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The transgender woman found murdered earlier this month in Frankford has been identified as a former staff member at a local LGBT agency. Police found the body of Kyra Cordova Sept. 3 in a wooded area off Adams Avenue. Cordova, 27, who went by the name Kyra Kruz on social media, is a former volunteer and employee of the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative.

biology, with aspirations of Cordova’s body was found opening her own transgender shortly after 5 a.m. on Labor medical facility. Day with a gunshot wound to her head. Elicia Gonzales, execuInvestigators say Cordova tive director of GALAEI, said was last seen at a nearby Cordova began volunteering Wawa, where she purchased with the agency in 2010 and two sandwiches and two was hired as an HIV tester drinks. within a few months. According to her Facebook “She came in one day out KYRA CORDOVA of the blue just full of energy profile, Cordova graduated from North Penn Senior High and life, saying she wanted School in Lansdale in 2003. Her MySpace to volunteer,” Gonzales said. “As soon as a page says she was in college studying position became open, she was first in line

to apply.” While Cordova was technically a parttime employee, she often put in full-time hours. On her first day on the job as a volunteer, without being asked, she put together a PowerPoint presentation about GALAEI’s services for display in the agency’s lobby. Last summer, Cordova coordinated and performed in GALAEI’s carnival-themed Pride parade contingent. “The impact she made on not just our staff but on the whole community GALAEI PAGE 8 serves was immeasur-

Hershey settles for $700K

GETTING PHILLY’S NOD: About 200 LGBTs and allies assembled at Woody’s Sept. 6 to watch President Barack Obama accept his party’s nomination for reelection at the Democratic National Convention. The event was sponsored by the local chapter of LGBT for Obama, which also celebrated the Democratic Party’s adoption of marriage equality into its platform. When the upstairs televisions were experiencing technical difficulties, drag performers on hand staged an impromptu show for the patrons, and local politicos like City Councilman Mark Squilla spoke about the need for the get-out-the-vote effort. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Councilman calls for hearings on LGBT policies By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com City Councilman Jim Kenney is calling for the city to explore the positive impact of pro-LGBT workplace policies. Kenney introduced a resolution Thursday that would allow for public hearings to

examine the ramifications, specifically in terms of economic boosts, of LGBT-inclusive employment nondiscrimination policies and other measures such as inclusive benefits plans. “A number of leading corporations have focused on improving the workplace enviPAGE 8 ronment for LGBT

A Pennsylvania school that denied a student admission because of his HIV status has agreed to pay the boy’s family more than a half-million dollars. AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, which represented the plaintiff in his suit against Milton Hershey School, a boarding school in Central Pennsylvania that educates disadvantaged youth, announced the settlement Wednesday. The school will pay the boy and his mother $700,000, and will pay an additional $15,000 in penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which investigated the case. Last December, the school rejected the then-13-year-old boy’s application for admission, saying the decision was made “in order to protect our children.” AIDS Law Project filed a federal lawsuit early this year. This summer the school apologized and

re-invited the student to apply. At the time, the school instituted a nondiscrimination policy inclusive of HIV status. “This case renewed a nationwide discussion about whether people with HIV represent a risk to others in casual settings,” said AIDS Law Project executive director Ronda Goldfein. “The question has once again been definitively answered: They do not.” The student, identified in the suit as Abraham Smith, said in a statement this week that he is “very glad this is over.” “It should have never been an issue in the first place,” he added. “I will never recoup my eighth-grade year in school. Though I had a good one academically, I was too engulfed with this to enjoy the fun of going to high school. Now it’s time for me to start healing internally and my mother said that will come in time also.” ■ — Jen Colletta

Court backs AIDS whistleblower By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com For the past 13 years, Daniel J. Feldman never wavered in his belief that federal funds were misused in an AIDS-related fellowship program he participated in. Last week, the New Hope resident’s struggle to rectify the matter received a boost when

a federal appeals court upheld a jury determination that fraud occurred in the administration of the program. Feldman accused Weill Cornell Medical College and one of its faculty members, Wilfred G. van Gorp, with filing false claims when seeking money for the program from the National Institutes of Health. PAGE 20 In 1997,

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Kenney looks to close partner registry loophole By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Philadelphia City Councilman-at-Large Jim Kenney announced this week he will introduce legislation to streamline the city’s domestic-partner application process for legally married same-sex couples. Kenney plans to submit the bill by the end of this month. Currently, same-sex couples looking to register as domestic partners with the city must submit a wealth of evidentiary documents, such as joint bank statements, proof of joint home ownership or leases or lifeinsurance beneficiary statements. Kenney’s measure would allow samesex married couples to use their marriage license instead of those materials. He said he conceived of the legislation after an LGBT city employee was faced with compiling evidence of a relationship despite having a legal marriage license issued in New York. “We recognize marriage licenses from other states for different-sex couples so

why not also recognize them for same-sex couples?” Kenney posed. The domestic-partner registry can be utilized by city residents to serve as proof of relationship for insurance or other reasons. City employees who register are eligible to add their domestic partner onto their city health-insurance plan. “We’ll accept marriage licenses for benefits for different-sex couples who got married in New Jersey, so we should also accept a license from New York or Massachusetts from same-sex couples,” Kenney said. Kenney said his office is continuing its research process into what city laws would need to be amended to allow for the change. He noted that the domestic-partner law was passed in 1998 with ample support, and he anticipates equal backing from his fellow councilmembers when the measure is introduced this fall. “We passed that with just a few dissenting opinions and I think we’ve come much further on this issue in the past few years,” he said. “So I’m hoping for full support.” ■

NEW TO NEW CASTLE: Nash Narayanan of Siemens Pride Network prepped his group’s vendor table at the Sept. 8 Delaware Pride Festival. The festival, held in Rehoboth Beach for nearly a decade, made its way north this year to Blue Diamond Park in New Castle. Despite periods of rainy weather, entertainers from headliner Jade Starling to local and regional musicians and drag performers wowed the crowd of about 1,200. Delaware Pride board member and vendor coordinator Mike Tersigni, who emceed the event, said organizers were pleased with the festival and its turnout and are in talks to hold it in the park next year. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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Three young leaders to rep Philly at Biden event By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com While end-of-season barbeques are ubiquitous this time of year, three local LGBTs will send off summer alongside a very special party host. Vice President Joe Biden will host a barbeque reception for young LGBT leaders Sept. 19 at the White House, and locals Anna Aagenes, Joshua Myers and J. Rudy Flesher made it to the guest list. All three are current or previous fellows at the Center for Progressive Leadership, whose state program director, Paula Umana, nominated them for participation in the event. “One of the finest opportunities that my position presents is to share with the world the passion that amazing leaders bring about making political and policy change in the state, and connect them to broader networks with the hope to increase the impact of their work plans,” Umana said. While Myers, chair of the Burlington County Democratic Committee in New Jersey and manager of development and information technology at Project H.O.P.E. Inc., knew about the nomination, the email invite caught him off-guard. “We talked about it and I was definitely interested, but it eventually went out of my mind, and then I get an email from Joe Biden,” he said. “It was a little shocking.” The event will mark the first time at the White House for Flesher, a writer, officer of Spruce Foundation’s new LGBT program and a board member at William Way LGBT Community Center. “I was really excited when I found out, especially when I heard that my fellow CPL alums will be with me; that reflects really well on the training we got through the program,” said Flesher, who turns 28 days before the party. “And I’m very excited to meet Vice President Biden, especially with the fact that I think his unexpectedly timed announcement on marriage equality moved President Obama forward on that issue.” Aagenes, 24, has been to the White House for group trips but never as an invited guest. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researcher and executive director of GO! Athletes said that, as a “diehard Philadelphian,” she’s eager to share the city’s progress with the other attendees and also bring back ideas from her fellow invitees. “It’s going to be exciting meeting Vice President Biden and connecting with other people who are active in their communities to talk about their experi-

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ences,” she said. “Right now, I’m helping relaunch GO! Athletes, which is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering and educating young LGBT athletes, so I’m excited to talk with people there about the work we’re going to be doing on a national level. I want to share all the changes going on in Philadelphia, like the fact that we’re going to be electing our first openly gay state legislator, and also hear about what people in other areas of the country have been able to accomplish in politics.” Myers also plans to network with fellow guests involved with topics important to him. In particular, he hopes to address the epidemic of LGBT youth homelessness, an issue he deals with frequently at Project H.O.P.E., a federally qualified health center that focuses on homeless outreach. “It’s estimated that 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBT. I’m anxious to hear the options and strategies that are being used to empower a really dangerously fast-growing segment of the LGBT community,” Myers said. “I want to see who’s out there in this emerging generation of LGBT leaders and share best practices with other people who I’m sure will have some great ideas.” Flesher’s main cause will be LGBT youth bullying. “One of the things I will focus on will be bullying and how we can work to create safe schools and safe spaces for our youth,” he said. “As part of CPL, we had to do a messaging project, and mine was on connecting people to work on legislation languishing in Congress — the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Between that and my work with the Spruce Foundation, I hope to bring back some great resources for LGBTQ youth.” Umana said the honor of attending is equally deserved by all three participants. “The investment they put into their leadership development, interest to advocate for more adequate representation in elected office, LGBT athletics inclusion and diversity, antidiscrimination, antibullying, marriage and employment-rights equality constantly inspire our community,” she said. Myers, Aagenes and Flesher will be among the guests of honor at CPL’s annual Celebratory Event from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square. Former Gov. Ed Rendell will serve as keynote speaker. For more information, see www.progressiveleaders.org/event/pennsylvania_ philly.html. ■

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Drexel launches groundbreaking LGBT program By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Classes are now in full swing at area universities, and students from the area — and around the world — interested in the LGBT health arena will soon have a new option for their studies. Drexel University is this fall launching a Certificate in LGBT Health, which organizers say is the very first its kind across the globe. The three-course certificate program is designed for graduate students and practicing health-care professionals. It will be conducted online with a classroom component for Drexel students. Enrollment is now open, and any student who holds a bachelor’s degree is eligible to apply. Classes will begin at the end of the month. Dr. Randall Sell, director of Drexel’s Program for LGBT Health, under the School of Public Health, said the certificate program will close gaps in LGBT health education. “I’ve been in public health for a long time and these are the type of courses you can’t get anywhere else,” he said. “If you talk to most practitioners who specialize in LGBT health, they taught themselves everything they know. I have two doctorates and I never was able to be a part of something like this. There may have been classes here and there — a course on HIV or an overview of LGBT health — but never has there been an actual program. It’s embarrassing, to be truthful, and really shocking.” Last academic year, Drexel launched a program piloting the certificate classes but only one was offered each quarter and not in a formal program. Sell said the program could be a boon for a wide range of people — mainstream medical personnel looking to enhance their understanding of LGBT issues, those who work with LGBT populations or young professionals eager to have experiences to set them apart. The inaugural courses will cover LGBT heath concerns, which Sell said will range from cancer-related topics to health-care access; the intersection between LGBT

identities and other identities, and the impact of those relationships on health outcomes; and LGBT health research, exploring how traditional research models are modified to examine LGBT populations. The online format of the program is as innovative as its content, Sell said. “This isn’t the traditional structure that we have at universities, but this allows you to go beyond that and bring people together in ways that you couldn’t before. In a classroom, everyone is located in one place but, with LGBT people, not everyone is neighbors with each other, so this allows us to bring diversity together.” Sell said he envisions the program becoming an internationally recognized entity. “There is exciting possibility for international collaboration among students,” he said. “Students learn not just from a professor dictating in a classroom but from one another. Students at the graduate level bring a wealth of experience to a course and that’s when you can have those ah-ha moments. That’s going to be really exciting to see — when people from so many different places can come together and have those moments.” A number of Drexel students have already signed up for the program, and Sell said he anticipates the online program will be in full swing by the winter quarter. Sell will be the primary instructor for the fall, but said a number of LGBT and ally professors involved with the university’s Program for LGBT Health plan to delve in later. “We really have the expertise here at Drexel, that’s one of the main reasons we decided to do this,” he said. “In some places, classes on LGBT topics are led by professors not because they have an expertise in the area, but because they themselves are gay or lesbian. In our program, we have a number of qualified faculty who are a great mix of LGBT and straight. It is time for this and we had the expertise available. Someone needed to start this so we don’t have another generation of students having to teach themselves about LGBT health.” For more information, visit publichealth. drexel.edu/lgbthealth/. ■

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The Attic launches new resource guide, website By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Several-dozen participants at The Attic Youth Center spent this summer working on a new LGBT resource guide for area schools — which is now displayed on the organization’s newly revamped website. The guide, titled LGBTQ Education f o r Aw a r e n e s s , R e c o g n i t i o n a n d Nondiscrimination Toolkit, is available in both an online and hard-copy format for use by middle and high schools and other entities interested in LGBT youth work. The toolkit includes research and statistics on LGBT youth, as well as videos and printable posters for classroom use. It is designed for teachers, administrators, students and community groups. Its development was spearheaded by 38 young people involved with The Attic’s summer-service program. They spent six weeks brainstorming the guide’s direction, researching the information presented and designing its implementation. “The youth wanted to do something really practical,” said Attic executive director Carrie Jacobs. “They were looking to make a guide that could give a lot of information, a lot of ideas on how our schools can be made safer.” The youth divided into working groups to focus on different aspects of the project. The group conceived of the name of the toolkit and also its logo. Not all of the young people involved identified as LGBT, which Jacobs said was important, as the guide seeks to reach out to the ally community.

