Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 9/13/10

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 36 September 13, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 13-19, 2010

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

thru SUN: 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.

MON: 9/13: New York, NY: Fight Back NY Benefit, to raise money to take on senators who voted against marriage equality. Among those involved: Charles Busch, Alan Cumming, Judy Gold, Cheyenne Jackson, Cherry Jones, Moises Kaufman, Terrence McNally, Anne Meara, Cynthia Nixon, Rosie O'Donnell, Sarah Paulson, and Jerry Stiller.
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MON: 9/13: Chicago, IL: Tim Gunn, star of "Project Runway" signing copies of his new book “Gunn’s Golden Rules”. 7PM. Borders Books, North Michigan Ave. Also: TUE: 9/14/10: Bloomington, MN: 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Mall of America. Also: THU: 9/16: Los Angeles, CA: 7PM. Borders Books, Santa Monica Blvd.

MON: 9/13: Decatur, GA: Patti LuPone, Broadway diva, signs copies of her new memoir. 1PM. Agnes Scott College. Also: THU: 9/16: New York, NY: 7:30PM. Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle.

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

WED: 9/15: New York, NY: Panel: Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child with author Michael C. LaSala and mother and son PFLAG Guests. Barnes & Noble, Broadway at 82nd. Free. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/readers/events/08/16/lee-houck-reads-bn-82st-97-nyc/

THU: 9/16: New York, NY: Out to Work: The LGBT Job Fair. http://gaycenter.org/community/outtowork

THU: 9/16: Baltimore, MD: John Waters, American filmmaker , writer, and bad boy of American cinema (“Hairspray”, “Pink Flamingos”, “Serial Mom”, reads and signs from his new book “Role Models”.7PM. Barnes & Noble, Johns Hopkins.

THU: 9/16: Philadelphia, PA: Justin Spring does a reading/booksigning of his new book, “Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade”. 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room Books. http://www.secrethistorian.com/events.htm

SAT: 9/18: 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

SUN: 9/19: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in the Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com

SUN: 9/19: New York, NY: Victory Fund New York Brunch. Featuring Congressman Barney Frank, New York City Council President Christine Quinn, President of the Victory Fund Chuck Wolfe and emcee Alec Mapa. http://www.victoryfund.org/about_us/events/id:73

Newsworthy:

Massachusetts: A Springfield Catholic high school athletic director was forced out of her job after she and her partner married. MassLive reports: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/springfield_cathedral_high_sch.html

Awards and Honors:

2010 Kennedy Center Honorees: Jerry Herman, Bill T. Joners, Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney and Oprah Winfrey. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142717-Jerry-Herman-Bill-T-Jones-Oprah-Winfrey-and-More-Are-2010-Kennedy-Center-Honorees

In Memoriam:

Terry Kuseske, out Kalamazoo, MI city commissioner, died on 9/02/10 at age 61. MLive reports: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/09/city_commissioner_succumbs_to.html

Martin Gapshis, an openly gay Chicago business owner and philanthropist, has died. He was 63. The Windy City Times reports: http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28199

Glenn Shadix, a gay character actor who appeared in more than 70 films and TV shows including Beetlejuice and Planet of the Apes, died 9/07/10 at age 58. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/09/07/Gay_Character_Actor_Glenn_Shadix_Dies/


Photo Shoots and Video

Photos: Dancing With The Stars rehearsals from BroadwayWorld.com. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Dancing_with_the_Stars_Reveals_Rehearsal_Photos_20100902
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Dancing_with_the_Stars_Reveals_Portrait_Photos_20100906

Features

Coming Out: Coming Out Over and Over. A brain-damaged teen keeps coming out to his mom; she’s in a same-sex relationship. Salon reports: http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2010/08/31/brain_injury_son_coming_out_open2010/index.html

Coming Out: Becoming Miles: The Journey of Changing Sexes. Sarah Reynolds reports on Megan’s corageous transformation to Miles for NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129631536&sc=fb&cc=fp

In Print:

The Most Anticipated LGBT Books with Fall 2010 Release Dates. From Lambda Literary Foundation. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/oped/09/01/most-anticipated-lgbt-books-fall-2010/

Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work, by Tim Gunn. Gallery Books. Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn makes surprising revelations about his celibate life and his homophobic father who served as a ghostwriter for FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.

Patti LuPone: A Memoir by Patti LuPone. Harmony Books. An autobiography by the Tony Award-winning actress who starred in “Evita” and “Gypsy” on Broadway, “Life Goes On” on TV and is a straight ally of the LGBT community.

