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Contents GLBT News, 2014
Always be yourself, from Billy Elliot
Vol. 18; June 2014Print Edition (PE)
Publisher/EditorWorley Rodehaver; Associate EditorMichael X. ChanakTransportationJoe Wilks
SalesKaren Halaszyn513-979-4295
Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease, only love can do that. Martin Luther King
This publication is dedicated to those
Paul
Delph
Matthew
Shepard
It is our goal to record the positive contributions GLBTpeople 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 la w.
who have or have died from AIDS or Hate Crimes
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The Old
Geezer
By Worley Rodehaver
The Trevor Project(866) 488-7386Talbert House(513) 281-2273
(513) 281-CAREAmerican Foundation for Suicide
PreventionMedia/Resource Guides
The WordThe Listings Guide
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News170 locations monthly
Electronic edition, [email protected]
Rainbow CincinnatiBack2Stonewall
Business OrganizationsGreater Cincinnati Gay Chamber of
CommerceLocal PRIDE OrganizationsCincincinnati PRIDE
NKy PRIDEBonnie Meyer
[email protected] Police GLBT Liaison
Angela [email protected]
HIV SupportCaracole - HIV Housing - Case
Management513-761-1480
Planned Parenthood SW OhioSenior Support
National Resource Center on LGBT AgingAARP GLBT Seniors
SAGE - Elder AdvocacyParents & Youth Support & Students
PFLAG Cincinnati
GLSEN CincinnatiCincinnati Youth GroupUC GLBT Center
Therapeutic Foster CareLighthouse Youth Services
UC GLBTQ Support GroupsMusic & Film
Muse - Women's ChoirCincinnati Men's Chorus
Queen City Rainbow BandPolitical/Anti-Bullying
Equality OhioEquality Cincinnati
HRC CincinnatiNOW Cincinnati
BRAVO - Anti-Violence ProjectTransgender Information
TransOhioCrossport - Cincinnati's Gender Support
Midwest Trans* and Queer Wellness
InitiativeWomens Information
Cincinnati's Tuesday Nite Women's GroupWomen Helping WomenOhio Lesbian Archives
NOW Cincinnati ChapterWOF - Women Out Front
Lesbian EventsSubstance Issues
Queen City Group - AAAL-ANON
Mental Health America - SW OhioGateways, A Recovery Center
Evening Entertainment & MoreGay Bar Maps
Queen City Poetry SlamGay Literature Group - Greater Cincy
And more...Cincinnati Front Runners
Rivercity Softball
Tri-State Prime TimersImperial Sovereign Queen City Court
Scorpius CincinnatiTriState LeatherThe River Bears
UniversitiesUC Law - Out & Allies
UC LGBTQ CenterNKU Common Ground
NKU LGBTQ Programs and ServicesBonnie Meyer859-572-5835
Rainbow Alliance of Cincinnati State
InformationGLBT News had an Information Page several
years ago. This updated info was obtained from
The Center. If you see something that does not
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Real politic 101By Tedd Good
State of the Union
Marriage Equality It has been 45 years Since
the Stonewall riots. The LGBT
there was an influx of this
demographic into the organ-izing community who had no
experiential knowledge of thepre Stonewall world . By the
1990s cities passing protective
New York, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,Vermont, New Hampshire,
Maine, Illinois, Iowa, Min-nesota, New Mexico, Cali-
fornia, Oregon, Washingtonand Hawaii. It looks like a roll
call of Blue States. More willFollow. Hopefully the gener-
ation born after 2000 willview their sexual orientation
as a normal developmentaldimension. Marrying the
person you love is just whatyou do .
C o m m u n i t ynow has a
multigenerationalperspective its
struggle forequality . If you
are a BabyBoomer or part
of the silentgeneration You
probably dealt with your teenyears as a struggle. Too manychose to live in the closet with
legitimate fears. After Stonewal l the pace of
change accelerated. More andmore cities started political and
service organizations. Thesegenerations did a lot of ground
work. The pace of organizinggot faster with the advent of the
AIDS epidemic. For Gen X thelandscape changed. It as easier
to come out because the publicissues gained an increasing
level of social acceptance,
legislation and
electing openlyLGBT officials.
