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GLBT News—Page 1June, 2012
GLBT NewsGreater Cincinnati
Serving the Cincinnati LGBT Community since 1996
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Youth, have a bullying Problem—Call the Trevor Project, 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
We are OUTand Proudof PRIDE
Martin BreenanGay and Proud
Margaret AdriaticoProud of my Son
Austin HopkinsProud to be Me
Connie HopkinsProud of my Son
Mark HopkinsProud of Austin
Glenn and Marta MojzerStraight Allies
Kathy LaufmanLGBT youth are amazing
Marie and Tom Jenkins2 daughters, son-in-law
daughter-in-law
Brandie GrossProud of my Son
Kate DennisA Proud Ally!
Doug DennisPFLAG is awesome
Steven J. BainesOut and Proud
John TrearyOut and Proud
Gina EllisOpen minds, change hearts
Matthew EllisDoing Better than Expected
Marian Weage3 wonderful Gay Children
Roland FickeOut and Proud
Richard DennisProud
Josh WagonerProud of our “Stories Project”
Raven WagonerSo Blessed to really know my son!
Dianne GambleAbout Damn Time!
Mykey HessHave PRIDE All Year
Katie MeyerI love my Girl
Bonnie McGinnisLove, PRIDE, Visibility, Solidarity
Taryn and LindaWe are one
Pat & Robin CrahanPRIDE Advocates
Lindsay ArmitageAlly and affirming Psychothreapist
Patti WiersLGBT Treader
Pete & Ginny PattersonAllies
Lynne & Kent LeFebvreAllies
Debi McDermottPRIDE—Celebrate being you!
Kimball RootsEnthusiastic Gathering Supporter
Nada HuronOptimistic, Pessimism=Pessimistic Optimism!
Pat & JoanLongtime partners
Brandon WiersAre of History Emerging
Nate WesselFabulous since 2007
Fred MartensPlay OUT your PRIDE!
CrossportServing Transgender Community
Michael X ChanakGoose lovin PRIDE Creature
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Worley RodehaverPRIDE Proud at 72
Karen HalaszynGay’s not a choice
Equality Ohio.Our State. Our Lives.
Mite the CatI am proud of my Gay human
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FESTIVAL TIMES:Cincinnati: Saturday, June 30Noon-9 p.m. The Big News in GLBT
politics this month , of course,was President Obama’sbelated sup-port of samesex maritalr i g h t s .Enough hasbeen writtenabout what agood guyObama is and how theopposition are really ChristianJihadists . Let us look at therealpolitik of it. The real size of the GLBTvote is difficult to measure. Itis the demographic plus familyand friends plus persons witha progressive social con-science. Suffice to say it runs
in the millions and is already apart of Obama’s base, Step One in successfulelectioneering is to fire up thebase. We are stoked The big prize here is thepotential organizing and
fundraisingpower of theGLBT com-munity. Myestimate ofthat is some-w h e r earound 250
million bucks !! This is a roughcalculation of the real cost ofputting on mega Marches onWashington—when you add inthe individual expenditures ofhundreds of thousands ofpolitically motivated marchers.Various national entities aredeveloping fundraising modelsto do just that The GLBTpolitical community is a gaggle
of local state and nationalorganizations whose organ-izing capabilities increaseyearly. It is interesting to notethat in the 2008 presidentialcampaign. here in Cincinnati ,how many professional fieldorganizers were communitymembers drawn from other states. Step Two is to get the baseto organize, contribute andvote. It is already happeningbehind the scenes. but will revup after the Conventions. Step three is to documentthe effort to use in lobbying.Realpolitik says – It is notenough to do the right thing butone must have the firepowerto make it the right thing. Thatis why Obama finally did thisand got rid of Don’t Ask Don’tTell. Realpolitik in Americasays any demographic that canorganize its millions of personsand raise hundreds of millions
of bucks gets on the startinglineup on that field.Caution— the other team hasthe 1%s bucks and MegaChurches. Next month Realpolitik -103 Mainstreaming the agendaand message
NKY: Sunday, July 11p.m.-8 p.m.
