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GLBT News MAGAZINE Q
Serving the Cincinnati LGBT Community since 1996
Grand Marshals named for PRIDE 2010
Doris Marks Callis
Downtown—This year’s PRIDE
Parade will get underway at 11
a.m. on July 4 at Broadway
Commons, southeast corner of
Reading Road and Broadway.
It will travel south on
Broadway and then west on
Fifth Street to Fountain Square
where the annual festival will
take place.
Four leaders have been
named Grand Marshals of the
parade.
They are:
Doris Marks Callis
Doris has been actively
committed to supporting the
LGBT community in Cincinnati
for many years (but she does
not want to give away her age
by telling just how many
June, 2010
Randy Bridges
years).
She served on the Board of
Trustees for AIDS Volunteers
of Cincinnati/STOP AIDS for
two years, during that time
planning client family parties
and other fund-raisers for the
group as a volunteer. She has
also hosted dinners at her
home to benefit the agency.  Doris is really enjoying
She has been a part-time staff
member of STOP AIDS for
nine years, serving as Special
Events Coordinator.  As a
volunteer, she has chaired
Diva Dazzle five times and
was presenting sponsor for
Diva Dazzle 5. Doris recently
helped organize a fund-raiser
for a rider in the Equality
Ride.  She has been a sponsor
Michael Cottrell
of Gay BINGO, which benefits
STOP AIDS and Ensemble
Theatre of Cincinnati.  having HIV was full of fears,
She is an active member of
ISQCCBE and holds two
titles.  She is also co-founder
of the new upcoming GLBT
Giving Circle along with Kevin
Allender.
cleaning out her closets and
basement and donating all the
cool contents to the Gargan-
tuan Gay Garage Sale to
benefit Pride!
Randy Bridges
  Randy has been a tireless
fundraiser. For more than 30
years, he has been a strong
pillar in the Cincinnati LGBT
community. In the early 80s,
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Randy held one of the first
AIDS benefits, at a time, when
misconceptions and shame.
He along with drag artist,
Scirocco, put together a
Valentine event raising money
for the cause.
This inspired Randy to form
Encore Entertainment, begin-
ning a string of benefits over
the next three decades for
AIDS, cancer, homelessness,
hospice and muscular
dystrophy. He has served as
a member of ISQCCBE, AVOC,
Cincinnati Stompers, Caracole
House, FACE, Cincinnati
Riverbears, Cincinnati Cares
and started the Cincinnati
See Marshals, Page 10, Col. 1
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GLBT News Op/Ed Page

