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Community mourns loss of Charlene Arcila By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Charlene Arcila, credited with a number of pioneering LGBT and HIV/AIDS efforts, died Tuesday afternoon at age 52. Arcila was known for both her advocacy and activism; among her achievements, she founded the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference in 2000 and filed a discrimination complaint against SEPTA’s use of gender markers, which it ultimately removed. “There would be no Trans-Health Conference without Charlene,” said Yoshiaki Yamasaki, executive director of The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium. “She initiated it with the support of TPAC more EMBRACING TRADITION: About 75 people turned out for an LGBTQ Community than a decade ago and then Mazzoni picked Seder April 6 at William Way LGBT Community Center. The Passover event was it up. It is because of Charlene it exists in organized by Jewish Philly LGBTQ Consortium (J.Proud), which hosted for the first the first place.” time, taking the reins of the event from Spectrum, one of its affiliate organizations. Mazzoni Center executive director Nurit The seder was led by Rabbi Isabel de Koninck and featured guest speakers such Shein said Arcila remained involved with as Elad Strohmayer, Israel’s openly gay deputy consul general to the Mid-Atlantic region. Photo: Scott A. Drake the conference for years after getting it off the ground. “She was working at TPAC and they were willing to put up dollars to fund the beginning of the conference and we collaborated as the fiscal conduit. Charlene was very instrumental in bringing that money around,” Shein said. “She then served on the committee that created the program and was involved in the conference on the comcommunity. By Timothy Cwiek munity committee for a number of years.” timothy@epgn.com Mazzoni Center honored Arcila with an Police paperwork questioned award during the conference’s 10th anniWhen Philadelphia District Attorney The paperwork turned in by officers who versary. Shein said PTHC organizers will Seth Williams agreed to attend next week’s Nizah Morris forum, he sent a ripple of responded to Morris on the morning of her announce at this summer’s event the crehomicide has long been a source of conhope for transparency in the case. Numerous questions plague the Morris cern. Not only does the paperwork fail to doccase that Williams may be able to answer. Advocates also hope he’ll lift a non-disclo- ument the courtesy ride and subsequent By Ryan Kasley sure agreement preventing public access to homicide, it contains speculation about ryan@epgn.com Morris’ transgender status and ascribes dozens of Morris investigative records. Morris was a trans woman found with two genders to her. Last week a pre-trial conference was held It’s unclear why the paperwork would a fatal head injury during the early-morning hours of Dec. 22, 2002, shortly after contain any mention of Morris’ transgen- for Randolph Sanders, the man accused a Center City “courtesy ride” from der status, since the officers supposedly of shooting his lesbian coworker this past thought Morris was simply a “hospital winter. Philadelphia police. Sanders is charged with murder and Her homicide remains unsolved, and case,” not a hate-crime victim. Another troubling aspect of the paper- weapons charges in the Jan. 13 shootadvocates want a state probe. Aspects of the case that require clari- work is a patrol log filled out by Officer ing of Kim Jones at 12th and Jefferson fication include paperwork turned in by Elizabeth Skala, who gave Morris the streets in North Philadelphia. Jones, 56, responding officers, missing and with- courtesy ride. was waiting for a SEPTA bus to her job at On its face, the log indicates that Skala Turning Points for Children; Sanders was held evidence and communication gaps PAGE 19 a coworker there and investigators say he between police and the civilian-oversight was with Morris during

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ation of an annual award in Arcila’s name. “The conference has created visibility for the community, opportunities for networking, for learning and, now that we have created professional tracts, an opportunity for us to educate providers — legal, medical or behavioral health — on issues relating to the trans community,” Shein said. In her professional work, Arcila served as Yamasaki’s assistant for 20 years, the past six as his executive assistant. He said her “passion and drive” were inspiring, as was her “patience and dedication” to the fight against HIV/AIDS. “She’s going to be missed by the entire community,” Yamasaki said. “We have lost a great advocate and great human being.” William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Bartlett sat with Arcila on the board of a local community organization, for which she served as treasurer. He said she had natural leadership abilities. “She accomplished that role with incredible dignity and integrity, always patiently answering questions, completing all the PAGE 12 necessary work at hand

Alleged murderer of Kim Jones back in court killed Jones because she suspected him of stealing from the organization. At the proceeding, assistant district attorney Mark Levenberg shared the prosecution’s evidence against Sanders with the defense team, as is expected during the discovery-exchange phase of the trial. Defense attorney Michael Coard requested time for further investigation of the evidence. At the April 1 hearing, Common Pleas Judge Benjamin Lerner scheduled Sanders for another pre-trial conference at 9 a.m. May 6 at the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St. n

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12th Street Gym, 204 S. 12th St. • 13th Street Gourmet Pizza, 209 S. 13th St. • AACO, 1101 Market St., 9th floor • Action AIDS, 1216 Arch St. • Apt. & Townhouse Rentals, 304 S. 12th St. • The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St. • Bioscript Pharmacy, 1227 Locust St. • Boxers PHL, 1330 Walnut St. • Cafe Twelve, 212 S. 12th St. • Charlie Salon, 203 S. 12th St. • Charlie was a Sinner, 131 S. 13th St. • City Hall NE Entrance • Club Body Center, 1220 Chancellor St. • Com-Har Living Room, 101 S. Broad St., 14th floor • Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St. • Cut Salon, 204 S. 13th St. • Danny’s Bookstore 133 S. 13th St. • Dignity/St. Lukes, 330 S. 13th St. • Dirty Frank’s Bar, 13th & Pine sts. • The Foodery, 10th & Pine sts. • GALAEI, 1207 Chestnut St. • ICandy, 254 S. 12th St. • Independent Hotel, 13th & Locust sts. • John C. Anderson Apts., 249 S. 13th St. • Mazzoni Clinic, 809 Locust St. • Midtown II, 122 S. 11th St. • More Than Just Ice Cream, 1119 Locust St. • Nationality Service Center, 1216 Arch St. • Optimal Gym, 1315 Walnut St. • Paolo Pizzeria, 1336 Pine St. • PAT@Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St. • Phila. FIGHT/ Aids Library, 1233 Locust St., 2nd floor • Planned Parenthood, 1144 Locust St. • Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert sts. • Salon K, 1216 Locust St. • Scorpio Books, 205 S. Juniper St. • Spruce Street Video, 252 S. 12th St. • Square One, 249 S. 13th St. • Tabu, 200 S. 12th St. • Toast, 12th & Spruce sts. • Triangle Medicine, 253 S. 10th St., 1st floor • U Bar, 1220 Locust St. • Valanni, 1229 Spruce St. • Venture Inn, 255 S. Camac St. • William Way LGBT Community Center, 1325 Spruce St. • Woody’s, 202 S. 13th St. •

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1 Shot Coffee, 1040 N. Second St. • 2601 Parkway Condos lobby, 2601 Pennsylvania Ave. • Barnes & Noble, 1700 N. Broad St. • Bebashi, 1217 Spring Garden St. • Beth Ahavah, 615 N. Broad St. • Bridgeview Place Condo lobby, 315 New St. • Colonnade Condos lobby, 1601 Spring Garden St. • Community College CCP Lambda, 1700 Spring Garden St. • Congresso de Latinos, American St. & Lehigh Ave. • Darling’s Diner, 1033 N. Second St. • Girard Vet, 28th St. & Girard Ave. • HIV Early Intervention Clinic, St. Joseph’s Hospital, 16th St. & Girard Ave. • Logan View Apts. lobby, 17th & Callowhill sts. • Northern Liberties Iron Works, 821 N. Second St. • One Day At A Time, 2532 N. Broad St. • Packard Apts., 317 N. Broad St. • Philadelphian Condos lobby, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. • PYT Restaurant, 1050 N. Hancock St., at the Piazza • Sammy’s Place, 1449 N. Fifth St., 1st floor • SILOAM Ministries, 1133 Spring Garden St. • Temple University Student Activity Center, 1755 N. 12th St. • Vice Coffee, 1031 Spring GardenSty. • Welker Real Estate, 2311 Fairmount Ave. • Whole Foods Market, 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. •

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Bethel Community Home, 933-935 S. Third St. • Black N Brew, 1523 E. Passyunk Ave. • Essene, 719 S. Fourth St. • Famous 4th St. Deli, Fourth & Bainbridge sts. • Fuel, 1917 E. Passyunk Ave. • Jackson Place, 501 Jackson St. • Rockerhead Salon, 607 S. Third St. • Wedge Medical Center, 1939 S. Juniper St. •

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Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. • Bucks County Coffee, 3430 Sansom St. • Bucks County Coffee, 30 S. 33rd St., Rom. 113 • Christian Association, 3627 Chestnut St. • Drexel University, 4001 Walnut St. • Fresh Grocer, 4001 Walnut St. • Goodman Hall, 710 S. 42nd St. • International House, 3701 Chestnut St. • LGBT Center at Penn, 3907 Spruce St. • Metropolitan Community Church, 3637 Chestnut St. • Old Quaker Condos lobby, 3514 Lancaster Ave. • Oslo Hall, 510 S. 42nd St. • Penn Bookstore, 3610 Walnut St. • Sheraton Hotel, 36th & Chestnut sts. • St. Mary’s Church, 3916 Locust Walk • University of the Sciences England Library, 4200 Woodland Ave. • Wilson Hall, 708 S. 42nd St. • World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. •

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DOJ may intervene in Blatt case The U.S. Department of Justice has requested a 60-day deadline extension to decide whether it will intervene in the Kate Blatt case. Blatt, a Pottsville trans woman, is suing Cabela’s Retail Inc. for job discrimination Cabela’s is located in Hamburg and specializes in outdoor sports items. Blatt worked there as a seasonal stocker between September 2006 and March 2007. She claims Cabela’s discriminated against her on the basis of her disability — gender dysphoria — by denying her access to a female restroom. Part of Blatt’s federal lawsuit challenges the Americans with Disabilities Act’s exclusion of gender-identity disorder as a protected disability. The ADA protects persons with disabilities from discrimination in private employment, public accommodations and governmental services. Blatt contends that Congress acted unconstitutionally in 1989 when excluding GID as a protected disability under the ADA. Last month, the DOJ asked U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. for a deadline extension until May 22 to decide whether to intervene in the case. As of presstime, Leeson hadn’t ruled on the request. Nicole A. Navas, a DOJ spokesperson, had no comment for this report.

Gay inmate seeks assault records Kenneth J. Houck Jr., an openly gay federal inmate who was brutally assaulted in Philadelphia, has been denied access to criminal records associated with his assault. On Nov. 10, 2011, Houck was reading an LGBT novel when two inmates entered his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia and assaulted him. Houck says he continues to recover from his injuries, which included a broken leg. Houck intends to seek damages as a result of his assault by fellow inmates Kevin V. Hannig and Justin O’Brien. He’s requesting records from the federal Bureau of Prisons pertaining to his assault so that he has appropriate documentation. But in a March 16 letter, the U.S.

Department of Justice denied Houck’s request for the records, citing invasion-of-privacy concerns. On March 24, Houck asked the agency to reconsider, arguing that release of the records wouldn’t be an unwarranted privacy invasion. A DOJ spokesperson had no comment by presstime. Houck is serving a 97-month sentence, after pleading guilty to one count of transporting child pornography. His scheduled release date is April 24, 2017.

