Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 11 March 21, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: March 21-27, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 3/26: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, to be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some of the proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
MON: 3/21: New York, NY: GayFest NYC Spring Gala with Wanda Sykes, Michael Urie and Lance Horne, to benefit the students of the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
MON: 3/21: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. Tovah Feldshuh hosts; Judges are: Rachel Dratch, Carson Kressley, and Bruce Vilanch. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s primary emergency housing resource for homeless LGBT youth. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
MON: 3/21: New York, NY: Center Dinner 2011, a benefit for The LGBT Community Center honoring producer Tom Kirdahy. David Hyde Pierce, Angela Lansbury and Barney Frank are featured. http://www.gaycenter.org/specialevents/centerdinner2011/tickets
TUE: 3/22: New York, NY: It Gets Better Book Tour with Dan Savage. 7PM. Barnes & Noble. 97 Warren Street. Also: THU: 3/24: Los Angeles, CA: 8PM. Renberg Theatre, West Hollywood. FRI: 3/25: San Francisco, CA: 12N. San Francisco State University. Jack Adams Hall.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvhZA0B_qiQ&feature=player_embedded
WED: 3/23: San Francisco, CA: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. 7PM. Books Inc, Market Street. Also: THU: 3/24/11: La Jolla, CA: 7:30PM. Warwick’s, Girard Avenue.
THU: 3/24: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. Guests include: Sam Champion, JuJu Chang, Ann Curry, Andy Towle, and more. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
FRI: 3/25: Los Angeles/West Hollywood, CA: Dear John, I Love Jane reading/booksigning with editors Laura Andre and Candace Walsh and writers Audrey Bilger and Leigh Stuart. 7PM. Book Soup. Sunset Blvd. .http://www.dearjohnilovejane.com/events.html
FRI-SUN: 3/25-3/27: Falls Village, CT: Nehirim GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality Men’s Retreat. http://www.nehirim.org/men
SAT: 3/26: Portland, ME: EqualityMaine 27th Awards Dinner, honoring the Maine AIDS Alliance and others. www.equalitymaine.org
SAT: 3/26: Portland, OR: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
SAT: 3/26: New York, NY: Rainbow Book Fair, a LGBT Book Expo sponsored by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. www.rainbowbookfair.org.
SUN: 3/27: New York, NY: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
SUN-TUE: 3/27-3/29: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
Newsworthy:
Coming Out--Not by Choice: Carl Kruger, New York State senator surrendered to federal authorities on corruption charges took $1 million in bribes which his boyfriend laundered. Kruger, a closeted hypocrite cast voes against marriage equality last year. The New York Post reports: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/gay_pol_mil_bribe_out_rage_ez6JwuYoczyNwZDtsPd0LN
Navy Boots Sailor on Bogus Charges. Petty officer Stephen C. Jones was discharged from the Navy, despite repeal of DADT, because he fell asleep with another sailor while they were watching a video. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/03/10/Navy_Boots_Sailor_on_Bogus_Charges/
Maryland: Democratic lawmakers failed to gather enough votes to pass a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry and withdrew it from consideration after hours of emotional debate, effectively killing the bill’s chances for passage this year. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/12marriage.html
The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit, announced today the creation of a scholarship in memory of Rutgers University student, Tyler Clementi, whose life ended 9/22/10, at age 18. Yahoo News reports: http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20110309/pl_usnw/DC61773
Gay groups watch their enrollments fall as the web flourishes. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/technology/11bcjames.html?src=recg
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Peter Murphy, a Maryland state delegate, has come out. He’s become the 8th openly LGBT state lawmaker in Maryland, giving the state the largest LGBT caucus in the USA. Gay Politics reports: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/03/09/maryland-legislator-comes-out-as-gay/
Coming Out: Anton Hysén, the 20-year-old British-born professional soccer player for Sweden’s Utsiktens BK, came out this week. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/03/11/Hysen_Its_Effed_Up_Im_Swedens_First_Out_Soccer_Player/
Matthew Breen has been named editor in chief of the Advocate news brand. Here Media reports: http://www.heremedia.com/company/financialnews.php
Transitions:
James "John" Finley Gruber Jr., the last surviving original member of the Mattachine Society, one of the earliest gay rights organizations in the United States, died on 2/27/11, at age 82. The Bay Area Reporter reports: http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=5543
Hugh Martin, the songwriter who created three Judy Garland hits in the movie “Meet Me in St. Louis” died on 3/11/11 at age 96. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/arts/music/hugh-martin-composer-of-judy-garland-hits-dies-at-96.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=hugh%20martin&st=cse
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Dr. John Corvino’s trailer for his lecture “What’s Morally Wrong with Homosexuality?”. http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/03/Easy-access-free-Wi-Fi-help-make-airports-favorites-for-business-travelers/44871868/1
Video: Daniel Radcliffe speaks about gay rights and The Trevor Project to Katie Couric. CBS reports: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7359324n
Video: Conversation: Tony Kushner and Stephen Sondheim, two out cultural masters, at The Public Theatre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aBqii2qeWQ
Trailer: Becoming Chaz, the documentary about Chaz Bono’s transition. It comes to Oprah’s network in May. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/03/10/Watch_the_Becoming_Chaz_Trailer/
Features
Gender Bender Design. Broadway’s top designers talk about dressing their drag queens, cross-dressers, and stars like Harvey Fierstein, Charles Busch, and the cast of “Priscilla”. David Gordon reports on TheaterMania: http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/03-2011/going-on-a-gender-bender_34951.html
“Priscilla” Queens get a Broadway makeover. The show has been changed for American audiences. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/theater/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-gets-broadway-makeover.html
Kathy Griffin makes her Broadway debut. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/theater/kathy-griffin-on-broadway.html?_r=1
Profile: Fay Jacobs, author and publisher. The Philadelphia Gay News reports: http://epgn.com/view/full_story/12273483/article-Fay-Jacobs--Author--publisher-and--horrible--actress?instance=detour_portraits
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.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.
***Canned Ham. Tom Judson’s autobiographical show about his life in (as Gus Mattox) and out (Broadway) of porn. to 3/26/12. https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/799875
***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
***In Trousers, the first part (and seldom-performed) of composer William Finn's Marvin “Falsettos” trilogy. 3/25/11-3/28/11.www.thereddoortheatre.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Three drag queens \who head west across the outback in their battered old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***I Bought A Blue Car Today. Alan Cumming in concert. 3/21/11. Chicago, IL.. www.harristheaterchicago.org
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beastly. A modern take on “Beauty and the Beast”. Neil Patrick Harris is featured.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***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. With Edward Albee, Mart Crowley (the playwright), Candis Cayne and others. Screening schedule on Facebook.
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Burlesque. The tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera) who is hired as a cocktail waitress at a club that does musical revues by the star (Cher).
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***Ongoing: The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway. Times vay through 4/16/11. HBO. www.hbo.com
***MON: 3/21: Dancing With The Stars. Kirstie Alley competes. Season premiere. 8PM. ABC..
***SUN: 3/27: Mildred Pierce, the Joan Crawford classic, is re-imagined in a miniseries with Kate Winslet. 9PM. HBO.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
4/01/11-4/03/11: Waltham, MA: National Union of Jewish LGBT Students National Conference. http://www.nehirim.org/nujls
4/01/11-4/03/11: Sacramento, CA: GAYLA. GSA Advocacy and Youth Leadership Academy. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
4/03/11: Miami, FL: AIDS Walk Miami. www.aidswalkmiami.org
4/04/11: New York, NY: Point Honors Benefit http://www.pointfoundation.org/newyork/index.html
4/04/11: Sacramento, CA: QYAD: Queer Youth Advocacy Day. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
4/07/11-4/10/11: Rehoboth Beach, DE: Camp Rehoboth 2011 Women’s Fest. www.camprehoboth.com.
4/09/11: Hollywood, CA: Campus Pride College Fair and Prep Day. West Coast Region. http://www.campusclimateindex.org/events/default.aspx
4/15/11: Nationwide: National Day of Silence. www.dayofsilence.org
4/16/11: Washington, DC: PFLAG Gala and Silent Auction. www.pflagdc.org
4/21/11-5/01/11: Miami, FL: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.MGLFF.com
4/21/11-4/23/11: Calgary, AB: Western Cup, the longest-running (29th year) annual LGBT multi-sport tournament in North America. www.westerncup.com.
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: St. Patrick’s Day
1. Question: Name this gay Irish-born author and playwright, currently represented on Broadway. He is best kknown, however, for his personal life, imprisonment, and early death. Answer: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), whose “The Importance of Being Earnest “ is a current Broadway hit with Brian Bedford directing and starring as Lady Bracknell”.
2. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, who married her partner last year. She’s best known for co-starring with Tom Cruise. Answer: Kelly McGillis, the star of “Top Gun”.
3. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, talk-show host and LGBT rights activist. She produced a musical by and about a gay Irish/English singer/songwriter, and played opposite another gay star as Jewish parents in the old country. Answer: Rosie O’Donnell, who produced the Boy George story “Taboo” and starred opposite Harvey Fierstein in “Fiddler on the Roof”.
4. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, who is the star of a current hit TV program. She married her partner last summer, and previously starred in a Christopher Guest mockumentary about a trainer who brings home the gold. Answer: Jane Lynch, who plays Sue Sylvester on “Glee” and starred in the film “Best in Show”.
5. Question: Name this out Irish-born female impersonator, who starred in “Hello Dolly” on London’s West End (the equivalent of Broadway). He was one of Britain’s highest entertainers in the 1960s, known for his impersonations of Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Marlene Dietrich, and Margaret Thatcher. Answer: Danny LaRue (1927-2009).
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Celebrating Women
1. Question: Name this American writer, poet, and art collector who spent most of her life in France. She wrote a coming out story in 1903, which was published in 1950. Several of her writings were set to music. Her long-time partner was best known for her brownies.
2. Question: Name this lesbian couple, who in 2004, became the first same-sex couple to be legally married in the USA. Both were activists involved in forming an important gay rights organization.
3. Question: Name this politician who became the first out lesbian elected to a state-office in 1974. That same year, Kathy Kozachenko had been elected to Ann Arbor’s city council.
4. Question: Name this comedienne, television host and actress, who came out publicly to Oprah as her TV character came out on prime time television. She has over a dozen Emmys to her credit. She was the first out person to host The Oscars. Hint. While hosting the 2001 Emmys just weeks after 9/11, she said “What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?”
