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Trans sex worker to face murder trial Herman “Peaches” Burton claims to have had a months-long sexual relationship with Patrick Michael Brady, who was killed at the Omni Hotel in October. Burton faces charges of murder, theft, arson and abuse of corpse. A date for the trial has not yet been set. By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com New details emerged this week in the case of a transgender prostitute accused of murdering a man at a local hotel this past fall. A preliminary hearing was held before Judge Joseph Waters Feb. 8 in the case of Herman “Peaches” Burton, accused of the Oct. 30 killing of Patrick Michael Brady. Waters ordered Burton to stand trial for the murder, but the proceeding has not yet been scheduled. Burton, who has a long rap sheet encompassing 36 arrests in the past few years, now faces charges of murder, theft, arson, abuse of corpse and related charges. Rescue personnel found Brady’s body Oct. 31 in the Omni Hotel, Fourth and Chestnut streets, after a BURTON report of a small fire in an eighth-floor room. During this week’s hearing, prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that the medical examiner would not testify during the trial, nor would Burton’s statement to the police be read because of the graphic and gruesome nature of the account. The ME determined the cause of death PAGE 5 to be strangulation and

Groundbreaking trans study reveals impact of rampant bias By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The first comprehensive national study on transgender discrimination found widespread financial, social and emotional devastation from the pervasive harassment transgender Americans face. The National Transgender Discrimination Survey included input from 6,450 transgender and gender nonconforming people from all 50 states who represented a wealth of ages, races and backgrounds. “Injustice at Every Turn,” an initiative that began in 2008, PAGE 6

SUPER SUNDAY: Members and supporters of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League watched the big game on the big screen at International House of Philadelphia last weekend while raising funds for ActionAIDS. Whether rooting for the Packers or the Steelers, the more-than 100 partygoers came together to bring in about $2,500 for the HIV/AIDS service organization. GPFFL commissioner Wayne Knaub said the event was a success in its first year, and organizers are hoping to make the party an annual fundraiser for ActionAIDS. The predominantly gay football association will begin its spring league on March 19. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Appeal denied for officer who sided with antigay protestors By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit last week affirmed a lower court ruling that found the constitutional rights of a Kutztown University police officer, who was disciplined after refusing to remove an antigay group from campus, were not violated. The court, in an opinion filed Feb. 4 by District Judge Richard Stearns, upheld the dismissal of Cpl. Steven Armbruster’s suit by District Court Judge C. Darnell Jones II

last year. Armbruster contended that his constitutional right to free speech and his right to refuse to violate others’ free-speech rights were violated when he was disciplined by his superior for disobeying an order to remove 15 members of Repent America from the campus. Last year, Jones found that Armbruster had spoken in his official capacity as a police officer, not as a citizen, nullifying his free-speech claim, and that no one has the constitutional right to refuse to violate others’ free-speech rights.

The group, which frequently protests local LGBT community events, was met with a crowd of students and staff during its April 2007 visit to the college. According to Armbruster’s complaint, chief of police William Mioskie told the protestors to leave, as the crowd of 300 counter-demonstrators was becoming increasingly agitated by their rhetoric, and instructed Armbruster to enforce that order. Armbruster refused Mioskie’s instruction, as well as a request to remove the protesters by Kutztown president F. Javier Cevallos. The officer PAGE 4

Couple faces Valentine deportation By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com As couples in the area rush to buy last-minute gifts for their sweethearts, two local men are feverishly working to ensure they can even spend Valentine’s Day in the same country. Anton Tanumihardja, TANUMIHARDJA a native of Indonesia, (LEFT) AND is facing a deportation ANDERSEN deadline of Feb. 14, a move that would tear him away — possibly permanently — from partner Brian Andersen, a Philadelphia resident. Tanumihardja has filed numerous applications for political asylum — based on the fact that he is gay, ethnic Chinese and Catholic, all identities that could lead to persecution in his home country — but the Board of Immigration PAGE 5

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Mazzoni head named to national board By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

The National Coalition for LGBT Health will now have a Philadelphia voice, as it has selected one of the city’s leading LGBT health advocates to join its board of directors. The agency selected Mazzoni Center executive director Nurit Shein for one of two board positions. The other appointee is Michael Plankey, assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University, bringing the total number of SHEIN members to 11. The Washington, D.C.-based coalition now has more than 75 member organizations, including Mazzoni Center, The Safeguards Project, the city’s AIDS Activities Coordinating Office and Drexel University’s Program for LGBT Health. The coalition advocates at the federal level for research, policy, education and training initiatives to improve the health of the LGBT community. Shein said coalition interim executive director Hutson Inniss approached her about the board position and she gladly accepted. The appointment is for one year, after which time Shein will be eligible for board election to the position.

Inniss said Shein’s reputation is wellknown among coalition members. “Nurit is a national leader when it comes to health and incorporating health issues of the LGBT community,” he said. “Her leadership at the Mazzoni Center has been a model for other health centers to follow. She’s been a member of the coalition since its founding and she’s well-respected by her colleagues around the country.” Shein said she already has two primary goals for her involvement with the agency. Currently the federal government does not list the LGBT community as an “underserved” population, a designation the coalition, guided by a committee on which Shein will sit, will pursue. “The federal government designates funding according to those types of designations,” Shein said. “While for the first time in [Health and Human Services 10year report] Healthy People 2020, the federal government recognized the disparities of LGBT individuals, it has not yet made the step to actually give the designation of underserved population to the LGBT community. With that designation, there will be more resources to address those disparities.” Also on her slate of objectives is the expansion of research to include the LGBT community, to better identify health trends. “Once we have more data about LGBT individuals across the country, we will be able to better judge trends and better access resources.” ■

Gay Council candidate out-raises Dem challengers By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

The Philadelphia Board of Ethics recently released campaign finance reports submitted by City Council hopefuls, and one of the three openly gay candidates is leading the pack of Democratic challengers. According to reports submitted last month that tracked fundraising through 2010, Sherrie Cohen, who is seeking a Councilat-Large seat, had $41,950 on hand. R e p u b l i c a n a tLarge candidate John Giordano reported COHEN $100,180 in funds, putting him at the top of the list of challengers, followed by Cohen. Out Democratic at-Large hopeful Chris Hayes recorded $136.59 at the end of 2010, and openly gay Republican Lou Lanni, who’s looking to unseat First District Councilman Frank DiCicco, reported $3,385.

Democratic Councilman-at-Large Bill Green topped all of the council candidates with $197,000. Cohen noted that her campaign actually raised over $48,000 but some of the funding went to expenses. “Fundraising’s been going great,” she said. “We have a lot of support in the LGBT community and throughout the city.” Cohen, daughter of late Councilman David Cohen, is an attorney and longtime LGBT and civil-rights activist. She is vying for one of the five Democratic at-Large seats, with at least nine other Democrats also in the ring, including five incumbents. In the next few months, she will be looking for supporters to host fundraising parties and to phone bank for donations, and planning an LGBT fundraiser for April. In advance of the ballot petition drive, Cohen will host a “petition party” from 47 p.m. Feb. 13 at Tavern on Camac, 243 S. Camac St., to solicit volunteers to gather signatures to secure her name on the ballot. From Feb. 15-March 8, Council hopefuls must collect 1,000 signatures from city residents to secure a ballot spot. ■

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SINGING VALENTINE: Cabaret performers Tom Wilson Weinberg and Melissa Kolczynski brought their musical stylings to the William Way LGBT Community Center Feb. 5, a stop on the duo’s Valentine Tour 2011. About 50 people turned out for the show, which featured popular romance songs, as well as some crafted personally by Weinberg. The event raised about $500 for the center’s Women’s Wednesdays, a social program for LBT women over 50. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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argued that he thought doing so would violate Repent America’s free-speech rights. Mioskie placed Armbruster on administrative leave, and he was later suspended for five days without pay, which amounted to about $600. Mioskie, Cevallos and John Cavanaugh, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, were named as defendants in the case. In last week’s opinion, Stearns wrote that there is no case law that would support Armbruster’s claims. In his appeal, Armbruster cited numerous cases of military servicemembers who disobeyed orders, but Stearns noted those cases centered on the Uniform Code of Military Justice, not the U.S. Constitution. Armbruster’s appeal also argued that Jones did not take into consideration “Harley v. Schuylkill County,” the only federal court case that found the right to refuse to violate another’s rights. Stearns said that case applied to constitutional due-process rights, which would not extend to Armbruster’s complaint. “It is not that we cannot conceive of a factual scenario involving a punishment imposed for disobeying a blatantly illegal order for which substantive due process might appropriately offered redress — for example, an order to shoot to kill peaceful demonstrators,” Stearns wrote. “But that is

not this case.” Armbruster had asked for a court to order an injunction barring disciplinary action should he again refuse an order based on constitutional arguments. Stearns called that request “patently unworkable.” “Providing prospective immunity for acts of insubordination based on an officer’s subjective understanding of what are often complex issues of law and fact would undermine the order necessary for a paramilitary organization like a police force to function effectively,” he wrote. “In the words of the Supreme Court, ‘society would be ill-served if its police officers took it upon themselves to determine which laws are and which are not constitutionally entitled to enforcement.’” Armbruster’s attorney, Randy Wenger, said he and his client are still considering the options about taking the case further and expressed dismay over the court’s decision. “I think it’s important for everybody when we don’t live in a police state, when police recognize that they have a duty to uphold the constitution, to be able to exercise their own judgment and not be disciplined when they’re actually right that they would be violating others’ constitutional rights. So I’m disappointed with the outcome because it implies that police should follow orders even if those orders are undermining the rights of other citizens.” Cevallos declined to comment. ■

