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William Way opts out of senior housing program By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Philadelphia’s proposed LGBT seniorhousing program saw a setback last week as the William Way LGBT Community Center withdrew its partnership from the initiative. The center’s board of directors voted unanimously Aug. 9 to drop out of the project, which sought to offer affordable residences for older adults in a building attached to William Way. The Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld Fund, which is spearheading the project along with development company Pennrose Properties, plans to seek another location for the residences. “The dmhFund has been exploring other locations for the senior-housing facility and

intends to move forward with the project at another site,” said DMH president and PGN publisher Mark Segal. Earlier this summer, the proposal did not make the list of initiatives slated to receive state tax credits, a major source of funding for the $20-million project. Applicants typically have to submit their proposals several times before making the cut; applications for next year’s funding are due in October. However, the center board did not feel the improvements to the building that were slated to accompany the construction of the senior residences could be delayed to accommodate the adjusted time frame. The proposed agreement would have provided about $6 million in renovations to the community center, including a $2.6-million full rehab to the front portion of the build-

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ing. The project would have provided 3,000 additional square footage to the center, including an expanded ballroom, new catering kitchen, a courtyard and a new library and archive space. “The William Way LGBT Community Center has worked in good faith over the last year to complete its due diligence for this very important project,” said Jeff Sotland, co-chair of the center’s board of directors. “We continue to support the project, but our organizational priorities and the immediate needs of the center do not allow us to postpone our strategic planning or the renovation of the center for another year.” William Way executive director Chris Bartlett noted the center must make immediate repairs to fix leaks and its HVAC system, areas of the building PAGE 8

Summer teamwork gives Attic youth tools for future By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com How can LGBTQ youth and youth allies be more visible in their schools and communities, so they can support each other and create safer and more inclusive environments? This is the question that 31 youth spent time answering this summer in a servicelearning project at The Attic Youth Center. The initiative, first held last summer and funded by the Philadelphia Youth Network WorkReady Program, allowed youth age 1418 to work for 20 hours a week at The Attic on two of six possible projects — video production, memoir writing, public speaking and performance, research, mural painting and T-shirt designing. The finished products, which all sought to answer the overarching question of youth visibility and empowerment, were unveiled in a public reception that drew about 100 guests Aug. 11. “I really can’t believe what an amazing job these young people PAGE 21

DAY OF UNITY: Members and supporters of Elements Organization spent Aug. 12 at William Way LGBT Community Center for a daylong event to build the LGBTQ women of color network. Elements will host its third annual LGBTQ Womyn of Color Conference Oct. 7-9. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Defendant seeks dismissal in Clementi case By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The defense team representing the former Rutgers University student accused of spying on roommate Tyler Clementi is seeking dismissal of the charges against him, citing new evidence. Attorneys for Dharun Ravi submitted copies of text messages, online chats and Twitter postings exchanged between Clementi, Ravi and others that provide an overview of the days leading up to Clementi’s September suicide — information the defense says was not presented to the grand PAGE 18

61K gay couples in tri-state area By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

SUMMER SHOWCASE: About 100 people gathered at the William Way LGBT Community Center Aug. 11 for a summer expo that exhibited the work of 31 members of The Attic Youth Center. The youth spent six weeks working on service-learning projects that allowed them to utilize art, performance, research and other skills to examine the visibility and potential of the LGBT youth community. Photo: Scott A. Drake

An analysis of U.S. Census data by LGBT thinktank Williams Institute found there are more than 60,000 same-sex couples living in the tri-state region, with the highest concentration in the nation’s first state. The Census numbers revealed that there are more than 33,600 same-sex couples in Pennsylvania, a population that is joined by 24,112 couples in New Jersey and 3,352 in Delaware, according to PAGE 21

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EQPA gets new board prez, launches PAC By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com After two years at the helm of the board of Equality Pennsylvania, president Brian Sims has stepped down, and the agency has brought on both new board leadership and members. Sims will end his term Sept. 1, and Adrian Shanker, the Allentown-based vice president of Pennsylvania Diversity Network, will replace him. “I knew for certain what I wanted Equality Pennsylvania to look like three months, six months, 12 months out,” Sims said of his decision, “and I would have run for another term if I thought the organization still needed the internal work done that I’ve been doing, but we are in a very strong place right now.” Sims led the board through a period of integral redevelopment, said Equality PA executive director Ted Martin. “He brought stability to an organization that was going through a lot of transition,” Martin said. “And he maintained that stability that allowed the organization to get where we are today.” In the past two years, Equality PA took such steps as hiring Martin as executive director, expanding its board to include members from all corners of the state and launching its 501 (c)(4) political arm and

Harrisburg office. Additionally, the agency has noted policy achievements such as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s relaxation of its gender-marker regulations for transgender individuals, and organizational developments including the successful town-hall meeting series and the hiring of an outreach coordinator in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign. Most recently, the organization finalized its paperwork to launch a political action committee, the first of its kind in the state that will focus specifically on electing LGBT and ally candidates. “I think the PAC can provide a wake-up call to a lot of elected officials,” Martin said. “The LGBT community isn’t just talk; the LGBT community is now action. We can offer funds, support candidates and issues and work to elect good people.” Last weekend, Martin attended a conference with about 40 other heads of statewide LGBT organizations and said that, with the creation of the PAC, which is expected to formally launch in mid-September, Equality PA is on equal footing with other agencies. Sims said the 501 (c)(4) and PAC were goals of his two years ago that he’s thrilled have come to fruition. “Giving Pennsylvania’s gay citizens a voice in the political atmosphere will be one of the defining characteristics of this

organization 50 years from now,” he said. “We’re going to be extremely active in the next political cycle, and I think 2012 will see Equality Pennsylvania all over the country.” The new PAC will mesh well with Shanker’s goals of building an LGBT and ally voter base and remind ally lawmakers of their commitment to the LGBT community. Shanker, 24, comes to the presidency after spearheading successful efforts to secure three pro-LGBT ordinances in the Lehigh Valley in the past year — domestic-partner measures in Easton and Allentown and an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance in Bethlehem. “I’m very excited to be leading Equality Pennsylvania through this exciting time in Pennsylvania, where I think we have an opportunity to start making some real change locally and at some point soon hopefully at the state level,” Shanker said. While his longterm goal centers on helping bring Pennsylvania “out of the Stone Age” and passing pro-LGBT measures such as a statewide nondiscrimination ordinance, he will also focus on educating lawmakers — in some creative ways. For instance, at last weekend’s Pride celebration in Wilkes Barre, Shanker encouraged those traveling to nearby New York to get married to mail the receipts from all of their wedding expenses to their elected represen-

tatives, to demonstrate “how much they’re spending in another state because our state has failed in its responsibility to adequately represent its citizens by providing equal rights. We don’t h ave o n e r i g h t from the state of SHANKER Pennsylvania, so we’re going to be aggressively educating our elected officials about the need for such laws as marriage equality, nondiscrimination, antibullying and hate-crime prevention.” Shanker, who will resign from his role at PDN to take on the EQPA board presidency, will be joined by newly elected vice president Lisa Kustra, the Pittsburgh-based CEO of a consulting firm. Also new to the board are Philadelphiabased members Adam Hymans, a board member at the William Way LGBT Community Center and donor engagement officer at The Philadelphia Foundation, and Rick Naughton, an attorney with Sellers Dorsey and former board member at Equality Forum. The board also welcomed Dr. Michelle Angelo of Wayne, Fiona Hensley of Meadville and Jessica Rothschild of Scranton. ■

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News Briefing PAC seeks Nutter’s attendance at meeting Members of the city’s Police Advisory Commission this week voted unanimously to invite Mayor Nutter to their September community meeting. The commissioners are in a dispute with PAC executive director William M. Johnson over whether he’s supervised by them or by Everett A. Gillison, the city’s public-safety director. The public meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at a location not yet set. Commissioners said Nutter’s attendance would be useful in clarifying their supervisory and policy-making responsibilities. But Nutter spokesperson Mark McDonald indicated the mayor won’t be attending. “If PAC commissioners have issues, they can take them up with [Gillison],” McDonald said in an email. “The Nutter administration understands the concerns of some PAC members, and we are working through them together.” In other business Aug. 15, commissioners discussed the case of Nizah Morris, a transgender woman found with a fatal head wound in 2002 after receiving a courtesy ride from police. Commissioners plan to visit the District Attorney’s office within the next few weeks to view its Morris investigative records. PAC attorney Michael B. Hayes said that, after the visit, he will try to obtain written confirmation from the D.A. that all Morris investigative materials in the office’s possession were shown at the visit. Commissioners also said the D.A.’s office

provided a four-page list of Morris documents that cannot be copied at the visit. Commissioners said they need more time before deciding whether the list will be released to the public. The 19-member PAC, created in 1993, oversees investigations of alleged police misconduct and issues recommendations for remedial action when appropriate.

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The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between Aug. 1-16. Information is courtesy of 6th District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police — Timothy Cwiek Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS (8477).

Calcutta House fundraiser

Flying Carpet Café and Bar will host a fundraising social to benefit HIV/AIDS service organization Calcutta House at 6 p.m. Aug. 25. The venue, at 1841 Poplar St., will feature an art auction with works from local artist Justin Hinte and photographer Celeste Hardester, with half of the proceeds from the auction going to Calcutta House, which provides housing and other support services to those with HIV/AIDS. The $30 admission includes hors d’oeuvres and drink specials. For more information, contact Joe Tozzi at 267-687-4760 or jtozzi@calcuttahouse. org.

Black Pride scholarship Philadelphia Black Gay Pride is seeking applications for a scholarship program that will assist college-bound youth. The scholarship, up to $500 for the fall semester, is available to LGBTQ-identified students ages 17-21. Applicants must be accepted to an accredited four-year university or trade school to be eligible. The online application, due by Aug. 31, is online at www.phillyblackpride.org. For more information, call D’Ontace Keyes at 773-366-4683. ■ — Jen Colletta

INCIDENTS — At 5:55 a.m. Aug. 1, complainant was descending the PATCO subway stairs at 1300 Locust St. when a male pulled her down by her ponytail and took her handbag. The suspsect fled south on 13th and was described as a black male, 25 years old, with a black and white handkerchief over his face and wearing a white T-shirt and black jeans. — Between 1:25-2:55 p.m. Aug. 1, complainant’s secured bicycle was stolen from outside 10th and Spruce streets. — Between 8 p.m. Aug. 1 and 7 a.m. Aug. 2, someone smashed the window of an outof-towner’s 2004 Lincoln, parked in a paid lot at 1309 Locust St., and stole a pair of sunglasses. This report was called in to the DPR Unit, thus police were not dispatched. — Between midnight and 11 a.m. Aug. 3, someone smashed the window of a 2001 Lexus, parked in the 900 block of Spruce Street, and stole change and CDs. Sixth District Officer Kelly was unable to lift fingerprints. — At 10:30 p.m. Aug. 4 a woman at 200 S. Camac St., asked a man in that location to use his cell phone. Once in hand, the woman ran to 12th Street and went south. The suspect was described as a black female with long hair and wearing a brown dress and shoes with flowers. — Between 3-11:40 p.m. Aug. 5 (reported Aug. 8), someone removed a spoiler wing from a 2008 Nissan parked in the paid garage at Juniper and Walnut streets. — Between 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7 and 9 a.m. Aug. 8, two safes were removed from Bonte, 922 Walnut St. There was no forced entry into the property. Central Detective Division checked the scene for evidence and fingerprints. — At 10:10 p.m. Aug. 8, a woman was in her apartment in the 300 block of South Juniper Street when she observed a male outside her window removing the plastic insulation from around her air conditioner window unit. The male then fled. The suspect was described as a white male in his 30s, with short brown hair and wearing a red hoodie. — Between 8:15 a.m. Aug. 8 and 10 a.m. Aug. 9, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 269 S. Ninth St. — At 4 p.m. Aug. 9, a woman answered a knock at the door of her residence in the 200 block of South Quince Street and was confronted by a male holding a knife who asked if anyone else was at home. The complainant screamed and the male fled. The suspect was described as a black male, 25