5. Question: Name this Indian-born American LGBT rights activist and author. She pushed the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force into international limelight. Her book about the mainstreaming of LGBT liberation has been a blue print for the current gay rights movement.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: March 14-20, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru TUE: 3/15: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. www.originalglbtexpo.com
MON: 3/14: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
MON: 3/14: New York, NY: Love Me Like This: The Parachute Plays, an evening of theatre in support of of LGBTQ youth,.http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/159495
MON: 3/14: Chicago, IL: Be-In for Equality. The cast of “Hair” and other Chicago actors perform to benefit Broadway Impact. Sidetrack Chicago. www.SidetrackChicago.com
WED: 3/16: New York, NY: Proud to Know You: A Celebration of Doric Wilson's 50 Years as an out Playwright. 212-695-6909.
WED-SUN: 3/16-3/20: Mammoth Lakes, CA: Elevation Mammoth 2011, Mammoth Gay Ski Week. www.mammothgayskiweek.com.
SAT-SAT: 3/19-3/26: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week http://www.matthewshepard.org
SAT: 3/19: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
SAT: 3/19: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
SUN: 3/20: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
SUN: 3/20: Santa Monica, CA: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. 3PM. Diesel, A Bookstore. 26th Street.
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
The US Supreme Court has ruled that hateful protests by the Westboro Baptist Church at military funerals are protected by the First Amendment. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/us/03scotus.html?hp
ROTC’s four-decade exile from Harvard University campus ended 3/04/11, with an agreement that was spurred by a congressional vote allowing gays to serve openly in the military. Bay Windows reports: http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=117084
The Buzz (People Making News)
Ravi Perry, an openly gay man has been named the new president of NAACP Worcester (MA). Perry is a political science professor at Clark University. The Boston Herald reports: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011030728-year-old_gay_man_elected_naacp_worcester_chief/
Awards and Honors:
Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway composer, will receive a special Olivier Award (the British equivalent of the Tony) for his contributions to the London theatre. BBC reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12644755
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Coming Out: Video: Meredith Baxter describes her coming out experience to Joy Behar. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/03/baxter.html
Features
Coming Out: Coming Out and Reviving a Career. Self-outing being leveraged into a second shot at success. Bloomberg Businessweek reports: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_11/b4219078890379.htm?chan=magazine+channel_etc.
Culture Wars: Gay-Friendly Curriculums in Schools. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/education/04bcgay.html?_r=1
Culture Wars II: Harding University, a Christian college, blocked access on its computer network to a ‘zine put out by a student group calling itself HU Queer Press. The New Yorker reports: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/03/war-at-harding.html
Profile: Rory O’Malley, star of “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway. He’s an out actor (and activist/co-founder of Broadway Impact) playing a closeted missionary. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Theater/Missionary_Man/
Preview: “Making The Boys”, a new documentary about “The Boys in the Band”, the first commercially successful gay-themed play and film. Playbill reports: http://www.playbill.com/features/article/148360-STAGE-TO-SCREENS-Making-the-Boys-the-New-Documentary-About-The-Boys-in-the-Band
Becoming Visible, portraits of homeless TG teens in New York by Josh Lehrer. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1741308026/becoming-visible-portraits-of-homeless-transgender
The Resource Center:
Broadway@Home Video Database. Created by BroadwayWorld.com. the most complete listings of Broadway shows that have been filmed, taped or adapted, films that have made their way to the stage, adaptions that have gone from stage to screen, concerts, documentaries, films with a theatrical focus and anything with a theatrical origin
http://broadwayworld.com/article/BroadwayWorldcom_Announces_Broadway_Home_Video_Database_20110304
In Print:
Lambda Literary’s Recap of March releases: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/03/07/new-in-march-bachardy-vidal-jansen/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Anything Goes. Gay Cole Porter’s madcap musical. Sutton Foster stars. www.roundabouttheatre.org.
***Book of Mormon, the new musical from"South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***Canned Ham. Tom Judson’s autobiographical show about his life in (as Gus Mattox) and out (Broadway) of porn. to 3/26/12. https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/799875
***Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. The D-List diva makes her Broadway debut. to 3/19/11.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the musical, based on a French film, which inspired "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein stars. www.LaCage.com
***Odysseus DOA. Stephen Svoboda’s comedic look at death in the age of AIDS. Previously produced at the Fringe NYC. to 3/20/11. www.odysseusdoa.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens cross the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new rock musical based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beastly. A modern take on “Beauty and the Beast”. Neil Patrick Harris is featured.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***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. With Edward Albee, Mart Crowley (the playwright), Candis Cayne and others. Screening schedule on Facebook.
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es. .
***Burlesque. The tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera) who is hired as a cocktail waitress at a club that does musical revues by the star (Cher).
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SAT: 3/19: The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway. 10PM. HBO. Check listings for additional screenings through 4/16/11.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/21/11: New York, NY: GayFest NYC Spring Gala with Wanda Sykes, Michael Urie and Lance Horne, to benefit the students of the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. Tovah Feldshuh hosts; Judges: Rachel Dratch, Carson Kressley, and Bruce Vilanch. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s housing resource for homeless LGBT youth. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/21/11: New York, NY: Center Dinner 2011, a benefit for The LGBT Community Center honoring producer Tom Kirdahy. David Hyde Pierce, Angela Lansbury and Barney Frank are featured. http://www.gaycenter.org/specialevents/centerdinner2011/tickets
3/22/11: New York, NY: It Gets Better Book Tour with Dan Savage. 7PM. Barnes & Noble. 97 Warren Street. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvhZA0B_qiQ&feature=player_embedded
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/26/11: Portland, ME: EqualityMaine 27th Awards Dinner, honoring the Maine AIDS Alliance and others. www.equalitymaine.org
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. formerly the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
4/01/11-4/03/11: Sacramento, CA: GAYLA. GSA Advocacy and Youth Leadership Academy. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
4/03/11: Miami, FL: AIDS Walk Miami. www.aidswalkmiami.org
4/04/11: Sacramento, CA: QYAD: Queer Youth Advocacy Day. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
4/08/11: New Haven, CT: Chocolate and Cheesecake. A benefit for True Colors, a program serving sexual minority youth and family services. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
4/09/11: Hollywood, CA: Campus Pride College Fair and Prep Day. West Coast Region. http://www.campusclimateindex.org/events/default.aspx
4/15/11: Nationwide: National Day of Silence. www.dayofsilence.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Spring Training
1. Question: Name this out Welsh jock, who Sports Illustrated calls “the world’s only current professional male athlete in a team sport who is openly gay.” He received the Stonewall Hero of The Year Award last October. Answer: Gareth Thomas, the rugby footballer for the Crusaders in Europe’s Super League.
2. Question: Name this professional tennis player who had been denied entry into the US Open for being transgender. The New York State Supreme Court ruled in her favor; Vanessa Redgrave later portrayed her in a TV movie. Answer: Renee Richards, who is also an opthalmologist and author.
3. Question: Name this athlete, who was the first and only major league baseball player known to be out during his professional career. He’s the subject of a recent documentary. Answer: Glenn Burke, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics in the 1970s.
4. Question: Name this athlete, the second major league baseball player to come out in 1999. He became a noted author. Answer: Billy Bean. His coming out story is. “Going the Other Way: Lessons from a life in and out of Major League Baseball.”
5. Question: Name this pro golfer who came out when an out lesbian company became her sponsor. Answer: Rosie Jones, who had 13 LPGA Tour career victories, when Olivia Cruises sponsored her in 2004.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: St. Patrick’s Day
1. Question: Name this gay Irish-born author and playwright, currently represented on Broadway. He is best kknown, however, for his personal life, imprisonment, and early death.
2. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, who married her partner last year. She’s best known for co-starring with Tom Cruise.
3. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, talk-show host and LGBT rights activist. She produced a musical by and about a gay Irish/English singer/songwriter, and played opposite another gay star as Jewish parents in the old country.
4. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, who is the star of a current hit TV program. She married her partner last summer, and previously starred in a Christopher Guest mockumentary about a trainer who brings home the gold.
5. Question: Name this out Irish-born female impersonator, who starred in “Hello Dolly” on London’s West End (the equivalent of Broadway). He was one of Britain’s highest entertainers in the 1960s, known for his impersonations of Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Marlene Dietrich, and Margaret Thatcher.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 10 March 14, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: March 14-20, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru TUE: 3/15: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. www.originalglbtexpo.com
MON: 3/14: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
MON: 3/14: New York, NY: Love Me Like This: The Parachute Plays, an evening of theatre in support of of LGBTQ youth,.http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/159495
MON: 3/14: Chicago, IL: Be-In for Equality. The cast of “Hair” and other Chicago actors perform to benefit Broadway Impact. Sidetrack Chicago. www.SidetrackChicago.com
WED: 3/16: New York, NY: Proud to Know You: A Celebration of Doric Wilson's 50 Years as an out Playwright. 212-695-6909.
WED-SUN: 3/16-3/20: Mammoth Lakes, CA: Elevation Mammoth 2011, Mammoth Gay Ski Week. www.mammothgayskiweek.com.
SAT-SAT: 3/19-3/26: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week http://www.matthewshepard.org
SAT: 3/19: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
SAT: 3/19: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
SUN: 3/20: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
SUN: 3/20: Santa Monica, CA: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. 3PM. Diesel, A Bookstore. 26th Street.
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
The US Supreme Court has ruled that hateful protests by the Westboro Baptist Church at military funerals are protected by the First Amendment. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/us/03scotus.html?hp
ROTC’s four-decade exile from Harvard University campus ended 3/04/11, with an agreement that was spurred by a congressional vote allowing gays to serve openly in the military. Bay Windows reports: http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=117084
The Buzz (People Making News)
Ravi Perry, an openly gay man has been named the new president of NAACP Worcester (MA). Perry is a political science professor at Clark University. The Boston Herald reports: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011030728-year-old_gay_man_elected_naacp_worcester_chief/
Awards and Honors:
Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway composer, will receive a special Olivier Award (the British equivalent of the Tony) for his contributions to the London theatre. BBC reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12644755
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Coming Out: Video: Meredith Baxter describes her coming out experience to Joy Behar. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/03/baxter.html
Features
Coming Out: Coming Out and Reviving a Career. Self-outing being leveraged into a second shot at success. Bloomberg Businessweek reports: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_11/b4219078890379.htm?chan=magazine+channel_etc.
