Metro Weekly - 09-01-16 - Romaine Brooks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
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CONTENTS
GENETIC REFUTATION
A highly-cited study finding no genetic link to LGBT

identity may be politically motivated
By John Riley
DEFYING CONVENTION
A powerful new exhibit celebrates lesbian artist Romaine

Brooks, who painted against the grain of her time, with
women often dressed in ambiguously masculine garb
Interview by Doug Rule
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JUST DUETS
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Barbra Streisands latest pairs her with movie stars and

songs designed for maximum emotional impact
By Doug Rule
SPOTLIGHT: KILTING BEE p.11 OUT ON THE TOWN p.13

FULLY VOICED: BILLY GILMAN p.14 STAGED APPEARANCES: PAGE-TO-STAGE p.16
THE FEED: GENETIC REFUTATION p.18 THE FEED: TRUMPS HOMOPHOBIC RED FLAGS p.20
COMMUNITY: HRC SEEKS HELPING HANDS p.22 COVER STORY: DEFYING CONVENTION p.26
GALLERY: UNITED IN PASSION AND PRIDE p.31 MUSIC: FRANK OCEAN p.32
MUSIC: BARBRA STREISAND p.34 NIGHTLIFE p.37 COVERBOY: JULIAN p.37
LISTINGS p.39 SCENE: THE DIRTY GOOSE p.44
LAST WORD p.46
The bitches who make this shit... #masthead
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VIRGINIA SCOTTISH GAMES ASSOCIATION
Spotlight
Kilting Bee
The Virginia Scottish Games and Festival lets everyone celebrate their inner-Scot
TS CALLED A CABER. ITS A HUGE LOG THE SIZE OF

a small telephone pole for throwing. The goal is to completely flip it so that what was at the bottom in your hands
is facing away from you at exactly 180 degrees, says Frank
McConnell, president of the Virginia Scottish Games, held this
weekend at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va. Its not easy. Not
everybody can flip the thing.
Cabers are one of many items that will be thrown throughout
the festive event, a weekend packed with Scottish activities
everything from Highland dancing to whisky tasting and border
collie sheep herding demonstrations to pipes and drums and
fiddling competitions. The games have been held in Virginia for
43 years, but their roots are moored to Scotland.
There was a point in Scottish history where England would not
allow the Scots to do any military training, explains McConnell.

So the Scottish elected to develop skills and tasks that they could
accomplish that would keep them in shape and not look like they
were doing military training. Thats where you get throwing stones,
throwing cabers, throwing weights over bars. These type of things
kept them in shape in case they had to go to war.
Expect to see lots of kilts. In Scotland, everythings done by
family or clan so your tartan is your family tartan for your
kilt, says McConnell, who estimates over 75 clans will be represented at the games. Theyre all nonprofit organizations that
promote their family name and its history. So there will be plenty
of interesting artifacts and stories when you go by each one of
the clan tents. Theyll be telling all about their surname and why
theyre proud of it. Randy Shulman
The Virginia Scottish Games and Festival is Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3 and 4 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va.
Adult tickets are $30 for a two-day pass or $20 for a single day. Children 5 to 12 are $5, children under 5, free.
For a full schedule of events and times, visit vascottishgames.org.
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Spotlight
After snagging 7 Helen Hayes Awards for last years
sensational Avenue Q, Constellation Theatre Company
kicks off its 10th season with another outrageous
musical comedy. A Tony-winning hit in 2001, Mark
Hollmann and Greg Kotis Urinetown is a Brechtian
satire of politics and populism, examining timely issues
from environmental disaster to corrupt politics and
police brutality. The musical focuses on a lovestruck
young man, played by Vaughn Ryan Midder, who
becomes the leader of a revolt against an all-powerful
corporation that has banned toilets at home, forcing
people to pay to pee in its toilets. In previews. Opening
night is Monday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m. To Oct. 9 Source
Theatre, 1835 14th St. NW. Tickets are $25 to $50. Call
202-204-7741 or visit constellationtheatre.org.
JOE SOLMONESE
The former president of the Human Rights Campaign will read

and discuss his book The Gift of Anger: Use Passion to Build Not
Destroy, which features a foreword by Judy Shepard. It documents successful strategies he employed at HRC, particularly in
the area of marriage equality, and before that as head of the prochoice Democratic organization Emilys List. Thursday, Sept. 8,
at 6:30 p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Call
202-364-1919 or visit politics-prose.com.
BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT
Unlike his trip to D.C. last fall, when he DJed

at the Otter Crossing party, Rod Thomas will
play from his own repertoire when he headlines
an intimate show at DC9 under his Gremlinsinspired moniker. The Welsh synth-popper performs songs from Choreography, his impressive
new set that features three 80s-channeling pop/
rock duets with his childhood idol and recent
touring partner Elton John, as well songs featuring Jake Shears and Ana Matronic, and one with
Alan Cumming. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 9 p.m.
DC9, 1940 9th St. NW. Tickets are $15. Call 202483-5000 or dcnine.com.
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EDWARD CRAGG
URINETOWN
Out On The Town
HOWARD JONES
The electro-pop pioneer proves himself a good if eccentric singer with equally good, eccentric instrumentation, including
an expansive electronic drum kit (and a pair of large, electronic thundersticks he beats the floor with). Accompanied by
two other electronic instrumentalists, Jones will perform his 80s-minted hits, from the touching No One Is To Blame
to the always-rousing Things Can Only Get Better. Saturday, Sept. 3. Doors at 6:30 p.m. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW.
Tickets are $24.75 to $32.75. Call 202-787-1000 or visit thehamiltondc.com.
Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Rachel Weisz is an unexpected

guest at a dinner party hosted by
Michael Shannon, who is so convinced Weisz is a former lover
and so unsure of his future with his
wife, Kathy Bates that he chases
after her. Joshua Marston (Maria
Full of Grace) directs a suspenseful
mystery, which premiered to mixed
reviews at this years Sundance.
Opens Friday, Sept. 2. Area theaters.
Visit fandango.com.
MORGAN
Yet another sci-fi thriller about a

superhuman entity attacking one of
the scientists who created it. How
should the lab respond? Kate Mara
is a risk-management consultant
with the answer in a film helmed by
Luke Scott son of Ridley in his
directorial debut, with Anya TaylorJoy as the superhuman, super-bad
being Morgan. Also starring Paul
Giamatti, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and
Michelle Yeoh. Opens Friday, Sept.
2. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
THE HOLLARS
John Krasinski, best known as Jim

Halpert from The Office, is on both
sides of the camera for this intimate
tale about a struggling big city cartoonist forced to return home and
reconnect with his dysfunctional
family when his mother (Margo
Martindale) is diagnosed with a
brain tumor. Anna Kendrick is the
pregnant girlfriend, with additional support from Sharlto Copley,
Richard Jenkins, and Josh Groban.
Opens Friday, Sept. 2. Area theaters.
Visit fandango.com.
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
Rachel Weisz threatens to break

up another happy home in a period romance based on the book by
M.L. Stedman, adapted and directed by Derek Cianfrance. Michael
Fassbender stars as a World War
I vet and lighthouse keeper whose
blissful family life with his wife
(Alicia Vikander) and the girl the
couple raised is threatened by
Weiszs arrival. Opens Friday, Sept.
2. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
STAGE
COME FROM AWAY
Fords Theatre is one early stop

for the Broadway-bound folk/rock
musical by Irene Sankoff and David
Hein. The show celebrates hope
and humanity in a time of darkness, focusing on the thousands of
international passengers who were
stranded in a remote Newfoundland
town after air traffic was halted on
9/11, and the warm welcome locals
gave them. Directed by Christopher
Ashley (Memphis). Begins previews Friday, Sept. 2, with opening Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Fords Theatre, 511 10th St. NW.
Call 800-982-2787 or visit fordstheatre.org.
HAND TO GOD
Avenue Q sounds like childs play

compared to Robert Askins comedy focused on teens of a Christian
puppetry ministry in a small Texas
town. Touted as a blasphemous and
ruthless comedy about sex, sinners
and sock puppets, Joanie Schultz
directs a production led by Liam
Forde as a foul-mouthed, demonically possessed puppet. With Helen
Coxe, Caitlin Collins, Ryan McBride

and Tim Barker. Extended again to
Sept. 18. Studio Theatre, 14th & P
Streets NW. Call 202-332-3300 or
visit studiotheatre.org.
HENRY V
One of Shakespeares most famous

works, Henry V focuses on the 15th
century monarch and the personal toll of waging war with France.
Rebecca Speas directs a production
featuring both amateur and professional actors by the community-oriented, classics-focused company The Rude Mechanicals. Opens
Thursday, Sept. 1, at 8 p.m., and
runs for two weekends, to Sept.
10. Greenbelt Arts Center, 123
Centerway. Greenbelt, Md. Tickets
are $20. Call 301-441-8770 or visit
greenbeltartscenter.org.
JELLYS LAST JAM
Signature Theatre kicks off its new

season with a celebration of the
music and life of jazz pioneer Jelly
Roll Morton. Washington native
Mark G Meadows stars as Morton,
leading a cast that also includes,
among others, Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks (Dreamgirls),
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Felicia Boswell (Motown The