IGB
i n s u r a n c ediscount. Allthree of myc l a s s m a t e sare over theage of 60 andthe instructoris 70 years ofage. Inevitably, we turn to ouraches and pains and I discoverthe two other men are beingtreated for prostrate cancer,and one of the women hascancer. We’re the baby boomers afterall: resilient, quirky and fun. Itamazes me how we bonded inhours gauged by the fact thathalf of us remained afterwardsto chat “about life”. All of thesudden, I felt like I was back
at Mother Kent (State) sittingin the old student union. Life’sstruggles made us stronger. GGGGG – Gas: Everyone has an
opinion; I havemore than oneusually, de-pending on theday and thetopic. I learnfrom a youn-ger peer that I
both speak “old Gay” and it isnow “archaic”. Better yet, I amnow aware that it takes mostpeople three weeks to threemonths to understand myhumor. Beyond all of theabove, I am a fashion disaster. There was a time when Iwould have felt defensive, oreven offended by such directfeedback. Now, I laugh androll my eyes. Age has indeedmellowed me. Even some of
my worst critics have died,moved on, or have partiallyforgiven me for being such apain in my youth. Theymellowed as well. Ageinstructs us as to who we areand we grow to acceptourselves.B –Bloviation: I’m not one forslogans, unless I invent them.With all the world’s issuesreduced to a phrase or anacronym, IGB is for olderfolks. Others may focus on theproblems of youth, but I’ll letyou in on a secret! There islife beyond the slogans andyouth. It is wonderful andgrand.
My hope is that you livelong, get stronger and gainwisdom, or as in the Vulcansalute “live long and prosper.”IGB
Church?By Worley Rodehaver
I was in church Sundaymeditating. I remembered back as asmall child being shuffled offto one church or anotherdepending where I was. But most of my young life Iwas in a church where all themen, except the clergy woresuits and ties and the womenwore hats and gloves. All themembers were white. Thenthere were the clergy andother leaders—wearing whatappeared to be black, white,red or green dresses. I wasassured that those were notdresses but “vestments”. So, then I would go home,put on an old black dress of
my mom’s and light candleson the chest of drawers. I rather liked dressing upand in time was among thoseleaders in “vestments.” As I sat there meditating Ithought, “Was that all, wasthat all church meant to me?” Then I looked around me—a couple I have known foryears, a Black Gay guy, twoLesbians together for manyyears, an atheist, a fellow whoprotests capital punishment, ateacher, a cross dresser, aTransgender person andnumerous married couples. We all seem to be there tolearn and sing together andknow each other better That is a big shot in the armfor me. And it is now whatchurch means for me.
I can talk to others who arelike but different from me. Iknow that if I express myself Iwill be heard even if somemight disagree. I could still get all dressedup and enjoy myself but thatwould separate me from manyof the others in the congrega-tion. As I meditated I realized thatmy whole life is much likethat time I spend in Church. I feel like I am among thepeople I am with, I am not aleader but I can expressmyself better that I could in achurch where all men woresuits and ties and the womenwore hats and gloves. And there were no Blacks orGays or a person speakingagainst capital punishment.
GLBT News—Page 3June, 2012
Chris Seelbach
Three local leaders willserve as Grand Marshals of theannual parade celebratingGreater Cincinnati’s GLBTcommunity. The 2012 GrandMarshals are City of CincinnatiCouncilman Chris Seelbach,PFLAG of Cincinnati VicePresident Lynne Lefebvre andlocal GLBT Activist AdamHoover. PRIDE Co-Chair EricaDufresne says “This year’sgrand marshal selectionsembody the power of change.In Chris, we have a strongvoice representing our com-munity on city council, Lynneis a powerful ally working tostrengthen our families andAdam is a tireless activist whowon’t rest until all members ofour community are treatedequally.”
Chris Seelbach Cincinnati City CouncilMember Chris Seelbach madehistory in 2011 when hebecame the first openly Gayperson ever elected inCincinnati and southwestOhio. Seelbach also serves asvice-president and chieffinancial officer of thenationally recognized market-ing/consulting firm, TheSeidewitz Group, a position hehas held since graduating fromthe University of DaytonSchool of Law. In 2004, Seelbach helped lead thesuccessful effort to repealArticle XII, the anti-Gay lawthat cost Cincinnati more than$25,000,000 in lost revenue,according to the Convention ofVisitors Bureau. The repealeffort was the only winningGay Rights initiative in thecountry that year. Seelbachfounded the Xavier Gay/Straight Alliance while astudent at Xavier Universityand has served on the boardsof GLSEN & HRC GreaterCincinnati.Within his first
Proud PRIDE Marshals lead the Parade
months in office, Seelbach ledthe way for passage (with an8-1 vote) of equal partnerhealth, vision & dental benefitsfor all City employees, regard-less of their sexual orientationor gender identity. Cincinnati Magazinerecently named Seelbach oneof the “New Power Players” inthe Cincinnati region and theCincinnati Business Courierfeatured Seelbach on the coverunder the headline, “Taking onCity Hall: Chris SeelbachEarning Reputation as CouncilMaverick.” Seelbach lives inOver the Rhine with his partnerCraig and their four cats.
