Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/08/10

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 6 February 8, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 8-15, 2010

MON: 2/08: San Francisco, CA: All You Need Is Love 2, the Help is On The Way benefit concert for STOP AIDS PROJECTand Aguilas. Produced by The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation. www.helpisontheway.org

WED: 2/10: New York, NY: amfAR Annual Gala. Meryl Streep, Vanessa Redgrave, and Dr. Mathilde Krim will pay tribute to the late Natasha Richardson and feature the presentation of amfAR's Award of Courage to Sir Elton John, Yves Carcelle, and David Furnish. Special performances by Lady Gaga and Rufus Wainwright.www.amfar.org.

FRI-SUN: 2/12-2/14: Washington, DC: Lavender Languages XVII. The longest-running LGBTQ Studies Conference in North America. American University. www.american.edu/lavenderlanguages

FRI-MON: 2/12-2/15: Hudson Valley, NY: Winter Explosion. LGBT African-American winter event. www.winterexplosion.com

FRI-SAT: 2/12-3/13: Los Angeles, CA: Fusion. Los Angeles’ LGBT people of color film festival. www.outfest.org/fusion.html

SAT: 2/13: Boston, MA: The Red Party. A benefit for Mass Equality with the Kinsey Sicks. www.massequality.org/redparty

SUN: 2/14: New York, NY: Broadway Bears XIII, the annual fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, featuring a host of teddy bears dressed as famous Broadway characters, many autographed by the original stars who wore the original (human-sized) outfits. www.broadwaycares.org.

Newsworthy:

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Repeal Efforts Begin. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/02/02/DI2010020201767.html

CBS Rejects ManCrunch.com’s gay dating site Superbowl ad. The New York Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/01/29/2010-01-29_gay_dating_site_mancrunchcom_asks_for_help_after_cbs_rejects_super_bowl_ad.html

Gay Marriages: Fidelity Forever ? A new survey of gay married couples show that monogamy and fidelity in marriage are less important than openess and honesty. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/us/29sfmetro.html

The Buzz (People Making News)

Another Pregnant Man. The New York Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/01/26/2010-01-26_meet_the_worlds_second_pregnant_man_scott_moore_expecting_baby_miles_in_february.html

Awards and Honors:

The Out 100: Class of 2009: http://www.out.com/out100/index.asp

Oscar Nominations: “Precious” and it’s out director Lee Daniels and its stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo-Nique; Colin Firth in “A Single Man”; http://www.towleroad.com/2010/02/2010-oscar-nominations-announced-full-list.html

Nominees: 30th Annual Razzie Awards for the worst achievements in film.. http://www.razzies.com/history/30thNoms.asp

Photo Shoots and Video

Video: Going Along for “The Pride” Hugh Dancy and Ben Whislaw are lovers in Alexi Kaye Campbell’s new drama about sexual identity: http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/01-2010/going-along-for-the-pride_24340.html

Video: “Next Fall” heads to Broadway.Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/shows/next-fall/buzz/talking-next-fall-their-next-step-broadway/

Features

Lady Gaga. The Wall Street Journal examines lessons learned from Gaga’s marketing and business savvy: her new model for success. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029621644867154.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Word is Out, the famous documentary about LGBT identity, has been re-leased, 30 years after its significant debut. Now, in film, gay identity is refracted in multiple voices. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/movies/24queer.html?scp=1&sq=word%20is%20out&st=cse

Opportunities

Discount Opportunity!: The critically acclaimed hit show “The Temperamentals” by Jon Marans (Michael Urie stars in the story of the rise of the Mattachine Society) has a special $19.52 price ticket for previews in New York City beginning Thursday, February 18th through Saturday, February 27th. Use the code: TEPREV12 by calling (212) 947-8844; or at the New World Stages Box Office; on the website: Broadwayoffers.com and at the direct link: http://www.broadwayoffers.com/go.aspx?MD=2001&MC=TEPREV12. This offer is subject to availability. Black out dates may apply.

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

***The Boys in the Band. A revival of Mart Crowley's landmark pre-Stonewall comedy/drama, one of the first plays to deal with contemporary life among gay men. to 3/14/10. www.transportgroup.org.
***Clothes for a Summer Hotel, Tennessee Williams' rarely-performed ghost playabout F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. to 2/21/10. www.WhiteHorseTheater.com
***Daddy. World premiere of Dan Via's play which explores the hot-button issue of gay marriage, as long-time best friends examine their relationship for the first time in over 20 years. to 2/13/10. www.DaddyThePlay.com.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch stars as a Mother Superior in his new play, an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. to 3/07/10.
Facebook: The Divine Sister Onstage
***Next Fall. Geoffrey Nauffts' provocative play about a gay couple; one partner is a devout Christian and the other is an atheist. www.nextfallbroadway.com
***The Scottsboro Boys. World premiere of the Kander/Ebb musical about the 1930's case where black teens were unjustly accused of attacking two women. www.vineyardtheatre.org

Elsewhere...

***Golden Age. Terrence McNally's drama about Donizetti set backstage at the premiere of his last opera "I Puritani". Marc Kudisch and Jeffrey Carlson star. to 2/21/10. Philadelphia, PA. PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.
***I Am My Own Wife, the fascinating real-life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (Andrew Long), a German transvestite who managed to survive both Nazi rule and the East German Communists.to 3/07/10. Arlington, VA/Washington, DC. www.signature-theatre.org
***Orpheous Descending. Gale ("Queer As Folk") Harold, heads the cast of Tennessee Williams' drama. to 2/21/10. Theatre/Theater. Los Angeles, CA.

On Screen (and Video & DVD)

Out on Screen...