Pride=PRIDE The same is true about our Grabtastical! mouth.
By Worley Rodehaver GLBT PRIDE Celebrations. I had a call from a friend a Saturday night was the red
Editor Many of us forget the few days before Memorial carpet interviews broadcast-
June is GLBT PRIDE month! reason behind PRIDE. Day. He called and asked if I ing live as well as the Friday
Regular readers will notice Gays at the Stonewall Inn in could meet night event.
that we always capitalize the
first letter of Gay,
New York City finally got tired
of the constant police haras-
him in
Chicago and
Rusty This one was
more struc-
Lesbian, Bisexual sment and when the cops help with a Lockett tured, partially
and Transgender. came in patrons fought back. broadcast President due to how I
And, you will There were many arrests and event. WOW! Community Center operate. My
notice that we that brought out thousands in A trip back job was again
also always a mass protest soon after. home, needless to say I was to herd VIP porn stars,
capitalize PRIDE. Our present PRIDE events excited. presenters, entertainers, and
Rodehaver We just cele- grew from commemorations of Working at home has its other VIP persons. I was
brated Memorial Day and I that Gay riot. advantages; however, one even able to pull in Bruce
was reminded that among the GLBT people have been needs to escape now and Vilanch over for an interview
parades, picnics and other fighting for equal rights ever then. as he was a surprise guest
outings we may forget the since...changes have been When you visit an event, with Chi Chi Larue. Just in
real meaning of Memorial Day, slow...they are still coming. it’s generally best to stay at case you were wondering it is
formerly Decoration Day, an GLBT people have the host hotel. It doesn’t pronounced She She.
occasion when families struggled to have the PRIDE matter if it’s a bear run, Bear I did get a chance to get a
decorated the graves of loved we celebrate in 2010 and we PRIDE, International Mr. quick glimpse of “The Center
ones killed in our country’s are proud to print PRIDE and Leather, or the Grabby’s. on Halstead.” Nothing
wars. GLBT in all CAPS. Luckily we were staying at the compared to our “one room
host hotel of the Grabby’s, school house” that we have
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News Magazine The Hard Rock Hotel. now. But it’s an aspiration
“Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease, only love can do that.” Our first evening, after a that we continue to grow, but
Martin Luther King delicious dinner at Pizano’s, that we also fulfill OUR
“Always be yourself,” from Billy Elliot
MAP Publications, P.O. Box 14971, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0971 was cocktails at the hotel. You mission. It’s nice when we
is published monthly in Cincinnati, Ohio. can tell some of the handsome can expand outside of our
map@ella.net hunks were coming in early! mission, but we need to be
Publisher/Editor—Worley Rodehaver
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Friday night, we had a show networking is important and
Vol. 13, No. 5, June, 2010
Contents © GLBT News, 2010 called “Cocktails at Cocktail.” necessary. It’s my hope that
It was a basic interview on we as a community remember
This publication is dedicated to those stage at the bar with 30 plus that. It’s a struggle, but we
who have or have died from AIDS or Hate Crimes of the porn stars. My job was need to strive and reach for it.
It is our goal to record the positive contributions GLBT people make to herd them (much like stray This trip afforded me the
to their community and the local community at large. While AIDS and
Hate CRIMES are certainly not positive things, we seek to draw the cats) and take pictures of ability to continue that
positive from the negative. We hold up Paul Delph and Matthew them with the hosts of the networking and to spend
Shepard and their families as models of how human beings should or
could react to each other and how families should support loved ones show. Some of them I had to time with two of our perform-
whose lives are not in the box right wing religious zealots want them show how to use a micro- ers for PRIDE Night,
in. Delph, a multi-talented Cincinnatian, died of AIDS in 1996. His QNation.FM & Steve Reeder.
mother shut down her business to care for him. Shepard died in 1998,
phone. Never thought I’d
Paul victim of a hate Crime and his mother worked for years to get passed Matthew have to tell a porn star how to To Steve Reeder, Viz, Miss
See Rusty, Page 11, Col. 3
Delph Shepard
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June, 2010
PRIDE 2010
Entertainment
The Equinox PRIDE Festival
will be held on Sunday, July
4th, on Fountain Square, with
a line-up of nationally and
locally recognized talent.
Special guest star, Deborah
Cox, will keep the party going
with her amazing vocals.
Also, rounding out the line-
up, Adam Joseph, Cincinnati
native, will bring his brand of
soulful ballads and tracks.
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox is a Canadian
R&B singer-song-writer and
actress. Her 1998 song
“Nobody’s Supposed to Be
Here” held the record for
longest-running number one
single on Billboard’s Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &
Tracks chart (14 weeks), a
GLBT News —Page 3
record held for nearly eight
years.
She has achieved ten
number one hits on
Billboard’s Hot Dance Club
Play chart. She is often cited
as Canada’s top R&B artist.
She returns with her first
new studio album in six years,
THE PROMISE, released on
Deco Recording Group/Image
Entertainment. The album
marks the former Clive Davis
protégé’s return to R&B
music, where her hit song
“Nobody’s Supposed to Be
Here,” broke the record for the
longest-running number one
single on Billboard’s Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Led by the Flyte Tyme
(Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
and Big Jim Wright) produced
first single, “Did You Ever
Love Me,” the poignant,
soulful slow-burning R&B
song is a reflection on a
relationship that has just
ended. The song is available
now at iTunes and Amazon
.com.
Showcasing Cox’s amazing
powerhouse vocals, who used
to sing backup for Celine
Dion, the album features
production by an all-star team
of collaborators, including
John Legend (Alicia Keys,
Lauryn Hill), Jimmy Jam &
Shooters
Terry Lewis (Mariah Carey,
See Entertainment, Page 16, Co. 1
Celebrating 23 years
with PRIDE!
Page 4—GLBT NEWS
A kick
in the pants
Sometimes life is just one
great kick in the pants. It’s all
supposed to work out like it
does on television
and with sufficient
time for a commer-
cial or two and a
conclusion in half
an hour, one or two
hours at the very
most.
It should end with smiling
faces and a resolution
acceptable and satisfying to
all. RIGHT? Right!
And now for a complete
dose of reality; life is truly
similar to an extended ice-
water enema. Life doesn’t
resolve itself in neat little
packets. Sometimes it doesn’t
even resolve itself. It can just
go on and on and on,
festering and feeding on itself
until it ends.
About all you can say is that
it does end. Where, when and
how is the question, because
if nothing else in this life is
sure, we can all be sure that it
will end. It all ends, eventu-
ally. I sometimes amuse
myself by declaring that
EVERYBODY in Australia has
died who lived there between
1800 and 1900. Not a one of
them survived and to top all
that off, there are many other
y!
He
countries that have experi-
enced the same phenomena!
Dead man walking? No, it’s a
dead population walking! The
only comfort we have is the
same applies to everyone,
equally. Those
Georgia on around us will
either precede us
My Mind or they will
By Georgia W follow us. Ain’t
Dahlberg none of us gonna
be left behind
and no-one gets out of this
life alive.
Depressing! OK, sure! Life
can be just that but it can also
be the ultimate adventure.
Heck, isn’t it the only adven-
ture? We used to dream and
live adventure vicariously as
kids, play act the movie
scripts as we trudged through
the winter slush on the way
home. If only we were big
enough, we’d be just like so
and so and go over “there”
and have all sorts of fun.
If…….. only. We grew bigger,
taller, stronger and pretty
soon we were swinging
through the trees, running
across back yards, balancing
along fence rails and annoy-
ing just about all adults within
miles.
We made our own adven-
tures with the mobility of the
bicycle, the exploration of the
sewers, climbing the rocks in
the old quarry and the
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ingenuity of the adolescent.
You name it, some of us were
“there” because we made
“there” out of the “here”
where we were, back when.
And yet, we were all dreaming
of the day when we would be
grown up enough to experi-
ence our own glorious real
ADULT adventures.
OK kiddo, guess what?
Yup, you are old enough. You
are big enough and if push
came to shove, you could go
over “there” and damn near
do anything you have ever
seen on that silver screen,….
maybe,… possibly,… if time
hasn’t physically beat you up
and left you immobile. If you
really wanted, you could use
your magic plastic card to go
to Machu Pichu, that tried to
return your call magic
deserted city at the top of the
Andes. You could go to China
for Chop Suey, Russia with
Love, Germany for the oom-pa
bands and Octoberfest beer,
France for Pot au Feu, sau-
sage, cheese, wine and thou.
If it was your last week here, you
could still go.
Your Mom would give you
permission if she were still
with us. Really, she would,
because she would have liked
to have gone herself. The
only one withholding
permission for you to take off
and go is…….You! I have
seen pre-departure anxiety in
those who left this life shortly
thereafter. I wonder if it was
because of that temptation to
use that magic card for the
final fling, the final earthly
adventure before the last and
maybe the greatest trip into
the unknown? Who knows?
Check out the DVD “Schultze
Gets The Blues”.
So here’s to you, Jim, Paul,
Phyllis, Ken, Ruthie, Leslie
June, 2010
and Marshal and so, so many
others who have gone before
us. We shall be with you
soon. Too damn soon, but we
will be there. If you are there
to greet us, great! It will be
wonderful to see you again. If
not, we will look for you and if
possible, drag you out for a
heavenly beer and a listen to
the angelic oom-pa band.
And, if there is no such thing,
well,….Heck, there oughta be!
Northside PRIDE
Festival August 7
By Dan Wells
Northside PRIDE Committee
The Cincinnati PRIDE
Festival will be a little dif-
ferent than it has been in the
past.
The PRIDE Parade has been
moved downtown on the 4th
of July weekend.
If you have attended the
festival anytime in the last
decade, you have enjoyed the
streets, community and
businesses in the Northside
neighborhood. Many
residents of Northside have
told me that this festival has
been a tradition for 15 years
or more, as far back as they
can remember, and just
because it has moved down-
town, we will not go without
our own celebration of
equality here in our own
community this summer!
We have already gathered a
collection of local establish-
ments; restaurants, bars and
clubs that are proud to
sponsor this year’s Northside
PRIDE Festival. As in the
past, we are setting up an
agenda with a day of GLBT
PRIDE including activities
and entertainment. And. of
See Northside, Page 5, Col. 1
June, 2010
Northside—from Page 4
course Hoffner Park can be
enjoyed by all of those who
are looking for some fun in
the sun.
Our four main venues
include Northside Tavern,
Club Nonta, Bronz, and
Mayday. Among just these
four places there is a com-
bined capacity reaching far
more than 1,000 people!
When you include all of
the other places which will be
open to the public during
Northside PRIDE Fest you
will find that Northside will
happily host thousands of
visitors at its fine fun and
more importantly GLBT
friendly establishments!
At the Northside Tavern
during the day from noon to
6 p.m. we will be hosting an
amateur talent contest where
artists will be invited to share
an open mic. We will be offer-
ing the stage for; speeches,
education or awareness
interests, musicians, poets,
actors and anyone who is
interested in performing with
an acoustic guitar, keyboard,
instruments, box of tricks, or
a monologue, and obviously
we will provide a microphone
at the open mic.
If your performance
requires a more serious
arrangement of equipment or
stage space please let us
know far in advance. Open
mic spots will be assigned to
those who contact us on a
first come first served basis.
The Northside Tavern
Concert Hall will also be filled
with our many different
vendors with booths who will
be selling and sharing their
goods and souvenirs of
equality and novelty. Spaces
are still available and vendors
are encouraged to contact us
soon for booking their tables.
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The vendors will be keeping
tally and judging those who
give us their time on stage and
awarding the most talented
This is the monthly voice of
and appreciated of those who
go on the open mic with a the local GLBT Community
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Jr. opens
Main Event
Junior (Jr.) Blankenship, a
long-time bar and lounge
manager has opened the
Main Event on Main Street at
Eighth Street.
His new venture is at street
level and is located next door
to the former Carol’s.
Jt. managed the Subway for
many years. That below level
bar closed when new building
owners decided to upgrade a
hotel above it as a luxury
hotel.
Jr. came to town from
June, 2010
Princeton, West Virginia right
out of high school.
His first bar experience here
was at the Downstairs Club in
Covington where he had been
with a friend before moving
here
He started at the Downstairs
Club in 1965 as a waiter, then
they trained him to be a bar
tender. He worked there four
nights a week and worked
days in a downtown pancake
house. He left the Downstairs
Club in 1970 when it became a
motorcycle bar
He then started working at
the Badlands, the city’s
largest bar at the time. He
started in January 1971 and
was there for ten years.
During that period he also
worked at Flander’s Pub, next
to the pancake house. Jr.
managed Flander’s during the
day and was a bartender at
the Badlands at night. He was
at Flander’s until the building
was torn down but continued
to work at the Badlands.
He worked briefly at Simon
Says and then became the
manager-cook at Gordon’s
(now On Broadway), a club
owned by the same person
who owned the Badlands.
He returned to work at the
pancake house, then located
on the Skywalk
He opened Loco’s Mexican
Restaurant as manager and
that establishment later
became the Subway where he
worked until the move to
Main Street. Junior managed
the Subway for 27 and a half
years..
He is proud of the new
location which includes a bar,
dance floor, restaurant and a
special lounge named after
Peaches, a cross dresser who
patronized the Badlands way
See Jr., Page 18, Col. 2
June, 2010 GLBT News —Page 7