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Valentine’s Day deportation brings home immigration inequality Appeals has denied such requests. Tanumihardja filed an emergency motion to delay deportation in July and a request for the BIA to reopen his asylum case in September. He was granted several 90-day deportation extensions since last year but was notified his deportation would be final Feb. 14. The BIA has not yet ruled on reopening the case, however. The couple, residents of South Philadelphia, enlisted the help of Lavi Soloway, founder of Immigration Equality and blog StopTheDeportations, which works on behalf of binational gay and lesbian couples. Current immigration law precludes gay and lesbian Americans from sponsoring a foreign-born partner for citizenship, a privilege reserved only for heterosexual married couples. Even in states where same-sex marriage is legal, however, the federal Defense of Marriage Act prevents couples from being recognized as equal to heterosexual married couples under federal law. Soloway is spearheading a campaign on his site to urge supporters to contact Sen. Bob Casey, Congressman Bob Brady and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to urge the policymakers to intervene on Tanumihardja’s behalf. “The Department of Homeland Security has the discretion to determine how it wants to pursue the deportation of any individual, meaning how high of a priority it is for them. This case should not be a high priority,” he said. “This individual has not committed any crimes and has a pending motion before the Board of Immigration Appeals to reopen his asylum case. So we’ve been really working hard to urge Congressman Brady and Sen. Casey to contact Napolitano to ask for her review of this matter and to intervene to keep him from being deported, but that hasn’t happened yet.” Soloway, who said he has not heard back from the Department of Homeland Security, explained that Napolitano’s department has previously moved to lessen the priority of deportation of widows of American citizens

and youth who may qualify for the DREAM Act if it were to pass, but has yet to do so for gays and lesbians. Tanumihardja, 45, first came to the country in 2002 on a tourist visa, settling in Philadelphia. He learned English, pays his taxes and currently works as a bookkeeper at a local deli. Although he and Andersen have only been together since last summer, he said he knows his future is here in Philadelphia with him. “All I can think is how much he loves me and how much I love him, and I made the decision to fight this case because ANDERSEN AND I want to stay TANUMIHARDJA here for this,” he said. The couple began talking online last year and met in person in the summer at Sky Café, an Indonesian restaurant in South Philadelphia. The pair said they hit it off immediately and began dating shortly afterward. Tanumihardja said the relationship he and Andersen share would not be possible in his home country. “A gay person living in Indonesia is not safe at all,” he said. “The country is about 90-percent Muslim, and they’re Muslims who are very antigay. So if you are gay, you have to be very careful to not be out with someone or to show anything because you’re not safe.” Andersen, 28, said the urgent need for changes in American immigration law didn’t really hit home until he began his relationship with Tanumihardja. “We started talking about this issue, and I saw that this is not an obstacle that people should have to face,” he said. “You don’t really realize the discriminatory nature of the immigration laws until you’re faced with it in your own life.”

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Cameron said investigators believe that after the killing, Burton brought two other men into the room to have sex before setting the room on fire in an alleged attempt to cover the crime. Brady was an information-technology worker at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and a resident of Thorndale, where he lived with his wife and 9-year-old daughter. Police arrested Burton Nov. 2 and said the defendant was carrying Brady’s cell phone and credit card. Police later that month arrested Richard Collins, charging him with abuse of corpse and theft charges, alleging that Burton called Collins after the murder and asked for help in disposing the body. Collins pleaded guilty to the charges in November and is awaiting sentencing. ■

blunt-impact trauma. Assistant district attorney Edward Cameron referenced the examiner’s report at the hearing, citing Brady suffered fractured ribs and larynx, bruising on nearly all of his organs and a laceration on his penis. Surveillance photos were shown during the hearing depicting Brady and Burton entering the hotel lobby together on the night of Oct. 30. While the events that led up to the attack are not clear, Burton’s attorney, Gregory Pagano, told the judge his client and Brady had a seven-month-long sexual relationship prior to the killing. Pagano also said Burton was on the drug PCP the night Brady died and that his client doesn’t recall much of the night.

Andersen, a business-development manager at a car dealership, said the couple has heard back from staff of Casey and Brady, who expressed sympathy but were unsure how they could help. Andersen urged community members, however, to keep contacting the elected officials and urging them to put pressure on Napolitano to order a stay in the case until the BIA can make a decision. “The government does have the power to stop this based on the fact that he does have a pending motion that has not been adjudicated with the Board of Immigration Appeals,” Andersen said. “It’s almost like the two organizations [Homeland Security and BIA] don’t talk to each other. He has a pending motion that hasn’t been adjudicated and he could be deported prior to that happening, with no chance for the case ever to be followed through on.” Tanumihardja said he and Andersen have been taking the fight one day at a time, and

that he’s not sure yet what he’s going to do come Valentine’s Day. Andersen commented that if the deportation goes through, however, it’d be “the biggest anti-Valentine’s Day of all time.” “Instead of being able to spend time with the person you love, you’re being ripped apart by your government,” he said. “The U.S. government is destroying our relationship. They’re making it not possible for us to have a relationship here, and we can’t live as an out gay couple in Indonesia: It’d be suicide. But we feel like it doesn’t need to get that far. The government has the ability to rectify this situation and give this case a chance to be followed through with. All we need is more time.” The couple is urging community members to contact Casey at 202-224-6324, Brady at 202-225-4731 and Napolitano at 202-282-8000. For more information on the case, visit www.stopthedeportations.blogspot.com. ■

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was spearheaded by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, with the collaboration of Penn State University’s Consortium on Higher Education and Dr. Susan Rankin. Approximately 63 percent of respondents reported having experienced at least one “serious act of discrimination” — such as school bullying severe enough to result in dropping out, housing eviction or job loss. Mara Keisling, executive director of NCTE, called the results “heartbreaking on a personal level.” “Each of these facts and figures represents pain and hardship endured by real people, every single day,” she said. Employment Among the findings, the report revealed that transgender individuals are twice as likely to face unemployment, with 14 percent of respondents unemployed compared with the 7 percent national unemployment rate at the time the survey was conducted. About 90 percent of survey respondents have faced harassment, mistreatment or discrimination in a workplace. Nearly half faced an adverse job outcome because of their gender identity, and more than a quarter reported losing a job because of being transgender or gender nonconforming. More than 70 percent of participants said they tried to hide their transition to avoid discrimination, although 78 percent of those who transitioned said they felt more com615 North Broad Street, Phila., PA 19123-2495 Phone: 215.923.2003 E-mail: BethAhavah @rodephshalom.org Visit www.bethahavah.org for additional information, programming and directions

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fortable with themselves once the transition was complete. About 16 percent of respondents said they sold drugs or participated in sex work to avoid workplace settings. Financial, housing insecurity The report found that transgender Americans are four times more likely than the general population to have a household income of less than $10,000. The majority of respondents reported a household income of between $20,000$50,000, while the general population averages between $50,000-$100,000. Just 14 percent of participants reported incomes of more than $100,000, a category that 25 percent of the general population falls into. Only about 1.7 percent of respondents were homeless at the time of the survey, but that figure is double the national average. Home ownership was also drastically different than the general population, with 32 percent of participants listing themselves as home- or condo-owners, compared to the national average of 67 percent. Nineteen percent of respondents said they had been denied housing because of their gender identity, and 40 percent had to move into a less expensive home or apartment because of discrimination. Approximately 19 percent of respondents said they have at one time been homeless because of discrimination, more than 2.5 times the national average. Education Education was the only section analyzed

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in which the transgender respondents fared better than the general population, with 87 percent having taken some college courses or attained a college or graduate degree, compared with 55 percent of the general population. The study did, however, also look at the connection between school harassment and income later in life. Those who reported being harassed during school were much more likely to report lower incomes, with about 20 percent of those earning less than $10,000 having experienced mistreatment in school, compared to 12 percent of transgenders who did not and 4 percent of the general population. Health, family implications Respondents reported widespread obstacles to healthcare on account of gender identity, with nearly 30 percent saying they avoided medical care when sick because of fear of discrimination. About 19 percent reported having been refused care because of their trans status, with 28 percent saying they were harassed in medical settings. Care providers also lacked awareness of transgender issues, as half of the respondents said they had to educate their doctors about transgender medical issues. More than 2.6 percent of the sample population reported being HIV-positive, a figure that is more than four times the national average. The rate of attempted suicide was also staggeringly high, with 41 percent of respondents having attempted it at some point. The study noted that the federal government estimates that 1.6 percent of the general population has attempted suicide, although that figure only applies to the previous year, not throughout a lifetime. Attempted suicide rates were highest among those under 44. Attempt rates also were higher among people who had been harassed by teachers in a school setting and those with low incomes, with 54 percent of those earning less than $10,000 having reported an attempted suicide. About 57 percent of participants reported family rejection because of their gender identity, and that population was at much higher risk for health challenges than those

who maintained family bonds. Racial disparities Racial minorities were at much higher risks for negative outcomes associated with their gender identity. African Americans and Latinos faced higher levels of discrimination in all categories explored, and also reported lower incomes and education levels. Black respondents were four times as likely as the overall sample to participate in sex work, and reported an HIV-infection rate nearly 10 times the survey average. Respondents of color also reported vastly higher levels of discrimination in police interactions. About 22 percent of respondents said they were harassed by police because of their identity, but that figure rose to 38 percent for African Americans and 36 percent for those who are multiracial. Of respondents who were incarcerated, 7 percent were held in a cell alone because of their gender identity, but that figure jumped to 41 percent for African Americans and 21 percent for Latinos. Moving forward The survey asked respondents their top policy priorities, with most ranking employment discrimination highest, followed by more trans-inclusive health insurance, hatecrimes laws and healthcare policies. NGLTF executive director Rea Carey noted that these issues and many others addressed in the report require a concerted effort by LGBTs, allies and policymakers. “By shedding light on the discrimination that transgender Americans face, this study poses a challenge to us all,” she said. “No one should be out of a job, living in poverty or faced with subpar health care simply because of their gender identity or expression. The scope of the problem is clear, and now we must come together to solve it.” The NCTE’s Keisling added that the comprehensive survey should be a call “to the conscience of every American who believes that everyone has the right to a fair chance to work hard, to have a roof overhead and to support a family. Equality, not discrimination, is the ideal that Americans believe in, have fought for and need to apply for.” To access the full report, visit www.thetaskforce.org. ■

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Equality PA broadens board By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The board of Equality Pennsylvania last month doubled its number of members, bringing in new representation from all four corners of the state. During its Jan. 23 quarterly meeting in Pittsburgh, the board approved seven new members: Kevin Bennett and Dr. Richard McCarty from Erie, Michael Testa and the Rev. Deryck Tines from Pittsburgh, Mary Isenhour from Harrisburg, Richard Levine from Hershey and Adanjesus Marin from Lancaster. The new members will serve two-year terms, which are renewable three times. The seven join current members president Brian Sims, vice president Mark Usry, secretary Paul Nardone, Lauren Barr, Syngred Briddell, Christopher Gatesman and Adrian Shanker. Sims said the board was looking to ensure that it was comprised of leaders from throughout the state, an achievement he said will be key to mobilizing LGBT communities across Pennsylvania. “Pennsylvania is a really big state and, while it’s important for us to be talking about issues in the major urban areas, like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, most of the gains we’ve seen over the last couple years have actually been in the small towns and communities all across the state,” he said. “Having a board that covers the entire state not only lets Pennsylvanians feel like they have a direct connection with leaders in the region, but it’s helping us to say to LGBT Pennsylvanians that we recognize that gay issues are not just issues for people in cities, but also for people in Scranton, Erie, Potter County or State College. All of those areas have a very active role to play in the state’s LGBT movement.” While the geographical diversity is a boon for the agency, it does make board meetings a bit more challenging. But Sims said the organization, which already housed a board that covered the whole state, has become accustomed to conference-call meetings, in addition to its quarterly in-person meetings at locations throughout Pennsylvania.

