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Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Dec. 4-10, 2015
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Weekly features
News&Opinion 7 — News Briefing 8 — Wedding 10 — Creep of the Week Editorial 11 — Letters/Feedback Mark My Words Street Talk 19 — Crime Watch Media Trail 24 — International
Comfortable surroundings are part of the new Walnut Psychotherapy service, which caters to the LGBT community.
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JOINED IN PRAYER: Philadelphia FIGHT’s seventh-annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast brought together faith leaders from across the region to discuss the faith community’s role in ending the epidemic. Held Dec. 1 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, the event featured an address by guest preacher the Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft., Sr. pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester. Photo: Scott A. Drake
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Scene in Philly Family Portrait Out & About Comics Q Puzzle
14 — Out Law: What’s in a name? 30 — Get Out and Play: Football pics and rugby picks
Classifieds 37 — Real Estate 41 — Personals 43 — Bulletin Board
Next week Out Money Thinking Queerly
Two weeks Gettin’ On Outward Bound
This week in PGN The Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League recognized members at a recent end-of-year gathering.
6 — PGN files appeal for Morris tapes 8 — A wedding 40 years in the making 27 — Arts & Culture cover story: Books for fun, inspiration, mystery and more 32 — Cynthia Nixon and her role as Gail White 33 — Philly filmmakers go “Driving”
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We in the United States already elected a former actor as president; are we now ready to elect a reality star, or a fired, and failed, CEO?
~ Mark My Words, page 11
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