Jr.in Peaches Lounge at Main Event

 June, 2010
Our Saviour, Crossport, and
With gratitude Share A Bear. I probably
Northside—March 20 – the missed someone, sorry.
start of spring! I wonder who Everyone talks about diver-
will show up at a Coalition sity, but here it is in action.
meeting at 11 Sure, I
am. It has know many
been a long of the names
winter – and this morn-
who could Mother Says... ing. But
blame any- By Michael Chanak don’t I need
one for ‘em, too?
staying They are the
away to stretch his or her shoulders all stand on. There
feathers and bask in the sun? was something else going on
rwooton@carpetland-cincy.com Yet, 13 folks come to the at the Coalition – and I feel
Center. The groups, individu- glad about it. Three students
als represented – were diverse two from the College of Mt.
and many – Stop AIDS, GLBT St. Joseph, one from Cincin-
News, Gay & Lesbian Com- nati Sate, appeared looking to
munity Center of Greater learn about the various
Cincinnati, Equality Cincin- groups to write a paper.
nati, Truth and Destiny What a perfect use for the
Covenant, New Spirit Metro- Coalition – not only for giving
politan Community Church, of reports and activities, but a
Peru Special Kids Are Us, place for new folks, regardless
GLSEN, PFLAG, Church of of experience, students and all
those who want to see and
learn about diversity action?

Approaching 20 years!!
Make a note of it Mother –
before you forget – we really
need to have our Center
volunteers mention the
Coalition as an option for
anyone who come is seeking
information about resources
within the community.
For all the on-line resources
and social network sites, there
is still something of value
folks find in the personal

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contact. Who would have
thought that when the
Coalition was founded as the
GCGC (Greater Cincinnati
Gay Coalition) in 1978 it
would still be viable?
I’m thankful for each and
GLBT News and our readers say every one of these folks who

Happy Anniversary, show on a third Saturday of

each month at the Center. I’m
grateful for those who way
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus. back in the 70s thought about
the value of community.
June, 2010
Your retirement
plan at work
Many of you do not
understand how your
employer’s
retirement
plan works.
Here are the
main features
of these types
of plans:
1.) Amounts you contribute
reduce your income Federal
and State taxes, but not City
taxes. If you look at your W-
2, you will see a difference in
block 1 and block 3. Part or all cally, 20 percent is withheld
of this difference is your
retirement contributions.
2.) Some employers match all
or part of your contributions.
Please note that this is NON-
TAXABLE FREE MONEY! If
you employer matches, you
should definitely enroll.
3.) When you retire and start
receiving benefits, you pay
Federal and State income
taxes on your distributions.
Here are the top questions
my clients ask about their
employer retirement accounts:
1.) What happens if I leave
employment? For most plans,
you must withdraw your
vested funds within 5 years of
separation. If you simply
withdraw the money, you will
trigger Federal and State
income taxes, plus a 10
percent penalty if you’re
under age 59 ½. I would
strongly suggest that you
open an Individual Retirement
Account (IRA) and roll the
funds directly into the IRA.
That way you can avoid
potentially catastrophic tax
consequences.
2.) What if I withdraw funds
from my retirement account?
In most cases, this is a very
bad idea. You will have to pay
GLBT News —Page 9
Federal and State income
taxes on the withdrawal, and
in most cases, the 10 percent
penalty. For example, let’s say
you’re in the 25 percent tax
bracket and
you withdraw
TAX TALK $10K to
remodel your
By Scott Renno
Enrolled Agent, 1 TAX house. Your
Federal tax on
the $10K will be $3,500 ($10K
times 25 percent, plus the 10
percent penalty), and $500 or
more in State income taxes.
That $10K cost you around
$4,000, or 40 percent! Typi-
when you make a withdrawal.
In this case, you would still
have to come up with an
additional $2K at tax time. Russ Donaldson
3.) What is the tax effect of
borrowing from my retirement and Dennis Ferry
account? Many plans will
allow you to borrow against
some of your retirement
funds. These loans typically 513-351-7300
must be paid back within 60
months. However, PLEASE
NOTE that if you separate
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Anxiety, Stress, & Depression
Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families
Women’s Issues, Lesbian & Gay Concerns
Head Injury, Memory & Aging
Navigating Relationships
Testing: Neuropsychological, Psychological, & Disability
Page 10—GLBT News
Marshals—from Page 1
Community Spirit Awards,
honoring local heroes giving
back to their community.
Randy has worked in nearly
every Gay club during the last
30 years, from Badlands to
Spurs, Simon Says to Shoot-
ers, the Ball Park to the Metro.
Randy has collected a faithful
clientele of friends and
followers with his giving spirit
and loving personality. In
2005, this culminated in Randy
opening his own club, On
Broadway. The club’s suc-
cess is a tribute to Randy’s
personal touch and devotion
to the Gay Community.
Randy’s last name may
exemplify best his nomination.
He is a bridge to the past for
young Gays to learn from
those who paved the way in
the face of such issues as HIV
and AIDS. Randy is also a
bridge to our future in the
Cincinnati Gay Community.
The community needs more
role models like him who
selflessly think of others,
think of the big picture and
build a more compassionate
LGBT community.
In the words of Carol
Buchanon, former owner of
the oldest Gay club in
Cincinnati, “You have your
friends. You have really good
friends. And then there is
Randy Bridges.”
Michael Cottrell
(Brooklyn Steele-Tate)
Mike Cottrell wears many
hats. He gives energy to the
community that is unparal-
leled.
Besides being the current
president of PFLAG, Michael
is an officer of “The Court”.
He designs and maintains
their website as well as
PFLAG’s website. Michael is
serving as president and does
three or four drag shows a
week all in the name of
charity.  The court has raised
thousands and thousands of
dollars over the years for Stop
Aids, PFLAG, Caracole, and
breast cancer. The list goes
on and on.
    For Mike a night out at the
bars is not just a “night out”
like it is for most of people.  sional representatives on
For Mike, it is WORK with a
capital “W!”  And, remember
this man also has a full-time
job!  He’s made his volunteer
work for the community a
second full-time job.
The shaving, the makeup
applying, coming up with the
costumes, learning new
songs, the “tucking” (ouch!),
the planning and organizing
and putting up with rude
drunken bar patrons. All to
raise money for GLBT causes,
it is all serious work.
    It ain’t all glamour! Giving
Mike Cottrell this honor is a
“no brainer.”  represents the Greater
Karen Aronoff-Holtmeier
Karen’s name has become
synonymous with equality for
years in Greater Cincinnati,
most recently as a driving
force behind the success of
the HRC Greater Cincinnati
Steering Committee.
Karen’s achievements have
included being a founder of
One Human Family – now
Equality Cincinnati; a board
member of Keep Cincinnati
Beautiful and a marshal
organizer for the Stop Aids
Walk. In addition, Karen has
recently created a scholarship
for students from Cincinnati
to travel to Washington D.C.
to attend the National
Equality March and be
introduced to HRC. She was
also selected to attend the
Women in Leadership
conference hosted by HRC in
DC this winter.
Karen continues to make an
impact on a National and
State level, having repre-
sented the LGBT community
on the Platform Committee for
the 2008 National Democratic
Convention. She has worked
tirelessly to garner the
support of local Congres-
LGBT issues.
In addition, she has worked
with the Governor of Ohio
and the State Democratic
Party, connecting them with
key LGBT individuals and
issues.
Karen’s leadership skills
inspire others to get involved
in the community, drawn by
her endless energy and her
novel ideas.
Serving as HRC Greater
Cincinnati’s Federal Club Co-
Chair, she moved on to
become Steering Committee
Co-Chair. She currently
Cincinnati, Northern Ken-
tucky and Greater Dayton
LGBT communities as one of
three local HRC Board of
Governors and has served as
an HRC Section Leader. She
has recently returned to the
position of Steering Commit-
tee Co-Chair.
Karen and her wife, Vickie
Holtmeier, are incredibly
dedicated to supporting the
election of fair minded
congressional candidates.
Karen and Vickie were married
in 2008 in California and are
the parents of two children.
Karen juggles her family and
volunteer activities with her
professional career, leading a
successful communications
team for Sprint/Nextel.
Cincinnati is a better place
because of the works of
Karen Aronoff-Holtmeier. She
June, 2010
is inspired by her peers and is
widely seen as a driving force
behind the vast positive
change that’s occurred in the
LGBT community during the
past several years. Karen’s
example has inspired many to
be involved in HRC.
Northside—from Page 5
contest and themes such as
Hipster King and Queen, Punk
Rock King and Queen,
Pageant King and Queen, and
other trendy styles for our
Kings and Queens to be
exploring in their costumes.
There will be judges who
will decide which amateur
Kings and Queens exhibited
the most success in demon-
strating the different genres of
Drag. The prizes will be a
Northside Experience Package
full of gift cards to use at
many of the local bars, clubs,
restaurants and shops! These
clubs will also host other
shows and talents of local
groups.
For the evening of the
festival Club Nonta will have
Cincinnati’s popular DJ Gerald
known for his sets that bring
crowds to follow him wher-
ever he spins, with a guest
appearance by Dustin J and
mcDC in the early evening
hours and then music that will
keep the vibe going until the
bars and clubs close down.
At Mayday during the day
we will be planning Comedy
with acts that keep the crowds
moving around Northside
with laughter and intrigue that
will hopefully push the limits
of local grassroots comedy
acts with a Drag Comedian
thrown in here and there! As
the sun sets and the comedy
wraps up we will see Mayday
fill with the DV80s boys and
See Northside, Page 10, Col. 4
June, 2010 GLBT News —Page 11
Northside—from Page 10 our flyers, posters, and use of the park and make the Kings Island is on September
girls night, a well known event wristbands (pre-sale tickets), parade happen. We plan on 10th this year! Catch more
that has also spun up other and on our schedule which having fundraisers and events information at http://
local bars and clubs across will be passed out all day during the next year so that www.cincyglbt.com.
Cincin-nati during the last during the festival so that we can come up with the
decade.
We are expecting to see
people know where to go to
find out about everything
funds to keep PRIDE Alive In
Northside in the same way as
Deepest sympathy
other venues offering a offered by the variety of it has been in the past with The thoughts and prayers
schedule of a variety of establishments. Please the park and parade included. of the gang at On Broadway
events from Jazz Bands and contact us so that we can help Our e.mail address is north- go out to one of their favorite
other Local Modern Bands. you bring exposure and new sidepridefest@gmail.com. people, Bartender Mike Miller
As our booking is planned customers to your fine and his long term partner
out we will be filling in the establishment in Northside. Tommy Lawson.
details and schedules of We want to make sure that Rusty—from Page 2 Tommy’s father passed
places to go to experience all we can make next year’s Annie, & Mark from away in May.. They have so
that the Northside PRIDE Northside PRIDE Fest an even QNation.FM thank you for many people that love them
Festival has to offer! bigger success, so we have one of the best weekends both, Randy asked GLBT
We are still planning to already started www.Save- ever! You can visit Steve News to pass along the info.
involve more local venues, so PrideInNorthside.org We will Reeder ar http://www.steve- Funeral for Richard L.
if your bar or club has not be speaking to the park board reeder.com & QNation.FM @ Lawson was held at High
been included yet, don’t feel to find out how much it will http://www.qnation.fm. Street United Methodist
left out, just contact us as cost to get a permit for the Don’t forget PRIDE Night at Church in Springfield.
soon as possible. Also, talent,
entertainers, and anyone who
is interested in being involved
should contact us now.
The promotion and
development of the event will
be funded by very affordable
pre-sale tickets (bracelets)
which will be sold for only
two dollars before the festival
at The Whole Nine Yards
Shop located on Hamilton
Avenue Across from Club
Bronz on Hamilton Avenue
and will be available the day
of the festival for only four
dollars at the four main
venues. The bracelets will
gain your admission to the
four venues during the day as
well as access to Bronze and
Nonta the night of the
festival. As with tradition
Dance Mf and DV80s will
remain free to the public. If
you would like to buy 10 or
more pre-sale tickets feel free
to contact us for discount
group rates.
Sponsorships and Advertis-
ing are available to all local
businesses on our website, on
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GLBTQ Youth Summit
September 18th
The Greater Cincinnati
GLBTQ Youth Summit, a
nonprofit organization
serving local Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender and
Questioning (GLBTQ)
youth and allies, will hold
its 9th annual summit at
Northern Kentucky Uni-
versity’s Student Union on
Saturday, September.
The day-long event is
free and open to the public
regardless of age and
sexual orientation.
The summit will include
workshops exploring
relationships, gender
identity and the “coming
out” process. Additional
workshops will focus on
community organizing and
combating anti-GLBTQ
bullying in schools and
communities.
Registration opens at 10
Welc
to Norther
a.m. and workshops begin
at 11 a.m. Lunch and
dinner are served, with
vegan and vegetarian
options available. Pre-
registration is encouraged
by visiting CincyYouth-
Summit.org and will open
August 1.
For more information,
please contact Michael
Sauer at 513-886-2780 or
e-mail at michael@cincy-
youthsummit.org.
The Greater Cincinnati
GLBTQ Youth Summit was
launched in 2002 to bolster
Greater Cincinnati’s
GLBTQ and ally youth
communities through
networking and awareness
initiatives aimed at eliminat-
ing prejudice and discrimi-
nation against GLBTQ
persons. Financial support
for the summit is solicited
from individuals, organiza-
tions and agencies recog-
See Summit, Page 13, Col. 1

