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Vol. 33 No. 32

‘Lack of fiscal responsibility’ prompts Equal Forum board resignations

By Jen Colletta and Sarah Blazucki PGN Staff Several members of the board of directors of Equality Forum recently resigned, some of whom contend the organization is headed in the wrong financial direction.

Former board treasurer Louis Thomas and members Jeff Aldi and Greg Lowe stepped down last month, and member LAWYER THROWS A CURVE: Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia president Colleen Rooney and former chair Kevin Brian Sims threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Gay Community Day at Citizens Ray resigned in the spring.

Bank Park on Aug. 4. Though he never played baseball, Sims came out to his colBoth Rooney and Lowe said they left lege football teammates in 2000 and is speaking about LGBT athletes and allies the board for “personal and professional” at several universities across Pennsylvania this fall. About 930 LGBT attendees reasons, and Ray told PGN he had to step this year watched the Phillies lose their sixth Gay Day game in seven years but, despite the loss, Larry Felzer, GALLOP treasurer, said the event was a big sucdown about two months before his term cess, garnering the second-highest attendance ever. Photo: Scott A. Drake would have ended for medical reasons.

Board members Dr. Mark McClurg and Chris Higgins said their terms expired this summer.

Stephenie Yeung, who had been serving

By Jen Colletta zations. services for people with as interim chair after Ray’s departure, told PGN Staff Writer Gov. Rendell did sign a HIV/AIDS — announced PGN that at a meeting this week, the board budget Wednesday that the that it will follow the city’s elected Debra Blair as chair, Yeung as vice Pennsylvania is now legislature passed the day example and cease payment president and Daryl Evans as secretary. more than one month into before, but he vetoed all to a number of its own venYeung said the new board treasurer is still its fiscal year without a stipulations in it besides dors until the state finalizes awaiting approval. budget, and Mayor Nutter government-operations the budget.

Thomas and Aldi both submitted resignaMatt Teter, executive announced late last month funding — which will allow that until the state govern- the 77,000 state employees director of Calcutta House, ment approves a spending to again receive paychecks, said that in addition to plan and releases funds to which they haven’t seen in delaying payment on its city governments, the City weeks — further prevent- water, electric and supply of Philadelphia will cease ing the release of money to bills, it will also withhold payment to all its vendors, social-service agencies. payroll taxes owed to the One such organization, state. Teter said the taxes cutting off a major cash flow to most of the city’s Calcutta House — which See AIDS ORGS., Page 9 HIV/AIDS service organi- provides housing and other

AIDS orgs. hit by budget issues

tion letters July 21, obtained by PGN, that detailed their dissatisfaction with the financial management of the organization.

Both Thomas and Aldi said the budget the organization is looking to implement this fall does not make enough allowances for what is expected to be a more-than $200,000 reduction in state funding.

According to executive director Malcolm Lazin, Equality Forum recently laid off three employees and hired a part-time financial consultant, and brought on two volunteers and is interviewing a third.

But both Thomas and Aldi contended the organization needs to cut back on more than employment costs.

According to Equality Forum’s 2007 tax return, the organization had a total revenue of $796,042 that year and total expenses that amounted to $823,149. The organization’s net assets at the beginning of the year were $212,257, leaving a fund balance of $185,150 at the end of the fiscal year.

“Going forward given the economic situation, it was clear that we did not have a lot of money coming in,” Thomas told PGN. See FORUM, Page 2

DP bill passes House subcommittee

By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer The bill that seeks to grant equal benefits to the gay and lesbian partners of federal employees saw a preliminary victory last week.

A U.S. House subcommittee approved the DomesticPartnership Benefits and Obligations Act in a 5-3 vote July 30.

The bill, introduced in May by openly lesbian

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), would allow domestic partners of federal employees to be eligible for all the same benefits as married heterosexual partners, including access to healthcare coverage and retirement and disability plans.

President Obama signed a presidential memorandum in June that granted samesex partners of federal employees access to some benefits, such as life-insurance plans and long-term-

care programs, but said he was prevented from granting full equal rights because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the government from recognizing same-sex marriages.

Obama urged Congress to pass the domestic-partner bill and pledged to sign it if it reaches his desk.

The eight members of the Committee on Oversight See DP BILL, Page 8

COMING TOGETHER: Tyron Harvey (standing) welcomes guests to the Aug. 1 banquet dinner at the National Association of Black & White Men Together’s annual convention in Philadelphia. Harvey and Aaron Libson (from left) co-chaired the event on behalf of Men of All Colors Together and were joined at the banquet by other speakers, such as Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Anders, executive director of ASIAC Ron Sy and interim executive director of The COLOURS Organization, Inc., Mike Hinson. Libson said about 125 people attended the convention, participating in workshops and caucuses aimed at eradicating homophobia, racism and sexism, and were exposed to the many diverse communities within the city. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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A WARM RECEPTION: Peggy Trott, general manager of Hotel Palomar Philadelphia (left), and Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus president Tami Sortman mixed and mingled with 45 LGBT and ally business leaders at a PGTC reception welcoming Trott and her company to town July 28 at The Star Group. The hotel, a boutique property by Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, is set to open Oct. 14 at 117 S. 17th St. Photo: Scott A. Drake

“I wanted to pursue a very drastic, radical restructuring that would reduce costs, including layoffs and also substantial reduction in programming. That was not adopted or pursued by the board and, going throughout the year, there were a series of votes that made it clear to me that what I would prefer to happen in terms of programming changes and cuts and just general organization was probably not going to happen. So I was inclined to say that the board needed someone else to be its financial officer.”

However, Lazin said the organization has responded appropriately, cutting staff and operational expenses, but has not adjusted currently planned programming.

“We have reduced our spending immediately after we learned about the city totally revoking our [Marketing, Planning and Community Festival Funding] grant. Last year it was $115,000, this year it was zero.

“We immediately started to reduce our expenses accordingly,” Lazin added. “Our fiscal year begins July 1. So for the coming fiscal year, we reduced our expenses by 30 percent. That’s part of the reason for laying off three employees. The remaining employees, myself and Chip [Alfred, communications director], have reduced our salaries. We have reduced any number of other expenses in order to operate as conservatively as possible — as fiscally responsible as possible.”

Lazin added that the board was considering ways to reduce next year’s budget, including moving the location of SundayOut. “The board is looking at next year’s Equality Forum and ways in which we can reduce expenses,”

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he said. “Our board will look at a variety of locations in addition to Old City in which to hold next year’s SundayOut. And those other locations would be where we would not need police services or city services.”

Lazin said the new board might consider charging a registration fee for Equality Forum events, but was not interested in moving the May event to June to coincide with PrideFest.

Yeung said Equality Forum’s recent financial challenges are being repeated in many nonprofits in today’s economic climate but are being addressed as democratically as possible.

“With the downturn in the economy — and there have been some difficulties with funding from government agencies and unexpected charges and things like that — it’s put a lot of financial strain on the organization. It has been difficult,” she said. “We’ve had to cut a lot of expenses and have some layoffs and that sort of thing, which is not uncommon in this economy. There have certainly been disagreements about particular matters, but everything comes to a vote, and the majority of the board has voted for provisions that reduce costs.”

Thomas noted in his resignation letter that attempts to reduce programming spending were “routinely ignored and dismissed” and that he was particularly concerned by expenses associated with the organization’s annual GLBT History Month celebration.

Thomas said that GLBT History Month is the only program activity that Equality Forum works on between June-October, and although executive director Lazin, approved a cut in spending for this year’s events — from $47,000 to $35,000 — the money the organization puts out to stay in operation See FORUM, Page 13

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New rule eases restrictions on needle purchases

By Timothy Cwiek PGN Writer-at-Large AIDS activists are hailing a state-agency vote taken last month that clears the way for the purchase of needles and syringes in Pennsylvania without a prescription.

In a 4-0 vote on July 23, the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved the new rule — which also has no minimum-age requirement for syringe purchasers and no cap on the number of needles and syringes that can be purchased at one time.

Commissioner Nancy S. Frantz abstained from the vote.

The new rule will cover about 3,364 pharmacies in Pennsylvania.

In June 2009, the state House of Representatives’ Professional Licensure Committee voted 24-0 to approve the new rule.

AIDS activists say the increased availability of clean needles will help reduce the

spread of HIV/AIDS among injection-drug users.

“This has been a many-year effort, and we’re glad to be seeing a whole lot of light at the end of the tunnel,” said Ronda B. Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania. “We’re pleased that state officials understand that the availability of clean needles and syringes saves lives, and doesn’t increase drug use. They weren’t going to let fear of needles and syringes get in the way of what medical and scientific literature says about saving lives.”

She said only two states — New Jersey and Delaware — still require prescriptions for the purchase of needles and syringes.

The IRRC is a governmental body that helps ensure that new rules and regulations in Pennsylvania are in the public’s interest. It has review authority over about 120 state boards, commissions and agencies.

The IRRC commissioners took into account several let-

ters, public comments and internal staff analyses prior to voting on the new regulation, said Kim Kaufman, executive director of the IRRC. Pennsylvania has two needle-exchange programs — one in Pittsburgh and one in Philadelphia.

But Goldfein said some injection-drug users end up sharing needles because they cannot or will not utilize those programs.

Sharing dirty needles can contribute to the spread of HIV, hepatitis and other diseases, she added.

“I absolutely think this new regulation will end up being cost-effective because it will prevent people from getting HIV,” Goldfein said. “There’s no greater cost-savings than preventing illness.”

She said the state Board of Pharmacy finalized the new rule in April 2009. However, it still must undergo a legal review by state Attorney General Tom Corbett — and be published in

the Pennsylvania Bulletin — before it has the force of law.

“We’re hopeful that Attorney General Corbett will review the regulation and find that it has been appropriately and correctly drafted,” Goldfein said. “I’m optimistic his office will move forward expeditiously. Because this matter will have a positive impact on public health, I’m hopeful it won’t be unnecessarily delayed.”

Nils Frederiksen, a spokesperson for Corbett, couldn’t predict when Corbett’s review of the new rule would be completed.

“I can’t give you a time frame for the review of this particular rule,” Frederiksen told PGN. “Our office works to review all new rules and regulations as quickly as possible.”

Some Pennsylvanians oppose the new rule, believing it will increase drug addiction in the state. But Robert E. Field, cochair of Common Sense for Drug Policy, based in Lancaster, refuted that concern.

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“Studies indicate that making syringes available will reduce the spread of HIV and will not lead to an increase of illicit drug use,” Field told PGN. State Rep. Babette Josephs (D182nd Dist.) praised the IRRC’s vote.

“I think it’s a good step toward good health for everybody,” she said. “And I’m happy to see it happen. We now need to move on to other measures to make sure the world is safe from HIV and other scourges.”

Josephs wasn’t discouraged that activists pushed more than five years for the new rule.

“Everything takes a long time, unfortunately. It’s too bad sometimes. However, when government is contemplating something you think is extremely unwise, you’re happy it takes a long time for government to act. Let’s celebrate the positive aspects of this vote.” ■ Timothy Cwiek can be reached at (215) 625-8501 ext. 208.

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News Briefing GLSEN seeks student leader National student-advocacy organization Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network is accepting nominations for its first Student Advocate of the Year award.

The award will be given to a highschool student who has demonstrated a commitment to fostering safe classroom environments for LGBT and ally youth.

Students must be entering 10th-12th grades this fall.

GLSEN will pay for all expenses for the winning student to attend the organization’s Respect Awards in Los Angeles Oct. 9, where he or she will be recognized.

Nomination forms, which are due Aug. 23, can be found at www.glsen. org.

— Jen Colletta

PGMC holds auditions The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will hold auditions for its 2009-10 concert season on the evenings of Aug. 12, 19 and 26 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St. Formed in 1981, PGMC performs at cabarets, fundraisers and other community events throughout the year and is affiliated with the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses.

The chorus is looking for singers of all skill levels for all voice parts, including tenor, baritone and bass.

No walk-ins. Call (215) 731-9230 or 1-87-PGMC-SING or e-mail auditions@pgmc.org to set up an appointment.

For more information, visit www. pgmc.org.

