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Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI):<br />

A New Series of Events for Black Gay Men<br />

What does it mean to be a black, gay man<br />

in today’s social climate? Our country prides<br />

itself in being a nation where people of all<br />

walks of life, ethnicities, religions, sexual<br />

orientations and genders are welcomed<br />

and treated respectfully, yet we still have to<br />

remind each other that #BlackLivesMatter.<br />

We’ve made strides regarding civil rights for<br />

the LGBT community, and gay marriage has<br />

become overwhelmingly favorable, but what<br />

message does it send when our White House<br />

erases an LGBT rights page from its website?<br />

Not a good one.<br />

One group of men realize that If anyone is<br />

going to have the best interest of the black,<br />

gay community in mind, it’s the black, gay<br />

community itself. This small but motivated<br />

group has come together with one goal in<br />

mind - to empower, organize and inform<br />

their peers on how they can uplift each other<br />

and improve their lives both personally and<br />

professionally.<br />

They hope to achieve this through the launch<br />

of Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI).<br />

MOBI is a series of curated social connectivity<br />

events for black, gay and queer men to<br />

see their holistic self. The initiative seeks to<br />

cultivate the black, gay community through<br />

MOBItalks, a three-part personal and<br />

professional development series<br />

in Harlem, Brooklyn and the<br />

Bronx. In celebration of black<br />

queer excellence, MOBIfest is a<br />

four-day citywide festival set for<br />

May 2018 that gives voice to the<br />

convergence of interactive arts,<br />

film, fashion and music in black,<br />

queer culture.<br />

affirming and allow other black, gay men to<br />

walk away feeling whole. We’re raising the bar<br />

with MOBI and setting the standard.”<br />

Recognized as the star of the film “Blackbird”<br />

and a cast member on the latest season of<br />

“Being Mary Jane,” Julian Walker was eager<br />

to align himself with a cause that creates<br />

a sense of community among his peers.<br />

“The way that MOBI is going to reach our<br />

community will let them know it’s OK to walk<br />

in your authentic self,” he says. “It’s OK to<br />

have questions and find positive answers.”<br />

The first MOBItalks event will take place on<br />

Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />

at Ilan Rubin Studio (14B 53rd Street, 7th Floor,<br />

Brooklyn, NY 11232) and will feature engaging<br />

talks surrounding sexuality, creative expression<br />

and identity with speakers including journalist<br />

and LGBT activist Emil Wilbekin; “Real World”<br />

alum and television host Karamo Brown;<br />

“queer conscious” rapper Jay Boogie; social<br />

commentator Richard Brookshire; and Rico<br />

Pruitt.<br />

You can register to attend for free at<br />

mobi-nyc.com and follow @MOBINYC on<br />

Instagram, Facebook and @MOBI_NYC on<br />

Twitter for updates.<br />

“Being able to have a series<br />

that celebrates black, gay men<br />

is vital,” says Dashawn Usher,<br />

MOBI’s founder and executive<br />

director. “Every person involved<br />

is a black, gay man, and<br />

this showcases not only our<br />

capabilities as a community, but<br />

shows others that it’s possible<br />

to work together on behalf of our<br />

community. Our goal is to put on<br />

amazing events in spaces that are<br />

From left: Erick Nunez, Content Producer; Kenneth Courtney, Publicist;<br />

DaShawn Usher, Founder; Julian Walker, Talent Manager;<br />

