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By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Councilman Jim Kenney held back little in a recent communication to Chick-fil-A’s president over the executive’s antigay positions: “Take a hike and take your intolerance with you.” The councilman issued a letter to Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy July 25, decrying Cathy’s recent statement that he was “guilty as charged” in opposing marriage equality. The company has long been allied with, and provided funds to, antigay organizations, but Cathy’s statements provide the company’s first on-the-record opposition to LGBT rights. “As an American you are legally entitled to your opinion, regardless of how insensitive and intolerant it may be, but as a fellow American and an elected member of Philadelphia City Council, I am entitled to express my opinion as well,” Kenney wrote, adding: “There is no place for this type of hate in our great City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.” Kenney told PGN this week that Cathy’s openness about his antigay views moved him to action. “He came out publicly,” he said. “He made it clear as to his stance when it comes to civil rights and that’s his right. But it’s my right not to support his company.” When Council returns to session in September, Kenney plans to introduce a resolution “condemning [Cathy’s] bigoted views.” “We need full disclosure like this. If he’s a bigot and taking my money and putting it into bigoted causes, everyone needs to know that,” he said. “When [Geno’s Steaks owner] Joey Vento did his ugly stuff, some people went and bought more steaks and that’s their right, but PAGE 16

CAMPAIGN CRAWL: The Gayborhood got some campaign color Friday night with the LGBT for Obama bar crawl. About 25 Obama supporters stumped throughout the area, registering voters at locales like Tavern on Camac with special guest Brian Sims (back row, third from right), who is poised to become Pennsylvania’s first out state legislator. Other campaign stops included Woody’s, Knock, ICandy, Venture Inn and Sisters. Photo: Patrick Hagerty

Philly marks 30 years of gay-rights protections Part one of a two-part reflection By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com On Aug. 5, 1982, Philadelphia City Council took a historic step in the gay-rights movement — one that continues to resonate with and protect the city’s LGBT residents today. In a 13-2 vote, Council amended the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, employment and public accommodations. Thirty years later, hundreds of LGBTs have sought recourse from the city for instances of discrimination — with some complaints leading to fines and, others, an increased awareness of the city’s legal support for its LGBT residents. The road to that legal backing, however, was a long time coming.

Political, social context The effort to include sexual orientation in the human-rights law began in 1974, but that first incarnation died in committee in 1975. The failure spurred a protest in City Council chambers by Dyketactics members, in which protesters alleged police brutality. After the loss, activists remobilized in the late 1970s to demonstrate to elected officials the value of the gay and lesbian voting bloc, with the goal of getting their electoral support matched by support for gay rights. In the 1979 mayoral race, a number of LGBT activists rallied behind contender Councilman Lucien Blackwell in his mayoral bid against eventual winner Bill Green. “We knew he didn’t have a chance, but we thought that if we could demonPAGE 18

Last month’s International AIDS Conference featured a host of big-name speakers — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, singer and activist Elton John — but it was also the stories of activists, advocates and researchers that left attendees with hope that an end to the epidemic could one day be a reality. The conference, the first to be held in the United States in more than two decades, drew about 25,000 people to discuss the latest developments in HIV/AIDS research, prevention and policies. Among the news coming out of the conference was Timothy Ray Brown’s announcement that he has launched a foundation whose mission will solely be to work for a cure for HIV/AIDS. Brown is considered the first person to be cured of HIV, following a bone-marrow transplant for leukemia. A new report pre-

sented at the conference detailed that other men from Boston who underwent the same procedure have now presented with similar results. “Words cannot begin to express my joy that two other men may have been cured of HIV,” Brown said. “This reinforces my determination and belief that we must fulfill my foundation’s central mission of investing in cuttingedge therapies and treatment to advance AIDS cure research.” Katie Krauss, executive director of AIDS Policy Project, said her agency has also dedicated itself to working for a cure. “The future is looking really bright for people who want a cure for AIDS,” Krauss said. “Research is going really well, and there are really interesting new developments. There’s exciting work being done in gene therapy and with regular AIDS drugs that could lead to a cure; every area of cure research is going very well right now, and it’s a very exciting time be a cure activist.” PAGE 16

AMERICANS’ ABILITIES: LGBT participants in the July 28 Disability Pride March flank a likeness of President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the National Constitution Center. The museum offered free admission Saturday and a host of activities that recognized the contributions of the disabled community in honor of the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which is inclusive of the HIV/AIDS community. Photo: Patrick Hagerty

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Voter-ID trial puts trans, elderly constituents on stand By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The showdown over Pennsylvania’s new voter-identification law made it to court last week. A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court trial began July 25 in the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania suit against the state over the new measure, which will require voters to present state-issued ID at the polls starting this November. The trial is expected to last through the end of this week. Ten plaintiffs are involved in the case, including a transgender man, who testified last Friday. Asher Schor told the court that he fears his PennDOT-issued license will not be accepted at the polls this fall. The 23-year-old Pittsburgh resident presents as a male but his license bears his female name, a female gender marker and a photo that depicts him before he began his transition. Schor testified that the testosterone regimen he began last November has made a marked difference in his appearance — with the growth of facial hair and redistribution of body fat. He also told the court that, earlier this year, a U.S. marshal questioned the card when Schor, a legal assistant for a prisoners’ advocacy agency, presented it for a work visit at a courthouse. “I went into federal court [and] when I presented my ID, the marshal at the door kind of looked at the ID then looked at me and looked at [the] ID and looked at me, and his behavior towards me changed quite considerably,” Schor testified. “He became much shorter with me. He refused to let me bring a laptop in even though I brought it in the previous day. He questioned me, ‘What’s your name?’ And though he did let me in eventually, it was a much longer and much more hostile process.” Schor anticipates he and other transgender voters could face the same treatment

by poll workers. “I’m afraid certainly for myself that I’ll go to my polling place in Pittsburgh [and] present my ID and the poll worker will tell me it’s a fake ID, tell me this isn’t me, give me a lot of harassment and, ultimately, I do fear being disenfranchised,” he testified. Senior Deputy Attorney General Patrick Cawley handled the cross-examination, on which he pressed Schor to acknowledge that he had not been stopped from entering the federal courthouse, any other workrelated buildings or bars with his current ID. Other witnesses included the lead plaintiff, Viviette Applewhite, a 93-year-old Philadelphian who once marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Applewhite testified about her struggles to obtain a photo ID without a Social Security card and birth certificate, which were lost to theft and fire. The law is expected to place a heavy burden on elderly voters. About a quarter of Philadelphians who lack valid ID are senior citizens. Critics of the measure have argued that it was crafted to disenfranchise minority and poor voters — populations that tend to vote for Democrats. State Bureau of Elections head Jonathan Marks told the court Monday that the state did not know how many voters would not have a valid ID under the new law. Proponents of the law predicted that the number was minimal, but the Pennsylvania Department of State this summer said up to 750,000 residents could lack an accepted ID. Plaintiff attorneys showed a video in court of Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Turzai (R-28th Dist.) telling a Republican gathering that the voter-ID law will allow presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney “to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Judge Robert Simpson is expected to rule on the issue by mid-August. ■

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Officer seeks payment from city for legal bills in sex-assault case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Michael Paige, a Philadelphia police officer who allegedly sexually assaulted another man while on duty, has filed a lawsuit seeking payment from the city for his legal bills. The suit was filed July 19 in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. A judge hadn’t been assigned to the case at press time. James Harris contends that Paige forced him to perform oral sex inside Paige’s cruiser in a secluded area of Fairmount Park in 2007. In June, a federal jury awarded Harris $165,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. Harris, 34, also is seeking about $500,000 from Paige for his legal fees and costs. But Paige, 45, has requested a new trial, or a dismissal of the jury verdict. In court testimony, Paige denied having a sexual encounter

with Harris — consensual or otherwise. But Paige admitted allowing Harris to enter his police cruiser for “mentoring,” because Harris appeared to be confused about his sexual orientation, Paige testified. Paige said he stressed the importance of male-female relationships by driving Harris through the park and showing him various spots where Paige had consensual sex with women while off-duty. Later, the officer theorized, Harris found one of Paige’s used condoms in the park, and used DNA from the condom to link Paige to an alleged sexual assault. A jury apparently rejected that theory when handing down a monetary judgment for Harris. State law prevents local agencies from indemnifying employees who commit an act of willful misconduct. But according to Paige’s lawsuit, the jury didn’t find him liable

for willful misconduct — though it found him liable for intentionally causing emotional distress to Harris. “A jury verdict that a police officer committed an intentional tort by itself is insufficient to establish willful misconduct,” states Paige’s lawsuit. The fact that Harris was awarded punitive damages doesn’t disqualify Paige from indemnification, according to the suit. Additionally, the city’s collective-bargaining agreement with the police union requires that Paige be indemnified, according to the suit. Paige is seeking an injunction, compelling the city to “fulfill its statutory obligation” and indemnify him. Mark McDonald, a spokesperson for Mayor Nutter, had no comment on Paige’s request for indemnification. But according to court papers, the city posits that Paige isn’t entitled to indemnification because

his alleged sexual encounter with Harris was outside the scope of his official duties. Paige was dismissed from the police force shortly after the Harris incident. In 2008, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Anthony J. DeFino dismissed all criminal charges against Paige, questioning the credibility of Harris. Paige returned to the police force in April 2009 after an independent arbitrator reduced his discipline from dismissal to a 30day suspension. Brian M. Puricelli, an attorney for Paige, had no comment for this story. Brian F. Humble, an attorney for Harris, said the city should indemnify Paige. “It is the city’s obligation to indemnify [Paige] not only on a legal level, but a moral one as well,” Humble told PGN. “It’s interesting that the city’s hands are tied when it comes to giving an [alleged] predator his job back, but not when it comes to