years old, 5-foot-9, with a thin build and facial hair and wearing a red shirt. — Between 5 p.m. Aug. 9 and 3:30 p.m. Aug. 10, the driver’s-side mirror of a rented 2005 Ford truck was stolen from the 800 block of Locust Street. Sixth District Officer Sprouls attempted to lift fingerprints. — Between 7:40 p.m. Aug. 10 and 6:50 a.m. Aug. 11, an out-of-towner’s 2002 Jeep, parked in the paid lot at 13th and Locust streets, had money missing from a gym bag. The keys were left with the attendant. This report was called in to the DPR Unit, thus police were not dispatched. — Between 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 11, a neighbor noticed a door of an apartment in the 1100 block of Spruce Street was kicked in. The tenant was not on location and it is unknown if anything was taken. Sixth District Officer Sweeney lifted fingerprints. ARRESTS — At 11:20 a.m. Aug. 2, 6th District officers arrested two males for summary offenses outside 1222 Locust St. — Between 4-8:15 p.m. Aug. 2, 6th District officers arrested seven males for a summary offenses outside 1222 Locust St., 231 S. 13th St., 1220 Chancellor St. and 1100 Pine St. — Between 9-10 p.m. Aug. 2, 6th District plainclothes officers arrested a male outside 1211 Spruce St. and a female outside 248 S. 13th St., both for prostitution. — At 6:25 p.m. Aug. 2, Narcotic Unit officers observed an illegal drug deal transaction in the 900 block of Spruce Street. The buyer and the seller were arrested. As a result, a search warrant was obtained and executed for an apartment in the block. Police recovered prescription pills, cocaine and a sizable quantity of marijuana, along with cash, scales and packaging material. A 17-year-old male with a Northeast Philadelphia address was charged with possession of marijuana. A 20-year-old male with an address on the block was charged with illegal sales and possession with intent to sell narcotics. — At 10:20 a.m. Aug. 6, 6th District officers arrested two males for summary offenses outside 247 S. 13th St. — At 6:50 and 7 p.m. Aug. 6, 6th District officers arrested two males for summary offenses outside 200 S. Camac St. and 1222 Locust St. — At 12:35 p.m. Aug. 7, 6th District officers arrested two males for summary offenses outside 239 S. 13th St. — At 8:50 a.m. Aug. 8, 6th District officers issued a citation to a male for a summary offense outside 1300 Locust St. — Between 7:15-9 p.m. Aug. 9, 6th District officers issued citations to two males for summary offenses outside 233 S. 13th St. and 912 Walnut St. — At 9 p.m. Aug. 10, 6th District officers issued a citation to a male for a summary offense outside 912 Walnut St. — At 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11, 6th District officers arrested a male for a summary offense outside 1320 Walnut St. ■

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30 years of AIDS: Advocacy, now and then By Aaron Stella Special to PGN HIV shaped a generation like no other disease in human history. When it hit the United States in the late 1980s, the death toll skyrocketed into the tens of thousands. Activists banded together, tended to the sick, compiled, reviewed and promulgated reports from obliging scientists and protested relentlessly on Capitol Hill. But times have changed, and so has the territory on which the battle against HIV was once fought: Currently, around 30 drugs exist that can subdue HIV to undetectable levels in the human body and significantly reduce the risk of infection. The Ryan White Care Act, the U.S.’ largest federally funded program for people living with HIV, helps provide care for low-income, uninsured individuals. Numerous clinics, social centers, HIV specialists and even HIV-poz dating services abound, making the U.S. a more poz-friendly environment. However, despite these progressions, according to still-committed activists, social workers and leaders in the Philadelphia community, not only has the battlefield changed, but also those who are fighting the battles. Now, the millennials (ages 18-30) will be the generation that decides how issues surrounding advocacy, treatment, testing and conversations about HIV are addressed and advanced. In addition, milliennials will have to survey the current state of the battlefield and understand themselves better, as 21st century living and the formation of opinions raise the potential for unwittingly fighting against their — and everyone who’s affected by HIV — better interests. Advocacy “We had a sitting president [Ronald Reagan] who never used the word ‘AIDS’,” says Ricky Paul, an ACT UP activist from 1990-98. Much different from President Obama, who included increased funding for HIVrelated research in his presidential campaign promises. Starting in the late ’80s, advocating for

the sick and dying due to HIV didn’t simply disease, people didn’t want to bring it up mean beating down Congress’ front door: It with others who are going to get red in the meant uniting activists, doctors and influ- face or embarrassed, simply because sex ential people while informing the public is involved,” says Kevin Burns, executive that HIV infects and kills indiscriminately. director of ActionsAIDS, a Philadelphia“The only reason why we’ve gotten this based organization working in partnership far is because of an incredible amount of with people living with or affected by HIV/ activism ... inertia on the part of scientists AIDS. Combine the arrogance of the medical ... and because of people who were every bit as smart as the scientists, like stockbro- community, the denigration of homosexukers and social workers leveraging their als and the sex taboo, and activists had a tripower,” says Jane Shull, executive director partite muting system they had to blare out of Philadelphia FIGHT, an AIDS-service with pure, gutturally wrought advocacy. And their advoorganization that cacy succeeded provides primary “A lot of people in — better, in some care, consumer education, advocacy ways, than they’d the public and legislaand research. ever imagined. But HIV was the per- ture don’t realize that what complicates fect storm in that advocacy efforts e m e rg e n t i s s u e s when HIV-poz folk don’t today is a marriage such as homosexu- get health care and of battle weariness, ality, disease conextant ignorance trol and sex blew housing, not only does and a pervasive illusion of victory. up in the face of the “ T h e r e ’s a public. But the size their chance of survivfatigue that longand the speed of the ing decrease, but their term HIV survivors explosion made for have,” said Burns: a hard pill to swal- chance of infecting othlow. “They never thought “ T h e r e w a s a ers increases.” t h e y ’d b e h e r e strong sense of medtoday, and because ical triumphalism in they’ve gotten their — Erica Goldberg, life back, they want the late ’80s,” said Shull, remembering to take their mediACT UP Philadelphia cation and move on the hyper-progress with their lives.” of medicine in the For many HIV-poz folk, the fight for a livfirst decade. “Scientists probably believed that they able future is in the past. For many of them, would be able to handle HIV as if it was regarding their own lives, the only differon level with something like Legionnaires’ ence now that needs to be made is extinguishing HIV’s stigma and securing access Disease.” Also, being that homosexuals, who at the to medication. Burns added that advocacy incentives time were largely maligned, were among the first demographics to be affected by HIV, wane in the face of current HIV-related people felt more empowered than ever to advertisements: “Young people who see pigeonhole them as moral and sexual devi- ads for HIV services and organizations ants. And even though the 1960s and ’70s with healthy-looking people quickly forget, had ushered in greater sexual freedoms, or remain completely unaware, of the time many still considered anyone who engaged when thousands of people were sick and in premarital sex to be sexually deviant. dying from AIDS.” “Since HIV is a sexually transmitted One would think, however, that despite

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these aforementioned elements, HIV’s media presence in the burgeoning communication age would substitute for the lack of advocacy incentives. But as new medicine, organizations, services and fruitful research ramped up, as a side effect, these progressions normalized HIV prematurely, which colored the ballistics of older activism as obsolete. But according to Shull, not all advocacy efforts dwindled away. “I think there’s a lot of power still here. I just think it’s latent. And a lot of people who were activists now work for HIVrelated organizations.” So from behind the scenes, the work is being done, regardless of the threadbare front lines. Aside from general awareness, the fight many activists currently engage in is one for increased access to medication, healthcare and housing, which presents issues on its own. Access to treatment Many veteran activists got involved in the fight against HIV because they were caretakerd for those with the virus. This activity shaped the primary objective of activists, which was to galvanize scientists to develop medications to combat the virus. In the early tomid-’90s, scientists produced a medication line called AZT (Azidothymidine), which became the firstever medication to slow the onset of HIV in the human immune system. But AZT meds came with a price. HIV’s DNA is sloppy to its advantage, giving it the ability to quickly develop immunities to treatment. So the best AZT meds could offer at the time was to stifle the virus’ resistance temporarily. Also, the side effects of AZT meds included, but were not limited to, heavy fatigue, liver failure, changes in body fat distribution, sleep disruption, discoloration of fingernails and toenails and mood changes. Lastly, AZT meds cost recipients around $10,000 a year, making access to meds impossible unless one had ample capital. Activist efforts, however, paid off subPAGE 8 stantially in 1996, when

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AIDS at 30 from page 7 scientists released a new, more effective line of HIV drugs with significantly less side effects called protease inhibitors, which remain the base for multiple treatment regimens. “Upon administering the protease inhibitors, people literally came back to life,” recalls Shull. The death toll from the virus quickly eased, hospice-care organizations dynamically transformed into medication acquisition and distributions centers and, according to Paul, “the face of the disease changed, as well as popular opinion.” But what did public opinion change? And what of the droves of poorer, if not homeless, HIV-poz folk who need housing and treatment they can’t afford? And, most of all, what are the consequences if these issues aren’t resolved? “Currently, the major issue concerning the Philadelphia ACT UP chapter is the fight for housing and treatment for lowincome and homeless HIV-poz people,” said Erica Goldberg, a current volunteer activist for ACT UP, a diverse group of individuals “united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis.” While the Ryan White Care Act helps provides access and assistance to lowincome individuals, the extent of its care varies from state to state, and the housing provisions it supplies remains comparatively inadequate to the demand. “A lot of people in the public and legislature don’t realize that when HIV-poz folk don’t get health care and housing, not only does their chance of surviving decrease, but their chance of infecting others increases,” says Goldberg. As a result of this ignorance, people have long been referring to AIDS as a “chronic illness,” believing it’s no longer a killer nor an issue in this country anymore. “I still say that AIDS is becoming a ‘chronic illness,’” says Burns, “because not everybody has equal access to healthcare nor knows their status. Once those things happen, then AIDS will become a chronic illness.” Burns’ statement touches on the reluctance toward testing, which HIV specialists and activists unanimously agree is one of — if not the — major obstacles between activist efforts and stopping the spread of HIV in its tracks.

Testing “Why don’t people get tested?” poses Shull. “They don’t know they’re at risk; they’re afraid of the stigma; they don’t know it’s a treatable disease, and they think they’re going to live forever.” The reasons Shull posits for the reluctance to getting tested have remained stubbornly in effect since the first wave of deaths from HIV. Activists, however, have responded with their own philosophy when it comes to sexual encounters. “You should assume everybody you sleep with is HIV-positive,” says Paul. “That’s what we said then and what we say now.” But Paul also notes there’s a huge difference between intention and application. “You might have somebody sit in front of you dead sober and say, ‘Well, of course I use condoms! But at 2 a.m., after they’ve been partying or drinking, they might not remember that, or even care to remember that.” While testing positive for HIV is no longer a death sentence, HIV’s stigma, which connotes being lonely and unloved, even feared, deters those at risk from getting tested regularly. Heterosexuals, especially millennials, rank in the top demographics of those who believe themselves to not to be risk. In addition, there are heterosexuals and homosexuals alike engaging in unsafe sex who simply don’t care what their status is. “The world is getting smaller,” says Paul. “Because generations now have to work harder than generations before them, people are feeling the stress and, like in the ’60s, they’re tuning in, dropping out and just having unsafe sex.” In addition to the infection rate of 50,000 new cases per year according to a recent CDC report, Burns said the infection rate in Philadelphia is five times the national rate, a staggering number considering that Pennsylvania — Philadelphia in particular — has some of the best advocacy efforts and care services in the nation. When people know their status, it’s nearly a guarantee they’ll seek out further care, which, if they have access to medication, will lead to a happier, healthier life and significantly lower their chance of infecting others. But says Paul, with millennials “tuning in, dropping out, and just having unsafe sex,” it seems as though the root of testing reluctance lies in the need

Conversations about HIV “How many people do you think could tell you the latest details about Amy Winehouse compared to the amount of people who know what’s up with the budget on Capitol Hill?” poses Shull, referencing out-of-vogue state conversations about HIV. Even if HIV shaped a generation, its effects have stagnated before numerous portals of diversion in the present day. It’s easy for anyone to dither away hours every day playing on the Internet, texting or watching TV. And while one might think these portals could be used to rally efforts in the fight against HIV, their more popular uses dampen the potentially explosive effect still-committed activists could have on millennials. “With the media no longer interested in HIV,” says Burns, “people tend to forget that it’s still a huge issue in this country — not to mention that 25 percent of the people who live in this country and are HIV positive don’t know their status.” So in the face of these elements, what can be done? The answer, however simple, will require the same dedicated spirit of early activism. “People in a crowd tend to follow a similar wavelength,” says Burns. “But if you get to them individually, you’ll find that their feelings vary greatly. I think that activists, HIV-poz folk and other informed people need to be having one-on-one conversations with their friends and family — and encourage them to keeping talking — if we’re going to get conversations about HIV back on people’s lips.” Paul adds, “People need to figure out what safe sex means to them. And the sooner they do it, the better and more respectful their conversations will be in sexual encounters with HIV-positive folk.” Thus, hope is on the horizon in the fight against HIV. The incentive in this fight won’t come from mass deaths, but from a sense of duty and necessity. The front line in the fight against HIV, in a sense, is ubiquitous: Taking the time to educate oneself and talk to other people about HIV is just as needed as protesting at City Hall. ■