Tryouts for Firebirds

RODEO ROUND-UP: About 1,000 cowboys and girls from across the country participated in the second annual Liberty Stampede, hosted by the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association, last weekend. The rodeo competitions kicked off Saturday at Lulu Shriners Rodeo Grounds, but Sunday’s events had to be cancelled because of stormy weather. However, the two weekend dances went off without a hitch. Despite the rain, rodeo co-director Jim Gallucci said the event was a success, with “nothing but compliments” coming from guests and the International Gay Rodeo Association’s board of trustees, who hosted their board meeting in the city last Friday. Photos: Scott A. Drake

The Philadelphia Firebirds are looking for new players.

The women’s full-contact tackle-football team is holding try-outs from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 16, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18 at Drexel University’s Buckley Field, 33rd and Arch streets.

Hopefuls will be tested on running skills and agility, and will be required to perform skill-specific drills.

There is a $40 try-out fee. For more information, visit www.philadelphiafirebirds.com, e-mail phillyfirebirds@gmail. com or call (484) 682-4238. ■ — Larry Nichols

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Raid shuts down bar, Scene party

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The Scene, a monthly LGBT dance party, was cancelled abruptly last month after the Department of Licenses and Inspections temporarily shut down the establishARK ATKINS DO ment where it was scheduled to be OHN EL OSSI PA C held.

A contingent of about 40 state police, L&I agents and officers from Philadelphia’s Third District entered Vesuvio, a bar and restaurant at 736 S. Eighth St., around 12:20 a.m. July 25 and summarily 253 S. 10th St. shut down the bar for the weekend First Floor after finding permit and other vioPAGE 15 lations.

Philadelphia Tracy Buchholz, organizer of The Scene, scrambled to notify guests that the party, which was supposed to start at Vesuvio at 9 that night, was off, spending until 3 a.m. trying to notify party supporters.

“The hardest part to swallow is the reputation aspect; it’s my reputation alongside the party when we have to cancel it that late in the game,” Buchholz said. “I know people showed up on Saturday, which is frustrating because I don’t want anyone wasting their time.”

Vesuvio has hosted the monthly party since its launch in January, but Buchholz said that following the raid she secured a new venue — Adobe Café, 1919 E. Passyunk Ave. in South Philadelphia — which will host Scene on Aug. 22.

“Vesuvio was a great place to start the party, but it never quite Spring Cleaning felt like home,” Buchholz said.

“I’m trying to find a place to build and Maintenance a lengthy relationship with, and I Find help in the Home think Adobe fits more of the vibe I’m looking for.”

Improvement Directory Jerry D’Addesi, who co-owns Vesuvio with his brother Michael, said none of the investigating agents mentioned The Scene party during the raid, and that he sus-

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VESUVIO Photo: Scott A. Drake pects the timing may have been a coincidence — an unfortunate one, as the event was one of the restaurant’s most popular.

Dominic Verdi, L&I deputy commissioner, told PGN this week that the raid was motivated by “general complaints about noise and other issues.”

D’Addesi said Verdi told him, however, the raid was not precipitated by any specific complaints.

“That night Dominic told me that this is not a targeted situation,” D’Addesi said. “He said it was random and that they’d gone through 299 bars since April as part of Mayor Nutter’s new enforcement activity and not because anyone called or complained at all.”

There were up to 175 customers in the building at the time of the raid, and D’Addesi said some later complained that the agents were “very aggressive.”

Verdi said the investigation did result in four underage-drinking citations, although Vesuvio did not face any fines.

D’Addesi said Vesuvio had an individual stationed at its front door checking identification cards, and who said the four underagers all produced IDs that appeared legitimate.

Verdi said the L&I investigation also netted one fire-code violation

— a missing tag from a fire extinguisher — and identified problems with Vesuvio’s zoning permit.

“Neighbors allowed the place to open with a zoning permit that allows it to be a restaurant and a bar,” he said. “But since then, they’ve basically taken the second floor and made it a wide-open space for entertainment. The permit only allows entertainment for up to 25 percent of the place.”

The L&I’s Special Assembly license is required in numerous situations, such as when a corner bar with a lawful occupancy of more than 50 has a disc jockey, stage, dance floor or performers; The Scene featured several DJs and typically drew up to 400 people.

D’Addesi said he was unaware of the entertainment stipulation in the permit, but that he’s in the process of obtaining the correct license.

D’Addesi said Vesuvio reopened within 24 business hours.

Co-owner Michael D’Addesi said Vesuvio is planning to launch Hotties for Happy Hour, an all-girl event created by Ashley Davidson, every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at the bar. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.

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Media Trail Murder suspect commits suicide

MOVING CLOSER TO EQUALITY: Same-sex couples wait in line to apply for a state declaration of domestic partnership, which formalizes certain rights for gay and lesbian couples, Aug. 3 at the Dane County City-County Building in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin became the first Midwestern state to enact protections for gay couples through legislation when Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle signed the state budget on June 29. AP Photo: Wisconsin State Journal, Kyle McDaniel

HRC says ‘no excuses’ for lack of progress

By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Since the new Congress and administration took office more than six months ago, not one pro-LGBT bill has been signed into law. Now, the nation’s largest LGBT organization is launching a campaign to demand an end to the stalemate.

The Human Rights Campaign’s “No Excuses” grassroots lobby seeks to put everyday Americans in direct contact with their Congressmembers while they’re working out of their district offices during the summer recess, calling on them to take action on key issues affecting the LGBT community.

HRC president Joe Solmonese said the campaign is a “natural outgrowth of where we are in the movement,” as LGBT constituents have taken on a more proactive role in the national political scene.

“For the last two election cycles, we’ve called on members of our community to become more involved in electoral politics like never before,” Solmonese told PGN this week. “In Pennsylvania several years ago, I think that probably more LGBT people than ever before were involved in the effort to defeat Rick Santorum and elect Robert Casey. And we’ve also put a number of allies in place in Congress. But what we are now seeing is that, whether it’s in the House or the Senate or the White House, LGBT issues are not advancing as fast as we’d like them to.”

HRC is asking constituents to speak with their representatives about such topics as the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the passage of an inclusive Employment Nondiscrimination Act and the Domestic-Partner Benefits and

Obligations Act, and the inclusion of LGBT individuals in immigration reform.

Solmonese said legislation to overturn DOMA is currently in the works and that he expects Congress this session could make progress on ENDA and the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

The ability to garner the votes needed to advance these and other measures, Solmonese said, could best be fueled by LGBT individuals disclosing their personal narratives to their elected officials one on one, allowing Congressmembers to see firsthand the impact of their decisions.

“The most compelling lobbyists we have are members of our own community,” he said. “We know this just from the advances we’ve made so far. Nothing moves people more than when we’re out and open about who we are and telling our stories. Nothing’s more powerful than when you tell your story, giving a member of Congress a name, a face and a personal circumstance to relate to.”

That such individuals are the Congressmembers’ own constituents also sends a powerful message, Solmonese said.

“If you say, ‘I’m facing workplace discrimination, I’ve been the victim of hatebased violence, these are the economic inequities my partner and I face and, oh, by the way, I live right here in Scranton or in Pittsburgh and I vote for you and I know a lot of other people who do as well,’ that really can get their attention,” he said.

Those interested in scheduling meetings can notify HRC of their intent through the campaign Web site, and then will be connected with their local HRC steering committee for assistance, or contacted directly

by HRC staffers if they live in an area with-

out a regional HRC panel.

Individuals with little or no experience discussing these issues with their elected officials can take advantage of the “No Excuses” toolkit posted on the site, which provides guidelines for how to hold the most effective meetings. The site offers information on talking points, advice for conducting conversations and tools to learn more about each member’s record on LGBT issues.

Meanwhile, the campaign is not aimed just at elected officials who have a record of opposing LGBT rights. Solmonese said Congressmembers at all levels of the spectrum of support could benefit from listening to the concerns of their LGBT constituents.

“In some cases, it’s compelling the members to take on leadership roles in advancing these issues, and in other cases it’s really using the opportunity to educate members about the issues. And some of the issues are new; I mean, the idea that we’d have the opportunity to extend domestic-partner benefits to federal employees or eliminate the taxes people pay on their domestic-partner benefits are issues that are new on the radar for many members, because this is the first opportunity we have to advance them.”

Solmonese said the elected officials who’ve received mid-level ratings on the HRC Scorecard, which rates Congressmembers based on their voting record on LGBT issues, could be the most integral tool in pushing forward pro-LGBT legislation, encouraging individuals to focus on those who rated 50, 60 or 70 percent.

For more information about the “No Excuses” campaign, visit http://noexcuses. hrc.org. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn. com.

CNN.com reports the suspect charged in the murder of gay Seaman August Provost committed suicide July 31 while in custody at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.

He apparently consumed a large amount of toilet paper.

Gas Technician Petty Officer Jonathan Campos, 32, had been on suicide watch and seemed fine at 11:45 that morning, according to Navy officials. Campos was later found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m.

Investigators believe Campos killed Provost in retaliation for his likely impending discharge for a DUI charge, and that Campos set fire to his body to destroy the evidence.

Provost was out to his family and friends and had recently told them he was being harassed.

The murder is not being investigated as a hate crime, but Provost’s family believes his sexual orientation played a role.

Coach suspended for antigay slur Advocate.com reports University of Hawaii coach Greg McMackin has been suspended for 30 days without pay and will receive a 7-percent pay cut after using the word “faggot” three times to describe rival Notre Dame at a press conference.

McMackin attempted to apologize and asked the press not to repeat the slur because he wouldn’t “want every homosexual ticked off at me.”

Some of the $150,000 the school will save from his pay cut will go toward funding a student intern for the University’s Gay Student Union Office.

O’Donnell reconnects with ‘Diva’ star 365gay.com reports that a pivotal moment in Brooke Elliott’s career started with a relatively inexpensive outfit.

The star of Lifetime’s hit show “Drop Dead Diva” got her big break in the 2004 Broadway show “Taboo,” produced by Rosie O’Donnell.

With hopes of making an impression on O’Donnell, Elliott put together an ensemble that cost $117 — costly for a struggling actress.

O’Donnell told Elliott that if she got the job, she would be reimbursed the first day of rehearsal.

Elliott and O’Donnell were recently reunited when O’Donnell guest-starred on “Drop Dead Diva.” ■ — Khaliff Featherstone

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DP BILL From Page 1 and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia voted along party lines, with all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed.

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port of subcommittee chairman Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), a strong proponent of the legislation, which Baldwin said would have multifaceted effects on the federal government.

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During the mark-up session, committemembers approved technical amendments to the bill that clarified the benefits provided and ensured that retirees are included.

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) proposed an amendment that would have extended the definition of “domestic partners” to include unmarried heterosexual couples, but that amendment was defeated.

Several Republican committeemembers also raised arguments that the bill seeks to redefine marriage, but Democratic supporters countered that the legislation is focused on workplace, not marriage, equality.

The subcommittee held hearings on the bill last month that drew testimony from Baldwin, openly gay director of the Office of Personnel Management John Berry, former Romanian Ambassador Michael Guest and four other supporters. Only one person testified against the bill.

The legislation now will go before the full committee, which is expected to act on the bill in September.

The bill currently has 118 cosponsors, including Pennsylvania Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-13th Dist.) and Joe Sestak (D-7th Dist.), and a companion Senate bill introduced by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) has 24 cosponsors, including local Sen. Robert Casey (D). ■

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“I don’t understand how the state can expect us to pay money to them when they owe us so much money,” Teter said. “It doesn’t make sense. For them to expect us to pay when they’re not paying us is just not possible.”

Calcutta House receives approximately 75 percent of its funds from government sources, such as the federal Housing and Urban Development program.

Teter noted that most of its HUD money is dispersed by the city but, with the current halt on funds, Calcutta House is unable to access that money. Additionally, the organization receives state funding, as well as a small amount of city money, that also is being withheld until the budget impasse is resolved.

Teter said the organization is currently awaiting payments that amount to about $200,000.

“We have virtually lost all of our government funding overnight,” Teter said. “We’ve been told we’re on an emergency list, but I don’t know what that means or when we’re going to get that money.”

The organization is in the process of sending out notices to vendors detailing the situation and calculating how much the group owes each agency, pledging to fulfill that obligation when the funding halt is lifted.

Calcutta is the first local organization to announce that it is taking such a step, but Kevin Burns, executive director of ActionAIDS, said his organization is also considering delaying payment to vendors in order to stay afloat.

ActionAIDS receives federal, state and city funding, all of which is filtered through the city; Burns said government funding comprises up to 80 percent of its cash flow.