M i l l e n n i a l sknow nothing
else .but thisexpansion of
power . It wasnow time to
really play
politics as the art of thepossible. The focus of
organizing became morenational during the new
millennium just in time to beable to gather resources for a
prolonged legislative and legalstruggle over LGBT marriage
equality. Having access to theObama Administration helped
a lot. We not only celebrate this
June the Stonewall riots but
the first anniversary of theDOMA / Prop 8 rulings. Therate of change in the past year
is astounding, Litigation to affirm LGBT
Marriage or overturn prohi-bitions has spread to all states
except very Red Montanaand North Dakota. The
following states either allowlegal marriages or have to
recognize marriages performedon other states. Washington
DC, Maryland, Delaware,Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
PFLAGBy Michael Cotrell
June is big monthfor PFLAG Cincy
June is a very big month forus! Its our Scholarship Month.
Every year PFLAG of GreaterCincinnati gives out scholar-
ships to deserving high schooland adults continuing their
education based on academic,social and LGBT involve-
ment. Join us Tuesday June 10 at
6:30 p.m. for a potluck meal
followed by our presentation ofSee PFLAG,Page 7, Col. 3
We and us We are an LGBT
Community. That is us.
But, weare a minor-ity in a
larger com-
munity and
that is them.
They are
them.
What?
GLBTNewsis us. We are an
LGBT-owned busi-
ness.
Before I retired I de-
pended on businesses
who advertised wanting
to attract usas customers.
In this issue you will
find several advertisers
who want to let usknow theysupport one
of our major events,
NKY PRIDEFEST, an
annual event during
PRIDE Month.
These advertisers are
located in Cincinnati,Covington,
Newport and
Bellevue.
When you
read this is-
sue check
out their Ads.
They wantusas customers.
Take time to stop by
and thank them. That
includes LGBT-owned
businesses which are us.
If you live in Ohio re-
member Northern Ken-
tucky is only a bridge
away.
Visit NKY PRIDE Week-end and our advertisers in
Northern Kentucky.
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[email protected](513) 721-7900
Cincinnati PRIDE did come
early this year (May 31st
)! Yet,with PRIDE in full bloom
work group including a
summer engineer intern wasone such rough spot. There is
a reason most people avoid
uage is a wonderful thing, andhow it is used and it evolves
over time reveals a great deal.
A quarter of a century ago many places called it a GayPRIDE march. Clearly, it is a
parade now. About 25 yearsago, were there not political
actions sometimes scheduledwithin the context of that
march? I think so. Even in Cincinnati at the
height of the HIV need foreffective medications, a group
stopped in the middle of themarch and did a die in.
About the closest thing we get tostreet theatre now is Christians
(small c type) who see the
Virgin Mary on a pop can. Gee,
the last time a parade stopped
in Cincinnati was to allow a dance
routine. Just sayin, not hatin.
Meantime, I read a shot from
another community on-line,
questioning boldly who is
YOUR headliner. Groan. So,
this is what it comes to: whose
thing is bigger, moreentertaining,
and grander and all of that. Okay
Back when?
throughoutthe region,
can your Fat-
ted Goose
miss an op-
portunity to
take to the
bully Goose
pulpit andp r e a c h ?
This would
Just when some of us thoughtthe old lessons were learned,enter Donald Sterling the
NBA owner whose racistcomments had the President of
the United States explaining toa foreign press core our history
of racism that percolates to thesurface from time to time.
Back, when. I spent almost 20 years of a
previous life at P&G. It wasntan easy time and my big beak
didnt help. Over lunch with a
work place...or at least the
first two. Theyoung white,
p r i v i l e g e dmale intern
characterizedthe civil rights
moment asback (60s)
when (as if
settled) in the presence of thisGoose. All I can rememberbefore the con-versation ended
abruptly was me mutteringsomething about back, when
as if equality has an endpoint.
Back, when? Here it isPRIDE month and a vague
discontent stirs the Goosesfeathers. Are we now like that
summer intern, believing thatour issues are soon to be back,
when? I suspect so. Lang-
PRIDE is a gigantic fun party for
US.
Yet, the signs are there, many
places including Cincinnati havedispatched rallies or political
speakers (unless it is someone
courting us for our vote this fall).
Enter the world of the celebrity
PRIDE Marshal. The procla-
mations are gone (maybe
thankfully), we still have parade
marshals but they must be called
Grand PRIDE marshals now.
