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D.C.
SAYS
'I DO'
Couples celebrate
as same-sex
marriage law
takes effect
Hundreds descend on
courthouse for historic
celebration. Page 4
Area couple leads in Crate &
Barrel wedding contest. Page 6
Will Maryland be next down
the aisle? Page 6
Boycott threat as opponents
rent E Street Cinema. Page 8
Patchwork of laws reveals need
for DOMA repeal. Page 16
Emotions run high as decades-
long fight ends. Page 16

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Jubilant gay, lesbian couples begin to wed in D.C.

More than 100 seek
marriage license
in first hours
By JOSHUA LYNSEN and
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
news@dcagenda.com

Washington, D.C., became the

nation’s sixth jurisdiction to allow same-
sex marriage Wednesday when it
opened its marriage license application
process to gay and lesbian couples.
More than one dozen couples lined
up outside the D.C. Superior Court
building — some arriving even before
sunrise — to become the first same-
sex pairs to obtain their applications to
wed. Couples alternately smiled and
wept as emotion swept the crowd.
“Love has won out over fear,” said
Rev. Dennis Wiley, co-pastor at
Covenant Baptist Church and co-chair of
DC Clergy United for Marriage Equality.
“Equality has won out over prejudice.
Faith has won out over despair.”
Because of a mandatory waiting
period, couples that applied for mar-
riage licenses Wednesday won’t be
able to marry until March 9.
But the Human Rights Campaign,
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
and other advocacy groups that have
long sought same-sex marriage
rights in the nation’s capital applaud-
ed Wednesday’s enactment of the
Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage
Equality Act of 2009.
“This law is an important step
toward equal dignity, equal respect and
equal rights for all residents of our
nation’s capital,” said Joe Solmonese,

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localagenda
Obstacles in the aisle
Local couple overcomes
adversity, enters Crate &
Barrel wedding contest
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
It began as little more than a lark,
but a Washington gay couple that
entered a Crate & Barrel wedding
contest have been shocked to find
friends and allies catapulting them
near the top of a list of 200 couples
hoping to win a $100,000 company-
sponsored wedding.
Jonathan Howard, who’s 29 and
just 11 days younger than his part-
ner, Gregory Jones, discovered the
contest in a Crate & Barrel e-mail.
They moved to D.C. together in
2008 and got engaged in October
when Howard popped the question.
They’re planning to take advantage
of the District’s new same-sex mar-
riage law, which went into effect this
week, but are hoping to win the
$100,000 wedding.
Howard and Jones were in second
place at press time with 5,906 votes
after previously leading. A Chicago
police officer who was paralyzed in the
line of duty, Densey Cole, is in first
place with Mary Cole with 10,677
votes, but they may be disqualified —
they’re already married, having wed in
the hospital when he awoke from a
coma following the May 2009 acci-
dent. They’re hoping for an ocean-side
ceremony to renew their vows. The
rules state couples entering the con-
test must be engaged.
Marriage law prompts gay Md. couple to move to D.C.
Gansler opinion
not enough to keep
Silver Spring pair from
selling house
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
Kareem Murphy and DeWayne
Davis of Silver Spring, Md., have
been together for nearly 19 years.
The two gay men, who are active
members of D.C.’s Metropolitan
Community Church, said they have
been grappling for several years over
whether to remain in Maryland or
move back to the District, where they
lived in the 1990s.
“Moving back to D.C. was attrac-
tive, but when the marriage issue
took off it made the choice between
Maryland and D.C. very clear in
D.C.’s favor,” said Murphy, a lobbyist
with a firm that represents local
municipal governments.
“It kind of sealed the deal,” he said,
referring to the D.C. same-sex mar-
riage law that took effect Wednesday.
The couple has placed their Silver
Spring house up for sale and is actively
looking for a new home in the District.
Murphy and Davis, both 38 and
Howard says it would be amazing
if they win.
“It would be great for us, but more
than that for the community to really
say, ‘Hey, we’re a normal couple and
we’re getting married and it doesn’t
matter if it’s two men,’” Howard says.
“This company is supporting us and it’s
a great story, it’s a great step for mar-
riage equality but in a completely dif-
ferent venue, not political at all. I would
be shocked and amazed and over-
whelmed and overjoyed and it would
be just great for everybody involved.”
So how did these two average Joes
convince nearly 6,000 people to vote for
them? A lot of it stems from a tragedy
they only hinted at in their 100-word
online bio. Howard made a lot of friends
and contacts in the gay community fol-
lowing an August 2008 hate crime
attack. He and three friends were in
Boston, where he went to college and
lived at the time, when it happened.
“We were walking home and a
group of four guys pulled up to us in
a car,” Howard says. “I turned around
to see what the commotion was and
the last thing I remember is hearing,
‘Die, faggot, die,’ as they stomped my
head into the pavement.”
Howard says he’s lucky he wasn’t
seriously hurt in the attack. His attacker,
Fabio Brandao, eventually pleaded
guilty but received a two-year suspend-
ed sentence that let him get by without
any jail time, an outrage, Howard says.
He met hundreds of gay activists
and friends after the attack and was
friends with many of them on
Facebook. When they heard he and
Jones were soliciting votes, they ral-
DeWayne Davis (left) and Kareem Murphy of Silver Spring, Md., are selling their
home and moving to D.C. to enjoy the benefits of marriage.
graduates of Howard University,
belong to a demographic group that
gay activists and city officials say
they will closely monitor over the next
year or two to measure the econom-
ic impact of same-sex marriage in
the nation’s capital.
An analysis prepared by the staff of
D.C.’s chief financial officer estimates
that the city would see a multi-million
dollar increase in tax and business rev-
enue during the first few years of legal-
ized gay marriage. The tax and busi-
ness revenue would be generated by a
surge in weddings for same-sex cou-
ples from other states as well as from
lied in support. The Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation wrote
about the couple, spurring more votes
and Jones’ brother’s fiance in
Chicago, Katie Lindner, went on a
mini-crusade of sorts helping them
get the word out. She’s working on a
graduate degree in Chicago on new
media and says the Facebook phe-
nomenon is fascinating to observe.
“People kind of think of [Facebook]
as this thing that doesn’t seem impor-
tant, that wastes your time and fills
your day, but it gives me chills to see
how much support there’s been for
them,” Lindner says. “It’s bigger than
any one individual could achieve.”
“I think people see our story as a
nightmare with a fairy tale ending,”
Jones says. “We went through this
horrible thing together and it made
us better, stronger people and
brought us closer to each other.”
Though the votes are important, it
will ultimately be up to a panel of
judges to decide who wins. Several
prizewinners will be selected from
among the top 50 vote getters by
Crate & Barrel employees.
Is it realistic to hope the company
might select a gay couple for the
$100,000 grand prize? Vickie Lang,
manager of public relations and com-
munity affairs for Crate & Barrel, says
it’s certainly possible and that the
gay-friendly company is open to it.
“Ultimately our role is to be a resource
to any couple celebrating a wedding, a
commitment ceremony or any of that,”
Lang says. “As part of that, we’re cele-
brating inclusiveness and we’re excited
about that. … We’re looking for couples
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
the District and nearby suburbs.
Studies conducted in other states
that have legalized same-sex mar-
riage have also found that gay male
and lesbian couples have moved into
those states for the sole purpose of
being able to marry.
Davis, a former congressional
staffer and lobbyist, recently left the
realm of politics to enter D.C.’s
Wesley Theological Seminary to
become a minister. He said he and
Murphy are rearranging their lives to
move into the District not because of
economic issues but because mar-
riage is an important component of
Photo by Heather Lyons; courtesy of Howard and Jones
Washington residents Jonathan Howard (left) and Gregory Jones are hoping to
strike it big in a Crate & Barrel-sponsored wedding contest.
who really reflect the Crate & Barrel
lifestyle, whether they’re same-sex cou-
ples or heterosexual couples.”
And just what is the “lifestyle”?
Lang described it as, “Timeless, clas-
sic, high quality, clean, vibrant and
comfortable — things for a warm,
approachable lifestyle.”
There’s been an ugly side to the
contest, though. Anonymous Chicago
blogger Detective Shaved Longcock,
who knows and supports the Coles,
wrote in comments that have since
been removed from his blog: “A gay
couple is giving Densey and Mary
Cole a run for their money? Let’s real-
ly get the vote out for one of our own.
… I am not politically correct and never
will be. Period! I am not going to let this
fruit loop couple beat one of our own!”
That posting inspired a litany of anti-
gay anonymous posts against Howard
and Jones including, “these are all guys
who can’t please a woman,” “faggots
deserve to die,” “Homos are as sick as
child molesters and rapists,” “I hope
they all catch HIV,” and more.
But there’s also been an upside.
Jones says he’s heard from people
who harassed him with anti-gay slurs
in school who’ve now voted for he and
their faith-based beliefs.
“It has been made that much
more important for us because we
really want to be married,” Davis
said. “We’ve called ourselves married
and we’ve debated many times
about going places to get married.
But we’ve always said we didn’t want
to move out of this area to marry.
“If we were going to marry, we
wanted to be here, where we are.
And so that was a deliberate decision
we made. It was so important to us
that this was going to happen in D.C.”
Murphy and Davis’ decision to
move from Maryland to the District
comes at a time when both jurisdic-
tions have been rocked by ongoing
struggles between same-sex mar-
riage supporters and opponents.
In D.C., an ongoing campaign by
Bishop Harry Jackson, a minister from
Beltsville, Md., to overturn the city’s
same-sex marriage law through pro-
posed ballot measures and court injunc-
tions appears to have been halted for
the time being. The U.S. Supreme Court
on Tuesday denied Jackson’s request
for a stay to prevent the marriage law
from taking effect March 3.
In Maryland, a long-awaited legal
opinion by state Attorney General
Douglas Gansler saying out-of-state
same-sex marriages appear to have
full legal standing under Maryland
Howard to win. One even apologized.
“I can’t even put it into words,” Jones
says. “It’s a warm and amazing feeling.”
A handful of other same-sex couples
are also in the contest. One couple, Ed
and Erwin, who have two adopted sons,
are facing Erwin’s terminal lung cancer
and hope to wed before he dies. They
have more than 1,000 votes.
If they win, Howard and Jones
would like to wed on their anniver-
sary: Oct. 10 (10/10/10). If not, they’ll
likely bump to April 2011.
Regardless of how it turns out, they’re
happy to have found each other and
thrilled that they can marry in Washington.
“It is so affirming that this is our
nation’s capital and this [is] happening
right here around people making our
rights, laws and liberties,” Jones says.
“It also makes a huge statement that
Congress had the ability to veto this
and they did not. It sends a really pos-
itive message that this needs to be
accepted and that we are equal and
deserve every right that every other
couple in this country deserves.”
To vote, go to www.ultimatewed-
dingcontest.com and register an e-
mail address. Howard and Jones are
couple number 22682.
law has drawn the ire of conservative
members of the state legislature.
Officials with Equality Maryland
have hailed Gansler’s Feb. 24 opin-
ion as an important breakthrough in
efforts to bring about same-sex mar-
riage equality in the state. But
Equality Maryland Executive Director
Morgan Meneses-Sheets acknowl-
edged that the Gansler opinion has
stirred up anti-gay groups and law-
makers who are mobilizing to block a
same-sex marriage equality bill that
activists hope to persuade the legis-
lature to pass in 2011.
Meanwhile, Equality Maryland
and other LGBT groups are studying
the Gansler opinion and the
response by Maryland Gov. Martin
O’Malley to determine what, if any,
marital rights and benefits same-sex
couples in Maryland can realize in
their home state if they marry in other
jurisdictions, including D.C.
Gansler has said his opinion was
based on a careful legal analysis show-
ing that most lawful marriages from
other states — including same-sex
marriages — are recognized under
Maryland law. But he noted that the
state’s high court would have to make
the final decision on same-sex mar-
riage recognition if opponents chal-
lenge state agencies that provide mari-
tal rights and benefits to gay couples.
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Bishop Harry Jackson’s church is holding services at a movie theater popular with LGBT patrons.
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Church’s rental of E Street
Robbie Cinema prompts boycott talk
Barnett at Bishop Jackson led fight
against D.C. marriage law
rbarnett@dcagenda.com By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
A Maryland-based church whose pastor is
leading efforts to overturn D.C.’s same-sex
marriage law is holding Sunday morning serv-
ices at the E Street Cinema in downtown
Washington, prompting some activists to call
for a boycott of the theater.
In a little-noticed development, Hope
Christian Church of Beltsville, Md., recently
began holding weekly worship services at the
theater at 8:30 a.m. The church did not
respond to a call from DC Agenda to deter-
mine if its pastor, Bishop Harry Jackson, leads
the weekly services at the theater, which is
located at 11th and E streets, N.W.
The church’s web site says that it holds at
least three additional Sunday morning services at
its main facility on Ammendale Road in Beltsville.
Landmark Theaters, owners of E Street
Cinema, told DC Agenda that it could not
“refuse service” to the church and was obligat-
ed in this instance to rent space to Hope
Christian Church.
“Landmark Theatres rents our auditoriums
out to many different types of organizations
and we do not have the right to refuse service
to anyone based on their religious beliefs,” an
unidentified spokesperson wrote Monday in an
e-mail to DC Agenda.
Timothy Daniels, a gay D.C. resident, has
called the statement unacceptable and created
a Facebook group promoting the boycott of E
Street Cinema.
In past years, E Street Cinema has served
as one of the venues for Reel Affirmations,
D.C.’s annual LGBT film festival. It remains
known as a showcase for LGBT films and doc-
umentaries.
“Hope Christian Church is headed by
Bishop Harry Jackson, a vehemently vocal
opponent of the D.C. LGBT community,”
Daniels says in his Facebook message.
Jackson has repeatedly attempted to over-
turn the same-sex marriage law that the D.C.
City Council passed and Mayor Adrian Fenty
signed. His attempts have been unsuccessful,
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
and the marriage law is scheduled to take
effect March 3, when Congress completes its
review of the statute.
The city’s Board of Elections & Ethics has
ruled three times that Jackson’s request for a
ballot measure to put the law to voters cannot
be held because, if approved, it would violate
the D.C. Human Rights Act. The board’s deci-
sions have been upheld by at least three D.C.
Superior Court judges that have turned down
Jackson’s appeals of the board’s rulings.
“[Jackson] continues to spread lies and
falsehoods about gay marriage rights in the
District,” Daniels says in his Facebook mes-
sage. “We urge all of you that live in D.C. who
regularly attend movies at E Street Cinema to
cease patronizing their business, and instead
[move to] contacting Landmark Theatres and
expressing your strong disappointment at this
blatant hypocrisy.”
But Rick Rosendall, vice president of the
Gay & Lesbian Activists Alliance, said it would
be a mistake to boycott or penalize E Street
Cinema for renting space to Jackson’s church.
He noted that he and other activists would like-
ly speak out against a boycott.
“The E Street Cinema is a public accommo-
dation and cannot discriminate on the basis of
religion,” Rosendall said. “The same Human
Rights Act that protects us protects Bishop
Jackson and his followers.”
He said the strategy employed by GLAA
and a coalition of other LGBT groups to
oppose Jackson through legal and political
channels has succeeded.
“We and our allies have consistently defeated
Bishop Jackson in the polls, in the D.C. Council,
at the Board of Elections & Ethics, in Superior
Court, and most recently in the Court of Appeals,”
he said. “That doesn’t justify complacency, but it
should give us pause before yielding to an
impulse to return intolerance for intolerance.”
Daniels said about 200 people have joined
his Facebook group calling for a boycott of the
theater and the group would discuss whether
to go ahead with a boycott or take other meas-
ures, such as a letter-writing campaign urging
Landmark Theatres to find a way to stop rent-
ing space to Jackson’s church.
“In my opinion, there comes a point where
you can only get slapped in the face so many
times before you slap back,” he said.

