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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 41, Volume 42, October 10, 2014
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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer KINKY BOOTS, THE MUSICAL 5TH AVENUE THEATRE October 7-26
Kinky Boots creative team: Jerry Mitchell, Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer A year ago, Mary Lambert was basking in the international success of a pro-marriage ballad called “Same Love.” As the single’s featured vocalist, the Seattle native punctuated Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ supportive message for equality and the freedom to love whom we want. Now she’s stepping out on her own. Heart on My Sleeve
is the debut full-length recording by Lambert, who has temporarily relocated to Massachusetts to be with her girlfriend. It follows two EPs, 2012’s Letters Don’t Talk and 2013’s Welcome to the Age of My Body. The Cornish College grad will soon embark on a fall tour, and though a Seattle date is not included, Lambert is confident that more shows will be added, including one that will re-deliver her to her hometown. She is scheduled, however, to see Lambert page 5
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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer Opening with last night’s local premier of the highly anticipated documentary Back on Board: Greg Louganis, the 19th annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SLGFF) has officially kicked into high gear. Running for 11 straight days with films playing at four different venues, including the recently reopened Egyptian Theatre, the festival is once again a solid mixture of narrative features, documentaries and shorts spanning the entire gamut of the LGBT spectrum. I had the opportunity to engage in a brief back-and-forth with incoming Festival Director Kathleen Mullen this past Tuesday, just two days before opening night festivities. We chatted about her taking over the position from longtime programmer Jason Plourde, now Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Executive Director, the difficulties programming a festival such as this presents, as well as the state of LGBT cinema as a whole. Here are some of the highlights from that conversation.
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Cyndi Lauper is perhaps one of the most iconic performers of the 1980s. She has set records with her recordings of pop hits, ballads and Broadway. She’s won Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and set a new record for being the only solo composer to win a Tony Award for Best Score for a Musical, Kinky Boots. As the thigh-high, red, “two-feet of tubular sex” marches into Seattle, this incredible performer and tireless activist talks about her background, her activism and a few things not commonly known. Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences?
Cyndi Lauper: When I was really, really little, like five, I was influenced by my mom’s records – Broadway cast recordings like South Pacific… that’s actually how I learned to sing. I was Ezio Pinza, then I’d be Mary Martin. And I loved Bloody Mary. So those were the first records I heard, and they did have a big influence on me. The first records I bought were Beatles and Supremes and as a teenager I fell in love with Rock ‘n Roll through Janis Joplin and the Rolling Stones and through them I learned about the Blues. So my influences were pretty broad and still today I learn a lot from the discovery of great records. Andrews-Katz: Growing up you’ve said you heard the songs of Edith Piaf, Eddie Cantor, and Fats Waller among others. What was it about these artists that influenced your own music?
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Sara Michelle Fetters: Congrats on taking over as Festival Director for this year’s SLGFF. You have some pretty big shoes to fill. Nervous? Kathleen Mullen: Thank you, I am happy to be here. It has been so exciting to be part of the very dynamic Three Dollar Bill Cinema team. Being Festival Director for SLGFF, and getting to watch a bunch of awesome LGBTQ films, and then creating a program out of them for all to
enjoy is what I most love to do, so this Festival is a perfect fit for my passion and my experience. Sara Michelle Fetters: What made you seek out this position? What excited you about Three Dollar Bill Cinema and the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Fest? Kathleen Mullen: I have followed the Seattle Lesbian & Gay see SLGFF page 5
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Make some room, cuz’ here comes Usher! The R&B mega star is towing his first headlining tour in three years, “The UR Experience,” to Key Arena right around Thanksgiving time and ahead of the release of his upcoming eighth studio album, UR. Usher will make his theatrical film debut in 2015, Fleetwood Mac appearing in the title role of Hands of Stone, a biopic centered on the life and career of ants, Tiesto, capping the event on November 1, by Albert Rodriguez famed boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. For ticket plus Paul van Dyk, John Digweed, Zeds Dead, SGN A&E Writer Alesso, Carl Cox & Friends, and more, all information, go to www.livenation.com. It’s going to be a great fall. Besides the re- slated for the mini festival. For ticket informaBrandi Carlile emergence of pumpkin spice lattes, Sunday tion, go to www.freaknightfestival.com. Benaroya Hall (Auditorium) football and turkey leftovers, it’s a season November 28-30 filled with big concerts by some of music’s Tegan and Sara upper brass. From Stevie Nicks to Stevie Paramount Theatre To bring you up to speed on local singerWonder, the Emerald City will host a slate November 11 songwriter Brandi Carlile, she and wife of highly anticipated live shows this autumn; these ten are among them. Pop’s coolest sister act Tegan and Sara are Catherine Shepard welcomed a baby girl back on the road, after opening a string of just a few months ago and she has a new alJason Mraz dates for Katy Perry. The duo is still pro- bum in the works. Recently spotted at the Benaroya Hall moting 2013’s Heartthrob, which produced Elton John concert last month, where he October 21 two smash singles, “Closer” and “I Was a noted that she is one of his favorite artists, Fool,” and was certified gold (500,000 cop- Carlile is teaming up again with the Seattle It’s been a while, I know, since Jason ies sold) in their native Canada. Unless they Symphony for three consecutive nights at Mraz came to town. He’s played nearly ev- have any fresh material to push out, their set Benaroya Hall. She’ll perform an array of ery venue in Seattle, but never Benaroya list will likely feature “Back in Your Head,” music that is said to feature new material Hall, where he’ll appear live in a matter of “Goodbye, Goodbye” and a song they omit- from her forthcoming record, plus maybe days in support of his latest catalog addi- ted from last year’s Bumbershoot appear- some holiday tunes. For ticket information, tion, this year’s Yes! He hasn’t performed in ance, “Walking with a Ghost.” For ticket go to www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya. the city for at least three years, appearing at information, go to www.Tickets.com. Stevie Wonder the Gorge and Spokane on his most recent Key Arena stops in the Evergreen State, so needless to Fleetwood Mac December 3 say local fans are stoked to welcome Mraz Tacoma Dome back. He usually mixes up his set list from November 20 Seattle is one of twelve North American show to show, but I’m betting he’ll do “Love Someone,” “I’m Yours,” “Everywhere,” Fleetwood Mac toured North America cities selected for Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in “You and I Both” and “Lucky.” For ticket as recently as a year ago, but the band’s the Key of Life Performance,” in which the information, go