Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 26 June 29, 2009
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 29-July 5, 2009
thru TUE: 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
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
MON: 6/29: New York, NY: 9th Annual Trevor New York Gala with Lance Bass, Judy Gold, Carson Kressley, Jewel, and Sarah Paulson. www.thetrevorproject.org.
WED-SAT: 7/01-8/01: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture the oldest, festival of queer performance in the world! http://www.hotfestival.org/
TUE-SAT: 6/30-7/04: Chicago, IL: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Conference. workshops, conferences, keynote speakers and social events to celebrate deaf culture & identity. www.rad.org
FRI-SUN: 7/03-7/05: Washington, DC: International Association of Country Western Dance Clubs Annual Convention. www.outcountrydance.com
Newsworthy:
President Obama Wades Into Gay Issues. Obama moved to reset his relations with the LGBT constituency that supported him by wide margins in the last election and whose leaders have been disappointed ever since. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/17/AR2009061702578.html?hpid=moreheadlines
The White House will host an event on 6/29/09, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. The guest list includes LGBT activists and leaders from around the country. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid92724.asp
The Justice Department Ends Passport Restrictions for Same-Sex Couples. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/doma-win-same-sex-couples-allowed-to-use-spouses-names-on-passports-a-gay-married-couple-al-and-keith--toney-joined-the-g.html
Broadway Bares 19.0 "Click It" raised over $800,000 or Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130497-Broadway_Bares_Raises_Over_%24800K_for_Broadway_Cares
“Bruno” Reviewed: BBC reports: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8106729.stm
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Stuart Appelbaum, labor leader and president of the Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union (RWDSU) came out in an op-ed piece in the Huffington Post. Applebaum also currently serves as a vice president of the New York State AFL-CIO and the New York City Central Labor Council. www.huffingtonpost.com/stuart-appelbaum/being-gay-its-who-i-am_b_217741.html
Coming Out: Rupert Starr, an 86 year old World War II, recently came out. The patriotic activist was Grand Marshall of Columbus’ Pride Festival. The Columbus Dispatch reports: http://dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2009/06/20/1_RUPERT_STARR.ART_ART_06-20-09_D1_BOE789D.html?sid=101
Frédéric Mitterrand has been appointed France's new Minister of Culture by President Nicolas Sarkozy. Mitterand is France's first openly gay cabinet member. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/openly-gay-frédéric-mitterrand-named-french-minister-of-culture.html
Sam Adams, out mayor of Portland, Oregon, has been cleared of wrongdoing in the Beau Breedlove affair. Towleroad reports: http://sites.google.com/site/h4socials/
Awards and Honors:
Winners: 21st Lambda Literary Awards for excellence in LGBT Literature from Tips-Q: http://www.tips-q.com/news/msm/966490-21st-lambda-literary-awards-announced
In Memoriam:
T. Scott Cunningham, the actor who starred in "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Take Me Out", died on 6/20/09 at age 47. He is survived by his partner, Harry Bouvy. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130457-T._Scott_Cunningham_Actor_of_Off-Broadway_Stage_Dies_at_47
Photo Shoots and Video
***Broadway Bares 19.0 "Click It"
from Playbill.com: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130450-PHOTO_CALL_Performers_Go_in_the_Buff_for_Broadway_Bares_19.0_Click_It%21
from Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/Broadway-Bares-2009/broadway_photos/5029681
Features
Cher's statement on Chaz Bono's TG journey. Reuters reports: http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE55I04B20090619
The Closet is the only option for many LGBT seniors. Towleroad reports http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/closet-the-only-option-for-many-gay-seniors.html
Why The Gay Rights Movement Has No National Leader. Jeremy W. Peters writes for The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/weekinreview/21peters.html?_r=2&ref=global-home
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Blithe Spirit. Out Rupert Everett and Angela Lansbury star in gay Noel Coward's comedy. to 7/19/09.
***The Disney Diaries. Phil Geoffrey Bond's solo show following one gay man's experience during "Gay Days" at Walt Disney World. to 6/27/09. (212) 695-6909.
***Judy Gold is Mommy Queerest!. 6/25/09. City Winery. www.citywinery.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***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 8/02/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***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. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***The New Century, Paul Rudnick's gay-themed one-act comedies. to 7/19/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Some Men. Terrence McNally's comedy-drama about the history of gay men after Stonewall.. to 7/12/09. New Conservatory Theatre Pride Season. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.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
On Display
thru SAT: 9/12: New York, NY: Exhibition: Diaghilev’s Theater of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and Its Aftermath, documents the legendary ballet company founded 100 years ago and its gay impersario. www.nypl.org/lpa .
thru MON: 8/03: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA. drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
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...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***The Boys. A Disney documentary about composers and brothers Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. They wrote "Mary Poppins" and "It's A Small World After All". A must for showtune people.
***Every Little Step. Documentary about 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 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
***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.
***Chess In Concert: Live From Royal Albert Hall. with Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and Adam Pascal.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musicalr.
***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. GLAAD TV Gayed: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=331
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***MON: 6/29: Marissa Jaret Winokur, Broadway's "Tracy Turnblad" in "Hairspray, hosts the new reality series "Dance Your A** Off", a combo of "Dancing With The Stars" and "The Biggest Loser". 10PM. Oxygen.
***SAT: 7/04: Michael Feinstein, Barry Manilow and The Muppets bring some gaiety to "A Capitol Fourth". Also featured: "Jersey Boys". PBS. 8PM. www.pbs.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
7/09/09-7/21/09: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 200 films from more than two-dozen countries. www.phillyfests.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.
7/13/09-8/02/09: New York, NY: Midtown International Theatre Festival. www.midtownfestival.org.
7/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Carol Channing and Friends. Dolly's back in a benefit performance for the Dr. Carol Channing / Harry Kullijian Foundation for the Arts. www.CityBoxOffice.com
7/19/09: San Francisco, CA: AIDS Walk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net
7/20/09: Washington, DC: Night OUT with The Nationals. Nationalsvs Mets. The Gay Men's Chorus sings the National Anthem. http://www.teamdc.org/noan5.html
7/25/09-8/02/09: Copenhagen, DK: OutGames, the LGBT sport and culture festival. www.copenhagen2009.org.
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
8/02/09: San Francisco, CA: Help Is On the Way: No Business Like Show Business, to raise funds for AIDS service providers. www.richmondermet.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Symbols of Pride and More...
1. Question: Name this Pride symbol of greek origins, which was originally chosen by the Gay Activist Alliance in New York in 1970. The GAA was a group which broke away from the larger Gay Liberation Front at the end of 1969, only six months after it's foundation in response to the Stonewall Riots. Answer: Lambda, the lower case Greek letter.
2. Question: Name this Pride symbol which has become one of the most widely used and recognised in the gay pride movement. It was developed in 1978 for the San Francisco Pride Parade. Answer: The Rainbow Flag, designed by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker.
3. Question: Name this Pride symbol whose origins are traced back to the Holocaust in Germany. When Hitler came to power, homosexuals were placed in concentration camps. This symbol identified them as a criminal class other than Jews, Gypsies, political prisoners and others. Answer: The Pink Triangle. An estimated 25,000 gays sent to prisons and later concentration camps. Their sentence also included sterilization, most commonly in the form of castration. In 1942, Hitler extended the punishment for homosexuality to death.
4. Question: Name this symbol that originated in the LGBT communnity and was created by singer/songwriter Paul Jabara and the New York-based Visual AIDS group in 1991. It was first seen worn by Jeremy Irons at the 1991 Tony Awards. Answer: The Red Ribbon, to educate the public about the transmission of AIDS and HIV and the needs of those living with AIDS. .
