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Hurricane hinders weekend in gay Philly Although Philadelphia was spared much of the destruction of Hurricane Irene, the storm inflicted countless headaches for the more-than 1,600 LGBT travelers in town for two national events and largely closed down the Saturday night club scene in the Gayborhood.

Gay journos see jump in attendance for Philly event

By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Hurricane Irene blew through town Saturday night, leaving flooding, downed trees and throngs of deserted LGBT tourists in its wake. While Philadelphia was spared the brunt of the storm, the heavy rains and high winds forced the near shuttering of the Gayborhood and a barrage of LGBT event cancellations. The rain started coming in earnest Saturday afternoon and by 6 p.m., 12th Street Gym had closed up shop, with Woody’s following at 9, and Tabu closing around 11 p.m. Voyeur didn’t open for the night, while Venture Inn and ICandy remained operating throughout the storm, although the latter cancelled its Sunday brunch. Stephen Carlino, owner of Tavern on Camac and Uncles, closed his venues between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Despite the hurricane, both bars were pretty crowded Saturday night, Carlino said, and the closures cut the bars’ typical revenues by about 50 percent. PAGE 18 Before the storm,

By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Reporters, bloggers, public-relations professionals and many more packed into Philadelphia’s Loews Hotel last weekend for an annual convention examining the intersection of LGBT and media issues. The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association convention drew 355 guests from around the country, an increase of about 20 percent from last year’s conference. Michael Tune, NLGJA executive director, said there were likely numerous factors that influenced the attendance influx, including CALM DURING THE STORM: The Gayborhood looked like a ghost town Saturday night its location. PAGE 7 as many bars and businesses closed their doors early when Hurricane Irene made landfall in Philly. Aside from street flooding and downed trees, no major damage was reported in Center City from the storm or at local LGBT venues. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Phillies debut ‘It Gets Better’ video By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

PHABULOUS PHILS: More than 850 LGBTs attended the ninth-annual Gay Community Night at the Phillies Aug. 26, with Bob Lenahan (left), commissioner of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League, throwing the first pitch. While the night, which included the premiere of the team’s “It Gets Better” video, was a win for the community, the Phils continued a tradition of gay-day losses, being defeated by the Florida Marlins 6-5. Photo: Scott A. Drake

The nearly 900 LGBT Phillies fans who attended Gay Community Night at Citizens Bank Park Friday were treated to the premiere of the team’s “It Gets Better” video. The LGBT-positive message was delivered on the big screen by Phillies celebs Chase Utley, John Mayberry Jr., Roy Halladay, Michael Stutes and Hunter Pence. The team joined a handful of other Major League Baseball clubs who have participated in the project, which collects videos that encourage LGBT youth to have hope for the future. The project was launched last fall amid a wave of LGBT youth suicides and has been gaining traction with professional sports

clubs in recent months. In the 30-second video, the players each delivered a few lines of the message: “There’s nothing easy about being young, about being yourself, about being an individual. Every day brings changes, challenges and emotion that helps define who you are. But something you should never experience is being bullied, intimidated or pressured to be someone or something you are not. The Philadelphia Phillies are proud to join ItGetsBetter.org to let all LGBT young people know that life gets better. We promise.” Jerome Hunt, a longtime Phillies fan, launched a petition this summer on Change. org to urge the team to participate in the project and welcomed its completion. “I think it was a great video,” Hunt said. “And I’m glad they delivPAGE 18

Philly comes out on top in women’s softball By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Last weekend’s hurricane didn’t keep away the hundreds of lesbian softball players and their friends and family who braved the weather for a national softball competition. The world series of the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America brought 52 teams to Philadelphia, drawing a total crowd of about 1,300 people. Philadelphia’s City of Brotherly Love Softball League was dominant in the series, with local teams taking the top places in all three divisions. The NJ Gems won the B Division, Sunday’s Hangover tied with Atlanta’s Gamma for the top spot in the C Division and Simon’s 369ers came out on top in the D Division. Fort Lauderdale’s New PAGE 6

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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 Gillis. 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.”

ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS: About 25 supporters turned out for a fundraiser that brought in about $700 for HIV/AIDS service organization Calcutta House Aug. 25 at the Flying Carpet Café in Fairmount. The event featured an auction of works by local artist Justine Hinte and photographer Celeste Hardester, as well as jazz performances by vocalists Tasha Underwood and Jeannie Brooks. Calcutta House communications director Joe Tozzi (right) said that while the turnout for the event wasn’t as high as it could have been, organizers were pleased with the inaugural fundraiser, and the café has expressed interested in staging the event on a monthly basis. Photo: Scott A. Drake NEWS

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Prosecution asks judge to uphold charges in Clementi case By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Prosecutors in the Tyler Clementi case fired back this week against a motion to drop the charges against the defendant. Dharun Ravi, 19, faces harassment and bias charges, among others, stemming from last fall’s incident in which he allegedly spied on Clementi, his roommate, with a Webcam and broadcast his sexual encounter with another man on the Internet. Clementi later committed suicide. Ravi’s attorneys last month asked that the case be dismissed, contending that the grand jury was unaware of certain evidence, such as texts he sent to Clementi apologizing for the spying incident and saying he was OK with his being gay. However, the prosecution’s motion this week centered on Ravi’s alleged insecurity with his roommate’s sexual orientation. The filing contended that Ravi sent numerous text messages to friends encouraging them to watch the live feed Sept. 19. Two days later, prosecutors say Ravi set up the camera again and directed friends to watch, texting at least one person to say he pointed the camera directly at Clementi’s bed, but Clementi disconnected Ravi’s computer. Ravi text messaged an apology several minutes after Clementi jumped off the

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George Washington Bridge, but prosecutors say the apology was disingenuous. Prosecutor Julia McClure wrote in the filing that the text came after Ravi learned Clementi reported the incident to the school and he could face disciplinary action. McClure said the text was an attempt to explain the Webcam incident and create evidence that would look “favorable” for him. In a separate online chat with a friend, Ravi joked that he was going to have a voice-recording system installed on his laptop warn him if Clementi attempted to rape him during the night. While the defense submitted a message Clementi sent a friend in which he said he wasn’t too bothered by the incident, the prosecution offered a different picture with an e-mail he sent to a dorm official. “I feel my privacy has been violated, and I am extremely uncomfortable sharing a room with someone who would act in this wildly inappropriate manner,” he wrote. The defense is also seeking to make public the identity of the man who was on camera with Clementi. He is currently only identified as M.B. in court documents. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 9 during which Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman will hear oral arguments and could render a ruling on the defense’s motion to dismiss the case. ■

THIRSTY THURSDAY: The second-annual Bar AIDS brought out those supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS to a number of bars and coffeeshops Aug. 25, including the heads of agencies benefiting from the event: Kevin Burns from Action AIDS (from left), Jane Shull from Philadelphia FIGHT, Nurit Shein from Mazzoni Center and Ronda Goldfein from AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania. While fundraising numbers were not yet available, Action AIDS development director Michael Byrne said turnout was higher than in the event’s inaugural year, and a number of new venues participated this time around. “It went really great,” Byrne said. “People were out in the bars and in the coffeeshops, having a good time. We had more places participating, but it didn’t look like that made our numbers at each place any less.” Photo: Scott A. Drake

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Moon Pride and Long Beach’s All In took second and third place, respectively, in the B Division, while San Diego’s Aberration and New York City’s Silent Assassins claimed those places in the C Divisions and CBLSL’s Foul Play and Madison’s MissFits placed second and third, respectively, in the D Division. Teams began arriving last Sunday and kept busy sightseeing and barhopping for several days before the games began Wednesday. “I think they got a good taste of Philly,” said CBLSL women’s commissioner Cathy Harris. “There was nice weather before the games started so they went out and saw the sites, took in the history. There’s so much to do here, it’s not just a city where you tour one day and you’re bored — you can squeeze a lot into several days. One person might want to go to the Franklin Mint, and the next person might want to do cheesesteak tasting in South Philly — there’s something for everyone.” Once the games did begin, Mother Nature wasn’t so agreeable. The grounds crew at the West Deptford, N.J., fields wasn’t on the premises for the games during Thursday’s storms, so volunteers pitched in to ensure all six fields were ready for play. The teams got in a majority of the games Thursday, despite the mud, but play was eventually called for rain. Friday’s games went on well into the

night, causing many of the players to miss the ASANA tailgating party at the Gay Community Night at the Phillies game. The championship matchups Saturday finished mostly before the rain came, although the C division game was interrupted by the weather and called in a tie after the third inning, and the weather also forced the cancellation of a Gayborhood street festival and awards ceremony. Despite the rain, however, Harris said the series was still a success. “I think everyone felt a lot of friendliness from Philadelphia,” she said. “They saw why we’re the City of Brotherly Love; they were really welcomed. And I think we need to give a big round of applause to CBLSL and all the volunteers. The volunteers are the ones who made all of this possible. Even though they don’t get paid, their efforts were priceless.” ■

SUMMER OF SOFTBALL: About 1,300 people converged on Philadelphia last week for the world series of the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America. While the series had to be worked around the rainy weather, visitors got to tour the city’s LGBT hot spots between games, participating in bar crawls in the Gayborhood and a street party in South Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love Softball League came out victorious in the competition, with local teams winning each of the three divisions. Photos: Brandi Fitzgerald

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“It was in Philadelphia, and so many of our members live on the East Coast and along the Northeast Corridor so having a convention that was close to home for a lot of folks was really helpful,” Tune said. “And I think more people are hearing about NGLJA and the work we’re doing, and I think that work is resonating with a lot of folks. We continue to push for a strong and diverse newsroom, and in today’s economy and media market, that’s incredibly important.” A big piece of NLGJA news broke during the convention, as NLGJA president David Steinberg informed guests that the association had been invited to join UNITY, an

UNITY invite throughout the convention, and Steinberg will be working with UNITY representatives in the coming weeks to garner information to present to NLGJA. “Right now it’s basically a discussion. The board discussed what that partnership would look like, asked questions from their own viewpoints and from the membership over the weekend,” Tune said, noting that many members were cautiously optimistic about the possibility of the joint venture. “It was incredibly positive, but there were also a lot of questions — from an events standpoint, as in what events we would do, what panels we would do, and then also from a business standpoint, as to what this would mean for NLGJA in terms of a business or

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PGN asks NLGJA convention goers, how did Hurricane Irene affect your travel plans? Robert David Sullivan

Boston The president of the Boston chapter of N L G JA , S u l l iva n decided against leaving early Saturday and planned to take a bus home after the weekend. On his first trip to Philadelphia, Sullivan spent Friday night touring the Gayborhood and participated in the Tippler’s Tour of Old City pubs.

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San Antonio Jones, media relations manager at the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, switched her flight from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday, a task that took twoand-a-half hours on the phone with her airline. But Jones said it was exciting to “meet and mingle with so many influential, intelligent folks,” adding that “the cheesesteaks are really good.”