A panel of 15 youth interns will continue to develop and update the project and advocate for the toolkit within the School District. The Attic is also looking to provide training to some schools on how to optimize the toolkit. “When we did our showcase at the end of the summer, there were a number of teachers there who were really interested in the toolkit, and we’ve gotten a number of calls about it, asking how it can best be used,” she said. “So we’re going to do an assessment to see what’s happening in these schools and whether the educators can use the toolkit themselves or if we should go out and do a training first through our Bryson Institute.” Right now, the toolkit can be found at The Attic’s new website, which went live earlier this month. The redesign was handled by Message Agency. Jacobs said the new site is an easy-to-use, comprehensive tool that marks the first “real” site the agency has had since it launched nearly two decades ago. “This website really lets the public know what we’re doing at The Attic,” she said. “It lets young people know what we’re doing. It’s inviting to young people. And it lets donors know what’s going on and the ways in which they can support us. Our old site didn’t do a very good job of communicating all that happens at The Attic, but I think this new website brings that attention. We mostly want to reach young people so that they all know we’re here for them and we can provide the support and services they need.” For more information, visit www.atticyouthcenter.org. ■

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MANNA holds health forum By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Healthy eating will take center stage next week at a new forum hosted by the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance. MANNA will host its first Nourish Health Symposium, along with Einstein Medical Center, from 2-4:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St. The symposium will follow MANNA’s annual Nourish Awards luncheon, held at the same location at noon. The event’s focus will be “Functional Medicine & Food: Assessing Nutritional Intervention in the Disease Paradigm.” The panel discussion will be moderated by registered dietician Katie Cavuto Boyle, a nutrition professor at West Chester University. Panelists include Dr. Joel Fuhrman, author and research director at the Nutritional Research Foundation; Dr. Diane Radler, associate professor of nutritional sciences

and director of the Institute for Nutritional Intervention at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey; and Dr. Aminah Keats, director of naturopathic medicine at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The earlier awards ceremony will recognize people and groups leading the local fight for healthier living. Honorees include Citizens Bank Foundation, in recognition of the organization’s $170,000 funding commitment to hunger-relief efforts in the tri-state area. Tri-State Renal Dietitians Association will be honored for its dedication to patients with chronic kidney disease, and Dr. Richard Cohen, president and CEO of Public Health Management Corporation, will be recognized for his more than three decades of service in the public-health arena. Speakers include outgoing MANNA CEO Richard Keaveney and new executive director Sue Daugherty, as well as MANNA clients and staff. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.mannapa.org. ■

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FDA drug moves forward with local data By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com HIV treatment entered a new realm last month as a pill designed to bring four antiretrovirals together moved forward — after a clinical-trial process that included participation from one local HIV/AIDS agency. The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 27 approved Gilead Sciences Inc.’s Stribild, a single-pill, once-daily regimen to reduce the effects and spread of the HIV infection. It is expected to hit shelves later this year. Stribild, formerly called Quad, is designed for those infected with HIV who have never taken antiretrovirals. It contains two previously approved HIV drugs and two new ones. Philadelphia FIGHT was among one of the agencies that Gilead enlisted to participate in clinical trials for the new drug. Dr. Karam Mounzer, medical director of FIGHT’s Jonathan Lax Treatment Center, said FIGHT has been involved in nearly every trial that led to the approval of HIV medications in the last decade. “We’re very interested at FIGHT to be part of the scientific effort to enhance and improve HIV care, and one aspect of that effort is drug development,” Mounzer said. The 48-week phase-three trial, begun in early 2011, was a pivotal last round that was used to demonstrate the drug’s viability to the FDA.

The two-pronged study, 102 and 103, compared the drug with single-pill medication Atripla, a three-pill combo, and Norvirboosted Reyataz with Truvada. About a dozen people participated in FIGHT’s studies, with 1,400 involved across the country. In the first study, Stribild was shown to suppress viral loads to undetectability in 88 percent of the patients, compared with 84 percent for Atripla. In the second, the new drug resulted in a 90-percent undetectable viral load, compared with 86 percent in the other regimen. Mounzer said the local data showed that the pill has the potential to work as effectively as other regimens on the market. “The tolerability was comparable with the gold standards available today,” he said. “This is a fixed-dose combination, so it’s one pill a day, which makes it very attractive as it’s simple to administer. The more pills we have that are simple to take and well-tolerated, the better it is for our patients.” Mouzner said there were no “unexpected signals” during FIGHT’s studies. However, he noted that there is still much to learn about Stribild. “Toxicities usually manifest after two years of widespread use, so it’s hard to say how this will play out,” he said. “But right now it is a welcome addition. Every new option is exciting.” ■

Bar AIDS served up in fall By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The third annual Bar AIDS is expected to tap into a new pool of philanthropy. The Sept. 27 event, which will raise funds for a number of local HIV/AIDS organizations, was previously held at the end of the summer — meaning college students and vacationers missed out. Bar AIDS encourages supporters to hit participating coffeeshops and bars on a set night, and the businesses will in turn donate a portion of the proceeds to the beneficiaries. The event was first started in Chicago, and the lead agency in that city required that all other cities host their Bar AIDS events at the same time. This year, however, that organization consented to each participating city selecting its own date for Bar AIDS. “August is a very slow time in the city and we wanted to have this event when there are more people in town,” said Action AIDS development director Michael Byrne. “The Chicago agency this year opened up the event to any day, so we wanted to move it back so we can include students and when there are a lot more people in town.” Joining Action AIDS as beneficiaries are AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, Mazzoni Center and Philadelphia FIGHT.

So far, seven businesses have signed on to the fundraiser — Capriccio at Café Cret, Knock, XIXNineteen, Square 1682, Tabu, Voyeur and Woody’s — and Byrne said a number of other businesses have given verbal agreement. Last year about 18 joined in, and Byrne hopes this year will top that figure. He said the date change has gotten a mixed reception. “We so far have taken a step backward this year because of moving the date. It’s caused some people to get more excited and others less excited, but it’s all about the education process,” he said. “We try for bigger and bigger each year so we just need to keep reeducating people about why this is so important and keep getting more and more people on board.” The event has a total fundraising goal of $20,000. The companies will donate 33 percent of the profits from the entire day’s business, and individual participants will have the chance to participate in a raffle. “It’s the easiest fundraiser — all you have to do is go out for a cup of coffee or a cocktail and you’re making a difference,” Byrne said. For more information, visit actionaids.org/ events/bar-aids. ■

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D’Anne Witkowski

Bryan Fischer

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Tragedy compounded by insensitivity In the past 10 days, the LGBT community has had to confront the loss of another of its own, Kyra Cordova, who was shot early on Labor Day in a wooded area in Frankford. While the community is rightfully pressing law enforcement to bring Cordova’s murderer to justice, the muddled details surrounding the crime are an ill tribute to her full life. When Cordova’s body was found, police told the handful of media who covered the case that the victim was a man dressed in women’s clothing. Cordova was not found with a cell phone or identification on her at the time, understandably making the identification process more challenging for law enforcement. However, the concept that the victim may have indeed been a transgender woman, and not a man in a dress, should have been evident — or at least occurred — to the responding officers and the police officials dispersing this information to media. While awareness-building around LGBT issues among the police force has been enhanced in recent years, largely through the work of the city’s Police Liaison Committee, there is obviously more work to be done. Officers in the field need to be attuned enough to the existence of the transgender community to accurately report the details of a crime scene. Even though the victim could not be immediately identified, the potential that the victim was indeed a woman should have been understood and respected by law enforcement. As news outlets rely on these reports as the basis for factual news stories, it is imperative that the information is both complete and correct. While the news stories elicited little attention in the beginning, once the victim was brought out of anonymity, the transgender and ally community was angry, and rightfully so. No longer was the victim a nameless, faceless person in the woods, but instead a known, respected and active community member whose identity deserved more than the police’s ascription. Such an act of violence is bound to generate a powerful reaction from Cordova’s family, friends and community, and that has been amplified by having to overcome miscategorization, offensive language and insensitivity from law enforcement. While the LGBT sensitivity training that most new officers undergo is commendable, the true impacts and lessons of insensitivity can best be seen in real cases such as Cordova’s. Law enforcement needs the public to collaborate to bring Cordova’s killer to justice and, in turn, the public deserves the confidence that police truly know who the victim is — and who they are charged to protect and defend. ■

Happy one-year anniversary of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal, everybody. Well, not happy for everyone, I suppose. There are still plenty of antigay bigots out there unhappy about the whole thing. Remember how letting gays and lesbians serve openly in the military was going to result in mass defections? Gropes in the showers? Devastated morale? A weakwristed force unable to fight? Well, surprise, surprise, none of that happened. In fact, a new study out of the Williams Institute at University of California Los Angeles Law School has found that, “Repealing DADT has had no overall negative impact on military readiness, including cohesion, recruitment, retention, assaults, harassment or morale.” This must be a serious bummer for the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, who was convinced that gays in the military would usher in another Holocaust. In a May 27, 2010 piece on the AFA website, Fischer wrote, “Homosexuality gave us Adolph Hitler, and homosexuals in the military gave us the Brown Shirts, the Nazi war machine and 6 million dead Jews. Gays in the military is an experiment that has been tried and found disastrously and tragically wanting. Maybe it’s time for Congress to learn a lesson from history.” Wow. Equating homos with full-on Nazis and the attempted extermination of the Jews is a pretty serious claim. It’s also bat-shit crazy and completely untrue. Not like that’s ever stopped Fischer before. Crazy lies are pretty much his forte. So did the Palm study find gay Nazis taking over the military waving swastika-emblazoned rainbow flags? Uh, no. But they did find that “greater openness and honesty post-repeal may have actu-

ally increased understanding, respect and acceptance.” Oh, the horror! Honestly, I don’t know which outcome is considered worse from Fischer’s perspective. I mean, the gay-Nazi thing was a long shot, but it certainly would be impressive to be the man able to say, “I told you so” as Hitler mustaches became the new must-have military trend (for men and women, obviously). So to be faced with “increased understanding, respect and acceptance” must be a real letdown. Especially since when people understand, respect and accept gays and lesbians, they tend to not hate them. And they tend to write off guys who blame the Holocaust on gays as insane and/or ignorant. But then, Fischer isn’t exactly an expert on military matters. Perhaps military leaders are seeing the kind of chaos Fischer and others like him predicted? Um, no. In May, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said about the repeal, “It’s not impacting on morale. It’s not impacting on unit cohesion. It is not impacting on readiness.” He also said, “Very frankly, my view is that the military has kind of moved beyond it,” he said. “It’s become part and parcel of what they’ve accepted within the military.” There’s that darn “accepted” word again. I strongly suspect that Fischer isn’t about to roll over and admit defeat. If being wrong about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is wrong, then he doesn’t want to be right. But as a country we can rest easier knowing that the only gay brown shirts lurking in the barracks exist in Fischer’s twisted imagination. ■

Equating homos with full-on Nazis and the attempted extermination of the Jews is a pretty serious claim. It’s also bat-shit crazy and completely untrue.

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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DNC historic in many ways Get this: A majority of the speakers at I can personally attest to this. While the Republicans consider us a security threat, the Democratic National Convention in the Democrats embrace us. When I got to Charlotte last week spoke in some way my hotel, I discovered I had been put into about LGBT equality. You read that right. From small-town mayors all the way to the the vice president block of rooms: My partner Jason and I had a Biden on one president of the United States of America, side of us. There was another our civil rights were front and one across the hall, and all the center. rooms in our hallway were staff. Even the LGBT delegate We even had the pleasure of events were high-profile. It’s being under Secret Service proeasier to list those who didn’t tection: We had a Secret Service speak at an LGBT event in Charlotte. I can only think of detail right outside our door. three. But the first and second At the HRC/Victory Fund ladies of the nation did. As did Lunch, I got a hug from the first cabinet members, senators and lady. an esteemed list of high-profile Now for the clincher. I wasn’t speakers. sure if I’d write this, but hey, This was the fourth Democrat I love to share with my loyal Convention I’ve attended. The readers. Many of you know first was in 1984, where you that, years ago, I was once considered the most radical gay could have put our caucus in a small room. This year, the tally Mark Segal activist in the nation for my disruptions of TV shows and zapwas about 555 out LGBT delegates, and at our caucuses, the rooms were ping homophobic politicians. I’ve boasted filled to capacity and had lines waiting to that I can break almost any security. Now get in. it’s been years, but a little voice in my head All the non-LGBT speakers at the causaid, Give it one last try and see if you still cus meetings were great but two stood have it in you. So I decided to attempt to out. Newark Mayor Cory Booker litergain entrance to the holy of the holies last ally stole the hearts of the delegates with Wednesday: the Clinton suite. I’ve never his knowledge and passion for our comrevealed my techniques before, and I won’t munity. And Delaware Gov. Jack Markell now, but I literally did it. As I successfully called his LGBT legislative victories one stood outside Clinton’s suite, Room 7 on of the highlights of his administration, and Founders Hall floor in the Royal Suite, brought up to the podium Lisa Goodman a security person appeared and uttered, from Equality Delaware to make clear that “Now, Mark,” and smiled. The rest of that it was the LGBT community that deserves story will be in my memoirs. I can’t give it credit for what politicians take credit for. all away — and I promised not to — but as It has to be a partnership between elected I left the hall that night, all I could think of officials and the community. was the old man still has it, the incredible Some personal notes. As I write this, road we’ve traveled, and the hope for the I’m literally in a state of tears. You see, in future is brighter than any of us expect. ■ 1984, it was inconceivable to me that we’d Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the see an American president, vice president nation’s most-award-winning commentaand first lady delivering speeches from the convention podium with upward of 20-mil- tor in LGBT media. He can be reached at lion Americans watching on TV calling for mark@epgn.com. LGBT equality.

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Letters and Feedback In response to “Trans woman shot to death,” Sept. 7-13: Do you know for a fact she may or may not have been a sex worker? And what would that have to do with her being murdered? That was just an insensitive thing to print during her family and friends’ time of grieving ... I can let you know about her ... She was a son/daughter to some, a great friend to others, an outstanding performer and a beautiful person inside and out! Hope when it comes time to write an article about her, you use better words to describe her. — Mostros

This is a horrible crime, period. This was my friend, this was a transgender woman, not a man dressed like a woman! And she had a job, a real job, who the hell buys something from Wawa then walks the street for sex? This was my friend, and I won’t have her disrespected until all the facts are in. Thank you. My two cents. — Joseph Guzman This is yet another tragedy for our community. I am not understanding how the PGN could even have the gall to write such a “shady” article. I do not understand why every single transwoman that gets murdered and/or dies has to be a “sex worker.” And regardless if Kyra Kruz was a sex worker, what does that have to do with her

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Street Talk What’s your reaction to heated rhetoric and name-calling in a political campaign? “My reaction is one of curiosity. I’m always looking to see if the namecaller knows what they’re saying, and can elaborate Jinx Gilbert on their model opinions. South Philadelphia People have freedom of speech. They can resort to name-calling. But I don’t see any value in namecalling in any situation.”

“I’m turned off to any candidate who’s trying to get my vote that way. I want a candidate who will Duran Goodyear speak to me web developer truthfully South Philadelphia about his or her platform and the issues. The facts are all that I need to form my opinions.”

“It focuses my attention on the issues — but not in a way that’s uplifting and inspiring. It causes an emotional spark that Dylan Smythe tends to student obscure the Chapel Hill, N.C. real issues. I see little or no good in namecalling, though it might spur people on to do more research.”

