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PA couples sue for marriage equality

Senate committee passes ENDA The LGBT community has another victory to celebrate this week, as the federal Employment Nondiscrimination Act was voted out of a Senate committee, the first time it’s seen movement in several years. On July 10, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension voted 15-7 in favor of ENDA, which would protect members of the LGBT community from workplace discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The bill will now be brought to the Senate floor in the fall. Committee member Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania voted in favor of ENDA, along with all of his Democratic colleagues and three Republicans: Sens. Orrin Hatch, Lisa Murkowski and Mark Kirk. ENDA hasn’t seen a vote since it made it through a successful full House vote in 2007 but was not introduced in the Senate. The HELP committee is chaired by Sen. Tom Harkin, a longtime ENDA supporter. “This bill renews our historical commitment to the advancement of civil rights, and to the American ideal of a meritocracy in which people are judged on their talent, ability, and qualifications — not by the color of their skin, their religion, their gender, their national origin, their age, whether they have a disability, their sexual orientation or their gender identity,” Harkin said in a statement Wednesday. The bill was introduced in April by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and in the House by Rep. Jared Polis (DColo.). — Angela Thomas

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HISTORY IN HARRISBURG: Philadelphia residents Helena Miller (left) and wife Dara Raspberry, along with their 6-week-old daughter, spoke at a Tuesday press conference in Harrisburg announcing a historic challenge to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Miller and Raspberry are among 23 plaintiffs who are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and Philadelphia firm Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller. This is the first time that a lawsuit has challenged the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s marriage inequality. Photo: Dani Fresh

For the first time ever, samesex couples are suing the state of Pennsylvania for the right to marry. The American Civil Liberties Union and its Pennsylvania chapter Tuesday morning filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on behalf of 23 plaintiffs, who are calling on the federal court to declare that the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples in Pennsylvania is a constitutional violation. The ACLU is being assisted in the suit by firm Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, based in Philadelphia. Named as defendants in the suit are Gov. Tom Corbett, Health Secretary Michael Wolf, Attorney General Kathleen Kane and two registers of wills in Washington and Bucks counties, who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Nils Hagen-Frederiksen, Corbett’s press secretary, said the governor was not yet ready to release an official statement on the suit.

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Victims of the night: Stories of trans sex workers By Victoria A. Brownworth Special to PGN Final installment in a series Chantal,* Eva* and I are sitting in a taqueria in Kensington. We’re celebrating Eva getting a job in a nail salon, a job she was literally desperate for and is excited to have. Eva has been struggling to get out of sex work for “three long years. Feels like so much longer, you know?” She says she feels free, tossing her hair back in emphasis.

Eva looks happy. I know what it took for her to get to this place. Eva’s close friend Chantal got out a few months ago and has been urging Eva to do the same. “I’m done with that s---,” Chantal says, and makes a disgusted face. “Now I’m out, I see how bad I been treated and for how long?” She waves a beautifully manicured hand in an exaggerated, dismissive manner, as if she could brush away the pain of her years on the street that easily. As they talk about their new PAGE 13 lives and

“The complaint was filed, we received a copy and we’re in the process of reviewing it,” he said. Kane’s spokesperson, Joe Peter, said Tuesday that the office is “aware of the lawsuit filed this morning by the ACLU. We have the matter under review.” Mary Catherine Roper, senior staff attorney at the PA ACLU, said the agency’s decision to file the suit was directly related to last month’s Supreme Court ruling striking down a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal ban on same-sex marriage, as unconstitutional. Pennsylvania has had its own similar ban on same-sex marriage since 1996. “We’ve been preparing for this for a long time but didn’t file sooner because we were waiting for the decision. We knew what the Supreme Court said was going to matter,” Roper said, noting that she anticipates the landmark DOMA ruling will be at play in the state suit. “Justice Kennedy really expressed beautifully the harm that comes from not recognizing marriage for commitPAGE 5

By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com

OUT ON THE RIVER: Team Philadelphia chair Bob Szwajkos welcomed the bustling Our Night Out crowd to the Water Works Tuesday night. More than 200 guests packed the Boathouse Row venue for the monthly social, with this month’s festivities hosted by Team Philly, local LGBT sports clubs, GO Athletes and the Philadelphia Freedom Band. ONO will next be held Aug. 8 at M Restaurant. Photo: Scott A. Drake

A week after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a key section of the federal ban on same-sex marriage, attorneys in New Jersey asked the court to find New Jersey’s civil-union law unconstitutional. Lambda Legal filed a summary judgment motion July 3 asking Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson to avoid a trial and rule that the state’s civil-union law does not go far enough to protect same-sex couples and to instate marriage equality. Oral arguments in PAGE 12 the case are set for Aug.

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• Knowledge of the LGBT community and Washington West neighborhood • High School Diploma or equivalent • Certifications in the following: Housing Credit Certified Professional, Certified Occupancy Specialist, Specialist in Housing Credit Management would be a plus • 2 or more years’ experience in multi-family property management, including direct supervision of others • Proven Marketing and Leasing experience • Understanding of Low-Income Tax Credit system • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook • Proficiency in Yardi • Excellent customer service skills • Ability to perform in a busy, changing, multi-tasking work environment • Requires ability to physically inspect property (or properties) and individual units • Requires ability to read, speak, and comprehend the English language • Requires the ability to travel (between properties, on-call emergencies, training, etc.)

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MARCHING FOR FREEDOM: The Philadelphia Freedom Band performed in front of the Second National Bank on Chestnut Street as part of the Wawa Welcome America parade July 4. The LGBT marching band started participating in the city’s Independence Day parade in 2010 as the first-ever openly LGBT group. This year, the band and supporters headed to South Philly after the festivities for a post-parade barbecue. Photo: Scott A. Drake NEWS

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Some of the couples are married legally in discrimination legislation, of which he is other states, and others are not yet legally lead sponsor. “The majority of Pennsylvanians, who married. The lead plaintiffs are Deb and Susan support rights for the LGBT community, Whitewood of Bridgeville, just outside of are not being heard in state government Pittsburgh, as well as their two teenage right now,” he said. “I’d like to believe daughters. The couple has been together we could return to session and vote on a for 22 years and is also raising a 2-year-old bill to protect Pennsylvanians from disson. They have a civil union in Vermont. crimination and a bill promoting marriage Also from the Pittsburgh area are Dawn equality before the end of the year. But Plummer and Diana Polson and Fredia and the Pennsylvania legislature seems to lag Lynn Hurdle. behind the public — not by years, but by Philadelphia plaintiffs include Helena decades — so, unfortunately, this court case Miller and Dara Raspberry, Fernando Chang- may be the quickest way to full equality for our LGBT residents.” Muy and Len Rieser and Angela Gillem Roper said the PA and Gail Lloyd. Also ACLU recently hired from Philadelphia is a community orgaMaureen Hennessey, nizer who will lead a public-education whose partner of 29 years died in May. campaign around the Plaintiffs Ron importance of marriage equality, an Gebhardtsbauer and effort that will go Greg Wright live in hand-in-hand with State College, Edwin the lawsuit. Hill and David Palmer LEN RIESER (RIGHT) “We are not filin Bangor, Heather AND DAUGHTER ISABEL ing for an immediate and Kath Poehler in emergency motion that is not enough. So we don’t expect this Downingtown and to change the law,” to be over in a month or six months; it’s Marla Cattermole Roper said. “It’s really important to educate the court while and Julia Lobur in MAUREEN HENNESSEY important for the we’re educating the public about how this Harrisburg. court to hear basi- affects people and why equality is necesThe couples are diverse in age and other factors, Roper cally every reason why this is important and sary.” To v i e w t h e f u l l c o m p l a i n t , noted, with couples who are biracial, why they don’t have any reason to oppose African-American and other races. They the freedom to marry — other than disap- v i s i t w w w. a c l u p a . o rg / d ow n l o a d s / also run the gamut of socio-economic sta- proval of the lesbian and gay lifestyle, and Whitewoodcomplaint.pdf. ■ tus, with both blue- and white-collar workers whose occupations range from bank executive to dog walker. “We think it’s a really beautiful selection Deb and Susan Ron Gebhardtsbauer Fredia and Lynn Hurdle, of people,” Roper said. “We wanted to show Whitewood, Bridgeville and Greg Wright, State Pittsburgh how broadly this impacts people.” A 45-year-old stay-at-home College A 49-year-old truck driver At a press conference Tuesday to announce mom and a 49-year-old and a 43-year-old pediatA 60-year-old science prothe suit, Miller and Raspberry, Chang-Muy bank executive who have fessor at Penn State and a ric nurse who have been and Rieser and the Whitewoods joined the been together for 22 years 56-year-old acupuncturist together 22 years and have attorneys in speaking to the crowd. and have three children who have been together for one daughter “They spoke straight from the heart, 19 years and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house,” Abbey and Katie Helena Miller and Dara Aronchick said. “It was one of those times Whitewood, Bridgeville Raspberry, Philadelphia Angela Gillem and Gail where you know you’re in the middle of a The 16- and 15-year-old Lloyd, Philadelphia A 39-year-old teacher and ANGELA GILLEM (LEFT) major historic movement, one of those trandaughters of lesbian moms A 60-year-old clinical a 43-year-old emergencyAND GAIL LLOYD Photos: Dani Fresh scendental moments that hopefully we’re Deb and Susan Whitewood psychologist and Arcadia room doctor who have been all lucky enough to experience. I’ve been University professor and a together for six years and Mark Aronchick will be handling the involved in a lot of high-impact litigation, 55-year-old filmmaker and have one daughter Marla Cattermole and case for Hangley. Aronchick is the former and there is absolutely no other case I can visual artist who have been Julia Lobur, Harrisburg city solicitor and former chancellor of the remember that had more of a sense of hisA 54-year-old computer- together for 17 years Dawn Plummer and Philadelphia Bar Association. He helped tory and urgency and importance to it.” science professor at Penn Diana Polson, Pittsburgh The defendants will have 30 days to draft the LGBT nondiscrimination legisState and software archi- Maureen Hennessey, A 36-year-old anti-poverty lation in Lower Merion and chaired the respond, and could either file a motion to activist and a 37-year-old tect for the state and a 58- Philadelphia dismiss or answer the complaint, which town’s human-relations commission. year-old benefits manager A 5 3 - y e a r- o l d f o r m e r economic researcher who He said his firm was eager to take the would then prompt a discovery period, durfor the state who have been teacher whose partner of 29 have been together for 13 ing which time depositions will be taken. case pro-bono. years, with whom she raised years and have two sons together for 27 years “When we were asked by the ACLU if Next would come a round of briefings sevthree kids, died in May our firm, and me in particular, would con- eral months later, before any potential trial. Heather and Kath Fernando Chang“There’s nothing very sexy on the horisider taking this on, it took less than a nanoPoehler, Downingtown Muy and Len Rieser, Ed Hill and David second to say yes,” Aronchick said. “The zon, and litigation can go in lots of different A 44-year-old nonprofit Palmer, Bangor Philadelphia case filed today is as important as any civil- directions depending on how the defendants A 58-year-old and a 64- A 67-year-old retired fed- worker and 41-year-old rights case pending in any federal court in respond,” Roper said. year-old who are both eral worker and a 65- dog trainer who have been State Rep. Dan Frankel (D-23rd Dist.), the country. I think this is the next chapter attorneys and teach at the year-old retired museum together for 10 years co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, following Windsor and Perry.” University of Pennsylvania executive who run a bed The attorneys spent several months iden- said that the court case may be the most Law School and who have and breakfast and are celtifying and interviewing potential plaintiffs, expedient way to bring marriage equality been together for 32 years ebrating their 25th anniverRoper said, and limited the list to 10 cou- to Pennsylvania, considering the legislative and have a daughter sary in August ples, who represent all corners of the state. stalemate on issues such as the LGBT nonACLU from page 1

ted couples, the lack of dignity and insult to the couple and their children. Hopefully what he said will help frame the conversation about what this is really about.” The suit, Whitewood v. Corbett, contends that excluding gays and lesbians from marriage violates their constitutional rights to due process and equal protection, and does not “rationally further any legitimate government interest,” the question considered in the rational-basis review of a law. “We’re making a lot of the same arguments that the ACLU made in the Windsor case,” Roper said. “We wouldn’t expect the same ruling because a lot of what Justice Kennedy talked about was the prerogative of the state to deal with marriage issues, as opposed to the federal government. But he identified a lot of reasons that the federal government really didn’t have a reason to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples, and in this case we feel that the state also does not have a reason to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.”