He said the organization should be able to depend on its line of credit through mid-August.

“If it goes beyond that, we’ll have to talk with our bank about the possibility of increasing our line of credit so we can keep our operations going,” Burns said. “If this goes into September, I’m just really not sure what we’ll do.”

Gloria Casarez, the city’s director of LGBT affairs, said it’s not unusual for state contracts to be up in the air this time, but added the overall financial climate is deepening tensions.

“The difference this year is the

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overall larger picture of the financial crisis,” Casarez said. “These organizations are hurting in other ways, seeing reductions in individual donors, and they may have felt some federal cuts, lost investment money and have additional costs. With the backdrop of the city’s crisis and the federal crisis, this is all being illuminated.”

Casarez said there’s a strong possibility that when the budget does eventually pass, it will contain deep cuts that could further affect these agencies.

“We’re looking at some really challenging cuts to education and social services, so it may not play out well,” she said.

She said HIV/AIDS organizations should communicate with one another and be frank with donors in order to generate new ideas and new funding sources.

“I think it’s important for people to be vocal,” Casarez said.

“They need to be talking with one another to strategize and figure out what each other is doing, and each has to make decisions on what they can and cannot do based on what kinds of financial reserves they have. It’s not just one organization that’s being affected, so it’s really important that these groups aren’t isolated in their financial struggles.”

The AIDS Activities Coordinating Office issued a memo to its nearly 80 providers this week explaining the city has instituted an emergency plan

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that will allow service providers to seek additional funding during the impasse. AACO will submit weekly requests to the health commissioner’s office on behalf of each provider that is “experiencing a true fiscal emergency,” and requests that are approved by the commissioner’s office will need final approval by a review committee in the Finance Department.

Jeff Moran, a spokesperson for the city Department of Health, said AACO is committed to seeing its providers through the crisis.

“AACO intends to work very closely with providers to address the emergency situation,” he said.

Teter said Calcutta House is going to have access to emergency money through another city agency for this week, but that if the impasse is not solved by the time the next payroll period ends, it may file for the funding under AACO. Nurit Shein, executive director of LGBT health clinic Mazzoni Center, said any potential AACO assistance, combined with the agency’s line of credit, should be able to cover necessities in the immediate future, such as payroll and supplies. But she’s eager for the state to take swift movement on the budget.

“Even though we may be able to weather this for a little bit, it will cost us money to front the resources from our line of credit.

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Jane Shull, executive director of Philadelphia FIGHT, said that at this point the organization probably won’t need to accept the emergency money, as it has other funding sources that should sustain it.

“We are in a position to survive for a considerable period of time because we do have a line of credit and have cash, and we don’t receive only city funding,” she said. “People with the most difficulty are the people who are totally dependent on city funding and, right now, we’re not.”

BEBASHI, which provides outreach to people of color with HIV/AIDS, receives the majority of its funding through the city’s health department, and executive director Gary Bell said that while the funding freeze has led to a “tense” and “tenuous” situation for his organization and many others, he doesn’t fault the city.

“As a nonprofit, we’re always trying to plan close to the vest and

trying to raise money to supplement the contracts and the funding we get from government agencies. We never really have enough to begin with, and then when we have even less coming in, it’s tough,” he said. “But I understand the city’s point of view and I give credit to the city and AACO because they have tried to work with us through this.”

Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, echoed Bell’s sentiments.

“I’m in complete understanding of the problem originating from there being no budget in Harrisburg,” she said. “We and all the other city’s vendors are struggling to get by while we’re waiting for the budget to be passed, but the facts are that the city is in a crisis and taking what they feel to be responsible efforts.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.

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Editorial ENDA on the horizon This week, for the first time, an inclusive nondiscrimination bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate.

The bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, has also been introduced in the U.S. House.

Using the same language as the House version, the Senate version of ENDA would create federal protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The lead sponsors of the bill are Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

Included on the list of 38 sponsors are Pennsylvania Sens. Arlen Specter and Bob Casey and New Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, all Democrats.

At press time, Delaware Sens. Thomas Carper (D) and Edward Kaufman (D) had not signed on as cosponsors.

At present, there are no federal laws protecting individuals from harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity. And due to the patchwork of legal protections granted by various states and municipalities, many LGBT Americans can be fired just because they are gay or gender non-conforming.

Last year, the House passed a version of ENDA that did not include gender identity, causing a deep divide within the LGBT community. Due to the controversy, the bill was never introduced in the Senate.

Truly, it is past time for this legislation. Especially considering the current financial crisis, with unemployment at 9.5 percent, no one needs the additional burden of having to worry that he or she might be fired because of who s/he loves.

Moreover, this law would bring businesses and organizations across the country in line with the business practices of many Fortune 500 companies, who have already realized that ensuring fair employment practices makes good business sense: Employees who are comfortable in their workplaces are more productive, as they don’t have to worry about being fired for who they are.

As the business sector can be a leader in societal change (consider how businesses are leading on green efforts, compared to government regulation that has been slow in coming), it’s reasonable that full inclusion would be initiated by this sector.

As well, businesses — profit-driven or not — generally don’t embrace religious mores that would preclude protecting sexual minorities, unlike the majority of the world’s religions and even many governments around the world. ■

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Leslie Robinson

Another one bites the dust I think we can call it official. Along with death and taxes, there’s something else we can always count on: socially conservative politicians getting caught with their family values around their ankles.

The current headlining hypocrite is Tennessee state Sen. Paul Stanley, 47, a Republican who represents suburban Memphis. Stanley, married with two children, had a sexual relationship with intern McKensie Morrison, 22.

The affair came to light after Morrison’s boyfriend, Joel Watts, tried to extort $10,000 from Stanley. In his hot little hands Watts had hot little photos of Morrison taken by the senator.

Stanley initially planned to remain in the Senate, but instead resigned.

On his Web site he apologized for his “errors” and wrote, “Giving myself to [God] and rebuilding my family relationships are now the focus of my life.”

What if God doesn’t want him? Can God decline?

Stanley is keenly aware of having been a shining knight of the right who fell off his horse into manure. He wrote “many have criticized me for violating pro-family stances I have taken on a number of issues. I firmly believe God’s standards are where they have always been. Just because I fell far short of those standards, does

not negate the standard set by God.” Sounds to me like a template for slippery knights who come after him.

When sitting in the manure, the next knight should declare he’s not perfect, God is, and for a while he had the honor and joy of jousting on behalf of God. Until his lance got in the way.

Stanley has surely been a conservative force in Tennessee. On his site he boasted of receiving a 100 percent rating from the NRA and Tennessee Right to Life.

A Memphis Planned Parenthood executive met with Stanley in April and recently blogged, “He told us that he didn’t believe young people should have sex before marriage anyway, that his faith and church are important to him and he wants to promote abstinence.”

Yes, unmarried people shouldn’t have sex. Married people, however, can have sex all over the place.

Morrison the intern is married as well, to a man in a Florida prison, enabling her to practice the-world-isyour-oyster principle of marriage, too.

Where Stanley really took the social conservative lead was in the fight against gay adoption. The Methodist Sunday school teacher sponsored a bill early this year prohibiting any cohabiting unmarried couples from adopting children.

His legislation would’ve prevented unmarried straight couples from adopting, but Tennesseans knew the bill’s main aim was to block homosexuals from adopting.

Tennessee may be the Volunteer State, but Stanley didn’t want just any old body volunteering.

He told a Christian news service that he espied a problem in the adoption process. “We were having a lot of [unmarried] individuals apply to adopt children from state custody ... what we were finding is that some of those individuals were in same-sex relationships,” he said. “And we just thought it was not advantageous to have children who are the responsibility of the state being placed in such homes.”

Heavens no. Far better they languish unwanted and unloved. I’m sure that’s what Jesus would say.

Stanley also stated he thinks samesex couples can’t adequately meet the emotional, physical and mental needs of children. Where did that silliness come from, “The Boy’s Book of Bigotry?”

Humans make mistakes. All of us.

Sometimes a fall is just sad. This isn’t one of those times. ■ Leslie Robinson awaits the next slippery knight. E-mail her at LesARobinson@gmail.com.

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‘Beautiful People’ … and a beautiful summer night This is going to be one of those this-and-that columns, little bits of information or issues that you might like. In another words, a good summer column.

First, a fun item. As you may know, I recently had heel surgery and have been laid up. Bad to be immobile, but a good chance to catch up on TiVo and reading.

In the TV department, there is a new show that is absolutely delightful, almost unbelievable — and it’s gay, oh-so-very gay. It’s on Logo, the LGBT cable network, and it’s called “Beautiful People.” It is absolutely, delightfully charming and hilarious.

It’s a situation comedy about two teenagers coming of age in Reading, U.K. The kids are out — way out — in school and with their families. In fact, the families, not so surprisingly, are a little dysfunctional, and at times you believe the gay teen is the only one who has it together. The mother drinks a little, the sister is a bit of a slut, the father’s a normal bloke who just embraces his family and they have an aunt who really isn’t an aunt — you’ll have to see it for that line — but she’s blind, with the last member of the family being a seeing-eye dog. The

show has heart. Each show starts in the present with the lead character as an adult, secure and successful, living in New York City as the head window dresser at Barney’s — and then the flashback begins, and get ready for the laughs.

These kids know who they are and are proud, don’t care and would tell you they’re fabulous, girlfriend, as they high-five each other. It has become one of my favorite TV shows.

As the founder of the first gay youth organization in New York City in 1970 and working with teenagers who couldn’t be out in school or with family, this show represents for me everything we were attempting to do in those early years: to make life easier for people to come out. These kids do it so naturally, it’s a joy to behold.

OK, got a little carried away by the last item. But it’s that good, so let me strongly suggest you get some popcorn, a comfortable seat and enjoy.

On to another great event this week, Gay Night at the Phillies. Larry Felzer, take a bow. He started this event and, each year, he outdoes himself. This year, it was very special to me since it was my first outing since the surgery. Let me tell you, sharing that with over 900 members of our community was a beautiful thing. ■ Mark Segal is PGN publisher. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com.

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In response to “Suburban couple charges harassment,” July 31Aug. 6: It’s a real shame that things like this still take place in this country and an even further shame when law enforcement become part of the problem instead of protecting people from hurt and harm.

What took place is shameful and criminal and should not be ignored.

— Kengi This is unacceptable bigotry and has to be stopped!

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“Yes. My gut feeling is to jump into it to show a consistent level of resistance against the homophobes. If we wait a few years, we run the risk of losing momentum. California can set an example for other states, too.”

“No. I haven’t seen enough changes since last November to bring about a different result.

To have two defeats in California would make things even worse. I’d feel better with more preparation. Do it in 2012.”

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“Yes, I think they need to stay on it. If the LGBT community shows any lapse or weakness, the conservative right wing will gain in strength. No victory can be guaranteed, but you have to make the effort.”

“No, that’s too soon.

Organization is the key to success. It’s better to wait until 2012. By then, the 15-year-olds will be of voting age.

Having more young people voting would bode well for success.”

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The video contains foul, hateful language: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=uEmQGzcqbSY. Thanks again.

— Robert This harassment is frightening.

Robert and his partner do not deserve it. Everyone seems to be ignoring it. What will it take, for Robert to be found murdered like Matthew Shepard was? Bigotry has to be stopped in its tracks.

Please contact the mayor, etc., to stop this and to get the bigots arrested.

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International News Youth center opens after shooting A community center for gay youths in Tel Aviv reopened on Aug. 3, two days after a shooting there killed two and wounded 15.

Police continue to hunt for the masked gunman who entered the center Aug. 1 and fired upon a support-group meeting in the basement, killing counselor Nir Katz, 26, and group member Liz Trobishi, 16.

The black-clad, hooded gunman fled the center on foot.

Most of the wounded were reported to be minors, with four of them critically injured.

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Officials said it remained unclear whether homophobia motivated the attack.

Nitzan Horowitz, the only openly gay member of the Israeli Parliament, denounced the attack as a hate crime, echoing many other leaders in the country.

U.S. accused of killing gay Iraqis U.S. soldiers have been accused of aiding in the execution of gay Iraqis.

Two gay Iraqi refugees made the accusations during a fundraising event at the Human Rights Campaign headquarters.

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He shocked the audience by claiming U.S. soldiers have also detained and executed Iraqi men perceived to be gay.

Images were shown of a U.S. soldier standing over a group of naked men chained together who Hussam claimed were gay.

