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Once an underground culture of role- playing and techno-fantasy, gamers are now considered mainstream, and gay Dallas is playing its part. Long live the gay nerd! Cover Story • Page 16
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08.08.14 | Volume 31 | Issue 13
8 headlines
• TEXAS NEWS
8 Complaint brings changes to Parkland
11 HERO petition rejected, opponents sue
12 Vedda earns CCE certification
• LIFE+STYLE
18 Possibly the world’s best automobile
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Out jazz musician Dave Koz
Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love
• COVER ART
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Software, LLC and 2K & (C) 2014
IPerion, LLC
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6 Pet of the Week 25 Calendar
8 News 28 Cassie Nova
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Allan Gould, left and Tori Van Fleet-Kujala, right
Tarrant County Pride Week According to another local TV station, the Eu-
reka Springs City Council called on the Arkansas
grand marshals announced to offer marriage equality.
Michael Walsh put together the event he titled
Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association
Married to Equality.
officials have announced that Sharon Herrera,
“In addition to being the first city in Arkansas
Allan Gould and Tori Van Fleet-Kujala have been
where gay people could get married, we’re the
chosen as grand marshals of the 2014 Tarrant
first city in Arkansas to throw them a wedding re-
County Pride Parade.
ception,” Walsh told Arkansas Matters.
They also announced that Todd Cooper (aka
— David Taffet
Scarlett Rayne), DeeJay Johannasen, David
Mack Henderson and the Rev. Ken Ehrke have
been nominated for the 2014 Raina Lea Award. Xamach opens at the ilume
Honorary Grand Marshals are Chris McNoksy It’s been about a week, but the soft opening
and Sven Stricker. of Xamach (“huh-mosh”) — a Mexican bistro and
Tarrant County Gay Pride Week 2014 will be bar in the ilume — is fully underway. Named for a
Oct. 2–12, beginning with a Pride Kick-Off Show Mayan term, Xamach is the newest edition to the
on Oct. 2. The website doesn’t have details on Cedar Springs dining scene, and serves mostly
the show posted yet, but keep watching. I am Central Mexican- and Yucatan-style cuisine,
sure the info will be there soon. such as chile rellenos, pictured, and cochinita
The Pride Parade and Street Festival will be pibil. It’s open for lunch and dinner.
Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon–6 p.m., and is once — Arnold Wayne Jones
again being held in downtown Fort Worth. The
parade begins on Weatherford Street on the Six cases heard by Sixth Circuit
north side of downtown, and ends further south
on Houston Street. The Pride Street Festival — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard six
with live entertainment, vendors and food and marriage cases on Aug. 6 — two from Ohio, two
beverage booths — will be set up at the inter- from Kentucky and one each from Michigan and
section of Houston and 9th Streets. Tennessee.
TCGPWA’s popular Pride Picnic at Trinity Park The Michigan case began as an adoption
will be held from noon–6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, case and was expanded at the suggestion of the
and will feature a DJ, live entertainment, group lower court judge. The couple was suing the
activities, friendly competitions and a free Pride state to allow them to adopt the children they
Kids Zone. Community organizations and ven- were raising. This is the only marriage case in the
dors will have booths set up, and there will be country that revolves around adoption.
beer, other beverages and food available, too. One of the Ohio cases involves the state rec-
Pride Week continues with the 15th annual Q- ognizing an out-of-state marriage. Before one of
Cinema Film Festival at Rose Marine Theatre. the spouses in the case died, the couple took a
— Tammye Nash medical flight to Maryland to marry there. The
surviving partner is suing the state to recognize
Eureka Springs celebrates his marriage for inheritance purposes.
One of the couples in one of the Kentucky
Arkansas marriage equality cases — Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon —
with a wedding reception were in Dallas last year protesting outside Boy
Scouts headquarters in Irving.
More than 40 restaurants and businesses in After Bourke and DeLeon won their marriage
Eureka Springs, Ark. contributed to an event de- case based on equal protection, Kentucky’s at-
scribed by one local TV station as the first “mass torney general refused to defend the law. The
gay wedding reception in the Bible Belt.” governor hired outside council who represented
After the Arkansas anti-marriage amendment the state at the Sixth Circuit.
was declared unconstitutional, about 500 same- Two of the three judges who heard the cases
sex couples married in the state before a judge were appointed by President George W. Bush
placed a stay on the decision. and one was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
The reception was held in Eureka Springs to
honor those couples that married. — David Taffet
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08.08.14 • dallasvoice 5
• localbriefs A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS and Survival. A
Fitness
$75 donation is requested and benefits AIDS Out-
program in reach Center in Fort Worth. Tickets are available
Lee Park at AOC.org/donate. The museum is located at 201
WiL Turner an- W. Main St., Arlington.
nounced Fitness
in the Parks, an
outdoor fitness
Win a Dallas Staycation
camp that begins Starting Aug. 11, LifeWalk will draw three
Aug. 9 in Lee names website every Monday through Sept. 1.
Park. Each of these winners receives a $25 Chamber-
Fitness In The lain’s gift card and will be entered into a drawing
Parks is a 40 for the grand prize of a Dallas staycation.
minute synergis- The grand prize includes a two-night stay at the
tic exercise pro- Marriott Dallas Center, car rental from Park Place
gram, which Volvo and a $100 gift card to Hattie’s in the Bishop
combines cardiovascular training, strength train- Arts District.
ing, core conditioning, functional movements, To qualify, register to participate at LifeWalk.org
plyo-metrics and yoga for muscle confusion, and pay or raise at least $40. The grand prize
weight loss, building strength, muscle growth, im- drawing takes place Sept. 2.
proving cardiovascular endurance, stamina, core
stability, mobility, flexibility, posture, total physical Raven at the Brick for
health and a total body transformation.