nationalagenda
Murphy confident Congress will overturn ‘Don’t Ask’ this year
Says lawmakers will
take up issue in
‘next couple months’
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
The sponsor of “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” repeal legislation in the U.S.
House is confident Congress will
overturn the law this year — even as
other lawmakers have indicated
repeal may not happen until later.
In an interview with DC Agenda
Tuesday, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-
Pa.) said he believed lawmakers
would overturn this year the 1993
statute preventing gays, lesbians and
bisexuals from serving openly in the
U.S. military and that he’s expecting
Congress to take up the issue “leg-
islatively in the next couple months.”
Murphy said the upcoming
defense authorization bill could be a
vehicle for passing repeal legislation.
He noted that passage as part of
defense authorization would give the
Pentagon time to complete the study
currently underway on the law.
“We usually don’t pass that into
law until October of that year,”
Murphy said. “October is about seven
months away. That’s plenty of time for
the folks to get ready to just put out to
the troops that you need to respect
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), a military veteran, has led the House fight for repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’
not just one another’s race, one
another creed, but also one another’s
sexual orientation.”
Still, Murphy said defense author-
ization was just one way that
Congress could enact repeal. Other
options remain available.
“I think that’s one of the vehicles
moving forward, and so I anticipate
getting this done this year,” he said.
march 5, 2010 • dcagenda.com 9
Photo courtesy of Murphy’s office
Murphy said momentum has been
building toward repeal in the last cou-
ple months, leading to a position
where Congress can overturn the
1993 law. In particular, Murphy cited
the testimony Defense Secretary
Robert Gates and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael
Mullen gave last month in support of
ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
“Now is the time when senior lead-
ership in our military who are responsi-
ble to have the best policies for our
young men and women who serve the
country are calling for the repeal of
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — as has our
commander-in-chief,” Murphy said. “So
now Congress needs to get off the
sidelines and get this done this year.”
Murphy said the growing number
of lawmakers who have expressed
support for repeal also is contributing
to the momentum.
Last month, Murphy picked up
another co-sponsor for repeal legisla-
tion in the House, Rep. Peter
Visclosky (D-Ind.), bringing the total
number of co-sponsors for the Military
Readiness Enhancement Act to 188.
Murphy said he’s received commit-
ments from about two dozen other
House members that they’d vote in
favor of the bill should it come to a
floor vote, which would bring the votes
close to the 218 needed for passage.
Murphy also expressed enthusi-
asm for plans by Sen. Joseph
Lieberman (I-Conn.) to soon introduce
companion legislation in the Senate
and said the independent senator
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Levin says Congress lacks votes for ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Push for moratorium
could become
backup plan
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
A key senator who opposes “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” is doubtful that suffi-
cient support exists to repeal the law
this year as he continues to push for a
legislative moratorium on discharges.
Senate Armed Services Committee
Chair Carl Levin (D-Mich.) told
reporters following a hearing last
week that he favors legislation to
overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this
year, but said there “will be great diffi-
culty in succeeding in repeal.”
“I’m in favor of repeal, but I don’t
favor going to a vote if it’s going to be
a setback for those of us who think
the program should be repealed,” he
said. “I can take a whip check, but I
think there’s a real problem … getting
repeal approved.”
Fearing a lack of votes, Levin said
he’s pushing for a legislative morato-
rium. He noted that such a measure
would be “logical” because it doesn’t
predetermine the outcome of the
Pentagon study currently underway.
“Once the commander-in-chief
says people shouldn’t be discharged
for simply being gay, I think there’s real
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin doubts there are enough votes in Congress to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell’ this year.
dilemma,” he said. “And when we think
about that dilemma … hopefully, we’ll
lead people to see that the moratorium
is an attractive position because it
doesn’t prejudge the outcome.”
Levin said he wants a legal opin-
ion of the validity of a moratorium as
well as what will happen with pend-
ing discharges as the Pentagon com-
pletes its review.
Asked whether the White House
has been pushing for a moratorium as
a way to address “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
this year, Levin replied, “Not to me. They
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
may have in some other place.”
But groups opposing “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” are reluctant to embrace a
moratorium and say there’s still an
opportunity this year for repealing the
law outright. In an organizational
statement sent by spokesperson
Trevor Thomas, the Human Rights
Campaign emphasized the possibili-
ty of repeal this year.
“We believe the votes to repeal
this failed law can be found and
everyone who wants to see ‘Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell’ end needs to strenu-
ously lobby their elected leaders,”
says the statement.
Kevin Nix, spokesperson for the
Servicemembers Legal Defense
Network, was similarly bullish in a state-
ment on passing full repeal this year.
“It’s too early to be talking about
… half measures like a moratorium,”
he said. “We’re focused squarely on
getting full, permanent repeal of
[‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’] in the defense
authorization bill.”
Alex Nicholson, executive director
of Servicemembers United, said he
would support any measure that “had
a realistic chance” of alleviating the
burden on gay service members, but
noted that he was unconvinced a
moratorium would be a politically
easier vote than outright repeal.
“We’ve heard from some offices
on the Hill that they don’t see a prac-
tical difference between the two,” he
said. “So if there’s going to be a vote
on anything this year, we would like it
to be on full repeal.”
Nicholson said he would much
prefer a push for a vote on full repeal
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Obama nominates second lesbian U.S. attorney
San Diego prosecutor led
case against drug kingpin
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@dcagenda.com
A lesbian prosecutor in San Diego
credited with coordinating high-profile nar-
cotics cases along the U.S.-Mexico border
was nominated last week by President
Obama to be United States Attorney for
the Southern District of California.
If confirmed by the Senate, Laura
Duffy would become the second
openly gay person to serve as a U.S.
attorney. In September, the Senate
confirmed lesbian attorney Jenny
Durkan as U.S. attorney for the
Western District of Washington. Her
confirmation took place four months
after Obama nominated her in May.
Duffy is one of four people Obama
nominated last week for a U.S. attorney
position in various parts of the country.
“These distinguished men and
women have shown extraordinary
commitment and integrity in their pur-
suit of justice,” Obama said in a state-
ment. “I am confident they will serve
the American people wisely and effec-
tively as United States attorneys.”
Duffy has served as an assistant
U.S. attorney in the Southern District
of California, which is headquartered
in San Diego, since 1997. She
served in the Narcotics Enforcement
Section of the office until 2007, when
Image courtesy of NBC 7/39 via voiceofsandiego.org
President Obama has nominated Laura Duffy, a lesbian, to be United States
attorney for the Southern District of California.
she became deputy chief of the
General Crimes Section.
Before joining the Southern
District office, she worked in the
Criminal Division of the Department
of Justice in Washington from 1993
to 1997. In that post, she worked ini-
tially as a trial attorney for the Money
Laundering Section and later as a
trial attorney for the Narcotics &
Dangerous Drug Section.
“Duffy is well regarded among
defense attorneys and judges, and the
majority of her cases have involved
drug prosecutions,” the San Diego
Union-Tribune reported Wednesday.
Among the most widely reported
cases she prosecuted was that of
Mexican drug kingpin Arellano Felix,
who was captured in 2006 on a boat
off the Mexican coast and brought to
San Diego, where he faced a possi-
ble death penalty, the Union-Tribune
reported. He later pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to life in prison.
If confirmed, Duffy would be one of
93 U.S. attorneys serving in 94 federal
judicial districts throughout the country.
The Southern District of California is
the nation’s sixth largest and has one of
the largest caseloads in the country,
according to the office’s web site.
Duffy would be in charge of 120
assistant U.S. attorneys, 38 part-time
special assistant U.S. attorneys and
168 support personnel. Being locat-
ed on the Mexican border, the district
is in the midst of the joint U.S.-
Mexico effort to curtail the drug
trade, with drug-related prosecutions
representing a large percentage of
its cases, the office’s web site says.
Gay rights attorney Robert Raben,
who served as an assistant attorney gen-
eral during the Clinton administration, said
Duffy’s nomination, coming on the heels of
the U.S. attorney nomination and confir-
mation of Jenny Durkan in Washington
state, represents an important develop-
ment for the LGBT community.
Raben noted that up until recently,
very few known LGBT people have
served in high-level law enforcement
related positions.
“It chips away at prejudice,” he said.
“It’s enormous. Law enforcement, like
professional sports and acting, remain
professions where people are pressed
to be or act straight. It means the world
to the 15-year-old gay kid in San
Diego to see that a top law enforce-
ment official is openly gay.”
A Justice Department spokesper-
son said that under the administration’s
policies regarding presidential nomi-
nees, Duffy would not be available for
comment to the media until after the
Senate votes on her confirmation.
“We are thrilled with President
Obama’s nomination of Laura Duffy,”
said Mario Guerrero, government
affairs director of Equality California,
a statewide LGBT advocacy group.
“Her appointment as U.S. attorney is
an important milestone for the LGBT
community as well as an inspiration.”
Pentagon officials
to speak at House
‘Don’t Ask’ hearing
WASHINGTON — This week’s
U.S. House hearing on “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” will feature testimony
from Defense Department officials,
including the two people who are
heading the study of the law that’s
underway at the Pentagon.
Jeh Johnson, general counsel
for the Defense Department, and
Gen. Carter Ham, commanding
general for U.S. Army Europe, are
slated to testify. Defense Secretary
Robert Gates has tasked both indi-
viduals with co-chairing the working
group to examine how to best imple-
ment repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Another scheduled witness is
retired Marine Corps Gen. Clifford
Stanley, undersecretary of defense
for personnel readiness. Because
of his position, he’d oversee the
implementation of open service in
the military should Congress
repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
The House Armed Services per-
sonnel subcommittee will hold the
hearing Wednesday at 2:30 pm. It’s
set to take place in Room 2118 of
the Rayburn House Office Building.
Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.), chair
of the subcommittee, said in a state-
ment that the hearing would focus on
the Pentagon’s process for assess-
ing the requirements for repeal.
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Murphy cautions
against ‘half steps’
in ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal
Continued from page 9

