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THREE SPRINGS, Pa. A gay Republican
who served in the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives for nearly a decade has
accepted a position in Democratic Gov.
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Mike Fleck, who represented the states
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Fleck told the Washington Blade during
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Huntingdon County on July 16 that he
sees himself in many of the people with
whom he and his agency works.
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Fleck, 42, accepted the position with
the Wolf administration less than seven
months after he lost the seat in the
Pennsylvania House to which he was rst
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Then-Huntingdon County Treasurer Richard
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that he had come out in December 2012.
It came down to me being gay, he said.
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I came out after the last election in 2012.
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Fleck. Its like I helped you repeatedly,
didnt care you were a Democrat. Still
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Fleck became the rst openly gay state
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GOP left me
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NEW YORK Health care providers showed preferences toward patients who
identied the same way as themselves, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of Washington Health Sciences consulted
the Sexuality Implicit Association Test, which gathered results from more than
200,000 participants between 2006-2012, Medical Daily reports. Participants
taking the test were asked explicit questions to indicate their preferences toward
heterosexual, lesbian and gay individuals, like whether theyd endorse the
statement, I strongly prefer gay people to straight people or I strongly prefer
straight people to gay people. Participants who worked in elds of health care
were specied with their test results as either a medical doctor, nurse, mental
health provider or other treatment provider.
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for heterosexual patients. Interestingly enough, the same result was found
in lesbian and gay health care providers who also displayed both implicit and
explicit preferences to treat lesbian and gay patients. Bisexual providers proved
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instance, mental health care providers showed the weakest implicit bias for
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DEVON TROTTER
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Devon Trotter calls his DJ style indie pop meets 90s house/R&B/hip-hop.
Still not clear?
If Azealia Banks Esta Noche and Madonnas Get Together had a baby, that
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who grew up in Salisbury, Md., and Smitheld, Va.
His style will be on display again this weekend as CTRL, the monthly Town
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costumes, performances, giveaways, music and, of course, the now-famous
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We like to play music that you normally wouldnt hear at other clips or
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Dream. One of the most enchanting takes
place during the productions prologue
when a black forest is illuminated with
countless darting reies (dancers with
glow sticks on a darkened stage) and then
marvelously morphs into a candlelit fairy
ring (same dancers and light source). Its
one of the seemingly simple yet cleverly
conceived visual feats that the voiceless,
movement-based company pulls o so well.
During this same prologue in the same
forest, the audience is introduced to a
changeling boy named Puck, played by
out actor Alex Mills. Painted bright blue
from head to toe, Mills mischievous Puck
lives purely for fun the forest is his
playground where he plays havoc with
the resident faeries and any unfortunate
mortals who wander into the misty wood.
Not only magical, Synetics take on the
Bards popular comedy (a remount of the
companys successful 2009 production)
is also sexy and lled with bawdy fun and
whimsy. Its also lucidly told thanks to Paata
Tsikurishvilis sure-handed staging and
the vigorous and ingenious choreography
of his creative partner (and wife) Irina
Tsikurishvili who also reprises her ery turn
as Tatiana, queen of the fairies.
The story-telling is inspired. For
instance, through a long carefully
blocked and terrically executed dance/
movement piece lled with proposals,
rebus and lots of shoving, the footings
of the zany plot involving four lovers
tussling with unrequited love becomes
clear: Lysander (Scott Brown) and
Demetrius (Peter Pereyra) love Hermia
(Irina Kavsadze). Hermia loves Lysander.
And the unhappy yet undaunted Helena
(Emily Whitworth) loves Demetrius.
Words just arent necessary.
Similarly, the highly volatile and
sexually charged dynamic between top
fairies Tatiana and Oberon (out actor
Philip Fletcher) is excitingly conveyed via
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Singer/songwriters and lesbian duo the Indigo Girls perform at Wolf Traps
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The Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, recently released their album
One Lost Day, their rst album in four years. Their current single is Happy in
the Sorrow Key. They have performed alongside artists such as Pink, R.E.M, Bon
Iver and more.
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THEATRE
Once. Thru Aug 16. Shear Madness.
Ongoing. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Silence! The Musical. Thru Aug 9. Studio
Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
The Second Citys Let Them Eat Chaos.
Thru Aug 2. Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
Paul Mooney & Dick Gregory. Jul
30. Howard Theatre. 202-803-2899.
thehowardtheatre.com.
The Producers. Thru Jul 26. Olney
Theatre. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Thru Jul
26. Keegan Theatre. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
Twelve Angry Men. Thru Aug 8.
American Century Theater. Gunston.
703-998-4555. americancentury.org.
DANCE
The smash musical and nine-time Tony Award winner returns! The Broadway
phenomenon from the creators of South Park has been hailed as the best
musical of this century by the New York Times.
