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Villanova nixes gay artist’s workshop By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

HEALTHY ENGAGEMENT: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (center) was among a number of federal officials who met with local community members last week at the Feb. 16 White House Conference on LGBT Health at Thomas Jefferson University. Held in partnership with Mazzoni Center, the summit was the first in a series of community discussions designed to open lines of communication between the federal government and local LGBT communities. Among the more than 300 attendees, who hailed from 22 states, were local leaders such as Equality Pennsylvania executive director Ted Martin (from left), Sellers Dorsey principal Christopher Labonte, Jefferson president Dr. Robert Barchi, Mazzoni Center executive director Nurit Shein, William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Bartlett and Philadelphia health commissioner Donald Schwarz. Photo: Patrick Hagerty

Women get jail time in Breakfast Club death By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Two women accused of driving their car into a crowd outside of an LGBT party were sentenced to prison time last week. Judge Benjamin Lerner handed down multiyear sentences and fines to Sharonda Cheeves, 24, and Jesslyn Williams, 23, Feb. 16 for their involvement in the September 2010 melee outside the Breakfast Club in North Philadelphia, in which 27-year-old Alisha Moore was killed. The Sept. 4 incident arose after Cheeves and Williams were barred from entering the party, popular with the house/ballroom community, that was held that night at Club Motivation on North Eighth Street. The pair reportedly punched a security guard and was escorted to their car several times. However, around 4:30 a.m., they returned to the club in their Chevy Monte Carlo,

Villanova University this week cancelled an upcoming workshop by a nationally renowned gay performance artist, citing the series’ incompatibility with the Catholic tradition of the college. Tim Miller was scheduled to deliver a weeklong series of self-discovery exercises in April that were meant to enhance the students’ performance skills but was notified Sunday that the event was cancelled — a decision reportedly handed down by university president the Rev. Peter Donohue. The university released a statement this week explaining that it had “concerns that [Miller’s] performances were not in keeping with our Catholic and Augustinian values and mission.”

Miller’s public performances are known for their edginess, with the inclusion of occasional nudity and simulated sex acts, although this series was meant to be academic in nature. While his work is controversial, Miller has presented at a number of religiously affiliated institutions, including DePaul University in Chicago, the nation’s largest Catholic university. Villanova went on to note in its statement that the school “embraces intellectual freedom and academic discourse” and that it is an “open and inclusive community.” The university did not respond to a request for further comment by PGN. J a s o n L a n d a u G o o d m a n , exe c utive director of statewide LGBT youth agency Pennsylvania Student Equality PAGE 24

NJ approves marriage equality, Christie vetoes By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

For the first time ever, the New Jersey legislature has approved same-sex marriage — but the state’s governor summarily vetoed it. The Assembly passed a marriage-equality bill in a 42-33 vote Feb. 16, and Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the measure the following day. The Senate had approved the bill in a 24-16 vote earlier in the week. Christie billed his veto as a “conditional” one, in that he recommended the creation of an ombudsman to manage complaints from same-sex couples experiencing discriminaCLUB MOTIVATION, 2315 N. EIGHTH ST. tion under the current civil-union law. PGN FILE PHOTO While announcing his veto, Christie reitwhich they proceeded to drive into the erated his support for putting the question of crowd assembled outside, hitting more vic- marriage equality to voters. Senate President Steven Sweeney called tims each time they circled the block. Williams drove the first three rounds but the governor’s action “a shameful act hidden Cheeves was behind the wheel the fourth behind the guise of a public referendum. He firmly planted his feet on the wrong side of and final time, when Moore was struck. PAGE 20 PAGE 24 history.” Six other individu-

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST: Out artist Zoe Strauss got up close and personal with supporters at a behind-the-scenes look at her exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Organized by William Way LGBT Community Center, the sold-out event allowed the 45 guests to peruse the retrospective look at Strauss’ extensive photographic collection with commentary by the artist herself. “Zoe Strauss: Ten Years” will be on display through April 22. Photo: Patrick Hagerty

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Judge mulls challenge to Conshohocken’s LGBT ordinance By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com The leader of a regional anti-LGBT group last week urged a Montgomery County judge to let a legal challenge to Conshohocken’s LGBT antibias ordinance move forward. James D. Schneller, co-founder of Philadelphia Metro Task Force, wants Common Pleas Judge Bernard A. Moore to invalidate the ordinance, claiming it’s harmful to children, fosters the spread of diseases and infringes on protected religious freedoms. But Michael J. Savona, the borough solicitor for Conshohocken, said Schneller’s complaint should be dismissed without delay because it’s meritless. Both men delivered their arguments during an hour-long hearing Feb. 17 at the Montgomery County Court House in Norristown. Borough council members enacted the ordinance, which forbids discrimination against LGBTs in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations and public education, in April 2011. Discriminators face up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine for each violation. Schneller alleges that Conshohocken exceeded its authority in enacting the ordinance, because it added LGBT protections not included in the state Human Relations Act. “We shouldn’t be second-guessing the state,” Schneller said. B u t S avo n a s a i d c o u r t c a s e s i n Pennsylvania have already settled that issue by ruling in favor of municipalities that have added local LGBT protections. “There is nothing wrong with these ordinances,” Savona said. “They’re perfectly legal and appropriate. Conshohocken borough absolutely has the police powers to adopt this ordinance.” But Schneller noted that one of the cases cited by Savona relied on the existence of statewide LGBT hate-crimes protections — which were later invalidated by the state Supreme Court. Savona said the former hate-crimes protections weren’t a key factor in that case, which upheld the right of Allentown to enact an LGBT antibias ordinance. “Nothing about the state hate-crimes law was essential to the court’s holding in the Allentown case,” he said. Schneller is representing himself pro se in the Conshohocken litigation. He also named Philadelphia Metro Task Force as a co-plaintiff. Savona said Schneller may represent himself, but he cannot represent another plaintiff because he isn’t an attorney. Schneller offered to amend his complaint so that other members of his group can be listed as pro-se plaintiffs. He said the group has about 75 members representing 20 municipalities in the state.

Schneller also alleges the borough didn’t provide ample opportunity for public comment prior to enacting the ordinance. ”There was very short notice,” he said. “It looked like a racing train.” Savona said the borough followed all procedural requirements when enacting the ordinance. Additionally, Savona said Schneller isn’t in a position to raise procedural issues, because he allegedly missed the Aug. 19, 2011, deadline to do so. “His complaint was filed beyond the jurisdictional time limit for him to challenge the procedural issues,” Savona told the judge. Savona said Schneller’s complaint wasn’t docketed by the prothonotary’s office until Sept. 14, 2011. Schneller said he filed within the Aug. 19 deadline, but didn’t pay the filing fee at that time because he was in the process of seeking permission from the court to proceed as a pauper, which was granted Sept. 14. Savona said Schneller should have sought permission to proceed as a pauper sooner, noting the ordinance was passed in April. Savona also said Schneller lacks standing to challenge the ordinance because he hasn’t demonstrated any direct harm from it. He urged the judge to throw out the complaint on that basis as well. “General allegations of harm aren’t sufficient to show standing,” Savona said. “Standing is governed by whether a party is directly and immediately aggrieved by the actions. And Mr. Schneller hasn’t been able to show that.” Savona also noted that no member of Schneller’s group has been prosecuted under the ordinance. Schneller offered to amend his complaint to document what he calls the ordinance’s damaging effects more specifically. Schneller also asked the judge to disqualify Savona from the case, alleging the solicitor is biased in favor of the ordinance and hasn’t fairly represented the interests of those with a different viewpoint. “Mr. Savona gave a totally one-sided presentation to the borough council,” Schneller told PGN after the hearing. “He isn’t supposed to act that way.” For his part, Savona said: “I’m the appointed solicitor to the borough of Conshohocken. The borough council asked me to draft an ordinance to provide this protection. I did my job. They approved it. There’s nothing else to say.” After both men made their presentations, the judge said he would take the matter under advisement and issue a ruling in due time. Savona expressed optimism that Schneller’s complaint would be dismissed. “Nobody has deprived Mr. Schneller of his rights,” Savona said. “He still has the same rights as any other citizen. What we stopped sanctioning is the idea that his rights are superior to anyone else’s.” ■

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Attic youth to entertain, educate By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Young people from The Attic Youth Center will take the stage to support their upcoming participation in a national LGBT youth conference. The Attic will host its second annual “Sweethearts and Redhots Drag Extravaganza” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 2 at Broad Street Ministry, 315 S. Broad St. Proceeds from the show will support The Attic’s upcoming trip to the True Colors LGBT Youth Conference in Connecticut, at which a number of Attic youth are presenting. Last year’s inaugural fundraiser grew out of the recently launched drag group at The Attic. “A lot of the youth were following ‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race’ and were excited about performance and costumes and wanted to try out drag in a more formal way,” said Tara Rubenstein, Attic life-skills specialist. “They had so much fun doing the show and it was a really huge success, so we decided to bring it back this year.” The 2011 show raised about $1,500 for the trip to the conference, and Rubenstein said organizers are hoping to top that figure this year. The total cost for the 12 youth and staffers to make the trip to Connecticut in mid-March is about $4,000. The youth have been involved in every step of the planning process for both the show and the conference, Rubenstein said. About 15 youth will participate in the show, and they have been rehearsing twice weekly, with more rigorous rehearsals as the show date approaches. Each performer designs his or her own routine and costume and receives feedback from the other teens and adults at the rehearsals. Last year’s show was held at William Way LGBT Community Center, and this time the youth and Attic staff explored a number of possible performance venues.

