Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 35 August 31, 2009
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 31-September 6, 2009
This Just In !!! FRI: 8/28: Asbury Park, NJ: A Thong For Hope. The cast of ReVision Theatre's "The Full Monty" performs a benefit for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. Program includes: an eclectic mix of musical theatre, contemporary rock and some fun distractions. www.revisiontheatre.org.
This Just In!!! FRI: 8/28: New York, NY: "Hair" cast performs at a rally to mobilize the community in advance of October's National Equality March in Washington, D.C. 2:30PM-3:30PM. Delacorte Theatre. Central Park. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com.
This Just In !!!: SAT: 8/29: New York, NY: Stonewall Veterans Association Meeting. 4:15PM. Gay Community Services Center. www.STONEWALLvets.org
thru MON: 9/07: Milwaukee, WI: National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
WED-MON: 9/02-9/07: Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Black Pride Weekend. www.inthelifeatl.com
WED-MON: 9/02-9/07: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
THU-MON: 9/03-9/07: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. Activities for singers, Artistic Directors, administrative personnel and Board members. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
SAT-MON: 9/05-9/07: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
SAT: 9/05: Santa Monica, CA: Mikhail Baryshnikov, dancer and actor, signing copies of "Merce My Way", the biography of Merce Cunningham. 1PM. Barnes & Noble. 3rd Street Promenade.
SAT: 9/05: Seattle, WA: Peterson Toscano performs his solo theatre piece "Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible" about gender-variant Bible characters. www.petersontoscano.com
SAT: 9/05: Northampton, MA: Miss Trans Northampton 2009 Pageant; to help support New England Trans United. Info: misstransnorthampton@gmail.com.
SUN: 9/06: Altadena, CA: Carol Channing Raises the Roof, a gospel concert. She performs selections from her gospel CD "For Heaven's Sake", as a benefit for the congregation of Altadena Community Church. (626) 395-9923
Newsworthy:
Lutherans took openly gay clergy more fully into its fold 8/21/09, as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to lift a ban that prohibited sexually active gays and lesbians from serving as ministers. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/21/us/AP-US-Lutherans-Gays.html?em
Washington, DC: Ex-gays are protected under the DC Human Rights Act. PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays), a Virginia “ex-gay” group won a small victory alongside a big defeat in D.C. Superior Court this summer. Washington City Paper reports: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/08/25/ex-gays-protected-under-dc-human-rights-act/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Bea Arthur Honored: The "Golden Girls" star, a gay icon, will be honored in a memorial service on 9/14/09, as New York City's Ali Forney Center, an organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youths, plans to celebrate her gay advocacy efforts by naming a residence center in her honor. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid105988.asp
In Memoriam:
Ted Kennedy, the Democratic US Senator from Massachusetts, died on 8/25/09 at age 77. Although he wasn't gay, he was a LGBT rights pioneer. The Examiner recaps: http://www.examiner.com/x-4107-Gay--Lesbian-Issues-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Remembering-LGBT-rights-pioneer-Ted-Kennedy
Robert Hilferty, a writer and an AIDS activist who made a documentary film in 1989 that roiled the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and the Public Broadcasting Service, died on 7/24/09 at age 49. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/nyregion/20hilferty.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion
Phil DiMaggio, the New York-based casting director and stage manager, died on 8/14/09, at age 57. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/132184-Phil_DiMaggio_Stage_Manager_and_Casting_Director_Dead_at_57
Photo Shoots and Video
Photos: TR Knight, formerly of "Grey's Anatomy", in rehearsal for "Parade" at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum from BroadwayWorld.com: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PARADE_In_Rehearsals_With_TR_Knight_At_MTF_20090821
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Billy Elliot, Elton John’s Tony-winning musical about a boy who wants to become a ballet dancer. www.billyelliotbroadway.com.
***Darren Williams: "Not The Boy Next Door" performs the Peter Allen Songbook. 9/06/09, 9/13/09. Metropolitan Room.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
Elsewhere...
***An Evening With Simply Barbra and Julie Wilson. Ultimate cabaret with Steven Brinberg and legend Julie Wilson. 9/01/09-9/06/09. San Francisco, CA. http://simplybarbra.com/html/tour.html
***Carol Channing and Friends. JoAnne Worley emcees. 8/31/09. Sacramento, CA. www.channingarts.com.
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Lewd and Lascivious. World Premiere. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Varla Jean Merman and the Mushroomheads. to 9/05/09. Provincetown, MA. www.varlaonline.com.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/08/09: West Hollywood, CA: HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo. Also: 9/10/09: San Francisco, CA: http://gaylifetravel.squarespace.com
9/09/09: New York, NY: Tim Gunn, star of Project Runway, signs copies of "Models, Inc". 4PM. Midtown Comics.
9/9/09: New York, NY: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. For national tour dates/ locations: http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/12/09: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. Starring Miss Coco Peru, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Jason Alexander, Hamish Linklater, Robert Gant, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
9/12/09: Springfield, MA: 2009 AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts AIDS Walk and 5K Run. www.aidsfoundationwm.org.
9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Preparing, LGBTQA college students to transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
9/30/09: New York, NY: Matthew Broderick, star of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, speaks. 8PM. 92nd Street Y
9/30/09: Pittsfield, MA: An Evening with David Sedaris. Humorist and author. For his Fall tour dates and locations: http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris_appearances.html or www.thecolonialtheatre.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/04/09: San Francisco, CA: Castro Street Fair. the arts & community groups street fair co-founded by Harvey Milk. www.castrostreetfair.org
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: The End of Summer Gay Showtune Quiz
1. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this musical about a show business reunion, a chanteuse sings “I have gone to Moscow, it’s very gay. Well, anyway on the first of May”. Hint: The composer is gay. and the show gets an encore on Broadway next season. Answer: Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Follies”. The song is “Ah, Paris”.
2. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song.In this musical about royalty in days of yore, a lusty chorus sings “It’s gay! It’s gay! A libelous display!” The king is left alone when his queen finds her knight in shining armor. Answer: Frederick Loewe’s musical “Camelot”. The song is “The Lusty Month of May”.
3. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. A has been Broadway remembers his glorious past. “When I was young and gay, (but straight)”. Hint: Later on, he encourages a gay director and choregrapher to keep a moment in WW2 gay. Answer: Mel Brooks’ musical “The Producers”. The song is “The King of Broadway”.
4. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this classic musical, a girl from the midwest falls for a Frenchmen with a monthly reference the same as that of Questions #1 and #2. Hint: Later on, she shampoos. “I’m as trite and as gay as a daisy in May – a cliché coming true.” Answer: Richard Rodgers from the musical “South Pacific”. The song is “A Wonderful Guy”. Nurse Nellie later washes the man right outta her hair.
5. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this classic by a bi composer (and gay lyricist), a lovestruck New Yorker finds her Romeo north of Chelsea along the shores of the Hudson. She swoons... “And witty and gay -- and I pity any girl who isn’t me today.” Answer: Leonard Bernstein’s (and Stephen Sondheim’s “West Side Story”. The song is “I Feel Pretty”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hey Boys and Girls, Who's Gay ?
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry.
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Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 34 August 24, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 24-30, 2009
thru SUN: 8/30: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
thru SUN: 8/30: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
SAT-MON: 8/29-9/07: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
Newsworthy:
Federal Proposition 8 Case Sets Trial Date. A judge has set a 1/11/10 trial date for a federal lawsuit challenging California's gay marriage ban. At a status hearing 8/19/09, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker also barred LGBT advocacy groups from joining the lawsuit, filed on behalf of two gay couples seeking to marry in California.Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/judge-denies-gay-groups-in-federal-prop-8-case-sets-trial-date.html
Iraq: Gay men across Iraq are being rounded up, tortured, and killed by the country’s militias, including the feared Mahdi Army—while the government stands by. Parvez Sharma (filmmaker of the documentary "A Jihad For Love") at the Daily Beast reports: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-16/iraqs-anti-gay-pogrom/?cid=hp:mainpromo2
Obama Favors DOMA Repeal: President Obama made clear 8/17/09 that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and intends to ask Congress to repeal the 13-year-old law that denies benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/08/17/obama_makes_explicit_his_objec.html?hpid=topnews
California: Equality California sets 2012 as its Target Date for Proposition 8 measure. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/decisions-coming-on-timetable-for-antiprop-8-ballot-measure.html
Gays Count in Census 2010: Married same-sex couples will be counted as such in the US 2010 census, reversing an earlier decision made under the Bush administration. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/8-7/news/national/14981.cfm
New Poll: Half of College Football Players says that they have a gay team mate, according to ESPN's fall football preview. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/poll-half-of-college-football-players-say-they-have-a-gay-teammate.html
Gay Mental Health: LGBT people have higher rates of substance abuse and mental health disorders, but they're more likely to seek mental health treatment than heterosexuals, according to UCLA research. The Los Angeles Times reports: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/08/gays-lesbians-bisexual-mental-health-.html
Features
Profile: Theodore Olson. A Conservative's Road to Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/us/19olson.html?_r=2
Profile: Lady GaGa comes out: The lady is a vamp. Out Magazine reports: http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=1&id=25720
Interviews: Bryan Batt, out star of "Mad Men",
talks with the Windy City Times. http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/144756
talks with New York Magazine: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/08/mad_mens_bryan_batt_aka_salvat.html
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Be A Man! Exiene Lofgren’s solo performance. How does a man who looks like Annie Lennox, was raised by feminists, and married a man "be a man"? to 8/28/09. www.beamantheshow.com
***The Boys Upstairs. Jason Mitchell's new comedy about a group of Hell Kitchen gay boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.TheBoysUpstairs.info
***Darren Williams: "Not The Boy Next Door" performs the Peter Allen Songbook. 8/25/09, 8/27/09, 9/06/09, 9/13/09. Metropolitan Room.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***His Greatness. Daniel MacIvor's play about gay playwright Tennessee Williams' last days spent with his assistant and a Canadian hustler. to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.HisGreatnessPlay.com
***The Killing. A William Inge one-act about a guy who picks up a guy in a bar and asks him to do something unspeakable. On a bill with other one-acts. Series B of Summer Shorts 3. to 8/27/09. www.59e59.org.
Elsewhere...
***Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins. West Coast premiere of Brian Christopher Williams' lyric comedy. A teen's coming of age surrounded by Olympian Mark Spitz and anti-gay OJ promoter Anita Bryant. Hollywood, CA..www.westcoastensemble.org
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Lewd and Lascivious. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy and sister of Liza, performs. to 8/30/09. San Francisco, CA. www.therrazzroom.com.
***Margaret Cho in concert.. to 8/31/09, Provincetown, MA www.margaretcho.com.
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered from the original 2-inch videotapes outtakes. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. Activities for singers, Artistic Directors, administrative personnel and Board members. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. Among the guests: Leslie Jordan. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/12/09: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights create short plays addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. Starring Miss Coco Peru, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Jason Alexander, Hamish Linklater, Robert Gant, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/24/09-9/27/09: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/26/09: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. Entertainment includes: Eden Espinosa, Alec Mapa, Stacey Q, and Bruce Vilanch. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March to let our elected officials know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people nationwide. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/15/09-10/18/09: St. Petersburg, FL: InterPride 2009 Conference. Workshops for/by the International Association of LGBT Pride Coordinators. www.interpride.org
10/15/09-10/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Sundance Stompede. San Francisco's annual LGBT country/ western dance weekend. www.stompede.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite. Answer: Noel Coward (1899-1973), author of "Sail Away", "Bittersweet", "Private Lives", "Blithe Spirit" and more.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie. Answer: Virgil Thomson, (1896-1989) who partnered with Gertrude Stein to write "The Mother Of Us All" about feminist Susan B. Anthony; the black opera "Four Saints in Three Acts" and the score to "Louisiana Story".