Beginners class is at 8 a.m. and advanced at 9
TeamMetro
a.m. Register online at Fusion40Fitness.com. Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund’s Team-
Metro hosts its annual LifeWalk fundraiser on
POZ founder speaks Aug. 9 at The Brick. RuPaul’s Drag Race star
Raven is joined by Sable Alexander, Sienna Silver,
POZ magazine founder Sean Strub speaks at Linze Serell and Vanity Storm. Patti Le Plae Safe
Arlington Museum of Art rooftop gallery on Aug. hosts. The evening includes a silent auction and
21 at 7 p.m. go go boys selling raffle tickets. Suggested dona-
Strub talks about his recent book Body Counts: tion is $20. •
• pet of the week / HUNTER
Hunter was brought to Operation Kindness as a stray. He is a great looking
1-year-old white, black and tan fox terrier mix. Hunter is that great small-
to-medium-sized dog that can travel and sit with you. He is a sweet dog
who could be that final piece for that all-American family photo. Hunter
has a great personality and would do well with an active individual or
family. He is very high energy so he would be best placed in a home with a
runner or with older kids who can give him the proper exercise he needs.
Come visit with Hunter to see if he is the dog for you.
Hunter and other pets are available for adoption from Operation Kindness, 3201 Earhart Drive,
Carrollton. The no-kill shelter is open six days: Monday, 3-8 p.m.; closed Tuesday; Wednesday,
3-8 p.m.; Thursday, noon-8 p.m.; Friday, noon- 5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday,
noon-5 p.m. The cost is $110 for cats, $135 for kittens, $150 for dogs over 1 year, and $175 for
puppies. The cost includes the spay/neuter surgery, microchipping, vaccinations, heartworm test
for dogs, leukemia and FIV test for cats, and more. Those who adopt two pets at the same time
receive a $20 discount.
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• texasnews
Price and Parkland
Trans man’s treatment prompts He hasn’t changed his gender marker on legal
papers and is just beginning therapy with a gen-
with his ex, under pressure at school where he is
editor-in-chief of the Brookhaven College news-
getting agitated. Price said he was just insisting
that staff there recognize and respect his gender
changes in Parkland policies der therapist, even though he’s already had top paper and still healing from surgery, alone at identity.
surgery. home. “Their treatment of gender-variant people
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer While he complained about his treatment at “I knew they had to take me,” he said. “I had needed to change,” he said. “I asked why my
taffet@dallasvoice.com Parkland and by police, Price said he is glad that an empty pill bottle next to my bed.” gender identity wasn’t being respected.”
his complaints were taken seriously and changes But Price said he had simply finished the pre- Parkland spokeswoman April Foran said
When Maddox Price’s former girlfriend read have been made to make things better for him scription of hydrocodone, prescribed after the Price’s issues have been fully addressed.
his Facebook post that sounded like he was say- and other trans people who use the hospital. surgery. None of the medical records from Park- “As an organization that has been recognized
ing goodbye to friends after finishing off a bottle Price said the problems began with officers land or Green Oaks Hospital, where Price was as a leader in LGBT healthcare equality in the
of pills, she called police. who first took him into custody. He said he transferred, contradict this. Healthcare Equality Index, we are committed to
Police had Price transported to the psych unit asked not to be handcuffed behind his back be- Price said he was well cared for at Parkland’s being inclusive of all individuals,” Foran said.
at Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he got cause he was still healing from the surgery. He emergency room. Parkland received a perfect score on Human
what he described as the kind of care “that said officers did agree to use a looser cuff, but “They were respectful,” he said. “I was on sui- Right’s Campaign’s new Healthcare Equality
would lead people to kill themselves.” Price, a still placed his hands behind his back. cide watch, but they gave me my medication Index that rates hospitals in a publication similar
transgender man, reported suffering from in- Dallas Police Department’s LGBT Liaison and changed the bandages.” to the Corporate Equality Index.
creasing depression over the month prior to the Laura Martin said DPD procedure when some- After being treated in the ER, he was moved “Psychiatric Services leadership developed a
incident, even though he was elated about hav- one is taken into custody is to cuff their hands to the psych department. “That,” he said, “is cultural competency module designed for work-
ing had top surgery just nine days earlier in San behind their backs unless paramedics say not to. where the problems happened.” ing with members of the LGBT community,”
Antonio. Price said he was stressed over the break up According to his medical records, Price kept Foran said.
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THE RIGHT CHOICE | Maddox Price said having top surgery was the best decision he’s ever made.
(David Taffet/Dallas Voice)
Price questioned how his gender identity was Price said he started menstruating while he
recognized. He said he understood why the hos- was at the hospital. When he asked for a tam-
pital and police needed his legal name. He even pon, a nurse said they only had pads. Price re-
said he understood if other departments in the fused to take one. He said as a trans man, he
hospital only used his legal name, since neither dislikes using pads.
his name nor the gender markers on his identi- “It’s a trigger for me,” Price said.
fication and legal papers have been changed. The fix for that was simple.
But he said he thought staff in the psychiatric “Tampons are [now] available in the psychi-
unit should understand gender variance better. atric units,” Foran said.
