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Rainbow flag flies above City Hall By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer After several days of rain, a rainbow emerged in the Center City sky Wednesday, as Philadelphia celebrated its inaugural Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony. More than 400 people gathered outside City Hall for the ceremony, which marked the first time a rainbow flag was raised next to the country’s flag at any city municipal building. City director of LGBT affairs Gloria Casarez said the flag-raising was meant as a way for the city to recognize its LGBT community during LGBT History Month. “I had been thinking about a way that the city could acknowledge LGBT History Month for some time, and I read that a few other cities do these flag-raising ceremonies, although they’re usually around Pride month,” she said. “But I really liked the idea of doing something in October, especially because everyone’s pulled in a million different directions in June.” Casarez said October also seemed like the most appropriate time to fly the flag
because of what the city is hoping to accomplish with the effort. “LGBT History Month actually traces its roots back to GLSEN [Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network]. It was started by a teacher, and we’re really trying to put the emphasis on education here. That fits with the goals that we had for this.” After remarks by Casarez and the Rev. Jeffrey Jordan of Metropolitan Community Church, the Philadelphia Voices of Pride performed at the ceremony. Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations executive director Rue Landau discussed the city’s pro-LGBT efforts before representatives from several LGBT events and initiatives this month — the LGBTQ Womyn of Color Conference, GLBT History Month Icons Project, the LGBT Elder Summit, OutFest and the LGBT History Month series — took the mic to talk about their efforts. Mayor Nutter also addressed the crowd before the flag was raised to a musical backdrop of the national anthem, performed by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s See RAINBOW FLAG, Page 19
Rutgers death draws attention to gay suicide By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Vigils were held throughout the region in the past week following the suicide of an 18year-old gay Rutgers University student and several other teens who recently took their lives after facing anti-gay bullying. Students, faculty and staff at Rutgers gathered on the New Brunswick, N.J., campus Sunday night — as did LGBTs and allies in Kahn Park in Philadelphia and Greenwich Village in New York City — to pay tribute to freshman Tyler Clementi, who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge Sept. 22, several days after his roommate broadcast his sexual encounter with a man live on the Internet. See SUICIDES, Page 25
SOMBER SUNDAY: About two-dozen LGBTs and allies gathered in Kahn Park Oct. 3 for a candlelight vigil to remember the number of gay teens who recently committed suicide. The event was organized after Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi took his own life after his roommate allegedly videotaped him having a sexual encounter with another man. Another vigil will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 outside of Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St. Photo: Scott A. Drake
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The state legislature approved a $7-million allocation this week for a proposed LGBT senior housing project. The state House and Senate both signed off on the Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of 2010/11 on Oct. 4, and the measure now awaits the expected signature of Gov. Rendell. The spending bill includes the appropriation for “acquisition, construction, infraRAINBOW RECOGNITION AT CITY HALL FOR structure, redevelopment and other related LGBT HISTORY MONTH Photo: Scott A. Drake costs for the William Way Senior Housing Project.” The proposed senior residences would be situated in a building attached to the William Way LGBT Community Center on Spruce Street. The project, spearheaded by the Dr. Magnus Hirschfield Fund, would include 40-70 affordable-housing units for lowincome seniors and would also include renovations to the current community center. The initiative is predicted to cost about $20 By Larry Nichols million and will be undertaken by Pennrose PGN Staff Writer Properties. Mark Segal, president of the Hirschfield This year’s OutFest, Philly Pride Presents’ See CENTER, Page 19 annual Coming Out Day celebration, takes over the Gayborhood Oct. 10 on 12th and 13th streets and Locust and Spruce. Attractions and performances this year include Brittany Lynn’s Drag Mafia, Cher impersonator Steve Andrade, Miss Philly Gay Pride 2010 Alexis Cartier, Chad D, Juan Lord, Skyanna Blue, Finesse Ross, Mrs. Pinklewinkle, The Anti-Grag, Ariel Aparico and Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars. The event also features perennial favorites like the high-heel race, a mechanical bull and the penis-shaped bagel-eating contest. New this year will be an outdoor women’s party in front of Sisters on Chancellor Street. Youth at the event will be invited on stage at 4 p.m. Sunday as the crowd pays tribute by applauding — a unique response to the recent
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CENTER CITY CELEBRATION: Residents, merchants and tourists mill about 13th and Sansom streets during the fifth annual Midtown Village Fall Festival Oct. 2. The fest, held in the heart of the Gayborhood, allowed dozens of restaurants in the area to share their dishes — and adult beverages — with passersby, who shopped at street vendors, enjoyed live music and tried their hands at activities like sumo wrestling and a dunk tank. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Corbett, AGs file brief to overturn California’s pro-gay-marriage ruling By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Attorney Generals in 13 states last week signed on to an amicus brief calling for an appeals court to overturn this summer’s ruling that invalidated California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Among the signers was Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, the Republican nominee for governor. The brief was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Sept. 24 on behalf of Dennis Hollingsworth, a California state senator who is serving as a defendantintervenor in the case, as the state’s governor and attorney general have declined to defend Proposition 8, the voter-approved referendum passed in 2008. Corbett did not return repeated calls for comment. The attorney general’s gubernatorial campaign website states: “Tom Corbett supports the Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment Act, which defines marriage as that between a man and a woman.” Pennsylvania currently has a Defense of Marriage Act in place, which limits the definition of marriage in state law, but attempts to amend the state constitution, like California’s Prop. 8, have been unsuccessful. Joining Pennsylvania on the brief were Indiana, Virginia, Louisiana, Michigan, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming. Indiana Attorney General Thomas M. Fisher was the primary author of the document.
The brief describes that the states “have an interest in protecting the ability of all states to define marriage pursuant to political debate and action through the democratic process — whether by TOM CORBETT legislative enactment or citizen referendum.” District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in August that Prop. 8 violates samesex couples’ constitutional rights to due process and equal protection, but the attorney generals argued that “the court not only misread the Constitution, it exceeded its judicial authority,” asserting that a federal court should not be involved in marriage laws, which typically have been decided state by state. On legal grounds, the brief said the court should be compelled to overturn Vaughn’s ruling based on the outcome of Baker v. Nelson, in which the Minnesota Supreme Court found that limiting marriage to heterosexual couples did not amount to a Constitutional violation. The U.S. Supreme Court later refused to hear the appeal. The latest filing contends that same-sex marriage is not rooted in the nation’s history
and tradition and should not be considered a “fundamental liberty interest” protected by the due-process clause, and also asserted that legal precedent has not held LGBT people as a “suspect class” deserving of heightened scrutiny, a stricter form of judicial review applied to certain discrimination cases. The attorney generals also listed the societal benefits they saw that accompany “traditional” opposite-sex marriage, namely procreation. “Marriage was not born of animus against homosexuals but is predicated instead on the positive, important and concrete societal interests in the procreative nature of opposite-sex relationships,” they wrote. “Only opposite-sex couples can naturally procreate, and the responsibility begetting and rearing of new generations is of fundamental import to civil society. In short, traditional marriage protects civil society by encouraging couples to remain together to rear the children they conceive. It creates a norm where sexual activity that can beget children should occur in a long-term, cohabitative relationship.” However, the brief does note that the concept of same-sex parents is a relatively new idea and that “if over time society concludes that the children of same-sex couples would do better if some incentive existed for such couples to remain together, then states can address that need.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn. com.
Several local agencies will collaborate for an afternoon of activities this weekend in honor of the sixth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. The event, sponsored by such groups as the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, will be held from noon-5 p.m. Oct. 9 at Capitolo Recreation Center, 900 Federal St. This year’s theme is Patea el VIH (Kick HIV) and will offer a family-friendly environment featuring Latin music, a local drumming group and a soccer tournament with members of the Philadelphia Falcons, as well as free HIV testing and counseling and free health screenings. NLAAD was established in 2003 as a reaction to the burgeoning impact HIV/ AIDS was having on the nation’s Latino community. The event is meant to raise awareness of HIV and encourage regular testing, as well as draw the community’s attention to other health crises like sexually transmitted infections. The event is free and open to the public.
COLOURS hosts film and talk The COLOURS Organization Inc. will host a free film screening and panel discussion that looks at the experiences of lesbians of color. COLOURS will screen “black.womyn. conversations with lesbians of African descent” by local filmmaker tiona.m. at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at the agency, 112 N. Broad St., in the first-floor conference room. The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the issues raised in the documentary. Copies of the film will be available for $20.
Lawyers look for leaders Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia is seeking new board members to represent the agency and guide its work in the next year. GALLOP board seats and officer positions are all open and hold a one-year renewable term. Once the new board is selected, the members will vote on a chair, secretary and treasurer. Eligible candidates must submit a written request to the board chair at least 30 days prior to the organization’s Annual Meeting Nov. 30 and must be up-to-date on their dues payments. For more information, contact Brian Sims at bsims557@yahoo.com. ■ — Jen Colletta
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Author seeks to engage Allies at Work By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Author and diversity trainer Dr. David Hall will be in Philadelphia next week to give employees and employers in the area tools to make their workplaces more LGBTfriendly. Hall will host “Allies at Work,” a free session from 1:30-5 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Philadelphia office of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 110 N. 8th St., Suite 501. Hall, a native of Philadelphia who now lives in Bucks County, offers training sessions on LGBT issues, as well as other areas like sexual harassment and bullying preven-
tion, for both workout of his work with places and schools, students as the advisor to a gay-straight having worked with alliance. such clients as JP “My work started MorganChase, the with high-school stuU.S. Department of dents and, at the time, Energy and Merck. I had this laser focus A college professor, Hall was recently on the students and named the runnerwasn’t really thinking about workplace up for the 2010 Gay, equality. But one of Lesbian and Straight my former students Education Network Educator of the Year. DR. DAVID HALL graduated college and started sending Hall’s upcoming training session will be based on me e-mails saying, ‘I don’t want his 2009 book, “Allies at Work: to go back in the closet, what proCreating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual fession do you think I can go into and Transgender-Inclusive Work now?’” Hall said. “And originally Environment,” which he says grew I was thinking of writing a book
about addressing LGBT issues in schools, but I was told there was no market for that. So I thought another good approach to working on creating a safe environment would be to focus on the workplace and what work needs to be done there.” A hostile work environment toward LGBT employees can have myriad consequences, Hall described, which can be more pervasive and permanent than even the loss of a job. “When it’s difficult to be out at work, it keeps people from bringing their whole self to the workplace. Even with all the pain and isolation of the closet, it’s still there for so many people. Some people can manage to be out and it works, but for many others they feel they need to stay in the closet, because coming out creates this vulnerability that people want to avoid.” The session is open to LGBTs, allies and employers, who will together examine the challenges of coming out in the workplace, look at the current state of the workplace for LGBT employees in Pennsylvania and learn practices that can be undertaken to engage workplace allies in creating an LGBT-inclusive environment. Hall noted that the lack of both federal and statewide LGBT employment protections for
Pennsylvanians further highlights the need for new approaches to promoting workplace equality, which he said area companies are increasingly embracing. “Even with solid majorities of the country in favor, Congress can’t get ENDA [Employment Non-Discrimination Act] passed, and in the state we have our own struggles with getting a state version passed. But the most receptive audience we’ve found to these sessions is employers. Most Fortune 500 companies provide their own training, but there are only so many of them in the Philadelphia area; there are a lot of big businesses just below that level that don’t necessarily get evaluated by the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index but that are still interested in learning how to change the culture at their company.” The free session is sponsored by the Human Relations Commission, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Gay and Lesbian Rights Committee and Out & Equal Greater Philadelphia. For more information, contact Hall at david@davidmhall.com, and include your e-mail address and phone number. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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Media Trail Center gets $13.3M to help gay kids The San Jose Mercury News reports the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center on Oct. 1 won a $13.3 million federal grant to help homeless gay teens. The center said the grant was the largest federal award ever to an organization serving the LGBT community. The center plans to use the money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to launch a five-year intervention program to aid gay kids in foster care, juvenile detention or in their family homes, where they may be experiencing rejection.
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FORGING OLD ALLIANCES: Ruth Almy (far right), president of West Chester University’s LGBTQA student organization, gathered with 11 past presidents of the group — dating back to 1986 — who returned Oct. 2 for the club’s 35th anniversary gala. More than 130 alumni and current students came together to pay tribute to the organization’s rich history and anticipate its future growth, bolstered by the event having raised about $1,000 for the LGBTQA Student Success Scholarship. Photo: Robert Williams
LGBT-inclusive immigration bill introduced By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer An immigration-reform bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week that, among other stipulations, would make it possible for LGBT citizens to sponsor same-sex partners. U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act on Sept. 30, which includes the language of the Uniting American Families Act. C u r r e n t i m m i g r a t i o n l aw s a l l ow Americans to sponsor spouses living in other countries for citizenship, although the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents federal recognition of same-sex marriage, limits the definition of “spouse” to an opposite-sex partner. UAFA, however, would change the language of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow for recognition of a genderneutral “permanent partner.” Immigration Equality, which works for equal immigration rights for LGBTs, estimates that about 36,000 LGBT Americans are in binational relationships. Standalone versions of UAFA were introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) in their respective Congressional chambers last year. Both
measures are stalled in committee. Leahy is the only cosponsor currently signed on to Menendez’s bill, which was sent to the Judiciary Committee. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force executive director Rea Carey said UAFA and the entire bill provide an opportunity to “reform our nation’s cruel and broken immigration system.” “The Uniting American Families Act is consistent with U.S. immigration law’s existing policy of keeping families intact,” Carey said. “These couples and their families have been kept separated or forced to live abroad. It’s unconscionable to ask any American to choose between family and country.” Immigration Equality executive director Rachel Tiven agreed that “this legislation will finally end the obstacles so many families — both gay and straight — struggle with every day.” Menendez said in a statement last week that his bill offers practical solutions to the problems plaguing the country’s immigration system. “[Americans] don’t want partisan bickering and demonizing, they want a commonsense solution that addresses the realities of the situation, stops the flow across our borders and protects our economy,” Menendez said. “If we can put political grandstanding
aside and work together on a comprehensive, middle-of-the-road bill like this one, we can bring all sides to the table. We can finally take action on a problem that has generated a lot of talk over the past decade but few results.” Leahy noted in a statement that although the bill may not see a vote this session, it’s an “important starting point for this debate” and could have a wide-ranging impact if it proceeds. “It protects the rights and opportunities of American workers, while ensuring that American farmers and employers have the help they need. It promotes jobs to help spur our economy, it supports families, it helps to bring undocumented workers out of the shadows and it enhances our border security. These are goals we can all share.” A form of UAFA has been introduced in Congress every legislative session since 2000 but has never seen a vote. In order to qualify as a “permanent partner” under the bill, individuals must both be over 18 and must be in a committed, intimate and financially interdependent relationship. The couples cannot be blood relatives or married or partnered with anyone else. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn. com.