should be able to bring Democrats and

Republicans on board.
“I know he’s committed to repealing ‘Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell,’“ Murphy said. “I know he knows
the best thing for our military, and frankly, when
it comes to foreign policy, I think he’s been one
of the leaders in the Senate.”
Murphy said he’s expecting Lieberman’s
bill to be similar to his in terms of doing away
with “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and providing for a
non-discrimination policy. But Murphy said
he’s unsure about other details, such as
whether Lieberman’s bill will have a longer
implementation time to allow the Pentagon to
complete its study on the law.
The lawmaker is not alone in expecting
that Congress will repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” this year. On Saturday, Joe Solmonese,
president of the Human Rights Campaign,
said at a fundraising dinner in Raleigh, N.C.,
that 2010 would be the year that advocates
would do away with the ban on open service
in the military.
Despite these expectations, others have
expressed doubt about whether Congress will
repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this year.
Media reports have indicated the White
House hasn’t provided Congress a clear path
forward on proceeding with repeal. Rep.
Barney Frank (D-Mass.) recently told DC
Agenda the White House has been “mud-
dled” on the issue and that he’s hoping the
White House makes the path clear for
Congress in coming weeks.
But Murphy said the White House has
been crystal clear in that Congress should
work to do away with “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
“The commander-in-chief has said that he
wants the Congress to put a bill on his desk to
finally repeal this harmful policy that has hurt our
national security and has cost the American tax-
payer $1.3 billion,” Murphy said.
Another voice of doubt comes from Senate
Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin (D-
Mich.), who said he’s skeptical the votes are
there to repeal the law banning open service.
Levin has been floating the idea of a legisla-
tive moratorium on discharges, which he said
lawmakers might more likely support because it
doesn’t predetermine the outcome of the study
currently underway at the Pentagon.
But Murphy called a moratorium “half-step-
ping” and said that full repeal of “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” is still the way to go.
“This is a time when we need to make sure
that we refocus our efforts on capturing or killing
Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda,” Murphy said.
“Now is not the time to have Chapter 15 inves-
tigations and hearing if someone is gay or
straight in our military.”
Along with many other Democratic law-
makers, Murphy could face a difficult re-elec-
tion campaign this fall. A number of
Republicans have lined up to challenge the
lawmaker, including Mike Fitzpatrick, the for-
mer House member whom Murphy ousted in
2006 by taking 50.3 percent of the vote.
Asked whether his public support for
repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was having
an impact on his constituents’ view of him,
Murphy dismissed such worries about his re-
election prospects.
“I wasn’t elected to worry about re-elec-
tion,” he said. “I was elected to make sure that
I’m fighting for the families of our military and
to keep our country and our economy strong,
and I’m doing everything in my power to make
good on that special trust and confidence.”
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New report undermines officers’ letter supporting ‘Don’t Ask’
Some signers involved in
career-ending scandals
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@dcagenda.com
A number of high-ranking military
officers whose names appear on a
well-publicized letter supporting “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” were involved in career-
ending scandals or have said the letter
doesn’t represent their views, accord-
ing to Servicemembers United.
The organization’s preliminary inves-
tigation of 200 names on the letter,
which more than 1,100 flag and general
officers signed, reveals new information
that could undermine the document
supporting the 1993 law barring gays
from serving openly in the military.
Alex Nicholson, executive director
of Servicemembers United, said his
organization’s report “speaks to an
overall lack of expertise” the signers
have on the views of service mem-
bers of the 21st century military.
Elaine Donnelly, president of the
Center of Military Readiness, gathered
the names for the letter, which was first
published last year. She didn’t respond
to multiple requests from DC Agenda
to comment on Servicemembers
United’s report.
Supporters of “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” have often cited the letter as evi-
dence of military support for keeping the
law on the books. Sen. John McCain (R-
Ariz.), an opponent of repeal, held up
the letter during a Senate hearing on
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” last month.
“I hope you’ll pay attention to the
views of over 1,000 retired flag and
general officers,” McCain told Defense
Secretary Robert Gates at the time
regarding the study of “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” that’s underway at the Pentagon.
But Servicemembers United’s report
— titled, “Flag and General Officers for
the Military: A Closer Look” — sheds
new light on the letter. Nicholson said
one of the most striking discoveries was
the age of many signers.
“Only a small fraction of these offi-
cers have even served in the military
during the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ peri-
od, much less in the 21st century mil-
itary,” Nicholson said. “How can these
flag officers honestly claim to know
how accepting and tolerant 18- and
21-year-olds are today when most of
them haven’t been that age them-
selves since the 1940s and 1950s?”
The report found the average age
among is the officers is 74, the oldest
living signer is 98, and several sign-
ers died in the time since the docu-
ment was published.
At least one signer, Gen. Louis
Menetrey, was deceased when the
letter was published and didn’t sign
the document himself. According to a
footnote on the letter, his wife signed
the document for him after his death
using power of attorney — six years
after Alzheimer’s disease robbed him
of the ability to communicate. fied before Congress the vaccine
Servicemembers United findings was safe and tested. Later reports
also indicate the letter doesn’t represent
the viewpoints of some officers who pur-
showed it was neither. Cain was
revealed to have known his testimo-
portedly signed it. One signer said they ny was inaccurate, and wrote in per-
no longer want to be a part of the letter, sonal e-mails that if Congress found
writing to the organization, “I do not wish out, he’d be “in big-time trouble.”
to be on any list regarding this issue.” • Brig. Gen. David Boland in 1994
Others said they never agreed to was executive director of a “boot camp”
sign in the first place. One general wrote, for at-risk children at Camp Wiecker,
“I never agreed. To represent either side Conn., that was mired in problems
of this issue.” Another wrote, “I do not and later discontinued. According to
remember being asked about this issue.” the New York Times, gang recruit-
DC Agenda independently found ment, sexual relations between stu-
one general who acknowledged sign- dents and faculty, drug use, gambling
ing the letter, but said he now rings and widespread violence and
believes gays should be allowed to fighting — including one fight that
serve in the armed forces so long as resulted in 14 arrests — took place at
they adhere to the code of conduct. Camp Wiecker under Boland’s super-
“I do not believe there should be vision. Boland later stepped down to
any limitations based on sexual ori- “pursue other interests.”
entation,” said the general, who • Rear Adm. Riley Mixson in 1993
asked not to be identified. received a career-ending letter of cen-
In addition to signers who say the sure from then-Navy Secretary John
letter doesn’t represent their views, Dalton for involvement in the 1991
others were involved in scandals tar- Tailhook scandal, during which he
nishing their careers. Nicholson said failed to take action against allegations
the number of scandals in which sign- of sexual misconduct. According to the
ers have been involved “jumps out” as New York Times, “Mixson was cited for
a major component of the report, failing to take action when he saw a
adding some officers made “heinous woman drink from a dispenser made to
failures of judgment and leadership.” look like a rhinoceros’ penis and men
The report identifies seven officers shaving women’s legs.”
that were involved in such incidents: • Gen. Carl Mundy made several
• Brig. Gen. Eddie Cain was in the statements in 1993 on CBS’ “60
early 1990s director of the Pentagon Minutes” that racial minority soldiers
agency in charge of the anthrax vac- “don’t swim as well” or perform other
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once unilaterally banned married
recruits from joining the Marine Corps,
a move Defense Secretary Les Aspin
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• Lt. Gen. Fred McCorkle was head
of Marine Corps Aviation in the late
1990s, during the design and test
phase of the V-22 Osprey. He oversaw
cost overruns and allegedly falsified
records — all while praising the air-
craft. McCorkle now works for and sits
on the boards of several companies
that manufacture Osprey components.
• Brig. Gen. Gary Pendleton was
named in a lawsuit in 2008 for unlaw-
fully discriminating on the basis of
race against an employee in award-
ing her a lower annual bonus than
her co-workers. Pendleton was also
said to have fired the employee in
retaliation for her complaints.
• Brig. Gen. Darryl Powell oversaw
in 1985 a spike in malpractice law-
suits as commander of Madigan
Army Medical Center. In one case, a
woman was injected with formalde-
hyde instead of medication, killing
her and her unborn child.
Nicholson said even with these
scandals, the majority of the officers on
the letter served with distinction. Still, he
questioned whether the more than
1,100 officers who signed the letter
understand the attitudes and beliefs of
the young people in service today.
“It is simply unreasonable to think
that any of them can be experts on
the new generation [of] youth.”
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Unforgettable Adoption anti-discrimination

bill gets reboot in House
Detailed Fresh
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An adoption anti-discrimination bill previ-

ously introduced in the U.S. House is set to get
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a new start this week when the bill’s sponsor
reintroduces it with modified language.
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), the sponsor of
the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, is plan-
ning to reintroduce the bill — which would pro-
hibit discrimination against LGBT people seek-