“My general reaction to rhetoric and namecalling is to just tune it out. In some cases, I might listen to the person to see Camila Vargas student if they have South Philadelphia anything of substance to add. If they don’t, they’re not going to win me over.”

being murdered? Did you ever think she was still a beautiful woman with a heart of gold that was oh so suddenly cut short? Think before you write this next one. — Kitten Delancey My name is Wanda Rosado. Dawn Herold is my BF. Her son Kyra Cordova Kruz was not working for sex as Mr. Johnson said; [s]he worked in that area for The Home Depot store (so [s]he had a job) and [s]he only talked to people [s]he would trust. We believe somebody [s]he knew took advantage of [her] kindness and probably wanted more. It’s believed to be a straight man. Kyra bought three sandwiches three drinks. She would never leave home without her pocket book, never. They took that along with her identifications, her debit card and her phone. The person

who did this was a coward, a person with no soul. The devil. Because he was afraid probably of what he felt and used it against her and humiliated her with some friends, shot her without her knowing it was coming and left her to die like an animal in the streets. This person did not have the nerve to confront his frustration because Kyra would have never died without a fight she was not afraid of anyone. I saw him grown up from 8 years old and I saw his transition. [S]he was wonderful. At the age of 12, [s]he was already developing breast[s] and I saw him wear his mom’s clothes and we would laugh and think he was just growing up, it would go away. Apparently not. We never judged him; we let him be her, Kyra. She found herself. Sleep well, baby, we will miss you. — WRosado

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Pay yourself first — and regularly — with dollar cost averaging Q: I’m a gay man in my mid-30s and have extra income each month that I’d like to invest in the stock market. However, I’m nervous about figuring the best time to buy in. Do you have any suggestions? A: I always recommend to first set aside an emergency fund (three to six months of living expenses or more) and keep that safe in the bank before beginning any investment program. After that’s covered, putting money into the stock market regularly may help you build toward a variety of longer-term goals. Here’s a good strategy to follow: To remain financially responsible, everyone must pay bills on a regular basis. These bills include mortgages, utilities, car loans and credit cards. Unfortunately, many people do not also heed the oft-quoted advice to pay themselves first. The reality is that a steady saving and investing plan is sometimes necessary to help pursue financial goals such as paying for a vacation or a new car, buying a house or funding retirement. One strategy that can help you develop a systematic investing plan, while potentially saving you money and easing your mind along the way, is dollar cost averaging.

consider the accompanying chart, which shows the result of investing $50 in stocks every month for 12 consecutive months.2 As you can see, every month the share price fluctuates a bit, and by the end of the 12month period, your $600 would have bought you 42.7 shares. The average price per share, as calculated by adding up the monthly price and dividing by 12, would have been $14.25. However, the average cost that you would have actually paid, as calculated by dividing the total amount invested by the number of shares, would have $14.05 per share. Over the Jeremy been years, this method could potenGussick tially save you a lot of money.

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DCA defined Dollar cost averaging is a technique in which investments of defined amounts are made on a regular basis.1 As a long-term, disciplined strategy, DCA can help you take advantage of the benefits of compounding to potentially build a sizable sum. Aside from offering a disciplined, trouble-free way to save and invest, another potential benefit of using DCA is that it ensures that your money purchases more shares when prices are low and fewer when prices are high. Over time, the result could be that the average cost to you may be less than the average share price. For example,

The Benefits of DCA Month Share Price Shares bought Jan. $15 3.3 Feb. $13 3.8 Mar. $12 4.2 Apr. $14 3.6 May $13 3.8 June $12 4.2 July $13 3.8 Aug. $14 3.6 Sept. $16 3.3 Oct. $16 3.1 Nov. $17 2.9 Dec. $16 3.1 Total shares 42.7 Average price per share $14.25 Average cost per share using DCA $14.05 Dollar cost averaging also can offer the psychological comfort of easing into the market gradually instead of plunging in all at once. Although DCA does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets, its systematic investing “habit” helps encourage a long-term perspective, which can be soothing for people who might otherwise avoid the short-term volatility of riskier, but potentially more profitable, investments, such as equities.

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The poz fetish In my OKCupid profile, I state (about recovery, he abruptly asked, “No one three paragraphs in): sleeping over tonight?” “On July 1st, 2010, I was diagnosed I played dumb and said, “No,” which with HIV. I’m undetectable (which you made him reveal the real question he had should look up because it’s awesome). previous disguised: “How many times do I like being upfront about it, you have sex in a week?” along with everything else. The I told him that, unlike years medicine today is great. My past, I couldn’t quantify the past boyfriend, who was HIV time because it didn’t happen neg, never used condoms with very often, which earned me me. He’s still neg today, and we another round of, “How many boned a lot. A LOT.” times do you have sex in a week?” “Oh, and I’m a fucking awesome dude.” At this point, I became Some might confuse this offended. In our previous conparagraph as shilling for bareversations, he tried to draw a back sex; or perhaps that I so line in the sand between my sex practices and his, while I tried desperately need bareback sex to convey their similarities. So I so as to shill for it straight off; asked him why my sex life was or perhaps assuming that I’ll suddenly so important to him. take it from anyone because I’m poz and no one in their Aaron Stella “I’m masturbating,” he said. right mind would have bare“I have been for the past couple back sex with a poz dude but, at the same of minutes.” time, might get aroused assuming that I’m I guess that was my queue to complain poz because I’m promiscuous, and proabout how there weren’t enough dudes miscuous because I’m poz, as if sex is my around to spew their three-day loads into sole vocation. my hungry hole. I guess I missed my As word of my poz status continues to queue to pine for his own three-day load spread through the community, I receive that he was about to blow into a tube sock. more and more lusty propositions from As he continued to “spank the hog,” I neg guys who think my status connotes a told him that it was hugely offensive that subservient attitude and superior skillset he wanted me to cameo as poz slut in his in the bedroom. masturbation fantasy; that it wasn’t hot These propositions have been great for me to prop up my status as the trait story fodder around a table drinking and that makes me hot. Even if I were “slutty,” laughing with my friends. But recently, I still wouldn’t be aroused by some guy because of a conversation I had with a neg who canonizes his sex life as he objectifies mine. guy on OKCupid, a pall has fallen over Chastising sexual preferences has never my disposition surrounding this poz fetish. been part of my beliefs. At the same time, “Hey what’s up man?” was the guy’s opening message. I don’t celebrate every sexual preference Not the best introduction, but he bought I encounter. In reality, I’d be happy to himself some time when he said I had help out many guys oiling their chains at recently unlocked my “delicious ass pics” nighttime, but not when I have to demean myself to do it. for him on Manhunt.com that made him I’m poz because I’m poz because I’m go “nom nom nom.” poz, and it hasn’t given me sexual super And after a cursory glance of his powers ... yet. The second my HIV makes Manhunt pics, I eagerly continued our me grow a 9-inch dick and a plushy conversation. melon, I’ll let you know. Trust me, I’ll let From there on, we talked about my status almost exclusively. He wanted to know you know. more about what it meant to be “undetectWe’re all in this together, folks. Now get out there and talk about it. ■ able,” my pill regimen and my sex life, and he talked about his sex life in kind. Aaron Stella is former editor-in-chief of “Condoms 99.9% of the time” was his Philly Broadcaster. He has written for declared practice (funny how generous that remaining “0.01%” can be, huh?), and several publications in the city, and now devotes his life to tackling the challenges that bareback sex is strictly reserved for of HIV in the 21st century. Millennial relationships and fuck buddies. Although Poz, which recently won first place for he did admit to possibly barebacking a excellence in opinion writing from the poz guy at a few points without knowing National Lesbian and Gay Journalists — an idea I interjected — which galvanized his resolve to “use condoms every Association and best column writing from time.” the Local Media Association, appears in We texted for a few days, until one PGN monthly. Aaron can be reached at millennialpoz@gmail.com. day in the midst of convo about loss and

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UNDETECTABLE for many HIV patients REYATAZ can help lower your viral load

INDICATION REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) is a prescription medicine used in combination with other medicines to treat people 6 years of age and older who are infected with the human immunodeﬁciency virus (HIV). REYATAZ has been studied in a 48-week trial in patients who have taken anti-HIV medicines and a 96-week trial in patients who have never taken anti-HIV medicines. REYATAZ does not cure HIV or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. Do not take REYATAZ if you are taking the following medicines due to potential for serious, life-threatening side effects or death: Versed® (midazolam) when taken by mouth, Halcion® (triazolam), ergot medicines (dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, and methylergonovine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45®, ergotrate maleate, Methergine®, and others), Propulsid® (cisapride), or Orap® (pimozide). Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines due to potential for serious side effects: Camptosar® (irinotecan), Crixivan® (indinavir), Mevacor® (lovastatin), Zocor® (simvastatin), Uroxatral® (alfuzosin), or Revatio® (sildenaﬁl).

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Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines as they may lower the amount of REYATAZ in your blood, which may lead to increased HIV viral load and resistance to REYATAZ or other anti-HIV medicines: rifampin (also known as Rimactane®, Rifadin®, Rifater®, or Rifamate®), St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)-containing products, or Viramune® (nevirapine). Serevent Diskus® (salmeterol) and Advair® (salmeterol with ﬂuticasone) are not recommended with REYATAZ. Do not take Vfend® (voriconazole) if you are taking REYATAZ and Norvir® (ritonavir). The above lists of medicines are not complete. Taking REYATAZ with some other medicines may require your therapy to be monitored more closely or may require a change in dose or dose schedule of REYATAZ or the other medicine. Discuss with your healthcare provider all prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamin and herbal supplements, or other health preparations you are taking or plan to take. Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. REYATAZ use during pregnancy has not been associated with an increase in birth defects. Pregnant women have experienced serious side effects when taking REYATAZ with other HIV medicines called nucleoside analogues. After your baby is born, tell your healthcare provider if your baby’s skin or the white part of his/her eyes turns yellow. Do not breastfeed if you are HIV-positive. Also tell your healthcare provider if you have end-stage kidney disease managed with hemodialysis or severe liver dysfunction. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any side effects, symptoms, or conditions, including the following:

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ONCE-DAILY �� Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. REYATAZ does not cure HIV or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. Individual results may vary.

Ask your doctor about REYATAZ, the #1 prescribed protease inhibitor since 2007.†‡ *Source Healthcare Analytics, Source® PHAST Prescription Monthly, January 2004–April 2012. † Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, Source® PHAST Prescription Monthly, October 2011. ‡ Excluding ritonavir when used as a boosting agent.

� Mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs in patients taking REYATAZ, most often in the first few weeks after the medicine is started, and usually goes away within 2 weeks with no change in treatment. � Severe rash may develop with other symptoms that could be serious and potentially cause death. If you develop a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop using REYATAZ and call your healthcare provider right away: —Shortness of breath —Conjunctivitis (red or inflamed –General ill-feeling or “flu-like” eyes, like “pink-eye”) symptoms –Blisters —Mouth sores —Fever –Swelling of your face –Muscle or joint aches � Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes may occur due to increases in bilirubin levels in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver). � A change in the way your heart beats may occur. You may feel dizzy or lightheaded. These could be symptoms of a heart problem. � Diabetes and high blood sugar may occur in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Some patients may need changes in their diabetes medicine. � If you have liver disease, including hepatitis B or C, it may get worse when you take anti-HIV medicines like REYATAZ. � Kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. Signs or symptoms of kidney stones include pain in your side, blood in your urine, and pain when you urinate. � Some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems with protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ.

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� Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking anti-HIV medicines. The cause and long-term effects are not known at this time. � Immune reconstitution syndrome has been seen in some patients with advanced HIV infection (AIDS) and a history of opportunistic infection. Signs and symptoms of inﬂammation from previous infections may occur soon after starting anti-HIV treatment, including REYATAZ. ��Gallbladder disorders (including gallstones and gallbladder inﬂammation) have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. Other common side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines include: nausea; headache; stomach pain; vomiting; diarrhea; depression; fever; dizziness; trouble sleeping; numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet; and muscle pain. You should take REYATAZ once daily with food (a meal or snack). Swallow the capsules whole; do not open the capsules. You should take REYATAZ and your other anti-HIV medicines exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. REYATAZ is one of several treatment options your doctor may consider.

Please see Important Patient Information about REYATAZ on the following pages.

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REYATAZ® (RAY-ah-taz) (generic name = atazanavir sulfate) Capsules ALERT: Find out about medicines that should NOT be taken with REYATAZ. Read the section “What important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines?” Read the Patient Information that comes with REYATAZ before you start using it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet provides a summary about REYATAZ and does not include everything there is to know about your medicine. This information does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment. What is REYATAZ? REYATAZ is a prescription medicine used with other anti-HIV medicines to treat people 6 years of age and older who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). REYATAZ is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a protease inhibitor. HIV infection destroys CD4+ (T) cells, which are important to the immune system. The immune system helps fight infection. After a large number of (T) cells are destroyed, AIDS develops. REYATAZ helps to block HIV protease, an enzyme that is needed for the HIV virus to multiply. REYATAZ may lower the amount of HIV in your blood, help your body keep its supply of CD4+ (T) cells, and reduce the risk of death and illness associated with HIV. Does REYATAZ cure HIV or AIDS? REYATAZ does not cure HIV infection or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. You should remain under the care of a doctor when using REYATAZ. Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection. �� Do not share needles or other injection equipment. �� Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. �� Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safe sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Who should not take REYATAZ? Do not take REYATAZ if you: �� are taking certain medicines. (See “What important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines?”) Serious life-threatening side effects or death may happen. Before you take REYATAZ, tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you are taking or planning to take. These include other prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. �� are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. The active ingredient is atazanavir sulfate. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients in REYATAZ. Tell your healthcare provider if you think you have had an allergic reaction to any of these ingredients. What should I tell my healthcare provider before I take REYATAZ? Tell your healthcare provider: �� If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. REYATAZ use during pregnancy has not been associated with an increase in birth defects. Pregnant women have experienced serious side effects when taking REYATAZ with other HIV medicines called nucleoside analogues. You and your healthcare provider will need to decide if REYATAZ is right for you. If you use REYATAZ while you are pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider about the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. � ��After your baby is born, tell your healthcare provider if your baby’s skin or the white part of his/her eyes turns yellow. �� If you are breastfeeding. Do not breastfeed. It is not known if REYATAZ can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV-1 should not breastfeed because HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in the breast milk. �� If you have liver problems or are infected with the hepatitis B or C virus. See “What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ?” �� If you have end stage kidney disease managed with hemodialysis. �If you have diabetes. See “What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ?” �� If you have hemophilia. See “What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ?” �� About all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your healthcare provider. For more information, see “What important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines?” and “Who should not take REYATAZ?” Some medicines can cause serious side effects if taken with REYATAZ.

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How should I take REYATAZ? �� Take REYATAZ once every day exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider will prescribe the amount of REYATAZ that is right for you. �� Always take REYATAZ with food (a meal or snack) to help it work better. Swallow the capsules whole. Do not open the capsules. Take REYATAZ at the same time each day. �� If you are taking antacids or didanosine (VIDEX® or VIDEX® EC), take REYATAZ 2 hours before or 1 hour after these medicines. �� If you are taking medicines for indigestion, heartburn, or ulcers such as AXID® (nizatidine), PEPCID AC® (famotidine), TAGAMET® (cimetidine), ZANTAC® (ranitidine), AcipHex® (rabeprazole), NEXIUM® (esomeprazole), PREVACID® (lansoprazole), PRILOSEC® (omeprazole), or PROTONIX® (pantoprazole), talk to your healthcare provider. �� Do not change your dose or stop taking REYATAZ without first talking with your healthcare provider. It is important to stay under a healthcare provider’s care while taking REYATAZ. �� When your supply of REYATAZ starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or pharmacy. It is important not to run out of REYATAZ. The amount of HIV in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. �� If you miss a dose of REYATAZ, take it as soon as possible and then take your next scheduled dose at its regular time. If, however, it is within 6 hours of your next dose, do not take the missed dose. Wait and take the next dose at the regular time. Do not double the next dose. It is important that you do not miss any doses of REYATAZ or your other anti-HIV medicines. �� If you take more than the prescribed dose of REYATAZ, call your healthcare provider or poison control center right away. What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ? The following list of side effects is not complete. Report any new or continuing symptoms to your healthcare provider. If you have questions about side effects, ask your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider may be able to help you manage these side effects. The following side effects have been reported with REYATAZ: �� mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs in patients taking REYATAZ, most often in the first few weeks after the medicine is started. Rashes usually go away within 2 weeks with no change in treatment. Tell your healthcare provider if rash occurs. �� severe rash: Rash may develop in association with other symptoms which could be serious and potentially cause death. If you develop a rash with any of the following symptoms stop using REYATAZ and call your healthcare provider right away: � �� yellowing of the skin or eyes. These effects may be due to increases in bilirubin levels in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver). Although these effects may not be damaging to your liver, skin, or eyes, call your healthcare provider promptly if your skin or the white part of your eyes turn yellow. �� a change in the way your heart beats (heart rhythm change). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get dizzy or lightheaded. These could be symptoms of a heart problem. �� diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) sometimes happen in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Some patients had diabetes before taking protease inhibitors while others did not. Some patients may need changes in their diabetes medicine. �� if you have liver disease including hepatitis B or C, your liver disease may get worse when you take anti-HIV medicines like REYATAZ. �� kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. If you develop signs or symptoms of kidney stones (pain in your side, blood in your urine, pain when you urinate) tell your healthcare provider promptly. �� some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems with protease inhibitors like REYATAZ.