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville. Answer: Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), founder of the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and Charleston, SC; composer of "Amahl and The Night Visitors", the classic Christmas opera, and "The Consul" and "The Saint of Bleeker Street". He was partnered with opera composer Samual Barber--they collaborated on "Vanessa".
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus. Answer: Jeff Marx, who with partner Robert Lopez, wrote "Avenue Q", music for "Scrubs" and more.
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical. Answer: Peter Allen (1944-1992), discovered by Judy Garland, married (briefly) to Liza Minnelli, composer of "Arthur's Theme" (Oscar) and "Legs Diamond" (super-flop). Hugh Jackman starred in his life story, "The Boy From Oz".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: The End of Summer Gay Showtune Quiz
1. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this musical about a show business reunion, a chanteuse sings “I have gone to Moscow, it’s very gay. Well, anyway on the first of May”. Hint: The composer is gay. and the show gets an encore on Broadway next season.
2. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song.In this musical about royalty in days of yore, a lusty chorus sings “It’s gay! It’s gay! A libelous display!” The king is left alone when his queen finds her knight in shining armor.
3. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. A has been Broadway remembers his glorious past. “When I was young and gay, (but straight)”. Hint: Later on, he encourages a gay director and choregrapher to keep a moment in WW2 gay.
4. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this classic musical, a girl from the midwest falls for a Frenchmen with a monthly reference the same as that of Questions #1 and #2. Hint: Later on, she shampoos. “I’m as trite and as gay as a daisy in May – a cliché coming true.”
5. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this classic by a bi composer (and gay lyricist), a lovestruck New Yorker finds her Romeo north of Chelsea along the shores of the Hudson. She swoons... “And witty and gay -- and I pity any girl who isn’t me today.”
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 34 August 24, 2009
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 24-30, 2009
thru SUN: 8/30: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
thru SUN: 8/30: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
SAT-MON: 8/29-9/07: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
Newsworthy:
Federal Proposition 8 Case Sets Trial Date. A judge has set a 1/11/10 trial date for a federal lawsuit challenging California's gay marriage ban. At a status hearing 8/19/09, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker also barred LGBT advocacy groups from joining the lawsuit, filed on behalf of two gay couples seeking to marry in California.Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/judge-denies-gay-groups-in-federal-prop-8-case-sets-trial-date.html
Iraq: Gay men across Iraq are being rounded up, tortured, and killed by the country’s militias, including the feared Mahdi Army—while the government stands by. Parvez Sharma (filmmaker of the documentary "A Jihad For Love") at the Daily Beast reports: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-16/iraqs-anti-gay-pogrom/?cid=hp:mainpromo2
Obama Favors DOMA Repeal: President Obama made clear 8/17/09 that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and intends to ask Congress to repeal the 13-year-old law that denies benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/08/17/obama_makes_explicit_his_objec.html?hpid=topnews
California: Equality California sets 2012 as its Target Date for Proposition 8 measure. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/decisions-coming-on-timetable-for-antiprop-8-ballot-measure.html
Gays Count in Census 2010: Married same-sex couples will be counted as such in the US 2010 census, reversing an earlier decision made under the Bush administration. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/8-7/news/national/14981.cfm
New Poll: Half of College Football Players says that they have a gay team mate, according to ESPN's fall football preview. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/poll-half-of-college-football-players-say-they-have-a-gay-teammate.html
Gay Mental Health: LGBT people have higher rates of substance abuse and mental health disorders, but they're more likely to seek mental health treatment than heterosexuals, according to UCLA research. The Los Angeles Times reports: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/08/gays-lesbians-bisexual-mental-health-.html
Features
Profile: Theodore Olson. A Conservative's Road to Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/us/19olson.html?_r=2
Profile: Lady GaGa comes out: The lady is a vamp. Out Magazine reports: http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=1&id=25720
Interviews: Bryan Batt, out star of "Mad Men",
talks with the Windy City Times. http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/144756
talks with New York Magazine: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/08/mad_mens_bryan_batt_aka_salvat.html
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Be A Man! Exiene Lofgren’s solo performance. How does a man who looks like Annie Lennox, was raised by feminists, and married a man "be a man"? to 8/28/09. www.beamantheshow.com
***The Boys Upstairs. Jason Mitchell's new comedy about a group of Hell Kitchen gay boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.TheBoysUpstairs.info
***Darren Williams: "Not The Boy Next Door" performs the Peter Allen Songbook. 8/25/09, 8/27/09, 9/06/09, 9/13/09. Metropolitan Room.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***His Greatness. Daniel MacIvor's play about gay playwright Tennessee Williams' last days spent with his assistant and a Canadian hustler. to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.HisGreatnessPlay.com
***The Killing. A William Inge one-act about a guy who picks up a guy in a bar and asks him to do something unspeakable. On a bill with other one-acts. Series B of Summer Shorts 3. to 8/27/09. www.59e59.org.
Elsewhere...
***Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins. West Coast premiere of Brian Christopher Williams' lyric comedy. A teen's coming of age surrounded by Olympian Mark Spitz and anti-gay OJ promoter Anita Bryant. Hollywood, CA..www.westcoastensemble.org
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Lewd and Lascivious. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy and sister of Liza, performs. to 8/30/09. San Francisco, CA. www.therrazzroom.com.
***Margaret Cho in concert.. to 8/31/09, Provincetown, MA www.margaretcho.com.
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered from the original 2-inch videotapes outtakes. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. Activities for singers, Artistic Directors, administrative personnel and Board members. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. Among the guests: Leslie Jordan. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/12/09: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights create short plays addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. Starring Miss Coco Peru, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Jason Alexander, Hamish Linklater, Robert Gant, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/24/09-9/27/09: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/26/09: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. Entertainment includes: Eden Espinosa, Alec Mapa, Stacey Q, and Bruce Vilanch. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March to let our elected officials know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people nationwide. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/15/09-10/18/09: St. Petersburg, FL: InterPride 2009 Conference. Workshops for/by the International Association of LGBT Pride Coordinators. www.interpride.org
10/15/09-10/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Sundance Stompede. San Francisco's annual LGBT country/ western dance weekend. www.stompede.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite. Answer: Noel Coward (1899-1973), author of "Sail Away", "Bittersweet", "Private Lives", "Blithe Spirit" and more.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie. Answer: Virgil Thomson, (1896-1989) who partnered with Gertrude Stein to write "The Mother Of Us All" about feminist Susan B. Anthony; the black opera "Four Saints in Three Acts" and the score to "Louisiana Story".
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville. Answer: Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), founder of the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and Charleston, SC; composer of "Amahl and The Night Visitors", the classic Christmas opera, and "The Consul" and "The Saint of Bleeker Street". He was partnered with opera composer Samual Barber--they collaborated on "Vanessa".
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus. Answer: Jeff Marx, who with partner Robert Lopez, wrote "Avenue Q", music for "Scrubs" and more.
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical. Answer: Peter Allen (1944-1992), discovered by Judy Garland, married (briefly) to Liza Minnelli, composer of "Arthur's Theme" (Oscar) and "Legs Diamond" (super-flop). Hugh Jackman starred in his life story, "The Boy From Oz".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: The End of Summer Gay Showtune Quiz
1. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this musical about a show business reunion, a chanteuse sings “I have gone to Moscow, it’s very gay. Well, anyway on the first of May”. Hint: The composer is gay. and the show gets an encore on Broadway next season.
2. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song.In this musical about royalty in days of yore, a lusty chorus sings “It’s gay! It’s gay! A libelous display!” The king is left alone when his queen finds her knight in shining armor.
3. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. A has been Broadway remembers his glorious past. “When I was young and gay, (but straight)”. Hint: Later on, he encourages a gay director and choregrapher to keep a moment in WW2 gay.
4. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this classic musical, a girl from the midwest falls for a Frenchmen with a monthly reference the same as that of Questions #1 and #2. Hint: Later on, she shampoos. “I’m as trite and as gay as a daisy in May – a cliché coming true.”
5. Question: Name the Composer. Name the Show. Name the Song. In this classic by a bi composer (and gay lyricist), a lovestruck New Yorker finds her Romeo north of Chelsea along the shores of the Hudson. She swoons... “And witty and gay -- and I pity any girl who isn’t me today.”
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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Volume 12 No. 33 August 17, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 17-23, 2009
thru WED: 8/19: Los Angeles, CA: So Bad, They're Brilliant. A schlock film festival at the Egyptian Theatre, featuring the Liv Ullman musical "Lost Horizon", Ann-Margret's "Kitten With A Whip", Mariah Carey in "Glitter" and a whole lot more. http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2009/Egyptian/So_Bad_ET2009.htm
thru SUN: 8/30: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
THU: 8/20: Washington, DC: Nick Benton, gay owner of the Falls Church News-Press, who co-founded a gay lib group on the University of California, Berkeley campus, signs copies of the new anthology "Smash the Church, Smash the State!: the Early Years of Gay Liberation", edited by Tommi Avicolli Mecca. www.lambdarising.com.
SAT: 8/22: Fire Island, NY: The Stonewall Swim. 5k swim from Sayville to the Pines. www.stonewallfoundation.org
SUN-SUN: 8/23-8/30: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
Newsworthy:
Psychologists Reject "Gay Therapy". The American Psychological Association declared 8/05/09 that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/health/06gay.html
Gay Marriage Lawyers Say No to Gay Rights Groups. Attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson, the prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in California on 8/07/09 formally told San Francisco officials and three other groups supportive of same-sex weddings "thanks, but no thanks" for trying to join their federal lawsuit.The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080703915.html
Minnesota: Gay-Friendly Online High School First of Its Kind. David Glick, the first online learning coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Education, has launched a first-of-its-kind online high school for GLBTQ youth.
Twin Cities.com reports: http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_12994208?source=rss&nclick_check=1
The school's website. www.glbtqonlinehighschool.com
Pittsburgh: The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh (GLCC) is relocating from Squirrel Hill to 210 Grant Street, effective September 2009. With input from a wide range of LGBT community groups and individuals, careful consideration was given to providing a safe, handicapped accessible, visible and attractive space with options for parking or proximity to public transportation. Costs for the renovation are estimated to exceed $150,000. A capital campaign has been initiated by the GLCC Board of directors to cover the remainder of the costs. http://www.glccpgh.org/Home.aspx
Features
Woodstock With a Touch Of Stonewall. The Brokeback Mountain filmmakers (director Ang Lee and a script by Focus Features CEO James Schamus) adapted Elliot Tiber’s memoir, Taking Woodstock, and imbued Woodstock with the spirit of Stonewall in a controversial new film and it’s a comedy. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/print_article_ektid103464.asp
Opportunities
GAYFEST NYC, a non-profit group, is now accepting submissions for the Fourth Annual Festival of New Plays and Musicals to be presented in New York City in Spring 2010. Three to five new works (plays or musicals) will be selected for fully-produced Main Stage productions with Actors’ Equity Association casts and professional directors and staff personnel. GAYFEST NYC provides scholarships for students of The Harvey Milk High School, a fully-accredited New York City public high school focusing on the educational needs of students who are in crisis or at risk of physical violence and/or emotional harm in a traditional educational environment For more information and Submission Guidelines: www.GAYFESTNYC.com.
