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IN THIS ISSUE:

8 FOOD+DRINK

SCREEN

Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Sons of Ben

9 FEATURE

New film follows the inception of the Philadelphia Union’s support group and their pursuit to bring Major League Soccer to town.

Philly’s proud gay history

10 MUSIC

6pm. $40. Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215.922.6888. thetroc.com

Top 10 shows around town

11 STAGE

COMEDY

The Son, the Son & the Son

Reginald Ballard

You know him from Martin as Bruh Man from the fif’ floor and as one of Mac’s homies on The Bernic Mac Show, but this cat’s comedic skills have extended into stand-up for years. 8pm. $35. Pearl Theatre, 1600 N. Broad St. standupatthemovies.com

12 TIMAREE’S BODY No pride for Facebook

13 SAvAGE LOvE Understanding transgender 14 CLASSIFIED 16 REAL ESTATE

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he past few years have seen Philly wholeheartedly embrace food-truck culture; these days, lunch hour frequently means we’re scanning Twitter to find out whether our favorite taco truck is in the neighborhood. This weekend, it’s time for the best of the bunch to shine, as the fifth annual Vendy Awards, honoring the city’s tastiest treats on wheels, parks on the John F. Kennedy Bridge for five hours Saturday afternoon Fourteen street vendors—including Foolish Waffles, Rigatoni’s Mobile Crab Cakes, Sweet Lavender and UndrGrnd Donuts—are competing across three award categories: Rookie of the Year, Dessert, and the increasingly prestigious

Vendy Cup. And while there are four VIP judges—Drexel food professor Jonathan Deutsch, Kensington Quarters owner Bryan Mayer, Sly Fox brewmaster Brian O’Reilly and Councilman Mark Squilla—attendees will also get to vote themselves on the People’s Choice award. In between bites, enjoy craft-beer offerings courtesy of Sly Fox Brewery and wines from Santa Cristina. —STEPHEN H. SEGAL

5th annual Philadelphia vendy Awards:

Sat., June 13. 1-6pm. $65/advance, $70/door (cash only). John F. Kennedy Bridge. vendyawards.streetvendor.org

During this fashion fundraiser, local celebrities and political leaders will donate the suit they wear on the runway to help woman getting back on their feet secure clothes for the workplace.

6pm. $100. Crystal Tea Room, 100 Penn Square. careerwardrobe.org TALK

Night Skies In the Observatory

The monthly stargazing event offers views of celestial objects in the night sky, including stars, planets, nebulae and more. The evening includes a Fels Planetarium show and a discussion with Penn PhD student Alyssa Barliss who will discuss how different kinds of light and digital cameras make the universe visible. 7pm.

$5. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215.448.1200. fi.edu PERFORMANCE

Flannelpalooza Chuckochella

For the first time ever, local bands, parody teams, vendors and chefs come together to put on the coolest—and potentially only—music satire event redesigned to mimic an outdoors festival. Expect over 10 eclectic groups, a raffle, drinks, munchies—and a lot of fun. 8pm. $15.

Figment Theatre. 1219 Vine St. 267.441.4780. figmenttheater.org

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The Pennsylvania Ballet’s latest production features three never-before-seen pieces including Larry Keigwin’s Canvas, William Forsythe’s The Second Detail and Nicolo Fonte’s Grace Action with music by Phillip Glass. 7:30pm.

$30-$125. Through June 14. Merriam Theatre, 250 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. paballet.org

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Improvisational comedic ensemble Tongue & Groove’s latest performance has the audience anonymously submit responses to the question, “Who are you?” They then create a hilarious, impromptu show inspired by the responses.

Fish out your fanciest hat for AIGA Philadelphia’s annual fundraiser, featuring a silent auction, music, prizes and more. Proceeds benefit AIGA Philadelphia SPACE. 7pm. $45-$70. Neighborhood

Tongue & Groove: WHO

8pm. $8-$18. The Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St. tongue-groove.com

Mad Hatters Ball

House, 20 N. American St. 215.922.1695. neighborhood-house.com SHOW

EX H IB IT

Mural Arts Presents: Community Tech

Mural Arts, known for their community murals and massive public artwork, highlights the digital and video work of local artists, including Meg Saligman, Ben Volta and Nadia Hironaka. 6pm.

