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Moderate senators back Pentagon’s ‘Don’t Ask’ review

Some appear ready
to endorse moratorium
on expelling gay
service members
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
Some moderate members of the
Senate Armed Services Committee
are getting behind the Pentagon’s
review of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” without
explicitly expressing support for repeal.
DC Agenda asked several sena-
tors of the committee for their
thoughts on last week’s hearing on
the law prohibiting gays from serving
openly in the U.S. military — and
their positions on overturning it.
During the hearing, Defense
Secretary Robert Gates unveiled
plans for a Pentagon study that
would examine implementation of
repeal should Congress decide to
overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Gates said he supports President
Obama’s efforts at working to repeal
the law and Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen
said he personally believes gays
should be allowed to serve openly in
the U.S. military.
Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska)
said, “the thing that stood out” during
the hearing was how top military
leaders “are looking at this issue.”
“Obviously, Mullen said that it needs
to be changed, or at least moved
through, so I thought that was a very
interesting statement by military com-
mand,” Begich said. “That’s what I’ll be
looking to, to see what their policy
would be and what they intend to do.”
Asked about his position on “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell,” Begich said he’s
waiting for the Senate hearings to fin-
ish and the Pentagon to complete its
investigation.
“I think having the military step up
to the plate and acknowledging that
it’s a policy of the past and that they
are now moving forward and recom-
mending — or potentially looking at it
is probably a good move,” Begich
said. “But I’m leaving it to the military
to help us guide us through.”
Also expressing support for the
review was Sen. Susan Collins (R-
Maine), who said the law needs to be
re-examined in light of the changes
that have occurred since “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” was implemented in 1993.
“I support the review that the
administration has underway in the
Department of Defense,” she said. “I
think ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ does need
to be reconsidered in light of all the
changes of the last 17 years, and I was
impressed with the testimony from
Adm. Mullen.”
Collins recalled that Mullen said
during the hearing that other NATO
countries that have lifted similar bans
had encountered no problems related DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
to combat readiness or unit cohesion.
“That was useful information to Several moderate senators favor plans by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to
study how best to implement repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’
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Senate bill would force vote on same-sex marriage
Touted as remedy for
‘out-of-control City Council’
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
Nine U.S. senators have agreed to
introduce a bill that would prohibit
D.C. from allowing same-sex mar-
riages to be performed in the city until
voters are allowed to decide the issue
through a referendum or initiative.
The National Organization for
Marriage, which opposes same-sex
marriage, issued a statement last
week announcing the senators’ plans
to introduce the legislation in the next
few days. The statement says the bill
will be similar to the one introduced
last month in the House by Rep.
Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah).
“An out-of-control City Council tried
to do an end run around the D.C.
Charter, refusing to recognize the rights
of D.C. voters to file an initiative petition
on marriage,” said NOM Executive
Director Brian Brown in the statement,
which urges same-sex marriage oppo-
nents to call on Congress to pass the bill.
“Regardless of where your repre-
sentatives stand on same-sex mar-
riage, tell them that we ought not to
Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), James Inhofe (R-
Okla.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), David Vitter
(R-La.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).
Chaffetz’s House version of the
bill has only one co-sponsor, Rep.
Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
A “findings” section in Chaffetz’s
bill says, “The unelected District of
Columbia Board of Elections &
Ethics and the unelected District of
Columbia Superior Court thwarted
the residents’ initiative effort to define
marriage democratically, holding that
the initiative amounted to discrimina-
tion prohibited by the District of
Columbia Human Rights Act.”
The bill also says, “Notwithstanding
any other provision, including the
District of Columbia Human Rights Act,
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key the government of the District of
A bill backed by nine U.S. senators would bar D.C. from allowing same-sex mar- Columbia shall not issue a marriage
riages to be performed until voters address the issue through a referendum. The license to any couple of the same sex
bill is similar to one U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz introduced last month in the House. until the people of the District of
Columbia have the opportunity to
stand for this sort of government abuse and Senate will block attempts to hold a referendum or initiative on the
against the residents of the nation’s derail the bill before the congressional question of whether the District of
capital,” Brown said in the statement. review is completed in early March. Columbia should issue same-sex
A same-sex marriage bill passed NOM identified the nine lawmakers marriage licenses.”
by the D.C. City Council and signed by expected to introduce and co-sponsor Congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes
Mayor Adrian Fenty in December is the bill calling for a D.C. marriage refer- Norton (D-D.C.) said last week she
undergoing its required congressional endum as Sens. Robert Bennett (R- received assurances from House and
review. Most political observers predict Utah), Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), Jim Senate Democratic leaders that
that Democratic leaders in the House Bunning (R-Ky.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chaffetz’s bill — or a similar bill in the
Senate — would die in committee.
Norton said Democratic leaders,
along with rank and file Democrats
and some Republicans, believe D.C.
should be allowed to pass its own
laws like the 50 states without con-
gressional interference.
Same-sex marriage advocates in the
city have defended a city law prohibiting
proposed bills or laws protecting the
rights of minorities from being subjected
to a popular vote. African-American
LGBT activists have said the black civil
rights bills of the 1960s and 1970s would
likely have gone down to defeat in many
parts of the country if they were subject
to an initiative or referendum.
“We should never underestimate
our opponents and we will continue to
work with our allies in the Senate to
protect marriage equality in the District,”
said Allison Herwitt, legislative director
for the Human Rights Campaign, which
is lobbying Congress in support of the
same-sex marriage bill.
Peter Rosenstein, a gay Democratic
activist, noted the Senate bill had prac-
tically no chance of passage.
“But it is significant for D.C. voters
to look at because these are the
same Republicans who would deny
us a vote in the Congress,” he said.
“Their hypocrisy is amazing.”

D.C. election board rejects marriage referendum
Congressional review of
law to conclude March 2
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
For the third time in less than a
year, the D.C. Board of Elections &
Ethics has ruled that a ballot measure
seeking to ban same-sex marriage
cannot be held because it would vio-
late the city’s Human Rights Act.
The board’s ruling Feb. 4 came eight
days after opponents and supporters of
a gay marriage referendum presented
their views on the issue before an expe-
dited public hearing called by the board.
“Based upon the written and oral
opinions submitted to the board
regarding the propriety of a referen-
dum, as well as its own research and
consideration of the matter, the board
now concludes that the referendum
does not present a proper subject for a
referendum because it would authorize
discrimination prohibited under the
Human Rights Act,” says the ruling.
On two prior occasions, the board
and Superior Court judges reached
the same conclusion: that a referen-
dum as well as a voter initiative seek-
ing to ban same-sex marriage would
violate the city’s human rights law
and could not be held.
Similar to the two prior cases,
Bishop Harry Jackson, pastor of a
Beltsville, Md., church and the lead
opponent of same-sex marriage in the
District, along with several of his sup-
porters, have vowed to appeal the
board’s ruling to the Superior Court.
In an action that could disappoint
LGBT activists, the board additionally
ruled that the proposed referendum
Photo by Joe Tresh
Bishop Harry Jackson
would not violate a separate D.C. elec-
tion law restriction by interfering with the
appropriation of funds or the city budget.
An attorney representing the
Gertrude Stein Democratic Club joined
the City Council’s attorney in arguing that
a ban on same-sex marriage would
result in a reduction of as much $1 million
in tax revenue generated each year by
same-sex weddings. The two attorneys
cited a study conducted by the city’s chief
financial officer showing that same-sex
weddings would be expected to generate
significant revenue for D.C. businesses
as well as tax revenue for the city.
“[N]otwithstanding the arguments that
the [same-sex marriage law] will result in
increased revenue for the District, such
prospective fiscal impact is insufficient to
transform the [law] into an act appropriat-
ing funds for the general operation budg-
et,” the board says in its ruling.
It says that various court cases
cited by the two attorneys to support
the budget argument do not apply in
the case of the marriage referendum
proposed by Jackson and his backers.
The board’s rejection of the budget
argument against a referendum could
result in problems for same-sex mar-
riage equality advocates if an appeals
court were to side with Jackson and
reject the Human Rights Act restriction.
Some LGBT activists had hoped the
budget argument could be used as a
backup plan in the event the human
rights law argument runs into trouble at
the appeals court level.
The referendum proposal rejected
Thursday by the election board calls for
overturning the Religious Freedom & Civil
Marriage Equality Act of 2009, which the
D.C. City Council passed and Mayor
Adrian Fenty signed in December. The
act would allow same-sex marriages to
be performed in the District. It also would
authorize churches and religious institu-
tions to refuse to perform such marriages
or allow their facilities to be used for such
marriages if same-sex unions are con-
trary to their religious doctrine.
Under the city’s election law, various
logistical requirements for a referen-
dum, including the gathering of petition
signatures for ballot placement, must be
completed before Congress concludes
its review of a city law. The congression-
al review for the marriage bill is expect-
ed to be completed March 2, making it
unlikely that Jackson and his backers
could gather the required petition signa-
tures in time, even if the Superior Court
were to rule in their favor.
Last year, Jackson asked the court to
extend the deadline for gathering the peti-
tion signature if the court would have
ruled to allow a ballot measure to be held.
The court rejected that request at the time
it ruled against the referendum itself.
Jackson and others calling for the
referendum couldn’t be reached for
comment.
Majority in D.C. supports gay
marriage, ballot measure
A Washington Post poll published Sunday shows that 56 percent of adult D.C.
residents surveyed favor legalizing same-sex marriage in the city compared to 35
percent who said they oppose it, with 9 percent saying they had no opinion.
But the same poll also found that 59 percent of residents favor putting
the issue to a public vote in a ballot measure. The poll found that 37 per-
cent oppose bringing the issue to a citywide vote.
The poll also identified significant differences on the same-sex marriage
issue along racial lines. But the opposition to gay nuptials by blacks doesn’t
appear to be as strong as local gay marriage opponents have predicted.
An overwhelming 83 percent of whites responding to the poll said they
favor legalizing same-sex marriage, while 12 percent oppose it. A bare
majority of 51 percent of blacks said they oppose legalizing gay marriage
in the District; 37 percent polled said they support it.
According to the survey, 4 percent of whites and 12 percent of blacks
said they had no opinion on the issue.
Although the poll’s finding that an overall majority of 56 percent support
legalized same-sex marriage at this time, LGBT activists familiar with ballot
measures on the issue in other states could view the D.C. poll results with
caution. In a number of states, including California, voter support for same-
sex marriage dropped sharply following well funded and what LGBT activists
called highly negative campaigns waged by same-sex marriage opponents.
Voter initiatives or referenda seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage
have won in every state where they’ve been placed on the ballot.
In D.C., a 1978 law barring ballot measures that would result in dis-
crimination against minorities protected by the city’s Human Rights Act
has so far prevented local opponents of same-sex marriage from putting
the issue up for a public vote. The opponents have vowed to continue to
challenge city rulings against a marriage ballot measure in court.
The Post poll shows that white and black voters differ sharply over whether
to bring the gay marriage question to a public vote. Among blacks, 70 percent
responding to the poll favor holding a citywide vote on the issue, while 25 per-
cent say a ballot measure should not be held. Six percent had no opinion.
Among whites, 58 percent opposed bringing the gay marriage issue to a
public vote; 39 percent favored such a vote. Three percent had no opinion.
The Post’s poll included responses from 1,135 adults reached by
either landline or cell phone during Jan. 24-28. The paper says the poll
has a 3 percent margin of error.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
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localagenda
Early win could be only pro-LGBT
victory this year in Virginia
Activists look ahead
to possible same-sex
marriage ban repeal
By HARLEY DENNETT
Special to DC Agenda
A bill to reinstate sexual orienta-
tion in Virginia’s public employment
non-discrimination policy passed the
state Senate last week — marking
what some LGBT activists fear could
be their only success this year.
Virginia Partisans President Terry
Mansberger said a near total shut-
out by the minority Republican sena-
tors on Senate Bill 66 means it’s
unlikely to see a vote in the
Republican-controlled House. And
he noted that any other LGBT-inclu-
sive bill could meet the same fate.
“When you put forward things like
this that protect people from discrim-
ination, most people agree that’s
wrong,” he said. “But the teabaggers
who’ve taken over the Republican
Party think any legislation that helps
gays and lesbians is bad.”
Sen. Frederick Quayle (R-Suffolk)
was the sole GOP member to back
the bill that appeared to square with
Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell’s
stance that expanding the policy was
a matter for the legislature.
Newly elected Sen. Dave Marsden
(D-Burke), who defeated anti-gay
Republican Steve Hunt by 327 votes in
the Fairfax special election, was
among the 7-6 majority who earlier
endorsed the bill in subcommittee.
Mansberger said the narrow victo-
ry in subcommittee showed the impor-
tance of supporting pro-gay candi-
dates like Marsden, even if the bill
itself doesn’t become law this year.
Aside from the public employment
non-discrimination push, several bills
advancing LGBT rights have been
introduced at the Virginia General
Assembly, which gave community
activists a tangible goal to focus on at
Equality Virginia’s lobby day earlier
this month.
Dels. Tom Rust (R-Hendon) and
Adam Ebbin (D-Arlington) introduced
House Bill 352 to allow employers to
extend life insurance benefits to
workers’ domestic partners. Ebbin
also introduced a House version of
the inclusive public employment non-
discrimination policy. Neither bill has
yet been debated.
House Bill 1142 from Del. Jim Scott
(D-Merrifield) would add sexual orienta-
tion to the state’s hate crimes law. It
also would add the right for hate crime
victims to bring civil action for damages
and allow Internet providers to restrict
access to anti-gay hate material.
But several bills introduced this
session would cut same-sex partners
out of typical next-of-kin roles, such as
House Bill 650 introduced by Del.
Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville),
which excludes domestic partners in
disputes over funeral arrangements.
And Del. Chris Peace (R-
Mechanicsville) introduced House Bill
719, which allows spouses and
Virginia Partisans President Terry Mansberger said because many Republicans
‘think any legislation that helps gays and lesbians is bad,’ it’s unlikely that any pro-
gay state bills will see much movement this year.
dependents to petition for power of
attorney, but not domestic partners.
Despite this year’s robust legisla-
tive agenda, state LGBT activists and
supporters are tackling an additional
task: working toward a vote to overturn
the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
A proposal to repeal the 2005 con-
stitutional amendment has been intro-
duced into the state’s House by Del.
David Englin (D-Alexandria). It does not
replace the amendment text with lan-
guage enacting same-sex marriage; it
simply removes the current restrictions
that preclude the legislature from recog-
nizing same-sex relationships.