D’Ontace Keyes, Content Producer; Steven Duarte, Photo Director;<br />

Anthony Curry, Event Producer - Image by Steven Duarte


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BY S. ASHER GELMAN<br />

AFTERGLOW<br />

THE PLAY<br />

Three years ago, I fell in love; it nearly<br />

destroyed my marriage. Last year, that<br />

experience, which caused me and my<br />

husband a great deal of pain, inspired me to<br />

write my first play, Afterglow, which opened<br />

off-Broadway at the beginning of summer.<br />

If you’ve heard anything about Afterglow,<br />

it’s most likely that the play features a lot of<br />

nudity. This is not simply a gimmick. As the<br />

director and playwright, I felt that to tell a<br />

story that is so much about sex and sexuality<br />

while simultaneously being ashamed of<br />

showing sex and sexuality felt completely<br />

disingenuous to the play. It is intended to<br />

be a sex-positive piece, highlighting the<br />

value of communication within all types of<br />

relationships. The show is an exploration of<br />

a lot of the issues queer men are facing in<br />

our quest for true connection.<br />

The play opens moments after a threesome.<br />

Josh and Alex, a married couple in an<br />

open relationship, have invited Darius into<br />

their bed one night. When a new intimate<br />

connection begins to form, all three men<br />

must come to terms with their individual<br />

definitions of love, loyalty and trust as<br />

futures are questioned, relationships are<br />

shaken and commitments are challenged.<br />

Though it does explore the issue, the play<br />

does not take a stance on monogamy versus<br />

non-monogamy. The conversation needs<br />

to be about whether or not monogamy<br />

is important to the individual members<br />

of a relationship, even if it takes them<br />

to an uncomfortable place. Personally, I<br />

am a huge supporter of non-monogamy:<br />

My husband and I have been together<br />

for almost nine years, open for the past<br />

four, and our marriage is the strongest it’s<br />

ever been. Ultimately, as long as people<br />

are being honest and aren’t hurting each<br />

other, they should be able to design their<br />

relationships however they see fit.<br />

The piece is, innately, queer, but not<br />

exclusively. You won’t find any of the<br />

traditionally gay tropes in Afterglow; there<br />

is no mention of HIV/AIDS, coming out,<br />

discrimination or even sexual identity (the<br />

characters are, obviously, men who have<br />

sex with men, but no one ever mentions<br />

being gay or bi or queer or whatever - they<br />

just exist). While these stories are such<br />

an important part of our queer collective<br />

history, we should be able to tell other<br />

stories as well.<br />

Afterglow is intended to be a universally<br />

accessible piece told through a queer<br />

experience. There is no “inside joke”<br />

here that straight audiences won’t get;<br />

the experience discussed here is, simply,<br />

a human one, designed to encourage<br />

discussion.<br />

So, I encourage you to find a friend, a lover,<br />

a spouse, a family member, whoever, and<br />

come share an hour and a half with us at The<br />

Davenport Theatre in Hell’s Kitchen, and,<br />

when it’s over, go sit somewhere and have<br />

a talk.<br />

In closing: Come for the dick; stay for the<br />

drama.<br />

Afterglow by S. Asher Gelman is currently<br />

playing at The Loft at the Davenport<br />

Theatre at 354 West 45th St. Tickets are<br />

available at afterglowtheplay.com.<br />

Mati Gelman’s photography can be found<br />

on Instagram (@matigelman).


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BY IAN-MICHAEL BERGERON<br />

