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She's voice, singing in a more pop/rock style than on most of the other tracks. Hardgroove's musical chops come through in this song; he's a bassist with a rock edge, and there is an incredible drumline in the song that a half-dozen other bands would envy.

She is singing about history repeating itself, having to talk things to death, as she had in an earlier relationship. When God-Des comes in later in the song, it has the feel of a Nu Metal song, only not obnoxious. There's a vague feeling of Evanescence or some similar band here, only with fewer pretensions of melodramatic angst and more genuine emotion.

The fifth track, "Radio Up," was already mentioned, but it's the traditional thoughtful hip-hop rumination on what exactly is wrong with the music industry at the moment. Everybody does one-Del, Common, any rapper with a brain. Oh, and God-Des does indeed have a brain, breaking out incredibly diverse music references and noting, quite sagely, that Music Television doesn't actually play any music.

"Drum Circle," the sixth song, is just about moving your ass to great hip-hop, and is a definite paean to the good old days, and making today the good new days. There's swagger, there's sexy, and all one can think of listening to it is sculpted bodies moving frenetically on a dance floor.

Track seven, however, is more of a how-to. "Spin the Bottle" is basically a step-by-step description of how to play the game, along with reminiscences of youth and first kisses. It's really cute, and has this fun garage/Motown vibe to the

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instrumentation. Simple guitar riffs, some horns, it almost feels as though the B-52s have been reborn. Had they come out in 2010 instead of around 1980, "Rock Lobster" might have sounded like this.

"Get Your Bike" brings back She's rock side, although in that case she reminds one of an indie singer. The whole song feels like it should be on college radio, even with God-Des' rapping. She is more light-hearted here, and again, she and She complement each other so wonderfully.

The penultimate track, "Great Big World," is another She-centric rumination, an R&B track about acceptance and finding the things that connect people instead of focusing on the factors that keep them apart. The lyrics are so thoughtful, and She just tears the shit out of this song. When God-Des comes in, it's a surgical lyrical strike-in and out, and back to She blowing the roof off of the studio.

Finally, we get to "Change," which starts off with some dirty harmonica, and then God-Des comes in, slaughtering the line between rock and roll and rap. If the Rolling Stones had gotten really funky and started working with KRS-1 in the 1980s, they might have put out this song instead of "Harlem Shuffle." Most of the time, it sounds like they're singing about sex in this song, but occasionally there is the feeling that it's about changing the world. Maybe they are advocating changing the world through the power of orgasms. It fed the aliens in the movie Liquid Sky, so maybe orgasm energy can remake our society.

All in all, it is a really solid album from these two incredibly talented women. Generally, one can find at least one track to criticize; but not in Three.

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to be answered here in New York, which was the birthplace of the gay rights movement, more than 40 years ago."

"At our founding, African Americans were held in bondage. Catholics in New York could not hold office. Those without property could not vote. Women could not vote or hold office. And homosexuality was, in some places, a crime punishable by death," Bloomberg continued. "One by one, over many long years, the legal prohibitions to freedom and equality were overcome: Some on the battlefield, some at the State House and some in the courthouse... Each and every generation has helped our country take another step on the road to a more perfect union for all our citizens. That is the arc of American history. That is the march of freedom. That is the journey that we must never stop traveling."

He went on to discuss the Stonewall riots, regarded as the beginning of the modern gay civil rights movement.

"Today, a majority of Americans support marriage equality, and young people in-

creasingly view marriage equality in much the same way as young people in the 1960s viewed civil rights," he noted. "Eventually, as happened with civil rights for African Americans, they will be a majority of voters. And they will pass laws that reflect their values and elect presidents who personify them. It is not a matter of if, but when."

"And the question for every New York State lawmaker is: Do you want to be remembered as a leader on civil rights? Or an obstructionist? On matters of freedom and equality, history has not remembered obstructionists kindly," he concluded. "Not on abolition. Not on women's suffrage. Not on workers' rights. Not on civil rights. And it will be no different on marriage rights."

Pushing against the passage of same-sex marriage is the National Organization for Marriage, which pledged $1.5 million to work against the bill. NOM is engaged in lawsuits across the country against campaign finance disclosure laws, as they refuse to release lists of their donors, despite laws requiring it in several states in which they have operated.

charlie's calendar

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Indian Luncheon and Art Exhibition, organized by Asians and Friends Cleveland, buffet at noon at Taj Indian Palace, 5156 Wilson Mills Rd, Richmond Heights (Cleveland), followed by exhibition Indian Kalighat Paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art at 2 pm; www. afcleveland.org.

