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Man accused of slashing
victim 40 times
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier broke
the departments silence over whether a
suspect had been arrested for allegedly
stabbing a transgender woman as many
as 40 times late last week saying a suspect
was in custody on other charges
presumably in an unrelated case.
Laniers conrmation that the suspect
was in custody came in the form of an
email to LGBT activists on Sunday night.
It was the latest in a urry of emails
between activists and police ofcials
over the police investigation into the
stabbing of trans woman Bree Wallace,
29, in an abandoned house at 3038
Stanton Rd., S.E.
Wallace was being treated at Prince
Georges Hospital Center in Cheverly,
Md. D.C. police and D.C. Fire and
Emergency Medical Service rescue
workers found her lying in the street
about 1 a.m. Friday, June 21, outside
the apartment building where she lives.
A police report says Wallace told
investigators a man she knew from
the neighborhood met her at the
abandoned house, where she intended
to buy a cigarette from him, when
he suddenly began stabbing her for
unknown reasons.
She ran from her attacker and managed
to reach her apartment building on the
2400 block of 15th Place, S.E., before
collapsing, the police report says.
Neighbors who saw her immediately
called police, according to the report.
Questions over whether an arrest had
been made surfaced early Saturday
when Wallace told transgender activists
Earline Budd and Ruby Corado, who
knew Wallace prior to the attack, that
police told her father that the suspect
had been arrested.
Wallace told the Blade in a phone
interview on Sunday from her hospital
bed of her fathers report that police
said the suspect implicated in her
stabbing had been arrested.
Budd and Corado told the Blade
that police declined to conrm that
the attacker had been charged in the
stabbing when they reached out to
police ofcials by email and phone calls
over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Gwendolyn
Crump told the Blade in an email on
Saturday that the incident was under
investigation, but she didnt respond to
the Blades question asking whether an
arrest had been made.
Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham
hinted at a reason the police were
withholding information about an arrest
in his own email to LGBT activists shortly
before Lanier sent out her email on
Sunday night.
It is my understanding that the
suspect is in jail on another charge,
Newsham told Budd in his email. We
dont need the publics assistance in
this case. We believe we will be able
to charge the suspect before release,
he said. We will provide the suspects
name once an arrest is made [in the
stabbing case].
Although he didnt say so directly,
Newsham appeared to be suggesting
that the suspect was arrested on an
unrelated charge sometime between
the time he allegedly stabbed Wallace
about 1 a.m. on Friday and the time
police told Wallaces father on Saturday
morning that the suspect was in custody.
It could not immediately be determined
why Newsham, Lanier and other police
ofcials were reluctant to disclose
the suspects name and the nature of
the offense, unrelated to the alleged
stabbing, that resulted in his arrest.
CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM
D.C. police take conicting
reports over attack
captured on video
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

One of two women shown in a video
posted online punching and kicking a
gay male drag performer while pulling
him by his hair inside a D.C. carryout
restaurant has led a police report
accusing the man of biting her leg and
telling her now you have AIDS.
The report given by the woman,
which D.C. police made public Tuesday
afternoon, was the latest development
stemming from an incident early
Sunday morning, June 23, at Manny
& Olgas pizzeria on 14th Street, N.W.,
in which Miles Denaro, 24, says he was
attacked by two women who called him
a tranny and faggot.
Denaro said he bit the women in self-
defense but denies he ever told her she
had or would get AIDS.
He said he came to the restaurant to
take out food shortly after he performed
under his drag name Heidi Glum at the
Black Cat nightclub located on the same
block as Manny & Olgas. He was in drag
when he entered the restaurant.
The video shows the two women
hitting Denaro with their sts while
dragging him by his hair across the
oor of the restaurant as bystanders,
including a man taking the video,
laughed and cheered.
According to Denaro, no one, including
about six Manny & Olga employees,
came to his aid during the assault.
Denaro said he chose not to call police
at the time of the assault. He led a
separate police report on Monday, June
24, accusing the two women of assaulting
him. He told the Blade the assault began
after one of the women made fun of his
makeup and words were exchanged
between them, prompting one of the
women to slap him in the face twice.
Then I ipped out, he said. I spit
in her face and her friend jumped in and
they started dragging me around by
my hair while punching me in the face
repeatedly and kicking me, he said.
He initially identied himself to the
media as Miles DeNiro. When asked by
the Blade why the police report spelled
his last name as Denaro, he said he has
used DeNiro as a stage name and
that his legal birth name is Denaro.
The police report taken from the
woman, who is identied as Rachel Manna
Sahle, 22, of Gaithersburg, Md., classies
her biting allegation against Denaro as a
felony aggravated assault that carries a
maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.
The police report taken from Denaro
classies the assault by the two women
against him as a misdemeanor simple
assault, which has a maximum sentence
of six months in jail and/or a ne of $1,000.
Police spokesperson Gwendolyn
Crump said police would have no
comment on any details of the case
because it remains under investigation.
No arrests had been made in the case
as of Wednesday.
Denaro told the Blade he did, in fact,
bite Sahle on her leg but said he did so in
self-defense in a desperate attempt to get
her to stop pulling out his hair. He denies
telling her she had or would get AIDS.
She was ripping my hair out, he
said. I have a bag full of my own hair
that I picked up off the oor. She ripped
my hair out repeatedly. There was
nothing I could do to get her off of me
because the other girl was on top of me
and she was really huge.
Added Denaro, At that time, with
my face on the ground in her legs, the
only thing to help get out of it was to
bite her. It didnt draw any blood. I dont
think I broke the skin. I just bit her hard
enough so that she would let go of me.
And it worked. She did.
The police report of Sahles allegation
against Denaro says Sahle gave a
different version of what happened
from that of Denaro.
The report says Sahle told police
Denaro became verbally combative
with her at the restaurant. It says Sahle
claims that after she and Denaro
exchanged words several people
began to ght inside the establishment.
During that altercation, Denaro bent
down and bit Complainant 1 [Sahle] on
the right thigh.
It says that shortly after biting her
Denaro stated, Thats why I bit you,
now you have AIDS, bitch.
Denaro told the Blade that he is HIV
positive. The video shows him shouting
at the other woman who assaulted him
that she would get AIDS as he wiped
blood dripping over his face.
Attacker says drag performer threatened to give her AIDS
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04 JUNE 28, 2013 LOCAL NEWS
BREE WALLACE
PHOTO COURTESY OF RUBY CORADO
Suspect in custody in D.C. trans stabbing
MILES DENARO, 24, says he was attacked by
two women who called him a 'tranny'
and 'Iaggot.'
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McBride worked as intern,
aide for Gov. Markell
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell on June
19 signed a bill into law that adds gender
identity and expression to his states anti-
discrimination and hate crimes laws.
Our mission to build a welcoming
and accepting state that can compete
in the global economy requires laws
that reect our values, he said. Today,
we guarantee that our transgender
relatives and neighbors can work hard,
participate in our communities and live
their lives with dignity and in safety.
The state Senate by an 11-9 vote
margin earlier in the day approved
an amended version of Senate Bill 97
that passed in the Delaware House of
Representatives on June 18.
Senate President Pro Tempore
Patricia Blevins (D-Claymont) voted for
SB 97 along with state Sens. Catherine
Cloutier (R-Heatherbrooke,) Bethany
Hall-Long (D-Middletown,) Margaret
Rose Henry (D-Wilmington,) Robert
Marshall (D-Wilmington,) David McBride
(D-Hawks Nest,) Harris McDowell
(D-Wilmington,) Karen Peterson
(D-Stanton,) Nicole Poore (D-New Castle,)
David Sokola (D-Newark) and Bryan
Townsend (D-Newark.) State Sens. Colin
Bonini (R-Dover,) Bruce Ennis (D-Smyrna,)
Gerald Hocker (R-Ocean View,) Greg
Lavelle (R-Sharpley,) David Lawson
(R-Marydel,) Ernesto Lopez (R-Lewes,)
Brian Pettyjohn (R-Georgetown,) Gary
Simpson (R-Milford) and Robert Venables
(D-Laurel) voted against the measure.
State Sen. Brian Bushweller (D-Dover)
did not vote.
We are extending the same basic
protections against discrimination
and hate crimes that all our other
citizens enjoy to a group that has been
discriminated against for a long time,
said Henry, who sponsored SB 97 in the
state Senate.
Sixteen states and D.C. had
already adopted trans-inclusive anti-
discrimination laws. Thirteen of those
states and the nations capital had also
added gender identity and expression
to their hate crimes statutes.
The New York Senate on June 23
adjourned without voting on a bill the
Gender Expression Non-Discrimination
Act that would have added trans-
specic protections to the states non-
discrimination and hate crimes laws.
A number of advocates credit
Sarah McBride, a trans woman from
Wilmington who is a member of
Equality Delawares Board of Directors,
with securing passage of SB 97.
McBride, a recent American University
graduate who came out as trans in an
op-ed in the D.C. schools newspaper
while she was student body president
in May 2012, and her mother began
meeting with Dover lawmakers six
months ago to lobby for the measure.
She also testied in support of SB 97
three times in both the state House and
Senate and appeared in an Equality
Delaware video for it.
McBride told the Blade that a woman
told her after she testied in support of
SB 97 in the House that she threatened to
hurt me if she saw me in the bathroom.
In spite of this incident, she stressed the
vast majority of legislators treated her
and her mother well.
The vast majority of questions
were completely respectful and were
either friendly questions or were hard
questions that just needed to be
answered, McBride said. At minimum
constituents would be asking those
questions and they needed answers.
Markell, on whose 2008 election
campaign she worked, described his
former intern who was his personal aide
after he took ofce as an intelligent
and talented Delawarean before he
signed SB 97 into law.
She courageously stood before
the General Assembly to describe her
personal struggles with gender identity
and communicate her desire to return
home after her college graduation
without fear, the governor said. Her
tireless advocacy for passage of this
legislation has made a real difference
for all transgender people in Delaware.
Baldwin joins Night Out at Nationals Stadium

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the nations rst openly gay senator,
delivered the ceremonial announcement to play ball at the start of the 9th
Annual LGBT Night Out at Washington Nationals Stadium Tuesday night.
Just under 4,000 people from the LGBT community bought tickets to
attend the game, according to Brent Minor, executive director of Team D.C.,
the local LGBT sports group that organizes the Night Out event.
The Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-5.