Culture Wars: Gay-Friendly Curriculums in Schools. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/education/04bcgay.html?_r=1
Culture Wars II: Harding University, a Christian college, blocked access on its computer network to a ‘zine put out by a student group calling itself HU Queer Press. The New Yorker reports: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/03/war-at-harding.html
Profile: Rory O’Malley, star of “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway. He’s an out actor (and activist/co-founder of Broadway Impact) playing a closeted missionary. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Theater/Missionary_Man/
Preview: “Making The Boys”, a new documentary about “The Boys in the Band”, the first commercially successful gay-themed play and film. Playbill reports: http://www.playbill.com/features/article/148360-STAGE-TO-SCREENS-Making-the-Boys-the-New-Documentary-About-The-Boys-in-the-Band
Becoming Visible, portraits of homeless TG teens in New York by Josh Lehrer. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1741308026/becoming-visible-portraits-of-homeless-transgender
The Resource Center:
Broadway@Home Video Database. Created by BroadwayWorld.com. the most complete listings of Broadway shows that have been filmed, taped or adapted, films that have made their way to the stage, adaptions that have gone from stage to screen, concerts, documentaries, films with a theatrical focus and anything with a theatrical origin
http://broadwayworld.com/article/BroadwayWorldcom_Announces_Broadway_Home_Video_Database_20110304
In Print:
Lambda Literary’s Recap of March releases: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/03/07/new-in-march-bachardy-vidal-jansen/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Anything Goes. Gay Cole Porter’s madcap musical. Sutton Foster stars. www.roundabouttheatre.org.
***Book of Mormon, the new musical from"South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***Canned Ham. Tom Judson’s autobiographical show about his life in (as Gus Mattox) and out (Broadway) of porn. to 3/26/12. https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/799875
***Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. The D-List diva makes her Broadway debut. to 3/19/11.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the musical, based on a French film, which inspired "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein stars. www.LaCage.com
***Odysseus DOA. Stephen Svoboda’s comedic look at death in the age of AIDS. Previously produced at the Fringe NYC. to 3/20/11. www.odysseusdoa.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens cross the Outback in an old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new rock musical based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beastly. A modern take on “Beauty and the Beast”. Neil Patrick Harris is featured.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***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. With Edward Albee, Mart Crowley (the playwright), Candis Cayne and others. Screening schedule on Facebook.
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es. .
***Burlesque. The tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera) who is hired as a cocktail waitress at a club that does musical revues by the star (Cher).
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SAT: 3/19: The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway. 10PM. HBO. Check listings for additional screenings through 4/16/11.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/21/11: New York, NY: GayFest NYC Spring Gala with Wanda Sykes, Michael Urie and Lance Horne, to benefit the students of the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. Tovah Feldshuh hosts; Judges: Rachel Dratch, Carson Kressley, and Bruce Vilanch. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s housing resource for homeless LGBT youth. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/21/11: New York, NY: Center Dinner 2011, a benefit for The LGBT Community Center honoring producer Tom Kirdahy. David Hyde Pierce, Angela Lansbury and Barney Frank are featured. http://www.gaycenter.org/specialevents/centerdinner2011/tickets
3/22/11: New York, NY: It Gets Better Book Tour with Dan Savage. 7PM. Barnes & Noble. 97 Warren Street. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvhZA0B_qiQ&feature=player_embedded
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/26/11: Portland, ME: EqualityMaine 27th Awards Dinner, honoring the Maine AIDS Alliance and others. www.equalitymaine.org
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. formerly the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
4/01/11-4/03/11: Sacramento, CA: GAYLA. GSA Advocacy and Youth Leadership Academy. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
4/03/11: Miami, FL: AIDS Walk Miami. www.aidswalkmiami.org
4/04/11: Sacramento, CA: QYAD: Queer Youth Advocacy Day. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
4/08/11: New Haven, CT: Chocolate and Cheesecake. A benefit for True Colors, a program serving sexual minority youth and family services. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
4/09/11: Hollywood, CA: Campus Pride College Fair and Prep Day. West Coast Region. http://www.campusclimateindex.org/events/default.aspx
4/15/11: Nationwide: National Day of Silence. www.dayofsilence.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Spring Training
1. Question: Name this out Welsh jock, who Sports Illustrated calls “the world’s only current professional male athlete in a team sport who is openly gay.” He received the Stonewall Hero of The Year Award last October. Answer: Gareth Thomas, the rugby footballer for the Crusaders in Europe’s Super League.
2. Question: Name this professional tennis player who had been denied entry into the US Open for being transgender. The New York State Supreme Court ruled in her favor; Vanessa Redgrave later portrayed her in a TV movie. Answer: Renee Richards, who is also an opthalmologist and author.
3. Question: Name this athlete, who was the first and only major league baseball player known to be out during his professional career. He’s the subject of a recent documentary. Answer: Glenn Burke, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics in the 1970s.
4. Question: Name this athlete, the second major league baseball player to come out in 1999. He became a noted author. Answer: Billy Bean. His coming out story is. “Going the Other Way: Lessons from a life in and out of Major League Baseball.”
5. Question: Name this pro golfer who came out when an out lesbian company became her sponsor. Answer: Rosie Jones, who had 13 LPGA Tour career victories, when Olivia Cruises sponsored her in 2004.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: St. Patrick’s Day
1. Question: Name this gay Irish-born author and playwright, currently represented on Broadway. He is best kknown, however, for his personal life, imprisonment, and early death.
2. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, who married her partner last year. She’s best known for co-starring with Tom Cruise.
3. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, talk-show host and LGBT rights activist. She produced a musical by and about a gay Irish/English singer/songwriter, and played opposite another gay star as Jewish parents in the old country.
4. Question: Name this out Irish-American actor, who is the star of a current hit TV program. She married her partner last summer, and previously starred in a Christopher Guest mockumentary about a trainer who brings home the gold.
5. Question: Name this out Irish-born female impersonator, who starred in “Hello Dolly” on London’s West End (the equivalent of Broadway). He was one of Britain’s highest entertainers in the 1960s, known for his impersonations of Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Marlene Dietrich, and Margaret Thatcher.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 3/07/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 9 March 7, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: March 7-13, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
MON: 3/07: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event with celebrity chefs to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
MON: 3/07: New York, NY: Trailblazers: Trans Women Making A Difference. Panel with Amanda Simpson, Sara Davis Beuchner and Michael Silverman. www.gaycenter.org.
TUE: 3/08: New York, NY: Justin Vivian Bond hosts Karen Finley’s reading from her new book, “The Reality Shows”. 6PM. Dixon Place. http://www.dixonplace.org/index2.html
FRI-SAT: 3/11-12: Storrs, CT: I Belong. The True Colors XVIII Conference for sexual minority youth and families. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
FRI: 3/11: New York, NY: The Greatest Night in Show Business History: The 50th Anniversary of Celebrating Judy. The New York Pops recreates Judy Garland’s 1961 concert. Lorna Luft and current Broadway divas sing the songs. www.carnegiehall.org
SAT-MON: 3/12-3/15: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
SAT: 3/12: Philadelphia, PA: Fay Jacobs will do a booksigning for her latest book of essays “For Frying Out Loud”. 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room.
SAT: 3/12: Pasadena, CA: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. 4PM. Vromans Bookstore, E. Colorado Avenue.
SUN: 3/13: Winston/Salem, NC: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
SUN: 3/13: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Hawaii is the 7th state to legalise civil unions. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/116776119.html
DOMA: The Department of Justice will not defend section 3 of DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, in federal court, following a directive by President Obama. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/us/24marriage.html?hp
The Human Side of the DOMA Decision. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2011/02/edie_and_jerry_the_real_people.html
Flexisexual. Girls who kiss girls but like guys etc. ABC News reports: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/flexisexuals-girls-kiss-girls-gay-bisexual/story?id=12973190
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Steven Davies, the British cricketer, has come out. He’s the first professional in that sport to do so. The Telegraph reports: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/8350779/Steven-Davies-England-cricketer-announces-he-is-gay.html
Jeremy Bernard has been named White House Social Secretary. He is the first man and the first openly gay person to hold that position. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2011/02/jeremy_bernard_a_historic_choi.html
Andrew Sullivan, the conservative gay blogger has joined The Daily Beast/Newsweek. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/28/Sullivan_Moves_to_Daily_Beast_Newsweek/
Frank Rich, the pro-gay equality columnist (and former theatre critic) at The New York Times, is moving to New York Magazine. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/01/frank-rich-to-new-york-ma_n_829588.html
Transitions:
Rev. Peter J. Gomes, the Harvard minister who came out a generation ago, died on 2/28/11 at age 68. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/us/02gomes.html?_r=1&src=twrhp
Awards and Honors:
Winners: 2011 Academy Awards. BBC reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12278412
Winners: Independent Spirit Awards, awarded to independent films with budgets under $20 million.. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/black-swan-leads-independent-spirit-awards.html
Winners: 2010 Razzie Awards for the worst of Hollywood. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/27/golden-raspberry-awards-2010_n_828706.html
Nominees: Helen Hayes Awards (for excellence in Washington, DC theatre) from BroadwayWorld.com. http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Kudisch_Sheik_More_Nominated_for_Helen_Hayes_Awards_Full_Nominations_Announced_20110228
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Hawaii’s Governor signs the Civil Union Bill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y0B3tvJRF8
Features
Gay Marriage seems to wane as a conservative issue. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/us/politics/25marriage.html?hp
DOMA: After Obama’s decision, It’s a “New World”. NPR reports. http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134035020/after-obamas-gay-marriage-decision-a-new-world?sc=fb&cc=fp
DADT is Alive and Well for Educators. Take Part reports: http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/02/24/for-gay-educators-dont-ask-dont-tell-is-still-a-way-of-life-
Profile: Mary Bonauto, the Massachusetts gay marriage legal strategist, is taking on a more national role. Boston.com reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/28/gay_marriage_legal_strategist_is_taking_on_national_role/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news
Profile: Rep. David Cicilline, the freshman Rhode Island democrat on Capitol Hill and the fourth sitting out member of Congress. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/02/24/adjusting-to-freshman-life-on-the-hill/
In Print:
Best LGBT Young Adult Novels of the 21st Century from Flashlight Worthy. http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Gay-Lesbian-GLBT-Young-Adult-Novels-of-the-New-Century/659?fwsource=tw
Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters by Donald Bogle. HarperCollins. A biography of the vaudevillian, blues singer, radio and TV star. She was the first black woman to have a TV sitcom. She was also known for her fluid sexual orientation. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/books/review/Hajdu-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Arts and Crafts, a new musical (reading) by and starring Sandra Bernhard and Justin Vivian Bond. They’re country cousins who meet up at a family reunion. 3/07/11. www.joespub.com.