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Phoenix MacKenzie, the spokesperson for VisitPhoenix.com, chose to rearrange his travel arrangements to get a flight out of Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. Although his trip was cut short, MacKenzie said he had a “wonderful” time exploring the city, including having dinner on South Street Friday night.

organization of Hispanic, Asian American and Native American journalists. NLGJA has requested to join UNITY twice in the past, in 1994 and 1998, but UNITY leadership rejected both bids. The last time around, the National Association of Black Journalists cast the only vote that prevented NLGJA from joining UNITY. NABJ departed UNITY earlier this year. UNITY hosts a convention every four years, with 2012 being the next event. If the organization were to join ranks, the UNITY event would take the place of the NLGJA convention next year. Tune said the NLGJA board discussed the

financial standpoint.” The convention also saw appearances by openly gay Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Baer, Ann Curry of “The Today Show” and openly gay CNN anchor Don Lemon. While last weekend’s hurricane put a damper on some of the convention activities, most went off without a hitch. “The convention went really well,” said co-chair Sarah Blazucki, PGN editor. “The programming was good, the attendance was up and, even with the hurricane, I think people got a lot out of it. And I was really appreciative of the volunteers, who really made this event succeed.” ■

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Chicago A freelance writer, Perry rescheduled her flight home for Tuesday. “I’d rather be here at the conference with all of these great people than at the airport with my head on my suitcase; that’s not a good look for me. But I’d love to come back to Philadelphia under better circum-

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New film festival comes to Del. PA legislator makes

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By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Movie lovers will have a new opportunity to take in LGBT films this month in Delaware. LGBT film festival OUTflix will debut in Newark Sept. 8-11 and also make a Wilmington appearance Sept. 15 and 18. The series, which includes 12 fulllength feature films and a number of shorts presentations, is being staged as part of the Newark Film Festival and WilmFilm Festival. Co-programmer Larry Peterson has been involved with LGBT cinematic efforts in Delaware in the past, including an LGBT series at the University of Delaware where he taught film classes. Peterson said Barry Schlecker, executive producer of both festivals, approached him to discuss an LGBT component to the events as a way of building new audiences for this year’s programming. While Delaware has seen LGBT film festivals in the past, none have lasted beyond a few years, Peterson said. “I’ve been disappointed that not many people in the gay community seem to support gay films,” Peterson said. “I’ve

been going to QFest since it started, and we get maybe 12 or 15 people from Delaware who go up to it, but when we’ve tried for film events here, the turnout’s been disappointing.” Peterson has much higher expectations, however, for OUTflix, the largest LGBT film festival the state has seen. “We’ve got a really great group of people working on this and we’ve just exhausted every mechanism we can think of to get the word out about this,” he said, noting that social media like Twitter and Facbeook have been beneficial in reaching new audiences. “We’re really hoping to build a following in Delaware for gay and lesbian films.” OUTflix will include a wide range of genres and will showcase the many facets of the LGBT community, Peterson said. The films will include content dealing with gay male subjects, several that focus on lesbians and one transgender-themed movie, while half of the shorts will center on gay males and the other half on lesbians. “We’ve tried to be very conscious of all of the diversity under the LGBT umbrella,” Peterson said. The festival will include documentaries like “Saint of 9/11” that profiles a gay chaplain and Sept. 11, 2001 hero, romantic comedies such as “Finding Me: Truth,” dramas such as “Beginners,” which details coming out later in life and LGBT athletic film “Out for the Long Run.” A few of the films were screened at QFest, others are still making their rounds in the festival circuit and still others, like the 1996 film “Lilies,” may have been off the LGBT radar for some time. “We’re trying to balance some new interesting films with some that are a little older and others that aren’t on the market yet,” Peterson said. “The buzz about this is really exciting, so we think it will be a really good time.” For information, visit www.newarkfilm.com. ■

State Rep. Dan Frankel (D-23rd Dist.) released a video for the “It Gets Better” project this week, becoming the first state lawmaker in Pennsylvania to do so. Frankel is the cosponsor of HB 300, which seeks to amend the state’s nondiscrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected from discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. In his one-minute video, Frankel references the measure and its broad support, speaking directly to struggling LGBT youth. “You are not alone. There are adults who care and want to help. There are more supportive people than you may think, even in small towns and rural areas. Seven out

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of 10 Pennsylvanians think it should be illegal to fire someone just for being gay or transgender, and many communities around the state have already made that the law for their area.” Frankel noted that

while he doesn’t expect his bill to become law overnight, he pledged “it will happen.” The bill is set to come up for a hearing before the House Democratic Policy Committee Sept. 19. ■

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Chaput opposes samesex marriage, parents On Sunday, Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrated his final Mass in Denver before commencing his position as head of the Philadelphia Archdiocese on Sept. 8. Though many in the LGBT community had hoped that Cardinal Justin Rigali’s replacement would be more welcoming of sexual minorities, it has become increasingly clear that will not be the case. According to Chaput, same-sex marriage doesn’t make sense and undermines the meaning of marriage for society. In an interview last week with CBS 3’s Pat Ciarrocchi, Chaput said, “Marriage is a natural relationship between a man and a woman for the sake of children. And so same-sex marriage doesn’t make any sense, if you understand that’s what marriage is. It’s about children. It’s not about love, it’s not just about sex — though sex is always about love and about children.” He continued, “It’s naturally procreative, and so the church is concerned about a stable meaning of marriage. We think it’s the bedrock of not only the church but society.” Chaput also criticized same-sex couples raising children specifically, saying, “We become healthy human beings with a father who loves our mother and a mother who loves our father, in a faithful kind of way.” Perhaps to lessen the blow to gays

and lesbians, the archbishop said he wasn’t talking about homosexual activity, per se, just same-sex marriage. “It [gay marriage] undermines the meaning of marriage for all of us,” he said. “That’s why the church opposes this. It’s not a reaction of homosexual activity. This is a response to the need to support marriage as a stable relationship for the sake of children.” His concern for the well-being of children seems contrary to some of the positions he took in his diocese. While he investigated allegations of sex-abuse scandals, he also opposed payouts to victims and lobbied against increasing the statute of limitations to bring charges against alleged abusers. Chaput also barred the children of a lesbian couple from attending a parish school. Coming into a diocese with some 1.5-million members, Chaput’s conservative views are likely to be off-putting for the more socially liberal part of the country. In recent years, the archdiocese has seen attendance level off and parish schools have closed due to falling enrollment. For the church, it faces a decision of how to respond to declining numbers and changing society: as others have noted, it will need to either opt for purity and fewer followers or inclusion and greater numbers. Ciarrocchi’s interview with Chaput will air this week. ■

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Puerto Rican Sen. Roberto Arango on his weight loss. I realize that, right now, Arango is in the international spotlight for “sexier” things, namely posting nude photos of himself to the gay meet-up app Grindr, but what’s being lost in all the hysteria is that this man really did shed some serious pounds. And that’s hard. Anyone who has ever been overweight can tell you that it is not easy to go from a doughy guy with a double chin to a shirtless stud muffin posing in front of a mirror with a cell phone strategically covering your face. All you have to do is Google the guy to see for yourself. Mind you, you’ll also see a photo of Arango showing all of the boys on Grindr his asshole, but let’s not jump to conclusions here. In fact, Arango has a perfectly reasonable explanation for why nude photos of him exist. As he told a Puerto Rican TV show, “You know I’ve been losing weight. As I shed that weight, I’ve been taking pictures.” A totally reasonable, normal reason to take pictures of yourself shirtless, am I right? As for the anal-photo, everyone knows that’s a very standard post-weight loss pose. In fact, I’m fairly certain such shots exist of both Florine Mark and Jennifer Hudson. That doesn’t make them gay. So common is this kind of photo that most people don’t recall that such a photo of them even exists until said photo ends up, say, on the Internet. Even if said photo is clearly taken in front of a mirror with the cell phone you have strategically and awkwardly positioned next to your bare ass in order to accomplish taking said photo while alone. “I don’t remember taking this particular picture, but I’m not saying I didn’t take it,” Arango said. “I’d tell you if I remembered taking the picture, but I don’t.” See? He’d tell us if he remembered. He’d tell us!

Granted, the weight-loss excuse doesn’t explain how Arango’s nude photos ended up on Grindr or how he had a profile on Grindr in the first place. But perhaps Arango, an unmarried guy, just wanted a place to show off his new and improved physique. Maybe he learned from former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner’s mistakes that girls just don’t dig it when guys send them unsolicited photos of their junk. And so he chose a bunch of homos for his audience instead because they just love that sort of thing. Though as it turns out, Arango has a pretty rocky relationship with Puerto Rico’s LGBT community. According to Pedro Julio Serran of the leading LGBT-rights organization Puerto Rico Para Todos, “This isn’t a moment to kick someone when he’s down, but I have to denounce Sen. Roberto Arango’s complicity with a fundamentalist agenda that promotes the exclusion and marginalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.” He reportedly voted in favor of a ban on gays adopting children as well as “Resolución 99,” a state constitutional antigay marriage amendment. Serran says that “violating his constitutional duty to guarantee equality for all should be the real reasons for his resignation.” Unfortunately, like most antigay politicians who get caught in gay sex scandals, he likely cares more about getting caught with his pants down than the damage his politics have wrought on the lives of LGBT Puerto Ricans. Arango has since resigned from the Senate in order to concentrate full time on his weight-loss plan. ■

The weight loss excuse doesn’t explain how Arango’s nude photos ended up on Grindr – or how the senator had a profile on Grindr in the first place.

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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Philly LGBT convention in a hurricane While everyone is going to remember last which assisted with both conventions, had week as the week of the great hurricane, each of the journalists have his or her picture taken with Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross some of us will be recalling it as a time our city really shined. holding a rainbow kite and flag. It’s those Now you might think this is a collittle things that will bring smiles to the faces umn about how the police, fire and other of our guests for many years. Philadelphia city services worked On Friday, the storm hype during the hurricane — actually reached its height, and a major most of Philly worked well, with decision had to be made. There the exception of the media which was a plan for a full-scale carnival in the Gayborhood from went overboard on the hype 2-8 p.m. on Saturday, and it — but that is also not what this column is about. had to be called off. Fran Price spent months on this project and It’s about how Philly’s LGBT deserves our sincerest thanks. community had two conventions Some of the tours and other in town, with nearly 2,000 LGBT events had to be cancelled, but tourists during a hurricane. Even organizers found creative ways though many of the special to make events work even in a events, planned to showcase the hurricane. They carried on with community, needed to be cancelled since they were outdoor a cheesesteak run, a pub crawl activities, our LGBT tourists still and a tour of Reading Terminal felt that certain magic that is our Mark Segal Market. Whatever it took they did Gayborhood. it. Planning two national conventions takes The result was that convention numbers quite a lot of work and literally scores of peo- climbed from last year. People knew Philly ple, organizations and city agencies to pull would put on a great show. Our tourism organizations and LGBT community have one off. Planning for both of these conventions of the greatest national reputations, and the started over a year ago when we put together bids to win them over other competing cities. numbers proved it. The best way to illustrate: the journalist convention, which was in San Then the planning started for hotel rooms, banquets, tours, receptions, parties — you get Francisco last year, was 18 percent up in Philly this year. You read that right: Philly the idea, and Philly is big on ideas. The larger of the two groups was the World outdrew San Francisco. There are lots of people to thank for two Series for the Amateur Sports Alliance of impressive conventions — our tourism agenNorth America — the official national organization of women’s softball — and this cies and the LGBT tourism caucus, the city, year, Philly was hosting 52 teams from cities the hotels and especially the Loews, which across the country. The smaller group was impressed me each day. the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists On a personal note, not only did Philly Association, which is the professional orgaget to show its stripes, Philly also won the nization of LGBT journalists, both those who ASANA world series. And my personal work in LGBT media and those who work favorite: my editor Sarah Blazucki headed at mainstream outlets such as CNN, NBC, the committee for the journalists’ convention. ESPN and The New York Times. As I said to her on Saturday night at the last Both got a welcome from Mayor Nutter event, I’m a proud papa. ■ at the opening reception for the LGBT jourMark Segal, PGN publisher, is the nation’s nalists on the 33rd floor of the Loews Hotel most-award-winning commentator in LGBT overlooking City Hall — he was hysterical. media. He can be reached at mark@epgn. But before the mayor entered, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, com.

