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PA budget includes cuts, increases for HIV/AIDS funding By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer
POSITIVELY PHILLY: Jack Mackenroth (center), a former contestant on “Project Runway,” strapped on his raingear Oct. 18 to bring his national HIV/AIDS education campaign “Living Positive by Design” to the 23rd annual AIDS Walk Philly. The openly gay, HIV-positive reality-show contestant-turned-activist spoke to the crowd about his own battle with HIV and the campaign, which strives to raise awareness about the disease’s impact and encourage those with HIV/AIDS to accept their diagnosis and continue to work toward their personal goals. About 15,000 braved the cold, dreary weather for the eight-mile walk, which raised approximately $350,000 for the AIDS Fund, which funds local HIV/AIDS service organizations. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Legal group moves to Mazzoni Center By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer The only organization in the state to offer direct legal services to LGBT people announced this week that it is transferring its legal branch to the local LGBT health clinic. Equality Advocates Pennsylvania’s legal department will now become a program of LGBT health clinic the Mazzoni Center. “We feel confident that this is absolutely the right move to make to ensure the best interests of LGBT Pennsylvanians,” said Equality Advocates executive director Lynn Zeitlin. Since 1996, Equality Advocates has offered legal assistance and representation to LGBT individuals on a range of more than 30 issues, such as child custody and employment discrimination. The organization’s legal clinic, which is staffed by law students from throughout the region who serve as the first responders to LGBT individuals who call the
agency’s legal hotline for assistance, is the only student-run entity of its kind in the country that focuses on LGBT issues. Zeitlin said all of these services will continue in the same format, just under different auspices. The agency, which has recently been undergoing a restructuring, was looking to fall in line with other statewide LGBT equality organizations — most of whom do not have a legal arm — and to focus its efforts on education and policy work, Zeitlin said. The organization still wanted the local LGBT community to have high-quality legal services, Zeitlin said, which is why the group entered talks with Mazzoni Center about the feasibility of that agency taking over the program. “We searched to make sure that we were connecting with an organization that could commit itself to continuing the same level of service See ADVOCATES, Page 20
The Pennsylvania legislature finally agreed upon a state budget earlier this month, more than 100 days after the start of the fiscal year. Although the budget impasse has created a nightmare for local social-service agencies, many of whom went months without most of their federal, state or city funding, monies for HIV/AIDS programs remained mostly level, aside from one major cut. The state budget category known as AIDS Programs dropped from its previous level of $10 million to $7.75 million, a nearly 25-percent reduction. This category of funding goes to support a statewide comprehensive prevention program that includes HIV-prevention community planning; HIV counseling, testing and referral services; partner services for the individual with HIV/AIDS who has a sex or needle-sharing partner; health education and riskreduction activities; and public-
information programs. Ken McGarvey, prevention manager for the state’s Division of HIV/AIDS, explained that the state undergoes a request-approval process to determine how much each individual health department will receive in each of the funding programs and also takes into account HIV epidemiology in each area and other federal funding coming in. Jeff Moran, spokesperson for Philadelphia’s Department of Health, said the agency was unsure at this time how much of the cut the city would see. Jane Shull, executive director of Philadelphia FIGHT, said her organization was “certainly not happy” with the cut but, at this time, was still evaluating if and how the funding decrease would impact FIGHT. Matt Teter, executive director of Calcutta House, said his organization also is investigating whether its funding would be impacted by this cut but said he didn’t think there would be a measurable
effect. The budget also reflected a drop in Ryan White Part B funding from approximately $28 million to $15.6 million. Joe Pease, director of the state’s Division of HIV/AIDS, said that in fiscal year 2007, the state did not spend all of the funding allotted to it through the federal Ryan White program — which funds AIDS Drug Assistance Programs and other outlets that seek to provide care to low-income people with HIV/AIDS. The grant awards, which are dispersed to states by the Health Resources and Services Administration, are made prior to the end of the fiscal year, so the final numbers for fiscal year 2007 were not tabulated by the time the next year’s money was released, leading to the penalization for the current fiscal year. The Department of Public Welfare, which oversees the state’s Ryan White funding, receives rebates from drug manufacturers See BUDGET, Page 8
Drexel launches LGBT health prog. By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer
FEAST DAY FESTIVITY: The Rev. Gene Robinson greets guests at The Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany Oct. 19. Robinson, the first openly gay man to be ordained as bishop in the Episcopal Church, helped St. Luke’s celebrate the feast day of its namesake, confirming and formally receiving people into the Episcopal Church during his visit. The bishop spoke with St. Luke’s visitors about his widely publicized inclusion in President Obama’s inauguration and got some laughs when he talked about his daughter cropping him out of a picture of the two with the newly inaugurated president for her Facebook page. Photo: Scott A. Drake
A local university has launched a program that fuses research, education and advocacy to address the health disparities faced by the LGBT community. Drexel University’s Program for LGBT Health brings together a team of faculty members to raise awareness about health issues among LGBT and mainstream communities, as well as within the research and medical fields, adding the university to the very-short list of academic institutions in the country that house LGBT-health agencies. Dr. Randall Sell, who has studied LGBT health for more than two decades, is directing the program, and will be joined by Dr. Marla Gold — dean of Drexel’s School of Public Health, out of which the program will operate — and Dr. Lisa Bowleg, Dr. Seth Welles and Dr. Augusta Villaneuva, with program manager Ted Faigle. See DREXEL, Page 8
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CAPTURING CHANGE: Beatriz Vieira (left), vice president for community impact at The Philadelphia Foundation, and Casey Cook (right), executive director of Bread & Roses Community Fund, gather with photographer Harvey Finkle following Bread & Roses’ annual Tribute to Change fundraiser Oct. 15, which raised nearly $100,000. Each year, the grantmaking organization honors individuals whose efforts have furthered social-justice causes, and Finkle was chosen as this year’s honoree. Finkle is a documentary photographer whose work highlights local political, cultural and social issues and who has documented the work of such groups as the local chapter of HIV/AIDS organization ACT-UP. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Philly man elected to Task Force board By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer A local man was recently elected to the board of directors of the political arm of one of the nation’s leading LGBT organizations. Duane Ingram, a native Philadelphian who recently moved back to the area, is the newest board member of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, a 501 (c)(4) grassroots community-organizing agency. Ingram, a native DUANE INGRAM of Overbrook Farms who got his sociology degree from Villanova University, recently moved back to the city after about 15 years in Washington, D.C. Ingram originally moved to the nation’s capitol to work as a legislative aide to former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford (Pa.) and later served as the director of correspondence and constituent affairs for the Democratic National Committee. In addition to his legislative work, Ingram also was a national field organizer at People for the American Way; a project manager for a public-information campaign that focused on underprivileged students; served in the public-housing sector of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation; and was a board member of Florida youth-advocacy agency Future-Point and a founding board member of the D.C. chapter of the Do Something Fund, a social-change grantmaking organization. Ingram said that shortly after moving to D.C. and getting involved in grassroots organizing efforts, he began to see that the more comfortable he was with his own sexuality,
the easier it would be to work as an advocate on behalf of the LGBT community. “During my time in Washington, I started to come into my own and accept and embrace my sexuality. That’s when it hit me that this is important and that you can’t affect change unless you’re willing to put yourself out there,” he said. “I started to identify myself as a gay man and work with allies and foes alike to make sure that gay and lesbian people were afforded full and equal rights and to inform and engage people about some of the issues that we deal with.” Ingram returned to Philadelphia in 2007 to take on the position of vice president of programs and planning at the Urban League of Philadelphia and, during his two-year tenure with the organization, was the editor-inchief of research publication “State of Black Philadelphia,” which he resurrected after a 10-year absence. The report examined disparities local African Americans face in regard to health, education and other areas. Ingram said that, as a member of the board of the Action Fund, he’s hoping to use his experiences working with the LGBT, African American and other minority communities to bridge what he sees as a gap among these populations. “There is a tension between African American and LGBT communities,” he said. “This is something that’s often pervasive in minority culture, this homophobia, and a lot of it may be based on popular culture and hiphop culture, where those kind of thoughts are acceptable.” Ingram noted that his passion for breaking down the barriers among sexual and other minority communities was reinvigorated after the passage of Proposition 8 in California, which was thought to have been widely supported by African Americans.
The Washington West Civic Association earlier this month approved the variances needed by a developer looking to rehab a long-empty building in the heart of the Gayborhood. Steven Savitz, owner of APM Realty, in the summer took control of a building owned by the Grand United Order of the Odd Fellows at 12th and Spruce streets and plans to convert the five-story building into two commercial spaces and eight apartments. The Washington West board gave Savitz the go-ahead at its Oct. 13 meeting. He now has to bring the association’s approval back to the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment for its final authorization, which he plans to do within the week. Savitz said construction should start in November and the project is set to wrap up by early summer.
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“I think with Prop. 8, we didn’t go about it as well as we could have. [Actor] Samuel L. Jackson was the narrator for one of the commercials, but we need to do more than that,” he said. “There’s this wedge that people who don’t have either community’s interest at heart use time and time again: It’s the divideand-conquer idea and it’s very successful. It was at that point that I said we have got to get beyond this cycle in which we’re just not talking to each other.” Ingram and fellow Action Fund board member Hans Johnson earlier this month co-authored a column in the Philadelphia Inquirer — published the day of the National March for Equality — that paid homage to West Chester native Bayard Rustin, the late openly gay, African American civil-rights activist, community organizer and senior advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the piece, Ingram and Johnson praise Rustin’s ability to build coalitions of people from different communities who work together, despite their differences, for a common objective, which they asserted is the best way to achieve equal rights for all people. “Grassroots organizing and coalition politics hold the potential for winning prosperity and equality for all Americans, irrespective of race, class, religion, gender or sexual orientation and gender identity,” they wrote. “Bayard Rustin knew that our democracy’s founding promises of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were meaningless unless they were redeemed in application to those whom society scorns. Particularly in the state that gave him to the world, it is time for society to know and celebrate the name of Bayard Rustin.”
AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will host its annual Decades party from 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 to celebrate the organization’s 21st year of serving the local HIV/AIDS community. The event will take place in the Grand Ballroom at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St. Decades will feature a cocktail reception with performances by Young Jazz Lions, a silent auction and a mock trial that simulates an HIV/AIDS employment-discrimination case, similar to several the organization has worked on this year. Tickets are $125 and $250 for VIP admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.aid-
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Performer Steven Brinberg will bring his hit Barbra Streisand show to Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 24 as a benefit for LGBT health clinic the Mazzoni Center. The $75 ticket to “Simply Barbra” includes dinner, dessert, a three-hour open bar and, of course, the chance to see the premiere Streisand impressionist perform some of the star’s most renowned hits. Harrah’s will donate $10 of every ticket sold to the Mazzoni Center. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.harrahschester.com.
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Local gay pastors welcome Lutheran policy change By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer R e c e n t l y, t h e E v a n g e l i c a l Lutheran Church of America voted to allow gay and lesbian individuals who are in same-sex relationships to become pastors, becoming the largest denomination in the country to adopt such a policy. The ELCA already allowed openly gay and lesbian pastors but — before the 559-451 vote by church representatives Aug. 19 — required them to be celibate. The new policy, however, declares that the church will “eliminate the prohibition of rostered service by members who are in publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships.” The Rev. Steve Keiser, pastor at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion in Philadelphia, has been with his partner since the two met in 1996, while Keiser was attending Lutheran Theological Seminary. Keiser said he knew his relationship could have a substantial impact on his plans of becoming a clergymember, as it would prevent the ELCA from ordaining him.