Claire Guthrie Gastañaga,
Equality Virginia’s chief counsel and
legislative lobbyist, said laying the
groundwork for repealing the amend-
ment through hearts-and-minds
campaigning is already underway
and will continue until a majority of
lawmakers back the measure.
If enough legislators vote for the
measure before the next election, the
earliest the proposed change could go
before voters would be 2012, as it has
to pass two consecutive sessions.
However, Guthrie Gastañaga said
she’d be surprised to see the issue on
the ballot again before 2016.
Nonetheless, Freedom to Marry
Executive Director Evan Wolfson
said Virginia’s pro-LGBT forces could
work toward victory by following the
path activists are blazing in Oregon.
“Once that constitutional amend-
ment passed in 2004, Basic Rights
Oregon, the Equality Virginia coun-
terpart, moved to begin laying the
foundation to undo that discrimina-
tion,” Wolfson said. “At first, they
secured a statewide non-discrimina-
tion law as well as a partnership law,
so even with the passage of the anti-
Photo courtesy of Mansberger
gay amendment, Oregon moved on
to win more protections than we had
there before the amendment.
“It’s now embarking on the vigor-
ous public education and outreach
effort, asking people in Oregon to
have conversations with their neigh-
bors and to get involved in raising
their voices and creating the climate
to overturning the amendment, pos-
sibly in 2012.”
Wolfson said there’s no substitute
in this process for local engagement,
with conversations beginning among
neighbors and leading toward a
reshaped national dialogue.
“None of us can rely on the
courts,” he said. “We have to get out
there. Even though it may not imme-
diately topple the amendment, and
though it may not immediately lead to
marriage in Virginia, it helps create
the climate nationwide.”
But Isaac Wood, assistant com-
munications director at the University
of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said it
could be too soon for LGBT
Virginians to expect change.
“With a heavily Republican and
very conservative House of Delegates
and a conservative governor, it is
unlikely that the LGBT lobby will make
much headway in Richmond this year
or in the near future,” he said.
“Politics is cyclical and Virginia is
a battleground state, so it is possible
the ideological makeup of the legisla-
ture could change significantly over
the next five years. While it is unlike-
ly that Democrats could retake the
House of Delegates in 2011, they
can bolster their razor-thin majority in
the state Senate and get within strik-
ing distance to retake the House in
the 2013 elections. In politics, as in
sports, there is always next year.”
Equality Maryland reschedules lobby day
Equality Maryland has
rescheduled its annual lobby
day activities in Annapolis
for Monday, Feb. 22.
In an announcement sent
to the organization’s support-
ers, Equality Maryland
Executive Director Morgan
Meneses-Sheets said the
record-breaking snowfall trig-
gered postponement of the
Feb. 8 event. But she noted
the lobby day was being
rescheduled quickly to main-
tain momentum.
“The timing of our
lobby day is strategic,”
she said. “It is early
enough in the session to Photo by Steve Charing/Baltimore OUTLoud
really make the maximum
impact. We do not want to Equality Maryland Executive Director Morgan
lose the momentum and Meneses-Sheets said the record-breaking
excitement.” snowfall led to postponement of lobby day.
JOSHUA LYNSEN
Pastor won't sign marriage certificates
The pastor of a Unitarian Universalist Church inside the Capital
Beltway is announcing Sunday that she will stop signing Maryland mar-
riage certificates until they’re available to same-sex couples.
Rev. Diane Teichert of Paint Branch Church in Adelphi, Md., said in a
statement that her Valentine’s Day declaration is part of the interfaith
Standing on the Side of Love campaign, which promotes “respect for the
inherent worth and dignity of every person.”
“Valentine’s Day is about more than romance and chocolates,” she
said. “It’s about the transforming power of love in our lives. And so we are
re-imagining a Valentine’s Day when gay couples can be open about
their romances and commitments, and even marry in Maryland.”
JOSHUA LYNSEN
Ex-partner of lesbian judge convicted
The former girlfriend of a lesbian D.C. Superior Court judge was found
guilty Feb. 2 of three counts of breaking, entering and burglarizing the
judge’s home after the judge ended their relationship.
Taylar Nuvelle, 40, was ordered held without bond until her April sen-
tencing at the conclusion of a weeklong trial. Her former companion,
Magistrate Judge Janet Albert, testified that Nuvelle broke into her home
and hid in her attic for more than 24 hours in September 2008, during a
time when Nuvelle was allegedly stalking her.
Authorities said Nuvelle was found unconscious in the attic after con-
suming prescription medication and wine. Court documents say Nuvelle
brought food with her and used an ice bucket as a toilet as she remained
in the attic after Albert returned home.
Superior Court Judge Russell Canan, who presided over the trial,
called Nuvelle’s actions “outrageous and unacceptable,” according to the
Washington Post. The Post reported that Canan ordered Nuvelle held in
a case where a defendant normally would remain free while awaiting
sentencing because she fled the country in 1999 and used as many as
20 different aliases to dodge a court proceeding in a child custody case.
A jury returned its guilty verdict in the case after deliberating for about
four hours. Nuvelle faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
D.C. man pleads guilty in anti-gay assault
A D.C. man pleaded guilty Feb. 3 to assaulting and threatening a
group of women with a knife in Adams Morgan during an incident that
police listed as an anti-gay bias crime.
Christopher McDonald, who is scheduled to be sentenced April 5,
approached five women who were eating pizza in public last September
and singled out one of the women for being “dressed as a man,” accord-
ing to an arrest affidavit.
After the woman responded that she was “comfortable” dressing the way
she was, McDonald said that “in Jamaica, I’d shoot you in the mouth if you
were gay,” the affidavit quotes a witness as saying. It says McDonald then
produced a “black handled knife with a shiny steel blade” and approached
the woman from behind. The other women shouted, “He’s got a knife,”
prompting McDonald to further “confront” the first woman, says the affidavit.
“She thought [McDonald] was going to stab her and was in fear for her
life,” says the affidavit.
It says McDonald and a man accompanying him then fled the area.
He was later arrested at a nearby location after police recovered the
knife from a car he was occupying, the affidavit says.
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Gay GOP group to speak at CPAC on tech issues

WASHINGTON — A gay group co-sponsoring an upcoming national conservative convention
has been granted a speaking role at the event, although the discussion will focus on technology
rather than LGBT issues.
According to the web site for the Conservative Political Action Conference, which will take
place in D.C., gay conservative group GOProud is set to speak Feb. 20 on a panel titled “Using
Technology to Mobilize Conservatives.”
Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of GOProud, will represent the organization on the panel.
He said he wanted to speak on technology because his group has heavily relied on the Internet
to disseminate its messages since GOProud’s launch last year.
“I think we’re going to bring a unique perspective to talk about how we have been able to use
social networking like Facebook and Twitter as well as just Internet in general and e-mail to reach
folks all over the country, in rural areas, in parts of the country that we haven’t necessarily been
able to visit,” he said.
Asked whether he thought it was strange he wasn’t speaking on a panel related to social or
LGBT issues, LaSalvia replied, “Frankly, there really aren’t any.”
“If you look at the overall program, there is a lot of discussion about economics and national
security, as it should be,” LaSalvia said. “That’s what most of the country is focused on and that’s
what most conservatives are focused on.”
Although many panels are dedicated to the economy and national security, one panel set for
Feb. 18 seems geared toward social issues, according to the CPAC schedule.
Titled “Saving Freedom from The Enemies of Our Values,” the panel has a number of promi-
nent social conservatives set to speak, including two representatives of Focus on the Family.
LaSalvia said GOProud didn’t ask to be part of this panel because CPAC had already set par-
ticipants before GOProud became involved in the scheduling process. — CHRIS JOHNSON

Schumer calls for openly gay man on federal bench

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is recommending to President Obama that
he nominate for the first time an openly gay man to serve on the federal bench, according to the
senator’s office.
The senator has designated Daniel Alter to serve as judge for the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York. His appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
For judicial nominations, presidents traditionally abide by the recommendations made by the
senior senator from the state where there’s a vacancy, which in this case is Schumer.
In a statement, Schumer said he recommended Alter because he’s “a brilliant attorney who
possesses the knowledge, balanced views and temperament required of a federal judge.”
“His outstanding leadership skills, his commitment to justice, and his extensive experience
make him an exceptional choice for a position on the federal bench,” Schumer said. “I’m proud to
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maker who will be the first openly gay male judge in American history.” — CHRIS JOHNSON
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U.S. Congress moves against anti-gay Uganda bill
Obama, Clinton denounce
measure instituting death
penalty for gays
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
Lawmakers in both chambers of
Congress last week introduced reso-
lutions condemning a harshly anti-
gay bill pending in Uganda.
In the Senate, the sponsor of the
resolution is Sen. Russ Feingold (D-
Wis.), chair of the Foreign Relations
African Affairs subcommittee. The spon-
sor of the resolution in the House is
Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), chair of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Homosexual acts are already ille-
gal in Uganda, but the African
nation’s pending legislation would,
among other things, institute the
death penalty in some cases for
LGBT people and require citizens to
report LGBT people to the police.
In a statement, Berman said pas-
sage of the Uganda bill could inter-
fere with efforts to address the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country.
“The proposed Ugandan bill not
only threatens human rights, it also
reverses so many of the gains that
Uganda has made in the fight against
HIV/AIDS,” he said. “This issue has
united leaders of different political and
religious views in Uganda and world-
wide in one common belief in the
rights of all human beings regardless
of sexual orientation.”
The Senate resolution goes fur-
ther than the House measure, calling
for repeal of the criminalization of
homosexuality in other countries and
urging the State Department to
closely monitor human rights abuses
against LGBT people abroad.
Both resolutions enjoy considerable
support from lawmakers of both parties.
More than three-dozen House mem-
bers joined to introduce the House
measure, including gay Reps. Barney
Frank (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin
(D-Wis.), as well as Congressional
Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee
(D-Calif.). On the other side of the aisle,
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) has
signed on in support.
Pelosi unsure about ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal this year
Pentagon review
‘has value,’ could affect
legislative process
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
told reporters last week she’s unsure
whether the House will overturn
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this year
before the Pentagon completes its
review on implementing repeal.
“I don’t know,” she said during her
weekly press conference Feb. 4. “I’ll
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who’s supporting a resolution condemning a harshly
anti-gay Uganda bill, said the measure is ‘appalling and I want to convey that.’
Lynne Weil, spokesperson for the
House Foreign Affairs Committee,
said the panel would make a deci-
sion on how to proceed with the res-
olution in the coming weeks.
For the Senate resolution, a polit-
ically diverse group of lawmakers are
co-sponsors. In addition to Sen. Ben
Cardin (D-Md.), original co-sponsors
included Sens. Tom Coburn (R-
Okla.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine).
Collins told DC Agenda she was
interested in co-sponsoring the
Senate resolution because of the
draconian nature of Uganda’s bill.
“This is an appalling proposal in
Uganda, which suggests the death
penalty for homosexual acts,” she
said. “I think it’s self-evident that I
would think that that’s appalling and I
want to convey that.”
Mark Bromley, chair of the
Council for Global Equality, said
bipartisan support for the resolution
shows the tremendous attention that
Uganda’s bill has received from
human rights advocates.
“Senators from across the ideo-
logical divide are expressing that this
is a significant human rights issue
and an issue that the U.S. govern-
ment takes seriously,” he said.
have to examine. We’ll take a look.
We’ll sit down together and see what
is the advantage of going first with leg-
islation or would the legislation more
aptly reflect what is in the review — or
is it a two-step process?”
Asked by DC Agenda about the
timeline for repeal, Pelosi said her
preference is “to go first with the leg-
islation,” but added, “we’ll have to
examine and see what the model is
for what the review is.”
On Tuesday, Defense Secretary
Robert Gates unveiled during con-
gressional testimony plans for a
working group that would examine
the impact on the U.S. military of
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
Bromley said the resolutions are “not
simply symbolic” and have a chance of
passing in both chambers of Congress.
On Monday, another lawmaker
expressed opposition to Uganda’s
bill during a demonstration outside
the Uganda mission to the United
Nations in New York City, according
to Human Rights Watch.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
said in a statement that the “officially
sanctioned bigotry” in the legislation
is “profoundly disturbing.”
“It constitutes a gross violation of
the universal values of individual lib-
erty and human rights,” she said.
“Such a measure goes far beyond
ugliness and ignorance: it is hate in
its rawest form, and it has no place in
the laws of any nation.”
Maloney was joined at the demon-
stration by about two dozen other par-
ticipants, including members of Human
Rights First, Immigration Equality, the
International Gay & Lesbian Human
Rights Commission and Human Rights
Watch. The lawmaker called on
Ugandan officials to meet with human
rights groups to discuss the wide-
spread opposition to the bill.
Paul LeGendre, director of the
Fighting Discrimination Program at
ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” should
Congress repeal the law. Gates said
this review would be complete by the
end of this year.
Pelosi said acting on repeal would
be “a very positive sign” that would put
Congress in alignment with the current
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and two previous chairmen who’ve
said they favor moving toward repeal.
Current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen on Tuesday
came out in favor of gays serving open-
ly in the U.S. military, and former
Chairman Gen. John Shalikashvili has
opposed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” for some
time. On Wednesday, Gen. Colin Powell
Human Rights Watch, said during the
demonstration that Uganda’s bill
“represents one of the harshest dis-
criminatory measures ever proposed
in any country.”
“This bill would have disastrous
effects for gay men and women in
Uganda, would aggravate an already
alarming trend of criminalization of
homosexuality across Africa, and
could spur Ugandan homosexuals to
flee this persecution by attempting to
seek refuge outside of the country,” he
said. “The international community
must continue to voice its concern to
the Ugandan authorities until the text
of this bill is shredded and removed
from consideration.”
The path for the legislation in
Uganda parliament remains in ques-
tion. Bromley said he’s “been hearing
different stories” about the timeline
for the bill, but that it’s likely to come
up for debate in the next few weeks.
“To be honest, my suspicion is
that the president of Uganda would
like to see this legislation disappear
and so my hope is that they will sort
of stretch out the consideration so
that eventually the interest dies down
a bit, and then, perhaps they can
move from it,” he said.
In related news, President Obama
and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
reiterated their opposition last week to
the Uganda legislation in remarks at
the National Prayer Breakfast in D.C.
Clinton said she contacted
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
to directly express U.S. concerns
about the anti-gay legislation.
“I recently called President
Museveni, whom I have known
through the prayer breakfast, and
expressed the strongest concerns
about a law being considered in the
parliament of Uganda,” she said.
Obama called the Uganda measure
an “odious” bill in remarks that more
broadly drew attention to LGBT issues.