Free. Crux Space, 700 W. Master St. cruxspace.com S PORTS

Fight Game: Champions of Tomorrow

WXE’s Professional Boxing Championship hosts a series of action-packed professional bouts including the heavyweight title fight between Dan Biddle and Dan Pasciolla. 8:30pm. $35-$75.

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I’m So Bored With You Punk and Art Show

Skip the typical rock shows and try something new at Connie’s Ric Rac’s art and music show, featuring local musicians and artists you probably haven’t heard of. Hear music from Mikey Erg, The Pussy Dogs and Ruby Buff as you peruse the reasonably-priced artwork of Cait Stoddard, Tim O’Hanlon and Leta Gray. 7pm. $5. Connie’s Ric Rac, 1132

Ninth St. 215.279.7587. COMEDY

Aries Spears

This famed alum of the MADtv sketch show, a master of impersonations, takes the stage for a special four-night run.

Through June 14. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215.496.9001. heliumcomedy.com

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Simeone Museum demo day Learn automotive history with an informative, hands-on look at ultra-rare cars from the Simeone Foundation’s vintage auto collection—and private collections, too. The event features a brief lecture on each car’s importance, as well as demonstrations of the cars in action. The cars that will be showcased this week include: 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza; 1933 Squire Roadster; 1931 Bentley 4.5 Litre Supercharged Tourer by Vanden Plas; and a 1929 Stutz Supercharged Le Mans. Noon. $12. The Simeone Museum,

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Outrageous drag queens, ridiculous musical numbers and scandalous humor are in store for this month’s GayBINGO, hosted by Carlota Ttendant and the Bingo Verifying Divas. Tonight’s theme: “My Favorite Things.” 7pm. $20-$25. Gershman

14, noon-6pm. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St. inliquid.org

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Pancakes & Booze Art Show

Featuring 75 emerging artists, live body painting, an all-you-can-eat pancake bar and live music by Mesa Jane, Civic, The Simple Pleasure and more. 8pm.

$5. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org FE STIVAL

Islamic Heritage Festival

Follow the Unity in Diversity Parade down Market street to Penn’s Landing, where the Islamic Heritage Festival will take place, featuring games, speakers, a health fair and global open market bazaar. 1-8pm. Free. The Great Plaza at

Penn’s Landing, 101 Columbus Blvd. delawareriverwaterfront.com SH OPPING

Art for the Cash Poor

Block party open to artists, designers and crafters selling work under $199. The art party also features live music, beer

STAG E

Passion

The Stephen Sondheim musical set in 19th-century Italy follows an Army captain stationed far away from his wife when a mysterious woman develops an unhealthy obsession with him. Directed by Terrence J. Nolen. Through June 28.

Arden, 40 N. Second St. ardentheatre.org S H O PPI N G

Art Star Pop-Up Market

The pop-up shopping fest returns to Spruce Street Harbor Park, offering up the handmade wares of more than 20 curated artists. Through Sept. 26. Spruce

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Murder for Two

In this award-winning musical, two performers play 13 roles in a murder mystery involving a great American novelist. A police officer and his silent sidekick try to solve the case; was it the scheming wife, the prima ballerina, or the unassuming psychologist? 7pm. $73. Suzanne Roberts

Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215.985.0420. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

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odunde Festival The largest African-American street festival in the country features authentic crafts, goods and food from the African Diaspora. For the fest’s 40th anniversary, Odunde presents a performance by hip-hop legends Kurtis Blow, Chubb Rock, Special Ed and Kwame. 10am-8pm. Free, 23rd and South sts. odundefestival.org

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Chestnut Hill Plein air

Fine artists painting and selling their work outdoors, along with chef demonstrations, arts & crafts and live music. 10am-3pm. 8600 Germantown Ave.

Philly gents’ve got another A-plus Center City retail destination on Chestnut Street. Between Taco Bell and weave shops lies Brian Nadav’s high-quality menswear brick-and-mortar homeshop specializing in killer footwear with a side of fresh denim and sportswear. If you’re looking for a perfect summer shoe, this is a good place to start, a lovely bridge between South St. shrink-wrapped high tops and $500 Barney’s Co-Op boots. On the more affordable end of the spectrum, cop some bold n’ bright Saucony x Bodega (Boston) collabs or classic, vibrant old-school Diadora running shoes for those sockless advocates. They’re also carrying some cool Converse x Andy Warhol walkable works of art and dope, no-frills P.F. Flyers sneaks that riff off the iconic Jack Purcell. Who it’s for: Guys with an eye for fine menswear and sophisticated oases of sneaks and jeans. Where to get it: Lapstone & Hammer, 1105 Chestnut St. 215.592.9166. lapstoneandhammer.com —BILL CHeneVeRT CaRRy on