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The year after his 1999 graduation from the seminary, however, Holy Communion recognized Keiser’s predicament and found a way for him to follow through with his goals. “Knowing my situation and knowing that I was prepared for ministry but that the ELCA wouldn’t ordain me, Holy Communion invited me to come and serve as a lay pastor,” he said. “It’s really serving fully as a pastor but without the ordination and without going through that ritual.” In the past nine years, Keiser said leadership at the church has had continued conversations about how they could ordain him without the approval of the ELCA, which they did last January in collaboration with Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, which credentials LGBT ministers for ordination using the same procedure as the ELCA. The Rev. Jay Wiesner faced similar issues in his career as a clergymember. Wiesner came out while attending seminary in the mid-’90s. “I had to do a yearlong internship and learn about what it’s like to be on the ground as a pastor. I went closeted because I wasn’t sure what I was going to do; I thought I could be celibate and see if I could try to
figure that out,” he said. “But when I finished, I realized I couldn’t be celibate. It’s unfair and it just wasn’t God’s calling for me.” Wiesner said he knew he also would be unable to carry on a samesex relationship under cover. “I couldn’t do the whole ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ thing. If I was questioned about it, I couldn’t not be honest,” he said. For those reasons, Wiesner left the seminary in 1998, on the day that gay college student Matthew Shepard was killed. A few weeks later, however, Wiesner received a job offer at a Minneapolis church and, after taking on the position, decided he had to stay true to his calling; he returned to the seminary and graduated in 2002. L i k e K e i s e r, Wi e s n e r w a s ordained against the wishes of the ELCA bishops, with his ordination taking place in Minneapolis in 2004. Wiesner arrived at the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation in University City last year. “The churches that have been willing to call me have received this statement from the bishop basically saying, ‘You’ve done a bad thing,’” he said. “Because of this policy, when I’m the pastor of a congre-
gation, the greater ELCA doesn’t recognize me as such and lists that parish as having no pastor.” Wiesner was present at the August vote of the General Assembly of the ELCA, when the policy change received the exact two-thirds majority of support it needed to pass. “It was the most liberating, amazing day of my life,” he said. “The idea that I could finally be recognized as a pastor by the ELCA — after I’ve already been a pastor for so many years — was really exciting.” Keiser echoed Wiesner’s sentiments, adding he felt “justice had finally been served.” “It was a very important statement on the part of the Lutheran Church about what we believe to be true about our relationship with God,” said Keiser. “It was a big burden taken off the shoulders of the church that’s occupied a huge amount of time and energy for the past 20 years. We can finally go forward and work on other important aspects of ministry.” He noted, however, that the policy change does not represent a complete victory for LGBT clergy. The policy now allows individual synods
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to decide for themselves whether or not they will permit pastors who are in same-sex relationships to serve in their parishes. “The action was pretty much a compromise, so there could still be places in our country where gay and lesbian people will be excluded. That’s fortunately not the case here in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but it could be elsewhere. My joy at this change is qualified by the fact that there is still a lack of justice and full acceptance on the broader level.” For Wiesner, as gratifying as the Assembly vote was to witness, he said it also reinforced the idea that the ELCA still has a way to go to ensure the full inclusion of LGBT clergy members and congregants. “As amazing as that day was, it was also very scary because I realized that we’ve only just begun,” he said. “In a sense, not too much has changed because there is still homophobia in the church. That’s going to take many, many years to break that down. But for now, the church has taken a seismic step in making this call.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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LGBT HISTORY ON DISPLAY: Andres Abril, Mid-Atlantic director at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., welcomes the more-than 100 guests who turned out for the opening reception of the museum’s traveling exhibit, “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945,” at the William Way LGBT Community Center Oct. 15. The 32-panel display tells the story of the pervasive harassment, torture and murder of gay men in Germany during and after the Nazi regime. The display runs at the center, 1315 Spruce St., through Dec. 4 and marks the first time any traveling exhibit from the Museum has been shown in Philadelphia. See related story Page 27. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Senate holds hearing on DP benefits By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer A U.S. Senate committee heard testimony last week on a bill that seeks to provide domestic-partner benefits to LGBT federal employees and their partners. The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing Oct. 15 to consider the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, introduced in May by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), committee chair, and committeemember Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). The legislation calls for committed samesex partners of federal employees to be eligible for all the medical benefits currently afforded to heterosexual married spouses, such as Family and Medical Leave and retirement benefits. President Obama signed a presidential memorandum in June that requires all federal agencies to provide same-sex partners of employees partial benefits, such as life insurance and long-term care, but said the federal Defense of Marriage Act prevented him from extending the full slate of benefits to LGBT employees and their partners. Openly lesbian U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced a companion bill also in May, and a House subcommittee approved the legislation in July. Three witnesses testified during the hearing, billed as “Domestic Partner Benefits: Fair Policy and Good Business for the Federal Government”: Baldwin; John Berry, openly gay director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; and Dr. William Hendrix, chair of Dow Chemical
Company’s Gays, Lesbians and Allies employee network. Baldwin spoke from her own experiences as an openly gay federal employee and reviewed the litany of benefits that her partner of 13 years, Lauren, is not eligible for, which she called a “significant inequality” and “disturbing.” “The purpose of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act is to ensure that hardworking Americans can no longer be denied equal compensation for equal work just because of who they love,” Baldwin testified. ”There is certainly nothing more American than ensuring that people have equal job opportunities and are paid fairly for a day’s work.” Berry advocated for some clarifications he said are needed within the text of the legislation — including the role that OPM will play and an explanation that employees who opt for domestic-partner benefits will have to pay taxes on those benefits — but told Lieberman during his testimony that the bill has the full endorsement of his office. “We welcome the introduction of this bill and strongly support its passage. By your efforts, you have provided a valuable opportunity for the federal government to not only enhance the benefits it can offer as a recruitment and retention tool but, most importantly, to prove that we recognize the value of every American family and are committed to the ideal of equal treatment under the law that our Founders envisioned,” he said. Berry said his agency evaluated the cost of the implementation of this legislation
and found it to be “negligible.” Hendrix testified that Dow’s own domestic-partner policy has — without a hefty price tag — helped the company to attract and retain a diverse and highly qualified workforce, showing current and potential employees that the organization takes pride in each of its workers. “Dow has found it a relatively easy transition to offer domestic-partner benefits,” Hendrix said. “The cost has been minimal, while the impact to daily culture has been immense.” Lieberman, Collins and committemembers Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Paul Kirk (D-Mass.) also spoke in favor of the bill during the hearing. “This bill is the fair and right thing to do and makes practical sense for the federal government as an employer,” Lieberman said. “As we approach a generational change in the federal workforce that will see the retirement of one-third of all federal employees, we must do all we can to attract and retain the ‘best and the brightest’ to serve in the years ahead. This legislation will balance the scales of justice, but it will also help the federal government be the best it can be.” Lieberman has introduced the legislation in the previous two Congressional sessions, and it died in committee both times. The current Senate version of the bill has 24 cosponsors and the House bill has 121 cosponsors. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn. com.
CNN.com reports an all-male college in Atlanta has banned the wearing of women’s clothes and makeup as part of a new crackdown on inappropriate attire. The ban is part of a larger dress code recently launched at Morehouse College, which also bans pajamas in public, dorags, sagging pants and walking barefoot on campus. The dress ban is aimed at a small part of the private college’s student body, said Dr. William Bynum, vice president for Student Services. “We are talking about five students who are living a gay lifestyle that is leading them to dress a way we do not expect in Morehouse men,” he said.
Antigay singer banned Advocate.com reports a performer who sang a homophobic song at an event in Reidsville, N.C., will never be hired there again. Matt Boswell and the Hillbilly Blues Band performed Oct. 10 at Reidsville’s popular fall festival. While singing a version of Merle Haggard’s “Are the Good Times Really Over for Good?” Boswell sang, “All you Wall Street bankers, as far as I’m concerned, you can all go to hell / And you can’t get married, you stupid gays and queers, so why don’t you go somewhere else?” Reidsville city manager Kelly Almond said Boswell’s language “was absolutely unacceptable” and that he would never be booked by the city again.
District to lesbian: No tux photo Google News reports a Mississippi school superintendent said Oct. 16 that federal court rulings back up a decision to keep a lesbian’s picture out of a highschool yearbook. The Copiah County School District has refused to include the picture of 17-yearold Ceara Sturgis wearing a tuxedo. District superintendent Rickey Clopton said federal court decisions support the policy at the school located south of Jackson. Sturgis, who dresses in male clothing, said wearing a drape like the other female seniors was a misrepresentation of how she identifies herself. The ACLU of Mississippi told officials that the teen’s First Amendment rights were violated and legal action could follow if Sturgis’ photograph isn’t accepted. ■
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BUDGET From Page 1 on a monthly basis and Pease said that year had a record number of rebate dollars. “Ryan White is the payer of last resort; we can’t get to the Ryan White dollars until we spend down all of the other money,” Pease said. “So at the end of the year we were caught short.” Pease said the decrease will not have a negative impact on those who receive assistance from any Ryan White-funded programs and that the department has taken steps — such as including more drugs on its list of available medications and raising income levels to allow more people to qualify — to spend all of the money, which it accomplished in fiscal year 2008. “There is no waiting list of the Drug-Assistance Program and no one is being denied any services because of this,” Pease said. “They did make some adjustments to help spend down the money so there won’t be any further penalties.” Funding for all other initia-
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tives either remained level or saw increases. Administrative and operational funding for AIDS Health Education remained at last fiscal year’s level of $4.1 million, as did the general funding for the program at $1.6 million. AIDS Health Education funds prevention programs run by health departments throughout the state. Administrative and operational funding for HIV Care also continued at the previous $3.6 million, with HIV Care general funding seeing an increase from $10.8 million to $12 million. This funding is dispersed to health departments throughout the state who then release the monies to community-based organizations. The state allocated about $1.4 million for HIV/AIDS Surveillance, the same amount as last year, and slightly boosted funding for Housing for People with AIDS from $1,868,000 to $1,880,000. Kevin Burns, executive director of ActionAIDS, said he was pleased the budget cuts were not
widespread, adding he’s even more satisfied that the impasse has come to an end. “We did have some gains in some places, which is good,” Burns said. “I’m relieved, because it could’ve been cut a lot more; it seems like good news but I think the even bigger thing right now is that we finally have a budget.” The city announced in July that it would stop paying its vendors until the state approved its budget — vendors who include local social-service agencies like HIV/ AIDS nonprofits, who receive federal, state and city funding, which is often all funneled through the city. Some organizations, like Calcutta House, announced in the summer that it would have to delay payments to its own vendors until the funding was restored. Gov. Rendell announced this week that approximately $3 billion in delayed payments had thus far been dispersed and that the state is “expediting those remaining payments.” Teter said Calcutta House has so far received $50,000 in back payments and is still awaiting more
than $100,000 from the city, which can’t disperse the money until it’s paid by the state. Schull said FIGHT has received some federal money but as of yet has not received any back payments from the state. “We put in invoices in June that didn’t process for seven or eight weeks, so the last time we were paid was May, and it’s now the middle of October,” she said. Burns said he has been closely following the progress of House Bill 1952, which would authorize the legislature to continue funding nonprofit and social-service agencies at the same level as the previous fiscal year during budget negotiations. The bill is currently in the State Government Committee. “What I’m concerned about now is preventing this from happening again,” he said. “This bill says that with the absence of a budget, the state is required to continue levelfunding nonprofits and socialservice agencies until the budget issues are resolved. This will be a safety net, because I don’t know what would happen if this were to
happen two years in a row.” Also included in the budget was a $1.1-million cut — 10 percent — in funding for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, which investigates discrimination complaints throughout the state. Human Relations Commission chair Steve Glassman said the decrease is not as drastic as he’d anticipated but still puts the agency in a precarious situation. “The funding is not as low as the Senate bill projected it to be, but it is still significantly reduced from last year and the year before,” he said. The agency has already laid off 22 employees and is currently assessing whether or not more layoffs are necessary. Glassman noted that the fewer employees the organization has, the less likely it is to complete investigations in a timely manner, which he said could also impact its federal funding, which is predicated on the number of completed cases. ■
bers in a number of departments whose areas of expertise coincide beautifully with the area of LGBT public health,” she said. Gold said Drexel as a whole has been “very responsive and supportive” of the effort and that most of the funding came from the School of Public Health, as well as through
individual research grants. Sell, who is also openly gay, said the positive response he’s witnessed reflects greater acceptance of LGBT health research and education as an established field. “It’s been incredibly smooth. We have total support from the university, the School of Public Health, the
dean, the chair of my department; everyone at every level has been incredibly supportive, not just in words but in funding,” Sell said. Gold stressed that the program would not compete with local LGBT organizations, but rather to assist community groups in meeting their clients’ needs.
Initial research goals include studies of risk factors for diseases; patterns of diseases and disorders that are suspected to disproportionately affect the LGBT community; healthcare access; and the impact of multiple identities, such as race and ethnicity, on health. In addition to the research component, the program will also focus on LGBT-health education, centering on a new master’s-level degree in LGBT health. Sell noted that the program faculty will also advocate on behalf of the community. In the summer, he and other faculty members petitioned the National Institutes of Health to fund more LGBT-health research projects, and received a confirmation from the NIH director that the agency will commission an Institute of Medicine study to look into the “current state of knowledge on LGBT concerns and disparities, to identify the best methods for investigating health concerns in these communities and to develop a strategic plan to guide the field.” The Program for LGBT Health will host its first public presentation, “Public-Health Perspectives on the Current State of LGBT Health,” at 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at Drexel’s Bellet Building, 1505 Race St. For more information, visit http:// publichealth.drexel.edu/lgbthealth/.
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Judge refuses to dismiss Prop. 8 suit By Lisa Leff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge challenged the backers of California’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriage last Wednesday to explain how allowing gay couples to wed threatens conventional unions, a demand that prompted their lawyer to acknowledge he did not know. The unusual exchange between U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker and Charles Cooper, a lawyer for the group that sponsored Proposition 8, came during a hearing on a lawsuit challenging the measure as discriminatory under the U.S. Constitution. Cooper had asked Walker to throw out the suit or make it more difficult for those civil-rights claims to prevail. The judge not only refused but signaled that when the case goes to trial in January, he expects Cooper and his legal team to present evidence showing that male-female marriages would be undermined if same-sex marriages were legal. The question is relevant to the assertion by gay-marriage opponents that Prop. 8 is constitutionally valid because it furthers the state’s goal of fostering “naturally procreative relationships,” Walker explained. “What is the harm to the procreation purpose you outlined of
allowing same-sex couples to get married?” Walker asked. “My answer is, I don’t know. I don’t know,” Cooper answered. Moments later, after assuring the judge his response did not mean Prop. 8 was doomed to be struck down, Cooper tried to clarify his position. The relevant question was not whether there is proof that same-sex unions jeopardize marriages between men and women, but whether “the state is entitled, when dealing with radical proposals to make changes to bedrock institutions such as this ... to take a wait-and-see attitude,” he said. “There are things we can’t know, that’s my point,” Cooper said. “The people of California are entitled to step back and let the experiment unfold in Massachusetts and other places, to see whether our concerns about the health of marital unions have either been confirmed or perhaps they have been completely assuaged.” Walker pressed on, asking again for specific “adverse consequences” that could follow expanding marriage to include same-sex couples. Cooper cited a study from the Netherlands, where gay marriage is legal, showing that straight couples were increasingly opting to become domestic partners instead of getting married. “Has that been harmful to children in the Netherlands? What is the adverse effect?” Walker asked.
