Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 5/16/11

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 19 May 16, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: May 16-22, 2011

For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html

MON: 5/16: New York, NY: Panel: Remembering Vito Russo, the pioneering AIDS activist and author of “The Celluloid Closet” with fellow activists and his biographer. 7PM. Barnes & Noble. 82nd and B’way. http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3096026

TUE-WED: 5/17-5/18: Durham, NC: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html

TUE: 5/17: New York, NY: Talk Out Tuesday at “The Normal Heart”. Post-performance conversation.”AIDS and the Rent Connection” with Cynthia O'Neal, co-founder and president of Friends In Deed, and Anthony Rapp, http://thenormalheartbroadway.com/talkout.php.

WED: 5/18: West Hollywood, CA: Chaz Bono does a reading and booksigning of his autobiography “Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man “. 7PM. Renberg Theatre, North McCadden Place.

THU: 5/19: New York, NY: Marriage Equality New York 13th Annual Gala. Lea Delaria performs. http://www.meny.us/gala

FRI: 5/20: Seattle, WA: Thom Filicia hosts a reception to benefit DIFFA, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS with dot249. https://dot429.com/events/
seattle-diffa-event/rsvp

FRI-SUN: 5/20-5/22: San Francisco, CA: Neherim GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality West Coast Gathering. http://www.nehirim.org/west-coast-gathering-2011

SAT: 5/21: New Haven, CT: Connecticut Pride Hikers. an East Rock climb. http://ctpridehikers.isgreat.org/

SUN: 5/22: Nationwide: Harvey Milk Day. (He would have been 81)

SUN: 5/22: Reno, NV: Harvey Milk Celebration. LGBT Reno hosts a candlelight vigil. http://lgbt-reno.net/index.php/2011/04/press-release-harvey-milk-celebration/

Newsworthy:

Eric Holder, US Attorney General, defended the decision to drop the DOMA defense. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/04/holder-defends-decision-to-drop-doma-defense/

Massachusetts: Barbara Lenk, an out state appeals court judge, will be the first out gay justice on the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. MassLive reports: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/governors_council_confirms_bar.html

Coming Out: Michigan: A Saugatuck middle school may include a video “Coming Out: What Every Teen (Gay or Straight) Needs to Know” as part of its sex-education and anti-bullying programs. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/05/saugatuck.html

Clintons Endorses Marriage Equality.
The former president, now a New Yorker, has endorsed same-sex marriage. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/05/05/Bill_Clinton_Endorses_Marriage_in_New_York/
Chelsea backed marriage equality at a FriendFactor event in New York. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8274&MediaType=1&Category=22

The Library of Congress is displaying documents from the archives of gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/05/09/Gay_History_on_Display_at_Library_of_Congress/

The Buzz (People Making News)

Coming Out: Gay Mormon Comes Out to His Dad. Tyler Robinson, an Idahoan competing on the new TV singing competition “The Voice” came out on television before performing a cover of “Hey Soul Sister”. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/05/watch-gay-mormon-comes-out-to-his-father-on-the-voice.html

Coming Out: Athletes Come Out: Two European professional sports figures come out. English cricketer Steven Davis and Swedish footballer Anton Hysen have publicly outed themselves. OnTop reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8325&MediaType=1&Category=22

Mike Gin, the gay Republican mayor of Redondo Beach, CA, could become the first person in a same-sex marriage elected to US Congress, if he wins a House seat in an upcoming special election. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/05/gay-calif-mayor-seeks-u-s-house-seat/

Robin Kniech has been elected to the Denver (CO) City Council. She is Denver’s first out city council member. Gay Politics reports: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/05/03/breaking-lesbian-will-be-denvers-first-out-city-council-member/

Lana Lawless, the TG woman who sued the LPGA and the Long Drivers of America challenging their reul that compeptitors must be “female at birth”, has settled her cases. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/sports/golf/04sportsbriefs-TRANSGENDERW_BRF.html?src=rechp

Neil Patrick Harris will host the 65th annual Tony Awards on 6/12/11. The show will be broadcast live on CBS. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Official-Neil-Patrick-Harris-to-Return-as-Tony-Awards-Host-20110510

Rosie O’Donnell’s new talk show for the Oprah Winfrey Network will be broadcast on Sirius XM. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Sirius-XM-to-Broadcast-Rosie-ODonnells-OWN-Show-Fall-2011-20110510

