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Historic church OKed for demolition By Timothy Cwiek PGN Writer-at-Large An historically designated Catholic church owned by a local AIDS service agency is about to become history itself. Siloam wants to raze the Church of the Assumption, 1133 Spring Garden St., on the basis that the building isn’t economically viable and in danger of potential collapse. In a 6-5 vote Sept. 10, the City’s Historical Commission granted the request, saying it would be unreasonable to expect Siloam to continue trying to sell or rent the building. Siloam provides alternative treatments for HIV/ AIDS, including yoga, massage, nutritional counseling and stress-reduction therapies. It serves about 1,000 clients with an annual budget of about $700,000. Joseph A. Lukach, Siloam executive director, said he was grateful for and relieved by the commission’s vote, but he also expressed sadness that a beautiful structure will be demolished. See DEMOLITION, Page 22
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GAY FOR GAGA: The day before Lady Gaga took home a host of moonmen at the MTV Video Music Awards — and wore her now-(in)famous “meat dress” — the Bingo Verifying Divas put on their own Gaga garb for the season’s first GayBINGO. AIDS Fund stages the monthly event, now in its 15th year, to raise money for area HIV/AIDS organizations. During the event, Philly AIDS Thrift presented the agency with a check for $8,000, bringing the store’s total contributions to AIDS Fund in its five years in business to more than $200,000. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Senior center project takes next step By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer
RESULTS AND RESOURCES: Brian Benton (left) and Luis Hernandez signed up for free HIV testing, offered during the COLOURS Organization’s Community Education Night Sept. 14 at the COLOURS office. In addition to testing services, the event offered HIV-prevention and treatment information and the screening of the film “Life Support.” COLOURS will stage another testing event and mini-ball from 5:30-9 p.m. Sept. 27 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. Photo: Scott A. Drake
tions for selection to OHCD. Accompanying the OHCD proposal were letters of support from U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.). “I’m pleased to see that this project continues to move forward and am doing what I can to help,” Casey said. “There is a true need for safe and supportive housing for older Philadelphians in the LGBT community. This project can be a major step toward filling that need.” Karen Warrington, Brady’s communications director, said the congressman believes “the housing project is important because the LGBT community’s need for affordable housing has long been ignored.” Warrington said Brady is working to release an additional $1.5 million in federal stimulus funds for the project. The initiative has also seen support from city and state elected officials. First District City Councilman Frank DiCicco, whose territory encompasses the Gayborhod, said
No arrests had been made as of Wednesday in connection with the death of a local woman outside an LGBT party earlier this month. Alisha Moore, 27, was killed when a car driven by two women struck her and several other people standing outside Club Motivation, Eighth and Dauphin streets, around 4:30 a.m. Sept. 4. The club, also known as The Breakfast Club, stages ballroom events every Friday. Police spokesperson Sgt. Ray Evers said investigators are still waiting for toxicology reports and reinterviewing witnesses. “This is definitely not on the backburner,” Evers said. “There is a lot of evidence and some things that will come out after the investigation is completed that will shine light on why this is taking a little longer. We don’t want to make a quick arrest and have some things come out through interviews and testimony that should have come out earlier. We want to make sure things are nice and tight, and then the chips will fall where they may at that point.” The women in the car were reportedly prevented from entering the club, and a fight ensued before they allegedly drove the car into the crowd several times. Both were detained at the scene but later released. The club’s owner, Kadella Davis, aka Mother Breakfast, who was injured in the incident, has hosted the event for several decades in locations throughout the city. The city’s Department of Licenses & Inspections reported no violations against the establishment. It is unclear whether the suspects were involved in the ballroom community, but Brian Green, executive director of The Safeguards Project, said he has noticed tensions building among members of different houses throughout the summer. He said the problems often stem from “highschool stuff” that all teens experience, but it has led to numerous verbal and physical altercations on 13th Street in the past few months. “It starts by someone saying something that’s taken as offensive, something about so-and-so having sex with someone else and then there’s talking behind their backs. The youth are interacting with each other across the house lines, so gossip spreads among people that aren’t in the group they hang out with,” Green explained, noting that the verbal and physical confrontations that follow are reflective of a larger pandemic. “Young people aren’t raised today
Organizers of the city’s proposed LGBT senior housing project filed their first application for funding last week. The Dr. Magnus Hirschfield Fund, which is spearheading the project, submitted the proposal to the city’s Office of Housing and Community Development Sept. 10. OHCD spokesperson Paul Chrystie said the agency received about 20 filings in response to its request for proposals for affordable rental-house development. Several of the proposals could be selected to share the $8.5-million funds available through the program. The $20-million LGBT project would establish the nation’s second housing complex for lowincome LGBT seniors in the building adjoining the William Way LGBT Community Center. Chrystie said the approval process consists of an inter-agency review, incorporating representatives of several city departments who will then make recommenda-
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Protestors target PA lawmaker on ENDA By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Three LGBT activists staged a demonstration at the office of Pennsylvania Congressman Chris Carney (D-10th Dist.) last week, calling on the legislator to support the federal Employment NonDiscrimination Act. Audrey Smith, Tyson Daniels and Caryn Winters participated in a sit-in Sept. 9 in Carney’s Williamsport office, spending more than six hours sitting on the floor, singing, chanting pro-equality mantras and speaking with members of Carney’s staff. When the office closed in the afternoon, Smith refused to leave and was eventually arrested. Smith is a co-founder of Justice League Activate!, a central Pennsylvania LGBT organization that teamed with national direct-action group GetEqual for the protest. GetEqual targeted Congressman Dan Miller (D-Calif.) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) last week with similar actions as part of its ENDA Summer campaign, which is focusing on lawmakers in more than a dozen states whose votes will be vital to the passage of the measure, which would prohibit discrimination in hiring and firing practices based on sexual orientation and gender identity. C u r r e n t l y, 1 7 m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n
News Briefing Del. to celebrate Pride The 14th annual Delaware Pride Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Cape Henlopen State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The festival will feature entertainment by American Idol stars Kimberly Locke and Frenchie Davis and singer Brendan Velasquez. There is a $5 admission fee, and children 14 and under are free. The festival will run a free shuttle to the event from the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. For more information, visit www.delawarepride.org.
Hearing wraps in trans case Testimony concluded last week in the discrimination case filed with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations against a city department by a transgender woman. Dawn Dalpe, who worked as a seasonal lifeguard with the city, is contend-
Pennsylvania protect individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity but there are no state-level protections. Carney voted in favor of ENDA in 2007, although that bill, unlike the current measure, was not inclusive of gender identity, and GetEqual co-founder Robin McGehee said members of Carney’s staff have indicated the congressman is “leaning toward no” on the latest version. A Carney spokesperson confirmed he voted for ENDA in 2007 but didn’t give further comment on his position. “Rep. Carney specifically represents who we targeted in other states as well,” McGehee said. “He’s a person who has a ‘D’ behind his name but he’s not voting pro-equality in the way the [Democratic National Convention] tries to hail as its platform. Although he did vote for employment protections in 2007, he voted against hate crimes and against the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ and our feeling was that he needed to be checked around that and given the message that he needs to do the right thing. He has LGBT constituents and he’s done the right thing for them before, and we need him to do it again.” Smith, Daniels and Winters took that message to Carney’s office last week, although the congressman, a member of the Navy Reserves, was on active duty at Langley Air Force Base. ing that the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation failed to protect her from verbal and physical harassment she says she suffered by fellow employees because of her transgender status. At the commission hearing Sept. 8, a district manager for the city’s pools testified that he was aware there had been tensions between Dalpe and some of her coworkers and acknowledged that the problems may have been connected to her gender identity. A police officer who responded to an altercation Dalpe was involved with also testified. Attorney Amara Chaudhry, who is representing Dalpe, said both she and the attorneys for the city will next file findings of fact, respectively, later this month. Once those filings are complete, the commission will begin deliberations and, if the commission rules that the city is liable, a damages hearing will then be scheduled.
Sale to benefit HIV/AIDS Siloam, a local agency that provides comprehensive health and well-being resources to those with HIV/AIDS, will host a fundraising yard sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Siloam parking lot, at the corner of Brandywine and 12th streets. Siloam is accepting donated items for the sale from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 17 and 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sept. 22. The organization is
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Carney’s secretary, however, was in the office and ironically is an open lesbian, Smith said. She said the protestors had a lengthy discussion with the secretary about the need for a trans-inclusive ENDA, and that she pledged to pass along their concerns to her employer. Smith said the secretary was very sympathetic and only called the police when she had to lock up the office at the end of the day. Smith said the officer who responded threatened to Taser her if she didn’t leave the office, despite that she was sitting on the floor at the time and not behaving erratically. The officer eventually handcuffed her willing to make arrangements if items need to be picked up. The group is also looking for hangers and clothes racks to be used during the sale and volunteers to organize and price the donations beforehand. For more information or to schedule a time to drop off donations, call (215) 7656633.
Candidate to hit Stir Fern Kaufman, an openly lesbian candidate running for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, will meet and greet supporters at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Stir, 1705 Chancellor St. The event will allow the community to learn more about Kaufman’s platform and add their names to the list of volunteers working to get her elected. If elected, Kaufman, who would represent Chester County, would be the first openly LGBT person in the Pennsylvania legislature.
Walk for AIDS in Del. AIDS Walk Delaware will stage its annual event to raise money for HIV/AIDS causes at three separate locations in the coming weeks. The first walk will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at Rockford Park in Wilmington.
and detained her in a police car outside. “I wanted to let Rep. Carney know how important this is, at least to just one person,” Smith said. “It’s important enough to defy even the law. He needs to understand that.” The officer released Smith within a few minutes and gave her a citation and fine for $23.50. While the action was focused on Carney, the protestors also wanted to use the demonstration to empower other LGBT activists from Pennsylvania to mobilize around ENDA. “I hoped that if any LGBT person heard about the sit-in and arrest that maybe they would lose the fear that may have kept them from calling or visiting their senator or representative or kept them from attending an LGBT rally for equal rights,” Smith said. “Maybe it would encourage some LGBT person somewhere to come out and be more vocal.” McGehee concurred that Pennsylvanians would be especially affected by ENDA and need to communicate that idea to their elected officials. “People in places like Pennsylvania, that doesn’t have employment protections, need to fight for democracy and equality. Even for that alone, this [sit-in] was worth it in our opinion.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn. com. Registration begins at noon. On Oct. 3, walkers will set off at 2 p.m. from the Silver Lake Recreation Area in Dover and also from Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach. Registration for both walks begins at 1 p.m. For more information, call (302) 6526776, visit www.aidswalkdelaware.org or find the event on Facebook.