In addition, executive director Ted Martin frequently travels across the state and is able to connect with board members during those trips, Sims said. He said the new board will look at LGBTrights issues from several different angles. Equality PA plans to seek support for issues impacting LGBTs from communities of faith, an effort Sims said will be aided by the inclusion of board members Tines, the pastor of ONEchurch, and McCarty, associate professor of religious studies at Mercyhurst College. “I think one of the things we need to do is reach out to people of faith in Pennsylvania who support civil rights because too often people think that religion is antigay and, while we certainly have seen some strong lobbying from certain religious groups, there is also a place for people of faith in the civil-rights movement,” Sims said. The group also plans to concentrate on local-level initiatives. Last year, several suburban municipalities approved LGBT nondiscrimination ordinances, and several others are considering such measures. “The gains we’ve seen recently haven’t been in major cities but in townships and municipalities, and we want to see those continue,” Sims said. “They didn’t happen because we had a Democratic governor or a Democratic House, but because we had chambers of commerce and town and city councils who don’t want to discriminate and who know that having LGBT protections in place is good for business. So we’re going to be helping to push for municipal nondiscrimination ordinances around the state to keep this going.” The agency also plans to assist those interested in running for public office. “Pennsylvania has never had an openly LGBT member of the state legislature, which can have an enormous domino effect for LGBT civil rights in the state,” Sims said. “So we hope that, over the next year, we cannot only help identify but also train people in the state who want to run for public office — whether it’s for their local school board or town council or the legislature.” ■

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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Jan. 24-30. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. ARREST: At 9:15 p.m. Jan. 25, 6th District plainclothes officers arrested a male for prostitution at 300 S. 12th St. REPORT: At 3:30 p.m. Jan. 26, a male entered an office building at 1122 Locust St. and asked if anyone wanted to sponsor the AIDS Walk. The male then took a cell phone from a desk and left the building. The offender was described as a white male, 6-foot-1, late 30s, dirty looking and wearing a green army jacket and a knit cap. He was carrying a clipboard. REPORT: Between 9:30 a.m. Jan. 26 and 10:30 a.m. Jan. 27, an out-of-state woman’s license plate was discovered missing from her vehicle, parked in the 1300 block of Locust Street. ARREST: At 8 a.m. Jan. 28, a resident of the 900 block of Spruce Street admitted a

Media Trail R.I. considers marriage The Boston Herald reports Rhode Island House lawmakers is taking up a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hear testimony on the bill Feb. 9, after delaying a Feb. 2 hearing because of bad weather. The legislation has been introduced several times over the years, but failed when it faced opposition from previous Republican Gov. Don Carcieri and former legislative leaders. This year, advocates are more optimistic because it has the support of new Gov. Lincoln Chafee, an independent, and Democratic House Speaker Gordon Fox, who is gay and a co-sponsor of the bill.

Neb. judge denies divorce for lesbian couple Nebraska’s KNEB reports a Nebraska judge has denied a divorce for a lesbian

male to the premises. The male had shoveled snow for the resident the day before and wanted more money. When the resident went upstairs to get the cash, the male took jewelry and a cell phone from the first-floor bedroom and fled. When the victim called the stolen cell phone, the male answered and agreed to return the items for money. The victim contacted police and Officers Walsh and Braceland set up a surveillance. The male returned to the residence and was apprehended by the officers after an attempt to flee. The male was identified and the jewelry was recovered. The 42-yearold suspect with a Northeast Philadelphia address was charged with burglary and related offenses. REPORT: Between 7:35 a.m.-10:15 p.m. Jan. 28, someone entered a secured apartment in the 200 block of South 12th Street without force and stole laptops, a cell phone, a camera, an iPod and a watch. Officer Novoa attempted to lift fingerprints. REPORT: Between 3 p.m. Jan. 29 and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 30, someone broke into a 2000 Chevrolet, parked in the 1200 block of Walnut Street, and stole a laptop. There was no forced entry. This report was received by the DPR Unit via phone, thus police were not dispatched. ■ couple married in Vermont, saying he can’t dissolve a marriage that isn’t recognized by the state. The divorce filing from Brenda Mueller, of Nebraska City, advised the court that she and Deborah Pry had agreed to a custody arrangement for their daughter and settled other issues related to their separation. But Otoe County District Judge Randall Rehmeier ruled that because the Nebraska Constitution doesn’t recognize the couple’s 2003 marriage in Vermont, he has no authority to grant their divorce. The judge approved their custody arrangement.

ND Senate rejects hate-crime penalties The Bismarck Tribune reports a proposal for harsher criminal penalties for racially motivated assaults and attacks on gays and lesbians was defeated Feb. 1 in the North Dakota Senate. Bismarck Sen. Margaret Sitte said the hate-crimes measure would require prosecutors to prove what was in an attacker’s mind during an assault. She said local state’s attorneys already have the laws they need to prosecute beatings. Sitte also said the bill was “so broad that almost anyone could allege discrimination” to have someone prosecuted for a hate crime. Senators defeated the legislation 37-10. ■

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Walking while transgender This week, the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released the first large-scale study of discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals in the nation. The findings are sobering. Across the board, the more-than 6,450 respondents reported discrimination in employment, housing, education, public accommodations and, most disturbing but not surprising, at the hands of law enforcement. According to the report, transgender and gender nonconforming individuals are more likely to interact with police than the general population: They are more likely to be victims of violent crime, more likely to be homeless, more likely to work in the underground economy (sex work or drugs), and may face harassment or arrest for presenting as their preferred gender. Anecdotes, and even some studies, have long alleged law-enforcement bias against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. Take the case of Nizah Morris, a transgender entertainer killed in 2002. She received a fatal head wound after receiving a courtesy ride from the police. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide; it’s never been solved. More recently, trans woman Stacey Blahnik, mother of House of Blahnik, was killed Oct. 11, 2010. Police have yet to make an arrest in the case. In both cases, community members have alleged that the police don’t care as much because the victims were transgender. The NCTE study found that, of those who interacted with police, 22 percent reported harassment by police due to bias, with respondents of color reporting substantially higher rates, 29-38 percent. Nearly half, 46 percent, reported being uncomfortable seeking police assistance. One in five reported denial of equal service by police. Of those who had been incarcerated, respondents reported harassment more frequently by correctional officers (37 percent) than peers (35 percent) — more than one in three for both categories — which again increased dramatically for people of color. Regarding assault while incarcerated, 16 percent of respondents reported physical assault and 15 percent reported sexual assault. African Americans reported the highest incidence of sexual assault in prison, 34 percent. Additionally, male-to-female respondents reported higher incidences of physical and sexual assault than female-to-male counterparts. Beyond harassment and assault in prison, transgender and gender nonconforming individuals encountered denial of routine medical care (12 percent) and hormone treatment (17 percent). Black and multiracial respondents, individuals with low household incomes and transgender women reported the highest incidence of hormone and routine health-care denial. ■

I don’t know if you’ve been paythe defensive, denying any culpability and ing attention to what’s been going on in basically saying that Kato’s murder was no big deal in light of the real murder in Uganda lately, but you should know that Uganda: the murder of the whole country it’s really, really bad for gays there. Like, get-murdered-with-a-hammer bad. by gay activists. Gay-rights advocate David Kato was In a Feb. 5 rant, Lively claimed that killed last month after his photo appeared “Uganda is being murdered” by a Westernon the cover of Ugandan tabloid led “army of agitators ... who now “Rolling Stone” (not to be conseek to re-homosexualize Ugandan culture” and the only logical fused with the American music response to such an attack is viomagazine) that proclaimed in huge lence. block letters across its cover: “100 “And that is, of course, the stratPictures of Uganda’s Top Homos Leak.” Next to the headline is a LIVELY egy: the agents provocateur are goading unsophisticated natives little yellow banner reading, “Hang into over-reacting, while the ‘gay’ them.” media lie in wait to catch the images and Kato wasn’t hung, but he was beaten spin the propaganda that is even now poito death with a hammer. The cops say it soning the gullible against the Ugandans,” was just a robbery. But gay advocates in he writes. Uganda aren’t buying it. Considering the Wait, what? People who are horrified by level of antigay hatred in Uganda — the country is considering a bill that would call the “kill the gays” bill are all a bunch of for the execution of gays — you can hardly suckers? Right. And, yes. The “gay media” just loves it when gays get murdered. blame them for not taking the police’s Anything for a good story. Building the word for it. gay revolution one body bag at a time. According to a statement by Val “These very media have rushed eagerly Kalende, chairwoman of gay-rights group to judge [Kato’s murder] a hate crime and Freedom and Roam Uganda, “David’s death is a result of the hatred planted in to blame those, like me, who have spoken Uganda by U.S. evangelicals in 2009. The against homosexuality in Uganda,” Lively Ugandan government and the so-called continued. “It is the central (but patently U.S. evangelicals must take responsibility false) narrative of the left that all criticism for David’s blood.” of homosexuality leads inevitably to violence and murder.” One of those “U.S. evangelicals” Um, no. All criticism of homosexualKalende is referring to is Scott Lively, ity doesn’t “inevitably lead to violence president of Abiding Truth Ministries and the author of a book that claims the Nazis and murder.” Duh. The kid who calls you were all gay. Back in 2009, Lively and a dyke in gym class because you tagged two other American evangelical Christians him out in dodge ball doesn’t “inevitably” punch you in the face, nor does your went around Uganda giving talks about grandmother “inevitably” stab you and homosexuality. your partner to death after refusing to come According to The New York Times, to your commitment ceremony. “thousands of Ugandans, including police But what’s happening in Uganda goes officers, teachers and national politicians, listened raptly to the Americans, who were beyond “criticism of homosexuality.” LGBT Ugandans are the subject of conpresented as experts on homosexuality. stant harassment and state-sanctioned The visitors discussed how to make gay people straight, how gay men often sodom- violence. That Lively holds up a country ized teenage boys” and how gays are evil that is seriously considering a law to literand want to destroy marriage and replace it ally kill gay people just for being gay as an example of a place where people can with free-for-all orgies. respectfully disagree about homosexuality A month later, the “kill the gays” bill shows a serious — and dangerous — diswas introduced. connect with reality. ■ Coincidence? Well, no. And while Lively has said he doesn’t D’Anne Witkowski is a freelance writer and support the “kill” part, he does think that poet. When she’s not taking on the creeps of the making homosexuality illegal is a “step in world, she reviews rock ’n’ roll shows in Detroit the right direction” for Uganda. with her twin sister. After Kato’s murder, Lively went on

