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By Ken Lyon Editor Grace Notes

Memorial Evensong inmemory of Jim Edgy wasrecently held at theEpiscopal Christ ChurchCathedral Bishop Tom Breidenthalpresided. Edgy will be missed byhis partner of 35 years,Robert Lee, and his sister,Jane Edgy and many otherswho knew and loved him. Jim Edgy served GraceChurch (College Hill)more than ten years asorganist-choirmaster and

Jim Edgy dies for part of that time asparish administrator, whenhis dedicated servicecontributed in great part toGrace Church’s survivalduring a difficult time. Diagnosed with ALS lastyear, Jim ended his serviceat Grace and returned tohis home church, ChristChurch Cathedral. Jim’s open approach tohis dying made his lastyear an important ministryto those around him. In amessage to Grace earlierthis year, he said, in part,“... I am very fortunate thatI have had a great life bothpersonally and profession-

ally and livedan active, andI hope,productivelife until lastOctoberwhen I leftGrace. Butmy emphasishas alwaysbeen onquality, notquantity, soduringwhatevertime I haveleft I will dothe best I can

“We can’treally thinkof Jim firstas anorganist,althougheach time Isee him, partof the con-versationalways turnsto organ,which hedoes love.But thatpicture ofhim up onthe scaffold

done. Jim’s life and his processof leaving it are all aboutappreciation. How muchjoy there is in that! He wasat church on Sundaymorning, and was worn outjust sitting there, yetafterwards he spent acouple precious minutestalking, introducing me tosomeone to make sure thatshe and I had the begin-nings of appreciating eachother.” In previous years, Jimworked in arts administra-tion. He served as theexecutive director of boththe Kentucky Arts Com-mission and the Ohio Arts

Jim Edgy

to make it meaningful. ...” One friend said of Jim,

says volumes, doesn’t it—do whatever needs to be

Council. He was deputychairman of the NationalEndowment of the Arts andserved as the executivedirector of the CincinnatiBallet, president and CEOof the Pennsylvania Balletand assistant director of theCincinnati Art Museum. Donations may be madeto Hospice of Cincinnati,Christ Church CathedralFriends of Music, any artsorganization he has workedfor, or the ALS Associationof Cincinnati. If you wish, you maymake your gift in Jim’shonor through GraceChurch specifying whereyou want the gift to go.

Transgender Day

Qualls

Representatives of theCincinnati TransgenderCommunity and its alliescame together in Nov-ember at Hebrew UnionCollege-Jewish Instituteof Religion (HUC) tocommemorate Trans-gender Day of Remem-brance. Transgender Day ofRemembrance is a globalevent held in honor of self-identified Transgender

individuals who lost theirlives because of hatred,intolerance, indifference. The event was co-sponsored by the Cincin-nati chapter of HumanRights Campaign (HRC) , a

non-profit organizationthat advocates forequal rights forLesbian, Gay, Bisexualand Transgenderindividuals, Crossport,the local Transgender

organization and theCincinnatus Associationthat seeks to make Cincin-

nati a more tolerant,welcoming community. This was by far thelargest attendance to datefor this annual event. Theevening’s programincluded music performedby HRC Volunteer Co-Chair Rob Reichhardt,opening comments fromRabbi Kenneth E. Ehrlich,Steering Committee Co-Chair and Board ofGovernor Ron Hirth,representatives fromCommitment Cincinnati,Crossport Board president

Vicky Blum and reflectionsfrom Diversity sub-Com-mittee member MichaelHollenbeck. Paula Ison introducedVice Mayor RoxanneQualls, the keynote speakerfor the evening, who alsobrought messages ofsupport from the office ofMayor Mark Mallory.

The Litany of Remem-brance was conducted byRobyn Repasky, Jan Bairand other Crossportmembers.

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Vol. 13, No. 12, December, 2010Contents © GLBT News, 2010

Publisher/Editor—Worley RodehaverAssociate Editor—Michael X. Chanak

Advertising—Karen Halazayn, 513-979-4295Transportation—Joe Wilks

Greater Cincinnati GLBT News

“Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King

This publication is dedicated to those

PaulDelph

MatthewShepard

It is our goal to record the positive contributions GLBT people make to their community and the localcommunity at large. While AIDS and Hate CRIMES are certainly not positive things, we seek to draw thepositive from the negative. We hold up Paul Delph and Matthew Shepard and their families as models ofhow human beings should or could react to each other and how families should support loved ones whoselives are not in the box right wing religious zealots want them in. Delph, a multi-talented Cincinnatian, diedof AIDS in 1996. His mother shut down her business to care for him. Shepard died in 1998, victim of a hateCrime and his mother worked for years to get passed a national Hate Crimes Bill, which is now law.

who have or have died from AIDS or Hate Crimes

is published monthly in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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—GLBT NEWS December, 2010PRIDE is us,

By Worley RodehaverEditor

During the years, manypeople have held the annualPRIDE event in trust for all of us. PRIDE is a community-wide celebration of GLBTPRIDE.