Mag to run HIV photo essay Positively Aware magazine is calling for people to take out their cameras Sept. 21 and take a snapshot for an upcoming HIV photo essay to commemorate World AIDS Day. The photos should respond to the question, “What does it mean to live with HIV?” and photographers can be both HIV-positive and -negative, as long as the photo illustrates how that person’s life is impacted by the disease. Photos must be submitted by Sept. 23 to artdirector@positivelyaware.com. Selected photos will appear in the November/ December issue of the magazine, and more submitted photos will be available on the website. For a full list of requirements, visit www. positivelyaware.com. ■ — Jen Colletta
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By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Local LGBT group Philadelphia Family Pride is staging a daylong conference next month that will offer advice, resources and a sense of community to both current and prospective same-sex parents. The group’s Family Matters Conference will run from 9 a.m.4 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research in Bryn Mawr. The free event is modeled after the national conference held each year in Provincetown, Mass., by the Family Equality Council, but PFP is putting its own local spin on it. Wendy Forbes, PFP membership committee chair, said the organization has recently been working to develop its educational outreach component. “A few years ago we had an event in which we were talking to children about school, and we invited a bunch of schools to participate and that grew our education department, so we’ve started looking at [PFP] as a vehicle not just for social opportunities, but also for education,” she said. PFP members have taught seminars at the local Trans-Health Conference and the annual FEC
convention, and the organization began brainstorming for its first comprehensive family workshop about six months ago. The daylong event will feature about 20 sessions led by social workers, psychologists, attorneys and PFP members themselves. Some of the workshops are geared toward prospective parents, such as “Babymaking in the 21st Century” and “Adoption Options,” while others are tailored for parents at all stages of child-rearing, including “Understanding the Teen Brain,” “Tips and Tools for Talking about Sexuality in your Family” and “Parenting your Active (and/or Quirky) Child.” In addition to providing a forum to discuss parenting practices, some of the sessions also look at the issue within a specific LGBT context, such as workshops on helping an adopted child look for his or her half-siblings and ways to safeguard the rights of LGBT families. Area churches and LGBT organizations will also be on hand at informational tables. Forbes said PFP organizers worked to ensure issues of diversity within the LGBT community were also addressed in the sessions, with offerings on raising multiracial kids and a workshop for transgender parents, as
well as the screening of the film “Transparent.” “I joined the planning committee of the Trans-Health Conference about two years ago, and I saw a really big need in our community for resources for transgender parents,” Forbes said. “This is a huge, growing parent population so we really wanted to reach out to them.” Forbes noted that the event will allow LGBT prospective and current parents to learn both with and from one another. “It’s going to be a nice, eclectic mix of information for parents as well as networking opportunities and the chance to meet other families,” she said. “There are obviously some tools online, but a lot of time having that human touch and being able to meet other parents who’ve been through what you may be going through as a prospective parent, in terms of adoption or surrogacy, is hugely important.” Mountain Meadow will provide free childcare during the event, and kids and parents will come together after the sessions from 4-6 p.m. for a Halloween-themed family dance. A variety of lunch options will be available for $5. For more information, visit www.phillyfamilypride.org. ■
Police group looks at Gayborhood crimes By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer The Police Liaison Committee met last week to discuss ongoing crime trends impacting the LGBT community. The committee gathered Sept. 9 at the William Way LGBT Community Center and was joined by Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson and Sixth District Officer Joe Ferrero. Ferrero briefed the committee on several recent arrests, including a prostitution sting conducted in the 12th and 13th Street corridors the previous night that netted seven arrests. Ferrero noted that one individual admitted to being HIV-positive and was thus additionally charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Committee members raised concerns about persistent problems plaguing the Parker Spruce Hotel, including prostitution and
drugs. Johnson, who agreed the hotel has been a haven for crime for many years, said he would begin a review of the past complaints and arrests that have taken place in and around the establishment so that police can assess what action should be taken. The deputy commissioner noted that many residents and passersby who witness illegal activity in front of the hotel often don’t call police, as they assume someone else has, but that’s often not the case. “You have to call, even if you think somebody else already has. It’s still important that you call and report anything that you see,” Johnson said. Committee secretary Rick Lombardo updated the members on several cases he’s been tracking, including this summer’s robbery and attack of a transgender woman at 12th and South streets. The perpetrator, Jovan Pressley,
was sentenced to six-23 months of house arrest, will serve one year of probation and was ordered to pay the court $82. The committee also talked at length about the recent incident at Club Motivation in North Philadelphia, in which a woman was struck and killed by a car outside an LGBT party catering to the house-ball community. The participants explained the history of this community to Johnson and discussed possible tensions between members of different houses, The group decided to reach out to leaders within the house-ball community to attend an upcoming meeting. Committee members also planned for several upcoming events, including their presence at next month’s OutFest and an LGBT-awareness program at the Police Academy this month. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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GAGA GETS POLITICAL AT VMAs: Pop superstar Lady Gaga used the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12 to make a statement about the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gays with her escorts: former U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Stacy Vasquez (from left), former Air Force Maj. Mike Almy, former West Point cadet Katie Miller and former U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall. All four servicemembers were discharged or left the military because of the policy. Photo: AP/Chris Pizzello
Former colleagues testify for lesbian flight nurse By Gene Johnson The Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. — A lesbian flight nurse discharged from the Air Force under the government’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for gays in the military was an excellent officer whose sexuality never caused a problem in her unit, former colleagues told a federal judge Monday. Former Maj. Margaret Witt is seeking reinstatement to the Air Force Reserve in a closely watched case that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” critics hope will lead to a second major legal victory this month. The trial began just days after a federal judge in California declared the policy unconstitutional. Witt was suspended in 2004 and honorably discharged after the Air Force received a complaint from a civilian about her sexuality. The first witness in her case, retired Master Sgt. James Schaffer, testified that Witt was exceedingly competent and said her dismissal was so unfair, it was part of the reason he retired in 2007. “It was a rather dishonorable act on the part of the Air Force,” Schaffer said. “It should not be about what you are, but who you are.” Witt’s case has already led to one crucial ruling — a 2008 holding by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that the military cannot discharge people under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” unless it shows that the firing is necessary to further military goals such as unit cohesion. The case has returned to federal court in Tacoma for U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton to determine whether Witt’s dismissal met that standard. The 1993 law prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of ser-
vicemembers, but allows the discharge of those who acknowledge being gay or are discovered to be engaging in homosexual a c t iv i t y. L a s t week, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Los Angeles determined the MARGARET WITT policy was an PGN file photo unconstitutional violation of the due process and free-speech rights of gays and lesbians. While Phillips’ ruling has no effect on the legal issues in Witt’s case, gay-rights activists believe a victory — and Witt’s reinstatement — could help build momentum for repealing the policy. The Senate could soon take up a House-approved defense bill that includes a repeal. Witt sat in the courtroom Monday amid her supporters, including Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, a fighter pilot from Idaho who is fighting his own Air Force discharge. Peter Phipps, a Justice Department lawyer representing the Air Force, insisted during his opening statement that Witt’s conduct necessitated her firing. That included a longterm relationship with a civilian woman, an affair with a married woman and two earlier relationships with fellow servicewomen, Witt acknowledged in a May deposition. A 2004 e-mail from the married woman’s husband to the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. John Jumper, prompted the investigation into Witt’s sexuality. Witt remains in a relationship with that woman, whose husband
divorced her. “By committing adultery, she compromised her integrity and her ability to lead,” Phipps said. “Plaintiff set an example of a disregard for Air Force policies.” Witt’s discharge therefore eliminated a risk to unit cohesion and morale, he added. He said the support she has received from colleagues is irrelevant; the law’s constitutionality doesn’t depend on the views of her friends. Furthermore, the military cannot handle discipline by referendum, because that would lead to uneven application of the law, Phipps said. Witt acknowledged in her deposition the extramarital affair was not consistent with good “officership.” She also said she told two members of her unit about her orientation — forcing them to choose between loyalty to Witt and Air Force policy, the Air Force argues. Former colleagues who testified Monday disagreed that Witt’s firing accomplished anything — especially because it came during a shortage of flight nurses. “We were at war at the time,” said Lt. Col. Vincent Oda. “It was the loss of an able flight nurse is what that was.” One of Witt’s lawyers, Sarah Dunne of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington state, said in her opening statement that the McChord Air Force Base aeromedical evacuation squadron, with which Witt served, welcomed gays, and her dismissal caused problems in the unit. Dunne said Witt received glowing performance reviews that attested to her nursing ability and leadership, even one that was written in 2005, after her suspension. Her suspension came less than a year before she would have earned her full pension. ■
ABC News reports a Democratic-backed political fund, a Minnesota gay-rights organization and Democratic candidates will split a $150,000 donation as part of a push to elect gay-marriage supporters in the state, after Target Corp. donated the same amount to a Republican-friendly group. Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese said Sept. 9 that the donation is a response to Target’s donation to a group helping Republican governor candidate Tom Emmer, who opposes gay marriage. The Washington-based gay-rights advocacy group may spend more in Minnesota, which Solmonese said he views as one of the next states, as is New York, that could legalize gay marriage.
Gay-rights march in Savannah draws 500 The Augusta Chronicle reports about 500 marchers gathered in Savannah Sept. 10 to advocate for LGBT rights. The city’s inaugural Queer Power March was also a celebration of a recent federal court decision condemning the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers. At the march, supporters called for Savannah city officials to allow benefits for domestic partners and to shed light on hate directed at gays.
Board: Police broke law in gay-bar raid Advocate.com reports the Atlanta Citizen Review Board determined that 24 police officers acted improperly when they raided The Eagle gay bar last year, but it opted not to take disciplinary action because it could only impose a three-day suspension on officers. The board considered two issues of false imprisonment and abusive language regarding last September’s raid. The board found officers had no legal right to search, detain and run criminal database checks on the 60 patrons, because none were suspected of any crime. Although both the board and its investigators agreed officers likely used abusive and homophobic language, they couldn’t identify those responsible. The board, unwillingly, did not sustain those charges. The board tabled disciplinary action because it wanted tougher penalties than the maximum three-day suspension. Atlanta police have yet to release the results of its internal investigation, while a federal lawsuit proceeds. ■ — Larry Nichols
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Calcutta director brings UCLA training back home By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer While most business majors spend years attending class after class to prepare them to become successful business leaders, the director of a local HIV/AIDS housing agency got a mountain of business education in just a few weeks. Matt Teter, executive director of Calcutta House, was one of nine representatives of AIDS service organizations from throughout the country selected to participate in a management-development program at the University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. The UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Executive Program brought together a total of 40 directors of nonprofit healthcare agencies in Los Angeles at the end of July for a 10-day intensive training meant to hone their leadership skills and help them guide their organizations toward success. “The best way to put it was that it was a few semesters of business school packed into a two-week period,” Teter said. The participants indeed had a packed schedule, attending classroom instruction and working groups from about 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. each day. Each person was also tasked with developing a Community Health Improvement
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Project — a practical application of the classroom lessons for each participant’s respective organization. For Teter’s CHIP, he worked on creating a plan to prepare Calcutta House to begin fee-for-service billing under Medicaid and Medicare for the services it delivers. A representative of each participant’s organization was asked to attend the final two days of the training, and Joe Drennon, vice chair of the Calcutta House board, flew to California to help complete the CHIP. Teter said the experience gave him a new perspective on his work with Calcutta House, which he said will help him to further fuel its growth and development. “I think, generally speaking, it’s always a good idea for nonprofit leaders to take some time away and learn some new things,” he said. “It was a great learning environment and just the fact that we were at the Anderson School and had the best professors the school has to offer leading the classroom instruction was great. We were all nonprofit executives and sometimes we forget that we’re running a business, so it’s a good idea to receive as much education and learning and peer-to-peer counseling as possible because that can provide greater stability for your organizations.” The program, which has gradu-
ated more than 550 executives since its inception in 2002, previously only accepted representatives of health agencies that received federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, but that agency did not participate this year, which allowed the program to choose from a wider pool of candidates. Anderson School senior program manager Diana Hernandez said this year also marked the first time AIDS service organizations were specifically sought. Fifteen heads of ASOs applied for the program, with nine eventually being selected. Teter was nominated by the M•A•C AIDS Fund, a Calcutta House funder. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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Editorial Goo-goo over Gaga This week, Lady Gaga has garnered plenty of media and public attention, both nationally and in Philadelphia. At Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, the pop icon brought four uniformed servicemembers with her to draw attention to the military’s ban on gays: Katie Miller, a West Point cadet who resigned in August due to the law; Maj. Mike Almy, a former Air Force officer who was discharged in 2006 under the ban; David Hall, a former Air Force staff sergeant; and Army Sgt. Stacy Vasquez, also discharged under the ban. At the event, Gaga mentioned “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” several times, saying, “No one person is more valuable than another person.” Earlier this week, she tweeted, “Gay Veterans were my VMA dates. Repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. CALL HARRY REID to Schedule Senate Vote.” On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-N.V.) announced he would bring the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” to the floor next week. Then on Tuesday, Reid replied to Gaga on his campaign Twitter account: “@ladygaga There is a vote on #DADT next week. Anyone qualified to serve this country should be allowed to do so.” Gaga performed in Philadelphia Tuesday and Wednesday, again using the stage to call for a repeal of the ban. As a high-profile pop star, Gaga has a soapbox from which to reach her fans. For those who see her as a cutting-edge trendsetter — and those who could care less — she still has the ability to reach a large audience in our celebrity-obsessed culture. She also has the ability to energize a young base, who might not necessarily be politically active or involved. And this isn’t to say that the bisexual Gaga is just now arriving on the gay-rights scene: She performed at San Francisco’s Pride in 2008 and spoke at the National Equality March in 2009. (She’s only 24; you can’t expect her to have that much history with the gay-rights movement.) But there is movement on the repeal front: Last week, a federal judge in California ruled the ban was unconstitutional, and this week, a lesbian servicemember is challenging her dismissal. Though the pop star might not have deep activist cred, pragmatically, the LGBT community should take the help where they can get it. No, you don’t have to buy her latest release, follow her on Twitter or even like her music. But amid a sea of stars who are just in it for the money and the fame, it’s (almost) refreshing to see a pop star who is using her fame for someone else’s gain. ■
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D’Anne Witkowski
David Kupelian You know, there are so many reasons to dislike Glenn Beck. So, so many good, good reasons. He is, in my most personal and unreserved opinion, a moron. He is not, however, Mr. Gay Marriage all of a sudden. In a recent televised conversation with Bill O’Reilly, Beck said that gays marrying wasn’t atop his list of concerns: “Honestly, I think we have bigger fish to fry.” “Do you believe gay marriage is a threat to the country in any way?” O’Reilly asked. “A threat to the country? No, I don’t,” Beck said. For all the grief he’s getting from the right, Beck might as well have asked O’Reilly to gay-marry him. This, combined with Ann Coulter’s agreement to speak to a group of gay conservatives, has people like World Net Daily’s managing editor David Kupelian in a huff. Beck, says Kupelian, is a coward. “Very simply, most people in today’s America, including conservatives, are afraid of ‘the gay issue,’” Kupelian writes on WND. “Why are they afraid? The gay activist movement relies heavily on intimidation ... and no one likes to be mocked, marginalized, demonized, called ugly names, boycotted, persecuted, prosecuted for ‘hate crimes’ (thought crimes, actu-
ally), fined or imprisoned.” Kupelian’s lament is a classic case of the oppressor positioning himself as the oppressed. Though it’s true that people don’t like to be kicked around. Remember Stonewall? Apparently, ever since then, gays have become big ol’ bullies, strong-arming their way toward U.S. domination. “Interestingly, (during) the exchange between Beck and O’Reilly, Beck added that he was OK with same-sex marriage ‘as long as we are not going down the road of Canada where it now is a problem for churches to have free speech,’” Kupelian writes. “Glenn, it will go down ‘the road of Canada’ and other Western countries where Christians are persecuted for openly expressing deeply held biblical views.” And the gays won’t stop “until Christians and other traditionalists opposing homosexuality are shut up, discredited and utterly silenced.” And Kupelian knows a thing or two about trying to discredit his opposition. He’s perfectly content with casting homosexuals as evil bogeymen. “If same-sex marriage becomes the law of the land, moral confusion will dominate our culture, polygamy and other aberrant forms of ‘marriage’ will quickly follow, traditional Christianity will be essentially crimi-
nalized, and much more,” he writes. “In a word, America will become unrecognizable.” And if gays aren’t scary enough for Kupelian’s readers, he has another scapegoat up his sleeve: Muslims. Letting gays marry each other, he says, will inevitably lead to legalized polygamy. “For Muslims living in the U.S., for whom polygamy is allowed under the Quran (up to four wives), we will see large numbers of polygamous marriages within the United States of America,” he writes. “And of course, polygamy’s legalization in the U.S. will serve as a powerful magnet to draw vastly more Muslims to immigrate to the U.S., and no doubt will encourage more American men to convert to Islam to give religious cover to their dreams of convening their own personal harem.” No doubt, huh? Really? Somehow I don’t buy that there are scores of American men who wish they could have multiple wives. Multiple sex partners, yes. But you don’t have to convert to Islam to screw someone you’re not married to. My goodness, there sure are a lot of antigay conservatives who know all about that. ■ D’Anne Witkowski is a Detroit-based freelance writer.