5. Question: Name this symbol that surfaced after the passage of Proposition 8. It was seen at the Oscars and the Tony Awards and will be visible during major Pride organizations. It supports marriage equality. Answer: The White Knot for Equality, dedicated to the premise that everyone should have the right to tie the knot. www.whiteknot.org.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: July Milestones
1. Question: Name this phenomenon, first mentioned in the New York Times on July 2, 1981. It had a major impact on the LGBT community before becoming a world-wide issue. Hint: a recently deceased president ignored the subject for many years.
2. Question: Name this gay naturalist and author, an advocate of civil disobedience, born on July 12, 1817. He wrote primarily of the life around his isolated cabin in the Boston suburbs.
3. Question: Name this professional athlete and buff boy who came out on July 1, 1989 in the sports magazine, “Iron Man”.
4. Question: Name this college city, which was the first city in America to pass a broad gay civil rights law on July 10, 1972. Hint: It’s not San Francisco.
5. Question: Name this American TV, which made its debut on Showtime on July 13, 1984. It was the first American TV show with an openly gay lead character.
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Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 25 June 22, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 22-28, 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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru SAT: 6/27: New York, NY: Homo Harlem: A Film Retrospective. A cinematic representation Gay life and culture in Black America’s fabled homeland. http://www.mayslesinstitute.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 SUN: 6/28: San Francisco, CA: Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. www.frameline.org
thru TUE: 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
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
WED: 6/24: New York, NY: Surviving Members of the Gay Liberation Front reunite to reminisce on their experiences in the movement and its historical purposes. Members attending include Perry Brass, Steven F. Dansky, James Fourratt, Michela Griffo, Jerry Hoose, Karla Jay, Ellen Shumsky, and Allen Young. 6PM. South Court Auditorium at The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street). Free.
FRI: 6/26: New York, NY: Gay Pride Edition: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Celebrities read from celebrity autobiographies. Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Kristen Johnston, Jackie Hoffman, Rachel Dratch to perform. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
SAT: 6/27: San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Dyke March. www.dykemarch.org
SAT: 6/27: Newark, CA: Seth Rudetsky "deconstructs Broadway". www.stage1theatre.org
SAT-SUN: 6/27-6/28: San Francisco, CA: San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade/ Celebration. www.sfpride.org
SUN: 6/28: Nationwide: Stonewall 40th Anniversary.
Newsworthy:
U.S. to Extend Some Job Benefits to Gay Partners. President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, administration officials said Tuesday evening, but he will stop short of pledging full health insurance coverage. The New York Times reports:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/politics/17gays.html?ref=your-money
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) told the Boston Herald that the Department of Justice defense of DOMA brief was a big misstep. His spokesperson, Diego Sanchez, announced that Frank will introduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in Congress next week. Towleroad reports:
http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/barney-frank-calls-doma-brief-and-boycott-of-fundraiser-a-mistake.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Chastity Bono, child of Sonny and Cher, is transitioning to a male. The New York Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/11/2009-06-11_chastity_bono_is_changing_gender_from_female_to_male.html
Jarrett T. Barrios, former Massachusetts legislator and current president of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation will replace Neil Giuliano as GLAAD's new president. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/jarrett-t-barrios-named-new-president-of-glaad.html
Alan Cumming, the out Scottish-born actor who's now resident in the USA, was appointed an OBE (Order of the British Empire.) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, announced 6/13/09. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130225-Tony_Winner_Cumming_Appointed_OBE_Lee_Knighted
Video Sneak Peak: Broadway Bares X-travaganza:
http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/2009/06/broadway-bares-preview-video/
Features
For Gay Trailblazers of "The Tempermentals", closet doors were shut tight, but some guys oiled the hinges. The new hit play reflects a very personal history of how gay men first began to express themselves in public. The New York Times reports:
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31fcdd525031dd0e119dc46cbd89c80f
Profile: Antony Sher at London's National Theatre. An exhibition of his paintings marks the out actor's 60th birthday and reveals some tormented moments in his life, including apartheid, cocaine and the gay scene in the 70s. The Financial Times reports:
http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4f05feb0-56de-11de-9a1c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforming
The Resource Center:
Top Gay (ish) Blogs as compiled by The Advocate. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/towleroad-makes-advocates-list-of-best-gayish-blogs.html
Team DC is Washington, DC's gay sports connection. http://www.teamdc.org/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Blithe Spirit. Out Rupert Everett and Angela Lansbury star in Noel Coward's ghostly comedy. to 7/19/09.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***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 Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. Duets included. to 6/27/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. The New York Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/music/04fein.html?_r=1&ref=theater
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 7/05/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***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 8/02/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***Broadway! An evening of showtunes with Jennifer Holliday and the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. 6/27/09-6/28/09. www.gmcla.org.
***A Conversation With Edith Head. Susan Claassen's portrayal of the award-winning designer who gave good Hollywood costume. 6/23/09-6/24/09, Solana Beach, CA: www.northcoastrep.org/season_special.html#edith
***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***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. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, former society queens turned into recluses with 51 cats.to 6/28/09, Philadelphia, PA. www.PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The cult-rock musical about a transgender singer. to 6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***Little Lamb, premiere of Michael Whistler's drama about gay adoption. to 6/28/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.InterActTheatre.org
***The New Century, Paul Rudnick's gay-themed comedy. to 7/19/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.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
***Valley of The Dolls. the Running With Scissors "interpertation" of the Jacqueline Susann classic and film with Bob Edes Jr. as Helen Lawson. to 7/05/09. New Orleans, LA. www.norunningwithscissors.com.
On Display
thru SAT: 9/12: New York, NY: Exhibition: Diaghilev’s Theater of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and Its Aftermath, documents the legendary ballet company founded 100 years ago and its gay impersario. Lincoln Center. www.nypl.org/lpa .
thru MON: 8/03: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
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...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***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 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
***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.
***Chess In Concert: Live From Royal Albert Hall. Complete live recording of the May 2008 Chess in concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and Adam Pascal.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***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.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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
7/09/09-7/21/09: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 200 films from more than two-dozen countries. www.phillyfests.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.
7/19/09: San Francisco, CA: AIDS Walk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net
7/20/09: Washington, DC: Night OUT with The Nationals. The Washinton Nationals take on the New York Mets. The Gay Men's Chorus sings the National Anthem. http://www.teamdc.org/noan5.html
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
8/14/09-8/16/09: 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. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130280-Dominate_Yourself%21_Boys_Upstairs_Flutterbies_and_Revised_Dow_Jones_Set_for_FringeNYC
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: More Stonewall
1. Question: Name this award-winning filmmaker who made two documentaries bookending Stonewall. The latter was narrated by a major out celebrity. Answer: John Scagliotti, creator of the documentaries "Before Stonewall (1985) and "After Stonewall" (1999) which was narrated by Melissa Etheridge. He was one of the creative forces behind "In The Life" which airs on many PBS stations nationwide. Both are available on DVD.
2. Question: Name this award-winning actor who is one of the founders of Stonewall, Europe's largest LGBT rights lobbying group. Equally at home playing contemporary and Shakespearean roles, he's one of filmdom's first out actors. Answer: Sir Ian McKellan, who helped organize the group in 1989.
3. Question: Name this American grassroots national network for change on behalf of LGBT equality. With over 90 chapters in the country, it works to put LGBT issues before members of the political party.