This year there were threecelebrations instead of the onetraditional PRIDE Event heldfor several years during GayPRIDE Month in June. The Gay Chamber ofCommerce hosted a down-town event which included afestival, parade and fancydress ball. In Northside, one indi-vidual, along with a few

friends, who wanted to keepthe PRIDE tradition alive inthat “Gayborhood” orga-nized a July event focused onevents at neighborhood barsand other venues.. In Northern Kentucky anad hoc committee of individu-als, organizations andbusinesses hosted that area’sfirst PRIDE event. Even though the Gay and

Lesbian Community Centerheaded up planning the lastyear the city-wide PRIDEevent was held in Northside,the Kentucky model wasused—a model that invitedall organizations andbusinesses to join in theplanning for the event. While ALL organizationsand businesses did not join in,those who did gave it the feelof a community effort. We would hope the chamberwould be open to using thismodel in 2011. The organizer for theNorthside event has alreadysaid he wants a communitycommittee in 2011. And, Northern Kentuckyalready uses a communityplanning model as we said. Why does it matter? Because PRIDE should be acommunity sponsored event.It should not “belong” to oneperson or one organization.Anybody who wants to beinvolved, especially the manyorganizations in the tri-state,should be able to be part ofthe planning. With the number oforganizations and interestedpeople in the region, thereshould be no problem.

In Memory of:

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George Crawford is the newpresident of Gay Chamber ofCommerce and will serve forthree years. He most recently served asvice president of the Cham-ber. Crawford has served on theChamber board since 2002.In addition to serving as vicepresident since 2007. He hasbe instrumental in leadingseveral key initiatives for theChamber including the launchof the Equinox Festival in2009 and the successfulrestaging of Greater

Gay Chambernames president

Cincinnati’s annual PRIDEcelebration. The return of theevent to downtown wasconsidered a success. Thisincluded high demand forevent sponsorship and on-sitebooth space and strongattendance for the parade,street festival and musicalpresentations on FountainSquare. Crawford has lived inCincinnati since 1992. Heand his partner Jerry livedowntown and owned andoperated Metronation whichwas located in Downtown for10 years. Crawford has alsoserved on the board ofdirectors for the Over TheRhine Chamber of Com-

See Chamber, Page 7, Col. 2

GLBT News—December, 20l0

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Mother SaysBy Michael Chanak

I love the language and theuse of words. I like imageryand the illusions they evoke.Maybe that’s the reason, I

of storytelling I possessthat endears some andupsets others. My personal inspirationcomes from the truly greatstories fictional or other-

Words

find myselfsometimesstuck and yetsomehowdrawn towriting wordson paper. Over the years, I’vewritten of Gas Giants, Gaybed bugs, PRIDE as aninstitution devouring acommunity if not institutions,good times, false words,empty promises and heroicfigures. As I think back on it, somestories were based on realfacts, watered down to offendno one, yet came dangerouslyclose to disclosing small truth,maybe for me, maybe forothers. After all, it is a quality

wise, not theBible, but Warof the Worlds,The Day theWorld StoodStill, TimeMachine,

Twilight Zone, The Rise andFall of the Third Reich, StarTrek and Dark Victory. Allcontain powerful clues to ourimaginings of a richly com-plex, yet sometimes dark viewof the present and the future. Words and stories took meplaces. I wrote poetry as achild, did radio in high schoolalong with speech/debate/extemp then college newspa-per and a radio internship,even a few years in commer-

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Georgia onMy MindBy Georgia W

Dahlberg

I see it in my friends and Isee it in myself. I’ve seen itin life for many, many years

Rudolph! Is it necessary tohave a live Santa on EVERYcorner? What is it with thetime slip in holiday celebra-tions? It used to be that Santa

Commercialism is under-standable in these uncertaindays but must it be so blatant,obvious and rushed?Thankfully, Easter Egghunting is still difficult to dowhile there is snow on theground. Then we hear the storiesof the family snubbing.Suddenly Aunt Jack or UncleJill are conveniently forgottenin the rush of preparation forthe family celebration. Wecall up expectantly only to bemet with the embarrassingpause of silence when the