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They meant well We’ve reached a point in America where many companies seek to do right by gay people. Once in a while, they get bit on the butt for it. Microsoft recently lost a piece of its posterior to 26-year-old Josh Moore of West Virginia. Moore is an avid gamer, and as an unemployed factory worker, he’s got plenty of time to indulge his passion for Microsoft’s Xbox Live. Moore favors “shooters” like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor and Ghost Recon. Since I don’t know Ghost Recon from Casper the Friendly Ghost, I’m out of my depth here. But I do grasp that people play these games online, and Moore was gearing up for a Search and Destroy competition when Microsoft searched and destroyed him, or at least his alter ego. The colossal corporation suspended Moore’s gaming privileges, believing he had violated Xbox Live’s code of conduct. In his profile, Moore had listed his hometown as Ft. Gay. Can you see where this is going? Ft. Gay is a real town of about 800 located along West Virginia’s border with Kentucky. But somebody, presumably a fellow gamer, smelled insult among the bullets, explosions and general mayhem, and complained to the Xbox Live folks. “Someone took the phrase ‘Fort Gay WV’ and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner,” said Stephen Toulouse, director of policy and enforcement for Xbox Live, to The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that.” Moore found himself up a creek without a joystick. “At first I thought, ‘Wow, somebody’s thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something.’ I was mad ... it makes me feel like they hate gay people,” he said. “I’m not even gay, and it makes me feel like they were discriminating.” I am gay, and I’m confused. It’s not clear whether Moore thought Microsoft or the person who complained was discriminat-
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ing against gays. Either way, Microsoft and the complainer were actually trying to do the opposite. Moore intended no offense. Microsoft intended to prevent offense. Moore was offended. Who, huh, wha’? An angry Moore called customer service, figuring he could explain that Ft. Gay really exists. But the representative said if Moore put Ft. Gay in his profile again, Xbox Live would cancel his account and keep his money. Now I know who they use as a model for their games’ tough-guy characters. “I told him, Google it — 25514!” Moore said, listing Ft. Gay’s ZIP code. “He said, ‘I can’t help you.’” Mayor David Thompson got involved, and I can just imagine his call to customer service: “What do you people think I’m the mayor of, Brigadoon?” Even if Thompson managed to convince the representative of Ft. Gay’s existence, it didn’t solve Moore’s problem. The mayor was told the city’s name didn’t matter — the word “gay” was inappropriate in any context. Hmmmm. Protecting us by eliminating us. Making us as ghostly as Casper. I’m feeling mighty pallid. The employee got that wrong, said Toulouse, the Xbox Live rules enforcer. The player’s contract says users may not write profile text that could offend others. But the Code of Conduct says players can use such words as gay and transgender in their profile. Toulouse said the company has modified its training, and he plans to apologize to Moore. Microsoft might be feeling that no good deed goes unpunished. In this swirl of good intentions, the vacuum sucked up everybody. It’s a good thing, though, that this incident showed the Xbox honchos the need to refine their procedures. Before they get calls from Gay, Mich., and Gay, Ga. ■
Is Philly ready for an LGBT senior housing center?
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“Not now; it’s not safe. It could be the target of violence. And there could be safety issues with hostile workers taking advantage of the residents. It’s something for the future, but Philadelphia isn’t ready for it yet.”
“No. We’re beyond that point. Why would you want a facility like that? By the time you reach 65, you have nothing more to prove. You’ve earned the right to have the LGBT label removed.”
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“I hope not. We should all be able to get along in our twilight years. Separation isn’t a goal the community should be pursuing. One would hope there would be more acceptance of diversity among seniors, so a separate center wouldn’t be necessary.”
“Yes, because there’s a lot of prejudice in Philly. But there’s also a large LGBT community to make the place a success. Some older people are set in their ways and take it out on lesbians and gays. The housing center could help avoid that problem.”
Leslie Robinson’s brother-in-law works for Microsoft, and his attempts to educate her are downright noble. E-mail her at lesarobinson@gmail.com.
Letters and Feedback Beck’s honor It’s funny how you attempted to write a negative editorial about the Restoring Honor rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28 [“Party rhetoric,” Sept. 3-9]. Yet, despite your best efforts, failed. The simple reason is, it was not a negative event. Quite the contrary. On an absolutely beautiful Saturday afternoon in our nation’s capital, 500,000 Americans from all walks of life — white, black, gay, straight, young and old, from all over the country — gathered because they know something has gone terribly wrong in this country. It was not an anti-government, white, racist,
tea-bagger rally, as PGN (and the majority of the media) has suggested. It was a peaceful rally. PGN was quite clear to mention that the rally was “mostly white.” Considering the fact that “whites” make up 75-80 percent of the population, it would be very odd if a rally of 500,000 Americans would not represent this. You explicitly pointed out that Beck and Palin spoke at the rally. But you (intentionally?) did not mention that Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., also had a large speaking role. Full disclosure: As a gay man, I am no fan of Alveda King and her vehement antigay views; yet I still thought it odd you did not mention her as a speaker.
Your editorial almost got one thing correct when it ended with, “Less government implies less government involvement in people’s lives and, yes, perhaps greater freedom to do what one wants.” I say you almost got it right, because it should have read: Your freedoms and rights come from God. Less government in people’s lives equals greater freedom to do what one wants. A small government has not the desire nor the means to impose religious views on anyone. As gays and lesbians, as Americans, this is a message we should all rally behind. Mike Marco Philadelphia
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Out Money Jeremy Gussick 529 plans for college investing Q: My partner and I have two young adopted children. We also both have parents who are fairly well-off and who want to help put money away for our children’s education. What is the best way for them to help? A: As it is back-to-school season, this is the perfect time for this question! You’re fortunate to have parents who are willing and able to help you save for your children’s education. And if they’re “welloff,” there may also be some nice estate-planning benefits to them for helping as well — so it’s truly a win-win situation. Here’s some important information to know. In recent years, Section 529 plans have become a popular tool for families to set money aside for future college expenses. What many don’t realize is that Section 529 plans can also serve as an effective wealth-transfer tool. Paying for a child’s or grandchild’s college education is an expensive proposition that can easily extend well into six figures. Enter the 529 plan, a tax-advantaged investment vehicle generally available to families regardless of their income level. Named for the section of the Internal Revenue Code that authorized them, 529 plans allow investment earnings to grow sheltered from federal income taxes, and withdrawals used to pay for qualified education expenses are tax free. In addition, for parents or grandparents concerned about estate taxes, 529 plans may be even more valuable, supporting a longterm gifting strategy while still providing significant control over assets that have been removed from a taxable estate. A college-savings tool Before you consider the estateplanning potential of a 529 plan, it’s important to know a few basics. There are two types of 529 plans: prepaid tuition plans, which let you lock in tomorrow’s tuition at today’s rates, and college savings plans, which let you choose from a menu of investments and offer more return potential, as well as more risk. Both types of plans are generally sponsored by a state government and administered by investment companies.
With a 529 college-savings plan, the investments are typically managed by mutual-fund companies. Many plans offer age-based assetallocation portfolios that automatically become more conservative as the beneficiary nears college age. Others let account owners choose from individual investment options to create a customized portfolio. Key benefits of 529 college-savings plans include federally tax-free withdrawals for qualified education expenses; no age or income restrictions; and high contribution limits, often exceeding $200,000 or more. In addition, withdrawals can be used to pay for undergraduate or graduate school expenses. (Withdrawals used for anything other than qualified education expenses are subject to ordinary income taxes plus a 10-percent penalty tax.) And remember that you aren’t limited to participating in your home state’s 529 plan: You can participate in national plans sponsored by other states. (Be aware that your home state’s plan may have state income tax consequences. Consult with a tax advisor.) ... with estate-planning potential The IRS clearly had college planning in mind when it drafted Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. However, it also left the door open to use 529 plans as estateplanning tools. That’s because a contribution to a 529 plan is considered a completed gift from the donor to the beneficiary, even though the account owner, not the beneficiary, maintains control over the money in the account. Tax rules permit you to give up to $13,000 (indexed to inflation) to as many individuals as you choose each year, free from federal gift taxes. Couples can give $26,000 without incurring taxes. As a result, one method of reducing a taxable estate is to make scheduled gifts each year. That’s where 529 plans come in: The first $13,000 you contribute each year per beneficiary won’t come back to bite you, as long as you don’t give other taxable gifts to the beneficiary that year. You can also accelerate your gifting schedule by electing to make a one-time, lump-sum contribution of $65,000 ($130,000 for a couple) to a 529 plan in the first year of a five-year period. Of course, you wouldn’t be able to make additional taxable gifts to that beneficiary during the five-year period, and if you use the five-year averaging election
and die before the five years are up, a portion of the contribution may be considered as taxable estate. But the wealth-transfer potential can be substantial: An individual with five grandchildren could remove up to $325,000 from his or her taxable estate by contributing the money to five 529 plan accounts. Five years later, he or she could do it again. You stay in control Although the assets contributed to a 529 plan are no longer considered part of your taxable estate, you still exercise control over the money. You decide how it will be invested within the confines of the plan’s investment options and when it will be withdrawn. You also have the right to change beneficiaries, in the event that the original beneficiary decides not to attend college, for example. And doing so generally won’t trigger tax consequences if you choose a beneficiary who is a member of the original beneficiary’s family. If there isn’t another suitable beneficiary, you also have the option of closing the account and taking the money back, although earnings will be subject to income taxes, as well as a 10-percent penalty. When choosing a 529 plan, you’ll need to look beyond estateplanning considerations. There are dozens of plans available, and their features and rules can vary greatly. To help narrow the choices, consider working with a qualified financial professional. And be sure to consult with an estate-planning attorney or tax professional before making any decisions that could affect your tax liability. ■ Jeremy R. Gussick is a financial advisor with LPL Financial. Jeremy specializes in the financial planning needs of the LGBT community. If you have a question for Jeremy, contact him at jeremy. gussick@lpl.com. This article was prepared with the assistance of Standard & Poor’s Financial Communications and is not intended to provide specific investment advice or recommendations for any individual. Consult your financial advisor or Jeremy if you have any questions. LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Withdrawals for expenses other than qualified education expenses are subject to income tax and an additional 10-percent penalty on earnings. You should consider a 529 Plan’s fees and expenses which will fluctuate depending on the plan and investments. You should also consider the inherent risks associated with investing. More information is available in each plan’s official statement. Read the official statement carefully before investing.
