Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/23/10

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 33 August 23, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 23-29, 2010

Ongoing: Global: 2010 Pride Season. Parades, fairs, festivals celebrating LGBT Pride around the world. www.interpride.org

thru SUN: 8/29: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. emerging theatre serious and otherwise from 197 theatre troupes at 20 venues in lower Manhattan. www.fringenyc.org.

thru SUN: 8/29: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. Summer camp for LGBT adults.
www.campcamp.com

MON: 8/23: Philadelphia, PA: .8th Annual Gay Community Night at the Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com

MON: 8/23: New York, NY: .Broadway Impact benefits from a performance by the cast of “Memphis” at Joe’s Pub. Broadway Impact is a marriage equality grassroots organization which mobilizes the Broadway theatre community and its friends. www.broadwayimpact.com. For tickets: www.joespub.com.

THU-SAT: 8/26-8/28: Miami Beach, FL: Lavendar Law 2010. National LGBT Bar Association 2010 Career Fair and Conference. http://lgbtbar.org/annual/

THU-SUN: 8/26-8/29: Philadelphia, PA: Rainbow Boogie 2010 World’s only gay skydiving event. www.rainbowskydivie.com.

SUN-SUN: 8/29-10/24: Chicago, IL: The Great Plays of Terrence McNally. A series of readings and performances of the out playwright’s major works. Pride Films and Plays. www.pridefilmsandplays.com. For a preview: http://Chicago.broadwayworld.com/article/Pride_Films_Plays_to_Feature_the_Work_of_Terrence_McNally_This_Fall_20100810

Newsworthy:

California: Gay Marriage Delayed. Without explanation, the U.S. court of appeals for the ninth circuit has granted a stay in the Proposition 8 case, yet again delaying the possibility of marriages for same-sex couples seeking to wed in California. 
The San Francisco Chronincle reports: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/16/BAEE1EUOIF.DTL&tsp=1
The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/16/9th_Circuit_Blocks_Calif__Marriages/
NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129239896&sc=fb&cc=fp

Score One for Fred Phelps. Missouri's tight restrictions on protests and picketing outside military funerals were tossed out by a federal judge Monday, over free speech concerns. CNN reports: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/16/missouri.funeral.protests.ruling/?hpt=T2

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi high school that excluded a female student's name and senior portrait from the yearbook rather than publish a photo of her in a tuxedo. The ACLU reports: http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights/aclu-sues-mississippi-school-excluding-teenager-wearing-tuxedo-yearbook

Target: No Donations for LGBT Groups. Target Corp. said 8/16/10, it won't give money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage. ABC News reports: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11414224

The Buzz (People Making News)

Coming Out: Stephanie Miller, the liberal radio talkshow host came out on her nationally syndicated show on 8/13/10. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/13/Radios_Stephanie_Miller_Comes_Out/

Officer Sues to Block DADT Discharge. Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, a decorated US Air Force flight officer with 20 years in the military, is suing to block his discharge under “Dont Ask Don’t Tell”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/us/12ask.html

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka: Expecting Twins. People Magazine reports: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20413182,00.html

Photo Shoots and Video

Video: Proposition 8 Aftermath from “Midweek Politics with David Pakman”. Tom McClusky of the (anti-gay) Family Research Council and parenting expert Dr. Abbie Goldberg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpalrcS5QCk

Features

Frank Rich: Angels in America. An important New York Times op-ed piece about the aftermath of the Proposition 8 ruling. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/opinion/15rich.html?_r=1

Daniel Radcliffe: The OUT Interview: http://out.com/detail.asp?page=1&id=27226

The Resource Center:

Campus Climate. Search tool for LGBT-friendly campuses. http://www.campusclimateindex.org/

In Print:

Fifty Years of Queer Cinema: 500 of the Best GLBTQ Films Ever Made by Darwin Porter. Blood Moon Productions. Out, outrageous, provocative, and proud, this comprehensive anthology and library resource reviews 500 of the best of Hollywood's output of LGBT, and queer questioning films, with a special emphasis on how gays changed the movies we know and love. Conceived as a working guide to what viewers should stock within their DVD queues, it reviews everything from blockbusters to indie sleepers, with about a dozen special features discussing the ironies, betrayals, subterfuge, and gossip of who, what, and how it happened when the film world's closet doors slowly creaked open beginning in 1960.