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Street Talk Did you do everything you wanted to this summer? "No. I wanted to take a tour of Afghanistan. It’s a wartorn country that needs a lot of attention. I’d like to Oskar Castro see firsthand nonprofit director what’s Southwest happening on Philadelphia the ground, instead of relying on news from our government. The stories are too pro-war and not sympathetic enough to the Afghanis."

“I would have liked to visit the Battleship New Jersey in Camden. There’s an overnight program that Leah Gass lets visitors archivist actually Riverton, N.J. sleep on the ship. That would have been a neat thing to do. I’m very interested in nautical history. I’ve been around boats my whole life. My father owned a sailboat.”

“No, I’ve been working and going to school all summer. I wanted to visit Italy and France. But I didn’t have the time or David Stahler money. Paris barrista and Rome Society Hill are beautiful cities that I’d love to see while I’m still young and able to do it.”

“It would have been great to go swimming. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. I did travel to Ioanna Greece and Tsakalakos South Africa, opera singer but I didn’t North Philadelphia get a chance to swim there. I love swimming. It’s a great aerobic exercise. I’m in my element when I swim. I feel like a mermaid.”

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Judge mulls unsealing gay marriage trial videos By Lisa Leff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The legal sparring over California’s same-sex marriage ban returned to a federal courtroom Monday with a judge hearing arguments on whether he should unseal video recordings of last year’s landmark trial on the constitutionality of the voter-approved measure. Lawyers representing two same-sex couples, the city of San Francisco and a coalition of media groups that includes The Associated Press asked Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware to make the recordings public. They maintained that allowing people to see the proceedings for themselves was necessary to demonstrate why Ware’s predecessor, former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, ultimately struck down the ban, known as Proposition 8, and to counter any perceptions that Walker was biased against samesex marriage opponents from the start. “Releasing the video would allow everyone to review and make their own judgment about what happened,” Theodore Boutrous, the couples’ attorney, told the judge. Ware did not rule at the end of Monday’s hearing but said he would issue a written ruling at a later date. Attorneys for the ban’s backers want to keep the videos under wraps. They argued that disseminating oral and visual recordings of the 13-day trial would be a direct violation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s position on the issue. As the trial got under way in January 2010, the high court, on a 5-4 vote, blocked cameras from covering the high-profile case so they could be streamed live to other federal courthouses and possibly posted on YouTube. Walker asked the court staff to keep shooting the proceedings but sealed the videos with the understanding that they were being produced for his own review in reaching a verdict. “We were entitled to rely on those unqualified assurances, and we did,” David Thompson, a lawyer for the religious and conservative groups that sponsored Proposition 8, said about the move by Walker. In taking the matter under advisement, Ware said he was torn between the desire to preserve public access to court proceedings and upholding the integrity of the courts. “The judicial process is affected when a judge takes the position of, ‘I will seal this and use it only for a limited purpose,’ and then that is changed by a different judge and unsealed and used for a different purpose,” the judge said. Walker’s ruling from last August overturning Prop. 8 as an unconstitutional vio-

lation of the civil rights of gay Californians is currently on appeal. The recordings are part of the case record before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Also before the federal appeals court is the proponents’ challenge to Ware’s refusal in June to vacate Walker’s decision. The ban’s sponsors have argued that Walker should have revealed he was in a long-term gay relationship before he presided over the closely watched trial. Boutrous said at Monday’s hearing that the move to challenge Walker’s impartiality made it more important for the public to see the videos first-hand. “They tried to undermine the integrity of the court by attacking the proceeding,” he said. Ware did not seem convinced. He noted that during his 24 years on the bench, “I’ve had lots of parties attack me” and that it was up to the appeals court, not the public, to decide if Walker had acted appropriately. Gay-rights supporters already have used the written transcripts to recreate the full 13-day trial for online audiences. Next month, Morgan Freeman, Marisa Tomei and other big-name actors are scheduled to perform a dramatic play about the trial that screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who won an Academy Award for the film “Milk,” created from the written testimony. To those who have not been following the Prop. 8 narrative closely, it may not be immediately obvious why attorneys were spending their time and clients’ money fighting over the recordings as if they were the Nixon White House tapes. Gay-rights supporters claim the footage is their smoking gun, proof that arguments against same-sex marriage cannot hold up under rules of evidence, sustained scrutiny and legal standards. They want to use live segments, especially the cross-examinations to which the expert witnesses called by Prop. 8’s supporters were subjected, to nudge the American public further in its embrace of same-sex marriage, although it’s unclear what the vehicle for the snippets would be. “There really is only one question: what do they have to hide?” said American Foundation for Equal Rights President Chad Griffin, whose group is funding the Prop. 8 case. The Prop. 8 defense team, meanwhile, has argued that putting the trial recordings into the public realm could subject their witnesses to unwanted scrutiny in a way that written transcripts have not. In persuading the Supreme Court to block the broadcasts, lawyers had argued that same-sex marriage opponents feared being harassed by gay-rights supporters if their images were distributed widely. ■

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Read the Medication Guide that comes with KALETRA before you start taking it and each time you get a reﬁll. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment. You and your doctor should talk about your treatment with KALETRA before you start taking it and at regular check-ups. You should stay under your doctor’s care when taking KALETRA.

What is the most important information I should know about KALETRA?

• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if KALETRA will harm your unborn baby. Birth control pills or patches may not work as well while you take KALETRA. To prevent KALETRA may cause serious side effects, including: pregnancy while taking KALETRA, women who take birth control • Interactions with other medicines. It is important to know pills or use estrogen patch for birth control should either use a the medicines that should not be taken with KALETRA. different type of birth control or an extra form of birth control. Read the section “What should I tell my doctor before taking Talk to your doctor about how to prevent pregnancy while taking KALETRA?” KALETRA. • Changes in your heart rhythm and the electrical activity • take KALETRA during pregnancy, talk with your doctor about how of your heart. These changes may be seen on an EKG you can take part in an antiretroviral pregnancy registry. The (electrocardiogram) and can lead to serious heart problems. Your purpose of the pregnancy registry is to follow the health of you and risk for these problems may be higher if you: your baby. ° already have a history of abnormal heart rhythm or other types • are breast-feeding. Do not breast-feed if you are taking KALETRA. of heart disease. You should not breast-feed if you have HIV-1. If you are a woman who has or will have a baby while taking KALETRA, talk with your ° take other medicines that can affect your heart rhythm while you take KALETRA. doctor about the best way to feed your baby. If your baby does not Tell your doctor right away if you have any of these symptoms while already have HIV-1, there is a chance that HIV-1 can be passed to taking KALETRA: your baby through your breast milk. • dizziness Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including • lightheadedness prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal • fainting supplements. Many medicines interact with KALETRA. Do not start • sensation of abnormal heartbeats taking a new medicine without telling your doctor or pharmacist. Your See the section below “What are the possible side effects of doctor can tell you if it is safe to take KALETRA with other medicines. KALETRA?” for more information about serious side effects. Your doctor may need to change the dose of other medicines while you take KALETRA. What is KALETRA? Medicines you should not take with KALETRA. KALETRA is a prescription anti-HIV medicine that contains two Serious problems or death can happen if you take these medicines: lopinavir and ritonavir. KALETRA is called a protease medicines with KALETRA: inhibitor that is used with other anti-HIV-1 medicines to treat people • ergot containing medicines, including: with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. HIV-1 is the ® ° ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot , Migergot, Ergomar, Ergostat, virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). Medihaler Ergotamine, Wigraine, Wigrettes) ® ® It is not known if KALETRA is safe and effective in children under ° dihydroergotamine mesylate (D.H.E. 45 , Embolex, Migranal ) 14 days old. ergonovine, ergonovine and methylergonovine (Ergotrate, ° Methergine), ergotamine and methylergonovine Who should not take KALETRA? ° Ergotrate Maleate, methylergonovine maleate (Methergine) • Do not take KALETRA if you are taking certain medicines. For • triazolam (Halcion®), midazolam hydrochloride oral syrup more information about medicines you should not take with • pimozide (Orap®) KALETRA, please see “Can I take other medicines with • the cholesterol lowering medicines lovastatin (Mevacor®) or KALETRA?” and consult with your doctor about all other simvastatin (Zocor®) medicines you take. • sildenafil (Revatio®) only when used for the treatment of pulmonary • Do not take KALETRA if you have an allergy to KALETRA or any of arterial hypertension. (See “Medicines that may need changes” its ingredients, including ritonavir and lopinavir. and “What are the possible side effects of Kaletra?” for information about the use of sildenafil for erectile problems.) What should I tell my doctor before taking KALETRA? • alfuzosin (Uroxatral®) KALETRA may not be right for you. Tell your doctor about all Medicines that you should not take with KALETRA since they your medical conditions, including if you: may make KALETRA not work as well: • have any heart problems, including if you have a condition called • the herbal supplement St. John’s Wort (hypericum perforatum) Congenital Long QT Syndrome. • rifampin (Rimactane®, Rifadin®, Rifater®, or Rifamate®) • have liver problems, including Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C. Medicines that may need changes: • have diabetes. • birth control pills that contain estrogen (“the pill”) or the birth • have hemophilia. People who take KALETRA may have increased control (contraceptive) patches bleeding. • certain anticancer medicines, such as nilotinib (Tasigna®) and • have low potassium in your blood. dasatinib (Sprycel®)

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• certain cholesterol lowering medicines, such as atorvastatin (Lipitor®) or rosuvastatin (Crestor®) • certain other antiretroviral medicines, such as efavirenz (Atripla® and Sustiva®), nevirapine (Viramune®), amprenavir (Agenerase®) and nelfinavir (Viracept®) • anti-seizure medicines, such as phenytoin (Dilantin®) carbamazepine, (Tegretol®), phenobarbital • medicines for erectile problems, such as sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), or vardenafil (Levitra®) • medicines for tuberculosis (TB), such as rifabutin (Mycobutin®) • inhaled steroid medicines, such as fluticasone propionate (Flonase®) • inhaled medicines such as salmeterol (Serevent®) or salmeterol in combination with fluticasone propionate (Advair®). Your doctor may need to change to a different medicine • medicines for gout, such as colchicine (Colcrys®) • medicines to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), such as bosentan (Tracleer®) or tadalafil (Adcirca®) • pain medicines, such as fentanyl (Duragesic®, IonsysTM, Fentora®) and methadone If you are not sure if you are taking a medicine above, ask your doctor.

