Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 8 February 28, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 28-March 6, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
MON: 2/28/: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
WED: 3/02: New York, NY: Meredith Baxter does a booksigning for her memoir “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering”. Joy Behar will appear with her. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. www.bn.com
FRI: 3/04: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
FRI: 3/04: Omaha, NE: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: SUN: 3/06: Thunder Bay, ON: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
FRI-SAT: 3/04-3/05: Los Angeles, CA: Fusion, The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival, produced by Outfest. Includes “The Wiz” sing-a-long. http://www.outfest.org/article.php?id_art=143
SAT: 3/05: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
SAT: 3/05: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
SUN: 3/06: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
SUN: 3/06: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Resource: Gay Rights Media. News and resources of interest for the LGBT Equality Movement. http://GayRightsMedia.org/
Hawaii: Same Sex Civil Unions have been approved by the State Legislature. The Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/hawaii-samesex-civil-unio_n_824291.html?fbwall
Israel: Dori Spivak, a Harvard graduate, was appointed as a Tel Aviv labour court judge. He’s the first openly gay judge in Israel. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/israel-appoints-first-openly-gay-judge.html
Facebook has added “civil union” and “domestic partnership” to its relationship status options. the Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/facebook-adds-civil-union_n_824758.html
More Companies are covering the costs of TG sexual-reassignment surgery. MSNBC reports: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41705893/ns/business-consumer_news/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Miguel Marquez, the out ABC News correspondent, was beaten while covering protests in Bahrain. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/17/Gay_Journalist_Beaten_in_Bahrain/
It’s a girl! Rufus Wainwright and his partner Jorn Weisbrodt had a daughter via Lorca Cohen, Leonard Cohen’s daughter. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/18/Rufus_Has_a_Baby/
Transitions:
Jerry Ames, the tap dancer, choreographer and director of a tap dance company, died on 2/07/11 at age 80. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/arts/dance/17ames.html?hpw
Perry Moore, author, film director, and producer of “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, died 2/17/11 at age 39. He authored the award-winning book “Hero” about a gay teen superhero. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/books/19moore.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots, Audio and Video
Coming Out: Audio: Steve Buckley’s Coming Out Party. Radio Boston interviews the Boston Herald sports reporter about the sports world’s reaction to his announcement. http://radioboston.wbur.org/2011/02/16/buckley
Features
Parenting Magazine looks at same-sex parents. http://www.parenting.com/article/same-sex-parenting
The Resource Center:
GAZE, Gay Happy Hour at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. Held the first Friday of every month, GAZE offers network opportunities at one of Southern New England’s most unique cultural centers. http://www.realartways.org/gaze.html
Out in Connecticut. Gay activities, events and things of interest in CT. http://sites.google.com/site/outinconnecticut/
Guiding Proud. A new program in New York City to connect LGBT youth with role models. http://pilot.pandoprojects.org/natasha/dashboard
In Print:
Coming Out: It’s Not About You: Understanding Coming Out and Self-Acceptance by Marc Adamas. Window Books. a practical guide for family and friends of those coming out as well as teachers, social workers and counselors. The book includes a guide for those coming out on how to live life courageously, confidently and consistently. http://www.windowbooksonline.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 4/24/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Book of Mormon, the new musical penned by "South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***Celebrity Autobiography. Celebrities read from the autobiographies of other celebrities. Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch and Rosie Perez. 2/28/11. http://www.celebrityautobiography.com/
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
***Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical based on the 1994 Australian film. The story of a drag queen and her two fish-out-of-water friends who head west across the desert to Alice Springs in their battered old bus. www.priscillathemusical.com.
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Pussy on the House, Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans deconstruct “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to 3/20/11. Boston, MA. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153985
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Burlesque. Cher returns to the screen for her first movie in seven years in a musical drama that tells the tale of a young singer (Christina Aguilera)
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. Documentary about the Beat Generation icon and one of the first writers to explore queer culture in the 1950’s.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***March: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
***SUN: 3/06: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert. Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga and Colm Wilkinson star. 7PM. PBS. Check local listings. www.pbs.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event with celebrity chefs to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/11/11-3/12/11: Storrs, CT: I Belong. The True Colors XVIII Conference for sexual minority youth and families. http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from soaps and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s primary emergency housing resource for homeless LGBT youth. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/24/11: New York, NY: Headlines & Headliners, the 16th annual NLGJA New York benefit hosted by MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2011.htm
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore. gurlz and golf. www.nabiscochampionship.com
3/29/11-4/03/11: Breckenridge, CO: OutBoard. annual LGBT snowboarding festival
www.outboard.org
3/31/11: Northampton, MA: Screening and Discussion: Transparent, the documentary about 19 FTM parents. Media Education Foundation Community Room. 7PM. http://www.transparentthemovie.com/
4/01/11-4/03/11: Sacramento, CA: GAYLA. GSA Advocacy and Youth Leadership Academy. https://gsanetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=57
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters. Answer: Midnight Cowboy, which featured Jon Voight as a Times Square hustler. John Schlesinger, the director, also filmed “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and about a bisexual menage.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types. Answer: Cabaret, based on the musical of the same name, adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s “Berlin Stories”.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim. Answer: Hilary Swank, Oscar winner for “Boys Don’t Cry”, the story of Brandon Teena.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV. Answer: Tom Hanks, who starred in “Philadelphia” in 1993.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues. Answer: Melissa Etheridge. Her song "I Need to Wake Up" won the Oscar for "Best Song". It was featured in Al Gore's award-winning movie about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth".
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: March Milestones
1. Question: Name this nation, the first in the Middle East, to decriminalise same-sex acts between consenting adults on March 23, 1988.
2. Question: Name this organization, the most powerful political advocate for AIDS action, which was founded on March 14, 1987. Ten days later, it staged a major protest in New York City.
3. Question: Name this American author, born March 10, 1934, who turned his days as a hustler and a drifter into a highly-praised 1963 American novel. Today, he teaches literature. Some of his subsequent works also deal with hustling.
4. Question: Name this gay pop-idol dancer, born in Siberia in March, 1938, who lept to fame when he defected to the West. His stagework was legendary; he also played a gay film icon in a Ken Russell movie.
5. Question: Name this gay music legend, singer, piano-man, and songwriter, who was born on March 25, 1947. He has conquered the Billboard charts, Broadway and Hollywood, and is perhaps best known worldwide for his elegy to a dead princess.
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Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 7 February 21, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 21-27, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
MON: 2/21: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
TUE: 2/22: Sacramento, CA: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: THU: 2/24: New York, NY, Washington, DC, Vancouver, BC. Also: FRI: 2/25: Seattle, WA: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
WED: 2/23: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
FRI-SUN: 2/25-4/24: Washington, DC: The Edward Albee Festival. Arena Stage celebrates the out playwright by presenting all 30 of his plays. www.arenastage.org.
SAT-SUN: 2/26-2/27: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
SAT-SAT: 2/26-3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
SUN: 2/27: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, impedes same-sex marriages. The Hartford Courant reports: http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-stanback-doma-0213-20110213,0,6466081.story
Massachusetts: The latest census shows an increase in same-sex couples. Boston.com reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/08/more_listed_in_state_as_same_sex_couples/
Photo Shoots and Video
Broadway Backwards, the fundraiser where the boys sing the girls songs and vice versa. A benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center.
***Photos: The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/09/theater/20110209-backwards-10.html
***Video: BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=208721
Features
Couples to Admire. The Advocate salutes a dozen. http://www.advocate.com/Society/Commentary/Couples_to_Admire/
The Resource Center: Anti-Bullying Information and Resources
***A Thin LIne. A site offering information, stories and quiz for those who have digital drama. www.athinline.org
***Bullying.org A site dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and to preventing, resolving and eliminating bullying in society. www.bullying.org
***GLSEN. A great organization that is working to eradicate bullying and bias in schools
www.glsen.org
***The National Center for Bullying Prevention: Helping to promote awareness and teach effective ways to respond to bullying. www.Pacer.org/bullying or http://kidsagainstbullying.org/
***National School Safety and Security Services. Bullying, anti-bullying legislation, school safety. www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/bullying.html
***No Bully. Helps schools to implement an anti-bullying policy and create school cultures where every student feels included. http://www.nobully.com/
***Project Change. A grassroots, nonprofit organization comprised of youth and adults who believe that high levels of youth engagement are essential to building strong, vibrant and healthy communities. www.projectchange-md.org
***STOMP Out Bullying Focused on reducing bullying and cyberbullying. www.stompoutbullying.org
***Stop Bullying Now: US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it.
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids
***The Trevor Project. A 24-hour, national help-line for gay and questioning teens.
866-4U-TREVOR or www.thetrevorproject.org
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering by Meredith Baxter. Crown Archetype. A successful TV actor and mother who conquered alcohol and came out. Release date: 3/01/11.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Book of Mormon, the new musical penned by "South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Laramie Project, the story about the aftermath of the Matthew Shepard murder amongst the people of Wyoming. A benefit for The Trevor Project. The Looking Glass Theatre. 2/27/11. www.smarttix.com.
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. Documentary about the Beat Generation icon and one of the first writers to explore queer culture in the 1950’s.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals. Answer: J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson. Hoover ran the FBI; Tolson was his assistant. History says Hoover wasn’t particularly fetching in his red dress.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography. Answer: Susan Sontag and Annie Liebovitz. Sontage died in 2004. Liebovitz photographs for "Vanity Fair".
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds. Answer: Liza Minnelli. Her first husband was singer/songwriter Peter Allen (“The Boy from Oz”). Her most recent hubby was David Gest.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures. Answer: Ishmail Merchant and James Ivory. Their films included: “The Bostonians” (1984), “A Room with a View” (1986), “Maurice” (1987), and “Howards End” (1992). Merchant died in 2005.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character. Answer: Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi. DeRossi adapted her name from the character of “Portia” in “The Merchant of Venice”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
The Oscars air on Sunday, 2/27.
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 7 February 21, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 21-27, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
MON: 2/21: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
TUE: 2/22: Sacramento, CA: Screening: Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. Also: THU: 2/24: New York, NY, Washington, DC, Vancouver, BC. Also: FRI: 2/25: Seattle, WA: http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
WED: 2/23: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
FRI-SUN: 2/25-4/24: Washington, DC: The Edward Albee Festival. Arena Stage celebrates the out playwright by presenting all 30 of his plays. www.arenastage.org.
SAT-SUN: 2/26-2/27: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
SAT-SAT: 2/26-3/05: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
SUN: 2/27: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, impedes same-sex marriages. The Hartford Courant reports: http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-stanback-doma-0213-20110213,0,6466081.story
Massachusetts: The latest census shows an increase in same-sex couples. Boston.com reports: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/08/more_listed_in_state_as_same_sex_couples/
Photo Shoots and Video
Broadway Backwards, the fundraiser where the boys sing the girls songs and vice versa. A benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center.
***Photos: The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/09/theater/20110209-backwards-10.html
***Video: BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=208721
Features
Couples to Admire. The Advocate salutes a dozen. http://www.advocate.com/Society/Commentary/Couples_to_Admire/
The Resource Center: Anti-Bullying Information and Resources
***A Thin LIne. A site offering information, stories and quiz for those who have digital drama. www.athinline.org
***Bullying.org A site dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and to preventing, resolving and eliminating bullying in society. www.bullying.org
***GLSEN. A great organization that is working to eradicate bullying and bias in schools
www.glsen.org
***The National Center for Bullying Prevention: Helping to promote awareness and teach effective ways to respond to bullying. www.Pacer.org/bullying or http://kidsagainstbullying.org/
***National School Safety and Security Services. Bullying, anti-bullying legislation, school safety. www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/bullying.html
***No Bully. Helps schools to implement an anti-bullying policy and create school cultures where every student feels included. http://www.nobully.com/
***Project Change. A grassroots, nonprofit organization comprised of youth and adults who believe that high levels of youth engagement are essential to building strong, vibrant and healthy communities. www.projectchange-md.org
***STOMP Out Bullying Focused on reducing bullying and cyberbullying. www.stompoutbullying.org
***Stop Bullying Now: US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it.
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids
***The Trevor Project. A 24-hour, national help-line for gay and questioning teens.
866-4U-TREVOR or www.thetrevorproject.org
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering by Meredith Baxter. Crown Archetype. A successful TV actor and mother who conquered alcohol and came out. Release date: 3/01/11.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***Book of Mormon, the new musical penned by "South Park" co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and “Avenue Q” Tony winner Robert Lopez.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Laramie Project, the story about the aftermath of the Matthew Shepard murder amongst the people of Wyoming. A benefit for The Trevor Project. The Looking Glass Theatre. 2/27/11. www.smarttix.com.
