Suzi Nash

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Sailor Hall is a biologist at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J. The enthusiastic Sailor took some time away from the care and feeding of their charges to talk about the joys of working with creatures great and small. Some responses have been edited for length or clarity. You work in Jersey but where are you actually originally from?I’m from Florida. I grew up there for the majority of my life, and then moved up here for this job, and I have loved living in this area.

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According to this week’s Portrait, Alison Mustokoff, only 17% of all artists in museums are women — and that’s a number she finds unacceptable. By opening The Jane Gallery in Old City, Mustokoff is trying in her own way to rectify the statistics. Opened in October 2024, this art gallery is dedicated to showcasing the work of women, nonbinary, and queer artists. Its mission is to support, cultivate and celebrate the diverse contributions of these communities through a dynamic range of programming.

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Glenn Sykes is a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area and has been a long-time supporter of LGBTQ+ organizations in Philadelphia, including the AIDS Information Network and the William Way LGBT Community Center. Glenn and his partner, Dirk Allen (of BVilicious fame), have been donors to the LGBT Elder Initiative out of a desire to support successful aging within our LGBTQ+ communities.

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“Renaissance man,” or someone with wide interests and is expert in several areas, is a term thrown around a lot but one that definitely describes this week’s Portrait, Bob Skiba. Since 2006, Skiba has been the curator at the William Way LGBT Community Center‘s John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives. Skiba is or has been a teacher, historian, LGBTQ+ scholar, author, tour guide, dancer, lecturer, choreographer and more. Some responses from this conversation have been edited for length or clarity.

1 month ago | epgn.com | Suzi Nash

Yoojin Park is a Philly-based Korean-American drag king and licensed social worker. Park, who goes by the Drag King name Eugene Rideher Betta, was recently crowned Mr. Trans Pennsylvania 2025. The talented performer has been hosting events and wowing crowds across the East Coast but took time out to chat with me about dreams and aspirations. Some responses have been edited for length or clarity. You’re originally from Colorado. Is that correct? Tell me a little bit about growing up there. I am, yeah.