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LGBT olderadult study launches By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com LGBT older adults and service providers that work with this community are invited to an open house this weekend to learn more about a new effort to collect data about the health needs of this population. Public Health Management Corporation will host an information session from 24 p.m. June 18 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St., to share details on the LGBT Older Adult Health Needs Assessment. The project is funded by a grant from the state Department of Public Health. “We do a lot of work with HIV prevention, and our team was really interested in looking at the broader health issues within LGBT communities,” PAGE 6

PREVENTION IN PHILLY: Hundreds of guests toured the resources available at the 12th annual Prevention and Outreach Summit as part of Philadelphia FIGHT’s AIDS Education Month activities June 15. The event, held at the Convention Center, featured workshops on myriad HIV-related topics, such as the latest efforts for prevention medication, the incorporation of faith communities into the dialogue on HIV and the transition from adolescent to adult care. FIGHT will host AEM events through the end of the month. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Voter ID bill may impact trans community By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

FAN FAVORITE: Comedian Aisha Tyler got the crowd going Sunday with her headlining act at the Pride festival at Penn’s Landing. A record 10,000 people attended the event, which also featured a boost in the number of vendors. No problems were reported at the festivity, save for a few minutes of rain. For more Pride coverage, see pages 2, 3 and 21. Photo: Scott A. Drake

A bill is wending its way through the Pennsylvania legislature that would require voters to produce a government-issued photo each time they hit the polls, but opponents say the measure could create many more problems than it could fix. The Pennsylvania House is expected to vote on the measure, submitted by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-12th Dist.), this month, but civil-rights advocates have said the measure could further discriminate against marginalized communities. “There is research that indicates that there is a significant percentage of U.S. citizens who don’t have government-issued identification,” said Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union legislative director Andy Hoover. “This bill runs the risk of disenfranchising U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote. When you look at the research on who doesn’t have IDs, PAGE 5

JUSTLY MARRIED: Local couple Brian Andersen and Anton Tanumihardja wed June 12 in the nation’s capital. The two are mired in an immigration conflict, as Indonesian native Tanumihardja was granted an emergency stay that prevented his Valentine’s Day deportation and now waits to hear if his case will be reopened. On Wednesday, Andersen filed an I-130, an application to sponsor a spouse for American citizenship, which is largely symbolic.

After months of speculation, Q Lounge officially closed its doors this week. The bar, at 1234 Locust St., has been in business since July 2009, but a judge earlier this month ordered the venue shuttered after owners defaulted on rent payments to building owner Hersha Hospitality, which also owns the adjoining Independent Hotel. In May, Hersha filed suit for backpayments of nearly $80,000. On June 3, a judge ordered the defendants to pay Hersha $73,654.50 and close the bar by June 15. Named as defendants in the case are Q owners Stavros and Alexandros Vasiliadis, along with William Weiss, who leased the space when the venue operated as Bump. According to court documents, the landlord, identified as Inn at Locust, notified the defendants in December that the company was in breach of its lease, for defaulting on its rent payment since September 2010 and accruing “repeated and continued noise violations and disturbances of hotel guests.” Jim Evans, general manager of the hotel, confirmed that Q Lounge is closed, but would not comment on the reason. According to the agreement handed down earlier this month by Municipal Court Judge Marsha Neifeld, the defendants were ordered to pay $8,000 by June 13 and return the keys to the premises to the landlord by June 15. Q Lounge manager John Caputo said the staff was told Monday that the locale was closing immediately, and said they were told the shuttering was prompted because the building owner did not want to renew the lease because of a conflict over noise complaints. The agreement stipulates that by June 16, the plaintiff was entitled to change the locks and the tenant must have surrendered all “rights, claims, interest and ownership” of all property in the premises, except for a dishwasher, cash register and ice maker, owned by defendants. The liquor license, valued at approximately $65,000, will now be transferred to the plaintiff. ■ — Jen Colletta

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Community unity at ‘perfect’ Pride festivities By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com LGBT pride was on display throughout the city last weekend, most apparent in the packed crowd at Penn’s Landing Sunday for the annual Pride festival, which organizers believe to be the largest ever. “It really was a perfect day,” said Philly Pride Presents executive director Franny Price. “It was everything you could expect from a Pride event. The whole day went off without a hitch.” Philly Pride Presents senior advisor Chuck Volz said organizers sold 10,000 wristbands for the event, which drew 150 vendors. Volz said the festival usually draws about 8,500 partygoers and 125 vendors. “I started working on this in ’93, and Franny and I always laugh about how much it’s changed,” he said. “It was a lot smaller back then, and it was really hard to get things organized. It’s great to see how far it’s come for this to be our biggest and most successful festival ever.” While the barrage of vendors offered ample community networking opportunities, the festival was also a time for entertainment, and Price said headliner Aisha Tyler and the many other performing acts were well-received by the crowd. The day after the event, Price said she

had 178 e-mails about the day’s festivities, all of which were positive. “I was amazed that not one of them was negative. I just couldn’t believe it,” she said. “The next day, you’re usually on this high because things went so well and then you get an e-mail saying, ‘Fran, I had a wonderful time but ... ’ — but all 178 of them were from people saying how happy they were with how things turned out.” Also notable was the apparent lack of protesters, who have often tinged an otherwise celebratory day. Volz said Pride’s success should be shared by the innumerable volunteers and the community at large.

“So many people work on this. It’s like a wedding: You plan, plan, plan, work and worry, and then it’s over so quickly,” he said. “But it really is a community effort. We got a lot of positive feedback from the people at Penn’s Landing; given the number of people we have, it’s great that everyone remains respectful and there were no incidents.” The camaraderie among community members was evident throughout the impromptu joint parade performance by the Liberty City Kings and the Philadelphians MC, which won both groups the award for Gayest in the Parade and the grand-prize Fruit Bowl award. When the Kings’ sound system failed during their performance of “Raise Your Glass” in front of the judges’ stand, the nearby Philadelphians took over the sound and joined in the performance, marking a highlight of the parade, Price said. The other parade winners include Woody’s and Voyeur for Best Bar, US Airways Inc. for Best Business, Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative for Best Nonprofit, Wells Fargo for Best Float, Philadelphia Family Pride for Best Vehicle, Tabu’s sports float for Best Female Impersonator, Otto’s Mini for Best Individual or Duet, Flaggots for Best Performance, Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia for Best Theme, Veterans for Peace for Best Public Statement, Philadelphia Freedom Band for Best Marching with Music, the William Way LGBT Community Center for Best Marching without Music, Cheer New York for Best Nonprofit outside of Philadelphia and The Attic Youth Center for Spectator Favorite. ■

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HOMEWARD BOUND: Gospel choir A Voice 4 All People kicked off the Homecoming festivities June 11 at William Way LGBT Community Center. More than 200 people attended the inaugural event, bringing in nearly $8,000 in donations for the center. The cookout-themed party featured live entertainment, food and a chance for community members to explore the offerings at the center. Photo: Scott A. Drake NEWS

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Philly Dyke March: For “The Dyke in You” By Sam Martino PGN Contributor Dyke-identified women of all shapes, sizes, ethnicities, ages and their allies packed Kahn Park, 11th and Pine streets, with one goal in mind last Saturday at the annual Dyke March: equal rights for all. Performer Jesse Molina summed up the reason for the Dyke March with her anthem “The Dyke in You,” about dyke-identified people standing together as one. A short downpour prior to the march did not hamper the 400 dykes and allies who turned out for solidarity and community. The marchers took to the street for a 2-mile stretch, reciting an array of chants such as: “End the bigotry, end the violence, today our voice will not be silenced.” They went on to sing a delightful rendition of “When the Dykes Go Marching In.”

This year’s Dyke March organizers ran a perfectly timed show, starting off with MC Comedian Di Hardgrove, who kept the crowd laughing. The show continued with spoken-word artist Fantasia and a performance by Rasta Boi Punany, Mr. Philly Drag King 2011, along with various singer-songwriters, The Attic Youth Poets and a harmonious performance by L.Y.F.E. Dance. The Radical Faeries were there with water ice — engaging as usual. In 1993, the Lesbian Avengers organized the very first Dyke March, the night before the March on Washington. The idea of dyke marches caught on, and dykes organized and marched in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Montrèal. This year’s march, the 14th annual, was the largest to date, with social-networking sites such as Facebook helping propel this event: At last check, there were 492 RSVPs

on Facebook. When asked why a dyke march was needed when there is already a Pride parade the next day, a young transgender dyke named Melissa said, “I feel the Dyke March is more inclusive for transgender people: I feel like I belong at this march.” This sense of community continued throughout the event. One younger dyke, who considers herself to be a “trike” or “tri-gendered,” said she felt welcomed at the Dyke March as well. A self-described pre-op trans dyke took an opportunity to take a jab at state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R), carrying a sign that read, “I named it Daryl Metcalfe, because it is an unwanted dick.” Desire, a proud femme dyke, said, “We need a dyke march because, regardless of the advances we’ve made as women, as gay women we must harness our power, we must own our fierceness and we must take

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to the streets with pride and abandon for the womyn in us all.” Two of the Dyke March organizers, Amber Hikes and Samantha Giusti, said the march was a collaboration of many volunteers, without whom the event would not be successful. Organizers posted a heartfelt thank you on their Facebook page, ending with, “We have never felt prouder!” ■

Equality PA presses Phillies to make ‘It Gets Better’ vid By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Pennsylvania’s two Major League Baseball teams were asked last week to become the latest participants in the “It Gets Better” campaign that is gaining momentum in the professional sports world. Equality Pennsylvania issued letters June 9 to representatives of the Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, requesting the teams add their voices to the video campaign. “It Gets Better” was launched in the fall by out writer Dan Savage as a way to instill hope in struggling LGBT youth. Since its inception, thousands of videos have been added to the online site, from everyday LGBTs and allies to celebrities and politicians, including President Obama. Supporters of the campaign recently turned to professional sports teams. from page 1

it’s communities that have historically been marginalized, so racial minorities, people over 65, those living in poverty, as well as people with disabilities, people who’ve just gotten out of prison or the homeless.” Those undergoing a gender transition, or whose gender presentation may not match the gender marker on their ID, could also face complications, Hoover said. “The potential is certainly there,” he said. “Poll workers would have to check IDs to make sure people are who they say they are, and if a person may be transitioning, there is definitely that risk.” Currently, only first-time voters in the state must present photo identification. Local trans activist Kathy Padilla said questions about one’s gender may discourage some from voting. “There would be definite identification issues that I think would make people reluctant to go to the polls. If people don’t have