4. Question: Name this actor featured as a cop in a film about Stonewall. He was later kicked off a TV series for homophobic remarks against a fellow out colleague. Answer: Isaiah Washington, who played "Burke" on "Grey's Anatomy" was featured in the 1995 film "Stonewall", directed by Nigel Finch. Washington's comments about ellow actor TR Knight ended his stint on the medical drama.
5. Question: Name this group that has made fruits absolutely fabulous since 1991. They can't wait to be jammed. Answer: Stonewall Kitchens, the specialty gourmet foods company known for its jams and preserves. www.stonewallkitchen.com.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Symbols of Pride and More...
1. Question: Name this Pride symbol of greek origins, which was originally chosen by the Gay Activist Alliance in New York in 1970. The GAA was a group which broke away from the larger Gay Liberation Front at the end of 1969, only six months after it's foundation in response to the Stonewall Riots.
2. Question: Name this Pride symbol which has become one of the most widely used and recognised in the gay pride movement. It was developed in 1978 for the San Francisco Pride Parade.
3. Question: Name this Pride symbol whose origins are traced back to the Holocaust in Germany. When Hitler came to power, homosexuals were placed in concentration camps. This symbol identified them as a criminal class other than Jews, Gypsies, political prisoners and others.
4. Question: Name this symbol that originated in the LGBT communnity and was created by singer/songwriter Paul Jabara and the New York-based Visual AIDS group in 1991. It was first seen worn by Jeremy Irons at the 1991 Tony Awards.
5. Question: Name this symbol that surfaced after the passage of Proposition 8. It was seen at the Oscars and the Tony Awards and will be visible during major Pride organizations. It supports marriage equality.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 25 June 22, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 22-28, 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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru SAT: 6/27: New York, NY: Homo Harlem: A Film Retrospective. A cinematic representation Gay life and culture in Black America’s fabled homeland. http://www.mayslesinstitute.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 SUN: 6/28: San Francisco, CA: Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. www.frameline.org
thru TUE: 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
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
WED: 6/24: New York, NY: Surviving Members of the Gay Liberation Front reunite to reminisce on their experiences in the movement and its historical purposes. Members attending include Perry Brass, Steven F. Dansky, James Fourratt, Michela Griffo, Jerry Hoose, Karla Jay, Ellen Shumsky, and Allen Young. 6PM. South Court Auditorium at The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street). Free.
FRI: 6/26: New York, NY: Gay Pride Edition: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Celebrities read from celebrity autobiographies. Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Kristen Johnston, Jackie Hoffman, Rachel Dratch to perform. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
SAT: 6/27: San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Dyke March. www.dykemarch.org
SAT: 6/27: Newark, CA: Seth Rudetsky "deconstructs Broadway". www.stage1theatre.org
SAT-SUN: 6/27-6/28: San Francisco, CA: San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade/ Celebration. www.sfpride.org
SUN: 6/28: Nationwide: Stonewall 40th Anniversary.
Newsworthy:
U.S. to Extend Some Job Benefits to Gay Partners. President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, administration officials said Tuesday evening, but he will stop short of pledging full health insurance coverage. The New York Times reports:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/politics/17gays.html?ref=your-money
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) told the Boston Herald that the Department of Justice defense of DOMA brief was a big misstep. His spokesperson, Diego Sanchez, announced that Frank will introduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in Congress next week. Towleroad reports:
http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/barney-frank-calls-doma-brief-and-boycott-of-fundraiser-a-mistake.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Chastity Bono, child of Sonny and Cher, is transitioning to a male. The New York Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/11/2009-06-11_chastity_bono_is_changing_gender_from_female_to_male.html
Jarrett T. Barrios, former Massachusetts legislator and current president of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation will replace Neil Giuliano as GLAAD's new president. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/jarrett-t-barrios-named-new-president-of-glaad.html
Alan Cumming, the out Scottish-born actor who's now resident in the USA, was appointed an OBE (Order of the British Empire.) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, announced 6/13/09. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130225-Tony_Winner_Cumming_Appointed_OBE_Lee_Knighted
Video Sneak Peak: Broadway Bares X-travaganza:
http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/2009/06/broadway-bares-preview-video/
Features
For Gay Trailblazers of "The Tempermentals", closet doors were shut tight, but some guys oiled the hinges. The new hit play reflects a very personal history of how gay men first began to express themselves in public. The New York Times reports:
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31fcdd525031dd0e119dc46cbd89c80f
Profile: Antony Sher at London's National Theatre. An exhibition of his paintings marks the out actor's 60th birthday and reveals some tormented moments in his life, including apartheid, cocaine and the gay scene in the 70s. The Financial Times reports:
http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4f05feb0-56de-11de-9a1c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforming
The Resource Center:
Top Gay (ish) Blogs as compiled by The Advocate. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/towleroad-makes-advocates-list-of-best-gayish-blogs.html
Team DC is Washington, DC's gay sports connection. http://www.teamdc.org/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Blithe Spirit. Out Rupert Everett and Angela Lansbury star in Noel Coward's ghostly comedy. to 7/19/09.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***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 Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. Duets included. to 6/27/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. The New York Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/music/04fein.html?_r=1&ref=theater
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 7/05/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***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 8/02/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***Broadway! An evening of showtunes with Jennifer Holliday and the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. 6/27/09-6/28/09. www.gmcla.org.
***A Conversation With Edith Head. Susan Claassen's portrayal of the award-winning designer who gave good Hollywood costume. 6/23/09-6/24/09, Solana Beach, CA: www.northcoastrep.org/season_special.html#edith
***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***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. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, former society queens turned into recluses with 51 cats.to 6/28/09, Philadelphia, PA. www.PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The cult-rock musical about a transgender singer. to 6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***Little Lamb, premiere of Michael Whistler's drama about gay adoption. to 6/28/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.InterActTheatre.org
***The New Century, Paul Rudnick's gay-themed comedy. to 7/19/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.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
***Valley of The Dolls. the Running With Scissors "interpertation" of the Jacqueline Susann classic and film with Bob Edes Jr. as Helen Lawson. to 7/05/09. New Orleans, LA. www.norunningwithscissors.com.
On Display
thru SAT: 9/12: New York, NY: Exhibition: Diaghilev’s Theater of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and Its Aftermath, documents the legendary ballet company founded 100 years ago and its gay impersario. Lincoln Center. www.nypl.org/lpa .
thru MON: 8/03: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
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...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***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 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
***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.
***Chess In Concert: Live From Royal Albert Hall. Complete live recording of the May 2008 Chess in concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and Adam Pascal.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***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.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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
7/09/09-7/21/09: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 200 films from more than two-dozen countries. www.phillyfests.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.
7/19/09: San Francisco, CA: AIDS Walk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net
7/20/09: Washington, DC: Night OUT with The Nationals. The Washinton Nationals take on the New York Mets. The Gay Men's Chorus sings the National Anthem. http://www.teamdc.org/noan5.html
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
8/14/09-8/16/09: 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. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130280-Dominate_Yourself%21_Boys_Upstairs_Flutterbies_and_Revised_Dow_Jones_Set_for_FringeNYC
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: More Stonewall
1. Question: Name this award-winning filmmaker who made two documentaries bookending Stonewall. The latter was narrated by a major out celebrity. Answer: John Scagliotti, creator of the documentaries "Before Stonewall (1985) and "After Stonewall" (1999) which was narrated by Melissa Etheridge. He was one of the creative forces behind "In The Life" which airs on many PBS stations nationwide. Both are available on DVD.