Trial date set in antibias case A jury trial in the antibias lawsuit of openly gay attorney Jeffrey S. Downs is scheduled to begin April 24 in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. Between 2008-12, Downs worked at the Center City law firm of Anapol Schwartz. In 2012, he was offered a new, higher-paying job at the Center City law firm of Raynes McCarty. However, the job offer was withdrawn after Anapol officials allegedly conveyed to Raynes officials that Downs was planning to sue Anapol for discrimination. Downs denies planning to sue Anapol. He alleges the false information caused Raynes to withdraw its job offer, resulting in significant financial losses for him. Downs also contends that Anapol and Raynes officials defamed him by making false and malicious comments, including that he tried to “shake down” Anapol. Downs currently works at a law firm in Delaware County, where he earns substantially less money, according to court papers. — Timothy Cwiek

Retreat offers education for Orthodox Jewish families An upcoming Orthodox Jewish retreat will offer support and education for parents of LGBT children. The third-annual Eshel-sponsored weekend retreat will take place April 17-19 at Capital Retreat Center, 12750 Buchanan Trail East in Waynesboro. This year’s theme of family will include workshops and meetings focused on helping parents and family members come to terms with the coming out-process and its implications. The event will feature special guest speaker Dr. Caitlin Ryan, director of the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University. Eshel is an organization dedicated to creating community understanding and acceptance for LGBT Jews and their families. For more information or to register, visit www.eshelonline.org. n — Ryan Kasley

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Indpendence Business Alliance and Delaware Valley Legacy Fund this week awarded a joint scholarship to a Drexel University student.

12 HOPPED UP: City Councilman Mark Squilla (left) and Philadelphia Freedom band member Michael Tolkish readied for the 84th annual Easter Promenade at Passyunk and South streets April 5. The parade, which included performances by Freedom Band and was emceed by Henri David, headed down South to 2nd Street Plaza for an afternoon of family-friendly fun. A number of South Street eateries held brunch specials, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cottontail were on hand for pictures with kids of all ages. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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“If we can get them to engage positively in their community beyond the Rainbow Room, that’s when we can change minds and increase acceptance.” ~ Doylestown Mayor Ron Strouse on LGBT youth in Bucks County, page 12

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COMMUNION, COMMUNITY: The Rev. Jeffrey Jordan, pastor of Whosoever Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia, followed the presentation of the gifts up the aisle at Easter Sunday Mass April 5. About 60 members took part in the service, held at University Lutheran Church. The Mass was followed by coffee and refreshments. Whosoever is an LGBT-centric and affirming church. Photo: Scott A. Drake

New exhibit asks trans community to help make history By Ryan Kasley ryan@epgn.com William Way LGBT Community Center is gearing up to help create a transgender history exhibit this summer and is hosting two “collective curation” events to gather exhibit items from members of the trans community. The first archive workshop will take place 6:30-9 p.m. April 16 and the second, 12:30-3 p.m. April 20, both at the center, 1315 Spruce St. The workshops are free and food will be provided. The exhibit, “Defiant Archives: Trans Histories of Existence, Resistance and Brilliance,” will run July-September and will focus on Philly trans histories and activism. The exhibit will be comprised of items from individual members of the community, the existing John J. Wilcox Jr. LGBT Archives at William Way and the Trans Oral History Project. All self-identified transgender and gender-nonconforming people are invited to participate by bringing their own materials such as event fliers, photos, clothing, etc. Ultimately, a committee will determine what items end up in the final exhibit. “Our hope is that these workshops will bring people in the trans community together and get them involved in an effort

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that helps tell their story,” said Sharron Cooks, a trans activist and advisor and an organizer of the archive workshops. Cooks said she would like this exhibit to mirror the National Constitution Center’s upcoming exhibit, “Speaking Out for Equality: The Constitution, Gay Rights and the Supreme Court,” in the way that personal artifacts and stories are presented to tell a cohesive narrative. “We want to include powerful first-person stories and artifacts from the trans community in the archives and exhibit, similar to how, for example, testimony from original Reminder Day protesters and a dress worn by a protester are part of the exhibit at the Constitution Center.” For her part, Cooks says she plans to bring press clippings related to recent events such as articles on Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s highest-ranking transgender public-office holder, and the late trans activist Jaci Adams, who helped eliminate gender-identification requirements on SEPTA trans passes, among other achievements. “Ten years from now, people are going to be able to look at the progress we are making today and acknowledge how far we have come,” said Cooks. For more information, visit https://www. facebook.com/defiantarchives. n

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Drexel student wins IBA/DVLF scholarship By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Robert Reid’s already-impressive résumé just got even fuller, as he was named the winner of the 2015 Independence Business Alliance/Delaware Valley Legacy Fund scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is given to an LGBT or ally undergraduate student enrolled in a business-related discipline in the region. Reid, 20, is a native of Mayfair in Northeast Philadelphia and a sophomore at Drexel University. He is enrolled in the university’s five-year, three-co-op program, majoring in accounting and financing, with a minor in public relations. Reid is aiming for a career in management consulting. “I think that one of the best ways to position myself to build up the technical skills needed for the management-consulting field is with an accounting and finance major,” Reid said. “I also have an interest in communications and public relations, and I think that goes really well; if you have the accounting and finance experience, you need the communication ability to sell to the audience you’re going to have.” Reid recently returned from a six-month co-op in London at SEI, an international wealth management-solutions firm. “It was just great, getting to work with the executive team there. I got exposure to things that I initially felt were over my head, but you are able to absorb so much more information when you have that exposure,” Reid said, noting that some staffing changes around the time he started with the company necessitated him taking on even more responsibility than he anticipated. “A few things happened where I had to step up and take on more responsibility than I was supposed to, but I was able to learn so much more that way.” Reid has also served as a corporate talent-management intern at Alcoa in New York City, a human-resources intern at GlaxoSmithKline and a business-development intern at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He also chaired the Philadelphia Youth Commission, a youth-led committee that advises the mayor and City Council on youth-related issues. In addition to leadership development, the position motivated him to take on more advocacy work, Reid said, including for education funding. He attended Catholic school largely because his grandmother delayed her retirement until she was in her 70s to help pay for his education. “I was blessed to get that education and position myself well to get into Drexel and then have other opportunities because of that, but there are a lot of parents who make that same effort but it doesn’t yield the same results for their kids, in terms of

access to quality education,” he said. “As chair, I branched out and we started making advocacy trips to Harrisburg, and we had students come on the trips, so it wasn’t just parents or lobby groups, which I think is important.” IBA executive administrator Tom Cavanaugh said Reid’s commitment to youth involvement and advocacy was particularly appealing to the scholarship committee, which consists of representatives of IBA, DVF and LinguiSearch, the program’s founding sponsor. “One of the things the committee looks for is how a particular applicant gives back to the community. Very often, with all the things students have going on — keeping up their grades, internships, jobs — that can be hard,” Cavanaugh said. “But in his application, Robert talked about not waiting to give back until you graduate or have a job, that students can give back now. And he’s continually looking for opportunities to better the world around him, which really shined through in his application.” The scholarship program launched in 2011 and the application numbers have continued to grow each year, Cavanaugh said, as has the scholarship itself, which started at $1,000. The program committee has also recently been working to enhance local awareness about the program. “We built an expanded database to get the word out about the scholarship to area colleges and universities, and that’s been very, very successful,” Cavanaugh said, noting that partnerships like that between IBA and DVLF are integral to the community’s success. “All of the different organizations serve the LGBT community in some way, shape or form and through different avenues and partnerships we can all assist and better the community as a whole. IBA was particularly interested of course in helping the LGBT business community and its allies and we wouldn’t be able to award this scholarship if it weren’t for the partnership with DVLF; it’s about garnering your resources and combining them to help programs like this grow and strengthen our community.” Reid, who is bisexual, said he is still going through the coming-out process, which he said made his selection for the scholarship even more rewarding. “I was surprised and really happy because, considering I’m still transitioning and integrating into the LGBTQ community, this was validation and support that IBA sees what I’ve done, where I plan to go and supports that,” he said. “That’s a really powerful thing for me.” n

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Doing good when doing well: Philanthropy and the affluent family Q: My partner and I are recently retired and fortunately in a comfortable position financially. We send cash donations to support several local LGBT charities each year, but are there other ways to donate we should be considering? A: Thanks for this question … and for your ongoing commitment to supporting our local LGBT community. There are a number of charitable options for folks in your situation, depending on your priorities. Here are some to consider. Affluent LGBT investors who are charitably inclined may have specific philanthropic and estate-planning goals in mind, but may not be familiar with the many vehicles and trust structures available to help them implement their goals. In order to choose the most advantageous charitable-giving strategy, individuals and families must evaluate a number of factors, such as their need for current income, their desire to control and preserve assets during life and after death, their specific charitable intent, as well as important tax-management issues. Charitable estate-planning techniques can help achieve most, if not all, of these objectives. Donor-advised funds, family foundations, gift annuities and CRTs/CLTs round out the field of essential options that are available to individuals and their families.

potential to grow over time — increasing the donor’s giving power. The convenience and administrative simplicity of a donor-advised fund allows donors to spread their grantmaking out over months or even years, in accordance with their own personal giving objectives. If you are considering a donor-advised fund, sunset rules, administrative fees and management fees should be discussed before you invest. Family foundations: Building a legacy, reaping tax benefits Family foundations offer an effective way to pursue philanthropic objectives, involve family members in charitable activities and reap tax and estate-planning efficiencies. A family foundation derives its assets from the members of a single family, in which the donor and/or the donor’s relatives play a significant role governing and/or managing Jeremy in the foundation throughout its Gussick life. Aside from helping families channel their philanthropic ambitions, family foundations can form a legacy of community involvement and responsible citizenship for generations to come. And, as their founders soon realize, family foundations offer potential tax and estate-planning benefits.

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Donor-advised funds: Convenience and flexibility A donor-advised fund is a tax-advantaged charitable-giving vehicle that offers individuals maximum flexibility to take tax deductions and recommend grants to charitable organizations. By definition, donor-advised funds are public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and contributions to such funds are tax deductible. Donor-advised funds are particularly family-friendly, as parents and children can consolidate their giving activities through a single fund account. In addition, children can be named as successors to a fund, ensuring the continuation of a family’s giving legacy. Another significant advantage of a donor-advised fund is its capacity to accept any one of a variety of assets as a charitable contribution. Checks/wire transfers, commercial paper, CDs, mutual-fund shares, publicly traded securities, certain privately held securities, bonds and restricted stocks are all acceptable assets. Donors are able to recommend how their contributions should be allocated among the available investment choices. As an added benefit, the account has the

Private foundations vs. supporting organizations In general, there are two types of family foundations: private foundations and supporting organizations. Private foundations, the more common of the two, offer more flexibility and control (i.e., they can select and oversee their own board of directors and grantmaking decisions), while supporting organizations enjoy more favorable tax treatment. Please keep in mind, private foundations are heavily regulated and closely watched. The regulations contain control rules on oversight and minimum annual payouts. In addition, the cost of establishing, staffing and keeping your private foundation legally compliant can be prohibitive. Gifts made to either type of giving vehicle are generally tax-deductible for the donor, yet these deductions differ depending on the foundation’s structure, the type of property/asset contributed and the donor’s income level. As a general rule, however, all gifts to a family foundation are removed from the donor’s estate, thereby avoiding estate and/or gift taxes. Balance giving goals and financial planning While the tax deductions and/or transfer-tax benefits associated with most charitable giving vehicles help reduce the cost of making charitable gifts, an indi-

vidual’s own income or wealth-transfer needs often determine his or her ability to give. To address both goals, individuals may want to consider other charitable vehicles such as a charitable remainder trust, a charitable lead trust or a gift annuity. A charitable remainder trust (CRT) can guarantee an income stream for you and your spouse/partner, while minimizing current income taxes since you generally may deduct the fair-market value of the charity’s remainder interest in the CRT in the calendar year the CRT is funded. A CRT can also be an integral part of a family-business succession plan. Lifetime stock transfers can be made to a CRT and subsequently redeemed by the closely held corporation. The redemption funds the CRT with tax-free monies that subsequently can be invested to provide an income stream to the business owner and spouse/partner. CRTs are a set-up to provide income to a beneficiary for a specified period of time. Once the period expires, the remainder of the trust is transferred to the designated charities.