***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 Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. The D-List diva’s Broadway debut. 3/11/11-3/19/11.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein stars. www.LaCage.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in a battered old bus. .www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beastly. A modern take on “Beauty and the Beast”. Neil Patrick Harris is featured.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Burlesque. a musical drama that tells the tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera) who is hired as a cocktail waitress at a club that does musical revues by the star (Cher).
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/14/11: Chicago, IL: Be-In for Equality. The cast of “Hair” and other Chicago actors perform a concert to benefit Broadway Impact. 6PM. Sidetrack Chicago. www.SidetrackChicago.com
3/16/11: New York, NY: Proud to Know You: A Celebration of Doric Wilson's 50 Years as a Playwright. The pre-Stonewall gay playwright is honored by numerous theatre artistis including Charles Busch. 212-695-6909.
3/16/11-3/20/11: Mammoth Lakes, CA: Elevation Mammoth 2011, Mammoth Gay Ski Week. www.mammothgayskiweek.com.
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: GayFest NYC Spring Gala with Wanda Sykes, Michael Urie and Lance Horne, to benefit the students of the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/26/11: Portland, ME: EqualityMaine 27th Awards Dinner, honoring the Maine AIDS Alliance and others. www.equalitymaine.org
3/26/11: New York, NY: Rainbow Book Fair, a LGBT Book Expo sponsored by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. www.rainbowbookfair.org.
3/27/11: New York, NY: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
3/31/11: Northampton, MA: Screening and Discussion: Transparent, the documentary about 19 FTM parents. http://www.transparentthemovie.com/
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: March Milestones
1. Question: Name this nation, the first in the Middle East, to decriminalise same-sex acts between consenting adults on March 23, 1988. Answer: Israel.
2. Question: Name this organization, the most powerful political advocate for AIDS action, which was founded on March 14, 1987. Ten days later, it staged a major protest in New York City. Answer: ACT-UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. Playwright Larry Kramer was one if its founders.
3. Question: Name this American author, born March 10, 1934, who turned his days as a hustler and a drifter into a highly-praised 1963 American novel. Today, he teaches literature. Some of his subsequent works also deal with hustling. Answer: John Rechy, author of “City of Night” and “Numbers”.
4. Question: Name this gay pop-idol dancer, born in Siberia in March, 1938, who lept to fame when he defected to the West. His stagework was legendary; he also played a gay film icon in a Ken Russell movie. Answer: Rudolf Nureyev, best known for his dance partnership with Dame Margot Fonteyn, many years his senior. He starred as Valentino in Russell’s film bio.
5. Question: Name this gay music legend, singer, piano-man, and songwriter, who was born on March 25, 1947. He has conquered the Billboard charts, Broadway and Hollywood, and is perhaps best known worldwide for his elegy to a dead princess. Answer: Elton John.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Spring Training
Time for baseball, tennis and golf.
1. Question: Name this out Welsh jock, who Sports Illustrated calls “the world’s only current professional male athlete in a team sport who is openly gay.” He received the Stonewall Hero of The Year Award last October.
2. Question: Name this professional tennis player who had been denied entry into the US Open for being transgender. The New York State Supreme Court ruled in her favor; Vanessa Redgrave later portrayed her in a TV movie.
3. Question: Name this athlete, who was the first and only major league baseball player known to be out during his professional career. He’s the subject of a recent documentary.
4. Question: Name this athlete, the second major league baseball player to come out in 1999. He became a noted author.
5. Question: Name this pro golfer who came out when an out lesbian company became her sponsor.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 9 March 7, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: March 7-13, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
MON: 3/07: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event with celebrity chefs to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
MON: 3/07: New York, NY: Trailblazers: Trans Women Making A Difference. Panel with Amanda Simpson, Sara Davis Beuchner and Michael Silverman. www.gaycenter.org.
TUE: 3/08: New York, NY: Justin Vivian Bond hosts Karen Finley’s reading from her new book, “The Reality Shows”. 6PM. Dixon Place. http://www.dixonplace.org/index2.html
FRI-SAT: 3/11-12: Storrs, CT: I Belong. The True Colors XVIII Conference for sexual minority youth and families. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
FRI: 3/11: New York, NY: The Greatest Night in Show Business History: The 50th Anniversary of Celebrating Judy. The New York Pops recreates Judy Garland’s 1961 concert. Lorna Luft and current Broadway divas sing the songs. www.carnegiehall.org
SAT-MON: 3/12-3/15: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
SAT: 3/12: Philadelphia, PA: Fay Jacobs will do a booksigning for her latest book of essays “For Frying Out Loud”. 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room.
SAT: 3/12: Pasadena, CA: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. 4PM. Vromans Bookstore, E. Colorado Avenue.
SUN: 3/13: Winston/Salem, NC: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
SUN: 3/13: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Hawaii is the 7th state to legalise civil unions. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/116776119.html
DOMA: The Department of Justice will not defend section 3 of DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, in federal court, following a directive by President Obama. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/us/24marriage.html?hp
The Human Side of the DOMA Decision. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2011/02/edie_and_jerry_the_real_people.html
Flexisexual. Girls who kiss girls but like guys etc. ABC News reports: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/flexisexuals-girls-kiss-girls-gay-bisexual/story?id=12973190
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Steven Davies, the British cricketer, has come out. He’s the first professional in that sport to do so. The Telegraph reports: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/8350779/Steven-Davies-England-cricketer-announces-he-is-gay.html
Jeremy Bernard has been named White House Social Secretary. He is the first man and the first openly gay person to hold that position. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2011/02/jeremy_bernard_a_historic_choi.html
Andrew Sullivan, the conservative gay blogger has joined The Daily Beast/Newsweek. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/28/Sullivan_Moves_to_Daily_Beast_Newsweek/
Frank Rich, the pro-gay equality columnist (and former theatre critic) at The New York Times, is moving to New York Magazine. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/01/frank-rich-to-new-york-ma_n_829588.html
Transitions:
Rev. Peter J. Gomes, the Harvard minister who came out a generation ago, died on 2/28/11 at age 68. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/us/02gomes.html?_r=1&src=twrhp
Awards and Honors:
Winners: 2011 Academy Awards. BBC reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12278412
Winners: Independent Spirit Awards, awarded to independent films with budgets under $20 million.. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/black-swan-leads-independent-spirit-awards.html
Winners: 2010 Razzie Awards for the worst of Hollywood. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/27/golden-raspberry-awards-2010_n_828706.html
Nominees: Helen Hayes Awards (for excellence in Washington, DC theatre) from BroadwayWorld.com. http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Kudisch_Sheik_More_Nominated_for_Helen_Hayes_Awards_Full_Nominations_Announced_20110228
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Video: Hawaii’s Governor signs the Civil Union Bill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y0B3tvJRF8
Features
Gay Marriage seems to wane as a conservative issue. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/us/politics/25marriage.html?hp
DOMA: After Obama’s decision, It’s a “New World”. NPR reports. http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134035020/after-obamas-gay-marriage-decision-a-new-world?sc=fb&cc=fp
DADT is Alive and Well for Educators. Take Part reports: http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/02/24/for-gay-educators-dont-ask-dont-tell-is-still-a-way-of-life-
Profile: Mary Bonauto, the Massachusetts gay marriage legal strategist, is taking on a more national role. Boston.com reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/28/gay_marriage_legal_strategist_is_taking_on_national_role/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news
Profile: Rep. David Cicilline, the freshman Rhode Island democrat on Capitol Hill and the fourth sitting out member of Congress. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/02/24/adjusting-to-freshman-life-on-the-hill/
In Print:
Best LGBT Young Adult Novels of the 21st Century from Flashlight Worthy. http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Gay-Lesbian-GLBT-Young-Adult-Novels-of-the-New-Century/659?fwsource=tw
Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters by Donald Bogle. HarperCollins. A biography of the vaudevillian, blues singer, radio and TV star. She was the first black woman to have a TV sitcom. She was also known for her fluid sexual orientation. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/books/review/Hajdu-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Arts and Crafts, a new musical (reading) by and starring Sandra Bernhard and Justin Vivian Bond. They’re country cousins who meet up at a family reunion. 3/07/11. www.joespub.com.
***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 Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. The D-List diva’s Broadway debut. 3/11/11-3/19/11.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein stars. www.LaCage.com
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. Three drag queens head across the Outback in a battered old bus. .www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Beastly. A modern take on “Beauty and the Beast”. Neil Patrick Harris is featured.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Burlesque. a musical drama that tells the tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera) who is hired as a cocktail waitress at a club that does musical revues by the star (Cher).
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/14/11: Chicago, IL: Be-In for Equality. The cast of “Hair” and other Chicago actors perform a concert to benefit Broadway Impact. 6PM. Sidetrack Chicago. www.SidetrackChicago.com
3/16/11: New York, NY: Proud to Know You: A Celebration of Doric Wilson's 50 Years as a Playwright. The pre-Stonewall gay playwright is honored by numerous theatre artistis including Charles Busch. 212-695-6909.
3/16/11-3/20/11: Mammoth Lakes, CA: Elevation Mammoth 2011, Mammoth Gay Ski Week. www.mammothgayskiweek.com.
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: GayFest NYC Spring Gala with Wanda Sykes, Michael Urie and Lance Horne, to benefit the students of the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/26/11: Portland, ME: EqualityMaine 27th Awards Dinner, honoring the Maine AIDS Alliance and others. www.equalitymaine.org
3/26/11: New York, NY: Rainbow Book Fair, a LGBT Book Expo sponsored by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. www.rainbowbookfair.org.
3/27/11: New York, NY: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
3/31/11: Northampton, MA: Screening and Discussion: Transparent, the documentary about 19 FTM parents. http://www.transparentthemovie.com/
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: March Milestones
1. Question: Name this nation, the first in the Middle East, to decriminalise same-sex acts between consenting adults on March 23, 1988. Answer: Israel.