Prior to the start of the game, Alan Gendreau, a gay Division I football
player who has hopes of becoming the rst out player in the National Football
League, threw the ceremonial rst pitch of the game.
Gautham Raghavan, the White House Associate Director of Public
Engagement for LGBT issues, joined Nationals manager Davey Johnson
in bringing the ofcial lineup card of Nationals players to the umpires.
Participating in this ceremonial task has been considered a tradition of Major
League Baseball used to honor a public ofcial or community leader.
For the eighth year in a row, the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington sang
the National Anthem at the Night Out game, drawing enthusiastic applause
from the crowd.
Among those attending the event was gay rights attorney Paul Smith, who
argued the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Lawrence v. Texas in which
the court overturned state sodomy laws exactly 10 years ago.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Nellies wins RAMMY award
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington celebrated the
31st Annual RAMMY Awards at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on Sunday.
The RAMMY Awards Gala and fundraiser honors the best of Washington
D.C.s culinary scene.
Sixteen awards were given out in categories such as Neighborhood
Gathering Place, Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene, Pastry Chef of the Year, New
Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year and Restaurateur of the Year.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.) won the Rammy for neighborhood
gathering place this year. Other nominees included restaurants such as
Ardeo + Bardeo (3311 Connecticut Ave N.W.), Bastille (1201 N. Royal Street,
Alexandria), and Willow Restaurant (4301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington).
Gay-owned and operated Hanks Oyster Bar-Capitol Hill (633 Pennsylvania
Ave., S.E.) was nominated for the Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene this year along
with Jack Rose (2007 18th St., N.W.), which hosted a Taste of Pride event last
year; and Bar Pilar (1833 14th St., N.W.). The Eddy Bar, which is mixtress
Gina Chersevanis bar in Hanks on the Hill has a mantra swirling liquors and
turbulent mixers. Bar Pilar walked away with the award in this category.
Scott Harlan of Green Pig Bistro in Arlington took the award for Rising
Culinary Star and Ashok Bajaj walked away with the Restaurateur of the Year
Rammy. The biggest award of the night was Chef of the Year and Fabio
Trabocchi of Fiola walked away with this award beating out chefs like Tony
Conte of The Oval Room, Haidar Karoum of Estadio/Proof and Cedric
Maupiller of Mintwood Place.
JONATHAN HOWARD
washingtonblade.com
0 JUNE 28, 2013 LOCAL NEWS
Team DCs LES JOHNSON (left) and BRENT MINOR (right) talk to Sen. TAMMY BALDWIN (D-Wis.)
at this week's Night Out at the Nationals game.
WASHlNGTON BLADE FHOTO BY MlCHAEL KEY
SARAH MCBRIDE worked as an intern and aide
Ior Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and is credited
with helping to pass the trans-inclusive law.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MCBRIDE
Trans woman credited
with pushing Del. law
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Secretarys remarks a rst
for Defense Department
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
For the rst time, a sitting defense
secretary on Tuesday made a live
appearance at a Pentagon event to
observe June as Pride month and to
thank LGBT troops for their service to
the country.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
led a trio of high-ranking Obama
administration ofcials at the event,
giving opening remarks in which he
called gay and lesbian service members
and LGBT civilian workers integral to
Americas armed forces.
Our nation has always benetted from
the service of gay and lesbian soldiers,
sailors, airmen, coast guardsmen and
Marines, Hagel said. Now, they can
serve openly with full honor, integrity and
respect. This makes our military and our
nation stronger much stronger.
Alluding to the now lifted policy
of Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Hagel
emphasized America is a nation that has
the capability to evolve.
For more than two centuries, our
democracy has shown that while it is
imperfect, it can change, and it can
change for the better, Hagel said. All
of us should take pride in the role the
U.S. military has played in this endeavor
and continues to play. The military
continues to fulll this countrys promise.
Our commitment to equality requires us
to continue building a culture of respect
for every member of the military, our
society, and for all human beings.
The event, which was organized by
the LGBT afnity group DOD Pride, was
the second-ever Pride celebration at
the Pentagon and the rst ever in which
a sitting defense secretary participated.
Last year, then-Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta delivered remarks by video, but
didnt appear in person.
Hagels participation is also
noteworthy because his nomination was
controversial in the LGBT community.
In 1998, Hagel reportedly called
then-nominee for U.S. ambassador
to Luxembourg Jim Hormel openly
aggressively gay. Hagel apologized
when these remarks resurfaced during
his conrmation process and Hormel
eventually endorsed the nomination.
At the event, Hagel received a warm
welcome from the audience. Attendees,
who mostly lled the 350-seat Pentagon
auditorium, gave resounding applause
when he approached the podium
before his remarks.
Representing the White House at the
event was senior adviser to the president
Valerie Jarrett, who during her keynote
speech emphasized the signicance
of Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal and
President Obamas leadership in the effort.
As you know, change has been
the dening theme of the Obama
administration, Jarrett said. When
I look back over the last four-and-a-
half years since President Obama took
ofce, nothing better exemplies that
kind of profound, meaningful and
historic change than repeal of Dont
Ask, Dont Tell.
Recalling the start of the legislative
process to repeal Dont Ask, Dont
Tell, Jarrett said she heard stories
of gay service members at the White
House and relayed them in the Oval
Ofce to President Obama, who assured
her repeal would happen.
He put his hand on my shoulder
and he said that he was determined, no
matter what, that we would nd a path
to the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell so
that the next time these men and women
came to the White House, they could do
so in uniform, proudly and openly, with
their heads held high and their loved
ones at their side, Jarrett said.
OutServe-SLDN remains in turmoil
WASHINGTONThe fallout over the reported termination of OutServe-
SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson continues to unfold.
The Bilerico Project on June 23 rst reported the OutServe-SLDN Board of
Directors red Robinson the day before. A subsequent report from BuzzFeed
said she was asked to resign, while AMERICAblog reported the development
to remove Robinson was proceeding.
Bilerico further reported Director of External Relations Zeke Stokes along
with Director of Chapter and Member Services Gary Espinas and Legal and
Public Policy Director David McKean resigned in protest, along with other
board members.
The OutServe-SLDN Board of Directors on June 24 posted a statement in
which members apologized for the way the events played out. It afrmed that
Robinson would leave the organization.
Robinson herself posted a statement on the website for OutServe Magazine
that said she will stay on with the group for the near term, but has decided on
her own accord at a later time to step down.
[T]o honor those whove shared those values with me, it is my intent to
continue to lead OutServe-SLDN in the near term as we approach an historic
moment for our community and our country, Robinson said. After that, at a
date to be determined, I have decided of my own accord to step down, and
will work with our members to ensure an orderly transition to the next phase
of this organizations life.
Largest ex-gay group shuts down
IRVINE, Calif.Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian
ministry that claimed to have helped cure homosexuality for thousands of
people through prayer and conversion therapy, announced on June 19 that it
is shutting down its operations.
The announcement came one day after its executive director, Alan
Chambers, issued a written apology to the LGBT community acknowledging
the pain and hurt others have experienced through failed attempts to
convert from gay to straight.
Chambers announcement and apology also came about a year and a half
after he startled leaders of the ex-gay movement by saying conversion
therapy doesnt work for more than 99 percent of the clients who undergo
such therapy.
Experts from the nations leading, mainline mental health organizations,
including the American Psychiatric Association and the American
Psychological Association, have long held that conversion therapy doesnt
work and is harmful to those who undergo it.
Exodus is an institution in the conservative Christian world, but weve
ceased to be a living, breathing organism, Chambers said in a statement.
For quite some time weve been imprisoned in a worldview thats neither
honoring toward our fellow human beings, nor biblical, he said.
The statement, which was released during Exoduss annual conference,
says the organizations board voted unanimously to close its operations. It
says local ex-gay ministries afliated with Exodus throughout the country that
have been autonomous would continue to operate, but not under the name
or umbrella of Exodus.
Colo. panel rules for trans student
DENVERThe Colorado Civil Rights Division on June 17 announced a
local school district had discriminated against a transgender student when it
refused to allow her to use the girls bathroom.
The Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 last December told Coy Mathis
parents that she would have to use the boys restroom or a staff or nurses bathroom
after winter break. The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund urged the
district to reconsider its decision, but it led a complaint with the Colorado Civil
Rights Division in February on behalf of Coy Mathis and her parents.
The Colorado Civil Rights Division described the school districts request as
hostile, intimidating and offensive.
TLDEF said the ruling is the rst-of-its-kind in the country that states trans
students must be allowed to use the bathroom that is consistent with their
gender identity and expression.
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08 JUNE 28, 2013 NATl ONAL NEWS
DeIense Secretary CHUCK HAGEL speaks at a DOD Fride event
WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS
Hagel speaks at
Pentagon Pride
Former OPM director is
rst out gay G-20 envoy
By CHRIS JOHNSON
President Obama nominated last
week for the rst time ever an openly
gay person to serve as ambassador to
a G-20 country.
John Berry, who formerly served as
director of the U.S. Ofce of Personnel
Management until his departure in April,
was nominated as U.S. ambassador to
Australia. Before his departure from
OPM, Berry was considered the highest-
ranking openly gay person within the
Obama administration. His nomination
as ambassador is subject to Senate
conrmation.
Chad Grifn, president of the Human
Rights Campaign, in a statement praised
the nomination of Berry, whose selection
fullls a request from HRC for the
nomination of an openly LGBT person as
an ambassador to a G-20 country.
John Berry has been a devoted
public servant for 30 years, and will bring
tremendous experience to our embassy
in Canberra, Grifn said. His lifetime
of professional experiences make him
an outstanding choice to be the nations
next ambassador to Australia. I urge the
Senate to conrm his nomination.
At the start of Obamas second term,
Berry was discussed as a potential
nominee as secretary of interior, which
would have made him the rst openly
gay Cabinet member. During the Clinton
administration, Berry served in a senior
position within the Department of the
Interior and later was director of both
the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
and the National Zoo. However, the role
of secretary of the interior ultimately
went to Sally Jewell.
In the course of his time at OPM,
Berry in addition to his regular duties
acted as adviser on LGBT issues
within the administration. The OPM
director was present at the meeting in
which White House ofcials informed
LGBT advocates it wouldnt issue at this
time an executive order barring LGBT
workplace discrimination among federal
contractors, and Berry also took part in a
White House meeting with transgender
advocates on the Transgender Day of
Remembrance.