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about mother and daughter Beale. to 4/03/11. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. http://www.Risingactiontheatre.com/
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Prometheus Bound. Gavin Creel and Lea DeLaria star in a new musical from Steven Sater and Serj Tankian, based on the Aeschylus tragedy. to 4/02/11. Cambridge, MA. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Gen Silent,Stu Maddox’s new documentary about six LGBT elders and their caregivers in Boston. http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent_screenings.html
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. Documentary about the Beat Generation icon and one of the first writers to explore queer culture in the 1950’s.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/27: 83rd Annual Academy Awards live from Los Angeles. ABC. www.oscars.org.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
3/07/11: New York, NY: Savor, Ted Allen hosts a culinary event to benefit the Gay Mens Health Crisis. https://act.gmhc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=326
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
3/19/11: Washington, DC: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 19th annual National Dinner and Silent Auction. www.sldn.org/dinner
3/19/11: New York, NY: GLAAD Media Awards. Celebrating GLAAD’s 25th anniversary. http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards
3/20/11: Washington, DC: Victory Fund 20th Anniversary Champagne Brunch. www.victoryfund.org.
3/21/11: New York, NY: The Broadway Beauty Pageant. Broadway chorus boys compete in talent, formal wear and swim suits. A benefit for the Ali Forney Center. http://aliforneycenter.org/beauty/
3/27/`11-3/29/11: Washington, DC: GLSEN Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2680.html
3/28/11-4/03/11: Palm Springs, CA: Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship. previously known as the Dinah Shore Golf Championship. gurlz and golf.www.nabiscochampionship.com
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals. Answer: J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson. Hoover ran the FBI; Tolson was his assistant. History says Hoover wasn’t particularly fetching in his red dress.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography. Answer: Susan Sontag and Annie Liebovitz. Sontage died in 2004. Liebovitz photographs for "Vanity Fair".
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds. Answer: Liza Minnelli. Her first husband was singer/songwriter Peter Allen (“The Boy from Oz”). Her most recent hubby was David Gest.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures. Answer: Ishmail Merchant and James Ivory. Their films included: “The Bostonians” (1984), “A Room with a View” (1986), “Maurice” (1987), and “Howards End” (1992). Merchant died in 2005.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character. Answer: Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi. DeRossi adapted her name from the character of “Portia” in “The Merchant of Venice”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hooray for Hollywood
The Oscars air on Sunday, 2/27.
1. Question: Name this 1969 film, which featured gay themes and was the first X-rated film to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Its openly gay director made several mainstream movies with gay characters.
2. Question: Name this 1972 Oscar-winning film, based on a Tony-winning musical based on a gay author’s journals about his life in Europe. It won 8 Oscars. Its in-your-face decadence featured threesomes, transvestites and other club types.
3. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for a breakthrough performance as a real-life transgender victim.
4. Question: Name this actor, who received an Oscar for playing an HIV-infected man who was the subject of discrimination in the first major Hollywood film to deal with HIV.
5. Question: Name this out singer and songwriter who got an Oscar gold with a song about going green. For over a decade, this artist's music has been top of the charts; the artist is a GLAAD Media Award winner, a cancer survivor, and a spokesperson for coming out issues.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/14/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 6 February 14, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 14-20, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
WED: 2/16: San Francisco, CA: 429 Inspired. Dot429’s quarterly series featuring LGBTA entrepeneurs who share what inspires their success. http://dot429.com/events
THU: 2/17: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
SAT: 2/19: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
SAT: 2/19: Boston, MA: The Red Party, MassEquality’s annual signature fundraiser to raise monies to end LGBT bullying. http://www.massequality.org./content/red-party-massequality’s-signature-annual-fundraiser-raise-funds-combat-school-bullying
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Transgender Americans suffer pervasive discrimination, according to a new survey from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality. The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0W_zt4u5HVa5Sp8BtJ9fVwfIjPA?docId=ed8c4db5108347dc94869c7a36e2a98e
Broadway Backwards raised $281,243 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For BroadwayWorld.com’s photo recap: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Broadway_Backwards_Raises_281243_for_BCEFA_20110208
The Buzz (People Making News)
Matthew Reich has been elected president of The Harvard Law Review. He’s the first openly gay editor of the publication. Harvard reports: http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2011/02/3_reich.html
Transitions:
It’s a Boy! (Max) for Cynthia Nixon and partner Christine Marinoni, who gave birth on 2/07/11. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/155194/its-a-boy-tony-winner-cynthia-nixon-and-christine-marinoni-welcome-their-first-child/
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Olivier Awards for outstanding London theatre. Douglas Carter Beane for “The Little Dog Laughed” 9Best Play); Bill T. Jones (“Fela”) and Jerry Mitchell (“Legally Blonde”) for choreography; BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011_Olivier_Award_Nominations_Announced_LOVE_NEVER_DIES_and_AFTER_THE_DANCE_Lead_20110207
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: G-A-Y: A Quick History Lesson (with a song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1ysqmkKto&feature=player_embedded
Video: Harvey Fierstein, star of his musical “La Cage Aux Folles”, talks about drag past and present. Show People from Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/la-cage-aux-folles/video/153395/show-people-la-cage-star-harvey-fierstein-on-his-delicious-drag-past-and-present/
Features
Coming Out: Steve Buckley, sports columnist, chats with The Good Men Project on the impact of his coming out. http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/a-conversation-with-steve-buckley/
Coming Out: Clay Aiken: “I Was Always Out”...he tells the Georgia Voice in an interview. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/clay-aiken-i-was-always-out.html
Coming Out: Born Gay. Born This Way. The Photo Blog. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/02/04/133401341/bornthisway?ps=cprs
For the blog: http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com
Profile: Fred Karger, Republican strategist and gay rights activist, considers a run for President. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020203272.html?sid=ST2011020203372
Prophet Motive: The Michael Urie Interview from Interview: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-02-03/michael-urie-angels-in-america/
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Diaghilev: A Life by Sjeng Scheijen. Oxford University Press. A new biography about the 20th century impresario who championed the Ballet Russes, Stravinsky, Picasso, Chanel and Balanchine as he bedded Nijinsky and other men in the arts of the day. Lambda Lit’s review: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/02/07/diaghilev-sjeng-scheije/
Lady of Burlesque: The Career of Gypsy Rose Lee by Robert Strom. McFarland Books. Chronicles the triumphs as an actress, novelist, playwright, artist, political activist, and, ultimately, star. Three appendices include details of Gypsy's will and estate, the original production and Broadway revivals of Gypsy, and complete filmographies and discographies. It also includes rare and never-before-published photographs. .
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. to 2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Display
thru 2/28/11: San Francisco, CA: Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Writers: Jewish Community Center of SF features acclaimed photographic exhibit by American photographer Robert Giard who chronicled a broad survey of contemporary American gay and lesbian literary figures, including Allen Ginsberg, Tony Kushner and more.Jewish Community Center of SF www.jccsf.org/arts.
thru 3/26/11: San Francisco, CA: Exhibition: More Life! “Angels in America” at Twenty. Museum of Performance and Design. http://www.mpdsf.org/EXHIBITIONS/ANGELS/ANGELS.html
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. Documentary about the Beat Generation icon and one of the first writers to explore queer culture in the 1950’s. Release date: 2/15/11.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/21/11: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
2/23/11: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/04/11: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
3/05/11: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently. Answer: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of "A Raisin in the Sun". A TV version of the Broadway revival with Sean Combs and Phylicia Rashad aired recently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay. Answer: James Baldwin (1924-1987), whose works included "Giovanni's Room" and "Another Country".
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family". Answer: Josephine Baker (1906-1975).
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956. Answer: Little Richard, who brought pop music "Lucille" and "Tutti Fruitti".
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history. Answer: Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), an assistant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who was chief organizer of the 'March on Washington for jobs and freedom" in 1963.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 6 February 14, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 14-20, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
WED: 2/16: San Francisco, CA: 429 Inspired. Dot429’s quarterly series featuring LGBTA entrepeneurs who share what inspires their success. http://dot429.com/events
THU: 2/17: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
SAT: 2/19: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
SAT: 2/19: Boston, MA: The Red Party, MassEquality’s annual signature fundraiser to raise monies to end LGBT bullying. http://www.massequality.org./content/red-party-massequality’s-signature-annual-fundraiser-raise-funds-combat-school-bullying
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Transgender Americans suffer pervasive discrimination, according to a new survey from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality. The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0W_zt4u5HVa5Sp8BtJ9fVwfIjPA?docId=ed8c4db5108347dc94869c7a36e2a98e
Broadway Backwards raised $281,243 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For BroadwayWorld.com’s photo recap: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Broadway_Backwards_Raises_281243_for_BCEFA_20110208
The Buzz (People Making News)
Matthew Reich has been elected president of The Harvard Law Review. He’s the first openly gay editor of the publication. Harvard reports: http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2011/02/3_reich.html
Transitions:
It’s a Boy! (Max) for Cynthia Nixon and partner Christine Marinoni, who gave birth on 2/07/11. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/155194/its-a-boy-tony-winner-cynthia-nixon-and-christine-marinoni-welcome-their-first-child/
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Olivier Awards for outstanding London theatre. Douglas Carter Beane for “The Little Dog Laughed” 9Best Play); Bill T. Jones (“Fela”) and Jerry Mitchell (“Legally Blonde”) for choreography; BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011_Olivier_Award_Nominations_Announced_LOVE_NEVER_DIES_and_AFTER_THE_DANCE_Lead_20110207
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: G-A-Y: A Quick History Lesson (with a song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1ysqmkKto&feature=player_embedded
Video: Harvey Fierstein, star of his musical “La Cage Aux Folles”, talks about drag past and present. Show People from Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/la-cage-aux-folles/video/153395/show-people-la-cage-star-harvey-fierstein-on-his-delicious-drag-past-and-present/
Features
Coming Out: Steve Buckley, sports columnist, chats with The Good Men Project on the impact of his coming out. http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/a-conversation-with-steve-buckley/
Coming Out: Clay Aiken: “I Was Always Out”...he tells the Georgia Voice in an interview. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/clay-aiken-i-was-always-out.html
Coming Out: Born Gay. Born This Way. The Photo Blog. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/02/04/133401341/bornthisway?ps=cprs
For the blog: http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com
Profile: Fred Karger, Republican strategist and gay rights activist, considers a run for President. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020203272.html?sid=ST2011020203372
Prophet Motive: The Michael Urie Interview from Interview: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-02-03/michael-urie-angels-in-america/
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
Diaghilev: A Life by Sjeng Scheijen. Oxford University Press. A new biography about the 20th century impresario who championed the Ballet Russes, Stravinsky, Picasso, Chanel and Balanchine as he bedded Nijinsky and other men in the arts of the day. Lambda Lit’s review: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/02/07/diaghilev-sjeng-scheije/
Lady of Burlesque: The Career of Gypsy Rose Lee by Robert Strom. McFarland Books. Chronicles the triumphs as an actress, novelist, playwright, artist, political activist, and, ultimately, star. Three appendices include details of Gypsy's will and estate, the original production and Broadway revivals of Gypsy, and complete filmographies and discographies. It also includes rare and never-before-published photographs. .
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.www.LaCage.com
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. to 2/27/11. www.varlaonline.com
***My Scandalous Life, Thomas Kilroy’s portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, who was Oscar Wilde’s lover. Des Keogh stars. to 3/06/11. http://www.irishrep.org/
Elsewhere...