Lynne Lefebvre Lynne Lefebvre has spentmore than a decade as adedicated member of theGreater Cincinnati chapter ofPFLAG (Parents and Friendsof Lesbians and Gays) whereshe currently serves as vicepresident. Lefebvre under-stands the challenges facingfamilies when they firstdiscover someone they love isGay. “Twelve years ago whenmy son Ross came out I didn’tknow which way to turn.(Local PFLAG member) JuneDelph and others welcomed me
into the fold. I saw her as afearless advocate and graduallytried to follow her example,”says Lefebvre. Since then shehas worked on the Repeal ofArticle XII volunteered tospeak on countless panels,marched in parades, attendedLobby Days in Columbus,been a presence at theCoalition, demonstratedwhenever necessary, madeendless phone calls, and mostimportantly, supported allthose who walked throughPFLAG’s doors. “It is what wedo best and we will continueto do so until we are no longerneeded. I am so proud to acceptthis honor on behalf ofeveryone at PFLAG,” she adds.
Adam Hoover Inspired by reading aboutMartin Luther King Jr., AdamHoover became an activist at ayoung age. He began a charitycalled Gifts of Kindness whenhe was 15 years old. Nowoperated out of the HarrisonOhio Community Center, Giftsof Kindness has helped nearly4,000 people with donations offood, clothing, and householditems. Adam later began aFacebook page called
“Support Gay Marriage inOhio” that has more than228,000 “likes” to date, andbuilding on that success, heorganized rallies in Cincinnati,Columbus, Cleveland andDayton for marriage and fullequality for Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual and Transgenderpeople. The Cincinnati rally featuredfellow Grand MarshalCouncilman Chris Seelbachand was held the weekendbefore his election. All of therallies have been verysuccessful, and the Clevelandrally drew more than 3,000people and included a marriageceremony for hundreds ofcouples. Adam’s goal is to inspireyoung people in particular tostand up for their civil rightsand for all people to betreated fairly regardless ofwho they are.Cincinnati PRIDE Parade
and Festival This year’s Grand Marshalswill lead the annual parade thatkicks off Cincinnati PRIDE onSaturday, June 30th. Theparade begins at 11a.m.starting at Seventh andSentinel Streets in downtown
Cincinnati. The route continuesacross Seventh Street, turnsSouth on Vine Street continuingto Fountain Square where itturns onto Fifth Street and thenproceeds south on WalnutStreet continuing on Walnut toFreedom Way, along the Bankson Joe Nuxhall Way (MainStreet) at Great American BallPark, turn east on MehringWay and ending at SawyerPoint. There will be two paradeannouncement zones along theroute on Fountain Square andat the Moerlein Lager House atthe Banks. The parade route istwice the length of last year’sparade.The annual CincinnatiPRIDE Festival begins im-mediately following the parade
and has moved to SawyerPoint; offering more space,more shade and twoentertainment stages. This year’s headliner is afinalist from NBC’s The Voiceand American Idol, Grammynominee and Broadway star(Rent) Ms. Frenchie Davis.Also performing are singer/songwriters Tom Goss andJeremiah Clark; nationalcomedian Kevin Thornton andPPRIDE favorites Vito Em-manuel, Hawt Commoditi,Swaggs and Hollywood andGiovanni Lives presents ItalianBy Design.The festival runsuntil 9 p.m. and is followed bythe PRIDE Ball at Adonis the
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Lynne Lefebvre Adam Hoover
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Northern Kentucky PRIDE Event Northern Kentucky PRIDE takes place onSunday, July 1 from 1p.m.to 8 p.m. in a largeparking lot (below) opposite the 701 Bar (left)and Rosies (right). According to Mykee Hess,PRIDE Chair it will have a carnival atmospherewith something for everyone, includingchildren.
GLBT News—Page 5June, 2012
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Caracole marked its 25th an-niversary with “A Singular Sen-sation” dinner in June at theHilton Cincinnati NetherlandPlaza, downtown Cincinnati.