Berry wasnt the only out nominee that
Obama named last week. The president also
named James Wally Brewster Jr., senior
managing partner for the Chicago-based
consumer dynamics strategy consulting
rm SB&K Global, as U.S. ambassador to
the Dominican Republic.
Grifn praised Brewster, whos a
national LGBT co-chair for the
Democratic National Committee and
serves on HRCs board.
Wally Brewster is an excellent choice
to be our nations ambassador to the
Dominican Republic, Grifn said.
His global business and management
expertise is matched by his enthusiasm
and commitment to human rights and
democracy around the world.
Obama made the two openly
gay picks as part of a group of 15
nominations on the same day. In a
statement, Obama emphasized their
capabilities as U.S. ambassadors.
These men and women have
demonstrated knowledge and
dedication throughout their careers,
Obama said. I am grateful they have
chosen to take on these important roles,
and I look forward to working with them
in the months and years to come.
Sciortino hopes to
ll House seat vacated
after special election
By CHRIS JOHNSON
As Democrats celebrated
Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markeys win on
Tuesday in the special election for an
open U.S. Senate seat, a gay candidate
is already working to build support for a
bid to replace Markey in the House.
In an interview with the Washington
Blade, Massachusetts State Rep. Carl
Sciortino, 34, touted his progressive
values as he talked about seeking
to represent Massachusetts 5th
congressional district in the U.S. House.
A victory would make him the eighth
sitting openly gay member of Congress.
I have a strong progressive track
record in the state legislature, where I
served for nine years, Sciortino said.
And I think there are many issues
facing our country that will affect us for
many years, and I want to bring a solid,
progressive voice to the debate.
At the top of the list for Sciortino
who launched his campaign in February
are climate change, Social Security,
immigration as well as campaign nance
reform in the wake of the Supreme
Courts decision in Citizens United,
which he said is blocking a healthy
democracy.
There are many things on the table
that we are struggling with as a country
right now, and I think at a core level,
were really talking about whether the
American Dream is available for another
generation, Sciortino said.
The lawmaker said hed also advance
his record on LGBT issues in Congress,
which he said he sees as core economic
and fairness issues for families who
happen to be LGBT. Hes credited
with helping beat back a constitutional
amendment opposing marriage equality
in Massachusetts and was lead sponsor
of the states m0re recently signed
transgender civil rights law.
At a very base level, of course, we
have to get an inclusive-ENDA passed,
Sciortino said. Employment protections
are crucial, and the fact that as a country
we still can have a qualied worker red
for no other reason than they are gay or
transgender is totally unacceptable.
Marc Solomon, national campaign
director for Freedom to Marry, spoke
highly of Sciortino and his efforts to
combat a constitutional amendment
in Massachusetts that would have
rescinded marriage equality in the state
after it was put in place by the State
Supreme Court. At the time, Solomon
was the head of MassEquality.
Carl is one, Id say, of a handful
of elected ofcials for whom I would
do pretty much anything and Im
not exaggerating, Solomon said.
And its because hes committed, hes
passionate, hes smart and he knows
how to get things done. He has the great
combination of having really strong
progressive convictions while at the same
time knowing how to build alliances with
others to get laws passed.
In October, Solomon is set to
ofciate over the congressional
hopefuls wedding to his partner of
more than ve years, Pem Brown, a
29-year-old consultant for non-prot
communications. The ceremony
will take place in Boston at the Old
South Meeting House, where the
LGBT community gathered in 2003 to
celebrate on the night of the Goodridge
decision that brought marriage equality.
Throughout the campaign, Sciortino
said his plans to marry someone of the
same gender havent been an issue for
voters.
I think its signicant that an openly
gay candidate running for Congress can
be planning my wedding while running
for ofce and, frankly, no one really cares
in a big way that were getting married,
he said.
Gay candidate seeks to replace Markey
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Gay Massachusetts State Rep. CARL
SCIORTINO (D-Middlesex) is seeking to
represent Massachusetts in Congress.
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DOMA violates equal
protection; Prop 8
supporters lack standing
By CHRIS JOHNSON
In a historic development, the U.S.
Supreme Court handed down two
decisions on Wednesday that advanced
marriage rights for gay couples and will
almost certainly reshape the national
debate on the issue.
In one 5-4 ruling, the court determined
that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is
unconstitutional because it violates due
process and equal protection for same-sex
couples under the Fifth Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution. That decision means the
U.S. government must begin recognizing
same-sex marriages for a broad range of
benets, including those related to federal
taxes and immigration law.
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy
wrote the opinion and was joined by
Associate Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and
Elena Kagan.
The federal statute is invalid, for
no legitimate purpose overcomes the
purpose and effect to disparage and
to injure those whom the State, by its
marriage laws, sought to protect in
personhood and dignity, Kennedy said.
By seeking to displace this protection
and treating those persons as living in
marriages less respected than others,
the federal statute is in violation of the
Fifth Amendment.
The dissenting justices were Chief
Justice John Roberts and Associate
Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence
Thomas and Samuel Alito. In his
opinion, Roberts says Congress acted
constitutionally in passing DOMA and
took issue with the authority the court
granted itself in overturning the anti-
gay statute.
In another 5-4 decision, the court
determined anti-gay forces dont
have standing to defend Californias
Proposition 8. That decision leaves in
place a district court injunction that
prohibits the state of California from
enforcing its ban on same-sex marriage.
Gay couples will be able to marry in the
state once the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals lift its stay.
Roberts wrote the majority opinion
for the court and was joined by Scalia,
Ginsburg, Breyer and Kagan. Kennedy
wrote the dissenting opinion and was
joined by Thomas, Alito and Sotomayor.
The Article III requirement that
a party invoking the jurisdiction of a
federal court seek relief for a personal,
particularized injury serves vital interests
going to the role of the Judiciary in our
system of separated powers, Roberts
writes. States cannot alter that role
simply by issuing to private parties who
otherwise lack standing a ticket to the
federal courthouse.
The courts ruling in the case against
Prop 8, known as Hollingsworth v. Perry,
is specic only to California meaning
the justices didnt grant the expansive
ruling that supporters of marriage
equality had sought to bring marriage
equality to all 50 states.
Shortly after HRC President Chad
Grifn walked out of the court with
plaintiffs in the marriage cases, he
received a call from President Obama
who was aboard Air Force One. Obama
congratulated Grifn for the victories as
reporters and onlookers watched.
The decisions were handed down
10 years to the day that the Supreme
Court announced its landmark decision
in the 2003 case of Lawrence v. Texas,
which struck down state sodomy laws
throughout the country.
The challenge to DOMA, known as
United States v. Windsor, was led by
the American Civil Liberties Union and
others in 2011 on behalf of lesbian
New York widow Edith Windsor. Upon
the death of her spouse Thea Spyer
in 2009, Windsor had to pay the U.S.
government $363,000 in estate taxes
because of DOMA a penalty that she
wouldnt have faced if she were married
to a woman.
The decision striking down DOMA
afrms the initial rulings against the
federal anti-gay law last year by U.S.
District Judge Barbara Jones and the
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Obama administration helped
in securing the ruling against DOMA.
After it stopped defending DOMA
in 2011, the U.S. Justice Department
began ling briefs against the law and
sent attorneys to litigate against it
during oral arguments. U.S. Solicitor
General Donald Verrilli argued against
DOMA before the Supreme Court,
saying the law doesnt hold up under
the standard heightened scrutiny, or a
greater assumption its unconstitutional.
But the Supreme Court didnt get to
the issue of heightened scrutiny in the
DOMA case because it found the law was
unconstitutional under the less stringent
standard of rational basis review.
The case against Prop 8 was led
by the California-based American
Foundation for Equal Rights in 2009
on behalf of two plaintiff couples a
lesbian couple, Kristin Perry and Sandra
Stier, and a gay male couple, Paul
Katami and Jeffrey Zarrillo who were
unable to marry because of the states
constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
The attorneys representing them were
Theodore Olson, a former U.S. solicitor
general during the Bush administration,
and David Boies, a so-called dream team
of attorneys who represented opposite
sides in the 2000 case Bush v. Gore.
Because the state ofcials California
Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General
Kamala Harris refused to defend
Prop 8 in court, anti-gay groups that
put Prop 8 on the ballot in 2008 such
as ProtectMarriage.com took up the
responsibility of defending the measure.
The California Supreme Court certied
the groups had standing under state
law and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals afrmed they had standing.
But the high court determined that
these groups even though attorney
Charles Cooper spoke on behalf
on them in oral arguments dont
have standing because they lack any
legal injury in the wake of the lower
courts determination that Prop 8 is
unconstitutional.
The Obama administration had also
assisted in efforts to secure a ruling
against Californias Proposition 8. The
Justice Department led a friend-of-the-
court brief in February saying the ban
was unconstitutional and Verrilli argued
in court against Prop 8, suggesting all
eight states with domestic partnerships
should be required to grant marriage
rights to gay couples.
Obama praises ruling
Following the Supreme Court
decisions in favor of marriage equality,
President Obama praised the justices
and called DOMA discrimination
enshrined in law.
It treated loving, committed gay and
lesbian couples as a separate and lesser
class of people, Obama said. The
Supreme Court has righted that wrong,
and our country is better off for it. We
are a people who declared that we are
all created equal and the love we
commit to one another must be equal
as well.
Obama said hes directed U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder to work with other
Cabinet members to review federal
statutes to ensure this decision, including
its implications for federal programs, is
implemented swiftly and smoothly.
The laws of our land are catching up
to the fundamental truth that millions
of Americans hold in our hearts: when
all Americans are treated as equal, no
matter who they are or whom they love,
we are all more free, Obama concludes.
HISTORIC: Supreme Court
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Hundreds gathered
outside Supreme Court
to wait for rulings
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Marriage equality supporters who
gathered outside the U.S. Supreme
Court on Wednesday erupted into
cheers as they learned the justices had
found the Defense of Marriage Act
unconstitutional.
Im thrilled, D.C. resident Justyn
Hintze, who is originally from Florida,
told the Washington Blade outside
the court. I think that its about time
and that sexual freedom and same-sex
marriage is a human right.
D.C. resident Amanda Klinger and
her ance, Caroline Hunt, held a sign
that read our wedding just got 1138
times more equal as they anticipated
the Supreme Court ruling on cases
that challenged the constitutionality
of Section 3 of DOMA that dened
marriage as between a man and a
woman in federal law and Californias
Proposition 8. Rev. Rob Apgar-Taylor
of Grace United Church of Christ and
Varitas United Church in Hagerstown
and Frederick, Md., who married his
husband in Massachusetts in 2004, told
the Blade before the justices issued
their DOMA ruling that he hoped they
would be bold in their ruling.
God is about justice, compassion
and love, he said.
Larry Blanchard of Palm Springs, Calif.,
who married his husband in October
2008, recalled a person could lose their
certication in the security complex in
which he worked for simply knowing a
gay person.
He told the Blade he feels times
have really changed in all those years.
This is wonderful, Blanchard said.
People are nally treated equally.
Charles Butler of GetEQUAL and
former board chair of Equality Maryland,
had been waiting outside the court
since 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Im just here to see history, he said.
Even just as a spectator to be a part of
it, its a really big time.
Dani Dennenberg of Portland, Ore.,
held a sign that read, two moms make
a right as she and two others waited to
enter the Supreme Court. We decided
to come down and to be part of this
historic moment. [We are] really hoping
our country moves in the right direction.
LGBT rights advocates around the
country also applauded the DOMA
decision.
Since 2006, Virginia has had
a constitutional amendment that
prohibits the legal recognition of gay
and lesbian couples, Equality Virginia
Executive Director James Parrish noted.
While we continue working to lift the
ban on marriage here at home, we can
celebrate todays decision from the
Supreme Court, afrming that all loving
and committed couples deserve equal
respect and treatment.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, who
last month signed his states same-
sex marriage law that takes effect on
Monday, described the DOMA decision
and ruling that struck down Californias
Proposition 8 based on standing as
a victory for civil rights and another
landmark moment in our countrys
never-ending quest to be a more
perfect union.
The decisions afrm that we can only
live up to the values of freedom and
justice for all when everyone is treated
equally under our laws. Im proud that we
have celebrated this principle in our state
with the passage of marriage equality.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) said the Supreme Court
reafrmed equal justice under law.
Today, the Supreme Court bent the
arc of history once again toward justice,
she said. The court placed itself on
the right side of history by discarding
Section 3 of the defenseless Defense of
Marriage Act and by allowing marriage
equality for all families in California.
Same-sex marriage opponents were
quick to criticize the DOMA and Prop 8
rulings.
In a miscarriage of justice the US
Supreme Court has refused to consider
the decision of a single federal court
judge to overturn the perfectly legal
action of over 7 million California
voters who passed Proposition 8
dening marriage as the union of one
man and one woman, said National
Organization for Marriage President
Brian Brown. The Supreme Courts
holding that proponents of an initiative
had no legal right to appeal ignores
California law and rewards corrupt
politicians for abandoning their duty to
defend traditional marriage laws.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court
has lost its legitimacy as an arbiter of
the Constitution and the rule of law,
Liberty Counsel Chair Mat Staver
added. Today is the death of the
Courts legacy, because the decision in
the Federal Defense of Marriage Act
case dees logic and is a pure invention
of a handful of Justices.
Even as same-sex marriage advocates
continue to celebrate the Supreme Courts
landmark rulings on DOMA and Prop 8,
GetEQUAL Co-Director Heather Cronk said
in a statement she feels there is still work to
be done to achieve what she described as
full equality for LGBT Americans.
Our work is far from over not simply
in our struggle for marriage equality in
all 50 states, but also in employment,
immigration, housing, credit, public
accommodations, and so many other
ways, she said. Today we celebrate,
but we are getting right back to work.
Supreme celebrations after
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Gay couple in Prop 8 case
invites Obama to
upcoming wedding

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The lesbian and gay couples
that served as the main plaintiffs in
Wednesdays historic Supreme Court
decision overturning Californias
Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage
said the decision would have a profound
positive impact on gay families in their
home state and beyond.
California residents Kris Perry, after
whom the case has been named, and
her partner Sandy Stier told reporters
and a crowd of onlookers outside the
Supreme Court that the enormity of the
legal ramications of the case was for
them overshadowed by its impact on
their family, especially their four sons.
Today is a great day for American
children and families, Perry told the
gathering. Sandy and I want to say how
happy we are not only to be able to return
to California and nally get married but to
be able to say to the children in California,
no matter where you live, no matter who
your parents are, no matter what family
youre in, you are equal.
Perry added, And today we go
back to California and say to our own
children, all four of our boys your
family is just as good as everybody elses
family. We love you as much as anybody
elses parents love their kids. And now
were going to be equal to every other
family in California.
Californians Jeff Zarrillo and his
partner Paul Katami, the other couple
that served as lead plaintiffs in the
Prop 8 case, told the gathering outside
the Supreme Court that they, too, look
forward to returning to their home state
to get married.
Prop 8 allowed us to turn our anger
into action, Katami told the gathering.
So although we celebrate today, we
work to make sure that everyone like
Jeff and I and Kris and Sandy can just
get married because its the natural next
step in our relationship, he said.
We want to join the institution of
marriage not to take anything away but
to strengthen it, to live up to its ideals.
In a development that prompted
both cheers and tears from onlookers,
Katami turned to Zarrillo, his voice
breaking, and said, And today I nal
get to look at the man I love and say,
Will you marry me?
With Zarrillo nodding in the
afrmative, the two men kissed and
embraced as news photographers TV
camera crews recorded their action.
Following the two couples initial
comments, which came at a news
conference organized jointly by the
Human Rights Campaign and the
American Foundation for Equal Rights
(AFER), which initiated the legal challenge
to Prop 8 ve years ago, the couples
walked along the sidewalk outside the
Supreme Court building speaking to
individual television news outlets whose
camera crews lined the sidewalk.
During one of those interviews,
HRC President Chad Grifn, who
accompanied the couples, excitedly
informed them that President Obama
just called Grifns cell phone from
Air Force One, which was taking the
president on a state visit to Africa.
Reporters and onlookers watched
with interest as Grifn handed his cell
phone to the couples, who spoke briey
with Obama.
Its incredible, Grifn told reporters
minutes later. The president just called
from Air Force One and he was thanking
our team and the plaintiffs for their
courage. And he said because of their
courage thousands upon thousands
of people will be able to join in the
celebration of marriage very soon,
Grifn said.
Katami and Zarrillo told people
standing near them that they thanked
the president for calling them and
invited him to their wedding.
Theyre quick, observed attorney
Theodore Boutrous, the law rm partner
of lead plaintiff attorney Ted Olsen in
the Prop 8 case. Olsen, who was in court
on Wednesday in an unrelated case in
Philadelphia, wasnt able to attend the
Supreme Court session announcing the
Prop 8 decision.
They get the president on the phone
and they invite him to their wedding,
said Boutrous. So its exciting. Not
too many cases end with such a joyous
thing, that people who want to get
married can get married. This is a good
one, he said.
Perry told the Blade she, too, was
excited to hear from Obama.
When the leader of the free world tells
a couple like Sandy and I that he respects
our relationship and he hopes we can
get married soon and show our kids that
were a family, it says everything, she
said. We couldnt be prouder to have
him call and tell us that.
Fred Sainz, HRCs vice president for
communications, said Edith Windsor,
85, the lead plaintiff in the DOMA
case, which bears her name, would
be celebrating the decision in New
York City. Windsor is a New York State
resident who challenged DOMA in
court following the death of her wife,
whom she married in Canada, and the
refusal of the IRS to waive her estate tax
in the same way that tax is waived for
opposite-sex married couples.
With DOMA overturned Wednesday
by the Supreme Court, Windsors
attorneys are expected to call on the IRS
to retroactively refund the estate tax she
was forced to pay.
Windsor was also scheduled to serve
as a grand marshal in New York Citys
LGBT Pride Parade this weekend.
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Baltimore LGBT history recalled
More than 70 people crammed the Village Learning Place on St. Paul
Street the evening of June 20 to hear John Wood discuss the history of the
Baltimore LGBT rights movement leading up to the passage of Baltimores
Gay Rights Bill.
Those in attendance were activists who have been through the gay-rights
battles and some younger residents interested in the history. Wood, a history
teacher at the McDonogh School, examined the connection between creating
community and ghting for civil rights in the Baltimore LGBT community
under the topic, The Baltimore Gay Community: The Early Years.
You must start with a community, he said.
The period saw the growth of pride in gay and lesbian identity, tensions
between gay men and lesbians, the impact of AIDS, and the professionalization
of the rights campaign during the 1980s.
Baltimore City Council member Mary Pat Clark, a longtime supporter of LGBT
rights, and former Council member Jody Landers, who was a member at the time
the bill passed in 1988, offered commentary on the topic. They recalled while
some Council members originally stated support for the previously unsuccessful
attempts at passing the bill (1980 and 1985) that would have added sexual
orientation to those protected from discrimination in employment, education
and housing, they did not vote for the bill when it came up.
There was too much pressure from powerful ministers in the African-
American and majority churches, as well as the Baltimore Archdiocese,
explained Landers. He also acknowledged that coming from a conservative
district he initially did not back the bill. But his evolution to full support was
bolstered by the realization there was a need for such a bill and the way out
comments from the opposition. The impact of AIDS also was a factor in his
ultimate decision.
Both Landers and Wood stated in response to a question that the role of the
Baltimore mayors at the timeWilliam Donald Schaefer and Kurt Schmoke,
respectivelyhad little, if any, effect on the Councils vote. No pressure was
exerted by them for or against passage.
Frederick Pride set for Saturday
With Capital Pride and Baltimore Pride celebrations in the rear-view mirror,
the second annual Frederick Pride festival will take place on Saturday between
12-6 p.m. rain or shine. The event will be held at Utica Park in Frederick
County, 10200-B Old Frederick Rd., Frederick, Md.
Sen. Ron Young, Del. Heather Mizeur and Del. Galen Clagettall sponsors of
the marriage equality billare scheduled to speak. The Frederick Center Youth
Group is once again organizing the activities for Pride. Some of the planned
activities include a best pride outt competition with prize, best pet contest with
prize, football, face painting, a pie-eating contest and a balloon toss.
In addition, kid-friendly drag performances sponsored by The Lodge
include Ashley Bannks, Araya Sparxx, Dezi Minaj and Jasmine Phoenix.
Alcohol will not be sold, but those 21 and older may bring alcoholic
beverages.
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California state employees will begin covering care related to gender transitioning,
according to advocates.