to www.livenation.com. 2014 venture has something different to 25-time Grammy winner will showcase live offer audiences; the return of longtime versions from his classic 1976 recording that Perfume Genius member Christine McVie. The pop super- includes “Sir Duke,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” “As” The Neptune group is one of the most successful music and “Love’s in Need of Love Today.” But October 25 acts in history with album sales of over 100 the set list could be filled with other Wonder million worldwide, including one of the classics, such as “Part Time Lover,” “Master You can add Perfume Genius to the ex- best selling recordings of all-time, 1977’s Blaster (Jammin’).” “That Girl” and “I Just pansive list of Seattle musicians who’ve Rumours. The Mac has always unloaded Called to Say I Love You.” For ticket inforbranched out to national acclaim. The art- their greatest hits when touring, which mation, go to www.livenation.com. ist, solo performer Mike Hadreas, is earning raves for his just-released album Too Bright that includes the bold leadoff single “Queen.” His sound is alternative pop, in the vein of Tori Amos or Antony and the Johnsons. No stranger to local music audiences, Perfume Genius is almost certainly going to pack The Neptune later this month. For ticket information, go to www.Tickets.com. FreakNight WaMu Theater October 31 and November 1 Further proof that Seattle is a hotspot for EDM (electronic dance music) is the annual sell-out of FreakNight, a multiple-act billing of the genre’s top-tier artists. The 2014 installment expands to two nights with Kaskade headlining on October 31 and the giant of gi-
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continued from cover appear on “Good Morning America” the day of the album’s release, October 14. I spoke by phone with Lambert last week while she was in Los Angeles, and this is what she had to say inside The Music Lounge. Albert Rodriguez: How does it feel to have your first major full-length recording coming out? Mary Lambert: It feels so good. It’s really gratifying. I feel like I’ve put a lot of work in over the past six years, and I feel that this is my proudest moment as an artist of what I wanted to put out in the world. Sonically, it’s a pop album, but it’s really confessional and it’s everything that I ever wanted to say. Rodriguez: Did you write or co-write all of the songs? Lambert: I’m very lyrically driven, so I made sure that 95% of the lyrics – maybe 99% of the lyrics – are written by me. The melodies for most of the tracks, mostly the singles, I had some help with those from MoZella, who actually wrote “Wrecking Ball.” She’s a phenomenal writer. The music itself, except on the very sort of sparse singer-songwriter tracks that you hear, the music was written by me, but a lot of the music was written by my producers, Eric Rosse and Benny Cassette. Rodriguez: This past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for you. There’s been some great moments, and some challenges, among other things. Does this album reflect that journey? Lambert: Absolutely. My first two EPs I technically wrote about six years ago and they were when I was processing a lot of darkness, a lot of trauma and figuring out who I was in a way, and a lot of heartbreak. And this album, it’s my first full-length record and there’s a lot that I wanted to say, a lot that I was processing and navigating through while making the record, and I actually wrote all of these songs as we were recording, so that was kind of interesting, (laughs) so I wrote all of these songs in about nine months.
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I went through a lot. I sang with Madonna at the Grammys, I’ve met the woman of my dreams, and then have to circumnavigate touring – meeting the woman of my dreams and not being able to spend any time together. Rodriguez: You sang with Madonna, you held hands with Madonna. That experience must have been so overwhelming. Lambert: It was insane, totally! Something I’ll never ever forget. Rodriguez: Is there anything or anybody else you remember from Grammy night? Lambert: Well, one of the things that happened at the Grammys was that I cried my way through most of the rehearsals. I felt so intensely. It just felt like it was going to mean a lot to a lot of people. They brought the couples out during the rehearsal and I didn’t know that the couples were coming out and I lost my mind, I cried my way through the song in the dress rehearsal. And, Madonna wiped the tears off of my face and it was the most surreal moment. I was like “I cannot believe this is happening!” So that was a pretty insane moment. Rodriguez: I’ll buy that tissue she used to wipe your face! Lambert: (laughs) She used her hands, dude! It was nuts! Rodriguez: Do you still keep in touch with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis? Lambert: I absolutely do. They’re like my brothers. Rodriguez: You recently toured with Gavin DeGraw and Matt Nathanson. Which of them is the best dresser? Lambert: (laughs) My favorite thing about Matt Nathanson is when he goes out to do a show – he wears his own t-shirt, his own tour t-shirt. He has this really, really wonderful ability to laugh at himself and not take himself too seriously, and his live shows are so fun. I like Matt’s t-shirts (laughs). Rodriguez: On those days when we need retail therapy, where do you go shopping? Do you shop online? Lambert: I have to shop online, because I don’t have any time anymore. But when I am in Seattle, I really like to go to this place called Hourglass Footwear and they hand-
Kathleen Mullen: Narrowing down the selection of films was the biggest challenge. We had over 600 submissions (shorts, features and documentaries). It was incredible how many great films the screening committee and myself viewed. Sara Michelle Fetters: What I always love and appreciate about SLGFF is how diverse the lineup tends to be. This year proves to be no exception. It’s very exciting. How hard is it to maintain that diversity of films? How do you strike a comfortable balance? Kathleen Mullen: We have so many LGBTQ stories that are being told so the films are out there. My work is to oversee the selection Fine Line Features / New Line Cinema
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paint all their shoes, so I like to get custommade shoes because they’re just so cute. That’s one of my favorite places. I like Crossroads, you could get some cool finds there, and definitely Buffalo Exchange. I found this Smurfs sweatshirt there that I wear all the time. As for most of my wardrobe now, at least what I wear on stage and for interviews, I buy from City Chic. It’s a really, really incredible plus-size company where they’re really fashion-forward and they’re based out of Australia, but they just opened a store in LA and they ship to the U.S., so I buy from them. And also Mod Cloth. Rodriguez: Now that you’re temporarily on the East Coast, besides your family what do you miss most from Seattle? Lambert: I miss the food. Oh my god, Seattle has the best food ever! I found some
gems in Massachusetts, but I really love the food in Seattle. I miss Pike Place, I used to get my groceries from Pike Place. I miss a lot of stuff. But Seattle is always home. Rodriguez: Where can we log onto and follow the progress of the album and tour? Lambert: My Twitter address is @marylambertsing, and then I have a lot of information on my website and that’s www.marylambertsings.com. My Instagram is also @marylambertsing and my Facebook is www.facebook. com/marylambertsings. But my website is the best place to go to for the latest information. Rodriguez: Is “Same Love” still going to appear on your set list for this tour? Lambert: Oh yeah, undoubtedly. “She Keeps Me Warm” is such a part of my artistic identity. It’s always going to be with me, it’s a really important song.