Happy horror days

and I am thoro-ughly sick of it. The days ofsupposed joyand blissfulholiday happi-ness seem toescape a lot of us. Good willto men? How about just plainold good will to me? Whereis that supposed to come in?Is it in the Block in my plan-o-life marked “…and then amiracle happens!”? TheseHappy Holidays seem to endin Un-Happy Horror Days. I feel it starts withsocieties great holidayexpectations and manifests inthe ever-present advertise-ments featuring happy homelife. I love Christmas Carolsbut like most successfulthings in our society, they areplayed to death, over and overand over till you could justabout strangle poor old

would startappearing afterthe first snow,or at least adecent timeafter Thanks-giving or at

least give a person time todigest the turkey. Now we are in such acommercial rush that we can’teven wait till Thanksgiving isover.

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TAX TALKBy Scott Renno

Enrolled Agent, 1 TAX

Here are some last-minuteideas to reduce your 2010

End of Yeartax breaks

itemized list of the itemsdonated. Most organizationsprovide lists of values ofcommonly-donated goods.Form 8283 should becompleted if your deduction is

taxes:1. IncreaseYour Charit-able Giving– If youitemize,increasingyour charitable contributionscan decrease your tax. Forinstance, if you’re in the 25percent tax bracket, every$100 you give will save $25in taxes.2. Clean Out Your Closets –Non-cash donations are agreat way to save on yourtaxes if you can itemize.Deduct the fair market value(normally the Thrift StoreValue) on your tax return.You need a receipt from theorganization PLUS an

over $500.3. Weather-proof YourHome – Youget a 30% taxcredit for upto $5,000 in

energy upgrades likeinsulation, storm windowsand doors, and high efficiencyheating units. The $5,000limitation applies to expendi-tures made in 2009 and 2010combined.4. Fund your IRA – You cangive up to $5,000 ($6,000 ifyou’re age 50 or older). Ifyour employer offers aretirement plan you may belimited on the amount you cancontribute. You have untilApril 15, 2011 to make your2010 IRA contribution.5. Fund Your Health Savings

See Mother, Page 4, Col. 1

See Georgia, Page 4, Col. 4

See Tax, Page 8, Col. 5

—GLBT NEWS December, 2010invitation to join the familycelebration ought to beexpressed. Perhaps we arefaced with the embarrassmentof listening to the happy taleof all who are going to“Moms” on Wednesday whenwe know and they know wehave pointedly, not beeninvited. After all, we wouldn’twant to inconvenience AuntWhatshername, who hasn’tbothered to visit for 47 years. What’s odd is that we arethe ones who feel embar-rassed when subjected to thebad manners of those whoshould be holding us near anddear. We feel a lot ofdifficulty expressing our love

for them when they are goingout of their way to ignore oravoid us and, maddingly, itseems to be giving them theexcuse they need. And now that I havedepressed the heck out of you,dear reader, let’s resolve toend this self fulfilling horrorshow here and now. No, not anew and novel way of offingoneself! Let’s resolve to begood to each other whilebeing good to ourselves. Get a gathering of yourspecial friends and maybe notso special friends also, andtreat them to the very best ofyour hospitality. Yes, your treemay be 3 feet tall and plasticlike mine, but it is, after all,

your tree! So what! It is trulythe thought that counts! Letus resolve to put a twinkle inthe eye of each friend who hasthe good taste to attend ourfestivities. We may see our-selvesinvited to so many gatheringsthat we just don’t have timefor those who would snub usthis year. We might even see ahint of jealousy in their eyes,so be magnanimous.

Go ahead, next year youCAN invite them to share inyour fun and enjoyment. Thatis the true meaning of thistime of year, even if they haveforgotten it.


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cial broadcasting. After a long break increativity, 1986 came and Ijoined Alternating Currentson WAIF, for ten years, along

with stints at Gay Cable andOutFront GL TV. I did thewhole queer media thing.Then, 1996 and another breakin creativity until some long-term friends urged me in late

2005 to write again. Iwondered if I had any wordsleft, words that would meananything to anyone other thanmyself? Five years have passedsince asking that question.Thank you to my loyal readersat GLBT News, PublisherWorley Rodehaver and youdear readers for allowing meto paint this canvas of myexperience in words. Forthose few who claim the firstcolumn they read each monthis mine, you honor me,humble me and remind methat my experience is not sodifferent than yours.

