Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (center) was among a number of federal officials who met with local community members last week at the Feb. 16 White House Conference on LGBT Health at Thomas Jefferson University. Held in partnership with Mazzoni Center, the summit was the first in a series of community discussions designed to open lines of communication between the federal government and local LGBT communities. Among the more than 300 attendees, who hailed from 22 states, were local leaders such as Equality Pennsylvania executive director Ted Martin (from left), Sellers Dorsey principal Christopher Labonte, Jefferson president Dr. Robert Barchi, Mazzoni Center executive director Nurit Shein, William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Bartlett and Philadelphia health commissioner Donald Schwarz. Photo: Patrick Hagerty