2. Question: Name this award-winning actor who is one of the founders of Stonewall, Europe's largest LGBT rights lobbying group. Equally at home playing contemporary and Shakespearean roles, he's one of filmdom's first out actors. Answer: Sir Ian McKellan, who helped organize the group in 1989.
3. Question: Name this American grassroots national network for change on behalf of LGBT equality. With over 90 chapters in the country, it works to put LGBT issues before members of the political party.
4. Question: Name this actor featured as a cop in a film about Stonewall. He was later kicked off a TV series for homophobic remarks against a fellow out colleague. Answer: Isaiah Washington, who played "Burke" on "Grey's Anatomy" was featured in the 1995 film "Stonewall", directed by Nigel Finch. Washington's comments about ellow actor TR Knight ended his stint on the medical drama.
5. Question: Name this group that has made fruits absolutely fabulous since 1991. They can't wait to be jammed. Answer: Stonewall Kitchens, the specialty gourmet foods company known for its jams and preserves. www.stonewallkitchen.com.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Symbols of Pride and More...
1. Question: Name this Pride symbol of greek origins, which was originally chosen by the Gay Activist Alliance in New York in 1970. The GAA was a group which broke away from the larger Gay Liberation Front at the end of 1969, only six months after it's foundation in response to the Stonewall Riots.
2. Question: Name this Pride symbol which has become one of the most widely used and recognised in the gay pride movement. It was developed in 1978 for the San Francisco Pride Parade.
3. Question: Name this Pride symbol whose origins are traced back to the Holocaust in Germany. When Hitler came to power, homosexuals were placed in concentration camps. This symbol identified them as a criminal class other than Jews, Gypsies, political prisoners and others.
4. Question: Name this symbol that originated in the LGBT communnity and was created by singer/songwriter Paul Jabara and the New York-based Visual AIDS group in 1991. It was first seen worn by Jeremy Irons at the 1991 Tony Awards.
5. Question: Name this symbol that surfaced after the passage of Proposition 8. It was seen at the Oscars and the Tony Awards and will be visible during major Pride organizations. It supports marriage equality.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 6/15/09
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 24 June 15, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 15-21, 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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru SUN: 6/28: Minneapolis, MN: Everything Kushner at The Guthrie. a celebration honoring the work of out playwright Tony Kushner. www.guthrietheater.org/kushner
thru TUE: 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
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
thru SUN: 6/21: Anchorage, AK: Anchorage PrideFest 2009. www.anchoragepride.com
thru SUN: 6/21: Washington, DC: IGLFA World Championship. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association's annual soccer tournament. www.iglfa.org
WED-SUN: 6/17-6/21. Provincetown, MA: Provincetown International Film Festival. www.ptownfilmfest.org
THU-SUN: 6/18-6/28: San Francisco, CA: Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. www.frameline.org
THU-SUN: 6/18-6/21: Columbia, SC: Black Pride. www.southcarolinablackpride.com
THU: 6/18: Chicago, IL: Nathaniel Frank, author of "Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America" does a reading and booksigning. McCormick Freedom Library. http://www.unfriendlyfire.org/events.php
FRI-SUN: 6/19-6/21: Baton Rouge, LA: Baton Rouge Pride Fest. www.brpridefest.com.
SAT-MON: 6/20-8/03: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA. drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
SUN: 6/21: New York, NY: Broadway Bares 19.0 "Click It", the annual burlesque to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Roseland. www.broadwaycares.org.
Newsworthy:
Don't Ask Don't Tell: The Supreme Court turned down a challenge to the Pentagon policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting an Obama administration request to maintain the Clinton-era DADT directive. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/us-supreme-court-rejects-case-challenging-dont-ask-dont-tell.html
March on Washington in works for National Coming Out Day. Cleve Jones, founder of the AIDS Memorial quilt, and other activists are organizing a March on Washington to demand full equality for LGBT citizens. The March is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 11, which is National Coming Out Day.
The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid88809.asp
The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/5-29/news/national/14605.cfm
LGBT Groups Surviving Recession. A major donor to LGBT groups urges activists to take pay cuts and more to insure their future. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/6-5/news/national/14663.cfm
Gay Marriage Could Boost New England's Economy. Reuter's reports: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0146772120090604
Gay Penguins Adopt in Germany. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/gay-penguins-hatch-adopt-chick-in-germany.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Adam Lambert, American Idol finalist, says "I'm gay" in an upcoming Rolling Stone cover story. People Magazine reports: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20284065,00.html
Kevin Jennings, GLSEN Founder, was named assistant deputy secretary of the Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools in the US Department of Education. He's been smeared by right-wing groups because of his role in making schools safe for LGBT students. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid88830.asp
It's A Boy! Thomas Beatie, the pregnant man, has delivered child #2, a son. JustJared.com reports:http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/06/09/pregnant-man-son/
Awards and Honors:
Tony Awards. The New York Times recap of the winners with links to the show reviews: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/theater/theaterspecial/05tonyslist.html?ref=theater
Point Foundation Scholars of 2009: http://www.pointfoundation.org/scholars.html
Features
Jerry Herman, out composer of "Hello Dolly" and "Mame" won a special Tony Award for his lifetime achievements on Broadway. He talks with Playbill about his life, his partner, and his musicals. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129947-Jerry_Herman_2009_Special_Tony_Recipient_Takes_a_Moment_to_Reflect_on_a_Lifetime
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Hair, The first major American rock musical, which has "sodomy" and other words in its lyrics. www.publictheater.org.
***The Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. to 6/27/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. The New York Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/music/04fein.html?_r=1&ref=theater
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 7/05/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***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...
***A Conversation With Edith Head. Susan Claassen's portrayal of the award-winning designer who gave good Hollywood costume. 6/19/09-6/20/09: Coronado, CA: www.coronado.ca.us/library
***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***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. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Beale to 6/28/09, Philadelphia, PA. www.PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The musical about a TG singer. to 6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde's masterpiece stars drag diva Charles Busch as Lady Bracknell. to 6/21/09. Los Angeles, CA. www.latw.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
***The New Century, Paul Rudnick's comedy about a Jewish PFLAG mother ; a flamboyant Palm Beach resident and a Midwest woman visiting NYC for the first time. to 7/19/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.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
***Valley of The Dolls. the "interpertation" of the Jacqueline Susann classic and film. to 7/05/09. New Orleans, LA. www.norunningwithscissors.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...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***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
***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.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***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. GLAAD TV Gayed: 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/
***FRI: 6/12: Adam Lambert talks about "American Idol", and possibly his coming out story in Rolling Stone. ABC 20/20. 10PM ET.
***SUN: 6/14: Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan, wrestlers canned from school for making a x-rated movie are interviewed on "Behind The Lines". 9PM. ESPN. http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/espn-to-cover-paul-donahoe-and-gay-porn-college-wrestling-scandal.html
***WED: 6/17: "Chess" In Concert. The Benny Anderson-Tim Rice-Björn Ulvaeus musical ("One Night in Bangkok") with Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal and Josh Brogan. Great Performances. PBS. Check local listings. www.pbs.org/gperf
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
6/26/09: New York, NY: Gay Pride Edition: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Readings from celebrity autobiographies with Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Jackie Hoffman, Rachel Dratch. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
6/30/09-7/04/09: Chicago, IL: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Conference. to celebrate 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
7/09/09-7/21/09: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. www.phillyfests.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Before Stonewall
1. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first recognized gay rights organization in America, established in 1924. A few months after being chartered, the police shut it down and arrested its membership. It also produced the first American publication for homosexuals. Answer: The Society for Human Rights established by Henry Gerber and a group of friends in Chicago. It published "Friendship and Freedom". Gerber had lived in Germany, where he became familiar with the early German homosexual emancipation movement led by such people as Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld.