Excite Green ing to adopt children — after having introduced

it for the first time last year.
Additionally, on March 11, Stark plans to
lead a congressional briefing panel on Capitol
Hill featuring discussion from experts on LGBT
adoption. The dialogue is intended to educate
lawmakers on the bill’s importance.
Origina Creative Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the
Family Equality Council, said the reintroduced
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legislation would be similar in scope to the previ-
ously introduced bill, except it would make tech- Jennifer Chrisler
nical changes and allow for new education oppor-
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“This bill added some language around train-
ing and education to help people understand
what it is that they can and should do when it
‘This is ... a child
comes to looking for potential parents,” she said.
The earlier version of the adoption anti-dis-
welfare bill that
crimination bill has 14 co-sponsors. Chrisler said
the co-sponsors for the earlier legislation would
seeks to open up
go to the newer version upon its introduction.
To bar discrimination against LGBT people
more pools of
seeking to adopt, the proposed legislation
would restrict federal funds for states that have
potential parents
laws or practices barring LGBT people from
taking children into their homes. to provide a loving,
Currently, three states bar LGBT people from
adopting children. Another seven states don’t stable home
permit same-sex couples to jointly adopt. Florida,
for example, has a statute in place prohibiting environment to
gays from adopting, while Arkansas voters in
2008 approved Act 1, which prevents all co-habi- children who need
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the best interest of the children, which is really
finding the right home for that particular child.”
The legislation, Chrisler said, would help
thousands of children in foster care throughout
the country find new homes.
“This is fundamentally, at its heart, a child
welfare bill that seeks to open up more pools of
potential parents to provide a loving, stable
home environment to children who need those
homes,” she said.
Chrisler said about 500,000 children in the
U.S. are in the foster care system, and about
120,000 are legally available for adoption.
Children who never find homes have been
found to be at greater risk for various problems
are barred from existing state laws from doing so.
“If even a quarter of them became foster or
adoptive parents, it would meet the needs of all
500,000 children waiting in the foster care sys-
tem,” she said.
The Every Child Deserves a Family Act is
modeled after the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act
of 1994 as amended in 1996, which similarly
prohibits states from receiving federal funds if
they engage in racial or ethnic discrimination
when placing children into homes.
Asked whether she thinks Congress will
pass the legislation this year, Chrisler
expressed uncertainty but noted that advo-
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more than 25,000 youth “aged out” of the fos-
ter care system, and these children were at
higher risk for poverty, homelessness, incar-
ceration and early parenthood.
“A bill like this helps shine a light on the fact
that the more available parents that we have to
provide loving, permanent homes for children
who need them, the better the outcomes for
those kids will be,” Chrisler said.
Chrisler said research from the Williams
Institute, a think-tank on sexual orientation at the
University of California, Los Angeles, shows that
more than 2 million LGBT people throughout the
to have really good educational conversations,”
she said. “I think as anybody who has watched
Congress knows, the process of making a bill
into a law is a complicated one, but we are
going to put all of our energy and all our
resources into trying to do just that.”
Chrisler said Stark is optimistic the bill will
have a hearing in the House Ways & Means
subcommittee to which it’s been assigned.
She also said advocates are working on
getting a Senate companion for the bill intro-
duced, although she declined to disclose
which senator she was seeking as a sponsor
for the legislation.
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Bet Mishpachah celebrated D.C.’s marriage equality law earlier this week with a reception at the Black
Fox Lounge. Rabbi Toby Manewith raises her glass in a toast along with Jewish LGBT couples excited
about the historic new law. For more photos from the event, visit dcagenda.com.
Courthouse ‘festive’ as couples
apply for marriage licenses
Continued from page 4
HRC’s president. “Today represents a hard-
fought victory for D.C. residents and a poignant
reminder — here in the home of our federal gov-
ernment and most cherished national monu-
ments — of the historic progress being made
toward ensuring equality for all across the nation.”
Solmonese and Rea Carey, the Task Force’s
executive director, thanked D.C. Mayor Adrian
Fenty and D.C. City Council members who sup-
ported the same-sex marriage effort for their
commitment to equality.
“This is a profoundly moving moment for many
D.C. same-sex couples and their families,” Carey
said. “To finally be able to share and celebrate one’s
love and commitment both publicly and legally is a
lifelong dream for many.”
Couples applied for their marriage licenses one
day after U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts
denied a request that Washington’s same-sex mar-
riage law be prevented from taking effect, a move
that would have given opponents more time to
organize a voter referendum to overturn the law.
Roberts, who ruled on the matter on behalf of
the court, issued a three-page decision saying
Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church
and others opposed to the marriage law failed to
show in their request that they could win the
case on its merits, or that allowing the law to take
effect would cause them irreparable harm.
Roberts said the opponents’ argument that
the D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics acted
improperly by denying the referendum request
on groups that it would violate the city’s Human
Rights Act “has some force.”
“Without addressing the merits of the peti-
tioners’ underlying claim, however, I conclude
that a stay is not warranted,” he wrote.
Roberts cited past rulings of the Supreme
Court that have said it’s the court’s practice to
“defer to the decisions of the courts of the District
of Columbia on matters of exclusively local con-
cern.” The D.C. Superior Court and Court of
Appeals previously ruled against Jackson’s
request for a stay of the same-sex marriage law.
“As the courts have uniformly recognized in
upholding D.C.’s broad anti-discrimination
laws,” Solmonese said, “no one should have to
have their marriages — or any of their civil
rights — put to a public vote.”
D.C. court officials were quick to welcome the
more then 100 same-sex couples that arrived before
noon Wednesday to seek a marriage license.
Leah Gurowitz, a court spokesperson,
described the courthouse halls as being festive
as clerks processed about 20 to 25 couples
each hour. She said the couples took to congrat-
DC Agenda photo by Michael Key
ulating each other after completing the marriage
application process.
“As each couple walks out of the Marriage
Bureau — and there’s a long line — everybody
claps and cheers,” she said. “People have been
very festive.”
Gurowitz said 101 same-sex couples
checked in before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. She
noted that so many couples came to the court-
house that additional markers indicating each
couple’s position in line were printed.
“It is a line and it’s going to take an hour or
two, or for some people three,” she said. “We’re
just going as quickly as we can.”
D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Lee
Satterfield, who oversees the court’s Marriage
Bureau, said the influx of marriage license appli-
cations was far above average. The court normal-
ly gets about 10 to 12 applications each day.
To help reduce wait time and ensure the appli-
cation process goes smoothly, Satterfield said
there are several things same-sex couples can do
before they arrive at the courthouse.
“For instance, come with a complete applica-
tion,” he said. “We loaded the application on our
web site: dccourts.gov.You can go into the Superior
Court section, or actually, there’s a link on the front
page for folk to go right to the Marriage Bureau sec-
tion and get the application so they complete it.
“I think it’s important that folk — some of the
things we see happen to folk that end up having
to come back is that they don’t come down with
their identification because the law requires that
you have to be 18 years and older.
“And so if there’s one party coming down,
they may come down with their own but not with
their partner’s — so they have to make sure they
have some identification, whether it’s a driver’s
license, passport, birth certificate, not just for
themselves but the person they’re marrying.”
Satterfield also noted that couples applying for
marriage licenses should bring $35 in cash or a
money order, plus $10 for the marriage certificate.
Couples planning to return to the court-
house for a civil marriage ceremony should
expect to wait at least 10 days before a time is
available, Satterfield said. But once scheduled,
same-sex couples need not worry that a court
official might decline to marry them.
“You know the law, as I understand it in the
District of Columbia, does not allow that when it
comes to employees of the court,” he said. “It does
so for clergy and others. It allows them to decline.
It doesn’t allow for our folk to do so.
“While I don’t discuss personnel matters,
what I will say is this: We expect to have any-
one doing and officiating weddings to be offici-
ating all weddings.”
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personalagenda
As D.C. celebrates, Md. girds for fight
Conflicting laws reveals
need for federal
action on marriage
By KEVIN NAFF
There’s been much hard earned
celebrating in D.C. this week, as the
first same-sex couples obtained mar-
riage license applications. The first
wedding ceremonies are scheduled
to be held next Tuesday.
This was a long and hard road, with
the groundwork laid decades ago,
election by election, until a supportive
Council, mayor and electorate were
ready to walk the aisle. Congratulations
to all the activists and politicians who
worked so hard for this day and to the
couples who finally will enjoy at least
some of the rights and responsibilities
of marriage.
Of course, there are pitfalls
ahead. If Republicans retake either
the House or Senate in 2010 (or
beyond) there’s the likelihood that
conservative lawmakers will try to
interfere with D.C.’s marriage law via
the appropriations process. They’ve
done it before with the city’s domes-
tic partner program and needle
exchange laws, so there’s no reason
to expect Sam Brownback and his ilk
to look the other way on marriage.
As the excitement of the moment
fades, reality will set in. For some
