Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/15/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 32 August 15, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 15-21, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru THU:8/25: New York, NY: The Pop-Up Museum of Gay History. in Soho. http://www.queermuseum.com/home/
thru SUN: 8/28: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
thru MON: 8/15: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
MON: 8/15: Southampton, NY: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners”. 7PM. Rogers Memorial Library. Also: TUE: 8/16: Philadelphia, PA: 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room. .http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow
WED-SUN: 8/17-8/21: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
THU: 8/18: Atlanta, GA: Outwrite 18th Anniversary Benefit for Atlanta’s LGBT book store. Escorpion. http://outwritebooks.com/
FRI-MON: 8/19-8/29: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
SAT-SAT: 8/20-8/27: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
SUN: 8/21: Seattle, WA: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
SUN: 8/21: San Francisco, CA: Help is On The Way: Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Northern California’s Largest Annual Star-studded AIDS Benefit Concert & Gala with Shirley Jones, Lea Salonga, Patrick Cassidy, and more. www.helpisontheway.org
Newsworthy:
The Suquamish Tribe in Washington State has approved same-sex marriage. Kitsap Sun reports: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/aug/01/suquamish-tribe-approves-same-sex-marriage/
GLAAD released its 2010-2011 Network Responsibility Index. The fifth annual Index is an evaluation of the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television. It is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate and inclusive LGBT media representations. http://www.glaad.org/nri
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer car insurance company has donated $50,000 to The Trevor Project to help troubled LGBT teens. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9156&MediaType=1&Category=26
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Andy Cohen, Bravo executive and “What Happens Live” host, will pen a memoir about his career and coming out. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/andy-cohen-to-write-memoir-about-career-coming-out.html
Diana Nyad, the swimming champion, is swimming from Havana to Key West. The Advocate reports (video included). http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/08/Diana_Nyads_Havana_to_Key_West_Swim_Underway/
Diana Nyad Update (8/09/11): The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/08/08/world/americas/AP-CB-Cuba-Swimming-to-Florida.html?_r=1&hp
Michele Bachmann: Gay marriage is a “frivolous issue”. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9152&MediaType=1&Category=26
Transitions:
Rudolf Brazda, the last known gay Nazi death camp survivor, died on 8/03/11 at age 98. Last April, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9121&MediaType=1&Category=24
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Coming Out: Video: Rural gay teen comes out to positive results. Towleroad reports: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo8aokp0cCM&feature=player_embedded
Video: LGBT History Month Preview. Coming October, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyBipNNp4S8&feature=youtu.be
Features
Coming Out: Coming Out Advice from CNN Anchor Don Lemon. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/don-lemon-gives-coming-out-advice.html
The Resource Center:
The Library at Matthew’s Place. The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s comprehensive resource for LGBT films, books, music, periodicals and TV shows. http://www.matthewsplace.com/learn/library/
Coming Out: Matthew’s Place Coming Out Resources. The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s comprehensive listing of coming out support information and resources. http://www.matthewsplace.com/live/coming-out/
In Print:
Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life, by Lisa Chaney. Penguin. A new biography of the 20th century fashion icon, which covers her professional and personal relationships with Picasso, Dali and Stravinsky, her lesbian affairs, and more.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Follies. The landmark Sondheim musical. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines star. http://www.folliesbroadway.com/
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Male Matriarch. Gay Mexican-American Jew Amir Levi performs his autobiographical solo show. to 8/28/11. www.fringenyc.org
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. to 8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***The Book of Merman. Varla Jean Merman’s now show. to 9/17/11. Provincetown, MA. http://ptow
***Corpus Christi, the controversial Terrence McNally play, in which Jesus is a gay man. to 8/27/11. Long Beach, CA. www.thegaragetheatre.org.
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 8/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***The Road of The Butterfly. Spider Saloff’s solo play about Butterfly, an Asian drag queen. 8/17/11-8/20/11. Hollywood, CA. www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
***Ten Cents A Dance. A new musical directed by John Doyle with Malcolm Gets and Donna McKechnie. to 8/28/11. Williamstown, MA. www.wtfestival.org
***Waiting for Giovanni. Jewell Gomez’ world premiere play about James Badlwin. to 9/18/11. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org.
On Display
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Gleeks heaven.
***Gun Hill Road. Esai Morales stars in the story of a young man exploring his sexuality and its effects on his family. http://www.gunhillroad.com/home
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/23/11: New York, NY: LGBT Queens Business Network Mixer. Kew Gardens. http://www.meetup.com/TheLGBTProfessionalGayborhood/events/20968281/
8/25/11-8/28/11: Philadelphia, PA: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2011/rfp2011.htm
8/31/11-9/05/11: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. www.southerndecadence.com
9/08/11-9/1111: Chicago, IL: The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute candidate training program. http://www.glli.org/programs/candidate_campaign
9/20/11: Nationwide: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal is final. www.sldn.org.
9/21/11-9/25/11: Atlanta, GA: Gay & Lesbian Medical Association 29th annual conference. www.glma.org
9/22/11-9/24/11: Milwaukee, WI: 5th Annual CenterLink Executive Director and Board Leadership Summit for LGBT Community Centers. http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/472573/e4aab3e9a9/ARCHIVE
9/23/11: Los Angeles/Valencia, CA: Out On The Mountain gay day at Six Flags Magic Mountain. www.outonthemountain.com
9/24/11-9/25/11: Dallas, TX: Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. a two-day cycling adventure in North Texas raising money for 3 local agencies servicing more than 20,000 clients with HIV/AIDS. www.lonestarride.org
9/24/11: Holyoke, MA: Rainbow RiverFest on the Connecticut River at the Holyoke Canoe Club. A fundraiser for the LGBT Coaliation of Western Massachusetts. http://www.lgbtcoalitionwma.org/
9/25/11: Tampa, FL: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
9/30/11-10/06/11: Atlanta, GA: Out on Film LGBT Film Festival. www.outonfilm.org
9/30/11-10/02/11: Los Angeles/ Anaheim, CA: Gay Days at Disneyland.
www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/01/11-10/31/11: Nationwide: LGBT History Month. www.lgbthistorymonth.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyBipNNp4S8&feature=youtu.be
10/07/11-10/11/11: Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM: Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.closetcinema.org
10/07/11-10/16/11: Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Women’s Week. www.womeninnkeepers.com
10/08/11-10/10/11: Knoxville, TN: COLAGE Southeast Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
10/11/11: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.org/issues/coming_out.asp
10/11/11-10/16/11: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
Last Week’s Trivia: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats. Answer: Bella Abzug.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989. Answer: Elaine Noble, elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights. Answer: Barney Frank, of Massachusetts.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit. Answer: Lynne Cheney, author of “Sisters”.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. . Answer: Chaz, formerly Chastity Bono, son of Sonny and Cher.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Back to School 1
1. Question: Name this public high school for LGBTQ students, which opened its doors in 1985, and became fully-accredited in 2002. Before its accredidation, the school was run by a non-profit that provides social support to at-risk youth.
2. Question: Name this state. The first high school gay-straight alliance was founded here in 1988. The first public school gay-straight alliance was also founded here.
3. Question: Name the organization, founded by the person in Question #2. It’s a national networking resource for high school gay-straight alliances worldwide, and a spokesperson for anti-bullying projects.
4. Question: Name the organization that operates the only 24/07 crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth. It’s a toll-free confidential service. It was founded by three filmmakers who made a 1998 HBO dramedy about a gay teen contemplating suicide.
5. Question: Name this non-profit networking organization on American college campuses that serviess LGBTQ student leaders and campus organizations and frats and soroities in leadership development, and services for those creating more LGBTQ-friendly schools. Its director is the author of a best-selling guide to LGBT-friendly schools.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/08/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 31 August 8, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 8-14, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/13: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
thru THU:8/25: New York, NY: The Pop-Up Museum of Gay History. in Soho. http://www.queermuseum.com/home/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
THU: 8/11: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Mamma Miat” and “Avenue Q”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
THU: 8/11: Vancouver, BC: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
FRI-SUN: 8/12-8/28: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
FRI: 8/12: Sag Harbor, NY: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners”. 8PM. Book Hampton. Also: SAT: 8/13: East Hampton, NY: 5PM. East Hampton Library. .http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow
FRI-SUN: 8/12-8/14: Fire Island, NY: 9th Annual Fire Island Black Out, a multicultural beach event for the LGBT Community and their families. http://www.fireislandblackout.com/2011/
SAT: 8/13: Fire Island, NY: The Stonewall Swim. A fundraiser for the New York City LGBT Community. http://www.stonewallswim.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=480920
SAT-MON: 8/13-8/15: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
SUN: 8/14: Burlington, VT: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
Newsworthy:
IRS Revokes Tax Exempt Status of the anti gay “Americans for Truth About Homosexuality” group run by Peter LaBarbera. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/irs-revokes-tax-exempt-status-of-peter-labarberas-anti-gay-hate-group-americans-for-truth-about-homo.html
California: The Supreme Court will hear the Proposition 8 case on 9/06/11 . OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9063&MediaType=1&Category=26
Note: The hearing will be televised. SFAppeal reports: http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/07/prop-8-arguments-before-ca-supreme-court-to-be-televised.php
Massachusetts: Senator Scott Brown was conspicuously absent when the state delegation recorded its “It Gets Better” video; Democrats and LGBT blast Brown. The Republicans, in turn, blast Dan Savage. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/senator-scott-brown-blasted-for-absence-from-it-gets-better-video-gop-responds-by-attacking-dan-sava.html
Oregon: Sam Adams, the out Mayor of Portland, will not seek re-election. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/29/Sam_Adams_Won_t_Seek_Re-election_As_Portland_s_Mayor/
San Francisco: The GLBT History Museum opens a month-long exhibit, “40 Years Together, 40 Years Strong” about the Alic B. Toklas Democratic Club, the oldest LGBT democratic club in the nation and its 40th anniversary. The exhibit runs through August.