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Mother—from Page 3 Georgia—from Page 3

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of Equally Blessed Leaders of Equally Blessed, a coalition ofRoman Catholics working for justice for Lesbian,Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT),have issued a statement expressing deep concernover the outcome of the election of new leadersfor the US Catholic Bishops Conference. “The election of New York Archbishop TimothyDolan and Louisville, Kentucky ArchbishopJoseph Kurtz as president and vice-president ofthe US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)sends an ominous message to LGBT Catholicsand our families,” said Francis DeBernardo,executive director of New Ways Ministry and an

families with loved ones who areLesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans-gender,” said Nicole Sotelo, programand commun-ications director at CallTo Action. Marianne Duddy-Burke of DignityUSA, another Equally Blessedspokesperson added, “The selectionof these two men as leaders of the USBishops’ Conference means it is moreimportant than ever for Catholics

Catholic Bishopstarget Gays

who want our Church and world tobe more welcoming and just forLGBT people to speak out and to actfor justice. The majority of Catholicsin the pews are supportive of LGBTpeople and issues, so this election isanother example of how the hier-archy is out of step with the faithexperience and ideas of Catholics.” “At a time when Catholics and the

Christmas Services

Clifton United MethodistChurch, 3616 Clifton Ave.,will be having a ChristmasEve Candlelight Service at11 p.m. December 24th.

First Unitarian Church536 Linton at Reading Rd.December 19, ThinkingAbout Christmas 9 a.m.and 11 a.m.December 24, Do You Want

St. John’s Unitarian Service320 Resor Ave., 961-1938Christmas Eve Service De-cember 24th 7 p..m.

An initiative of the Jewish Community of Cincinnati helping communal organizations, congregations and schools become more inclusive, welcoming and supportive of the Jewish GLBTQ community through education, training, providing resources, creating social connections and advocacy.

For more information contact us at [email protected]

Center for Spiritual Livingof Greater Cincinnati

Dec 24 7 p.m., ChristmasEve Candle Light Service atCenter for Spiritual LivingGreater Cincinnati, 5701Murray Ave.

The Gathering UCC1431 Main St.

December 24, CandlelightChristmas Eve Service, 4to 5 p.m., “Through theEyes of a Servant”Coffee, snacks, inspirationand friendly faces!Grace Episcopal ChurchOur Christmas Eve servicewill be 7:30 p.m. with spe-cial music.

New Thought Unity CenterChristmas Eve Candle LightService, December 24, 5p.m. and 7 p.m.Kwanzaa Celebrated onSunday, December 26, at 10a.m. All are welcome withhonor and respect.

The Church of Our Saviour/LaIglesia de Nuestro Salvador

65 E. Hollister St. Mt. AuburnMisas Bilingües de Navidad/ Bilingual MassesChristmas Eve 4:30 & 10 p.m.Christmas Day 10:30 a.m.Christmas Sunday 7:30 &10:30 a.m., ZenMass 7 p.m.

to Hold the Baby? 4 p.m.December 24, A Child isBorn, 8 p.m.

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For the 9th year,Clifton United Meth-odist Church,3416 Clifton Avenue,is selling Live Christ-mas Trees. The treelot will be openthrough December24th, or until thetrees sell out. Youcan choose from avariety of sizes andtypes of evergreens. Proceeds go tomissions.513-961-2998

ChristmasTree sale

Equally Blessed member.“Both men have madestrong statements againstGay and Transgenderpeople. Indeed, for thelast two years, Arch-bishop Kurtz has led theUS Bishops’ nationwidecampaign against marri-age for Gay couples.” “It is ominous becausethe bishops broke withtradition and did notelect this last year’s vice-president, Bishop GeraldKicanas of Tucson, aspresident, someoneknown to be more mod-erate on LGBT issuesand signals that thebishops are targeting


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After a number of years oflaying fallow, Crossportrecently upgraded theirwebsite. Crossport is theCincinnati association forTransgendered individuals.Programs include discussiongroups for crossdressers andtranssexuals as well as socialevents for members. View the new website atwww.crossport.org .