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

Broadway Fall Season Preview from Playbill.com: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142321-FALL-2010-BROADWAY-SEASON-PREVIEW-Shows-on-the-Verge

***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Both parts of the play, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, will alternate in repertory from this first preview. Frank Wood (Roy Cohn), Zoe Kazan, Christian Borle star. thru 1/30/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Another American: Asking and Telling. Mark Wolf’s tour-de-force one man show about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Mondays to 10/04/10. Proceeds benefit several LGBT non-profits. http://www.facebook.com/anotheramerican
***Brief Encounter, a multimedia revival of gay Noel Coward’s play. thru 12/05/10. www.roundabouttheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch’s new play. Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Vintage George Bernard Shaw starring out Cherry Jones. to 11/21/10. http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/aat/
***Paulo Szot, out opera star, makes his New York cabaret debut at The Carlyle. to 9/25/10. 212-744-1600.

Elsewhere...

***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
***I Can See Sarah Palin from my Window. World premiere of gay activist and performance artist Peterson Toscano’s new solo piece. 9/18/10, Allentown, PA. http://www.petersontoscano.com/Schedule
***Jerry Springer the Opera, the West Coast premiere of the opera about Jerry’s colorful guests. thru 10/16/10. San Francisco, CA. www.roltheatre.com
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, an Oscar Wilde classic. thru 9/19/10. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.

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...

***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.
***Glee. The Complete First Season.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***Mädchen in Uniform, the 1958 lesbian classic.
***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.

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

***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

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

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

9/23/10-9/25/10: Syracuse, NY: Transnationalizing LGBT Studies Conference. Syracuse University LGBT Studies Program. http://www.transnationalizinglgbt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=58

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

9/25/10: Los Angeles, CA: Point Foundation Gala honoring Alan Cumming and Brittany Snow. The organization is the nation's largest scholarship-granting group for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org

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.

9/26/10: New York, NY: The Wedding March. Marriage Equality New York’s 7th annual equality event. A march over the Brooklyn Bridge. http://www.meny.us/march.php

9/26/10: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising. .honoring individuals and projects in the advertising and marketing industries for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of theLGBT community.http://www.glaad.org/events

9/28/10-12/02/10: Nationwide: David Sedaris does a book tour with his new book: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Beastiary by David Sedaris. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html

Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: LGBT Jews

It’s the Jewish High Holidays season. How many of these LGBT Jews who have made important contributions to the community can you name ?

1. Question: Name this Pulitzer-Prize winning Jewish playwright and screenwriter. His most famous play (which was adapted into a successful film) returns to Broadway this month. He’s known for his film about an Olympic massacre, an adaptation of a Yiddish classic, and an autobiographical musical about growing up in Louisiana. Answer: Tony Kushner, whose epic drama “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes” is now playing in New York. He wrote the screen play to “Munich”, an adapatation of “The Dybbuk” and “Caroline, or Change”. His newest work, “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to The Scriptures” opens in New York in 2011.

2. Question: Name this Jewish professional tennis player, author, and doctor, who was denied entry into the US Open when she came out as transgender. The New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor, which was a landmark decision in favor of transgender rights. Answer: Renee Richards.

3. Question: Name this our Jewish photographer who first made a splash photographing celebrity musicians for Rolling Stone. She later moved on to Vanity Fair. Her work has been exhibited internationally. In 2007, she photographed Queen Elizabeth II in the stylish portfolio she’s used for movie stars, culture makers, and celebrities. Answer: Annie Leibovitz.

4. Question: Name this out Jewish American poet who defined the “Beat” generation of the 1950’s. He was vigorously opposed to miltarism, materialism and sexual repression. A film about him and his famous poem debuts this month. Answer: Allen Ginsberg, author of “Howl” which opens with James Franco this month.

5. Question: Name this out Jewish-American singer/songwriter who shares a name with a popular TV character. He is believed to be the first out R&B and pop singer to be out from the beginning of his careeer. He started as a child vocalist and he’s a Yalie. Answer: Ari Gold (not of “Entourage”).

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: “Glee”

1. Question: Name the film that “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy wrote and directed which was based on an out author’s experiences growing up with a crazy family in a town known for being a major lesbian community.

2. Question: Which “Glee” star made his Broadway debut as a John Waters hero, got a Tony nomination for a role performed in Italian in an American musical, and learned that prejudice is learned and not innate in a Broadway musical.

3. Question: Which “Glee” star, currently on the London stage in a gay-themed thriller, became famous portraying a sex-crazed post-winter teen on Broadway and is a major activist for Broadway Impact, the group of Broadway and Hollywood folks fighting for LGBT equality.

4. Question: Name this out “Glee” star, recently married to her partner just north of the town in Question #1. Seen in “The L Word”, she was named as one of POWER UP's "10 Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz” in 2005.

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