SF Appeal reports: http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/08/glbt-history-museum-celebrates-oldest-oldest-lgbt-democratic-club.php
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Mo Rocca, former “Daily Show” correspondent, has come out. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Media/The_Daily_Shows_Mo_Rocca_Comes_Out/
Steve Kleinedler, the out lexicographer, has been named executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/01/Gay_Man_Takes_Top_Editor_Spot_at_American_Heritage_Dictionary/
Transitions:
Denis O’Hare (True Blood) and partner Hugo Redwood have tied the knot in New York.
Arnold Scaasi, the fashion designer, wed Parker Ladd, his partner of 50+ years. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/fashion/weddings/arnold-scaasi-and-parker-ladd-50-years-together-and-more-to-come.html?_r=1
Awards and Honors:
Don Michaels, William Dorr Lambert Legg, and Michelangelo Signorile are the2011 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Famers. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/01/National_Lesbian___Gay_Journalists_Association_2011_Inductees/
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: It Gets Better: The Massachusetts Congressional Delegation (minus Scott Brown). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nluLC6F0sRw&feature=player_embedded
Audio: Can Therapy Change Sexual Orientation? NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/01/138820526/can-therapy-help-change-sexual-orientation-the-jurys-still-out?sc=fb&cc=fp
Photos: Broadway’s “Hair” hosts onstage same-sex weddings. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-HAIR-Hosts-Same-Sex-Marriages-at-the-St-James-20110726
Features
Gay Christian Musicians find work balances faith and art and love. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/31/138782702/for-gay-christian-musicians-work-balances-faith-art-love?sc=fb&cc=fp
New Opportunities for Transgender Actors. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/movies/new-roles-for-transgender-performers.html?src=recg
The Resource Center:
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has released a “Freedom To Serve Guide”, the first of its kind legal guide aimed at navigating LGBT military service in a post-DADT repeal environment. http://www.sldn.org/news/archives/sldn-releases-freedom-to-serve-guide-re-launches-online-site/
In Print:
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon LeVay. Oxford University Press. The nature vs. nurture wars over the development of homosexuality have been pretty definitively decided in favor of nature. In this survey of what makes people gay, lesbian, bi, or straight, neuroscientist LeVay (When Science Goes Wrong) brings readers up-to-date on the current state of knowledge.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Follies. The landmark Sondheim musical. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines star. http://www.folliesbroadway.com/
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Olive and The Bitter Herbs. A world premiere comedy by Charles Busch. Dan Butler and Julie Halston co-star. to 9/03/11. www.primarystages.org.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. to 8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***The Book of Merman. Varla Jean Merman’s now show. to 9/17/11. Provincetown, MA. http://ptow
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 8/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***I Love Being Me, Don’t You ? Sandra Bernhard’s new solo show. 8/11/11-8/14/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.redcat.org
***Rufus Wainwright performs his original settings of Shakespeare's Sonnets with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 8/14/11. Chicago, IL. www.ravinia.org.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
***Sweeney Todd. Close shaves, meat pies, and Sondheim with Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney. 8/11/11-10/09/11. Chicago, IL. http://www.drurylaneoakbrook.com/
On Display
***Judy Garland: The Television Years, the first comprehensive retrospective of Garland's career on television. thru 8/18/11. Paley Center for Media. New York, NY. www.paleycenter.org.
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Gleeks heaven.
***Gun Hill Road. Esai Morales stars in the story of a young man exploring his sexuality and its effects on his family. http://www.gunhillroad.com/home
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/17/11-8/21/11: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
8/19/11-8/29/11: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
8/20/11-8/27/11: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/21/11: Seattle, WA: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
8/23/11: New York, NY: LGBT Queens Business Network Mixer. Kew Gardens. http://www.meetup.com/TheLGBTProfessionalGayborhood/events/20968281/
8/25/11-8/28/11: Philadelphia, PA: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2011/rfp2011.htm
8/31/11-9/05/11: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. www.southerndecadence.com
9/08/11-9/1111: Chicago, IL: The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute candidate training program. http://www.glli.org/programs/candidate_campaign
Last Week’s Trivia: Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite. Answer: Noel Coward (1899-1973), author of "Sail Away", "Bittersweet", "Private Lives", "Blithe Spirit" and more.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie. Answer: Virgil Thomson, (1896-1989) who partnered with Gertrude Stein to write "The Mother Of Us All" about feminist Susan B. Anthony; the black opera "Four Saints in Three Acts" and the score to "Louisiana Story".
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville. Answer: Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), founder of the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and Charleston, SC; composer of "Amahl and The Night Visitors", the classic Christmas opera, and "The Consul" and "The Saint of Bleeker Street". He was partnered with opera composer Samual Barber--they collaborated on "Vanessa".
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus. Answer: Jeff Marx, who with partner Robert Lopez, wrote "Avenue Q", music for "Scrubs" and more. Lopez just snagged a Tony for “The Book of Mormon”.
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical. Answer: Peter Allen (1944-1992), discovered by Judy Garland, married (briefly) to Liza Minnelli, composer of "Arthur's Theme" (Oscar) and "Legs Diamond" (super-flop). Hugh Jackman starred in his life story, "The Boy From Oz".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. .
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Volume 14 No. 31 August 8, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 8-14, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/13: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
thru THU:8/25: New York, NY: The Pop-Up Museum of Gay History. in Soho. http://www.queermuseum.com/home/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
THU: 8/11: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Mamma Miat” and “Avenue Q”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
THU: 8/11: Vancouver, BC: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
FRI-SUN: 8/12-8/28: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
FRI: 8/12: Sag Harbor, NY: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners”. 8PM. Book Hampton. Also: SAT: 8/13: East Hampton, NY: 5PM. East Hampton Library. .http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow
FRI-SUN: 8/12-8/14: Fire Island, NY: 9th Annual Fire Island Black Out, a multicultural beach event for the LGBT Community and their families. http://www.fireislandblackout.com/2011/
SAT: 8/13: Fire Island, NY: The Stonewall Swim. A fundraiser for the New York City LGBT Community. http://www.stonewallswim.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=480920
SAT-MON: 8/13-8/15: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
SUN: 8/14: Burlington, VT: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
Newsworthy:
IRS Revokes Tax Exempt Status of the anti gay “Americans for Truth About Homosexuality” group run by Peter LaBarbera. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/irs-revokes-tax-exempt-status-of-peter-labarberas-anti-gay-hate-group-americans-for-truth-about-homo.html
California: The Supreme Court will hear the Proposition 8 case on 9/06/11 . OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9063&MediaType=1&Category=26
Note: The hearing will be televised. SFAppeal reports: http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/07/prop-8-arguments-before-ca-supreme-court-to-be-televised.php
Massachusetts: Senator Scott Brown was conspicuously absent when the state delegation recorded its “It Gets Better” video; Democrats and LGBT blast Brown. The Republicans, in turn, blast Dan Savage. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/senator-scott-brown-blasted-for-absence-from-it-gets-better-video-gop-responds-by-attacking-dan-sava.html
Oregon: Sam Adams, the out Mayor of Portland, will not seek re-election. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/29/Sam_Adams_Won_t_Seek_Re-election_As_Portland_s_Mayor/
San Francisco: The GLBT History Museum opens a month-long exhibit, “40 Years Together, 40 Years Strong” about the Alic B. Toklas Democratic Club, the oldest LGBT democratic club in the nation and its 40th anniversary. The exhibit runs through August.
SF Appeal reports: http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/08/glbt-history-museum-celebrates-oldest-oldest-lgbt-democratic-club.php
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Mo Rocca, former “Daily Show” correspondent, has come out. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Media/The_Daily_Shows_Mo_Rocca_Comes_Out/
Steve Kleinedler, the out lexicographer, has been named executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/01/Gay_Man_Takes_Top_Editor_Spot_at_American_Heritage_Dictionary/
Transitions:
Denis O’Hare (True Blood) and partner Hugo Redwood have tied the knot in New York.
Arnold Scaasi, the fashion designer, wed Parker Ladd, his partner of 50+ years. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/fashion/weddings/arnold-scaasi-and-parker-ladd-50-years-together-and-more-to-come.html?_r=1
Awards and Honors:
Don Michaels, William Dorr Lambert Legg, and Michelangelo Signorile are the2011 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Famers. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/01/National_Lesbian___Gay_Journalists_Association_2011_Inductees/
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: It Gets Better: The Massachusetts Congressional Delegation (minus Scott Brown). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nluLC6F0sRw&feature=player_embedded
Audio: Can Therapy Change Sexual Orientation? NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/01/138820526/can-therapy-help-change-sexual-orientation-the-jurys-still-out?sc=fb&cc=fp
Photos: Broadway’s “Hair” hosts onstage same-sex weddings. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-HAIR-Hosts-Same-Sex-Marriages-at-the-St-James-20110726
Features
Gay Christian Musicians find work balances faith and art and love. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/31/138782702/for-gay-christian-musicians-work-balances-faith-art-love?sc=fb&cc=fp
New Opportunities for Transgender Actors. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/movies/new-roles-for-transgender-performers.html?src=recg
The Resource Center:
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has released a “Freedom To Serve Guide”, the first of its kind legal guide aimed at navigating LGBT military service in a post-DADT repeal environment. http://www.sldn.org/news/archives/sldn-releases-freedom-to-serve-guide-re-launches-online-site/
In Print:
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon LeVay. Oxford University Press. The nature vs. nurture wars over the development of homosexuality have been pretty definitively decided in favor of nature. In this survey of what makes people gay, lesbian, bi, or straight, neuroscientist LeVay (When Science Goes Wrong) brings readers up-to-date on the current state of knowledge.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Follies. The landmark Sondheim musical. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines star. http://www.folliesbroadway.com/
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Olive and The Bitter Herbs. A world premiere comedy by Charles Busch. Dan Butler and Julie Halston co-star. to 9/03/11. www.primarystages.org.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. to 8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***The Book of Merman. Varla Jean Merman’s now show. to 9/17/11. Provincetown, MA. http://ptow
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 8/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***I Love Being Me, Don’t You ? Sandra Bernhard’s new solo show. 8/11/11-8/14/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.redcat.org
***Rufus Wainwright performs his original settings of Shakespeare's Sonnets with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 8/14/11. Chicago, IL. www.ravinia.org.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
***Sweeney Todd. Close shaves, meat pies, and Sondheim with Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney. 8/11/11-10/09/11. Chicago, IL. http://www.drurylaneoakbrook.com/
On Display
***Judy Garland: The Television Years, the first comprehensive retrospective of Garland's career on television. thru 8/18/11. Paley Center for Media. New York, NY. www.paleycenter.org.