According to Advocate.com new Census Bureau data finds that increases in selfidentified gay couples are outpacing population growth. The research found that the estimated number of same-sex couples who identify as either spouses or unmarried partners grew at three times the rate of population growth between 2008-09. It was estimated that there were 564,743 same-sex couples in 2008, and 581,300 the following year; a 3 percent increase. The nation’s population only grew 1 percent in that time. The study also found that the incomes of gay couples dropped 3 percent from 2008-09.
2 arrested in antigay attack at Stonewall According to Yahoo News, prosecutors say a man was beaten in an antigay-bias attack Oct. 3 at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar where a 1969 riot became a defining moment in the gay-rights movement. Police arrested two men in the incident at the Stonewall Inn. Matthew Francis, 21, was being held on $10,000 bond after his arraignment Monday on hate-crime assault and other charges. His lawyer contends Francis isn’t violent, and the episode wasn’t a hate crime. Francis was held on $10,000 bond. His 17-year-old co-defendant was awaiting arraignment. Manhattan prosecutors say that on Sunday, Francis told the victim he didn’t “like gay people,” used an anti-gay slur, demanded money and punched the victim, then continued to beat him in a restroom at the bar. A 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn sparked an uprising that helped prompt gays and lesbians to advocate for rights. ■ — Larry Nichols
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OUTFEST From Page 1 LGBT youth suicides. “There have been and are going to be a lot of vigils and memorials, but OutFest is a celebration, and it’s important that the youth know that we support them,” Price said. OutProud Awards But beyond the celebrations, fanfare and entertainment, some OutFest attendees plan to use the occasion to raise awareness on the issue of antigay bullying in the wake of the recent teen suicides it has spurred. One of the recipients of OutFest’s OutProud awards will be Joey Kemmerling, who will receive the Gilbert Baker National OutProud Award. The 16-year-old Philadelphia-area high-school student launched the Equality Project, a Facebook group advocating education to counter antigay bullying after he endured taunts and threats from his classmates at Council Rock High School South when he came out. The group also advocates for equality in schools for all people. “He started this blog about being bullied in school and he had hundreds of hits his first week,” said Price. “We were overwhelmed reading some of the blogs from kids all over the country.” Kemmerling said he is honored to receive the award. “I feel so strongly about the work I’ve been dong in the LGBT community and, for me, just to be a part of OutFest at all is extremely humbling,” he said. “I’ve gone there in the past just observing and it’s just great for me to be receiving an award.” Kemmerling’s struggles with bullying and his work with the Equality Project has put him in the national spotlight, including a recent interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN.com. He said the increased exposure has had advantages and drawbacks. “It has [made things better] in the idea that I don’t feel so alone, but in the idea of my actual school district, nothing has changed,” he said. “In fact, I had to transfer schools this year. I was unable to resolve much with my school.” Kemmerling added that transferring to a new school hasn’t done away with the discrimination. “I actually just had to come out all over again,” he said. “I’m still in the same school district, so the idea of actual change hasn’t really occurred that much because I’m working with the same superintendent and the same higher-up
administration. But I’ve only been there for three or four weeks. I’ve come out, but kids haven’t had the chance to bully me. But I’ve seen it. Like today, I was sitting at lunch and 10 kids all got up and left and I sat at lunch alone. But it’s nothing extremely severe compared to what I was expecting. It’s not as bad as my old school was.” “It Gets Better” The issue of antigay bullying inspired Brian Wiginton, a writer and marketing director for Philebrity.com, to coordinate the filming of a submission to Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” Project, a YouTube outreach campaign for LGBT youth who may be the victims of bullying. Wiginton will host a video shoot from noon-3 p.m. at 12th and Walnut streets, where individuals can share their stories and support. Wiginton, now 35, said he can relate to the need for such a project. “I’ve lived in Philly for 11 years but I grew up in a small town in the South and went to a really small school,” he said. “That’s what really touched me about this. I’ve never been a super-activist before but that’s sort of why it hit home for me. I absolutely could have been one of those kids, save for a couple of random circumstances. I certainly didn’t have any gay role models as a kid and, like a lot of these kids, I didn’t know it was even possible to be a welladjusted, successful and happy adult leading a normal life as a grown gay man.” Other OutProud awards recipients this year include Steve McCann, founder of Philly Gay Calendar, and Kristen Thomas, who is receiving the OutStanding Youth Award. Price said that OutFest tries to keep the award recipients relevant to the community. “We go out into the community to search for leaders who have been out and proud beyond their jobs; people who have been used to being out and proud to help make our community visible,” she said. OutFest starts at noon and ends at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Gayborhood. For more information, visit www. phillypride.org. For more information on the Equality Project, visit www.theequalityproject.net. For more information on the “It Gets Better” Project, visit www. philebrity.com/2010/10/01/yougotta-give-em-hope. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
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Book seller to thank donors at OutFest By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Since Giovanni’s Room put out a fundraising call last summer for donations to rebuild a deteriorating wall, local LGBT community members and donors from around the country contributed more than $40,000. During Sunday’s OutFest, the owner will pay tribute to the many generous supporters who helped the nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore accomplish its construction project.
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At 3 p.m. Oct. 10, Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St., will unveil a poster containing the names of the approximately 125 supporters who bought either a $50 brick or a $500 lintel as their contribution to the rebuilding fund. The names will be set against a graphic representation of a brick wall, with the number of bricks or lintels purchased ascribed next to each name. The sign will be affixed in the 12th Street window of the store before a permanent spot for display within the shop is found. Giovanni’s Room owner Ed Hermance will begin the unveiling ceremony with an address directed
not just to the donors listed on the sign, but also to numerous otheres who aided in the fundraising effort. Hermance said individuals like the members of the core fundraising committee, composed of Arleen Olshan, John Cunningham, Ted Faigle, Joyce Homan, Scott Drake, Gary Kramer, Linda Slodki, Scott Cranin, Jim Cory, Steve Randisi and Heshie Zinman, were key to fueling the project. “I certainly could not have done this myself,” Hermance said. “The people on the core committee came and gave so much energy and focus and just said, ‘OK, let’s get this done.’ And that’s how everything happened.” In addition to the committee, Hermance said countless volunteers helped run fundraisers and supported the effort in both in-kind and monetary donations. “It was overwhelming. I just had no idea this would happen. There were hundreds of people who helped out with fundraising. It’s really amazing how many people worked so hard on this,” Hermance said. “Even just at OutFest last year, we had a publisher’s row with at least two people from nine different publishing companies and we had probably eight or 10 people working on a bake sale that day. And that’s just people who actually worked, not even the people who attended fundraisers.” The total donation tally now stands at $44,021.30, about $6,065 away from the overall $50,085 project cost. Hermance said the permanent fixture that will hang in the store is an appropriate tribute to the community members whose donations ensured the bookstore’s continued success. “We wanted to commit ourselves to commemorating the folks who gave this money,” he said. “We want these people to know that they did their part and that we’re so grateful for them.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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Editorial Truth telling Coming out is a highly personal process. As the community celebrates National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, as well as LGBT History Month all throughout October, it’s important to remember that coming out is a process — and that it’s different for everyone. For some, there is no “coming out” per se, as they always were (always are) out. They have always been sure of their sexual orientation, and of the path they are choosing. For others, coming out is a never-ending process, much like self-discovery is a never-ending process. That’s not to say that this latter group is unsure of their orientation, but that they are continually discovering themselves and their truth. Coming out is about owning one’s truth, knowing who you are and what you want. It’s about being honest with yourself, your family, your friends and loved ones, your colleagues, your classmates, your teammates. My own path to coming out has been long and winding. Growing up, I always was different, in myriad ways. I didn’t fit in at my all-girls’ Catholic high school: I wasn’t Catholic, I wasn’t part of the sport cliques, I wasn’t popular. I was an honor student. I wasn’t allowed to date, so I didn’t develop “normal” male-female relationships. Dating boys was rebellious, so I did that. I remember knowing about gays and lesbians (defending them even), but not knowing anyone who was out until I started working in high school. By the time I reached college, I had had several crushes on girls (friends, coworkers, bosses) and came out as bi. I still had a boyfriend, but owned that I thought girls were hot. Being bi meant walking in two worlds — and having to come out constantly. When I was with my husband (now my ex), I had to explain that I was not straight and that I was in a poly relationship. When I was with women, I had to explain that I was not a lesbian. And then I fell hard for a woman. This wasn’t a crush, wasn’t something I could dismiss or control. It was far different from any relationship I’d ever had with a guy, from anything I’d ever felt for a guy. For once, I didn’t hold myself in reserve or hold myself back. For once, this was something I wanted, not just something I could tolerate or be OK with. Owning how I felt and who I was threw my world into utter chaos: leaving my husband (there were many reasons there, but this one I couldn’t hope to change), moving, sorting through what was over and what was beginning. It was probably the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life. And the best. I’ve told my truth to you. Who are you going to tell your truth to? ■
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Creep of the Week
D’Anne Witkowski
Andrew Shirvell Hopefully by the time you are reading this, Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell is out of a job. Shirvell recently took a paid leave of absence after his favorite hobby became the subject of a media frenzy. That hobby? Stalking and harassing a gay college student. That student, 21-year-old Chris Armstrong, is the University of Michigan student-body president. Shirvell maintains a blog called “Chris Armstrong Watch” that tracks the student’s every move, obsessively following him and his friends in real life and on Facebook and Twitter. Shirvell’s blog includes a photo with a Nazi swastika-adorned rainbow flag superimposed over Armstrong’s face along with the word “resign.” Shirvell also holds one-man “protests” against Armstrong. In early September, a friend of mine witnessed Shirvell standing outside of Armstrong’s house holding a sign with the rainbow flag swastika photo on it. The whole thing was so bizarre, she thought it might be part of some kind of fraternity hazing stunt. Not an actual adult man’s real life. Shirvell claims that he’s just a concerned Christian UM alumnus, but it’s clear his main problem is the fact that Armstrong is gay. On Sept. 4, Shirvell posted to
his blog, “Parents of University of Michigan freshmen beware: the University’s first openly ‘gay’ student body president, Chris Armstrong, is actively recruiting your sons and daughters to join the homosexual ‘lifestyle.’” Shirvell later claimed that the aim of a party thrown at Armstrong’s house at the beginning of the school year “was to liquor-up underage freshmen and promote homosexual activity in an effort to recruit them to the homosexual lifestyle.” In mid-September, Armstrong filed for a personal protection order against Shirvell. Because the dude is totally creepy. If you need any more proof, all you have to do is watch the totally self-awareness-lacking interview Shirvell did with Anderson Cooper, in which he claims that he’s involved in a political campaign and is not doing anything wrong. Because, you know, hanging out in front of a kid’s house and videotaping him at 1 a.m. is totally normal “free speech” stuff. The Cooper interview video has gone viral and Shirvell comes across as a total sociopath. It’s kind of sad, actually, that Shirvell apparently has no one in his life to grab him by the shoulders and say, “Don’t go on TV or the whole country is going to see
that you are insane.” Since that interview, plenty of people — like the 15,000 fans of the Fire Andrew Shirvell Facebook page — have been calling for Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to get rid of him. Instead, Cox did his own interview with Cooper, saying that Shirvell is just exercising his First Amendment rights. It should be noted that Cox is no friend to LGBT Michiganders, so it’s no surprise that his office would employ folks who have an antigay agenda. It should also be noted that sexual orientation is not covered under Michigan’s civil-rights laws. Something tells me that Cox wouldn’t have been so hot to go on national TV on defense if the object of Shirvell’s scorn was, say, black or Latino or Jewish. “I have done NOTHING immoral OR illegal,” wrote Shirvell on his blog in late September. “And, to all my vicious, anti-Christian detractors out there ... I have a message for you all: this watch site is here to stay. Get use [sic] to it.” And yet, as of Oct. 1, Shirvell’s blog was no longer public. Let’s hope his job follows. ■ D’Anne Witkowski is a Detroit-based freelance writer and poet.
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Mark My Words Mark Segal Thanking our supporters No doubt by now you’ve seen or heard about the proposed LGBT-friendly, affordable senior housing project that I’ve been involved with. And this past Monday, we had a major victory. For the first time in our commonwealth’s history, a capitol project that benefits our community was appropriated in legislation that passed the Pennsylvania Senate, was ratified by the House and was sent to the governor for his signature. The amount was $7 million, but that’s not the whole story. The funds are matching, meaning you must have another source to match those given under this allocation. Like almost every other senior project of this nature, you apply for funds from various sources to match. That is the short story, but it’s one step on this road that we’re all traveling, or as I like to say: It’s just one more brick on the building, and we have many more bricks until the building’s complete. But to get this far, you need friends, people who really support this community. You also need political leadership, courage and a vision. We’ve been very lucky in that area. First up to bat was Gov. Rendell. He’s been onboard for over a year. He was the first to commit funds. He even laid out the plan for us, and assured us if we went his route, which we did, he’d be able to get us what we need. Thanks to him, we’re a week ahead of schedule. Next was the state House of Representatives. There, our city’s delegation and the Democratic leadership came through. But a special thanks has to go to the man who literally shepherded this project through the House, state Rep. Mike O’Brien.