and create a diverse, entertaining and engaging line-up. I have always been interested in developing a program that speaks to many. We want to have films that create discussion like “Out in the Night” where we will be having a panel discussion with community leaders and the filmmakers. We have a web series panel called “In With the New Out” curated by Kieran Turner. This really looks at how LGBT directors are out making their work specifically for online viewing. Our own Seattle filmmaker Wes Hurley will be on the panel with Waxie Moon discussing his web series “Capitol Hill.” Two other curated programs include the “Transcendent: Trans Shorts” program curated by Sam Berliner who is the festival director of Translations, another great Three Dollar Bill Cinema initiative, and lastly Malic Amalya is curating his annual “Infrared V: New Visions from the Queer Avant Garde.” Sara Michelle Fetters: What is the state of LGBT film right now? Kathleen Mullen: LGBT cinema is as vibrant and relevant today as it was 20 years ago. We are still fighting for many rights worldwide, but we also have more out stories to share and the ability to voice them through all kinds of mediums such as online platforms, feature films, documentaries and short films. One of Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s initiatives is the Reel Queer Youth Program, which teaches LGBTQ youth and their allies to make a short film. The four films made this year will be screened during a free screening with other youth-oriented films on Saturday, October 18 at 3:00 p.m. Sara Michelle Fetters: What is it that makes events like the SLGFF vital and important to the community? Why does the
festival still matter? Kathleen Mullen: LGBTQ experiences are often underrepresented and undervalued in mainstream media. Luckily, there are more and more voices being heard in the mainstream, but still I strongly believe we will always need and desire to have LGBT festivals. A festival like the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival gives a platform for us to share our stories and artistic visions with the larger LGBT community and our allies. We have unique voices, experiences and histories. You see yourself on screen and it opens you up to all kinds of LGBTQ worlds. Being able to laugh and cry with your community is an incredible feeling. Sara Michelle Fetters: You have a great collection of guests scheduled to appear this year. Can you talk to me a little bit more about them? Kathleen Mullen: We have an amazing line-up of guests. I am thrilled that we will have Greg Louganis and director Cheryl Furjanic in town to present the Seattle premiere of our opening night film Back on Board. As well, I can’t wait to host seasoned Gay director Patrik-Ian Polk and actor Julian Walker who will be here for Blackbird. We will also have director Stephen Belber and actor Matthew Lillard, the latter having a lot of family coming to the screening of the Northwest Premiere of Match. But we have many filmmakers and actors coming to present during screenings of such films as Tiger Orange, Eat With Me, The Dark Place, Lyle, Letter to Anita and Regarding Susan Sontag. We also have 15 shorts programs with quite a few directors in attendance. We are truly excited to be hosting all of them.
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Against the Grain: Men in Dance a rich smorgasbord of dances
by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer AGAINST THE GRAIN: MEN IN DANCE PROGRAM 2 (OCT. 3-5) BROADWAY PERFORMANCE HALL October 4
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Seattle is a hotbed of fabulous dance. Something about our misty air breeds worldclass dancers, choreographers, companies, and festivals. Not only do we have the spectacular Pacific Northwest Ballet, but a myriad of small group/large impact companies such as dance events at On the Boards, Spectrum, Kaleidoscope, Pat Graney, 33 Fainting Spells, Arc, Khambatta, DASSdance, Velocity, and UW’s Chamber Dance Ensemble – but this list is incomplete. Check out Seattle DanceNet online for the impressive number of performing companies that grace our fair city – from folk to tango to ethnic to tap. All these companies are supported by a river of talent flowing from dance programs at the UW, Cornish, and SPU, and by Seattle dance fans, who also get to see important companies from all over the world thanks to the World Dance Series at UW’s Meany Hall. One of the most surprising and important Seattle dance events is the bi-annual Men in Dance Festival that presents established and emerging choreographers who create works for men only. There is nothing chauvinistic about this festival: any choreographer can send a proposal for a dance project, and eight of the eighteen choreographers selected for this year’s 10th anniversary festival were women. The idea is to encourage men and boys to ignore negative cultural cues (such as “sports are manly – dance is effeminate”) by showcasing great dancers doing challenging, athletic, and exciting works. Men in Dance also sponsors master classes during the festival for boys 8-18 to encourage male dancers of the future. The recent festival took place on September 26-28 and October 3-5 at Seattle Central College’s Broadway Performance Hall showcasing 18 works in two separate programs. A short film tribute to Ted Shawn, the “Father of Modern Dance in America” and the sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens, famous for his Ted Shawn bronze, began the program since
the new Lawrence Tenney Stevens American Dance Award was given to Seattle’s own Anne Green Gilbert, founder of Kaleidoscope Dance Company. Thus it was fitting that a Kaleidoscope dancer, Aaron Loux, now a member of the Mark Morris Dance Group, performed Morris’ one-man dance “I Love You Dearly,” and that the first dance of the afternoon was by Ted Shawn. Here are my impressions of this rich smorgasbord of dances:
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“I Love You Dearly” by Mark Morris (1981) The hand of the master was very much in evidence in this solo dance that Morris made for himself, which he re-mounted on his Seattle dancer, Aaron Loux. This set of three circle dances, set to early recordings of Rumanian folk songs, magically conjures up a whole community of people – from the invisible audience that surrounds the circle (including ourselves on one side), to the other dancers in the circle we can see through the eyes of the dancer, looking eagerly over his shoulder at (we imagine) a boyfriend or girlfriend who he loves dearly. This early dance shows key ideas Darren Bersuk that Morris develops on a larger scale in his increasingly important body of work. famed story and film by Annie Proulx about cowboys in love. The two members of Man “Trouble” by Amy Johnson Dance Company portrayed distinct personTwo young men of different physicality – alities as they moved through the arc of pasone red-headed and brawny, one dark-headed sion and loss. I could have done without the and slender – are dressed in identical but re- cowboy hats, which seemed irrelevant to the versed jerseys, choices that intensify Amy commitment of the two characters, but was Johnson’s terrific duo of full-bodied dancing intrigued enough to want to see the whole where men either reflect or reinforce each dance, which will be presented again in San other’s movement, now fast, now molasses- Francisco in 2015. in-January, all conveying the dynamics of relationship. The virtue of this dance, which “Sixes and Seven” by Robert Dekkers I loved, was its willingness to embrace ab- and “Falling In, Falling Out” by Deborah straction and allow the song lyrics, “Trouble Wolf were excellent works, rounding out knows my name,” to co-exist without need- the program with a solo dancer moving to ing literal interpretation. The dance was clear a Philip Glass wordscape (“Sixes and Sevand mysterious at the same time. en”) and an ensemble making kaleidoscopic transformations to an electric violin (“Fall“Blues” by William (Bill) Evans ing In, Falling Out”). The shapes each dancSeattle’s legendary tapper gave the audi- er constructed, the sequences of shapes, ence the full vocabulary of his moves – sans and the relationship between shapes and music, sans narrative – though folks who remember tap legends like Charles “Honi” Coles, Ray Bolger, Fred Astaire, and Gregory Hines could see tap-dancing history in Evans’ classic improvisations. “Tomo” by Marlo Martin Stage lights blinded the audience, masking improvisations by five dancers, but when they moved together onto center stage this work began to show its qualities. Dance is about patterns, and when Martin devised a series of fascinating patterns to a soundscape of female voices her work became both challenging and exciting.
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“Power Tower” by Darren Bersuk The most sensational work of the evening was by Cirque de Soliel gymnast Darren Bersuk, who defied gravity by sheer strength, gripping a mast to walk sideways in the air, fly to the ceiling, and swing his body into astonishing poses that showed the upper range of human strength and agility. My only wish was that the masculinist “power tower” concept, heightened by heavy metal music, had not obscured the story of discovery suggested by the mast, Bersuk’s gestures of seeking (hand over eyes, searching the horizon) and the poignancy of longing for a new world. I would love to see this done to Bach or Mozart.