“We looked at a lot of different places this year and Broad Street Ministry has done a number of really successful drag events that have been intergenerational,” Rubenstein said. “It felt like a really comfortable space and they were very positive, welcoming and supportive of us doing the event there.” While the youth are preparing for the show, several of them are also gearing up for their presentations at the conference. Attic youth submitted seven workshop proposals to conference organizers and, in an unexpected but welcomed surprise, everyone was accepted. Topics range from music as a form of expression to safe sex to art and mythology to LGBT activist parallels with the “Zombie Apocalypse.” Rubenstein said Attic staff have been working with the teens who are facilitating sessions on their presentation and publicspeaking techniques, and the entire process has been instrumental in teaching all of the youth vital life skills. “This is project-based learning which has been proven to be one of the best models for teaching youth skills without them really noticing that they’re gaining these skills,” she said. “So we had them look at the timeline and determine what needed to be accomplished, what we needed to do with fundraising and all that it will take to get us there, with details like booking the hotel and setting up vans for transportation. We had them work step by step, so one week they would need to complete the introduction to their workshop and the next their core activity.” The conference also affords the youth a chance to evaluate the experience The Attic affords them, Rubenstein said. “Nowhere else has a place just like The Attic that is not just encouraging their identity but also allowing them to participate in skill-building, community-building and creativity to hone their interests and their skills.” ■

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Pennsylvania won its 27th LGBT ordinance last week with Cheltenham Township’s successful adoption of a measure to ban discrimination against LGBTs. The board of commissioners of the Montgomery County locale voted 6-1 Feb. 15 in favor of the proposed Human Relations Ordinance, which prevents discrimination in housing, employment, commercial property transactions and public accommodations based on a number of characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity. It also creates a volunteer human-relations commission to investigate and adjudicate discrimination complaints. The only dissenting vote was from Republican Commissioner Charles McKeown, who said his Catholic religion prevented him from supporting the ordinance. Dr. David Flaks, a steering committee member of Cheltenham Area Residents for Equality, said the vote marked a “great day” for the township, which has a population of more than 36,000. “The commissioners have made it very clear that Cheltenham Township will protect its LGBT residents even while our state continues to condone second-class citizenship,” Flaks said. A bill to ban LGBT discrimination statewide has been stalled in the state legislature for a number of years, and a movement to pass similar local-level ordinances has picked up considerable speed in the last two years. “The majority of Pennsylvanians, to the tune of 70 percent, support laws to protect

people from discrimination,” said Adrian Shanker, board president of Equality Pennsylvania, which worked with CARE to press for the Cheltenham ordinance. “This isn’t controversial and this isn’t partisan. This is good, common-sense policy that will serve Cheltenham well.” Art Haywood, president of the Cheltenham board of commissioners, said the residents of Cheltenham saw the value in the measure. “We had a very favorable response from the residents throughout the process,” Haywood said. “There were probably two or three people who ever expressed any opposition, and we had a large number of public meetings.” A number of community organizations got behind the bill, such as Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Cheltenham Democrats, the local United Church of Christ and local chapters of Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays, League of Women Voters and the NAACP. While each municipal ordinance that is passed can lead to more local-level change, Haywood said he hopes the state will eventually follow suit. “I hope that other municipalities do follow us, but I’d especially like to see the state do so,” he said. “One of the things we found when doing our own ordinance was that there were a lot of dissimilarities in the local ordinances, so it would be a lot better if we could have one uniform law for the entire state.” Until that happens, however, Haywood said he’s pleased that Cheltenham took such a decisive stand. “This ordinance confirms who we are here in Cheltenham, and that’s good that we’ve been able to do that.” ■

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Marriage on the move in Maryland Marriage equality is inching closer to fruition in Maryland. The Maryland House of Delegates narrowly approved a marriage-equality bill last week, and the state senate is expected to pass the measure this week. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has vowed to sign the bill into law, but opponents are gearing up to place marriage-equality on the ballot this fall for voters to weigh in. The House vote squeaked by 72-67, just one vote more than the minimum needed, marking the first time this chamber passed a marriage-equality bill. It stalled in the House last year after the Senate passed it. Equality Maryland executive director Carrie Evans said that last year’s unexpected House failure taught advocates that “you can’t take any vote for granted.” She said she’s optimistic that the outlook in the Senate is positive. “We want to thank the delegates who cast votes in favor of equality for LGBT families in our state and our Senate supporters who laid the path last year that made this day possible,” Evans said. “Their unwavering commitment has helped bring us one huge step closer to marriage equality in our great state.” Melissa Goemann, legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union of

Maryland, hailed the historic vote. “Delegates protected religious liberty while allowing for equal protection under the law for same-sex couples and their families,” she said. Sultan Shakir, campaign manager for Marylanders for Marriage Equality, called the vote “a huge step forward for all of us working to make marriage equality a reality in Maryland.” “There’s a lot of work left to do but momentum continues to grow, and quickly,” Shakir added. The vote was taken late on Friday, after days of doubt about the bill’s success, capped by Del. Veronica Turner, a strong proponent of the bill, being taken to the hospital Wednesday for emergency surgery, which set off a rush for a replacement vote. Ultimately 70 Democrats voted in favor and were joined by two Republicans, while Turner and another Democrat were absent for the vote. Democratic Del. Tiffany Alston, who cosponsored but then later voted against the marriage-equality bill last session, again switched her position days before the vote. While still expressing opposition to marriage equality, Alston said she voted in favor of the bill so that the public could have its say on the issue. For the issue to be placed on the November ballot, activists would have until June 30 to collect 55,736 voter signatures. ■

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Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. The film examines the gender norms being passed down to American youth, in an effort to encourage conversation about the role of misogyny and sexism in today’s society. Organizers, who stage the monthly Stimulus and Arouse parties, said the event is meant to encourage the LGBT community to work to empower women of all identities. There is a $5 suggested donation for the event.

Clementi trial getting underway The trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of cyberbullying his gay roommate began this week. Dharun Ravi faces bias and intimidation charges for allegedly spying via webcam on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, and disseminating images of him in a sexual encounter with another man. Clementi later committed suicide, and the case sparked off an international debate about LGBT youth bullying and suicide. Jury selection began Tuesday in Middlesex County, as prosecutors and defense attorneys questioned about 200 potential jurors. Once the panel is picked, the trial is expected to take about a month.■ — Jen Colletta

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The Boston Globe reports authorities are trying to identify two people who attacked a writer for the student-run newspaper at Massachusetts’ largest state university because of an opinion piece she wrote in support of same-sex marriage. Bridgewater State University spokesperson Bryan Baldwin said on Feb. 18 that, two days earlier, the assailants approached Destinie Mogg-Barkalow on campus. The man questioned her about the article titled “Prop 8 generates more hate” before the woman accompanying him punched the victim, leaving her with a bruised eye. No one has been arrested and authorities are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime. University President Dana Mohler-Faria condemned the attack, saying that authorities will not tolerate actions that impede or curtail the rights of members of the campus community to express themselves freely.

WBAL TV reports a compromise has been reached in the Baltimore County legislation aimed at prohibiting discrimination against transgender citizens. The council approved the measure that will prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression and sexual orientation in housing, employment, public accommodations and financing. Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery counties, as well as Baltimore City, have similar laws banning discrimination based on gender identity.

The Marietta Times reports a West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill that would provide for civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, giving them the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples. Democrat Del. John Doyle said he introduced the bill Feb. 16 to start a conversation about family equality. The Jefferson County Democrat said that gay and lesbian couples should have the same safety net to deal with the death of a parent or the loss of a job as married couples. Fairness WV, which advocates on behalf of the LGBT community, said this is the first time a civil union bill has been introduced in the West Virginia Legislature.

Gay soldiers to meet in Disney World The Miami Herald reports a national convention of gay-military personnel on active duty will be held at an Army-operated resort on Walt Disney World property next fall. Convention organizers announced Feb. 16 that the Army-operated resort, Shades of Green, will host hundreds of gay and lesbian sailors, soldiers, Marines and airmen for the second annual OutServe International Leadership Conference in October. Shades of Green is located on Walt Disney World property in Orlando, but it is owned

and operated by the Army. Convention organizer Joshua Seefried said it’s a big step for the Army to allow the conference to be held at the resort, given that it will be just more than a year since the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers.