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come
rn Kentucky
Summit—from Page 12 in me to allow me to serve
nizing the need to provide another two years.
opportunity and support for “Over the last year, this
the area’s GLBTQ and ally administration has made signi-
communities. ficant changes to the way in
which our government oper-
NKY PRIDE ates. Some of these changes,
not necessarily popular at the
set for October 3 time, have had a very positive
impact on Covington.
Northern Kentucky will
“In 2009, we hired a new city
celebrate GLBT PRIDE
manager, and a few short
October 3.
months later - a new assistant
According to Co-
city manager; who has a
Chair Patti Herrrmann,
planning background.”
they will have a street
These are a few of the
fair/festival.
accomplishments of Masters
She said the commit-
and the adinistation
tee will meet in mid June
to plan for the event.
For info or to bcome
involved contact Patti
Herrmann, 859-466-6172
patherrmann@fuse.net

Masters, second
highest vote getter
Covington City Commis-
sioner Shawn Masters
garnered the second highest
vote count in a recent primary
election.
Openly Gay Masters said,
“I’d like to take this opportu-
nity to thank my constituents
who have given me the
privilege to serve as your city
commissioner. The last 15

Kentucky Proud!
months have been very
rewarding, eye-opening, and a
unique learning experience.
“I feel very honored to
serve our city, and I hope that 3 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. — 7 days a Week
you have enough confidence
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Pastors who are partners
reinstated by Lutheran Church
A visible sign of the
wondrous changes in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA) is the
reinstatement of Pastors
Bradley Schmeling and Darin
Easler to the roster of
ministers of the ELCA. Both
June, 2010
Our Faith Too!
had been removed from that
roster for being in a commit-
ted, same-gender relationship.
As a committed, same-
gender clergy couple they will
serve openly on the roster of
ELCA ministers under a now-
revised policy.
The new policy is the result
of the decisions of the August
2009 Churchwide Assembly
directing the removal of the
barriers to service in the
church by ministers in com-
mitted, lifelong, same-gender
relationships. That new policy
was implemented by the
actions of the ELCA Church
Council in early April 2010.
Schmeling, whose family Pastors Brad Schmeling, left, and Darin Easler
lives in Cincinnati, was on the violation of the-then policy work of the church, that they
roster of the Southeastern that required celibacy of Gay would hold him up as exem-
Synod of the ELCA at St.John ministers. Famously, at the plary, and that they thought
Lutheran Church in Atlanta. In end of the 2007 trial, the the policy was wrong and
2006, he told his previous Discipline Hearing Com- ought to be changed.
bishop that he had found his mittee’’s ruling said that they But, they said that, obedient
partner for life. That bishop found nothing wrong with his to the law, he was to be
filed ecclesiastical charges for ministry or commitment to the removed from the roster.
Schmeling’s congregation,
which had thrown a celebra-
tory party when first told
about his commitment to
Darin Easler, informed the
bishop they were keeping him
as their pastor, as they have
done for the last three years.
No formal charges were
filed against the congregation.
However, from that time, the
ELCA officially considered the
pulpit at St. John’’s to be
vacant. But, no more.
Pastor Schmeling’s ministry
will be officially recognized by
his reinstatement to the roster.
Darin Easler was on the
See Pastors, Page 15, Col. 1
June, 2010
Pastors—from Page 14
roster of the Southeastern
Minnesota Synod of the
ELCA, successfully came out
to the congregation he had
served for five years in
Zumbrota, Minnesota, but
because of the previous
policy, chose to leave his call
in 2003. He was later dropped
from the clergy roster solely
because of his committed
relationship with Schmeling.
Subsequently, he received
ministerial standing in the
United Church of Christ,
which welcomes Gay ministers
in committed relationships.
His ministry in Atlanta is as a
chaplain and grief counselor
to patients and families in
hospice care.
Pastor Schmeling says,“One
of the stones of injustice has
been rolled away from the
door and Christ now lives
more fully in the life of the
church. The old policy, a dead
end for so many for so long,
Spirit is calling us to
better understanding
Presiding Bishop Katharine
Jefferts Schori has issued a
pastoral letter to the Episcopal
Church, in which she refers to
the Pentecost letter from
Archbishop of Canterbury
Rowan Williams and urges
continued dialogue with those
who disagree with recent
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has fallen in the face of
Easter’s gracious power. It’s
been striking how deliberately
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with the partner that God has
given me. To be on the roster
together makes Isaiah’s
vision of an everlasting place
within God’s house a wonder-
ful, living reality in our lives.”
Easler said of the reinstate-
ment, “Today is a day of
hope, not only for those of
us in the LGBT community
who can return to our church
family and to the ELCA clergy
roster, but for all those,young
and old alike, who can now
imagine a future in the
church, and truly experience it
as a place of full welcome and
unconditional love.”
A church community
actions “for we believe that that respects diversity
the Spirit is always calling us as much as you do.
to greater understanding.”
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Entertainment—from Page 3
Janet Jackson), Big Jim
Wright (Mary J. Blige, Aretha
Franklin), Shep Crawford
(Whitney Houston, Luther
Vandross), Devo Springsteen
(Kanye West, Estelle) and the
Avila Brothers (Toni Braxton,
Gwen Stefani).
“The R&B fans were the
first to embrace me and help
me get to where I am today,”
says Deborah. “I have been
fortunate enough to be able to
explore other genres of music,
but I really missed doing R&B
and thought it was time to
return to it.”
Some of the tracks to be
featured on the album include,
“Beautiful U R,” an up-tempo
uplifting track discussing self-
love and acceptance; “All
Over Me” (“It’s a very sexy
song. I think it will surprise
people because it explores a
level of sensuality that I’ve
never expressed in a song
before,” Cox says); and “The
Promise,” a beautiful, simple
ballad describing where
Deborah is today in her life
(“It’s all about commitment to
myself, my family, friends and
those who have supported
and been there for me,” she
says).
A multi-talented entertainer,
Cox has conquered the R&B
and pop charts, including six
top-20 Billboard R&B singles,
an impressive nine one hits on
Billboard’s Hot Dance Club
Play chart and a starring role
in Elton John and Tim Rice’s
Broadway musical, Aida. In
addition to roles in both film
and television, Deborah also
released a tribute album to the
legendary Dinah Washington
last year on Universal.
Adam Joseph
Adam Joseph combines
catchy writing style with
personal heartfelt lyrics and
tops it off with skillful vocals.
Taking influence from Stevie
Wonder, Chaka Khan, Erykah
Badu, and Lauryn Hill, he
takes ideas and forms them
into his own unique style.
Don’t let the picture fool
you....this ain’t no ordinary
white boy.
“How I Seem to Be is a
reflection upon the stereo-
types and expectations my
image carries into my music.
Listeners are often surprised
to see me and then hear the
music that truly shows what I
am all about”.-Adam Joseph ?
Adam Joseph is a rare find in
the world of music today. Not
only does he write, produce,
engineer, arrange, and play on
all of his recordings, but he
also managed to release and
distribute his first album
independently through his
self-owned record label, JAH
Records (established in
2003). Adam has performed
alongside major artists such
as Steven Tyler, Cee-Lo (of
Gnarles Barkley), Dianne