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REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) c� hanges in body fat. These changes may include an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the trunk. Loss of fat from the legs, arms, and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time. �� immune reconstitution syndrome. In some patients with advanced HIV infection (AIDS) and a history of opportunistic infection, signs and symptoms of inflammation from previous infections may occur soon after anti-HIV treatment, including REYATAZ, is started. Other common side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines include nausea; headache; stomach pain; vomiting; diarrhea; depression; fever; dizziness; trouble sleeping; numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet; and muscle pain. Gallbladder disorders (which may include gallstones and gallbladder inflammation) have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. What important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines? Do not take REYATAZ if you take the following medicines (not all brands may be listed; tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take). REYATAZ may cause serious, life-threatening side effects or death when used with these medicines. �� methylergonovine such as CAFERGOT®, MIGRANAL®, D.H.E. 45®, ergotrate maleate, METHERGINE®, and others (used for migraine headaches). �� ® (pimozide, used for Tourette’s disorder). �� ® (cisapride, used for certain stomach problems). �� ® (used for insomnia). �� ® (used for sedation), when taken by mouth. Do not take the following medicines with REYATAZ because of possible serious side effects: �� ® (irinotecan, used for cancer). ��®� �� sometimes cause increased levels of bilirubin in the blood. �� ® (lovastatin) or ZOCOR® (simvastatin). �� ® (alfuzosin, used to treat benign enlargement of the prostate). �� ® (sildenafil, used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension). Do not take the following medicines with REYATAZ because they may lower the amount of REYATAZ in your blood. This may lead to an increased HIV viral load. �� ®, RIFADIN®, RIFATER®, or RIFAMATE®, used for tuberculosis). ��(Hypericum perforatum), an herbal product sold as a dietary �� ® (nevirapine, used for HIV infection). The following medicines are not recommended with REYATAZ: � ��® (salmeterol) and ADVAIR® (salmeterol with fluticasone), used to treat asthma, emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also known as COPD. Do not take the following medicine if you are taking REYATAZ and NORVIR® together: �� ® (voriconazole). The following medicines may require your healthcare provider to monitor your therapy more closely (for some medicines a change in the dose or dose schedule may be needed): �� ® (tadalafil), LEVITRA® (vardenafil), or VIAGRA® (sildenafil), used to treat erectile dysfunction. REYATAZ may increase the chances of serious side effects that can happen with CIALIS, LEVITRA, or VIAGRA. Do not use CIALIS, LEVITRA, or VIAGRA while you are taking REYATAZ unless your healthcare provider tells you it is okay. �� ® (tadalafil) or TRACLEER® (bosentan), used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. ��® (atorvastatin) or CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin). There is an increased �� chance of serious side effects if you take REYATAZ with this cholesterollowering medicine. ��® (amiodarone), lidocaine, �� ®��®, and others). �� ® (rifabutin, an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis). �� ®�� ®�� ®, (buprenorphine or buprenorphine/ naloxone, used to treat pain and addiction to narcotic painkillers). �� ® (bepridil, used for chest pain). ��

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��® (warfarin). �� ® (amitriptyline), NORPRAMIN® �� ®� �� ® (trimipramine), TOFRANIL® (imipramine), or VIVACTIL® (protriptyline). �� ® or NEORAL® ��® (sirolimus), or PROGRAF® (tacrolimus). �� ® and others). �� ®, FLOVENT®), given by nose or inhaled to treat allergic symptoms or asthma. Your doctor may choose not to keep you on fluticasone, especially if you are also taking NORVIR®. �� ®), used to prevent or treat gout or treat familial Mediterranean fever. The following medicines may require a change in the dose or dose schedule of either REYATAZ or the other medicine: �� ® (saquinavir). �� ® (ritonavir). �� ® (efavirenz). �� ® (didanosine). �� ® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate). �� ® (rifabutin). �� ® or TIAZAC® (diltiazem), COVERA-HS® or ISOPTIN SR® (verapamil) and others. �� ® (clarithromycin). �� ® (nizatidine), PEPCID AC® (famotidine), TAGAMET® (cimetidine), or ZANTAC® (ranitidine). Talk to your healthcare provider about choosing an effective method of contraception. REYATAZ may affect the safety and effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives such as birth control pills or the contraceptive patch. Hormonal contraceptives do not prevent the spread of HIV to others. Remember: 1. Know all the medicines you take. 2. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take. 3. Do not start a new medicine without talking to your healthcare provider. How should I store REYATAZ? �� not store this medicine in a damp place such as a bathroom medicine cabinet or near the kitchen sink. �� keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. Dispose of unused medicines through community take-back disposal programs when available or place REYATAZ in an unrecognizable, closed container in the household trash. General information about REYATAZ This medicine was prescribed for your particular condition. Do not use REYATAZ for another condition. Do not give REYATAZ to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. Keep REYATAZ and all medicines out of the reach of children and pets. This summary does not include everything there is to know about REYATAZ. Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in patient information leaflets. Remember no written summary can replace careful discussion with your healthcare provider. If you would like more information, talk with your �� What are the ingredients in REYATAZ? Active Ingredient: atazanavir sulfate Inactive Ingredients: Crospovidone, lactose monohydrate (milk sugar), magnesium stearate, gelatin, FD&C Blue No. 2, and titanium dioxide. ��® and REYATAZ® are registered trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. ��®� �� ® are registered trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company. DESYREL®� �� Company. Other brands listed are the trademarks of their respective owners and are not trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. ��

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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between Aug. 27-Sept. 2. Information is courtesy of 6th District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS (8477).

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INCIDENTS — Between 6 p.m. Aug. 24 and 8 a.m. Aug. 27, an unlocked 2003 Toyota parked in the 800 block of Locust Street was rummaged through; nothing was taken. This report was received by the DPR Unit via phone, thus police were not dispatched. — Between 10:30 a.m. Aug. 27 and noon Aug. 31, a 2007 Mazda was stolen from the 400 block of South Ninth Street. It was recovered Sept. 1 in the 1100 block of South Fifth Street. — On 10:50 p.m. Aug. 27, a woman’s handbag was stolen from an outside table at Tria, 1137 Spruce St., by a white male in his late 20s, 6-foot, thin build and wearing a white T-shirt and light pants. The woman chased the male east on Spruce Street until he dropped the handbag and she recovered all her belongings. —Between 11:30 p.m. Aug. 27 and 10 a.m. Aug. 28, a 2011 Ocean City Moped

was stolen from outside 1317 Spruce St. — Between 1 p.m. Aug. 27 and 2 p.m. Aug. 29, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 413 S. 11th St. — Between 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 28, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 111 S. 11th St. — Between 4 p.m. Aug. 28 and 4 p.m. Aug. 31, a copper downspout was stolen from a residence in the 1200 block of Panama Street. Another downspout was taken from another residence on the block around Aug. 14 but not reported until Aug. 31. — At 4:35 p.m. Aug. 29, two males were observed on security video taking gold bracelets from the display inside Ice Age Jewelry, 1116 Market St. The men were described as black males, 21-25 years old; one was 280 pounds, wearing a white Tshirt and cap and blue shorts. The other was 265 pounds and wearing a white T-shirt and glasses. — On Aug. 30, a man met up with a male he knew but hadn’t seen for a long time at 12th and Pine streets. The male took the man’s backpack and fled south on 12th Street. Central Detective Division is investigating and will obtain an arrest warrant for the suspect charging him with theft. — At 10:50 a.m. Aug. 31, a 2000 Nissan involved in an auto accident at 800 Pine Street was towed by a company that the vehicle owner stated went out of business,

and he can’t locate his vehicle. — Between 3:15-4:45 p.m. Aug. 31, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 1300 Sansom St. — Between 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 31, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 800 Spruce St. — Between 3 p.m. Sept. 1 and noon Sept. 2, a 2009 Hyundai, parked with the valet at 1201 Market St., was stolen. NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS — At 6:50 p.m. Aug. 30, 6th District Officers Cooper and Cash arrested a male wanted on a bench warrant for failure to appear for court outside 1220 Chestnut St. The 36-year-old suspect with a North Philadelphia address was charged with contempt of court. SUMMARY ARRESTS — On Aug. 29, Center City District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1100 Market St. at 5:20 p.m. — On Aug. 31, 6th District bike patrol officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Market St. at 10:55 a.m. — On Sept. 1, 6th District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Market St. at 7:35 p.m. — On Aug. 1, 6th District bike patrol officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Market St. at 10:55 a.m. ■

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News Briefing PAC resumes meetings After a five-month hiatus, the city’s Police Advisory Commission will resume its public meetings later this month. Internal operational changes that have occurred since the July departure of PAC executive director William M. Johnson are expected to be discussed at the meeting. “We’ll be introducing our interim executive director, Kelvyn Johnson, and releasing our strategic plans for the future,” said Ronda B. Goldfein, the PAC’s chair. “We’re enthusiastic about the PAC’s new direction, and our enhanced plans to serve all Philadelphians.” The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at 990 Spring Garden St., seventh floor. Members of the general public are invited to attend, Goldfein added. The PAC is a civilian-oversight agency that investigates citizens’ complaints of misconduct within the Philadelphia Police Department and makes recommendations for corrective action to the mayor, managing director and police commissioner. Its highest-profile LGBT case involves Nizah Morris, a transgender woman discovered with a fatal head wound in 2003, shortly after she received a courtesy ride from Philadelphia police. The PAC is expected to issue a report on the matter within the next few months.

Bucks County AIDS Walk The 13th annual AIDS Walk sponsored by Fighting AIDS Continuously Together will kick off Sept. 23 in New Hope.

The 7-mile walk begins at the New HopeSolebury High School, winds through the towns of Lambertville and Stockton in New Jersey, then returns to New Hope. Proceeds will help people with HIV/AIDS in Bucks, Mercer and Hunterdon counties cover emergency expenses, including food, clothing and utility costs, said Cora R. Berke, a FACT board member. “This fundraiser will help fulfill the emergency needs of so many people,” Berke said. “We’re setting a goal of raising $100,000.” Registration will take place immediately prior to the walk, Berke said, and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. FACT is a nonprofit AIDS organization based in New Hope. To donate or obtain an AIDS Walk pledge form, visit www.factbuckscounty.org. — Timothy Cwiek

Night out for DVLF The LGBT happy hour Our Night Out will this month host LGBT grantmaking agency Delaware Valley Legacy Fund. The social will be held 6-8 p.m. Sept. 18 at The Prime Rib, 1701 Locust St. DVLF staffers and supporters will be on hand to share information about the agency, and guests can purchase tickets to the agency’s Dec. 1 TOY fundraiser.

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priest Edward Avery, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to sex abuse of the same victim in the Engelhardt/Shero case, to testify in their trial as a witness. Avery is serving a prison sentence of up to five years. At last week’s hearing, Common Pleas Court Judge Teresa Sarmina stepped down from the case because of upcoming homicide trials. Sarmina presided over this year’s landmark trial of Monsignor William Lynn and the Rev. James Brennan, in which Lynn became the first Archdiocesan official in the nation to be convicted for covering up sexual abuse. The Engelhardt/Shero case will now be handled by Judge Ellen Ceisler.

Appeal in antigay attack The man convicted of attacking his gay neighbor this spring has appealed the ruling. Michael Marko last month was convicted of simple assault and making terroristic threats, and was sentenced to six months’ reporting probation. He has since filed an appeal and will face a hearing Sept. 17. The charges stemmed from an April incident in which Marko pushed Fishtown neighbor Ed Unay and attempted to strike Unay with a griddle pan while using antigay language. Marko was found not guilty of possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment.

Answers for HIV+ seniors The LGBT Elder Initiative will host a free forum on aging with HIV from 5:308 p.m. Sept. 18 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. “HIV + Aging: What’s New” will explore tools that positive individuals can utilize to maximize their physical and emotional health as they age, including fitness, nutrition and cosmetic remedies. Presenters include John Del Rossi, director of Rossi Wellness who has experience in cosmetic treatment for HIV-related appearance issues; Catherine Holdsworth, program director at Albert Einstein Medical Center’s Immunodeficiency Center; and Jo-Ellen Marks, certified physical fitness trainer at Optimal Sport Health Clubs. Refreshments will be provided. To register, call 267-546-3448 or email info@lgbtei.org.

Adoption ins and outs The National Adoption Center will share information for LGBT parents considering adoption at an LGBT Adoption Café from 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 20 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. The free event will include discussions with adoption professionals and current LGBT adoptive parents. For more information or to RSVP, visit www.adopt.org. ■ — Jen Colletta

The sex-abuse trial of an Archdiocesan priest and lay teacher was rescheduled until next month. The Rev. Charles Engelhardt and Bernard Shero will face trial Oct. 22, after their Sept. 4 trial was postponed following a death in the family of one of the defense attorneys. Engelhardt and Shero are accused of abusing the same boy at St. Jerome’s in the Northeast in the 1990s. Prosecutors said at a hearing last week that they are considering calling former

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van Gorp applied to the NIH for a multiyear grant, promising to train post-doctoral fellows at Weill Cornell in the neuropsychology of HIV/AIDS. The NIH allocated approximately $500,000 for the fellowship program, from funds set aside by Congress for HIV/AIDS research. As a post-doctorate student at Cornell, Feldman participated in the program from September 1998 to December 1999. Concerned that the program wasn’t meeting his expectations, Feldman reached out to various people for help, including officials at the NIH. “The NIH gave Weill Cornell two years to investigate themselves,” Feldman said. “From my perspective, it was a sham investigation. At that point, I needed some kind of vindication. My name was already trashed. The only thing I could do was to expose what was going on, and try to move forward with my career. So I filed suit.” In 2003, he sued in federal court under a federal whistle-blowing statute known as the False Claims Act. Feldman alleged that the fellowship program didn’t have the proper faculty members, failed to offer several classes as promised, had few HIV-positive patients to interact with, and veered off into research projects related to aging and epilepsy. Feldman said he interacted with one HIV/ AIDS patient during his 15 months in the program, though he expected to see dozens of such patients.