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Local author wins book award By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com Local LGBT activist Liz Bradbury has taken her work for LGBT inclusion into the literary world — and was recently recognized for that effort. Bradbury, of Allentown, won the top award in lesbian mystery fiction in the mystery category at the Golden Crown Literary Society Conference June 29 for her book “Being the Steel Drummer: A Maggie Gale Mystery.” Bradbury’s passion for writing is a family trait; her father worked as an editor for publishing company DoubleDay, which sparked her interest in the literary world. “I was interested in mysteries and used to tell him that I would write a book,” she said. “I loved mysteries but the ones I read didn’t have any lesbian characters that spoke to me. I wanted to write mysteries that included sexy scenes and a recognizable character who was a strong out lesbian and that displayed a relationship between two women.” With “Steel Drummer,” the second in a series, Bradbury sought to develop strong lesbian characters that were relatable and realistic. “I wanted my characters to be lesbians and out lesbians, where the character was really celebrating their lesbian identity,” she said. “A lot of the characters in books I have read seemed unhappy with their lives; they couldn’t get a girlfriend, they were alcoholics and didn’t have good relationships, which is grim and unnecessary. I wanted to write about somebody who was really out and happy and successful in their relationship and had great friends.” In addition to writing, Bradbury is the executive director of the Pennsylvania Diversity Network and has been an LGBT activist for years. She has lived in Allentown for 25 years and said she has always felt welcomed in

the city. “A l l e n t o w n is a pretty progressive city. We have an antidiscrimination ordinance and have protections for gender identity. It is a very diverse city.” Not only does Bradbury draw some of her influence from LGBT-friendly Allentown, but also from other mystery authors such as Agatha Christie and Sue Grafton. “I like writers who write strong female characters. I was influenced by them and particularly like contemporary mysteries and wanted my character to be funny and have thrills and excitement.” Bradbury, who owns Boudica Publishing, which produced her series, said she was both surprised and honored to receive the award for “Steel Drummer,” which was published last year. “I was very excited and I didn’t think I was going to win because the field was very strong and I thought it would be hard for me to be successful because my book is self-published. I was very honored as a self-published author,” she said. Bradbury is currently working on the third and fourth installments in the series, which started with “Angel Food and Devil Dogs,” and will continue with several patterns. “It is an alphabetical series. The covers of my books are in rainbow colors as well, with the first in red and second in orange. I want it to be that when these books are placed on library shelves, it is a blatant rainbow.” For more information, visit www.lizbradbury.boudicapublishing.com. ■

News Briefing Rosewood to reopen in September Rosewood, an LGBT bar and restaurant that was closed in June due to building-code violations, will reopen in September, according to co-owners Michael and William Weiss. Rosewood is located at 1300-02 Walnut St. and is contiguous to Woody’s Bar. It was closed June 5 by the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections due to alleged electrical, plumbing and licensing violations. William Weiss said he expects to receive a certificate of occupancy from L&I shortly, which will verify that Rosewood is in full compliance with all building codes. “There were a couple of minor things we had to do,” he told PGN. “I have no doubt [Rosewood] will pass final inspection [by L&I].” Maura Kennedy, a spokesperson for L&I, had no comment for this story. William Weiss also said a party to celebrate Rosewood’s reopening is being planned for the first week in September. “We’ll have a new and improved menu,” he added. The Weiss brothers purchased the 130002 Walnut St. building last year and opened Rosewood in April 2012.

Fundraiser for AIDS Law Project The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will hold its 14th annual summer-movie

fundraiser July 19 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Walnut St. “This year’s event will feature the movie ‘Hollywood Party,’ starring Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy,” said Ronda B. Goldfein, the agency’s director. “Several short films which are guaranteed to please will also be screened.” The event begins at 6 p.m. with light snacks and drinks, and screening of the 67minute feature film begins at 7:30 p.m. The agency is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Goldfein encouraged supporters to attend the fundraiser. “All year long, the AIDS Law Project does incredibly important work,” Goldfein continued. “The summer movie party is an opportunity to let our hair down a little bit and to have some fun. So we’d love to see our friends join us for a little summer fun.” Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and can be purchased at www.aidslawpa.org or by calling 215-587-9377. — Timothy Cwiek

Tennis legend headlines center benefit Join out tennis champion Billie Jean King for a discussion at 5:30 p.m. July 16 at the Villanova Pavillion, 800 E. Lancaster Ave. William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Barlett will moderate the conversation. The discussion will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $125, with $25 of each ticket benefiting the William Way LGBT Community Center. Ticket cost includes the discussion portion, a reception with King including beverages and hors d’oeurves and a box seat to that evening’s match between the Philadelphia Freedoms and the New York Sportimes. To purchase tickets, visit www.freedomstix.ticketfly.com and use promo BJKCONVO.

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Contest celebrates same-sex couples The Small Moments Project and dating app Distinc.tt are looking for samesex couples to share their love stories. Couples can submit videos about their relationships and its “small moments” through July 31, and a winner will be chosen through viewer votes in August. The winner will receive a honeymon package from Stowe Mountain Lodge or a weekend getaway to the Helix Hotel in Washington, D.C. Contests will resume quarterly. For more information, visit www. smallmomentsproject.com.

Family group hosts annual picnic Philadelphia Family Pride will host its annual Summer Potluck Picnic at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. July 13. The picnic, which is sponsored by Jerner & Palmer, P.C., is free for PFP members and $10 for non-members and includes admission to the zoo. Make sure to bring a salad, appetizer, entrée or serving utensils to share for the picnic. RSVP to Stephanie Haynes at Stephanie_Haynes@mail.vresp.com.

LGBT senior-housing discussion T h e W i l l i a m Wa y L G B T Community Center and the American Planning Association will host a panel discussion on the John. C. Anderson LGBT-friendly senior residences at 7 p.m. July 18 at the center, 1315 Spruce St. The discussion will focus on project management/development, senior programming, LGBT needs, funding and planning. Panelists will include Sharon E. Maclean of the Philadelphia Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Kate Clark, policy and program development planner for GenPhilly; Deborah McColloch, director of the Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development; Ed Miller, senior programs coordinator at William Way; Mark Segal, president of the dmhFund and PGN publisher; and Jane Vincent, MidAtlantic regional administrator for HUD. Registration for the event ranges from $5-$15. For more information, visit www.lgbthousing.eventbrite. com. ■ — Angela Thomas

Jacket still at issue in Morris case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com If federal officials agree to investigate the Nizah Morris case, a key issue in dispute is whether police put a jacket over Morris’ face as she clung to life with a fractured skull. Morris was a transgender woman found Dec. 22, 2002, with blunt-force head trauma shortly after receiving a “courtesy ride” from police. She died two days later, and her homicide is unsolved. In 2006, witness Paul Brennan told the Police Advisory Commission that a police officer at the scene, later identified as Thomas Berry, put a jacket over Morris’ face at 16th and Walnut streets, where she was unconscious. Brennan said he drove west on Walnut Street to 16th Street, where he saw Berry have a conversation with medics. Then, he said, medics wheeled over a gurney and lifted Morris onto it without stabilizing her neck, while Berry placed a jacket over her face. The medics were identified as Teresa Height and Steve McCarthy. Berry, however, told the PAC that Officer Michael Givens blocked westbound traffic on the 1500 block of Walnut during the time that Brennan said he drove west to 16th Street. The PAC never resolved the conflicting testimony. But in April, the PAC asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Morris case. DOJ officials hadn’t replied to the request at presstime. Givens didn’t give a statement to the PAC, and no evidence corroborating Berry’s testimony about the traffic flow has been released. Police spokesperson Lt. John Stanford told PGN the department wasn’t “able to grant that request to have [Berry and Givens] speak on the case in detail at this time.” Advocates for Morris have expressed concern that Berry falsified his testimony to impugn Brennan’s credibility. Brennan came forward after he read an article that Morris lived for two more days. PAC members asked Brennan

why he thought Morris was dead at 16th and Walnut. “The lack of emergency lights on the vehicles,” Brennan replied. “There seemed to be a lack of urgency in tending to the situation. The fact that there was nobody tending to her during the time that I was there. And the fact that the jacket was placed on her face.” Berry testified that he couldn’t recall anyone placing a jacket over Morris’ face. Berry also told the PAC he never left Morris’ side until medics placed her on a gurney. “I stayed with her the whole time,” Berry testified. But Brennan said the officer left Morris unattended for several minutes while speaking with medics in the ambulance. In his PAC testimony, Berry estimated medics spent fewer than 10 minutes with Morris prior to transporting her to Jefferson University Hospital. “Rescue showed up,” Berry testified. “They came right over. They asked me what happened. They had their stretcher with them, and they took Miss Morris straight to the hospital.” But Berry’s testimony is contradicted by 911 recordings indicating that medics remained at the scene for 34 minutes. Also on the tapes, motorist Oscar Padilla is heard diverting traffic prior to Berry’s arrival. There’s no indication on the tapes that Givens assisted. Local authorities claim to have no 911 recordings in their Morris investigative files. Rich Wilson, chair of the Justice for Nizah committee, said a federal probe could clarify several issues in the case, including the jacket incident. “The 911 tapes raise fair questions about the case that local authorities have refused to deal with,” Wilson said. “A federal probe could get to the bottom of what happened.” PAC chair Ronda B. Goldfein agreed. “ T h e PAC h a s l i m i t e d resources,” Goldfein said. “We have two investigators. We couldn’t possibly dedicate the resources that would be necessary to do the investigation justice. That’s why we suggested that entities with more resources take a look at it.” ■

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Offering incentives for the future Q: My partner and I have three children and are looking for guidance on how to best plan to leave a legacy for them when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gone that will encourage them to continue their education and charitable work. Is it possible to still maintain some control of our assets when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gone? A: It sounds like you would like to know how far you can go in using your estate to provide rewards for actions and behaviors you would like to see carried out by your heirs. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case, you will probably find yourself limited more by your imagination and ability to foresee circumstances than by legal constraints.