About Caracole, Inc. Caracole saw a 330% in-crease in the number of clientsserved in 2011. Caracoleserved 881 people living withHIV/AIDS in 2011 and served205 clients in 2010. In addi-tion, they served more than 94additional partners and childrenof clients. Caracole saw a 92% increasein the Client Services employ-ees in 2011. To accommodatetheir new clients, Caracolehired 11 new Client Servicesemployees in 2011. Caracole saw a 28% increasein expenditures for 2011. Withso many new clients and em-ployees that started withCaracole on April 1, 2011, anadditional $524,258 in expen-ditures were necessary. Caracole served seven newcounties in 2011, compared to2010. Caracole now servesAdams, Brown, Butler,Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton,Highland, and Warren Coun-ties.
History of Caracole, Inc. In 1987, the HIV/AIDS epi-demic was becoming less of awhispered disease and more ofa national dialogue. The na-tional face of AIDS that yearwas an Indiana teenager namedRyan White, and that fall thatthe AIDS Memorial Quilt wasfirst displayed on the NationalMall in Washington, D.C. It was against that back-ground that Caracole Housewas founded in 1987, the firstlicensed adult care facility inOhio for people living withHIV/AIDS. But according toLinda Seiter, the executive di-rector of Caracole, the ideacame several months earlier. “In February of 1986, FatherJeremy Harrington and FatherJim Van Vurst with the Prov-ince of St. John the Baptist ap-proached Michael Ritchey, the
director of the CincinnatiHealth Department’s sexuallytransmitted disease unit to dis-cuss conducting a feasibilitystudy on the need for housingfor those with HIV/AIDS,” saidSeiter. “The study showed thatthose infected would need sup-portive housing. Caracole wasincorporated soon after.” In his history of the organi-zation, Ritchey explained thebackground behind the name.“Caracole is derived from theSpanish word for snail, or it canalso refer to a shell or protec-tive covering,” he wrote. “Theconcept of a shell, a home andprotection against the environ-ment, is an important one.“Caracole’s sole mission was,and remains, to provide goodand comfortable housing forpersons with AIDS who are inneed.” While housing is the founda-tion of the organization, Seitersays the outreach has grown aspatients no longer see HIV/AIDS as an automatic deathsentence. “When permanenthousing services were added,we began providing case man-agement services to assistpeople in obtaining medica-tions, maintaining housing andmedical care and connecting toother needed services.” And clients can have morethan one need. “The typical cli-ent may be a person living withHIV/AIDS who comes for casemanagement services so theyhave support with getting medi-cations and other services tomaintain good health and inde-pendence,” said Seitzer. “Theclient also may be a homelessperson in need of housing andmedical stabilization, if they’recoming from a shelter or livingon the street with inconsistentor no medical care. For a clientlike this, their health care be-gins with stable housing.” As the organization marks its25th anniversary this year,Seiter says the need is greaterthan ever, as Caracole nowserves an eight-county area with
the number of clients increas-ing 330 percent last year. “Thisjump in numbers happened be-cause we were awarded a grantfrom the Ohio Department ofHealth to provide all RyanWhite medical case manage-ment services that were previ-ously provided by anotheragency,” she said. “The increasein clients also means an in-crease in the need for volun-teers. We’ve grown from a vol-unteer base of about 75 last yearto a current roster of 165. Andmore are always welcome.”
Caracole is proud of its 25 years of service and new offoices
Caracole moving to Northside Caracole, having outgrownits Bond Hill office, is mov-ing to Northside. Their new offices and meet-ing space will be on the firstfloor of the former MillerFuneral Home on HamiltonAvenue. David White, communitydevelopment officer forCaracole, said they will beopen for business on June 29and they will be closed to
their clients and the public onJune 27 and 28 for the move. He said when they deided tomove Northside was a good fitbecause it is more centrallylpocated and is on or near sev-eral bus routes. Located there will be officesfor case managers, housing staffand administrative staff. Therewill be 28 Caracole staff mem-bers and two Planned Parent-hood staff members with offices
in the building. Planned Parenthood willhouse their HIV PreventionProject doing HIV testingthere. They have two owned tran-sitional houses in Roselawnwhich will stay there. Thereare 22 beds available. An Open House is plannedfor late July. Entrance is fromthe back of the building andthere is a large parking lot.
New Caracole Office location
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GLBT News—Page 7June, 2012
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Page 8—GLBT NEWS June, 2012PRIDE—from Page 3
Nightclub featuring MarthaWash (of The Weather Girls).A shuttle bus will run from theofficial host hotel TheMillennium (150 W. FifthStreet) to Sawyer Point duringthe day and to Adonis theNightclub before and after thePRIDE Ball.
