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Help us honor two

wonderful Ohioans.

After spending the last20 years together, John

Arthur and Jim Ober-

gefell of Cincinnati were

married in Baltimore,

Maryland.

Their story is as heart

warming as it is tragic.

You see, because John

suffers from the advance

stages of ALS, and is atthe end of his life in

Hospice care, the couple

had to charter an air

ambulance so that they

could be wed on the

tarmac at the Baltimore

airport.

When the two returned

home, the great people at

Hospice as well as John

and Jims family

Till death do us partrecognized their marriage.

Sadly however, Ohios

state government refusedto do so. That meant that

Jim would not be listed as

the surviving spouse on

Johns Death Certificate,

and as such, the two might

not be permitted to be

buried next to each other

in Johns family cemetery

plot.

But the tragic story tooka turn for the better as a

Federal Court Judge ruled

that Jim must be listed on

Johns Death Certificate

as his spouse.

While the Ohio

Attorney General has

vowed to fight the Court

Order and to defend the

2004 Ohio Marriage Banall the way to the US

Supreme Court, Mar-

riage Equality Ohio and

FreedomOhio havecalled upon the Ohio

Attorney General to

honor the Court ruling,

recognize the marriage,

and treat this family and

ALL families fairly, with

dignity and respect.

The Freedom to

Marry is coming to Ohio.

There is no stopping thismovement toward equ-

ality for all. Earlier this

year, FreedomOhio and

Marriage Equality Ohio

joined together . They

are committed to

working and winning

marriage equality next

November, and end the

states Court challenge of

John and Jims marriage.

Ian James,

FreedomOhio, co-fou-

nder, said, When we win,we hope that through the

love and loss of John, and

the struggles their family

endures, that Ohio will

realize greater acceptance

of marriage equality and

the worth of all our

citizens.

INSIDELetters Page 2

Real poli tics Page 2

Dr. Bob Page 3

Mother says Page 4

Jack Wolk ing Page 5

Did you know? Page 6

Bi shop dies Page 6

The Court Page 7

Pride atKings Island Page 8


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Vol. 17, August 2013 Print Edition,

Publisher/EditorWorley Rodehaver; Associate EditorMichael X. ChanakTransportationJoe Wilks

Contributors Christa Curfiss, Tedd Good, Brooklyn Steele-Tate and Jack Wolking

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

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here e.mail GLBT News [email protected]. That

includes phone/e.mail addresses.Hi Mr. Worley,

While you did ack-

nowledge several people

who have been out there

you missed many who

went before.

Please have your

reporters call more real

info on the original groupwho did so much and risk

jobs ,careers, arrest,etc.

Mark Mikulski at 324-

4559 or Roger Eichen-

berry 321-9238,

Credit should be given

to Terry Flannigan, huge

supporter of the cause

and John Zeh. These

people need to be ack-nowledged Majorly,

Thanks,

Allen

621-6126

Editor s Note:I invited

readers on our e.mailing

list to send us names of

old timers, those who led

us forward to today.

While that happened

me got many names of

present mmbers of the

community who are

particpating in one way

or another.

That is OK because

we were celebratingPRIDE.

We did not go looking

for names we used what

was sent us.

We may do the same

thing next year so if you

know of somebody who

did not make the list this

year be sure to send

them to us next year.People make PRIDE,

not activities.

Worley

[email protected]

The importance of

being TrayvonThe Trayvon MartinCase has cut a nerve

second defense was

activism. Stonewall and

the Human RightsOrdinances were out

growths of common fear

and rage. Just for today

I am back to ground

zero. This where I need

to be.

Here is the deal New

Majority. Forget we have

an African American

President. Forget he maybe su cc ee de d by a

woman. LGBTers :

forget the organizing and

fundraising machine. We

are vulnerable. If you are

African American hate

crimes can be protected

by Stand Your Ground

laws. Women can be

raped and be subject to

the medical violation of

mandatory vaginal

ultrasounds if they want

an abortion. Most

LGBT members can be

ba sh ed an d are no t

protected by hate crime

laws. 70 % of domestic

partners have no legalrights in a hospital .