Cooper said he did not have the facts at hand. “But it is not self-evident that there is no chance of any harm, and the people of California are entitled not to take the risk,” he said. “Since when do Constitutional rights rest on the proof of no harm?” Walker parried, adding the First Amendment right to free speech protects activities that many find offensive, “but we tolerate those in a free society.” Walker made clear that he wants to examine other issues that are part of the political rhetoric surrounding same-sex marriage but rarely surface in courtrooms. Among the questions he plans to entertain at the trial are whether sexual orientation is a fixed or immutable characteristic, whether gays are a politically powerful group, and if same-sex marriage bans such as Prop. 8 were motivated by antigay bias. The lawsuit was brought by two unmarried same-sex couples. They have since been joined by lawyers for the city of San Francisco. Attorney General Jerry Brown, who was named as a defendant, has taken the rare step of agreeing with the plaintiffs. An estimated 18,000 gay couples wed before the law took effect. In May, the Supreme Court declined to invalidate Prop. 8 but upheld the existing same-sex marriages. ■
Catholic Church welcomes Anglicans By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has made it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the election of openly gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions. Pope Benedict XVI approved a new church provision that will allow Anglicans to convert while maintaining many of their distinctive spiritual and liturgical traditions, Cardinal William Levada, the Vatican’s chief doctrinal official, told a news conference Tuesday. In the past, such exemptions had only been granted in a few cases in certain countries. The new church provision is designed to allow Anglicans around the world to access a new church structure if they want to convert. The decision immediately raised
questions about how the new provision would be received within the 77-million-strong Anglican Communion, the global Anglican church, which has been on the verge of a schism over divisions within its membership about women bishops, gay bishops and gay unions. The new Catholic Church structures, called Personal Ordinariates, will be units of faithful established within local Catholic churches, headed by former Anglican prelates who will provide spiritual care for Anglicans who wish to be Catholic. They would most closely resemble Catholic military ordinariates, special units of the church established in most countries to provide spiritual care for the members of the armed forces and their dependents. “Those Anglicans who have
approached the Holy See have made clear their desire for full, visible unity in the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church,” Levada said. “At the same time, they have told us of the importance of their Anglican traditions of spirituality and worship for their faith journey.” The new canonical structure is a response to the many requests that have come to the Vatican over the years from Anglicans who have become increasingly disillusioned with the progressive bent of the Anglican Communion. The divisions in the Anglican Communion have prompted its spiritual head, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, to suggest that in order to avoid a schism, the Anglican Communion may have to accept a “two-track” system in which churches can hold different opinions about gay clergy and same-sex unions. ■
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Editorial Race and marriage inequality Earlier this month, a Louisiana justice of the peace, Keith Bardwell, refused to marry a biracial couple, citing his concern for the potential children’s futures. For the sexual-minority community, this strikes a nerve: So often, the conservative right uses this same argument when opposing same-sex marriage. But, as studies have shown, children in same-sex families fare no different than those in opposite-sex families. Another point the (white) justice of the peace should have considered: The current president of the United States of America is biracial. In fact, he has a white mother and a black father, just like the couple he denied a marriage license. Which shows Bardwell’s argument that he’s concerned about any future children for what it really is — hogwash. Certainly, the incident has stirred controversy. Apparently, Bardwell has denied other interracial couples licenses, but he said none have complained in the past. Thankfully, Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay — who are now married — complained. And filed a lawsuit against Bardwell claiming discrimination. Others have called for an investigation or Bardwell’s resignation, including Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal. President Obama’s deputy press secretary, Bill Burton, said drolly, “I’ve found that, actually, the children of a biracial couple can do pretty good.” Beyond the racist undertones of Bardwell’s actions, at issue is whether a justice of the peace can legally recuse him- or herself from performing marriages of which he or she does not approve. This has certainly been an issue same-sex couples have faced in states where gay marriage is legal, even to the point of county clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — and to opposite-sex couples. However, Louisiana state law says justices of the peace may perform marriage ceremonies, but does not require such officials to do so, a spokesperson for the Louisiana attorney general said. This varies from state to state. In Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal, justices of the peace can be penalized for not performing same-sex marriages; in Connecticut, they cannot. What’s interesting here is that justices of the peace are state employees, unlike religious leaders who can refuse to marry anyone they like. Justices of the peace are either elected or appointed, and receive a salary. So, why would they be exempt from state and federal nondiscrimination law? Moreover, this particular incident highlights the inequality faced by same-sex couples — and the illogical arguments marriage-equality opponents make. ■
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Calling on Obama to end the blood ban President Obama, in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, you reaffirmed your intention to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and to sign a comprehensive hatecrimes bill. This is admirable. Will you be willing to add another form of invidious governmental discrimination to the list? Since 1983, the United States has made it illegal for gay men to donate blood. I was confronted with this fact last month while visiting a local church that was hosting a blood drive. The Red Cross employee told me they were required to enforce the Food and Drug Administration rule that disqualifies a man who has had sex with another man since 1977 from giving blood. When first implemented, this policy sought to address the potential spread of HIV and hepatitis through blood transfusions. Regardless of the fact that all blood is now screened for infections, it remains illegal for me, the minister of the historic First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, to donate blood because of my sacred sexuality. My country, my state, not only considers me unworthy of receiving the civil rights that come with civil marriage, but also deems my blood to be untouch-
able. President Obama, the purpose of this public letter is to articulate this simple truth: My blood is sacred; my blood can save lives. Our history teaches us that all citizens should be free from invidious discrimination, and yet our federal, state and local governments continue to justify denying sexual minorities equal protection under the law. What if we were to apply the same FDA rationale about blood donations to African-American and Latino women? According to a 2008 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, women account for more than one-quarter of all new HIV/ AIDS diagnoses, with women of color most at risk. HIV infection is the leading cause of death for black women ages 25-34. Will the FDA make it illegal for them to donate blood? Of course not, because gender, race and ethnicity are protected classes, groups that are sheltered from legal discrimination. President Obama, thank you for articulating a vision of our country that would offer legal protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens who seek to live a life free from hate and discrimination. My
hope is that you will join members of my congregation, and those of us from the national Standing on the Side of Love campaign, to make clear that homophobia, not homosexuality, is a sin. It is a sin for the FDA to discriminate against my blood without the scientific evidence to prove my blood is “contaminated.” Mr. President, my hope is that our elected and appointed officials will recognize that they have a moral responsibility to unify and advance our communities, not to perpetuate fear about a so-called gay disease. Such divisiveness not only erodes the credibility of the FDA but it unnecessarily teaches my neighbors to fear me, the clergyman who offers his own blood in service to others. President Obama, we are called to love our neighbors and welcome the stranger. I am no stranger. I am your neighbor. I am a faithful citizen willing to save lives. This would be possible if you signed an executive order that would require the FDA to end its invidious discrimination. Will your inspiring words be reaffirmed by such a faithful action? ■ The Rev. Nathan C. Walker is minister at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St.
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Mark Segal
Mr. President, here’s our timeline, part 2 In last week’s column, we gave the numbers and the need for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and, more importantly, the need for Congress to pass the Employment NonDiscrimination Act. While the repeal of the military ban could prevent a potential of 135,000 from being discharged, ENDA can protect 7.5 million Americans from possible employment
discrimination. So, with those figures in hand, the question should be asked: Why is the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” more popular in our community than ENDA? Latest polls show the American public — even among regular churchgoers — favors overturning the military ban and passing ENDA. The latter almost passed in the U.S. Senate: It lost by one vote, and that was while the Republicans were the controlling party. Surely, the odds should be in our favor with 60 Democrats in the Senate. But we need to give clear signals to Congress that ENDA is our priority. It is my belief that if you’re on a level playing
field between the two pieces of legislation, you can do one of two things: Decide which is your first priority or meld the bills together, as we outlined in the first part of this analysis. We, as a community, have not been clear with the president or Congress on a priority. We also have not assessed the political situation facing this president at this minute. Simply put, he has differences with his military leaders. This is no time to create another fight with them. That would be an exact copy of what happened to President Clinton: The joint chiefs disagreed with Clinton’s move to allow gays in the military, went directly to Congress and held hearings testifying against the president’s plan. In Washington, all the pundits agree that the ban on openly gay servicemembers will happen, but a move now would result in the chiefs digging in their heels. Our timeline of having this done by the end of President Obama’s first term allows for a rapprochement between the military and president — and the window of opportunity. While we’re waiting for that window, ENDA needs to be our first priority. After all, 1.7-million LGBT American citizens need job security. ■ Mark Segal is PGN publisher. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com.
Letters and Feedback In response to “LGBT recovery house opens in No. Philly,” Oct. 16-22, 2009:
accept him,’ Molletta said.”
I don’t understand. Something is missing from the picture. Why is the brother referring to his transgendered sibling as “he” and “brother”? Are we to assume the sibling is a [cross-dresser] or [gender-queer] and identifies as male? But then why does the sibling complain about being “forced to go back in as a man”? Wouldn’t that imply that the sibling selfidentifies as female? “‘About two years ago, he went to a recovery house and called me on the phone crying and told me that the people at the house told him he had to remove his wig and take off his makeup and come back in as a man and then they would
I was about to comment on the same matter. Any time someone presents themselves then that’s the pronouns you use. If she is dressed as a woman, then she’s a she. Even if she is merely in “drag,” and not transitioning. Same with trans men and the such then they are he while dressed, etc., as a he. So this article, while reporting on good news, needs to please correct the pronouns and such. Many thanks, Crista
— Elizabethrm
[Editor ’s note: It is PGN’s policy to use the pronoun preferred by the individual. In this case, the article quoted Darrin Molletta, who referred to his sibling as “he” and “brother.”]
Should there be a national holiday in recognition of the LGBT community?
Ronnie Cameron sales associate Fairmount
Cori Grachek psychotherapist Washington Square West
“No. That would be singling out a community that doesn’t need to be singled out. We don’t have a holiday for the straight community. It would be divisive and counter-productive. The LGBT community should be accepted as the norm in society. It doesn’t need to be broadcasted.”
“Not at this time. I’d rather see a push for same-sex marriage. That has a more tangible result for people. Why spin your wheels on something that doesn’t have a direct impact? Get same-sex marriage, then push for a holiday to celebrate it.”
Abby Nussbaum merchandising rep South Philadelphia
Danielle Puccini assistant store manager South Philadelphia
“Yes. I love holidays and I love LGBT people. There should be more holidays and more LGBT people! I feel everyone is equal. But I love celebrations. If you want another national celebration, I’m all for it.”
“Yes, they’re as valid a group as anyone else. But the day should be tied to something. Why not have it on the last Monday in June, after all the Pride parades are finished for the month?"
In response to “Researchers: Gays excluded from clinical trials,” Oct. 9-15, 2009: My kudos to the researchers and doctors at Fox Chase Cancer Center who are leading a not-always-easy path for the rights of LGBT in America. Hopefully, the day will come in which we — human beings — have the same rights as heterosexuals. ■
— Crista Sadler
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Save money by eating healthy — and at home As I’m sure you realize by now, I am a big proponent of healthy eating. I try to coach all of my clients to improve their diets as well. Lately, though, people are telling me that it is too expensive to eat healthier. I can understand with the current state of the economy that people want to hold on to a little more money, but this seems a bit extreme to me. Yes, healthy food can cost a slightly more than the alternative, but I fully believe every American could eat a healthy diet and save money. This month, I am going to show you some easy ways to improve your nutrition and save some cash too. I recently tried to persuade
a client to eat boneless, skinless chicken breasts rather than chicken thighs. The breast meat is very lean while the thigh is dark meat and has a much higher amount of fat. She responded by telling me that the breasts were too expensive. This took me by surprise, because at my grocery store they are not that different in price. The grocery store in my neighborhood charges $3.99 for a pound of chicken breasts and $2.49 for the thighs. She has been trading extra calories per meal to save $1.50. I think investing a couple dollars toward better health is more than worthwhile, but she needed to be convinced. As we looked at her normal grocery list, we were able to find more than enough “junk food” to cut out, which more than made up for the price difference. If she just buys one less bag of potato
chips, she will save $3.50. While cutting junk food from your grocery list is an easy way to save money, there are other ways as well. Many people are busy in the morning and rush out without eating or even getting a cup of coffee. If you are one of the people who stand in that really long Starbucks line every morning, you can probably save a lot of money if you just wake up 15 minutes earlier. I would guess that an average breakfast at Starbucks is about $5.50. Having a cup of coffee, an egg white omelet and a bowl of oatmeal at home will set you back about 75 cents. Not only is it a far superior breakfast in terms of nutrition, but it’s probably more satisfying and saves you a ton of money. The simple way to eat healthier while saving money is to do most of your own cooking. It
makes sense that if you skip the fast food-place and prepare your own food, you will have healthier meals and spend less. If your family eats out several times each week, try cooking at home one extra night. Preparing your own meals also has another distinct advantage: You have control of what goes into the food. If you are trying to be healthier, you will want to make sure you are not eating too much fat or sugar. At restaurants, the primary concern is taste, not nutrition. That means they use butter, whole milk, heavy cream, sugar and lots of other ingredients that taste great but pack on the pounds. At home, you can make substitutions that save calories and still taste good. A few examples are using less butter, using skim milk instead of whole, substituting applesauce for oil, and the list goes on.
While it’s true there are cheaper alternatives to healthy foods, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to eat a nutritious diet. After all, it will cost significantly more to pay for a poor diet if you consider the potential medications, illnesses and surgeries. To improve your diet without breaking the bank, start by looking for simple things you can eliminate from your grocery list and try to cook at home a little more. Remember, your health is a long-term investment. You need to put in now to receive a much larger payoff later. ■ Jared Carter, CSCS, owns Move Forward Fitness Personal Training Studio, 1616 Walnut St. Visit www.moveforwardfitness.com to sign up for his free newsletter, or reach him at (215) 399-3541 or jared@moveforwardfitness.com.