Rather than cause further upset to a patient al- Another change has also happened to make
ready in a stressed out and upset state, Price said Parkland more welcoming to trans patients.
he thought hospital personnel should use his “Parkland has re-designated bathrooms as
preferred name. To him, that is no different than unisex and assured that our patient visitation
a person who’s always been called by a nick- rights language includes gender identity,” Foran
name not answering when called by his legal said.
name. In addition to the changes at Parkland in re-
“As a measure to ensure safety, all hospitals sponse to Price’s complaints, Martin has said
use two patient identifiers when interacting with that his complaints about his treatment by police
patients,” Foran explained. “Parkland is no dif- have been addressed privately, despite a letter
ferent. However, we recognize the importance that said Price filed the complaint beyond the 60-
of developing positive relationships with pa- day limit to trigger an investigation.
tients by using their preferred name designated While Price’s medical records indicate that
by a patient, rather than the name a patient used medical staff at Parkland — and at Green Oaks
as registration. where he stayed later — had some misgivings
“When our patients express the desire to be about Price’s top surgery, questioning whether
addressed by a name other than their legal that surgery might have contributed to his de-
name, our staff will use the preferred name,” pression, Price said he’s delighted with the re-
Foran said. “When the encounter does require sult.
two patient identifiers, one of them is the name “It’s the best decision I’ve ever made,” he said.
on the patient’s registration.” “My life is changed — in the best way.” •
08.08.14 • dallasvoice 9
• texasnews
DFR opens investigation into
allegations against paramedic
LGBT advocates say if charges
are true, paramedic’s behavior
would be an anomaly in DFR
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
taffet@dallasvoice.com
After a gay man injured in an altercation inside
an Oak Lawn bar said he was refused treatment
by paramedics because of blood on his head, Dal-
las Fire and Rescue has opened an internal affairs
investigation and asked other witnesses to come
forward.
Members of the LGBT community who pro-
vide sensitivity training for Dallas Fire and Rescue
said this sort of interaction between the commu-
nity and first responders isn’t typical. Zachery McGinnis
Zachery McGinnis said that he was talking to a
woman inside BJ’s NXS! on July 29 when the ried couple.
woman’s male companion — identified later by “If you let a spouse ride in the ambulance, let a
another witness as the woman’s husband — hit gay person’s partner ride in the ambulance,” she
him in the head with a glass, and then left with the said.
woman. For those who have a religious problem with the
McGinnis said a Dallas Fire and Rescue para- LGBT community, she said they stress it’s about
medic who responded to the scene refused to treat professionalism — don’t create an incident.
him because he was bleeding. “You don’t want to be on the 6 o’clock news,” she
Rafael McDonnell who does advocacy work said she tells them.
with Resource Center said that if the allegations As president of DGLA, Fink said she’s watched
prove to be true, the case is an anomaly. the five to 10 annual complaints filed with the city
“This is the first case like this I remember hear- of Dallas under the nondiscrimination ordinance.
ing about in the department,” he said. She said by the time most of the complaints are set-
McDonnell said the department needs to set out tled, those involved have moved on.
clear expectations about how everyone will be “Most people want an apology and a policy
treated. change,” she said. “[They say,], ‘Don’t let this hap-
“The LGBT community needs to feel that mes- pen to anyone else.’”
sage is being heard,” he added. McGinnis agreed that what he wants is an apol-
Lt. Joel Lavendar, spokesman for Dallas Fire ogy and assurances it wouldn’t happen again. He
and Rescue, said his agency will conduct a thor- said he appreciates DFR’s quick response in open-
ough investigation. ing an investigation into the incident.
“It hurts that any group feels they’re treated that McGinnis also said he had little interest in filing
way, but we hold our people accountable,” Laven- a police report or pursuing assault charges against
dar said. “Our brand is only as good as the last the man who hit him with the glass.
time we serviced you. We aim for top-notch serv- A man who said he was in the bar and witnessed
ice and nothing less.” McGinnis get hit said that McGinnis provoked the
Lavender said DFR recently went through de- incident by being too “touchy-feely” with the
partment-wide diversity training. And all new re- woman. McGinnis this week rejected those claims
cruits go through diversity training that includes as ridiculous.
four hours on the LGBT community. “Why would I be touchy-feely with a woman?
“That’s more than any other community,” said Someone I don’t even know?” McGinnis said.
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance President Patti “That’s a ridiculous allegation.”
Fink, who has participated in the training with McGinnis has said he hasn’t gotten back the
DFR since 2004. credit card he was using to pay for his drinks that
She said she gets few questions about the night. The witness said McGinnis’ credit card was
spread of HIV, because all of the protocols are in turned down and that bar staff had returned the
place and the paramedics are already trained in card to McGinnis. McGinnis, however, said that al-
medical aspects of the job. She said tuberculosis though he does not have the credit card, he does
and hepatitis C are more of threat to first respon- have credit card records showing a $26 charge from
ders because they spread more easily. the bar that night. BJ’s owner Ron Adams, who was
Fink said she advises recruits to treat a same- not at the bar that night, said that the bar tab was
sex couple the same way they would treat a mar- closed, and the bar doesn’t have the card either. •
10 dallasvoice.com • 08.08.14HERO Opponents sue after
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russell@dallasvoice.com
Four opponents of the Hous-
ton Equal Rights Ordinance filed
a suit against the city just one day
after the city announced oppo-
nents failed to submit sufficient
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referendum on the ballot in No-
vember.
City attorney David Feldman
said Monday, Aug. 4, that the pe-
titions contained too many irreg-
ularities. Petition gatherers in
some cases failed to meet the
charter’s minimum requirements
that include appearing before a
notary public to swear they wit- Houston Mayor Annise Parker
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nessed each signature. Others did
not include the voter’s full information. transgender individuals. According to a statement,
The city charter states that the number of signa- they alleged that the ordinance would allow “bio-
tures on a petition must equal 10 percent of the logical males to enter women’s restrooms.”
number of voters who cast ballots in the city’s last Dave Welch of the Houston Area Pastors Coun-
mayoral election. Petitioners needed to have a min- cil, a leader in the coalition, closely watched the
imum of 17,269 valid signatures, but the city found city’s review of the petitions. He was skeptical
that only 15,249 met the standards, leaving oppo- about the city’s transparency while reviewing the
nents 2,020 signatures short. petitions.