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. to 3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. to 2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Display
thru 2/28/11: San Francisco, CA: Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Writers: Jewish Community Center of SF features acclaimed photographic exhibit by American photographer Robert Giard who chronicled a broad survey of contemporary American gay and lesbian literary figures, including Allen Ginsberg, Tony Kushner and more.Jewish Community Center of SF www.jccsf.org/arts.
thru 3/26/11: San Francisco, CA: Exhibition: More Life! “Angels in America” at Twenty. Museum of Performance and Design. http://www.mpdsf.org/EXHIBITIONS/ANGELS/ANGELS.html
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
***William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. Documentary about the Beat Generation icon and one of the first writers to explore queer culture in the 1950’s. Release date: 2/15/11.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/21/11: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
2/23/11: Seattle, WA: dot429 Winter Networking Cocktails. Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. Roche Bobois. www.dot429.com
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/04/11: New York, NY: dot429 Inaugural Women’s Event. dot429’s queer women’s networking event.http://dot429.com/events
3/05/11: Chicago, IL: Chicago Takes Off. burlesque show to fight HIV/AIDS in the Chicagoland area.www.chicagotakesoff.org
3/05/11: New Haven, CT: The 8th Annual Dorothy Awards. New Haven Pride Center’s benefit honoring Rev. Marilyn Bowens, pastor of MCC New Haven; Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder and president of the Jim Collins Foundation; Robb Bart, owner of Gotham Citi; and the Northeast Ursamen. : http://bit.ly/dTWqRd
3/06/11: San Francisco, CA: dot429 Networking Brunch.Professional networking opportunities for the LGBTA Community. http://dot429.com/events
3/06/11: New York, NY: Broadway BearsXIV. The annual auction for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS with a collection of 40 one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed teddy bears. http://www.broadwaycares.org/Broadway_Bears_XIV_pre-event
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently. Answer: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of "A Raisin in the Sun". A TV version of the Broadway revival with Sean Combs and Phylicia Rashad aired recently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay. Answer: James Baldwin (1924-1987), whose works included "Giovanni's Room" and "Another Country".
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family". Answer: Josephine Baker (1906-1975).
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956. Answer: Little Richard, who brought pop music "Lucille" and "Tutti Fruitti".
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history. Answer: Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), an assistant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who was chief organizer of the 'March on Washington for jobs and freedom" in 1963.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Valentine’s Day
1. Question: Name one member of this pair, together for 44 years. Both worked in a Washington, DC government office. Both were closeted. One was reportedly a cross-dresser after work, but before he put on his heels, he busted and ruined the lives of many homosexuals.
2. Question: Name this fun couple of 20+ years who were the toast of contemporary American arts and letters. One was an author and essayist who espoused many feminist theories of the day. The other immortalized pop culture's leading actors, entertainers, and icons with her magazine photography.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who tried gay marriage at least twice: first, to Judy Garland’s opening act, and last, to a producer who is still licking his wounds.
4. Question: Name this couple, together professionally and personally for 40+ years. They produced over 45 major motion pictures.
5. Question: Name this fun couple. One, a TV mogul, made history a decade ago coming out on TV and in real life; the other, a sitcom star, came out recently. One is the first out person to host a major awards show; one adapted hhis/her name from a Shakespearean character.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 2/07/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 5 February 7, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 7-13, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
MON: 2/07: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
MON: 2/07: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
TUE: 2/08: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
WED: 2/09: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
FRI: 2/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
SAT: 2/12: Baltimore, MD: B+More Proud Intercollegiate LGBTQA Leadership Summit. for Baltimore/Washington college and university students. http://bmoreproud.org/summit/summit.php
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Gay Politics Top 25 LGBT News Stories of the week: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/01/28/top-25-lgbt-news-stories-of-the-week/
Uganda:
***David Kato, the outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, was murdered on 1/27/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/africa/28uganda.html?_r=1&src=fbmain
*** The White House Statement on the David Kato Murder. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/27/statement-president-killing-david-kato
***A Ugandan lesbian has won a reprieve from deportation back to her home country, where she fears for her safety. BBC News reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12311319
Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuits may force The Obama Administration to take a stand. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/us/politics/29marriage.html?hp
Illinois legalizes civil unions. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/31/Ill_Civil_Unions_Law_Signed/
Iowa: A Symbolic vote on gay marriage failed in the state Senate. The Des Moines Register reports: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/01/27/iowa-senate-will-take-symbolic-vote-on-gay-marriage-issue-this-morning/
The Naval Academy treats a gay graduate’s husband as next-of-kin.The Chicago Sun-Times reports: http://www.suntimes.com/3526027-417/ketterson-academy-naval-usna-fliszar.html
Chicken Chain Gets Skewered by gay rights activists. Chick-Fil-A, a sandwich maker with conservative religion built into its corporate ethos, has come under fire for sponsoring a known anti-gay group’s seminar againt marriage equality. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/us/30chick.html?hpw
Bay Windows, New England’s largest LGBT publication has acquired Golden Rainbow, a monthly newspaper for LGBT seniors and boomers. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/bay_windows_acquires_monthly_paper/
PC Air, a Thai start-up airline, is recruiting transgender flight attendants. USAToday’s “Today in the Sky” blog reports: http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/01/thai-airline-says-its-recruiting-third-sex-attendants/140667/1
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Geri Jewell, the actress who played Cousin Geri on “The Facts of Life” has come out in a new memoir. Jezebel reports: http://jezebel.com/5744923/geri-jewell-comes-out-in-new-memoir
Coming Out: Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block confirms that he is gay. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/jonathan-knight.html
Coming Out: Graeme Obree, the international bicycling champion, has come out. He’s the highest ranking member of that sport to do so. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/cycling-champ-graeme-obree-im-gay.html
Roberta Achtenberg, the LGBT rights activist, has been appointed by President Obama to the US Commision on Civil Rights. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/01/28/president-obama-names-lgbt-advocates-to-historic-appointments/
J. Paul Oetken, an out former Clinton administration lawyer, has been nominated to the federal bench by President Obama. If confirmed, he would be the first openly gay man to sere on the federal bench in the USA. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28judge.html?_r=1&hpw
James Franco will play Nicole Kidman’s boy toy in a revival of gay Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth”, which opens on Broadway this fall. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/TV_James_Franco_Confirms_Broadway_Debut_in_SWEET_BIRD_OF_YOUTH_with_Nicole_Kidman_20110128
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester on “Glee”) is writing a memoir for release this year. The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/life-aint-easy-for-a-girl-named-sue-a-personal-memoir-from-jane-lynch-of-glee/
Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W, has endorsed marriage equality in a public service announcement. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/us/politics/01bush.html?_r=1
Transitions:
Ralph McClean, Australia’s first out mayor, died on 12/25/10, at age 53. Australia’s Age reports: http://www.theage.com.au/national/obituaries/act-of-political-bravery-australias-first-openly-gay-mayor-20110130-1a9pf.html
Charles Nolan, the fashion designer who dressed many politicos including Tipper Gore, died on 1/30/11 at age 53. His partner is Andrew Tobias, the financial writer who penned the coming out classic “The Best Little Boy in the World”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/fashion/31nolan.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Video: What Was It Like to Come Out in the 1950s ? The Gay History Video Project is recording the stories of some of the pioneers in our community to chronicle LGBT history. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/50s.html
The Resource Center:
The No Shame Project. Championed by former TV anchor/author Charles Perez and baseball star Billy Bean. http://www.no-shame.org/
In Print:
Coming Out: Confessions of a Gay Anchorman by Charles Perez. Lulu.com. A behind the scenes, in front of the camera look at what it is to be a gay man on TV. Perez is an alum of ABC’s flagship station in New York. He trashes many of the people there. http://www.charles-perez.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star beginning 2/15/11.www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. 2/15/11-3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. 2/2/11-2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. Bob Christie’s documentary shows that Pride is more than a parade, it’s a giant step on the road to global human rights.
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/11: Grammy Awards, 53rd edition. Live. 8PM. CBS.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/17/11: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
2/19/11: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/27/11: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, to be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some of the proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: February Milestones
1. Question: Name this elected official who started a national craze on February 12, 2004 just weeks after taking the oath office. Saying he was influenced by a President’s State of the Union address that appeared to make gays second class citizens, his actions caused national controversy, yet made him a hero within the LGBT community. Answer: Gavin Newsom, CA Lieutenant Governor and former Mayor of San Francisco, who authorized the city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
2. Question: Name this rodent, who comes out annually on February 2nd. His coming out, applauded by people everywhere, is used to predict weather events. Answer: Puxatawny Phil, the star of Ground Hog Day. His shadow determines whether there is six weeks left to winter.
3. Question: Name this hit television show, which was the first to feature a lesbian liplock on February 7, 1991. Hint: It’s based down the coast from the Newsom residence in Question #1. Answer: L.A. Law.
4. Question: Name this award-winning gay athlete, born February 10, 1893. He captured worldwide acclaim for his skills, only to fall into obscurity when his interest in young men came to light. Answer: Bill Tilden, the tennis great.
5. Question: Name this lesbian writer, born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1874. After she moved abroad, she established a salon which nurtured some of the most important writers of the 20th century. Her partner was known for a secret ingredient in her brownies.. Answer: Gertrude Stein. Her partner was Alice B. Toklas, who added marijuana to her brownies, according to the Arlo Guthrie song.
2/07: This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay.
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family".
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956.
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 5 February 7, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: February 7-13, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
MON: 2/07: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
MON: 2/07: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
TUE: 2/08: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
WED: 2/09: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
FRI: 2/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
SAT: 2/12: Baltimore, MD: B+More Proud Intercollegiate LGBTQA Leadership Summit. for Baltimore/Washington college and university students. http://bmoreproud.org/summit/summit.php
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Gay Politics Top 25 LGBT News Stories of the week: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/01/28/top-25-lgbt-news-stories-of-the-week/
Uganda:
***David Kato, the outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, was murdered on 1/27/11. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/africa/28uganda.html?_r=1&src=fbmain
*** The White House Statement on the David Kato Murder. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/27/statement-president-killing-david-kato
***A Ugandan lesbian has won a reprieve from deportation back to her home country, where she fears for her safety. BBC News reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12311319
Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuits may force The Obama Administration to take a stand. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/us/politics/29marriage.html?hp
Illinois legalizes civil unions. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/31/Ill_Civil_Unions_Law_Signed/
Iowa: A Symbolic vote on gay marriage failed in the state Senate. The Des Moines Register reports: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/01/27/iowa-senate-will-take-symbolic-vote-on-gay-marriage-issue-this-morning/
The Naval Academy treats a gay graduate’s husband as next-of-kin.The Chicago Sun-Times reports: http://www.suntimes.com/3526027-417/ketterson-academy-naval-usna-fliszar.html
Chicken Chain Gets Skewered by gay rights activists. Chick-Fil-A, a sandwich maker with conservative religion built into its corporate ethos, has come under fire for sponsoring a known anti-gay group’s seminar againt marriage equality. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/us/30chick.html?hpw
Bay Windows, New England’s largest LGBT publication has acquired Golden Rainbow, a monthly newspaper for LGBT seniors and boomers. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/bay_windows_acquires_monthly_paper/
PC Air, a Thai start-up airline, is recruiting transgender flight attendants. USAToday’s “Today in the Sky” blog reports: http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/01/thai-airline-says-its-recruiting-third-sex-attendants/140667/1
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Geri Jewell, the actress who played Cousin Geri on “The Facts of Life” has come out in a new memoir. Jezebel reports: http://jezebel.com/5744923/geri-jewell-comes-out-in-new-memoir
Coming Out: Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block confirms that he is gay. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/jonathan-knight.html
Coming Out: Graeme Obree, the international bicycling champion, has come out. He’s the highest ranking member of that sport to do so. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/cycling-champ-graeme-obree-im-gay.html
Roberta Achtenberg, the LGBT rights activist, has been appointed by President Obama to the US Commision on Civil Rights. GLAAD reports: http://glaadblog.org/2011/01/28/president-obama-names-lgbt-advocates-to-historic-appointments/
J. Paul Oetken, an out former Clinton administration lawyer, has been nominated to the federal bench by President Obama. If confirmed, he would be the first openly gay man to sere on the federal bench in the USA. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28judge.html?_r=1&hpw
James Franco will play Nicole Kidman’s boy toy in a revival of gay Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth”, which opens on Broadway this fall. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/TV_James_Franco_Confirms_Broadway_Debut_in_SWEET_BIRD_OF_YOUTH_with_Nicole_Kidman_20110128
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester on “Glee”) is writing a memoir for release this year. The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/life-aint-easy-for-a-girl-named-sue-a-personal-memoir-from-jane-lynch-of-glee/
Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W, has endorsed marriage equality in a public service announcement. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/us/politics/01bush.html?_r=1
Transitions:
Ralph McClean, Australia’s first out mayor, died on 12/25/10, at age 53. Australia’s Age reports: http://www.theage.com.au/national/obituaries/act-of-political-bravery-australias-first-openly-gay-mayor-20110130-1a9pf.html
Charles Nolan, the fashion designer who dressed many politicos including Tipper Gore, died on 1/30/11 at age 53. His partner is Andrew Tobias, the financial writer who penned the coming out classic “The Best Little Boy in the World”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/fashion/31nolan.html?_r=1&hpw
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Video: What Was It Like to Come Out in the 1950s ? The Gay History Video Project is recording the stories of some of the pioneers in our community to chronicle LGBT history. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/50s.html
The Resource Center:
The No Shame Project. Championed by former TV anchor/author Charles Perez and baseball star Billy Bean. http://www.no-shame.org/
In Print:
Coming Out: Confessions of a Gay Anchorman by Charles Perez. Lulu.com. A behind the scenes, in front of the camera look at what it is to be a gay man on TV. Perez is an alum of ABC’s flagship station in New York. He trashes many of the people there. http://www.charles-perez.com/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. to 4/30/11. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 7/03/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star beginning 2/15/11.www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Little Miss Sunshine. A new musical by William “Falsettos” Finn and James Lapine based on the film. Hunter Foster and Malcolm Gets co-star. 2/15/11-3/27/11. LaJolla, CA. www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. 2/2/11-2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org. 2/25/11-4/24/11. Washington, DC. www.arenastage.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. Bob Christie’s documentary shows that Pride is more than a parade, it’s a giant step on the road to global human rights.