In Print:
The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie and a World Transformed by Judy Shepard. Penguin. The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Be A Man! Exiene Lofgren’s solo performance. How does a man who looks like Annie Lennox, was raised by feminists, and married a man "be a man"? to 8/28/09. www.beamantheshow.com
***The Boys Upstairs. Jason Mitchell's new comedy about a group of Hell Kitchen gay boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.TheBoysUpstairs.info
***His Greatness. Daniel MacIvor's play about gay playwright Tennessee Williams' last days spent with his assistant and a Canadian hustler. to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.HisGreatnessPlay.com
***The Killing. A William Inge one-act about a guy who picks up a guy in a bar and asks him to do something unspeakable. On a bill with other one-acts. Series B of Summer Shorts 3. to 8/27/09. www.59e59.org.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Ghosts. Randy ("QAF") Harrison stars in Ibsen's classic. to 8/29/09. Stockbridge, MA. www.berkshiretheatre.org.
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play with Ryan Landry as Wilde. to 8/22/09. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Lewd and Lascivious. World Premiere. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
***South Pathetic. Jim David's solo performance about his misadventures staging "A Streetcar Named Desire" at a community theatre in his southern hometown. to 8/23/09. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Resource: GLAAD's Guide to What's LGBT in Film: http://glaadblog.org/whats-lgbt-in-film/
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Ciao. Two men meet after the death of a mutual friend. www.ciaomovie.com.
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical. Release date: 8/21/09.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Fashion Victims, a 2008 German film, tells the story of a straight fashion designer’s teen son who falls for his father’s biggest rival in the design world.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered from the original 2-inch videotapes outtakes. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/02/09-9/07/09: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; for transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/05/09: Northampton, MA: Miss Trans Northampton 2009 Pageant; to help support New England Trans United. Info: misstransnorthampton@gmail.com.
9/06/09: Altadena, CA: Carol Channing Raises the Roof, a gospel concert. She performs selections from her gospel CD "For Heaven's Sake", as a benefit for the congregation of Altadena Community Church. (626) 395-9923
9/08/09: New York, NY: Kathy Griffin, queen of the D-List, signing copies of "Official Book Club Selections". 7PM, Barnes & Noble, Warren Street.
9/08/09: West Hollywood, CA: HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo. Also: 9/10/09: San Francisco, CA: http://gaylifetravel.squarespace.com/
9/9/09: New York, NY: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew". 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. National Book Tour follows. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/12/09: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights create short plays addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. With Miss Coco Peru, Debra Messing, Jason Alexander, Dan Lauria, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
9/12/09: Springfield, MA: 2009 AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts AIDS Walk and 5K Run. www.aidsfoundationwm.org.
9/12/09: Staten Island, NY: My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Anthony Wilkinson and Scott Evans star in a benefit for the Lustgarten Foundation. www.stgeorgetheatre.com.
9/13/09: Westport, CT: Connecticut Cares. Lambda Legal celebrates "Love Makes
A Family". www.lambdalegal.org/connecticut09
9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/24/09-9/27/09: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. www.outforwork.com.
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats. Answer: Bella Abzug.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989. Answer: Elaine Noble, elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights. Answer: Barney Frank, of Massachusetts.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit. Answer: Lynne Cheney, author of “Sisters”.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. . Answer: Chaz, formerly Chastity Bono, son of Sonny and Cher.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie.
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville.
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus.
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 33 August 17, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 17-23, 2009
thru WED: 8/19: Los Angeles, CA: So Bad, They're Brilliant. A schlock film festival at the Egyptian Theatre, featuring the Liv Ullman musical "Lost Horizon", Ann-Margret's "Kitten With A Whip", Mariah Carey in "Glitter" and a whole lot more. http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2009/Egyptian/So_Bad_ET2009.htm
thru SUN: 8/30: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
THU: 8/20: Washington, DC: Nick Benton, gay owner of the Falls Church News-Press, who co-founded a gay lib group on the University of California, Berkeley campus, signs copies of the new anthology "Smash the Church, Smash the State!: the Early Years of Gay Liberation", edited by Tommi Avicolli Mecca. www.lambdarising.com.
SAT: 8/22: Fire Island, NY: The Stonewall Swim. 5k swim from Sayville to the Pines. www.stonewallfoundation.org
SUN-SUN: 8/23-8/30: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
Newsworthy:
Psychologists Reject "Gay Therapy". The American Psychological Association declared 8/05/09 that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/health/06gay.html
Gay Marriage Lawyers Say No to Gay Rights Groups. Attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson, the prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in California on 8/07/09 formally told San Francisco officials and three other groups supportive of same-sex weddings "thanks, but no thanks" for trying to join their federal lawsuit.The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080703915.html
Minnesota: Gay-Friendly Online High School First of Its Kind. David Glick, the first online learning coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Education, has launched a first-of-its-kind online high school for GLBTQ youth.
Twin Cities.com reports: http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_12994208?source=rss&nclick_check=1
The school's website. www.glbtqonlinehighschool.com
Pittsburgh: The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh (GLCC) is relocating from Squirrel Hill to 210 Grant Street, effective September 2009. With input from a wide range of LGBT community groups and individuals, careful consideration was given to providing a safe, handicapped accessible, visible and attractive space with options for parking or proximity to public transportation. Costs for the renovation are estimated to exceed $150,000. A capital campaign has been initiated by the GLCC Board of directors to cover the remainder of the costs. http://www.glccpgh.org/Home.aspx
Features
Woodstock With a Touch Of Stonewall. The Brokeback Mountain filmmakers (director Ang Lee and a script by Focus Features CEO James Schamus) adapted Elliot Tiber’s memoir, Taking Woodstock, and imbued Woodstock with the spirit of Stonewall in a controversial new film and it’s a comedy. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/print_article_ektid103464.asp
Opportunities
GAYFEST NYC, a non-profit group, is now accepting submissions for the Fourth Annual Festival of New Plays and Musicals to be presented in New York City in Spring 2010. Three to five new works (plays or musicals) will be selected for fully-produced Main Stage productions with Actors’ Equity Association casts and professional directors and staff personnel. GAYFEST NYC provides scholarships for students of The Harvey Milk High School, a fully-accredited New York City public high school focusing on the educational needs of students who are in crisis or at risk of physical violence and/or emotional harm in a traditional educational environment For more information and Submission Guidelines: www.GAYFESTNYC.com.
In Print:
The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie and a World Transformed by Judy Shepard. Penguin. The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Be A Man! Exiene Lofgren’s solo performance. How does a man who looks like Annie Lennox, was raised by feminists, and married a man "be a man"? to 8/28/09. www.beamantheshow.com
***The Boys Upstairs. Jason Mitchell's new comedy about a group of Hell Kitchen gay boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.TheBoysUpstairs.info
***His Greatness. Daniel MacIvor's play about gay playwright Tennessee Williams' last days spent with his assistant and a Canadian hustler. to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.HisGreatnessPlay.com
***The Killing. A William Inge one-act about a guy who picks up a guy in a bar and asks him to do something unspeakable. On a bill with other one-acts. Series B of Summer Shorts 3. to 8/27/09. www.59e59.org.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Ghosts. Randy ("QAF") Harrison stars in Ibsen's classic. to 8/29/09. Stockbridge, MA. www.berkshiretheatre.org.
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play with Ryan Landry as Wilde. to 8/22/09. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Lewd and Lascivious. World Premiere. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
***South Pathetic. Jim David's solo performance about his misadventures staging "A Streetcar Named Desire" at a community theatre in his southern hometown. to 8/23/09. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Resource: GLAAD's Guide to What's LGBT in Film: http://glaadblog.org/whats-lgbt-in-film/
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Ciao. Two men meet after the death of a mutual friend. www.ciaomovie.com.
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical. Release date: 8/21/09.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Fashion Victims, a 2008 German film, tells the story of a straight fashion designer’s teen son who falls for his father’s biggest rival in the design world.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered from the original 2-inch videotapes outtakes. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/02/09-9/07/09: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; for transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/05/09: Northampton, MA: Miss Trans Northampton 2009 Pageant; to help support New England Trans United. Info: misstransnorthampton@gmail.com.
9/06/09: Altadena, CA: Carol Channing Raises the Roof, a gospel concert. She performs selections from her gospel CD "For Heaven's Sake", as a benefit for the congregation of Altadena Community Church. (626) 395-9923
9/08/09: New York, NY: Kathy Griffin, queen of the D-List, signing copies of "Official Book Club Selections". 7PM, Barnes & Noble, Warren Street.
9/08/09: West Hollywood, CA: HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo. Also: 9/10/09: San Francisco, CA: http://gaylifetravel.squarespace.com/
9/9/09: New York, NY: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew". 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. National Book Tour follows. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/12/09: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights create short plays addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. With Miss Coco Peru, Debra Messing, Jason Alexander, Dan Lauria, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
9/12/09: Springfield, MA: 2009 AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts AIDS Walk and 5K Run. www.aidsfoundationwm.org.
9/12/09: Staten Island, NY: My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Anthony Wilkinson and Scott Evans star in a benefit for the Lustgarten Foundation. www.stgeorgetheatre.com.
9/13/09: Westport, CT: Connecticut Cares. Lambda Legal celebrates "Love Makes
A Family". www.lambdalegal.org/connecticut09
9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/24/09-9/27/09: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. www.outforwork.com.
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats. Answer: Bella Abzug.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989. Answer: Elaine Noble, elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights. Answer: Barney Frank, of Massachusetts.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit. Answer: Lynne Cheney, author of “Sisters”.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. . Answer: Chaz, formerly Chastity Bono, son of Sonny and Cher.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay Music Men
1. Question: Name this gay English-born music man known for his stage performances as actor and singer, his comedies, and his music. He was also known for his wit, flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He wrote a musicalfor Elaine Stritch; he composed "Mad About the Boy" and he wrote shows about bickering couples, ghostly ex-spouses, and London elite.
2. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who professionally partnered with a globally-famous lesbian to develop an opera about a famous American women's rights activist and a second opera which featured an all-black cast. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his film score for a post-world War II movie.
3. Question: Name this gay Italian-American music man, best known for his dramatic musical theatre pieces which bridged opera and Broadway (one is a famous Christmas tale) and his interest in organizing and running international music festivals, which have flourished in Europe and America. He was partnered at one point with a famous American opera composer whose name is linked with Seville.
4. Question: Name this gay American-born music man who made lower East Side puppets sing, and the cast of "Scrubs" turn a hospital into Broadway. He and his partner co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World" and contributed additional songs for the show. He has a law degree and sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus.
5. Question: Name this gay Australian-born music man, discovered by and imported to America by a gay community icon (he married her daughter, another icon). He won an Oscar for a movie theme, wrote songs for Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, performed at Radio City, and wrote and starred in one of Broadway's notirous flops. He became more famous after his death, when a film-star played his life in a Broadway musical.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/10/09
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 32 August 10, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 10-16, 2009
Resources: Pride Calendars.
There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:
***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
TUE: 8/11: New York, NY: Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain") discusses his new film "Taking Woodstock". Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle. 7:30PM.