When I say shepherd, I guess I mean taking me from one office to another and knowing when to get me out of those offices. If you read this column, you’ve read about my trips to Harrisburg. Each and every one of those was at the suggestion of Mike. Mike took an instant interest in this project from the moment he heard about it. He already had an interest in senior services, but when he learned about the special needs, discrimination and abuse of LGBT seniors and the lack of any facility, something clicked in him and it became his passion. He was there night and day, seven days a week. He accomplished something that was almost unthinkable. Almost every elected official he and I approached on this project not only supports it, they have enthusiasm for it. How do I know this? On several occasions, I somehow thought that pivotal people were becoming soft on its funding. They made sure they got me on the phone and told me personally of their reconfirmed support, or called to express anger at a call they received that was not supportive. It’s the first time I’ve seen the Philadelphia Democratic Party completely go to bat for an LGBT project. Let me amend that. It’s the first time I’ve seen almost every elected official in Philadelphia adopt an LGBT project as their own. This is their baby, not just ours. There is much more that could be included here and many more heroes that can be pointed out — you can be sure that over the next few months they will. But at this moment, a moment in American history that is so negative, let’s just stop and thank those who won’t give in to the negative but rather have a vision of a brighter future — one that includes our LGBT elders. ■
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Street Talk Are schools doing enough to prevent LGBT suicides?
Evan Bohnenblust student Graduate Hospital area
Geneva Godfrey student Glenside
“My focus would be on family, friends and victim advocates. They would be the most effective in preventing a suicide because of their emotional connection to the person. I don’t have a lot of faith in a school’s ability to help. They would just be paying lip service.”
“Yes, because I don’t think suicide prevention is anything a school can help with. If a person feels they can’t handle life anymore, a school can’t change that feeling. People have to feel good about themselves. A school can’t change how you feel about yourself.”
Amelia Mraz student North Wales
Alexis Perrine student Washington Square West
“No, because Catholic schools could have gay-straight alliances — though I know that’s an unrealistic expectation. We had one at the Quaker high school I attended. But my girlfriend went to a Catholic school, and she didn’t have one. It’s a shame.”
“At the University of the Arts, where I’m a student, there are so many internal supports for LGBT students. I can’t think of anything more that could be done by our school [to prevent a suicide]. There’s only so much a school can do, especially if the person’s family isn’t supportive.”
Mark Segal is PGN publisher. He is the nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media, having just received the 2010 Columnist of the Year Award from the 2,000-member Suburban Newspapers of America. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com.
Letters and Feedback Positive outlook for youth I write to urge and to caution us to maintain a balanced view of our youth. The seven (known) recent suicides of LGBT youth are awful, disheartening and enraging. The reaction to them and the media’s coverage of them, while shining a spotlight on incredibly important concerns, could lead a person to believe that all of our youngsters are being horrifically bullied and will go on to kill themselves. The balanced truth is that, yes, some of this does happen to some people. But, many LGBT youth do not experience any problems associated with their sexual orientation and, in fact, most even thrive. Ritch Savin-Williams of Cornell University has passionately called for greater understanding of the strengths
of our youth, and I join him in his call. We must not allow the discourse to become dominated by doom and depression, and in the ongoing battle for full equality, we must demonstrate not only that LGBTers face specific struggles, but also that we offer immense resources to society at large. New research is showing us that our youth excel in areas of creativity, developing broad and diverse social networks, athletics, acceptance of others, popularity, growing into successful adults and fantastic parents, and certainly many more areas about which we will soon be learning. For the past 30 years, discussion of our youth has focused on depression, bullying, HIV, suicide risk and substance abuse, all of which may contribute to
large-scale self-fulfilling prophecies. I urge us to look at the other side as well, to tell that story that needs telling and to offer our youth a more positive image of what they can be and who they can grow up to become. — Nicholas A. Wood Philadelphia In response to “NJ student believed dead after gay sex video,” Oct. 1-7: Being a gay alumni from Rutgers University, it breaks my heart to see this happening at a place that I hold close. I and some of my fellow classmates went through the same disSee LETTERS, Page 12
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LETTERS From Page 11 crimination. I had a roommate that made fun of my sexual orientation and he had no problem expressing his feelings about it. Luckily, I had a [resident advisor] and a [resident director] that were sensitive to this and helped me through this difficult time in my life. I switched rooms and found comfort in the network of friends I made in my first semester. I went on to become a resident assistant, because I did not want other students going through the same thing I did. Tyler
Clementi wasn’t so lucky. Please, please, please do not turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to such injustice. My heart goes out to Tyler’s family and to all others who have been hurt by such hatred and discrimination! Peace and love. — Nathan T Nizah Morris case: Mishandled or deliberate? As a concerned Philadelphian, I have followed with great interest the reporting on the death of Nizah Morris. As many are
aware, she turned up dead shortly after an encounter with the Philadelphia police. I have kept abreast of the many efforts to learn more about the events leading up to her death by PGN, and the extraordinary efforts that have been undertaken to not disclose all that might be known about this matter. The stonewalling by the District Attorney, refusal by police officials to disclose relevant facts of great public concern that might help us understand what did and didn’t happen that night, and who was involved. And the most amazing “loss” of the entire
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investigative file into a matter that has many of us wondering what all of the secrecy is about. Taken all together, this is either the most mishandled inquiry ever undertaken or a deliberate attempt to withhold information that might show us the truth. While I acknowledge the legitimate need of confidentiality in the early stages of an investigation, it is clear to me, after eight years, that no one in authority wants the full truth known. I believe those in authority have given us all reason to doubt their honesty in this matter. I also believe, after eight years, the public and, more particularly, the family of the decedent is owed the full truth of what is actually known. Many other investigations into deaths have been much more openly reported on. Unless
someone can tell us there are compelling reasons why this matter is cloaked in so much darkness, I think there is only one conclusion one can come to. And, before anyone starts thinking about attacking any of the conclusions I have reached herein, I challenge them to sit for a frank interview so we can perhaps learn more of the truth. After that, if I’ve misspoken, I’ll gleefully and publicly say so. — Lou Lanni Philadelphia In response to “Obituary: Dr. Alan Barman, CBLSL co-founder, 52,” Oct. 1-7: Thanks for sharing such a wonderful tribute to such a great man. — Roger A
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Gay History Month Kelly McGillis talks marriages, divorces and civil union By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Though one person’s coming-out story certainly doesn’t convey the history of the LGBT-rights movement, it is through telling these accounts that the community makes its own history. This is Kelly McGillis’ story. Despite two failed marriages, a yearslong battle with substance abuse and a retreat from the career that once earned her a Golden Globe nomination, Kelly McGillis doesn’t shy away from her past. “I don’t think I’m any more dysfunctional or crazy than anybody else is. I’m just more willing to talk about it,” said the 53-year-old out actor. McGillis, star of such films as “Top Gun,” “Witness” and “The Accused,” said she’s still getting used to the relatively quiet life she and partner Melanie Leis share in Collingswood, N.J. — a vast departure from the years of struggles she endured. A native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., McGillis was a self-described tomboy as a kid. The oldest of three girls, she was close with her father, a physician, frequently
going sailing with him and accompanying him on his house calls. When she hit her teenage years, however, McGillis said her relationship with her parents began to unravel. “I was an incredibly rebellious teenager,” she said. “I thought I should be 18 and have all the privileges of 18 when I was 13. I was just out of control.” McGillis’ behavior became too much for her parents and, when she was 17, they kicked her out of the house — which, in retrospect, was “the best thing they could have ever done for me.” McGillis enrolled in the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in Santa Maria and later transferred to Juilliard. Before heading east, McGillis married, although not for the usual reasons. “I really wanted my parents to love me,” she said. “They chucked me out of the house at 17 and said, ‘We don’t want to
see you anymore,’ so I thought that to win their approval back, [getting married] was the right thing to do.” Once she was accepted to Juilliard, however, she knew the marriage couldn’t survive the s c h o o l ’s d e m a n d i n g schedule. The split was amicable, and McGillis said her time in New York opened her eyes to her own sexuality, which she had struggled with for years. “I was very attracted to girls in high school, and that horrified me because I just knew that wasn’t right. That’s what I told myself,” she said. “Mind you, my family never ever talked about sex — not sex, not even menstruation — they were all taboo subjects that you just didn’t talk about. So it was a very, very scary and confusing time for me.” McGillis began dating a woman and the two moved into an apartment together;
however, their relationship crumbled after they were sexually assaulted together by a home intruder. “I never got over that,” she said. “When you’re the victim of a violent crime like that, I think it’s normal to think, What did I do to deserve this? And the story that I came up with that I could cope with was that I was being punished because I liked girls, because I’m gay.” McGillis went on to date several men before she decided she wanted the stability and safety of a husband and children, and married her second husband, Fred Tillman. “I met Fred, and I thought, Fred will protect me. Nobody will ever hurt me again. And that only worked for so long because the fact is that I wasn’t being true to who I was and what I am. You can only live a lie for so long without absolutely destroying yourself. And that’s what I did.” McGillis had two daughters with Tillman, but continued to spiral downward into drug and alcohol dependence, what she called a “coping mechanism for all the shit I created in my life.” See MCGILLIS, Page 14
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MCGILLIS From Page 13 Her addictions became so consuming that she eventually stepped out of the film industry and went into rehab. Tillman was awarded custody of their children, which she now says was deserved, and after she emerged from rehab, McGillis
began the long process of piecing her life back together. Starting over “When I got out, I had nowhere to go, and I found myself at a halfway house in Mohnton, Pa., and I thought, OK, I’m just going to stay here and learn how to not drink and not do drugs. I’ve never scored drugs here, and I don’t know any-
body who does drugs here. So this is where I’m going to stay and learn how to get sober.” After nine months in the small town near Reading, McGillis was reunited with her children and worked to rebuild the relationships that had deteriorated, a process that put her film career on hold. “That’s one of the main reasons I didn’t work,” she said. “I had an
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agent who kept calling, and we finally got in an argument, and I had to tell him, ‘You don’t seem to understand. I have to do this for my children and for myself. I have to be the best parent I know how to be.’ And that’s what I did.” McGillis and her daughters lived in Pennsylvania from 200108, and although the girls accepted her relationship with Leis, a former employee of a restaurant she and Tillman owned, she said she initially didn’t address the issue with them. “I did what my parents did and just didn’t talk about it, didn’t talk about the elephant in the room. I had so much shame,” she said. “For the longest time, when Mel and I would be out, I said, ‘You can’t possibly touch me in public. You just can’t do that.’ It embarrassed me.” Coming out McGillis said her sobriety, however, eventually empowered her to accept her own sexuality and share her life with her children. While she didn’t fully embrace her own identity until she was in her 40s, she said she doesn’t think self-acceptance should be subject to a timeline. “I don’t think I’m unusual because this is what I believe with my heart and soul: Sexuality is a complicated, complicated issue. And you add to that the family dynamic, the societal dynamic and your personal dynamic of who you are, it’s a friggin’ messy situation. I don’t know anybody who it’s been easy for, gay or straight. Let’s face it: We human beings are a mess. We all try to look so neat and clean, but the truth is, we’re all just messy. And that’s OK.” For years, McGillis kept her personal life out of the spotlight to shield her children, but last year, once the kids moved out, she decided to be truthful with a reporter who asked her about her orientation during an interview. While she was taken aback by the amount of attention her public “coming out” received, she never read any of the reactions. “Everybody’s got an opinion about something, and I don’t live my life based on popular opinion. I did that for a long time, and it didn’t serve me well. It made me incredibly insecure and neurotic, and I lost all sense of who I am,” she said. McGillis and Leis were the subject of a New York Times story last month — and countless other news and blog articles — when the couple entered into a civil union. She said she and Leis, who’ve been together about 10 years, had considered tying the knot in
the past, but weren’t ready until recently. “I was always gun-shy. I thought, Oh my God, I’ve had two unsuccessful marriages, what am I doing? I don’t want to be like, I don’t know who, Zsa Zsa Gabor, someone who’s gotten married 100 times. And we had problems because we had drank together, we did drugs together and then we got clean together and it was crazy. We needed to grow up and learn how to have an adult relationship. I missed the boat on healthy relationships, so I’m still working on it. But the truth is we’re at a good place now. I love Mel, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her.” Looking forward McGillis plans to remain in New Jersey, where she’s lived for about two years, and said she’s exploring options like re-entering the seminary (a venture she undertook briefly but had to quit unexpectedly), or working with women with addictions, although she wouldn’t rule out a return to acting. “I don’t know if anybody will really hire me, because the bottom line is I’m no longer willing to sacrifice who I am for what I do. I did that for a long, long time. I had a boob job because I thought that’s what I should do. But since I got sober, I thought, This is such a friggin’ lie. Every time someone said, ‘You have nice boobs,’ I’d be like, Oh my God, this is a lie, they’re not mine. So I had them taken out. But I did that stuff, and I’m not willing to anymore. If nobody hires me, that’s OK. I have a lot of other things in my life that I’m interested in doing, and I just don’t know what I’m going to do when I grow up. I pray about it every day. It’s scary, I must say, but I have great faith that it’ll all be OK and something will work out.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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Jeremy Gussick
Comparing term and cash-value life insurance Q: My partner and I are exploring our options for life insurance. Can you please help us understand the difference between term insurance and cash-value life insurance? A: Life insurance is an important and often overlooked part of an overall financial plan. To be sure you and your partner will be financially protected if something were to happen to either of you, it’s smart that you are evaluating your life-insurance options. Term and cash value are the two main categories of life insurance. The best choice for your circumstances is likely to depend on how much you are willing to pay for premiums and how long you believe you will need the insurance. With both term and cash-value policies, your beneficiaries receive death benefits free of income taxes. Term insurance Term insurance, which typically is less costly, provides a death benefit in return for premiums paid. The length of time (or term) that the policy is in effect is specified
in the policy. According to the Insurance Information Institute, the most popular type of term insurance is for a 20-year term. In many instances, consumers are not able to buy policies for a term that extends beyond their 80th birthday. The cost of term insurance frequently rises as the policyholder gets older. Levelterm policies, in which the annual premium remains consistent throughout the term, are available, but premiums frequently increase when the policy is set to expire and the policyholder seeks to renew for an additional term. The policy has no cash value or investment component. If a claim is not filed within the specified term and the policy is not renewed, the policy lapses and the policyholder receives no cash benefit. Term insurance may be an appropriate choice if you want to keep premiums as affordable as possible. Just be aware that if you want to remain insured beyond the term specified in the policy, affordability could become an issue. If term insurance appeals to you, consider a guaranteed renewable policy that you can renew regardless of your health status at the end of the term. Also, term insurance may be worth considering if you expect to need insurance for a
limited period of time (for example, before retirement when you anticipate receiving pension benefits) and do not need coverage for your lifetime. Cash value Cash-value insurance, in contrast, combines term insurance with a savings component. Cash value is likely to be more expensive than term insurance but typically remains in effect throughout a policyholder’s lifetime at a level premium. A portion of the premium is used to fund a savings or investment component that the policyholder can access by borrowing against it or by cashing in the policy. If a policyholder cashes in the policy, it is no longer in effect but the policyholder receives the cash-surrender value. Interest and other earnings that are credited to the cash value are not subject to income taxes. When a policyholder borrows against the cash value, interest is charged as it would be with most types of loans. The loan is treated as a debt and is not considered a distribution for income-tax purposes. Cash-value insurance may be attractive if you anticipate needing insurance throughout your lifetime, if you can afford
the higher premiums and if the option of borrowing against the cash value appeals to you. As always, it’s important to discuss your specific situation with your financial and tax advisors to help determine the appropriate type and amount of life-insurance coverage. And, as with most insurance, it only gets more expensive if you delay — so plan to have this conversation sooner than later. ■
Jeremy R. Gussick is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, the nation’s leading independent brokerdealer.* Jeremy specializes in the financial planning needs of the LGBT community. He is active with several LGBT organizations in the Philadelphia region, including the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, the Greater Philadelphia Professional Network and the Independence Business Alliance. OutMoney appears monthly. 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 Gussick if you have any questions. LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. *Based on total revenues, as reported in Financial Planning Magazine, June 1996-2010.