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“I had high hopes the program was going to help me develop a career of personal significance,” Feldman said. “I did learn a lot about forensic neuropsychology, but very little if anything about HIV/AIDS.” In July 2010, a federal jury in New York found that the defendants submitted false claims to the NIH on three separate occasions from 1999-2001. The following month, U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley 3rd ordered Weill Cornell and van Gorp to pay $887,714 in restitution. The defendants appealed the jury verdict, but on Sept. 5 the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the verdict. Feldman and his attorney, Michael J. Salmanson, were elated with the ruling. “The court independently weighed the evidence and concluded that there was more than sufficient evidence to find fraud,” Salmanson said. “After all these years, we’re extremely gratified that the truth has prevailed.” He said the two-week jury trial was daunting. “We were up against a powerful institution,” Salmanson said. “The other side had a lot of bells and whistles. I felt this was a David and Goliath case. David once again prevailed. The truth came out, despite all their attempts to dazzle and distract the jury.” He’s seeking about $775,000 from Weill Cornell and van Gorp for legal fees and expenses incurred by his law firm, Salmanson Goldshaw P.C., he said.

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It’s unclear how much of the restitution will go to Feldman, but he’s expecting to receive at least $100,000 after any taxes are withheld, Feldman said. Feldman said he was particularly moved by a statement made by Pauley in a 2010 court filing. “Feldman was as credible and honest a witness as this court has seen,” the judge wrote. “His testimony was compelling. In contrast, van Gorp’s presentation bore indicia of a well-rehearsed performance.” Feldman said the statement means more to him than any money he might receive. “I don’t know how much money I’m going to get,” he said. “And I don’t really care. But to have a judge say that — after years of people calling me a troublemaker and frivolous complainant — means much more than any money I might receive.” Van Gorp declined to be interviewed for this story. But his attorney, Nina Beattie, issued the following statement: “Dr. van Gorp stated he was extremely proud of the significant HIV research that was undertaken by the fellows as part of their fellowship training in the neuropsychology of HIV/AIDS at Cornell University. This research was presented in professional publications and at professional conferences around the world. All of the fellows who completed the entire fellowship program went on to have successful academic research careers. Many continued their research and work with individuals with HIV and AIDS that they began as part of their fellowship.” Weill Cornell issued the following statement: “We are disappointed with this [appellate court] decision, and are currently reviewing our options.” Defendants have until Dec. 5 to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. They have until Sept. 19 to seek reconsideration of the ruling by all 13 judges at the

2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Feldman doubts that justice is possible in the case, though he’s optimistic the defendants will be held accountable financially. “I’ve been demonized to the detriment of my career,” he said. “The fellowship was supposed to be a springboard for my career in clinical research. Instead, it led to me being blackballed and professionally ostracized. I’m not doing clinical research, as I had intended. So in that sense, I doubt there will ever be justice.” Feldman, 43, lives in New Hope and is establishing a private clinical practice in neurospsychology in the Philadelphia area. “Basically, I’ll be doing assessments and treatments for people who may have some kind of cognitive difficulty related to disease or trauma,” he said. “I’ll try to help them manage their illness. My practice will have a focus on holistic health: mind, body and spirit wellness.” He said it’s an uphill battle to develop the practice. “It’s very hard to generate referrals when you’ve been blackballed by the professionals who trained you — and anyone else who holds them in high regard,” he said. Still, Feldman doesn’t regret being a whistleblower. “If you’re going to sign up for a research grant, then you should actually do what you say you’re doing with it,” he said. “Unfortunately, that didn’t happen with the Weill Cornell grant. I hope my efforts will help dissuade other unscrupulous characters from perpetrating similar fraud.” Salmanson praised his client’s tenacity. “He’s a hero,” Salmanson said. “Dan did this at huge personal cost. But he refused to give up, no matter what people said about him. And people said some terrible things about him. So I have nothing but the deepest admiration, respect and fondness for Dan. He’s an extraordinary human being.” ■

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Media Trail Mass. urged to appeal sex-change ruling The Boston Globe reports a group of 50 Massachusetts legislators has asked the state Department of Correction to appeal a ruling from a federal court judge who ordered prison officials to provide sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate. Sen. Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, a Republican from Gloucester, said the group is “greatly troubled” by the court’s finding that the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment requires the state to provide the surgery to Michelle Kosilek, who is serving a life sentence for murder. The group sent a letter to DOC Commissioner Luis Spencer Sept. 6. The letter said if the ruling stands, it “will compel an absurd action” by the department. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf ruled Sept. 4 that the state must provide the surgery because it is the only way to treat Kosilek’s severe gender-identity disorder. KYRA from page 1

able,” Gonzales said. “Her energy and enthusiasm carried over into everything, in her work as a counselor and just as part of the GALAEI family.” Gloria Casarez, the city’s director of LGBT affairs, called Cordova a “vibrant, visible face in the community.” “She was a young person engaged in work that is about all of our lives,” Casarez said. “She was visible, she liked to have fun and even people who didn’t know her are going to relate to her.” Andrea Lamour Harrington, who considered Cordova her granddaughter, said she had a gentle spirit. “She was a bright, intelligent young woman and was so sweet. She just wouldn’t hurt a fly,” Harrington said. Cordova left GALAEI at the end of last summer. Gonzales said she ran into her during June’s Pride. “She was full of life and just being fantastic as always,” she said. “For those of us who had the privilege of knowing her, you felt her presence when she walked into a room. There was no mistaking she was there. She always had a smile on her face, and she insisted on saying hello and goodbye any time she left our office. She was an incredible personality and very much willing to give back to our community, a very positive figure in the LGBT community.” Brian Green, executive director of SafeGuards Project, said Cordova’s ener-

Groups recruit volunteers for gay-rights fights TwinCities.com reports three national gay-rights groups are seeking volunteers to go to Minnesota and three other states where gay marriage is on the ballot this fall. The Human Rights Campaign, Freedom to Marry and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force announced the drive Sept. 6. They are looking for volunteers willing to spend a full week in one of the four states, or just a weekend. Minnesota is voting on whether to ban gay marriage in its state constitution. Maine is voting on whether to legalize gay marriage, while Maryland and Washington vote on whether to uphold gay-marriage laws passed by their legislatures. The coalition, which dubbed itself United for Marriage, says it believes 2012 is a crucial year at the ballot box for gay marriage.

Gay couple sues church over property sale New England Cable News reports a gay couple from Massachusetts has sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester for allegedly refusing to sell them a Northbridge mansion because church officials were concerned they’d host gay weddings at the site. James Fairbanks and Alain Beret filed their discrimination suit Sept. 10 in Worcester getic, generous reputation was wellknown. “She was always very cheerful and just a positive person who was always willing to help out,” he said. At this summer’s Prevention Conference during AIDS Education Month, Cordova took time during a session to speak to fellow audience members about the value of community involvement. “She stood up and spoke for a few minutes and she was giving really encouraging words to other members of the trans community and other young people,” Green said. “She talked about how important it can be to get involved and to try to make a difference in your community. I remember she talked very pointedly about that.” Cordova helped relaunch Young, Trans & Unified at The Attic Youth Center in 2010 and served as a facilitator for the support group. In an interview with PGN at the time, she said she was “really excited for the chance to give back to the community” with that venture. Harrington said that, while Cordova struggled with challenges in her life, she always was determined to move beyond them. “So many in our community get to a certain point where we’re faced with so much that we just give up, but she always kept striving and always kept trying,” she said. “Whether it was through education, finding a job, volunteering, helping someone else,

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Superior Court. They allege in the suit that in the middle of negotiations to buy Oakhurst, a former retreat center affiliated with the diocese, church officials suddenly pulled out. They say they inadvertently received an email from the chancellor of the diocese to the church’s broker saying the reason was because of the “potentiality of gay marriages” at the facility. Chancellor Thomas Sullivan says the church dropped out of negotiations because of concerns about Fairbanks’ and Beret’s ability to finance the purchase.

States oppose DOMA According to The Wall Street Journal, the Vermont attorney general says the state has joined New York and Connecticut in asking a federal appeals court to rule on the federal law that fails to recognize gay marriage as unconstitutional. Attorney General William H. Sorrell said in a statement Sept. 7 that the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, has deprived same-sex couples of federal benefits and unfairly discriminates against them. He said the three states filed a friend-ofthe-court brief in the case pending in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. The states argue that they, not the federal government, regulate marriage and family relationships and that Congress hasn’t the authority to refuse recognition of gay marriage and essentially “unmarry” couples. she always wanted to do better.” The murder comes as the community continues to grapple with the unsolved murders of transwomen Stacey Blahnik and Nizah Morris. Casarez said she hopes Cordova’s murder motivates the community to continue to press for justice for all LGBT victims. “Whenever any act of violence like this happens, it reminds you of all the other acts of violence that have happened,” she said. “This is a reminder to us that we have many of these cases out there and we need folks to keep getting the word out about this and these other unsolved cases. It’s just a sad, sad situation.”

Pol backs off bid to silence NFL player The Baltimore Sun reports that, after drawing national attention for his attempt to muzzle a football player who backed gay rights, a Maryland delegate eased his position last Sunday and said Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo should be allowed to speak out in favor of same-sex marriage. “Upon reflection, he has his First Amendment rights,” Del. Emmett C. Burns Jr., a Baltimore County Democrat, said in a telephone interview. “And I have my First Amendment rights. Each of us has the right to speak our opinions.” Burns, who is also the pastor and founder of the Rising Sun First Baptist Church outside of Baltimore, has been under fire for a letter he wrote last month urging Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to “take the necessary action” and order Ayanbadejo to “cease and desist” his advocacy of gay rights. Ayanbadejo said that the delegate’s revised sentiment is “a little too late from a damage-control perspective” but hopes that Burns will “open his heart” on the issue. The 36-year-old football player traces his support for the issue to his upbringing — he spent his mid-teen years living with his family, who are straight, in an LGBT dorm at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Ayanbadejo’s stepfather was the dorm’s headmaster. ■ — compiled by Larry Nichols Transgender group BLITZ will hold a candlelight vigil for Cordova at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. For more information, email BLITZJaden@gmail.com. A life celebration is planned for 2-6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Parkside Place in Upper Gwynedd, One Parkside Place in North Wales. A fund to help pay for Kruz’s funeral has been set up at http://blitz.chipin.com/ memorial-fund-for-kyras-family. Anyone with information that could help investigators is encouraged to call Detective James Pitts at 215-686-3334. ■

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Will Property Tax Abatement Be Scrapped? City Council may explore alternatives to the decade-old program

by Patrick Kerkstra

oved by its beneficiaries and loathed by many who haven’t gotten a similar break, the city’s 10-year property tax abatement program has long been a politically divisive issue.

Supporters credit the tax break—�� the late 1990s—with fueling the Center City construction boom and enabling the redevelopment of neighborhoods from Point Breeze to East Kensington. Opponents consider the abatement manifestly unfair: Why, they ask, should some property owners—including many who just moved to the city—get deeply discounted taxes for 10 years while longtime residents pay full freight? That old debate is expected to re-emerge once City Council returns from its longest-in-the-nation summer recess later this month. This time, though, the abatement program will be considered in the light of the Actual Value Initiative, a citywide reassessment of properties that is expected to dramatically increase tax bills for some property owners while reducing bills for others. �� ments front and center again. Some City Council members, most notably City Council president Darrell L. Clarke, have signaled their readiness to alter the 10-year abatement program. “It’s clear we’re way beyond the need to have 10 years 100 percent off,” Clarke said in a recent interview. A few years ago, Clarke tried to get council and Mayor Nutter

to sign off on a bill that gradually reduced the property tax discount for newly abated properties, but it went nowhere. The climate might be different now, Clarke said. “I do hear, as we talk about �� iting the whole notion that we should be continuing the 10-year tax abatement,” he said. “I think that we probably need to look at altering it.” But altering the abatement program—now among the most generous in the country—is a tricky proposition. There might well be political support for reducing or even eliminating the abatement in sections of the city where development is strong, such as much of Center City. Now, though, with develop�� ter City and into other sections

of Philadelphia, few council members are likely to favor gutting the abatement everywhere. At minimum they would like to see the program offered in lowand moderate-income neighborhoods, where developers are only beginning to invest. The simple answer would seem to be to come up with a new abatement program that offers small or even no discounts for building in sections of the city with strong markets and big breaks for building in neighborhoods where the market is weak. Unfortunately, the state constitution doesn’t allow for that. The constitution includes a “uniformity clause,” which prohibits cities like Philadelphia from taxing different sections of the city or different types of property at different rates. City Hall has interpreted the clause to mean that an abatement program that treats all sections of �� that offers tax breaks based on local market conditions is not. The uniformity clause is also making AVI trickier than anticipated. For a series of complicated reasons, the reform is likely to have the effect of reducing the property tax burden on some big commercial properties Continued on page 2

Fireﬁghters Dial Up Online Invective IAFF 22 takes to Twitter, gets mean

Perhaps not surprisingly, Philadelphia’s municipal labor unions haven’t been at the vanguard of the social media revolution. They excel at old-fashioned organizing, to be sure, but their digital presence is, well, weak. There is one big exception: the absolutely biting and astonishingly aggressive Twitter feed of the �� Burned by their dealings with the Nutter administration— which has twice appealed new contracts for the union awarded by an independent arbiter—the union has adopted a positively ruthless tone online. It seems no topic, and no member of the administration, is considered out of bounds. The union has gone not only after Nutter—on matters both personal and professional—but also �� press secretary Mark McDonald Continued on page 2

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��ers), which increases the burden on many residential neighborhoods. City Council would no doubt jump at the chance to avoid that, if it could charge commercial property owners a higher tax rate than residential property owners. But that too is not permitted under the state’s uniformity clause. So don’t be surprised if City

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� �� Negrin. �� chance of blowing your head off. Your odds are worse with Brownouts in your local,” read a post on �� count on Aug. 8, referring to the �� station brownouts to save money on departmental expenses.

