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Safe space,
Dallas filmmaker Israel
Luna begins work on
new Dragonfly Texas
campground project
By Tammye Nash, page 8
In This Issue October 8, 2021
Volume 38 | Issue 23
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Bites from our blog
OBITUARY
Daniel Milner with Mr. Sniffles remains definitive: trust,
Sikora, born support, aid, loyalty, assistance, mutual
May 5,1968, in recovery and bossiness, and it all worked
InstanTEA: DallasVoice.com Houston to Dr. both ways.
David Sikora He had one sibling, Sam Loeb Sikora.
Controversy continues Trans woman murdered and Ann Loeb Daniel was preceded in death by Sam, who
at MacArthur High in Arlington Sikora, died died in 1997, his mother Ann, who died
Controversy Arlington police on Oct. 3, in 2001, and his father David, who died in
continued this detectives “are 2021 in Dallas. 2008.
week at Irving making strides” Best known Daniel is survived by his Amazing Aunt
ISD’s MacArthur in their continuing in the commu- Betty Loeb Bouchett and husband Frank of
High School, as their investigation nity for his two Burlington, Vermont, and their children Mark
two teachers — into the Sept. 30 restaurants on and his wife Carolle of Vermont, Matt and his
who had been murder of trans- Cedar Springs wife Betty of Vermont and Steven Cole and
faculty sponsors gender woman Road — Thairriffic and Zephyr — he was his wife Kristen; by Aunt Zelda Sikora Siegel
for the school’s Kier Laprice a big man who loved small cars and great of Dallas and her children, Larry and his wife
gay-straight Solomon, aka friends, including Veronica and David Trevino Karen and Mark his wife Linda; and by a
alliance and who Kiér Laprí Kartier, of Arlington and daughter Bailey, Brent partner, Jonathan Kozak of Garland.
were escort- according to Sgt. Barns, Daniel Worsham, Robert Wofford, He is also survived by his wonderful cous-
ed out of the Chris Moore, public information officer with the Cheryl Coit Cano and Lauran Weiner all of ins, including Robby Goodman of New York;
school late last Arlington PD. Moore said detectives do have new Dallas. He also loved Cheryl’s kids, Seth Laura Barzune of Dallas; and Lilian Mullins
month after they information but are not releasing that information Coit, Lexi Cano and Elle Cano. of Copper Canyon; Dr. Peter Loeb and Gail
questioned the to the public at this time. Daniel’s life was about his relationships Barzune Loeb of Dallas; Ben Loeb and his
new principal’s Solomon was found in her car Thursday night, with dogs, beginning with Viking, Petra, wife Dr. Quyen Nguyen of Plano; Lisa Loeb
decision to re- Sept. 30, at about 9:30 p.m. at an apartment Blackie, Thor, Mr. Higgins, Duke, Mr. Pekig- and her husband Roey Hershkovitz of Los
move LGBTQ- and “safe space”-related stickers complex in North Arlington. She had been shot in nese, Mr. Sniffles J. Alouicious Boogersnatch Angeles; Debbie Loeb and her husband Neil
from classroom doors and other places in the the chest and was pronounced dead at a nearby and, finally, Bartleby Knox and Jonathan’s Keon of Dallas; Philip Loeb and his wife Jody
school — remained on forced leave. hospital. cat, MeowMeow. His 18-year relationship of New York City and Red Hook, N.Y.
Students at the school staged a walk-out on Moore said this week that Solomon’s name
Sept. 22 to protest what they called anti-LGBTQ has been listed in “more than one” report on
morning, Oct. 7, Thomas remained in the Dallas Booker went viral in April of 2019. But a jury
discrimination against the teachers, the GSA domestic violence incidents to which Arlington
County Jail, charged with murder in the Sept. convicted him on the lesser charge of misde-
and LGBTQ students. This past week, students police have been called but that she has never
20 shooting death of LaShanda Denise Wilson. meanor assault in October that year, and he
placed messages of support on the doors of been named as a suspect in any criminal offense
Bail is set at $500,000. was sentenced to 300 days in jail.
two teachers, including notes reading “Protect in Arlington. He also noted that none of those
Thomas was originally charged with felony
our gay teachers,” “Equal rights” and “We love domestic violence incidence calls resulted in any
assault after video of him beating Muhlaysia — Tammye Nash
you so much.” By the next day, those notes and kind of criminal charges against anyone.
messages had all been removed. Anyone with information about this incident
MacArthur High’s Gay/Straight Alliance met
at its usual time on Tuesday, Oct. 5, with the
is asked to call Detective Spencer at 817-459-
6466. Reference report No. 2021-02730723.
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school’s principal as guest speaker. Reports are Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling
Meet Andy, a sweet, 1-year-old Labrador retreiver mix. With his
she wasn’t well received by the students. Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-
floppy ears, black and white patches and big, brown eyes, it’s
Also this week, Dallas Voice learned that, TIPS (8477).
hard not to fall in love at first sight. Andy came to the SPCA of
since our initial reports about the situation, the — Tammye Nash
Texas from a cruelty case, and because of his rough past, he was
DallasVoice.com website has been blocked from very shy and timid around people at first. Over time, he has really
being accessed on school computers, as have
websites for the Gay Lesbian Straight Education
Edward Thomas arrested for warmed up to the staff and shown what a gentle, loving boy he is.
He still needs to work on building his confidence, so he’s looking
Network (GLSEN), an organization focused on murder in connection with for a patient family who will work with him on his social skills.
fighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination, harass- September shooting Andy is calm and affectionate once he gets to know you and will
ment and bullying in schools, and for the GSA Edward Dominic Thomas, 31, the man make a wonderful lifelong companion. The SPCA of Texas asks that
Network. convicted in 2019 of assaulting transgender you bring all family members to meet him so everyone can get
Dallas Voice has also heard that reports of an- woman Muhlaysia Booker in an apartment acquainted before you take him home. He would love to meet any
ti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment at the school complex parking lot, has been arrested by Dal- potential canine companions, too. Andy is waiting to meet you
have increased since the situation began. las police for allegedly killing a woman outside at the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas. To request an
— David Taffet an east Oak Cliff restaurant. As of Thursday appointment to meet Andy, please visit SPCA.org/Adopt.