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Incentive Trusts: Keeping a steady hand on the tiller A good legacy may work wonders for those left behind, but you may feel that your heirs need more than just financial benefit from your estate. If you would like to provide direction to your heirs and help ensure they pursue important life goals, you may consider including incentive trusts in your estate plans. Where you can focus your legacy Following are some themes commonly contained in incentive trusts. Education: Incentive trusts have been used to provide extra support to heirs who pursue advanced degrees, focus on designated fields of study or attend specified institutions. Some trusts are designed to reward outstanding scholarship and academic achievement. Some permit withholding support from those who fail to meet minimum levels of accomplishment. Moral and family values: Within our LGBT community, some trusts are intended to promote family life by providing income support to heirs who choose to stay at home with children. Some offer bonuses for childbearing, foster care or adoption. Some withhold benefits from those heirs who might be convicted of a crime or fail a prescribed drug or alcohol-screening test. Business and vocational choices: Entrepreneurs can use trusts to provide incentives to heirs who help carry on

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Charitable and religious opportunities: Many LGBT parents and their children participate in some form of organized religion. Some trusts are designed to encourage religious behavior by requiring specific observances. Some trusts provide funds for dues or other costs associated with religious participation. Some subsidize heirs who choose missionary work or other religious vocations. Some provide matching funds for heirs’ contributions to favored organizations. Structuring an incentive trust Incentive trusts can provide many of the same benefits as other types of trusts. For example, by placing assets in a properly designed trust, you can move them out of your estate in order to manage tax liabilities more efficiently. You can also ensure that assets will be managed professionally and held securely through a stable financial institution. In addition, there are a number of considerations for trust design that may be especially significant for incentive trusts: Goal-setting: The goals you wish to achieve with your incentives can be judged only by the terms you specify in your trust documents. Therefore, the most effective incentive trusts spell out concrete goals and offer objective, verifiable criteria for assessing their achievement. For example, if you provide incentives for educational achievement, you will want to indicate a threshold grade-point average rather than just saying “good grades.” You will also want to spell out the precise reward for achieving each goal. Trustee selection: Interpretation and enforcement of your trust terms typically will fall into the hands of your designated trustee. Welldesigned trusts not only name a trustee, but also list alternates and/or include provisions for naming a new trustee if the primary trustee becomes unavailable or incapacitated. Since a trustee’s decisions should be completely objective, be sure to designate a person that has no stake in the outcome of any trust provision. Also, be sure that the trustee is not a potential beneficiary of the trust. Treatment of beneficiaries: Many trust creators try to be sure that all potential beneficiaries have equal opportunities to earn rewards from the trust. For instance, a beneficiary who excels at a vocation such as teaching, music or the arts should be rewarded just as someone who becomes a physician or an executive or chooses some other generally more lucrative career. Likewise, it is common that incentive trusts also have special provisions to provide assistance for beneficiaries with special needs. Flexibility: Unforeseen events may interfere with carrying out the intentions of the trust in the future. Your beneficiaries may face illness, catastrophe or economic hardships that interfere with their ability to comply with trust terms. Therefore, you may want to lay out conditions

under which your trustee can deviate from your blueprint in order to adapt when necessary. Limitations to keep in mind Incentive trusts may be subject to what is called the rule of perpetuities, a legal concept that says trusts must be liquidated at some point after their creation. This rule is enforced in many, but not all, states. It applies to trusts that are created in the state where the rule is enforced (you may generally create a trust in any state, not just the state in which you reside). As a consequence, you will want to be sure that any trust you do create can last for as long as needed to achieve your goals. Certain types of incentive trusts may also be subject to the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax. Where an incentive trust fits the complex definition of a GST, the rules limit the aggregate amounts that can be placed in the trust without incurring a tax of about half of the value in the trust. In some instances, life insurance can augment the amounts permitted under GST rules. An incentive trust can be a powerful tool to help you provide continuing guidance and direction to your heirs. Yet creating such a trust involves complex legal, tax and investment-management choices. For this reason, be sure to seek advice from trusted legal and financial professionals. ■ Jeremy R. Gussick is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer.* Jeremy specializes in the financial-planning needs of the LGBT community and was recently named a 2012 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager by Philadelphia Magazine.** He is active with several LGBT organizations in the Philadelphia region, including the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, the Greater Philadelphia Professional Network and the Independence Business Alliance. OutMoney appears monthly. If you have a question for Jeremy, you can contact him at Jeremy.gussick@lpl.com. LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor. Member FINRA/SIPC.

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Creep of the Week

D’Anne Witkowski

Tony Perkins

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PA Pride Pennsylvania hasn’t given its progressive citizens much to be proud of as of late. Our legislature just passed a budget stripped of needed Medicaid expansions. Our schools are in desperate need of support and reform. Our state is becoming the holdout of the Northeast, as state after nearby state adopts marriage-equality laws. Our state has yet to even adopt basic LGBT nondiscrimination protections. But this week, our own citizens gave us quite a bit to be proud of. Twenty-three plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, the first suit of its kind to ever be filed in Pennsylvania. Winning marriage equality in Pennsylvania could be a complex web of litigation and legislation but, ultimately, it could be these 23 people who will make the best case for the freedom to marry in Pennsylvania. Each of these individuals has a story to tell. They hail from all over the state and represent all sectors of the LGBT community — men, women, black, white, seniors, young people, parents, widows. They range from stay-at-home moms to small-business owners to retirees to executives to veterans. But, despite their differences, they all share one commonality: They have been detrimentally impacted by their inability to marry their loved one. They have been denied health-insurance coverage, been made to pay inheritance taxes, been prevented from seeing their partners in the hospital, forced to carry powers-of-attorney with them at all times in case of an emergency — all because the state does not recognize their relationships, many of which they’ve been in for decades. Apart from the logistical and financial struggles, there is the emotional burden, as some couples have been forced to consider leaving their home state for better legal recognition, or to have to explain marriage inequality to their young children. They stood on the steps of the Capital Rotunda in Harrisburg Tuesday morning and declared that they had had enough — enough discrimination, enough unfairness and enough denial of basic rights. The fight for marriage equality in the Keystone State is sure to be a tough one; with a conservative legislature and governor and a sharp divergence of views throughout the state, few political pundits have put Pennsylvania on the list of the next states to sanction marriage equality. But this case, however, may mark a new era in the marriage-equality movement in Pennsylvania; as opposed to LGBT-rights issues being considered abstract and unattainable, this suit puts a public face to this fight and a real fervor behind it. These 23 plaintiffs are everyday citizens, and their relatability could be integral in communicating to a vast body of stakeholders — the court, the legislature and, very importantly, the public — why they don’t deserve discrimination. While these 23 are ordinary Pennsylvanians, their contributions to our state’s LGBT-rights movement will be extraordinary. ■

And so it was that the Defense of Marriage Act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and Proposition 8 was dead in California. And the gays did celebrate across the land. Meanwhile, after crying many tears, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins went on “Meet the Press” to apologize to LGBT people. “I was wrong,” he said, “and also a real dick. I’m sorry.” He then pulled off his microphone and walked into the ocean. He was last spotted on a gay cruise ship performing his one-man comedic monologue, “Research THIS: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Gays.” Ha ha, just kidding. Perkins did, indeed, go on “Meet the Press,” but rather than apologizing, he equated people who vote in favor of marriage equality to people who use violence to steal cars. “Essentially what [the Supreme Court] has done is that they’ve dragged ‘we the people’ from behind the wheel of this republic and carjacked the nation,” Perkins said. “And this never ends up good.” And by “this,” I assume he means his carjacking analogy because I am having a lot of trouble picturing Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the deciding vote in the DOMA case, pistolwhipping a soccer mom at a gas station and taking off in her minivan. But I guess I just lack Perkins’ vivid and bizarre imagination. “Americans will begin to see that with same-sex marriage does not come a hope chest, rather it’s a Pandora’s box,” he continued. Oh boy, here we go. The reality train is about to jump the rails. “We’ll see parents who pay taxes to send their kids to school, those schools are going to start teaching those children values that are in contrast with the parents,” Perkins wailed. Oh, the horror! God forbid children be exposed to a world where not everyone agrees with and thinks like them! Listen, if you’re terrified that the “values” you’ve been teaching your kids will be exposed as

bullshit the minute your kid starts public school, then it’s time to reevaluate your values. “We’re already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail!” Perkins continued. “I can’t think of anything that’s more un-American than that.” Oh, hey, I can think of something more un-American than that: saddling a specific segment of the population with a law solely intended to demean and humiliate their love lives and their families and relegate them to second-class-citizen status. But no, to Perkins it’s un-American to tell a florist they can’t say to a lesbian couple, “Oh, I won’t do the flowers for your wedding because you make Jesus puke.” Because that’s protected religious speech, according to Perkins. Never mind that if this same florist said such a thing to, say, an interracial couple, their shop would be vilified by everyone but the most ardent Paula Deen supporters. When “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer pointed out that support for marriage equality is on the rise and that Perkins may be “behind the times” on this issue, Perkins brushed him off saying that Americans are just going through a phase. “I think as Americans see that there’s a lot more to same-sex marriage than simply two people who love each other, that they’ll have time to reconsider this,” he said, willfully blind to the fact that scores of soldiers in the “culture war” are jumping ship all around him. ■

“We’re already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in samesex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail! I can’t think of anything that’s more unAmerican than that.”

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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LGBT images on the screen and beyond Over a recent breakfast with Jason, our The play opened a year before Stonewall, conversation took an interesting turn. He and it was a huge success since it was a and I were discussing a nonfiction article he first. When it opened, gay men were just was writing where the major gay character thrilled to finally not be invisible so they dies at the end. Ah, a spoiler, but welcomed it. It was well-written and directed, but a new I’m giving away the end since it LGBT America was about to makes a great point that recently take the stage at the Stonewall, hasn’t seen the light of discussion in our community. and the new gay-rights movement. And overnight, the show To Jason it was just another was relabeled as a group of gay story, but I took deep offense at the main romantic character self-loathing stereotypes, and got lumped in with “The Chalk dying, and I actually began to get angry and all of a sudden I Garden” as another oppressive heard myself say, “Why do all work. the gay characters have to die, Watching the film gave me a end up in jail or be pitiful?” I new appreciation for those who went on to explain that up until brought it to the stage, and as one almost the 1990s, gay characters of those who protested it in New (when they saw the light of day) York City, I now understand that Mark Segal it was a step in the right direcwere always people to be pitied. tion; at least we weren’t invisible “The Chalk Garden,” where the and the next play about LGBT people could “lesbian” kills herself, “Boys in the Band,” be produced and possibly be a better examwhere we’re all self-loathing or stoned all ple. the time, to Al Pacino’s two contributions: I now wonder if “Boys in the Band” actu“Dog Day Afternoon,” where he plays a gay ally led the way in bringing the community bank robber to get the funds to have a sexout of the closet. Watching the documentary change operation for his boyfriend, or his shows the viewer how far we have come. other delight, “Cruising,” which makes it Things are changing, and the best examseem as though the entire LGBT community ples are the various LGBT film festivals is into whips, chains and leather. Ah, but this was the beginning of enlightenment and around the nation where you see LGBT people crafting films about their community he was in reality saving the gay community and culture. The point is, my generation has from a gay S&M serial killer. seen negative characters, then a disease devVito Russo wrote volumes about this astate our community, while younger genstereotyping of our community on the silver screen, like in his legendary book “The erations are beginning to feel the freedoms Celluloid Closet.” of the long march from oppression. Their So we decided to watch a documentary vision is different from those of us who have on the subject, “Making the Boys.” It’s fought to change media and society. And about how the first-ever play written about that means our work has been a success. the “real lives” of gay men made it to the Not sure how Jason’s character will end off-Broadway stage in 1968. It was called up, but we both learned a lesson. ■ “Boys in the Band.” It was later made into Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the nation’s a movie, which is available to rent, and if most-award-winning commentator in LGBT you have not heard of or seen it and want to media. He can be reached at mark@epgn. know more about your community and our com. history, it’s a must.

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Street Talk Are the slurs of Paula Deen and Alec Baldwin equally offensive? “I think Paula Deen’s statements were more serious. They were made in the course of a deposition. They have legal Katelin Bannon ramifications. online administrator What she Los Angeles said was offensive on many different levels. Alec Baldwin was offensive as well but he’s had numerous tirades in the past. People don’t take him seriously. He always apologizes, and it’s over with.”

“I wasn’t offended by what either person said. It’s not like Paula Deen or Alec Baldwin personally Francho Robinson insulted me. home inspector They have Fairmount a right to say what they want. I use the 'N' word all the time. It’s not directed against anyone in a negative way. People are too uptight these days. Just let these things roll off your back. Don’t take everything personally.”

“What they said was equally offensive. It was totally inappropriate. They’re public figures. Larhonda Smith They should dispatcher be more West Philadelphia conscious of people’s feelings. I’m not saying they should suffer economically but they need to stop using those words. It’s unacceptable.”

“Alec Baldwin’s words were more of a freak-out. They were spontaneous. It’s harder to read that Hadar Spector much into hostess them. I give Graduate Hospital more weight to Paula Deen’s statements, considering the context in which they were made. She had more time to think about what she was saying. It shows more about her opinions.”