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Kaboom, a new film from Gregg Araki. The world according to Smith, a bisexual Southern California cinema studies major (Thomas Dekker).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 2/11: Grammy Awards, 53rd edition. Live. 8PM. CBS.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/17/11: New York, NY: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, a benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, and more. www.ticketmaster.com
2/19/11: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/27/11: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards. www.oscars.org
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
3/12/11-3/15/11: New York, NY: The 18th GLBT Expo. Trade show. http://www.originalglbtexpo.com/
3/13/11: New York, NY: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Stars from “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “General Hospital” and “The View” perform to raise money for BroadwayCares. www.broadwaycares.org.
3/14/11: New York, NY: Straight for Equality Gala. PFLAG’s 3rd annual salute of straight allies in the LGBT community. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1341
3/19/11-3/26/11: Crested Butte, CO: Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week, to be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some of the proceeds benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. http://www.matthewshepard.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: February Milestones
1. Question: Name this elected official who started a national craze on February 12, 2004 just weeks after taking the oath office. Saying he was influenced by a President’s State of the Union address that appeared to make gays second class citizens, his actions caused national controversy, yet made him a hero within the LGBT community. Answer: Gavin Newsom, CA Lieutenant Governor and former Mayor of San Francisco, who authorized the city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
2. Question: Name this rodent, who comes out annually on February 2nd. His coming out, applauded by people everywhere, is used to predict weather events. Answer: Puxatawny Phil, the star of Ground Hog Day. His shadow determines whether there is six weeks left to winter.
3. Question: Name this hit television show, which was the first to feature a lesbian liplock on February 7, 1991. Hint: It’s based down the coast from the Newsom residence in Question #1. Answer: L.A. Law.
4. Question: Name this award-winning gay athlete, born February 10, 1893. He captured worldwide acclaim for his skills, only to fall into obscurity when his interest in young men came to light. Answer: Bill Tilden, the tennis great.
5. Question: Name this lesbian writer, born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1874. After she moved abroad, she established a salon which nurtured some of the most important writers of the 20th century. Her partner was known for a secret ingredient in her brownies.. Answer: Gertrude Stein. Her partner was Alice B. Toklas, who added marijuana to her brownies, according to the Arlo Guthrie song.
2/07: This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Black History Month
1. Question: Name this young, gifted, bi, black American author and playwright, who became the foremother of African-American drama, and a contributor to the understanding of pro-choice, discrimination, and Africa. She died at age 35, but her work is still read and performed frequently.
2. Question: Name this American author, playwright and Civil Rights activist. Gay characters appeared in his works, which often dealt with the personal impact of prejudice against those who were young, gifted, black, and gay.
3. Question: Name this American-born bisexual dancer, singer and actress, who lived most of her life in France. She was known for her extravagant night club act. She also adopted twelve children from all over the world and called them her "rainbow-family".
4. Question: Name this flamboyant rock and roll legend, who has topped pop music charts since 1956.
5. Question: Name this American activist in the struggle for human rights and economic justice who helped organize one of the most important civil rights actions in American history.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 1/31/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 4 January 31, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: January 31-February 6, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
thru SUN: 2/06: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com
Just Added: THU: 1/27: Philadelphia, PA: Fay Jacobs and Stefani Deoul read and sign their new books. Fay is author of The Frying Trilogy. 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room. www.aandmbooks.com.
SUN: 1/30: Northampton, MA: Lesléa Newman presents “He Continues to Make a Difference: The Matthew Shepard Story;” 1pm; Unitarian Society. www.uunorthampton.org/bogblog
TUE: 2/01: Los Angeles, CA: LA Clippers LGBT Equality Night. The Clippers play The Chicago Bulls. http://www.nba.com/clippers/groups/equalitynight.html
WED: 2/02: Nationwide: Groundhog Day. When rodents come out, people listen.
WED-SUN: 2/02-2/06: Minneapolis, MN: Creating Change. The National Conference on LGBT Equality. http://www.creatingchange.org/?tr=y&auid=6739637
FRI-SAT: 2/04-2/05: Miami, FL: Bryan Batt in concert. www.preludebybartong.com
SAT: 2/05: Northampton, MA: Mamma Mia! Sing-Along and Anything Goes Costume Contest. The annual Out! For Reel LGBT Film Festival’s community event. www.outforreel.org
SAT: 2/05: New York, NY: No Excuses Gala, the Human Rights Campaign New York Gala. http://www.hrcgreaterny.org/
SUN: 2/06: New York, NY: Patti LuPone is guest star for Jordan Roth’s “Broadway Talks” series at the 92nd Street Y. 7:30PM.
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Israel: a LGBT group warns parents to not keep their gay kids in the closet. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/israeli-lgbt-group-warns-parents-not-to-keep-gay-kids-in-the-closet.html
Iowa: A resolution to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage was voted for by the House Judiciary Committee. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/iowa-house-committee-votes-to-ban-same-sex-marriage-13-8.html
Gay Parents find the South more welcoming. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/us/19gays.html?_r=1
Another Teen Suicide, th result of Fcebook taunts. FoxNY reports: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_york_state/sources-teenager-kills-himself-after-facebook-taunts-20110119
Chaz Bono’s documentary, “Becoming Chaz” premiered at Sundance. It’s the story of his F2M transition. Oprah has acquired its distribution rights. EOnline reports: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b222133_chaz_bono_had_breast_removal_surgery.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Profile: Tim Cook, new top guy at Apple and the most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley. Gawker reports: http://gawker.com/5736917/meet-apples-new-boss-the-most-powerful-gay-man-in-silicon-valley
Transitions:
Reynolds Price, the celebrated American author, died on 1/20/11 at age 77. Duke University reports: http://news.duke.edu/reynoldsprice/
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: 2011 Oscars with a ballot PDF. (courtesy of Towleroad): http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/watch-live-academy-award-nominations.html
Nominees: GLAAD Media Awards. http://www.glaad.org/releases/012011mediaawards
Winners: Dorian Awards from the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/GLEE_Lansbury_et_al_Win_2011_Dorian_Awards_20010101
Nominees: The Razzies, 31st edition of honoring the worst in cinema. Cher, Liza, and Babs all compete for Worst Supporting Actress. The Huffington Post summarizes: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/24/razzie-awards-nominations-2011_n_812859.html#s228666&title=Razzies_2011_Worst.
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Kayla’s Speech. A high school senior comes out in a school assembly. tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InN6bt0B8x0
FritoLay’s Gay Superbowl Ads from Gawker (The ads won’t run).. http://gawker.com/5742119/are-these-doritos-super-bowl-commercials-offensive
Photos: Harvey Fierstein in “La Cage Aux Folles”: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_First_Look_at_Harvey_Fierstein_Jeffrey_Tambor_in_LA_CAGE_AUX_FOLLES_20110118
Features
A Gay Agenda for Everyone. Dan Savage writes for The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/opinion/23savage.html?_r=1
Profile: Charles Busch, playwright, Broadway star, and impersonator extraordinare from BroadwayWorld.com: http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_Interviews_TonyNominated_Charles_Busch_20110122
Reynolds Price and his Queer Identity. The NLGJA blogs: http://nlgjareact.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/reynolds-price-and-his-queer-identity/
Opportunities
Point Foundation Scholarships are now available for 2011-12. The Point Foundation is the nation's largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT students of merit. Point provides support through multi-year scholarships, leadership training, mentoring and hope to LGBT students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Application deadline is 2/11/11. www.pointfoundation.org.
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***American Idiot. The Green Day musical. Melissa Etheridge guest stars as St. Jimmy for one week only. 2/01/11-2/06/11.
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 3/06/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star beginning 2/15/11.www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***Dead Man Walking. The Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about death row (and the film with Sean Penn). Frederica von Stade stars as Sr. Helen in what’s billed as her farewell to the operatic stage. to 2/06/11. Houston, TX. www.houstongrandopera.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. to 2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Southern Baptist Sissies. Del Shores’ comedy about four gay boys in the Baptist church. Some proceeds benefit The Trevor Project. to 2/05/11. Charlotte, NC. http://www.queencitytheatre.com/
***Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Playlets about marriage equality. to 2/07/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.StandingOnCeremony.net
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***The Life of Reilly. A riveting, sometimes hysterical documentary about Charles Nelson Reilly, the out comic, actor, and director.
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds. .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/07/11: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
2/07/11: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendershowtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
2/08/11: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
2/09/11: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
2/11/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
2/19/11: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
2/21/11: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
2/25/11-4/24/11: Washington, DC: The Edward Albee Festival. Arena Stage celebrates the legendary out playwright by presenting all 30 of his plays. www.arenastage.org.
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: January Winners
1. Question: Name this politician, the first openly gay mayor of a US state capitol, who was just sworn in as the fourth out Congressman. Answer: David N. Cicilline, US Representative for Rhode Island, and former mayor of Providence.
2. Question: Name this Golden Globe nominated (in several categories) film about a lesbian couple, whose kids try to track down their birth dad. Answer: The Kids Are All Right, starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. It’s nominated for Best Motion Picture.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who would have turned 100 this year. Her 1957 memoir was adopted into a famous Broadway musical and movie. Her mother was a ferocious stage mother (who ran a lesbian boarding house in real life). A Broadway diva recently played the mother; a gay icon wants to film it. Answer: Gypsy Rose Lee, born 1/08/1911. Patti LuPone was recently Mama Rose. Barbra Streisand wants to play her on film. Her biographer Karen Abbott speaks about the real Gypsy and Mama Rose, who were much different than as portrayed in the Broadway musical.: The Leonard Lopate Show: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2011/jan/06/life-and-times-gypsy-rose-lee/
4. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner who began acting at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the Second City Comedy Troupe. Before filming a series of comedy films, this actor starred in “The Real Live Brady Bunch”. Answer: Jane Lynch of “Glee”.
5. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner and new parent. Recognized as one of TIME’s Most Influential people in 2010; this successful actor, awards show host, stage and screen star started in the business as a kid. Answer: Neil Patrick Harris, recent father of twins, who went from “Doogie Howser” to “How I Met Your Mother”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: February Milestones
1. Question: Name this elected official who started a national craze on February 12, 2004 just weeks after taking the oath office. Saying he was influenced by a President’s State of the Union address that appeared to make gays second class citizens, his actions caused national controversy, yet made him a hero within the LGBT community.
2. Question: Name this rodent, who comes out annually on February 2nd. His coming out, applauded by people everywhere, is used to predict weather events.
3. Question: Name this hit television show, which was the first to feature a lesbian liplock on February 7, 1991. Hint: It’s based down the coast from Alcatraz..
4. Question: Name this award-winning gay athlete, born February 10, 1893. He captured worldwide acclaim for his skills, only to fall into obscurity when his interest in young men came to light.
5. Question: Name this lesbian writer, born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1874. After she moved abroad, she established a salon which nurtured some of the most important writers of the 29th century. Her partner was known for a secret ingredient in her brownies..
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 4 January 31, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: January 31-February 6, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SAT: 2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
thru SUN: 2/06: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com
Just Added: THU: 1/27: Philadelphia, PA: Fay Jacobs and Stefani Deoul read and sign their new books. Fay is author of The Frying Trilogy. 5:30PM. Giovanni’s Room. www.aandmbooks.com.
SUN: 1/30: Northampton, MA: Lesléa Newman presents “He Continues to Make a Difference: The Matthew Shepard Story;” 1pm; Unitarian Society. www.uunorthampton.org/bogblog
TUE: 2/01: Los Angeles, CA: LA Clippers LGBT Equality Night. The Clippers play The Chicago Bulls. http://www.nba.com/clippers/groups/equalitynight.html
WED: 2/02: Nationwide: Groundhog Day. When rodents come out, people listen.
WED-SUN: 2/02-2/06: Minneapolis, MN: Creating Change. The National Conference on LGBT Equality. http://www.creatingchange.org/?tr=y&auid=6739637
FRI-SAT: 2/04-2/05: Miami, FL: Bryan Batt in concert. www.preludebybartong.com
SAT: 2/05: Northampton, MA: Mamma Mia! Sing-Along and Anything Goes Costume Contest. The annual Out! For Reel LGBT Film Festival’s community event. www.outforreel.org
SAT: 2/05: New York, NY: No Excuses Gala, the Human Rights Campaign New York Gala. http://www.hrcgreaterny.org/
SUN: 2/06: New York, NY: Patti LuPone is guest star for Jordan Roth’s “Broadway Talks” series at the 92nd Street Y. 7:30PM.
Newsworthy:
Resource: Free LGBT News E-Newsletter. Gay Politics Report comes out twice-weekly with news briefings. From Smart Brief. An excellent resource for LGBY officials, business organizations, and community leaders. http://www.smartbrief.com/lgbt/
Israel: a LGBT group warns parents to not keep their gay kids in the closet. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/israeli-lgbt-group-warns-parents-not-to-keep-gay-kids-in-the-closet.html
Iowa: A resolution to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage was voted for by the House Judiciary Committee. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/iowa-house-committee-votes-to-ban-same-sex-marriage-13-8.html
Gay Parents find the South more welcoming. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/us/19gays.html?_r=1
Another Teen Suicide, th result of Fcebook taunts. FoxNY reports: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_york_state/sources-teenager-kills-himself-after-facebook-taunts-20110119
Chaz Bono’s documentary, “Becoming Chaz” premiered at Sundance. It’s the story of his F2M transition. Oprah has acquired its distribution rights. EOnline reports: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b222133_chaz_bono_had_breast_removal_surgery.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Profile: Tim Cook, new top guy at Apple and the most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley. Gawker reports: http://gawker.com/5736917/meet-apples-new-boss-the-most-powerful-gay-man-in-silicon-valley
Transitions:
Reynolds Price, the celebrated American author, died on 1/20/11 at age 77. Duke University reports: http://news.duke.edu/reynoldsprice/
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: 2011 Oscars with a ballot PDF. (courtesy of Towleroad): http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/watch-live-academy-award-nominations.html
Nominees: GLAAD Media Awards. http://www.glaad.org/releases/012011mediaawards
Winners: Dorian Awards from the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://broadwayworld.com/article/GLEE_Lansbury_et_al_Win_2011_Dorian_Awards_20010101
Nominees: The Razzies, 31st edition of honoring the worst in cinema. Cher, Liza, and Babs all compete for Worst Supporting Actress. The Huffington Post summarizes: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/24/razzie-awards-nominations-2011_n_812859.html#s228666&title=Razzies_2011_Worst.
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Kayla’s Speech. A high school senior comes out in a school assembly. tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InN6bt0B8x0
FritoLay’s Gay Superbowl Ads from Gawker (The ads won’t run).. http://gawker.com/5742119/are-these-doritos-super-bowl-commercials-offensive
Photos: Harvey Fierstein in “La Cage Aux Folles”: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_First_Look_at_Harvey_Fierstein_Jeffrey_Tambor_in_LA_CAGE_AUX_FOLLES_20110118
Features
A Gay Agenda for Everyone. Dan Savage writes for The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/opinion/23savage.html?_r=1
Profile: Charles Busch, playwright, Broadway star, and impersonator extraordinare from BroadwayWorld.com: http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_Interviews_TonyNominated_Charles_Busch_20110122
Reynolds Price and his Queer Identity. The NLGJA blogs: http://nlgjareact.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/reynolds-price-and-his-queer-identity/
Opportunities
Point Foundation Scholarships are now available for 2011-12. The Point Foundation is the nation's largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT students of merit. Point provides support through multi-year scholarships, leadership training, mentoring and hope to LGBT students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Application deadline is 2/11/11. www.pointfoundation.org.
In Print:
Coming Out: It Gets Better: Living Proof. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating A Life Worth Living. by Dan Savage and Terry Miller..Penguin. A collection of stories from many people, known and unknown, involved in the It Gets Better Project. Release date: 3/22/11. Pre-orders available. http://www.itgetsbetter.org/blog/entry/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-march-22nd/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***American Idiot. The Green Day musical. Melissa Etheridge guest stars as St. Jimmy for one week only. 2/01/11-2/06/11.
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 3/06/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor co-star beginning 2/15/11.www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***Dead Man Walking. The Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about death row (and the film with Sean Penn). Frederica von Stade stars as Sr. Helen in what’s billed as her farewell to the operatic stage. to 2/06/11. Houston, TX. www.houstongrandopera.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Marry Me A Little, an all-male production of the Stephen Sondheim revue. to 2/20/11. San Francisco, CA. www.therhino.org.
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Southern Baptist Sissies. Del Shores’ comedy about four gay boys in the Baptist church. Some proceeds benefit The Trevor Project. to 2/05/11. Charlotte, NC. http://www.queencitytheatre.com/
***Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Playlets about marriage equality. to 2/07/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.StandingOnCeremony.net
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris. (Ewan McGregor).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***The Life of Reilly. A riveting, sometimes hysterical documentary about Charles Nelson Reilly, the out comic, actor, and director.
***Lucky Lady. Liza Minnelli stars in the 1975 comedy with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds. .
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***February: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/07/11: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
2/07/11: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendershowtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
2/08/11: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
2/09/11: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
2/11/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
2/19/11: Denver, CO: 2011 Youth Summit. to bring LGBTQ high school, college students and allies together for a day of dialogue. Betty DeGeneres will be in attendance. http://www.matthewsplace.com/engage/2010-youth-summit/
2/21/11: Los Angeles, CA: Carol Channing 90th Birthday Celebration. Bruce Vilanch emcees. Other Dollys in attendance: Carole Cook, Joanne Worley, Phyllis Diller. 323.933.9266 ext. 34
2/25/11-4/24/11: Washington, DC: The Edward Albee Festival. Arena Stage celebrates the legendary out playwright by presenting all 30 of his plays. www.arenastage.org.
2/26/11-2/27/11: Boston, MA: Back to Work training program for transgender people seeking jobs. http://www.hrc.org/15215.htm
2/26/11-3/05/11: Telluride, CO: Telluride Gay Ski Week. www.telluridegayskiweek.com
2/28/11: New York, NY: Harmony. A musical gala to benefit the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. Ann Harada from “Avenue Q” stars. http://www.nycgmc.org/Event.aspx?EventId=HARMONY2011
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: January Winners
1. Question: Name this politician, the first openly gay mayor of a US state capitol, who was just sworn in as the fourth out Congressman. Answer: David N. Cicilline, US Representative for Rhode Island, and former mayor of Providence.
2. Question: Name this Golden Globe nominated (in several categories) film about a lesbian couple, whose kids try to track down their birth dad. Answer: The Kids Are All Right, starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. It’s nominated for Best Motion Picture.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who would have turned 100 this year. Her 1957 memoir was adopted into a famous Broadway musical and movie. Her mother was a ferocious stage mother (who ran a lesbian boarding house in real life). A Broadway diva recently played the mother; a gay icon wants to film it. Answer: Gypsy Rose Lee, born 1/08/1911. Patti LuPone was recently Mama Rose. Barbra Streisand wants to play her on film. Her biographer Karen Abbott speaks about the real Gypsy and Mama Rose, who were much different than as portrayed in the Broadway musical.: The Leonard Lopate Show: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2011/jan/06/life-and-times-gypsy-rose-lee/
4. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner who began acting at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the Second City Comedy Troupe. Before filming a series of comedy films, this actor starred in “The Real Live Brady Bunch”. Answer: Jane Lynch of “Glee”.
5. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner and new parent. Recognized as one of TIME’s Most Influential people in 2010; this successful actor, awards show host, stage and screen star started in the business as a kid. Answer: Neil Patrick Harris, recent father of twins, who went from “Doogie Howser” to “How I Met Your Mother”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: February Milestones
1. Question: Name this elected official who started a national craze on February 12, 2004 just weeks after taking the oath office. Saying he was influenced by a President’s State of the Union address that appeared to make gays second class citizens, his actions caused national controversy, yet made him a hero within the LGBT community.
2. Question: Name this rodent, who comes out annually on February 2nd. His coming out, applauded by people everywhere, is used to predict weather events.
3. Question: Name this hit television show, which was the first to feature a lesbian liplock on February 7, 1991. Hint: It’s based down the coast from Alcatraz..
4. Question: Name this award-winning gay athlete, born February 10, 1893. He captured worldwide acclaim for his skills, only to fall into obscurity when his interest in young men came to light.
5. Question: Name this lesbian writer, born in Pennsylvania on February 3, 1874. After she moved abroad, she established a salon which nurtured some of the most important writers of the 29th century. Her partner was known for a secret ingredient in her brownies..
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 1/24/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 3 January 24, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: January 24-30, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SUN: 1/30: Park City, UT: Sundance Film Festival. www.sundance.org Sundance schedule: http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2011-sundance-film-festival-announces-films-in-premieres/
SAT: 1/22: San Francisco, CA: Kick-Off Meeting San Francisco Ambassadors of The Trevor Project. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180704048617344
MON-FRI: 1/24-1/28: Nationwide: No Name-Calling Week, the GLSEN initiative. An annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds. www.nonamecallingweek.org.
TUE: 1/25: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards nominees announced. www.oscars.org.
