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City must pay $877K for Scouts’ legal fees By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

BANISH THE BAN: About 75 ACT-UP supporters rallied at Love Park Wednesday in support of funding for needle-exchange programs. The action was a response to a recent reinstitution of a ban on federal funding of exchange programs — initiatives activists say are effective in cutting down the spread of diseases like HIV and hepatitis C. Supporters marched to the offices of Sen. Pat Toomey, who supported the ban, to call for his support in reversing the decision. Photo: Scott A. Drake

A federal judge this week denied the city’s request for a new trial in its ongoing dispute with the local Boy Scouts of America over the agency’s antigay policy — and ordered the city to pay the chapter nearly $900,000. Judge Ronald Buckwalter on Tuesday rejected the city’s attempt to overturn one part of a 2010 mixed-verdict federal jury ruling in favor of the Boy Scouts Cradle of Liberty Council and said the city is not entitled to a new trial in the case. Additionally, Buckwalter ordered the city to pay $877,122.07 to the Scouts for legal fees the agency incurred in its suit against the city. The city had argued that the verdict was conflicted and that, even if the count was upheld, it shouldn’t pay more than $300,000.

The city has been trying to evict the Cradle of Liberty Council from the building it occupies at 231-251 N. 22nd St. since 2008 because the council won’t accept gays and refuses to pay rent. City Solicitor Shelley Smith told PGN Wednesday that the city is weighing its next course of action. “We just got the opinion a few hours ago so we are still reviewing it to determine our options,” she said. The city will have 30 days to appeal the ruling to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Any appeal would be handled by the law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on a pro-bono basis. Smith said the city disagreed with Buckwalter’s finding. “We’re disappointed in the ruling,” she said. “We certainly of course thought we made PAGE 2 good arguments in post-trial

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said. “Then when I met the people working inside the HRC behind the scenes, they make a difference The Human Rights Campaign, and I thought this is really worthAmerica’s largest civil-rights while. So when they ask for anyorganization working to achieve thing from me, I happily oblige.” Since then, Mathews has lent his LGBT equality, is hosting the 16th Annual HRC Philadelphia Region talents to a number of HRC galas Gala Dinner 6 p.m. March 24 at the — 10 if he remembers correctly Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia. This — and said each one is unique. “It’s a bunch of like-minded year’s gala dinner and fundraiser will include appearances by out people coming together in the late-night talk-show personality name of equality,” he said about t h e eve n t s . “ T h e Ross Mathews and vibe of it is really actor Maria Bello. fun. People want to Mathews, a longhave a good night time supporter of and raise money for HRC, said he wanted a really important to work with the cause. What makes organization after them all different is attending one of their the different flavor functions. each city brings to “I went to one them. I’ve never done event and I thought Philadelphia before to myself, These but I know it’s going people are doing PAGE 16 really good work,” he ROSS MATHEWS

The case that sparked a national debate on LGBT youth bullying came to a close last Friday morning with the defendant being found guilty on most counts. A New Jersey jury found Dharun Ravi guilty of invading former PAGE 2 Rutgers University

LOVING SAVAGE: Out writer and activist Dan Savage helped kick off QPenn 2012 at University of Pennsylvania this week with a discussion of his “It Gets Better” campaign March 19 at the Zellerbach Theatre, drawing a crowd of 800. The weeklong LGBT Pride event runs through Sunday, with this weekend’s offerings including a charity drag show from 8-10 p.m. March 23 at Harrison Sky Lounge. Saturday will feature keynote speaker Alan Cumming from 6-7:30 p.m. at Meyerson Hall, followed by QProm from 9-midnight at the Penn LGBT Center. The week will wrap up with the Penn Athletes & Allies Tackling Homophobia Pride Games from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Penn Park. Photo: Scott A Drake

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William Way LGBT Community Center’s slate of skill- and community-building courses returns this spring with a wealth of new additions to get LGBTs and allies embracing their hidden and not-yet-discovered talents. Fourteen Way Gay U classes will launch in the coming weeks, eight of which are brandnew additions to the program. As several of this semester’s classes are performance-based, organizers hosted a Way Gay U variety show March 14 at Tabu with many of the instructors, who also participated in a video series highlighting the creativity Way Gay U students can hone this spring. “We have so much talent in the gay community, and they have a lot that they can teach others in the community,” said Paul Blore, William Way executive assistant. Those looking to get moving this spring can enroll in “Homorobics,” a fusion of dance and exercise, as well as line-dancing and ballroom-dancing series, both targeted to beginners. Students wanting to get onto the stage can take part in Melissa Kolczynski’s “Be a Cabaret Performer,” which will offer perforSCOUTS from page 1

motions.” The jury in the 2010 trial found that the city imposed an “unconstitutional condition” on the Cradle of Liberty Council by ordering it to depart from the national agency’s policy of barring openly gay members in order to comply with the city’s LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law and avoid eviction from its city-owned building. However, it did find in the city’s favor on questions of viewpoint discrimination and equal-protection claims. The city had previously asked Buckwalter to delay his ruling on its request for a new trial — or for dismissal of the one claim the Scouts RAVI from page 1

roommate Tyler Clementi’s privacy and of bias intimidation because Clementi was gay. While he was exonerated on some of the bias-intimidation charges, he faces 10 years in prison and possible deportation to his native India. He will be sentenced May 21. Ravi was found guilty of four invasionof-privacy and four attempted invasion-ofprivacy charges, the most serious of the offenses. He used his webcam to spy on Clementi and a male guest Sept. 19, 2010, invited others to watch their encounter and attempted to spy again two days later. The following day, Clementi committed suicide. The jury convicted Ravi of second-, thirdand fourth-degree bias-intimidation in the Sept. 21 incident. However, he was acquitted on most of the bias charges from the initial webcam incident, and from exhibiting bias against

mance and vocal techniques, as well as tips on producing a cabaret show. R. Eric Thomas’ “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” which will be held March 31, will school students on infusing serious stories with humor, and Thomas will also lead “What’s Your Story?” a series that will train participants to tap into their personal histories to produce evocative tales. Storytelling of a different sort will be the focus of Camp Tabu co-host Alejandro Morales’ “Screenwriting/Stand-up Comedy Writing Workshop,” which will focus on joke-telling techniques along with an exploration of contemporary Hollywood scriptwriting structure. Writing will be incorporated into “Pollination Books,” held May 7, which will show students how to document their personal sexual histories to determine the future shape of their sex lives. Students can also learn to put pen to paper in “Get That Job ...Write Away,” held April 7 to teach registrants how to craft catchy and professional cover letters and résumés. Job seekers can benefit from “Rock the Interview,” a one-day course April 21 that will offer fashion and etiquette advice, and tips for both verbal and nonverbal communication, to make sure the interview goes

smoothly and successfully. Students can gain new skills with the series “American Sign Language 101,” or can participate in group discussions — such as a March 26 conversation on navigating open relationships or an April 9 forum on queer parenting. Those looking for a dose of history this spring can partake in center archivist Bob Skiba’s historical walking tour, which will be held April 14 and take students from Rittenhouse Square to the current Gayborhood and places in between to trace the city’s gay history. Blore said Way Gay U is an opportunity for community members to share their skills and interests with one another as a means to both individual and community growth. “One of the principles that has always guided Way Gay U is that there is a wealth of talent and knowledge in the LGBT community in Philadelphia,” he said. “This is a place to not only be in a safe space but to learn from your peers and gain skills or knowledge from other people within our community.” To register, visit www.waygay.org. To learn more and view the Way Gay U video series, visit www.facebook.com/pages/WayGay-U/100375983401904. ■

won — as a measure was being worked out in City Council that would have sold the building to the Scouts for a discounted price. That deal, largely opposed by LGBT activists, fell through in late 2011, precipitating Wednesday’s ruling. In a recent filing, Cradle of Liberty requested that the city pay more than $1 million in legal fees to firm Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP resulting from the case. In contesting that figure, the city argued that the attorney rates — up to $500 an hour — were unreasonable, as was the amount of time the attorneys worked on the case. Buckwalter ruled the attorney fees were within reason, although he reduced the num-

ber of billable attorney hours by 321. In its request for a new trial, the city had challenged the instructions issued to the jury and said verdict was inconsistent. In his ruling, Buckwalter concluded that the Cradle of Liberty council did not introduce enough evidence to support its claim of unconstitutional conditions, “that the Court did not err in issuing its instructions and interrogitories to the jury, and that the jury’s verdict is not inconsistent.” The judge's memorandum also cited "an appearance of impropriety in the solicitor's office" because of former City Solicitor Romy Diaz’s relationship with activists working to evict the Scouts. ■

Clementi’s guest in both events. Ravi was also convicted of hindering the prosecution, witness tampering and evidence tampering. The seven women and five men on the jury reached their verdict after about 13 hours of deliberations. Juror Kashad Leverett, 20, said in a subsequent interview with Fox’s Good Day New York that the deliberations were “intense” but that all jurors “were open-minded, giving their opinions about each count.” Leverett said the jurors didn’t vote right away but went through each count individually and debated the evidence. He said there were “some disagreements” but each juror was given the opportunity to put forth his or her opinions. Ultimately, he said the evidence was “very strong,” in particular the witness testimony of M.B., Clementi’s male guest. “I felt satisfied,” he said of the verdict. “We did the right thing and to prove every

count, we found significant evidence.” An alternate juror also came forward, saying he disagreed with the verdict. James Downey, who sat in on all of the proceedings but did not deliberate with the panel, said in interviews following last week’s decision that he would have convicted Ravi on some counts, but not on bias intimidation. Steven Goldstein, chair of New Jersey LGBT-rights group Garden State Equality, said the two weeks of testimony illustrated that Ravi was acting out of antigay animus. “Ravi would not have invaded the privacy of a straight roommate,” he said. “In fact, the most compelling evidence in the case, Ravi’s text messages, indicated exactly that. The text messages demonstrated beyond any doubt that Ravi was deeply uncomfortable with Tyler’s being gay.” Goldstein said the verdict demonstrates “that a ‘kids will be kids’ defense is no excuse to bully another student.” ■