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VOICES
OPINIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY
Robertson is retiring …
… but the evil he accomplished
will live on
I
t’s the end of an era — a very harm-
ful and stupid era. Pat Robertson is
stepping down from The 700 Club.
Robertson, the founder of the Christian
Broadcast Network, has been the star of
this very column SO MANY TIMES. I do
not even know how many, honestly.
It’s tempting to write Robertson off as
an old man yelling at clouds. He’s basi-
cally a caricature of a right-wing Chris-
tian minister: white, old, cisgender, hate-
ful and woefully out of touch.
But he’s also been spewing his invec- presidency — or anything
tive for decades. else, for that matter.
Progressive strategist Atima Omara Trump was all about pow-
put it best via Twitter: “Pat Robertson er. Unquestionable and un-
contributed 55 years of damage to soci- fettered power — which, of
ety at large with racism, misogyny and course, is what right-wing
xenophobia weaved into Christianity.” evangelicals are all about.
And his audience isn’t just people Trump was an empty ves-
bored enough to watch The 700 Club on sel into which they could
TV during the day. His audience has in- pour their worst and most
cluded the most powerful people in the harmful ideas. Since Trump
country. has no moral compass, it was
Robertson had the ear of Ronald Rea- pretty easy for them to get
gan and then the balls of every Republi- him to do their bidding. All
can president and presidential candidate they had to do was look past
since Reagan. By the Reagan era, Repub- Trump’s immoral, fully secu- This is why, even though he is a com- and with a constitutional crisis on their
licans had figured out that the evangel- lar life and pretend it doesn’t go against plete disgrace, they still support Trump. hands. They also woke up with the pres-
icals were a core voting block for them. everything they’ve been preaching for He’s a wrecking ball, and they love a idency and a majority in the U.S. House
They’ve catered to them ever since, each decades. mess, so long as that mess is made at the and Senate. They could protect voting
year getting more and more outside of A small price to pay for overturning expense of people they don’t like. rights and abortion and LGBTQ people,
not just what one might call the main- Roe v. Wade and outlawing abortion, They refuse to admit that Trump lost and so much more.
stream, but what I would call reasonable which they’re well on their way to do, and that right-wing policies with hate But they aren’t. Because of the Senate
or sane. thanks to Trump’s Supreme Court ap- as their basis aren’t popular with the filibuster.
Donald Trump is the perfect exam- pointments, not to mention the many majority of Americans. This is why the They need to get rid of it so that Senate
ple. The evangelicals, Robertson in- judges he put on federal benches. Big Lie persists and is being used to Republicans can no longer block every-
cluded, worshipped Trump like he was They’re after LGBTQ rights, too. decimate voting rights, so that Repub- thing the majority wants — and needs
the second coming of Christ. There was For everyone who felt like the Trump licans can hang on to power no matter — to do.
NOTHING Trump could do that would presidency came out of nowhere, all they how people vote. Hey, it works great in No doubt Pat Robertson is retiring
cause evangelical support to evaporate had to do was trace the puppet strings Russia. feeling pretty damn thrilled about the
— nothing short of revealing that he that made Trump dance back to people The Jan. 6 insurrection was a dress way things are going in this country.
was actually a Muslim, transgender or like Robertson: politically powerful and rehearsal. The people behind trying to And Robertson, an architect of pain for
a Black woman since, you know, right- void of any kind of caring or empathy. overthrow the government didn’t wake so many, absolutely does not deserve to
wing evangelicals hate those groups of You know that book, If You Give a Mouse up on Jan. 7, saying, “Welp, we lost.” feel happy. █
people. a Cookie? The one where the mouse gets They woke up emboldened. They woke D’Anne Witkowski is a writer living in
Anyway, Trump was the perfect presi- the cookie and then becomes drunk with up knowing that this could totally work Michigan with her wife and son. She has
dent for folks like Robertson. Trump was greed, giving increasingly outlandish in the future. been writing about LGBTQ+ politics for
proudly ignorant and completely disin- demands? That’s what the Trump pres- And Democrats woke up feeling ill nearly two decades. Follow her on Twitter @
terested in learning anything about the idency was to evangelicals. — sick at what they watched unfold MamaDWitkowski.
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The call of the wild
OUTDOORS
Israel Luna is making another course] and a touch of fairy dust. I want
of his dreams come true with it to feel safe for everybody.”
Dragonfly Texas campgrounds Luna said he especially wants Drag-
onfly Texas to be a safe space for men —
“gay men, straight men, whoever.”
TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor “There is a certain bonding that hap-
nash@dallasvoice.com pens in a space when it’s just men there,
and I want men to find that bonding,
tart with 31 acres of that camaraderie here. I want to give
North Texas land; add a them a place, a platform where they can
pinch of Lord of the Rings just be a guy, an outlet where they feel
and a couple cups of like they can finally just breathe.”
fairy dust, and what do But at the same time, Luna said,
you get? Dragonfly Tex-
as, a new campground Helping owner Israel Luna, far right, on a
being created by Dallas recent clean-up day at Dragonfly Texas were,
filmmaker Israel Luna and his business from left, Tommy Hubbard, Jayson Woods,
James Galbraith, JP Mandarino,
partners to be a safe place for what Luna
Kevin Saddler, Matheus Salbego and
refers to as his rainbow family. Matthew Zamora.