Musical), and Signature star Nova Y.
Payton. Matthew Gardiner directs
the musical featuring a book by
George C. Wolfe and lyrics by Susan
Birkenhead. To Sept. 11. Signatures
Max Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,
Arlington. Call 703-820-9771 or visit
signature-theatre.org.
JULIE SMITH, LOST IN TRANSLATION PHOTOGRAPHY
SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF
FULLY VOICED
Former child star Billy Gilman performs at DC Out

in advance of The Voice
OU MAY REMEMBER BILLY GILMAN. BACK WHEN HE WAS 11 YEARS OLD,

in 2000, he sold 2 million copies of his debut album and became the youngest singer
to have a Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts. But just as soon as he hit big
with the song One Voice, his own voice went through the change.
It took a long time for my voice to come back, Gilman says, who made things worse
by straining to hit the high notes. I almost damaged it and had to go on six weeks of voice
rest, and we had to cancel about 100 shows.
Still, he concedes, even in the scariest moments and in the saddest moments of my life,
I still have lived a life that many dream of having. That realization made him want to start
giving back through charitable causes from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to the
Human Rights Campaign and the Trevor Project.
Gilman didnt come to the realization he was gay until in his 20s. He came out in 2014
with a post to his YouTube channel. Were more pissed off that you didnt tell us sooner,
was the typical response from his Republican-leaning family in Rhode Island. And while
he faced some flack for coming out in the public eye, the appreciative emails hes received
from other gay youth from small-town America have spurred him to want to do more.
This weekend, Gilman will perform in D.C. as part of a new three-day event, DC Out.
The LGBT dance showcase features workshops and performances in swing and country
and western-styles of dance. Its for everyone to feel comfortable with whomever they
want to dance with, Gilman says. Who knows? I might get down on that dance floor.
His main role, however, is to perform songs from his repertoire, including current single
Say You Will.
What he wont do because contractually speaking, he cant is give more than a hint
about his forthcoming audition for The Voice. Gilman hopes to be the next child star to
win NBCs competition, following in the footsteps of Alisan Porter, the star from the 1991
film Curly Sue who won the show earlier this year. The show returns on Monday, Sept. 19.
I might not have even made a team, he says, laughing. Youre just going to have to
find out. Doug Rule
Billy Gilman performs at DC Outs Farewell Dance on Sunday, Sept. 4, at 9 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency,
400 New Jersey Ave. NW. Tickets are included in DC Out passes
(priced at $65 for a day pass, $119 for the full weekend),
or $30 separately. Visit dc-out.com for details and tickets.
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Billed as the story of Louis

Armstrong that you dont know,
drama critic and biographer Terry
Teachouts first play makes its D.C.
premiere opening the second season of Mosaic Theater Company.
Eleanor Holdridge directs local
great Craig Wallace in this oneman show, portraying Armstrong,
his manager Joe Glaser, and his
rival Miles Davis. Set on the night
of Armstrongs last public performance in 1971, the play takes a hard
look at Satchmos life and his role
in the Civil Rights Movement. The
production also kicks off a provocative season-long discussion series,
Race and Music: Blacks, Jews
and the Independent Artist. To
Sept. 25. Lang Theatre in the Atlas
Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St.
NE. Tickets are $20 to $60. Call
202-399-7993 or mosaictheater.org.
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

- SYMPHONIC METAL VERSION
Stephen Sondheim gave the quirky,

upstart Landless Theatre Company
permission to amp up his most
famous tale for its twice-staged,
Helen Hayes Award-nominated
Sweeney Todd-Prog Metal Version.
Now, its author and composer
Rupert Holmess turn, challenging Landless to test its mettle and
metal with The Mystery of Edwin
Drood. The choose-your-own-ending musical from 1986 is a dark tale
of deception, based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. To
Oct. 2. Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311
Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg.
Tickets are $25. Call 301-258-6394
or visit landlesstheatre.com.
MUSIC
CULTURE CLUB
The reunited British pop quartet,

fronted by Boy George, returns
to the area after last years gig at
Wolf Trap. A new album from the
band is still pending, a year after
its original intended release (Tribes
will come out when its the right
time, George told the U.K.s Daily
Telegraph recently), but that matters little. The appeal remains the
same for most concertgoers, eager
to take a trip down memory lane
and hear Karma Chameleon, Do
You Really Want To Hurt Me,
Miss Me Blind, and other great
hits from the bands 80s heyday.
Sunday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. at the
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
Tickets are $65 to $165. Call 301581-5100 or visit strathmore.org.
JANAI BRUGGER
Last fall, before she was named one

of Opera News top 25 brilliant
young artists and went on to win
the Kennedy Centers 2016 Marian
Anderson Vocal Award, soprano
Janai Brugger wowed audiences
as Micaela in Washington National
Operas Carmen. The Chicago
native is set to revive that role next
season at the Metropolitan Opera,
where shes also scheduled to play
Pamina in Mozarts The Magic Flute
and Jemmy in Rossinis Guillaume
Tell. But first, she offers this intimate recital. Thursday, Sept. 8, at
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Family
Theater. Tickets are $35. Visit kennedy-center.org.
OMAR MIGUEL
MARY GAUTHIER, GRETCHEN

PETERS, ELIZA GILKYSON
Zukeh Freeman (l) and Darnell Morris (r), performing Sex/Toys from More Than a Mouthful
STAGED APPEARANCES
ACT is one of many theater companies showcasing LGBT plays

at the KenCens Page-to-Stage Festival
N 1992, DURING BLACK PRIDE, ALAN SHARPE PRESENTED HEARTBEATS, AN AIDSthemed play focused on the gay black experience. We got such a huge response to it, it made
it very clear that this was an untapped audience desperate to see their images and their stories
represented on stage, he says.
The response helped give Sharpe and his newly formed African-American Collective Theater
(ACT) a far more specific focus than originally intended. There were plenty of people doing the
general African-American theater canon, but no one was really focused on black, gay theater, he
says. I decided that thats what I wanted to do.
ACT will kick off its 25th anniversary season with More Than A Mouthful, a staged collection
of mini-dramas written and directed by Sharpe at the Kennedy Centers Page-to Stage New Play
Festival, an annual event that, over three days, showcases more than 50 area theater companies
who offer readings, workshops and previews of upcoming full productions.
Annual participation in Page-to-Stage has been a boon for Sharpe and his community-based
company. We get exposed to a much wider, more diverse audience than we ordinarily would
attract, he says. At the same time theres a certain amount of prestige and legitimacy [when]
appearing at the Kennedy Center.
At least seven other companies will present LGBT-themed content over the weekend, including Venus Theatre Companys Juliana, a staged reading of a novel about LGBT life in 1940s New
York, Forum Theatres (Re)Acts: #Orlando and the Rainbow Theatre Project and the Law Theater
Project, whose Justice Disordered explores gender discrimination and transgender rights in an
imagined courtroom battle. Another AIDS-themed play by Sharpe will be given a staged reading
as part of a ten year anniversary toast to Monte J. Wolfes Brave Soul Collective.
ACT doesnt usually have the budget to present anything more than staged readings, but
Sharpe hopes to present a full production of one of his plays later this season.
There are about five performers in this years show that werent even born when we got
started, Sharpe says. Then there are also performers who were in the very first show 25 years
ago. So we run the gamut. Its become sort of a surrogate family, in a way. Its very gratifying to
have worked with and had continued support from so many people over the last two and a half
decades. Doug Rule
More Than A Mouthful is Saturday, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m., in the Terrace Gallery at the Kennedy Center. Tickets are free, but seats
are limited. The Page-to-Stage New Play festival runs Saturday, Sept. 3, from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 7
p.m. and Monday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For a complete schedule, visit kennedy-center.org.
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Three Women and the Truth is

a concert featuring a trio of guitar-playing songwriters whose
works have been recorded by the
likes of Shania Twain, Joan Baez,
Etta James, and Rosanne Cash. Top
billing goes to Gauthier, a lesbian
artist who has noted progress in
country music since she started her
career two decades ago. There are
more opportunities for people that
dont fit the traditional mold, she
told Metro Weekly last year. And
thats encouraging. Thursday,
Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. The Hamilton, 600
14th St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $45.
Call 202-787-1000 or visit thehamiltondc.com.
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Three months after headlining

Capital Pride, Meghan Trainor
returns to the area for another outdoors concert this time at the
National Park for the Performing
Arts. Hailee Steinfeld is an opening act. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.
The Filene Center at Wolf Trap,
1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are
$32 to $65. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or
visit wolftrap.org.
NSOS LABOR DAY CONCERT
Steven Reineke leads the National

Symphony Orchestra in an annual
tradition on the West Lawn of the
U.S. Capitol. This years program
features provocative Pink Martini
vocalist Storm Large and her band
Le Bonheur, in a program of patriotic favorites as well as American
Songbook standards. Sunday, Sept.
4, at 8 p.m. U.S. Capitol Building,
West Lawn. (Or Kennedy Centers
Concert Hall, in case of inclement
weather.) Free. Call 202-467-4600
or visit kennedy-center.org/nso.
OF MONTREAL
Despite his bands name, Kevin

Barnes is based in the indie-rock
hotbed of Athens, Ga. He named his
band after a woman he once dated
from Montreal. The odd name
hasnt stopped the eccentric ensemble, whose music is all over the
psychedelic rock map, from gaining
a devoted following. Wednesday,

Sept. 7. Doors at 7 p.m. Nightclub
9:30, 815 V St. NW. Tickets are $25.
Call 202-265-0930 or visit 930.com.
READINGS
DANIEL J. LEVITIN
To be published the day before his

talk, A Field Guide to Lies: Critical
Thinking in the Information Age
is yet another book by the McGill
University cognitive scientist offering fascinating and instructive
insights into how the human brain
works, including This Is Your Brain
on Music and The Organized Mind.
A Field Guide to Lies is intended as
a guide to infoliteracy, or negotiating the stream of information
in the age of Big Data. MSNBCs
Chris Matthews will lead a discussion and reading. Wednesday, Sept.
7, at 7 p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202364-1919 or visit politics-prose.com.
JIM OBERGEFELL
The plaintiff in the landmark

Supreme Court marriage equality case from last year will be the
featured guest at an HRC event
focused on his book, written with
Debbie Cenziper, Love Wins: The
Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought
the Landmark Case for Marriage
Equality. Wednesday, Sept. 7, from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. HRC Equality
Center, 1640 Rhode Island Ave.