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Historic Fairmount Park site expands with new look By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com One of the city’s most beautiful and tranquil sites is about to get even more user-friendly. Next weekend, the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, a popular Fairmount Park site, will unveil its new Sakura Pavilion — which will allow the attraction to offer year-round cultural and community programming. The site is typically only open from AprilOctober — as the 17th-century-style house lacks heating — but the pavilion will now bring the facility into its next stage of development. Wi t h c i t y funding and a grant from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the nonprofit Friends of the Japanese House and Garden undertook a construction project that included the restoration of two buildings on the property — which, along with two other structures in the area, are the only remaining buildings from the 1876 International Centennial Exposition. “The Sakura Pavilion is going to give us our first year-round presence in Fairmount Park,” said Derek Finn, the out FJHG site and program manager. “Having this pavilion gives us options like doing tours in the winter, as well as workshops and other pro-

News Briefing Bail reduced for Black Madam A transgender woman accused of giving illegal buttocks injections might find it easier to make bail. A judge last week lowered bail for Padge Windslowe, known as “Black Madam,” from $10 million to $750,000. The bail agreement requires Windslowe to be under house arrest at her parents’ house on 62nd Street. The agreement also stipulated she stay away from “syringes, needles and crazy glue.” Windslowe is accused of hosting “pumping parties,” at which she injected at least one woman — who was hospitalized following the procedure — with silicone for a

grams.” The buildings were originally used as restrooms for visitors to the 1876 Horticultural Hall, where the modern Horticulture Center stands. One structure will be dedicated to programming and the other will be used as a work area. The expansion is also expected to enhance the site’s appeal for weddings and commitment ceremonies. Finn said the attraction has hosted commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples in the past, but the lack of an indoor compo-

nent made post-ceremony receptions challenging. “Typically we could only do the ceremonies and not a full meal afterward, but now we have the space where we can do both ceremonies and receptions,” Finn said. “So we’re really excited to see even more couples having their events with us.” Event bookings have already doubled for the coming year, he noted. The house itself arrived in the city in the 1950s after being constructed by a Japanese buttocks enhancement. Another woman died after allegedly receiving Windslowe’s procedure, but charges have not yet been filed in that case. Windslowe is due in court May 16.

Memorial for local activist Friends of the late Kathryn Furano, the former co-chair of the Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force who died last month, will create a memorial in her honor this spring in Fairmount Park. As Furano was an avid rower and member of the Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club, friends are seeking donations to install either a memorial tree or bench in her honor along Kelly Drive. A tree planting costs $500 and a bench $950. Donations to support the effort can be sent to Fairmount Park Commission, One Parkway, 10th floor, 1515 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. Specify “Furano Memorial” in the memo section of a check. For more information, email Maureen

designer for the New York Museum of Modern Art. The nationally ranked garden also dates to the 1876 exposition. “It’s a really beautiful, unique location in Philadelphia,” Finn said. “You can’t find anything like it.” Finn said the site attracts a diverse pool of tourists and locals and has always been popular with the LGBT community. “We get a really good mix,” he said. “We got locals who visit because they just love the site, and then there’s people who say they’ve lived in Philadelphia their whole lives and have never gotten the chance to visit. Lots of people stop by when they’re visiting Philadelphia, and we always get people who stop here when visiting from Japan.” Next weekend’s unveiling also kicks off the attraction’s Photo: G. Wideman cherry-blossom season. Mayor Nutter will join with Consulate General of Japan in New York Fumio Iwai for the ribbon-cutting ceremony 11:30 a.m. March 31, which will include a ceremonial sake-cask breaking. The opening weekend will include a photography exhibition, traditional Japanese drumming, storytelling and kids’ crafts from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. For more information, visit www.shofuso. com. ■

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Women’s festival gears up for big anniversary By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com For 35 years, the women of SisterSpace have converged for a weekend of sisterly fellowship, and supporters will come together later this month for a taste of the upcoming anniversary festival. SisterSpace of the Delaware Valley will host “Lavender Menace,” a fundraising tea dance from 5-9 p.m. March 31 at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St., to support the 35th SisterSpace Weekend, Sept. 7-9 at Camp Ramblewood in Maryland. The outdoor festival event was launched in 1977 in the Pocono Mountains as an outlet for women to learn self-defense and, over the years, it took on an expanded mission and look. “It was created to fill the basic need for women to protect themselves in their lives. It started at a time where it wasn’t really OK to be out and when women were more spread out and not as much a part of a community,” said Jordan Pascucci, SisterSpace president. “But from that, it grew into something much, much bigger because it was clear that this was fulfilling a need in women’s communities, especially the lesbian community, for women to have a place to be themselves among other women.” Art, music and entertainment became mainstays of the festival, as well as ample opportunities for community-building, discussions and socialization. Among the array of activities at the 35th festival will be a stage for emerging artists to supplement its popular main-stage entertainment and a bevy of workshops on politics, health and wellness and life skills. Organizers are reaching out to participants who haven’t attended in a number of years to help give the anniversary weekend a retrospective feel that fuses both the past and future of the festival. In its heyday, the festival attracted thousands and, while it has since moved to the smaller Maryland locale with several hundred women turning out each year, Pascucci said the motivation behind the weekend is just as relevant as it was in its inception. “Festival culture and women’s centers aren’t as popular as they were in the ’70s or ’80s, but women still want to have that connection with other women,” she said. “People who live in cities may have more places to go out in the community than others, but no matter where you live, not many people get to experience an all-women

space like this. The women who are part of SisterSpace get so much support and inspiration from the other women.” That support is not limited by age or other barriers, Pascucci said. After its 30th anniversary weekend, SisterSpace launched a committee to explore opportunities for intergenerational communication, as the festival draws campers from ages 12-90. “There were women sitting around talking at the 30th and they just weren’t understanding one another because of the words being used,” Pascucci said. “The older women didn’t understand how the younger women were using words like ‘queer’ and ‘soft butch,’ and the younger women didn’t understand some of the words the older women were using. So out of that conversation we really have started an interesting dialogue and [have] done events aimed at getting women of different generations to connect, and not just as mentors or peers but as a real learning experience for women at all ends of the age spectrum.” SisterSpace also attracts women from a range of locations — primarily from the Boston-Washington, D.C., corridor, although some come from the West Coast and other nations — and from different races and socioeconomic statuses. The weekend is supported entirely by women volunteers — from the food to the trash collection — and donations from some registrants go to support the participation of other women who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend. Proceeds from the upcoming ICandy event will be used to bring several new speakers and campers to the festival. It will also be valuable in introducing a new generation of women to SisterSpace, and reintroducing longtime supporters to one another. “We want to keep the momentum going year-round,” Pascucci said. “The saddest thing is walking away from SisterSpace on the Sunday afternoon and going back to the real world. You want so many times during the year to reconnect to this community, so we’re hoping to create more opportunities like this for women to get together throughout the year and to help new women learn about SisterSpace. Sometimes if people hear ‘camping’ or ‘festival,’ they might not know what they’re getting into, so the best way to learn is to meet the women who’ve been going for years.” For more information, visit www.sisterspace.org. ■

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Men’s couple study launched By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Researchers at Rutgers University are looking to alleviate the dearth of data on same-sex relationships with a new study examining the dynamics of gay-male couples. The study, funded by the university, will focus on how one’s health is influenced by gender, the gender of an individual’s partner, relationship quality and the role that personality plays in one’s health. Dr. Charlotte Markey, who will be joined by co-principal investigators Drs. Chris Nave and Kristin August, conducted a similar study of same-sex female relationships two years ago and, before that, examined heterosexual couples. “In the first heterosexual study, we kept finding gender differences that we couldn’t attribute to the person or the partner,” Markey said. “We thought the next step was to look at people with same-sex partners, so we did the women’s study and, as we’ve been working to get that published, everyone wants to know, what about gay men? So this was the logical next piece of the puzzle in terms of understanding not just how a romantic partner influences health, but also what role gender plays.” While Markey noted that her team has no political agenda, studies like this may be useful in highlighting the validity of samesex relationships. As the data from the women’s study is com-

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Dr. Mark Ratkus, an economics professor at La Salle University for nearly 40 years, died Feb. 14 of complications from a stroke. He was 65. Ratkus, known as “Butch” to friends, was a native of Allegheny County. He earned his bachelor’s degree from La Salle in 1969 and joined the economics faculty in 1973. He went on to earn master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from University of Notre Dame. When the university instituted a foreign-language requirement for some economics students in the 1990s, Ratkus signed up for Spanish classes, as he didn’t want his students to face a requirement he himself didn’t have. He became fluent in the language and earned a master’s in Spanish bilingual/bicultural studies in 2005. According to Ratkus’ faculty interview at La Salle, he first considered studying French or math but was attracted to economics after learning that the field is “a social science concerned with different aspects like poverty, the environment and education.” Early on in his tenure with La Salle, Ratkus taught in the Philippines. An avid traveler, he also visited Hong Kong, Thailand, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Guatemala and myriad other countries. David Kalinowski, a friend of Ratkus and president of Dignity Philadelphia, of which Ratkus was a member, said he traveled to thirdworld countries, mainly in South America, every summer when he was not teaching to study their economy and work on service projects.