THU-WED: 8/13-8/19: Los Angeles, CA: So Bad, They're Brilliant. A schlock film festival at the Egyptian Theatre, featuring the Liv Ullman musical "Lost Horizon", Ann-Margret's "Kitten With A Whip", Mariah Carey in "Glitter" and a whole lot more. http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2009/Egyptian/So_Bad_ET2009.htm
THU: 8/13: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Billy Elliot", "South Pacific" and "Mamma Mia!". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
THU-SUN: 8/13-8/16: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
FRI-SUN: 8/14-8/16: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
FRI-SUN: 8/14-8/30: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
SUN: 8/16: Seattle, WA: LGBTQ Wedding Expo. highlighting over 40 gay-friendly businesses, including wedding businesses, travel services, gifts and more. www.SameLoveSameRights.com
Newsworthy:
Israel: A gunman killed two and wounded at least ten in an attack on a Tel Aviv LGBT community center. The victims were gay teens at a support group meeting. BBC News reports: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8180069.stm
Episcopal Church Picks Gay Priests for Promotion. Just weeks after the Episcopal Church ended a de facto moratorium on promoting gay men and lesbians into the church hierarchy, church leaders in Los Angeles nominated two openly gay priests as assistant bishops on 8/02/09. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/us/03bishop.html?hpw
Suspect in Murder of Gay Sailor Commits Suicide. Jonathan Campos, a sailor, faced 16 charges. The murder might have been classified a hate crime according to officials. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/suspect-in-murder-of-gay-sailor-august-provost-kills-himself.html
Matthew Shepard: The Epilogue. The creators of "The Laramie Project" went back to see how things changed since Shepard's murder. The new theatre piece will debut nationwide on October 12, 2009, the 11th anniversary of his death. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/theater/04theater.html?_r=1&ref=theater
Awards and Honors:
Recipients: Presidential Medals of Freedom. Among those honored by President Obama: Harvey Milk, the gay rights pioneer (posthumous), Billie Jean King, gay athlete, and Chita Rivera, showtune legend. Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCWKnYTFcJic45DxENtBHKdR1E2AD99OVBD84
Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright of "Angels in America", will receive the 2009 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. www.chfestival.org.
In Memoriam:
Robert Hilferty, who wrote about music, theatre and the arts for a variety of publications, died suddenly on 7/24/09. He was a major AIDS and gay rights activist. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131660-Arts_Critic_Robert_Hilferty_Dies_
Allen Thornell, the Atlanta politician and gay rights activist, died 8/03/09, at age 38. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid102967.asp
Travel
Beirut: The Provinctown of the Middle East. Patrick Healy discovers the gay scene in Lebanon for the New York Times: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/travel/02gaybeirut.html?hpw
Features
Profile: Rupert Everett, the out British actor and author tells all. The Daily Mail reports: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1203287/Those-infuriating-facelift-rumours-Camillas-wonky-teeth-Im-going-sex-50--RUPERT-EVERETT-comes-clean.html
In Print:
I Told You So by Kate Clinton. Beacon Press. The out humorist has a hilarious, bittersweet, politically acute survival guide in which Clinton gleefully details personal coping techniques tested over a lifetime.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Be A Man! Exiene Lofgren’s solo performance. How does a man who looks like Annie Lennox, was raised by feminists, and married a man "be a man"? to 8/28/09. www.beamantheshow.com
***The Boys Upstairs. Jason Mitchell's new comedy about a group of Hell Kitchen gay boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.TheBoysUpstairs.info
***His Greatness. Daniel MacIvor's play about gay playwright Tennessee Williams' last days spent with his assistant and a Canadian hustler. to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.HisGreatnessPlay.com
***Seth's Broadway 101, Seth Rudetsky's hilarious introduction to showtunes. 8/16/09. Ars Nova. www.arsnovanyc.com.
***Slipping. An out San Franciscan teen relocates to Iowa with his mom, leaving one closeted relationship behind and beginning another in Daniel Talbott's drama. to 8/15/09. www.smarttix.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Ghosts. Randy ("QAF") Harrison stars in Ibsen's classic. to 8/29/09. Stockbridge, MA. www.berkshiretheatre.org.
***Girls Night Out Tour. Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell headline. 8/11/09, Schenectady, NY; 8/12/09, Washington, DC. www.cyndilauper.com
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play with Ryan Landry as Wilde. to 8/22/09. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Lewd and Lascivious. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested on vice charges by the Massachusetts State Police in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered from the original 2-inch videotapes outtakes. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***FRI: 8/14: Nicholas Rodriguez, currently starring in "The Toxic Avenger" Off-Broadway, joins "One Life to Live" as a new gay character, Nick in the Fish & Kyle storyline. ABC. Check local listings.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. Activities for singers, Artistic Directors, administrative personnel and Board members. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. Among the guests: Leslie Jordan. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Coming Out on the Page, on Stage and Screen
1. Question: Name this American author, who wrote the ultimate guide to coming out (for LGBT people and their families). It had its third printing in 2005. It provides answers to several hundred FAQ about homosexuality. He also wrote a book on coming out questions for a young adult audience in 2007. Hint: he wrote a couple of LGBT history books and biographies. Answer: Eric Marcus, author of “Is It A Choice?”. For a list of his books: www.ericmarcus.com. .
2. Question: Name this American mom, whose daughter came out to her on a Gulf Coast beach over 20 years ago. As her daughter became active and visible in the LGBT community, she wrote a best-selling book about love and acceptance. She’s now an authority and an activist in coming out programs. Answer: Betty Degeneres, mother of Ellen, who wrote “Love Ellen, A Mother/Daughter Journey”. She’s a columnist and a leader in the National coming Out Project.
3. Question: Name this Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway hit, in which an audition turns into a an inner “reveal” for its participants, including a Latino who recalls the painful process of coming out to his parents. Hint: the actor playing the Latino won a Tony Award for his performance. Answer: A Chorus Line. Sammy Williams played “Paul”, a dancer who did drag shows.
4. Question: Name this American author, who wrote his coming out autobiography in the early 1970s. When he came out publicly, and wrote the sequel some 20 years later, it turned out that this privileged Ivy Leaguer was a highly visible best-selling author and political activist in real time. Answer: Andrew Tobias, the business writer and Democratic party officer. As John Reid, he wrote “The Best Little Boy in the World”. He wrote the sequel in his own name.
5. Question: Name this British stage play, turned 1998 film, that like “Beautiful Thing” combined a coming out and coming of age story in poignant terms. The play, much more intense than the film, was recently revived in San Francisco. Answer: Get Real, the film version of Patrick Wilde’s “What’s Wrong with Angry?”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. .
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 32 August 10, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 10-16, 2009
Resources: Pride Calendars.
There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:
***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
TUE: 8/11: New York, NY: Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain") discusses his new film "Taking Woodstock". Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle. 7:30PM.
THU-WED: 8/13-8/19: Los Angeles, CA: So Bad, They're Brilliant. A schlock film festival at the Egyptian Theatre, featuring the Liv Ullman musical "Lost Horizon", Ann-Margret's "Kitten With A Whip", Mariah Carey in "Glitter" and a whole lot more. http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2009/Egyptian/So_Bad_ET2009.htm
THU: 8/13: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Billy Elliot", "South Pacific" and "Mamma Mia!". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
THU-SUN: 8/13-8/16: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
FRI-SUN: 8/14-8/16: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
FRI-SUN: 8/14-8/30: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
SUN: 8/16: Seattle, WA: LGBTQ Wedding Expo. highlighting over 40 gay-friendly businesses, including wedding businesses, travel services, gifts and more. www.SameLoveSameRights.com
Newsworthy:
Israel: A gunman killed two and wounded at least ten in an attack on a Tel Aviv LGBT community center. The victims were gay teens at a support group meeting. BBC News reports: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8180069.stm
Episcopal Church Picks Gay Priests for Promotion. Just weeks after the Episcopal Church ended a de facto moratorium on promoting gay men and lesbians into the church hierarchy, church leaders in Los Angeles nominated two openly gay priests as assistant bishops on 8/02/09. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/us/03bishop.html?hpw
Suspect in Murder of Gay Sailor Commits Suicide. Jonathan Campos, a sailor, faced 16 charges. The murder might have been classified a hate crime according to officials. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/suspect-in-murder-of-gay-sailor-august-provost-kills-himself.html
Matthew Shepard: The Epilogue. The creators of "The Laramie Project" went back to see how things changed since Shepard's murder. The new theatre piece will debut nationwide on October 12, 2009, the 11th anniversary of his death. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/theater/04theater.html?_r=1&ref=theater
Awards and Honors:
Recipients: Presidential Medals of Freedom. Among those honored by President Obama: Harvey Milk, the gay rights pioneer (posthumous), Billie Jean King, gay athlete, and Chita Rivera, showtune legend. Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCWKnYTFcJic45DxENtBHKdR1E2AD99OVBD84
Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright of "Angels in America", will receive the 2009 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. www.chfestival.org.
In Memoriam:
Robert Hilferty, who wrote about music, theatre and the arts for a variety of publications, died suddenly on 7/24/09. He was a major AIDS and gay rights activist. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131660-Arts_Critic_Robert_Hilferty_Dies_
Allen Thornell, the Atlanta politician and gay rights activist, died 8/03/09, at age 38. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid102967.asp
Travel
Beirut: The Provinctown of the Middle East. Patrick Healy discovers the gay scene in Lebanon for the New York Times: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/travel/02gaybeirut.html?hpw
Features
Profile: Rupert Everett, the out British actor and author tells all. The Daily Mail reports: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1203287/Those-infuriating-facelift-rumours-Camillas-wonky-teeth-Im-going-sex-50--RUPERT-EVERETT-comes-clean.html
In Print:
I Told You So by Kate Clinton. Beacon Press. The out humorist has a hilarious, bittersweet, politically acute survival guide in which Clinton gleefully details personal coping techniques tested over a lifetime.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Be A Man! Exiene Lofgren’s solo performance. How does a man who looks like Annie Lennox, was raised by feminists, and married a man "be a man"? to 8/28/09. www.beamantheshow.com
***The Boys Upstairs. Jason Mitchell's new comedy about a group of Hell Kitchen gay boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.TheBoysUpstairs.info
***His Greatness. Daniel MacIvor's play about gay playwright Tennessee Williams' last days spent with his assistant and a Canadian hustler. to 8/30/09. www.Fringenyc.org or www.HisGreatnessPlay.com
***Seth's Broadway 101, Seth Rudetsky's hilarious introduction to showtunes. 8/16/09. Ars Nova. www.arsnovanyc.com.
***Slipping. An out San Franciscan teen relocates to Iowa with his mom, leaving one closeted relationship behind and beginning another in Daniel Talbott's drama. to 8/15/09. www.smarttix.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Ghosts. Randy ("QAF") Harrison stars in Ibsen's classic. to 8/29/09. Stockbridge, MA. www.berkshiretheatre.org.
***Girls Night Out Tour. Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell headline. 8/11/09, Schenectady, NY; 8/12/09, Washington, DC. www.cyndilauper.com
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play with Ryan Landry as Wilde. to 8/22/09. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Lewd and Lascivious. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested on vice charges by the Massachusetts State Police in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered from the original 2-inch videotapes outtakes. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***FRI: 8/14: Nicholas Rodriguez, currently starring in "The Toxic Avenger" Off-Broadway, joins "One Life to Live" as a new gay character, Nick in the Fish & Kyle storyline. ABC. Check local listings.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. Activities for singers, Artistic Directors, administrative personnel and Board members. http://www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. Among the guests: Leslie Jordan. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Coming Out on the Page, on Stage and Screen
1. Question: Name this American author, who wrote the ultimate guide to coming out (for LGBT people and their families). It had its third printing in 2005. It provides answers to several hundred FAQ about homosexuality. He also wrote a book on coming out questions for a young adult audience in 2007. Hint: he wrote a couple of LGBT history books and biographies. Answer: Eric Marcus, author of “Is It A Choice?”. For a list of his books: www.ericmarcus.com. .
2. Question: Name this American mom, whose daughter came out to her on a Gulf Coast beach over 20 years ago. As her daughter became active and visible in the LGBT community, she wrote a best-selling book about love and acceptance. She’s now an authority and an activist in coming out programs. Answer: Betty Degeneres, mother of Ellen, who wrote “Love Ellen, A Mother/Daughter Journey”. She’s a columnist and a leader in the National coming Out Project.
3. Question: Name this Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway hit, in which an audition turns into a an inner “reveal” for its participants, including a Latino who recalls the painful process of coming out to his parents. Hint: the actor playing the Latino won a Tony Award for his performance. Answer: A Chorus Line. Sammy Williams played “Paul”, a dancer who did drag shows.