Parental rights will trump.

We must all stand up

together for basic safety

and security.

Real poli tics101By Tedd Good

deep in the consci-ousness of women and

minorities ( now the

u n q u e s t i o n e d

majority). When we are

the victims of random

acts of violence there are

two traumas . First is the

event itself. Next is the

reaction of the legal

system. Inherent in thecollective consciousness

of African Americans and

other racial and cultural

minorities and women is

the fear of street violence.

President Obamatook the issue where it

should be : up front and

per sona l .

Only then

can a real

debate on

public policy

s t a r t .

Grassroots

politics is all about whathappens in your gut.

I came out in 1979.

Queer bashing by thugs

and cops was the hot

issue then. The Cincinnati

legal system too often

was an enabler. It was

pretty damn scary for a

kid who grew up in a

privileged class. I learnedtwo defenses . First was

to embody street cred.

Walk when out at night

like you own the street.

Develop eyes in back of

your head . Never give

strangers eye contact or

leave a bar drunk. The

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The secondary concern is

that this guy costs a

bundle to get rid of.About a thousand

dollars, give or take.

make sure they are OK

first, and then put them on

the once a monthpreventative.

Some folks put them

on the pills during the

summertime, and some

folks do it year round. Ill

give three reasons why

its a good idea to do it

year round. Number

one-remember that

wimpy winter we hadtwo years ago? Well two

dogs contracted

heartworm in the off

season. The owners

came in around Opening

Day for the blood test

and, surprise, they were

not happy when I told

them Fido was infested.

(Remember th at

thousand dollars?)

Number Two-there are

now reports that some

heartworms are be-

coming resistant to some

medications. I dont

know for sure if this is

true, but it follows the

same argument that theflea drop manufacturers

make as to why fleas are

becoming resistant. The

pet is on the medication

for a few months, then

taken off, then on again.

See what I mean?

Lastly number three-

Most heartworm pre-

ventatives now haveregular wormer added to

meds. That pretty much

pays for itself right there.

This is particularly true

By Dr. Robert Biederman

Dr. Bob

A big heart

I should write about.Something from the

heart seemed the most

logical, and cornbally

enough, heartworm

disease got the nod.

Now before you write

this off as some veterinary

spiel (Besides, were

not all after your last

dime!), I will admit thatthe number of cases of

canine heartworm I see

annually is down a lot

compared to twenty or so

years ago. But theres a

reason for that. Most

folks with dogs have

them checked and put on

pr ev en ta tive me di -cations.

Heartworm disease,

for the uninitiated, is a

pa ra si te spre ad by

mosquito bites during

mosquito season. They

say cats can get it too, but

I have yet to see a case.

If the wrong mosquito

bites little Peanut, thensure enough he comes

down with heartworm

disease.

Unlike most worm

cases though, this one will

kill a pet if not treated.

Why so much?

The answer is

be ca us e ar -

senic is the

treatment after

they have

contracted it.

Thats right, arsenic. Wehave to essentially poison

the pet to cure heart-

worm. Blood tests and x-

rays.you get the idea.

Back in the eighties,

Id see ten or more cases

a month. Now I see

about five or six annually.

The pets that get it are the

one not tested and put on

the preventative. Its kind

of like not going to the

dentist. Sure, youll get

away with it for a while,

but sooner or later, youre

gonna pay! Only this time

its the dog. Im not

saying this to scare folks,

but its a Murphys Lawsort of thing.

Saving money and

having healthy pets is the

goal here, so the trick is

to prevent it. Hows that

done? Well first we need

to do a blood test to

make sure Spot is

heartworm free to start

with. You see, if one givespreventative medications

to a dog that already has

heartworm, it can and

will kill the dog. Ive

seen it happen. Its no

joke. So we have to

for the grass eaters out

there. A long time ago,

we vets were alwaysgiving wormer for

regular worms. Now itgave me pause as to what


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Mother Says

By Michael Chanak

Goose

Goose, Grindr

& GROWLr

Dr. Bo bfrom Page 3

too is becoming less and

less frequent due to itsincorporation into the

monthly preventatives.