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Indiana lawmaker: Girl Scouts promote abortion and homosexuality CBS St. Louis reports that, undaunted by a day of ridicule from the leader of his own party, an Indiana lawmaker said Feb. 21 he’s standing by his allegations that the Girl Scouts is a radical organization that promotes abortions and homosexuality. Both the Scouts and Planned Parenthood dismissed state Rep. Bob Morris’ comments as absurd, as did Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma. But the Ft. Wayne Republican said his critics need to do more research into the 100-year-old scouting organization. “My family and I took a view and we’re sticking by it,” Morris said, adding that his daughters were joining an alternative group for young girls run by conservative Christians. “My girls are no longer Girl Scouts. They’re now going to join American Heritage Girls.” Morris’ comments were the butt of jokes inside the House on Tuesday, with Bosma spending much of the day handing out Thin Mints to lawmakers. He joked that Morris’ comments led him to buy hundreds of cases of the famous Girl Scout cookies. Morris’ comments about the Girl Scouts came in a letter he sent to House Republicans on Feb. 18 that accused the Scouts of being a “tactical arm” of Planned Parenthood. The Girl Scouts flatly denied Morris’ charges, and Planned Parenthood of Indiana issued a separate statement calling Morris’ charges “woefully inaccurate.” Morris, in his letter to lawmakers, said some Christian conservatives who share his concerns have pulled their children out of Girl Scouts. He also pointed to a Colorado Girl Scout troop’s acceptance of a transgender child last month as another reason to leave the group. ■ — compiled by Larry Nichols

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Administration priorities Last Thursday, the Obama administration hosted the first White House LGBT Conference on Health in Philadelphia, which drew more than 300 guests from some 22 states. Among the day’s speakers were Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and John Berry, the director of the Office of Personnel Management and the highest openly LGBT government appointee. In her speech, Sebelius detailed the administration’s efforts to further LGBT equality and rights, including those related to health issues and in other departments such as the repeal of the ban on gay and lesbian servicemembers, the Department of Justice decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, enacting hate-crimes legislation and ending the HIV travel ban. In addition to the president’s memorandum on visitation rights, which prevents hospitals receiving Medicare/ Medicaid funding from barring samesex partners from visitation, Sebelius noted five areas of the Affordable Care Act that benefit LGBTs. These include protecting LGBTs from abuse from insurance companies by outlawing the practice of rescinding policies because of technical mistakes and banning a lifetime coverage limit; ensuring free preventative care and immediately outlawing the practice of denying children policies because of pre-existing conditions; ensuring transparency in health-care coverage, including a new online tool to allow LGBTs to search for insurance companies that offer benefits for same-sex partners; investments in the health-care work-

force; and collection and integration of data on sexual orientation and gender identity in national health surveys. Other administration accomplishments impacting the LGBT community, Sebelius noted, were the first White House conference on bullying, the White House HIV/AIDS Strategy and a $250,000 grant to Boston’s Fenway Institute to develop training for community health centers nationwide to better care for LGBT patients. Sebelius also acknowledged that the president had directed every agency to ensure its policies were as fully LGBT inclusive as legally possible. More personal was the speech given by OPM director Berry. He hit upon some of the same accomplishments Sebelius covered later that morning, as well as the recent rule adopted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that includes LGBTs in its discrimination protections. At his agency — which sets human resources policies for all federal agencies — Berry directed staff to update relevant regulations to provide benefits to LGBTs as best as can be done by law, including providing gender-appropriate health care for transgender employees. Berry also talked about his friendship with the late activist Frank Kameny — who was fired by one of Berry’s predecessors from the U.S. Army Map Service in 1957 because he was gay. Kameny sued, and eventually the government adopted a policy that sexual orientation could not be used as grounds for termination or denial of a security clearance — clearing the way for Berry to hold his current position. ■

Well, marriage equality was nearly realized in New Jersey. But one guy stood in the way. And that one guy was Gov. Chris Christie, who vetoed the legislation when it landed on his desk. Granted, his veto was no surprise. Christie, a Republican, had been promising he would veto it all along. “I am adhering to what I’ve said since this bill was first introduced — an issue of this magnitude and importance, which requires a constitutional amendment, should be left to the people of New Jersey to decide,” Christie said after vetoing the bill. “I continue to encourage the Legislature to trust the people of New Jersey and seek their input by allowing our citizens to vote on a question that represents a profoundly significant societal change.” An interesting way of looking at things, to be sure. Because last time I checked, the legislature was elected by the people to, you know, represent them. So isn’t Christie, by vetoing the bill, telling the people of New Jersey that he doesn’t trust them? As I said, this veto isn’t a surprise. Christie doesn’t want to piss off the conservative base — though I think “conservative bass” is more appropriate. It’s not that they’re the foundation of the party: It’s just that they’ve got the biggest mouths and make the most noise. In the GOP, the lunatics truly have taken over the asylum. And Christie is playing to those lunatics, not the people of New Jersey he claims to trust so much. For Christie, marriage equality isn’t about people’s actual lives and civil rights, it’s about his political career. The man has political ambitions, to be sure, and there are plenty of folks, including himself, who would like to see a President Christie someday. So no way in hell does Christie want to be where Mitt Romney is now: trying to explain to the rabid right-wingers how he was in charge of Massachusetts when it became Gay Marriage U.S.A. As Steven Goldstein, chair of Garden State Equality, said of Christie, “He won’t

veto the bill because he’s antigay. He’ll veto the bill because the 2016 South Carolina presidential primary electorate is antigay.” Cute. Christie’s “solution” to the marriage equality problem in New Jersey is to let the voters decide. A referendum, damn it! When criticized for saying that civil rights should be put to a popular vote, Christie actually said this: “The fact of the matter is that I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets in the South.” That’s right. He’s saying we should have put civil rights for blacks in America to the majority to decide. And why not? I mean, surely that would have been a whole lot more civilized. Instead of aiming fire hoses at black protesters, racist assholes could have gone behind a curtain and voted instead. And happily, I might add. No doubt this would have worked out fine for black people. Christie later backpedaled, but you really can’t unsay a thing like that. Though I suppose some could look at his analogy as encouraging. I mean, at least he’s equating marriage equality with civil rights. But, of course, he has no problem being openly against such a thing. ■

In the GOP, the lunatics truly have taken over the asylum. And Christie is playing to those lunatics, not the people of New Jersey he claims to trust so much.

D’Anne Witkowski is a freelance writer and poet. When she’s not taking on the creeps of the world, she reviews rock ’n’ roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister.

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Street Talk Should Rick Santorum have Secret Service protection? “No. I don’t see anything wrong with throwing glitter at him. People are just making a statement. Santorum is trying to Megan Allen get himself student sympathy Reading when he doesn’t need sympathy. He’s a publicity seeker.”

“No. That’s ridiculous. He’s overstating the threat. Glitter is not going to hurt anyone. If he wants an extra layer of Robert Enders tattoo artist protection, he Kensington should pay for it himself. It shouldn’t come out of taxpayers’ dollars.”

“No. He’s denied the LGBT community [legal] protections. Why should he have special protections? Lukas Krum In my student estimation, South Philadelphia Rick Santorum is a minor candidate whose presidential bid isn’t going anywhere. That in itself should preclude him from getting Secret Service protection.”

“No. He’s caused his own problems by being insensitive to diversity. People have a right to feel offended by Tia Stephens him. Their student reactions are Northern Liberties natural, and understandable. It’s not like he’s actually getting bombed. It’s just glitter. Get over it!”

Letters and Feedback In response to “More mayors back marriage equality,” Feb. 17-23: So, to be clear ... does this mean that Mayor Nutter personally supports samesex marriage now? It was my understanding that he is still evolving on the issue of same-sex marriage. Perhaps it would do us all some good if the PGN could clarify this directly with the mayor, so that “political speak” doesn’t confuse the issue. — City Resident BGM Editor’s note: Mayor Nutter supports same-sex marriage, and stated his support during his run for mayor in 2007. In August, he performed a commitment

ceremony for Director of LGBT Affairs Gloria Casarez and her spouse, who had been recently married in New York. In response to “Calling Israel to task,” Feb. 17-23: Uri, I applaud your letter and EPGN for publishing it. That being said, dialogue is limited on any issues related to Israel, and getting more limited, as pundits move to equate any criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. Bibi [current Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu] et al continue to use fear and paranoia to control and oppress us. One cannot criticize the state without fear of immediate and considerable costly and abusive response. The media shy

away, due to social and business relationships. (PGN does this as well — they are afraid, I guess.) Sadly, the state and its people move ever increasingly to a self-induced mania of denial and delusion, failing to embrace its Jewish laws and traditions. Some argue transparency will fuel bias and hate. Others argue that the cover-ups, trivialization and lack of transparency serve the interests of antiSemites. I agree with the latter. Nondialogue results in conspiracy theories and wild speculation, most recently with the Andrew Adler debacle. That man should be in prison, and the U.S. should investigate the role of Israeli agents operating and subverting the U.S. democratic and legal process. When Rendell allowed (yes, allowed) special agents

into Pennsylvania to spy on gays, animal rights and environmental advocates, most were quiet. I wrote my reps and senators, and they did not speak out — sound familiar? Shameful. — Adam767 In response to “Philly couple’s immigration case, one year later,” Feb. 17-23: This is nice to know. Sometimes I wonder about stuff I read once and wonder how things turned out. I wish you updated more stories like this and did less regurgitating of all the stuff we already know because it’s old. — Charlene Timms

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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 Feb. 6-12. Information is courtesy of 6th District Capt. Brian Korn and Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service. To report crime tips, visit www. phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS (8477). INCIDENTS — At 4:25 p.m. Feb. 7, a male with his hand inside his jacket pocket, simulating a gun, demanded money from the clerk inside the Roadway Inn, 1208 Walnut St. The culprit fled west on Walnut with a small amount of cash and was described as a black male in his 30s, 6-foot, 265-280 pounds, bald with light facial hair on chin and a medium complexion, wearing a gray zip-up hoodie and dark pants. Central Detectives processed the scene for evidence and fingerprints. — Between 10:30 a.m. Feb. 6 and 7 p.m. Feb. 7, a silver necklace was discovered missing from a guest’s room at the Holiday Inn, 1305 Walnut St. There was no forced entry and a security audit showed no unauthorized entries to the room. — At 3:35 p.m. Feb. 7, a male was observed on security video opening a display case inside Ariannas, 1110 Chestnut St., and taking two iPhones and exiting the store. The culprit was described as a black male, 24 years old, 6-foot with a dark complexion and wearing dark clothing. — Between 12:40-3:30 p.m. Feb. 9, someone forced open the door of an apartment at 1229 Chestnut St. and stole laptops, a PlayStation console and games and a watch. Sixth District Officer Romanczuk processed the scene for fingerprints. — Between 3 p.m. Jan. 25 and 3 p.m. Feb. 9, a woman returned to her apartment in the 200 block of South 11th Street, where the door and all windows were locked. After three hours, she discovered her eyeglasses, hat, mittens, scarf, pens, necklace and ring, total value of $300, were missing. — Between 2-10 p.m. Feb. 10, someone forced open the door to a residence in the 1000 block of Waverly Street and stole two laptops and some cash. Sixth District Officer Corrado lifted fingerprints at the scene. Security video on the block shows two culprits, both black males; one was 6-foot-1 with a black coat and fur-trimmed hat; the other was wearing a black coat with patches on front and back and a red baseball cap. — At 9:50 p.m. Feb. 10, a parking-garage attendant was inside the booth at 209 S. 12th St. when a male armed with a handgun kicked the door and demanded money. The culprit fled south on 12th with cash and was described as a black male, 30 years old, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds and wearing a brown hoodie and jeans. — At midnight Feb. 11, someone inside a church shelter at 315 S. Broad St. was punched in the face by another client and suffered a broken orbital. The 51-year-old suspect was involuntarily committed to a mental-health facility by the staff of the shelter. — At 3:30 a.m. Feb. 11, two men got into an argument in the 100 block of South 11th Street, and one struck the other with a metal pipe. The victim ran away, dropping his cell phone, and the other male picked it up and headed south on 11th. The culprit was described as a black male, 18-21 years old, 5foot-7 and 135 pounds with red hair and a red goatee.

