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City clariﬁes transfer-tax exemption

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By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Philadelphia’s revenue department is currently updating materials associated with the city’s real-estate transfer tax to raise awareness about a 2007 ruling that expanded the scope of the tax’s exemptions to include same-sex couples. Rue Landau, executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, said the agency has agreed to modify the Real Estate Transfer Tax Certification form to reflect that financially interdependent persons could be exempt from the tax. Landau said she was unsure when the change would go into effect. In November 2007, City Council approved an amendment to the Realty Transfer Tax section of The Philadelphia Code to allow for two people who provide evidence of financial interdependence to be relieved of the 4-percent tax usually incurred when individuals transfer real estate between each other. However, the City Council decision was not widely publicized, which Landau said has led to some uncertainty among both lending companies and citizens. “It’s possible that the mortgage industry doesn’t know about the exemption and that people aren’t aware of it either,” she said. Because of this, Landau said she has received only a few complaints from individuals attempting to utilize the exemption. The current transfer-tax form allows applicants to check off boxes to signify which exemption they’re claiming, such as if the transaction is to an industrial development agency or to the commonwealth, but there is no mention of the FIP exemption. Landau said the form change will reduce confusion and heighten awareness about the 2007 law. “This will actually get the mortgage companies and title companies to look at the form and realize that there is another category where same-sex couples can fit in in order to be exempt from the transfer tax,” she said. Prior to the 2007 City Council ruling, the only couples who could receive See EXEMPTION, Page 14

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ON THE READY: After hearing about several protests planned by Westboro Baptist Church members on Monday, counterprotesters staked out the announced sites. LGBT activists and supporters Nick Baker (from left), Kelly Rice, Michelle Kline, J. Mason and Damon Constantinides waited for them at the Israeli Consulate at 1880 JFK Blvd. Only four Westboro Baptist members — a woman and her three children — reportedly showed up at Central High School, where they met a large, student-organized counterprotest. The group failed to show up at the other announced sites: the Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul for the funeral of a doctor killed in Iraq and the Italian and Israeli consulates. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Philly faces down Westboro By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Members of a virulently antigay organization arrived for a scheduled demonstration at a local high school this week and were met with throngs of LGBT and ally students and community leaders, who provided a united front against the protesters’ vitriol. Four members of the Westboro Baptist Church, the Topeka, Kan.-based organization headed by Fred Phelps, scheduled a day of protests throughout Philadelphia Jan. 5 centered around the funeral of a local doctor killed in Iraq. According to a press release issued by the WBC, the organization decided to make the trip to Philadelphia to protest the funeral of Maj. John Pryor, a University of Pennsylvania surgeon who was killed Christmas Day in Iraq. WBC, which operates the Web site GodHatesFags.com, travels the country demonstrating at the funerals of men and women killed in the war to bring attention to their belief that God is killing soldiers to express his dissatisfaction of the American societal acceptance of homosexuality. Before demonstrating outside Pryor’s funeral at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City, WBC members gathered outside of Central High School, where they were met with a strong resistance from counterprotesters. The organization’s Jan. 1 press release described

that WBC was targeting Central as a stop on its protest tour because the school “continue[s] with the parents’ job of lying to these children” and that the WBC was “going to tell them a little truth because soon they will be grown snakes and will each be personally responsible for their own behavior.” Gloria Casarez, the mayor’s director of LGBT affairs, postured that the WBC may have chosen Central because of the school’s long-standing and active gay-straight alliance. Last weekend, Casarez sent out a series of emails to contacts within the local LGBT community and also got in touch with the Philadelphia School District and Police Department, as well as Central representatives such as principal Dr. Sheldon Pavel, who had already been put on alert. Pavel said that once he saw the WBC press release, he immediately contacted numerous school afﬁliates to ensure that all parties were adequately prepared. “I notiﬁed the people that I report to in the school district and then dealt with our staff members, our home-and-school president and our student leadership and put out the information to all of these constituents,” Pavel said. “And then on Saturday I came in here and sent out an e-mail to the entire staff. The alumni also did its part in notifying its executive board, as did the home-and-school association.” See PROTESTERS, Page 13

A law went into effect this week that requires all employers in Philadelphia to provide unpaid leave for workers or their close family members — samesex partners included — who have been victims of domestic or sexual violence. City Council passed the “Entitlement to Leave Due to Domestic or Sexual Violence,” spearheaded by Councilman-at-Large Bill Greenlee (D), Oct. 23 and Mayor Nutter signed the ordinance Nov. 5; the law went into effect Jan. 5. Under the law, employers with 50 or more staff members must provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave, and employers with fewer than 50 workers must grant up to four weeks of leave, if the employee or his/her family member experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. The law requires that employees who take the leave would be able to retain their See JOB PROTECTION Page 14

Gay man tapped for White House By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer President-elect Barack Obama made several more staff appointments this week, including the selection of an openly gay member of his transition team for a White House staff position. Bradley J. Kiley, the current director of operations for the Obama-Biden Transition Project, will serve as the director of the Office of Management and Administration. According to the White House Web site, the director oversees the administration of the Executive Office of the President, including “financialSee WHITE HOUSE, Page 13

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PCHR is target of federal bias lawsuit By Timothy Cwiek PGN Writer-at-Large A city agency that enforces civil-rights laws is the target of a federal lawsuit by five AfricanAmerican males who say they’ve been victimized by racism and sexism within the agency. Alonza Baker, Ernest L. Greenwood Jr., Gregory K. Jenkins, John H. McNeil Jr. and Roderick K. Washington filed a federal lawsuit against the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations in April 2005. The case has been progressing through the discovery phase of litigation and is finally scheduled for a jury trial on June 2 before U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones 2nd. Gregg L. Zeff, an attorney for the co-plaintiffs, said his clients faced workplace harassment and discrimination from white managers, particularly after

complaining of disparate treatment. “My clients allege that it was a hostile work environment due to their race and sex,” Zeff said. He said non-African-American workers and female workers, weren’t treated in the same hostile manner as his clients. The hostile work environment resulted in a variety of setbacks for his clients, he said, including loss of promotional opportunities, disparate discipline, negative performance evaluations and unwanted transfers. In the case of Baker, the environment resulted in his dismissal from the agency, Zeff said. “There was unequal treatment for my clients in a variety of ways, and when they expressed concerns about the situation, it fell on deaf ears,” Zeff said. David S. Fryman, an attorney for the city, declined to comment

for this story. Baker, a former networksupport specialist at the PCHR, was terminated from the agency after the lawsuit was ﬁled and is currently unemployed, Zeff said. Greenwood serves as an assistant director, in the community-relations division of the PCHR. Jenkins has been transferred to the city’s Department of Human Services, where he’s employed as a social worker. McNeil works as a supervisor at PCHR’s North Philadelphia Field Ofﬁce. Washington has been transferred to the Risk Management Division of the city’s Finance Department, where he serves as an occupational safety administrator. The co-plaintiffs declined to comment for this story, on the advice of their attorney. Zeff said he believes a jury trial is necessary to resolve the case.

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“I feel badly that the parties haven’t gotten together to try to work this out by now,” he said. “The agency does good work, and it’s a shame that the people there can’t get along better.” Zeff noted that all allegations in the lawsuit predate the tenure of Rue Landau, the current executive director of the PCHR, who was appointed by Mayor Nutter in May. “There are no allegations against the current director,” Zeff said. Landau declined to comment for this story, citing the pending litigation. The lawsuit also claims the co-plaintiffs were excessively scrutinized and denied the independence to perform their duties as they saw fit, while other PCHR workers were allowed to disappear for long periods of time from the office, without their absences reflected in their time

sheets. Zeff said he found it “very ironic” that the PCHR — an agency charged with enforcing civil-rights laws — is the subject of a federal civil-rights lawsuit. “Whether my clients are right or wrong, the appearance is enough to cast a shadow that should have been removed a long time ago,” Zeff said. “I feel the city isn’t being conciliatory at all. They are taking a very hard line, rather than seeing this as something that should be mediated and discussed.” Jury selection will begin at 10 a.m. June 2 at the U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market St. The actual courtroom for the trial will be announced at least one business day before then, according to a scheduling order Jones issued last month. ■ Timothy Cwiek can be reached at (215) 625-8501 ext. 208.

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TAKING PRIDE IN THIER FAMILY: Nearly 100 parents and children gathered to help Philadelphia Family Pride mark its 15th anniversary last week at its annual New Year’s Day brunch, held at the Mishkan Shalom Synagogue. Photos: Courtesy of Doug Metcalfe (left) and Melissa Lawmaster (right)

By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer Although LGBT-headed families might have to overcome many more obstacles than their heterosexual counterparts, nonprofit Philadelphia Family Pride has successfully worked for the past 15 years to alleviate those challenges by heightening the visibility and cohesion of the local LGBT parenting community. PFP celebrated its anniversary Jan. 1 during the organization’s annual New Year’s Day brunch, which drew a crowd of more than 100 parents and children. The organization hosted its first-ever silent auction during the event, which brought in more than $1,000 that will be used to fund PFP’s programs and services. PFP, the only organization in the Philadelphia area that caters specifically to LGBT-headed families, was born in 1993 of a lesbian mothers’ group whose members were looking to expand their influence and more effectively unite local LGBT couples and their kids. The organization staged its first public event the following spring when it hosted an educational forum during the 1994 Pride celebration. PFP became a member of the Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International, now known as the Family Equality Council, the same year. The organization established its bylaws in 1996 and, in 2000, became a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit. Doug Metcalfe, chair of the PFP board, said the goals of the group haven’t changed much since its formation, although the organization has become more solid and directed. “Currently our mission is building community for LGBT parents and their

children in the Greater Philadelphia region through advocacy, education and family events; in the early days I’m not sure we really had as much of a strongly stated mission,” Metcalfe said. “It started out as a very social, informal group of parents coming together to support other LGBT parents and their families, and that’s still at the heart of what we do today. The general mission of the group hasn’t really changed all that much, but I think it’s probably been a bit more formalized in recent years.” Metcalfe said PFP’s membership has continued to grow each year and now includes more than 200 member families from across Philadelphia, the surrounding suburbs and parts of New Jersey. “We have a pretty wide draw and I think that’s deﬁnitely because of some of the programming that we offer,” Metcalfe said. In addition to the annual New Year’s event, PFP also hosts a summertime picnic and a large Halloween party, as well as numerous smaller gatherings throughout the year. PFP partners with LGBT service organization Mountain Meadow to offer Family Zones during Pride, OutFest and Equality Forum’s Sunday OUT! as family-friendly safe spaces where LGBT parents can get to know one another and kids can partake in arts and crafts and games with other children from similar families. The organization also offers several social groups for parents with children of different ages, such as one that stages playdates and events for families with infants and toddlers and another that plans outings for couples with pre-teens. Metcalfe said the relationships that develop among members are PFP’s most valuable accomplishments.

“I think we’ve really done a great job of building a community for LGBT parents and our children. What I’ve seen in the organization are the bonds and friendships and get-togethers that happen outside of the organization based on the relationships that have been built by the families that come to our events and network and get to know one another.” PFP has also taken on LGBT advocacy work as an active member of the Value All Families Coalition, a local group that is working toward marriage equality in Pennsylvania. PFP also seeks to assist and educate current and prospective LGBT parents through its annual parenting workshop at Equality Forum and its resource guide, which connects members with gay-friendly pediatricians, adoption centers and in-vitro-fertilization agencies. PFP does, however, face challenges that many nonproﬁts must also deal with, such as a minimal staff capacity: PFP’s nine-member board is comprised of all volunteers, and the group has only one part-time paid staffer. Metcalfe said that despite the organization’s limited personnel, PFP has made impressive strides in reaching out to and organizing the local LGBT parenting community. “I think the biggest challenge the organization has been faced with for the course of the past 15 years is that we’re a volunteer-run organization. We don’t really have the budget or resources at this point for the organization to have a greater paid-staff complement. We’re all busy parents, with jobs, families, ballet and soccer practices and after-school events, and what we’ve been able to do despite that is tremendous.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn. com.

Members of the city’s Police Advisory Commission are continuing to discuss the possibility of signing a confidentiality agreement prior to reviewing records related to the Nizah Morris homicide, which are housed at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Morris, 47, was a transgender woman who received a courtesy ride from Philadelphia police on Dec. 22, 2002, and was discovered with a head wound shortly afterward. She died two days later. Philadelphia police officials say they’ve lost the Morris homicide file, and the PAC wants access to records within the D.A.’s file to gain a comprehensive understanding of the case. In August, the PAC subpoenaed the D.A.’s Office for all reports, interview notes, memoranda, cell-phone records and search warrants related to those records in the D.A.’s Morris file. The D.A.’s Office declined to comply with the subpoena, but the office reportedly has offered to make additional records available to the PAC if the members sign a confidentiality agreement. PAC executive director William Johnson said he did not have details of the proposed confidentiality agreement, and that initially thought the document review would have taken place by Nov. 30. “Sometimes you don’t know what the delays will be until you get involved in the process,” he said. “At this point, we’re working to overcome the delays and to move forward with the process.” Johnson said the proposed confidentiality agreement may be discussed at the PAC’s next public meeting, tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at 34 S. 11th St., sixth floor. Kathleen R. Padilla, a transgender activist, wants all relevant Morris records opened to the public. “I hope the PAC members won’t sign anything that jeopardizes the public’s right to know what happened to Nizah Morris,” Padilla said. “Given the loss of the police department’s homicide file, the records that have been retained by the D.A.’s Office are all the more important for public review.”

PCHR jurisdictional challenge unresolved The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations has not yet decided whether to investigate the case of a gay man who claims he was forced out of a job as a social worker at a Center City hospice due to his sexual orientation. See NEWS BRIEFING, Page 6

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Francis J. Stucker ﬁled his complaint against St. John’s Hospice on Nov. 19, 2007, but the complaint is being held in abeyance until the PCHR decides whether it has jurisdiction to investigate the matter. TheArchdiocese of Philadelphia is challenging the commission’s jurisdiction, noting that religious organizations are exempt from the anti-bias requirements in the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance. But supporters of Stucker point out that the hospice receives city funding, and the PCHR is responsible for ensuring that city dollars are not spent in a discriminatory manner. “The commissioners are still grappling with the jurisdictional issue with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,” said Jack Fingerman, a PCHR spokesperson. “They expect it may come up at the January or February public meeting.” The next public meeting of the PCHR will be held at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16 at The Curtis Building, 601 Walnut St., third ﬂoor south conference room. — Timothy Cwiek

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Appropriately, attendees will be celebrating the Year of the Ox, an animal that traditionally signifies the prosperity and success that is gained through hard work and determination. Ronald Sy, ASIAC executive director, said the organization, like many others struggling in the current recession, needs the assistance of the local community for it to continue to thrive. “This event will really help support all of our programs that target Asiatic communities,” Sy said. “Like every organization right now, we’re facing funding cuts and shrinking government funding, so it’s important for us to involve the rest of our community in our mission in the fight against HIV.” The night will feature a raffle and a silent auction with a variety of items donated by local businesses, which Sy said “have been very supportive of the organization and the event.” Sy said the organization is still in the process of collecting silent-

auction articles and is also ﬁnalizing entertainment plans. As the highlight of the evening, attendees will be treated to a 10course Asian dinner, which will feature a dim sum platter; saltbaked shrimp and squid; sautéed scallops, chicken and roasted pork; twin lobster in ginger and scallion; and Peking duck. Sy said that last year’s banquet drew about 220 people who together donated more than $12,000, and he’s anticipating that this year’s event will garner up to $20,000 for the organization, surpassing last year’s inaugural success. Ticket prices begin at $50 and range up to $1,000 packages. All sponsorship opportunities — which vary from $100-$1,000 — will secure a mention in the evening’s program book for the sponsor, as well as other beneﬁts. For more information on the event, visit www.asiac.org. ■

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discrimination that local transgender citizens face and seek viable solutions. The forum is part of a monthly series sponsored by COLOURS and other local organizations that aim to create dialogue on the myriad issues affecting all facets of the local LGBT community. For more information, call (215) 496-0330.

Members of the local LGBT and ally communities will take part in a national protest against the Defense of Marriage Act beginning at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at City Hall. The effort, coordinated by Join The Impact, which orchestrated the successful November Proposition 8 protests, will be repeated in cities throughout the country to encourage President-elect Obama to follow through on his pledge to repeal DOMA, which bans samesex marriage at the federal level. Participants in the Philadelphia protest are also encouraged to bring signs and posters that urge the new administration to make LGBT rights a priority.

COLOURS hosts transgender forum LGBT people of color group The COLOURS Organization Inc. will focus on transgender issues at a community forum from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 15 at 112 N. Broad St., ﬁrstﬂoor conference room. “Same, But Different” will bring together community members to discuss the harassment and

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Out performers take center’s stage Openly gay entertainers Keith Kaczorowski, Melissa Kolczynski and Tom Wilson Weinberg will put a quirky, comedic spin on cabaret classics in the aptly named “Keith, Melissa and Tom Show” at both 7 and 9 p.m. Jan. 16 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. The trio, who will donate 20 percent of ticket sales to the center’s library, will apply their own musical stylings to the works of such composers as Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Leonard Bernstein, among many others. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www. TomWilsonWeinberg.com or www. waygay.org or by calling (215) 8472820. ■ — Jen Colletta

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Media Trail Portland’s gay mayor sworn in The Advocate reports gay mayor Sam Adams was ﬁnally sworn in at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day, even though he was elected to replace outgoing mayor Tom Potter back in May. About 40 people were there to witness the ceremony, including his partner, Peter Zuckerman. Though Adams’ sexuality never became a factor in the race, before it ofﬁcially began, he was the subject of a smear campaign from a would-be rival, gay real-estate developer Bob Ball, who unsuccessfully attempted to link Adams to an encounter with an underage intern. “This is a testament to how fair-minded Portlanders are that it wasn’t an issue,” Adams said. Portland is now the largest city in the United States with an openly gay mayor.

FDA approves new HIV test ADOPTION SUIT FILED: Rita Sklar, executive director of ACLU Arkansas (right), wraps up a conversation Dec. 30 with Stephanie Huffman (from left) and Wendy Rickman at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. The couple from Conway, Ark., and 27 other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit last Tuesday challenging a new Arkansas law banning unmarried couples living together from becoming foster or adoptive parents. The law took effect Jan. 1. AP Photo: Danny Johnston

Report: Religion biggest factor in Prop. 8 vote By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer A new study released Jan. 6 found that race may not have played as decisive a role in the passage of Proposition 8 in California as initially assumed. The report, authored by Drs. Patrick Egan of New York University and Kenneth Sherrill of Hunter College, found that political and religious ideologies were more important determining factors than race in whether or not California residents voted in favor of Prop. 8, which amended the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Prop. 8 passed 52.3-47.7 percent in the Nov. 4 election, overturning the California Supreme Court’s May decision to legalize same-sex marriage. “California’s Proposition 8: What Happened, and What Does the Future Hold?” was commissioned by LGBT organization Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund and released by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. Egan and Sherrill analyzed precinct-byprecinct results and exit polls, including data from ﬁve of the precincts that had the highest number of African-American voters. Shortly after the vote, reports circulated that as much as 70 percent of African Americans voted in favor of Prop. 8. The researchers, however, adjusted that to 57-59 percent.

Egan and Sherrill found that four factors were the most inﬂuential in determining a voter’s position on Prop. 8: party identiﬁcation, ideology, frequency of religious-service attendance and age. According to the report, about 81 percent of Republicans, 30 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of independents favored Prop. 8. Democratic voters in the state slightly outweighed the number of Republicans. About 82 percent of those who considered themselves politically “conservative” backed Prop. 8, in addition to 51 percent of moderate voters and 22 percent of liberals. The study also found that the more frequently a voter attended religious services, the more likely he or she was to vote for Prop. 8. About 70 percent of those who attended weekly services, which accounted for about 45 percent of all voters, voted for Prop. 8; 48 percent of monthly attendees favored the measure; 44 percent who participated in holiday services voted for the initiative; and only 30 percent of those who said they hardly ever attended services voted for Prop. 8. About 67 percent of those 65 and older supported Prop. 8, while the measure saw support from 47 percent of those 45-64 — who comprised the largest age group in the election — 48 percent of those 30-44 and 45 percent of voters 18-29. The researchers determined the impact of each of these voter characteristics on the actual

Prop. 8 results by comparing their overall prevalence in the voting population. For instance, the study found that 45.9 percent of voters were male and that men were about 11percentage points more likely than women to favor Prop. 8; by multiplying the two figures, Egan and Sherrill determined that only about 4.9 percent of votes were affected by gender. Party identification accounted for 15.2 percent; political ideology for 14.6 percent; frequency of attendance at religious services 11.8 percent; and age 8.7 percent. The researchers found that race only accounted for about 5.5 percent. The study did find, however, that African Americans typically attend religious services at a much higher rate than whites, Latinos or Asians, and that their religious leanings, not their race, had an impact on their votes. Andrea Shorter, director of And Marriage for All, said the study may help put to rest the notion that black voters single-handedly pushed Prop. 8 through. “This study debunks the myth that African Americans overwhelmingly and disproportionately supported Proposition 8,” Shorter said. “But we clearly have work to do with, within and for African-American communities, particularly the black church.” ■

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365gay.com reports federal regulators have approved a new HIV test that screens for two less common forms of the virus. The Food and Drug Administration said the TaqScreen MPX test is the ﬁrst to simultaneously detect HIV-2 and HIV1 Group O strains. Both types of HIV are mainly found among patients in Africa, but the FDA said they have recently been detected in the U.S. The MPX test, made by a division of Swiss drug maker Roche, also screens for the most common forms of HIV and hepatitis. “Blood-donor testing laboratories will be able to use nucleic-acid technology to screen for additional HIV strains, further assuring that donated blood and tissue are free from infection,” said FDA division chief Jesse Goodman in a statement.

Students launch UT’s first gay fraternity The Austin American-Statesman reports a group of students have started the first gay and bisexual fraternity chapter at University of Texas, one of only two in the state. Russell van Kraayenburg, a senior majoring in radio, television and film, helped launch the fraternity, Delta Lambda Phi, after researching the national organization online and talking about it with his two closest friends. The three worked over the summer to become a “colony” of Delta Lambda Phi, the nation’s largest and oldest fraternity organization for gay and bisexual men. They will become an official fraternity chapter after initiating three pledge classes. They inducted their first class in November. ■

— Larry Nichols

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JAN. 9 - 15, 2009

Gay rodeo organization elects new leadership By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer As members of the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association look eagerly toward the warmer weather and this summer’s second annual Stampede, the organization now has several new leaders who are committed to seeing that the group has another successful ride this year. Last month, LGRA members elected several new leaders: Jeff Bolognese as president; Steve Oliver as vice president; Chris Maurizio as secretary/volunteer coordinator; James Erhart as treasurer; Stephen J. Watrobski as newsletter chairperson; and John J. Stypa as Webmaster. Also late last month, the organization announced that its 2009 Stampede will kick off July 31 and run through Aug. 2. The location of the rodeo should be determined in the next few weeks. Although the stampede is still more than six months away, the organization’s new ofﬁcers are concentrating their efforts to make this year’s event even more successful than last year’s. “We’re pretty excited about putting on our second rodeo here in the Philadelphia area,” Oliver said. “I personally believe in the country lifestyle and trying to bring that here to Philadelphia to provide a venue for folks and help them to understand what the rodeo’s all

fundraising efforts of the organization. He noted that one of his main goals for the LGRA is to heighten the level of support the organization can provide to local nonprofits through this year’s Stampede. “What we’re truly about is providing support for our charity partners,” he said. “Unfortunately, we were just able to break even with the work we did last year, so we didn’t have anything left over to support our charities, but this year with more efficiency built in and a more stringent budget, we’re looking to expand that.” LGRA has not yet announced the charity partners for this year’s Stampede. A l t h o u g h Bolognese was just JEFF BOLOGNESE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT), STEVE OLIVER, officially elected CHRIS MAURIZIO AND JAMES ERHART president last month, a position that allowed him to about.” he’s had several Oliver has been involved with garner sponsors and advertisers for months to ease into the role, as the LGRA since 2007 and previously last year’s rodeo. Oliver has also former LGRA vice president took served as the sponsorship chair, spearheaded the public-relations and over in an interim role when former

president Jennifer Vrana stepped down in July. Bolognese, who’s been an LGRA member for about three years, said that one of his top priorities will be to increase the organization’s membership base. “We’re all set on trying to grow the organization and be more in touch with all of our members to bring even more people together,” he said. Bolognese noted that the LGRA provides numerous social opportunities for members of the local LGBT community to get to know one another away from the club or bar environments. “I think a lot of the enjoyment of the group is getting to know so many different people and being a part of something that is bringing people together outside of the typical scene of were you meet people,” he said. Now that the new ofﬁcers are settling into the positions, Bolognese said they’ll be devoting most of their time to ensuring that the LGRA Stampede again successfully unites gay rodeo enthusiasts from across the country. “We’re attempting to get things going now that the holidays are over and we’re looking forward to going full steam ahead.” For more information on the LGRA, visit www.libertygra.org. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.

