Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 2012 Page: 4 of 36
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN | A participant places a rose in a basket during a Transgender Day
of Remembrance observance at the Cathedral of Hope on Sunday, Nov. 18. Each rose commem-
morated one of the 39 transgender people murdered in the last 12 months. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)
Drama Room owner says bar isn't
closing despite'For Lease'sign
Lonzie Hershner, whose family owns the Drama
Room on Cedar Springs Road, tells Instant Tea
that the "For Lease" sign that recently appeared in
the window of the gay bar isn't an indication it's
closing.
Hershner said his family, which also owns the
Tin Room on Hudnall Street, is in the process of
renegotiating its lease for the Drama Room, and
the property owner put up the sign as the two
sides continue to haggle. Hershner said the lease
expired in January and has been extended month
to month since then, but the property owner had
wanted it to be renegotiated within six months. The
owner of the property — identified as Penelope
Hatteras in Dallas Central Appraisal District records
— didn't immediately return a phone call seeking
comment.
"We have no plans on giving up the Drama
Room," Hershner said. "We're just holding out as
long as possible."
Mickey Briggs, the owner of the bar that previ-
ously occupied the Drama Room site, Mickey's,
blamed a rent increase when he closed the bar in
2009. Hershner's family also plans to reopen the
Hideaway on Buena Vista Street in Uptown. How-
ever, neighbors are trying to block the Hideaway
from reopening, and a hearing on the liquor license
for the bar is now set for Dec. 7. Hershner said the
delays related to the Hideaway have not impacted
the lease negotiations for the Drama Room.
"Each establishment pays its own bills," he said.
— John Wright
Anti-gay group spreading lies
about TX same-sex adoption bill
A bill that would provide accurate supplemental
birth certificates to same-sex adoptive parents in
Texas came under fire this week from Jonathan
Saenz, president of the anti-gay group Texas Val-
ues. Saenz appeared on Austin's Fox 7, speaking
out against HB 201 filed by state Rep. Rafael An-
chia, D-Dallas.
Under the impression that the bill would man-
date a change in all birth certificates in the state,
Saenz suggested that his three children would
have to have theirs changed. But the bill would
only apply to adopted children of same-sex cou-
ples, allowing both parents to have their names on
the certificate. Texas law currently only allows one
man and one woman to be listed on birth certifi-
cates.
"In the state of Texas, homosexual adoption is
allowed, so that's not the issue here. The issue is
that you have a small group of people that want to
change a birth certificate for everybody else,"
Saenz said. "This is an issue about what is natural
and what is common sense. You have a mother
and a father."
Saenz continued to say that the bill would grant
gay couples special rights and suggested certifi-
cates would allow two or three fathers to be listed
on the certificates in cases of polygamy.
Mentioning that the bill has been filed before
and never got out of committee, Saenz said it has
no chance of passing when the session begins
Jan. 8. He also argued that changing the law for
birth certificates would impact at least 31 other
sections of the family law.
"This type of change would essentially eviscer-
ate the family law as we know it," he said.
Equality Texas Executive Director Chuck Smith
also spoke to Fox 7, highlighting that inaccurate
birth certificates make it harder for children to get a
passport or register for school.
"The current law, as it's written, is forcing thou-
sands of Texas children not to be able to get a
supplemental birth certificate that shows who their
legal, adoptive parents are," Smith said
Following the news report, Smith posted a fact
check about HB 201 on Equality Texas' website.
"Mr. Saenz apparently had not actually read HB
201 because his on-air statements were factually
incorrect," Smith wrote. "I don't know about you,
but as a fifth-generation Texan, my Texas Values'
include telling the truth and working to support the
health and well being of all Texas families. And yes,
that literally means ALL TEXAS FAMILIES!"
— Anna Waugh
dallasvoice.com
11.23.12
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