2. Question: Name this gay rights group, the earliest lasting gay rights organization in the United States, founded in 1950. Based in Los Angeles, it had chapters in San Francisco, New York, Washington and other locales. The national group disbanded in 1961, but chapters continued to operate nationally. the group took its name from a term to describe Medieval French secret societies of masked men. The story of its founding is currently the basis for a play currently running Off-Broadway. Answer: The Mattachine Society, brainchild of Harry Hay. "The Tempermentals" with Michael ("Ugly Betty") Urie, tells the story of Hay, his lover, Rudi Gernreich, the designer, and others involved in the group's development.
3. Question: Name this gay rights group, which morphed out of the group mentioned in Question #2. In 1952, it spread its wings, and admitted lesbians to its ranks. In 1953, the group began publishing the first U.S. pro-gay publication, and sold it openly on the streets of Los Angeles. In 1954 the U.S. Postal Service declared the magazine 'obscene'., but the group won in 1958 as part of the landmark First Amendment case, Roth v. United States. The magazine continued until 1967. Answer: ONE, Inc. ONE Magazine’s first editors included founders of Mattachine Society and also The Knights of the Clock, a support group for interracial gay couples that had begun in Los Angeles in 1950. ONE also published ONE Institute Quarterly (now the Journal of Homosexuality). It began to run symposia, and contributed greatly to scholarship on the subject of same-sex love (then called 'homophile studies').
4. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first lesbian activist organization in the USA. Formed in San Francisco in 1955, the group was conceived as a social alternative to lesbian bars, which were considered illegal. It lasted for fourteen years and became a tool of education for lesbians, gay men, researchers, and mental health professionals. Its founders were married by Gavin Newsom twice, once when he permitted gay marriage in San Francisco, and again when gay marriage became briefly legal in California. Answer: Daughter of Bilitis, started by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.
5. Question: The Stonewall Riots happened in 1969. Which of the following occured prior to Stonewall ? A) Homosexual behavior legalised in Canada; B) Poland decriminalised gay prostitution; C) The Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the world's first gay-oriented bookstore opens and/or D) an Australian chapter of Daughters of Bilitis opens in Melbourne. Answer: C) The Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the world's first LGBT-oriented bookstore, opened in New York City in 1967. All the other events happened in 1969.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: More Stonewall
1. Question: Name this award-winning filmmaker who made two documentaries bookending Stonewall. The latter was narrated by a major out celebrity.
2. Question: Name this award-winning actor who is one of the founders of Stonewall, Europe's largest LGBT rights lobbying group. Equally at home playing contemporary and Shakespearean roles, he's one of filmdom's first out actors.
3. Question: Name this American grassroots national network for change on behalf of LGBT equality. With over 90 chapters in the country, it works to put LGBT issues before members of the political party.
4. Question: Name this actor featured as a cop in a film about Stonewall. He was later kicked off a TV series for homophobic remarks against a fellow out colleague.
5. Question: Name this group that has made fruits absolutely fabulous since 1991. They can't wait to be jammed.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 24 June 15, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 15-21, 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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru SUN: 6/28: Minneapolis, MN: Everything Kushner at The Guthrie. a celebration honoring the work of out playwright Tony Kushner. www.guthrietheater.org/kushner
thru TUE: 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
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
thru SUN: 6/21: Anchorage, AK: Anchorage PrideFest 2009. www.anchoragepride.com
thru SUN: 6/21: Washington, DC: IGLFA World Championship. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association's annual soccer tournament. www.iglfa.org
WED-SUN: 6/17-6/21. Provincetown, MA: Provincetown International Film Festival. www.ptownfilmfest.org
THU-SUN: 6/18-6/28: San Francisco, CA: Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. www.frameline.org
THU-SUN: 6/18-6/21: Columbia, SC: Black Pride. www.southcarolinablackpride.com
THU: 6/18: Chicago, IL: Nathaniel Frank, author of "Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America" does a reading and booksigning. McCormick Freedom Library. http://www.unfriendlyfire.org/events.php
FRI-SUN: 6/19-6/21: Baton Rouge, LA: Baton Rouge Pride Fest. www.brpridefest.com.
SAT-MON: 6/20-8/03: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA. drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
SUN: 6/21: New York, NY: Broadway Bares 19.0 "Click It", the annual burlesque to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Roseland. www.broadwaycares.org.
Newsworthy:
Don't Ask Don't Tell: The Supreme Court turned down a challenge to the Pentagon policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting an Obama administration request to maintain the Clinton-era DADT directive. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/us-supreme-court-rejects-case-challenging-dont-ask-dont-tell.html
March on Washington in works for National Coming Out Day. Cleve Jones, founder of the AIDS Memorial quilt, and other activists are organizing a March on Washington to demand full equality for LGBT citizens. The March is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 11, which is National Coming Out Day.
The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid88809.asp
The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/5-29/news/national/14605.cfm
LGBT Groups Surviving Recession. A major donor to LGBT groups urges activists to take pay cuts and more to insure their future. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/6-5/news/national/14663.cfm
Gay Marriage Could Boost New England's Economy. Reuter's reports: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0146772120090604
Gay Penguins Adopt in Germany. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/gay-penguins-hatch-adopt-chick-in-germany.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Adam Lambert, American Idol finalist, says "I'm gay" in an upcoming Rolling Stone cover story. People Magazine reports: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20284065,00.html
Kevin Jennings, GLSEN Founder, was named assistant deputy secretary of the Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools in the US Department of Education. He's been smeared by right-wing groups because of his role in making schools safe for LGBT students. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid88830.asp
It's A Boy! Thomas Beatie, the pregnant man, has delivered child #2, a son. JustJared.com reports:http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/06/09/pregnant-man-son/
Awards and Honors:
Tony Awards. The New York Times recap of the winners with links to the show reviews: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/theater/theaterspecial/05tonyslist.html?ref=theater
Point Foundation Scholars of 2009: http://www.pointfoundation.org/scholars.html
Features
Jerry Herman, out composer of "Hello Dolly" and "Mame" won a special Tony Award for his lifetime achievements on Broadway. He talks with Playbill about his life, his partner, and his musicals. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129947-Jerry_Herman_2009_Special_Tony_Recipient_Takes_a_Moment_to_Reflect_on_a_Lifetime
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Hair, The first major American rock musical, which has "sodomy" and other words in its lyrics. www.publictheater.org.
***The Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. to 6/27/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. The New York Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/music/04fein.html?_r=1&ref=theater
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 7/05/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***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...
***A Conversation With Edith Head. Susan Claassen's portrayal of the award-winning designer who gave good Hollywood costume. 6/19/09-6/20/09: Coronado, CA: www.coronado.ca.us/library
***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***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. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Beale to 6/28/09, Philadelphia, PA. www.PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The musical about a TG singer. to 6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde's masterpiece stars drag diva Charles Busch as Lady Bracknell. to 6/21/09. Los Angeles, CA. www.latw.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
***The New Century, Paul Rudnick's comedy about a Jewish PFLAG mother ; a flamboyant Palm Beach resident and a Midwest woman visiting NYC for the first time. to 7/19/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.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
***Valley of The Dolls. the "interpertation" of the Jacqueline Susann classic and film. to 7/05/09. New Orleans, LA. www.norunningwithscissors.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...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***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
***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.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***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. GLAAD TV Gayed: 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/
***FRI: 6/12: Adam Lambert talks about "American Idol", and possibly his coming out story in Rolling Stone. ABC 20/20. 10PM ET.
