Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/15/11

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 32 August 15, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 15-21, 2011

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

thru THU:8/25: New York, NY: The Pop-Up Museum of Gay History. in Soho. http://www.queermuseum.com/home/

thru SUN: 8/28: New York, NY: New York International Fringe Festival. Fascinating off-beat, off-the-wall performances. www.fringenyc.org.

thru MON: 8/15: Detroit, MI: COLAGE Midwest Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming

MON: 8/15: Southampton, NY: Steven Petrow discusses his book “Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners”. 7PM. Rogers Memorial Library. Also: TUE: 8/16: Philadelphia, PA: 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room. .http://www.gaymanners.com/appearances-by-steven-petrow

WED-SUN: 8/17-8/21: Greenwich, NY: Camp Neherim for Nice Gay Jewish Boys. GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality East Coast summer camp http://www.nehirim.org/summer

THU: 8/18: Atlanta, GA: Outwrite 18th Anniversary Benefit for Atlanta’s LGBT book store. Escorpion. http://outwritebooks.com/

FRI-MON: 8/19-8/29: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego, gay and lesbian film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com

SAT-SAT: 8/20-8/27: Wernersville, PA: New Camp for COLAGErs! A summer camp program for youth ages 8-15 with LGBTQ parents. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming

SUN: 8/21: Seattle, WA: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/

SUN: 8/21: San Francisco, CA: Help is On The Way: Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Northern California’s Largest Annual Star-studded AIDS Benefit Concert & Gala with Shirley Jones, Lea Salonga, Patrick Cassidy, and more. www.helpisontheway.org

Newsworthy:

The Suquamish Tribe in Washington State has approved same-sex marriage. Kitsap Sun reports: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/aug/01/suquamish-tribe-approves-same-sex-marriage/

GLAAD released its 2010-2011 Network Responsibility Index. The fifth annual Index is an evaluation of the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television. It is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate and inclusive LGBT media representations. http://www.glaad.org/nri

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer car insurance company has donated $50,000 to The Trevor Project to help troubled LGBT teens. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9156&MediaType=1&Category=26

The Buzz (People Making News)

Coming Out: Andy Cohen, Bravo executive and “What Happens Live” host, will pen a memoir about his career and coming out. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/andy-cohen-to-write-memoir-about-career-coming-out.html

Diana Nyad, the swimming champion, is swimming from Havana to Key West. The Advocate reports (video included). http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/08/Diana_Nyads_Havana_to_Key_West_Swim_Underway/
Diana Nyad Update (8/09/11): The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/08/08/world/americas/AP-CB-Cuba-Swimming-to-Florida.html?_r=1&hp

Michele Bachmann: Gay marriage is a “frivolous issue”. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9152&MediaType=1&Category=26

Transitions:

Rudolf Brazda, the last known gay Nazi death camp survivor, died on 8/03/11 at age 98. Last April, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor. OnTop Magazine reports: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9121&MediaType=1&Category=24

Photo Shoots, Audio and Video

Coming Out: Video: Rural gay teen comes out to positive results. Towleroad reports: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo8aokp0cCM&feature=player_embedded

Video: LGBT History Month Preview. Coming October, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyBipNNp4S8&feature=youtu.be

Features

Coming Out: Coming Out Advice from CNN Anchor Don Lemon. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/don-lemon-gives-coming-out-advice.html

The Resource Center:

The Library at Matthew’s Place. The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s comprehensive resource for LGBT films, books, music, periodicals and TV shows. http://www.matthewsplace.com/learn/library/

Coming Out: Matthew’s Place Coming Out Resources. The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s comprehensive listing of coming out support information and resources. http://www.matthewsplace.com/live/coming-out/

In Print:

Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life, by Lisa Chaney. Penguin. A new biography of the 20th century fashion icon, which covers her professional and personal relationships with Picasso, Dali and Stravinsky, her lesbian affairs, and more.

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

***Follies. The landmark Sondheim musical. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines star. http://www.folliesbroadway.com/
***The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Out comic Judy Gold’s new comedy. www.judygold.com.
***Male Matriarch. Gay Mexican-American Jew Amir Levi performs his autobiographical solo show. to 8/28/11. www.fringenyc.org
***Master Class. Tyne Daly stars as opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s drama with music to 9/04/11. www.manhatttantheatreclub.com
***A Strange and Separate People. A new play by Joe Marans, author of “The Tempermentals”. An upper West Side Jewish couple have their lives turned upside down by a charismatic gay man.