2. Question: Name this organization, the most powerful political advocate for AIDS action, which was founded on March 14, 1987. Ten days later, it staged a major protest in New York City. Answer: ACT-UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. Playwright Larry Kramer was one if its founders.
3. Question: Name this American author, born March 10, 1934, who turned his days as a hustler and a drifter into a highly-praised 1963 American novel. Today, he teaches literature. Some of his subsequent works also deal with hustling. Answer: John Rechy, author of “City of Night” and “Numbers”.
4. Question: Name this gay pop-idol dancer, born in Siberia in March, 1938, who lept to fame when he defected to the West. His stagework was legendary; he also played a gay film icon in a Ken Russell movie. Answer: Rudolf Nureyev, best known for his dance partnership with Dame Margot Fonteyn, many years his senior. He starred as Valentino in Russell’s film bio.
5. Question: Name this gay music legend, singer, piano-man, and songwriter, who was born on March 25, 1947. He has conquered the Billboard charts, Broadway and Hollywood, and is perhaps best known worldwide for his elegy to a dead princess. Answer: Elton John.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Spring Training
Time for baseball, tennis and golf.
1. Question: Name this out Welsh jock, who Sports Illustrated calls “the world’s only current professional male athlete in a team sport who is openly gay.” He received the Stonewall Hero of The Year Award last October.
2. Question: Name this professional tennis player who had been denied entry into the US Open for being transgender. The New York State Supreme Court ruled in her favor; Vanessa Redgrave later portrayed her in a TV movie.
3. Question: Name this athlete, who was the first and only major league baseball player known to be out during his professional career. He’s the subject of a recent documentary.
4. Question: Name this athlete, the second major league baseball player to come out in 1999. He became a noted author.
5. Question: Name this pro golfer who came out when an out lesbian company became her sponsor.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/28/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 8 February 28, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 28-March 6, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
MON: 2/28/: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
WED: 3/02: New York, NY: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. Joy Behar will appear with her. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. www.bn.com
FRI: 3/04: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
FRI: 3/04: Omaha, NE: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: SUN: 3/06: Thunder Bay, ON: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
FRI-SAT: 3/04-3/05: Los Angeles, CA: Fusion, The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival, produced by Outfest. Includes “The Wiz” sing-a-long. http://www.outfest.org/article.php?id_art=143
SAT: 3/05: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
SAT: 3/05: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
SUN: 3/06: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
SUN: 3/06: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Hawaii: Same Sex Civil Unions have been approved by the State Legislature. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/hawaii-samesex-civil-unio_n_824291.html?fbwall
Israel: Dori Spivak, a Harvard graduate, was appointed as a Tel Aviv labour court judge. He’s the first openly gay judge in Israel. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/israel-appoints-first-openly-gay-judge.html
Facebook has added “civil union” and “domestic partnership” to its relationship status options. the Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/facebook-adds-civil-union_n_824758.html
More Companies are covering the costs of TG sexual-reassignment surgery. MSNBC reports: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41705893/ns/business-consumer_news/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Miguel Marquez, the out ABC News correspondent, was beaten while covering protests in Bahrain. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/17/Gay_Journalist_Beaten_in_Bahrain/
It’s a girl! Rufus Wainwright and his partner Jorn Weisbrodt had a daughter via Lorca Cohen, Leonard Cohen’s daughter. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/18/Rufus_Has_a_Baby/
Transitions:
Jerry Ames, the tap dancer, choreographer and director of a tap dance company, died on 2/07/11 at age 80. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/arts/dance/17ames.html?hpw
Perry Moore, author, film director, and producer of “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, died 2/17/11 at age 39. He authored the award-winning book “Hero” about a gay teen superhero. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/books/19moore.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Coming Out: Audio: Steve Buckley’s Coming Out Party. Radio Boston interviews the Boston Herald sports reporter about the sports world’s reaction to his announcement. http://radioboston.wbur.org/2011/02/16/buckley
Features
Parenting Magazine looks at same-sex parents. http://www.parenting.com/article/same-sex-parenting
The Resource Center:
GAZE, Gay Happy Hour at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. Held the first Friday of every month, GAZE offers network opportunities at one of Southern New England’s most unique cultural centers. http://www.realartways.org/gaze.html
Out in Connecticut. Gay activities, events and things of interest in CT. http://sites.google.com/site/outinconnecticut/
Guiding Proud. A new program in New York City to connect LGBT youth with role models. http://pilot.pandoprojects.org/natasha/dashboard
In Print:
Coming Out: It’s Not About You: Understanding Coming Out and Self-Acceptance by Marc Adamas. Window Books. a practical guide for family and friends of those coming out as well as teachers, social workers and counselors. The book includes a guide for those coming out on how to live life courageously, confidently and consistently. http://www.windowbooksonline.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.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.
***Celebrity Autobiography. Celebrities read from the autobiographies of other celebrities. Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch and Rosie Perez. 2/28/11. http://www.celebrityautobiography.com/
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. The story of a drag queen and her two fish-out-of-water friends who head west across the desert to Alice Springs in their battered old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Burlesque. Cher returns to the screen for her first movie in seven years in a musical drama that tells the tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera)
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
***SUN: 3/06: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert. Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga and Colm Wilkinson star. 7PM. PBS. Check local listings. www.pbs.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event with celebrity chefs to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/11/11-3/12/11: Storrs, CT: I Belong. The True Colors XVIII Conference for sexual minority youth and families. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from soaps and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s primary emergency housing resource for homeless LGBT youth. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore. gurlz and golf. www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
3/31/11: Northampton, MA: Screening and Discussion: Transparent, the documentary about 19 FTM parents. Media Education Foundation Community Room. 7PM. http://www.transparentthemovie.com/
4/01/11-4/03/11: Sacramento, CA: GAYLA. GSA Advocacy and Youth Leadership Academy. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters. Answer: Midnight Cowboy, which featured Jon Voight as a Times Square hustler. John Schlesinger, the director, also filmed “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and about a bisexual menage.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types. Answer: Cabaret, based on the musical of the same name, adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s “Berlin Stories”.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim. Answer: Hilary Swank, Oscar winner for “Boys Don’t Cry”, the story of Brandon Teena.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV. Answer: Tom Hanks, who starred in “Philadelphia” in 1993.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues. Answer: Melissa Etheridge. Her song "I Need to Wake Up" won the Oscar for "Best Song". It was featured in Al Gore's award-winning movie about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: March Milestones
1. Question: Name this nation, the first in the Middle East, to decriminalise same-sex acts between consenting adults on March 23, 1988.
2. Question: Name this organization, the most powerful political advocate for AIDS action, which was founded on March 14, 1987. Ten days later, it staged a major protest in New York City.
3. Question: Name this American author, born March 10, 1934, who turned his days as a hustler and a drifter into a highly-praised 1963 American novel. Today, he teaches literature. Some of his subsequent works also deal with hustling.
4. Question: Name this gay pop-idol dancer, born in Siberia in March, 1938, who lept to fame when he defected to the West. His stagework was legendary; he also played a gay film icon in a Ken Russell movie.
5. Question: Name this gay music legend, singer, piano-man, and songwriter, who was born on March 25, 1947. He has conquered the Billboard charts, Broadway and Hollywood, and is perhaps best known worldwide for his elegy to a dead princess.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 8 February 28, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 28-March 6, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
MON: 2/28/: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
WED: 3/02: New York, NY: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. Joy Behar will appear with her. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. www.bn.com
FRI: 3/04: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
FRI: 3/04: Omaha, NE: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: SUN: 3/06: Thunder Bay, ON: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
FRI-SAT: 3/04-3/05: Los Angeles, CA: Fusion, The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival, produced by Outfest. Includes “The Wiz” sing-a-long. http://www.outfest.org/article.php?id_art=143
SAT: 3/05: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
SAT: 3/05: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
SUN: 3/06: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
SUN: 3/06: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Hawaii: Same Sex Civil Unions have been approved by the State Legislature. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/hawaii-samesex-civil-unio_n_824291.html?fbwall
Israel: Dori Spivak, a Harvard graduate, was appointed as a Tel Aviv labour court judge. He’s the first openly gay judge in Israel. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/israel-appoints-first-openly-gay-judge.html
Facebook has added “civil union” and “domestic partnership” to its relationship status options. the Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/facebook-adds-civil-union_n_824758.html
More Companies are covering the costs of TG sexual-reassignment surgery. MSNBC reports: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41705893/ns/business-consumer_news/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Miguel Marquez, the out ABC News correspondent, was beaten while covering protests in Bahrain. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/17/Gay_Journalist_Beaten_in_Bahrain/
It’s a girl! Rufus Wainwright and his partner Jorn Weisbrodt had a daughter via Lorca Cohen, Leonard Cohen’s daughter. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/18/Rufus_Has_a_Baby/
Transitions:
Jerry Ames, the tap dancer, choreographer and director of a tap dance company, died on 2/07/11 at age 80. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/arts/dance/17ames.html?hpw
Perry Moore, author, film director, and producer of “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, died 2/17/11 at age 39. He authored the award-winning book “Hero” about a gay teen superhero. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/books/19moore.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Coming Out: Audio: Steve Buckley’s Coming Out Party. Radio Boston interviews the Boston Herald sports reporter about the sports world’s reaction to his announcement. http://radioboston.wbur.org/2011/02/16/buckley
Features
Parenting Magazine looks at same-sex parents. http://www.parenting.com/article/same-sex-parenting
The Resource Center:
GAZE, Gay Happy Hour at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. Held the first Friday of every month, GAZE offers network opportunities at one of Southern New England’s most unique cultural centers. http://www.realartways.org/gaze.html
Out in Connecticut. Gay activities, events and things of interest in CT. http://sites.google.com/site/outinconnecticut/
Guiding Proud. A new program in New York City to connect LGBT youth with role models. http://pilot.pandoprojects.org/natasha/dashboard
In Print:
Coming Out: It’s Not About You: Understanding Coming Out and Self-Acceptance by Marc Adamas. Window Books. a practical guide for family and friends of those coming out as well as teachers, social workers and counselors. The book includes a guide for those coming out on how to live life courageously, confidently and consistently. http://www.windowbooksonline.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.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.