Matthew I. Hirsch

The defeat of DOMA: Does it mean the end of marriage inequality in U.S. immigration law? On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional. Writing for the majority, Justice Kennedy found that DOMA violated the equal-protection clause of the Constitution. The court’s rejection of DOMA has wide-ranging implications and means that, under federal law, married samesex couples will be treated the same as traditional couples.

In practical terms, the decision means that married same-sex couples will have the same rights as traditional married couples in such areas as income tax, estate tax, health privacy and other federally regulated areas — including immigration. Since the elimination of quotas, family unity has been a cornerstone of U.S. immigration policy. Under the current system, two-thirds of all legal

immigration is family-sponsored, and roughly two-thirds of that is applications for marriage-based permanent residence. And while U.S. citizens and permanent residents have sponsored foreignborn spouses for green cards for decades, for just as long, immigration benefits have been denied to same-sex couples. In fact, for a variety of reasons, including stigma and futility, few same-sex couples even filed

for marriage-based permanent residence. One notable exception was U.S. citizen Richard Adams who, in 1975, got a license from the clerk of Boulder, Colo., and married his Australian partner, Anthony Sullivan. What followed is a story that will take its place in American civil-rights history alongside other episodes of racial, religious and ethnic discrimination in the U.S. Sullivan had entered the U.S.

as a visitor. To stay, he would need to become a lawful permanent resident. Following their marriage, Adams filed papers with the INS seeking lawful permanent residence — a green card — for Sullivan. Before long, the INS issued its decision. The denial by an officer in Denver included the stinging remark: “A bona fide marriage cannot exist between two f*****s”, using a harsh slang for PAGE 12

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15. The motion was filed on behalf of Garden State Equality and six same-sex couples, whose suit against the state was initially filed in 2011. In the new filing, Lambda contends that, because the nation’s top court found that denying federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples is unconstitutional, and the current civil-union law prevents samesex couples from accessing federal recognition afforded to others, it is a violation of the 2006 New Jersey Supreme Court decision mandating that sam-sex couples be “afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by married same-sex couples.” Lambda Legal deputy legal director Hayley Gorenberg said it is evident that the civil-union law doesn’t meet that order. “Since 2007, we have been speaking to people about how the civil unions were going for them. By 2010 it was clear that

civil unions were not providing equality in their day-to-day lives,” Gorenberg said. Gorenberg said that the group of same-sex couples is a mix of original plaintiffs in the 2002 case, which paved the way for the civilunion law, and new couples and their children. “The children are plaintiffs in this case because they suffer from the results of their families not being treated equally,” she said. Gorenberg said immediately after the SCOTUS rulings, the plaintiffs, Lambda Legal and Garden State Equality discussed the impact

the rulings could have on their case. “We conferenced before the judge and said the ruling from SCOTUS gives us the material we need to say that this case is over on the law, aside from the fact that one doesn’t need a trial to see that civil unions and barring people from marriage does not provide equality,” she said. “When we started the case, the federal benefits were off limits due to DOMA. With DOMA repealed, people in New Jersey are still denied the full range of federal benefits, so based on that complaint, and that we won the ruling in

“With DOMA repealed, people in New Jersey are still denied the full range of federal benefits, so based on that complaint, and that we won the ruling in 2006 that the state constitution requires equality, we do not need a trial on this matter.”

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gay men. But Sullivan and Adams were not deterred. They challenged the denial, eventually reaching the Court of Appeals, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court. Fighting against tradition and societal mores, the citizen spouse argued that the denial represented indefensible discrimination under the U.S. Constitution. That court’s decision found for the INS and upheld the denial of benefits to Adams’ partner. What followed for Adams and Sullivan was a nomadic life. Faced with the possibility of deportation, they left America and lived abroad, separated from family and unable to legally reside together in the U.S. They eventually returned and, facing the risk of deportation, lived together for years as a committed gay couple. Adams died in December. Sullivan, his Australian mate of 41 years, took care of him to the end. At the time of his death, Adams knew that the DOMA decision was coming. He died before the issuance of that historic decision, and before it was possible for Sullivan to legalize his status as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. Adams also died before he could see his undocumented spouse, Sullivan,

2006 that the state constitution requires equality, we do not need a trial on this matter.” N.J. Gov. Chris Christie opposes marriage equality and last year vetoed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Christie instead advocated for a public referendum on the issue. Lawmakers are planning a veto-override vote, and there is also legislation pending that would put the issue to the public. Gorenberg, however, said the state should not have to wait for either a bill or a ballot for the freedom to marry. “There are different roads to equality and whatever would stop the harm to New Jersey same-sex couples and their children fastest is the best because each day that goes by, people are denied their rights,” she said. “That said, we have a really ambitious argument schedule, and we are going into oral arguments Aug. 15 and there is a good chance that our case will provide the quickest avenue on action.” ■

honored at the annual benefit of the American Immigration Council. There, to a thunderous outpouring of support, the understated Sullivan accepted that organization’s Immigrant Achievement Award, for himself and for his late spouse. His retelling of their saga, so poignant just days after the DOMA decision, brought stillness to the clamorous room. Adams and Sullivan were pioneers in the fight for marriage equality. Their failed attempt to obtain marriage-based permanent residence in the U.S. was a casualty of its time, but the decision in that case foreshadowed the tidal change reflected in the DOMA decision and the decision overturning California’s ban on gay marriage. Within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision, the White House issued a statement declaring support for marriage equality. Soon after, DHS Secretary Napolitano announced that the agencies within her department, including Citizenship and Immigration Services, would begin to implement the ruling. Within days, news came that the CIS, which had been holding same-sex cases in abeyance, approved its first-ever marriage-based petition for a same-sex couple.

News of the approval spread quickly. Years of advocacy by activist organizations and individuals had made marriage between same-sex couples a reality. For Sullivan, it was too late; his spouse was gone. But for thousands of others, what was once an unlikely dream had become a reality. The changes brought by the DOMA decision will present challenges. Just as there was before the DOMA decision, there will be those who try to use phony marriages to obtain immigration benefits. But laws and procedures already exist to investigate, prevent and punish that kind of abuse. Most importantly, for couples married in states that allow samesex marriage, the DOMA decision will open the door to legal permanentresidence status, enabling families to stay together, the sanctity of their relationship recognized by the U.S. Constitution. ■ Matthew I. Hirsch is an immigration lawyer in suburban Philadelphia. In addition to serving as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Widener University, he is a longtime member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council.

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plans for the future, it’s obvious Chantal and Eva know just how fortunate they are. Chantal has told me she “got out just in time.” Three bad things happened to her back to back: an arrest, a near-overdose and a bad john, all in the span of a few weeks — and “I took it as a sign, you know? Sometimes you got to watch for a sign, and when it come, you have to pay attention. Truth.” The arrest wasn’t her first, but it scared Chantal badly. Another friend, Leticia*, was arrested for a third time a few months before Chantal and went to jail this time — no fine and warning, but an actual plea deal and time. Time Leticia must serve in a man’s prison, time where she will not get the treatments she needs or the protection she deserves. As Aamina Morrison, coordinator at Trans-health Information Project notes soberly, transpeople end up in jail for many reasons and the trauma to them can be devastat-

ing. So for Chantal, Leticia’s conviction was shattering. “It scared me, no question about that,” said Chantal. It scared her so much, it led to her near-overdose on a mix of “Percs and Remy” — Percocet pain pills and cognac, a high an older transwoman turned her onto when she was a teenager. The mix of painkillers and alcohol is a favorite among many of the women I met and, unlike other kinds of recreational drugs, is easy to obtain. Chantal hasn’t stopped taking Percs. She is just “more careful” when she “takes my little trips.” But that night — the night she took too much — it was Eva who found Chantal sprawled on the floor “all passed-out and her eyes just rolled back” when she came to get her for an evening of work. Eva, who is shorter and slighter than Chantal, managed to prop her up and put ice water on her face and chest until she got Chantal conscious again. Eva kept her conscious for three hours

until the effects of the doubledosing began to wear off. But it was a close call for them both. I asked why Eva hadn’t called 911. She just looked at me. “Whatchuthink?” she said, her voice clipped with anger. “No cops. They not going to help us,” she added vehemently. Then she explained how police had harassed her before, had harassed all her sex-worker friends. “Because we black, because we do what we do. I got some [police] I like,” she says, and half smiles, but then adds, “but most? They hate me, I hate them right back.” Problems for transgender people with police and paramedics have been reported in many cities. The 2002 case of Nizah Morris, who died of a head wound after being let out of a police car in Center City, has long been considered by the LGBT community to be a glaring case of police mistreatment of a transwoman. Although both Eva and Chantal were kids when

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Morris died, I didn’t doubt they had heard her story and that of other transpersons whose medical needs had come second to curiosity over their gender. Morrison points out that transpeople often come to TIP instead of police because of the fraught relationship between the trans community and the police or equal tensions between people of color and the PPD. “I have heard and know of so many heartbreaking stories,” Morrison explains, “some of them ending in people spending their lives in prison for defending themselves.” Chantal knows that might have happened to her the night she got her final “sign” that she needed to get out of sex work. It was a story I have heard from about two-dozen transwomen sex workers I have met and interviewed since March: Men using transwomen for their sexual fetishes, many of them violent. For Chantal, it was a sex date gone wrong with a man who

wanted to choke her. Chantal, who is of average build and height, said the man was “just so strong. He didn’t look like he be that strong at all.” But he was. He was so strong that Chantal lost consciousness. She came to on the edge of a place called Harrowgate Park in Kensington. Chantal tells me it’s the last trick she will ever turn, “on my Mom’s life,” she insists. What made Chantal’s experience of being choked so frightening wasn’t the actual choking — she says she’s been choked by “dates” before — or even that she was unconscious. She says it was that “that guy thought I was dead, you know what I’m saying? He thought he killed me. And he just put me there [in the park] like I was some trash from his car.” Harrowgate Park has a disturbing history in Kensington. Pretty from a distance, the park — a full four-square at Kensington and Tioga — is well-known in the working-class area for drugs, PAGE 14 prostitution

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and, not that long ago, murder. In 2010 and 2011, a spate of murders of prostitutes by a man dubbed the Kensington Strangler had the entire neighborhood scared. Chantal knew about the killings, but she wasn’t working in Kensington at that time. But when she tells her story, she says she thinks that’s what it must have been like for the women who were murdered. Except those women never woke up. The three of us have finished eating and Eva wants to show me where she’ll be working. It is, she says, the “best day of my life.” It’s the first day of the rest of her life, I tell her, and she hugs me. “Yes,” she says, her voice barely a whisper. Christian Lovehall, Philadelphia trans activist and co-founder of the Philly Trans*March, has strong words of support for the city’s trans sex workers, who he asserts are in a constant struggle for survival. Like Morrison, Lovehall points to the grim reality that a majority of the city’s trans sex workers, male as well as female, are people of color, which makes them doubly discriminated against. Transmen sex workers (who were not interviewed for this series because the focus was on women) also face violence and discrimination, Lovehall said. “Sex work for trans women of color has been a means for survival for many while living in a

world designed for you to fail,” he explains, referencing the very issues Eva and Chantal have been facing. “Sex work is also increasingly becoming a way of survival for many trans men as well,” Lovehall asserts, pointing to the underlying issues for this dangerous trend that put trans people at significant risk. “It’s a result of society’s fetishizing the trans body of color and not seeing us as human beings.” Malik Moorer knows all about the dangers of this kind of fetishizing, because Stacy Blahnik, his wife of seven years and a transwoman, was murdered. The pain over her brutal death is still fresh for him, his love for her still apparent. And his concerns for the community — which he acknowledges he was always an outsider in, if an ally of, because he is not transgender — run deep. So, too, does his unsettled feeling that the PPD never investigated Blahnik’s murder the way they would have had she not been transgender. “I care about transgender rights,” he says, his voice full of passion. “You have a constitutional right to be, to just be who you are.” Moorer also knows why women like those in this series have been forced to choose sex

work and also why some can’t leave. “I know what chases people into prostitution, I know how hard it is to find a way to make money.” Having that autonomy, often for the first time, may feel right at some level, h e says. “I know you get addicted to the lifestyle. You need money, you need a job and it’s there.” Getting out of sex work is made more difficult by the seem-

both are estranged from their families due to their transgender status, which their families reject. Both also have issues with drugs, although Eva says she hasn’t been using since the night Chantal almost died. The women met by happenstance at a walk-in center in Kensington run by Inner City Missions. The broad-based, grassroots, faith-based agency is run by Pastor Frank Vega, whose mission statement is basic: Help those in need like the Gospel of Matthew says. A significant portion of Vega’s ministry is devoted to helping addicts and sex workers. Eva believes because she and Chantal met through Vega, they were meant to follow a path out of sex work and into something that makes them feel, as Chantal said simply, “everyday real.” Eva explains,”My family tell me all the time, God gone punish me, God gone send me to the fiery pit.” She says Vega had a different message about God, one that included her, Chantal and all the other sex workers who found their way from Kensington and Frankford avenues into Vega’s Cora Women’s Center. Morrison, whose faith in God and in people’s ability to reinvent themselves seems equally strong,