SENIOR from page 1 that would have been rehabbed under the proposed construction plan. Going forward with the senior project could also raise questions among potential donors about why they should support a capital campaign for renovations, Bartlett said, given the pending project. Segal said DMH “understands the need of the William Way Center to move forward with its strategic-planning process and respects the board of directors’ decision to end its involvement as a partner in the LGBT-friendly senior housing project.” — compiled by Larry Nichols The tax-credit reapplication will still be

submitted to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency in October, Segal said. As the plans for the senior-housing facility moved forward in the past year, Bartlett noted that the center completed an analysis of the renovations needed for the building, valued the real estate and recently launched a plan to “target resources for significant improvements to the center’s facility.” “The past year’s work has had significant benefits for the center, and we will build upon these accomplishments,” Bartlett said. “We thank the many friends of the center who helped us in this process, and we are committed to delivering on our plan for a renovated center to meet the needs of

our growing community.” Bartlett added that the center continues to support the concept of LGBT-friendly senior residences and will partner to provide services to tenants when such a structure is created. “Though the timeline and resources of the project did not allow this housing to be built at 1315 Spruce as we had hoped, we know that when LGBT senior housing is built, it will be closely allied with the senior programs of the William Way,” he said. Segal said DMH is looking forward to working with the center on senior services and will support William Way as it embarks on a capital-fundraising campaign. ■

Media Trail LGBT health-center head dies in stage collapse The Chicago Tribune reports a woman who worked at a lesbian community care project was among the victims when wind toppled an Indiana State Fair concert stage. The Howard Brown Health Center on Aug. 14 called 29-year-old Christina Santiago a “treasured colleague” and “rising star.” She managed programming for the center’s Lesbian Community Care Project. She was one of five people killed before a Sugarland concert on Aug. 13 in Indianapolis. Santiago’s partner, Alisha Brennon, was severely injured in the accident.

Antigay rep. offered cash to teen male escort The Washington Blade reports Indiana state Rep. Phil Hinkle responded to the Craigslist posting of a teen looking for a “Sugga daddy,” offering the 18-year-old $80 to “spend time with him” Saturday night and a $50 or $60 tip “for a really good time.” Hinkle voted in favor of amending the Indiana state constitution to ban marriages between same-sex couples. The young man, Kameryn Gibson, said they met, but that he tried to leave after the man told him he was a state lawmaker. He said the lawmaker at first told him he could not leave, exposed himself to the young man and then later gave him an iPad, BlackBerry and $100 cash to keep quiet. Hinkle was responding to an ad using his sister’s e-mail address.

Adam Carolla sorry for anti-trans rant The Advocate.com reports comedian Adam Carolla apologized soon after news spread about his transphobic and homophobic rant on a recent episode of his eponymous podcast. “I’m sorry my comments were hurtful,” Carolla said Aug. 15 to TMZ. “I’m a comedian, not a politician.” Carolla made several jabs at transgender people, prompting GLAAD to speak out against the former “Man Show” and “Loveline” host. “Sure, I went to school with a bunch of transgender guys, and now I work with them, but what the fuck? When did we start giving a shit about these people?” he said on the podcast Aug. 11. ■

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D’Anne Witkowski

Phillip Hinkle

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Emerging complexities in Clementi case Last week, lawyers for the roommate of a gay Rutgers student who committed suicide in September filed briefs asking for the case against him to be dismissed. And, as is often the case in criminal investigations, the briefs portray a more complex picture than what had been made public previously, and shed more light on what happened in the days leading up to Tyler Clementi’s suicide. It also raises more questions. In the filings, lawyers for Dharun Ravi submitted texts and online messages written by their client and Clementi from the time they were assigned a room together until moments before the latter’s death. What emerges is a picture of a somewhat tense relationship, with each of them seemingly making disparaging remarks about the other, as well as Ravi asserting he doesn’t care about Clementi’s sexual orientation — and that he didn’t want to ruin his roommate’s freshman year. Ravi is charged with multiple counts of invasion of privacy, trying to deceive investigators and intimidation as a bias crime, a total of 15 counts. The former Rutgers student (he withdrew, avoiding university disciplinary hearings) allegedly set up a webcam to view and broadcast Clementi’s encounter with another man online. In the recently filed court documents, it appears that Ravi researched Clementi before the two met (likely after the room assignment), discovered he was gay, then discussed the topic with friends and wrote about it on Twitter. Clementi, for his part, may not have been the innocent he’s been perceived as: He allegedly wrote sexually explicit comments online and wrote that Ravi is “sooo Indian/first gen americanish” and “his [pa]rents defs own a dunkin [Donuts].” Another student charged in the case, Molly Wei, entered a plea deal and will testify against Ravi. Regardless of whether Clementi was struggling with coming to terms with his sexuality or comfortable in his own skin, it’s an invasion of privacy for his roommate to set up a webcam to spy on him. And the truth is, Clementi must have been suffering for him to make the decision to commit suicide. It may not have been Ravi’s fault, but his actions that weekend may have contributed to Clementi’s state of mind. And here’s the trouble with Ravi’s assertion that he turned on his webcam because he was worried Clementi’s visitor might steal his iPad: If that were the case, there would be no reason to broadcast it online or send out tweets directing people to go watch. Or, he could have just taken it with him. ■

If I close my eyes and try really hard, I can almost transport myself back to a time when gay sex scandals involving antigay Republicans were shocking. Well, “shocking” is maybe too strong. How about “surprising” or even “unexpected.” You know, it’s getting to a point that in order to prove their heterosexuality, Republicans are going to have to go all out with the pro-gay thing. The opposite strategy is obviously not working. And so it is that Indiana state Rep. Phillip Hinkle, a supporter of an antigay-marriage amendment to Indiana’s constitution, finds himself embroiled in a pot-calling-the-kettle-gay story. I know, I know. “Yawn,” right? We’ve heard this tale before. It’s been done. And yet there’s something about blatant, naked (literally, in this case) hypocrisy that never gets old. Hinkle, 64, allegedly found an ad in the men seeking men section on Craigslist by 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson that declared, “I need a sugga daddy.” Apparently thinking himself such a daddy, Hinkle answered the ad and offered Gibson $80, adding, “For a really good time, you could get another 50, 60 bucks. That sound good?” Um, no. That does not sound good. Not only does that not “sound good” for Hinkle’s career, but it also falls way short of sugar-daddy levels. Granted, I am not myself a sugar daddy nor have I ever sought one, but I think we can all agree that a maximum payout of $140 does not a sugar daddy make. Also, 50 or 60 bucks? Would a “sugga daddy” really quibble over $10? In any case, this is presumably how Gibson and Hinkle ended up in a hotel room together. One thing led to another and Hinkle ended up wearing nothing but a towel and Gibson ended up retreating to the bathroom to call his sister, Megan, to get him out of there, and Megan ended up cursing Hinkle out and threatening to call the media, and Hinkle ended up offering his “iPad, a BlackBerry and $100 in cash,” according to the Indianapolis Star. OK, wait. This kid and his sister are threatening to expose you so you give them your cell phone? Your personal cell phone your wife calls you on and is now being answered by someone who is super-pissed at you and who tells your wife you’re a homo? Smooth move, Hinkle.

Hinkle has not denied anything at this point, though he has called the whole thing “a shakedown.” His fellow Republicans are all, “Dude, resign.” Indiana Stonewall Democrats president Aaron Schaler told the Star, “This is almost a textbook example of what happens when someone is not allowed, by either community attitudes or by personal conflicts, to be open about their sexual orientation or gender identity.” Perhaps. Though maybe folks like Hinkle don’t actually want any of that openness and acceptance stuff. All of those votes against LGBT rights, all of that co-sponsored antigaymarriage legislation, all of those claims that gays are nothing but sex perverts with too much political power — maybe it isn’t “hypocrisy” after all. Maybe it’s just an accurate representation of their sad, pathetic lives. Think about it. If your only experience as a gay man was spent steeped in lies and disgust and contempt, why wouldn’t your public policy reflect your private shame? Why wouldn’t you use your political power to shape the world into the vision of the very antigay hell you see as your life? It’s no excuse, mind you. But considering the pandemic of antigay closet cases in the Republican Party and the party’s decidedly antigay platform, I think it’s fair to say that the entire GOP has a big internalized homophobia problem. And judging from the GOP presidential hopefuls that are parading around, it’s only going to get worse. ■

Considering the pandemic of antigay closet cases in the Republican Party and the party’s decidedly antigay platform, it’s fair to say that the entire GOP has a big internalized homophobia problem.

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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August ‘Follies’

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It’s August and you and I both don’t of emotions are on full view, and her huffneed to get into any detailed discussions ing is a delight, but her singing hits a high note when she belts out what might be one about anything of substance. After all, do of the best torch songs ever written, “I’m we really want to chat about the circus Losing my Mind.” that is the Republican presidential field? The supporting cast is a who’s who of How about Libya, Syria, the debt crisis, the Broadway legends and even the Washington political merry-gofirst lady of the English stage, round? No, we are now smack in the middle of the dog days Elaine Page, makes an appearof summer. So this is my lightance and turns in a fine rendition of “I’m Still Here.” reading column for August. But the surprise standout Usually at this time of year in the cast is Jan Maxwell, I’ll write about the books I’m reading on the beach, or the trip who plays Phyllis Stone. This we’re embarking on or returnBroadway veteran finally has met a role that does her talents ing from, but this summer has justice. The same could be said been a little busier than usual of both Danny Burstein and Ron and I’ve not had the luxury of Raines. getting away. So we’ve turned to short trips. If you know this Sondheim The gayest thing about me classic, you’ll be asking about is my love of musical theater, two particular songs. And the Mark Segal answer is Jayne Houdyshell especially Sondheim. One of my disappointments this past plays Hattie and belts out spring was not finding the time to get to “Broadway Baby,” while Terri White the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., knocks it out of the park with “Who’s That to see the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Woman.” “Follies” starring Bernadette Peters. The The attention to detail in costumes and revival was such a success that it has sets is noticeable the minute you walk into come to Broadway for a limited engagethe theater. This is not only a full producment through January 2012 at the Marquis tion, it might be the largest on Broadway. Theatre, where we caught it last week. While most musicals have a cast of 27-29, this has 43. If you like Broadway or are a fan of In a year that brought us the Lincoln Sondheim, this is a must. While living in Center’s concert version of Sondheim’s New York City in 1971, I saw the original production and, up to this point, no other “Company,” starring Neil Patrick Harris, this end-of-season Sondheim treat is a production — and I’ve seen many of them delight. ■ — has come even close to that show. This one also does not come close: It surpasses the original. Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the It’s the perfect role for Peters. She gets nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. He can be reached at to do what she does best — showcase that she can do more than just sing. Her range mark@epgn.com.

Mark My Words

Should a gay softball league be required to accept all players? “No. Let [gay men] have their own club if that’s what they want. The only reason a straight person would want to Lauren Becker make it an nurse issue would South Philadelphia be to cause a problem — or make a point. That’s totally unnecessary. People have too much time on their hands.”

“Yes. There should be no questions about sexuality, period. You have to be fair about these things. Mariah Demirkan You can’t canvasser have an North Philadelphia arbitrary reason to deny access, like sexuality. Everyone should be allowed to play. It’s just a game.”

“No, not if it’s not publicly funded. People should be able to organize around a shared activity that supports Noah Dummre their identity, salesperson especially in South Philadelphia such times of discrimination.”

“Yes. The gay movement has always been about equality. So it would be hypocritical to exclude straight Michelle Peterson people from musician the league. Queen Village Everyone should be treated equally.”

city. When I remember to do it, I pick up the canister of pepper spray from my car and carry it with me. I’d be happy to read articles that touch upon personal safety while in the city. What are the do’s and the don’ts that might not be so obvious? Do I need to weld my bike to a bridge girder to secure it? Should I carry a weapon to protect myself? Some advice, please.

spare time. A few hour shifts to patrol the Gayborhood. Great exercise and keeps the real-estate value up if there are less incidences of crime. Who would want to purchase property, goods and services in an area that is marred? Show our true strength in numbers. Thanks. I walk many hours downtown to keep fit and such behavior happening could cause a seizure, and I am concerned that elderly with conditions like high blood pressure, etc., would be affected. And let us not forget that many of our friends take their kids to get treats and meals in the area. They should not be subject to that. Hmm, gay Mafia is not a bad idea. Ha ha, la famiglia.