PRIDE MarshalsBy Michael X. Chanak esq,
Since the first Gay PRIDEcelebration in Cincinnati inApril 1973, PRIDE Paradeshave been lead by PRIDEMarshals. As the following list offormer honorees suggests, thegroup is diverse, talented andtruly reflects the diversity thatis the Cincinnati area. Here isa brief recap of the formerPRIDE Marshals over theyears, in alphabetical order.The date following the name isthe year the person washonored if available.Karen Aronoff-Holtmeier(2010): Worker for equality,locally, regionally and nation-ally through her efforts with theformer One Human Family andher subsequent work on theHRC Greater CincinnatiSteering committee.Phebe (Karen) Beiser (2008):Retired Librarian, activist,writer, founder of OhioLesbian Archives, in leader-ship with Women’s Way andWomen Writing for (a)Change.Randy Bridges (2010):Tireless promoter and fund-raiser for various Cincinnaticharitable causes. He was one
Court of the Buckeye EmpireAll of Ohio, Inc.) raisingmoney for local non-profitorganizations in Cincinnati andNKy area.David Crowley (2006)-(Deceased): David was aformer Cincinnati councilmember and vice - mayor. Atireless fighter for equality,David on his first day as acouncilperson became theleading voice for repealingArticle 12. Voters agreed andrepealed the anti-equalityarticle in 2004.Michael E. Dorobek (Dece-ased): Former manager/bartender at The Dock, longtime community fundraiser formany causes, notably HIV/AIDS.Cheryl Eagleson (2009):marketing director, TheCorporation for FindlayMarket, past president ofQueen City Careers Asso-ciation and first president ofthe Gay Chamber. Vicepresident of the Board ofCaracole, Inc., producer ofAlternating Currents GLBTRadio Show, WVQC Radioadvisory committee at MediaBridges, Cincinnati FBI multi-cultural advisory committee,board member FBI CitizensAcademy Foundation - Cin-cinnati, Ohio.Patti Herrman (2004):Activist, and organizer mostrecently taking a lead role inestablishing Northern Ken-tucky PRIDE (beginning2010). She is a former GayLesbian Coalition Presidentand spent years advocating andraising funds for people withAIDS.
Adam Hoover (2012): AdamHoover, a 17 year old Harrisonhigh school student whoorganized a series of Ohio statewide events from Cleveland toCincinnati to advance thecause of marriage equality. In2012, the State of Ohio still hasthe marriage definition as a“man and a woman” enactedby voters in 2004 (also knownas a “Defense of Marriagebill.”)The Rev. Paula M. Jackson(2008): Rector, Church of OurSaviour/La Iglesia de NuestroSalvador Episcopal since1990. Lecturer/workshopleader/author: “What Does theBible Say about Being Gay?— Probably not what you’vebeen told!” (¿Qué Dice laBíblia cerca de Ser Gay oLesbiana? — ¡problablementeno lo que has oído!)Scott Knox (2005): Solepractitioner in firm handlingmainly GLBT issues, probate,and disability cases; boardmember and secretary ofStrategies to End Homeless-ness; board member ofEquality Cincinnati andEquality Cincinnati PAC;board member of the Cin-cinnati Citizens ComplaintAuthority; member Pro BonoTask Force Committee, 1stJudicial District, memberVolunteer Lawyers for thePoor; lecturer on LGBT andHIV legal issues.Kathy Laufman (2004*):Kathy has 17 years ofleadership experience withGLSEN Greater Cincinnati(Gay, Lesbian and StraightEducation Network) and is thecurrent co-chair. She is astraight ally, youth advocate,
community activist, and grand-mother.*First straight ally to be a “GayPRIDE Marshal.”Lynne Lefebvre (2012):Lynne is a long time supporterand advocate and of our localCincinnati chapter of ParentsFriends and Families ofLesbians and Gays. She hasbeen tireless supporter ofparents and their gay children.Lynne has served as a boardmember of that organizationand is their current vicepresident.Rusty Lockett (2011):President of the GreaterCincinnati Gay LesbianCommunity and chair of theever-popular PRIDE Nights atKings Island (September 7,2012). His other activitiesinclude work with theEpiscopal Church includingthe National Episcopal AIDSCoalition and QNation.FM.John Maddux (2009):Associate Professor of Englishat UC, published writer,activist, volunteer in com-0munity for 25 years, currentvice president of the GLBTCommunity Center, formerthree year Coalition president.Scott McLarty (2001): Mediacoordinator for the Green Partyof the United States and the DCStatehood Green Party, livingin Washington, DC.Megan Neal (2011), MSW/LSW: Co-facilitator of GLBTgroup at GLBT Center, ccasemanager at Necco - Thera-peutic Foster Care/Inde-pendent Living, social workerat Lighthouse Youth Servicesand president of the QCRB(Queen City Rainbow Band).