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Council asks state lawmakers to take a look at the uniformity clause in the months to come. If the clause were changed, the city could gain the ability both to tailor the abatement program by neighborhood and to implement AVI with one tax rate for homeowners and a higher tax rate for commercial-property owners. �� that—which is something we are having conversations with the state about—then that’s something that would be given serious consideration,” Clarke said. Here’s another, posted on Aug. �� concert: “The mayor of Bikini Bottom is having a big concert this weekend. Its celebrating his success in not awarding contracts �� And there’s plenty more where that came from. Indeed, the above examples are relatively tame, compared to some of the union’s invective. The question �� possibly hope to accomplish by sticking a digital stick in Mayor Nutter’s eye? PK were only a handful of professors

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The exterior of the John Coltrane House at 1511 North 33rd Street in Philadelphia shows signs of deterioration. Sarah J. Glover/Photographer

Seeking Better Days for John Coltrane House Home of legendary saxophonist is in need of repair by Sheila Simmons

t hardly looks like the home of a legend. Wooden planks support �� dangle from where round pillars once stood. Chipped paint partly covers the image of a steel wreath above the door frame. But 1511 North 33rd Street is where jazz great John Coltrane blew his horn—playing complicated scales, exhaling bluesy riffs, pushing out the frustrations of the day into sound that excited, awed and mesmerized a generation. The brick duplex where Col�� should provide some degree of inspiration to passers-by and visitors. Instead, the Strawberry Mansion home is a sad reminder of just how hard time can be on bricks and mortar—and on our memory. Coltrane spent his formative

years in Philadelphia. He was so successful as a musician that he was credited with innovating a chord approach. In “Sheets of Sound,” Coltrane played multiple notes at one time. A Pulitzer �� recognized his “masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz.” But none of these accomplishments keep the roof up. Nor do they repair the electrical system or erase the damage to walls left by �� several years ago. Lenora Early, the home’s current owner, told Temple University’s Philadelphia Neighborhoods last year that renovation needs exceeded several million dollars. It’s not like the powers that be haven’t recognized the importance

of Coltrane’s house. It is listed as a National Historic Landmark, complete with a blue marker out front. This year the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awarded $71,000 to the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia towards planning the renovation. �� of jazz musicians gathered in front of the porch and posed for a picture titled “A Great Day in Philadelphia”—a take on the famous “Great Day in Harlem,” a 1958 portrait of jazz greats outside a New York brownstone. Mayor Nutter presented a proclamation for Jazz Day at the event. A video on the John Coltrane House website features �� Gary Steuer, calling the house, “A tangible representation of the incredible jazz scene that had �� city “will do all it can to help,” he vowed, “but ultimately it will depend on citizens who care.” I’m not sure when all that caring will start, but each time I drive past Coltrane’s home, it looks a little more deteriorated. Not lost on me is the irony of the close proximity of the home—about a mile—from the Art Museum circle, around which tens of thousands of ticket-holders paid between $99 and $350 each during Labor Day weekend to revel in the presence and sound of hip-hop and rock for the Made in America festival. Jazz was made in America. �� Philadelphia is diminishing—like a blue train blurring by.

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Washington, D.C.’s Capital Bikeshare program provides easily accessible bicycles to residents and visitors. Photo courtesy of the District Department of Transportation

�� While other cities have thriving bikeshare programs, Philadelphia is stuck in a planning rut

�� Fenty launched the D.C. Bikeshare Program with these words: “The only thing better than talking about biking is biking.” In Philadelphia we have been talking about a bike share for years. We started talking about it on Jan. 17, �� the Philadelphia Bikeshare Concept Study. The study’s conclusion: “The bikeshare concept holds much promise to help the city continue to evolve toward a sustainable future.” �� intensely and diversely developed central districts.” The study laid out a clear set of next steps along with a detailed study of market conditions and liability issues, it was recommended that the bike-

share process advance toward implementation �� Sounds like a plan. But in this town, even the clearest action steps can get bogged down. Fast-forward (or, better said, slow forward) and little has happened. The grassroots effort to make bike-share in Philadelphia a reality seems to have lost some of its mojo: Its website shows that from �� demonstration, a video from the U.S. Department of Transportation promoting bike share across the country and a SEPTA study that references bicycles Not exactly a groundswell of local support. �� uphill for four years, the bike-share-advocate community needs a rest. Oh, yeah, there is that YouTube video of Mayor �� Transportation and Utilities [MOTU] lead the effort to bring bike share to Philadelphia.”

“Looking forward” to lead�� What makes the Philly bike share saga most disheartening is that one doesn’t have to look very �� share program—and it’s thriving. Board a train for Washington, D.C., and you will arrive at Union �� share (CaBi) Station on Columbus Circle just outside the front entrance. Purchase a daily membership for $5 and you are good to go. You can also get an annual �� 30 minutes of every ride is free. With a membership, you have access to a network of 1,670 bicycles accessible at more than 175 stations in Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, and Alexandria, VA. And D.C. started CaBi with a business model that precluded advertising revenue to defray costs. In a city whose newly elected council president has made the monetization of public assets the hallmark of his early leadership, advertising on hubs, bikes and helmets should be a no-brainer. If you want to see what could have been in Philadelphia, just look to Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Twin Cities bike-share �� provides a timeline for bringing bike share online: �� nesota was formed through the Twin Cities Bike Share Project, an initiative started by Minneapolis �� Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation. [The First BikeShare forum is developed in Philadelphia is �� Twin Cities (a program of Transit

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for Livable Communities funded through the Federal Highway Administration) announced its �� a major funding commitment by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Center for Preven�� secures funding for Phase I and assembles staff. �� ing happens in Philadelphia.] �� selects Public Bike System Company (developers of the Montreal Bixi bike-share system) to supply its bike-share equipment and forms relationships with two local businesses, Freewheel Bike Shop and Sieco Construction, to help assemble and install the bike-share equipment. ��phia produces a concept study.] �� operational in downtown Minneapolis with Phase I of its system that includes 700 bikes and 65 �� logs more than 100,000 rides on �� pens in Philadelphia.] ��tions and 500 bicycles to the city. �� users had logged an additional �� pens in Philadelphia.] C’mon, Philadelphia. We �� corporate community to engage, a City Council looking for new ways to deal with old problems, and a mayor telling the press he supports bike share. The time for planning is over. The time for an �� S E P T. 9 - 1 6 , 2 0 1 2

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Temple Football: ��

by Jeremy Treatman

�� is a Temple alumna who never experienced a winning football season, a student body supporting Temple’s �� beat Villanova 41-10 on Aug. 31. �� win over the Wildcats. “She just tells us how it used to be when she went to Temple isn’t how it is now. She’s not jealous at all. She’s just happy. What she describes doesn’t exist now. It’s hard to imagine.” Temple’s transformation—a school community sporting a successful football program, spirit on campus, big crowds at games, tens of thousands of co-eds living on campus, plus yearly chances to play in

bowl games—has raised eyebrows in the Philadelphia region and eradicated the doubters who sounded off for decades. “I think alumni have changed the way they feel about Temple football,” said Temple football coach Steve Addazio. “My goal is that everyone in this area will embrace what we are doing and what we hope to accomplish.” What is happening today is really the vision of former Temple

president Peter Liacouras (who �� in the early 1980s believed that top-notch football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball programs could launch Temple’s name nationally, create excitement on campus, increase applicants and student numbers, and eventually raise more revenue to expand buildings and house more people on campus. Temple had only one winning season in that era, but the footprint for future success was laid. “This has been a long time in the making,” said Addazio. “Whatever scars were in the past sure seem worth it now. This was a beautiful opening game for us. To see that crowd, that support, and see Philadelphia supporting this team was fantastic.” On the night before the game, thousands cheered at a pep rally in front of the dormitories. More than 10,000 Temple students attended the game against Villanova on Friday, Aug. 31. It appeared that all but one student section at Lincoln Financial Field were cheering for Temple. Nearly everyone—students, fans, alumni—robed themselves in cherry-and-white gear. “What more can you ask for?” said Temple quarterback Chris Coyer, who threw for one touchdown and ran for another. “You feel the buzz in the campus, and among the students, and it’s incredible. People care about Temple football.” Which begs the question, just how big can Temple football become in Philadelphia? “I think we can really capture this city,” said Vaughn Carraway, a safety who had an interception for a touchdown and a fumble

recovery in the Villanova game, �� been here for four years and never seen so much excitement. Kids are talking to us during school and wishing us luck. There is no telling how popular we can become in Philadelphia. I believe it’s only going to get better.” Carraway described what may be the biggest difference between the current Owls era and the Liacouras era, which sought this exact phenomenon. “Me and all of my teammates have been getting congratulations and good-luck messages Continued on page 2

Nice Moment for the Reids It was hard not to notice Eagles coach Andy Reid and his wife, Tammy, gushing after the game on Aug. 31 with family and friends outside the Temple locker room. Reid’s son Spencer, a Harriton High graduate, played �� Reid’s son Garrett died tragically earlier this summer. JT

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We owe chef Christina Wilson an apology. In recent years, we’ve talked to many a talented chef competing on cooking shows like “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters” — all of them talking a good game, then washing out early. So when we talked to the out Philadelphia chef the week before she appeared on the premiere of “Hell’s Kitchen,” we wished for the best but prepared ourselves for a similar outcome. Lo and behold, she won. Anyone who has watched “Hell’s Kitchen” knows it is aptly named, being nowhere near as warm and fuzzy as other cooking competitions. Chef Gordon Ramsay, the show’s host, can be quite the taskmaster. Each episode features a challenge where the losing team has to endure some form of punishment that is usually labor-intensive. The team later competes in a dinner service, which usually finds

contestants bickering among themselves none of the episodes had aired, so she and on the receiving end of Ramsay’s couldn’t discuss anything that had hapfiery wrath if they don’t meet his stringent pened on the show, lest some juicy details standards. or spoilers get out before it aired. Back Wilson, a 33-yearthen, all we could old Phillipsburg, talk about was her N.J., native who has background and ask worked in Philly restaurants Gypsy some vague quesSaloon, Lolita and tions about the Mercato, kicked a show. But in the respectable amount days before the seaof culinary butt son finale, we were throughout the entire able to reconnect season and outwith Wilson and cooked all of her talk about anything competitors to win a except if she won. position as head chef We had to wait until at Gordon Ramsay Monday to find out. Steak at the Paris Las like everybody else. Vegas — and major But Wilson bragging rights on did talk up what she her home turf. went through on the road to winning the When we first talked to Wilson, CHEF CHRISTINA WILSON competition.

PGN: Considering that your team, the red team, won the majority of the dinner services, was it frustrating to lose the challenges to the blue team and have to do the punishments? CW: It was a little frustrating. The red team won the first three. We kind of just pushed past them. It was bittersweet for me. We weren’t able to work out or exercise while we were there. We didn’t have the time or the equipment for it. I lucked out in that most of our punishments were heavy-lifting days, so I was able to get my aggression out in a more positive way. As far as dinner service goes, we were kind of kicking the blue team’s butt for a while there. There’s a divider in the kitchen, so during service, we couldn’t see what the blue team was doing. So I saw it for the first time just like you at home. To see how disorganized they were, I don’t know. There was just no fluidness to their team. That was interesting to watch for the first time as a viewer. They couldn’t get it together. It’s no surprise that we won so many services. My team did

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not take punishment well. I might have been the only one that just shut up and carried stuff. But then we also got to do cool things like break down half a steer and braise a whole pig. There was a lot of learning happening. There’s a silver lining in all of it. PGN: Of all the punishments you had to do, which one was the worst? CW: The trash sorting [removing recyclables from the restaurant’s trash], 100 percent. I don’t mind delivery day. The trash was bad. Justin [Antiorio] has a condition in his esophagus and his gag reflex is really bad. He was on the verge of throwing up the whole time. I was in the middle. Barbie was right at home because it smells like compost on the farm. That smell, it was in our nostrils, so we couldn’t shake it for the rest of the day. And I didn’t learn anything. I already know how to recycle. Garbage-sorting day was the absolute worst. Plus it was L.A. in June. So it’s 98 degrees and a dry heat. The smell just hung in the air. PGN: Have your peers in the Philadelphia culinary scene been supportive of you competing on “Hell’s Kitchen”? CW: Some of them are and some of them are not. It’s a hard question to answer. There is definitely a little bit of resentment or jealousy. There’s this edge with my most current ex-employers. But the people that I’ve worked side by side with, executive chefs, the line cooks, salad

cook amongst people with so many different backgrounds and styles. I think there were a few of us that took it as a learning opportunity as opposed to a job opportunity.

guys, they’re 100-percent behind me. I definitely get a lot of support from them. There are some people that it leaves a bad taste in their mouth that I went for this opportunity, got it and I’m doing well in it. PGN: Throughout the competition, you were never up for elimination, correct? CW: Never. I was never nominated for elimination. Service is my thing. The challenges were really tricky for me, but dinner service I always feel good in. In Philly I ran two really busy kitchens for a few years. That’s where I find my comfort, running the pass. It was fun. PGN: Do you think “Hell’s Kitchen” gives an accurate depiction of what it’s like for chefs in a successful restaurant? CW: I think it does to some degree. The show itself is much different just because of the pressure of the cameras and the standards of chef Ramsay. You’re con-

stantly moving. In a busy restaurant you don’t stop. You start at 5:15 and you don’t stop until 11:30. The show doesn’t pay too much attention to the time and how many people are getting fed. But you see it in how hard we are hustling. “Hell’s Kitchen” is so unique. You wouldn’t find that environment in a normal restaurant. I think anybody with any culinary experience can see that we’re hustling and dealing with a good volume of people. PGN: Are you a better chef for having been on “Hell’s Kitchen”? CW: Absolutely. I have become a better chef. Chef Ramsay — and a lot of this wasn’t on camera — taught us so much about technique and flavor affinities. His team, chef Andy and chef Scott, if you wanted to learn, they were right there and they were so generous with their knowledge. And there were some people there who weren’t there to learn or take full advantage of the knowledge. I also got to

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PGN: You and fellow contestant Dana Cohen seem to be buddies throughout the show. Were you disappointed that she didn’t make it to the finale with you? CW: First and foremost, I’m happy that I made it to the finale. It would have been fun to compete against Dana but, quite honestly, I think Dana and I are better teammates. Justin and I had a healthy and positive competitiveness between us through the show. I feel better having Dana on my team than going against her. We have very different cooking styles. I think we’re better together than against each other. PGN: When you see contestants screwing something up during dinner service on the show, do you think it’s from the stress of being in front of the cameras or is it a lack of skill? CW: It’s definitely the stress and environment. None of us had experience with that kind of kitchen where someone else is doing all of your plating and someone is checking every single thing. You also have take into account editing to some degree as far as cooking ability. Attitude or personality is a different thing. If it came out of your mouth, you said it. Nothing is scripted. Nothing is set up. ■

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Ed Hall: From organizational rebranding to Radical Faerie If you don’t know or haven’t been there lately, Philly’s community center has come a long way since its humble beginnings as the Penguin Place. On any given night at the William Way LGBT Community Center, you can watch a film or a play, hear a concert or attend a lecture. There are weekly programs for queer Christian youth and for LGBT seniors. Feeling literal? There is a great lending library, a weekly book club and a queer writers’ collective. There are support and social groups, counseling services and LGBT archives. I don’t have enough room to list all the programs at Way Gay University starting in October but, in past years, they’ve taught everything from homeopathy to homorobics, from Spanish to swing dancing. There’s an art gallery, a cyber center and, thank heavens, a new elevator. The center also has a brand-spanking-new look, thanks to designer Ed Hall, who rebranded the old logo to give WWCC a fresh face and sleeker appearance. PGN spoke to the designer, who has been putting his own brand on Philadelphia companies. PGN: Tell me a little about yourself. EH: I moved here six years ago from Pittsburgh, but I’m originally from Toledo, Ohio. I went to the International Academy of Design and Technology in Pittsburgh and then moved here for work and have been here ever since. PGN: Anything I know about Toledo came from Cpl. Klinger on “MASH.” What was life like there? EH: [Laughs.] Well, I left when I was 18, if that gives you any indication! Actually, it’s not bad: It’s a very blue-collar town, kind of like a small town that got big. It was just a little too slow-paced for my taste. It was more designed for people who wanted to slow down and start a family right out of high school. PGN: What were you like as a kid? EH: Completely different than I am now! I was shy and kept to myself. All I wanted was a pencil and some paper and a quiet place to draw. PGN: Family? EH: Very small: Both my parents were only children, so it was just my brother and I, no cousins or much extended family.

cross-country, until I got bored with that. I was in marching band, concert band, jazz band and orchestra. PGN: You’re a musical geek! EH: Yeah, I played drums in marching band, alto saxophone in concert and jazz, and in orchestra I played double bass. PGN: Was there much of a culture shock moving to Pittsburgh or — both being blue collar — was it similar? EH: No, it was very different. Pittsburgh gave me a first glimpse at city living. It was a city in transition from blue collar to white collar so it was perfect for me. PGN: And what did you study? EH: I have a BFA in graphic design and an AST in visual communications. PGN: So you were always an artsy kid. What was the silliest project you made for your mother? Papier-mâché ashtray, etc. EH: I don’t think I’ve ever done anything like that. [Laughs.] I think I’ve always been a minimalist! I never wanted my excess stuff cluttering her house. I’m still like that. PGN: When did you come out? EH: Well, I came out twice. Initially when I was about 19 and I got my heart broken, and so I quasi went back into the closet for about five years. After that I came out officially and haven’t looked back. PGN: So you started out with a revolving door instead of a closet door? EH: True! Heartbreak will do that. PGN: Well, now you’re healed and involved in all sorts of things in the LGBT community. Tell me about some of them. EH: I work as a freelance designer and a lot of my work is for LGBT organizations. I design for William Way Center and do a lot of their visuals as well as rebranding their look. I also work with Action AIDS and just redesigned the whole Dining Out for Life campaign look, if you happened to see that. I work with Philadelphia Fight designing and rebranding, and I’m about to start working with DVLF and Mazzoni.