Hussam said he has images of their execution but did not show them to the audience.

“When it comes down to our armed services ... who potentially have contributed to atrocities like that, I’m just appalled,” said Dana Beyer, a transgender activist and Chevy Chase, Md., resident who attended the event. “And I hope that we will pursue this through the government, through the State Department and through the Department of Defense, because this just can’t be left standing.”

Several members voiced their skepticism of the events that Hussam detailed in his speech.

“It’s very difficult for me to believe that my country would allow its military to engage in the conduct that has been apparently documented,” said Chris Farris,

a gay D.C. resident who also attended the event. “I would urge the U.S. government to react.”

Portugal upholds Aussies protest gay-marriage ban marriage ban The constitutional court in Portugal upheld the country’s ban on same-sex marriage July 31 in a 3-2 ruling against a lesbian couple’s appeal.

A Lisbon registry office denied plaintiffs Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao when they tried to marry in 2006. Portuguese law defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but it also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Pires and Paixao took their case to a Lisbon court, where their claims were rejected.

In its July 31 ruling, the high court said the question before it was not whether the Portuguese constitution allows same-sex marriage, but whether it compels same-sex marriage to be accepted.

The court ruled no on the latter.

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Chanting “gay, straight, black or white, marriage is a civil right,” many of those outside the conference July 31 wore wedding veils and participated in mock ceremonies.

Four- hundred Labor delegates had earlier voted to uphold the party’s position on the issue.

Labor promised in its election manifesto to keep marriage for heterosexuals only, although it plans to “recognize” gay couples to make it easier for them to claim entitlements and medical benefits.

Similar events featuring rallies and mock weddings were held in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Protesters fail to halt Belfast Pride A group of 70 Christian protesters gathered at Belfast Pride Aug. 2 but were mainly ignored by the 6,000 revelers marching the streets.

The group, led by the Rev. David McIlveen of Sandown Free Presbyterian Church, protested outside St. Anne’s Cathedral, while a smaller gathering demonstrated outside City Hall.

Belfast Pride, which was allowed to pass unhindered for the second year, is usually targeted by religious protesters. Free Presbyterian protesters infiltrated the march in 2006, handing out extracts from the Bible.

It sparked controversy in 2007 when one marcher carried a placard saying, “Jesus is a fag.”

Belfast city councilor Christopher Stalford led calls for restrictions on future gay parades, claiming he was offended by the placard.

Belfast Pride has been held every year since 1991 despite calls from the Free Presbyterians and others to ban it. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.

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Thomas estimated, however, that it takes about $30,000 a month to keep the office running and the salaries paid for four employees.

According to the tax return, Lazin had an annual salary of $100,380, with an additional $20,500 in employee benefit and deferred compensation plans.

Both Thomas and Aldi raised concerns that the organization should not spend needlessly before it reduces its debt.

Aldi said he could not “in good conscience allow the organization to engage in any spending other than a reasonable salary for the executive director to allow him to fulfill his responsibilities as they relate to securing the remaining state grant monies.”

The organization is still awaiting the receipt of four state grants, which Lazin said are expected in the next couple of weeks.

“No further expenditures should occur related to GLBT History Month, [Equality Forum] 2010 or any other initiative until current debts have been paid down to a reasonable and manageable level,” Aldi added.

Equality Forum operates its office out of a condominium at 1420 Locust St., Suite 300, for which they have a mortgage of $130,000, according to the former board members, held by Lazin.

The group also has a $125,000 line of credit from Citibank and received a $65,000 loan from Lazin, who is considering contributing another $60,000 if needed.

Both Thomas and Aldi criticized Lazin’s existing loan and offer of additional funds. Thomas called the loan “particularly troubling,” as it “limits the board’s ability to govern the [executive director] and the organization.”

According to the Washington Blade, in 2000, Lazin loaned Millennium Productions, LLC, $400,000 to assist with the production of that year’s March on Washington. Following the event, the company, of which Lazin was a former board member, returned that money, along with a $100,000 fee that Lazin said he donated to LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations. Millennium Productions failed to pay many of its vendors, however, and a settlement in U.S. Bankruptcy Court resulted in Lazin being ordered to return $207,000 of that money to the bankruptcy estate. ■

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Storytime with Coco Coco Peru brings music, laughter to New Hope

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By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer “My husband is from Spain so we go every year and spend about a month and a half on the Mediterranean,” Coco explained about her recently completed vacation. “Don’t you hate me?”

Um, hell yeah we hate you. (Bitch!)

Sticky Philly summer bitterness aside, we can’t begrudge the high-profile drag performer the fruits of her hard work.

Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, has appeared in feature films like “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar” and “Girls Will Be Girls,” as well as TV shows like “Will & Grace,” “Arrested Development” and her half-hour comedy special on Logo’s “Wisecrack” series.

Peru has also traveled the better part of the English-speaking world, performing everywhere from theaters and bars to sailboats and living rooms.

Living rooms? Really?

“They have to pay me,” he said before we could get any ideas. “Sometimes there’s venues where I’m just like, ‘I don’t think I can do this,’ and then they tell me they’re going to pay me really well. Then suddenly it’s like, ‘Oh sure, I’d love to perform in your living room.’ But I have to say, in most of those experiences, they work really hard to make it a special night.

So those sometimes turn out to be some of the most interesting and I get to meet the people, which is really lovely.

Harlans Cabaret in New Hope is no living room but when Peru performs there on

Aug. 8, it will be a first for her.

“I’m originally from New York,” she said. “I always knew it was close by but I never made it there. So now that I live out on the West Coast I finally thought I’d get there.”

Speaking of the West Coast, seeing how Leupp is married and his husband, Rafael, is from Spain, it’s no surprise that Proposition 8 is a source of concern for her.

“For the months that marriage was legal here in California, our marriage was legal,” he said. “When they voted ‘yes’ on Prop.

8, our marriage fell into this quagmire. We don’t know where we stand. We weren’t included in those 17,000 marriages that were kept legal. So I think there’s a lawsuit now that’s going to try and figure what

to do with people like us and other people who were married in countries where it is legal to try and figure out where our marriages fall now. It’s sort of shocking that this could happen in California, but it is what it is.”

Gay marriage is legal in his husband’s native Spain, where Leupp said the government chose not to bow to the pressure of religious conservatives.

“It’s 100-percent legal and it’s completely equal to straight marriage in every way,” he said. “There’s no difference.

[Spain] does have a Catholic population, but the thing is, it never went up for vote.

It never went to the people. Basically the prime minister said, ‘Listen, we have gay people in our families and in our businesses. We deal and interact with gay

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people all the time.’ He basically said we need to catch up with the times. It passed and of course those Catholic people who are conservative were very angry, but he basically said your children will look back and wonder what the fuss was all about. The fact that these issues are coming up and these politicians are passing these laws is amazing. Even my elderly [Spanish] aunts are saying, ‘What happened to America?

We used to look up to them as progressive and leading the way.

It seems like you’re going backward now.’ They love America but they just don’t understand what’s happened. I hope with Obama that things are going to start to change again in our favor.”

But Leupp didn’t travel all this way to talk about politics. His show is more about Coco and his life. He said his debut New Hope performances will be more of a best-of show than the Rehoboth Beach performances that precede and follow it. Leupp also said they will be a bit more stripped-down than his larger theater shows.

“I love performing in a theater because I can do my full show with the lighting and the sound effects,” he said. “It just makes

it more of a theatrical experience rather than being in a club where often I’m just playing for laughs.

I have to cut my shows down to keep it shorter because when people are drinking, it’s just a different experience. I love that as well.

But when I have the opportunity to perform in a theater, it’s really special. I started in cabaret back in New York City in the 1990s, so cabaret always feels comfortable to me as well.”

If you read Coco’s blog, you find out there’s at least one aspect to performing in bars and cabarets that isn’t so comfortable: drunken straight women.

“It doesn’t occur that often, but every now and then there’s a certain type of straight young girl that loves to get drunk and loves all that attention from their gay friends. Suddenly, I’m the competition on stage. I got so many other responses from other drag queens who said, ‘Oh my God! I thought I was the only one.’ They’re usually annoying everybody so the audience usually cheers when I tell them off. But they’re a feisty bunch. Just because they humiliate themselves doesn’t mean they stop. But that’s the beauty of alcohol.”

It would be a crime to interrupt Miss Coco Peru’s show. Really.

Kick the ass of anyone who dares.

Leupp is a storyteller at heart and said he was influenced by and drew inspiration from some of the great performers both in and out of drag.

“As a kid I loved Dame Edna on ‘The Tonight Show.’ I had seen Charles Pierce on TV. I was also drawn to the one-person shows of Whoopi Goldberg and Lily Tomlin. I loved storytelling, and when I saw their shows I got very excited and knew there was something there for me. Then, of course, when I saw Charles Busch perform in New York City — at that time, I was actually very afraid of drag. I had trained to be an actor but I was told that

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I needed to butch up and I was never going to make it if I couldn’t be more masculine. When I saw Charles Busch doing theater and being hilarious and campy, I got very excited. My boyfriend at the time turned to me and said, ‘You can do this.’ I felt like I had been caught and I felt very ashamed.

But then I broke through that fear and decided that was my calling and I had to do this. And I don’t pretend to be a woman on stage like Charles and some of the other performers. I tell autobiographical stories about being a young boy and growing up in the Bronx. So I never pretend to be a woman.”

Leupp admits that some take a little time to get used to that aspect of his stage persona compared to other drag performers.

“Often when I go out and people are speaking to me, they forget they’re talking to a drag queen because I’m just being myself,” he said. “But certainly as Coco, I say things and I do all the mugging on stage and whatnot that I wouldn’t do as myself.

But as Coco, there’s a safety net for people and myself. I’ve often heard people say, ‘I started relating to you as a woman and then

you’d mention that you were a boy. Then I remembered, that’s right, he’s a guy.’ After a while, it didn’t matter. It was just about the story. That was one of my goals.

I wanted people to get past what they saw and relate to the story.”

Leupp adds that his focus on storytelling also means he doesn’t feel the need to be over the top with his look, much to the disappointment of some of his peers.

“Less is more with Coco,” he said. “I don’t know if that’s because I’m lazy. I’ve never been drawn to the outrageous, flamboyant costumes. Coco has always been more reserved. I love the 1950s styles and the tight-fitting things. And I have that flip hair that’s very ‘That Girl.’ That’s my signature look. Other drag queens tease me that I’ve had the same hairdo for all these years, but that’s my signature.”

Coco Peru performs at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Harlans at The Nevermore, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope. For more information, visit www.misscoco.com, www.harlanscabaret.com, or call (215) 862-5225. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.

COCO PERU Photos: Bill Santoro

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Cyndi and Rosie team up for ‘Girls Night Out’

By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer The True Colors Tour might be taking the summer off, but that doesn’t mean tour founder Cyndi Lauper is doing the same.

The enduring pop siren and longtime activist launched the successful LGBT-themed package tour in 2007 and headlined it for the past two summers with a varying line-up of acts, including The B-52s, Erasure, The Indigo Girls, Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, Rufus Wainwright and Joan Jett, to name a few.

Even though True Colors is conspicuously and woefully absent from this summer’s list of tours, Lauper is keeping the spirit of the festival going. She’s on the road as part of her world tour in support of her latest album, “Bring Ya to the Brink.” The current leg of her tour, dubbed the “Girls Night Out Tour,” features out comedian, actress and fellow True Colors alum Rosie O’Donnell.

Lauper, who by all accounts is insanely busy, managed to take a few minutes to answer some of our burning questions about her current tour, the future of True Colors and her plans to branch out beyond its current incarnation as a package tour.

PGN: Did the current political or

economic environment have anything to do with why there isn’t a full-blown True Colors Tour this summer?

CL: What we decided to do this year is to concentrate on building the True Colors Fund with various extensions of the True Colors Tour. We have been having great success with our online auctions.

We did a short run with Wanda Sykes and will be launching a True Colors Cabaret series at the famed New York City Feinstein’s. We also will be doing a show in Los Angeles in late November in support of same-sex marriage, details to be announced soon. Lastly, we are developing a rock series in New York City that will launch late 2009 and run monthly through spring 2010, details of which will be announced late summer.

PGN: Having campaigned and given a lot of support to Sen. Barack Obama and the Democrats in 2008, do you feel that in 2009 they are living up to the promises they made to the voters and/or the LGBT community?