“We may disagree about gay mar-
riage, but surely we can agree that it
is unconscionable to target gays and
lesbians for who they are — whether
it’s here in the United States or, as
Hillary mentioned, more extremely in
odious laws that are being proposed
most recently in Uganda,” he said.
Obama and Clinton’s participation
said he backs Gates and Mullen in their
approach toward repealing the law.
Pelosi said Mullen gave “coura-
geous testimony” and Powell’s state-
ment was “just wonderful news and
validation on this issue.”
Still, Pelosi said “we’ve done most
of our heavy lift last year,” suggesting
Congress wouldn’t take up in an
election year repeal of the 1993 law
banning gays from serving openly in
the U.S. military.
“You don’t want me to go through
it again, do you?” she said. “All the
bills that we’ve passed, since one
year ago. We’ve done our heavy lift.”
Pelosi said whatever decision is
at the National Prayer Breakfast was
somewhat controversial because the
evangelical Christian group staging
the event, known as “The Family,” has
ties to Ugandan officials. David
Mahati, the author of the anti-gay bill in
the country’s parliament, attended
past National Prayer Breakfasts, but
didn’t attend this year’s event.
LGBT activists praised Obama and
Clinton for their remarks. Wayne Besen,
executive director of Truth Wins Out,
commended Obama for “having the
courage to confront those responsible
for the heinous anti-gay bill in Uganda.”
Besen helped to coordinate the
American Prayer Hour, protest events
involving pro-LGBT religious leaders
intended to counter the National Prayer
Breakfast. The counter-event took
place in 20 cities across the country.
“We hope that the president’s laud-
able stand makes it clear to Family
members in the United States and
Uganda that the world is watching,”
Besen said in a statement. “Religion
can no longer be used to justify big-
otry, intolerance and persecution any-
where on the face of the Earth.”
Bromley also said Obama and
Clinton’s decision to speak out
against the Uganda legislation during
the National Prayer Breakfast was a
“very positive” move because of the
religious nature of the event.
“I think clearly there were some
religious voices behind the bill in
Uganda, so we thought it was incred-
ibly powerful that the president and
first lady attended the breakfast,
spoke from a personal perspective
about religion and how this bill from
any religious perspective just is
unacceptable,” Bromley said.
But according to the French news
agency Agence France-Presse,
Uganda’s Ethics Minister James
Buturo responded angrily to Obama
and Clinton for speaking out against
the Uganda bill.
“Somebody should tell President
Obama that the parliament is doing its
legislative duty in the interest of the
people of Uganda,” Buturo was quoted
as saying. “We cannot tell the Senate
what to do. We cannot tell Congress
what to do. So why do they feel that
they can tell us what we should do in
the interest of our people?”
made on the timeline, proponents
are “moving forward on it” and said
“sooner or later with legislation, we’ll
just do what’s best for protecting
Americans who want to serve our
country and to end discrimination.”
The speaker said opponents of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Congress can
repeal the statute, but added lawmak-
ers want to make sure they’re replacing
the law with a non-discrimination policy.
“We have to be careful about how
we change it, so that it ends discrim-
ination,” she said. “We can get rid of
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ but we want to
end discrimination, and that’s why
the review has value.”
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nationalagenda
AIDS advisory panel sworn in at White Houserenew the [PACHA] charter and
At least 7 gay
men among new
administration advisers
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
At least seven gay men are
among the 24 newly appointed mem-
bers of the Presidential Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS.
The induction of the new PACHA
members, to whom Health & Human
Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
administered the oath of office Feb. 2,
comes six months after Sebelius dis-
missed all of the presidential advisory
body’s existing members, who were
appointed under the Bush administra-
tion. Among them were at least three
gay members.
The induction of the new mem-
bers also followed the appointment of
veteran AIDS researcher and former
U.S. Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention official Dr. Helene Gayle
as chair of PACHA. Sebelius made
the appointment in August.
“When we came into office, the
president had new goals for a nation-
al HIV strategy,” said Jeff Crowley,
director of the White House Office of
National AIDS Policy and one of
President Obama’s gay appointees.
“So we chose over the summer to
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… so it was aligned with our goals
going forward.”
Crowley told DC Agenda that the
White House and HHS, which over-
sees PACHA, announced last fall that
they were seeking recommendations
for prospective new members of the
presidential advisory body from a wide
range of AIDS constituencies, includ-
ing community groups, medical profes-
sionals, researchers, service providers
and people living with HIV/AIDS.
He said the White House and
HHS vetted prospective appointees
through the fall and early winter
before selecting the new appointees
and calling them to Washington on
Feb. 2 for their induction and orienta-
tion meetings.
“Today, I’m pleased to have a new
group of experts joining PACHA,”
Obama said in a statement released
by the White House. “And I look for-
ward to hearing from the council
about our continued efforts to pre-
vent the spread of HIV infections in
the United States and to provide care
and treatment to people living with
HIV/AIDS around the world.”
Sebelius told the new PACHA mem-
bers and representatives of state and
national AIDS advocacy organizations
attending the ceremony that PACHA
would serve as a “platform for the admin-
istration to share our plans and insights”
on future AIDS programs and proposals.
“One of the best parts about this
group is that you come from a wide
range of backgrounds, with experts in
domestic and international AIDS,
experts from rural areas and large urban
centers, experts representing straight
and gay communities,” she said.
“And I’m counting on you to keep me
up to date on all of these groups’ con-
cerns, priorities, and insights,” she said.
Gale, the new PACHA chairper-
son, echoed that view.
“Our role is to be the outside voice
that advises the insiders,” she said.
President Bill Clinton created
PACHA to serve as the nation’s first
presidential advisory panel on AIDS-
related issues. Since then, the panel
has met three or four times a year,
with its stated objective of providing
the president with independent, non-
partisan recommendations on how to
curtail AIDS in the U.S. and globally.
Clinton started a precedent of
appointing prominent LGBT people
from various fields and professions to
the panel. President George W. Bush
continued that practice, naming a
number of gay Republicans and AIDS
activists from the LGBT community.
The new PACHA appointees in
the Obama administration — which
were made by Sebelius with White
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They include:
• A. Cornelius Baker, former exec-
utive director of the Whitman-Walker
Clinic and the National Association of
People With AIDS and current policy
adviser for the National Black Gay
Men’s Advocacy Coalition.
• Praveenh Basaviah, an LGBT
youth advocate who worked as a pro-
gram director at the National Centers
on Sexuality in San Francisco and
served as a Clinton School of
Government fellow in India, where he
worked on AIDS-related projects.
• Douglas Brooks, a licensed clin-
ical social worker who serves as vice
president of health services for the
Justice Resource Institute in Boston.
• Humberto Cruz, director of the
AIDS Institute of the New York State
Department of Health, where he
oversees HIV prevention programs,
clinical health care and public health
and HIV-related education for health
care providers.
• Michael Horberg, a physician and
HIV and infectious disease specialist
who serves as HIV/AIDS director for
Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif.,
and former chair of the National
Lesbian & Gay Medical Association.
• Jack Jackson, HIV/AIDS advocate
for American Indians and Alaska
Natives living in tribal and urban com-
munities and former member of the
board of the National Native American
AIDS Prevention Center in Arizona.
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• Phil Wilson, founder and execu-
tive director of the Black AIDS
Institute and former AIDS coordina-
tor for the City of Los Angeles.
These additional PACHA members
members have a public record of involve-
ment in LGBT-related health issues:
• Robert Greenwald, managing
attorney for the Wilmer Hale Legal
Services Center in Massachusetts
and director of Harvard University
Law School’s Health Law & Policy
Clinic and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
& Transgender Law Clinic.
• Ejay Jack, graduate assistant at the
multicultural affairs office of the University
of Nebraska in Omaha, and former direc-
tor of the university’s Gender & Sexual
Orientation Student Agency and mem-
ber of the university’s Sexual & Gender
Equality Task Force. He helped organize
a campus National Coming Out Day cel-
ebration in 2008 that included students,
faculty, and family members.
The three gay members of PACHA
who were previously dismissed by
Sebelius, along with the other mem-
bers, were Carl Schmid, deputy exec-
utive director of the AIDS Institute, a
national AIDS advocacy group; Robert
Kabel, an attorney, former board chair
of Log Cabin Republicans and the cur-
rent chair of the D.C. Republican
Party; and Antonio Urbina, a New York
physician associated with HIV/AIDS
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LGBT Democrats defend Obama at DNC winter meeting
Kaine, White House
official acknowledge
gay ‘frustration’
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
The Democratic National Committee’s
LGBT Americans Caucus is giving
high marks to President Obama and
the Democratic Party’s efforts to
advance LGBT rights over the past
year, caucus members said this week.
Veteran Democratic activist Rick
Stafford of Minnesota, who chairs the
LGBT Caucus, said members at the
Feb. 5 meeting were impressed with
DNC Chair Timothy Kaine, a former
Virginia governor, and gay White
House official Brian Bond. Both
addressed the LGBT Caucus during
the DNC’s annual winter meeting.
Stafford told DC Agenda that Kaine
“talked about the achievements, but he
also talked about the frustration he
knows our community has on some
issues, with the lack of forward progress.”
“He hears that and he wants the
community to know he hears that,”
Stafford said. “But he also talked about
the accomplishments the administra-
tion has made on our issues, and many
of us believe they are very important.”
Stafford said Bond, who serves
as deputy director of the White
House Office of Public Engagement,
outlined “a litany of impressive
achievements” by the Obama admin-
istration on gay-related issues. He
noted that Bond also acknowledged
concern among many LGBT sup-
porters that Congress has been slow
to pass several gay-related bills.
Kaine also talked about “the impor-
tance of the 2010 elections so that we
don’t slide back,” Stafford said. He
noted that Kaine told the caucus “the
national party is committed in terms of
the outreach to our community and to
highlight the issues and the achieve-
ments that we have made in this
administration for our community and
Majority continues to back ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal: poll
But many want restrictions
on gays ‘exhibiting’
their orientation
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
A majority of voters continue to
support allowing gays to serve open-
ly in the U.S. military, 57-36 percent,
according to a new poll.
But the same findings, published
Wednesday by the Quinnipiac
University Polling Institute, found that
voters favor restrictions on gay serv-
ice members “exhibiting” their sexual
orientation on the job, 54-38.
The new poll is consistent with
several polls in recent years show-
ing that the American public favors
repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”
the 1993 law prohibiting gays, les-
bians and bisexuals from serving
Gay Democrats who attended the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT
Americans Caucus praised President Barack Obama for his administration’s work
on gay issues. But there is concern among many LGBT supporters that Congress
has been slow to pass gay-related bills.
where we need to go forward.”
Meetings of the 25-member LGBT
Americans Caucus come at a time
when some LGBT activists have called
for a boycott of DNC fundraisers. The
activists, led by longtime gay
Democratic activist and fundraiser
David Mixner and gay blogger John
Aravosis, have said the boycott is aimed
at pressuring the DNC and the adminis-
tration to more aggressively push the
Democratic-controlled Congress to
pass several LGBT-related bills.
Mixner and Aravosis have said
the boycott should be limited to the
DNC and that people should contin-
ue to contribute money to individual
Democratic candidates who are sup-
portive on LGBT issues.
Among the bills that Mixner and
Aravosis want Congress to pass is
the long stalled Employment Non-
Discrimination Act, also known as
ENDA, which would bar job discrimi-
nation based on sexual orientation
and gender identity.
Other congressional action sought
openly in the U.S. military.
Support for repeal was particular-
ly strong among Democrats, who
favor repeal 72-23 percent.
Independents support open service
56-37 percent, while Republicans
oppose repeal by 53-40 percent.
Responders from military house-
holds with an active or reserve mem-
ber or a veteran in their family were
divided on repeal, 48-47 percent.
Men narrowly favor repeal, 51-44
percent, while women support open
service, 62-29 percent.
Peter Brown, assistant director of
the Quinnipiac University Polling
Institute, said in a statement that the
new findings show “American voters
say go ahead and allow gays to
openly serve in the military.”
“But they are much more mixed on
exactly how the transformation of the
military will occur and how the
Pentagon should adjust to needs of gay
soldiers, sailors and Marines,” he said.
Photo courtesy of Dem Nat’l Committee
by activists is repeal of the “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” law preventing gays, les-
bians and bisexuals from serving
openly in the military, and repeal of the
Defense of Marriage Act, which bars
legally married same-sex couples from
receiving nearly 1,200 federal rights
and benefits associated with marriage.
“What we are saying is people
should absolutely hold off on their dona-
tions until the party comes through on
their promises, and then continue sup-
porting them,” Aravosis said. “But cur-
rently they’re not coming through.”
LGBT Caucus members Earl
Fowlkes of Washington, D.C., who
supported Obama’s presidential
campaign, and Heather Mizeur, a
member of the Maryland House of
Delegates, joined Stafford in strongly
opposing the boycott. The three said
withholding contributions to the DNC
would hurt efforts to elect LGBT-sup-
portive Democratic candidates to
Congress and state legislatures.
Also expressing opposition to the
boycott was Barbara Siperstein, pres-
Brown also said the poll “perhaps
surprisingly” found little difference in
support for repeal among different
age groups. The poll found that 57
percent of people ages 18-34 favor
repeal; 59 percent of people ages
35-54 favor repeal; and 54 percent of
people age 55 or older favor repeal.
The poll offered other findings on
topics related to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”:
• voters said prohibiting open
gays from serving in the U.S. military
amounts to discrimination, 66-31
percent;
• responders said the military
shouldn’t pursue disciplinary action
against gays who are outed by third
parties, 82-10 percent;
• voters said ending the law won’t
be divisive in the U.S. military or
impair the nation’s ability to fight
effectively, 65-30 percent;
• responders said the U.S. military
shouldn’t provide domestic partner
benefits for service members with
ident of Stonewall Democrats of New
Jersey and the first openly transgen-
der person to be named to the DNC.
“I share, from my own experience,
the frustration they’re talking about,”
Siperstein told DC Agenda. “But very
honestly, I disagree with a strategy of
boycotting the DNC. I can only see it
as unsuccessful for our community. It
can only help the Republicans.”
Siperstein, Fowlkes and Mizeur
each said the Democratic leaders in
Congress and most congressional
Democrats strongly support the
LGBT-related bills in question. They
note that a small group of moderate
and conservative Democrats have so
far withheld support for some or all
of these bills. And with nearly all con-
gressional Republicans opposed to
the bills, supporters have been
unable to line up the votes needed to
pass the LGBT bills, the three said.
“You can’t blame the party or the
president for that,” said Siperstein.
Mizeur, whose Maryland district
includes the largely Democratic and
suburban Montgomery County, said
she’s “never been for a boycott.”