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Gleeks heaven.
***Gun Hill Road. Esai Morales stars in the story of a young man exploring his sexuality and its effects on his family. http://www.gunhillroad.com/home
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/17/11-8/21/11: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
8/19/11-8/29/11: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
8/20/11-8/27/11: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/21/11: Seattle, WA: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
8/23/11: New York, NY: LGBT Queens Business Network Mixer. Kew Gardens. http://www.meetup.com/TheLGBTProfessionalGayborhood/events/20968281/
8/25/11-8/28/11: Philadelphia, PA: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2011/rfp2011.htm
8/31/11-9/05/11: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. www.southerndecadence.com
9/08/11-9/1111: Chicago, IL: The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute candidate training program. http://www.glli.org/programs/candidate_campaign
Last Week’s Trivia: Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite. Answer: Noel Coward (1899-1973), author of "Sail Away", "Bittersweet", "Private Lives", "Blithe Spirit" and more.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie. Answer: Virgil Thomson, (1896-1989) who partnered with Gertrude Stein to write "The Mother Of Us All" about feminist Susan B. Anthony; the black opera "Four Saints in Three Acts" and the score to "Louisiana Story".
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville. Answer: Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), founder of the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and Charleston, SC; composer of "Amahl and The Night Visitors", the classic Christmas opera, and "The Consul" and "The Saint of Bleeker Street". He was partnered with opera composer Samual Barber--they collaborated on "Vanessa".
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus. Answer: Jeff Marx, who with partner Robert Lopez, wrote "Avenue Q", music for "Scrubs" and more. Lopez just snagged a Tony for “The Book of Mormon”.
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical. Answer: Peter Allen (1944-1992), discovered by Judy Garland, married (briefly) to Liza Minnelli, composer of "Arthur's Theme" (Oscar) and "Legs Diamond" (super-flop). Hugh Jackman starred in his life story, "The Boy From Oz".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. .
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/01/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 30 August 1, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 1-7, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru SAT: 8/06: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
MON: 8/01: Hollywood, CA: Alison Arngrim from “Little House on the Prairie” signs copies of her memoir “Confessions of a Pariaire Bitch”. 7PM. Book Soup.
TUE: 8/02: New York, NY: Carnival GLAAD Manhattan. A Brazilian-inspired event to support the activities of GLAAD. http://www.glaad.org/manhattan
THU: 8/04: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Rent” and “Wicked”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
FRI-SUN: 8/05-8/07: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
SAT: 8/06: Washington, DC: OutWrite LGBT Book Fair at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. www.outwritedc.org
SAT-SAT: 8/06-8/13: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
SAT-THU: 8/06-8/25: New York, NY: The Pop-Up Museum of Gay History. in Soho. http://www.queermuseum.com/home/
SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. Also: SUN: 8/07: Albany, NY: http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
Newsworthy:
Wedding Day in New York for same-sex couples. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/nyregion/across-new-york-hundreds-of-gay-couples-to-marry-on-sunday.
DADT. It’s history, effective September 20, 2011. President Obama’s statement. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/22/statement-president-certification-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell
Lesbian Couple told to stop holding hands at the Gertrude Stein exhibit at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum. A guard issued the edict at an exhibit honoring one of the world’s greatest lesbians and poets. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/lesbian-couple-told-to-stop-holding-hands-at-gertrude-stein-exhibit-in-san-francisco.html
Coming Out: DC Comics has superheroes coming out. Lambda Literary reports: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/07/25/up-up-and-out-of-the-closet/
Transitions:
Avenue Q Happy Couple. Rod and Ricky marry in New York. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/AVENUE-Q-Same-Sex-Puppets-Rod-Ricky-to-Get-Hitched-724-20110720
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Niagara Falls: The first legal gay marriage ceremony in New York. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAk7w3Cxwl4
Features
Coming Out: Dave Koz, the jazz saxophonist, says that coming out in 2004 didn’t hurt his career.
The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/14/koz-and-effect/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=story&utm_term=Washington%2BBlade&utm_campaign=Washington%2BBlade
Why Gay Marriage is Good for America. Andrew Sullivan’s opinion piece. Newsweek reports: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/17/andrew-sullivan-why-gay-marriage-is-good-for-america.html
DADT: Obama’s Slow Repeal Process Defused the Controversy, according to The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/how-obamas-slow-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-defanged-the-controversy/242481/
Society Defines Gender Differeces. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/07/22/138603165/social-by-nature?sc=fb&cc=fp
Clay Aiken on being a gay teen in the South. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/22/Clay_Aiken_on_Being_A_Gay_Teenager_in_The_South/
Wedding Portraits from New York. The New York Times covers the first gay marriages. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/24/nyregion/20110724-gaymarriage-portraits.html?hp
Photo Coverage: Rod and Ricky get married on Avenue Q. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-AVENUE-Qs-Gay-Couple-Rod-Rickey-Wed-in-NYC-20110725
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Follies. The landmark Sondheim musical. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines star. Opens 8/07/11. http://www.folliesbroadway.com/
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Olive and The Bitter Herbs. A world premiere comedy by Charles Busch. Dan Butler and Julie Halston co-star. to 9/03/11. www.primarystages.org.
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. to 8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***The Book of Merman. Varla Jean Merman’s now show. 8/04/11-9/17/11. Provincetown, MA. http://ptow
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunch gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 8/13/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***Hairspray. All-star revival with Harvey Fierstein, Marisa Jaret Winokur, Corbin Bleu, Drew Carey, Nick Jonas, John Stamos and more. 8/05/11-8/07/11, Hollywood, CA. www.hollywoodbowl.com.
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 8/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Judy Garland: The Television Years, the first comprehensive retrospective of Garland's career on television. thru 8/18/11. Paley Center for Media. New York, NY. www.paleycenter.org.
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Making The Boys. A documentry about the production of “The Boys in The Band”, the first commercially-successful gay-themed drama which opened just before Stonewall. Screening schedule on Facebook.
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/12/11-8/14/11: Fire Island, NY: 9th Annual Fire Island Black Out, a multicultural beach event for the LGBT Community and their families. http://www.fireislandblackout.com/2011/
8/13/11: Fire Island, NY: The Stonewall Swim. A fundraiser for the New York City LGBT Community. http://www.stonewallswim.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=480920
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/14/11: Burlington, VT: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
8/17/11-8/21/11: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
8/19/11-8/29/11: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
8/20/11-8/27/11: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/21/11: Seattle, WA: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
8/25/11-8/28/11: Philadelphia, PA: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2011/rfp2011.htm
8/31/11-9/05/11: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. www.southerndecadence.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability. Answer: James Baldwin, author of “Giovanni’s Room”.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event. Answer: The Gay Games.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad. Answer: La Cage Aux Folles, written by Jerry Herman (“Hello Dolly”) and Harvey Fierstein (“Torch Song Trilogy”). The musical, revived on Broadway last season, took home a Tony Award for “Best Revival”, and Harvey Fierstein played the lead.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions. Answer: Yves Saint-Laurent.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter. Answer: James McGreevey, the governor of New Jersey. He came out to avoid being outed by a subordinate.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie.
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville.
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus. A
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 30 August 1, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 1-7, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru SAT: 8/06: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
MON: 8/01: Hollywood, CA: Alison Arngrim from “Little House on the Prairie” signs copies of her memoir “Confessions of a Pariaire Bitch”. 7PM. Book Soup.
TUE: 8/02: New York, NY: Carnival GLAAD Manhattan. A Brazilian-inspired event to support the activities of GLAAD. http://www.glaad.org/manhattan
THU: 8/04: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Rent” and “Wicked”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
FRI-SUN: 8/05-8/07: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
SAT: 8/06: Washington, DC: OutWrite LGBT Book Fair at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. www.outwritedc.org
SAT-SAT: 8/06-8/13: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
SAT-THU: 8/06-8/25: New York, NY: The Pop-Up Museum of Gay History. in Soho. http://www.queermuseum.com/home/
SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. Also: SUN: 8/07: Albany, NY: http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
Newsworthy:
Wedding Day in New York for same-sex couples. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/nyregion/across-new-york-hundreds-of-gay-couples-to-marry-on-sunday.