PGN: Was your brother quiet like you? EH: No, we were complete opposites. There was also just enough age difference not to be really close. Just as I was entering middle school or high school, he was finishing and already had his friends, etc.

PGN: We hear the terms “branding” and “rebranding” a lot — explain. EH: Branding is creating a look and feel for a company or particular product or campaign. Rebranding is if they already had a look but it’s gone out of style and you need to refresh it or come up with something new.

PGN: Did you participate in any activities in school? EH: I was mainly involved in the arts but I played tennis for a while and also ran

PGN: Ever have a “New Coke” situation, where it just doesn’t go over? EH: I’ve been really lucky that, working in the LGBT community, I’ve had nothing

but good experiences. It’s been a dream. Prior to that I worked with a lot of Fortune 500 companies and it happens a lot there. It was frustrating because you’d work many hours on something and really invest in it and it would get approved, approved, approved until it reached the person who should have been the first one to sign off on it, like the president or CEO, and they state that they never wanted a change from the beginning. It’s like, why didn’t you start by asking them about this? PGN: Do you get emotionally invested in your designs? EH: Yes, as an artist you put so much of yourself into the work. For me, I bring a lot of passion to my work because I would never want to give someone something I didn’t care about. So yes, it was crushing when it got rejected. It wasn’t about the money, it was just sad to see it go to waste because the designs were catered for each company, so it’s not like you could just use it somewhere else.

EH: I’ve done work for DirectTV and did the CES [Computer Electronics Show] exhibit for them. The CES is a huge electronics show every year in Vegas. People from all over the world fly in to see what’s new in the world of electronics. I did the exhibit for DirectTV and it got a lot of buzz. People were blogging about it. And the Dining Out for Life campaign this year was really nice to do. PGN: Do you get “creator’s block”? EH: Oh yeah, all the time. You really have to work through it. I’m always looking for inspiration, whether I’m walking around the streets of Philly or cruising the Internet. I’ll snap pictures of things outside or save images online to help me get jump-started. PGN: And you’re also a member of the Radical Faeries. Tell me about that. EH: Yes, I’ve been a member for about four years now. Chris Bartlett introduced me. I started following him on Twitter and he’d mentioned them a few times. It sounded intriguing so I met with the group and fell in love with the faeries.

PGN: On the website it states in part, “The Radical Faeries are a queer tribal nation sharing affinity in the spiritual underpinnings of nonmainstream sexuality and heart-centered relationships. We welcome all queer spirits, straight, gay, bi, trans, two-spirited or searching. We welcome people from all walks of life who want to share and nurture their essential fabulosity. We’re decentralized, and no one person is ‘in charge.’ Our shared values include feminism, respect for the Earth and individual responsibility rather than hierarchy.” What spoke to you? Photo: Suzi Nash EH: Definitely the indiPGN: What’s gratifying about your vidual responsibility and work? the heart-centered relationships. And of EH: I just love creating things and I love course respect of the earth. I’m also a bit when someone is happy with the work that of a feminist. I’ve done — when they tell me it’s just what they were looking for. It’s also cool PGN: What was a favorite moment as a to have your creative talents seen by thouRadical Faerie? sands of people. EH: Going to Short Mountain for the first time for the Spring Gathering. It’s PGN: What’s the biggest project you’ve a Faerie sanctuary in Tennessee and done? was an eye-opening PAGE 35

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Dancing in September I love this cooler weather! I know it’s not officially fall yet, but once I get past Labor Day and the nighttime temperature drops below 60, it doesn’t make any difference to me. The days are getting shorter and football is back and that makes me happy because I love the changing of the seasons in and around Philly! Kick Off on Camac Block Party It’s the first block party of the fall season! Join the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League from 2-8 p.m. Sept. 15 on the 200 block of South Camac Street. They’re closing Camac between Locust and Spruce for food, fun, drink specials and games like washers, ladderball and cornhole! Love me some cornhole action. If you want to join the league, be at Columbus Square Park at 9 a.m. that day for Skills Day. This is your last chance to show them what you’ve got. For more information, go to www.phillyflagfootball.com.

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PEC Get out and get half-naked at PEC, a benefit for the Pennsylvania Hospital Oncology and Hematology Counseling Department, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sept. 22 at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St. Cover is only $10 — or $5 if you take your shirt off! And you’ll need to once DJ Robert Drake starts spinning the classic dance tracks. But you won’t just be having fun for your own sake: 100 percent of the door, draft beer and Jell-O shooter sales will go directly to charity. As an added bonus, those hot and crazy men and women of Highwaymen TNT will be up from D.C. for their annual Philly road trip and bar night at The Bike Stop, along with Jim Kiley- their specialty cocktail shooter, Spooge! Zufelt Chocolate Don’t know what TNT is? Ask, and they might tell you; if you’re really lucky, they might show you!

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Our Night Out Catch up with the guys and gals of ONO from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 18 at The Prime Rib, 1701 Locust St. Everyone’s back from summer and ready to chill their way into fall at this monthly social networking party. Meet new friends or share embarrassing shore stories with old ones! To join their mailing list, find “Our Night Out — Philly” on Facebook.

Pancakes 4 Supper When I was a kid we always loved it when Dad went on a business trip because Mom would make the best stuff for dinner — stuff she could never get away with making when Dad was around, like pancakes! What was fun when I was a kid is now a fundraiser while I’m a grownup. Don’t miss the second annual Philly Trans March fundraiser Pancakes 4 Supper, 6-11 p.m. Sept. 21 at Sam’s Morning Glory Diner, 735 S. 10th St. Get there early because the place fills up fast — and so will you, because these pancakes are spectacular! It’s only $15 for all-you-can-eat buffet-style, with alcoholic beverages available for an additional donation. Did I mention that both DJ Evil and DJ Tay Tay are spinning on the patio? September Stimulus It’s back-to-school time with Stimulus from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sept. 21 at Shampoo, 417 N. Eighth St. That means lots of sexy schoolgirls, hot jocks, nerds, professors and even coeds! You heard right, Stimulus will be an 18-and-over event this month (it’s their first time — be gentle!). It’s $10 to get in the door, 18 and up in the lower lounge and 21 and up on the main floor. Don’t miss the amazing DJs,

Pulse ’80s & ’90s Bash If you love ’80s dance music, then don’t miss the Pulse party from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sept. 22 at Smokin’ Betty’s, 116 S. 11th St. DJ Ka$h will be spinning all your favorites at this 21-and-over event. There’s a $5 cover and a contest for the best ’80s or ’90s outfit, so dress to impress! Bar AIDS Stop by your favorite watering hole on Sept. 27 and raise a glass to help local HIV/AIDS service organizations. Bar AIDS takes the Dining Out for Life concept and applies it to bars and coffee shops, where a portion of all sales that night will go to local charities. Proceeds go to ActionAIDS, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, Mazzoni Center and Philadelphia FIGHT. Check out participating establishments at www.actionaids. org, grab some friends and have a happy hour that will help make others happy. Bazaar on Quince OutFest is right around the corner — Sunday, Oct. 7 — and this year there will be a special leather alley fetish fair on Quince Street right in front of The Bike Stop! They’ll have live fetish performances, bizarre people games, vendors and exhibitors, and DJ Barney Philly spinning outside. More details will be announced, so mark your calendars now and keep an eye on www.quincebazaar.com! ■ Questions? Comments? Favorite flavor of pancake? Contact Jim at barcrawlr@gmail.com or follow him on Facebook for links to back articles and bitchin’ old pop-music videos!

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Bierstube is the schnitzel By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Soon it will be fall, which means Oktoberfest-type events and celebrations of German cuisine and, more importantly, beer! PGN started celebrating early at Bierstube, 206 Market St., and was pleasantly surprised to find that the food could more than hold its own against the extensive beer selection. The appetizers at first glace appear to be textbook standards, but they excel in the flavor department. The Winzig pretzels ($4.99) were hot, fresh nuggets accompanied by some great dipping sauces including beer cheese (our favorite) and an exceptional spicy mustard. The smoked paprika pierogies ($6.99) were nicely done, crispy and spicy. They were eas-

ily one of the best pierogies we’ve had in the city. But Bierstube is all about the meat and the suds. Vegetarians have some token dishes on the menu but we implore them to convert for just one night. If you want something leaning toward traditional fare, the schnitzel sandwiches are a THE GERMAN BURGER IS TOPPED WITH great way to go. KNOCKWURST AND SAUERKRAUT We had the black forest ham schnitparison, the German burger ($10.99) zel ($9.99; chicken and veal are the was a monster — not in size but attiother options) and it was more than a tude. The burger is topped with fried respectably tasty sandwich. By com- knockwurst, sauerkraut and Muenster cheese. You inner healthnut is going to be screaming bloody murder at the sight of this burger, but shaving a few hours off the end of your life is so worth it when you taste it. Also, the Belgian fries are flawless — the type Bierstube of perfect fries we con206 Market St. jure up in our dreams. Open daily for If you absolutely dinner; open have to eat healthy, there Thursday through is a damn good grilled Sunday for lunch tuna steak ($17.99) on the www.mybiermenu, perfectly cooked stube.com and seasoned with a 215-922-2958 bright mango salsa. It’s almost as crave-worthy as the German burger. Bierstube gets a big Photos: Scott A. Drake “ya vol!” from us. ■

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Worth Watching HERE’S JOHNNY: Go behind the sequins and catch up with the outspoken three-time U.S. National figure-skating champion and world medalist Johnny Weir for the second season of his reality show “Be Good Johnny Weir,” premiering 10 p.m. Sept. 17 on Logo. Photo: Logo

OFF THE GRID: In “Revolution,” the new epic adventure from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, a family struggles to reunite in an American landscape where every single piece of technology has mysteriously blacked out forever. Watch the series premiere 10 p.m. Sept. 17 on NBC. Photo: NBC/Nino Muñoz

BRIDEZILLA: The Bride (Uma Thurman) cuts a bloody swath of carnage and revenge in the gloriously violent and stylized film “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” 9 p.m. Sept. 14 on Bravo.

JO OR TOOTIE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE INTERESTING BUT ... : “Facts of Life” star Lisa Whelchel will star in the upcoming season as one of 15 new castaways set to compete in “Survivor: Philippines” premiering 8 p.m. Sept. 19 on CBS. Photo: CBS/ Monty Brinton

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experience. It was fun meeting so many people from different backgrounds, different trains of thought, mixing, loving each other and having a good time — people who may not have necessarily come together in the real world. PGN: Are people surprised to find out that you’re a Faerie? EH: Probably. I think sometimes there’s a misconception of what the Faeries are. I don’t necessarily fit what those conceptions are, so when they find out that I am one, it piques their curiosity to find out what we’re about. PGN: Are you a single Faerie or partnered? EH: [Laughs.] I’m single. PGN: What do you look for in a partner? EH: Anyone who can deal with me. My work schedule is very hectic, plus they’d have to deal with my Faerie life. I also have kidney failure, so I have a lot of health issues that keep me occupied. It’s a lot for me to deal with, mood swings and all, and to bring somebody into that would be unfair. It would have to be somebody who wouldn’t get angry or try to change things.

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34. Come out 36. See 2-Down 37. Where you can’t go again 38. Toward the sunrise 40. Hans Christian of fairy tales 42. Vino venue 44. Newt, to Candace 45. Where to find lots of pricks 48. “East of Eden” director Kazan 51. Brown bubbly beverages 52. Not straight 53. Reagan’s Attorney General Ed 54. Some like it hot 56. Kahlo’s cohort 59. Brings into play 60. “Oh, what the hell” 62. Toward the sunset 64. No to Rimbaud 65. Top off

PGN: Anything else going on with you? EH: Well, I just got recognized as one of Philly’s Best Dressed. PGN: So you’re a fashionista. EH: I do like to dress up a bit. PGN: What’s a favorite piece of clothing? EH: I like anything asymmetrical or unbalanced — like zippers or buttons that go across diagonally. Or if an outfit has décor on one side but not the other, I really love it. PGN: What’s the oldest piece of clothing that you still wear? EH: I have a sweater vest that was my grandfather’s that I still like to wear. It’s older than me!

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PGN: Have you gone back to Toledo and how has it changed? EH: [Laughs.] It hasn’t! Last time I was back there was for my 10-year highschool reunion. I was home for two days and I was like, OK, I’m done. I remembered why I left.

PGN: Last item you bought online? EH: Mustache wax.

PGN: Were people surprised at how much you’d changed? EH: Actually, I think they were surprised at how much I hadn’t changed. Everybody else was overweight and had really let themselves go and I was still ... well ...

PGN: Anything you collect? EH: A friend of mine and I drove across the country and stopped in a good number of the states, and I started getting a postcard at each stop. Now I collect them from every time I travel.

PGN: Fabulous? EH: [Laughs.] Pretty much!

PGN: Random questions. If you were a traffic sign, what would you be? EH: Warning: Bump ahead.