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SENIORS From Page 1 the project can have far-reaching effects, even beyond the LGBT community. “I’ve been behind this from day one,” DiCicco said. “People who happen to be gay are in need of and entitled to the same benefits that other seniors are, with housing in particular. This can keep people in our city, which continues to contribute to our tax base, and it’s a great opportunity not only for the community but for the city because this again puts us out there in the national spotlight as a gay-friendly city. It’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase our willingness and acceptance of the gay community.” State Sen. Larry Farnese (D1st Dist.), who also represents the area encompassing the center, said the project would be a welcome and needed addition to the district and the LGBT community. “I wholeheartedly support this long-overdue project, and I am pleased that it is in my district,” Farnese said. “It addresses an important concern within the LGBT community, and it has my full support.” The project also made some organizational progress this
week, with the formation of the Community Leadership Advisory Board. The board includes Micah Mahjoubian, who will also serve as the project’s director of community and government relations; Nurit Shein, Franny Price, Carrie Jacobs, Perry Monastero, Andy Chirls, Romy Diaz, David Fair, Paul Steinke, Jeff Goldman, Bill Wood, Lynn Zeitlin, Richard Keaveney, Brian Sims, Stephen Glassman, Steve Carlino, Michael Byrne, Richard Bond, the Rev. Jeffrey Jordan, Abbe Fletman, Ken Oakes, Dr. Marla Gold, Heshie Zinman, Tami Sortman, Bill Gehrman, ’Dolph Ward Goldenburg, Marty Sellers, Adah Bush and the Rev. James Littrell. “We are honored and overwhelmed at the support this proposed project has received as represented by those willing to attach their names to the project,” said Hirschfield Fund president and PGN publisher Mark Segal. “Together, we hope to give voice to a disenfranchised part of our community. The Community Leadership Board is still in formation but, thus far, leadership and pride in our community is in clear view.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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KILLING From Page 1 with the lesson that you can’t put your hands on someone to settle a problem or disagreement. They’re quick to jump to a physical way of solving conflicts. That’s what they’re seeing in the society around them.” Quincy Greene, executive director of the Educational Justice Coalition, which works to provide safe spaces for LGBT youth, said The Breakfast Club has exacerbated problems within the ballroom community, adding some blame needs to be put on the club’s owner. “The parties typically go until 4 or 5 a.m., and there’s often a lot of underage youth there. Sometimes there’s alcohol present, and there’s just always a fight. The police have been called so many times,” he said. “This should be a wakeup call. [Mother Breakfast] needs to see that she is exploiting these youth by allowing their behavior to occur under her watch. A lot of times these kids come here because they know there’s going to be a fight and they want to see it, and then she benefits from it because she gets their money at the door.” Brian Green said that while the idea of The Breakfast Club is commendable, the lack of supervision and oversight that often exists may be setting the teens up for trouble. “There aren’t a lot of places they can go if they’re under 21 and hang out as a group and just be themselves, wear whatever they want and just be open and expressive about their sexuality and identities. It’s a place for them to be with their peers in a place with acceptance
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and tolerance,” he said. “But that acceptance and tolerance comes with a price because there are less demands put on them, less formal rules and less strictures, so they’re more likely to act up and not have consequences.” Some of the youth with whom Greene works have vowed not to return to The Breakfast Club after this latest incident, but he said they are in the minority. Greene noted that this month’s incident is reflective of ongoing trends in the ballroom community that receive little attention. “These are symptoms of a larger issue, larger problems that are just now coming onto the radar for the police and the media,” Greene said. “Whenever this community is talked about, the violence part is always glossed over, the corruption gets glossed over, the tensions between the houses get glossed over, the HIV and STD risks these youth are taking gets glossed over. We need to be talking about this, and not just as community partners who want to further their own agendas, but as community members to get to the heart of why this is happening.” The EJC is currently working on a proposal for funding for a study that would examine the social determinants of violence among Philadelphia’s LGBTQ residents, ages 16-30. Greene anticipates the initiative will include a survey of up to 250 local LGBT youth and result in the possible creation of a Youth Violence Prevention Board. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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But Siloam attorney Kevin R. Boyle said any interior modifications made by Siloam were negligible when compared to the overall deterioration of the structure. He said water infiltration and other factors have rendered the structure in danger of collapse — with its two Gothic-style spires possibly the first to go. Commission member Sam Sherman, who cast the deciding vote in favor of demolition, said Siloam proved to his satisfaction that the building posed a financial hardship. “This wasn’t an easy decision, but I’m confident that it was the right decision,” Sherman told PGN after the vote. “Any time you lose an historic asset, no one wins. But I had to make my decision based on the rules and regulations as they’re written, and Siloam demonstrated they have a financial hardship. I’m an advocate for
historic preservation. I appreciate that the church was a lovely building. But in my mind, the commission acted within strict adherence to the rules and regulations.” Still, Sherman stopped short of calling the preservation effort hopeless. “Maybe the outcome of our decision will spur someone to come forward who’s able to help in the rehabilitation or purchase of the church. If that happens, the commission would be delighted,” Sherman added. Neighborhood activists said an appeal is likely. “We’re against the demolition, and we would like there to be more time to pursue sale of the building, mothballing of the building, whatever we can do to help preserve it,” said Amy R. Hooper, president of the Callowhill Neighborhood Association. “It’s clear to me Siloam has some tangible resources right in front of them — the vacant convent, the vacant parking lots. I think Siloam [officials] can find other ways to resolve their financial hardship, rather than demolishing this historic landmark.” Hooper said the neighborhood association has until Sept. 25 to file an appeal with the city’s License and Inspection Review Board.
Those agencies that serve people with HIV/AIDS have backed the church’s demolition, including Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, ActionAIDS and Calcutta House. “While I appreciate the historical significance of the building, when you are forced to make a decision between people and a building, you always have to choose people,” Matt Teter, executive director of Calcutta House, told PGN. “Siloam has been a key service provider to the residents and staff of Calcutta House for numerous services. A decision that leads to greater financial stability for Siloam is the direction that we should take.” Andrew R. Palewski, an architectural preservationist who nominated the church for its historic designation last year, remains optimistic that both Siloam and the church will survive. “I believe there’s a workable solution that will allow Siloam to sell the property, make a decent profit off of it and walk away with cash in hand,” Palewski told PGN. ”Many people believe Siloam can continue to pursue its mission, and allow this church to be preserved.” ■
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Joan Schlotterbeck questioned whether Siloam spent its time and resources wisely since March 2009, when the organization was first notified that the building might be designated as historical. “Have these last 18 months been nothing but a waste?” she posed, before voting against the demolition. Other dissenting commission members noted that city building inspectors haven’t yet declared the structure to be in imminent danger of collapse. John A. Gallery, executive director of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, said Siloam created its own hardship by dismantling the church’s interior in a manner that discouraged prospective buyers. “I still feel that many of the changes they made to the interior of the building are reasons why it’s so difficult to find a buyer,” Gallery told PGN after the vote.
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International News Serbia promises protection for gays Serbian police promised on Sept. 9 to protect embattled gay groups who are facing threats of violence from extremists before a planned Oct. 10 Pride march. The event will be Serbia’s first since right-wing organizations broke up the 2001 event and forced the cancellation of last year’s gathering over security concerns. The parade is seen as a test for pro-Western officials, who are seeking EU membership for the Balkan country. Organizers said extremists have posted calls for violence on Facebook and YouTube and have demanded that police detain those responsible for the threats. Police chief Ivica Dacic said on Sept. 9 that authorities will not tolerate violence.
Gay Saudi diplomat seeks asylum A gay Saudi diplomat in Los Angeles is seeking political asylum in the United States because he believes his life is in danger if he returns to Saudi Arabia. NBC has identified the diplomat as Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first
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secretary of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles. He reportedly told U.S. officials that the Saudi government refused to renew his diplomatic passport and terminated his job after they learned he was gay and was close friends with a Jewish woman. “My life is in great danger here and, if I go back to Saudi Arabia, they will kill me openly in broad daylight,” he wrote in an e-mail.
HIV rates higher in gay Frenchmen A study published Sept. 9 in the November edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal, suggests that rates of HIV in France are higher in gay and bisexual men than in heterosexuals. The report from the French
Can. judge affirms gay blood ban A Canadian judge has ruled that a blood donation service has the right to bar gay men. Canadian Blood Services
sued 36-year-old gay man Kyle Freeman for negligent representation after he admitted lying about his sexual orientation. Freeman counter-sued, saying that the questionnaires, which are used to screen blood donors, are discriminatory. On Sept. 9, Ontario Superior Court Justice Catherine Aitken sided with the blood service. Freeman argued that he wasn’t a risky donor because he had regular HIV tests. However, tests revealed his blood was actually infected with syphilis, prompting the blood donation service to sue.
Out athlete accuses bar of racism Gay basketball star John
Amaechi claims that a gay bar in Manchester, England, racially discriminated against him recently. The former NBA player claims that door staff at Crunch on Canal Street told him he was “too big, too black and trouble” to enter with his friends. He said a doorman allowed his friends inside but told him it was a private members’ bar. The bar claims Amaechi’s group of friends had been flagged by a joint radio system as having been “argumentative and aggressive to another venue’s door staff.” Amaechi, 39, who is a Manchester resident, said: “I want an explanation of what happened — a real true explanation — and an apology.” ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
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Out artist and actor delves into painful family history in new book By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer With an autobiography on the shelves, a thriving art career and the resurrection of his soap-acting career, Thom Bierdz is back in the spotlight. It’s been a difficult journey for the out actor, who rose to fame playing Phillip Chancellor 3rd on “The Young and the Restless” from 1986-89. Shortly after his character was killed off the daytime drama, his youngest brother, Troy, who was later diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, beat their mother to death with a baseball bat. Bierdz, now 48, withdrew from the public eye, trying to make sense of what happened and, later, launching a career as an artist. He pieces together the events leading up to his mother’s murder and the aftermath in his autobiography, “Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery.” Bierdz also allowed himself to be filmed visiting his brother, who is serving a life sentence in prison, for a documentary based on the issues he grapples with in the book.
Bierdz said the process of filming the documentary wasn’t nearly as hard as it was to write the book. “The documentary, which is still in
progress after all these years, is in somebody else’s hands. That didn’t require nearly as much work. For me, the book was all mine and that was very, very dif-
ficult. It still is. “It just got a five-star review on Amazon and there are some things in the book that are very embarrassing. And I hate for people to take it out of context, but this reviewer took it out of context and they posted the most embarrassing thing in the book in their review. But the truth is, I put it in the book so it’s OK. The reason that I did put everything in the book is because I wanted people to understand that this book is totally honest. There’s something that happens in the middle of the book that is an extraordinary thing and I needed people to believe that the author was telling the truth. So that’s why I came so clean in it.” For Bierdz, the process of trying to figure out what drove his brother to commit such a heinous act had the unexpected benefit of allowing him to better understand himself. “Even though my brother was a paranoid schizophrenic who killed our mother, and I didn’t feel we had anything REASON TO BE RESTLESS: Thom Bierdz on the daytime drama “The Young and the in common at all because he was so vioRestless” with costars Michael Fairman (from left), Jeanne Cooper and Jess Walton lent, things start to add up and I realize my brother and I have a lot in common. In Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS
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A DIFFERENT SHADE OF DRAMA: Actor and artist Thom Bierdz
the book I talk about my brain, my mind, my borderline paranoia, my anxiety, and I identify probably more so with my brother than anyone else can. “In doing that, I realized sometimes that my brain just stops and fixates. And the canvas is the way that I found to empty my brain so that I can operate normally. So that is my great passion that brings me into the moment. It has been cathartic, unintentionally, and a lot of my expressionistic paintings are definitely my emotion purging out of my brain. And once it’s on the canvas, I found I can just move on with my life.” So far, the reaction to “Forgiving Troy” has been positive, which doesn’t surprise Bierdz. “It’s really just honest facts,” he said of the book’s appeal. “So I can’t take credit for delivering a story like this. I was smart enough to know that, when presented in an articulate manner, people would understand the scope and they would embrace it. So going through it, I felt an obligation to share such a bigger-than-life experience. So I’m not surprised at all that people like it so much. But it is not where I should be. It’s still a process. I want this to be a beautiful movie and I don’t have producers yet. I don’t have the connections to get it to A-list Hollywood. I’ve tried and I can’t do it. So there’s still this strife when I think about it.”
What was surprising for Bierdz was how many people have had similar experiences in their lives. “I thought that this story would be very un-relatable, but the people that read it, they totally get elements of their family,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be as extreme, but the themes of betrayal and forgiveness everybody identifies as universal. So many people have relatives that are mentally ill or bipolar. I get e-mails constantly thanking me for shedding light on their lives.” Bierdz’s career as an actor was on the rise at the time of his mother’s murder, but he couldn’t focus on it. “I spent a lot of time, and I still do, trying to contact life after death. So I read all kinds of books on that. I investigated all kinds of psychics — most of which I didn’t find valid at all. My priority became a spiritual
quest instead of my Hollywood career.” It also bears mentioning that Bierdz wasn’t out during his initial run on “The Young and the Restless.” But he recently returned to the show and the character that made him famous. The character of Phillip Chancellor 3rd was reintroduced to the show 20 years after he was written off. In true soapopera fashion, it turned out he faked his death because he was gay and felt he would not have been accepted. “It’s definitely full circle because now I’m an out gay man and an out gay actor on a soap opera that, in 38 years, hasn’t dealt with that topic until recently,” Bierdz said of his return to soaps. “I feel really good that the thing that I was so self-conscious about back then — being gay and being found out — is the thing that I’m broadcasting most. The soap has caught up with that and they see the potential.
