Meeting Place
A bulletin board for support groups and other organizations

Activism / politics

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.

Green Party of Philadelphia
Holds general meetings fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., 1906 S. Rittenhouse Sq.; (215)243-7103; www.gpop.org.

Log Cabin Republican Club of Philadelphia
GLBT Republican group usually meets the third Wednesday of the month; (215) 465- 5677; www.lcr-philadelphia.org.

Liberty City Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club
Meets seasonally; (215) 760-7184;
www.libertycity.org.

OutFront!
Board of directors meets the third Monday of the month; (215) 842-0343.

AIDS / HIV; hepatitis

ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)
Meets every Monday 6 p.m. at St. Luke’s Church, 330 S. 13th St.: (215)386-1981; www.critpath.org/actup

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

Encuentros Positivos
For HIV-positive Latino men who have sex with men, meets the first and third Tuesday of the month; (215) 985-3382.

HIV/AIDS support group
Meets Thursdays at the Arch Street United Methodist Church; (215) 848-4380.

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.

HIV treatment
Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents is available from 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; (215) 685-1803.

HIV health insurance help
Access to free medications, confidential HIV testing is available at 17 MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; (610) 586-9077.

Strength In Numbers
Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINPhiladelphia; (856) 904-7960.

Books, film, writing

Gay Men’s Book Discussion Group
Meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Free Library of Philadelphia, 18 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-1633.

Queer Writer’s Collective
Workshop and discussion group meets 4-6 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month at the William Way Center.
Recovery

Adult Children of Alcoholics
Meets from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center.

Al-Anon
Meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the William Way Center.

Crystal Meth Anonymous
Meets at 7 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at the William Way Center; (215) 739-4719.

GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous
Meets at 8 p.m. Fridays at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 2848 St. Alban’s Drive, Sinking Spring; (484) 529-9504.

Recovery Clubhouse
Alocholics Anonymous group meets at 11 a.m. and 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. Sundays; and 5:30, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays at the William Way Center; (215) 545-9045.

Recreation

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club
Group forming for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday practice at Greene Field, Howell Steet and Moore Road, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org.

City of Brotherly Love Softball League
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender softball organization pitch softball league serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Games are played Sundays, beginning in April, in Fairmount Park; (215) 462-2575; www.cblsl.org.

Delaware Griffins
Women’s football team seeks players; (302) 633-9054; www.delawaregriffins.com.

Diversity Dancers
Ballroom dancers meet the first Sunday of the month for tea dance and lessons. Other events scheduled throughout the year; (215) 922-2129; DiversityDancers@aol.com.

Frontrunners
Running club meets Saturdays at Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.frontrunnersphila.org.

Gay Bridge Club
Non-beginners group meets twice monthly at the William Way Center; (215) 985-4835.

Gay and Lesbian Bowling League
Bowls at 8 p.m. Thursdays in the Norristown area; call Brian Tryanowski: (610) 564-8444.

Humboldt Society:
Lesbian and Gay Naturalists
Meets the 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.

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

Philadelphia Fins Swim Team
Male and female swimmers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Center City, and 10 a.m. Saturdays in Glenside; (267) 971-7721; www.philadelphia-FINS.org.

Philadelphia Gay Bowling League
Meets Wednesday nights September through April; (856) 889-1434; Philagaybowling@aol.com.

Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
Chorus rehearses from 7-9:30 p.m. Wed-nesdays; (215) 731-9230; auditions@pgmc.org; auditions@pgmc.org.

Philadelphia Gay Men’s Opera Club
Meets to share and listen to recordings at 6:30 p.m. the last Saturday of the month; (215) 224-6995.

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

Philadelphia Phoenix
Women’s football team seeks players; (267) 679-9535; www.philadelphiaphoenix.org.

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.

PhilaVentures
Philadelphia’s GLBT outdoor group meets for weekly hikes and on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Willliam Way Center; PhilaVentures@aol.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/.

Spartan Wrestling Club
Meets from 7-9 p.m. Mondays at the William Way Center; (215) 732-4545; www.phillyspartans.com.

Team NJ
Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Pride Center of New Jersey; (908) 234-1481.

Team Philadelphia
Meets at 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center; www.teamphiladelphia.org.

Religion

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) 750-4045.

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 Sundays at 106 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne. (610) 688-0664.

Church of the Crucifixion
Inclusive Episcopal community holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at Bainbridge and South Eighth streets; (215) 922-1228.

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 / 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 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-pauls-levittown.org.

Evengelicals 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 am Sundays at 17th and Sansom streets; (215) 563-3853.

First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne
Welcoming church holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at Lansdowne Street and Greenwood Avenue; (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 11 a.m. at 2125 Chestnut St.; (215) 563-3980; www.firstuu-philly.org.

First United Methodist Church of Philadelphia
Inclusive, welcoming and progressive congregation worships at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6023 Germantown Ave. Lunch follows; child care is provided; (215) 438-3677.

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 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Unitarians and allies meets at monthly at Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill, N.J., 401 N. Kings Highway; (856) 667-3618; www.uucinch.org.

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.

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 Fourth and Race streets; (215) 922-4566;
www.oldfirstucc.org.

Penns Park United Methodist Church
Welcoming and affirming church holds services at 9:30 a.m. Sundays at 2394 Second Street Pike, Penns Park; (215) 598-7601.

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.