***Celebrity Autobiography. Celebrities read from the autobiographies of other celebrities. Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch and Rosie Perez. 2/28/11. http://www.celebrityautobiography.com/
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. The story of a drag queen and her two fish-out-of-water friends who head west across the desert to Alice Springs in their battered old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Burlesque. Cher returns to the screen for her first movie in seven years in a musical drama that tells the tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera)
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
***SUN: 3/06: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert. Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga and Colm Wilkinson star. 7PM. PBS. Check local listings. www.pbs.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event with celebrity chefs to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/11/11-3/12/11: Storrs, CT: I Belong. The True Colors XVIII Conference for sexual minority youth and families. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from soaps and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s primary emergency housing resource for homeless LGBT youth. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore. gurlz and golf. www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
3/31/11: Northampton, MA: Screening and Discussion: Transparent, the documentary about 19 FTM parents. Media Education Foundation Community Room. 7PM. http://www.transparentthemovie.com/
4/01/11-4/03/11: Sacramento, CA: GAYLA. GSA Advocacy and Youth Leadership Academy. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters. Answer: Midnight Cowboy, which featured Jon Voight as a Times Square hustler. John Schlesinger, the director, also filmed “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and about a bisexual menage.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types. Answer: Cabaret, based on the musical of the same name, adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s “Berlin Stories”.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim. Answer: Hilary Swank, Oscar winner for “Boys Don’t Cry”, the story of Brandon Teena.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV. Answer: Tom Hanks, who starred in “Philadelphia” in 1993.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues. Answer: Melissa Etheridge. Her song "I Need to Wake Up" won the Oscar for "Best Song". It was featured in Al Gore's award-winning movie about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: March Milestones
1. Question: Name this nation, the first in the Middle East, to decriminalise same-sex acts between consenting adults on March 23, 1988.
2. Question: Name this organization, the most powerful political advocate for AIDS action, which was founded on March 14, 1987. Ten days later, it staged a major protest in New York City.
3. Question: Name this American author, born March 10, 1934, who turned his days as a hustler and a drifter into a highly-praised 1963 American novel. Today, he teaches literature. Some of his subsequent works also deal with hustling.
4. Question: Name this gay pop-idol dancer, born in Siberia in March, 1938, who lept to fame when he defected to the West. His stagework was legendary; he also played a gay film icon in a Ken Russell movie.
5. Question: Name this gay music legend, singer, piano-man, and songwriter, who was born on March 25, 1947. He has conquered the Billboard charts, Broadway and Hollywood, and is perhaps best known worldwide for his elegy to a dead princess.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/21/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 7 February 21, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 21-27, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
MON: 2/21: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
TUE: 2/22: Sacramento, CA: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: THU: 2/24: New York, NY, Washington, DC, Vancouver, BC. Also: FRI: 2/25: Seattle, WA: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
WED: 2/23: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
FRI-SUN: 2/25-4/24: Washington, DC: The Edward Albee Festival. Arena Stage celebrates the out playwright by presenting all 30 of his plays. www.arenastage.org.
SAT-SUN: 2/26-2/27: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
SAT-SAT: 2/26-3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
SUN: 2/27: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, impedes same-sex marriages. The Hartford Courant reports: http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-stanback-doma-0213-20110213,0,6466081.story
Massachusetts: The latest census shows an increase in same-sex couples. Boston.com reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/08/more_listed_in_state_as_same_sex_couples/
Photo Shoots and Video
Broadway Backwards, the fundraiser where the boys sing the girls songs and vice versa. A benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center.
***Photos: The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/09/theater/20110209-backwards-10.html
***Video: BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=208721
Features
Couples to Admire. The Advocate salutes a dozen. http://www.advocate.com/Society/Commentary/Couples_to_Admire/
The Resource Center: Anti-Bullying Information and Resources
***A Thin LIne. A site offering information, stories and quiz for those who have digital drama. www.athinline.org
***Bullying.org A site dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and to preventing, resolving and eliminating bullying in society. www.bullying.org
***GLSEN. A great organization that is working to eradicate bullying and bias in schools
www.glsen.org
***The National Center for Bullying Prevention: Helping to promote awareness and teach effective ways to respond to bullying. www.Pacer.org/bullying or http://kidsagainstbullying.org/
***National School Safety and Security Services. Bullying, anti-bullying legislation, school safety. www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/bullying.html
***No Bully. Helps schools to implement an anti-bullying policy and create school cultures where every student feels included. http://www.nobully.com/
***Project Change. A grassroots, nonprofit organization comprised of youth and adults who believe that high levels of youth engagement are essential to building strong, vibrant and healthy communities. www.projectchange-md.org
***STOMP Out Bullying Focused on reducing bullying and cyberbullying. www.stompoutbullying.org
***Stop Bullying Now: US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it.
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids
***The Trevor Project. A 24-hour, national help-line for gay and questioning teens.
866-4U-TREVOR or www.thetrevorproject.org
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering by Meredith Baxter. Crown Archetype. A successful TV actor and mother who conquered alcohol and came out. Release date: 3/01/11.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.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 Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Laramie Project, the story about the aftermath of the Matthew Shepard murder amongst the people of Wyoming. A benefit for The Trevor Project. The Looking Glass Theatre. 2/27/11. www.smarttix.com.
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals. Answer: J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson. Hoover ran the FBI; Tolson was his assistant. History says Hoover wasn’t particularly fetching in his red dress.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography. Answer: Susan Sontag and Annie Liebovitz. Sontage died in 2004. Liebovitz photographs for "Vanity Fair".
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds. Answer: Liza Minnelli. Her first husband was singer/songwriter Peter Allen (“The Boy from Oz”). Her most recent hubby was David Gest.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures. Answer: Ishmail Merchant and James Ivory. Their films included: “The Bostonians” (1984), “A Room with a View” (1986), “Maurice” (1987), and “Howards End” (1992). Merchant died in 2005.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character. Answer: Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi. DeRossi adapted her name from the character of “Portia” in “The Merchant of Venice”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
The Oscars air on Sunday, 2/27.
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 7 February 21, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 21-27, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
MON: 2/21: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
TUE: 2/22: Sacramento, CA: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: THU: 2/24: New York, NY, Washington, DC, Vancouver, BC. Also: FRI: 2/25: Seattle, WA: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
WED: 2/23: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
FRI-SUN: 2/25-4/24: Washington, DC: The Edward Albee Festival. Arena Stage celebrates the out playwright by presenting all 30 of his plays. www.arenastage.org.
SAT-SUN: 2/26-2/27: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
SAT-SAT: 2/26-3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
SUN: 2/27: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, impedes same-sex marriages. The Hartford Courant reports: http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-stanback-doma-0213-20110213,0,6466081.story
Massachusetts: The latest census shows an increase in same-sex couples. Boston.com reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/08/more_listed_in_state_as_same_sex_couples/
Photo Shoots and Video
Broadway Backwards, the fundraiser where the boys sing the girls songs and vice versa. A benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center.
***Photos: The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/09/theater/20110209-backwards-10.html
***Video: BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=208721
Features
Couples to Admire. The Advocate salutes a dozen. http://www.advocate.com/Society/Commentary/Couples_to_Admire/
The Resource Center: Anti-Bullying Information and Resources
***A Thin LIne. A site offering information, stories and quiz for those who have digital drama. www.athinline.org
***Bullying.org A site dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and to preventing, resolving and eliminating bullying in society. www.bullying.org
***GLSEN. A great organization that is working to eradicate bullying and bias in schools
www.glsen.org
***The National Center for Bullying Prevention: Helping to promote awareness and teach effective ways to respond to bullying. www.Pacer.org/bullying or http://kidsagainstbullying.org/
***National School Safety and Security Services. Bullying, anti-bullying legislation, school safety. www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/bullying.html
***No Bully. Helps schools to implement an anti-bullying policy and create school cultures where every student feels included. http://www.nobully.com/
***Project Change. A grassroots, nonprofit organization comprised of youth and adults who believe that high levels of youth engagement are essential to building strong, vibrant and healthy communities. www.projectchange-md.org
***STOMP Out Bullying Focused on reducing bullying and cyberbullying. www.stompoutbullying.org
***Stop Bullying Now: US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it.
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids
***The Trevor Project. A 24-hour, national help-line for gay and questioning teens.
866-4U-TREVOR or www.thetrevorproject.org
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering by Meredith Baxter. Crown Archetype. A successful TV actor and mother who conquered alcohol and came out. Release date: 3/01/11.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.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 Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Laramie Project, the story about the aftermath of the Matthew Shepard murder amongst the people of Wyoming. A benefit for The Trevor Project. The Looking Glass Theatre. 2/27/11. www.smarttix.com.
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals. Answer: J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson. Hoover ran the FBI; Tolson was his assistant. History says Hoover wasn’t particularly fetching in his red dress.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography. Answer: Susan Sontag and Annie Liebovitz. Sontage died in 2004. Liebovitz photographs for "Vanity Fair".
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds. Answer: Liza Minnelli. Her first husband was singer/songwriter Peter Allen (“The Boy from Oz”). Her most recent hubby was David Gest.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures. Answer: Ishmail Merchant and James Ivory. Their films included: “The Bostonians” (1984), “A Room with a View” (1986), “Maurice” (1987), and “Howards End” (1992). Merchant died in 2005.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character. Answer: Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi. DeRossi adapted her name from the character of “Portia” in “The Merchant of Venice”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
The Oscars air on Sunday, 2/27.