They like the fact that I’m an out gay actor and that it’s a gay character. So times have shifted and it’s really good for me.” Bierdz said he hopes his comeback will also lead to acting work outside the world of soap operas, as well as garner more attention for his art. “As far as TV, I don’t know how much they will use me. I’m not under contract so it’s kind of up to them. Now that I’m back on the show, I’ve gotten a lot of my confidence back. I really want to explore other avenues. Somebody told me that they’re going to have a gay brother on “The Good Wife.” So when my shows start to air, I want to get them to the casting person and be considered for that. “The most important thing to me is being an artist. I’ve got a lot of art shows coming up. But I think it’s like one in 22,000 artists make a living at it and I do make a living at it. I realize I’m helped by that because of the attention and the amount of fame that I’ve had. I definitely feel that acting is going to help my art career so I’m going to do that.” “Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery” is in stores now. For more information on Bierdz, visit www.thombierdz.com. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
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Film remembers “Radiant Child” By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor Whether or not one appreciates the work of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, there is no denying his impact in the contemporary art world. A graffiti artist in New York in the late 1970s, Basquiat rose to prominence when his paintings sold to important collectors for huge sums of money. His death, from a drug overdose at 27 in 1988, proved Madonna right when she called the artist “too fragile for this world.” Tamra Davis’ elegiac documentary, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child,” provides a series of personal reflections on the artist from friends, lovers, critics and collectors who knew and admired him. Unlike fellow artist Julian Schnabel’s 1996 hagiographyas-biopic “Basquiat,” this film captures its subject’s mercurial personality in rare interview footage the director shot more than two decades ago. Anecdotes that provide insight to Basquiat’s life and work flesh out this portrait of the young artist as tragic figure. Davis shows how Basquiat ran away from his Brooklyn home at
17 and lived on the streets of New York City alongside the artists who inspired him. Andy Warhol was one of those mentors, and a famous scene of Basquiat selling postcards to a lunching Warhol is recounted here as a testament to his efforts to become famous. “Jean-Michel Basquiat” charts the artist’s rise after this moment, when his work was displayed at the 1980 Times Square Art Show along with his contemporaries, such as queer artist Keith Haring. Basquiat’s paintings captured the imagination of gay poet/art critic René Ricard, who published the influential article, “The Radiant Child,” in Artforum magazine. This piece helped establish Basquiat in the art world. Ricard is interviewed in the film about finding an artist he could follow from the start of his career. Davis did an excellent job, seamlessly weaving together interviews, photographs and footage of Basquiat with his works of art. Copious amounts of the artist’s impressive catalog are on display here. Not only is the amount of art and the speed in which they were produced impressive, but the elegance of the work is exciting.
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT AND ONE OF HIS WORKS
Another strength of the film is that Davis gives viewers context for Basquiat’s work by providing a succint art-history lecture. It cites the artist’s popular-culture references in his work; his homage to Picasso, Van Gogh and other painters; how Basquiat was influenced by celebrities; and how his work commented on issues such as race. His “Black King” series, it is explained, was created because the “world doesn’t celebrate enough black kings.” “Jean-Michel Basquiat” also addresses the artist’s struggles. He
had father issues — Basquiat tried throughout his life to impress his dad with his success. There was also escalating drug use, especially after his rock-star status in the art world started to decline. The negative critical reception of a show he and Warhol did together — in what was Basquiat’s bid for greater respect — was painful. Likewise, Warhol’s subsequent death caused Basquiat to sink into depression. Davis’ film presents the idea that Warhol had a crush on Basquiat, and some of the most
fascinating video footage in the documentary features the two artists chatting playfully in an interview. Other comments — from Schnabel acknowledging the love these two artists had for each other or an interview with Basquiat’s girlfriend Suzanne Mallouk, who mentions being a “third wheel” in the Basquiat-Warhol relationship, are interesting tidbits. Yet viewers looking for gossipy revelations will be disappointed. There is little of the artist’s sexuality — his penchant for white lovers, his affair with Madonna or his rumored bisexuality. Perhaps Davis felt protective of her subject’s personal life, given her connection to him. Despite this minor drawback, “Jean-Michel Basquiat” is still a worthwhile film. Davis has created a jazzy, fast-paced depiction of Basquiat’s world, and how his quest to make art and become famous led to his untimely demise. The film leaves no question about Basquiat’s talent. It just may leave viewers wanting to know more. ■ “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child” opens Sept. 17 at Ritz Theaters.
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Outward Bound Scott A. Drake Blue Ridge Parkway: More than just arriving By Scott A. Drake PGN Art Director Sometimes a vacation is as much about the journey as it is the destination. The Blue Ridge Parkway offers both aspects. Foremost, it’s a leisurely drive with occasional stops at scenic overlooks, the only sound being the wind harmonizing with the occasional gurgling stream. But it is also an access road to hiking, biking, climbing, camping, shopping, dining and music. Open year-round, except for rare winter closings, the parkway offers beautiful vistas in the spring and summer and spectacular fall foliage throughout October. Celebrating its 75th anniversary next year as part of the National Parks System (NPS), the parkway begins near Waynesboro, Va., and continues 469 miles south to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. To get there, you can start 105 miles above the parkway’s northernmost point, in Shenandoah National Park, catching Skyline Drive in Front Royal, Va. This state
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extension of the parkway can be reached in a variety of ways, but rather than hitting the interstate to get there, go through two other National Historic Park sites: Gettysburg and Harper’s Ferry, W.V. The key to traveling the Shenandoah and Appalachians is simple: Be flexible. There are meadows, ponds, streams and caverns along the drive, and even more side-road opportunities such as historic Appomattox and antique shopping. If you’re into more manufactured sites, Monticello is 30 miles off I-64 and Roanoke sits between the parkway and I-81, in case you need fast food or a real motel. Just keep an eye on the milepost markers (and your gas gauge) because that’s how all points of interest are referenced. Begin at home and customize your trip at www.nps.gov/blri. Along Skyline Drive, stop at the highest point, along the drive at Skyland Lodge near milepost 42. Not only are there 177 lodge rooms and cabins, but also good food and a panoramic view of the mountains. It’s a great way to settle into your relaxing travel groove. Even if you don’t have a meal, it’s worth the stop for the homemade blackberry ice cream and blackberry ice cream pie. After consuming the calories, take a hike. Literally. Within the Shenandoah boundaries, there are more than 500 miles of trails, over 100 of which are along the Appalachian Trail. The trail also parallels the Blue Ridge Parkway all the way to North Carolina, but along Skyline Drive, it’s closer to the road and occasionally crosses it.
Mabry Mill at milepost 176. The singlemost photographed spot on the entire parkway, the mill — once a center for trade — is still open to explore. Try to get there in the morning as the stone-ground buckwheat pancakes are not to be missed. Spend some time shaking off the 20th and 21st centuries by checking out the mill in dappled sunlight as the waterwheel creaks and talk shop with the blacksmith and the weavers who love to educate and entertain visitors. Just like New Orleans is known for jazz, the Blue Ridge is famous for its unique Appalachian bluegrass-style music of fiddles, banjos and dulcimers. The Blue Ridge Music Center at milepost 213 is a cooperative venture of the NPS and the National Council for the Performing Arts. Visitors can sit in a handcrafted rocker and hear local performers on afternoons in late spring through early autumn, or catch one of the many open-air lawn festivals during the year. A great place to take a travel breather for a couple of days is at milepost 291, between Boone and Blowing Rock, N.C. Three-hundred miles may sound like an afternoon drive, but when you stop or slow down at scenic overlooks, streams, trails, campsites, visitor centers, museums, antique shops, restaurants and for weather and wildlife (in one day alone, I stopped/ slowed for horses, a turtle, several MABRY MILL (TOP) AND A VIEW FROM THE wild turkeys, chipmunks, many deer, a
Along the parkway, there are a variety of rock formations, trails and small park areas to visit, such as Humpback Rocks, Natural Bridge, Peaks of Otter and Rocky Knob, but the first must-see stop along the trip is
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PARKWAY From Page 29 stray dog and a cow), 300 miles can take two or three days. Blowing Rock is a small shopping village tucked into a valley pocket 1 mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway. For the most part, the town is a collection of artisans, much like New Hope used to be. Here, you can still see artists working with leather, paint, silver, glass, food, candle wax and wood, crafting furniture or other functional items. In the middle of town, across from the town park, is Kilwin’s, the town’s only fudge and ice cream shop. It’s the place for dessert after a leisurely lunch on the secluded patio at Village Café, or just go ahead and make the fudge and ice cream lunch itself. (It’s a vacation, after all.) Get some tender and tangy barbeque for dinner at Storie Street Grille and then head over to Bass Lake for a short stroll. In the summer, it’s daylight long enough for a short hike up into Moses Cone Park, which ends the day nicely. Thirty minutes from Blowing Rock in Linville, N.C., is another must-see: Grandfather Mountain (www.grandfather. com). This locale boasts the highest swinging footbridge in the country and is open every
day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s possible to see 80 miles on clear days and less than 80 feet in low clouds or fog. The weather can quickly change at any time of the year, but there is plenty to do for a couple hours or the entire day with hiking trails, picnic areas, a wildlife habitat, an exhibit and a museum. The Folk Art Center and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., are both easy day trips from Blowing Rock if you choose not to stay overnight further south. Chimney Rock is another 30 miles southeast of Asheville. And if you’re going all the way to the Great Smoky Mountains, consider stopping in the North Carolina Arboretum near milepost 393. One of the great things about traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway is that you can easily get off and back on at the same place, or at a more southern point, by getting on a highway or interstate. Or change direction all together and go back the way you came, choosing to explore different side roads and see things you learned about on the way down the parkway. The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, but the more memorable journey includes the rise and fall of a winding two-lane road. ■
THE MILE-HIGH SWINGING FOOTBRIDGE AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN (TOP) AND BASS LAKE NEAR BLOWING ROCK, N.C.
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Offline Bruce Yelk Put a smile on your face and get ready to dance I was going for a leisurely stroll around Center City last Sunday morning, and a pleasant wind felt as if it was literally blowing new opportunities through the air. The streets and sidewalks were filled with people hurrying off to restaurants, shops and appointments — each with her/ his own agenda, but joined by their enthusiasm, motivation and optimism about the day ahead of them. The energy of those around me was intoxicating and uplifting. I heard no arguments, saw no sad faces and witnessed no acts of selfishness. It was a unique experience that made me remember how important it is to face each day with a fresh and positive outlook. Whether weekday or weekend, obligatory or compulsory, social or professional, how we
approach each experience of each day plays a huge role in how things will turn out for us. It’s a simple lesson I was reminded of last Sunday, but one that we can’t remember too often. As you enjoy the events previewed below, remember that your outlook is the difference between truly engaging and merely going through the motions. I featured Nightlifegay.com’s second annual Gayborhood Games in my last column, and I’m so excited that the event is finally upon us. On Sept. 18 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St., Philadelphia’s most talented singers, comedians, drag performers, hairstylists, chefs and bartenders will compete to be named Philadelphia’s “Most Outstanding.” If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, visit www.Nightlifegay.com to order yours. A limited number of tickets will be available at the venue when the doors open at 8 p.m.
The show will begin promptly at 9, with the after-party at Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor St., to start around 11:30. To learn more about the event and view video clips of the contestants, visit www.nightlifegay.com. The Broadway hit “Jersey Boys,” will debut on Sept. 30 for an extended run through Dec. 12 at Philadelphia’s Forrest Theater, 1114 Walnut St. “Jersey Boys” tells the story of one of the most successful rock ’n’ roll groups of the 1960s, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. It received wonderful reviews from critics and theater-lovers alike when it debuted on Broadway in 2006. Though the show will be in town for several months, tickets are going fast. To check prices and availability, or to learn more about the Forrest Theater, visit www.forrest-theater.com. Several mainstream music groups have achieved popularity within the gay community, but few have had the staying power
of The B-52s. Since the late 1970s, The B-52s have played sold-out shows around the world, including in Philly. Described as a combination of post-punk and pop rock, the group had its biggest commercial success in the late 1980s with multi-platinum album “Cosmic Thing” and hit single “Love Shack.” Their wild style, queer members and unapologetic outspokenness have helped them build a substantial gay fan base that shows no signs of diminishing. On Oct. 1, The B-52s will take the stage at the Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., for an exciting live performance. Visit www.ticketmaster. com to reserve your spot! The William Way LGBT Community Center is one of Philadelphia’s most outstanding gay service organizations. Each fall, staff and volunteers host the Indigo Ball, the center’s annual fundraiser. With programs ranging from continuing education to peer counseling, the William
Way staff provides information on issues relevant to everyone, but which are particularly tailored to LGBT community members. William Way’s diverse profile and commitment to its mission is worthy of everyone’s respect. Indigo Ball will be held Oct. 2 at the Doubletree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St. This year’s event will be a less formal and more accessible affair than in years past. If you’re looking for a new organization to support, look no further than the center. Indigo Ball is the perfect opportunity to give a little back and get to know this outstanding nonprofit. Visit www. waygay.org for more information. Remember to keep smiling in the coming weeks. For more event listings and breaking news affecting the gay community, visit www.nightlifegay.com. You can also e-mail any feedback to byelk@nightlifegay.com. ’Til next time, get offline and see what your community has to offer! ■
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Professional Portraits “When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do,” said Walt Disney. Well then, curious would indeed describe Steve McCann, founder of Philly Gay Calendar, an online resource for queer events in the city. PGN: So, are you from Philly? SM: I was born and raised in King of Prussia. PGN: Is it mandatory to work at the King of Prussia Mall? SM: [Laughs.] No! I worked at my church and did some time at Kmart. PGN: Only child? SM: I’m third of four. We’re really spaced out: There’s 16 years between the oldest and youngest. We were boy, girl, boy, girl. Very “Leave it to Beaver.” PGN: What did the folks do? SM: My dad was in computer sales and my mother was stay-athome. Very suburban. PGN: What kind of kid were you? SM: I was the dork. I had no friends, played by myself. I did a lot of computer programming and I was a member of the AV club. All the things you would associate with being the nerd. And now I can say, “Ha! I throw huge parties with hundreds of half-naked
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men. Look at the dork now!” PGN: What was a favorite class? SM: I enjoyed AP chemistry and organic chemistry, which most people hate. I don’t know why, but I loved it. PGN: Where did you go for higher learning? SM: I went to Penn State University and majored in everything they had. PGN: So you went from the suburbs to the boonies. SM: Have you been there? It’s definitely the boonies but the campus is a little bubble. It’s very city-like with lots of people, lots of things going on and very liberal, progressive people. It’s a little oasis, but if you go a block out you have cows.
and said, “What can I be with this?” We went down the list of what I needed for each degree and I only needed one semester to get the degree in human sexuality, so that was it. Done! And now I’m a sex expert. PGN: What was your first job? SM: I worked at the University of Penn. I started there with a temporary job, just to make some money and, after 10 years, I’m still there. I like the college environment, I like the people I work with, so why go anywhere else? PGN: What do you do there? SM: I do communications, graphic design, Web design, posters, videos, audio, podcasts and other duties as defined.