Reeves, Patti Austin, Brenda
Russell, and Martha Wash.
His debut music video,
“Flow With My Soul”, was
among the first indie label
videos to make it into heavy
rotation on MTV’s new LOGO
Network. His recordings have
been in movie soundtracks
and CD compilations. Adam
had his first major label
release in March 2007 on
SONY Records, “Twist”.
Adam received intense
training in music production
and engineering, vocal
performance, and music
business at the prestigious
Berklee College of Music in
Boston, MA. In 2004, he
moved to New York City
where he created, “Elegant
Children Productions”, his
own production company.
Currently, Adam provides
beats and songs for an entire
downtown culture of rising
Hip-Hop, Rock, and Dance
Music personalities, all the
while continuing to pursue his
own career as a recording
artist and songwriter. Adam
reaches across many genres
of music, continuously
proving himself as not just a
singer, but also a well-
rounded musician, songwriter
and producer.
“Soul Music is what I do
because that is what comes
naturally to me”. Adam’s soul
extends deep into his record-
ings and often amazes
listeners at their first impres-
sion. Always effortlessly
surprising the public by his
contrary look to his sound.
Adam feels no need to
conform to expectation but
celebrates his uniqueness in
every aspect.
Adam collaborates regularly
with many other up-and-
coming hot young musicians.
His long-time band mate and
Elegant Children Productions
Co-Founder, Nikki Glaspie, is
now playing drums touring
with Grammy Award Winning
June, 2010
artist Beyonce. Adam has also
recorded and played with
many other successful
musicians including Mike
Feingold (Jay-Z, Queen
Latifah), Ruslan Sirota (Brian
McKnight, Stanley Clark),
Mark Kelly (Mariah Carey,
Meshell N’Degeocello), and
Davy Nate (Toni Braxton,
Brian McKnight). His intimate
affiliation with a select group
of talented musicians allows
Adam to create a sound and
style all his own.
King N His Naughty Bunnies
Born and raised in Dallas,
Texas, singer/songwriter/
performer KING grew up
listening to the Greats of Soul,
Gospel, R&B, and Hip Hop
that rang out in his house.
Inspiring artist like The Roots,
Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson,
Patti Labelle, Sugar Hill Gang,
Run DMC, Mahalia Jackson
and Luther Vandross gave
KING his introduction and
musical foundation.
Tracy Walker
For more than a decade
Tracy Walker has been at the
forefront of Cincinnati’s
independent music scene. You
first became familiar with her
as Tracy with the belting alto
in the group Ain’t Helen. The
breakup of the band did
See Entertainment, Page 17, Co. 1
June, 2010
Entertainment—from Page 16
anything but stop Tracy’s
momentum. In 1998 she
released her first solo
recording, NAKED to rave
reviews. After time for both
introspection and observation
she released her second disc,
All This Time. She partnered
with Bob James’ soundman
David Kuhn to co-produce
this collection. This full-
bodied arrangement of tunes
includes the work of Blessid
Union of Souls’ drummer
Eddie Hedges. This CD has
something for everyone from
the Latin flavor of Wait and
See and Losin’ You to the
rock of Creepin’ to the folk
feel of Life and the bluesy/
jazzy I’ve Been Lookin’
Around.
Tracy’s song writing,
whether personal or observa-
tional is broad reaching in its
ability to move you, some-
times your heart sometimes
your feet. Some of the tunes
will grab you right away while
others are more demanding of
your attention. They will all
pull you in.
Not one to wait for hand-
outs, Walker started her own
label, Gallimaufry Records.
“I’ll always be this hodge-
podge, stylistically,” Walker
says of her musical style.
“That is where Gallimaufry
comes from. It means hodge-
podge and that’s exactly what
I am.” Walker’s musical style
sits at the crossroads of Folk,
Rock, Country, Jazz and Blues.
Add to that Tracy’s mixed
ethnicity, bi-continental
beginnings (she was born in
England) and being raised in
the free-thinking, creative
town of Yellow Springs, Ohio,
and this is what you get...a
cornucopia, a hodgepodge...a
Gallimaufry. Adhering to the
philosophy that growth
emerges from experimentation,
she performs often in varied
venues from clubs to bars to
benefits and festivals. Said of
her opening performance for
the Indigo Girls at Pepsi
Jammin On Main, “...those
who care about music...were
taken by Tracy. It was a
startling set. We got goose
bumps backstage enjoying
people who were enjoying it,”
said Bob Elias, event pro-
ducer.
Tracy has appeared at
Cincinnati’s premier concert
venue Riverbend Entertain-
ment Center with her band
opening for the legendary Joe
Cocker. Tracy has also shared
the stage with Melissa Ferrick,
Sally Taylor, Blessid Union of
Souls, R&B legend “Iceman”
Jerry Butler, Tom Paxton,
Antigone Rising, O.A.R.,
Pamela Means, Holly Near,
Alix Olson, Trina Hamlin, Hot
Buttered Rum, Mitch Ryder
and many others.
Tracy has also been able to
stretch her talents in yet
another direction. Her interest
in theater has been played out
in shows with the Children’s
Theatre of Cincinnati and
Queen City Off-Broadway
productions.
Critics and judges are
rewarding what fans have
GLBT News —Page 17
known all along: Walker with youth through The True
possesses a soaring alto Body Project, Artworks,
demanding of attention. To BOYAC and ArtSafe. Tracy
wit: Walker beat stiff competi- Walker has played extensively
tion and was named 1997 Best in the Greater Cincinnati area
Singer/Songwriter and 2000 and has appeared on stages in
Best Folk Artist by the Iowa City, Tucson, Los
Cincinnati Entertainment Angeles, Atlanta, Indianapolis
Awards sponsored by and many other cities across
Cincinnati CityBeat, a weekly the country. Tracy has
newspaper of arts and issues. developed a well deserved
She was also awarded two reputation as a fierce per-
CAMMY’s, the Cincinnati former both solo and with her
Enquirer Pop Music Awards, band.
for Best Solo Act 1999 and Jamming Talent
Best Folk/Bluegrass Vocalist Cincinnati’s First
2001. She was voted Best Aerial Dance
Local Musician in CityBeat’s
Best Of Cincinnati readers’
poll and received another CEA
nomination in 2002. Walker
has contributed her talent and
time to many fund raising
efforts and has often been
selected as a panelist at music
seminars to share what she
has learned about the
business of music. Tracy was
a member of the judging panel
for the National Association
of Recording Arts & Sciences
Demo Review Panel. She is a
songwriting mentor for the
Songwriter’s Summit for
Oneness Retreat produced by Millsaps
Columbus Ohio’s CAPA and Jamming Talent Productions
Los Angeles’ Oneness combine various aspects of
(national organization performance with the inten-
promoting racial and ethnic tion to create a balanced,
diversity and unity through presentational, and stylized
music). She has also worked See Entertainment, Page 20, Co. 1
Greater Cincinnati’s
ONLY GLBT Public Affairs Radio Program
Saturdays, 3 to 5 p.m. on WVQC.org
Programmers: Cheryl Eagleson, Producer;
Bruce Preston, Maurice Harris, Jamie Royce, Emily Joy.
Page 18—GLBT News
Jr.—from Page 6
This is GLBT News back when it was illegal for
men to dress as women,
except at Halloween. A focal
point of the lounge is a large
portrait of Peaches. Among
items on the menu are soup,
salad, sandwiches, pizza and
sides
The Main Event is open
seven days a week Monday-
Saturday, 5:30 a.m.; Sunday,
11 a.m.; closing Sunday-
Thursday 2:30 a.m. and Friday
and Saturday, 4 a.m.
Kathleen Mack
June, 2010
Black and Blue
Fetish PRIDE Ball
SCORPIUS of Cincinnati will
hold its first BLACK AND
BLUE Fetish PTIDE Ball on
June 26th at Below Zero
Lounge.
SCORPIUS has been in
existence for three years and
is working very diligently to
bring leather service to the
forefront of the Cincinnati
LGBTQ community, by doing
fundraisers, bar nights, radio
programs and volunteer
activities.
The Black and Blue Ball will
help to commemorate the
PRIDE of the LGBTQ commu-
nity as well as affirming and
celebrating diversity by