FRI-SAT: 1/28-2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
SUN: 1/30: Los Angeles, CA: dot429 LGBT Professionals Networking Brunch.
http://dot429.com/events/brunch-los-angeles-3
SUN-SUN: 1/30-2/06: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com
Newsworthy:
The Supreme Court has refused to revive an effort to put same-sex marriage up to a public vote in the District of Columbia. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011802214.html?hpid=topnews
Reince Priebus, new Republican National Committee chair, is a marriage equality foe. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/republican-party/reince-priebus-wins-rnc-chairm.html
New Hampshire: Marriage Equality repeal is off the table as the state government focuses on jobs and the economy. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/nh-gop-tells-ap-that-marriage-equality-repeal-is-off-the-agenda-for-2011.html
New Hospital Visitation Rules in Effect. New federal regulations that prohibit hospitals from discriminating against visitors based on sexual orientation and gender identity took effect 1/18/11.. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/18/New_Hospital_Visitation_Rules_in_Effect/
Another Teen Suicide.. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/bullied-gay-teen-commits-suicide-in-minnesota.html
Fired for Being a Lesbian. So Kathryn Brenny, former University of Minnesota golf coach says. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/u-of-minnesota-golf-coach-says-she-was-fired-for-being-a-lesbian.html
Connecticut: Hartford’s Court of Common Council has voted to protect gender identity or expression from discrimination. The Hartford Courant reports: http://blogs.courant.com/cityline/2011/01/gender-identity-ordinances-pas.html
Gay Arabs in New York: A Place to dance, hang out and socialise. The New York Times reports: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/for-gay-arabs-a-place-to-dance-and-break-down-walls/?src=twrhp
Pakistan: Lesbians live in silence and love in secret. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/17/132711102/pakistans-lesbians-live-in-silence-love-in-secret
The Gayest Cities in America. The Advocate weighs in. http://advocate.com/Print_Issue/Travel/Gayest_Cities_in_America_February_2011/
Transitions:
Status Update: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is engaged to his boyfriend Sean Eldridge. The New York Post reports: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/engaging_news_of_facebook_WiG3nVdPBWd8oNNIuLDmuJ#ixzz1B7TX3AsA
Debbie Friedman, a singer and songwriter whose work,which married traditional Jewish texts to contemporary folk-infused melodies, is credited with helping give ancient liturgy broad appeal to late-20th-century worshippers, died on 1/09/11 at age 59. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/arts/music/11friedman.html
Margaret Whiting, the big band singer who married gay porn star Jack Wrangler, 22 years her junior, died on 1/10/11 at age 86. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/12/Margaret_Whiting_Dead_at_86/
Awards and Honors:
Golden Globe winners: Among them “Glee”, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Annette Bening, and more. Towleroad’s List of Winners: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/golden-globes-fu.html
Features
Coming Out: Profile: Gavin Creel, out actor and co-founder of Broadway Impact (Editor’s Note: Check out the video/song). The Miami Herald reports: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/01/if-i-never-play-a-heterosexual-again-bring-it-on-says-out-broadway-star-gavin-creel-in-prelude-to-miami-shows.html
In Print:
Queer Twin Cities. The Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project. The University of Minnesota Press. The first book to profile the gay communities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding towns. Oral histories compiled and edited by doctoral students and American Studies faculty. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/01/16/queer-twin-cities-by-glbt-oral-history-project/
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner. TCG Books. : The 20th Anniversary Edition Edition of Millennium Approaches and Perestroika in the revised versions presented this season at the Signature Theatre Company, as well as a new author's foreword.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***American Idiot. The Green Day musical. Melissa Etheridge guest stars as St. Jimmy for one week only. 2/01/11-2/06/11.
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars beginning 2/02/11 thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 3/06/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***Justin Bond, TG cabaret. 1/30/11. www.jojespub.com.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical. Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***People Lea Like Sing Stevie Wonder. Lea DeLaria, Justin Bond, Scott Thompson and more sing from the Stevie Wonder songbook. 1/24/11. www.joespub.com.
Elsewhere...
***The Best of Lily Tomlin. Out actor Lily performs her greatest hits. 1/29/11-1/30/11, Seattle, WA. 5th Avenue Theatre.
***Dead Man Walking. The Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about death row (and the film with Sean Penn). to 2/06/11. Houston, TX. www.houstongrandopera.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Playlets about marriage equality. to 2/07/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.StandingOnCeremony.net
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. Bob Christie’s documentary shows that Pride is more than a parade, it’s a giant step on the road to global human rights.
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***The Life of Reilly. A riveting, sometimes hysterical documentary about Charles Nelson Reilly, the out comic, actor, and director.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***January: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 1/30: Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. 8PM. TNT and TBS. http://www.sag.org/nominations-announced-17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards®
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/01/11: Los Angeles, CA: LA Clippers LGBT Equality Night. The Clippers play The Chicago Bulls. http://www.nba.com/clippers/groups/equalitynight.html
2/02/11-2/06/11: Minneapolis, MN: Creating Change. The National Conference on LGBT Equality. http://www.creatingchange.org/?tr=y&auid=6739637
2/05/11: Northampton, MA: Mamma Mia! Sing-Along and Anything Goes Costume Contest. The annual Out! For Reel LGBT Film Festival’s community event. www.outforreel.org
2/05/11: New York, NY: No Excuses Gala, the Human Rights Campaign New York Gala. http://www.hrcgreaterny.org/
2/07/11: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
2/07/11: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
2/08/11: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
2/09/11: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
2/11/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: I Have A Dream
1. Question: Name this out civil rights activist, a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, who engineered the 1963 March on Washington, bringing Ghandi’s civil disobedience protest techniques to America for the first time. Answer: Bayard Rustin His film bio, “Brother Outsider” is often shown on PBS. http://www.rustin.org/.
2. Question: Name this gay composer (who often wrote leading roles for his tenor partner). He brought a Thomas Mann novella to the stage, a story about a hunky sailor, and a dreamy seasonal Shakespeare to the musical stage. Answer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) who composed the operas “Death in Venice”, “Billy Budd” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
3. Question: Name this bisexual director/choreographer, who brilliantly chronicled the backstage dreams of dancer wanna-bes, some gay, and later a musical tribute to a dreamy trio of Motown singers. Answer: Michael Bennett (1943-1987), creator of “A Chorus Line” and “Dreamgirls”. Many thought the story of “The Dreams” parallelled Diana Ross and the Supremes. “A Chorus Line” was revived on Broadway in 2006; a film documentary, "Every Little Step", tells the story of Bennett and the show. “Dreamgirls” had an Oscar-winning performance by Jennifer Hudson.
4. Question: Name this classical American musical (and movie) about a stage mother, with big dreams for her daughters. When she sings “I Have a Dream....”, you know no one and nothing will stand in her way until her kids get their names in light. Incidentally, some biographical material indicate that this Mom and her more famous daughter had several lesbian relationships. Answer: Gypsy, the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, her mama Rose, and sister June Havoc.
5. Question: Name this TV series star. While he dreamed of genies and crude, his real life mom dreamed of Janet Gaynor. Answer: Larry Hagman, star of “I Dream of Jeannie” and “Dallas”. His mom, Broadway star Mary Martin, supposedly had a relationship with Janet Gaynor.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: January Winners
1. Question: Name this politician, the first openly gay mayor of a US state capitol, who was just sworn in as the fourth out Congressman.
2. Question: Name this Golden Globe winner (in several categories) film about a lesbian couple, whose kids try to track down their birth dad.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who would have turned 100 this year. Her 1957 memoir was adopted into a famous Broadway musical and movie. Her mother was a ferocious stage mother (who ran a lesbian boarding house in real life). A Broadway diva recently played the mother; a gay icon wants to film it.
4. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner who began acting at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the Second City Comedy Troupe. Before filming a series of comedy films, this actor starred in “The Real Live Brady Bunch”.
5. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner and new parent. Recognized as one of TIME’s Most Influential people in 2010; this successful actor, awards show host, stage and screen star started in the business as a kid.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 3 January 24, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: January 24-30, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SUN: 1/30: Park City, UT: Sundance Film Festival. www.sundance.org Sundance schedule: http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2011-sundance-film-festival-announces-films-in-premieres/
SAT: 1/22: San Francisco, CA: Kick-Off Meeting San Francisco Ambassadors of The Trevor Project. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180704048617344
MON-FRI: 1/24-1/28: Nationwide: No Name-Calling Week, the GLSEN initiative. An annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds. www.nonamecallingweek.org.
TUE: 1/25: Los Angeles, CA: Academy Awards nominees announced. www.oscars.org.
FRI-SAT: 1/28-2/05: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
SUN: 1/30: Los Angeles, CA: dot429 LGBT Professionals Networking Brunch.
http://dot429.com/events/brunch-los-angeles-3
SUN-SUN: 1/30-2/06: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com
Newsworthy:
The Supreme Court has refused to revive an effort to put same-sex marriage up to a public vote in the District of Columbia. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011802214.html?hpid=topnews
Reince Priebus, new Republican National Committee chair, is a marriage equality foe. The Washington Post reports: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/republican-party/reince-priebus-wins-rnc-chairm.html
New Hampshire: Marriage Equality repeal is off the table as the state government focuses on jobs and the economy. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/nh-gop-tells-ap-that-marriage-equality-repeal-is-off-the-agenda-for-2011.html
New Hospital Visitation Rules in Effect. New federal regulations that prohibit hospitals from discriminating against visitors based on sexual orientation and gender identity took effect 1/18/11.. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/18/New_Hospital_Visitation_Rules_in_Effect/
Another Teen Suicide.
Fired for Being a Lesbian. So Kathryn Brenny, former University of Minnesota golf coach says. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/u-of-minnesota-golf-coach-says-she-was-fired-for-being-a-lesbian.html
Connecticut: Hartford’s Court of Common Council has voted to protect gender identity or expression from discrimination. The Hartford Courant reports: http://blogs.courant.com/cityline/2011/01/gender-identity-ordinances-pas.html
Gay Arabs in New York: A Place to dance, hang out and socialise. The New York Times reports: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/for-gay-arabs-a-place-to-dance-and-break-down-walls/?src=twrhp
Pakistan: Lesbians live in silence and love in secret. NPR reports: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/17/132711102/pakistans-lesbians-live-in-silence-love-in-secret
The Gayest Cities in America. The Advocate weighs in. http://advocate.com/Print_Issue/Travel/Gayest_Cities_in_America_February_2011/
Transitions:
Status Update: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is engaged to his boyfriend Sean Eldridge. The New York Post reports: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/engaging_news_of_facebook_WiG3nVdPBWd8oNNIuLDmuJ#ixzz1B7TX3AsA
Debbie Friedman, a singer and songwriter whose work,which married traditional Jewish texts to contemporary folk-infused melodies, is credited with helping give ancient liturgy broad appeal to late-20th-century worshippers, died on 1/09/11 at age 59. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/arts/music/11friedman.html
Margaret Whiting, the big band singer who married gay porn star Jack Wrangler, 22 years her junior, died on 1/10/11 at age 86. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/12/Margaret_Whiting_Dead_at_86/
Awards and Honors:
Golden Globe winners: Among them “Glee”, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Annette Bening, and more. Towleroad’s List of Winners: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/golden-globes-fu.html
Features
Coming Out: Profile: Gavin Creel, out actor and co-founder of Broadway Impact (Editor’s Note: Check out the video/song). The Miami Herald reports: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/01/if-i-never-play-a-heterosexual-again-bring-it-on-says-out-broadway-star-gavin-creel-in-prelude-to-miami-shows.html
In Print:
Queer Twin Cities. The Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project. The University of Minnesota Press. The first book to profile the gay communities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding towns. Oral histories compiled and edited by doctoral students and American Studies faculty. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/01/16/queer-twin-cities-by-glbt-oral-history-project/
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner. TCG Books. : The 20th Anniversary Edition Edition of Millennium Approaches and Perestroika in the revised versions presented this season at the Signature Theatre Company, as well as a new author's foreword.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***American Idiot. The Green Day musical. Melissa Etheridge guest stars as St. Jimmy for one week only. 2/01/11-2/06/11.
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars beginning 2/02/11 thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 3/06/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***Justin Bond, TG cabaret. 1/30/11. www.jojespub.com.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical. Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***People Lea Like Sing Stevie Wonder. Lea DeLaria, Justin Bond, Scott Thompson and more sing from the Stevie Wonder songbook. 1/24/11. www.joespub.com.