4. Question: Name this American author, who wrote his coming out autobiography in the early 1970s. When he came out publicly, and wrote the sequel some 20 years later, it turned out that this privileged Ivy Leaguer was a highly visible best-selling author and political activist in real time. Answer: Andrew Tobias, the business writer and Democratic party officer. As John Reid, he wrote “The Best Little Boy in the World”. He wrote the sequel in his own name.
5. Question: Name this British stage play, turned 1998 film, that like “Beautiful Thing” combined a coming out and coming of age story in poignant terms. The play, much more intense than the film, was recently revived in San Francisco. Answer: Get Real, the film version of Patrick Wilde’s “What’s Wrong with Angry?”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Politics
1. Question: Name this US Congresswoman, elected to office in November, 1970. She and fellow democrat Ed Koch introduced the first bill proposing to add sexual orientation to the protected status in the 1964 Civil Right Act. Hint: she was known for her outspoken demeanor and large hats.
2. Question: Name this legislator, a lesbian elected to state office in November, 1974. She was the first openly-gay person elected to this level of office. Hint: Her state passed its first statewide gay rights law in November, 1989.
3. Question: Name this congressman from the same state in Question #2, who was first elected in November, 1980. Now out and outspoken, he is one of the nationa’s strongest advocates for LGBT civil rights.
4. Question: Name this former executive spouse, who is best known as the author of a 1981 novel about lesbian love in the American frontier. She was ashamed to discuss her out daughter on the 2004 campaign circuit.
5. Question: Name this out TG son of a Congressman. His sexual orientation was not an issue in his father’s campaign. He and dad didn’t see eye-to-eye on LGBT rights issues, but he’s become an accomplished activist and author. His entertainer Mom is highly supportive of the gay community, and was supportive of her child's transition, saying that although there were things she didn't understand, she would be understanding. .
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 8/03/09
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 31 August 3, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 3-9, 2009
thru THU: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture the oldest, continual festival of queer performance in the world! www.hotfestival.org/
thru SUN: 8/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Programs for LGBT parents, kids & allies. www.familyequality.org
MON-SUN: 8/03-8/09: Providence, RI: Rhode Island International Film Festival. has LGBT component. www.film-festival.org
TUE: 8/04: Philadelphia, PA: 7th Annual Gay Community Night @ Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com.
WED: 8/05: Nampa, ID: Organizational Meeting to develop a LGBT Community Center in Canyon County, ID. Also FRI: 8/07: westernidahorc@gmail.com
THU: 8/06: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Wicked", and "The Lion King". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
Newsworthy:
NYU Tops LGBT-Friendly Schools, according to the Princeton Review. The other top colleges: Stanford University, New College of Florida, Swarthmore College, Emerson College, Simon's Rock College of Bard, Prescott College, Wellesley College, Marlboro College, Mount Holyoke College, Bennington College, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Macalester College, Hampshire College, Grinnell College, Warren Wilson College, Reed College, Smith College, Pitzer College, and Vassar College.Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/nyu-is-tops-among-gayfriendly-schools-says-princeton-review.html
Philadelphia: Giovanni's Room, the LGBT bookstore needs immediate financial help to survive. The Daily Kos reports: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/23/756715/-The-U.S.s-Oldest-LGBT-Bookstore-In-Philly-Needs-Your-Help
Massachusetts: UMASS embraces gender neutrality. The Amherst Bulletin reports: http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/152545/
Massachusetts: BAGLY, Boston's Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgener Youth, celebrates its 30th anniversary. Bay Windows reports: http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=94286
Florida: A lesbian couple celebrates 70 years together. The Miami Herald reports: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1147942.html
GLAAD Ranks Primetime TV. The agency's third annual Network Responsibility Index was released on 7/27/09. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid101443.asp
The Buzz (People Making News)
Carol Channing gives Johnny Depp her blessing. New York Magazine reports: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/07/carol_channing_cool_with.html
In Memoriam:
Merce Cunningham, the modern dance pioneer, died on 7/26/09 at age 90. He collaborated frequently with the avant-garde composer John Cage, who was his offstage partner. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072701082.html
E. Lynn Harris, the best-selling author of novels that addressed gay black culture died on 7/24/09, at age 54. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072403333.html
Dr. Joel Weisman, who co-wrote the first report on AIDS in 1981, died on 7/18/09 at age 66. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100732.asp
Features
T.R. Knight tells The New York Daily News and Entertainment Weekly why he left "Grey's Anatomy". http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/23/2009-07-23_tr_knight_reveals_why_he_left_greys_anatomy.html
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/07/greys-star-tr-knight-reveals-why-he-left.html
Gavin Creel, out star of "Hair" talks about his activism, art and more in an After Elton interview by novelist Brent Hartinger: http://www.afterelton.com/people/2009/7/gavin-creel?page=0%2C0
The Joy of Nude Musicals. Now that "Naked Boys Singing" has celebrated its 10th anniversary, it's playing in London. The Guardian reports: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/jul/28/nude-musicals
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. Performances of "Dragness of God", a parody with men as nuns, and "Grampa Hitler and the Lil Red Ridin' Hood". 8/08/09. The Producer's Club. www.theatermania.com
***Seth's Broadway 101, Seth Rudetsky's hilarious introduction to showtunes. 8/09/09, 8/16/09. Ars Nova. www.arsnovanyc.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Girls Night Out Tour. Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell headline. 8/03/09, Peekskill, NY; 8/04/09, Montclair, NJ; 8/05/09, Staten Island, NY; 8/07/09, Atlantic City, NJ; 8/08/09, Westbury, NY; 8/09/09, Redbank, NJ; www.cyndilauper.com
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/11/09 New York, NY: Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain") discusses his new film "Taking Woodstock". Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle. 7:30PM.
8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/02/09-9/07/09: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses. www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; for transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/05/09: Northampton, MA: Miss Trans Northampton 2009 Pageant; to help support New England Trans United. Info: misstransnorthampton@gmail.com.
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/24/09-9/27/09: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. www.outforwork.com.
9/28/09-10/18/09: New York, NY: New York Musical Theatre Festival. A showcase for new musicals. www.nymf.org.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/07/09-10/09/09: New York, NY: 20th Annual Cabaret Convention. www.mabelmercer.org
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability. Answer: James Baldwin, author of “Giovanni’s Room”.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event. Answer: The Gay Games.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad. Answer: La Cage Aux Folles, written by Jerry Herman (“Hello Dolly”) and Harvey Fierstein (“Torch Song Trilogy”). The musical, revived on Broadway last season, took home a Tony Award for “Best Revival”.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions. Answer: Yves Saint-Laurent.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter. Answer: James McGreevey, the governor of New Jersey. He came out to avoid being outed by a subordinate.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Coming Out on the Page, on Stage and Screen
1. Question: Name this American author, who wrote the ultimate guide to coming out (for LGBT people and their families). It had its third printing in 2005. It provides answers to several hundred FAQ about homosexuality. He also wrote a book on coming out questions for a young adult audience in 2007. Hint: he wrote a couple of LGBT history books and biographies.
2. Question: Name this American mom, whose daughter came out to her on a Gulf Coast beach over 20 years ago. As her daughter became active and visible in the LGBT community, she wrote a best-selling book about love and acceptance. She’s now an authority and an activist in coming out programs.
3. Question: Name this Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway hit, in which an audition turns into a an inner “reveal” for its participants, including a Latino who recalls the painful process of coming out to his parents. Hint: the actor playing the Latino won a Tony Award for his performance.
4. Question: Name this American author, who wrote his coming out autobiography in the early 1970s. When he came out publicly, and wrote the sequel some 20 years later, it turned out that this privileged Ivy Leaguer was a highly visible best-selling author and political activist in real time.
5. Question: Name this British stage play, turned 1998 film, that like “Beautiful Thing” combined a coming out and coming of age story in poignant terms. The play, much more intense than the film, was recently revived in San Francisco.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 31 August 3, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: August 3-9, 2009
thru THU: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture the oldest, continual festival of queer performance in the world! www.hotfestival.org/
thru SUN: 8/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Programs for LGBT parents, kids & allies. www.familyequality.org
MON-SUN: 8/03-8/09: Providence, RI: Rhode Island International Film Festival. has LGBT component. www.film-festival.org
TUE: 8/04: Philadelphia, PA: 7th Annual Gay Community Night @ Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com.
WED: 8/05: Nampa, ID: Organizational Meeting to develop a LGBT Community Center in Canyon County, ID. Also FRI: 8/07: westernidahorc@gmail.com
THU: 8/06: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Wicked", and "The Lion King". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
Newsworthy:
NYU Tops LGBT-Friendly Schools, according to the Princeton Review. The other top colleges: Stanford University, New College of Florida, Swarthmore College, Emerson College, Simon's Rock College of Bard, Prescott College, Wellesley College, Marlboro College, Mount Holyoke College, Bennington College, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Macalester College, Hampshire College, Grinnell College, Warren Wilson College, Reed College, Smith College, Pitzer College, and Vassar College.Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/nyu-is-tops-among-gayfriendly-schools-says-princeton-review.html
Philadelphia: Giovanni's Room, the LGBT bookstore needs immediate financial help to survive. The Daily Kos reports: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/23/756715/-The-U.S.s-Oldest-LGBT-Bookstore-In-Philly-Needs-Your-Help
Massachusetts: UMASS embraces gender neutrality. The Amherst Bulletin reports: http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/152545/
Massachusetts: BAGLY, Boston's Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgener Youth, celebrates its 30th anniversary. Bay Windows reports: http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=94286
Florida: A lesbian couple celebrates 70 years together. The Miami Herald reports: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1147942.html
GLAAD Ranks Primetime TV. The agency's third annual Network Responsibility Index was released on 7/27/09. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid101443.asp
The Buzz (People Making News)
Carol Channing gives Johnny Depp her blessing. New York Magazine reports: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/07/carol_channing_cool_with.html
In Memoriam:
Merce Cunningham, the modern dance pioneer, died on 7/26/09 at age 90. He collaborated frequently with the avant-garde composer John Cage, who was his offstage partner. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072701082.html
E. Lynn Harris, the best-selling author of novels that addressed gay black culture died on 7/24/09, at age 54. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072403333.html
Dr. Joel Weisman, who co-wrote the first report on AIDS in 1981, died on 7/18/09 at age 66. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100732.asp
Features
T.R. Knight tells The New York Daily News and Entertainment Weekly why he left "Grey's Anatomy". http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/23/2009-07-23_tr_knight_reveals_why_he_left_greys_anatomy.html
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/07/greys-star-tr-knight-reveals-why-he-left.html
Gavin Creel, out star of "Hair" talks about his activism, art and more in an After Elton interview by novelist Brent Hartinger: http://www.afterelton.com/people/2009/7/gavin-creel?page=0%2C0
The Joy of Nude Musicals. Now that "Naked Boys Singing" has celebrated its 10th anniversary, it's playing in London. The Guardian reports: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/jul/28/nude-musicals
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. Performances of "Dragness of God", a parody with men as nuns, and "Grampa Hitler and the Lil Red Ridin' Hood". 8/08/09. The Producer's Club. www.theatermania.com
***Seth's Broadway 101, Seth Rudetsky's hilarious introduction to showtunes. 8/09/09, 8/16/09. Ars Nova. www.arsnovanyc.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Girls Night Out Tour. Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell headline. 8/03/09, Peekskill, NY; 8/04/09, Montclair, NJ; 8/05/09, Staten Island, NY; 8/07/09, Atlantic City, NJ; 8/08/09, Westbury, NY; 8/09/09, Redbank, NJ; www.cyndilauper.com
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, John Logan's crime drama. to 8/30/09. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/11/09 New York, NY: Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain") discusses his new film "Taking Woodstock". Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle. 7:30PM.
