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Vol. 20 • Issue 17 • No. 344 • September 13, 2007 • www.outwordmagazine.com
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Sacramento’s Own
Ain’t Betty
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Oh Joy, Another Republican
Hypocrite
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Best Of Broadway From
Coast To Coast
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Letters & Announcements
An Open Letter to the
Slavic and LGBT
Communities from DA
Scully
need for dialogue between the
GLBT and Slavic communities, as
well as with other cultures that
may be experiencing similar
antagonism and alienation.
Protecting both public safety and
August 20,2007
the right of all to believe and thrive
Dear Members of the GLBT and
as they choose are among the
Slavic Communities:
highest priorities of the District
Last week I had the special
Attorney’s Office. We are a diverse
privilege of meeting separately
nation. Sacramento in particular
with several representatives from
enjoys a rich and colorful variety of
the GLBT (Gay-Lesbian-Bisexualcultures. The challenge is to find a
Transgender) and Slavic
way for these diverse groups to
communities. You have generously believe as they choose and still live
helped me, my staff and my Multi- together within the boundaries of
Cultural Council become more
the law and in peace. I feel our best
familiar with your individual
hope is to embrace a process that
experiences and values, and we are will allow all of us to better
grateful to you all.
understand each other, no matter
As I mentioned in our meetings, what our differences, and learn to
my decision to reach out to your
hold dear that which each of us
communities was unfortunately
feels is important while avoiding
prompted by the tragic death of
the kind of tension and hostility
Satendar Singh early last month.
that can lead to violence.
Since there is currently a pending
In the next few weeks I will
prosecution, it is inappropriate for continue to connect with
me to discuss with you the details
representatives from both the
of that case. However, I can assure GLBT and Slavic communities and,
you I agree there is an overdue
when appropriate, convene a joint
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meeting. Please know, as your
District Attorney, my long-term
commitment is to explore new
avenues that will lead to public
safety through tolerance. I urge us
all to be patient, listen respectfully
to one another and trust in our
common desires to live with
security and in peace.
Thank you again for your
willingness to participate and share
your perspectives.
With sincere appreciation,
Jan Scully
District Attorney, Sacramento
County
Camille Wojtasiak, managing
director Barnaly Pande, and
instructor Mo McDonald.
Wojtasiak will be defending her
women’s Latin championship for
the third time. Wojtasiak also has
two gold medals in dancing from
the Gay Games.
Pande recently won the women’s
Standard championship at the 5
Boro Dance competition in New
York.
McDonald was the women’s
Latin vice-champion in 2005.
Sacramento Dancesport has
beginning dance classes every
Wednesday night, 6 p.m. at Faces.
It also has ongoing Latin and
standard classes as well as private
lessons.
For more information about
Sacramento Dancesport’s, August
Sacramento
Dancesport, call 91618, Dance-A-Thon at Club 21 raised
214-0933
or
visit www.
nearly $2,000 to send dancers to an
sacdancesport.com.
upcoming competition in the
Netherlands.
Dancesport will be sending three
dancers to the October 13, 2007
World Federation of Same-Sex
Dear Outword,
Dancing championships in
I have been working on LGBTI
Nijmegen: Dancesport founder
Dance-A-Thon Nets
Nearly $2,000
Please Help Me
Accomplish A Dream
rights for over 35 years. Many of
you have worked very hard along
with me. I hope you will help me
accomplish a dream that would be
a wonderful culmination of so
much of the work we have done
together.
In 1988, I along with several
others founded the Lambda Letters
Project. Ever since then, Lambda
Letters has been fighting hard for,
among other things, the right of
same-sex families to enjoy all the
rights available to married families.
We, together with other
individuals and organizations, have
at last succeeded on this issue.
There is now a wide array of laws
that protect the rights of our
families. When you look at the
whole picture, we do not yet have
the right to marry, but nonetheless
the progress we all have made is
breathtaking.
But there is a very serious
problem with all of this. The laws
that provide all these new benefits
are varied and complex. These laws
LETTERS
continues on page 34
Marriage Equality Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
H
istory repeated itself on Friday, Sept. 7,
when the California State Senate passed
Assemblyman Mark Leno’s (D-San Francisco)
AB 43, a bill that secures equal rights for thousands
of same-sex couples and their families in California.
This is the second time both
houses of any state legislature in
the United States have proactively
passed a marriage equality bill.
Twenty-two Senators, all
Democrats, sent the bill back to
Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk,
with 15 opposed.
“Two consecutive legislatures
have now boldly and proudly
affirmed the full, first class, and
equal citizenship of all of
Californians in loving and
committed relationships who want
their bond recognized and honored
by the state in which they live and
to which they contribute,” stated
Leno in a released statement. “My
Senate colleagues recognized what
an ever increasing number of fairminded Californians also see - that
marriage strengthens our society
and singling same-sex couples out
of this important institution hurts
us all.”
Assembly Bill 43 is nearly
identical to AB 849 of 2005, and
seeks to amend Section 300 of the
Family Code to define marriage as
a civil contract between two
persons instead of a civil contract
between a man and a woman. The
measure also reaffirms that no
religious institution would ever be
required to solemnize marriages
contrary to its fundamental beliefs.
The bill is sponsored by Equality
California (EQCA), the statewide
LGBT civil rights advocacy
organization.
“We call on the governor to rise
above right-wing ideology, as he
has on many other issues, by
signing this bill,” said EQCA
Executive Director Geoff Kors. “By
a new Legislature passing this bill
with an even larger margin than in
2005, our elected representatives
have shown that the people of our
state strongly support equality and
fairness. The governor should keep
up with the will of the people and
show the kind of bold bipartisan
leadership on this issue that will
define his place in history.”
Same-sex couples can register
with the State of California as
domestic partners, affording them
hundreds of protections. However,
same-sex couples in California and
their families still are not eligible
for more than a thousand federal
protections offered to married
couples, including family and
medical leave, social security
benefits, long-term care insurance
and the ability to sponsor a partner
for immigration benefits.
Governor Schwarzenegger has
until October 14 to sign or veto the
bill. “I hope he takes the time to
hear directly from couples affected
by the state’s refusal to allow samesex couples to marry, so he can
understand the real and
devastating impact this denial has
on their lives and their children,”
continued Leno. If he understands
what is in their hearts, he’ll sign
the bill.”
In other recent legislation
important to the LGBT community,
the Senate passed AB 102 on
Thursday, Sept. 6. The bill gives
domestic partners and married
spouses the option to choose a
family name, regardless of their
gender, when they register as
domestic partners or marry.
California senators approved AB
102, with a 24-15 vote. The bill is
authored by Fiona Ma (D-San
Francisco) and co-sponsored by
Equality California and the three
California affiliates of the American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
The Name Equality Act will be
heard in the Assembly one more
time for a routine concurrence vote
before going to the governor’s desk
for final action.
Also approved on Sept. 6 by the
Assembly was SB 105, known as
the Domestic Partners Joint Income
Tax Filing Implementation Bill,
with a 42-29 initial vote. The bill,
authored by Sen. Carole Migden
(D-San Francisco) and sponsored by
Equality California, makes
amendments to the 2006 law that
allows domestic partners to file
state income taxes as married
spouses beginning with the 2007
tax year.
SB 105 will return to the Senate
EQUALITY BILL
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for LGBT-Specific Services
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or the first time, California’s budget includes
funding for programs that specifically serve the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
community. The state’s new 2007-2008 budget, which
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed on Friday,
Aug. 24, includes $300,000 earmarked to aid LGBT
victims of domestic violence.
To secure funding, Equality
California worked closely with
community advocates and LGBT
Legislative Caucus Chair
Assemblymember John Laird (DSanta Cruz) who played an
instrumental role as chair of the
Assembly Budget Committee, as
well as Sen. Carole Migden (D-San
Francisco). The $300,000 will help
sustain existing domestic violence
services and expand programs for
the LGBT community.
other types of services in the years
ahead. We are truly appreciative of
Gov. Schwarzenegger and the
Legislature for including this
critical funding for LGBT
Californians.”
The new funds are allocated to
the Equality in Prevention and
Services for Domestic Abuse Fund,
“These types of government and administered by the Office of
Emergency Services. The Fund was
non-profit partnerships have for
established last year through
years kept many Californians
healthy, safe and self-sufficient, and legislation authored by former
Assemblymember Rebecca Cohn
for the first time the California
(D-Saratoga) and sponsored by
budget includes such funds for
LGBT-specific services,” said EQCA EQCA with support from the Los
Angeles and San Diego Gay and
Executive Director Geoff Kors.
Lesbian Centers and Community
“LGBT-specific domestic violence
programs provide a critical service United Against Violence. The fund
offers grants to organizations that
to the community and Equality
California will continue to advocate provide domestic violence services
and secure state budget funding for for LGBT clients.
Outword Magazine MCC Sacramento
Union Changes Course on Domestic
Celebrates Anniversary Partner Pension Benefits
by Tom Roberts
T
he Metropolitan Community Church in
Sacramento is celebrating its 36th anniversary
in mid-September with some special events,
including a barbecue, a musical performance and a
very special guest speaker.
According to the church’s web
site, in 1970 Metropolitan
Community Church (MCC) came to
Sacramento after San Francisco
MCC named Sacramento a parish
extension. SF Deacon Vance
Babinaeau began worship in an
apartment at 16th and P Streets. In
early 1971, Joseph Gilbert, a MCC
deacon from San Diego, moved to
the Sacramento area to lead MCC
Sacramento as an independent
congregation rather than a parish
extension of the San Francisco
Church. The congregation has
moved several times, starting in the
Ruhstaller Building at 9th and J
Streets; to a small basement church
next to the railroad tracks at 16th
and R Streets; to a congregant’s
living room; to the Odd Fellows
Building at 34th and Broadway;
and at present to Mather Field Air
Force Base Chapel One, where
they’ve been since 1994.
Richard Fox, on the MCC
Sacramento board of directors, said
that he’s been with the church since
shortly after they moved to the
current location. “My partner and I
have been with the church since
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B
ill Swenor worked the graveyard shift for 38
years as a warehouseman and proud member
of the International Longshore and Warehouse
Union (ILWU). When he died, his partner of 51 years
was denied his death benefits.
Swenor married Marvin Burrows
in San Francisco during the “Winter
of Love” and they registered as
California Domestic Partners. When
Swennor died in March 2005,
Burrows was denied further health
insurance coverage and Swenor’s
union pension, as well as Swenor’s
federal Social Security survivor
benefits because they were a samesex couple.
Burrows was financially forced to
move from their home of 35 years.
The National Center for Lesbian
Rights (NCLR), sent a request to
Swenor’s union, on Burrows’s
behalf, to reconsider their denial,
but the pension fund’s denial was
believed final.
Then, two years later, on August
13, NCLR contacted Burrows to
convey a message they had
received from Swenor’s union
pension administrator.
“During recent negotiations
between Industrial Employers and
Distributors Association (IEDA)
and Warehouse Union Local 6 and
17, the Pension Agreement was
changed to provide Domestic
MCC SAC
continues on page 34 Partners the same rights to benefits
as a spouse,” the message said.
“This change was made retroactive
to March 1, 2005 and will now
allow Mr. Burrows to receive a
benefit on behalf of Mr. Swenor.”
“Civil right victories are won by
the courage of individuals. Marvin
Burrows lost the love of his life,
and was denied relationship
protections which created a
devastating financial crisis for him,
an all too common reality for our
LGBT senior community,” said
Molly McKay, MEUSA Media
Director. “But Marvin took the
uncommon step of bravely sharing
his story as the Marriage Equality
1995, and it’s been a place where
GLBT people can come and
worship God,” he said. “That’s the
biggest accomplishment that I’ve
seen.” He said that his church
reaches out to the community,
often going from bar to bar. “When
someone walks into MCC
Sacramento, it’s like they’ve lost
that sense of anonymity and come
into family,” he said. “It’s a very
nice thing.”
Fox said that his church looks
forward to this time of year to
celebrate their anniversary for
many reasons. “It’s fulfilling and it
makes us feel really close to MCC
Sacramento,” he said. On
September 15, after the barbecue at
5:30 p.m., MCC Las Vegas church
member Tim Searcy will perform
at 6 p.m. “I’m told that Mr. Searcy
has a really deep, powerful
performance, not something to be
missed,” Fox said.
On Sunday, September 16, at 10
a.m., MCC founder Troy Perry is
“It took two years for this change
to come, but we are so pleased that
not only did the union do the right
thing and extend pension benefits
to domestic partners, but they also
reached back to specifically include
Marvin, the one who moved them
to take this important step,” said
USA Senior Outreach Director,
McKay. “We applaud this decision,
devoting his life to educating fairas an interim measure which will
minded Americans about the
extend some of the rights that
harms of being excluded from
would have been automatic had
marriage and relationship
Marvin and Bill been allowed to
protections in the hopes that
through sharing his story, he would marry. Marvin is still denied federal
help ensure that no one else would Social Security survivor benefits
have to go through what he did in and the dignity of being recognized
in all aspects as the widower.
the future.”
Marvin’s story serves as yet another
“Though many unions provide
example on how domestic
spousal benefits to same-sex
Bill Swenor and Marvin Burrows of San Francisco spent 51 years together
and were married during San Francisco’s “Winter of Love.”
couples, there are still many that
do not,” said T Santora, coPresident of Pride @ Work. “We are
hopeful that this action will
influence other unions to follow
suit and ensure that their LGBT
members and their families are
afforded the protections that other
members enjoy and ensure that
Marvin’s experience becomes a part
of history, not a continuing reality
for others. By taking this action, the
ILWU demonstrated its
commitment to the union principle
that an injury to one is an injury to
all.”
partnerships don’t provide the
same security or benefits of
marriage.”
“When I heard the news that
Bill’s union had changed their
policy and even made it retroactive
to include me, I was stunned,” said
Marvin. “Maybe it was me sharing
my story with so many people, but
I think it is also because they
thought it was the right thing to do.
I hope this shows our community
the power of speaking up and that
this encourages more gay
Americans to come out and tell
their stories. Bill was always proud
of how his union provided for its
members and I know Bill is
smiling down at me and that alone
gives me a wonderful reflection.”
Oh Joy, Another
Republican Hypocrite
commentary by Sam Catalano
I
daho Republican Senator Larry Craig can now be
added to what we can only hope will be a long
and growing list of homophobic, holier-than-thou
Republicans who will burn in hell for all of eternity
for committing the sin of hypocrisy (I think it’s level
9 — in Dante’s hell at least).
Let’s see – Newt Gingrich, Bob
Livingston, Mark Foley, Ted
Haggard, Bob Allen, David Vitter,
Larry Craig. And those are just the
sexual hypocrites.
Of course they are all innocent –
it’s just a misunderstanding, or evil
mudslinging from the liberal media
or maybe it’s just “he said, he said.”
Oh puhleeeeeeeeeeeeeez, Mary.
Craig was just looking in the slot
between the bathroom doors for
two minutes because he liked the
color of the policeman’s shirt. Larry,
just give it up, we know what you
were doing. Duh. And we can only
hope that the end result will be
Guest commentary by Jeffrey Girard
(other than the obligatory rehab)
communicating that a candidate
wish to reply to Outword’s recent commentary
another ruined political career. Oh
they like can’t win, they in fact
by Sam Catalano regarding the Logo/HRC
goodie.
create that reality by scaring off
I guess I should feel sorry for the
Democratic Candidates Debate.
people who would perhaps
dutiful wives who are trotted out to
I watched the debates at LGBTI
wonderful to hear them speak of a otherwise vote for them, because
stand by their man with baby tears
too many voters do not want to
election watch blog site at
type of definitive equality that we
and angry scowls for the liberal
vote for a “loser” – even if the loser
visiblevote08.logoonline.com and
want in the LGBTI community.
media. While you and I know their
is a damn good candidate.
then read a great many of the
I, however, believe that
cheating, hypocritical husbands are
Yet, if we want politicians to
comments.
candidates such as Dennis Kucinich
checking out the cute news reporter
stand up for their convictions,
Like Catalano, many of the
and Mike Gravel will have a
from the Fox Republican Network.
shouldn’t we in the LGBTI
people who replied to the debate
chance of winning when those of
I think the proper response ought
community also stand up for our
blog wrote of how they do not
us who believe in their ideas
to be “Enjoy your time in hell you
think that Dennis Kucinich and
actually choose to support them. It’s convictions? What’s more, those
cheating bastard,” but maybe I’m
who have a defeatist attitude about
just not forgiving enough.
the chances of Kucinich and Gravel
And that would be an
are as ineffective as those in the
understatement.