HRC Greater Cincinnati’sWorkplace Equality teamconducted a successfulworkshop at Macy’s Inc. inNovember. There were more than 50diversity/HR executivespresent. The interactiveprogram included CorlisFong, Macy’s diversityofficer, opening the confer-ence, as well as presentationsfrom Stephanie Klump fromDeloitte and a panel includingCity Council Member ChrisBortz, University of Cincin-nati Student Blake Jelley,Chamber officials and otherbusiness community leaders. Procter & Gamble manage-ment presented “measure-ments” of workplace climateand GE Aviation’s KarenMorgan presented “whyemployee resource teams areimportant.” Corporate participantsincluded representatives fromKroger, Macy’s, TowneProperties, P&G, Deloitte,Lexis Nexis, Miami Univer-sity, Visiting Nurses, Corner-stone Brands, Rumpke, GreatAmerican Insurance, City ofCincinnati, US Bank, Cincin-nati Children’s and theUniversity of Cincinnati. HRC strives to buildstronger relationships withbusiness and communityleaders as this outreach sendsa broad message to thebusiness community and

Workplaceequality

demonstrates the impact pro-LGBT practices have on manycitizens and workeplacequality in the community. Co-Chair David Leonardand his team demonstratedhow HRC’s national programscan be applied locally.

merce, where he received thePresident’s Award for hisservice; was active on theGateway Quarter MerchantsGroup, as well as variousother positions dedicated toadvancing the GLBT

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Community and DowntownCincinnati. Succeeding Crawford asvice president is JohnBoggess, a board membersince 2007. Continuingcurrent terms on the board areTreasurer Cathy Rogers and

Chamber—from Page 2

larger society have be-come so painfully aware ofhow anti-LGBT religiousmessages and personalitieshave contri-buted to youthsuicide, we wish thebishops would have electedleaders whose records werenot so damaging,” saidCasey Lopata, co-founderof Fortunate Families. “Asfather of a Gay son and asCatholics, we choose to tellour youth about Jesus’ un-conditional love for them.” Equally Blessed is acoalition of faithful Cath-olics who support fullequality for Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual and Transgender


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Secretary SandraStratton.

Bishops—from Page 6

people both in the church and in civilsociety. Equally Blessed includesfour organizations that have spent acom-bined 112 years working onbehalf of LGBT people and theirfamilies: Call to Action, DignityUSA, Fortunate Families, and NewWays Ministry.

—GLBT NEWS December, 2010

Ron Clemons will be theprogrammer for the thirdSaturday of the month from 3p.m. to 5 p.m. on AlternatingCurrents, WVQC , 95.7l FM. Ron has been an active

member of the LGBT communityfor more than 32 years. He triedto use his life experiences toassist others in facing their day today challenges. He has an undergraduatedegree from Miami University,and a Masters Degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati. Bothdegrees are in Social Work. He

Ron Clemons onAlternating Currents


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Northside-College Hill Kiwanis“Veterans’ Wall will include photosof veterans from WWII to presentIt will be displayed at the Memorial Day Service in

Northside in 2011 and be available for showingelsewhere afterward

Pictures (with name, branch of service and rank)should be dropped off or mailed to

Don BeimescheNorth Side Bank & Trust

4125 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnti, OH 45223-0128or any other North Side Bank branchwith notation to send to Beimesche

Questions, call him at 513-853-4865

received an associate’s degree inphotography from AntonelliCollege in 2004, where hegraduated Sum Cum Laude andis listed in the who’s who ofjunior colleges and universities2004. He is currently serving on theboard of directors ofCARACOLE, Inc., The 1809

LGBT Alumni Board of MiamiUniversity, and current presidentof SCORPIUS of Cincinnati, alocal leather club in theCincinnati area. His past boardinvolvements include theCincinnati Men’s Chorus,AVOISE, STOP AIDS (AVOC)and The Council on Alcoholism. In working with the LGBTcommunity, Ron has taken noticeof the lack of attention given toolder members of the commu-nity who have life issues that arenot being addressed. There is a stigma in our culturefor “getting old”. Aging is a verynatural part of the life process. Ron would like to bring a moreaffirming and accepting energyto the community for those of uswith different physical, mental,emotional and spiritual needs. He will address issues suchas coming out later in life,changing self concepts, affirmingself images as older adults.

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Account (HSA) – If you have anHSA, contribute the maximumamount (for singles, $3,050, ifyou’re 55 or older, $4,050). Tocompute how much to contrib-ute, add your employer contri-bution AND your pre-tax HSAdeductions. If these are less thanthe maximum, pay the differenceinto your HSA account and takea tax deduction (since youremployer and pre-tax contribu-tions are excluded from yourtaxable pay, you can’t deductthese amounts). Make sure youpay ALL medical expenses out ofyour HSA account. You haveuntil April 15, 2011 to make your2010 HSA payments.6. Self-Employed HealthInsurance – A bonus this year isthat your health insurancepremiums reduce income ANDself-employment tax, soaccelerate your health insurancepayments if you are able.

Remember that every situationis unique, and advice from yourlocal tax professional will ensurethat you get the most bang forthe buck.

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