PGN: What were a couple of your majors? SM: I started with computer science, then went to computer engineering, then management and information science, then business, and ended up with human sexuality!
PGN: Tell me about your lesbian experience. Whoops, I mean your gay experience! SM: [Laughs.] I did have a lesbian experience, if making out with two lesbians at once in a straight bar counts. Other than that, it’s pretty limited. Though I did play in a dyke football league in college.
PGN: OK, that last one was a jump! SM: I know. What happened was that in my fifth year I couldn’t figure out what to do so I showed all of my classes to my advisor
PGN: How did that come about? SM: I was the cheerleader, but when our quarterback got hurt, they put me in. I’m not much of a sportsman, but you run much faster when big lesbians are chas-
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ing you. PGN: Tell me about coming out. SM: I was raised Irish Roman Catholic. Gay was wrong and there were no gay people anywhere except for San Francisco. They didn’t exist. Not on TV, not in public and certainly not anywhere near where I lived. My plan was to graduate college and move to San Francisco — where all gay people were required to live — and come out of the closet. Then I went to college and found out that there were
gay people in Pennsylvania. Who knew? So I came out during my freshman year and took over the gay scene. I became the director of the gay group on campus and started my path as a big gay activist. PGN: How did the family respond? SM: Very well. It took time to get used to it, but they were supportive, which made it easier to tell everyone else. Life is so much easier when everyone knows. One of my college advisors said the farther out you are, the higher you go. It’s true. I’m gay and out and because of that, I’m the director of a large organization on campus and I run an exciting business. PGN: Other activities? SM: I’ve always been involved in activism. Even before coming out, I did a lot of activism in my church and was the president of various groups. [Laughs.] I like to run things. PGN: What is/are “Boys of Summer”? SM: It started as a little party and one of my friends said, “Hey, I’m going to come in my bathing suit, won’t that be fun?” and I said, “Sure, why not?” and it just blossomed from there. Now, we have hundreds of people come in from all over, from New York to D.C., and everyone’s in swimsuits. It’s our big fundraiser to support Philly Gay Calendar. PGN: Tell me about the PGC?
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SM: I’ve been doing it for five years now. I felt that there was a lack of organization in the community with everybody doing things, but no one knowing what or when the others were doing it. Everyone was in their own little pocket. I wanted have one spot where you could see everything that was happening in the city. I love that it’s become a staple in the community. PGN: What are some of the things you do for the community? SM: We sponsor hundreds of events in Philadelphia. We try to support and push charity events and highlight them as much as possible. There are so many events where you don’t have to pay a cover, just go and drink and raise money for a good cause. I’m always trying to tell people, if you’re going to go out and party, you might as well do something beneficial at the same time. We’re trying to put up virtual walkers for the Oct. 17 AIDS Walk, so that you don’t even have to have an actual physical team. You can virtual walk and participate even if you can’t make the event. PGN: Do you ever get submis-
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1. Cross-dresser in a Kinks song 5. Purse attachment 10. Like a milquetoast 14. “Hey, sailor!” 15. “___ Family” 16. ___ angle (not straight) 17. Ceremony performed by 28Across 20. Used rubbers 21. “Queer as a three-dollar bill,” e.g. 22. Tried to get elected 23. Triangular 27. Guitar master Paul 28. Gay religious icon 30. Kline of “De-Lovely” 33. Pump purchase 34. Try a Susan Feniger cookbook, e.g. 38. Jump for Doug Mattis 39. Whispered sweet nothings 41. Gilbert or Teasdale 42. Like a Merry Christmas in St. Louis 44. “Bewitched” director Nora 46. Klingons, e.g. 47. Dottermans of “Antonia’s Line” 49. Justice Fortas 50. Writer Castillo 51. Cole Porter’s “Let’s ___” 52. Popeye and Bluto
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sions that you have to turn down? SM: Sometimes. We get a lot of non-gay stuff and I’m very specific that everything has to be in Philly and has to be gay. They’ll be like, “But gay people like this ... ” and I have to say, “Gay people like everything, but you can post it on some other site and they’ll find it if they want to find random straight stuff.” PGN: How do people post things? SM: There’s a link on the site. PGN: And who monitors it? SM: That would be me. We have photographers and columnists, models and writers and it’s all done on a volunteer basis. Nobody gets paid, including me. It’s a great community effort. We do it to help the community. People feel like they’re part of something that brings everyone together. PGN: What are some of the plans for the future? SM: We always want to sponsor more events and we have a few other things up our sleeves that we’re not ready to discuss yet, but we always try to stay integrated
54. 59. 60. 61. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.
Parishioners of 28-Across On the calm side “Are you calling me ___?” Pride member Letter opener In need of a backrub Top Edna, for one Tidied the lawn Title document
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1. Weapon pointed at James Bond’s crotch 2. “Gone With the Wind” heroine Scarlett 3. Willy the salesman 4. Encouraging words 5. Garbo’s homeland 6. Cowpoke’s nickname 7. Smash into 8. Notre Dame’s Parseghian 9. Empire conquered by Alexander 10. Critically injure 11. International Male’s business, e.g. 12. Name of many a gay bar 13. “You’ll be back on your ___ in no time” (“As Good As It Gets”) 18. Roomy vehicle 19. Wealthy, to Mauresmo 24. Linking toy 25. Poet ___ Wu 26. Cathedral of Hope area 28. Send a Dear John letter, but not to Elton 29. Talc target 30. Curly-leafed veggie
— using Facebook and Twitter and that type of media to expand. It’s a little difficult because it’s not my full-time job, but I’m hoping to give the whole site an overhaul. PGN: Do you have a partner? SM: I do not. [Leans into the microphone.] So if you’re out there, I’m waiting! PGN: Any hobbies before you started the website? SM: I’m a friends person. I go with the flow, so if a friend asks me to go rock climbing, I’m there. I’ll go skiing with a friend because they’re into it. We’ll probably do a group picnic this weekend. I recently went paintballing because a friend wanted to try it. PGN: Did it hurt? SM: It hurts a lot. Not for long, but it stings and it leaves welts. Our adventure the next day was finding all the paint-ball welts. It’s also very nerve-wracking and a lot harder than it looks. I’m not sure I actually even hit anybody! PGN: What’s the farthest you’ve traveled?
31. Come out 32. They put thermometers in your boxers 35. Reid of “Josie and the Pussycats” 36. Club for Sheehan 37. Children’s caretaker 39. In between partners? 40. Banned from 12-Down? 43. Tolstoy and Sayer 45. Roz portrayer on “Frasier” 48. Did salon work 49. Military position 51. Farm gear pioneer 53. Mixed-up fruits 54. Court petition 55. Make a hole bigger 56. Metallic sound 57. “Good one!” 58. “ ___ Like It Hot” 59. Get sum 62. Composer Rorem
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SM: When I was in high school I went to Spain, but since then I’ve been a homebody. My friends pick on me for not going anywhere, but I love being in Philly. It seems like there’s something happening every weekend that I want to go to. On our website, there are about 30 events a week. And that’s not including the reoccurring events. I always hear people complaining, “There’s nothing to do here.” And I’m like, “Thirty events a week and you can’t find anything to do? That’s ridiculous!” PGN: What was the first R-rated movie you saw? SM: I don’t know. Something violent. I love horror films so it was probably something like “Friday the 13th” or “Nightmare on Elm Street.” Being good Catholics, we weren’t allowed to see anything sexual, but murder and mayhem was OK! PGN: Do you talk in your sleep? SM: [Laughs.] You’ll have to ask my tricks. PGN: Any famous relatives? SM: My aunt, Aileen Quinn, was Annie in the film version directed
by John Huston. PGN: First kiss? SM: It was awkward and uncomfortable. But in a way it was the reason I got into activism. I was on a date with this guy and it was about 2 in the morning and we were walking around campus. We sat down and were holding hands and we had a little kiss. Someone walked by and he jumped away from me. He didn’t want anyone to see us and it pissed me off so much! I was furious that because people hate gays so much, he was afraid to hold my hand. I just thought, I have to do something about this. We need to end homophobia. And I immediately got involved in LGBT rights. PGN: Something nice someone did for you? SM: I was dating this guy, Greg Cleaver, and I’d had a really rough day. My back was sore, I was having sleep issues and I had to be up early for something important the next day. He was going to school at Princeton, but he drove all the way to Philly and massaged my back until I See PORTRAIT, Page 41
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Diversions
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Your guide to arts and entertainment Theater
Cold Philadelphia Urban Theater Festival presents a thriller about three childhood friends who are no longer able to trust one another after the ultimate betrayal, Sept. 23-24 at Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St.; (215) 921-1108. Curtains The Walnut Street Theatre presents the murder whodunit set against the backdrop of a musical theater production circa 1959, through Oct. 24, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf Saida Agostini and J Mase IIII present a multigender staged reading of the play in a scholarship fundraiser for LGBT youth in Philadelphia, 6:309:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St.; (215) 573-3234. Ghost-Writer Arden Theatre Company presents the story of a dead novelist and his secretary, who is still taking dictation from him, through Nov. 7, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 922-1122. John and Jen Act II Playhouse presents a musical exploring the complexities of relationships between brothers and sisters, parents and children, set against the background of a changing America between 195090, Sept. 21-Oct. 17, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; (215) 654-0200. Little Shop of Horrors New Candlelight Theatre presents the musical about a large talking plant with the taste for human blood,
through Oct. 30, 2208 Millers Road, Ardentown, Del.; (302) 475-2313.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest People’s Light and Theatre Company presents a drama about a man who thinks he’s beaten the system by getting himself incarcerated in a state mental hospital instead of serving a prison term on a work farm, through Oct. 16, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern; (610) 644-3500.
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Alo Brasil The Philadelphia-based group specializing in Brazilian music performs at 10 p.m. Sept. 18 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400. The Eels The alternative-rock band performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 22 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400.
Philly Fan The Kimmel Center presents the one-man show that takes the audience on a journey through Philadelphia’s sports history of the last 50 years, Sept. 23-Oct. 31 at the Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847. Precipice Power Plant Productions presents a journey to the end of the world, where survivors desperately search to discover the answers buried beneath their own skin, through Sept. 18, 230 N. Second St.; (215) 592-8775. The Rocky Horror Show Philly Fringe hosts a production of the camp musical classic through Sept. 18 at Mascher Space Co-op, 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave.; mascherdance.com. Titus Andronicus Plays and Players Theatre presents a production of Shakespeare’s first tragedy, through Oct. 2, 1714 Delancey Place; (215) 7350630. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Theatre Horizon presents the Tony Award-winning musical through Oct. 3
Shakira The international pop star performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Mark G. Etess Arena, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City; (609) 449-1000.
Mark Nadler and the New York Pops The singer/pianist/tap dancer performs backed by the orchestra at 8 p.m. Sept. 22 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; (215) 5467900.
“American Idol” alums Kimberley Locke and Frenchie Davis (pictured) top a bill of performers that includes Brendan Velasquez, Jeryl, Stewart Lewis, the Manhattan Prairie Dogs, the Delaware Rainbow Chorale and more for Delaware Pride, noon-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Gordons Pond State Park, north end of Ocean Drive, Rehoboth Beach, Del. The event promises to be a family-friendly day of fun. For more information, visit www.delawarepride.org.
at Centre Theater, 208 DeKalb St., Norristown; (610) 283-2230. Twelve Angry Men Ritz Theatre Company presents the drama depicting a jury forced to reconsider its nearly unanimous decision by the single dissenter who sows a seed of reasonable doubt, through Oct. 6, 915 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, N.J.; (856) 858-5230.
Music
Pavement The alternative-rock band performs at 7:30 p.m. Sept.
17 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; (215) 5467900. Billy Idol The new wave/punk singer performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City; (609) 345-8652. Slash The guitarist from Guns N’ Roses performs at 9 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City; (609) 3171000.
Opening Gala The Philadelphia Orchestra opens its new season with a performance at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 893-1999.