LGBTI community who keep
...I hope to encourage people to vote for
Forgive? Never. For every hateful
insisting that marriage equality will
homophobic comment these
never happen – even when it is
what they actually want and hope for...
Republican bastards have made on
happening before our eyes.
the floor of Congress or their state
Mike Gravel was right to more
legislature or church or Republican
FULL EQUALITY convention, I will never forgive. For
Mike Gravel have a chance of
that simple.
continues
on page 34 every vote on behalf of upholding
winning, yet they think it was so
Also, when one keeps
Full Equality. It’s That Simple
I
the holy and sacred institution of
marriage and against the
abomination of same-sex marriage,
I will never forgive.
For every vote in support of
DOMA or retaining “Don’t Ask
Don’t Tell” or in support of antisame-sex marriage amendments to
the U.S. Constitution or state
constitutions, I will never forgive.
For denying the right of partners to
visit each other in the hospital, or
making medical decisions for each
other, or adopting children, I will
never forgive.
I’ll tell you who is an
abomination, the Republican who
speaks and preaches hate and
discrimination in the name of Jesus
or Family Values while cheating on
their wives and seeking out sex in
bathroom stalls.
Outword Magazine Governor Appoints Log Cabin Jerry Lewis Makes On-Air Anti-Gay Slur
n the 18th hour of his annual MDA Telethon,
Member to State Council
a visibly weary Jerry Lewis wandered about
I
G
overnor Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed
the stage trying to dodge the cameraman while
Log Cabin member Don Norte of Hollywood
making comments on various people. At one point,
to the California Governor’s Committee on
he stopped and referenced the cameraman and
Employment of People with Disabilities.
his family: “Your family has come to see you …
Norte follows the appointment in commitment to bringing the best
you remember Bart, your oldest son … Jesse, the
early August of Leonard Olds, a
and brightest to public service
founder of the national LGBT
from all segments of the
illiterate f**.”
Republican Club Log Cabin, to the
California Council for the
Humanities.
The Committee is charged with
developing a comprehensive
strategy to assist disabled youth
and adults to enter the workforce
by focusing on the needs and
interests of the worker, the
employer and the community. This
position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary.
“Once again, we applaud the
Governor for demonstrating his
California community,” said
James Vaughn, Director of
California Log Cabin
Republicans. “Don Norte will be
a wonderful addition to the
administration and we’re very
proud of him. He is another
example of how Log Cabin is
coming out in the Republican
Party and standing out in our
communities by working on
issues that affect more than just
our own interests. It shows a
maturing of our movement.”
Don Norte, Maria Shriver, Kevin Norte and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
at the Hotel Bel Air in the fall of 2006. Don Norte took on his partner’s
surname after the passage of AB 205, California’s Domestic Partnership Law.
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The audience expressed audible
surprise at Lewis’ remark and it
drew criticism from Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD) President Neil G.
Giuliano.
“Jerry Lewis’ on-air use of this
kind of anti-gay slur is simply
unacceptable,” said Giuliano. “It
also feeds a climate of hatred and
intolerance that contributes to
putting our community in harm’s
way. Our nation’s media have done
an admirable job this year holding
public figures accountable for their
use of anti-gay slurs, and I hope
they continue to do so with Mr.
Lewis.”
Giuliano said that GLAAD is
contacting Lewis’ representatives to
request a meeting with him. “We
want to sit down with him, help
him understand why these words
are so hurtful, and give him an
opportunity to raise public
awareness about the destructive
impact of these kinds of anti-gay
slurs, even more so in attempted
humor.”
The 21 1/2 -hour event
originated live from the South
Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las
Vegas. Beginning Sunday night
Sept. 2, it was broadcast nationwide
on 190 stations.
Call for Federal Hate Crimes Law Passes
T
he California Senate on Monday, Aug 27
approved a resolution urging Congress and the
president to strengthen the federal hate crimes
law. Senators passed AJR 29 by a 22-1 vote.
set today by California lawmakers.”
The federal legislation passed the
House of Representatives with a 237180 vote, but no vote has been set for
the Senate version of the bill.
Last month, a young Sacramento
man lost his life in an assault that
AJR 29, authored by
national origin or religion.
was allegedly motivated by racism
Assemblymember Mike Eng (DIn July, the Assembly passed the
Monterey Park) and sponsored by
same resolution by a 70-1 bipartisan and homophobia. Satendar Singh, a
native of Fiji, died on July 5 as a
Equality California, urges Congress
vote, with 46 Democrats and 24
result of the injuries he suffered
and the president to protect hate
Republicans casting an “aye” vote.
during an attack that occurred four
crime victims who are targeted based That vote marked the most
days earlier at Lake Natoma. One
on their real or perceived sexual
bipartisan support ever received in
man has been arrested in connection
orientation, gender identity or
the California Legislature for a
with Singh’s death and authorities
disability. It calls for passage of the
measure affecting the lesbian, gay,
are still searching for the primary
Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
Prevention Act, also known as the
community. Unlike the Assembly, the suspect, who is being sought on
Matthew Shepard Act. The federal
hate crimes measure did not receive suspicion of committing involuntary
manslaughter and a hate crime.
measure would expand the nation’s
Republican support in the Senate.
“No community should tolerate
hate crimes protections and boost
“No person should have to live in
acts of violence or hate crimes of any
law enforcement’s ability to
fear of being harassed, assaulted, or
kind, regardless of a person’s race,
investigate and prosecute acts of
even murdered, simply because
religion, sexual orientation or gender
violence against all protected
someone else does not accept or
communities of people. Current
understand their identity, appearance identity,” said Assemblymember Eng.
“My colleagues in the Legislature are
federal law only covers hate crimes
or behavior,” said EQCA Executive
sending a clear message to the
that are motivated by race, color,
Director Geoff Kors. “It is
federal government that all victims
encouraging to see California
should receive equal protections
legislators put their partisanship
under the law.”
aside to take a stand against the
AJR 29, which is co-authored by 58
intolerance and violence that plagues
Democratic and Republican
our community and society. Our
lawmakers, does not require a
elected leaders in Washington, D.C.
should take note and follow the lead signature by the governor.
Iowa Court Says Same-Sex Couples Conception Bill for
Must Be Allowed To Marry
HIV+ Partners Passes
A
63 page decision issued Aug. 30 by the Iowa
District Court for Polk County said that
same-sex couples must be allowed to marry
based on the Iowa Constitution’s guarantee of equal
treatment under the law. The case was filed by
Lambda Legal on behalf of six same-sex couples and
their families in Iowa.
Two Iowa State University
students, Sean Fritz and Tim
McQuillan, wasted no time and
paying an additional $5 to have the
normal three day processing period
waived, were married early Friday
morning, Aug. 31. Conservative
Republican politicians are not
waisting any time either, vowing an
Iowa Constitutional amendment to
ban the weddings.
“This decision brings to life the
Iowa Constitution’s promise of
equality for same-sex couples and
their families in Iowa,” said
Camilla Taylor, Senior Staff
Attorney in Lambda Legal’s
Midwest Regional Office in
Chicago.
“This is a significant
step forward in
recognizing the
constitutional rights of all
Iowans, and it’s an
amazing day for same-sex
couples and their families
all across Iowa,” said
Dennis Johnson of Dorsey
and Whitney, co-counsel for
the Plaintiffs with Lambda
Legal.
In his decision, Judge
Robert B. Hanson said,
“Couples, such as Plaintiffs, who
are otherwise qualified to marry
one another may not be denied
licenses to marry or certificates
of marriage or in any other way
prevented from entering into a
civil marriage pursuant to Iowa
Code Chapter 595 by reason of
the fact that both persons
compromising such a couple are
of the same sex.”
In December 2005, Lambda
Legal filed a lawsuit with the Polk
County Court on behalf of six
same-sex couples who were denied
marriage licenses in Iowa, arguing
that denying marriage to same-sex
couples violates the equal
protection and due process
guarantees in the Iowa
Constitution, and prevents these
couples from taking care of each
other and their children. The
Court’s decision comes after a
hearing in May of this year where
both sides made arguments before
the court.
The Williams
Institute
at UCLA
School
of Law
released a new research study Aug.
30 providing demographic and
economic information for same-sex
couples and same-sex couples
raising children in Iowa. The study
shows that 19 percent of the 5,800
same-sex couples in the Iowa are
raising more than 1,400 children.
The study also shows that same-sex
couples with children have fewer
economic resources than their
heterosexual, married counterparts.
The study also found that there
are more than 62,000 gay, lesbian,
and bisexual people (single and
coupled) currently living in Iowa.
The plaintiffs in this case include:
Kate, 34, and Trish Varnum, 42, of
Cedar Rapids, who have been in a
committed relationship for nearly
seven years. In addition to the
Varnums are David Twombley, 66,
and Larry Hoch, 65, of Urbandale,
both retired teachers who have
been in a committed relationship
for over six years; Dawn and Jen
BarbouRoske, 39 and 37
respectively, of Iowa City, who
have been together for more
than 17 years and their two
children, McKinley, 9, and
Breeanna, 5; Ingrid Olson,
29, and Reva Evans, 33, of
Council Bluffs, who have
been together for nearly
ten years and their son,
Jamison, 1; Jason Morgan,
37, and Chuck Swaggerty,
35, of Sioux City, who have
been together for ten years;
and Bill Musser, 49, and
Otter Dreaming, 50, of
Decorah, who have been
together for over six years.
Camilla Taylor and Kenneth
Upton, Jr., Senior Staff Attorneys
at Lambda Legal are handling
the case. They are joined by
former Iowa Solicitor General
Dennis Johnson of Dorsey and
Whitney in Des Moines.
A
bill to allow women to conceive safely with
an HIV-positive partner through medical
technology called “assisted reproduction”
passed the California State Senate on a 35-1 vote to
concur in Assembly amendments.
The bill, SB 443, was introduced
by Senator Carole Migden and now
goes to the Governor’s desk for
signature or veto.
Reproductive technology has
evolved to the point that it can now
cleanse sperm of the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) but
current law prevents would-be
parents, where the father is HIV
positive, of taking advantage of
these advances. In an attempt to
lower the likelihood of HIV
transmission during conception, SB
443 would allow couples to receive
assisted reproduction under certain
guidelines.
“All families deserve access to the
tools that reproductive science has
to offer,” said Migden. “In this case
California law needs to catch up
with technology because, whether
inadvertent or not, it discriminates
against HIV-positive men. My
legislation will ensure equal
reproductive rights for all women,
regardless of their partners’ HIV
status.”
The problem begins with a
California law that prohibits
transferring or inseminating bodily
tissue from a donor who is HIV
positive. This law — which was
created to protect patients receiving
organ, tissue and sperm donations
— has the unintended consequence
of barring HIV-positive men from
impregnating their partners, even
though advanced reproductive
technology has minimized infection
risk to HIV-negative partners and
offspring. California and Delaware
are the only states in the nation
that bar the procedure, a
technology which has been in use
ten years.
Meanwhile, many California
couples legally forbidden from
using advanced reproductive
technology continue to risk
transmitting HIV while attempting
to conceive. A 2003 study by the
American College Of Obstetricians
And Gynecologists found that
couples determined to start a
family will ultimately attempt
conception on their own, exposing
the woman to an estimated ten
percent chance of being infected
with HIV and consequently putting
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Outword Magazine Monarchs In Motion
Monarchs Will Have to Wait Until Next Year
by Linda Kingsley
T
he Monarchs were forced to watch the WNBA
playoffs from their living rooms after being
knocked out in the first round by the Silver
Stars. Just a blink of the eye and the Monarchs were
sent packing.
It came down to game three of
the series; to one basket; to two
points made with .5 seconds left on
the clock; to one missed
assignment; to one dish from
veteran Becky Hammon to veteran
teammate Vicki Johnson, under the
basket.
San Antonio spoiled
Sacramento’s run of first round
Western Conference playoff
victories dating back to the 2000
season.
It was especially painful to see
them lose after battling back from
a 20 point deficit to take their first
lead with 1:07 remaining. “Nobody
likes to get blown out, but
sometimes it hurts so much more
when it’s close,” said Ticha
Penicheiro.
The Monarchs coming up short
does not diminish the effort they
showed with their season on the
line. The players have nothing to
be embarrassed about, but coach
Jenny Boucek — now that’s a
different story.
learn from her mistakes and
become a better coach for it.
The Monarchs’ season may not
have produced a championship, but
it was full of a high level of play
from professional women athletes
striving to be their best. Who didn’t
A widely publicized photo of her love watching 37-year-old Yolanda
sitting on the sidelines throwing a Griffith diving on the floor for a
“theatrical tantrum,” now that’s
loose ball, or Becky Brunson
embarrassing. Perhaps she does
snatching a rebound off the glass
need to “work on herself” in the off as she jumped to an amazing
season, as she suggested, and find
height.
that level of maturity we expect in
We watched Scholanda Robinson
a professional coach.
steal balls from opponents’ hands
Her actions certainly didn’t
further the creditability and respect and run the floor, and Nicole
Powell and Kara Lawson shoot
towards women, in this game
lights out on numerous occasions.
which is dominated by male
It still makes me teary eyed
coaches. I think that Boucek needs
when
I sit on the floor and watch
a “time out” and with the
the
intensity
and talent in the
Monarchs’ early exit from the
women’s
game
today. I can’t wait
playoffs, she has plenty of time.
until
next
year.
That said, coach Boucek put
The big questions are will DeMya
every ounce of commitment and
Walker
be able to come back from
dedication into her first head
her
knee
injury and play at a high
coaching job here in Sacramento.
She did the best job that she knew level? Will Yolanda Griffith return
how to do with the tools that she
for a tenth year? If she chooses to
had available. She was intense and retire, who will step in to be the
always believed that this team
emotional leader of the team?
could take it all the way.
We will all be waiting to see how
Her rookie season had some
it shakes out and who puts on the
bumps along the way, but I don’t
Monarchs’ jersey for the 2008
doubt that she will pick herself up, season. Stay tuned.
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Out & About
photos by Charles Peer
Stonewall Democrats Host
Steinberg Fundraiser
T
ed Ross and Eric Jensen opened up their home to host a fundraiser for
Senator Darrell Steinberg’s re-election campaign on Wed., August 29.
More than 100 Democratic faithful and friends of Steinberg attended,
raising over $40,000 for his campaign.
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WOOF! A Gay Man’s Guide to Dogs
Book Celebrates a Gay’s Best Friend
Flavors of Sac Offered at Unique Party
Full of satire and wit, the book
serves as an over-the-top
guidebook for gay men as they
navigate their way into purebred
ownership. Dog lovers will delight
in the topics covered in the book,
including how to
determine
the best
breed for
your gay
addition. DePrisco gently explains
the difference between being a dog
“owner” and actually sharing your
life and home with your new
canine family
member.
Andrew
DePrisco has
worked in the
dog business,
showing,
training, and
writing for
20 years.
He has
written
more
than a
dozen
dog
books,
be the hottest party of the year!
Attendees will have the chance to
play blackjack, hunt for poetic
actors, dance, eat, drink and enjoy,
as restaurants and bars from all
over downtown and midtown
Sacramento invite you to sample
their products so that they can
prove to savvy Sacramentans why
they are the best.
UpStage is the Sacramento
including
“Choosing a Dog
for Life,” “Training the Perfect
Puppy,” and “Canine Lexicon.”
DePrisco lives in New Jersey with
his partner, Robert, and their dog
Max, a Hungarian Vizsla. Visit
www.woofbook.com.
“Disco and Shakespeare, what a
perfect match,” states Miller.
“Shakespeare was a great writer
and a smart guy. I knew if I
infused Twelfth Night with
popular songs of the day, we
would have the audience singing
and dancing right along. The
T
he fall gets off to a rousing start in Sacramento
nyone who has found true companionship in a
with Fall Scene Party: Flavors of Sac! This
dog, or is wondering how to achieve domestic
unique party offers samples from restaurants
bliss with their canine partner, need look
and bars from all over downtown and midtown
no further than Woof! A Gay Man’s Guide to Dogs,
Sacramento for the newest group of young
author Andrew DePrisco’s celebration of the unique professionals, UpStage.
relationships between dogs and humans.
The Fall Scene Party promises to Theatre Company’s new group for
A
temperament,
finding the
right puppy
finishing
school, throwing
a puppy shower
to score fabulous
puppy gifts,
baking, knitting,
and shopping for
your pooch.