How should I take KALETRA? • Take KALETRA every day exactly as prescribed by your doctor. • It is very important to set up a dosing schedule and follow it every day. • Do not change your treatment or stop treatment without ﬁrst talking with your doctor. • Swallow KALETRA tablets whole. Do not chew, break, or crush KALETRA tablets. • KALETRA tablets can be taken with or without food. • If you are taking both Videx® (didanosine) and KALETRA: ° didanosine can be taken at the same time as KALETRA tablets, without food. ° take didanosine either one hour before or two hours after taking KALETRA oral solution. • Do not miss a dose of KALETRA. This could make the virus harder to treat. If you forget to take KALETRA, take the missed dose right away. If it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the missed dose. Instead, follow your regular dosing schedule by taking your next dose at its regular time. Do not take more than one dose of KALETRA at one time. • If you take more than the prescribed dose of KALETRA, call your local poison control center or emergency room right away. • Take KALETRA oral solution with food to help it work better. • If KALETRA is being used for your child, tell your doctor if your child’s weight changes. • KALETRA should not be given one time each day in children. When giving KALETRA to your child, give KALETRA exactly as prescribed. • KALETRA oral solution contains propylene glycol and a large amount of alcohol. KALETRA oral solution should not be given to

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babies younger than 14 days of age unless your doctor thinks it is right for your baby. ° If a young child drinks more than the recommended dose, it could make them sick. Contact your local poison control center or emergency room right away. ° Talk with your doctor if you take or plan to take metronidazole or disulfiram. You can have severe nausea and vomiting if you take these medicines with KALETRA. • When your KALETRA supply starts to run low, get more from your doctor or pharmacy. It is important not to run out of KALETRA. The amount of HIV-1 virus in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. The virus may become resistant to KALETRA and become harder to treat. • KALETRA can be taken with acid reducing agents used for heartburn or reflux such as omeprazole (Prilosec®) and ranitidine (Zantac®) with no dose adjustment. • KALETRA should not be administered once daily in combination with carbamazepine (Tegretol® and Epitol®), phenobarbital (Luminal®), or phenytoin (Dilantin®). Avoid doing things that can spread HIV infection. KALETRA does not stop you from passing HIV infection to others. Do not share needles, other injection equipment or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. Always practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.

face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time. • Increased bleeding for hemophiliacs. Some people with hemophilia have increased bleeding with protease inhibitors including KALETRA. • Increased risk of certain problems when you take medicines used for the treatment of erectile problems such as sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), or vardenafil (Levitra®) with KALETRA: ° low blood pressure. If you get dizzy or faint, you need to lie down. Tell your doctor if you feel dizzy, or have fainting spells. ° vision changes. Tell your doctor right away if you have vision changes. ° penis erection lasting more than 4 hours. If you are a male and have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours, get medical help right away to avoid permanent damage to your penis. Your doctor can explain these symptoms to you. • Allergic reactions. Skin rashes, some of them severe, can occur in people who take KALETRA. Tell your healthcare provider if you had a rash when you took another medicine for your HIV infection or if you notice any skin rash when you take KALETRA. • Babies taking KALETRA oral solution may have side effects. KALETRA oral solution contains alcohol and propylene glycol. Call your doctor right away if your baby appears too sleepy or their breathing has changed. Common side effects of KALETRA include: • diarrhea • nausea • stomach area (abdominal) pain • feeling weak • vomiting • headache • upset stomach These are not all of the possible side effects of KALETRA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Tell your doctor about any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use KALETRA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give KALETRA to other people, even if they have the same condition you have. It may harm them. This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about KALETRA. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about KALETRA that is written for health professionals. For more information about KALETRA call 1-800-633-9110 or go to www.KALETRA.com.

What are the ingredients in KALETRA?

Active ingredient: lopinavir and ritonavir Inactive ingredients: KALETRA 200 mg lopinavir and 50 mg ritonavir tablets: copovidone, sorbitan monolaurate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The film coating contains: hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, hydroxypropyl cellulose, talc, colloidal silicon dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350, yellow ferric oxide 172, and polysorbate 80. KALETRA 100 mg lopinavir and 25 mg ritonavir tablets: copovidone, sorbitan monolaurate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The film coating contains: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc, polytheylene glycol 3350, and yellow ferric oxide E172. KALETRA oral solution: acesulfame potassium, alcohol, artificial What are the possible side effects of KALETRA? cotton candy flavor, citric acid, glycerin, high fructose corn syrup, Magnasweet-110 flavor, menthol, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, KALETRA can cause serious side effects. peppermint oil, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil, povidone, • See “What is the most important information I should know propylene glycol, saccharin sodium, sodium chloride, sodium about KALETRA?” citrate, and water. • Liver problems. Liver problems, including death, can happen in people who take KALETRA. Blood tests in people who take KALETRA oral solution contains 42.4% alcohol (v/v). “See KALETRA may show possible liver problems. People with liver How should I take KALETRA?”. disease such as Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C who take KALETRA 2011, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED may have worsening liver disease. Tell your healthcare provider * The brands listed are trademarks of their respective owners right away if you have any of these signs and symptoms of liver and are not trademarks of Abbott Laboratories. The makers of problems: these brands are not affiliated with and do not endorse Abbott ° loss of appetite Laboratories or its products. How should I store KALETRA? ° yellow skin and whites of eyes (jaundice) KALETRA Tablets, 200 mg lopinavir/50 mg ritonavir ° dark-colored urine KALETRA tablets: Manufactured by Abbott Pharmaceuticals PR Ltd., pale colored stools, itchy skin ° • Store KALETRA tablets at room temperature, between 59°F to 86°F Barceloneta, PR 00617 stomach area (abdominal) pain. ° (15°C to 30°C). • Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis). Some people for Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A. • Do not keep KALETRA tablets out of the container it comes in for who take KALETRA get inflammation of the pancreas which may KALETRA Tablets, 100 mg lopinavir/25 mg ritonavir and KALETRA longer than 2 weeks, especially in areas where there is a lot of be serious and cause death. You have a higher chance of getting Oral Solution humidity. Keep the container closed tightly. pancreatitis if you have had it before. Tell your doctor if you have Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A. nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain while taking KALETRA. These KALETRA oral solution: • Store KALETRA oral solution in a refrigerator, between 36°F to 46°F Ref: 03-A465-R10 may be signs of pancreatitis. (2°C to 8°C). KALETRA oral solution that is kept refrigerated may Revised: February, 2011 • Increases in certain fat (triglycerides and cholesterol) levels be used until the expiration date printed on the label. in your blood. Large increases of triglycerides and cholesterol • KALETRA oral solution that is stored at room temperature (less can be seen in blood test results of some people who take than 77°F or 25°C) should be used within 2 months. KALETRA. The long-term chance of getting complications such 036-553815 MASTER • Keep KALETRA away from high heat. as heart attacks or stroke due to increases in triglycerides and Throw away any medicine that is out of date or that you no longer cholesterol caused by protease inhibitors is not known at this need. time. • Diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Some people Keep KALETRA and all medicines out of the reach of children. who take protease inhibitors including KALETRA get new or more General information about KALETRA serious diabetes, or high blood sugar. Tell your doctor if you notice KALETRA does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. The long-term effects of 039-565606 an increase in thirst or urinate often while taking KALETRA. KALETRA are not known at this time. People taking KALETRA may • Changes in body fat. Changes in body fat in some people who still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen take antiretroviral therapy. These changes may include increased with HIV-1 infection. Some of these conditions are pneumonia, amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), herpes virus infections, and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) breast, and around the trunk. Loss of fat from the legs, arms and infections.

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Carlino was concerned about potential flooding in the restaurant portion of Tavern, but no damage was done. “We got through it well,” Carlino said. “Luckily, the storm turned out to be not nearly as bad as they predicted. I wish we hadn’t closed now, but at the time it seemed like the prudent thing to do.” The storm arrived in the midst of two large LGBT tourist events — the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association convention and the world series of the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America. The NLGJA convention, which ran Thursday-Sunday, brought in 355 participants from throughout the country. Some chose to take flights and trains out early on Saturday, but many elected to weather the storm and extend their stay in Philly. Some ASANA players and supporters also headed out early, with four teams having to forfeit their games Friday. Because of the rain Thursday, some games that day were rescheduled for Friday, where play went past 10 p.m. Most of the championship games got in before the hurricane hit Saturday, but the PHILLIES from page 1

ered it as scheduled, right around the backto-school time.” Some other teams’ videos did not specifically reference LGBT youth in their content, while the Phillies’ piece did. While Hunt said most people understand that “It Gets Better” is geared toward LGBT young people, it’s still appreciated that the Phillies made specific mention of that — as well as debuted the video in front of all of their fans. “I can understand why some teams didn’t, but I think it’s good to mention LGBT youth because it does need to be talked about,” he said. “And I’m glad to see that they played the video on the screen at the game and didn’t just put it on their website. That gave it more exposure and showed that they went through that effort to make sure the video

final one was called in a tie after the rain began. Saturday afternoon’s Carniball street festival, as well as that night’s championship ceremony, were also cancelled. The journalists were set to tour the city Saturday afternoon on a Mural Arts tour and a Gay History Walking Tour, both of which had to be cancelled, although an Old City bar crawl and Reading Terminal Market tour went on as scheduled. Three afternoon panels were also cancelled, as many of the speakers were unable to make it to Philadelphia. An NLGJA awards reception at the Loews Hotel Saturday night continued as planned, but a Sunday morning networking brunch with members of the Independence Business Alliance at Mixto was cancelled. NLGJA executive director Michael Tune stayed in town until Monday and said he saw a number of convention attendees out and about Sunday afternoon after the weather cleared up. “People understood that there’s not a lot you can do about a hurricane,” Tune said. “We just made the best of the situation and had a great time in spite of the weather.” ■ was out there for as many people.” Brian Sims, president of the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia and a speaker on LGBT issues in the sports field, said that while the Phillies should be commended on their speedy response to the campaign, credit is also due to the Gay Community Night organizer Larry Felzer, who’s forged a relationship between the community and the team for the past nine years of the event. “They’ve been doing this event for nine years, and that’s long before the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign was even an idea,” Sims said. “So Larry’s been working for a decade with the club on this, and when the time came for the opportunity for the Phillies to show how gay-friendly they are, they did it.” ■

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Equality advocates continue to push employees, regardless of whether or not for the passage of the Employment Nona company includes “gender identity or Discrimination Act, a proposed federal bill expression” in its nondiscrimination or that would prohibit discrimination against equal employment opportunity policy. employees on the basis of sexual orientation As a result, transgender employees often or gender identity. Currently, only 15 states face discrimination in the workplace. In a and the District of Columbia have policies study done by Jaime E. Grant on transgenthat protect against both sexual der issues, a staggering 90 perorientation and gender identity cent of transgender respondents discrimination in employment. claimed they had faced some kind of discrimination while at Many corporations have taken work. This kind of statistic only the lead in the fight for employment equality by instituting serves to prove how important their own inclusive workplace it is for companies to take the policies, including protections time to educate their employfor transgender employees. ees about their company’s More are joining the ranks as nondiscrimination policy and ultimately create a comfortable the Human Rights Campaign’s work environment for everyannual Corporate Equality Index one. In addition to educating continues to have an effect on the workforce, companies must workplace equality. Angela also make reasonable accomBeginning in 2012, companies striving to earn or maintain a Giampolo modations for their transgender employees or those beginning perfect CEI rating must have an the transition process. Particular equal employment opportunity transgender issues that commonly arise in policy that includes both sexual orientathe workplace include health plans, dress tion and gender identity or expression. codes and restroom access. According to HRC, the new criteria will Today, most employers offer some form go into effect for the CEI 2012 Survey and of health-benefit plan. According to the Report issued in calendar year 2011. The Human Rights Campaign the number of policy change reflects a positive shift in companies offering plans to domestic partattitude toward the transgender community, ners has increased about 50 percent since whose rights have often been neglected in 1999. The majority of these health-insurthe push for lesbian and gay rights. ance plans, however, fail to provide essenWhile some businesses are starting to tial coverage for gender-identity treatment, implement transgender workplace protecsuch as sex affirmation or reassignment. It tions, most continue to remain unaware of is important to note that oftentimes, insurthe challenges facing transgender employance companies fail to provide this benefit, ees. Consequently, the workplace can be and therefore the employer is not able to a difficult environment for transgender

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ABC’s NTV reports Nebraska Supreme Court has issued a decision that may clarify custody rights for same-sex couples in the state. The court ruled Aug. 26 that a lesbian woman can pursue custody and visitation after her relationship ended with the child’s biological mother because she had been acting as the boy’s parent. The ruling will send the dispute between Teri Latham and Susan Schwerdtfeger of Omaha back to a lower court. The two lived together as a couple for more than 15 years before having a son together in 2001. Both sides agreed Latham acted as the boy’s mother for the first several years of his life before the relationship ended in 2006.