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The wine tote at Philadelphia Independents

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Granted, you may think the last thing you need is another canvas bag to lug items around in, but this one’s special: It’s for wine, and if there’s anything worthy of its own designated tote, ‘tis that icy bottle of riesling or beaujolais you’ve been saving for your weekend enjoyment at the BYOB near you. Philadelphia Independents, the cool lil’ spot on Third Street that boasts all-mademade, all-local wares, has got one with your name all over it, courtesy of Girls Can Tell—okay, not your name, but a hand-screenprinted illustration of a corkscrew, diagrammed for your learning pleasure. Who it’s for: Vino lovers, dinner-party hosts or hostesses from whom you’d like another invitation, frequent patrons of neighborhood eateries. Where to get it: Philadelphia Independents, 35 N. Third St. philadelphiaindependents.com —SHeena LeSTeR

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RiverRink transforms into a warm-weather wonderland, complete with roller rink, arcade, boathouse and more. Through Sept. Blue Cross RiverRink, Free. 101 S.

Columbus Blvd. 215.629.3200. delawareriverwaterfront.com

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In Focus: The Wolfpack

The shocking story of six brothers whose father kept them shut away in a Manhattan apartment for years before they were able to escape. A Q&A with director Crystal Moselle will follow the screening. 7:30pm. $12. PFS Theater at the Roxy,

2023 Sansom St. 267.639.9508. theroxy.com STaGe

The Three Christs of Manhattan

Witty and weird exploration of a “neurotic Jewish atheist psychiatrist” who gets visited by three iterations of Christ: one in dreadlocks, one in sandals and the other in a slim suit. (See review, page 11.) Through June 21. Adrienne Theater,

2030 Sansom St. 215.567.2848. interacttheatre.org

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Enjoy live music and seasonally inspired food in the Magic Gardens’ gorgeous outdoor art space. 7pm. $70. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020

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It’s the time for outdoor dominance, and nowhere is that on better display than at the BBQ grill, where the most versatile pseudo-chefs/adamant proper-heat experts put the brag in braggadocio. Mr. Bar-B-Q’s impressive array of handy tools promise to add a delicious dimension to both the menus and the arguments: Their oversized stainless steel roaster is excellent for entire loins; a non-stick flex basket is ideal for imbuing fresh seafood or seasonal vegetables with that unmistakable smoky-grilled goodness—and they’ve even got a nonstick bacon griller with attached grease trays, ’cause nothin’ tops a backyardBBQ burger like a couple strips of grill-crisped perfection. Who it’s for: Shoppers seeking the perfect Father’s Day gift for dads who double as grill guardians and obnoxious vegetarians who demand their fair share o’ food at the cookout. Where to get it: Kitchen Kapers, 213 S. 17th St. 215.546.8059. kitchenkapers.com —S.L.

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FOOD & DRINK

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Round guys’ The Berliner

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Crisp, tart, and boasting only modest levels of alcohol, the once obscure Berliner weisse is one of today’s trendiest styles, and for good reason. They’re tangy and tasty, and on warm days, they are about as refreshing as beer gets. Hailing from Lansdale, PA, the brewers at Round Guys offer up a take on this German style of sour beer that won’t challenge you with extremeness, instead preferring to be light, breezy and drinkable—and that’s not a bad thing. The nose is sour, but hints of lemongrass and cracked wheat make for a sip that is far from mouth-puckering. Who it’s for: Those who like lively carbonation and a zesty finish, fans of beer with a mild tang, summer drinkers. Where to get it: The Bar(n), 4901 Catharine St. barnonbaltimore.com —ERIC SAN JUAN LUNCH