Aside from the
whimsical, there is
also very practical information for
anyone thinking of inviting a dog
into their family, or those just
settling into life with their new
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young professionals aged 25-40
years old. The group is a
membership-based organization,
which was established to recognize
the value of this important
demographic to the arts and to
integrate theatre into the urban
lifestyle.
The after-party will be at the
Cabana Nightclub in downtown
Sacramento. Everyone who attends
the Fall Scene Party gets into
Cabana for free on September 15
only.
UpStage provides special STC
access to young professionals
through special discounts, special
events, VIP receptions, and other
opportunities.
The Fall Scene Party: Flavors of
Sac! will be on Saturday, Sept. 15
from 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. and costs
only $15. It will be held at the
Sacramento Theatre Company,
1419 H St. An after-party will be
held at Cabana Nightclub, 1200 K
St., with the cover charge waived
for Fall Scene Party attendees.
For more detailed information
visit www.sactheatre.org.
Disco Turns Shakespeare Upside Down at STC-2
O
ne of Shakespeare’s most convoluted
comedies, Twelfth Night, gets curiouser and
curiouser as director Matt K. Miller takes
the audience on an even wilder ride — Shakespeare
staged in the 1970s and set to disco music!
with the Duke.(curiouser)
STC-2, the Sacramento Theatre
Company’s Young Professionals
Company, opens their season with
this production. STC-2 is the
premiere theatre education
program in the region focusing on
1970s were a wild and fun time — children aged 12-20. The goal of
and disco music never fails to get STC-2 is to showcase talented
people’s feet moving and their toes young professionals, while offering
tapping.”
them professional training and the
Twelfth Night is the story of
opportunity to learn from veteran
Viola who lands in Illeria. She
actors, directors, designers,
disguises herself as her brother,
playwrights, scholars and
Sebastian, to avoid the troubles of technicians.
traveling alone as a woman.
Twelfth Night performances are
(curious.) She works for the Duke September 19 – 30, Wed., Thu., Fri.,
Orsino, who has her woo the
Sat. at 7 p.m. and Sat. and Sun at
Countess Olivia in his place (even 2 p.m. and will be at STC Stage 2,
more curious), but Olivia falls in
1419 H St. Tickets are $15. Call
love with the wrong “man” —
the Wells Fargo Box Office at 916Viola! Unable to reveal herself and 443-6722 to purchase tickets, or
sort out the confusion, Viola finds visit The Wells Fargo Box Office,
herself falling in love as well —
located at 1419 H St.
Out
&
About
NorCal AIDS Challenge Presents
$80,000 to Local Charities
The 2007 NorCal AIDS Challenge presented checks totaling $80,000 to local AIDS charities from
money raised in the 2007 NorCal AIDS Challenge. Checks were given to CARES, Breaking Barriers
and the AIDS Housing Alliance for $25,000 each, to River City Community Services and Sierra
Foothills AIDS Foundation for $2,000 each and to Sunburst Projects for $1,000. The checks were
presented on Monday, Aug. 27 at Cheffery’s An American Bistro. Plans are already underway for
the 2008 NorCal AIDS Challenge. To find out how you can make a difference, visit www.
NorCalAIDSChallenge.net
Bears in the Sac Supports the
Lavender Library
Sacramento Valley Bears President Thomas Carroll presents a check to Lavender
Library and Cultural Exchange President Clint Vigen for $500. The Bears, now in their
15th year, raised the money to benefit the Library at their popular Bears in the Sac. For
more information about the Bears, visit SacValleyBears.com or the Library at
LavenderLibrary.org
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Out & About
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and Ron Tackitt
Rainbow
Festival
2007
First Rainbow Festival Art Exhibit
Showcases Local LGBT Artists
by Michael Misha Kennedy
A
rtists have been participating in art festivals
for centuries and it’s safe to say that some of
the most famous artists have probably sat on
sidewalks and in tents at community events displaying
their latest creations. That tradition continued in
Sacramento at this year’s Rainbow Festival, as many of
our local, notable GLBT artists came together to share
their works with Festival revelers.
The exhibit was pulled
together under the direction of
Abundio Montez of Phoenix
for producing well composed
and balanced work.
Deidre Daugherty expressed
Artis and event organizer Michael Misha Kennedy discusses his work.
Photo by Nathan Warren Feldman.
Gallery and myself,
through my gallery
MMKGallery, and
was the first Queer
Art Gallery at
Rainbow Festival.
And what a success
it was.
Amid a montage
of beautiful Drag
Queens from around
the country
performing on the
stage behind the
Depot and Badlands
parking lot were
hundreds of amazing
creations. Enduring
record heat the
entire day, artists
proudly showed and sold their
work while helping to raise
much needed funds for our local
GLBT community.
It wasn’t just the accomplished
or professional artists that made
it into the Queer Art Gallery this
year, however. Nathan Feldman
and Jana Hendler were also
asked to show their photography
and creations at this year’s event.
Both are promising artists and
show an unusual natural talent
Warhol.
Jill Layton and Raelyn Ruppel
also showcased their new works
at this year’s Festival with great
success. I don’t think I saw a
moment in the celebration
where there weren’t several
folks going in to view their
amazing pieces. Deanna
Gibson’s powerful abstracts were
also quite popular this year. I’m
sure that these artists and many
new additions will be joining
next year’s Queer Art Gallery.
Certainly we will be expanding
the gallery next year due to this
year’s popularity and success
with the Rainbow Festival
guests.
What was so wonderful about
the gallery this year is that it
comprised many styles of art
under one setting, all having the
common thread of community. I
believe that it is events and
talents like this that offer us a
new beginning for our
community, reminding us that
things are always changing and
being created. The thousands of
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Steven Wiley’s work was very popular at the Rainbow Festival’s first-ever
LGBT art exhibit. Photo by Nathan Warren Feldman.
her creative talents through the
use of mixed media in some
unusually beautiful sculpture
plaques. These pieces had a
haunting gracefulness to them,
as she emblazed the female
form into natural elements. The
opposite could be seen in the
works of Steven Wiley, whose
bold use of iconic symbols and
celebrities reminded us of the
styles of Pop Artist Andy
admirers who happily strolled
through the Festival site brought
the Midtown area a new feeling,
strengthening what we already
know, that our community is
growing.
Maybe someday we will see
the streets lined not only with
GLBT community members, but
their art as well, so it can inspire
us and remind us daily where
we came from and who we are.
Walk for Mental Health
Oct. 6, 2007
National Coming Out Day
Oct. 11, 2007
Holiday Open House
Nov. 3, 2007
Lambda Awards
Mar. 17, 2008
Sacramento Pride Festival
& Parade
June 21, 2008
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First All Gay Team to
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eam G.L.A.M. the first openly gay rally
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transcontinental rally race. The team will
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points in various driving challenges
across the country while helping to
locate missing and abducted
children.
Running the event as Team
G.L.A.M. will be Joe LaMuraglia,
founder and CEO of Gaywheels.
prove to the world that gays and
lesbians can go wheel-to-wheel on
the track with anyone,” said
Gaywheels.com founder Joe
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Evan Darling, the 2005 SE Division ITA Champion, will join Joe LaMuraglia of
GayWheels.com in Team G.L.A.M., the first LGBT team to run in a
transcontinental Rally Race, the 3,500 mile Fireball Run.
com, and Evan Darling, a 14-year
racing veteran. They will be driving
a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero convertible
throughout the entire nine-day,
3,500-mile adventure, which starts
in Orlando, FL, on September 27,
and ends in Los Angeles, CA, on
October 7.
Every Fireball Run team will be
assigned a different missing child,
with the mission of distributing as
many posters as possible
containing information about the
boy or girl. Team G.L.A.M will race
for Jacqueline Jara Castro, an 11year-old girl who has been missing
since January 2007.
“Gaywheels.com exists to not
only be a source of information for
the GLBT car-shopper, but also to
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Like every Saab, the 9-3 is
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route guidance and information,
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Entertainment
Streisand, Travolta & A Creepy Classic
by Chris Narloch
H
ere are five essential new DVDs you might not have seen yet. Inside
The Actors Studio: Barbra Streisand arrived on movie shelves recently
without much fanfare, alongside John Travolta’s criminally-neglected,
true-crime drama Lonely Hearts and the great, 1978 version of Invasion of
the Body Snatchers. Also reviewed, a genuinely funny satire on the television
industry entitled The TV Set and the gripping murder mystery Stephanie Daley.
Inside The Actors Studio: Barbra
Streisand
The only person in the
entertainment industry with a bigger
ego than Barbra Streisand is James
Lipton, the host of Inside The Actors
Studio. Put the two together and you
have two hours of divalicious
television.
Streisand is the first artist to earn
a Grammy, a Tony, an Emmy and
an Oscar, and she discusses her
legendary career in a two-hour
tribute that is unusually candid.
Lipton is better than even Barbara
Walters at getting actors to talk
about their personal lives, and the
star discusses her difficult
relationships with both her
mother and stepfather.
I would love to know how much
control Streisand, a legendary
perfectionist, had over the
proceedings, and if Lipton let her
pick the film clips and movies
discussed on the show.
Streisand fans like me are still
waiting for Yentl to be released on
DVD in this country and
wondering when, or even if she
will make another movie. Until
then, this entertaining DVD will
have to do.
Lonely Hearts
Film distribution is a total mystery
to me, and I don’t understand why
this stylish, true story about the
“Lonely Hearts Killers,” who
swindled and murdered at least a
dozen women via personal ads in the
‘40s, never made it to Sacramento.
Lonely Hearts was released earlier
this year in New York and received
rave reviews but didn’t make it to
the West Coast. Hopefully, more
people will be interested in seeing
the film on DVD, because it’s a greatlooking movie with a superb cast.
Test audiences were probably
disturbed by the film’s dark subject
matter and particularly the scenes
between Salma Hayek and Jared
Leto, who play real-life murderers
Martha Beck and Ray Fernandez.
Hayek, who looks stunning in the
film, and Leto get a sick, psychosexual chemistry going in the movie
that is riveting to watch.
Director Todd Robinson is the
grandson of the actual detective
played by John Travolta in the film,
and Travolta honors his character
with a subtle, anguished
performance. Rounding out the cast
are Lauren Dern as Travolta’s
sometime girlfriend and James
Gandolfini as his detective partner.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Don’t bother with Nicole Kidman’s
new sci-fi thriller, The Invasion. The
previous two versions of this
story are far superior,
especially Phillip Kaufman’s
excellent remake from 1978,
which has been re-released on DVD
in a Collector’s Edition.
Starring three actors who never
fail to give me the creeps — Donald
Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy and Jeff
Goldblum — this is the chilling tale of
how the human race is quietly being
supplanted by alien beings devoid of
emotion (which may explain the
Bush administration).
Mysterious pods are cloning
humans and destroying the originals,
and Kaufman captures it all with
edge-of-your-seat suspense and eerie
special effects. This is a classy, firstrate sci-fi shocker.
The TV Set
When she’s not battling aliens,
Sigourney Weaver can be a wicked
comedic actress. Weaver nails her
role as a ball-busting network
president in this very funny satire,
which deserved better than the oneweek run it received in Sacramento
this past summer.
David Duchovny stars as a TV
writer whose show just got picked
up by the network. This should be
cause for celebration, until Weaver’s
character begins to meddle with his
concept, and he has to scramble to
maintain creative control.
Co-starring Ioan Gruffudd and
Justine Bateman, The TV Set is
a revealing and riotous behind
the scenes look at the often-
crazy quest for ratings on the small
screen.
Stephanie Daley
Like Lonely Hearts, this little gem
never made it to Sacramento at all.
The movie deserves to be seen,
however, for its powerful
performances and a fascinating script
that won “Best Screenplay” at the
2006 Sundance Film Festival.
Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia)
stars as 16-year-old Stephanie Daley,
who faces murder charges in
connection with the death of her
newborn baby. The great Tilda
Swinton (The Deep End) plays the
forensic psychologist trying to
unravel the truth.
Timothy Hutton plays the husband
of the psychologist, and the actor
gives Tamblyn and Swinton a run for
their money with a solid, sensitive
performance.
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A Talent To Amuse Recalls the Wit STC Launches Local High
School Singing Competition
and Charm of Noel Coward
A
performance tradition that has been ongoing
for 27 years will make its Sacramento premiere
when Gary Briggle performs Noel Coward, A
Talent to Amuse: An Evening with Noel Coward, his
one-man musical tribute to the quintessential British
actor, composer, and playwright.
Stage, Mrs. Worthington,” and “If
Love Were All.” Critics acclaim “Mr.
Briggle dons the character and
personality of Coward with
effortless grace, impeccable style
and irresistible charm, and he is
ably aided and abetted by Jamie
Johns, his brilliant pianist
and arranger.”
The 90-minute cabaret
Performances are
performance, featuring nearly 30
Thursday and Friday,
of Coward’s memorable songs, was
Oct. 11 and 12, at 8 p.m.,
created by Briggle, who has
Saturday, October 13, at
performed his production over the
2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday,
past 27 years in venues such as
October 14, at 2 p.m.
The Lunt-Fontanne Estate “Ten
Tickets are $30 for
Chimneys,” the Sarasota Artist
Sacramento Opera
Series, National Public Radio and
season subscribers and
the Skylight Cabaret.
$35 for the general
Briggle is well known to
public and include entry
Sacramento Opera audiences for
to the Towe Auto
his stage direction of Falstaff,
Museum’s exhibitions.
Faust, Romeo et Juliette and
Seating is unassigned for
Turandot.
all of the performances.
Inspired by the Las Vegas act
For tickets and more
which revived Coward’s career in
information call the
1955, Briggle interweaves romantic
Sacramento Opera office
ballads, jazzy dance tunes, and
at 916-737-1000. All
hilarious story-songs with wry
shows take place at the
observations about London, the
Towe Auto Museum,
joys of travel, and a life in the
2200 Front Street,
theater, with tender, funny
Sacramento.
reminiscences about his closest
Singer Gary Briggles has been performing his
For more information
friends, Gertrude Lawrence and the one man tribute to Noel Coward for 27 years.
The cabaret style performance will feature many about the Sacramento
Fabulous Lunts.
of Coward’s biggest and best known hits.
Opera, visit www.
Included in the two sets are
sacopera.org or call
many of Coward’s greatest hits: “I’ll Englishmen,” “Mad About the Boy,”
916-737-1000.
“Don’t Put Your Daughter on the
See You Again,” “Mad Dogs and
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T
he Sacramento Theatre Company is presenting
the first ever Capital Music Awards (CMA),
a local singing competition for high school
students aged 14-18. Sponsored by AT&T, the CMA
were created with the objective of providing local
students the opportunity to highlight their talent and
experience a professional competition.
Mark Standriff, STC’s Managing
Director, is positive that there are
an impressive number of young
performers waiting to be
discovered. “Everyone will be
amazed by the amount of
young talent in the
Sacramento area that’s
going to shine in our
competition,” says
Standriff. “Our theater
sees it all the time in our
award-winning education
program, but I truly
believe that the
Capital Music
Awards will
quickly rival the
big-time TV
talent shows in
quality and
quantity.”
Registration for auditions
begins September 4 at www.
capitalmusicawards.com only.
Students aged 14-18 are eligible for
registration. Preliminary auditions
will be held at selected
Sacramento-area high schools the
last two weeks of October and the
first two weeks of November.
Approximately 200 contestants will
be chosen for the final audition,
taking place in January. Three
qualified judges will evaluate the
finalists.
At the completion of the final
audition, 100 participants will be
chosen to go on to the semi-final
competition. One week of semifinal performances will take place
on the Mainstage at the
Sacramento Theatre Company from
February 19-23. A total of 15
finalists will be selected by a
combination of audience
participation and web voting. The
finale will be held at the Wells
Fargo Pavilion on April 26.
Tim Ray, Executive
Director of AT&T External
Affairs, is honored to
sponsor such an amazing
event. “AT&T prides itself on
creating positive opportunities
for the local
community and
this will prove to
be an annual big
win for STC and
the Sacramento
region.”
The winner will
receive a $5,000 scholarship
provided by Wells Fargo, the
chance to sing the star spangled
Banner at selected venues in the
Sacramento region, and the chance
to perform in an STC production.
The runner-up will receive a $2,500
scholarship provided by Wells
Fargo.