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Priest arrested for sex abuse By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com One of the more-than twodozen Archdiocesan priests who had been suspended for allegations of sexual abuse is now facing charges. Police last Thursday arrested the Rev. Andrew McCormick for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in the 1990s. McCormick faces a number of charges in connection with the 1997 incident: statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, indecent assault and indecent exposure. He appeared in court last Friday for a preliminary arraignment and is free on $150,000 bail. His passport was suspended, and he was prohibited from having contact with the victim or any youth involved with the ministry, or through his volunteer or charity activities. He is scheduled for a formal arraignment Aug. 16. McCormick, 56, has no crimi-

became the first Catholic official in the nation to be convicted of child-endangerment for his role in covering up abuse allegations within the church. Lynn directed the Archdiocese’s personnel investigations from 1992-2004. The Archdiocese said in a statement last week that the charges relating to McCormick’s arrest are separate from those for which he was suspended. District Attorney Seth Williams said the incident occurred when McCormick served as a priest at St. John Cantius in Bridesburg. After the assault, the cleric MCCORMICK allegedly told the boy, an altar server, that “masturbation is a nal history. He was one of 26 clergy mem- sin, homosexuality is a sin, prebers suspended by the archdio- martial sex is a sin and lying is a cese last year after a sweeping sin.” The victim came forward in grand-jury indictment in which he, and dozens of other priests, December, following media were identified as potential abus- attention of other priest-abuse ers. Seven priests have since cases, as well as the Jerry been reinstated and seven others Sandusky case at Penn State have been removed from minis- University. Williams said the young man try, while investigations continue should be commended for speakin the other cases. The arrest comes weeks ing up. “He was able to do what, after Monsignor William Lynn

sadly, so many other victims of sexual abuse have not been able to do: come forward and tell the police,” Williams said in a statement. “As we have learned over the years, it is extremely difficult for sexual-abuse victims to admit that the assault happened, and then to actually report the abuse to authorities can be even harder for them. But with every new sexual-assault arrest and conviction, like the historic conviction of Monsignor Lynn, we hope more victims will come forward.” Investigators believe McCormick “groomed” other altar boys for abuse as well, and may have abused the boys during a trip to Poland. McCormick also served at St. Adalbert in Port Richmond, St. Bede the Venerable in Holland and was at Sacred Heart in Swedesburg when he was placed on leave. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251 or the District Attorney’s Office at 215-686-8080. ■

Media Trail In marriage fight, some brands take a stand C B S N ew s r e p o r t s t h a t Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has donated $2.5 million to a campaign that supports gay marriage in Washington state. He became the latest in a number of high-profile companies and executives to wade into a corporate culture war over a hot election issue. Gay-marriage initiatives are on the ballot this year in four states: Washington, Minnesota, Maryland and Maine. The donation by Bezos is believed to be the largest single donation to date in support of a gay-marriage ballot measure. Earlier this month, fast-food chain Chick-fil-A set off a furor when its CEO stated his opposition to same-sex unions. ■

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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between July 10-22. Information is courtesy of 6th District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686TIPS (8477). INCIDENTS — At 10:45 p.m. July 6 (reported July 10), a man walking in the 300 block of South Quince Street witnessed a teenager with a gun. The man told police he saw four teenage males, two sitting on each side of the block, and that one of the teens asked him for a cigarette. When the man turned toward him, he saw that the teen was holding a gun. The man escaped without harm. The teens were described as black and between ages 14-18. One was wearing a red polo shirt with a white stripe; another was in a black T-shirt; and a third male, about 5-feet, 5-inches tall, was clad in a white T-shirt. No description for the fourth teen was provided. According to police, the descriptions of the teens matched those of the culprits in a robbery that occurred 10 minutes later at 10th and Cypress streets. Central Detective Division is investigating the possible connection. — Between 9 p.m. June 28 and 8 a.m. June 29 (reported by phone July 10 to the DPR Unit), a 4-foot-tall spruce plant was stolen from in front of a residence in the 200 block of Quince Street. Then, between noon July 9 and noon July 11, several potted plants were pilfered along the same block. — At 6:50 a.m. July 16, a delivery-truck driver discovered that a laptop, a carry bag and keys were taken from his truck, which was unsecured as he made a delivery in the 900 block of Walnut Street. — At 8:50 a.m. July 16, police responding to a call about a strong odor found a male’s

badly decomposed body in an apartment in the 200 block of South 13th Street. The male had been shot several times. The Homicide Unit later identified a suspect, who shot and killed himself in York. The suspect was the son of the victim’s girlfriend. Police said the homicide resulted from apparent domestic discord. — At 9:30 p.m. July 16, someone stole a woman’s handbag from under her seat as she dined inside Mercado, 1216 Spruce St. Witnesses described the culprit as a black male, 6-feet tall with a thin build, light complexion, star tattoo on his face and a small Mohawk haircut. He was wearing a blue shirt and khaki shorts. — At 12:15 a.m. July 17, a male snatched an iPhone from someone’s hand outside 1208 Walnut St., then fled north on 12th Street. The suspect was described as black, about 18 and wearing a white vest and white jeans. — Between 6:30-10:15 p.m. July 17, someone stole a wallet from the center console of a 2008 Chrysler in the paid garage at 1305 Walnut St. The car had been unlocked. — Between 11 p.m. July 17 and 9 a.m. July 18, someone made off with a secured bicycle in the 1000 block of Pine Street. — At 6 a.m. July 18, a customer at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 1324 Walnut St. encountered a man armed with a knife. The man told the customer he had been in prison for 15 years, then pulled out the knife and held it “in a threatening manner.” The man was described as white or Hispanic and in his 40s, clad in a turquoise polo shirt. — At 10:15 p.m. July 18, a man randomly struck another man on the head with a hammer on the PATCO subway platform, 1230 Locust St. The victim, who said the attack was unprovoked, walked to nearby Jefferson University Hospital and called 911. He described the perpetrator as black and in his late 20s, with a light complexion and his hair worn in a ponytail. He was wearing tan cargo shorts and a white tank top. — Between 9:30-10:45 a.m. July 18,

someone broke into two apartments in the 1100 block of Spruce Street and stole several computers, among other items. Sixth District Officer Sweeney lifted fingerprints. — At 7:30 p.m. July 19, a man stole money from someone’s bag outside Camac and Spruce streets. The robber was described as black, age 52, about 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, sporting a mustache, a brown hat, a white Tshirt and tan shorts. — Between 7-7:45 p.m. July 20, a patron’s wallet was stolen inside Maki Man Restaurant, 1326 Spruce St. Security video showed a man and a woman taking the wallet and leaving. Both were described as black and in their 20s. The man had a dark complexion and sported a beard, jeans and a plaid jacket. The woman had a medium complexion and long, straight hair. She wore a pink top and dark-colored pants. — At 7:05 p.m. July 21, a female at 10th and Lombard streets was talking on her iPhone when two males on a bicycle rode past and snatched it. She described the culprits as black and about 16, one wearing a red shirt and shorts and the other, a white shirt and shorts. — At 3:10 a.m. July 22, a man made off with another man’s wallet and phone in the 200 block of South Warnock Street. The culprit demanded the victim’s belongings, then fled north on Warnock. He was described as black, about 6-feet tall and 250 pounds, sporting a beard and a blue polo shirt with white pinstripes. — Between 6 p.m. July 20 and 2 p.m. July 22, someone forced open the door of a residence in the 1200 block of Waverly Walk and stole camera equipment. Sixth District Officer Stevens lifted fingerprints. — At 9:35 p.m. July 22, someone stole an iPhone from a table outside 1111 Locust St. The culprit, described as a shirtless 15-yearold black male, fled north on 11th Street. NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS — Shortly after a man was assaulted during

a robbery attempt in the 1300 block of Pine Street, police arrested one of five suspects at Chestnut and Juniper streets. The victim was walking along Pine at 9 a.m. July 15 when five males punched him and attempted to take his iPhone. Police apprehended the one suspect after a foot pursuit. The victim positively identified the suspect, a 20-year-old homeless man, and he was charged with robbery and related offenses. — Police arrested a man accused of using a stun gun in an attempted jewelry store robbery July 16. The man allegedly entered the store, at 85 S. Eighth St., at 9:15 that morning and shocked the owner with the weapon. He then used it to shock the owner’s brother as he entered from the rear of the store. The brothers managed to fight off the culprit and exit the shop, locking the armed man inside. Police arrested a 33-year-old South Philadelphia man inside the store and recovered the stun gun. — Sixth District plainclothes officers arrested three men and recovered various illegal drugs July 17 in a subway concourse. The officers observed a narcotics transaction at 8:55 that night in the concourse at 101 S. Broad St. and apprehended a 43-year-old Northeast Philadelphia man, a 41-year-old West Philly man and a 20-year-old homeless man and charged them with various drug offenses. The officers recovered seven packets of crack cocaine, six narcotic prescription pills and cash. — Police nabbed two robbery suspects July 19 shortly after an incident inside Varga, 941 Spruce St., at 12:15 a.m. The men allegedly made off with a female patron’s iPhone after one of the pair distracted her with conversation while the other snatched her phone from the bar. Sixth District Officer Williams stopped two males fitting the robbers’ description at 13th and Walnut streets and the victim positively identified them. A 23-yearold South Philadelphia man and a 33-yearold North Philly man were charged with theft and related offenses. ■

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News Briefing Kiss-in at Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A will be bombarded by samesex PDA this weekend. Organizers of the Philadelphia Dyke March will stage a “kiss-in” protest at 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Chick-fil-A location at 2204 S. Columbus Blvd., part of a nationwide action against the fast-food chain. The action comes after Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy last month spoke out against same-sex marriage. His company has donated to a number of antigay causes. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/499777980038430/.