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Angela Giampolo
Answers to common legal questions Because gays and lesbians do not have equality under federal or state law, it’s important to know what legal protections you do have and what precautions you can take to protect you and your loved ones. Here are some of the more frequently asked LGBT legal questions.
sons of the same sex which was entered into in another state or foreign jurisdiction, even if valid where entered into, shall be void in this Commonwealth.” In 2008, an attempt to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage — as well as any same-sex union that is the functional equivalent of marriage — failed in the state legislature. Similar legislation was again introduced in January and tabled by the Judiciary Committee in March.
If I get married to my partner in a state where gay marriage is legal, will Pennsylvania recognize it? The short answer is no. Typically, the law of the state in which it is contracted determines the validity of the marriage. If the marriage was valid where it was contracted, then it will be recognized by another state, unless this recognition goes against a strong public policy. Pennsylvania is among the 41 states that expressly refuse to recognize same-sex marriages. In 1996, the Pennsylvania legislature enacted its Defense of Marriage Act, which provides that a “marriage between per-
How does Pennsylvania define a hate crime? Pennsylvania’s “hate crime” law is called the “Ethnic Intimidation and Institutional Vandalism Act,” and was enacted in 1982. Pennsylvania considers certain crimes to be more serious when motivated by hatred toward the victims’ actual or perceived race, color, religion and national origin. When certain crimes are committed (often these are called “underlying offenses”) and it can be shown that a motive for the crime was hatred of the victims’ actual or perceived race, color, religion or national origin, the additional offense of ethnic intimidation can be charged, sub-
jecting the perpetrator to more severe penalties. The underlying criminal offenses that are designated in Pennsylvania’s law include, but are not limited to, crimes against persons such as harassment, terroristic threats, and assault and crimes against property such as criminal trespass, criminal mischief and arson. You can find a complete listing of the underlying offenses designated in Pennsylvania’s hate-crime law and definitions for some of these offenses. Civil remedies are also available to victims of hate crimes in Pennsylvania. Any person who is injured or whose property is damaged by such actions can sue for damages, including damages for emotional distress, punitive damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. This section of Pennsylvania’s hate-crime law is called the Civil Right of Action. The Pennsylvania legislature had previously passed an amendment that included sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, ancestry and mental and/or physical disability as protected classes under the hate-crime law, but the state Supreme Court struck down the amendment in
2008 in Marcavage v. Rendell on procedural grounds. The amendment began as an agricultural vandalism act and was amended to a hate-crime law that covered sexual orientation and gender identity. Thus, the court found the law itself was not substantively unconstitutional, but the way the legislature passed it violated constitutionally required procedures. As such, if proposed in the correct manner, the issue can come before the state legislature again. What happens to our joint property if my partner dies? If a member of a same-sex couple dies without a will, the laws of intestate succession will apply. In Pennsylvania, a surviving opposite-sex spouse inherits the entire estate if the decedent dies intestate and has no surviving parent or issue. As such, any portion of the decedent’s estate not passing to a surviving opposite-sex spouse passes, in the following order, to: (1) issue, (2) parents, (3) siblings and their issue, (4) grandparents and their issue, (5) uncles and aunts and their issue, or (6) the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Obviously, no provision is made in the laws governing intes-
tate succession for inheritance by same-sex partners or by the decedent’s non-biological, nonadopted children. As such, to fully protect your family, if you want to provide for your partner and any non-biological, nonadopted children upon his/her death, it is necessary to execute an estate plan that expresses those intentions. If I’m forced to quit my job in order to move with my partner, can I still qualify for unemployment benefits? An individual is not entitled to unemployment benefits if she voluntarily leaves work without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature. Under the “following the spouse doctrine,” a married individual (but not an unmarried cohabitant) can show necessitous and compelling cause to leave a job to follow a spouse if (1) the spouse moved for reasons beyond her control and “the decision to move was reasonable and made in good faith,” and (2) “the couple would face an economic hardship in maintaining two residences or the move has resulted in an insurmountable commuting problem.” In Procito v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, the court faced the question of whether the “following the spouse doctrine” applies to samesex couples, who do not have the option to marry in Pennsylvania. The majority sidestepped the issue by holding that, even if the doctrine applied, Procito’s partner did not leave her job for reasons beyond her control. A dissenting judge disagreed and concluded that excluding same-sex couples from the benefit of the doctrine violates the guarantee of equal protection of the law. As it stands, the law is questionable when it comes to same-sex couples, however, Procito indicates that the current holding could change should the issue come before the Supreme Court again. ■ Angela D. Giampolo, principal of Giampolo Law Group, maintains offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and specializes in LGBT, business and real-estate law and civil rights. Her website is www.giampololaw.com and she blogs at www. phillygaylawyer.com. Send your legal questions to angela@giampololaw. com.
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CENTER From Page 1 Fund and PGN publisher, hailed the funding milestone as historic. “Never before has our government allocated such a large sum of money for a brick-and-mortar LGBT-friendly project,” Segal said Tuesday. “We still have a long way to go to make this project a reality, but yesterday we took a big step.” State Rep. Mike O’Brien, a strong proponent of the effort, commended his fellow lawmakers on their support.
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mally acknowledging, as part of our efforts in City Hall, the events and things that have been going on in our community during this month for years. We see this as annual event that will allow us to join with the community efforts that happen each and every year.” The site of the flag raising is also noteworthy, Casarez said. “City Hall is one of our most recognizable symbols in the entire city, so doing it at City Hall is incredibly significant. It’s impor-
tant that folks realize that this really is a symbol and is about our actions and everything that we as a community do every single day.” The flag will be temporarily taken down, until Oct. 15, as the Puerto Rican flag is scheduled to fly from Sept. 15 until then in honor of Latino History Month, but then will be reinstalled until the end of the month. ■
“I am pleased that the state has continued its commitment to senior housing,” O’Brien said. “I am delighted that the state has made this large of a commitment to the LGBT community.” The Hirschfield Fund last month submitted its first grant proposal for the project to the city’s Office of Housing and Community Development. OHCD received about 20 proposals and several will be selected to share the $8.5million grant. The center will host a public meeting to discuss the proposed senior-housing program at 6:30
p.m. Oct. 13 at the center, 1315 Spruce St. The meeting is meant to generate community input and feedback about the idea so that the center’s board of directors can consider the views of its key stakeholders and the LGBT community at large. “We look forward to engaging with the community on Oct. 13 to hear their thoughts about the ways that these crucial resources can best be applied to meet LGBT seniors’ needs,” executive director Chris Bartlett said. RSVP to attend the meeting at (215) 732-2220. ■
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Moscow police guard gays B u c k i n g t r e n d s , M o s c ow police protected gay protesters who showed up at the offices of Swissair on Oct. 1 and accused the airline of turning over Gay Pride organizer Nikolai Alexeyev to officials last month. The gays of Moscow have often complained that police have not protected them from homophobic citizens, but there was a change afoot this time. Homophobic counter-protesters showed up at Swissair and some were violent. Police, buttressed by a heavy presence of officers, arrested two of the counter-protesters. “Sexual minorities for the first time ever were able to demonstrate while being protected by the Russian police. I think this is a historic day,” Alexeyev said. Protesters claim Swissair is responsible for Alekseev being denied a flight to Switzerland last month; he was subsequently detained by Russian police, and he claims they coerced him to drop a complaint against Moscow authorities. The notoriously homophobic mayor of Moscow, Yury Luzhkov, was fired Sept. 29 by the Russian president. His replacement does not support gay issues either.
Indonesian film fest draws ire Indonesia’s annual gay film festival was disrupted by angry protesters in Jakarta. The festival, called Q!, showcased films about HIV/AIDS, LGBT issues and human rights at a range of venues around the city. It was the subject of demonstrations by hard-line Islamists, who demanded that screenings be cancelled. Some protesters reportedly threatened to burn down a venue if films were shown there. A number of events were subsequently cancelled, while organizers moved others to different venues. The festival has been running for nine years, although this is the first time in recent years that it has been attacked. The group leading the protests was the Islamic Defenders Front, while a small group of student protesters from the University of Indonesia held demonstrations.
MOSCOW PROTESTS: Russian gay activist Nikolai Alexeyev during an Oct. 1 protest outside Swiss International Air Line’s Moscow office. Twodozen activists gathered outside the carrier’s office to protest its alleged role in the kidnapping of Alexeyev, the leader of Russia’s gay-rights movement, which sparked concern in the West. AP Photo: Mikhail Metzel
Q! ended Sept. 30. Festival co-founder and director John Badalu said that increased media coverage may have sparked this year’s protests.
Tasmania OKs foreign marriages Tasmania is to become the first Australian state to recognize gay marriages performed abroad. They will be recognized as Tasmanian deeds of relationship, which are similar to civil partnerships. The amendment was made to the Relationships Act and passed the upper house without opposition. Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesperson Rodney Croome said the change would help gay couples moving to the state. “Couples in interstate and overseas unions should not have to reregister their relationship in order to secure the legal rights and protections most other couples take for granted,” Croome said. “It is important for Tasmanian law to respect the official, legal commitment partners make to each other, regardless of what state or country that commitment was made in.”
No marriage for trans woman A trans woman in Hong Kong has been barred from marrying her boyfriend. The woman, known only as “W,”
was born male and transitioned several years ago. However, she is barred under city law from changing her birth certificate to female, meaning she has been unable to marry. She began a legal fight but a court ruled against her Oct. 5. High-court judge Andrew Cheung said there was insufficient evidence “to demonstrate a shifted societal consensus in present-day Hong Kong regarding marriage to encompass a post-operative transsexual.” He added: “The court must not rush to substitute its own judgment in place of that of ... the government or legislature in Hong Kong.” Most of China allows trans people to marry once they have completed transition. However, the law is different in Hong Kong. City law would allow W to marry a woman, as she would be recognized by the marriage registry as a man. W’s lawyer, Mike Vidler, has said she will appeal.
Gay viewers criticize BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation conducted a study about gay and lesbian representation on its shows and more than a third of gay respondents called the network’s LGBT depictions “stereotypical.” The study asked 2,000 viewers about the BBC’s programs, and 563 respondents were lesbian, See INTERNATIONAL, Page 24
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Two trans women were attacked Sept. 30 at a transgender conference in Sweden. The women, who were attending the third European Transgender Council in Malmo, received minor injuries in what police are treating as a transphobic assault. Event organizers have not released their names but they are understood to be from Turkey. The women said they were attacked after visiting a restaurant in the Bergsgarten area of Malmo. As they entered the restaurant, a couple of men started shouting transphobic abuse at them. By the time they left, a group of six or seven men had gathered and the abuse turned from verbal to physical. The two women were pelted with eggs and received minor injuries, which were later treated in the local hospital. The matter was reported to local police, who registered it as a hate crime. The assault is also being treated as potentially racist. A British delegate at the conference, Natacha Kennedy, expressed shock at the incident. “Delegates are upset — but so too are the locals,” she said. “Sweden has a very positive reputation when it comes to tolerance on transgender issues, so we were very surprised at this incident.” The Transgender Council is a meeting of Transgender Europe, which works to improve legislation and raise awareness of trans people and issues.
Brits: Out soldiers improve Army Following the defeat of a vote in the U.S. Senate to debate ending the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, the British Army claimed that allowing gays and lesbians to openly serve has improved its armed forces. Col. Mark Abraham, head of diversity for the British Army, said lifting the ban on gays serving in the military in 2000 had “no notable change at all.” “We got to the point where the policy was incompatible with military service and there was a lack of logic and evidence to support it,” he said. “We knew a lot of gay and lesbian people were serving quite successfully, and it was clear that sexual orientation wasn’t an indication of how good a soldier or officer you could be. The reality was that those serving in the army were the same people the day after we lifted the ban, so there was no notable change at all.” Abraham contends lifting of the ban actually made the armed forces more productive. “A lot of gay and lesbian soldiers who were in the army before the ban was lifted reported that a percentage of their efforts was spent looking over their shoulder and ensuring they weren’t going to be caught. That percentage of time can now be devoted to work and their home life, so actually they are more effective than they were before.”