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DOMA author calls for law’s repeal in an op-ed By Jen Colletta PGN Staff Writer

veterans’ beneﬁts — has become a de facto club used to limit, if not thwart, the ability of a state to choose to recognize same-sex unions.” Barr said he now agrees with Obama that DOMA “has to go,” although Obama has asserted that the law should be abolished because it is discriminatory. “If one truly believes in federalism and the primacy of

marriage has always been seen as a state issue and it’s not something that the federal government should get involved with. I think that this will provide additional momentum to challenge and undo DOMA.” McKay Barr’s Together noted We Can,that a discussion opposition DOMA dealing reﬂects what group forto people with she sees as a changing societal trend emotional, mental and addictive inproblems, favor of will same-sex meet atmarriage. 7 p.m. at The “As marriage-equality The Trans-Health advocates, it’s reallyInformation positive Project will hold a drop-in center for all trans persons from 7-11 p.m. oor;

Bob Barr, the former Georgian lawmaker who crafted the Defense of Marriage Act, penned an op-ed piece this week that urges President-elect Obama and legislators to repeal the law. In a Jan. 5 opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, Barr, the Libertarian presidential nominee in the recent election, said DOMA was not working as he had intended and that it should be repealed. The Humboldt Society, a gay and Barr took the position lesbian naturalist club, will meet that DOMA limits states’ at 7:30 p.m. at the William Way rights but did not make any reference to LGBT rights. Ties That Bind Us, a 12-step Barr, who authored the 1996 law that bans samesex marriage or other unions on a federal level, said he intended DOMA to “thwart the then-nascent move in a few state courts and legislatures to afford partial or full recognition to same-sex couples.” Barr asserted that he was motivated to pursue DOMA because a Hawaii court at the time was considering legalizing same-sex marriage; he said he crafted DOMA as a way to prevent marriage-equality supporters from arguing that the U.S. Constitution’s “full faith and credit” clause should force the legalization of same-sex marriage in one state to apply to all states. However, Barr said he’s “wrestled with this issue CHANGE OF HEART: Former Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, for the last several years and author of the Defense of Marriage Act, speaks to a classroom on the Duke come to the conclusion that University campus Oct. 28 in Durham, N.C. Earlier this week, Barr wrote an DOMA is not working out op-ed piece criticizing DOMA, which bans same-sex marriage at the federal as planned.” level — a law President-elect Obama has pledged to overturn. AP Photo: The He said he now believes News & Observer, Chris Seward that DOMA “reflects oneway federalism” in that it only state government over the federal, to see this sea change coming protects states that don’t wish to DOMA is simply incompatible around. Here in California, we see recognize same-sex unions. with those notions,” Barr wrote. the trend moving toward marriage “Even more so now than in Molly McKay, media director equality as the law of the land. It’s 1996, I believe we need to reduce at Marriage Equality U.S.A., said definitely a good sign that even federal power over the lives of the that even though Barr did not former opponents are coming citizenry and over the prerogatives touch on DOMA’s discriminatory around. America doesn’t always of the states,” he wrote. “It truly is nature, his support can still be very get it right the first time, but time to get the federal government valuable in the fight to repeal the over time they eventually do and out of the marriage business. In law law. extend civil-rights appropriately and policy, such decisions should “I was very encouraged to read to all people. This is the time, and be left to the people themselves.” that not even the author of DOMA we are the generation to see this He also argued that “the is still in favor of it,” McKay civil-rights issue come to reality.” heterosexual definition of said. “There are so many different ■ marriage for purposes of federal reasons why DOMA is terrible law, laws — including immigration, and some of the issues that Bob Jen Colletta can be reached at Social Security survivor rights and Barr raised relate to the fact that jen@epgn.com.

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Editorial Mongering the hate This week, Philadelphia was visited by the hate mongers of the Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church, in town to protest the funeral of Dr. John Pryor, a Penn trauma-unit doctor killed in Iraq. Relatives of the church’s leader, the Rev. Fred Phelps, had announced they planned to protest the doctor’s funeral, as well as make stops at Central High School and the Israeli and Italian consulates. It looks like they only made it to the high school, where over 100 students and allies countered them. For several years now, the Phelps clan has blamed sexual minorities for natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the deaths of soldiers in Iraq. They have protested everything from preacher Billy Graham (for not supporting their “God Hates Fags” campaign) to the funeral of Mormon president Gordon B. Hinckley (again, not taking a hard-enough line on homosexuality) to Ellen DeGeneres. In recent years, several states have passed laws banning funeral protests in response to Westboro’s pickets, and the Patriot Guard motorcycle club formed to drown them out and shield families from their hateful placards. As frequently as they protest, Westboro Baptist members threaten to protest even more often. And like this week in Philadelphia, they don’t always follow through or are thwarted. This week’s counterprotest at Central High School drew a large number of pro-gay students, with the backing of the principal, the school’s gay-straight alliance and alumni. Though the adults were there to show their support, the students, in the words of one attendee, “had things covered.” The visit by the Phelps clan brings to bear how best to respond to those who are incendiary and hateful in their attacks on the LGBT community. (Repent America and Anne Coulter also come to mind.) On the one hand, the community can opt to ignore the person/group and not engage. This works in some cases. If everyone ignored Coulter, maybe she would go away. (It seems to have worked for Dr. Laura Schlessinger.) On the other, there is a need for people to speak up and challenge homophobes and their viewpoints. And while the community might hope that mainstream media ignores them, it still needs to make sure that theirs is not the only message out there. Like the students did at Central, it’s important to demonstrate that homophobes aren’t the only ones entitled to free speech. ■

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Jennifer Vanasco

New year, new possibilities The thing I like best about the New Year is: You don’t know. You don’t know what is going to happen to you in the next year, what gifts the next 12 months will bring. You can’t predict whom you will meet, what you will learn, the new experiences you will have. This, I know, is not the typical way of looking at the coming year. Most people make resolutions — they decide what they want to change in their lives, and use the blank slate of January to try to make that happen. I admire that. I admire the people, especially, who make resolutions and keep them, who are able to create big change by making big goals. But after years of failed personal resolutions — lose 10 pounds! Balance my checkbook every day! Stop eating sugar! — I’ve realized I’m not a resolutions type of girl. Where other people make plans, I like to stay open to possibilities. The nice thing about being open to an uncertain future is that — well, the future is uncertain. We always think we can plan for it. We think we know what will happen to us. But we just can’t predict. So a couple years ago, I decided that instead of ﬁghting that uncertainty, I would look forward to it, as if each mysterious day was a present in pretty wrapping. Last January, I was miserable. I was

living in a tense housing situation. I had very little agency in my job, which left me bored. I had just lost health insurance. I was tired of being single — but after 20-something first dates found on Match.com and arranged by friends, I was also tired of looking. We’ve all had periods of time like that, right? Where you look around and all you see is darkness; where you can’t take a step forward because the fog is so thick you can’t see the road. In the middle of all that misery, I had a conversation with a consoling friend. “At least,” I said, “it’s January.” She looked at the early dark, at the faces of passersby cramped by cold, and raised an eyebrow. “No, really,” I said. “A full year is ahead of us. Anything could happen.” I told myself I would just keep my head down, make the small changes I could and see what happened. I wouldn’t let myself fall into despair. And then I had a year I couldn’t have predicted. One of those crazy magic years that — if we’re lucky — happen once in our lifetimes. My job became challenging, deeply satisfying and wildly fun. Health insurance returned, accompanied by other benefits. I was on the floor of the Democratic National Convention when Obama gave his historic acceptance speech. I moved to an apartment with a yard. In Manhattan. And, most unexpected of all, I

started dating the woman whom I now hope to marry. A woman I had never met before this past summer. The fragments of my life, which had been ﬂoating around like mismatched jigsaw pieces, suddenly clicked into place. And now here we are at January. January, the blank slate. January, when anything can happen. Sure, plenty of bad things happen in a year. Awful bad things. Bad things that we think we might not be able to get through. And with the economy, this coming year already looks particularly rough. Friends, family members, colleagues are being laid off. Loans are scarce. We are all keeping our heads down. We are all hoping to keep our jobs — if we still have them. But for me, the idea of January is that there is always hope in unexpected places: $20 in an old pair of pants that you won’t come across until you desperately need it. A long-lost friend who will renew contact. A person you will meet who will be the key to your next job, next apartment, next unbelievable experience. We don’t know what will happen this year. That’s something we can all look forward to. ■ Jennifer Vanasco is an award-winning syndicated columnist. E-mail her at jennifer.vanasco@gmail.com.

JAN. 9 - 15, 2009

PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS

Street Talk

Mark My Words Mark Segal Discrimination and the Catholic Church We got a ﬂood of reaction to our front page last week. The ﬁrst reaction to last week’s PGN Person of the Year cover for me was when I ran into District Attorney Lynne Abraham. She said, “Another major interview — you guys are really racking them up.” But my favorite was that some readers thought it was an early April Fool’s joke. After all, the other headline on the page was “Bush signs pro-gay

bill.” Why should Cardinal Justin Rigali matter to you? LGBT people are more likely to face discrimination in employment, housing or public accommodations. And LGBT people in the closet are more likely to be the targets. We recently wrote about an award-winning closeted teacher in a Philadelphia suburb who lost his job just because the principal discovered he was gay. The teacher had absolutely no recourse. At present, the cardinal supports this discrimination. So back to Rigali. As last week’s cover story

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indicated, the cardinal and the Catholic Conference are even further behind than President Bush on gay issues. And since the conference headed by Rigali is a major lobbying force with our legislature, it is time to spotlight who is supporting discrimination against you. Yes, the cardinal and the conference believe in discrimination. Remember Proposition 8 in California? What the Mormons were (and are) to Prop. 8 in California, Rigali and his Catholic Conference are to discrimination in Pennsylvania. As we move forward on the nondiscrimination front, we should also make it crystal clear that nondiscrimination legislation has nothing to do with marriage. That is an entirely different issue and legislation. Rigali and company might attempt to confuse the two. On the other hand, if Rigali and company do not wish to be viewed as pro-segregation Gov. George Wallace — standing in the school doorway to uphold segregation — it’s time to speak out for nondiscrimination. ■ Mark Segal is PGN publisher. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com.

Letters Person of the Year: Shocked, appalled Editor: I am writing to comment on PGN’s front-page story [“Person of the Year: Cardinal Justin Rigali,” Jan. 2] and picture of the Person of the Year. I am shocked, appalled and offended by our community newspaper’s choice! Especially when you consider the qualiﬁcations and achievements of the runners-up! I guess this is PGN’s attempt at shock journalism and maybe an opportunity to “rally the troops” to ﬁght against what I would consider one of the biggest foes of gay rights, Cardinal Rigali and the Catholic Church! I am a former Catholic who now has freedom from oppression and full acceptance in the Episcopal Church. I ministered for many years in the Catholic Church on the parish and diocesan levels and know fully well from the inside about the double standards, political posturing and hypocrisy, not to mention the hundreds of gay clergy and religious who continue to serve in a church that cannot and will not ever accept and support them for who they are regardless of all the good that they do! Maybe the Person(s) of the Year should have been them: the ones that

continue to serve even though they have to do it “in the closet,” so to speak. Considering that we are just a few months after the debacle of Prop. 8 in California, do we really need to continue to draw attention to religious denominations like the Catholics and Mormons, who continue to use the LGBT community to mask their own dysfunction and controversies? I mean, after all, we continue to be scapegoats and used as diversions so that they can continue to run from the law and fight off lawsuits due to the priest pedophilia scandal and the polygamy and childabuse cases of recent note. Not to mention that this feeds into the homophobia and hate-crime attacks on our community at a time when these types of crimes are on a rise nationwide! I would hope that the editorial staff will print a better explanation (or even a retraction) of why the cardinal was chosen as Person of the Year in next week’s paper. If there was a clarification in this week’s paper, I certainly did not see it. I find it interesting too that the cardinal takes that “love the sinner, hate the sin” approach, which to me is nothing more than sugar-coating lip service! If

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he really means it, then put your parishioners’ contributing dollars and money where your mouth is and establish an ofﬁce of ministry to the LGBT community like the Archdiocese of Baltimore did, so that they can truly open a dialogue and minister to the thousands of gay Catholics looking for a lifeline from their church. I do hope that the LGBT community rallies against this choice and that the opposition to it is overwhelming. Maybe this is the reaction that you had hoped for when you named the head hatemonger of the Catholic Church in the Philadelphia region to be PGN’s choice for Person of the Year? Jon J. Rania Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Defending Obama, Warren Editor: Regarding your article in the recent PGN [“Inauguration See LETTERS, Page 12

Benjamin North research assistant Washington Square West

Amy Palmitessa scientist South Philadelphia

“The Rick Warren controversy. His selection to speak at the Obama Inaugural was disappointing. I don’t think Rev. Warren needs a national platform. He passes himself off as a mainstream pastor, and he’s not.”

“The pregnant man. I find it a heartwarming and inspiring story. [Thomas Beatie] seems like a strong personality, not in it for the attention. Despite the flak he’s getting, he’s managing to maintain his equilibrium.”

William Pierce insurance broker Washington Square West

Greg van Brug graphic designer Port Richmond

“The passage of Proposition 8. It was unfair. I don’t think voters should have any say over people’s private lives. Legislating morality is wrong. I think [samesex] marriage rights will be reinstated in California by a new referendum within five years.”

“The ‘Milk’ movie. I didn’t know anything about Harvey Milk until I saw the previews. I think a lot of people didn’t know about it until the movie came out. Yes, I plan on seeing it. I hope it helps the cause [of LGBT rights].”

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LETTERS From Page 11 rev. draws ire” Dec. 26, 2008Jan.1, 2009] your statement that Pastor Rick Warren “has been a strong opponent of the LGBT community” is not accurate. You should know: In 2002, Kay Warren, Rick’s wife, came to a new level of awareness and became (in her words) “seriously disturbed” by the suffering of the millions infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS, certainly an LGBT community issue. Up until this time, most Christian communities had admonished HIV/AIDS as “that gay disease,” and Kay was the ﬁrst major ﬁgure to reverse that position very publicly (www. rickwarrennews.com/bio_kwarren. htm). In 2005, in support of that position, Saddleback began its annual Global Summit on AIDS and The Church. By inviting Obama at that time, they took major criticism for inviting a pro-choice politician to speak, much like Obama is taking now for his selection of Warren for the inauguration. Also, addressing pandemic disease (such as HIV/AIDS, especially in Africa) is a fundamental element of the

P.E.A.C.E. plan that came out of Kay Warren’s position. Ever heard of a book called “The Purpose Driven Life”? The Warrens give away 90 percent of their income from such efforts (30 million sold and counting) and live on 10 percent, much of that monetary support going to church efforts to support such plans to ﬁght HIV/AIDS. True — on this issue of marriage, Warren differs with the opinion that you and a minority of America hold, and feels that 5,000 years of marriage being deﬁned by all cultures and religions as between one man and one woman should remain. This is a freedom-of-speech issue, so why should Warren be held as “hate spewing” (cartoon on page 11) because his view differs from your own? In case you missed it, at the Civil Forum on The Presidency that Warren hosted before the election, President-elect Obama stated he also believed marriage should be between one man and one woman. You forgot to mention that, so maybe that can be your next piece. Keep writing — I enjoyed your article. ■ David Nelson Los Angeles

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Court sides with Episcopals over property By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — California’s high court ruled Monday that three parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers cannot retain ownership of their church buildings and property. In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that the Southern California property belongs to the Episcopal Church because the parishes agreed to abide by the mother church’s rules, which include speciﬁc language

PROTESTERS From Page 1 Also over the weekend, Pavel posted an announcement on the school’s Web site to notify students of the impending protest and to advise them to ignore the protesters so as not to “play into the hands of those who seek to spread hate.” He said he also coordinated security efforts with the school district and the police. By the time the WBC members — one woman and three children — arrived at Central around 7 a.m. Monday, a crowd of Central students, alumni, teachers and administrators, students from other high schools and local LGBT leaders had begun to amass. By the end of the nearly 90-minute protest, about 200 counterprotesters had gathered, armed with posters and signs. Allison Buehler, education manager at LGBT health clinic Mazzoni Center, said news of the protest had begun to circulate through Facebook gay-straight alliance pages last weekend, and that the students at Central and other local high schools should take credit for the successful counterprotest. “The students were amazing.

about property ownership. St. James Church in Newport Beach, All Saints Church in Long Beach and St. David’s Church in North Hollywood pulled out of the 2.1-million-member national Episcopal Church in 2004 and sought to retain property ownership. Each church held deeds in their names to the property. The court ruled that Episcopal Church canons made it clear the property belonged to the individual parishes only as long as they remained part of the bigger church. “When it disafﬁliated from the

general church, the local church did not have the right to take the church property with it,” Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin wrote for the seven-member court. The 2003 ordination of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire set off a wide-ranging debate within the church and upset conservative congregations. Since then, four dioceses and about 100 individual churches have split and set off bitter religious and legal feuds over church doctrine and division of property. An attorney for the U.S. Episcopal Church said that the

The adults were there really to support them but the students did everything,” Buehler said. “When I arrived around 7, there were students there already prepared with signs, talking about what message they wanted to send and talking with the principal about who they were trying to educate, and even things down to the logistics of where they should stand.” Pavel commended the students who organized and participated in the counterprotest. “I am very proud of our kids, of their passion and of their desire to take a stand,” he said. “I think they did a real nice job.” Pavel was present throughout the protest, which, Casarez noted, showed the Central students where their school stands on LGBT discrimination. “The principal was very afﬁrming, out there with the students speaking out against bigotry. He was present for every student who was crossing the street, who could see that he was there standing against bigotry and against hatred,” she said. “It sent such a big message for people to see the principal standing out there. I don’t know that we’d have a lot of other principals doing that.”

Pavel, who said he didn’t have the “foggiest idea” why WBC chose Central other than the fact that the school “stands for some things they are against,” said that, as principal, he had a responsibility to stand beside his students. “My role is to be where my kids are. It’s not complicated. My responsibility is to my kids, my staff, my parents, my alumni,” Pavel said. Later in the day, WBC members also had planned to picket at the Italy Consulate General and the Israel Consulate General, where several LGBT supporters gathered to counter the protesters, who did not arrive at the scheduled time. Michelle Kline, J. Mason and Damon Constantinides, staffers at The Attic Youth Center, waited outside the Israel Consulate General to “show support and balance out the presence,” Kline said. Kelly Rice brought several posters to the protest to inform the WBC members that their message was not welcome in Philadelphia. “I belong to a church that doesn’t necessarily believe in the same things that [Phelps] believes in,” she said. “We don’t believe in hate.” ■

California Supreme Court ruling will be inﬂuential in other similar property disputes across the country. “This was a thorough and conclusive ruling,” said Episcopal Church lawyer John Shiner. Bishop Jon Bruno, head of the 85,000-person Los Angeles Diocese, said he was “overjoyed” with the ruling and hoped it would prompt reconciliation talks with the three churches. “I’m a Christian and I believe there is always the possibility of reconciliation,” Bruno said. “It has been devastating for both sides.”

A lawyer for the breakaway parishes didn’t immediately return a telephone call. Similar legal battles are expected in Pittsburgh; Fort Worth, Texas; and Quincy, Ill., where dioceses recently voted to split from the national church. On Dec. 19, a Virginia judge, citing a Civil War-era state law there, ruled in favor of 11 congregations in their split from the main church. The Episcopal Church is the American body of the Anglican Communion, with about 77 million members worldwide. ■ A Loving Family of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Catholics & our allies invites you to celebrate

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WHITE HOUSE From Page 1 management and informationtechnology support, humanresources management, library and research assistance, facilities management, procurement, printing and graphics support, security and mail and messenger operations.” Kiley will also represent the EOP before Congressional funding panels and oversee the submission of the annual EOP Budget Request. Kiley is no stranger to White House administration, having previously served as deputy assistant to the president for management

and administration under former President Bill Clinton. Most recently, Kiley served as the vice president of ﬁnance and operations at The Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based progressive think tank. John Neurohr, spokesperson for The Center for American Progress, said Kiley will be a valuable asset to the Obama team. “Throughout his career, Brad has been an outstanding leader and professional, making the toughest of jobs and ofﬁces run seamlessly,” Neurohr said. “We will miss him dearly at CAP, but know that he will be an integral part of President-elect

Obama’s White House.” Kiley also worked as the director of ﬁnance and administration for the 1996 Democratic National Convention and at the International AIDS Trust. Obama has yet to appoint an openly gay individual to his Cabinet, but did tap Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley as chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. In addition to Kiley, Obama’s transition team has six other openly gay members. ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.

Friday, January 23: BA Shabbat service, 8:00 PM. Join us for a traditional rabbi-led service, followed by the oneg. Saturday, January 24: BA theater outing, The Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, 7:30 PM, the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St., Philadelphia. Tickets: $18. For reservations, please call the BA phone line, 215-923-2003, by Jan. 15th and leave name, phone number & number of tickets you want. We will all meet for dinner at a reasonably-priced restaurant before the show. Friday, February 13: Tu B’Shevat seder, 8:00 PM. There is no charge to attend, but please RSVP to the BA phone line by Feb.6th so we can plan accordingly. Save the date: Sunday, March 1, 3:00 PM: the Folksbiene Troupe returns to the RS Teller Auditorium for an afternoon of Yiddish Theater. Save the date: Saturday, March 14, the world-renowned BA Players present a brand new Purim shpiel, My Fair Esther, 7:00 PM. Beth Ahavah and Rodeph Shalom are afﬁliated in spirit and share a sacred home. Visit www.bethahavah.org for additional information, programming and directions

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the transfer-tax exemption were opposite-sex married couples. When the city passed its domestic-partner law in 1998, same-sex couples who registered as life partners with the city were relieved of the transfer tax. The following year, however, William Devlin, head of the Urban Family Council, ﬁled suit and in 2002 the Commonwealth Court struck down the life-partners law as unconstitutional. In 2004, however, the

JOB PROTECTION From Page 1 position, as well as their benefits, and would guard against employer retaliation. The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations is charged with enforcing the law. The scope of the law is rather vast, with family or household members defined as: “spouses or persons who have been spouses, persons living as spouses or who lived as spouses, parents and children, other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, current or former sexual or intimate partners, persons who share biological parenthood or ‘Life Partners.’” Rue Landau, PCHR executive director, said that same-sex couples do not need to have registered with the city’s Life Partner registry in

himself in last Thursday after police announced they were searching for him. He was wanted on charges of gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking. Gagan said Gonzalez asked for an attorney when he turned himself in but said nothing about his alleged role in the attack. “We feel that while these four suspects were at large, a large cross-section of our population felt unsafe,” Gagan said. “Now that the fourth one is behind bars, we can all breathe a sigh of relief.” Police would not detail each person’s alleged involvement. Tips from local residents led to the arrests. Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked on Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The

alleged attackers made comments indicating they knew she was a lesbian, police said. Authorities have characterized the case as a hate crime. Police said the victim lives openly with a female partner. The 45-minute attack started when one of the men approached the woman in the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to disrobe and sexually assaulted her with the help of the others, according to detectives. When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building. She was raped again inside and outside the vehicle and left naked outside the building while the assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car, police said. ■

Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the domestic-partner law but struck the transfer-tax clause. The court ruled that because the transfer-tax stipulation was crafted to solely benefit same-sex couples and did not apply to unmarried opposite-sex couples, it violated the uniformity clause contained within the Pennsylvania Constitution. The 2007 City Council legislation, however, encompasses all financially interdependent individuals, regardless of sexual orientation. The law defines financially interdependent people as those “who live together as a

single household and who, for at least six months, have agreed to share the common necessities of life and be responsible for each other’s common welfare.” Under the law, same-sex couples who have registered as life partners with the city do not need to provide any further documentation to prove their ﬁnancial interdependence, while those in unregistered samesex relationships or other types of situations would have to provide evidence of their relationships. ■

order for the law to be applicable. PCHR commissioner Kay Kyungsun Yu noted that domestic and sexual violence often have far-reaching effects that can permanently impact the victim and his/her family. “Domestic violence and sexual violence are recognized as crimes that have devastating effects on individuals, families, our community and the workplace,” Yu said. “In addition to the abuse from the violence itself, victims of domestic and sexual violence and their families are forced to endure economic losses, much of which stem from the absence from work that inevitably results from having to cope with the abuse.” The law authorizes the leave so workers can seek medical attention for physical or psychological injuries; obtain counseling or

therapy; obtain assistance from a domestic- or sexual-violence agency; make safety plans, such as possible relocation; or to seek legal assistance. The leave can be taken consecutively or can be incorporated into a reduced workweek. Employers may require documentation of the incident, such as a sworn statement of a caseworker at a victims-services organization or a police report. The ordinance expires on Jan. 5, 2010, but Landau said she expects City Council to again take up the measure closer to that date. “The law is currently only in effect for one year, but we anticipate that it will again be passed with some amendments so that this can be continued,” Landau said. ■

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What to do with your 401(k) after a layoff? Q: I’ve recently been laid off from my job ... I had been working there for nearly 15 years. Can you give me some tips on the best course of action during a layoff with regard to my 401(k) company retirement plan? A: In today’s economic environment, layoffs have become increasingly prevalent across a wide spectrum of the American labor force. You have several options for your former employer’s 401(k) plan, which are highlighted below. And my best wishes for hopefully better days to come for all of us this year! Today, most employers offer departing employees the choice of a “lump-sum” distribution from their retirement plans when they separate from service. This single payment represents years of hard work and carries with it the hope of a long-awaited, well-ﬁnanced retirement. You may be tempted to use your retirement-plan assets as a source of current income during your period of unemployment. This move could cause dire consequences to your long-term security. For example, consider that most of the funds distributed directly to you will be subject to taxes and will incur a possible penalty. Before you make any irrevocable decisions regarding your company retirement-fund distributions, you should speak to your professional advisers to review your available options for managing these funds. There are four common options for receiving your retirement-plan assets. Each is summarized below. 1. Roll over the funds into an IRA By rolling your company retirement funds into your own

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IRA, your funds will retain their tax-deferred status. Depending on the investment firm you use for your rollover, you may have access to a wide range of investment choices and the ability to tailor a portfolio that is most appropriate for you. An IRA may allow greater flexibility in customizing your beneficiary designations. You could also structure a payout plan, to begin at any age, which avoids the usual early-withdrawal penalties. To help you decide what works best in your circumstances, you should have the services of a professional adviser who will work with you to design a retirement-investment portfolio that is most appropriate. 2. Leave your account with your former employer If the balance in your employer’s plan is above $5,000, you will have the option of leaving your retirement assets in that plan. Each employer has different rules for the management of funds left behind by former employees. You may find that your employer may not offer the same range of services that you had while you were employed. Be sure to get a copy of your former employer’s retirement-plan document so you can review the terms that impact the management of your investments. 3. Take the money out of the plan by having it sent to you If you receive the proceeds from your company retirement plan directly, it is considered taxable and 20 percent will be withheld for anticipated taxes. You have 60 days to add back the withheld 20 percent from your own funds and roll over the entire amount into an IRA or other tax-deferred retirement plan. The 20 percent that your company withheld will be refunded to you when you file your income taxes for that year. If you are planning to roll over your company retirement plan, the easier course of action is to have your company transfer the funds directly to your new plan.