“It’s a result of our city not protecting us against employment discrimination, racism and transphobia, despite the equality clauses provided by our government. Hearing our stories can be educational for many. They create awareness. But I’m hoping they will lead to discussions towards solutions to this problem as well.” ing lack of alternatives, as well as knowing one’s own body is fallback employment. Eva and Chantal, who spent six months learning to braid hair while she continued to do sex work and is now assisting a woman in North Philly who does hair out of her apartment, are success stories. Both women are under 25, which is good, but

says, “There are women who have made it out. Sex work was their only option at the time.” For many transwomen sex workers, the “job” was part of “anything that helped their transition,” she adds. Morrison has hope for the women who “live in the night, live in the dark. We want them to wake up, not just physically but mentally and spiritually.” The doors of TIP, Inner City Missions and Women in Transition are open to any and all women who need help. But Lovehall adds that the issue is bigger than just getting transwomen (and transmen) sex workers off the streets; it’s ending the reasons they are there in the first place. “It’s a result of our city not protecting us against employment discrimination, racism and transphobia, despite the equality clauses provided by our government. Hearing our stories can be educational for many. They create awareness. But I’m hoping they will lead to discussions towards solutions to this problem as well. Hopefully they will encourage our law enforcement to take the killings of transwomen sex workers more seriously.” Hopefully this series, and these women’s stories, will make people see these women for who they are: “everyday real,” as Chantal said. And as such, no different from the rest of us. ■ *Names changed for privacy.

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Director on hot guys, guns and sex parties By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor Doug Spearman may be best known for his role as Chance on “Noah’s Arc,” but with his directorial debut, “Hot Guys With Guns” (which he also wrote), he will soon be known for his work behind the camera. This fun and sexy gay interracial buddycop, comedy-thriller features Danny (Marc Anthony Samuel), an actor, who uncovers a crime while researching a role. He asks his ex, Pip (Brian McArdle), to help him solve the case. In a recent Skype session, Spearman spoke with PGN about making “Hot Guys With Guns.”

PGN: What prompted you to write and direct “Hot Guys With Guns”? Were you looking to make a gay “Charlie’s Angels”? DS: I really love ’70s and ’80s detective shows. It wasn’t “Charlie’s Angels” so much as “Moonlighting.” The plot of “Hot Guys with Guns” is the pilot episode of “Moonlighting.” I also love buddy-comedy caper stuff from “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy” to “The Thin Man.” And I wanted to write the snappy, sexy patter from films like “The Front Page.” I’m also a fan of L.A. noir, like “Double Indemnity.” PGN: What comes to mind when you

think of a hot guy with a gun? DS: Right now, I’m fixed on Channing Tatum in “White House Down.” He’s hotter than a biscuit. “Hot Guys With Guns” was generated from a generic ’70s movie poster featuring a young, long-haired [smiles] white guy with leather jacket and a gun with his black partner, slightly smaller, grimmer in the background. PGN: How much of Danny’s experiences of discrimination stem from your work as a gay, African-American actor in Hollywood? DS: A lot of white people don’t see

that. Danny’s trajectory as an actor, it is exactly mine. He is often the one black person in the room. A lot of what we — me, Marc and co-star Darryl Stephens — knew making the film was that audiences would have a hard time with Marc if he came off as an angry black man. So I told him to be soft and gentle so white audiences would accept him. I wanted to broaden the audience and make a film for gay people and minority figures. One of the things I learned in acting classes is that if you need a skill to play a part, you go learn the skill. I was always encouraged to immerse myself. PAGE 22

Don’t miss these QFest faves By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor QFest starts unspooling this week, and there are many good films to see. Here are four must-sees. “Solo” (7:15 p.m. July 13, Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St.; 5 p.m. July 14, Ritz East, 125 S. Second St.) is a naughty — as in erotic, as in full of misbehavior — Argentinian film, and arguably one of the fest’s best. Manuel (Patrico Ramos) and Julio (Mario Verón) meet in a chat room and arrange a hook-up. Their initial kissing is hot, and as they get naked, they also expose their anxieties about relationships. They swear not to lie to one another, but little things — a phone call Julio receives, or Manuel’s insistence that his friend Vicky is coming over the next morning — suggest this may just be a one-night stand, and not the start of a full-blown relationship. “Solo” builds inexorably to its stunning conclu-

sion (be sure to watch past the credits) as it addresses issues of intimacy, truth and trust in gay relationships with a very jaundiced eye. The leads are incredibly sexy, and “Solo” is both wickedly smart and wickedly entertaining. “Four” (9:30 p.m. July 17, East) is an outstanding character study that depicts two couples who meet up for sex on the same Fourth of July. June (Emory Cohen) is a shy, gay teen who arranges a hook-up over the Internet with Joe (Wendell Pierce), a gregarious married man. The small talk between these strangers — who go to a movie before retiring to a hotel room — deftly captures their awkwardness and strained intimacy. Joe tries to coax the visibly uncomfortable June to relax, but their encounter gets increasingly tenser. Meanwhile, Abigayle (Aja Naomi King) reluctantly meets up with Dexter (E.J. Bonilla) and allows him to smooth-talk her. “Four” boasts a quartet of brilliant performances — Pierce in

particular is a standout — and a seductive rhythm that will rivet viewers as the characters come to terms with themselves and each other. Another highlight is “Pit Stop” (7:15 p.m. July 18, Bourse; noon July 20, East), Yen Tan’s absorbing drama that chronicles several lonely people looking for love. What makes “Pit Stop” so absorbing is Tan’s organic style of storytelling that allows viewers to slowly learn about the characters. Gabe (Bill Heck) and Ernesto (the remarkable Marcus DeAnda) lead parallel but unconnected lives. Tan’s focus is to show how things are not easy for Gabe or Ernesto, even when they have distance from their former relationships. His achievement is making audiences want these guys to end up together. Artfully lit and shot, and filmed with long, slow scenes accompanied by thoughtful music, this fine romance chronicles the figurative pit stop in these modest Texans’ lives. Audiences should embrace

the opportunity to share this moment in their journey to self-discovery. “Born This Way” (2:45 p.m. July 21, Bourse) is a powerful human-rights documentary about gays and lesbians in Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal. The film profiles several brave members of the queer community, from Gertrude, who works at a center to help LGBT individuals, to Cedric, who cannot tell his mother that he’s gay. In addition, Alice Nkom, a lawyer, takes up the case of two women who are put on trial for being lesbians. “Born This Way” makes each of these case studies compelling as Gertrude decides to come out to the Mother Superior who raised her, and Cedric is forced to move after his life is threatened for being gay. What emerges from these individuals’ candor and courage is their refusal to betray their innate sense of self. Gay is not a choice, says Cedric, who, like Gertrude, is inspiring. So is this important, impassioned film. ■

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Domenico Sciancalepore: Building summer bodies at 12th Street Gym Sum, sum, summertime! Well, the relentless heat lately has let us all know that summer is definitely now here. For those of you who want to strip down to your Speedos and thongs, we chose 12th Street Gym fitness trainer extraodinaire Dom Sciancalepore as our portrait this week. A buff body-builder with a barrel chest, Sciancalepore swears he was once a skinny kid weighing a measly 135 pounds. PGN: Where are you originally from? DS: I grew up in North Jersey, Old Bridge, right near New Brunswick. PGN: Tell me a little about the family. DS: Both my parents are from Italy. I have one sister who’s older than me. PGN: An old Italian family and just one sibling? DS: [Laughs.] I have lots of cousins! PGN: So were you spoiled being the baby boy? DS: I still am. PGN: What was the girliest thing your sister did to you? DS: We played house. Do you remember those Quint dolls? There were five little tiny babies? We played with those a lot and Barbies too. PGN: What’s a favorite family memory? DS: Going to visit the family in Italy. Every day, everyone would wake up around 8 a.m. and go out to these little markets they have there and go food shopping. Then they’d come home and go to sleep from about 3-5 p.m. I was a really hyper kid so I’d be skateboarding up and down the block and all the old Italian ladies would throw stuff out the window and yell at me because I was making too much noise! PGN: What were you like as a kid, other than hyper? DS: I grew up doing a lot of extreme sports — skating, biking, snowboarding, a lot of that stuff. [Laughs.] Probably because I was so hyper. PGN: What did the parents do? DS: When she was younger, my mom was a dressmaker and then when they moved to the States she worked as a preschool teacher’s aide. My dad was old-school, so like a lot of immigrants, he did factory work. He worked at Wonder Bread for years and years. Then when they closed down, he went to an Italian bakery company called Balconi, they make pannetones and stuff. They were very blue-collar people. PGN: Does the whole attack on immigrants that the right seems to be waging right now upset you?

DS: Definitely. If my parents hadn’t been able to come to this country, I wouldn’t be here right now. They’re good, productive people like so many others trying to achieve the American dream. PGN: What’s your mother’s best dish? DS: All of them [Dom’s partner Mike nods in agreement.] PGN: What’s your favorite restaurant in town? DS: Well, we usually go for Asian food. I grew up eating Italian every day so I’m done with anything that has marinara on it. I do Indian, Japanese, Korean to real Chinese and weird Vietnamese. I guess I’m a [gestures with his fingers] “foodie.” I’d say my newest recommendation would be Cheu Noodle Bar on 10th Street. PGN: So you were into extreme sports; what was your worst injury? DS: I got it snowboarding! We were at Hunter Mountain in New York and I didn’t simply snowboard down the mountain, I would do all sorts of jumps and things. I lost control in the air on one of the jumps and landed on my head. I was terrified that my head was cracked open and I kept asking my friend who was at the bottom, “Am I OK?” We stayed there the rest of the day in spite of the fact that the whole right side of my face was swollen. My eye was so blown up it was closed shut. It felt like I’d been in a car accident. That was about it. PGN: Wasn’t your mom afraid of what might happen to her baby boy? DS: Yes, she was, but she was very supportive anyway. PGN: Did you compete? DS: No, there was a big difference between competing and street skating. Street was more rogue, you’d find a cool spot and get creative doing your own thing. We’d get chased by cops and some of my friends got caught and beat up by police. They’d get cited for vandalizing or trespassing, but it was great to be young and have all sorts of crazy adventures. PGN: What was the closest scrape you got into? DS: I got chased by the police and had to hide in a Dumpster for two hours. PGN: Yikes! Scary ... and stinky. DS: [Laughs.] Yeah, but exhilarating. It was fun being in that scene. I was in the closet, but I’m glad I got to have those experiences. Not too many gay boys get to do that kind of thing. PGN: When did you first realize you had feelings for boys?