He brought his experiences back to La Salle and instituted a course on the economy of Latin America. “He just loved economics,” Kalinowski said. “He was very dedicated to it.” In an interview, Ratkus said that helping students discover their interests was one of the most rewarding aspects of being an educator, which he got to do as facilitator of a senior seminar. “I ask my students, ‘What do you want to study?’ and most are thrown back,” he said. “They are used to going to class and being told what to learn. Most are not sure and it takes time for them to figure it out, but this is part of growing up and doing new stuff.” Ratkus’ own passions were varied. Outside of the classroom, he was a dedicated Dignity member for more than 25 years. “He was definitely one of our leaders,” Kalinowski said, noting that Ratkus served as a cantor and on the steering committee of the LGBT Catholic group. “He did so much for Dignity. This was basically his spiritual family.” He was also a sports enthusiast who played tennis and was a member of Team 247 in the City of Brotherly Love Softball League. As a native of Western Pennsylvania, he followed all of the Pittsburgh teams, despite criticism from his Philly friends. He previously served as faculty advisor for La Salle’s hockey club and for a university group that raised awareness of gender and sexuality issues. Ratkus was a talented cook and a music lover who favored jazz, especially Brian Culbertson. His health had been in decline since fall 2010 when he suffered a stroke while visiting family in

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Pittsburgh. He spent a year at a facility in that area before being transferred to North Carolina, where his sister lives. In a statement to students and staff, university president Brother Michael McGinnis said Ratkus was a “dedicated and caring teacher, colleague and friend to many of us, and La Salle University was the beneficiary of his presence and considerable personal and professional gifts for many years. He has been and will continue to be missed.” Kalinowski said that Ratkus’ good nature will continue to stay with those who knew him. “People will most remember him for his hearty laugh,” he said. “His laugh was so contagious. It always made you feel good when you were around him.” In addition to his friends, colleagues and students, Ratkus is survived by sister Marianna Palladino and her husband Eugene, sister-in-law Sharon Ratkus, four nephews and a niece. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Helen, and brother William. A celebration of Ratkus’ life will be held at noon March 31 in the upper church of St. Luke and The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St., followed by a reception. ■

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In 2010, Nixon’s longtime partner William Carlin, who worked for Westbury for more than two decades, passed away. Nixon is survived by two brothers and many close friends, including Tom Murray, Joe Brazill and Harry McManus. Friends will gather to celebrate Nixon’s life at 1 p.m. March 24 at St. Luke and The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St. ■ — Jen Colletta

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Harry Nixon, bartender, 68 Harry Nixon, a longtime bartender at locales throughout the Gayborhood, died earlier this month after a short illness. He was 68. Nixon, a native of New Jersey who lived in Philadelphia for many years, most recently tended bar at Key West, which closed in 2009. Prior to that, Nixon could be found at The Westbury and previously Tavern on Camac, which he left in 2004.

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The long Republican road This week, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney picked up another state — Illinois — and the endorsement of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. With the primary win in Illinois, and his recent victory in Puerto Rico, Romney now has 562 delegates of the 1,144 needed to clinch the Republican nomination. This year’s Republican nomination process has lasted longer than many had anticipated — and it will likely stretch through May, at least. The next candidate closest in the delegate race to Romney is former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, with 249. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich currently has 137 pledged delegates and Ron Paul has 71. To date, Gingrich has won only two states: his home state of Georgia and South Carolina. Paul hasn’t come in first in any primary contest. (Of note, openly gay candidate Fred Karger garnered more votes than Paul in Puerto Rico.) In April, seven states and the District of Columbia hold Republican primaries, including Pennsylvania and New York with 72 and 95 delegates at stake, respectively. If Romney takes all the delegates from now through the end of April, he’ll still need another 200 to take the nomination. And since it’s not likely that he’ll sweep all the delegates in all the states — and unlikely that Santorum will drop out any time soon — the contest will continue. The next primary is Louisiana on March 24 with 46 delegates at stake, followed by Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin on April 3 with a total of 98 delegates in contention. On April 24, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island will hold their primaries, with 231 delegates in contest. In that race, Santorum will likely take the state he represented (Republicans here still like him), with Romney likely taking states in the Northeast. The May primaries include Indiana, North Carolina and West Virginia (May 8, 132 delegates); Nebraska and Oregon (May 15, 63 delegates); Arkansas and Kentucky (May 22, 81 delegates); and Texas (May 29, 155 delegates). If Romney hasn’t clinched the nomination by then, California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah hold primaries in June. Barring any mandate for Romney, Santorum and Gingrich could stay in until the Republican convention in August and fight it out there. Though Romney has banked to the right during this primary fight against Santorum, he’ll have to move to the center if he wants to pick up left-leaning independent voters. On the other hand, if Santorum takes the nomination, President Obama will likely pick up more independents in the center, and perhaps some on the right who find Santorum’s conservatism too hard to swallow. ■

Poor Rush Limbaugh. Can’t a guy even call a girl a slut on the radio these days without people getting all mad? It’s not like he called a private citizen a prostitute, and then said she should post videos online of all the sex she’s having in order to “pay” for her birth-control pills. Oh, wait. That’s exactly what he did. And it is apparently a very big deal. Advertisers are fleeing from Limbaugh’s show faster than you can say “birth-control pills are basically Skittles for whores.” And good for those companies for speaking out against blatant misogyny in the only speech that is actually free in America: money. Still, I can’t help but think, “What the hell took so long?” Because the fact is, this guy has had a hate spout in his mouth for decades. His long history of misogyny, racism, homophobia and classism is well documented. So what happened? Is it all some kind of Muslim Femi-Nazi plot unleashed by the Obama administration? Is it that he crossed a line by targeting a private citizen? Or could it be that by assailing women’s access to birth control, Limbaugh has finally pissed off enough straight women that they’re actually paying attention and they don’t like what they’re hearing? Rush is a megaphone for all of the rabid anti-choice, anti-women politicians and voters in America. It’s no fluke that his anti-Fluke ranting coincides with the shit ton of bills and proposals flying out of mostly male pieholes nationwide. Bills that would mandate forced vaginal ultrasounds, allow employers to fire women who use birth control, mandating that a woman must carry a dead fetus to term, exempting employers from having to cover birth control if it bothers their delicate moral or religious beliefs, allowing a doctor to withhold any negative results from prenatal tests that may tip the scales toward abortion, refusing funding for women’s health if any of it is to go toward birth control ... The list goes on. Margaret

Sanger would be so pissed. These are actual proposals being seriously suggested. In America. In 2012. Limbaugh’s merely providing the soundtrack. So I have to say that I wasn’t surprised by Limbaugh’s “slut” comments. Nor am I surprised by the assault on birth control and the women who use it or want access to it. Is this trend alarming? Sure. While these debates aren’t new, it certainly is remarkable that today a Republican candidate for the presidential nomination can say on national TV that a woman should look at a rape-induced pregnancy as a gift from God and then still go on to win primaries. For years I have been inundated with creeps trying to take away and restrict access to rights for myself and for my family. I, along with all LGBT people, have been characterized as a sex-pervert undeserving of equal protection under the law. I’ve listened to countless elected officials debate the most intimate details of my life — love, sex, family — and declare that I don’t have a right to any of them because I’ve “chosen” the “gay lifestyle.” So all of this “slut shaming” that folks like Limbaugh are doing, all of this antiwoman legislation, it’s been coming down the pike all along. For years, gay and lesbian activists, myself included, have been saying to straight folks, “Look out. These guys are coming after you next.” And part of me, I have to say, feels a tinge of “I told you so” directed at all of the hetero folks who never really felt they had a stake in this fight. Welcome to the club. Better late than never. ■

For years gay and lesbian activists, myself included, have been saying to straight folks, “Look out. These guys are coming after you next.”

D’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe it!). 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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Buying Girl Scout Cookies supports LGBT equality Want to do something for equality? Buy troop, performing crafts with the girls and Girl Scout Cookies. How does buying participate in overnight and camping activthose yummy cookies from a young girl ities — just like any real girl.” further equality? Now, that last statement is a fact. And Oh, you might need an ibuprofen one in which the Girl Scouts take pride. for this one but, as usual, it starts out It’s called inclusion — acceptance. They with a Republican memdo accept trans children. ber of the Indiana House of Embracing them, rather than do Representatives. I’m guessing what Morris would do — kick you’re sitting down waiting with a 12-year-old out on her ass baited breath. and begin a lifetime of hate. When the Indiana House This trans girl now will feel decided last month to introduce acceptance and love. To me, a resolution honoring the 100th the words of Morris are a hate birthday of the Girl Scouts, Rep. crime on a child, a transchild. Bob Morris became so enraged Unlike the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts do not discrimithat he shot off a letter to fellow nate based on sexual orientaIndiana representatives urging tion or gender identity. When them to vote against the Girl it became an issue of the Boy Scouts. What the heck can you imagine that the representaScouts discrimination policy, the Girl Scouts proudly stated tive felt was so terrorizing from Mark Segal they do not discriminate against these little girls? Now folks, you the sexual-minority community. can’t make this stuff up. It’s a When faced with the issue of trans chilcomedian’s dream, from Morris’ letter: dren, the organization followed its heart “The group’s agenda promotes abortion, gay sex and ‘sexualizing young girls’ and mission to add to children’s lives. And that includes lesbians and trans children. ... Many parents are abandoning the Girl So even if you’re on a diet, this is the best Scouts because they promote homosexual excuse to go out and buy a box — or sevlifestyles. In fact, the Girl Scouts education seminar girls are directed to study the eral — of Girl Scout Cookies. example of role models. Of the 50 role After being roundly criticized for his comments, Morris issued a letter of apolmodels listed, only three have a briefly mentioned religious background — all the ogy. But it was too late and the damage rest are feminists, lesbians or communists.” was already done. ■ Are you shaking your head in disbelief Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the yet? Stay tuned; it gets even more convoluted. He goes on to state: nation’s most-award-winning commenta“Boys who decide to claim a ‘transgentor in LGBT media. He can be reached at der’ or cross-dressing lifestyle are permitmark@epgn.com. ted to become a member of a Girl Scout

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Street Talk Should a photo ID be required every time you vote in Pennsylvania? “No. That stops people from voting. And not enough people vote as it is. Getting a photo ID in Philadelphia Christian is a big Bradbury hassle. I had graphic artist Fairmount to stand in line for hours to get mine at the DMV here. That’s an unnecessary obstacle for people.”

“No. The timing of the new Pennsylvania law is very suspect. I just think the Republicans are trying to suppress Tara Inmanthe potential Bellofatto votes for woodshop supervisor Clementon, N.J Obama in November. The new law is a way of disenfranchising folks who otherwise would vote for Obama.”

“There should be some form of ID required to avoid fraud, but a photo isn’t any guarantee that the ID Patrick Dolan hasn’t been student tampered Washington Square with. Just West have the person show something indicating their name and address. It could be a utility bill or library card.”

“Yes. The government should take your photo while you’re standing in line at the polling place — free of charge. Daniella McCole Then your student photo could Washington Square West be placed on file for future reference. The next time you want to vote — just show your face. They match your face to the photo on file — and you should be allowed to vote.”