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NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS — At 3:15 a.m. Feb. 7, 6th District Officer Loggia arrested a male wanted on a bench warrant for failure to appear for court outside 1234 Pine St. The 39-year-old homeless suspect was charged with contempt of court. — At 3:35 p.m. Feb. 7, a witness observed a male take a FedEx package from the steps of a residence in the 400 block of South 12th Street and alerted police. A 44-year-old suspect with a West Philadelphia address was arrested and charged with theft. — At 8:15 p.m. Feb. 8, 6th District officers arrested a male for summary offense in the 1200 block of Locust Street and found a crack pipe in his pocket. The 39-year-old suspect with a Harrisburg address was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. — At 1:40 p.m. Feb. 8, loss-prevention personnel at Rite Aid, 1008 Market St., stopped a male for taking items without paying. While being escorted to the office, the 33-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address sprayed the employee with pepper spray. The suspect was charged with robbery and related offenses. — At 4:15 p.m. Feb. 8, a woman’s boyfriend snatched her phone from her pocket at 1300 Market St., after the couple had an altercation on the Market-Frankford train. The 21-year-old suspect was later arrested at 3600 S. Broad St. and charged with robbery and related offenses. — Between 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 6th District plainclothes officers arrested four males for soliciting prostitution outside the following locations: 1200 Locust St., 1200 Spruce St., 261 S. 13th St. and 13th and Locust streets. — Between 9:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 6th District plainclothes officers arrested two males for soliciting prostitution outside 1200 Locust St. and 200 S. 13th St. — At 6:10 p.m. Feb. 11, a male demanded money at gunpoint from the employees of Doggie Style, 114 S. 13th St., and fled west on Sansom Street. The thief was described as a black male in his late 30s, 5-foot-8 and 250 pounds, with a shaved head and clean-shaven, and wearing a black puffy coat and jeans. Sixth District Officers DeCrosta and Grant stopped a male in the 1200 block of Spruce Street a while later fitting the description. The male was wanted on an arrest warrant in the 3rd District and charged with theft; he was taken to detectives for arrest processing and further investigation of recent robberies in the area. — At 7:40 p.m. Feb. 11, a 911 call was dispatched for a theft in progress of a 1998 Volkswagen parked in the 1000 block of Locust Street. Sixth District Officers DeCrosta and Grant responded and observed two males fleeing from the auto that had a smashed window. The suspects discarded a phone charger (which was recovered) and were apprehended after a short foot pursuit. A 31-year-old suspect with a Turnersville, N.J., address and a 40year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address were charged with theft from motor vehicle. — At noon Feb. 12, 6th District officers arrested a 25-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address inside Paulie’s Pizza, 31 S. 11th St., for credit-card fraud. — At 5:35 p.m. Feb. 11, 6th District Officers DeCrosta and Grant stopped a male in the 200 block of South 13th Street. The 23-year-old male with a Darby address was wanted in another jurisdiction and was charged as a fugitive. ■

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Core training is more about the prevention of motion than the creation of motion: The heart of this fitness work is keeping the spine stable in an unstable environment or during unstable activity. Crunches (the most common core exercise) cause repeated forward flexion of the spine, which can result in spinal disk damage. According to the research of Stuart McGill Group, experts in physiological science, the “ab wheel rollout” is an excellent core exercise — and it has a much lower risk of injury. Good core training, however, comes in phases. One must first be able to execute a “plank” movement before attempting to do the “ab wheel rollout.” Listed below are essential core exercises leading to an effective “ab wheel rollout” that — done well — can be a major ingredient in achieving a strong body core. 1. Front plank. A perfect front plank looks like a body standing straight, but horizontally. Lie face down on the floor and place forearms flat on the floor, shoulderwidth apart. The buttocks should not be too high off the floor and don’t let your body sag! Straight and steady! If you feel strain in

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4. Stability ball roll-in. Begin in front plank position with hands on the floor, shoulders over the wrists and the shins resting firmly on top of the ball. Contract your abdominal muscles and draw your knees in toward your chest. Hold, and then roll the ball back to the starting position. Focus on keeping the core engaged throughout the exercise. Repeat 15 times. 5. Ab wheel roll-out. Kneel in front of the ab wheel. Place one hand on each handle and push away from the body until the body is horizontal. Pause, and pull back to the starting position. Keep movements slow and controlled. Repeat 15 times. These are essential core training ab-focused exercises. There are many more advanced variations of front planks and side planks that can be adapted to your exercise routine for fun and excitement. No matter which ones you do, the bottom line is to replace the usual crunches with more effective and targeted movements to strengthen the entire core and limit injuries. ■ Rina Kaplan has been a specialized ACE-registered personal trainer for over 25 years, and is a registered personal trainer at 12th Street Gym. To learn more about Kaplan and other top trainers at 12th Street, visit www.12streetgym.com.

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Assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski noted that the nation’s “shining moments were when our leaders stood up for the civil rights of our citizens and our shame was when our leaders stood in the way. Sadly, our governor has chosen to stand in the way, but I remain confident that our day will come.” Steven Goldstein, chair of Garden State Equality, said he has a cordial relationship with the governor and, while he contended that Christie does not “have an antigay bone in his body,” he said the veto was a “brutally antigay act, pure and simple,” one that he suggested was motivated by the governor’s alleged presidential aspirations. The veto does not mean a definitive end to hopes for marriage equality in the Garden State: The bill can be brought back up for a veto override vote before the end of the current legislative session, which wraps up in January 2014.

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By Bob Christie The Associated Press FLORENCE, Ariz. — A nationally known sheriff resigned from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s Arizona campaign committee and acknowledged he was gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. But Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu vowed last week to continue his bid for the Republican nomination in Arizona’s rural 4th Congressional District race. He denied claims he tried to threaten the man, a Mexican immigrant and a former campaign volunteer, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. The man’s allegations were first published last Friday in the Phoenix New Times, an alternative weekly magazine. Babeu, a first-term sheriff who has gained widespread attention with his strong opposition to illegal immigration and smuggling, said the accusations were an attempt to hurt his political career. He said he had called Romney’s staff to say he would step down from his post as state campaign co-chair. “This whole rumor, this whole idea of who I am in my private life, has been shopped around,” Babeu told reporters during an hour-long press conference Feb. 18 in front of his sheriff’s office. “This was a way, the hook, of how this could be brought out, and to malign and attack a sheriff who does stand for conservative principals, who does enforce the law.” The immigrant’s lawyer, Melissa Weiss-Riner, released a statement saying the man retained her firm’s services because he was contacted by Babeu’s attorney and “felt intimidated.” “Jose continues to live in fear, and is currently in the process of moving again,” she said. “Therefore, he is not available to speak with the media at this time.” Weiss-Riner earlier told the New Times that Babeu’s attorney and campaign consultant falsely told her client that his visa had expired. Babeu told reporters he believed the man, identified only by his first name, Jose, was living in the country legally. The New Times posted a photo provided by the man of the two embracing. It also posted a cellphone self-portrait of a smiling Babeu in his underwear and another of what appears to be the shirtless sheriff in a bathroom, posted on a gay dating website. The man provided the magazine with photos of himself and Babeu and text messages between the two. Babeu didn’t deny their authenticity. The huge congressional district where Babeu is seeking election runs from western Arizona all the way to the desert south of Phoenix. Its voters are heavily Republican and generally very conservative. Babeu issued a sweeping denial of any wrongdoing in front of his headquarters. The press conference was attended by about three-dozen uniformed deputies, local elected officials and citizens. “I’m here to say that all the allegations that were in the story were untrue — except for the instance that refers to me as gay,” Babeu said. “That’s the truth — I am gay.” He said he didn’t have the power as a local sheriff to get anyone deported. Babeu, who is not married, said he had been in a relationship with Jose that ended sometime before September. Jose also ran his campaign website and Twitter account, and Babeu said Jose began posting derogatory items on the sites after their breakup. Babeu said he had his lawyer contact Jose and demand that he stop and turn over passwords allowing access to the sites. Babeu said the postings and actions amounted to identity theft but that he chose to deal with the matter privately through his lawyer. Weiss-Riner said that, as a campaign volunteer, Jose created and maintained several websites and accounts at Babeu’s request from approximately 2008 through late 2011. She did not elaborate. Babeu is taking on an incumbent conservative Republican who switched districts, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, and state Sen. Ron Gould, a conservative from northwestern Arizona, in August’s 4th District primary. ■

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Avi Wisnia is hanging out at the Philadelphia Museum of Art tonight. But instead of lingering in the galleries, he’s working. Wisnia and his ensemble are live-taping as part of the museum’s “Art After 5 Series” Feb. 24. After debuting with his EP “Avi Wisnia Presents:” in 2007, Wisnia garnered awards and acclaim for his eclectic mix of classic Brazilian bossa nova, folk, jazz and pop.