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/14/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 6 February 14, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
See previous editions
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email COSNewsweekly@gmail.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 14-20, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
WED: 2/16: San Francisco, CA: 429 Inspired. Dot429’s quarterly series featuring LGBTA entrepeneurs who share what inspires their success. http://dot429.com/events
THU: 2/17: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
SAT: 2/19: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
SAT: 2/19: Boston, MA: The Red Party, MassEquality’s annual signature fundraiser to raise monies to end LGBT bullying. http://www.massequality.org./content/red-party-massequality’s-signature-annual-fundraiser-raise-funds-combat-school-bullying
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Transgender Americans suffer pervasive discrimination, according to a new survey from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality. The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0W_zt4u5HVa5Sp8BtJ9fVwfIjPA?docId=ed8c4db5108347dc94869c7a36e2a98e
Broadway Backwards raised $281,243 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For BroadwayWorld.com’s photo recap: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Broadway_Backwards_Raises_281243_for_BCEFA_20110208
The Buzz (People Making News)
Matthew Reich has been elected president of The Harvard Law Review. He’s the first openly gay editor of the publication. Harvard reports: http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2011/02/3_reich.html
Transitions:
It’s a Boy! (Max) for Cynthia Nixon and partner Christine Marinoni, who gave birth on 2/07/11. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/155194/its-a-boy-tony-winner-cynthia-nixon-and-christine-marinoni-welcome-their-first-child/
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Olivier Awards for outstanding London theatre. Douglas Carter Beane for “The Little Dog Laughed” 9Best Play); Bill T. Jones (“Fela”) and Jerry Mitchell (“Legally Blonde”) for choreography; BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011_Olivier_Award_Nominations_Announced_LOVE_NEVER_DIES_and_AFTER_THE_DANCE_Lead_20110207
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: G-A-Y: A Quick History Lesson (with a song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1ysqmkKto&feature=player_embedded
Video: Harvey Fierstein, star of his musical “La Cage Aux Folles”, talks about drag past and present. Show People from Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/la-cage-aux-folles/video/153395/show-people-la-cage-star-harvey-fierstein-on-his-delicious-drag-past-and-present/
Features
Coming Out: Steve Buckley, sports columnist, chats with The Good Men Project on the impact of his coming out. http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/a-conversation-with-steve-buckley/
Coming Out: Clay Aiken: “I Was Always Out”...he tells the Georgia Voice in an interview. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/clay-aiken-i-was-always-out.html
Coming Out: Born Gay. Born This Way. The Photo Blog. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/02/04/133401341/bornthisway?ps=cprs
For the blog: http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com
Profile: Fred Karger, Republican strategist and gay rights activist, considers a run for President. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020203272.html?sid=ST2011020203372
Prophet Motive: The Michael Urie Interview from Interview: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-02-03/michael-urie-angels-in-america/
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Diaghilev: A Life by Sjeng Scheijen. Oxford University Press. A new biography about the 20th century impresario who championed the Ballet Russes, Stravinsky, Picasso, Chanel and Balanchine as he bedded Nijinsky and other men in the arts of the day. Lambda Lit’s review: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/02/07/diaghilev-sjeng-scheije/
Lady of Burlesque: The Career of Gypsy Rose Lee by Robert Strom. McFarland Books. Chronicles the triumphs as an actress, novelist, playwright, artist, political activist, and, ultimately, star. Three appendices include details of Gypsy's will and estate, the original production and Broadway revivals of Gypsy, and complete filmographies and discographies. It also includes rare and never-before-published photographs. .
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. to 2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Display
thru 2/28/11: San Francisco, CA: Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Writers: Jewish Community Center of SF features acclaimed photographic exhibit by American photographer Robert Giard who chronicled a broad survey of contemporary American gay and lesbian literary figures, including Allen Ginsberg, Tony Kushner and more.Jewish Community Center of SF www.jccsf.org/arts.
thru 3/26/11: San Francisco, CA: Exhibition: More Life! “Angels in America” at Twenty. Museum of Performance and Design. http://www.mpdsf.org/EXHIBITIONS/ANGELS/ANGELS.html
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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. Release date: 2/15/11.
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
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/21/11: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
2/23/11: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/04/11: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
3/05/11: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently. Answer: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of "A Raisin in the Sun". A TV version of the Broadway revival with Sean Combs and Phylicia Rashad aired recently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay. Answer: James Baldwin (1924-1987), whose works included "Giovanni's Room" and "Another Country".
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family". Answer: Josephine Baker (1906-1975).
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956. Answer: Little Richard, who brought pop music "Lucille" and "Tutti Fruitti".
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history. Answer: Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), an assistant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who was chief organizer of the 'March on Washington for jobs and freedom" in 1963.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 6 February 14, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
See previous editions
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email COSNewsweekly@gmail.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
To unsubscribe: Email COSNewsweekly@gmail.com and write “Cancel COS News” in subject line.
The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 14-20, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
WED: 2/16: San Francisco, CA: 429 Inspired. Dot429’s quarterly series featuring LGBTA entrepeneurs who share what inspires their success. http://dot429.com/events
THU: 2/17: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
SAT: 2/19: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
SAT: 2/19: Boston, MA: The Red Party, MassEquality’s annual signature fundraiser to raise monies to end LGBT bullying. http://www.massequality.org./content/red-party-massequality’s-signature-annual-fundraiser-raise-funds-combat-school-bullying
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Transgender Americans suffer pervasive discrimination, according to a new survey from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality. The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0W_zt4u5HVa5Sp8BtJ9fVwfIjPA?docId=ed8c4db5108347dc94869c7a36e2a98e
Broadway Backwards raised $281,243 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For BroadwayWorld.com’s photo recap: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Broadway_Backwards_Raises_281243_for_BCEFA_20110208
The Buzz (People Making News)
Matthew Reich has been elected president of The Harvard Law Review. He’s the first openly gay editor of the publication. Harvard reports: http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2011/02/3_reich.html
Transitions:
It’s a Boy! (Max) for Cynthia Nixon and partner Christine Marinoni, who gave birth on 2/07/11. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/155194/its-a-boy-tony-winner-cynthia-nixon-and-christine-marinoni-welcome-their-first-child/
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Olivier Awards for outstanding London theatre. Douglas Carter Beane for “The Little Dog Laughed” 9Best Play); Bill T. Jones (“Fela”) and Jerry Mitchell (“Legally Blonde”) for choreography; BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011_Olivier_Award_Nominations_Announced_LOVE_NEVER_DIES_and_AFTER_THE_DANCE_Lead_20110207
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: G-A-Y: A Quick History Lesson (with a song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1ysqmkKto&feature=player_embedded
Video: Harvey Fierstein, star of his musical “La Cage Aux Folles”, talks about drag past and present. Show People from Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/la-cage-aux-folles/video/153395/show-people-la-cage-star-harvey-fierstein-on-his-delicious-drag-past-and-present/
Features
Coming Out: Steve Buckley, sports columnist, chats with The Good Men Project on the impact of his coming out. http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/a-conversation-with-steve-buckley/
Coming Out: Clay Aiken: “I Was Always Out”...he tells the Georgia Voice in an interview. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/clay-aiken-i-was-always-out.html
Coming Out: Born Gay. Born This Way. The Photo Blog. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/02/04/133401341/bornthisway?ps=cprs
For the blog: http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com
Profile: Fred Karger, Republican strategist and gay rights activist, considers a run for President. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020203272.html?sid=ST2011020203372
Prophet Motive: The Michael Urie Interview from Interview: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-02-03/michael-urie-angels-in-america/
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Diaghilev: A Life by Sjeng Scheijen. Oxford University Press. A new biography about the 20th century impresario who championed the Ballet Russes, Stravinsky, Picasso, Chanel and Balanchine as he bedded Nijinsky and other men in the arts of the day. Lambda Lit’s review: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/02/07/diaghilev-sjeng-scheije/
Lady of Burlesque: The Career of Gypsy Rose Lee by Robert Strom. McFarland Books. Chronicles the triumphs as an actress, novelist, playwright, artist, political activist, and, ultimately, star. Three appendices include details of Gypsy's will and estate, the original production and Broadway revivals of Gypsy, and complete filmographies and discographies. It also includes rare and never-before-published photographs. .
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. to 2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Display
thru 2/28/11: San Francisco, CA: Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Writers: Jewish Community Center of SF features acclaimed photographic exhibit by American photographer Robert Giard who chronicled a broad survey of contemporary American gay and lesbian literary figures, including Allen Ginsberg, Tony Kushner and more.Jewish Community Center of SF www.jccsf.org/arts.
thru 3/26/11: San Francisco, CA: Exhibition: More Life! “Angels in America” at Twenty. Museum of Performance and Design. http://www.mpdsf.org/EXHIBITIONS/ANGELS/ANGELS.html
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***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. Release date: 2/15/11.
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
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/21/11: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
2/23/11: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/04/11: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
3/05/11: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently. Answer: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of "A Raisin in the Sun". A TV version of the Broadway revival with Sean Combs and Phylicia Rashad aired recently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay. Answer: James Baldwin (1924-1987), whose works included "Giovanni's Room" and "Another Country".
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family". Answer: Josephine Baker (1906-1975).
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956. Answer: Little Richard, who brought pop music "Lucille" and "Tutti Fruitti".