Just how big a threat

is this to our pets? Well,

I suspect not much of one

for cats in this area. Like

I said, I have yet to see a

case in a Cincinnati cat.

(Please remember

though that I learned a

long time ago- Never

say never!) People

who take their pets

traveling to warmer

climates are increasing

the odds. It is a big

problem for the dogs

around here though.

Check with yourhappy local veterinarian.

He/she will be able to tell

you. For example, if Jade

lives in a glass bubble,

then it isnt a problem.

But if Marmaduke is

spending his days hunting

fish in a mosquito infested

pond, then its almost a

sure thing.Nip this thing in the

bud and youll not only

save money, but your pet

will unwittingly love you

more for the care you

have shown. Now

doesnt that put a smile

on your face?

Until next time.

Dr. Bob

Dr. Bob and Mite

Dr. Robert Biederman, Jr. D.V.M.

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With Pride Night at Kings

Island rolling up on

September 6, 2 (tickets,

or the old saw it is a

young persons event.

Where were the posters?Maybe they had enough

sponsors, but there were

not any bar events? Why

have only dreamed of

what is accepted today.

This is progress and sobe it. We dont always

get the pick the hue but

dont we all know the

color is indeed purple?

As the fever swirled

around me, Poppa Bear

Cares (Rusty Lockett)

escorted Grandma

Goose to Dayton, Indi-

anapolis, Columbus

Pride, then of course,

Cincinnati and Northern

Kentucky while not

overlooking the lovely

grand Pride Marshal

reception/Listing party

that the Gay Chamber

did, or the invite some

took up from theCincinnati EPA to

participate in a diversity

panel (thanks to EPAs

Char Bowling). It is

indeed easy to become

worn out. Did I mention

the other Pride activities

through the various Pride

weeks (Old Street

Saloon, The Court, On

Broadway Bar, RuffPups)?

Still the Goddess

speaks: I was at Cin-

cinnatis GLBT Center

the Sunday after the

Indianapolis pride -

putting out the literature I

had collected at regional

prides - to share.

It is 10:30 am: I see

an older woman come by

the front plate glass. It is

Pat North, the old

Coalition treasurer

(1980s), former WAIF/

Alternating Currents

programmer of the 80s,

and news presenter with

the Goose herself in theearly 90s on Out Front

GL TV a local cable

show.

Immediately, we hug,

the gray and the few

pounds both of us have

acquired do not matter

-we exchange I love

you (for being who you

are)! Then, I got it -Pride isnt about me, or

you, or the thousand

petty conflicts that putting

any event together will

surely grow. No, it is

about creating a place for

us - and us is now very

broadly defined...and it is

wonderful. I see friends,I have not seen in years -

we talk (without the aid

of the internet, of the

social apps, dating of

otherwise), and instantly

we are all in Pride, full of

Pride...and dare I suggest

it...even if it is an illusion

young again in the spirit

of Pride.

I remember, again,

how lucky I have been to

have lived this long, to

have seen the changes,

that all have struggled to

see come about. How,

grand it was that I knew

the first day I stepped foot

on the Stark CountyCampus of Kent State

University in Canton -

that I would be cha-

nged...and I hope that I

have helped - as have you

to change this world to a

better place. I see the

results of our work when

I attend Pride.

Yes, the old girl...willstill be at pride...even if it

is too damn hot, or too

crowded...and I will see

you on September 6,

2013 at Kings Island.

Goddess willing!

details at www.cincy-

glbt.com) did I mention

the Old Goose is

suffering from an acute

case of Pride Fever?

Well, at least for this

cycle.

0h I know all the

complaints, too hot, too

much drama, not enoughthis, and too much of this.

Or, from some of us

dowagers - Pride is too

commercial, over pro-

moted, promoted only on

electronic media, or that

it isnt as intimate and

warm as it used to be -

did they charge for

the wedding event?

