Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 7/04/11

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 26 July 4, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 4-10, 2011

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

thru SAT: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT Festival, The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture with theatre, dance, music, burlesque, performance art, literature, and homoeroticism. 20th edition. http://www.hotfestival.org/

thru MON: 7/04: Washington, DC: DignityUSA 20th National Convention for LGBT Catholics. http://conv2011.dignityusa.org/

thru MON: 7/04: Atlanta, GA: Int’l Gay Square Dance Clubs Convention. www.iagsdc.org

WED: 7/06: New York, NY: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners” with Michael Musto. 6:30PM. LGBT Community Center. Also: THU: 7/07: Washington, DC 7PM. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. .http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow

THU-SUN: 7/07-7/17: Los Angeles, CA: Outfest LGBT Film/Video Festival. www.outfest.org

THU: 7/07: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of “Sister Act” and “Stomp”. 12:30PM. www.1067litefm.com

FRI-SUN: 7/08-7/10: Boston, MA: National Asamblea for LGBT Latino/as and allies www.unidoslgbt.com

SAT: 7/09/: Rehoboth Beach, DE: Two Comics, One Voice, a benefit for Camp Rehoboth. The stand-up of Bob Smith and Eddie Sarfaty, performed by Sarfaty. Editor’s Note: Bob Smith was one of the Funny Gay Males. He has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, which has slurred his speech, so Sarfaty is giving his monologues voice. www.camprehoboth.com.

SAT-SAT: 7/09-7/16: Sandpiper, FL: Summer Camp 2011. R Family Vacations Club Med program for LGBT families. http://www.rfamilyvacations.com/vacations_2010/clubmed_florida.php

SAT:-TUE: 7/09-7/12: Orlando, FL: GCLS Literary Convention. Golden Crown Literary Society’s annual gathering to share & explore the many facets of lesbian literature. www.gclscon.com

Newsworthy:

New York: The Senate (33-29) approves marriage equality, 42 years after Stonewall. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/gay-marriage-approved-by-new-york-senate.html?hp

New York II: Gay marriage will boost tourism. USAToday reports: http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/06/gay-marriage-law-set-to-boost-new-york-tourism/175646/1?csp=fbtravel

Arkansas: A local newspaper omitted the name of a deceased man’s male partner, until GLAAD intervened. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/06/23/arkansas-paper-to-change-policy-to-include-partners-in-obits/

The Buzz (People Making News)

New York City’s Top Power Gays, according to the New York Observor. http://www.observer.com/2011/06/new-yorks-new-power-gays-the-top-50/

Transitions:

Engaged: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/25/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-engaged_n_884486.html

Engaged: Daniel O’Donnell, the NY State Rep who sponsored the marriage equality bill, is engaged to his longtime partner John Banta. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8773&MediaType=1&Category=26

Photo Shoots, Audio and Video

Resource: Gay Rights Media: YouTube Channel offers a variety of news and information videos. http://www.youtube.com/GayRightsMedia

Photos: Celebrity Autobiography Gay Pride Edition. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/06-2011/photo-flash-mario-cantone-sharon-gless-kristen-joh_38470.html

Photos: Daniel Radcliffe receives the Trevor Project’s Hero Award. From BroadwayWorld.com: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-The-Trevor-Project-Honors-Daniel-Radcliffe-with-The-Hero-Award-20110628

Features

Coming Out: Sir Ian McKellan explains why he never came out to his parents, as he fronts a campaign to help gay teens who became homeless after coming out. The Pink News reports: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/06/26/sir-ian-mckellen-on-why-he-never-came-out-to-parents-as-he-fronts-gay-homelessness-campaign/

Trailblazing: A History of Gay Rights in New York from New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/06/trailblazing_a_history_of_gay.html

My First Gay Bar. LGBT authors share their “first times” with Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2297605/

Profile: Mark Grisanti, the New York State Senator whose change of mind brought marriage equality to the Empire State. The Buffalo News reports: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article468372.ece

Transgender Rights: America’s next great civil rights struggle. The New Republic reports: http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/90519/transgender-civil-rights-gay-lesbian-lgbtq

Profile: Lindon Warren, the teen who channelled Judy Garland and subject of the new documentary “Finding Judy”. Instinct reports: http://instinctmagazine.com/blog/teen-who-channeled-judy-to-disarm-bullies-is-the-subject-of-new-documentary?directory=100011#comment-12824

The Resource Center:

Compete Sports Media: the gay sports network with radio, magazine, events listings and interactive. http://www.competenetwork.com/

In Print:

Resource: The Best LGBT Books of 2010: 80 Authors Select Their Favorites. Band of Thebes reports: http://bandofthebes.typepad.com/bandofthebes/2010/11/the-best-lgbt-books-of-2010.html

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 8/14/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***The Normal Heart. Larry Kramer’s, landmark story of the early days of the AIDS pandemic. TonyAward for “Best Revival”. Joe Mantello, Ellen Barkin, and John Benjamin Hickey co-star. Talkbacks will be held after Tuesday performances. to 7/10/11.
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
***Unnatural Acts, a new play about Harvard's “Secret Court” investigation and persecution of a group of gay students in 1920. Conceived and directed by Tony Speciale and the Plastic Theatre. to 7/10/11. www.classicstage.org

Elsewhere...

***Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, a new musical based on Maupin’s stories. By Jeff Whitty, Jake Shears (Scissors Sisters) and John Garden. to 7/31/11. San Francisco, CA. www.act-sf.org
***Bash’d, the gay rap opera. Los Angeles, CA. http://www.celebrationtheatre.com/onstage.html
***FTM, Patricia (“Brothers & Sisters”) Wettig’s new drama. A boy’s new identity is put to the test on parent’s weekend of his freshman year in college. to 7/10/11. Poughkeepsie, NY. www.powerhouse.vassar.edu
***Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche. A 1950’s brunchon gathering of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein.to 7/30/11. Chicago, IL. www.thenewcolony.org
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 7/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
***The Who’s Tommy. Randy (Queer As Folk) Harrison stars. to 7/16/11. Pittsfield, MA. www.thecolonialtheatre.org

On Display

***Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a collection of the out designer’s works from 1992-2010. through 7/31/11. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B55189B0E-51CF-4801-BC24-1D7CC67F7633%7D

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.
***Beginners. Ewan McGregor plays an illustrator whose father (Christopher Plummer) comes out to him.
***Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Dori Berinstein’s new documentary is a tribute to a Broadway legend. Stay for the end credits outtakes.
***Finding Judy. Gary Riotto’s new short about a Black Chicago kid who channels Judy Garland. At Film Festivals. http://www.garyriotto.com/Director.html
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird. Mary McDonagh Murphy’s documentary about the illusive and reclusive aiuthor. At film festivals.

Out On Video & DVD

***Christopher and His Kind. The BBC adaptation of out author Christopher Isherwood’s autobiography. Isherwood wrote The Berlin Diaries, which was adapted as “Cabaret”, the musical.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Lead with Love, a documentary about strengthening families through the coming out process. Available for online viewing. http://LeadWithLoveFilm.com// The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxcb7Ih7N0&feature=youtu.be
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
***Violet Tendencies. Mindi Cohn (“The Facts of Life”) plays a fag hag in this new romantic comedy. www.violettendenciesmovie.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

***Ongoing: Happily Divorced. Fran Drescher plays a woman whose husband comes out. They stay best friends. Based on her real life. WED: 10:30PM. TV Land.
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

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

7/13/11-7/17/11: Denver, CO: Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Annual Conference. LGBT deaf culture and identity. www.rad.org

7/15/11-7/17/11: Fire Island Pines, NY: Fire Island Dance Festival featuring performances by the best classical and modern dancers for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. http://www.dradance.org/fireisland/

7/17/11: San Francisco, CA: AIDS Walk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net

7/19/11: New York, NY: Broadway Barks, a fundraiser to get shelter animals adopted and benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 13th annual event started by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore. www.broadwaycares.org

7/21/11-7/24/11: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings, entertainment, focus on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.org

7/23/11: East Hampton, NY: The Gutter Ball. A dance party to benefit the LGBT Center of New York. East Hampton Bowl.. www.gaycenter.org

7/25/11-7/31/11: Vancouver, BC: North American Outgames. www.vancouver2011outgames.com

7/29/11-7/31/11: Tacoma, WA: OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Nat’l Gathering. women only • lesbians 60+ gather for workshops, guest speakers & entertainment to promote old lesbian pride & fight ageism www.oloc.org

7/30/11-8/06/11: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Family Equality’s program for LGBT families. http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer

7/31/11: West Hollywood, CA: The Gay Elder: Archetype of the Spiritual Father. An interactive program to bring the contributions of elder gays to the community at large. http://www.gayeldercircle.org/

7/31/11: Raleigh Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: Crape Myrtle Festival. weeklong festival to support HIV/AIDS groups.

Last 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. Answer: AIDS, described by the newspaper then as “a rare cancer seen in homosexuals”.

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. Answer: Henry David Thoreau, author of “Walden”.

3. Question: Name this professional athlete and buff boy who came out on July 1, 1989 in the sports magazine, “Iron Man”. Answer: Bob Paris, award-winning body-builder.

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. Answer: Ann Arbor, MI.

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. Answer: Brothers.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Getaways

1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hop from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling trilogy.

2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here.

3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts.

4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor.

5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands.

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