4. Roll the money over to a new employer’s plan Do you have another job that offers an attractive retirement plan? Will your employer allow outside retirement funds to be transferred into this plan? As with your former employer’s plan, any subsequent employer’s plan may lack the flexibility you could gain with your own IRA. Therefore, consider rolling your former employer’s funds into an IRA. By doing so, your funds remain taxdeferred and are positioned for future growth potential. If your future employer accepts rollovers into the company retirement plan, this option would still remain open for you to exercise in the future. As always, I recommend speaking to your advisers, who will better understand your specific situation, to guide you in making the best choice. ■ Jeremy Gussick is a financial advisor with Smith Barney in Center City, focusing on financial and investment planning for the LGBT community. He actively serves on the boards of several local LGBT organizations, including the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, the Greater Philadelphia Professional Network and the Independence Business Alliance, Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce. OutMoney appears monthly. Jeremy can be contacted at (215) 238-5849 or jeremy.r.gussick@smithbarney.com. Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. To the extent that this material or any attachment concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by the law. Any such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Member SIPC

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International News HIV-postive judge appointed An openly gay man living with HIV has been appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa by the country’s president. Edwin Cameron, 55, was described by Nelson Mandela as a “hero” when he became the ﬁrst prominent public ofﬁcial in the country to reveal his HIV-positive status. Cameron was unanimously backed for promotion by the Judicial Service Commission. The 11 Constitutional Court justices serve non-renewable 12year terms. HIV activist Zackie Achmat said he had spoken to the judge after Cameron’s appointment was announced on New Year’s Eve by President Kgalema Motlanthe.

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“I think this is one of the most important events in his life,” Achmat said. “The Constitutional Court needs judges who will continue its legacy of independence and rigor.” Cameron’s appointment to the Constitutional Court had been blocked by former President Thabo Mbeki. “I was a gay man who came to terms with being a homosexual about 20 years ago,” Cameron told the BBC in 2005. “And not long after I came out, I was infected with HIV. I experienced the diagnosis not only as a terrible shock because it was without my consent or knowledge, but I also had this tremendous feeling of shame, a sense of contamination, of deﬁlement. I thought the shame about my HIV diagnosis was because I’d got it as a gay man, and I was wrong. At that very time in Africa, we began to realize, it had been evident for the past few years, this was going to be

a mass heterosexual epidemic.” Cameron has campaigned against criminalization of HIV exposure and transmission and spoke at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City in August. “HIV is a virus, not a crime,” he said.

Soccer battles homophobia The Football Association of England has conﬁrmed it is collaborating on a new DVD aimed at tackling homophobia in the game. Human-rights activist Peter Tatchell announced last week that after meetings with the FA, the Professional Footballers Association and the Kick It Out group, which tackles racism in the game, a special DVD would be created.

“The plan is to feature big-name stars speaking out against homophobia in order to make antigay chants look as stupid, ignorant and uncool as racist ones,” Tatchell said. “Our wish list of participating football stars includes David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, David James, Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Theo Walcott and Michael Owen. We’re pressing the FA to get this video broadcast on TV and at matches on the giant stadium screens. We also want the FA to put it on YouTube and distribute copies to every school in the country.” An FA spokesperson

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JAN. 9 - 15, 2009 said no players have been approached to appear in the DVD and there is still ongoing discussion about funding. He reiterated the FA’s backing for the initiative and said it should go into production “in the next few months.” “We expect the video to have a global impact and reach football fans all over the world, helping break down prejudice and thereby make the game a more welcoming and safe sport for gay players and spectators, not just in Britain but internationally,” Tatchell said. “Although it is only a minority of homophobic fans who are creating problems, they are quite sizable and vociferous. Many gay spectators currently feel threatened and excluded. It is also a turn-off for straight families to be surrounded by aggressive, homophobic hooligans.” Homophobic abuse at football matches increased last fall. Portsmouth football team’s Sol Campbell, a former England defender, was subject to abusive taunts from the crowd during a game against Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park on Sept. 28. Several people have been questioned on suspicion of indecent or racial chanting at a designated football match. Tottenham fans reportedly dislike Campbell due to his transfer from Tottenham to rival team Arsenal in 2001. Homophobic abuse is against the rules in every Premier League and Football League club. The Football Association amended the regulations in 2007.

Gay war widow gains pension Sydney pensioner Edward Young has won a decade-long legal battle to receive his deceased partner’s pension. Young’s partner of 38 years, Larry Cains, served with the Australian Army in Borneo during World War II. When Cains died 10 years ago, Young applied for a pension. Young’s application was denied because the Veteran’s Entitlement Act was only available for heterosexual couples. He took his case to the Ofﬁce of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. “I didn’t really need the pension,” Young said. “What I wanted was to take on the little man, [former prime minister John] Howard, and ﬁght. I wanted a decision that wouldn’t just apply to my own circumstances. What I wanted was something that would apply right across the board. I wanted something that would say

PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS that, yes, there was discrimination and it didn’t just apply to me. It applied to all facets of our law.” Although in September 2003 the U.N. ruled that Australia was in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and that Young was entitled to the pension, the government delayed reviewing the case until November 2007. In November 2008, however, the Australian government passed laws allowing gay partners of soldiers to claim pensions, and Young’s claim was ﬁnally allowed. “The laws have been changed,” Young said. “We’ve won now. I’ve been waiting 10 years.”

Two executed for male rape Two Saudi men were reportedly publicly beheaded on Dec. 26 after they were found guilty of rape. Nasser al-Harby and Majid alSibeiy were found guilty of entering a bedroom where the unnamed victim slept and then beating him, tying him up and raping him. Homosexuality is illegal under sharia, or Islamic law. The maximum sentence it carries is the death penalty, most commonly performed by public beheading. Gay rights are not recognized in the kingdom and the publication of any material promoting them is banned for “un-Islamic” themes. With strict laws restricting unmarried opposite-sex couples, however, and public displays of affection accepted between men, some Westerners have suggested that Saudi culture encourages homosexuality. In July, 55 people were arrested at a “gay party” in Qatif province where drugs and alcohol were reportedly found. In June, more than 20 men were arrested after a raid on another property in Qatif. Many were initially arrested on homosexuality charges but later released. In October 2007, two men were publicly ﬂogged in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of sodomy and sentenced to 7,000 lashes.

HIV-charity head knighted A leading U.K. HIV campaigner who has strived to transform attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and gay men and women in society has been knighted. Nick Partridge, chief executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, was recognized for his 20-year service to healthcare. The trust was the ﬁrst charity

to be set up in response to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s in England. Its roots were in the gay community and, for many years, the HIV epidemic in the U.K. affected mainly gay men. As the shape of the epidemic changed, so did the THT, under the guidance of Sir Nick. Partridge joined the trust in 1985 as the ofﬁce manager, one of only two full-time paid posts, and became its head in 1991. He was

PAGE 17 tasked with overcoming public antigay prejudice and convincing politicians about the urgency of the HIV situation. In 2006, he was declared one of the 100 most inﬂuential gay and lesbian people in Britain by the Independent. He is also chair of INVOLVE, an advisory group promoting public involvement in NHS, public-health and social-care research.

“I’m absolutely delighted,” Partridge said. “This is great recognition of the pioneering work of Terrence Higgins Trust, the importance of patient and public involvement in health research through INVOLVE and the impact of the health watchdog, the Healthcare Commission.” ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.

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Idols shine in iconic musical’s 30th anniversary By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer Broadway star and singing sensation Frenchie Davis obviously has no fear when it comes to taking on seemingly larger-than-life stage roles. With top-shelf productions like “Dreamgirls” and “Rent” and a stint on “American Idol” on her résumé, Davis’ Broadway career has seen her step into roles that made marquis names out of superstar talent such as Jennifer Holliday. Now Davis has taken on another high-proﬁle gig, starring in the 30th-anniversary production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” a play with which she was already quite familiar. “I was a big fan of the music, a big fan of the play and a big fan of Nell Carter’s,” she said. “I was excited when they called me.” That’s right, they called her. But the 29-year-old Davis said she has been acting long enough to know that being on the short list for a highproﬁle audition isn’t something to get a big ego about — even someone with her talent and experience might not get picked for the gig. “I still go on auditions,” she said. “Sometimes they will call. Even when they call, I still have to audition. They’ll call and say, ‘We’re interested in you. Would

you come in and audition?’ I think any performer worth their salt still wants to work hard and prove themselves. It’s great to build enough of a name for yourself where they’ll even consider you for a role, but I don’t ever expect to get a job without having to audition for it or prove that I can do it. I would think that anyone would want their show to be great and make sure that they’re casting people who can do the part. Just to be considered is a great blessing and opportunity, but I don’t expect to not have to work for it.” Wow, Davis is really humble. “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is deﬁnitely the kind of production that performers have to work for, with its relatively small cast and showstopping emphasis on singing and dancing. The play originally opened on Broadway on May 9, 1978, and became an instant smash, winning every award a musical can win in a Broadway season (Tonys, Drama Critic’s Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards, etc.). It also made the late Carter a star for her Tony-winning performance. Davis said she isn’t nervous about taking on roles that were originated and deﬁned by superstars Holliday and Carter. “I don’t really think that it’s accurate to compare me to either

RUBEN STUDDARD of them,” she said. “There’s only going to be one Jennifer Holliday. There was only one Nell Carter. So I think that anyone that goes into this has to do so with that understanding. Unfortunately, a lot of the performers of our generation have forgotten that we’re supposed to be paying homage to these

women. They opened the door for us. I don’t even think that I’m eligible to be compared with them. They’re not my contemporaries. They’re more like my mentors. If anything, I’m trying to honor what they created originally.” “Ain’t Misbehavin’” recaptures the world that the legendary Fats

STUDDARD AND FRENCHIE DAVIS. On the Cover: PATRICE COVINGTON (FROM LEFT), STUDDARD, TRENYCE COBBINS, DAVID JENNINGS AND DAVIS Photos: Jeffrey Richards

Waller embodied and largely represented: 1930s Harlem and the Golden Age of venues like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom and honky-tonk dives along Lenox Avenue, rent parties, stride piano players and new beat swing. Since then, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” has been produced Off-Broadway, twice on Broadway (including a 1988 revival starring original cast member Carter) and three times on tour. It has also been produced all over the world in regional and community theater and stock productions. Davis said the brilliance of the music is one of the main reasons the play has been such a hit and endured so well. “Fats Waller was a genius,” she said. “His style of piano playing is still borrowed by artists today. The original cast was so great. The music is so great. That’s why people love it.” Davis added that studying the music of the era in college gave her an extra level of familiarity with the production. “I had already done plenty of research on it, having gone to a historically black college and wanting to do this as a living,” she said. “There was a lot of emphasis put on studying the Harlem Renaissance. Not only that, but studying the history of African Americans who have done this for a living. That was one of the added bonuses of going to Howard University. It didn’t take this play to make me want to study the history of this because I was already familiar. It gave me a reason to start listening

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to the music from that era again.” This touring production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” also features a few behind-the-scenes talents that were part of the original 1978 production. Both the original Broadway set designer, John Lee Beatty, and the original choreographer, Arthur Faria, are back on board for the 30th anniversary. Davis said working with people who were with the play at the very beginning is an incredible experience. “They know exactly what they want from the actors,” she said. “What can you say? They won a Tony. So it’s very exciting. It’s a great experience. They’re wonderful.” And Davis isn’t the only star on the stage, as “Ain’t Misbehavin’” will also feature fellow “American Idol” alum and R&B/gospel star Ruben Studdard, who won the show’s second season, and Trenyce Cobbins, who finished fifth in the second season. Considering what happened the last time two “American Idol” contestants worked on a big-budget production (“From Justin to Kelly”), Davis has no concerns about working with someone else associated with the show. “I love Ruben,” she said of her co-star. “We’ve remained close throughout the years and we’ve always been looking for an excuse to work together, so this has been wonderful.” Speaking of Studdard (and definitely not trying to start any drama or anything), he, like many “American Idol” participants,

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has a record deal. And since it is widely acknowledged that Davis can sing rings around most of the artists the show churns out, the burning question is: When the hell is Frenchie Davis going to have a record out?

Keep in mind that Studdard, Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson each have at least two records out. Hell, even William Hung has four CDs out (probably gathering dust in cutout bins, dollar stores and landﬁlls all over the country). As it turns out, Davis has always had her eye on a music career, but is still trying to ﬁgure out how she wants to navigate the treacherous music industry. “I’m still soul-searching on the whole CD thing,” she said. “The recording business comes with a lot of added things that have absolutely nothing to do with music. As far as being a recording star, I’m still soulsearching on whether or not it’s my path. I love doing theater. This is what I’ve always wanted to do and I’m happy.” Davis added that she is taking some tentative steps toward music to keep her fans happy. “Now, what I am doing is working on some dance music for the gay boys because they have been such a loyal fan base,” she said. “I’m working with DJ Tony Moran and some other fabulous songwriters and DJs to put out some dance music. We initially crossed paths because he wrote a song and was like, ‘I want to hear Frenchie sing this.’ It’s a collaborative effort, but Tony is the genius behind it. I perform at almost every gay Pride in the country every year anyway, so I may as well put out some dance

PAGE 21 music and then just see how it goes from there.” Davis also said that a recording from “Ain’t Misbehavin’” will hit the shelves. “We did a cast album,” she said. “I pray that they’ll let us re-record it because we learned the music in two days, then recorded the cast album. Now that we’ve been doing the show on the road for a few months, we know the music way better than we did when we learned it for the album. I know there’s deﬁnitely going to be a cast recording, so hopefully we can ﬁx it before it comes out.” As for post-“Ain’t Misbehavin’” plans, Davis said she may tour in the summer. That is, unless Broadway comes calling again. “There are also some things in the works for another Broadway show,” she said. “You just never know what’s going to happen. I’m stirring a few pots right now. We’ll see which dish gets cooked the quickest.” Davis was tight-lipped about which show she might take on next. “I don’t want to jinx it,” she said. Really? Humility aside, other actors surely have got to have a slight sense of dread when they show up at the audition and realize they’re competing with Frenchie Davis for the role, right? Still, Davis refused to slip into diva mode. “This is America,” she said.

“Especially if you’re talking about Broadway. There are a lot of talented girls in New York, a lot of beautiful and talented girls in New York. I think all of us move there to pursue this with the understanding that the answer is not going to be yes every time. Just because more people know who I am doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m right for that particular part or more right than another person. At the end of the day, I think it’s all about the work that you are willing to do, and all that other stuff is extra.” It is only when asked about who she would base her career on that a hint of Davis’ future diva-dom makes an appearance. “I’d love to have a Bette Midleresque kind of career where I’ve done theater, TV and ﬁlm,” she said. “She’s done everything. She’s so diverse and so fabulous. I just love all of her work. I would love to be a black Bette Midler, so to speak.” “Ain’t Misbehavin’” runs as part of the Kimmel Center’s Broadway Series at 8 p.m. Jan. 9-10, also 2 p.m. Jan. 10, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, visit www.kimmelcenter. org, www.aintmisbehavintour.com or www.frenchiedavis.org, or call (215) 893-1999. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.

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Life with mom Dear Ms. Behavior: My mother is really losing her marbles. So much so that my girlfriend Jan (who is a saint) and I are planning on moving her into the apartment over our garage. The problem is that Mom has never approved of my being gay and doesn’t particularly approve of Jan. We want her to come and live with us, but only under the circumstances that she is kind to Jan and polite to all our lesbian and gay friends. I’m not sure how much of this she will understand, but my friends think that since it’s my house, I should lay down the law before Mom moves in. Do you have any advice? — Mama’s Girl Dear Mama’s Girl: You have every right to set the rules, but if your mother is truly “losing her marbles,” don’t count on her being able to follow your directives. Let’s say you want your mother to speak politely and kindly to Jan, but your mother sneers and refuses to call Jan “Sir,” as per your instructions. What exactly will you do about it? What if your friends pull into the driveway and your mother yells, “Greetings, you hairy fucking dykes” from her garret window? If your mother were a child, you could withhold her cookies or her Wii to punish her bad behavior; however, if misdeeds arise as a result of a demented state, you won’t be able to hold her responsible for acting out. You’ll ask her repeatedly to change her behavior, but she may not be able to follow your wishes. This will be highly frustrating, unless you are somehow able to turn it into an opportunity to cultivate acceptance. (Practice now by saying, “Om shanti shanti.”) It’s lovely of your girlfriend to allow your apparently homointolerant mother to move in, but you two should expect some upheaval in your relationship and perhaps plan for couples counseling on an as-needed basis — at least until your mother reaches the point that she becomes universally sweet and loving, which does sometimes happen when only two or three marbles remain. Dear Ms. Behavior: I happened upon a notebook that

my partner keeps. On one of the first pages, there was a list of items under the title, “New Year’s Resolutions.” Number one on his list was “No more hustlers.” I am outraged to learn that the little you-know-what has been frequenting prostitutes, and yet humiliated at having found out by reading his private notebook on his private desk. On one hand, at least he has the decency to know he should stop. On the other, who knows how long he’s been lying to me or at least keeping a major secret. Is it improper for me to confront him given the manner in which I discovered this information? Or should I keep my mouth shut and hope he can stick to his plan for 2009? — Snooping Husband Dear Snooping Husband: Since your partner left the evidence on his desk rather than in it, he either trusts you a lot or he wanted you to know that he enjoys the occasional (or frequent) company of hustlers. Confronting him comes with a price. Your snooping — though perhaps not as naughty as consorting with prostitutes — will be perceived as a betrayal. Essentially, your bad behavior will be an opportunity for your partner to deflect his guilt about whoring around by expressing his indignation at your actions. So you’ll be forced to defend your belief that secretly screwing prostitutes is indeed worse than snooping. As for your thought about letting it go without mentioning it, with the hope that his New Year’s resolution will stick, consider that your partner’s past behavior may predict what he’ll do next. For example, does he normally keep his New Year’s resolutions to diet and exercise? Or does he typically take an oath on New Year’s Day but then return to a diet of Krispy Kremes and lattes? The real question is this: Are you capable of keeping your mouth shut after learning where his mouth has been? If so, you have magical powers of equanimity and self-containment, and Ms. Behavior would like you to consider becoming her personal guru. ■ 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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Out singer/songwriter NAKED WINTER PARTY breaks the ‘Spell’ Sun., Jan. 11th By Larry Nichols PGN Staff Writer Out singer/songwriter Ellis doesn’t get to Philadelphia very often, which is why she’s itching to play her return engagement in our fair city Jan. 10 at Tin Angel. “The last time I played there was a year-and-a-half ago,” she said. “So I’m excited to be back. I had a great experience there.” The Texas-bred and Minneapolis-based singersongwriter has spent the 12 years since her 1996 debut album steadily recording and releasing albums through her own indie label, Rubberneck Records, and performing the women’s festival circuit beginning in 2000, with regular performances at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. She headlined the National Women’s Music Festival in 2006 and has since made her debut at several folk festivals in 2007. But “folk” doesn’t do Ellis justice. Her style, while cleanly elegant, is quite difficult to categorize, as it incorporates elements of country, rock and pop. Ellis said her style is a byproduct of her surroundings. “Growing up in Texas had an influence for sure,” she said. “I grew up listening to country music, although I wouldn’t describe my music as country at all. It has just got something roots-y or sort of every-person about it. It’s workingclass a little bit. I think that coming from a small town in Texas really did influence the way I think about the world. Moving to Minnesota broadened that; the change of seasons, the fact that it gets cold and then you have the renewal of spring. I think that the hopeful feeling that we all get in the springtime really influences my writing. They work hand in hand for sure. It’s definitely a huge part of who I am.” Ellis’ latest album, “Break the Spell,” is an accessible-yetsophisticated collection of songs reminiscent of laidback, eclectic artists such as Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow. For the record, Ellis probably has as good a voice, if not better, than the aforementioned stars — though Ellis would give little credence and weight to that comparison.

“We label stuff to try and understand where it ﬁts,” she said. “With music, we do that to try to understand: What is this? It all depends on your reference point and what things move you. I’ve had people compare me to all different artists across the board that don’t have anything to do with each other, in my mind. But if a person is really intimate with that style of music, they’re more inclined to hear that in what I’m doing.” Fair enough. Sonic familiarity is one thing, but Ellis’ strength as a songwriter and performer comes from her introspective lyrics. “I ﬁnd that I am able to connect with a lot of different audiences who are from different geography points, in part because people relate to stuff I’m writing about: the struggle of life, love, sorrow, loss, joy, and realizing that something is possible when a second ago it seemed impossible,” she said. “I know for myself, writing songs is an incredible way to take my life and look at it a little bit, which I’m so intrigued by. There’s something about being in your life and really experiencing it and then there’s another thing about being able to step back into a moment and remember it like it was happening. For me, ‘Break the Spell’ is all about revealing and trying to make peace with some of the sorrows and joys about life. Sometimes it’s hard to understand something when you’re in it. But stepping outside of it for a second, that’s when you have a perspective and you’re able to really

understand something.” Ellis admits she had difficulty deciding how to capture that perspective when it came time to record her new songs, which is why there are two versions of the album: An acoustic remix version of the studio album, titled “Undefended Heart,” is available only at Ellis’ live shows. “We recorded the record with just me and my guitar at the very beginning, which is unusual for the way I’ve done records in the past,” she said of the companion recording. “Usually I get the three other musicians and we rehearse. Then we record all together live. This record was different. ELLIS We sat down and just recorded the acoustic guitar and voice. We got all the songs done that way, exactly the way I wanted emotionally. I wanted the songs to have an impact by themselves.” Ellis said she quickly became enamored with the more strippeddown versions of her songs. “We thought maybe this should just be the record, just me and the guitar,” she said. “Of course, that wasn’t the plan. We wanted to add other things. I love adding other musicians and other textures and background vocals. There’s something sort of like fingerpainting about it that is just really fun. So we did that. We were really loving the results. Then at the very end of the process, we were looking at the final mixes and realized, ‘This is so great,’ and ‘Remember what we thought when we first recorded this record?’” Ellis decided that “Undefended Heart” should be available for people who appreciate the live (and oftentimes band-less) incarnations of her songs. “This is good in a different way,” she said. “We felt still very moved by it. It was such a different flavor. I thought about the fact that I do tour solo and people love that genre, the singer-songwriter-type experience. So that’s really how it happened.” Ellis performs at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. For more information, visit www. tinangel.com or www.ellis-music. com or call (215) 928-0770. ■ Larry Nichols can be reached at larry@epgn.com.