Transitions:

Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, died on 5/05/11 at age 93. He was librettist for “West Side Story” and “Gypsy”. He recently directed revivals of both. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Legendary-Writer-Director-Arthur-Laurents-Dies-at-93-20110505
A New York Magazine profile of Laurents when “West Side Story” was revived. http://nymag.com/arts/theater/profiles/55341/

Doric Wilson, an early figure in New York's Off-Off-Broadway scene who was as big a champion of gay theatre as he was of gay rights in general, died 5/07/11 at age 72. Playbill. com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150628-Doric-Wilson-Playwright-and-Gay-Activist-Dies-at-72-

Awards and Honors:

Winners: Drama Critics Circle Awards: “The Book of Mormon” and “The Normal Heart” recognized. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/NY-Drama-Critics-Circle-Announces-Winners-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMONJERUSALEM-GOOD-PEOPLE-More-20110509

Photo Shoots, Audio and Video

Audio Preview: The Book of Mormon Original Cast Recording via NPR. http://www.npr.org/2011/05/09/136054170/first-listen-cast-recording-the-book-of-mormon

Video: Chaz Bono: The Nightline Interview: via Towleroad. http://www.towleroad.com/2011/05/chazbono.html

Features

Profile: True Colors is helping LGBT Connecticut teens find help and homes. The Hartford Courant reports: http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-ubinas-truecolors0505-20110504,0,745077.column

Profile: Justin Bond. From New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/justin-bond-2011-5/

Tales of The City: Maupin with Music. The new musical opens in San Francisco. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/theater/tales-of-the-city-become-a-musical.html?_r=1

Opinion: Judge Vaughn Walker, who ruled Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, came out after the trial. Now Proposition 8 lawyers want the ruling tossed out. The New York Times opinion in “Fit to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage”. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/opinion/04wed3.html.

He Loves and She Loves. The Redgraves, the British theatrical dynasty, had it many ways. The Daily Mail reports: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1384460/Revealed-The-day-Vanessa-Redgrave-husband-bed-father.html

Opportunities

LGBT Organizations Job Openings: http://www.lgbtcenters.org/careers.aspx

In Print:

The Essential Book of Gay Manners & Etiquette by Steven Petrow
Workman Publishing Company. The definitive book of LGBT etiquette, from the go-to expert who writes for The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Yahoo’s Shine, GayWeddings.com, and the “Q” Syndicate. A portion of the proceeds go to GLSEN and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

***Anything Goes. Gay Cole Porter’s madcap musical. Sutton Foster stars. www.roundabouttheatre.org.
***Book of Mormon, the new musical penned by "South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key To The Scriptures. Tony Kushner’s new play. to 6/12/11.www.publictheater.org
***Lucky Guy. Varla Jean Merman and Leslie Jordan co-star in a new musical set in Nashville. to 7/24/11. http://www.luckyguythemusical.com/
***The Normal Heart. Larry Kramer’s, landmark story of the early days of the AIDS pandemic. Talkbacks will be held after Tuesday performances.
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. The story of three drag queens who head west across the Outback in their battered old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.

Elsewhere...

***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, world premiere of a new musical based on Armistead Maupin’s stories. By Jeff Whitty (”Avenue Q”), Jake Shears (Scissors Sisters) and John Garden. Judy Kaye plays landlady Anna Madrigal. to 7/19/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Dooley. The world premiere of William diCanzio’s portrait of Tom Dooley, a gay Navy Doc who worked in Southeast Asia before the Vietnam war. to 5/29/11. San Diego, CA. www.diversionary.org.
***Follies. The legendary Sondheim musical about a reunion of show girls. Bernadette Peters stars. to 6/19/11. Washington, DC. www.kennedy-center.org
***Queer, a chamber opera interpertation of William Burroughs’ novel. 5/20/11-5/29/11. San Francisco, CA. www.sfiaf.org
***The Tempermentals. Jon Marans’ acclaimed drama about the beginning days of The Mattachine Society and the gay rights movement. John Tartaglia stars. to 5/22/11. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.TheBlank.com/

On Screen (and Video & DVD)

Out on Screen...

***Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. James Rasin’s documentary about the transgender Andy Warhol superstar, who died in 1974, at age 29.
***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.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Making The Boys. A documentry about the production of “The Boys in The Band”, the first commercially-successful gay-themed drama which opened just before Stonewall. Screening schedule on Facebook.

Out On Video & DVD

***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which as adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Stonewall Uprising: The documentary about the beginning of the American gay rights movement. Viiew online: http://video.pbs.org/video/1889649613?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs
***The Times of Harvey Milk. The award-winning documentary about the gay rights leader.
***William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. Documentary about the Beat Generation icon and one of the first writers to explore queer culture in the 1950’s.

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

***May: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***Ongoing: Cinema Verite, a behind the scenes look at the filming of the 1970s PBS documentary “An American Family”, which was possibly the first reality TV series. Of note, oldest son Lance Loud, who came out on teleivision during the screening. HBO. Check local listings..
Just Added:***TUE: 5/10: Becoming Chaz, the documentary about Chaz Bono’s transformation from Chasity. 9PM OWN.

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

For Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org. or http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html

5/23/11: Los Angeles, CA: Chaz Bono does a reading and booksigning of his autobiography “Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man “. 7PM. Barnes and Noble, Grove Drive.

5/25/11-5/30/11: Toronto, ON: Annual Gay Bowling Tournament. www.igbo.org

5/26/11-6/03/11: Calgary, AB: Fairy Tales Int’l LGBT Film Festival. www.fairytalesfilmfest.com

5/26/11-6/04/11: Hartford, CT: Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. http://www.OutFilmCT.org/.

5/26/11-5/30/11: Atlanta, GA: Mondo Homo Dirty South. queer-centric festival featuring music, dance, crafts, performance & more.www.mondohomo.com

5/27/11-5/30/11: Oakland, CA: Voices Raised ! The first conference for people of color with LGBTQ parents. Presented by COLAGE. http://voicesraised.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn

5/31/11-6/06/11: Orlando, FL: Gay Days Orlando. including Disney. www.gaydays.com

6/01/11-6/30/11: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. LGBT performances and exhibits throughout the Bay Area. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org

Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Mother’s Day

1. Question: Name this “PFLAG Mom”, who turned her daughter’s very public coming out (on television and in the media) into a positive experience for parents everywhere with a book, an internet advice column, and as a spokesperson for a national coming out service organization. Answer: Betty DeGeneres, mother of Ellen.

2. Question: Name this “PFLAG Mom”, an award-winning actress, director, composer and singer, who has donated significant monies to LGBT service organizations, both to honor her gay filmmaker son and her many LGBT fans. She recently returned to movie-making and a global concert tour. Answer: Barbra Streisand.

3. Question: Name this “PFLAG Mom”, former government bureaucrat and author of a 1981 romance novel about lesbians in the 19th century American west. When her husband’s competitor mentioned her out daughter, this mom called his actions “a cheap trick”. Answer: Lynne Cheney.

4. Question: Name this “PFLAG Mom”, also an award-winning actress and singer. Her daughter, a spokesperson and activist for LGBT rights, wrote two books describing her coming out process and her mom’s reactions and eventual support. The daughter transitioned and became an activist for transgender rights. Mom is a donor to LGBT causes. Answer: Cher, mother of Chaz Bono.

5. Question: Name this “PFLAG Mom-in-law” (who would have been a PFLAG supporter had the organization been around in her day). An icon in the LGBT community, she was supposedly married to a gay man and her eldest daughter married at least one. Daughter’s first husband was the subject of a recent Broadway musical which won a Tony Award for its Australian star. Answer: Judy Garland. Daughter Liza married Peter Allen and David Gest.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Anti-Gay on the Outside / Gay on The Inside

1. Question: Name this anti-gay crusader and former Republican politician, who got busted for lewd conduct in an airport. His “wide stance” cost him $575 in court costs and fees, and his 28 year career in politics.

2. Question: Name this anti-gay crusader, a former Florida Republican, whose AOL instant messages with a page got steamy. More pages came forward, and he resigned from office.

3. Question: Name this anti-gay crusader, and Evangelical preacher with a large ministry. In 2006, a hustler outed him for both being gay and using crystal meth. The preacher went to rehab blaming his behavior on his drug use. .

4. Question: Name this anti-gay crusader, a Calfornia State senator, who came out last year, after being busted for driving under the influence after leaving a gay bar.

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