Letters and Feedback In response to Mark My Words, “Israel, the gays and Equality Forum,” March 16-22: First, I’d like to point out that organizing as queer/LGBT people around progressive issues that are not directly related to issues around gender and sexuality is not new, but that queer people have always participated in struggles for social justice issues, particularly those involving war and imperialism. (I suspect that there is no coincidence in the similarity in the names of the Gay Liberation Front and the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam.) As a queer person, I find that it is not just about the illegal settlements, the roadblocks and the blockades, but it is that the struggle of the Palestinian people is part of a larger struggle for human rights and justice. It’s very disappointing that an organization with “Equality” in their name has decided to spotlight a country that blatantly

denies full equal rights to citizens within the borders of Israel based on nationality and ethnic background, that occupies Palestinian territories, that will not allow refugees to return to their homeland and that continues to whitewash a history of colonization and that continues the erasure of Palestinian culture and national identity. Sure, after much struggle Jewish citizens enjoy rights and recognition as queer/ LGBT in Israel, but these rights — for example, the right to serve in the IDF — often serve in the interests of the nation and so there we have a nationalistic/militaristic form of state-sanctioned and normalized LGB(T?) existence. ... Yes, there are no legal rights for queer/ LGBT people in Palestinian territories and I’d like to see this happen, but there are queer/LGBT people who make up part of the Palestinian people and they suffer under Israeli apartheid and occupation in the same ways as any other Palestinian (and

sometimes fare worse than their heterosexual counterparts) and, I believe, that this is enough for queers to be concerned about the Palestinian people’s struggle. — Michael Carr Mark, your stereotyping of all Palestinians because of their government is simple bigotry. Would you want to be judged for the government of Pennsylvania? The Palestinians are a people under siege. (Yes, I have been there.) Your position is support of colonialism and theocracy. There should be equality for all regardless of religion, ethnicity or national origin. You have not yet dealt with the Nakba. — Ken Derstine This post is so disappointing. As an active member of the queer community for 24 years, and as a Jew and both an Israeli and U.S. citizen, I find it unspeakably

hypocritical that any supposedly liberatory or even progressive organization would celebrate Israel. Mark, I disagree with your conclusion as well as your many points, and you knew that you would be widely criticized for your statements. The least you could do is cite your sources so we know you’re not simply making things up. A significant section of Philly’s LGBTQ community will be boycotting/not participating in this year’s Equality Forum due to its choice to praise Israel. What is the point of celebrating Philly’s queers, if Philly’s queers feel alienated, offended, not represented, etc.? — Yonah EtShalom Hear! Hear! It really is all about social justice, and both Equality Forum and, now, PGN are sadly missing that point. — Uri Horesh

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COMPLERA does not cure HIV infections or AIDS. � Always practice safer sex. � Use latex or polyurethane condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body ﬂuids such as semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. � Never re-use or share needles.

Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including: 1. Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in HIV to other people. some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic Who should not take COMPLERA? acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. � Do not take COMPLERA if your HIV infection has been previously treated with Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like HIV medicines. symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you � Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking certain other medicines. For more get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis: information about medicines that must not be taken with COMPLERA, see “What � feeling very weak or tired should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?” � have unusual (not normal) muscle pain � have trouble breathing What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA? � have stomach pain with Before you take COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you: - nausea (feel sick to your stomach) � have liver problems, including hepatitis B or C virus infection - vomiting � have kidney problems � feel cold, especially in your arms and legs � have ever had a mental health problem � feel dizzy or lightheaded � have bone problems � have a fast or irregular heartbeat � are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if COMPLERA can harm your unborn child Pregnancy Registry. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral medicines during pregnancy. Its purpose is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms � are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. The Centers for Disease Control and of liver problems: Prevention recommends that mothers with HIV not breastfeed because they can pass � your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice). the HIV through their milk to the baby. It is not known if COMPLERA can pass through � dark “tea-colored” urine your breast milk and harm your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best � light-colored bowel movements (stools) way to feed your baby. � loss of appetite for several days or longer Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription � nausea and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. � stomach pain 2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take COMPLERA or similar medicines. In some cases these liver problems can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis) when you take COMPLERA.

You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are COMPLERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA or a similar affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects. If you take certain medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of COMPLERA in your body may be too low and medicine containing nucleoside analogs for a long time. it may not work to help control your HIV infection. The HIV virus in your body may become 3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resistant to COMPLERA or other HIV medicines that are like it. and you stop taking COMPLERA, your HBV infection may become worse (flare-up). A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Do not take COMPLERA if you also take these medicines: COMPLERA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV � COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection. Do not take other HIV medicines with COMPLERA. therapy with your healthcare provider. � the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (CARBATROL®, EQUETRO®, TEGRETOL®, � Do not let your COMPLERA run out. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare TEGRETOL-XR®, TERIL®, EPITOL®), oxcarbazepine (TRILEPTAL®), phenobarbital provider before your COMPLERA is all gone. (LUMINAL®), phenytoin (DILANTIN®, DILANTIN-125®, PHENYTEK®) � Do not stop taking COMPLERA without first talking to your healthcare provider. � the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN®), rifampin (RIFATER®, � If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health RIFAMATE®, RIMACTANE®, RIFADIN®) and rifapentine (PRIFTIN®) often and do regular blood tests to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare � a proton pump inhibitor medicine for certain stomach or intestinal problems, provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking including esomeprazole (NEXIUM®, VIMOVO®), lansoprazole (PREVACID®), omeprazole COMPLERA. (PRILOSEC®), pantoprazole sodium (PROTONIX®), rabeprazole (ACIPHEX®) � more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium What is COMPLERA? COMPLERA is a prescription HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) medicine that: phosphate � is used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. HIV is the � St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). If you are taking COMPLERA, you should not take: � contains 3 medicines, (rilpivirine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) � other medicines that contain tenofovir (VIREAD®, TRUVADA®, ATRIPLA®) combined in one tablet. EMTRIVA and VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency � other medicines that contain emtricitabine or lamivudine (EMTRIVA®, COMBIVIR®, virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and EDURANT is an EPIVIR® or EPIVIR-HBV®, EPZICOM®, TRIZIVIR®) HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). � rilpivirine (EDURANT™) It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under the age of 18 years. � adefovir (HEPSERA®)

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Also tell your healthcare provider if you take: The most common side effects of COMPLERA include: � an antacid medicine that contains aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or calcium � trouble sleeping (insomnia) carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take � abnormal dreams COMPLERA. � headache � a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (PEPCID®), cimetidine � dizziness (TAGAMET®), nizatidine (AXID®), or ranitidine hydrochloride (ZANTAC®). Take these � diarrhea medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. � nausea ® ® ® � the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (BIAXIN ), erythromycin (E-MYCIN , ERYC , � rash ERY-TAB®, PCE®, PEDIAZOLE®, ILOSONE®), and troleandomycin (TAO®) � tiredness � an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fluconazole (DIFLUCAN®), itraconazole (SPORANOX®), ketoconazole (NIZORAL®), posaconazole (NOXAFIL®), voriconazole � depression (VFEND®) Additional common side effects include: � methadone (DOLOPHINE®) � vomiting Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is � stomach pain or discomfort � skin discoloration (small spots or freckles) one that is listed above. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your � pain healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Your healthcare provider and your pharmacist can tell you if you can take these medicines with COMPLERA. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA without first talking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that can interact with COMPLERA. How should I take COMPLERA? � Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with COMPLERA. � Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. � Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not replace a meal. � Do not change your dose or stop taking COMPLERA without first talking with your healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly while taking COMPLERA. � If you miss a dose of COMPLERA within 12 hours of the time you usually take it, take your dose of COMPLERA with a meal as soon as possible. Then, take your next dose of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. If you miss a dose of COMPLERA by more than 12 hours of the time you usually take it, wait and then take the next dose of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. � Do not take more than your prescribed dose to make up for a missed dose. � When your COMPLERA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or pharmacy. It is very important not to run out of COMPLERA. The amount of virus in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. � If you take too much COMPLERA, contact your local poison control center or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA? COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects, including: � See “What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?” � New or worse kidney problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. If you have had kidney problems in the past or take other medicines that can cause kidney problems, your healthcare provider may need to do blood tests to check your kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA. � Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms: - feeling sad or hopeless - feeling anxious or restless - have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself � Bone problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones. � Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are not known. � Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your HIV medicine.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088). How do I store COMPLERA? � Store COMPLERA at room temperature 77 °F (25 °C). � Keep COMPLERA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed. � Do not use COMPLERA if the seal over the bottle opening is broken or missing. Keep COMPLERA and all other medicines out of reach of children. General information about COMPLERA: Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use COMPLERA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give COMPLERA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. This leaflet summarizes the most important information about COMPLERA. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about COMPLERA that is written for health professionals. For more information, call (1-800-445-3235) or go to www.COMPLERA.com. What are the ingredients of COMPLERA? Active ingredients: emtricitabine, rilpivirine hydrochloride, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Inactive ingredients: pregelatinized starch, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone, polysorbate 20. The tablet film coating contains polyethylene glycol, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, triacetin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red, FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow #6 aluminum lake. This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Manufactured and distributed by: Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, CA 94404 Issued: August 2011 COMPLERA, the COMPLERA Logo, EMTRIVA, HEPSERA, TRUVADA, VIREAD, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. or its related companies. ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. 202123-GS-000 02AUG2011 CON12392 3/12

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to be fun. I can’t wait to see what the people of Philadelphia bring to it.” When asked which of his many talents will be utilized at the gala, Mathews said his contributions to these events always vary. “I’m there to work for the HRC,” he said. “I don’t get paid for it but I like to be there for them. So I do whatever they need. In Philadelphia I’m going to be making a speech. It’s the kind of speech I make at colleges all around the country. It’s really funny and inspirational and it shows how important the work of the HRC is.” Obviously Mathews has the gift of gab, having built a career as a regular and fan favorite, guesting on and hosting talk shows such as “Chelsea Lately“ and, currently, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” where he does Red Carpet interviews and segments such as “Meal or No Meal.” Mathews said his experiences on those shows help him to bring levity to the galas. “There’s a lot of heavy stuff that goes on,” he said. “People talk about a lot of the uphill battles that we have in the nation and the world for equality. So it’s nice to have a moment of lightness and laughter.” After being a guest star on a number of shows, Mathews will soon get the opportunity to be at the helm of a new TV project. “I’m shooting my own pilot with E! that Chelsea Handler is producing in the next few months,” he said. “If all goes well, I hope that my face will be on the airwaves a lot more with my own vehicle, with the kind of tone that I want to put out in the world. If I get that chance I’ll take it seriously and it will be a lot of fun.” ■ Ross Mathews, along with special guest actor and activist Maria Bello, appears at the 16th Annual HRC Philadelphia Region Gala Dinner, 6 p.m. March 2 at the Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia, 10 Avenue of the Arts. For more information or tickets, visit www.hrcphillydinner.org.