REVIEW

Nom Nom Nom At its best, Nom Wah is excellent Dim Sum. By Brian Freedman @WineUpdate

t’s generally impossible to overstate the glories of chicken fried steak. Personally, I’ve had more than my share of quasi-religious moments with the dish that still resonate with a special clarity, even years later. So when my order of salt-and-pepper spare ribs arrived, my heart nearly leapt from my chest: One of the best parts of pig? And cocooned in a crust that looked like the sort of food porn I imagine Colonel Sanders himself would have Googled had he lived in the time of the Web? And a massive fricking mound of them? Hell yeah, I thought to myself. Like much of what I tasted here, its ample pleasures were dampened by a single minor flaw: a crust that was, almost unbelievably, too thick. For all the pleasure of the first bite, with each subsequent one, the deeply seasoned batter dominated the experience more and more. I enjoyed it, but I would have liked it more had the boneless rib meat itself had more of a chance to shine. (As an aside, it looks nothing like the version on the web site’s menu.) That was a thing with the pan fried dumplings, too: The wrapper was just a bit too thick for the relative delicacy of the filling. Fortunately, the pork-based center, zipped through with a lively hit of chive, compensated for its textural shortcomings. A heartier wrapper, however, worked wonders with the Shanghai-style soup dumplings—inside that purse was a broth of shimmering depth, and when

slurped right before popping the beautifully seasoned pork-ball heart—well, it was a meat- and gluten-lover’s heaven. When Nom Wah is good, it’s really stellar. That makes the hiccups all the more noticeable: Scallion pancake, like so much else I tasted here, boasted excellent flavor—the nuttiness of the wheat flour in delicious tension with the scallion— that was undermined by too much residual oil. But the shrimp and bacon roll, on the other hand, was a pure winner, a rough chop of the crustacean cocooned

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Ham and cheese toast at The Porch at 30th St. Station

Don’t sleep on the power of convenience: the fine folks at University City District certainly haven’t. Their efforts to bring some zing to The Porch, the outside lounging designation on 30th St. Station’s southern side, bodes well for exhausted commuters, bicycle riders and everyone in between—especially with the launching of Rotisserie on The Porch, Michael Schulson’s incredibly cute food truck (and bar!), with its tasty, quick offerings. They’ve got small salads, wings, even spit-roasted lamb—but the real winner is the buttery ham and cheese toast, a Gruyere gooey, fried egg-topped sandwich that’ll have you convening late-morning meetings there. Call it a Phillystyle croque madame without the bechamel; you won’t be incorrect. You will, however, be thoroughly satisfied. Plus, proceeds from The Porch help benefit UCD’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, so everybody wins. Who it’s for: Nearby office workers, hungry suburbanites awaiting their Regional Rail trains, al fresco diners, proud peoplewatchers. Where to find it: The Porch, 30th and Market sts. universitycity.org/the-porch —SHEENA LESTER APPETIZER

Stuffed squash blossoms at Palladino’s on Passyunk

Who knew, aside from real foodies, about the extraordinary seasonal squash blossom boom that takes place each year, when use of the delicate, orange orchid-esque flower becomes virtually mandatory for any culinary authority worth their salt? Thankfully, master chef/ restauranteur Luke Palladino, for one—and he’s carefully stuffed them with rich ricotta cheese and sweet corn, dipped each in a light batter and deep-fried ‘em, creating a tears-inducing taste experience you’ll crave again days later. (Get ‘em while you can, ‘cause they won’t be around for long!) They’re but one of the delicious items, albeit short-lived, on the late spring/early summer menu at his sexy South Philly hotspot, and as a precursor to his amazing cuttlefish ink-infused black spaghetti, pistachio pesto-slathered mortadella flatbread or mixed grill spiedino, it really can’t get much better. Who it’s for: Small-plate preferrers, Italian food diehards, fans of all things fried and fabulous. Where to get it: Palladino’s on Passyunk, 1934 E. Passyunk Ave. 267.928.4339. lukepalladino.com —S.L.

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by Bill Chenevert | Email: bill@phillyweekly.com | Twitter: @billchenevert

Pictured: Marjorie McCann / photo by J.R. Blackwell

A proud reminder Fifty years ago this summer, gay citizens in Philadelphia first stood up to declare they deserved to be treated like everyone else.

