Adoption discussion for LGBT parents
LGBT individuals exploring the idea of adoption are encouraged to attend a free information session from 6-8 p. m. March 10 at the Commodore Barry Club, 6815 Emlen St.
The LGBT Adoption Café, organized by the National Adoption Center and Mountain Meadow, will feature a discussion on the ins and outs of adoption led by a panel of LGBT adoptive parents, representatives of adoption agencies and social workers. There will be a light dinner served and resource tables from different adoption agencies.
To RSVP, contact Beth Vogel at 215-735-9988 ext. 304 or [email protected].
Mazzoni celebrates legal milestone
Mazzoni Center will mark the one-year anniversary of its legal-services department with its second-annual Open Bar social from 5:30-7 p.m. March 9 at Kokopelli Restaurant and Tequila Bar, 1904 Chestnut St.
The event will feature cocktails and appetizers and give community members a chance to hear about recent legal victories for LGBTs from director of legal services Amara Chaudhry. The agency will also present its Justice in Action Award to Andrew Chirls, Mel Heifetz, Arthur Kaplan and R. Duane Perry.
Tickets, which are available online or at the door, are $40, or $20 for professionals under 30. Law students can pay what they’re able to at the door and are encouraged to RSVP to [email protected].
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.mazzonicenter.org.
Lib City to present candidates
Liberty City Democratic Club will host a series of candidate nights this month to introduce potential politicos to the LGBT community.
The group will welcome candidates for judge, sheriff and city commissioner on March 16 and City Council, council-at-large and mayor March 21.
All meetings will be held at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St., with social time beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 6:30.
Board elections will also take place at the March 21 meeting.
Liberty City will hold its general membership endorsement meeting April 14.
Trial delayed in domestic case
The trial for a man accused of aggravated assault after an altercation with his boyfriend has been continued again.
Jason Mendez is now set to face trial at 10 a.m. March 29 in Room 606 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St.
Mendez and his boyfriend, Luis Berrios, were arrested in late December after a domestic disturbance. The pair contends that when police arrived on the scene, they were unnecessarily rough and used homophobic and racist language.
Berrios filed complaints with both the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Police Advisory Commission, which are pending.
Berrios faces a trial at 10 a.m. March 29 in Room 906 of the CJC.
— Jen Colletta