Murder suspect commits suicide The man accused of shooting to death another man in the Gayborhood committed suicide last month. Philadelphia police reported that the suspect, who has not been identified, shot and killed himself in York. He is suspected of shooting to death 30year-old Isaiah Summers earlier in July at a residence at 233 S. 13th St. The murder suspect is the son of the victim’s girlfriend, and police say the homicide resulted from “domestic discord.” A landlord discovered Summers’ body in the second-floor apartment July 16. Police believe the murder took place up to a week prior to the discovery.

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get involved. Take Back Vacant Land, a coalition of more than 40 faith, labor and community groups including ACT UP Philadelphia, is organizing a Best Lot/Worst Lot contest through Aug. 31. Residents can submit photos of a vacant city lot that either depicts a successful use of the property or one that detracts from their community. Winners will receive gifts cards to homeand yard-improvement stores and the lots deemed the worst of the worst will receive clean-up services. The coalition is urging Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sanchez to reintroduce legislation that would create a Philadelphia Land Bank to be used to convert empty lots into productive spaces. Contest participants can submit up to three photos, a description of the site and their contact information to takebackvacantland@gmail.com. Entries are also accepted at www.facebook.com/ CampaignToTakeBackVacantLand or Take Back Vacant Land c/o Liberty Resources, 714 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19106. There is no entry fee.

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Vowing for marriage With the Democratic National Convention just a month away, the likelihood that the party will soon embrace marriage equality became even more realistic. At a platform-drafting meeting last week, leaders of the Democratic Party approved an amendment to the party platform endorsing same-sex marriage. The measure is expected to be adopted later this month by the full platform committee and will be posed to delegates at next month’s Democratic National Convention. Since the 2008 DNC, Democrats have been the primary motivators for successful marriage-equality legislation in three states and Washington, D.C. — as well as in states like Washington and Maryland, whose marriage-equality laws are being challenged. A recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that nearly 65 percent of Democrats are in favor of marriage equality, a jump from 50 percent in 2008 and 40 percent from 2004. The time has come for the organization that represents Democrats to fall in line with the prevailing attitudes of its members. Is the DNC only moving now because President Obama came out for marriage equality earlier this year? Perhaps. But the importance of the president’s endorsement, and the expected stamp of approval by the DNC, can’t be undervalued. In the fight for marriage equality, much has been said about the challenge of reaching Americans who are in the “middle” — those who may approve of marriage for a gay family member or friend but who wouldn’t actually advocate for, or head to the polls to support, such legislation. The same can be said about reaching middle-of-the-line Democratic legislators: If those lawmakers can be given one more reason to support legislation that ensures equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, then we are one step closer to marriage equality for all Americans. If the DNC incorporates marriage equality into its platform, elected Democrats who are unwilling to throw their hats into the ring will be at odds with their president, their party and a majority of voters — a spot in which few politicians would desire to be. However, adopting a position and actually working on behalf of that stance are vastly different. Democrats need to have the courage of their convictions: Voting for marriage-equality legislation is not enough. If the party takes this step for same-sex couples, it is incumbent upon Democratic leaders to actively, and visibly, work with the public and elected officials from both parties to make legislative priorities of not just marriage equality, but also the myriad other issues impacting LGBTs. ■

Poor Chick-fil-A. The company’s president, Dan Cathy, makes a few disparaging remarks about how marriage equality is basically the same thing as punching God in the nuts and then the Muppets break up with the fast-food chain and hell breaks loose. Actually, Cathy has a long anti-gay history and Chick-fil-A has given millions of dollars to rabidly anti-gay groups like Exodus International and the Marriage & Family Foundation, a Virginia anti-gay group. Therefore, the company’s stance isn’t exactly news. But you’d never guess from the uproar. Granted, there are legitimate concerns about a corporation so proudly flying the gay-hating flag. I need not point out that if Cathy were shouting from the rooftops about interracial marriage he’d have a lot fewer defenders. But everybody who is all of a sudden screaming that eating a Chick-filA sandwich is basically the same thing as aborting a gay baby needs to get a grip. As for Chick-fil-A’s fans, there’s nothing at Chick-fil-A anyone should be putting in their mouths. So everyone rushing to the restaurant’s defense by stuffing their faces with garbage is really only punishing themselves. And the chickens. Especially the chickens. Mike Huckabee has even declared Aug. 1 Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, to fight against the liberals who’ve declared they’re going to buy their lifespanshortening meals somewhere else now. And no one seems more enthusiastic about this Aug. 1 “demonstration” than the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer. During a recent radio address, Fischer complained that gays were “trying to present themselves as these innocent little victims.” In reality, he says, “they are bullies. They are intolerant, they are vicious, they are mean, and they are after people of faith.” Oh, how I love the big-gay-meanies-are-attacking-us argument from the religious right. Especially when the so-called bullies are picking on a multi-billion-dollar corporation. As if a corporate entity’s political views should not impact the bottom line. And remember, in this case it’s not just that Cathy has a big mouth, but he also has

a big wallet. A lot of chickens have been sacrificed in order to fund the anti-gay agenda. Fischer continued, “[Gays] have no tolerance for those who support the institution of the natural family. None, zip, zero. They have no room in their so-called ‘diversity world’ for people who believe in natural marriage.” That’s right. The gays just want everyone to get gay-married and have a gay ol’ time. Anyone who wants one of those icky one-penis-one-vagina marriages can stuff it. No pun intended, obviously. Fischer then sounds the alarm: “[T]he bullies at Big Gay are coming after Chick-fil-A. They’re trying to take them out, they’re trying to obliterate them, they’re trying to go Ahmadinejad on Chick-fil-A, they want them wiped off the face of the map.” Get it? Like how Iran wants to wipe Israel off the map? Super-appropriate analogy. Look, even if every LGBT-rights supporter stopped eating at Chick-fil-A, the company is hardly going to wither and die. And I can assure you, there are plenty of people who abhor the company’s policies but can’t live without their Spicy Chicken Sandwich (note to those people regarding life: You’re doing it wrong). Still, Fischer’s Chick-fil-A rescue fantasy is something to behold. “Let’s make it our goal to buy out every chicken sandwich that Chick-fil-A makes on Aug. 1,” he said. “Let’s send them out behind the restaurant with an ax to cut the heads off of more chickens to feed people because they’re selling so many chicken sandwiches.” Firstly, what did those poor chickens ever do? Secondly, yes, please let this be exactly how the day goes. My guess is that slaughtering chickens out back by the dumpsters would mean some pretty serious health and safety violations, and shut more restaurants down than protesters ever could. ■

“[Gays] have no tolerance for those who support the institution of the natural family. None, zip, zero. They have no room in their so-called ‘diversity world’ for people who believe in natural marriage.”

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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The meat of the issue So Jon Stewart and his crew at “The Alabama, where LGBT citizens are Daily Show” spoofed the anti-gay talk perhaps more afraid to speak out. Our of the CEO of Chick-fil-A this week. councilman wants them to know there Columnists everywhere and officials in are places in this nation that respect and Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and New appreciate their rights. Thus, by speaking out on this issue, we can give hope to York City have called for everything from those LGBT communities that a boycott to impeding the fastoften don’t receive the support food chain’s plans to open new restaurants. they deserve. All of this outcry, all because But let’s get back to Exodus the head of a national company International and its ilk — orgastirred the pot about the issue nizations that represent among of marriage equality. But, let’s the worst forms of hatred get beyond his actual words: Is toward LGBT people: the belief the fact that he expressed his that sexual orientation can be opinion cause for a full-fledged “cured,” or at least ignored, and the subsequent methods used to boycott or prohibiting the chain carry out those goals. from opening new locations? First, these groups make The answer is no — and claims that are completely for two very good reasons: 1) freedom of speech, and 2) the devoid of medical merit. And likelihood of such a boycott they use various forms of torfailing. (How many boycotts Mark Segal ture to support their fictitious can we in the LGBT commutheories. They systematically nity carry out? An effective boycott takes tear down individuals by making them organization — and this one wouldn’t be hate themselves for being LGBT. They tell successful.) them that society does not accept them, But there’s a bigger danger at stake how they will be without family and end — one the media, our straight allies nor up lonely, how they may die from AIDS ... Chick-fil-A are discussing, and one that Need I go any further? Yes? Some groups journalists and elected officials should even deliver electric shocks while showing their victims pornography. Had enough have researched by now: Through the of these Christian values yet? Oh, didn’t fast-food company’s charitable organization, WinShape Foundation, the chain has I mention it’s almost always a Christian donated some $5 million to various antiorganization that pushes for such “family gay organizations — including, most disvalues”? turbingly, Exodus International and similar So I’ll not be skipping Chick-fil-A groups that have claimed they can “cure” because of its owner’s hate speech and homosexuality. philosophies. I’ll avoid Chick-fil-A One of those who called out Chick-filbecause of the violence its charitable founA, Philadelphia City Councilman-at-Large dation supports against LGBT people. ■ Jim Kenney, told me his actions were Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the meant to call attention to the hate speech — not in Philadelphia, per se, as most peo- nation’s most-award-winning commentaple in our city recognize such hate speech, tor in LGBT media. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com. but rather in places like Mississippi and

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Street Talk What’s the impact of Sally Ride coming out in her obituary? “I have mixed feelings. Her method [of coming out] gives the impression she wasn’t accepting of her sexuality. It would have Mark Schwartz pet-care specialist been better if South Philadelphia she came out earlier. But she was a highly respected woman in America. So making people aware of her sexual orientation — even in an obituary — does have a helpful impact.”