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Capt. who made videos with antigay slurs can stay in Navy By Brock Vergakis The Associated Press NORFOLK, VA. — The former commander of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier who produced raunchy videos aboard the USS Enterprise can remain in the Navy despite a finding that he committed misconduct, a Navy panel ruled last Wednesday. Capt. Owen P. Honors let out a sigh of relief after the board of inquiry read its decision, then embraced his wife after months of uncertainty about his career largely came to a close. The board was deciding whether to recommend to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus that Honors should be kicked out of the Navy after nearly three decades of service because of the videos. Among other things, the videos included simulated same-sex shower scenes, antigay slurs and references to prostitution in foreign ports. Honors also faced the possibility of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement benefits if he had been forced out under a different pay grade. “O.P. is pleased. Retention is a big deal. He has the advantage now of leaving on his terms,” Honors’ attorney, Charles Gittins told reporters following the hearing. Honors was removed as the carrier’s top

officer in January days before a scheduled deployment after several of the videos were leaked to media outlets. He was reassigned to administrative duties because of the videos, and Honors believes an officer he had recently disciplined was responsible for the leak, which he considers an act of revenge. It was not immediately clear what jobs Honors may hold in the future, but it is unlikely he would return to the Enterprise. A new commanding officer took control of the ship last week, replacing the commanding officer who was called in for a six-month deployment following Honors’ dismissal. Honors said the videos were made to improve morale while teaching important shipboard lessons, such as water conservation. He helped produce and appeared in the videos that aired on the ship’s closedcircuit television network between October 2005 and December 2007, when he was the ship’s executive officer. Maintaining morale is part of the executive officer’s job, and by all accounts the videos were wildly popular with the crew. They were shown to thousands of sailors each Saturday night before a feature-length film Honors had chosen, and many sailors proudly agreed to appear in them. One of the women in a same-sex shower scene —

Iowa Senate leader vows to block efforts to reverse marriage By Mike Glover The Associated Press DES MOINES, IOWA — Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal said he intends to block efforts in the Iowa Legislature next year to refer a gay-marriage ban to voters. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gronstal said he knows his stand against letting voters decide whether to amend the Iowa Constitution to ban gay marriage could hurt him with some constituents, but he was willing to take the risk. Gronstal made a similar commitment during the last legislative session, which began shortly after voters removed three Iowa Supreme Court justices after a campaign against them that focused on their role in a unanimous 2009 decision that found a ban on same-sex marriage violated the state constitution. “I’m not going to put discrimination into the state’s constitution,” said Gronstal, a Democrat from Council Bluffs. Gronstal said he believes his position on gay marriage will attract as many voters as it repels. “My read is the public at large is changing pretty significantly,” Gronstal said. “It used to be that if you’re under the age of 30, two-thirds of you were probably fine with gay marriage and if you were over 50, twothirds of you were against it.”

Now, Gronstal said, “more like two-thirds of the people under 40 are fine with it.” Senate rules give Gronstal the sole power to choose what measures are debated, and unless his fellow Democrats opt to remove him from his post or he changes his mind, his decision will push off a statewide gay marriage vote for at least several years. Democrats hold a narrow 26-24 seat majority in the Senate. To amend the Iowa Constitution, lawmakers elected in consecutive elections would need to approve the proposal, meaning votes would be required in 2013 and 2015 at the earliest. Unless the state then called a special election, the matter wouldn’t go to voters until 2016. Bob Vander Plaats, who heads the conservative group The Family Leader, speculated that Gronstal’s position would hurt him in his bid for re-election. “I think my political assessment of his decision is it will lead to his defeat in 2012,” said Vander Plaats, who led the campaign to remove the three state high court justices. “Obviously he’ll be a top target of ours.” Vander Plaats said he would seek to repeat the successful campaign against the justices in his effort to defeat Gronstal. “Anytime you stifle the people’s voice, people are going to hold you accountable,” said Vander Plaats. ■

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International German soccer captain warns against coming out Philipp Lahm, a German soccer team captain recognized for his efforts to fight homophobia in sports, advises players not to come out because the consequences could be devastating, including suicide. Reuters reported on the statements from Lahm in his new autobiography, “The Subtle Difference,” released on Aug. 29. “I would not advise any gay professional footballer to come out,” wrote the fullback and captain of Bayern Munich. “I would fear that he could end up like Justin Fashanu who after he outed himself was driven into such a corner that he ended up committing suicide.” Fashanu, the only soccer player to come out during his professional career, took his own life in 1998 after his revelations prompted derision from fans. Despite his advice, Lahm said that the prospect of working alongside an openly gay player would not bother him personally. He received an award in 2008 from the

IT’S (NOT REALLY) OK: Phillipp Lahm (above) told German celebrity magazine Bunte earlier this year that an openly gay soccer player would be exposed to “abusive elements.”

Weimar Gay Triangle, a German LGBTrights organization, for his outspokenness against intolerance. The comments echo a controversial opinion Lahm shared earlier this year when he told Bunte, a German celebrity magazine, that an openly gay soccer player would be exposed to “abusive elements.” The German Football Federation has urged gay players to come out in an effort to fight homopho-

bia in the sport. In the new autobiography, Lahm, who is married to a woman, also denied rumors that he is in a gay relationship with a man in Cologne. “This speculation doesn’t matter to me,” he said. “I have nothing against homosexuals, and I find that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality.”

Gay-rights activists have marched on a police building in South Africa to petition for action over murder and corrective rapes in the east of the country. Hundreds of gay-rights activists marched to the Kwa-Thema police station to voice their frustration over the police’s “inaction” in Johannesburg’s East Rand townships. As they marched they sang “Noxolo is not sleeping,” a reference to lesbian activist Noxolo Nogwaza, who was murdered earlier this year. Lindi Masindwa, a member of the Ekurhuleni Pride Organizing Committee, which organized the protest, said: “It’s been three months since Noxolo was brutally murdered, but we have seen no progress. We want the police to speed up the investigations.” The group presented a memorandum to Ekurhuleni metro police department chief Hlula Msimang, calling for a greater commitment to investigating hate crimes against gays and lesbians. Nogwaza’s cousin, Nonyaniso Nogwaza, said that the police would only tell her that the case is still under investigation. “The only way to bring peace to our hearts is if the police find the people who killed Noxolo and bring them to justice,” she said. In May this year Parliament set up a

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Pro-gay reggae album world’s first Jamaican reggae singer Mista Majah P has released the world’s first pro-gay reggae album. Entitled “Tolerance,” it includes 11 songs in support of same-sex marriage and adoption by gay couples, as well as attacks on homophobic bullying and the U.S. military policy, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The record also admonishes antigay prejudices of “murder music” reggae singer Beenie Man and of the Jamaican Prime

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In the Indonesian province of Aceh, authorities have forced a lesbian couple to have their marriage annulled and sign a separation agreement — but their local police chief told them they really deserve beheading. The women, whose names were not revealed, were married legally by an Islamic cleric a few months ago, with one of them passing as a man. Neighbors suspected they were both women, however, and reported them to police in the province, which enforces some aspects of Muslim Sharia law. The two are now living with their families and under surveillance. The local police chief told them that Islam called for them to be beheaded and burned, but the province has yet to put such penalties into law. While Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population, Aceh is the only province that is allowed to implement Sharia, the religion’s legal code. It has yet to adopt any provisions dealing with homosexuality, which is legal but frowned upon in the nation. Two years ago, the provincial parliament passed legislation authorizing the death penalty for adultery and caning for homosexuality, but the governor refused to sign it.

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Minister Bruce Golding. Peter Tatchell, coordinator of the Stop Murder Music campaign, said, “Since releasing the album, Mista Majah P has received numerous death threats and has been warned to not return to Jamaica,” from his current residence in California. “He’s undeterred and defiant, stating that ‘murder music’ has given reggae a negative image, which is bad for the music industry and for all reggae artists.” Since 2004, the Stop Murder Music campaign has protested against eight reggae singers who have put out songs encouraging and glorifying the murder of LGBT people. Although Mista Majah P is not gay, he supports gay equality. Explaining why he created the album, Mista MISTA MAJA P Majah P said, “I want to counter the myths that all Jamaicans are homophobic and that all reggae music is violent and antigay. I’m seeking to challenge ignorance and reach out to gay people.” He added, “My hope is that this CD, ‘Tolerance,’ will break down the homophobic stance that certain reggae artists and heads of government have taken toward the LGBTQ community. Because of the hateful songs that some performers have been singing, gay people have been threatened and harmed. Some foolish people act upon what these artists are preaching because they worship these artists like gods. My music is about tolerance. It shows that reggae music can respect gay and lesbian people. Reggae music used to be about love, peace and unity. Now it is too often about bigotry and violence. I want to bring the music back to its progressive roots.” ■ — complied by Larry Nichols

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OK people, we have some good news and some bad news. First of all, we regret to inform you that Pink Penny, PGN’s annual nod to the best and brightest of Philadelphia is dead. We had to put it down and throw its shiny pink corpse into the Schuylkill. Please don’t shed tears or send ﬂowers as we won’t miss it that much because all of our hard work on it was usually followed by angry protests and retorts of people wondering with hot thick venomous electric fury why we made the decisions we made about what the hotness is around town. Fast-forward to now, where we just can’t take it anymore. Sooner or later this task will drive us to the ultimate in dysfunction and self-torture: organized religion. And we cannot have that. So we’re putting it all in your hands. That’s right: Sweet democracy! This is your chance. Put

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Southern Calif. jury deliberates case in gay teen killing By Thomas Watkins The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — About all that prosecutors and defense attorneys agree on in the slaying of 15-year-old Larry King is this: His death was a tragedy and Brandon McInerney killed him. Now, after an eight-week trial that saw nearly 100 witnesses take the stand, jurors must weigh whether King’s shooting by McInerney was a cold-blooded murder prompted by hate-filled, white supremacist rage or whether the defendant’s responsibility was somehow diminished because his gay classmate had been taunting him with unwanted sexual advances. Jurors began deliberations last Friday after a lumbering trial that at times seemed to get bogged down with rambling testimonies and legal objections, including unsuccessful defense motions for a mistrial. McInerney’s lawyers do not dispute their client took a .22-caliber handgun from home, brought it to school and shot King in the head in front of horrified classmates in February 2008, but they want the jury to convict him of voluntary manslaughter instead of first-degree murder with a hatecrime enhancement, potentially shaving decades off any prison sentence. “He is guilty, and he should be held responsible, but he is not a murderer. He is not a white supremacist,” McInerney’s lead attorney, Scott Wippert, told jurors.