CL: I know that he will come through for the community eventually, though it is a bit disappointing that nothing has happened to date. I understand there is some resistance about same-sex marriage and no one

CL: Really? I think it’s a natural fit. People like to dance and people like to laugh in equal measure.

LAUPER Photo: Kevin Trageser

really expected him to deal with that issue his first year, but issues about gays in the military and inclusion of the community in the hate-crimes bill should be dealt with now.

PGN: Will Rosie O’Donnell be joining you on stage for any songs on this tour and/or will you be making any attempts to tell some jokes?

CL: Definitely. I’ve never done standup but Rosie does play music, so she will join me on stage for a song or two. She is actually a good percussionist. It’s going to be fun to be out together.

PGN: Combining comedians and musicians on a show is always a tricky thing to pull off well, but you’ve made it work with both True Colors and Girls Night Out. What’s your secret?

PGN: How much of your new album are you going to be performing on this tour?

CL: I’m doing a career retrospective — hits, of course everyone wants to hear their favorite songs; and I will include a song or two from my Blue Angel days and maybe go a little deeper into my own catalog. Maybe one song from new CD. Last summer I included a number of songs off the new CD, so I want fans to see something new this time out.

PGN: How does it feel to know that, almost 30 years into your career, younger generations, especially on shows like “American Idol,” are inspired by and perform your music?

CL: I’m honored. I really enjoyed my duet with Allison [Iraheta, “American Idol” contestant].

She’s terrific.

PGN: Are there any young artists out there today that remind you of yourself when you first started to hit it big?

CL: Well, from a visual point of view, Lady Gaga is all about giving a show — by incorporating visuals, classic images and paying

homage. I’ve always done that.

I’ve paid homage to every early Max Factor and early Hollywood dame out there. I’ve always brought a little performance art to my shows, or at least I tried. Plus, she writes her own songs and she definitely has a vision for herself that she has remained true to. I really like her a lot.

PGN: How close are you to completing your upcoming autobiography, and is writing it any more or less difficult that songwriting?

CL: I’ve just begun writing it and plan on putting aside a lot of time this fall and winter to work on it.

PGN: Will there be a True Colors Tour in 2010 and, if so, do you think the line-up will be even more diverse than it has been?

CL: There will be. We are just putting the finishing touches on what it will look like. We will announce True Colors plans for 2010 in October of this year.

Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell perform at 9 p.m.

Aug. 7 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information, visit www.trucolorstour.com, www.cyndilauper. com, or call (609) 236-2583. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.

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Ms. Behavior Meryl Cohn Having your cake - and eating her too Dear Ms. Behavior: I’m in a monogamous relationship with a woman I love, but I’m in a predicament. There’s someone else I want to make out with — or, I’d settle for touching her body a bit.

If I were to ask my friends for advice, most of them would say, “End the relationship you’re in first.” But isn’t it stupid to jump to that conclusion when that may not be necessary? Couldn’t making out with someone else be just an experience, maybe even a one-time thing?

My friend Emily just died, and she was only 40. I know Emily and her partner weren’t getting along. So now I’m thinking, if Emily had the chance to have someone take her breath away for five minutes, to make her wet, to make her words quiver, don’t you think she would have (maybe even should have) enjoyed the moment?

What’s with all this morality crap anyway? Where does it get us? There’s no one among my immediate friends who wouldn’t judge me, so I’m asking you, Ms. Behavior: Would it really be so bad to just kiss someone or hold her for a few minutes?

— Desperate Woman

Dear Desperate Woman: Ah, the classic dilemma. If only you could kiss another woman’s lips or perhaps touch her boobies, all would be well with the world, right?

The problem is that you’re standing at the top of the very mountain for which the term “slippery slope” was created: You’re in a monogamous relationship but you meet someone else you like and want to kiss. At first it all seems very innocent and sweet. How could anything be wrong with pressing your lips against hers? Couldn’t this be totally compartmentalized from your relationship? Pretty soon, kissing the new woman opens an unexpected doorway and then — uh-oh — kissing just isn’t enough. So, next you touch her breasts under the bra. Soon you realize that really you’re very tired and need to lie down ... together. You slip one of your legs between her thighs because, well, it just fits perfectly, and as you snuggle, her breast slips into your mouth so easily. When she grabs your butt and writhes against you, it becomes clear that you need to take off your jeans, because they’re chafing you. There’s nothing wrong with hugging while you’re in your underwear, right? Your hugs are so wholesome and sweet that a thin cotton barrier is really all it takes to keep your chastity intact.

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Her slight gasps and hard breathing only indicate that she hasn’t been hugged in a long time. And then that thin cotton barrier is somehow in the way, and suddenly you’re both naked. What a surprise!

Depending on your personality, it can take anywhere from 10 minutes to a whole year to go through all these steps, but Ms. Behavior predicts that if you kiss this woman, your damp underwear will eventually end up on the floor, entwined with hers, as you lie on the bed, basting in each other’s juices. Soon you wonder: How did all this happen?

Poor dead Emily has caused a crisis, hasn’t she? If only she’d gotten to make out with someone before she died, she would have died a happier woman. Or maybe not. But that’s what you’re imag-

ining in this moment, which coincides with the awakening of your libido — which feels like the opposite of being dead.

The message you’re getting from your psyche (or maybe your clit) is one of longing. Maybe you’re longing for another woman because you and your partner aren’t connecting well right now, or because you’re in a fallow phase of your relationship.

Or maybe it’s just that you’re human and it’s totally normal to experience an occasional intense attraction to someone else, even if you’re monogamous.

Your feelings, of course, aren’t the problem. (The problem is that you want to have your attraction and eat her too.) Mainly, you have a commitment to your partner, which you’ll be breaking if you act on this attraction without letting her know that you intend

to do it. No one likes a liar or a cheat.

So, you can either be honest with your partner, or decide not to act on the attraction. It may help to talk it through with a friend or a therapist. Whatever you do, don’t hide your lustful feelings in a dark closet, where they will only grow large and strange.

Of course, you may decide to kiss or touch this woman anyway — and it doesn’t mean that you’re a terrible person — but it’s not likely to lead to a healthy outcome or a happy wife. ■ Meryl Cohn is the author of “‘Do What I Say’: Ms. Behavior’s Guide to Gay and Lesbian Etiquette” (Houghton Mifflin).

E-mail her at MsBehavior@aol. com or visit www.msbehavior. com.

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Professional Portraits Did you know that Philadelphia has its own gay chamber of commerce? Now two years old with more than 100 members, the Independence Business Alliance is Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT chamber of commerce.

Bill Gehrman, small-business owner and president of the IBA, is excited about what the group brings to his beloved city and community. As a former marketing director for the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Gehrman is one of the city’s most enthusiastic cheerleaders. We got him to put his pom poms down for a moment to tell us a little about himself, the IBA and the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.

PGN: You are such a vocal supporter of the city — you must be from somewhere else ...

BG: Nope, I was born in South Philly. Though I have to admit, we moved to Wallingford in Delaware County when I was about 2.

PGN: What did your parents do?

BG: My father worked in computers at Boeing and my mother taught at Swarthmore High School.

PGN: Did you have your mother as a teacher?

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school, Archmere Academy in Delaware. But I wouldn’t have had her anyway. She was a stay-at-home mom when I was growing up. After I graduated, she decided to go back to school and get a teaching degree. She did teach my youngest brother and sister. I’m the oldest of four: I have two brothers and a baby sister.

PGN: So why did you go to a different school?

BG: I was very shy as a kid and wasn’t very, uh, comfortable socially. I was a loner and stayed on the fringe, so my parents thought I might do better with a smaller school. They were right.

I really loved Archmere and discovered the performing arts there, which really helped my self-confidence.

PGN: Where did you go to college?

BG: Syracuse University in upstate New York.

PGN: Sounds cold.

BG: Yes, it was. My freshman year it snowed on Oct. 15 and my junior year we had a few flakes on graduation day in June. I went there for the Newhouse School.

I wanted to study broadcast journalism and be an international correspondent on TV. But I went to a few lectures given by

the chairman of the advertising department and really liked the field. I met with her and said, “I want a 9-5 job in the corporate world, where I have to wear a suit and tie, but I don’t want any two days to ever be the same.” She suggested I try advertising and I loved it.

PGN: What’s the most interesting job you’ve had?

BG: I drove the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile for a year. It was a fantastic job: We went from Maine to North Carolina. Imagine being paid to travel around and give people free stuff.

PGN: When did you come back to Philly?

BG: About eight years ago.

I have always been a huge Philly fan. Even when I lived in Syracuse, I always spoke about wanting to find a way to promote the city I loved. In 1998, I got hired by PCVB as the director of publications. It was a dream job.

I was in charge of the visitor’s guide so I got to know everything that was going on in the city. I worked there for six years and eventually became the director of marketing. It really got me involved in the tourism business.

I started my own business so that I could use the bank of knowledge I’d gained at PCVB to focus and marketing and tourism.

BILL GEHRMAN Photo: Suzi Nash

PGN: So what does the company do?

BG: My company is called En Route Consulting. I work primarily with museums and destinations, helping them come up with marketing plans to bring in groups, especially niche groups.

We’ll work on bringing in older coach groups or gay and lesbian tourism, anything to build the business. I also have clients like the Mural Arts Program: I helped them with the Mural Arts Month in October and helped organize their 25th anniversary, which is

a 13-month celebration, and the mural-arts trolley tours they have going on now.

PGN: What are the challenges of being a business owner?

BG: When you are a sole entity like me, you don’t get much down time because you don’t have any backup. It’s all on you. My boyfriend and I went to Puerto Rico in January and it was the first time I turned my Blackberry off and put it in the safe for four days. But I like working for myself, because you

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can follow the opportunities you want. I get to do so many neat things.

PGN: Tell me about the IBA. BG: The Independence Business Alliance is the new LGBT chamber of commerce for the Greater Philadelphia region. When I was at PCVB, I got invited to a conference of the national GLBT chamber of commerce.

I just figured it was a good way to network, but I was amazed to see how large and organized it was. There were chapters all over, the oldest being the Golden Gate Business Association of San Francisco, which has been around for over 35 years. I would go to all the national meetings even though we didn’t have a chapter, just to see what they were doing. Eventually we got a group together in 2006 and created a chapter here.

PGN: What are the benefits of joining?

BG: We concentrate on four areas: business development, marketing, representation and community building. For instance, we provide a lot of networking opportunities, we do a lot of business development - speakers and workshops about everything from taxes to insurance to marketing and social media in Philly. We can help get health insurance for individuals or small businesses through our relationship with the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; we have discounts to UPS, Staples and a lot of other business-related companies. It’s also community building. I think we can make a lot of social change using a business model. Businesses learn that employees who are comfortable at the workplace without fear of discrimination make better employees. I really believe in it: Even though it’s volunteer for me, I spend about 40 percent of my time in the IBA. It’s a second job!

PGN: Tell me about coming out.

BG: I look around me now and it’s amazing that I’m the president of a gay organization and so involved with the community.

I’m as out as you can be, but it took me a long time. I’m like an after-school special. I really struggled with it as a kid, and even through college. I’ve only been out for about 12 years. In school I had a great time, but there was always something missing. I dated girls and had friends, but I was depressed. I

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came out to myself at 23, but didn’t want to tell my family.

I wasn’t comfortable yet and I didn’t want to tell them until I felt I could say that I didn’t want to change back. The great part is when I did finally come out to my family at 27, they were fine with it. My parents were great, my siblings were great, even my 97-year-old grandmother loved it. Now, I’m ecstatic. It’s as if my life started at 27. I love being gay and part of the community! It has opened up so many opportunities for me.

PGN: Like what?

BG: When I was working at PCVB, I got to travel internationally to promote gay tourism.

As part of the IBA, I got to be on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, I got to go to the White House as a guest of President Obama. Since he’s been in office he’s really been involved with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, working on a lot of different issues with us. We got invited to a reception on smallbusiness loans. I was like, “Wow, I’m in the White House because I work with gay businesses. Who would have thought?” I also went to Argentina as a member of the gay soccer team. It’s incredible: I found a wonderful boyfriend, I have a great job. Even on my job it’s a plus: Clients hear that I have connections in the gay market and they get all excited.