He has performed at well-known venues such as The Kennedy Center and World Cafe Live, won an OutMusic Award in 2009 for Outstanding Jazz Song of the Year for his cover of TLC’s “No Scrubs,” and released his debut full-length studio album, “Something New,” in 2010. Wisnia currently divides his time between New York City and Philadelphia, when he isn’t taking the international ensemble of musicians who make up his backing band — Toru Takiguch from Japan on guitar, Gil Smuskowitz from Israel on bass and Chris Heinz from Kansas on drums — to perform

across the country. It may sound like Wisnia scoured the globe to find the right people to share a van and a stage with, but he said that wasn’t the case. “I have been able to gather some incredible talent around me just by word of mouth, by great referrals within the large network of professional musicians,” he said. “Everybody tends to know everybody, so it can be a bit incestuous — in a good way.” While no one would argue that New York City has a much larger and more thriving music and arts community than

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out a new album. And everybody should be listening to Lizanne Knott, who lent her beautiful vocals to a few tracks on my album.” In addition to his music, Wisnia is also known for lending his talents to charitable and educational efforts. “I am involved with, and have received a lot of support from, the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts, responsible for the OutMusic Awards and RightOutTV, which promotes LGBT music videos and o n l i n e c o n t e n t ,” h e s a i d . “A l o n g with the Stonewall Society Network and an incredible array of podcasts, radio stations and publications around the world, they are doing the incredible service of giving out musicians a voice and a platform. OutMusic and RightOutTV have also helped support the LGBT Showcase I organize in Austin, Texas.” Wisnia also created The No Brainer Benefit Concert with his family. “That benefits the National Brain Tumor Society,” he said. “That happened because a few years ago my brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He’s fighting the good fight: He is a brain-tumor survivor. Because of his resilience and his love for music, we figured a good way to give back to the community would to be to create this music event where people whose lives have been affected by brain tumors can come and perform and speak and recite poetry. Friends and family can come together to embrace life, have a good time and think about positive things rather than the daily struggles that can be really hard and very draining.” Wisnia must have a few extra hours in his day that we don’t know about, because he also works with students, from high school to pre-school, educating them about music through discussions, workshops and interactive performances. “I was a music teacher for several years while I was just starting to perform and write my own music in earnest,” he said about his educational efforts. “When you communicate with kids through music, especially the youngest ones I worked with,

you get to witness this amazing enthusiasm and complete lack of inhibition, and I try to remind myself of that each time I perform. I find the workshops I do with different groups of young adults to be so worthwhile because, at the same time that music teaches structure and discipline, it also provides an incredible outlet for creativity and collaboration among your peers. It’s that sense of working together and creating community through music that I love so much.” Even with all of his work for musicrelated charities and education on his plate, Wisnia still has plans to record a new album and tour extensively this year. “I’m going to be hitting the road pretty hard. I’m going to be touring all over the country, going to a lot of cities and states that I’ve never been to, that I’m really excited to do,” he said. “And all the while, I’ll be finishing up writing some new songs and, by the end of the year, I’m planning to get back into the studio to put out my second full-length album. I was in Brazil for a month last year performing and connecting with a lot of people. I have a great love for Brazil, and a lot of the songs I write are in the bossa nova and samba style. So my goal is to get back to Brazil by the end of the year and do some recording there, which would be a dream of mine. I would love to record half of the album in the States and half of it in Brazil. People can expect a little more Brazilian flavor, but I’m trying to stretch myself as a songwriter. I’ve never been one to want to stick within any sort of genre. I really love blending styles so I’m trying to push myself and jump those borders even more and just really, really trying to make creative stuff to keep the audience on their toes and do something unexpected and try to present something new.” ■ Avi Wisnia performs at The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Art After 5 Series, 5-9 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Great Stair Hall, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th Street. For more information or tickets, visit www.aviwisnia. com or philamuseum.org/artafter5.

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Worth Watching YOU’RE BORING THE CRAP OUT OF US, PART 1: With Billy Crystal replacing Eddie Murphy as host of the “84th Annual Academy Awards” and “The Artist” poised to sweep most of the major categories, we are sure to tune out once we see who wore what on the Red Carpet. But you go ahead and enjoy, 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26 on ABC.

YOU’RE BORING THE CRAP OUT OF US, PART 2: We haven’t been this bored by a season of “Top Chef” in a while. Maybe Texas isn’t as great a culinary muse as other host cites. Maybe most of the interesting chefs washed out early. Or maybe all the tweaking of the rules got on our nerves. Either way, we’re glad this season is winding down to the finale, 10 p.m. Feb. 29 on Bravo.

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RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL: Oscar-bait and acting juggernaut Meryl Streep stars as a tyrannical, largerthan-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine in “The Devil Wears Prada” 9 p.m. Feb. 25 on ABC.

A ‘LEAP’ OF FAITH AND LOVE: Since out character Cameron (Eric Stonestreet, left) was born on Leap Day — making opportunities to celebrate few and far between — the pressure for Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) to get it right is exceptional, 9 p.m. Feb. 29 on Modern Family. Photo: ABC/Peter “Hopper” Stone

Only two out of 10 elementary-school Elementary” showed elementary-school students have learned about same-sexteachers and their experiences talking about headed families, according to a new study LGB families. The award-winning 2005 commissioned by the Gay, Lesbian and film “That’s a Family!” features elementary-school children who are being raised Straight Education Network. Considering by parents of different races or religions, that same-sex families with children live adoptive, single, divorced and gay or lesin 96 percent of U.S. counties, we clearly bian parents and grandparents. have a failure to teach children about the The problem is not a lack of resources — world and people around them. although more are always welcome — but In its study, “Playgrounds and Prejudice: rather a lack of desire, or the misperception Elementary School Climate in the United that we don’t need to use them States,” GLSEN found that in classroom discussions of with children so young. families, nearly 90 percent of We do need to use them, elementary-school teachers had however. GLSEN’s survey found that homophobic slurs taught students about different types of families — but less start early. Almost half of the than a quarter included LGB elementary-school teachers parents, and less than 10 percent and students surveyed reported included transgender parents. regularly hearing “gay” in a Only a quarter reported “havnegative way, “spaz” or “retard.” About one quarter reported ing personally engaged in efforts regularly hearing students use to create a safe and supportive homophobic slurs, such as “fag” classroom environment for families with LGBT parents.” or “lesbo,” as well as negative Dana Rudolph comments about race or ethnicThat might be because less than one quarter of teachers ity. received training on families with LGBT Three-fourths of the students reported parents, and just over a third on gender that “students at their school are called issues — even though 85 percent had names, made fun of or bullied with at least received training on other diversity matters. some regularity.” Twenty-one percent said The study was conducted by Harris this was because the targeted students were Interactive on behalf of GLSEN, using thought to be gay, and 23 percent said it online surveys of 1,065 school students in was because the students didn’t conform to traditional gender norms/roles. third to sixth grades and 1,099 teachers of To those who say elementary students are kindergarten to sixth grades. too young to learn about LGBT people, I On the positive side, eight in 10 teachers say: They already know about them — but said they would feel comfortable addressing name-calling, bullying or harassment mostly based on slurs and misconceptions. of students perceived to be LGB or gender Teachers might seem to bear the brunt of nonconforming. That is a vital step. But blame — but that is misleading and overly less than half of the teachers said they felt simplistic. Administrators, district officials comfortable responding to questions from and even state officials are also responsible students about LGB people, and even less for setting curricula, choosing materials to questions about transgender people. and creating an inclusive environment. If teachers can’t answer questions about However, the main drivers of change LGBT people, however, their ability to must be parents. We can inform teachers “address” anti-LGBT bullying will never and school administrators about resources, rise much above “Stop because I said so” and recommend they be included in teacher — and while that is sometimes a necessary training. We can talk with school-board approach (as every parent knows), it only officials and let them know inclusion matters — and it impacts our voting. goes so far. Unless schools also promote a More critically, we parents can educate better understanding of diverse people and ourselves and make sure our children know communities, they will never address the that families come in many forms, and peoroot causes of bullying. ple express gender in different ways. One resource that may help is the LGBT parents can also help our neighnew “Ready, Set, Respect!” GLSEN’s bors and friends understand the importance Elementary School Toolkit. of LGBT inclusion — and help them find Additionally, the HRC’s Welcoming language to discuss it with their families. Schools initiative that piloted in 2007, has Life may “get better” as teens get older, offered its materials online for several years as the well-known awareness project says. — including, most recently, “What Do You But there’s no reason we can’t try to make Know? Six to 12-year-olds talk about gays and lesbians,” a short professional-develop- it good right from the start. ■ ment film for school staff and parents. And educational film company Groundspark has Dana Rudolph is founder and publisher of Mombian (mombian.com), a blog and produced numerous LGBT-inclusive diversity-education films since 1996, when “It’s resource directory for LGBT parents.