DS: Oh, when I was 8 or 9. I had a crush on Bud Bundy from “Married With Children.” I always knew, but it was my deep, dark secret. I thought that even if I told one person and they were fine with it, they would want to tell one other person and they’d tell one other person and they might not be so fine with it. Plus other boys might be afraid they’d be guilty by association and get called fag or whatever just because they were friends with me, so I wanted to avoid all that. But now they all know, so it’s cool! PGN: Were you a good student? DS: No, I was a horrible student. I was too rebellious. I didn’t know who I was yet or what I was doing or where I was going. I think I was always trying to find myself. I got straight Fs, except for science class where I got all As because I actually liked it. I wasn’t dumb, just disinterested. PGN: Did you play any organized sports? DS: I played a little basketball.

DS: I did snowboarding and skateboarding but I was mostly into inline skating. I had friends in New York who had friends in Philly. I heard that Philly was cheaper and there was a lot going on here in the skating community. And there were a lot of people in Philly doing photography and video. PGN: What did that have to do with skating? DS: There were a lot of guys doing video of the skaters — I did mostly aggressive inline skating — which they then sold in specialty stores here and internationally. There’s a company, Video Action Sports, that did most of the distributing to different skate shops. I was in a number of videos and in an Austrian magazine called Be Mag that was available in places like Barnes & Noble. They did a spot-check feature about me and six other Philly skaters. PGN: Cool! When did you get into fitness? DS: About seven years ago, I just started getting into lifting. It moved my endorphins around and made me happy. So I kept learning and doing more. PGN: Were you always muscley? DS: No, I was a skinny kid. I weighed about 135 and now I’m 185. But I’m still fast, I don’t want to get so big that I can’t do things. PGN: Have you encountered any problems with gay men and body issues? DS: Oh yes, for many people the gym is the new religion. Being body-conscious is part of the territory. I’ve encountered problems with body dysmorphia where people think they’re a lot smaller and unfit than they really are. It’s hard when as a gay man you get forced into this world where people judge you on your body.

PGN: How did you come out? DS: Well, it was pretty easy Photo: Suzi Nash PGN: Um, that’s definitely not the sport for me. I used a lot of social I would have guessed. media, and did things like DS: [Laughs.] I know, I’m only 5-foot-4, friending a lot of gay people on MySpace. but I’m pretty fast and I can actually shoot. I didn’t officially come out to my friends, But I wasn’t really into organized sports. but as they started looking at my page it Having foreign parents, they weren’t really became pretty obvious. in the loop on how to do things like where to sign up for sports things or going to PTA PGN: And how did you meet Mike? DS: I used to work at Uncles. I was a meetings, so I was kind of left on my own bouncer and one day I was standing at the to be raised by wolves or the neighbors. window, bouncing, and he walked by. We PGN: How did you end up in Philly? made eye contact and PAGE 28

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Where I’ll be at QFest By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor

Every year, when QFest comes to town, I drop everything — food shopping, laundry, the gym, family and sleep — because I have films to see! While I try to catch as many as I can to cover before the fest, there are always a handful of titles I see in the theater for purely personal reasons. Number-one on my list of films to see at QFest is “Hawaii” (9:30 p.m. July 15, Ritz East, 125 S. Second St.), queer Argentine filmmaker Marco Berger’s latest romantic drama. I have admired all of Berger’s work since his dazzling debut, “Plan B,” and I marvel at how he builds sexual tension among his characters. (Check out his shorts in “Sexual Tension: Violetas” at QFest this year). I am also pleased to be introducing two films at QFest and doing post-screening Q&As with the filmmakers. “Tumbledown” (9:15 p.m. July 18, East; 9:15 p.m. July 21, Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St.), directed by Todd Verow, is a striking drama about a dangerous love triangle. (Full disclosure: I assisted in the editing of this film.) This erotic thriller is told from three different perspectives to deliberately blur reality. I am anxious to see how viewers respond

to this unsettling drama, which is based on a true story. What I admire about “Tumbledown” — in addition to the brave performances by Verow, co-writer Brad Hallowell and newcomer Brett Faulker — is the film’s sinister mood and tone. Verow uses shadows and light, as well as (usually naked) bodies to communicate despair and desire. It’s a remarkable work that I hope will resonate with viewers. “Tumbledown” will be preceded by “Fire Island ’79,” an extremely sexy short Verow made with Patrick McGuinn that re-imagines the life of a late porn star. The other film I’m excited about is McGuinn’s impressive new feature, “Leather” (7 p.m. July 21, Bourse), which will make its world premiere at QFest. Like all of McGuinn’s work, this romantic drama set in the Catskills concerns men in an isolated setting measuring their past experiences against their present. To me, such a set-up provides a great crucible for drama (see also “Tumbledown”), and McGuinn’s characters — who became empowered over the course of the story — really grew on me; I was sad to see “Leather” end. I especially liked the look of the film, the graininess of the 16mm photography and the strong soundtrack. I can’t wait to see this film again on the big screen. See you at QFest. ■

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PGN: What’s the most outrageous research you’ve done for a role? DS: Oh, my God! I would say spending a couple of days as a transwoman in L.A. back in the ’90s, and having to drive on the lot at Sony as a woman. It was a small role, and I was young. I had to know what it was like. PGN: OK, speaking of experiences, have you ever been to the sex parties as shown in your film? DS: Wow. [Pauses.] Sex is a part of every-

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thing out here. Sexual currency, especially in gay L.A. or Hollywood, is how fuckable are you? Where do you rate on the scale, and what does that give you access to — a party, film role or stardom? PGN: What are your experiences with firearms? What is it like to hold a gun? DS: I’ve only held a gun as an actor. My father worked for the government and had a top-secret clearance job. And he was required to carry one, so I never was allowed to touch one. Guns I got as toys were hidden. I learned to fire a gun as an actor. I first shot a .22 rifle, and I played a detective with a snub-nose .38. As cheesy as it sounds, it taps into your man-brain to carry a gun. It felt good. PGN: Danny and Pip are exes who still care for each other. How did you develop their characters and relationship? DS: Pip and Danny are the extreme opposites of my personality, but basically the same person. I’m leaning more towards Danny now, but a lot of times, I’m Pip. My exes are all in my life. There’s one relationship that is the model for Danny and Pip. Fun fact: The bed scene in the beginning has my current boyfriend lying naked next to my ex-boyfriend! PGN: What about working with Darryl Stephens again? Was casting him a favor or payback? DS: Darryl is one of my oldest friends in L.A. I love him and wanted to use him for this movie because people are used to seeing him as Noah, and I wanted to change that. PGN: Why didn’t you appear in the film? Were you too busy writing/directing? DS: I wrote Danny for me, but I aged myself out of the part. I don’t want to act anymore. As the director, I am the generator. I’m the cause rather than effect. PGN: Will we get a sequel, perhaps? DS: Hell yeah! I already know what it’s going to be. ■

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The must-see film of the summer “The Rugby Player” sion at 1 p.m. It sounds like a reguThen at 1:30, it’s time for the tournament. It is lar sports movie until you hear the rugby a round robin and each player’s name and/or team will have a captopic. tain and sponsor bars Then everything assigned. After each changes in an instant. team plays each of the other three, the best Just like it did for Mark Bingham and records are put head-tothe other passengers head for the championon Flight 93 that black ship. ALICE HOAGLAND WITH HER day in September 2001. Following the tournaSON MARK BINGHAM ment, all players and This is not another retelling of the story; it spectators are invited to is a film about a good man, his relationa bar crawl of the participating bar sponship with his mother, Alice Hoagland, sors, with the Queer Cup being presented his hard-playing, hard-drinking days and to the bar with the winning team. nights with his fellow ruggers and how a Falcons men are also still looking for regular kind of guy emerges as an extraora few more players to play in the PSSC dinarily courageous hero. Penn Park 8 v. 8 Men’s turf field league “The Rugby Player” is making its starting July 22 for eight-10 consecutive Philadelphia premiere with a showing dur- weeks. More info: falcons-soccer.org. ing QFest at 5 p.m. July 20 at Ritz East, 125 S. Second St. Hoagland will be attend- Short stops • Philadelphia Frontrunners are actively ing to introduce the film and answer quesengaged in expanding their circle of runtions. Visit QFest.com to watch the trailer ner friends. Meet-up is 9:15 a.m. every and buy tickets. Saturday at Lloyd Hall at the foot of Let’s pack the house with fans of every Boathouse Row. sport and show our Philly love. • CBLSL has fall-ball registration open for the season starting Sept. 8. A fallThat’s Mr. Queer to you ball kickoff party is planned for Aug. 23. Rugby has the Bingham Cup, hockey Questions: fallball@cblsl.org. has the Stanley Cup, but only our • The second annual Liberty Tennis Open Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club has the Queer Cup. Invitational is July 18-21 at Legacy Starting at 11:45 a.m. with an exhibiYouth Tennis and Education courts, tion game, the Falcons men are taking over 4842 Ridge Ave. Contact Dave at killian0909@aol.com. ■ Palumbo Field, 700 S. Ninth St., the rest of the afternoon July 13. Get there early Countdown to Gay Games 9: 392 days and cop a squat and check out these hot Send your questions, comments and extra guys on a warm summer day. If you’re Phillies tickets to Scott A. Drake/PGN, or inclined to try some moves and get some email him at scott@epgn.com. ball play, there is a beginner’s skills ses-

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Out artists featured in new gallery exhibition By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The Bridgette Mayer Gallery is launching PhillyArtExperience. com with a group exhibition featuring more than 200 local and international artists, including LGBT contributors. The exhibition also benefits BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary-ballet company, and will run through Aug. 9. The featured artists were tasked with creating works using 10-inch square panels. A number of LGBT artists are featured in the exhibit, including out Spanish artist Germán Gómez, who said his contributions to the exhibition will be in line with the body imagery for which he is known. “These four pieces, which I made in Philadelphia, are very much in line with my current artistic process, in which I explore printing with different kinds of paper and experimenting with different levels of transparency and layering,” he said. “The inspiration for these pieces came from sculptures around the world — in Rome, Venice, Paris and New York. My work is always autobiographical, and these pieces engage with my longstanding passion for art history. I thought this subject fit nicely with the exhibition’s aim to support Philadelphia’s broader art scene.” Another out artist fea-

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tured in the exhibition is PJ Linden, also known as Wonderpuss Octopus, who is excited about the range of artists contributing to the exhibition. “It’s going to be all over the place,” Linden said. “My work is three-dimensional. There’s a lot of experimentation going on especially on the gallery’s end, being that many of the pieces were coming from artists from all over the country. There’s a lot of trust in making the pieces and sending them back to the gallery. I’m excited to see how it comes out. It’s going to be a gallery full of squares.” Linden has taken colorful brands of tactile art and adapted them to retail fashion interests in recent years, but she said she enjoyed creating art for this exhibition. “I’ve been selling at a store

in Manhattan where I’ve been making a lot of wearable stuff,” she said. “This experience has inspired me to do larger-scale versions of these small little canvasses that I’ve been doing for a long time. It’s a really good jumping-off point for me to do these panels. I’m purely a visual artist. I work to please my own eyes and others. I like to keep it on a visceral level. I don’t have much to say. I want people to have a guttural reaction to it. That’s what I’m going for: ‘I want to touch it, I want to feel it, I want to have it.’” ■ The Bridgette Mayer Gallery hosts the PhillyArt Experience.com through Aug. 9 with an opening reception 6-8:30 p.m. July 12 at 709 Walnut St. For more information, call 215-413-8893 or visit www.facebook.com/ PhillyArtExperience.