After scholarships, all proceeds
benefit STC, a non-profit
organization relying on donations
and sales to support its mission of
creating and delivering
contemporary and classical theatre
to the Sacramento region.
For more detailed information
please visit www.
capitalmusicawards.com
Elly Nominees Show
Their Pride & Talent
by Chris Narloch and Charles Peer
S
ARTA (Sacramento Area Regional Theatre
Alliance) will present their 2007 picks for
excellence in local theater when the 25th
Annual Elly Awards are handed out at the Crest on
September 23 at 7 p.m. Outword thought it would be
fun to honor three individuals who just happen to be
gay with a Q & A about their nominations.
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Gene Hoisington was nominated
in the category of “Supporting Actor:
Comedy” for his hilarious
performance as Brother Boy in the
Lambda Players’ production of
Sordid Lives. We also interviewed
Lisa Thew and Kelley Ogden, artistic
and life partners, who received four
nominations for their first area
production, the abortion drama Keely
and Du.
Kelley, this is the first production
you and Lisa have done in
Sacramento and already you are
Elly-nominated. How did you get
the news?
We both went to the Elly
nomination announcements on
August 12. It’s funny because there
were all these big groups there in the
auditorium from all these different
theatres, and here are Lisa and I,
sitting in the very last row off to the
side, just the two of us feeling very
small. When KOLT Run Creations,
our company name, kept popping up,
we just kept looking at each other
with these goofy smiles — happy but
unbelieving, you know?
Lisa, were you surprised that
Keely and Du received four
nominations?
Absolutely. I was floored. We
knew we had this pretty incredible
script and a group of just amazingly
talented people working on the show,
but it was our first time out here in
Sacramento. We were really just
trying to put up a good show and
introduce ourselves to the
community. We’d hoped for maybe
one nomination, but getting the four,
we were a bit blown away.
Gene, is this your first time being
nominated?
Yes it is. It’s always been a secret
dream of mine to win an Elly. It’s
such a great honor. When I was
offered the role of Brother Boy,
something clicked in my brain and I
knew this was my golden
opportunity. I had wanted to play
Brother Boy for such a long time.
The first time I saw the film I was
certain the part was particularly right
for me. I thought I had totally blown
my chances on opening night. I was
so nervous I flubbed a line and
ended up dropping a page and a half
of dialogue! Talk about being
wrecked! I guess the Elly committee
either overlooked it or saw me on
another night. I was completely
shocked when I got the call I’d been
nominated.
Kelley, were you more proud of
your nomination or Lisa’s?
Definitely Lisa’s. My family are all
actors and I’ve been performing since
I was four years old — in good
performances and horrid ones — so I
tend to see my work from an
internal, personal standpoint. Since I
ended the show feeling proud of my
work as Keely, the nomination is the
icing on the cake. Now, I’ve always
known Lisa as an actress for most of
her theatrical career but, when she
moved into the director’s chair for
Keely and Du, she had a clarity and
surety that amazed me every day.
After seven years of working and
living together, I felt so blessed to be
able to watch her really come into
her own. Of all the noms, I’m
proudest of hers because it was a
deserved validation.
Lisa, did the nominations make
up for all the stress and strain of
putting the show together?
The experience of putting the
show up and everything we learned
by doing that more than made up for
any of the stress and strain. As a
couple we were living and breathing
the show for about six months, and
don’t ever let anyone tell you selfproducing is easy, but at the end of
the day, we were just proud of the
show and the work that went into it.
Everyone that was involved with it,
Shelly, Kelley, Tim, Brian, Jade,
Amber, Roxanne, they all dug their
hearts and souls into the work and it
showed. Above nominations or
awards or anything else, that’s what
we set out to do.
Gene, any chance you’ll show up
at the awards ceremony dressed as
Brother Boy?
I’m afraid not, though I still have
the poofy black ball gown Brother
Boy wears to his poor Mama’s
funeral. That dress has more flounce
than Charo on speed! I sewed every
stitch of it with love and I truly loved
wearing it! There were nights I felt so
powerful in it, even with all those
petticoats giving me hell. I just felt
beautiful whenever I put it on. On
the evening of the awards ceremony
I plan to wear an electric blue
Vittorio St. Angelo suit, cream shirt
and tie. Instead of wearing my tux, I
ELLY
Entertainment
by Chris Narloch
Johnny Depp Sings & Bono Acts
Fall Films Get Ready To Rumble
F
all is the time of year when movies (like leaves)
take on different shades. The kids are back in
school, and theaters are a safe place for adults
again. Here are just a few of the upcoming films I’m
excited about this season.
The great director Julie Taymor
(Frida, Titus), who also helmed the
stage version of The Lion King,
returns to movie screens this
month with her first film musical,
Across The Universe. Described as
gritty, whimsical and highly
Another movie I have my eye on
is Sean Penn’s film adaptation of
Into The Wild (Oct. 5), Jon
Krakauer’s acclaimed bestseller
about Christopher McCandless.
Freshly graduated from college
with a promising future ahead, the
movie opens September 21st.
22 year-old McCandless (Emile
You’ll have to wait until
Hirsch) instead walked out of his
December 21st for the other big
privileged life and into the wild in
musical this fall, but the early
Christmas present should be worth search of adventure.
The Brave One, starring gay fave
the wait. That’s when Tim Burton is
Jodie
Foster and directed by Neil
scheduled to release his big-screen
Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) takes Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) into his
confidence in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
theatrical, the film features music
by the Beatles.
A love story set against the
backdrop of the 1960s amid the
turbulent years of anti-war protest,
mind exploration and rock ‘n roll,
Across The Universe moves from
the dockyards of Liverpool to the
creative psychedelia of Greenwich
Village, from the riot-torn streets of
Detroit to the killing fields of
Vietnam.
Two star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim
Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel
Wood), along with a small group of
friends and musicians, are swept
up into the emerging anti-war and
counterculture movements, with
“Dr. Robert” (U2’s Bono) and “Mr.
Kite” (Eddie Izzard) as their guides.
Tumultuous forces outside their
control ultimately tear the young
lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy
– against all odds – to find their
own way back to each other. The
version of Stephen Sondheim’s
musical masterpiece, Sweeney
Todd.
Starring Johnny Depp, Helena
Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron
Cohen, this macabre tale is based
on the hit Broadway musical, in
which a wronged Sweeney Todd,
formerly Benjamin Barker, returns
to London after being sent away by
the evil Judge Turpin.
Todd opens a barber shop above
Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pie Shop, where
she sells “the worst pies in London.”
The barber uses his razor to rid
London of all the people who have
ever done him wrong, and Mrs.
Lovett’s pies begin to take on a
unique, new flavor.
Burton’s dark sensibility would
seem to be a perfect match for this
twisted tale. If he can pull off the
musical numbers, this powerful
story of revenge could be a classic
on the big screen.
Jordan (The Crying Game) could
also be interesting. The trailer
makes it look like a run of the mill
revenge flick, but with Foster and
Jordan involved, here’s hoping
there’s more to it than that. The
movie opens September 14th.
I will definitely be first in line on
November 21st for the next Coen
brothers film, No Country For Old
Men, which stars Tommy Lee Jones,
Woody Harrelson, and the great
Spanish actor Javier Bardem.
Violence and mayhem ensue after
a hunter stumbles upon some dead
bodies, a stash of heroin and more
than $2 million in cash near the
Rio Grande.
Looking at early fall films, I can
recommend 2 Days in Paris, Julie
Delpy’s bittersweet love story that
turns in to a vacation from hell,
and 3:10 to Yuma, a violently
entertaining Western with a superb
performance by Russell Crowe.
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Fall Scene Party: Flavors of Sac
“Proud to be your Realtor!”
Don’t miss the hottest party of the season!
September 15
7:30 - 10:30
1419 H Street
Tickets: $15
Gabriel
Gendron
(916) 601-2026
www.gabrielgendron.com
Admission includes FREE
food, FREE drinks, and a FREE
AFTERPARTY at The Cabana!
Call (888) 4-STC-TIX to purchase advance tickets.
Tickets also available at the door.
Visit www.sactheatre.org for more information.
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Food
“Chef’s Mercy” Will Have You Saying Merci
reviewed by Ron Tackitt
I
t’s not very often I get to have a dining experience
that comes close to my recent experience at
55 Degrees. Fortunately though, working for
Outword allows me to enjoy some things I might not
otherwise be able to, like having dinner, with friends
and coworkers, in a high-end restaurant.
My friend, Fred, made
arrangements for us all to have the
“Chef’s Mercy,” which he had
enjoyed previously. He was very
excited to see if we enjoyed it as
much as he had.
The Chef’s Mercy is just that, you
put your dinner selection in the
(capable) hands of the chef, Luc
Dendievel. This is only a
“per table” option, so
your whole party will
need to be on the same
wavelength. The dinner
will run you $75 per
person, or you can also
choose to have it with a
wine pairing for each
course for $110 per
person.
We chose the latter, so
our menu consisted of
six amazing courses,
exceptionally paired
with wine for each. For
anyone wanting to try
some truly outstanding
food, I highly
recommend this option.
All the items we had
are on the regular
menu, but again, they
were grouped together, and
expertly paired with wines for us.
I have included the titles and
verbiage for each dish as it appears
on 55 Degrees’ web site since I am
not French, or a schooled chef.
Suffice to say that what I may lack
in ability to describe, this meal
more than made up for in taste and
texture.
Maine Lobster &
Norwegian Smoked Salmon
Served with micro greens, and a
cucumber crème fraîche emulsion
The first thing to come to the
table was a glass of Perrier Jouet
champagne that got things started.
Then came a smoked salmon and
lobster salad with cucumber crème
fraîche. The champagne was light,
delicate and bubbly and
complimented the cool, wonderful
flavors in the salad perfectly.
Massachusetts Day Boat
Scallop
Served with roasted yukon gold
seasonal baby vegetables and
tarragon jus
Our last food course started
with a glass of Oberon Cabernet,
a 2003 Napa Valley vintage. It
was mated with a herb crusted
rack of lamb with baby
vegetables and a tarragon jus.
Again, the wine pairing, the
presentation and, definitely, the
food was amazing.
Fresh Cherries Clafout, a
bing cherry sorbet
potatoes, chanterelles, parsley
coulis
Next we were brought a
beautiful plate that hosted a pan
seared sea scallop and prawn
stacked delicately on top of spinach Manjari Chocolate Cremaux
sablé cookie, fresh raspberries,
and a slice of Yukon gold potato.
raspberry sorbet
This was surrounded by a
Our final course was, not
pineapple curry sauce. It almost
surprisingly, dessert. Since there
looked too good to eat. Almost. The
curry was light and well balanced
with the other flavors present. This
dish is a truly artful blend of sweet
and savory.
were four of us, our waitress,
Katie, brought out two different
treats, and suggested we
experience both. It was a good
call. Both desserts were
Cured Duck Foie Gras “Au
completely homemade, one with
Torchon”
cherry sorbet and the other with
Served with seasonal compote
fresh raspberries and raspberry
and toasted brioche
sorbet. They were a wonderful
Our next course started with a
wrap-up to a wonderful meal.
glass of 2004 Moscato D’Asti, which
As I mentioned earlier, this
is a wonderfully sweet white wine, was not an inexpensive dinner,
quite delightful. The food paired
but to be able to experience this
with it was pan seared duck foie
caliber of culinary entertainment
gras with a poached fig and
made the price of admission
complimented with a Port
completely justified. For someone
reduction sauce. At first sight the
wanting to be swept away with
portion looked quite small, but the impeccable atmosphere, service,
taste was so exquisite, so rich and
wine and, of course, food, 55
creamy, that more would have
Degrees is a perfect choice for a
been unnecessary.
meal you will not soon forget.
Next we cleansed our palate with
Restaurant 55 Degrees is
spicy red wine and some
located at 555 Capitol Mall in
homemade sorbet that was served Sacramento. They can be reached
in a martini glass. Nice.
by phone at 916-553-4100, or on
Australian Rack Of Lamb
the web at www.restaurant55.
Served with an herb crust,
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Entertainment
by Chris Narloch
Best Of Broadway From Coast To Coast
Musical Theater In Sac, SF & NYC
I
f you’ve already seen the powerhouse production
of Jersey Boys at the Community Center in
Sacramento, then you’ve experienced the thrill of
a great Broadway show.
For your next
live musical
theater experience,
choose from the
following
productions,
coming to stages in
Sacramento, San
Francisco, or New
York over the next
season.
Sacramento
Jersey Boys
promises to be the
biggest hit of
Sacramento’s
2007/2008 musical
theater season, but
there will be
several other
shows worth
seeing as well. Next
up is the Andrew Lloyd Webber
musical, Whistle Down The Wind,
which plays the Community Center
October 31 through November 11.
My favorite show of the
Broadway Sacramento season is
The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, which will play the
Community Center in early 2008
(March 5-16). Six adorable misfits
in the throes of puberty learn that
winning isn’t everything and that
losing doesn’t necessarily make
you a loser in this charming show.
Finally, for those theater fans
who just can’t get enough of Irish
music, Abba, and that man with
the white mask, Broadway
Sacramento will round out their
season with three familiar favorites
— Riverdance, Mamma Mia, and
The Phantom of the Opera. Go to
www.calmt.com for more
information.
After you’ve seen Jersey Boys, be
sure and support the good folks
over at Best of Broadway. What
began as a fundraiser for a boys’
home 35 years ago has grown to
become Sacramento’s longestrunning all volunteer production,
which will celebrate its 35th year
with this September’s revue.
Best of Broadway showcases the
best in current musical theatre,
prior hits, as well as rock and roll.
It’s a mix of everything found in
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New York musical theatre brought
to Sacramento by Sacramento’s
very own performers. The cast has
been vast: over 215 adult and
children singers and dancers in one
show alone.
Through music, song and dance,
Best of Broadway seeks to educate,
entertain and inspire local children,
youth and adults This year’s show,
Sounds of the City, premiered
September 7 and has its final
performance on September 30. For
more information and to order
tickets, call (916) 974-6280, or visit
www.bestofbroadway.org
San Francisco
The Bay Area’s Best of Broadway
offerings can’t be beat, and this
year’s lineup is no exception.
Things get off to a great start with
The Color Purple, the Tony Awardwinning musical presented by
Oprah Winfrey and based on the
classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
by Alice Walker. It will play this
October 9 through December 9 at
the Orpheum Theatre.
The spectacular, new version of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream was a
sensation in India and also in
London. This culturally diverse
production combines the
astonishing skills of actors, dancers,
martial artists, musicians and street
acrobats from across India and Sri
Lanka. The show is scheduled for
spring of 2008.
The Drowsy Chaperone received
more Tony Awards than any other
musical of the 2006 season. This
effervescent show-within-a-show is
a loving tribute to Broadway
musicals of yesteryear and speaks
to anyone who has ever been
transported by the theater. It will
play during the summer of 2008.
Also scheduled for next summer
is an exciting revival of the rarelyperformed musical The Wiz. This
pre-Broadway run is a re-imagined,
multi-cultural version featuring
new orchestrations by Harold
Wheeler and direction by Des
McAnuff (Jersey Boys).
Spring Awakening, the current
Tony winner for Best Musical will
begin its national tour in San
Francisco in the fall of 2008. The
show takes its inspiration from one
of literature’s most controversial
masterpieces – a work so daring in
its depiction of teenage selfdiscovery, it was banned from the
stage and not performed in its
complete form in English for nearly
100 years. For more information
about any of these shows, visit
www.shnsf.com.
While you wait for Tim Burton’s
movie version of Sweeney Todd to
be released this Christmas, you
should definitely catch its recent
Broadway revival, which runs
through September 30 at A.C.T.
(American Conservatory Theater).
The musical’s composer, Stephen
Sondheim, has said that this
version is the one that comes
closest to his original intention.
Visit www.actsf.org.
New York
Among the
notable shows
opening in NYC
this fall are
Disney’s The
Little Mermaid,
a revival of
Terrence
McNally’s The
Ritz starring Rosie Perez, and the
75th Anniversary of the Radio City
Christmas Spectacular featuring
the Rockettes. However, nothing
can match the hype surrounding
Young Frankenstein.
While the rest of Sacramento was
barbecuing and enjoying the
Rainbow Festival, this theater
queen spent Labor Day weekend
schlepping up to Seattle for the
final performance of the preBroadway engagement of the new
stage musical from Mel Brooks. It’s
a fact — perhaps the funniest and
finest cinematic spoof of a horror
movie ever made is now a musical.