“The impact is minimal, if anything. It was such a fluke, the way she chose to come out. I never heard Frank Cholminski of someone deliveryman pre-planning South Philadelphia their coming out in their obituary. The overall trend is to come out when you’re alive. So I think the impact of Sally Ride’s coming out is negligible.”

“I respect her personal choice to maintain her privacy. But her coming out would have been more positive if she did it Natalie Ridge while [she scientist was] alive. Washington Square West Her legacy has the unfortunate effect of reaffirming that you need to be in the closet to be successful in this country.”

“A very wonderful legacy. She raised people’s awareness that lesbians are in all fields of life. I respect her Stephanie Benson decision to housekeeper be a private West Philadelphia person. I just hope people will let her rest in peace.”

Letters and Feedback In response to “Delaware Pride leaves Rehoboth Beach” (July 27-Aug. 2): I think it’s great to see the festival return to New Castle. Very fitting with New Castle County being the birthplace of the Delaware Pride organization. But, I do think two festivals are a waste of funding. I would be happy to see alternating events between northern and southern Delaware. Good luck to you, Delaware Pride! I wish you much success this year! dedude I am thrilled to see the festival closer to my home. I can finally participate. I am a huge supporter of gay rights and although

I am straight, I find it important to not “segregate” or show prejudice. I am also bringing my 15-year-old daughter to the event, as I have always instilled in her the acceptance of all lifestyles. We are both very excited to attend the event this year.

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Juliet Fink, director of education at Philadelphia FIGHT, said the conference explored an array of tracks that support “getting to zero,” creating a generation that is HIV-free. “There are so many exciting, new ways we can foresee an end to the epidemic, including research for a cure,” she said. “There was also a lot of promising information coming out around vaccine research. And there are scalable things that people are interested in doing worldwide that would have a dramatic impact on the epidemic, such as treatment as prevention — treating as many people as possible to prevent the spread of HIV.” Political will and funding are integral to get there, Fink said. A firm investment from the activist community is also essential, said Krauss. “We need the science and we need the push,” she said. “Without the push, there’s no funding and no prestige. Without the prestige, it’s difficult to get funding, difficult to get articles into journals. Issues like this need prestige and funding, and that’s where activism KENNEY from page 1

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I would never go there again and that’s my choice. But it’s important for people to know where you stand.” Religion has factored prominently into the discussion over Cathy’s comments; the executive proffered that his company supports the “biblical definition of the family unit” and that “we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation” when society attempts to “define what marriage is about.” However, Kenney said marriage equality is not a religious issue “in any way, shape or form.” “People struggled, died, went to jail, fought wars for civil rights, and right now in most states, full civil rights are not afforded to all Americans because of this issue,” he said. “If I can enjoy the civil liberties of being married, you should be able to also, regardless of your sexual orientation. Why should we deny two long-term, committed gay men or women pension benefits, health benefits, tax deductions, hospital rights, because of who they are? It’s unconscionable to me that in 2012 we are even arguing this. But it’s not about religion — it’s about gay people being denied civil rights.” Kenney is not alone in his condemnations: A Chicago alderman said this week he will work to block the construction of the city’s second Chick-fil-A location,

comes in.” Activism was on display at the We Can End AIDS mobilization last Tuesday, in which thousands marched to the White House to demand support for needleexchange programs, decriminalization of sex workers, Wall Street taxes and other actions to generate funds for HIV/AIDS causes. “That was really the highlight of my time in D.C., getting to see our strength in numbers,” Fink said. Krauss said the full impact of the action has yet to be realized. “Sometimes people wonder what the point is of demonstrations. It’s a moment where an important issue can break through into the public consciousness,” she said. “Every legislator who picked up the Washington Post saw it; all decision-makers saw it; President Obama, even though he wasn’t there and he should have been, saw it because we were at the White House. It was powerful. These demonstrations are hard to say no to and have made a big difference in the past few years. They send a very loud message to global funders about what they are going to be able to get away with.” ■ and the mayor of Boston said that, while he won’t actively prevent a store from opening in his city, the chain is not welcome. Kenney noted that his “take a hike” comment was a metaphor, and that he would not work to prevent Chick-fil-A from setting up shop in the area. There are currently eight Chickfil-A stores within the city limits and about two-dozen more in the metro area. Reaction to the letter on Kenney’s Facebook page has been mixed, but he said he’s confident that taking a public stand was the right choice. “In the course of my career, there have been a number of times these issues [have] come up and really bother me. It reminds me how much poisonous hatred venom there is, even now in 2012,” he said. “We’ve got some uglies here in Philadelphia, but at least we have a large [LGBT] community and a large ally community where people can live safely and happily. But to be a gay man or woman growing up in an isolated town in Texas, Oklahoma or Indiana, it’s got to be a really difficult life. We straight people need to be reminded of that now and then and continue to experience the ugly side of America so that we can be motivated to get involved in these issues and say what needs to be said.” ■

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Wedding By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com West Philadelphia residents Zachary Aguanno and Evan Smoak headed back to their home state of New York last month to tie the knot. The pair wed in a July 13 ceremony in Port Jefferson on Long Island. Aguanno, 25, is a software engineer and Smoak, 24, is pursuing a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. The couple has been together since December 2009.

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They initially met on Myspace but soon learned they had a number of mutual friends, and that their parents lived only minutes from each other. Aguanno said it was about a week until he met Smoak in person, but that their initial interactions on Skype convinced both of them that a lasting relationship was already forming. “Honestly in those first couple Skype dates, we knew that this was pretty much it,” Aguanno said. “It was like that disgustingly gross cuteness. Even before we physically met, we knew that this was the last person we were ever going to be with.” In the past few years, with a move to Philadelphia and the launch of their respective educational and career endeavors, the couple said they’ve thrived by approaching their shared experiences with humor. “It’s been a lot of laughing,” Smoak said. “We’ve had to deal with big things like wills and health-care proxies, and then just your everyday things like trips to Home Depot and paintcolor choices that went awry,

and you just have to laugh a lot together.” The couple has become so in tune with one another that they unwittingly planned near-simultaneous marriage proposals. During a June 2011 trip to Italy, Aguanno planned to pop the question in Venice on the first leg of the vacation, while Smoak intended to wait until later in the excursion, in Florence. “Zach proposed in Venice so I kind of counter-proposed at the same time,” Smoak said. “Zach’s family knew he was going to propose, and my family knew I was going to propose, but they didn’t say anything to one another about it. So when we stepped off the plane and they asked to see the ring, they were pretty confused that there were two of them.” About 150 family and friends celebrated their union with them. Both men were raised in the Roman Catholic Church, which does not sanction same-sex unions, but the pair said they maintain a spiritual element to their relationship and had an interfaith minister and ceremony. Aguanno took Smoak’s last name, a process that required approval in Philadelphia as well as through a number of courts in New York, and ultimately cost the couple about $2,500. They spent an additional $2,000 on other legal protections to ensure their connection is documented through wills and other measures. Although their marriage is not legally recognized in Philadelphia, having it sanctioned in their home state is significant to them. “There was almost an immediate legitimacy to our relationship that we both felt in the days afterward,” Smoak said. “And there are societal implications that go along with saying that you’re married. People understand. They expect that you’ve gone through the rigorous process of planning a wedding and, even more than that, a marriage is about uniting two families. There’s so much more to a marriage than just the legal benefits.” Aguanno said the couple is enjoying their post-wedding downtime and is planning a honeymoon for early fall. ■

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strate that there was a gay vote that supported Blackwell in places like Center City, we’d be able to distinguish the gay vote in a way that hadn’t been done before,” said David Fair, co-founder of the Philadelphia Lesbian & Gay Task Force. And, despite Green’s victory, Fair said the effort was successful, as a number of divisions heavily populated by gays and lesbians went to Blackwell. The following year, activists also succeeded in helping a number of out politicos get elected as ward leaders. The federal public-corruption investigation known as Abscam — which ultimately resulted in the conviction of several federal and state officials — also led to the arrest and ousting of several Philadelphia councilmembers, including Council President George Schwartz, Majority Leader Harry Jannotti and Councilman Louis Johanson, paving the way for new blood. “That allowed a much more liberal and progressive group, led by a number of African-Americans, to move on to Council,” said Dr. Larry Gross, former co-chair of PLGTF. “Had the old power group that was running the city in

the mid-’70s still been in place, I don’t think we could have succeeded with the passage of the bill. We took advantage of that change in the landscape, and that was key.” Those developments, as well as an overall heightened involvement in city campaigns by the gay and lesbian community, were integral in pushing the gay-rights ordinance to the forefront of elected officials’ consciousness. “We had worked hard to support a number of new members and to build good relationships with councilmembers in the years before 1982,” said PLGTF member Scott Wilds. “So we had been working for some time to set the stage.” Building relationships with African-American councilmembers and political leaders was especially important, Fair said, as city Managing Director W. Wilson Goode was gearing up to launch a 1983 campaign to become the city’s first African-American mayor. “We wanted to put this issue on the agenda of elected officials, and

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of gay residency, it made a difference.” In-person meetings with nearly all of the councilmembers were held as summer approached, with lobbyists accompanied by district residents who would detail why such a law was essential. “There were still a lot of complaints coming in to the Task Force at that time, and people were much less sophisticated than now in covering up their homophobia and their animus toward gay people,” Fair said. Moving to a vote Blackwell introduced Bill 1358 on June 30 with nine cosponsors on board, the exact number needed for passage. The measure was put to a July 27 hearing before the Council Committee on Rules. Fair said that Council President Joe Coleman strategically scheduled the hearing with little fanfare — and at a time when Archbishop John Cardinal Krol was out of the country. Ultimately, 55 people testified — all of whom were in favor of the bill. Among the witnesses were two men who would become the city’s next mayors — Goode and thenDistrict Attorney Ed Rendell.