No, your Goose isnt ad-
vocating turning back the hands
of time! I am after all a
thoroughly modern Goose. Butcome to the Goose, look full in
her feathered face, and promise to
read a queer book, or hunt up on
queer history on line. Better yet,
if your town has a queer film fest
by all means go! Suggestion:
w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /
CNKYFilmFest. Heres is hoping
after the Goose is all burned up
that our community, isnt like that
young intern believing that the
struggle for equality was won,
backwhen.
be a no.
politics, religion and sex in the
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Bartenders: Andy Worley, Jess Jump, Jonathon Bradford, Lynne Sanning, Ron Zmurk, Dennis KilgoreNonta Perkins, Stanley Goodin, DJ Rob BreedwellHours of Operation:Monday-Friday 3:00 pm to 1:00 am, Saturday and Sunday 12:00 pm to 1:00 amMONDAY: Service Industry Night; TUESDAY: $2 Tuesdays (well drinks), WEDNESDAY: WOOFWEDNESDAY, THURSDAY: Ladies Night; FRIDAY: Happy Hour 3-8; SATURDAY: Happy hour 12-8SUNDAY: Happy Hour 12-8 (Bloody Marys and Mimosas) Karaoke with DJ Rob 8-1
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NKY PRIDEs goal is to support and
empower the widely diverse people of theNorthern Kentucky area to achieve civil and
social equality for all by providing re-
sources, support. and advocating for North-
ern Kentuckys diverse interests and pro-
moting a sense of community.
We commend and celebrate CovingtonKYs Human Rights Ordinance and also all
LGBT Friendly Businesses and Social,
Physical and Community Support groups in
the Northern Kentucky Area.
NKY PRIDE will give back to the com-
munity by providing scholarships to stu-dents for education and grants to the non-
profit organizations for outreach program to
benefit not only the LGBT Community but
all the citizens of Nothern Kentucky.
PRIDE supports people of Northern Kentucky
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Cozy Cottage Gents
Jewel King
Sandi Slusser/[email protected]
859-415-1505
Like us on Facebook: GentsBellevue
Located in the Mainstrasse Village in Covington, KY.
609 Main Street Covington, KY 41011 (859) [email protected]
Find us on Facebook - Sugarcube RecordsTues. - Thurs. 12pm to 7pm; Fri. & Sat. 12pm to 8pm
Sun. 12pm to 5pm
We sell new and used vinyl, CDs, T-shirts,books & more.
M-F 6 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
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A church communitythat respects diversity
as much as you do.
536 Linton Streetat Reading Road, Avondale
www.firstuu.com9 and 11 a.m.. SundayService and Religious Education
Welcoming CongregationChildcare, Accessible, Audio Enhanced
When I was a kid I hated
going to church every
Sunday. Now, I hate to miss aSunday at The Gathering.
James Helm
Doug Slagle, Pastorwww.thegatheringcincinnati,org
513-307-6963
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As progress spreads from State
to State, as justice is delivered inthe courtroom, and as more of our
fellow Americans are treated withdignity and respect our Nation
becomes not only more accepting,but more equal as well.
benefits to legally married
same-sex couples. My Administration proudly
stands alongside all those whofight for LGBT rights. Here at
home, we have strengthenedlaws against violence toward
LGBT Americans, taken actionto prevent bullying and harass-
ment, and prohibited discrimi-nation in housing and hospitals.
Despite this progress, LGBTworkers in too many States can
be fired just because of theirsexual orientation or gender
identity; I continue to call on
the Congress to correct this in-justice by passing the Employ-ment Non-Discrimination Act.
And in the years ahead, we willremain dedicated to addressing
health disparities within theLGBT community by imple-
menting the Affordable CareAct and the National HIV/
AIDS Strategy which fo-cuses on improving care while
decreasing HIV transmissionrates among communities most
at risk. Our commitment to advanc-
ing equality for the LGBT com-munity extends far beyond our
borders. In many places aroundthe globe, LGBT people face
persecution, arrest or evenstate-sponsored execution. This
is unacceptable. The UnitedStates calls on every nation to
join us in defending the univer-sal human rights of our LGBT
brothers and sisters.
This month, as we mark 45years since the patrons of theStonewall Inn defied an unjust
policy and awakened a nascentmovement, let us honor every
brave leader who stood up, sat
in, and came out, as well as theallies who supported them
along the way. Following theirexample, let each of us speak
for tolerance, justice, and dig-nity because if hearts and
minds continue to change overtime, laws will too.
NOW, THEREFORE, I,BARACK OBAMA, President
of the United States of America,by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Constitution andthe laws of the United States,
do hereby proclaim June 2014
as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, andTransgender PRIDE Month. Icall upon the people of the
United States to eliminateprejudice everywhere it exists,
and to celebrate the great diver-sity of the American people.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
President issues
PRIDE MonthProclamation
During Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual, and Transgen-
der (LGBT) PRIDEMonth, we celebrate vic-
tories that have affirmedfreedom and fairness,
and we recommit our-selves to completing the
work that remains.