Ultimately the array of errors meant the petition Feldman may have violated the city charter by
did not meet the minimum requirements of the city intervening, Welch said. “We believe the city attor-
charter and state election code. “The petition is sim- ney inappropriately inserted himself into the
ply invalid,” Feldman said. process, working beyond his role as legal counsel,”
Anticipating the legal challenge, Mayor Annise he said.
Parker said the city would delay its implementa- Beto Cardena, the lawyer for the pro-HERO
tion. She nevertheless remained confident that the group Equal Rights Houston, shot back in a state-
ordinance would be upheld in court. ment that Welch’s allegations are superfluous. “The
“I am confident the courts will agree that the rules are in the city of Houston’s charter for a pur-
rules set out in our charter and state law to protect pose: to protect the integrity of the process and pre-
the integrity of the process should be followed and vent fraud. The campaign will continue to promote
that the results of our review will be upheld. The nondiscrimination, defend the ordinance, and trust
judicial review will provide additional assurance to that the courts will uphold the clearly defined
the voters that the process has been fair,” she said process,” he said.
in a statement. The opponents’ failure to get a referendum on
The ordinance, which passed on an 11–6 vote by the ballot was not surprising to many activists and
the city council, amended the city’s non-discrimi- observers. In a late effort to promote transparency
nation code to include protections for residents, in- and scrutinize the process undertaken by its oppo-
cluding protection from discrimination based on nents, an anonymous group late last week pub-
sexual orientation and gender identity in both pub- lished the names of the signatories at
lic and private facilities. While religious institutions HEROPetition.com.
were exempt, that didn’t stop some opponents Among the names found by this reporter are
from opposing it on the basis of religious freedom. State Rep. Dwayne Bohac and Ryan Patrick, the son
The most prominent face of the opposition was of Republican lieutenant governor nominee and
the UNequal Rights Coalition, a group of Houston state Sen. Dan Patrick.
area pastors and religious organizations. They al- Under state law, petitions submitted to govern-
leged that the ordinance violated their religious be- ment agencies are public record.
liefs and threatened religious freedom. As of press time HEROPetition.com had not re-
Some also argued it crossed the line by protecting turned a request for comment. •
08.08.14 • dallasvoice 11• texasnews
Vedda earns sought-after certification
Dallas Voice becomes just the cation.
Cusimano explained that if a drug company is
third newspaper to receive looking to spend advertising money in diverse
LGBT Business Certification publications and it needs to decide on a limited
number of LGBT papers, it would be more likely
by the National Gay and to place those ads in the papers that are certified.
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Certification is a complicated process, McClure
said. A company must prove it is 51 percent LGBT-
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer owned, -operated and -controlled.
taffet@dallasvoice.com “The process is rigorous,” McClure said.
Cusimano said Dallas Voice President Terry
North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce Thompson had a marriage license to prove he’s a
President and CEO Tony Vedda is receiving his member of the community, but Cusimano isn’t
Certified Chamber Executive credential this week legally married. He has adopted two sons with his
and Dallas Voice became an LGBT Certified Busi- partner, however. The second-parent adoption
ness Enterprise, a program Vedda has promoted proved his community status.
to local chamber members. Then the company must provide a long list of
For Vedda, the process to earn his certification supporting documentation, including any busi-
took about a year. After submitting quite a bit of ness licenses, tax returns, a list of employees with
information about himself and the North Texas length of service and other information about the
GLBT Chamber, he had essays to write, a presen- business. Finally, a site visit by Vedda or one of his
tation to deliver, board members is
books to read and necessary before
finally a four-hour the application goes
exam to pass. to the national
Of the 16 people chamber for ap-
who began with proval.
Vedda, 12 made it As companies
through the are navigating op-
process. About 500 portunities to inten-
people have earned tionally include
CCE certification under-utilized busi-
over the years, but nesses, contracting
less than 300 are with LGBT-certi-
currently working fied businesses en-
at chambers of sures their supplier
commerce around diversity, McClure
the country. said.
Vedda is the first executive of an LGBT chamber “The federal government recognizes race, gen-
to earn the certification. der and veteran status,” Cusimano said.
While the certification puts him in a small He said the goal is for the federal government
group of chamber executives across the country to recognize the national chamber’s program.
and qualifies him to work as an executive with the While some companies already look for the LGBT
largest and most prestigious business organiza- certification for their diversity spending to attract
tions, Vedda said he has no plans to leave. an LGBT clientele, many more will do so once the
“We have lots of work ahead of us in the LGBT program is federally recognized.
community,” he said, calling his work with the Vedda sees this as one of the exciting opportu-
GLBT Chamber “personally meaningful.” nities for him to work with his chamber’s mem-
National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Com- bers to develop new business.
merce Vice President Sam McClure called Vedda “We have lots of opportunities ahead of us,” he
“one of the most respected chamber executives” said.
she works with. She said he’s been relentless in He said in Dallas County alone, it’s estimated
pursuit of education. there are about 3,500 LGBT-owned businesses and
“Tony’s a pioneer in the LGBT business com- the North Texas GLBT Chamber only has about
munity because he has a seat at every table,” she 350 members from throughout North Texas.
said. Another thing keeping Vedda at the local cham-
Among the standards Vedda has brought to his ber is the opportunity to help his community.
chamber businesses is obtaining LGBT business After a vandal recently painted graffiti on the
certification. Legacy of Love monument at the corner of Cedar
For Dallas Voice Publisher Leo Cusimano, ob- Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue, the cham-
CERT GRANTED | Dallas Voice Publisher Leo Cusimano, left, and North Texas GLBT Chamber of taining LGBT business certification was impor- ber pledged $1,000 to help with the professional
Commerce CEO Tony Vedda at the Legacy of Love monument. The chamber is donating $1,000 towards tant. Just two other newspapers — Washington cleanup needed by the Oak Lawn Committee that
maintenance. (Dallas Voice/David Taffet) Blade and Bay Area Reporter — have that certifi- maintains the landmark. •
12 dallasvoice.com • 08.08.14Kuchling Award
winner Chet
Flake dies
The Rev. Bill McElvaney to stop
treatment for his cancer and begin
palliative care
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer quite a bit to welcome the LGBT community to the
taffet@dallasvoice.com church when some of the other Methodist
churches in the area weren’t as welcoming.