Including charitablegiving strategies in your estate plan can be an effective way for you and your family to enjoy an income stream during your lives, earn tax savings and maintain a significant degree of control over assets — all while fulfilling your charitable goals. A charitable lead trust allows you to place in trust assets that will be left to your heirs; however, you specify a set number of years during which a fixed percentage of the value of the assets in the trust will be paid to a charity. You pay discounted gift taxes on assets transferred to the trust and do not receive a charitable deduction. However, your heirs ultimately can receive trust assets free of estate taxes. A charitable gift annuity (CGA) is in some respects even more cost- and tax-effective than CRTs/CLTs. CGAs have no administrative or set-up fees. Virtually any asset can be used to fund a CGA, and the charitable organization itself guarantees either immediate or deferred lifetime payments to the donor. The typical tax deduction available in the year assets are transferred to a CGA ranges from 30-45 percent of the fair-market value of the asset.

Including charitable-giving strategies in your estate plan can be an effective way for you and your family to enjoy an income stream during your lives, earn tax savings and maintain a significant degree of control over assets — all while fulfilling your charitable goals. Please note, taxes will be due on the income stream provided. If you are creating a charitable-giving plan, consider seeking the guidance of an attorney, accountant or other trusted professional who is familiar with tax laws and legal intricacies. Obtaining assistance early on — and retaining such counsel on a continuing basis — is key to making responsible decisions. Within our local LGBT community, there are organizations available to provide support and guidance for philanthropic-minded individuals and families. One such organization is the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund. Please visit their website at www.dvlf.org for further information. n Jeremy R. Gussick is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer.* Jeremy specializes in the financial planning needs of the LGBT community and was recently named a 2014 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager by Philadelphia Magazine.** He is active with several LGBT organizations in the Philadelphia region, including the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund and the Independence Business Alliance, the Philadelphia region’s LGBT chamber of commerce. OutMoney appears monthly. If you have a question for Jeremy, email him at Jeremy.gussick@lpl.com. LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor. Member FINRA/SIPC. This article was prepared with the assistance of Wealth Management Systems Inc. The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. We suggest that you discuss your specific situation with a qualified tax or legal advisor. Please consult me if you have any questions. Because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by Wealth Management Systems Inc., or its sources, neither Wealth Management Systems Inc., nor its sources guarantees the accuracy, adequacy, completeness or availability of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. In no event shall Wealth Management Systems Inc. be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with subscribers’ or others’ use of the content. Wealth Management Systems, Inc. and LPL Financial are not affiliated entities. *As reported by Financial Planning magazine, 1996-2014, based on total revenues. **Award based on 10 objective criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the

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Fueling hatred towards the LGBT community As we all suddenly find ourselves unknown. Often, people who are illexisting in a reality of a proposed act to equipped to tolerate learning about seemexecute gays and of same-sex couples ingly difficult subjects gravitate most being legally denied service at a pizza naturally to making snap judgments and shop, the assumption that the conservaharsh criticisms, a role that offers a false tive right wing in this country is distinctly sense of safety because it generates feelanti-LGBT feels like a safe one. In fact, ings of power. their disdain for the LGBT “lifestyle” is For instance, why would an educated far from a secret. Instead of man, a lawyer, in California quietly containing their hatetake his hateful feelings to the ful feelings with the awareness extreme stance of suggesting that it is conventionally wrong death for sodomizers? One to express hatred towards an explanation is that there is entire group of people, their likely a level of instinctive fear hatred has been legitimized intertwined with his hatred, with religious justifications. which is activated when faced The Bible and God have with the topic of homosexbecome your average homouality. (The reason for said phobe’s first line of defense fear can’t be known, although for explaining their phobia. some may suggest he too is Without further exploration, gay.) This fear could very well perhaps such defenses could be the propelling factor in his sound justifiable but upon takabsurd endeavor to pass leging the slightest bit of a closer islation to legalize executing Kristina Furia gays. Through focusing on the look, it’s easy to see the only real defense in play is hate. passing of legislation, he gets What fuels hate? to experience a sense of control that helps Hate is grounded in prideful feelings the fear to retreat. He makes a perfect and is a strong-enough emotion to provide example of how, like hate, fearful feelings the possessor with perceived heightened are meant to be processed and worked inner strength; however, hate is something through, rather than utilized as ammunithat must be resolved, not refined, in order tion for spreading hate. for true personal, psychological growth The psychology of hate is complex; it is to occur. Hatred has a great potential to rooted in many primitive feelings, includbe destructive, as it contains both unconing the instinct to protect the self. This is, scious and conscious drives to protect unfortunately, part of human functioning oneself, to hand off feelings of negativat times, especially when minimal effort is ity to others instead of turning them on made towards managing negative feelings. yourself. Hate also inadvertently nourThe larger problem is why, at this point in ishes one’s self-esteem; through the active our evolution as a society, would so many hating of another individual or group of people still find LGBT-identified individpeople, it becomes easier to view yourself uals and couples to be fear-inducing, wormore favorably since they are “so bad.” thy of hate or even better off dead? With Hatred also thrives within groups. As more empathy, less judgment and just a we saw back in September with the mob small amount of effort towards finding of 20-somethings who attacked a gay common ground with someone different, couple on the street, there is power in the this current social attack on our commugroup. When a group of individuals shares nity would be nonexistent. More people a common belief, especially one rooted in would be able to recognize that we all are hate (and therefore possessing that added thinking, feeling, fully dimensional human gusto), a sense of community ensues that beings first and foremost, and that any and is often accompanied by feelings of supeall differentiations are secondary to this riority towards anyone who is not aligned basic fact. n with them. In fact, the community is Kristina Furia is a psychotherapist specialstrengthened as more and more hatred is izing in issues and concerns of the LGBTQ directed at those outside of the group. community in addition to depression, anxiety, Group dynamics are certainly not the substance abuse and other mental illnesses. only means of fueling hate. Hate is also Her private practice, Philadelphia LGBTQ perpetuated by forces such as discomCounseling, offers both individual and couples fort with the unfamiliar and fear of the sessions (www.lgbtphillytherapy.com).

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Gayborhood Crime Watch SCIENCE The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between March 23-29. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS. Do you bike in or around Center City? If so, you’ll want to check out www.phillypolicebikeregistry.com. Register your bike, upload a photo and get valuable bicycle-related information. INCIDENTS — Between 10:45 p.m. March 21 and 11:30 p.m. March 23, someone stole a 2014 Chrysler that was parked in the 1200 block of Locust Street. The driver had lost the keys before the theft. — At 3:30 p.m. March 21, someone stole a patron’s cell phone from a counter inside Old Nelson’s, 35 S. 13th St. The suspect was a 6-foot-2 black male, 245 pounds, with a white beard, wearing a long-sleeved red shirt and a white baseball cap. — At 7:15 p.m. March 25, someone stole money from an unattended handbag inside Time Bar, 1315 Sansom St. The suspect was a 5-foot-11 white male, with a medium build, a tattoo on his left arm and brown hair, wearing glasses. — At 1:45 p.m. March 27, a woman was boarding a N.J. Transit bus at 10th and Market streets when a male bumped into her and stole a wallet from her handbag. He fled east on Market Street and was described as black with a goatee and dark complexion, wearing glasses and a hat. — At 4:40 p.m. March 27, someone stole a patron’s iPhone from a counter inside the art gallery at 104 S. 13th St. The suspect was a 5-foot-8, 48-year-old black male, 180 pounds, with dreadlocks and a medium complexion, wearing glasses, a green jacket, black shirt, jeans and boots. — At 5:58 p.m. March 27, security video showed a package delivered to the doorstep of a residence in the 1300 block of Addison Street was stolen by a teenage black male wearing a black jacket and black hoodie. — At 2 a.m. March 28, a man was walking in the 100 block of South Eighth Street

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Community in bloom After a seemingly interminable winter, Philly is finally starting to get a taste of warmer weather — the perfect motivator to get out and involved in the slew of community happenings coming up this spring and summer. This weekend touches off a veritable landslide of LGBT events that aren’t forecasted to let up until the summer doldrums hit us. While the packed community schedule will keep our staff busy, as well as those at local community organizations, we certainly can’t bemoan the diversity of offerings: The slate of activities demonstrates the investment of our community leaders and serves as an invitation to community involvement for future generations of leaders. Just this weekend alone, I’m From Driftwood stages its second-annual fundraising brunch, a chance to learn about the organization that collects and disseminates LGBT stories from across the nation. The event is being held Saturday at the John C. Anderson Apartments, our LGBT-friendly, affordable senior-living space, itself a testament to the breadth and depth of our community. The next day, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund stages its annual HEROES event, which honors leaders of our community — from youth to allies to businesses and nonprofits. The occasion is a perfect time to both raise a glass to our leaders and learn from and be inspired by their work. Also on Sunday, City of Brotherly Love Softball League opens its spring season; hundreds of softballers and supporters will gather in Fairmount Park for friendly competition. CBLSL accepts players from all walks of life and all skill sets; nowhere else in the city can you see so many different types of people playing side by side, all for the common goal of safe, fun and accepting sport. And each weekend after — and many times weekdays as well — the community calendar is peppered with community fundraisers, parties, workshops and discussions. There will be large-scale gatherings like the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference in June, where our city will play host to trans leaders and allies from around the nation, who will share ideas and resources for meeting the evolving needs of the trans community. Or the celebration of the 50th-anniversary of the Annual Reminder Days, one of our community’s earliest LGBT-rights demonstrations, held right here in Philadelphia, where LGBT leaders will herald our history while looking towards the community’s future. We’ll mark the return of annual events like Pride and new initiatives like the installation of rainbow crosswalks in the Gayborhood. Spring is in bloom, and so is our community. Now’s the time to get out, get involved and get excited about all the Philadelphia LGBT community has to offer. n

It’s a shame about what’s been happening to the Christians in Indiana ever since the godless homosexuals took over the state. On Oct. 7, 2014, the gays finally realized their dream of destroying marriage in the Hoosier State. It was only a matter of time before the gays swapped the torch on the official state flag for a giant flaming penis gripped in a fist. But before heterosexual couples were forced to divorce and all of the children were sent to gay-education camps, a hero stepped up to save Indiana from the homos. That hero is Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. And with the stroke of a pen, Pence saved Indiana’s “religious liberty” by signing a bill that many say would legalize discrimination in the state. And for some reason people are losing their shit. Thousands of people protested in Indianapolis. Angie’s List, the company that tells you whether or not the plumbers coming to your house are going to unclog your toilet or strip the copper pipes from your walls, put a hold on expanding their business in the state. Wilco cancelled an upcoming concert. And #BoycottIndiana is trending on Twitter and Facebook. Legislators ultimately passed, and Pence signed, a “fix” to the law that many LGBT advocates say still doesn’t do enough to protect LGBT people from discrimination. Just what is everyone so mad about? The gays, of course. But they’re not mad at the gays this time. They’re mad for them. And it’s about damn time. As many people, including Pence, are pointing out, Indiana isn’t the only state with a so-called religious-freedom law. There’s even a federal one! And nobody is threatening to boycott those states. So what’s the big deal about Indiana? There isn’t enough room here for a side-by-side comparison of every religious-freedom law in the country, but the language of Indiana’s is clearly intended to allow, say, a florist who doesn’t want to do bouquets for a lesbian wedding to claim that Jesus told her she couldn’t without fear of reprisal. The original federal law, which Pence incorrectly claims Indiana’s law “mirrors,” was signed by Bill Clinton in 1993 in response to a specific Supreme Court

decision that had nothing to do with green-lighting discrimination against LGBT people (that would be the Defense of Marriage Act you’re thinking of). So-called religious-freedom laws have been popping up in recent years in direct response to LGBT people getting equal rights. So-called Christians think their disapproval of LGBT people should be given protection under the law so that they don’t have to bake cakes for gay weddings. In Indiana, two men or two women can get married, but they are not protected under the state’s anti-discrimination laws. This presents an opportunity for hateful folks. The so-called religious-freedom law Pence signed is a death rattle of a dying antigay fringe seeking to harm LGBT people when and where they still can — and expecting protection when they do so. When Gov. Pence claims that, “as governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it,” he is either a liar, an idiot or both. A March 30 IndyStar editorial urged Pence and the legislature to clean up their mess by passing LGBT-inclusive discrimination laws. They, too, seem to think that Pence is ignorant, willfully or not: “Governor, Indiana is in a state of crisis. It is worse than you seem to understand.” It would be nice to see this giant misstep by Indiana’s right wing move in the direction of making the state more LGBTfriendly. But I’m not holding my breath. n

The so-called religious-freedom law Gov. Pence signed is a death rattle of a dying antigay fringe seeking to harm LGBT people when and where they still can — and expecting protection when they do so.