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Unemployed? Volunteer! Next week’s column is one of those colenhance your own possibilities in the umns that will write itself. It will be the workforce. Let’s look at just a few. column celebrating our 35th anniversary. Youth development: working with the I’m not sure what I’ll write, but I know it great folks at The Attic Youth Center to will flow. But this week? foster the next generation of Whenever I’m on deadline our community. The numerous for this column and have writsenior programs now underway er’s block, I ask my Facebook in the community. What about friends to give me some ideas. working on health issues for They have never failed me yet. Mazzoni Center, political work at Liberty City or on one of the This time, Rob Pelikan sugcampaigns of a candidate who gested the following: “A lot of LGBT community members are has supported this community? unemployed at this time. Rather MANNA needs people, from than sit home, they should drivers to kitchen helpers. Or you could learn to cook — their volunteer for local charities meals are delicious, by the way. (MANNA, hospice, etc.). It’s a For HIV/AIDS, there are too great way to boost morale, network and maybe find a new job many organizations to menor learn some skills along the tion. What about education and Mark Segal working with those who work way. Plus it looks damn good on a résumé. Maybe a column with the school board? Or Gay with some organizations in need of bodies Pride and/or Black Pride? The sports orgaor any great productive ways to spend your nizations, with everything from softball to football. Gay tourism. free time. Just a thought.” These are only a few. There are many This community always seems to present itself as a high-income group but, like more. In fact, it would take up more than the rest of the nation, we are also going one column to list them all. So no matthrough a recession. Members of our comter what your interest, rather than sitting home being bored or beating yourself up, munity are without jobs as well. If you’re do something that by the end of the day one of them, first realize it isn’t you, it’s will make you proud and your community the recession. Then prepare yourself for stronger. ■ the future growth of the U.S. Yes, I believe it will happen and, while you’re waiting, a Mark Segal is PGN publisher. He is the little volunteerism wouldn’t hurt. All LGBT nonprofits need assistance. (If nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media, and recently received the 2010 they say they don’t, they have bad leadership.) There’s also a multitude of work you Columnist of the Year Award from the 2,000member Suburban Newspapers of America. could do that is professional and would

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Letters and Feedback In response to “Discrimination dust-up,” Feb. 4-10: “You and your boyfriend get married on a Saturday afternoon, but are denied accommodations at a hotel on Saturday night, when you want to have your honeymoon. On Tuesday, you go to find a bigger apartment, but are told they do not rent to homosexuals, and when the current landlord finds out, she evicts you. On Wednesday, your employer finds out and fires you. By Thursday, you are married, but living in a cardboard box, homeless and without a job.” Best concise summation of the flaw of allgay-marriage-all-the-time ever! — Kat, of Reality Incremental equality does not work. When LBJ told Martin Luther King he did not have the votes to pass the civil-rights bill, Selma followed. Instead of comparing which “equality” we should work on next, let us look toward Egypt, and see a group of people taking on their government in the streets.

When you discuss marriage equality, please remember how many seniors are left with no Social Security, lose their partners and their homes, and how many are thrust into poverty because there is no marriage equality. Twenty-five percent of LGBT people are raising children. Marriage equality (and no, civil unions are like “separate but equal” water fountains, used to separate and diminish “us” from “them”) will give those families the protection of health insurance if only one partner is working. So, the example of two men marrying is one example. I can give you the examples of thousands of couples denied benefits (including so many who died of AIDS when the family stepped in). Let us not reduce marriage equality to honeymoons and Tupperware. It is a civil-rights issue, and as important as all of the other issues. But we, as a community, should settle for no less than all civil rights for the LGBT community. — Robin Tyler Yes, even Republicans like basic equality. But Republicans don’t like the government

Street Talk What’s the one thing you can’t live without during a snowstorm? “It’s a tossup between cigarettes and coffee. I’d have to say coffee. I need a kick in the butt to get moving in the morning — to Mary Dallas do what I’m executive assistant supposed to South Philadelphia do. Coffee is the only legal stimulant that gives me that boost.”

“Hot chocolate. It’s been getting me through the winter. I drink the noncaffeinated kind. The Leonard Fodera warmth and warehouse manager chocolate Drexel Hill flavor makes me feel good. I can cope better with this awful cold weather.”

“My laptop. That’s how I stay connected with my friends. I’m on Facebook all time. And YouTube. I’d be extremely lonely if I didn’t have my laptop. It’s my window to the world.”

“My cell phone. It’s my life support. My cell phone is almost as important to me as my son! If Rita Knox it wasn’t so hostess cold, it would West Philadelphia be in my hand right now. I have it in my pocket.”

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saying who the private sector should employ or who somebody should have living on their property. Nondiscrimination laws go against the core value of all Republicans. Marriage equality only goes against the values of the ultra-conservative religious right within the Republican Party (which is losing steam) but not the whole Republican Party. Hence, you’d have an easier time getting marriage equality (or at least civil unions) than nondiscrimination. But the leading LGBT organizations of Pennsylvania won’t even try. Asking for nondiscrimination laws is asking for the government to come rescue us. Asking to remove the DOMA laws is asking the government to let us pursue happiness. Face facts, we now live in a Republican state. You need to understand the Republican viewpoint when you discuss these issues. Insisting that the government should leave you be is a much easier concept for Republicans than asking the government to sway public opinion with big-government laws.

I disagree that marriage, by itself, is the most pressing issue before the LGBT community. We seem to be all over the proverbial map in scattering our energies when what we really need to do is concentrate on filing an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act that would cover all the members of the LGBT community. If we spent our time concentrating on that, marriage would simply become a by-product of that effort once it’s passed, wouldn’t it? Considering the extreme amount of effort we have to put into every small piecemeal issue that we try to gain headway on, then why is full equality such a “forbidden” thing to even discuss? Are we so afraid of bullying and too afraid to push forward with what we really need to do? As of late, as a fellow LGBT writer and columnist, I’ve become quite disillusioned with our community and the “can’t do” attitude we’ve developed. It’s become a major reason why I believe we will never achieve full equality: because we’re afraid to ask for it and afraid to stand together for anything anymore.

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a regular mutual fund. But if you aren’t a “frequent trader,” then there are a number of situations in which ETFs may be a sound investment choice.

a careful look at their own personal situation, investment style, level of knowledge and time horizon to determine whether an ETF fits in with their overall investment strategy.

— Investing a substantial lump sum. If you inherit a sizeable sum, receive some other windfall or have transferred assets from a former employer’s retirement plan to a rollover IRA, the low expense ratios of ETFs will go far toward offsetting the one-time brokerage commission if you follow a longterm, “buy-and-hold” strategy. — Investing outside of a tax-sheltered plan. When investing in a regular taxable account, ETFs could save you money at tax time. Since ETFs sell on an exchange, like stocks, most trading takes place between individual shareholders. As such, the fund manager is not forced to sell shares to raise cash. This helps ETFs keep their potential capital gains exposure much lower than it would be otherwise. — For knowledgeable investors. If you are

Frequent traders, think twice ETFs are best described as a basket of securities that attempt to track a particular group of securities on an index. Although one of the key attractions of ETFs is low cost, keep in mind that every time you buy or sell shares of an ETF, you must pay a sales charge, or commission. For investors who trade frequently, these sales charges could easGussick ily erase any cost advantage. Similarly, if you are likely to be dollar-cost averaging with periodic payroll deductions, or tend to invest sporadically with small amounts of money, you would probably be better off investing in

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an experienced investor who enjoys focusing on specific industries or on particular regions or countries of the world, ETFs may offer a more cost-efficient way to pursue these types of market opportunities than would single stocks or sector mutual funds. This investment could help If you feel the time is right to take a closer look at ETFs, contact your financial advisor to discuss the many ways that ETFs can be used to potentially enhance your portfolio’s risk/return profile. ETFs can be used: — To enhance diversification. The everincreasing variety of ETFs available offers an easy, cost-effective way to provide a degree of diversification that would otherwise be too time-consuming and expensive to attain. — As hedging tools. Since ETFs share many of the trading characteristics of stocks, they can be used as effective portfolio-hedging tools. For instance, with ETFs, investors can specify limit prices, enter stop orders and

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International Gays arrested in Bahrain An estimated 100 gay men have been arrested in Bahrain on Feb. 3 when police raided a private party alleged to be a samesex wedding. According to police sources, some of the men were allegedly drunk and others were described as wearing women’s clothing and makeup. The police are now said to be checking if any have a history of “debauchery or sodomy.” The men, mostly from Bahrain and Persian Gulf countries, were arrested on the charge of “conduct against public morals” and their cases will be handled by the Bahrain General Attorney. Some parts of Bahrain have been known, until now, as being more relaxed in matters of sexuality.

India high court hears gay sex case India’s Supreme Court has begun to hear arguments on a 2009 lower-court ruling that

decriminalized gay sex. In 2009, the Delhi high court ruled that a Colonial-era ban on gay sex was unconstitutional. Section 377 of the penal code punished homosexuality with life imprisonment. Gay-rights advocates had argued that the law was not only unconstitutional, but was also hampering efforts to fight HIV. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case immediately, opting to wait until petitioners had submitted arguments. Religious organizations All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Utkal Christian Council and Apostolic Churches Alliance have opposed the high court’s verdict. A final hearing will be held April 19.

HIV-positive Ugandan fears deportation A gay, HIV-positive Ugandan man facing deportation from the United Kingdom fears for his life if returned to the African country and is seeking a last-minute reprieve. Jamal Ali Said, 40, will be forcibly returned to Uganda after repeated appeals have failed. The U.K. Border Agency has not accepted that he is gay despite his attendance of a gay support group for more than one year. Homosexuality is punishable by up to 14 years in prison in Uganda, but a bill pending in parliament would impose the

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Marriage equality ads debut in Australia Marriage-equality advocates plan to launch television ads on Valentine’s Day that will run through the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebration, which ends in March. The campaign is sponsored by GetUp! and Australian Marriage Equality, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. “The television campaign ... has been timed partly in anticipation of an attack from the cashed-up religious right in the lead-up to the [Australian Labor Party] National Conference in December where the Labor Party plans to reassess its stance on gay marriage,” said AME spokesperson Alex Greenwich. Greenwich said the non-confrontational ad campaign is “about family and about putting a face to this issue.” Recently, during a review of Australia’s human-rights performance by 50 member states at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Norway, a country where same-sex couples can marry, recommended that Australia recognize marriage equality.