If this is you, take

a word from the old

Goose and dont

criticize Pride Com-

mittees too much

I spent 25 years of my

life in Pride Committees,

and still help out when

asked! Ours is a very

diverse community (ies).

Just try hitting the

sweet point for all the

sensitivities and points of

view is very difficult! But,try Pride Committees do

and they succeed.

Back in the mid 80s

when I started, I bet

those who started things

up in the 70s in Cincinnati

(and so many places

across this nation) could

Were proud of the GLBT News crewKaren Halaszyn, sales manager

Michael X. Chanak, associate editor

Ted Good, political columnist

Michael Cotrell, PFLAG columnist

Brooklyn Steel-Tate, The Court columnist

Jack Wolking, Real estate columnis

Karen Allen, Religion columnist

Christa Curfiss, Did You Know columnist

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See Wolking, Page 7, Col. 3

WOW - what

happened?!?!?!Its amazing what a

change in mindset can

occur when interest rates

or Homo Depot to

purchase paints, carpet,

new hardware and plantsfor the deck or the

garden. Those with

greater ambitions and

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yourselfer or the skilledcontractor to complete

the project at hand. The

contractors bring their

crews to do the job . Life

marches on..... and

money flows throughout

the Universe, creating

greater prosperity for all.

Back to my client: Id

thought about relaying

the story of interest rates

being 17.25% when Id

sold my second house on

Clifton Avenue in 1980,

or the days between

2004 - 2007, when a

Seller could just literally

name their price and

the result was a revolving

door of people and

usually ( if it was in

decent condition and

presentation ), at least

one offer and hence, a

sale.

History is a great lessson,

yet the reality is the here

and now. One of the

benefits derived from

homeownership and

having a mortgage is theinterest deduction. You

write off your mortgage

interest payment, at tax

time. Naturally, the lower

interest rates go, the less

youve to write off.

And, while no ones

crystal ball is working

that perfectly, the general

Jack WolkingReal Estate now

rise by one-half to one

percent.

Consider, if you will the

comment made by a

client in the last few days:

Well, money simply

isnt as cheap as it was

several months ago. It

just doesnt seem right to

move forward. Im surethe rates will drop again

sometime soon. And Im

certain prices wont rise

that quickly! And so we

go......

As I mentioned in this

column before, it is

typically our industry

(Real Estate ) that leads

the country out of thedark depths of recessions

( and depressions ).

Transactions involving

the exchange of real

prop er ty cr ea te an

immediate domino effect,

where national spending

is concerned.

The person who has

scraped together their

last dollars to get to the

closing table with funds to

close will usually turn

around and rush to

Lowes

amply sized wallets will

dive head-first into total

kitchen and bath

r e n o v a t i o n s ,

replacement windows,

room additions or theoutfitting and finishing of

a lower level or an attic.

Whatever projects are

undertaken, the end

result is the employment

of hundreds and tho-

usands of people to

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services.

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When Equality Ohio began rebuilding its base of

community leaders in Southwest Ohio, theorganization was in for something new. Cincinnati has

deep roots in social justice and equality organizing

and it shows in what LGBT organizers and allies want

to tackle.

Of the bi-weekly grassroots gathering here in

Cincinnati, Equality Ohios Lead Organizer Aliya

Rahman said, Leave it to my old neighbors in

Cincinnati. They couldnt just call it a volunteer night.

Here its Channeling Orange, for the groups chosenpower color, and its a broader conversation about

citizenship.

The struggle for statewide LGBT rights has been

about equality in housing and employment for some

time. However, when it comes to citizenship work,

Grassroots organizing in Cincinnati

you cant have

a discussion

about neigh-

borhoods and

jobs withoutalso talking

about lived

experiences of

dealing with

immigration,

r e t u r n i n g

citizens, and

the realities of

race. Not a

complete one,

anyway.

For me this

isnt just a

conversation

about mar-riage, says

Amber Jackson,Cincinnati mom and lead

organizer. of the group.