“The Cheerleaders” [Excerpt from “Olympiad: A Suite of Sport Dances”] by Ted Shawn (1936) Three men dressed in letter sweaters (“S” for, I’m guessing, “Shawn”) performed a “sports dance” to a rousing version of “On Wisconsin.” Shawn was famous for recruiting athletes to American dance culture by choreographing works in sporty settings to “Beyond Brokeback” showcase the athleticism of dance. Our auby Bryon Heinrich (2011) dience was transformed into stadium-sitters The choreographer narrated this excerpt as this witty rah-rah dance had everyone clapping for the team – Go, Men in Dance! from his full-length interpretation of the
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sounds built abstractions rather than messages. Dances in this mode are like abstract impressionism – packed with meaning the viewer must supply. I was particularly impressed with Christian Squires’ solo performance to Philip Glass – a meditation (in my mind) on beauty, exposure, and love. Though the festival is over, it’s coming back in 2016. I wish everyone in Seattle could have seen what I saw last Saturday, and I hope everyone in Seattle will see Men in Dance when it returns. For more information about Against the Grain: Men in Dance, visit www.menindance.org
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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer SLIP/SHOT SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER Through October 12 Seattle Public Theater often combines great technical design (especially for a mid-sized theater) and challenging and well-done productions. Some of the best in town. It’s easy to see why they might choose to do the play Slip/Shot by Jacqueline Goldfinger. A security guard shoots an unarmed African-American teen and
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Andrews-Katz: Do you plan on writing more for the musical theater? Lauper: Yes, absolutely. Already have a few projects I am looking at right now (but I can’t talk about any of them!). Andrews-Katz: 2012 saw your publication of Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir. What is one of the most surprising things that readers will find? Lauper: I don’t often talk of my earlier years because it’s difficult stuff. But when I started working on the memoir I realized that it didn’t make sense to write if I wasn’t going to be completely honest. So I think there’s a lot of stuff in there that readers don’t know about me until they read the book. Andrews-Katz: In 2012 you started the Forty to None project to support GLBT youth. Can you tell us more about the project and how to help support it? Lauper: In America, up to 40% of homeless youth are LGBT, yet only 7 percent of the general youth population is LGBT. As a mom, I can’t imagine throwing my kid out for any reason, let alone for being Gay or Transgender. We started the Forty to None Project to build a national movement to ensure that no young person is homeless again because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. We have a wide range of programs that work to educate and engage the public, advocate for the kids in Washington DC, empower the youth to reach their full potential, conduct groundbreaking research, and, most importantly, build the nation’s capacity to address the problem. You can learn more and support the work at www.truecolorsfund.org or www.fortytonone.org. Andrews-Katz: You’ve been a supporter of LGBT rights since your earliest days. What challenges have you faced in trying to overcome ignorance? Lauper: The biggest challenge is get-
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African-American family’s kitchen and the door that moves into and away from view on the right side of the stage is the entrance to the white couple’s kitchen. The technical effort in this production of having two very, very slow moving kitchen doors mechanically moving into and away from the set is lugubrious to the extreme and hampers this production. There are so many topics the script could have tackled just from the structure Goldfinger created: black/white relationships in the 1960s (the play does not help us understand that), the legacy of the parent/child relationship, law enforcement in the 1960s, women’s roles in the 1960s, small town biases, what forgiveness looks like and whether it is possible in this situation, the list goes on but Goldfinger doesn’t shed any light on these. Again, the acting was fine, including Trevor Cushman as a guard friend of Clem’s who seems to be in love with Kitty. The set design was fine (designed by Craig Wollam), the costumes (Chelsea Cook) and sound (Andre Nelson and Evan Mosher) and lighting (Paul Arnold) were fine. In the main, the directing (Kelly Kitchens) was fine, though some directing choices seem to have emphasized empty lengths of time. So, the main disappointment must be the script appearing to be better on the page than on the stage. For more information, go to www.seattlepublictheater.org or call 206-524-1300.
ting people to open their minds to something [other] than what they have always thought. If you change your mind, you can change the world. That is why it is so important that we all share our stories, Gay or straight. If you look at the change that has happened the past 30 years, it is primarily because people came out, whether it is as Gay, Transgender, or a straight ally, and told their stories. Andrews-Katz: You are considered a Gay icon. In your opinion what is the greatest challenge remaining in the GLBT community? Lauper: Our biggest challenge is realizing that legal equality is just one aspect of ensuring that the community is treated with dignity and respect. The kids have unfortunately fallen victim to our great success. With the quick movement the past few years on marriage equality, passage of the hate crimes bill, repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” kids are feeling they can come
out younger and younger. I think the average age is 13 now. But, they are coming out in environments that are still not accepting of them and [in] too many cases outright hostile towards them. We need to be doing a lot more to ensure that they are supported. We need to work more with families and help them understand and accept their kids. We cannot forget that.
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***** Kinky Boots is based on the film by the same name. The movie, released in 2005, was inspired by the true story depicted in the 1999 British documentary, Trouble at the Top, which told the tale of a shoe factory rallying against closure by finding it’s niche with fetish footwear for men. The musical has music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and the Tony Award win for Best Score of a Musical earned her a place in musical theater history. Matthew Murphy / O and M Co. via Bloomberg
Lauper: I had a lot of influences, including those you mention, but I think it’s the feeling that they all made me feel that they were telling me a secret – their secrets. Whether they were rocking when they told me or they were whispering – great songs make you feel like you’re sharing something special with the person on the recording. Andrews-Katz: In 2006 you were approached to play a lead role on Broadway in The Three Penny Opera. In what ways do you identify with the role of Jenny the Whore? Lauper: None, why do you ask? She was a drug addict whore who betrays her exlover for money, because she is jealous he found true love. I played her like she was Judas meets Tinker Bell ... and that was why she was so dangerous. Andrews-Katz: What was your draw to the storyline of Kinky Boots? Lauper: The message of the show – to accept yourself so you can accept others, too! A lesson, if everyone understood, the world would be a far better place! And of course, I wanted the opportunity to work with Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Mitchell, so it just worked out perfectly. It was a story with a message I related to so much. Andrews-Katz: Is there a different approach when writing songs for pop culture as opposed to writing for theater? Lauper: Your job as the songwriter, as the composer for a musical, is to help move the story forward in song. So you need to get into that headspace. It’s about honoring the story, helping the story being told. Which, of course, is a lot different from writing your own songs for CD or radio. Writing pop music comes with so many rules, but with the musical theater, I was given a lot more freedom, which I loved.