Letters and Feedback In response to “Crystal meth: Clubs, culture and the gay community — Part 2 of 2,” Aug. 12-18: I thought it was poignant without being a sob story. The article certainly had emotion to it but it remained on track with its general purpose, which in my opinion was to retell a former addict’s story while educating the reader. It maintained authenticity and allure. As someone unfamiliar with the meth drug or problem, I found myself interested and informed. So thanks! — grapeslushies

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Preachy and bland. Overly broad and not the insight one hoped for. — Vava Voom In response to “Frustration after theft is compounded unnecessarily,” Aug. 12-18: I live in the Harrisburg area and I travel to Philly about monthly. I’ve considered taking my bike and using it for local transportation after parking my car. Now I’m quite reluctant to do so. I also read the crime report about the Gayborhood and it is quite disconcerting, especially those that happen in the early-evening hours. Being from the ’burbs, I admit to being kind of naïve about safety and crime in the

— Iconoclast2222 In response to “Youth flash mob hits the Gayborhood,” Aug. 5-11: Why sit idle? We have groups that like to hike, dine, cater to all the Gayborhood businesses. So let’s donate some of our

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Although the media campaign targets LGBT youth, “It Gets Better” also holds true for LGBT elders. Whether related to health, housing, social or legal issues, LGBT elders face unique challenges. To develop policy solutions, advocate for change, provide networking opportunities and eliminate barriers to access, a new organization has emerged in Philly: the LGBT Elder Initiative. The first LGBT generations postStonewall and post-AIDS are now in their 50s and older. For the past four decades, we have taken care of our own: nursed those affected by HIV/AIDS, developed resources for at-risk youth, built support systems for our health and welfare and advocated for our human and civil rights. Now our attention must turn to the needs of our communities as we age, a process we all share. The issues facing us as we age are striking and affect us whether we are 25 or 65. The challenges we face, growing up or growing old, are more complex because we are marginalized as LGBT people. Many in the LGBT community live alone, as do a majority of LGBT seniors. We worry about the cost of housing, food and transportation. We are concerned about illness and disability, how we will afford care and who will care for us. Historically, our community has organized and advocated successfully. We have secured governmental resources and lobbied for changes in laws that denied us our rights as citizens. Joining together as a community to fight cutbacks in programs such as Medicare and Medicaid is nothing new for us. Nor is the model for advocacy that will be necessary to change the law that will extend Social Security partnership benefits to same-sex couples. The LGBT community must simply renew its commitment to taking care of its own. We all know, or have heard of, couples who have been together for decades, some for more than half a century. Despite a long, rewarding life together, some individuals face poverty when a partner dies. Current laws deny many survivor benefits, including Social Security and health care. Overturning these discriminatory laws must now move to the top of our agenda. Unless laws denying equal rights to samesex couples are changed, many will lose their homes to taxation after a partner dies. Our efforts must continue until we have the same legal protections that are extended to our heterosexual counterparts. Can any of us, young or not so young, afford to let this discrimination continue? Many aging members of our communities face isolation. They have few opportu-

nities to socialize with other LGBT people. According to a report by the National Senior Citizens Law Center, over 80 percent of LGBT seniors fear discrimination in a longterm-care setting. To live in elder group settings, many feel the emotional pain of “going back into the closet.” We do so in order to avoid harassment and even physical harm. Bullying, it seems, exists in nursing homes as well as schoolyards. No matter what the venue, the effect is the same: depression, fear and, sometimes, death. The seeds for the LGBT Elder Initiative were sewn last summer with a grant from the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund. With this grant, a community survey was conducted to determine the most pressing needs of LGBT individuals over 55. Following the survey, an Elder Summit was held last October. Over 125 members of the LGBT community and its allies, along with representatives from government, area agencies on aging and other community-based organizations, participated. To convert the results of the survey and the summit into action, the LGBTEI formed committees to identify, develop and implement solutions to the social, financial, legal and health needs that were identified. The LGBTEI’s mission is to assure that LGBT older adults have rights and opportunities to live vibrant, creative and mutually supportive lives. To fulfill this mission, the initiative will promote access to services, advocate for LGBT senior issues and evaluate existing policies and their impact on the LGBT elder community. This activism, like the activism of the past 40 years, will benefit all generations and communities of LGBT people. To maintain awareness of these issues and keep the community informed about the LGBTEI’s efforts, PGN and the LGBTEI will run this column on the third Friday of the month to address ageism, legal necessities, medical care, housing and opportunities for networking and socializing. We will explore ways to maintain sexual health after 55, examine inter-generational topics and provide coverage and commentary on current events as they affect the LGBT community. ■ Ed Bomba is communications chair for the LGBT Elder Initiative. Terri Clark, MPH, CHES, prevention services coordinator for ActionAIDS, and Heshie Zinman, long-time community health activist, are serving as co-chairs of LGBTEI. To contact Clark or Zinman or for more information, visit www. lgbtelderinitiative.blogspot.com and watch for “Getting’ On” each month in PGN.

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Gene Cavanaugh, 63, cabaret performer By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Eugene “Gene” Cavanaugh, whose cabaret shows drew both large LGBT and mainstream audiences to venues throughout the region for more than a decade, died late last month. He was 63. Cavanaugh, a resident of Doylestown, performed at Tavern on Camac and New Hope’s Chez Odette’s and Bob Egan’s at the Nevermore, as well as the nearby Stockton Inn in New Jersey. Although he performed mostly local shows, in 2006 he was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall. Cavanaugh launched his singing career at Odette’s about 15 years ago, a departure from his longheld career in sales. For 40 years, Cavanaugh worked at the Record Shop in Cherry Hill, N.J., holding the positions of sales manager and audio consultant. He retired from the shop in early July. Cavanaugh’s sister, Margaret Pendino, said her brother’s “love of music and love of people” fueled his lifelong commitment to the Record Shop. “He loved to be around people and his job enabled him to meet so many people while he was selling music equipment and being in this venue that he just loved,” Pendino said. “He loved being able to talk about music. He really could tell you anything whatsoever about music, and this job enabled him to share that with other people.” Cavanaugh, who died July 25 of unknown causes, moved in with Pendino and her husband Ray last year after spending most of his life as a resident of his native Philadelphia, where he attended Roman Catholic High School. “We sold our house in Holland and all looked for a home together and found one in Doylestown,” she said. “We were very excited to be living together and building this new life. We loved having him with us.” While Pendino said her brother sang his entire life, it wasn’t until the late ’90s when he summoned the courage to make his semi-professional stage debut. Yet hHe didn’t take the stage to be in the spotlight: Many of his singing engagements were charitable. “Anything that would help someone, he volunteered his time and voice for — benefits, concerts,” his sister said. “That’s just the type of person he was.” He served as the vocalist at Memorial Day observations in Lambertville and Haddonfield’s First Night celebrations and lent his talents to innumerable fundraisers and events for the LGBT and HIV/

AIDS community. He performed at “Cabaret at the Cloisters,” a Mazzoni Center benefit hosted by board member Dr. Russ Harris, who called him an “extremely talented cabaret singer with an encyclopedic knowledge of Broadway musicals. With his superb voice, witty, heartfelt stories and unbelievable energy, Gene’s music carried audiences to new heights.” While Cavanaugh’s generosity was evinced to the public through his participation in charity events, Pendino saw that quality throughout all facets of her brother’s life. Cavanaugh was the third of five siblings and Pendino was the youngest, When their parents passed away, Pendino said her brother stepped in. “My parents died when we were young and Gene basically raised me,” she said. “He was everything to me — my brother, father, best friend. He was the only constant in my life. He was always there.” The same spirit that motivated Cavanaugh to look out for her in childhood stuck with him throughout his life, Pendino said. “Whenever anyone needed him, he was there. I don’t think he even knew how to say no. He was honest, a true friend to everyone.” Besides Pendino and her husband, Cavanaugh is survived by brothers Joseph and his wife Marly, Thomas and his wife Cheryl, and Richard, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and a close circle of friends. Memorial contributions can be made in Cavanaugh’s name to Mazzoni Center, 21 S. 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. ■

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TRIAL from page 1 jury that indicted Ravi on 15 counts, including numerous bias charges. According to investigators, Ravi remotely accessed the webcam in the dorm he shared with Clementi and saw his roommate having a sexual encounter with another man and streamed the video live on the Internet, attempting to direct his Twitter followers to the feed later. Clementi found out about the spying incidents and investigators said he began the process of a room change but, on Sept. 22, committed suicide by jumping from the George Washington Bridge. Court documents submitted last week state Ravi text-messaged Clementi at 8:56 that night, 14 minutes after Clementi posted on his Facebook that he was going to jump off the bridge. “I’ve known you were gay, and I have no problem with it,” the text said. “In fact, one of my closest friends is gay ... I don’t want your freshman year to be ruined because of a petty misunderstanding. It’s adding to my guilt.” Ravi added he understood if Clementi changed rooms but didn’t want him to feel pressured. Grand-jury testimony submitted in the motion detailed that Ravi and friend Molly Wei were the only two to initially view the feed, but a few minutes later turned it back on with four other females present. Before the second encounter Sept. 21, Ravi allegedly attempted to check the camera angle on his webcam from several other students’ computers, with one student testifying he wanted to ensure it was pointing at Clementi’s bed. Ravi found out Clementi was gay before they moved in together, after an online search linked his e-mail address to sites for gay men, and he described his new roommate as the “most gay person I’ve ever seen” to a friend in an online chat. According to the documents, Clementi came out to his family shortly before leaving for college, but was “completely rejected” by his mother. Tension apparently was building between the roommates during the first few weeks in college, as Clementi chatted with friends online about how Ravi would dress in the closet because he felt uncomfortable; in another online exchange, Clementi ridiculed Ravi’s Indian heritage. Defense attorney Steve Altman asked the judge to order prosecutors to turn over identifying information on the man with whom Clementi was involved to the defense team. The next court proceeding is scheduled for Sept. 9. ■

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CENSUS from page 1 recent Williams Institute data. While Pennsylvania has 6.7 same-sex households for every 1,000, New Jersey has 7.5 and Delaware has 9.79. In Delaware, the greatest concentration of same-sex couples is in Rehoboth Beach — 81 couples — more than 10 percent of the city’s households. After Rehoboth, the highest concentrations of couples are in Edgemoor, Wilmington, Middletown and Bear. Lisa Goodman, president of Equality Delaware, noted that the “welcoming climate of Rehoboth Beach may be responsible for the slightly higher per-capita number of same-sex couples choosing to make Delaware their state of residence.” But, Goodman noted, the state’s proequality nature is not just limited to the beach town, evidenced by its recent passage of a civil-union measure, and she hopes more couples will move to Delaware once the law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012. New Jersey’s same-sex couples are concentrated in Ocean Grove, with 88 couples who represent 4.5 percent of the city’s population. Following Ocean Grove are Lambertville, Asbury Park, Collingswood and Upper Montclair. ■

ATTIC from page 1 did in addressing these issues,” said Carrie Jacobs, executive director of The Attic. The teens’ creations were the result of six weeks of hard work, Jacobs said. For instance, the mural group members decided to create a piece that depicted a series of LGBT icons and spent time interviewing Attic youth on the figures they’d like to see before they got to work on the painting, which will now be hung in The Attic. The participants in the video-production group interviewed people from around the city on their experiences with bullying, and the research team reached out to representatives of such agencies as the Department of Human Services and City Council to collect their insight on the state of youth bullying in Philadelphia. Jacobs noted that one organization, the School District of Philadelphia, did not respond to the research group’s requests, which was a tough lesson for those members. “They pointed out in their presentation that that was very sad because that’s where kids receive the most amount of bullying and it speaks very poorly about the school

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district,” she said. “From the youth’s experience, they’re not implementing [antibullying policies] much and there are few consequences [for bullies] from their point of view, so it would have been really important for the district to have participated in this.” Conversely, the group was impressed by the participation of City Councilman Jim Kenney, who came out to The Attic to speak with the youth about bullying. “Councilman Kenney was really great,” said D’Angelo Cameron, 18, a research group member. “He really made the point that while it’s important to be talking about bullying and these issues, people need to be working on things that can actually be done to stop bullying. Especially with the budget cuts and all of the other issues the city’s facing, they need people to be working together on real solutions to this problem.” While the tangible products the youth produced were remarkable, Jacobs said, the real-life skills they’ll walk away with — decision-making, analysis, research and interviewing — are even more valuable. One of the most important lessons the youth grappled with was conflict resolution, she noted, as the diverse group of teens

came together to work as teams. “We had a number of straight kids working on the projects and just right there they all had to deal with their differences. They met for an hour before their work groups each day to address diversity issues, and the gay/straight issue came up because for a lot of these non-gay kids, it was the first time they were in an environment where they were in the minority,” Jacobs said. “So there were some struggles, but they came out on the other side and at the event really showed that they all worked together as a group.” Cameron agreed that the program helped him learn to work effectively with people of all walks of life, a beneficial lesson as he prepares to head to La Salle University later this month. “I was really impressed by how well everyone came together throughout the summer,” he said. “It taught me how to work alongside other people to accomplish your goals. I’m going to be around people of different backgrounds, different cultures, from all places, and I’m going to need to know how to work well with all of these people, and this program showed me how to do that.” ■