NW. Call 800-777-4723 or visit hrc.
org/events.
EXHIBITS
A (MIS)PERCEIVED PHYSIQUE
Bodyscapes by Three Women Artists

features works that use the female
body as a means to explore equity, power, politics and memory.
Photographer Allana Clarke, videographer Lauren Kalman, and
photographer Caroline Mayorga
are the three artists represented in
the contemporary exhibition space
at Alexandrias Torpedo complex,
brought together by D.C.-based
curator Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell
through the Target Gallerys second annual Open Call for Curatorial
Proposals competition. Opens
Saturday, Sept. 3, with an opening reception Thursday, Sept. 8,
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. On exhibit
to Oct. 16. Target Gallery in the
Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105
North Union St. Alexandria. Free.
Call 703-838-4565 or visit torpedofactory.org.
EARTH WATER AIR:

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
The Historic Glen Echo Park presents works by three local photographers focused on capturing the
mystery and movement of the natural world: Rebecca Clews, inspired
by Chinese landscape paintings

with works featuring scenes built
from a multitude of microscopic
photographs; Leslie Kiefer, whose
Japanese woodblock-inspired images explore the blurring of surfaces
and skylines; and the luminous platinum prints of Caroline Minchew,
said to transform landscapes into
intimate, personal experiences. Now to Sept. 25. Photoworks
Gallery at Historic Glen Echo Park,
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo,
Md. Call 301-634-2274 or visit glenechophotoworks.org.
LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES:
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN WARD
A renowned practitioner of both

landscape architecture and photography, Alan Ward has combined
his dual interests in these works,
visually deconstructing the fundamental elements of the landscape
in stunning ways. This exhibition
focuses on large-format photographs, mostly in black and white,
but also displays some of his photography equipment and large-format cameras. Closes Sunday, Sept.
5. National Building Museum, 401 F
St. NW. Call 202-272-2448 or visit
nbm.org.
ROBERT IRWIN: ALL THE RULES

WILL CHANGE
One of the leading postwar

American artists, a pioneer of
California Light and Space art,
Robert Irwin finally gets his due,
with the first U.S. museum survey
outside his home state in nearly
40 years. The Hirshhorn offers an
exhibition of his work, as well as
a new commission, an immersive
installation in response to the museums distinctive architecture using
Irwins signature medium, scrim.
Closes Monday, Sept. 5. Hirshhorn
Museum, Independence Avenue
and Seventh Street SW. Call 202633-1000 or visit hirshhorn.si.edu.
WASHED ASHORE:
ART TO SAVE THE SEA
All summer long, the National Zoo

hosts an exhibit of colorful marine
animal sculptures, each made from
plastic debris collected from beaches representing the more than 315
billion pounds of plastic in oceans
today underscoring the need for
wildlife conservation. Sculptures on
display include a 12-foot-long shark,
a 16-foot-long parrotfish, an 8-footwide octopus, and a 20-foot-long
coral reef. Closes Monday, Sept.
5. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut
Ave. NW. Free. Call 202-633-4800
or visit nationalzoo.si.edu. l
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GENETIC REFUTATION
A highly-cited study finding no genetic link to LGBT identity

may be politically motivated By John Riley
TS THE NEWEST TALKING POINT, TOUTED BY MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS

and conservative blogs: A recently published study concluded that the idea
that people are born gay or transgender is not supported by science. Instead,
Arizona State University statistics professor Lawrence Mayer and Johns Hopkins
psychiatry professor Paul McHugh surmised that a number of environmental factors
may be more determinative of whether someone identifies as gay or transgender.
Writing in The New Atlantis, a conservative opinion journal, the pair say genetics
may also play a contributing role, but that there is no evidence showing that sexual
orientation and gender identity are definitively linked to a persons biological makeup. As soon as it was published, the Internet was awash with headlines trumpeting
that Born This Way was a myth. Although past studies have similarly found that
there is no conclusive evidence showing a genetic predisposition to homosexuality,
the current report was being touted as though it were Holy Writ.
The timing of the report and the oversimplification of its conclusions (not
to mention Mayer and McHughs past anti-LGBT rhetoric and involvement with
anti-equality causes) has raised eyebrows among psychologists, counselors and
therapists who regularly work with the LGBT community.
Theyre oversimplifying the issue, because its really difficult to narrow down
that information with basic studies, says Lori Ann Shapiro, a licensed clinical social
worker. Theyre using information about the brain. You cant truly define whats
going on in the brain based solely on scans or hormonal tests.
Ive heard theories or suppositions about these issues. When a child or baby is
in utero, they believe that all fetuses essentially start out the same, and, then, after a
certain week, the body and brain get signals to develop as male or female, and things
of that nature. So who knows what kind of signals are happening in utero that dictate
gender identity, sexual desire, what your sexual orientation will be? I dont know
whether its that simple.
According to Rob Williams, the analysis by Mayer and McHugh says more
about the difficulties of proving anything scientifically than it does about gender
or sexuality.
Their review shows that the scientific understanding of these complex and
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anti-LGBT statements
by John McHugh
Trans people are
counterfeits or
impersonators.
(Source: The Witherspoon
Institute)
Homosexuality is an
erroneous desire.
(Source: Virtue Online)
Trans women are

caricatures of women.
(Source: First Things)
Homosexuality is,
in part, a choice.
(Source: Amicus Brief)
Medically
accommodating a trans
child is like performing
liposuction on an
anorexic child.
(Source: Fox News)
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core human experiences is almost nil, says the clinical
social worker. Applying statistical analysis of the studies
to date leads to almost no rigorous conclusions. I think
thats the danger in this article. It makes it sound like there
is no link, when in actuality, science hasnt been able to
prove anything.
In this research, theyre trying to show that they cant
prove something, so, therefore its more of a choice, says
psychologist Gregory Jones. When
you start talking about choice, thats
where you get into the political realm
of trying to influence the public versus providing pure scientific data and
knowledge.
Others see a more sinister motive
behind the timing of the publication
of Mayer and McHughs report, noting that it coincides with a time when
transgender issues have become a
political wedge issue as several prominent anti-discrimination lawsuits
are working their way through the
courts.
This was a political act, not an
academic act, insists Sarah McBride,
national press secretary for the
Human Rights Campaign. What is
clear is that McHugh and Mayer are
really writing about their personal prejudices or biases, not actually
about rigorous academic study.
In response to a report that
attempted to debunk some of the
conclusions drawn by Mayer and
McHugh, HRC noted that most
medical experts agree that so-called
conversion therapy cant change a
persons sexual orientation or gender identity, and that transgender
patients benefit from receiving gender-affirming care.
HRC also pointed out that
McHugh has made several statements disparaging transgender people who seek out gender confirmation
surgery, calling transgender people
counterfeits and impersonators.
He has also referred to homosexuality as an erroneous desire.
Mayer and McHughs report has
the credibility of a middle-school essay, says McBride,
and criticizes the decision to publish it in The New Atlantis,
rather than a peer-reviewed journal.
Beyond the media narrative around this, its pretty
thinly veiled in its pursuit of seeming academic and rigorous and objective, she says. Theres no question this was
written in an attempt to provide anti-transgender forces
with something that they could source to. It is an attempt to
provide, in these court cases, anti-equality forces with some
leg to stand on.
This piece would be laughable if not for the potential
harm it can do to transgender people, and in particular,

transgender children, she continues. My hope is that
folks have learned a lesson from the marriage equality fight,
that objective, fair-minded judges will not be fooled by this
essay. But thats certainly their intention, and its certainly
the threat that it poses.
Licensed professional counselor Kris Oseth says any
implication that sexual orientation or gender identity is
caused by factors such as childhood
sexual abuse can be problematic for
people still coming to terms with
their sexuality.
[Its] a very harmful message...
[to link being gay] to the trauma
youve gone through, she says. I
think it can be very damaging. What
we know is that there are people
who have experienced emotional
trauma or sexual trauma, and they
are not gay. They do not become
homosexual.
Jones adds that many people
often become aware of their sexual
orientation and gender identity from
an early age, often around 3 or 4
years old, which would undermine
the argument that homosexuality or
transgenderism is a conscious choice.
Childrens minds arent sophisticated enough at such a young age to
be making choices like that, he says.
The fact is that, whatever causes it,
its something innate and built-in,
that we cannot change.
Many of the clients Jones sees
who identify as LGBT are not necessarily struggling with their gender
identity or sexual orientation, but are
trying to navigate societal expectations and are dealing with personal relationships, including familial
acceptance.
Theyre struggling with how to
get through the system to be who
they are. And how to get through
all of this red tape just to be themselves, he says.
Like LGBT advocates and fellow
therapists, Williams has some concerns that anti-LGBT forces may
attempt to use Mayer and McHughs report to justify
discriminatory actions. But he also points out that the gay
community has been able to gain greater societal acceptance
even without a silver bullet that definitively links homosexuality to a persons genetics.
The real point here is: why does it matter? he says.
Why is peoples sexuality, or their gender expression, such
a big deal? And that goes back to long-ago attempts by the
Church to regulate people and by societies to regulate people and what they do. But in todays society, who cares what
you do in the privacy of your own home? l
What is
clear is that
McHugh and
Mayer are
really writing
about their
personal
prejudices
or biases,
not actually
about
rigorous
academic
study.
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TRUMPS HOMOPHOBIC RED FLAGS
As Trump tries to appeal to LGBT voters, the anti-LGBT attitudes of those closest to him
matter more than ever By Rhuaridh Marr
ONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN EAGER TO PAINT

himself as a friend to the LGBT community. As
he pivoted from primaries to the November election, the Republican nominee had on numerous occasions
reached out to LGBT voters to assure he would protect them
certainly more so than his opponent.
As president, I will do everything in my power to protect LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of
a hateful foreign ideology, Trump told the Republican
National Convention in July. He portrayed himself as the
only candidate who can stop terrorism, which to Trump is
the greatest threat facing LGBT people in America not
the evisceration of their rights at the legislative hands of his
Republican cohorts.
Unfortunately, Trumps actions have stood in opposition
to his claims of support. Just last month, he joined Sen.
Marco Rubio at a conference of pastors in Orlando, one that
took place two months after the Pulse nightclub shootings
and featured a host of renowned anti-LGBT activists. It was
enough of a warning sign that Gregory T. Angelo, leader
of the Log Cabin Republicans, told the Wall Street Journal
that he was concerned with Trumps attendance. DNC
Chairwoman Donna Brazile and LGBT Caucus Chair Earl
Fowlkes branded it another example of the utter lack of
judgment that makes Trump unfit to serve.
Of course, Trumps actions could be a direct result of those
who have his ear. As he struggles from one crisis to another
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attacking the Muslim family of a war hero, demanding that