Filmed in beautiful black and
white, and released in 1974,
Mel Brooks’ Young
Frankenstein is a gloriously
silly comedy, probably Brooks’
best movie, and one of the
funniest films of the last 50
years. Those are big shoes to
fill, and if the stage version
doesn’t top, or even come close
to the classic original, it’s still
one helluva show.
At least one critic has
complained that the new
version is too much of a copy,
and I can’t really argue. Young
Frankenstein the musical is
pretty much the movie with
songs added. Yet that’s what
audiences for these “movie”
musicals are paying to see, and
I think Brooks was wise not to
tamper with his original script.
All the famous lines and scenes
are here, many of them verbatim:
Frau Blucher scaring the horses,
Inga’s roll in the hay, the blind man
in the cottage, the monster singing
and dancing, and many more. I saw
the film in a theater during its
original run (I was 11), and for fans
like me, the musical hits all the
right nostalgia buttons.
While the jokes and the story
still fly, there are other ways in
which the stage version suffers.
With a couple of exceptions, the
songs here (all written by Brooks
himself) lack the originality of the
ones from The Producers. Titles
such as “Roll in the Hay” and
“Transylvania Mania” are wacky to
be sure, but too many of the tunes
have lyrics and melodies that are
not particularly memorable.
Luckily, the musical has a crack
comedy cast that knows how to sell
even the weaker numbers. Andrea
Martin, taking over for Cloris
Leachman as Frau Blucher, and
Shuler Hensley, replacing Peter
Boyle as the Monster, fare best.
(Hensley’s comic timing and vocal
delivery on “Puttin’ On The Ritz”
are priceless, and Martin has great
fun with her big number, “He Vas
My Boyfriend.”)
Nobody can touch the late, great
Madeline Kahn, but Megan Mulally
is very funny in her own right
taking over the role of Dr.
Frankenstein’s frigid fiancée,
Elizabeth. Mulally also gets two of
the funniest songs in the show,
“Deep Love” and “Please Don’t
Touch Me,” and she nails them.
Elsewhere, Roger Bart (Dr.
Frankenstein), Christopher
Fitzgerald (Igor), and Sutton Foster
(Inga) sing and dance well –
especially Foster – but can’t
compare to the comic heights
scaled by Gene Wilder, Marty
Feldman, and Teri Garr in the
movie.
On the plus side, the special
effects and the sets, especially the
amazing and expensive-looking
laboratory set, are first-rate.
As fun as this show is – and it
will be a “monster” hit (pun
intended) – I hope Mel Brooks quits
while he’s ahead. I really don’t ever
want to see Spaceballs The
Musical.
Young Frankenstein opens on
Broadway at the Hilton Theater
this October.
Music
Sister Are Doin’ It For Themselves
The Pipettes & The Puppini Sisters
T
wo new all-girl trios, The Pipettes and The
Puppini Sisters, have released their first fulllength CDs in North America. If I didn’t know
better, I would swear that the Andrews Sisters and
the Ronettes had been reincarnated.
In music, as in life, everything
old is new again.
The Pipettes
We Are The Pipettes
Cherrytree/Interscope
The Pipettes sound a lot like the
girl groups that Phil Spector
produced in the ‘60s. Hot on the
heels of a successful EP, these three
gorgeous gals have released a CD
with a full 16 tracks.
Although they occasionally
engage in the lush romanticism of
‘60s girl pop (on tracks such as “I
Love You”), The Pipettes have more
spunk, and their lyrics are franker
(“Sex,” “One Night Stand”). On their
biggest hit, “Your Kisses Are Wasted
On Me,” the women put their foot
down: “Can’t you see we’re through
/ Boy get out of my face!”
Produced by Greg Wells (Mike,
Rufus Wainwright), the CD boasts
Amy Winehouse, Sleater Kinney,
and Maximo Park. I’m predicting
big things.
The Puppini Sisters
Betcha Bottom Dollar
Verve/Universal
sparkling melodies, up-tempo beats
Where The
and the undeniable talent of a
Pipettes apply a
backing band known as The
retro
Cassette. (The Pipettes
are a trio of
singers
by Chris Narloch
sound to new material, The Puppini
Sisters perform covers of other
artists’ songs, including some made
famous by the act that surely
inspired them, the Andrews Sisters.
They even trot out “Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy,” which still sounds
good, although not as good as
either the original or Bette Midler’s
classic remake.
Sisters only in spirit, these three
women (Marcella
Puppini,
who
go
by the
names
Riotbecki,
Rosay,
and
Gwenno.)
These
Brighton-bred
beauties have
already toured
with the likes of
T he
Pipe
ttes
Sacramento’s Own, Ain’t Betty, Releases First CD
A
in’t Betty, comprised of Sacramento singers
and songwriters Meleva Barbula and Graham
Sobelman, has just released its first full-length
album, This is Ain’t Betty. With Barbula providing
the lion’s share of the vocals accompanied by
Sobelman on the piano, they have created a sparse
and surprisingly emotional effort.
With ten original songs and
covers of Björk’s “Hyperballad” and
Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick’s
“Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” the
CD has a strong folk/pop flavor
and is available on iTunes and
emusic.
Well known in the LGBT
community for their appearances at
local clubs and events, the pair isn’t
afraid of a little self-promotion and
have provided Outword readers a
glimpse into how they view
themselves with the following
dialogue. So, meet Ain’t Betty, as
they talk about each other and the
CD.
Graham: Meleva will always be
12. She’s never been any different.
The first time I saw her, she drank
a double shot of whiskey out of a
Tupperware container, went up
onto the steps of the state capitol
and sang “Somewhere Over The
Rainbow” to kick off Gay Pride
week in Sacramento. That pretty
much sums up my “music partner.”
Meleva: Graham is a multisubject binder. See, I have to be
neatly arranged because otherwise
I would be littered on the floor and
of no use to anyone. He’s not afraid
to work drunk, which is pretty
much a prerequisite for me. And he
smells better than regular boys. He
likes to make lists in green sharpie.
Graham: She’d like to be the
Emily Dickinson of pop music. She
doesn’t think that position is filled
yet.
Meleva: He has a nice smile that
makes everyone wonder if he kind
Graham: She’s fun at parties and
it was fun to work with her on the
album.
Meleva: Do people still call them
It Ain’t Betty, but it is Meleva Barbula and Graham Sobleman, who are Ain’t
Betty and who are releasing their first CD, This is Ain’t Betty. Photo by
William Earle.
of likes them. I mean like, like. But
he doesn’t like them. He’s a little
bit fickle with his flirting and I
enjoy that.
who masterminded the group, Kate
Mullins, and Stephanie O’Brien)
sound exactly like a 40’s-style girl
group, and their three-part
harmonies are as immaculate as
their retro clothes. Like The
Pipettes, The Puppini Sisters hail
from the UK.
Although it’s fun to hear newlyminted versions of familiar songs
such as “Heebie Jeebies,” “Jeepers
Creepers,” and “Mr. Sandman,”
what truly sets this CD apart are
the clever covers of more recent
alternative tracks.
The women
completely rework
Kate Bush’s
“Wuthering Heights,”
Blondie’s “Heart of
Glass,” and The
Smiths’ “Panic,” with
fascinating results.
Their jazzy cover of
the disco anthem “I Will
Survive,” complete with a
break in the middle for
some operatic sobs, is
inspired.
albums? Right. Ok, well, Graham
worked really hard making a
bunch of crisp, white pieces of
paper, with inexplicable dots all
over them and strong words like
“forte” written here and there. I sat
on the big, white couch when I
wasn’t singing and flirted with
Brent (Brent Chancellor who
assisted in the recording and
producing of the album.) I think it
really helped, because this CD is
yummy. You can almost taste the
Heineken in each luxurious phrase.
Graham: Remember the night
someone threw a bottle at my car?
But the album — I always saw
strings there. Bringing in the string
quartet, though, was almost
intimidating. But then Meleva
came in and started talking to
them about their purses. I’m
worried about keeping everything
in tune — she’s always the studio
pixie.
Meleva: Well, I have a lot of
angst. And Graham has a lot of
angst. And we just get together and
unload it on you. Our story begins
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THE COMEDY OF ANT
BILL’S BOLT BEER BUST
The fabulously irreverent and out Grand Duke candidate Bill
comic brings a night of comedy
Puryear is sponsoring a Beer
to Sacramento. Free. 7:30 p.m.
There will also be a reception, in
The Comedy of Ant
the Redwood Room, 4 – 6 p.m.
He’s hyper, irreverent and
University Union Ballroom,
downright fabulous, not to
CSUS, 6000 J St. Info: www.csus.
mention funny! From
LGBT SQUARE DANCING
edu/union/unique
appearances with Jay Leno to
Square dancing is great fun, great
his own comic shows on Logo
exercise and a great way to make
to Last Comic Standing, he is
DRAWING IN THE BALLROOM
new friends, and the Capitol City
earning the reputation as
Drop in to sketch a live model. A
Squares are offering free
America’s funniest comic.
trained artist will facilitate and
introductory nights for beginning
See:
provide insights on drawing
square dancing to get you started.
technique. Drawing materials
Classes start at 6:45 p.m. and last
provided. $10. 6 – 8 p.m. Crocker
until 8:15. Lessons held at
Art Museum, 216 O St. Info: 916- Bust, with special pricing and a
Pioneer Church Hall, 2700 L St.
264-5423 CrockerArtMuseum.org 50/50 raffle benefiting the Capitol
Info: Larry, 916-789-1929
City AIDS Fund. 8 – 11 p.m. The
Bolt, 2560 Boxwood
TABLES OF MEXICO
representing the Bolt at leather
events in Sacramento and across
California, the winner is eligible
Thursday, 13
HOT DOG BENEFIT
Bill Puryear, candidate for
CGNIE Grand Duke, is hosting a
hot dog sale to benefit the Capitol
City AIDS Fund. $2 dogs and Dog
Plates for only $5. 10:30 a.m. – 3
p.m. The Mercantile Patio, 1928 L
St. Info: 916-447-0792
Sep. 13
Take a culinary trip with Chef
Ramiro Alarcon through the
regions of Mexico and experience
each’s culture and unique
cooking style. Plus Tequila and
wine tasting, Mariachi bands and
the chef will discus each region. 5
- 11 p.m. $20. El Patron Bar &
Grill, 6601 Folsom Blvd. (at 65th
St.) Info: 916-455-8945
Friday, 14
LGBT YOUTH GROUP
Meet with other LGBT youth,
make new friends, plan events
and do some partying! 7:45 –
9 p.m. Sac. G&L Center, 1927 L
St. 916-442-0185 SacCenter.org
SVL BEER/SODA BUST
Join the Sacramento Valley
Leather Club for friendship,
surprises and some great
BEARS NIGHT OUT
bargains at this beer and soda
Join the Sacramento Valley Bears bust, with half the proceeds
for dinner and good conversation donated to SVL. 9 - 12 p.m. The
with good friends. 7 p.m.
Bolt, 2560 Boxwood. Info: 916Daphne’s Greek Restaurant, 4740 649-8420 SVLClub.org
Natomas Blvd. Info: 916-3934748 SacValleyBears.org
LATIN FOOD & MUSIC FEST
Experience the exciting flavors of
Latin food and music . $75. Ca.
Museum for Women & The Arts,
1020 O St.
TABLES OF MEXICO
See Thursday, 9/13
Saturday, 15
MR. BOLT 2008
Sacramento’s leather bar hosts
the search for Mr. Bolt Leather
2008, with celebrity judges from
SF picking the winner. Besides
their 36th Anniversary with a free
BBQ, followed by a Gospel
concert featuring Tim Searcy of
Las Vegas. 5:30 p.m. 10500
Chaplain Ave., (Mather Ave. exit
off 50) Info: 916-364-4325 www.
MCCSacramento.org
to participate in the International
MR. Leather 2008 in Chicago.
The action starts at 10 p.m. The
Bolt Bar, 2560 Boxwood, Info:
916-649-8420 SacBolt.com
BEST BUCK IN THE BAY
The SF Rodeo features a full day
of rodeo action with 13 events at
the Driscoll Ranches, 5460
Highway 84, La Honda) $15. 9 a.
m. – 6 p.m. Then put on your
BEARS GAME NIGHT
Western Finery for the Buckin’
Join the Sacramento Valley Bears
Ball, SF’s biggest country party of
for a night of games. 7 p.m. Info:
the year. $15. 8 p.m. – 1 a.m.
916-393-4748 SacValleyBears.org
Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van
Ness Ave. SF. Info:
AIDS BENEFIT PLANT SALE
BayAreaRodeo.com
Spruce up your garden while
helping to support Breaking
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
Barriers and Sunburst Project at
Join in cries of ¡Abajo el mal
this popular plant sale arranged
gobierno! as Mexico celebrates its
by Bob Hamm. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
independence from Spain, with
Gifted Gardener parking lot, 18th
live Mariachi and Ballet
& J, rain or shine.
Folklorico, not to mention an
authentic Mexican dinner and
MCC ANNIVERSARY
great Margaritas. 6 p.m. Zocalo,
Sacramento’s MCC celebrates
916-441-0303
ZocaloSacramento.com
ANITQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
Over 60 dealers selling used,
collectable and rare books,
pamphlets, paper, ephemera,
autographs, photographs, etc. in
almost all categories. 10 a.m. 5 p.m. $5. Scottish Rite Temple,
6151 H St. Info: 916-849-9248
[email protected]
RONALD REAGAN
2006 California Hall of Fame exhibit
CESAR CHAVEZ
Closing October 30, 2007
WALT DISNEY
Don’t miss your last chance to see ...
Clint Eastwood’s Oscars
Flight suit of Amelia Earhart
Billie Jean King’s Wimbledon trophy
Pres. Teddy Roosevelt’s letter to John Muir
and much more!
AMELIA EARHART
CLINT EASTWOOD
FRANK GEHRY
DAVID HO
BILLIE JEAN KING
JOHN MUIR
SALLY RIDE
ALICE WALKER
FREE WEEKEND PARKING!
Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5
THE HEARST FAMILY
THE PACKARD FAMILY
Visit the Museum website
to see a list of the 2007
inductees!
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1020 O Street
Sacramento
916.653.7524
[email protected]
californiamuseum.org
FLAVORS OF SAC!
The Fall Scene Party promises to
be the hottest party of the year
with the chance to play blackjack,
hunt for poetic actors, dance, eat,
drink and enjoy. The after-party
will be at the Cabana Nightclub.
Sacramento Theatre Company,
1419 H S. $15. Info:
ART & QUILT AUCTION
An art and quilt auction to
benefit Gulf Hurricane Recovery.
Live and silent auctions. Preview,
6 p.m. auction, 7:15 p.m. $10
includes entry to the auction, one
drink and hors d’oeuvres. The
California Lectures
Named one of 100 heroines of
the world, Professor Wangari
Maathai will speak of her efforts
to mobilize women to plant more
than 30 million trees in Kenya both empowering women and
sustaining the environment.
Maathai is now a Member of
Parliamnet. See:
Loomis Basin Congregational
United Church of Christ, 6440
King Road, Loomis. Info: 916652-6011.
BEACH BLANKET BABYLON
The nation’s longest running hit
musical review is looking for new
cast members. Prepare a song
and go audition! Club Fugazi, 678
Green St., SF Info: auditions@
beachblanketbabylon.com
TABLES OF MEXICO
See Thursday, 9/13
Sunday, 16
MCC ANNIVERSARY
Sacramento’s MCC celebrates
their 36th Anniversary with a
very special appearance by MCC
founder, the Rev. Troy Perry, with
a reception following the
morning service. 10 a.m. 10500
Chaplain Ave. (Mather Ave. exit
off 50.) Info: 916-364-4325 www.
MCCSacramento.org
Sep. 21
BEARS SUNDAY BRUNCH
Join the Sacramento Valley Bears
for brunch and good
conversation with good friends.
10 a.m. Lucky’s Café, 1111 21st
St. Info: 916-393-4748
SacValleyBears.org
powerful music, singing and
spoken word. 1:30 p.m. Club 21,
1119 21st St. Info: 916-502-5603
AChurchForAll.org
BEST BUCK IN THE BAY
The SF Rodeo features a full day
of rodeo action with 13 events at
the Driscoll Ranches, 5460
AMERICAN RIVER BIKE RIDE
Highway 84, La Honda) $15.