Last year, supportersof equality celebrated theSupreme Courts deci-
sion to strike down a keyprovision of the Defense
of Marriage Act, a rulingwhich, at long last, gave
loving, committed fami-lies the respect and legal
protections they deserve.In keeping with this de-
cision, my Administra-tion is extending family
and spousal benefits from immigration ben-
efits to military family
have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of May, in the yearof our Lord two thousand four-
teen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America
the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
BARACK OBAMA
Harvey Milk Stamp City Council Member
Chris Seelbach, has twice
presented the Harvey Milk
U.S. Stamp, once before
City Council, the other dur-
ing the Cincinnati PRIDE
Festival. Milk, the firstopenly Gay Public Servant,
(San FranciscoCity
Council) was assassinated
in 1978.Harvey Milk Stamp
More than 120 people turned out for the PRIDE Interfaith Service held May 29.
Photo by Michael X. Chanak
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Scott E. KnoxATTORNEY AT LAWGeneral Practice including:
ProbateWills/Powers of Attorney Disability (Social Security/SSI/Disability
Insurance) Lesbian/Gay/Transgender Legal Issues
HIV Legal Issues
Honored as one ofLawyers Weekly USAs Attorneys of the Year for 2002
13 E. Court St., Suite 300, Cincinnati, OH 45202Tel: 513-241-3800 FAX: 513-241-4032
e.mail: [email protected]
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Dr. Bob
Dr. Bob and Mite
Dr. Robert Biederman, Jr. D.V.M.
513-961-1112
The Plum Street Pet Clinic (Cincinnati Central AnimalHospital), begun just after the Second World War, is
one of the oldest established veterinary hospitals inthe city. We are by design a smaller, more personal-ized clinic that provides complete services such as
medical and surgical procedures. Dental and groom-ing facilities are available as well. Serving the GreaterCincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, we pride our-
selves on personalized and intimate service at a place
where the Golden Rule is our motto.
427 Plum Street between 4th and 5th Cincinnati, OH 45202
Join the Gay Chamber of Greater
Cincinnati every 3rdMonday for our
Business Briefs Fundraiser.
One of our board members or
volunteers will be behind the bar at
Below Zero Lounge to help raise
funds for the Gay Chamber. We
Warm weather is finally here
and we are still moving alongin the ISQCCBE.
Congrats to Petty Cash andSir Steve Lickalotta Steele for
being elected to the position ofICP and in October these two
individuals will be taking thehelm of the ISQCCBE as
the winners at 7:30 p.m. If you
are interested in donating toour scholarship fund, please
visit our website at pf lag-
cinci.orgto donate.
PFLAG of Greater Cin-cinnati meets every 2ndTuesday
at the Mt. Auburn PresbyterianChurch at 7 p.m. We have a
social time from 7-730 where
Gay
ChamberBy Michael Cotrell
Chamber assists
several events
ISQCCBEBy Brooklyn
Steele-Tate
bartend from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. and all
the tips we raise go into our fund!
Now you may ask what will we do
with the funds? We have lots of
community events that need money
and our job as the Gay Chamber is to
support our community. The money
we raise during these Business Briefs
Fundraisers will go to support these
community events, events like Tri-
State Leather competition, CNKY
Film Festival, PRIDE, GLSEN Youth
Summit and Prom etc.
We want to make sure these events
are successful and we encourage you
to be a part.
If you would like to become a
member of The Greater Cincinnati
Gay Chamber of Commerce please
e.mail us at membership@gaycham-
bercincinnati.com and we can get you
all the details of what being a member
of the Greater Cincinnati Gay
Chamber of Commerce entails.
ISQCCBE is moving
right along
Emperor and Empress 23.Congratulations to Owen Cash
and Dix Enourmous on theirelevation to ICPR to Reign 22.
They will be working directlybeside Freeda and Keith.
Now we got some more $$$$$to raise!!!
June 6 we are at Shooters forthe first show of the month.
June 8 join us at On Broadwayfor our Family and Friends
dinner benefitting the LGBTCenter. Dinner is $5.00 and
there is always a deliciousspread. June 13 is our spooky
show- Friday the 13thwith Rexand Connie. They promise to
bring out all the spookinessthey can!