a baby be removed from his rally, his apparent ties to white
extremists Trump has continually shaken up his campaign
team. His current group of cohorts, many recently hired,
should be cause for concern for any LGBT person who thinks
Trump will fight for their rights in the White House.
First, theres new campaign CEO Stephen Bannon. The
former chairman of Breitbart News a conservative blog
known for its anti-LGBT stances has a long history of
offensive statements. Just this week, Buzzfeed News discovered that in a 2011 interview Bannon called progressive
women a bunch of dykes. Earlier this year, on Breitbarts
radio show, Bannon engaged in an anti-transgender rant,
slamming Targets pro-trans bathroom policy. He said that
by allowing trans people to use a bathroom that matched
their gender identity, Target was forcing children to into
a bathroom with a guy with a beard in a dress, Right Wing
Watch reports. At the time, he was speaking with Sandy Rios,
who works for American Family Association an organization the Southern Poverty Law Center deems a hate group
for their extreme anti-LGBT attitudes.
As chairman of Breitbart News, he oversaw a publication
that ran headlines including Big Gay Hate Machine Closes
Christian Pizza Parlor, Trannies Whine About Hilarious
Bruce Jenner Billboard, and The Solution To Online
Harassment Is Simple: Women Should Log Off, Attitude
reports. The website also refers to LGBT groups as The
Gaystapo and uses the term Big Gay Hate Machine. Bannons
history of extreme comments and support of extreme headlines at
Breitbart is exactly the sort of controversy the Trump campaign
needs to avoid something not aided by reports by Buzzfeed
News that his ex-wife has accused him of anti-Semitism and
a Politico article about an alleged domestic violence incident.
Republicans are now distancing themselves from Bannon, with
RNC chair Reince Priebus telling Meet the Press, I dont know
Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well.
Trumps new campaign manager, replacing the disgraced
Paul Manafort, Kellyanne Conway has similarly distanced herself from the campaigns CEO, telling Fox News Sunday that she
reports directly to Trump. However, Conway is no stranger to
anti-LGBT attitudes either.
As Media Matters reports, she has claimed that homosexuality is a corrupting influence and that people dont want
their children looking at a cartoon with a bunch of lesbian
mothers a reference to PBS Postcards from Buster. She also
has ties to several anti-LGBT groups, including being a pollster
for National Organization for Marriage and speaking at Values
Voter Summit in 2014, an event organized by Family Research
Council. Both groups have long documented histories of antiLGBT campaigns and statements.
And then theres that ever present thorn of former Minnesota
Rep. Michele Bachmann. Bachmann, founder of the Tea Party
Caucus and as conservative as they come, is no stranger to antiLGBT rhetoric. In 2014, she told conservative radio show Faith
& Liberty that gay people want to abolish age of consent laws,
which means we will do away with statutory rape laws so that
adults would be able to freely prey on little children sexually.
A 2011 investigation by ABC News found that Bachmann &
Associates, run by Micheles husband, was offering gay cure

therapy to people, with footage showing a counsellor telling a
man that he could be totally free of his homosexual urges.
Earlier this year, Trump announced the creation of an executive board convened to provide advisory support to Mr. Trump
on those issues important to Evangelicals and other people of
faith in America. Bachmann topped the list. A person who
believes in conversion therapy and previously blasted the sinsick culture of marriage equality in a radio interview last year
is apparently advising Trump on evangelical issues. A person
who last month told Christian Broadcasting Network that God
made Trump the Republican nominee, while promising that she
will work tirelessly to make sure that Donald Trump becomes,
President Trump the first Tuesday of November this 2016.
For any LGBT voter, alarm bells must be blaring. It gets even
more concerning when Trumps other advisers are included.
Theres Roger Stone, who in 2008 created an anti-Hillary group
called C.U.N.T. Theres Carl Paladino, who once bragged about
boycotting a Pride parade. Theres failed presidential candidate
Ben Carson, who has compared gay sex to bestiality. Theres
Pastor Ramiro Pea, who earlier this year said that if Trump
wasnt elected, Clinton would hand the Supreme Court over to a
pro-abortion, pro-gay-marriage philosophy.
Trump might be attempting to appeal to LGBT voters, but
scratch beneath the surface and theres an awful lot of homophobia and transphobia in his campaign. If further evidence is needed, just look at the public face of Trump 2016. Katrina Pierson,
the national campaign spokesperson, tweeted perhaps the most
apparent statement that Trump and the people who work for
and advise him wont help LGBT people: Gay is not normal,
accept that. l
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WARD MORRISON
Community
HRC honors volunteers at the 2015 National Dinner
HRC SEEKS HELPING HANDS

The nations largest LGBT rights organization offers a number
of different volunteer opportunities
OLUNTEERING WITH HRC IS THE LIFELINE OF HOW WE DO OUR WORK,

says Margot Rosen, Director of Membership Outreach for the Human Rights
Campaign. Nowhere is that more obvious than at HRCs sold-out National Dinner
on Saturday, Sept. 10, where volunteers will help with every aspect from setup to gift bag
preparation to helping identify bidders in the events auction. It takes almost 200 volunteers
to help make the night a success.
Volunteer slots for the National Dinner are full, but the organization is always looking for
help with its other campaigns and projects. Those who prefer face-to-face interactions travel to local events to sign up prospective members. Other volunteers help with behind-thescenes logistics at fundraisers, like HerHRC, a womens dance event held every winter.
There are also opportunities to be politically involved.
This is a huge election year, so our field team has a very specific get-out-the-vote plan
that volunteer activists can fold into, says Rosen. Volunteers may be asked to call prospective voters as part of an HRC phone bank, or knock on doors on behalf of candidates who
support LGBT rights. The ultimate goal? Harness the power of HRCs volunteers to help
elect HRC. John Riley
For more information about volunteer opportunities with the Human Rights Campaign,
visit hrc.org/volunteer.
THURSDAY, September 1
GAMMA, a confidential support
group for men who are gay,
bisexual, questioning and who
are married or involved with
a woman, meets in Frederick,
Md., on the first Thursday of
every month. GAMMA also
offers additional meetings
in Northern Virginia and
Washington. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Grace United Church of Christ,

25 E. 2nd St., Frederick, Md.
For more information or to
RSVP, visit GAMMAinDC.org
or meetup.com/GAMMAinDC.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing, 9-5
p.m., and HIV services (by
appointment). Call 202-2914707, or visit andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
practice session at Takoma

Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren St.
NW. 7:30-9 p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay

and lesbian square-dancing
group features mainstream
through advanced square

dancing at the National City
Christian Church, 5 Thomas
Circle NW, 7-9:30 p.m. Casual
dress. 301-257-0517, dclambdasquares.org.
The DULLES TRIANGLES
Northern Virginia social
group meets for happy hour
at Sheraton in Reston, 11810
Sunrise Valley Drive, second-floor bar, 7-9 p.m. All welcome. dullestriangles.com.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing,

3-5 p.m., by appointment and
walk-in, for youth 21 and
younger. 202-567-3155 or testing@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting,

6:30-7:30 p.m., 3636 Georgia
Ave. NW. The group is independent of UHU. 202-446-1100.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
women, 13-21, interested in

leadership development. 5-6:30
p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410
7th St. SE. 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
FRIDAY, September 2
GAY DISTRICT, a group for
GBTQQI men between the ages

of 18-35, meets on the first and
third Fridays of each month.
8:30-9:30 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit gaydistrict.org.
LGB PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP
for adults in Montgomery County

offers a safe space to explore
coming out and issues of identity.
10-11:30 a.m. 16220 S. Frederick
Rd., Suite 512, Gaithersburg, Md.
For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
The DC Center hosts a meeting of

its TRANS DISCUSSION GROUP
focusing on issues important to
transgender people and those
who identify outside of the gender
binary. 7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
practice session at Hains Point,

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. At the Elizabeth Taylor

Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointment
call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th St.
NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-
affirming social group for ages

11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road
NW. Contact Tamara, 202-3190422, layc-dc.org.
practice session at Hains Point, 972

Ohio Dr., SW. 8:30-10 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club welcomes all

levels for exercise in a fun and supportive environment, socializing
afterward. Meet 9:30 a.m., 23rd &
P Streets NW, for a walk; or 10 a.m.
for fun run. dcfrontrunners.org.
DC SENTINELS basketball
team meets at Turkey Thicket

Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan
Ave. NE, 2-4 p.m. For players of all
levels, gay or straight. teamdcbasketball.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses

critical languages and foreign languages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St.
NW. RSVP preferred. brendandarcy@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, September 4
ADVENTURING outdoors group
hosts strenuous 10-mile hike

with 2000 feet of elevation gain
in central section of Shenandoah
National Park. Suitable for experienced hikers in good aerobic shape
only. Bring plenty of beverages,
lunch, sturdy boots, bug spray,
sunscreen, a towel, about $15 for
fees, and money for dinner on the
way home. Carpool at 8:30 a.m.
from East Falls Church Metro Kiss
& Ride lot. Craig, 202-462-0535.
adventuring.org.
Weekly Events
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides a

social atmosphere for GLBT and
questioning youth, featuring dance
parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. More info, catherine.chu@
smyal.org.
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive

and radically inclusive church
holds services at 11:30 a.m. 2217
Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895,
betheldc.org.
SATURDAY, September 3

972 Ohio Dr., SW. 9:30-11 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
sponsors a 2-hour walking tour of

Old Town Alexandria conducted by
professional tour guide. Free. All
welcome. Meet at 10 a.m. inside the
King Street Metro Station by the
station attendants kiosk. Optional
lunch follows. Craig, 202-462-0535.
craighowell1@verizon.net.
Weekly Events
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by
members of the LGBT community,

holds Saturday morning Shabbat
services, 10 a.m., followed by
Kiddush luncheon. Services in
DCJCC Community Room, 1529
16th St. NW. betmish.org.
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, includ-
ing others interested in Brazilian culture, meets. For location/time, email

braziliangaygroup@yahoo.com.
DIGNITYUSA offers Roman
Catholic Mass for the LGBT

community. 6 p.m., St. Margarets
Church, 1820 Connecticut Ave. NW.
All welcome. Sign interpreted. For
more info, visit dignitynova.org.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
welcomes all to 10:30 a.m. service,