Longtime Dallas activist and volunteer Chet Earlier this year, he announced he would per-
Flake has died. form same-sex weddings despite the Methodist
Flake is predeceased by his partner Bud Knight. Church’s ban. In February, he married Jack Evans
Together, they won Black Tie Dinner’s Kuchling and George Harris, who have been together 53
Award in 2011. The award was posthumous for years. McElvaney was suspended in March pend-
Knight, who died in November 2010. ing an investigation, although the case was always
The couple was together for 45 years. They unlikely to go to trial.
married in Vancouver in 2005. At the time of the wedding, McElvaney was
Flake volunteered at Resource Center since being treated for liver cancer. Although he sat
2003. while performing the ceremony, he walked down
“We miss him already,” Resource Center CEO the aisle with the couple and his voice was strong
Cece Cox said. “Chet volunteered here at the front throughout the ceremony.
desk at the community center and at Nelson This week, he sent a message to members of
Tebedo. He was on the front lines. So many people Northaven that his cancer has spread and he will
who came to the community center and clinic in- forego any further treatment.
teracted with him. He made them feel comforted
and welcome and encouraged the staff and other Bill McElvaney’s Message to Northaven:
volunteers.” During the past three years of my chemo and
He was a longtime Turtle Creek Chorale volun- radiation treatments, your prayers and various
teer, life member and board chair for several years. forms of encouragement have meant more than I
“Chet and his husband, Bud Knight, were there can express in words and continue to do so.
at the beginning and over the next 30-plus years Dr. Yull Arriaga, our oncologist, has been con-
never wavered in their support for ‘their guys’,” sistently honest and compassionate, informing us
said Chorale board chair David Hess. “Chet at our very first meeting in 2011 that my type of
served many years on the board, and chaired it cancer was treatable but not curable.
several times. Any of us who have made one of The latest scan, one of many over the three
the Chorale concerts in the Meyerson, will remem- years, reversed the mostly positive previous re-
ber Bud and Chet watching from their long time sults and revealed additional tumors in the liver,
seats in Box J. Both Bud and Chet are among the as well as the cancer having spread into the right
few non-singers to be honored with life member- lung. Dr. Arriaga indicated we were beyond ad-
ship in the Chorale, an honor they both cher- ditional treatment except for experimental drugs
ished.” that would provide less than a 10 percent chance
The couple volunteered throughout the com- for brief benefit and would probably cause harsh
munity. side effects.
They participated in Oak Lawn Community With Fran’s support, I have chosen no further
Center’s Buddy Project during the height of the treatment. Dr. Arriaga will continue as our doctor;
AIDS crisis, volunteered at AIDS Interfaith Net- in fact, he said he would be with us all the way.
work and were members of St. Thomas the Apos- We intend to proceed with engaging palliative
tle Episcopal Church. Flake and Knight raised care through hospice.
thousands of dollars for LifeWalk, where they I believe I am in God’s hands as experienced
billed themselves as the “oldest walkers.” throughout 86 years of amazing grace surround-
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ecently the world saw a brave and com- to deportation? LULAC meeting I attended last week. It was as
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passionate local elected official take a What about asylum if they were saying: Why is this white man here
stand for refugee children. And in a few for children who talking to us about immigration reform? What is
ugly photo-ops, we saw groups of white Ameri- will likely be killed he really up to?
editorial cans with ugly signs and ugly words — “Return unless they leave And I have experienced the backlash of dis-
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Arnold Wayne Jones Executive Editor Life+Style l 129 — take a stand against the same refugee children. or if they are sent You know, we all kinda laughed at the premise
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James Russell Staff Writer l 124 need to know. Or, as a bestie puts it: “When of origin? What lish. But the reality is that undocumented Amer-
someone shows you who they are, believe it.” about gays and les- ican workers not only contribute to our economy,
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Chad Mantooth Associate Advertising Director l 131 blocked buses of children or hateful Collin cuted in other parts Americans don’t want to do without — and also
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In my last column, I suggested that gays and migration reform? Do we have a stand at all? mani-pedis. Who provide landscaping services,
art lesbians as a group aren’t really all that interested
in any causes outside those that affect them di-
I’ve only heard a few gays make untoward
comments about immigrants and the refugee
clean our homes and offices, drive our taxis,
build our highrises. Others work in the shadows
Michael Stephens Art Director l 132 rectly. A handful of folks took me to task for gen- children, but I know a ton who are indifferent. I in more highly skilled positions, teach in our uni-
Kevin Thomas Graphic Designer I 119 eralizing, pointing out the good works they wonder if that’s somehow worse. versities and perform valuable research.
themselves are doing for other causes. As I’ve said before, ask anyone who’s heard The undocumented are consumers and tax-
multimedia Yes, there are many people doing many good me on my milk crate: As people who have expe- payers. And what would we lose culturally if
Chuck Marcelo Photographer things. But I am still unaware of any major, non- rienced first-hand marginalization and second- they were no longer part of our country?