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and gender nonconforming riders. Councilwoman-at-Large Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced the measure March 22. The resolution may come up for public debate during the March 29 Council meeting, 10 a.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall. LGBTs and allies have pushed in recent years for the removal of the stickers to avoid discrimination and public questioning of those who do not conform to gender norms. SEPTA has used gender markers on its transpasses for decades in an attempt to curb sharing of the passes. The transit system has said it is open to removing the stickers when it overhauls its fare system, although a timeline for that is unclear. Reynolds Brown said her measure is meant to enhance understanding of the need for a gender-neutral fare system and take the city closer to that reality. “At the end of the process and debate, we want Philadelphians of all cultures, walks of life and backgrounds to get through each day without feeling discriminated against — without someone dimming their shine,” Reynolds Brown said. “We hope this resolution will move the needle further toward our goal.” The councilwoman said she pledged to assist the Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club last year in any pro-LGBT endeavors and, when the club requested she work on this resolution, she eagerly complied. “People listen to what we say, but ultimately, they watch what we do,” she said. “I commend the membership of Liberty City for paying attention and doing the necessary follow-through.” Supporters of the removal of the markers are encouraged to attend next week’s City Council session. ■

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DECLARACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EL ACCESO AL PROCESO DE ELECCIÓNPARA LAS PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES EN LA CIUDAD DE FILADELFIA De acuerdo con el Título II de la Ley de Norteamericanos con Discapacidades de 1990 y la Ley de Accesibilidad de Votante para los Ancianos y los Discapacitados de 1984, la Ciudad de Filadelfia no discrimina a la gente con discapacidades al suministrar acceso para el proceso de elecciones. Según estas leyes federales, se requiere que la Ciudad de Filadelfia asegure que su proceso de elecciones en conjunto sea accesible a la gente con discapacidades en todas las elecciones. Esto significa que los sitios de votación serán accesibles a los discapacitados de tal manera que haya locaciones accesibles disponibles dentro de cada distrito electoral. Los City Commissioners (Comisionados de la Ciudad) designan y enumeran la accesibilidad de los lugares de votación en grados variables. Los sitios de votación que cumplen en su totalidad con los criterios federales y estatales son designados con una “F” que indica que es un edificio totalmente accesible, y con una “H” que indica que es un parqueadero para discapacitados. Si un logar de votación no cumple en su totalidad con estos criterios federales y estatales, pero provee accesibilidad relativa con una pequeña ayuda en la entrada, entonces ese logar será designado con una “B” que indica que tiene una accesibilidad sustancial. Si no hay disponible un lugar totalmente accesible, que cumpla con todos los criterios federales y estatales (designados como “FH”), como sitio de votación en su División de elección, la accesibilidad para votar será proporcionada mediante el uso de una Boleta Alterna de acuerdo con las directrices expedidas por el Secretary of the Commonwealth (Secretario del Estado). Si usted es un votante registrado, que es discapacitado o tiene 65 años de edad o más, y no se le ha asignado un lugar de votación que haya sido designado como “FH”, entonces cumple con los requisitos para votar mediante una Boleta Alterna. SÓLO LOS CENTROS DE VOTACIÓN DE LOS DISTRITOS Y LAS DIVISIONES ELECTORALES QUE SE MENCIONAN A CONTINUACIÓN SE HAN DESIGNADO COMO “FH” O TOTALMENTE ACCESIBLES. SI USTED ES UN VOTANTE REGISTRADO EN CUALQUIER DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE PHILADELPHIA, SALVO EN AQUELLOS QUE SE ENUMERAN A CONTINUACIÓN, Y ES DISCAPACITADO O MAYOR DE 65 AÑOS, CUMPLE CON LOS REQUISITOS PARA VOTAR DESDE SU HOGAR MEDIANTE UNA BOLETA ALTERNATIVA O EN LA SALA 142 DEL AYUNTAMIENTO EL DÍA DE LA ELECCIÓN MEDIANTE UNA BOLETA ALTERNATIVA DE EMERGENCIA:

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Es posible obtener una Boleta Alterna para cualquier elección, a través de una petición por adelantado de una Solicitud de Boleta Alterna. En Filadelfia se puede pedir una Boleta Alterna en la solicitud corriente de Boleta para Votar en Ausencia, señalando la casilla de “Discapacitado, 65 años de edad o mayor y a quien se le ha asignado un lugar de votación inaccesible”. Las solicitudes se pueden obtener en la County Board of Elections (Junta de Elecciones del Condado) en Room 142, City Hall o llamando al teléfono (215) 686-3469 VOICE, o por TTY/TDD (Teletipo/Aparato de Telecomunicación para Sordos) a través del AT&T Relay System. Los usuarios de TDD pueden utilizar este servicio llamando al 1-800-654-5984 e informándole al asistente de comunicaciones que desean hablar con la Pennsylvania Bureau of Elections (Oficina de Elecciones de Pennsylvania) en el (717) 787-5280. Las Solicitudes de Boleta Alterna deben enviarse por correo a la County Board of Elections a más tardar siete días antes de la elección. Las Boletas Alternas deben devolverse a la County Board of Elections a más tardar al momento del cierre de elecciones, a las 8:00 p.m. del Día de Elecciones. Además, los electores registrados con discapacidades pueden pedir una Solicitud de Boleta Alterna de Emergencia y depositar la boleta personalmente en la County Board of Election, in Room 142, City Hall, hasta el momento del cierre de elecciones durante el Día de Elecciones. También, la Ciudad proporcionará materiales de inscripción en letras grandes en cada instalación de inscripción, y suministrará las instrucciones en letras grandes sobre cómo votar en cada sitio de votación. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre sus derechos o sobre las obligaciones de la Ciudad según estas leyes, o si necesita ayuda para determinar si su lugar de votación cumple en su totalidad con los criterios federales y estatales, comuníquese con la Accessibility Compliance Office (Oficina de Cumplimiento con la Accesibilidad), o la County Board of Elections.

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INFORMATION STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO THE ELECTION PROCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Voter Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, the City of Philadelphia does not discriminate against people with disabilities in providing access to its election process. According to these federal laws, the City of Philadelphia is required to ensure that its election process as a whole is accessible to people with disabilities in all elections. This means that polling places shall be accessible to people with disabilities to the extent that accessible locations are available within each election district. The City Commissioners designate and list polling place accessibility in varying degrees with separate codes for the building and parking. Polling places that fully meet all federal and state criteria are designated with an “F” for fully accessible building and an “H” for handicapped van parking. If a polling place location does not fully meet these federal and state criteria but provides relative accessibility with minor assistance in entry then that location will be designated with a “B” for substantial accessibility. If a fully accessible location that meets all federal and state criteria (designated as “FH”), or one that has been modified to provide accessibility, is not available for a polling place in your election Division, voting accessibility will be provided through the use of an Alternative Ballot in accordance with directives issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. If you are a registered voter who is disabled or age 65 or older and who is not assigned to a polling place that has been designated as “FH”, you are qualified to vote using an Alternative Ballot. ONLY THE FOLLOWING WARD AND DIVISION POLLING PLACES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS “FH” OR FULLY ACCESSIBLE. IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED VOTER IN ANY ELECTION DISTRICT IN PHILADELPHIA, EXCEPT FOR THOSE LISTED BELOW, AND YOU ARE DISABLED OR AGE 65 OR OLDER YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FROM HOME USING AN ALTERNATIVE BALLOT OR AT CITY HALL ROOM 142 ON ELECTION DAY USING AN EMERGENCY ALTERNATIVE BALLOT:

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New documentary highlights musicians’ exploration of love and gender By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The unconventional love story of musician Genesis P-Orridge and his band mate, artistic partner and muse is hitting the big screen in the form of the documentary “The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye.” Over the last 30 years, Genesis has been one of the most innovative figures in postpunk, industrial and electronic music, having founded influential groups such as Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. In the 1990s, Genesis married fellow Psychic TV member Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge and together the two explored their ideas of gender, which they named “pandrogyny” or the Pandrogyne project, the concept of both sexes merging into one as the next step in human evolu-

tion. To that end, both underwent a series of surgical procedures to look like each other, which included breast implants and cosmetic surgery. “As far as we knew, we came up with pandrogyny by thinking about positive androgyny as an alternative to hermaphroditic because hermaphroditic has the baggage of biological strangeness or even freakishness,” Genesis said about the origins of the concept. “We wanted it to be very positive. ‘Pan,’ which is also a sort of pagan word also means drowning. There a lot of connotations that we felt were appropriate. Drowning in each other. We thought that we had come up with it together in the late 1990s, but just recently we were looking through a diary from 1984 and in one of the essays to myself, we’d used the word pandrogyny and I have no recollec-

tion of that at all. So the word had slipped into my unconscious long before the project began. The actual development of it as a concept and exploration was still completely new for both of us.” Shortly before Psychic TV was to embark on a tour in October 2007, Lady Jaye collapsed and died at home in the arms of Genesis from a previously undiagnosed heart condition connected with her long-term battle with stomach cancer. “The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye,” directed by Marie Losier, is a complex portrait of two lives that pushed the boundaries of love and art. It is being screened in independent movie theaters and film festivals all over the world. Genesis said the international acclaim that the film has garnered so far was a surprise to him.