945 G St. NW. firstuccdc.org or
202-628-4317.
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF

CHRIST welcomes GLBT community for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130
Old Telegraph Road, Alexandria.
hopeucc.org.
HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT

GROUP for gay men living in the
DC metro area. This group will be

meeting once a month. For infor-
mation on location and time, visit

H2gether.com.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY

(K.I.) SERVICES, 3333 Duke St.,
Join LINCOLN
Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV

testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. 703-823-4401.
an inclusive, loving and progressive

faith community every Sunday. 11
a.m. 1701 11th Street NW, near R in
Shaw/Logan neighborhood. lincolntemple.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers

free, rapid HIV testing. No
appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202638-0750.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led
NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-
CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST for
by Rev. Emma Chattin. Childrens

Sunday School, 11 a.m. 10383
Democracy Lane, Fairfax. 703-6910930, mccnova.com.
NATIONAL CITY CHRISTIAN

CHURCH, inclusive church with
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
ST. STEPHEN AND THE

INCARNATION, an interra-
ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite

200, Arlington. Appointments: 703789-4467.
The DC Center hosts COFFEE
DROP-IN FOR THE SENIOR LGBT

COMMUNITY. 10 a.m.-noon. 2000
14th St. NW. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay

mens evening affinity group. 3636
Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
cial, multi-ethnic Christian

Community offers services in
English, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and
in Spanish at 5:15 p.m. 1525 Newton
St. NW. 202-232-0900, saintstephensdc.org.
p.m. Takoma Aquatic Center, 300

Van Buren St. NW. Newcomers
with at least basic swimming ability
always welcome. Tom, 703-2990504, secretary@wetskins.org,
wetskins.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
invites LGBTQ families and individuals of all creeds and cultures to

join the church. Services 9:15 and
11:15 a.m. 10309 New Hampshire
Ave. uucss.org.
MONDAY, September 5
ADVENTURING outdoors group
takes traditional Labor Day hike

through Old Town Alexandria to
National Harbor via the Wilson
Bridge. Easy-to-moderate one-way
hike will not exceed 7 miles. Bring
beverages, lunch, sunscreen, $2 trip
fee and $8 for water taxi ride back
to Old Town from National Harbor.
Meet at 10 a.m. inside the King
Street Metro Station by the station
attendants kiosk. Craig, 202-4620535. adventuring.org.
Weekly Events
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison

Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at
Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave.

NW. getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
HIV Testing at WHITMANWALKER HEALTH. At the

Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center,
1701 14th St. NW, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At
the Max Robinson Center, 2301
MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
For an appointment call 202-7457000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
HIV/AIDS Support Group for

newly diagnosed individuals,
meets 7 p.m. Registration required.
202-939-7671, hivsupport@whitman-walker.org.
TUESDAY, September 6
THE HIV WORKING GROUP of
THE DC CENTER hosts Packing
Party, where volunteers assemble

safe-sex kits of condoms and lube.
7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly
dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle

area, 6:30 p.m. afwash@aol.com,
afwashington.net.
practice session at Takoma Aquatic

Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW.
7:30-9 p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club serving greater D.C.s LGBT community and

allies hosts an evening run/walk.
dcfrontrunners.org.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH

COLLABORATIVE offers free
HIV testing and STI screening

and treatment every Tuesday.
5-6:30 p.m. Rainbow Tuesday
LGBT Clinic, Alexandria Health
Department, 4480 King St. 703746-4986 or text 571-214-9617.
james.leslie@inova.org.
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IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing in Gaithersburg,

414 East Diamond Ave., and
in Takoma Park, 7676 New
Hampshire Ave., Suite 411. Walkins 2-6 p.m. For appointments
other hours, call Gaithersburg at
301-300-9978 or Takoma Park at
301-422-2398.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY
(K.I.) SERVICES, at 3333 Duke St.,
Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV

testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. 703-823-4401.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ

YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at
SMYAL, 410 7th St. SE, 5-6:30 p.m.

Cathy Chu, 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a support
group for black gay men 40 and

older. 7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave.
NW. 202-446-1100.
Whitman-Walker Healths GAY

MENS HEALTH AND WELLNESS/
STD CLINIC opens at 6 p.m., 1701
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th St.
NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
14th St. NW. Patients are seen on

walk-in basis. No-cost screening
for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and
chlamydia. Hepatitis and herpes
testing available for fee. whitman-walker.org.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
WEDNESDAY, September 7
METROHEALTH CENTER
LGBT focused meeting every

Tuesday, 7 p.m. St. Georges
Episcopal Church, 915 Oakland
Ave., Arlington, just steps from
Virginia Square Metro. For
more info. call Dick, 703-5211999. Handicapped accessible.
Newcomers welcome. liveandletliveoa@gmail.com.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5

p.m., by appointment and walk-in,
for youth 21 and younger. Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-5673155, testing@smyal.org.
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BOOKMEN DC, an informal

mens gay-literature group,
discusses The Medici Boy by
John LHeureux. 7:30 p.m. at
the Tenleytown Library, 4450
Wisconsin Ave NW. All are welcome. For more information, visit
bookmendc.blogspot.com.
THE TOM DAVOREN SOCIAL
BRIDGE CLUB will meet for Social
Bridge. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center
721 8th St., S.E. (across from
Marine Barracks). No reservation
and partner needed. Call 301-3451571 for more information.
Weekly Events
AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-
versation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,

Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
9-5 p.m., and HIV services (by

appointment). 202-291-4707,
andromedatransculturalhealth.org.

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison

Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, a

group for LGBT people looking
to quit cigarettes and tobacco use,
holds a weekly support meeting at
The DC Center. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH
offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.

and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.
Washington St., Alexandria. 703549-1450, historicchristchurch.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker

Health. At the Elizabeth Taylor
Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointment
call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support program for job entrants and seekers,
meets at The DC Center. 6-7:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For
more info, www.centercareers.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. No

appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202638-0750.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV

testing. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2049 N.
15th St., Suite 200, Arlington.
Appointments: 703-789-4467.
PRIME TIMERS OF DC, social club
for mature gay men, hosts weekly
happy hour/dinner. 6:30 p.m.,
Windows Bar above Dupont Italian
Kitchen, 1637 17th St. NW. Carl,
703-573-8316. l
Submit your community event for
consideration at least 10 days prior
to the Thursday publication you
would like it to appear. Email to calendar@metroweekly.com.
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Romaine Brooks, Self-Portrait, 1923, oil on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the artist.
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Defying
nvention
A powerful new exhibit celebrates lesbian artist

Romaine Brooks, who painted against the grain of
her time, with women often dressed in ambiguously
masculine garb Interview by Doug Rule
Romaine Brooks, Peter (A Young English Girl), 1923-1924,

oil on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum,
gift of the artist.
Romaine Brooks, Azales Blanches (White Azaleas), 1910, oil on canvas.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the artist.
OE LUCCHESI REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME HE HAPPENED

upon a painting by Romaine Brooks.
I was walking through the galleries during my summer internship
and I was like, What is that? says the curator of The Art of Romaine
Brooks, currently at the Smithsonians American Art Museum. I had no
idea who she was. I had never seen anything like it. The painting was
Brooks Self-Portrait, 1923, part of the museums permanent collection.
Even Cassandra Langer, widely considered the expert on Brooks and
the author of Romaine Brooks: A Life, had a similarly chance introduction. She calls herself the artists accidental biographer because she
inadvertently noticed the same self-portrait while a graduate student.
I had been sent to review a Vito Acconci show, Langer recalls.
The elevator doors opened on the second floor, and across the room,
I saw her self-portrait. It was so compelling that it absolutely made me
stop, forget about Vito Acconci, walk across the room and encounter
Romaine Brooks for the first time.
This was in the 70s, a decade before Brooks achieved cult status
and became a lesbian role model, says Langer. Brooks notoriety
developed largely on account of the way she presented women in her
portraits affirmatively, well-tailored, independent subjects, rather
than skimpily attired objects for the male gaze. Her works play with
gender and sexuality in a way familiar today but unprecedented a cen-
tury ago. The artist lived and loved as a lesbian, but didnt
publicly acknowledge it.
She was ahead of her time in many ways, but it is only
recently that her sexuality has been considered worthy of
further study. Predecessors in the field strongly discouraged Langer from pursuing what, in the end, has become
her signature area of expertise. Its been a difficult journey, she says, because people have used her lesbianism
as a pejorative rather than as something to be celebrated.
In her early days as a teacher at Florida International
University, Langer came face-to-face with the opposition her work had encouraged. I had to have the Civil
Liberties Union with me when I gave my first lecture on
Romaine Brooks, because I was going to be accused of
moral turpitude for dealing with lesbian/queer subjects.
Yet there could be no denying Brooks sexuality. As
a lesbian, I knew immediately I was looking at a lesbian
subject, she says. There was no anything about it. It
was so arresting. To have a lesbian subject who was not
a pathetic-looking, suicidal person because of being a lesbian, was a revelation. Here I was looking at this portrait
who was gazing out at me in a sort of cruisy, sardonic way,
and I thought, I dont know anything about this painter.
The Art of Romaine Brooks isnt likely to stoke any controversy, despite its lesbian undertones, because Brooks
work isnt incendiary or suggestive. It can take more than
one viewing to truly comprehend her work, and it might
not seem as provocative and groundbreaking as it once
did. But Langer believes Brooks deserves to be considered
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in the pantheon of American artists, on par with her fellow