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Goode told councilmembers that the legislation would provide “basic civil and human rights afforded to all citizens of this country,” while Rendell testified to the validity of the gay and lesbian community in a statement that was telling of the times. “The gay community in Philadelphia are as productive as any community. They are taxpayers that work hard,” Rendell said. “We receive virtually no complaints against any gay man or woman for any sort of sexual abuse of minors or any other nonconsenting adults.” The witness list also included a wealth of local and national LGBT activists; leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, which a few years before had adopted its own nondiscrimination ordinance; and a collection of local progressive religious leaders. “It’s a chess game,” Gross said. “One side puts their community leaders on the board, you put your community leaders on the board. One side puts their clergy on the board, you put your clergy on the board. We were able to bring to bear effective and well-respected clergy such as Paul Washington, a longtime African-American minister who was a leader in the civilrights movement, as well as other rabbis and ministers. We had to put forward people who would speak for the community and tell City Council that things are changing and that they should be at the forefront of that change.” After the three-hour proceeding, six of the seven committeemembers voted to send it to the full Council. While the measure appeared fast-tracked to passage, there were a number of lingering questions. During his 1979 mayoral campaign, Green pledged to support a gay-rights ordinance. However, in the weeks leading up to the summer of 1982, he had become close-lipped about the bill. Without the guarantee of mayoral approval, activists were left to question if they had enough support to override a potential veto. And, while enough councilmembers pledged to vote for the bill, Wilds said activists were not 100-percent confident those lawmakers would wage battle if opponents came out swinging. Nonetheless, a vote was scheduled for Aug. 5, and supporters gathered en masse to prepare for what they hoped would be a historic day in Philadelphia. ■

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LGBT theater festival returns for a second year By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The second annual GayFest, a monthlong festival of LGBT-themed theater hosted by Quince Productions, returns Aug. 3-Sept. 1 at Plays & Players Theater. The scope of this year’s festival has expanded to include a series of staged readings of new plays and a variety of one-night stands alongside the four main stage plays. The four stage plays are “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later” in it first full production with a Philadelphia cast; the worldpremiere of “Mike and Seth” by acclaimed New York playwright Daniel Talbott; Holly Hughes’ classic “dyke noir” play “The Well

of Horniness;” and the Philadelphia premiere of “The Crumple Zone,” a dark comedy by Buddy Thomas. Both Talbott and Thomas had works performed at last year’s festival, with Talbott’s “Slipping” and Thomas’ “Devil Boys from Beyond” both being popular shows. Talbott’s new show, “Mike and Seth,” is a lyrical play about a straight man and a gay man, lifelong friends, who hole up in a hotel room together the night before the straight man’s wedding. “My best friends are the inspiration for ‘Mike and Seth,’” Talbott said. “I had this radical idea about trying to do a play in a hotel room in real time. When I started working on the play, I realized that the play for

me was about friendship and love between best friends. Not even sexual love, just love between best friends.” Talbott said the two characters struggle with the conflicts they have with the world and the issues they have between themselves. “They kind of go through this dark night of the soul together. They are really disenchanted with the over-commercial and overly technological sped-up pronoun culture of America right now and they are disillusioned with the way people are treating each other. It’s their conflict with the world around them and being deeply unhappy. Seth is getting married to a woman he loves but at the same time he feels their whole relationship is controlled by the outside world and their families. He feels like

they can’t have a good relationship. It’s not truly an arranged marriage but they both come from wealthy families. Seth has been with this long-term partner who’s cheating on him left and right and he pays for everything. The man has left him and wants out of the relationship. His life is falling apart. The conflict between them is trying to hold each other up and at the same time both are feeling jealous of the other. Seth is feeling jealous that Mike can get married. He doesn’t want the clubs and sexual freedom. He wants to find somebody he can love. He’s not interested in this selfish sexual freedom. They kind of save each others’ lives in a way.” “The Crumple Zone” comes from the comePAGE 24

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dic mind of Thomas, who wrote last year’s hit “Devil Boys From Beyond.” This year’s comedy is more earthbound, taking place in a Staten Island apartment during Christmas week as three gay roommates deal with problems of life, love and alcohol. Thomas said “Crumple” is one of his older plays that made a splash in New York when it debuted in 2001. “It starred Mario Cantone and Jason Moore was the director, and he’s gone on to direct ‘Avenue Q’ and ‘Shrek’ since then,” Thomas said. “It was a really big hit at that time. It was only supposed to play for four weeks and it played for five or six months. Since then, it’s played around the country and it has played in a bunch of foreign territories.” Thomas added that he wrote the play because he felt there were too few comedies grounded in reality. “There aren’t too many comedies being put out there these days, especially for gay audiences,” he said. “When I wrote this, at the time, the gay plays that were being written were focusing on affluent, very rich gay people. At the time I wasn’t doing very well. I was a struggling playwright and I was waiting tables. This was a look at three gay roommates who are living in a dive apartment with no money, not doing very well at all and having relationship traumas. Basically the opposite of the spectrum that was being looked at at that time. The reviews when it came out mentioned it wasn’t a gay play at all; it was play about relationships.” Throughout the festival, a variety of onenight performances and readings will feature new gay plays and artists. One of those readings includes “Cold” by Sarah Pappalardo. The story follows the owner of a lesbian bar and her hard-drinking business partner as they interact with a young dyke and her transgender friend in a tale of lesbian history and generational strife. Pappalardo said the play was inspired by a few 20th-century Irish one-acts that take place entirely in a bar. “I wanted to use that setting and inspiration to explore a few things: the gentrification of gay neighborhoods and the closure of oncepopular lesbian bars, and the political tension between an older generation of lesbians and the younger generation that is carving out their own space in queer history,” Pappalardo said. “While this younger generation brings so

many amazing new ideas to the queer community, many older lesbian women are now finding themselves in an incredibly difficult stage in their lives, with different politics than the young people who are benefiting from their struggles.” She added the play is at times both extraordinarily silly and incredibly somber. “Ultimately, it’s a swan song for an older generation of women whose heyday has long since past and are trying to find meaning and relevance in a brave new queer world,” she said. “The two main characters deal with an overwhelming sense of alienation, even in their own community, but they are also incredibly crass, funny and full of stories. Copious amounts of alcohol are consumed by said characters throughout the play.” Another performance sure to be talked about on the festival is Mark McCloughan’s comic, gender-bending performance, “The Beautiful Refrigerator is Empty,” in which McCloughan plays Teena Giest, a 14-year-old girl with a serious attitude problem that might border on homicidal. “It’s definitely inspired by ‘Twin Peaks,’” McCloughan said. “It takes that high-school aesthetic and explores the comedy and the high drama and angst of being a teenager. The show is pretty heavily improvised each time we do it. We spent a good six months before we performed it doing these long stretches of improvising and trying to find the voice of the character. The character is a 14-year-old girl, but there are a lot of moments where selfawareness creeps in. She’s this bitchy selfinvolved teenager, but then there are moments in the show where we draw attention to the fact that she is this ridiculous extreme version of this high-school-girl sensibility.” McCloughan added that the comedy in the show comes from the character, not from the cross-dressing. “The show is technically drag, but we don’t think of it as a drag show. The comedy in the show is more character-based. Teena is a girl, and we don’t use that for comedic purposes other than allowing us to explore the character and find the comedy in her and her situation.” ■

Quince Productions presents GayFest Aug. 3-Sept. 1 at Plays & Players Theater’s thirdfloor Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Place. For tickets and a full list of shows and performers, visit www.quinceproductions.com/ gayfest.html.

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hero James at his annual Philly birthday bash from 7:30-10 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. I remember Aiden from my days as a bartender at The Bike Stop. Not only is he really talented, but he’s a great guy and absolutely adorable. If you haven’t heard him perform, you don’t know what you’re missing! Reservations for dinner at Serrano downstairs will score you priority seating at the concert later. Check out www.aidenjamesmusic.com for more information and advanced tickets.

