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subject of attention from outlets such as Out- Urell. “It’s overwhelming and kind of heart
Sports.com and has even sprouted a Facebook stopping for me.”
tan page dedicated to uniting the friends (in
Plans for a small March issue of HIPFiSH
cluding a third blogger, Robert) for the first are being implemented, as well as a full April
time in person via The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
issue.
Usselman is a 16-year-old sophomore at Sky-
“There may be a lot of putting Humpty back
view High School. After becoming friends with together again,” says Urell, “but we can do
Newcomer and Robert (last name unconfirmed that.”
as of press time) through the gay social net
working site Gay Youth Corner, they soon For more information on how to help HIPFiSH
bonded over their mutual love of sports.
Monthly, visit helphipfish.com. You can also donate
“We were friends for about six months,” says money via a PayPal account, accessible at hipfish-
Usselman, who is a varsity track runner at Sky- monthly.com.
view. “One day I was running on the treadmill,
and I came up with the idea that we should start
a blog to help other teens out through their ex
perience and acceptance. We’ve all gone through
hard times and we didn’t want any more of the
younger generation to go through them as
well.”
In addition to the blog, Usselman has spear
headed a week of anti-gay bullying events at
Skyview from Monday, February 7 to Friday,
February 11. Dubbed “Stand As One,” the proj
ect, as Usselman explains, will be similar to the
MTV show I f You Really Knew Me—a reality
series that focuses on youth subculture and dif
ferent cliques in high schools.
“It shows everyone that we all may be differ
ent, we may all wear different clothes and have
different interests, but we’re still all human,”
says Usselman.
Stand As One will feature a video segment
Kendall C law so n and M ayor Sam A dam s at
focusing on different cliques. Representatives the 2 0 1 0 Q C e n te r W in ter G ala
from each clique will show a clip, then tell a se
cret about themselves. Usselman’s video will
conclude with him coming out to his school for
Q Center’s Clawson Recaps
the first time.
“I’m kind of anxious to see how the other Winter Gala, Looks Forward
athletes in our community take it, since some of to Governor’s Office
us are good f riends outside of our competitive
ness,” says Usselman. I’m pretty sure my school
Not quite 48 hours after an epic party at the
will be very accepting.”
Nines and a day before starting her new job at
the governor’s office, Kendall Clawson was all
For more information on “Walking the Road," visit gratitude. The Q_Center executive director took
hradroberthen.wordpress.com. You can also visit the a few moments during her last day at the Port
Face hook group page “Brad, Robert and Ben for land LGBTQ_ hub to reflect on January 29’s
W inter Gala, her future with Governor Kit-
E LLEN the Generous. ”
zhaber’s administration and a very eventful cou
— Ryan J. Prado ple of years.
For Clawson, the third annual soiree, which
drew some 600 attendees and raised more than
HIPFiSH Bouncing Back
$131,000—more than double the 2010 tally—
After Holiday Fire
hit “every note that really represents us. ... I
HIPFiSH Monthly—Astoria’s gay-owned al think it’s rare that you see it in our community.
ternative news publication—was ravaged fol We had every faction: younger people, older
lowing a fire December 16 in the city’s historic people, people with money, people who scraped
Riverside district. As of press time, there were their pennies together to come."
no causes given for the fire, and no official esti
In addition to monies raised from ticket sales
mation of the extent of the damage has been and auction items, a $200,00 donation from the
reported.
estate of Ed Cauduro sent the evening over the
“Our motto is kind of coastal voice, cultural top—and marked an inspiring kick-off to the
beat,’” says Dinah Urell, HIPFiSH’s publisher.
start of a new capital campaign for the center.
That beat was in danger of being drummed (A tribute to the late benefactor will be featured
out following December’s fire. But the commu in the February 18 issue of Just Out.)
nity banded together in late January to hold a
“The money that was coming in for Q_Center
weeklong art auction as well as a fundraising is totally life-altering, it really is,” Clawson said.
show called Entertainment-a-thon to help ease “So I’m super grateful and I want to say ‘thank
the paper’s financial burden. The combination of you’ to everyone for putting their paddles up,
both events raised $20,000 toward getting HIP and for buying a ticket, and for remembering
FiSH back on track.
that it’s a fundraiser for our home.”
“The community has certainly spoken,” says
The night also marked a surreal moment for
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