CalPERS Americas largest public pension fund will remove barriers to care
for state employees seeking to transition their gender, according to The Hill. Gender
reassignment surgery, and care related to the treatment of gender dysphoria were
not previously covered by the plan, which made receiving medically necessary care
sometimes difcult for transgender state employees in California.
Were incredibly proud of the CalPERS Board for taking action to make sure
transgender people are treated fairly and have the same access to care as everyone
else, said Transgender Law Centers executive director Masen Davis in a statement.
Anti-prostitution pledge for AIDS groups nixed
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional this week a
Bush-era law that compelled AIDS services organizations to sign a pledge opposing
prostitution and human trafcking in order to receive funding for international work.
In a 6-2 decision, the majority opinion, authored by Justice Roberts, said the federal
government violated the First Amendment in forcing organizations to sign the pledge as
a condition of funding, according to NBC News.
According to UNAIDS, sex workers are roughly eight times more likely to be infected
with HIV than other adults, read a statement from AIDS services organization amFAR,
which led a friend-of-the-court brief in the suit. However, targeted efforts to provide HIV
prevention services for sex workers have been shown to help bring national epidemics
under control.
Meningitis warning ahead of NYC Pride
NEW YORK The New York Department of Health and doctors from Weill Cornell
Medical College are warning those planning to visit New York for Pride to seek out advice
concerning the meningitis vaccine before coming.
According to NBC News, of 22 cases reported of men who have sex with men
contracting meningitis, 7 have died, which is far higher than the national average of 10
percent of cases that result in death.
Health ofcials are recommending visitors to New York take necessary precautions to
reduce their risk of infection.
It would be reasonable for people traveling to New York City and participating in the
events to talk to their doctors about whether or not they might benet from vaccinations,
said Dr. Jay Varma, deputy commissioner for disease control in the citys Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene.
Irish demand for gay health services up
DUBLIN An Irish gay mens health services organization says it saw a 5 percent
increase in rst-time referrals in 2012 over 2011, according to irishhealth.com.
Gay Mens Health Services says it also saw a 20 percent increase in referrals from
patients aged 24 and younger, and a 39 percent increase in requests for HIV testing over
the year before.
With increased testing also comes increased diagnosis. According to GMHS, 261 men
received a diagnosis of gonorrhea, a 43 percent increase; 52 men learned they were HIV
positive, a 37 percent increase; and 56 men were diagnosed with syphilis, a 22 percent
increase.
Chlamydia was the only illness to see a decrease in diagnoses with approximately 150
men learning theyd contracted the disease.
AMA backs lifting FDA gay blood ban
CHICAGO The American Medical Association the nations largest
association of physicians has ofcially backed a plan to lift the FDA lifetime ban
on blood donation by men who have sex with men.
The blood ban was put in place in 1983 at the onset of the AIDS pandemic, but
many HIV/AIDS experts now call the policy antiquated. According to ABC News
the AMA will back a policy that mirrors those in other nations, which will allow gay
men to donate blood if theyve abstained from sex with other men for a period
of time.
The lifetime ban on blood donation for men who have sex with men is
discriminatory and not based on sound science, AMA board member Dr. William
Kobler said in a statement. This new policy urges a federal policy change to
ensure blood donation bans or deferrals are applied to donors according to their
individual level of risk and are not based on sexual orientation alone.
The United Kingdom and Australia allow gay men who have been abstinent for
at least one year to donate blood.
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Nearly two decades after
DOMAs passage, we are a
nation transformed
For those of us old enough to remem-
ber the passage of the Defense of Mar-
riage Act and then-President Bill Clin-
tons craven boasting about it in Christian
radio ads during the 1996 campaign
this week brought vindication, a victory
unimaginable just a few years ago and
more than a few tears of joy.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court
declared that DOMA is unconstitution-
al as a deprivation of the liberty of the
person protected by the Fifth Amend-
ment of the Constitution.
Justice Anthony Kennedy added to
his considerable pro-gay legacy penning
the majority opinion joined by Justices
Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer.
In it, Kennedy issues a bold, broad
ruling and gets at the heart of the mat-
ter: the indignity that DOMA visited
upon our relationships.
He writes, DOMA instructs all fed-
eral ofcials, and indeed all persons with
whom same-sex couples interact, includ-
ing their own children, that their mar-
riage is less worthy than the marriages
of others. The federal statute is invalid,
for no legitimate purpose overcomes the
purpose and effect to disparage and to
injure those whom the State, by its mar-
riage laws, sought to protect in person-
hood and dignity. By seeking to displace
this protection and treating those per-
sons as living in marriages less respected
than others, the federal statute is in viola-
tion of the Fifth Amendment.
Its a refreshing and honest take on
the impact of DOMA, which has stig-
matized gay and lesbian couples for 17
years and done real harm to our fami-
lies. Kennedys opinion at long last rec-
ognizes this basic fact. The stories of
DOMAs impact on our community have
formed the basis for literally hundreds
of Blade stories over the years. Many of
those stories involve serious life-chang-
ing consequences as in survivors like
the courageous Edith Windsor facing -
nancial ruin after the death of a partner.
But those dark days are over. Kennedy
touches on the broad reach of the deci-
sion in his opinion.
By its great reach, DOMA touches
many aspects of married and family life,
from the mundane to the profound.
It prevents same-sex married couples
from obtaining government healthcare
benets they would otherwise receive. It
deprives them of the Bankruptcy Codes
special protections for domestic-sup-
port obligations. It forces them to follow
a complicated procedure to le their
state and federal taxes jointly.
DOMA also brings nancial harm
to children of same-sex couples. It rais-
es the cost of health care for families
by taxing health benets provided by
employers to their workers same-sex
spouses. And it denies or reduces ben-
ets allowed to families upon the loss of
a spouse and parent, benets that are
an integral part of family security.
Kennedy rightly points out that the
only reason DOMA came about was
anti-gay animus.
The history of DOMAs enactment
and its own text demonstrate that inter-
ference with the equal dignity of same-
sex marriages, a dignity conferred by the
States in the exercise of their sovereign
power, was more than an incidental effect
of the federal statute. It was its essence.
More vindication for the scores of
activists, lawyers, politicians, journal-
ists, bloggers and everyday Americans
whove been ghting this most odious
of laws for nearly two decades.
In Justice Antonin Scalias over-
wrought and predictably curmudgeonly
dissent, he fears judicial overreach.
It is an assertion of judicial suprem-
acy over the peoples Representatives in
Congress and the Executive. It envisions
a Supreme Court standing (or rather en-
throned) at the apex of government,
empowered to decide all constitutional
questions, always and everywhere pri-
mary in its role.
He goes on to say the question of
same-sex marriage should be resolved
primarily at the state level.
That is now an open question, as
same-sex couples in California rejoin
the growing group of now 13 states
and D.C. that have enacted marriage
equality. Will a gay couple in Texas sue
the government for marriage rights?
Has Kennedy set the stage for a Loving
v. Virginia-type showdown for the gay
community?
Tantalizing questions for the future.
For now, its time to celebrate a victory
nearly 20 years in the making.
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continues state by state
In looking toward the Supreme Courts
marriage decisions, Adam Liptak wrote
in the New York Times, Gay men and
lesbians have yet to achieve formal legal
equality. They are not protected against
job discrimination in much of the nation,
may not marry their same-sex partners
in most of it and do not have their mar-
riages recognized by the federal govern-
ment in any of it.
Walter Dellinger, former acting Solici-
tor General in the Clinton administration
wrote in Slate, it is hard to overstate the
importance of the Supreme Courts forth-
coming decision in United States v. Wind-
sor. At issue is the part of the Defense of
Marriage Act that denes spouse, and
marriage, for all federal purposes, to
exclude same-sex couples. According to
the solicitor general, there are 1,138 fed-
eral laws and programs affected by this
denition. As a result of DOMA, same-
sex couples legally married under their
own states laws are nonetheless denied
benets otherwise afforded to married
couples under federal employment laws,
Social Security laws, tax laws, immigra-
tion laws and myriad other programs. It
is a simple as this: As long as DOMA is
in effect, no gay couple anywhere in this
country is truly married. If a gay couple is
deemed not to be married for more than
1,000 purposes governed by federal law,
its hard to say that anything approaching
marriage equality exists anywhere in the
country, no matter how many states allow
same-sex couples to marry.
With its decision on DOMA, the Su-
preme Court made clear that some
members of the LGBT community are for
the rst time truly married. By ruling 5-4
that DOMA is unconstitutional as a de-
privation of the equal liberty of persons
that is protected by the Fifth Amend-
ment, the court said that the federal gov-
ernment cant discriminate against and
deny federal benets to couples that are
legally married in a state.
The decision means that the 1,138
benets, including those that Dellinger
mentioned, will now have to be looked
at by the Obama administration and
they will have to determine how they
are applicable for gay and lesbian mar-
ried couples.
The Obama administration has known
for a long time that this case could be
decided in favor of overturning Section
3 of DOMA. It is hoped that the admin-
istration has been looking at these rights
agency by agency and is prepared to
make decisions on how the government
will deal with them. The president must
be prepared to sign any executive or-
ders that are needed to move forward
on granting those rights. We have seen
that the president has not been willing to
sign the executive order barring job bias
in federal contracting but it has to be the
expectation of the LGBT community that
we will not be forced to wait too long for
the decisions on all these issues.
Writing for the majority, Justice Ken-
nedy said, The Constitutions guarantee
of equality must at the very least mean
that a bare congressional de sire to harm
a politically unpopular group cannot jus-
tify disparate treatment of that group.
In the Proposition 8 case, the court
denied standing and said the decision
of the Ninth Circuit is vacated and re-
manded. Following the scenario in an
amicus brief submitted by Dellinger,
which was referenced by the justices
during oral arguments, they limited that
ruling to allowing gay marriage in Califor-
nia. They did not make a statement that
gay marriage must be considered legal
in all states. The result is that for the time
being the LGBT community and our al-
lies will have to continue ghting for our
equal rights state by state. Writing for
the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts
said, We have never before upheld the
standing of a private party to defend the
constitutionality of a state statute when
state ofcials have chosen not to. We
decline to do so for the rst time here.
So within 30 days, same-sex couples will
again be able to marry in California.
Today we have taken a huge step for-
ward for equality and we continue the
ght for our full civil and human rights
knowing that we will win because we are
on the right side of history.