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Calvin Terrell: Dancin’, Unity and the benefits of hard work “Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.” — Mahalia Jackson Whitney Houston’s journey “home” last weekend started with hope — New Hope Baptist Church, that is. The televised service gave many a front-row view of some of gospel music’s greatest stars. This week we spoke to Calvin Terrell, who, as the writer of the “Stomps & Shouts” column for Sister2Sister magazine, knows about the genre. For the column, Terrell has interviewed Houston, LL Cool J, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson and Queen Latifah, to name a few. In addition to his work as a journalist, Terrell is also a producer and board operator at WURD radio station, primarily working with legendary gospel radio personality Louise Williams Bishop. PGN: Tell me about yourself. CT: I was born and raised in Philly. I was raised by a single mother. I have four siblings — two brothers and two sisters. I got started in the business when I won an internship at WDAS radio. I wanted it so bad, I wouldn’t go away until I got it. I harassed the receptionist and [radio personality] Mimi Brown at different public events until I got an internship. Once I got it, I never left! I just would not go away. I did everything. I did traffic, I worked as a receptionist, anything. Whatever they needed me to do, I’d do. Eventually, news director Fatimah Ali would give me newsstringer assignments to cover. PGN: That’s a great lesson that a lot of kids need to heed these days. You can’t just expect people to hand things to you: You have to pursue them and be willing to do anything asked of you. CT: Yes, none of that, “Uh, no, that’s not part of my job.” PGN: Being willing to be flexible is really important. CT: Absolutely. One year, Olivia Jones, who was also an intern, and I decided that we would put together an arts and literary pavilion for the Unity Day festival. We invited a number of African-American authors to come to Philadelphia for the event and I invited Jamie Foster Brown from Sister2Sister magazine to be one of the panelists. For some reason she and I just clicked! We had a car service for all the VIPs but we got along so well, I ended up driving her to the train in my little car and we talked the whole time. At one point she looked at me and said, “Calvin, what else would you like to do besides work at the radio station?” I responded, “I don’t know, maybe write?” At the time I was doing the in-house newsletter for WDAS. She told me, “OK, I’m going to give you

an assignment and let’s see how you do.” She had me interview CeCe Peniston, who had that hit “Finally,” and for me the rest is history. That was back in the ’90s and I’m still writing for them. PGN: What were you like as a kid? CT: I was one of those kids who loved music. My mother tells me before I could read I could DJ. I didn’t know what the record labels said, but if she told me to play Diana Ross or play The Temptations, I’d always pick out the right one. [Laughs.] Somehow, I had my own little system and her friends would stand there amazed. It was always about music for me. We had fun even though my mother was a struggling single mother raising five kids. PGN: Where were you — the oldest? CT: No, my sister Tanya was the oldest, but she was one of those ... oh, she’s going to kill me for saying this, but she was one of those girls who developed early. At 10 she looked like she could have been 16 or 17, so when we walked down the street to elementary school, she’d get all these older guys yelling out of the car windows and from the front steps at her: “Hey, baby, tell me your name!” and that kind of thing. It was very disturbing and I became very protective of her even though I was younger than her.

ous of the attention we got. They took it out on us by bullying and even beating up kids who were prominent on the show. But despite that, it was a great experience. I used to have a little trick I’d use whenever there was a celebrity in the studio that I wanted to meet. I’d tell the floor manager that I had hair in my eyes. He’d be like, “Go, go, go, take care of it!” So I’d run off and try to bump into New Edition or Madonna or whatever celebrity was in the dressing rooms. PGN: What was your worst dance? CT: I hated when everyone started popping and locking, because I couldn’t pop. Let’s get that clear: I could not pop! But somehow I got by! PGN: What year was that? CT: Mid-’80s I think. About 1984.

PGN: Where’d you go to college? CT: I majored in business at Temple. PGN: You mentioned Unity Day — isn’t it extraordinary how big it has grown? CT: Oh yes, it went from being a block party to becoming a huge event on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. We now have about six stages and pavilions, tons of vendors and top entertainment.

PGN: I did the Bozo show in the same studio as “Dancin’ on Air” and they asked me to work there but I couldn’t. [Laughs.]

PGN: What was a memorable moment? CT: A favorite moment was when Phyllis Hyman was performing: She came out of her dressing room and hung around signing autographs for people. Of course at the time, we had no idea we would lose her. Another time we had Chaka Khan as the headliner and for some reason she left the hotel and came on her own to the main stage. We had El DeBarge as an opening act and he was already on stage performing. We only had one trailer and we’d planned to let El do his set then go back to the trailer and, after he left, we would clean it up and then set up the food and flowers, etc., for Chaka. When she arrived so early, we had to scramble to get ready. [Laughs.] We didn’t want to send Chaka back to the hotel because we might not get her back again! So we pretty much had to throw poor El DeBarge’s clothes and all his stuff into the street!

There were so many boys in the hall wearing more makeup than me and talking about which girls they were dating. I knew I’d spend half my time going, “Step into my office so we can talk about what’s really going on with you ...” I’d be outing all of them! CT: Oh my gosh! That’s too funny!

PGN: And doing Unity Day is how you met Jamie Foster Brown of Sister2Sister. CT: Yes, but what I didn’t tell you was that in 2000 she asked me to head the gospel section of the magazine, “Stomps & Shouts.” We put Kirk Franklin on the cover and I’ve been covering the gospel community ever since. It’s become my arena now.

PGN: And speaking of which ... When did you come out? CT: When did I come out? As in, from

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PGN: Very chivalrous! What was your favorite book as a kid? CT: I know this is going to sound corny, but the Bible. I was one of those kids who went to church every Sunday and I loved it. I still love going to church. PGN: Who was a favorite teacher? CT: Jacqueline Wiggins. She was one of those teachers that took the students on educational trips, we went to her house, she gave me books to read, she really cared about us. She had a big influence on me. PGN: And how did you end up on “Dancin’ on Air”? CT: Oh my! Well, a friend of mine introduced me to the show on TV and convinced me to see if we could get on. There was a number to call for auditions, but you could never get through so once again I just decided to go in person and try to get them to take me. [Laughs.] Back then, I had a fierce Jheri curl going and you could not tell me I wasn’t Prince and Michael Jackson rolled into one! They took one look at me and said, “Come on in,” and I became a regular on the set. It was fun: We got to do the show, and did public appearances and we got a lot of attention and fan mail. Of course we didn’t get paid, but I got my little taste of stardom. The flip side of it was that in high school, kids can be really tough and a lot of kids were jeal-

the closet? I don’t know that I ever have. [Laughs.] I guess I will when this comes out! I’m not sure about the whole concept ... It may sound like a cop out, but I’ve just always been me and never felt I needed to label it. There are times when I feel one way sexually and times when I feel another way. I know there are names for it, but I just like to be me. I really don’t know what I am, I just am.

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 02/24 1964: The Tribute The Beatles tribute band performs 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-5727650. New York Philharmonic The orchestra performs 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Guns N’ Roses The rock band performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3434000.

Sat. 02/25 Aiden James The out singer-

songwriter performs an album-release show 9:30 p.m. at MilkBoy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St.; 215-925-6455 or www.aidenjamesmusic.com. Sugar Town The monthly night of lady DJs and rockers makes its debut at its new location 10 p.m. at Kung-Fu Necktie, 1248 N. Front St.; http://kungfunecktie.com. Last Scene Party Ever! Scene makes a graceful exit from the LGBTQ party community, 10 p.m.-3 a.m. at Voyeur, 1221 St. James St.; www. facebook.com/tlbtbproductions.

Sun. 02/26 Langston Hughes Discussion The Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia will host a talk on the openly gay African-American poet, activist, novelist and playwright presented by Ralph Hunter, founder of the African-American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, 11 a.m. at 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square; 215-7353456; www.phillyethics.org. Annie Hall The classic Woody Allen comedy film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Chamber Concert The Philadelphia

Orchestra performs 3 p.m. at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. 1st annual Tri-State Indie Music Awards Local performers take the stage in celebration of local talent and are honored 6 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. 8th Annual Members’ Oscar Party Watch the big night in style 7 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. The Amazing Kreskin The classic film is screened 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808.

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Mon. 02/27 Groove Night Local musicians join forces to bring the R&B, soul, jazz and funk, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Tue. 02/28 Unlabeled: The Acoustic/ Electric Open Mic for Up and Comers Sign up and play, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Henry Louis Gates Jr. The author of “Life Upon These Shores: Looking at African American History, 1513-2008” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

“Queens of Soul” Night Local artists pay tribute to four legendary performers: Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Janis Joplin and Nina Simone, 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. TuesGAY Nights Lyrics Lounge and DJ June Rodrigues host a weekly night of music and performers for the LGBT community, 8 p.m., 6527 Roosevelt Blvd.; 215533-5888.

Wed. 02/29 4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Frontreaders The reading group will discuss Maurice, by E.M. Forster, 7 p.m. at

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Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. Musicians On Call Benefit Concert Diego Garcia and Mike Doughty with special guest Mutlu perform 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400. Drexell Concert Band Songs by AfricanAmerican composers are performed 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

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BORN THIS WAY IN THE USA: The National Constitution Center presents “From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen,” an exhibition giving a comprehensive look at The Boss’ entire career with numerous items never before seen by the

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IMPRESSED: Philadelphia Museum of Art presents “Van Gogh Up Close,” an exhibition of works by legendary Dutch impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh focusing on his tumultuous years, a period of feverish artistic experimentation that began when van Gogh left Antwerp for Paris in 1886 until his death in Auvers in 1890. The exhibition is on view through May 6, 26th Street and the Parkway. For more information, call 215-763-8100.

Thu. 03/01 Anne Beattie The author of “Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215567-4341.