***SUN: 6/14: Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan, wrestlers canned from school for making a x-rated movie are interviewed on "Behind The Lines". 9PM. ESPN. http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/espn-to-cover-paul-donahoe-and-gay-porn-college-wrestling-scandal.html
***WED: 6/17: "Chess" In Concert. The Benny Anderson-Tim Rice-Björn Ulvaeus musical ("One Night in Bangkok") with Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal and Josh Brogan. Great Performances. PBS. Check local listings. www.pbs.org/gperf
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
6/26/09: New York, NY: Gay Pride Edition: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Readings from celebrity autobiographies with Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Jackie Hoffman, Rachel Dratch. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
6/30/09-7/04/09: Chicago, IL: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Conference. to celebrate 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
7/09/09-7/21/09: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. www.phillyfests.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Before Stonewall
1. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first recognized gay rights organization in America, established in 1924. A few months after being chartered, the police shut it down and arrested its membership. It also produced the first American publication for homosexuals. Answer: The Society for Human Rights established by Henry Gerber and a group of friends in Chicago. It published "Friendship and Freedom". Gerber had lived in Germany, where he became familiar with the early German homosexual emancipation movement led by such people as Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld.
2. Question: Name this gay rights group, the earliest lasting gay rights organization in the United States, founded in 1950. Based in Los Angeles, it had chapters in San Francisco, New York, Washington and other locales. The national group disbanded in 1961, but chapters continued to operate nationally. the group took its name from a term to describe Medieval French secret societies of masked men. The story of its founding is currently the basis for a play currently running Off-Broadway. Answer: The Mattachine Society, brainchild of Harry Hay. "The Tempermentals" with Michael ("Ugly Betty") Urie, tells the story of Hay, his lover, Rudi Gernreich, the designer, and others involved in the group's development.
3. Question: Name this gay rights group, which morphed out of the group mentioned in Question #2. In 1952, it spread its wings, and admitted lesbians to its ranks. In 1953, the group began publishing the first U.S. pro-gay publication, and sold it openly on the streets of Los Angeles. In 1954 the U.S. Postal Service declared the magazine 'obscene'., but the group won in 1958 as part of the landmark First Amendment case, Roth v. United States. The magazine continued until 1967. Answer: ONE, Inc. ONE Magazine’s first editors included founders of Mattachine Society and also The Knights of the Clock, a support group for interracial gay couples that had begun in Los Angeles in 1950. ONE also published ONE Institute Quarterly (now the Journal of Homosexuality). It began to run symposia, and contributed greatly to scholarship on the subject of same-sex love (then called 'homophile studies').
4. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first lesbian activist organization in the USA. Formed in San Francisco in 1955, the group was conceived as a social alternative to lesbian bars, which were considered illegal. It lasted for fourteen years and became a tool of education for lesbians, gay men, researchers, and mental health professionals. Its founders were married by Gavin Newsom twice, once when he permitted gay marriage in San Francisco, and again when gay marriage became briefly legal in California. Answer: Daughter of Bilitis, started by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.
5. Question: The Stonewall Riots happened in 1969. Which of the following occured prior to Stonewall ? A) Homosexual behavior legalised in Canada; B) Poland decriminalised gay prostitution; C) The Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the world's first gay-oriented bookstore opens and/or D) an Australian chapter of Daughters of Bilitis opens in Melbourne. Answer: C) The Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the world's first LGBT-oriented bookstore, opened in New York City in 1967. All the other events happened in 1969.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: More Stonewall
1. Question: Name this award-winning filmmaker who made two documentaries bookending Stonewall. The latter was narrated by a major out celebrity.
2. Question: Name this award-winning actor who is one of the founders of Stonewall, Europe's largest LGBT rights lobbying group. Equally at home playing contemporary and Shakespearean roles, he's one of filmdom's first out actors.
3. Question: Name this American grassroots national network for change on behalf of LGBT equality. With over 90 chapters in the country, it works to put LGBT issues before members of the political party.
4. Question: Name this actor featured as a cop in a film about Stonewall. He was later kicked off a TV series for homophobic remarks against a fellow out colleague.
5. Question: Name this group that has made fruits absolutely fabulous since 1991. They can't wait to be jammed.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 6/08/09
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 23 June 8, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 8-14, 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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru SUN: 6/28: Minneapolis, MN: Everything Kushner at The Guthrie. a celebration honoring the work of out playwright Tony Kushner www.guthrietheater.org/kushner
thru TUE: 6/30: New York, NY: 1969: The Year of Gay Liberation An exhibition from the LGBT collection at the NYC Public Library. Free. http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30857
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
thru SUN: 6/14: New York, NY: NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival. www.newfest.org
WED: 6/10: Springfield, VT: Screening of “Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World” at the Unitarian Universalist Church. www.afterstonewall.com.
THU-SAT: 6/11-6/13: Philadelphia, PA: Philly Trans Health Conference. www.trans-health.org
THU-SAT: 6/11-6/13: Ft. Lauerdale, FL: Pride Planners Bi-Annual Conference. for financial proessionals who serve LGBT individuals and families. www.prideplanners.com.
THU: 6/11: New York, NY: Honoring With Pride. Alan Cumming hosts the 10th annual amFAR benefit, which honors those who have played a key role in the LGBT community's response to the AIDS crisis. www.amfar.org.
SAT-SUN: 6/13-6/21: Anchorage, AK: Anchorage PrideFest 2009. www.anchoragepride.com
SUN-SUN: 6/14-6/21: Washington, DC: IGLFA World Championship. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association's annual soccer tournament. www.iglfa.org
SUN: 6/14: Los Angeles, CA: 2009 Los Angeles Front Runners Pride Run. www.lafrontrunners.com/priderun2009.html
Newsworthy:
New Hampshire is the sixth state to approve of same-sex marriage. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/06/nh_legislature.html
President Obama proclaimed June as LGBT Pride Month. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/barack-obama-issues-lgbt-pride-month-proclamation.html
New York: Celebrities from Maya Angelou to Cynthia Nixon are championing marriage equality before elected officials as a vote looms in the s senate. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/nyregion/29celebrity.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion
Harvard University announced that it will establish an endowed chair in LGBT studies, in what is believed to be the first professorship of its kind in the country. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/education/04harvard.html?_r=1&ref=us
The New York Times has announced over 300 same-sex weddings, engagements, civil unions, and/or commitment ceremonies, since it began coverage of such in 2002. Now, it's bringing those couples together for a big celebration to commemorate Stonewall 40. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid87793.asp
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
David Hyde Pierce revealed that he married Brian Hargrove, his partner of 25+ years on "The View". Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/david-hyde-pierce-reveals-he-is-married-speaks-out-on-prop-8.html
In Memoriam:
Danny LaRue, the Irish-born drag entertainer, died on 5/31/09 at age 81. A dame, LaRue brought drag entertainment to the British masses as he starred in theatre, concerts, and clubs. The Times Online reports: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6406522.ece
Features
Lordy Lordy, Look Who's 40. New York City celebrates Stonewall. The To-Do List: http://nycgo.com/index.cfm?event=view.nav§ion=gay
The Advocate's List of Events in NYC: http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid80809.asp
Neil Patrick Harris talks Tonys with Theatermania.com: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2009/neil-patrick-harris-the-host-with-the-most_19356.html
Jerry Torre: Watching Himself Onstage. The real Jerry talks about the "Grey Gardens" Jerry. the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090602_Watching_himself_on_stage.html
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, explains Bible-Based Marriage. http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/americas-best-christian-betty-bowers-on-biblebased-marriage.html
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Billy Eichner: Gay, White and Terrified!, a comic solo from the creator of "Creation Nation". 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 comedy.