couples, that reality will inevitably
include divorce, so it’s imperative that
couples take this step seriously and
consult lawyers and their account-
ants before rushing into a marriage
just to prove a political point.
And couples that marry in D.C. (or in
We’ve come a long way
Watching couples
marry on March 9
will be truly inspiring
By PETER ROSENSTEIN
Two days ago, same-sex marriage
became legal in the capital of the
United States. When I first struggled to
come out many years ago, marriage
rights was the last thing I thought
would ever become a reality. My fond-
est dream in those days was that my
family and friends would accept me
and that I would be able to get a job if
people knew I was gay. My fear was
that people would always look at me
and never see beyond someone who
liked to sleep with men.
As my former boss, Rep. Bella S.
Abzug might have said to her con-
stituents, “We have come a long way
baby and screw ‘em if they don’t like it.”
We have come a long way and we owe
that to the hard work of so many peo-
ple. As we celebrate this victory we
must also never forget that we still have
a long way to go before we in the LGBT
community have our full equal rights.
At a recent breakfast meeting,
Photo courtesy of Md state gov’t
Maryland Attorney General Douglas
Gansler
the handful of other U.S. jurisdictions that
allow it) are not entitled to the federal
benefits of marriage. That will require
repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act,
something that this spineless Congress
will not attempt anytime soon.
The status of LGBT rights in D.C.’s
bordering states of Virginia and
Maryland highlights the need for feder-
al action. Without it, D.C. couples that
hop the Metro and ride into Maryland or
Virginia go from legally married to com-
plete strangers in the eyes of the law
upon leaving the city. Although Virginia
is a lost cause for the next four years fol-
lowing the election of conservative Gov.
Bob McDonnell and anti-gay Attorney
General Ken Cuccinelli, there are glim-
mers of hope in Maryland.
Maryland Attorney General
Douglas Gansler last week issued a
long-awaited opinion that the state
may recognize out-of-state same-sex
marriages. The operative word is
“may.” It appears that a court ruling or
legislation will be required to clarify
the law and spell out the rights
D.C. Council member David Catania
correctly stated that winning mar-
riage equality in the District was
never a question of whether the
Council would pass it. Hard work
over many years by LGBT activists
and our allies ensured the outcome
of the Council vote for years.
I was fortunate to work with many
of those activists and even wrote the
platform of the current mayor, in which
he committed to signing the bill when
it passed. So the issue was deciding
when we would ring the bell and say,
“It’s time to claim our rights!” We owe a
huge debt of gratitude to David
Catania for his understanding that now
was the time, and his ability and
knowledge of how to move forward.
Many years from now, young gays
and lesbians will wonder what all the
fuss was about. They will grow up
secure in the knowledge that they can
love the person they want and then
marry that person like all their straight
friends. They may never even think
about the struggle that took place to
gain that right and maybe that is the
way it should be because as we move
toward full civil and human rights for
all people in our nation it will eventual-
ly be commonplace.
afforded to same-sex couples.
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, execu-
tive director of Equality Maryland,
urged state residents with legal mar-
riage licenses from other jurisdictions
to start demanding various rights that
come with those marriages.
“This is a thorough opinion, and more
comprehensive than we expected,” she
said. “… Those Marylanders with valid
licenses should go to their employers to
have their rights recognized.”
Meneses-Sheets said she
expects state agencies to begin hon-
oring same-sex marriages immedi-
ately but conceded that getting pri-
vate entities to comply will likely
require litigation.
She cited the right of partners of
state workers to inherit pensions as
one key area to watch. State employ-
ees, including those who work in
potentially dangerous jobs like law
enforcement and firefighting, cannot
leave pensions to their partners.
Under Gansler’s opinion, that could
change, as state agencies are
required to comply with state law.
“There are still questions to be
answered,” Meneses-Sheets said. “But
this increases momentum for full
equality in Maryland.” She added that
the opinion doesn’t change her group’s
strategy, which likely includes pushing
for a full marriage bill again in 2011,
and noted the opinion “creates a better
foundation for our legislative work.”
State Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-
Montgomery County), who is gay,
requested Gansler’s review of the law
nine months ago and Gansler had
come under fire — from the left and
right — for the delay in releasing it.
There were reports of much
behind-the-scenes angst over the
But today as we celebrate with
the couples who have applied for
their marriage licenses and look for-
ward to their weddings on March 9,
we need to think of the struggle that
brought us to this day and to the
struggles that still lie ahead. We must
be vigilant as the court cases to turn
back the clock proceed and as reac-
tionary members of Congress contin-
ue to try to interfere in the business
of the District of Columbia.
We will continue to hit speed
bumps on the road to equality. Just as
the fight for civil rights and women’s
rights are still to be completed, the
fight for full equality for the LGBT
community is far from over. The fight
goes on state by state and in
Congress to ensure that one day a
majority of the people, and our elect-
ed officials, will conclude that a nation
that doesn’t recognize the full rights of
all its people hasn’t yet fulfilled its
highest aspirations. If one person in
our nation isn’t free to enjoy all the lib-
erty we are entitled to, then none of us
can be sure of those liberties.
Marriage equality will have no imme-
diate impact on my life. I have been
lucky in many things but have never
found the person that I want to spend
opinion, including what exactly it
should say and even who should
write it. But hopes among LGBT
rights supporters were high, given
Gansler’s past support for marriage
equality, a sharp contrast to Gov.
Martin O’Malley, who privately told
gay supporters he backed marriage
rights during his campaign but then
denied it after the state’s high court
ruled against gay and lesbian plain-
tiffs in 2007.
O’Malley has been wishy-washy
about his personal views on marriage
rights, even though a Baltimore TV sta-
tion caught him endorsing same-sex
marriage on camera years ago.
Following Gansler’s opinion, O’Malley
released a written statement that, “I
expect all State agencies to work with
the Attorney General’s office to ensure
compliance with the law.” Not exactly a
bold stance or ringing endorsement.
O’Malley was later quoted by the
Washington Examiner as saying
Gansler’s opinion “makes sense.”
The Maryland-D.C.-Northern Virginia
region is a megalopolis with people liv-
ing, working, socializing and commuting
in and among two states and the District,
which makes this patchwork approach
to recognizing same-sex relationships
more complicated and a likely legal bat-
tleground in the years ahead.
So let us celebrate this important mile-
stone in Washington with an eye toward
protecting these advances and expand-
ing them to those in other states who
aren’t so lucky to live in a place where
lawmakers, the mayor, many religious
leaders and everyday citizens recognize
the value of our loving relationships.
Kevin Naff is editor of DC Agenda.
Reach him at knaff@dcagenda.com
the rest of my life with. I have seen many
marriages among my straight friends
that weren’t what I would want. Some
even kid me that they see no reason to
deny me my right to marry as I should
be able to suffer equally.
But in all seriousness, I urge the
young people in our community to
remember that marriage has not only
benefits but responsibilities. It should
be entered into seriously and not just
to prove that we can or the real ben-
eficiaries may be the lawyers. There
are gay and lesbian couples that
have been together for decades and
this chance to legalize their unions
was something they never dreamed
of. For those couples and others in
love, and for the youth of our nation I
am proud that we have reached this
milestone and that I have been able
to be a part of the fight.
Love may not conquer all but it
sure is beautiful and what makes it
even better for us today is the right to
declare it to the world and have it rec-
ognized. Watching those couples that
tie the knot on March 9 in a legal civil
ceremony will be truly inspiring.
Peter Rosenstein is a LGBT rights and
Democratic Party activist based in D.C.
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personalagenda
The guiding hand in winning marriage equality
Kudos to Bob
Summersgill for years
of work in D.C.
By LANE HUDSON
This week, the District of Columbia
completed a long journey to full civil
equality for its LGBT residents. The
images of happy couples leaving the
D.C. Superior Courthouse waving
their marriage licenses is something
that many of us have waited to see
for so long.
It was a major cause of celebra-
tion and celebrate we did. Part of cel-
ebrating always involves a fair share
of congratulatory gestures and this
has been no exception.
One local resident who deserves
much of the credit for this victory is Bob
Summersgill. Bob is a quietly intense
man who has been the guiding hand of
achieving full civil equality for LGBT cit-
izens in the District of Columbia. The
amazing thing about his work is that it
was done largely during the years of
meddling Republican majorities in
Congress in the George W. Bush
years. While many national activists,
myself included, have decried an incre-
mental approach as highly unsuccess-
ful on the federal level, Bob perfected it
on the local level.
Here’s how he described it in a
recent interview in Metro Weekly: “I
started a little program to figure out
what all the rights and responsibilities
of marriage are, with the idea that
eventually we would get marriage and
in the meantime, while we still had the
Republican Congress and president,
we should add as many of those
rights and responsibilities to domestic
partners as we can. And since there’s
going to be a little trouble to get these
things added while the Republicans
are in control, we’ll do it in small
pieces so they won’t notice. Or they
won’t take offense at this one little
piece or that one little piece, and over
time it will add up to everything.”
At the time, the domestic partner-
ship law that Bob had worked with
the Council to improve over the years
had just included the final pieces to
provide the full suite of rights to
LGBT couples that the District offers
non-LGBT couples. The only thing
left was to call it marriage.
By the way folks are talking now,
you’d think everybody was fully on
board with the marriage effort.