@ianmichaelinwonderland<br />

For Better or For Worse<br />

Lately I’ve been thinking<br />

about the men I’ve dated, and<br />

who I would be now if I stayed<br />

with them.<br />

I think about David, the tan<br />

and handsome corn-fed Iowan<br />

I met while I was in college. He<br />

was so charming, showing up<br />

at my apartment in perfectly<br />

fitting khakis and preppy polos,<br />

taking me to McDonald’s for<br />

a McFlurry. (He was obsessed<br />

with that McDonald’s Monopoly<br />

game, and I believe to this day<br />

that they have the best fries.)<br />

What if things got serious? After<br />

college, he moved to Wisconsin<br />

and now manages hotels. I<br />

can see myself drinking wine<br />

every night, paired with the<br />

best cheese Wisconsin has to<br />

offer, wearing perfectly fitting<br />

khakis and preppy polos. We’d<br />

go back to Iowa every holiday -<br />

Thanksgiving with my parents,<br />

Christmas with his.<br />

I think about Southern Belle<br />

C, who was too sweet for my<br />

jaded, sarcastic self. Now we’re<br />

friends, and I wouldn’t trade<br />

it for the world - but what if I<br />

hadn’t decided he was “too<br />

sweet” for me? What if I didn’t<br />

hit him across the face while we<br />

were having sex? (See previous<br />

column, “If the Glass Slipper<br />

Fits.”)<br />

He’s lived with his boyfriend<br />

for a while now, and they just<br />

got a new place in Chelsea. It’s<br />

beautiful, with perfect sunlight,<br />

and an entire room for their<br />

puppy. What if we stayed<br />

together? Would it be me in<br />

that apartment, taking the dog<br />

for walks after work? Would<br />

I have fought with him over<br />

the furniture? Would he have<br />

compromised, resenting me a<br />

little more with every chiffon<br />

curtain and designer lamp?<br />

So many different men I’ve<br />

dated, so many different<br />

versions of me that could<br />

have been. Just like they say<br />

at weddings: for better or for<br />

worse.<br />

Of course, I think about The<br />

Ex Fiance. I was 19 when he<br />

proposed, and we had a plan:<br />

He’d move to Iowa until I<br />

finished school, we’d be<br />

married my senior year,<br />

then we’d move back to<br />

Minnesota.<br />

I can see myself there,<br />

standing in the kitchen,<br />

hoping whatever he’s<br />

making for dinner won’t<br />

taste awful. He’s on his<br />

third - or is it his fourth? -<br />

glass of wine. He’s wearing<br />

something simple, a pair<br />

of jeans and a loose-fitting<br />

t-shirt. The dog, Wesley,<br />

begs for scraps, so he lets<br />

him out in the backyard for<br />

a while.<br />

I see him walk into the<br />

bedroom, get a glimpse of<br />

himself in the mirror and stop<br />

for a moment. I know what he’s<br />

thinking - he’s thinking about<br />

me. The version of himself that<br />

didn’t stay, the version that<br />

moved to New York City and<br />

sleeps in La Perla pajamas he<br />

can’t afford.<br />

He stands there, looking past<br />

the mirror, for a little too long.<br />

The water on the stove boils<br />

over; the dog scratches at the<br />

back door to be let back in.<br />

Soon, The Ex Fiance - or, The<br />

Husband, rather - will pull into<br />

the driveway. He stands there,<br />

staring, thinking about me.<br />

PHOTO BY STEVE BRENNAN


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ISSUE 333 - SEPTEMBER <strong>13</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Covers: Wrabel Eliot Hazel & Afterglow


BY EILEEN SHAPIRO<br />

CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT<br />

WRABEL<br />

THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG IN ‘THE VILLAGE,’<br />

RELEASED IN THE WAKE OF TRANS MILITARY BAN<br />

One of the most urgent, poignant,<br />

heart-rending and powerful songs<br />

and videos has been unleashed<br />

in the wake of the trans military<br />

ban, titled “The Village,” by the<br />

sensationally talented<br />

singer/songwriter Wrabel.<br />

Sensitively moved by two brave<br />

transgender teenagers who he<br />

befriended, Wrabel wrote the song<br />

on February 23, the day Trump<br />

took away federal protections for<br />

trans students in public schools.<br />

It was released only days after he<br />

tweeted to ban trans people from<br />

serving in the military.<br />

Dynamically and exquisitely<br />

directed by Dano Cerny, “The<br />

Village” takes us through the<br />

journey of the sorrowful family<br />

and school struggles of a trans<br />

teen, emotionally and beautifully<br />

portrayed by trans actor August<br />

Aiden.<br />

Wrabel courageously and<br />

passionately wrote this compelling<br />

anthem of protest, remembering<br />

the fact that he himself was afraid<br />

to say the word “gay” publicly until<br />

he was 23 years old. His single<br />

“11 Blocks” is an autobiographical<br />

account describing his feelings<br />

about his first gay love, and was<br />

heavily supported by Kesha. He<br />

also released “Ten Feet Tall,” which<br />

was also released by Afrojack and<br />

played during Super Bowl XLVlll.<br />

I spoke to Wrabel in depth about<br />

his career, his personal life, his<br />

beliefs and his inspirations. Most<br />

importantly we talked about “The<br />

Village,” which began with an<br />

explosive quote:<br />

“In nature, a flock will attack any<br />

bird that is more colorful than the<br />

others, because being different is<br />

seen as a threat.”<br />

“The Village”—I know<br />

what inspired it, but what<br />

motivated you to put it<br />

into song and to speak out<br />

about it?<br />

We wrote it on the 23rd<br />

of February, the day that<br />

Trump took away federal<br />

protections for trans<br />

students in public schools.<br />

The thing that really pushed<br />

me to write it was, I was<br />

talking to two of my biggest<br />

fans, which are two trans<br />

teenagers. I got to know<br />

them while I was on tour last<br />

year on the East Coast. They<br />

just kind of stood out to me.<br />

It sounds crazy, but they were<br />

so inspiring to me. They are<br />

so young and so self-aware.<br />

It took me years and years,<br />

and a stay in rehab, to be<br />

able to say the word “gay”<br />

out loud. For them to be so<br />

young and expressive, it was<br />

really striking.