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 and roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister and teaches writing at the University of Michigan.

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Of Iran, gay Pride and Rick Santorum June will soon be upon us and when agreement, and I am one who hopes there many of us think of June, we think of gay is, we will be signing a document with a Pride. nation that still to this date kills LGBT Most places in the nation celebrate gay people. And, for a message to those in the Pride, many in mid- to late June with United States who support discriminathe largest celebrations in New York tion against the LGBT community on the City, San Francisco and Los basis of their religious beliefs Angeles. But guess what is … Iran kills LGBT people for waiting in the wings for us to their religious beliefs. celebrate this Pride season? Which brings us back to The Supreme Court. the United States, where we The Supreme Court of the still have to contend with United States will rule on phrases such as “God Hates marriage equality sometime Fags,” made famous by the between mid- to late June. Westboro Baptist Church. Most legal scholars believe Former Sen. Rick Santorum the court will make marriage has now started using the term equality the law of the land, to explain religious freedom, but me, I’ve watched as Chief in reference to the ongoing Justice John Roberts has put debate centered on Indiana. a few glitches in his rulings, Ricky, that you feel free to use the phrase tells us all we need so while I’d agree with those scholars, look for some kind of Mark Segal to know about you. And, elsewhere in the United a surprise. And with a hint of history States, while you might have will come mass celebration — and what thought we won Indiana, the reality is better time to celebrate but at gay Pride? that what Gov. Pence signed was legisBut if the justices rule late in the month, lation stating that you can’t be discrimthey run across another deadline that inated against on religious grounds for might give us reason to understand our being LGBT. But, Indianans, you can still be discriminated against for being plainstruggle. June 30 is to be the day the Iranian old LGBT. n nuclear talks should result in an agreement. Aside from pushing marriage Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the equality off the front pages of our newsnation’s most-award-winning commenpapers and broad/podcasts, the situtator in LGBT media. You can follow ation in Iran should make all of us in him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ the LGBT community realize the work MarkSegalPGN or Twitter at https://twitwe still have to do. Since, if there is an ter.com/PhilaGayNews.

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Street Talk Should Dolce and Gabanna be boycotted? "Yes, I think a boycott is fine. If people are that passionate about it, go for it. Dolce and Gabanna should have known better. Lauren Brown If you're student going to North Philadelphia make public statements like that, you should be ready for a boycott."

"No. Their business practices have nothing to do with their personal opinions. I don't go into a store Ashley Serna and ask the bank teller owner their South Philadelphia view on gay marriage. That's irrelevant. If they have beautiful clothes, I'll buy them."

"Yes, but I don't think it will be very successful. Unfortunately, I think a lot of people agree with their views. But their Khaliha Hawkins comments student about North Philadelphia 'synthetic children' were bizarre. Children are real. Artificial insemination doesn't produce synthetic children. The fact that Dolce and Gabanna are gay doesn't excuse their nonprogressive views."

"Yes. You can't be telling people they shouldn't be getting married, or adopting children. That's totally Lalonna Griffin security guard unacceptable. South Philadelphia Everybody is different in this day and age. I would support a boycott of their business. They won't get any money from me."

Letters and Feedback Editor: It seems a lot of Christians in Indiana (and elsewhere) don’t like gay marriage and would like to show their disdain for these unions by passing laws that allow discrimination against gays. I’d like to remind those Christians what Jesus, their savior and man of peace, said: “Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.” Christians and other religious groups have a constitutional right to worship inside their church or temple or ashram. But when they step out onto the sidewalk, they must abide by the laws of their nation and, so to speak, “honor Caesar.”

I am sure their God will forgive them. Jesus ostensibly said as much. — John Kichi Sewickley Hills, Pa. In response to “Gayborhood to get rainbow crosswalks,” March 27-April 2: That’s just lovely. — Beannachtaí McBride The city of Austin unfortunately didn’t install rainbow crosswalks last year. Too many complaints from a small number of businesses. — Kevin Hill

In response to “Former Cape May officer files wrongful-termination suit,” March 27-April 2: Small-town politics at its finest. Many have been the victim of it, especially in that county. Sorry to hear this, Steve. — ayz abc In response to “Gov. Wolf ‘exploring’ response to Indiana law,” April 3-9: I believe the bad news is obvious. The good news has yet to be seen. The conversation is getting louder and criminal acts of discrimination like

this are now being seen for what they are: misuse of power in the guise of religion. People are finally figuring this out. I think Indiana will go down in history as the state that turned the tide. — Brian Martenis In response to “Same-sex couple competes in wedding contest,” April 3-9: Frank and Kevin make the perfect couple to win this contest! The love of music and the love of each other are there in spades! — Lisa Fierro

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Wedding June Martinez-Bailey and Harry Martinez-Bailey By Ryan Kasley ryan@epgn.com June MartinezBailey and Harry Martinez-Bailey are renewing their vows on April 24 — the couple’s two-year wedding anniversary — in New York City. “We are so blessed and in love,” June said. “So we said, ‘Why not?’” June and Harry tied the knot in the city that never sleeps in 2013, and again in 2014. The second time around, Harry decided to take June’s last name and, according to June, became the first man in Pennsylvania to do so, and only the seventh in the United States. “It was a completely spontaneous thing,” ARCILA from page 1

and smiling even in the most challenging moments,” Bartlett said. “I learned from her what grace and dignity look like at even the most difficult moments of leadership.” That leadership showed itself in 2007 when, after having been challenged by SEPTA staff for the gender marker on her transpass, Arcila filed a discrimination complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, which is still mired in an ongoing legal battle. SEPTA filed a lawsuit in 2009 challenging PCHR’s jurisdictional authority, delaying resolution of Arcila’s and six other discrimination complaints against the agency. The Court of Common Pleas found in PCHR’s favor, but SEPTA appealed to Commonwealth Court, which found in SEPTA’s favor. PCHR appealed to the state Supreme Court, which found that Commonwealth Court ruled on the wrong standard and remanded it back to that court, with instructions for how to review the case. A hearing was held this past February before Commonwealth Court. Arcila, accompanied by the late Gloria Casarez, was present at the first court hearing of the case. “She attended the Court of Common Pleas hearing from the very beginning of the case and it was wonderful to have her support and by our side the entire time,” said PCHR executive director Rue Landau. “It’s sad she won’t know the ultimate resolution of the case, which we hope is in the favor of the commission.” After Arcila’s complaint, an advocacy group called Riders Against Gender Exclusion kept pressure on the agency, an effort supported by a 2012 Philadelphia City Council resolution. SEPTA finally began making moves to abandon the prac-

said June. “We woke up one morning and decided to get married. We knew it had to be in New York.” June, 50, a native of the Bronx, and Harry, 38, met in 1998 in Philadelphia through mutual friends and have been together ever since. June says couples come to them all the time for advice since they have been through the process twice now. They’re also known for their “mini zoo,” among other things: They own five snakes, two ferrets, two cats, one iguana, two birds and three dogs. June, a peer assistant for Philadelphia FIGHT’s TREE program and co-founder of the Mayor’s LGBT Task Force, was recently nominated for the David Acosta Revolutionary Latino Award. She was also the first Latina trans woman to give a keynote speech at the Philadelphia TransHealth Conference in 2006. Harry now helps take care of June’s mother full-time. n

tice the following year, holding a public hearing and an ultimately successful vote by its board. The markers were officially removed in the summer of 2013. “Charlene was certainly a pioneer and she stood up against what she and many others saw as a discriminatory practice,” Landau said. “Her leadership mobilized other people around this issue and ultimately SEPTA took gender markers off their transpasses. That was a victory for equality in Philadelphia and we are still waiting for a final court decision to see if justice can be further served.” Shein said she admired Arcila’s quiet resolve. “She was very strong and vocal in a quiet way,” she said. “She voiced her opinions but always in a respectful way. She was a very gentle soul and respectful. And I loved that smile of hers; she would walk in a room and, no matter how bad of a day she was having, she’d have a huge smile.” Among her community honors, Arcila was named a 2014 Trans 100 honoree and was the plenary speaker at the 2014 Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference. She was recently named a grand marshal of the 2015 Pride parade, with one of the two grand-marshal floats renamed in her honor, to coincide with the event’s focus this year on the trans community. The Mississippi native studied Christian ministry at Belhaven College, graduating in 1991, and served as a deacon at Unity Fellow of Christ Church since 2009. Naiymah Sanchez, coordinator of the Trans-Health Information Project, said that when she began working in the field several years ago, she knew there were two primary figures she should look to for guidance in providing resources to the trans community: Arcila and Jaci Adams, who passed away last year.

Fundraiser benefits Bucks LGBT youth safe space By Ryan Kasley ryan@epgn.com

Planned Parenthood Keystone is amping up its annual fundraiser for the Rainbow Room, one of the three LGBT youth programs the organization operates, with additional entertainment. The first openly gay mayor in Pennsylvania will also be honored at the event in recognition of his continued efforts to support PPK and its LGBToutreach programs. Sing Out Loud and Proud will take place 8 p.m. April 18 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road in New Hope. Tickets are $75. Singer and actor Sarah Dash — formerly of the all-girl, space-funk trio LaBelle and co-creator of hit songs “It’s Going to Take a Miracle” and “Lady Marmalade” — will perform, along with the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus. The event, now in its 11th year, directly benefits PPK’s Rainbow Room and its other LGBT education and outreach initiatives. The Rainbow Room meets weekly and provides a safe and supportive environment for LGBT youth. “These programs set up a safe environment for the youth to come and feel like they can talk freely and not be judged,” said Selina Winchester, associate director of external affairs at PPK. Last year, Sing Out Loud and Proud raised more than $6,000 for the Rainbow Room and other LGBT youth-education programs. “While the Rainbow Room is in Doylestown, Planned Parenthood Keystone covers almost half the state,” said Winchester. “This fundraiser will help efforts in 37 counties and three regional

locations.” Doylestown Mayor Ron Strouse, Pennsylvania’s first openly gay mayor, will receive the Beyond the Rainbow Award. Strouse was the president of Planned Parenthood Bucks County for two years in the early 2000s and helped create the Rainbow Room. As mayor, he helped Doylestown become one of the first cities in Pennsylvania to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance protecting LGBTs. While Strouse acknowledged the honor of the award, he said he wanted the spotlight to be on the youth involved with Rainbow Room. “The event and presentation are really about the young people and the Rainbow Room,” Strouse said. “These young people are bright, enthusiastic and engaged. And engaged is what’s really important; if we can get them to engage positively in their community beyond the Rainbow Room, that’s when we can change minds and increase acceptance.” Strouse said the creation of the Rainbow Room was a direct result of recognizing a need in the community. “There weren’t a lot of gay-straight alliances in high schools back then. There wasn’t a safe environment where kids could get together and have a supportive network,” he said. “Kids were taking the train significant distances just to come there, that’s how real the need was.” While he doesn’t consider himself an activist, Strouse says he’s eager to play a role in helping young people grow up healthy, safe and secure. “That’s always been a motivation for me, for all of us,” he said. To purchase tickets to Sign Out Loud and Proud, visit www.therrazzroom.com. n