Earlier this month, the San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports team to create a video for the project. The Giants reportedly were already in talks to produce the video and fastracked the effort after an online petition by a 12-year-old fan. Petitions for dozens of other teams have since launched on Change.org; the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have announced they will participate. Cherry Hill resident Jarrett Taylor launched a petition this month on the site to urge the Philadelphia Flyers to participate. “We saw some other teams doing this and we knew that we only have two baseball teams here in Pennsylvania, so we thought we’d take the opportunity and encourage them both to do this,” said Equality Pennsylvania executive director Ted Martin. “Hopefully our efforts will also be able to encourage the teams to send the message IDs that match their appearance, they may decide not to vote,” she said. She noted that the bill contains no safeguards to protect against situations that could arise, like those transgender individuals could face. Padilla herself has faced conflicts at the polls — before her name change went into effect but after she began her transition. “I think some people would just choose not to exercise their franchise because they’d be afraid of being outed,” she said. “And on the other side of the issue, the bill doesn’t take into account what would be done if there are problems at the polls. There are no educational efforts for poll workers and poll watchers, and no efforts to raise awareness about provisional ballots.” Metcalfe said the bill is designed to combat voter fraud, but Hoover said that over the past several elections, only four people have been convicted of voter impersonation fraud among millions of ballots. ■

not only to young people, but to all their fans in the LGBT community, that they’re welcomed and they’re valued.” Since 2003, the Phillies have hosted a summer Gay Day for the community, which most recently attracted nearly 1,000 fans. Equality PA board president Brian Sims, who lectures on promoting LGBT acceptance in sports communities, said the team

has always had a good relationship with the LGBT community, and the club’s participation in “It Gets Better” would be fitting. “The Phillies have played host to one of the nation’s most successful Gay Days games for almost a decade ... I think both ball clubs are going to respond well to their fans asking for support and we look forward to building community involvement.” ■

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New prez for biz group By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The board of directors of the local LGBT chamber of commerce this week approved the election of several new leaders. The Independence Business Alliance board Monday night confirmed the election of president Evan Urbania, along with several other members of the executive committee and board. Founding president Bill Gehrman decided not to run for another term this year, and Urbania, who has previously served as vice president and secretary, said he was eager to step into the position. “I felt like this was really the right opportunity for me and for the organization,” he said. “I have personally benefited a lot from my involvement in IBA and seen my own business grow with the support of the organization, and I felt like this was a good time to give back to IBA.” The board also approved executive committee members: first vice president C. Richard Horrow, second vice president Stephen Facenda, treasurer David Schellenberg, secretary Christine Proffitt 615 North Broad Street, Phila., PA 19123-2495 Phone: 215.923.2003 E-mail: BethAhavah @rodephshalom.org Visit www.bethahavah.org for additional information, programming and directions

and at-large executive member Jeanne McIntyre. Newly elected board members include Mark Seaman and Jeremy Gussick. Members James McManaman, Brent Friedman, Janice Mahlmann and Howard Child departed the board. Urbania, 31, is the co-founder of ChatterBlast Media, which offers socialmedia marketing and consulting services. Urbania’s involvement with IBA stretches back to before its 2007 founding, as he was one of the members of the original steering committee that guided its launch and sat on the first board of directors. “I’ve always been an entrepreneur, and I felt like fostering business in the community and among entrepreneurs was really important from a business perspective,” he said of his initial attraction to IBA. In the past four years, IBA has grown to nearly 200 members. Most recently, IBA launched its first-ever business luncheon, designed to become the organization’s signature event. Urbania’s term, which starts July 1, is one year, but he is eligible for re-election. Gehrman’s board term expires next year. ■

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said PHMC research associate Heather Batson. Batson added that the needs assessment is part of efforts to direct more attention to the LGBT older-adult community, following the recent launch of the LGBT Elder Initiative and the proposed low-income senior housing complex at the William Way. “There’s a lot of energy and interest going on in Philadelphia related to this community right now, so we thought it would be a good idea to try and build on that,” she said. “With the other initiatives happening, we thought this would be a good time to take a look at the health issues this community faces.” The definition of “health” that researchers are using will be a holistic one and can include such aspects as emotional support or housing needs. Over the next few months, PHMC will engage community members and service providers through focus groups, interviews and a survey. The agency has formed an advisory committee of about 25 individuals to guide the project — comprised of members of the 55+ LGBT community, leaders of local LGBT agencies and representatives of mainstream agencies that serve the senior population. Batson said researchers are still looking for new members, specifically from the LGBT elder population and women who identify as lesbian or bisexual. In mid-July, researchers will begin conducting focus groups, followed by one-on-

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one, in-depth interviews. Based on the data collected from these initial research tools, PHMC will create a comprehensive survey to gauge the needs of local LGBT older adults. The open house this weekend will give the community an overview of this process and allow those interested in participating in the research process to connect with researchers. “We want people to stop by and talk to us about what we’re doing and learn more,” Batson said, noting that guests can answer a one-question survey that will collect preliminary information about the community’s health concerns. Batson said researchers want the effort to be citywide — with participation from LGBTs from Southwest to Northeast Philadelphia and everywhere in between — and the open house will also allow organizers and community members to share ideas on how to achieve the widest and most diverse participation. The entire project is expected to wrap up by the end of the year, and Batson said she expects it to produce valuable information of a rarely studied population. “We want to get a better sense of what unmet or emerging needs there are in this population of older adults. We want to look at the situation in Philadelphia and figure out recommendations to reduce any disparities and build on the energy and commitment already there to ensure that as this population ages, they have the appropriate services to meet their health needs.” ■

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Media Trail New York marriage deadline looms Advocate.com reports that a New York state marriage-equality bill could be passed by June 20, the end of the legislative session. According to strategists, the outcome of the vote is contingent both on the support of three undecided Democratic senators and persuading several Republican senators that they can vote “yes” and win reelection. Recent poll numbers may encourage such a choice, as they indicate record-high support for marriage equality in New York, with 58 percent in favor and 36 percent opposed. Support reaches across all regions of the state, and notably in the Republican-represented Long Island suburbs where Gov.

Cuomo is popular. If the bill is passed, New York will become the sixth state and the most populous — due to Proposition 8’s repeal of California’s law — to legalize same-sex marriage.

ute unfairly targets gay and transgender Tennesseans. A Haslam spokesperson said it was inappropriate to comment on pending litigation.

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The Tennessean reports that a lawsuit has been filed to repeal a new state law that prohibits cities and counties from creating antidiscrimination regulations stricter than the state’s. The legislation, signed into law by Gov. Bill Haslam in May, repealed a Nashville ordinance barring companies that discriminate against gays and lesbians from doing business with the city. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed June 13 in Davidson County Chancery Court include three Nashville council members who supported the ordinance and Lisa Howe, a former Belmont University coach who left the private university after revealing that she and her same-sex partner were having a baby. Abby Rubenfeld, the plaintiffs’ attorney, said in a news conference that the stat-

Boston.com reports that the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston canceled a Mass scheduled for June 19 at St. Cecilia Parish that was themed “All Are Welcome,” saying it didn’t want to give the impression that the archdiocese sanctioned gay Pride. The church’s Rainbow Ministry invited all members of the LGBT community and their supporters to a Mass celebrating both Boston Pride and, in the words of the announcement, the “diverse community that finds its home at St. Cecilia’s.” Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of DignityUSA, an organization that promotes the inclusion of LGBT Catholics in the Church, encouraged members of the parish to “resist the calls for canceling” and relocate the event. ■

Gay judge needn’t recuse himself By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The case against same-sex marriage in California saw a setback Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that the judge in the landmark case was not required to recuse himself because he is gay. The day after hearing arguments on the issue, District Court Chief Judge James Ware refused to invalidate last summer’s decision by Judge Vaughn Walker that overturned Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state. Rumors abounded during last year’s trial about Walker’s sexuality, but he did not publicly disclose that he was gay and in a longterm relationship until after his ruling and subsequent retirement. His ruling was stayed, as an appeal in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is pending. Supporters of Prop. 8, which voters passed in 2008, filed a motion to vacate Walker’s ruling, however, arguing before Ware on Monday that his sexual orientation would have prevented him from making an objective, legally based ruling on the matter. In his ruling, however, Ware wrote that it was unreasonable to “presume that a judge is incapable of making an impartial decision about the constitutionality of a law, solely because, as a citizen, the judge could be affected by the proceedings.” “In a case involving law restricting the rights of various members of the public to marry, any personal interest that a judge

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gleans as a member of the public who might marry is too attenuated to warrant recusal,” Ware continued. “In our society, a variety of citizens of different backgrounds coexist because we have constitutionally bound ourselves to protect the fundamental rights of one another from being violated by unlawful treatment. Thus, we all have an equal stake in a case that challenges the constitutionality of a restriction on a fundamental right.” Jim Carrol, interim executive director of Equality California, welcomed Ware’s decision on Tuesday but said he regretted that it was even necessary. “Today’s ruling is another heartening victory in our struggle for equality,” he said. “We applaud the court for rejecting the pathetic attempts by Prop. 8 backers to viciously malign Judge Walker. Because proponents of the marriage ban have repeatedly failed to present even a shred of evidence to support the insidious discrimination that Prop. 8 fosters, they tried and failed to hide behind groundless, shameful arguments to discredit Judge Walker — arguments that fail to hold up under even the slightest scrutiny.” Before deciding whether or not to uphold Walker’s ruling, the 9th Circuit must first consider whether the Prop. 8 backers, a contingent of antigay organizations that stepped into the court case when California officials refused to defend the law, are qualified to intervene. On this question, the court asked for the input of the California Supreme Court, which is expected to hold oral arguments in September. ■