I got to meet their families,<br />

their girlfriends, I got to<br />

know them. I was talking<br />

to one of them that day. I<br />

was hearing what it was like<br />

to actually be a trans kid in<br />

public school that day. It was<br />

awful. I thought that would<br />

give a mean kid more of an<br />

excuse to be mean, and to<br />

be hateful, and that’s exactly<br />

what it did. I was actually on<br />

my way to write that day. I<br />

go into sessions not knowing<br />

what I’m going to write most<br />

days. So I went in that day,<br />

and thankfully it<br />

was with my two<br />

good friends. I<br />

asked if we could<br />

try to write the<br />

song and tell the<br />

story of these<br />

two kids. My plan<br />

was to just write<br />

a sweet, simple<br />

song just for<br />

them and carry<br />

on. So that’s what<br />

really pushed me<br />

to write it.<br />

It’s one of the<br />

most powerful<br />

and compelling<br />

songs that I’ve<br />

ever heard. As a<br />

matter of fact, I<br />

don’t even know<br />

how to act with<br />

you.<br />

That really means a lot to me.<br />

Do you consider yourself<br />

more of an activist or a<br />

songwriter?<br />

Even with this project, I<br />

consider myself an artist<br />

and a songwriter first. That’s<br />

my home base, and I have<br />

a hard time taking on that<br />

label, activist. I don’t even<br />

know what that means,<br />

really. I almost feel like it’s<br />

an accident. I think one of<br />

the biggest things that I’ve<br />

learned from people closest<br />

to me - friends that I have<br />

in this weird little industry<br />

world that can be very fake<br />

and very stressful, and I can<br />

go on and on - is to just be<br />

yourself. Just like these two<br />

kids that are themselves. I<br />

think whatever platform you<br />

have, whatever follower count<br />

you have, whether it’s 10 or 10<br />

million, just being yourself is<br />

the most powerful thing. Like<br />

those two kids inspired me<br />

to just be myself. If I am an<br />

activist of any sort, I just want<br />

to make people feel like they<br />

are allowed to be themselves.<br />

If we all could just be OK with<br />

that - especially nowadays,<br />

you turn on any news channel<br />

- people have a lot of issues<br />

with just being themselves.<br />

I still have days where that<br />

is hard for me, but I feel<br />

like that’s been my goal,<br />

whether I’m writing a song<br />

like “The Village,” or about<br />

relationships. I remember I<br />

put “him” or “a man” as a<br />

pronoun in one of my songs,<br />

and everyone was like, “Oh<br />

my gosh.” I said, “OK, I’m<br />

singing about a dude. I’m<br />

gay.”<br />

What was the exact<br />

moment that changed the<br />

trajectory of your life?<br />

I have two moments that<br />

come to mind. The loudest<br />

thing in my mind would be<br />

the morning after I came<br />

out. I came out into a pretty<br />

toxic situation. I had a church<br />

that said, “You can change,<br />

you can change.” Honestly, I<br />

was a little brainwashed into<br />

almost believing that. I think<br />

the morning after I came out,<br />

I stayed at a friend’s house,<br />

and I remember just waking<br />

up, and I felt like I had died.<br />

I remember looking outside,<br />

and nobody was walking<br />

around on the little street that<br />

he lived on. I thought, “This is<br />

not good.”<br />

I think that<br />

started my path<br />

out of that, and I<br />

started to feel self<br />

acceptance and<br />

self celebration.<br />

Acceptance of all<br />

of us—we’re all<br />

weirdos; nobody<br />

is normal. I think<br />

that moment really<br />

opened my eyes<br />

and my heart to<br />

really questioning<br />

what I’d been told<br />

and things that I<br />

believed about<br />

myself and about<br />

the world. The<br />

other was the night<br />

I played songs for<br />

Barry Weiss, the<br />

head of Universal.<br />

I remembered<br />

calling my mom, and I<br />

remembered just thinking,<br />

“This is it.” Then I was signed<br />

to Island Records. That<br />

started my up and down and<br />

in and out and all around with<br />

labels, and with getting music<br />

out there.<br />

If you could take your music<br />

back in time to the past or<br />

ahead into the future, which<br />

would you choose?<br />

I guess I want to say the<br />

future, only because I can’t<br />

go back into the past.<br />

Read full interview on:<br />

www.getoutmag.com/<br />

wrabel


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What should I tell my healthcare provider before<br />

taking ODEFSEY?<br />

• All your health problems. Be sure to tell your<br />

healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney,<br />

bone, mental health (depression or suicidal thoughts),<br />

or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection.<br />

• All the medicines you take, including prescription<br />

and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and<br />

herbal supplements. Other medicines may affect how<br />

ODEFSEY works. Keep a list of all your medicines and<br />

show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist.<br />

Ask your healthcare provider if it is safe to take<br />

ODEFSEY with all of your other medicines.<br />

• If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.<br />

It is not known if ODEFSEY can harm your unborn baby.<br />

Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant<br />

while taking ODEFSEY.<br />

• If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to<br />

breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed<br />

to the baby in breast milk.<br />

You are encouraged to report negative<br />

side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.<br />

Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call<br />

1-800-FDA-1088.<br />

Please see Important Facts about<br />

ODEFSEY, including important warnings,<br />

on the following page.<br />

SHOW YOUR<br />

Take care of what matters most—you. ODEFSEY is a complete,<br />

1-pill, once-a-day HIV-1 treatment.