“But I think that our contributions
should come with some strings
attached, if you will,” she said. “They
need to come along with conversa-
tions about how ‘I am an LGBT
American who is investing in this party
and this money I want to see goes
toward an agenda that includes “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” [repeal] and marriage
equality,’ and you go down the list.”
Aravosis, however, said the
approach suggested by Mizeur and
other DNC supporters doesn’t
appear to have worked.
He said the national party angered
many LGBT Democrats in November
when it remained silent during a heat-
ed campaign in Maine over a ballot
measure that struck down same-sex
marriage in the state.
DNC-sponsored phone canvassers
reminded Maine residents to vote, but
made no mention of the anti-gay ballot
measure. And the canvassers urged
Maine political activists to participate in
same-sex partners, 50-43 percent;
• and responders were split on
whether straight service members
should be required to share quarters
with gay personnel, 45-46 percent.
Nathaniel Frank, author of
“Unfriendly Fire” and research fellow at
the Palm Center, a think-tank on gays in
the military at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, said the find-
ings are “a reminder of just how poorly
understood [‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’] is,
and also of the limitations of polls.”
“Respondents say highly contra-
dictory things, including the assertion
that majorities both oppose restric-
tions on openly gay service and
believe that such openness should
continue to be restricted,” he said.
Frank said the notion of whether
the ban on open service is discrimi-
nation isn’t “a matter of opinion but
an empirical question.”
“Whether banning open gays is
discrimination in the first place is not
an operation urging New Jersey voters
to support the failed re-election bid of
Democratic Gov. John Corzine.
Aravosis called the development
“outrageous,” noting that the DNC
effectively ignored an anti-gay cam-
paign in Maine while asking
Democrats in Maine to get involved
in a New Jersey race.
“The point isn’t to stop helping New
Jersey,” said Aravosis. “The point is we
don’t want them to keep avoiding gay
issues. And that’s what they did.”
Stafford said DNC officials have
acknowledged that “miscommunica-
tion” between the DNC and the Maine
Democratic Party resulted in the
national party apparatus not providing
resources to help defeat the ballot
measure. The state party in Maine
strongly opposed the ballot measure.
The Maine flap prompted several
members of the LGBT Americans
Caucus and non-gay supporters to
introduce a resolution at the DNC
meeting last week to address this prob-
lem, Stafford and other caucus mem-
bers said. The resolution, which the full
DNC approved, requires the DNC and
its grassroots arm, Organizing for
America, to follow the lead of state par-
ties on a wide range of issues, includ-
ing state ballot measures.
Fowlkes, who has been active in
organizing black LGBT Pride events
in D.C. and other cities, said the
Obama administration has come up
short only in failing to communicate
as well as it could its “extensive”
record of support for LGBT issues
during its first year in office.
“A lot of the focus of the LGBT com-
munity has been misplaced in blam-
ing Obama and putting pressure only
on Obama,” Fowlkes said. “But what
we also have to understand is that
there are moderate Democrats, con-
servative Democrats [in Congress].
Some of those people have to be
brought along, and that’s where the
LGBT community can be putting pres-
sure on those people to make them
come along with the administration
and vote the correct way.”
open to question, and even the cre-
ators of [‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’]
acknowledge the policy is discrimina-
tory,” he said.
But Frank said the new findings
have “some relevance to the debate”
because they show continued decline
in opposition to open service over time.
“While polls should not be the basis
of social or military policy, these trends
do undercut the old ‘unit cohesion’
argument that says openly gay service
will harm the bonds of trust that cre-
ate cohesive units,” he said. “As toler-
ance of, and comfort with, homosexu-
ality continues to rise, it becomes
harder to claim with a straight face
that working closely with a gay per-
son is going to bring down the world’s
most powerful fighting force.”
Quinnipiac University determined
the results of the survey by surveying
2,617 registered voters nationwide,
Feb. 2-8. The margin of error is 1.9
percentage points.
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personalagenda
Hurry up and wait
More ominous signs that
Democrats are backing
away from our fight
By KEVIN NAFF
Despite the chorus of complaints
about the long wait for change and
our growing collective impatience
with President Obama and this
Congress, LGBT rights advocates
are doomed to more sitting on the
sidelines as 2010 marches on toward
its political climax in November.
After waiting decades for progress,
everyone seems to be in a sudden
hurry for change.
There was the Task Force’s Rea
Carey speaking at last week’s
Creating Change conference.
“I am looking at the calendar ... and
it’s 2010. 2010. Should freedom have
to wait any longer? Should equality be
something we schedule? Should we
only act to end blatant discrimination
when it’s politically convenient? No.”
There was Oscar-winner Dustin
Lance Black writing for Huffington Post.
“To those who have said, ‘Wait,’ I
say, gay and lesbian people should
not be forced to wait years to be
treated equally under the law. … We
cannot wait. We cannot wait for more
children to be born into this country
hearing that they are ‘less than,’ that
this country considers them inferior
or second class, that their love is not
worth honoring. If we do, how can we
ever expect them to contribute, to
thrive, or even just to survive?”
Despite these and other similar
protests, we are, unfortunately, des-
tined to continue waiting because we’ve
trained our supposed political allies in
the Democratic Party that there will be
no repercussions for failing to pass pro-
LGBT legislation or failing to honor
campaign promises of support.
In fact, there are clear signs from the
Hill that LGBT issues are headed to
their usual place on the back burner.
feedback
The following comments were
posted to our web site. Visit dca-
genda.com to join the discussion.
Re: “Pelosi unsure about ‘Don’t
Ask’ repeal this year” (news story
by Chris Johnson)
What the Hell is all of this “heavy
lifting” work that Speaker Pelosi is
talking about? The Dems renewed
the Ryan White Care Act and they
passed the Matthew Shepard Hate
Crimes Act (as a part of the Defense
authorization act in the Senate) but
that’s it. They haven’t repealed DOMA
or DADT, they haven’t even passed
ENDA. The Domestic Partnership
Benefits & Obligations Act passed the
House and Senate committees and is
ready for a vote in both chambers, but
they can’t even be bothered to call it
up for a floor vote. … The simple truth
is, the Dems haven’t really done any
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the
DC Agenda last week that she’s unsure
whether the House will overturn “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” this year before the
Pentagon completes its review on
implementing repeal. “I don’t know,” she
said, “I’ll have to examine. We’ll take a
look. We’ll sit down together and see
what is the advantage of going first with
legislation or would the legislation more
aptly reflect what is in the review — or
is it a two-step process?”
She was responding to Defense
Secretary Robert Gates’ announce-
ment that a working group will examine
the implications of repealing “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” — a process he warned
will take a full year to complete.
More ominously, there was
Democratic National Committee Chair
Tim Kaine last Friday speaking to the
party’s LGBT Americans Caucus and
apparently urging us to — you guessed
it — wait some more.
Kaine said he was aware of “frus-
tration” over the pace of progress on
LGBT legislation in Congress, but
noted it was crucial that Democrats
retain their majorities in Congress. And
why exactly is that so important? So
we can be told to wait again until after
the 2012 elections for movement on
LGBT rights legislation in Congress?
This predictable pattern of waiting for
action extends beyond Congress and
can be seen in state fights across the
country. Over and over, our purported
allies calibrate their support based on
political and personal considerations. In
Maryland, LGBT rights supporters con-
tinue to wait on Attorney General
Douglas Gansler to issue an opinion on
recognizing same-sex marriages per-
formed in other jurisdictions. In New
Jersey, activists grew so tired of waiting
for their Democratic “allies” to grow a
spine that the Garden State Equality
board of directors this week voted to
end the practice of giving to political par-
ties. The statewide group will now make
contributions only to “individual candi-
dates and to pro-LGBT non-party
organizations.” The board announced in
heavy lifting and refuse to act on
passing pro-LGBT legislation, per-
haps because they fear we might
leave them once it passes. Well
somehow I can’t see us defecting
over to the GOP (why in God’s name
would we do that) but I can see us
dropping the Dems if they don’t stop
playing these games with us and our
civil rights. Message to Pelosi: Pass
the pro-LGBT legislation you prom-
ised us now, or you may really see
the big Democratic losses you’re so
worried about when we stop writing
checks, stop volunteering and possi-
bly stay home on Election Day. — Tim
Now I know what I will say when the
DNC calls for a contribution. I will say, “I
don’t know,” “I’ll have to examine.” I am
done with the national Democratic
Party until it makes some real concrete
steps. Hell, they can’t even offer health
benefits to gay partners, something
Thanks for nothing, Cindy McCain. Her support of marriage equality might have
helped defeat Prop 8 in 2008.
its press release, “No political party
should take the LGBT community and
our many allies for granted.” It’s a wel-
come and long-overdue policy change
that ought to be adopted by LGBT rights
groups across the country.
And how many times have we
needed public figures to support our
equality, only to be made to wait until
they’ve left office or the public eye to
speak up? Bill Clinton waited until he
was long out of office to hint at sup-
port for marriage rights; retired Gen.
Colin Powell has come out in favor of
the Pentagon’s review of “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell,” now that it’s politically safe
to do so. Public support for repeal
hovers around 70 percent in polls.
And then there’s Cindy McCain,
who appeared in a recent ad cam-
paign advocating for marriage equality,
now that it’s a safe bet she won’t be
serving as first lady. Her public support
would have been powerful had it come
during the 2008 campaign. Those
fighting Proposition 8 could have used
a prominent Republican’s help in
Orange County that year. Too late now.
that more and more corporations are
doing, never mind a simple ENDA. I will
help out on the state level but national-
ly — the House, Senate and president
can all go to hell. — Brian
Re: “Majority backs gay mar-
riage, ballot measure in poll”
(news story by Lou Chibbaro Jr.)
Well, imagine that. We D.C. resi-
dents overwhelmingly elected an
unabashedly liberal city council,
most of whom have always been
strongly supportive of gay rights in
general and same-sex marriage in
particular, and they voted over-
whelmingly (11-2) to allow gay cou-
ples to marry, and the mayor we
overwhelmingly elected signed it into
law. But it’s nice to have confirmation
that our D.C. Council and mayor
aren’t so out of touch with their con-
stituents as people like Harry
Image courtesy of NOH8 Campaign
And McCain’s support might have
forced Michelle Obama to take a stand
in favor of same-sex marriage.
The reason LGBT issues are so
easily bumped to the bottom of the
political heap is this seemingly
intractable problem of our being taken
for granted by the Democratic Party.
What’s the solution? Garden State
Equality is onto something. We must all
— individual donors, statewide activist
groups and national lobbyist organiza-
tions — stop donating to the
Democratic Party. Instead, channel
those funds into targeted races and
bump off anti-gay candidates and
incumbents in both parties who are
delaying progress. Give money and
other forms of support to those unafraid
to honor their private beliefs in public.
Until we demand substantive
progress and public support for our
money and votes, LGBT concerns will
remain at the bottom of the political
agenda. And we will continue to wait.
Kevin Naff is editor of DC Agenda.
Reach him at knaff@dcagenda.com.
Jackson and his Republican friends
in Congress who want to force a ref-
erendum on us would have every-
body believe. What they call an “out-
of-control city council” is largely rep-
resentative of the city, but apparently
they don’t believe in the principles of
representative democracy as set out
in the U.S. Constitution and D.C.
charter. As such, the people make
their will heard through their repre-
sentatives, and that is what has hap-
pened here in D.C. — John B.
Re: “Gillibrand plans amend-
ment to cut off ‘Don’t Ask’ funding”
Congress has every right to cut
off the DADT funding. In fact, it is the
main component of their job on
Capitol Hill, budgets and spending.
When Robert Gates proposed get-
ting rid of wasteful spending on jets,
Congress was more than happy to
cut the fat. — Peter the Saint
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Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ now
As Council member,
I will speak out on all
issues important to
constituents
By CLARK RAY
As I travel the District knocking on
doors running for the D.C. Council, I
hear how much residents expect of
their Council member. Many are part
of the federal workforce, many have
or had family members in the military.
They understand that what Congress
does impacts us directly. They know
that we have no legislative or budget
autonomy, no vote, and that our men
and women go to war to defend
democracy around the world and
then come home to none here.
My background working for and
understanding the federal government
and congressional relations will aid me
in my work as a Council member. I will
use my office to support our represen-
tative and lobby Congress on issues of
concern to my constituents. I will fight
for a vote in the House now. I will be
fighting for approval of the legislation
that the Council passes and for
approval of our budget.
As I walk the halls of Congress
demanding statehood for the District,
I also will work on a host of issues
that directly impact us in D.C. The
saying “no man is an island,” relates
directly to us. Surely we are entitled
to have our voices heard on all the
issues that impact our residents.
Healthcare, the environment, immi-
gration reform, jobs programs, ener-
gy policy, HIV/AIDS, education, and
a host of other issues including
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.
A part of my responsibility to my
constituents is to speak out on all
issues impacting them as we fight to
have full democracy and our own
voice. Our birthright is no different
from those of people in every other
state. We have only a small number
of elected officials in the District, so
their responsibilities are huge. If we
are to be recognized as a world-class
city we need to stand up not only for
ourselves as District residents, but
for ourselves as Americans.
One issue I will speak out on is the
repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” With a
commander in chief who supports end-
ing the law and a majority of Americans
agreeing, we need to do this now.
My military constituents here, both
gay and straight, say there has never
been a better time to repeal the law.
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They agree it needs to be done in a
systematic way. The issue is how long
they will have to wait. There needs to
be strong support from the top and
there needs to be a total recognition
that it should not be sexual orientation
that determines separation from the
military, but rather behavior as it is for
all military personnel.
In the House of Representatives,
189 lawmakers have co-sponsored
H.R. 1283, the Military Readiness
Enhancement Act of 2009, which
would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”
and Senate Armed Services Chair
Carl Levin (D-Mich.) has now held the
first hearing on this issue. I applaud
the strong statement of Defense
Secretary Robert Gates and the
courageous words of the Chairman of
the Joints Chiefs, Admiral Mullen,
about ending the law and their efforts
to make it harder to dismiss someone
while they do. I am thankful that Colin
Powell appears to have changed his
mind. I am a little concerned about
the working group looking at the
implications and possibly determining
they may take years to overcome.
Taking years is unacceptable.
We in the LGBT community must
speak out loudly and clearly and ask
our president to continue to do the
same. We need to pressure
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DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
Adm. Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, announced his support for
repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' during
a congressional hearing last week.
Congress to act and set a date cer-
tain to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The
president needs to persuade a new
cast of witnesses to speak out. He
should personally ask them, as their
president and commander in chief.