Come along for an ‘almost
autumn’ ride along the bike trail. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., followed by the
awards ceremony and celebration
Meet promptly at 10 a.m. in the
6 - 9 p.m. SF. Info:
middle of the bridge between
William Pond Rec. area & Goethe BayAreaRodeo.com
Park. Bike into Fair Oaks Village
for lunch at a great vegetarian
CELEBRATION OF ONENESS
eatery. Gay & Lesbian Sierrans.
A fundraiser for the Men’s Inner
Info: 916-359-8076
Journey, with multi-faith mass,
ecstatic dance, oneness blessing
and silent meditation. $25. 2 –
A CHURCH FOR ALL
Celebrate in an open atmosphere 6 p.m. The Center, 735
Montgomery St., SF. Info: 415where all are welcomed, with
255-8124
Monday, 17
Discussion Group provides a
lively look at the events of the
day at 8 p.m. Sac. G&L Center,
LESBIAN CANCER GROUP
1927 L St. Info: 916-442-0185
Open discussions for lesbians
who have or have survived breast SacCenter.org
cancer, and those affected by it.
Bring partners or support people
with you. 6:30 p.m. Uptown
Studios, 410 Alhambra Blvd. Info: SAC PFLAG
The Sacramento chapter of
[email protected]
Parents, Families, and Friends of
Tuesday, 18
But I’m a Cheerleader
A video showing of the 1999
movie about a misunderstood
high school kid (Natasha
Lyonne) whose parents send her
to True Directions, a harsh,
homosexual-rehabilitation camp,
despite a lack of evidence that
she’s gay.
See:
Sep. 25
Lesbians and Gays meeting offers
MEN’S GROUPS
support and friendship. 7:30 –
The Men’s Coming Out Group
9:30 p.m. St Marks United
meets from 6 – 7:30, with
discussions and support for those
CALENDAR
coming out. And the Men’s
Lambda Players Moving Into New Theatre
by Tom Roberts
S
acramento’s LGBT theater group, the Lambda
Players, has unveiled many new things for the
upcoming year, including moving into a new
performance space and a playwright competition,
according to the organization’s Vice President, Susan
Soesbe.
not only can you buy your tickets
at our web site and print them out
at home, but you can also choose
your seats.”
The Lambda Players is having its
first (and anticipated to become
annual) playwright competition for
the best original lesbian-themed
play, with a grand prize of $1,000.
lesbian drama. We did it about
“We were looking into getting a
seven years ago, and it was a huge “We wanted to do this competition
new space, some room to grow
because we wanted to try to do
success,” said Soesbe. “Women
into, and something in our price
have been asking when we’re going theatrical productions for the whole
range for a nonprofit,” she said.
to bring it back. Sequieta Whitfield range, and it’s kind of hard to find
“We just happened to come upon
a contemporary lesbian drama
the Studio Theater (1028 R Street). is going to direct, and she was
actually a lead in the play when we that’s good,” she said. “We decided
It’s really a fantastic space.”
to have this competition to try to
did it several years ago.”
In the old theater the stage was
The play opens on September 28 pull out some of the playwrights
small and there was only seating
and will run through November 17. out of this area and this
available for 41 people. The new
The next two shows after Bluefish community.”
theater has a larger stage and
Once the top five scripts are
are still being decided on, but the
seating for 87 people.
chosen,
there will be a reader’s
“There will also be three stalls in season is going to end with Paul
theater
where
they will be read to a
Rudnick’s Jeffrey.
the women’s room! Our current
public
audience
for feedback. “The
The web site is also changing.
space only has two restrooms, one
plan
is
to
time
everything
right so
we keep for the cast and crew and “We took down the old one, and
we
can
announce
the
winner
at
the new one has online ticketing”
one for the public, so imagine 40
next
year’s
pride,”
she
said,
“Then
said Soesbe. “It used to be that in
people during intermission who
the winner’s play will open our
need to use the restroom,” she said. order to get tickets you needed to
fill out a form online and e-mail it 20th season.”
TheLambda Players is moving
The deadline for entry is
to someone or call our voicemail
into the new theater the weekend
December
15. For more
after Labor Day and opening up its and wait for someone to call you
information,
visit LambdaPlayers.
back, which, being an all-volunteer
19th season with Last Summer at
com
organization with no set box office
Bluefish Cove.
hours, could’ve taken days. Now,
“It’s a Jane Chambers classic
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Methodist Church, 2391 St.
Marks Way. Info: 916-978-0410
pflagsacramento.org
RAINBOW CHAMBER
The Rainbow Chamber,
Sacramento’s LGBT Business
group, installs their new officers,
with keynote speaker Senator
Darrell Steinberg. 5:30 p.m.,
cocktails, 6:30 p.m. dinner. $75.
Holiday Inn, 300 J St. Info: Robb,
916-628-7622 RainbowChamber.
com
MAKE-A-DATE
Been eyeing that guy or gal
across the bar, but haven’t
mastered the art of the pick-up
line yet? Then come in for this
special night of Make-A-Date and
meet that someone special. 9 p.m.
The Depot, 2001 K St. Info:
TheDepot.net
IN THE LIFE
This month’s episode of the
national LGBT PBS show is
Looking Back, Moving Forward,
with a look at Moscow Pride, the
20th anniversary of Dessert
Hearts and Christopher Durang.
11 p.m. KVIE
OUTLOOK GAY TV
A monthly magazine talk show
for the LGBT communities in
many California cities. 10:30 p.m.
Comcast Channel 17. Info: www.
outlookvideo.org to see the
schedule, and find out about their
newsletter.
Library, 1414 21st St. Info: 916492-0558 LavenderLibrary.org
20-SOMETHINGS
Join this non-gender specific
group for LGBTQ people in their
20s for friendship, conversation
and good old fun. Bring a friend
and come hang out! 8 – 9 p.m.
Sac. G&L Center, 1927 L St. Info:
[email protected]
BEING GAY TODAY
Sacramento’s weekly TV
Newsmagazine for the LGBT
community. SacCable Ch. 17.
10 p.m. (repeats Sat., 6 a.m.)
Thursday, 20
THIRD THURSDAY JAZZ
Jazz keyboard master Roger
LGBT SQUARE DANCING
Square dancing is great fun, great Smith brings his exuberant spirit
exercise and a great way to make and extraordinary talent to the
new friends, and the Capitol City Crocker, along with an all-star
cast of musicians. During
introductory nights for beginning intermission, enjoy a spotlight
square dancing to get you started. tour of Grandma Moses:
Classes start at 6:45 and last until Grandmother to the Nation. $10.
WOMEN ON WEDNESDAY
5:30 – 8 p.m. Crocker Art
8:15. Lessons held at Pioneer
Join this lively women’s social
Museum, 216 O St. Info: 916-264and discussion group for lesbian, Church Hall, 2700 L St. Info:
5423 CrockerArtMuseum.org
bisexual and transgender women. Larry, 916-789-1929
Open to all women. 7 – 9 p.m.
Sac. G&L Center, 1927 L St. Info: ECLECTIC? TRASH?
916-442-0185 SacCenter.org
The book discussion group looks LGBT YOUTH GROUP
at Brendan Wolfe by Brian Malloy. Meet with other LGBT youth,
Free. 6:30 p.m. The Lavender
make new friends, plan events
Wednesday, 19
Friday, 21
A Talent to Amuse
Gary Briggle performs his oneman musical tribute to the
quintessential British actor,
composer, and playwright, Noel
Coward, featuring nearly 30 of
Coward’s songs. Oct. 11 - 14.
Presented by the Sacramento
Opera at the Towe Auto Museum,
2200 Front St. Info: 916-7371000 www.sacopera.org:
and do some partying! 7:45 –
9 p.m. Sac. G&L Center, 1927 L
St. 916-442-0185 SacCenter.org
RETURN OF THE GAMBLER
The 27th Ducal House of
C.G.N.I.E. kick-off Ducal Ball
2007 with an In & Out of Town
Show hosted by Grand Duke 27
Mr. Robert Ashley and Grand
Duchess 27 Ms. Janice Gimbel St.
James. 6 p.m. door, 7 p.m. show.
$10. Faces, 2000 K St.
CALIFORNIA LECTURES
Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel
Peace Prize Laureate, is the
founder of the Green Belt
Movement, which, through a
network of rural women, has
planted more than 40 million
trees across Kenya since 1977
and is a Member of Parliament
and Deputy Minister of the
Environment and Natural
Resources in the Republic of
Kenya. 7:30 p.m. Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 1300 N St.
Info: 916-737-1300
CaliforniaLectures.org
Saturday, 22
C.G.N.I.E. presents Ducal Ball
2007 hosted by Grand Duke 27
Mr. Robert Ashley and Grand
Duchess 27 Ms. Janice Gimbel St.
James. 5:30 p.m. door/7:27 p.m.
show. $30. Courtyard Marriot at
Cal Expo.
DELTA GIRLS GALA
The Sacramento Delta Girls are
hosting a formal gala, an
enchanting evening with dancing,
a catered buffet dinner, no host
bar, door prizes and pictures of
you looking fabulous! 7 – 10 p.m.
Unitarian Society, 2425 Sierra
Blvd. Info: 916-359-2328 www.
geocities.com/sigma_Delta_
Gamma
SGA DINNER OUT
Join the Sacramento Gender
Association for dinner and
friendship at the Delta Girls Gala.
7 – 10 p.m. See above. Info:
SacGender.org
I’LL BE AWARE
The Albie Carson Breast Cancer
Foundation hosts the 4th Annual
“I’ll Be Aware” 5K Pledge Walk to
raise funds for breast cancer. 8:30
a.m. South Steps, State Capitol.
Info: 916-927-1592 AlbieAware.
org
KIDS WALK-A-THON
Kids from the Boys and Girls
WHERE
Sports +
Fitness =
FUN
TRAINING
• Cycling
• Fitness
• Strength
• Swimming
• Triathlon
TEAMS
GROUPS
• Basketball
• Cycling
• Flag Football • Kayaking
• Softball
• Triathlon
www.AdventureOutWomen.com
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Clubs participate in walk-a-thon
fundraiser and present a special
performance. Help support them.
1 p.m. Starting at the Rubicon
Brewery, 2004 Capitol Ave. Info:
916-392-1350
SOIL BORN FARM BENEFIT
Walk through the gardens of this
urban agricultural oasis while
enjoying great music, sampling
LEATHER WALK
Members of the leather
community come together to
march and raise funds for the
AIDS Emergency Fund and the
Breast Cancer Emergency Fund,
raise the Leather Pride Flag and
signify the start of SF’s Leather
Week. 9:30 a.m. registration. Info:
MamasFamily.org
Comic Sean Hetherington
The Folsom native and
regular at The Punchline and
Sirius Radio, hosts a night of
comedy with Joe Klocek, Beth
Schumann, Samantha Saifer,
Tommy Smith, Chris Garcia,
and Bob Brindley. Watch for his
new show, I was A Really Fat
Virgin. See:
Sunday, 23
C.G.N.I.E. presents a Victory
Brunch to introduce the new
Duke and Duchess to the Realm.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. $10. Courtyard
Marriot at Cal Expo.
Bolt owner Kenny celebrate his
birthday! The Bolt Bar, 2560
Boxwood, Info: 916-649-8420
SacBolt.com
NIGHT OF AWARENESS
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month and WEAVE
and the California Museum for
History, Women and the Arts are
MEN’S GROUPS
hosting a night of awareness,
The Men’s Coming Out Group
with wine tasting, delicious food
meets from 6 – 7:30 p.m., with
and live entertainment. 6 – 8 p.m.
discussions and support for those Info: 916-448-2321 weaveinc.org
coming out. And the Men’s
Discussion Group provides a
lively look at the events of the
day at 8 p.m. Sac. G&L Center,
FAERIES & EVIL QUEENS
1927 L St. Info: 916-442-0185
CGNIE hosts a night for some of
SacCenter.org
our favorite people, fairies and
evil queens! There’s a $10 cover,
but come in Fairywear or your
regal finery and get in free, plus
WORLD OF LGBT FILMS
you could win $100 in cash for
Video showing of But I’m a
best costume. Club 21, 1119 21st
Cheerleader, a comedy of sexual
St.
disorientation. Free. 7 p.m. The
Lavender Library, 1414 21st St.
LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS
Info: 916-492-0558
Join the LGBT Republican group
LavenderLibrary.org
at their regular meeting. Everyone
is welcome. 7 p.m. Call for
SOMEBODY BD’d KENNY
location. Info: 916-849-2936
He says he’s 39, but rumor has it LogCabinSacramento.org
it’s the eighth anniversary of that
milestone. Either way, come help
Monday, 24
Wednesday, 26
Tuesday, 25
Sep. 28
seasonal, organic foods and taste
exceptional wines. $50. 4:30 –
8:30 p.m. 3000 Hurley Way. Info:
916-486-9686
Sonia Leong (piano) and Nina
Flyer (cello), will perform pieces
by noted composers Antonin
Dvorak and Dmitri Shostakovich.
$8. 3 p.m.
Capistrano Hall, CSUS. Info: 916264-5423 CrockerArtMuseum.org
HOME TOUR
The McKinley East Sacramento
Neighborhood Assoc. hosts a
tour of six new, renovated and
remodeled homes. 10 a.m. –
4 p.m. $25 ($20 in advance at
Haus, 2512 J St.) Start the tour at
625 33rd St
CLASSICAL CONCERT
In residence at the University of
the Pacific, this acclaimed trio,
featuring Igor Veligan (violin),
WOMEN ON WEDNESDAY
Join this lively women’s social
and discussion group for lesbian,
bisexual and transgender women.
Open to all women. 7 – 9 p.m.
916-442-0185 SacCenter.org
Thursday, 27
LGBT SQUARE DANCING
Square dancing is great fun, great
exercise and a great way to make
new friends, and the Capitol City
introductory nights for beginning
square dancing to get you started.
Classes start at 6:45 and last until
8:15. Lessons held at Pioneer
Church Hall, 2700 L St. Info:
Larry, 916-789-1929
20-SOMETHINGS
Join this non-gender specific
group for LGBTQ people in their
20s for friendship, conversation
and good old fun. Bring a friend
and come hang out! 8 – 9 p.m.
[email protected]
BEER BUSTIN BINGO
Michael Misha Kennedy hosts the
bestest Bingo Games, with some
pretty good beverage bargains to
boot. 4 – 8 p.m. The Depot, 2001
K St.
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Business Directory
ACCOUNTING
STRATEGIC ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS
Guy Crouch, CPA, E.A.
Lic. 81910, 2626 L St., 916-446-6600
STACEY J. POWELL & ASSOCIATES
1722 J St., Suite 6A, 916-930-0777 [email protected]
ART GALLERIES
PHOENIX FRAMING & GALLERY
1801 L St., 916-447-1632 www.PhoenixInSac.
com
COMMUNITY GROUPS
A RAINBOW PLACE
33 St. Lawrence Ave., Reno, 775-789-1780
800-627-1168 ARainbowPlace.org
AIDS LIFE CYCLE
www.AIDSLifeCycle.org
AVER (American Veterans For Equal Rights)
916-452-4400 [email protected]
BISEXUAL NETWORK
www.bisexual.org/g/sabn
ATTORNEYS
BREAKING BARRIERS
2200 21st St., 916-447-2437
JEAN C. GIFFORD
916-447-1947
CALIF. MEN’S GATHERING
916-967-3228 www.thecmg.org
M. JANE PEARCE
1430 Alhambra Blvd., 916-452-3883
CAMPING WOMEN
Joey, 916-451-4053 CampingWomen.org
AUTO REPAIR
STEPHAN’S AUTO HAUS
3950 Attawaw Ave., 916-456-3040 StephansAutoHaus.com
BARS / CLUBS
BADLANDS
2003 K St., 916-441-6823 SacBadlands.com
THE BOLT
2560 Boxwood St., 916-649-8420 SacBolt.com
CLUB 21
1119 21st St., Sac, 916-443-1537 Clu21Sacramento.com
CAPITAL CITY AIDS FUND
916-448-1110 www.capcityaidsfund.org
CAPITAL CITY HOOPSTERS
www.sacramentohoops.com
CAPITAL CITY SQUARES
916-929-8697 www.iagsdc.org/capitalcitysquares
CAPITAL CITY VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
www.sacvball.com [email protected]
CAPITAL CROSSROADS
www.capitalcrossroads.org
CAPPAC
916-736-2722
THE DEPOT
2001 K St., Sac, 916-441-6823 TheDepot.net
CARES
1500 21st St., 916-443-3299
FACES
2000 K St., Sac, 916-448-7798 Faces.net
CGNIE IMPERIAL COURT
916-455-2856
FRESH AT RUBY SKYE
420 Mason St., SF. FreshSF.com
HEAD HUNTERS
1930 K St. Info: 916-492-2922
HeadHuntersOnK.Com
COUNTRY WESTERN DANCE
916-452-5016
MERCANTILE SALOON
1928 L St., Sac, 916-447-0792
CAR WASH
HARV’S METRO CARWASH
1901 L St., 916-446-0129 HarvsCarWash.com
CAT ERING
REFER A CHEF
916-837-2077 www.ReferAChef.com
CHIROPRACTORS
CHANEY CHIROPRACTIC & REHAB
1614 X St., Ste. B, 916-326-4466 www.
ChaneySportsChiro.com
THE HEALING TOUCH CHIROPRACTIC
Dr. Darrick Lawson, www.FixMyBack.com
Midtown, 1507 21st St., # 301, 916-447-3344;
30
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EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
415-581-0005 www.eqca.org
FREE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP NOTARY
J.R. McCallum, America’s Legal Bookstore,
725 J St., 916-441-0410
FRONTRUNNERS
www.frsac.org
G&L SIERRANS
916-733-2102 www.motherlode.sierraclub.
org/gls/
GAY & GENDER RESEARCH, INC.