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Q Puzzle “Tail Twister” Across 1. Gay horror writer Perry 6. Release from bondage 11. Be in the hole 14. Writer Wystan Hugh 15. Lincoln Center’s Walter ___ Theater 16. Brown’s “ ___ Dirt” 17. Othello in art class? 19. Island in gay Paree 20. Shapely limb, slangily 21. Ballet bends 22. Cock opening 23. “Showboat”’s “Nobody ___ But Me” 25. Rosie O’Donnell has two 26. Gay-dog owner of “South Park” 28. Lewd look from Woolf? 33. Billie Holiday’s “___ to Be You” 36. Tickled pink 37. Teen fashion style and music genre 38. Science that can make you a man 41. “Xtra”’s province 43. State tree of Barney Frank’s home 44. River in the land of Colette

46. Gives a pink slip to 47. Bed death causes, perhaps? 51. Step, to Frida 52. Queen on a chess board, e.g. 53. Kinsey org. 57. Reactions to seeing a hottie 59. Prodded, doggy-style 61. Hot time for Bertrand Delanoe 62. Glenn Burke stat 63. Hitched in the Berkshires? 66. Gay pickup spot 67. Clarinet-blower Shaw 68. Belief statement at Metropolitan Community Church 69. Writer Harper 70. “The Gay Caballero” star Romero 71. Before the cock rises Down 1. Pink triangle, perhaps 2. Like Gomer’s Mayberry 3. Affleck’s “Chasing Amy” crush 4. Work under Edith Head, perhaps 5. Cut quickly 6. Seduction step, perhaps

7. Moby Dick, to Ahab 8. Retreat for D.H. Lawrence 9. Same-sex vow in Connecticut 10. Always, to Emily Dickinson 11. Cather novel of 1913 12. Place for a Rivera mural 13. What Carson Kressley did to the straight guy? 18. Glenn Burke, formerly 22. James Dean’s “East of Eden” role 24. Wolfson of Freedom to Marry 26. ___ Fein 27. Decoration for skin 29. “Friend of Dorothy” and more 30. Keanu in “The Matrix” 31. Do a nocturnal activity 32. Hoppers, in Barry Humphries’ land 33. “___ to differ!” 34. Place for those who put money in drawers 35. Old word for a gay activist 39. “See ya!” to Marcella Hazan 40. Digits first issued under Eleanor R.’s husband 42. Subject of autoerotic fantasy?

45. Sculptor Lewis 48. Evita’s Argentina belonged to this gp. 49. B&D boss 50. Top draft level 54. More fresh 55. Like Shirley MacLaine’s magnolias 56. Bear type

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Professional Portraits Sometimes opportunity knocks ... and knocks ... and knocks again. In the case of Dan Myers, it knocked three times before he finally answered it. Myers had tried myriad jobs before he found his true calling, hands down — and hands all around, actually. Well, hands down and all around. Myers is a massage therapist and delights in bringing healing to his clients with his unique style. I had a session with the multidimensional masseur and, though I’ve had a number of massages in my time, I have to say this one was special. He beat me up a bit (I must have been feeling masochistic that day when I told him I was flexible) but the next day, I felt energized and even a bit taller. It’s been a few days and the positive effects are still evident in the skip in my step and my desire to eat healthier. Maybe I’ll be able to keep my New Year’s resolutions this year ... PGN: How did you get involved in massage? DM: The first knock at the door came when I was 15. I got a Reiki session with a friend of a friend. I didn’t know what it was, but I

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knew right away that it wasn’t the traditional massage I thought it was going to be. He didn’t know me, but he started telling me things about myself that blew my mind. Stuff no one knew. It spooked the heck out of me but it was fascinating. After three sessions with him, he proposed that instead of payment, I could give a Reiki treatment to him. I told him that I didn’t know how to do it and he said, “Yes, you do.” I was a student and poor, so I thought, “Why not, it beats having to pay.” He told me what to do and I experienced things I don’t even know how to explain. I saw an image of Disneyland, kind of an odd ﬁrst Reiki image, but there it was. The image ﬂashed before me at 90 mph. I felt embarrassed because it seemed silly, but I told him what I saw. He told me that he’d been there six times in the previous two years. Without thinking, I said, “It went by really quickly, I think maybe you missed something.” I was actually surprised by myself: Here I was giving advice to this guy off the top of my head. After that, my parents convinced me to go to college. I knew I wasn’t ready for it, but I went to Temple,

Ambler campus, to study landscape architecture. I spent two-and-a-half years there and I realized that they weren’t really up to par. PGN: How so? DM: They didn’t even have a CAD [computer-aided design] system in place and weren’t really up to date with the latest trends. So I left school and did some soul searching. I got my next knock on the door in, of all places, a dentist’s chair. I was having my teeth cleaned and they had the radio playing in the background. While sitting there I heard a commercial for a massage school. I remember saying to the dentist, “They have a school for everything, don’t they?” It stuck in my mind. I went back to work — I was a waiter at the time — and there was one waitress who used to always insist that I rub her neck. Whenever she had a free moment [laughs], not when I was free, but whenever she had a moment, she’d grab my hands and put them on her. That day, she took my hands and said, “You’re really good, you should think about pursuing it as a career.” It was See PORTRAITS, Page 28

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PORTRAITS From Page 27 the third knock. I ﬁnally got the message and enrolled in school. I’m not a religious person, but I believe things come to you for a reason. That was over 10 years ago and I’ve loved every moment of it. PGN: What does it do for you personally? DM: I get the gratitude of knowing that I’ve helped somebody. I’ve always been a people person. I always have to deal directly with people. Even before this, I always wanted to be in jobs where I had direct contact with people. I had two jobs where I didn’t get to interact with the public and I hated them. One was as one of those annoying telephone-survey people. We dealt with pig farmers asking crazy questions. I got to talk to folks, but I like face-toface interaction. The other was as a stock boy at Pathmark. I was so starved for contact that I would get giddy when people asked me where something was. PGN: So what are some of the other jobs you’ve had? DM: I’ve been in banking, restaurants and I think the weirdest job was that I was a door-to-door vacuum salesman. That only lasted two weeks. It was embarrassing: They barely trained us and I went to one house and started the demonstration, the one where you ruin the carpet and then clean it up. They didn’t give me enough soap, so it didn’t work; the woman

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looked at me and said, “Is that working right?” I squeaked out a “yes” and got out of Dodge. PGN: As for your current work, you have an interesting technique. DM: Every year I try to learn something new. So over the last 10 years, I’ve built quite a bit of knowledge on top of what I learned at school. I enjoy incorporating new things into my massages. Not everything works for everybody, but I’m pretty intuitive to people’s needs and likes and dislikes. I take into account people’s body issues, boundary issues, how much pressure they can withstand or how light they might prefer. I’m trained in Swedish, shiatsu, polarity, deep tissue, maternity, Thai and VitaFlex, Shirodhara. I do aromatherapy using therapeutic oils, I do raindrop therapy and I have a Reiki mastership. I also do reflexology and I’m also a licensed nail technician. I’m trying to create a whole list of holistic treatments I can offer. I’m also available to do chair massages. PGN: I’ve found that massages are usually very segregated: You can opt to have Swedish or shiatsu, Reiki or aromatherapy. It’s rare to find someone who lets you get a touch of different things in one massage. DM: I don’t find too many people doing it. The last spa that I worked at was at the Ritz-Carlton. I was very friendly with my boss and she was very open to ideas. I suggested that I offer a combination massage: We have so much knowledge in our

JAN. 9 - 15, 2009 brains, we should be able to give people the benefit of all that we have to offer. It quickly became the most popular massage. I haven’t really seen anyone else offer it the same way, but I think it’s effective in helping people. PGN: Do you find doing energy work in Reiki sessions draining? I think of the “Star Trek” episode “The Empath,” where the character absorbs other people’s pain. DM: No, I protect myself so that it doesn’t energize me or drain me. I use an essential oil called White Angelica every day. It’s an energy protector and it helps cleanse negative energy and emotions, even negative people. I use it to protect myself and the client as well. It’s great, after a session, if you encounter someone with negative energy; they won’t come near you. Once in a great while, there is someone who has a lot of negative energy that might pull from my energy, but that’s few and far between. PGN: What is the most unusual thing that has happened? DM: I’ve had a lot of interesting clients, but for privacy reasons, I won’t go into it. I do have one that stands out. It was my first year and for about a week I kept getting images. At first I thought maybe it was my client, but then it happened with the next and the next. I began to think that I was having the images instead of reading them. I didn’t know until later that they were being sent to me. At the end of the week, a woman walked in and when I looked at her, instead of seeing her face, I saw the image. It looked like a strobe light or blinking sun with a hummingbird

PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS fluttering in front of it. She came in for a Swedish massage, [but] we never got to it. The first thing I do with a client is ground them. They’re coming in from the world with all its concerns and stresses and I want to put them in the right place to optimize the massage. The way I do it is while they are under the sheet, I put my hands on the feet and ground their energy. I could not get my hand on her left foot. It was like a force field was pushing up against me, like opposing magnets. It was really weird, I had to push through it to get to her foot. I started the massage and when I worked my way back to her feet, I lifted the cover and there was a tattoo of a hummingbird with a flower on her ankle. At that point I told her that I’d been seeing it all week. She told me that it meant the give and take of life. The flower and the hummingbird both get something from each other. I thought, that’s wonderful, except that the rest of her energy was dark and negative. I usually don’t relate negative things to people, I don’t want them to focus on it, but she asked me if I saw anything about death. She insisted that I tell her, so I told her that I did see a lot of blackness. I told her that I saw a black cave with a river and a guy with a hood and sickle in a boat, but that things were not always as literal as they seemed. She said, “I don’t know why, but I keep seeing my brother dying, I keep seeing him die and I don’t know why!” I suggested that she take the positive energy around the hummingbird and send it to him. She slapped her head and said, “Why didn’t I think of that? I have a bird sanctuary in my backyard; I’ll send him a bird.” It

was her symbol of life and I guess it worked: I didn’t see her again. PGN: So, where are you from? DM: I was born here in Philadelphia at Albert Einstein Hospital and I grew up in Bucks County. I have two older sisters, ﬁve and seven years older than me. My parents still live there and they’re still together at 40something years. PGN: What did/do your parents do? DM: My dad is a home inspector; he does radon and termite and all those lovely pest inspections. When I was a kid, he had one of those ugly neon-green Cooper trucks [laughs] and smelled just wonderful coming home. Now they’re in business together and mom’s the boss. She does all the billing and reports and he still does the inspecting. It’s crazy, he’s crawling under things and up on roofs and loves it. They’ve been in business together for 25 years.

PAGE 29 found a way to destroy rugs and suits. The ﬁrst suit I ever wore, I went out to play and hugged a grease pole; I fell asleep chewing bubble gum in the second suit and woke up with gum matted all over it; the third one I purposefully snagged on a hook. Thankfully there wasn’t a fourth suit until I went into banking. I once punched a gate that wouldn’t open. It swung forth ... and then ﬂew back, puncturing my eyelid. Luckily it didn’t catch the eye itself. I was always having something happen

to me. PGN: And you were the baby of the bunch? DM: I still am called the baby of the bunch even though I have two younger nieces. PGN: You have a pixyish quality ... DM: Yeah, we’re all little in my family. My oldest sister Lori is 4foot-11, my mother is 5-foot-2, my dad is 5-foot-5 and shrinking; I’m See PORTRAITS, Page 40

PGN: Are there any bugs you’re afraid of? DM: No, there’s not really much I’m afraid of. Every once in a while, I’ll ﬁnd a bug and call them up and describe it to see what it is or if it’s harmful. PGN: What made you so fearless? DM: I don’t know. My sister wrote a paper on me once called “The troubles my brother got into.” She got an A on it. I just was always getting into things. One time I drank kerosene, which was a fun thing to experience. My parents left it in a drinking glass and I mistook it for water. I had to get my stomach pumped. I apparently

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Maia brings local to the Main Line By Suzi Nash PGN Contributor

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Oh my, Maia! You know you’re in good hands when your restaurant has a mission statement: “To be a food and beverage driven community gathering place accessible to all walks of life and to provide the utmost in positive human service interaction. To be active in the notfor-profit world and benefit our global community.” Sweet. Located in Villanova, Maia actually has a few missions. I almost feel like a late-night Ronco ad when I tell people about it. (“It’s a restaurant, it’s a market, it’s a bar! But wait ... there’s more!”) Maia is tucked away in a large building hidden behind a small strip mall housing a Kinko’s and Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids. Wedged in next to a Staples office-supply store, it would be easy to overlook and that would be a shame, because Maia is quite fabulous. Designed by top decorators Studio A, it is a sophisticated study in natural beauty. The restaurant is tall, dark and handsome and beautifully attired with lots of lovely little surprises at each turn. Each area has its own unique

character, from the small two-seat tables, private but facing out so you can watch the foibles of your fellow man, to the 20-foot communal table sparkling with a glowing ice trough in the center of the main room, to the intimate booths lining the east wall of the restaurant. But it all ties together. Texture is the key, with varied woods, brick and marble — one room is even lined with mother of pearl. The whole place is dark and sensuous with splashes of red to add a little ﬁre. And behind all that is a tribute to Mother Earth. Chef and co-owner Patrick Feury said the was very conscious about the history of the materials used in creating Maia. “We searched for wood that was already felled. In the foyer, we have a large tree stump that is used as the hostess desk. We found a dead Bubinga tree in Africa and brought in the whole tree. We used it for the common table and some of the tables in the bistro downstairs. We used everything. On the bar itself there are small pieces of wood that come from a tree found in the bottom of Lake Superior. There used to be a logging route there and a lot of the logs were lost underwater, we found a company that’s retrieving and using the lost

wood. It’s amazing: It’s completely petriﬁed so we didn’t have to do anything to it. The wood has its own texture. It’s one of my favorite things in here.” My dinner companion was late (Mom ...) and I was starving, so I got a jump-start with the crispy bass sliders ($5.95). Perfection! Served on a rosemary potato-bread roll with a chili aioli, the sliders were a delicate and delectable combination: The bread was pillowsoft but grilled to a light crunch; the bass was also ﬂaky and delicate on the inside and, as the name of the dish implies, crispy on the outside. The aioli gave it a little kick. I also received a handsome little basket of homemade breads served with olive oil and butter. I love having choices ... For an appetizer, we went with the roasted foie gras (market price), which was pan-roasted and plated with a sun-dried cherry gastrique, candied walnuts and Branch Creek Farm micro greens. The foie gras was as light as cotton candy with that same melt-in-your-mouth quality. We also sampled the lobster pumpkin bisque ($8.50). I know I’m corny, but the showman in me

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always enjoys it when the soup is served with just herbs and accoutrements in the bottom of the bowl as it is filled with a flourish at the table. The bisque was smooth and creamy with healthy bites of tender lobster. My dining companion also ordered the oysters (market price). I’m not a raw-oyster person, so I left her to slurp it up on her own. Though I think she was disappointed she didn’t find a pearl, she gave them two thumbs up. For my entrée, I chose the braised lamb shank ($24.95). The lamb was served with creamy polenta and cipollini onions and goat cheese brought in straight from Shellbark Hollow Farm. Feury was raised in a farming family: His father ran a cattle farm in Limerick, Ireland, and his grandmother a dairy farm. It taught him a respect for animals that translates into his cooking and means that he develops relationships with the farmers who supply his food. The freshness of the ingredients was evident in the taste. Dining companion/mother had the grilled filet mignon ($33). This was a mouth-watering cut of steak served with potato gratin and caramelized Brussels sprouts. The filet was grilled flawlessly but the sprouts were a little chewy. The portions at Maia were balanced: not so large that you were bursting at the seams but still eating because it was so good and hating yourself afterward, and not so small that you had to break out the magnifying glass to find it. As Goldilocks once said, “Just right.” Throughout dinner, to keep in step with the sophisticated elegance of the room, I sipped a green apple fig martini ($11.50), vodka mixed with fresh spiced apple and fig puree along with a dash of apple corn schnapps. I usually switch to wine with dinner, but this was so tasty I didn’t want to give it up. Afterward, I took a moment to speak to Feury. PGN: The holidays were just here:

my way up, though I actually originally went to school for design. I went to community college in Monmouth County, N.J., and then went to New York to study at Parsons School of Design. My favorite designer was Milton Glaser and I got to study under him for a while; he’s the one who suggested that I follow my heart as a restaurateur. It’s been a great adventure. I’ve worked in Peacock Alley in the Waldorf Astoria, I was the sous-chef at Le Cirque and worked and studied in France, which really gave me a sense of how I wanted to run a restaurant. There was a real connection to the land there and the purveyors of the foods you worked with. I’ve had a chance to do that here and at Nectar in Berwyn. Our menu is ingredient-driven. They’re either local or the best we can ﬁnd. For example, our micro greens are from THE COMMUNAL TABLE Photo: Suzi Nash a farm in Bucks County. They’re very unique and Do you cook for the family? don’t deliver. We actually have to PF: Yes, I cook at home a lot. I do drive there and pick them up. We the holiday meals, I really enjoy have a person assigned to collect cooking. I started out in a butcher fresh food from a number of farms. shop as a pot washer and moved

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If you go Maia 789 E. Lancaster Ave. Villanova (610) 527-4888 www.tastemaia.com Open daily We get our oysters from a couple right here in Radnor who have a farm in New Brunswick. We get our cheese locally but we won’t limit ourselves to that. I believe in getting the best. If there’s a French cheese I want to bring in, I won’t hesitate to do that, but for the most part we stay local. We use organic breads. For me the most important thing is food itself, which often is dictated by the seasons. Most of the foods served at Maia are done in-house: The smoked salmon is smoked and meats are cured and dried in-house, the breads and pastas are made from scratch on the premises. We do serious food but we also try to keep the menu fun with things like sliders and our Maia burger. I want this to be a place where people can enjoy themselves. And at Maia there are plenty of ways to enjoy yourself. In addition to the chic full-scale restaurant upstairs, Maia boasts a bar downstairs complete with large-screen TVs and

a larger selection of craft beers, with more than 250 varieties from around the world. Live music can be heard on Wednesday nights. In the bistro, you can enjoy the same quality of food as upstairs with offerings for breakfast, from freshbaked croissants to a lobster omelet; lunch, from organic salads to hot-dog sliders; and dinner, from Lancaster chicken pot pie to Chesapeake Bay crab cakes and brunch on the weekends. Or just relax at the espresso, tea and pastry bar or, if you’re really in a hurry, just grab something from the marketplace. For those of you brave enough to venture out of the Gayborhood or even, gasp, out of the city, to the land of the suburbs, Maia is worth the trip. Actually, it’s not really that far. I’m from Radnor (well, I’m actually from the mean streets of Passaic, N.J. — think Newark — before we did a Jeffersons’ “moving on up” and found ourselves in the land of welcome wagons and the Devon Horseshow). On a good night, it only took me 15-20 minutes to zip up 476 and onto 76 to get into the city. Now it takes that long to get across Philly on the 48 bus. So do yourself a favor and check out Maia. Make it a special trip or let it be a pit stop on the way to the King of Prussia mall. And when you check out the Web site, take a peek at the dress code. There’s only one mandate — “with style.” I think we can handle that ... ■

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Food News

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Chifa to open Chef/owner Jose Garces continues to build his restaurant empire with his newest property, Chifa, 707 Chestnut St., scheduled to open early this year. Chifa will be Garces’ ﬁfth restaurant, joining Amada, Tinto and Distrito in Philadelphia, and Mercat a la Planxa in Chicago. The Chicago-born, EcuadorianAmerican and Philadelphia-adopted culinary superstar said that Chifa is named after the unique hybrid of Peruvian and Cantonese cuisine found in Peru. “I am constantly exploring Latin cuisines, and when I began researching Chifa’s, I was fascinated by the combination of these two seemingly different food cultures. But their common ground, such as fresh seafood, liberal seasonings and rice-based dishes, come together in a way that is at once new and comfortingly familiar,” Garces said.

Chifa’s menu will feature a centerstage ceviche bar that sits atop a Chinese apothecary cabinet, a 16seat gold resin communal table and a lounge for late dining, offering a selection of Garces’ signature small plates. Highlights of dishes at Chifa will include arroz chaufa con mariscos, a traditional Chifa-style fried rice with Chinese ham, egg and scallion, topped with soy- and ginger-glazed shellfish; aji gallina, a classic Peruvian dish of slow-poached chicken in a spicy sauce of aji amarillo, walnuts and queso fresco, served over confit purple potatoes and garnished with purple Peruvian olives; lomo saltado con conchitas, beef tenderloin marinated in ginger and soy and stir-fried with peppers, tomatoes and bay scallops, then tossed with fried yellow mountain potatoes and cilantro; and roast duck buns, steamed Chinese buns filled with crispy roast duck over foie-gras mousse, garnished with

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plum sauce, pickled scallions and five-spice sea salt. Menu items will range in price from $10-$28. Ceviches, featuring 10 specialty items, will range from $14-$24. Chifa will be open daily, serving dinner in the main dining room on the first floor, the ceviche bar in the second dining room and the lower level featuring a bar and lounge. For information, call (215) 9255555 or visit www.chifarestaurant. com.

El Camino Real opens in NoLibs El Camino Real, 1040 N. Second St., a Texas-Mexico border “cowboy bar” with a turn-of-the-century feel and authentic cuisine drawn from El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, will open early this year. Leading restaurateur Owen Kamihira, instrumental in the development and expansion of Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood with his highly acclaimed Bar Ferdinand, is enthusiastic about the opening of his second property. The restaurateur is also a noted artist, known for some of the city’s iconic images in restaurants, from the Buddha at Buddakan to the martini olive sign at Continental for the Starr Group. Traveling to the Juarez/El Paso border with chef Jennifer Zavala, Kamihira was inspired to “put his art and design background to work to bring that desolate, almost-mythic environment to Philadelphia.” “Crafting a restaurant is like creating a movie set, except that people can actually smell and taste and touch your movie, rather than just watching it,” said Kamihira. “For El Camino Real, I was inspired by my trip down South, and I wanted to capture that dusty desert feeling.” To realize his vision for El Camino Real, he hired local artists, craftsmen and designers, including Murf Sherman, who carved an 8foot longhorn skull from a pine tree that adorns one wall; “Prairie Dog”

Phil Wax, who created cowboy paintings that are hung throughout the restaurant; and Joe Brenman, who crafted a wooden Virgin of Guadalupe, which will sit in a galvanized steel bathtub illuminated by Christmas lights, beaming beatiﬁcally on the scene. To further enhance the restaurant’s environment, Kamihira used found components for the architectural details and furnishings, such as the main bar that has literally been pieced together from reclaimed oak from a covered bridge in Lancaster and is over 100 years old. Zavala has created a menu for El Camino Real based upon some of her previous culinary stints and explorations in Texas, California and Mexico, including her own Mexican and Latin heritage. “Tex-Mex is really a made-up American cuisine; in that area, there are two separate and distinct food worlds, and I wanted to honor and celebrate both on my menu. Our only North-meets-South dish is our mac ’n’ cheese, which combines three Mexican cheeses in the classic American dish,” she said. A sampling of menu items will include gordita, a puffed masa shell stuffed with beans, cheese and guacamole; tripitas burritos, a border staple of seasoned chitterlings in a house-made soft ﬂour tortilla; wagyu beef brisket, sourced from a Texas ranch and smoked for 18 hours; and house-prepared jalapeño poppers, made from scratch with apricot-red onion marmalade. Dishes will range in price from $3-$22. El Camino Real will be open daily for lunch and dinner, 11 a.m.-1 a.m., and will serve brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. For information, call (215) 9251110 or visit www.bbqburritobar. com.

