick falls into the
by Mary Zimmerman so-bad-it’s-good category
By DAVID HOFFMAN
At times it may be cheesy and deriva-
tive, all empty holiday-season calories,
a bodacious bon-bon ripe with guilty
pleasure. But its glitz glitters and its glam
is glossy, in a $55 million film lit up with
double-diva candlepower of fabulosity
and cheeky fun.
So most gays will probably just give in
and go see it. Especially since it’s Cher’s
first movie in seven years and sex kitten
chanteuse Christina Aguilera’s film-star
debut. And first-time writer-director Steve
Antin turns out to be no slouch in this high-
camp, low-irony musical valentine to the
“The best of all two’s stylish off-the-charts sass and brass.
Of course we’ve seen this backstage,
possible casts.” coming-of-age story before — the plucky
small-town girl with a big voice, Ali Rose
TimeOut Chicago (Aguilera) pulls up stakes from trailer-
park Iowa and heads west to follow her
dreams of a Tinseltown career. When
“A pleasure she’s leaving town and the man at the
bus station asks her, “One way or round-
trip?” she says “You’re kidding, right?”
to behold... As the film opens, she belts out (in a
fantasy precursor to what follows), “Some-
polished, pretty
thing’s got a hold of me” and “I’ve got a
and well-sung.” feeling,” but when she reaches Holly-
The New York Times wood, at first it’s one rejection after an-
other for back-up singer gigs until she
spies Tess (Cher), darkly lit with fading
retro glamour.
The gender-bending doorman-bounc-
er Alexis (the louche Alan Cummings in
a cameo) leers at her saying, “We may
not have windows but we have the best
view on the Sunset Strip,” and yes, it’s
the strippers. Ali’s gritty determination to
find a new life there is summed up in her
question (edited for the film’s PG-13 rat-
Call 202.547.1122 or visit ShakespeareTheatre.org ing), “Who does a girl have to flirt with to
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Ali finds a world in Tess’s club that en-
Presented by raptures her and something indeed gets
The HRH Foundation a hold of her, whether it’s the outrageous
Production Support: costumes of the striptease-dancers or the
Maxine Isaacs and James A. Johnson bold choreography a la-Bob Fosse. So
Photo of Lauren Molina by Liz Lauren. Media Partners: she fakes her way into a cocktail waitress
job and soon shacks up virginally with
Image courtesy of DeLine Pictures
one of the pretty bartenders, ultrahot and
hunky Jack (Cam Gigandet, with smoky
blue eyes), whom she thinks at first is gay
because of his guy-liner, oblivious to the
fact that he is drooling over her.
But soon paired with this poor-but-
sincere good boy beau in pursuit of Ali is
the bad boy of the movie, the ultra-rich,
more-mature but equally hot Marcus
(played by Eric Dane, Dr. Mark “Mc-
Steamy” Sloan in the TV series “Grey’s
Anatomy”), a real estate tycoon who
wants to buy out Tess, who faces fore-
closure by the bank, and close down her
beloved club to build a condo tower. Tess
simply has no head for business, telling
one associate, “How many times have I
told you to never talk business with me
during business hours?”
Antin brings virtually nothing new to
the story. We know ingenue Ali will get
her big chance to dance the hoochie-
coochie on the strobe-lit stage, shaking
and shimmying with the other girls in a
razzle-dazzle montage of big production
numbers, bustiers and boas, spangles
and sequins, rhinestones and pearls.
The film’s story unspools mostly as filler
between what becomes, in essence, a
series of music videos, shot with quick-
motion camera and edited with whipsaw
jump-cuts.
Cher, who is given two numbers on the
soundtrack, she still has the same sensa-
tional va va voom, her husky contralto is
intact and yes she’s had some work done.
Indeed, not a wrinkle can be seen as she
reinvents herself bionically yet again, now
in her fifth decade in show business.
Four-time Grammy-winning dance-
pop superstar Aguilera, meanwhile, is
suitably trashy and flashy as Ali. She co-
wrote and performs eight of the tracks on
the “Burlesque” soundtrack and is fea-
tured in the credits as the film’s executive
music producer.
With his striking good looks as boy-
friend Jack, the camera really loves Cam
Gigandet. Buff and ogle-worthy for the
audience, he swaggers through his own
private strip-tease for Ali.