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Defendants in ’91 murder of gay student maintain innocence By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com In the early-morning hours of Aug. 10, 1991, a gay University of Pennsylvania pre-med student was shot execution-style in a robbery outside his apartment at 17th and South streets. Nearly 20 years later, two of the men convicted of having a hand in the murder continue to profess their innocence. Then-20-year-old Dwayne Bennett was convicted of the first-degree murder of Robert Janke, 22, while his cousin, Carlton Bennett, 20, and Giovanni Reid, 16, were convicted of second-degree murder and conspiracy. All remain in prison. However, legal advocate LaTasha Williams says the case, which involved a white victim and black defendants, has been riddled with mistakes and cover-ups, which she said have masked the innocence of both Reid and Carlton Bennett. The murder Around 5:30 a.m. Aug. 10, Janke was standing by a payphone near the corner of 17th and South after arriving home and finding he was locked out of his apartment. Reid, the Bennetts, another cousin named DeJuan Bennett and friends Tyrone Mackey and Richard King were walking back from IHOP and heading southbound on 17th Street. According to Williams, who has worked on Reid’s appeal for a number of years, Reid said Dwayne Bennett had repeatedly mentioned he wanted to rob someone that morning. Reid said Mackey, King and DeJuan were walking ahead down 17th Street while he, Carlton and Dwayne were bringing up the rear. According to Reid, Dwayne broke away from the trio when he noticed Janke standing alone and, when Reid and Carlton turned to see where Dwayne was,

they noticed him arguing with Janke and, a moment later, shooting him in the head. Prosecutors, however, contended that Reid and Carlton took an active part in the robbery, holding Janke while Dwayne took money from him and shot him. The six ran from the scene. Janke was robbed of $5, but it was dropped at the scene. The eyewitness A few days after the murder, police brought in Lorraine Hill, who said she saw the murder while walking to work. According to trial transcripts, Hill did not report what she saw to police immediately afterward. Two medical students who had rushed to Janke’s aid until emergency personnel arrived reported to detectives that a woman dressed in a white nurse’s outfit had told them she’d seen the murder. The detectives found Hill walking the same route a few days later and asked her for her statement. Hill, who placed a call to 911 on a payphone to report the shooting, told investigators she saw two young black men sitting on either side of Janke, while one stood before him. She said the pair pulled Janke to a standing position and walked him a short distance from the payphone, while one man with a gun, presumably Dwayne, walked close behind Janke before he put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. In her statement, Hill said the two young men on either side of Janke were lightskinned black males. During the trial, however, she acknowledged that Reid and Carlton were dark-skinned and was unable to identify them. Hill did not describe having seen the other three young men. Williams noted that, in their statements, King, Mackey and DeJuan mentioned having seen a “bag lady” in the vicinity, a figure Dwayne, Reid or Carlton did not mention. “I don’t dispute that she was in the area,”

Williams said. “I believe she may have told the police she saw three boys and then she had some assistance in creating the story.” Allegations of threats Since his conviction, Reid has filed several appeals based on information that came to light after the trial. Mackey, King and DeJuan all became prosecution witnesses, with Mackey and King serving as the only witnesses to identify Reid and Carlton in court as taking part in the crime. Several years after the trial, Reid’s attorneys learned that Mackey and King were given $100 a week in cash each, along with hotel accommodations, as part of a witnessprotection program, which the prosecution did not disclose — an argument that was part of an appeal eventually denied. Reid filed another motion after his attorney happened upon a passage in journalist Buzz Bissinger’s book “A Prayer for the City.” Bissinger, who was shadowing the prosecutor in the Janke case, wrote that as the assistant district attorney was prepping Mackey for his testimony at a lunch break, “[Mackey] completely reversed his original statement to the police and now said the defendants had been some 15 feet away from the victim.” Bissinger wrote that the ADA “got into” Mackey’s face and warned him to tell the truth under oath. In several post-trial appellate proceedings, Mackey, who died last month of a heart attack, testified that Reid was 15 feet away from the victim at the time of the shooting. Dwayne Bennett, in a 2008 affidavit, affirmed that the prosecutor instructed him that he had to plead guilty and name Carlton and Reid as co-conspirators to avoid the death penalty. “Although I knew this was not true, I agreed to do so because I was afraid and

did not want to be placed on death row,” he wrote. “My only efforts at that point was to save myself from a death sentence so I lied during my guilty plea colloquy.” Dwayne continued that Carlton and Reid “were not involved, they were heading down the street when the shot was fired.” A new witness Dwayne Bennett came forward with this disclosure after a new witness surfaced — the former partner of Janke. In 2006, Williams, who runs a website with information on the case, got an email from Wayne Richman, a man living in Tennessee who said he was living with Janke at the time of his murder. Williams traveled to Tennessee to take a deposition from Richman, who told her he had been sleeping Aug. 10 when he heard the doorbell ring. Assuming it was Janke, he said he looked out the window and saw six young men, in two groups of three walking down the street. Williams said Richman told her he went downstairs to check for Janke and noticed three men at 17th near Bainbridge, two about 45 feet behind them and one further back with Janke. He said he heard one of the two men, whom he said were about 20 feet in front of the victim, say “don’t” shortly before the shot rang out. Richman, who said he was a victim of street violence in the past and had been drinking that night, ran back inside and did not tell investigators what he saw. Richman moved from Philadelphia and said he heard one individual was arrested for the murder and did not come forward with what he says he saw until 2006, when he learned that three people had actually been convicted. Williams said that Richman told her Janke was closeted at the time of his death, and he was instructed by one of Janke’s family members who was aware of their relationship not to disPAGE 13

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Dr. Arnold Markley, Penn State professor, 47 By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Dr. Arnold A. Markley, a longtime English professor at Penn State University, died earlier this month. He was 47. Markley was diagnosed three years ago with leukemia and died of complications from the disease June 3. Markley lived in West Philadelphia with his partner of 17 years, Dr. Brian Meyer, and had taught at Penn State Brandywine since 1996. Born March 29, 1964, in Greenville, S.C., Markley grew up in Athens and later Gainesville in Georgia before moving to Fayetteville, N.C. His academic successes started when he was young, as he graduated with honors from Fayetteville Academy in 1982, where he served as student-body president. He attained his bachelor’s degree in English and the classics four years later as part of the honors program at Guilford College before going on to earn his master’s and later doctoral degrees in English, the latter of which focused on 19th-century British literature, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Meyer met Markley in 1994 through a mutual friend when Markley was living in North Carolina. Although Meyer was based in Michigan at the time, the pair kept up a long-distance relationship before moving in together in Philadelphia

when Markley accepted the Penn State position. Markley began as an assistant professor, went on to become an associate professor and later a professor of English, serving as the coordinator of the school’s English department. Markley’s courses ran the gamut from introductory critical reading to Victorian literature to mythology and everything in between. No matter the class subject, Markley approached each course with enthusiasm, Meyer said. “He loved literature, and he loved seeing that little spark that gets turned on when a student would finally get something or would start to appreciate literature in the way he appreciated it,” he said. “It was that ‘aha moment’ that he loved. He was a real people person and was very into engaging people.” Markley’s passion for teaching did not go unnoticed by his students or his colleagues: In the past decade, his work was recognized by Penn State with such honors as the Madlyn Hanes Faculty Award, the George W. Atheron Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Jane E. Cooper Faculty Fellowship and the 2007 Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award. He has taught courses around the world, including in Italy, Spain, Greece and

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went several rounds of chemotherapy, a bone-marrow transplant from his sister and went into and then came out of remission. Earlier this year, he spent more than a month in the hospital and six weeks in rehab learning how to walk again. “He was so sick that he couldn’t walk, but he just pushed on,” Meyer said. “He was bound and determined to walk again, and he did it. He pushed himself in whatever he did, and he accomplished it if he set his mind to it.” A funeral service was held June 11 at The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany, where Markley was an active member. In addition to Meyer, Markley is survived by his mother Julia Dent Markley, sister Mary Holley Markley, father Bill and his wife Cori Markley, grandmother Mary S. Markley, uncles and aunts Joe and Paula Dent and Richard and Meta Markley, mother-in-law Joan Meyer, and sisters- and brothers-in-law Eileen, Greg, Joni, Paul, Beth and Kevin Meyer, in addition to four nephews, numerous cousins and his dog, Bella. Donations can be made to the Arnold A. Markley Scholarship Fund at Penn State Brandywine, Office of Development, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063. Contributions can also be made to the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 555 North Lane, Suite 5010, Conshohocken, PA 19428. ■

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Let’s be real, no really Twice in the past week, it came to light that the somewhat-anonymous person behind a lesbian blog persona was not, in fact, a lesbian, or even a woman. First, it was uncovered that the woman behind Gay Girl in Damascus, Amina, was actually Tom MacMaster, an American studying in Edinburgh. Then, the executive editor of LezGetReal.com, Paula Brooks, revealed he was really 58-year-old Bill Graber from Ohio. Though they may have been well-intentioned, both men share a naïve view of the world, MacMaster in particular. MacMaster reportedly said that he initially didn’t think anyone was harmed by the hoax, then later posted an apology on his blog. His deception is the more damaging of the two, as Amina’s “disappearance” had sparked gay- and human-rights activists’ efforts to find her — likely putting their own lives in real danger. Likewise, MacMaster advocated for Syrians to come out of the closet and be open — which has a very different connotation considering the repressive society they live in, and that he was safe thousands of miles away. Graber claims he started LezGetReal because of the very real inequalities faced by his lesbian friends, saying it was done “with the best intentions.” No matter their motivation, the results are damaging — to the lesbian community, to women and to the LGBT-rights causes. Not to mention patronizing. (Or even to mention the god-awful blog/site names that lesbians who had bad taste couldn’t have invented.) MacMaster seems particularly tone-deaf in not having forethought to comprehend the trouble his fiction could perpetrate. It is one thing to generate a fictional life online — which is quite common whether you are a 15-year-old girl or a 50-year-old man. It’s another to try to pass it off as fact, to weave such a compelling story that would inspire people to endanger themselves on your behalf, to save a fictional character of your creation. It’s akin to yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. As middle-class, privileged white males posing as minorities — women, lesbians, Muslim, deaf and a person of color — it only serves to undermine the efforts of those groups for visibility and equality. MacMaster and Graber will never be able to speak with authenticity for the lesbian community, and it’s delusional of them to think they could. It’s also demeaning of them to think they could do it better than those they tried to portray. In truth, the only ones who can speak for lesbians are lesbians. Certainly, other groups and minorities can advocate for them and work to bring attention to gay-rights issues. But there is no way to truly comprehend and embody another’s experience. ■