Iron Hill hosts Belgian brewers Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, 3 W. Gay St., West Chester, will once again host Belgium Comes to West Chester, the annual event celebrating Belgian beer brew

masters, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. Guests will meet the brewers and discover new Belgian styles. Chris LaPierre, Iron Hill’s own head brewer, will host the gathering of more than 15 of the ﬁnest craft brewers from the East Coast in the tasting of Belgian beers, including the introduction of some new Belgian styles of brewing. “This is a great opportunity for beer fans to sample the incredible Belgian-style beers being brewed in the region, all in one place. Belgian beers have become so popular that this year, we added a Belgian style to our lineup of Iron Hill house beers,” said LaPierre. LaPierre himself will pour for the assembled guests his Heywood, a 10-month-old ﬁrken of Quadrupel and the last of the Great American Beer Festival gold-medal-winning Saison. Also, each brewer from Iron Hill’s six other regional locations will bring a Belgian-style beer. This year’s lineup of representatives from the guest breweries will include Dock Street Brewery, Earth + Bread Brewery, Flying Fish Brewing Company, General Lafayette Inn & Brewery, Harpoon Brewery, Manayunk Brewery, Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant, Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant, Sly Fox Brewery, Stewart’s Brewing Company, Troeg’s Brewing Company, Victory Brewing Company and more. LaPierre said beer lovers will pay as they go until the beer runs out. Iron Hill’s handcrafted beers have won high acclaim and, in total, received 39 medals from three of the nation’s most prestigious beer events: the Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup and Real Ale Festival. In addition, several of their Belgian-style beers have won medals and will be featured at this month’s event. For information, call (610) 7389600 or visit www.ironhillbrewery. com. ■

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Tricks for making thick soups minus all the fat By Jim Romanoff The Associated Press Thinking about how to fill up while on a diet? Think about soup. Soup as a main course is an excellent way to feel satisfied by eating low-calorie vegetables and liquid. And this is a good strategy for consuming fewer calories without feeling deprived. Of course, you still have to take care with which soups you select. A 1-cup serving of New England clam chowder can have as many as 17 grams of fat. But not all creamy soups are similar dietary offenders. There are, however, several techniques for making thick and delicious soups that don’t require serious amounts of fat. Consider puréeing cooked beans with some broth or water to make the base of a soup. The results are hearty and flavorful, though admittedly not quite as smooth as a

cream-based soup. Products such as light sour cream and low-fat yogurt also can be used to get creamy results. They have enough fat to achieve a satisfying richness and add a pleasant, tangy flavor. Puréed vegetables do an excellent job of creating smooth-textured soups. Winter or summer squash can be roasted (which creates complex flavor by caramelizing the natural sugars in the vegetables), then put through a food mill or puréed in a blender or food processor. For a busy weeknight, try this recipe for creamy squash soup with peppers and fresh lime. It takes only 30 minutes to prepare and uses convenient frozen puréed squash combined with red bell pepper, jalapeño, ground cumin and fresh lime juice to create a velvety soup with a Southwestern flare. To make it a complete meal, serve with some crunchy whole-

grain breadsticks and a fresh garden salad. SQUASH SOUP WITH PEPPERS AND FRESH LIME Start to finish: 30 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 6 Two 12-ounce packages frozen puréed squash Two 14-1/2-ounce cans fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth 1 large potato, peeled and diced 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1/2-teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1-1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1/4-cup chopped fresh cilantro Fresh lime wedges, for serving

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the squash and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the squash is thawed, about 10 minutes. Add the potato, red bell pepper and jalapeño and continue to simmer until the potatoes are tender and the soup has thickened, about another 10 minutes.

Stir in the salt, cumin and lime juice. Serve topped with fresh cilantro and with lime wedges alongside. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 83 calories; 5 calories from fat; 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrate; 3 g protein; 4 g ﬁber; 706 mg sodium. ■

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worth watching: FRIDAY Howie Do It Who doesn’t love Howie Mandel? In this new “Punked”-style series debuting tonight, Mandel makes people mad, cry and then, of course, laugh. Simple fun after a rough week. 8 p.m. on NBC. Flashpoint The edgy Canadian police drama returns for a mid-season premiere with a heart-pounding episode. The SRU (Strategic Response Unit) is handling a routine VIPprotection shift when a bomb goes off. Realizing the bomb was a distraction tactic so that the VIP’s wife could be kidnapped, the SRU attempts to ﬁnd her. Starring Enrico Colantoni, Hugh Dillon and soon-to-be lesbian heartthrob Amy Jo Johnson. 10 p.m. on CBS. SATURDAY The Brave One Everybody’s favorite Hollywood superstar lesbian, Jodie Foster, stars as a victim-turned-vigilante in this violent shoot-’em-up. With Terrence Howard and Mary Steenburgen. 8 p.m. on Cinemax. Moulin Rouge Underrated Aussie musical with Nicole Kidman, Ewan MacGregor and Jim Broadbent. Superb, with spectacular sets and fabulous music. 8 p.m. on E! The Queen Helen Mirren’s Oscarwinning turn as Elizabeth II is breathtaking, from the opening

scene to the end. 8 p.m. on Oxygen. Game Show in My Head This reality show is executiveproduced by “Punked” cutie-pie Ashton Kutcher and hosted by former “Fear Factor” host Joe Rogan. 8 p.m. on CBS. Saturday Night Live Gay TV star Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) hosts, with Philadelphia teen singing sensation Taylor Swift. 11:30 p.m. on NBC. SUNDAY Golden Globe Awards Starting with a red-carpet gossip fest, the show most consider a preview to the Oscars is hosted by the unlikely duo of Glenn Close and Jake Gyllenhaal. What do they have in common? Both played queer characters in awardwinning ﬁlms. (Does this mean Sean Penn will win for “Milk”?) 8 p.m. on NBC.

GIRLS ON FILM: Sam (Christina Applegate) starts dating rock superstar Tommy Wylder (played by Duran Duran’s John Taylor), an idol from a youth that she has no recollection of, and becomes so embarrassed by Andrea and Dena’s super-fan reactions that she unintentionally begins to alienate them, at 9:30 p.m. Monday on “Samantha Who?” on ABC. Photo: ABC/Karen Neal

Million Dollar Password Regis Philbin hosts this updated, super-fun version of the old Alan Ludden game show. Incredibly addictive. Norm MacDonald and Jaime Kennedy are tonight’s celeb players. 8 p.m. on CBS.

wonderful wit and vitriol by Joanna Cassidy) in an attempt to keep him close to her comes at a cost. (Best line from last week: Lee tells Susan after she begs him to take her to the gay club, “Better plaster on the makeup, drag queens get the ﬁrst drink free.” Best moment: Lily Tomlin in biker gear.) 9 p.m. on ABC.

Desperate Housewives The battle for the gay sons continues (talk about momma’s boys!). Bree’s devious plotting against Andrew’s future motherin-law Melina (played with

Tess of the d’Urbervilles The Masterpiece Theater version of the classic Thomas Hardy novel concludes tonight, in tragedy. With Gemma Atherton (the newest Bond girl) as Tess and Eddie

Redmayne as the smitten Angel. Superb. 9 p.m. on PBS. 24 The new season debuts with award-winning lesbian actor Cherry Jones as the new president, Allison Taylor. With Kiefer Sutherland as the indomitable Jack Bauer. Hopefully this season will feature less torture. 9 p.m. on FOX. Brothers & Sisters Last week found brothers Kevin and Tommy battling over Tommy’s daughter — to whom

Kevin gave a lobe of his liver — as to whom she really belongs. (Kevin donated the sperm and is now — literally — dreaming of being her father.) This week Kitty goes public with her tell-all book on an appearance on “Live with Regis & Kelly,” but suspects that Robert is keeping a very big secret. Tommy allies with Saul, who now has a boyfriend to be concerned about, to push Holly out of the family business. 10 p.m. on ABC. MONDAY The Big Bang Theory

Queer TV you can always see: All My Children Bianca (Eden Riegel) and Reese (Tamara Braun) are in the struggle of their lives as a couple — they just don’t know it yet. On New Year’s Eve, Bianca was rushing out the door to meet Reese, but when she opened the door a strange man was there. It was Simon, Reese’s former ﬁancé, looking for her. Urgently. At close to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Meanwhile, Reese was with Zach over at the casino, waiting for Bianca. Midnight came and went without Bianca showing up. Reese said she understood that Bianca might have gotten caught

up with the baby and thus was unable to make it in time, but she complained to Zach that she really missed getting her New Year’s kiss. And that’s when Zach kissed her. Uh-oh. Monday-Friday, 1 p.m. on ABC. As the World Turns Luke (Van Hansis) and Noah (Jake Silbermann) were trying to find their way back to each other, and New Year’s looked like the perfect night to finally have that first romantic sex after eons of waiting, as if they were in some Christian purity group. But then Maddie had a meltdown over Casey, and Noah

tried to comfort her — which made Luke jealous and he began to drink. Meanwhile, Brian (Lawrence Lau) had a big ﬁght with wife Lucinda about making love and decided to go out without her. (Never a good sign for newlyweds on New Year’s Eve.) He, too, got plastered and before anyone could stop the train wreck from happening, Luke took him out of the bar and kissed him— loooong and on the mouth in public in Old Town, just as Noah came back. Noah assumed it was the closeted Brian coming on to Luke again and punched his lights out. Who should show

up then but Lucinda! Noah and Luke went back to the house, but there, in true soap fashion, Luke told Noah it was him who came on to Brian. Noah stormed off, terribly hurt. Then Luke found a letter Noah had left for him in which he told him that if Luke was reading this, they had just spent their ﬁrst night together and he had never been so in love. How can you mend a broken heart? Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. on CBS. Ellen We never tire of the dancing dyke diva of daytime. Today: Clint Eastwood and Ellen’s

new dancing discovery, Eric Santonge. Be sure to check out Ellen’s commentary at ellen. warnerbros.com. MondayFriday, 3 p.m. on NBC. The Rachel Maddow Show Smart and savvy deconstruction from the only out lesbian to host a political talk show. MondayFriday, 9 p.m. on MSNBC. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Consistently queer-friendly commentary and nightly drag routines from the Scottish comedian. Monday-Friday, 12:35 a.m. on CBS.

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Q on the tube: Why do they do it? By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor

MULTI-TASKING: Out actor Neil Patrick Harris (left) is having a busy week hosting “Saturday Night Live” at 11:30 p.m. Jan. 10 on NBC and starring as Barney on “How I Met Your Mother” at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 12 on CBS, where he has trouble dealing with the fact that friends Robin and Ted (Josh Radnor, right) have discovered they get along better when they’re “friends with benefits.” Photo: FOX/Ron P. Jaffe The revolt of the nerds continues on the funniest night on TV. When Penny’s comment about Wolowitz’s love life sends him into a depressed stupor, his friends lose their most important teammate in an upcoming fighting robot competition. 8 p.m. on CBS. Superstars of Dance The international competition continues. 8 p.m. on NBC. Bromance It was only a matter of time before TV got hip to the semi-sexual world of male bromance. Host Brody Jenner (“The Hills”) puts nine fine young dudes to the test of best buddy-dom. 9 p.m. on MTV. Momma’s Boys Ryan Seacrest’s latest reality show is bad-accident-viewing addictive. Three good-looking guys search for the girl of their dreams — with the help of their stereotypically controlling mothers. The “girls” are dwindling as the viciousness from the mommas heats up. These guys would be so much happier gay. 10 p.m. on NBC. True Beauty Produced by Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher, this reality series debuts with the premise that beauty is interior, not exterior. Hotties turn to notties quickly as nasty pretty boys and girls find out they are being judged not on their self-proclaimed “10” looks, but on who they are. 10 p.m. on ABC. TUESDAY Scrubs The popular Emmy-winning hospital sitcom was dumped by NBC. ABC has picked it up for its

final episodes, which began airing last week. 9 p.m. on ABC. Nip/Tuck Everybody’s favorite slicers and dicers (after Dexter) are back. Lesbian heartthrob Sharon Gless tears up the place and the aftermath leaves Sean fighting for his life. 10 p.m. on FX. WEDNESDAY 13: Fear is Real This new series debuts as a reality show with a scary twist as 13 contestants tackle awesomely horrific challenges. This ain’t just bug-eating in the tropics. 8 p.m. on the CW. Damages There may be better performances by women on the tube, but it’s difficult to imagine anyone doing a better job than Glenn Close as demonic attorney Patty Hewes, Rose Byrne as the seemingly demure assistant and Marcia Gay Harden as — well, you’ll find out. 10 p.m. on FX. The Real World: Brooklyn Long before other reality shows even recognized the existence of queers, “The Real World” had queer contestants. Now in its 21st season, the show goes back to New York — to Red Hook, Brooklyn, where the mobsters dump the bodies. This season includes Sarah, a tatted-up bisexual artist who works with victims of sexual abuse; Katelynn, a transgender female who wants to marry her boyfriend; and Chet, a Mormon frat boy. 10 p.m. on MTV. Top Chef: New York San Francisco lesbian Jamie with

the many tats and obsessive love of scallops is on the chopping block. 10 p.m. on Bravo. Sordid Lives: The Series Bitsy and the bar gang decide to storm the church to confront the jury that wrongly convicted her. Brother Boy negotiates with Dr. Eve to continue therapy if he can perform as Tammy. Ty is trying to be honest with everyone, but Sara will not accept that he is gay. 10:30 p.m. on Logo. THURSDAY Ugly Betty After a family crisis, Betty is torn between work and home, putting her at odds with Hilda. Meanwhile, Daniel, Molly, Connor and Wilhelmina try to conceal their escalating love connections and, boy, are they ever connected. 8 p.m. on ABC. Grey’s Anatomy Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Sadie (Melissa George). The best new lesbian couple on the tube. 9 p.m. on ABC. 30 Rock Liz and Jenna’s friendship is put to the test when Liz admits that she dislikes Jenna’s new independent film. To get himself out of debt, Tracy places his name on a “meat machine” that eliminates the “bread” part of sandwiches. With the phenomenal Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. 9:30 p.m. on NBC. ER The show is in its final stages — season — and bringing in the big guns for the final send-off. 10 p.m. on NBC. ■

As if the “Rev.” Fred Phelps’ crew visiting Philadelphia to spread their hate campaign (“God Hates Fags”) isn’t demoralizing enough, everyone’s least favorite media maven is back. Ann Coulter, the Republican often referred to as Rush Limbaugh in a mini-skirt, has a new book she’s promoting all over the tube. Difficult as it is to imagine, her latest premise is even more offensive than her last. In “Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ and Their Assault on America,” Coulter spends page after page pulling the pansy card, making the claim repeatedly that “real” men aren’t liberals because, according to Coulter, all liberals are “pussies.” Coulter is fundamentally a creation of the mainstream TV media. There’s no question she’s well-educated and some would argue she’s a brilliant rhetoritician, if utterly wrong-headed. But Coulter’s rise to fame has been predicated on becoming a figure of “controversy” on TV talk shows by tossing around words like “faggot,” “pussy” and “emasculate” in her fixation on how the “homosexual agenda” has perverted the white male ascendancy she so admires (and some would say envies). Coulter called John Edwards a “faggot” at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March 2007, when he was a presidential candidate. She has repetitively implied that Hillary Clinton is a lesbian, noting on one TV show, “I’d say that’s about even money” on Sen. Clinton “coming out of the closet” in 2008. Back in 2006, while on the Chris Matthews show, Coulter asserted that Bill Clinton — possibly the best-known heterosexual in America — was gay. Matthews asked Coulter, “How do you know that Bill Clinton is gay?” referring to her comment on CNBC’s “The Big Idea” that Clinton “show[s] some level of latent homosexuality.” Coulter quipped, “I don’t know if he’s gay. But Al Gore — total fag.” It’s understandable that FOX and CNN would have Coulter as a regular commentator on their inflammatory right-wing talk shows. But why do non-political shows continue to give this woman a platform? Why is her hate speech considered acceptable morning-show fare? It’s one thing for her to appear on “Hannity & Colmes” — that’s her choir. But when “Today’s” Matt Lauer interviewed her last February, after Sen. John McCain became the Republican nominee, his disgust with Coulter and her politics was palpable when he fairly yelled, “Come on!” when she said McCain was not conservative enough for a “principled conservative” like herself. (Coulter supported Mitt Romney.) It’s difficult to imagine what’s principled about Coulter. In “Guilty,” she asserts that the Democratic primary was a contest to see “Who’s the biggest pussy?” Coulter also fixates on the image of liberals as closet cases. Of New York Times columnist Frank Rich, she claimed he “became qualified to comment on U.S. foreign policy, national security and presidential politics after spending a childhood dancing his favorite numbers from ‘Oklahoma!’ in his mother’s panties.” Biased pundits are a staple of cable talk shows, which thrive on real and manufactured controversy. But network TV and mainstream talk shows are supposed to give the appearance of lack of bias. By repeatedly giving Coulter and her ilk a platform for what is not political opinion but flat-out, blatantly homophobic speech is implicit endorsement. In bringing Coulter back to NBC, the “Today” show and other shows that promote her are selling her book for her and, with it, the vile and paranoiac commentary within. Coulter hates liberals and to her the lowest thing she can compare them to is queers, faggots and lesbians. That derogation of our community is egregious and unacceptable. Were Coulter creating a similarly derogatory analogy with any other minority group, she would not even be the darling of the conservative TV talk-show circuit, let alone a frequent guest in the mainstream. This year, the LGBT and progressive communities should be banding together to protest the way mainstream TV promotes purveyors of homophobia and, at the very least, demand equal time for rebuttal. The only way we are going to limit hate speech is by letting these shows know it is not OK that they promote negative stereotypes of us via people like Coulter. ■

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polkas and other favorites, at 8 p.m. Jan. 9-10 and 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

Alice in Wonderland Plays & Players presents a play with music based on Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy for children of all ages, through Jan. 18, 1714 Delancey St.; (800) 5954849.

Young Mozart Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents an evening of the famed composer’s early works in music, song and dance at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and 7:30 p.m. Jan 12 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum The New Candlelight Theatre presents the musical featuring the witty lyrics and toe-tapping tunes of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim. Jan. 10-March 14, 2208 Millers Road, Ardentown, Del.; (302) 4752313.

Chamber Music Concert Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents two members of the Díaz Trio joined by the associate principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and an internationally renowned pianist, at 8 p.m. Jan. 14 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 7905847.

Give My Regards to Broadway The Kimmel Center’s Broadway Series presents the story of how Broadway developed into a purely American art form, through Feb. 1 at Kimmel’s Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 893-1999. My Name is Asher Lev Arden Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the story of a young Hassidic artist torn between his observant Jewish community and his need to create, through March 17 at Arden’s Arcadia Stage, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 922-1122. No Child ... Two actors portray 16 characters in a live drama drawn from the vivid experience of teaching innercity kids in New York City, Jan. 14-Feb. 1 at Delaware Theatre Company, 200 Water St., Wilmington; (302) 5941100. A Raisin in the Sun The Stagecrafters present the passionately moving portrayal of an AfricanAmerican family in 1950s Chicago, through Jan. 24, 8130 Germantown Ave.; (215) 247-8881.

LAUGHING ALL THE WAY: The Lesbians of Laughter are back at the Tin Angel for another evening of side-splitting comedy, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at 20 S. Second St. The group of out comedians features Jackie Monahan (pictured on Here TV’s “Hot Gay Comics”), Deborah Eisner, Lisa Kaplan and Jules Riley. For more information, visit www.theloltour.com or call (215) 928-0770.

Romance/Romance The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater presents the musical exploring the question of whether years of marriage can survive when ﬂirtation threatens to become something more, through Jan. 17, 614 Fairview Road, Swarthmore; (610) 328-4271. Season Teasers: Leaving The Wilma Theater presents a free reading of the upcoming production with special guests including Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham (“Amadeus,” “Scarface”), at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 265 S. Broad St.; (215) 546-7824.

Sleeping Beauty Storybook Musical Theatre presents an original musical adaptation of the Charles Parrault tale about a young princess who is cast into 100 years’ sleep by an evil fairy and the prince who faces many “thorny’’ problems in trying to rescue her, through Jan. 10 at St. Joseph’s University’s Bluett Theater, 56th Street and Overbrook Avenue; (215) 659-8550.

Cabaret

Good ’N Plenty IV: All You Can Eat Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus members and

longtime friends Albert Fernandez and Mark McClurg serve up a smorgasbord of fun, frolic and friendship in the fourth installment of their dark cabaret, at 8 p.m. Jan. 10 at The Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St.; for reservations, call (215) 923-0210 or visit www. societyhillplayhouse.org. With Nile Weber on piano.

Music classical Runnicles Conducts Brahams The Philadelphia Orchestra presents an evening of the elegant sounds of waltzes,

Eschenbach Returns The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Christoph Eschenbach returning with acclaimed violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg for performances of Bruch’s ever-popular First Concerto, at 8 p.m. Jan. 15-16 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

Music other

Melissa Ferrick The out singer-songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 9 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; (215) 257-5808. The Smithereens The pop-rock band performs at 9 p.m. Jan. 9 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1710. Ellis The out singer-songwriter performs at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; (215) 928-0770. Vonda Shepard The actor and singer-

songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 10 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; (215) 257-5808. The Refugees Solo artists Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; (215) 928-0770. An Evening of Tribute Bands Unchained (Van Halen), Mistress of Puppets (allfemale Metallica), Tragedy (metallic Bee-Gees’ songs) and Ziggy Starley (all-female David Bowie) perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-5483. The Fray The alternative-rock band performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 15 at TLA, 334 South St.; (215) 922-1011.

Exhibits

Black Hands, Blue Seas — The Untold Maritime Stories of African Americans Independence Seaport Museum presents an exhibition that explores the African-American maritime experience, through March 22, Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.; (215) 4138631. Claus Mroczynski: Sacred Places of the Southwest James A. Michener Art Museum presents the German-born photographer’s exhibition featuring sacred Native-American places of the Southwest, through Feb. 1, 500 Union Square Drive, New Hope; (215) 340-9800. Cross-Coupling AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of circuit-board mosaics by New York City artist Annette Cords, through Jan. 24, 265 S. 10th St.; (215) 627-6250.

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Alzamora, through Jan. 17, 723 Chestnut St., fourth ﬂoor; (215) 923-1242.

Send notices at least one week in advance to: Diversions, PGN, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19147; fax them to (215) 925-6437; or e-mail them to pgn@epgn.com.

Sendak on Sendak The Rosenbach Museum and Library hosts an exhibition exploring the work of gay artist/author Maurice Sendak, through May, at 2008-10 Delancey Place; (215) 7321600.

Notices cannot be taken over the phone.

Flower Power Edge Gallery presents an exhibition of ﬂoral-themed artwork through Feb. 1, 72 N. Second St.; (215) 4137072. A Maine Island Life Allens Lane Art Center presents an exhibition of new photographs by David Graham, through Feb. 20, 601 W. Allens Lane; (215) 248-0546.

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Works on Paper 2009 Philadelphia Sketch Club presents an exhibition featuring works on paper by many of the prominent artists of the region in a variety of media, including transparent watercolor, gouache, acrylics, prints and collage, through Jan. 24, 235 S. Camac St.; (215) 545-9298.

The Goddess Persephone and the Myth of Winter Poet and artist Zaharati Morfesis will present a reading during Rutgers Camden’s Cappuccino Academy at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Barnes & Noble, 200 W. Route 70, Marlton; (856) 225-6627.

Auditions

Etc.

Longform Improv: Fletcher and Rare Bird Show The improv show, featuring one of the funniest improv groups in the city, is held at 8 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10 p.m. Jan. 10 at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St.; (215) 592-0119.

Dance

Saving Face: Portraits from the Collection of Robert Infarinato James A. Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of iconic portraits of artists and celebrities from the collection of Bucks County resident Robert M. Infarinato, through March 15, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; (215) 340-9800. Scents and Form James Oliver Gallery presents an exhibit combining the work of world-renowned master painter Ron Johnson and the preeminent sculptor Emil

Company premieres two works and its masterpiece featuring a male duet, Jan. 9-10 at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.; (215) 898-3900.

Film

The Adventures of Robin Hood The 1938 movie starring Errol Flynn is screened at 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 9170223.

Books

Natalie Hardiman The author will sign copies of her children’s book “The Starmaker” from 46 p.m. Jan. 10 at Borders Bookstore, 2000 Route 38 #1420, Cherry Hill, N.J.; (856) 665-6494.