***Chicago. Grey's Anatomy star Chandra Wilson returns to Broadway as Matron Mama Morton. to 7/05/09. www.chicagothemusical.com.
***Hair, The first major American rock musical, which has "sodomy" and other words in its lyrics. www.publictheater.org.
***High Spirits. The musical version of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit". Carol Kane and Howard McGillin star. 6/12/09-6/14/09. www.yorktheatre.org
lly Parton has adapted her film for Broadway. . www.9to5themusical.com
***The Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. Duets included. to 6/12/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency
]***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about pre-Stonewall gay rights history and the Mattachine Society. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 7/05/09.
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 7/12/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***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.. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale. to 6/14/09, Stages, Houston, TX. www.stagestheatre.com Also: to 6/28/09, Philadelphia, PA. www.PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The cult-rock musical about a transgender singer. to 6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***The Little Foxes. Newly out Kelly McGillis plays the scheming Regina in Lillian Helman's southern decadence 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
***Stale Magnolias. the story of the Last Chance Salon, a nightspot turned day-spa in the overheated town of Rectal, TX. to 6/14/09. San Francisco, CA. www.foulplaysf.com
***Two Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter's Night. James Edwin Parker's comedy/drama tracing the obstacles to communication, intimacy and love in 1980s Manhattan. to 6/24/09. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com.
***Valley of The Dolls. the Running With Scissors "interpertation" of the Jacqueline Susann classic and film with Bob Edes Jr. as Helen Lawson. to 7/05/09. New Orleans, LA. www.norunningwithscissors.com.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Resource: GLAAD's Guide to What's LGBT in Film: Note new web address: http://glaadblog.org/whats-lgbt-in-film/
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***The Boys. A Disney documentary about composers and brothers Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. They wrote "Mary Poppins" and "It's A Small World After All". A must for showtune people.
***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
***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.
***Fashion Victims, a 2008 German film, tells the story of a straight fashion designer’s teen son who falls for his father’s biggest rival in the design world.
***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/
***June: Broadway Profiles. The Women of Broadway. A special featuring Sutton Foster, Christine Ebersole, Estelle Parsons, Julie Taymor and Charlotte D'Amboise; hosted by Kate Shindle. A PBS Pledge Drive special. Check local listings.
***SAT: 6/13: 2009 NewNowNext Awards. Honoring the LGBT community and its icons with RuPaul, Cheyenne Jackson, Lady GaGa and Vanessa Williams. 9PM. LOGO.(also streamed on LOGOonline.com). www.NewNowNextAwards.com.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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
6/20/09-8/03/09: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA. drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
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.
6/26/09: New York, NY: Gay Pride Edition: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Jackie Hoffman perform. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
6/30/09-7/04/09: Chicago, IL: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Conference. to celebrate deaf culture & identity. www.rad.org
Last 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. Answer: Ethel Merman, who created the role. Incidentally, Varla Jean Merman says she’s the love child of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine. Varla as a relative beats a Tony.
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. Answer: Mary Martin, Tony Winner in the title role of "Peter Pan", the actor who made "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" a "South Pacific" hit, the mother of "Dallas" star Larry Hagman (J.R.Ewing) and often-linked with Janet Gaynor.
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 ? Answer: Stephen Sondheim, composer of "A Little Night Music", "Into The Woods", "Company", and "Sweeney Todd".
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. Answer: a) Elton John ("The Lion King") nominated for "Billy Elliot"; b) John Glover of "Love! Valour! Compassion! nominated for "Waiting For Godot"; c) Christopher Sieber, who played Lancelot in "Spamalot" and current nominee for "Shrek" (he plays Lord Farqhuaar on his knees); and d) Liza Minnelli who included a tribute to Kay Thompson ("Think Pink").
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Before Stonewall
1. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first recognized gay rights organization in America, established in 1924. A few months after being chartered, the police shut it down and arrested its membership. It also produced the first American publication for homosexuals.
2. Question: Name this gay rights group, the earliest lasting gay rights organization in the United States, founded in 1950. Based in Los Angeles, it had chapters in San Francisco, New York, Washington and other locales. The national group disbanded in 1961, but chapters continued to operate nationally. the group took its name from a term to describe Medieval French secret societies of masked men. The story of its founding is currently the basis for a play currently running Off-Broadway.
3. Question: Name this gay rights group, which morphed out of the group mentioned in Question #2. In 1952, it spread its wings, and admitted lesbians to its ranks. In 1953, the group began publishing the first U.S. pro-gay publication, and sold it openly on the streets of Los Angeles. In 1954 the U.S. Postal Service declared the magazine 'obscene'., but the group won in 1958 as part of the landmark First Amendment case, Roth v. United States. The magazine continued until 1967.
4. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first lesbian activist organization in the USA. Formed in San Francisco in 1955, the group was conceived as a social alternative to lesbian bars, which were considered illegal. It lasted for fourteen years and became a tool of education for lesbians, gay men, researchers, and mental health professionals. Its founders were married by Gavin Newsom twice, once when he permitted gay marriage in San Francisco, and again when gay marriage became briefly legal in California.
5. Question: The Stonewall Riots happened in 1969. Which of the following occured prior to Stonewall ? A) Homosexual behavior legalised in Canada; B) Poland decriminalised gay prostitution; C) The Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the world's first gay-oriented bookstore opens and/or D) an Australian chapter of Daughters of Bilitis opens in Melbourne.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 23 June 8, 2009
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: June 8-14, 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.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru SUN: 6/28: Minneapolis, MN: Everything Kushner at The Guthrie. a celebration honoring the work of out playwright Tony Kushner www.guthrietheater.org/kushner
thru TUE: 6/30: New York, NY: 1969: The Year of Gay Liberation An exhibition from the LGBT collection at the NYC Public Library. Free. http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30857
thru TUE: 6/30: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. performances & exhibitions highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
thru SUN: 6/14: New York, NY: NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival. www.newfest.org
WED: 6/10: Springfield, VT: Screening of “Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World” at the Unitarian Universalist Church. www.afterstonewall.com.
THU-SAT: 6/11-6/13: Philadelphia, PA: Philly Trans Health Conference. www.trans-health.org
THU-SAT: 6/11-6/13: Ft. Lauerdale, FL: Pride Planners Bi-Annual Conference. for financial proessionals who serve LGBT individuals and families. www.prideplanners.com.
THU: 6/11: New York, NY: Honoring With Pride. Alan Cumming hosts the 10th annual amFAR benefit, which honors those who have played a key role in the LGBT community's response to the AIDS crisis. www.amfar.org.