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The Word: A breast-cancer blog Part two of a series In March, Gloria Casarez, director of LGBT affairs for the Mayor’s Office, was diagnosed with breast cancer. At 37, the out lesbian had no known family history of breast cancer. Throughout her treatment, she kept a blog, titled “The Word,” to keep friends and family updated on her progress. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an excerpt follows. Casarez had her last chemo treatment on Sept. 3, and has started monthly maintenance treatments. For previous entries, visit www.epgn.com and search for “Casarez.” April 21, 2009 Shiver me timbers = anemia My sneaking suspicion was confirmed while at my final chemo treatment of round one last week. My red blood-cell count had dropped some (giving me the chills) and, more importantly, crossing me over the threshold to anemia. I’ve had this run-in before. In high school I was a fainter ... low blood pressure, borderline anemic. Good times. The docs were monitoring this already as it’s super common, and my counts were already low. I’m told that a “normal” woman has a red bloodcell count range of 11-12, though the 10 range is not a big deal. The previous week they had looked back at my numbers because I was coming in at a 10.2, which is on the low end. They found that I had only ever been at about a 10.5 when looking back to about a year or so ago. My “normal” is low and I can thank my mom for that, I suppose. She, with her iron-poor blood. Finally, a genetic predisposition in all of this! They weren’t too concerned with these numbers last week, told me to eat some liver (I did), and take a multivitamin (I did). But, no luck, we dipped a little more. My current number came in at 9.4, which isn’t low enough to make us have to stop a treatment session (though it could later down the line if we still have problems), but is low enough to give me a red blood-cell booster of sorts — Aranesp. And, it explains the chills and feeling of being cold, which was not helped at all by the recent damp weather. Red blood cells are good because they carry oxygen from the lungs
to the body’s muscles and organs. We need this. There are three things the doctors are looking at every week: red blood-cell count and anemia, white blood-cell count (to fight infection) and platelet count. Chemotherapy kills cells — all cells, even the ones we need, like the red and white blood cells. So, we pay careful attention here. To me, all of this seems to be a bit of a balancing act. A positive way of looking at this is anemia means the chemo is doing its thing — killing all that is in sight. So, I got a “booster” of Aranesp so I can continue to sit at the table, as it were, and get more “treats.” More “treats” please! The docs said that since my count took this nosedive after the second week of treatment, they’ll prescribe the Aranesp again after the second treatment in round two as a preventative measure. They’re still learning, here, and charting the course while we sail. But the big news of the week is that we successfully made it through the first round of chemo! I escaped round one with my hair intact and no real ill effects. I couldn’t really feel the effects of the low red blood-cell counts, except for the coldness, so I’m feeling good and ready for seconds and thirds. But first, a week off to recuperate and rebuild those reds, whites, platelets and marrow. So, I’m anemic — a word that always conjures images of hungry vegetarians and light-headed high-schoolers (me, back in the day). This isn’t a land-ho moment and our ship has not run aground. It is a booster and an amendment to the course ... the end of round one. April 27, 2009 A date with the clippers ... My hair is falling out. Big time. This means all of the hair, but I’ll save those other details for another post. We’ll keep today focused on my head. I have a date with the clippers (this Wednesday ... though maybe sooner, if necessary). A few strands began last week “giving up hope,” as I’ve been calling it. I ran my fingers through my hair the one day and got a take-home present of a few strands. I wasn’t super-concerned. It just seemed as though they had given up. They hung in there but
really had no reason to hang in anymore. That’s how it began. I do find it funny that my hair decided it no longer had the will to live on my “off” week — no chemo treatment this past week, but that’s exactly when it started falling out ... like on cue. I guess this chemo stuff is “working” (as the balding and anemia might suggest). This weekend was more like, “Hello, furry hands” — each morning in the shower. It was like I was using Nair instead of shampoo. But, it’s still not exactly as I thought it would be. Having started this journey uninformed and partially expecting to wake up with my full head of hair on the pillow one morning, I later read many articles about hair coming out in clumps. It’s not exactly like this — it’s more like many strands at once. My hair is so straight that it doesn’t readily clump, I suppose. But still, I was sort of expecting, I guess, patches of hair or something. In this way, I’m relieved. No one wants to look “patchy” ... and, I’m surprised that having lost so much hair (I’d say almost 50 percent over the last week), it really just looks like I got a haircut — a thinned-out haircut. But, it’s messy — this losinghair business. I’m shedding. And there’s hair everywhere. In the tub, on various floors, certainly on my clothes, on the dinner plate and inside the hat I’ve been wearing to sleep in order to avoid having hair all in the bed. I’ve been lint-rolling and dustbusting away. In this way, I’m much like the cat. She’s also shedding at the moment, losing her winter coat. I’ll take the optimistic route to note that at least I’m not throwing up hairballs like she is. At least that. Oh, good times! So a date with Yexsy to come by on Wednesday to clip the rest away. A few friends were suggesting that I just cut it shorter (which I was considering), but I don’t think that will work, judging by the volume that came out at over the past five days. I have a few work events I was hoping to get through before this date with the clippers, but my head obviously has other plans. It’s tricky because once the hair is gone, I’m not going to be able to be “d-l” about things, as I’ve been. The head will invite See BLOG, Page 16
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unwanted questions from strangers and notes of concern from not-as-close colleagues, and people in the world in the form of second glances. “Is she a dyke ... or does she have cancer?” — people might wonder. Umm, yes. And yes. “Should I call her a name ... or feel bad for her?’ — others may weigh. Umm, no. And no. At least right away, I wasn’t planning on having to “disclose” — as in, this week. In this way (and many others), cancer is so very inconvenient. I’m not being sarcastic. It just is. I see why people wear wigs (even though I won’t). I am acutely aware that I’m not really in control here (as we know). And so, we control what we can and I’ve decided that it’ll be Wednesday — just don’t call me “Baldie-locks.” I’ll kick you. Enough pals have told me that the ladies adore the shavedheaded girls that I’m cool with this. It’s unwanted, but it’s fine. And, Tricia gave the green light for some much-needed retail therapy yesterday. We got Rock Band (!!!), and had a two-person musical throwdown last night. Feel free to invite yourself over. I know you wanna ... May 15, 2009 End of round two: tumor markers down ... way down! So the end of round two also ended with some very good news. For anyone worried by the heading, tumor markers going down is a very positive development. Just after the first session in round two (each round or course is made up of three sessions), we did our first post baseline testing to see how we’re doing. All indications (visual and physical response to the chemo) have been exceptionally positive — I’ll spare you the details of the visual changes to my breast but will say that soon after beginning chemo, the “cancer side” quickly began to look normal again — hardness down, symmetry looking right, heat down, etc. Anyway, the docs did two tests to look at my tumor markers. Wikipedia describes a tumor marker as “a substance found in
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the blood that can be elevated in cancer. There are many different tumor markers, each indicative of a particular disease process and are used to help detect the presence of cancer.” Now, for those among you who may now be worried that I’m getting my cancer information from Wikipedia — I’m not. It just describes things in basic terms sometimes (for me and for you). Specifically, the doctors ran tests on CA 27-29 and the CA 15-3, which are both tumor markers for breast cancer. The long and short of it is that after only four treatment sessions (we ran the tests before last week’s chemo session [No. 5] and got results yesterday before chemo treatment No. 6), my tumor markers have been cut in half! Half! Yes, half! After just four sessions (of an originally ordered roster of 18 or so ... I always assume the “or so” part means more so I was/am prepared to go more than 18 sessions). So, we’re elated. I actually got the results first from Jenny, the oncology nurse I work with every week, so I saw them before my doctor did a few minutes later. She was also elated ... I got to watch her reaction and, dare I say, she looked surprised. The tumor markers are important because, certainly, they shouldn’t go up. That would mean the Taxol wasn’t killing the cells and/or that the Herceptin wasn’t blocking the protein that tells the cancer cells to replicate. That would be bad because we need the chemo to work — that’s the treatment at this place in the game. Ideally, we should see the tumor markers go down, and to see them go down so quickly and after just a few sessions, we’re looking really good. This is when it’s especially good that I’m on two chemo drugs that attack in different ways — they help each other and seem to get along well. Everything is working a little better than anticipated in the beginning. Basically, my body is responding very well to the chemo on the inside, as it is to me in terms of my energy and so forth. I’m aided by eating foods to help the other areas (like things to help my predisposed and challenged red blood cells — like iron and protein). It’s also a good thing I live with a dictator ... Really, she is. Don’t
believe all the sweetness and smiles; the dictator is there too. And, we love it/her ... especially in this way when it comes to eating things to help myself along. Really, I’m quite lazy and may otherwise cut corners ... or (more likely) forget. So, we’re thrilled — of course. They ordered up the more conclusive tests for the end of the third course, which will fall in mid-June. This would be at our originally projected midway point. At that time, we’ll redo the MRI and the PET CT, which will look at my whole body again, as well as my breast. These tests are super-important, as they are the ones that confirmed I have cancer to begin with. If the results of these tests agree with the tumormarker findings, Dr. Demichele said we can revise our initial chemo projections — revise, as in reduce. Should the tumor markers continue to half as they did, they would be close to (or at) “normal” range by this time. We’re going into the third round bolstered by this and feeling strong overall, though I think Tricia is kind of wiped by all of this — the cancer, her graduation, stepping in as the in-house deck construction foreman (which essentially wraps today), family in town, life in general, etc. For me, my hair may be gone, but it’s for a good cause. And, I still have my eyebrows and coveted eyelashes ... for now. It was fitting to also have a gang of girls with me yesterday for chemo. Originally supposed to have Olinshar and Tami to keep me company, we were joined also by Sarah and had a quick visit from Courtney (who has happened make a stop in every week now — convenient to work in the building ... and welcomed for the visits and for bringing basically awesome mix CDs for me to take home). I think four people is the capacity ... my cushy LazyBoy takes up some room and I’m not giving it up to make some more. And, they all/each brought snacks, which were tackled (mostly by me) along with Shauna’s every-otherweek bag of real chemo “treats.” Shauna’s are healthier than the crap we had. Both/all are good ... especially when the news is as good to match. Thanks, girls. ■ Next week: Mid-point results.
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INGRAM From Page 5 Ingram said he’s hoping to use his position on the Action Fund board to create an ongoing and meaningful dialogue to bring together people of all minorities to stand up for one another. “I want to engage minority communities in the LGBT fight. We need to start having more conversations between minority and LGBT communities. If we address it head on with open lines of communication, more than just one event or one happy hour, but some real conversations that may not always be comfortable for everyone, in the end I think you can come out with some real common trust and common agendas.” Ingram said he will also meet with local LGBT leaders to assess how the Action Fund can assist with LGBT issues closer to home, such as the passage of a statewide LGBTinclusive nondiscrimination bill. “I’m hoping to put something together here within the Philadelphia community that can bring national resources together with state and local resources, and I think the Task Force is an ideal group to do that. I think we all have a role to play in this discussion and the task force can bring people to the table so we can all collectively work together around common goals.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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IRS invites questioning taxpayers The Internal Revenue Service will host an open-house event from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 7 to encourage locals with any questions on the taxpaying process to present their concerns to IRS officials. Representatives of the IRS’ Taxpayer Assistance Center, 600 Arch St., will be on hand for “Solution Saturday,” and meet with taxpayers to answer their questions about such issues as foreclosures, bankruptcies, tax penalties, tax credits and an array of other tax-related issues. Those interested in attending are encouraged, but not required, to schedule an appointment by calling (215) 861-1902. ■ — Jen Colletta
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A Muslim football team that initially refused to play a gay team and then appeared to back down has been kicked out of its league. Bebel, a team from the Parisian suburb of Creteil, was excluded from the Leisure Football Commission for making discriminatory comments and refusing a match, the commission’s Web site announced Oct. 14. After calling off a match the night before it was due to be played, the Muslim team was accused of homophobia by gay team Paris Foot Gay. Bebel then said it was a misunderstanding. “We had rejected playing this match not on the grounds of homophobia, as we have been accused of doing, but simply because the name of the club did not seem to us to reflect our vision of sport,” Bebel director Zahir Belgharbi said. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
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and tenant-landlord disputes and the organization refers them to Equality Advocates for assistance. Rumsey said that Mazzoni’s operating its own legal department will “mesh well” with the services it already provides and its own mission. “There was already this collegial relationship between the two organizations. There’s a lot of overlap with our clients and those of Equality Advocates, and I think we’re going to find even more affinity as we move forward,” Rumsey said. “And going along with what we do at Mazzoni Center and with our tagline, part of what gives you a sense of wellbeing is the piece of mind you get from feeling secure in your rights and confident that someone’s out there on your behalf, protecting you and making sure that you get your due legal standing.” Equality Advocates’ legal department has one paid employee, its legal director Amara Chaudhry, who will now become a Mazzoni Center employee. There are also several law students from Temple University and University of Pennsylvania who volunteer at the
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Comedic legend brings old friends to New Jersey By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer In her long and fruitful career, there isn’t much Lily Tomlin hasn’t done. Over the last 50-plus years, the out entertainer has used her unique charm to make her mark in comedy, television, film, Broadway and, starting next month, Las Vegas. Those attending either of her local shows, Oct. 23 and 24 in Newark and Atlantic City, N.J., respectively, are going to see what amounts to a greatest-hits performance featuring some of the most memorable and lovable characters she’s created. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Tomlin, 70, grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Detroit, and said she was inspired to be a performer by (and admitted to lifting routines from) some of the great women in entertainment in the mid-20th Century, such as Lucille Ball, Bea Lillie, Imogene Coca, Joan Davis and Jean Carroll, one of the first female stand-ups on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” “Imogene Coca, I liked her at the time because she did accents and she would do mock ballet dances,” Tomlin said. “She even did a strip tease once that I took right off the TV and did on my back porch. She’d have on an overcoat and then she’s go behind a curtain and throw the overcoat out. And then she’d jump out and have on another overcoat. I thought that was hilarious.” After high school, Tomlin studied medicine at Wayne State University, but her elective theater-
arts courses compelled her to leave college and become a performer. Relocating to New York City in 1965, she soon built a following on the club circuit at venues like The Improvisation, Cafe Au Go Go and the Upstairs at the Downstairs. Commercial success soon followed. Tomlin made her television debut in 1966 on “The Garry Moore Show” and then made several appearances on “The Merv Griffin Show.” Then sunny, glitzy California beckoned. In 1969, Tomlin joined the cast of the classic sketch-comedy show “LaughIn” and immediately gained national attention, creating characters like Ernestine, the snarky telephone operator, and Edith Ann, the precocious 6year-old who was always perched in an oversized rocking chair. Tomlin will perform a number of her classic characters Oct. 23 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Oct. 24 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. She said it’s hard to pinpoint which of her characters draws the biggest audience reaction. “At the outset, as soon as you become those characters from television or from ‘Laugh In’ like Ernestine and Edith, [they] are quite recognizable and ready to be received,” she said. “I would say they certainly get a big response. There’s no question. But there are lots of other pieces and characters where the content causes people to respond just as vocally and raucously. I do Madame Lupe — the oldest living beauty expert. Just doing her is really fun; embodying her is as much fun as anything I do on stage because she’s in very advanced years.”
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After “Laugh-In,” Tomlin went on to star in six comedy television specials, which she co-wrote with her partner Jane Wagner. Those shows won her three Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award. TV Variety shows are rare these days and audiences are lucky to see a comedian do anything other than attempt to act - or, worse, snag a reality show. Tomlin said she’s always envied performers like Bette Midler who could do it all. “I always envied people who sang as well because they get airplay,” she said. Comedians don’t get airplay. They don’t offer [variety shows] very much anymore. It’s not an era of television specials. My first focus on versatility was to do as many culture types. That’s what interested me, to create characters that represented a certain segment of the culture. Over the years, I’ve done many, many, many characters. And within those, I would sing and dance. Not particularly well, but I would do it. I always acted. I’ve had fewer dramatic roles than I would like to have because people tend to drift toward what the culture identifies you as. I’m fairly versatile too except I’m not really a good singer or dancer. I think I could be trained to sing but I never did it.” Tomlin would achieve to further success in the 1970s and ’80s starring in films like “Nashville,” “9 to 5,” “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” and “All of Me.” In recent years she has guest-starred on a number of television shows, including “Homicide,” “The XFiles,” “Murphy Brown,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Will & Grace,” often portraying characters that are more outthere and mischievous than any she has played before. “I guess when you stop being the lead,” Tomlin replied when asked how she gets so many interesting roles on television. “I wasn’t on any TV series until I stopped being the lead. ‘Murphy’ was in the mid1990s. I wasn’t on a series before then. I had broken into the movies in the early 1970s. I wasn’t that big of a movie star. I had some nice films I did with co-stars. I did ‘Murphy,’ then I did ‘West Wing.’ I’m doing six ‘Damages’ this year.” The 1990s also saw Tomlin lend her talents to LGBT-themed films. She appeared in the 1993 adaptation of “And the Band Played On” and narrated the 1995 documentary “The Celluloid Closet.” Tomlin said she believes the depictions of gay characters have gotten better over the years. “I don’t know about movies, but television has certainly improved. There are many lead characters and they’re lovable. I don’t watch a lot of television. I heard there’s a gay couple on ‘Modern Life.’ Even major stars, it’s not beyond them to make a kind of offhanded homo-
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phobic remark, whether they get it or not. Maybe it’s a good sign that it’s accepted for the moment in a good way. There’s still a threshold of however high it might be now. It was much lower before. There’s still going to be a little separation to exert the manhood factor, even from the hippest people. I’m not saying everyone, but there are people that I like and watch that, every now and then, I see some little crappy thing leak out of their mouths.” She added that despite those occasional and unfortunate backlashes, things are still far better for gays and lesbians inside and outside of the entertainment industry. “I think there’s been tremendous strides made, with women too,” she said. “Before I would identify as a lesbian, I identified as a female. It seemed like the greater, more important fight. There’s much more consciousness in the culture. People become entertainers because they develop an antenna or sensitivity to the culture. Maybe not enough that would please me or you, but they do. They have to be an entertainer from someplace of their own empathy. Some people empathize more pervasively, deeply and widely. But still, to get ahead in the culture, you have to at least keep up with the culture. So they’re putting more of that out. And the fight ... I’ve marveled at what the gay community has done in the last 40 years since Stonewall. I was just talking to Bruce Vilanch the other night and comparing Martin Luther King Jr. to Obama in roughly the same 40 years. Even though it riles up more of the opposition, Obama’s election has caused all these more-radically prejudiced groups to rear their heads. I suppose it does the same thing to progress. When people are frightened and narrow-minded, when they see what looks like hordes of people they fear marching toward them, they’re going to make their last gasp. I’ve marveled at the gay movement coming up myself from the 1950s. I wasn’t even particularly fearful, but I was a product of my culture.” Tomlin has been with Wagner since the early 1970s and explained that, while
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she never made an effort to hide her relationship or sexual orientation, the press wasn’t eager to put in the spotlight. “People wouldn’t write about it, even into the 1970s,” she said. “When I was on the cover of Time in 1977, particularly in the business and with journalists, my relationship with Jane was no secret. Very often we’d be doing interviews together. She’s be sitting in the room. When I was interviewed with Time, we were always together because they’d come to your house and you’d go all kinds of places together. I almost got the Newsweek cover at the same time, which used to be a P.R. coup. I think Liza [Minnelli] did it once. At the last minute they found out that I was on Time and they quickly replaced the cover with Andrew Young or someone. But they still had a big story on me. The Time cover said I lived or shared a house with writer Jane Wagner. They said no more. Newsweek said I lived
alone. No one had put any parameters on them. That’s how it was done in those days, especially if you were a legitimate performer or actor. Nobody was out to out you. They were much more discreet. Maybe in the ’80s, they started outing politicians. They became unbridled in reporting as much as they could.” In the current era of over-exposed celebrities, it’s nice to know that talent trumps orientation. Tomlin performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J., and 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City. For more information, visit www.lilytomlin.com, www.njpac.org or www.theborgata.com or call (609) 3171000. ■ Larry Nichols can larry@epgn.com.