Former Defense Secretary Bill
Cohen said he now favors repealing
the policy. I think that President
Obama should work with other lead-
ers like former Virginia Sen. John
Warner and ask them to publicly
endorse repealing the ban.
The effort to repeal in the Congress
will require not only Democratic but
Republican support and Cohen,
Warner and Powell can help by giving
cover to wavering Republicans.
There are many items on the prom-
ise list the president made when he
ran for office. Health care, energy leg-
islation, jobs legislation, and the prom-
ises made to the LGBT community to
pass the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act, and repeal “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” and the Defense of
Marriage Act. Not an easy agenda but
one that impact us in D.C. It appears
that the votes may not be there this
year to pass an inclusive ENDA, which
I support, or to repeal DOMA. But end-
ing the military’s gay ban is within our
grasp. It is something that with the
right backbone in the White House
and from our congressional support-
ers can get done this year.
The people of the District deserve
a Council member who will speak up
for them on issues that directly
impact their lives.
Clark Ray is an at-large candi-
date for D.C. City Council. Reach him
via clarkrayforcouncil.com.
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FDA-Approved Patient Labeling
Patient Information
ATRIPLA® (uh TRIP luh) Tablets
ALERT: Find out about medicines that should NOT be taken with ATRIPLA.
Please also read the section “MEDICINES YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH ATRIPLA.”
Generic name: efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (eh FAH vih renz,
em tri SIT uh bean and te NOE’ fo veer dye soe PROX il FYOU mar ate)
Read the Patient Information that comes with ATRIPLA (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir
disoproxil fumarate) before you start taking it and each time you get a refill since there may
be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare
provider about your medical condition or treatment. You should stay under a healthcare
provider’s care when taking ATRIPLA. Do not change or stop your medicine without first
talking with your healthcare provider. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you
have any questions about ATRIPLA.
What is the most important information I should know about ATRIPLA?
• Some people who have taken medicine like ATRIPLA (which contains nucleoside
analogs) have developed a serious condition called lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid
in the blood). Lactic acidosis can be a medical emergency and may need to be treated in
the hospital. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get the following signs
or symptoms of lactic acidosis:
• You feel very weak or tired.
• You have unusual (not normal) muscle pain.
• You have trouble breathing.
• You have stomach pain with nausea and vomiting.
• You feel cold, especially in your arms and legs.
• You feel dizzy or lightheaded.
• You have a fast or irregular heartbeat.
• Some people who have taken medicines like ATRIPLA have developed serious liver
problems called hepatotoxicity, with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) and fat in the
liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get the following
signs or symptoms of liver problems:
• Your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice).
• Your urine turns dark.
• Your bowel movements (stools) turn light in color.
• You don’t feel like eating food for several days or longer.
• You feel sick to your stomach (nausea).
• You have lower stomach area (abdominal) pain.
• You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or liver problems if you are female, very
overweight (obese), or have been taking nucleoside analog-containing medicines, like
ATRIPLA, for a long time.
• If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and you stop taking ATRIPLA, you
may get a “flare-up” of your hepatitis. A “flare-up” is when the disease suddenly
returns in a worse way than before. Patients with HBV who stop taking ATRIPLA need
close medical follow-up for several months, including medical exams and blood tests to
check for hepatitis that could be getting worse. ATRIPLA is not approved for the treatment
of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV therapy with your healthcare provider.
What is ATRIPLA?
ATRIPLA contains 3 medicines, SUSTIVA® (efavirenz), EMTRIVA® (emtricitabine) and VIREAD®
(tenofovir disoproxil fumarate also called tenofovir DF) combined in one pill. EMTRIVA and
VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase
inhibitors (NRTIs) and SUSTIVA is an HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase
inhibitor (NNRTI). VIREAD and EMTRIVA are the components of TRUVADA®. ATRIPLA can be
used alone as a complete regimen, or in combination with other anti-HIV-1
medicines to treat people with HIV-1 infection. ATRIPLA is for adults age 18 and over. ATRIPLA
has not been studied in children under age 18 or adults over age 65.
HIV infection destroys CD4+ T cells, which are important to the immune system. The immune
system helps fight infection. After a large number of T cells are destroyed, acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) develops.
ATRIPLA helps block HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, a viral chemical in your body (enzyme) that
is needed for HIV-1 to multiply. ATRIPLA lowers the amount of HIV-1 in the blood (viral load).
ATRIPLA may also help to increase the number of T cells (CD4+ cells), allowing your immune
system to improve. Lowering the amount of HIV-1 in the blood lowers the chance of death or
infections that happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).
Does ATRIPLA cure HIV-1 or AIDS?
ATRIPLA does not cure HIV-1 infection or AIDS. The long-term effects of ATRIPLA are not
known at this time. People taking ATRIPLA may still get opportunistic infections or other
conditions that happen with HIV-1 infection. Opportunistic infections are infections that
develop because the immune system is weak. Some of these conditions are pneumonia,
herpes virus infections, and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. It is very
important that you see your healthcare provider regularly while taking ATRIPLA.
Does ATRIPLA reduce the risk of passing HIV-1 to others?
ATRIPLA has not been shown to lower your chance of passing HIV-1 to other people
through sexual contact, sharing needles, or being exposed to your blood.
• Do not share needles or other injection equipment.
• Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like
toothbrushes or razor blades.
ATRIPLA® (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
• Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a
latex or polyurethane condom or other barrier to reduce the chance of sexual contact with
semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
Who should not take ATRIPLA?
Together with your healthcare provider, you need to decide whether ATRIPLA is right for you.
Do not take ATRIPLA if you are allergic to ATRIPLA or any of its ingredients. The active
ingredients of ATRIPLA are efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir DF. See the end of this
leaflet for a complete list of ingredients.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking ATRIPLA?
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
• Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant (see “What should I avoid while taking
ATRIPLA?”).
• Are breast-feeding (see “What should I avoid while taking ATRIPLA?”).
• Have kidney problems or are undergoing kidney dialysis treatment.
• Have bone problems.
• Have liver problems, including hepatitis B virus infection. Your healthcare provider
may want to do tests to check your liver while you take ATRIPLA.
• Have ever had mental illness or are using drugs or alcohol.
• Have ever had seizures or are taking medicine for seizures.
What important information should I know about taking other medicines with
ATRIPLA?
ATRIPLA may change the effect of other medicines, including the ones for HIV-1, and
may cause serious side effects. Your healthcare provider may change your other medicines
or change their doses. Other medicines, including herbal products, may affect ATRIPLA. For
this reason, it is very important to let all your healthcare providers and pharmacists know
what medications, herbal supplements, or vitamins you are taking.
MEDICINES YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH ATRIPLA
• The following medicines may cause serious and life-threatening side effects when taken
with ATRIPLA. You should not take any of these medicines while taking ATRIPLA: Vascor
(bepridil), Propulsid (cisapride), Versed (midazolam), Orap (pimozide), Halcion (triazolam),
ergot medications (for example, Wigraine and Cafergot).
• ATRIPLA also should not be used with Combivir (lamivudine/zidovudine), EMTRIVA, Epivir,
Epivir-HBV (lamivudine), Epzicom (abacavir sulfate/lamivudine), Trizivir (abacavir
sulfate/lamivudine/zidovudine), SUSTIVA, TRUVADA, or VIREAD.
• Vfend (voriconazole) should not be taken with ATRIPLA since it may lose its effect or may
increase the chance of having side effects from ATRIPLA.
• Do not take St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), or products containing
St. John’s wort with ATRIPLA. St. John’s wort is an herbal product sold as a dietary
supplement. Talk with your healthcare provider if you are taking or are planning to take
St. John’s wort. Taking St. John’s wort may decrease ATRIPLA levels and lead to increased
viral load and possible resistance to ATRIPLA or cross-resistance to other anti-HIV-1 drugs.
• ATRIPLA should not be used with HEPSERA® (adefovir dipivoxil).
It is also important to tell your healthcare provider if you are taking any of the following:
• Fortovase, Invirase (saquinavir), Biaxin (clarithromycin); or Sporanox (itraconazole); these
medicines may need to be replaced with another medicine when taken with
ATRIPLA.
• Calcium channel blockers such as Cardizem or Tiazac (diltiazem), Covera HS or Isoptin
(verapamil) and others; Crixivan (indinavir); the immunosuppressant medicines
cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune, and others), Prograf (tacrolimus), or
Rapamune (sirolimus); Methadone; Mycobutin (rifabutin); Rifampin; cholesterol-lowering
medicines such as Lipitor (atorvastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin sodium), and Zocor
(simvastatin); or Zoloft (sertraline); these medicines may need to have their dose
changed when taken with ATRIPLA.
• Videx, Videx EC (didanosine); tenofovir DF (a component of ATRIPLA) may increase
the amount of didanosine in your blood, which could result in more side effects.
You may need to be monitored more carefully if you are taking ATRIPLA and didanosine
together. Also, the dose of didanosine may need to be changed.
• Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) or Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir); these medicines may increase
the amount of tenofovir DF (a component of ATRIPLA) in your blood, which could result in
more side effects. Reyataz is not recommended with ATRIPLA. You may need to be
monitored more carefully if you are taking ATRIPLA and Kaletra together. Also, the dose
of Kaletra may need to be changed.
• Medicine for seizures [for example, Dilantin (phenytoin), Tegretol (carbamazepine), or
phenobarbital]; your healthcare provider may want to switch you to another medicine or
check drug levels in your blood from time to time.
These are not all the medicines that may cause problems if you take
ATRIPLA. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all medicines that you take.
Keep a complete list of all the prescription and nonprescription medicines as well as any
herbal remedies that you are taking, how much you take, and how often you take them.
Make a new list when medicines or herbal remedies are added or stopped, or if the dose
changes. Give copies of this list to all of your healthcare providers and pharmacists every
time you visit your healthcare provider or fill a prescription. This will give your healthcare
provider a complete picture of the medicines you use. Then he or she can decide the best
approach for your situation.

ATRIPLA® (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
How should I take ATRIPLA?
• Take the exact amount of ATRIPLA your healthcare provider prescribes. Never change
the dose on your own. Do not stop this medicine unless your healthcare provider tells
you to stop.
• You should take ATRIPLA on an empty stomach.
• Swallow ATRIPLA with water.
• Taking ATRIPLA at bedtime may make some side effects less bothersome.
• Do not miss a dose of ATRIPLA. If you forget to take ATRIPLA, take the missed dose right
away, unless it is almost time for your next dose. Do not double the next dose. Carry on
with your regular dosing schedule. If you need help in planning the best times to take your
medicine, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
• If you believe you took more than the prescribed amount of ATRIPLA, contact your local
poison control center or emergency room right away.
• Tell your healthcare provider if you start any new medicine or change how you take old
ones. Your doses may need adjustment.
• When your ATRIPLA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or
pharmacy. This is very important because the amount of virus in your blood may increase
if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. The virus may develop resistance to
ATRIPLA and become harder to treat.
• Your healthcare provider may want to do blood tests to check for certain side effects while
you take ATRIPLA.
What should I avoid while taking ATRIPLA?
• Women should not become pregnant while taking ATRIPLA and for 12 weeks after
stopping it. Serious birth defects have been seen in the babies of animals and women
treated with efavirenz (a component of ATRIPLA) during pregnancy. It is not known whether
efavirenz caused these defects. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are
pregnant. Also talk with your healthcare provider if you want to become pregnant.
• Women should not rely only on hormone-based birth control, such as pills, injections, or
implants, because ATRIPLA may make these contraceptives ineffective. Women must use
a reliable form of barrier contraception, such as a condom or diaphragm, even if they also
use other methods of birth control. Efavirenz, a component of ATRIPLA, may remain in
your blood for a time after therapy is stopped. Therefore, you should continue to use
contraceptive measures for 12 weeks after you stop taking ATRIPLA.
• Do not breast-feed if you are taking ATRIPLA. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommend that mothers with HIV not breast-feed because they can pass the
HIV through their milk to the baby. Also, ATRIPLA may pass through breast milk and cause
serious harm to the baby. Talk with your healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding. You
should stop breast-feeding or may need to use a different medicine.
• Taking ATRIPLA with alcohol or other medicines causing similar side effects as ATRIPLA,
such as drowsiness, may increase those side effects.
• Do not take any other medicines, including prescription and nonprescription medicines
and herbal products, without checking with your healthcare provider.
• Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection since ATRIPLA does not stop you
from passing the HIV-1 infection to others.
What are the possible side effects of ATRIPLA?
ATRIPLA may cause the following serious side effects:
• Lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid in the blood). Lactic acidosis can be a medical
emergency and may need to be treated in the hospital. Call your healthcare provider
right away if you get signs of lactic acidosis. (See “What is the most important
information I should know about ATRIPLA?”)
• Serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity), with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) and fat
in the liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any signs of liver
problems. (See “What is the most important information I should know about ATRIPLA?”)
• “Flare-ups” of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, in which the disease suddenly returns
in a worse way than before, can occur if you have HBV and you stop taking ATRIPLA. Your
healthcare provider will monitor your condition for several months after stopping ATRIPLA
if you have both HIV-1 and HBV infection and may recommend treatment for your HBV.
ATRIPLA is not approved for the treatment of hepatitis B virus infection. If you have
advanced liver disease and stop treatment with ATRIPLA, the “flare-up” of hepatitis B may
cause your liver function to decline.
• Serious psychiatric problems. A small number of patients may experience severe
depression, strange thoughts, or angry behavior while taking ATRIPLA. Some patients have
thoughts of suicide and a few have actually committed suicide. These problems may occur
more often in patients who have had mental illness. Contact your healthcare provider right
away if you think you are having these psychiatric symptoms, so your healthcare provider
can decide if you should continue to take ATRIPLA.
• Kidney problems (including decline or failure of kidney function). If you have had kidney
problems in the past or take other medicines that can cause kidney problems, your
healthcare provider should do regular blood tests to check your kidneys. Symptoms that
may be related to kidney problems include a high volume of urine, thirst, muscle pain, and
muscle weakness.
• Changes in bone mineral density (thinning bones). Laboratory tests show changes in
the bones of patients treated with tenofovir DF, a component of ATRIPLA. Some HIV
patients treated with tenofovir DF developed thinning of the bones (osteopenia) which
could lead to fractures. If you have had bone problems in the past, your healthcare provider
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ATRIPLA® (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
may need to do tests to check your bone mineral density or may prescribe medicines to
help your bone mineral density. Additionally, bone pain and softening of the bone (which
may contribute to fractures) may occur as a consequence of kidney problems.