Vic Ramstetter (2008):Published writer, co-founder ofthe Ohio Lesbian Archives.She is well known in thewomen’s community as both aresource and trainer/presenteron lesbian history.Worley Rodehaver (2008):Publisher of two newspapers,the Greater Cincinnati GLBTNews, and METRO Neigh-bors/Northsider. He is therecipient of the NKy PRIDEJim Kippenberg JournalismAward for his commitment topublishing news about theGLBT Community.Ronn Rucker (2007): Retiredfrom Cincinnati HealthDepartment, he is credited withtwo others (Dr. Evelyn Hessand the late Michael Ritchey)for establishing Cincinnati’sresponse to the combat andeducate about HIV. He and hislife partners, Ruth and Les livein North Bend. He intends tolive long enough to see ChrisSeelbach as first Gay governorof the State of Ohio. Ronn is amember of Church of OurSaviour in Mt. Auburn.Chris Seelbach (2012): Thefirst openly LGBTQ commun-ity member that ran for City ofCincinnati council as ademocrat in November 2012,and won. (Josh Moore andRichard Buchanan hadattempted earlier runs forcouncil in the late 70s andearly 90s respectively).Peter A. Thompson (2004)“Peaches LaVerne”, (Dece-ased): Internationally knownand locally loved as the long-standing hostess of the oldSubway Bar. Billed as the
of the first to do HIV benefitsin the early 80s. Stop in someday at the On Broadway, andyou might just find Randythere.Doris Marks Callis (2010):She is currently GeneralManager of the Gay-friendlyGlendalia Boutique Hotel inGlendale, Ohio. She teacheshospitality and tourism atAntonelli College downtown,as well as, being involved invarious fundraisers. A friendof pets, she is active in dogrescue groups. Yet, Doris findstime to travel to New York,South Beach, Austin,Barcelona and other spots.Doris also represents KarenLindner Designs in newaccounts and publicity, for herone of a kind jewelry madewith antiques.Michael Chanak (1993):P&G (Retired thankfully)Employee advocate/activist forGay/Lesbian inclusion inEqual Employment Policy(1985 - 1992), division diver-sity facilitator; corporateadviser on HIV issues and Gaycommunity, published writer,journalist, publicist andbroadcaster; GLBT NewsAssociate editor; BoardMember GLBT CommunityCenter, with 30 years GLBTCincinnati volunteer involve-ment.Michael Cottrell (2010):Currently works for a mobilemedical company and is thepresident of PFLAG GreaterCincinnati (Parents, Families& Friends of Lesbians andGays). Additionally, he is onthe Board of Stop AIDS and isactive with ISQCCBE (Imper-ial Sovereign Queen City
See Marshals, Page 9, Col. 1
GLBT News—Page 9June, 2012
Marshals—from Page 8region’s oldest female illusionists andwas a beacon of PRIDE and courage.(2004 the only person to be elevated to“Queen Mum”, PRIDE Marshal 2000-2003).Shane Que Hee (2000): Professor ofEnvironmental Health Sciences, UCLA;Facilitator, Out Against War; Facilitator,LA LGBT Greens. Member: Out andOccupy; UCLA LGBT Faculty/StaffNetwork.Marian Weage (2007): She is 2008Graduate of NKU in Musical TheatrePerformance, working as an actor,church secretary, organist and choirdirector, continuing to speak at
universities, churches, schools,corporations, etc. on diversity. Marianand two others (Todd Kamm & RonMohring) were the founders of PFLAGGreater Cincinnati in 1985.
Larry Wolf (2008): Retired fromUniversity of Cincinnati. educator,published author and long term activist.Larry is a World War II veteran residesin Clifton.
It is a long and rich history. Kudos toBruce Beiser, formerly of the GLBTNews, Michael Chanak and PhebeBeiser for the research and time neededto capture this information.