“She was a great fighter until the end, helping whoever she could,” Sanchez said of Arcila. “Her inspiring words and effort to make a difference inspired me to continue the fight of injustice and provide my community with the same integrity I would want. This is a great loss indeed and is surely felt throughout the community and everyone she came in contact with.” Nellie Fitzpatrick, the city’s director of LGBT affairs, referenced a quote she found of Arcila’s about what motivated her work: “The important thing is to feel connected to people or communities beyond yourself. That plays a major role in reducing isolation and helping us get out of our own heads, gives us a framework for coping and provides support when things get tough.” “From the Trans-Health Conference to bringing about gender-neutral transit passes on our public transportation, Charlene will remain connected to our communities and our city for generations and beyond,” Fitzpatrick said, calling Arcila a “true champion of humanity.” “Through her bravery and selflessness,

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S. Korean teachers banned from LGBT discussions New sex-education guidelines outlaw teaching about sexual minorities in South Korea. The guidelines, issued to schools and teachers recently, state that “sex education is not intended to be an opportunity for teachers to share their views on sexuality” and “teaching about homosexuality is not permitted.” It also orders teachers to remove any references to LGBT issues from the curriculum and bans the use of words relating to certain sexualities. The changes have been widely criticized by LGBT activists across the country, who say it will alienate LGBT students and encourage bullying. Government officials said the move was due to pressure from conservative groups. An official from the Department of Student Health Policy said, “It is urgent that we create sex-ed standards that move away from abstinence education, but staunch opposition from conservative groups to the initial draft made it difficult to reach a compromise. Our plan is to publish the standards that are possible right now and to work to create a social consensus moving forward.” Human-rights activist Juri said: “Education about the human rights of sexual minorities is imperative, since many teenagers with alternate sexual orientations need reliable education and information.” It is not the first time pressure from conservative groups has harmed LGBT rights in South Korea. A human-rights charter that would have offered protections to LGBT people was scrapped after antigay protests.

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police to release this file as well. Police have agreed to send a representative to next week’s Morris forum, and the topic of the Internal Affairs file is expected to be raised. Improved dialogue with law enforcement If nothing else, the Morris case spotlights the need for better communication between police and the Police Advisory Commission, a civilian-oversight agency. During the early stages of its Morris review, the PAC was repeatedly assured by police that Morris’ homicide was thoroughly investigated. The PAC’s initial Morris opinion, issued in 2007, duly noted those assurances. It wasn’t until a private citizen informed the PAC that the entire police homicide file was missing that the PAC reopened the case and issued a new opinion in 2013 — calling for state and federal probes. Police have never explained why it was left to a private citizen to inform the PAC of the missing Morris homicide file. Additionally, police haven’t explained why the PAC conducted its Morris review with a partial police report, partial 911 transmissions and partial dispatch records. This lack of comprehensive information hindered the PAC’s ability to ask probing questions of the police, and contributed to a problematic PAC opinion in 2007. The Morris case also spotlights the need for better communication between police and the LGBT community. In 2009, then-State Rep. Babette Josephs asked Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey to assign a detective to the Morris case. To this day, Ramsey hasn’t replied to Josephs’ letter. If there is a homicide detective assigned to the Morris case, his or her name hasn’t been divulged. As a result, no police official is publicly identified as a knowledgeable person who can field questions about the Morris case — a situation that contributed to advocates’ calls for an outside probe. n The Morris forum will take place 6-8 p.m. April 15 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. The event is free and open to the public.

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always have stand-up as my fallback.” Coles is probably most famous for playing the role of Synclaire on the sitcom “Living Single.” She also appeared on other TV shows, ranging from “In Living Color” to “Frasier” and “Six Feet Under,” but “Living Single” is definitely the show from which she measures all of her TV experiences. “I call ‘Living Single’ the sparkling jewel of my career,” she said. “I did ‘In Living Color’ before I did ‘Living Single,’ but I was only there for a year. ‘Living Single’ gave me the full experience of being on a well-received sitcom for five years. It was a show that was created for me and Queen Latifah, which is the ultimate experience. I didn’t even have to audition for this amazing show that fell into my lap. So that’s my favorite. But I also did a couple episodes of ‘Frasier.’ You do them and you move on. So I can’t say that there’s anything else more favorite than ‘Living Single.’ What would be more favorite than that?” Coles, who has been a part of the NOH8 campaign to promote marriage and gender equality, said she was surprised to find out that “Living Single” had a strong LGBT following. But she said she has always been an ally to the LGBT community. “It’s funny to me that ‘Living Single’ airs on Logo,” she said. “I didn’t PAGE 24

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even know until I saw that. The show is really loved by the LGBT community. I grew up in New York so I was exposed to creative, beautiful gay men and women. People are people to me. Working in Hollywood, you are around some amazing people who happen to be gay or straight or purple. I have family members who are gay. I lived in West Hollywood for 20 years and it’s just the culture there to be surrounded by these amazing people who are living their lives out loud and I salute them. And they embraced me, so I embraced them back.” If you encounter Coles on the street, she is every bit as positive and upbeat as she is on stage and on screen. She’s also not one to sequester herself backstage for the duration of a show, preferring to watch the other comics she performs with and laugh out loud along with the crowd — rare for someone with a few decades in the entertainment business. Coles said she is not one to be reserved or jaded in the way she carries herself. “It’s a choice, man,” she said. “It’s. A. Choice. I’ve had enough experiences for me to be super-jaded. There’s nothing worse than being fired off your first national TV show. I was fired by the Wayans family, or by Keenan [Ivory Wayans]. I was fired off of ‘In Living Color,’ which at the time was the hottest show in town. I won’t go into the details because now I understand it was political, why I was let go. I didn’t get a chance to shine. Two years later, I was on a show making 10 times as much money and having 100-percent more fun. So I can’t be jaded because I’m tenacious and I’m going to bounce back. Every opportunity that is not meant for me is not meant for me. So how can I not be in that room and laugh and clap for all the other comics on stage that are living their dreams while waiting for my turn to go on? I need to be in the room supporting and giving love to whoever else is there because it comes back to me. I don’t do it because it comes back to me, but we know that it comes back. It’s an easier choice, believe it or not, than being jaded.” Coles has channeled her experiences in the entertainment business into her one-woman show, “Oh, But Wait, There’s More,” in which she talks about how she learned to find inner peace and happiness in the midst of the seemingly chaotic ebb and

flow of the entertainment business. “I went through a really rough time right after ‘Living Single’ ended,” she said. “Having that kind of success is phenomenal until it all goes away. I went through a very dark depression because I thought I was not validated unless I was on a TV show. My career took off very quickly. I did not struggle in the beginning. I had a great entry into the business and that is rare. People struggle, struggle, struggle, and then maybe they make it. I didn’t struggle at all. So I went into a deep, dark depression and, as I was working my way out of it with therapy, the first thing I learned is you have to just be grateful for what already is. And when you are grateful for what you already have, so much more shows up. Once I felt better about myself, it dawned on me that my purpose is not to be on TV, it is to share this message that I have learned. That was the turn, to share my story with other people and what happened was the work came out of that: Speaking gigs and other opportunities came out of me just going into the world and living my purpose. My gift is love and laughter and helping others find their own gifts, or reminding others they have a gift that has to be opened. Once I discovered that, it doesn’t matter if I’m a tollbooth clerk or digging a ditch somewhere or working at McDonald’s, although I hope I don’t have to. I can still be living that purpose no matter what.” n “Hairlicious” runs 12:30-6 p.m. April 11 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 Saint James St., and the comedy show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.hairliciousevent.com or www.kimcoles.tv.

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Spring fields in Philadelphia The milder days of spring and some (occasional) sunny Sundays mean that softball season is upon us, as well as soccer, rugby, dodgeball and a host of other sports. But our Philadelphia softball group is by far and away the largest collection of LGBTs and allies taking a swing at athleticism. Or at least at recreation. This Sunday, April 12 (weather and grounds permitting), will mark another opening day for the spring/summer season of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League. Organizers expect hundreds at the fields in Fairmount Park that morning to play the season-opening games as well as participate in annual league traditions. The parade of teams to line the base paths, opening ceremonies, the honoring of community members and of course the opening-day pitch are all part of the scheduled celebrations. The opening-day pitch this year is being tossed out by Tony

Iero. He and his partner of 34 years, Paul Myers, were recently one of three couples in a Wall Street Journal piece on the caring of partners with Alzheimer’s Disease. Their poignant story can be found at WSJ.com. Iero is also one of three players to be nominated for possible inclusion to the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance Hall of Fame. The other two players are Steve Akeret and Brian Wentz. Also, longtime softball players Brandi Fitzgerald and Cathy Harris have been nominated for the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America Hall of Fame. A Philadelphia woman hasn’t made the hall since 2007. The last member to enter the NAGAAA Hall of Fame from Philadelphia was in 1999. Congrats and best of luck on being selected to you all. Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes, known best for his issuance of same-

CHOCOLATE SAMPLER: Jennifer Lydon (from left), Armando Martinez and Jason LaCorte were all smiles at the finish line in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art after completing the Hot Chocolate 15K run, raising money for Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia. Martinez is the manager of The Raven and New Hope Lodge in New Hope. LaCorte is an employee of The Raven and Lydon hosts regular monthly parties there for the trans community. A list of additional unique races can be found at runningintheusa.com and selected events will be highlighted in the summer-outlook sports column. Photo: Scott A. Drake

sex marriage licenses when it was still not legal statewide, is this year’s recipient of the Community Service Award. Leigh Ronnan gets performance duty this year singing the National Anthem, and expect several election hopefuls to be chatting during the ceremonies and canvassing the crowd before and after the events. Festivities are scheduled to start around 11 a.m. at Dairy Fields, depending upon when the games leading up to them wrap up. Later in the afternoon, join the players and partners on

Camac Street as U Bar, Tavern on Camac and Venture Inn teams share the hosting of the traditional opening-day block party. Drinks, Jell-O shots and games are all part of the recipe for fun. The party officially starts at 4 p.m. It will be a great day to get out and play! Short Stops • Stonewall Sports Philly is running a spring pub crawl fundraiser, with I’m From Driftwood and William Way LGBT Community Center as the bene-

ficiaries. For more information, go to the IFD brunch Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ events/346987658821981/. • The next Out Philadelphia Athletic League/Stonewall joint party, Heroes and Villians, is April 18 at Tabu. • Sports and recreation info can be found inside the back page of the PGN every fourth Friday of the month or at any time at epgn. com. n Spring means playing outside! Whom do you want to play with? Email scott@epgn.com.