expatriates in Europe, including James McNeill Whistler, John
Singer Sargent, and Mary Cassatt. She can be credited as the
first surrealist, long before the term was invented, Langer says,
citing drawings by Brooks that explore psychology and her own
subconscious.
Langer also notes that, unlike her contemporary Cassatt, with
her little pastel figures and her maternity, Brooks paintings
buck feminine convention by being relatively austere, big in
scale and bold in style. She presents confident, often stern-looking women in individual poses, and paints them largely using
blacks, whites and shades of grey, color generally identified
with the male. Brooks had a long-term relationship with Natalie
Barney and Elisabeth de Gramont, a polyamorous family of
choice that Langer calls particularly original and audacious,
setting a standard that I would say many contemporary men and
women have adopted.
Though the focus is on only one artist, Lucchesi considers
The Art of Romaine Brooks a natural successor to Hide/Seek,
the controversial showing of LGBT art at the National Portrait
Gallery six years ago. The exhibit sheds light on a lesbian artist
who doesnt flinch from addressing LGBT themes and visual
queerness in her work from lesbian presentation to gender
fluidity. Increased transgender awareness in just the past few
years has also helped make the show quite different than an
exhibit on Brooks that Lucchesi curated in 2000, at the National
Museum of Women in the Arts.
One thing Im very interested in is how much the Brooks
show seems to plug into trans issues, says Lucchesi. [It offers]
a new context for thinking about visual queerness and trans
issues and gender fluidity. There is an aspect of the work that
connects to those ideas.
One of the reasons that I am able to come back to Romaine
Brooks over such a long period of time is that that is the kind of
work that I like, he continues. It was challenging to its viewers
in some regard when it was out, its challenging to think about
now. Its got a lot of angles to it. Its beautiful.
METRO WEEKLY: Did Romaine Brooks ever openly call herself lesbian, or fully acknowledge her female relationships?
JOE LUCCHESI: She did privately. But no, she never made any
kind of public declaration. She wasnt out necessarily in a conventional sense. To me, this has always been one of the things
thats most interesting about her work, because it makes some
pretty strong statements. But it also doesnt necessarily constitute a kind of coming out, if you will, or of a public declaration of
being a lesbian or being queer.
MW: Given she doesnt shout about her sexuality in her art, has
there been any controversy over framing Brooks work from a
lesbian standpoint?
LUCCHESI: Around the time of my show at the National Museum
of Women in the Arts, there was an article written by Meryle
Secrest, the first biographer of Romaine Brooks. She more or
less said, Oh my God, if she saw this show, shed be rolling
over in her grave because this work is not about that. Its about
her. Its about all these other things and to reduce it I think
thats the language that she used to being about her sexuality
would be a complete insult to her. One of the reviewers from
the Washington Post responded to that, and said, Look, were
basically saying that the work, in all these ways, is inherently
tied up with her sense of self. And part of that sense of self was
a very strong identification with a series of queer communities.
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You hear the term modern art so associated with the formal
experimentation of the whole Picasso/Matisse crowd. And
thats fine, but Brooks was literally living in their neighborhood doing something profoundly different that could easily
be considered modern. I think the need to not have to explain
or justify the relationship between her sexuality and her work
really opens up a space for thinking about the importance of her
work in other ways.
MW: You first discovered Brooks as a summer intern at the
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Did that spark your academic interest in LGBT art in general?
LUCCHESI: I saw that in my first year of grad school, and basically filed it away. This was when LGBT and queer studies had
really gained some steam in art historical scholarship. And so I
always had that painting stuck in my head. I made a decision in
grad school that LGBT and queer issues was the way I was going
to go. I began thinking through projects and issues and what I
could do with that work. So its been a while. Shes been with me
for 25 years now.
MW: Have you ever been discouraged from focusing on Brooks or
on LGBT art?
LUCCHESI: Yes and no. I think I benefited from some of the resistance that Sandy Langer and other earlier scholars encountered.
It took a while to wear down and really begin to incorporate
queer perspectives in art history. And a lot of that came directly
from feminist efforts both inside and outside the discipline. I
dont think I got the amount of resistance that Sandy did, but
I encountered pockets of discouragement from particular professors or others out in the field in general. I think thats very
different now.
From my own experience, the difference between the level
of even vague recognition of who she is, is so different from 16
years ago, when she really was a fairly obscure, niche artist. I
wouldnt say that about her now. There has been enough of a
sustained effort to bring her into greater prominence. Shes in
at least one of the textbooks now, which I thought was a great
barrier to have crossed. And I definitely think this show, just
because of where it is and its attachment to the Smithsonian as
a whole, is just going to keep that effort moving forward, to put
her where she belongs as far as Im concerned.
MW: Is she identified as a lesbian artist in that textbook?
LUCCHESI: She is. Its also sort of framed around the idea of
her as an expatriate, which, of course, is completely the right
way to do it. Shes in there with other expatriates like Whistler
and Sargent and Mary Cassatt, who were all Americans living
abroad. There are all kinds of reasons that they lived abroad. You
can see and understand their work through that lens.
MW: Why were so many artists drawn to live abroad, particularly
Europe?
LUCCHESI: Insert whatever freedom is most appropriate to
any one of those people aesthetically, or because of gender,
because of sexuality or because of class, I mean just anything.
American expats congregated with each other to create communities, particularly in Paris, because they didnt have them
in the places they came from. Its very interesting, the physical
geography of how close Romaine and Natalie Barney lived to
Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas. They were literally two blocks
away from each other, building these salons and this mostly
expatriate culture, both with queer inflections, certainly Natalie
Barney more than Gertrude Stein. It was such a vibrant, exciting
culture to be a part of. And those networks were really, really
critical to all of them.
MW: Can you think of other LGBT artists who would merit a prom-
Romaine Brooks, Ida Rubinstein, 1917, oil on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the artist.
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Romaine Brooks, Una, Lady Troubridge, 1924, oil on canvas.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the artist.
Sixteen years ago, she was a fairly obscure, niche artist. There has
been a sustained effort to bring her into greater prominence. SHES
IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TEXTBOOKS NOW, WHICH WAS A GREAT

BARRIER TO HAVE CROSSED.
inent exhibit similar to this?

LUCCHESI: I will always go back to Hide/Seek. I feel like part of the
work that show did was say, Why dont you do more on this? Here
is somebody else. It put so much out there for people to build on. Its a
little bit of a cop out of an answer, but I would point to almost anybody
in that show as somebody who deserves whats happening to Romaine
right now.
MW: The masculine presentation of Brooks and other women can now be
seen as a marker of transgender identity.
LUCCHESI: Absolutely, thats right. Think about those women who were
presenting themselves and dressing those ways they were doing it
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strategically. I think that strategic ambiguity and fluidity

is the thing that most resonates with me in some of the
ways that trans folks talk about themselves: This is who
I am. Youre the one thats reading all this. Youre the one
thats doing all the decoding. This is just me. When I go
through the show with friends, its interesting how different people describe what theyre looking at, particularly
in the gender ambiguous portraits.
MW: In 50 years time, is it possible people will be viewing
Brookss work differently?
LUCCHESI: I think some future art historian is going
to look back on it and be like, Wow, thats all you
thought? There are certain ways that even my own
arguments could be completely reshaped by somebody
with a different perspective in the future. I certainly
do that to other art historians. I would be thrilled if
things moved in such a direction that even my own stuff
seemed dated or too simplistic. That would be great.
All art historical scholarship is a time capsule of where
you are at that moment. And things change. One of the
cool things is being able to look back and see how they
changed.
MW: Brooks used coded masculine imagery and ambiguous
self-presentation, but as far as we know she didnt identify
as transgender?
LUCCHESI: No, not at all. In her self-portrait from 1923
and Una Troubridges portrait, theyre not even wearing pants. I think she leaves it purposely unclear what
theyre wearing. But in her real life, Romaine Brooks
was a total clotheshorse. And I mean female designer
clotheshorse. Of the portraits that are in the show, the
only one who really wore outwardly mens clothes was
Gluck, or as shes called in the show, Peter. All of the
other sitters are wearing things that may be masculinely
tailored and are certainly flirting with a kind of presentation as masculine, but Brooks was very secure in who
she was as a female-bodied person. When I read all of
her correspondence, particularly with Natalie Barney,
its amazing how much she seems typical as a wealthy
woman of her time. She thinks about clothes in ways that
are interesting and maybe a little edgy, but very in line
with tastes of her time.
MW: Would you say the exhibit focuses more on Brooks
identity as someone with obvious lesbian affinities than
the one you curated in 2000?
LUCCHESI: It does. To be honest, thats deliberate on
my part. It is also driven by the work thats in the show,
which skews a little bit later in her career. Thats where
shes engaging with lots of issues of gender and sexuality
and has found her aesthetic voice. Shes doing some really interesting things in that slightly later work. Because
its shifted towards a slightly more mature voice, I think
that it engages those issues a bit more fully, or theyre
closer to the surface.
The show is interesting because its the Smithsonians
collection all work given to them directly by Romaine
Brooks. Ive always thought that the work seems very
carefully chosen by her, as if its how she wanted to be
represented. l
The Art of Romaine Brooks runs through Oct. 2 at the
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Streets
NW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit americanart.si.edu.
Gallery
Federico Ruiz, (Washington DC) Right to Bear Art, 2013, acrylic and paper on wood, 20 x 40"
Diana Liz Perez Miles, (Silver Spring. MD) Orlando, 2016
Mac McCusker, (Ashville, NC) In Remembrance Series, 2016, Ceramic with Decals
Fired to Cone 04, Each Bottle is 8.5 x 2.25 x 2.25
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39th Street Gallery, and 39th Street Corridor Gallery, Second Floor - Gateway Arts Center, 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722
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Music
Majestic
Ambiguity
Frank Oceans deeply introspective second album

rebels against categories By Sean Maunier
LONDE OR BLOND? AMID ALL THE BUZZ AROUND THE SURPRISE

release of Frank Oceans second album, the confusion around the title might
have been the most bizarre. Observers quickly noted that on Apple Music, the
album art displays the title as Blond, while the text of the track listing gives the feminine Blonde. The title might be different depending on where you heard the album.
So which one is correct? A week after the albums release, it is now pretty clear
that the dual title was intentional. Ocean wanted the two to be used interchangeably.
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This title, defying convention by existing

in two forms, neither one more correct
than the other, sets the tone for an album
that delves into the fluidity and mutability of sexuality and identity. And for all
the questions raised by Blond(e) (HHHHH),
Ocean gives us no easy answers.
The albums release was as uncertain
as its subject matter. The famously perfectionist Ocean originally announced a
July release date for his second album,
long rumoured to be titled Boys Dont Cry.
It was then delayed, only to drop unexpectedly on August 20th. The long-anticipated and frequently delayed follow-up
to Channel Orange was preceded by the
stark, minimalistic visual album Endless,
which also dropped unexpectedly the day
before Blond(e). Between its sparse visuals
and monotonous track listing, Endless is as
much of a chore to listen to as it likely was to make.