Exhibits
Acts of Nature Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of film and digital-landscape photographs by Derek Jecxz, through Oct. 3, 236 S. 22nd St.; (215) 7721911. Andre Gisson BOI’s of New Hope Art Gallery presents an exhibition of works by the French-American impressionist, through Oct. 31, 9 W. Mechanic St., New Hope; (215) 862-8292. Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt The Franklin Institute presents an exhibition of
150 artifacts from Egypt, through Jan. 2, 20th Street and the Parkway; (215) 448-1200. Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier GuerrandHermes Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of jewelry and historic photographs from Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, through Dec. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100. Eakins on Paper: Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of 10 rarely seen drawings and watercolors that survey the early work of Thomas Eakins, through December, 26th Street and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100. Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom James A. Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of photos featuring the New York Harbor through the lenses of Lewis Hines and Stephen Wilkes, through Oct. 10 in the museum’s Fred Beans Gallery, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; (215) 3409800. Gold Mountain Marginal Utility presents an exhibition of bricolage sculptures by Abigail D. DeVille, through Sept. 25, 319 N. 11th St.; (917) 3554487. Grew Up & Blew Up: Character Rehab SALT Art Gallery presents an exhibition of new works by Thomas Buildmore, Scott Chasse, Chris Clark, Dan King, Kenji Nakayama and Morgan Thomas, through Oct. 22, 212 Race
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St.; (215) 939-7426. I Bet You ArtStar Gallery presents an exhibition of solo works from Baltimore artist Rachel Bone, through Oct. 10, 623 N. Second St.; (215) 238-1557. Legacy Embraced AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Maria Nevelson and Val Bertoia, through Oct. 2, 265 S. 10th St.; (215) 627-6250. Pardon Me Painted Bride Arts Center presents an installation of paintings by Mary Dewitt, through Oct. 16, 230 Vine St.; (215) 925-9914. Pleasures and Pastimes in Japanese Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of costumes, masks and poetry exploring the ways in which leisure time was interpreted across all social classes in Japanese art, through fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100.
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St., Phoenixville; (610) 9170223. Kurosawa Centennial: Yojimbo The 1961 film about a wandering, out-of-work Samurai who comes to a town where two rival gangs have taken over, is screened at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223. The Barrel of a Gun The world premiere of the film examining the events leading up to the early morning of Dec. 9, 1981, and the aftermath of the shooting of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Merriam Theatre, 250 S. Broad St.; (215) 893-1999.
Books
Daniel R. Biddle and Murray Dubin The authors of “Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Central Library,
1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322. Sara Gruen The animal lover and author of “Ape House: A Novel” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322. Jonathan Franzen The author of “Freedom: A Novel” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.
Cabaret
Chrysalis Philly Fringe presents burlesque troupe Sisters’ Sirens featuring trance music, film and aerial work, 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Sisters, 1320 Chancellor St.; (215) 7350735.
Auditions
Rainbow Chorale of Delaware The chorus will hold open auditions at 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1502 W. 13th St., Wilmington, Del.; (302) 654-5214.
Dance
I Saved This For you Colleen Hooper and Liz Reynolds perform both outdoors and indoors at 7 p.m. Sept. 17-18 at CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 S. Ninth St.; (267) 6873739. Sanctuary Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents a production set in the future using a large wall as its backdrop — or stage, through Sept. 18 at Theater East at The Hub, 626 N. Fifth St.; www.livearts-fringe.org.
Film
Kurosawa Centennial: The Hidden Fortress The 1958 film set in feudal Japan is screened at 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge
Notices Send notices at least one week in advance to: Diversions, PGN, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19147; fax them to (215) 9256437; or e-mail them to diversions@epgn.com. Notices cannot be taken over the phone.
MANN LOVES NY: In a first for both, out cabaret singer and performers Mark Nadler (pictured) and the New York Pops will make their Mann Center debut when they team up to perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 22, 5201 Parkside Ave. The evening promises fun and fireworks, so don’t miss it. For more information, call (215) 546-7900.
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Brian Posehn The comedian from the sitcom “The Sarah Silverman Program” performs Sept. 17-18 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; (215) 496-9001. Community Appreciation Cookout Colours and Philly Black Gay Pride host a day of fun, food, music and games, noon-5 p.m. Sept. 18 at the boathouse in FDR Park, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue; www. coloursorganization.org. Delaware Pride Festival Delaware Pride hosts the event featuring performances by Kimberley Locke, Frenchie Davis, Brendan Velasquez, Jeryl, Stewart Lewis, the Manhattan Prairie Dogs troupe and the Delaware Rainbow Chorale, noon-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Gordons
Pond State Park, north end of Ocean Drive, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; www.delawarepride.org. Second annual Gayborhood Games Brittany Lynn hosts the live competition to crown the Gayborhood’s best performers and service-industry folk, from 8-11:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; (215) 735-5772. Gay Games Homecoming Party Team Philadelphia honors the city’s Gay Games participants from 7:30-10 p.m. Sept. 21 at Brauhaus Schmitz, 718 South St.; (267) 909-8814. Rush Limbaugh The conservative and outspoken radio personality does something at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 893-1999. ■
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free. For more information, visit www. cchistsoc.org. Design Spree Design Spree, 4 Litho Road, Lawrenceville, N.J., is much more than a furniture store; it’s a 60,000square-foot playground where you can explore, dream, imagine and discover. Design Spree is a parade of the region’s finest home furnishings, from the nation’s top manufacturers such as Schnadig, Theodore Alexander, Century, Henredon and Ralph Lauren, all complemented with a stunning selection of lighting, art, accessories and imported rugs that celebrate the home. And it’s a shopping experience like no other. When you see something you like, you can take it home that day — no waiting and no ordering — and convenient delivery is also available. With prices at 30-50percent off normal retail, the bargain-hunter will be just as happy as the adventure-hunter. Come see Design Spree for a unique, no-hassle shopping experience, just minutes from Princeton and the major metro areas. For more information, visit www. designspree.com. Klinghoffer Carpet Co. Klinghoffer Carpet Co., 736 Bainbridge St., is a family-owned and -operated institution that has been providing excellence in the floor-covering business since 1918. In its more than 90 years of experience, the community has come to rely on both the quality and service that Klinghoffer offers. While the floor-covering industry has undergone many changes over the years, Klinghoffer is one of the few carpet retailers that has met this challenge by aligning itself with an abundance of all major brands. This relationship has created the most educated retail-sales personnel, the largest selection you will find anywhere, the right prices in every style and quality and the peace of mind that comes from Klinghoffer’s guarantees and warranties. Visit the Klinghoffer showroom and let its professional staff answer all of your flooring questions. For more information, call (215) 925-5032. See HOME, Page 38
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John Cardullo and Sons Fuel Oil John Cardullo and Sons Fuel Oil, 703 Christian St., was founded in 1945. Today, the third generation of the family-owned business has continued the family tradition of providing residential and commercial customers repair and installation of all types of heating and air-conditioning systems. The company also delivers home-heating oil throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area. For more information, call (215) 925-8564 or (215) 925-6586. Philadelphia Gas Heating & Air Conditioning Philadelphia Gas Heating & Air Conditioning, 6426 Hegerman St., has continuously served the Philadelphia metropolitan area for over 40 years. The fully insured company is your go-to, whether you need a repair or installation of your air conditioning or gas, oil or steam boiler/furnace. The business also does chimney lines. Its prime location in Northeast Philadelphia allows the team to leap for their clients’ emergencyservice needs. For more information, call (215) 456-1300. Suzanne Rende Muralist Suzanne Rende uses her vast artistic talents to satisfy the decorative needs of residents in the greater Philadelphia area. A native of New Jersey, Rende is a 1993 graduate of Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia and, after spending several years as a muralist in Southern California, returned in 2000 to her home state, where she now operates her mural business. Rende offers free consultations and will work with clients to create a custom design that fits both their budget and their vision. Rende can design murals for all areas of a home, including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, hallways and ceilings, and also creates works for public spaces and businesses. For more information, visit www. suzannerende.com or call (856) 985-8277. We i n s t e i n S u p p l y B a t h & Kitchen Weinstein Supply Bath & Kitchen, with locations throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
can assist with all of your home needs. Whether you are building a home, remodeling a bathroom or upgrading your current fixture, Weinstein’s showroom expertise can help create the space of your dreams. The company launched in West Philadelphia in 1922 and has seen tremendous growth and expansion over the past several decades. Today, Weinstein operates 10 showrooms and continues to be the major plumbing and heating wholesaler and retailer in the Philadelphia area. Weinstein’s motto, “Progress in Action,” demonstrates the company’s commitment to keeping abreast of advancing technology and providing all customers with the products they need, the service they want and the expertise they expect from an industry leader. For more information, visit www.weinsteinsupply.com or call (856) 833-1576. Window Blind Factory Window Blind Factory, 101618 S. Front St., allows you to buy directly from the manufacturer. The company’s free shop-athome service lets you compare wood blinds, cellular shades, shutters, woven woods, Roman shades, verticals and much more in the comfort of your own home. Once your products are selected, Window Blind Factory’s experts will have your window treatments hung quickly and with top-quality service. For more information, call (215) 755-4340. Winterthur Museum & Country Estate Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, 5105 Kennett Pike in Winterthur, Del., boasts myriad attractions and activities that are saturated in 18th-century design and culture. The former country estate of Henry Francis du Pont, an avid antiques collector and horticulturist, Winterthur displays du Pont’s collection in 175 rooms and several exhibition galleries. The grounds offer the world-renowned Winterthur Garden, and guests can also peruse the Winterthur Library, which includes a large selection of materials about the American decorative arts. For more information, visit www.winterthur.org. ■
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PORTRAIT From Page 33 fell asleep and then went home. It’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever done. Unfortunately, he’s in San Francisco now. Hi, Greg! PGN: Habit you’ve kicked? SM: I have nothing to quit. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. PGN: If you could bring anyone back to life for 15 minutes, who would it be? SM: My dad. He died of cancer when I was pretty young, so it would be nice to have a conversa-
tion with him as an adult. PGN: And how old are you now? SM: 18. PGN: Uh-huh. SM: OK, 34. PGN: What do you think we can do to involve young people in the community? SM: I think we need coming-out training courses. As soon as you come out of the closet, they ship you off to camp. When I was an undergrad, I taught a class in gay history and I was amazed at how many kids didn’t even know what Stonewall was. It should be
worth watching:
prepares for his debut runway show at New York’s Fashion Week. 8 p.m. on Logo.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday-Friday, 3 p.m. on NBC.
The Notorious Betty Page A documentary about the pin-up icon. 8 p.m. on IFC.
The Rachel Maddow Show Monday-Friday, 9 p.m. on MSNBC.
Sex and the City The successful film based on the hit TV show. 11 p.m. on HBO.
FRIDAY Real Time with Bill Maher The talk show hosted by the outspoken comedian. 10 p.m. on HBO.
SUNDAY Mel B: It’s a Scary World The former Spice Girl shoots an exercise video. 9 p.m. on the Style Channel.
Fashion Police A discussion of the day’s fashions. 10:30 p.m. on E!
Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom The characters from the TV series go on a road trip to Martha’s Vineyard when one of them decides to get married. 9:30 p.m. on Logo.
SATURDAY Eleven Minutes In this documentary, “Project Runway” winner Jay McCarroll
basic knowledge for gay people to know where we came from and why we did and do certain things. Even the knowledge that the drag queens that so many people denigrate now were the ones who started the movement and we stand on their shoulders. I feel bad that for young people coming out, the bars are where they automatically go, so their first gay experience is getting hit on by drunk old men trying to get in their pants. We need to do better. PGN: You taught sex ed: What was something surprising? SM: How little people know about it. In class, I would give a MONDAY How I Met Your Mother Out actor Neil Patrick Harris stars as the womanizing Barney in the season premiere. 8 p.m. on CBS. Dancing with the Stars Look for out comedian Margaret Cho this season. 8 p.m. on ABC. RuPaul’s Drag U The queens make-over former TV stars. 9 p.m. on Logo. Thintervention Out fitness guru Jackie Warner tries to whip eight people into shape. 10 p.m. on Bravo. TUESDAY Glee Season two begins with the kids facing budget cuts and reeling from the loss at regionals. 8 p.m.
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test about a woman’s sexual anatomy and 80 percent of the guys and 50 percent of the women would get it wrong. I’d say to the girls, “These are your body parts” — and visible parts at that — “You need to learn about them.” It’s a subject nobody wants to speak about, but once you give them the opportunity, they can’t stop. PGN: What keeps you going with the website? SM: I had a guy write me to let me know how much the website meant. He’d moved to Philadelphia and hated it. He didn’t know anyone or where to
go, had no friends and wanted to move. Then someone gave him a Philly Gay Calendar card and he went online and found all sorts of resources and things to do. Now he has tons of people he hangs out with and he’s got a boyfriend and has decided to stay in Philadelphia. He’s even telling other people to move here! Things like that keep me motivated. ■ To suggest a community member for “Professional Portraits,” write to: Professional Portraits, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 or portraits05@aol. com.
She’s Got the Look Out fashion expert Robert Verdi Flipping Out judges this reality competition Out house-flipper Jeff Lewis stars for modeling hopefuls. 10 p.m. in this reality series. This week, on TV Land. he has yet another blowup. 9 p.m. on Bravo. Top Chef: Just Desserts A spin-off of the cooking comRachel Zoe Project petition show focusing on the Look for out assistant Brad in the sweets. 10 p.m. on Bravo. season finale of this fashion reality series. 10 p.m. on Bravo. THURSDAY Grey’s Anatomy WEDNESDAY The gay-friendly medical drama America’s Next Top Model returns for a new season. 9 p.m. Look for out fashion experts J. on ABC. Alexander and Jay Hernandez in this reality modeling competition. Project Runway 8 p.m. on CW. Openly gay Tim Gunn hosts this reality fashion competition. 9 The Real World: New p.m. on Lifetime. ■ Orleans Look for gay cast member Preston. 10 p.m. on MTV. on Fox.