8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/02/09-9/07/09: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses. www.galachoruses.org/events/2009_annual_conference.html
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; for transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/05/09: Northampton, MA: Miss Trans Northampton 2009 Pageant; to help support New England Trans United. Info: misstransnorthampton@gmail.com.
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/24/09-9/27/09: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. www.outforwork.com.
9/28/09-10/18/09: New York, NY: New York Musical Theatre Festival. A showcase for new musicals. www.nymf.org.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/07/09-10/09/09: New York, NY: 20th Annual Cabaret Convention. www.mabelmercer.org
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability. Answer: James Baldwin, author of “Giovanni’s Room”.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event. Answer: The Gay Games.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad. Answer: La Cage Aux Folles, written by Jerry Herman (“Hello Dolly”) and Harvey Fierstein (“Torch Song Trilogy”). The musical, revived on Broadway last season, took home a Tony Award for “Best Revival”.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions. Answer: Yves Saint-Laurent.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter. Answer: James McGreevey, the governor of New Jersey. He came out to avoid being outed by a subordinate.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Coming Out on the Page, on Stage and Screen
1. Question: Name this American author, who wrote the ultimate guide to coming out (for LGBT people and their families). It had its third printing in 2005. It provides answers to several hundred FAQ about homosexuality. He also wrote a book on coming out questions for a young adult audience in 2007. Hint: he wrote a couple of LGBT history books and biographies.
2. Question: Name this American mom, whose daughter came out to her on a Gulf Coast beach over 20 years ago. As her daughter became active and visible in the LGBT community, she wrote a best-selling book about love and acceptance. She’s now an authority and an activist in coming out programs.
3. Question: Name this Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway hit, in which an audition turns into a an inner “reveal” for its participants, including a Latino who recalls the painful process of coming out to his parents. Hint: the actor playing the Latino won a Tony Award for his performance.
4. Question: Name this American author, who wrote his coming out autobiography in the early 1970s. When he came out publicly, and wrote the sequel some 20 years later, it turned out that this privileged Ivy Leaguer was a highly visible best-selling author and political activist in real time.
5. Question: Name this British stage play, turned 1998 film, that like “Beautiful Thing” combined a coming out and coming of age story in poignant terms. The play, much more intense than the film, was recently revived in San Francisco.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 7/27/09
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 30 July 27, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 27- August 2, 2009
Resources: Pride Calendars.
There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:
***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru THU: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture 18th edition,he oldest, continual festival of queer performance and culture in the world! www.dixonplace.org or www.hotfestival.org/
thru SUN: 8/02: New York, NY: Midtown International Theatre Festival. www.midtownfestival.org.
thru SUN: 8/02: Copenhagen, DK: OutGames, the LGBT sport and culture festival. www.copenhagen2009.org.
Just Added: SAT: 7/25: Washington, CT: Tea for Two Hundred, a benefit for The Interfaith AIDS Ministry and the Susan B. Anthony Project. www.teafortwohundred.org.
MON-WED: 7/27-7/29: Philadelphia, PA: Blueprint for Change: Yes, We Can, Together!, the National Association of Black and White Men Together annual conference. www.mact-phila.org.
TUE: 7/28: New York, NY: Gay Men's Night At "The Tempermentals". A pre-show reception, performance, and talk back with the director and playwright. www.SMARTTIX.com and enter code: HOMOUR for this offer.
WED-SUN: 7/29-8/02: San Francisco, CA: Homo A Go Go. A festival celebrating alternative queer culture. www.homoagogo.com
THU: 7/30: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Naked Boys Singing", "Jersey Boys" and "Shrek". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
SAT-SUN: 8/01-8/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Programs for LGBT parents, kids & allies. www.familyequality.org
SUN: 8/02: San Francisco, CA: Help Is On the Way: No Business Like Show Business, 15th anniversary gala designed to raise funds for Bay Area AIDS service provider agencies. Featuring: Susan Anton, Jim Bailey, Tyne Daly, Frenchie Davis. www.richmondermet.org/reaf10.1/Help15.htm.
Newsworthy:
Gays and AIDS in Africa: The role of gay sex in the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS in Africa has been long ignored, say the authors of a new study in the medical journal Lancet. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/health/21glob.html
Seattle: Teresa Butz, the out sister of Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz, was stabbed to death in a home invasion. Her partner survived. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/lesbian-sister-of-tony-awardwinning-actor-murdered-in-seattle.html
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Primetime Emmy Awards: "30 Rock" (22 nominations); "grey Gardens" and "Prayers for Bobby" in the TV movie category; "Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A Bitch," in the TV variety category; and in acting categories: Sigourney Weaver as the PFLAG mom in "Prayers for Bobby", Neil Patrick Harris, Cherry Jones. http://www.emmyonline.org/
Features
Forced Into the Closet by the Nation They Serve: Commentary on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Dan Rodricks writes for the Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.rodricks05jul05,0,102660.column
Johnny Depp's Dream Role: The New York Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/16/2009-07-16_best_of_the_rest.html
The Resource Center:
Rhode Island: New Coming Out Support Group: http://www.meetup.com/ComingOutRI/
Milwaukee Examiner's Guide for Teens on Coming Out to Parents: http://www.examiner.com/x-13512-Milwaukee-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d17-A-guide-for-teens-on-coming-out-to-parents
USNA Out: United States Naval Academy LGBT alumni, supporters, and friends. http://usnaout.org/
Knights Out: an organization of OUT LGBT West Point Alumni, along with Supportive West Point Alumni, Staff, and Faculty counterparts, who are united in supporting the rights of LGBT soldiers to openly serve their countryhttp://knightsout.org/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Gavin Creel, out star of "Hair", performs songs from "Goodtimenation" and preview songs from his forthcoming CD, "Quiet." 7/27/09. www.joespub.com
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. "Dragness of God", "Grampa Hitler and the Lil Red Ridin' Hood". 8/01/09 www.theatermania.com
***Seth's Broadway 101, Seth Rudetsky's hilarious introduction to showtunes. 8/02/09, 8/09/09, 8/16/09. Ars Nova. www.arsnovanyc.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks Brothers Grimm fairy tales of the into urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Girls Night Out Tour. Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell headline. 7/30/09-7/31/09, Niagara Falls, ON; 8/01/09, Verona, NY; www.cyndilauper.com/index.php?module=tour
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play with Ryan Landry as Wilde. to 8/22/09. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***My Walk Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan's hilarious solo show. 7/31/09-8/01/09, Raleigh, NC; www.thelesliejordan.com/
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Rent Boy Ave: A Fairy's Tale, The New Sexy Hot Urban Rock Musical two rent boys in a modern take on "Hansel and Gretel". to 8/09/09. San Francisco, CA. www.boxcartheatre.org
***Songs to Make You Gay. After finding a website warning parents against the bands and songs that will turn children gay, Connie Champagne begins a quest to find the music with the transformative power to change one’s sexual orientation. to 8/01/09. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay teacher who lusts for a student.
***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale (Drew Barrymore) and her mother (Jessica Lange).
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. GLAAD TV Gayed: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=331
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***July/August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***MON: 7/27: Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical. 9PM Sundance Channel.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/04/09: Philadelphia, PA: 7th Annual Gay Community Night @ Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com.
8/05/09 and 8/07/09: Nampa, ID: Organizational Meeting to develop a LGBT Community Center in Canyon County, ID. westernidahorc@gmail.com
8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/02/09-9/07/09: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. www.galachoruses.org
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. Meetings for transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. annual lesbian & gay film festival. www.reelpride.com
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. www.outforwork.com.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Fun: Where Are We ?
1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hope from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling memoir. Answer: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Read Fay’s memoir “As I Lay Frying”.
2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here. Answer: Michigan, home to Saugatuck (a favorite with Chicago folk) and the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts. Answer: Key West, Florida.
4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor. Answer: Fire Island, New York, off the coast of Long Island.
5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands. Answer: Spain. Sitges, the P-town of Europe, is minutes from Barcelona (Gaudi); the Barber of Seville inspired opera, and the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. PS. Gays can marry in Spain now.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 30 July 27, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.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 OnQYB@aol.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 27- August 2, 2009
Resources: Pride Calendars.
There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:
***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru THU: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture 18th edition,he oldest, continual festival of queer performance and culture in the world! www.dixonplace.org or www.hotfestival.org/
thru SUN: 8/02: New York, NY: Midtown International Theatre Festival. www.midtownfestival.org.
thru SUN: 8/02: Copenhagen, DK: OutGames, the LGBT sport and culture festival. www.copenhagen2009.org.
Just Added: SAT: 7/25: Washington, CT: Tea for Two Hundred, a benefit for The Interfaith AIDS Ministry and the Susan B. Anthony Project. www.teafortwohundred.org.
MON-WED: 7/27-7/29: Philadelphia, PA: Blueprint for Change: Yes, We Can, Together!, the National Association of Black and White Men Together annual conference. www.mact-phila.org.
TUE: 7/28: New York, NY: Gay Men's Night At "The Tempermentals". A pre-show reception, performance, and talk back with the director and playwright. www.SMARTTIX.com and enter code: HOMOUR for this offer.
WED-SUN: 7/29-8/02: San Francisco, CA: Homo A Go Go. A festival celebrating alternative queer culture. www.homoagogo.com
THU: 7/30: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Naked Boys Singing", "Jersey Boys" and "Shrek". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
SAT-SUN: 8/01-8/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. Programs for LGBT parents, kids & allies. www.familyequality.org
SUN: 8/02: San Francisco, CA: Help Is On the Way: No Business Like Show Business, 15th anniversary gala designed to raise funds for Bay Area AIDS service provider agencies. Featuring: Susan Anton, Jim Bailey, Tyne Daly, Frenchie Davis. www.richmondermet.org/reaf10.1/Help15.htm.
Newsworthy:
Gays and AIDS in Africa: The role of gay sex in the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS in Africa has been long ignored, say the authors of a new study in the medical journal Lancet. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/health/21glob.html
Seattle: Teresa Butz, the out sister of Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz, was stabbed to death in a home invasion. Her partner survived. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/lesbian-sister-of-tony-awardwinning-actor-murdered-in-seattle.html
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Primetime Emmy Awards: "30 Rock" (22 nominations); "grey Gardens" and "Prayers for Bobby" in the TV movie category; "Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A Bitch," in the TV variety category; and in acting categories: Sigourney Weaver as the PFLAG mom in "Prayers for Bobby", Neil Patrick Harris, Cherry Jones. http://www.emmyonline.org/
Features
Forced Into the Closet by the Nation They Serve: Commentary on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Dan Rodricks writes for the Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.rodricks05jul05,0,102660.column
Johnny Depp's Dream Role: The New York Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/16/2009-07-16_best_of_the_rest.html
The Resource Center:
Rhode Island: New Coming Out Support Group: http://www.meetup.com/ComingOutRI/
Milwaukee Examiner's Guide for Teens on Coming Out to Parents: http://www.examiner.com/x-13512-Milwaukee-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d17-A-guide-for-teens-on-coming-out-to-parents
USNA Out: United States Naval Academy LGBT alumni, supporters, and friends. http://usnaout.org/
Knights Out: an organization of OUT LGBT West Point Alumni, along with Supportive West Point Alumni, Staff, and Faculty counterparts, who are united in supporting the rights of LGBT soldiers to openly serve their countryhttp://knightsout.org/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Gavin Creel, out star of "Hair", performs songs from "Goodtimenation" and preview songs from his forthcoming CD, "Quiet." 7/27/09. www.joespub.com
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. "Dragness of God", "Grampa Hitler and the Lil Red Ridin' Hood". 8/01/09 www.theatermania.com
***Seth's Broadway 101, Seth Rudetsky's hilarious introduction to showtunes. 8/02/09, 8/09/09, 8/16/09. Ars Nova. www.arsnovanyc.com.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks Brothers Grimm fairy tales of the into urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Girls Night Out Tour. Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell headline. 7/30/09-7/31/09, Niagara Falls, ON; 8/01/09, Verona, NY; www.cyndilauper.com/index.php?module=tour
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play with Ryan Landry as Wilde. to 8/22/09. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles Ludlam's gender-bending gothic spoof, to 9/06/09. San Diego, CA. www.TheOldGlobe.org
***My Walk Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan's hilarious solo show. 7/31/09-8/01/09, Raleigh, NC; www.thelesliejordan.com/
***Pearls Over Shanghai, a revival of the Cockettes 1970 Musical Extravaganza. to 8/16/09. San Francisco, CA. www.brownpapertickets.com.