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history. Answer: Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), an assistant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who was chief organizer of the 'March on Washington for jobs and freedom" in 1963.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/07/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 5 February 7, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 7-13, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
MON: 2/07: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
MON: 2/07: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
TUE: 2/08: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
WED: 2/09: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
FRI: 2/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
SAT: 2/12: Baltimore, MD: B+More Proud Intercollegiate LGBTQA Leadership Summit. for Baltimore/Washington college and university students. http://bmoreproud.org/summit/summit.php
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Gay Politics Top 25 LGBT News Stories of the week: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/01/28/top-25-lgbt-news-stories-of-the-week/
Uganda:
***David Kato, the outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, was murdered on 1/27/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/africa/28uganda.html?_r=1&src=fbmain
*** The White House Statement on the David Kato Murder. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/27/statement-president-killing-david-kato
***A Ugandan lesbian has won a reprieve from deportation back to her home country, where she fears for her safety. BBC News reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12311319
Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuits may force The Obama Administration to take a stand. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/us/politics/29marriage.html?hp
Illinois legalizes civil unions. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/31/Ill_Civil_Unions_Law_Signed/
Iowa: A Symbolic vote on gay marriage failed in the state Senate. The Des Moines Register reports: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/01/27/iowa-senate-will-take-symbolic-vote-on-gay-marriage-issue-this-morning/
The Naval Academy treats a gay graduate’s husband as next-of-kin.The Chicago Sun-Times reports: http://www.suntimes.com/3526027-417/ketterson-academy-naval-usna-fliszar.html
Chicken Chain Gets Skewered by gay rights activists. Chick-Fil-A, a sandwich maker with conservative religion built into its corporate ethos, has come under fire for sponsoring a known anti-gay group’s seminar againt marriage equality. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/us/30chick.html?hpw
Bay Windows, New England’s largest LGBT publication has acquired Golden Rainbow, a monthly newspaper for LGBT seniors and boomers. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/bay_windows_acquires_monthly_paper/
PC Air, a Thai start-up airline, is recruiting transgender flight attendants. USAToday’s “Today in the Sky” blog reports: http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/01/thai-airline-says-its-recruiting-third-sex-attendants/140667/1
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Geri Jewell, the actress who played Cousin Geri on “The Facts of Life” has come out in a new memoir. Jezebel reports: http://jezebel.com/5744923/geri-jewell-comes-out-in-new-memoir
Coming Out: Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block confirms that he is gay. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/jonathan-knight.html
Coming Out: Graeme Obree, the international bicycling champion, has come out. He’s the highest ranking member of that sport to do so. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/cycling-champ-graeme-obree-im-gay.html
Roberta Achtenberg, the LGBT rights activist, has been appointed by President Obama to the US Commision on Civil Rights. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/01/28/president-obama-names-lgbt-advocates-to-historic-appointments/
J. Paul Oetken, an out former Clinton administration lawyer, has been nominated to the federal bench by President Obama. If confirmed, he would be the first openly gay man to sere on the federal bench in the USA. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28judge.html?_r=1&hpw
James Franco will play Nicole Kidman’s boy toy in a revival of gay Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth”, which opens on Broadway this fall. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/TV_James_Franco_Confirms_Broadway_Debut_in_SWEET_BIRD_OF_YOUTH_with_Nicole_Kidman_20110128
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester on “Glee”) is writing a memoir for release this year. The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/life-aint-easy-for-a-girl-named-sue-a-personal-memoir-from-jane-lynch-of-glee/
Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W, has endorsed marriage equality in a public service announcement. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/us/politics/01bush.html?_r=1
Transitions:
Ralph McClean, Australia’s first out mayor, died on 12/25/10, at age 53. Australia’s Age reports: http://www.theage.com.au/national/obituaries/act-of-political-bravery-australias-first-openly-gay-mayor-20110130-1a9pf.html
Charles Nolan, the fashion designer who dressed many politicos including Tipper Gore, died on 1/30/11 at age 53. His partner is Andrew Tobias, the financial writer who penned the coming out classic “The Best Little Boy in the World”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/fashion/31nolan.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Video: What Was It Like to Come Out in the 1950s ? The Gay History Video Project is recording the stories of some of the pioneers in our community to chronicle LGBT history. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/50s.html
The Resource Center:
The No Shame Project. Championed by former TV anchor/author Charles Perez and baseball star Billy Bean. http://www.no-shame.org/
In Print:
Coming Out: Confessions of a Gay Anchorman by Charles Perez. Lulu.com. A behind the scenes, in front of the camera look at what it is to be a gay man on TV. Perez is an alum of ABC’s flagship station in New York. He trashes many of the people there. http://www.charles-perez.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star beginning 2/15/11.www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. 2/15/11-3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. 2/2/11-2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***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.
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
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
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/11: Grammy Awards, 53rd edition. Live. 8PM. CBS.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/17/11: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
2/19/11: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/27/11: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, to be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some of the proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: February Milestones
1. Question: Name this elected official who started a national craze on February 12, 2004 just weeks after taking the oath office. Saying he was influenced by a President’s State of the Union address that appeared to make gays second class citizens, his actions caused national controversy, yet made him a hero within the LGBT community. Answer: Gavin Newsom, CA Lieutenant Governor and former Mayor of San Francisco, who authorized the city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
2. Question: Name this rodent, who comes out annually on February 2nd. His coming out, applauded by people everywhere, is used to predict weather events. Answer: Puxatawny Phil, the star of Ground Hog Day. His shadow determines whether there is six weeks left to winter.
3. Question: Name this hit television show, which was the first to feature a lesbian liplock on February 7, 1991. Hint: It’s based down the coast from the Newsom residence in Question #1. Answer: L.A. Law.
4. Question: Name this award-winning gay athlete, born February 10, 1893. He captured worldwide acclaim for his skills, only to fall into obscurity when his interest in young men came to light. Answer: Bill Tilden, the tennis great.
5. Question: Name this lesbian writer, born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1874. After she moved abroad, she established a salon which nurtured some of the most important writers of the 20th century. Her partner was known for a secret ingredient in her brownies.. Answer: Gertrude Stein. Her partner was Alice B. Toklas, who added marijuana to her brownies, according to the Arlo Guthrie song.
2/07: This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay.
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family".
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956.
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 5 February 7, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
See previous editions.
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email COSNewsweekly@gmail.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 7-13, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
MON: 2/07: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
MON: 2/07: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
TUE: 2/08: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
WED: 2/09: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
FRI: 2/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
SAT: 2/12: Baltimore, MD: B+More Proud Intercollegiate LGBTQA Leadership Summit. for Baltimore/Washington college and university students. http://bmoreproud.org/summit/summit.php
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Gay Politics Top 25 LGBT News Stories of the week: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/01/28/top-25-lgbt-news-stories-of-the-week/
Uganda:
***David Kato, the outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, was murdered on 1/27/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/africa/28uganda.html?_r=1&src=fbmain
*** The White House Statement on the David Kato Murder. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/27/statement-president-killing-david-kato
***A Ugandan lesbian has won a reprieve from deportation back to her home country, where she fears for her safety. BBC News reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12311319
Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuits may force The Obama Administration to take a stand. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/us/politics/29marriage.html?hp
Illinois legalizes civil unions. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/31/Ill_Civil_Unions_Law_Signed/
Iowa: A Symbolic vote on gay marriage failed in the state Senate. The Des Moines Register reports: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/01/27/iowa-senate-will-take-symbolic-vote-on-gay-marriage-issue-this-morning/
The Naval Academy treats a gay graduate’s husband as next-of-kin.The Chicago Sun-Times reports: http://www.suntimes.com/3526027-417/ketterson-academy-naval-usna-fliszar.html
Chicken Chain Gets Skewered by gay rights activists. Chick-Fil-A, a sandwich maker with conservative religion built into its corporate ethos, has come under fire for sponsoring a known anti-gay group’s seminar againt marriage equality. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/us/30chick.html?hpw
Bay Windows, New England’s largest LGBT publication has acquired Golden Rainbow, a monthly newspaper for LGBT seniors and boomers. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/bay_windows_acquires_monthly_paper/
PC Air, a Thai start-up airline, is recruiting transgender flight attendants. USAToday’s “Today in the Sky” blog reports: http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/01/thai-airline-says-its-recruiting-third-sex-attendants/140667/1
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Geri Jewell, the actress who played Cousin Geri on “The Facts of Life” has come out in a new memoir. Jezebel reports: http://jezebel.com/5744923/geri-jewell-comes-out-in-new-memoir
Coming Out: Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block confirms that he is gay. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/jonathan-knight.html
Coming Out: Graeme Obree, the international bicycling champion, has come out. He’s the highest ranking member of that sport to do so. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/cycling-champ-graeme-obree-im-gay.html
Roberta Achtenberg, the LGBT rights activist, has been appointed by President Obama to the US Commision on Civil Rights. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/01/28/president-obama-names-lgbt-advocates-to-historic-appointments/
J. Paul Oetken, an out former Clinton administration lawyer, has been nominated to the federal bench by President Obama. If confirmed, he would be the first openly gay man to sere on the federal bench in the USA. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28judge.html?_r=1&hpw
James Franco will play Nicole Kidman’s boy toy in a revival of gay Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth”, which opens on Broadway this fall. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/TV_James_Franco_Confirms_Broadway_Debut_in_SWEET_BIRD_OF_YOUTH_with_Nicole_Kidman_20110128
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester on “Glee”) is writing a memoir for release this year. The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/life-aint-easy-for-a-girl-named-sue-a-personal-memoir-from-jane-lynch-of-glee/
Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W, has endorsed marriage equality in a public service announcement. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/us/politics/01bush.html?_r=1
Transitions:
Ralph McClean, Australia’s first out mayor, died on 12/25/10, at age 53. Australia’s Age reports: http://www.theage.com.au/national/obituaries/act-of-political-bravery-australias-first-openly-gay-mayor-20110130-1a9pf.html
Charles Nolan, the fashion designer who dressed many politicos including Tipper Gore, died on 1/30/11 at age 53. His partner is Andrew Tobias, the financial writer who penned the coming out classic “The Best Little Boy in the World”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/fashion/31nolan.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Video: What Was It Like to Come Out in the 1950s ? The Gay History Video Project is recording the stories of some of the pioneers in our community to chronicle LGBT history. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/50s.html
The Resource Center:
The No Shame Project. Championed by former TV anchor/author Charles Perez and baseball star Billy Bean. http://www.no-shame.org/
In Print:
Coming Out: Confessions of a Gay Anchorman by Charles Perez. Lulu.com. A behind the scenes, in front of the camera look at what it is to be a gay man on TV. Perez is an alum of ABC’s flagship station in New York. He trashes many of the people there. http://www.charles-perez.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star beginning 2/15/11.www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. 2/15/11-3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. 2/2/11-2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***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.
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***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). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
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
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/11: Grammy Awards, 53rd edition. Live. 8PM. CBS.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/17/11: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
2/19/11: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/27/11: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, to be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some of the proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: February Milestones
1. Question: Name this elected official who started a national craze on February 12, 2004 just weeks after taking the oath office. Saying he was influenced by a President’s State of the Union address that appeared to make gays second class citizens, his actions caused national controversy, yet made him a hero within the LGBT community. Answer: Gavin Newsom, CA Lieutenant Governor and former Mayor of San Francisco, who authorized the city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
2. Question: Name this rodent, who comes out annually on February 2nd. His coming out, applauded by people everywhere, is used to predict weather events. Answer: Puxatawny Phil, the star of Ground Hog Day. His shadow determines whether there is six weeks left to winter.
3. Question: Name this hit television show, which was the first to feature a lesbian liplock on February 7, 1991. Hint: It’s based down the coast from the Newsom residence in Question #1. Answer: L.A. Law.
4. Question: Name this award-winning gay athlete, born February 10, 1893. He captured worldwide acclaim for his skills, only to fall into obscurity when his interest in young men came to light. Answer: Bill Tilden, the tennis great.
5. Question: Name this lesbian writer, born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1874. After she moved abroad, she established a salon which nurtured some of the most important writers of the 20th century. Her partner was known for a secret ingredient in her brownies.. Answer: Gertrude Stein. Her partner was Alice B. Toklas, who added marijuana to her brownies, according to the Arlo Guthrie song.
2/07: This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay.
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family".
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956.
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
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