Survey: Soccer fans condemn homophobia A survey released to coincide with the United Kingdom’s LGBT History Month shows that the vast majority of fans strongly opposes homophobia in football (referred to as soccer in the U.S.). The research, conducted at the University of Staffordshire, surveyed 3,500 fans, players and game officials. It found that 93 percent said there was no room for homophobia in the game and 30 percent of players, managers, coaches and referees said they knew of at least one gay professional player. Clubs and agents were blamed for players staying in the closet, the survey showed, and 78 percent thought openly gay players would face hostility from fans. Respondents suggested that things would only change once one player comes out — or is outed by a newspaper or exlover. Justin Fashanu, who killed himself in 1998, remains the only pro footballer to have come out as gay. Study co-author Prof. Ellis Cashmore said: “It is inconceivable that, out of an estimated 500,000 professional players around the world, not one is gay.” The Professional Footballers Association says it has no gay members, but Cashmore said he knows of three closeted players. ■ — Larry Nichols

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Dave Koz performing Valentine’s eve By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com “Hello Tomorrow” is an appropriate title for the latest album by Dave Koz. After 20 years, a dozen albums on a major label (Capitol Records), his own national radio show, numerous TV appearances and a steady global touring schedule, the out saxophonist has entered a new chapter in his successful career. “Hello Tomorrow,” which promptly debuted at the top of Billboard’s and iTune’s jazz charts when it was released in October, is Koz’s ﬁrst album on his new label, Concord Records. For the writing and recording of his new record, Koz called upon a long and diverse list of guest-star musicians to perform, including Herb Alpert, Sheila E., Boney James, Keb’ Mo’, Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour and Christian Scott. With a pre-Valentine’s Day performance in Philadelphia on the horizon, Koz talked to PGN about his new album and the new realities of the music business. PGN: From an artistic standpoint, was it harder to work with all of these different guest musicians on this project than working with the same studio musicians throughout? DK: For me, I’m kind of a born collaborator. It’s something that I love to do and have loved to do. But sometimes in the writing process, and that was the case on this project for sure, guests help

realize a song to its fullest potential when you’re writing. We would say on one song, “Wow, wouldn’t it be great if we got someone like Boney James” — which is one of my sax friends and a great musician — “Wouldn’t it be great if he came and played the other part on this sax duet.” You almost end up writing for him in the hopes that he’ll do it. And when the song is done, in a sense you end up casting and you throw out your net and all of a sudden Boney says, “Yes, I’d love to do it.” The next thing you know, you’re in the studio with him. That’s kind of the way it happened on a lot of these [songs] with Jonathan Butler, Keb’ Mo’, Herb Alpert — some of these wonderful musicians that I’d always wanted to play with. PGN: Where there any guest artists that you wanted to work with on this album

that you couldn’t get? DK: There were certainly people that we couldn’t get. That was more associated with timing than anything else. That really didn’t happen too much with this project. When I made the “At the Movies” project, which was going back a couple years, I had so many dreams of making music with this person or that person. Who was ﬁnally on that album was crazy great. But we went through a lot of different machinations of going to people and saying, “What about this, what about that?” What I found out was, when you’re talking about classics — that was all movie songs with an orchestra — artists have Photo: Greg Allen particular feelings about remaking classics. It’s very different than when they’re doing something brand new that’s never been done before on an original piece of music. But on this project we

didn’t have too many problems with that. PGN: This is the first album for your new label, Concord Records, correct? DK: Yes. It’s owned by one of my good friends and hero in life, Norman Lear. We’ve been good friends for a good chunk of time. It was transition time and they kind of opened their arms up and I was happy to fly into them. PGN: Do jazz musicians face the same pressures in the music business that pop and rock artists face? DK: We’re having to rewrite the rules of our business and the problem is that there doesn’t seem to be any agreement about what our business is right now. It’s totally in flux. I’ve been doing this for a long time and the music business has changed. It’s basically unrecognizable to the way it was when I started. It’s unrecognizable from four years ago. So I think every day the rules keep getting rewritten. So the way I can describe it to you now is that it seems like there are two music businesses: There’s the one that operates in the Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga world — that kind of world where it’s just massive pop music where everything is swinging for the fences. They go for the home runs and they just milk it for as long as they can and that’s it. Maybe there’s a second or third album but the kind of concept that I grew up with, which was long-term artist development, PAGE 18

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business works. That’s 90 percent of the music business now. The other 10 percent is the niche-music business, which is jazz, blues, classical and folk. All these niche formats are duking it out for the scraps that are left over. It is to me two very distinct businesses. The irony is that I think the coolest music being made is in that other 10 percent. PGN: Is it rare for a jazz musician like yourself to have performed and had success on both the pop and the jazz ends of the music business? DK: I don’t really refer to myself as a jazz musician. I’m just a musician. I play saxophone. That’s who I am, a saxophonist. I love it all. I came up in a time when you didn’t have to stay in one lane. You could move across. Now the lines are being blurred even more. The people that have the talent they want to share, it’s a beautiful thing to be able to share it across the board, to not have to do just one thing. I kind of have ADD musically. I get bored with doing just one thing. I like to be all over the map. Maybe in some ways that has held me back and in some ways it’s pushed me forward. I love collaborating with people and getting out of my comfort zone. PGN: Do you feel like younger generations of musicians aren’t as willing to take chances and venture into different genres of music? DK: I’m ﬁnding right now that we’re living in an “American Idol” world, which is sort of strange. It’s a tremendous focus on vocals and not so much the craft of honing things. If you’re a singer, great. If you’re an instrumentalist, whatever. I think that younger people are more focused on the fame aspect than actually putting the time and hours in to hone the craft of it. That worries me a little bit about the musicians and the music they’re going to make in the future. At the same

time, our business is completely in flux and nobody knows where it’s going. Music has been devalued by people. When I grew up I would go to the record store, when they had record stores, and I’d buy an album and I would listen to that and that would be the only thing I would do in my spare time for that week. Now I watch my nieces and I watch how they consume their music — and it’s there, thankfully — but the way that they use it is different than the way my generation used it. It’s not something they pay a lot of attention to, but at least for the time being it’s still there, which makes me happy. PGN: Will you be doing anything special for your pre-Valentine’s performance in Philadelphia? DK: We’ll be doing some special romantic music. The saxophone by its very nature can be a romantic instrument. That’s the reason I love playing it so much. It can be the most melancholy instrument to the most happy and everything in between. Whatever you put into it, it reflects. So for a romantic night, a lot of people will be out and about, so it will be a very special concert. PGN: Would you rather be performing on Valentine’s Day or spending it with your significant other? DK: You’re talking about a guy that has gone out every Christmas season for a whole month playing Christmas music as opposed to being with his family. I like to work. This year, I do have a valentine. I haven’t had one for the last few years but this year I do. I would be excited to be with him but it doesn’t have to be that day. As long as I have a nice night, Valentine’s Day can certainly be any day. It doesn’t have to be the 14th. Dave Koz performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave. For more information or tickets, visit www. davekoz.com or call 215-572-7650. ■

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Romance and rancor abound on V-Day By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Whether Cupid is shooting arrows at you or you are throwing bricks at Cupid, there are plenty of opportunities to either bask in love’s sunshiny glow or rip love’s casket open and drive a stake through its heart so it will never, ever trouble you again. This is the sunshiny part. There are a ton of restaurants doing special Valentine’s Day menus — far too many to mention here. But we can personally vouch for some of them. Chifa, 707 Chestnut St., with its dimly lit ambiance, is offering a special $65 fourcourse tasting from its Latin-Asian-inspired menu. Equally romantic (for some) with its European café vibe is Garces Trading Company, 1111 Locust St., which is offering $55 and $75 tasting menus. Fork, 306

Market St., is sure to set the mood in fine fashion with a special $70 menu showcasing its New American cuisine. For something a little more modern and exotic, Sampan, 122 S. 13th St., is offering a special tasting from its Asian menu for $70. And Barbuzzo, 110 S. 13th St., is featuring a $55 tasting from its excellent Mediterranean menu. If you need some live music to get you into the mood, there’s plenty of aural sexiness to be had in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. Cabaret singer Karen Gross will be working her mojo left and right as she serenades New Hope with an all-new show at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road. Then, as Valentine’s Day closes in, she moves her show into Philadelphia by hosting a “Broken Hearts Brunch,” about the ups and downs of the dating game, 1 p.m. Feb. 13 and a

jazzier “Sexy Feast” at 8 p.m. Feb. 14, both cafelive.com for more details. Damn! Poetry and bitterness go together at More Than Just Ice Cream, 1119 Locust St. For more information, visit www.karen- like cocaine and heroin. Anyway ... gross.com. Angry poetry at World Cafe Live might If you’re more in the mood for a throwyour-undies-on-the-stage type of music seem quaint in comparison to the spectacle experience, singer Enrique Iglesias is sure of Peek-A-Boo Revue’s Valentine’s Shows. to be someone’s hero at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at the The neo-burlesque cabaret performs what Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, is sure to be two breathtaking shows at the 1 Borgata Way. For more information or tickets, call 609317-1000. If the serenity of the Pocono Mountains sings y o u r h e a r t ’s song, you’re in luck. Cabaret duo Tom Wilson Weinberg and Melissa Kolczynski are holding down the fort Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 1113, at Rainbow Mountain, 210 Mt. Nebo Road, East Stroudsburg. For more information, call 570-223-8484. People in love might want to stop reading n ow. H a t e r s , wake up! If the sight of people in love on Valentine’s Day makes you want to puke into Cupid’s diaper and hurl a heartshaped box of chocolates at total strangers, KAREN GROSS AND ENRIQUE IGLESIAS relax. You are not alone. Some like to drown the red silken sentiment of same venue at 5:15 and 9 p.m. Feb. 13, Valentine’s Day with booze and debauch- 3025 Walnut St. For more information, visit www.peekaboorevue.com. ery. Love and hate fight to the death when The venom starts flowing with “Cupid Ain’t @#$%!: An Anti-Valentine’s Day Azuka Lounge hosts “I Love You/I Hate Poetry Movement,” which finds LGBT You,” featuring Philadelphia actors Dito van poets taking anyone who will listen on a Reigersberg, Keith Conallen, Mike Dees, guided tour through heartbreak, sex and Zura Johnson, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Wright other love-based catastrophes, 8-10 p.m. and more as they read from the “I Love Feb. 11, followed by a similarly themed You/I Hate You” column of a local publicapoetry slam at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at Tritone, tion whose name we’d rather not mention, 1508 South St. For more information, call from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St. For more infor215-545-0475. Anti-Valentine’s poetry also spills over mation, visit www.azukatheatre.org. to World Cafe Live when it hosts “The ExWhichever way you spend Valentine’s Files: StorySlam” from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Day, have fun and generously tip those who Feb. 14, 3025 Walnut St. Visit www.world- are bringing you food and drink. ■