DADT. It’s history, effective September 20, 2011. President Obama’s statement. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/22/statement-president-certification-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell
Lesbian Couple told to stop holding hands at the Gertrude Stein exhibit at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum. A guard issued the edict at an exhibit honoring one of the world’s greatest lesbians and poets. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/lesbian-couple-told-to-stop-holding-hands-at-gertrude-stein-exhibit-in-san-francisco.html
Coming Out: DC Comics has superheroes coming out. Lambda Literary reports: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/07/25/up-up-and-out-of-the-closet/
Transitions:
Avenue Q Happy Couple. Rod and Ricky marry in New York. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/AVENUE-Q-Same-Sex-Puppets-Rod-Ricky-to-Get-Hitched-724-20110720
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Niagara Falls: The first legal gay marriage ceremony in New York. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAk7w3Cxwl4
Features
Coming Out: Dave Koz, the jazz saxophonist, says that coming out in 2004 didn’t hurt his career.
The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/14/koz-and-effect/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=story&utm_term=Washington%2BBlade&utm_campaign=Washington%2BBlade
Why Gay Marriage is Good for America. Andrew Sullivan’s opinion piece. Newsweek reports: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/17/andrew-sullivan-why-gay-marriage-is-good-for-america.html
DADT: Obama’s Slow Repeal Process Defused the Controversy, according to The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/how-obamas-slow-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-defanged-the-controversy/242481/
Society Defines Gender Differeces. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/07/22/138603165/social-by-nature?sc=fb&cc=fp
Clay Aiken on being a gay teen in the South. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/22/Clay_Aiken_on_Being_A_Gay_Teenager_in_The_South/
Wedding Portraits from New York. The New York Times covers the first gay marriages. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/24/nyregion/20110724-gaymarriage-portraits.html?hp
Photo Coverage: Rod and Ricky get married on Avenue Q. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-AVENUE-Qs-Gay-Couple-Rod-Rickey-Wed-in-NYC-20110725
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Follies. The landmark Sondheim musical. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines star. Opens 8/07/11. http://www.folliesbroadway.com/
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Olive and The Bitter Herbs. A world premiere comedy by Charles Busch. Dan Butler and Julie Halston co-star. to 9/03/11. www.primarystages.org.
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. to 8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***The Book of Merman. Varla Jean Merman’s now show. 8/04/11-9/17/11. Provincetown, MA. http://ptow
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunch gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 8/13/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***Hairspray. All-star revival with Harvey Fierstein, Marisa Jaret Winokur, Corbin Bleu, Drew Carey, Nick Jonas, John Stamos and more. 8/05/11-8/07/11, Hollywood, CA. www.hollywoodbowl.com.
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 8/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Judy Garland: The Television Years, the first comprehensive retrospective of Garland's career on television. thru 8/18/11. Paley Center for Media. New York, NY. www.paleycenter.org.
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Making The Boys. A documentry about the production of “The Boys in The Band”, the first commercially-successful gay-themed drama which opened just before Stonewall. Screening schedule on Facebook.
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/12/11-8/14/11: Fire Island, NY: 9th Annual Fire Island Black Out, a multicultural beach event for the LGBT Community and their families. http://www.fireislandblackout.com/2011/
8/13/11: Fire Island, NY: The Stonewall Swim. A fundraiser for the New York City LGBT Community. http://www.stonewallswim.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=480920
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/14/11: Burlington, VT: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
8/17/11-8/21/11: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
8/19/11-8/29/11: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
8/20/11-8/27/11: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/21/11: Seattle, WA: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/
8/25/11-8/28/11: Philadelphia, PA: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2011/rfp2011.htm
8/31/11-9/05/11: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. www.southerndecadence.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability. Answer: James Baldwin, author of “Giovanni’s Room”.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event. Answer: The Gay Games.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad. Answer: La Cage Aux Folles, written by Jerry Herman (“Hello Dolly”) and Harvey Fierstein (“Torch Song Trilogy”). The musical, revived on Broadway last season, took home a Tony Award for “Best Revival”, and Harvey Fierstein played the lead.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions. Answer: Yves Saint-Laurent.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter. Answer: James McGreevey, the governor of New Jersey. He came out to avoid being outed by a subordinate.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie.
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville.
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus. A
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 7/25/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 29 July 25, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 25-31, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru MON: 7/25: New York, NY: Fresh Fruit. The 9th annual international LGBT arts festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.
thru THU: 7/28: New York, NY: NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Featival. http://newfest.org/wordpress/
MON-SUN: 7/25-7/31: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com
MON: 7/25: Washington, DC: Our Wicked Wicked Ways. Cast members from “Wicked” perform a cabaret benefit for Food & Friends and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. http://www.foodandfriends.org/site/pp.asp?c=ggLMIYOGKrF&b=7537413
WED: 7/27: New York, NY: Post Performance Talk Out at “A Strange and Separate People” (the new play by Jon Marans the author of “The Tempermentals”). Religious LGBT Jews discuss the conflicts of embracing their sexuality while remaining in the Orthodox community. Rabbi Steven Greenberg hosts. Studio Theatre. Theatre Row.
THU: 7/28: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Anything Goes” and “Hair”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
FRI-SUN: 7/29-7/31: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org
SAT-SAT: 7/30-8/06: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
SAT: 7/30: Washington Depot, CT: Tea for Two Hundred. A Cottage Garden Party to benefit Interfaith AIDS Ministry and New Milford VNA Hospice. Performance by the CT. Gay Mens Chorus. https://secure.newmilfordvna.org/tea.php
SUN: 7/31: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/
SUN: 7/31: Raleigh Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: Crepe Myrtle Festival. weeklong festival to support HIV/AIDS groups.
Newsworthy:
DOMA Hearing Witnesses are expected to include the following pro-gay and anti-gay people. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/list-of-witnesses-speaking-at-tomorrows-doma-repeal-hearing.html
When DADT Ends, same-sex married couples in the military won’t receive the same benefits as opposite-sex married couples, because the federal government enforces DOMA. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/us/17military.html?_r=1
California: Governor Jerry Brown has signed a new bill which requires public schools to include the contributions of the LGBT community in history curriculum. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/14/BAL61KAHVQ.DTL
Maryland: Governor Martin O’Malley says he’ll support marriage equality. The Washington Examiner reports: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2011/07/omalley-vows-support-same-sex-marriage
Utah: Democrats have elected Jim Dabakis as state party chairman, making him the first openly gay person to hold the position. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/18/Gay_Man_Elected_Utah_Democratic_Party_Chair/
Niagara Falls will go rainbow on midnight Saturday. What a cool way to welcome marriage equality to New York. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/niagara-falls-to-provide-rainbow-colored-backdrop-for-new-yorks-first-legal-same-sex-marriages.html
New York: The state has launched a tourism campaign to encourage gay and lesbian couples to marry in New York. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8964&MediaType=1&Category=26
DC Comics is introducing some new gay characters. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Features/Up,_Up_and_Out_of_the_Closet/
Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) is turning the Proposition 8 trial transcripts into a 90-minute play, tentatively titled “8”. It will have a staged-reading for Broadway Impact on 9/19/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/theater/play-about-proposition-8-by-dustin-lance-black.html?_r=1
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Randy Roberts Potts, the grandson of televangelist Oral Roberts, has talked for the first time about coming out gay. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8975&MediaType=1&Category=22
J. Paul Oetken has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a federal district judge for the southern district of New York, making him the first out gay man approved to serve on the federal bench. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/18/Out_Gay_Man_Confirmed_to_Federal_Bench/
Transitions:
Edward Hastings, the former artistic director of American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, died on 7/06/11, at age 80. The Hartford Courant reports: http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2011/07/west-hartford-native-edward-ha.html
Tony Stevens, the Broadway dancer, choreographer, and director, has died at age 63. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/07-2011/broadway-choreographer-tony-stevens-has-died_38868.html
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Prime Time Emmy Awards: http://www.emmys.com/
Winners: Outfest Film Festival. You’ll be seeing these at other film festivals or in release or on video soon. The Hollywood Reporter recaps: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/outfest-award-winners-announced-212341
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Trailer: “With You”, the documentary about Mark Bingham, the gay rugby player who was on United #93 on September 11th. via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/bingham.html
Video: Broadway Impact press conference about July 24, the first day that same-sex marriage is legal in New York. There’s going to be a Broadway wedding (s)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9NJA8Kv5N8&feature=player_embedded#at=131
Photos: The Gay Wedding Album. Newsweek profiles some recent same-sex marriages. http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2011/07/17/gay-marriage-photos-from-real-weddings.html
Features
The Other Gay Contenders. Young, ambitious LGBT candidates who are running for office this year and next. The Advocate profiles: http://www.advocate.com/Politics/Election/The_Other_Gay_Contenders/
Gay Characters and Actors score big amongst the Emmy Awards nominations. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/14/Gay_Actors,_Characters_Score_Big_With_Emmy_Voters/
Our Sweet Triumph. New Yorker Cynthia Nixon talks about marriage equality in the Empire State. Newsweek reports: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/17/cynthia-nixon-on-new-york-passing-gay-marriage.html
Vatican Changes Stance on Gay Marriage from The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/articles/vatican-reverses-stance-on-gay-marriage-after-meet,20912/
In Print:
John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star. by Jonathan Croall Methuen Drama Press. Complete account of Gielgud's life and career on stage in classical plays; plays by contemporary dramatists; and in films. Throws fresh light on his turbulent ups and downs, events that nearly shattered his career, and on his great rivalry and complex relationship with Laurence Olivier.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Book of Mormon, the new multi-Tony wainning musical penned by "South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Olive and The Bitter Herbs. A world premiere comedy by Charles Busch. Dan Butler and Julie Halston co-star. to 9/03/11. www.primarystages.org.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***Hay Days. Thomas James O’Leary stars as Harry Hay, who organized America's first gay-rights group, the Mattachine Society, from his apartment in 1948 Silver Lake. to 7/26/11. Los Angeles, CA: www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***The HoMo’Nique Show. A new satire. Stacy Layne Matthews of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” plays MoNique, who comes to NYC to tape a show for the Gay Entertainment Network. 7/29/11-7/31/11. www.spincyclenyc.com
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Judy Garland: The Television Years, the first comprehensive retrospective of Garland's career on television. thru 8/18/11. Paley Center for Media. New York, NY. www.paleycenter.org.