S. Africa Pride draws 18,000 More than 18,000 people attended Africa’s biggest Pride celebration in Johannesburg on Oct. 4, organizers said. Although same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination protections are legal in South Africa, many other African countries criminalize homosexuality. The theme of this year’s parade was: “We are all African.” Organizer Luiz de Barros said, “We are aware of the fact that LGBT people across Africa are being arrested, their human rights are under threat and it’s a growing phenomenon on the continent. South Africa having an enlightened constitution, we have a responsibility to reach out to our brothers and sisters in Africa.” ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
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SUICIDES From Page 1 A second candlelight vigil to remember recent victims of teen suicide is scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 9 outside of Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th. Clementi’s body was pulled from the Hudson River Sept. 29. Earlier in the week, his roommate, Dharun Ravi, and Ravi’s friend Molly Wei were arrested on invasion of privacy charges, although the two are not currently in custody: Ravi posted bail and Wei is free on her own recognizance. Investigators have said more charges could be pending. “The initial focus of this investigation has been to determine who was responsible for remotely activating the camera in the dormitory room of the student and then transmitting the encounter on the Internet,” said Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan. “Now that two individuals have been charged with invasion of privacy, we will be making every effort to assess whether bias played a role in the incident and, if so, we will bring appropriate charges.” A hearing in the case has not yet been scheduled. Clementi’s was the latest in a spate of gay teen suicides across the country. In September alone, 15-yearold Billy Lucas and 13-year-olds Asher Brown and Seth Walsh also
took their own lives, reportedly after facing relentless antigay bullying. The day Clementi’s body was found, Raymond Chase, a gay student at Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island, hung himself in his dorm room, although it is unclear whether his suicide was related to anti-gay harassment. “Words do not adequately describe the tragic loss felt across the country for the five promising young individuals who were so isolated and felt so alone and cut off from their peers and society that suicide became an option,” said Charles Robbins, executive director of The Trevor Project, a national LGBT youth suicideprevention agency. Talking to youth Carrie Jacobs, executive director of The Attic Youth Center, said that while the press attention has shined a spotlight on the issue of anti-LGBT bullying, classroom harassment and consequences like suicide are not a new epidemic. “At The Attic, we hear about the effects of bullying every day,” Jacobs said. “This is not a new phenomenon — gay youth have been bullied as far back as many gay adults can remember. Unfortunately, over the years, numbers of LGBT youth have either been killed or committed suicide, some we know of and many we don’t, and it’s still hap-
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SUICIDES From Page 25 will become more attentive to their children who are being bullied or who are bullying, and perhaps schools will take a greater stance on no-tolerance policies. The community needs to support the programs that are working with these youth. Not just The Attic, but so many groups out there need the financial support because they’re really trying to make a difference with these youth on a daily basis.” New Jersey legislation In Clementi’s home state, Garden State Equality, the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention and several other education agencies have been working for several months with two New Jersey lawmakers to press for stricter antibullying laws in the state. Assemblymembers Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) and Mary Pat Angelini (R) will introduce the “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights” later this month, and the pair said in a joint statement last week that Clementi’s death was “heartwrenching” and an “unspeakable tragedy” that highlights the need for legislative action. “We believe our bill will create a new national paradigm for antibullying reform,” the lawmakers said. “We can — and must — do better with the resources we have and, with that in mind, we believe our bill will get significant bipartisan support. The education and lives of our students hang in the balance.” Following news of Clementi’s suicide, New Jersey Sen. Shirley Turner introduced legislation that seeks to heighten the penalties associated with invasion-of-privacy crimes that involve videotaping and distributing images of someone in an intimate setting. Ravi and Wei are charged with third-degree counts, which carry a maximum prison sentence of five years and/or a $15,000 fine, but Turner’s bill would upgrade similar privacy violations to second-degree crimes, for which the offenders could serve up to 10 years in prison and pay a $150,000 fine. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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Horror classic gets ‘dragged’ to stage By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer Just in time for the Halloween season, Brat Productions brings what is sure to be an entertaining mix of horror and camp with its drag interpretation of Stephen King’s horror classic “Carrie.” The first novel published by the mega-successful horror novelist in 1974, and the 1976 film adaptation, tells the story of a teenage girl who’s a social outcast in her high school and lives with her unstable religious mother. She
soon discovers she has telekinetic powers, which come in handy when some of her classmates conspire to humiliate her at the prom, leading to an impressive display of revenge, death and mayhem that pretty much destroys the whole town. Over the years, the story has been extremely popular inspiring a remake, a sequel and a Broadway musical, the latter of which starred Betty Buckley, which famously tanked faster than a bucket of pig’s blood. Playwright Erik Jackson tried
to acquire the rights to the musical without success but later got permission from King himself to do a non-musical version of the story starring drag performer Sherry Vine, which debuted offBroadway in 2006. Surprisingly enough, it was this version of “Carrie” that Michael Alltop, director of Brat Production’s take on the play, first encountered. “Believe it or not, the first actual connection that I had to the story was reading the script,” Alltop said.
Shut up! Really? “I knew about the book, I knew about the movie from pop culture,” he said. “I knew about the story but I had never actually read it. I happened to be looking for playwright for another project that I was working on and I asked him to send me some of his work and he sent me the script for ‘Carrie’ and I loved it. I immediately wanted to direct it. That led me to the book. And after I read the book, then I watched the movie and saw
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just how well he head adapted the book. referred to as burly and mannish. We all I’ve read other Stephen King [books] have that image of the beautiful Sissy and I’m a fan but for some reason I had Spacek playing Carrie, but in the book never read ‘Carrie’ until I picked up the she’s not a pretty girl. It’s emphasized script.” many times by many characters in narOut actor Erik Ransom, who plays ration. She’s referred to as bovine and the titular role, said he too was first pimply. That’s part of the joke there.” Alltop said this version of “Carrie” introduced to the story via the theater, should appeal to fans of the book and but his exposure goes further back. “I was a fan of the movie and the the movie, as well as to those who know musical,” he said. “My first introduction nothing of either one. “I think the play does a very good was the flop musical. I got a bootleg copy when I was in high school. I was job of just being a play,” he said. “So obsessed with obscure musicals and I if you somehow don’t know anything at all about ‘Carrie,’ about the book or the love the Betty Buckley performances.” Both agreed the universally under- movie, you’re going to enjoy the piece. stood horror that is high school is one of “But it’s definitely best enjoyed the main reasons “Carrie” — in what- having read the book or being familiar ever form people have chosen to enjoy with the book or the movie. What I find it — has endured for so long. very interesting about what Erik Jackson “It’s often in the horror section but has done is that this is an adaptation of I don’t see ‘Carrie’ as a horror story, the book. We don’t have the rights to do really,” Ransom said. “I see it as the anything with the movie. If you read the story of a downtrodden outsider who book, he does such a good job of mining kind of gets revenge. The way she’s what’s going on in a certain scene. Some depicted in the movie, and the book of the comedy is coming from a little bit much more so, she’s just torn apart, of artistic license in what people’s motidegraded and debased by her peers. So vations could be. The gym teacher [one when the horror aspect comes in you of Carrie’s few allies], for instance, he’s really feel for her so much. I think that playing the female gym teacher stereobecause of the outsider status and how type where they are assumed to be lesmany people feel like they are not part bians. So there’s that tweak on top of of the mainstream, people connect with Stephen King’s material. There’s that that and have very strong feelings about kind of implication. “But also, when you read the book the story.” “The world of Carrie is high school and also see the movie, you see the gym and this all-important event of prom and teacher looking at Tommy Roth, the how it’s kind of a teen’s entrance into senior stud, and you think, wouldn’t it adulthood,” Alltop added. “It really res- be interesting if she had a total gymonated with the cast. They talked about teacher crush on this studly high-school their own prom horror stories and just guy? Erik has taken this possibility and high school in general. Everyone goes blown it up for comedic effect.” through high school. Everybody identi“It’s definitely high camp,” Ransom fies in one way or another as being an added. “The humor comes from the outsider or not fitting in during high melodrama that’s inherent in a story school. That part resonates more so than like this, and we just exaggerate it a bit a story about a killer car or a killer dog. further while trying to maintain some Perhaps there are more supernatural of the heart. Erik Jackson is clearly still works of King’s that were popular but reverent of the source material. We’re haven’t stood the test of time. But the not really poking fun at it: We’re exagidea of being young and awkward and gerating what’s already there.” Part of that exaggeration for this profeeling put upon by the people at home and school is something that you iden- duction included special effects not tify with from your often seen in live own perspective.” theater. The prospect of bringing Of course in this Carrie’s powers version, having to life in a play is Carrie played in drag exciting for everyadds to the drama one involved. and tension. Ransom “It has always said this depiction been a dream of of her most closely mine to do someresembles the book thing like this,” version. Alltop said. “Most “It’s another trait theater tricks are that makes her an outsider,” he said about slight-of-hand drag Carrie. “There tricks. But you are some jokes in the RANSOM (LEFT) WITH LEAH WALTON almost never show where she’s AS MARGARET WHITE IN “CARRIE” get to work on
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A PROM NIGHT TO REMEMBER: Erik Ransom in the title role of “Carrie.” Photos: Matthew Wright
something that is actually trying to sell something magical. And we’re having to figure that out on an indie-theater budget. This is the second-most expensive show we’ve ever produced. We’re pouring a lot of money and resources into it. But compared to Broadway, this is a pretty do-it-yourself situation.” Ransom noted that a show with this many effects comes with the potential for mishaps, but that the staff behind the scenes is trying to make it as safe as possible. “They’re trying to sort out all the tricks as we speak: the blood, the telekinesis, the explosions,” he said. “Anything with fight choreography is dangerous but we’re being very careful with everything. The tech people are sorting that stuff out without the actors involved, and then they’ll have us come in when they are more secure.”
Like Alltop, Ransom hopes that “Carrie” will appeal to longtime King fans and neophytes alike. He said word of the play had fans of the movie and the book excited before it even opened. “More than any show I’ve done, when I say I’m doing ‘Carrie,’ I’ve had really emphatic responses,” he said. “I just think it’s going to be ‘Carrie’ fans who aren’t all Stephen King fans. But there are a lot of ‘Carrie’ fans out there. Hopefully the camp people will come out too, because this is definitely up their alley.” Brat Productions presents “Carrie” through Nov. 7 at Underground Arts at the Wolf Building, 340 N. 12th St. For more information, visit www.bratproductions.org or call (215) 627-2577. ■ Larry Nichols can larry@epgn.com.
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Queer themes grace screens in Philly Film Fest By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor The 19th Philadelphia Film Fest, hosted by the Philadelphia Film Society, opens Oct. 14 with a screening of “Black Swan” at 8 p.m. at the Annenberg Zellerbach Theater. Darren Aronofsky’s much-buzzed-about ballet film stars Natalie Portman as a dancer with personal and professional issues who has some same-sex experiences. The film has an encore presentation 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Prince. (It will open in Philly on Dec. 1.) The festival, which runs through Oct. 24, offers a sneak peek at some notable films by and/or about queer people. One hot ticket is the long-awaited comedy, “I Love You Phillip Morris” (9:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at I-House), starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as two men who become lovers in prison. Gay Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is represented by his Cannes awardwinner, “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” (7:05 p.m. Oct. 21 and 2:15 p.m. Oct. 23, Ritz Five). Although the film — about a dying man and various animals and spirits, including a talking catfish — does not contain any queer content, it is essential viewing for serious cinephiles. “Uncle Boonmee” is as infectious and hypnotic as the filmmaker’s previous work and, despite the fantastic elements, quite accessible for viewers unfamiliar with his transfixing cinema. Another highlight is the chance to see one of the best films of the year, “Marwencol” (2:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Rave). This documentary profiles Mark Hogancamp, an unusual artist who creates and photographs a 1/6-scale World War 2era town in his backyard as a way of coping with a traumatic event in which he was beaten outside a bar and suffered severe brain damage. “Marwencol” explores issues of identity — Hogancamp goes from “who am I?” to “who I am” — as well as the difficult process of going public with something that is intensely personal. Consider it akin to coming out. (The film will open in Philly Nov. 19.)
The Philadelphia Film Festival also offers viewers a first chance to see the final installment in the popular Stieg Larsson “Millennium” trilogy, “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” Starring Noomi Rapace as the bisexual punk hacker Lisbeth Salander, this film should provide a satisfying conclusion to the series. For viewers who haven’t seen the first two films — or would like a refresher — all three “Girl” titles will screen back-to-back-to-back starting at noon Oct. 17 at the Prince. (“Hornet’s Nest” will open on Oct. 29.) The festival also showcases several films with Philadelphia connections. Two films made in Philadelphia (unseen before press deadline) feature queer talent behind the camera. “OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger’s Movie” (5 p.m. Oct. 21, Rave; noon Oct. 23, Annenberg Montgomery) was co-directed by out filmmaker Glenn Holsten (“Saint of 9/11”). This documentary, receiving its world premiere at the festival, chronicles a filmmaker’s battle with mental illness. “Night Catches Us” (7:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Prince; 12:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Ritz Five), set in 1976 Philadelphia, concerns two former Black Panther activists (Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington). The film was produced by openly gay Sean Costello and Ron Simons, the latter of whom also has a supporting role. (“Night Catches Us” will open in Philadelphia on Dec. 3.) Out actor Neil Patrick Harris will be onscreen — and in Rittenhouse Square — in “The Best and the Brightest” (7:15 p.m. Oct. 16, Ritz Five; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, Prince; and 9:45 p.m. Oct. 24, Rave). Harris co-stars with Bonnie Somerville as parents hoping to get their 5-year-old into an exclusive Upper East Side kindergarten. The sophomoric film, however, is mostly unsophisticated, enlivened by the affable Harris’ witty comic timing and deadpan reaction shots. In the film, Harris poses as an erotic poet to sway the board of the school in which his wife
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Samantha (Somerville) wants to enroll their daughter. Harris goes through the motions in this strained, foul-mouthed farce, which has Philadelphia sites, including the Union League, doubling for Manhattan locations. Perhaps the best and brightest thing in this comedy is Amy Sedaris. As a consultant who befriends Samantha, her manic energy injects some much-needed verve into this lackluster film. A lesbian romance premiering at the Philadelphia Film Festival, “Room in Rome” (5 p.m. Oct. 18, 10 p.m. Oct. 20 and
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10:10 p.m. Oct. 24, Ritz Five) has a Spanish beauty named Alba (Elena Anaya) meeting a leggy Russian looker named Natasha (Natasha Yarovenko) in Rome on the shortest night of the year. The women, who speak English to each other (but their native tongues to others), return to Alba’s hotel room, and within moments get undressed. They remain naked — or nearly naked — for practically the rest of the film, which unfolds almost entirely within the luxury hotel room. Natasha says she has never been with a
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woman, and Alba is determined to make sure she never returns to a man. Over the course of their intense evening of passion, they make love, tell truths and lies, cry and laugh and decide if they will stay together. Viewers will be alternately entertained and frustrated by writer/director Julio Medem’s effort to wring drama and emotion out of what is essentially a classy-looking, skin-deep, soft-core lesbian romance featuring two very attractive and very naked leads. The film has its pleasures, but it’s a little too self-con-
scious. Lastly, “Heartbeats” (5:25 p.m. Oct. 17, Ritz Five) is the sophomore effort of out writer/director/actor Xavier Dolan, whose exciting debut was this year’s QFest selection, “I Killed My Mother.” Alas, this film, about a love triangle among two men and a woman, was not available for preview. For more information about the Philadelphia Film Festival, including screening times and locations, visit www. filmadelphia.org. ■
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Professional Portraits Hear ye! Hear ye! All ye looking for merriment, adventure, men in codpieces, bodacious ladies, food fit for a queen (you know who you are) and general gaiety, the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is the place for you. But hurry: There are only four weeks left to indulge in this incredible feast for the senses. I went last weekend with friends and family and a good time was had by all. Now celebrating its 30th year, the Pa Ren Faire is like Disney for grownups with a dash of Halloween on the side. The fair is interactive, with costumed performers roaming along the shire’s streets, who utilize their improvisational skills to mingle with the guests, sing songs, beg or have spontaneous swordfights with one another. My nephew especially liked the drunken soldier who kept following us and singing songs about the wenches he’d conquered. For more formal entertainment, there are 13 open-air stages with over 70 shows daily. The kids loved the sword swallowers, fire breathers, magicians, jugglers and daredevil tumblers, while the adults enjoyed the racy songs and double entendres that would make Mickey Mouse blush. There are a number of shows that are recommended for adults only! The foodstuff is impressive as well, with an array of savory 16thcentury foods. It was great fun to see kids trying to gnaw on giant turkey legs that were so big, Henry VIII would have had trouble finishing one. And of course there is plenty of wine and ale. The faire is located on the grounds of the Mt. Hope winery, so there are all sorts of libations for big people. It’s a little like New Orleans as people walk through the shire enjoying the music, drink in hand. The excitement and adventures of the day build up to the impressive and dramatic “Ultimate Joust,” in the largest joust arena in North America.