La Ronde (Reigen) The Living End Theatre Company is seeking male actors 21 and over for an allmale production of “Reigen” Vivian Beer and Marilyn by Arthur Schnitzler in Kirsch Philadelphia. The play will Wexler Gallery presents involve full nudity and an exhibition featuring physical contact. There is a new works from furniture modest performance stipend. artist Vivian Beer and New Experience and training are York-based painter Marilyn welcome but not essential. Kirsch, through Feb. 28, 201 For information, e-mail N. Third St.; (215) 923-7030. chuckcan@hotmail.com or call (302) 224-0598. No One We Know The Clay Studio presents an exhibition of sculptures by John Casey, through Jan. Concerto Six Twenty24, 139 N. Second St.; (215) Two 925-3453. Lar Lubovitch Dance RE: Work (malaprops, homophones, tangents and turquoise) The Clay Studio presents an exhibition of works by Jeremy Brooks, through Jan. 25, 139 N. Second St.; (215) 925-3453.

Jan. 27, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 527-9898.

The Smoke, Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative presents its third-annual celebration focusing on the topic of Black Men’s Health, featuring a panel of three distinguished doctors from Drexel University and studio performances, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10 at Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St. Artistic director Zane Booker (pictured) conceived of SLJ in 2004, after he returned to Philadelphia from touring the globe as a world-class performer with such companies as Netherlands Dance Theater, Les Ballet De Monte Carlo and Mikail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project. Through Booker’s experiences abroad, he became aware of America’s lack of tolerance for issues concerning race, gender and HIV/AIDS. Speciﬁcally, Smoke, Lilies and Jade strives to be a catalyst for conversation concerning HIV/AIDS. This year’s panel discussion features Dr. Lisa Bowleg, Dr. Theodore J. Corbin Jr. and Dr. John Rich. The evening also features new choreography by Justin Bryant, Lindsey LaFountain, Maya Johnson and special guest artists Tommie Waheed and Michael Thomas. For more information, call (215) 569-9700.

The Pineapple Express The stoner comedy is screened at 8 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-5483.

Racquet Club, 215 S. 16th St.; (610) 649-5220.

Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 5279898.

Hollywood’s Magical Isle:Catalina The ﬁlm presented by talent manager Chuck Liddell relays stories of the stars at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at The

The Elephant Man Bryn Mawr Film Institute presents the 1980 Oscarnominated ﬁlm at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14, 824 W. Lancaster

Quiet Beauty: Silent Film Bryn Mawr Film Institute presents a four-week course that introduces students to

silent ﬁlm, a blanket term covering the period in cinema from the Lumieres’ Paris premiere in 1895 to the establishment of synchronized-sound feature ﬁlms as the Hollywood standard in 1929, through

Longform Improv: BWP and Mister Licorice The improv show featuring BWP, two lovely ladies who serve snack cakes and solve your problems, is held at 10 p.m. Jan. 9 and 8 p.m. Jan. 10 at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St.; (215) 592-0119. Unbridaled Wedding Expo The alternative to the traditional wedding expo focuses on local, handmade, environmentally friendly and creative services for wedding planning, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St.; www.unbridaledexpo. com. Healthy Kids Fest Independence Blue Cross hosts the annual event celebrating ways for kids to have fun that encourage adequate nutrition and exercise, from 1-5 p.m. Jan. 11 at Blue Cross RiverRink at Penn’s Landing, Columbus Boulevard at Market Street; (215) 925-7465. ■

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Hot Spots NIGHTLIFE 12th Air Command 254 S. 12th St. 215.545.8088 12thair.com Multi-level bar dancing, deck Alfa 1709 Walnut Ss. 215.751.0201 Bar, dining and w/end brunches. Bike Stop 206 S. Quince St. 215.627.1662 thebikestop.com The city’s only leather bar

Stir Lounge 1705 Chancellor St. 215.732.2700 Bar/lounge near Ritt. Sq. Tavern on Camac 243 S. Camac St. 215.545.0900 tavernoncamac.com Restaurant, piano bar w/Fri. and Sat. dance nights Uncles Bar 1220 Locust St. 215.546.6660 Small, friendly corner bar

Bob & Barbara’s 1509 South St. 215.545.4511 Drag night, Thurs. 10pm

Valanni 1229 Spruce St. 215.790.9494 valanni.com Dinner & w/e brunch

Bump 1234 Locust St. 215.732.1800 Trendy bar and eatery

Venture Inn 255 S. Camac St. 215.545.8731 Bar/restaurant

Chartreuse 1200 Spruce St. 215.545.7711 www.chartreuseﬂorist.com Flowers, plants Club Body Center 1220 Chancellor St. 215.735.7671 Bathhouse near bars. 24 hrs. Cut 204 S. 13th St. 215.687.4929 Hair and skin studio Danny’s Adam and Eve 133 S. 13th St. 215.925.5041 Gay-owned adult bookstore. Video booths. 24 hours Gables Bed & Breakfast 4520 Chest Ave. 215.662.1918 Quaint, gay-owned B&B in University City

Cresheim Cottage Cafe 7402 Germantown Ave. 215.248.4365 Gay-owned dining in historic building. 3rd Tuesday OUT

Westbury 261 S. 13th St. 215.546.5170 thewestburybar.net Bar/restaurant

Giovanni’s Room 1145 Pine St. 215.923.2960 One of the oldest gay bookstores in the country

Fluid 613 S. 4th St. 215.629.3686 Trendy dance club off South St.

Woody’s 202 S. 13th St. 215.545.1893 woodysbar.com Multi-level, bar, dancing

Joe Coffee Bar 1100 Walnut St. 215.562.7384 Gay-owned. Food. Outdoor seating when warm

Key West 207 S. Juniper St. 215.545.1578 Private club Knock 225 S. 12th St. 215.925.1166 info@knockphilly.com More Than Just Ice Cream 1119 Locust St. (215) 574.0586 Lunch, Dinner and Dessert! Pure 1221 St. James St. 215.735.5772 purephilly.com Late-night club experience Shampoo 417 N. Eighth St. 215.922.7500 shampooonline.com Gay dance club on Friday Sisters 1320 Chancellor St. 215.735.0735 sistersnightclub.com Women’s bar, restaurant, dance ﬂoor, karaoke

BUSINESSES 12th St. Gym 204 S. 12th St 215.985.4092 Adonis Cinema 2026 Sansom St. 215.557.9319 Multi-level adult theater AIDS Thrift Store 514 Bainbridge St. 215.922.3186 Clothes, housewares, books, collectibles, etc. Alexander Inn 301 S. 12th St. 215.923.3535 www.alexanderinn.com Luxury rooms, internet, ﬁtness center Brew Ha Ha! 214 S. 12th Street 215. 893.5680 brewhaha.com Coffee, tea and seating with a great view of the ‘hood

Matthew Izzo 1109 Walnut St. 215.829.0606 Fashion, furnishings and fabulous salon Phag 1225 Walnut St. 215.627.0461 Furnishings, art, cards, unique gifts

Soleil 202 S. 12th St. 215.735.8786 Tanning booths and beds Spruce St. Video 252 S. 12th St. 215.546.6843 Gay and Hollywood ﬁlm rentals and sales. Supreme Bean Café 615 South St. 215.629.2250 Hipster/hippie shop on South Street. Three Trees Custom Framing 722 S. 4th St. 215.922.4533 TLA Video 1520 Locust St. 215.735.7887 tlavideo.com Gay and Hollywood ﬁlm rentals and sales.

ELSEWHERE 704 Strawberry Café 704 N. 3rd St. Harrisburg 717.234.4228 Atland’s Ranch Nightclub 8505 Orchard Road Spring Grove 717.225.4479 altlandsranch.com Brownstorne Cafe 412 Forster St. Harrisburg 717.234.7009 Club XS 36 W. 11th St., York, PA 717.812.1474

Philadelphia Java Company 518 S. 4th St. 215.928.1811 Quaint shop off South Street. Food. Outdoor seating

Diamonz 1913 W. Broad St. Bethlehem 610.865.1028 diamonz.net

The Pleasure Chest 2039 Walnut St. 215.561.7480

Frank Jeffrey’s Hotel Washington 231-233 Bridge St. Phoenixville 610.935.8000

Sansom Street Cinema 120 S. 13th St. 215.545.9254 Adult theater near bars, 24 hrs. Sansom Street Gym 2020 Sansom St. 267.330.0151 sansomstreetgym.com Philly’s newest bathhouse

717.939.1123 Neptune Lounge 268 North St., Harrisburg 717.233.0581 Nostalgia 1101 N. 9th St., Reading 610.372.5557

Rehoboth Beach 302.226.0400 Cloud Nine 234 Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth Beach 302.226.1999 Restaurant, bar, dance club

Rainbow Inn at Sunbury Rt. 61 South, Sunbury 717.988.4688

Frogg Pond 3 South 1st St. Rehoboth Beach 302.227.2234

Rainbow Mtn. Resort Mt. Nebo Road East Stroudsburg 570-223-8484

Lambda Rising Bookstore 39 Baltimore Ave. Rehoboth Beach 302.227.6969

Scarab 724 Franklin St., Reading 610.375.7878

Serenity by the Sea Books and Gifts 405 Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth Beach 302.227.6818

Secrets Business Rt. 209 East Stroudsburg 570.420.8716 Silhouette Lounge 523 Linden St., Scranton 570.344.4259 silhouettelounge.com Stallions Night Club 706 N. Third St., Harrisburg 717.232.3060 Stonewall/Moose Lounge 28 N. 10th St., Allentown 610.432.0706 stonewall-mooselounge.com

NEW JERSEY Bounce 1102 Rt. S. 130 West Deptford 856.845.1010 bouncenightclub.net Cruisin’/The Circuit 911 Kingsley St. Asbury Park 732.776.7661 Club Atlantis 1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park 732.869.9700

Sundown Lounge 429 N. Mulberry St. Lancaster 717.392.2737

Club Tru 9 S. MLK Blvd. Atlantic City 609.344.2222

The Tally Ho 201 W. Orange St., Lancaster 717.299.0661

The Colosseum 7090 Highway 35 South Sayerville 732.316.0670 colosseumnj.com

Twist Fox Ridge Plaza, Wilkes-Barre 570.825.7300 twistbarpa.com The Woods Campground 845 Vaugh Acres Ln. Leighton 610.377.9577 thewoodscampground.com

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Hillside Campgrounds Creek Road, Gibson 570.756.2007

Blue Moon Restaurant 35 Baltimore Ave. Rehoboth Beach 302.227.6515

Liquid 891 891 Eisenhower Blvd., Harrisburg

Cafe Zeus 37 Wilmington Ave.

David’s Dusk Til Dawn Café 10 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. Atlantic City 609.347.0808 x 713 Marquis de Lafayette 501 Beach Ave. Cape May 800.257.0432 Charming Old hotel across from the beach Paradise 101 Asbury Ave. Asbury Park 732.988.6663

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PORTRAITS From Page 29 the giant at 5-foot-6. PGN: Any hobbies? DM: I used to collect coins and stamps, but no longer. They’re in a drawer somewhere hopefully gaining interest. I was really into castles and collected quite a few of them. I’ve always liked structures, which is why I got into landscape architecture. I did some drafting in high school and really enjoyed it. I wanted to go for architecture, but they only accepted a small amount of students for the program and I wasn’t one of them. I remember on Sunday mornings my mother and I would always go to the real-estate section of the newspaper instead of the comics and look at homes. We’d look at the layouts and picture ourselves in the different homes. PGN: Any tattoos or piercings? DM: Just my ears. The ﬁrst time I got them pierced, it was during summer of 1990 and I was in Israel. I’d just gotten the one ear pierced, and when I got home my mother made me take it out. She wouldn’t let me in the house with an ear piercing. When I moved out, I re-pierced it and, last year, I had the other one done. PGN: How was coming out? DM: I think my grandmother knew

from day one but my mother was taken by surprise. I was crying in my bedroom and we got into a “we don’t keep secrets in the family” argument. I was about 14 and she thought I was having some kind of male issue. She suggested I talk to my dad and I said, “I doubt dad wants to know that his son is gay!” It just came out. Her jaw dropped and she put her hand over her mouth and left the room. She came back five minutes later with the hand still over the mouth and asked me if I was sure. Then in typical parent fashion, because they didn’t know what else to do, they sent me to a psychiatrist, who basically asked me if this was what I really felt. I said yes, that I was just there for my mom, and that was that. My father took longer, but he came around. My family is fine with it now, including my husband’s family, who have been great as well. PGN: What was an early sign that you were gay? DM: I knew from around age 10 or so that I was different, but it manifested itself in different ways. I remember that I wanted to be a fire truck when I was little. Not a fireman, a fire truck. I think I liked the idea of a whole bunch of men climbing all over me. PGN: What type of music would I find on your iPod? DM: Anyone who knows me knows that I love ’80s music. Don’t

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be surprised if you ﬁnd Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

Geminis love attention. One time I wore one of those leaf canopies that they sell to go over kids’ beds at IKEA. I wore it and went to rehearsal as the Leaf Fairy.

PGN: Who would you want to sit next to at a dinner party? DM: Oh, it’s so gay, but Martha Stewart. I love to entertain and I’d love to pump her for tips. I’d like to be at one of her parties, they must be just perfect. I also think that she’s an interesting woman. PGN: Who would you contact at a séance? DM: My cousin Mark. He died last year in a freak accident. He was driving his motorcycle on 95 and had an attack of the spleen. He lost control and crashed. His friend was right behind him and saw the whole thing. He was a nice guy and died too young. PGN: Favorite cartoon as a kid? DM: I liked Garﬁeld. He has the same birthday as me; we’re both Geminis. PGN: Uh-oh, a Gemini … DM: I’m a classic Gemini, though I think I have more than two personalities! There’s the professional side and there’s the wacky side that just goes crazy. I’ve taken a little time off but, for the past nine years, I’ve sung with the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus. I love to sing, but I also have fun dressing up for rehearsals — sometimes in drag, but sometimes I just do silly things.

PGN: First crush? DM: With a woman, it was Farah Fransoza. I’d known her since the sixth grade. She was Korean and an unusual person, different from everyone else. We went out twice and decided to be friends. Boys? My ﬁrst crush? I’m going to get into trouble, but it was one of my sister’s friends. She told me he was gay and I hooked up with him even though he was about 15 years older than me. I think I’ve been into older guys ever since. PGN: Most creative gift you’ve given? DM: One year I made personal Christmas cards from scratch. I took cardboard and layered it with other paper and glued stuff on them and put little messages on each one. They were really cool, but I didn’t realize what an undertaking it would be. I made 150 and it took me about three weeks to ﬁnish them. PGN: What would you like to be reincarnated as? DM: I know that I’ve been reincarnated before, which is not something most Jewish people would say. It’s not something that’s considered part of Judaism. I was raised Jewish, but I don’t practice

it anymore. I think that I’ve been back many times; I believe that I was one of Joseph’s brothers, [and] I believe I was a cactus once. I think I may have been a hyena because I love to laugh. I hope if I come back again, it’s as a dog. At least mine. They have a good life. PGN: Since you like to laugh, name a time that had you slapping your knee. DM: My husband is from Shamokin, which is in the middle of Bumble ... , Pa. It’s where a lot of the coalmines are located and he has the weirdest colloquial sayings. He’ll say things like “light the microwave” or “turn on the switch,” meaning the light. It always cracks me up. One time we were at the coffee table playing a card game and out of the blue he said something like, “Why don’t you dip it in the cranberry juice, I can’t reach it.” The problem was there was no cranberry juice anywhere to be seen. I was on the ﬂoor laughing. It was one of his hometown sayings but to this day, I have no idea what it meant. But that’s what keeps life fun. ■ Dan Myers can be reached at (215) 901-0899 or through his Web site, www.breathe3.com. To suggest a community member for “Professional Portraits,” write to: Professional Portraits, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 or portraits05@aol.com.

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Meeting Place

A community bulletin board of facilities, organizations and activities Activism/Politics

ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) Meets at 6 p.m. every Monday at St. Luke and the Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 386-1981; www.critpath.org/actup. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; (856) 863-3061; www.dvau.org. Equality Advocates Philadelphia Holds a volunteer night second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; (215) 731-1447; www.equalitypa.org. Green Party of Philadelphia Holds general meetings fourth Tuesday of each month (except April) at 6:30 p.m., 4134 Lancaster Ave.; (215) 243-7103; www.gpop.org. Log Cabin Republican Club of Philadelphia Meets at 7 p.m. third Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center; (215) 465-5677; www. phillylogcabin.org. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club Meets seasonally; (215) 760-7184; www.libertycity. org. OutFront! Board of directors meets third Monday of the month; (215) 842-0343.

Arts

Gay Men’s Book Discussion Group Meets at 6:30 p.m. first Wednesday of the month at the Independence Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633. Library Book Club Meets to discuss a new book at 7 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center. New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus Chorus rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Mondays in Princeton, N.J.; (609) 675-1998. Open-mic night An amateur poetry, music and storytelling event sponsored by The Pride Center of New Jersey, meets at 8 p.m. every third Friday at the George Street Playhouse, 1470 Jersey Ave., North Brunswick, N.J.; (732) 846-0715. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus Chorus rehearses from 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays; (215) 731-9230; auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Opera Club Meets to share and listen to recordings at 6:30 p.m. on last Saturday of the month; (215) 224-6995. Philadelphia Voices of Pride Philadelphia’s first mixed GLBT chorus rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center; (888) 505-7464; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective Workshop and discussion group meets 4-6 p.m. on fourth Saturday of the month at the William Way Center. Women’s Book Group Meets first Thursday of the month at 6:45 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; brassygrrl@hotmail.com.

Men

Boys Night Out A social gathering for gay men, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Iron Hill Brewery, 30 E. State St., Media; BurbBoysNiteOut@aol.com. Delaware Valley 40-plus Club for Men Social group meets every other month; (215) 5879933. Gay Married Men’s Association Meets at 8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the William Way Center; (215) 483-1032. Gentlemen of Berks and Beyond Social group that has events throughout the year for men who want to project a positive image in the community; (610) 451-5737; gobabevents@yahoo.

The Week Ahead Friday, Jan. 9 meetings will be held at 10 a.m. and 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 2 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ The library and reading room will be open from 3-6 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ WeXist will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Crystal Meth Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Alcoholics Anonymous

Saturday, Jan. 10 ■ AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth support group will meet at 11 a.m. at AIDS Delaware. ■ Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 2 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Alcoholics Anonymous meetings will be held at 5:30 and 11:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous will meet at 8:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. Sunday, Jan. 11 will meet for a hike in Wissahickon Valley Park at 2 p.m. at Borders Books, Music and Café, 8701 Germantown Ave. ■ Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 2 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ The Rainbow Buddhist Meditation Group will meet at 5 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ PhilaVentures

com. Men of All Colors Together Meets at 7:30 p.m. third Friday of the month September through June at the William Way Center; (610) 277-6595; www.MACTPhila.org. Men’s Coming Out Group, N.J. Meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at The Pride Center of New Jersey. Men’s Coming Out Group Meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 563-0652 ext. 219. Men of Color United A discussion/support group for gay and bisexual men of color meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th ﬂoor; (215) 496-0330. Men of Standard Provides a place for men of color 21 and older to share issues of concern. Meets 7-9 p.m. every Thursday at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St., Camden, N.J.; (856) 963-2432 ext. 206; johnson_ t@camden_ahec.org. Philly DADS An association of gay and bisexual fathers supporting each other meets at 7:30 p.m. fourth Friday of the month at the William Way Center; (215) 668-5239.

Parents/Families

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Bucks County Meets at 7:30 p.m. third Thursday of the month at Penns Park United Methodist Church, 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; (215) 598-8005. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians

■ The Transgender

Programming Committee will meet at 5 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Crystal Meth Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the William Way Center. Monday, Jan. 12 ■ Peer counseling services will be available from 6-9 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Positive Brothers will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. ■ Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ The Spartan Wrestling Club will meet from 7-9 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance will hold open meetings from 10-11 p.m. in the lounge in Jones Basement at the college. Tuesday, Jan. 13 from AIDS Services in Asian Communities will offer safersex and HIV/AIDS information at 10 a.m. at the Independence Branch of the Free Library. ■ Boys Nite Out will meet at 7 p.m. at Iron Hill Brewery. ■ Overeaters Anonymous, a gay men’s meeting, will meet from 7-8 p.m. at the Drexel University College of Medicine. ■ The Trans-Health Information Project will hold a drop-in center for ■ A representative

and Gays/Cape May, N.J. Meets at 2 p.m. third Sunday of the month in the Maruchi Room of Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, 2 Stone Harbor Blvd.; (609) 861-1848. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Chester County Meets at 7 p.m. ﬁrst Tuesday of the month at the Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, 501 S. High St., West Chester; (484) 354-2448. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Philadelphia Meets from 2-5 p.m. third Sunday of the month at the LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 3907 Spruce St.; (215) 572-1833. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Princeton, N.J. Meets at 7:30 p.m. second Monday of the month in the George Thomas Room at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St.; (609) 683-5155. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Wilmington, Del. Meets at 7 p.m. second Thursday of the month at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 13th and Rodney streets; (302) 654-2995. Philadelphia Family Pride Advocacy, support and social network for LGBT families offers play groups, monthly kids and teen talk groups, activities and outings. Planning meetings are held monthly; (215) 844-3360; www. phillyfamilypride.org.

Recreation

Diversity Dancers Ballroom dancers meet the ﬁrst Sunday of the

all trans persons from 7-11 p.m. Bind Us will meet from 7:30-9 p.m. in South Philadelphia. For location, call (800) 581-7883. ■ Ties That

Wednesday, Jan. 14 Lesbians with Breast Cancer will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Gilda’s Club Delaware Valley. ■ Survivors of Suicide Inc. Chester County, a support group, will meet at 7:30 p.m. ■ The Gay Married Men’s Association will meet at 8 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ The steering committee of Team Philadelphia will meet at 8 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ “Rock ’n’ Roll Queer Bar” will begin at 10 p.m. ■

Thursday, Jan. 15 Independence Business Alliance hosts an LGBT Brown Bag forum for LGBT business owners and professionals at noon at the William Way Center. ■ A group will meet to play mah-jongg at noon at the William Way Center. ■ 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. ■ PhilaVentures will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■ Young, Trans & Uniﬁed will meet from 7:30-9 p.m. at The Attic Youth Center. ■

month for tea dance and lessons. Other events scheduled throughout the year; (215) 922-2129; DiversityDancers@aol.com. Gay Bridge Club Non-beginners group meets Monday afternoons at the William Way Center; (215) 985-4835. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club Meets from 6-11 p.m. in the P.I.C. Building, 42nd and Locust streets; (215) 382-0789. Gay and Lesbian Scrabble Players in the tri-state area gather for socializing and friendly/competitive games; ScrabbleGroup@excite. com. Gay Opera Guys of Philly New group for opera appreciation meets last Sunday of the month at 2:30 p.m. in Roxborough/Andorra area; (215) 483-1032. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists Meets second Thursday of the month at the William Way Center; (215) 985-1456; www.humboldtsociety. org. Indepedence Squares GLBT square dance club, modern Western square dancing. Monthly open house. Tuesday classes in the fall; Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; (215) 735-5812; www.independencesquares.org. Male Oenophile Group Male group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape. Call (267) 230-6750 for more information. Men’s Knitting Circle Social and knitting group meets from 6-8 p.m. last Tuesday of the month at Joe Coffee Bar, 1100

Walnut St.; (215) 592-7384. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social Activities for sexual-minority seniors are held every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. PhilaVentures Philadelphia’s GLBT outdoor group meets for a hike in Wissahickon Valley Park on Sundays at 2 p.m. at Borders Books, Music and Café, 8701 Germantown Ave.; (215) 271-8822. Rainbow Room A meeting/activity night held for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their friends Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Rainbow Room of Planned Parenthood in Doylestown; (215) 348-0558. Social XChange A social group for sexual minorities ages 13-23 meets every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th ﬂoor; (215) 496-0330.