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New play explores life on the rocks By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer An openly gay playwright is taking theater to new heights. Literally. The Nice People Theatre Company is kicking off its fourth year with “Grace, or the Art of Climbing,” an ambitious new play that brings the world of rock climbing to the stage. “Grace” is the brainchild of Lauren Feldman and follows the humorous drama of Emm (played by Rachel Joffred), who throws herself into rock climbing to deal with her father’s illness, a painful breakup and depression. “There’s definitely climbing that happens physically but it is also used metaphorically,” Feldman said about the plot. The 30-year-old playwright is a climbing enthusiast with 11 years of experience under her harness. The cast members of “Grace” aren’t handy with ropes and pitons, which Feldman said both intimidated and excited them when they realized the scope of the production. “I think people seem to be really excited to do something physical and unconventional,” she said. “We’re sort of nervous about how they haven’t climbed before and how they can get to a point where they can actually accomplish the things that the script suggests they are accomplishing. It’s been a fun rehearsal process. As a playwright, I like bringing unusual things into the play. There’s a perk in it in addition to it being a really exciting story that you can sink your teeth into, that there’s some other aspect that they get to take on as well.” A local rock climbing gym has helped the cast get up to speed on the basics. “Philadelphia Rock Gym has been very kind to us,” Feldman said. “They’re sort of our unofficial sponsors for the show. They gave us all a two-week free membership. We took group field trips out there with the cast and the designers. We would climb and
learn about gear. It helps having outside experiences like that. Communal group-bonding things help serve and enrich the company within the play.” Of course this training doesn’t gaurantee an easy climb for the
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cast. Feldman said that with the crew’s ever-changing efforts to transform the warehouse space in the Power Plant Basement, she wouldn’t be surprised if it takes the cast the entire run of the play to get comfortable with all the physical requirements. “Their comfort grows exponentially with each rehearsal. The physical world that we’re creating has been largely in flux throughout much of this process. So we’re still folding in what will be on the stage. They’re still interacting with stuff and becoming familiar with it because it’s still so new. I think you could probably ask any of them and they would tell you they feel much more comfortable with it now than they did before it began. I can see it. You can watch and you can tell that they’ve all grown in their abilities. The big priority is trying to make sure everything we do is as safe as it can be, that nobody is undertaking any greater risks than anyone would see in another play. We brought in a climbing expert to check out what we’re doing and make sure that we’re doing everything as safe as possible.” Feldman’s love for rock climbing and her tendency to incorporate gay and lesbian themes into her plays don’t mean “Grace” is
autobiographical. In fact, she said, there are no overtly gay characters in the play. “In my head, I have a couple that I think are. But it’s certainly not necessary for the play or integral to the story. A lot of my plays usually have
a large degree of queer content and this one doesn’t. I would argue that the theatrical aesthetic of my plays is inherently queer in terms of being non-polar and unconventional.” “Grace, or the Art of Climbing” runs through Nov. 8 at The Power
Plant in Old City, 233 N. Bread St. For more information or tickets, call (202) 744-3362 or visit www.nicepeopletheatre.org. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.
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The great steak debate taurateurs such as Stephen Starr and Georges Perrier, Philadelphia has become a culinary powerhouse, leaving an indelible mark on domestic and international cuisine. Even in the midst of a recession, many new and classic Philadelphia restaurants are thriving. And, with so much activity in our local “food world” at any one
time, it’s tough for one type of cuisine, or style of restaurant, to dominate the culinary conversation. But that’s precisely what has happened over the past year as Philadelphia experienced an explosion of contemporary, highend steakhouses. The number, quality and scale of new steak joints, like Del Frisco’s and Butcher & Singer, deepened an already-thriving sector of our restaurant universe, defined by long-standing staples The Capital Grille and The Prime Rib. Every local media outlet took note — ranking, reviewing and comparing the winners and losers in Philadelphia’s “Steak Wars.” As someone who believes strongly that there is no substitute for a well-prepped steak dinner, it’s high time I add my two cents to this debate. So without further ado, here are my top picks. Favorite steak dish: Although Starr’s Buddakan isn’t a steak restaurant, the pan-seared filet mignon is undoubtedly my favorite steak dish in the entire city. Prepared with black-pepper ponzu and wasabi crème fraîche, this dish is full-flavored, balanced, innovative and consistently amazing. I’ve recommended the wasabi filet to countless friends, family and colleagues over the years, and it never fails to impress. When combined with some of Buddakan’s decadent pan-Asian appetizers and sides, the wasabi
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filet will satisfy the hungriest appetites, and silence the staunchest critics. Visit buddakan.com, or call (215) 574-9440 to make a reservation. Favorite steak space (design, décor and atmosphere): Philadelphia is not short on breathtaking architecture, and many of our best restaurants occupy historic spaces that have served an array of functions. For my money, no steak restaurant has done a better job with its design and décor than Del Frisco’s, at 15th and Chestnut streets in the historic Philadelphia Grande Building. The menu is excellent as well, but with vaulted ceilings, rich colors, an impeccable dining room and spacious bars on every floor, Del Frisco’s has single-handedly raised the game. I could go on and on about individual elements of the design that I find captivating, but this is a space you have to see to believe. Stop by and check it out at 1426 Chestnut St. Favorite steak experience: In Philly, we’re lucky to have some restaurants that offer an innovative take on the traditional dining experience, providing a true dining “event” for customers. My favorite of these is Fogo de Chao, 1337 Chestnut St. Located in the historic Caldwell’s Jewelry Building, Fogo de Chao is an authentic Brazilian steakhouse with several locations throughout
the country, providing a pricefixed menu available for lunch ($32.50) and dinner ($49.50). Diners have access to arguably the most comprehensive and delicious salad bar ever assembled. Additionally, guests can enjoy as much steak as they like — every cut is made to order, giving customers the opportunity to experiment with a variety of different preparations in one sitting. Fogo de Chao also has an incredible wine selection and top-notch customer service. It’s a great location to celebrate birthdays, business milestones and other special events with groups. Make your reservation by calling (215) 6369700. Favorite new steakhouse: Starr’s new restaurant, Butcher & Singer, 1500 Walnut St., is my pick. With a menu that’s equalparts traditional and progressive, Butcher & Singer captures the imagination and satisfies the taste buds. Though the dining room feels intimate and personal, there is plenty of space for special events and large groups. The design and décor are reminiscent of classic, club-style restaurants (think AMC’s hit show “Mad Men”). The space supports a wonderful menu — from the raw bar through dessert. At the end of the day, Butcher & Singer’s combination of quality and authenticity puts it head and shoulders above the other new Philly steakhouses. Check it out at butcherandsinger.com. Favorite classic steakhouse: Though Butcher & Singer is the best of Philly’s new guard, my favorite classic steakhouse is The Capital Grille. Situated in the shadow of City Hall at 1338 Chestnut St., every weekday lunch at The Capital Grille is a virtual “who’s who” of Philadelphia powerbrokers. From politicians to reporters, lobbyists to corporate executives, more deals are reportedly closed at The Capital Grille than at City Hall. When its “cool factor” is combined with a consistent, traditional menu and some of the city’s best cuts of steak, you have the recipe for a winner. Visit thecapitalgrille.com for more inforSee OFFLINE, Page 28
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Wm. Way hosts Holocaust exhibit By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer T h e Wi l l i a m Wa y L G B T Community Center opened its doors this month to a traveling exhibit that profiles the widespread, yet seldom-discussed, persecution of sexual minorities during one of the darkest periods in modern history. The center will host the Philadelphia debut of “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945” through Dec. 4. The traveling exhibit was designed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and has been displayed at nearly 30 museums, libraries and cultural centers throughout the country since 2003. Candice Thompson, director of William Way services, said the center is “truly honored” to be the first Philadelphia locale to host any exhibit circulated by the museum, “let alone one that is so relevant to our LGBT community. Hosting this exhibit is a big deal not only for the LGBT community, but also for the city of Philadelphia.” The exhibit is comprised of 32 panels, as well as an interactive kiosk, that contain stories of the rampant persecution of gay men and lesbians in Germany during Nazi rule. More than 100,000 men were arrested under Germany’s Paragraph 175, which prohibited sodomy and labeled law-breakers “antisocial parasites” and “enemies of the state.” “The exhibition explores why homosexual behavior was identified as a danger to Nazi society and how the Nazi regime attempted to eliminate it,” said Edward Phillips, deputy director of exhibitions at the musuem and exhibition curator. “The Nazis believed it was possible to ‘cure’ homosexual behavior through labor and ‘re-education.’ As their efforts to eradicate homosexuality grew more draconian, gay men became subject to castration, institutionalization and deportation to concentration camps.” About half of the men arrested under the law at the time were placed in prison or mental hospitals and about 15,000 were sent to concentration camps, where they faced torture, disease, starvation and murder. Even after World War II ended and the concentration camps were
closed, many of the men imprisoned in the camps because of the anti-sodomy law were sent to prison to finish out their sentences. Paragraph 175 was lifted from the German penal code in 1990. Thompson said the center is striving for “synchronicity” throughout the exhibit’s time at William Way and thus has books on the topic in its library, while its monthly book club discussed “Two Lives: Gertrude & Alice,” a work on the Nazi-era relationship between Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas. At 3 p.m. Nov. 8, the center will host a screening of “We Were Marked with a Big ‘A,’” a film that documents the stories of three gay men who, like many imprisoned for being gay, had an “A” affixed to them — which stood for “assfucker” (“arschficker”) — but who survived Nazi persecution. At 7 p.m. Nov. 16, the center’s Out & Faithful program will host a panel discussion entitled “Where Was God in the Gay Holocaust?” with speakers such as Rabbi Linda Holtzman of Mishkan Shalom; Jon Pahl, director of master’s programs at the Lutheran Theological Seminary; and Marie Cohn, professor of religious studies at Chestnut Hill College. The center screened “Paragraph 175,” a documentary that details the impact of the law, during the opening-night reception Oct. 15. Thompson said the center could not accommodate the more-than 100 people interested in viewing the film, so it will host another screening before the exhibit closes, with the date to be determined. The exhibit and related programming will allow the local LGBT and ally communities to not only learn more about the conditions that sexual minorities faced during the Nazi regime, but also to examine the wider ramifications of LGBT persecution over the past 70 years, said Thompson. “This exhibition allows the center to encourage dialogue among and beyond our community around issues such as sexuality and spirituality, identity and to explore how persecution of LGBT people manifests itself today,” she said. For more information, visit www.waygay.org or call (215) 732-2220. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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Favorite overall steakhouse: I’ve picked several favorites in various categories here, but when you consider the entire package — menu, food quality, service, décor, consistency, location — regardless of whether they’re old or new, there is one local steakhouse that takes the cake (or the steak, as it were): The Prime Rib. Located just off Rittenhouse Square at 1701 Locust St., The Prime Rib is an institution in the City of Brotherly Love. Not only does it host the best happy hour for after-work cocktails and snacks, but also features lunch and dinner menus that are comprehensive without being overwhelming. The signature prime rib is grain-fed and roasted in special ovens to ensure perfect preparation of every cut. With the recession, The Prime Rib illustrated a commitment to its customers by diversifying the menu and providing a number of cost-effective options. All in all, you won’t find anything better. Visit theprimerib.com or call (215) 772-1701 to make a reservation. So that’s it for this week. I’d love to hear your picks and pans of Philly’s steakhouses: Please send your thoughts to Bruce@nightlifegay.com, and I’ll feature your submission on Nightlifegay.com. ’Til next time, get offline and see what your community has to offer! ■
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Family Portraits If you’re looking to get into the Halloween spirit, look no further than Ryan Murray Walter. He has done turns as an evil scientist, a Scottish king, a wicked stepmother and even a frog. No, he’s not a multiple-personality sociopath; he’s an award-winning actor who has studied his craft with a number of respected teachers, including the former Mrs. Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad. Lucky for us, he’s brought his talents to our fair city. In addition to treading the boards on stage, Walter teaches and, especially exciting this time of year, he brings thrills and chills as one of the guides on the Ghost Tour of Philadelphia. But scary creatures alive or dead had better beware: Walter has studied (stage) combat training and is conversant with rapier and dagger, saber and quarterstaff. Very scary! PGN: You just moved to Philadelphia. Where are you originally from? RMW: I was born in Albany, N.Y., but when I was about 3 we moved two hours north to a small historic village called Saugerties, where I grew up. PGN: How did you end up here? RMW: Well, I got my B.A. in theater at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie about two years ago. After graduating, I went to Maine for a summer and then a year ago I moved here. I knew that I wanted to be an actor but I didn’t want to be poor, so New York was out. I’d heard that Philadelphia was the place to be for theater. Since I moved here, I’ve been acting and doing the ghost tours as well as teaching after school at Friends Select. PGN: Are you an only child? RMW: I grew up as an only child. I have two half-brothers
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Suzi Nash but they’re both significantly older than me. PGN: What did your parents do? RMW: My father is a lawyer and my mother is a carpenter. She owns an all-women carpentry company. PGN: What’s the coolest thing your mother ever made for you? RMW: She actually made me a whole playground outside of my grandmom’s hotel. PGN: Wow, your grandmother had her own hotel? You must come from a line of strong, accomplished women. RMW: Yes, very strong. It’s kind of cool; the hotel has been the congregating place for the family for years. When we moved to Saugerties, we moved into my grandparents’ old house and my mother built my grandma and her mother a new house. PGN: Speaking of women, wasn’t Vassar an all-girls’ school? RMW: There is still a large female student body, but it’s been coed since 1969. There’s also a large gay population at the school, something like 30 percent of the men and I think the female statistics are even higher. They still have an all-female dorm so that they can remain one of the Seven Sisters schools. PGN: What were you like as a kid? RMW: I’m not going to lie: I was spoiled. I was the only child among a very, very large family of adults, so I got a lot of attention. They would do what they called “The Ryan Show.” They would put me in the center of a room in my grandma’s hotel and just watch whatever I did. Other than that, it was a normal child-
hood. PGN: Favorite toy? RMW: I loved Legos. I had thousands upon thousands of Legos stored in huge bins. I love the idea that something so simple can be used to make complex things. PGN: What was your first memory of being on stage? RMW: I was in a production of “Peter Pan” when I was young. I was one of the Lost Boys and I remember I got to “air” whittle. I wanted to actually whittle, but they wouldn’t give me a knife because I was only 5. PGN: Worst moment on stage? RMW: I was in a production of “Grease,” I was about 17 and we were doing a scene and someone forgot their lines. It went silent and everyone froze. No one could remember what the next line was or what should be happening. We sat there for what seemed like 10 minutes in total silence. Finally someone remembered lines from the next scene and we jumped to that. I can’t remember feeling so terrified. PGN: Coming out? RMW: I think I first realized that I was gay when I was about 14. I didn’t tell anyone until I went to college and then decided to tell everyone at school and my friends back at home. Surprisingly enough, I still haven’t told my parents. Though, I’m sure they have an inkling. I was a typical gay child and played with a lot of Barbies and would only wear dresses until I was about 6. My other favorite toy was “My Little Pony.” I know that they wouldn’t care, it’s just never been brought up. PGN: Are your ghost tours on
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foot? RMW: I do on foot and on the trolleys. We also started doing a new walking tour where people get to ghost hunt with [electromagnetic field] meters.