Luna, who grew up in Wellington,
Texas, but moved to Dallas in the 1990s thinking about John, I realized that retir-
to start his career in film, also lived in ees, men of that age, are often sort of for-
San Francisco for about three years. It gotten in our community. So I wanted to
was there, he said, that he began to get in create a safe place for those men to go to,
touch with “my hippy side,” and where where they could be around other gay
he adopted a less judgmental, more “live men of all ages and enjoy themselves.”
and let live” philosophy. That was the seed. Then, Luna said, he
And when he moved back to Dallas, just had to find somewhere to plant and
Luna said, “I brought a little bit of San someone to help him make it grow. So he
Francisco with me.” reached out first to the members of his
Back in Dallas, Luna took care to two nudist groups looking for investors,
nurture that San Francisco spirit and and two men — Scott Jacqmein and Da-
his hippy side. He started moderating vid Bugbee — quickly responded.
a group for male nudists called Skinny And with the help of Realtor Lacey
Dippers and then took over as moder- Brutschy, the three men set about find-
ator of an existing male nudist group ing the perfect piece of land on which to looking for 25 acres” — it is exactly what Dragonfly Texas isn’t excluding wom-
called DAMN (Dallas Area Male Nud- create their refuge. he had been looking for: plenty open en. “I totally understand that wom-
ists). He began hosting nude yoga at his “I was looking for land that had plen- space, but with plenty of wooded areas, en need places where they can go and
Spayse Studios. And he started getting ty of cleared areas for camping and RVs, too. It not only has the big, mature trees be safe,” he said, “and we are very
into camping, converting his van to use but I also wanted lots of trees,” Luna he wanted, it also has a creek and four open to the idea of events and week-
for camping. said. “We found one place that was ok, ponds. ends that include women, maybe
But, Luna said, he wanted to share the but the trees were just like big bushes. Luna also knew what he didn’t want: even some that are just for women.”
joy he had found outdoors. He wanted I wanted big trees, huge old trees that “When I was telling someone about it,
to make sure the LGBTQ community would make you feel small when you about the wooded areas and everything, What it will look like
— his rainbow family — and especially stood underneath them and would give they said something about how we
older gay men had the outdoor opportu- you shade even when the sun was at its could have hunts on the property. I said Dragonfly Texas will include primitive
nities he had come to love so much. brightest.” absolutely not. I don’t want anything to campsites, “luxury” campsites that have
“I met John Maguire when I first came After much searching, Luna said, do with any kind of killing or violence electrical outlets available and RV pads.
to Dallas, and he has been like a father they found the perfect place: 31 acres on the property.” Initial plans called for 10 RV pads and 10
figure to me,” Luna said. “He has sup- in Ravenna, Texas, just miles north of What he wants, he said, is the exact luxury campsites, but interest has been
ported my films and my projects, and he Bonham and a few miles south of the opposite: “I want it to have a whimsi- so great that Luna and his business part-
has been one of my best friends and big- Texas/Oklahoma border. Luna said that cal feeling, and enchanted feeling,” he ners have already expanded the number
gest supporters all along. while the property was larger than they said. “I wanted a touch of Lord of the of initial RV sites to 24.
“John is retired now, and when I was had planned on — “We really were just Rings [minus the Dark Lord and orcs, of WILD, Page 20
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Building character
CHAMPAGNE OAKS
Developer says he can go
much farther sharing profits
with investors than he could
working alone
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
taffet@dallasvoice.com
ndrew Peele produced
a 63 percent rate of re-
turn for investors in
his house-flipping
business during the
pandemic. His first
investors had as-
sets over a mil-
lion dollars. Now that he has his first 23
projects under his belt, Peele said, he’s
looking to work with smaller investors.
Through his company called Cham-
pagne Oaks, Peele buys single family
homes and updates, enlarges or rehabs
them then puts them back on the mar-
ket. But what makes his company unlike
others, the gay entrepreneur says, is that
he has all of the trades — carpenters,
plumbers, electricians and others — in
house.
And he isn’t out to just gut a house.
“Anything we can salvage goes to the Peele said he was able to acquire the
bottom line,” he said. house at the price he offered partially be-
Peele’s initial investors had to be ac- cause the owner needed to lease back the
credited with $1 million in assets, ex- property until his new home was com-
cluding their residence, plus $200,000 in pleted. Since it didn’t matter when Peele
income with their spouse. But his short- started work on the home, he agreed. He
term goal is to be able to accept smaller began some of the construction on the
investments of $25,000 and eventually exterior at the beginning of August, and
sell $1,000 shares. work inside began in September.
Peele said he gained experience re- Champagne Oaks has bids out on 30
habbing real estate when he worked for more properties throughout East Dallas,
a Japanese company that would buy including older tract homes as well as
houses in the $200-300,000 range, mod- vacant lots. The houses are in different
ernize them and then rent them out. states of repair, and the work they need
“That’s where I first discovered how varies from expansions to remodels to
I could change profit margins,” he said. tear-downs.
“They weren’t interested in new con- With each of the properties, Peele said,
struction.” he plans to sell off 50 percent of the proj-
Peele’s current project is turning a The house includes a movie theater extension in back. ect to investors.
modest 1,550-square-foot home with where the garage used to be and a par- Also in back is a pond with waterfall So why share the ownership and prof-
two bedrooms and one bath into a ty deck above the living room. The deck that’s been expanded and a new work- its? Peele said he can “go much farther
4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom, five- will be reached via a spiral staircase from shop. sharing.” █
and-a-half-bath house. Still under con- the living room through a secure locking “I build character, not just homes,” For more information about the company
struction, it’s already under contract for hatch. Additional bedrooms with bath- Peele said. And that individual character and investment opportunities, visit Cham-
a hefty profit. rooms are being added with a 65-foot each house has adds to its value, he said. pagneOaks.com.
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What to expect from SCOTUS
IN THE COURTS
Religion will dominate as
hospital said that to do so would violate
the Supreme Court begins the ethical and religious directives that
a new session govern Catholic health care institutions.
The patient sued, saying the hospital’s
refusal violated the state’s human rights
LISA KEEN | Keen News Service law.