A giant step for equality
Demise of Exodus will give
rise to something else
When I get antsy and distracted, as
I have been waiting for the Supreme
Court decisions on marriage equality, af-
rmative action and voting rights, there
comes a moment when I absolutely can-
not look at a listserv, a news alert or a
screen one more second. I have to step
away from the vehicle. Manual labor
helps. So while I was helping a friend,
sweating, lifting and moving boxes, I
must have missed the big news about
Exodus International.
Why didnt you tell me? Ive been follow-
ing their work since John Paulk was a gay
pup. Founded in 1976, E.I. was a non-de-
nominational, evangelical, umbrella orga-
nization offering counseling for homosexu-
als to manage or renounce their unwanted
same-sex attractions. After many schisms
and recombinations, including the time
two male leaders left the group to be with
each other, the organization grew to 220
local ministries in the United States and
Canada and more than 150 ministries in
17 other countries. Several of its ministers
were instrumental in formulating Ugandas
Kill the Gays bill, their diabolical spin on
the Do-Unto-Others precept.
For years they were on a mission. E.I.
supported an Annual Day of Truth to
combat the LGBT communitys Annual
Day of Silence in schools. They tried to
launch an app for E.I. ministers, a useful
resource, that was run out of web town
by a Change.org write-in campaign to
Apple. E.I. held annual Love Wins Out
conferences to reach out to homosexu-
als plagued by the sin of homosexuality.
I would love to have seen those after-
hours, late-night hotel bar scenes.
No telling what come to Jesus mo-
ment the organizations president Alan
Chambers had, and I do have my sur-
veillance team looking into his emails
and his heart, but at their 38th annual
conference, Chambers announced that
the whole reparative therapy, the pray
the gay away thing was not working. He
apologized, said he was super sorry for
everything. And E.I. pulled up stakes,
took down the tents and went on home.
I am so glad they have closure.
The intrepid Wayne Besen of Truth
Wins Out is not buying it. He points
out that the newly constituted Restored
Hope Network is trying to ll the E.I. void.
Many disgruntled ex-ex-gay workers are
now Restored Hope board members.
They are re-jack-booted, calling for a red-
shirted gods army, comparing gay peo-
ple to cannibals, and claiming that ho-
mosexuals are demonically possessed.
Many individual ministries have vowed
to continue their mini-series of miseries.
Sons of God meet Sons of Anarchy.
My own background of rigorous
Catholicity, relentless hetero-normativi-
ty and fearful passivity were my iteration
of Exodus International. We played the
310 Maple Road home version. Finally
in my mid-20s, I met some out, proud
wild and wooly lesbians. They were my
preparative therapy. I wanted what they
had. I found a path out of heterosexual-
ity through the LGBT movement.
Waiting for the SCOTUS decisions is an
excruciating boo-yay moment. We have
learned from the black civil rights move-
ment how racism varies from the brutal
physical version of George Zimmerman to
the rened sugary racism of Paula Deen
to the courts lack of afrmation on afr-
mative action. Boo. We know from the
LGBT rights movement how homophobia
shades from the brutal murders in Green-
wich Village to the unrened humor of
Tosh.0 to however SCOTUS decides on
Prop 8 and DOMA. Yay?
The 40-year exodus of the modern
LGBT movement out of the ancient des-
ert of hate is closer but without closure.
Its no time to get rid of your sandals,
bottled water and SPF 50.
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PETER ROSENSTEIN is a D.C.-based LGBT rights
and Democratic Party activist. He writes regularly for
the Blade.
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LGBT audiences for 30 years. Her monthly column
appears exclusively in the Blade. Reach her via
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Employmenr ciscriminarion a_ainsr rrans_encer
people is a sra__erin_ proLlem lor LGBT ri_hrs
acvocares in rhe nirec Srares wirh unemploymenr
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rares lor rrans_encer people Ly Luilcin_ acceprance in
rhe workplace, helpin_ rrans people learn how ro lnc
|oLs anc Ly provicin_ Lusinesses a channel ro reach our
ro rrans_encer ralenr. The or_anizarion is heacquarrerec
in New York, Lur has acvisers in mosr ma|or urLan areas
ol rhe counrry. n D.C., lon_rime acvocare BoL Wireck ol
Wireck Communicarions is an ATF acviser.
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rhe narional avera_e lor rhe rrans communiry in _eneral,
anc 400 percenr lor rrans people ol color," Norris says.
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anc in employers, anc aLour helpin_ our communiry
learn how ro _er |oLs. Many ol us rhou_hr we woulcn'r
have real |oLs anc con'r know how ro inrerview, or con'r
know how ro cress lor success."
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as execurive cirecror ol urServeSLDN.
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rrans_encer people."
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_roup, The Transsexual Menace, in 13. She has workec
in rhe corporare secror since arounc rhar same year, anc
currenrly is a consulranr lor rhe mulrinarional mana_emenr
consulrin_ lrm, Accenrure. n accirion ro workin_ wirh
clienrs, Norris acvises rhe lrm on how ro Le more inclusive
anc acceprin_ ol civerse _encer expression.
McCormack anc Norris saic rhar Lasec on rheir
corporare experience, rhey know rhar inclusion appeals
ro many lar_e corporarions.
" can ralk corporare. know whar morivares employers.
A lor ol acvocacy _roups are nor ralkin_ rhe same lan_ua_e
as employers," Norris says. "There's rhis concepr callec
'corporare ralenr,' which is why 'LGB' recruirin_ is very
hor. We know civerse reams have a srarisrical likelihooc
ol makin_ Lerrer procucrs. Trans is rhe lasr unrappec pool
ol civersiry ralenrs. We've _or Fh.D.s workin_ as lle clerks,
anc _eolo_isrs workin_ in Lack srores."
As ATF uncer_oes rhe process ol _ainin_ irs own
nonprolr srarus, rhe associarion is operarin_ uncer
rhe auspices ol rhe New York LGBT Cenrer. r is
mosrly luncec Ly conarions, anc Ly _ranrs lrom lar_e
louncarions. ATF has receivec a $10,000 _ranr lrom
rhe Fallerre Founcarion ol New York, anc a $25,000
challen_e _ranr lrom rhe Calamus Founcarion.
ATF is inclusive ol rhose in rhe rrans_encer
communiry who co nor icenrily wirhin rhe Linary ol
male or lemale. The associarion's _oal is ro make rhe
workplace acceprin_ ol all lorms ol _encer expression,
nor |usr _encer expression rhar complemenrs rracirional
views ol masculiniry anc lemininiry.
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as lle clerks'
How long have you been out and who
was the hardest person to tell?
Twenty years, publicly out for 15 years.
Hardest person to tell was my oldest
brother and his wife, who apparently didnt
have a clue. Now that Im married, it is so
easy in conversations just to mention my
husband, no drama.
Whos your LGBT hero?
Dr. Lois Jarman. She started the
Frederick PFLAG chapter as an ally before
LGBTQ was generally accepted in this
area. Figure if she can stand up for equality,
those of us in the community can certainly
do so. I carry her matter-of-fact, this-is-
what-we-are-going-to-do attitude in all
my lifes work.
Whats Washingtons best
nightspot, past or present?
Dont go out in D.C. much, but my
favorite night out in Frederick is to see the
Comedy Pigs improv group.
Describe your dream wedding.
Personal and intimate, which ours
was, with just a few close friends at the
D.C. courthouse. No stressing about
an upcoming reception or lodging
arrangements for family. We then had
quality time to celebrate with pockets of
family and friends across the country.
What non-LGBT issue are
you most passionate about?
Preservation of open public space. It
needs to be there in a thousand years.
What historical outcome
would you change?
I would have kept the Titanic aoat.
Entirely too much has been made of that
tragedy.

Whats been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
When Ellen came out on TV. It was
memorable because by the time she
actually did it, it wasnt earth shattering. It
was the beginning of the so-whats-the-
big-deal culture.
On what do you insist?
That the truth be told. Not what
someone wants to hear, not what sounds
logical but has not been proven, not a
simplied version that loses meaning, not
a agrant lie meant to bring fear or money
to the surface. I have been skeptical of facts
ever since a college marketing class made
me aware of how much people in our
society are manipulated.

What was your last
Facebook post or Tweet?
A listing of speakers and entertainment
for Frederick Pride. My last personal post
was a picture of the beautiful hydrangea
in bloom just outside the kitchen sink
window, a reminder that sometimes it
takes years before efforts show.
If your life were a book,
what would the title be?
Full Speed Forward, Captain, and
Dont Look Back

If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
Use the magic ray on a few bigoted
loudmouth public bullies.
What do you believe in
beyond the physical world?
Nothing, Im a realist.
Whats your advice for
LGBT movement leaders?
Keep the focus on equality, and the
majority of America will eventually get
it. And those that dont eventually die.
Only respond to growing opposition
momentum, not individuals or single
events.

What would you walk
across hot coals for?
To help a high school student who just
became homeless after coming out to
parents. Adults know how to cope with
adversity, most youth dont.

What LGBT stereotype
annoys you most?
Stereotypes are made to simplify a
rainbow world; they all annoy me.

Whats your favorite LGBT movie?
Latter Days. It has everything: coming
out struggles, love, situational comedy,
original music, quirkiness and a happy
ending.

Whats the most overrated
social custom?
Doing something because it is a
tradition. The traditional way is rarely the
best option, and many times is used to
preserve a power structure.
What trophy or prize
do you most covet?
Blue ribbon for best tomato at the
Frederick County Fair.

What do you wish youd known at 18?
As an adult you get to choose who to
allow into your life. Besides family, you have
complete control over whom you socially
interact with. Jettison negativity, surround
yourself with empowering and driven
individuals. Accept family members for
who they are, do not allow them to dene
yourself by their actions.

Why Frederick?
We love the rural open space and we
have all these fruit trees.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
In terms of gay life, Frederick, Md., is a bit of a limbo spot.
Yet there are still gay needs there, a point Brian Walker began to realize about
a year-and-a-half ago. The 50-year-old East Lyme, Conn., resident, who came
to Frederick in 1999 for a former job, had worked with an LGBT youth group in
the 90s but stepped away from that kind of volunteer work for several years.
But last year when he heard about a local gay youth being bullied at a Frederick
high school, he decided the town needed some resources.
He and three other concerned adults in February 2012 formed The
Frederick Center (thefrederickcenter.org). Last June, the rst Frederick
Pride event was held. The second is Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. at Utica
Park (10200-B Old Frederick Road). The Center using various spaces
also holds a weekly Wednesday night youth group at Kemp Hall at 7 p.m.
featuring various speakers and topics. About 20 youth show up each week.