encouraging attendees to put
on their fetish wear and come
celebrate with them. DJ,
raffles, demos and silent
auction are all part of the
evening’s celebration.
Tickets are available at
various Cincinnati locations.
Please check out their
webpage: www.scorpius-
ofcincinnati.com for a list of
vendors. Get your ticket for $5
prior to the event or by
wearing fetish gear to the ball.
The price of admission at the
door or without fetish gear
will be $10.00.
A Silent Auction, Raffle and
Demos are all part of the
evening’s festivities. Below
Zero is located at 1122 Walnut
Street, Over the Rhine.
www.belowzerolounge.com
All proceeds from this event
will go towards the Mr. Tri-
State Leather Contest,
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November 19-21.
June, 2010 GLBT News —Page 19
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White House anounces benefits
for same sex partners of
Federal employes policy changes that could be
made by the administration to
WASHINGTON —The
Human Rights Campaign
(HRC)—the nation’s largest
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender (LGBT) civil
rights organization – com-
mended the announcement by
the White House that federal
agencies will provide addi-
tional benefits to same-sex
couples to the extent allowed
under current statutory
restrictions.
Some of the benefits
announced were part of HRC’s
Blueprint for Positive Change,
a document recommending
Entertainment—from Page 17
artistic exhibition. Producer
Jeremy Millsaps’ main
objective is to encourage
individuals to expand their
imagination by instilling an
appreciation for the diversity
within performance art. He
strives to create beauty every-
day in order to celebrate the
beauty of life in all of its forms.
Jeremy Millsaps is dedicated
to providing the celebration of
life’s surprises. His goal is to
blend artistic forms of expres-
sion, to create a diversified
experience, which is appealing
to many different audiences.
Some styles include, but are
not limited to: aerial dance,
visual art, performance art,
fashion, and exhibitionism.
Jeremy has been producing
original art in Cincinnati for
three years. His performances
are exclusively representing
the opinions and emotions of
urban-integration, and social
growth. Some past venues
include the Aronoff Center for
the Arts, Jarson Kaplan
better the lives of LGBT
people. More at: http:/
www.hrc.orglaws_and_elections/
11699.htm.
“All employees should be
treated equally and without
discrimination, whether they
are straight or LGBT and this
is certainly a positive step in
that direction,” said HRC
President Joe Solmonese.
“The limitations of these new
benefits however serve as a
glaring reminder that the
Defense of Marriage Act
ultimately stands in the way
of providing true equality to
Theatre, and Fifth Third Bank
Theatre, Contemporary Arts
Center, the Mockbee,
Covington’s Carnegie Center
for the Arts as well as Fringe
Festival 2007 at The Know
Tribe Theatre.
ISQCCBE
The Imperial Sovereign
Queen City Court of the
Buckeye Empire of All Ohio,
Inc. is the local, Cincinnati-
based chapter of the Interna-
tional Imperial Court system, a
network of almost 70 courts/
chapters in North America.
LGBT Americans.”
The so-called Defense of
Marriage Act (DOMA)
prevents the federal govern-
ment from recognizing and
extending benefits to lawfully
married same-sex couples. As
a result, same-sex partners of
federal employees are denied
important benefits such as
health insurance and retire-
ment plans. The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and
Obligations Act, a bill
currently before Congress,
would extend these basic
protections to federal
employees with a same-sex
partner.
“We welcome the Presi-
dent’s renewed call to pass
the Domestic Partnership
Benefits and Obligations Act
For more than 30 years the
Court system has raised
100,000s of dollars for
charities and performed
numerous noble deeds of
community service. Much of
this work revolves around
charity drag shows and other
entertainments used to raise
donations for local charities.
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus
The Cincinnati Men’s
Chorus (CMC) is a voluntary,
not-for-profit community
chorus organized to provide
the opportunity for Gay men
and Gay-supportive men to
sing together.  tions they take will be taxable.
The chorus seeks to provide
social and fellowship experi-
ences that reach beyond the
realm of musical purpose to
deepen and enrich their lives.
Further, they provide
opportunities to present a
positive image of the Gay
community to the general
public by being identified as
an organization of individuals
who are making a contribution
to the entire community.
June, 2010
and call on Congress to pass
it swiftly,” said Solmonese.
“When a majority of the
Fortune 500 offer equal
benefits, it should be a no-
brainer that the federal
government catch up.”
The Human Rights Cam-
paign is America’s largest civil
rights organization working to
achieve Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
See Benefits, Page 21, Col. 1
Tax Talk—from Page 9
from employment while you
have a retirement loan
outstanding, the balance of
the loan is treated just like a
withdrawal. You will owe
Federal and State income
taxes, plus the 10 percent
penalty.
4.) When do I have to start
taking distributions? At age
70 ½.
5.) What happens to my
retirement funds when I die?
All taxable retirement ac-
counts retain their taxable
nature even after death. Your
heirs will have to pay income
taxes if they receive a cash
distribution. However to
avoid this, they can rollover
the funds into special
beneficiary IRA accounts.
They will have to take a one-
time taxable distribution
usually based on your life
expectancy. When they reach
retirement age, any distribu-
You should have a discussion
with your heirs to make sure
they understand which
retirement accounts require
this special treatment.
Managing your retirement
account can be extremely
tricky. As always, your well-
trained tax professional can
make sure you understand all
of the rules and receive the
maximum benefit from your
plan.
June, 2010 GLBT News —Page 21
Downtown garages with rates ranging Impark #17 Parking Meters
from $1 to $7 for the first two Impark #33 There are 1,800 parking
PRIDE parking hours. These garages also Impark #39 meters throughout downtown,
Parking downtown evenings have short-term spaces PCA Lot #1 handy for running quick
and weekends is a breeze, Monday through Friday PCA Lot #21 errands. All downtown meters
with more than 30,000 spaces during the day. Gramercy Garage: offer the first 10 minutes FREE
to choose from. $1 Parking is Town Center Garage Fountain Square Garage - just push the button. Tip:
available in three city-owned Garfield Garage Fourth & Vine Garage (under The meter must have no
garages downtown. Grant Street Parking the Westin): minutes remaining in order to
Keep an eye out for the $1 Convention Center Garage: Fifth & Race Lot: get the free 10 minutes. So,
parking signs all around Sixth & Elm Garage 212 West Fourth Street Lot: push the button for the free 10
downtown. Every major route Music Hall Parking Sixth & Plum Garage: minutes BEFORE depositing
into downtown is well-marked Ninth & Plum Lot Tower Place Garage: coins! Also, remember parking
on the overhead signs with Federated Garage Fountain Place Garage: meters are always FREE on
the $1 signage. in addition, Lazarus Garage Center at 600 Vine Garage: major holidays and on
there is $1 parking signage at System Parking Fourth & Main Garage Sundays.
street level at the entrance to
each participating garage.
Park two hours for $1 at the
following garages, plus all day
Saturday and Sunday for $1:
Garfield Garage - Enter from
Ninth (westbound) between
Vine and Race Streets.
Gramercy Garage - Enter
from Seventh (eastbound)
between Elm and Race Streets
Westin Garage - Enter from
Vine (northbound) between
Fourth and Fifth Streets.
In addition, the parking lot
at Fifth and& Race Streets
offers two hours for $1.
Below is a list of several