claims it is an accident. It sounds like it would be an extremely topical and challenging play. Though written around 2012, Goldfinger sets the action in 1960s small town southern America. Some dialogue is poetic, some sociologically relevant (women were expected to stay home and take care of their husbands), and the script probably reads well. Unfortunately, it disappoints. However, the SPT production is well-cast with excellent actors, with not a false acting note among them. Goldfinger establishes a white security guard, Clem, young and untried, with an un-
comfortable macho attitude (Quinn Armstrong) and his new wife, Kitty (Jocelyn Maher). She introduces Miz. Athey (Faith Russell), a librarian and single mother of a 17-year-old boy, Monroe (Treavor Boykin) and his girlfriend, Euphrasie (Marquicia Dominguez). Clem is mishandling his gun during his watch and does fire it accidentally at Monroe. So, we know from the start that it really is an accident. (That premise is quite different from the current circumstances of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. Neither of those teens was accidentally shot. Goldfinger’s script does not evoke, then, current and unjustified shootings.) Clem has a father who is clearly racist, though we never meet him, and Clem wants to distance himself from the legacy of his father, and the shooting seems to make him feel like he’s accidentally done something his father would condone. However, that theme – wanting to disassociate from parents – is not fleshed out in any significant or informative way. The librarian seems grieved that her son is dead, but reacts with hostility to Euphrasie voicing outrage over the death. This seems overly conciliatory to the social order, even for a compliant 1960s. The town sheriff (Roy Stanton) tells Clem and Kitty to lock themselves at home in case a reactive black community becomes threatening, yet no further development of that plot occurs, either. Goldfinger’s script calls for a single kitchen set, which is used by both the white couple and the African-American woman and her family to represent their respective kitchens. The door that moves into and away from view on the left side of the stage is the entrance to the
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continued from cover Sara Michelle Fetters: For you, what are some of this year’s highlights? As far as the schedule goes, what stands out? Kathleen Mullen: I am most excited to meet Erica Tremblay who gave the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival the World Premiere of her incredibly moving and powerful film In the Turn about a 10 year-old Transgender girl and the Queer roller derby team that comes to her rescue and empowers her to be herself. Sara Michelle Fetters: How do you see the Festival moving forward? How does it continue to grow? Kathleen Mullen: The Festival continues to grow with stellar programming, a strong team and developing further our already established presence every year in Seattle. It is also important to the organization that we support local filmmakers and the myriad of voices in the national and international film world. Sara Michelle Fetters: Same for Three Dollar Bill Cinema. What’s next? What are the plans? Kathleen Mullen: Three Dollar Bill Cinema has been going for 19 years. We will be moving into the 12th Ave Arts Building soon, which is very exciting for the organization to be included in such an exciting community developed arts space on Capitol Hill. We continue to build a year-round presence with the outdoor movie series in Cal Anderson Park during the summer and with our Translations: Transgender Film Festival in early May. Sara Michelle Fetters: At the end of the day, how do you want people to respond to this year’s festival? What do you want them to be talking about? Kathleen Mullen: I want them to be talking about the entertaining and provocative
failing miserably at seemingly every turn. On one hand a perceptive satire, on another an interesting cultural exploration, the film can’t steer entirely clear of contrivance and cliché as it plays with its romantic comedy roots. Still, this a very entertaining affair, Akhavan delivering what should be a star-making performance as the central character trying to navigate through a complex, oftentimes hysterical maze almost entirely of her own design. Blackbird (Oct 12, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 7:00 pm) Without a doubt, this is veteran writer/director Patrick-Ian Polk’s best, most accomplished motion picture yet, which considering just how much I despise Noah’s Arc and Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom, that’s really saying something. Be that as it may, I personally find the filmmaker to be the Tyler Perry of LGBT cinema, and while I appreciate the racially diverse point of view he brings to his features, that doesn’t mean I find them all that entertaining or worthwhile. As far as Blackbird is concerned, while the performances are universally solid, the story and scenario itself never engaged me on a deep or personal level, making the film one I admired more than I actually enjoyed.
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the movie is a striking, deeply personal charac- home like they should. Well made and nicely ter study that rarely hits a false note, making it acted, yet a disappointment nonetheless. one of the better independent releases a person is likely to see this or any other year. Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo (Oct 15, NW Film Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Oct 10, Forum, 9:15 pm) SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 11:59 pm) Entertaining, and surprisingly deep, docuJohn Cameron Mitchell’s phenomenal mentary looking at a year-in-the-life of the In2001 debut film returns to the Egyptian The- ternational Gay Rodeo Association, the cowatre for a sing-a-long showcase, this explo- boys and cowgirls roping and riding their way sively entertaining musical a rambunctious through the season breaking stereotypes and yet thought-provoking phantasmagoria of broncos, both in equal measure. Beautifully transformation, self-realization and accep- shot, filled with distinct, consistently interesttance that only gets better with each passing ing personalities, the movie is also a profound year. A can’t miss engagement – take your look at LGBT experiences as seen through a wig out of its box, glam it up to the max and lens few get a chance to see and many didn’t make sure you’re in line early as tickets are even know existed. A rip-roaring yarn that going to be preciously hard to come by. stuck with me long after it had come to an end.
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Children 404 (Oct 12, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 12:30 pm) Arguably the festival’s must-see documentary achievement, Children 404 is a look at LGBT youth trying to survive in Russia as they attempt to take a stand against their country’s recent changes to the law regarding homosexuality. Powerful, gripping, tragic and utterly real, filmmaker Askold Kurov has assembled footage of and Limited Partnership (Oct 11, SIFF Cincompiled clips from a number of notewor- ema Egyptian, 12:30 pm) thy subjects, their collective stories sure to Documentary about the 40-year love story haunt me for days and months to come. between Filipino-American Richard Adams and his Australian-born partner Tony Sullivan, the two marrying one another in Boulder, CO in 1975, this film is a fantastic foray into understanding, partnership and love that grabbed me by the throat and then refused to let go. This heartbreaking tale is a true-life horror tale come to infuriating life – the beating heart at the center of it all, the undying and unwavering commitment Adams and Sullivan had/have for one another. A stupendous callto-arms that showcases in no uncertain terms that the fight for equality is sadly still ongoing.
Mario Diaz (second from left) with cast of Club King
Club King (Oct 11, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 9:15 pm) Solid, if not particularly noteworthy, documentary chronicling the rise of Seattle native Mario Diaz as a hotshot club promoter working primarily in New York and Los Angeles. Suitably glossy, the film sadly remains a strictly surface level affair; and as well put together and admittedly entertaining as it all might be, it’s hard to shake the fact nothing all that deep or amazing was ascertained from the watching of it.
Appropriate Behavior (Oct 15, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 7:00 pm) Writer/director/star Desiree Akhavan’s debut narrative film is a funny, thought-provoking comedy chronicling the life of a Persian Brooklynite trying to live up to everyone’s expectations about who she should be and
Drunktown’s Finest (Oct 16, NW Film Forum, 9:15 pm) Filmmaker Sydney Freeland’s debut was quite the sensation when it premiered this past January at the Sundance Film Festival, and for good reason, this fitfully funny, emotionally shattering comedy-drama hybrid never quite what you expect it to be as its three stories whip, whirl and wind one around the other. While some of Freeland’s observations about life on an Indian Reservation are hardly unexpected, the path she takes to explore a number of her themes is refreshingly original and strikingly honest, the film oozing authenticity as a result. Featuring a number of notable performances,
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What It Was (Oct 11, NW Film Forum, 9:30 pm) A shockingly unappealing effort that follows a Hollywood actress (Arlene ChicoLugo) returning to New York to face her personal demons and put her life together, this hackneyed, unfocused drama is too heavy-handed and on-the-nose to ever connect emotionally in ways that even come close to mattering. Filled with characters I could have cared less about, obvious moments of emotional platitude that were more insulting than they were affecting, this romantic effort slapped me in the face and beat me over the head with its artifice, and by the time it was over all I could do was wonder why I watched it all the way through until the end in the first place. courtesy of SLGFF
international spectrum of films about LGBTQ lives, the parties, of course, and the fantastic people they met in the lines going into the theater. Sara Michelle Fetters: Any final thoughts? Kathleen Mullen: Check out the midnight screenings at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian for the Sing-Along Hedwig and the Angry Inch and the Lesbian horror film Lyle with director Stewart Thorndike in attendance. People should make a point to attend the film Club King as well as its after-party at the Rebar. And our family screening is of the original 1979 classic The Muppet Movie. I personally can’t wait to hear Kermit-theFrog sing “Rainbow Connection” as that to me is what SLGFF is all about.