Last years Pride drew about 300.
Frederick is the kind of town where gay people here dont really
socialize here, Walker says. Baltimore and Washington are close enough
that people can do most of their socializing there while the farther west you
go, then you nd some more options but not so much in Frederick itself.
Thats ne for the adults, but with the LGBTQ youth, there was still a need.
Walker is a former IT specialist who now sells antiques. He and husband
Gerard Clifford, an employee of the federal government, met in 1998 and
got married in 2010 in Washington.
He enjoys gardening, biking and taking day trips in his free time.
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tomato, sweet potato and corn. All
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perfectly and each bite erupted with
freshness and well balanced avors.
To accompany the two ceviches I was
served the Sagrado Corazon, which
was tequila, cilantro, and toasted
coriander gimlet over hibiscus ice. It
morphed into a delightfully oral drink
as the hibiscus ice melted away.
Spectacular dish after spectacular
dish continued to arrive at the table,
each one seeming to be better than the
last. Then the seared red sh was put
in front of us. This sh had a rich and
meaty texture, not the akey texture
you expect from sh. It was seasoned
perfectly with tomatoes, onions, olives,
capers, and jalapeno chilies giving it a
deep warm avor. This was one of the
true standout dishes of the evening.
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of tacos from the menu, including the
wild mushroom taco with salsa, shallots
and Mexican cream as well as the
legendary sauted grasshopper taco.
We were beginning to feel satiated
when the two plates of dessert arrived
at the table. The tres leches con pina
was a cake soaked in rum, three milks,
as well as pineapple salsa and it was
served with a scoop of caramel ice
cream. The other was the caf de olla
which was coffee ice cream, Mexican
cinnamon and sugar, caramelized
bananas, lime gelatin and Mexican
cinnamon shortbread. Both dishes were
devoured in moments and we ended up
getting seconds of both.
There was not a single dish that was
put in front of us that was disappointing.
Head Chef Colin King does not let the
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is unique and impeccably prepared,
allowing the food and avors to speak
for themselves. It was a delightful
evening, and the best part was, we
didnt even need to decide what to
order, Chef King handled that all for us.
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performances by Pam Ann and Vicci Martinez.
The NYC Pride March starts on Sunday at 11 a.m. at 36 St. and 5 Ave. This
years Grand Marshals are Edith Windsor, Harry Belafonte and Earl Fowlkes.
Following the march is PrideFest, a massive LGBT public street fair with
vendors and entertainers on Hudson Street between Abdingdon Square and
West 14th Street PrideFest is from 11 a.m. -6 p.m.
NYC Pride has many other events during the weekend, nishing with the
Dance on the Pier party on Sunday from 3-10 p.m. on Pier 26 in Hudson
River Park featuring Cher and Deborah Cox. Tickets are $75 and $125 for
VIP passes, and all proceeds go to NYC Pride Week events and community
organizations. For more details on NYC Pride, visit nycpride.org.
John Grant performs at U Street Music Hall
John Grant, a gay musician, plays U Street Music Hall (1115 U St., N.W.) at
7 p.m. on Saturday night.
Grant recently released his new album, Pale Green Ghosts, which he is
featuring on his tour. The album addresses Grants personal struggles throughout
his life, including substance abuse, depression and being HIV-positive.
His alternative sound has been highly acclaimed, especially in his debut
album, Queen of Denmark. Grant has collaborated with Sinead OConnor,
and his music was featured in the lm Weekend.
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Pink Martini to
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Pink Martini plays on Monday night at
Wolftraps Filene Center (1645 Trap Rd.,
Vienna, V.A.) at 8 p.m.
Thomas Lauderdale founded the
orchestral group in 1994 to create a
sophisticated blend of politics and
entertainment. Pink Martini uses world,
jazz, classical and pop sounds in their
pieces, along with multilingual vocalists.
Last year, the group teamed up with
Japanese singer, Saori Yuki, for their
album 1969. The collaboration went
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Admission ranges from $28-45. For
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reworks can be seen along the
boardwalk, and are funded entirely
through local Rehoboth businesses and
organizations. For more information,
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By KEITH LORIA
Tens of thousands of travelers have
already experienced the convenience
of going back and forth between
Washington, D.C. and New York,
complete with WiFi, complementary
water and a rst-class experience thanks
to the DC2NY bus company.
Company owners and life partners Asi
Ohana and Richard Green operate with a
mission to provide an upscale experience
based on comfortable buses with clean
restrooms from convenient locations.
Small businesses, especially when
owned by a couple who are life partners,
sometimes make formal goals and
sometimes make informal goals. Our
short-term goals were to be protable
within the rst year of business, and
we were very fortunate that we were
protable within 90 days, Green says.
We are currently carrying about 120,000
people a year and are denitely ahead of
where we thought we would be.
The genesis of the company dates
back ve years to when Israeli-born
Ohana was working dispatching buses
from D.C. to New York for Vamoose,
and quickly learned the ins and outs of
the bus business.
His career was moving up and soon,
so was his love life. Ohana met Richard
Green, a hospitality veteran working
for Marriott, and they started dating. It
didnt take long for the two to decide to
share a life together.
Taking what he had learned, Ohana
wanted to start his own bus business,
complete with a better payment system,
guaranteed reservations and seat, providing
a bottle of water to customers and most
important, on-board internet access. He
convinced Green to join him in his venture
(Green has a 20 percent ownership share
because he continues to work for Marriott
full time) and the rest is history.
Asi was the rst to gure out how to
put Internet on the busses and he knew
that would differentiate the company,
Green says. My thought was to give a
little extra, which is why we started with
the cold water given upon boarding.
The Dupont Circle Advisory
Neighborhood Commission
overwhelmingly supported DC2NYs
application for curbside pickup at
Dupont Circle and in July 2007, Ohana
and Green joined forces to start DC2NY,
running routes between Washington,
D.C. and New York City.
We tend to be priced a little more
than our nearest competition but that
says that people are OK to expect a
little more, Green says. We dont let
our clients touch their luggage once
they put it on the curb, the drivers and
dispatchers do it for you.
The gay-owned company
understands that the LGBT market is
one of its nichesafter all, its most
popular stop is Dupont Circlebut to
be a success it has catered to all people,
young and old, different social classes,
and multi-ethnicities.
We are both gay, and like to
think were the bus of choice for the
community, but we dont cater to it,
he says. We had a bus in the Gay Pride
Parade this year. We do sponsorship at
certain events in Rehoboth, and put the
brand forward for two dances that are
fundraisers for Camp Rehoboth.
The company has grown from three
stops to a total of seven stopsone in
New York, two in D.C., two in Virginia
and two in the Delaware beach towns of
Rehoboth and Dewey.
It started service to the Delaware
beaches from D.C. a few years ago and
just expanded service from New York
City to Rehoboth. The Beach Bus
runs from New Yorks Penn Station to
Rehoboth Beach in Delaware weekends
beginning June 28 at 3:30 p.m., and
includes one stop in Wilmington and
drop-offs at the gay-popular Rehoboth
and Dewey Beaches. Tickets are $45
each way from NYC.
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Locations throughout DC. Check CultureCapital.com for times and more info.
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the occasion including the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence
at the National Archives, The Independence Day Parade down Constitution
Avenue, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall, A Capitol Fourth
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THEATRE
Anything Goes. Thru Jul 7. Thru Aug 7.
Shear Madness. Thru Jan 31.
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
The Hampton Years. Thru Jun 30.
Theater J. 202-777-3210. theaterj.org.
The Real Thing. Thru Jun 30.
Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
Rabbit Hole. Jun 28-Jul 21.
Keegan Theatre. Church Street.
703-892-0202. keegantheatre.com.
Company. Thru Jun 30.
Signature Theatre. 703-820-9771.
signature-theatre.org.
Friendship Betrayed. Jul 1.
WSC Avant Bard. Callan Theatre.
703-418-4808. wscavantbard.org.
Angel Street. Thru Jul 14.
Olney Theatre. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
Biography. Thru Jun 29.
American Century Theater. Gunston.
703-998-4555. americancentury.org.
So Emotional: Stories about feelings
gone Wild. Jun 29.
SpeakeasyDC. Town Danceboutique.
240-888-9751. speakeasydc.com.
DANCE
alight dance theater featuring Wayles
Haynes & Angella Foster. Jun 29.
Dance Place. 202-269-1600.
danceplace.org.
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Concert. Jun 28. Anita Baker. Jun
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Martini. Jul 1. Wolf Trap . 703-255-1868.
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Gangstagrass with The Human Country
Jukebox. Jun 28. Artisphere.
703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
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Summer Outdoor Concert: M.A.K.U.
Soundsystem. Jul 3. Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art. David Levinthal:
War Games. Thru Sep 1. WAR/
PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed
Conict and Its Aftermath. Jun 29-Sep
29. 202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
Kreeger Museum. John L. Dreyfuss
Inventions. Thru May 1. 202-337-3050.
kreegermuseum.org.
National Gallery of Art. Pre-Raphaelites
and the Book. Thru Aug 4. Edvard
Munch: A 150th Anniversary Tribute.
Thru Aug 11. Diaghilev and the Ballets
Russes, 1909 - 1929: When Art Danced
with Music. Thru Sep 2. nga.gov.
202-737-4215.
National Geographic. Beyond the Story:
National Geographic Unpublished
2012. Thru Jul 12. Real Pirates: The
Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave
Ship to Pirate Ship. Thru Sep 2. A New
Age of Exploration. nglive.org.
202-857-7000.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Bice
Lazzari: Signature Line. Thru Sep 22.
Awake in the Dream World: The Art
of Audrey Niffenegger. Thru Nov 10.
American People, Black Light: Faith
Ringgolds Paintings of the 1960s. Thru
Nov 10. nmwa.org. 202-783-5000.
GALLERIES
Artisphere. Wilmer Wilson IV: The
Forever Aftermath. Thru Jun 30. Amy
Hughes Braden: Demographic + Aaron
Hughes: Sampling. Thru Aug 3. Arijit
Das: Cloud Mapping. Thru Aug 18.
artisphere.com. 703-875-1100.
DCAC. External Memory. Thru Jul 14.
dcartscenter.org. 202-462-7833.