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Meeting Place A community bulletin board of activities, facilities and organizations
Community centers ■ The Attic Youth Center: For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday through 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, Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. ■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; (215) 348-0558 ext. 65; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. ■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 732-2220; www.waygay.org. Peer counseling: Monday through Friday, 6-9 p.m. Library hours: Mondays 3-9 p.m., Tuesdays 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays 3-9 p.m., Thursdays 3-9 p.m., Fridays 3-9 p.m., Saturdays noon-6 p.m., Sundays noon-6 p.m. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.; Volunteer Velada, third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
Health Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 166 W. Lehigh Ave.; (215) 763-8870 ext. 6000. AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., suite 205; (2215) 536-2424. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; (215) 851-1822 or (866) 222-3871. Spanish/English. HIV testing Free, anonymous testing and counseling is offered from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment at AIDS Resource, 520 W. Fourth St., suite 2A, Williamsport; (570) 322-8448.
Key numbers
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, confidential HIV testing available at 17 MacDade Blvd., suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; (610) 586-9077. Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 1201 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-0652. www. mazzonicenter.org. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; (215) 985-9206.
Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: (215) 686-2555
■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: (215) 587-9377
■ Mazzoni Center: (215) 563-0652; www. mazzonicenter.org
■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: (856) 933-9500 ext. 221
■ Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine: (215) 563-0658
■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: (215) 592-1513
■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): (215) 572-1833
■ AIDS Treatment hot line: (215) 5452212
■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: (215) 686-4670
■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: (215) 685-1633
■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: (215) 772-2000
■ AIDS Library: (215) 985-4851
■ The COLOURS Organization Inc. 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; (215) 4960330.
■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Chief Inspector James Tiano: (215) 685-3655 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: (215) 600-0627; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com
■ Equality Advocates Pennsylvania: (215) 731-1447; (866) LGBTLAW
■ Philly Pride Presents: (215) 875-9288
■ Equality Forum: (215) 732-3378
■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: (717) 920-9537
■ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Peer Counseling Services: (215) 732-TALK ■ Mayor’s liaison to LGBT communities: Gloria Casarez, (215) 686-2194; Gloria.
■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: (215) 732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)
Professional groups ■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; (215) 627-9090; www.galloplaw.org. ■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, self-employed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a Web site where everyone is invited to sign up for e-mail notices for activities and events.; www.gppn. org. ■ 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) 5570190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladephia.org. ■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia Region, holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.philadelphiagaytourism.com. ■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities; (856) 8579283; popnews19@yahoo.com.
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12-step programs and support groups Adult Children of Alcoholics
Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center. ■ Rainbow Adult Children of Alcoholics and Alcoholics Anonymous meet at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 456-9129. ■
Al-Anon
Gay Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Fridays at St. Andrew’s Church, 50 York St., Lambertville, N.J.; (215) 986-1029. ■
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Acceptance meets at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays at Episcopal Church, 22nd and Spruce streets. ■ Beginnings meets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at 1201 Locust St.; (215) 563-0663 ext. 282. ■ Community meets at 8 p.m. on Thursdays at Holy Communion Church, 2111 Sansom St. Gay and lesbian but all are welcome. ■ GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. on Sundays and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 100 W. Windsor St., Reading; (484) 529-9504. ■ Living In Sobriety meets at 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11 a.m. Sundays at the William Way Center. ■ Night Owl meets at 11:30 p.m. Sunday through Saturday at the William Way Center. ■ Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Beginners meets at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2212 Spruce St. ■ Sober and Gay meets at 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Friday at the William Way Center. ■ Stepping Stone meets at 2:30 p.m. Mondays at the Mazzoni Center. ■ Ties That Bind Us is a12-step Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for the BDSM, leather and alternative sexuality community. Meetings are held from 7:30-9 p.m. in South Philadelphia. For location, call (800) 581-7883. ■ Way Gay Young Peoples meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the William Way Center. ■
Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)
Meets at 7 p.m. on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the William Way Center.
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Emotional Support
Healing After Loss has monthly activities in South Jersey and surrounding area; www.lsn. southjersey.com. ■ NJ LGBT Cancer Support Group Discussion/support group for LGBT cancer survivors, patients and caregivers meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Friday of every month at the Pride Center, 85 Raritan Avenue, Room 3, Highland Park, N.J.; (609) 217-8697; njlgbtcsg@me.com. ■ Pink and Blues is a free depression and bipolar support group for sexual minorities and meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 627-0424. ■ Pink and Blues Main Line, a peer-run mental health support group, meets 6 p.m. Thursdays at Bryn Mawr Consumer Center, 1001 W. Lancaster Ave.; (610) 527-1511. ■ Survivors of Suicide Inc. meets at 7:30 p.m. on first Tuesday of the month at 3535 Market St., Room 2037; (215) 545-2242; www.phillysos. tripod.com. ■ Survivors of Suicide Inc., Chester County meets at 7:30 p.m. on second Wednesday of the month at Paoli Memorial Hospital, Willistown Room, Medical Office Building; (215) 545-2242; www. phillysos.tripod.com. ■
HIV/AIDS
Strength In Numbers Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ SINPhiladelphia. ■
sex and HIV/AIDS information at 10 a.m. on second Tuesday of the month at the Independence Branch of the the Free Library, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633. ■ A support group for HIV-positive men and women meets from 1:30-3 p.m. at BEBASHI — Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St., first floor; (215) 769-3561. ■ Encuentros Positivos, a group for HIV-positive Latino men who have sex with men, meets on first and third Tuesday of the month at 1205 Chestnut St.; (215) 985-3382. ■ “Feast Incarnate,” a weekly ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, begins at 5 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St. Bible study follows at 6 p.m.; (215) 387-2885. ■ A support group for people recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Mazzoni Center. ■ Youth Outreach Adolescent Community Awareness Program’s Voice It Sistah, a support group for HIV-positive women, meets at 11 a.m. every first and third Tuesday at YOACAP, 1207 Chestnut St., Suite 315; (215) 851-1898.
Wednesdays:
A support group for HIV-positive women will meet from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N. Broad St.; (215) 387-6055. ■ AIDS Services in Asian Communities’ weekly volunteer work group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; (215) 563-2424. ■ Project Teach, a peer-education and empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, will meet from 3-5 p.m. at Philadelphia Fight, 1233 Locust St. ■ Positive Effect, for HIV-positive people 18 and over, meets from 5-7 p.m. at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St., Camden, N.J.; (856) 963-2432. ■
Thursdays:
A support group for HIV-positive men and women will meet from 6-8 p.m. at BEBASHI — Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St.; (215) 769-3561. ■ Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for all infected or affected, meets from 7-9 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55. N. Broad St.; call Zak, (215) 848-4380, or Paul, (215) 307-0347. ■
Saturdays:
AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth support group meets at 11 a.m. at AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 315, Wilmington; a social session will follow at 12:30 p.m.; (302) 652-6776. ■
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Meetings are at 2 p.m. Sunday through Saturday and at 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the William Way Center. ■
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
Open meeting, Tuesdays, beginners meet at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting at 6 p.m., and 6 p.m. Friday, at Hahnemann University Hospital, 245 N. 15th St., third floor; call Troy, (215) 514-3065.
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S.A.R.A.
Substance Abuse – Risk Assessment; day and evening hours; (215) 563-0663 ext. 282. ■
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
Mondays, 7 p.m. at the William Way Center. Mondays, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 20 N. Route 9, Marmora, N.J.; (609) 675-1998. ■ Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Del.; (302) 5423279. ■ Fridays, 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean View Lodge, Metropolitan Community Church, 521 Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; (302) 945-5982. ■ Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ ■
SEPCADD
Safe space to meet and discuss substance abuse problems with office in William Way Center; (215) 340-9995. ■
Mondays:
Positive Brothers, a support group for men of color living with HIV/AIDS, meets from 6-8 p.m. at 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; (215) 496-0330. ■
Tuesdays: ■
AIDS Services in Asian Community offers safer-
Smoking Cessation
FreshOUT!, Mazzoni Center’s free quitsmoking program, hosts individual sessions, classes and support groups and offers Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patches, gum and lozenges); (215) 563-0652 ext. 228 or e-mail quitsmoking@mazzonienter.org. ■
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Mortgage rates edge up; housing market still slow By Matthew Craft and Daniel Wagner The Associated Press
Record-low mortgage rates failed to pull the housing market out of its funk. Now rates are inching higher, but don’t blame them if home sales stay sluggish. Just as bargain financing couldn’t save the housing market, analysts say, a gradual rise in rates won’t necessarily crush it. Cheap money matters less than the larger forces at work, especially a 9.6-percent unemployment rate, which keeps would-be homebuyers in fear of losing their next paycheck. “What’s hurting the housing market right now isn’t mortgage rates,” said Michelle Girard,
senior economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland. “It’s a lack of confidence about the U.S. economy. It’s concern about losing a job.” Last Thursday, Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said the average rate for a 30-year fixed loan was 4.35 percent, the first weekly rise since mid-June. That’s up from 4.32 percent the previous week, the lowest number since Freddie Mac began tracking rates in 1971. Rates have been falling since spring as investors have shifted money into safe Treasury bonds. That influx of money has lowered Treasury yields, which mortgage rates tend to track. Even the lowest interest rates in memory couldn’t entice buyers from the sidelines. Sales
remain abysmal. The National Association of Realtors reported sales of previously occupied homes plummeted 27 percent in July, the worst showing in 15 years. Record-low rates combined with falling prices mean houses are now more affordable than they have been in decades. In better times, that might fuel a surge of homebuying. But Americans seem to have taken one lesson from the housing bubble, Girard said: Home prices can fall. The lowest rates in history had almost no effect on sales, said Guy Cecala, publisher of Inside Mortgage Finance, a trade publication. “Home sales went down when mortgage rates went down. These aren’t normal times.”
Improved economic news this month has drawn some money out of Treasurys, pushing up their yields. If rates continue to climb, making mortgages less affordable, will the housing market get even worse? Not necessarily. At 6 percent, rates would still look cheap by historic standards, Girard said. And a large jump in rates would signal a much stronger economy. A decade ago, mortgage rates were about 8 percent. “If the economy improves and employment improves, the demand for housing would rise even if positive economic developments lead to higher rates,” she said. Some economists say the weekly uptick in mortgage rates could be temporary.
Celia Chen, a senior director at Moody’s who covers housing, cautioned against reading too much into the recent uptick in rates. She expects they will fall again as the economic recovery’s slow pace drags home prices down through the third quarter of 2011. Cecala said economists spend too much time looking at measures of affordability and remain baffled when people fail to go bargain-shopping. “If you just stare at mortgage rates, you’ll miss what’s going on in the housing market,” Cecala said. “Talk to the average person. They’ll tell you they don’t want to take on more debt. They can’t sell their existing home. They’re worried about their job.” ■
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Experience the serenity of the National Pinelands Reserve. Lakefront residence with veranda facing awesome sunsets and water reflections. Corner property. Over $95,000 in custom upgrades. Professionally designed and landscaped with sophisticated neutral colors inside and out. Steps to clubhouse with pool and transportation. Only 45 minutes from Center City Philadelphia. 55+ community. Get ready to fall in love.
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Open Houses - Sunday Sept. 19, 2010 Noon - 1:00 PM 2011 Catharine St. Totally new rehab with “2 car parking” Very large three bedroom, 3.5 bath traditional style home with all the modern upgrades. Wood floors, deluxe granite, S/S, cherry kitchen. Finished lower level. Spa like master bedroom and a huge bi-level deck with the best views in the area. Tax abatement applied for. .......................$599,000 2500 S. Cleveland St. Large Girard Estate corner twin with 4 bd. 2.5 ba. with possible parking. Modern kitchen, hardwood floors, rose garden. Open front porch. Large finished family room in lower level. A/C. Storage attic w/ pull down stairs. ..........ONLY $329,900 1109 Spruce St. Unit 1R Deluxe bi-level 2 bedroom, 2 bath with garden and possible parking spot. This unit has been totally rehabbed with wood floors and Granite and S/S kitchen. Located in the heart of Wash. Sq. West with low taxes and condo fees. ................ ..............................................................................................................................$299,000 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1109 Spruce St. Units 2R and 3R. your choice of two lovely 1 bedroom, 1 bath units. 2R has been totally rehabbed with new deluxe granite and S/S kitchen. 3R has a white modern kitchen, is newly painted and in move-in condition. ....................................... ..................................................................................................$225,000 and $189,000 2155 Montrose St. NEW Construction. First Time Open. Large (2,400 Sq. Ft.) corner home across from park. Open first floor plan with custom granite and S/S gourmet kitchen and rear garden. Bright and light filled finished lower level with 1/2 bath. Second floor has 2 huge bedrooms with large closets and deluxe hall bath. The Master Suite and marble spa bath covers the entire third level. All rooms have “Dark Oak Bruce” hardwood floors. Enjoy 360 degree views of the city from the huge roof deck. 10 year Tax abatement. ......... .......................................................................................................a must see, $450,000
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