***A Single Man. Tom Ford's debut film, an adaptation of a Christopher Isherwood novel, about a day in the life of a gay man, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor), after being put in prison and makes regular attempts to escape when the object of his affections is released.
***Nine, the Rob Marshall movie based on the Broadway musical. Daniel Day-Lewis plays the conflicted film maker. The women in his life: Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench and Fergie.
***Oy Vey. My Son is Gay. A coming out film with Carmen Electra, Lainie Kazan, Bruce Vilanch, Jai Rodriguez. One assumes it's a comedy.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. A stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen, pregnant with her second child, who is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

Out On Video & DVD

***Liza's at the Palace, filmed version of her Broadway concert.
***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. Includes analysis by Barney Frank, Jim McGreevey, Larry Kramer, Michelangelo Signorile, and Mike Rogers.
***Show Business: The Road to Broadway. An incredible documentary about Broadway's 2003-04 season and four musicals: "Wicked", "Avenue Q"(gay puppets), "Caroline or Change" (Tony Kushner) and "Taboo" (Rosie O'Donnell).
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber.
***Word is Out. The 30th anniversary commemorative DVD of the famous documentary about LGBT identity. There’s a great trailer at the website. http://www.wordisoutmovie.com/

On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.

Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed

***Ongoing: The Wanda Sykes Show. The out comic's late night talk show. 11PM Saturdays. FOX.
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

2/16/10-2/21/10: New York, NY: CineKink NYC. mixed gay/straight film festival exploring a wide variety of sexualities through documentary, comedy, drama & more. www.cinekink.com

2/18/10: West Hollywood, CA: RuPaul signs copies of "Workin' It!". 7PM. Book Soup.

2/19/10-2/21/10: San Luis Obispo, CA: Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference, sponsored by CA Polytechnic State University. www.comeoutwest.org

2/20/10-2/27/10: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com

2/22/10: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards. Gary Beach, Len Cariou, Tony Goldwyn, Aaron Lazar, Michele Lee, and Julia Murney will be among the performers singing tunes usually associated with the opposite gender. A benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The LGBT Community Center. www.broadwaycares.org.

2/22/10: New York, NY: True Colors Cabaret, to benefit True Colors Fund and Broadway Impact.. Sutton Foster and Joey McIntyre co-star. www.feinsteinsattheregency.com.

2/24/10-3/07/10: New York, NY: 2010 New York Frigid Festival. Open and uncensored theatre including: "Late Nights with the Boys: Confessions of a Leather Bar Chanteuse. www.FRIGIDnewyork.info

2/25/10-2/28/10: San Francisco, CA: Expanding The Circle LGBT Conference. addressing factors that contribute to excluding LGBTQ issues from academic study and student life;. This will be among the first national conferences in higher education to focus on LGBTQ concerns by seeking connections across diversities, disciplines, and academic and student affairs. www.expandingthecircle.com.

3/01/10-3/08/10: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com

3/04/10: Chicago, IL: OUT at CHM: “Queer Latinos: Art and Change”. Chicago History Museum’s LGBT program. http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/upcomingevents/out-at-chm

3/06/10: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area www.chicagotakesoff.org

3/06/10: Hollywood, CA: 30th Annual Razzie Awards for the worst achievements in film. www.razzies.com

3/07/10: Hollywood, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org.

3/07/10: Hartford, CT: Oscar Night Hartford 2010. A benefit for CARC Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition. Dish Bar & Grill hosts an evening of celebrities, food, and Oscars viewing. www.ctaidscoalition.org

3/12/10-3/13/10: Storrs, CT: True Colors XVI. Conference sponsored by the non-profit that provides Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services in Connecticut. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/

Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month


1. Question: Name this African-American athlete, the first major league baseball player to come out to his team mates and team owners during his professional career. Answer: Glenn Burke (1952-1995), who played for the L.A. Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics from 1976-1979.

2. Question: Name this African-American dancer/choreographer credited with popularizing modern dance. His masterpiece, “Revelations” is believed to be the best-known and most often seen modern dance performance. Answer: Alvin Ailey, Jr. (1931-1989) founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (today one of the world’s leading dance companies).His company gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World" because of its extensive international touring.

3. Question: Name this out African-American pop music singer who emerged in the 1950’s and has been an interperter of romantic jazz and pop standards ever since. Chances are you know his music. Answer: Johnny Mathis. He became more popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and over 60 making the Billboard charts.

4. Question: Name this gay African-American civil right activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington. He counseled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the techniques of nonviolent resistance. Answer: Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) He became an advocate on behalf of LGBT causes in the latter part of his career; however, his homosexuality was the reason for attacks from many governmental as well as interest groups.

5. Question: Name this gay African American playwright, and political author, whose best known work was inspired by her family’s legal battle against racially-segregated housing laws in Chicago. This play starred Sidney Poitier and Sean Coombs in various productions. Answer: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) author of “A Raisin in the Sun”.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay from A-Z: The B Team

1. Question: Name this bisexual American composer, conductor, concert pianist, author, and educator, who was famous for several musicals, ballet scores, and a jewelry aria.

2. Question: Name this LGBT activist, the child of a pop duo gay icon and politico. Recently, this activist became a face for the transgender rights movement.

3. Question: Name this gay American actor best known for his long-running portrayal of a TV lawyer. He followed up his success in the first TV series with another.

4. Question: Name this bisexual American theatre director and choreographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for his song and dance recap of the audition process and multiple awards for a backstage Motown musical.

5. Question: Name this gay American-born writer, who wrote frequently about the African-American experience. A national LGBT bookstore is named for one of his books.

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