There Will Be Rainbows: A Biography of Rufus Wainwright by Kirk Lake. It Books. The first biography of the out singer/songwriter/composer Rufus Wainwright, reveals the integrity and complexity of Wainwright's work while fully embracing the self-deprecating humor and flamboyance that embodies Rufus Wainwright, the person.

Sugarless by James Magruder. Terrace Books. A high school sophmore with a love of original cast albums comes of age, comes out and finds god. http://www.jamesmagruder.com/about.html

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

***Another American: Asking and Telling. Mark Wolf’s tour-de-force one man show about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Mondays to 8/30/10. Proceeds benefit several LGBT non-profits. http://www.facebook.com/anotheramerican
***Dear Harvey. Diversionary Theatre, San Diego’s LGBT Theatre’s tribute play to Harvey Milk.to 8/28/10. www.fringenyc.org
***The Gay Agenda is the semi-favorite-two-man-musical-theatre-post-punk-band. Complete and utter world queerification through showtunes. 8/26/10.www.joespub.com
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***Promises, Promises. Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth star in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical. www.promisespromisesbroadway.com.
***Secrets of The Trade. Out actors John Glover and Bill Brochtrup star in Jonathan Tolins’ new play. to 9/04/10. www.primarystages.org.
***Veritas. Stan Richardson’s account of the 1920 Harvard gay witch-hunt to purge the university of all homosexuality. to 8/28/10. www.VeritasThePlay.com

Elsewhere...

***Becoming Norman. Norman Dixon’s story about being gay and Mormon. Dixon stars. to 9/12/10. N. Hollywood, CA. www.becomingnorman.com.
***Don’t Ask. A drama from Bill Quigley about a reckless US private in Iraq who gets involved in a dangerous affair with his superior officer. to 9/19/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***Love, Loss and What I Wore. The Ephron Sisters’ latest play stars newly out Mereditch Baxter and “Hairspray” star Marissa Jaret Winokur. to 8/29/10. Los Angeles, CA. www.geffenplayhouse.com
***The New Century, out Paul Rudnick’s hilarious gay comedy. to 9/05/10. New Orleans, LA. www.lepetittheatre.com.
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, an Oscar Wilde classic. to 9/19/10. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Twelfth Night. Randy (“Queer As Folk”) Harrison plays Sebastian. to 9/05/10. Washington, DC. www.shakespearetheatre.org.

On Screen (and Video & DVD)

Out on Screen...

***Arias With a Twist. The incredible performance collaboration between performance artist Joey Arias and puppeteer Basil Twist is now a documentary. To see the trailer: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759971528901
***Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. Bob Christie’s documentary shows that Pride is more than a parade, it’s a giant step on the road to global human rights.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/the_kids_are_all_right
***Stonewall Uprising, a new documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner covering the 3-day Stonewall riots in 1969. http://firstrunfeatures.com/stonewalluprising_playdates.html

Out On Video & DVD

***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. .
***8: The Mormon Proposition, initially a documentary about gay teen homelessness and suicide in Utah. Director Reed Cowan added the Mormon involvement in Proposition 8 into the mix.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***The Matthew Shepard Story. Stockard Channing plays Judy Shepard in the Lifetime network film about Matthew’s murder. Her performance is incredible.
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s one-man autobiographical show. A recent Off-Broadway hit. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.com.
***Out in the Silence. A small town confronts a firestorm of controversy ignited by a same-sex wedding announcement in the local newspaper. Available for viewing online. http://www.hulu.com/watch/157306/out-in-the-silence

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

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

***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***August. Clay Aiken: Tried and True, a concert based on Aiken’s new CD, will air with guest appearances by Ruben Studdard and Linda Eder. PBS. Check local listings. www.pbs.org or www.clayaiken.com.
***SUN: 8/29: 62nd Prime Time Emmy Awards. 8PM. LIVE NBC.