This is a conversation

about families and

equality as a whole. This

is about making sure that

there are no second-

class citizens, whether we

are talking aboutsexuality, gender, race,

immigration status, or

any other classification.

For many in our

community these arent

different conversations,

but strands of the whole.

Equality Ohios Cin-

cinnati folks believe

organizing is a tool formaking that real.

Channeling Orange

meets at Tinas down-

town at 6:30pm. You can

find them there every

Thursday.

If you have questions,

please con tac t Grant

S t a n c l i f f ,

C o m m u n i c a t i o n sManager at Equality

Ohio at 614-224-0400

or gr an t@equa li ty -

ohio.org.

I came out at the age

of 17. From the time ofmy coming out I have

fathers and foremothers.

However, as a youth,

that history was not easily

found. Today, access to

LGBT history has greatly

Did you know?By Christa Curfiss

Our History

been an active participantin the struggle for LGBT

equality. Perhaps, what

inspired me most as

young activist, and even

today as a 30-something

activist, was learning

increased, but

History courses,

from middle

schools to

universities, still

greatly lack in

d i s c u s s i o n s ,

about my LGBT fore-

readings, and present-ations on our history.

Heteronormativity is

all too often assumed in

the study of History, this

is one reason that it is

important that we record

our history, the queer

peoples history. Yes,

well known LGBT

pe op le ha ve ha d an

impact on society, but itis the, so-called,

common people battling

everyday bigotry and

inequality that have

ultimately driven great

change for our

community. This month,

my goal is not to offer up

information in thiscolumn. Rather, I am

requesting for your input.

What has been your

experience in the LGBT

rights movement? Please

send your story to

[email protected].

The Right ReverendWilliam Grant Black, the

Seventh Bishop of the

Diocese of Southern

Ohio and a friend of the

GLBT Community, died

on July 7 of compli-

cations from Parkinsons

Disease. He was 93.

Black was the son and

grandson of Free

Methodist (Wesleyan)

ministers in the Southern

Indiana/Central Illinois

circuit.

Rt. Rev. William Grant Black diesHe married his first

wife, June Mathewson

Black, December 3,

1942.

From 1952 to 1962,

Black took classes at the

University Of Chicago

School Of Divinity,

earning a second

bachelor s degree in

1955 and he became an

Episcopalian in 1957.

Ordained to the

priesthood on his 42nd

birthday. Black moved

to Cincinnati in 1973,serving as rector of the

Church of our Saviour

until 1979. He briefly

served as chair of the

search committee for the

next diocesan bishop

after Bishop John

Krumm announced his

intention to retire.

Colleagues convinced

him to run for the post,

so he resigned as

committee chair and put

his name in the hat.


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ISQCCBE(The Court)

By Brooklyn Steele-Tate

The Imperial

Soverign Queen CityCourt of the Buckeye

Join us at the

Contemporary ArtsCenter at 7 p.m.

the ISQCCBE and

crown Keith Roberts

and Freeda Bangkokas Emperor and

Empress 22. Its a

grand night of

celebration and we

encourage you to

attend.

Sunday closes out the

weekend with our

Biggest party of year

Empire is

gearing up

for its big-

gest party

of the

y e a r !

Coronation22 is just around the

corner and we want

YOU to join us for the

celebration.

Wednesday October

2 we have our kick-off

party with stops at

Rosies Tavern and

701 Bar in Covington.

The party begins at

7p.m. and will rununtil the last kick is

done!

Thursday October 3

join us at The Cabaret

for our In Town Show.

This is where we let

our performers come

bring you a great

show and make a little

money for them-selves. The doors will

open at 7 p.m. and the

show starts at 8 p.m.

then stick around for

Tipsy Thursday with

the showcast of The

Cabaret.

Friday October 4

we have several

hundered out of town

guests coming to

celebrate with us at

our ONE MILLION

DOLLAR SHOW!

where we will havedrinks ,food and

laughter. A Catered

Affair will be spon-

soring the food and

we will have a cash

bar. This night is

significant for us in

that it marks that we

as a charity organ-

ization have donatedONE MILLION Dollars

to our local charities.