888-295-3722 GayGenderResearch.org
GLAAD
800-GAY-MEDIA www.glaad.org
GLBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER HOTLINE
888-843-4564, 800-246-7743(for youth)
GLSEN (EDUCATION NETWORK)
www.glsen.org
GOLDEN RULE SERVICE, INC.
4433 Florin Rd. #760, 916-427-4653
www.goldenrules.info
GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA COUPLES
www.SacramentoSameSexCouples.com
HAPPY TAILS ADOPT-A-PET CENTER
721 56th St., 916-556-1155 HappyTails.org
HEALTH EDUCATION COUNCIL
Regan Overholt, 916-556-3344
HIV INFO LINE
1-888-259-4HIV
HIV HEALTH SERVICES PLAN COUNCIL
916-334-7566
LAKE COUNTY ALTERNATIVE ONLINE
http://clik.to/altlakeco
SACRAMENTO GAY MEN’S BOOK GROUP
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacgaybookgroup/
SACRAMENTO GENDER ASSOC.
916-482-7742
SAC. INTL. G&L FILM FESTIVAL
916-396-1657 www.siglff.org
SAC KABBALAH GROUP
www.kabbalahsacramento.com
SAC L.E.G.A.L.
www.saclegal.net
SOLANO CLINICAL RESEARCH
530-757-7797 Ext. 227
STONEWALL DEMOCRATIC CLUB SAC
PO Box 161623, Sacto 95816, 916-441-1787
www.SacStonewall.org
STONEWALL DEMOCRATIC CLUB CV
www.CVStonewall.org
STONEWALL YOUNG DEMOCRATS
stonewallyoungdems.org
STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE
4330 AUBURN BLVD., STE. 2200, 916-4735764 www.Strategies4Change.org
LESBIAN HEALTH RESOURCES
SacLesbianHealth.com
SACRAMENTO GAY MEN’S CHORUS
916-484-5787 www.sacmenschorus.org
SAC NUDE YOGA
www.SacNudeYoga.com
SAC PRIDE FAIR & PARADE
916-442-0185 www.sacramentopride.org
SAC PROFESSIONAL MENS GROUP
www.sp.m.g.org [email protected]
SAC RIDERS - GAY & BI MOTORCYCLISTS
[email protected] http://groups.yahoo.
com/group/sac_riders/
LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS
www.logcabinsacramento.org
SACRAMENTO VALLEY BEARS
916-393-4748 www.sacvalleybears.org
UCD LGBT RESOURCE CENTER
1927 L St., 916-442-0185
MEN OVER 40
Larry, 916-395-1016
SAC VALLEY LEATHERCORPS
www.svlclub.org
SAC VALLEY POZABILITIES
916-747-0960 SacValleyPozabilites.org
VALLEY KNIGHTS MC CLUB
www.ValleyKnights.org
LAMBDA LETTERS
LAMBDA PLAYERS
916-484-4742 www.lambdaplayers.org
LAVENDER LIBRARY
1414 21st St., 916-492-0558 www.lavenderlibrary.org
MEN’S COMING OUT GROUP
916-442-0185
MOSQUITO & VECTOR CONTROL
800-429-1022 FightTheBite.net
PFLAG RENO
775-786-5252 www.pflag.org
PFLAG GREATER PLACER COUNTY
916-863-9622 www.pflagplacercounty.org
PFLAG SACRAMENTO
916-978-0410 www.sacramentopflag.org
PLACER LESBIAN SUPPORT GROUP
Auburn. Lindsey, 916-787-8856
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
916-446-5037 PP.M.arMonte.org
RESPECT SACRAMENTO
PO Box 191678, Sacramento 95819, 916-7332135 RespectSacramento.org
QUEER SUTTER ONLINE GROUP
groups.yahoo.com/group/queersutter/
RAINBOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
916-532-3347 www.RainbowChamber.com
RAINBOW WOMYN OF SAC.
http://groups.msn.com/RainbowWomynofSacramentoCA
RIVER CITY BOWLERS
RiverCityBowlers.com
SACRAMENTO COUNTY DHHS
916-482-7742
SACRAMENTO GAY & LESBIAN CENTER
1927 L St., 916-442-0185 SacCenter.org
SAC VALLEY VETERANS
A chapter of American Veterans for Equal
Rights www.SacValleyVeterans.org
SACRAMENTO WOOF! SOCIETY
www.SacWoofSociety.net
SACTOGIRLS
members.aol.com/sactogirls/
SACWN
SAGA (Sac Area Games & Arts)
916-454-3142 www.homestead.com/teamsacramento/index.html
SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE
202-328-FAIR www.sldn.org
SEXUAL COMPULSIVES ANONYMOUS
916-424-0967 www.sca-recovery.org
SF LGBT CENTER
1800 Market St., SF. 415-865-5555 www.
SFCenter.org
SIERRA GAY MEN’S NETWORK
www.ccservices.cc/SGMN/
SAC. INT. G&L FILM FESTIVAL
916-689-3284 www.siglff.org
SISTERS OF SCOTA WMC
916-995-1935 530-692-9467 SistersOfScotaWMC.com
SMALL DIFFERENCE WOMEN’S CHORAL
hometown.aol.com/ASmallDifference
SMOKERS HELPLINE
1-800-NO-BUTTS
SUICIDE PREVENTION
916-368-3118
SUNBURST PROJECTS
916-440-0889 www.sunburstprojects.org
SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION
916-492-6474 www.sackomen.org
TREVOR HOTLINE
LGBT Youth, 866-488-7386
TRUE COLORS WOMEN’S CHORUS
916-452-4747 TrueColorsChorus.org
WEAVE
1900 K St., 916-920-2952
WELLSPRING COMMUNITY CENTER
2400 Glendale Ln., Ste. F, 916-973-2838
[email protected]
WOMEN’S COMING OUT GROUP
Lambda Center, 1927 L St., 916-442-0185
[email protected]
WOMYN ON WEDNESDAYS
Lambda Center, 1927 L St. www.lambdasac.
org/wow
WYNDANCSE WOMYN’S CENTER
2222 Watt Ave. Ste. 1B, 916-879-4185 wyndancsercomcast.net
YOUTH GROUPS
BREAKING BARRIERS, 916-447-2437
LAMBDA COMMUNITY CTR, 916-442-0185
YUBA-SUTTER UNITY
530-329-3501 GayYubaSutter.com
COUNSELING
BARBARA EVANS, M.F.T.
Lic. #MFC39825, 2620 J St., 916-442-3556
BRUCE GUNN, M.F.C.C.
Lic. MM19480, 418 Alhambra Blvd., 916443-7171
ED HALL, PH.D.
Lic. PSY5552; 418 Alhambra Blvd., 916-4412210
JOAN FRAZZINI, L.C.S.W.
Lic. LCS9415, 1731 I St., 916-447-9114, Chico:
530-520-8829
KATE MACKENZIE, L.C.S.W.
Lic. LCS13330, 1731 I St., 916-447-0350
LAMBDA COMMUNITY CENTER
1927 L ST., 916-442-0185
PATRICIA ROSE, MFT
Lic. MFT37664, 2620 J St., 916-492-7852
SANDRA WARNE, M.A., M.F.T.
Lic. MFC 30585. Professional Dr.., 916-5681025
CREDIT CARD SERVICE
MERCHANT PROCESSING
2609 Capitol Ave., 916-801-8718
DANCE LESSONS
SACRAMENTO DANCESPORT PROJECT
916-214-0933 www.SacDanceSport.com
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
916-444-6903
LA RAZA LAWYERS ASSN.
916-922-1200
NAACP
916-733-0430
IRONWORKS
916-372-4521 RegisHomesSacramento.com
UNIVERSITY AUDIOLOGIC ASSOCIATES
Deborah Kelly, M.S., 601 University Ave., Ste.
181, 916-927-3137
SALONS & SPAS
HEARING
Joan Dunn, 916-716-5584
[email protected]
HOME ACCESSORIES
GOLDEN HANDS SALON AND SPA
2441 Maryal Dr., 916-484-6212
www.HairFacialNailWaxMassage.com
HAUS
2512 J S., 916-448-4100 HausByDR.com
CREATIVE HEALING AND ARTS CENTER
Andria Michele Wood, 1909 Capitol Ave., Ste.
304, 916-446-1691, www.chacenter.com
ETC.
2101 L St., 916-446-8049
DENTISTS
HOT ELS/MOT ELS
DINING/BEVERAGES
HOTEL MARK TWAIN
345 Taylo St., SF., 877-854-4106 HotelMarkTwain.com
RENOIR HOTEL
45 McAllister St., SF 415-626-5200 800-5763388 www.RenoirHotel.com
MADDERRA DENTAL
Dr. Garrett Madderra, MadderraDentistry.com
2020 Hurley Way, Ste. 290, Sac., 916-929-0969
2370 Market St., S.F. 415-552-9200
BROILER
1201 K St, 916-444-3444 TheBroilerSteakHouse.com
CAFE BERNARDO
28th & Capitol, Sacramento
15th & R, Sacramento
3rd & D, Davis
CafeBernardo.com
CHEFFERY’S, AN AMERICAN BISTRO
4235 Arden Way, 916-488-CHEF
CHOPS
1117 11th St., 916-447-8900 www.ChopsSacramento.com
EL PATRON BAR & GRILL
6601 Folsom Blvd. at 66th St. 916-455-8945
PatronBarAndGrill.com
ERNESTO’S
1901 16th St., 916-441-5850
55° RESTAURANT
555 Capitol Mall, 916-553-4100
Restaurant55.com
HAMBURGER PATTIES
1630 J St., 916-441-4340
L WINE LOUNGE & URBAN KITCHEN
1801 L St., 916-443-6970 Lwinelounge.com
PRONTO
16th & O Sts., 916-444-5850 ProntoGo.com
ZOCALO
1801 Capitol Ave. 916-441-0303
FINANCIAL PLANNING
A.G. EDWARDS
Pauline Chavey, CFP, 1504 Eureka Rd., Ste
300, Roseville, 916-789-0555
AL ROCHE, FINANCIAL ADVISOR
1330 21st St., Ste. 201, 916-447-9220
INSURANCE
NEW YORK LIFE
Allan Robin, CLU, 920 20th St., Ste 100, 916446-4660 [email protected]
STATE FARM INSURANCE
Stephanie Slagel, 916-485-4444, stephanie.
[email protected]
MEN’S CLUBS
STEVE’S
1030 W. 2nd St., Reno 775-323-8770 www.
stevesbathhouse.com
MORTGAGES
SACRAMENTO MONARCHS
916-419-WNBA wnba.com/monarchs
TAX SERVICES
STRATEGIC ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS
Guy Crouch, CPA, E.A.
Lic. 81910, 2626 L St., 916-446-6600
KILLICK FINANCIAL SERVICES
2321 Lloyd Ln., 916-486-8985, fax: 481-3224
RUNAWAY STAGE
916-207-1226 RunAwayStage.com
SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPANY
1419 H St., 888-4-STC-TIX SacTheatre.org
TRAVEL
DAMRON TRAVEL GUIDES
800-462-6654 www.Damron.com
WEB SIT E
PERSONAL WEBSITES
916-444-2743 www.2cGo2.com
WEIGHT LOSS
CREATIVE HEALING AND ARTS CENTER
Andria Michele Wood, 1909 Capitol Ave., Ste.
304, 916-446-1691, www.chacenter.com
VIDEOS
L’AMOUR SHOPPE
2531 Broadway, 916-736-3467
CAMERON YEE, O.D.
6407 Riverside Blvd., 916-395-0673
PET SERVICES
PAMPERED PET SALON
1422 28th St., Ste. C, 916-288-0944 PamperedPetSalon.com
ABOUT A DOG
Amy & Angie, 916-202-3365
AboutADogPetSitting.com
GO FETCH
916-505-4375 GoFetchPetSitting.com
PETSHOTS CREATIVE PHOTOS
Sonya, 916-444-2644
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARRY
916-645-8447 www.1-800-916-foto.com/rainbow [email protected]
PLUMBING
ALAMO PLUMBING
877-55-ALAMO
REAL ESTAT E
COLDWELL BANKER
Chip O’Neill, 916-341-7834 chip.oneill@
cbnorcal.com
HAUS
2512 J S., 916-448-4100 HausByDR.com
RIVER CITY GIFT SHOPPE
709 28th St., 916-448-4438
SOMETHING FABULOUS
1927 L St., 916-442-0185
Greg Alves, 916-803-3633 gregalves1234@
aol.com
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
415-981-3500
Idelle Claypool, 916-453-3320
Rhonda Holmen, 916-453-3322
2620 21st St, Ste A. www.GoLyon.com
SPORTS T EAMS
RIVER STAGE
8401 Center Parkway 916-691-7364 RiverStage.org
OPTOMETRY
CROCKER ART MUSEUM STORE
216 O St., 916-264-5423
CrockerArtMuseum.org
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education
Network) 916-733-2135
A CHURCH FOR ALL
916-502-5603 AChurchForAll.org
AGE OF TRUTH MINISTRY
916-443-0322 HealingArtistsOfSac.com/Rev.
Koa
ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
9242 Kiefer Blvd., 916-363-8642
CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
1020 W. Capitol Ave., West Sacramento, 916374-9177 www.csasacramento.org
DAVIS COMMUNITY CHURCH
412 C St., 530-753-2894
ECCLESIA PISTIS SOPHIA
Brother Michael+, 530-559-3661 www.
sophian.org
MONDAVI CENTER
UC Davis, 530-754-ARTS www.MondaviArts.
org
SACRAMENTO NOTARY & LOAN SIGNING
John W. Bennett, Notary Public/Certified
Loan Singing Agent, 6399 S. Land Park Dr.
916-307-9087 NotarySociety.com/JohnBennett
GIFTS
HAT E CRIME REPORTS
SPIRITUALITY
LAMBDA PLAYERS
2427 17th St. 916-444-8229 www.lambdaplayers.com
NOTARY
PHOTOGRAPHY
HAUS BY DAVID RANDALL
2512 J S., 916-448-4100 hausbydr@sbcglobal.
net
LIVING SPACE
1313 Broadway, 916-446-9367
TAYLORS MARKET
2900 Freeprt Blvd., 916-443-6881
CALIF. MUSICAL THEATRE
www.californiamusicaltheatre.com
CROCKER ART MUSEUM
216 O St., 916-264-5423 CrockerArtMuseum.
org
FLORISTS
FURNITURE
SPECIALTY MARKETS
BROADWAY SERIES
1301 L St., 916-557-1999 www.sacBroadwaySeries.com
MUSEUMS
PET SITTING
HOMER’S RIVER CITY FLORISTS
1040 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento,
916-371-3000 HomersFloral.com
SMOKING CESSATION
THEAT ERS
CHASE HOME LOANS
Joi L. Rhone, MBA, Senior Loan Officer, 916920-6132
FITNESS
BODY TRIBE FITNESS
916-444-2384 www.BodyTribe.com
URBAN FITNESS WELLNESS CENTER
2525 J St., 916-492-2525
PRUDENTIAL REALTY
Gabriel Gendron, 916-601-2026
www.GabrielGendron.com
FAIR OAKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
9849 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 916-9616631
GOOD SHEPHARD PARISH, UNITED
CATHOLIC CHURCH
24th & K sts. 916-747-0284 GoodShepherdCommunity.org
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR
REDEEMER
4641 Marconi Ave., 916-483-5691
MCC SACRAMENTO
916-364-4325 www.MCCSacramento.org
PIONEER CONGREGATIONAL UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
2700 L St., 916-443-3727
SAC. FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKER)
890 57th Street (near J St), 916 457 3998
SacFriendsMeeting.org
SAC. GROVE OF THE OAK
916-443-2866 www.groveoftheoak.org
ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2391 St. Mark’s Way, Sac., 916-483-7848
ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
306 E. Clay St., Stockton, 206-463-7071
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1300 N St., 916-442-8939
Mark T. Peters, 916-341-7794 www.MarkPeters.biz
LYON REAL ESTATE
Dave Philipp, 916-212-1322, DavePhilipp.com
FRANK LINDSEN, REALTOR
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less. Each additional word is 50 cents. Bold
cap headline of four words is included
free. Fax your ad 916-498-8445 or email to
[email protected] or call
916-329-9280.