Imagine you paid money to see some stand-up comedy and the comedian was totally hilarious. He had this amazing bit about homosexuality where he said that gays are pussies for whining about bullying and that “Born This Way” was bullshit because kids learn to be gay from the media. What a crack-up! But it gets better. He went on to say that if his son was gay and came home talking all high-pitched and funny, he’d stab him to death with a knife! Stop, my sides, am I right? I mean, imagine it: stabbing your son with a knife because he’s a fag. LOL! The comedian then said he didn’t fucking care if he pissed gay people off because if they can take a fucking dick up their asses they can take a fucking joke. ROTFLMAO!!!!! Awesome, huh? Man, I wish this guy were my dad. Honestly, hearing antigay bullshit from a stand-up comedy stage is really not that shocking. Standup has a long and rather sordid history of homophobia. I did stand-up for years and I can’t even tell you how many jokes and bits and asides I heard at the expense of LGBT folks. Some of it was all in good fun. But most of it was not. The thing that makes the kind of rabidly homophobic comments coming from a stand-up comic shocking is that the comic in question isn’t some amateur driving his mom’s Mercury Sable to do a 20-minute set in Dayton, Ohio, for $25 in pizza coupons. This was Tracy “30 Rock” Morgan. Which leaves me asking, What in the hell was he thinking? Did he really mean it? Does he really feel so hateful toward gay people? Only Morgan knows for sure. But even if he was just speaking his true feelings from his heart, what for? I mean, he’s a national comedian doing stand-up comedy, which means that not only are his words very, very public, but they’re also supposed to be funny. Saying you’re going to stab your son to death if he’s gay is certainly not funny. But it certainly is something that’s going to get repeated. And, yeah, he pissed off gay people. And some people who aren’t gay, too. “Stand up comics may have the right to ‘work out’ their material in its ugliest and rawest form in front of an audience, but the violent imagery of Tracy’s rant

was disturbing to me at a time when homophobic hate crimes continue to be a life-threatening issue for the GLBT community,” said Tina Fey, “30 Rock” executive producer and co-star. Even Chris Rock, who initially tweeted support for Morgan’s right to free speech, was disgusted when he learned what was said. “Wow I get it that shit wasn’t called for and I don’t support it at all,” Rock said. Morgan has issued an apology. Several, in fact. “I’m sorry for what I said. I didn’t mean it. I never want to use my comedy to hurt anyone,” he said in part. “Parents should support and love their kids no matter what. Gay people deserve the same right to be happy in this country as everyone else. Our laws should support that. I hope that my fans gay, straight, whatever, forgive and I hope my family forgives me for this.” “I hope for his sake that Tracy’s apology will be accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian coworkers at ‘30 Rock,’ without whom Tracy would not have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act with or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his pocket,” said Fey. Not everyone is buying his apology. Unicorn Booty, the blog that broke the story, criticized Morgan for his “notgood-enough apology that he was shamed into making.” Is the apology good enough? I don’t know. I mean, it all sounds nice. It’s the exact right thing to say, I suppose. But it’s kind of hard to buy it, considering what he’s apologizing for saying. Yes, he has a right to say what he wants, but others have the right to give him hell for it. No joke. ■

Saying you’re going to stab your son to death if he’s gay is certainly not funny. But it certainly is something that’s going to get repeated.

D’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe it!). When she’s not taking on the creeps of the world, she reviews rock ’n’ roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister.

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Street Talk What’s your opinion of Rick Santorum’s presidential candidacy? “He doesn’t have a chance in hell. I wish he’d move to Mars. His venom hurts a lot of people. I don’t take him Daniel Beccaria seriously. But house painter unfortunately South Philadelphia a lot of people do.”

“I would never vote for Santorum. He’s pitting one group against another. People are Robert Carter bumping bicycle courier heads and South Philadelphia we’re not getting anywhere. It’s not good for the country. Where’s the love?”

“It’s comical and horrifying. I hope he loses. I believe in people’s freedoms. His platform would be antithetical Alexander Peltz to my beliefs. creative director Our country Kensington needs healing and unity. Rick Santorum is campaigning on hate and division.”

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and neglect simply for something they have no control over. Remind you of anything? I want this incident to be plastered everywhere, as well as all the failures that our state facilities for the disabled provide that seem to be tolerated, such as shoddy facilities, abuse, ineffective treatments and under-funding for the neediest under state care. The LGBT community should raise hell about this. We should promote an alliance and bond between our friends in the special-needs and autism communities in return for their support of our rights. Please do not mistake me for pandering for increased support of our causes — this is out of human compassion and sympathy that should be afforded those who need it. Let it show that neither the LGBT nor the autism and special-needs community will not tolerate abuse of any kind for any

reason, whether it be of mental handicap, sexual orientation or gender identity, and action will be taken against violators to the full extent of the law and will be ostracized by both communities. I want this story and others like it to be run as much as possible. I want more people to be aware of this crisis happening in our mental-health institutions. The Special Olympics Foundation and Autism Speaks can be sure that they have a friend in Mr. Gay Philadelphia, and I encourage everyone to try to take time to help these groups any way they can, whether it be donations or volunteering time to interact with and witness the extraordinary lives and courage of these children and adults. You hurt one, you hurt us all. ■

Letters and Feedback Simply saddening There are events in life in which human compassion simply cannot ignore the utterly inhumane nature of perpetrator against victim. Abu Ghraib, Vietnam, the Holocaust, all of these events of torture and violence create the same kind of shudder and disgust that bubbles up from a core deep inside, that grips the heart and chills the soul. Recently, The New York Times ran a feature on a 13-year-old autistic boy, Jonathan Carey, who was killed by a caretaker in New York in February 2007, in the back of a van by crushing asphyxiation: Basically, someone sat on his chest until he couldn’t breathe while taunting, “I can be a good king or a bad king.” Imagine the horror that poor innocent child must have felt being brutally punished for something he has had to live with his entire life while some sick, sadistic freak torments him and

crushes him both mentally and physically — while the one person who could have saved him just watched from a rearview mirror in the front seat. Being a relative of developmentally disabled siblings and a supporter of the Special Olympics and the special-needs community, this event horrifies me. This isn’t about just decrying this incident individually: This is about raising awareness about the state of our state care facilities for the mentally and developmentally disabled. As being a sibling of special-needs children, I cannot describe the pain and anger that would flow through me toward anyone that would tolerate this treatment toward my brothers or my sister, and neither should you. This also is not about just the autistic and special-needs community: This is about supporting a fellow minority group that many have seen fit to abuse

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close it, including to the victim’s parents. Richman was scheduled to testify in an evidentiary hearing in early 2007 but, the day before his flight to Philadelphia, he canceled. According to court filings, Richman said two Philadelphia detectives visited his place of business telling him he would be charged with perjury if he testified in Reid’s favor and that they would be “waiting for him with handcuffs when [he] arrived in Philadelphia.” Richman related that veiled threats were also made to his son. Richman contacted Tennessee police and reported the incident after the detectives left. Richman failed to attend subsequent hearings but was eventually ordered to appear at a November 2010 proceeding, during which he testified that he witnessed only one person near Janke at the time of the shooting. He said he did not see a woman in a white nurse’s uniform. Another hearing was scheduled for July, but the presiding judge, Renee Cardwell Hughes, announced this spring that she is retiring, and Williams said she’s waiting for a new judge to be assigned to the case. Williams said that when the next evidentiary hearing is scheduled, the defense team plans to call Reid’s former attorneys, a crimescene expert, a psychiatrist, Reid and herself. She said her client is hoping for full exoneration, whether through a ruling overturning the verdict or the granting of a new trial. Williams said she is confident that only one person, Dwayne Bennett, was involved in the robbery and murder, but asserted the facts were skewed because of the climate at the time. “There were a lot of things happening in the city at this time. Lynne Abraham had just come into office as the District Attorney and had only been in office a few months. There had been numerous instances in which Drexel and Penn students were robbed and shot all around the same time. And there was a lot of public pressure that these cases be solved and be solved quickly. So when the issue arose that there was more than one person in the vicinity, I think the thinking was that they wanted to get three people, as opposed to just one, for this.” The District Attorney’s office could not comment on the case because it is in appeal. To read more about the case, visit www.giovannireid.com. ■

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News Briefing Siloam to appeal anti-demolition ruling Siloam, the AIDS-services agency that wants to demolish the old Church of the Assumption, is taking its case to the courts. Siloam’s board recently voted unanimously to appeal last month’s decision by the city’s License and Inspection Review Board to block the church’s demolition. “This is a very difficult situation, but it doesn’t just involve a building,” said Sister Cathy Maguire, Siloam’s interim director. “It involves people — and an organization that does vital work in the community. None of our decisions has been made without great reflection and advice.” Maguire noted that Siloam has served the HIV/AIDS community for 15 years. She expressed hope that the dispute would be resolved as quickly as possible. “We’ve devoted an inordinate amount of time and resources on this building dispute,” she said. “We’re trying to refocus back on our mission, which is the integration of mind, body and spirit for wellness. This approach addresses the multiplicity of issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.” The abandoned church is located at 1133 Spring Garden St. Siloam purchased it from the Archdiocese five years ago as part of a package deal that

included several buildings. Siloam provides holistic HIV/AIDS treatments in a nearby former rectory. The Callowhill Neighborhood Association wants the church preserved, contending it’s possible for Siloam to sell or rent the church for a profit. Last September, the Philadelphia Historical Commission permitted the demolition, noting it would be a financial hardship for Siloam to maintain the deteriorating structure. But the CNA appealed that decision to the L&I Review Board. On May 17, the review board voted unanimously to block the demolition. Maguire said Siloam’s attorneys have been instructed to file an appeal of the reviewboard ruling in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court this week. Andrew R. Palewski, a CNA member, said he wasn’t surprised by Siloam’s decision to appeal. “The church is an architectural icon in the neighborhood, and CNA is committed to its preservation,” Palewski told PGN. “There are a lot of supporters behind the effort to save the church. To lose that building would leave a crater in the Philadelphia skyline. It would be a terrible loss.” — Timothy Cwiek

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on its slate of sites eligible for a marker after an application led by the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus, along with the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs, Philly Pride Presents, PGN and several other groups. The manufacturing of the sign is expected to run about $1,400 but, thanks to more than $500 donated at a PGTC table at Pride, along with an $800 contribution from PGTC events chair Bruce Yelk’s Triumphant Pride party, that cost is nearly covered. “The Caucus really led the effort to raise the money, but it’s also thanks to the individuals and the community members who stopped by the table at Pride and donated a buck or more or who went to the party,” said Gloria Casarez, the city’s director of LGBT affairs. Tami Sortman, PGTC founding member and past president, said the sign will be a big boon for the city. “We felt it was really important for our community, as well as visitors coming into Philadelphia, to know that Giovanni’s Room is the oldest gay bookstore in the country,” she said. “Having that marker will be very important both for the community and for tourism.” The coalition is refining the marker language with the commission, and an exact date for the installation has yet to be set.