Gallery plan b. Out and About: Images
of Our Lives. Gay Male Figurative
Paintings and Drawings by Gordon
Binder. Thru Jun 30. Photography:
Process and Perspective. Thru Jul 21.
galleryplanb.com. 202-234-2711.
Joan Hisaoka Gallery. From the
Outside. Thru Aug 17. smithcenter.org.
202-483-8600.
Robert Brown Gallery. Summer Splash
II. Thru Jul 27. neptuneneart.com.
202-338-0353.
Strathmore. No Strings Attached. Thru
Aug 17. strathmore.org. 301-581-5100.
The Art League Gallery. (CON)text: Art
With a Message. Thru Jul 1. Bob Tetro:
Yellowstone Abstracted. Thru Jul 1.
Tabletop: A Ceramics Exhibit. Thru Jul
1. theartleague.org. 703-683-1780.
Torpedo Factory Art Center. Food:
Friend or Foe. Thru Jun 30. Visiting
Artist Program 2013. Thru Aug 31.
torpedofactory.org. 703-838-4565.
Washington Printmakers Gallery.
Extraktions. Thru Jun 30. The Listening
Room. Thru Jun 30. Detritus. Jul 3-Jul
28. washingtonprintmakers.com.
301-273-3660.
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Reinventing Radio: An Evening with
Ira Glass. Jun 29.
Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Merry Christmas (Joyeux Nol). Jul 1.
Goethe-Institut. 202-289-1200.
goethe.de.
Tuesdays at Noon: The Linguists. Jul 2.
National Geographic. 202-857-7000.
nglive.org.
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In your lifetime, youve wished upon
many stars.
Youve spotted a twinkle in the night
sky and hoped for love or fulllment of a
dream. Youve wished for good grades,
better money, the return of a loved one.
And sometimes, youve wished for the
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On the morning when she cut her
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slipped from her parents house before
daybreak, Lucy Slater left more than a
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She also left her daughter, Helen,
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Three years prior, Lucys husband
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with nothing and forcing them to
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married against parental approval,
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a situation made worse because they
knew that Lucy was most comfortable
in the woods, wearing her little brothers
clothes. That was unseemly for a lady in
upstate New York in 1855.
Men had it so much better. They could
live without care, wearing breeches and
shirts. They could hold jobs that paid a
decent wage. She envied them. So Lucy
Slater boarded a train headed east, and
became Joseph Lobdell.
Fearing that hed be unmasked, Joseph
kept to himself until he could grab a barge
to Honesdale, Pa. There, he played the
violin for patrons in a downtown inn and
started a dancing school for the young
ladies of the growing city.
Honesdale was also where Joseph fell
in love with a 17-year-old named Lydia.
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recognized Joseph for who he really
was. Hed heard about opportunities in
Minnesota so, running for his life, he left
Pennsylvania for the Midwest, and a life
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In his after-notes, author William Klaber
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Perfect for historians, feminists, and
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Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Bear
Happy Hour tonight from 6-11 p.m.
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is limited to guests 21 and over. For
details, visit towndc.com.
Special Agent Galactica performs
tonight at the Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) from 6-9 p.m.
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information, visit blackfoxlounge.com
or pinkhairedone.com.
Delta Elite (10 St., N.E.) hosts ladies
night this evening from 10 p.m.-3 a.m.
For more details, visit deltaelite.net.
Some Like It Hot, starring
Marilyn Monroe, screens tonight at
the historic Heurich House Museum
(1307 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.) at 8
p.m. Admission is free, and guests are
encouraged to bring a blanket. For more
information, visit goldentriangledc.com.
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Walgreens (1217 22nd St., N.W.) from
3-7 p.m. Visit whitman-walker.org for
more information.
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Phase 1 of Dupont (1415 22nd St.,
N.W.) hosts its weekly Booty Beach
Ladies Dance Party. The winner of the
partys bikini and board shorts contest
will receive cash and prizes. Doors open
at 7:30 p.m. and admission is $5. Visit
phase1dc.com for more information.
The 9:30 (815 V St., N.W.) Club hosts
1958, a dance party featuring the
music and videos of Madonna, Michael
Jackson and Prince, at 9 p.m. DJ Dredd
spins, and he came up with the theme to
commemorate the year all three pop icons
were born. Admission is $15. For details
and to purchase tickets, visit 930.com.
The Mayors Ofce of GLBT Affairs
and Friends present LGBTQ Youth
Kickball in Field Eight at West Potomac
Park (West Basin Dr., S.W.) at 1 p.m. For
more information, visit thedccenter.org.
The Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.)
hosts Hellmouth Happy Hour
tonight at 7 p.m. One episode of the
gay cult classic television show, Buffy
The Vampire Slayer, screens and a
drink special will be served. Admission
is free. Visit blackcatdc.com for details.
Whitman-Walker Health provides
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SUNDAY, JUNE 30
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
hosts karaoke tonight from 9 p.m.-
midnight. Cover is $3, and there will
also be pool, video gaming systems
and cards. For more information, visit
bachelorsmill.com.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.)
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today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is
$24.95 for an all you can eat buffet. For
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
The Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) presents
Tulas Cabaret this evening form 8-11
p.m. Admission is free. For more details,
visit backfoxlounge.com.
The DC Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts a transgender discussion group
tonight from 7-8 p.m. Visit thedccenter.
org for more information.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)
hosts its weekly Guil-Tea Dance
Party today from 3-8 p.m. DJ Shea
Van Horn spins pop guilty pleasures all
afternoon. Admission is free and limited
to guests 21 and over. For more details,
visit nelliessportsbar.com.
MONDAY, JULY 1
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts
its weekly Mondays a Total Drag
[Show] party tonight from 9 p.m.-2
a.m. An episode of RuPauls Drag Race
screens at 9, and then a live drag show
will be featured. Admission is 18+ and
free. For details, visit cobaltdc.com.
The DC Center (1318 U St., N.W.) hosts
coffee drop-in hours this morning from
10 a.m.-12 p.m. for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coffee,
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
The DC Center (1318 U St., N.W.) has
a volunteer night this evening from
7:30-9:30 p.m. For more details, visit
thedccenter.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 2
The Green Lantern (1335 Green
Ct., N.W.) hosts its weekly FUK!T
Packing Party tonight from 7-9 p.m. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org or
greenlanterndc.com.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts happy
hour this from 4-9 p.m. this evening.
There is no cover, and $1 rail drinks will
be served. For more information, visit
cobaltdc.com.
Finn and Porter (900 10th St., N.W.)
hosts speed dating for LGBT women
tonight from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $30.
For more details and to register online,
visit thedccenter.org or the Facebook
event page.
DC Eagle (639 New York Ave., N.W.)
hosts $2 Tuesday tonight from 4
p.m.-midnight this evening for the
leather community. All domestic beer
and rail drinks are $2. For details, visit
dceagle.com.
The Mova Lounge (2204 14th St.,
N.W.) screens Will & Grace reruns
tonight from 5 p.m.-3 a.m. Half-priced
Karen Walker Martinis and Just
Jack Cocktails will be served. There
is no cover. For more information, visit
movalounge.com or the Mova Lounge
Facebook page.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
Heist (1802 Jefferson Pl., N.W.) hosts
its weekly open bar party tonight from
10-11 p.m. There is no cover charge and
admission is limited to guests 21 and
over. For details, visit heistdc.com or the
Heist DC Facebook page.
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
hosts drag bingo during happy hour
tonight from 5-7:30 p.m. All drinks are
half price, and there will also be pool,
video gaming systems and cards.
Admission is free. For details, visit
bachelorsmill.com.
Spoken word poet, Regie Cabico,
performs tonight at the Black Fox Lounge
(1723 Connecticut Ave., N.W.) from
7:30-9 p.m. Admission is $5. For more
information, visit blackfoxlounge.com.
The Lambda Bridge Club meets
tonight at the Dignity Center (721 8th
St. N.W.) for Duplicate Bridge at 7:30
p.m. Refreshments will be served. Visit
thedccenter.org for more details.
The Dupont Drawing Group meets
tonight at 7 p.m. at The Church of the
Pilgrims (2201 P St., N.W.) to draw from
the live model. The session is self-
directed with no formal instruction, and
no materials are provided. Drawing
spots and easels are available on a rst
come rst serve basis, so guests should
arrive anytime after 6:45. No reservations
are required, and a modest fee to pay
the model will be collected. For more
information, visit paulreuther.com.
The Touchstone Gallery (901 New York
Ave, N.W.) hosts a preview today from 11 a.m.-
6 p.m. of two new exhibits, Geometrics by
photographer Pete McCutchen and Hot
Off the Press by monotype artist Mary D.
Ott. Visit touchstonegallery.com for more
information.
THURSDAY, JULY 4
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts a Nice
Jewish Boys Pageant tonight from
7:30-9:30 p.m. The nal contestant will
win the title of Nicest Jewish Boy in
Washington, D.C. Admission is free, and
drink specials will be served for guests 21
and over. For details, visit cobaltdc.com.
The Mova Lounge (2204 14th St.,
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p.m. Admission is free and 18+. Visit
movalounge.com for more details.
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July Pool Party today at the Capitol
Skyline Hotel (10 I St., N.W.) from 11
a.m.-7 p.m. Admission is $15 and open
to all ages. For details and to purchase
tickets, visit brightestyoungthings.com.
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Your Realtor can tell you all day
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started searching for a home for myself.
After saving up for my down pay-
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in April for the same price the seller
paid for it in 2006, toward the height
of the market. I paid the list price af-
ter a contract for the same property fell
through, and the listing agent gave me
an opportunity to swoop in as a backup
before going back to the open market.
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the real estate know pay list price for
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special, I gured that it would be hard
to go wrong at an interest rate starting
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putable and signicant. For instance,
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percent down payment, D.C. property
taxes of 0.85 percent and a $500 per
month condo fee results in a monthly
payment of about $2,650 at 3.5 percent
on a 30-year xed.
According to Freddie Mac, the aver-
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in May 2006, was 6.6 percent. Chang-
ing nothing else except the rate, the
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per month today would have cost you
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of seven years ago.
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ly affordability is wildly disparate. In
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percent, you give up $130,000 of pur-
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property instead of a $500,000 one in
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As you can see, the math made sense
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ers became my reality. I happily began
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new property ($125), made the French
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sit ush ($500), installed electrical x-
tures (oy vey), painted Ill spare you
another math lesson, but to me, this
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the places I rented, but that would have
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