It’s just amazing. It’s gone from being a horrible, horrible thing for me to providing so many opportunities. Life is good. ■ For more information on the IBA, visit www.independencebusinessalliance.com.

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Q Puzzle “From Ellen’s Commencement Speech” Across

1. Some G.M. cars 5. It comes out of your head 9. t.A.T.u., e.g.

13. Gallo portrayer in “And the Band Played On” 14. Olympic medalist Louganis 15. Weight loss product 16. Ellen: “When I was your age, I was dating men. So what I’m saying is ...”

18. Rimbaud’s zip 19. Slangy term of endearment 20. “Howl” poet 22. Wheel track 24. Falco of “The Sopranos” 25. Made a deep throaty sound 29. In cahoots 33. Fine, at NASA 34. Speed at which you come 36. Like the subjects of “Gay and Gray” 37. Use your mouth unfaithfully 39. See 16-Across 41. Room in a casa 42. See 16-Across 44. Takes to court 46. Bottom line 47. Russian River or Provincetown 49. Dancer Duncan 51. Poet ___ Wu 53. What he becomes, with gender reassignment 54. Shooter of Rimbaud 58. “___ My Heart in San Francisco” 62. Skin softener 63. See 16-Across 65. Single drag queen’s title 66. Top 67. Vehicle with treads 68. Overture to a split end?

69. Broadway light 70. Slight advantage

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6. AZT, e.g.

7. Queer, to straights 8. Meeting outline 9. Muscle Mary’s weights 10. What Washington wouldn’t tell 11. Glenn Burke, formerly 12. Fender nick 17. Like a chicken hawk’s prey 21. Hole entered by a Minuteman 23. Lions or Tigers or Bears 25. Eva of “Gigi” 26. Husband of Pocahontas 27. Rubber-stamps 28. Durango deity 30. “My Own Private ___ ” 31. Moray seeker 32. Area of Tennessee?

35. Poet Kitty 38. Like unavailing cries, to Shakespeare 40. Gay wedding guide author Ayers 43. Bear up there 45. Indian head, once?

48. Taipei’s land 50. Cut

52. Where Dick Button performed 54. Drag queen on the make 55. Film director Kazan 56. “Lady Sings the Blues” star 57. Giggling Muppet 59. Cry of mock horror 60. Dracula feature 61. Little biker in a Gay Pride march 64. Spy novelist Deighton

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Although Angela Jimenez wasn’t born in the Midwest, she — along with thousands of other women over the past three decades — has found a “home” in a 650acre field in Hart, Mich.

Jimene and her camera spent six years documenting the work of the women who stage the annual Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, a musical celebration of lesbian and feminist culture. The out New York City-based photojournalist and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania will release “Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival” at this week’s event. The 120-page publication is the first documentary photography book to profile the festival.

The festival began in 1976 as a means to showcase lesbian and feminist musicians and provide a gathering space for their fans and the larger community. The festival, which attracts up to 10,000 visitors each year, is put together entirely through volunteer labor, with about 100 women setting up camp on the land several weeks before the week-long event to construct stages and other structures, then staying several weeks after to restore the area.

Jimenez became acquainted with the festival in 2003, when she was asked to photograph the event as her first assignment for New York City lesbian magazine Velvetpark.

“That year, I went to explore and observe, and I made some photos that I really loved. But there was a feeling of incompletion when I left. I knew that there was more that I wanted to explore, but I just wasn’t sure how,” she said.

“So the next year I went back as a craftsperson with Velvetpark and worked at a booth where we sold the magazine, and then the following year I went back with my girlfriend at the time, and that was the year that I met all the workers and that’s when it just clicked for me.

I realized that this was the story I wanted to explore.”

Jimenez submitted a proposal to the festival organizers, asking if she could come document the month-long preparation process.

At the time she still wasn’t sure what the result would be, and the

suggestion that she create a book actually came from the workers themselves that summer.

She captured the women at work on the construction of the festival structures, taking part in the traditions and rituals that began more than 35 years ago; and in leisure, providing a glimpse into the often-invisible driving force behind the festival.

“These women are the major foundation of the festival, and through them I thought I could really tell the story about what the community is and what this event is,” Jimenez said. “The book is made from the perspective of the worker community; it’s a story that’s an important part of herstory. I feel like it’s never been told before.”

Jimenez said she strove to project the irrefutable culture and ties that exist among the women who return year after year to set up and deconstruct the festival — a culture that was initially foreign

Photo: Angela Jimenez

to her, but one she eventually embraced.

“The workers greet each other every summer by saying, ‘Welcome home.’ I remember that being one of the first things that I saw when I went out there.

And I thought it was weird at first since I’d never been there before, but I never forgot it. But that’s the feeling. It’s a really tight-knit community and everyone refers to each other as family and they welcome people home each summer, which I think is really emblematic of the family that exists there.”

Jimenez immersed herself fully into that family the past two summers, when she divided her time between photographing the workers and participating in the construction as part of a carpentry team.

Jimenez, who received her bachelor’s degree in English from Penn in 1997 and later her master’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri,

said her journalism training taught her to remove herself from the stories she was covering. Yet in order to fully tell the story of the worker community, she had to deviate from her training and become a part of the story.

“The experience was really challenging for me. My heart is always in the stories that I do — I don’t really believe in the concept of complete objectivity because I think you always bring a part of yourself to it — but this was different because I was documenting this community as I was going through my own experiences with it. It was like I had to unlearn a lot of things. I was trained in this way where you’re supposed to observe what’s outside of you and try to keep yourself out of it, but I was involved in it and I wanted to be honest about that.”

Jimenez included photos of herself in the book, which she said was something she’s never done before, but was necessary in order to relay that the book is based on a first-person perspective.

She said the publication could be considered a “cross-over” between the fields of photojournalism and art.

“The way I think about it, traditionally journalism is the observation and commentary on the other; it’s something outside of you. Art is more defined as selfexpression or a statement of self.

It was challenging to balance that, but I think the book extends into both of these areas.”

For more information about “Welcome Home,” or to purchase a copy, visit www.thewelcomehomebook.com. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.

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PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS

Q on the tube: The censors are us

By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor A classic line from Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” is when Charles Foster Kane declares, “I think it would be fun to run a newspaper.” Destruction follows.

In the cautionary tale of “Citizen Kane,” it’s clear that those who own news outlets should not tamper with the news.

There’s a lot of “Citizen Kane”-like drama at MSNBC these days, with the news network becoming a news story.

NBC/MSNBC owner GE has decided censorship is part of holding the purse strings. Apparently it’s kind of fun to run both a public airway network (NBC), a cable network (MSNBC) and the largest Spanish-language network (Univision, which isn’t involved in this cat fight).

Ownership seems especially fun when you get to censor the politics of your newspeople.

For weeks now, Keith Olbermann has been trouncing Fox’s Bill O’Reilly on all things right-wing, but particularly on healthcare reform. That’s what Olbermann does: He takes on the right.

No one hired him thinking he didn’t have left-of-center politics.

Meanwhile, O’Reilly blusters his right-wing way through his show and, whenever possible, as a guest on the shows of others.

This feud is hardly new: Olbermann has been raking O’Reilly over the coals for the past three years on everything from the Iraq War to the Bush doctrine to torture, and O’Reilly has given as good as he’s gotten.

And the feud hasn’t decreased either’s ratings. O’Reilly still has the top-rated talk/news show on TV and Olbermann’s ratings are quite good too.

Nevertheless, GE thinks the discourse has become “uncivil,” to quote GE exec Gary Sheffer.

Sheffer has been speaking out on the conflict lately to the New York Times, Washington Post, New York Post and Newsweek.

Sheffer was quoted in the Times on July 31 saying, “We all recognize that a certain level of civility needed to be introduced into the public discussion.”

“We?” It can only be presumed that Sheffer was using the royal “we” in reference to GE, because neither Olbermann nor O’Reilly nor the viewers were part of this “we.”

What’s more, Olbermann was so incensed by the story in the Times, he made the writer, Brian Stelter, his “Worst Person” in his Aug. 1 newscast, saying he never agreed to any deal and that he’d told Stelter that.

Why does any of this matter? Because this isn’t Iran or Saudi Arabia or China, where the powers-that-be decide to silence the media and — poof! — the media disappears.

GE is a corporate entity. Owning three news outlets (problematic in itself) should not mean dictating the news. One of the reasons Olbermann is always taking on O’Reilly is that Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has about the same level of credibility as Murdoch’s “News of the World,” in which alien babies and Elvis sightings regularly grace the front pages.

But the debate over GE is more insidious than just a he-said (Sheffer), he-said (Olbermann), he-reported (Stelter). Rather, this is about what is being said and why it should be censored.

Fox, after all, is not suggesting that O’Reilly stop his attacks on Olbermann, Obama or anything remotely left of center. In fact, that’s why O’Reilly is there — to do just that.

If GE is attempting to censor Olbermann for calling out O’Reilly for his incitements, that should be of concern to everyone. Because while it might be fun for a corporate entity to run a news organization, it’s not fun for those of us relying on a free press when a corporation decides to censor news that doesn’t meet its own particular politics or corporate agenda. ■

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worth watching:

Queer TV you can always see:

FRIDAY Queer Eye The fab five do straight makeovers.

8 p.m. on FineLiving Network.

Guiding Light

Southland Michael Cudlitz stars as John Cooper, a gay butch cop in L.A. with a Latino lover. “The Shield” meets “Queer as Folk.” 8 p.m. on NBC.

Olivia’s older daughter, Ava, came to Springfield for her father’s funeral. Olivia told her about Natalia. Unlike Rafe with his mom, Ava was thrilled that her mother had found love. But will Ashley accept Doris’ lesbianism? Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. on CBS.

Jeffrey and Cole Casserole Gay blogger Jeffrey Self goes bananas. 11 p.m. on Logo.

The Young & The Restless

SATURDAY Elvis Costello with ...

Gay impresario Rufus Wainwright performs. Fantastic as ever. Love the skin-tight lederhosen. 9 p.m. on Sundance.

Dirty Sexy Money The pansexual antics close in the series finale. (What was ABC thinking canceling this fab show?) Where else on network (or cable) can you see a gay married Congressman proposition a Congressman with a tranny lover and hear the explanation that neither is gay? 10 p.m. on ABC. SUNDAY Defying Gravity Eight astronauts are on a six-year journey to Venus in this sci-fi thriller with a lot of 10,000-mile high sex. Tonight, mysterious forces impact the crew. 9 p.m. on ABC. There Goes the Neighborhood Series premiere. The creepy/ intriguing premise of this reality show is that a cul-de-sac neighborhood is walled off with eight families inside competing, “Lord of the Flies”-style, for $250,000. “The ultimate social experiment” will make you fear the end times. 9 p.m. on CBS. True Blood Sookie’s captivity takes an unexpected turn. In Bon Temps, Sam finds himself in deep trouble after making a gruesome discovery at Merlotte’s. Jason pays off his debt to the vampires. Maryann prepares a “Hunter’s souffle” with demonic consequences. 9 p.m. on HBO. Hung It’s hard out there for a pimp ... really. 10 p.m. on HBO.

Phillip tries to talk to son Chance about being gay. Rafe tries to warn Heather about Adam, but doesn’t tell her that he and Adam are lovers too.

Monday-Friday, 12:30 p.m. on CBS. THERE IS NOTHING GOOD AND NEW ON TV RIGHT NOW: So until further notice, get your intellect on and watch “The Rachel Maddow Show” 9 p.m.

Monday-Friday on MSNBC. Photo: Ali Goldstein

MONDAY Gimme Sugar: Miami The LA Truck Stop gals hit Miami to hook lesbians up for love. 10 p.m. on Logo.

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List The diva talks trash — and then some — with her new BFF, Paris. 10 p.m. on Bravo.

Weeds Nancy tries to protect Shane and Silas. Celia connects with a new pot supplier. Dean and Doug team up to take down Celia’s new operation. 10 p.m. on Showtime.

Nurse Jackie Jackie tries an unusual ploy to get Coop off her back. 10:30 p.m. on Showtime.

TUESDAY Hell’s Kitchen Gordon Ramsay abuses gay and straight chefs with relish in the most tumultuous season yet. Gay Tony got the whisk last week, but there are a few queers left. 9 p.m. on Fox. America’s Got Talent The best talent show on TV. 9 p.m. on NBC. Also airs Wednesday at 9 p.m.