DOG RACES—Get ready, get set, go!...Ahh...Get ready, get set,go!?........Get ready, get set.....oh forget it, anybody want a beer?
We are proud of our racing dogs also
Bill Abney went to Indy PRIDE
The staff of GLBT News hope youall have a fun and safe venture into
PRIDE, wherever it may be?
and seems to havepicked up a bird?Has anybody seen orheard from him?
JUNE is PRIDE Month!
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Recently I heard a Rabbi say that you can takethe Bible literally or you can take the Bibleseriously, but you cannot do both. That, for me,was one of those a-ha! moments
don’t listen to them. They’repreaching a lie that smells likehell.In Matthew 7, Jesus uses an
Oprah talks about experiencing, because Irealized it’s a great way to explain thedifference between living according to the lawand living in response to grace. And to think,I have a Rabbi to thank for it! Let’s start with what happens when you takethe Bible literally. Jesus was sent because noone has ever lived a sinless life according tothe Law, and the Bible states that the wages ofsin is death. So by deciding to take the Bibleliterally you are putting yourself back under theLaw and its consequences by choosing to try toplease God through works. You are effectivelyturning down God’s offer of salvation by gracethrough faith alone in Jesus. But to take the Bible seriously is to live inresponse to the grace that is ours in Jesus. It’s notabout rules and regulations; it’s about livingaccording to Jesus’ teachings because of what hedid for you. If anyone tries to tell you that the Biblesays that God doesn’t love you the way you are,
example from nature tohelp us know thedifference betweentruthful teaching andfalse teaching. He said,“…every good tree bearsgood fruit, but a bad treebears bad fruit. A goodtree cannot bear bad fruit,
and a bad tree cannot bear goodfruit.” Because all Jesus expectsfrom his followers is to showlove for each other and to helpothers come to know him, itfollows logically that the‘fruits’ a good tree bears arelove and inclusiveness; badtrees bear condemnation andexclusion. Don’t listen to bad trees!Galatians 5 says that the fruits
of those who live according tothe Spirit of God are things likelove, joy, peace, patience,kindness, goodness andfaithfulness, and that there isno law against these things.Who wouldn’t want fruit likethat? These are the fruits you canexpect to find in someone whotakes the Bible seriously; theseare the fruits we can expect tobear when we spend time in theshade of good trees. Taking the
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Gen Critel died in her sleep
Bible literally bringscondemnation; taking theBible seriously brings freedombecause “…there is now nocondemnation for those whoare in Christ Jesus.” (Romans8:1) Karen Gels Allen and herpartner, Adriana Bustamante,are co-pastors of The LivingWater Ministries (onFacebook), and preach at NewSpirit Metropolitan Com-munity Church in Cincinnati.
Gen Critel, as members ofthe Gathering United Church ofChrist knew her, died in hersleep during a night in May. According to Doug Slagle,The Gathering’s pastor, the ex-act cause of death remains un-known but it appears she passedpeacefully and quickly.” “Sadly,” he said, “LisaBlankenship, her partner wasnot with her but out of town ata conference.” “They were a regular part ofthe Gathering for nearly twoyears. Lisa and Gen were part-
ners for many years. They sup-ported several outreach pro-grams and were instrumental inhelping with our website, logodesign and marketing efforts,”Slagle said. Last year at this time, theymoved to Columbus so Gencould complete her Doctorateprogram at Ohio State. Gen just celebrated comple-tion of her PhD in English andwas hired as a professor at West-ern University of Washington. One enduring legacy ofGen’s is The Gathering website.Gen built and designed the siteand continued to assist Slagle,from time to time, in its main-tenance and updating. Her timeand skills were all donated - agift to the Gathering she washappy to offer. Gen was also the designer ofboth GLBT News’ Website andFacebook pages
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NateBy Nate Wessel
Outness andconsent
What is an “outing” anyway?How does someone get outed?It seems like for someone to getouted, the Outed they must firsthave an intention of staying“in” and the Outer’s awarenessof of the Outee’s inness isirrelevant. A statement is madein the presence of theunaware—”I saw Outeedancing with some guy at theDock last night!”—and thedamage done. The in is nowout, the Outee outed, and theOuter shamed. Living in the closet is adangerous game, as is anylong-term obfuscation, and Ithink the moral responsibilitiesfor living a lie lie with the oneliving. But of course this is anoversimplification. Is it any-one’s obligation to holdsomeone else’s secret theydidn’t ask for? If I see you outat the Gay club, and I make thatfact known to your grand-mother, who I happen tocorrespond with, who bears thefault of your identity’s newlyuncomfortable dissonance?Not I, I declare, not I! And yet my empathy for thepartly out restrains me. Onemay truly want to be rainbow-farting-OUT and be held backby worldly concerns like notgetting the crap beat out of you,or holding on for one moredesperate day to the love (and/or financial support) of aparent. I think the In should carryaround legally binding consentforms with them and requireanyone who discovers theirdiscontinuity to sign awaytheir rights to disclose it. Thatway both parties are aware ofexpectations, and less feelingsare unexpectedly hurt.