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

Ongoing: Global: 2010 Pride Season. Parades, fairs, festivals celebrating LGBT Pride around the world. www.interpride.org

9/01/10-9/06/10: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. Big gay party in the Big Easy. www.southerndecadence.com

9/02/10-9/05/10: Dallas, TX: GALA 2010 Annual Leadership Conference for gay and lesbian choruses. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/conference2010/conference_home.html

9/2/10-9/05/10: San Francisco, CA: Celebrating 20 Years: The LGBT Media Summit & Convention, sponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2010/index.html

9/03/10-9/05/10: New York, NY: Howl Festival. Mixed gay/straight alternative arts festival. www.howlfestival.com

9/07/10-9/12/10: Austin, TX: Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival. www.agliff.org

9/10/10-9/12/10: Dallas/Alvarado, TX:.Texas Gay Rodeo Association Big D Rodeo and Entertainment Festival World's only gay skydiving event. www.tgra.org

9/15/10-9/19/10: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride LGBT Film Festival.
www.reelpride.com

9/18/10: St. Louis, MO: OUT at the Ballpark. Pride St. Louis invites folks to cheer on the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres. www.pridestl.org/outattheballpark

9/19/10: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in the Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
http://www.victoryfund.org/about_us/events/id:73

9/22/10-9/25/10: San Diego, CA: Gay and Lesbian Medical Association 28th Annual Conference. www.glma.org

9/23/10-9/26/10: Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival, 5th annual presentation of works by Williams and those influenced by him. www.twptown.org

9/25/10-9/26/10: Dallas, TX:.Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. a two-day, 165-mile fully-supported cycling event through north Texas. The ride raises money for 3 north Texas organizations serving people impacted by HIV/AIDS. www.lonestarride.org

9/25/10-9/26/10: Washington, DC: 2010 OUT for Work LGBTQA National College Student Career Conference. http://www.outforwork.org/conferences/2010/national/default.asp

9/26/10: New York, NY: The 24th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. www.broadwaycares.org.

10/01/10: Los Angeles, CA: The PFLAG LA Event. PFLAG’s first Los Angeles event at the London West Hollywood. www.pflag.org.

10/02/10-10/08/10: Atlanta, GA: Out on Film. www.outonfilm.com

10/02/10: Anaheim, CA: Youth Programs at Gay Days (at Disneyland). Programs for the under 21 set. www.gaydaysanahaeim.com.

10/02/10: Charlotte, NC: Campus Pride College Fair and Prep Day. Southeast Region. http://www.campusclimateindex.org/events/default.aspx

10/07/10-10/09/10: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Int’l Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org

10/08/10-10/09/10: Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Queer Studies Conference. lgbts@humnet.ucla.edu

Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Back to School

There are currently over 40 certificate and degree granting programs with at least five institutions in the United States offering an undergraduate major; a growing number of similar courses are offered in countries other than the United States

1. Question: Name this university, which offered the first undergraduate course in the United States on LGBTQ studies in the spring, 1970. Hint: It’s across the bay from a very gay city. Answer: University of California at Berkeley.

2. Question: Name the city location of this university, which launched the first university program in gay and lesbian studies in 1986. Answer: New York City, home of the City University of New York.

3. Question: Name this college, which claims to have the first queer studies department in the US (in 1989). It offered gay literature courses beginning in 1972. Answer: City College of San Francisco.

4. Question: Name this university, that in 2009, endowed a visiting professorship in LGBT studies, a position that, it believed, was the first endowed, named chair in the subject at an American college. Answer: Harvard University.

5. Question: Name this college, whose out president married his partner in 2005. At that time, Chronicle of Higher Education identified 11 openly gay college leaders, a number that is growing but remains tiny. There are more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States. Answer: Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Ralph Hexter, President, married his partner of 25 years, Manfred Kollmeir with many college folks at the wedding.
Editor’s Note: Hexter joined Hampshire in 2005 and married his partner in 2007.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Back to School II

1. Question: Name this public high school for LGBTQ students, which opened its doors in 1985, and became fully-accredited in 2002. Before its accredidation, the school was run by a non-profit that provides social support to at-risk youth.

2. Question: Name this state. The first high school gay-straight alliance was founded here in 1988. The first public school gay-straight alliance was also founded here.

3. Question: Name the organization, founded by the person in Question #2. It’s a national networking resource for high school gay-straight alliances worldwide, and a spokesperson for anti-bullying projects.

4. Question: Name the organization that operates the only 24/07 crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth. It’s a toll-free confidential service. It was founded by three filmmakers who made a 1998 HBO dramedy about a gay teen contemplating suicide.
5. Question: Name this non-profit networking organization on American college campuses that serviess LGBTQ student leaders and campus organizations and frats and soroities in leadership development, and services for those creating more LGBTQ-friendly schools. Its director is the author of a best-selling guide to LGBT-friendly schools.

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