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Emily Lynn: From Alabama to Her Majesty’s Court She’s been juggling since she was 5, learned sword-fighting skills from the Society of American Fight Directors and jumps off of tall buildings. And she sits on the Queen’s Court at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. Meet Emily Lynn, the official jester to Her Majesty. PGN: So I take it by the hint of an accent that you aren’t from Pennsylvania. EL: No, ma’am. I was born in Huntsville, Ala. I just graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory with a BFA in musical theater. PGN: What was life like in Huntsville? EL: It was actually a nice little oasis of not-like-Alabama in the middle of Alabama. There was an Army base and a NASA space flight center so there was a very varied population. I grew up in the theater, so I grew up with a very diverse group of people there as well. Though obviously, being in the South, it’s rather harder to be gay. PGN: Were your parents in the military? EL: No, my father’s a doctor and my mother gave up her job to become a stayat-home mom and home-school my sister and me. PGN: I think you’re the first person I’ve spoken to who was home-schooled. How was it? EL: It was great. I would absolutely homeschool my kids — if I had some. I don’t agree with the public school system on a number of levels and private schools can cost a lot of money. But if you are homeschooled correctly, you can get a diverse range of learning experiences. PGN: So, two girls in the family? EL: Yes, ma’am. PGN: What was a favorite moment with your sister and the worst fight? EL: That’s hard. There are many good moments. She has a beautiful voice and likes to sing, so a favorite memory would have to be us singing together. I think because we’re related our voices blend really well together. I can’t think of a fight: We were pretty benevolent children. I was the responsible one, so I was accused of being the favorite one, which is not true, but other than that we never got into any fisticuffs or anything like that! PGN: Any hijinks at all? EL: I never had a legitimate summer job, but I used to street-perform as a mime in the summer. I had a partner who I’d do it with and he was the straight man and I was the comic. One day I was driving to work and I rear-ended a lady. I just tapped her car but I’d never hit anyone before and I

was really terrified. I leapt out of the car and was crying out, “I’m sooo sorry. I don’t know what happened! I’m so sorry!” She was a little taken aback but told me she was fine and let me get on to work. It wasn’t until I parked that I realized that I was in full mime face and costume. It must have been an interesting experience for her. PGN: So why do people hate mimes? They have a running joke on “Reno 911” and other shows where they mime-bash. EL: I really don’t know. People get very defensive around mimes, and I haven’t figured out why that is. If you do something wrong, they pounce on it. But I also think that’s part of people’s nature. If you’re juggling and you drop something they’ll be like, “Oooh, you dropped a ball!” and I’m like, “I know. I was there.” But I don’t know the rap with mimes. A friend bought me a shirt that said, “A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” PGN: So other than miming, what are some of your theatrical skills? EL: I play a lot of instruments. I come from a very musical family. We played a lot of bluegrass music, so I learned to play a lot of stringed instruments as well as the French horn. I was in a rodeo for a short period of time, calf roping, which is a lot of fun. I juggle — I even have a juggling club in Huntsville that I meet up with whenever I get back. I do a Brazilian form of martial arts called capoeira. Of course being in theater, I sing and dance, I breathe fire and have a lot of other circustype skills. And I was a carpenter for many years during school.

EL: [Laughs.] Yeah, that would have been a big statement. PGN: And what is your role at the Renaissance Faire? EL: I am the Jester to Her Majesty the Queen. So I get to act very silly at all times. The jester is very high in the Queen’s Court so I don’t have to bow to a lot of people but a lot of people have to bow to me. Which is great fun! I follow Her Majesty around and introduce her and make fun of people for her. I have a show where I do some juggling and magic and fire-swallowing. When I’m not doing that, I’m on the street being entertaining. PGN: Hmmn, I never would have thought the jester would be that high up on the chain. EL: Yeah, I was pretty surprised myself. It’s an interesting role because I’m not a Lord or Landed Gentry, I don’t come from a powerful family but I’m still a

PGN: What was a favorite role, other than the jester? EL: One of my favorite roles was Madeline True from Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party.” She’s an older sort of cougar lesbian who hits on one of the girls at the party. It was a great part to play!

PGN: That would not have been very Puritan for Abigail to be naked.

PGN: And did I hear something about you taking a dive, literally? EL: Yes, in this show I do some high falls, which I’ve never done before. I’m learning to throw myself off of very tall buildings. PGN: Wow! EL: Yeah, When they first asked me I thought nothing of it, then they took me up to a platform with a pad beneath it and said, “OK, go!” They start you off pretty low and you build up. I’ve now jumped off what would be the equivalent of a four-story building. It’s a little nerve-wracking, but a good skill to have learned. PGN: Speaking of your skills, do you have trouble getting a date after eating fire? EL: I haven’t tried yet, but yes, I would think burping kerosene is not much of a turn-on. PGN: What was a favorite moment with the cast? EL: We had one night where all the members of the court went to someone’s house and played croquet in character, accents and all. We had all these dainty courtly things for dinner and played into the night. It was a great bonding experience.

PGN: That was at Shenandoah? EL: Yes, I was a carpenter in the scene shop, so I learned how to use power tools and build sets, etc.

PGN: What was the worst stage mishap? EL: I was once in a production of the play “The Crucible” and my shoes were very slippery. I was standing in for someone, so they weren’t even my shoes. In the scene where everyone is running around screaming about the bird in the rafters, I slipped and fell on top of Abigail and almost pulled her dress off. That was a pretty big mishap. Thankfully no one got hurt.

EL: No, but we drink obscene amounts of water during the day. We go through many large cisterns each day.

high member of the court. I’m kind of like the Queen’s favorite monkey and you have to be nice to the monkey, or else. So I can basically do whatever I want. PGN: How is it wearing the costume? EL: It’s difficult wearing so many layers of clothing. Everyone in the court wears many heavy costumes, but I’m the only one who has to run around like a maniac. PGN: Has anyone passed out yet?

PGN: So you all have to learn accents? EL: Yes, and I got an incredibly difficult one. I do a pretty good upperand lower-class English and a decent Irish and Welsh accent. When they sent out the sheets I thought, Please give me anything but country, so of course I got a Yorkshire country accent to do. And I’m surrounded by people with upperclass accents, so I really have to work to hold onto the Yorkshire and not slip into something else. PGN: How do you like being in Pennsylvania? EL: I like it very much. It’s very verdant: There are a lot more dairy farms than I’m used to. It’s lacking in Rednecks. I’m really enjoying it here, and I get to live in a Tudor village! PAGE 30

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Out author talks new art book By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com David Leddick’s life makes most normal citizens look terribly lazy by comparison. The out author, playwright and actor has 22 books published: many photography books about the male nude, including one o f Ta s c h e n ’s top-10 best-sellers, “The Male Nude,” as well as six novels and a biography of gay-art figures from the 1930s DAVID LEDDICK -’40s. Photo: David Vance Moreover, he began his writing career at 65. Theoretically, he could have started earlier, but Leddick has been working his derriere off creatively since long before many PGN readers were born. Born in 1930, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and was present at Bikini Atoll during the hydrogen bomb testing. Then Leddick moved to New York in the 1950s and was a dancer with the Metropolitan Opera’s ballet corps. He also worked in advertising as the worldwide creative director for Revlon in New York City, and as international creative director for L’Oreal in Paris through the 1970s and ’80s. Leddick resumed his theater career at age 70, writing scripts and lyrics for a number of musicals and plays and performing throughout the U.S., Europe and South America. Now in his 80s and living in Miami Beach, Leddick wants to write about what he calls the “uncharted territory of aging.” “I always say, ‘You can never be said to have ruined your reputation after 70,’” the author said about embarking on so many creative ventures at an age when most slow down. “You’re free to write what you want to write. In my generation, a lot of gay men still are very edgy about coming out. I have a blog called ‘David’s Gay Dish’ and on Fridays I have a mini-show called ‘Come On Out.’ The people I’m interviewing are younger people. The older ones don’t want to be on the show. They have a reluctance to

speak up, and I feel I must do it.” That’s right: Leddick is 80-something — and acting, blogging and writing. His latest book finds him covering familiar territory: “Gorgeous Gallery” is a collection of works published by Bruno Gmunder, exploring what is considered both popular sexual art and fine art. “It’s my 23rd book and I’ve done a lot of compilations of photography and art,” Leddick said. “I kind of know the history, plus I wanted to investigate who was new and who was working in new ways. We divided the book into three parts: the classic part, mostly people who are gone; the contemporary, people that we all know about; and then the avant-garde, which are the younger people who are working with the male nude in art.” Leddick added that “Gorgeous Gallery” is different from other photography and art books he’s done. “I would say it’s far more sexual than my previous books. This is a unique book. It’s much more out there than anything I’ve done in the past because now they allow penetration. The subject matter is much sexier than anything I’ve done in the past. I’m very interested in finding new people. I try to not repeat more than a quarter of the artists from previous books. There are a lot of new artists coming up all the time and we try to vary the subject. This book is all art — no photography — and I’ve got the point of view that art and pornography and sexuality can exist is the same arch. For our puritanical repressive culture, that is an idea that has never been expressed before.” Leddick also said he found that there we some iconic figures in the art world whose lesser-known works fit within the scope of “Gorgeous Gallery.” “I found out that a lot of big names like Andy Warhol, there’s a lot of their work that has never been in a book because it was considered too sexy. The one rule we had is that it had to be art because there’s a lot of porn that is cartoonish that I don’t consider fine art. There’s nothing in this book that if you looked at it you’d say, ‘This guy is not a good artist.’ Everyone in it is really a good artist.” ■ “Gorgeous Gallery” is available at Giovanni’s Room and other retailers. For more information on “Gorgeous Gallery” or David Leddick, visit www.brunogmuender.com or davidsgaydish.blogspot.com.