floating up from the ground at Independence Hall; I’ve seen green eyes glowing from City Tavern at night and countless orbs. It’s astounding how much evidence is out there.
PGN: What’s the oddest incident you’ve had hunting ghosts? RMW: On one of my school tours, I was telling a story and I noticed that two of the boys kept looking over my shoulder the entire time. I talked to them afterward and they said that they saw this strange guy hovering in the shadows behind me at several of the sites. He was just staring at me from behind with a malevolent look on his face. That was creepy.
PGN: So you deal with the supernatural. What are you afraid of? RMW: The very natural. I’m deathly afraid of wasps. My mom used to have to kill them for me. I’m not allergic, just very uncomfortable with the thought of them crawling on my skin.
PGN: I went to Salem with my ex to go ghost hunting and we got an amazing picture in one of the old cemeteries. RMW: I know, I’ve seen some incredible things caught on camera. I saw a photo of a head
PGN: A favorite family tradition? RMW: We are sort of Jewish, so at Eastertime we have a very relaxed Passover ceremony. It’s very unorthodox and very person-centric as opposed to being God-centric. All the family gets together and it’s wonderful. PGN: A habit you’ve broken? RMW: [Laughs.] Well, I’ve broken it many, many times. I was a very big diet-soda addict and I’ve kicked it and gone back to it off and on over the years. PGN: Which member of “The Breakfast Club” are you? RMW: I’d probably be the quiet girl in the back, Ally Sheedy’s character. PGN: The worst hairstyle you’ve ever had? RMW: I grew it long once and it poofed out like a clown! PGN: With Halloween approaching, who would you contact in a séance?
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RMW: I’d contact Antonin Artaud. He was a proponent of what he called the “Theatre of Cruelty,” which was an attempt to wake audiences up from their complacency into reality. He felt that theater serves a purpose and that it could be used to make people aware of the pain and horror of life. He meant cruelty not in the sense of violence but “the cruelty it takes for actors to completely strip away their masks and show an audience a truth that they do not want to see.” I’m fascinated by his theories and would love to have the chance to talk to him. PGN: Your most unusual possession? RMW: I have a great old gaudy Victorian-style lamp that I forced my parents to buy me when I was about 14. Everyone is appalled by how ridiculous it is, but I love it and have taken it with me whenever I’ve moved. PGN: Any stupid human tricks? RMW: Well, I can bend the first knuckle on all my fingers independently and I can touch the back of my hand with my pinky finger. I strive to be a juggler, but I have no coordination whatsoever. PGN: Something that made you laugh out loud? RMW: One of my favorite movies is “Saving Grace.” It’s about an older woman who starts growing pot because she needs money to save her house. There’s a scene where she gets high for the first time with her old gardener and they start laughing. When I saw it in the movie theater, I couldn’t stop laughing either. PGN: Ever play any sports? RMW: Uh, no. I was an avid anti-sports kid. PGN: Any pets? RMW: When I was a kid, I had a dog named Stormy. She died when I was 7, but she was surly and wonderful. But my favorite dog was Allie. She was an Australian red heeler. She was left behind by a rodeo family who couldn’t take her on the plane. One of our neighbors took her and gave her to us. She was tiny and looked like a fox. She loved to chase cars and got hit twice. She survived both times and was brilliant and fun to be with. PGN: What actor would you
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PGN: Least-favorite word? RMW: Moist. There is something just creepy about the way it makes my mouth feel when I say it. Interestingly, though, it is also one of my favorite words. [Laughs.] Yes, I know it’s contradictory, but I revel in dichotomy.
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PGN: Are you an arts-and-crafts person? RMW: Yes, that’s what I teach after school. I love to do things with my hands such as origami, knitting and lanyard work. PGN: What’s the craziest project you ever made? RMW: Last year I made this amazing scarf: It was about 6feet long and about a foot wide and had two different sections. The first half is a mix of red and yellow, and the second half is a mix of blue and purple. PGN: The last live performance you attended? RMW: It would have been “FATEBOOK” during the Fringe Festival. My friend Cindy Spitko was in it and it was amazing. PGN: Natural talent I wish I were gifted with... RMW: I have always wanted to be able to play the piano, but I have never had the patience to practice. PGN: What was your favorite cartoon as a child? RMW: Hmm. I had so many, but one that I’ve always remembered is the “Pirates of Dark Water.” It aired in the early ’90s and was about these pirates who were trying to save the world from the evil menace of dark water. It also had a flying rainbow monkey — maybe that was indicative of future choices ... ■
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Late for a date 1. Mabius of “The L Word” 5. Controversial path for same-sex partners 10. Tennessee Williams’ “Summer and Smoke” heroine 14. Ani DiFranco’s “___ Pretty Girl” 15. Fly cry 16. Retreat for D.H. Lawrence 17. Start of a quip from Marilyn Monroe 19. “The Threepenny Opera” composer Weill 20. McDreamy on “Grey’s Anatomy” 21. Helping hand 22. Outback dog 23. Dreaded ink color 25. More of the quip 27. Axes to grind 31. Ruhr industrial center 32. Diggs of “Rent” 33. Mama type, in a bar 36. ___ Tin Tin 38. Helga painter Andrew 40. More of the quip 41. Barker of horror 43. Rene Auberjonois on “Deep Space Nine” 44. “Arsonist” cow owner 47. De novo 48. Bucky Beaver’s toothpaste 50. In the middle of 52. More of the quip 55. Math. course 56. Homophobia and intolerance 57. Abbott and Costello’s first baseman 59. Lesbos and Man 63. Rep in the ’hood 64. End of the quip 66. 160 rods 67. Halliwell’s partner 68. What tail 69. Monster’s loch 70. Houston ballplayer 71. The L.A. Sparks strip them SOLUTION
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1. Tennyson lady 2. Go from one gay bar to another, e.g. 3. Anatomical passage 4. Dry red wine 5. Well-kept secret, for some 6. Island of Barrie’s land 7. Unemotional 8. Evans of “Dynasty” 9. Hellenic vowel 10. Eileen, who played Woolf on Broadway 11. Cleaning dirty money 12. Marion Zimmer Bradley’s pen name 13. Mary of “The Maltese Falcon” 18. Barely managed, with “out” 22. Cul-___ 24. Use cotton balls 26. The Eagle, to NASA 27. “A one and ___ ... ” 28. Fred-and-Ginger movie, with “The” 29. Morning coffees, for some
30. Kemo ___ (Tonto’s male partner) 34. Mao’s successor 35. Razor choice 37. Candace Gingrich’s half-brother 39. Puts an edge on 42. “The Weary Blues” poet Hughes 45. Restroom, for short 46. Singer Sumac 49. Battery terminals 51. “Brothers & Sisters” producer Ken 52. Early Peruvian 53. Big jugs 54. “Gone with the Wind” character 58. ___ about 60. J. Randy Taraborrelli’s “The Secret ___ of Marilyn Monroe” 61. Send off 62. Gets hard 64. Costume item for Charles Busch 65. Lennon partner
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Mombian
worth watching: FRIDAY Ugly Betty The dramady is set in the fashion world. 9 p.m. on ABC. SATURDAY Suze Orman Show Get some financial advice from the money guru. 9 p.m. on CNBC. SUNDAY The Amazing Race The gay team, brothers Sam and Dan, are still in the running. 8 p.m. on CBS. Desperate Housewives Susan and Katherine fight. 9 p.m. on ABC. Brothers & Sisters Kevin and Scotty contemplate starting a family. 10 p.m. on ABC. MONDAY Dancing with the Stars Week six kicks off. 8 p.m. on ABC. How I Met Your Mother Out actor Neil Patrick Harris stars. 8 p.m. on CBS. The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price
The out designer decorates. 10 p.m. on Logo. TUESDAY It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Look for Peppermint Patty and Marcie. 8 p.m. on ABC. So You Think You Can Dance? Catch this two-hour episode. 8 p.m. on Fox. WEDNESDAY America’s Next Top Model Tyra Banks puts model-wannabes through the paces. 8 p.m. on the CW. The New Adventures of Old Christine Out comedian Wanda Sykes stars as Christine’s pal and business associate, Barb. 8 p.m. on CBS. Modern Family This sitcom features a gay couple with an adopted daughter in its cast of characters. 9 p.m. on ABC. THURSDAY Grey’s Anatomy The gay-friendly medical drama continues. 9 p.m. on ABC.
HOW I MET YOUR MEISTER: “Batman: The Brave The Bold” does a pretty good job of paying homage to golden-age superhero comic books and acknowledging how outlandish they seem at the same time. Case in point: out actor Neil Patrick Harris lends his voice to Batman’s newest villain, Music Meister, who is able to exert powerful mind control through song. Wait ... that sounds a lot like The Jonas Brothers. Anyway, tune in at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 on the Cartoon Network.
Queer TV you can always see: As the World Turns
Ellen
One Life to Live
The Rachel Maddow Show
Will Mason and Noah keep going? Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. on CBS. Look for Kyle and Fish. Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. on ABC.
Monday-Friday, 3 p.m. on NBC.
Monday-Friday, 9 p.m. on MSNBC.
OCT. 23 - 29, 2009
Dana Rudolph
Gay and lesbian history — for teens October, among other things, is GLBT History Month, which makes it the perfect time to write about “Gay America: Struggle for Equality” (Amulet: 2008), by Linas Alsenas. The book is a history of gays and lesbians in the U.S. from the mid-19th century through 2005. The much-needed tome fills a gap, not because of the subject — there is a small but growing number of LGBT-specific histories — but because of its audience: teens. LGBT histories for that age group have been sorely lacking, consisting mostly of “Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students” (Alyson: 1994), by Kevin Jennings. (Yes, the same Jennings who is now heading the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.) Jennings’ volume is useful, but is more a source book than a narrative like “Gay America.” Both are needed. “Gay America” is, like all general histories, more wide than deep. That is not a criticism, but rather a setting of expectations. Those wanting a thorough, academic tome complete with historiographic analysis and footnotes will be disappointed. Alsenas is a children’s book author and illustrator, not a professor, although he did study art history at Harvard. As a synthetic history, however, “Gay America” manages to pack a lot into its 160 pages, covering politics, culture, relations between the LGBT and other civil-rights movements, entertainment, the evolution of gay and lesbian identities and more. I also like Alsenas’ technique of starting each chapter with a fictionalized scenario that represents the era in question. It reflects his background as a storyteller. For the target audience, it is a good hook, and segues nicely into the more-factual mat-
ter that follows. Many will criticize the book for its sole focus on gays and lesbians: There are only passing references to bisexuality and the transgender community. The lack of the full spectrum is a disappointment, but at least Alsenas is up front about his scope, saying, “Since space is limited, I have focused on the histories of gays and lesbians, leaving out many of the histories of the increasingly diverse groups within the queer community whose stories are tightly woven into the same historical fabric.” One hopes another writer will step in to fill this gap. When threads are tightly woven, it distorts the pattern when some are absent. Two further omissions stand out. Given the teen audience, I think Alsenas should have included more about the foundation of gay-straight alliances. He mentions the GSA that was banned in 1995 in Salt Lake City, Utah, but says nothing about the roots of this movement in the late 1980s at Concord Academy and Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts. There is also nothing in the book about gay and lesbian people raising children. Given the teen audience, one might argue that they are not yet interested in childrearing; on the other hand, the children of gay and lesbian parents, who are among the direct inheritors of this LGBT history, may read the book and wonder why they don’t see themselves at all. One could also argue that lesbian and gay parents have played an important part in the assimilation of gays and lesbians into mainstream culture. That is an important trend and one that warrants a nod in any queer history. (Whether such mainstreaming is good or bad is a separate debate.) I will not be picky about some of the small things Alsenas left out. As an erstwhile historian, I think it is important to recognize both the need for surveys and their limitations. Many readers are bound to feel he omitted their favorite historical personage or event. The question becomes
which ones are essential to the narrative. It is usually fruitless to be too fussy about which persons or examples were chosen to illustrate a particular trend, if the goal is mainly to engage readers in the subject and whet their appetites for more. Alsenas does both well. Parents and teachers may wish to recommend this primarily for the older teen set. There are some tame, non-descriptive references to the sexual revolution, sodomy laws and how HIV/AIDS spreads through sexual contact. Middle-schoolers, too, may find the historical content of interest, but their parents should be prepared to answer questions about the few vague — but, to a young teen, tantalizing — references to sexual matters. They are hardly the heart of the book, though. The oldest teens may find their appetites for LGBT history whetted enough that they will move on to some of the “grown-up” histories recommended in the back, such as Lillian Faderman’s “Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers” or Neil Miller’s “Out of the Past.” Even for grown ups, however, “Gay America” is a well-written, if high-level, picture of gay and lesbian history that may teach those of us with little prior knowledge a thing or two about our cultural forebears. With a beautiful rainbow cover and filled with photographs, it would also make a lovely coffee-table book, but it should get off the table every once in a while to be read. At less than $20, it would also make a wonderful gift, or a donation to a local school or library. Philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Helping the next generation learn a little more about LGBT history may be one of the best ways we have to ensure a more equal future for us all. ■ Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian (www. mombian.com), a blog and resource directory for LGBT parents.