Benefits—from Page 20
and Transgender equality. By
inspiring and engaging all
Americans, HRC strives to
end discrimination against
LGBT citizens and realize a
nation that achieves funda-
mental fairness and equality
for all.

This is
GLBT News
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Community Resources And people we know!

Guide to GLBT Resources

in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
AIDS SERVICES
STOP AIDS, Cincinnati (AVOC)—513-421-2437, www.avoc.org
AIDS Volunteers of N. Kentucky (AVNK)—513-483-5757
Caracole Inc.—513-761-1480, www.caracole.org
Cincinnati Health Department (free/anonymous HIV testing); 3101 Burnet Ave.—513-357-7350
Commonality HIV+ Support Group—513-421-2437
FACE (For AIDS Children Everywhere)—513-584-3571
INDY! Project (I’m Not Dead Yet)—513-343-9999 Ray Cook Eric Dorger Danny
Men of Color Outreach at Urban League—513-487-6520 Vail
Men in Touch HIV Discussion Group—513-421-2437, www.avoc.org
Minority AIDS Network of Ohio—937-684-4661
Northern Kentucky Health Department- (free/anonymous HIV testing), 859-578-7660,
www.nkyhealth.org
Ohio AIDS Hotline—800-332-2437
Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati, 2314 Auburn Avenue—513-281-6484
ADVOCACY & EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Bridges for a Just Community—513-381-4660, www.bridgescincinnati.org
Center for Peace Education,103 Taft Road—513-221-4863
Cincinnati GLBT Coalition-—513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com G. Rick Ronn David
Cincinnati PRIDE Committee—513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) of Cincinnati —859-468-5659, Thies Rucker Weaver
www.glsencincinnati.org
Martha Kidd Foundation—513-738-1971
Ohio Lesbian Archives—513-256-7695, ohiolesbianarchives@yahoo.com, www.geocities.com/
ohiolesbianarchives/
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) of Cincinnati—513-721-7900,
www.pflagcinci.org
BUSINESS & FINANCIAL GROUPS
1/10@Fifth Third (GLBT employes at Fifth Third Bank) 513-534-3921
GABLE (GLBT Employees at Proctor & Gamble)—513-983-6858
GALEN (GLBT Employees of Comair Airlines)—513-227-1670
Gay Chamber of Commerce (QCCA)—513-723-5073, www.qccainc.com
Sage Investment Club—859-485-7585
George Rev. Melody Paula
Crawford Wolder Ison
COMMUNITY CENTERS
Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Greater Cincinnati, 4119 Hamilton Ave.—513-591-0200,
www.cincyglbt.com

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Eagleson VanLandingham Maddux