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a 1995 stamp 38. Invitation to mount 41. Long-snouted fish 42. Thurman of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” 43. Genre for EazyE 49. Coll. or univ. 50. They may prick you in the rose garden 51. Be too singleminded 52. Coll. basketball competition 55. Concern of Todd Oldham 57. Spanish painter, with “El” 59. “I don’t think so” 60. Kind of list 61. From the top 62. Turkish title 65. Matthew in “The Producers” PAGE 35

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PGN: What’s the day-to-day schedule there? EL: We get up at 8 a.m. and do warmups, then we rehearse until about 6 p.m. with an hour for lunch. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, there’s a separate cast called the Black Friar cast who do more of the street performing, and on those days we go from 8 a.m. ’til about 9 p.m. We all live here in somewhat of a dorm setting: We have common bathrooms and kitchens. It builds a strong sense of camaraderie. We’re having a potluck tomorrow and we go and do a lot of things together. PGN: Any gay community out there? EL: There are quite a number of us who make up a gay community in the cast. PGN: So there’s more than one queen at the shire? EL: [Laughs.] Yes, but I was also pleasantly surprised at how many lesbians we have here too. In theater, there are always a large number of gay men, but rather fewer lesbians. But everybody’s very supportive here and I haven’t encountered any negativity even out and about. Not that I’ve been in town waving a rain-

bow flag, but I’ve been open and haven’t experienced any problems.

tival or anything like that. We do have a lot of roller derby, though, to make up for it!

married to the people of England. She was a brilliant speechwriter and very well liked.

PGN: When did you come out? EL: When I was 18. I’d been dating a girl in secret for three weeks and decided I wanted to tell my mother. I took her out to dinner and said, “There’s something I want to tell you. Sara and I aren’t just friends, we’re dating.” My mom didn’t even look up from the menu; she just said, “Oh honey, I know that. I’ve known since you had a crush on that girl in third grade. What do you want to order for appetizers?” I just stared at her. I was like, “But, but what? Couldn’t you have dropped me a memo? So much bad poetry could have been avoided!” She was supportive, my sister was supportive and my father in his own way. My mother’s brother was gay and she told me about him when I was 8, and I also had a lot of gay role models in the theater community, so it was very easy for me, comparatively speaking.

PGN: Who was an idol for you? EL: When I was a kid I wanted to be just like my father. I took up a lot of things just because my father did them. He’s still very high on the list of people I look up to.

PGN: [Laughs.] Married to the people. Does that make her a polyandrist? EL: I don’t think the Church of England saw it that way!

PGN: What’s the gay community like in Huntsville? EL: In the theater and arts community there it’s fine, but I have friends who have been in scrapes so I tend to stay away from places that I know are troublesome. We have a couple of gay bars but no Pride fes-

PGN: Your best feature? EL: Being able to roll with the punches. Literally, here at the fair. PGN: Who’s a historical figure you admire? EL: I really wish I could have met the real Queen Elizabeth. She was a fascinating and really clever woman. I’ve been listening to a series of lectures on her to get to know her better to understand what my job would have been like, and she was brilliant. She refused to marry for a long time and used it to her advantage. England was not particularly strong at the time of her reign and whenever Scotland or Spain would be on the verge of declaring war, she would drop hints about perhaps marrying one of their royals and merging power. So instead of invading, they’d start wooing. She’d be very coy and take a long time before changing her mind. She eventually said that she’d never take a husband, that she was

PGN: Have youe heard that they’re doing a Gay Day at the Renaissance Faire on Aug. 12? EL: Oh yes, and we’re all really excited about it! PGN: When I was there before, I noticed that a lot of the shows were rather lascivious and bawdy. Will that be amped up for Gay Day? EL: You bet! ■ Discount tickets for Gay Day at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com/ event/4000517656. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, The Attic Youth Center, William Way LGBT Community Center and Team Philadelphia. To suggest a community member for “Family Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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REALITY-SHOW DANCERS LAND ANOTHER REALITY SHOW: Dancers and choreographers Kyle Robinson (“Dancing with the Stars,” from left), openly gay Travis Wall (“So You Think You Can Dance”), Nick Lazzarini (“So You Think You Can Dance”) and Teddy Forance (“Dancing With the Stars”) band together to take this art form to a whole new level by launching a dance company on the reality series “All The Right Moves,” 9 p.m. Aug. 7 on Oxygen. Photo: Oxygen Media/Neil Jacobs

OUTHOUSE IS MORE LIKE IT: Logo’s new docu-reality series “In the Big House” follows Michel Verdi and her husband Jay, who moved from outside of Philly to West Hollywood, and their entire family followed, including Michel’s mom, Dotsie, and her ex-con, former Mafioso dad, “Big Lou,” who’s been in and out of prison for 25 years, and Michel’s out-andunapologetic gay brother, Louis (pictured). We expect it to be god-awful but watch it and let us know if we are right, 10 p.m. Aug. 6 on Logo.

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 08/03 Carnival of Madness Evanescence, Halestorm and Chevelle perform 6 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3434000. Wiz Khalifa The rapper performs 8 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Frank Caliendo The comedian from “MADtv” performs 9 p.m. at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Poltergeist The horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

Sat. 08/04 Express Yourself: Broadway Dreams The Broadway concert comes to town 3 and 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-7905800. Defending the Caveman Rob Becker’s oneman show takes the stage 6 and 9 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858.

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Family Day Outdoor Festival Phreak n Queer presents a day of music, food, vendors, raffles and live entertainment, noon-5 p.m. at Liberty Lands Park, Third and Poplar streets; phreaknqueerfestival. wordpress.com. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The ska band performs 7 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Chicago and The Doobie Brothers The classic-rock bands perform 8 p.m. at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. HomoRama Phreak n Queer presents a hip-hop/

punk/electro show featuring Nicky Click, Sgt. Sass, The Shondes, IKP, Rachel Tension, Needles Jones, Wurli, Candle Hart and DJs BatteleAxeBaby and Ashley, 8 p.m. at Milkboy Philadelphia, 1100 Chestnut St.; 215924-6455. Jimmy Buffet The singer performs 8 p.m. at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City; 609348-7000.

Sun. 08/05 Gay Ole Opry Phreak n Queer presents performances by queer country music artists Karen & The Sorrows, Viva, Bryn Kelly and Wiley Gaby, 4-8 p.m. at Ortlieb’s Lounge, 847 N. Third St.; 215-568-1616.

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“ROCKY” ON!: Out DJ Robert Drake brings his Midnight Movies Series to TLA with the king (or is it queen?) of all midnight classics, the fabulously campy “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” midnight Aug. 4 at TLA, 334 South St. For more information or tickets, call 215922-1011.

Evolution Music Studios 2012 Spring Recital & Concert Catch music from the rock school 6 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Mon. 08/06 Groove Night Local musicians join forces to bring the R&B, soul, jazz and funk, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-9941400. American Graffiti The film is screened 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24

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W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5858. Estelle The R&B singer performs 7:45 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400. Coming to America The comedy film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. 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; 215-862-2081.

Tue. 08/07 Unlabeled: The Acoustic/ Electric Open Mic for Up and Comers Sign up and play 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. This is Spinal Tap The comedy film is screened 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Wed. 08/08 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.

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PGMC Chorus Auditions The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will conduct auditions for new members for its 2012-2013 season 4-6 p.m. Aug. 19 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St.; email auditions@pgmc. org to schedule an audition.

Thu. 08/09 Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Fri. 08/10 Aiden James The out singersongwriter performs 7:30 p.m. at Tin Angel; 20 S. Second St.; 215-928-0978. Gogol Bordello The gypsy punk band performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3434000.

CIAO FELLAS: Il Divo, the U.K. vocal pop group assembled by mogul Simon Cowell, performs 8 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-317-1000.

Mike Birbiglia The comedian from Comedy Central performs 9 p.m. at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

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Opening Harry Potter Marathon All eight films are screened Aug. 45 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. Magic Mike The film about male strippers (with out actor Matt Bomer playing one) is screened Aug. 3-9 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. Much Ado about Nothing Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents the gay interpretation of the Shakespeare play Aug. 10-26 at Off Broad Street Theater, 1363 Sansom St.; 215-923-8909. Tommy Davidson The comedian seen on “In Living Color” performs Aug. 9-11 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Continuing Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern and Contemporary Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition that includes some of the finest examples of European, American and Japanese design, through fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

from Philadelphia’s LGBT youth center, through Aug. 31, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220. From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition looking at The Boss’ entire career, with numerous items never before seen by the public, through Sept. 3, 525 Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-4096895. Interlude Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Melissa M. Bryant, through Sept. 9, 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-7721911. On My Honor: 100 Years of Girl Scouting The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition highlighting the history, contributions and traditions of Girl Scouts, including entrepreneurship, environmental awareness and civic engagement, through Dec. 31, 525 Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-409-6895. The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center’s third annual photography competition and exhibition Photographs of all subject matter, photographic techniques and processes are on THAT’S MY JAM! Classic R&B and hip-hop come back to life when New Edition, Salt-N-Pepa (pictured) and El Debarge join forces 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. New Edition is sure to break out some hits from its offshoots and solo albums (Bell Biv Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill). For more information or tickets, call 215-546-7900.

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Secret Garden Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition uniting works in fiber by Ted Hallman, Sheila Hicks and Jim Hodges, through Aug. 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing The Art of German Stoneware Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of stoneware ceramics from German speaking centers in modern-day Germany and the Low Countries, through Aug. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Dave Attell The comedian seen on “Dave’s Old Porn” and “Insomniac” performs through Aug. 4 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. Influx The James Oliver Gallery presents an exhibition by artist Joe Meiser through Aug. 4, 723 Chestnut St., fourth floor; 215-9231242. Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls and Masks Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by the photographer and artist that explore concepts in visual perception, through Aug. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. ■

TALK THIRTY TO ME: Out singer-songwriter Aiden James celebrates his 30th birthday with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. For more information or tickets, visit www.aidenjames.com or call 215-928-0978. Photo: Russ Hickman

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

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

and Allies Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org

■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220; www.waygay.org. Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday Library hours: 12-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 12-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday; 126 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Key numbers

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

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

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

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

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 112 N. Broad St., third floor; 215-496-0330 ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

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

Health

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-629-2300. www.asiac.org. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St. 215851-1822 or 866-222-3871. www.galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing

■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, self-employed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a Web site where everyone is invited to sign up for email notices for activities and events; www.gppn.org.