LisaKeen@me.com So far, the patient has won, but the
case has gone only as far as an interme-
irst in the spotlight diate state appeals court. The appeal has
in the U.S. Supreme been on the U.S. Supreme Court’s con-
Court’s new session, ference list for more than a year.
which began Monday, • Arlene’s Flowers v. Washington: This
Justice Stephen Bryer, left and Justice Samuel Alito, right
Oct. 4, is the seemingly case has been at the Supreme Court since
precarious state of the en to have an abortion, are of “vital im- against LGBTQ people, has, so far this 2018 and involves a florist who refuses
right to abortion, an portance” to sexual minority women, session, asked the Supreme Court to to sell wedding arrangements to same-
issue LGBTQ groups adding that federal statistics estimates review five cases in which people are sex couples, claiming a religious belief
have long considered to be of “vital im- one in 12 women between 18 and 44 is a seeking the right to discriminate against necessitates the discrimination. The
portance” to LGBTQ people. But there sexual minority. LGBTQ people by claiming a free exer- Washington Supreme Court has ruled
are also several LGBTQ-related cases “Overruling Roe and Casey would cise right to do so. against the florist twice, and her petition
petitioning for review and several other have catastrophic effects on sexual mi- The court could announce any day to the U.S. Supreme Court was rejected
cases that involve LGBTQ issues in some nority women,” states the groups’ brief. now whether it will take up these cases: in July this year. The Alliance has asked
way. It notes that, “Lesbian, bisexual and oth- • Seattle’s Union Gospel v. Woods: Se- the Supreme Court to rehear that appeal,
Add to this two important off-the- er non-heterosexual women are at least attle’s Union of Gospel Mission, an saying it is very similar to another case
docket concerns: One is the growing as likely as other women to experience evangelical group that provides food, arriving at the court from Colorado (see
anxiety over when 83-year-old liberal unintended pregnancies and to require shelter and religious guidance to people below).
Justice Stephen Breyer might vacate his abortion care. Sexual minority women in need, asks the high court to affirm a • 303 Creative v. Elenis: This is a vari-
seat; the other is the unusual step by are more likely to experience unintend- part of the Washington Law Against ation on the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.
conservative Justice Samuel Alito to de- ed pregnancies as a result of sexual vio- Discrimination (WLAD) that allows In this case, a graphic artist who creates
fend publicly the court’s conservative lence … .” “any” non-profit religious organization websites for couples getting married re-
majority’s increasing use of preliminary In a separate appeal involving Texas’ an exemption to the law’s prohibition fused to create one for a same-sex cou-
procedures to shore up conservative po- even more restrictive state abortion ban, on sexual orientation discrimination in ple, claiming it was against her religious
sitions on highly controversial issues. the LGBTQ legal group GLAD issued employment. The Mission appealed to beliefs. The couple sued, saying the art-
Most discussions of the court’s new a press release, criticizing the Supreme the U.S. Supreme Court after the Wash- ist violated a state law prohibiting dis-
session are focused on abortion cases. Court’s vote in September to deny an in- ington Supreme Court ruled in March crimination in public accommodations;
The Supreme Court will hear oral argu- junction to stop the law from taking ef- that the exemption was unconstitutional the artist appealed, and the 10th Circuit
ments in December about the constitu- fect until the court could rule on its con- as applied to one gay man who applied U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against her.
tionality of a new Mississippi law that stitutionality. GLAD said allowing the for a job at the Mission, after first serving On appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court,
bans abortion after the 15th week of Texas ban on abortion to go into effect there as a volunteer. the Alliance argues that Colorado’s law
pregnancy. In that case, Dobbs v. Jackson, would “hurt women, LGBTQ people • Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd: This violates the artist’s right to free exercise
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten and families … .” appeal brings a question similar to that of her religious beliefs.
Sinema, along with all nine LGBTQ “Safe, accessible reproductive health- in Seattle’s Union Gospel case. Gordon
House members, signed onto a brief urg- care — including abortion care — is a College, a private Christian missionary Other cases of LGBT interest
ing the Supreme Court to overturn Mis- matter of racial, economic and gender school in Massachusetts, was sued by
sissippi’s ban. Two dozen LGBT groups justice,” wrote GLAD, “and we must all one of its associate professors after the In other cases of interest to the LGBT
— including Lambda Legal, GLAD, the be in the fight to repeal or reverse this college refused her a full professorship. community, the Supreme Court an-
National Center for Lesbian Rights, the ban and stop the erosion of the constitu- The school claimed the teacher failed to nounced on Sept. 30 that it would re-
Human Rights Campaign, Equality Cal- tionally protected human right to repro- subscribe to its statement of religious view a lower court decision from the
ifornia, Equality North Carolina, LPAC ductive choice.” faith; the teacher said it was because First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. That
and longtime marriage equality activist she criticized the school’s policies on court held that the city of Boston’s right
Evan Wolfson — also filed a brief argu- Steady wave of appeals LGBTQ people and same-sex marriage. to allow some groups, but not a Chris-
ing against the Mississippi ban. • Dignity Health v. Minton: In this case, tian civic group, to raise their flag over
The groups’ brief states that the Roe The Alliance Defending Freedom, a a Catholic-run hospital in California re- City Hall was a legal exercise of “gov-
v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey law firm dedicated primarily to under- fused to perform a hysterectomy for a ernment speech.”
decisions, upholding the right of wom- mining laws prohibiting discrimination female-to-male transgender patient. The SCOTUS, Page 17
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MAKING MUSIC
Turtle Creek Chorale kicks The Turtle Creek Chorale is famous for its
holiday concerts, but will kick off its new sea-
off its new season with son with Broadway showtunes this weekend.
showtunes (Courtesy TCC)
RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer Bottom, B. Moore Dance photo by
Sharen Bradford
rich@dallasvoice.com
he musical
Aladdin may be
Dallas Fall Arts Festival
figuring things premieres at Klyde
out on Broad- Warren Park
way right now,
with its recent Bruce Wood Dance and The Dallas
Conservatory will present an afternoon of
closure due to
dance and music at the inaugural Dallas
COVID, but Fall Arts Festival, a free event being held at
Dallas is about to get a little bit of Klyde Warren Park in the Dallas Arts District
that show right here. In fact, a whole from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.
lot of Broadway will be heard on “We’re thrilled to host this multicultural
celebration, which we hope will be an
stage this weekend when the Turtle
annual tradition for North Texans for many
Creek Chorale launches its new sea- years to come. We are excited to bring
son with “Broadway’s Back, Baby!” together new audiences and returning
Showtunes, anyone? friends to enjoy high–caliber performances
While many companies have re- in a casual, outdoor setting,” Bruce Wood
Dance Executive Director Gayle Halperin
scheduled shows from last year for
and The Dallas Conservatory Executive
their new seasons, TCC has pushed Director Jacqueline Porter said in a joint
forward, having had the concert on press release.
the books. The lineup will feature the following
In some ways, it’s also a fresh start. performances:
1 p.m.