SAT-SUN: 6/13-6/21: Anchorage, AK: Anchorage PrideFest 2009. www.anchoragepride.com
SUN-SUN: 6/14-6/21: Washington, DC: IGLFA World Championship. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association's annual soccer tournament. www.iglfa.org
SUN: 6/14: Los Angeles, CA: 2009 Los Angeles Front Runners Pride Run. www.lafrontrunners.com/priderun2009.html
Newsworthy:
New Hampshire is the sixth state to approve of same-sex marriage. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/06/nh_legislature.html
President Obama proclaimed June as LGBT Pride Month. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/barack-obama-issues-lgbt-pride-month-proclamation.html
New York: Celebrities from Maya Angelou to Cynthia Nixon are championing marriage equality before elected officials as a vote looms in the s senate. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/nyregion/29celebrity.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion
Harvard University announced that it will establish an endowed chair in LGBT studies, in what is believed to be the first professorship of its kind in the country. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/education/04harvard.html?_r=1&ref=us
The New York Times has announced over 300 same-sex weddings, engagements, civil unions, and/or commitment ceremonies, since it began coverage of such in 2002. Now, it's bringing those couples together for a big celebration to commemorate Stonewall 40. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid87793.asp
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
David Hyde Pierce revealed that he married Brian Hargrove, his partner of 25+ years on "The View". Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/david-hyde-pierce-reveals-he-is-married-speaks-out-on-prop-8.html
In Memoriam:
Danny LaRue, the Irish-born drag entertainer, died on 5/31/09 at age 81. A dame, LaRue brought drag entertainment to the British masses as he starred in theatre, concerts, and clubs. The Times Online reports: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6406522.ece
Features
Lordy Lordy, Look Who's 40. New York City celebrates Stonewall. The To-Do List: http://nycgo.com/index.cfm?event=view.nav§ion=gay
The Advocate's List of Events in NYC: http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid80809.asp
Neil Patrick Harris talks Tonys with Theatermania.com: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2009/neil-patrick-harris-the-host-with-the-most_19356.html
Jerry Torre: Watching Himself Onstage. The real Jerry talks about the "Grey Gardens" Jerry. the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090602_Watching_himself_on_stage.html
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, explains Bible-Based Marriage. http://www.towleroad.com/2009/06/americas-best-christian-betty-bowers-on-biblebased-marriage.html
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Billy Eichner: Gay, White and Terrified!, a comic solo from the creator of "Creation Nation". 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 comedy.
***Chicago. Grey's Anatomy star Chandra Wilson returns to Broadway as Matron Mama Morton. to 7/05/09. www.chicagothemusical.com.
***Hair, The first major American rock musical, which has "sodomy" and other words in its lyrics. www.publictheater.org.
***High Spirits. The musical version of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit". Carol Kane and Howard McGillin star. 6/12/09-6/14/09. www.yorktheatre.org
lly Parton has adapted her film for Broadway. . www.9to5themusical.com
***The Power of Two. Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein together in concert. Duets included. to 6/12/09. Feinstein's at the Loews Regency
]***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about pre-Stonewall gay rights history and the Mattachine Society. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 7/05/09.
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 7/12/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***Design for Living. Gay Noel Coward's play about a festive menage-a-trois. to 6/28/09. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.
***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.. to 7/12/09. Millburn, NJ. www.papermill.org.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale. to 6/14/09, Stages, Houston, TX. www.stagestheatre.com Also: to 6/28/09, Philadelphia, PA. www.PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The cult-rock musical about a transgender singer. to 6/27/09. Sacramento, CA. www.newhelvetia.org
***The Little Foxes. Newly out Kelly McGillis plays the scheming Regina in Lillian Helman's southern decadence 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
***Stale Magnolias. the story of the Last Chance Salon, a nightspot turned day-spa in the overheated town of Rectal, TX. to 6/14/09. San Francisco, CA. www.foulplaysf.com
***Two Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter's Night. James Edwin Parker's comedy/drama tracing the obstacles to communication, intimacy and love in 1980s Manhattan. to 6/24/09. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com.
***Valley of The Dolls. the Running With Scissors "interpertation" of the Jacqueline Susann classic and film with Bob Edes Jr. as Helen Lawson. to 7/05/09. New Orleans, LA. www.norunningwithscissors.com.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Resource: GLAAD's Guide to What's LGBT in Film: Note new web address: http://glaadblog.org/whats-lgbt-in-film/
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***The Boys. A Disney documentary about composers and brothers Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. They wrote "Mary Poppins" and "It's A Small World After All". A must for showtune people.
***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
***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.
***Fashion Victims, a 2008 German film, tells the story of a straight fashion designer’s teen son who falls for his father’s biggest rival in the design world.
***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/
***June: Broadway Profiles. The Women of Broadway. A special featuring Sutton Foster, Christine Ebersole, Estelle Parsons, Julie Taymor and Charlotte D'Amboise; hosted by Kate Shindle. A PBS Pledge Drive special. Check local listings.
***SAT: 6/13: 2009 NewNowNext Awards. Honoring the LGBT community and its icons with RuPaul, Cheyenne Jackson, Lady GaGa and Vanessa Williams. 9PM. LOGO.(also streamed on LOGOonline.com). www.NewNowNextAwards.com.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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
6/20/09-8/03/09: Los Angeles, CA: Gay, a Photographic Essay 1969–1972 by Los Angeles–based photographer Anthony Friedkin. Vintage photos chronicle the early gay rights movement in LA. drkrm.gallery. 2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, Los Angeles
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.
6/26/09: New York, NY: Gay Pride Edition: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Jackie Hoffman perform. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
6/30/09-7/04/09: Chicago, IL: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Conference. to celebrate deaf culture & identity. www.rad.org
Last 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. Answer: Ethel Merman, who created the role. Incidentally, Varla Jean Merman says she’s the love child of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine. Varla as a relative beats a Tony.
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. Answer: Mary Martin, Tony Winner in the title role of "Peter Pan", the actor who made "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" a "South Pacific" hit, the mother of "Dallas" star Larry Hagman (J.R.Ewing) and often-linked with Janet Gaynor.
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 ? Answer: Stephen Sondheim, composer of "A Little Night Music", "Into The Woods", "Company", and "Sweeney Todd".
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. Answer: a) Elton John ("The Lion King") nominated for "Billy Elliot"; b) John Glover of "Love! Valour! Compassion! nominated for "Waiting For Godot"; c) Christopher Sieber, who played Lancelot in "Spamalot" and current nominee for "Shrek" (he plays Lord Farqhuaar on his knees); and d) Liza Minnelli who included a tribute to Kay Thompson ("Think Pink").
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Before Stonewall
1. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first recognized gay rights organization in America, established in 1924. A few months after being chartered, the police shut it down and arrested its membership. It also produced the first American publication for homosexuals.
2. Question: Name this gay rights group, the earliest lasting gay rights organization in the United States, founded in 1950. Based in Los Angeles, it had chapters in San Francisco, New York, Washington and other locales. The national group disbanded in 1961, but chapters continued to operate nationally. the group took its name from a term to describe Medieval French secret societies of masked men. The story of its founding is currently the basis for a play currently running Off-Broadway.
3. Question: Name this gay rights group, which morphed out of the group mentioned in Question #2. In 1952, it spread its wings, and admitted lesbians to its ranks. In 1953, the group began publishing the first U.S. pro-gay publication, and sold it openly on the streets of Los Angeles. In 1954 the U.S. Postal Service declared the magazine 'obscene'., but the group won in 1958 as part of the landmark First Amendment case, Roth v. United States. The magazine continued until 1967.
4. Question: Name this gay rights group, the first lesbian activist organization in the USA. Formed in San Francisco in 1955, the group was conceived as a social alternative to lesbian bars, which were considered illegal. It lasted for fourteen years and became a tool of education for lesbians, gay men, researchers, and mental health professionals. Its founders were married by Gavin Newsom twice, once when he permitted gay marriage in San Francisco, and again when gay marriage became briefly legal in California.
5. Question: The Stonewall Riots happened in 1969. Which of the following occured prior to Stonewall ? A) Homosexual behavior legalised in Canada; B) Poland decriminalised gay prostitution; C) The Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the world's first gay-oriented bookstore opens and/or D) an Australian chapter of Daughters of Bilitis opens in Melbourne.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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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