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For those of you who are more Anthropologie than amphitheater, there’s plenty of shopping to be done, from Casta Diva designs with exquisite fashions to the Crown Jewels with upscale jewelry and gemstones. For the more earthy among us, there’s an herbalist complete with a medieval garden and a shop full of herbs, potions and handcrafted botanicals. If you’re just curious about how things are made, there are live demonstrations by glass blowers, two authentic blacksmiths (one of them who wielded his hammer shirtless, much to the delight of onlookers). For you butch types, there’s a shop called Leatherhead that does demonstrations in leatherworking, and for the less butch, there’s the Fairie Tailor. For those in the middle, there’s Forever Amber, run by life partners Joseph Bound and Tom Douthit. We took time to speak to “Amber Joe,” who broke out his favorite codpiece, “The Dragon Slayer,” for the interview. PGN: Let’s start with work. What type of jewelry do you work with? JB: Mostly amber, though we have two other shops at the faire with a variety of jewelry, but throughout the year, we travel and sell amber jewelry. PGN: Do you make the pieces? JB: With the amber, we do make many of the pieces. My partner, Tom, is doing a lot of the larger pieces right now. He’s self-taught and doing a beautiful job. PGN: What’s so great about amber? JB: It’s the only stone out there that you can run a whole business on, other than diamonds. It’s a very warm stone and the colors go with almost anything. PGN: Tell me something I don’t know about amber.
JB: It comes in many colors. There’s red amber and green amber, yellow — actually, seven distinct colors. PGN: Any purported healing properties? JB: They say it’s good for thyroid problems. It has a lot of magnetism: The word amber comes from a Greek word meaning electricity. If you rub amber with a soft cloth, it will become heavily charged with static electricity and will easily pick up small pieces of loose paper. PGN: I read that ancient Scandinavians called amber the “gold of the North” and that ancient Greeks believed that amber’s source was the tears shed by the sisters of Phaeton, a boy who died while driving his father Helios’ chariot too close to the earth, scorching it and causing the desiccation of the Sahara. Where do you get the stones? JB: We go to Poland and other parts of Europe once a year to buy settings and stones. We’re members of the International Amber Association based in Gdansk, Poland, and have been certified by them to sell genuine Baltic amber. There are only a handful of people in the U.S. who are part of the association. PGN: Do you enjoy traveling? JB: Oh yes, we’ve been to 42 countries in 12 years. PGN: With all the travel, do you speak any other languages? JB: I don’t; Tom has picked up a few languages here and there. PGN: What was a favorite adventure? JB: In January, we took a 32-day tour of Asia. Some friends from the faire, Lady and Lord Blue, made me a scarf before I left and asked me to send a picture of me wearing it on the Great Wall of
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China, so I did. I took a picture of me wearing the scarf — and nothing else: I was on the wall totally naked. It was memorable and, thankfully, I managed to do it without getting arrested! PGN: What was a favorite souvenir? JB: We collect art and, while we were in Bangkok, we met a gay sculptor. We bought a couple of his pieces, which we have in the house and yard. I’m looking at one of his pieces right now. We call it “Horny” because it has a cow’s head with huge horns and a male body with a very large penis. PGN: How long have you been at Ren Faire? JB: For 18 years. PGN: What’s one of your favorite parts of the faire? JB: Probably the camaraderie between the vendors and with the staff. I’ve made a lot of good friends over the years from all walks of life. They don’t care who you are or what you do. I went through coming out, getting divorced and finding a partner and they were very supportive all the way. Tom’s been there with me for 12 years and we’re accepted as a couple by everyone. We’re like family there. PGN: What’s the craziest inci-
dent you’ve seen there? JB: Years ago, on the last night of the faire, the male actors would take off their clothes and streak in their underwear or totally nude from one end of the grounds to the other. They don’t do it anymore, but it was fun while it lasted! PGN: Where are you originally from? JB: I was born in Levittown but grew up in Richboro. I’m the third of four boys. PGN: That must have been a crazy household. JB: For my mother it was. That was back in the day when most of the mothers were stay-at-home moms. My father had a jewelry business. I started out working with him, so I’ve been doing it pretty much all my life. PGN: Tell me a little about yourself. JB: I got married when I was 21 and have a daughter who is 23. She has a daughter too, so that makes my partner Grandpa Tom and me Uncle Joe because I refuse to be old enough to be a grandfather! PGN: When did you come out? JB: Well, I got divorced about 12 years ago, after I met Tom. I told my father about it, and the first thing he wanted to do was send
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me to a priest. I told him that I’d been but the priest was naked, so it didn’t help. He refused to have anything to do with Tom for the first couple of years, but he eventually came around and we actually all vacation together now. My mother was just scared at first. She wanted me to be happy, but was very concerned because she associated homosexuality with AIDS and didn’t want me to get sick. I think a lot of mothers have that fear. She’s way beyond that now. In fact, when she calls the house now, she asks for Tom more than me! They talk two or three times a day ... PGN: So you came out late. When did you have your first inklings that you were gay? JB: [Laughs.] When I was about 7! I also remember that in grade school when the boys were playing “show me yours, I’ll show you mine,” I think I was definitely more interested in seeing theirs than they were in seeing mine. I knew early, but I thought I could suppress it by getting married. PGN: How did you meet Tom? JB: I was doing a jewelry show up at State College. I had a business transaction I was doing at one of the bars and he was in there visiting a friend. It was literally love at first sight. I came out to my best friend at the time the next day and told her I was in love. It was the first time I told anyone that I was gay. PGN: Something great about him. JB: He’s a wonderful cook. He’s actually a former chef so he knows what he’s doing in the kitchen and other parts of the house, if you know what I mean. He’s the perfect guy. We don’t fight; disagree at times like any couple, but we never fight. We’re committed to each other and we run three businesses together, so we’re together 24/7 and we never get tired of each other. It’s fantastic. PGN: What’s a favorite fall activity? JB: [Laughs.] As many pleasures as possible with Tom. PGN: No wonder you two are so happy! Who’s a historical figure you admire? JB: Well, that would have to be Queen Elizabeth, since I know her personally. She lives right here in the shire, so I get to see
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her every weekend! PGN: Since you sell gift items, what’s the best gift you’ve ever given? JB: I took Tom to see his first Broadway show. I bought him tickets to see “Phantom of the Opera.” PGN: Do you keep a diary? JB: [Laughs.] No, I’d be afraid someone would find it. PGN: Any crafty stuff other than the jewelry? JB: I do a lot of woodwork. I make our signs for the faire and stuff like that. We use a dragonfly with a rainbow on it as our symbol and I have a wooden sign that I made with our logo over the shop. We also always have a rainbow flag of some kind flying at each of our shops or booths. PGN: Do you do your own jewelry designs or are they commissioned? JB: Both. PGN: What’s a favorite piece? JB: Tom’s been doing some really interesting pieces lately. Some really “wow” designs. PGN: Do you wear a costume? JB: I do. It’s like Halloween every day. I have some great hats I get to wear and some fun codpieces! PGN: If you had to compete in a sporting event, which would you choose? JB: We went to the Gay Games in Sydney in 2002 and everyone kept asking us what event we were in and if we were runners, swimmers, etc. We told everyone we were jock supporters. PGN: Favorite meal? JB: Anything Tom makes, but I especially love his soups. PGN: What’s your ancestry? JB: Polish. My family in Poland is also in the amber business. PGN: Ever been in a car accident? JB: When I was a kid I had a head-on collision with a car. I was riding a moped and I actually hit the car. Luckily, I got out of it with just a few scratches! PGN: Have you ever been gaybashed or discriminated against? JB: Verbally, yes. We were just in Chicago on Michigan Avenue and there was a panhandler ask-
ing us for money. He looked like he was more than able-bodied, so we walked past him without giving him any money and he shouted the gay “f” word, faggot, which I don’t even like to repeat. And it was like, “You know, there was a reason we felt we didn’t want to give you money.” That’s about it though, an occasional comment. We’re very lucky, we’ve never really had any problems. We’ve been pretty much accepted everywhere. PGN: If you could imagine yourself as an animal, what would it be? JB: I don’t know. Maybe a horse: They’re hard working and dependable. PGN: What music would I find on your iPod? JB: A lot of Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, maybe a few showtunes. We’re not really into technical gadgets: We don’t have a TV and I love it.
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1. Dry as a bone 5. Orgasms, e.g. 11. Islamic leader 15. Publisher of same-sex couples’ legal guide 16. Forbidden fruits 17. Expressed, as farewell 18. Possible model for 56-Across 21. Number of deadly sins 22. Birthright seller 23. Mary Tyler Moore’s costar Ed 24. Prufrock poet’s monogram 25. Hans Christian of fairy tales 28. Early man’s opening 29. Rainbow flag site 31. Osso ___ (veal dish) 33. Oona, who was a possible model for 56-Across 36. Audrey, who played 56-Across 39. Old Italian coin 40. Understated 43. Buffalo’s lake 44. St. Teresa’s town 46. Police incursion at Stonewall 47. Brian of figure skating 48. Horror maven Craven 49. Where some major arteries go 52. Split one in the locker room 53. “You bet!” 54. Trivia 56. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” heroine 62. “West Side Story” girl 63. Fateful day 64. Use a rubber 66. Atlas enlargement 67. “Is so!” rebuttal 68. Pyle of Jim Nabors 69. Be nuts over 70. Untouchable head 71. Type of queen
PGN: Who’s the most famous person you’ve met? JB: I sort of accidentally went to a celebrity roast for Clint Eastwood. I was on vacation in California and I had a very large camera that I was carrying. They must have thought I was a photographer and let me into the pressroom for the event. It was neat. I met Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart, Ava Gabor, Merv Griffin. Florence Henderson was there and I called her Mrs. Brady all night and I went up to Down Jimmy Stewart and told him how 1. Existential woe much I liked “On Golden Pond,” 2. Edna and Arnold, to Harvey and he graciously told me that he liked it too and thought that Henry Fonda did a great job. PGN: Do you believe in angels, heaven or hell? JB: Yes, yes and yes. PGN: Favorite cartoons as a kid? JB: “Speed Racer.” I think that’s a gay male staple. PGN: Describe yourself in three words. JB: The Purple Prince. ■ For more information, go to www.parenfaire.com. To suggest a community member for “Professional Portraits,” write to: Professional Portraits, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 or portraits05@aol. com.
3. Cole Porter classic 4. Starting scale notes, for Maria 5. RR terminal 6. Like the hard way 7. Put down 8. Whale finder 9. ___ operandi 10. U-turn from NNW 11. Peters out 12. Principal presentation for Stephen Pyles 13. One who screws around 14. Like bell-bottom jeans 19. As a whole 20. Accumulated, as debts 26. Producer Meron 27. Heed a master 30. Milk-colored gem 32. Good buddy 33. Leave marks on the back 34. Center of activity 35. Edvard Grieg, for one 36. Pleasure seekers 37. Love, to Amelie Mauresmo 38. Uncool sort 41. Like a pale face 42. Hobby-shop purchase 45. Slobber all over, so to speak 47. Like busy folks 50. Direct ending 51. Drag queen’s accessory 53. More cunning than a cunning linguist? 55. Leather band 56. Backup date? 57. Estimate ending 58. Garfield’s pal 59. Part of Mapplethorpe’s equipment 60. Liberace fabric 61. River of the Singing Nun’s country 62. Jenny por trayer on “The L Word” 65. The Gay ’90s, for one
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Gay Men’s Interest 1. “Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade,” by Justin Spring (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 496 pp., $32.50 hb, less 10 percent in the store). Drawn from the secret, never-before-seen diaries, journals and sexual records of the novelist, poet and university professor Samuel M. Steward. 2. “A Great Unrecorded History: A New Life of E.M. Forster,” by Wendy Moffat (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 416 pp., $32.50 hb, less 10 percent in the store). With the posthumous publication of his long-suppressed novel “Maurice” in 1970, E.M. Forster came out as a homosexual. Moffat offers a revelatory look at the intimate life of the great author. 3. “Crossing the Line,” by Lynn H. Miller (AuthorHouse, 352 pp., $17.99 pb). A contemporary Philadelphia gay man’s family life is paralleled by the lives of his relatives 150 years before. 4. “What We Remember,” by Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington, 362 pp., $15 new in pb). A father’s disappearance has a profound effect on his three children and causes secrets and lies to be exposed. 5. “Brendan Wolf,” by Brian Molloy (St. Martin’s, 304 pp., $13.95 pb). A compelling, hilarious, heart-breaking novel about one utterly typical, and completely original, figure: Brendan Wolf. 6. “Probation,” by Tom Mendicino (Kensington Press, 304 pp., $15 pb). Mendicino explores how a closeted gay man’s decision to marry impacts his life and the people he loves, and what happens when the lies unravel. 7. “The Road Home,” by Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington, 352 pp., $24 hb, less 10 percent in the store). A moving story of love, family and finding one’s place in the world. 8. “Cockeyed: A Donald Strachey Mystery,” by Richard Stevenson (MLR, 228 pp., $14.99 pb). When Hunny ‘You go, girl!’ Van Horn, Albany’s flaming-est flamer, wins the state lottery’s first billion-dollar payout, it’s PI Don Strachey who’s brought in to deal with the skeletons, some of them violent, that come crashing out of Hunny’s non-closet.