Never (Oct 14, SI F F Ci nema Egyp t ia n, 9:15 pm) Made-in-Seattle drama that I wish I enjoyed more than I actually did, this Before Sunrise meets Weekend hybrid chronicles the brief relationship between a recently heartbroken Lesbian (beautifully underplayed by Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams) and a charming graphic designer (Keep the Light On’s Zachary Booth) as they wander the streets of the Emerald City looking for answers to many of life’s biggest mysteries. Dialogue-driven, featuring strong musical accompaniment by Nora Kirkpatrick, the movie nonetheless never gels the way it should, its observations not terribly profound and its realizations sadly too obvious to hit
Tru Love (Oct 10, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 7:00 pm) Bracing, emotionally sparse and beautifully understated, Tru Love is a Lesbian MayDecember romance that bristles with engaging authenticity, never doing exactly what you expect it to as it races towards its somber yet poignant conclusion. Co-writer/co-director Shauna MacDonald is fantastic as the title character, a thirty-something bed-hopping Lesbian who finally meets her match in 60-year-old widow Alice (Kate Trotter). This sensational film is only marred by a slightly sluggish pace and some marginal overacting by a couple of the supporting players.
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Prequel Annabelle conjures up disaster ANNABELLE Now playing Mia (Annabelle Wallis) and John Form (Ward Horton) are expecting their first child. As a gift, he finds a rare, antique doll for his wife, a certain collectible she’s been trying to track down for quite some time. It’s a blissful moment, the two so very much in love, this present proof positive both of them are willing to do whatever it takes to make the other one happy. This happiness is short-lived. A pair of intruders have murdered their neighbors and now they’ve turned their sights upon them. Knives come out. Blood splatters. The police arrive. As evening closes and morning breaks these murderous hellions lay down dead, while Mia is rushed to the hospital with a wound to her abdomen, all the while the new doll added to the collection looks on in earnest, as if making its own demonic plans. Thus begins Annabelle, a prequel to last year’s somewhat surprising supernatural horror hit The Conjuring, the film revolving around the origins of that picture’s introductory segment concerning a possessed doll. From that point things progress in relatively expected fashion, Mia and John moving into a new building only to find themselves fighting unseen ghostly forces they can barely comprehend. Something is out to ravage souls, and by all appearances its set its sights on the newborn baby girl the pair so desperately want to protect and care for.
It’s all fairly predictable, but Gary Dauberman’s screenplay doesn’t insult the audience’s intelligence, while veteran cinematographer John R. Leonetti, the man who shot The Conjuring, directs with confidence, making sure things move with requisite unsettling briskness. The whole thing is like a B-grade combination of Child’s Play, The Exorcist, Paranormal Activity and Rosemary’s Baby, Joseph Bishara’s (Insidious, Dark Skies) innervating score augmenting the action rather nicely. At the same time, a lot of this gets old surprisingly fast; and the fact Dauberman trots out so many tropes and clichés of the genre, as if they were brand spanking new, gets a tiny bit annoying as the picture progresses. Then there is the character that veteran actor and former Cross Creek Academy Award nominee Alfre Woodard is forced to portray, everything about her annoying me in ways I can barely stomach let alone explain. It’s like she’s stepped out of a film from the 1950s, something pre-Civil Rights, almost as if she’s auditioning to be in a biography of the great Hattie McDaniel than she is anything else. It does not help that the doll, Annabelle, doesn’t actually play as big a part in the proceedings as I kept feeling she should have. Instead, Dauberman and Leonetti fill the screen with quick, whip-flash images of black-horned demons and ghostly dead-eyed little girls, using them to generate scares far more often than necessary. On top of that, the ending of the film is something of a complete and total disaster, the penultimate actions of a certain secondary character bordering on
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offensive, making their actions not so much heroic as they are uncomfortably laughable. Annabelle isn’t terrible. Wallis is actually quite good as the scared mother determined to face her fears in order to protect her child, while Tony Amendola makes the most of his stock priest character, giving him more vitality and charismatic complexity than the guy by all accounts deserves. Additionally, and unsurprisingly, Leonetti has a keen visual eye, allowing cinematographer James Kniest and editor Tom Elkins (Haunt) to craft images that are disturbingly enthralling for almost the entire extent of the film’s
98-minute running time. But the ending truly is a disaster, and as solid as much of the film is, it destroys any affinity I might have been feeling for it in something close to a nanosecond. It doesn’t help that Horton is something of a nondescript wet noodle, or that, by and large, the scares themselves, while solidly delivered, are nothing I haven’t seen a gazillion times before. Yet it is that climax which truly sinks this prequel; Annabelle in the end only conjuring up my anger and vitriol that it would do something so horrifically stupid and think that would be okay.
Bloodless Dracula an origin story not worth telling by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer DRACULA UNTOLD Now Playing Vlad (Luke Evans) is a Transylvanian Prince who, as a child, was forced to become a solider, and subsequently a highly valued general, in the Turkish military. Years later, returned home to his people, married to the beautiful Mirena (Sarah Gadon) and father to young son Ingeras (Art Parkinson), he receives word that childhood friend, now the Turkish leader, Mehmed (Dominic Cooper), wants 1,000 children for his army.
Unwilling to make such a sacrifice, but knowing his own military resources pale in comparison to that of his former comrade’s, the Prince makes a deal with a demon (Charles Dance) in order to save his people. Made vampire, he has three days to end this war before returning to his former mortal self. Problem is, if Vlad drinks even a drop of human blood he will be damned for all eternity to walk the Earth as an undead monster, the temptation to do so an unforgiving ache on his soul he somehow must find the strength to not give in to. Dracula Untold is Bram Stoker as seen through a J.R.R. Tolkien lens, this messy, needlessly convoluted origin tale more about
the computer-enhanced visuals than it is about telling a coherent, or for that matter necessary, story. It’s hurried and frantic, stopping every so often for melodramatic overtures of eternal love and family devotion, everything building to a preordained conclusion that’s nowhere near as powerful or as affecting as the filmmakers obviously intend. The film is as pointless as it is somewhat surprisingly bloodless, the heart beating at the center of this effort as cold and as lifeless as the central “hero” around which everything revolves. I will say Evans, currently being seen as Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as well as this December’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, is courtesy of
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nicely cast as the title character. He’s suitably passionate, oozing an entrancing masculinity from the outset I found captivating. He’s nicely paired with Sarah Gadon, recently making indelible impressions in films as diverse as Enemy, Cosmopolis and A Dangerous Method, the two displaying enough chemistry to make even the silliest aspects of their romantic entanglement feel more authentic than it by all accounts should. The film is also nicely realized from a visual standpoint, director Gary Shore not so much doing anything new (he’s cribbing freely from Peter Jackson’s playbook; that goes without saying) as still putting a nice enough spin on things to keep my interest piqued, even if narratively his film was sadly lacking in most ways that mattered. Veteran cinematographer John Schwartzman (The Rock, Seabiscuit) does a fine job throughout, painting things in muted greys and steely blues, allowing silver specs of light to filter in and out throughout. But all of this is more or less damning Dracula Untold with faint praise. While nothing is outright terrible, there’s just as noticeably little to anything that’s particularly good either, the whole enterprise so lacking in anything substantive it probably wasn’t there from the start. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless’ script is instantly forgettable, and while there are some decently concocted connections to Stoker’s source material, they’re not near interesting enough to make watching all 92 minutes of this debacle worthwhile. As backstories go, this legendary character deserves a better one than this; best to just put a stake through the film’s heart right now and call it a day.