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***The Broken Tower, written, directed by, and starring James Franco, who plays gay poet Hart Crane. At film festivals.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Equality U. The documentary about the 2006 Soul Force Equality Ride, a cross-country journey to confront antigay discrimination.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/01/11: Hollywood, CA: Alison Arngrim from “Little House on the Prairie” signs copies of her memoir “Confessions of a Pariaire Bitch”. 7PM. Book Soup.
8/02/11-8/07/11: Near Hart, MI: Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. www.michfest.com
8/05/11-8/07/11: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
8/06/11: Washington, DC: OutWrite LGBT Book Fair at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. www.outwritedc.org
8/06/11-8/13/11: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Comically Gay
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”. Answer: Bert & Ernie from “Sesame Street”, profiled in the Peter Spears’ documentary “Ernest & Bertram”, a film that the couple’s creators tried to block.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”. Answer: Tinky Winky from “The Teletubbies”, outed by Jerry Falwell for accessorizing with a purse.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so. Answer: Doonesbury. Andy Lippincott came out in Garry Trudeau’s acclaimed comic.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s. Answer: Avenue Q. Rod and Nicky star in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry. Answer: Buster, the PBS Kids hero from "Postcards from Buster". The religious right came down on PBS for allowing this to air.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 29 July 25, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 25-31, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru MON: 7/25: New York, NY: Fresh Fruit. The 9th annual international LGBT arts festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.
thru THU: 7/28: New York, NY: NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Featival. http://newfest.org/wordpress/
MON-SUN: 7/25-7/31: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com
MON: 7/25: Washington, DC: Our Wicked Wicked Ways. Cast members from “Wicked” perform a cabaret benefit for Food & Friends and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. http://www.foodandfriends.org/site/pp.asp?c=ggLMIYOGKrF&b=7537413
WED: 7/27: New York, NY: Post Performance Talk Out at “A Strange and Separate People” (the new play by Jon Marans the author of “The Tempermentals”). Religious LGBT Jews discuss the conflicts of embracing their sexuality while remaining in the Orthodox community. Rabbi Steven Greenberg hosts. Studio Theatre. Theatre Row.
THU: 7/28: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Anything Goes” and “Hair”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
FRI-SUN: 7/29-7/31: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org
SAT-SAT: 7/30-8/06: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
SAT: 7/30: Washington Depot, CT: Tea for Two Hundred. A Cottage Garden Party to benefit Interfaith AIDS Ministry and New Milford VNA Hospice. Performance by the CT. Gay Mens Chorus. https://secure.newmilfordvna.org/tea.php
SUN: 7/31: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/
SUN: 7/31: Raleigh Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: Crepe Myrtle Festival. weeklong festival to support HIV/AIDS groups.
Newsworthy:
DOMA Hearing Witnesses are expected to include the following pro-gay and anti-gay people. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/list-of-witnesses-speaking-at-tomorrows-doma-repeal-hearing.html
When DADT Ends, same-sex married couples in the military won’t receive the same benefits as opposite-sex married couples, because the federal government enforces DOMA. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/us/17military.html?_r=1
California: Governor Jerry Brown has signed a new bill which requires public schools to include the contributions of the LGBT community in history curriculum. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/14/BAL61KAHVQ.DTL
Maryland: Governor Martin O’Malley says he’ll support marriage equality. The Washington Examiner reports: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2011/07/omalley-vows-support-same-sex-marriage
Utah: Democrats have elected Jim Dabakis as state party chairman, making him the first openly gay person to hold the position. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/18/Gay_Man_Elected_Utah_Democratic_Party_Chair/
Niagara Falls will go rainbow on midnight Saturday. What a cool way to welcome marriage equality to New York. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/niagara-falls-to-provide-rainbow-colored-backdrop-for-new-yorks-first-legal-same-sex-marriages.html
New York: The state has launched a tourism campaign to encourage gay and lesbian couples to marry in New York. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8964&MediaType=1&Category=26
DC Comics is introducing some new gay characters. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Features/Up,_Up_and_Out_of_the_Closet/
Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) is turning the Proposition 8 trial transcripts into a 90-minute play, tentatively titled “8”. It will have a staged-reading for Broadway Impact on 9/19/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/theater/play-about-proposition-8-by-dustin-lance-black.html?_r=1
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Randy Roberts Potts, the grandson of televangelist Oral Roberts, has talked for the first time about coming out gay. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8975&MediaType=1&Category=22
J. Paul Oetken has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a federal district judge for the southern district of New York, making him the first out gay man approved to serve on the federal bench. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/18/Out_Gay_Man_Confirmed_to_Federal_Bench/
Transitions:
Edward Hastings, the former artistic director of American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, died on 7/06/11, at age 80. The Hartford Courant reports: http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2011/07/west-hartford-native-edward-ha.html
Tony Stevens, the Broadway dancer, choreographer, and director, has died at age 63. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/07-2011/broadway-choreographer-tony-stevens-has-died_38868.html
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Prime Time Emmy Awards: http://www.emmys.com/
Winners: Outfest Film Festival. You’ll be seeing these at other film festivals or in release or on video soon. The Hollywood Reporter recaps: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/outfest-award-winners-announced-212341
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Trailer: “With You”, the documentary about Mark Bingham, the gay rugby player who was on United #93 on September 11th. via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/bingham.html
Video: Broadway Impact press conference about July 24, the first day that same-sex marriage is legal in New York. There’s going to be a Broadway wedding (s)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9NJA8Kv5N8&feature=player_embedded#at=131
Photos: The Gay Wedding Album. Newsweek profiles some recent same-sex marriages. http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2011/07/17/gay-marriage-photos-from-real-weddings.html
Features
The Other Gay Contenders. Young, ambitious LGBT candidates who are running for office this year and next. The Advocate profiles: http://www.advocate.com/Politics/Election/The_Other_Gay_Contenders/
Gay Characters and Actors score big amongst the Emmy Awards nominations. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/14/Gay_Actors,_Characters_Score_Big_With_Emmy_Voters/
Our Sweet Triumph. New Yorker Cynthia Nixon talks about marriage equality in the Empire State. Newsweek reports: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/17/cynthia-nixon-on-new-york-passing-gay-marriage.html
Vatican Changes Stance on Gay Marriage from The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/articles/vatican-reverses-stance-on-gay-marriage-after-meet,20912/
In Print:
John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star. by Jonathan Croall Methuen Drama Press. Complete account of Gielgud's life and career on stage in classical plays; plays by contemporary dramatists; and in films. Throws fresh light on his turbulent ups and downs, events that nearly shattered his career, and on his great rivalry and complex relationship with Laurence Olivier.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Book of Mormon, the new multi-Tony wainning musical penned by "South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Olive and The Bitter Herbs. A world premiere comedy by Charles Busch. Dan Butler and Julie Halston co-star. to 9/03/11. www.primarystages.org.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
Elsewhere...
***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***Hay Days. Thomas James O’Leary stars as Harry Hay, who organized America's first gay-rights group, the Mattachine Society, from his apartment in 1948 Silver Lake. to 7/26/11. Los Angeles, CA: www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***The HoMo’Nique Show. A new satire. Stacy Layne Matthews of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” plays MoNique, who comes to NYC to tape a show for the Gay Entertainment Network. 7/29/11-7/31/11. www.spincyclenyc.com
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Judy Garland: The Television Years, the first comprehensive retrospective of Garland's career on television. thru 8/18/11. Paley Center for Media. New York, NY. www.paleycenter.org.
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***The Broken Tower, written, directed by, and starring James Franco, who plays gay poet Hart Crane. At film festivals.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Equality U. The documentary about the 2006 Soul Force Equality Ride, a cross-country journey to confront antigay discrimination.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
8/01/11: Hollywood, CA: Alison Arngrim from “Little House on the Prairie” signs copies of her memoir “Confessions of a Pariaire Bitch”. 7PM. Book Soup.
8/02/11-8/07/11: Near Hart, MI: Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. www.michfest.com
8/05/11-8/07/11: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
8/06/11: Washington, DC: OutWrite LGBT Book Fair at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. www.outwritedc.org
8/06/11-8/13/11: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Comically Gay
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”. Answer: Bert & Ernie from “Sesame Street”, profiled in the Peter Spears’ documentary “Ernest & Bertram”, a film that the couple’s creators tried to block.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”. Answer: Tinky Winky from “The Teletubbies”, outed by Jerry Falwell for accessorizing with a purse.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so. Answer: Doonesbury. Andy Lippincott came out in Garry Trudeau’s acclaimed comic.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s. Answer: Avenue Q. Rod and Nicky star in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry. Answer: Buster, the PBS Kids hero from "Postcards from Buster". The religious right came down on PBS for allowing this to air.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 7/18/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 28 July 18, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 18-24, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru MON: 7/25: New York, NY: Fresh Fruit. The 9th annual international LGBT arts festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.