Indigo Girls
Jul 28. Wolf Trap.
877-965-3872. wolftrap.org.
The folk-rock duo that brought you Closer to Fine returns for a night of acoustic
arrangements with a side ofshimmering vocal harmonies (E! Online).
MUSIC
Capital Fringe continues this weekend with over 100 shows throughout DC,
including Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self Loathing Presents:
Whos Afraid of Virginia Wolf?An abrasive satire of why we hate and love to hate
art.For complete schedule of Fringe events, check CultureCapital.com.
Over the course of our history, Americans have engaged in debates about
alcohol and its place in our society. This exhibition walks visitors through
various moments of public debate, from the Civil War and Prohibition (and
its repeal) to the 20th century when various alcohol and health public service
campaigns were mounted.
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restoncommunitycenter.com.
UMD Summer Chorus Concert.
Jul 25. Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Verdis Aida in Concert. Jul 24. Diana
Krall with Wolf Trap Orchestra. Jul
25. Jill Scott. Jul 29. Ben Harper & The
Innocent Criminals. Jul 30. Wolf Trap.
877-965-3872. wolftrap.org.
MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Art. In Light of the
Past. Thru Jul 26. The Memory of Time.
Thru Sep 13. Pleasure and Piety: The Art
of Joachim Wtewael. Thru Oct 4.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Ships,
Clocks, & Stars: The Quest for Longitude.
Thru Aug 23. folger.edu.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Daisy
Makeig-Jones. Thru Aug 16. Super
Natural. Thru Sep 13. Organic Matters.
Thru Sep 13. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
Prince Georges African American
Museum and Cultural Center. Patented
Ingenuity: The Art of African American
Inventors. Thru Sep 12. 301-809-0440.
pgaamcc.org.
National Geographic. Monster Fish.
Thru Oct 11. Indiana Jones. Thru Jan 3.
202-857-7000. nglive.org.
GALLERIES
Strathmore. Creative Crafts Council. Thru
Jul 26. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Arlington Cultural Aairs, Gallery
3700. Nauck Community Portrait
Exhibition. Thru Sep 6. arlingtonarts.org.
The Art League Gallery. Shiho Rice:
Quietly Cutting Through. Thru Aug 3.
703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
WPA at Capitol Skyline Hotel. Avi Gupta.
Thru Aug 1. WPA Lobby Project: Tang.
Thru Aug 28. 202-234-7103. wpadc.org.
Gallery Neptune & Brown. Summer
Splash on 14th Street. Thru Sep 5.
202-986-1200. neptuneneart.com.
ISAAG. Wander Matos: Identity/
Identidad. Thru Jul 24. 202-623-2217.
idbstaassociationartgallery.org.
JCCNV. Scots Jews: Identity, Belonging
and the Future. Thru Jul 31.
703-323-0880. jccnv.org.
Target Gallery. Leigh Merrill: Cloud
Seeding. Jul 25-Aug 30. 703-838-4565.
torpedofactory.org.
Torpedo Factory Art Center. Jon
Meadows: A Soldiers Voice. Thru Jul 24.
703-838-4565. theartleague.org.
Zenith Gallery. Stars & Stripes: Zenith
Salutes the Flag! Thru Sep 5.
202-783-2963. zenithgallery.com.
Zenith Sculpture Space. Earth, Fire,
Stone - The Works of Hadrian Mendoza.
Thru Aug 23. zenithgallery.com.
DCAC. 1460 Wallmountables. Thru Aug
30. 202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org.
Flashpoint Gallery: CulturalDC. Erik
Thor Sanderberg + Megan Van Wagoner.
Thru Aug 8. 202-315-1305. culturaldc.org.
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TODAY
Divas Outdoors presents a screening
of the original Hairspray at Hillwood
Museum (4155 Linnean Ave., N.W.) on the
Lunar Lawn from 7-10:30 p.m. tonight.
A boxed meal can be purchased for $20
and it includes a sandwich, chips, cookies
and a soft drink or water. There will also
be a competition for best picnic spread.
The winner will receive an autographed
Very Crudely Yours John Waters box set
and an annual membership to Hillwood.
Tickets are $20 for non-members and
$10 for members. For more details, visit
hillwoodmuseum.org.
Baltimore
Restaurant
Week
celebrates its 10th anniversary starting
today through Sunday, Aug. 2. Threecourse dinners are $20 or $30 and a twocourse brunch or lunch is $15. Restaurants
throughout the Inner Harbor, Federal Hill,
Mount Vernon, Fells Point, Canton, Little
Italy, Harbor East, Hampden, Roland
Park and more will be participating. For
a full list of participating restaurants,
visit
dinedowntownbaltimore.com/
restaurantweek.