“The show is going to be freaking
• Bruce Wood Dance presents contemporary
fantastic,” Director Sean Baugh said dances from its WOOD/SHOP series.
by phone. “I try very carefully to cu- • The Dallas Conservatory will perform
rate a show for everyone. That could excerpts from the ballet La Bayadere.
make for a very long production but • Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Jazz Combo
performance.
hopefully a fulfilling one.”
2 p.m.
“Everyone” being not only the au- • Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico
dience, but his singers, too. With the presents excerpts from Wonders of Mexico.
range of signature showtunes out • Bruce Wood Dance and The Dallas
there, whittling it down sounds like Conservatory performances.
3 p.m.
an impossible job. On top of that,
• Denise Lee, award–winning “Dallas Diva”
Baugh selects songs that appeal to sings rhythm and blues hits.
both groups — audience and sing- • Zion Dance Project performs excerpts
ers. from its faith–based repertoire.
“The process is about 75/25 per- • Andy Yu Crew performes high–energy
hip hop.
cent. The 75 percent is, I believe, mu-
4 p.m.
sic the audience will connect with, • Indique Dance Company performs excerpts
and then the 25 I think the singers from MITRA: Footprints In Our Hearts.
will connect with. And there’s some • Bruce Wood Dance and The Dallas
overlap,” he said. “Luckily I’m a big Conservatory performances.
5 p.m.
connoisseur of show tunes, also.”
• B. MOORE DANCE premieres Janet,
Or so he thought. Baugh said he set to the music of singer Janet Jackson.
discovered that he may need to ex- • Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance
pand his knowledge of some new Ensemble finale.
tunes. For more information visit brucewooddance.
org/dallas-fall-arts-festival.
DALLAS, Page 16 — Rich Lopez
14 dallasvoice.com █ 10.08.21History
in the making
LGBTQ HISTORY
First Queer History South conference in Birmingham
The Dallas Way set to co- community.
UNT has digitized many of the pho-
sponsor Queer History South tos and documents that have been col-
conference next February lected, making them available for stu-
dents, writers and researchers. Of all of
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer its many collections, the LGBTQ collec-
taffet@dallasvoice.com tion is its most accessed, library officials
say.
he Dallas Way will The Dallas Way began its work in 2011
be among the spon- soon after Jack Evans and George Har-
sors of the Queer ris were interviewed for a story about
History South con- their 50th anniversary as a couple. Af-
ference to be held ter telling stories of Evans’ escapades in
in Dallas Feb. 18-20. the 1950s and Harris’ arrest for serving
The conference is while gay in the military, it was suggest-
open to anyone in- ed to them that their stories and other
terested but will be of particular interest stories about LGBTQ Dallas history be
to archivists, historians and researchers preserved.
as well as students, teachers and those So Harris sent an email to dozens
involved in community organizations of their friends who were active in the
preserving local LGBTQ history. The fo- LGBTQ community, floating the idea
cus will be on southern states from Vir- and asking, “Will it fly?”
ginia to Florida to Texas. It flew. The organization first began
The Dallas Way has been the premier looking for a partner to store and pre-
organization in North Texas collect- serve archived material. Once UNT
ing and preserving the history of the jumped on board, the donations started
LGBTQ communities in the area. That pouring in. Resource Center donated its
organization partners with the libraries Phil Johnson Collection. Johnson had
at University of North Texas to collect collected every article written about
items such as T-shirts, posters and pho- the LGBTQ community in Dallas’ two
tos to help document the history of the
HISTORY, Page 17
10.08.21 █ dallasvoice 15DALLAS, From Page 14
“I was having coffee with a new nie in the Disney musical Aladdin. Now
member who is under 30, and he was he’s ready to bring his own magic back
disappointed there wasn’t a lot of new to North Texas.
stuff,” Baugh recounted. “When I men- “There’s no place like home, especial-
tioned Les Miz as a newer musical, I re- ly when that home is Texas,” Attaway
alized I need to involve some younger said. “The rehearsal process alone has
voices in my research.” reminded me how deep my theater
The concert will feature some more roots run. I’ve missed live audiences
classic Broadway hits along with some and also the unmitigated honor it is
of those newer ones, like from Hamilton. to spread the necessary joy of theater
He also hinted at some showtune covers with this world class chorus. Somebody
that are even about the pandemic — but pinch me — not too hard though.”
those will be a surprise for audiences. As the chorale and its featured artists
The show will also feature a couple of gear up for this season opener, they are g
hometown singing sensations — Patty heading into it with excitement. But di- t
Breckenridge and Major Attaway. rector Sean Baugh admitted there are L
“Patty has performed with us on some mixed feelings. b
several occasions, but I have no doubt “I will tell you, we’re in a place now c
should have a career on Broadway,” [when] COVID is still a thing, so we felt w
Baugh said, noting that he was first it necessary to sing with masks,” he said. p
introduced to Breckenridge when she “As you can imagine, it takes away some r
performed in a production of Next to joy, but other than that, we’re going
Normal by Uptown Players. about it the same we’ve always done.” S
Breckinridge said she is looking for- That won’t stop these voices though a
ward to this return to the stage: “I can’t — even if it maybe changes the sound a C
think of a better way to get back on the little bit. o
stage and sing again than with these “I think we’ll just kinda forget and do
men and a show compiled of Broadway what we do,” Baugh said. “We’re going D
music. I feel like the luckiest person in to sing with our hearts. We want the au- L
the world to do what I love and have dience to be entertained and leave with a c
the opportunity to share the stage with message of togetherness and music.” █ i
these incredible men,” she said. TCC performs Broadway is Back, Baby on l
Attaway will bring some legit street Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at m
cred from Broadway to the TCC show. SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium. For tickets, i
The Fort Worth native played the Ge- visit TurtleCreek.org. c
16 dallasvoice.com █ 10.08.21HISTORY, From Page 15
newspapers since the 1940s. He also had around the state.