“He is a 14-year-old child who didn’t know what to do and had no one to guide him.” That basic premise has been argued over and over in the Chatsworth courthouse in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. The case was moved from Ventura County after saturation media coverage there. Calling the case an “absolute tragedy,” Wippert presented testimony from a psychologist who said McInerney had “dissociated” at the time of the attack, and his child brain did not have the emotional capability to process the enormity of killing. Such arguments are ridiculous, Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Maeve Fox countered. “There is absolutely no way under any set of circumstances that the facts of this case could ever be voluntary manslaughter because no reasonable average person would ever do what the defendant did,” Fox said. McInerney, now 17, made a conscious decision to kill King after King flirted with him, telling a friend he planned to shoot his classmate, she said. He hid a gun in his backpack and brought it to E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, where he shot King twice in the back of the head, a “cold-blooded execution,” the prosecutor said. “This defendant is guilty of first-degree murder,” she said. “He is an extremist, and he did the most extreme thing humanly

possible.” Lawyers wrapped up their closing arguments Friday before a packed courtroom. Throughout the trial, a bevy of academics and sociologists has thronged the public chambers, along with both the victim and the defendant’s families, students from their school and others. Like he did on other days, McInerney stood in a crisp, lightly striped shirt to observe jurors as they filed into court, taking the opportunity to look at his mother. At one point, she ran out of the courtroom sobbing. The lanky teen with swept-back, dark hair looked nothing like the fresh-faced kid in his yearbook photo and towered over the lawyers standing on either side of him. According to Fox, Wippert reminded jurors during closing arguments no fewer than 39 times about McInerney’s age at the time of the attack. Ultimately, it should not matter, she said. He is being tried as an adult. “The law requires you to check your feelings at the door,” she said. “The evidence in this case is beyond any doubt.” The hate-crime allegation stems from investigators finding numerous links to white extremist groups in McInerney’s school books and belongings. They say he acted as a lone wolf who could not tolerate homosexuals and pointed to swastikas and other Third Reich insignia he had sketched as proof.

His lawyers countered that McInerney was only researching Adolf Hitler and Nazism because he was working on a school project about tolerance. Other items of World War II paraphernalia belonged to his brother, a war reenactment enthusiast, the brother testified. Wippert characterized McInerney as an emotionally repressed boy who had suffered physical abuse at home from a violent dad and was unable to seek guidance after his classmate told him he wanted to be his Valentine and was “parading back and forth in a sexy flirtatious manner” while wearing makeup. Wippert also blamed school administrators for not addressing the simmering feud between the boys. Instead of diffusing the situation, a teacher “waved her fingers” at McInerney and told him to respect King’s rights. McInerney has pleaded not guilty to one count each of murder and a hate crime. If convicted, he faces more than 50 years in prison. Jurors also can consider a conviction of voluntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum 21-year term. Fox, the prosecutor, agreed with Wippert’s description of the case as tragic. But, she said, “It’s also a done deal. You can’t consider feeling sorry for the defendant.” ■

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‘out’ there Notable LGBT performances highlight arts festival By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Besides the sight of unruly children forced back into the iron physical and psychological grip of the educational system where they will remain tethered for the next eight months, the only thing in September that we are even happier to see is the return of Philly Fringe/Live Arts Festival. The annual event is a 15-day smorgasbord of new and cuttingedge culture ranging from a wide variety of performance to art exhibitions to music. Naturally, there is a wealth of LGBT talent and entertainment to be found (and hopefully supported) throughout the festival. The inaugural Gender Reel Festival, an annual event promoting the visibility of gender-nonconforming, gender-variant and transgender arts and artists, is making its debut at this year’s Fringe Festival, Sept. 9-10 at CBS Auditorium, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St., followed by a performance by trans activist Kit Yan at the festival’s after-party 11 p.m. Sept. 10 at Tabu Lounge, 200 S. 12th St. “The original intention was for it to be an indepen-

dent festival, and it is still is,” said Gender Reel organizer Joe Ippolito. “Being involved with Fringe ended up being more a secondary plan. We decided to become a program on Fringe because we wanted to get the festival exposed to a wider audience. This was our first year to try and do that. We have a lot of support from a number of other entities as well.” Ippolito said that while the festival is for gender-nonconforming and transgender artists and images, it’s open to any artist or performer dealing with that subject matter. “You don’t have to be a trans or gender-variant artist to submit to the film festival as long as your work is in one of those themes,” Ippolito said. “We look for two things: the art itself being reflective of those themes and anything that is reflective of challenging the binary gender system. For example, we have film about effeminate gay men within the male culture, and we have another film about butch lesbians. So it’s not all just transgender, but there are a lot of films on the gender-variant and transgender experience.” Ippolito added that the festival is attracting interest KIT YAN from outside of the LGBT

community. “Certainly there’s a lot of LGBT people who are interested in attending, but we’ve also received support from other people who aren’t a part of those specific communities as well. The Fringe involvement will broaden it even more so. One of the things we really want to do is attract all kinds of people to this festival because we want to show that this is an important expression of this work, and this issue is an important one. Anyone who is generally interested in art and independent film might be interested in attending this festival even if they are not part of the LGBT community, and we will certainly welcome anyone who would want to attend the festival.” Philly Fringe has a number of gay-themed theatrics this year. One of the more eye-catching titles this year is the Tribe of Fools production, “Heavy Metal Dance Fag,” the story of Timmy, a blue collar, Philly dockworker with a secret passion for tap dancing to 1980s hair metal, Sept. 2-11 at St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St. Yeah, we thought “Billy Elliott” meets “Rock of Ages” too, which we admit sounds better than the sum of its parts. Terry Brennan, who plays Timmy, said any similarity to the two plays is purely coincidental. “We have been doing this as a cabaret for a couple of years, and it kind of lined up that way,” he said. “When I saw ‘Rock of Ages,’ I thought wow, this is timely. So there’s a lot of nostalgia in it for big ’80s rock.”

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that we think we can peg somebody and tell Abraham for his production, “The Radio who a person is by saying you’re straight, Show,” Sept. 16-17 at Zellerbach Theatre, you must be this and you’re gay, you must 3680 Walnut St. be this. We essentially, whether we realize it Abraham had fond memories growing or not, we’re always sizing people up fairly up listening to Pittsburgh radio station Hot and unfairly by what your gender says you 106.7 FM WAMO and its sister station AM need to be. Everyone in the play actually has 860. In 2009, WAMO, the only black urban issues that come up, but Timmy is the one radio station still in Pittsburgh, went off-air. who isn’t sure. He’s questioning his whole “It’s inspired by my father, who has identity, whether or not he’s Alzheimer’s, [and] my family straight.” who dealt with it,” Abraham Brennan added that while said about his show. “When this production is a com[WAMO] went off the air, edy, there are some sobering it was the loss of a voice in moments to be found in it. the community. There was “It’s very funny and ridicno way for the urban audiulous. But it shifts between ence to voice their opinions being really funny and awkand hear things pertaining ward,” he said. “We take a to their community. But I lot of these comic moments didn’t want it to be depressing, so I thought up a and notions and show as an abstract stretch them to the narrative involving point where it’s sort the songs and my of stops being funny family’s trips from for a while. Usually Pittsburgh to Detroit then we launch into in the summer to a new scene. It’s a visit relatives.” dichotomy of things Conveying the sigwe laugh at, but nificance of earthwhen you give it bound radio stations some time and think to a generation that about it, you ask why has become accusyou’re laughing at it. tomed to having every It’s kind of painful.” song they have ever liked Pain and levity also go at their fingertips can be hand in hand in Diversions tough, but Abraham said Productions’ “TASK,” he is up for the chalwhich is described as a lenge. racy mash-up of “Lord of “People are like, the Flies” and “Peanuts,” ‘How did you hear new running Sept. 9-17 at music?’ The radio. I’m Walking Fish Theatre, baffled by a gen2509 Frankford Ave. eration that grew up “It’s about a group without the radio. of eight friends who In my mind, people you meet when they are still having some are 14, and you leave kind of access to that. them at the end of We’ve performed the the play when they work in other counare just graduating tries where some college,” said Dave of the music wasn’t Ebersole, the show’s very popular, but I playwright and think the show still director. “So there’s resonates with peoa lot of coming-ofTHE RADIO SHOW (FROM TOP), ple.” age stuff that’s really SMILEY, CORIOLANUS Other Fringe funny — doing drugs AND TASK shows that should for the first time, having sex for the first not be missed include time. A lot them tend not the make the great- “Coriolanus,” a Shakespeare tragedy with est choices in the world. One of the charac- homosexual themes and directed by out perters is gay and has a thing for the lead, who former Lee Hunter, Sept. 2, 4, 9 and 17 at also is not 100-percent sure of his sexual- Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave. ity and figures it out, and he figures out that Also, one of the longest-running Fringe he’s straight.” shows in Tel Aviv, “Smiley,” is set in a New Ebersole said the play is inspired by his Age empowerment workshop and consists experiences growing up. of a series of sexually charged monologues “My big inspiration was when I graduated where the characters, one of whom is gay, college I had no idea what I wanted to do interacts with the audience, Sept. 4-7 at with my life. I felt like everybody had a goal Media Bureau, 725 N. Fourth St. and purpose, and I had a college degree and For information on all the shows and no idea what to do with it.” exhibitions on Philly Fringe/Live Arts or to Also mining childhood memories for purchase tickets, visit www.livearts-fringe. inspiration is out choreographer Kyle org. ■

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Only Happy When It Rains Remember two weeks ago when I was going off about how much I liked rainy Sundays? I guess I need to be more careful what I wish for. That hurricane was a bitch, wasn’t it? I’m glad Philly was spared the worst of it, but even so it was still too much. Nineteen inches of rain in one month isn’t something for the record books, it’s something for Seattle. Hell, even they average only about half that much in their wettest months of the year! But it was all worth it after the last of the storm passed overhead, and the sun finally came out. The sky was a dazzling blue, and the air was crisp like in autumn. It was as if the earth had been scrubbed clean by the storm, and everything was brighter and shinier than normal. That’s what change is like. Jim You might have to go through some difficult times, but when you get to the other side and look around, you realize that it was all worth it.

rate outdoor seating, my guess is with an upstairs deck. I started hanging out in Woody’s before a lot of the clientele was even born. I was a college freshman in 1985. To be honest, I don’t go there very much anymore, mainly because of how it’s changed over the years. I miss the tiny neighborhood bar it used to be, when it was just the main bar downstairs and the second-floor bar directly above it. Now it’s been transformed into a completely different place, which is a little sad, but it’s also kind of great. Change is a good thing. Bill Wood has moved on with Knock, and there’s no reason why the Weiss brothers shouldn’t charge ahead and finally make the Woody’s brand completely their own. I can’t wait to see the rest of the place Kiley- when it’s done, which is funny I haven’t been excited to Zufelt because go to Woody’s since Reagan was in office.

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A brand-new Woody’s The workers have swept away the last of the dust and the drywall nails, and phase one of the big Woody’s bar renovations is now complete. When you step into the first floor, you won’t believe your eyes. The transformation is astonishing. Someone told me it reminds them of Sidetracks in Chicago, and I didn’t think that could be right, but they hit the nail right on the head. The original bar on the far left is temporarily off limits. The middle bar and what used to be the café on the first floor have been combined to form one vast space with brick walls, a big, central granite-topped bar and exposed ceiling beams that make it feel open and cavernous in a way it never did before. There is plenty of space to move and mingle, and there are flat-screen TVs everywhere you look. It’s stunning. As impressive as the new room is, the biggest change of all is behind the bar itself. Woody’s now has 32 beers on tap. Overnight, it’s positioned itself to top the list for gay beer lovers in Philly. Its plan is to stock the taps with a selection of popular local craft beers to start and then to add more creative brands and adventurous flavors over time. Next up is a brand-new dining room for Tommy D’s Café, which will be housed where the original bar used to be. Then somehow they’re planning to incorpo-

Bottoms Up at The Bike Stop Speaking of change, The Bike Stop is changing things up and launching a brandnew party called Bottoms Up every Friday from 5-9 p.m., starting Sept. 9. You might think this is just another happy-hour theme party with a cute and cheeky name, but you’d be wrong. Sure, it has drink specials, and of course there’s no cover. But this is more than just a theme party. With Luke Dow behind the bar and both Robert Drake and John Stanley spinning retro-rock and new wave (which has never sounded better), this party has a built-in audience: their followings, which are not insignificant. At the party’s soft launch a couple of weeks ago, these guys pulled in a crowd that was new, young and literally shoulder to shoulder. When was the last time you saw that at The Bike Stop during happy hour? It’s just one more step in the evolution of The Bike Stop since Robert and Carmela took over. They’ve already earned back the loyalty of the bears and leathermen who became disillusioned and abandoned the joint. Now they’re reaching out for a whole new crowd, and this party is one more smart business decision that’s taking them in the right direction. ■ Questions, comments or news about upcoming events? Contact Jim at barcrawlr@gmail.com.