Reel Armations presents Fun in
Boys and Girls Shorts, a roundup of short
lms that will be screened during Reel
Armations Xtra monthly lm series, at
Human Rights Campaign (1640 Rhode
Island Ave., N.W.) with screenings at 7
and 9:15 p.m. tonight. There will be a full
bar, popcorn and other treats. General
admission tickets are $10. VIP tickets
are $25 and include one complimentary
cocktail or drink, one popcorn and VIP
screening and recognition. For a list of
lms being screened and to purchase
tickets, visit reelarmations.org.
The V D.C. presents Glitther, a ladies
dance party, at Zeba Bar (3423 14th
St., N.W.) tonight from 9 p.m.-3 a.m. DJ
Deedub will play music for the night.
Drink specials will be from 9-11 p.m. and
include $3 PBRs, $5 Fireball shots and
half-priced pizza. For more information,
visit facebook.com/thevdcevents.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts an intern party for interns working
with LGBT organizations today at 6 p.m.
There will be free refreshments and the
chance to mingle with fellow interns. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org.
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers for Food and
Friends (219 Riggs Rd., N.E.) today from
8-10 a.m. Volunteers will chop vegetables
and pack groceries. To volunteer, email
jonathan@burgundycrescent.org.
For
more details, visit burgundycrescent.org.
SUNDAY, JULY 26
The Round World presents Brotassium,
a male burlesque show, at the Bier
Baron Tavern (1523 22nd St., N.W.)
tonight at 7:30 p.m. Performers will
include Jim Dandy, Charlie Artful, Pussy
Noir, Lucrezie Blozia and Ezekiel EZ
Tiger. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$12 in advance and $15 at the door. For
more information, search brotassium
on Facebook.
Where the Girls Go presents Overeasy,
MONDAY, JULY 27
SAGE presents a screening of Ma Vie
En Rose at Residence of Thomas Circle
(1330 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.) today
at 6:30 p.m. The movie tells the story
of a transgender girl who is struggling
with her identity among her family and
neighbors. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 28
Lollytart, a gay dance party, holds a
happy hour at Red Derby (3718 14th St.,
N.W.) today from 6-8 p.m. The happy
hour will take place on the roof. For more
details, visit facebook.com/lollytartdc.
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts a
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
The Lambda Bridge Club meets
tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center
(721 8th St., S.E.) for duplicate bridge. No
reservations required and newcomers
welcome. If you need a partner, call 703407-6540.
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) has
half-price drink specials all night. There
will also be pool, video game system
and cards. Admission is free. For more
information, visit bachelorsmill.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 30
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts
Womens Leadership Institute, a group
for LBT women and their straight allies
ages 13-21 to discuss female sexuality,
relationships and womens rights today
from 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit
smyal.org.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)
hosts its weekly Beat the Clock Happy
Hour tonight from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Drink
specials start at $2 and increase by a
dollar each hour. For more information,
visit nelliessportsbar.com.
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LOU CHIBBARO JR. has reported on the LGBT civil rights movement and the LGBT community for more than
30 years, beginning as a freelance writer and later as a staff reporter and currently as Senior News Reporter for
the Washington Blade. He has chronicled LGBT-related developments as they have touched on a wide range of
social, religious, and governmental institutions, including the White House, Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court,
the military, local and national law enforcement agencies and the Catholic Church. Chibbaro has reported on
LGBT issues and LGBT participation in local and national elections since 1976. He has covered the AIDS epidemic
since it first surfaced in the early 1980s. In June 2011, Chibbaro became the first reporter from the LGBT press to
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CHRIS JOHNSON is Chief Political & White House Reporter for the Washington Blade. Johnson attends the daily
White House press briefings and is a member of the White House Correspondents Association. Hes worked with
the Washington Blade since 2008 and was a founding employee of the paper when it relaunched under local
ownership in 2009. Before coming to the Blade, Johnson covered defense issues for Inside Washington Publishers
and previously wrote for MIRS newsletter, a Lansing-based publication covering state political news in Michigan. A
Michigan native, Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 2003 with a degree in English
and Creative Writing. In 2013, the Blade was admitted to the White House Press Pool with Johnson taking the lead
in covering the president. This marked the first time a gay newspaper has been invited to join ranks of mainstream
outlets covering the president.
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MICHAEL K. LAVERS has been a staff writer for the Washington Blade since May 2012. The passage of Marylands
same-sex marriage law, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the burgeoning LGBT rights movement in Latin America and the
consecration of gay New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson are among the many stories he has covered since
his career began in 2002. Lavers work has appeared in the EDGE Media Network, Fire Island News, Village Voice,
Huffington Post and other media outlets. He has also discussed LGBT-specific issues on the BBC, New York Times,
News Channel 8, WNYC in New York City other mainstream and LGBT publications. Lavers holds a degree in
journalism and Spanish from the University of New Hampshire.
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