The man behind Freddie's Beach Bar & Restaurant, Freddie Lutz, gearing up to celebrate his venue's eighth birthday in March, obviously knows what he's doing. Maybe it's his 25 years as maitre d' and manager of Café Italia down the street (''I was a mere child when I stared working there,'' he teases). Maybe it's his 55-years' worth of roots in this Arlington neighborhood, living a stone's throw from Freddie's in the home he grew up in, now joined by his partner of 11 years, Johnny Crevantes.
Freddie Lutz
That home is bit like Lutz, who does not leave a first impression of being exuberant and playful, but instead as someone relaxed and perhaps even reserved. The facade is stately and respectable, the lawn is trimmed and the interior tidy. Pull open a door on suburban traditional, however, and there's the drag closet, with dozens of wigs, rows of shoes and frocks of every sort. ...more
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Applications are due by 5 p.m., on Friday, March 6. Applicants for the Emerging Activist Award, must be between 14 and 30 years olds, living in the United States, and have made ''outstanding contributions'' to GLBT communities.
The Visionary Award is given to organizations that have made ''outstanding'' contributions to the GLBT community in a various ways, including: education, media outreach, prevention efforts, social services and more. Past winners of the Visionary Award include the Metropolitan Police Department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, which received $500 and a plaque, in 2007. ...more
First suspect pleaded not guilty Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) | Mar. 2 at 12:08 PM Mar. 2 at 12:08 PM
A New York City man accused of murdering an Ecuadorean immigrant in a hate crime says he's not a killer and acted in self-defense.
In a jailhouse interview with the Daily News, Keith Phoenix said, "I had to protect myself."
Phoenix and a co-defendant are accused of shouting Hispanic and gay slurs as Jose Sucuzhanay (Suh-COO'-chen-eye) and his brother walked arm-in-arm to keep warm on Dec. 7 in Brooklyn. Police say Phoenix savagely beat Sucuzhanay with an aluminum baseball bat.
Phoenix says he saw Sucuzhanay reaching for a gun. Police say the brothers did not have a weapon.
Phoenix is charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime. ...
Bill has 144 bipartisan co-sponsors
From Washington Blade staff reports | Mar. 2 at 8:17 AM Mar. 2 at 8:17 AM
An aide of Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) has said she will introduce legislation today to overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the ban against gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, according to The Politico. Tauscher is the lead sponsor of the MIlitary Readiness Enhancement Act.
President Barack Obama has said he supports the repeal of the ban, but that efforts to do so will be delayed because of the economic crisis. Last month, Obama said that more analysis was necessary before the repeal.
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But 2009 budget seen as a 'mixed bag' on HIV
By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade | Mar. 2 at 8:07 AM Mar. 2 at 8:07 AM
President Barack Obama has released a summary of his proposed $3.6 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2010 that calls for an unspecified increase in funding for domestic AIDS program, including HIV prevention efforts.
The White House said the administration would release the full details of the budget, including a breakdown of proposed spending for specific programs, including health programs, in April.
?The budget increases resources to detect, prevent, and treat HIV/AIDS domestically, especially in underserved populations,? the budget summary released on April 26 states.
Officials with AIDS advocacy groups said they were optimistic about the president?s plans ...
D.E. Paulk brings new book to Outwrite tonight
By MATT SCHAFER, Southern Voice | Mar. 2 at 1:29 PM Mar. 2 at 1:29 PM
As a series of scandals stripped away everything Rev. D.E. Paulk had — his church, his financial resources, even his father — he found the courage to speak his truth.
“I don’t know how to say this, the scandal didn’t make me inclusive, it took away my fear,” Paulk said in an interview on Friday. “Before that I was saying that I’ll preach about gay inclusion and just sort of mention it here or there. When you lose everything, you have nothing to lose. I looked at my wife one day and said all I have left is me, and what God is speaking to me.”
In 2006, Paulk moved from a church he started in Stone Mountain to become the ...
First suspect plead ed not guilty Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) | Mar. 2 at 12:08 PM Mar. 2 at 12:08 PM
A New York City man accused of murdering an Ecuadorean immigrant in a hate crime says he's not a killer and acted in self-defense.
In a jailhouse interview with the Daily News, Keith Phoenix said, "I had to protect myself."
Phoenix and a co-defendant are accused of shouting Hispanic and gay slurs as Jose Sucuzhanay (Suh-COO'-chen-eye) and his brother walked arm-in-arm to keep warm on Dec. 7 in Brooklyn. Police say Phoenix savagely beat Sucuzhanay with an aluminum baseball bat.
Phoenix says he saw Sucuzhanay reaching for a gun. Police say the brothers did not have a weapon.
Phoenix is charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime. ...
Bill has 144 bipartisan co-sponsors
From Washington Blade staff reports | Mar. 2 at 8:17 AM Mar. 2 at 8:17 AM
An aide of Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) has said she will introduce legislation today to overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the ban against gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, according to The Politico. Tauscher is the lead sponsor of the MIlitary Readiness Enhancement Act.
President Barack Obama has said he supports the repeal of the ban, but that efforts to do so will be delayed because of the economic crisis. Last month, Obama said that more analysis was necessary before the repeal.
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