(oh-DEF-see)<br />

IMPORTANT FACTS<br />

This is only a brief summary of important information about<br />

ODEFSEY ® and does not replace talking to your healthcare<br />

provider about your condition and your treatment.<br />

MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ODEFSEY<br />

ODEFSEY may cause serious side effects, including:<br />

• Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. ODEFSEY is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both<br />

HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking ODEFSEY. Do not stop taking<br />

ODEFSEY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly<br />

for several months.<br />

ABOUT ODEFSEY<br />

• ODEFSEY is a prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years of age and older who have<br />

never taken HIV-1 medicines before and who have an amount of HIV-1 in their blood (“viral load”) that<br />

is no more than 100,000 copies/mL. ODEFSEY can also be used to replace current HIV-1 medicines<br />

for some people who have an undetectable viral load (less than 50 copies/mL), have been on the same<br />

HIV-1 medicines for at least 6 months, have never failed HIV-1 treatment, and whose healthcare provider<br />

determines that they meet certain other requirements.<br />

• ODEFSEY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing<br />

HIV-1 to others.<br />

Do NOT take ODEFSEY if you:<br />

• Take a medicine that contains: carbamazepine (Carbatrol ® , Epitol ® , Equetro ® , Tegretol ® ,<br />

Tegretol-XR ® , Teril ® ), dexamethasone (Ozurdex ® , Maxidex ® , Decadron ® , Baycadron), dexlansoprazole<br />

(Dexilant ® ), esomeprazole (Nexium ® , Vimovo ® ), lansoprazole (Prevacid ® ), omeprazole (Prilosec ® ,<br />

Zegerid ® ), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal ® ), pantoprazole sodium (Protonix ® ), phenobarbital (Luminal ® ),<br />

phenytoin (Dilantin ® , Dilantin-125 ® , Phenytek ® ), rabeprazole (Aciphex ® ), rifampin (Rifadin ® , Rifamate ® ,<br />

Rifater ® , Rimactane ® ), or rifapentine (Priftin ® ).<br />

• Take the herbal supplement St. John’s wort.<br />

• Take any other HIV-1 medicines at the same time.<br />

HOW TO TAKE ODEFSEY<br />

• ODEFSEY is a complete 1-pill, once-a-day HIV-1 medicine.<br />

• Take ODEFSEY with a meal.<br />

GET MORE INFORMATION<br />

• This is only a brief summary of important information about ODEFSEY. Talk to your healthcare provider or<br />

pharmacist to learn more.<br />

• Go to ODEFSEY.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5<br />

• If you need help paying for your medicine, visit ODEFSEY.com for program information.<br />

ODEFSEY, the ODEFSEY Logo, LOVE WHAT’S INSIDE, SHOW YOUR RADIANCE, GILEAD, and the<br />

GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks<br />

referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April <strong>2017</strong><br />

© <strong>2017</strong> Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. ODEC0092 06/17


POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF ODEFSEY<br />

ODEFSEY can cause serious side effects, including:<br />

• Those in the “Most Important Information About ODEFSEY” section.<br />

• Severe skin rash and allergic reactions.<br />

• Depression or mood changes.<br />

• Changes in liver enzymes.<br />

• Changes in your immune system.<br />

• New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure.<br />

• Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency<br />

that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness<br />

or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach<br />

pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or<br />

abnormal heartbeat.<br />

• Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away<br />

if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine,<br />

light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain.<br />

• Bone problems.<br />

The most common side effects of rilpivirine, one of the medicines in ODEFSEY, are depression, trouble<br />

sleeping (insomnia), and headache.<br />

The most common side effect of emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide, two of the medicines in<br />

ODEFSEY, is nausea.<br />

These are not all the possible side effects of ODEFSEY. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you<br />

have any new symptoms while taking ODEFSEY.<br />

Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment<br />

with ODEFSEY.<br />

BEFORE TAKING ODEFSEY<br />

Tell your healthcare provider if you:<br />

• Have or have had any kidney, bone, mental health (depression or suicidal thoughts), or liver problems,<br />

including hepatitis infection.<br />

• Have any other medical condition.<br />

• Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.<br />

• Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the<br />

risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby.<br />

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take:<br />

• Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal<br />

supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist.<br />

• Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with ODEFSEY.


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