Women’s Interest 1. “The Children of Mother Glory,” by C.M. Harris (Spinsters Ink, 442 pp., $15.95 pb). “Extraordinary and gorgeous. A profoundly good novel. Wise, deeply intelligent, beautiful in the conception and exceptional in the writing.” — Katherine V. Forrest 2. “Mean Little Deaf Queer: A Memoir,” by Terry Galloway (Beacon, 248 pp., $15 new in pb). When Galloway was born, no one knew that an experimental antibiotic given to her mother had wreaked havoc on her-then fetus’ nervous system. With disarming candor, the author writes about her breakdowns, queer identity and living in a silent world populated by unforgettable characters. 3. “Mommy, Mama and Me,” by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Carol Thompson (Tricycle, 20 pp., $7.95 pb). Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler’s daily activities — from the park to bedtime — in the company of two loving mothers. Full color. 4. “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” by Alison Bechdel (Mariner, 232 pp., $13.95 pb). Through narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and funny, readers are drawn into a daughter’s complex yearning for her father. 5. “The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For,” by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin, 416 pp., $25 hb, less 10 percent in the store). This collection gathers 60 of the newest strips. 6. “Push: A Novel,” by Sapphire (Vintage, 192 pp., $13 pb). Relentless, remorseless and inspirational, this “horrific, hope-filled story” (Newsday) is certain to haunt a generation of readers. 7. “Lesbian Sex: 101 Lovemaking Positions,” by Jude Schell (Celestial Arts, 224 pp., $16.99 pb). Discover 101 positions for tonguing and grooving with this innovative and clever sex guide for women who love women. Trans Interest 1. “Missed Her,” by Ivan E. Coyote (Arsenal Pulp, 160 pp., $16.95 pb). Coyote’s fifth collection of funny, wistful stories on gender and identity. 2. “Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation,” by Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman (Seal, 304 pp., $16.95 pb). Bornstein, together with writer, raconteur and theater artist Bergman, collects and contextualizes the work of this generation’s trans and genderqueer forward-thinkers. ■
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Q Scopes ‘Take pride in your values, Libra!’ By Jack Fertig Week of Oct. 11 Mercury and the sun lining up in Libra bring focus on relationships, but as they oppose Eris, a competitive streak comes out. Mars in Scorpio is the unlikely point of resolution, challenging you to make small adjustments that can lead to deep inner changes. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be completely honest with your partner about finances. It will create some challenges, but those little problems are just necessary steps to solving big ones. Keeping up with the Joneses is just another jones. Take pride in your values, not your belongings. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Worrying about your health is the biggest danger to your health, but getting a check-up “won’t hurt a bit.” (Oh, just spread ’em and breathe!) Your colleagues should be teammates, not competitors. Still, being alert for skullduggery isn’t necessarily paranoiac.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 20): Worries and doubts inhibit your efforts at self-expression. Take that as a creative challenge to articulate the problems and dig deeper at what’s behind them. Friends’ insights are helpful. Even when they’re wrong, use the input as a springboard. CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19): Friends getting on your nerves are hitting buttons about frustrated ambitions, perhaps echoing parental expectations that have long jarred against your own real aims. Discuss that with your annoying pals to get clearer about what you really want to do. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Wanting to show off your brilliance, or prove that you’re right, is the surest way to get into trouble. Any argument should be an invitation to investigate the facts. That is ultimately the best way to get it right! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 19): Everybody wants a taste of you, but what and who do you really want? Think that one through, and don’t accept the first offer too quickly. Better yet, why wait to
be asked? Have an open conversation with the one you desire. ARIES (March 20-April 19): Sex doesn’t solve all the problems in a relationship, but now it offers an interesting perspective on whatever the real problems are. Any secrets, resentments, unfulfilled wishes? Share yours and invite your partner to open up! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your partner and colleagues are obstructing whatever you want to do. Or is that really it? Be responsible for your own accomplishments. While your partner’s feedback won’t make you happy, it will help you find answers. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Trying too hard to promote your own plans can provoke problems with colleagues. If you’re sensing hidden agendas, it may be due to your own pushiness. Have a good talk. Listen between the lines, but double-check any suspicions. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep the
wicked fun at home where it belongs. Your creative challenge at work is to keep it clean, or at least appropriate. One step out of line will put you into somebody’s firing range. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Rude remarks about your family may be just thoughtless, not meant to offend. Don’t let them lure you into senseless arguments. Simple straightforward pride in who you are and where you come from doesn’t depend on what others think. Consider the source! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Can you keep a secret? Please do! While it may seem that openness can save you some money or get you a romantic adventure, letting kitty out of the bag can cost you a lot on both counts. ■ Jack Fertig, a professional astrologer since 1977, is available for personal and business consultations in person in San Francisco, or online everywhere. He can be reached at (415) 864-8302, through his website at www.starjack.com, and by email at QScopes@qsyndicate.com.
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Bringing Mediterranean to the Gayborhood By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer With its well-executed small plates and dim and cozy ambiance, Barbuzzo, 110 S. 13th St., makes for a pleasant and memo-
rable dining experience. It doesn’t make for easy menu-reading but, if our experience was typical, you could blindly point at any item on the menu and come away happy. The newest offering from Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran
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— who also own BYOB restaurants Lolita and Bindi, market Grocery and décor shops Open House and Verde on 13th — is their first establishment to have a liquor license. The meal started off in fine fashion with the sheep’s-milk ricotta ($8), a tasty and creamy dish served with grilled bread and drizzled with figs, olive oil, herbs and sea salt. The slight sweetness of the figs was the perfect balance for the sea salt. And the grilled bread was good enough to make us swear off the Atkins diet for life. We’ve been served enough beets with goat cheese in our time to be especially jaded by the sight of it on anyone’s menu, but Barbuzzo’s roasted beet salad ($7) made us reconsider our stance on the combination. The presence of orange and black kale balanced the richness of the cheese and added a memorable texture and flavor to the dish. The popular uovo pizza ($14) was rich — almost too rich — topped with truffles, Brusselssprout leaves and egg. But the chili oil served on the side cut through the nearly excessive flavors and livened things up. The small plates we sampled were outstanding. The caciocavallo-stuffed meatballs ($10), made with ground short ribs and
pork, were tender and flavorful with a spicy kick. Much like the meatballs, we could not stop eating the grilled Mediterranean octopus ($12), which was cooked to perfection and served with fingerling potatoes and onions. The fideua ($18), a Mediterranean/ Spanish take on paella, was another pleasant surprise. The noodles were a nice change from the rice most associate with a dish like this, and the calamari, shrimp and mussels would have shined on their own: Together, they were delectable. When it came to dessert, there were some interesting selections, including a chocolate tasting ($8), lemon tiramisu ($8) and concord grape sorbet ($6). But with all due respect, they pale in comparison to the salted caramel budino, by far the most decadently delicious offering. Sure, you can play it safe and go with something less threatening, but if anyone at your table gets the budino and you have to watch them eat it, you will be kicking yourself all the way home. The salted caramel pudding is amazing enough on its own, but
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once you break into the chocolate crumble at the bottom of the dish, it’s all over. You’ll be trying to consume every last morsel and debating whether you’ll look like a complete freak ordering another one. Barbuzzo definitely has more than enough style and substance to stand out in the Gayborhood. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
If you go: Barbuzzo 110 S. 13th St. (215) 546-9300 Open for dinner daily www.barbuzzo.com
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Fill up on fiber, protein and fluids to slim down By Jim Romanoff The Associated Press Fill up to lose fat. If you’re trying to lose weight, filling up on fiber and low-calorie liquids are key. Low-fat soups for example, especially varieties that are loaded with nutrient-rich vegetables, are an excellent way to go. They are both filling and low in calories. Vegetables, besides being loaded with vitamins and minerals, primarily consist of water and fiber, which help to curb hunger. And if you add grains such as rice or whole-wheat pasta, you get lots of soluble dietary fiber, which has been shown to be appetite-satisfying while also helping the body maintain healthy bloodsugar levels. Low-fat proteins, such as whitemeat chicken and turkey, tofu, low-fat cheese and yogurt, also help to fill you. Beans and other legumes, such as lentils, are an excellent source of both rib-sticking protein and fiber. This cheesy baked lentils, rice and turkey casserole is a heartwarming comfort dish that con-
tains a little of all these foods. Lean, ground turkey and rice are combined with canned lentil soup, which in the twist of a can opener provides protein, fiber and flavor to this dish. The recipe calls for fresh spinach, but sautéed Swiss chard or broccoli could be substituted. CHEESY BAKED LENTILS, RICE AND TURKEY CASSEROLE Start to finish: 1 hour 5 minutes (20 minutes active) Servings: 4 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil 8 ounces turkey breast, cut into bite-size cubes 1 small yellow onion, chopped 19-ounce can lentil soup 5-ounce package fresh spinach (about 2 cups packed) 3/4-cup converted (parboiled) brown rice 1/2-teaspoon dried thyme 1/2-teaspoon salt 1/4-teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4-cup water 1/2-cup grated reduced-fat Swiss cheese
1/2-cup grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese Heat oven to 400 F. Coat a 2quart baking dish with cooking spray. In a large skillet over mediumhigh, heat the oil. Add the turkey and onions and sauté until the turkey is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and sauté for another minute. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Add the soup, rice, thyme, salt, pepper and water. Stir to combine. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. Uncover and sprinkle with both cheeses. Bake for another 5 minutes, or until the cheeses have melted. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 321 calories; 33 calories from fat (10 percent of total calories); 4 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 32 mg cholesterol; 43 g carbohydrate; 29 g protein; 5 g fiber; 620 mg sodium. ■
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■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: (267) 216-6606; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: (215) 875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: (717) 920-9537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: (215) 732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)
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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.
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worth watching: The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday-Friday, 3 p.m. on NBC. The Rachel Maddow Show Monday-Friday, 9 p.m. on MSNBC. FRIDAY Little Miss Sunshine Steve Carell plays a gay scholar in this film about a dysfunctional family on a road trip to a kid beauty pageant. 7 p.m. on Bravo. Aliens Sigourney Weaver stars in the best sci-fi action movie ever! 8 p.m. on AMC. Real Time with Bill Maher The talk show hosted by the outspoken comedian. 10 p.m. on HBO. Fashion Police Joan Rivers discusses the week’s notable fashions. 10:30 p.m. on E! SATURDAY Saturday Night Live Out actress Jane Lynch hosts. 11:30 p.m. on NBC. SUNDAY Desperate Housewives Vanessa Williams (“Ugly Betty”) guest stars. 9 p.m. on ABC. Brothers and Sisters Look for out characters Kevin and Scotty in this episode where the Walkers plan a party for Sarah. 10 p.m. on ABC. MONDAY How I Met Your Mother Out actor Neil Patrick Harris stars as the womanizing Barney. 8 p.m. on CBS. Dancing with the Stars Look for out comedian Margaret Cho. 8 p.m. on ABC. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Kim is asked to perform at a circuit party. 9 p.m. on Bravo.
The A-List: New York The lives of New York City’s gay elite is the center of this new reality series. 10 p.m. on Logo. Thintervention Out fitness guru Jackie Warner stars in this fitness series. This week, one of the Pussycat Dolls leads the group in an exercise routine. 10 p.m. on Bravo. The Arrangement A reality show about flower arranging. 11 p.m. on Logo. TUESDAY Biggest Loser Look for out trainer Jillian Michaels. 8 p.m. on NBC.
WEDNESDAY America’s Next Top Model Look for out fashion experts J. Alexander and Jay Hernandez in this reality modeling competition. 8 p.m. on CW. Modern Family Look for gay couple Mitchell and Cameron. 9 p.m. on ABC. Top Chef: Just Desserts There are a few openly gay contestants in this spin-off of the cooking competition show, which focuses on confections. 10 p.m. on Bravo.
Glee Out actress Jane Lynch stars in the acclaimed series. 8 p.m. on Fox.
THURSDAY Grey’s Anatomy Lexie isn’t happy when April and Meredith start to get closer. 9 p.m. on ABC.
Flipping Out Out house-flipper Jeff Lewis stars in this reality series. This week’s season finale has Lewis and company heading cross-country to New York City. 9 p.m. on Bravo.