TUE: 7/19: Saco, ME: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
THU: 7/21: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “The Addams Family” and “Billy Elliot”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
THU-THU: 7/21-28: New York, NY: NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Featival. http://newfest.org/wordpress/
THU-SUN: 7/21-7/24: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings, entertainment, focus on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.org
SAT: 7/23: East Hampton, NY: The Gutter Ball. A dance party to benefit the LGBT Center of New York. East Hampton Bowl.. www.gaycenter.org
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Resource: New York Times “Coming Out” Series: LGBT teens in their own words, made its debut on 5/23/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/us/23out.html?_r=1
Coming Out:
DADT: A federal appeals court has ordered an immediate halt to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. ABC News reports: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=14011565
DADT 2: A federal appellate court on 7/11/11 directed the Obama administration to announce within 10 days whether or not it will continue to defend “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in court in the wake of its decision to no longer litigate on behalf of the Defense of Marriage Act. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/11/will-obama-drop-govt-defense-of-dont-ask/
California: The California Assembly today gave final approval to a bill sponsored by out State Sen. Mark Leno that will require the state’s public schools to “fairly and accurately portray the LGBT civil rights movement and the historic contributions of the diverse LGBT community in social science instruction. Gay Politics reports: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/07/05/california-legislature-passes-lgbt-history-bill/
US Department of Justice’s admission of the “regrettable role” of the federalgovernment in anti-gay discrimination is historic. MetroWeekly reports: http://metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6399
Lesbians marry more often than gay men, according to research from states with sanction same-sex marriage. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/lesbians-marry-more-often-than-gay-men.html
Coming Out: Gray and Gay. A Closeted Psychiatrist comes out after 40 years. ABCNews reports: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/gay-gray-psychiatrist-loren-olson-40-years-closeted/story?id=14022799
Connecticut: Governor Dannel Malloy has signed the state’s TG Non-Discrimination Bill. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/07/11/connecticut-gov-dannel-malloy-signs-transgender-non-discrimination-bill/
Massachusetts: The city of Cambridge will pay gay married employees more to offset the taxes levied by the IRS , who don’t recognize same-sex marriage. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/10/mass_city_to_pay_wedded_gay_workers_to_offset_tax/
Opera Off/Opera On. “Billy Elliot” writer Lee Hall says that homophobia caused the cancellation of his new opera. The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/after-charges-of-discrimination-a-cancelled-opera-is-reinstated/?hp
Guilty: Isaiah Kelebu was found guilty in the murder of Teresa Butz and the rape of her partner. Butz was the sister of Tony Award winning actor Norbert Leo Butz. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/06/Guilty_Verdict_in_Seattle_Rape_Murder_Case/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, an out lesbian, has been appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Fulton, a 1980 West Point graduate, was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of Captain after serving for five years in the Army Signal Corps in Germany. Gay Politics reports: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/07/05/obama-appoints-out-lesbian-to-west-point-board/
Mark Perriello, an out, visually-impaired man, has been named to lead the American Association of People with Disabilities. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/07/gay-man-to-lead-national-disability-group/
Rudolf Brazda, a 98-year old gay Holocaust survivor, shares his story in a new book. Der Spiegel reports: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,772667,00.html
Liza Minnelli has been named an “officier” in the Legion of Honor by France’s cultural minister. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/11/Liza_Is_Named_an_Officier_in_the_Legion_of_Honor/
Transitions:
Jean Harris, the out LGBT advocate, died last week at age 66. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/07/05/glaad-mourns-the-passing-of-lgbt-advocate-jean-harris/
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Pray Away the Gay? Michele Bachmann’s and husband’s Christian counseling clinic practiced thie theory. ABC News reports via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/bachmannclinic.html
Video: CNN profiled a bi-national gay couple facing deportation, because DOMA prohibits federal recognition of their marriage. via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/watch-cnn-profiles-binational-gay-couple.html
Video: California State Senator Mark Leno explains the FAIR education act, which requires that state social studies courses include LGBT history. Video via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/watch-mark-leno-discusses-californias-lgbt-history-bill.html
Opportunities
Coming Out: MTV Coming Out Special Casting Call. If you’re 16-24, audition ! http://www.bmpcasting.com/casting/comingout/
In Print:
Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight. A Psychiatrist’s Own Story by Loren A. Olson. InGroup Press. A story about coming out in middle age. Part memoir and part psychology book.
The Last Deployment: How A Gay Hammer-swinging Twentysomething Survived a Year in Iraq. by Bronson Lerner. University of Wisconsin Press. The story of a gay carpenter in the National Guard who gets deployed to Iraq and longs for a future as an openly gay man.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
***Unnatural Acts, a new play about Harvard's “Secret Court” investigation and persecution of a group of gay students in 1920. Conceived and directed by Tony Speciale and the Plastic Theatre. to 7/24/11. www.classicstage.org
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. 7/21/11-8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***Hay Days. Thomas James O’Leary stars as Harry Hay, who organized America's first gay-rights group, the Mattachine Society, from his apartment in 1948 Silver Lake. to 7/26/11. Los Angeles, CA: www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a collection of the out designer’s works from 1992-2010. through 7/31/11. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B55189B0E-51CF-4801-BC24-1D7CC67F7633%7D
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***The Broken Tower, written, directed by, and starring James Franco, who plays gay poet Hart Crane. At film festivals.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
7/25/11-7/31/11: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com
7/28/11: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Anything Goes” and “Hair”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
7/29/11-7/31/11: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org
7/30/11-8/06/11: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
7/31/11: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/
8/05/11-8/07/11: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
8/06/11: Washington, DC: OutWrite LGBT Book Fair at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. www.outwritedc.org
8/06/11-8/13/11: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Friends of Dorothy
1. Question: Name this character. Amongst the original Friends of Dorothy, one friend's real life son married Dorothy's real-life daughter. Answer: The Tin Man, played by Jack Haley. Jack Haley, Jr married Judy Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli. Their 1970s marriage was brief.
2. Question: Name this TV series set in the Emerald City, in which two Friends of Dorothy had a brutal romance. One emerged as a compassionate cop; the other emerged on a suburban lane, where he romanced a housewife's son. Answer: Oz, which starred Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order SVU") and Lee Tergesen ("Desperate Housewives") as prison buddies. The prison unit was called "Emerald City".
3. Question: Name this 1978 film, based on an earlier musical, which urbanized the friends of Dorothy, who was played by a diva. Her recently-deceased scarecrow was said to resemble her appearance. Answer: "The Wiz". Diana Ross played Dorothy and Michael Jackson was her scarecrow. The Broadway version was revived this summer with Ashanti as Dorothy.
4. Question: Name this prequel to Dorothy's story, based upon a best-selling book written by an out author. It tells Dorothy's story from the viewpoint of two witches, one who wants to be popular and one who is green. Answer: "Wicked", the blockbuster musical based on Gregory Maguire's book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch".
5. Question: Which of the following has not played a Witch ? A) DeeDee Bridgewater, B) Kristin Chenoweth, C) Lena Horne, D) Bebe Neuwirth E) Billie Burke. Answer: Bebe Neuwirth. DeeDee Bridgewater was "Glinda" in Broadway's "The Wiz" and Lena Horne played the role in the film. Chenoweth was "Galinda" in "Wicked" and Billie Burke was the original "Glinda".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Comically Gay
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 28 July 18, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 18-24, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru MON: 7/25: New York, NY: Fresh Fruit. The 9th annual international LGBT arts festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.
TUE: 7/19: Saco, ME: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
THU: 7/21: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “The Addams Family” and “Billy Elliot”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
THU-THU: 7/21-28: New York, NY: NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Featival. http://newfest.org/wordpress/
THU-SUN: 7/21-7/24: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings, entertainment, focus on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.org
SAT: 7/23: East Hampton, NY: The Gutter Ball. A dance party to benefit the LGBT Center of New York. East Hampton Bowl.. www.gaycenter.org
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Resource: New York Times “Coming Out” Series: LGBT teens in their own words, made its debut on 5/23/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/us/23out.html?_r=1
Coming Out:
DADT: A federal appeals court has ordered an immediate halt to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. ABC News reports: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=14011565
DADT 2: A federal appellate court on 7/11/11 directed the Obama administration to announce within 10 days whether or not it will continue to defend “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in court in the wake of its decision to no longer litigate on behalf of the Defense of Marriage Act. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/11/will-obama-drop-govt-defense-of-dont-ask/
California: The California Assembly today gave final approval to a bill sponsored by out State Sen. Mark Leno that will require the state’s public schools to “fairly and accurately portray the LGBT civil rights movement and the historic contributions of the diverse LGBT community in social science instruction. Gay Politics reports: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/07/05/california-legislature-passes-lgbt-history-bill/
US Department of Justice’s admission of the “regrettable role” of the federalgovernment in anti-gay discrimination is historic. MetroWeekly reports: http://metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6399
Lesbians marry more often than gay men, according to research from states with sanction same-sex marriage. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/lesbians-marry-more-often-than-gay-men.html
Coming Out: Gray and Gay. A Closeted Psychiatrist comes out after 40 years. ABCNews reports: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/gay-gray-psychiatrist-loren-olson-40-years-closeted/story?id=14022799
Connecticut: Governor Dannel Malloy has signed the state’s TG Non-Discrimination Bill. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/07/11/connecticut-gov-dannel-malloy-signs-transgender-non-discrimination-bill/
Massachusetts: The city of Cambridge will pay gay married employees more to offset the taxes levied by the IRS , who don’t recognize same-sex marriage. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/10/mass_city_to_pay_wedded_gay_workers_to_offset_tax/
Opera Off/Opera On. “Billy Elliot” writer Lee Hall says that homophobia caused the cancellation of his new opera. The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/after-charges-of-discrimination-a-cancelled-opera-is-reinstated/?hp
Guilty: Isaiah Kelebu was found guilty in the murder of Teresa Butz and the rape of her partner. Butz was the sister of Tony Award winning actor Norbert Leo Butz. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/06/Guilty_Verdict_in_Seattle_Rape_Murder_Case/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, an out lesbian, has been appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Fulton, a 1980 West Point graduate, was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of Captain after serving for five years in the Army Signal Corps in Germany. Gay Politics reports: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/07/05/obama-appoints-out-lesbian-to-west-point-board/
Mark Perriello, an out, visually-impaired man, has been named to lead the American Association of People with Disabilities. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/07/gay-man-to-lead-national-disability-group/
Rudolf Brazda, a 98-year old gay Holocaust survivor, shares his story in a new book. Der Spiegel reports: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,772667,00.html
Liza Minnelli has been named an “officier” in the Legion of Honor by France’s cultural minister. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/11/Liza_Is_Named_an_Officier_in_the_Legion_of_Honor/
Transitions:
Jean Harris, the out LGBT advocate, died last week at age 66. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/07/05/glaad-mourns-the-passing-of-lgbt-advocate-jean-harris/
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Pray Away the Gay? Michele Bachmann’s and husband’s Christian counseling clinic practiced thie theory. ABC News reports via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/bachmannclinic.html
Video: CNN profiled a bi-national gay couple facing deportation, because DOMA prohibits federal recognition of their marriage. via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/watch-cnn-profiles-binational-gay-couple.html
Video: California State Senator Mark Leno explains the FAIR education act, which requires that state social studies courses include LGBT history. Video via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/watch-mark-leno-discusses-californias-lgbt-history-bill.html
Opportunities
Coming Out: MTV Coming Out Special Casting Call. If you’re 16-24, audition ! http://www.bmpcasting.com/casting/comingout/
In Print:
Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight. A Psychiatrist’s Own Story by Loren A. Olson. InGroup Press. A story about coming out in middle age. Part memoir and part psychology book.