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by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer LILTING VARSITY THEATRE October 17-23 Lilting, written and directed by the openly Gay Hong Khaou, is a subtle and moving chamber drama about the communication gap between Richard (Ben Whishaw) and Junn (Pei Pei Cheng). Both are mourning the loss of Kai (Andrew Leung), Junn’s son and – unbeknownst to his mother – Richard’s lover. But Richard doesn’t speak Mandarin, and Junn does not speak English, so Richard hires Vann (Naomi Christie) to help translate and bridge the gulf between them. Vann also
assists Junn with communicating with a British man, Alan (Peter Bowles). Khaou’s film deftly addresses the loss both mother and lover suffer as they grieve. The performances by Whishaw and Cheng, especially, are very affecting, and the film builds to an emotionally powerful climax. Via Skype from London, where he lives, the Chinese-Cambodian Khaou spoke to Seattle Gay News about how he came to create his lovely film. “When I wrote Lilting, it was a play about a daughter and her husband,” he explained. “There were no gay characters. It never got staged, but I felt something was missing. So when the opportunity arose to turn it into the film, I changed it to a son who could not be openly gay to his mother.”
He continued, “That dynamic echoed onto the rest of the film and how communication and language is critical. My premise was that communication should bridge cultural differences and bring understanding. But it also has conflicts, like Junn’s relationship with Alan.” Lilting is not an autobiographical work, but it is a personal story. Khou’s father passed away when he was very young, and the idea of writing about grief involved the filmmaker revisiting those feelings. Like Junn in the film, Khaou’s mother experienced difficulty assimilating in the UK, where Khaou and his family have lived for 30 years. “She still doesn’t speak English,” the filmmaker said about his mother. “I took that as a premise, and I imagined how someone like that would cope if her lifeline to the outside world [her son] was taken away.” While Lilting includes a subplot about Kai’s concerns about coming out to Junn, Khaou came out to his mother without incident. “She was absolutely fine,” he reported, and discussed the process of coming out that is exclusive to LGBT individuals. “There’s an age-old fear of disappointing our parents, and the shame that goes with it. The act of doing it – it sounds like we’ve done something devious, or deceitful. It’s harder in certain cultures, but I wouldn’t know if it’s become easier in Asian culture. I think coming out is hard in all cultures, even in the UK, where men in their 50s are coming out, or America, where there is the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign.” While the topic of sexual identity is part of Lilting, much of the film involves Richard using Vann to “talk” to Junn and help her adjust to life without Kai. The film is often talky, with characters translating dialogue back and forth within a single scene, but Khaou wanted to emphasize the time it took to exchange a thought and the frustration Richard and Junn both had trying to converse. He acknowledged, “I think that was always a concern that we were repeating the info in having the translator there, but Vann is an interesting device. She can comment on miscommunication, and the
awkwardness of communicating, and how things are lost in translation. There was a concern she might slow the momentum down, but if the scene is engaging, and has strong drama, it works.” Lilting includes what Khaou calls, “silent spaces” between the conversations to balance out the drama, and give audiences a time to absorb all of the exchanges. Given this approach to the story, the filmmaker needed to hire actors who could embody the complex, interior emotions of the characters. Khaou specifically wanted Ben Whishaw for Richard, because he felt the out actor “carries a sense of truth” in him. He observed, “I needed an actor with vulnerability and strength. He carries so much pain. Without Ben, all of the nuance could get lost, and the dialogue could feel very theatrical. He makes you hang on every word.” Khaou had similar praise for Pei Pei Cheng. “She doesn’t have a lot of dialogue, so she needed to be very expressive. Pei Pei has been incredibly expressive even in the kung fu movies she’s been in.” It was also important for Khaou to have the two characters expressing grief in different ways. He deliberately eschewed following a conventional narrative formula and insisted on flashing back and forth in time to tell the story. “The narrative structure came through naturally,” the director remarked. “The repetition of the opening scene was to underscore not just the idea of memory, but memory dealing with grief. It’s odd the way one grieves. You get stuck on a memory and you keep returning to that memory. You know it’s unhealthy, but you keep clinging on to it. I wanted to convey the idea of grief permeating, and the present and past existing on a continuous timeline.” Lilting envelops viewers in Junn and Richard’s grief, but this thoughtful, gentle film is never depressing. In fact, it’s rather life-affirming because of Khaou’s attention to detail. © 2014 Gary M. Kramer
Seattle Women’s Chorus performs “Hallows in the Cathedral: Moonshadow” “Well, it’s a marvelous night for a Moondance…” ‘Neath the cover of October skies. Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) performs their fall concert for the third consecutive year inside the historic Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. SWC’s artistic director, Dennis Coleman, takes audiences on a mysterious ride through the spooky and spectacular for this first concert of the 2014-2015 Season. In “Hallows in the Cathedral” the Moonshadow theme comes to life with traditional choral pieces and contemporary classics like Van Morrison’s “Moondance,” Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade,” Burt Lane’s “Old Devil Moon,” and the Bea Arthur classic from Broadway’s Mame, “The Man in the Moon is a Lady.” The Friends and Family Preview will be held on Sunday 10/12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center (400 S. Second St., Renton). Preview concert tickets (at $10 each) are available by calling (206) 3881400 or at the door on the day of the Preview. Tickets to the Seattle performances are $25-$45 and available at SeattleWomensChorus.org or via the phone at (206) 388-1400 and, if available, at the door. The
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box office is open Monday through Friday, noon-7:00 p.m. Seattle concert dates and times are Friday 10/17, Friday 10/24, Saturday 10/25 (8:00 p.m.); Saturday 10/18 (2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.) at Saint Mark’s Cathedral (1245 10th Ave. E.). About Seattle Men’s Chorus | Seattle Women’s Chorus Founded in 1979, the internationally renowned Seattle Men’s Chorus, along with Seattle Women’s Chorus (founded in 2002), are the largest community choruses in America; and the largest Gay choruses in the world. Flying House Productions, home of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, ranks third among the state’s music organizations with over 300 members of SMC and over 250 members of SWC. Our Mission is to entertain, enlighten, unify and heal our audience and members, using the power of words and music to recognize the value of Gay and straight people and their relationships. Our Vision: A world that accepts and values its Gay and Lesbian citizens. Courtesy of Flying House Productions
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2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org. Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection. “Sleep the World is Yours” - A FREE Music of Remembrance “Sparks of Glory” Concert. 2pm. Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheeff Auditorium, 1st & University St. This 75 minute concert with commentary features work by Erwin Schulhoff, Laszlo Weiner, Lori Laitman, and Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger. For complete details, visit www.musicofremembrance.org Arts Gumbo 2014: Music & Dance of the Islands. Dance Performance 6pm, Dinner 7pm. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska St. Traditional Tahitian dance, choreography & costumes followed by traditional Tahitian dinner. Tickets: $15 general, $10 seniors & students, $5 children 5-12. www.brownpapertickets. com or at the door. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Overcoming Crystal Meth (OCM). 6-7:30pm. Seattle Area Support Groups, 303 17th Ave E. Every Saturday & Wednesday. OCM is an abstinent based peer support group for LGBTQ, straight and other men and women abstaining from CRYSTAL METH. If you choose to abstain from crystal meth and wish to have an open discussion about it, then check these meetings out. Open to everyone! No cost to you! Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com 2014 Seattle Leather Daddy & Daddy’s Boy Contest. 7pm. The Cuff Dance Floor, 1533 13th Ave. $10. www. seattlemeninleather.org “Rocky Horror Show” (10/11, 10/16-10/18). 7:30pm. Seattle Musical Theatre at Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave NE. Tickets: $25. seattlemusicaltheatre.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - “Inquisition.” 9pm. The Cuff Patio, 1533 13th Ave.