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Edward Strojan: Fish-and-chip lover, thrill averse Historic Haddonfield is a quaint New Jersey town a mere 15 minutes away from Center City. The second-oldest historic district in the state — behind Cape May — it’s a town with grand old houses, the second-oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department and the site where the world’s first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in 1858. There’s a lot of history there, but there’s also a bright future. Haddonfield has been chosen by Philadelphia Magazine as one of the best places to live in the Delaware Valley. With more than 200 shops, galleries and restaurants on tree-lined streets, its shopping district has won accolades from The New York Times, Courier-Post and Philadelphia Magazine. Haddonfield is a trendy place with Old World hospitality. Courtesy is the norm, friendliness is common. This week, we spoke to one of the friendly restaurateurs, Edward Strojan, from the British Chip Shop. PGN: Are you from Haddonfield? ES: I’m originally from Cherry Hill, and I lived in Philly for a while after college. Then I moved back to South Jersey to open the restaurant. My mom owns the store across the street, the English Gardener Gift Shop. She also works for Brooks Brothers, and my dad has his own company as well. PGN: So, the entrepreneurial spirit is in the genes. ES: Yeah, my grandfather also owned his own businesses. He had a number of autorepair shops and gas stations. PGN: You guys don’t like working for the man ... ES: [Laughs.] No! I’ve had too many bad bosses. PGN: What was the worse job you ever had? ES: I worked at Express for Men one summer, and it was awful. It was so monotonous. You stood for hours folding clothes, and then hordes of people would wash in and completely destroy the store and then leave, and you’d have to start all over again. It was mindless, and I don’t do well with that. I thrive better with unknown factors. PGN: What were you like as a kid? ES: I will say I was a little bit nerdy. I read a lot of books and was pretty studious in school. PGN: Any siblings? ES: Two younger sisters. I probably tortured them, but we were still always tight. We still are. PGN: What was your favorite game? ES: I did everything from playing with

Legos to playing kick the can. I was pretty rambunctious. We spray-painted our street with goal lines and played hockey outside, and we spent a lot of time in the woods.

PGN: Say what? ES: I know! But I always had a passion for cooking as well. It’s led me naturally to here.

PGN: How old were you when you came out? ES: When I was in my senior year of college I realized that it was time to come out. It was a lot of pressure and stress trying to ... not be someone you’re not, but to keep suppressing a big part of your life. It was a huge weight off my shoulders, and then I was like, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?” It went exactly as I hoped it would. I came out to my dad first, and it was easy. Then the rest of the family and friends, there was never a problem.

PGN: What’s your best dish? ES: Oh, that’s like asking a mother who her favorite child is. I get into phases where I’ll cook a lot of one type of food for a while. I was on a Korean kick for a month and then, for the summer, I’ve been doing a lot of Mediterranean food — whole fish with really fresh flavors.

PGN: What’s your ancestry? ES: My family is Italian, my mother’s family is southern and my dad’s family is from Trieste, which is northern, right near the border of Croatia. PGN: So how did a nice Italian boy end up owning a British chip shop? ES: I actually get a lot of flack from that. [Laughs.] My grandfather keeps trying to sneak biscotti into the bakery case, and he doesn’t understand why I won’t let him do it! My stepdad’s British, and he and my mom opened the store across the street about four years ago. When this location presented itself, he pitched the idea of doing a fish and chips shop, and I thought he was totally nuts. I thought there was no market for it. But he encouraged me to do a little research, and we went to New York and tried a few up there. And I realized that it was not that there was no market but that the market was untapped. There’s an Italian restaurant on every corner, but this was something different. I went to London for research, and we’ve been open for over a year now. I’m sure there’s an Italian restaurant in my future someday, but not just yet. PGN: What was your favorite part of London, other than trying out restaurants? ES: Well, I’d been to Italy 12-13 times so I went to London — not with low expectations, but not expecting it to be what it was. It was totally amazing, it blew my mind. The transportation system with the tunnels and the efficiency of it all was absolutely mind-boggling. The people were accommodating and nice, and I got invited to home-cooked British dinners. The markets were gorgeous and well kept. and it was just a cool city overall. PGN: You mentioned college, where did you go? ES: I went to Ursinus College and studied neuroscience and biology.

PGN: So do you cook just for yourself. or is there a significant other? ES: There is, his name is Perry. I still do a lot of the cooking at home when I’m not working, I just enjoy it, though I have to say, it’s not usually British food since I do that all day. PGN: How did you meet? ES: He’s from here in Haddonfield. His sister is one of our cooks, and she set us

up. We met, and that was it. It’ll be a year in December. PGN: Does he ever get pressed into service here? ES: Yes, all the time. He’s indentured here. Thankfully, he’s really good at the technical stuff I hate doing, like designing the menus and doing all the marketing — the social media, the website and Facebook. I hate all that stuff, but he loves it. I couldn’t be happier.

PGN: Anyone else in the family work here? ES: My sister helps out on occasion, and my grandfather comes in almost everyday. He likes buffing the tables and peeling the potatoes. It’s his thing, that and organizing the walk-in. PGN: That’s so sweet. What was the hardest thing about getting the business started? ES: In the restaurant business, something goes wrong or breaks every day. The hardest part was adjusting with that and learning to go with the flow. Personnel is a huge challenge. Finding good people to work for you is probably the hardest thing to do in business, more so than any technical or electrical problem. The food was the easiest part. PGN: The English are known for having some dishes that are a little ... let’s say, challenging. What’s the most unusual item on your menu? ES: We were doing traditional Sunday suppers with dishes like steak and kidney pie that most Americans wouldn’t consider eating, but we have some people who are willing to try. I try to do some Indo-British things with curries and such that people absolutely love. But a lot of the British food is what I call quiet cuisine: It’s not really in your face, it’s more of a comfort food.

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PGN: Yeah, I had the stew, and it was enough to take me through the winter. What’s the most exotic thing you’ve ever eaten? ES: A friend and I went out partying, and the next day we went to Penang. I think because we were still hung over and not thinking clearly, we ordered the duck web salad. It was not a good choice — very unpleasant, especially hungover. They have good food there, but I don’t think I’d try that again.

PGN: Did you do anything special for William and Kate’s wedding? ES: Oh yes, that was the longest day of my life! We did a special breakfast and watched it televised live. We had three news stations show up, one of them who came at 4:15 in the morning! They were waiting outside for me so they could do the weather report from the restaurant. By 5:45, we had a crowd PAGE 40

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Erasure marks anniversary with new album and tour By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Erasure is celebrating 25 years as a globally adored and successful synth-pop duo with a new studio album, “Tomorrow’s World,” due out Oct. 4, and a world tour, which comes to Philadelphia Sept. 8 at TLA, 334 South St. It’s been four years since Erasure released an album of new material as out singer Andy Bell and keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke have been busy with solo efforts and side projects. But that time away seems to have found the group coming back stronger than ever if the big celebratory sound of “Tomorrow’s World” is any indication. “Tomorrow’s World,” the duo’s 14th studio album, was produced by Vincent “Frankmusik” Frank, the British electro-pop wunderkind who’s only one year older than Erasure the band and whose remixes and collaborations include the likes of Lady Gaga and The Pet Shop Boys. Fresh off a South American tour and with a North American tour set to commence any day now, Bell talked to PGN about the new album, Erasure’s enduring influence on pop music and their fans.

they seem to know the words by heart. I think it’s quite nice because we’re not particularly mainstream or top 40. People tend to, if they feel like they’ve discovered you on their own, they take you to their heart much more. They’re C 15 going to fight for you. It’s the same way I feel about aM 87 Y 90 band like the B-52s or Blondie. Especially the B-52s,K 75 they’re quite underground and have a few breakthrough hits. And someone like Bjork as well. PGN: Why do you think Erasure has endured for 25 years? AB: Vince always says that it’s because we write on guitar and piano and always make sure there’s a really strong song underneath. Synthesizers are only a tool for creating the music so lots of dance records are created with synths using a lot of hooks. With ours, we make sure there’s a tune underneath, which can be seen as old fashioned, but in the long run it keeps you a coverable band. ■ Erasure performs 8 p.m. Sept. 8 at TLA, 334 South St. For more information or tickets, visit www.erasureinfo.com or call 215-922-1011.

PGN: Do you hear Erasure’s influence in a lot of mainstream pop performers today? AB: You do hear bits. I can’t really tell if the DJs put them in there because things are so mixed up. There are so many thousand remixes of songs. But quite a lot I do hear essences of Erasure or Vince’s lines in there, which I’m not sure it’s the same because they used the same synthesizer or if they sampled the track. But definitely I do hear things in there. PGN: When you go on tour do you find that younger audiences are discovering Erasure who might not have been around when you first started? AB: Yes. We just came back from South America, and I was quite taken aback by the amount of young people there. They weren’t born when our first stuff came out and

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PGN: What did Frankmusik bring to the table as a producer, and did he come into the project as a fan? AB: He was a fan. He said that his mum was a fan. He was born in 1986, just before “Circus” was coming out. I think that was one the influential albums for him as a musician. Obviously, he loves the analog synth sound, and he’s a fan of Vince’s. We wanted to work with him because he did a really amazing mix for us of “Phantom Bride” on the “Innocence” reissue. I was really pleased that we ended up working with Frank. He was my instinctive choice and the fan choice as well. He brought a lot of musicality to the record and changed lots of the songs from how they were in the beginning. To me, he feels like an electronic Phil Spector. It’s just layers and layers of stuff that makes it sound massive. Usually we sound quite minimal. He brought lots of energy and enthusiasm to the record. PGN: What effect, if any, did your and Vince’s solo projects have on the new record? AB: I feel like we’re craftspeople. When you’ve made something that feels like you’ve gone up a notch or pushed the envelope a bit, it obviously comes into your new work. Maybe not consciously but subconsciously on some level. It definitely influenced the new material.

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waiting to get in. It was nuts, I had to take a nap in my car in the middle of the day. Later that day, we did a three-course menu with beef Wellington, and people loved it. They were super excited about the whole event. I had life-size cutouts of William and Kate that you could stick your face through and take a picture. Everyone got a big kick out of that. PGN: Any family traditions? ES: Because of my stepfather, we’ve adopted some English holiday traditions. On Christmas Eve we do the Feast of the Seven Fishes, which is Italian, but the day after Christmas we celebrate Boxing Day, which is very English. PGN: You’re listed in the Independence Business Alliance; what role do you think an LGBT business person plays in the community? ES: As society progresses, I think it’s important for gay business owners to do what they’re doing in the mainstream community. It helps integrate the LGBT community with the rest of the population, which should be a goal — that we can all get along together.