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Ignacio Rivera: Celebrating sexuality with a queer focus Spring is here and that means it’s time for the birds and the bees. If you need a little help with that, I’d suggest you check out SEXx Interactive May 7-10 here in Philadelphia. SEXx Interactive is a multiday, sex-positive conference featuring workshops, academic presentations, art galleries and performances celebrating the mind, body and soul of sexuality. This first-of-its-kind conference will feature 40 educational presentations, performances, “how-to” workshops and sexually themed art exhibitions. Elicia Gonzales, executive director of lead sponsor GALAEI, sees the conference as an important opportunity for looking at desire, sexuality and how those interact and are expressed in communities. There’s a little something for everyone. Dr. Timaree Schmit, who will present on sexuality in horror films, states, “There’s a workshop on enthusiastic consent in BDSM at the same time as a lecture on sexuality after cancer. There’s a historical examination of pubic-hair trends, a practical lesson in ‘boylesque,’ tips for dealing with jealousy, art exhibitions, dance parties and even a comedy show.” One of the keynote speakers will be Ignacio Rivera, noted “two-spirit, BlackBoricua Taíno” queer performance artist, activist, filmmaker, lecturer and sex educator. PGN: Where are you originally from? IR: I was conceived in Puerto Rico and was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. PGN: Tell me about growing up in Brooklyn. IR: I love New York, and Brooklyn is the best borough in New York. Unfortunately, Brooklyn is very expensive, so I currently live in Baltimore. But I love that you have the privilege in New York to get up and walk out of your house at any time and catch a cab or hop a train. I love the museums, the food, the people, the diversity, all of it. PGN: Tell me about Ignacio as a kid. IR: I was an introverted kid. It sounds kind of shitty, but I was kind of a nobody. I was very heady, always thinking way too much, which had a lot to do with trauma I was dealing with, and not knowing how to talk about or deal with it or even understanding that it was trauma. I wasn’t exceptionally smart and my friends were my cousins who lived nearby. I wasn’t part of the popular crowd, that’s for sure. PGN: Do you mind explaining what the trauma was about? IR: No, because it definitely connects to the work that I do now with sexual liberation. The trauma revolved around

the sexual abuse of a child. Aside from the sexual abuse, I was dealing with extremely protective parents. They were very private and we weren’t to share our lives with other people. I wasn’t supposed to have friends over or go to anyone’s house, especially if they had brothers — young men were capable of unsavory things — and wasn’t allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. The whole family was like that, very insular. It was a protective measure: They wanted to be able to keep an eye on us at all times and keep us safe. So going to the movies with friends was never part of my growing up. I think they were just terrified coming to a new city/culture not knowing people’s values or much about them. That isolation is why, later on, community became so important to me. PGN: It must have been such a dichotomy to be so protected while at the same time being abused. IR: Yes, and the interesting thing is that, even though I’d been taught to be wary of men, it was a female family member who was the perpetrator.

PGN: You were about 16 when you ran away; when did you start on your gender journey? IR: When I was about 20. As a kid I was such a girly-girl. I loved watching my mother get dressed and loved all the accouterments that came with it. As I got older, I thought I was bisexual because I’d had sex with boys but liked girls. But then the more I was with women I realized I had no interest in men, so I figured that I was a lesbian. I identified as lesbian for quite a while and then started using words like “dyke” to describe myself but then that didn’t seem to fit either, so I said, “I think I’m queer.” Looking back, I’ve always been gender-queer or fluid, I just didn’t have the words for it … at all. As an adult becoming part of queer and artistic circles, I began to expand my vocabulary and learned how to express myself. But I remember in ninth grade picking the lock to my brother’s room and wearing his clothing. I was the kid in three-piece suits with the reddest lipstick

PGN: Wow, that must have been confusing. IR: Yes, my family had no idea whatsoever. PGN: Lighter note, favorite book growing up? IR: I was a big reader, I was always at the library. One of her good friends was the librarian so it was one place out of the house that my mom was OK with me going to. I loved “Encyclopedia Brown.” I read every single book. And I used to sneak into the adult section and read the Harlequin romance novels. That was my porn when I was a kid! PGN: Where did you go to school? IR: I went to Abraham Lincoln High School but I dropped out in 11th grade. I’d been cutting a lot of classes and was going to have to take summer classes in order to graduate to 12th. I was terrified of what my parents would think when they found out and I didn’t want to go into why I’d been acting out. So I ran away from home. PGN: How far did you get? IR: [Laughs] The Bronx! I was with the guy who would later be the father of my child. And that was another worry, because my parents had forbidden me to date. They didn’t know that I was sexually active. I was scared of my mother finding out; she was a very loving, caring person, but she was also the disciplinarian. She set the rules. My dad was the pussycat. PGN: Siblings? IR: A brother and sister. I was the baby.

I could find. I used to have hair down to my ass and I chopped it off — my mom was not happy about that! I’d wear a white tank top — what they call wife beaters, though I hate that term — with no bra underneath and men’s slacks, shoes and suspenders. [Laughs] I became a little cooler and my social status went up a notch. I went from being invisible to being a little more accepted. Part of it was because I started working and I was able to buy my own clothes instead

of my mother picking things out for me. I felt much more connected to myself, gained more confidence as a result. I’d go through periods of hyper-femininity and hyper-masculinity and sometimes a mix of them together. And I’m speaking about external expression. I knew I wasn’t straight and lesbian didn’t quite fit but queer felt right. PGN: I know you prefer the term “they.” What brought you to that? IR: When I first started identifying as trans — and I do identify within the trans spectrum as trans, gender-queer or gender-fluid — I asked people to simultaneously use both “he” and “she.” I didn’t want people to pick one, but to use both interchangeably, like, “I’m going to go see him and she’s going to cook me dinner,” but that was really difficult for people. It was confusing and people didn’t like it, though it felt really good when people were able to manage it. So that was short-lived; people seemed to automatically use “she” the majority of the time instead of switching. So then for two years, I used “he” exclusively, which felt like it validated my trans identity, especially since I was a trans person who was not passing. I wasn’t taking hormones and had no interest at the time in top surgery. But “he” also didn’t fit completely for me. And then I met someone who used “they” as a pronoun and the second I heard it, it rang true to me. It was like the heavens opened up. It was perfect. You know people will ask, “What is your preferred pronoun?” and some trans folks hate that question but I don’t mind. I prefer “they,” but I don’t always get it! And it shifts: Before I used to get “she” all the time but now that I’ve been on testosterone for two years, the default is “he.” And “they” is tricky for my family because Spanish is their first language and there’s not really a way to do “they” in Spanish. I navigate depending on the situation; sometimes it’s not safe to use certain pronouns. PGN: I know a lot of people don’t like to be labeled but, like me, you’re not one of them. IR: Labels are important. They help us find our communities, they’re important for documentation PAGE 34

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Agatha Christie’s And On the small-plate menu, the burrata By Larry Nichols Then There Were ($12) stood out, with a complex array of larry@epgn.com None textures and flavors that somehow found Walnut Street a way to work together. The crunch of the Theatre presents With its somewhat-Spartan and somesautéed asparagus and the roasted pine times low-key aesthetic, at first glance the thriller, about nuts counterbalanced the creaminess of the a group of peoyou might think Bufad Pizza, 1240 Spring mozzarella, the spiciness of the chili oil, Garden St., is just another place to grab ple trapped on an the sweetness of the raisins and the acidity island who get a piece of gourmet wood-fired pizza. of the lemon juice. We don’t know why it picked off one by But there is also some surprisingly nice, works visually and flavor-wise, but we’re refined dining to be found. one, through April so glad it does. There’s no better example of the adven26, 825 Walnut St.; But at the end of the day, Bufad is a turous nature of Bufad’s menu than its 215-574-3550. pizzeria and its pies are works of art. antipasti plate ($13), a family-style plate We sidestepped the traditional pies and of local seasonal bites that reflects whatAnd the Word headed straight for the Is … special of the day, an The Gershman Y albacore tuna pizza hosts an exhibition ($15) with peperonata exploring religious and arugula, which was text in contempopleasantly spicy with rary art through a Mediterranean feel. May 14, 401 S. The crust was perfecBroad St.; 215-545tion and the chili oil and 4400. anchovy bread crumbs Bufad offers as condiThe Artist in the ments are a nice touch. Garden Bufad also has a bril- The exhibition liant dessert menu feaexplores the relaturing some tempting tionship between baked fare, as well as artists and nature, homemade ice cream. from the early We highly recommend 20th century to the apple cinnamon ice today, through cream, which is as close Aug. 9 at Michener to eating apple pie as Art Museum, you can get, only in ice- 138 S. Pine St., cream form. Doylestown; 215TUNA PIZZA Photo: Larry Nichols Whether you are there 340-9800. to grab a quick slice ever catches the kitchen’s on the go or to sit down for a nice meal, fancy. Beethoven and Bufad has an impressively effective menu Mozart When we visited, this menagerie that is well worth the trip. n included a potato and picked apple salad The Philadelphia (which they would really make a mint on Orchestra performs if they started selling in bulk. It’s about to April 10-11 at be cookout season, please get on that), a Kimmel’s Verizon salty egg, chicken liver crostini, farro and Hall, 260 S. Broad Bufad Pizza herb salad and pecorino toscano. The egg, 1240 Spring Garden St. St.; 215-790-5847. comfortably somewhere between soft- and 215-238-9311 hard-boiled, was wonderfully briny thanks bufadpizza.com Drawn to a sliver of anchovy topping it. The Sun.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. with Spirit: chicken liver crostini was silky and rich Tues.-Thurs.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Pennsylvania with the sweetness of a balsamic reducFri.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. German tion. Fraktur from

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Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of decorated Germanic documents featuring brilliant colors through April 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Epic Hollywood Soundtracks The Philly POPS! perform scores from blockbuster films April 10-12 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition highlighting the artistry of the esteemed Kano painters through May 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Interstellar The sci-fi film is screened 8 p.m. April 13 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Kate Breakey: Small Deaths An exhibition of hand-colored, oversized images of the birds, flowers and insects that photographer Kate Breakey has memorialized through her work runs through July 12 at Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215340-9800. Liberace! Walnut Street Theatre presents

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THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: Out acoustic rockers the Indigo Girls perform an evening of their classic songs backed by the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 8 p.m. April 12 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-790-5800.

a musical about the life of the iconic performer through April 12 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550. Modern Fairy Tails The Philadelphia Orchestra performs April 16-18 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847. Peking Acrobats China’s most talented tumblers, cyclists, jugglers and contortionists perform April 12-15 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215572-7650.

pany that combines hip-hop and ballet influences April 16-18 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215898-3900. The Submission Quince Productions presents a comedy about a young white playwright who pens a play under a pseudonym about growing up poor and AfricanAmerican through April 25 at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.

PHILADANCO The dance company performs April 17-19 at Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-7905847.

The Super Soul Musical: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The AfricanAmerican Arts Alliance presents its spin on “The Wiz,” April 3-4 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.

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Lil’ Steph presents RASPUTIN’S ROOM Philadelphia’s classic burlesque show begins 9 p.m. April 17 at Ruba Club Studios, 416 Green St.; 215- 627-9831.

Outta Town HILARITY ENSUES: Out comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer brings the laughs back to the area when she performs 8 p.m. April 11 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. For more information or tickets, call 610-917-0223.

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Music Paula Cole The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. April 10 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. The Ting Tings The electro-pop/ rock group performs 8:30 p.m. April 10 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100. Lez Zeppelin The all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band performs 7:30 p.m.

at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808. Art Alexakis The Everclear singer performs an acoustic show 8 p.m. April 13 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Country Night with Rachael Slurrs A night of country music with the guest queen performing, April 17 at Woody’s, 202 S. 13th St.; 215545-1893.

Nightlife Happy Bear A bear social, 5-9 p.m. April 10 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-9649675.

Funny Ladies The funniest ladies of the Gayborhood take on your favorite female comedians 5-9 p.m. April 10 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-9649675. Pissi Myles The drag performers host a variety show 7 p.m. April 11 at L’Etage, 624 Bainbridge St.; 215592-0626. Bearracuda Philly! The popular bear dance party, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. April 11 at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; 215-627-1662. QUEEN: The KING Invasion! En evening of drag, burlesque, performance art and live singing, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. April 11 at The Victoria Freehouse, 10 S. Front St.; 215-543-6089.