Project Runway Openly gay Tim Gunn hosts this reality fashion competition. This week, the contestants get their final assignments before Fashion Week. 9 p.m. on Lifetime. ■
MORE LAUGHS FOR LYNCH: Catch out actress Jane Lynch when she hosts “Saturday Night Live” at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 9 on NBC. Since she’s guest starred on a staggering number of TV shows and movies and most recently won an Emmy for her role as Sue Sylvester in the hit series “Glee,” SNL should be a walk in the park for her. We can’t wait. Photo: Fox
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Your guide to arts and entertainment Theater
Carrie Brat Productions presents out actor Erik Ranson playing the titular role in the stage version of this horror classic, through Nov. 7 at Underground Arts at the Wolf Building, 340 N. 12th St.; (215) 627-2577. Casa Cushman Philadelphia Theatre Company hosts a reading of an ensemble play that tells the story of the life and times of 19th-century American actress Charlotte Cushman, who challenged Victorian notions of gender in her stage portrayals of male characters and of strong, androgynous female characters, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Suzanne Roberts Theater, 480 S. Broad St.; (215) 985-0420. Church Girl The musical story about a seemingly wholesome daughter of a prominent pastor, who is seduced by the charms of a worldly life, is presented through Oct. 10 at Merriam Theatre, 250 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847. 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.
Jersey Boys The Kimmel Center’s Broadway series presents the award-winning musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, through Dec. 12 at Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St.; (215) 790-5847.
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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. Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom Azuka Theatre presents the story of parents who discover their teenagers are addicted to an online horror video game too realistic for comfort, Oct. 14-31, 525 S. Fourth St.; (215) 733-0255. 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.
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Bristol Riverside Theatre presents the classic tale of horror adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, through Oct. 17, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; (215) 785-1000.
Philly Fan The Kimmel Center presents the one-man show that takes the audience on a journey through Philadelphia sports history of the last 50 years, through Oct. 31 at Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
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.
The Threepenny Opera Arden Theatre Company presents the outrageous musical where whores and thieves prowl the streets of London, through Nov. 7, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 9221122.
CULT CLASSIC: Catch the screening of John Carpenter’s 1980s sci-fi film “They Live” at 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. In the film, aliens masquerading as wealthy members of society and politicians (and with the help of wealthy human collaborators) plot to drain earth of its resources and subjugate the human race with subliminal messages that can only be seen for what they really are with special sunglasses. With its 1980s aesthetic and starring wrestler Roddy Piper, this isn’t one of the best sci-fi films ever made. But given the state of the world today, its vision of the future seems damn accurate. For more information, call (215) 922-6888.
Why I’m Scared Of Dance 1812 Productions presents a self-effacing comedy written and performed by Jen Childs, through Oct. 31 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St.; (215) 592-9560.
Music
Broadway Rocks! Peter Nero and the Philly Pops perform Broadway musical hits, through Oct. 10 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847. Starry Night of Romeo & Juliet The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a program highlighting music’s connection to other art forms, through Oct. 9 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 7905847. Aretha Franklin The queen of soul performs
at 9 p.m. Oct. 8 at Caesars Atlantic City, 2100 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City; (800) 745-3000. Mary J. Blige The R&B singer performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City; (609) 317-1000.
Indie Soul Sistah Tour Singer-songwriter Carol Riddick, Grammynominated duo Helen Bruner & Terry Jones and special guest Jaguar Wright perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 2221400.
Southern Culture on the Skids The rockabilly band Gorillaz performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 14 The alternative-rock group at World Cafe Live, 3025 with the cartoon personas performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Walnut St.; (215) 2221400. Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; (856) 365-1300. Andre Gisson UB40 BOI’s of New Hope The British reggae group Art Gallery presents an performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at exhibition of works by the Electric Factory, 421 N. the French-American Seventh St.; (610) 784-5400. impressionist, through Oct. 31, 9 W. Mechanic St., New Jimmy Eat World Hope; (215) 862-8292. The rock band performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Electric Art of the American Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; Soldier The National Constitution (610) 784-5400.
Exhibits
Center presents the worlddebut exhibition of over 15,000 paintings and sketches created by 1,300 American soldiers in the line of duty, through Jan. 10, 525 Arch St.; (215) 409-6895. 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.
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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) 7638100. 400 Same-Sex Couples: Facing Inequality Bucks County Community College hosts an exhibition of photos by Liz Bradbury of gay and lesbian couples as a reminder to the public that same-sex couples in Pennsylvania cannot marry, get any rights through civil unions and have no legal recognition, through Nov. 6 at Hicks Art Center Gallery, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown; (215) 9688000. A Glimpse of Paradise: Gold in Islamic Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the unique status of gold in Islam through a small group of objects drawn from the Museum’s collection, through April 2011, 26th Street and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100. 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 St.; (215) 939-7426.
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La Traviata Amici Opera Company presents Verdi’s opera at 3 p.m. Oct. 10 at Center for the Creative Arts, 410 Upper Snuff Mill Road, Yorklyn, Del.; (215) 224-0257.
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. Passing Evidence AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Christine Stoughton and Nancy Sophy, through Nov. 6, 265 S. 10th St.; (215) 627-6250.
Film
Monster Squad The cult 1987 comedy-horror film is screened at 9:45 p.m. Oct. 8 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.
Pardon Me Painted Bride Arts Center presents an installation of paintings by Mary Dewitt, through Oct. 16, 230 Vine St.; (215) 925-9914.
Silent Comedy Classics The Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley presents a collection of classic silent shorts including such greats as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, at 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.
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 January, 26th Street and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100.
Gay Pioneers Bucks County Community College hosts a screening of a documentary about the first organized gay and lesbian civilrights demonstrations from 1965-69, 11 a.m. Oct. 12, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown; (215) 968-8425.
Recent Work Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of mixed-media works by Karen S. Davies, through Nov. 7, 236 S. 22nd St.; (215) 7721911.
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Othello The Opera Company of Philadelphia performs the Verdi opera based on the Shakespeare classic, through Oct. 15 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 893-1999.
Jim in Bold Bucks County Community College hosts a screening of a film about a gifted teen from rural Pennsylvania who took his own life as a result of the homophobia he faced from his peers, 6 p.m. Oct. 13, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown; (215) 968-8425.
Catch out singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier when she performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. The folk singer’s new album, “The Foundling,” tells the story of her orphan birth, finding her mother and coming to terms with the unanticipated outcomes. For more information or tickets, visit www.marygauthier.com or call (215) 928-0770.
Philadelphia Film Festival The Philadelphia Film Society presents the 19th annual celebration of film, Oct. 14-24 at various locations throughout the city; www.filmadelphia.org.
Books
Frank Meeink The author of “Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead” hosts a discussion at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th St.; (215) 735-9598. Michele Norris The award-winning journalist and host of NPR’s All Things Considered hosts a discussion of her new book, “The Grace of Silence: A Memoir,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.
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PSST! I know where you can buy gas for $1.25 per gallon less than what you’re currently paying. Interested? Here are directions to my secret gas station: Head to your nearest highway on-ramp, accelerate gently, set your cruise control to the speed limit and — ta-da! — you’re there. You may have heard that driving aggressively uses more gas than driving calmly. However, you probably don’t think it makes all that much difference. And, if you’re already a calm driver, you probably don’t think that driving even more calmly could noticeably decrease your gas usage. Think again. Over the course of a few
recent road trips, I conducted a little experiment. Our car has a display that shows our average miles per gallon. I made the drives in segments with the cruise control set at 55, 65 and 70 miles per hour, and recorded my fuel economy for each segment. To control for hilliness, I drove the same sections at the same speeds on return trips. While I expected some differences in fuel efficiency, the results amazed me. I used 25 percent more fuel when driving 65 mph than when driving 55 mph, and 10 percent more fuel driving 70 mph than when driving 65. The U.S. Department of E n e r g y ’s w e b s i t e ( w w w. fueleconomy.gov) reports that driving the speed limit can save up to 23 percent on gas usage. Driving deliberately, without rapid acceleration and hard
If you drive 70 mph on a half-hour highway commute, you will get to work just two minutes sooner than if you drive 65. breaking, increased the possible fuel savings to a whopping 33 percent — the equivalent of spending $1.25 less per gallon. Another interesting website, www.edmonds.com, posts driving test results using a variety of gas-saving tips. Their findings confirmed that slightly increasing (by just a few seconds) the time it takes to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph, and braking gently, can improve fuel economy by 25 to 35 percent. Interestingly, 65 mph is too fast to maximize fuel efficiency. For most cars, efficiency is highest at a “sweet spot” somewhere between 40 and 60 mph. Larger, heavier cars have lower sweet spots than smaller, lighter cars. Even my relatively small car performed much better at 55 mph than 65 mph. Now hold on, you say. Doesn’t it take longer to get places when you’re driving slower? It turns out that unless you’re going on a very long trip, or speeding outrageously, you will — amazingly enough — get where you want
to go in about the same amount of time. That’s because the Good Green Fairy, seeing your virtuous actions, will zip you to your destination just as fast as the Speed Demon. Well, no; actually it’s just math. If you drive 70 mph on a half-hour highway commute. you will get to work just two minutes sooner than if you drive 65. Other than saving money on gas and getting into fewer accidents, why should you care about your driving habits? In a nutshell, transportation, mostly from personal vehicles, is responsible for one-third of all climate-changing greenhouse gasses produced by individuals in the U.S. If that doesn’t impress you, transportation also accounts for 51 percent of toxic air pollution and 23 percent of toxic water pollution, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. No other single thing we do as individuals causes as much harm. So if you’re looking for one simple behavioral change you can make that will have the biggest benefit for the environment, you’ve found it: Take your foot off the pedal. There is no other action that is available to so many people, saves money, is so easy and has this large an impact. Overnight, we could take a 10-, 20- or 30percent bite out of our gas consumption without involving anything truly unpleasant or expensive — like carpooling with the grumpy guy next door or buying a hybrid. It’s breathtaking. A final reason to care about your driving style comes directly from the government’s fuel economy website: “Strengthen National Security.” If using less oil helps prevent international conflicts — and there are many reasons why it might — can you think of a more splendid patriotic act than this: Put a flag on your aerial, get a “Support our Troops” bumper sticker, lobby your legislators for 55-mph speed limits and drive like your grandma. ■ Sarah Wolpow writes a regular environmental column for the mid-coast Maine Times Record newspaper and blogs at http:// swolpow.wordpress.com. She lives in Brunswick, Maine. To comment on this column, go to www.blue-ridgepress.com.
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Bank of America delays foreclosures in 23 states By Alan Zibel The Associated Press
Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents. The move adds the nation’s largest bank to a growing list of mortgage companies whose employees signed documents in foreclosure cases without verifying the information in them. Bank of America isn’t able to estimate how many homeowners’ cases will be affected, Dan Frahm, a spokesperson for the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank, said last Friday. He said the bank plans to resubmit corrected documents within several weeks. Two other companies, Ally Financial Inc.’s GMAC Mortgage unit and JPMorgan Chase, have halted tens of thousands of foreclosure cases after similar problems became public. The problems could cause thou-
sands of homeowners to contest foreclosures that are in the works or have been completed. If the document problems turn up at other lenders, a foreclosure crisis that’s already likely to drag on for several more years could persist even longer. Several states are stepping up pressure to halt foreclosures. Last Friday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked a state court to freeze all home foreclosures for 60 days. Doing so “should stop a foreclosure steamroller based on defective documents,” he said. And California Attorney General Jerry Brown called on JPMorgan to suspend foreclosures unless it could show it complied with a state consumer-protection law. The law requires lenders to contact borrowers at risk of foreclosure to determine whether they qualify for mortgage assistance. In Florida, the state attorney general is investigating four law firms, two with ties to GMAC, for allegedly providing fraudulent docu-
ments in foreclosure cases. The Ohio attorney general this week asked judges to review GMAC foreclosure cases. A document obtained last Friday by the Associated Press showed a Bank of America official acknowledging in a legal proceeding that she signed up to 8,000 foreclosure documents a month and typically didn’t read them. The official, Renee Hertzler, said in a February deposition that she signed 7,000 to 8,000 foreclosure documents a month. “I typically don’t read them because of the volume that we sign,” Hertzler said. She also acknowledged identifying herself as a representative of a different bank, Bank of New York Mellon, that she didn’t work for. Bank of New York Mellon served as a trustee for the investors holding the homeowner’s loan. Hertzler could not be reached for comment. A lawyer for the homeowner in the case, James O’Connor of Fitchburg, Mass., said such prob-
lems are rampant throughout the industry. “We have had thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of foreclosures around the country by entities that did not have the right to foreclose,” O’Connor said. The disclosure comes two days after JPMorgan said it would temporarily stop foreclosing on more than 50,000 homes so it could review documents that might contain errors. Last week, GMAC halted certain evictions and sales of foreclosed homes in 23 states to review those cases after finding procedural errors in some foreclosure affidavits. Consumer advocates say the problems are widespread across the lending industry. “The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry,” said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center. Vickee Adams, a spokesperson for Wells Fargo & Co., said Wells’ “policies, procedures and practices satisfy us that the affidavits we sign are accurate.”
Mark Rodgers, a spokesperson for Citigroup Inc., said the bank “reviews document handling processes in our foreclosure group on an ongoing basis, and we have strong training to ensure that appropriate employees are fully aware of the proper procedures.” Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said last Friday they’re directing companies they work with that collect loan payments to follow proper procedures. In some states, lenders can foreclose quickly on delinquent mortgage borrowers. By contrast, the 23 states in which Bank of America is delaying foreclosures use a lengthy court process. They require documents to verify information on the mortgage, including who owns it. Those states are: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin. ■
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southeast corner“George totallyT. renovated unit with ������������������������ Sale Condo” Unique Garden level 1 bd, 1 ba. unit w/ private entrance.. Low fees & Tax wood floors and “Old World Charm” Granite Abatement. Lowest price 1 bd. in area ........................��������. S/S Kitchen ................................$419,000 �����������
1109 Spruce New St.open Unit 1R, 2R &1 3R. ����������������������. style 2 bedroom, bath condo with low taxes and condo fees. Great small pet friendly building. Deluxe 1 and 2 bedroom, 1 or 2 bath units .........................................................................�������� that have been totally rehabbed with wood
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AMY F. STEERMAN Attorney at Law
“Safeguarding the Legal Rights of LGBT Families”
Concentrating in Planning for Lesbian and Gay Couples • Probate • Wills • Living Wills • Powers of Attorney PAGE 110
David C. Berman, LGBT Family Law Practitioner, will be presenting “Safeguarding the Legal Rights of LGBT Families”at Philadelphia Family Pride’s Family Matters Conference on Saturday October 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Bryn Mawr College. To register for this seminar and much more visit www.phillyfamilypride.org.
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Charles S. Frazier, Esq.
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