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1. Poppycock 5. Pinball wizard foul 9. Old infantry spears 14. Stud fee? 15. “Nurse Jackie” star Falco 16. Shake in bed? 17. Biweekly tide 18. Bottom priority of a top 19. Type of sex you have on the phone 20. Gay “Mad Men” character who said “(Your boyfriend) doesn’t own your vagina” 23. Up to, for short 24. Enticing words at Barney’s 25. Utopia and Shangri-la 27. Adds color 30. Works of Tennessee Williams 33. They prosecute perps 36. Needed some BenGay 38. Enliven, with “up” 39. Writer Dinesen

41. Current coins of Amsterdam 43. Gillette brand 44. “Terminal Bar” playwright Paul 46. Sometime poisonous plant 48. Line of dresses 49. Lambda Literary Award winner Greene 51. “Let’s make it a threesome!” 53. Way to serve your meat 55. Committed to penetration? 59. Scenery chewer 61. Closeted bisexual “Mad Men” character 64. He recently praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage 66. Taylor or Boulanger 67. Popeye’s ___’pea 68. Like a rambling sentence 69. Anticipatory nights 70. Puts on the dog? 71. Brought up the rear? 72. Silence for Copland

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shortly after that he walked back past the window again and we cruised each other and then we started talking and here we are, two years later! PGN: What do you think people mistake about you? Mike: Can I answer that? I think sometimes being a big guy with tattoos, they expect him to be a real hard-ass, but he’s actually very caring and kind. He’s a sweetheart. PGN: I like your tattoos, I don’t think you see Al Hirschfeld on someone’s bicep everyday. I understand you’re into art? DS: Yes, I did a lot of graffiti when I was younger. Now I do two different styles, one is more urbanish/pop and the other is more abstract. Mixing a lot of colors, kind of like you’re tripping. I put a lot of hidden stuff in there.

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1. Instrument strummed in “Mame” 2. “There’s a single runner” to Billy Bean 3. Has more than a one-night stand 4. Swinger of old 5. Playwright McNally 6. It comes out of your head 7. Neeson of “Kinsey” 8. Closemouthed 9. Petitions of Jane Spahr 10. Debtor’s letters 11. Gay “Mad Men” character from Germany 12. Morales of “Resurrection Blvd.” 13. Bear market order 21. “East of Eden” director Kazan 22. Teaching deg. 26. Wine region south of the Russian River 28. Like so 29. Vital fluid 31. A lot, maybe 32. Fashion line?

33. Star Canyon serving 34. On “The Love Boat,” perhaps 35. Gay “Mad Men” character caught sleeping with a bellboy 37. Rounded top 40. Brick oven 42. Wilde, for example 45. “Me and My Shadows” subject Judy 47. Neighbor of Mass. 50. “Science Guy” of PBS 52. Black Sea port 54. Lurer of phallic fish 56. Field Marshal Rommel 57. Force out 58. Use a steam iron 59. ___ d’oeuvres 60. Lie alongside 62. “Hand it over!” 63. Britten’s pub potables 65. Utterance at a gay rodeo

PGN: She had a horse as a house pet. Any animals growing up? DS: My dad was afraid of dogs so I had a goldfish. PGN: Your go-to karaoke song? DS: “Lover I Don’t Have to Love” by Bright Eyes. PGN: I get the most compliments on ... DS: My arms. PGN: The first president you remember? DS: The first Bush. PGN: Other than Mike, who would you call if you were arrested? DS: My cousin Mario, he’s a bail bondsman. PGN: Which one of the Seven Dwarves would you be? DS: Bashful.

PGN: Now for some random questions. My religion is ___ because ___ . DS: My religion is nothing structured because I don’t believe in worshipping something that’s unknown to me. I believe in a higher power, but I don’t know exactly what it might be. I guess I’m spiritual.

PGN: I’m assuming as a health and fitness person you don’t do that anymore. DS: No, no.

PGN: Three pet peeves? DS: People not saying hi on the streets when you know they know you. It’s just so rude. Motorists not respecting bicyclists and people at the gym not returning stuff to its proper place.

PGN: What’s the hardest kind of client to train? DS: Someone who’s very, very fragile and can’t do a lot of the normal things I teach. I have to get really creative and work around it.

PGN: Favorite movie? DS: “Pippi Longstocking.” It’s always fun.

PGN: As a fitness instructor, give me your top-three secret tips for easy fitness.

PGN: Something you got in trouble for at summer camp? DS: Smoking at 14.

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DS: Ha! The truth is there is no secret easy fix. The top-three tips are don’t be lazy, don’t overeat and don’t be lazy. Even I find myself getting a little chunky for beachwear so I have to start riding my bike every day and watching what I eat. I love to eat so I really have to stay on top of it. PGN: So what is your beachwear? Board shorts, tankini, Speedo? DS: Definitely not Speedos! Uh, I guess box-cut shorts, right above the knee. I like to keep it classic. PGN: Any new trends in fitness? DS: There’s always something new — from Zumba to boot camp — but I always tell people to find what’s right for them. Cardio is very important but if being on a treadmill makes you feel like a hamster, go play basketball or racquetball, something where you forget that you’re getting exercise. PGN: What do you like to do? DS: I bike a lot. I used to be a bike messenger. PGN: Really? Bike messenger, bouncer ... What other jobs have you had? DS: I was a bail bondsman. I worked for the fashion magazine Elle in New York. PGN: What did you do with Elle? DS: I organized all their accessories on premise. I was responsible for all the shoes and jewelry that came in, bringing them to photo shoots and stuff. It was truly like the movie “The Devil Wears Prada.” It wasn’t an exaggeration,

if someone walked by you weren’t supposed to make eye contact, that sort of thing. PGN: Too funny. Do you travel much? DS: Not as much as I’d like to. I lived in Hawaii for six months. I’m not the best swimmer so I don’t like going in the water that much but I love the beach. I was in between jobs and decided to live there for a while. PGN: [Laughs.] Most people don’t go, “Hmmm, I’m unemployed. I should go live in Hawaii!” DS: I know, I know. It just happened. I was very lucky. PGN: Name three people you’d like to cook a big Italian dinner for. DS: Alfred Hitchcock, Edie Sedgwick and Lucille Ball. PGN: What are your vices? DS: Do I have to tell? Jamison every once in a while, espresso and snack foods. PGN: Someone you think has been good for the LGBT community? DS: Chris Bartlett from the William Way Center and so much more. He’s top-rate. Dusty Latimore, he works as a physician’s assistant at Mazzoni, he truly cares for our community and it’s great to see that. He’s very passionate about his job. Oh, and one more, attorney Angela Giampolo, she’s great. PGN: I know two out of those three. Guess I should get to know Dusty too! ■

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The other Square in Rittenhouse By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com A new menu at Square 1682, 121 S. 17th St., lured us over to Rittenhouse Square and the restaurant did not disappoint. The modern décor is quite the chill oasis from the hustle and bustle of the neighborhood and the menu is equally soothing. If you’ve been tuning in here often enough, you know about our issues with truffles. We’re over them. We’re not impressed by them. They’re overdone. Really? Not again! You get the picture. But Square impressed us with the flavor not once but twice. The truffle popcorn ($4) exceeded expectations thanks to citrus salt that blended well with the essence of the familiar truffle flavor. Other small plates were delightful as well. The Lancaster duck confit ($11) was a heaping bite of succulent and juicy shredded duck on buttermilk toast with flavorful and bright lingonberry mustard rounding it out nicely. The bacon-wrapped

dates ($9) were pleasantly sweet and fatty, allowing the wonderful mustard vinaigrette on the plate to accent the dish. The shrimp lettuce wraps ($12) played it too safe, pulling way back on the Asian flavors and spicing one comes to expect with lettuce wraps. The crispy shrimp was the star, but it need some more talented back-up. Truffles returned in fine fashion with the entrée, the duck breast ($24), which was cooked to perfection and served alongside an amazing truffle-and-lobster stuffed fried duck egg and pressed potatoes. The dish was sheer joy to consume and that lobster and truffle duck egg could be a superstar on its own if served up on the brunch menu as an omelet. And we had words with the chef about it, so don’t be surprised if that actually happens. If you enjoy people-watching or having the locals at Rittenhouse Square watch you enjoy a nice meal and some cocktails, get yourself a window seat at Square 1682. ■

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121 S. 17th St. 215-563-5008 www.square1682.com Breakfast: 6:30-10:30 a.m. Mon.-Fri. Brunch: 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Dinner: 5:30-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. 5:30-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 07/12 Vans Warped Tour The day of punk rock and skateboard events, noon at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Loft23 presents The Game Loft A space geared towards gamers (ages 21-29) within the community to meet new people, play games and socialize, 6-8 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220. Gender Galactic: for the Love of Space: Opening Reception The William Way

LGBT Community Center hosts an opening for a new exhibition featuring new works by young artists from The Attic Youth Center, 6-8 p.m. at the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-7322220. We Are Attic Graffix — Opening Reception The William Way LGBT Community Center and The Attic Youth Center host an exhibition highlighting a group of young artists and their dreams of challenging heterosexism and transphobia one T-shirt at a time, 6-8 p.m. at the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives, 1315

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Wed. 07/17 Hollywood Undead The hard-rock band performs 6:30 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

WHAT THE FLOCK?: ’80s new-wave group Flock of Seagulls performs with local out radio personality and torch carrier for 1980s synthpop DJ Robert Drake opening the show, 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-6888.

Spruce St.; 215732-2220. W. Kamau Bell The comedian seen on “Totally Biased” performs 8 p.m. at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.; 215972-1000. Los Lobos The Latin rock band performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Sat. 07/13 Seth Meyers The comedian performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Sun. 07/14 Animus — Philly Belly Dance Spectacular The dance group performs 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Flock of Seagulls and DJ Robert Drake The new-wave band and the local DJ perform 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Mon. 07/15 Free Quizzo & Board Game Night Roll the dice, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a changing roster of queens takes the stage 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215-8622081.

Tue. 07/16 The Eagles The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543.

Justin Beiber The pop singer performs 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543. Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd The rock bands performs 7 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. 4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Star Whorez The Dumpsta Players take their raucous cabaret show to a galaxy far away in a fundraiser for InLiquid.org, 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215545-4511.

Thu. 07/18 R&B TRIPLE THREAT: Try not to throw your panties on the stage when R&B singers Tank, Ginuwine and Tyrese perform 9 p.m. July 19 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609343-4000. Photo: Marc Baptiste

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Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds Five The alt-rock bands perform 7 p.m. at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900. The Burlesque Show The new event kicks off 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Fri. 07/19 Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Machine Head and more get extremely loud 1 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Taylor Swift The singer performs 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave.; 267-5704000. Fun. and Tegan and Sara The rock groups perform 8 p.m. at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-5467900. Bob Saget The comedian performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. TGT (Tank/ Ginuwine/ Tyrese) The R&B singers perform 9 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000. “Valley Girl” and “Summer School” Double Feature The 1980s summer films are screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223.

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Opening Blobfest A weekend of “Blob”-related films and events July 12-14 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223. My Dinner With Dito: A How To Be Gay Cabaret The Bearded Ladies present a new show featuring John Jarboe and Dito Van Reigersberg, directed by Elizabeth Stevens, July 17-27 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.; 215-546-7824.

Continuing All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children and Their Families Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of clothing from the late-18th through mid-20th centuries, comparing and contrasting adults’ apparel with children’s smaller styles, through Dec. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Avenue Q The hit musical adult comedy with politically incorrect puppets returns through July 27 at Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St.; 267-559-9602. Candy Coated Wonderland Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition by Philadelphia-based multimedia artist Candy Coated (formerly Candy Depew) reinterpreting children’s fancy dress costumes from the museum’s collection, through Nov. 17, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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Center presents the first solo exhibition of LGBT history in a mainstream museum in Philadelphia, which features a glimpse into the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archival Collection, through Oct. 25 at The Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, 15 S. Seventh St.; 215-6854830. Philadelphia QFest The LGBT film festival hosts screenings of feature-length and short films at various theaters through July 22; http://www. qfest.com. Really Rosie The musical with lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King, through July 21 at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-862-2121. Serpentine The Academy of Natural Sciences hosts an exhibition of photography of the world’s most deadly snakes by Mark Laita, through Sept. 22, 19th Street and the Parkway; 215-299-1000. SPY: The Secret World of Espionage The Franklin Institute presents an exhibition of historical artifacts from the intelligence community, through Oct. 6, 20th Street and the Parkway; 215-448-1200. The Importance of Being Ernest The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents the comedy satire through Aug. 4 at Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; 610-282-9455.