Kiss-in for marriage Members of the public are encouraged to pucker up at LUSH Cosmetics, 1428 Walnut St., June 18 for “Kiss and Tell,” a demonstration held at LUSH shops around the nation to rally against the federal Defense of Marriage Act. LUSH staff, customers and supporters will come together for a kiss at 11:38 a.m.,

a time that signifies the 1,138 federal rights and benefits denied same-sex couples by DOMA. Visitors to LUSH stores will be encouraged to sign postcards urging the government to overturn the ban on samesex marriage. Through the end of the month, LUSH stores around the country will serve as “campaign centers” where supporters can learn about efforts to approve the Respect for Marriage Act, which would lift DOMA. The company has also created the Freedom Foamer Bubble Bar, a $5.95 limited-edition vegan soap, from which 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Freedom to Marry. For more information, visit www.lush. com/freedomtomarry.

Film looks at LGBT Navajos The Independent Television Service will present a discussion and free screening of “Two Spirits,” which examines LGBT Navajo culture, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 21 at WHYY, 150 N. Sixth St. The event is being staged in collaboration with WHYY, the Mayor’s Office for LGBT Affairs and the Leeway Foundation. Following the film, guests can participate in a panel discussion led by Gloria Casarez, the city’s director of LGBT affairs, COLOURS community outreach director Andrea Harrington and Leeway Foundation program director Sham-e Ali Nayeem. For more information or to RSVP, visit http://whyy.convio.net/twospirits. Doors open at 6 p.m. ■ — Jen Colletta

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THEY’RE NO AMATEURS: Ewan McGregor (right) plays the straight son of Christopher Plummer’s character, a father who came out late in life, in writer/director Mike Mills’ semi-autobiograpical comedy “Beginners.”

New film looks at late-in-life coming out By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor

The gay-father/straight-son comedydrama “Beginners” is far too twee in its opening reel. In several scenes, Oliver (Ewan McGregor) talks to his late dad Hal’s (Christopher Plummer) adorable Jack Russell Terrier (who answers in too-cute subtitles). When he describes in a smug voiceover, “This is the president” or “This is what beauty is,” the screen shows an image of who/ what he explains. Much of it is too clever by half. But stick with it. “Beginners,” opening today at the Ritz Theatres, is one of those rare films that actually improves as it unspools. By the end, viewers may need tissues. The film, written and directed by Mike Mills (see sidebar Q&A), is based on Mills’ own experiences with his father, who came out at age 75 and, a few years later, succumbed to lung cancer. The strength of “Beginners” is in the believable exchanges between parent and child as they each navigate love, sex and dating. By the time Hal calls Oliver to ask him about the house music he heard in a nightclub, the film has moved beyond its preciousness. Hal is attempting to bond with his adult son, even if he sometimes embarrasses Oliver. Whether audiences laugh or groan at such moments will likely depend on their own experiences. “Beginners” is a highly personal story. Mills tries to make it universal, even if

McGregor on new film, gay-history lessons By Chris Azzopardi Ewan McGregor’s latest feature, the offbeat comedy-drama “Beginners” by writer/director Mike Mills, is a sophisticated look at gay life, as the film’s father figure, Hal (Christopher Plummer), lives openly after almost a halfcentury in the closet. Now 75 and widowed after losing his wife, he’s free as can be, and his son, Oliver (McGregor) has to make sense of it all. McGregor spoke about making the film. On the late-in-life coming out: “I thought the two opposing things were really interesting — where somebody is really living for the first time, and dying. What’s maybe interesting for gay people about it is that it’s an older gay man coming out and really embracing his sexuality and indulging in the gay world. He really goes for it with this great gusto that he uses to approach his new gay life, which is really inspiring and lovely.” On the love and life lessons: “There’s of course a lot about love and acceptance. It’s a very moving film. It was a blessing for me to do as an actor, and I could only imagine that it has a very deep effect on you; it seems so real.” PAGE 18

Q&A with director Mike Mills By Gary M. Kramer In this Q&A, “Beginners” writer/ director Mike Mills talks about the intersections of his personal and gay history, and the ﬁlm about his father.

and Christopher on their characters? MM: They were characters — that’s the key thing. I wasn’t asking them to imitate them. I told them to take their predicament and make it their own story. There’s so much overlap in terms of Christopher and my dad in terms of cultured-ness and with Ewan, I told him to work out something on his own to make this real to an audience.

PGN: How hard was it to write the character of Hal/your father? Did you dredge up all your emotions? MM: It wasn’t difficult. Dad died six months before, PGN: You make so I was already your personal story in a tough place universal. What [emotionally]. made you decide to Packing up your tell this story? What dad’s stuff and were the risks about concluding a whole telling this story? chapter of your life MM: Risks — I is hard. Writing feared that it’s going about it didn’t make it worse — it didn’t Writer-director Mills (right) to be a narcissistic, resolve anything consults with McGregor self-pitying, navelgazing memoir. — but it allowed But I’ve loved me to process it so many personal films that are and churn on all this incredible stuff more communicable than private. that happened. Some of the memories “Persepolis,” for example. That was are sad, but I was sad anyway. The emotions are vivid and raw and intense. so real and specific, and I have no idea about being Iranian. This was my way of PGN: How did you work with Ewan PAGE 18

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at times he tries too hard. Hal doesn’t quite come screaming out of the closet, but he is out and proud, sporting a rainbow scarf around his neck. A later discussion Hal and Oliver have over the meaning of a rainbow flag is, on the surface, about gay awareness. But this scene has considerable power when Oliver finds the flag while he’s cleaning out his father’s papers. Such moments plumb the unexpected emotional depths of “Beginners.” Things that seem silly or corny at first often take on greater significance when remembered. Another exchange that is initially, well, queer, involves Oliver trying to inform Hal’s younger boyfriend, Andy (Goran Visnjic) about Hal’s stage-four cancer. However, Andy disarms and distracts Oliver by talking about sex and the fear straight men have of gay guys. It’s an awkward moment but, later, the two men share a touching embrace that overcomes the gulf between them. Mills nicely parallels Oliver and Hal’s respective romances (which unfold years apart) by juxtaposing moments such as Hal and Andy kissing with Oliver kissing Anna (Mélanie Laurent), an actress he starts seeing. The way both father and son start coming out of their shells is the film’s not-so-subtle theme. Oliver fears commitment because of how he viewed his parents’ marriage. Observing Hal’s new romance, Oliver learns how to love and be loved. It’s effective and affecting. And the emotional pull of the story stems from the way the characters are presented; there is no pandering to stereotypes. When

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Anna talks to Oliver about his sadness, it is genuine; he is in mourning. Hal’s candid speech about his wife proposing to him is revelatory. When Hal talks about wanting to “fix” his sexuality, it is an experience many gay men who get married, or date women, share. Mills displays a perspicacity in “Beginners” that sneaks up on viewers. This is not to say the film doesn’t have unwieldy moments. Scenes of young Oliver with his mother (Mary Page Keller) seem too ready to vilify her, which is unfair. However, “Beginners” is absorbing because viewers will care about the characters. They will want Oliver and Anna to be together. And it’s hard not to tear up in an almost-throwaway moment in which Oliver observes his father’s nurse rubbing gel into Hal’s hair. The unspoken love between father and son here is undeniable. The performances by McGregor and Plummer also contribute to the film’s value. McGregor is entirely unselfconscious as Oliver, and his everyman quality conveys the emotions he has some trouble articulating but no difficulty expressing with his body language. Plummer is also fantastic, never making Hal a camp caricature. His feelings about (gay) liberation may be a bit in-yourface, but the actor never makes them over the top. Ultimately, “Beginners” is the kind of warm film gay parents should see with their kids and queer kids should see with their parents. It illustrates the power of acceptance without ever being cloying — even if it is a bit twee. ■

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On gay history: “I think it must be very difficult for young gay men to imagine what life was like for a young gay man in the ’50s. I learned a lot about it. I don’t think I was as aware of how difficult it was to be gay in that time, and how dangerous it was. “That image of the older man being thrown in the back of that van because he’s in a gay bar — it’s difficult maybe for a young gay man to comprehend that, so it gives you a deeper understanding of what it might have been like to be gay in those days.”

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On meeting Mike Mills before taking the role: “I just wanted to know more about his story. That really shows that it’s landed in you if you’re hungry for all those details. Then, that was it. I was onboard.” On Mills’ story: “When he talks about his father, he talks about his straight father and gay father and how wonderful his gay father was and how much more accessible he was. It’s very interesting to hear him talk about that ... It isn’t a straight-forward scenario, and it was nice that we showed that, and that coming to terms with not his father’s sexuality but with what your childhood meant when you ﬁnd out that your parents have been hiding this from you.” ■

PGN: Did you have an inkling that your father was queer while you were growing up? MM: In real life, the story is different. I have two sisters that I didn’t include in the film. One of my sisters, when I was younger, said my pop was gay before he was married. But being a good American family, we didn’t talk about it. But to be honest, during my adult life, before he came out, he didn’t seem very sexual. He was very polite and proper. His gayness was not surprising — and yet, what was surprising when he came out was his lusting after men and really wanting to have sex at age 75. PGN: There is a scene of Hal and Oliver talking about rainbow flags, and other bits of gay history sprinkled throughout the film. Can you discuss why you included so many images and elements of queer history? MM: I was trying to show how my gay [knowledge] and my parents’ history intersected. I showed my parents’ 1955 wedding photo, and 10 blocks away Allen Ginsberg was writing “Howl.” The rainbow flag sticker scene was something out of my sister’s experience. But I didn’t know the flag’s origins, so I was lucky to get the footage of [flag designer] Gilbert Baker. A lot of the film is tracing back history — not just gay history, but even the dog’s history. Oliver is doing that himself, asking, How did I get here? Where did I come from? PGN: Do you still have your dad’s dog, and do you talk to him? MM: I have a Border Collie mutt named Zoe. I talk to her all the time. But I did inherit my dad’s Jack Russell. He passed away two years later. PGN: What do you think was the best lesson you learned from your father? MM: I think my gay dad taught me a lot about love — how uncontainable, how uncontrollable and how messy love is. And you have to go through that. His gay years — not just his relationships, but his community — gave me a new model on how to accept people better. And his willingness to risk is pretty contagious. PGN: With this being one of the few films about gay parents and straight kids, who do you think is your audience? MM: I wanted to reach out to people when I was writing it. I wanted to communicate the inspiring energy my dad had. I didn’t think of a gay or straight audience. I have been so happily surprised that gay and straight, old and young viewers find different connections to the story. What surprised me is that I’ve met so many straight kids of gay parents! ■