Saturday is the big day

Coronation 22!

Edward St. James and

Ginger Snap has

tirelessly led the

ISQCCBE into raising

tons of money for our

local charities. Join us

in the Grand Ball-

room of the Millen-

niun Hotel as we

celebrate the work of

Wolk ingfrom Page 5

Victory Brunch. As

Freeda and Keith take

the helm we want tosend them off with

all the necessary tools

to be successful.

Check out our

website at www.-

isqccbe.org to get

ticket prices and

updated information.

Report news

contact us at

[email protected]


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Page 8GLBT NEWS August 2013 Print Edition

Pride Night at Kings

Island returns September

6, in support of the

GLBTQ Center of

Cincinnati celebrating 20

years September 17!

Dont miss it: the

Midwests largest

amusment park entertain-

ment benefiting the

GLBTQ Center ofGreater Cincinnati. You

can buy your tickets at

the Center or online

NOW: www.cincy-

glbt.com/pride-night.

Entertainment for

Pride Night to date: Chad

Michaels winner of

RuPauls Drag Race All

Stars and No.1 Cherimpersonator! Also,

Rock Cub and other

regional entertainers!

Folks from more than 30

states attend this event!

The GLBTQ Center

thanks the generosity of

Kings Island. It is a great

value and a chance to

benefit Greater Cincin-

natis only GLBTQCenter serving a diverse

community. Proceeds

cover much of the annual

operating expense of this

20-year-old community

organization (founde d

Sept-ember 17, 1993).

This marks the 17th years

Kings Island has hosted

the event.Tickets not only include

free parking ($12 value)

but have not increased in

price for this event in five

years: Individual tickets

online, or at Center $40

gate; or groups of seven

or more $36 (online only)!

A portion of the ticket

sales, depending on

attendance is donated to

the local Greater

Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian

Community Center each

year. The Center is a

non-profit organization as

recognized as by the IRS501(c)3.

While the event began

as a private fundraiser,

more and more allies are

asking do I have to be

Gay to attend?!?! The

simple answer if you

support equality youre

welcome! Imagine NOT

having to wait in line for

your favorite ride?

For those who like to

purchase on line, and

want to use will call or

have a personal printer

go to

www . c incyg lb t . com /

pr ide-night. Kings

Island waived the fee for

electronic purchases on

their e-store this year!(Yes, thats an

additional savings of

$5). Other ticket outlets

are updated on the Pride

Nigh t we bpage as

available.

When you visit our

Pride Night page at

www.cincy-glbt .com/

pride-nightbe sure to

thank our sponsors! We

appreciate their support!

Kings Island opens the

parking lot the day of the

event at 5p.m, with the

gates opening at 5:30 pm.

The rides will begin

Pride Night at Kings Island returns September 6

in advance and $45 at

operation at 6 pm. The

event concludes at

midnight.

Please remember

while this is a child

friendly event it is

geared toward adults.

Because the event is

always scheduled by

Kings Island after Labor

Day, the water park andchildrens rides are

closed.

A question the GLBTQ

Center gets a lot: Can I

use my seasons pass or

a discount coupon from a

local store? No, sorry this

is a fundraiser for the

Center no season

passes or spec ia l

discount coupons are

honored.

T-shirts with this years

Pride Night logo (to be

announced) will be

available for sale at the

main entrance to the

park . Most year s,

different area

taverns and

organ-izations

have

sponsor-

ed Pride

Night

weekend

events,

replacing the

after glow

party at Kings Island.

Special hotel packages

are available check our

website for more

information.

The GLBT Center

assumes no liability or

responsibility for the

operation of the Kings

Island e-store for ticketing,

issues must be resolved

directly with Kings Island.

All sales are final once a

general park admission

ticket transaction has been

completed. General

admission tickets are non-

refundable and non-

exchangeable. Thisincludes weather-related

events. We do not issue

rain checks. Please

check local weather

conditions prior to planning

your visit.

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