Religion/Spirituality

Arch Street United Methodist Church Services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. at Broad and Arch streets; (215) 568-6250. Bethlehem-Judah Ministries Open and affirming congregation holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 3847 N. Dupont Hwy., Kent Plaza Suite #2, Dover, Del.; (302) 734-9350. BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Church Hold services at 10:15 a.m. at 2040 Street Road, Warrington; (215) 343-0406. Calvary United Methodist Church Reconciling, welcoming and affirming church holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue; (215) 724-1702. Central Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 10:45 a.m. Sundays at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne; (610) 688-0664. Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Services at 11 a.m. and Spirit at Play, an arts-based Sunday school for children, at 9:30 a.m. at 8812 Germantown Ave.; (215) 242-9321. Church of the Crucifixion Inclusive Episcopal community holds services at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sundays at Eighth and Bainbridge streets; (215) 922-1128; crucifixionphiladelphia@verizon.net. Church of the Trinity Lutheran Reconciling in Christ parish holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 18th and Wolf streets; (215) 334-6656. Dignity Jersey Shore An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets first Saturday of the month in Asbury Park. For time and location, call (732) 502-0305. Dignity Metro NJ An organization for sexual-minority Catholics meets at 4 p.m. Sundays at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, N.J.; (973) 857-4040. Dignity Philadelphia Holds Mass at 7 p.m. Sundays at 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 546-2093; dignityphila@aol.com. Drexel Hill Baptist Church Non-judgmental Christian congregation affiliated with American Baptist Churches of the USA holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at Childs Avenue and State Road, Drexel Hill; (610) 259-2356; www. adhbaptist.com. Emanuel Lutheran Church Reconciling in Christ congregation meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at New and Kirkpatrick streets, New Brunswick, N.J.; (732) 545-2673; www. emmanuelnb.org. Episcopal Church of the Ascension Welcoming and inclusive church in northern Delaware, just a few feet south of the Pennsylvania border, with a partnered gay pastor; worship services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sundays at 3717 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, Del.; (302) 798-6683; www. ascensionde.org.

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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) 5454331

Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. at 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media. Children’s program (pre-8th) 10:30 a.m.; youth programming 6 p.m. Sunday; (610) 566-4853; www.uucdc.org.

Drive, Deptford, N.J.; (856) 889-1434; www. philagaybowling.com.

Unitarian Society of Germantown Welcoming congregation holds services 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 6511 Lincoln Drive (West Mt. Airy). Childcare is available; (215) 844-1158; www. usguu.org.

Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club Team seeks players; all skill levels welcome; (215) 913-7531; info@phillygryphons.org.

■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St.; (215) 898-5044; center@dolphin.upenn.edu, Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill Holds services at 10:15 a.m. at 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; (856) 667-3618.

■ 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.

Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, Mt. Airy Welcoming congregation holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays September through June at 6900 Stenton Ave.; (215) 836-1812; www.uurestoration.us.

■ 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 3-6 p.m., Tuesdays 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays 3-9 p.m., Thursdays 3-9 p.m., Fridays 3-6 p.m., Saturdays 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.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, South Jersey Shore Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays in Galloway Township, N.J.; (609) 926-8890; www.uucsjs.org.

Reconstructionist Synagogue committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community meets at Calvary Center, 801 S. 48th St.; (215) 764-6364; www. kol-tzedek.org.

United Christian Church Open, afﬁrming and welcoming congregation holds servies at 11 a.m. Sundays at 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown; (215) 946-6800.

Mainline Unitarian Church Holds services at 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon; (610) 688-8332; www. mluc.org.

Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia Diverse, afﬁrming GLBT congregation holds services at 2 p.m. Sundays at Broad and Arch streets; (215) 222-3180.

Maple Shade Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ Afﬁrming congregation open to all sexual orientations and gender identities holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 45 N. Forklanding Road, Maple Shade, N.J.; (856) 779-7739; mapleshadeucc.org.

University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 3637 Chestnut St. preceded by “Adult Forum: Sundays” at 9:30 discussing religious alienation and struggles of faith; (215) 387-2885.

Episcopal Church of St. Paul Welcoming and inclusive church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 89 Pinewood Drive, Levittown; (215) 945-2886; www.saint-paulslevittown.org. Evangelicals Concerned Lesbian and gay Christian group meets at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month; (215) 860-7445. First Baptist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 123 S. 17th St.; (215) 563-3853. First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 140 N. Lansdowne Ave.; (610) 622-0800; www. lansdownepresbyterian.org. First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia A liberal, welcoming and diverse congregation that affirms the dignity of all. Sunday services at 10 a.m. at 2125 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-3980; www.firstuuphilly.org. The First United Church of Germantown A sexual-minority-affirming congregation holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6023 Germantown Ave.; lunch follows; (215) 438-3677. First United Methodist Church of Philadelphia Inclusive, welcoming and progressive congregation worships at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6023 Germantown Ave. Lunch follows; childcare is provided; (215) 438-3677. Gay Christian Singles Philly Burbs Provides support and fellowship for GLBT singles through discussion groups and social events; (610) 457-2081; gcsphillyburbs@aol.com. Global Heart Spiritual Center Holds services at 10:30 a.m. at 1812 HaddonfieldBerlin Road, Cherry Hill, N.J.; (609) 868-2372. Grace Epiphany Church A welcoming and diverse Episcopal congregation in Mt. Airy, holds services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays, with an education hour for adults and children at 9:30 a.m., at 224 E. Gowen Ave., Mt. Airy; (215) 248-2950; www.grace-epi.org. Holy Communion Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation worships Sundays at 9 a.m. at 2111 Sansom St. and 11 a.m. at 2110 Chestnut St.; (215) 569-1840; www. centercitylutheran.org. Hope Ministry Family Fellowship Affirming Christ-centered church meets at 11 a.m. Sundays in Allentown; (610) 791-0716; hmff2001@aol.com. Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church Sexual-minority congregation worships at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 1223 Middletown Road (Route 352), Glen Mills; (610) 358-1716; www.ImagoDeiMCC. org. Interweave Organization of LGBT Unitarians and allies meets monthly at Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill, N.J., 401 N. Kings Highway; (856) 667-3618; www.uucinch.org. LC/NA Delaware Valley chapter A group for Lutherans who are not out in their own congregations meets at 7 p.m. fourth Sunday of the month at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; (215) 387-2885. Jazz Vespers Held at 7 p.m. first Sunday of the month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; (215) 646-2451; www.stjohnsambler.org. Kol Tzedek

Metropolitan Community Church Holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays preceded by a 9:30 a.m. Bible study at The Pride Center of New Jersey. Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia Holds services at 11 a.m. Sundays at the William Way Center, 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 735-MCC3; www.mccphiladelphia.com. New Thought Spiritual Community Nondenominational service is offered at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Cradle of Liberty Council, 1485 Valley Forge Road, Wayne; (610) 962-9923. Old First Reformed Church Open and affirming United Church worships at 11 a.m. Sundays September through June, and 10 a.m. June through August at 151 N. Fourth St.; (215) 9224566; www.oldfirstucc.org. Penns Park United Methodist Church Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; (215) 598-7601. Rainbow Buddhist Meditation Group Meets at 5 p.m. Sundays at the William Way Center. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting worships at 11 a.m. Sundays at 1515 Cherry St.; (215) 241-7260; cpmm@afsc.org.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown Holds services at 10 a.m. at 1565 S. Keim St., Pottstown; (610) 327-2662.

Sports

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club Meets for Tuesday and Thursday practice at Greene Field, Howell Street and Moore Road, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League GLBT softball league serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Games are played Sundays, beginning in April, in Fairmount Park; (215) 4622575; www.cblsl.org. Delaware Grifﬁns Women’s football team seeks players; (302) 6339054; www.delawaregrifﬁns.com.

Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; (917) 656-1936; phury@gayhockey.org. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley Motorcycle club meets regularly; (215) 836-0440; www.groups.yahoo.com/group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers Gay and lesbian bowling league meets 9 p.m. on Tuesdays September-April at Laurel Lanes, 2825 Rte. 73 South, Maple Shade, N.J.; (856) 778-7467. South Jersey Gay Bowling League Gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7 p.m. on Fridays September-April at Laurel Lanes, 2825 Rte. 73 South, Maple Shade, N.J.; (856) 778-7467. Spartan Wrestling Club The gay wresting team meets from 7-9 p.m. Mondays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; (215) 732-4545; www.phillyspartans. com. Team NJ Meets at 7:30 p.m. third Thursday of the month at the Pride Center of New Jersey; (908) 234-1481. Team Philadelphia Meets at 8 p.m. second Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center; www.teamphiladelphia.org. Women’s Table Tennis New group forming. Interested women are encouraged to e-mail michelesimone19144@yahoo. com.

Trans

Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey A transgender civil-rights group meets ﬁrst Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.

Oasis Meets 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays at 1201 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-0652 ext. 509.

Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club GLBT and allied soccer club; practices Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon and Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. at Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park;www.falcons-soccer.org.

Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine Primary healthcare and specialized transgender services in a safe, professional, non-judgemental environment, 809 Locust St.; (215) 563-0658.

Philadelphia Gay Bowling League Meets 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays September through April at Brunswick Zone, 1328 Delsea

St. John’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Reconciling in Christ congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; (215) 646-2451; www.stjohnsambler.org.

Tabernacle United Church Open and afﬁrming congregation holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 3700 Chestnut St.; (215) 386-4100.

Philadelphia Phoenix Women’s football team seeks players; (267) 6799535; www.philadelphiaphoenix.org.

Gay and Lesbian Bowling League Bowls at 8 p.m. Thursdays in the Norristown area; call Doug Schneidig; (716) 864-4393.

Silverside Church Holds services at 10 a.m. followed by a group discussion at 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 478-5921.

St. Mary’s Church Diverse and inclusive Episcopal church, with openly gay rector, celebrates Eucharist at 11 a.m. Sundays; adult forum is held at 9:30 a.m.; and evening prayer is at 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 3916 Locust Walk; (215) 386-3916; www.stmarysatpenn.org.

Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association Meets at 7 p.m. every third Monday at William Way Center; (215) 755-2641; into@plta.us.

Frontrunners Running club meets Saturday mornings at 9:30 for a run and brunch. Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.frontrunnersphila.org.

Philadelphia Fins Swim Team Male and female swimmers meet at 7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays in Center City; (610) 564-6661; www.philadelphiaﬁns.org.

St. Mary of Grace Parish Inclusive church in the Catholic tradition celebrates Mass at 6 p.m. Sundays in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 W. Rose Tree Road, Media; (610) 566-1393; www. inclusivecatholics.org.

Philadelphia Gay Flag Football New group forming. Contact Jered at gayﬂagfootball@gmail.com or (214) 770-5373.

Interweave New Jersey An organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Unitarian and their allies meets every third Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, N.J.; (856) 667-3618.

Resurrection Lutheran Church Holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 620 Welsh Road, Horsham; (215) 646-2597.

St. Luke and The Epiphany Church Open and welcoming church holds liturgy at 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays fall through winter and “Prayer Around the Cross” at 7 p.m. ﬁrst Friday of the month at 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 732-1918.

JAN. 9 - 15, 2009 butches, studs, agressives, bois, genderqueer and all female-born individuals with gender questions meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, second floor, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 834-9063; tman215@gmail.com. Transhealth Programming Committee Meetings are at 5 p.m. second and last Sundays of the month at the William Way Center. Transhealth Information Project Sponsors a weekly drop-in center from 7-11 p.m. Tuesdays at 1201 Locust St.; (267) 549-6497. Transgender Health Action Coalition Peer trans health-advocacy organization meets at 5 p.m. second and last Sundays of the month at the William Way Center; (215) 732-1207; www.critpath. org/thac. WeXist FTM support group meets from 6-8 p.m. second Friday of the month at the William Way Center; first hour is open; second hour is for people assigned female at birth who have gender issues; (267) 2501548; www.wexist.org. Young, Trans, and Unified! Support group for transgender and questioning individuals ages 13-23 meets from 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday at The Attic Youth Center; (215) 545-4331 ext. 24.

Women

African Asian Latina Lesbians United Social-issues discussion group meets fourth Thursday of the month at The Pride Center of New Jersey. Bucks County Lesbian Alliance Meets monthly for social events; http://buckscountylesbianalliance.org. Expressions Women’s Space Lesbian singles, family and coming-out groups meet at 1538 Church St.; (215) 535-3600. Lesbians and BiWomen in Heterosexual Marriages A support group meets at 7:30 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month at The Pride Center of New Jersey. Lesbian Community of Delaware Valley Social group holds monthly meetings and activities for gay women of all ages in Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties; P.O. Box 962, Phoenixville, PA 19460; http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/LCDV/; marichikogirl@yahoo.com. Lesbian Couples Dining Group of Montgomery County Meets monthly; (215) 542-2899. Lesbian Social Network of South Jersey 900-member social group for lesbians holds monthly activities in South Jersey and surrounding area; www.lsnsj.com. Lesbians with Breast Cancer A support group meets from 6:30-8:30 on second Wednesday of the month at Gilda Club Delaware Valley, 200 Kirk Road, Warminster; (215) 441-3290. Queer Connections Social group for women in their 20s meets weekly; (215) 468-1352; queerconnect@yahoo.com. Republican Lesbians Meetings held at 7:30 p.m. on ﬁrst Monday of the month at The Pride Center of New Jersey.

Renaissance Transgender Assoc. Meets at 8 p.m. third Saturday of the month at Into the Woods ofﬁce complex in King of Prussia; (610) 975-9119 box 5; and 7:30 p.m. ﬁrst Thursday of the month at the William Way Center; www.ren.org.

South Jersey Lesbians of Color Meetings are the ﬁrst and third Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at The Starting Point, 215 Highland Ave., Suite C, Westmont, N.J.; (856) 824-0881; e-mail: SJLOCowner@yahoogroups.com.

T-MAN People of color support group for transmen, FTMs,

Women’s Coffee House for Lesbians A group for lesbian and bisexual women meets on

Key numbers ■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: (215) 587-9377

■ Equality Advocates Pennsylvania: (215) 731-1447; (866) LGBTLAW

■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: (215) 686-4670

■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: (856) 933-9500 ext. 221

■ Equality Forum: (215) 732-3378

■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: (215) 772-2000

■ AIDS Library: (215) 985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: (215) 5921513 ■ AIDS Treatment hot line: (215) 5452212 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: (215) 685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc. 112 N. Broad St., 11th floor; (215) 4960330.

■ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Peer Counseling Services: (215) 732-TALK ■ Mayor’s liaison to LGBT communities: 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 ■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): (215) 572-1833

■ 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)

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ﬁrst Saturday of the month at 7 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey.

9377; www.aidslawpa.org.

The Womyn’s Village The ﬁrst womyn-owned and operated think-tank targeting black African, Asian, Latina and Native American LBT and two-spirited womyn. Meets at 5 p.m. on third Thursday of the month at COLOURS Organization, 112 N. Broad St., 11th ﬂoor; (215) 765-0121; the_womyns.village@yahoo.com.

BiUnity Philadelphia area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends meets at 7 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Tuesdays of the month at the William Way Center; www.biunity.org.

Youth

40 Acres of Change Discussion group for teen and young adults meets Thursdays at The COLOURS Organization Inc., 112 N. Broad St., 11th ﬂoor; (215) 496-0330. Drop-in Group For gay, lesbian and bisexual youth; meets at 11 a.m. Saturdays at AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 315, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 652-6776. HAVEN For GLBT, intersex, questioning, queer and allied youth ages 14-20; meets from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, 424 Center St., Bethlehem; (610) 868-2153. HiTOPS A safe-space support program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, will meet from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at 21 Wiggins St., Princeton, N.J.; (609) 683-5155. Main Line Youth Alliance Meets from 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays at 109 Lancaster Ave., Wayne; (610) 688-1861; info@myaonline. org. Mountain Meadow For youth with GLBTQ parents. Monthly programs for ages 8-16, family programs and parent coffee groups. Residential program offered in August; 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 772-1107; inquiries@mountainmeadow.org. Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center For ages 14-21; meets 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; (215) 348-0558 ext. 65; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. Space to be Proud, Open, and Together Open to all LGBTQ queer youth and allies, ages 1421, the SPOT meets Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Planned Parenthood of Chester County’s West Chester ofﬁce, 8 S. Wayne St., West Chester; (610) 692-1770 ext. 108 or thespot@ppccpa.org. Teen Support Group Drop-in group for teens and adolescents meets Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-0658 ext. 319. Under the Rainbow Discussion and social group for 18-25-year-old gays and lesbians meets at 7:30 p.m. at The Pride Center of New Jersey. Youth in Transition A support group for transgender and questioning youth ages 12-23 meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at the The Attic Youth Center. Youth Making a Difference For GLBTQ African-American and Latino youth ages 14-24. Meets from 5-7 p.m. every Tuesday at Camden AHEC, 514 Cooper St., Camden, N.J.; (856) 963-2432 ext. 234; gray_w@camden-ahec.org.

Etc. AIDS Law Project Provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/ AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing; 1211 Chestnut St., suite 600; (215) 587-

BiZone A group open to all bisexual, bi-curious and bifriendly people and their partners has meetings at 7:30 p.m. the ﬁrst Wednesday of the month at The Pride Center of New Jersey.

Philadelphia Prime Timers Club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; (610) 344-0853; www. primetimersphiladelphia.org. Philadelphians MC Club for leather men and women meets 7:30 p.m. ﬁrst and third Mondays of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; (215) 627-1662. Philly Paw Pals Gay and lesbian dog owners and their dogs meet on ﬁrst Saturday of the month at a dog park; (215) 6185290; PhillyPawPals@aol.com.

Boomers and Beyond A support and event programming group for sexualminority seniors meets at 7:30 p.m. every ﬁrst and third Monday at The Pride Center of New Jersey.

Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL afﬁliated; private; weekly HF nets, monthly newsletter, e-mail server; (302) 539-2392; www. rara.org.

Bordentown, N.J. Friends, Lesbians and Gays A political, community and social group that also works to promote Bordentown as a gay-friendly community meets at 6 p.m. on second Sunday of the month at Firehouse Gallery, 8 Walnut St., Bordentown, N.J.; (609) 298-3742.

Rock ’n’ Roll Queer Bar Party A party for gay and lesbian rockers with host Psydde Delicious starts at 10 p.m. every second Wednesday at N. 3rd, Third and Brown streets; (215) 413-3666.

Delaware Pride Meets at 7 p.m. on ﬁrst Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 E. Main St., Newark, Del.; (800) 292-0429. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols For LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of ﬁrearms for self-defense; meets at 2 p.m. on third Saturday of the month at Classic Indoor Range, 1310 Industrial Blvd., Southhampton; (267) 386-8907; www.pinkpistols.org. Friday Feast and Fun Dinner hosted by St. John’s Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m. second Friday of the month, 24 N. Ridge Ave., Ambler; (215) 576-8008. Gay Coffee Hours Meets from 6-9 p.m. on second Thursday of the month at Joe Coffee, 1100 Walnut St.; (215) 5927384.

Silver Foxes Social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older meets from 3-5 p.m. on fourth Sunday of the month at the William Way Center.

Lesbians and Gay Men of New Brunswick A social, educational and potluck group meets at 8 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at The Pride Center of New Jersey. LGBTQ and Friends Activity Group Meets at 7 p.m. on third Friday of the month to plan outings and potlucks at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County. Long Yang Club Philadelphia Social organization for gay Asians and their friends holds monthly socials; P.O. Box 401, Philadelphia, Pa. 19105; www.longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Metropolitan Community Church Christian education program is held Wednesdays from 6-10 p.m. at the William Way Center. Our Night Out A casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, allied communities, friends and colleagues meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, send e-mail to OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; PhillyGayCalendar.com/org/OurNightOut.

Temple University Queer Student Union Meets at 5 p.m. on Thursdays at The Village outside the Queer Student Union ofﬁce, SAC 205, 1755 N. 13th St. Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic Association Meets at 7 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month at the Mill Hill Saloon, 300 S. Broad St., Trenton, N.J.; (609) 396-9788. Thirsty Third Tuesdays Collingswood Out in the Neighborhood meets at 7 p.m. on third Tuesday of the month for coffee, dessert and conversation at Three Beans, 40 N. Haddon Ave., Haddonﬁeld N.J.; (215) 439-8337.

■ Independence Business Alliance The Philadelphia chapter of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development and educational opportunities. Holds monthly networking events; (215) 701-4760; P.O. Box 12647, Philadelphia, Pa. 19129; www.independencebusinessalliance.com. Monthly Brown Bag forums for LGBT business owners

Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing is offered 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) 851-1775. Spanish/English.

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.

HIV testing Testing offered from 4:30-6:15 p.m. on ﬁrst and third Thursday of every month at The Pride Center of New Jersey.

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.

HIV testing Free, anonymous testing and counseling is offered from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment at AIDS Resource, 520 W. Fourth St., Suite 2A, Williamsport; (570) 322-8448.

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.

12-step programs and support groups

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.

Adult Children of Alcoholics

Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center. ■ Rainbow Adult Children of Alcoholics and Alcoholics Anonymous meet at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 456-9129. ■

Al-Anon

Gay Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Fridays at St. Andrew’s Church, 50 York St., Lambertville, N.J.; (215) 986-1029. ■ Meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the William Way Center. ■

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Send submissions to: e-mail: pgn@epgn.com 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.

Professional groups ■ 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.

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.

Acceptance meets at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2212 Spruce St. ■ 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. Sundays through Saturdays 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. ■

Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice Offered from 5-8 p.m. on third Wednesday of the month; (215) 238-6333.

■ 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.

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.

Stonewall Model Railroad Club Meets monthly; (215) 769-4230; k3k@yahoo.com.

Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance Open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; (610) 896-4938. Latina/o Virtual Community Local listserv offers various information and resources; (215) 808-2493; Zorros_mail@yahoo. com; LatinPhillyLGBT@yahoogroups.com.

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at noon on third Thursdays at the William Way Center. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladephia.org. ■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia Region, holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; 304 S. 12th St.; (215) 840-6141; www.gayphiladelphia.org. ■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities; (856) 857-9283; popnews19@yahoo. com.

Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)

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

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Emotional Support

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

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. ■

Thursdays:

A support group for HIV-positive men and women will meet from 6-8 p.m. at BEBASHI — Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St.; (215) 769-3561. ■ Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for all infected or affected, meets from 7-9 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55. N. Broad St.; call Zak, (215) 848-4380, or Paul, (215) 307-0347. ■

Saturdays:

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

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

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

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

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HIV/AIDS

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

Open meeting, Tuesdays, beginners meet at 6:30 p.m., regular meeting at 7 p.m. at Hahnemann University Hospital, 245 N. 15th St.; for room location, contact Troy at (215) 514-3065. ■ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. at the William Way Center. ■

S.A.R.A.

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

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLA)

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) 542-3279. ■ 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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Mondays:

Positive Brothers, a support group for men of color living with HIV/AIDS, meets from 6:308:30 p.m. at 1201 Chestnut St., 15th ﬂoor; (215) 496-0330. ■

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 Independence

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SEPCADD

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

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

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Philadelphia CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA

AACO, 1101 Market St., Ninth floor • Action AIDS, 1216 Arch St. • Adonis Cinema, 2026 Sansom St. • AIDS Law Project lobby, 1211 Chestnut St., 12th floor • Apt. & Townhouse Rentals, 304 S. 12th St. • Art Institute of Philadelphia, 2300 Market St. • Art Institute of Philadelphia, 1610 Chestnut St. • Art Institute of Philadelphia, 1622 Chestnut St. • ASIAC, 1201 Chestnut St., Fifth floor • Best Western Independence Park, 235 Chestnut St. • The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St. • Bioscript Pharmacy, 1227 Locust St. • Borders Books, 1 S. Broad St. • Brew Ha Ha! Coffee Shop, 212 S. 12th St. • Bridgeview Place Lobby, 315 New St. • Bump, 1234 Locust St. • City Hall, NE Entrance, Broad and Market streets • Club Body Center, 1220 Chancellor St. • Coldwell Banker, 170 W. Independence Mall, L-44 • Com-Har Living Room, 100 S. Broad St., 14th floor • Danny’s Bookstore, 133 S. 13th St. • Feng Shui, 727 Walnut St. • Foodery, 324 S. 10th St. • Fusion Gym, 105 S. 12th St., Second floor • Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St. • Hampton Inn, 1301 Race St. • Hyatt Regency Hotel, 201 S. Columbus Blvd. • Independence Place Both Towers, 241 S. Sixth St., Mailrooms • Independence Visitors Center, 1 N. Independence Mall West • Latimer Deli, 255 S. 15th St. • MANNA, 12 S. 23rd St. • Mazzoni Clinic, 809 Locust St. • Mazzoni Clinic lobby, 1201 Chestnut St., Third floor • Metropolitan, 115 N. 15th St. • More Than Just Ice Cream, 1119 Locust St. • P.H.A.G., 1225 Walnut St. • Packard Apartments, 317 N. Broad St. • Paolo Pizzeria, 1336 Pine St. • Parker Hotel lobby, 261 S. 13th St. • Phila. Human Relations Comm., 34 S. 11th St., Sixth floor • Phila. Fight/AIDS Library, 1233 Locust St., Fifth floor • Planned Parenthood, 1144 Locust St. • Pure, 1220 St. James St. • Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Filbert streets, by Beer Garden • SafeGuards lobby, 1211 Chestnut St. #610 • Sal’s on 12th, 200 S. 12th St. • Sansom Cinema, 120 S. 13th St., basement • Sansom St. Gym, 2020 Sansom St. • Sante Fe Burrito, 212 S. 11th St. • Scorpio Books, 202 S. Juniper St.• Sisters, 1320 Chancellor St. • South Square Market, 23rd and South streets • Spruce Street Video, 252 S. 12th St. • Stir, 1705 Chancellor St. • St. Luke and the Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St. • Tavern on Camac, 243 S. Camac St. • 10th St. Pour House, 252 S. 10th St. • Titan Room, 2132 Market St. • TLA Video, 1520 Locust St. • Touraine Bldg. lobby, 1520 Spruce St. • Triangle Medicine, 253 S. 10th St., First floor • 1201 Chestnut St. lobby, 1201 Chestnut St. • 12th Air Command, 254 S. 12th St. •12th Street Gym, 204 S. 12th St.• U DO IT Laundry, 1513 Spruce St. • Uncles Bar, 1220 Locust St. • Venture Inn, 255 S. Camac St. • Voyage House, 255 S. 16th St. • Westbury Bar, 261 S. 13th St. • William Way LGBT Center, 1315 Spruce St. • Women’s Anon. Test Site lobby, 1211 Chestnut St. #1200 • Woody’s, 202 S. 13th St. • Wyndham Franklin Plaza, 201 N. 17th St. • Zeke’s Fifth Street, 318 S. Fifth St.