This overwrought-but-under-written film
is in some sense a burlesque itself that
could be called so bad it’s good. But for
sheer sexy fun it’s a frothy hoot.

DCAGENDA
Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, the District’s largest mostly gay church, has its annual
Christmas concerts tonight and Saturday. These shots were taken at a Monday rehearsal.
Church choirs gearing up
for busy Christmas season
Continued from page 45
Miller plays an organ recital today at
12:15 — a free weekly event his church
hosts. He’s planning settings of carols by
Bach, Virgil Fox, Richard Purvis and Sig-
frid Karg-Elert.
On Saturday, the Fairfax Choral Soci-
ety has an “around the world” Christmas
concert planned at National City. It’s at 7
p.m. and tickets are $25.
On Dec. 8, the Fessenden Ensemble, a
chamber group of local top-level players,
will give a $30 concert at 7:30 at the church.
On Dec. 10, organist Eric Bowman plays the
noon recital. The church has its annual “les-
sons and carols” service on the 12th at 11
a.m. At 3 that afternoon the Washington Sin-
fonietta and the National Cathedral School
Guild Choir has a concert. Tickets are $20.
On Dec. 17, organist Steven Kalnoske plays
the Friday recital and will play his improvisa-
tions of Christmas carols. And on the 18th
an 19th at 4 p.m., the Children’s Chorus of
Washington has its concert. Miller will be
playing and conducting at the church’s 7:30
p.m. Christmas Eve service.
Why so many outside groups?
“They really love to perform here be-
cause of the beauty of the acoustics,”
Miller says. “It’s such a wonderful at-
mosphere in which to make music and
it gives some of the outside groups a
chance to play in the city.”
Hundreds of other church recitals will
be offered throughout the region. Too
many for this list to be all-inclusive, but
here are some of the highlights.
On Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. Alexan-
dria’s Christ Church Episcopal has its
fifth annual “Festival of Nine Lessons and
Carols” that will feature adult and chil-
dren’s choir under the direction of gay
organist and choirmaster Jason Abel.
Community leaders from Alexandria will
read the lessons. The concert is free
but an offering will be collected to sup-
port the music program at Mount Vernon
Woods Elementary School, a special
needs school in Fairfax County that Abel
says has a great program.
“Every fifth and sixth grader there par-
ticipates in choral and instrumental mu-
sic and that’s a rarity in this time,” Abel
december 3, 2010 • washingtonblade.com 57
Washington Blade photo by Michael Key
says. “The teachers at this school do
amazing work on a shoestring budget
so the offering will go to help purchase
instruments, uniforms or other things the
music department might need.”
A brass quintet will also play. One of the
hymn arrangements is from openly gay com-
poser Richard Webster. Bruce Neswick, also
gay, composed one of the anthems. Doors
open at 4:30 and a capacity crowd is ex-
pected. A reception will follow. Christmas Eve
services are planned at noon, 3 p.m., 5:30, 8
and 10:30. There’s also a 10 a.m. service on
Christmas. A children’s pageant will be pre-
sented on Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. The church is
at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria
and is open and affirming to gays.
“A Renaissance Christmas” is Dec.
10-12 at Georgetown University’s Gaston
Hall by the Folger Consort with the Tal-
lis Scholars. Visit www.folger.edu/consort
for more information.
Handel’s “Messiah” is today, Saturday
and Sunday at the National Cathedral
with the Cathedral Choir, Baroque Or-
chestra, soloists and under the direction
of conductor Michal McCarthy. Tickets
range from $25 to $85. Visit www.nation-
alcathedral for details.
Church of the Holy City, another gay-
welcoming congregation, has its “Christ-
mas Art Concert” on Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m.
Admission is free. The church is at 1611
16th Street, N.W. Go to www.sweden-
borgcenter.org for details.
Washington has many gay-welcom-
ing churches — too many to name, but
a couple that also have music planned
include Augustana Lutheran Church at
2100 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. and
Foundry United Methodist Church at
1500 16th Street, N.W. Visit the churches
online for details.
“Every denomination has their sort of
extremes and there are some religious
communities that are very ultra conser-
vative no matter what, but Washington
is remarkably open and very accepting
of people from all walks of life,” Miller
says. “There are so many people here
from so many different parts of the world,
that there’s really an overriding sense of
openness and that’s certainly the case at
National City.”
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