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Philly unfurls rainbow welcome sign to gay journos, athletes By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Philadelphia’s LGBT population will be getting a bit bigger in the next week. In the coming days, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection will play host to the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s annual convention and the world series of the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America. The NLGJA convention, whose myriad workshops and events will be headquartered at the Loews, is expected to draw about 300 journalists, bloggers and other media professionals from Aug. 25-28, while the ASANA world series will bring in about 1,500 players and their families, friends and fans for the Aug. 21-28 events. While both gatherings will cater to a distinctly different audience, guests will have the chance to mix and mingle with one another and LGBTs and allies from across the region at a number of public events next week. Starting at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26, NLGJA will host a night out on the town for its members, who, with their NLGJA convention badges, will receive free admission and drink specials at three LGBT hot spots: ladies bar Sisters, 1320 Chancellor St., new dance club ICandy, 254 S. 12th St., and Tavern on Camac, 235 S. Camac St., the city’s historic LGBT venue that features

9 p.m. at the pool deck at the host hotel, both a dance club and piano bar. Before the journalists head back to their DoubleTree, ASANA members will head hometowns Sunday, they and members of out to Sisters for the official opening party. After the games start Aug. 24, ASANA the Independence Business Alliance will come together for a networking brunch at players will be out and about in the growing 11 a.m. at Mixto, 1141 Pine St. The cost for LGBT neighborhood of East Passyunk for the buffet-style Caribbean buffet is $25 for a “Night Out on the Avenue” block party, IBA members and $35 for non-members, with participation from Adobe Café, 1919 and tickets can be purchased at www.inde- E. Passyunk Ave., and Stogie Joe’s Tavern, pendencebusinessalliance.com. 1802 E. Passyunk Ave., and afterward, ASANA will begin its own series with a Adobe will feature a party from 9 p.m.-2 kickoff party from 4-9 p.m. Aug. 21 with a.m. that includes karaoke. Ladies 2000 at ICandy. At most ASANA bar For those looking to stay in the events, those who bring their purchased ASANA series mug can take advantage of drink specials. On Aug. 22, ASANA players will be out in the city for a happy hour from 4-8 p.m. at Knock, 225 S. 12th St., and then from 8 p.m.-midnight will head to a party at Perch Pub, 1345 Locust St. On Aug. 23, after the registraGAY COMMUNITY NIGHT AT THE PHILLIES BRINGS OUT tion party from 5NEARLY 1,000 LGBT FANS OF ALL AGES Photo: Scott A. Drake

Gayborhood area Wednesday night, Tavern on Camac will also host an ASANA party from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. On Thursday, to coincide with HIV/AIDS fundraiser Bar AIDS, ASANA members will join in a bar crawl starting at ICandy at 4 p.m., and heading to Tavern on Camac around 7 p.m., Venture Inn, 255 S. Camac St., around 9 p.m. and ending up at Sisters around 11 p.m. If you don’t have tickets to see the Phillies in their Gay Community Day game Friday evening, you can take in the fanfare with ASANA players from 4-8 p.m. at a tailgate in parking lot F, with a $25 charge for food and drinks. Or you can stay in Center City and catch the game onscreen at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St. ASANA will hold its championship games Saturday morning, after which players and their supporters will return to the Gayborhood for an OutFest-styled Carniball — complete with the Dunk-A-Dyke tank, a mechanical bull, vendors and food and drinks from 2-8 p.m., stretching down 13th, Locust and Camac streets. ■ For more information about the NLGJA convention, visit www.nlgja.convention. org/convention/index.html. For more information about the ASANA world series, visit www.bringthelove2011.com.

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Bar AIDS returns with new locales By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Drinking establishments of both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic persuasions will open their doors to philanthropy next week for the return of an HIV/AIDS fundraiser. Coffeehouses and bars around the area will team up for Bar AIDS, held Aug. 25, to raise funds for four local HIV/AIDS service organizations — ActionAIDS, Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia FIGHT and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania. The event, which started in 2004 in Chicago, began in Philadelphia last year, raising $12,000 at the 12 participating locations. This year, 18 venues are joining in, with several more expected to sign on by the event date. “I think it’s a comforting sign that business owners still realize that these issues are important and are willing to put their finances where their hearts are,” Ronda Goldfein, AIDS Law Project executive director, said of the event’s growth. The participating bars will donate onethird of the day’s sales, and coffeehouses 15 percent, with the resulting funds split equally among the four beneficiaries. ActionAIDS development director Michael Byrne said organizers are hoping to net $20,000. Byrne noted that the idea of Bar AIDS is

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similar to the long-running Dining Out for Life — in which area restaurants donate a portion of their proceeds from a single day to HIV/AIDS causes — and one that is just as easy to support. “All you have to do to participate is to go to one of the participating businesses and have a cocktail or a coffee and your purchase will benefit someone living with HIV or AIDS.” While organizers expected to increase the number of participating venues from the inaugural year, they particularly sought out more non-bar establishments. “As a group, we really wanted to get more coffeehouses this year because we didn’t have too many last year and I think some people didn’t understand that the event is both alcohol and coffee,” Byrne said, noting that non-drinkers and those in recovery should feel comfortable supporting the mission of Bar AIDS. So far, Café Cret, Café Twelve and both La Colombe locations have volunteered to participate, and Byrne expects other java shops to join in the next week. The enhanced coffee-drinking focus was also illustrated through Bar AIDS advertisements, found throughout the city on outlets such as SEPTA bus shelters, that feature both a martini glass and a coffee cup. Bar AIDS additionally has branched out to encompass venues beyond Center City, such as PYT in Northern Liberties and London Grill on Fairmount Avenue. Byrne noted that London Grill, whose waitstaff was hard hit by the AIDS epidemic of the ’90s, is one of the few venues that has participated in Dining Out for Life all 21 years and was eager to get on board for this year’s Bar AIDS. This year’s event could also get a boost from the influx of LGBTs coming into the city next week for the Amateur Softball Alliance of North America’s World Series and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association conference. Byrne said Bar AIDS organizers have worked with local groups like City of Brotherly Love Softball League, which is staging the softball series, for such events as an ASANA bar crawl Thursday night. No matter your motivation to go out Thursday, Goldfein noted Bar AIDS is a great excuse to enjoy the offerings of the city’s cafés and watering holes. “It’s the best combination of fundraising elements: It gives you the opportunity to spend time with your friends having a cup of coffee, a yogurt, a cocktail and have that money support a cause you believe in. It’s like twice the deal for the price.” For a full list of locations, follow Bar AIDS on Facebook. ■

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■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

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

■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 1800-662-6080

■ 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

■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 215-772-2000 ■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson: 215-683-2840

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■ 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)

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AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-629-2300. www.asiac.org Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; 12-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St. 215851-1822 or 866-222-3871. www.galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing ■ 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. ■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, self-employed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a Web site where everyone is invited to sign up for e-mail notices for activities and events.; www.gppn.org.

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

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

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

and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladephia.org. ■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia Region, holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.philadelphiagaytourism.com. ■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities; (856) 857-9283; popnews19@yahoo. com.

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■ 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

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■ 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

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Five extracurricular things you must check out Bar AIDS Bar Crawl, 5 p.m.-midnight Aug. 25, various locations; facebook. com/BarAIDSPhiladelphia This is probably the best way to orient yourself to the gay and lesbian hot spots in Philadelphia. And it’s for a good cause. The second annual Philadelphia Bar AIDS is billed as one part night-on-thetown, two parts fundraiser, with a splash of HIV/AIDS awareness. The event benefits four local nonprofit organizations fighting HIV/AIDS (ActionAIDS, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, Mazzoni Center and Philadelphia FIGHT) while crawlers get acquainted with bars and clubs such as The Bike Stop, City Tap House, Fergie’s Pub, Field House, Knock Restaurant & Bar, Square 1682, Tabu, Tavern on Camac, Westbury, Woody’s, Uncles and XIX at the Bellevue. There are also participating businesses that cater to people who prefer non-alcoholic fun — coffee over cocktails — including Cafe Cret, 16th and Ben Franklin Parkway, and Cafe 12, 212 S. 12th St. Ninth annual Gay Community Night at Phillies, 6 p.m. Aug. 26, Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way; www.phillygaydays.com See how the major leaguers play the game

when the Philadelphia Phillies host special Gay Community Night sections for 800 or so LGBT fans. Get to the game early to see an LGBT community member throw out the opening pitch and watch for scoreboard recognition all evening. If you didn’t get tickets to the sold-out game (try StubHub), there will be a tailgate party from 4-8 p.m. For $25 ahead of time ($30 at the event), you’ll get a buffet ticket and all-you-candrink beer and wine. Citizens Bank Park is a quick ride on the subway (Broad Street Line) to the AT&T stop (Pattison Avenue). Sugar Town, 9 p.m. Aug. 27 at Tritone Bar, 1508 South St.; 215-545-0475. Far-enough away from South Street’s touristy epicenter but close enough to more local-oriented nightlife to keep things interesting, Tritone Bar is one of the most unpretentious bars/music venues you will find in the city, which is why you should check out Sugar Town. The latest edition of this monthly night of lady DJs and rockers features Lust2Love, a Go-Go’s tribute band made up of the ladies behind Girl About Town, as well as performances by Silver Over Everything, Nervous Breakdown and Gina from Gang Age. Scene, 10 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Aug. 27 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; www.facebook.com/TLBTBProductions If high-energy nightclub glitz is what you are looking for, Scene is the dance party to catch. An ass-shaking good time is had by all. Note that it’s open after-hours, so pace yourself. GayFest! through Aug. 28 at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St.; 215-6271088 Quince Productions presents a festival giving fans a peek at what’s hot in gay and lesbian indie theater with four different shows: the lesbian pulp of “The Beebo Brinker Chronicles,” the campy sci-fi of “Devil Boys From Beyond,” the teen drama “Slipping” and the slice-of-life drama “The Last Sunday in June.” Shows run all week, so visit www.quinceproductions.com for more information. ■

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Five things we really don’t want to see you doing in Philly Eating a cheesesteak at Pat’s or Geno’s Forget anything you have ever seen about Philly cheesesteaks on TV shows. The two poster-boy establishments for Philly’s signature sub are overrated. You can get just as good a cheesesteak practically anywhere in the city. Jim’s, Ishkabibble’s, Steaks on South and/or Tony Luke’s are all good alternatives, but do not let us catch you waiting in a ridiculously long line at Jim’s to do it (if the line is out the door, it’s too damn long).

but it also has a reputation for what we like to call “the bullshit.” And when it comes, it takes no prisoners. Pay attention to your whereabouts and who is around you. Don’t leave your cell phone, laptop or iPod unattended. (Or for that matter, your backpack, luggage, purse or gym bag.) Lock your car and don’t leave any valuables in it. So, for the most part, secure your valuables, stay in a group and, beyond midnight, use some common sense and watch your ass.

Any sightseeing that involves a horsedrawn carriage, a double-decker bus or a duck boat Unless you are hobbled by an injury, get off your ass and walk/bike your way around Philly’s landmarks. A good pair of walking shoes and the right map beats the hell out of listening to a jaded driver and smelling a horse’s hind end or the collective body odor of your fellow tourists any day of the week. If you really want to cover some ground, try the running, biking or Segway tours offered by DeTours (detourstouring.com). You have to book 24 hours in advance and pray for good weather, as tours head out rain or shine.

Getting a ticket Philadelphia Parking Authority employees are some straight-up gangsters! They do not eff around. You turn your back for a second and boom! “But I just ran into Starbucks for a minute.” Too bad! The ninja-like speed and ruthlessness that is the black hand of the Parking Authority is upon you! To avoid this horrible fate, pay attention to the parking signs and put money in the meter or kiosk.

Becoming a victim of a crime Philly is a friendly city for the most part

Spending more that 30 seconds staring at the Rocky statue, Liberty Bell or anything in Love Park File under: If You Must. Quickly check them off your Philly bucket list and move along to something more interesting. No, really. ■

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is pleased to announce our writers placed in two award categories for the

2010 National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest out of some 2,700 U.S. publications. Our congratulations to:

Jen Colletta Second Place, Best Feature Story, Non-daily Division Kelly McGillis talks marriages, divorces and civil union Judge’s comments: “Excellent profile of Kelly McGillis. It can be difficult writing about a celebrity, difficult to get below the rehearsed answers. But this story feels like a real conversation and provides an intelligent look at a complicated life.”