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Zocalo: Kind of pricey, very spicy By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer
tions are smaller, Zocalo delivers. (Actually, if you are on a budget, those might be your best courses They had us at the salsa. of action considering the entrée Chef-owners Mary and Gregory prices.) Russell definitely show their love The top-shelf El Jimador margarof Mexican cuisine and culture in ita ($7.50) is a great way to kick off the food and décor of Las Tarascas any fiesta, as is either of Zocalo’s fine sangrias: the classica ($5.50), with brandy, red wine, cinnamon, cloves and citrus fruit; or the De Verano with silver tequila, white wine, seasonal fruit and berries. Other must-try flavors of margaritas include tamarind, peach and ginger. The guacamole ($8) is the house favorite, and it deserves to be. It may not be the flashiest of presentations, but it wins in flavor thanks to a delayed spicy kick that gives the taste buds a pleasant tingle long after the tasty house-fried tortilla chips are gone. Even better is the pico de gallo ($7), which has a tangy bite and an excellent texture. The ceviche ($10) is ZOCALO’S HANDPAINTED TABLES another clear winner. The AND CHAIRS Photo: Larry Nichols spices and the lime juice do a great job of complementing en Zocalo, 3600 Lancaster Ave. the white fish without overpowerThe intricate handpainted tables and ing it. chairs depicting traditional Mexican If you’re looking for a cheespueblo scenes give the space a nice ier way to kick off your meal, the vibe and set the stage for a relaxing queso fundido ($9) is a sure bet, and tasty dining experience. with Chihuahua cheese baked to a Even if all you do is order cock- nice molten consistency. A number tails and appetizers or pop in during of options can be added to the mix, lunch, when the prices and por- with the crumbled chorizo a front-
runner. Really, any dish involving Zocalo’s well-seasoned chorizo is a good idea, such as the chorizo con aceitunas ($9.50) an appetizer with sautéed with fresh tomato, green olives, onion, cilantro and white wine. Speaking of meat, vegetarians might want to stay in appetizerland, because once you cross over into entrée-opolis, the pickings get extremely limited. Besides the very chip-worthy salsa, there is the sik-il-pak ($8), a dip made from pumpkin seeds, olive oil, garlic, cilantro and jalapeño, or the quesadilla with sautéed mushrooms ($9). There’s only one meatless entrée, but when you have an enchilada stuffed with spinach, caramelized onions and cheese ($19.50), what else do you need? The entrées at Zocalo are good, but whether or not they justify the expense is going to depend entirely
on how you roll. To Zocalo’s credit, its sauces are excellent. Lesser establishments tend to pull back on the spice factor and let diners sauce it up after the fact. Not here. There are no bottles of Tabasco on the tables, nor would most diners require it: even the most daredevil of spice freaks will find enough heat in the sauces as they are. The green tomatillo sauce that accompanied the pollo santuario ($20), a grilled chicken breast topped with Chihuahua cheese and chorizo, hit all the right spots and still allowed the flavor of the meat and cheese to come through. The molcajete cuanajo features a choice of steak ($23), chicken ($20) or shrimp ($23) with nopal cactus, grilled onion, queso fresco and a roasted tomato jalapeño sauce. Shell out the extra pesos for the steak or shrimp — you won’t be sorry.
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Diversions
OCT. 23 - 29, 2009
Your guide to arts and entertainment
Theater
Boom Flashpoint Theatre Company presents the story of a biologist and a lab assistant who inadvertently change the course of humanity, Oct. 28-Nov. 21 at Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.; (215) 665-9720. Coming Home The Wilma Theater presents the tale of a South African mother’s return to her hometown in hope of building a new life for her and her son, through Nov. 15, 265 S. Broad St.; (215) 546-7824.
Warehouse, 38 Jackson St.; (800) 838-3006. The History Boys The Arden Theatre presents the acclaimed drama chronicling the final school year of eight clever young British students in pursuit of sex, sport and admission into Oxford or Cambridge, through Nov. 1, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 9221122.
Humor Abuse Philadelphia Theater Company presents the Obie Award-winning production based on Lorenzo Pisoni’s vagabond life as the youngest member of San Francisco’s Pickle Family Defending the Caveman Circus, through Oct. 25 at The longest-running solo Suzanne Roberts Theatre, show in Broadway history 480 S. Broad St.; (215) returns through Nov. 7 985-0420. at Kimmel’s Innovation Studio, 240 S. Broad St.; Mister, Mister (215) 790-5847. Quince Productions Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Walnut Street Theater presents the story of two suave and shameless conmen with very different styles, through Oct. 25, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.
“Italian” The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a dark comedy performs an evening of about murder, fame and high-drama favorites, not-so-innocent childhood, 8 p.m. Oct. 23-24 at through Oct. 25 at Shubin Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 240 Theater, 407 Bainbridge St.; S. Broad St.; (215) 790(215) 627-1088. 5847.
Rabbit Hole The Arden Theatre presents the story of a family in The First Day of School: crisis, facing the challenges A Soccermom Sex of surviving great loss Farce and making a life with 1812 Productions presents the family that remains, a comedy in which the through Dec. 20, 40 N. characters desperately Second St.; (215) 922-1122. break free of the doldrums of suburbia in unexpected The Rocky Horror Show ways, through Oct. 25 at The Barnstormers present Plays & Players Theatre, Rich O’Brien’s cult classic 1714 Delancey St.; (215) stage show with a cast 592-9560. bringing a mix of goth Haunted Poe Brat Productions presents a theatrical take on a Halloween tradition, the haunted house, with an immersive, multi-sensory experience devoted to the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth, through Nov. 1 at Haunted Poe
NO, THE OTHER ICONIC ‘ROCKY’: The traditional camp/horror/art-house/trash cinema experience that was the traditional “Midnight Movie” as we used to know it may be a rare find these days, but thankfully the monster success that the genre spawned, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” is still drawing a cult following of energetic misfits and hangers-on. So, in the spirit of the season, slap on some makeup and slip into your most scandalous pair of fishnets or gold lamé booty shorts for a screening of the camp classic, at 10 p.m. Oct. 24 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. For more information, call (610) 917-0223.
and punk, 8 p.m. Oct. 23, 24 and 30 and 7:30 and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at Barnstormers Theater, 416 Tome St., Ridley Park; www.barnstormerstheater. com.
Music classical Mendelssohn’s
Scandinavian Perspectives The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents Dirk Brossé conducting a variety of Scandinavian works in honor of the Swedish Royal Family, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847. The Jack Wolgin Orchestral Concerts The Curtis Symphony Orchestra presents this concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 7905847. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto The Philadelphia Orchestra
presents German-born violinist Julia Fischer for an all-Russian program that highlights Tchaikovsky’s summery Violin Concerto, 8 p.m. Oct. 29 and 31 and 2 p.m. Oct. 30 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
Music other
Hall & Oates, The Hooters and Todd Rundgren The classic rock groups perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Wachovia Spectrum, 3601 S. Broad St.; (215) 336-2000. Lenny Kravitz The rock singer performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City; (609) 317-1000. Blackmore’s Night Legendary Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore performs with Candice Night and their talented band of minstrels at 8 p.m.
Oct. 25 at World Cafe Live, exhibition inspired by the 3025 Walnut St.; (215) Mediterranean vacation 222-1400. spot, through Oct. 25, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; The Used (215) 763-8100. The punk-rock band performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 A Home For Ghosts at the Electric Factory, 421 ArtStar Gallery hosts an N. Seventh St.; (215) 627exhibition of works from 1332. artist Kurt Halsey, through Nov. 1, 623 N. Second St.; Brian Wilson (215) 238-1557. The Beach Boy and songwriter performs at 7:30 Lace in Translation p.m. Oct. 29 at Keswick The Design Center at Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Philadelphia University Ave., Glenside; (215) 572- presents a new exhibition of 7650. contemporary work inspired by historic lace, through April 3, 4200 Henry Ave.; (215) 951-2860. Art and Allegory Edge Gallery presents Peaks of Faith: an exhibition featuring Buddhist Art of the Virginia artist Harkrader, Philadelphia artist Salvador Himalayas The Philadelphia Museum DiQuinzio and Canadian of Art presents an artist Ray Mantella, exhibition encompassing through Oct. 25, 72 N. nearly a millennium of art Second St.; (215) 413from across the Himalayan 7072. region, through Nov. 15, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Common Ground: Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100. Eight Philadelphia Photographers in the Ragas and Rajas: 1960s and 1970s Musical Imagery of The Philadelphia Museum Courtly India of Art presents an The Philadelphia Museum exhibition examining a of Art presents a diverse critical period for the art selection of paintings and of photography and for sculptures from across the the Philadelphia art scene, subcontinent, through Feb. through Jan. 31, 2600 28, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100. (215) 763-8100.
Exhibits
Diana: A Celebration The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition exploring Diana’s childhood, her engagement to Prince Charles, their royal wedding and Diana’s life and work as a global humanitarian, through Dec. 31, 525 Arch St.; (866) 9171787. Henri Matisse and Modern Art on the French Riviera The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an
Remix: Art Exhibition & Sale The Attic Youth Center hosts a silent auction and art sale from 4-8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Tower Gallery, 969 N. Second St.; (215) 545-4331. Shooting Men: a photographic journey of erotica, sexuality and gender AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of photography by Vivienne Maricevic, through Nov. 7, 265 S. 10th
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Executive Suite Jonathan Mayberry Bryn Mawr Film Institute The multiple Bram Stoker Program I presents the 1954 corporate Award-winning author, The Pennsylvania Ballet drama at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, magazine feature writer, presents homage to the Send notices at 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn playwright, content creator Imperial Russian Ballet with least one week Mawr; (610) 527-9898. and writing teacher hosts a plotless ballet featuring in advance to: a discussion at 7:30 p.m. glittering costumes and Diversions, PGN, Horrorfest: Night of the Oct. 23 at Robin’s Books inventive choreography, 505 S. Fourth St., Living Dead and Moonstone Arts Center, through Oct. 25 at Kimmel’s Philadelphia, Pa. Bryn Mawr Film Institute 110a S. 13th St.; (215) 735Academy of Music, 240 S. 19147; presents the classic zombie 9600. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847. fax them to (215) film at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, 925-6437; 824 W. Lancaster Ave., GStarr Danco on Dance or e-mail them to Bryn Mawr; (610) 527The out author of “Pulling Painted Bride Arts Center diversions@epgn. 9898. Me Back” hosts a reading presents a performance com. at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at by Philadanco’s junior Notices cannot Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. company at 8 p.m. Oct. 23, be taken over the 12th St.; (215) 923-2960. Thulani Davis 230 Vine St.; (215) 925phone. The author of “My 9144. Melvin Van Peebles Confederate Kinfolk: A The filmmaker and author Twenty-First Century St.; (215) 627-6250. Freedwoman Discovers Her of “Confessions of a ExDoofus-Itchy-Footed Roots” hosts a reading at Beyond Dracula: Shopping in Paris: Mutha” hosts a reading at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at Robin’s Modern Vampire Films French Fashion 18507:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Central Books and Moonstone Arts Bryn Mawr Film Institute 1925 Library, 1901 Vine St.; Center, 110a S. 13th St.; presents a course The Philadelphia (215) 686-5322. (215) 735-9600. examining the figure of Museum of Art presents the vampire in a variety an exhibition exploring of incarnations, beginning the American experience with the prototype, Dracula, abroad between 1850 and 1925, through Oct. 25, 2600 in Werner Herzog’s haunting and atmospheric Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; “Nosferatu,” and continuing (215) 763-8100. with more recent films offering diverse takes on What Were They the creature, through Oct. Thinking: 160 Years of 28, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bad Taste Mid-Atlantic Center for the Bryn Mawr; (610) 527Arts presents an exhibition 9898. of styles that were the The Philadelphia Jewish height of fashion at some Film Festival point in recent history, The Gershman Y hosts three through Nov. 8 at The weeks of film screenings, Carriage House Gallery at Oct. 24-Nov. 14, 401 S. the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape Broad St.; (215) 545-4400. May, N.J.; (609) 884-5404. Ghostbusters The classic 1984 Yo Misma Fui Mi Ruta supernatural comedy is (I Was My Own Route) screened at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at The Leeway Foundation The Colonial Theatre, 227 hosts an exhibition of works by four artists, all of Bridge St., Phoenixville; whom are previous Leeway (610) 917-0223. grant recipients, which Frankenstein Meets includes photographs, Out authors Christopher Bram (pictured) The Wolf Man and The paintings, prints, video and Bob Smith team up for a reading at 5:30 Invisible Man and installation pieces, by p.m. Oct. 24 at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. The two classic monster appointment through Dec. 12th St. movies are screened at 2 18, 1315 Walnut St., Suite Bram, who wrote “Gods and Monsters,” p.m. Oct. 25 at The Colonial 832; (215) 545-4078. has been writing essays for over two Theatre, 227 Bridge St., decades. His latest book, “Mapping the Phoenixville; (610) 917Territory,” is his first collection of nonfic0223. tion, covering topics ranging from the power Don Quichotte of gay fiction and coming out in the 1970s Amici Opera Company A Nightmare on Elm in Virginia to low-budget filmmaking and presents Massenet’s Street the sexual imagination of Henry James. opera at 2:30 p.m. Oct. See the original horror Smith, the first openly gay comedian 25 at Garden Church classic before Hollywood to appear on “The Tonight Show,” is still Trinity Methodist, 82 does a crappy remake, at 8 promoting his hilarious novel “Selfish and N. Lansdowne Ave., Perverse.” p.m. Oct. 26 at Trocadero For more information, call (215) 923Lansdowne; (215) 224Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 2960. 0257. (215) 922-5483.