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Shizz Elegance Smith: Celebrity hairstylist, romantic Presentation, poise, talent. These are the things that go into becoming Mr. Black Gay Philadelphia — and describe this week’s portrait, Shizz Elegance Smith. Currently on tour trying to “collect some more jewelry,” we spoke to Smith between engagements about how he won the crown and what it’s like being a celebrity hairstylist. PGN: Since you won Mr. Black Gay Philadelphia 2011, are you from here? SES: Yes, I was born and raised in the Mt. Airy section — the last of nine kids! We were like “The Brady Bunch.” My parents each had kids from other marriages and I was the only child from the two of them. PGN: As the baby of the family, did they spoil you? SES: Oh God, yes, and I loved it! My parents were older when they had me and there was a big age difference between me and my siblings, but we were all close. PGN: What did your parents do? SES: My father had a trucking business but he also was a professional singer. He sang on tour with groups like The Temptations and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. My mother worked as an operator. PGN: What was a good story you father told you about being a performer? SES: That would have to be the way he met my mother. He had a single out called “If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time.” My mother had just moved here from South Carolina and was at his show. He picked her out of the audience and got down on one knee and sang the song to her. Something must have clicked and they talked after the show at great length. She must have shared with him that she was struggling because a week later he showed up at her house with two cases of diapers! They were together until he died. PGN: What were you like as a kid? SES: Very ambitious. At 4 years old, I started making up hairstyles with toilet tissue. From the start, I knew what I wanted: At 12, when other kids would take their allowance and buy candy and toys, I would go buy curlers. I was very goal-oriented and determined to make it in this field. PGN: Your favorite class in high school? SES: It would have to be history. I’m very interested in knowing what was here before I was here. What were people/things like? I find it helps me understand and accept more and be more open-minded. PGN: And did you go to college? SES: Yes, I left Philadelphia when I was 17 to go to North Carolina to study at Dudley’s Beauty College. I didn’t know anyone there, but I knew it was one of the best schools for black hair care, so I up and went.

PGN: Where do you work now? SES: I’m at Kut Tite Hair Salon on Spring Garden Street. I’m in the process of opening up my own salon, but in the meantime I love working there: We’re like a family. PGN: What was the craziest “do” you’ve done? SES: Oh gosh, there are so many! I travel a lot and will get asked to be a guest stylist at different salons around the country. I was in Detroit and I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a Detroit hairdo — but child! This girl came into the salon and showed me a picture of what she wanted. It was about six hairstyles all on one head! I tried to talk her out of it but she was adamant. So I did this monstrosity with a cut in the back, fiber curls on one side, finger waves on the other, a twirl at the top coming out of a ponytail ... it was just really beyond. PGN: Your biggest clothing disaster? SES: I’m only 29 but I’ve had some doozies. When I go back and look at old photos, it’s painful. [Laughs.] I just don’t know what I was thinking! I had one outfit in the mid’90s that stands out. I used to wear cowboy hats and I had a red one that I wore with a black shirt and high-water black pants and thick red socks and a — oh God, I don’t even know if I should admit this — I wore it with a matching little red pocketbook! And I’d wear it to school! PGN: So when did you come out? SES: When I was 13, I came home with a hickey on my neck. My mother saw it and asked me where I got it. I lied and told her it was from a girl at church. My mother started asking, “So when did this happen because she’s never been to our house and you’ve never been to hers?” I told her we made out in the church. My mother got up and said, “Well, I’m going to call her mother and tell her what y’all are doing at church!” I couldn’t let the girl get in trouble for something she hadn’t done, so I confessed that I didn’t get the hickey from her, but from a boy I knew. I’d heard so many terrible stories about people coming out and being rejected that I think I expected the worst, but my mother handled it very well. It took her a moment to take it all in of course, but she was great and is now my biggest supporter. PGN: Tell me about Mr. Philadelphia Black Gay Pride. SES: That was amazing, my whole family

came out. Since I went to school in North Carolina, my mother never got to come to my graduation, so she really got a kick out of this. She came up on stage and was hugging and kissing me and going crazy. It was the first time she was able to be there to see me honored, not just pictures of it. What touched me was that from the beginning, everyone — my siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles — were all willing to invest the time to learn about a part of me and my world that they didn’t know. One of the reasons the title is so important to me is that when I came out, I had to guide myself — I didn’t have a mentor or role model. I didn’t have someone I could go behind and say, “OK, there are people in this lifestyle who are in love and who want marriage and to create a family. That you can be gay and live a bountiful life.” So I went though a lot of mess-ups finding my way. That’s why it’s so important to me to reach out to young people. PGN: What do you think got you the title? SES: I prepared. I reached back to my childhood and pulled out all those traits that I’ve always had. Drive, determination and dedication. I made the decision to go for it and I worked toward that goal. But I confess, at the end, I was really nervous. With all of my

family there, some that I’d never even met before who came from South Carolina, all rooting me on, I was worried. I didn’t actually think I would win. I thought I would do my best and lay the groundwork to win next year. PGN: What are you judged on? SES: Presentation, which could be anything: The person that won the previous year picks the presentation theme, talent and the Q&A, which takes place during the eveningwear portion. You are scored on a points system so all sorts of things can count for or against

you. If you are late, that’s points off your score — points that you may need later to win. I made sure I was on time. PGN: You are a celebrity hairstylist: Who was your favorite and who was the most difficult celebrity? SES: I’ve done Yolanda Adams, Robin S., I’ve done some work for Mary J. Blige and I work with a lot of celebs at New York Fashion Week. But one person is both a favorite and the most difficult: Miss Patti Labelle. I love her and she’s a sweetheart, but she’s a diva! She knows what she wants and she’s not getting out of your chair to spare your feelings. She’ll be like, “No baby, we’re going to take this wig off and you’re going to create another one, OK?” She’s difficult, but when you learn what she wants and who she is and deliver it, it’s a wrap. PGN: So some random questions. What makes you blush? SES: I’m a romantic, and I blush at the thought of romance. A simple rose or a nice dinner. I grew up with two parents who loved each other to death. It’s kind of hard because I want what they had and it’s difficult to find. People get lazy: They think once they’re with someone they don’t have to work on it anymore but I was raised that as much work as you did to get the person, you need to do twice as much to keep them. Our house was filled with love expressed every day. I’m willing to put in the work to invest in that kind of relationship. I want to have a family and a good life, a summer home and nice things. I need someone who wants to work for the same things. PGN: Your house is on fire: What do you take with you? SES: One thing. When I was 16, I moved out of my mother’s house. I lived in Philly for two years before going to school in North Carolina. When I moved, I took a trash bag full of pictures of me and my father. There was a flood in the basement of the house I was living in and all the pictures got ruined except for one. When I was born, my parents had been together for years and didn’t see a need to get married. But as I got older, I saw that all my friends’ parents were married and it bothered me that they weren’t, so they tied the knot in a big ceremony just for me. I have a picture of me with my father all dressed up at the wedding, just us together standing outside. If my house was ever on fire, I’m running in and snatching that off the wall. ■ To suggest a community member for “Family Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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Outward Bound

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Jeff Guaracino

Go north to P-Town and Bean Town Provincetown is a classic New England town at the very end of Cape Cod, Mass. There are plenty of daytime outdoor activities, including sunbathing on the picturesque seashore, gallery hopping, shopping on Commercial Street and people watching from Joe’s Café (170 Commercial St.). A great way to spend the afternoon is to rent a bike at Ptown Bikes ($22/day; 42 Bedford St.) for a ride along the Cape Cod National Seashore Bike Trails (nps.org). Or go for one of Art’s Dune Tours (4 Standish St.). Nightlife begins every day at 4 at Boat Slip’s Tea Dance (161 Commercial St.). Provincetown is a foodie town; reservations are recommended in-season. The hot spots are Bistro at Crown Pointe (82 Bradford St.) and the brand-new Ten Tables (133 Bradford). Shipwreck Lounge (10 Carver St.) and Porchside Lounge at the Gifford House (9 Craver) are casual spots for an after-dinner drink. P-Town is known for entertainment. Comedians, drag queens and celebrities perform nightly at the Crown and Anchor (247 Commercial; onlyattheanchor.com). Be sure to catch Miss Richfield 1981 in her new show, “30 Years on the Throne” (Philadelphia is her sponsor). Summertime is peak season for P-Town

and, depending on which “theme” week you plan to attend, you will have to book soon. Be prepared to pay “in-season” rates, around $300 per night. There are terrific options for B&Bs, hotels and weeklong private rentals. The undisputed champion is Brass Key Guesthouse (67 Bradford St.). Nine buildings create a luxurious compound for men and women. A stay comes with a continental breakfast, heated swimming pool, hot tub and evening cocktails. Across the street is Crowne Pointe Inn (82 Bradford) with graciously appointed rooms and the Shui Spa. Insider tip: Book a Sunday Shui Spa appointment while staying at Brass Key or Crowne Pointe and you have a chance for a late check out. For those who like to see and be seen, stay at Prince Albert Guest House (166 Commercial). This B&B offers large rooms, wireless Internet and the Royal Spa. For a cozy place on a quiet street, check out the Dyer Hotel (8 Dyer St.). Boston Boston is rich in American history and a great dining city with a vibrant LGBT nightlife. Summer is a beautiful time to visit with plenty of things to do. Check out www.bostonusa.com for information

on tours, trails, museums, attractions and nightlife. Recently, I discovered two great restaurants. The first was Pops Restaurant (560 Tremont St.), located in the South End. Executive chef and Philly native Amanda Howell was trained in Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Hotel and serves a delicious, affordable comfort-food menu with her own take on our iconic Philly cheesesteak. Don’t miss the see-and-be-seen Sunday brunch. The second not-to-miss restaurant is Mesa (439 Tremont St.), walking distance from Pops. Here you’ll find a Southwest menu and the best margaritas in Boston. Kimpton’s Hotel Nine Zero (90 Tremont) is a perfect downtown location close to the city’s major tourist attractions, including the Freedom Trail and Boston Common. Along the waterfront is Intercontinental Boston Hotel (510 Atlantic Ave.), with elegant suites and fabulous views. The hotel has a rooftop beehive and uses fresh honey in the restaurants and even in the spa. The Intercontinental is close to the Bay State Cruise Company’s ferry to Provincetown. How to get there Getting to Boston and Provincetown couldn’t be easier and is more affordable

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than ever. You can drive (seven-eight hours), take Amtrak (five hours) or fly. This summer, USAirways and Southwest Airlines are offering very competitive roundtrip fares. On a recent search, roundtrip airfares on USAirways were less than $100. Insider tip: If you are flying into Boston Logan, you can take Cape Air directly to Provincetown. You can also take the Silver Line Bus ($2) to the first stop to the World Trade Center for the Bay State Cruise Company’s highspeed ferry to P-Town: It’s a 90-minute trip with free Internet and a stocked bar (www. baystatecruisecompany.com). ■ Jeff Guaracino is a vice president for Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation and author of “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing.” Locally, check out visitphilly. com/gay and friend him at visitgayphilly.com/facebook.