Mark Segal Second Place, Best Serious Column, Non-daily Division Mosque issue is an LGBT issue Judge’s comments: “Terse argument that too few community newspapers offered — that Muslims had a right to build a cultural center and threatened no one.”

Sink your teeth into Philly By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Philadelphia is one of the best towns one can land in for culinary wizardry. And because food is the only thing standing between us and alcohol poisoning, most days we tend to appreciate the bounty Philadelphia has to offer. There are literally 12 restaurants for every man, woman and child in the city. Or is it 0.012? We don’t know. We suck at decimal points. There are lists of great restaurants that make you wait an hour and a half to sit. (We’re looking at you, Stephen Starr, Jose Garces and Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran.) But we want you, locals and visitors alike, to feast upon the greats of the city where you can actually get a table. So here are the places you absolutely must hit before you leave town. Honey’s Sit-n-Eat, 800 N. Fourth St.; 215-925-1150 Go early. Go often. It’s one of Northern Liberties’ worst-kept secrets. Nothing too fancy, just some of the best damn diner food on earth — with a creative twist. If it’s breakfast/brunch time, there will be a line waiting to get in. One taste of the food and you will know why, and you will gladly and violently elbow little children and the elderly aside to get to it. Le Viet, 1019 S. 11th St.; 215-463-1570 Another contender for the most awesome dining experience to be had in the city. Le Viet will take you on an exciting rollercoaster ride through the adventurous world of Vietnamese cuisine. Try to hang on — you won’t be disappointed. Makiman Sushi, 1326 Spruce St.; 215546-0180 Considering you can now get sushi out of vending machines, it takes a lot to get us un-jaded about any place cranking out the fishy vehicle for wasabi. But Makiman won us over in fine fashion by being adventurous, not to mention convenient.

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Cuba Libre, 10 S. Second St.; 215-627-0666 Hands down, one of the most mindblowing culinary experiences you can have in the city. The interior is exotic and sexy. The food is even more so. If you can make it past the appetizer menu without gorging yourself into a light coma, you have far more discipline than we have. Divan Turkish Kitchen, 918 S. 22nd St.; 215-545-5790 Tradition reigns supreme at this eatery, which excels in fresh and flavorful dishes. Not to mention a strong-ass brew of Turkish coffee. You’d need a passport to get better Turkish food. Opa, 1311 Sansom St.; 215-545-0170 A very chill Gayborhood Mediterranean place to sip an adult beverage and a very fine place to get your Greek on. The staff is super-friendly and the food makes for a great nosh in the midst of your evening revelry. Sampan, 124 S. 13th St.; 215-7323501 We love Sampan for its ultra-modern décor and its fanciful take on Asian cuisine. Being in the heart of the Gayborhood doesn’t hurt either.

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changed that much. What is different is that, back then, I had a very romantic native view of Mexico. Like a lot Chicano artists, I was painting about things that I really didn’t really know about just because it’s Mexican. When I met people who were not Latino that spoke better Spanish than me, they taught me about Oaxaca and things about mama Mexico. I began to understand the difference between folks that have the “Corazon de Latino” [Latin at heart], and the ones that are looking for Mexican Disneyland. Now if I paint something, I make sure that I know the stories/history/ herstory behind what it is. I’m no longer the tourist; I can say I’m part Oaxacan now.

Self-taught Chicano artist Ralfka Gonzalez, known for his depictions of Mexican dichos or proverbs, was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1958 and now lives and works in Oakland, Calif. He previously lived and worked as an artist in Philadelphia and Chicago, and has spent much of the past quarter-century in Oaxaca, Mexico. While in Philadelphia in the 1980s and ’90s, Gonzalez participated in exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Arthur Ross Gallery, Taller Puertorriqueño, Nexus Gallery, Afro-American Museum and The Painted Bride, among others. His mural “El Gran Conjunto del Fin del Mundo” is on permanent exhibit at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Gonzalez is opening a new show Sept. 10 at the Seed on Diamond Gallery in Philadelphia. Jerry Macdonald interviewed him about his work, HIV, his love of Mexico and what brings him back to Philadelphia after all these years.

JM: A lot of your paintings are illustrations of Mexican dichos or proverbs. In fact, you co-wrote and illustrated with Ana Ruiz “My First Book of Proverbs,” which won a number of awards. What is it that originally drew you to these dichos, and are you still painting dichos?

JM: “Idiots, Icons And Idols: Ralfka Gonzalez: That was then, this is now.” What has changed in your art since the last time you worked in Philadelphia, and why return now? RG: I feel that my style of art has not

RG: The first time I traveled to Mexico alone, I noticed how Mexicans had a saying for anything and everything. I started to recall the proverbs my mama would tell me. I began to look at art that illustrated proverbs. I do hide some messages in my

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returns to Philadelphia work. In Oaxaca the women wear dresses or ribbons in their hair in a way that the other people know things like, single, looking 4 work, someone is dying, someone just gave birth, just by the colors they wear or how they are dressed that day. The women in markets have the best dichos: bread with love is better than chicken with grief! So, yes, I do still draw or paint proverbs, they just might not be written out somewhere in the art. JM: A huge part of your work and your life revolves around Oaxaca. How did you become so involved with that particular place? RG: My family would go to Mexico about three times year. I remember being 15 years old and crossing the border reading Carlos Castaneda where he talks of white owl witches flying over the Zocoxoco. An art curator told me that my work looks somewhat like the art down there ... I got a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, at the right time as my 10-year relationship was dumping me for a 17year-old genius waiter. So I packed my bags for Oaxaca, Mexico. Many moons later, there is still a family of white owls that lives in the bell towers of the church near the center of Oaxaca. They fly over your head, and you can dream that they

really are magic witches that can fly in the night. JM: Part of your upcoming exhibit will display photographs that you have taken over the years at drag balls in Oaxaca. How did that come about? RG: They have a story about why there are so many queers in Oaxaca. The mangod put all the queens in bag and tells a saint, ‘These people have special powers to be able to heal, and bring good luck ... you are to put one here and one there.’ So the saint flew off and circles the world three times dropping queens, bisexuals, trans folk, lesbians ... when he flew over Juchtan, Oaxaca, all the queers fell out! And that’s why there are so many gay people in Oaxaca. And it’s true, in this indigenous culture, it’s not only OK to be gay, every family needs to have a gay person or the family is off balance, or even has bad luck. So much so that the family can be shunned. The queen is made to take care of her parents as they get old ... It’s OK if the gay son is living with them and his lover. To make a long story short, some of the queens began to tell me about and invite me to the parties. The first few, I just thought it was a gay party ... through tourist eyes. Later, I found out that queens would walk the streets with banners of St. Sebastian. Then they would go to the

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church for mass. At the end, the queens would come to the altar and the priest would light the velas [candles]. As long as those candles burned, that was how long the fiesta would go on. There is a gay bar that opened in 1953 as a men’s bi/gay/trans bar, and it was probably queer even before that. This is what I love about Oaxaca. JM: Let’s talk about HIV. You have been poz for some years now and this obviously is an important part of your life. How has it had an impact on your work? RG: To get my HIV meds, I have to do things or not do things so that I can still be eligible for them. When I make money, I can get cut off. It’s insane. Art supplies, art shows, traveling to [shows and] shipping art takes a lot of cash, and I don’t have any these days. So for me, I want to do work that is healing for me, and perhaps it gives that back to the viewer. I feel that now, I don’t take time for granted, yet I will plan some artwork and wait till I have the studio

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space or the right materials for the project. I’m saying that I’m more aware ... if I got a good idea, I’m going to use the best that I can, before I begin to do it, whether I find something on the street to recycle or some super paint I need to buy. On the other hand, when you are so sick with AIDS and you think you are going to die, and on top of that you are having your midlife crisis, you roll with the punches. JM: Can you talk about HIV themes in your art? RG: I did do the first erotic gay safe-sex poster in Mexico! It came out about 1995. Up until I got HIV, the work did not have that much reference to AIDS, only maybe a few Day of the Dead works. When I got very sick, that changed. I put a lot of what I feel about having HIV in my work. Not all of that is about my feelings being lonely, pissed off, sad, rejected, scared or that nagging survivor’s guilt from getting it so late after losing so many pals ...

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RG: When I was very sick, the young buck doctor said that I might have AIDS or cancer or both. That night I cried so hard and watched Nina Simone at this artdeco theater in Oakland. A few days later, it was take the pills or write your will. I had this truck that I began to paint. It looked like a Mexican sugar bowl — you know: the “LA NOCHE DE ABUELO TIEMPO” (“THE NIGHT OF flowery, JM: GRANDFATHER TIME”) handSpeaking of painted crazy, a lot gourds you of your paintings have a life is crazy/life is buy at the folk-art galleries. The truck was gay theme about them. named Eye Too Hell Ah Gay — Eye2 for RG: The Dutch have a proverb: Just be short. Then on Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, I normal, life is crazy enough. They also went to the doctor. My T-cells were over say: Just be crazy, life is normal enough. 100. The meds were working! I was going As a gay Latino, my life is about being to be HIV-poz and not have AIDS any crazy enough to be out, to be smart about more. The next day me and my best pal my choices and to not be normal. We have planned to go camping up in redwoods enough gay people that act and want to be wine country. I woke up and went to the like straight people. We need to stand up grocery store. It was mad. People were to bullies, not just for the normal-looking, crying and running around! I asked why and acting, but especially for the ones that are people acting so odd? With a tear in don’t fit in, the ones that don’t feel loved, his eye, the clerk said jets are crashing the freaks, the “little monsters,” as Lady into buildings; I rushed back to turn on the Gaga calls them. Bad or good, crazy keeps news. After about three hours of this, we the world on its toes! got in the truck and went camping. Then it hit us: People were crying and waving JM: So, has HIV closed off avenues or at us. For weeks, people would hug me as options for you? I got back to my truck, telling me that my RG: Yes. The sad thing is even now it’s art heals them! I even got a magnet with very hard how some people will react the Twin Towers from a fireman that had when I say I have HIV. The most painful is just come back from Ground Zero, saying my Christian sister — I don’t know what my truck made his day, and that’s what happened to her! I visited her when I was freedom is about. I never told any of them coming back from Mexico. She said to me, that I was healing with this art too; it is the “I don’t feel comfortable with my family most powerful gift that AIDS has given using the bathroom after you, or breathing me. I loved that the truck, putting smiles the same air as you, or washing the dishes on people’s faces. To make a long story you use.” I was so pissed. I have not talked short, the car went poof, and I did not have to her since 2002. When you get very sick, the cash to fix it, so I left it beside the road. you know who your real pals and family I sang part of Lulu’s song “To Sir With are. It’s very easy to get sad and isolated, Love” as I walked away: “How do you and not make new friends or queer family; thank someone, that has taken you from this endless AIDS phobia makes it hard not crayons to perfume ...” I’d love to have a to feel like damaged goods. It does make car of my own to paint again one day. ■ me be grateful for being alive, but mostly it’s a cross to carry that wish I could burn! The opening reception for “Idiots, Icons & Idols: Ralfka Gonzalez: That was then, JM: Has HIV opened up avenues for you this is now” is at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Seed artistically? Have you had opportunities on Diamond Gallery, 124 W. Diamond St. or seen the world differently due to your For more information, visit www.casadeHIV? duende.com. 30 years! So many books, songs, artworks, discoveries lost to young people with AIDS. It was my war. It still is. What I do get from AIDS is peace, courage, responsibility, living one day at a time, inspiration from nature, renewal of the body, mind, soul, the love of others and my love for the world we live in, no matter how crazy it is.