***Rent Boy Ave: A Fairy's Tale, The New Sexy Hot Urban Rock Musical two rent boys in a modern take on "Hansel and Gretel". to 8/09/09. San Francisco, CA. www.boxcartheatre.org
***Songs to Make You Gay. After finding a website warning parents against the bands and songs that will turn children gay, Connie Champagne begins a quest to find the music with the transformative power to change one’s sexual orientation. to 8/01/09. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
***Two Spoons. Peter Mercurio's play about gay partners and dads on the brink of marriage. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical. A film about a the making of "Adam and Steve", a gay musical. http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay teacher who lusts for a student.
***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale (Drew Barrymore) and her mother (Jessica Lange).
***The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. Garland's 1963 television show newly restored and remastered. First of 13 releases, each featuring two episodes from the 26-episode run.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. GLAAD TV Gayed: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=331
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***July/August: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***MON: 7/27: Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical. 9PM Sundance Channel.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
8/04/09: Philadelphia, PA: 7th Annual Gay Community Night @ Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com.
8/05/09 and 8/07/09: Nampa, ID: Organizational Meeting to develop a LGBT Community Center in Canyon County, ID. westernidahorc@gmail.com
8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults with sports, pottery, theater, yoga & more. www.campcamp.com
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
9/02/09-9/07/09: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
9/03/09-9/07/09: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. www.galachoruses.org
9/05/09-9/07/09: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. Meetings for transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
9/10/09-9/13/09: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org
9/11/09-9/13/09: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. annual lesbian & gay film festival. www.reelpride.com
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. www.outforwork.com.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Fun: Where Are We ?
1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hope from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling memoir. Answer: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Read Fay’s memoir “As I Lay Frying”.
2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here. Answer: Michigan, home to Saugatuck (a favorite with Chicago folk) and the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts. Answer: Key West, Florida.
4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor. Answer: Fire Island, New York, off the coast of Long Island.
5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands. Answer: Spain. Sitges, the P-town of Europe, is minutes from Barcelona (Gaudi); the Barber of Seville inspired opera, and the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. PS. Gays can marry in Spain now.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: August Milestones
1. Question: Name this American author, born August 2, 1924, the preeminent African-American intellectual of his time, who was one of the first writers to deal openly with homosexuality in a 1956 novel. He was a popular speaker on race relations and civil rights, but was not asked to play a visible role in the 1963 March on Washington, because organizers considered his homosexuality a liability.
2. Question: Name this international competition, held for the first time in San Francisco on August 28, 1982. Over 50,000 people participated. Today, it is a major world event.
3. Question: Name this Broadway blockbuster, which opened on August 21, 1983, one of the first to feature openly gay characters. It was written by an award-winning out composer who wrote showstoppers for middle-aged women and an award-winning playwright who had chronicled his own experiences as drag diva and gay dad.
4. Question: Name this out fashion designer, born on August 1, 1936. He took the French fashion world by storm in the 1970s, and built a fashion empire for women and men, which he sold to Gucci for millions.
5. Question: Name this man who came out on national television on August 13, 2004 with the statement “I am a gay American”. He was the highest-ranked American elected official to do so. He resigned from office shortly thereafter.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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/
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 7/20/09
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 29 July 20, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.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 OnQYB@aol.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
To unsubscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Cancel COS News” in subject line.
The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 20-26, 2009
Resources: Pride Calendars.
There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:
***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru THU: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture www.dixonplace.org or www.hotfestival.org/
thru TUE: 7/21: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 200 films from more than two-dozen countries. www.phillyfests.com
thru TUE: 7/21: Los Angeles, CA: Outfest, LGBT film festival.www.outfest.org
thru SUN: 7/26: New York, NY: The Fresh Fruit Festival. 7th annual multidiscipline International LGBT Cultural & Arts Festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.
thru SUN: 8/02: New York, NY: Midtown International Theatre Festival. www.midtownfestival.org.
MON: 7/20: Washington, DC: Night OUT with The Nationals. The Nationals take on the Mets. The Gay Men's Chorus sings the National Anthem. http://www.teamdc.org/noan5.html
MON: 7/20: San Francisco, CA: Sparkle, Patty, Sparkle! A salute to Patty Duke, a screening of "Valley of The Dolls". Castro Theatre. http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1588494
WED: 7/22: New York, NY: Justin Bond, best known as Kiki (of Kiki and Herb), celebrates his new CD "Pink Slip" with a release party at the Highline Ballroom. www.highlineballroom.com.
THU: 7/23: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Rock of Ages"and "Next to Normal". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
SAT: 7/25: Chicago, IL: Celebrate Bailiwick with Alexandra Billings and Friends. A benefit for Bailiwick Repertory Theatre starring the TG actress and cabaret singer who recently appeared on "Grey's Anatomy". www.bailiwick.org
SUN: 7/26: Hartford, CT: LGBTQ Wedding Expo. highlighting over 40 gay-friendly businesses, including wedding businesses, travel services, gifts and more. www.SameLoveSameRights.com
Newsworthy:
The National Equality March has begun organizing the Equality Across America gathering and march in Washington, DC scheduled or October 10-11 (the latter being National Coming Out Day). Among the goals: 1. Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) so that every marriage in every state has the same federal rights. 2. Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell so that LGBT persons may serve in the military openly and with the same rights as their straight counterparts. 3.An end to workplace discrimination for everyone with an Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that protects everyone. 4. The right to adopt children and raise families like any other parents. 5. Hate Crimes legislation that includes LGBT people and protects us like any other targeted group. 6. Immigration reform that recognizes same-sex couples and ends the needless separation of families. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define and regulate marriage as it sees fit, MA Attorney General Martha Coakley said. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/7-10/news/national/14864.cfm
Vermont: The newest inpatient mental health and addiction program at Brattleboro Retreat is the first in New England designed exclusively for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/7-10/news/national/14846.cfm
Episcopalians declared gays and lesbians eligible for "any ordained ministry" on 7/14/09, a vote expected to upset world Anglican leaders who had sought a clear moratorium on consecrating another gay bishop. Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhOJ4iRJ_TnGrWTv4l8RPZrtnmuwD99EIGTO0
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Stan Rosenberg, the Massachusetts state senator, has come out. (Editor's Note: Mr. Rosenberg has always been one of the state's most pro-LGBT rights legislators and a great guy). MassLive reports: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/mass_state_sen_stanley_rosenbe.html?category=Amherst+category=Politics
Jeanne Córdova has given $30,000 to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, in what is believed to be the largest donation ever given by a lesbian donor to an LGBT archive. The donation will be used specifically for the lesbian feminist collection. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98138.asp
Neil Patrick Harris, who hosted the Tony Awards to much acclaim, will host the upcoming Emmy Awards. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131045-Neil_Patrick_Harris_Will_Host_Emmy_Awards
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
Bill Russell, the Tony-nominated author of the book and lyrics for “Side Show” and "Pageant" and Bruce Bossard were married 7/11/09. Bossard formerly covered New York theater for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Backstage and Our Town.
In Memoriam:
Lawrence S. King, Emmy-winning set designer, died 7/03/09, at age 65. King designed "As the World Turns" for 13 years. He leaves his partner of 40 years, set designer Michael Yeargan. The Hartford Courant reports: http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/07/set-designer-lawrence-king-die.html
The Resource Center:
The National Center for Lesbian Rights has published "Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders" provides basic information about areas of the law important to LGBT elders 55+. http://www.elderlawanswers.com/resources/article.asp?id=7778&Section=4&state=
In Print:
Smash the Church, Smash the State!: the Early Years of Gay Liberation, edited by Tommi Avicolli Mecca. City Light Books. A collection of essays by those who have first-hand memories to share of those years of gay rights before Stonewall. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/7-10/arts/books/14850.cfm
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. Performances of "Dragness of God", a parody with men as nuns, and "Grampa Hitler and the Lil Red Ridin' Hood". ; 7/25/09, 8/01/09, 8/08/09. The Producer's Club. www.theatermania.com
***Old Queen. Performance artist Penny Arcade's work in progress at HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture. to 7/25/09. www.dixonplace.org
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
***V Love, Not Your Mother's Vagina Play. a multi-media cabaret play inspired by true stories from the cast, with Scout Durwood (A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila). to 7/26/09. Fresh Fruit Festival. www.mighty-little.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play. to 8/22/09. www.newprovincetownplayers.org
***Rent Boy Ave: A Fairy's Tale, The New Sexy Hot Urban Rock Musical.rent boys in a modern take on "Hansel and Gretel". to 8/09/09. San Francisco. www.boxcartheatre.org
***Songs to Make You Gay. After finding a website warning parents against the bands and songs that will turn children gay, Connie Champagne begins a quest to find the music with the transformative power to change one’s sexual orientation. to 8/01/09. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale (Drew Barrymore) and her mother (Jessica Lange).
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Kiki & Herb Live. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. GLAAD TV Gayed: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=331
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
7/29/09-8/02/09: San Francisco, CA: Homo A Go Go. queer culture. www.homoagogo.com
8/01/09-8/09/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. for LGBT families. www.familyequality.org
8/02/09: San Francisco, CA: Help Is On the Way: No Business Like Show Business, to raise funds for AIDS service providers. www.richmondermet.org
8/04/09: Philadelphia, PA: 7th Annual Gay Community Night @ Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com.
8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults. www.campcamp.com
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Friends of Dorothy
1. Question: Name this character. Amongst the original Friends of Dorothy, one friend's real life son married Dorothy's real-life daughter. Answer: The Tin Man, played by Jack Haley. Jack Haley, Jr married Judy Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli. Their 1970s marriage was brief.
2. Question: Name this TV series set in the Emerald City, in which two Friends of Dorothy had a brutal romance. One emerged as a compassionate cop; the other emerged on a suburban lane, where he romanced a housewife's son. Answer: Oz, which starred Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order SVU") and Lee Tergesen ("Desperate Housewives") as prison buddies. The prison unit was called "Emerald City".
3. Question: Name this 1978 film, based on an earlier musical, which urbanized the friends of Dorothy, who was played by a diva. Her recently-deceased scarecrow was said to resemble her appearance. Answer: "The Wiz". Diana Ross played Dorothy and Michael Jackson was her scarecrow. The Broadway version was revived this summer with Ashanti as Dorothy.
4. Question: Name this prequel to Dorothy's story, based upon a best-selling book written by an out author. It tells Dorothy's story from the viewpoint of two witches, one who wants to be popular and one who is green. Answer: "Wicked", the blockbuster musical based on Gregory Maguire's book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch".