As the World Turns

Luke and Noah make up after Luke takes the job with Damian. But Mason isn’t about to give up on Noah and his project. Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. on CBS.

One Life to Live

Kyle and Oliver finally stop using Stacey as their sexual manqué and have their first kiss since their college fling.

Officer Fish has been denying his feelings for bad-boy Kyle for so long. Now what? 2 p.m. on ABC.

The Rachel Maddow Show Monday-Friday, 9 p.m. on MSNBC.

WEDNESDAY The Philanthropist TV’s most political drama.

Teddy goes to Haiti with his partner, Philip, to try and solve a severe food shortage. Philip, who was born in Haiti, locks horns with powerful island pol Jean Beauvais, who is also Philip’s estranged brother. 10 p.m. on NBC. The Real World: Cancun Bronne is a nude model and boxer from Penn State who has issues with boundaries and likes to get naked. Derek is very pretty and openly gay. 10 p.m. on MTV. THURSDAY Big Brother Gay contestant Kevin Campbell stirs everything up. 8 p.m. on CBS. (Other new episodes air Sunday at 8 p.m.)

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Meeting Place A community bulletin board of activities, facilities and organizations

Community centers ■ The Attic Youth Center: For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies.

Groups meet and activities are held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday through Friday. See the Youth section for more events. 255 S. 16th St.; (215) 545-4331 ■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St.; (215) 898-5044; center@dolphin.upenn.edu, Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; (215) 348-0558 ext. 65; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org.

■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 732-2220; www.waygay.org. Peer counseling: Monday through Friday, 6-9 p.m. Library hours: Mondays 3-9 p.m., Tuesdays 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays 3-9 p.m., Thursdays 3-9 p.m., Fridays 3-9 p.m., Saturdays noon-6 p.m., Sundays noon-6 p.m.

Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.; Volunteer Velada, third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

Health Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 166 W. Lehigh Ave.; (215) 763-8870 ext. 6000.

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., suite 205; (2215) 536-2424.

Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; (215) 851-1822 or (866) 2223871. 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;

Key numbers ■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: (215) 587-9377 ■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: (856) 933-9500 ext. 221 ■ AIDS Library: (215) 985-4851

(570) 322-8448.

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.

ties: Gloria Casarez, (215) 686-2194; Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: (215) 686-2555 ■ Mazzoni Center: (215) 563-0652; www. mazzonicenter.org ■ Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine: (215) 563-0658

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: (215) 5921513

■ 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

■ 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 ■ Mayor’s liaison to LGBT communi-

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Chief Inspector James Tiano: (215) 685-3655 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: (215) 494-LGBT; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: (215) 875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: (717) 920-9537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: (215) 732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m.

Wednesdays, and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

Professional groups ■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; (215) 627-9090; www.galloplaw.org.

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

■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals. Visit www.

IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com for information about events, programs and membership; (215) 557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370.

■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladephia.org.

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12-step programs and support groups Adult Children of Alcoholics

Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center.

■ Rainbow Adult Children of Alcoholics and Alcoholics Anonymous meet at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 4569129.

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Al-Anon

Gay Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Fridays at St. Andrew’s Church, 50 York St., Lambertville, N.J.; (215) 986-1029.

■ Meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the William Way Center.

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Acceptance meets at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays at Episcopal Church, 22nd and Spruce streets.

■ Beginnings meets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at 1201 Locust St.; (215) 563-0663 ext. 282.

■ Community meets at 8 p.m. on Thursdays at Holy Communion Church, 2111 Sansom St. Gay and lesbian but all are welcome.

■ GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. on Sundays and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 100 W. Windsor St., Reading; (484) 529-9504.

■ Living In Sobriety meets at 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11 a.m. Sundays at the William Way Center.

■ Night Owl meets at 11:30 p.m. Sunday through Saturday at the William Way Center.

■ Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Beginners meeting meets at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2212 Spruce St. ■ Sober and Gay meets at 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Friday at the William Way Center.

■ Stepping Stone meets at 2:30 p.m. Mondays at the Mazzoni Center.

■ Ties That Bind Us is a12-step Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for the BDSM, leather and alternative sexuality community. Meetings are held from 7:30-9 p.m. in South Philadelphia. For location, call (800) 581-7883.

■ Way Gay Young Peoples meets at 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday at the William Way Center.

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■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities; (856) 857-9283; popnews19@yahoo.com.

Wednesdays:

A support group for HIV-positive women will meet from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N. Broad St.; (215) 387-6055.

■ AIDS Services in Asian Communities’ weekly volunteer work group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; (215) 563-2424.

■ Project Teach, a peer-education and empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, will meet from 3-5 p.m. at Philadelphia Fight, 1233 Locust St. ■ Positive Effect, for HIV-positive people 18 and over, meets from 5-7 p.m. at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St., Camden, N.J.; (856) 963-2432.

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Thursdays:

A support group for HIV-positive men and women will meet from 6-8 p.m. at BEBASHI — Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St.; (215) 769-3561.

■ Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for all infected or affected, meets from 7-9 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55. N. Broad St.; call Zak, (215) 848-4380, or Paul, (215) 307-0347.

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Saturdays:

AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth support group meets at 11 a.m. at AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 315, Wilmington; a social session will follow at 12:30 p.m.; (302) 652-6776.

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Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)

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Emotional Support

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Meets at 7 p.m. on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the William Way Center.

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■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia Region, holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.philadelphiagaytourism.com.

Independence Branch of the the Free Library, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633.

■ A support group for HIV-positive men and women meets from 1:30-3 p.m. at BEBASHI — Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St., first floor; (215) 769-3561.

■ Encuentros Positivos, a group for HIV-positive Latino men who have sex with men, meets on first and third Tuesday of the month at 1205 Chestnut St.; (215) 985-3382.

■ “Feast Incarnate,” a weekly ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, begins at 5 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St. Bible study follows at 6 p.m.; (215) 387-2885.

■ A support group for people recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Mazzoni Center.

■ Youth Outreach Adolescent Community Awareness Program’s Voice It Sistah, a support group for HIV-positive women, meets at 11 a.m. every first and third Tuesday at YOACAP, 1207 Chestnut St., Suite 315; (215) 851-1898.

Healing After Loss has monthly activities in South Jersey and surrounding area; www.lsn. southjersey.com.

■ Pink and Blues is a free depression and bipolar support group for sexual minorities and meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 627-0424.

■ Pink and Blues Main Line, a peer-run mental health support group, meets 6 p.m. Thursdays at Bryn Mawr Consumer Center, 1001 W. Lancaster Ave.; (610) 527-1511.

■ Survivors of Suicide Inc. meets at 7:30 p.m. on first Tuesday of the month at 3535 Market St., Room 2037; (215) 545-2242; www.phillysos. tripod.com.

■ Survivors of Suicide Inc., Chester County meets at 7:30 p.m. on second Wednesday of the month at Paoli Memorial Hospital, Willistown Room, Medical Office Building; (215) 545-2242; www. phillysos.tripod.com.

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Meetings are at 2 p.m. Sunday through Saturday and at 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the William Way Center.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

Open meeting, Tuesdays, beginners meet at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting at 6 p.m. at Hahnemann University Hospital, 245 N. 15th St., third floor, room 3208; call Troy, (215) 514-3065.

S.A.R.A.

Substance Abuse – Risk Assessment; day and evening hours; (215) 563-0663 ext. 282.

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Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

Mondays, 7 p.m. at the William Way Center.

■ Mondays, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 20 N. Route 9, Marmora, N.J.; (609) 675-1998.

■ Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Del.; (302) 5423279.

■ Fridays, 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean View Lodge, Metropolitan Community Church, 521 Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; (302) 945-5982.

■ Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. at the William Way Center.

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HIV/AIDS

Meeting Place rotates listings on a four week schedule.

Strength In Numbers Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ SINPhiladelphia.

SEPCADD

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Mondays:

Positive Brothers, a support group for men of color living with HIV/AIDS, meets from 6-8 p.m. at 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; (215) 496-0330.

Safe space to meet and discuss substance abuse problems with office in William Way Center; (215) 340-9995.

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Smoking Cessation

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Tuesdays:

AIDS Services in Asian Community offers safer-sex and HIV/AIDS information at 10 a.m. on second Tuesday of the month at the

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FreshOUT!, Mazzoni Center’s free quitsmoking program, hosts individual sessions, classes and support groups and offers Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patches, gum and lozenges); (215) 563-0652 ext. 228 or e-mail quitsmoking@mazzonienter.org.

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Send submissions to pgn@epgn.com or fax (215) 925-6437 PGN Meeting Place, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 Meeting Place is a public service. Submissions must include a phone number for publication.

Complete Meeting Place listings of all Parent/Family, Professional, Recovery, Recreation, Religion, Sports, Men, Women, Trans, Youth groups can be found online @ www.phliagaynews.com and www.epgn.com

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PAFA Continuing Education Whether you’re a beginner, preparing a portfolio for art school or bent on mastering your craft, a continuing-education class at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St., is the place for you.

Part of a two-century-old tradition of teaching excellence in the fine arts, PAFA Continuing Education features competitively priced classes in drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking for all ages and levels. Workshops

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Highlights this fall include the History of Photography Seminar class on Monday evenings, an intensive drawing workshop with Timothy Hawkesworth and a Master Class with renowned American realist painter Bo Bartlett.

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University of Pennsylvania HIV Prevention Research Division

The University of Pennsylvania HIV Prevention Research Division is one of just 14 research facilities in the U.S. participating in a new study seeking a safe, effective, affordable HIV vaccine. We know HIV vaccines are our best hope of ending AIDS. Why here? Why now? And, most importantly, why should you consider participating?

More than 19,000 Philadelphia AIDS cases (not HIV infections, just AIDS cases) have been reported to the city since the epidemic began in 1981. In 2006, estimates show that at least 200 men who have sex with men were diagnosed with HIV infections in Philadelphia. Even though condoms and good HIV-treatment See EDUCATION, Page 27

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3. “The Edge of Heaven,” directed by Fatih Akin (2007, 116 min., $27.95 DVD). Six characters are drawn together by circumstances — an old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.

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4. “Tipping the Velvet,” directed

by Geoffrey Sax (2002, 178 min., $29.95 DVD). When Nan Astley discovers the exciting world of the 19th-century music hall, she also meets — and falls in love with — Kitty, a popular male impersonator.

Based on Sarah Waters’ novel.

BOOKS LESBIAN 1. “Justice for All,” by Radclyffe (Bold Strokes, 309 pp., $16.95 pb).

As part of an operation to expose organized crime, Dellon Mitchell goes undercover with a young woman posing as her lover. Before long, she and her team unwittingly become targets.

2. “September Canvas,” by Gun Brooke (Bold Strokes, 260 pp., $16.95 pb). When Deanna Moore meets TV personality Faythe, she is reluctantly attracted to her, but will Faythe side with the people spreading rumors about Deanna?

3. “Among Other Things, I’ve Taken Up Smoking,” by Aoibheann Sweeney (Penguin, 257 pp., $14 pb). Miranda’s oftenelusive father announces he has arranged for her to travel to New York to stay with friends from his old life. After she embarks on this journey that reveals the truth about her father’s past, it opens up her world in ways she could not have begun to imagine.

4. “Consequences,” by Skyy (Kings Crossing, $15.95 pb).

School’s back in session and there’s a lot of unfinished business.

As Lena prepares for her wedding day, she can’t help but think about Denise, her sexy b-ball roommate who almost stole her away.

GAY 1. “Light Fell,” by Evan Fallenberg (Soho Press, 232 pp., $12 pb). Twenty years have passed since Joseph left his family and his religious Israeli community when he fell in love with a man, the brilliant rabbi Yoel Rosenzweig. Now, for his 50th birthday, Joseph is preparing to have his five sons and the daughter-in-law he has never met spend the Sabbath with him in his Tel Aviv penthouse.

2. “Object of Desire,” by William Mann (Kensington, 416 pp., $24 hb). From the acclaimed author of “Where the Boys Are” and “The Men From the Boys” comes a compelling new novel that takes readers from the bars of West Hollywood to the glamorous gay world of Palm Springs as it explores sex, aging, obsession and love.

3. “Hero,” by Perry Moore (Hyperion, 428 pp., $8.99 pb).

The executive producer of the film adaptation of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” tells an unforgettable story about the coming of age of a young superhero in a groundbreaking novel of love, loss and redemption.