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. the first Friday of the month at 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 732-1918.

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 Rd., Media; (610) 566-1393; www.inclusivecatholics.org.

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.; Sunday school is held at 11 a.m.; and evening prayer is at 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 3916 Locust Walk; (215) 386-3916; www.stmarysatpenn.org.

Tabernacle United Church
Open and affirming congregation holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays at 37th and Chestnut streets; (215) 386-4100.

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.

Unitarian Society of Germantown
Welcoming congregation holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at 6511 Lincoln Drive (West Mt. Airy). Childcare is available; (215) 844-1158; www.usguu.org.

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

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

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

Unity Fellowship Church of Philadelphia
Holds services at 2 p.m. Sundays at Broad and Arch streets; (917) 609-2369.

University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation
Welcoming congregation holds services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Chestnut Street and 37th Street Walk; (215) 387-2885.

Trans

Philadelphia Transsexual Support Group
For M2Fs, F2Ms and intersex people; meets from 3-5 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 1201 Locust St.; (215) 483-7647.

Renaissance Transgender Assoc.
Meets at 8 p.m. the 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. the first Thursday of the month at the William Way Center; www.ren.org.

T-MAN
Transmasculine people of color support/rap group for Transmen, FTMs, butches, studs, agressives and all female-born individuals with gender questions meets 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays, third floor, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 834-9063; lonniegrant1@aol.com.

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. the 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. the 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) 250-1548; www.wexist.org.

Young, Trans, and Unified!
Support group for transgender and questioning youth ages 13-23 meets from 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Attic Youth Center; (215) 545-4331 ext. 24.

Youth

The Attic Youth Center
For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender 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 at 255 S. 16th St.; (215) 545-4331.

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 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, 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.

Main Line Youth Alliance
Meets Fridays from 7-9:30 p.m. at 109 Lancaster Ave., Wayne; (610) 688-1861; info@myaonline.org.

Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center
For youth ages 14 to 21; meets from 6 to 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.

You’re Not Alone
For 12- to 23-year-olds; meets Saturdays in Wilmington, Del.; (800) 810-6776.

Etc.

Bucks County Lesbian Alliance
Meets monthly for social events;
http://buckscountylesbianalliance.org.

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

Delaware Valley 40-plus Club for Men
Social group meets every other month; (215) 587-9933.

Delaware Valley Pink Pistols
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for self-defense; meets at 2 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at Classic Indoor Range, 1310 Industrial Blvd., Southhampton; (267) 386-8907; www.pinkpistols.org.

Expressions Women’s Space
Lesbian singles, family and coming-out groups meet at 1538 Church St.; (215) 535-3600.

Freedom Bears of Philadelphia
Social group meets monthly at the William Way Center; www.freedombears.org.

GAMMA
(Gay Married Men’s Association)
Meets at 8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the William Way Center; (610) 626-2577.

Healing After Loss
Support group for people grieving the death of a same-sex partner meets at 7 p.m. Mondays March through June at Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Marlton, N.J.; (800) 229-8183.

Jersey Shore Bi, Gay, Curious
and Straight Support Group
Meets from 7-9 p.m. on the third Friday of the month; (732) 262-0639.

Jewish.Queer.Social
Group forming for 20- and 30-something Jews; (215) 446-3031; queer@thecollaborative.org.

Latina/o Virtual Community
Local listserv offers various information and resources; (215) 808-2493; Zorros_mail@yahoo.com; LatinPhillyLGBT@yahoogroups.com.

Lesbian Community of Delaware Valley
Social group holds monthly meetings and activities for gay women of all ages in the Philadelphia suburbs of 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
500-member social group for lesbians holds monthly activities in South Jersey and surrounding area; www.lsn.southjersey.com.

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.

Men of All Colors Together
Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Friday of the month September through June at the William Way Center; (610) 277-6595; www.MACTPhila.org.

Men’s Coming Out Group
Meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 563-0652 ext. 219.

Men’s Knitting Circle
Social and knitting group meets from 6-8 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at Joe Coffee Bar, 1100 Walnut St.; (215) 592-7384.

Parents Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays /
Cape May, N.J., chapter
Meets at 2 p.m. the 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 chapter
Meets at 7 p.m. the 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 chapter
Meets from 2-5 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St.; (215) 572-1833.

Parents Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays /
Princeton, N.J., chapter
Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the George Thomas Room at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St.; (609) 683-5155.

Philadelphia Family Pride
Advocacy, support and social network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families offers play groups, monthly kids and teen talk groups, activities and outings. Planning meetings are held monthly; (215) 844-3360; www.phillyfamilypride.org.

Philadelphia Prime Timers
Club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; (610) 344-0853; www.primetimersphiladelphia.org.

Philly Paw Pals
Gay and lesbian dog owners and their dogs meet the first Saturday of the month at a dog park; (215) 618-5290; PhillyPawPals@aol.com.

Pink and Blues
Peer-run mental health support group meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; (215) 627-0424.

Queer Connections
Social group for women in their 20s meets
weekly; (215) 468-1352; queerconnect@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

WAVE — Women’s
Anti-Violence Education
Safety, assertiveness and self-defense classes for a sliding-fee are offered from 6-8 p.m. the second Monday of the month at 1501 Cherry St.; (215) 241-5720.

Women’s Coming Out Group
Meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; (215) 563-0652 ext. 251.