Elsewhere...
***The Best of Lily Tomlin. Out actor Lily performs her greatest hits. 1/29/11-1/30/11, Seattle, WA. 5th Avenue Theatre.
***Dead Man Walking. The Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about death row (and the film with Sean Penn). to 2/06/11. Houston, TX. www.houstongrandopera.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***Out of Sight. Sara Felder’s solo show about lesbians, Palestine, and juggling. to 2/13/11. San Francisco, CA. www.themarsh.org.
***Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Playlets about marriage equality. to 2/07/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.StandingOnCeremony.net
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. Bob Christie’s documentary shows that Pride is more than a parade, it’s a giant step on the road to global human rights.
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
Out On Video & DVD
***Glee: Season 2, Volume 1: First ten episodes of Glee Season 2 on 3 DVDs.
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***The Life of Reilly. A riveting, sometimes hysterical documentary about Charles Nelson Reilly, the out comic, actor, and director.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***January: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SUN: 1/30: Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. 8PM. TNT and TBS. http://www.sag.org/nominations-announced-17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards®
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
2/01/11: Los Angeles, CA: LA Clippers LGBT Equality Night. The Clippers play The Chicago Bulls. http://www.nba.com/clippers/groups/equalitynight.html
2/02/11-2/06/11: Minneapolis, MN: Creating Change. The National Conference on LGBT Equality. http://www.creatingchange.org/?tr=y&auid=6739637
2/05/11: Northampton, MA: Mamma Mia! Sing-Along and Anything Goes Costume Contest. The annual Out! For Reel LGBT Film Festival’s community event. www.outforreel.org
2/05/11: New York, NY: No Excuses Gala, the Human Rights Campaign New York Gala. http://www.hrcgreaterny.org/
2/07/11: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
2/07/11: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
2/08/11: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
2/09/11: New York, NY: amFar New York Gala. Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick perform for honorees Bill Clinton; Diane von Furstenberg; Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor.www.amfar.org.
2/11/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: I Have A Dream
1. Question: Name this out civil rights activist, a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, who engineered the 1963 March on Washington, bringing Ghandi’s civil disobedience protest techniques to America for the first time. Answer: Bayard Rustin His film bio, “Brother Outsider” is often shown on PBS. http://www.rustin.org/.
2. Question: Name this gay composer (who often wrote leading roles for his tenor partner). He brought a Thomas Mann novella to the stage, a story about a hunky sailor, and a dreamy seasonal Shakespeare to the musical stage. Answer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) who composed the operas “Death in Venice”, “Billy Budd” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
3. Question: Name this bisexual director/choreographer, who brilliantly chronicled the backstage dreams of dancer wanna-bes, some gay, and later a musical tribute to a dreamy trio of Motown singers. Answer: Michael Bennett (1943-1987), creator of “A Chorus Line” and “Dreamgirls”. Many thought the story of “The Dreams” parallelled Diana Ross and the Supremes. “A Chorus Line” was revived on Broadway in 2006; a film documentary, "Every Little Step", tells the story of Bennett and the show. “Dreamgirls” had an Oscar-winning performance by Jennifer Hudson.
4. Question: Name this classical American musical (and movie) about a stage mother, with big dreams for her daughters. When she sings “I Have a Dream....”, you know no one and nothing will stand in her way until her kids get their names in light. Incidentally, some biographical material indicate that this Mom and her more famous daughter had several lesbian relationships. Answer: Gypsy, the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, her mama Rose, and sister June Havoc.
5. Question: Name this TV series star. While he dreamed of genies and crude, his real life mom dreamed of Janet Gaynor. Answer: Larry Hagman, star of “I Dream of Jeannie” and “Dallas”. His mom, Broadway star Mary Martin, supposedly had a relationship with Janet Gaynor.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: January Winners
1. Question: Name this politician, the first openly gay mayor of a US state capitol, who was just sworn in as the fourth out Congressman.
2. Question: Name this Golden Globe winner (in several categories) film about a lesbian couple, whose kids try to track down their birth dad.
3. Question: Name this celebrity who would have turned 100 this year. Her 1957 memoir was adopted into a famous Broadway musical and movie. Her mother was a ferocious stage mother (who ran a lesbian boarding house in real life). A Broadway diva recently played the mother; a gay icon wants to film it.
4. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner who began acting at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the Second City Comedy Troupe. Before filming a series of comedy films, this actor starred in “The Real Live Brady Bunch”.
5. Question: Name this People’s Choice Award winner and new parent. Recognized as one of TIME’s Most Influential people in 2010; this successful actor, awards show host, stage and screen star started in the business as a kid.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 1/17/11
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 14 No. 2 January 17, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: January 17-23, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SUN: 1/23: Aspen, CO: Aspen Gay Ski Week. www.gayskiweek.com
MON: 1/17: Ann Arbor, MI: Johnny Weir does a booksigning for “Welcome to My World”. 5PM. Borders Books, East Liberty. Also: TUE: 1/18: Chicago, IL: 12N. Borders Books, N. State Street.
MON: 1/17: New York, NY: Friends With Benefits. cabaret fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with Robin de Jesus, Beth Leavel and others. www.broadwaycares.org.
WED-SUN: 1/19-1/23: Stowe, VT: Winter Rendezvous gay skiing, winter sports & entertainment. www.winterrendezvous.com
THU: 1/20-SUN: 1/30: Park City, UT: Sundance Film Festival. www.sundance.org Sundance schedule: http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2011-sundance-film-festival-announces-films-in-premieres/
FRI: 1/21: Springfield, MA: Viva!, the 14th annnual gala benefitting the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts. http://www.aidsfoundationwm.org/
FRI-SAT: 1/21-1/22: Miami, FL: Gavin Creel in concert. www.preludebybartong.com
SUN: 1/23: New York, NY: dot429 LGBT Professionals Networking Brunch. http://dot429.com/events/brunch-new-york
Newsworthy:
Northern Trust, the Chicago-based financial company, has begun a LGBT practice. Chicago Breaking Business reports: http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/01/northern-trust-sets-up-practice-for-gay-community.html
Living as Both Male and Female: Norrie, neither man nor woman, is the first person in the world to be issued identity papers saying “sex not specified”. ABC reports: http://abcnews.go.com/International/australian-lives-male-female-sex-change/story?id=12529909
The GLBT History Museum has opened in San Francisco’s Castro district. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/glbthistory.html
Yale University Payroll Error will cost gay employees thousands. The New York Times reports: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/yale-payroll-error-costs-gay-employees-thousands/?hp
Gay High School Athletes blog to make a difference. Outsports reports: http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/01/08/gay-high-school-athletes-blog-to-make-difference/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Steve Buckley, long time Boston Herald sports columnist, comes out in his column. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20110106welcome_to_my_coming-out_party/srvc=home&position=1
Coming Out: Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater, has come out in his new autobiography, but he doesn’t rule our marrying a woman. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/06/Weir_Im_Gay_But_Id_Marry_a_Woman/
Vicky Kolalowski was sworn in as America’s first-elected Transgender Trial Judge in the Superior Court Judge for Alameda County, CA. LGBT/POV reports: http://www.lgbtpov.com/2011/01/vicky-kolakowski-sworn-in-as-americas-first-elected-transgender-trial-judge/
Fred Karger, the gay Republican exploring a presidential bid for 2012, has been excluded from a candidates' forum to be hosted by the Iowa Christian Alliance next month because the group says he "is not a legitimate candidate." The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/10/Gay_Republican_Blocked_from_Iowa_Debate/
Daniel Hernandez Jr, an out intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ, helped apply potentially life-saving first aid to the lawmaker, after she was shot in the head on 1/08/11 in Tucson. Hernandez Jr., 20, is a University of Arizona student and member of Tucson's Commission on LGBT Issues, started working for the congresswoman just last week. The Dallas Voice reports: http://www.dallasvoice.com/meet-gay-intern-saved-rep-giffords-life-1060085.html
Awards and Honors:
The Queen honors several LGBT Brits. Bay Windows reports: http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=114914
People’s Choice Awards: “Glee”, Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, and more. StarPulse reports: http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/01/06/2011_peoples_choice_awards_winners
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Ricky Martin’s first new single since he came out. It’s all about equality. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/martin.html
Features
Does Hollywood Shut Out Gay Actors ? Joy Behar talks with Ramin Setoodeh and Howard Bragman. http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/ramin.html
David Sedaris. The CBS Sunday Morning News profile: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7227961n&tag=cbsnewsVideoArea.0
Profile: Earl Dax, keeping the queer avant-garde going. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/08/theater/08dax.html/?_r=1&src=fbth
Opportunities
Point Foundation Scholarships are now available for 2011-12. The Point Foundation is the nation's largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT students of merit. Application deadline is 2/11/11. www.pointfoundation.org.
In Print:
Dear John, I Love Jane. Women Writing About Leaving Men for Women. Edited by Candace Walsh and Laura Andre. Avalon. 27 essays by smart, hilarious, and heroically honest writers, who, like Cynthia Nixon, Portia de Rossi, and Wanda Sykes, left heterosexual lives behind to pursue relationships with women.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars beginning 2/02/11 thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch’s new play. Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 3/06/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***Justin Bond, TG cabaret. 1/23/11, 1/30/11. www.jojespub.com.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***A Catered Affair. the Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino musical based on the film with a little gay sensibility added. to 1/23/11. Houston, TX. www.mainstreettheater.com.
***Dead Man Walking. The Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about death row. Frederica von Stade stars as Sr. Helen. to 2/06/11. Houston, TX. www.houstongrandopera.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. 1/22/11-1/23/11, San Diego, CA. www.varlaonline.com
***Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Playlets about marriage equality. to 2/07/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.StandingOnCeremony.net
***[title of show], the musical about guys who write a musical. to 1/30/11. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbird.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover. Limited screenings to qualify for Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Out On Video & DVD
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***The Life of Reilly. A riveting, sometimes hysterical documentary about Charles Nelson Reilly, the out comic, actor, and director.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
1/24/11-1/28/11: Nationwide: No Name-Calling Week, the GLSEN initiative. www.nonamecallingweek.org.
1/28/11-2/05/11: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
1/30/11: Los Angeles, CA: dot429 LGBT Professionals Networking Brunch.
http://dot429.com/events/brunch-los-angeles-3
1/30/11-2/06/11: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com
2/02/11-2/06/11: Minneapolis, MN: Creating Change. The National Conference on LGBT Equality. http://www.creatingchange.org/?tr=y&auid=6739637
2/05/11: New York, NY: No Excuses Gala, the Human Rights Campaign New York Gala. http://www.hrcgreaterny.org/
2/07/11: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
2/07/11: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
2/08/11: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
2/11/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Anniversaries
1. Question: What was this milestone 30 years ago (reported in the New York Times on 7/2/81). It started an epidemic of fear, ignorance, and activism within the LGBT community. Answer: “Rare Cancer Seen in Homosexuals”, the first story in the Times about the un-named disease which will later become known as AIDS.
2. Question: What was this milestone 40 years ago. Name the state, the second to decriminalise same-sex acts among consenting adults. (Illinois was the first). Hint: The state has passed legislation to approve same-sex marriage, and its not Massachusetts. Answer: Connecticut, on 10/1/71.
3. Question: What was this milestone 50 years ago. Name the Washington DC chapter of this groundbreaking LGBT rights organization formed on 11/15/61. Frank Kameny was elected its first president. Answer: The Mattachine Society.
4. Question: What was this milestone 10 years ago ? Name the award-winning Broadway musical based on a film of the same name, in which two producers advise a gay director and his partner to make the Third Reich a bit gayer. Answer: The Producers, laughs courtesy of Mel Brooks. It opened 4/19/01.
5. Question: What was this milestone 20 years ago. Name this epic drama which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 It dealt with AIDS and gay life in America. It had a Broadway run later, a film and opera adaptation, and is currently playing a revival in New York. Answer: Angels in America by Tony Kushner.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: I Have A Dream
1. Question: Name this out civil rights activist, a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, who engineered the 1963 March on Washington, bringing Ghandi’s civil disobedience protest techniques to America for the first time.