However, the question of whether to
“go for the gold” and pursue marriage
was controversial a few years ago.
During the 2006 election, I set out to
ask all of the candidates running for
local office if they would pursue full
marriage equality if the Democrats
march 5, 2010 • dcagenda.com 23
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Hundreds of local residents lined up for marriage license applications on
Wednesday at the Superior Courthouse. This week’s victory was made possible in
large part because of the work of Bob Summersgill.
won at least one house of Congress. posed the question of why no one was
They all said yes. working to achieve marriage equality
At a meeting in the HRC head- given the enormous political shift in
quarters after Democrats won not just Congress, which would surely have
one, but both houses of Congress, I overturned it before the Democratic
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victories. I was overcome by the
voracity of the response from a couple
of activists. Never had I been yelled at
in a public forum.
At that meeting, I met Michael
Crawford and together, we set out to
begin a conversation on achieving
marriage equality in D.C. Although a
consensus to “go for the gold” was
emerging, we continued to encounter
opposition from some vocal advocates
within our own community. Eventually,
a handful of us came together to found
DC for Marriage to carry on the work
to achieve marriage rights.
When DC for Marriage was found-
ed, Bob Summersgill was there. Our
effort, which might have been por-
trayed by some as a radical idea at
the time, was given significant credi-
bility because of Bob’s presence. It
would have been easy for him to fol-
low the lead of those he had worked
with for years. Instead, he set his
sights on the prize and worked vora-
ciously to win it.
While we take time to thank the
countless numbers of people who
brought us this great victory for
equality, let’s be sure to thank Bob
Summersgill. Without him, the victory
may have proved elusive.
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friday, march 5
Join the DC FRONT RUNNERS for
their First Friday Happy Hour from
6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Green Lantern,
located at 1335 Green Court, N.W.
Participate in GAY DISTRICT from
8:30-10:30 p.m. at St. Margaret’s
Episcopal Church. Gay District is a
weekly, non-church affiliated discus-
sion and social group for GBTQ men
between 18 and 35. The group meets
at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
(1820 Connecticut Ave., N.W., just
north of Dupont Circle. For more infor-
mation, e-mail gd@gaydistrict.org.
RAW, held from 10 p.m.-3 a.m.,
returns to the Green Lantern, 1335
Green Court, N.W. Raw is an electro-
disco party on the first Friday of each
month at the Green Lantern, inspired
by gay parties of the early ’80s. Join
your host, Karl Marks, and resident
DJs, Shea and Bil, for some retro
fun, fog, lasers, strobe lights and
throbbing music. Free entry before
11 p.m., cover is just $3 after that.
Town Danceboutique, located at
2009 8th St., N.W., presents its “SO,
YOU THINK YOU’RE A DRAG
QUEEN?” competition. Doors open
at 10 p.m. with the drag show/contest
at 10:30 p.m. Contestants must
arrive at the club by 10 p.m. (no later
than 10:15) and bring a CD with a
song you want to perform. Makeup
DJs BOB MOULD and Richard Morel host BLOWOFF at 9:30 club.
should be done before your arrival.
The audience decides the winner
with a grand prize of $250
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay vol-
unteer organization, holds its March
Post-Valentine Sweet & Sentimental
Social. To participate, visit burgundy-
crescent.org.
saturday, march 6
Join your hosts and DJs Richard
Morel and Bob Mould for BLOWOFF
at the 9:30 club, located at 815 V St.,
N.W. Doors open at 11:30 p.m. with a
$12 cover.
DC METRO LGBT IT PROFESS-
IONALS meets from 10-11 a.m. at
SteamCafe, 17th & R streets. RSVP
at meetup.com at: newtech.meet-
up.com/51/
THOM BIERDZ will create a painting
to be auctioned off to support OUT for
Work on Saturday, March 6 from 6-9
p.m. at MOVA Lounge (formerly
Halo) at 1435 P St., N.W. Bierdz is the
first openly gay actor to play an open-
ly gay character, Phillip Chancellor III,
on CBS’ “The Young & the Restless.”
(See full story on page 30.)
EFF WINTER DANCE PARTY is held
from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at Freddie’s
Beach Bar, 555 23rd St., South
Arlington, Va. Party is 21+. There is a
$5 cover, which benefits Capital Pride.
The March edition of the monthly
Photo by Noah Kalina
gear/fetish party CODE at Motley
Bar above EFN Lounge, 1318 9th
St., N.W., 9 p.m.-3 a.m., will feature
DJ Shea Van Horn. Admission is
$10. Code is an 18+ event. Gear,
rubber, skin, uniform or leather dress
code will be strictly enforced.
JAM @ MOVA Lounge at 1435 P
St., N.W., 9 p.m. – 3 a.m. Join B.O.I.
and the ladies of Mixology as they
take over MOVA Lounge. Come out
and mingle, dance, drink or chill.
In recognition of National Black
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, FOOD &
FRIENDS will host a free community
event 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Riggs
LaSalle Community Center, 501
Riggs Rd., N.E. Free shuttle from the
Fort Totten Metro Station (on the
Red, Green-Yellow Lines). This free
community event is open to all ages
and includes free HIV testing and
counseling, educational workshops
and free food and entertainment.
DCist.com holds its fourth annual Photo courtesy of Lee Daniels Entertainment
DCIST EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHY
SHOW at Long View Gallery, March Gay director LEE DANIELS is nominated for an Academy Award for ‘Precious.’
6-21. Out of more than 1,000 entries The Oscars are held Sunday night and there are numerous parties around
submitted through Flickr.com, 47 D.C. where you can watch the ceremony, including an event at Town sponsored
winning images were selected by a by the DC Center.
panel to be included in this year’s
DCist Exposed exhibit. This year’s Glamour joins the Queen of the es with fame.” Doors open at 6:30
opening reception will be Saturday, House Alondra St. Cartier on the p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.
6-10 p.m., $5 at the door. Long View Azúcar stage and DJ Michael $10 cover, 21+. To sign up or for
Gallery is located at 1234 9th St., Brandon plays your favorite hits. more info visit speakeasydc.com
N.W., just a few blocks from the Mt. Always 18 to dance, 21 to drink. BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volun-
Vernon/Convention Center Metro. THE OSCARS at Black Fox Lounge. teer organization, volunteers today for
A NIGHT OUT AT SILO POINT, a ben- Black Fox is located two blocks north the Safer Sex Kit Packing Program. To
efit for Moveable Feast. Built in 1923, of Dupont Circle on Connecticut participate, visit burgundycrescent.org.
the B&O Railroad grain terminal in Avenue, between R and S Streets.
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rising above the Inner Harbor. Tour the 11:30 p.m. No cover. 6:30-8 p.m. in the DC Center Activity
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while you’re at it — food and cocktails, copies of “Forgiving Troy,” at the DC Community AIDS Network. The
dance to DJ D-Rizzo and tour six dec- Books-A-Million, Dupont Circle DC Center is located at 1810 14th
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per person or $75 per couple, pur- monday, march 8 the 14th Street bus lines.
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“GLAMOUR, GLITTER, & GOLD.” for the HRC phone banks. To partici- benefit for Food & Friends is held tonight
Doors open at 7 p.m.; general admission pate, visit burgundycrescent.org. at various restaurants around the city
is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. that donate a percentage of their take to
V.I.P. admission, $100. Purchase tickets tuesday, march 9 charity. The Burgundy Crescent has
at thedccenter.org or for more informa- Town Danceboutique, located at related volunteer opportunities avail-
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socialagenda
Dining Out for Life set for
Thursday
It’s time again for one of
Washington’s most popular charity
events. Dining Out for Life, in which
about 150 local restaurants donate a
portion of their proceeds to locals facing
AIDS and other life-threatening illness-
es, is slated for Thursday, March 11.
The event is now in its 14th year.
“This year some of our all-time faves,
like Annie’s, Tosca and Posto, are con-
tributing 100 percent of their proceeds
to Food & Friends and for the first time
ever we have a restaurant contributing
110 percent — Freddie’s Beach Bar,”
says Lisa Bandera, communications
director for Food & Friends.
Bandera says Annie’s Paramount
Steakhouse, the legendary 17th
Street LGBT-friendly restaurant, has
participated every year since Dining
Out began. And it was Freddie’s
owner Freddie Lutz’s idea to bump
up the stakes to 110 percent this
year. His is the only restaurant to do
that. The donation will apply to its
dinner sales that day.
Annie’s, Posto and Ristorante
Tosca are the other 100 percent din-
ner participants. Gay-owned Level
One (downstairs at Cobalt) is giving
50 percent of its dinner proceeds.
Other gay-owned and gay-friendly
FREDDIE LUTZ, seen here in a DC Agenda file photo, has upped the stakes for this
year’s Dining Out for Life event. He’s donating 110 percent of his proceeds Thursday
to the charity.
restaurants participating include
Commissary at 25 percent for lunch
and dinner and CommonWealth
Gastropub, Dupont Italian Kitchen,
Agenda file photo by Joey DiGuglielmo
Hank’s Oyster Bar, Banana Cafe and
others at 25 percent for dinner. A
complete list of participants is avail-
able at diningoutforlife.com.
One in Ten celebrates 20
One in Ten, a Washington-based
organization whose main function is
staging the annual Reel Affirmations
LGBT film festival is, in its 20th year,
an organization in transition.
Margaret Murray, a local lesbian
who’d been One in Ten’s executive
director for four years, left in October
to join the Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine. The board
opted not to immediately fill her
position.
“There’s been a question of, ‘Do
we really need a full-time executive
director,’” says Lisa King, a
Washington lesbian and president
of the One in Ten board. “Because of
the nature of One in Ten and our
structure right now, there are a lot of
times during the year when it would
be great to have someone full time
but isn’t entirely necessary … we’re
still looking at the possibility.”
The festival, which happens in
D.C. and Silver Spring, Md., each
October, will continue as always, but
some other events have come and
gone. The board is working hard, King
says, to resurrect some of the more
popular events from years past. Divas
Outdoors, a popular series that finds
old movies being shown at Hillwood
Museum & Gardens, is set for June
19 and 25, though the films that will
be shown haven’t been announced. A
kick-off party for the 20th anniversary
year is planned for April, though the
date is yet to be determined. And the