every issue of This Week In Texas and Robert Emery, another founder of The
other publications. Dallas Way who attended the first confer-
Dallas Voice donated a copy of every ence, is heading the committee running
issue printed since its founding in 1984 the Dallas conference along with Carl
and helped cover the cost of digitizing Parker. Emery said an interesting group
the first two decades of publication. Also of people at the Birmingham gathering
in the archives is the original typewrit- are museum curators. As a result of that,
er used by longtime Dallas Voice editor he said, the Dallas Holocaust Museum,
Dennis Vercher, who wrote every one whose LGBTQ collection is growing,
of his stories on the typewriter right up will host the Saturday night event that
until the paper switched to word proces- includes a look at its archives of artifacts.
sors at the end of the 1980s. Emery noted that Dallas College’s El
Other organizations moved files full of Centro campus is also getting involved
documents to UNT to be preserved in a in archiving LGBTQ history and will
new cold storage facility that had recent- host the plenaries and workshops for the
ly been built on the Denton campus just conference.
for this purpose. For those traveling to Dallas to attend,
Mike Anglin, one of The Dallas Way’s the new Westin Dallas Downtown is of-
founders, said Dallas is one of the cities fering a conference rate of $119. To help
to begin collecting its LGBTQ history defray costs of staging the conference,
early on. Today, groups have popped Emery said, the 10th annual The Dallas
up throughout the south, including a Way fundraising brunch at Kay Wilkin-
major organization in Birmingham. That son’s house on Dec. 5 will have a double
city hosted the first Queer History South ask — funding for the archives at UNT
conference several years ago. Anglin said and funding for the conference. Emery
he’s heard of groups around California said he will match any money raised that
and one in Washington, D.C., that are ar- morning. █
chiving their areas’ histories as well. For more information on the Queer His-
Anglin added that he hopes people tory South conference, visit InvisibleHisto-
from around Texas attend this year’s ry.org/qhs. Registration for the conference
conference in Dallas and continue col- opens Oct. 11. To register for The Dallas
lecting the rich LGBTQ history from Way brunch, contact RobEmery@me.com.
SCOTUS, From Page 10
According to Liberty Counsel, a legal person isn’t discriminating against a
group promoting religious liberty, Bos- gay person but is instead discriminating
ton allows secular flags, including the against a person because his or her part-
LGBTQ Pride flag, to fly over City Hall ner is of the same-sex.
but won’t allow a “religious flag.” The In Carson, the parents of five children
city said its policy is “consistent with the in Maine are fighting a state policy of
well-established First Amendment juris- providing public funding for parents
prudence” against the “establishment of to send their children to private schools
religion.” that are willing to provide “nonsectari-
Liberty Counsel, representing Harold an education.” Maine does not provide
Shurtleff whose camp sought to raise funding for parents to send their chil-
a flag prominently displaying a white dren to schools providing religious ed-
Christian cross, says the city’s action vi- ucation.
olates the First Amendment. The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
The court has scheduled for argument said Maine could withhold funding to
Dec. 8 Carson v. Makin, which is not an sectarian schools because the exclusion
LGBTQ-related case but is yet another was not based on any school’s religious
case in which religious entities are seek- affiliation but on “on what the school
ing special dispensation under ordinary teaches through its curriculum and re-
law. It’s also a case that echoes the argu- lated activities, and how the material is
ments religious entities have been mak- presented.” █
ing to avoid complying with non-dis- © 2021 Keen News Service. All rights re-
crimination laws: that the religious served.
10.08.21 █ dallasvoice 17Telling our family histories
MOMBIAN
As we celebrate LGBTQ
History Month, it is important to
remember our families’ place in
history
DANA RUDOLPH | Contributing Writer
Mombian.com
ctober is
LGBTQ Histo-
ry Month, and
I could write —
as I have in the
past — about me, though, they could
the long histo- use some organization.
ry of LGBTQ Consider making collages
parents, argu- or photo books of select-
ably going back to Sappho (7th-6th cen- ed images for each year or
tury BCE) and Alexander the Great (4th ones centering a particular
century BCE). This year I instead want to family member’s life or a
remind us that we and our families are family experience like holiday prepara- think we’ll always remember, but time parent how you created your family,
part of this long history, and to encour- tions, a vacation or even a family immi- has a way of blurring memories, and talking with a queer youth group about
age us to think about how we can pre- gration story. Or print extra copies and there’s no substitute for hearing a story how you came out, writing an article or
serve our own family histories and pass let your kids make their own collages of in someone’s own voice. being interviewed about some other as-
them on to our children. people and events. These can then be- Modern technologies make it easier pect of your life or family, queer-related
For queer people, “family” can mean come prompts for storytelling. than ever to preserve stories of signif- or not, or testifying about your family in
many different things. Regardless, the • Map the connections of our fami- icant moments in our own lives or the support of — or opposition to — a par-
shared experiences and connections that lies. Traditional family trees are often family tales that always get told at hol- ticular piece of legislation.
comprise a family history remind us of problematic for queer folks, and while idays or the recollections we can elicit • Finally, though, let us remember not
why we are a family. They can give our some online genealogical services now from family elders. A smartphone video to get so caught up in preserving and
children a sense of belonging, convey allow for the inclusion of same-sex re- or Zoom connection is all it takes. telling our family histories that we for-
values and heritage and offer insight lationships, they still do not have a way • Create a family time capsule. Select get to simply be in the moment and en-
into the people in their lives. to indicate more than two parents, birth a few photos, small pieces of memorabil- joy time with our families. Don’t always
And while far too many of us queer parents, egg or sperm donors or genders ia, newspaper clippings or printouts of be the annoying person with the video
folks have difficult relationships with other than male and female. Why not, online news articles and other items that camera, but maybe use this month as an
some extended family members (or no then, come up with other ways of show- evoke your recent family activities and excuse to be so for a brief time.