“We assumed it was going to be an independent movie that’s a home movie but longer than normal and only people that knew about it would find it interesting,” he said. “But it has turned out not to be the case. This film was in a festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were 500 different films in the festival. There was a special prize, the public prize, where all the people who go to all the films vote for their favorite and our film won. So that’s somewhere where they know nothing about us and they don’t speak the same language. But they loved it. That’s one of the most shocking things for us, how much it is touching people who don’t have any idea who we are. But they are intrigued by the trailer and it seems like a film that arrived at the right time in the right place with ay PAGE 24

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message that is about love. It’s a 21st-century love story, but it’s still about anybody having unconditional and total love and surrendering to it. It’s working on that level, which is a primal and human emotion.” When asked how the idea of pandrogyny is related to the LGBT community, Genesis said it was a “ticklish area.” “Some people in the LGBT community feel a little bit uncomfortable with our approach because there’s been so much suffering and prejudice and even violence toward those communities and, to this day, very strongly toward trans people,” he said. “Although, through TV documentaries and empathetic films, people all over the United States and Western culture are becoming more familiar with that as a choice and option. Of course if you go to somewhere like Thailand, there have been three genders for a long time with the ladyboys. So a lot of other cultures have a niche for people who are trans in one way or another. We’re sort of lagging behind as a culture, or have been. Some people really do just see it as a gender issue and that is absolutely valid. “But for us there was more to it than that. One way we used to explain it was some people see themselves as a man trapped in a woman’s body, some people see themselves as a woman trapped in a man’s body, but the Pandrogyne, we see ourselves just trapped by the body. It’s much more about identity and evolution of the being than it is about gender per se. If we could choose, we’d have male and female genitals and have all the options. But we would always support the LGBT community. We’ve always been allied to and sympathetic to that culture. In fact, when Lady Jaye dropped her body, it was the LGBT community in New York that were the only people that would give me grief counseling. That was really important to me and helped me a lot.” Sometimes the subjects of documentaries can see things in hindsight on film that they didn’t notice the first time around. In the case of Genesis, he said the film made him more aware of his sillier moments. “Some of my behaviors and silly voices somewhat irritate me,” he said. “But I guess that’s OK. Why should we be serious all the time? It’s a film of how we are. One part of our life most people don’t consider is the silly domestic tranquil parts. They’re used to seeing things about me being weird or evil

or strange or whatever. So to have people see me in an empathetic way is quite interesting. We wish we could still have Lady Jaye here rather than the film, but it keeps her alive in a way that is helpful to me.” Genesis also endeavors to keep Lady Jaye’s memory and ideas alive through art. He continues to perform with Psychic TV and also recently launched a new art exhibition. “The exhibition is called ‘I’m Mortality,’ which is also immortality,” he said. “It deals with birth and death and reincarnation. A glassblower is making these beautiful spheres of glass and in one will be Lady Jaye’s hair, fingernails and even skin. In another will be my hair, fingernails and skin. The one in the center will be a mixture of the two. So it’s the Pandrogyne in the center. And there’s a lot of work with blood, but not in a gruesome way. The first gift I got from Lady Jaye was a Chanel No. 5 scent bottle and she changed the label to her face and it was filled with her blood. So a year later we trumped it by sending a doublesized Chanel No. 5 scent bottle with my face on it and filled with my blood. We put them in the fridge but by chance we put mine in the freezer, and so it expanded and cracked and shattered the bottle. But it didn’t collapse. So we made a video called ‘Blood Sacrifice’ and we put her bottle next to mine on a Tibetan prayer scarf and, as it warmed up, my bottle melted and moved toward her scent bottle and surrounded it. It’s a very mystical interpretation of immortality. “So she is still collaborating with me. We were in love with each other to the point where, if we could have, we would have eaten each other. We wanted to literally merge completely, mentally, physically and emotionally and become one being. It’s about consciousness and possible reincarnation and what comes after death. Is the male/ female paradigm a finished thing or are we a new larval stage species? The Pandrogyne to us is the clarion call to change the species in a positive way so that there is no ‘other’ to be afraid of, victimize or intimidate.” ■ “The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye” is screened March 23-29 at Landmark Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St. Psychic TV performs 9 p.m. March 24 at Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. For more information or tickets, visit www.balladofgenesisandladyjaye.com or www.genesisbreyerporridge.com, or call 215-739-9684.

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Elicia Gonzales: On feminism and purple rooms Elicia Gonzales has made an impact on Philadelphia in just a short time here. Since 2004, she has worked as a research assistant, clinical coordinator for Congreso de Latinos Unidos, provided counseling to people affected with HIV/AIDS for COMHAR, worked as an adolescent therapist for The Attic Youth Center and now is executive director of Gay & Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, which is the only HIV/AIDS education program in Pennsylvania whose primary mandate is to address the needs of Latino sexual minorities. And she can belt out a mean ballad! PGN: So E, tell me about yourself. EG: I was born in a small town called Broomfield, which lies right between Boulder and Denver, Colo. And was about as exciting as the name implies. I’m the oldest of three. My brother and sister both still live there with my parents. [Laughs.] Wait, they don’t live with my parents! Just in the same town. I tease that my sister is actually the oldest sibling because she bought her house first, had her car paid off first, she has three kids, etc. My brother also has a child and I have my two dogs! PGN: What was life like in Broomfield? EG: I always felt slightly like the black sheep. Not in a bad way, like I was ostracized or a loner; I just felt I was different than the rest of my family. In many ways, not just related to my sexual orientation. I knew from a very early age that life in Colorado wasn’t for me. I got out of there as soon as I possibly could. And honestly, I think moving away from Colorado helped strengthen the relationships that I had with my brother and sister. We’ve always been close, but we’re much closer now that we’re forced to communicate about real issues versus just sharing space in a house. PGN: What do the parents do? EG: My mom works for Lockheed Martin. She’s in some sort of secret position that we can’t really talk about, but it’s pretty high up. My dad works for IBM, something to do with imports and exports. He’s been there for 37 years and wishing he could retire and go open up a bar in Mexico or something fun like that. PGN: Who was your favorite teacher? EG: In second grade, I had Mrs. Smart, who was not only kind and compassionate, she also had a great sense of humor. I especially loved her because of an incident that took place in her class. [Laughs.] I feel I can share it now because I’m finally over it. I was a ridiculously nervous student. I would get geeked out about getting the gold star next to my name. I always wanted to get the best grades and, back then, we had school-wide tests that were timed. One time, just as the test was about

to start, I had to go to the bathroom, but I didn’t want to miss the test. It was only a five-minute test but I ended up peeing my pants and this kid Dustin — I still remember his name — looked up and pointed at me and shouted, “What are you doing?” and I yelled back, “I don’t know!” I started crying and Mrs. Smart just gracefully came over and had my best friend take me over to the nurse’s station. She did it all without getting alarmed or making a big deal out of it. She was just very kind and, later that day after I’d changed and come back, she didn’t say a word, just let me blend back in. I always appreciated that. PGN: When did you leave Denver? EG: The first time was when I was 19. I had a boyfriend who decided to move to Hawaii to pursue a degree in marine biology and I thought it was a good opportunity for me to get out of Colorado. Then in 2001, I moved to New York for about three-and-a-half years before coming to Philly. I came here in 2004 and got my master’s degrees in social work and human sexuality education from Widener University.

we probably secretly wanted to be them. But it got us through and we’re still friends today. With her and another friend, Jen, I felt I could just be myself and not have to worry about being enough of any one thing. PGN: When did you come out? EG: In Colorado, I dismissed the idea completely because the girls I knew to be gay didn’t look like me at all and I wasn’t interested in any of the things they liked. So, I assumed that I wasn’t gay. When I moved to New York I went out to Escuelita and Lovergirl where I found women who I could relate to. My world exploded and I dove headfirst into my sexuality. I soon found my first girlfriend and told my parents. I didn’t feel the need to label myself anything: I simply said, “I have a girlfriend.” My mom wanted to give me the label of bisexual, but I gave her a quick “Queer Studies 101” as to why I didn’t identify as bisexual and that, if I had to choose anything, it would be queer. My dad said, “Well, you were bound to catch

PGN: What was high school like? EG: I was a big theater geek. I was in a couple of musicals and the choir, and for a while I thought I had a fighting chance to be a singer. I just watched one of my old videos recently and I think I was terribly misguided. It was horrible! PGN: What was the worst mishap on stage? EG: So this happened when I was in elementary school. We were singing “The Greatest Love of All” and then did a little skit and, for some reason, I had to have fake boobs, so my mom stuffed my bra with oranges. Right in the middle, an orange fell out and sloooooowly rolled across the stage. It felt like it was in slow motion! This boy that I had a crush on saw the whole thing. I mean, he clearly realized that I didn’t just overnight turn into a size C, but the whole incident was devastating. PGN: Best high-school memory? EG: I should do a disclaimer: In fifth grade I went from school in Broomfield, which was a predominantly white suburban school, to school in Denver, which was more “urban” — mostly Latino. So when I went there, the kids thought I was “white washed” and then when I moved back to the suburbs for high school, they saw me as a “beaner,” derogatory for Mexican. So I never really fit in either place. But I met a girl named Sarah and we managed to form a really strong friendship. We both recognized that high school was bullshit and we were going to go on to awesome lives. We made fun of the popular kids, even though

the need and brought the group together in Colorado. I’d been working at the front desk of Planned Parenthood and she recruited me to work with her. It was something I was incredibly proud of. They’re still doing wonderful things — advocating for Latinas and lesbians and moms, and all issues pertaining to the Latino community in Colorado. PGN: Planned Parenthod, COLOR, where else have you worked? EG: Oh boy, it’s a joke in our family. My brother always teases me, so one year for Christmas I framed a list of all my past jobs. There were about 30-40 of them listed. I started working when I was 15 — everywhere from Baskin-Robbins to TJ Maxx to Pizza Hut to Planned Parenthood to Congreso de Latinos Unidos, you name it. PGN: What was the worst? EG: For about half a day, I worked putting together boxes. It paid better than the fastfood or mall jobs and I thought, How hard can it be? It was awful: You were on an assembly line and you had to glue them but you couldn’t use too much glue or it would seep through, then you used an air-gun thing to blow off any excess glue, then it all has to be folded in a certain way and it all has to be done very fast ... At lunch I said, “I’m sorry, I can’t come back, I just can’t do it.” To this day I have a great appreciation of boxes. PGN: So, moving from Colorado to New York, was there a difference in the air? EG: Oh my God, ridiculous difference! The funny thing is, even with all the pollution, when I came to New York, I felt like I could breathe for the first time. I felt like all my cells came alive with the energy. I still feel that way when I go to New York.