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson: 215-683-2840 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686; ppd. lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

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

Anonymous, free, conﬁdential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 3439 N. Hutchinson St.; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000.

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; (215) 6279090; www.galloplaw.org.

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

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

Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth ﬂoor; 215-563-0652. www.mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care, 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday except for noon-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals. Visit www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com for information about events, programs and membership; 215-557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and

students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladelphia.org. ■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.philadelphiagaytourism.com. ■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities, 856857-9283; popnews19@yahoo. com.

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Gay Married Men’s Association Meets 8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the William Way Center; www.gammaphilly.com.

Evolutions A drop-in support group for anyone on the transgender spectrum meets 6-7 p.m. Thursdays at 21 S. 12th St., eighth ﬂoor; 215-563-0652 ext. 235.

Men of All Colors Together Meets 7:30 p.m. the third Friday of the month, September through June, at the William Way Center; 610-2776595; www.MACTPhila.org. Men’s Coming Out Group, N.J. Meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at The Pride Center of New Jersey; njwarrior@aol.com. Men of Color United A discussion/support group for gay and bisexual men of color meets 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday at 112 N. Broad St., 11th ﬂoor; 215-496-0330. Men of Standard Provides a place for gay men of color 21 and older to share issues of concern. Meets 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St., Camden, N.J.; 856-963-2432. Philly Dads An association of gay and bisexual fathers supporting each other meets 7:30 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month at the William Way Center; 215-668-5239.

Parents/Families Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Bucks County Meets 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Penns Park United Methodist Church, 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; 215-5988005. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Chester County Meets 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, 501 S. High St.; 484354-2448. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/ Collingswood, N.J. Meets 6:30-9 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at the Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave.; 609-202-4622; pflagcollingswood@yahoo.com. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/ Philadelphia Meets 2-5 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 3907 Spruce St.; 215-572-1833. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/ Princeton, N.J. Meets 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the George Thomas Room at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St.; 609-683-5155. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/ Wilmington, Del. Meets 7-9 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1502 W. 13th St.; 302-654-2995. Philadelphia Family Pride Advocacy, support and social network for LGBT families offers play groups, monthly kids and teen talk groups, activities and outings. Planning meetings held monthly; 215-600-2864; www. phillyfamilypride.org.

Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine Primary health care and specialized transgender services in a safe, professional, nonjudgmental environment, 809 Locust St.; 215563-0658. T-MAN People of color support group for transmen, FTMs, butches, studs, aggressives, bois, genderqueer and all female-born individuals with gender questions meets 7:309:30 p.m. Mondays, second ﬂoor, 1201 Locust St.; 215-834-9063; tmanphilly.com.

open discusson and monthly movie/ discussions, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 112 N. Broad St., third ﬂoor; 215496-0330. Women Coming Out Support Group Women who consider themselves gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning and are at any stage of the comingout process are welcome. Ages 18 and over. Meets third Thursday of every month, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Pride Center of NJ.

Youth 40 Acres of Change Discussion group for teen and young adults meets 6-8 p.m. Thursdays at The COLOURS Organization Inc., 112 N. Broad St., 11th ﬂoor; 215496-0330.

Transhealth Programming Committee Meets 5 p.m.the second and last Sundays of the month at the William Way Center.

You’re Not Alone A group for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth that meets during the school year; sponsored by AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 315, Wilmington. Call 800-810-6776 for more details.

Transhealth Information Project Sponsors a weekly drop-in center from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayThursday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays at 21 S. 12th St., 10th ﬂoor; 215-568-2221.

HAVEN For GLBT, intersex, questioning, queer and allied youth ages 14-20; meets 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, 424 Center St., Bethlehem; 610-868-2153.

Transgender Health Action Coalition Peer trans health-advocacy organization; 215-732-1207; www. critpath.org/thac.

HiTOPS A safe-space support program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the ﬁrst and third Saturdays at 21 Wiggins St., Princeton, N.J.; 609-683-5155; hitops.org.

WeXist FTM support group meets 6-8 p.m. the second Friday of the month at the William Way Center; ﬁrst hour is open, second hour is for people assigned female at birth who have gender issues; 267-250-1548. Young, Trans, and Uniﬁed! Support group for transgender and questioning individuals ages 1323 meets from 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday at The Attic Youth Center; 215-545-4331.

Women Hanging Out With Lesbians A group based in central Pennsylvania that organizes activities such as concerts, camping, golf, picnics, hikes, plays and game nights in nonsmoking environments; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ howlofpa. Lesbian Community of Delaware Valley Social group holds monthly meetings and activities for gay women of all ages in Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties; P.O. Box 962, Phoenixville; http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/LCDV/; marichikogirl@yahoo.com. Lesbian Couples Dining Group of Montgomery County Meets monthly; 215-542-2899. Mt. Airy Lesbian Social Club For lesbians in the Philadelphia area ages 35-plus; www.meetup.com/ mtairylesbiansocial/. Queer Connections Social group for women in their 20s meets weekly; queerconnect@yahoo.com. Sistah 2 Sistah A social/support group for lesbian youth of color, ages 13-24. The group offers weekly social events,

Main Line Youth Alliance Meets from 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; 610688-1861; info@myaonline.org. Mountain Meadow For youth with GLBTQ parents. Monthly programs for ages 8-16, family programs and parent coffee groups. Residential program offered in August, 1315 Spruce St.; 215772-1107. Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center For ages 14-21; meets 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. Social X Change Social activity group for LGBT youth of color ages 13-23 meets 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; 215-496-0330. Space to be Proud, Open, and Together Open to all LGBTQ queer youth and allies, ages 14-21, the SPOT meets Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Planned Parenthood of Chester County’s West Chester office, 8 S. Wayne St.; 610-692-1770. Young, Trans, and Unified A support group for transgender and questioning youth ages 12-23 meets 7:15 p.m. Thursdays at The Attic Youth Center. Youth Making a Difference For GLBTQ African-American and Latino youth ages 14-24. Meets 5-7 p.m. every Tuesday at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St.; 856-9632432.

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ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE WANTED

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Aug. 3-9, 2012

Get the scoop on Philly’s LGBT nightlife in Barcrawlr, PGN’s biweekly take on not-to-miss events.

Barcrawlr Jim KileyZufelt

Written by PGN’s intrepid reporter, Jim Kiley-Zufelt. Online and in print every other week.

Only in PGN currently has an advertising sales position available for an energetic, self-motivated individual with outstanding communication skills. Our ideal candidate must have polished sales skills with experience in lead generation and cold calling, combined with a track record of closing the sale. QUALIFICATIONS: • • • • • •

Two years of successful sales experience, preferably in print and/or online sales Strong verbal and writing skills Excellent at relationship building Ability to work independently and part of a team Knowledge of local media market and/or LGBT community a plus Computer literacy a must

Salary/Benefits: Salary plus commission. Our benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, paid holidays, vacation and a casual work environment. Qualified individuals interested in applying are encouraged to send their resume to dan@epgn.com.

Online. Anytime.

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Placing Classiﬁeds Liner Ads In Person: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, By Phone or on the Web: 24 Hours, 7 Days

Deadline for Line Advertising is Friday at 3 p.m. for the following Friday’s issue. You may place your ad via our secure voicemail system, fax or e-mail at any time, or on our Web site. Please have the following information ready to place your ad:

YOUR AD COPY • YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER • CREDIT CARD INFORMATION PHONE: 215-625-8501 ext. 200 OR 215-451-6182 (DIRECT) • FAX: 215-925-6437 • E-MAIL: don@epgn.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

All classified advertising must be in our office by 3 p.m. Friday for the next Friday’s paper. Ads arriving after that time will be held for the next available issue. PGN reserves the right to edit or rewrite ads as needed, to refuse any ad for any reason and to determine the final classification. Ads determined to be in bad taste, directed to or from persons under the legal age of consent or containing racially or sexually discriminatory language will be refused. We need your full name, mailing address and daytime phone number on the insertion order form for you ad. This information is confidential and will not appear in the paper. Any ads received without full information will be destroyed. Sexually explicit language will be edited or refused at the discretion of the management.

PAYMENT AND PLACEMENT

Classified ads may be placed online or by mail, fax, e-mail or in person at the PGN offices at 505 S. Fourth St., Phila. Phone, fax and e-mail orders are accepted with credit/debit cards only. A $10 minimum applies to all charges. If you are paying in person with cash, please have the exact change as we cannot make change at the office. All ads must be prepaid for their entire run. NO EXCEPTIONS! DO NOT SEND CASH THROUGH THE MAIL; IT’S NOT SAFE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

TERM DISCOUNTS - BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ISSUES PREPAID 4 weeks, 5% • 8 weeks, 10% • 16 weeks, 15% • 26 weeks, 20%

CANCELLATION POLICY

All PGN Classified ads are cancelable and refundable except for “FRIENDS” ads. Deadline for cancellation is 3 p.m. Friday. The balance will be credited to your credit/debit card. Checks take two weeks to process. The date of the first issue the ad appeared in, along with the classification, your name, address and daytime phone number is required to cancel your ad.

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Aug. 3-9, 2012

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