Tropical Splash, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center, $45, limited to 20 guests, 6 pm, private home in Brecksville; 216-651-5426, www.lgbt cleveland.org.

Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19

"Friends to the End," the North Coast Men's Chorus Pride concert, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Music Bldg, 2001 Euclid Ave, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.

Sunday, June 19

God-des and She, lesbian duo combining hip-

Sunday, June 26

Annual Brunch Fundraiser, benefits Equality Toledo, seatings at 11 am and 12:30 pm, $20, reservations required, Pam's Corner, 116 10th Street, Toledo; 419-407-6225, www.equalitytoledo.org.

Tuesday, June 28

Power Lunch, annual meeting of Community Shares, an organization supporting social justice nonprofits including the Cleveland LGBT Center, 11:30 am, Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore in the west Flats Powerhouse, Cleveland; 216-361-9920, www.community shares.org.

Wednesday, June 29

Latitude 41°N, a stop on the Cleveland LGBT Center's restaurant tour, order pizza and tell your server you're on the tour and 50% of your pizza bill is donated to the center, 5712 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-961-0000, www.lgbt cleveland.org.

hop, R&B, sassiness and sexiness, Yadda Club. Highlights of upcoming weeks

404 Pike St, Covington, Ky. (Cincinnati); 859491-5600.

Tuesday, June 21

Insight, monthly dinner meeting of Cleveland LGBT personal, social and business networking group; information and reservations 216200-9569.

Wednesday, June 22

Flying Fig, a stop on the Cleveland LGBT Center's restaurant tour, tell your server you're on the tour and 20% of your bill is donated to the center, 2523 Market Ave. in Ohio City, Cleveland; 216-241-4243, www.lgbtcleveland.

org.

Thursday, June 23

Early Pride with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, complimentary appetizers, drink specials, Roseangel, 5800 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland; www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org.

Friday, June 24

Born This Way: Lessons on Acceptance from TV's Glee and the Torah, special Shabbat service and Fairmount Temple coinciding with Cleveland Pride the following day, 6:15 pm, Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); www.fairmount temple.org, 216-464-1330 ext. 126.

Saturday, June 25

Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, 23rd annual event, parade steps off at noon from West 3rd and St Clair, marches to Voinovich Park, East 9th at Lake Erie, for festival and rally at 1 pm; 216-226-0004, www.cleveland pride.org.

Pride Dinner, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Dayton LGBT Center, featuring Suzanne Westenhoefer and Dayton Police LGBT liaison Lt. Wendy Stiver, 5 pm business and nonprofit expo, 7 pm dinner and program, $45 for dinner, Ponitz Center, Sinclair Community College, 301 West Fourth St, Dayton; http:// daytonlgbtcenter.org.

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Saturday, July 23

Colors of Cleveland Fest, LGBTQA festival embracing and supporting the "Cultural Melting Pot" that is Cleveland, presented by Colors of Cleveland Pride, 12 noon, Voinovich Park, East 9th at Lake Erie, Cleveland; www.colorsofclevelandpride.org.

Drag Ball VI, sixth annual installment of the charity drag softball game presented by North Coast Softball, 7 pm, Gordon Park, East 72nd south of I-90, Cleveland; 330-794-3384, www.northcoastsoftball.org.

Sunday, July 24

22nd Annual Garden Party, lush outdoor benefit for the Cleveland LGBT Center, new location in Hunting Valley TBA; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Monday to Sunday, July 25 to 31

Outgames and Human Rights Conference, organized by the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; www.vancouver 2011 outgames.com. Friday to Sunday, July 29 to 31

Synergyfest, annual sport and cultural festival presented by the Cleveland Synergy Foundation; www.synergyfest.org, 216-664-9551. Sunday, July 31

Dancin' in the Streets, 27th party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, 3 pm to 11 pm, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and 117th Streets; www.dancininthestreets.us, 216221-2333.

Tuesday to Sunday, August 2 to 7

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 36th annual event, multiple stages, dozens of performers, thousands of women, near Hart in western Michigan; www.michfest.com.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman