Thursday, May 28, 2009

Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 6/01/09

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 22 June 1, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 1-7, 2009

Resources: Pride Calendars.

There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:

***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.

thru SUN: 6/28: Minneapolis, MN: Everything Kushner at The Guthrie. a celebration honoring the work of out playwright Tony Kushner (best known for his epic "Angels in America"). www.guthrietheater.org/kushner

thru SAT: 6/06: San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA: AIDS LifeCycle to raise money for HIV/AIDS services. www.aidslifecycle.org

MON-TUE: 6/01-6/30: New York, NY: 1969: The Year of Gay Liberation An exhibition from the LGBT collection at the New York City Public Library. Free. http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30857

MON-TUE: 6/01-6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org

MON: 6/01: New York, NY: Respect Awards 2009, the annual GLSEN benefit honoring those who propel GLSEN'svision to make schools safe for all America's students. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2385.html

MON: 6/01: Boston, MA: AIDS Walk & 5K Run Boston. www.aac.org

TUE-MON: 6/02-6/08: Orlando, FL: Gay Days at Disney World. http://www.gaydays.com/

WED: 6/03: New York, NY: Homo Comicus. An evening with gay and gay-friendly comics including: Jackie Hoffman, Judy Gold, Frank DeCaro, and more. Gotham Comedy Club. 212-367-9000

THU-SUN: 6/04-6/14: New York, NY: NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival. www.newfest.org

THU-SAT: 6/04-6/06: Baltimore, MD: John Waters, native son, welcomes the Theatre Communications Group to Baltimore. He's keynote speaker at their conference. www.tcg.org.

SAT-SUN: 6/06-6/07: Chicago, IL: Ride for AIDS Chicago. www.rideforaids.org

SAT: 6/06: New York, NY: Del Shores: the Storyteller. Shores' one-man show about his life creating shows like "Sordid Lives". Guest star: Rue McLanahan. A Benefit for the Harvey Milk High School. Produced by GAYFEST NYC. www.DelShores.net

Newsworthy:

Top Story: Proposition 8

***The Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8., but the Court also ruled that the 18,000 same-sex marriages already performed are valid.
The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/us/27marriage.html
Towleroad's recaps: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/california-supreme-court-upholds-proposition-8.html
***Gay Marriage Battle Relaunches. Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, who argued on opposite sides of the Bush vs. Gore election case in 2000, have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 in federal court. The Los Angeles Times reports: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/new-front-in-prop-8-battle-launched-today-with-federal-suit.html
***Gay Coalition Says the Federal Suit is Premature: The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grllk_nt63q2NPIotyM9xpL4hwkwD98EO6UG0
***Towleroad asked readers to submit photos and videos from the Day of Decision: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/dont-miss-our-readergenerated-day-of-decision-slideshow.html

At The State Department: Benefits for Same-Sex Partners. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton soon plans to give gay U.S. diplomats many of the same benefits as heterosexual partners.. Glenn Kessler at The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/05/24/state_dept_reportedly_plans_to.html?wprss=44

The Buzz (People Making News)

J.W. Lyon, mayor of San Angelo, TX, has quit his job to be with his foreign partner. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/gay-west-texas-mayor-quits-chooses-foreign-partner-over-his-job.html

Features

Must Read !!! Gay Civil Rights. Why the Stall ? Frank Rich of the New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/opinion/24rich.html?_r=1

Tribute: David France honors the late Rodger McFarlane. New York Magazine reports: http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/56946/

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

Coming This Summer...

***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. includes "Dragness of God": men as nuns. 7/25/09, 8/01/09, 8/08/09. The Producer's Club. www.theatermania.com
***Jackie Beat: Without Me, You're Nothing. The big and bitter drag queen's new Pride show.6/26/09-6/27/09. www.JackieBeatRules.com
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about pre-Stonewall gay rights history and the Mattachine Society. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. 6/10/09-7/05/09. http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1725783

Keep In Mind...

***¡Bienvenido, New York!. The New York City Gay Men's Chorus goes Latin. 6/03/09-6/04/09. www.nycgmc.org.
***Billy Eichner: Gay, White and Terrified!, a comic solo show from the creator of "Creation Nation"/ 6/01/09, 6/08/09, 6/12/09. www.joespub.com
***Billy Elliot, the Elton John/Lee Hall musical based on the movie about a boy who wants to become a ballet dancer. www.billyelliotbroadway.com.
***Blithe Spirit. Rupert Everett and Angela Lansbury star in Noel Coward's ghostly comedy.
***Hair, The first major American rock musical, which has "sodomy" and other words in its lyrics. www.publictheater.org.
***Malcolm Gets performs songs from his new album "the Journey Home". 6/01/09. www.birdlandjazz.com.
***The Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. Duets included. 6/02/09-6/12/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 7/12/09. SpinCycleNYC.com

Elsewhere...

Coming This Summer...

***The Full Monty. Elaine Stritch stars (fully-clothed) in the musical about a group of unemployed steelworkers who turn to stripping to make ends meet. Terrence McNally adapted the musical from the movie. 6/10/09-7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Funny Girl. Steven Brinberg plays Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice. 7/11/09. Asbury Park, NJ. www.revisiontheatre.org.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde's masterpiece stars drag diva extraordinaire Charles Busch as Lady Bracknell. 6/17/09-6/12/09. Los Angeles, CA. www.latw.org
***Lewd and Lascivious. World Premiere. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the police for being gay in 1960. 8/15/09-9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Rent Boy Ave: A Fairy's Tale, The New Sexy Hot Urban Rock Musical. two rent boys in a modern take on "Hansel and Gretel". 7/16/09-8/09/09. Boxcar Theatre. San Francisco. www.boxcartheatre.org
***Tales of The City, a musicalization of Armistead Maupin's book by Jeff Whitty and The Scissors Sisters. 7/04/09-7/11/09. Waterford, CT. www.theoneill.org

Keep In Mind...

***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***The Eyes of Babylon. Jeff Key's performance piece about a gay soldier in Iraq. Key was discharged under DADT. to 6/06/09. Boston, MA. www.ovationtix.com.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The cult-rock musical about a transgender singer. 6/03/09-6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***The Little Foxes. Newly out Kelly McGillis plays the scheming Regina in Lillian Helman's drama. to 6/28/09. Pasadena, CA. www.pasadeniaplayhouse.org.
***Little Lamb, premiere of Michael Whistler's drama about gay adoption. to 6/28/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.InterActTheatre.org
***Some Men. Terrence McNally's take on gay couples and same-sex marriage. to 7/12/09. New Conservatory Theatre Pride Season. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***Trafficking in Broken Hearts. Edward Sanchez's drama about a hustler and a closeted lawyer. to 6/07/09. Celebration Theatre. Los Angeles, CA. www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***Two Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter's Night. James Edwin Parker's comedy/drama about communication, intimacy and love in 1980s NYC. to 6/24/09. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com.

On Screen (and Video & DVD)

Resource: GLAAD's Guide to What's LGBT in Film: http://glaadblog.org/whats-lgbt-in-film/

Out on Screen...

Coming This Summer...

***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV." Release date: 7/10/09.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber. Release date: 8/14/09.

Keep In Mind...

***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's ("This Film is Not Yet Rated") documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.

Out On Video & DVD

Coming This Summer...

***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie. Release date: 7/14/09.

Keep In Mind...

***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***M. Butterfly. Jeremy Irons plays the diplomat who succumbs to a Chinese opera star in drag. Based on the David Henry Hwang prize-winning play based on a true story.

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 every Friday. http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=331

***June: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SAT: 6/06: Mr. Prince, a documentary about the Broadway producer. 8PM. Ovation. www.ovationtv.com.
***SUN: 6/07: 63rd Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the best of Broadway. Neil Patrick Harris hosts. 8PM Live. CBS. www.tonyawards.com.

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

Coming This Summer...

6/11/09-6/13/09: Philadelphia, PA: Philly Trans Health Conference. www.trans-health.org

6/11/09-6/13/09: Ft. Lauerdale, FL: Pride Planners Bi-Annual Conference. for financial proessionals who serve LGBT individuals and families. www.prideplanners.com.