The Last Deployment: How A Gay Hammer-swinging Twentysomething Survived a Year in Iraq. by Bronson Lerner. University of Wisconsin Press. The story of a gay carpenter in the National Guard who gets deployed to Iraq and longs for a future as an openly gay man.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.
***Unnatural Acts, a new play about Harvard's “Secret Court” investigation and persecution of a group of gay students in 1920. Conceived and directed by Tony Speciale and the Plastic Theatre. to 7/24/11. www.classicstage.org
Elsewhere...
***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. 7/21/11-8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***Hay Days. Thomas James O’Leary stars as Harry Hay, who organized America's first gay-rights group, the Mattachine Society, from his apartment in 1948 Silver Lake. to 7/26/11. Los Angeles, CA: www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a collection of the out designer’s works from 1992-2010. through 7/31/11. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B55189B0E-51CF-4801-BC24-1D7CC67F7633%7D
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***The Broken Tower, written, directed by, and starring James Franco, who plays gay poet Hart Crane. At film festivals.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
7/25/11-7/31/11: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com
7/28/11: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Anything Goes” and “Hair”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
7/29/11-7/31/11: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org
7/30/11-8/06/11: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
7/31/11: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/
8/05/11-8/07/11: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
8/06/11: Washington, DC: OutWrite LGBT Book Fair at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. www.outwritedc.org
8/06/11-8/13/11: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Friends of Dorothy
1. Question: Name this character. Amongst the original Friends of Dorothy, one friend's real life son married Dorothy's real-life daughter. Answer: The Tin Man, played by Jack Haley. Jack Haley, Jr married Judy Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli. Their 1970s marriage was brief.
2. Question: Name this TV series set in the Emerald City, in which two Friends of Dorothy had a brutal romance. One emerged as a compassionate cop; the other emerged on a suburban lane, where he romanced a housewife's son. Answer: Oz, which starred Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order SVU") and Lee Tergesen ("Desperate Housewives") as prison buddies. The prison unit was called "Emerald City".
3. Question: Name this 1978 film, based on an earlier musical, which urbanized the friends of Dorothy, who was played by a diva. Her recently-deceased scarecrow was said to resemble her appearance. Answer: "The Wiz". Diana Ross played Dorothy and Michael Jackson was her scarecrow. The Broadway version was revived this summer with Ashanti as Dorothy.
4. Question: Name this prequel to Dorothy's story, based upon a best-selling book written by an out author. It tells Dorothy's story from the viewpoint of two witches, one who wants to be popular and one who is green. Answer: "Wicked", the blockbuster musical based on Gregory Maguire's book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch".
5. Question: Which of the following has not played a Witch ? A) DeeDee Bridgewater, B) Kristin Chenoweth, C) Lena Horne, D) Bebe Neuwirth E) Billie Burke. Answer: Bebe Neuwirth. DeeDee Bridgewater was "Glinda" in Broadway's "The Wiz" and Lena Horne played the role in the film. Chenoweth was "Galinda" in "Wicked" and Billie Burke was the original "Glinda".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Comically Gay
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 7/11/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 27 July 11, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 11-17, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru SUN: 7/17: Los Angeles, CA: Outfest LGBT Film/Video Festival. www.outfest.org
MON: 7/11: Tempe, AZ: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners”. 7PM. Changing Hands Bookstore. Also: TUE: 7/12: San Francisco, CA: . 7:30PM. Books Inc. WED: 7/13: San Francisco, CA: 6PM. James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center. THU: 7/14: Los Angeles, CA: 7PM. Book Soup. FRI: 7/151: San Diego, CA: 12N. KPBS..http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow
WED-SUN: 7/13-7/17: Denver, CO: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Annual Conference. LGBT deaf culture and identity. www.rad.org
THU: 7/14: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Chicago”, “Catch Me If You Can”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
FRI-SUN: 7/15-7/17: Fire Island Pines, NY: Fire Island Dance Festival featuring performances by the best classical and modern dancers for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. http://www.dradance.org/fireisland/
SUN: 7/17: San Francisco, CA: AIDS Walk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net
Newsworthy:
Rhode Island: Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the state’s recently-passed civil unions legislation into law. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/rhode-islands-lincoln-chafee-signs-civil-unions-into-law.html
Rhode Island: Bishop Thomas Tobin has barred gay Catholics from civil unions. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8841&MediaType=1&Category=26
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: It Gets Better. The US Senate speaks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5GjS2XrD2wc
Video: President Obama makes remarks at an event to observe LGBT Pride Month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mCA0cD0ZkMc#at=65
Video Trailers: NewFest, NYC LGBT Film Festival. From Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156917/lgbt-film-festival-newfest-to-feature-movies-starring-cheyenne-jackson-jesse-tyler-ferguson-and-more/
Features
Married, With Infidelities. Mark Oppenheimer interviews Dan Savage on monagamy and infidelity for the New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/magazine/infidelity-will-keep-us-together.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=MG-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-MWI-063011-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
Coming Out: David Hyde Pierce on his coming out. “Come out for yourself”. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8832&MediaType=1&Category=22
Coming Out: The Workplace: Many are still closeted. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/03/137560187/workplace-atmosphere-keeps-many-in-the-closet
Same Sex Divorce. The New York Times reports on what couples will face when they end a union. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/sunday-review/03divorce.html?_r=1
100 Most Important Moments in LGBT Sports History from OutSports.com: http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/07/05/outsports-100-most-important-moments-in-gay-sports-history/
Gay Sports. Who qualifies as gay on a gay team ? A new federal case looks at a gay softball league that had bisexual and straight players. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/sports/softball-case-raises-question-who-qualifies-as-gay.html?_r=1&hp
Transgender Life: Looks Like Others. A TG alum returns to a college reunion. The StarTribune reports: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/124517723.html
50 Gayest Ads Ever. Compiled by AdWeek. http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/50-gayest-ads-ever-133002?page=1
Opportunities
Coming Out: MTV Coming Out Special Casting Call. If you’re 16-24, audition ! http://www.bmpcasting.com/casting/comingout/
The Resource Center:
The Queer Online Database. A “Who’s Who” of who’s out. http://thequod.blogspot.com/
In Print:
Resource: New Releases in June. Compiled by Lambda Literary. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/06/new-in-june/
Resource: New Releases in July. Compiled by Lambda Literary. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/06/29/new-in-july-bil-wright-geoffrey-knight-tenea-d-johnson-doris-langley-moore/
Wicked: A Musical Biography by Paul Laird. Scarecrow Press. The biography of the hit musical from its original source, the novel by out author Gregory Maguire, draft scripts, workshops, and Broadway tryout.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 8/21/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man. Opens 7/14/11.
***Unnatural Acts, a new play about Harvard's “Secret Court” investigation and persecution of a group of gay students in 1920. Conceived and directed by Tony Speciale and the Plastic Theatre. to 7/17/11. www.classicstage.org
Elsewhere...
***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. By Jeff Whitty (”Avenue Q”), Jake Shears (Scissors Sisters) and John Garden. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 7/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a collection of the out designer’s works from 1992-2010. through 7/31/11. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B55189B0E-51CF-4801-BC24-1D7CC67F7633%7D
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***The Green. A gay teacher is accused of molesting a student. Jason Butler Harner and Cheyenne Jackson co-star. www.thegreenthemovie.com. Release date: TBD
***Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird. Mary McDonagh Murphy’s documentary about the illusive and reclusive aiuthor. At film festivals.
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
Resource: Snag Films has a lot of LGBT documentaries for viewing during Pride month. http://www.snagfilms.com/films/sections/category/Lesbian_Gay_Bisexual_and_Transgender_Pride_Month
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
7/19/11: Saco, ME: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
7/19/11: New York, NY: Broadway Barks, a fundraiser to get shelter animals adopted and benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 13th annual event started by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore. www.broadwaycares.org
7/21/11-7/28/11: New York, NY: NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Featival. http://newfest.org/wordpress/
7/21/11-7/24/11: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings, entertainment, focus on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.org
7/23/11: East Hampton, NY: The Gutter Ball. A dance party to benefit the LGBT Center of New York. East Hampton Bowl.. www.gaycenter.org
7/25/11-7/31/11: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com
7/29/11-7/31/11: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org
7/30/11-8/06/11: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
7/31/11: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/
7/31/11: Raleigh Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: Crape Myrtle Festival. weeklong festival to support HIV/AIDS groups.