Nellie McKay The singer performs 8 p.m. April 10 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027. The Wizard of Oz The classic film is screened 2 p.m. April 11 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. The Amazing Kreskin The mentalist performs 7 p.m. April 11 and 3 p.m. April 12 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027. A Clockwork Orange The sci-fi film is screened 2 p.m. April 12 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. n

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Bernstein 24. What squirrels do with their nuts 25. Emma Peel was one 29. Spasms in chasms? 33. One of the first known to undergo gender-confirming surgery 35. Language of Cho’s ancestors 36. “___ Love You” (Beatles hit) 37. Lodging place 39. Bowie collaborator 40. Go on foot 44. Illustrator Gerda who lived with 33-Across 48. Diana, to

the Greeks 50. Rulers like Caligula 51. Ophelia and Hamlet or Claire 53. Cock follower 54. Movie currently in production about 33-Across 59. “G.I. Jane” actress 60. Margarine 61. Some escorts want them up front 63. Big name in Chinese history 64. Photo process 65. Sex type 66. Distributed queens, perhaps 67. NBA or NRA 68. Lamarr of Hollywood

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as well, as so much is based on numbers, funding, research, etc. They’re a blessing and a curse. PGN: You obviously have a great sense of humor; I read about your farewell to your uterus tour. Where do you get that from? IR: [Laughs] I think both my mom and dad are pretty cool, funny folks, but when I was a kid I wrote a lot of poetry because of the stuff that was happening to me, all the crazy shit that I didn’t know how to talk about. In my adulthood I started performing these things and one day I realized, “Shit, my stuff is so dark and gloomy!” I need to start accessing my silliness, because I am very silly but most people don’t know that until they get to know me. And I found that, as an activist and an educator who does a lot of public speaking, humor and story-telling can make it easier for people to understand and relate. PGN: So who is Papí Coxxx? IR: It’s my porn name. [Laughs] When you think of an urban Spanish person, the term “Papí Chulo” comes to mind, so I took that and, you know the caramel popcorn treat called Poppycocks? I used that and changed the spelling, using an “xxx.” I also like the fact that people use the phrase “that’s poppycock” to mean something is false or nonsense. I used to keep it separate from Ignacio but then I decided that I have no shame in what I do; it’s part of my sexual liberation and it’s a part of the ongoing healing that I’ve done to reclaim my body and do with my body what I feel. PGN: How did you get into porn? IR: I was running a group called Shades of Poly, because I came out as polyamorous, and people were like, “This is so

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white. Poly is a white thing.” I wanted to prove them wrong so I did workshops and started a group for people of color. I started working at a sex store and a friend/ coworker, Morty Diamond, and I used to talk about sex. It’s hard not to when you’re working in a sex shop. One day he asked if he could interview me and my primary partner and get some good sex on video. I was like OK and we did the docu-porn film “Trans Entities: The Nasty Love of Papí and Wil.” It was hugely well-received and had a great impact in the community. It put a spotlight on trans identity, people of color, polyamory, it touched on disability, all of that. After that, I got calls for other films. PGN: Tell me what you’re going to be doing for SexX Interactive. IR: I’m one of the keynote speakers and I’ll be doing a workshop called “TransQueering Your Sex.” It’s to help people who may be interested in a gender-nonconforming, gender-queer or trans person and want to learn to have fun and be respectful at the same time. It’s open to all and is going to be a lot of fun. PGN: What are you looking forward to? IR: I’m just happy that the conference is taking place and being spearheaded by a queer Latino organization. People will ask me, What does sex have to do with activism or oppression? But there are a lot of connections. Everything from sterilization of people of color to healthy relationships to sodomy laws, there are a lot of intersections. Talking about sex as a means to selfhelp and self-loving is important. PGN: I read about your daughter being the love of your life. Tell me something she did to make you laugh. IR: Oh, so many things! When she was about 3 she was outside playing with her

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godbrother and he was picking on her. He pushed her and jumped in front of her on the slide. She was so angry her little fists were clenched and finally she said, “You … you … you fucking asshole!” She was 3! She looked up and saw me in the window and I just started cracking the hell up! PGN: How old were you when you had her? IR: I was 19. I left her father when I was eight-months’ pregnant, went into the shelter system for a while, then moved in with my mom and then back into the system until I left New York. I did get my GED after dropping out and later went on to get my associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s. PGN: Wow. She’s been with you through the entire journey, which I assume has made her a pretty wonderful person. IR: She is, she’s fantastic, we’re very close. We’re like a super team. She’s in school for early-childhood education. She’s great with kids. PGN: I would imagine you’ve inspired a lot of people with your work. Does any story stand out? IR: I’m so privileged to have the opportunity to help folks and from so many different avenues. When I performed my show “Crocodile Tears,” about me coming to terms with my sexual abuse, I heard from a lot of survivors who had never revealed their abuse to anyone else. A lot of them had female perpetrators too. It had a huge impact on me and made me feel a responsibility to provide resources for people. And, of course, I receive a lot of response talking about gender issues as well. And just from people trying to find their sexual selves, I get great stories and questions from people all around the world.

PGN: A celebrity crush? IR: I have crushes on everybody! Hmmn, Queen Latifah or the Rock. PGN: A favorite Christmas gift? IR: I don’t celebrate Christmas or anything really, but as a kid I got a Baby Alive doll one year and I almost lost my shit. I wanted that doll so bad. You would feed it and you had to change the diaper. My mom told me we couldn’t afford it and, when I got it, oh my God, I lost it. I fed the hell out of that baby! PGN: Summer’s coming — what are you looking forward to? IR: Walking and hiking, I love to be out and talking to people. PGN: What’s on the slate for you? IR: I’m writing for my blog (www.whattheysaid.com) and I’m working on my book, tentatively titled “Sexy Survivor,” and I’m working on the “Farewell to My Uterus” film. n For more information about SEXx Interactive, visit sexxinteractive.com. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.

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Religion/Spirituality Arch Street United Methodist Church Services 8:30 and 11 a.m. at 55 N. Broad St.; youth/adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; 5:30 p.m. prayer service; 215-568-6250. Bethlehem-Judah Ministries Open and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 5091 N. Dupont Hwy., Suite D, Dover, Del.; 302-750-4045.

N.J.; 856-779-7739, mapleshadeucc.org. Metropolitan Community Church of Christ the Liberator Holds services 10:45 a.m. Sundays at the Pride Center of New Jersey; 732823-2193, mccctl.com. Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia Services 1 p.m. Sundays at the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-294-2020, www.mccphiladelphia.com.

BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Church Services 10:15 a.m. at 2040 Street Road, Warrington; 215-343-0406.

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

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

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

Central Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 10:45 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:30 a.m, at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; 610-688-0664.

Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Progressive and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays with Holy Eucharist at 3723 Chestnut St.; 215-386-0234, www. philadelphiacathedral.org.

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

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

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■ The Attic Youth Center 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331; atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held 4-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 48:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available MondayFriday. See the Youth section for more events.

■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St., 215-898-5044; center@dolphin. upenn.edu. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting worships 11 a.m., summer services 10 a.m, Sundays at 1515 Cherry St.; 215-241-7000, cpmm@afsc.org.

Church of the Holy Trinity Inclusive church holds services 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 1904 Walnut St.; 215-567-1267.

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

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088

Silverside Church Services 10 a.m. Sundays followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; 302-478-5921, silversidechurch.org.

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

Congregation Rodeph Shalom Shabbat services every Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10:45 a.m. at 615 N. Broad St. ; 215-627-6747. Dignity Jersey Shore An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets the first Saturday of the month in Asbury Park; 732-502-0305.

St. Asaph’s Church Inclusive and progressive Episcopal church holds services 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:15 a.m., at 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd; 610-664-0966, www.saintasaphs.org.

Dignity Metro NJ An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets 4 p.m. the first and third Sundays of the month at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood; 973-509-0118.

St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; 215-646-2451, www.stjohnsambler.org.

■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221 ■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513

Dignity Philadelphia Holds Mass 7 p.m. Sundays at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-546-2093, dignityphila@ aol.com.

St. Luke and The Epiphany Church Open and welcoming church holds fall liturgy 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays, summer sevices 10 a.m., at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-732-1918, stlukeandtheepiphany.org.

■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080

Drexel Hill Baptist Church Nonjudgmental Christian congregation affiliated with American Baptist Churches of the USA holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 4400 State Road, Drexel Hill; 610-259-2356, www.dhbaptist.com.

St. Mary of Grace Parish Inclusive church in the Catholic tradition celebrates Mass 6 p.m. Sundays in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media; 610-566-1393, www.inclusivecatholics.org.

■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633

Emanuel Lutheran Church Reconciling in Christ congregation meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:30 a.m., New and Kirkpatrick streets, New Brunswick, N.J.; 732545-2673; www.emmanuelnb.org.

St. Mary’s Church Diverse and inclusive Episcopal church celebrates the Eucharist 11 a.m. Sundays at 3916 Locust Walk; 215-386-3916; www.stmarysatpenn.org.

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Evangelicals Concerned Lesbian and gay Christian counseling; 215-860-7445. First Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds prayer services 10:30 a.m. Sundays and community worship 11:30 a.m. at 123 S. 17th St.; 215-563-3853. First Baptist Church of Moorestown Welcoming and affirming congregation holds Bible study and discussion at 9 a.m. Sundays and worship services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 19 W. Main St., Moorestown, N.J.; 856-235-1180; www.fbcmoorestown.org; info@ fbcmoorestown.org. First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 140 N. Lansdowne Ave.; 610-622-0800; www.lansdownepresbyterian-church.com. First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia A liberal, welcoming and diverse congregation that affirms the dignity of all. Sunday services at 10 a.m., 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-563-3980, www. firstuu-philly.org. The First United Methodist Church of Germantown A sexual-minority-affirming congregation holds services at 10 a.m., summer services 11 a.m., Sundays, with lunch to follow, at 6001 Germantown Ave.; 215-438-3077, www.fumcog.org. Grace Epiphany Church A welcoming and diverse Episcopal congregation in Mt. Airy with services 9:30 a.m. Sundays at 224 E. Gowen Ave.; 215-248-2950, www.grace-epi.org. Holy Communion Lutheran Church ELCA Reconciling in Christ congregation worships 9 a.m. Sundays at 2111 Sansom St. and 11 a.m. at 2110 Chestnut St. in the main sanctuary; 215-567-3668, www.lc-hc.org. Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church Sexual-minority congregation worships at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 1223 Middletown Road (Route 352), Glen Mills; 610-358-1716, www. ImagoDeiMCC.org.

Tabernacle United Church Open and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 3700 Chestnut St.; 215-386-4100, tabunited.org. Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church Sunday worship with nursery care, 10:30 a.m. and fourth Thursday of the month contemporary worship with Communion at 7 p.m. at 2212 Spruce St.; 215-732-2515, trinityphiladelphia.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County Welcoming congregation holds services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. Sundays, summer services 10:30 a.m., at 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media. Interweave, a group for LGBT parishioners and allies, meets 12:30 p.m. the third Sunday of the month and holds a potluck brunch 12:30 p.m. the first Sunday of the month; 610-566-4853. www.uucdc.org. Unitarian Society of Germantown Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 6511 Lincoln Drive; 215-844-1157, www.usguu.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill Services 10:15 a.m. Interweave, a group of LGBT Unitarians and their allies, meets at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; 856-667-3618, uucch.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration Welcoming congregation holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 6900 Stenton Ave.; 215-247-2561, www.uurestoration.us. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, South Jersey Shore Services 10 a.m. Sundays in Galloway Township; 609-965-9400, www. uucsjs.org.