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Sue Gildea: Clean water, softball and family “You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.” — Jim Bouton, Ball Four, 1970 This week, Philadelphia is about to be visited by a lot of folks in the grip of the game as the city hosts the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America Softball World Series. This week’s portrait is with Sue Gildea, commissioner of the recreational division of the host group, the City of Brotherly Love Softball League. PGN: Tell me a little about yourself. SG: My hometown is Springfield, and I’m the oldest of four: one sister and two brothers. The Gildean household was your typical Irish-Catholic household — lots of fun, lots of food, lots of family. I have 25 first cousins, so there were always communion parties, graduation parties, a lot of activity. We are a very close-knit family. As a matter of fact, we just got back from vacationing in Sea Isle City with some cousins. Every year we rent a bunch of houses and go have some fun. PGN: What did you want to be when you grew up? SG: I wanted to be a professional baseball player. PGN: Not softball? SG: Yeah, back when I was a kid, I used to watch games with my dad. We’d enjoy all the statistical information together and you don’t really have that for softball. I was passionate about the whole history of baseball. So I wanted to play baseball ... or become a librarian. I’m a real bookworm. PGN: What team did you root for? SG: The Phillies! Absolutely ... even when they were horrible. You live with them and you die with them. PGN: And what’s your day job? SG: I’m the director of quality assurance and training at Aqua America. We provide water to approximately 3 million people in 12 states. PGN: What’s the biggest concern for the future of water? SG: Infrastructure. In Philadelphia, some of the pipes still in use are from colonial days. We need to put money and resources into the ground to be able to provide clean water. It’s really, really important. Every time you see a pipe or water main break, it’s because we need to take better care of the delivery methods. PGN: I remember one time I turned on the water and it came out yellow. I called the

water company and they asked if anyone was doing construction nearby. They told me it was probably rust being dislodged by the shaking of the jackhammers! SG: Unfortunately that happens sometimes, but overall we’re very lucky. We have the ability to get clean water just by turning a faucet.

up and saw other people and then got back together.

PGN: True, I’m a documentary junkie and I’ve seen the miles people have to walk just to get a bucket of water. SG: It’s such a shame that people don’t have the access to clean water that we do. But there are a lot of people developing technology to provide people around the world with clean water. I went to St. Joe’s [University] and I read on the alumni site that they’re working on a filtration system using sand and gravity.

PGN: Sweet! Does she have a sister? SG: [Laughs.] Yes, but she’s straight. She comes from a big Italian family, so she has a passion and love for food courtesy of her mom.

PGN: I know there are places around the world where water is a hot commodity. SG: Yes, they’re literally calling it the world’s next oil. It’s raining right now as we speak and it’s the same rain that fell 2,000 years ago. You don’t invent water, it can’t be created: We just recycle it over and over. With the drought situations people face, especially in Third World countries that already face famine problems, it’s even more precious.

event on the pool deck of the DoubleTree hotel. On the 26th, we’re having the largest gay tailgate party in America before the Gay Day at the Phillies. We’ll have games, food, beer and lots of enthusiasm. On the 27th we’re having the ASANA Carniball, an Outfest-style street fair with great vendors, a Dunk-a-Dyke, a mechanical bull, food, drinks, dancing and a whole lot more. You can find out more about those events and everything else, like our bar crawl, at www.bringthelove2011.org!

PGN: Something great about Allison? SG: She’s a personal chef, so when she needs to try out new recipes, I am lucky to be the test subject for her research and development.

PGN: Tell me about your involvement with sports. SG: I have been a member of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League for the last 15 years. I started off as a scorekeeper because my girlfriend played for one of the teams in the women’s division and, since then, I’ve been a player, a coach, a manager, the PR person for the league, I was

PGN: I think a misconception people have is that the City of Brotherly Love Softball League is all boys. SG: One of the things that got us the world series is that we added the tagline “and Sisterly Affection” to our proposal. In prior years, CBLSL may have been primarily men, but the women’s division now has 18 teams, even more than our open division, which are the co-ed teams. The women really represent a good portion of what our league is about. Unlike many leagues that play separately, we mix it up. We all get along really well, we party together and it’s all about unity for us instead of division, which we’re very proud of.

PGN: And how did you get into the water business? SG: I’ve been in customer service for over 25 years. My primary role is to train our customer-service reps. I’m also involved with AWWA, which is the American Water Works Association. They have a great training program so that we fully understand how water works, everything it goes through before it comes out of your faucet. So I’m certified in the history of water!

PGN: What was a favorite moment in softball? SG: My team, the Stogie Joe’s Sluggers, were 0-32. We hadn’t won a game in two years and on opening day of this year, I told everyone, it’s a new year and a new attitude. We’re going to get a win this year, even if it’s only one! In our first game, I caught the final out that won us the game and seeing everyone’s face as we finally got a win was amazing. The jubilation of ending two years without a win was one of the best moments I experienced.

PGN: When did you come out? SG: Well, being from an Irish-Catholic family, you’re expected to go the traditional route and get married and have kids, so I did that. I got married at 21 and had my daughter, Caitlin. Soon after, I began to expand my horizons and realized that I wasn’t happy in the marriage and wasn’t being true to myself. I wanted something better for me and for Caitlin. I got divorced and had my first relationship with a woman when I was 24. I think it was different back then; I went to great lengths to get an LGBT-friendly lawyer to make sure I could retain custody, which was a big concern back then. It got better and I don’t regret any decisions I made.

the commissioner between 2001-04 and now I’m the recreational division’s commissioner. We’re really excited about hosting the world series here. There are going to be games throughout the week and supporting events and parties every night.

PGN: Do you have a partner now? SG: Yes, Allison and I have been together for 13 years. It’s a mulligan: We were together for three and a half years, broke

PGN: What are some of the events other than the games? SG: We’re doing the official opening party at Sisters on the 24th with a pre-party

PGN: What position do you play? SG: First base and catcher mostly, but I’ll play wherever it’s needed.

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PGN: OK, random questions. Something people would be surprised to find out about you? SG: I’m shy. PGN: Really? SG: [Laughs.] Yeah, that’s what everyone’s reaction is. But I truly am, I just get

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Worth Watching SNORA-SNORA: The Kardashians + Bora Bora = us hoping the summer TV season ends soon. The new episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” finds the photogenic family on vacation in Polynesia. 10 p.m. Aug. 21 on the E! Network. Photo: E! Entertainment/

SNARK WEEK: With the catty, irreverent banter and the few gay comedians that sometimes guest on the panel, why not tune into “Chelsea Lately” starring comedian Chelsea Handler 11 weeknights on the E! Channel?

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SWEET!: It’s time for new season of “Top Chef: Just Desserts” featuring judges (from left) Dannielle Kyrillos, Gail Simmons, Hubert Keller and Johnny Iuzzini, 10 p.m. Aug. 24 on Bravo. Last year’s season featured a number of gay contestants (not to mention a few batshit-crazy straight contestants) and one of them won the grand prize, so definitely tune in. Photo:

BLOOD IS THICKER THAN MASCARA: Raven’s mom (pictured), Jujubee’s sister and Manila Luzon’s sister show up for a drag makeover on “Drag U,” 8 p.m. Aug. 22 on Logo. Photo: Aaron Young/ Logo

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over it by trying to put myself in people’s shoes. I try to focus on them. If I’m doing a lecture in front of 100 people, I’ll try to meet some of them beforehand and that way, it’s more like, Oh, there’s Suzi in the crowd, I’ll just pretend I’m talking to her one on one instead of hundreds of people. PGN: Aside from Allison, who would you have wanted as your prom date? SG: Jody Foster! PGN: An item you still have from childhood? SG: I don’t really have anything, but I made up for it by keeping things from my daughter’s childhood. She had a blanket we called the “dub-dub” that’s horribly worn out but I still have a piece of it. PGN: A favorite relative? SG: Well, that would be a group. I have a bunch of uncles and aunts in their 70s and 80s that I cherish and adore. They’re wonderful storytellers and have such vitality and passion about them that it’s infectious and contagious. So I know I’ll be living well into my 80s and enjoying life like they do. You can’t even tell how old they are, they just enjoy life so much. It was my dad’s birthday recently and we took him and his brother to a Phillies game. We had a great time and afterward, Allison and I went home and they went out to the neighborhood bar and continued the party! PGN: Worst punishment?

SG: Having my library card taken away; I was devastated. PGN: A favorite book? SG: Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree.” I think we need it more than ever now with these flash-mob kids running around with their pants hanging down. We need to teach respect again. PGN: What is your favorite way to waste time at work? SG: Talking to people, especially getting to know new people. I don’t really play on the computer much: I’d rather talk face to face. I just finally got a Facebook account this year, but I don’t use it much. PGN: An example of good sportsmanship? SG: This past year, we had a member of our league pass away, Stephen Gallagher. He was a pitcher for the Crazy Uncles and after his funeral, the first game we had was against them. The pitcher taking his place wasn’t very experienced and hadn’t had time to practice much. It was a very emotional time for everyone and I walked up to the umpire before the game and explained the situation. I asked him to give the new pitcher a generous strike zone until he got settled in a little. The first pitch was way high and the umpire called it a strike. I went back over to him and said, “I said be generous, not blind!” But it was nice; before the game, the teams came together in a circle and had a moment of silence, and at the end of the game where

we typically do a separate cheer for the other team, we came together again and did a joint cheer for Stephen. It was very touching. PGN: Something you’re proud of? SG: Caitlin is graduating from Kutztown University this year with a major in communications and a minor in gender studies and she’s president of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance in Kutztown. PGN: I’m glad to hear someone doesn’t think feminist is a dirty word! How did she deal with having a lesbian mother? SG: She was young when I got divorced, but all my fellow softball players were an extended family. She calls them all her aunts and uncles. I never really talked about it, but one day she found an invitation that was written to a former girlfriend of mine, and it was addressed to her and “guest.” She asked why my name wasn’t on it. We were breaking up so I told Caitlin that she was going to take someone else to the party. She turned and asked, “So are they gay?” I was like, “Oh boy, how do I answer this?” But I just said yes and then she started asking me about a whole lot of our friends and if they were gay. She finally got to me and, when I said yes, I was gay too, she started to cry. I asked her why she was so upset and she said it was because I hadn’t told her before. From that day on she was supportive of me and all of her “extended” family. She’s a big supporter of The Trevor Project, which just

joined us as a nonprofit partner for Bring the Love 2011, and we’re going to be filming “It Gets Better” videos at the tailgate party and some of the events. Caitlin’s going to volunteer the whole week. Her decision completely. [Laughs.] She’s too old for me to tell her what to do or ground her if she doesn’t: This was something she wanted to do on her own. PGN: Are you looking for other volunteers? SG: Yes, I am seeking people to act as possible ASANA ambassadors and showcase our amazing city. People can contact me at volunteer@bringthelove2011.org if they are interested. PGN: I understand you got to throw out the first pitch at the 2004 Gay Day at the Phillies. What was that like? SG: Scary. I was terrified of not getting the ball to home plate. A couple of weeks before I went to a game where Eagles coach Andy Reid threw out the first pitch for “Mormon Day” and it didn’t even reach the plate. My friends turned to me and were like, “You’d better not embarrass us like that!” I practiced so much I almost threw my arm out! But the day of the game I threw it so hard the Phanatic said he thought I was trying to hurt him. It was surreal. But great fun! ■ To suggest a community member for “Family Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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Q Puzzle Family Feud Across

1. With 69-Across, one side of an alleged feud 5. Fruit that hangs out at a vinyard 10. Hit boxers 14. Carpet layer’s calculation 15. Dent in an orange 16. Duchamp’s staircase descender 17. Robin Williams TV role of old 18. Cheri once of SNL 19. “ ___ Three Lives” 20. Top targets in Tottenham 21. With 56-Across, act that is the subject of the feud 23. Some forensic evidence

24. Turner of channels 25. Range of the Rockies 26. Will Truman’s Grace 28. Snatches 32. Blemish, slangily 33. Your, to Proust 35. Columbus coll. 36 Four-posters for foreplay, for some 37. The other side of the feud 40. Guy under Hoover 42. The Crimson Tide’s st. 43. Sinking ship’s call 44. Common Mkt. 45. Initial gay bar activity 47. Apres-ski treat at Aspen 51. Alcohol for Lucy’s pal?