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Zane Booker: world-renowned dancer, choreographer and activist Philadelphia is full of gems. One jewel in our midst is the incomparable Zane Booker. Founder and artistic director of the Smoke, Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative, Booker has been a principal dancer with Philadanco, toured extensively in Europe and has appeared as a guest artist with major ballet companies around the world, including the new National Theater of Tokyo, Les Ballet De Monte Carlo, the Opera of Monte Carlo and Rhythmek. A teacher and choreographer, Booker is currently a master lecturer at University of the Arts and Howard University and an artist-in-residence with Philadanco. PGN: Tell me a little about yourself. ZB: West Philadelphia born and raised, over near 50th and Haverford. I grew up in the Catholic school system, but simultaneously went to school with the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts with Philadanco. PGN: And you survived Catholic school? ZB: Oh yes, I had great teachers. They were way ahead of the game, especially in terms of educating black kids in mixed settings. They made sure we knew our culture. I recently went back and connected with my third-grade teacher. As far as family is concerned, we were working class. My mom’s side of the family was from down South. My grandmother was a cook and my grandfather did various jobs; I think his last job was as a gravedigger. My paternal family was from the Caribbean. On that side my grandfather had an amazing life, he was a chauffer for, I think it was the DuPont family, and got to travel the world with them. My dad did a little of everything: He was a jewelry maker, a painter and an intellectual who also drove a cab, worked in a pool hall, you name it. My mother helped me start the company and I have two siblings: my sister who works with me and a brother who is in the health-care industry. And a stepbrother in the hotel business ... PGN: What was little Zane like? ZB: I was the oldest by 10 years, so I grew up like an only child. I always danced, but wasn’t good at sports. I was effeminate so I got teased and had to fight. I was labeled as slow, but what I know now is that it was just the way creative people think. It’s very deliberate and in multiple levels, so there was never an immediate, simple answer to anything. I rolled things around in my head, and it came out as a bit spacey. But I was always an organizer and put on productions for as long as I can remember. PGN: How did you get into dance? ZB: I could never sit still — still can’t! When I was 7, my mom went to my cousin’s recital at the school of dance, and

thought it would be good for me. And she was right. I remember sitting in the door at Philadanco, watching these amazing dancers, some of them who went on to be well known internationally. It opened a whole new world for me. PGN: What was a favorite toy? ZB: When I was very young, I had a train that you could sit on that I loved. I always had G.I. Joes and, when I was a little older, I was obsessed with building a go-cart. My stepfather helped me and I remember being angry because he finished it when I wasn’t there. For me the whole point was that it was something that we could do together! PGN: Books? ZB: I was a big reader: I loved the whole Encyclopedia Brown series, Harriet the Spy, that sort of thing. I’m sure I would have loved the Harry Potter series had they been around. PGN: Coming out? ZB: My first year of college I was kind of one foot in ... well, actually I did nothing. I kind of knew, but didn’t want to get into it. People would ask me, “So what’s your deal?” and I would say, “I like cats ... ” or some other vague, ridiculous answer. When I joined the dance company here, I came out a bit, but didn’t really come out until I moved to New York and started dancing with Alvin Ailey. I came out to my mother by accident. I was living in Holland and my mother was visiting. I’d “straightened up” the place and put everything away, pictures of lovers, magazines, etc. Except I forgot about my diary — it was one of those big red ones you get in the supermarket for $3.99 — and I’d left it on the shelf. I came home and my mother said, “I read your red book.” At first I didn’t know what she was talking about and then I thought, Oh, no. But she got over it quickly. By the end of the week, I was taking her to clubs in Amsterdam. Once my family knew, I didn’t care. When I came home, I did a dance piece about it called “Hitting the Fan.” That pretty much outed me to everyone. PGN: And they’re all OK now? ZB: Well, it’s a dichotomy. I still have a lot of Christian homophobic-ish people in the family, but while on one hand they’re homophobic, on the other hand they can be the biggest fag hags. They’ll talk about it being a sin and how much they love Renaldo the hairdresser in the same breath. They’ll be very respectful to me and to any of my partners, but if you let them loose on their own, they can sound like Rotary members from the right wing. It can be interesting.

PGN: I would have thought being a dancer, it would have been easier to come out sooner. There must have been openly gay role models. ZB: It’s funny: I would have probably come out sooner if I hadn’t been immersed in that world. I was only 14 when I joined the company and I had so many men putting pressure on me to come out that it made it less attractive to me. It felt like everyone wanted to tell me what I was going to be. They’d tease me about coming out and it really bothered me. I’d tell them, “Y’all are worse than the folks out in the street!”. I just wanted them to see it and be supportive without any pressure. If it was going to happen, it would occur in its own time. PGN: Tell me about Mikhail Baryshnikov. ZB: That was cool. Probably one of the coolest experiences in my life. I first met him when I was studying at the American

me to join his White Oak Dance Project, a small, elite body of dancers and choreographers devoted to performing new and contemporary works. It was a great experience, a great experience — just the idea of being recognized by someone as huge as Misha and then the normalization of becoming a colleague to him. He was very adamant about that and it was a big lesson for me. To him, it wasn’t about hierarchy or ego, being fabulous or being starstruck, it was about working together. It was about the piece. It was beautiful. And he worked hard, always. You learned a lot just being in his presence. PGN: You’ve traveled a lot. What’s important about experience abroad? ZB: I think it’s important to see the world from a different perspective. It shows you that there are options, cultural options, different ways to relate to people. As a black person, I learned that we have a different and sometimes more respected place in the international world. We are respected as creators, as artists, and we have iconic figures like Josephine Baker and James Baldwin who are revered in ways that you don’t see here. As an expat, you get a new perspective on your own life and ways of being black. I took my racial dynamics and trigger points with me and it took me a while to realize that things were not the same in other parts of the world. The things that might be perceived as threats here were not the same there.

PGN: How did you start SLJ? ZB: There were several factors. I was closing in on 40 and I’d always wanted to do something to give back to the community. I also wanted a little more Photo: Zane Booker autonomy and to find my School of Ballet. He came by and own voice as a choreograwatched one of our rehearsals. He nodpher, and I also wanted to do something ded to me as if to say “good work,” and I to commemorate the men of Philadanco was completely thrilled. He then invited who’d died of HIV/AIDS. It started as a me to study with American Ballet Theatre tribute show, which was amazing, much school, where he was the artistic director. bigger than I imagined; it ran about three Fast forward: I used to cross paths with hours. [Laughs.] We choreographers him in Europe when our companies would don’t like to edit! The black community be touring in the same city. On one occareally rallied around it, which was spesion, he asked me to send him a tape of cial because HIV/AIDS can be a touchy subject. And we had what I was doing. I did so and he invited PAGE 24

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Worth Watching RETRO-GLAM CINEMA: Queen Latifah co-stars alongside John Travolta, Amanda Bynes and Michelle Pfeiffer in the film adaptation of the stage version of the cult classic John Waters film “Hairspray,” 9 p.m. Feb. 12 on ABC. Photo:

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GRAMMY TIME!: It’s been a minute since Lady Gaga has unveiled some new pop freakiness, so we’re wondering what manner of rabbit the reigning pop princess will pull out of her hat this year when she performs at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, 8 p.m. Feb. 13 on CBS. Other scheduled performers include Janelle Monáe, Cee Lo Green, Usher, Justin Bieber and Eminem.

DETROIT DRAG CITY: A murder victim turns out to be a prominent drag queen in Detroit’s drag circuit, and ardent admirers and jealous divas are among the likely suspects as the detectives explore the public and private sides of the victim’s life on the crime/drama series “Detroit 187,” 10 p.m. Feb. 15 on ABC. Photo: ABC/Alicia Gbur

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Trust your instincts, Pisces!

ARIES (March 20-April 19): Enjoy the company of good friends; talk about where you all expect to be in about 10 or 20 years. That can trigger inspired hunches about the future. As wild as they seem, talk about them for a clearer vision of what will be. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The future is necessarily uncertain. Don’t let that worry you; even the best astrologers can only hint vaguely at what will be. Focus on what you really want and expect of life — that will alleviate concerns about your career. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When you’re not sure what else to believe in, believe in yourself. Even that may be difficult while you are in the midst of redirection, but look into your own heart, your own guiding light, to see what you know to be true. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Discuss your deepest, darkest sexual fantasies with your partner — or someone you can trust. Something new is likely to come up. You may not be ready to act on it, but at least consider the notion and what’s behind it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The bedroom can be a great place to clear up misunderstandings with your partner. Be willing to let your lover lead you to places and positions you’d never considered. Also be open to returning the favor. It’s all about trust and empathy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your ideas at work are brilliant enough, but winning support can be a problem. The art of persuasion is more seduction than argument. Let others think they had a part in your ideas if you don’t mind giving up some of the credit.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The phrase “being a team player” does include some actual play — even at work. Morale-building fun and games will help you get into better sync with your colleagues. Even solo new techniques will improve your game. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Family secrets or community scandals, some innocent, and even playful explorations could open quite a can of worms. In the end it could prove very healing, although the catharsis could put some big bumps on the path to resolution. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 20): Confusion is the first step to enlightenment. Remember that when things get a little crazy with neighbors or siblings. Their “deception” is probably not deliberate. Be patient, forgiving and alert! CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19): A necessary choice between diplomacy and honesty could test your values. “Being kind” is a mistake if it means hiding the truth, which will be discovered in any event. Gentleness and finesse will be appreciated; pussyfooting and sugarcoated lies will not. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Birthday splurges can carry hidden costs. Enjoy, but think ahead and consider the consequences. Take time out to consider where you’re going in life. Maturing is a process of adaptation. Aging offers opportunities for insight and liberation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 19): Take as much time out as you need from worldly demands. You need to be able to charge your batteries to intuit the big changes coming up both globally and personally. Trust your instincts and act on them. ■ Jack Fertig, a professional astrologer since 1977, is available for personal and business consultations. He can be reached at 415-864-8302, www.starjack.com or at QScopes@qsyndicate.com.