sk most people, “When did the gay rights movement start?” and, if they’ve got an answer, it’s likely to be: “The Stonewall riots.” But while the spontaneous and violent demonstrations that went down in June 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York’s West Village were indeed momentous, the notion that gay liberation began right then and there is just plain wrong. In fact, a whole lot of the momentum that led to those riots was whipped up right here in Philly. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Philadelphia’s groundbreaking Reminder Day, when, on July 4, 1965, several dozen people courageously assembled outside Independence Hall to picket for their simple right to be themselves. They wore conservative clothing, these men and women in their 20s, 30s and 40s. They marched peaceably. And they carried signs bearing straightforward, uncomplicated messages: Homosexual Americans Demand Their Civil Rights Homosexuals Should Be Judged As Individuals 15 Million U.S. Homosexuals Ask For Their Right To The Pursuit Of Happiness At the time, remember, same-sex love was officially considered a mental illness—and putting it into physical practice was, in many places, against the law. On the other hand, it wasn’t illegal for an employer to fire someone for being gay. So merely showing up for the Reminder Day protest in 1965—or, subsequently, for one of the annual reprises that took place every fourth of July through the remainder of the ’60s—was a bold declaration indeed that to be gay was no less American, no less human, than to be straight. Now Philadelphia is honoring those early LGBT-rights activists with an official commemoration sponsored by the city itself and the William Way Community Center, as well as a history exhibit that opened this month at the National Constitution Center. But back then? You’d have had to be a visionary to imagine a world where gay citizens actually got the kind of respect they were, finally, beginning to stand up and demand. “Those were such different times,” recalls Marjorie McCann. Today, McCann is a retiree living in Kennett Square; back in the ’60s, she was one of the leaders of a lesbian organization called the Daughters of Bilitis. “Not only was it illegal” to carry on a samesex relationship, she says, but the social stigma attached to being gay tended to foster destructive psychological side effects in

young people just trying to cope with their natural desires: “I’m going to commit suicide. I’m going to grow up and get beat up.” Odds were, she says, “you were either going to become alcoholic or suicidal or both.” Today, the internet helps like-minded people find and support each other—helps successful LGBT adults encourage confused adolescents to hang in there as they figure out their sexuality, because “it gets better.” In McCann’s day, people had to find each other the old-fashioned way, through a handful of organizations willing to facilitate networking via meetings and grassroots publications. In the first wave of gay activism, Philly was led by heroes like Barbara Gittings, who edited the Daughters of Bilitis’ newsletter, The Ladder, for years. There was Clark Polak, an outspoken (often controversial) leader who headed up a flourishing Philadelphia-based group called the Janus Society and ran their wildly successful magazine, Drum, from its office on South 17th St. And reinforcing these local efforts was the Mattachine Society, which was founded in L.A. in 1948 and inspired satellite chapters throughout the country to offer gay folks a beacon of hope. The D.C. chapter’s Frank Kameny—who was fired by the U.S. government in 1957 for being gay—proved to be quite a leader throughout the broader East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO) community and was a prominent figure in Philly’s Reminder Day demonstrations. McCann recalls how hard it was, as a young gay woman in the early ’60s, to identify with activists who wanted not merely to help people live their lives safely and discreetly, but to stand up for full public equality. “I remember Clark [Polak] and being kind of horrified at how out [he thought] we should be,” she says, “because I didn’t think that was the least bit safe or wise. Because I couldn’t see a future in which it would be okay.”

Bob Skiba, the William Way Community Center’s archivist and an incredible source of perspective, has been documenting gay history for 35 years now, since beginning at the Boston Gay History Project. “Queer people [had] three strikes against them,” he explains: Doctors said they were sick. Religion said they were sinners—“and that’s something we still have to overcome.” And as for the law, “in the ‘50s, it was simply illegal to be gay.” Consider the wording of this penal code as described by Frank C. Wood, Jr. in the October ‘64 Mattachine Review: “A person is guilty of a petty misdemeanor if he loiters in or near any public space for the purpose of soliciting or being solicited to engage in deviate sexual relations.” Obviously, in this case, deviate meant same-sex. Wood, an attorney in L.A., wonders and admires the statute’s vagueness. “The framers, apparently not content with limiting their law to the public spaces, have added the absurd to the extreme by using the words ‘in or near.’ Thus, by indirection, they have included virtually every area, public or private, in any modern city for what location is not ‘in or near’ a public space?’ Furthermore, ‘still not content, they add a requirement for clairvoyance to the qualifications of a police officer; for the arresting officer is asked to read the mind of the prospective arrestee and determine not only whether he is ‘soliciting’ but even hopes to be ‘solicited.’” You couldn’t dance together at a bar, you couldn’t kiss or hold hands, and if the police showed up at a gay-friendly nightclub, you quickly found an other-sexed friend to cozy up to. “There were no anti-discrimination laws,” Skiba points out. “You risked being fired; you risked being outed to your family and friends.” Marc Stein, the author of Philly’s definitive LGBT history book, City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves: Lesbian and Gay Philadelphia 1945-1972, collected 43 oral histories