Compared to Endless, Blond(e) is easy to enjoy. Featuring
expert production from Pharrell Williams, Tyler the Creator,
and Ocean himself, the album is nearly flawless sonically. Not a
single moment is wasted. The 17 tracks flow seamlessly into one
another, apart from a few voiceovers that feel more like natural
asides, complementing rather than interrupting the album. A
handful of higher-energy moments like the manic reprise of
Solo notwithstanding, there are few surprises on Blond(e).
Dialing back from the sonically adventurous Channel Orange,
here Ocean plays with a more indulgent and atmospheric tone,
building up subdued yet pulsing melodies that add an emotional
punch to already heavy subject matter. Listening to Blond(e) in
its entirety, the long wait begins to look understandable. This is
clearly a masterfully and obsessively constructed album, every
track and detail tweaked for the greatest possible emotional
payoff.
A sense of ambiguity and contradiction suffuses Blond(e),
and questions of identity lie at its heart. Although the albums
subject matter is at times deeply personal, Ocean gives us no
easy labels for the things he sings about. What he provides
instead is raw human experience, thoughtfully observed and
intimately recounted. At times the contradictions are explicit.
Towards the end of Solo, Ocean repeats the line in hell, in
hell, theres heaven. Other contradictions are more subtle, such
as his underhanded digs at the use of ghostwriters in hip-hop
and what this might mean for his own work. Rarely is the tone
upbeat or celebratory. Over the course of 60 minutes, Ocean lays
out his ambivalence towards the recording industry, reflects

on past relationships including a trip to a gay bar recounted on
Good Guy, and meditates on the passage of time. The album
is profoundly self-indulgent, sometimes frustratingly so. Such
a thorough self-exploration might have been infuriating in the
hands of a less competent artist. Luckily, Ocean is a skilled
enough musician to keep his personal meditations interesting,
and Blond(e) rarely suffers too much for them.
To label Blond(e) as queer might be doing a disservice to the
intention behind it. After all, Ocean never explicitly labels himself or his music as gay or queer at any point in the album. While
he is often ascribed to them, he didnt adopt those labels in his
much-discussed coming out in 2012. All he said was that his first
love was a man. We were invited to fill in the blanks or not
as we wanted. All the same, lyrics identifying love and heartache
for both men and women lend Blond(e) a sensibility that can
really only be described as queer, if only for lack of a better
term. As many people who fall under the LGBT umbrella can
attest, there can be a great affirming power in being able to fall
back on labels like queer to define an identity that runs counter
to social norms. But in avoiding affixing a label to his identity,
Frank Ocean invites us to consider a different kind of identity,
one grounded not in explicit identification, but in implicit understandings of ourselves and others as fragile, sexual, and above all
complicated human beings.
In playing with his audiences expectations and inviting us to
defy the very idea of labelling our identities, Frank Ocean may
well have given us the queerest album of 2016. l
Blond(e) is streaming exclusively on Apple Music and can be purchased in the iTunes store.
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RUSSELL JAMES
Music
Just Duets
Barbra Streisands latest pairs her with movie stars and songs designed
for maximum emotional impact By Doug Rule
AN I CALL YOU BABS NOW? MELISSA MCCARTHY ASKS AT THE END of

the song Anything You Can Do. No, Barbra Streisand responds, pausing for
a beat before adding, Too soon. Hollywoods current favorite funny lady and
longtime reigning diva are caught singing together on Streisands latest duets project
and her 35th studio album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (HHHHH). The big34
gest revelation isnt simply that McCarthy

can sing, although no one could have seen
that coming. She carries a tune quite nicely
in her playful duel with Streisand, who
sets out to win the battle in disarming
fashion, employing unexpected restraint:
Killing with kindness, or at least with
mildly self-deprecating humor, rather
than her usual showboating.
Streisand displays her vocal prowess
elsewhere on Encores ranging from the
emotional depths of Any Moment Now
with Hugh Jackman to the soaring opti-
mism of Climb Evry Mountain with Jamie Foxx. But its especially with other, younger leading ladies that Streisand really
shines, and in the most uncharacteristic and appealing light.
And thats a chief reason the album is a more intriguing, illuminating affair than the desultory 2014 Partners album, in which
Streisand sang over-processed, phoned-in duets retreads of
her own hits, mostly with everyone from Billy Joel to John
Legend to Andrea Bocelli, all men. It seems Streisand is more
open to appearing vulnerable and conceding a foible or two
when singing with women.
On Encores, she sings with three women on two tracks, which
are far and away the sets highlights. Streisand starts her duel
with McCarthy by correcting the comedian after she pronounces
the divas last name with a z rather than a soft s, as in sand,
and then taunts her in playful boasts, including one in which she
goes mentions that she has a mall in her basement, a fact that
has inspired more ridicule about Babs not to mention an Off
Broadway play than anything else.
In addition to the duet with McCarthy, the album begins with
a famous audition number from A Chorus Line, At the Ballet.
Anne Hathaway sings as Maggie and newcomer Daisy Ridley,
Bebe. Streisand is the sassy, aging Sheila. Before beautifully
singing about her troubled upbringing, Sheila complains to the
uncredited director about the floodlights. The light is a very
funny color, Streisand says and anyone whos heard about her
persnickety attitude when it comes to lighting and color schemes
cant help but laugh.
More gentle ribbing comes in her duet with Alec Baldwin,
The Best Thing That Has Happened, from Stephen Sondheims

Road Show. The two dont quite pull off the feat of convincingly
sounding like lovers, but Baldwin evokes enough charm to sustain interest. Antonio Banderas squanders his chance to dazzle
with a rather cartoon-like delivery on another Sondheim number, Take Me to the World, from Evening Primrose. And Chris
Pine seems uncomfortable during his medley of Ill Be Seeing
You/Ive Grown Accustomed to Her Face.
As with Partners, Streisand opts for one duet with a deceased
singer, although this time around the exercise is less crass than
the Elvis Presley standard Love Me Tender. Here she ad-libs
to a recording of Anthony Newley singing Who Can I Turn
To (When Nobody Needs Me), a song the actor co-wrote with
Leslie Bricusse for The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the
Crowd. While not exactly in poor posthumous taste, its still not
quite clear why she bothered. Perhaps it was to pay homage to
Newley, who also co-wrote another song included on Encores,
Pure Imagination.
Especially in light of the world having just lost Gene
Wilder, the song, a Newley/Bricusse concoction from Willy
Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, is perhaps the sets most poignant. Seth MacFarlane once again shows his impressive vocal
chops. Does the world ever frighten you? MacFarlane asks
at the top of the song. Streisand responds yes, adding that she
calms herself down by escaping to a world of her own creation.
And with that, MacFarlane whistles and Streisand la-ti-das
and laughs their way off into the sunset or at least to the mall
in her basement. l
Barbra Streisands Encores: Movie Partners Sing Broadway is available on iTunes, Amazon, and most popular streaming sites.
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Photography by
Julian Vankim
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CoverboyConfidential
Interview by Randy Shulman Photography by Julian Vankim
T CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO JULIANS FAMILY WHEN HE REVEALED HE WAS GAY. IT WAS

the fact that I liked crayons instead of football, he laughs, adding, The only reason I watch
football is for the free food that typically comes with it and the butts. Born in Norfolk, raised
in Hawaii, the 24-year-old is an artist, a music manager, a bartender, a man of many ideas and many
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Currently, hes managing Prince Airick, an emerging gay rapper. Weve got big things in store,
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What do you have in your nightstand drawer?

Theres so much in there. Lube, more coconut
oil, old photography prints of mine, money,
underwear.
Underwear? In your nightstand drawer?
Theres underwear everywhere in my house,
honestly. Theres underwear in the kitchen. I
have an underwear fetish. I change my underwear 3 or 4 times a day. Going to work, going to
the gym, going to the car....
If you could have any superpower, what
would it be?
The ability to be invisible. I think theres beauty in
mystery and I would so much rather not be seen
and be the guy that shows up on the scene to
handle the job and nobody knows who did it.
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Smirnoff, all flavors, all
night long Otter Den DC
presents Otter Crossing,
9pm-close $5 Cover
after 10pm
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat the Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover Friday Night
Piano with Chris, 7:30pm
Friday Night Videos with
Justin, 9:30pm
SHAWS TAVERN
& Half-Priced Pizzas
Magic! 8-10pm
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SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR

& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TOWN
Patio open 6pm DC Bear
Crue Happy Hour, 6-11pm
$3 Rail, $3 Draft, $3
Bud Bottles Free Pizza,
7pm No cover before
9:30pm 21+ Special
performance by Big Dipper
in the Drag Show Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Riley
Knoxx and BaNaka
DJ Wess upstairs, DJs
BacK2bACk downstairs following the show GoGo
Boys after 11pm Doors
open at 10pm For those
21 and over, $12 For
those 18-20, $15 Club:
18+ Patio: 21+
Who was your first celebrity crush?