Brandon Moses Music gay-oriented group that lists the LGBT commu- class citizenship, gays and lesbians should be Define American founder and undocumented
nity as its staunch ally. among the first to come to the aid of anyone ex- gay American Jose Antonio Vargas, speaking at
circulation And that includes immigrants. periencing marginalization. Cathedral of Hope last weekend, asked us to con-
Linda Depriter Circulation Director l 120 I have two close friends who live here in Dallas To reach the point I am at today, I myself have sider, “What would happen to the United States
who have a bi-national relationship. Until por- had to first overcome my own indifference and if we all just left? I don’t know any immigrants
founders tions of the Defense of Marriage Act were over-
turned by the Supreme Court last year, these men
then undergo a lot of education — from religious
deprogramming to a comprehensive analysis of
who have come to America not to work.”
So sure, send them all home. And watch our
Robert Moore l Don Ritz were considering leaving the U.S. altogether be- my world and the people I interact with. It has infrastructure crumble and our economy crater.
cause the time on the visa was running out. Un- not been easy. Whether they’re straight or gay, these folks are
affiliations like heterosexuals couples, the legal institution of I’ve struggled with concepts of law versus fea- our natural allies. Rather, we naturally should be
Associated Press Associate Member marriage was unavailable to them as an option. sibility, compassion versus reality, religion versus their allies.
Certified LGBT Business Enterprise About the only LGBT people visibly involved in morality. I’ve grieved — and blown a few gaskets I am an individual who enjoys a large amount
this component of the fight for immigration re- over — self-proclaiming Christian people cherry- of privilege: I am white. I am a man. I am an
form was this couple’s circle of friends. picking scripture to somehow justify their un- American citizen. And I am gay, which automat-
And yet marriage equity is only one facet of Christlike stances. ically makes me more fabulous than my hetero-
the complex immigration crisis. I have tried to expand my experiences, to look sexual counterparts. I, for one, think it’s time I use
What about the Dreamers — the estimated 2 into the faces of the undocumented, and have my privilege to promote the causes of others.
million undocumented young people of all races taken acquaintances and strangers alike to task What if the LGBT community as a whole did
who have been raised here in this country, who for their views. In the process, among a few looks the same? Can you imagine the change we could
call America home, who have no path to citizen- of gratitude, I could see near-incredulity — even effect? And the humanitarian clout our cause
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08.08.14 • dallasvoice 15life+style
Game
on!
cover story
Nerd culture
has never been
more popular,
with gay
gamers waving
their geek
flag proudly
RiCH lOPeZ | Contributing Writer and
ARNOlD WAyNe JONes | Executive Editor
lifestyle@dallasvoice.com
C
ynics may scoff, but the power of magic is real. It compels
folks to congregate with its mystical appeal. And on this
Friday, they are congregating at Common Ground Games
on Inwood.
In an unassuming strip shopping center, Jamison Sacks has cre-
ated the one store in Dallas proper for tabletop gamers and Magic
the Gathering players to come and play — and in doing so, he’s
created a community.
The shop was recently awarded a Best of Big D award for “Best
Place to Geek Out” alongside its neighbor, gay-owned Zeus
Comics and Collectibles. For a shop with just a year under its belt,
such recognition for Sacks is vindicating.
“It was a great surprise,” Sacks says. “That was really cool. The
growth has been phenomenal and far outpaced what we expected.
It’s been really nice to see Dallas welcome us with such open
arms.”
Friday Night Magic at Common Ground Games (CGG) is both
a friendly but intense game night and the proving ground for bud-
ding community. With its proximity to Zeus, this enclave of fan-
tasy culture has turn the gay nerd into the gaymer nerd. And
LGBT gamers welcome CGG as a haven.
“Regardless of who you are, this is a safe place,” says D.R. Han- GOING COMMANDO | Plano-based game firm Gearbox actively seeks to create a diverse universe of characters, although commando Axton’s
son, Sacks’ partner in life and business. “It’s in the name itself and sexual identity began as a programming bug that inspired designers to make him bisexual. (Artwork courtesy Gearbox Software)
people can come in, learn about games, have fun and never feel in-
secure.” be.” organizer for the Facebook and Meetup group Dallas Gay geeks,
CGG adds to the queer landscape of social outlets as an alterna- Sacks’ reason for opening CGG was a deeply personal one. it’s all about welcoming “techies, gaymers, otaku, nerds, dorks,
tive to bars or restaurants. Regular player Brian Nesbitt credits “I didn’t grow up with normal social interaction,” he confides. geeks and anyone in between” for social events of a “geeky per-
Sacks with cultivating an easy atmosphere — one that isn’t always “We know other people think we’re nerdy. When I was 20, I wish suasion,” as Diorio puts it.
found at other shops. there was a place like this where I could hang with people with “Dallas Gay Geeks was started in 2011 by a friend. After moving
“I’ve played at other stores where the regulars were, at best, similar interests, and the community has been justifying the entire from New York to Dallas, I was fortunate enough to attend the
barely tolerant [of newcomers] and [could be] downright hostile, endeavor which is quite humbling.” first meeting and I felt like I had a new home,” Diorio says. He led
at worst,” Nesbitt says. “At one shop, a player kept using the As a 20-something, Sacks used to manage a comic book and the group’s 2012 expansion to focus not just on tech and science in-
word ‘fag,’ which ended up being an uncomfortable situation. A game store before working for Richard Neal at Zeus. As the 40- terests but “the geeky arts.”
friend recommended I check out CGG and everyone there has checkbox was nearing, he had an epiphany. Like Sacks and Hanson, Diorio wanted to create a sanctuary
been awesome.” “I couldn’t work for someone else and needed to do it for my- with the group while expanding his and fellow nerds’ circles of
CGG has a straightforward comfort that would appeal to even self. I realized the only time I enjoyed getting up and going to friends.
the non-tabletop gamer. Popular games range from the strategic work was when I went to the game and comic stores,” he says. “My goal was to craft a forum [for those] who share the same
Settlers of Catan to party game Cards Against Humanity, the “When Zeus moved in 2012, there were empty spaces, and on Free passions,” Diorio says. “By providing a safe place for like-minded
comic book world of Heroclix and of course, Magic the Gathering Comic Book Day [May 4, 2013], we opened our doors.” individuals, people have a way to meet other gamers or geeks.