5. Question: Which of the following has not played a Witch ? A) DeeDee Bridgewater, B) Kristin Chenoweth, C) Lena Horne, D) Bebe Neuwirth E) Billie Burke. Answer: Bebe Neuwirth. DeeDee Bridgewater was "Glinda" in Broadway's "The Wiz" and Lena Horne played the role in the film. Chenoweth was "Galinda" in "Wicked" and Billie Burke was the original "Glinda".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Fun: Where Are We ?
1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hope from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling memoir.
2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here.
3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts.
4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor.
5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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 12 No. 29 July 20, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: July 20-26, 2009
Resources: Pride Calendars.
There are too many PRIDE events to list here during PRIDE season (which generally runs May-August). Please check the following resources for events in your area:
***Damron Guides Event Calendars: http://www.damron.com/calendar/index.html
***Pride Events worldwide: www.interpride.org.
***PRIDE Calendars: http://www.gayfriendlybiz.com/calendar.html
***Gay.com’s Pride Calendar: www.gay.com/pride/calendar/
thru THU: 8/06: New York, NY: HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture www.dixonplace.org or www.hotfestival.org/
thru TUE: 7/21: Philadelphia, PA:13th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 200 films from more than two-dozen countries. www.phillyfests.com
thru TUE: 7/21: Los Angeles, CA: Outfest, LGBT film festival.www.outfest.org
thru SUN: 7/26: New York, NY: The Fresh Fruit Festival. 7th annual multidiscipline International LGBT Cultural & Arts Festival. www.freshfruitfestival.com.
thru SUN: 8/02: New York, NY: Midtown International Theatre Festival. www.midtownfestival.org.
MON: 7/20: Washington, DC: Night OUT with The Nationals. The Nationals take on the Mets. The Gay Men's Chorus sings the National Anthem. http://www.teamdc.org/noan5.html
MON: 7/20: San Francisco, CA: Sparkle, Patty, Sparkle! A salute to Patty Duke, a screening of "Valley of The Dolls". Castro Theatre. http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1588494
WED: 7/22: New York, NY: Justin Bond, best known as Kiki (of Kiki and Herb), celebrates his new CD "Pink Slip" with a release party at the Highline Ballroom. www.highlineballroom.com.
THU: 7/23: New York, NY: Broadway in Bryant Park. Free performances by the casts of "Rock of Ages"and "Next to Normal". 12:30PM. www.1067newyork.com.
SAT: 7/25: Chicago, IL: Celebrate Bailiwick with Alexandra Billings and Friends. A benefit for Bailiwick Repertory Theatre starring the TG actress and cabaret singer who recently appeared on "Grey's Anatomy". www.bailiwick.org
SUN: 7/26: Hartford, CT: LGBTQ Wedding Expo. highlighting over 40 gay-friendly businesses, including wedding businesses, travel services, gifts and more. www.SameLoveSameRights.com
Newsworthy:
The National Equality March has begun organizing the Equality Across America gathering and march in Washington, DC scheduled or October 10-11 (the latter being National Coming Out Day). Among the goals: 1. Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) so that every marriage in every state has the same federal rights. 2. Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell so that LGBT persons may serve in the military openly and with the same rights as their straight counterparts. 3.An end to workplace discrimination for everyone with an Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that protects everyone. 4. The right to adopt children and raise families like any other parents. 5. Hate Crimes legislation that includes LGBT people and protects us like any other targeted group. 6. Immigration reform that recognizes same-sex couples and ends the needless separation of families. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define and regulate marriage as it sees fit, MA Attorney General Martha Coakley said. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/7-10/news/national/14864.cfm
Vermont: The newest inpatient mental health and addiction program at Brattleboro Retreat is the first in New England designed exclusively for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/7-10/news/national/14846.cfm
Episcopalians declared gays and lesbians eligible for "any ordained ministry" on 7/14/09, a vote expected to upset world Anglican leaders who had sought a clear moratorium on consecrating another gay bishop. Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhOJ4iRJ_TnGrWTv4l8RPZrtnmuwD99EIGTO0
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Stan Rosenberg, the Massachusetts state senator, has come out. (Editor's Note: Mr. Rosenberg has always been one of the state's most pro-LGBT rights legislators and a great guy). MassLive reports: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/mass_state_sen_stanley_rosenbe.html?category=Amherst+category=Politics
Jeanne Córdova has given $30,000 to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, in what is believed to be the largest donation ever given by a lesbian donor to an LGBT archive. The donation will be used specifically for the lesbian feminist collection. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98138.asp
Neil Patrick Harris, who hosted the Tony Awards to much acclaim, will host the upcoming Emmy Awards. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131045-Neil_Patrick_Harris_Will_Host_Emmy_Awards
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
Bill Russell, the Tony-nominated author of the book and lyrics for “Side Show” and "Pageant" and Bruce Bossard were married 7/11/09. Bossard formerly covered New York theater for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Backstage and Our Town.
In Memoriam:
Lawrence S. King, Emmy-winning set designer, died 7/03/09, at age 65. King designed "As the World Turns" for 13 years. He leaves his partner of 40 years, set designer Michael Yeargan. The Hartford Courant reports: http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/07/set-designer-lawrence-king-die.html
The Resource Center:
The National Center for Lesbian Rights has published "Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders" provides basic information about areas of the law important to LGBT elders 55+. http://www.elderlawanswers.com/resources/article.asp?id=7778&Section=4&state=
In Print:
Smash the Church, Smash the State!: the Early Years of Gay Liberation, edited by Tommi Avicolli Mecca. City Light Books. A collection of essays by those who have first-hand memories to share of those years of gay rights before Stonewall. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/7-10/arts/books/14850.cfm
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***International CringeFest 09: Go Genital Into That Good Night. Performances of "Dragness of God", a parody with men as nuns, and "Grampa Hitler and the Lil Red Ridin' Hood". ; 7/25/09, 8/01/09, 8/08/09. The Producer's Club. www.theatermania.com
***Old Queen. Performance artist Penny Arcade's work in progress at HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture. to 7/25/09. www.dixonplace.org
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty") stars. to 8/23/09. www.thetemperamentals.com
***Thank You For Being a Friend: the Musical. All things (unauthorized) Golden Girls. Lance Bass moves in next door to the elderly quartet who can't sleep because of his all-night gay parties. to 8/23/09. SpinCycleNYC.com
***V Love, Not Your Mother's Vagina Play. a multi-media cabaret play inspired by true stories from the cast, with Scout Durwood (A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila). to 7/26/09. Fresh Fruit Festival. www.mighty-little.com
Elsewhere...
***The Cousins Grimm. a new musical that reworks the timeless fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into contemporary urban fables filled with LGBT characters. to 8/23/09. Chicago, IL. www.bailiwick.org.
***Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Moises "the Laramie Project" Kaufman's biographical play. to 8/22/09. www.newprovincetownplayers.org
***Rent Boy Ave: A Fairy's Tale, The New Sexy Hot Urban Rock Musical.rent boys in a modern take on "Hansel and Gretel". to 8/09/09. San Francisco. www.boxcartheatre.org
***Songs to Make You Gay. After finding a website warning parents against the bands and songs that will turn children gay, Connie Champagne begins a quest to find the music with the transformative power to change one’s sexual orientation. to 8/01/09. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org.
***Take Me Out. Richard Greenberg's award-winning play about a baseball star who comes out. to 8/20/09. Provincetown, MA. http://www.newprovincetownplayers.org/
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***The Country Teacher, a Czech film about a gay school teacher who lusts for a student he tutors.
***Every Little Step. A documentary about the making of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line".
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale (Drew Barrymore) and her mother (Jessica Lange).
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Kiki & Herb Live. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
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 every Friday. GLAAD TV Gayed: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=331
***Ongoing: Drop Dead Diva. With Margaret Cho in the cast, this is not drama. Sundays at 9PM. Lifetime. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/drop-dead-diva
***July: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
7/29/09-8/02/09: San Francisco, CA: Homo A Go Go. queer culture. www.homoagogo.com
8/01/09-8/09/09: Provincetown, MA: Family Week. for LGBT families. www.familyequality.org
8/02/09: San Francisco, CA: Help Is On the Way: No Business Like Show Business, to raise funds for AIDS service providers. www.richmondermet.org
8/04/09: Philadelphia, PA: 7th Annual Gay Community Night @ Phillies. www.phillygaydays.com.
8/13/09-8/16/09: Durham, NC: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.carolinatheatre.org
8/14/09-8/16/09: Seattle, WA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Activist Convention. www.nqapia.org
8/14/09-8/30/09: New York, NY: FringeNYC, The New York International Fringe Festival. Off-beat, often LGBT-themed music, dance and theatre. www.fringenyc.org.
8/23/09-8/30/09: Porter, ME: Camp Camp. summer camp for LGBT adults. www.campcamp.com
8/29/09-9/07/09: Milwaukee, WI:National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Friends of Dorothy
1. Question: Name this character. Amongst the original Friends of Dorothy, one friend's real life son married Dorothy's real-life daughter. Answer: The Tin Man, played by Jack Haley. Jack Haley, Jr married Judy Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli. Their 1970s marriage was brief.
2. Question: Name this TV series set in the Emerald City, in which two Friends of Dorothy had a brutal romance. One emerged as a compassionate cop; the other emerged on a suburban lane, where he romanced a housewife's son. Answer: Oz, which starred Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order SVU") and Lee Tergesen ("Desperate Housewives") as prison buddies. The prison unit was called "Emerald City".
3. Question: Name this 1978 film, based on an earlier musical, which urbanized the friends of Dorothy, who was played by a diva. Her recently-deceased scarecrow was said to resemble her appearance. Answer: "The Wiz". Diana Ross played Dorothy and Michael Jackson was her scarecrow. The Broadway version was revived this summer with Ashanti as Dorothy.
4. Question: Name this prequel to Dorothy's story, based upon a best-selling book written by an out author. It tells Dorothy's story from the viewpoint of two witches, one who wants to be popular and one who is green. Answer: "Wicked", the blockbuster musical based on Gregory Maguire's book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch".
5. Question: Which of the following has not played a Witch ? A) DeeDee Bridgewater, B) Kristin Chenoweth, C) Lena Horne, D) Bebe Neuwirth E) Billie Burke. Answer: Bebe Neuwirth. DeeDee Bridgewater was "Glinda" in Broadway's "The Wiz" and Lena Horne played the role in the film. Chenoweth was "Galinda" in "Wicked" and Billie Burke was the original "Glinda".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Summer Fun: Where Are We ?
1. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, often called “The Nation’s Summer Capital”, a short hope from John Waters Land, the City of Brotherly Love, and other mid-Atlantic capitals. You’ll find the boys at “Poodle Beach”, near the Boardwalk at Queen Street. And, humorist Fay Jacobs captured the essence of this community in her bestselling memoir.
2. Question: Name this state, which features a beachfront LGBT resort favored by Windy City folk, and an international music festival founded in 1976 Hint: No men make music here.
3 Question: Name this LGBT resort which dates back to 1822. Its name is an English corruption of its original Spanish name, “Bone Key”. It started life as a home to sailors, smugglers and whores, then became a literary capital, artist colony and one of the first American LGBT resorts.
4. Question: Name this LGBT summer resort, where the tea-dance originated. In the early 1960’s, a local hotelier served a complete English tea served by begowned drag queens. Later, music was added along with stronger libations, although the island nearby is known for a strong tea drink. Incidentally, pre-Stonewall, local ordinances prohibited speedos (unless covered by towels) or same-sex couples on the dance floor.
5. Question: Name this LGBT-friendly resort nation favored by Europeans. Its LGBT beach is just 20 minutes from some Gaudi masterpieces. One of its tonsorial masters inspired an opera and precipitation falls mainly on flatlands.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.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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