A Different Perspective Across

1. “Chicago” director Marshall et al. 5. Top of St. Peter’s 11. Flirts with, with “on” 15. Etheridge’s “I’m the ___ One” 16. Beat up on 17. Taking care of business 18. “I don’t celebrate ___ ...” 21. Fruitless 22. High point in church construction? 23. Some like it hot 24. Where a trolley goes “Clang, clang, clang” 27. Stuck your nose in 28. AARP members 29. Condom, in slang 32. Mag. execs 33. Skater who is the source of the quote in this puzzle 35. Feeds, in a sty 37. Labia, e.g. 40. Climax at the end of an action film 41. “Oz” setting 45. Continental coins 47. Former Minnesota governor Carlson 48. Like cardboard glasses at a movie 50. Singer Lovich 51. Start of a “Hollywood Squares” win 52. “... so why should I celebrate ___?” 54. [Not my error] 55. Greeting to Maria 56. B&O and Reading 57. Charlottesville sch. 58. Uey from WSW 59. Autobiography of 33-Across 64. Become an open pansy, e.g. 65. Locale of valuable stones 66. Stars that shoot off 67. Elroy Jetson

stroked him 68. Goes out with 69. Shoots off Down 1. Men with steel rods 2. A fan of 3. Venetian assembly 4. Where priests come together 5. Sounds of Scarecrow’s foes 6. Herald 7. Pitchfork-shaped letter 8. Morsel for a mare 9. Stays in the closet, say 10. Loads 11. Score for Billy Bean 12. Where little Jack Horner stuck it 13. Used hoes 14. High-spirited horses 19. What you use to tie a man up? 20. Cold-blooded one 25. Alice portrayer on “The Brady Bunch” 26. Frigid 30. Post-lovemaking sighs 31. WWI troop group 33. “No way” man? 34. Julia of “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

35. Loses an erection 36. Robert Goulet role on Broadway 38. Can some tomatoes, e.g. 39. Acquired family member 40. Red grape variety 41. Tools for Michelangelo 42. East end? 43. Stocking stuffer? 44. Billy Bean’s food group? 46. Pulls out, in

“Gone with the Wind” 48. School year division 49. Jones with a locker 52. Relief that rhymes with “homo” 53. Open-mouthed responses 60. Nero’s heart 61. Foot fetish digit 62. Verse on a vase 63. Caveman of comics PAGE 24

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a cast of 25, which was like, really, how many? That wasn’t sustainable, but we pared it down and have been going ever since. Our premise is that dance and dialogue can be used to unite diverse communities and introduce important topics that are not often tackled in mainstream media. An example is the whole topic of black men on the “down low.” I think it’s very easy to vilify people, but trying to come out in the African-American community is a much more complex emotional journey than people realize. Especially those who are middle class or deeply rooted in that male or religious environment. So we did a piece on it that shed light on different sides of the story without judgment. We do these workshops at school and community groups and then lead a discussion group afterward. We also do documentaries and spoken-word workshops, a lot of things. One of my favorite ones was with Tyrone Smith, where we invited a range of gay men, from ages 30-70, and recorded their stories. PGN: Since your company is somewhat political, what question would you want to ask Americans in an opinion poll? ZB: It would have to be about religion. The way people use religion as an excuse for bigotry. If we could start a conversation about it, I’d really be interested. How can you be evil to people and blame it on God or Jesus?

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PGN: True, like the American missionaries exporting antigay hatred to Uganda. ZB: There should be a law, no missionaries allowed. Or these people who want to blame the downfall of family life on us. Really? My life and who I love ruined your family? Explain that. PGN: Whom would you trade places with for a month? ZB: Bill Gates. I’d establish a few foundations, fix the leak in my house, pay my dancers more. Just that kind of thing, because everything else in my life I’m happy with. I have great friends and a supportive family. PGN: Do you collect anything? ZB: I have a collection of maps and guidebooks from when I was traveling. I didn’t want to take pictures but I wanted a record of all the places I’ve been. I figured everything I would have taken a picture of would be in there anyway! Other than that, music and vintage cameras. PGN: So you collect cameras but don’t take pictures? ZB: [Laughs.] I like old things! PGN: Clark Kent or Superman? ZB: Clark Kent. I like nerds. PGN: What was your best dance as a teenager?

ZB: Le Freak! Then later it was the Hustle, when disco was big, and the Jerk, you know [demonstrates], uh, uh, dun, duh. Those were the days with the basement parties. By the time hip-hop came along, I was more into classical dance.

have a large body of work behind me, so I think there’s a lot to pull from. And part of recognizing me is recognizing what SLJ has done so it’s great for the company. I’m proud of the fact that we’re really part of the community. It’s going to be a fun event.

PGN: Star that you’d like to dance with? ZB: Ricky Martin. He could really throw down on the dance floor. I think he should be my husband.

Smoke, Lilies and Jade and Philadelphia Black Gay Pride will host a Valentine’s Day party from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 14 at Haru, 241-243 Chestnut St. For more information on Smoke, Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative, visit www.liliesandjade.org. ■

PGN: What Olympic event would you want to compete in? ZB: Oh, I wish I could skate. It would be neat to do all those tricks. PGN: Which sin are you more likely to be guilty of? ZB: Lust ... romping, frolicking, weekendy lust. [Laughs.] I try not to let my Catholic guilt get in the way, but as long as I’m responsible, I enjoy being a free man with a healthy, lustful life. PGN: I understand you’re getting your own tribute in April. Does it feel odd to be memorialized when you’re only 43? ZB: No, it doesn’t feel weird at all. Frankly, I might not be here tomorrow. None of us are promised anything. Just today, which also happens to be my birthday, we were supposed to go to Bucknell University and the lady who was going to take us out there died! So yeah, let’s get it in before I go. I might not make it to 44! I

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 02/11 Cherish the Ladies The Irish music group performs at 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808. Jimmy Eat World The alt-rock band performs at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000. Karen Gross The cabaret singer performs at 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-8625225.

Cupid Ain’t @#$%!: An AntiValentine’s Day Poetry Movement Some of Philly’s fiercest LGBTQA poets take the audience on a ride of heartbreak, sex and other romantic catastrophes, 8-10 p.m. at Tritone, 1508 South St.; 215-545-0475. Make Love Not War: Art Auction and Dance Party University of Pennsylvania’s LGBT Center hosts and all-ages art auction and dance party benefiting the Philly BDS Coalition and featuring DJ Ev Daddy and a per-

formance by the Lesbian Dorkestra, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at 3907 Spruce St.; 215-898-5044 PGMC Bachelor Auction Philadelphia Gay M e n ’s C h o r u s hosts an auction featuring several of its most handsome and eligible bachelors and an evening of music and dancing with DJ Michael DeCero, 9 p.m.-midnight at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PGN LISTINGS

Somebody Loves Me: The Music of George Gershwin Demetria Joyce Bailey and her trio perform the music of Gershwin at 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Eddie Bruce The cabaret singer performs at 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-8625225.

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Sat. 02/12 Enrique Iglesias The singer performs at 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

All About Eve The classic Bette Davis film is screened at 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Savion Glover The acclaimed tap

THE RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU: “Stomp,” the eight-member troupe and wildly successful Broadway show, is back with some new surprises worked into the percussive performance that uses everything but conventional percussion instruments (think matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps, etc.) to ﬁll the stage with infectious rhythms, Feb. 15-20 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215790-5847.

artist performs along with a jazz quintet at 3 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films The 2011 nominees are screened at 4 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223. Peek A Boo Revue Valentine’s Shows The neo-burlesque cabaret performs at 5:15 and 9 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Dave Koz The out saxophonist performs at 7:30 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215572-7650. Paula Cole The Grammywinning singer performs at 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808.

Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Anthony Bourdain The internationally acclaimed chef, author and host of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations” hosts a speaking event at 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215572-7650. Curtis Symphony Orchestra The orchestra performs at 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Center hosts a discussion about Waters’ Victorianera novel at 7 p.m., 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

Thu. 02/17 David Remnick The author of “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215686-5322.

Fri. 02/18 Jurowski Conducts Prokofiev The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with the Georgian-born violin sensation who, at age 16, won the silver medal at the Sibelius International Violin Competition, 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. ■

Tue. 02/15 Dambisa Moyo The author of “How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly — and the Stark Choices Ahead” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322. The Church The rock band performs at 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

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Wed. 02/16

First Person StorySlams Spoken-word artists throw down at 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe

Book Club: “Affinity” by Sarah Waters The William Way LGBT Community

COCKY CLOTHING: Men’s apparel is often thought of as rather plain compared to feminine fashions. But up until the late 18th century, elite (read into “elite” what you want) men ﬂaunted their social position with rich fabrics and ornamentation. The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents “The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress,” an exhibition, drawn from the museum’s collection of Western fashion, examining 300 years of men’s sartorial display, through June, 26th Street and the Parkway. For more information, call 215-763-8100.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PGN LISTINGS

Opening Romeo & Juliet The Opera Company of Philadelphia presents Shakespeare’s story of starcrossed lovers, sung in French with English translations, through Feb. 20 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. Stomp The percussive, wildly popular Broadway show runs Feb. 15-20 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. The Thomashefskys Michael Tilson Thomas conducts a musical tribute to his grandparents, famous stars of Yiddish theater, 8 p.m. Feb. 15-16

Attic Youth Center Queerealities: Posters for Change The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition of posters imagined, designed and printed by 17 youth at The Attic Youth Center to increase visibility around queer issues, through Feb. 28, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220. Condensation: Works by Alexander Conner The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition from the winner of its 2010 Juried Art Competition for LGBT artists, through Feb. 25, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220. Facing Out, Facing In: Figurative Works The James A. Michener Art Museum

THE RAW TRUTH: Hearing Anthony Bourdain talk about the hair-raising things he has seen and/or eaten in his extensive travels probably isn’t the traditional way anyone would think about spending Valentine’s Day, but we just can’t resist recommending the acclaimed and adventurous chef, author and host of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations.” Bourdain makes a rare, uncensored, live appearance to share the stories behind his life, books, travels and his TV show at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave. For more information, visit www.anthonybourdain.net or call 215-572-7650.

at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. Terminus The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the story of three people ripped from their daily lives and thrown into a fantastical world — a lonely young woman looking for love, a mother seeking atonement and a serial killer who has sold his soul to the devil — resulting in an audacious drama of interlocking monologues, Feb. 16-20 at Harold Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215898-3900.

Continuing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer People’s Light & Theatre presents an adaptation of Mark Twain’s American classic, Feb. 17-March 13, 39 Conestoga Road; Malvern; 610-644-3500. Amadeus Walnut Street Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning play about the legendary composer, through March 6, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

hosts an exhibition exploring this temperamental and stylistic dichotomy in figurative art and includes works by regional painters and photographers, through May 1, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-3409800. A Glimpse of Paradise: Gold in Islamic Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the unique status of gold in Islam through a small group of objects from the museum’s collection, through April, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. John Folinsbee and American Modernism Woodmere Art Museum presents a fresh look at the New Hope painter’s life and work, revealing the artist’s move from impressionism toward modernism, through March 6, 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. Mark Cohen: Strange Evidence Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of a select group of some 50 of Cohen’s black-and-white and color photographs taken over the past 40 years, through March 13, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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Nocturne Flashpoint Theatre Company presents Adam Rapp’s one-man show about how grief can unravel a family, through Feb. 26 at Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-665-9720. Parenting 101: The Musical! The musical comedy about the various stages of raising children is on stage through March 6 at Kimmel’s Innovation Studio, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition, drawn from the museum’s collection of Western fashion, examining 300 years of men’s sartorial display, through June, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Race Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet’s newest play about two lawyers, one black and one white, offered the chance to defend a wealthy executive charged with a shocking crime against a young black woman, through Feb. 20 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215985-0420. Resisting Racism: 30 Years of Men of All Colors Together The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition highlighting the long and rich history of the gay, multiracial, multicultural organization, through March 25, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-7322220. Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition focusing on one of Philadelphia’s tailoring industry greats, featuring clothing designed by Francis Toscani (1915-73), through summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. To Love, Honor and Obey? Stories of Italian Renaissance Marriage Chests Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition the commemorative works of art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Virtues and Vices: Moralizing Prints in the Low Countries, 15501600 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of moralizing prints created between 1550 and 1600 in Antwerp and Haarlem, through Feb. 27, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Woman/Object AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of Larry Wood’s works of sculpted steel evoking shapes of the female body, through Feb. 19, 265 S. 10th St.; 215-6276250.