Common side effects:
Patients may have dizziness, headache, trouble sleeping, drowsiness, trouble concentrating,
and/or unusual dreams during treatment with ATRIPLA. These side effects may be reduced if
you take ATRIPLA at bedtime on an empty stomach. They also tend to go away after you have
taken the medicine for a few weeks. If you have these common side effects, such as
dizziness, it does not mean that you will also have serious psychiatric problems, such as
severe depression, strange thoughts, or angry behavior. Tell your healthcare provider right
away if any of these side effects continue or if they bother you. It is possible that these
symptoms may be more severe if ATRIPLA is used with alcohol or mood altering (street) drugs.
If you are dizzy, have trouble concentrating, or are drowsy, avoid activities that may be
dangerous, such as driving or operating machinery.
Rash may be common. Rashes usually go away without any change in treatment. In a small
number of patients, rash may be serious. If you develop a rash, call your healthcare provider
right away.
Other common side effects include tiredness, upset stomach, vomiting, gas, and diarrhea.
Other possible side effects with ATRIPLA:
• Changes in body fat. Changes in body fat develop in some patients taking anti-HIV-1
medicine. These changes may include an increased amount of fat in the upper back and
neck (“buffalo hump”), in the breasts, and around the trunk. Loss of fat from the legs,
arms, and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these fat
changes are not known.
• Skin discoloration (small spots or freckles) may also happen with ATRIPLA.
• In some patients with advanced HIV infection (AIDS), signs and symptoms of inflammation
from previous infections may occur soon after anti-HIV treatment is started. It is believed
that these symptoms are due to an improvement in the body’s immune response, enabling
the body to fight infections that may have been present with no obvious symptoms. If you
notice any symptoms of infection, please inform your doctor immediately.
• Additional side effects are inflammation of the pancreas, allergic reaction (including
swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat), shortness of breath, pain, stomach pain,
weakness and indigestion.
Tell your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you notice any side effects while taking ATRIPLA.
Contact your healthcare provider before stopping ATRIPLA because of side effects or for any
other reason.
This is not a complete list of side effects possible with ATRIPLA. Ask your healthcare
provider or pharmacist for a more complete list of side effects of ATRIPLA and all the
medicines you will take.
How do I store ATRIPLA?
• Keep ATRIPLA and all other medicines out of reach of children.
• Store ATRIPLA at room temperature 77 °F (25 °C).
• Keep ATRIPLA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed.
• Do not keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. If you throw any
medicines away make sure that children will not find them.
General information about ATRIPLA:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in patient
information leaflets. Do not use ATRIPLA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do
not give ATRIPLA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may
harm them.
This leaflet summarizes the most important information about ATRIPLA. If you would like more
information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or
pharmacist for information about ATRIPLA that is written for health professionals.
Do not use ATRIPLA if the seal over bottle opening is broken or missing.
What are the ingredients of ATRIPLA?
Active Ingredients: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Inactive Ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline
cellulose, magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate. The film coating contains black iron
oxide, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, red iron oxide, talc, and titanium dioxide.
January 2010
ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. EMTRIVA, TRUVADA,
HEPSERA and VIREAD are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. SUSTIVA is a trademark of
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company. Reyataz and Videx are trademarks of Bristol-Myers
Squibb Company. Pravachol is a trademark of ER Squibb & Sons, LLC. Other brands listed are
the trademarks of their respective owners.
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socialagenda
friday, feb. 12
Gay organist David Christopher
plays a free recital today at 12:15
p.m. at National City Christian
Church as part of its “MAGICAL,
MYSTICAL, MUSICAL MACHINE”
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES. Organists
Stephen Harouff and NCCC’s
Charles Miller, who are both gay, play
on the 19th and 26th respectively. The
recitals are a half hour each. The
church is at 5 Thomas Circle, N.W.
Apex has a Mardi Gras party tonight
with a costume contest, balloon drop,
prizes and “KING OF APEX” con-
test. Beads and masks will be given
out. DJ Yainnis spins. Doors open at
9. Cover is $6. The club is located at
1415 22nd St., N.W. Visit apex-
dc.com for more information.
WOMEN IN THEIR TWENTIES
meets at the D.C. Center tonight at 8.
The group is a social discussion
group for lesbian, bi and trans D.C.-
area women. Discussions are fol-
lowed by dinner at a nearby restau-
rant. The Center is located at 1810
14th St., N.W.
saturday, feb. 13
Metropolitan Community Church
of Washington, the District’s largest
mostly gay church, has its annual
VALENTINE’S DANCE tonight at
7 p.m. at the church. Refreshments
will be served. A $7 donation is sug-
gested. Call 202-638-7373 or e-mail
churchoffice@mccdc.com for more
information. The church is located at
474 Ridge St., N.W.
“LOVE,” a concert by the GAY MEN’S
CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, is today
with shows at 5 and 8 p.m. at Church
of the Epiphany located at 1317 G
Street N.W. Tickets are $35 and can be
purchased at gmcw.org/tickets, by
phone at 202-293-1548 or at the HRC
shop at 1633 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
The concert will feature a chorus tran-
scription of Brahm’s “Liebeslieder
Waltzes” by chorus member Robert T.
Boaz and a performance by the Rock
Creek Singers, a chamber ensemble
of Chorus members.
The 38th annual SCARLET’S BAKE
SALE is today at the Eagle, which is
co-sponsoring the event with Green
Lantern, another D.C. gay bar. Cake
donations will be accepted from 2 to
4 p.m. They’ll be auctioned off from 5
to 9 p.m. Awards will be given for var-
ious categories. Several gay non-
profits will receive proceeds. The
Eagle is at 639 New York Ave., N.W.
For more information, call Stephen
Decker at 202-210-7553 or Patrick
Grady at 703-863-7295.
DJ SCOTTY THOMPSON is at Town
tonight and a UNIVERSAL GEAR
FASHION SHOW will be held. Doors
open at 10. Drag show starts at 10:30.
DJ Wess spins downstairs. Cover is $8
from 10 to 11 p.m. and $12 after 11.
Town is at 2009 8th Street, N.W.
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay
volunteer group, volunteers from
9:30 a.m. to noon today for Books
Plus at MLK Library and later in
the week at D.C. Central Kitchen,
Human Rights Campaign, National
Gay & Lesbian Task Force and
more. Visit burgundycrescent.org for
a schedule of opportunities or to
register to volunteer.
sunday, feb. 14
A gay alumni group of George Mason
University, the LAMBDA ALUMNI
CHAPTER, is participating in the
school’s homecoming festivities today
and throughout the week. Contact
Rob Pilaud at rpilaud@yahoo.com or
202-258-5476 for more information.
Local drag queen SHI-QUEETA LEE
hosts drag brunch every Sunday at
Nellie’s Sports Bar, located at 900
U Street, N.W. Brunch buffet is $20.
Miss Lee performs at 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. Visit nelliessportsbar.com for
more information.
monday, feb. 15
A YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP FOR
GAY, LESBIAN AND BI TEENS
meets today from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at
the GW Center Clinic located at
1922 F St., N.W., suite 103. It’s
designed to be a safe space for
young adults to discuss coming out,
discrimination, identity and other
issues. It meets every Monday and is
facilitated by Sonia Khan, a psychol-
ogy grad student. Fees for therapy
and the group are on a sliding scale.
Metropolitan Community Church
of Washington, the District’s largest
mostly gay church, has an HIV-POS-
ITIVE SUPPORT GROUP for people
of faith every Monday at the church.
For more information, contact Matt
Senger at 202-546-2159 or e-mail
him at ndc20003@yahoo.com. MCC-
DC is located at 474 Ridge Street,
N.W. Visit mccdc.com for more infor-
mation about the church.
Freddie’s Beach Bar, located at 555
S. 23rd St. in Crystal City, Va., has
DISCO TRIVIA every Monday at 8 p.m.
tuesday, feb. 16
THE UNITED ENDA COALITION
meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
from 6 to 9 p.m. at the National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force headquar-
ters to encourage LGBT supporters to
help pass the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act. Training and pizza
are provided. The Task Force is at 1325
Massachusetts Ave., N.W., sixth floor.
For more information, contact Aaditi
Dubale at audit.dubale@gmail.com.
D.C.’S HIV WORKING GROUP
assembles safer sex kits with its “pack-
ing parties” every Tuesday at EFN
Lounge. Those who volunteer their
time get drink discounts. The events are
held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at Motley Bar,
located above EFN, which is at 1318
9th St., N.W. Visit fighthivindc.com for
more information.
Cobalt has “FLASHBACK,” a retro
night, every Tuesday at 10 p.m. Rail
vodka drinks are free from 10 to 11 p.m.
Cobalt, a gay bar and dance club, is at
the corner of 17th and R streets, N.W.
wednesday, feb. 17
TEGAN AND SARA, a band com-
prised of lesbian twins, play Warner
Theatre tonight. Tickets are $33. Visit
ticketmaster.com for tickets.
Metropolitan Community Church
of Washington, the District’s largest
mostly gay church, has ASH
WEDNESDAY SERVICES today at
noon and 7 p.m. at the church, which
is located at 474 Ridge Street, N.W. Photo courtesy of teganandtara.com
The D.C. Center has LGBT CAREER
DEVELOPMENT with Washington- TEGAN AND SARA play Warner Theatre on Feb. 17.
specific information today from 3 to
4:30 p.m. at the Center’s new location located at the D.C. JCC at 16th and Q Ziegfeld’s has started with a new
at 1810 14th St., N.W. streets, N.W., holds EREVE hostess. THE LADIES OF ILLUSION
LADIES FIRST NIGHT is tonight and SHABBAT SERVICES every Friday at hosted by Kristina Kelly has perform-
every Wednesday at Fab Lounge, 8:30 p.m. followed by an ONEG ances every Friday at 11 p.m. and 1
located at 1805 Connecticut Ave., SHABBAT SOCIAL. Morning services a.m. Ziegfeld’s is celebrating its one-
N.W. For more information, visit are held on the second and fourth year anniversary this weekend.
myspace.com/ladiesfirst. Saturdays of each month at 10 a.m. fol-
lowed by KIDDUSH LUNCHEON. Visit saturday, feb. 20
thursday, feb. 18 betmish.org for more information. A concert by members of D.C.’S
D.C. LAMBDA SQUARES, a local gay GAY DISTRICT meets tonight. The DIFFERENT DRUMMERS, a gay
square dancing group, meets every group was formerly known as the ensemble, called “INTIMATE WINDS”
Thursday for square dancing. Those Twenties Group but has expanded its is today at 2 p.m. in the Adirondack
who’ve taken the group’s age range for gay, bi, trans and ques- Room at Hillwood Museum Estate.
“Mainstream” and “Plus” classes tioning men from 18 to 35. The group Fischer Tull’s “Liturgical Symphony,”
dance on the first and third Thursdays. meets for weekly discussion from 8:30 Richard Strauss’ “Serenade,” and more
“Plus” and “Advanced” classes are on to 9:30 every Friday at St. Margaret’s will be performed. Tickets are $20 ($10
the second and fourth Thursdays. For Church located at 1830 Connecticut for seniors and students) and are avail-
more information about the group or to Ave. Members dine afterwards then go able at the door. Visit dcdd.org for more
find out when beginner classes are dancing. The group is changing its con- information.
available, visit dclambdasquares.org. tact information but for now, those inter-
ested can visit the group on Facebook Send calendar listings two weeks
friday, feb. 19 under the name “GD: Gay District.” prior to your event to jdigugliel-
Bet Mishpachah, a gay synagogue A new Friday night drag show at mo@dcagenda.com.
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goin’ to the chapel
Two 30-something
D.C. couples share
their wedding plans  We’re very involved in how we want
Editors’ note: This is the first of a
three-part special series on D.C. mar-
riage. The congressional review of
the city’s new law is expected to con-
clude early next month, clearing the
way for same-sex weddings in
Washington. This week: Two couples
prepare to tie the knot, plus a look at
romantic restaurants where you
might pop the question. Next week:
A practical guide to marriage (and
divorce) and a look at local business-
es ready to help you plan the big day.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
jdiguglielmo@dcagenda.com
Maybe it’s because they already
lived together. Maybe it’s because
they were already registered as
domestic partners. Or it could just be
that they were in their 30s. But for
two D.C. same-sex couples planning
to take advantage of the District’s
newly won marriage law — set to
take effect next month barring con-
gressional intervention — popping
the proverbial question was more of
a logical progression in a series of
ever-increasing commitments as
opposed to a starry-eyed shock.
Both couples were making plans
before Mayor Adrian Fenty signed
the Council-approved same-sex
marriage bill in December. Aisha
Mills, 32, and her partner of six
WE PUT YOUR LOGO... years, Danielle Moodie, 30, have
lived together for four years in
ANYWHERE Columbia Heights and started think-
ing marriage last May when the
Council passed a measure recog-
nizing same-sex marriages per-
formed in other jurisdictions.
“It was a little bit of happen-
stance that our engagement coor-
dinated with that,” Mills says. “As
we thought about picking a date,
we weren’t realizing that D.C.
would have marriage soon.”
The two, who met through
mutual friends at Chaos, planned
to wed in Connecticut, where
same-sex marriage is legal, then
have it recognized in Washington.
By the time Paul Heins, 36,
asked Matt DelNero, 33, to marry
him at Blue Duck Tavern in D.C.’s
west end in August, 2008, they were
on their second home and had been
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301.986.0585 AISHA MILLS (left) and her partner, DANIELLE MOODIE.
MATT DELNERO (left) and his partner, PAUL HEINS, in Puerto Rico last summer.
together about eight years.
“Paul asked me just after my
birthday and of course I said yes,”
DelNero says. “At this point there
was no doubt. We’d already estab-
lished a life, bought a condo, he
got me a ring, then I followed up
later with a ring for him.”
The two met in 2001. DelNero, a
telecommunications attorney, was in
law school in Boston but spent the
summer of 2001 in Washington. He
went on a date with a friend of
Heins’ but they didn’t hit it off. He
soon met Heins, a musician, and
the possibility for something long
term became apparent.
“Not to sound corny, but we knew
pretty quickly that we had each found
the one,” DelNero says. “Everything
proceeded quite naturally from that.”
Their first two years together were
long distance. Twice monthly they’d
take turns visiting each other in Boston
and Washington. Those were happy
but also slightly frustrating times.
“Those were the first two years
of our relationship so there’s
always that va va va voom factor,”
Heins says. “It made those week-
ends all the more special and pas-
sionate and exciting.”
“But it also put pressure on those
times because you wanted it all to
work out,” DelNero says. “You would-
n’t want to squabble on those days.”
Living in the same town and
house made sense, they say.
“It just got sort of more natural
and normal being in the same
space,” DelNero says.
“It’s nice,” Heins adds, “to be able
to enjoy each other every day.”
Marriage options increased over
Photo courtesy of couple
Photo courtesy of couple
time. In the early years after
Massachusetts legalized same-sex
marriage, it wasn’t an option for out-
of-state couples. That eventually
changed and the couple considered
marrying there and, like Mills and
Moodie, having it recognized in D.C.
But getting married at home is more
meaningful, both couples say.
“We were there when Council
voted and it was extremely excit-
ing,” Moodie, who works for New
York Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
says. “That 11 of the members had
voted for marriage was extremely
exciting and not at all surprising
because D.C. is very progressive
… we were thrilled to be able to
get married at home.”
DelNero and Heins had been
exploring venues in Massachusetts
when D.C. approved its new law.
“We feel lucky and excited to
get married in our own jurisdic-
tion,” Heins says.
Mills is the president of the
Campaign for All D.C. Families and
was active in the effort to secure
same-sex marriage rights in
Washington. She’d previously worked
for Human Rights Campaign. She’s
confident the law will go into effect as
expected in March.
“We have certainly done our
due diligence with our friends on
Capitol Hill,” she says. “They’ve
repeatedly told us they support
home rule and there’s no sign of
any real energy in supporting any
type of intervention on Capitol Hill.”
DelNero and Heins weren’t
directly involved, though they’ve
donated money to activist causes.
“We’re very aware that we’re
benefitting from other people’s
hard work and we’re grateful for
that,” DelNero says.
Neither couple has chosen a
date but both say their weddings will
be sometime this year. Mills and
Moodie plan to get legally married in
D.C. but have a small ceremony in
Long Island, where Moodie’s from.
They’re thinking late spring/early
summer. They’re not religious but
will have an interfaith minister pre-
side. They each plan to wear gowns
and have a maid of honor but not a
large wedding party. They’re writing
their own vows.
“For us it’s really important for our
wedding to be a reflection of our lives
together,” Moodie says. “So yes, we’ll
have a small bridal party but not in
cookie cutter dresses and outfits fol-
lowing us around. It will be people
who’ve been really instrumental in
our relationship being successful.
our ceremony to look. Not, ‘Do you
take so-and-so,’-insert-name-here-
type of ceremony. It will be very
much created for the two of us.”
DelNero and Heins joke that
their engagement has been pro-
longed because there’s no bride to
take over the planning. They recent-
ly started attending a Lutheran
church near their Beekman Place
residence but aren’t sure if they’ll get
married there or at another church.
They can’t remember offhand what
all they’ve discussed.
“Oh, what we’re going to wear.
We talked about that a little, didn’t
we Paul?,” DelNero says. “I think
we said simple elegant suits rather
than tuxes.”
Heins says he likes the thought
of getting a new suit but says it’s
not as important as who’s there.
They slip into finishing-each-
other’s-sentences-mode when
describing their ceremony.
“We do know it will be a relatively
small gathering,” DelNero says.
“We’ve been to a lot of weddings that
…” He pauses to think of the right
word and Heins finishes — “That
have been ostentatious,” Heins says.
“The ones we’ve really enjoyed
have been the celebrations of cou-
ples with their family and friends that
aren’t so much … “ DelNero says,
“… the glitz and glamour,” Heins
interjects, “… overdone and, how to
put it, overstated,” DelNero finishes.
“But meaningful,” Heins adds.
They’re forgoing a gift registry
and asking for donations to charity
instead. They also say they feel
guilty spending a lot of money to
rent a large reception hall.
“We would like it to be simple,”
Heins says. “Not cheap, but not so
outrageous that it’s out of context
with our lives in the world.”
The couples also agree that
domestic partnerships didn’t cut it
for them even though many of the
legal rights are the same.
“Everyone knows what marriage
means,” Moodie says. “You walk in a
store with a wedding band and say,
‘No, I’m DP’ed, it means this, it
means that. I still have to make
adjustments but everybody knows
the weight, recognition and value
that comes with marriage.”
“We tried separate but equal
before and we know it doesn’t
work,” Mills says.
Entering a domestic partnership
was anticlimactic for the men.
“What’s funny is we both met at
an office at lunchtime in this stark
room,” Heins says. “We signed
some paper, said, ‘OK,’ and went
on our separate ways. I don’t think
we even had lunch together.”
“It certainly didn’t feel like a
marriage and we didn’t treat it like
one,” DelNero says.
Ultimately, though, it’s love that
drives these relationships.
Moodie says “a lot of compro-
mise” has sustained her relation-
ship with Mills, who calls it “a gen-
uine partnership.”
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food & flowers
Before you pop the
question, you’ll need
a romantic setting
With same-sex marriages expected
to begin in the District next month, local
couples are already planning their nup-
tials. But before you can cut the cake,
you have to get your significant other to
say “yes.” So, where to pop the ques-
tion? If you’re thinking of doing the
deed in an area restaurant, there are
plenty of romantic and LGBT-friendly
options. A few of our favorites.
TABARD INN, 1739 N St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-331-8528.
A cozy lounge, a wood-burning fire and
wood-paneled walls make this the per-
fect spot to get down on bended knee.
INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON,
Middle and Main streets, Washington,
VA 22747, 540-675-3800, theinnatlittle-
washington.com. Perhaps the ultimate
nearby setting for the proposal, the wed-
ding AND the honeymoon. Nothing less
than an “international culinary shrine”
headed by chef and proprietor Patrick
O’Connell, who happens to be gay.
KOMI, 1509 17th St., N.W., Washington, seatplace.com. This Adams Morgan
D.C. 20009, 202-332-9200, komirestau- favorite remains one of the most
rant.com. For a realDC
30406 MStreet splurge, impress inviting
Agenda:Layout
your mate at Komi, which offers a multi-
course menu for $125 per person.
RUSSIA HOUSE, 1800 Connecticut
Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009,
202-234-9433, russiahouselounge.com.
Need some liquid courage? Grab an
infused vodka shot at the bar before
climbing the spiral staircase and tak-
ing a seat amid deep red wallpaper
and dark wood paneling. Delicious
food, top-notch service and did we
mention the vodka?
VERITAS, 2031 Florida Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009, 202-265-
6270, veritasdc.com. Too nervous to eat
a full dinner? No worries, pop the ques-
tion at Veritas over wine and cheese.
LEVEL ONE, 1639 R St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009, 202-745-
0025. Why not propose to your part-
ner in the neighborhood where it all
began — the heart of gay D.C. Level
One has great food and service and
if your partner says yes, you’re only
steps away from multiple gay bars
and clubs where you can celebrate.
CASHION’S EAT PLACE, 1819
Columbia Rd., N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20009, 202-797-1819, cashion-
dining rooms
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ANNIE’S PARAMOUNT STEAK
HOUSE, 1609 17th St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009, 202-232-
0395. The fact that you and your
mate have probably had dozens of
dates at Annie’s makes this a senti-
mental choice for a place to propose.
FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR &
RESTAURANT, 555 S. 23rd St.,
Crystal City, VA 22202. 703-685-0555.
OK, not the obvious choice for a quiet
and romantic place to propose, but
you won’t find a friendlier spot and
you’re guaranteed a standing ovation
from the rest of the patrons afterward
if your partner says yes.
OBELISK, 2029 P St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-872-
1180. The setting here is more inti-
mate private dining room than
restaurant. Attentive service, fresh
ingredients and a regular price-fix
menu make this Dupont-area town-
house dining spot an obvious choice
for romance.
THAI TANIC, 1326 14th St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20005 , 202-588-
1795. This family-run, gay-friendly insti-
tution was among the pioneers of the
14th Street redevelopment. Casual,
Photos courtesy of Park Hyatt and Oya
affordable and LGBT-supportive.
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miss america’s secret weapon: a gay entourage
Local men help
Miss Virginia win
top pageant crown
By TYRONE FORD
Special to DC Agenda
Chip Brown and his partner, Scott
Freda, have achieved their dream by
helping someone else achieve theirs.
The two gay men recently assisted
22-year-old Caressa Cameron of
Fredericksburg, Va., as she worked
toward becoming the latest woman to
win the Miss America crown. Brown
and Freda, who started the Miss
Arlington Scholarship Organization
nine years ago in keeping with their
love of pageants, worked with
Cameron as the Miss Virginia champi-
on prepared last month to compete for
the Miss America title.
A member of the Miss Virginia
and Miss America families, the Miss
Arlington Scholarship Organization
previously helped three women take
the Miss Virginia title. Cameron is
their first champion to win the Miss
America contest.
Cameron, an HIV/AIDS education
advocate, was notably asked during
the Miss Virginia finals about her
views on Proposition 8, which ended
same-sex marriage in California. She
told the pageant audience that she
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believes marriage should be
between a man and a woman
“because of my religious back-
ground, but I don’t believe we should
legislate against gay marriage. One
doesn’t de-solidify the other.”
Brown talked with DC Agenda
about Cameron’s answer to that
question, the road to the Miss
America competition and his interest
in the pageant industry.
DC Agenda: How did you and
your partner, Scott, start the Miss
Arlington Scholarship Organization?
Chip Brown: Basically I took a
bunch of my friends from the softball
team I was on at the time here in
town; we were sponsored by JR.’s
and put them on the board of direc-
tors. So for years we were a commit-
tee of nine gay guys. Since then Photo courtesy of Brown
we’ve added two girls to the board.
Agenda: After being in the pag- CHIP BROWN (left), CARESSA CAMERON and SCOTT FREDA pause for a moment together.
eant business for nine years now,
what do you personally do to assist Brown: Well, it’s really fun! I go Brown: She is very well spoken Brown: The presence is very
these young women? every year and my partner and some and very intelligent. Caressa is not large. I can’t put a percentage on it,
Brown: We help them with their of the other board members go when- only book smart, but she’s street but the numbers are very high. There
platforms, we take care of the paper- ever a Miss Arlington has won Miss smart as well. She knows when are a lot of women who are present
work, we do mock interviews and we Virginia. When Caressa won, it was so someone is trying to catch her with a helping these ladies, but the men —
help them shop for outfits. Every surreal. I was speechless and so question like that because she does- most of the men who are present —
year, I take Miss Arlington to Texas happy for her. The fact that her plat- n’t believe anyone should be discrim- are gay. Gays seem to be very
and I buy her a dress or have one form was [focused on] HIV/AIDS real- inated against no matter what her accepted in the Miss America pag-
made by a dressmaker in Texas. ly helped educate so many people. personal religious beliefs are. eant hierarchy regardless of how
Agenda: What has been your Agenda: What were your Agenda: You get the rare oppor- sometimes those involved with the
experience attending the Miss America thoughts when Caressa Cameron tunity to see the background goings- pageant are conservative. For the
pageant, since you have sent three was asked about Prop 8 in the Miss on for these pageants. How heavy is most part, they are very socially lib-
women to compete for the crown? Virginia pageant? the gay involvement in the industry? eral and accepting.
The Acting Company
Romeo and Juliet
Sunday, February 14 at 4 p.m.
On Valentine’s Day, The Acting Company
presents Shakespeare’s iconic tragic
romance of young lovers falling victim to
family hatred and cruel destiny. Swords
clash, everlasting love is promised, and the
treacherous sleeping potion is swallowed.
Considered the greatest love story of all
time, Romeo and Juliet embodies the joy,
passion and ecstasy of love in these touching
young lovers ... before their heartrending
fate.
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STRAITS OF MALAYA, 1836
18th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20009, 202-483-1483, straitsof-
malaya.com. Another popular neigh-
borhood spot that’s as gay-friendly
as they come. If you’re proposing in
spring or summer, there’s no better
place than the outdoor deck here.
CITRONELLE, 3000 M St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20007, 202-625-
2150, citronelledc.com, is an award-
winning restaurant headed by
renowned chef and owner Michel
Richard Citronelle. Citronelle provides
an elegant and romantic atmosphere
with attention paid to every detail. The
restaurant is known for beautifully pre-
sented French cuisine, expertly knowl-
edgeable staff and a wine list that is
certain to please any palate. Jackets
are required for men so be sure to
dress appropriately, as you should any-
way when planning a romantic evening
to ask for your partner’s hand.
LITTLE FOUNTAIN CAFE, 2339
18th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20009, 202-462-8100, littlefountain-
cafe.com, provides an intimate space
in the heart of Adams Morgan, which
would be ideal for a proposal. Known
as one of D.C.’s quietest restaurants,
Little Fountain Cafe provides an ideal
atmosphere for your dining experi-
ence. Serving what is coined as
“Modern International Cuisine,” the
award-winning Little Fountain Cafe
uses “fresh ingredients to their best
advantage” as stated in the Zagat
Dining Survey. The corner of the din-
ing room is occupied by a small foun-
tain, which provides gentle ambiance
so the love of your life can hear every
word of your proposal.
OYA, 777 Ninth St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001, 202-684-
8700, oyadc.com, provides an atmos-
phere that is as unique as the love two
people share. The stunning Oya dining
area consists of a floor-to-ceiling tower
of seashells, an enchanting wall of
water and a horizontal fireplace that
will set the mood perfectly for your
memorable evening. The menu pro-
vides a blend of Asian and French cui-
sine that marry perfectly with the
sophisticated environment. Oya cer-
tainly provides the perfect backdrop for
a memorable occasion.
RESTAURANT NORA, 2132
Florida Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20008, 202-462-5143, noras.com,
provides an elegant dining experience
with its intimate rooms that would be
ideal for a proposal. Restaurant Nora
was opened by its namesake Nora
Pouillon in 1979. Pouillon was named
one of the dozen “Power Chefs” in D.C.
by the Washington Post and has been
the recipient of several awards from
the International Association of
Culinary Professionals, the Organic
Trade Association, New Hope Natural
Media, the American Horticultural
Society and Campaign for Better
Health, to name a few. The menu,
which is comprised of organic new-
American cuisine, changes daily and
is fully reflective of Nora’s style of
healthy organic food. The rooms in
Restaurant Nora provide the perfect,
intimate setting to consider when plan-
ning your special event.
THE BLUE DUCK TAVERN, locat-
ed at the Park Hyatt Washington, 24th
and M streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20037, 202-419-6755 , blueducktav-
ern.com, features a classically
designed space with elegant touches
of dark oak handcrafted wood furnish-
ings. Guests of the Blue Duck Tavern
are greeted by an open staff pantry
and kitchen, a wood-burning oven,
and the custom-designed commercial
Molteni range, which was crafted in
France and is the first of its kind in
Washington, D.C. The time-honored
dishes of American fare are prepared
by executive chef Brian McBride and
chef de cuisine Michael Santoro in the
wood-burning oven, which is clearly
the heart of the Blue Duck Tavern. For
those who enjoy a distinctly American
flavor, this would be the restaurant of
choice for proposing to your loved one.