6/12/09-6/14/09: San Francisco, CA: Queer Women of Color Film Festival. part of the National Queer Arts Festival. www.qwocmap.org

6/14/09-6/21/09: Washington, DC: IGLFA World Championship. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association's annual soccer tournament. www.iglfa.org

6/14/09: Los Angeles, CA: 2009 Los Angeles Front Runners Pride Run. www.lafrontrunners.com/priderun2009.html

6/17/09-6/21/09. Provincetown, MA: Provincetown International Film Festival. www.ptownfilmfest.org

6/18/09-6/28/09: San Francisco, CA: Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. www.frameline.org

6/21/09: New York, NY: Broadway Bares 19.0 "Click It", the annual burlesque to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Roseland. www.broadwaycares.org.

6/30/09-7/04/09: Chicago, IL: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Conference. Celebrating deaf culture & identity. www.rad.org

7/03/09-7/05/09: Washington, DC: International Association of Country Western Dance Clubs Annual Convention. www.outcountrydance.com

7/10/09-7/21/09: Los Angeles, CA: Outfest, LA's LGBT film and video festival.
Los Angeles' lesbian/ gay film & video festival in mid-July. www.outfest.org

7/10/09-7/17/09: Saugatuck, MI: Family Week Michigan. Sponsored by COLAGE and Rainbow Families Great Lakes. www.rfgl.org.

7/13/09-7/26/09: New York, NY: The Fresh Fruit Festival. 7th annual multidiscipline International LGBT Cultural & Arts Festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.

7/29/09-8/02/09: San Francisco, CA: Homo A Go Go. A festival celebrating alternative queer culture. www.homoagogo.com

8/01/09-8/09/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Programs for LGBT parents, kids & allies. www.familyequality.org

8/03/09-8/09/09: Providence, RI: Rhode Island International Film Festival. has LGBT component. www.film-festival.org

8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org

8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org

8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.

8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com

8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org

Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: June Milestones

1. Question: Name this event, on June 22, 1969, which triggered anguish within the gay community and may have led (according to legend) to the Stonewall riots. Answer: Judy Garland’s death. Several days later, after her funeral, when cops raided the Stonewall Bar in Greenwich Village, the patrons fought back.

2. Question: Name this landmark legislation on June 26, 2003. When The Supreme Court acted, this fueled the revival of an intense LGBT civil rights movement. Answer: Lawrence vs.Texas (Sodomy Law) was struck down as unconstitutional.

3. Question: Name this event, which first started on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the Stonewall riots. New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and smaller cities saw this event. Answer: Pride March.

4. Question: Name this gay composer, known for his spicy lyrics, born June 9, 1892. He gave Ethel Merman the showstopping Reno Sweeney, and rhymed “heinous” with “Coriolanus”. His film bio was released in 2004. Answer: Cole Porter, composer of “Anything Goes” and “Kiss Me Kate”. Kevin Kline played Porter in the movie bio; Ashley Judd starred as Porter’s wife, Linda.

5. Question: Name this Canadian pop singer who came out in the Advocate on June 16, 1992. Her star continues to rise, and she recently completed a global tour with Tony Bennett. Answer: k.d.lang.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: The Tony Awards

1. Question: Name this Tony loser. All of the following actors played the famous stage mother Rose in “Gypsy”. (Incidentally, historians have written that Mamma Rose and her daughter Gypsy Rose Lee both had lesbian relationships). Which performance did not win the Tony? Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Patti LuPone.

2. Question: Although several performers have won Tonys for roles that have involved cross dressing, only two have won for performing in roles in which the character is actually a member of the opposite sex. Harvey Fierstein won a Tony playing Edna Turblad in the musical "Hairspray". Name the other. Hint: This actor, known for a tropical shampoo and rinse role, had a child who became one of TV's most beloved villians. Offstage, the actor was known for a "close relationship" with another actor of the same sex.

3. Question: Name this gay composer, who has won more Tony Awards than any other composer. He's won Tonys (7 total) for musicals with petite sunset waltzes, fairy tale characters, non-commital bachelors, and a vengeful barber with a Betty Crocker girlfriend. Do you know the shows ?

4. Question: Name one or more of these out current nominees. a) an award-winning composer who has musicalised African wildlife and British miners; b) an actor who won a Tony playing twins at a gay summer cottage; c) a musical actor who got married to a fellow knight in a previous show and now spends the evening on his knees and/or 4) an out fan of gays who returned to Broadway in a salute to a famous godmother who was into pink.

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