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For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ sgn.org. 2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515. Trinity Episcopal Church 12th Annual Matthew Shepard Memorial Sermon. 8am & 10:30am. 609 8th Ave. Guest preacher: Rev. Frank Schaefer, the Methodist minister who was defrocked in 2013 for officating at the wedding of his son to another man. Schaefer was subsequently reinststed. 2014 Seattle Leather Daddy & Daddy’s Boy Victory Brunch. 11am-2pm. Comet Tavern, 922 E Pike St. $15. www.seattlemeninleather.org
October 11 thru October 19 Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org. PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897. Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.
TUESDAY - October 14
Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafeword writersgroup. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.) Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.
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Entre Hermanos Latino Pageant. 7pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway (entrance in alley between Broadway and Harvard off E Pike St. www.entrehermanos.org. Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes. 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.
MONDAY - October 13
2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo.com or phone (360) 722-1664. LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting. 6-8pm. 433 Minor Ave N. Meets 2nd Monday each month. LCS is a non-profit foster care program in King & Snohomish counties. LCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation. Couples & singles encouraged to apply. RSVP to April at 694-5713. Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org. Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org
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2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 206-250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org An Evening with Janet Mock. 7pm. 120 Kane Hall, UW. Join the Q Center for a discussion with Trans writer & activist Janet Mock. A book signing and meet & greet will follow. FREE. 897-1430. Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Maybe Baby. 7-8:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month. Maybe Baby is a support group for LGBTQ people who are interested in becoming parents. groups.yahoo.com/ group/maybebabyseattle. Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday
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listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www. outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.
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WEDNESDAY - October 15
2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Overcoming Crystal Meth (OCM). 6-7:30pm. Seattle Area Support Groups, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday & Saturday. OCM is an abstinent based peer support group for LGBTQ, straight and other men and women abstaining from CRYSTAL METH. If you choose to abstain from crystal meth and wish to have an open discussion about it, then check these meetings out. Open to everyone! No cost to you! Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www. lotussisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) The Gay Uncle Time – A Celebration of Pop, Underground, Camp, Gay & Trash Culture of the ‘60s & ‘70s and Beyond! With Fabulous Special Guests. 7pm. The Rendezvous Grotto, 2322 2nd Ave. Third Wednesday each month. The Gay Uncle Time is a combination salon, cabaret, classroom, story time visit with your favorite relative you never knew you had & a few of his fabulous friends. $5 at the door. www.facebook. com/thegayuncletime. HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. A social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com
2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic
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overspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) “Rocky Horror Show” (10/11, 10/16-10/18). 7:30pm. Seattle Musical Theatre at Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave NE. Tickets: $25. seattlemusicaltheatre.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org “Rocky Horror Show” in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org “Hallows in the Cathedral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A mysterious ride thru the spooky & spectacular with traditional choral pieces & contemporary classics. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, seattlewomenschorus.org
SATURDAY - October 18
THURSDAY - October 16
PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.bellevue-pflag.org. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org “Rocky Horror Show” (10/11, 10/16-10/18). 7:30pm. Seattle Musical Theatre at Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave NE. Tickets: $25. seattlemusicaltheatre.org Debauchery. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Queers stripping for Queers in a hot, anti-oppressive space, raising money for organizations that serve the Queer community. Be sure to bring plenty of dollar bills - a portion of the proceeds goes to non-profits providing health & social services within the Queer community. Tickets $15 at the door, $10 in advance. Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)
(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) 2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Rainbow City Band “Night & Day” Concert. 7pm. Broadway Performance Hall, Broadway & E Pine St. A collaboration between Rainbow City’s concert band & its Purple Passion Swing Band. Tickets $15, students & seniors $12. www.rainbowcityband.com “Turn-A-Bout 2014.” Door 6pm, Show 7pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. A twisted burlesque where boys will be girls & girls will be boys. Suggested donation of $5 benefits the JC/Graytop Scholarship Fund. www. imperialcourt ofseattle.com “Rocky Horror Show” (10/11, 10/16-10/18). 7:30pm. Seattle Musical Theatre at Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave NE. Tickets: $25. seattlemusicaltheatre.org “Rocky Horror Show” in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org “Lights Camera Action!” - DASSdance (10/18 & 10/19). Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm. MLK FAME CC, 3201 E Republican St. Tickets: $20+ general; $15+ child/senior. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/846846. “Hallows in the Cathedral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A mysterious ride thru the spooky & spectacular with traditional choral pieces & contemporary classics. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, seattlewomenschorus.org “West Side Glory.” Doors 8pm, Show 9pm. Skylark West Seattle, 3803 Delridge Way SW. West Seattle’s sorta Queer variety show spectacular. Laughs, wigs, disrobing, music & bears. Oh my! Tickets $12 at the door. 21+.
SUNDAY - October 19
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) 2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/910/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com “Hallows in the Cathedral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A mysterious ride thru the spooky & spectacular with traditional choral pieces & contemporary classics. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, seattlewomenschorus.org FRIDAY - October 17 “Rocky Horror Show” in Renton (10/17-11/1). Thurs 2014 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/9- 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Renton Civic Theatre, 10/19). www.threedollarbillcinema.org 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre.org Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & fee covers hall rental. www.seattleprimetimers.org. Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength-
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“Lights Camera Action!” - DASSdance (10/18 & 10/19). Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm. MLK FAME CC, 3201 E Republican St. Tickets: $20+ general; $15+ child/senior. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/846846. “Hallows in the Cathedral: Moonshadow” - Seattle Women’s Chorus in Concert (10/17, 10/18, 10/24 & 10/25). Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm & 8pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. Tickets $25-$45. 388-1400, seattlewomenschorus.org
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Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band.com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. org. Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support
groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https://groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup. com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 5687777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233).
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SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298. Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa;
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Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops. org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswim team.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo. com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance. org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling. htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftm group.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in schools. 330-2099; www. glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globe youth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org
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