JAZZ ON TAP: World-renowned tapdance superstar Savion Glover will be backed by a jazz quartet for his show “SoLo in Time,” which rolls through town 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St. For more information, call 215790-5847.

Closing The Little Prince Bristol Riverside Theater presents a production adapted from the children’s book of the same name, through Feb. 13 at 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100. Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Kate Weare Company The two New York-based troupes perform a shared program celebrating humor, individuality and the complexities of human nature, through Feb. 12 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900. Tilson Thomas Returns The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with the Grammy-winning composer, through Feb. 12 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. What My Husband Doesn’t Know David E. Talbert presents a tale of lust, lies and temptation, through Feb. 13 at Kimmel’s Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-7905847. ■

Notices Send notices at least one week in advance to: Diversions, PGN, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 fax: 215-925-6437; or e-mail: diversions@epgn.com. Notices cannot be taken over the phone.

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

■ The Attic Youth Center: For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday through Friday. See the Youth section for more events. 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331 ■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St.; 215-898-5044; center@dolphin.upenn.edu, Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday

Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-348-0558 ext. 65; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org

■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220; www.waygay.org. Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday Library hours: 3-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 3-6 p.m. Tuesday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies

■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377

Key numbers

■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221

■ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

■ Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs: Gloria Casarez, 215-6862194; Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: 215-686-2555

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment hot line: 215545-2212 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 112 N. Broad St., third floor; 215-496-0330 ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 215-772-2000 ■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson: 215-683-2840 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 267-216-6606; ppd. lgbt@gmail.com

■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; www.mazzonicenter.org. Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBTLAW; legalservices@mazzonicenter. org ■ Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658 ■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833

■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670

Anonymous, free, conﬁdential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 166 W. Lehigh Ave.; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000.

Health

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-536-2424. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; 215-851-1822 or 866-2223871. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803.

HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and conﬁdential HIV testing available at 17 MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Ofﬁce Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077.

■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, self-employed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a Web site where everyone is invited to sign up for e-mail notices for activities and events; www.gppn.org. ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals. Visit www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com for informa-

Arch Street United Methodist Church Services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. at 55 N. Broad St.; 215-568-6250. Bethlehem-Judah Ministries Open and afﬁrming congregation holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 3847 N. Dupont Hwy, Kent Plaza Suite #2, Dover, Del.; 302734-9350.

Calvary United Methodist Church Reconciling, welcoming and afﬁrming church holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 801 S. 48th St. (corner of Baltimore Avenue); 215-724-1702.

Old First Reformed Church Open and afﬁrming United Church worships at 11 a.m. Sundays September-June, and 10 a.m. June-August at 151 N. Fourth St.; 215-922-4566; www.oldﬁrstucc.org.

Central Baptist Church Welcoming and afﬁrming church holds services at 10:45 a.m. Sundays at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; 610-688-0664.

Penns Park United Methodist Church Welcoming and afﬁrming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 2394 Second Street Pike, Penn’s Park; 215-598-7601.

Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Services at 11 a.m. and Spirit at Play, an arts-based Sunday school for children, at 9:30 a.m. at 8812 Germantown Ave.; 215-242-9321.

Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Progressive and afﬁrming congregation holds Sunday services, with Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. at 3723 Chestnut St.; 215-3860234; www.philadelphiacathedral.org.

Church of the Cruciﬁxion Inclusive Episcopal community holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. Fridays at 620 S. Eighth St.; 215-922-1128.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting worships at 11 a.m. Sundays at 1515 Cherry St.; 215-241-7260; cpmm@afsc.org.

Dignity Jersey Shore An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets the ﬁrst Saturday of the month in Asbury Park. For time and location, call 732-502-0305.

Resurrection Lutheran Church Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 620 Welsh Road, Horsham; 215-646-2597.

Dignity Metro NJ An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets every ﬁrst and third Sundays of the month at 4 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, N.J.; 973-509-0118. Dignity Philadelphia Holds Mass at 7 p.m. Sundays at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-546-2093; dignityphila@aol.com. Drexel Hill Baptist Church Non-judgmental Christian congregation afﬁliated with American Baptist Churches of the USA holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at Childs Avenue and State Road, Drexel Hill; 610-259-2356; www. dhbaptist.com.

■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia Region, holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.philadelphiagaytourism.com. ■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities; 856-8579283; popnews19@yahoo.com.

Silverside Church Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; 302-4785921. St. Asaph’s Church Inclusive and progressive Episcopal Church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays, with a contemplative communion at 8 a.m. at 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd; 610-664-0966; www. saintasaphs.org. St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; 215-646-2451; www. stjohnsambler.org.

Emanuel Lutheran Church Reconciling in Christ congregation meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at New and Kirkpatrick streets, New Brunswick, N.J.; 732-545-2673; www.emmanuelnb.org.

St. Luke and The Epiphany Church Open and welcoming church holds liturgy at 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays fall through winter and “Prayer Around the Cross” at 7 p.m. ﬁrst Friday of the month at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-732-1918.

Episcopal Church of St. Paul Welcoming and inclusive church holds services at 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 89 Pinewood Drive, Levittown; 215-688-1796; www.stpaullevittown.org.

St. Mary of Grace Parish Inclusive church in the Catholic tradition celebrates Mass at 6 p.m. Sundays in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media; 610-876-4067; www. inclusivecatholics.org.

Evangelicals Concerned Lesbian and gay Christian group meets at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month; 215-860-7445. First Baptist Church Welcoming and afﬁrming church holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 123 S. 17th St.; 215-563-3853.

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia A liberal, welcoming and diverse congregation that afﬁrms the dignity of all. Sunday services at 11 a.m. September-June and 10 a.m. July and August, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-563-3980; www. ﬁrstuu-philly.org.

■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladephia.org.

Rainbow Buddhist Meditation Group Meets 5 p.m. Sundays at the William Way Center.

Church of the Trinity Lutheran Reconciling in Christ Parish holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 2300 S 18th St.; 215-334-6656.

Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronicdisease management, including comprehensive HIV care; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658.

tion about events, programs and membership; 215-557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370.

Maple Shade Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ Afﬁrming congregation open to all sexual orientations and gender identities holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 45 N. Forklanding Road, Maple Shade, N.J.; 856-779-7739; mapleshadeucc.org. Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia Holds services at 1 p.m. Sundays at the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-294-2020; www.mccphiladelphia.com.

First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 140 N. Lansdowne Ave.; 610-626-0800; www.lansdownepresbyterian. com.

Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Mainline Unitarian Church Holds services at 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon; 610-688-8332; www.mluc.org.

BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Church Services at 10:15 a.m. at 2040 Street Road, Warrington; 215-3430406.

Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth ﬂoor; 215-563-0652. www.mazzonicenter.org.

Professional groups

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; 215-627-9090; www.galloplaw.org.

Religion/Spirituality

St. Mary’s Church Diverse and inclusive Episcopal church, with openly gay rector, celebrates Eucharist at 11 a.m. Sundays; adult forum is held at 9:30 a.m.; and evening prayer is at 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 3916 Locust Walk; 215-386-3916; www. stmarysatpenn.org. Tabernacle United Church Open and afﬁrming congregation holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 3700 Chestnut St.; 215-386-4100. Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. at 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media. Children’s program pre-8th, 10:30 a.m.; youth programming 6 p.m. Sunday; 610-566-4853; www. uucdc.org.

The First United Church of Germantown A sexual-minority-afﬁrming congregation holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6001 Germantown Ave.; lunch follows; 215-438-3677.

Unitarian Society of Germantown Welcoming congregation holds services 11 a.m. Sundays September-June and 10:30 a.m. July and August at 6511 Lincoln Drive (West Mt. Airy); 215-844-1157; www.usguu.org.

Gay Christian Singles Philly Burbs Provides support and fellowship for GLBT singles through discussion groups and social events; 610-457-2081; gcsphillyburbs@aol.com.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill Holds services at 10:15 a.m. at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; 856-667-3618.

Grace Epiphany Church A welcoming and diverse Episcopal congregation in Mt. Airy holds services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays, except for ﬁfth Sundays, which hold services at 9:30 a.m., at 224 E. Gowen Ave., Mt. Airy; 215-248-2950.

Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, Mt. Airy Welcoming congregation holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays September-June at 6900 Stenton Ave.; 215-247-2561; www. uurestoration.us.

Holy Communion Lutheran Church ELCA Reconciling in Christ congregation worships Sundays at 9 a.m. at 2110 Chestnut St.; 215-567-3668; www.lc-hc.org/drupal.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, South Jersey Shore Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays in Galloway Township, N.J.; 609-965-9400; www.uucsjs.org.

Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church Sexual-minority congregation worships at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 1223 Middletown Road (Route 352), Glen Mills; 610-358-1716; www.ImagoDeiMCC.org.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown Holds services at 10:30 a.m. at 1565 S. Keim St., Pottstown; 610-327-2662.

Interweave Organization of LGBT Unitarians and allies meets monthly at Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill, N.J., 401 N. Kings Highway; 856-667-3618; www.uucinch.org.

United Christian Church Open, afﬁrming and welcoming congregation holds services at 10:15 a.m. Sundays at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; 215946-6800.

LC/NA Delaware Valley chapter A group for Lutherans who are not out in their own congregations meets at 7 p.m. fourth Sunday of the month at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-387-2885.

Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia Diverse, afﬁrming GLBT congregation holds services at 2 p.m. Sundays at 55 N. Broad St.; 215-222-3180.

Kol Tzedek Reconstructionist Synagogue committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community meets at Calvary Center, 801 S. 48th St.; 215764-6364; www.kol-tzedek.org.

University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 3637 Chestnut St. preceded by “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:30 with discussion of religious alienation and struggles of faith; 215-387-2885.

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