Are we talking men or women? Ive had both.
Up to you.
Between Usher and Chris Brown, I think.
What about women?
Really weird, but I had a crush on Pippi
Longstocking for forever.
That is weird. Name three music artists
youre currently listening to.
The artist Im managing, Prince Airick. Erykah
Badu. Oh, and theres a new Australian band
Im obsessed with Hiatus Kaiyote.
What are your three favorite night spots?
The couch, the bed, and if Im feeling like going
out, Le Bain in New York. Its one of those
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
normally served in a
cocktail glass served in a
huge glass for the same
price, 5-10pm Beer and
wine only $4 DJ Jeff
Prior, 10pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Ziegfelds,
9pm Rotating Hosts
DJ in Secrets VJ Tre in
Ziegfelds Cover 21+
Saturday,
September 3
9 1/2
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
Music videos featuring
various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch
at Level One, 11am-2pm
and 2-4pm Featuring
Kristina Kelly and the
Ladies of Illusion
Bottomless Mimosas and
Bloody Marys Happy

Hour: Tops Down $6 Top
Shelf, Bottoms Up $3 Rail,
$3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
Rumba Latina, 10pm-close
Doors open 10pm $5
Cover 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call
Mr. DC Eagle on Club Bar
$2 Draughts and Jello
Shooters 21+ Joe
Whitaker presents Battle
of the BULGE by MAN UPP
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Drag Queen Broadway
Brunch, 10am-3pm
Starring Freddies
Broadway Babes Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Freddies
Follies Drag Show, 8-10pm,
hosted by Miss Destiny B.
Childs No Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
$5 Bacardi, all flavors,
all night long Rewind:
Request Line, an 80s
and 90s Dance Party,
9pm-close No Cover
really weird New York clubs where theres the

Jewish guys in business suits on one side,
then you have the gay boys vogueing on the
other side, with girls twerking in the middle.
Whats your drink of choice?
Im a whiskey guy. Jameson.
Pick three people living or dead who youd
like to have whiskey with.
The Dalai Lama, because I would love to talk to
him about the future and how to balance yourself. Kris Jenner, because I admire her marketing and her PR savviness. She literally brought
a family with virtually no talent and made them
the forefront of American mainstream media,
and I think thats genius. Beyonce, because I
love the persona shes built around herself.
NELLIES SPORTS BAR

Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Doors open 2pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
3-9pm $5 Absolut and
$5 Bulleit Bourbon
Jawbreaker: 00s Dance
Party with Chord, 9:30pm
SHAWS TAVERN
Bottomless Mimosas,
10am-3pm Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TOWN
Patio open 2pm DJs
ESCAPE and Ed Bailey spin
club tracks, 10pm-close
Live performance by
Veronica Music and
video by DJ Wess downstairs Drag Show starts
at 10:30pm Hosted by
Lena Lett and featuring
Miss Tatianna, Shi-QueetaLee, Riley Knoxx and
BaNaka Doors open
10pm $12 Cover 21+
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald Doors at 9 pm,
first show at 11:30 pm
DJs Doors open 9pm
Cover 21+
Whats your pet peeve?

I am a very nice person, but I dont like people
getting too close or too touchy, too quick.
Dont touch me in my face.
Whats your favorite food?
Definitely liver and onions. I told you,
Im weird.
Boxers, briefs or other?
Other.
You said earlier you had an underwear
fetish. How could it be other?
Given the choice, I would so much rather be
naked. Thats why theres underwear everywhere around the house.
Sunday,
September 4
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Homowood Karaoke,
hosted by Robert Bise,
10pm-close 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 12pm
Draughts all day and night,
$3 Domestic Bottles, $4
Rail and Import Bottle
Beer, $6 Call The DC
Eagle hosts Sunday BBQ,
4-8pm, only $10 Cigar
and Pipe Social, 4-8pm
No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Champagne Brunch Buffet,
10am-3pm Crazy Hour,
4-7pm Freddies Zodiac
Monthly Contest, 8pm
Karaoke, 10pm-1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Bears Can Party, featuring
DJ Jeff Eletto, 6-10pm
Mamas Trailer Park
Karaoke downstairs,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights and
$3 Skyy (all flavors), all day
and night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am-3pm
$20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30pm
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on
any drink, 3-9pm No
Cover
SHAWS TAVERN
Brunch with Bottomless
Mimosas, 10am-3pm
Sunday Funday Karaoke,
2nd Floor, 3-7pm $5 Stoli
Cocktails Happy Hour,
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Grindr, Scruff or in person?

In person, without a doubt. I was meeting the
wrong guys constantly on either. I need to
see the look in your face. I need to see your
mannerisms and everything that 140 characters
cant tell me.
Whats your biggest turn-on?
A very self-assured person. Im a sucker for a
good smile as well.
Whats your biggest turn-off?
Bad breath and ginormous egos.
Cant stand them.
Describe your dream guy.
I feel like Im with him right now. Someone whos
both nice and mean at the same time, because
you cant have someone thats too nice. They
have to be a little mean underneath. Someone

House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
THE HOUSE NIGHTCLUB
Rock Hard Sundays
Diverse group of all male,
all nude dancers Doors
open 9pm Shows all
night until close, starting at
9pm $5 Domestic Beer,
$6 Imports $12 cover
For Table Reservations, call
202-487-6646
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm Cornhole,
Giant Jenga, and Flip-cup
inside Town
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
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whos loyal, faithful, compassionate, whos down

to go on adventures. I hate boring guys.
Define good in bed.
If I have to touch myself to make myself come,
then youre bad.
Wheres the most unusual place
youve had sex?
In an abandoned car wash. It was me and my
first boyfriend and we were just like rabbits.
Whats the most memorable pick-up line
youve ever heard?
Theyre almost never memorable. I dont like
pick-up lines. I like names and a
good handshake.
Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?
Neither. Theyre both robots.
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
9pm Cover 21+
Night and Day $1 Bud

and Bud Light Draughts, $3
Domestic Bottles, $4 Rail
and Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call No Cover 21+
Monday,
September 5
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Singles Night Karaoke,
8pm
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Monday Nights A Drag,
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm
Showtime at 11:30pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8 Skyy
and Red Bull $8 Long
Islands No Cover, 18+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
Endless Happy Hour prices
to anyone in a DC Eagle
T-Shirt Free Ballin
Mondays: Free Pool All
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long
Open Mic Night Karaoke,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
Showtunes Songs &
Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ James $3 Draft Pints,
8pm-midnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Texas Holdem
Poker, 8pm Dart Boards
NUMBER NINE
SHAWS TAVERN
Labor Day Brunch with
Bottomless Mimosas,
11am-3pm Happy Hour,

House Wines and HalfPriced Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
Tuesday,
September 6
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
Someones got to lead the country. You

dont have a choice. So, which one?
Im definitely voting for Hillary because its the
obvious choice. If I were to go to the polls and
vote for Trump, I would personally ask you to
kick my ass.
Which of these daddies would you like to
get a spanking from? George Clooney, Hugh
Jackman or Idris Elba?
Idris Elba. Hes the daddy of all daddies. Hugh
Jackman can get involved, though, if he wants.
Does size really matter?
Yes and no. If you are with someone because
you love them, then size shouldnt even be a
question. But if youre just in it for a fuck, then
yeah, I want the biggest or the fattest.
COBALT/30 DEGREES
DJ Honey Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm SIN Service
Industry Night, 10pm-close
$1 Rail Drinks all night
DC Drag Wars, Season
2, #5, 8pm
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
SHAWS TAVERN
Half Priced Burgers &
Pizzas, 5pm-close $5
House Wines & Sam
Adams Drafts, 5pm-close
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR

& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
Wednesday,
September 7
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
What do you like best about your life?

I love the people that Ive surrounded myself
with, from my best friends to my family to my
boyfriend. They just all really keep me motivated to continue.
What do you like least about your life?
I hate my shoe size.
Would you rather live long or be wealthier?
Id rather be wealthier. Id rather have everything that my parents and my parents parents
didnt have, just so I could give it back to them
now. Show them that a little gay boy from
Virginia could actually turn out to be something.
Finally, whats your motto?
Know yourself, know your creator, love them
both, wear your crown, watch your tongue,
balance yourself and be humble. l
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Wednesday Night Karaoke,
hosted by Miss India
Larelle Houston, 10pm-2am
$4 Stoli and Stoli Flavors
and Miller Lite all night
No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
Burgers Drag Bingo
Night, hosted by Ms.
Regina Jozet Adams, 8pm
Bingo prizes Karaoke,
10pm-1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
SmartAss Trivia Night, 8pm
and 9pm Prizes include
bar tabs and tickets to
shows at the 9:30 Club
$15 Buckets of Beer for
SmartAss Teams only
Bring a new team member
and each get a free $10
Dinner
NUMBER NINE
SHAWS TAVERN
and Half-Priced Pizzas
Piano Bar, Second Floor,
8pm-close
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Night, 10-11pm,
12-12:30am Military
Night, no cover with
military ID DJ Don T. in
Secrets 9pm Cover
21+ l
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The Dirty Goose Grand Opening - Thursday, August 18
Photography by Ward Morrison
See and purchase more photos from this event at www.metroweekly.com/scene
LastWord.
People say the queerest things
My events are selling out cause you faggots are total patsies. None of you deserve to live.
If you losers thought the Pulse nightclub
shooting was bad, wait til you see what
Im planning for Labor Day.
CRAIG JUNGWIRTH, a gay man who is accused of conning victims out of money for Fort Lauderdales Beach Bear Weekend
in March, during the course of a Facebook argument. Jungwirth has been harassing anyone who reports on his scam,
leaving a trail of threatening voicemails and Facebook posts.
Whether the elites in the media and the GOP like it or not,
traditional pro-family conservatives make up the
bedrock of modern Republican electoral success.
Vice Presidential candidate MIKE PENCE, writing in the Indiana Policy Review, lamenting what he saw as the silencing of social
conservatives in coverage of the 1996 Republican National Convention. Pence added: An endless line of pro-choice women,
AIDS activists and proponents of affirmative action may have struck a chord with the Washington press corps.
They bombed, however, in Peoria.
I am a woman, and I identify as a woman, and

you cant make me change in front of someone
who I dont identify with,
who is physically male.
SIGOURNEY COYLE, a freshman at Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pa., speaking at a meeting of the East Penn School Board.
Coyle is refusing to take gym class because of the possibility that transgender students might be allowed to use the locker room
of the gender with which they identify. She claims she wont be able to pass high school if shes forced to boycott gym class.
women that would lead this country would be pro-family,

The
they would have husbands, they would love their children.
They wouldnt be a bunch of dykes from the
Seven Sisters schools up in New England.
STEPHEN BANNON, the former head of Breitbart News and CEO of Donald Trumps presidential campaign, in a 2011 radio
interview trying to explain why progressives hate and try to vilify prominent conservative women.
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