BET Music Matters welcomes Estelle “All of Me” Tour The R&B singer performs 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Y&T The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.

Fri. 03/02 Hot Tuna The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-5727650. Max Raabe and Palast Orchester The singer and bandleader performs 8 p.m. at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

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Opening Adam Ferrara The comedian seen on “Top Gear” and “Rescue Me” performs Feb. 29-March 3 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. How to Succeed in Business School Without Really Trying The Annenberg Center and the Wharton Follies present the original musical comedy parodying the MBA experience that is entirely written, produced and performed by students, through Feb. 25 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900. Spanish Dances The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with Pepe Romero on guitar March 1-3 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800

Moore, 20th Street and the Parkway; 215-965-4027, thegalleriesatmoore.org. Ethel! Walnut Street Theatre presents the story of blues and jazz vocalist Ethel Waters, through March 11 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-5743550. From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition giving a comprehensive look at The Boss’ entire career with numerous items never before seen by the public, through Sept. 3, 525 Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-409-6895. The Mousetrap Walnut Street Theatre presents the Agatha Christie murder mystery about a group of people trapped in a mansion during a ESTELLE’S GIDDY: BET Music Matters brings R&B singer Estelle to the area as part of her “All of Me” Tour, which will have crowds grooving 7:30 p.m. March 1 at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. For more information or tickets, call 302-944-1400.

Continuing Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern and Contemporary Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition that includes some of the finest examples of European, American and Japanese design, through fall 2012, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Doing Time | Depth of Surface Philagrafika hosts an exhibition exploring the architecture and stories of Philadelphia’s historic Holmesburg Prison, through March 17 at The Galleries at

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snowstorm only to find out that one of them is a murderer, through March 4, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Van Gogh Up Close Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by Vincent van Gogh, through May 6, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of product designs by architect Hadid, who in 2004 became the first female recipient of the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize, through March 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Zoe Strauss: Ten Years Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed out photographer’s work and the first critical assessment of her 10-year project to exhibit her photographs annually beneath a section of Interstate-95 in South Philadelphia, through April 22, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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BODY OF WORK: The Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series presents the John Jasperse Company in a residency culminating in a threeday run of “Fort Blossom revisited,” a “remount” of his provocative work “Fort Blossom,” which examines contemporary notions of how we experience the body as both owners and spectators, through Feb. 26 at the Hepburn Teaching Theater, 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr; 610-5265210. Photo: Maria Anguera de Sojo

Closing The Abduction from the Seraglio The Opera Company of Philadelphia performs through Feb. 26 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800. Ax and Frühbeck: Mozart and Brahms The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Feb. 23-25 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Motherhood: The Musical Society Hill Playhouse presents the musical comedy from the creators of “Menopause: The Musical,” through Feb. 29, 507 S. Eighth St.; 215-9230211. Time, Light, Chance The James Oliver Gallery presents Ron Johnson’s exhibition of oil paintings, through March 2, 723 Chestnut St., fourth floor; www.jamesolivergallery. com. ■

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Fish: Decidedly upstream By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Another fine restaurant has risen from the ashes of another eatery’s demise. (Well, actually, it just moved into a vacated space.) Fish, 1234 Locust St., has gone upstream, occupying the space formerly known as Q Lounge. And, judging from the results, we don’t think too many people will miss the bar and occasional nosh that the old place contributed to the Gayborhood’s nightly routine. At first glance, the interior transformation the place has undergone is far more aesthetically pleasing, taking on a more sophisticated restaurant vibe than the room had before. Nevertheless, it’s still a nice place to spend a happy hour. The cocktails we sampled were superb. The Electrified Fence ($13) is aptly named, as it gives the tongue a spicy Tasering that lingers long after every sip. You’ll taste rye, apple juice, ginger beer and lemon verbena honey syrup. Fish’s raw bar and chilled course selection were jaw-droppingly good. The shrimp ($8) were perfection and the piquillo pepper relish they rested on needs to be jarred and sold everywhere. The king crab was equally addictive, with an excellent poached-egg vinaigrette and chile cornbread ($13). The crudo of hiramasa ($10) was very solid with a mix of strong flavors. Even Fish’s snacks are a delight. The skate chips ($5) are the seafaring cousins of pork rinds — crispy and salty and destined to be on the wish list for our next

Super Bowl party. Fish’s chowder ($12) damn near ruined us for anyone else’s seafood chowder. The creamy soup wasn’t overpowering, allowing the veggies to remain crunchy and fresh and the flavors of the clams especially bright and unmuted. If Fish has a flaw, it’s that the chilled dishes and the appetizers — as well as the desserts — are so stellar, they steal the thunder from the entrées, which are nonetheless well done. The second-course dishes like the blue bay mussels ($11) and the char-grilled octopus ($14) were a cut above similar dishes offered in other upscale seafood restaurants. Secondcourse main dishes like the cobia ($26) with Brussels sprouts and lamb sausage, as well as the monkfish with puffed couscous ($27), were perfect in their execution CRUDO OF HIRAMASA and conceptualization, but didn’t have the same wow factor as the dishes that preceded them. We’re splitting hairs here, and if that’s the biggest flaw that a restaurant has, then it’s still working at a level a few cuts above the competition. Things got ultra-exciting again for dessert ($9 each). The bombolini, a lust-worthy beignet, gets an added boost with a grapefruit sorbet, a pleasant diversion from the usual chocolate and caramel accompaniments. The PB&J was another pleasant surprise, having all the flavors of its namesake but presented cold and creamy with Greek yogurt and spiced bread swimming in a grape reduction. Fish in its new digs is a prize catch. ■

If you go Fish 1234 Locust St. 215-545-9600 www.fishphilly. com Open for dinner nightly.

Photos: Scott A. Drake

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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 4-8 p.m. MondayFriday; case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday-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

and Allies Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981; 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: 12-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 12-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday; 126 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

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

■ 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 Fact line: 1800-662-6080 ■ 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

■ 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

Health

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-629-2300. www.asiac.org Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; 12-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St. 215851-1822 or 866-222-3871. www.galaei.org. 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

■ 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.

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson: 215-683-2840 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 267-216-6606; ppd. lgbt@gmail.com ■ 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-Friday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 3439 N. Hutchinson St..; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000.

■ 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) 6279090; www.galloplaw.org.

■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 215-772-2000

available by appointment at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Ofﬁce Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-5869077.

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. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday except for 12-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups ■ 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 information about events, programs and membership; 215-557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370. ■ 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. ■ 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; 856857-9283; popnews19@yahoo. com.

Activism/Politics

ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) meets 6-9 p.m. every Monday at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; 215-386-1981; www.actupphilly.org. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; www.dvau.org. Equality Philadelphia holds a volunteer night the second Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m., 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; 215-731-1447; www.equalitypa.org. Green Party of Philadelphia holds general meetings the fourth Thursday of the month except December, 7 p.m.; 215-243-7103; www.gpop.org. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club meets seasonally; www.libertycity.org.

Arts

Library Book Club meets to discuss a new book 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center. Philadelphia Freedom Band, an audition-free LGBT band that does concerts and parades, rehearses Mondays 7-9:30 p.m.; 215-603-BAND; philadelphiafreedomband.com. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus rehearses 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays; 215-731-9230; auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Opera Club meets to share and listen to recordings 6:30 p.m. the last Saturday of the month; 215-732-7898. Philadelphia Voices of Pride, Philadelphia’s first mixed GLBT chorus, rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective workshop and discussion group meets 4-6 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the William Way Center. Reading Queerly, open to all women and genderqueer/ trans people, meets 6:45 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.

Recreation

Diversity Dancers ballroom dancers meet the first Sunday of the month for tea and lessons. Other events scheduled throughout the year; 215-922-2129; DiversityDancers@aol. com. Gay Bridge Club non-beginners group meets Monday afternoons at the William Way Center; reservations required. Call 215-732-2220. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club meets 6-11 p.m. in the P.I.C. Building, 42nd and Locust streets; 215-382-0789. Gay Opera Guys of Philly, a new group for opera appreciation, meets the last Sunday of the month at 2:30 p.m. in Roxborough/Andorra area; 215-483-1032. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists meets the second Thursday of the month at the William Way Center; 215-985-1456; www.humboldtsociety.org. Independence Squares LGBT square-dance club, modern Western square dancing. Monthly open house. Tuesday classes in the fall; Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; philadances@gmail.com; www.independencesquares.org. LGBT Bridge Group congenial group meets for supper and to play bridge monthly on a Monday at 6:30 p.m. Members rotate as host. New players welcome. For information, call Tony at 215-732-1020. Male Oenophile Group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape. Call 267230-6750 for more information. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social activities for senior gay men are held every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the William Way Center. PhilaVentures, Philadelphia’s LGBT outdoor group, meets for a hike in Wissahickon Valley Park on Sundays at 2 p.m. at 8701 Germantown Ave.; to RSVP, email ABK121@hotmail.com.