June 15 is our Mr. Mistercontest at The Cabaret. Doors
will open at 6pm and is a
contest for Biological Femaleswho want to get in touch with
their masculine side. If you areinterested please send us a
message on Facebook. C&D Bar is hosting a Brunch
on Sunday June 22. Moreinformation to come on our
Facebook page. Finally June27 is the Miss Porkopolis
Pageant at Old Street Saloon.This is a fun pageant that
incorporates farm wear, hogcalls and talent! If interested
please send us a message onFacebook.
July 18 we are joining forceswith the American Foundation
for Suicide Prevention Cincinnati Chapter to raise
money and awareness forsuicide prevention. Its our 3 rd
Annual Suicide is a DRAG!More info to come!
snacks and drinks areprovided. At 7:30 we meet in
the big circle for intro-ductions and announcements.
We have a program each monthgeared to the needs of the
group and talk on subjects suchas homelessness, gender
identity, job information,school information etc.
PFLAG of GreaterCincinnati helps to educate an
ill-informed public on a variety
of issues, support our childrenand our families in the coming
out process and to advocate forthose who do not have a voice.
All our meetings areconfidential and we welcome
everyone. PFLAG has infor-mation that is free to take and
we have a library with anassortment of books dealing
with many subjects. Remem-ber when you no longer need
PFLAG PFLAG needs YOU!
PFLAGfrom Page 2
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At Death Cafes people come together in a relaxed and safe sett ing to discuss death, drinktea and eat delicious cake. The objective of Death Cafe is To increase awareness ofdeath with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Next meeting
June 23 at 7 p.m. Call Arlington Memorial Gardens at 513-521-7003 www.deathcafe.com
Knox
Attorney Scott Knox hasreceived two local awards.
2014
Our attorney getstwo awards
He is the
Cincinnati BarAssoc ia t ionV o l u n t e e r
Lawyer of the
Year Award.This award is
given t ohonor out-
standing workdone on behalf
of low-income clients and to
recog-nize commitment to themis-sion of the Volunteer
Lawyers Project. He has also received the
2014 Cincinnati Bar Assoc-iation Potter Stewart Inn of
Court And rew B. Dennis on
Courag-eous Advocate Award.
This is an annual award to thelawyer who upholds the
professional obligation torepresent the poor, the
unpopular, or the friendless The Volunteer Lawyer
award was based primarily onwork on clients SSI and
disability cases or estateplanning when the client cant
afford a lawyer, as well as forwork founding and operating
the Wills Clinic through theVolunteer Lawyers Project,
which provides wills and
powers of attorney for low-income people through legalclinics.
The Andrew B. DennisonCourageous Advocate Award is
recognition forpro bonoworksince the 1980s for people with
HIV and the Gay Communityon civil rights and discrim-
ination issues. Scott said, Im very
humbled to receive bothawards. I benefit greatly from
doing this work in that I meetinspirational clients who work
through astronomical chal-lenges with grace and dignity.
Im inspired by my clients.
NKY Pride is excited to announce that Jamison Road will be the headliner for this year'sNKY PrideFest stage! Mark your calendars for June 28th as Jamison Road will play from 5p-
7p. Stay tuned for the rest of the stage line up, to be released shortly. Happy Pride!
NKY PRIDE Headliners
Medicare has lifted its ban on coverage for gender reassignmentsurgery thanks to the conclusions of an independent review that
found existing policy was not reasonable given current under-standing of the procedure.
In a 28-page report, an appellate review board within the De-partment of Health & Human Services determined that banning
coverage for transsexual reassignment surgery isnt valid under areasonableness standard based on clinical and scientific judg-
ment. We have no difficulty concluding that the new evidence, which
includes medical studies published in the more than 32 years sinceissuance of the 1981 report underlying the NCD, outweighs the
NCD record and demonstrates that transsexual surgery is safe andeffective and not experimental, the report says. Thus, as we dis-
cuss below, the grounds for the NCDs exclusion of coverage arenot reasonable, and the NCD is invalid.
The ban on Medicare coverage for gender reassignment surgery which was codified as National Coverage Determination 140.3
was put in place in 1981 based on an understanding at the timethe procedure was unsound. Since that time, the American Medi-
cal Association and the American Psychological Association havecome to support gender reassignment surgery, and doctors pre-
scribe it as treatment for gender dysphoria.Aaron Albright, a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid, said his agency will now carry out the new policy throughcontractors, who will determine on a case-by-case basis whether
coverage is appropriate.
Medicare lifts ban on gender reassignment
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