relationships with them at all), remem- ing our family connections, however events in the larger world that have had LGBTQ history, like the history of any
ber that history is not just facts, names we define them? Instead of a tree, how an impact on you. If your children are subject, is often taught as one of Great
and dates; it is also stories and interpre- about a whole orchard, a garden full of old enough, have them contribute. Put People (Harvey Milk, Marsha P. John-
tation. And our stories are ours to tell intertwining plants, or a sky full of con- the items in a shoebox or other contain- son, etc.) and Big Events (Stonewall,
when and how we wish. stellations? er and seal it up for a set period of time, the battle for marriage equality, etc.)
If there are parts of our histories that Use an analogy that works for you so which can vary depending on the age Those are certainly significant, but it is
are painful, we do not have to tell them, that your children can learn about the and patience of your children. You could no dimming of their greatness to say
or we can tell them differently to our many people in their families — includ- even time it to milestones like birthdays that LGBTQ history is also the history of
children as they — and we — are at dif- ing chosen family — and how they con- or graduations. Open it up at the end of each and every LGBTQ person and our
ferent ages and places of understanding. nect. the time period to reminisce and reflect. families.
I offer the ideas below as suggestions to • Capture family stories. When I was • Share our family stories with others. Our lives may cast smaller lights, but
use, adapt or ignore as you see fit and a child, I used to love hearing my mom This is not for everyone; the privacy and like the stars, we fill the sky. █
as fits your family and the ages of your tell me the story of the day I was born safety of our children are paramount. Dana Rudolph is the founder and publish-
children. or having her and my dad tell stories But for those who so choose, sharing er of Mombian (mombian.com), a GLAAD
• Preserve and organize family pho- of their childhoods. Both of them have our stories can be a powerful way of Media Award-winning blog and resource
tos. Many of us already take scads of now passed, and I wish we had thought supporting others and creating change, directory, with a searchable database of 750+
family photos. If you’re anything like to record some of these tales. We may whether it’s telling a queer prospective LGBTQ family books, media, and more.
18 dallasvoice.com █ 10.08.2110.08.21 █ dallasvoice 19
WILD, From Page 8
“We have people contacting us from he hopes to have a grand opening by
all over the state, all over the country, spring or early summer 2022.
asking about leasing RV sites long term,” Those who have already found their
Luna said. “I have people tell me they safe space in Luna’s nudist groups
were going shopping now to buy an RV or the yoga classes he hosts or group
that they could leave at our place year- meetings and events at his Spayse Stu-
round.” dios need not worry. He said he will
In store only. There will also be a limited number of continue to live in Dallas and operate
Not valid with other offers. “themed” cabins available to rent. The his groups and his studio. In fact, he
(Expires 10-31-21)
Love Shack, “complete with tin roof, said, he is looking for a bigger space for
rusted,” will hold two people, as well Spayse to move into and hopes to have
2152 W. Northwest Highway, Suite 100 • 972-402-8208 • electriqueboutique.com the Game Zone, which will have vid- that move accomplished by early next
eo and arcade games and two gaming summer, too.
chairs. Shady Pines, of course, will have And, he said, his work in film contin-
a Golden Girls theme, and “everything ues full steam ahead as well. He is well
will be made of wicker,” Luna said. into post-production on his feature film
“With the cabins, you’ll have all the Businesswomen, and is involved with lo-
conveniences, but you’ll still be out in cal filmmakers Chaselyn Wade Vance,
the woods!” he added. Terry Vanderholt and Joseph Herrera
There will also be a community area, on projects they are working on. And,
featuring a large swimming pool, a pool Luna said, Round 12 of his film contest
house, a double-decker patio, a covered Rack Focus starts soon, and he plans to
Lambda
pavilion and a “barndomenium” which get started soon on his next feature film
SUNDAYS at 1 p.m. can be opened on all sides, or closed in project, another comedy/horror mash-
Weekly
to hold events. up called La Chancla del Diablo.
on 89.3 KNON-FM This is all part of phase one “I have plenty to keep me busy,”
with David Taffet, Lerone Landis Luna said he and Bugbee and Jacq- Luna said, “and I love it all.
and the always late Patti Fink. mein, along with a crew of volunteers, Anyone who wants more information
have spent the last several weekends or is interested in investing can visit the
since they closed the deal out at the prop- Dragonfly Texas page on Facebook or
Getting new erty, cleaning up the land and getting email Luna at spayse@gmail.com. █
glasses doesn’t
everything ready to go. Now they are
meeting with contractors, getting bids
have to be on construction and gathering estimates
on what it will cost to complete phase
one of the project. When they have those
estimates, then they will put out the call
for investors who, in return for contrib-
uting money to help cover the phase one
costs, will get an interest in Dragonfly
Texas as well as “perks and benefits” at
the campground, Luna said, adding that
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SEE MELISSA ETHERIDGE
LIVE HERE
Lesbian icon Melissa
Etheridge performs live
Friday night, Oct. 8, at Billy
Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo
Plaza, in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Doors
open at 6 p.m., and the Billy Bob’s house band
begins playing at 8 p.m. on the Honky Tonk
Stage. Melissa performs on the Main Stage,
beginning at 10 p.m. General admission tickets
are $25, and reserved tickets start at $60. VIP
packages are also available, starting at $350.
Get more info at BillyBobs.com.
LAUGH HERE
Comedian and former U.S.
senator Al Franken, “the
only former senator currently
on tour,” performs tonight
(Friday, Oct. 8) at The Majestic
Theater, 1925 Elm St. You may remember
Franken for resigning from the Senate in
January 2018 after conservative radio host
It is Pride Weekend in Tyler, thanks to Tyler Area Gays, and the fun gets started Saturday. Oct. 9, with the annual Luau Ball at 6 p.m.