Phebe (Karen) Victoria Cathy

Beiser Ramstetter Roma
June, 2010 GLBT News —Page 23
From Page 22
Northern Hills Fellowship (Unitarian Universalist), 460 Fleming Rd, —513-931-6651, www.uunhf.org
Dayton Lesbian & Gay Community Center- 937-274-1776, www.daytonlgbtcenter.com Northern Hills Synagogue, 5714 Fields Ertel Road—513-931-6038, www.nhs-cba.org
HOTLINES Our Lady of Peace Catholic Mission, 1959 Anderson Ferry Rd.—513-451-7952
24X7 Cincinnati GLBT Automated Hotline—513-591-0222 Rockdale Temple, 8501 Ridge Road—513-891-9900
National Gay/Lesbian Hotline—800-843-4564 Soulforce of the Tristate (Kentucky-Ohio-Indiana)—859-630-7789, www.soulforce.org
St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Avenue—513-961-1938, www.stjohnsuu.org
MEDIA St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, KY. —859-261-2066, www.stjohnchurch.net
Alternating Currents GLBT Radio Program, Saturdays 3-5 p.m. on www.WVQC.org—513-241-7003 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7 Court Place, Newport, KY 859-581-7610, www.pauls.church@fuse.net
Everywoman Radio Program, Saturdays 1-3 p.m. on www.WVQC.org St. Peters United Church of Christ, 6120 Ridge Avenue—513-631-8569
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News, get e.mailer at MAP@ella.net Temple Beth Adam, 10001 Loveland-Maderia Road—513-985-0400, www.bethadam.org
MUSIC, THEATER & ARTS GROUPS Temple Sholom, 3100 Longmeadow Lane—513-791-1330, www.templesholom.net
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus—513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org Trinity Episcopal Church, 16 East 4th Street in Covington, Kentucky—859-431-1786
Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati (ETC), 1127 Vine Street —513-421-3555, www.cincyetc.com Truth & Destiny Covenant Ministries, 4663 Kirby Road, 513-541-5052
Know Theatre Tribe, 1120 Jackson Street—513-300-KNOW, www.knowtheatre.com Valley Temple, 145 Springfield Pike—513-761-3555
MUSE—Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir—513-221-1118, www.musechoir.org Wise Temple, 8929 Ridge Avenue in Amberly—513-793-2556, www.wisetemple.org
Ovation Theatre Company—513-621-2787, www.cincinnatiovation.com SOCIAL GROUPS
Queen City Rainbow Band—513-559-9987 or 859-331-5339, www.qcrb.org Beta Gamma Chapter of Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity, www.dlp.org/betagamma
TriState Womonfest, www.tristatewomonfest.com ChicOut—513-321-1025, www.chicout.com
Wen’s Way Productions, www.womenswayonline.org Cincinnati River Bears—513-470-0733, www.riverbears.com
Women Out Front, www.womenoutfront.com Fightclub Ohio: Group for younger kinksters in Cincinnati/Dayton/NKY area, www.fightclubohio.org
ONLINE RESOURCES Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court—859-581-2716, www.isqccbe.org
Rainbow Cincinnati website, www.gaycincinnati.com Men’s Group, Community Center—4119 Hamilton Ave.—513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
Out in Cincinnati website, www.outincincinnati.com MidStates Leather Association—513-281-7340, www.midstatesleather.com
Gayellow Pages, www.gayellowpages.com Rivertown Wranglers Country Dancing—513-533-3872
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News, get e.mailer at MAP@ella.net. Sista! Sista! (Lesbians of Color)—513-681-7765
Tristate Primetimers—513-956-4398, primetimersww.org/tristate
Women Out Front Social Group–www.womenoutfront.com

GLBT News SPORTS GROUPS

Cincinnati Frontrunners—513-621-6363, www.frontrunners.org
Cincinnati Alternative Volleyball League, www.cavaleague.com

provides these
Queers n’ Gears Bicycling Club, bikecincyq@hotmail.com
Cincinnati Pink Pistols, Cincinnati@pinkpistols.org
River City Softball League, Contact@myrivercitysoftball.net

resources as a
TriState Alternative Bowling League—513-281-0300,
KBrawner@fuse.net, www.BowlOnSundays..com
UNIVERSITY GROUPS

Public Service
Spectrum Alliance at Miami University—513-529-3823, www.orgs.muohio.edu/spectrum
1809 GLBT Alumni of Miami University, www.1809lgbtalumni.org
University of Cincinnati (UC) Out On Campus (social group), www.outoncampus.org
GenderBloc at UC, www.genderbloc.org
e.mail corrections to MAP@ella.net Northern Kentucky University Common Ground—859-572-5218
University of Dayton Student Allies,www.studentallies.com
Wright State University Lambda Union—937-755-5565
TRANSGENDER GROUPS
POLITICAL GROUPS Cincy Boyz FTM Support Group, cincyboyz@gmail.com
Equality Cincinnati—513-591-FAIR, www.equalitycincinnati.org Crossport—513-919-4850, www.transgender.org/crossprt/
Equality Northern Kentucky—859-814-1975, www.equalitynky.org Transsexual Support Group, cynthialeigh2@yahoo.com
Equality Ohio, 50 W. Broad St. Ste. 1970, Columbus, OH 43215, contactus@equalityohio.org,
www.equalityohio.org YOUTH GROUPS & RESOURCES
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), www.hrc.org/cincinnati , hrc-cincinnati@fuse.net GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) of Cincinnati —859-468-5659, www.glsencincinnati.org
Log Cabin Republicans of Cincinnati—513-321-5997 National Gay/Lesbian Youth Hotline—800-347-8336
Ohio Citizen Action, 513-221-2100 Your Forefront—513-322-1030, www.yfnow.org
RELIGIOUS GROUPS & CHURCHES/TEMPLES Local High School Organizations
Cincinnati Country Day School—513-561-7298
Beacon of Life Spiritual Center, 5701 Murray Avenue—513-218-2128, www.beaconoflife.org
Lakota East (still in formation)
Buddhist Dharma Center, 15 Moline.—513-541-1650, www.cincinnatidharma.org
Oak Hills High School Teens 4 Tolerance—513-922-2300
Calvary Episcopal Church, 3766 Clifton Ave.—513-861-4437, www.calvaryclifton.org
Princeton High School—513-552-8250
Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal), 65 E. Hollister—513-241-1870, www.churchofoursaviourcincinnati.org
Saint Ursula Academy—513-961-3410 x22126
Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Ave.— 513-961-2998, www.cliftonumc.com
Saint Xavier High School Hands Across the Campus—513-761-7815 x410
Commuity Friends Quaker Meeting, 3960 Winding Way—513-861-4353
Dignity of Cincinnati (GLBT Catholics)—513-557-2111,
First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, 526 Linton St. at Reading Road—513-281-1564, www.firstuu.com
Garden Park Unity Church, 3581 West Galbraith Rd.—513-385-8889
The Gathering—513-502-7535, www.thegathering-church.com Recycle cell phones, ink cartridges
Gay Interfaith Clergy Group—859-441-649Grace Episcopal Church, 5501 Hamilton Ave.—513-541-2415,
www.gracecollegehill.org
Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church, 2710 Newtown Road—513-231-8634, www.huuc.net
at GLBT Community Center
Integrity of Cincinnati (GLBT Episcopalians)—513-648-0790, www.geocities.com/integritygc/ Recycle your empty printer which will be sent to the Centro
Jewish Family Service—513-469-1188, www.jfscinti.org
Keshet (GLBT Jewish Group)—513-791-1330
cartridges and used cell phones Preventivo Salamanca Orphanage
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church,103 Taft Rd.—513-281-5945, www.mtauburnpresby.org at the Gay and Lesbian in Lima, Peru.
New Spirit Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), 4033 Hamilton Avenue—513-661-6464, Community Center, 4119 For additional information you
www.newspiritmcc.com Hamilton Avenue in Northside. may call: Ron Witt: 513-406-
New Thought Unity Center, 1401 East McMillan—513-961-2527, www.ntunity.org
There is a box for these items 3430.
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Spirit—from Page 15 Jefferts Schori acknowl- God’s good creation, that an gifted leadership within the
incursions by Anglican edged in her letter that “the aspect of good creation is the church, as baptized leaders
leaders into other provinces. Spirit does seem to be possibility of lifelong, faithful and ordained ones. The Spirit
Glasspool is the Episcopal saying to many within the partnership and that such also seems to be saying the
Church’s second openly Gay, Episcopal Church that Gay persons may indeed be good same thing in other parts of
partnered bishop. and Lesbian persons are and healthy exemplars of the Anglican Communion and
among some of our Christian
partners, including Lutheran
churches in North America
and Europe, the Old Catholic
churches of Europe, and a
number of others.
“That growing awareness
does not deny the reality that
many Anglicans and not a
few Episcopalians still
fervently hold traditional
views about human sexuality.
This Episcopal Church is a
broad and inclusive enough
tent to hold that variety.”
The letter is available as
audio on the homepage of the
Episcopal Church website.

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