(MTG). But proof of the shop’s impact can be seen on Friday Hanson added that Sacks’ timing was perfect and as main- We’ll have video game nights playing Diablo 3, League of Legends
nights and at other weekly events that provide a place for a stream culture is getting more inundated with comic book movies and Final Fantasy or board games like Resistance, Settlers of Catan
younger crowd that’s missing in Oak Lawn. Sacks has even built a and supernatural books, that one thing is for certain: “Geeks are fi- and Cards Against Humanity.”
relationship with the Resource Center’s young men’s group Fuse nally getting the limelight.” Boasting 188 members on Meetup and 62 Facebook members,
to cultivate events such as Fuse Gamer Night. And gay gamers — those who enjoy card- and board-based the group will meet on Aug. 16 for Geeky Game Board Day at
“There’s no real place for underage people to hang anymore,” games, as well as those who like online, video and multi-player Madness Games and Comics in Plano and recently attended a Lord
Hanson says. “Common Ground has given them a safe place to platforms — are jumping on for the ride, like Steven Diorio. As an of the Rings parody at Pocket Sandwich Theatre.
16 dallasvoice.com • 08.08.14Video games were a
welcome distraction for
Diorio. He bonded with
friends in high school
over Street Fighter II and
unwound after a 50-plus
hour work week with
multiplayer games. In
July, Diorio discovered
the profound connec-
tion between queer
identity and video
games at GaymerX in
San Francisco.
“It was a very fulfill-
ing experience for me,”
he says. “Several of the
Dallas Gay Geeks attend
the conference. It was
unbelievable to be part
of a crowd that all iden-
tified with the same pas-
times. I even found
people to talk with
about my collection of
rare old school games.
The conference even
had a video game-
themed drag show that MAGIC FRIDAYS | Jamison Sacks hosts a Magic the Gathering game night
took my breath away.” every Friday at Common Grounds Games. (Arnold Wayne Jones/Dallas Voice)
One of the panelists at
GaymerX last month was Graeme Timmins, an That theme is echoed by Diorio, who found
openly gay level designer for Gearbox Software, refuge in video games both alone and with
a 15-year-old Plano-based game design firm. In friends was far more than a pastime. “As a mem-
one of Gearbox’s signature titles, Borderlands 2 ber of the LGBT community, I wouldn’t be who I
(released in September 2012), two characters are am today without my years playing video
LGBT: The commando Axton and the old-school games. It will always drive my free time and the
trapper Sir Hammerlock. company I choose,” he says.
“Gearbox wants to incorporate diversity into The market continues to expand. The new
our games — not just gay issues, but women Dungeons and Dragons, which launched in July,
and minorities, as well,” Timmins explains of the features a range of gender identities and sexual
company’s foray into gay characters. “Character orientations among its characters. This sparked
artists and writers really respond to building an idea in Sacks and Hanson.
characters that connect to people, and reach an “We’d love to be a store that fosters and facili-
audience with a strong relation to them.” tates creators gay or straight who might need a
Anthony Burch, a writer with the company, place to play,” Sacks says. Hanson adds that
has been an exponent of inclusiveness in the CGG endeavors to support both the LGBT and
games. gaming communities.
“When he came onto Borderland 2, he wanted “I love they are trying to build up that com-
to open ourselves up to all these other perspec- munity,” CGG patron Curtis Glenn says. “I find
tives and a greater reach,” Timmins explains. that everyone I have met there is very open-
Sometimes, happening onto diversity can be as minded customers and employees alike.”
much about circumstance as design. CGG contribute to the community through
“Axton became bisexual almost through a bug their LifeWalk team CGG Cares, they’ve spon-
in our game,” Timmins says. “When you take sored Gaybingo and have their relationship with
enough damage in that game you don’t die, you Fuse but first they are a business — one that’s
go to [a level where others can nurse your char- created a comfortable space for them and their
acter back to health]. The program didn’t under- clientele which range from students to doctors,
stand who was helping him out, so Axton would ministers to monks (yes, really), men and
say things like, ‘Thanks, hot stuff’ to men and women of all ages and, especially, orientations.
women. We thought, hey, that’s not a big deal. “Yes, the store is gay owned but it’s not the
Let’s not make it a bug; let’s make it part of the end-all to what Common Ground is,” he says.
character.” “Anyone can be who they are here. But we’re
What accounts, though, for the rise in gaming glad to be a part of the community and not just a
— not just mainstream, but with the gay com- store. When I worked at Zeus, I saw how
munity as well? Timmins has a theory. Richard was always visible in the community,
“LGBT people love to be part of communities, and we’re trying to be that too.”
and games help develop those communities,” he Game over? Hardly. •
opines. “They come together and identify in that Find Dallas Gay Geeks on Facebook and visit Com-
way.” mon Ground Games at BoardGamesDallas.com.
08.08.14 • dallasvoice 17l+s auto
Is this the
world’s best
automobile?
Mercedes-Benz unleashes the S63 AMG, and
American roadways may never be the same MIND BENZING | With horsepower nearing 600,
Mercedes-Benz’s premium S-Class model has
CAsey WilliAMs | Auto Reviewer power and style, and the interiors, opposite, are
autocasey@aol.com equally indulgent.