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PGN: You recently had a Gay Day here in Haddonfield. ES: Yes, it was our first one. I was excited at how many businesses, gay and straight, got on board. The weather wasn’t great so we didn’t have the best turnout, but we’d ordered a keg of beer, so there was plenty left over for us to enjoy!

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PGN: What do you do to give back to the community? ES: We try to do a lot. In addition to giving money, we raise funds by doing things like our Beatles sing-along. We have a guy, Sir Beatle, who comes in with all these different outfits and hosts it once a month. Everyone has a great time, and the proceeds go to the Food Bank of South Jersey. PGN: What are other events you do here? ES: We do our Sunday supper, which has become really popular. We did a Harry Potter trivia night, which was insane. All of the food on the menu was from Harry Potter, even our pastry specials. We had Harry Potter fans everywhere! It was so successful we’re going to do a Harry Potter extravaganza in October. We’re going to do an apple day, a pumpkin party, a lot of themed events including a Victorian Christmas in December. PGN: Anything with soccer? ES: It’s called football around here!

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PGN: I stand corrected. ES: [Laughs.] Yeah, we play the football matches on the big screens perpetually. We have a lot of Chelsea club fans who come in every Sunday to have brunch and watch the games. They bring beer and hang out — it’s awesome.

PGN: I noticed that a lot of the music you play is by British musicians ... ES: They’re all British, except for one: Sometimes I’ll play “Give Me One Reason” by Tracy Chapman. I love her, and she sings it with Eric Clapton, so it counts as English, sort of. PGN: What was your biggest business blunder? ES: Trying to figure out the pricing. It was trial and error for a while. You don’t want to overcharge people, but you have to make sure you can pay your bills and your staff. [Laughs.] We went a little too long without making a decent profit, but I think we have it down now. I plan things now before I put items on the menu and make sure they’re cost effective and that the customer is still getting a good product at a fair price. PGN: What’s your favorite thing on the menu? ES: Our fish and chips. We get our fish fresh every day, and we fry it so that it’s light and flaky and delicious. PGN: Random questions. What book is essential? ES: “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. A crazily good book about the food we eat. He follows each of the food chains — industrial food, organic food, etc. — from the source to a final meal and writes about how our eating choices affect not only our own health, but the health of the environment as well. It was really informative. It was part story telling and part scientific facts: I love reading those kind of books. PGN: What is the scariest thing you have ever done for fun? ES: Oh, I am so totally not a thrill seeker. I hate amusement rides; I do not like to be scared. My father got me one of the “Swim with the Sharks” gift certificates for my birthday. I was like, “Do you even know me?!” I would never, ever do that. I’m very vanilla. I might be able to be convinced to go skydiving — wait, what am I saying? No, I don’t know what I’m talking about. I would never do that either, who am I kidding? I don’t ever do anything that’s scary. PGN: Motto? ES: There’s a Japanese proverb, “The reputation of a thousand years, can be determined by the conduct of an hour.” I think that’s so poignant and true. PGN: Do you use it as a business model? ES: Yes, you have to watch how you carry yourself and what you say. You’re leading people, and they are looking to you for answers. Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m talking about, but I have to put up a strong front and find a way to make things work. So far, so good! ■ To suggest a community member for “Professional Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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Thu. 09/08 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 7 Premier Party Watch the new episode of the Phillybased sitcom 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Erasure The synth-pop group performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-9221011. A Night At The Rock Show with Constantine Maroulis The singer from the Tony Award-winning musical “Rock of Ages” performs 8 p.m. at World

Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400. Bob & Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins at 11 p.m. at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Fri. 09/09 Antigone Rising The all-female

rock band performs at 7:30 p.m. at Tin Angel, 20 N. Second St.; 215928-0770. Rick Springfield The rock guitarist performs at 9 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

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Reading Queerly The group discusses Make/Shift magazine 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. 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.

SOMEBODY TO ‘LOVE’: Walnut Street Theatre presents “Aspects of Love,” the romantic musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber about love and loss across three generations of a family set against the background of 1940s France and Italy, Sept. 6-Oct. 23, 825 Walnut St. For more information, call 215-574-3550.

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The Arsonists Walnut Street Theatre presents the story of an unemployed circus wrestler and his pyromaniac partner, through Sept. 18 at Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

The Aliens Theatre Exile presents the humorous slacker story Sept. 7-18 at Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St.; 215-218-4022.

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.

Blowing on a Hairy Shoulder/Grief Hunters The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania presents an exhibition of works by 20 artists from Israel, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Britain and America that examine the relationships between originality and origin with video, photography, drawing and sculpture Sept. 7-Dec. 4, 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. Burt & Me Society Hill Playhouse presents the romantic musical comedy featuring the music of Burt Bacharach, Sept. 7-18, 507 S. Eighth St.; 215-923-0211.

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found Luna Theater Company presents the story of a young executive who reaches his breaking point and decides to disappear, through Sept. 18 at Adrienne Theater Main Stage, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-568-8079. 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. SEEING ‘RED’: Antigone Rising, the all-female rock band featuring openly gay members, just released its latest album “23 Red” and are on the road to promote it performing 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Tin Angel, 20 N. Second St. For more information, visit www. antigonerising.com or call 215-928-0770.

Gender Reel Festival The East Coast’s only multimedia festival dedicated to enhancing the visibility of gender-nonconforming, gender-variant, transgender and transsexual experiences and identities, takes place Sept. 9-10 at University of the Arts Dorrance Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St.; 267-974-4259. Lewis Black The comedian performs at 9 p.m. Sept. 3-4 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Men Unwrapped An exhibition of the photographer Joe Bowman’s work is on display Sept. 8-Oct. 28 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220. Tongue & Groove The comedic troupe performs Sept. 9-16 at Adrienne Theater Main Stage, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-413-1318.

Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition focusing on Philadelphia’s tailoring industry, featuring clothing designed by Francis Toscani (1915-73), through Sept. 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Q PUZZLE, from page 41

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Transmutation and Metamorphosis Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of collages by Ann Irwin, through Oct. 16, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-3409800. Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by nine artists who used photography to address some of the most controversial political and social issues of the late 1970s through the early ’90s, including feminism, racism, the AIDS crisis and gay activism, through Sept. 19, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing CMYK AxD Gallery hosts an exhibition of 12 professional illustrators from The Autumn Society of Philadelphia reinterpreting the four colors familiar to graphic artists and illustrators as the inks used in most color printing, through Sept. 3, 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. Porcelain for the Emperor Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Chinese ceramics through Sept. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. ■

JESSE’S GRRL: For the sake of irony we’d like to see front rows full of lesbians singing “Jesse’s Girl” at top volume when rock guitarist and soap-opera star Rick Springﬁeld performs at 9 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. But that’s just us, we’re freaks like that. Do what you want to with your Friday night. Or better yet, asking loudly for him to perform “867-5309.” If you have to ask why this is funny, we can’t help you. For tickets, call 609-317-1000.

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

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

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

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

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

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

Key numbers

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

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

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

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

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 1800-662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 112 N. Broad St., third floor; 215-496-0330 ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

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

Health

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-629-2300. www.asiac.org Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; 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

■ 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.

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson: 215-683-2840 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 267-216-6606; ppd. lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Men Gay Married Men’s Association Meets 8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the William Way Center; www.gammaphilly.com. Men of All Colors Together Meets 7:30 p.m. the third Friday of the month, September through June, at the William Way Center; 610-277-6595; www.MACTPhila.org. Men’s Coming Out Group, N.J. Meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at The Pride Center of New Jersey; njwarrior@aol.com. Men of Color United A discussion/support group for gay and bisexual men of color meets 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday at 112 N. Broad St., 11th ﬂoor; 215-496-0330.

Trans Evolutions A drop-in support group for anyone on the transgender spectrum meets 6-7 p.m. Thursdays at 21 S. 12th St, eighth ﬂoor; 215-563-0652 ext. 235. Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine Primary healthcare and specialized transgender services in a safe, professional, nonjudgemental environment, 809 Locust St.; 215-5630658. T-MAN People of color support group for transmen, FTMs, butches, studs, aggressives, bois, genderqueer and all female-born individuals with gender questions meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, second ﬂoor, 1201 Locust St.; 215-834-9063; tmanphilly.com.

Men of Standard Provides a place for gay men of color 21 and older to share issues of concern. Meets 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St., Camden, N.J.; 856-963-2432.

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

Philly Dads An association of gay and bisexual fathers supporting each other meets 7:30 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month at the William Way Center; 215-668-5239.

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

Parents/Families Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Bucks County Meets 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Penns Park United Methodist Church, 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; 215-598-8005. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Chester County Meets 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, 501 S. High St.; 484354-2448. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/ Collingswood, N.J. Meets 6:30-9 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at the Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave.; 609202-4622; pflagcollingswood@yahoo. com. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Philadelphia Meets 2-5 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 3907 Spruce St.; 215-572-1833. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Princeton, N.J. Meets 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the George Thomas Room at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St.; 609683-5155. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Wilmington, Del. Meets 7-9 p.m. second Thursday of the month at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1502 W. 13th St.; 302-6542995. Philadelphia Family Pride Advocacy, support and social network for LGBT families offers play groups, monthly kids and teen talk groups, activities and outings. Planning meetings held monthly; 215-600-2864; www.phillyfamilypride.org.

Transgender Health Action Coalition Peer trans health-advocacy organization; 215-732-1207; www. critpath.org/thac. WeXist FTM support group meets 6-8 p.m. second Friday of the month at the William Way Center; ﬁrst hour is open, second hour is for people assigned female at birth who have gender issues; 267-250-1548. Young, Trans, and Uniﬁed! Support group for transgender and questioning individuals ages 13-23 meets from 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday at The Attic Youth Center; 215-5454331.

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

open discusson and monthly movie/ discussions, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 112 N. Broad St. third ﬂoor; 215-496-0330. Women Coming Out Support Group Women who consider themselves gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning and are at any stage of the coming-out process are welcome. Ages 18 and over. Meets third Thursday of every month, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Pride Center of NJ.

Youth 40 Acres of Change Discussion group for teen and young adults meets 6-8 p.m. Thursdays at The COLOURS Organization Inc., 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; 215-496-0330. You’re Not Alone A group for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth that meets during the school year; sponsored by AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 315, Wilmington. Call 800-810-6776 for more details. HAVEN For GLBT, intersex, questioning, queer and allied youth ages 14-20; meets 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, 424 Center St., Bethlehem; 610-868-2153. HiTOPS A safe-space support program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays at 21 Wiggins St., Princeton, N.J.; 609683-5155; hitops.org. Main Line Youth Alliance Meets from 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; 610-6881861; info@myaonline.org. Mountain Meadow For youth with GLBTQ parents. Monthly programs for ages 8-16, family programs and parent coffee groups. Residential program offered in August, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-7721107. Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center For ages 14-21; meets 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St.; 215-957-7981; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. Social X Change Social activity group for LGBT youth of color ages 13-23 meets 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; 215-496-0330. Space to be Proud, Open, and Together Open to all LGBTQ queer youth and allies, ages 14-21, the SPOT meets Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Planned Parenthood of Chester County’s West Chester office, 8 S. Wayne St.; 610692-1770. Young, Trans, and Unified A support group for transgender and questioning youth ages 12-23 meets 7:15 p.m. Thursdays at The Attic Youth Center. Youth Making a Difference For GLBTQ African-American and Latino youth ages 14-24. Meets 5-7 p.m. every Tuesday at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St.; 856-963-2432.

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