Four deserving studentsreceived $1,800 scholarshipsfor their college education at theJune PFLAG monthly meeting,This is the 20th year thatPFLAG has awarded scholar-ships. This year’s recipientswere Drew Gelwicks, AustinHopkins, Paige Reiring andTyler Thompson. Here is a brief introductionto the recipients: Drew Gelwicks graduatedfrom Sycamore High Schooland will attend Butler Uni-versity in the fall. He plans tomajor in Strategic Commun-ications and work for a large,multi-media corporation topromote equality in oursociety. Drew has beeninvolved in many schoolactivities including the schoolnewspaper, mock trial, theater,and short story contests. Healso served as president of hisschool’s Gay-Straight Alliance(GSA), served on a panel at theGLBTQ Youth Summit andshared his personal experienceswith his high school staff duringa Safe Space Training. Drew’scharacter and courage areamazing, and he is guaranteedto leave a lasting impact oneveryone that he meets. Austin Hopkins graduatedfrom Loveland High School andwill attend Ohio NorthernUniversity in the fall. He plansto major in pharmacy andbecome a pharmacist. Austinhas been involved in various
organizations throughout highschool, including the NationalHonor Society, Link Crew(mentoring program), andSTART (volunteer program).He also was a member andpresident of his school’s GSA,which has helped to make greatstrides in improving the schoolclimate. Austin’s leadershipskills and caring attitude areamazing traits that he will carrywith him as he continues tomake a positive impact on theworld around him. Paige Reiring graduatedfrom Turpin High School andwill attend The Ohio StateUniversity in the fall. She plansto major in InternationalStudies to become a CIAForeign Analyst. Paige co-founded and served aspresident of the Latin Club,served as technology officer forthe Key Club and tutoredyoung children in reading. Shehas been very involved withGLSEN and PFLAG; she alsois active in her school’s GSAand does a fantastic job ofkeeping members informed ofLGBT activities in theseorganizations and in thecommunity. Paige’s commit-ment, positive attitude, andamazing personality make hera great advocate for LGBTequality. Tyler Thompson is astudent at the University ofCincinnati (UC). He ismajoring in neuroscience and
psychology and plans tobecome a neurologist. Tylerwas part of the RacialAwareness Program (RAPP),serves as vice president ofGenderBloc, and workscollaboratively and strategi-cally to make changes oncampus. Tyler also founded anew group on campus calledColors of PRIDE, whichbridges the gap between thecommunities of color and theLGBTQ community at UC.He has also presented onLGBTQ issues at nationalconferences. Tyler’s intelli-gence, down-to-earth person-ality, and commitment toadvocacy are tremendousassets for making social changesin our society. The 2012 ScholarshipCommittee, chaired by DanLey, selected the winningstudents. The Committeebased its selections on theapplicants’ academic record,activities, future plans andreferences. Special emphasiswas placed on students whohelp to fulfill the PFLAGmissions of providing support,education and advocacy in thecommunity. Committee members high-lighted the accomplishments ofthe recipients; the committeeincluded Margaret Adriatico,Jaime McCauley, and BrentRose. The scholarship winnersdemonstrated a wide range of
We are proud of the PFLAG Scholarship winners
ThompsonGelwicksHopkinsReiringaccomplishments in support ofthe GLBT community, such asserving as president of theirschool’s Gay-Straight Alli-ances, speaking on variousLGBT panels, presenting atnational conferences andstarting student organizations.The accomplishments of thesestudents impressed everyonein attendance and elicitedenthusiastic praise. The con-tinued work by students such
as these will certainly make theworld a better place. Funds for the PFLAGscholarships came from theISQCCBE (The Court), PaulDelph Scholarship Fund, andthe generosity of many otherdonors and members. PFLAGthanks these organizations andindividuals for their contri-butions and looks forward tocontinuing success in sup-porting deserving students.
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