2. Question: Name this gay composer (who often wrote leading roles for his tenor partner). He brought a Thomas Mann novella to the stage, a story about a hunky sailor, and a dreamy seasonal Shakespeare to the musical stage.
3. Question: Name this bisexual director/choreographer, who brilliantly chronicled the backstage dreams of dancer wanna-bes, some gay, and later a musical tribute to a dreamy trio of Motown singers.
4. Question: Name this classical American musical (and movie) about a stage mother, with big dreams for her daughters. When she sings “I Have a Dream....”, you know no one and nothing will stand in her way until her kids get their names in light. Incidentally, some biographical material indicate that this Mom and her more famous daughter had several lesbian relationships.
5. Question: Name this TV series star. While he dreamed of genies and crude, his real life mom dreamed of Janet Gaynor.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 14 No. 2 January 17, 2011
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: January 17-23, 2011
thru SAT: 6/04: Nationwide: David Sedaris continues his book tour with his new bestseller “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk”. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html
thru SUN: 1/23: Aspen, CO: Aspen Gay Ski Week. www.gayskiweek.com
MON: 1/17: Ann Arbor, MI: Johnny Weir does a booksigning for “Welcome to My World”. 5PM. Borders Books, East Liberty. Also: TUE: 1/18: Chicago, IL: 12N. Borders Books, N. State Street.
MON: 1/17: New York, NY: Friends With Benefits. cabaret fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with Robin de Jesus, Beth Leavel and others. www.broadwaycares.org.
WED-SUN: 1/19-1/23: Stowe, VT: Winter Rendezvous gay skiing, winter sports & entertainment. www.winterrendezvous.com
THU: 1/20-SUN: 1/30: Park City, UT: Sundance Film Festival. www.sundance.org Sundance schedule: http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2011-sundance-film-festival-announces-films-in-premieres/
FRI: 1/21: Springfield, MA: Viva!, the 14th annnual gala benefitting the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts. http://www.aidsfoundationwm.org/
FRI-SAT: 1/21-1/22: Miami, FL: Gavin Creel in concert. www.preludebybartong.com
SUN: 1/23: New York, NY: dot429 LGBT Professionals Networking Brunch. http://dot429.com/events/brunch-new-york
Newsworthy:
Northern Trust, the Chicago-based financial company, has begun a LGBT practice. Chicago Breaking Business reports: http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/01/northern-trust-sets-up-practice-for-gay-community.html
Living as Both Male and Female: Norrie, neither man nor woman, is the first person in the world to be issued identity papers saying “sex not specified”. ABC reports: http://abcnews.go.com/International/australian-lives-male-female-sex-change/story?id=12529909
The GLBT History Museum has opened in San Francisco’s Castro district. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/glbthistory.html
Yale University Payroll Error will cost gay employees thousands. The New York Times reports: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/yale-payroll-error-costs-gay-employees-thousands/?hp
Gay High School Athletes blog to make a difference. Outsports reports: http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/01/08/gay-high-school-athletes-blog-to-make-difference/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Steve Buckley, long time Boston Herald sports columnist, comes out in his column. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20110106welcome_to_my_coming-out_party/srvc=home&position=1
Coming Out: Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater, has come out in his new autobiography, but he doesn’t rule our marrying a woman. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/06/Weir_Im_Gay_But_Id_Marry_a_Woman/
Vicky Kolalowski was sworn in as America’s first-elected Transgender Trial Judge in the Superior Court Judge for Alameda County, CA. LGBT/POV reports: http://www.lgbtpov.com/2011/01/vicky-kolakowski-sworn-in-as-americas-first-elected-transgender-trial-judge/
Fred Karger, the gay Republican exploring a presidential bid for 2012, has been excluded from a candidates' forum to be hosted by the Iowa Christian Alliance next month because the group says he "is not a legitimate candidate." The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/10/Gay_Republican_Blocked_from_Iowa_Debate/
Daniel Hernandez Jr, an out intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ, helped apply potentially life-saving first aid to the lawmaker, after she was shot in the head on 1/08/11 in Tucson. Hernandez Jr., 20, is a University of Arizona student and member of Tucson's Commission on LGBT Issues, started working for the congresswoman just last week. The Dallas Voice reports: http://www.dallasvoice.com/meet-gay-intern-saved-rep-giffords-life-1060085.html
Awards and Honors:
The Queen honors several LGBT Brits. Bay Windows reports: http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=114914
People’s Choice Awards: “Glee”, Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, and more. StarPulse reports: http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/01/06/2011_peoples_choice_awards_winners
Photo Shoots and Video
Coming Out: Ricky Martin’s first new single since he came out. It’s all about equality. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/martin.html
Features
Does Hollywood Shut Out Gay Actors ? Joy Behar talks with Ramin Setoodeh and Howard Bragman. http://www.towleroad.com/2011/01/ramin.html
David Sedaris. The CBS Sunday Morning News profile: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7227961n&tag=cbsnewsVideoArea.0
Profile: Earl Dax, keeping the queer avant-garde going. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/08/theater/08dax.html/?_r=1&src=fbth
Opportunities
Point Foundation Scholarships are now available for 2011-12. The Point Foundation is the nation's largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT students of merit. Application deadline is 2/11/11. www.pointfoundation.org.
In Print:
Dear John, I Love Jane. Women Writing About Leaving Men for Women. Edited by Candace Walsh and Laura Andre. Avalon. 27 essays by smart, hilarious, and heroically honest writers, who, like Cynthia Nixon, Portia de Rossi, and Wanda Sykes, left heterosexual lives behind to pursue relationships with women.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Tony Kushner’s award-winning epic. Michael Urie stars beginning 2/02/11 thru 3/27/11. www.signaturetheatre.org.
***The Divine Sister. Charles Busch’s new play. Busch plays an indomitable Mother Superior driven to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. www.DivineSisterOnstage.com.
***The Importance of Being Earnest. Gay Oscar Wilde’s classic. Brian Bedford turns in a gender-bender as Lady Bracknell. to 3/06/11. www.roundabouttheatre.org
***Justin Bond, TG cabaret. 1/23/11, 1/30/11. www.jojespub.com.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". www.LaCage.com
Elsewhere...
***A Catered Affair. the Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino musical based on the film with a little gay sensibility added. to 1/23/11. Houston, TX. www.mainstreettheater.com.
***Dead Man Walking. The Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about death row. Frederica von Stade stars as Sr. Helen. to 2/06/11. Houston, TX. www.houstongrandopera.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning comedy about a Hollywood agent’s crisis dealing with her star’s decision to come out. to 2/13/11. Morristown, NJ. www.bickfordtheatre.org
***The Loose Chanteuse. Varla Jean Merman’s new show. 1/22/11-1/23/11, San Diego, CA. www.varlaonline.com
***Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Playlets about marriage equality. to 2/07/11. Los Angeles, CA. www.StandingOnCeremony.net
***[title of show], the musical about guys who write a musical. to 1/30/11. Philadelphia, PA. www.mauckingbird.org
***Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tracy Letts and Amy Morton star as sparring spouses in out Edward Albee’s masterpiece. to 2/13/11. Chicago, IL. . www.steppenwolf.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***A Marine Story. Alexandra, a married Marine, is a casualty of DADT. After discharge, she rebuilds her life. The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk192SX9es
***Black Swan. Natalie Portman plays a ballerina competing for a lead in “Swan Lake”.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey plays Steven Russell, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).
***Rabbit Hole, John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig” and “Short Bus”) directs the movie version of the Broadway drama which stars Nicole Kidman. www.rabbitholefilm.com.
***Twelve Thirty. Jonathan Groff and Mamie Gummer star in a quirky film about a broken family (Dad is bi). www.twelvethirtymovie.com.
***Undertow. A Peruvian film about a man with a pregnant wife who takes a male lover. Limited screenings to qualify for Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Out On Video & DVD
***HOWL, the docu-feature about Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
***Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. A new documentary which follows from gig to gig, onstage and at home, and historically through the ups and downs of her career.
***The Kids Are All Right. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening star in a two-mom family dramedy. Their kids seek out their sperm donor father (Mark Ruffalo). .
***The Life of Reilly. A riveting, sometimes hysterical documentary about Charles Nelson Reilly, the out comic, actor, and director.
***Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver stars in a true story about the mother of a gay son who has problems accepting him.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated frequently. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
1/24/11-1/28/11: Nationwide: No Name-Calling Week, the GLSEN initiative. www.nonamecallingweek.org.
1/28/11-2/05/11: Kingston, ON: Reel Out Queer Film & Video Festival. www.reelout.com
1/30/11: Los Angeles, CA: dot429 LGBT Professionals Networking Brunch.
http://dot429.com/events/brunch-los-angeles-3
1/30/11-2/06/11: Whistler, BC: WinterPRIDE: Whistler Gay Ski Week. www.gaywhistler.com
2/02/11-2/06/11: Minneapolis, MN: Creating Change. The National Conference on LGBT Equality. http://www.creatingchange.org/?tr=y&auid=6739637
2/05/11: New York, NY: No Excuses Gala, the Human Rights Campaign New York Gala. http://www.hrcgreaterny.org/
2/07/11: Nationwide: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. www.blackaidsday.org.
2/07/11: New York, NY: Broadway Backwards #6. Gender bendered showtunes to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The LGBT Community Center (the Center). Clay Aiken, Alan Cumming, Denis O’Hare, Bobby Steggert, and more co-star. http://www.broadwaycares.org/backwards2011
2/08/11: Albany, NY: Marriage Equality Day at the State Capitol. A Marriage Equality New York Rally. http://www.meny.us/
2/11/11: Northampton, MA: “Heart to Heart”. The LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts benefit for the Shining Star Scholarship Fund for LGBT youth. www.lgbtcoationwma.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Anniversaries
1. Question: What was this milestone 30 years ago (reported in the New York Times on 7/2/81). It started an epidemic of fear, ignorance, and activism within the LGBT community. Answer: “Rare Cancer Seen in Homosexuals”, the first story in the Times about the un-named disease which will later become known as AIDS.
2. Question: What was this milestone 40 years ago. Name the state, the second to decriminalise same-sex acts among consenting adults. (Illinois was the first). Hint: The state has passed legislation to approve same-sex marriage, and its not Massachusetts. Answer: Connecticut, on 10/1/71.
3. Question: What was this milestone 50 years ago. Name the Washington DC chapter of this groundbreaking LGBT rights organization formed on 11/15/61. Frank Kameny was elected its first president. Answer: The Mattachine Society.
4. Question: What was this milestone 10 years ago ? Name the award-winning Broadway musical based on a film of the same name, in which two producers advise a gay director and his partner to make the Third Reich a bit gayer. Answer: The Producers, laughs courtesy of Mel Brooks. It opened 4/19/01.
5. Question: What was this milestone 20 years ago. Name this epic drama which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 It dealt with AIDS and gay life in America. It had a Broadway run later, a film and opera adaptation, and is currently playing a revival in New York. Answer: Angels in America by Tony Kushner.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: I Have A Dream
1. Question: Name this out civil rights activist, a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, who engineered the 1963 March on Washington, bringing Ghandi’s civil disobedience protest techniques to America for the first time.
2. Question: Name this gay composer (who often wrote leading roles for his tenor partner). He brought a Thomas Mann novella to the stage, a story about a hunky sailor, and a dreamy seasonal Shakespeare to the musical stage.
3. Question: Name this bisexual director/choreographer, who brilliantly chronicled the backstage dreams of dancer wanna-bes, some gay, and later a musical tribute to a dreamy trio of Motown singers.
4. Question: Name this classical American musical (and movie) about a stage mother, with big dreams for her daughters. When she sings “I Have a Dream....”, you know no one and nothing will stand in her way until her kids get their names in light. Incidentally, some biographical material indicate that this Mom and her more famous daughter had several lesbian relationships.
5. Question: Name this TV series star. While he dreamed of genies and crude, his real life mom dreamed of Janet Gaynor.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
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