somebody with that thing on your arm.” [Laughs.] I have a vagina tattoo on my arm, so they thought it was some sort of Batman signal in the sky that would attract women. PGN: Back in Colorado, you were a founding board member of the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights. EG: Yes, COLOR. A friend and mentor of mine, Melanie Herrera-Bortz, saw

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smile. EG: Working at Mazzoni Center. I’d been working at Congreso and trying to talk to them about sexuality and LGBT issues, etc., and they just weren’t ready to deal with that yet with everything else they do. I met Nurit Shein from Mazzoni and she suggested I apply with them. I got a job and it was the first time, possibly in my life, that I had a sense PAGE 31

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DIGGING IN: Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club member Tyler Vaughn (center, with ball) drives through the visiting Boston Ironsides defense to score a try during the March 17 home opener at George Pepper Middle School. Trys by Jamie Mendez and Nick Cimino solidified the Gryphons’ 21-5 win. Their next home game is April 21. For more information, visit the new www.philadelphiagryphons.org. Photo: Scott A. Drake.

Welcome to the inaugural column of all things athletic! Every other week, PGN will publish photos of recent significant moments in the Philly LGBT athletic community and tell you about upcoming games, tournaments, fundraisers, season openings and other sports moments. Later in the seasons, we’ll include league and organization standings, when appropriate. Considering the labor of love it has been to ramp up our sports coverage, PGN is excited to showcase local teams, athletes and their supporters. Openings March 17 was a fantastic day for outdoor sports enthusiasts. In addition so the Philadelphia Gryphons rugby club trouncing the Boston Ironsides in the season home opener (see photo), the City of Brotherly Love Softball League held its annual Skills Day at Palumbo Field in South Philly. This year, about 100 potential new players showed up to run, throw, catch and swing their way into CBLSL rosters. The softball season opener is April 22 with the ceremonial opening season pitch scheduled for noon. Also in South Philly, the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League held its first open play of the year at Columbus Square Playground. If you’re interested in playing this year, you need to step it up: Open play and skills day is March 24 starting 11 a.m. and registration closes at 1 p.m., with the draft starting at 2 p.m. And, if you need to replace your old Phillies jersey, hat or other paraphernalia, GPFFL has teamed up with Modell’s for a discount/fundraiser partnership. Go to the GPFFL website at phillyflagfootball.com for a 15-percent-

off coupon; Modell’s will donate 5 percent of purchases made with the coupon to the league. The GPFFL season opener is March 31. Net gains If you prefer more one-on-one or twoon-two games, the Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association is accepting new and renewal memberships for the 2012-13 tennis season. Local players battle it out on the courts in FDR Park every Saturday and Sunday beginning the first weekend in May. And in July, the PLTA will host the first Philadelphia Open Tennis Tournament. For more information, check out the FAQ on the new website, www.philadelphialibertytennis.com. Next month The Philadelphia Liberty Belles women’s tackle football kicks off its season on the road April 14, followed by a home opener against the Boston Militia April 21 at Northeast High School’s Charlie Martin Memorial Stadium, Bleigh and Glendale avenues. These are some of the toughest women in sports; sign up for open tryouts at www.phillybelles.com. Beginning April 14, the Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club heads outdoors to play every Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon at Edgely Field in Fairmount Park. And finally, with the nice spring temps, runners may want to join the Frontrunners at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Lloyd Hall on Boathouse Row. Until next time, get out and play! ■ To submit information for Get Out and Play, email scott@epgn.com.

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Spring thoughts on parenting Spring is here, a time of year that stay with a relative. Yes, leaving your always makes me think of new beginchild for the first time can be the scariest nings (and not just because I have to thing in the world, but even in the relastart cleaning up the yard after winter’s tively early days of parenthood, everyone neglect). Nine springs ago, my spouse will benefit. You’ll get a break and avoid and I were preparing to try and have a burnout; your child will learn to adapt to child — talking with lawyers, doctors different people, places and experiences, and each other, and making our first and you might even delight a grandparent. (unsuccessful) attempt to get pregnant. Let your children develop their own Eight springs ago, we were getting ready identities. No matter how we conceive of our identities — based on for the arrival of our son, who sexual orientation, gender idenwas born in early summer. My thoughts are therefore turning tity, race, class, culture, physiback to those early days and cal abilities or anything else the things I wish I had known — there’s no guarantee our — or knew but hadn’t yet children will follow in our foottaken to heart. Here are a few steps. They may have different of them. influences from different parents, or from stepparents, birth Remember you’re not the families, donors, surrogates or first. Out LGBT parents have been around since at least the other close relatives. As their 1970s. Parenting as a whole interests and skills develop, goes back, of course, as far they may also develop identities that we may not predict — as human history. (I suspect artists, musicians or athletes, there’s a cave painting someDana Rudolph as for example. We shouldn’t prewhere that shows a parent admonishing a child to eat dinsume which of their identities ner.) Even if you’re the first LGBT parent will predominate; we should simply help in your community, you’re not alone in them to believe in themselves and be conthe grander scheme of things. fident about who they are. Yes, many of us start our families in Share your stories. We each come to different ways, and we face numerous parenting for different reasons and with legal obstacles — but the essence of different experiences. There is great power parenting, raising children with love to in sharing these stories both inside and become adults, is the same for everyone. outside the LGBT community, as well as We should not be afraid to use that cominside and outside communities based on monality as a bridge to cross the gap of race, culture, religion, geographic origin our differences. We may find we have or family type (adoptive, single-parent, more support than we had thought. surrogate, etc.). Our experiences may difKnow that there are no perfect parents. fer in detail, but most of us have the comMaking mistakes and trying to correct mon goal of wanting our children to feel them is a much better example for our accepted and included. That commonality children, I believe, than trying to attain helps open a path to communication; our an unachievable perfection. Children will differences open up new paths to explore never learn to deal with failure, to pick together. themselves up and go on, if they don’t Share your stories, too, with your chilsee us fail once in a while. Even June dren — your stories of childhood, growCleaver, for all of her poise, couldn’t ing up, coming out and forming your keep Beaver out of trouble. identity. 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A PRINCE OF PERSIA: Reza Farahan, a prominent player in the Los Angeles real-estate world, is one of few openly gay Persians in the community in the new reality show “The Shahs of Sunset,” 10 p.m. March 25 on Bravo. Photo: Bravo/

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PULLED OVER ON THE RED CARPET: Snarky fashion commentators George Kotsiopoulous (from left), Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne and Giuliana Rancic heap praise and criticism on Hollywood’s elite on a new episode of “Fashion Police,” 10 p.m. March 23 on the E! Network. Photo: E! Entertainment/Andrew Southam

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IN CHARM’S WAY: Best known for his role on “Queer As Folk,” comedian and actor Hal Sparks brings the jokes on his comedy special “Charmageddon,” 7:30 p.m. March 27 on Logo.

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“Little Man ___ “ 29. In-flight 35. In case 36. Choice piece of meat 39 .Start of the answer to the question 43. Everest is on its border 44. Barrie buccaneer 45. It arouses you in bed 47. Hammer type 49. Susie Bright, to erotica 50. Cont. of Chad 51. Theodore of kids books 56. “Out” in “The Sound of Music” 57. End of the answer to the question 62. O’Neal of “The Bad News Bears” 63. Airline to the land of the cut 64. Towels off

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of community. I’ve always had pockets of friends, but not a group of like-minded people who were community-oriented and well-intended. PGN: How did you meet your partner? EG: At a lesbian bar, of course. We met through a mutual friend. Back then, I was at the beginning of diving into my sexuality and I was still dating boys. She had a little crush on me and would see me and joke to my friend, “How’s my girlfriend?” In 2004, I was moving back to Colorado for a minute and having a goodbye party. I had a girlfriend but my friend Jen called and said, “We’re turning this into a makeout party.” I was like, cool! When Amy walked in, it was like a movie where everything else fades away. When I moved to Colorado, we stayed in touch. We had dial-up back then and would communicate with instant messaging, etc. I think it really made a difference in our relationship lasting so long because it gave us time to get to know each other first, almost like an old-fashioned courtship. PGN: First love? EG: Besides Prince? Jason Hoffman. He lived a block away from school but he

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11. College wall climber 12. “___ the Ides of March” 13. Uses a rubber 14. Most happy about orientation? 19. Powers that be 20. Neighbor of Kan. 25. Hit the ceiling 27. Acid neutralizer 29. Utterance at a gay rodeo 30. Roadside stops 31. Regard as 32. R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World ___ Know It” 33. “Aren’t ___ lucky one!” 34. Classic auto 37. Homeland of the Singing Nun (abbr.) 38. Learning inst. 39. Not any other 40. Lily Tomlin’s Ernestine, for one 41. Writer Barney,

would walk five blocks to my house to walk me to school every morning. It was first grade so there wasn’t any smooching going on, but he was my boyfriend. At one time, he gave me a ring that was so big, I couldn’t even wear it on two fingers and his mom called up and said, “Um, I think my son gave Elicia a ring that’s kind of important to the family. He really cares for her, so she can hold on to it; just please be careful.” PGN: Middle name? EG: Crystál.