Design for the Modern Child Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring some of the latest furniture, toys, tableware, wallpaper and textiles designed in Australia, Asia, Europe, Great Britain and the United States, along with classics from the museum’s design collection, through Oct. 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Private Lives/Public Spaces: Bringing Philadelphia’s LGBT History Out in the Open The William Way LGBT Community SOLUTION from page 28

EVERYBODY HAVE ‘FUN.’ TONIGHT: Critically acclaimed out rock duo Tegan and Sara (pictured) open for Fun. when the two bands perform 8 p.m. July 19 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. For more information or tickets, call 215-546-7900

OMG, IT’S OMD, DR AND DJRD!!!: Synthpop old-school and synthpop newschool collide when OMD performs with Diamond Rings, with DJ Robert Drake presiding over the evening, 8 p.m. at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. For more information or tickets, call 215-232-2100.

Wicked The hit musical about characters from “The Wizard of Oz,” through Aug. 4 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of drawings and watercolors

by Jerry Pinkney, through Sept. 22, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing Grease Walnut Street Theatre presents the classic musical through July 14, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. ■

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6. Club Philly 1220 Chancellor St. 215.735.7671

13. Pleasure Chest 2039 Walnut St. 7. Danny’s Adam & Eve 215.561.7480 133 S. 13th St. 14. Sansom Street 215.925.5041 Cinema 8. Giovanni’s Room 120 S. 13th St. 1145 Pine St. 215.545.9254 215.923.2960 15. Sansom Street giovannisroom.com Gym Oldest LGBT 2020 Sansom St. bookstore in the country 267.330.0151

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16. Scorpio Books 205 S. Juniper St. 215.525.2181

23. Unite Fitness 105 S. 12th St. 215.733.0633 17. Sisters 1320 Chancellor St. uniteﬁtnessstudios. com 215.735.0735 sistersnightclub.com 24. Venture Inn 18. Spruce Street 255 S. Camac St. 215.545.8731 Video 252 S. 12th St. 25. Voyeur 215.546.6843 1221 St. James St. 19. Stir Lounge 215.735.5772 1705 Chancellor St. voyeurnightclub. com 215.732.2700 stirphilly.com 26. Westbury 261 S. 13th St. 20. Tabu 215.546.5170 200 S. 12th St. thewestburybar.net 215.964.9675 tabuphilly.com 27. William Way LGBT CC 21. Tavern on 1315 Spruce St. Camac 215.732.2220 243 S. Camac St. waygay.org 215.545.0900 tavernoncamac.com 28. Woody’s 22. U Bar 202 S. 13th St. 1220 Locust St. 215.545.1893 woodysbar.com 215.546.6660

Bean Café, 615 South St. • Best Western Independence Park Hotel lobby, 215 Chestnut St. • Chocolate Works Condo lobby, 321 N. Third St. • Copabanana, 342 South St. • Dane Décor, 315 Arch St. • Famous 4th St. Deli, Fourth & Bainbridge sts. • Hopkinson House, 604 S. Washington Sq. • Hyatt Regency Hotel lobby, 201 S. Columbus Blvd. • Independence Place Condos, 241 S. Sixth St., lobby in both towers • Independence Visitors Center, Sixth & Market sts. • Old City Ironworks Gym, 141 N. Second St. • Nationality Service Center, 1216 Arch St. • Packard Apts., 317 N. Broad St. • PGN ofﬁces, 505 S. Fourth St. • Philadelphia Java Co., 518 S. Fourth St. • Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert sts. • Strands Salon, 25 N. Third St. •

PHILADELPHIA — C.C. WEST OF BROAD

Adonis Cinema, 2026 Sansom St. • Art Institute, 1610 Chestnut St. • Art Institute, 1622 Chestnut St. • Art Institute, 2300 Market St. • The Attic Youth Center, 255 S. 16th St. • Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St. • Book Bin, 22nd & Market sts. • Dan Tobey R/E, 1401 Walnut St., 8th floor • Dr. Wakefield’s Office, 255 S. 17th St., Suite 2306 • Drexel Partnership, 1427 Vine St., 3rd floor • Latimer Deli, 255 S. 15th St. • L-2 Restaurant, 22nd & South sts. • MANNA, 12 S. 23rd St. • Marine Club Condos lobby, Broad St. & Washington Ave. • Metropolitan, 115 N. 15th St. • Safeguards Lobby, 1700 Market St., 18th floor • Sansom St. Gym, 2020 Sansom St. • South Square Market, 2221 South St. • Titan Room, 22nd & Market sts. • Touraine Building lobby, 1520 Spruce St. • U Do It Laundry, 15th & Spruce sts. • Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, 17th & Race sts. •

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Religion/Spirituality Arch Street United Methodist Church Services 8:30 and 11 a.m. at 55 N. Broad St., youth/adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; 5:30 p.m. prayer service; 215-568-6250. Bethlehem-Judah Ministries Open and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 5091 N. Dupont Hwy., Suite D, Dover, Del.; 302-734-9350. BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Church Services 10:15 a.m. at 2040 Street Road, Warrington; 215-3430406. Calvary United Methodist Church Reconciling, welcoming and affirming church holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 801 S. 48th St.; 215-724-1702. Central Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 10:45 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:30 a.m, at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; 610-688-0664. Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Services 11 a.m. and Spirit at Play, an arts-based Sunday school for children, 9:30 a.m. at 8812 Germantown Ave.; 215-242-9321. Church of the Crucifixion Inclusive Episcopal community holds services 10 a.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. Fridays at 620 S. Eighth St.; 215-922-1128. Church of the Holy Trinity Inclusive church holds services 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 1904 Walnut St.; 215-567-1267. 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. Dignity Metro NJ An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets 4 p.m. the first and third Sundays of the month at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood; 973-509-0118. Dignity Philadelphia Holds Mass 7 p.m. Sundays at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-546-2093; dignityphila@aol.com. Drexel Hill Baptist Church Nonjudgmental Christian congregation affiliated with American Baptist Churches of the USA holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 4400 State Road, Drexel Hill; 610-259-2356; www.dhbaptist.com. Emanuel Lutheran Church Reconciling in Christ congregation meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:30 a.m., New and Kirkpatrick streets, New Brunswick, N.J.; 732-545-2673; www.emmanuelnb.org. Evangelicals Concerned Lesbian and gay Christian counseling; 215-860-7445. First Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds prayer services 10:30 a.m. Sundays and community worship 11:30 a.m. at 123 S. 17th St.; 215-563-3853. First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 140 N. Lansdowne Ave.; 610-622-0800; www.lansdownepresbyterianchurch.com.

Jersey; mccctl.com; 732-823-2193. Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia Holds services 1 p.m. Sundays at the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-294-2020; www. mccphiladelphia.com. Old First Reformed Church Open and affirming United Church worships at 11 a.m., summer services at 10 a.m, at 151 N. Fourth St.; 215-922-4566; www. oldfirstucc.org. Penns Park United Methodist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; 215-598-7601. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Progressive and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays with Holy Eucharist at 3723 Chestnut St.; 215-386-0234; www.philadelphiacathedral.org. Rainbow Buddhist Meditation Group Meets 5 p.m. Sundays at the William Way Center. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting worships 11 a.m., summer services 10 a.m, Sundays at 1515 Cherry St.; 215-241-7000; cpmm@afsc.org. Resurrection Lutheran Church Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 620 Welsh Road, Horsham; 215-646-2597. Silverside Church Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; 302-478-5921; silversidechurch.org. St. Asaph’s Church Inclusive and progressive Episcopal church holds services 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:15 a.m., at 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd; 610-664-0966; www.saintasaphs.org. St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; 215-646-2451; www. stjohnsambler.org. St. Luke and The Epiphany Church Open and welcoming church holds fall liturgy 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays, summer sevices 10 a.m., at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-7321918; stlukeandtheepiphany.org. St. Mary of Grace Parish Inclusive church in the Catholic tradition celebrates Mass 6 p.m. Sundays in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media; 610-566-1393; www. inclusivecatholics.org. St. Mary’s Church Diverse and inclusive Episcopal church celebrates the Eucharist 11 a.m. Sundays at 3916 Locust Walk; 215-386-3916; www. stmarysatpenn.org. St. Paul Episcopal Church Welcoming and inclusive church holds services 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 89 Pinewood Drive, Levittown; 215-6881796; www.stpaullevittown.org. Tabernacle United Church Open and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 3700 Chestnut St.; 215-386-4100; tabunited.org.

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia A liberal, welcoming and diverse congregation that afﬁrms the dignity of all. Sunday services at 10 a.m., 2125 Chestnut St.; 215563-3980; www.ﬁrstuu-philly.org.

Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church Sunday worship with nursery care, 10:30 a.m; Fourth Thursday of the month contemporary worship with Communion at 7 p.m.; 2212 Spruce St.; 215-732-2515; trinityphiladelphia.org.

The First United Methodist Church of Germantown A sexual-minority-afﬁrming congregation holds services at 10 a.m., summer services 11 a.m., Sundays at 6001 Germantown Ave.; lunch follows; 215-438-3077. www.fumcog.org.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County Welcoming congregation holds services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. Sundays, summer services 10:30 a.m., at 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media. Interweave, a group for LGBT parishioners and allies, meets noon the ﬁrst Sunday of the month; 610-566-4853; www. uucdc.org.

Grace Epiphany Church A welcoming and diverse Episcopal congregation in Mt. Airy with services 9:30 a.m. Sundays at 224 E. Gowen Ave.; 215-248-2950. www.grace-epi.org. Holy Communion Lutheran Church ELCA Reconciling in Christ congregation worships Sundays at 9 a.m. at 2111 Sansom St. and 11 a.m. at 2110 Chestnut St. in the main sancturary; 215-567-3668; www.lc-hc.org. Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church Sexual-minority congregation worships at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 1223 Middletown Road (Route 352), Glen Mills; 610-358-1716; www.ImagoDeiMCC.org.

Unitarian Society of Germantown Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 6511 Lincoln Drive; 215-844-1157; www.usguu.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill Holds services 10:15 a.m. Interweave, a group of LGBT Unitarians and their allies, also meets at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; 856-667-3618; uucch.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration Welcoming congregation holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 6900 Stenton Ave.; 215-247-2561; www.uurestoration.us.

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

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, South Jersey Shore Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays in Galloway Township; 609-9659400; www.uucsjs.org.

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.

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

Mainline Unitarian Church Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon; 610-688-8332; www.mluc.org. Maple Shade Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ Afﬁrming congregation open to all sexual orientations and gender identities holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 45 N. Forklanding Road, Maple Shade, N.J.; 856-779-7739; mapleshadeucc.org. Metropolitan Community Church of Christ the Liberator Holds services 10:45 a.m. Sundays at the Pride Center of New

United Christian Church Open, afﬁrming and welcoming congregation holds services 10:15 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:15 a.m., at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; 215-946-6800. Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia Diverse, afﬁrming LGBT congregation holds services 2 p.m. Sundays at 55 N. Broad St.; 215-240-6106. University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 3637 Chestnut St. preceded by “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:30; 215-387-2885; www.uniphila.org.

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

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

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

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088 ■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377 ■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221 ■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 215-496-0330 ■ District Attorney LGBT Liaison: Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, 215-686-

■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065 rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. ■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220; www.waygay.org. Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday Library hours: noon-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; noon-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Key numbers 9980, helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378 ■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs: Gloria Casarez, 215-6862194; Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: 215-686-2555

■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670 ■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 1-877-pride-2000 ■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel: 215-6863318 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686 (Rick Lombardo); ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288

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

■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537

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

■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

Health

Anonymous, free, conﬁdential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088; www.actionaids.org. AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 1711 S. Broad St.; 215-629-2300; www.asiac.org. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; 215-851-1822 or 866-222-3871; www.galaei. org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays (walk-in) and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays (by appoint-

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

ment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1821. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-563-0652; www.mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronicdisease management, including comprehensive HIV care, 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-noon Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

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

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

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

■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www. philadelphiagaytourism.com; 215-840-2039.

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