Living Water United Church of Christ An open and affirming congregation that meets for worship 11 a.m. on Sundays at 6250 Loretto Ave.; 267-388-6081, www.lwucc.org.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown Services 10:30 a.m. at 1565 S. Keim St.; 610-327-2662, www.uupottstown. org.

Kol Tzedek Reconstructionist synagogue committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community meets at Calvary Center, 801 S. 48th St.; 215-764-6364, www. kol-tzedek.org.

United Christian Church Open, affirming and welcoming congregation holds services 10:15 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:15 a.m., at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; 215-946-6800.

Mainline Unitarian Church Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon; 610688-8332, www.mluc.org.

Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia Diverse, affirming LGBT congregation holds services 2 p.m. Sundays at 55 N. Broad St.; 215-240-6106.

Maple Shade Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ Affirming congregation open to all sexual orientations and gender identities holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 45 N. Forklanding Road, Maple Shade,

University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 3637 Chestnut St. preceded by “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:30 a.m.; 215-387-2885, www. uniphila.org.

■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065 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: noon-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; noon-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Key numbers ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378 ■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs: Nellie Fitzpatrick, 215-6862194; helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov; Fax: 215-686-2555

■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 1-877-pride-2000 ■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel: 215-6863318 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686 (Rick Lombardo); ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288

■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBT-LAW; Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658

■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537

■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833

■ 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

St. Paul Episcopal Church Welcoming and inclusive church holds services 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 89 Pinewood Drive, Levittown; 215-688-1796, www. stpaullevittown.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Welcoming and diverse congregation with numerous outreach and fellowship groups holds services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday at Third and Pine streets; 215-925-5968; www.stpetersphila.org.

Health

Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/ AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088; www.actionaids.org. AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 1711 S. Broad St.; 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; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; 215-851-1822 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 (walk-in) and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays (by appoint-

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; 215-627-9090; www.galloplaw. org. ■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, selfemployed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a website where everyone is invited to sign up for email notices for activities and

ment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1821. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. 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 chronicdisease 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-Thursday; 9 a.m.-noon Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups events; www.gppn.org; 215-9223377.

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

■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals. Visit www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com for information about events, programs and membership; 215-557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370.

■ 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; 215-840-2039.

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ART MUSEUM/FAIRMOUNT Jack’s Firehouse La Calaca Feliz London Grill  Rembrandt’s Rose Tattoo Cafe 

CENTER CITY EAST

215.232.9000 215.787.9930 215.978.4545 215.763.2228 215.569.8939

Amis 215.732.2647 Bank and Bourbon 215.231.7300 Barbuzzo 215.546.9300 Barra Rossa 215.644.9074 Caribou Cafe  215.625.9535 Cheu Noodle Bar 267.639.4136 El Vez  215.928.9800 The Farm and Fisherman 267.687.1555 Franky Bradley’s 215.735.0735 Garces Trading Company  215.574.1099 Giorgio On Pine 215.545.6265 IndeBlue 215.545.4633 Jamonera 215.922.6061 Jones  215.223.5663 Knock 215.925.1166 Little Nonna’s 215.546.2100 Mercato 215.985.2962 More Than Just Ice Cream 215.574.0586 Morimoto  215.413.9070 New Harmony Vegetarian Restaurant 215.627.4520 Nomad Roman  215.644.9287 Opa 215.545.0170 Pennsylvania 6 267.639.5606 Perch Pub   215.546.4090 Petruce et al.  267.225.8232 Rosa Blanca  215.925.5555 Sampan 215.732.3501 Tabu 215.964.9675 Talula’s Daily  215.592.6555 Talula’s Garden  215.592.7787 The Tavern  215.545.1102 Time 215.985.4800 Tria Wash West 215.629.9200 Valanni  215.790.9494 Varalli   215.546.6800 Varga Bar 215.627.5200 Vedge 215.320.7500 Venture Inn 215.545.8731 Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro 215.922.3095 Zinc Bistro a Vins  215.351.9901

CENTER CITY WEST

30 Dine at a participating restaurant on April 30, and 33% of your food bill will benefit local services in the fight against AIDS. EVENT BENEFITS HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS AT ActionAIDS • AIDS Delaware Family & Community Service of Delaware County Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania Camden Area Health Education Center

Alma de Cuba  Audrey Claire Barclay Prime  Bellini Grill Butcher and Singer  Continental Midtown  The Dandelion  Day by Day El Rey  Friday, Saturday, Sunday Good Dog  Il Pittore  Matyson Meritage Metropolitan Cafe My Thai  Oyster House Parc  The Prime Rib Seafood Unlimited Square 1682 Tinto  Tria Rittenhouse Tria Taproom Twenty Manning Village Whiskey  XIX Restaurant

215.988.1799 215.731.1222 215.732.7560 215.545.1191 215.732.4444 215.567.1800 215.558.2500 215.564.5540 215.563.3330 215.546.4232 215.985.9600 215.391.4900 215.564.2925 215.985.1922 215.545.6655 215.985.1878 215.567.7683 215.545.2262 215.772.1701 215.732.3663 215.563.5008 215.665.9150 215.972.8742 215.557.8277 215.731.0900 215.665.1088 215.790.1919

Bacio El Poquito

215.248.2740 267.766.5372

Adobe Cafe Kildare’s Irish Pub

215.483.3947 215.482.7242

Bourbon and Branch

215.238.0660

CHESTNUT HILL/MOUNT AIRY MANAYUNK

NORTHERN LIBERTIES/FISHTOWN

Fette Sau  Frankford Hall  Johnny Brenda’s Loco Pez North 3rd Restaurant  Pizzeria Beddia  Silk City Diner  Yards Brewing Company 

215.391.4888 215.634.3338 215.739.9684 267.886.8061 215.413.3666 No Phone 215.592.8838 215.634.2600

Amada  Buddakan  Continental Restaurant  DiNardo’s Famous Seafood Fork Panorama Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti Race Street Cafe Red Owl Tavern Spasso Zahav 

215.625.2450 215.574.9440 215.923.6069 215.925.5115 215.625.9425 215.922.7800

OLD CITY

La Belle Epoque Wine Bistro610.566.6808 Lotus Farm to Table 610.565.5554 Nais Cuisine 610.789.5983 The Original Clam Tavern 610.623.9537 Picasso Restaurant & Bar 610.891.9600 Pinocchio’s Restaurant 610.566.4895 The Silverspoon Restaurant 610.688.7646 Spasso Italian Grill 610.565.7803 Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen 610.688.8808

MONTGOMERY COUNTY Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar Roberto’s Trattoria Shorty’s Sunflower Cafe Spring Mill Cafe Trax Restaurant and Cafe Viggiano’s BYOB   White Elephant Restaurant 

267.460.8986 215.233.9955 610.970.5111 610.828.2550 215.591.9777 484.344.5561

215.238.0499 215.627.6181 215.923.2267 215.663.1495 215.592.7661 215.625.8800 DELAWARE SOCIETY HILL/SOUTH PHILA The Back Burner 302.239.2314 Adobe Cafe 215.551.2243 BBC Tavern & Grill 302.655.3785 August 215.468.5926 Cromwell’s American Beau Monde  215.592.0656 Tavern and Taqueria 302.571.0561 Bing Bing Dim Sum 215.279.7702 Doc Magrogan’s Bistro Romano  215.925.8880 Oyster House 302.857.3223 Bistrot La Minette 215.925.8000 Jessop’s Tavern 302.322.6111 Cafe Nola  215.574.1687 Kildare’s Irish Pub 302.224.9330 Cochon  215.923.7675 Krazy Kats 302.888.4200 Copabanana 215.923.6180 The Melting Pot, The Industry 215.271.9500 Wilmington 302.652.6358 Le Virtu 215.271.5626 Santa Fe, Wilmington 302.425.5200 Noord  267.909.9704 Soffritto Italian Grill 302.455.1101 Paloma Mexican Timothy’s of Newark 302.738.9915 Haute Cuisine 215.928.9500 Traders Cove Coffee Percy Street Barbecue  215.625.8510 Shop at Penn’s Place 302.322.6334 Pizzeria Stella 215.320.8000 Tutto Fresco 302.762.9094 Redwood Restaurant 215.238.1512 Ulysses American Gastropub302.691.3456 Southwark 215.238.1888 SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY Taproom on 19th 267.687.7817 856.468.3557 Villa Di Roma 215.592.1295 Barnsboro Inn Casa Bella Trattoria 856.429.2885 UNIVERSITY CITY/WEST PHILA CousCous Moroccan Distrito  215.222.1657 Cuisine  856.427.9994 Doc Magrogan’s District Riverton Bistro 856.499.2916 Oyster House 215.382.3474 El Sitio Grill & Café 856.240.1217 The Gold Standard Cafe  215.727.8247 Filomena Cucina Italiana  856.784.6166 Harvest Seasonal Grill & Harvest Seasonal Grill Wine Bar  215.662.1100 & Wine Bar 856.581.0044 JG Domestic  215.222.2363 Indeblue Indian Cuisine  856.854.4633 Pod  215.387.1803 Keg & Kitchen 856.833.9800 The Restaurant School L’Oceano 856.833.9888 at Walnut Hill College  215.222.4200 Norma’s Restaurant  856.795.1373 Nunzio Ristorante Rustico 856.858.9840 BUCKS COUNTY Oasis Mexican Grill 856.858.1807 Poco’s Restaurant  215.348.3424 The Pop Shop, The Raven 215.862.2081 Collingswood 856.869.0111 Rick’s Restaurant  609.397.0051 The Pop Shop, Medford 609.975.6888 CHESTER COUNTY Sapori Trattoria 856.858.2288 856.642.1200 Avalon 610.436.4100 Thomas’ Ristorante 856.869.3345 Barra Rossa 610.269.6000 The Tortilla Press Tortilla Press Cantina 856.356.2050 Catherine’s Restaurant @ the general store 610.347.2227 The Treehouse Coffee Shop 856.547.3270 Tre Famiglia Ristorante 856.429.1447 Cedar Hollow Inn 856.858.2999 Restaurant and Bar 610.296.9006 Villa Barone Villari’s Lakeside Restaurant Doc Magrogan’s & Bar 856.228.5244 Oyster House 610.429.4046 856.854.7220 Éclat Chocolate 610.692.5206 Westmont Diner  Zeppoli 856.854.2670 Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar 610.358.1005  FOOD TRUCK ROUND-UP  High Street Caffe/ 11am - 2:30pm Vudu Lounge 610.696.7435 1300 Block of Locust St. Jimmy’s BBQ 610.879.8805 Chef Johnny Bravo’s Surf n Turf Kildare’s Irish Pub 610.431.0770 The Cow and The Curd Market Street Grille 610.429.5328 Cupcake Carnivale Olive Branch Tapas The Farm Truck Restaurant 610.431.7141 Foo Truck Red Star Craft House 610.524.5893 Gigi’s and Big R Side Bar & Restaurant  610.429.8297 Mac Mart Spence 312 610.738.8844 Schmear It DELAWARE COUNTY Vernalicious Bogart’s Bar & Grill 610.544.9200 Diego’s Cantina and Tequila Bar 484.442.8741

Make an additional donation of $25 or more on April 30 and you will receive a 20% Off Tuesdays card with your thank you letter. This card entitles you to 20% off of your table's food bill on Tuesday evenings* throughout the year at participating 20% Off Tuesdays Restaurants. Listings with an  are 20% off Tuesdays participants. Restaurants with a  are donating 33% of food & alcohol *Excluding holidays. Not to be combined with other offers.