53. George Michael’s john 55. Pirate’s potable 56. See 21-Across 60 “La Dolce ___ “ 61. Dutch painter Frans 62. Band members blow them 63. Hacker’s cry 64. Part of, as a plot 65. Say “nothin’,” say 66. Split 67. Mostel of “The Producers” 68. Traffic cop’s tool 69. See 1-Across

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1. L, as in family? 2. Noel Coward’s “ ___ the World in Eighty Days” 3. For skin 4. Chatters on and on

5. Fairy story figure 6. Like “Finding Nemo” 7. State with certainty 8. Hair curler 9. “A Streetcar Named Desire” director Kazan 10. Rudely sarcastic 11. Edward Albee’s “Seascape” prize 12. Deep throat tissue 13. Colony inhabitants 22. “___ De-Lovely” 24. Moderate pace 27. “ ___ Cowgirls Get the Blues” 29. Caesar or Antony 30. “Just ___ thought” 31. Baby bloomers 34. Corset part 36. Kiss from Kahlo 37. James

Buchanan, notably 38. Giant quarterback Manning 39. Nuts 40. “Wow!” 41. Marsh gas 45. Allen-wrench shape 46. Baum’s good witch 48. Ukraine peninsula 49. Orientation revelation 50. Bearse of “Married ... with Children” 52. Simple kind of question 54. Brian of figure skating 57. She played gay in “Silkwood” 58. “Hi” to Lorca 59. Wanting water 60. St. named for Queen Elizabeth I PAGE 41

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Historic trip ideas for the 100th anniversary of Titanic Today’s cruise ship companies endlessly announce the “newest” or “world’s largest” ships, but one passenger liner still captures our imaginations and respect: the RMS Titanic. The “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on April 15, 1912, with 1,517 casualties. Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden voyage and several destinations, tour operators and exhibition companies are getting ready. For the real deal, visit Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax has a rich maritime history due to its proximity to the sea and served as a safe harbor for ships coming from Europe. It may come as a surprise to many that Halifax played a significant role in the recovery effort after the sinking of the Titanic. Now through 2012, Destination Halifax (destinationhalifax.com) is presenting “Halifax & the Unsinkable Ship,” a two-day itinerary of 14 historic sites for travelers interested in exploring the authentic voyage of Titanic. The self-guided tour includes visits to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, where a permanent exhibit features authentic documents and photographs. A number of artifacts are

exhibit called “Hello Sailor!” that explores gay subculture aboard ocean ships from the 1950s-’80s. Other stops on the Titanic tour include the historic churches and the cemeteries of Fairview Lawn, Mount Olivet and Baron De Hirsch, where 150 victims were buried. Today, the Five Fishermen Restaurant on Argyle Street is among the best places in town for fresh mussels and seafood. At the time of Titanic, the Five Fishermen building was the John Snow & Co. Funeral Home. John Jacob Aster, the wealthiest man on the Titanic, was taken here, as were other wealthy first-class passengers. (Could it be haunted?) A great time to visit is in the warm month of July for Halifax Pride (Halifaxpride. com), Atlantic Canada’s largest LGBTQ cultural festival. The celebration includes a week of activities, with the main events on Friday night for a dance party on the Garrison Grounds and Saturday for the Pride Parade. Thousands line Halifax’s quaint streets for the two-hour parade. Halifax has many familiar brand hotels, such as Westin, but for those looking for a AERIAL VIEW OF HALIFAX HARBOUR more intimate experience, the Photo: Courtesy of Destination Halifax Halliburton (thehalliburton. com) is a good choice. The on display here, including pieces of ornate wood from Titanic’s main staircase. Also at Halliburton includes complimentary breakthe museum through Nov. 27 is a traveling fast and Internet. For a complete list of

gay-friendly hotels, check out Destination Halifax’s website for the Pride Packages. USAirways offers nonstop service to Halifax from Philadelphia International Airport daily. Titanic memorial cruises Mile Morgan Travel (www.titanicmemorialcruise.co.uk) created three Titanic Memorial Cruises to mark the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated vessel. The transatlantic cruise from Southampton, England, departing on April 8 aboard the MS Balmoral is already sold out. A second “mini-cruise” from Southampton is still available. The tour company is offering a second eight-night round-trip cruise departing from New York City on April 10, 2012, aboard Azamara’s cruise ship Journey. This cruise stops in Halifax and at the site of the sinking. Prices for this cruise start at $4,900 per person. Destination exhibitions There are several permanent and traveling exhibitions on Titanic. If you are plan to attend Gay Days Orlando (May 29-June 4, 2012) in Florida, check out “Titanic the Experience” (titanictheexperience.com). Or if you are attending the first-ever Gay Days Las Vegas (Sept. 4-10, 2012), check out “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” at the Luxor Hotel. ■ Jeff Guaracino is a vice president for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation and author of “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing.” He has learned to find the best deals and travel resources out there for our community. If you’re traveling locally, check out visitphilly.com/gay and friend visitgayphilly.com/facebook.

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Here Comes the Rain Again All that rain last weekend was great, by the City of Brotherly Love Softball League. wasn’t it? No really, I’m not kidding. I The games will be held at West Deptford love spending a rainy afternoon indoors, Park in Paulsboro, N.J., but there will be so I had a great time last Sunday. And as a parties all over the Gayborhood, starting bonus, my lawn doesn’t look like a giant with a Kickoff Party on Aug. 21 from 4piece of wheat toast anymore. It’s actually 9 p.m. at ICandy, 254 S. 12th turning green again! St. A $10 cover gets you in the The rain was a fitting backdrop to the sad news I got door, and a portion of the proceeds benefit ASANA. This recently that TLA Video on Locust Street will be closing its party will also be co-sponsored by Ladies 2000. doors forever at the end of this Team registration will be on month. They’ll still have a webAug. 23 on the pool deck at the site, www.tlavideo.com, but I DoubleTree Hotel, 237 S. Broad can’t tell you how much I’m going to miss the brick-andSt., which makes it so easy mortar store. to slip into a bikini and begin Netflix is great and Redbox stalking your favorite players. is convenient, but absolutely From there it’s just a short walk nothing in this world compares to the Opening Night Party at Jim Kiley- Sisters, 1320 Chancellor St., to the incredible selection at TLA. I have no idea how I’m 9 p.m.-2 a.m. There will Zufelt from be hot girls, hot music, drink going to throw an impromptu Greta Garbo/Chi Chi Larue specials and no cover charge! film festival ever again. Sadly, last Then it’s time to get down to business. Sunday’s may have been my last ... Round-robin games will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by The Big Gay Boat Party elimination games on Friday and the championship game and closing ceremonies on Hopefully the skies will be clear for the Saturday. next few days, because there’s still a lot The event will wrap up on Aug. 27 with of outdoor fun to be had before the end an OutFest-style block party from 2-8 p.m. of summer. This Sunday, for example, is right in the middle of the Gayborhood on your last chance this year to rock the boat, baby! 13th, Locust and Camac streets. There The final Big Gay Boat Party of 2011 is will be live DJs, food, vendors, and even a from 6 p.m.-midnight Aug. 21 at Moshulu, Dunk-A-Dyke dunk tank! 401 Columbus Blvd. Cover charge is only Be sure to check out all the local bars as $10, and DJ DeeJay is back one last time the festival spills in and out of their doors and the party stretches on long into the to spin all your favorites and keep you dancing under the stars. And if that doesn’t night. For more information on all these events, float your boat, then how about that sexy check out www.bringthelove2011.org, shot boy? www.ladies2000.com, www.clubicandy. com or www.sistersnightclub.com. ■ 2011 Softball World Series Next week Philadelphia will welcome Questions, comments or news about a major event — the 2011 Softball World upcoming events? Contact Jim at Series, sponsored by the Amateur Sports barcrawlr@gmail.com. Alliance of North America and hosted

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 08/19 KMFDM The industrial band performs at 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. The Gay Blades The rock duo performs 9 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Styx The rock band performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Jaws The 1975 blockbuster thriller film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge

St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Sat. 08/20 A Penny for Your Thoughts A guided discussion on issues that impact lesbian, bisexual and questioning women will be held 4-7 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220. Joan Osborne The singer performs 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience The rock band performs 8 p.m.

at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808. Colin Hay The Men at Work frontman performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400. Judy Barnett’s Jazz-A-Teria The singer performs 8 and 9:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215862-5225. Styx The rock band performs a second night, 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

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Sun. 08/21 Butterfield 8 The 1960 film starring Liz Taylor is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223.

Mon. 08/22 Groove Night Local musicians joins 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.; 215-222-1400.

Tue. 08/23 Philadelphia Voices of Pride Auditions Philadelphia Voices of Pride is looking for singers for its 2011-12 season, 7-9:30 p.m. at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315

TRUE COLORS: Twelve professional illustrators from The Autumn Society pay homage to the colors familiar to all graphic artists, print makers and illustrators in “CMYK,” an exhibition presented by AxD Gallery through Sept. 3, 265 S. 10th St. For more information, call 215-627-6250.

Spruce St.; e-mail pvopmembership @gmail.com to schedule an audition time.

p.m. at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.

My Morning Jacket The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-5467900.

Andy Kahn The pianist and music producer performs a musical romp through the historic golden age of standards, swing and jazz, 8:30 p.m. at Resorts Casino Hotel’s Starlight Room, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 800-3346378.

Operation: Get Rid of Pinky The comedy film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Wed. 08/24 Justin Crockett Elzie The author of “Playing by the Rules” hosts a reading 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. PGMC Auditions The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will hold auditions for its new season from 6-8 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St.; e-mail auditions@pgmc. org to schedule. The O’Jays, The Four Tops and The Stylistics The classic R&B groups perform 8

Thu. 08/25 Bar AIDS Bar Crawl The second annual Philadelphia Bar AIDS Crawl hits a number of Gayborhood establishments and benefits four local nonprofit organizations fighting HIV/AIDS, 5 p.m.midnight, various locations. Bob Egan’s Showcase Night Cabaret artists perform 8 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215862-5225. Bob & Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.;

215-545-4511.

Fri. 08/26 Uproar Festival Metal and hardrock bands Avenged Sevenfold, Sevendust and more perform, starting 2 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Kevin Eubanks The band leader performs 7:30 p.m. at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, 121 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-569-9400.

Holler! The open-mic night starts 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. 9th Annual Gay Community Night at Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies host a special Gay Community Night with sections for 800 LGBT fans, 6 p.m. Aug. 26, Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way; www. phillygaydays. com.

AN OPEN SONGBOOK: Philadelphia pianist, songwriter and music producer Andy Kahn takes the audience for a spin through The Great American Songbook performing songs from the golden age of standards, swing and jazz, 8:30 p.m. at Resorts Casino Hotel’s Starlight Room, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 800-3346378.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PGN LISTINGS

Opening The Tree of Life The abstract 2011 film is screened Aug. 1925 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Continuing Angels in America: Part One: Millennium Approaches Ritz Theatre Company presents the awardwinning play set in the 1980s against a backdrop of greed, sexual politics and the discovery of a new disease: AIDS, through Aug. 28, 915 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, N.J.; 856-858-5230. Beware the Lily Law Eastern State Penitentiary hosts a video installation on the experiences of trans prisoners, through November, 2027 Fairmount Ave.; 215-236-5111. CMYK AxD Gallery hosts an exhibition of 12 professional illustrators from The Autumn Society of Philadelphia who reinterpreted the four colors familiar to graphic artists and illustrators as

Porcelain for the Emperor Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Chinese ceramics through Sept. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

The Comedy of Errors The Classical Acting Academy presents the Shakespeare Comedy through Aug. 21 at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, 2111 Sansom St.; phillyshakespeare.org.

Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from one of the first American artists to paint the Far West, through Sept. 18, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Femme The James Oliver Gallery presents an exhibition of works exploring perceptions of femininity — or lack thereof, sometimes gender nonspecific, through Aug. 20, 723 Chestnut St., fourth floor; 215923-1242.

Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear Philadelphia Museum of Art, through Sept. 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Lights Up On Broadway Bristol Riverside Theater presents hits from such favorite musicals as “The Producers,” “The Music Man,” “Showboat” and more through Aug. 21, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100.

Transmutation and Metamorphosis Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of collages by Ann Irwin, through Oct. 16, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH: With over 25 years of dark club-rocking experiences under their shiny studded black belts, industrial-rock heavyweights KMFDM are sure to dazzle the black vinyl-clad masses when they perform 8 p.m. Aug. 19 at TLA, 334 South St.; call 215-922-1011 or visit www.kmfdm.net.

the inks used in most color printing, through Sept. 3, 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. GayFest Quince Productions presents a new festival of gay and lesbian plays, through Aug. 28 at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St.; 215627-1088. Q PUZZLE, from page 37

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exhibition of works by nine artists who used photography to address some of the most controversial political and social issues of the late 1970s through the early ’90s, including feminism, racism, the AIDS crisis and gay activism, through Sept. 19, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. The William Way Sixth Annual Juried Art Prize Shows The William Way GLBT Community Center presents the work of Stephen Bundrick, Kathy McLean and Tom Rooney, prize winners from William Way’s Annual Juried Art Competition, through Aug. 31, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220.

Closing Annie New Candlelight Theatre presents the beloved musical through Aug. 21, 2208 Millers Road, Ardentown, Del.; 302475-2313.

Spies, Traitors & Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America The National Constitution Center hosts the exhibition created by the International Spy Museum featuring artifacts, multimedia elements, immersive environments and stories of espionage, treason and deception in the United States, through Aug. 21, 525 Arch St.; 215-409-6600. The Twentieth-Century Way Walking Fish Theatre presents the twoman play as two actors who are hired to bait gay men in public restrooms and private parties, through Aug. 20, 2509 Frankford Ave.; 215-427-9255. ■

ONE WITH THE AUDIENCE: Bisexual singer-songwriter Joan Osborne performs a special intimate acoustic show 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-222-1400.

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