Elsewhere...

***A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck. A new opera by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. to 8/22/11. Cooperstown, NY. www.glimmerglass.org.
***The Book of Merman. Varla Jean Merman’s now show. to 9/17/11. Provincetown, MA. http://ptow
***Corpus Christi, the controversial Terrence McNally play, in which Jesus is a gay man. to 8/27/11. Long Beach, CA. www.thegaragetheatre.org.
***The Homosexuals. World premiere by Phillip Dawkins. A modern riff on “The Boys in The Band”. to 8/24/11. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
***The Road of The Butterfly. Spider Saloff’s solo play about Butterfly, an Asian drag queen. 8/17/11-8/20/11. Hollywood, CA. www.celebrationtheatre.com.
***Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show, Seth Rudetsky’s hilarious “deconstructing Broadway” show. to 9/03/11. Provincetown, MA. www.ptownarthouse.com
***Ten Cents A Dance. A new musical directed by John Doyle with Malcolm Gets and Donna McKechnie. to 8/28/11. Williamstown, MA. www.wtfestival.org
***Waiting for Giovanni. Jewell Gomez’ world premiere play about James Badlwin. to 9/18/11. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org.

On Display

***HIV & AIDS: Thirty Years Ago and Archiving The History of An Epidemic: HIV & AIDS to 10/02/11. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/

On Screen (and Video & DVD)

Out on Screen...

***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
***Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Gleeks heaven.
***Gun Hill Road. Esai Morales stars in the story of a young man exploring his sexuality and its effects on his family. http://www.gunhillroad.com/home
***The Perfect Host. Out star Davd Hyde Pierce throws a dinner party with an unexpected guest.

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
***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.
***August: 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

8/23/11: New York, NY: LGBT Queens Business Network Mixer. Kew Gardens. http://www.meetup.com/TheLGBTProfessionalGayborhood/events/20968281/

8/25/11-8/28/11: Philadelphia, PA: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/2011/rfp2011.htm

8/31/11-9/05/11: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. www.southerndecadence.com

9/08/11-9/1111: Chicago, IL: The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute candidate training program. http://www.glli.org/programs/candidate_campaign

9/20/11: Nationwide: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal is final. www.sldn.org.

9/21/11-9/25/11: Atlanta, GA: Gay & Lesbian Medical Association 29th annual conference. www.glma.org

9/22/11-9/24/11: Milwaukee, WI: 5th Annual CenterLink Executive Director and Board Leadership Summit for LGBT Community Centers. http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/472573/e4aab3e9a9/ARCHIVE

9/23/11: Los Angeles/Valencia, CA: Out On The Mountain gay day at Six Flags Magic Mountain. www.outonthemountain.com

9/24/11-9/25/11: Dallas, TX: Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. a two-day cycling adventure in North Texas raising money for 3 local agencies servicing more than 20,000 clients with HIV/AIDS. www.lonestarride.org

9/24/11: Holyoke, MA: Rainbow RiverFest on the Connecticut River at the Holyoke Canoe Club. A fundraiser for the LGBT Coaliation of Western Massachusetts. http://www.lgbtcoalitionwma.org/

9/25/11: Tampa, FL: Same Love, Same Rights. The LGBT Wedding Expo. http://www.samelovesamerights.com/

9/30/11-10/06/11: Atlanta, GA: Out on Film LGBT Film Festival. www.outonfilm.org

9/30/11-10/02/11: Los Angeles/ Anaheim, CA: Gay Days at Disneyland.
www.GayDaysAnaheim.com

10/01/11-10/31/11: Nationwide: LGBT History Month. www.lgbthistorymonth.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyBipNNp4S8&feature=youtu.be

10/07/11-10/11/11: Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM: Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.closetcinema.org

10/07/11-10/16/11: Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Women’s Week. www.womeninnkeepers.com

10/08/11-10/10/11: Knoxville, TN: COLAGE Southeast Regional Retreat. a weekend of community, activism, and empowerment. http://www.colage.org/category/events/upcoming

10/11/11: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.org/issues/coming_out.asp

10/11/11-10/16/11: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org

Last Week’s Trivia: Politics

1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats. Answer: Bella Abzug.

2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989. Answer: Elaine Noble, elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights. Answer: Barney Frank, of Massachusetts.

4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit. Answer: Lynne Cheney, author of “Sisters”.

5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. . Answer: Chaz, formerly Chastity Bono, son of Sonny and Cher.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Back to School 1

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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