board is hopeful that an event that
had been on hiatus — “walk the red
carpet” — will happen in May.
The board is seeking input from
the local LGBT community about
what it wants from One in Ten and
where the organization should go.
Everyone is welcome March 18 at
7 p.m. at the Human Rights
Campaign building (1640 Rhode
Island Ave., N.W.) for a “town hall”-
type strategy session.
The organization, which previous-
ly employed one full-time and two
part-time workers until about three
years ago, is having most of its office
work performed by contractors. Tough
financial times are partially to blame,
King says, but she also says the non-
profit is in a good place and will
rebound as the economy recovers.
Some have asked if gay film fes-
tivals are still essential with gay-
themed films increasingly accepted
in mainstream theaters. King says
the festivals remain important.
“There’s nothing that can replace
the audience that you would experi-
ence at a gay film festival,” she says.
“It’s nice to see that you can go
somewhere and experience your
community within your community.
You can’t get that going to see
‘Brokeback Mountain’ at AMC.”
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revisiting classics by gay theater greats
‘Sweeney Todd,’
‘Bus Stop’ open to
appreciative audiences
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Special to DC Agenda
Locally, it’s a good time for clas-
sics by gay American theater greats.
At Signature Theatre in Shirlington
Village, audiences are getting acquaint-
ed and reacquainted with Stephen
Sondheim’s chilling musical master-
piece “Sweeney Todd,” and at the Olney
Theatre Center, folks are doing the
same with playwright William Inge’s
less-gory-but-equally-memorable senti-
mental favorite “Bus Stop.”
No shock that Signature chose
“Sweeney Todd” as part of its 20th
anniversary season lineup. Well
known for interpreting Sondheim,
Signature’s gay artistic director Eric
Schaeffer has twice staged the show
in the past. Can’t comment on those
efforts — didn’t see them — but
there’s certainly lots to like about his
third stab at the tuneful tale of a
wronged barber’s bloody revenge.
For starters, Sherri Edelen is
wonderful as Mrs. Lovett, the immi-
nently practical sidekick to the
show’s throat-slitting title character.
Whether singing about her meat pies
(“The Worst Pies in London” and “A
Little Priest”) or her romantic designs
on the demon barber himself (“By the
Sea”), Edelen’s Mrs. Lovett is a
delightfully nuanced blend of bare-
knuckled capitalism and feminine
vulnerability — very funny.
Esteemed local actor Edward Gero
plays Sweeney Todd as a vengeance-
bent zombie eager to settle a score with
Judge Turpin (a coldly cruel Chris Van
Cleave), the corrupt letch who falsely
imprisoned Sweeney, raped his beauti-
ful young wife and stole their daughter
Johanna. In lesser hands, Gero’s
automaton approach might prove
ridiculous, but he pulls it off superbly.
Almost equally obsessed is the
kindly sailor Anthony Hope (played by
pretty actor Gregory Maheu) in his pur-
suit of his imperiled love interest,
Johanna (an aptly pale and yellow-
haired Erin Driscoll). As the young
lovers, both Maheu and Driscoll do jus-
tice to Sondheim’s brilliant score, here
pared down and remarkably performed
by just four musicians. Another stand-
out in the strong 19-person cast is tal-
ented Sam Ludwig as the oblivious and
follicly challenged Tobias Ragg.
With bucketfuls of blood, body bags
and sundry other gruesome details,
Schaeffer puts a pleasing dark spin on
what Sondheim already calls his “black
operetta.” James Kronzer, who’s gay,
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Photo by Stan Barouh; courtesy of Olney
301-924-3400
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Olney Theatre Center.
and dilapidated lumber. Sweeney Todd With his 1955 Broadway hit “Bus professor fond of underage girls. And
descends on to the stage in a clever lit- Stop,” Inge continued his inimitable most noteworthy is Judith Ingber who
tle open elevator. He sends his lifeless way of giving voice to America’s heart, gives a beautifully understated, natu-
victims down an efficient shoot, and particularly the Midwest’s unheralded ralistic performance as Emma
Mrs. Lovett perfunctorily grinds body inhabitants. Olney’s production, very Duckworth, a sensitive Shakespeare-
parts into minced meat using a stan- capably staged by Austin Pendleton, is quoting teenage waitress.
dard cement mixer. faithful to Inge’s intent. Stephen Dobay’s set is a meticu-
Like many of Broadway’s best, both Stranded overnight in a Kansas lously recreated diner circa mid-1950s
Sondheim and the late Inge came with diner during a March blizzard, a few — so inviting it makes you want to
baggage: Sondheim endured a privi- bus passengers, the driver, a couple of amble onstage and order a cup of cof-
leged but unhappy childhood soured by waitresses and the local sheriff learn a fee and a grilled cheese. Outside the
his sexually predatory mother; and few things about life, love and one restaurant’s paned windows, a steady
Inge, a lifelong depressive who commit- another. The cast includes Boyd Harris snow falls throughout the nearly two-
ted suicide in 1973, struggled with as Bo Decker, a raucous cowboy in hour piece. Similarly, through the
addiction and his sexuality. Their works hot pursuit of Jean Lichty’s B-girl and expansive windows of Olney’s lobby,
sometimes resonate with hope but typ- self-styled chanteuse, Cherie. James patrons see drifts of still pristine white
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socialagenda
gay actor overcomes real-life tragedy
Soap star Bierdz
on coping with
mother’s murder
By TYRONE FORD
Special to DC Agenda
Thom Bierdz has lived a life that’s
nearly as dramatic as that of the char-
acter he portrays on “The Young and
the Restless,” Phillip Chancellor III.
An openly gay actor playing an
openly gay man in a top-rated day-
time drama is a relatively new devel-
opment for any network, but CBS has
embraced Bierdz and shown support
for his character. Bierdz is more than
a handsome leading man and has
overcome great personal tragedy.
In 1989, his youngest brother
Troy, a paranoid schizophrenic, beat
their mother to death with a baseball
bat and in May 2002, his other broth-
er Craig committed suicide after
being plagued with depression. The
events of Thom’s life led him to write
his account of this very dark time of
his life giving his memoir the title
“Forgiving Troy.” Bierdz used this as
a vehicle not only to cope with his
own past but to help those who read
his deeply profound work heal their
own wounds. Bierdz is the recipient
of the Best Autobiography Award
from USA Book News for “Forgiving
Troy” and the Visibility Award from
the Human Rights Campaign for his
contributions to charity work for
human rights, through his art, his
acting and his writing.
Bierdz works closely with the
national nonprofit “Out for Work.” The
mission of “Out for Work” is to func-
tion as a “complimentary component
in the total educational experience of
LGBT students, primarily in the devel-
opment, evaluation, initiation and
implementation of career plans and
opportunities.” Catch Bierdz creating
a painting to be auctioned off to sup-
port Out for Work on Saturday, March
6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mova
Lounge (formerly Halo) at 1435 P St.,
N.W. Bierdz will also sign copies of
“Forgiving Troy” Sunday, March 7, at
the Books-A-Million, Dupont Circle
location from 3-5 p.m.
DC Agenda talked recently to
Thom about “Forgiving Troy,” being
an out gay actor and his support for
“Out for Work.”
DC Agenda: How has sharing your
story aided your own healing process?
Thom Bierdz: There are stigmas
to mental illness and I want to be
able to give a voice to individuals
and families who deal with this every
day. I hope that by sharing my story
that some of the shame, guilt and
loneliness that often accompany
these issues will be lessened for
those that read “Forgiving Troy.” I
believe that healing is possible no
matter what the circumstance is. It’s
amazing how much my brother has
transformed from the time that he
killed our mother in 1989 to who he
is today, which is beautiful for me to
see such a change for the good. This
was a story I just had to share
because the one who forgives is the
one who benefits most.
DC Agenda: How has your family
dealt with the healing process?
Bierdz: I think my family feels it is
better left buried, but this is consis-
tent with my personality. I want to talk
about it, which is why I’m an out gay
actor, because I’m not comfortable
with secrets. I want everyone to know
Photo courtesy of Bierdz
everything about everybody.
DC Agenda: Describe your Gay actor THOM BIERDZ, whose brother killed their mother, wrote a book about
involvement with “Out for Work.” his troubled family.
Bierdz: Their mission is to pro-
mote workplace equality for LGBT support “Out For Work” because network out there. The Young and the
people and the reason that fits so everyone deserves that kind of sup- Restless has had 37 years on the air
well with me is because right now, port from every business. The way without a gay character and now they
after 20 years I’m back on CBS — a that I’ll be offering my support is by do so this is very exciting. I love the
gay man playing a gay character. My coming to DC and painting an origi- head writer in charge and the pro-
character on “The Young and the nal work during the event that will be ducers; it’s all really great and very
Restless,” Phillip Chancellor III, is a auctioned off at the end of the night supportive.
multi-dimensional man, dealing with for the organization as well as the DC Agenda: What was your com-
family issues, he’s a father, an ex- community center. ing out process like?
husband, and a son. The cast and DC Agenda: Do you feel CBS Bierdz: I had a conversation with
crew have been so supportive of me, has been supportive all along or did God right before I turned 18 and I said “I
personally and business wise. you have to work hard for a change feel like I’m going to be a famous person
Everyone deserves the kind of in attitudes? and I’m gay. Is that OK? If not, send a
acknowledgement and support that I Bierdz: Overall I would say CBS sign and stop me.” Well nothing hap-
am getting from CBS. That is why I has been as supportive as any other pened so I felt I had God’s permission.
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1409 PLAYBILL CAFÉ thedeltaelite.com twitter.com/MIXTAPEdc
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Logan Circle area restaurant and bar Check web site for special events. web site for 2010 schedule of events.
(Dupont Circle Metro) popular with the
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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
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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
2004 18th St., NW 2010 as a environmentally friendly bar
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1609 17th St., NW
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NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR

Academy of Washington
202-232-0395 Popular restaurant and bar in the 900 U St., NW Photo by Joe Tresh
In Dupont Circle area; popular longtime Adams Morgan area; happy hour Washington, DC 20001
restaurant and steakhouse with recently specials and many other special events. 202-332-6355
renovated Upstairs Lounge. See web site for updated schedule. nelliessportsbar.com crowd, though welcoming to women

APEX EFN LOUNGE/MOTLEY BAR

Sports bar featuring poker events, drag
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baltimore and straight patrons.

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Washington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20001 and plenty of TVs for watching sports. 1722 N. Charles St. TYSON PLACE
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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
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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 especially
202-544-1931 other special events. Longtime Levi/leather bar not far busy on Sunday nights. Tyson Place is a
Longtime bar popular with African- FAB LOUNGE from Mount Vernon offers friendly bar, restaurant bar located behind Leon’s
American men in Capitol Hill area. 1805 Connecticut Ave., NW PHASE 1 billiards, outdoor patio, videos and a with a separate entrance.
Washington, DC 20009 525 8th St., SE full store for your leather needs.
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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
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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.
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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
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Created by musicians Bob Mould and Washington, DC 20005 twitter.com/remingtonsWDC hood bars in Mount Vernon featuring and offers billiards.
Richard Morel, Blowoff is an occasional greenlanterndc.com Popular country/Western nightclub in Capitol billiards, 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 hours and special events, including One half block west of Eastern Market Metro. 1735 Maryland Ave. Baltimore, MD 21201
in 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,
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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
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Dupont Circle area restaurant popular
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Baltimore, MD 21201
410-752-7133
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202-462-6569 with men and women. ULTRABAR Large entertainment complex featuring FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR
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of LGBT businesses at this address, 1519 17th St., NW ultrabardc.com 703-685-0555
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ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS
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