8/02/11-8/07/11: Near Hart, MI: Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. www.michfest.com
8/05/11-8/07/11: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
8/06/11-8/13/11: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/17/11-8/21/11: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
8/19/11-8/29/11: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
8/20/11-8/27/11: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Getaways
1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hop from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling trilogy. Answer: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Read Fay’s memoir “As I Lay Frying”.
2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here. Answer: Michigan, home to Saugatuck (a favorite with Chicago folk) and the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts. Answer: Key West, Florida.
4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor. Answer: Fire Island, New York, off the coast of Long Island.
5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands. Answer: Spain. Sitges, the P-town of Europe, is minutes from Barcelona (Gaudi); the Barber of Seville inspired opera, and the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. PS. Gays can marry in Spain now.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Friends of Dorothy
1. Question: Name this character. Amongst the original Friends of Dorothy, one friend's real life son married Dorothy's real-life daughter.
2. Question: Name this TV series set in the Emerald City, in which two Friends of Dorothy had a brutal romance. One emerged as a compassionate cop; the other emerged on a suburban lane, where he romanced a housewife's son.
3. Question: Name this 1978 film, based on an earlier musical, which urbanized the friends of Dorothy, who was played by a diva. Her recently-deceased scarecrow was said to resemble her appearance.
4. Question: Name this prequel to Dorothy's story, based upon a best-selling book written by an out author. It tells Dorothy's story from the viewpoint of two witches, one who wants to be popular and one who is green.
5. Question: Which of the following has not played a Witch ? A) DeeDee Bridgewater, B) Kristin Chenoweth, C) Lena Horne, D) Bebe Neuwirth E) Billie Burke.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 27 July 11, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
See previous editions.
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email COSNewsweekly@gmail.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
To unsubscribe: Email COSNewsweekly@gmail.com and write “Cancel COS News” in subject line.
The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 11-17, 2011
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/
thru SUN: 7/17: Los Angeles, CA: Outfest LGBT Film/Video Festival. www.outfest.org
MON: 7/11: Tempe, AZ: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners”. 7PM. Changing Hands Bookstore. Also: TUE: 7/12: San Francisco, CA: . 7:30PM. Books Inc. WED: 7/13: San Francisco, CA: 6PM. James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center. THU: 7/14: Los Angeles, CA: 7PM. Book Soup. FRI: 7/151: San Diego, CA: 12N. KPBS..http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow
WED-SUN: 7/13-7/17: Denver, CO: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Annual Conference. LGBT deaf culture and identity. www.rad.org
THU: 7/14: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Chicago”, “Catch Me If You Can”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com
FRI-SUN: 7/15-7/17: Fire Island Pines, NY: Fire Island Dance Festival featuring performances by the best classical and modern dancers for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. http://www.dradance.org/fireisland/
SUN: 7/17: San Francisco, CA: AIDS Walk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net
Newsworthy:
Rhode Island: Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the state’s recently-passed civil unions legislation into law. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/rhode-islands-lincoln-chafee-signs-civil-unions-into-law.html
Rhode Island: Bishop Thomas Tobin has barred gay Catholics from civil unions. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8841&MediaType=1&Category=26
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: It Gets Better. The US Senate speaks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5GjS2XrD2wc
Video: President Obama makes remarks at an event to observe LGBT Pride Month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mCA0cD0ZkMc#at=65
Video Trailers: NewFest, NYC LGBT Film Festival. From Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156917/lgbt-film-festival-newfest-to-feature-movies-starring-cheyenne-jackson-jesse-tyler-ferguson-and-more/
Features
Married, With Infidelities. Mark Oppenheimer interviews Dan Savage on monagamy and infidelity for the New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/magazine/infidelity-will-keep-us-together.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=MG-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-MWI-063011-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
Coming Out: David Hyde Pierce on his coming out. “Come out for yourself”. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8832&MediaType=1&Category=22
Coming Out: The Workplace: Many are still closeted. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/03/137560187/workplace-atmosphere-keeps-many-in-the-closet
Same Sex Divorce. The New York Times reports on what couples will face when they end a union. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/sunday-review/03divorce.html?_r=1
100 Most Important Moments in LGBT Sports History from OutSports.com: http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/07/05/outsports-100-most-important-moments-in-gay-sports-history/
Gay Sports. Who qualifies as gay on a gay team ? A new federal case looks at a gay softball league that had bisexual and straight players. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/sports/softball-case-raises-question-who-qualifies-as-gay.html?_r=1&hp
Transgender Life: Looks Like Others. A TG alum returns to a college reunion. The StarTribune reports: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/124517723.html
50 Gayest Ads Ever. Compiled by AdWeek. http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/50-gayest-ads-ever-133002?page=1
Opportunities
Coming Out: MTV Coming Out Special Casting Call. If you’re 16-24, audition ! http://www.bmpcasting.com/casting/comingout/
The Resource Center:
The Queer Online Database. A “Who’s Who” of who’s out. http://thequod.blogspot.com/
In Print:
Resource: New Releases in June. Compiled by Lambda Literary. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/06/new-in-june/
Resource: New Releases in July. Compiled by Lambda Literary. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/06/29/new-in-july-bil-wright-geoffrey-knight-tenea-d-johnson-doris-langley-moore/
Wicked: A Musical Biography by Paul Laird. Scarecrow Press. The biography of the hit musical from its original source, the novel by out author Gregory Maguire, draft scripts, workshops, and Broadway tryout.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 8/21/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man. Opens 7/14/11.
***Unnatural Acts, a new play about Harvard's “Secret Court” investigation and persecution of a group of gay students in 1920. Conceived and directed by Tony Speciale and the Plastic Theatre. to 7/17/11. www.classicstage.org
Elsewhere...
***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. By Jeff Whitty (”Avenue Q”), Jake Shears (Scissors Sisters) and John Garden. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 7/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
On Display
***Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a collection of the out designer’s works from 1992-2010. through 7/31/11. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B55189B0E-51CF-4801-BC24-1D7CC67F7633%7D
***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***The Green. A gay teacher is accused of molesting a student. Jason Butler Harner and Cheyenne Jackson co-star. www.thegreenthemovie.com. Release date: TBD
***Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird. Mary McDonagh Murphy’s documentary about the illusive and reclusive aiuthor. At film festivals.
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.
Out On Video & DVD
Resource: Snag Films has a lot of LGBT documentaries for viewing during Pride month. http://www.snagfilms.com/films/sections/category/Lesbian_Gay_Bisexual_and_Transgender_Pride_Month
***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.com.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
7/19/11: Saco, ME: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
7/19/11: New York, NY: Broadway Barks, a fundraiser to get shelter animals adopted and benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 13th annual event started by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore. www.broadwaycares.org
7/21/11-7/28/11: New York, NY: NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Featival. http://newfest.org/wordpress/
7/21/11-7/24/11: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings, entertainment, focus on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.org
7/23/11: East Hampton, NY: The Gutter Ball. A dance party to benefit the LGBT Center of New York. East Hampton Bowl.. www.gaycenter.org
7/25/11-7/31/11: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com
7/29/11-7/31/11: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org
7/30/11-8/06/11: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer
7/31/11: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/
7/31/11: Raleigh Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: Crape Myrtle Festival. weeklong festival to support HIV/AIDS groups.
8/02/11-8/07/11: Near Hart, MI: Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. www.michfest.com
8/05/11-8/07/11: Becket, MA: OUT at The Pillow. A weekend of events for LGBT people and families at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. http://berkshirestonewall.org/2011/05/out-at-the-pillow/
8/06/11-8/13/11: Los Angeles, CA: Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat for emerging LGBT voices.. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/
8/09/11-8/14/11: Newport, RI: FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm
8/12/11-8/28/11: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.
8/13/11-8/15/11: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
8/17/11-8/21/11: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer
8/19/11-8/29/11: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
8/20/11-8/27/11: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Getaways
1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hop from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling trilogy. Answer: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Read Fay’s memoir “As I Lay Frying”.
2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here. Answer: Michigan, home to Saugatuck (a favorite with Chicago folk) and the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts. Answer: Key West, Florida.
4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor. Answer: Fire Island, New York, off the coast of Long Island.
5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands. Answer: Spain. Sitges, the P-town of Europe, is minutes from Barcelona (Gaudi); the Barber of Seville inspired opera, and the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. PS. Gays can marry in Spain now.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Friends of Dorothy
1. Question: Name this character. Amongst the original Friends of Dorothy, one friend's real life son married Dorothy's real-life daughter.
2. Question: Name this TV series set in the Emerald City, in which two Friends of Dorothy had a brutal romance. One emerged as a compassionate cop; the other emerged on a suburban lane, where he romanced a housewife's son.
3. Question: Name this 1978 film, based on an earlier musical, which urbanized the friends of Dorothy, who was played by a diva. Her recently-deceased scarecrow was said to resemble her appearance.
4. Question: Name this prequel to Dorothy's story, based upon a best-selling book written by an out author. It tells Dorothy's story from the viewpoint of two witches, one who wants to be popular and one who is green.
5. Question: Which of the following has not played a Witch ? A) DeeDee Bridgewater, B) Kristin Chenoweth, C) Lena Horne, D) Bebe Neuwirth E) Billie Burke.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
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