Computer Consulting
MACINTOSH HELP
Upgrading to new computer, troubleshooting,
wireless networking, backing up, installing
programs and just plain and simple instruction about how to better use the Mac you
already have. I can help. Reasonable hourly
rates. Please leave message. 916-752-5786
Fitness
MEN’S NUDE YOGA
Monday & Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.
Details at www.SacNudeYoga.com
Group Therapy
FOR WOMEN
Commit to Connection with other women in
multi-issue group therapy. Groups forming
now. Facilitator: Sandra Warne, MFT, 916568-1025, Professional Dr.
Help Wanted
FUNDRAISER COORDINATOR
The Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center
is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic
individual to lead their fundraising efforts
and events. The successful candidate should
have a strong non-profit background with an
emphasis in fundraising and event management. For more information contact Lester
Neblett at 916-442-0185, ext 109
LESBIANS NEEDED FOR STUDY
Lesbian and bisexual women needed for a
study examining sexual well-being in sexual
minority women with breast cancer. Earn
$20 for completing a survey through the
mail. Call 877-414-1399 or email women@
bu.edu.
NOW HIRING CHEFFERY’S AMERICAN
BISTRO
All postions needed. Call Mark, 916-837-0569
JOIN THE Q-CREW
Become a local activist promoting all the
good things the LGBTQ community stands
for here in Sacramento. Sign up at www.
uptownstudios.net
HIV/AIDS Testing
AIDS ANONYMOUS TESTING
PCR testing, 1-2 day results. 800-584-8183
ALTERNATIVE TEST SITE
By appt. only. Free and anonymous. 1500 C
St., 916-874-7720.
BREAKING BARRIERS
Tues. & Thurs. 4 - 8 p.m. Free & Confidential.
Walk-ins ok. 2200 21 St., 916-447-2437
CSUS HEALTH CENTER
Must be CSUS student. Walk-in only. Free
and anonymous. 6000 J St., 916-278-6461.
DEL PASO CENTER
By appt. Confidential. 3950 Research Dr. (off
Norwood Ave. next to welfare office).
THE EFFORT
Mon. - Fri., 2-6p.m. by appt. 1820 J St., 916325-5556.
GOLDEN RULE SERVICES
Free, confidential OraSure tests by appoint-
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ment only. 4433 Florin Road, Suite 760
916-427-4653 www.goldenrules.info
HARM REDUCTION SERVICES
Walk-in, free & confidential. 3647 40th St.,
916-456-4849.
HEMOPHILIA COUNCIL OF CA
1507 21st St., 916-448-7444
MEXICAN AMERICAN ALCOHOLISM
By appt. or walk-in. Free and anonymous.
4241 Florin Rd., Ste. 110, 916-394-2320.
NORTH EAST HEALTH CENTER
By appt. or walk-in. Confidential. 7805
Auburn Blvd., 916-969-2725.
OAK PARK HEALTH CENTER
By appt. or walk-in. Confidential. 3415
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Plus Gays Days Anaheim Fetish & Entertainment
ay party animals won’t know what hit ‘em
an Francisco’s infamous day of Leather Pride, The
G
this October as the all-new Las Vegas Edition
of White Party and the next Gay Days
Anaheim convene the same weekend. Mouse ears or
the Strip? Decisions, decisions.
S
Folsom Street Fair, is best known for its crowds of
people in their most outrageous leather/rubber/fetish
attire, mixed with novices and the curious, enjoying the
world’s largest and best loved Leather Fair. The Fair is
Jeffrey Sanker, the High Priest of host hotel, the newly-opened Planet quickly becoming a top attraction for live entertainment as
Gay Parties, lights up the Vegas
Hollywood (formerly the Aladdin), well though, and this year’s Fair promises some of the best
Strip with the inaugural launch of White Party Las Vegas is
in local and national entertainment.
White Party Las Vegas, October 5-8. guaranteed to be the gay party of
Building on the success of his
the year. For more information,
world-famous White Party Palm
visit www.jeffreysanker.com.
Springs, Sanker unveils a new
That same weekend, October 5-7,
gay mouseketeers
will be wearing red
shirts to identify one
another as Gay Days
Anaheim descends
on Disneyland.
Following last year’s
successful event,
which attracted
nearly 30,000 GLBT
revelers from around
the country, the event
is a “mix-in” with
straight park-goers.
The weekend
opens Friday, October
5 with Wonderland, a
dance party hosted
by LA drag diva
Momma, along with
actors Alec Mapa and
Michele Fleury.
Saturday, October 6
will be Gay Day at
Disneyland which
culminates with
Vegas edition with an incredible
Kingdom, the weekend’s signature
weekend of the most unforgettable dance party. Sunday, October 8 will
parties Sin City has ever seen.
be Gay Day at Disney’s California
Featuring unbelievable locations, Adventure. A complete schedule is
awesome DJs, fantastic
available at www.
performances and a spectacular
GayDaysAnaheim.com.
On Sunday, September 30, from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m., Folsom Street Events
presents the Folsom Street Fair, the
final event of its 24th annual fair
season. The agency hopes to attract
record-setting charity donations by
presenting its strongest entertainment
world-renowned alternative rock and
new wave acts alongside up-andcoming talent from around the globe.
With two stages, the entertainment
will be non-stop and offer something
for everyone. The stage lineups
include: Charm School Dropouts, Glen
lineup. The Fair will be held on Folsom
St. between 7th and 12th streets. The
stages will be located near 7th St and
12 St.
Voted Best Street Fair (again) by the
readers of the SF Bay Guardian,
Folsom Street Fair will showcase
Meadmore, the Ethel Merman
Experience, FAUXfoe, Nekked, Risqué
and Crash Berlin – just to name a few.
And of course, one of the most
popular stage attractions will be the
presentation of the Leather Title
Holders at 12:30 p.m.
“Folsom Street Fair is such a unique
event for the worldwide leather and
fetish community,” says Entertainment
Chair Jeff Johnson. “We are incredibly
excited about our lineups this year.
With famous indie artists like Imperial
Teen and theStart, the Fair is going to
bring the crowd to its knees in more
ways than one.”
“We are working very hard to attract
the perfect balance of well-known
artists with rising talents,” said
Executive Director Demetri
Moshoyannis. “We are all really
looking forward to new wave icon
Julie Brown and a hot set from the
Ladytron DJ Tour.”
One of San Francisco’s largest
fundraising events, 100 percent of all
gate donations directly benefit local
and national charities, major
beneficiaries for 2007 are: AIDS
Emergency Fund, Dolores Street
Community Services, Frameline,
Healing Waters, Lyon-Martin Health
Services, Pets Are Wonderful Support,
Positive Resource Center, San Francisco
Gay Men’s Chorus, STOP AIDS Project,
and Tenderloin Health.
Supporting beneficiaries are
Berkeley Free Clinic, Black Rock Arts
Foundation, GLBT Historical Society,
Transgender Law Center, and Triangle
Martial Arts Association. The Sisters of
Perpetual Indulgence will return to
host the gates.
For more information about the
Folsom Street Fair, please visit:
FolsomStreetFair.org
Outword Magazine 33
Letters
continued from page 4
cover insurance law, property law,
inheritance law, income tax and
property tax law among others. It has
become increasingly obvious that
most people in the LGBTI community
have a very limited knowledge of the
rights and duties granted to same-sex
couples by the domestic partner laws
that have been enacted. Sadly this
means that many will get very little
benefit from the laws we have
worked so hard to get passed.
We, at Lambda Letters, have
designed a program that we think hits
that problem head on. It would create
a program that we think would, in
time, bring widespread understanding
of these laws to a broad portion of the
LGBTI community. That would enable
people to take full advantage of the
domestic partner laws of the state of
California. I’ve attached a document
which summarizes the education
program which we envision.
We intend to hire someone to seek
grants to help pay for the program
and to do much of the work of getting
it started. We have someone in mind
who would do an excellent job. But
we need at least $9,000 in seed money
to put her to work doing these things.
34
Outword Magazine
Equality
Bill
Full
Equality
or less tell the debate audience
point blank that the LGBTI
community should vote for
candidates who are willing to give
us 100 percent of the definitive
equality we seek instead of settling
for the supposedly more elect-able
candidates who offer only bits and
pieces of so-called equality.
As one who votes for third-party
candidates, such as Greens and
Libertarians, I hope to encourage
people to vote for what they
actually want and hope for, rather
than what they will settle for
because of fear. Vote for what you
truly want – it’s that simple.
What’s more, if you are more
worried about voting for a “winner”
than voting your conviction, what
coming to speak. “The easiest way
does it matter in a primary
for me to describe how wonderful
anyway? If you are so convinced
an experience it is to hear him
that Clinton or Obama will win the
speak is that you feel held. Not in a
Democratic nomination in the
physical way, but more in a
primaries, what harm would then
spiritual sense,” Fox said. “He’s such
come from voting your conviction
a servant of God.”
and therefore voting for Dennis
The events are all free and open
Kucinich and Mike Gravel? No
Boyce Hinman, to the public. The church is located harm. And if Kucinich and Mike
The Lambda Letters Project at 10500 Chaplain Ave. in Mather,
Gravel did win, then the
just off of Hwy. 50.
Senator Sheila Kuehl and Assembly
member Mark Leno have already
contributed $500 each to help us get
started. But that still leaves us $8,000
short.
I hope you will make a generous
contribution to help us reach that goal
of $9,000. Please help us begin the
educational program that will make it
possible for all members of the
LGBTI community to benefit fully
from the domestic partner laws we
have worked so hard to create. If you
make out your check to the Lambda
Letters Foundation you can take a tax
deduction for your contribution.
Please help me fulfill my dream.
Please support our educational project
by sending your contribution to: The
Lambda Letters Foundation, 717 K St.,
Suite 224, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Please Put “Fulfill The Dream” on the
note line of your check.
As an alternative, you can
contribute online by going to Lambda
Letters’ web page at: www.
lambdaletters.org and clicking on
Contributions/Membership.
Love,
for a routine concurrence vote before
going to the governor for final action.
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Assembly
passed legislation that would provide
relief to domestic partners who paid
unexpected, discriminatory property
taxes prior to Jan. 1, 2006. SB 559
passed the Assembly with a 45-29
initial vote. The measure, which was
drafted by Lambda Legal, will return
to the floor of the Senate for a routine
concurrence vote before going to Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger for
consideration.
MCC Sac
Democratic Party would stand by
them through the election and
move forward.
My support and vote will go to
either Dennis Kucinich or Mike
Gravel or an equally wonderful
Green or Libertarian candidate.
Also, wouldn’t it be wonderful if
Michael Bloomberg ran for
President as an independent and
remained committed to equality,
or wouldn’t it be wonderful if
Republican candidate Ron Paul
became better educated about
equality and then became an
advocate of definitive equality for
all?
Lastly, while I am not a single
issue voter, there is no issue of
greater importance to me than
my Constitutionally guaranteed
right to definite equality.
Therefore, I will vote for a
candidate that believes in my
right to equality.
Once again, it’s just that simple.
Jeffrey Girard is President of the
LGBTI group Yuba-Sutter Unity.
He can be reached at jeffg4usa@
yahoo.com
Elly
opted for something more fun.
After all, I do want to be noticed!
And I’ll have two lovely female
dates for the evening so I wouldn’t
want Brother Boy’s glamour to
eclipse them!
Kelley, are you going to get all
decked out for the big night on
the 23rd?
Are you kidding? No big
shopping trip here. We’re saving up
for our next show, so if I do get
decked out, it’ll be a dress that I
already own.
Lisa, what is up next for you
two artistically, or are you taking
a well-deserved break?
We have already taken a very
needed break and lounged around
all summer! So, it’s time to get into
the next project. We’re in talks to
book a space for a show we’d like
to put up in the spring. It’s not so
much the heavy drama that Keely
and Du was. It’s much more fun,
very timely, and I think our LGBT
community will really like the
storyline in this show. We hope to
solidify everything soon so we can
start getting the word out!
Gene, What is the most
rewarding part of doing theater
Ain’t Betty
Conception
for you?
Well, I suppose it would be that
sudden, wild shot of adrenaline that
pumps into your bloodstream when
you’re on stage and you know you’re
getting it right. That crazy rush I get
whenever I’ve ceased to act and
instead I’m thinking, feeling and
reacting as the character. When I’ve
managed to connect so deeply with
whatever role I’m playing that I can
literally step into the shoes of that
character. Actually become that
person. It takes a lot of hard work to
get there, but for me there’s no
greater high.
Outword would also like to
congratulate our friends Michael
Coleman for Costume Design:
Comedy in Enchanted April, Darryl
Strohl for Choreography: Musical in
Chicago, Jon Jackson for Best
Supporting Actor: Musical in Beauty
and the Beast, Paul Fearn, Best
Actor: Musical in A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum
and Bob Baxter of Runaway Stage
Productions for his two nominations
for Direction: Musical for Chicago
and The Full Monty.
For tickets to the Elly’s, visit www.
sarta.com or call 916-443-8229.
with me on an answering machine
inviting you to come down and
drink mojitos at my bar.
Graham: Right. That was when I
was living with my sister, Sarah.
Fast forward two years and Sarah
is getting married and, of course,
we are broke and can’t think of
anything to get her for the
wedding. So, pathetically, we decide
to write a song, thinking a song
will be just the subterfuge we need
to get out of having to find cash for
a gift.
Meleva: Nobody was fooled by
that.
Graham: Right. But, little did we
know how delicate writing a
wedding song would be. How it
can so easily come off like a
drunken, best-man’s speech that
reveals the couple’s sordid past. We
were worried that it would come
off as crass. Or at least depressing. I
mean, who invites Ain’t Betty to
sing for a happy occasion? We’re
really meant for funerals.
Meleva: Or driving and crying.
Graham: A Sunday morning
brunch after a long evening of
drinking and naughtiness — people
are hung-over and regretting their
Saturday night.
Meleva: I know all about regret.
So then we play the song for them
and they both cry like babies.
Graham: Right — at the house
concert. We felt it needed a preview,
so we’d know if we were going to
be booed out of the wedding.
Meleva: We were probably booed
anyway because all of our lesbians
were so drunk!
Graham: No, they liked it. I
remember. And look, now it’s on
the CD. And it’ll be our big hit.
Because it’s the one song I don’t
sing on.
Meleva: And you ended a
sentence with a preposition! I’m so
proud.
Graham: Aren’t we getting a
little off-topic? This was supposed
to be about the music. Should we
keep that last part in?
Meleva: How could bad
grammar not relate to our music?
Well, you get the idea. To learn
more about Ain’t Betty, take a wild
ride and visit their Web site, www.
aintbetty.com
chance of HIV transmission and
studies in New York, Spain and
Italy have yet to find an instance of
transmission from donor to
recipient when the newest methods
are employed.
According to University of
California, San Francisco’s Dr.
Deborah Cohan, there have been
over 4,000 assisted reproductive
procedures involving HIV-infected
men and uninfected women and
700 births without a single case of
HIV transmission to child or
mother.
SB 443 would allow couples
where the fathers are HIV positive
to undergo assisted reproduction
under the following guidelines: 1)
The HIV-positive donor’s sperm is
processed to minimize the
infectiousness of the sperm for the
specific donation; 2) Informed
mutual consent has occurred; and
3) The sperm processing
procedures must be recognized by
the American Society of
Reproductive Medicine.
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