4. “Best Gay Love Stories 2010,” edited by Brad Nichols (Alyson Press, 288 pp., $15.95 pb).

Everybody needs a little love in his or her life, so whether you’re missing your special someone or just want a reminder of why you fell in love in the first place, “Best Gay Love Stories” is filled with stories that reflect the many faces of love, and what makes it worthwhile. ■

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Your guide to arts and entertainment

Theater

Beauty and the Beast Surflight Theatre presents the classic story, Aug. 1216, 201 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven, N.J.; (609) 492-9477.

The Full Monty ReVision Theatre dares to bare all with the musical based on the Oscar-nominated film, Aug. 12-Sept.

6 at the historic Carousel House on the Boardwalk, 700 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, N.J.; (732) 455-3059.

Glengarry Glen Ross Emanon Productions presents David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic comedy, Aug. 13-23 at the Dante Hall Theater of the Arts, 14 N. Mississippi Ave., Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 344-8877.

Little Shop of Horrors Surflight Theatre presents the morbidly upbeat musical about a carnivorous plant, through Aug. 16, 201 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven, N.J.; (609) 4929477.

Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents John Logan’s crime drama set in the spring of 1924, when two young Chicago millionaires set out to commit the perfect murder, Aug. 8-30 at Adrienne Theatre’s Mainstage, 2030 Sansom St.; (215) 923-8909.

Music classical

Second Saturday Concert at the Gardens Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens presents a performance of the avante garde, the ambient and the classical, 7-9:30 p.m. Aug. 8, 1020 South St.; (215) 7330390.

Music other

diversity of 20th-century Japanese craft, through Oct. 18, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100.

Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage and many more metal bands perform at 5 p.m. Aug 7 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; (856) 365-1300.

Bodies The James Oliver Gallery presents an exhibition uniting the works of Julia Day, Brooke Hine, Sky McDonagh and Dallas Shaw, through Aug. 22, 723 Chestnut St., fourth floor; (215) 923-1242.

Slightly Stoopid and Snoop Dogg The two performers celebrate herbs at 6 p.m. Aug. 7 at Festival Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd.; (215) 569-9400.

Say Good Morning Tiger Lily Art Star Gallery & Boutique presents an exhibition of works from Amy Rice, through Sept. 13, 623 N. Second St.; (215) 2381557.

American Idols Live Adam Lambert and company perform at 7 p.m.

Aug. 7 at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 348-7000.

Crosby, Stills & Nash The classic rock group performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 317-1000.

Marc Anthony The Latin pop superstar performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 78 at Mark G. Etess Arena, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 449-5150.

Incubus The alternative-rock band performs at 7 p.m. Aug. 8 at Festival Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd.; (215) 569-9400.

Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal The two blues stars perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; (215) 8931999.

Dave Koz The out jazz musician performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Atlantic City Hilton,

ALWAYS ‘ON THE RUN’: Out singer-songwriter Aiden James celebrates his birthday and the release of his new video with a performance at 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 7 at Tin Angel, 20 N. Second St. A special screening of his debut video for “On The Run” will take place before James takes the stage. He will be singing songs from his album of the same name and a few unreleased tunes.

In addition, tonight’s concert will be recorded live, and will be available for purchase after the show. For more information, visit www.aidenjamesmusic. com or call (215) 928-0770.

3417 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 347-7111.

Walnut St.; (215) 2221400.

Steely Dan The classic rock group performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 317-1000.

Jason Mraz The alt-rock singer-songwriter performs at 7 p.m.

Aug. 9 at Festival Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd.; (215) 569-9400.

Who’s Next The Who tribute band performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple St.; (215) 257-5808.

Afromotive The funky Afrobeat group performs 11 p.m. Aug. 8 at World Cafe Live, 3025

The Young Dubliners The Irish rock group performs at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400.

Erika Jayne The dance artist performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 236-2583.

Folk Art The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College presents an installation focusing on examples from Dr. David Bronstein’s collection of Pennsylvania and Northeast folk art and artifacts, through Aug. 29, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville; (610) 409-3500.

Frenz Fleisher/Ollman presents an exhibition of works selected

by Will Oldham, the proKing’s X lific singer-songwriter who The rock band fronted by out bass player-singer Doug records and performs under the moniker Bonnie Prince Pinnick performs at 8 p.m.

Billy, through the end of Aug. 12 at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple summer, 1616 Walnut St., Suite 100; (215) 545-7562.

St.; (215) 257-5808.

The Pretenders The rock band performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 13 at Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; (610) 3522887.

Exhibits

The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the Present The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition surveying the rich

Kiss’d Cracked World Twelve Gates Art Gallery presents an exhibition featuring the works of sculptor Bryce LeVan Cushing and Michael Maier through Aug. 27, 305 Cherry St.; (267) 519-2737.

Metallic Motion AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of artwork by Nancy Schall, through Aug. 15, 265 S. 10th St.; (215)

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A Modern Eye Part 1 Edge Gallery presents an exhibition of abstract paintings by the gallery’s stable of artists, through Aug. 30, 72 N. Second St.; (215) 413-7072.

Richard Schultz: Five Decades of Design The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by the legendary outdoor furniture designer through Aug. 23, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100.

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Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100.

What Were They Thinking: 160 Years of Bad Taste Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts presents an exhibition of styles that were the height of fashion at some point in recent history, through Nov. 8 at The Carriage House Gallery at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May, N.J.; (609) 884-5404.

Opera

Benvenuto Cellini Bryn Mawr Film Institute presents a screening of Berlioz’s complex and imaginative French opera, 1 p.m. Aug. 9, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 527-9898.

Dance

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International Dance Voyage Flamenco Ole and Universal African Dance perform at 11 a.m. Aug. 10 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; (215) 8931999.

Film

Evil Dead 2 The 1987 horror/comedy is screened at 9:45 p.m.

Aug. 7 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 9170223.

Cool Hand Luke Bryn Mawr Film Institute presents a screening of the classic film starring Paul Newman, 7 p.m. Aug. 11, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 527-

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China Seas The 1987 horror/comedy is screened at 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.

My Man Godfrey Bryn Mawr Film Institute presents a screening of the 1936 screwball comedy at 7 p.m. Aug. 12, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 527-9898.

Books

Dr. Khalsa’s The author of “Natural Dog: A Holistic Feeding Guide for Healthier Dogs” hosts a lecture at 7 p.m.

Aug. 10 at Robin’s Books and Moonstone Arts Center, 110a S. 13th St.; (215) 7359600.

Pick

Shopping in Paris: French Fashion 18501925 The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the American experience abroad between 1850 and 1925, through Oct. 25, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100.

Something to Wear: Fashion in Print 18501925 The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the world of fashion and consumer culture through printed publications, through Sept.

7, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; (215) 763-8100.

A Taste for Modern: The Jeanne Rymer Collection of 20thCentury Chairs The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an installation of 23 chairs by the acclaimed designer, through Sept. 20, 2600

Catch “Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches,” through Aug. 15 at Fusion Performing Arts Center, 1931 Olney Avenue, Suite 100, Cherry Hill, N.J. Steve Crum (Belize, left) and Jim Collins (Louis Ironson) star in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tony Kushner. Set in New York City in the 1980s, Kushner’s characters search for meaning in their lives against a backdrop of greed, conservatism, sexual politics and the discovery of an awful new disease: AIDS. For more information, visit www.webtrec.com/collaborativeactstudio or call (856) 424-8836.

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Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson The authors of “The Winds of Dune” host a Q&A session at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at Independence Branch Free Library, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633.

Lewis Black The outrageously funny comedian performs Aug. 7-9 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 317-1000.

Cabaret

Fourth Annual Philly’s Funniest Person Contest The city’s up-and-coming comic talents battle it out for supremacy Aug. 8 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; (215) 496-9001.

Etc.

Joe Conklin: The Man of 1,000 Voices!

Devon Theater presents the AM-radio personality performing a family-friendly comedy show at 8 p.m.

Aug. 13, 6333 Frankford Ave.; (215) 338-6300. ■

Coco Peru The renowned drag entertainer performs at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Harlans at The Nevermore, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; (215) 862-5225.

Joe Rogan The “Fear Factor” host performs at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; (215) 4969001.

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Classifieds

With Real Estate, Help Wanted, Services and Personals

Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound The Associated Press It was — note the past tense — the worst housing recession anyone but survivors of the Great Depression can remember.

From the frenzied peak of the real-estate boom in 2005-06 to the recession’s trough earlier this year, home resales fell 38 percent and sales of new homes tumbled 76 percent.

Construction of homes and apartments skidded 79 percent. And for the first time in more than four decades of record keeping, home prices posted consecutive annual declines.

A staggering $4 trillion in home equity was wiped out, and millions of Americans lost their homes through foreclosure.

Now take a deep breath and exhale.

The worst is over.

By every measure, except foreclosures, the housing market has stabilized and many areas are recovering, according to a spate of data released in the past two weeks.

Nationwide, home resales in June are up 9 percent from January, on a seasonally adjusted basis. Sales of new homes have climbed 17

percent during the same period. And construction, while still anemic, has risen almost 20 percent since the beginning of the year.

Even home prices, down one third from the top, edged up in May, the first monthly increase since June 2006.

“The freefall is over,” says Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

The problem is that Baker, like many economists, expects the housing market will “be bouncing around the bottom” for the second half of 2009.

There are also real threats that could poison this budding recovery.

The unemployment rate, which is 9.5 percent, is expected to surpass 10 percent, leaving even more homeowners unable to pay their mortgages. Mortgage rates could rise, making homeownership less affordable. And the federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers, which has lured many into the market, is set to expire Nov. 30.

Northeast market Nobody knows the power of a dollar like New Yorkers.

After a home on Long Island sat on

the market for four months recently, the sellers’ real-estate agent told them to drop the price from the mid-$600s to $599,000. The house sold the next weekend.

In Merrick, about 30 miles east of New York City, homes are starting to sell “as long as they’re priced right,” the agent said.

In January, with the ground and financial markets still frozen, few would have believed the worst of the housing crisis in the Northeast would turn around within six months.

But the evidence is clear: Home resales in the region in June hit a seasonally adjusted pace of 820,000, up 28 percent from the beginning of the year. Sales of new homes were also up slightly and construction in the region more than doubled.

Even the median sales price of $249,400 in June was up 10 percent from January and was off just 6 percent from year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors.

“We certainly had our share of problems, but overall the severity of what happened here was far less” than what happened elsewhere, says Michael Lynch, an economist with

IHS Global Insight.

Pittsburgh has the region’s strongest home market in terms of sales and prices because the city saw less of a housing bubble and the area has a 7.7percent unemployment rate, below the national rate.

One of the weakest markets, by contrast, was Providence, R.I., where a jobless rate of 12 percent exacerbated the city’s foreclosure crisis. Too many residents took out risky subprime loans they couldn’t afford when the interest rates spiked within a few years. Today, more than one in 10 homeowners with a mortgage in the state is at least one month behind or in foreclosure.

The Northeast, more than any other region, felt the full force of the credit crisis that reshaped Wall Street.

Manhattan’s real-estate market, long immune from price declines, tanked this year as tens of thousands of people lost their jobs.

Prices of for-sale apartments plunged in the second quarter by the largest amount in decades. Prices have fallen, on average, between 1319 percent, according to four reports published recently by real-estate

firms.

Northeast statistics Northeast states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Data compares June vs. January and June vs. June 2008: Home resales: up 28 percent; down 5 percent Median price: $249,400, up 10 percent from January; down 6 percent New home sales: up 3 percent; down 11 percent New home construction: up 113 percent, down 68 percent Mortgage delinquencies as of March: 10.4 percent Regional outlook: The region should experience “a nice rebound in home construction” over the rest of the year, according to IHS Global Insight, an economic research firm.

Sales for new and existing homes are likely to rise. Just don’t expect your home’s value to shoot up. Rising unemployment will lead to more foreclosures, and that will keep a lid on prices. ■

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Stunning, large NY style loft, 3 bed, 2 bath, level home with 2 gay men. House is 4 BR, 2 com for pix. _______________________________33-39 award winning restored mill on creek. Open full Lovely 3 W/D, bd. 1upper ba. fully furnished home in baths, and lower decks, _______________________________33-20 2614 W. MONTGOMERY AVE. use of beautiful secluded gay court. 2 blocks to floor dining/living plus great room. Marble kitchen.

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