HONOR BOXES 10th and Locust streets • 10th and Pine streets • 10th and South streets • 10th and Spruce streets • 11th and Arch streets • 11th and Locust streets • 11th and Pine

streets • 11th and Walnut streets • 12th and Filbert streets • 12th and Locust streets • 12th and Manning streets • 12th and Spruce streets • 12th and Walnut streets • 13th and Chestnut streets • 13th and Locust streets • 13th and Pine streets • 13th and Sansom streets • 13th and Spruce streets • 13th and Walnut streets • 16th and JFK streets • 16th and Market streets • 17th and Arch streets • 17th and Lombard streets • 17th and Market streets • 17th and Pine streets • 17th and Spruce streets • 19th and South streets • 19th and Spruce streets • 20th and Locust streets • 20th and Pine streets • 20th and Sansom streets • 20th and Vine streets • 21st and Walnut streets • Broad and Arch streets • Broad and Chestnut streets • Broad and Spruce streets • Broad and Walnut streets • Design Center Fourth and Market streets• Eighth and Chestnut streets • Eighth and JFK streets • Eighth and Locust streets • Eighth and Market streets • Eighth and Market streets • Eighth and Pine streets • Eighth and South streets • Eighth and Spruce streets • Eighth and Spruce streets • Eighth and Walnut streets • Eighth and Walnut streets • Fifth and Chestnut streets • Fifth and JFK streets (old visitor center) • Fifth and Market streets • Fifth and Pine streets • Fifth and Spruce streets • Fourth and Chestnut streets • Fourth and Spruce streets • Fourth and Walnut streets • Fourth St., south of Arch St. by Holiday Inn ent. • Juniper and Market streets • Ninth and Market streets • Ninth and Pine streets • Second and Chestnut streets • Second and Lombard streets • Second and Market streets • Second and Pine streets • Second and South streets • Second and Walnut streets • Seventh and Pine streets • Sixth and Chestnut streets • Sixth and South streets • Sixth and Washington Square South • Third and Arch streets • Third and Chestnut streets • Third and Market streets • Third and Market streets • Third and Race streets • Third and South streets • Third and Spruce streets • Walnut and Dock streets, by Ritz Movies

OTHER PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS

• ART MUSEUM • Beehive Hair Salon, 2319 Fairmount Ave. • Flying Saucer Café, 2545 Brown St. • Logan View Apartments lobby, 17th and Callowhill streets • Philadelphian, 2401 Pensylvania Ave. • St. Joseph’s Hospital, HIV Early Intervention Clinic, 1630 W. Girard Ave. • 2601 Parkway Condos, 2601 Pennsylvania Ave. • Welker Real Estate, 2311 Fairmount Ave. • Whole Foods Market, 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. • BELLA VISTA• Bean Café, 615 South St. • Carman’s Country Kitchen, 1301 S. 11th St. • Copabanana, 342 South St. • Essene, 719 S. Fourth St. • Famous 4th St. Deli, 700 S. Fourth St. • Philadelphia Gay News, 505 S. Fourth St. • Philadelphia Java Co., 518 S. Fourth St. • Philly Bagels, 613 S. Third St. • Rockerhead Salon, 607 S. Third St. • TLA Video, 517 S. Fourth St.• Whole Foods Market, 929 South St. • HONOR BOXES • Fourth and Bainbridge streets • CHESTNUT HILL Chestnut Hill East Septa Station • Chestnut Hill West Septa Station • CITY LINE • WCAU-TV, 10 Monument Road • WPVI-TV, 4100 City Line Ave. • EAST FALLS • Phila. Univ. Kanbar Campus Center, 4201 Henry Ave. • KENSINGTON • Congresso De Latinos, 216 W. Somerset St. • MT. AIRY • Coffee Junction, 7210 Cresheim Road • Infusion Salon, 7133 Germantown Ave. • TLA Video, 7630 Germantown Ave. • Weavers Way, 559 Carpenter Lane • NORTHEAST • Almost Paradise, 742 Frankford Ave. • Fantasy Island Books, 7363 State Road • Harry’s Natural Foods, 1805 Cottman Ave. • Alfie’s, 2417 Welsh Road • Borders Books, 8701 Germantown Ave. • NORTH PHILA. • Barnes & Noble, 1700 N. Broad St. • One Day at a Time, 2532 N. Broad St. • Temple U. Student Activity Center, 1755 N. 12th St. Box 211 • Touch of Class Books, 3342 Kensington Ave. • NORTHERN LIBERTIES • Northern Lib. Ironworks, 821 N. Second St. • 1 Shot Coffee, 1040 N. Second St. (American at Georges) • Shampoo, 417 N. Eighth St. • OLD CITY • Chocolate Works lobby, 321 N. Third St. • Old City Ironworks Gym, 141 N. Third St. • ROXBOROUGH • Elfant Wissahickon Realty, 8962 Ridge Ave. • SPRING GARDEN • Bebashi, 1217 Spring Garden St. • Beth Ahavah, 615 N. Broad St. • Colonade Condos lobby, 1601 Spring Garden St. • Community College CCP Lambda, 1700 Spring Garden St. • Phila. Inquirer and Daily News lobby, 400 N. Broad St. reception door • SILOAM ministries, 1133 Spring Garden St. • HONOR BOXES • Fifth and Spring Garden streets • Third and Fairmount streets • SOUTH PHILADELPHIA • Days Inn at the Hideaway, 2015 Penrose Ave. • Marine Club Condominiums lobby, 1100 S. Broad St. • HONOR BOXES •Broad and Ellsworth streets • Passyunk and Mifflin streets • Passyunk and Tasker streets • Passyunk, 10th and Reed streets • WEST PHILADEPHIA • Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. • Drexel Partnership, 1427 Vine St., Third floor • Bucks County Coffee, 40th and Locust streets • Bucks County Coffee, 3430 Sansom St. rack • Christian Association, 117 S. 37th St. • Fresh Grocer, 4001 Walnut St. • Goodman Hall, 710 S. 42nd St. • International House, 3701 Chestnut St. • LGBT Center at Penn, 3907 Spruce St. • Old Quaker lobby, 3514 Lancaster Ave. • Osol Hall, 510 S. 42nd St. • Penn Bookstore, 3610 Walnut St. • Sheraton, 3549 Chestnut St. • St. Mary’s Church, 3916 Locust Walk • Univ. of Sciences, J.W. England Library, 4200 Woodland Ave. • University City Septa Station • University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St. • Wilson Hall, 708 S. 42nd St. • World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. • HONOR BOXES • 30th and Market streets • 36th and Walnut streets • 37th and Spruce streets • 40th and Spruce streets • 40th and Walnut streets

FREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS

• Andorra Branch, 705 E. Cathedral Road • Blanch A. Nixon Branch, 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway • Bustleton Branch, 10199 Bustleton Ave. • Charles Santore Branch, 932 S. Seventhth St. • Donatucci Branch, 1935 Shunk St. • Falls of Schuylkill, 3501 Midvale Ave. • Fishtown, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. • Frankford, 4634 Frankford Ave. • Independence Branch, 18 S. Seventh St. • Joseph E. Coleman, 68 W. Chelten Ave. • Kingsessing Branch, 1201 S. 51st St. • Lehigh, 601 W. Lehigh Ave. • Logan Branch, 1333 Wagner Ave. • Lovett Branch, 6945 Germantown Ave. • Main Branch, 1901 Vine St. • McPherson Square, 601 E. Indiana Ave. • Northeast Regional, 2228 Cottman Ave. • Oak Lane Branch Library, 6614 N. 12th St. • Olney Branch, 5501 N. Fifth St. • Ogontz Branch, 6017 Ogontz Ave. • Paschalville Branch, 6942 Woodland Ave. • Richmond Branch, 2987 Almond St. • Rodriguez Branch, 600 W. Girard Ave. • Roxborough, 6245 Ridge Ave. • South Phila. Branch, 1700 S. Broad St. • Welsh Road, 9233 Roosevelt Blvd. • West Phila. Branch, 125 S. 52nd St. • Wynneﬁeld Branch, 5325 Overbrook Ave.

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Pennsylvania (Outside Philadelphia) Del., N.J., and N.Y. OTHER PENNSYLVANIA LOCATIONS

• Abington • FLAGFLA Penn St., 1600 Woodland Road • Ardmore • Honor box at Anderson Ave. near Coulter Ave. • Allentown • Candida, 247 N. 12th St. • MCCLV, 930 N. Fourth St. First fl. • Stonewall, 28-30 N. 10th St. • Annville • Lebanon Valley College, 101 N. College Ave. • Bala Cynwyd • Clear Channel Advertising, 111 Presidential Blvd. • Bensalem • Planned Parenthood of Bucks County, 2185 Galloway Road • Bethlehem • Adult Gifts, 1861 Stetko Blvd. • Adult Gifts, 1162 Pembroke Blvd. • Diamondz, 1913 W. Broad St. • Lehigh University, 29 Trembley Drive, Rm B202 • Bloomsburg University, 400 E. Second St., Stuliff Hall 238 • Boyertown • Michelle Parson, 1428 Orchard Road • Bristol • Bristol News World, 576b Bristol Pike • Bryn Mawr • Honor box at Morris Ave. near Bryn Mawr Ave. • TLA Video, 761 Lancaster Ave. • Borders Books, 1149 W. Lancaster Ave. • Bryn Mawr College, Canady Library Serials Section • Bryn Mawr College, 101 Merion Ave. • Clifton Hts. • Family & Comm. Services Delco, 37 N. Glenwood Ave. • Colmar • Adult Gifts, 944 Old Bethlehem Pike • Devon • Honor box at Devon State Road and Lancaster Pike • Doylestown • Doylestown Bookshop, 16 S. Main St. • Planned Parenthood of Bucks Co., 301 S. Main St. • Siren Records, 25 E. State St. • E Stroudsburg • Rainbow Mt. Resort, 210 Mt. Nebo Road • Glen Mills • Imago Deo MCC, 1223 Middletown Road • Glenside • Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Road, Student Act. Center • Keswick Cycle Co., 408 N. Easton Road • Harrisburg • Liquid 891, 891 Eisenhauer Blvd.• MCC of the Spirit, 2973 Jefferson St. • Neptune Lounge, 268 North St. • The Brownstone Lounge, 412 Forster St. • AIDS Community Alliance, 401 Division St., Suite 100 • 704 Strawberry Cafe, 704 N. Third St. • Haverford • Honor box at Haverford Station Road near Lancaster. Ave. • Haverford College Dining Center, 370 Lancaster Ave. • Henryville • Adirondacks Edge, Rt. 715 at Rt. 314 N. • Kingston • Michael’s Lounge, 429-433 Main St. • Kutztown • Cupids, Rt. 222 • LGBTQ Kutztown University, 15200 Kutztown Road, Rm. 3 Old Main • Lancaster • Rainbow Pet Creations, 305 N. Queen St. • Sundown Lounge, 429 N. Mulberry St. • Tally-Ho, 201 W. Orange St. • Levittown • Planned Parenthood of Bucks County, 721 New Rodgers Road • Lewisburg • Fran McDaniels Bucknell Univ., 200A Roberts Hall • Liverpool • Adult Depot, 64 Old Trail Road • Malvern • Honor box at King St. and Warren Ave. • Media • Delaware Co. Comm. College, 901 Media Line Road • LGBi Alliance Group, Delaware Co. Campus • The Media Theater, 104 E. State St. • Unitarian Church, 145 W. Rose Tree Road • Montgomery • Dignity N. Central PA, 94 Kinsey St. • Narbeth • Honor box at Haverford and Narberth Ave. • New Hope • Cordials B&B, 143 Old York Road • Havana Restaurant, 105 S. Main St. • La Chateau Exotique, 31A W. Mechanic St. • Nevermore Hotel, 6426 Lower York Road • Newtown • Open Door Club, BCCC, Swamp Road • North Wales • Adult World, Rts. 202 and 309 • Old Forge • Twelve Penny Saloon, 535 Hickory St. • Paoli • Honor box at North Valley Road and Lincoln Hwy. • Penndel • Adult Gifts, 101 E. Lincoln Hwy. • Plains Twp • Twist Bar, Fox Ridge Plaza, Rt. 315 • Reading • Berks Aid Network, 429 Walnut St. • Rosemont • Honor box at Airdale and Montrose Ave. • Scranton • Outrageous Gifts, 515 Center St. • Selinsgrove • Multicultural Resource Ctr., Susquehanna University • Spring Grove • Atlands Ranch, RR6, Box 6543 • Springfield • Borders Books, 1001 Baltimore Ave. • State College • Chumley’s, 108 W. College Ave. • Swarthmore • Gay & Lesbian Union, Swarthmore College • University Park • LGBT Resource Room, Penn State University, • Upper Darby • Honor box at 69th St. Septa Station • Villanova • Honor box at Spring Mill Rd. near County Line Rd. • Warminster • Planned Parenthood of Bucks County, 1532 Park Ave., Suite 108 • Planned Parenthood of Bucks County, 610 Louis Drive, Suite 303 • Wayne • Honor box at N. Wayne and West Ave. • Honor box at Old Eagle School and Crestline Roads • Central Baptist Church, 106 W. Lancaster Ave. • West Chester •Chester County Books, 975 Paoli Pike • Safe Space West Chester, WCU, 233 Sykes Union bldg.• Williamsport • AIDS Resource Alliance, 200 Pine St., Suite 300 • Club Z, 321 Pine St. • Peachies, 144 E Fourth St.• Willow Grove • Barnes & Noble, 102 Park Ave.,• York • Club XS, 36 W. 11th Ave. • Cupids Connexion, 244 N. George St. • Wynnefield • Honor box at Wynnefield and Penn Roads

DELAWARE

Elsmere • Country Health Store, 601 Kirkwood Highway • Rehoboth Beach •Anna B House, 8 Anna B St. • Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. • Cloud 9 Restaurant, 234 Rehoboth Ave. • Critter Beach, 33A Baltimore Ave. • Double L Bar, 622 Rehoboth Ave. • Lambda Rising, 39 Baltimore Ave. • Lazy L B&B, 11 Willow Creek Road • Never Never Land Kennel, RD 3 Box 261A • Rams Head Inn, RD 2, Box 509 • Royal Rose Inn, 41 Baltimore Ave. • The Coffee Mill, 127B Rehoboth Mews • The Shore Inn, 703 Rehoboth Ave. • Wilmington • AIDS Delaware, 100 W. 10th St. • Borders Books, 4221 Concord Pike • Wilmington Baxters Dance Club, 2006 Pennsylvania Ave.

NEW JERSEY

Asbury Park • Cruisin The Circuit, 911 Kingsley Ave. • Georgie’s, 812 5th Ave. • Paradise, 101 Asbury Ave. • Oasis, 32 S. Tennessee Ave. • Atlantic City • Ocean House, 127 S. Ocean Ave. • Ritz Condo Assoc. Offices, 2715 Boardwalk, lobby • Sansom Cinema, 1824 Atlantic Ave. • Wally’s World, 1118 Atlantic Ave. • West Side Club, 511 N. Arkansas Ave. • Bellmawr • AIDS Coalition of Southern NJ, 100 Essex Ave. • Bordentown • Shoppe 202, 202 Farnsworth St. • Camden • Rutgers Camden Lambda Alliance, 326 Penn St., Campus Center • PATCO Ferry Ave. Station • Cherry Hill • Andreotti’s Viennese Café, 1442 Rt 70 E. • Emerald Fish, 65 Barclay Farms, Rt 70 E. • Collingswood • Groove Ground, Haddon Ave. • PATCO Collingswood Station • Denville • Cupids, 3049 Rt. 10 East • Egg Harbor City • Red Barn Books, 1204 White Horse Pike • Gloucester City • Red Barn Books, 600 Rt. 130 S. • Haddonfield • PATCO Woodcrest Station • Highland Park • Pride Center of NJ, 321Raritan Ave. Second fl. • Lindenwold • PATCO Lindenwold East • PATCO Lindenwold West • Marlton • Borders Books, 515 S Rt 73 • Princeton Pride Alliance, 25 First Campus Çenter Unit 2515 • May’s Landing • Atlantic Cape May College, 5100 Black Horse Pike • Borders Books, 2200 Wranglebrook Road • Morristown • GAAMC, 29 Normandy Hts Road • Princeton • Borders Books - 601 Nassau Park, Bldg G, Princeton, NJ 08540 • Rosemont • The Café at Rosemont, 88 Kingwood-Stockton Road • Sayerville • Deko Lounge, 1979 Hwy 35 • Somerset • The Den, 700 Hamilton St. • Stratford • White Horse Books, 906 White Horse Pike • Trenton • Café Ole, 126 S. Warren St. • Gayland, Mercer Co. Comm. College, 1200 Old Trenton Road • Vineland • Cupids Corner, 3564 Delsea Drive • J&J News, 792 N. Main St. • West Berlin • Red Barn Books, 597 Rt. 73 North • Westmont • PATCO Westmont Station

The Blue Store, 206 Eighth Ave. • Lesbian & Gay Svcs. Center, 208 W. 13th St.

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Mortgage rates fall to third straight record low By Alan Zibel The Associated Press Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record low for the third straight week and borrowers took advantage of the drop, sending new applications soaring. With the Federal Reserve on the verge of pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the devastated U.S. housing market, mortgage rates have plunged to the lowest level since McLean, Va.-based Freddie Mac started tracking the data in April 1971. Low rates are a great opportunity for borrowers with solid credit and plenty of equity in their homes. But those in danger of foreclosure are still sidelined, and defaults are expected to keep rising in the coming months. Freddie Mac reported last Wednesday that average rates on 30-year ﬁxed mortgages dropped to 5.1 percent this week, down from the previous record of 5.14 percent set last week. It was the ninth straight weekly

drop. The survey was released a day early due to the New Year’s holiday. Mortgage rates have plunged by about 1.3 percentage points since late October, Freddie Mac said. For a borrower taking out a $200,000 loan, that means a savings of more than $170 in monthly payments, according to Frank Nothaft, the mortgage finance company’s chief economist. Meanwhile, mortgage applications in the last week of December remained at the highest level in more than five years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The trade group’s weekly application index was essentially unchanged for the week ending Dec. 26. Applications surged earlier in December to the highest level since July 2003, when refinancing activity boomed at the peak of the housing market. More than 80 percent of applications came from borrowers looking to refinance at more affordable rates, the trade group said. Interest rates have plunged since the

Federal Reserve pledged last month to buy up mortgage-backed securities in an effort to bolster the long-suffering housing market. The Fed, starting early this month, will buy up to $500 billion in securities guaranteed by the government-controlled home-loan giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, a federal agency. “It’s a huge number,” said Derek Chen, an analyst at Barclays Capital, who noted that mortgage rates are still high when compared with yields on long-term Treasury debt. With the Fed and Treasury Department buying up a signiﬁcant portion of the new mortgage securities issued by Fannie and Freddie next year, that gap, or spread, could narrow. If that happens, mortgage rates could fall further, possibly as low as 4.5 percent, Chen said. The average rate on a 15-year ﬁxedrate mortgage dropped to 4.83 percent, the lowest point since March 2004. That rate was 4.91 percent last week, Freddie Mac

said. Rates on ﬁve-year adjustable-rate mortgages rose to 5.57 percent, compared with 5.49 percent last week. Rates on oneyear adjustable-rate mortgages fell to 4.85 percent, from 4.95 percent last week. The rates do not include add-on fees known as points. The nationwide fee for 30-year, 15-year mortgages and ﬁve-year adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 0.7 point last week, compared with 0.5 point for one-year adjustable-rate mortgages. Meanwhile, home prices dropped by the sharpest annual rate on record in October, and there are no signs the housing pain is over. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20city housing index, released last Tuesday, fell by a record 18 percent from October last year, the largest drop since its inception in 2000. The 10-city index tumbled 19.1 percent, its biggest decline in its 21-year history. Prices are at levels not seen since March 2004. ■

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VENTNOR, NJ (HEIGHTS) House & adjacent lot (swimming pool). 5 Bedroom, 2 bath, Laundry Rm, Kitchen, Dining Room, Sun room & great room. Living room, and lower & Upper decks. 2nd r-2 bedrooms, 1 bath, great room, sun room, & deck 1st r. 3 bedrooms, bath, living room, foyer, dining area, kitchen, laundry room, and deck. Central Air. Call 215-468-9166 after 6 pm. $950,000.00. _______________________________32-17 REHOBOTH BEACH, DE 14 x 17 with 11 x 25 add. Many improv. 3 BR, 1.5 BA. Sht. dist. to beach. Ask $62,900. Call 302-644-3331, lv. mess. or 302-381-2797. _______________________________32-16 PASSYUNK SQUARE Spectacularly rehabbed townhome w/ beautiful h/w oors & magnicently styled living and dining room through to large EIK outtted with granite counter tops, wood cabinets, dishwasher, and stainless appliances. Second oor features two spacious bedrooms and huge bath boasts custom tiled shower, extra deep soaking tub. Nestled in quickly growing Passyunk Square. Call Reggie @ Century 21 Newport Realty (215) 752-7660. _______________________________32-17 Open House $315K Fabulous Grad Hosp 2BR 728 S Smedley St, 19146 Sun 4/20 1-3pm _______________________________32-16 Bank Repos & Foreclosures! 1-4 bedroom Homes from $25,000! Great Locations! Payment from $199/month! For listings & Information 800-604-8363. _______________________________32-16 NEW Single-Family homes in active adult (55 plus) community in historic Smyrna, Delaware, near Beach and Bays. From $99,000. 302-6595800 or see www.bonayrehomes.com _______________________________32-16 5 bedroom, 2 Baths Bank Repo only $45,000! Payments from $199/month! 5% down, 20 years @8%apr. For listings 800-604-8363. _______________________________32-16

HOMES FROM NEW Single-Family homes$10,000! in active adult (55 Foreclosures for in sale! 1-4 bedrooms available! plus) community historic Smyrna, Delaware, These homes sell! For$99,000. Listings 302-659Call 800near Beach andmust Bays. From 706-1762 ext. 6888. 5800 or see www.bonayrehomes.com _______________________________32-16 _______________________________33-02 ATTENTION OUTDOORMEN ATTENTION TUG HILL/ NYS Old ScoutSNOWMOBILERS Camp 15 Ac on Lake$39,900 NEW CABINS$19,900 Fishing & Hunting off ADIRONDACK HEAVEN limits until now! Aroad sportsman’s dream. Limited Land on paved w/ power! 6 acres w/ time offer- call now! Christmas & Associates storage shed- WAS: $19,900 NOW: $15,900. 800-229-7843 www.landandcamps.com 108 acres- $109,900. 5 acres w/ new cabin_______________________________32-16 $29,900. Access to snowmobile HERKIMER, NY trails. Cabins built anydairy lot starting $19,900. house, Financing 94.4 on Acre farm. 4atbedroom 85 stall cow barn, 4100’& paved road 800-229frontage. available. Christmas Associates Greatwww.landandcamps.com views, open elds. $236,000. www. 7843 helderbergrealty.us 518-861-6541. _______________________________33-02 _______________________________32-16

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