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Red Room gets dealt another ‘Full House’ By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Quince Productions is promising a “very gay” series of shows this year when the company returns to the Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse for its third annual “Full House: A Series of Cabarets” June 23-26. The series features seven cabarets by Philadelphia performers in four days. One of those performers is Andrew J. Terranova, who is making his professional cabaret debut in the series with “You’re Gonna Hear From Bea.” “It’s a tribute to the late great Bea Arthur, who I’m a huge fan of,” Terranova said. “I felt that she’s a little underdone. Betty White is extremely popular right now but for me it was always Dorothy on ‘The Golden Girls’ or Maude. I admire Bea Arthur as a person. She was a huge advocate for women’s rights, for civil rights and for gay rights. She was a huge supporter of PETA. She was just a downto-earth human being who was very selfless. Not only was she a great person, but also she was just so funny. She had razorsharp comic timing. She has a pretty decent singing voice. She’s the kind of performer who, everything she does on

stage, she puts her stamp on it.” Another performer, LT Zerone, is performing his show, “Have I Got a Story for You,” a musical journey from youth to adulthood, which deals with coming out, navigating the world of gay dating and relationships and self-discovery. “In planning this show, I decided to do a retrospective looking back at life from

high school going forward,” Zerone said. “I have to admit I hit a milestone this year. I hit the 50 mark. It was sort of a genesis of realizing I got a really bad unsolicited piece of mail from A A R P, w h i c h really pissed me o ff . I t h o u g h t maybe we’ll focus on that — have a little fun with it. I’ve gone back and I wanted to focus on more modern singerLT ZERONE songwriter-type songs. It’s not your typical kind of Broadway stuff; it’s songs that tell a story. There are not a lot of heavy ballads in the show. What I did was I found a lot of songs that I identify with, either in experiences I’d been through or people I’ve known.” Zerone has got a lot to live up to, as his performance at last year’s “Full House”

was the biggest draw of the series. “I’d determined I’m going to be the top-seller again this year,” Zerone said, attributing last year’s success to “good supportive folks.” “It’s all a team effort,” he said. “But to be quite honest, I’m competitive in nature and I like to make sure I put through my best effort as far as attendance. I think the other thing that I have going for me is that I don’t perform a lot. A lot of these guys perform a lot. So I think it gets hard to ask your friends to come see you every five seconds. But I have a lot of supportive friends, which is really great.” Terranova said he’ll try to catch all the shows in the series this year. “My cabaret has the fortune of being the last one,” he said. “So I get to watch other people’s cabarets and see what they’re doing. Not to steal from them, obviously, but to learn some tricks to gain confidence and see what they’re doing that works. But also just because I support the other artists and I think it’s wonderful that we get a chance to do this.” “Full House” runs June 23-26 at Society Hill Playhouse’s Red Room, 507 S. Eighth St. For more information or tickets, visit www.quinceproductions. com or call 215-923-0210. ■

Worth Watching THE GRATEFUL ‘DEAD’: Kate Levering (from left), Brooke Elliott, Jackson Hurst, Margaret Cho, April Bowlby and Ben Feldman are back on board for a new season of the comedic drama “Drop Dead Diva,” which premieres 9 p.m. June 19 on Lifetime.

ATTACK OF THE CLONES: “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy milks the brand of his popular series even more with a new documentary reality series, “The Glee Project,” which finds and trains a group of performers who will compete against each other to win a role on the show, 9 p.m. June 19 on Oxygen. Photo: Oxygen Media/Andrew Eccles

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ALL THE PAGEANTRY: Catch glamour and the glitz of the “2011 Miss USA Pageant” when it airs live 9 p.m. June 19 on NBC. Each contestant from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. Who will take the glory home? Photo: HO/MISS Universe/ Darren Decker

GENDER ‘BENDER’: Resurrected again by the demands of loyal fans, the animated series “Futurama” is back with new episodes. In the premiere, the Planet Express crew crashes on a planet and encounters an alien unfamiliar with the concept of gender. The creature subsequently conducts experiments, modifying the crewmembers’ sexual characteristics in strange and wondrous ways, 10 p.m. June 23 on Comedy Central.

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Alt-rock Vikings sailing into Philly By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Vikings from Florida? OK, we’ll bite. Sleepy Vikings, a Tampa-based alternative-rock band featuring openly gay members, will swing through town June 19 in support of their debut album, “They Will Find You Here.” The group took over a year to record the album. (For all you non-musicians out there, that’s kind of a long time.) Sandra Colvin, one of the band’s guitar players (there are three) and the newest member of the band, joined the group just as recording sessions for the album were being finished. “I came in after the previous guitar player’s parts were recorded,” she said. “I met the bass player at a café and we sort of struck up a conversation and she asked me if I played guitar because they were looking for new guitar players. She asked me, ‘Are you any good?’ I said, ‘I’m pretty good.’ I exchanged with them some MP3s of my playing and we had a little tryout. We played together and it just meshed really well. I was really excited because

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1. Sally portrayer of “Cabaret” 5. Puts the finger on 10. Blows away 14. Lysol target 15. Eat away at 16. To ___ (unanimously) 17. Ginsberg’s “Gay Adult Coloring ___ ” 18. Big splash 19. “Here it is!” 20. Doric Wilson’s first play 23. Not like the sound of music, traditionally 26. Degauss a tape 27. Wilson play of

2000 32. Fancy parties 33. Blow away 34. CBS forensic drama 37. Date of March madness? 38. People not in Caesar’s class 39. Kellogg’s selection 40. Hrs. in P-town 41. Oyster center 42. What Oliver begged for more of 43. Wilson play of 1961 45. Nationality prefix 48. Kushner’s “ ___ in America” 49. Wilson play of 1980 54. ___ bene 55. Not a medalist

they are just great musicians. It’s a great pleasure to play with them.” As one listens to the moody, atmospheric alt-rock on “They Will Find You Here,” it’s hard to imagine Sleepy Vikings coming out of the land of beaches, sunshine and frozen drinks c. 2011. They could have easily fit in somewhere in Minneapolis or Chicago c. 1992. But we guess that’s the point, right? “Each song has a different theme on this record, but there is an underlying thread to the songs and I would say that it’s sadness and loss,” Colvin said. Yes! Sweet melancholy ... The band describes its sound as “Southern shoegaze,” but don’t get too fixated on that label, as the Sleepy Vikings are probably planning their next artistic move to defy expectations as you are reading this. “Each person in the band comes from a different place musically, which is what really is exciting about our music,” Colvin said. “Each person has a set of influences that sometimes overlaps the other members of the band but there are some distinctions. I would say the sound is reminiscent of Sonic Youth and Pavement — that wall

56. They’re performing, in “Fame” 60. Cole Porter’s Miss 61. Painter Frida 62. Sexual partners, crudely 63. Biblical you 64. Test the air 65. Able to bend over

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1. Soft toss 2. Possible commitment ceremony vow 3. Park for petting, perhaps 4. Novella collection by David Leavitt 5. Tattooist’s tool 6. Bishop prefix in a Cather title 7. Marilyn Monroe facial feature

8. Red rind contents 9. Finland’s queer rights org. 10. “Divine” director John 11. Beach near Utah 12. Goes in only partway, at the beach 13. Catch in a trap 21. Slangy refusals 22. Stag party? 23. Harmon once of “Law & Order” 24 Sticky-tongued critters 25. One of the little hooters 28. Self-contradictory bra size? 29. Quick on the uptake 30. How a queen acts

NICOLE SCHLEIF (FROM LEFT), SANDRA COLVIN, TESSA MCKENNA, JULIAN CONNER, SANDI STREPPONE AND RYANN SLAUSON Photo: Kelley Jackson

of guitar sound that happens. There is some British and some shoegaze influence as well as some ’80s influence. I think the confluence of influences brings about the band’s unique sound.”

31. Trig. ratio 34. Car class 35. Wizard’s weapon 36. Lesbos and more 38. This makes ink pink 39. “The L Word” et al. 41. Que. or Ont. 42. Trait carrier 43. Tickle pink 44. Cruise in a cruiser 45. Otherwise 46. Zipper piece 47. Shaw of swing 50. Civic group 51. Come and go 52. Queens tennis stadium 53. Hit bottom 57. Exerciser’s unit 58. Road top 59. Oink pen

“They Will Find You Here” is available in stores and online. Sleepy Vikings perform 8 p.m. at Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 N. Front St. For more information, visit www.sleepyvikings.com or call 215-291-4919. ■

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 06/17 Marc Silver and The Stonethrowers The out singersongwriter and his band perform a free show 5:30 p.m. at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800. Billy Gardell The comedian (“Mike & Molly”) performs 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-5727650. Daryl Hall & John Oates The hit-making duo performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa

Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Kenny Loggins The rock singer performs solo 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. 40th Anniversary of Carole King’s “Tapestry” Philly-based women singersongwriters perform King’s music 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.