In 1991, when I was a high school senior, a teacher walked in A console button optimizes the powertrain’s performance. “C” An S-Class is also about recognized style.
and asked how much the new V12 -powered Mercedes 600SEL (Controlled Efficiency) is the preferred cruising mode, using ECO Whoever at Mercedes thinks screwing with the fronts of the
cost. I said, $126,000. He grinned and nodded. That was the price Start/Stop technology and less aggressive throttle response to con- company’s sedans, moving the star from hood to grille, has never
for the world’s best car. serve fuel. “S” (Sport) and “M” (Manual) modes gazed hood-long at one from behind the steering wheel. Fortu-
That was then. While the 600SEL packed a 402 hold shifts longer with a more sensitive throttle. nately, none of that nonsense found its way onto the S63. Flash
’14 s63 AMG
horsepower 6.0-liter V12, the 2014 S63 AMG — a The modes also alter the throaty roar of the engine that big chrome grille at exclusive hotels, or fill the mirrors of left-
kick-ass ride if ever there was one — slams forth Mercedes-Benz. 577 hp., 5.5 by opening and closing exhaust flaps. Full-on, it lane slow-pokes with it, and you quickly get respect. People tend
with a hand-built 5.5-liter biturbo V8, delivering liter TTV8. 15/23-MPG city/hwy. sings like your boyfriend. to move in your favor!
As-tested price: $162, 085.
577 horses and 664 lb.-ft. of torque. That much A sophisticated chassis delivers. 4MATIC and If they pause, they’ll realize all of the car’s lights are LEDs.
power can shrink a car. It connects to a paddle- AIRMATIC suspension systems conspire for dy- They’ll also swoon over our car’s 20-in. black alloys, AMG-em-
shifted 7-speed automatic transmission and 4MATIC all-wheel- namics that would bedevil smaller cars. “Comfort” and “Sport” bossed exhaust outlets, and flowing lines that replace chunky
drive. Flash from 0-60 mph in just 3.9s and on to unmentionable modes deliver a softer ride on-road or a firm AMG feel for peeling wedges as Mercedes’ design repertoire. It recalls elegantly grand
speeds. Gas mileage is disgusting, but nobody cares. backroads. Carbon ceramic brakes “deploy the parachute.” sedans from the ‘30s–‘50s.
18 dallasvoice.com • 08.08.14‘Gypsy Boy’ sequel equals the first
Interiors are domi- Gypsy Boy on the Run by Mikey Walsh (Thomas
Dunne 2014) $25; 306 pp.
nated by twin LCD
Work stinks. And home isn’t much better. Dead-
screens, expanses of
lines, dirty dishes, nasty clients, empty bank account
stitched leather, and — any wonder why you’re so crabby? What you re-
real wood that foretell ally need is to get away, which is why Mikey Walsh
elegance for decades did. But as he explains in this memoir, his stakes
to come. Use the were higher: He had to escape certain death.
knurled aluminum Growing up in Europe’s Romany culture in the
joywheel and center 1980s was wonderfully idyllic — for awhile. As a
screen to select info- young boy, Walsh played with his sister, danced to
tainment functions. his mother’s favorite music, made mischief with
cousins and loved to dress up. But as the youngest
Connect smart
in a line of Gypsy fighters, his father started “training”
phones via Bluetooth
him early to use his fists. That meant daily beatings
or USB ports in the (sometimes more) until Walsh was a teen.
armrest and settle By then, he realized he was gay and he knew his
0, into plush father would kill him if he found out. With the help of
heated/cooled leather Caleb, a man he’d fallen in love with, 15-year-old
seats with pillow Walsh disappeared in the middle of the night. But his
headrests. Rear pas- father wasn’t going to let him go easily.
sengers recline under the twin pane panoramic 360-degree parking guidance, and cross-traffic Walsh finally found safety in a town where he
sunroof. alert systems shield fenders. hoped his father wouldn’t look. Walsh found a job,
but he lost Caleb to the pressure of constant threats.
Heated/cooled seats and a heated sueded The S63’s blend of obnoxious power, hedonis-
Though proud of his Gypsy heritage, his way of Beginning with a brief recap that also serves as a
steering wheel are sweet, but our test car spoiled tic luxury, hushed cruising, gravity-defying chas-
speaking became more “Gorgia.” He made friends summary for those who missed the first book, Walsh
with heated armrests and door panels and in-car sis and advanced safety set the standard. There’s and learned to embrace his sexuality. He’d stopped
wifi hotspot. Hear the Bermester 3D audio and nothing like driving an S-Class — especially one wastes little time before pulling readers into a terror-
living with paralyzing fear, learned to read, enrolled filled account of being a half-step ahead of his fa-
you’ll sledge your home system. Customize the massaged by AMG. It’s quick enough to cast in acting classes ... and began to forgive his father. ther’s fists, and yet he manages to keep a sense of
cabin’s scent atomizer and ambient lighting as shadows on Corvette bumpers while insuring At the end of last year’s Gypsy Boy — which I ab- humor. He presents his story with no poor-me tone;
you please. Pullman cars remain derailed. solutely loved — Walsh teased his readers by letting the lack of whining is oh-so-refreshing.
Further, the S63 employs smart cruise control Is the S63 the best car in the world? If not, it’s it slip that there was much more to his story. He This memoir contains some repetition, but that
with steering assist to monitor vehicles ahead darned close. A base price of $139,500, and didn’t elaborate, and I wondered if he could deliver minor annoyance is overpowered by a tale every bit
and marker lines to keep the big ‘Benz centered $162,085 as-tested, will have buyers also consid- on that delicious tantalization. I shouldn’t have as stellar as its predecessor.
doubted.
in its lane. Brake assist with pedestrian recogni- ering the Bentley Continental, Rolls-Royce Ghost — Terri Schlichenmeyer
tion, blind spot warning, lane keeping assist, and Porsche Panamera. •
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