B. HALL BAKER LLC, 611
Pennsylvania Ave., S.E. #286, Washington,
D.C. 20003, 202-596-6611. When your
partner accepts the proposal, you’ll
need to celebrate over dessert and
there’s no better engagement or
Valentine’s Day treat than whoopie
pies from B. Hall Baker.
FLORISTS
D.C. has no shortage of terrific local
florists to meet your engagement
needs. From simple red roses to
accompany your proposal to reception
hall centerpieces, the city’s florists are
ready to spruce up your big day. Here's
a few of our favorites.
ELEGANCE & SIMPLICITY INC.,
wedding planners and floral design-
ers, 800-768-8814, 301-656-5560,
inquiries@eleganceandsimplicity.co,
eleganceandsimplicity.com
DISTINCTIVE FLORAL DESIGNS,
10805 Sycamore Springs Lane, Great
Falls, VA 22066, 703-430-7268,
distinctivefloral.com
PALACE FLORISTS, INC., 1305
19th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036,
202-833-1093, palaceflorists.com
DUPONT FLOWERS, 1900 Q St.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009, 202-
797-7600
FLORAL EXPRESSIONS, 1627
Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20009, 202-986-1000
SANDY’S FLOWERS, 1821 18th
St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009,
202-232-4100
L&S WHOLESALE FLORIST,
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to the 1960s. Features billiards, regular
LARRY’S LOUNGE
1836 18th St., NW
30 DEGREES tournaments and other special events. Washington, DC 20009
1639 R St., NW Located near the convention center, two 202-483-1483
Washington, DC 20009 blocks north of Gallery Place Metro. Dupont Circle area bar and restaurant
202-462-6569 popular with both men and women.
cobaltdc.com DELTA ELITE
In Dupont Circle area; popular with men 3734 10th St. NE MIXTAPE
but check schedule for other events. Washington, DC 20017 Different locations
202-546-5979 mixtapedc.com
1409 PLAYBILL CAFÉ thedeltaelite.com twitter.com/MIXTAPEdc
1409 14th St., NW Longtime bar popular with African- Alternative dance party for queer men and
Washington, DC 20005 American men in Brookland neighbor- women featuring electro, alt-pop, indie
202-265-3055 hood; hosts regular ladies night. Check rock, house, disco and New Wave. Check
Logan Circle area restaurant and bar web site for special events. web site for 2010 schedule of events.
(Dupont Circle Metro) popular with the
theater crowd and featuring open-mike DIK BAR MOVA
nights, karaoke and other special events. 1637 17th St., NW 1435 P St., NW
Washington, DC 20009 Washington, DC 20005
ACADEMY OF 202-328-0100 202-797-9730
WASHINGTON dupontitaliankitchen.com halodc.com
thewashingtonacademy.com In Dupont Circle area, above Dupont Trendy Logan Circle bar and lounge
Longtime organizers of drag events in the Italian Kitchen. popular with men features regular happy
city; most events held at Ziegfeld’s. See hour and other specials. Formerly known
web site for full list of upcoming events. DUPLEX DINER as Halo, MOVA re-launched in early

ANNIE’S
1609 17th St., NW
2004 18th St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-265-9599
2010 as a environmentally friendly bar
with an emphasis on community service. Nellie’s Sports Bar
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
Washington, DC 20009 duplexdiner.com NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR
202-232-0395 Popular restaurant and bar in the Adams 900 U St., NW SHI-QUITA-LEE has a ball presiding over drag bingo.
In Dupont Circle area; popular longtime Morgan area; happy hour specials and Washington, DC 20001
restaurant and steakhouse with recently many other special events. See web site 202-332-6355
renovated Upstairs Lounge. for updated schedule. nelliessportsbar.com crowd, though welcoming to women

APEX EFN LOUNGE

Sports bar featuring poker events, drag
bingo, trivia contests and other specials.
baltimore and straight patrons.

1415 22nd St., NW 1318 9th St., NW Popular bar with massive outdoor deck 1722 LEON’S/
Washington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20001 and plenty of TVs for watching sports. 1722 N. Charles St. TYSON PLACE
202-296-0505 202-341-8281 Baltimore, MD 21201 870 Park Ave.
apex-dc.com efnlounge.com OMEGA Multi-level after-hours dance club attracts Baltimore, MD 21201
In Dupont Circle area; popular with men, but twitter.com/EFN_Lounge 2122 P St., NW a mixed crowd but remains gay-friendly. 410-539-4993
check schedule regularly for other events. Funky, edgy neighborhood lounge in Washington, DC 20036 leonsbaltimore.tripod.com
Logan Circle with special events galore. 202-223-4917 BALTIMORE EAGLE In business for more than 50 years,
BACHELOR’S MILL Popular with men and women; features omegadc.com 2002 N. Charles St. Leon’s is the oldest gay bar in Baltimore
1104 8th St., SE dancing, videos. Check web site for Dupont Circle area bar and club popular Baltimore, MD 21218 and among the oldest in the country.
Washington, DC 20003 event schedule. with men featuring dancing, drag and 410-82-EAGLE Friendly bar with jukebox gets especial-
202-544-1931 other special events. Longtime Levi/leather bar not far from ly busy on Sunday nights. Tyson Place
Longtime bar popular with African- FAB LOUNGE Mount Vernon offers friendly bar, bil- is a restaurant bar located behind
American men in Capitol Hill area. 1805 Connecticut Ave., NW PHASE 1 liards, outdoor patio, videos and a full Leon’s with a separate entrance.
Washington, DC 20009 525 8th St., SE store for your leather needs. Mostly
BANANA CAFÉ 202-797-1122 Washington, DC 20003 men, but welcoming to women. PORT IN A STORM
500 8th St., SE thefablounge.com phase1dc.com 4330 E. Lombard St.
Washington, DC 20003 In Dupont Circle area; popular with men twitter.com/phase1dc CLUB PHOENIX Baltimore, MD 21224
202-543-5906 but hosts regular women’s events. The Phase opened in 1970 and remains 1 W. Biddle St. 410-534-0014
bananacafedc.com a popular lesbian bar and club. Features Baltimore, MD 21201 Friendly neighborhood lesbian bar gets
Popular Capitol Hill area restaurant and FIREPLACE regular special events, including Jell-O 410-837-3906 especially popular when the Ravens
bar (Eastern Market Metro) for both men 2161 P St., NW wrestling, 80s theme nights and more. Mount Vernon-area downstairs bar play. Features billiards, music and more.
and women. Features Cuban, Mexican Washington, DC 20037 Check web site for details. attracts men and women; friendly service.
and Puerto Rican cuisine. 202-293-1293 QUEST
In Dupont Circle area; neighborhood bar REMINGTONS DRINKERY 3607 Fleet St.
BLOWOFF popular with men. 639 Pennsylvania Ave., SE 205 W. Read St. Baltimore, MD 21224
815 V St., NW Washington, DC 20003 Baltimore, MD 21201 410-563-2617
Washington, DC 20001 GREEN LANTERN 202-543-3113 410-225-3100 Neighborhood bar in Highlandtown
blowoff.us 1335 Green Court, NW remingtonswdc.com Another of Baltimore’s friendly neighbor- area is popular with men and women
Created by musicians Bob Mould and Washington, DC 20005 twitter.com/remingtonsWDC hood bars in Mount Vernon featuring bil- and offers billiards.
Richard Morel, Blowoff is an occasional greenlanterndc.com Popular country/Western nightclub in Capitol liards, jukebox and welcoming service.
dance event popular with men. Events are twitter.com/greenlanterndc Hill neighborhood with more than 6,000 SAPPHOS
held in clubs around the country; D.C.’s Friendly bar for men hosts regular happy square feet of space for dancing and billiards. GALLERY 1001 N. Charles St.
Blowoff parties are held at the 9:30 club in hours and special events, including One half block west of Eastern Market Metro. 1735 Maryland Ave. Baltimore, MD 21201
the popular U Street corridor. karaoke and shirtless drink special Baltimore, MD 21201 410-752-7133
nights. Check web site for details. TOWN DANCEBOUTIQUE 410-539-6965 centralstationpub.com
B.O.I. PRODUCTIONS McPherson Square Metro. 2009 8th St., NW Longtime bar and restaurant popular Part of the Grand Central complex,
boimarketing.com//community.html Washington, DC 20001 with African-American clientele. Sappho’s attracts a lesbian crowd and
Organizes regular women’s events around JACK’S 202-234-TOWN offers comfy couches, outdoor patio
town. Check web site for updated information. 1527 17th St., NW towndc.com GRAND CENTRAL and more in its second floor location.
Washington, DC 20036 Dance club and bar popular with men 1001 N. Charles St.
COBALT
1639 R St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-332-6767
jacksdc.com
Dupont Circle area restaurant popular
and women, features regular drag per-
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Baltimore, MD 21201
410-752-7133
centralstationpub.com
northern va
202-462-6569 with men and women. ULTRABAR Large entertainment complex featuring FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR
cobaltdc.com 911 F St., NW friendly pub, lesbian bar Sappho’s upstairs 555 23rd St. South
In Dupont Circle area; part of complex JR.’S Washington, DC 20004 and a dance club on the first floor. Arlington, VA 22202
of LGBT businesses at this address, 1519 17th St., NW ultrabardc.com 703-685-0555
including Level One restaurant on street Washington, DC 20036 twitter.com/UltraBar HIPPO Freddie Lutz’s Virginia establishment
level and 30 Degrees bar. 202-328-0090 Large dance club with gay-friendly 1 W. Eager St. includes a restaurant and friendly bar,
jrswdc.com events and vibe located downtown near Baltimore, MD 21201 regular specials and is popular with
CREW CLUB Longtime friendly Dupont Circle area Metro Center. 410-547-0069 men and women. Crystal City Metro.
1321 14th St., NW bar popular with men; videos, regular clubhippo.com
ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS
Washington, DC 20005
202-319-1333
crewclub.net
special events.

LACE
1824 Half St., SW
Washington, DC 20024
Large club popular with men and
women featuring billiards, top
DJs/dancing, karaoke, videos and
laurel, md
Men’s 24-hour gym in Logan Circle area, 2214 Rhode Island Ave., NE 202-863-0670 more. Opened in 1972, Hippo’s motto PW’S
featuring steam rooms, lounges, private Washington, DC 20018 secretsdc.com is “where everyone is welcome.” 9855 N. Washington Blvd.
dressing rooms and more. 202-832-3888 Featuring all-nude male dancers Laurel, MD 20723
lacedc.com Wednesdays-Sundays, drag performanc- JAY’S ON READ 301-498-8202
DC EAGLE Every night is ladies night at Lace; fea- es, large dance floor and many regular 225 W. Read St. pwssportsbar.com
639 New York Ave., NW tures regular special events for women special events, contests and more. Large Baltimore, MD 21201 Restaurant and bar is popular with gay
Washington, DC 20001 in Brookland neighborhood. Check web parking lot available; located in 410-225-0188 and lesbian sports fans and is known
202-347-6025 site for details on happy hour specials. Buzzard’s Point warehouse district. Piano bar attracts a mostly male for its superb burgers.
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twyford electric as electra
Timeless lessons in
Folger’s ‘Orestes’
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
The Greeks knew their myths — for
the rest of us there’s exposition.
“Orestes, A Tragic Romp,” (Anne
Washburn’s clever adaptation of
Euripides’ classic now playing at Folger
Theatre) opens with local favorite Holly
Twyford serving up a steaming heap of
salacious back story.
As Electra, the title character’s
devoted unmarried sister, Twyford
relays how Orestes (a nuanced Jay
Sullivan), encouraged by her, has
murdered their adulterous mother
Clytemnestra who had killed their
heroic father, Agamemnon. Now,
Orestes is out of his mind, and
Electra is fairly freaked out herself,
as they await the judgment of the
people of Argos who are deciding
whether to vindicate the royal sib-
lings or stone them to death. Though
very serious, Electra’s monologue is
peppered with humorous asides and
sarcastic cracks, and Twyford deliv-
ers it marvelously.
Washburn’s work tackles the
same issues as its 2,400-year-old
source material: fate, immortality
and the quest for justice. While
hardly stuck in antiquity with its
a cleaning service, inc.
informal language and occasional
contemporary references, the
Folger production (confidently
staged by Aaron Posner) remains
true to custom in some respects:
Like in ancient Athens, this tragedy
also summons a Greek god (the
voice of British star Lynn Redgrave)
to descend on the scene and make
sense of all that’s transpired. There
is also a chorus to move things
along, as well as a trio of busy
actors to play most of the parts.
In addition to playing Electra,
Twyford dons a derby and becomes
Clytemnestra’s elderly and under-
standably disgruntled father. Last
month, Twyford, who is gay,
received three Helen Hayes Awards
nominations as Outstanding Lead
Actress in Resident Play for her
last season’s performances in
Signature Theatre’s “The Little Dog
Laughed,” Theatre J’s “Lost in
Yonkers,” and “Arcadia,” another
Folger production also directed by
Posner. Winners will be announced
at the organization’s annual cere-
mony in April.
Versatile Chris Genebach tackles
four parts including that fabled
femme fatale Helen of Troy (as
veiled grand dame) and her hus-
band Menelaus, Orestes and
Electra’s ambitious uncle. And
Margo Seibert steps out of the cho-
rus to play Helen’s oblivious
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
Through March 7
Folger Theatre
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202-544-7077
hostage daughter, Hermione.
The ubiquitous five-woman cho-
rus precisely executes James
Sugg’s eclectic mix of chants and
melodic songs especially written for
this world premiere production.
Jessica Ford’s costumes are
attached to no specific era. She’s
dressed the chorus in muted thick
sweaters over dresses over pants
over boots (more Celtic than
Grecian, but somehow effective).
Daniel Conway’s set is the forecourt
of the noble brother and sister’s
ancestral brick home. With Cycladic
masks, a stone bench, wooden
columns and a lawn of rocks (sug-
gesting their possible fate), it might
be simpler.
Even after seeing “Orestes, A
Tragic Romp,” you probably won’t
remember myths like the Greeks did,
but you’ll be more likely to recall
some of the timeless lessons impart-
ed in their telling.
Photo by James Kegley
You may not remember your
myths like the Greeks, but the Folger Holly Twyford as Electra and Jay Sullivan as Orestes in Folger Theatre’s pro-
production helps you get the gist of duction of ‘ORESTES, A TRAGIC ROMP.’
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