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and others 42. Suit bottom 43. Eavesdropping org. 46. Woolf’s “ ___ Dalloway” 48. A porn star may have a big one 49. Fairy’s cousin 52. Big-mouthed pitchers 53. Place to stop when cruising 54. Her name is Alexander 55. Conger hunter 58. “Gag me with a spoon!” 59. Med. care grps. 60. Grocers who sell this have balls 61. First name in mystery writing 62. Atlantic City attraction, with “the” 65. Place for porking?

that I would go into the field of sexuality because I was obsessed with Prince. I remember listening to “Darling Nikki” over and over and over on my tape player on low, because I knew that the song was “bad.” I didn’t realize what it was at the time, but I loved the fact that he looked like a girl but was a guy wearing high heels. I was obsessed with him. I even painted my room purple for a time. PGN: Weirdest gift you’ve received? EG: Back in the day, my parents used to give me these weird mix-tapes. I was about 6 and they’d have songs by Air Supply and Stevie Nicks, which is not the typical play list for a first-grader, but now I’m glad they did.

PGN: What one rule did you always disagree with growing up? EG: I have a hard time following orders. I’m not oppositional defiant or anything, but things would get me mad. Like when I was young and left the house, I was always told, “Be careful, don’t drive too fast, be home by this time ... ” And my brother, who was younger than me, never got the same admonishments. It pissed me off. I was always like, “This is a double standard! How come you don’t tell him the same things!” I think I was born a feminist.

PGN: College? EG: Three! I started at Colorado State U, went for a semester in Hawaii and ultimately graduated with a degree in psychology from University of Colorado at Boulder. I started in international business, then took a course on human sexuality and changed my major that day. I thought I was going to be the next Dr. Ruth.

PGN: Favorite artist? EG: Prince. I should have figured out

PGN: What about the current madness regarding birth control?

EG: I have a picture, which I posted on my Facebook page, of a woman holding a sign saying, “I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit!” It’s 2012 and we’re still talking about issues regarding women’s bodies. It’s ridiculous. All men, mind you, talking about women’s bodies. I truly believe that until we get people in power who are our friends, probably women, nothing is going to change. We need to get into positions of power. PGN: What does GALAEI mean to you personally? EG: In the past, I always felt the need to compartmentalize myself as either a woman, a Latina or queer. Doing my work, I might walk into a room of LGBT people and be the only brown person there, or I may walk into a room of Latinos and be the only [out] LGBT person. GALAEI is a place where I can feel 100 percent at home and I can be all parts of myself all at the same time. It’s not only encouraged, but it’s essential for my job. There’s such a need for organizations like this that I’m humbled and honored to do this work. ■ To suggest a community member for “Family Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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Reserve goes old school in Old City By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com If you are looking for the quintessential, classic, upscale manly steakhouse, then Reserve, 123 Chestnut St., is your new snifter of cognac. There’s a palpable and unsubtle wave of “Mad Men”era boys’ club vibe that hits you as soon as you walk through the door, thanks to the restaurant’s high ceilings, a stunning and almost broodingly dark décor and the faint scent of cigar smoke wafting down from the upstairs lounge. (Personally, we’d like to see that lounge inundated with power lesbians sometime in the near future, just to balance things out.) Under the right circumstances, the place could be trés romantique. Or it could be the perfect place to say: “I’ve got money and a nice car ... Now I need bourbon!” Either way, it’s not a bad place to be. Appetizers at Reserve for the most part were of the quality

one would expect at an upscale steakhouse, both in concept and execution. The fried calamari ($16) were especially light and crispy. The oysters Rockefeller ($16), a house favorite, were perfectly classic as well. The green asparagus soup ($7) was bright and flavorful (this coming from someone who normally doesn’t dig asparagus), but needed a pinch of salt to really bring it home. On the other hand, the fried oysters ($16) were a bit of a letdown. Maybe our expectations were too high, but the oysters were under-seasoned — the herb remoulade on top had to do all the heavy lifting — and could have benefited from an extra 30 seconds in the fryer. Lately, we’ve found that a lot of restaurants deliver most of their wow factor in the appetizer portion of the menu, but here it was the entrées that were total knockouts. Remember that scene in “The Matrix” when Cipher was selling out Neo and Morpheus to the agents, all the while eat-

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ing a steak? That’s how good Reserve’s certified angus beef filet mignon ($38) was: We’d gladly sell out our friends and/or coworkers to the enemy for one of these perfectly executed juicy and flavorful portions of beef. We can’t remember the last time we enjoyed a steak so much sans any kind of decadent sauce. The biggest and most pleasant shocker of the evening came when we found out that Reserve is just as excellent in the world of fish. The grilled yellowfin tuna steak ($28) was perfectly done and pleasantly thick, resting on the best bed of creamy risotto we’ve had in recent memory. The striped bass ($27) had a nice crispy skin and an amazing citrus relish. Oh my. While we’re no strangers to good food and high-end adult beverages, Reserve really made us want to start wearing suits and get better-paying jobs. ■

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 03/23 Nerdist Podcast Live! A live taping of the podcast and standup comedy performances by hosts Chris Hardwick (“Talking Dead,” “Web Soup”), Jonah Ray (“The Soup,” “Web Soup”) and Matt Mira (“Attack of the Show”) is held 8 and 10:30 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Patty Larkin The out singer songwriter performs at 8 p.m. at Steel City Coffee House, 239 Woburn St., Phoenixville; 610933-4043.

SOULIDIFIED: MJB Edition The band performs a tribute to Mary J. Blige 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Sat. 03/24 Superman The 1978 superhero film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Chris Bartlett and CAConrad Two contributors to “Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?” host a reading 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-9232960.

Liza Minnelli The actor and singer performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. This is How We Do It The ’90s party kicks off 9 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Thomas Dolby: The Time Capsule Tour with Aaron Jonah Lewis and Ben Belcher The 1980s synthpop artists perform 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Sun. 03/25 Philadelphia Voices of Pride Cabaret (Songs from the movies) audition

Prepare two pieces of music from a movie (at least one up tempo) and go for it, 4-6 p.m. at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; pvopcabaret @gmail.com.

KONNICHIWA PHILLY!: The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia presents The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, a celebration of the best in Japanese art, cuisine, dance, fashion, ﬂowers, music and much more, March 23-April 21 at various locations all over the city. For a complete list of events and performers, visit www. subarucherryblossom.org.

Mon. 03/26 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. The Girl Who Played With Fire The Swedish action film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a

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changing roster of queens takes the stage, 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215-8622081.

Tue. 03/27 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. 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.; 215-533-5888.

Wed. 03/28 Ferzana Doctor and Vivek Shraya The authors of “Six Metres of Pavement” and “God Loves Hair,” respectively, host a reading 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. 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.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The rockers perform 7:30 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-336-3600. The Wailers The reggae band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Thu. 03/29 Michael G. Long The author of “I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Life in Letters” hosts a reading 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.

Shawn Colvin The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Fri. 03/30 Jordan Knight The singer from New Kids on the Block performs solo 8:30 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-9226888. English Beat The new-wave band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe

Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. PGMC Concert, Changes: In Good Time Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs 8-10 p.m. at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.; www.pgmc.org. Lewis Black The comedian performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Arlen Specter The author of “Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, a Tea Party Uprising and the End of Governing As We Know It” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The rockers perform a second night, 7:30 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215336-3600.

I’M STILL JORDAN FROM THE BLOCK: Pop singer and New Kid on the Block member Jordan Knight ﬂies solo when he comes to town for a concert 8:30 p.m. March 30 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-6888.

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Opening Debussy’s La Mer The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with violinist Leila Josefowicz, March 29-31 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Doubt — A Parable Walnut Street Theatre presents the Tony award-winning drama, March 27-April 15 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. The Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show Artisan-quality furniture is on display March 23-25 at the 23rd Street Armory, 22 S. 23rd St.; www.philaifs.com. Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia presents a series of events celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese entertainment, March 23-April 21, various locations; www.subarucherryblossom.org. West Side Story The Tony Award-winning classic

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. God of Carnage Walnut Street Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning comedy, through April 29, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Hope Street and Other Lonely Places Azuka Theatre presents the story of five individuals struggling to cope with love, loss and addictions both physical and emotional, through April 1 at The Off-Broad Street Theater at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom St.; 215-5631100. 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.

THINGS ARE HEATING UP: The American version of “The Girl Who Played With Fire” may be a ways off but you can catch the Swedish (and subtitled) sequel to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” featuring the further adventures of bisexual character Lisbeth Salander, 8 p.m. March 26 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information, call 215-922-6888.

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Closing DanceBrazil The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the Afro-Brazilian dance company through March 24 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900. Fela! The critically acclaimed musical by openly gay director-choreographer Bill T. Jones tells the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, through March 25 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Memories of Prague The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through March 24 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-7905800. Symphonic Surfin’ Safari Peter Nero and the Philly Pops perform a Beach Boys tribute through March 25 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. 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. ■

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!: Iconic actor and singer Liza Minnelli performs 8 p.m. March 24 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-317-1000.

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Continuing Broad St.; 215-790-5800. 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. Eric N. Fausnacht Solo Gallery Show Twenty-Two Gallery presents original paintings and new silkscreens and painted furniture through April 8, 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-722-1911.

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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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.

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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. falcons-soccer.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. philadelphia-fins.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.phila-

gaybowling.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 yearround, 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 79 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.

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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 self-defense; 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; primetim ersofphiladelphia@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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• Two years of successful sales experience, preferably in print and/or online sales • Strong verbal and writing skills • Excellent at relationship building • Ability to work independently and part of a team • Knowledge of local media market and/or LGBT community a plus • Computer literacy a must Salary/Benefits: Salary plus commission. Our benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, paid holidays, vacation and a casual work environment. Qualified individuals interested in applying are encouraged to send their resume to dan@epgn.com.

LEGAL NOTICES Pursuant to §128.85 of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Title 7 regulations, GROWMARK FS, LLC. hereby gives notice of ground application of “Restricted Use Pesticides” for the protection of agricultural crops in municipalities in Pennsylvania during the next 45 days. Residents of contiguous property to our application sites should contact your local GROWMARK FS, LLC. facility for additional information. Concerned Citizens should contact: Michael Layton, MGR. Safety & Environment, mlayton@growmarkfs.com GROWMARK FS, LLC. 308 N.E. Front Street, Milford, DE 19963. Call 302-422-3002. _______________________________36-12

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Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com March 23-29, 2012

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