(McCann included) in that comprehensive tome, published in 2000. In the years leading up to Stonewall, he agrees, Philadelphia was a hotbed of radical activism, and gay newsletter editors like Polak were hugely influential in the movement. “I’m confident that [Polak’s Drum] was the most widelycirculated homophile movement publication of the 1960s,” Stein says. “Drum was influencing not only its readers, but also the older homophile periodicals” such as the Daughters of Bilitis’ The Ladder. Drum’s title came from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” And in the newsletter’s mission statement, Polak voiced a notion that seems perfectly reasonable in today’s world, where same-sex marriage is legal in 32 states, but was unheard of in 1965: “Drum stands again the common belief that sexual drives may be dismissed like a stray dog— with a shout and a kick. Or that they can be sermonized away or replaced by a veil of beauty. Or that if one does enough gymnastics or knitting, there won’t be enough time to think about sex. Drum stands for a realistic approach to sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular.” Even reading such a thing, though, was risky at the time: Federally-enforced standards of morality in publishing meant that a gay-activist newsletter could be deemed pornography, and you could get in trouble just for getting it delivered to your home. “The Feds were watching people’s mailboxes,” McCann says. “The plain brown wrapper has a long and distinguished history.” The Stonewall riots marked a moment where the gay rights movement became more visible—but we can thank Philadelphia’s activists for doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Not just before, either, but after: Barbara Gittings was instrumental in getting the American Psychiatric Association to stop classifying homosexuality as an illness in 1972. As Bob Skiba puts it: “Frank [Kameny] and Barbara realized we wouldn’t get gay rights if people considered [gay people] sick.” When that changed, he says: “We went to bed sick, and we woke up cured.” There was still a long way to go. But it was a start. n

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he Three Christs of Manhattan’s got a good premise: A psychiatrist on her first day of practicing therapy receives a visit from three different patients who believe they are Jesus Christ—one after the other. Her name’s Dr. Posner (Leah Walton), and she’s a rather nervous Jew, not unlike Jesus; between Jesi sessions—that’s the proper plural, of course, not Jesuses—she’s calling her own therapist and hyperventilating over her sick dog. What ensues are some deep, fascinating and at times riotously funny hijinks in a play that explores mortality, the idea of salvation and plenty of confusion whenever anyone exclaims “Jesus Christ!” Interact Theatre Company has never presented a play that I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed. This year alone, The Dangerous House of Pretty Mbane and Uncanny Valley lit me up, and this one’s an original by none other than Seth Rozin, Interact’s producing artistic director, who co-directs with Kittson O’Neill. It characteristically breaks down any conceptions you may have about the Christian world’s lord and savior—oh, and whether that Mary’s really a virgin who conceived with divine intervention. For instance, Jesi One, Two and Three are completely and utterly different. One is played by Dan Hodge in full Jesus drag: a flowing robe, sandals, long brown hair and matching beard. Two is a black Jesus with dreads, done right by Akeem Davis, who’s here to talk to Dr. Posner because his girlfriend says he has anger management issues. And Three is a severe female businesswoman in a crisp skirt and subtly expensive accessories, executed with extreme grace by Judith Lightfoot Clarke. After the Jesi visit the good doctor independently, she makes a slightly risky move and pulls them in for a group session—and mild chaos erupts. It’s literally never not refreshing to conceptualize a Jesus Christ that isn’t a white male, so Two and Three are more than welcome. But casting a new light on Christ is only a starting point; there’s a lot going on here, perhaps more than anyone without a strong working knowledge of the Bible might get. (I received communion, but wasn’t confirmed.) Some of the humor was a little lost on me—but still, a lot of it wasn’t. Rozin seems to want to ask: What are we supposed to get out of our concept of faith? And what does being a true Christian mean in practice? Each Jesus has their own interpretation of those questions, but Two and Three are the only ones we really end up caring about. One’s just full of pomp and proselytizing, like a Times Square character who wants to collect coins. It’s almost uncomfortable how thoroughly Two embodies the Angry Black Man, but his anger

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