Sports

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club meets for Tuesday and Thursday practice at Greene Field, Howell Street and Moore Road, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Games are played Sundays, beginning in April, in Fairmount Park; 215-462-2575; www. cblsl.org. Frontrunners running club meets 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for a run and brunch. Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www. philadelphiafrontrunners.org. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club GLBT and allied; practices Mondays and Thursdays at Cruz Recreation Center (Fifth and Jefferson streets), 6 p.m., and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., at Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park; www.falconssoccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team, male and female swimmers meets 7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays at Friends Select School or Kelly Pool in Fairmount Park; 610-564-6661; www.philadelphiafins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League meets 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays September-April at Brunswick Zone, 1328

Delsea Drive, Deptford, N.J.; 856-889-1434; www.philagaybowling.com. Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League seeks players; games played Saturdays, 10 a.m., at Columbus Square Park, 12th and Wharton streets; phillyflagfootball.com. Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club seeks players, all skill levels welcome; meets 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Columbus Field,12th and Wharton streets, and 7 p.m. Thursdays at George Pepper Middle School, 2901 S. 84th St.; 215-913-7531; phillygryphons.org; info@phillygryphons.org. Philadelphia Liberty Belles women’s semi-pro full-tackle football league holds fall tryouts; phillybelles.com. Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association plays year-round, all skill levels welcome; philadelphialibertytennis.com. Philadelphia Firebirds women’s football team seeks players; www.philadelphiafirebirds.com. Philadelphia Women’s Baseball League seeks players, all skill levels and ages welcome. Practice is Thursdays, 7:30-9:30p.m., at Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 17th and Fitzwater streets, with games on Sundays; phillywomensbaseball.com; contact Narda Quigley, (day) 215-9915995 or (evening) 301-919-1194. Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; 917-656-1936; phury@gayhockey.org. Philly QCycle LGBT bicycling club promotes organized recreational riding for all levels in the Greater Philadelphia region. Contact the organization via Facebook. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley motorcycle club meets regularly; 215-836-0440; www.groups.yahoo.com/ group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Boulevard Lanes in Northeast Philadelphia; rainbowrollers.com. South Jersey Gay Bowling League gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7 p.m. Fridays September-April at Laurel Lanes, 2825 Rte. 73 South, Maple Shade; 856-778-7467. Spartan Wrestling Club, the gay wresting team, meets 7-9 p.m. Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays and 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-732-4545; www.phillyspartans.com. Suburban Gay Bowling League bowls at 8 p.m. Tuesdays from August-April at Facenda-Whitaker Lanes, 2912 Swede Road, Norristown; sgblbowl@gmail.com. Team Philadelphia, the umbrella group for gay and lesbian sports teams and individual athletes in the Delaware Valley come together to provide a healthy outlet for all members of the community; teamphiladelphia.org.

Etc.

AIDS Law Project provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing; 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 600; 215-5879377; www.aidslawpa.org. BiUnity, Philadelphia-area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends, meets the second Friday of every other month at the William Way Center; www.biunity.org. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols for LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for selfdefense; meets 2 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at Classic Indoor Range, 1310 Industrial Blvd., Southhampton; 610-879-2364; www.pinkpistols.org. Delaware Pride holds planning meetings 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 Main St., Newark; 302-265-3020; delawarepride.org. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance holds open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays during the school year in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; 610-896-4938. Long Yang Club Philadelphia social organization for gay Asians and their friends holds monthly socials; www.longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Our Night Out, a casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, friends and colleagues, meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, email OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; more information on Facebook. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice offered 5-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; 215-238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers Club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; primetimer sofphiladelphia@yahoo.com Philadelphians MC Club for leather men and women meets 7:30 p.m. first and third Monday of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; philadelphiansmc. org. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL affiliated, private, weekly HF nets, monthly newsletter, email server; 302-539-2392; www.rara.org. Rock ’n’ Roll Queer Bar Party for gay and lesbian rockers with host Psydde Delicious starts 10 p.m. every first Sunday at Fluid, 613 S. Fourth St.; www.RocknRollQueerBar.com. Silver Foxes, a social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older, meets 3-5 p.m. fourth Sunday of the month at the William Way Center. SNJ Queers meets monthly for queer/queer-friendly folks in Southern Jersey to mix and mingle. Search for SNJ Queers on Facebook; contact Wendy at 856-375-3708 or wmf69@comast.net.

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Q Puzzle Guerrilla in the Midst Across

1. Tune type 5. See 48-Across and 57-Across 10. Did the vocals 14. Like Saint Joan, say 15. Speedy train 16. Food thickening agent 17. Julia Morgan wings 18. Ophelia and Hamlet or Claire 19 New Rochelle, N.Y. college 20. International Mr. ___ 22. John of “Arthur” 24. Top-flight 25. “Here ___ go?” 26 With 29-Across,

Will Ferrell’s humor web site 29. See 26-Across 33. Mil. hangout 34. Suckers 40. Classic TV 41. “West Side Story” gang 43. Be a snitch 44. Places to discover the “gay gene” 45. Lesbos, e.g. 46. Bow on the screen 47. “All ___” (1984 Tomlin film) 48. With 5-Across, Guerrilla TV show 51. “Cancer in Two Voices” co-author Butler 53. Tavern with naked dancers? 56. Fag follower 57. With 5-Across, veteran of the comedy venues of this puzzle

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gospel music in a way they haven’t ever seen it before. I thought Pierce Morgan was going to lose his mind. CT: [Laughs.] Yeah. Speaking of Whitney, years ago Jamie and I went to Atlanta to interview Bobby Brown when they were still living together. Whitney showed up too and while they were doing hair and makeup on Bobby, she and I sat at a table in the hotel restaurant and talked. There was a piano in the bar and I play, so I took her over to the piano and played “Saving All My Love for You.” She sat beside me on the piano bench but she didn’t sing, not a note. After that, I started playing Stevie Wonder’s “Ribbon in the Sky” and then she started to sing. Jamie heard her and jumped up and ran over with the camera crew. Everyone was all excited because Whitney was singing. Then Bobby came over and started singing too. It was an incredible moment. Another time, I was doing an interview with CeCe Winans at WDAS and Whitney actually called the station to say a few words praising CeCe, which I thought was really sweet of her to do. PGN: What’s another favorite celebrity encounter? CT: Oh, poor Diana Ross, I just love her

61. Bullring bravo 62. Like phone sex? 64. N.F.L. coach Don 65. Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You ___” 66. It covered Caesar’s Johnson 67. Track athlete 68. First name in Dodger pitching 69. Type of balls 70. Harold’s facial marks in “The Boys in the Band” 71. Poems of Sappho

Down

1. Silverstein of kiddie lit 2. “Baby Doll” band 3. Spanish cooking pot 4. Auden’s first name 5. Former German state

6. Words of empathy 7. Sportscaster Berman 8. Hispanic family org. 9. Chairman Arafat 10. Jack-tar 11. With mouth wide open 12. When doubled, Mork’s good-bye 13. New alum 21. Singer/songwriter Axton 23. Alfred Douglas’ school 26. Honshu peak 27. Treats as a sexual object 28. In the recent past 30. It used to take unwilling men 31. Silo contents, for short 32. Smooth sailing 35. Boys that don’t

too much! She can do no wrong in my eyes! I’ve been to the Grammys a few times and got to see her in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza. I’m crazy about her. I love going to the awards shows — the Grammys, the BET Awards, the NAACP Image Awards, the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Everyone’s together in one spot and you get to see so many different people. The parties are great because you get to talk to everyone. I’m like a kid in a candy store! PGN: I understand you’re also a photographer. CT: Yes, I started out taking pictures at the radio station and I became the official photographer. [Laughs.] But now I have myself a little ego so I don’t think I have to do it anymore! I gotta have someone with me so I have a friend, Alex, who travels with me and does the photos. Especially at award shows and things, I don’t want to be talking to people with equipment hanging from my neck! PGN: What’s a favorite picture you’ve taken? CT: Well, since we’re wrapped up in Whitney right now, I was at an event where she was introducing her new CD, “My Love is Your Love,” and I got pictures of her with her mother and Clive Davis.

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like girls, and others 36. Hardy cabbage 37. JFK predictions 38. Put into slots 39. Like a debt-ridden top? 42. Tickle pink 44. Theater chain name 49. Threesome for Michelangelo 50. Stud site 51. Doses in the rear 52. Composer Copland 54. “Seascape” author 55. Rods’ partners 58. Like a Marc Jacobs ensemble 59. Oahu dance 60. NY Met or LA Dodger 63. Perry Mason’s field 65. Radley of “To Kill a Mockingbird”

PGN: Random question time. Any nicknames? CT: Ha! M-A-N. That’s so awful, that’s so African American. “Man,” that’s what my mother and family call me! Oh dear! PGN: What one thing would you change about yourself? CT: That’s easy, I’m short! I’m like 5-foot5, 5-foot-6 on a good day. So I really wish I could be 6-feet tall and walk in a room and have everybody in the room look up at me!

come from a bee? PGN: So how do you get a good picture or interview? CT: When you study journalism, there’s a whole school of thought that you have to stay objective — you’re taught to be nonpartial. But for me, I’ve always maintained that when you build a relationship with someone and build trust, you’ll get more out of them. I know for a fact that people will tell me things that they wouldn’t tell anyone else!

PGN: Hobbies? CT: I love watching television. Right now I’m watching “The Sopranos”! [Chuckles.] I know it’s late, but I have it on DVD and I’ll go all through the seasons and then start again. I love that show. I’d rather be at home watching a good movie than go out to a club.

PGN: Who’s been the greatest influence on you? CT: Probably ... ah, my mother. [Laughs.] It’s cliché, but my sweet, sweet mother. She’s all of 5-foot-2 and, even though she has five kids, she’s so small she looks like a child herself. People would come to the door and ask, “Can we speak to your mother, young lady?” She’d shoot back, “But I am the mother!” She was little but a strong, strong woman who loved all of us unconditionally. We could and can always be ourselves with her and she always supported all of us. She’s the best, just the best. ■

PGN: Since you do call-in radio, have you ever made a prank call? CT: Is there salt in the sea? Does honey

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PGN: Lost virtue? CT: Humility. A lot of people do things under the guise of kindness but then brag about it and expect people to give them praise for it, instead of just doing it for its own sake.

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