Sat. 06/18 The Godfather Marathon All three “Godfather” films are screened beginning 10 a.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Mmm Bop: Best of the Boy Bands Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs pop hits 2 and 8 p.m. at Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St.; www. pgmc.org. Sister Souljah The author of “Midnight and the Meaning of Love” hosts a reading 2 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341. Kid Rock The rock singer

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performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. The Machine The Pink Floyd tribute band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400. Zombie Beach Party Out DJ Robert Drake hosts the third-annual summer zombie party 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Four on The Floor Cabaret singers Brett Colby, Barbara Gurskey, Lisa Sherman and Michael Traupman perform 8:30 p.m.

SPIRITUALIZED: Catch a free screening of “Two Spirits,” a film about Fred Martinez, a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In traditional Navajo culture, he would have been revered. Instead, he was bullied at school and brutally murdered. The screening is followed by a discussion about genderidentity issues, 6:30 p.m. June 21 at WHYY Hamilton Public Media Commons, 150 N. Sixth St. For more information, call 215- 351-0511.

at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225. The Monkees The rock band performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Sun. 06/19 100.3 The Beat Summer Jam Chris Brown, Diddy Dirty Money, Keri Hilson and more perform, beginning 4 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300. Gin Blossoms The rock band performs 5 and 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808. Do the Evolution: A 20th Anniversary Tribute Celebration of Pearl Jam An all-star lineup of local musicians, students and fans faithfully recreate the music of Pearl Jam 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Groove Night Local artists perform funk, jazz, R&B and soul 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.

Mon. 06/20 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy The neo-swing band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.

Tue. 06/21 Pomplamoose The San Franciscobased multi-instrumentalist duo performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.

Photographs” hosts a conversation 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341. Los Lonely Boys The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-5727650. Mormon Tabernacle Choir The choir celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first Philadelphia performance with a show 8 p.m. at the Mann Center

for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900. Vanessa Carlton The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Fri. 06/24 Peter Frampton The rock guitarist performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. ■

Wed. 06/22 Jimmy Buffet The singer performs 7 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300.

Thu. 06/23 Larry Magid The concert industry pioneer and author of “My Soul’s Been Psychedelicized: Electric Factory: Four Decades in Posters and

STORYTELLER: Out singer-songwriter, author and Grammy-winner Janis Ian comes to town for a rare performance in an intimate venue 3 and 7 p.m. June 19 at Coffee Works Roastery & Café, 910 Haddonfield Berlin Road, Vorhees, N.J. For more information, visit www.janisian.com or call 856-784-5282.

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Opening Full House: A Series of Cabarets Quince Productions presents several out performers and gay themes among seven different cabarets, June 23-26 at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St.; www.quinceproductions.com.

Health for Sale: Posters from the William H. Helfand Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of medical poster prints, through July 31, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Mitch Fatel The comedian performs June 22-25 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

The Industrial Complex: A Visual Interpretation Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of mixed-media works by Jessica Barber, through July 3, 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911.

Modern Slave AxD Gallery hosts an exhibition of photography featuring men of color by JD Dragan, June 24-July 30, 265 10th St.; 215-627-6250.

Miss Saigon Walnut Street Theatre presents the popular musical epic love story, through July 24, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

THE SOLDIERS OF LOVE MARCH ON: Global R&B superstar and sultry siren Sade is back on the road for a highly anticipated world tour, which pulls into town with special guest opener John Legend, 8 p.m. June 19 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-336-3600.

Next to Normal The new musical from the Broadway director of “Rent” runs June 21-26 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Continuing Beware the Lily Law Eastern State Penitentiary hosts a video installation on the experiences of trans prisoners, through November, 2027 Fairmount Ave.; 215-236-5111. The Great American Trailer Park Musical 11th Hour Theatre Company presents a new musical about agoraphobia, adultery, ’80s nostalgia, spray cheese, road kill, hysterical pregnancy, a broken electric chair, kleptomania, strippers and disco, through June 19 at The Arden Theatre’s Arcadia Stage, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-8900. Hatchetman People’s Light and Theatre Company presents a comedy set at the offices of a golf magazine scheduled for a corporate takeover, through July 17, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern; 610-6443500.

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Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition focusing on Philadelphia’s tailoring industry, featuring clothing designed by Francis Toscani (1915-73), through summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. To Love, Honor and Obey? Stories of Italian Renaissance Marriage Chests Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of the commemorative works of art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by nine artists who used photography to address some of the most controversial political and social issues of the late 1970s through the early ’90s, including feminism, racism, the AIDS crisis and gay activism, through summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing Hungry, The Musical The sci-fi comedy about man-eating plants from outer space runs through June 24 at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-563-3980. ■

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra Walnut Street Theatre’s Independence Studio on 3 hosts a salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes, through June 26, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Othello Actors’ NET of Bucks County presents the Shakespeare classic, through June 26 at The Morrisville Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave.; 215-295-3694. The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition drawn from the museum’s collection of Western fashion examining 300 years of men’s sartorial display, through June, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Porcelain for the Emperor Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Chinese ceramics through Sept. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. The Sound of Music The Centre Theater presents the musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein based on the memoir by Maria von Trappe, through June 28, 208 DeKalb St.; 610-279-1013.

GETTING SOULFUL AT THE SOLSTICE: Out singer-songwriter Nicole Reynolds performs as part of Summer Solstice, the Kimmel Center’s all-day celebration of arts and entertainment beginning noon June 18 and going until the wee hours of the next day at Commonwealth Plaza, 260 S. Broad St. Reynolds will perform in the Rendell Room at 9 p.m. For more information, call 215-790-5800.

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

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

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

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

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

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

Key numbers

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

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

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-629-2300. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; 215-851-1822 or 866-2223871. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803.

HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available at 17 MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. 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-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups

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

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

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

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

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

Maple Shade Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ Afﬁrming congregation open to all sexual orientations and gender identities holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 45 N. Forklanding Road, Maple Shade, N.J.; 856-779-7739; mapleshadeucc.org.

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

Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia Holds services at 1 p.m. Sundays at the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-294-2020; www.mccphiladelphia.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dignity Metro NJ An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets every ﬁrst and third Sundays of the month at 4 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, N.J.; 973-509-0118. Dignity Philadelphia Holds Mass at 7 p.m. Sundays at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-546-2093; dignityphila@aol.com. Drexel Hill Baptist Church Non-judgmental Christian congregation afﬁliated with American Baptist Churches of the USA holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at Childs Avenue and State Road, Drexel Hill; 610-259-2356; www. dhbaptist.com. Emanuel Lutheran Church Reconciling in Christ congregation meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at New and Kirkpatrick streets, New Brunswick, N.J.; 732-545-2673; www.emmanuelnb.org. Episcopal Church of St. Paul Welcoming and inclusive church holds services at 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 89 Pinewood Drive, Levittown; 215-688-1796; www.stpaullevittown.org.

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

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

Evangelicals Concerned Lesbian and gay Christian group meets at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month; 215-860-7445. First Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 123 S. 17th St.; 215-563-3853. First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 140 N. Lansdowne Ave.; 610-626-0800; www.lansdownepresbyterian. com. First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia A liberal, welcoming and diverse congregation that affirms the dignity of all. Sunday services at 11 a.m. September-June and 10 a.m. July and August, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-563-3980; www. firstuu-philly.org. The First United Church of Germantown A sexual-minority-affirming congregation holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6001 Germantown Ave.; lunch follows; 215-438-3677. Gay Christian Singles Philly Burbs Provides support and fellowship for GLBT singles through discussion groups and social events; 610-457-2081; gcsphillyburbs@aol.com. Grace Epiphany Church A welcoming and diverse Episcopal congregation in Mt. Airy holds services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays, except for fifth Sundays, which hold services at 9:30 a.m., at 224 E. Gowen Ave., Mt. Airy; 215-248-2950. Holy Communion Lutheran Church ELCA Reconciling in Christ congregation worships Sundays at 9 a.m. at 2110 Chestnut St.; 215-567-3668; www.lc-hc.org/drupal. 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. Interweave Organization of LGBT Unitarians and allies meets monthly at Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill, N.J., 401 N. Kings Highway; 856-667-3618; www.uucinch.org. LC/NA Delaware Valley chapter A group for Lutherans who are not out in their own congregations meets at 7 p.m. fourth Sunday of the month at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-387-2885. Kol Tzedek Reconstructionist Synagogue committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community meets at Calvary Center, 801 S. 48th St.; 215764-6364; www.kol-tzedek.org.

Silverside Church Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; 302-478-5921. St. Asaph’s Church Inclusive and progressive Episcopal Church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays, with a contemplative communion at 8 a.m. at 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd; 610-664-0966; www. saintasaphs.org. St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; 215-646-2451; www. stjohnsambler.org. St. Luke and The Epiphany Church Open and welcoming church holds liturgy at 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays fall through winter and “Prayer Around the Cross” at 7 p.m. first Friday of the month at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-732-1918. St. Mary of Grace Parish Inclusive church in the Catholic tradition celebrates Mass at 6 p.m. Sundays in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media; 610-876-4067; www. inclusivecatholics.org. St. Mary’s Church Diverse and inclusive Episcopal church, with openly gay rector, celebrates Eucharist at 11 a.m. Sundays; adult forum is held at 9:30 a.m.; and evening prayer is at 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 3916 Locust Walk; 215-386-3916; www. stmarysatpenn.org. Tabernacle United Church Open and affirming congregation holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 3700 Chestnut St.; 215-386-4100. Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. at 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media. Children’s program pre-8th, 10:30 a.m.; youth programming 6 p.m. Sunday; 610-566-4853; www.uucdc. org. Unitarian Society of Germantown Welcoming congregation holds services 11 a.m. Sundays September-June and 10:30 a.m. July and August at 6511 Lincoln Drive (West Mt. Airy); 215-844-1157; www.usguu.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill Holds services at 10:15 a.m. at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; 856-667-3618. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, Mt. Airy Welcoming congregation holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays September-June at 6900 Stenton Ave.; 215-247-2561; www. uurestoration.us. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, South Jersey Shore Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays in Galloway Township, N.J.; 609-965-9400; www.uucsjs.org. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown Holds services at 10:30 a.m. at 1565 S. Keim St., Pottstown; 610-327-2662. United Christian Church Open, affirming and welcoming congregation holds services at 10:15 a.m. Sundays at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; 215946-6800. Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia Diverse, affirming GLBT congregation holds services at 2 p.m. Sundays at 55 N. Broad St.; 215-222-3180. University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 3637 Chestnut St. preceded by “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:30 with discussion of religious alienation and struggles of faith; 215-387-2885.

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