Leeann Tweeden and several other women
in the Constellation Ballroom at Holiday Inn Tyler Conference Center, 5701 S. Broadway Ave. Tickets are $40 and must be purchased
accused him of sexual misconduct (groping
in advance. Sunday features Pride in the Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Lindsey Park, 12557 Tx-64 Spur W. Admission is free. The Poochi-
and unwanted kisses), but Franken first made
Licious Fashion show starts at 12:30 p.m. ($5 donation requested to enter your canine fashion model). And at 1:30 p.m. there will be
a name for himself as a comedian in the 1970s
a drag show in the park. Then it all winds up with the Pride After Party, for those 21 and up, at the South Tyler Speakeasy, 16884 FM
and ’80s on Saturday Night Live. Last month
2493 (aka the Old Jacksonville Highway). The party runs from 8 p.m.-midnight, with entertainment by DJ LL and specials including
— September — he launched his current 15-
$10 pizzas, $3 Fireball shots and $3 longnecks.
city live tour, his first tour since semi-retiring
from comedy when he was elected to the
PLAN YOUR WEEK Senate.
The Gay Agenda is now color-coded: • Oct. 8: Al Franken • Oct. 9-10: Broadway’s Back, Baby GET YOUR CRAFT
Red for community events; blue for arts and Comedian and former U.S.Sen. Al Franken, Broadway’s back and so is the Turtle Creek SUPPLIES HERE
entertainment; purple for sports; green for who bills himself as the only former senator Chorale, which performs its first all Broadway CraftCycle Dallas, a new
nightlife and orange for civic events and holidays. currently on tour, appears at 8 p.m. at the concert in a decade. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. pop-up shop inspired by the
Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. Tickets $42-52 and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at SMU’s McFarlin Creative Reuse movement,
at tixr.com. Auditorium. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com. holds an outdoor sale of
OCTOBER donated yarns, beads, paints, arts-and-crafts
• Through Oct. 30: Screams kits and other arts and crafts materials and
• Oct. 8-14: Rooftop Cinema • Oct. 9: Turtle Creek Association
Screams is a totally immersive Halloween tools from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian
Series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Tour of Homes
theme park experience with five haunted Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 W.
Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. at about 7:30 Ron Corning hosts the Turtle Creek
houses, an all new Times Up maze, Klownz in Kiest Blvd. Proceeds from the event will go to
p.m. Oct. 8: Hocus Pocus. Oct. 9: Shrek, Association’s virtual tour of homes beginning
3-D, Rottingwood Cemetery, live entertainment, UUCOC.
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Oct. 10: at 1 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at
Scary-oke, shops, pubs, games of skill, a food
Ratatouille. Oct. 11: Top Gun. Oct. 12: The TurtleCreekAssociation.org/
court and more. Friday and Saturday nights GET YOUR GAY ON
Great Gatsby. Oct. 13: Zombieland. Oct.14: 2021-tour-of-home-tickets.
until 1 a.m. off I-35 at the Scarborough Faire AT THE STATE FAIR
The Addams Family, Crazy Stupid Love. Tickets
site in Waxahachie. ScreamsPark.com. After being forced to take a
at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage. • Oct. 10: CraftCycle arts and crafts sale
Are you a new or experienced artist or crafter year off in 2020 due to the
• Oct. 8: DIFFA /Dallas Burgers COVID pandemic, the State
• Oct. 9: Dallas Fall Arts Festival looking for low-cost materials? CraftCycle
and Burgundy Fair of Texas has returned,
Bruce Wood Dance and the Dallas Dallas, inspired by the Creative Reuse
Celebrity chefs create their version of the and this is the weekend to be out and proud
Conservatory present Dallas Fall Arts Festival movement, will hold its debut sale of donated
perfect slider, each uniquely paired with a at the fair! It all starts Saturday, Oct. 9, with
featuring dance and live music. This year’s arts and crafts supplies. The outdoor event
different glass of wine. Complete with exciting Log Cabin Republicans-Dallas Day at the
performers include Denise Lee, B. Moore features yarn, beads, paints, arts-and-crafts
entertainment, a luxury silent auction, and a fair, and then Sunday, Oct. 10, is DIFFA
Dance, Indique Dance Company, Anita N. kits, and other materials and tools and runs
wine pull. Benefits DIFFA/Dallas. Young Professionals Day AND Gay Day at
Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Andy Yu Crew, 1-5 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church
Peace Plaza at Cathedral of Hope, the State Fair. Organizers for Gay Day at the
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, Zion Dance of Oak Cliff, 3839 W. Kiest Blvd., Face
5910 Cedar Springs Road. Fair encourage everyone to wear rainbows or
Project, Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance masks and social distancing are required.
Ensemble, The Dallas Conservatory and Bruce craftcycledallas@gmail.com or CraftCycle purple to support LGBTQ History Month, the
• Oct. 8-10: Tyler Pride Weekend Anti-Bullying Campaign and National Coming
Wood Dance. From 1-6 p.m. at Dallas on Facebook.
Luau Ball from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday at the Out Day, all of which happen in October.
Klyde Warren Park.
host hotel Holiday Inn Tyler Conference Center, National Coming Out Day, in fact, is Monday,
Have an event coming up? Email your
5701 S Broadway Ave., Tyler. $40. Pride in Oct. 11. The 2021 Texas State Fair continues
• Oct. 9: Queer Reads information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash
the Park includes Doggie Pride Fashion Show through Oct. 17. For all the details, visit BigTex.
Queer Reads is an online book club that meets at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday at Lindsey com.
the second Saturday of every month from 6:30- David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Monday
Park, 12557 TX-364 Spur W., Tyler. Pride After
7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket. at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.
Hours Party from 7 pm.-midnight at South Tyler
com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0. Look for extended listings online at
Speakeasy, 16884 FM 2493 Ol Jacksonville
DallasVoice.com
Hwy, Tyler. TylerAreaGays.com.
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