Notices
Books
Film
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Cabaret
Simply Barbra Steven Brinberg channels the almighty Babs (i.e. Streisand) in drag at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Harrah’s Casino, 777 Harrah’s Blvd., Chester; (215) 3362000. Jim Van Slyke, The Sedaka Show The acclaimed cabaret singer performs at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Harlans at The Nevermore, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; (215) 862-5225.
Etc.
Dracula Party The Rosenbach teams up with special guests from the Spiral Q Puppet Theater to present a variety of Dracula and Halloween-related
activities, all-ages and free, from 3-8 p.m. Oct. 24 at Fitler Square Park, Pine between 23rd and 24th streets. Comedy at the Kimmel: An Evening of Hilarity for Charity Bill Bellamy (“Last Comic Standing”) and Ralph Harris (“In Living Color”) perform to benefit Community Partnership School at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847. Michael and Michael Have Live Tour Comedians Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-5483. ■
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Meeting Place A community bulletin board of activities, facilities and organizations
Activism/Politics
ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) Meets at 6 p.m. every Monday at St. Luke and the Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 386-1981; www.critpath.org/actup. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; (856) 863-3061; www.dvau.org. Equality Advocates Philadelphia Holds a volunteer night second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; (215) 731-1447; www.equalitypa.org.
Community centers
Green Party of Philadelphia Holds general meetings fourth Tuesday of each month (except April) at 6:30 p.m., 4134 Lancaster Ave.; (215) 243-7103; www.gpop.org.
■ The Attic Youth Center: For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday through Friday. See the Youth section for more events. 255 S. 16th St.; (215) 545-4331
Log Cabin Republican Club of Philadelphia Meets at 7 p.m. third Wednesday of the month at the William Way Community Center; (215) 4655677; www.phillylogcabin.org.
■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St.; (215) 898-5044; center@dolphin.upenn.edu, Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club Meets seasonally; (215) 760-7184; www. libertycity.org.
■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; (215) 348-0558 ext. 65; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. ■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 732-2220; www.waygay.org. Peer counseling: Monday through Friday, 6-9 p.m. Library hours: Mondays 3-9 p.m., Tuesdays 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays 3-9 p.m., Thursdays 3-9 p.m., Fridays 3-9 p.m., Saturdays noon-6 p.m., Sundays noon-6 p.m. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.; Volunteer Velada, third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
Health Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 166 W. Lehigh Ave.; (215) 763-8870 ext. 6000. AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., suite 205; (2215) 536-2424. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; (215) 851-1822 or (866) 222-3871. Spanish/English. HIV testing Free, anonymous testing and counseling is offered from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment at AIDS Resource, 520 W. Fourth St., suite 2A, Williamsport; (570) 322-8448.
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Gay Men’s Book Discussion Group Meets at 6:30 p.m. first Wednesday of the month at the Independence Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633. Library Book Club Meets to discuss a new book at 7 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center. New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus Chorus rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Mondays in Princeton, N.J.; (609) 675-1998.
HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; (215) 685-1803. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications, confidential HIV testing available at 17 MacDade Blvd., suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; (610) 586-9077. Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 1201 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-0652. www. mazzonicenter.org. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; (215) 985-9206.
Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: (215) 686-2555
Open-mic night An amateur poetry, music and storytelling event sponsored by The Pride Center of New Jersey, meets at 8 p.m. every third Friday at the George Street Playhouse, 1470 Jersey Ave., North Brunswick, N.J.; (732) 846-0715. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus Chorus rehearses from 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays; (215) 731-9230; auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Opera Club Meets to share and listen to recordings at 6:30 p.m. on last Saturday of the month; (215) 224-6995. Philadelphia Voices of Pride Philadelphia’s first mixed GLBT chorus rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center; (888) 505-7464; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective Workshop and discussion group meets 4-6 p.m. on fourth Saturday of the month at the William Way Center. Women’s Book Group Meets first Thursday of the month at 6:45 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; brassygrrl@hotmail.com.
Recreation
Diversity Dancers Ballroom dancers meet the first Sunday of the month for tea dance and lessons. Other events scheduled throughout the year; (215) 922-2129; DiversityDancers@aol.com.
■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: (215) 587-9377
■ Mazzoni Center: (215) 563-0652; www. mazzonicenter.org
■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: (856) 933-9500 ext. 221
■ Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine: (215) 563-0658
■ AIDS Library: (215) 985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: (215) 592-1513
■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): (215) 572-1833
■ AIDS Treatment hot line: (215) 5452212
■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: (215) 686-4670
■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: (215) 685-1633
■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: (215) 772-2000
Gay and Lesbian Scrabble Players in the tri-state area gather for socializing and friendly/competitive games; ScrabbleGroup@excite.com.
■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Chief Inspector James Tiano: (215) 685-3655
Gay Opera Guys of Philly New group for opera appreciation meets last Sunday of the month at 2:30 p.m. in Roxborough/ Andorra area; (215) 483-1032.
■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: (215) 494-LGBT; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com
Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists Meets second Thursday of the month at the William Way Center; (215) 985-1456; www. humboldtsociety.org.
■ The COLOURS Organization Inc. 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; (215) 4960330. ■ Equality Advocates Pennsylvania: (215) 731-1447; (866) LGBTLAW ■ Equality Forum: (215) 732-3378 ■ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Peer Counseling Services: (215) 732-TALK ■ Director of LGBT affairs for the mayor’s office: Gloria Casarez, (215) 686-2194;
■ 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)
Gay Bridge Club Non-beginners group meets Monday afternoons at the William Way Center; (215) 985-4835. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club Meets from 6-11 p.m. in the P.I.C. Building, 42nd and Locust streets; (215) 382-0789.
Indepedence Squares GLBT square dance club, modern Western square dancing. Monthly open house. Tuesday classes in the fall; Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; (215) 735-5812; www.independencesquares.org. Male Oenophile Group Male group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month
OCT. 23 - 29, 2009 to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape. Call (267) 230-6750 for more information. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social Activities for sexual-minority seniors are held every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. PhilaVentures Philadelphia’s GLBT outdoor group meets for a hike in Wissahickon Valley Park on Sundays at 2 p.m. at Borders Books, Music and Café, 8701 Germantown Ave.; (215) 271-8822. Rainbow Room A meeting/activity night held for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their friends Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Rainbow Room of Planned Parenthood in Doylestown; (215) 348-0558.
Sports
Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club Meets for Tuesday and Thursday practice at Greene Field, Howell Street and Moore Road, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League GLBT softball league serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Games are played Sundays, beginning in April, in Fairmount Park; (215) 4622575; www.cblsl.org. Frontrunners Running club meets Saturday mornings at 9:30 for a run and brunch. Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.frontrunnersphila.org. Gay and Lesbian Bowling League Bowls at 8 p.m. Thursdays in the Norristown area; call Doug Schneidig; (716) 864-4393. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club GLBT and allied soccer club; practices Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon and Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. at Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park;www.falcons-soccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team Male and female swimmers meet at 7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays in Center City; (610) 564-6661; www. philadelphia-fins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League Meets 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays September through April at Brunswick Zone, 1328 Delsea Drive, Deptford, N.J.; (856) 889-1434; www. philagaybowling.com. Philadelphia Gay Flag Football New group forming. Contact Jered at gayflagfootball@gmail.com or (214) 770-5373. Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club Team seeks players; all skill levels welcome; (215) 913-7531; info@phillygryphons.org. Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association Meets at 7 p.m. every third Monday at William Way Center; intf@plta.us. Philadelphia Phoenix Women’s football team seeks players; (267) 6799535; www.philadelphiaphoenix.org. Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; (917) 656-1936; phury@gayhockey.org. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley Motorcycle club meets regularly; (215) 836-0440; www.groups.yahoo.com/group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers Gay and lesbian bowling league meets 9 p.m. on Tuesdays September-April at Laurel Lanes, 2825 Rte. 73 South, Maple Shade, N.J.; (856) 778-7467. South Jersey Gay Bowling League Gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7 p.m. on Fridays September-April at Laurel Lanes, 2825 Rte. 73 South, Maple Shade, N.J.; (856) 778-7467. Spartan Wrestling Club The gay wresting team meets from 7-9 p.m. Mondays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; (215) 732-4545; www.phillyspartans. com. Team Philadelphia Meets at 8 p.m. second Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center; www.teamphiladelphia. org. Women’s Table Tennis New group forming. Interested women are encouraged to e-mail michelesimone19144@yahoo. com.
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AIDS Law Project Provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing; 1211 Chestnut St., suite 600; (215) 587-9377; www.aidslawpa.org.
BiUnity Philadelphia area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the William Way Center; www. biunity.org. Global A political, community and social group that also works to promote Bordentown as a gayfriendly community meets on the first Saturday of the month at Firehouse Gallery, 8 Walnut St., Bordentown, N.J.; jerseyglobal@yahoo.com. Delaware Pride Meets at 7 p.m. on first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 E. Main St., Newark, Del.; (800) 292-0429. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols For LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for self-defense; meets at 2 p.m. on third Saturday of the month at Classic Indoor Range, 1310 Industrial Blvd., Southhampton; (267) 386-8907; www. pinkpistols.org. Friday Feast and Fun Dinner hosted by St. John’s Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m. second Friday of the month, 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; (215) 576-8008. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance Open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; (610) 896-4938. Latina/o Virtual Community Local listserv offers various information and resources; (215) 808-2493; Zorros_mail@yahoo. com; LatinPhillyLGBT@yahoogroups.com. LGBTQ and Friends Activity Group Meets at 7 p.m. on third Friday of the month to plan outings and potlucks at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County. Long Yang Club Philadelphia Social organization for gay Asians and their friends holds monthly socials; P.O. Box 401, Philadelphia, Pa. 19105; www.longyangclub. org/philadelphia. Metropolitan Community Church Christian education program is held Wednesdays from 6-10 p.m. at the William Way Center. Our Night Out A casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, allied communities, friends and colleagues meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, send email to OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; PhillyGayCalendar.com/org/OurNightOut. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice Offered from 5-8 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month; (215) 238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers Club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; (610) 344-0853; www. primetimersphiladelphia.org. Philadelphians MC Club for leather men and women meets 7:30 p.m. first and third Mondays of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; (215) 627-1662. Philly Paw Pals Gay and lesbian dog owners and their dogs meet on first Saturday of the month at a dog park; (215) 618-5290; PhillyPawPals@aol.com. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL affiliated; private; weekly HF nets, monthly newsletter, e-mail server; (302) 5392392; www.rara.org. Silver Foxes Social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older meets from 3-5 p.m. on fourth Sunday of the month at the William Way Center. Stonewall Model Railroad Club Meets monthly; (215) 769-4230; k3k@yahoo. com. Temple University Lambda Alliance Meets from 7-8 p.m. on Thursdays at The Village outside the Lambda office, SAC 205, 1755 N. 13th St. Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic Association Meets at 7 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month at the Mill Hill Saloon, 300 S. Broad St., Trenton, N.J.; (609) 396-9788. Thirsty Third Tuesdays Collingswood Out in the Neighborhood meets at 7 p.m. on third Tuesday of the month for coffee, dessert and conversation at Three Beans, 40 N. Haddon Ave., Haddonfield N.J.; (215) 439-8337.
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Foreclosures rise 5 percent from summer to fall By Alan Zibel The Associated Press The number of households caught up in the foreclosure crisis rose more than 5 percent from summer to fall as a federal effort to assist struggling borrowers was overwhelmed by a flood of defaults among people who lost their jobs. The foreclosure crisis affected nearly 938,000 properties in the July-September quarter, compared with about 890,000 in the prior three months, according to a report released last Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc. That puts foreclosure-related filings on a pace to hit about 3.5 million this year, up from more than 2.3 million last year. Unemployment is the main
reason homeowners are falling into trouble. While the economy is likely out of recession, the unemployment rate — now at a 26-year high of 9.8 percent — isn’t expected to peak until the middle of next year. Mortgage companies sometimes allow unemployed homeowners to defer three to six months of payments while they are looking for a job. But there’s little else they can do. “The sheer scale of the problem is preventing the loan-modification programs from having the kind of impact we’d all like,” said Rick Sharga, RealtyTrac’s senior vice president for marketing. Last week, the Obama administration hailed a milestone in its mortgage-relief effort, reporting that 500,000 homeowners have
received help since the program was launched in March. But new defaults are still exceeding the number of borrowers getting help. Mortgage companies have slowed down the pace of foreclosures as they evaluate whether borrowers qualify for the administration’s program. Analysts, however, forecast that many of those homeowners won’t qualify, and foresee a new wave of foreclosed properties hitting the market next year. That’s likely to further depress home prices. Some homeowners are in such a massive financial hole that it’s hard to design a modification that will actually provide lower payments. And some have avoided paying their monthly bills for a long time. Carlos Estrada, 57, of Tulare,
Calif., for example, hasn’t made a mortgage payment since February 2008. The construction jobs that kept him working more than 40 hours a week during the housing boom have all but vanished. Earlier this year, he turned down a modification offer from Bank of America because it would have incorporated his unpaid balance and raised his monthly bill. But a bank spokesperson said last week that Estrada’s foreclosure sale had been postponed until late next month while the bank reviews whether he can qualify for help. “I’m still here waiting for them to help me resolve this situation,” Estrada said in Spanish. According to the RealtyTrac report, there were nearly 344,000 foreclosure-related filings last
month, down 4 percent from a month earlier but still the thirdhighest month since the report started in early 2005. It was the seventh-straight month in which more than 300,000 households received a foreclosure filing, which includes default notices and several other legal notices that homeowners receive before they finally lose their homes. Banks repossessed nearly 88,000 homes in September, up from about 76,000 a month earlier. On a state-by-state basis, Nevada had the nation’s highest foreclosure rate in the July-September quarter. Arizona was No. 2, followed by California, Florida and Idaho. Rounding out the top 10 were Utah, Georgia, Michigan, Colorado and Illinois. ■
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VENTNOR, NJ, FACING THE BAY House and Adjacent Lot (inground swimming pool). 1st floor 3 bedrooms, bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room and deck. 2nd floor 2 bedrooms, bath, efficiency kitchen, living room, dining area and deck. Central Air. Corner Property. Call 215 468 9166 evenings only. $675,000.00. Also property for rent1500.00 month plus utilities. _______________________________33-52 ELEGANCE IN CENTER CITY WEST! OPEN HOUSE Sun 10/25 from 12-2pm 2311 Catharine St. Better Than The Rest! Spacious, totally remodeled 3 bdrm 2.5 bath, stone townhouse with huge panaramic deck, gourmet kitchen, marble baths, Bosch appliances, walnut floors throughout. $459,000. Steve at 215-432-3717 (Owner is a Licensed Pa. Real Estate Broker.) _______________________________33-43
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