PGN: My first music player was a .... and I listened to ... on it. EH: A Sony Walkman cassette player and I listened to mix tapes, of course. It’s what we did back then!

PGN: Would you want free skydiving lessons? EH: Oh yes, definitely. I’m all about embracing the moment and living life to the fullest. I think it would be really exciting to jump out of a plane.

PGN: Looking back, which of your parents’ rules do you appreciate the most? EH: Neither. I was too rebellious and freespirited to adhere to any of them, having to be back home at certain times, etc. I’m not one to agree with a lot of rules.

PGN: Since you brand things, what would your name be if you were a pro wrestler? EH: Hmm. Shenanigans.

PGN: People would be surprised at ... EH: The range of artistic work I do. I paint, I do illustration, I do computer graphics, photography — all things visual. And a lot of people don’t know that I act and sing and dance as well as doing fine art. I’ve designed a line of art prints that are available on my website, www.eddidit.com. You can get the prints on hoodies, iPhone covers, stretched canvas, T-shirts and cards. I don’t always share these things. I guess I am now! ■ To suggest a community member for “Professional Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com YIKES Inc., a web design and development solutions company for businesses and nonprofit organizations, has renovated Fishtown living and office space at 204206 E. Girard Ave., which has been certified LEED Platinum, the highest level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. YIKES, founded in 1996 by Tracy and Mia Levesque, is a certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Economic Opportunity. The Levesques, committed

to sustainable business practices, operate YIKES out of the newly renovated space, which also has four apartments. Tracy Levesque said that renovating the building, as opposed to constructing a new one, is a more complicated process but greener in the long run. “We bought the building in July of 2010. It was done and we moved in Sept. 1 of 2011. Even before we bought the buildings there was planning involved,” Tracy said. “The whole thing took over two years. The thing that is very unique about our project is that it’s a gut renovation. We are the first mixed-use gut renovation LEED platinum project in Pennsylvania. A lot of LEED platinum projects are new construction because it is a really hard to do a LEED

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THE REHAB IN PROCESS platinum renovation project. It’s easier to start from scratch. Our philosophy is that sustainability and reuse starts with reusing the building, not just ripping down a building that has historical and architectural significance, and then throwing up something new. I love Philadelphia. I love our architecture. For me, it’s a dream come true to take a building that was vacant, uninhabitable, dangerous, water-damaged and a nuisance property when it was occupied and doing a complete green rehab of it and bringing it back to life.” Tracy added that they also wanted to keep the living spaces reasonably affordable. “Our motivation wasn’t making money,” she said. “Our motivation was to do this mindful green rehab. The apartments are beautiful. People get to enjoy really nice finishes but they are not enjoying stainless-steel fridges or stoves or things like that.” This renovation project adhered to the building philosophy known as “slow build,” meaning materials, when possible, were salvaged from dismantled sites and local craftspeople were brought in to solve design issues. Labor and time was spent re-visioning different uses for reclaimed and recycled material. Sustainable finishes were used whenever possible with an emphasis on performance and longevity. Tracy advises anyone wanting to take on a green renovation project to seek out the right professionals for the job. “Assemble a really good team of people who know what they are doing and have done it before,” she said. “That was crucial for us for the success of this project. We consulted with the guys from Onion Flats, who have done several green projects in this area, and they really helped a lot. If we just wanted to do a green renovation and chose any old contractor that didn’t really know or care about green building, it would have been a nightmare.” A plaque-mounting ceremony will be held 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the buildings. For more information and a detailed blog about the renovation process, visit yikesinc.com/blog/. ■

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 09/14 Gay Day at Six Flags! The amusement park celebrates its annual LGBT event 6 p.m.-midnight, Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537, Jackson, N.J.; www. eventbrite.com/ event/3795522510. Melissa Ferrick The out singersongwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Slash The rock guitarist and his band perform 8 p.m. at House of Blues,

801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000. Art Garfunkel The singer performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Sat. 09/15 Tony Danza The author of “I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High” hosts a reading noon at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341. A Penny for Your Thoughts A guided discus-

sion on all issues that impact lesbian, bisexual and questioning women takes place 4-7 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220. Madonna The pop diva performs 8 p.m. at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-348-7000. Marsha Ambrosious The R&B singer performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000. Rachelle Ferrell The R&B singersongwriter performs 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-5727650.

King’s X The band featuring out bass player-singer Doug Pinnick opens for Kansas, 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Sun. 09/16 The Killers The 1946 dramatic film based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. The School of Rock presents Women Who Rock The school’s graduating class performs 2 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500

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Anthony Hamilton and Estelle The R&B singers perform 7:30 p.m. at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610352-2887.

Unlabeled: The Acoustic/ Electric Open Mic for Up and Comers Sign up and play, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Bon Iver The alternativerock artist performs 7:30 p.m. at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.

Florence & The Machine The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300.

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Patrick Wolf The out U.K. singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Groove Night Local musicians join forces to bring the R&B, soul, jazz and funk, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Jawbreaker The dark comedy film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a changing roster of queens takes the stage 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215862-2081.

Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Stephen Marley The reggae singer performs 8:30 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Thu. 09/20 Michelle Shocked The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; 215-928-0978. Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness

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

Fri. 09/21 Peter Gabriel The rock singer performs 8 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543. September Stimulus: The second annual Back 2 School Edition! The monthly women’s party, 10 p.m.2 a.m. at Shampoo, 417 N. Eighth St.; 215-922-7500.

The Rise and Fall of The Clash The documentary film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888.

Wed. 09/19 4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Kiss and Mötley Crüe The rock bands perform 8 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank

THE ‘WRIGHT’ STUFF: The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts a screening of “Chely Wright: Wish Me Away,” the documentary ﬁlm about the ﬁrst Nashville star to come out and the impact it had on her career, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the center, 1315 Spruce St. For more information, call 215-732-2220.

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Opening Dana Gould The comedian and producer from “The Simpsons” performs Sept. 20-22 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-4969001. Red, black & GREEN: a blues Marc Bamuthi Joseph and The Living Word Project presents four performers with the idea that nurturing our lives and communities is the first step toward caring for our planet, Sept. 21-22 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.

Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring classic artists’ visions of paradise, through March 2013, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Love Story, The Musical Walnut Street Theatre presents an adaptation of the popular novel, through Oct. 21, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

King Lear Amici Opera Company presents Cagnoni’s opera 7 p.m. Sept. 15 and 21 at Holmesburg United Methodist Church, 8118 Frankford Ave.; 215-224-0257.

On My Honor: 100 Years of Girl Scouting The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition highlighting the history, contributions and traditions of Girl Scouts, including entrepreneurship, environmental awareness and civic engagement, through Dec. 31, 525 Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-409-6895.

Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger of The Doors Members of the classic-rock band perform 9 p.m. Sept. 21-22 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Presidential Artifacts The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition of artifacts from collections around the country, through Dec. 31, 525 Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-4096895.

Continuing Angels in America, Parts 1 and 2 Wilma Theater presents the Tony Awardwinning epic play, offering both parts on select dates through Oct. 21, 265 S. Broad St.; 215-546-7824. Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern and Contemporary Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition that includes some of the finest examples of European, American and Japanese design, through fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Cy Twombly: Sculptures Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from the Swiss sculptor, through March, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

hosts an exhibition exploring the work of the noted Philadelphia Inquirer editorial cartoonist, through Oct. 21, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-3409800.

Closing The Edge of Our Bodies Theatre Exile presents the story of a young woman’s poetic coming-ofage tale, through Sept. 23 at Studio X, 1340 S. Third St.; 215-218-4022. Kyle Kinane The comedian seen on Comedy Central performs through Sept. 15 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. ■

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A WOLF IN CHIC CLOTHING: Out U.K. singersongwriter and model Patrick Wolf is in town to perform in support of his upcoming double album “Sundark and Riverlight,” 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-222-1400.

Sequence 8 by 7 Fingers The Montreal-based circus company performs Sept. 18-23 at Merriam Theater 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

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RETURN OF THE KINGS: King’s X, the rock trio featuring out bass player-singer Doug Pinnick (pictured), comes to the area opening for Kansas, 9 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609317-1000.

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Religion/Spirituality Arch Street United Methodist Church Services 8:30 and 11 a.m. at 55 N. Broad St., youth/adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; 5:30 p.m. prayer service; 215-568-6250. Bethlehem-Judah Ministries Open and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 5091 N. Dupont Hwy., Suite D, Dover, Del.; 302-734-9350. BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Church Services 10:15 a.m. at 2040 Street Road, Warrington; 215-3430406. Calvary United Methodist Church Reconciling, welcoming and affirming church holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 801 S. 48th St.; 215-724-1702. Central Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 10:45 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:30 a.m, at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; 610-688-0664. Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Services 11 a.m. and Spirit at Play, an arts-based Sunday school for children, 9:30 a.m. at 8812 Germantown Ave.; 215-242-9321. Church of the Crucifixion Inclusive Episcopal community holds services 10 a.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. Fridays at 620 S. Eighth St.; 215-922-1128.

Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia Holds services 1 p.m. Sundays at the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-294-2020; www. mccphiladelphia.com. Old First Reformed Church Open and affirming United Church worships at 11 a.m., summer services at 10 a.m, at 151 N. Fourth St.; 215-922-4566; www. oldfirstucc.org. Penns Park United Methodist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; 215-598-7601. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Progressive and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays with Holy Eucharist at 3723 Chestnut St.; 215-386-0234; www.philadelphiacathedral.org. Rainbow Buddhist Meditation Group Meets 5 p.m. Sundays at the William Way Center. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting worships 11 a.m., summer services 10 a.m, Sundays at 1515 Cherry St.; 215-241-7000; cpmm@afsc.org.

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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.

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

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

Silverside Church Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; 302-478-5921; silversidechurch.org.

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

St. Asaph’s Church Inclusive and progressive Episcopal church holds services 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:15 a.m., at 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd; 610-664-0966; www.saintasaphs.org.

Dignity Metro NJ An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets 4 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Sundays of the month at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood; 973-509-0118.

St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; 215-646-2451; www. stjohnsambler.org.

Dignity Philadelphia Holds Mass 7 p.m. Sundays at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-546-2093; dignityphila@aol.com.

St. Luke and The Epiphany Church Open and welcoming church holds fall liturgy 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays, summer sevices 10 a.m., at 330 S. 13th St.; 215-7321918; stlukeandtheepiphany.org.

■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633

St. Mary of Grace Parish Inclusive church in the Catholic tradition celebrates Mass 6 p.m. Sundays in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media; 610-566-1393; www. inclusivecatholics.org.

■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 112 N. Broad St., third floor; 215-496-0330

Emanuel Lutheran Church Reconciling in Christ congregation meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:30 a.m., New and Kirkpatrick streets, New Brunswick, N.J.; 732-545-2673; www.emmanuelnb.org. Evangelicals Concerned Lesbian and gay Christian counseling; 215-860-7445. First Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds prayer services 10:30 a.m. Sundays and community worship 11:30 a.m. at 123 S. 17th St.; 215-563-3853. First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 140 N. Lansdowne Ave.; 610-622-0800; www.lansdownepresbyterianchurch.com. First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia A liberal, welcoming and diverse congregation that affirms the dignity of all. Sunday services at 10 a.m., 2125 Chestnut St.; 215563-3980; www.firstuu-philly.org. The First United Methodist Church of Germantown A sexual-minority-affirming congregation holds services at 10 a.m., summer services 11 a.m., Sundays at 6001 Germantown Ave.; lunch follows; 215-438-3077. www.fumcog.org. Grace Epiphany Church A welcoming and diverse Episcopal congregation in Mt. Airy with services 9:30 a.m. Sundays at 224 E. Gowen Ave.; 215-248-2950. www.grace-epi.org. Holy Communion Lutheran Church ELCA Reconciling in Christ congregation worships Sundays at 9 a.m. at 2111 Sansom St. and 11 a.m. at 2110 Chestnut St. in the main sancturary; 215-567-3668; www.lc-hc.org. Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church Sexual-minority congregation worships at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 1223 Middletown Road (Route 352), Glen Mills; 610-358-1716; www.ImagoDeiMCC.org. Living Water United Church of Christ An open and affirming congregation that meets for worship 11 a.m. on Sundays; 6250 Loretto Ave.; 267-388-6081; www.lwucc.org. Kol Tzedek Reconstructionist synagogue committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community meets at Calvary Center, 801 S. 48th St.; 215-764-6364; www.kol-tzedek.org. Mainline Unitarian Church Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon; 610-688-8332; www.mluc.org. Maple Shade Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ Affirming congregation open to all sexual orientations and gender identities holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 45 N. Forklanding Road, Maple Shade, N.J.; 856-779-7739; mapleshadeucc.org. Metropolitan Community Church of Christ the Liberator Holds services 10:45 a.m. Sundays at the Pride Center of New Jersey; mccctl.com; 732-823-2193.

St. Mary’s Church Diverse and inclusive Episcopal church celebrates the Eucharist 11 a.m. Sundays at 3916 Locust Walk; 215-386-3916; www. stmarysatpenn.org. St. Paul Episcopal Church Welcoming and inclusive church holds services 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 89 Pinewood Drive, Levittown; 215-6881796; www.stpaullevittown.org. Tabernacle United Church Open and affirming congregation holds services 10 a.m. Sundays at 3700 Chestnut St.; 215-386-4100; tabunited.org. Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church Worship with nursery care, 10:30 a.m. Sundays. First Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Mosaic: jazz with poetry and prose; 2212 Spruce St.; 215-732-2515; trinityphiladelphia.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County Welcoming congregation holds services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. Sundays, summer services 10:30 a.m., at 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media. Interweave, a group for LGBT parishioners and allies, meets noon the first Sunday of the month; 610-566-4853; www. uucdc.org. Unitarian Society of Germantown Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 6511 Lincoln Drive; 215-844-1157; www.usguu.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill Holds services 10:15 a.m. Interweave, a group of LGBT Unitarians and their allies, also meets at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; 856-667-3618; uucch.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration Welcoming congregation holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 6900 Stenton Ave.; 215-247-2561; www.uurestoration.us. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, South Jersey Shore Holds services 10 a.m. Sundays in Galloway Township; 609-9659400; www.uucsjs.org. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown Holds services 10:30 a.m. at 1565 S. Keim St.; 610-327-2662. www.uupottstown.org. United Christian Church Open, affirming and welcoming congregation holds services 10:15 a.m. Sundays, summer services 9:15 a.m., at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; 215-946-6800. Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia Diverse, affirming LGBT congregation holds services 2 p.m. Sundays at 55 N. Broad St.; 215-240-6106. University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 3637 Chestnut St. preceded by “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:30; 215-387-2885; www.uniphila.org.

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

Church of the Holy Trinity Inclusive church holds services 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 1904 Walnut St.; 215-567-1267.

Drexel Hill Baptist Church Nonjudgmental Christian congregation afﬁliated with American Baptist Churches of the USA holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 4400 State Road, Drexel Hill; 610-259-2356; www.dhbaptist.com.

Key numbers

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

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

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

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

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080

■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

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

Health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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