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LGBT NEWS SINCE 1976 | VOL. 43 NO. 30 | JULY 26-AUG. 1, 2019| | HONESTY | INTEGRITY | PROFESSIONALISM |

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Local LGBTQ pipeline project helps New Philly ‘Host Home’ program aims
diversify board leadership to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness
Instead of ending up on the streets, in shel-
BY LAURA SMYTHE ters or couch-surfing, youth in Host Homes
laura@epgn.com program are matched with volunteer house-
holds and work with social workers who con-
A new intervention for LGBTQ youth nect them with further support services. Hosts
experiencing homelessness receive a monthly stipend that reimburses
them for costs incurred by an additional res-
In honor of turning 17, Jennifer Roman* ident.
enjoyed a celebration at a bowling alley — the Bridge2Home, which launched in January,
first birthday party she’d ever had, hosted by a is the first official Host Home program in
woman she calls “Mom.” Pennsylvania, said program coordinator
After spending most of her teenage years Carol Dunlap. It helps young people ages
in foster care or between living situations 16-20 in Armstrong, Indiana, Washington and
to escape an abusive home, Roman now Westmoreland counties.
describes enjoying typical family scenarios: Valley Youth House, which primarily
group dinners, watching TV together, light serves Eastern Pennsylvania, expanded west-
arguing and joking. ward for the initiative thanks to a three-year
LGBTQ Leadership Pipeline participants Katrina Robinson, Jay Alston “They welcomed me into their home and “Home4Good” grant from the Federal Home
and Bri Golphin accept their certificates of completion at the program’s at first I was walking on eggshells constantly, Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and the PA Housing
graduation ceremony on July 18. Photo: Laura Smythe just because I didn’t want to screw up some- Finance Agency.
thing,” Roman, who identifies as bisexual, Host Home models could particularly ben-
Alliance, William Way LGBT Community said of the members of her new household. efit LGBTQ youth — like Roman — who
BY LAURA SMYTHE Center and Delaware Valley Legacy Fund. “Now I can just walk in and tell them how it’s have a 120-percent greater chance of experi-
laura@epgn.com About 80 people gathered 43 floors up at going, what’s going on, if something bad hap- encing homelessness than their straight peers,
the Comcast Center for a graduation cer- pens, if something good happens. I’ve devel- according to a 2017 study by Chapin Hall of
An initiative to increase the number emony. oped a family here.” the University of Chicago. The institution also
of LGBTQ people of color, trans people, In order to remove financial and social “Mom” is actually a friend’s mother. found that 62 percent of queer youth experi-
youth and seniors in board leadership at barriers associated with obtaining an The Armstrong County teen has been living encing homelessness report being physically
Philadelphia’s queer organizations drew to LGBTQ leadership position, the pipe- with her friend’s family as the first participant harmed and 27 percent engaged in sex work
a close Thursday evening as the inaugural line program was free. Participants spent in Bridge2Home, a new Host Home initiative to take care of their basic needs.
cohort of 20 people received their place- six months receiving training on strategic by regional nonprofit Valley Youth House that Similarly, LGBTQ youth comprise 40
ments. leadership, finances and development, per- supports youth experiencing homelessness. percent of the nation’s youth experiencing
Almost a year in the making, the sonal branding, public relations and other Part of an emerging trend in Host Home pro- homelessness in the United States, despite
LGBTQ Leadership Pipeline was spear- skillsets applicable to effectively serving grams across the United States, Bridge2Home representing only 7 percent of the population,
headed by the Office of LGBT Affairs and on a board. aims to provide a cost-effective housing alter- according to True Colors United, an organi-
the LGBT Affairs Commission in part- Those placed through the Leadership native for youth experiencing homelessness. zation focused on housing solutions for queer
nership with the Independence Business Pipeline are: PAGE 19 young people. PAGE 12

All charges dropped against gay train engineer

BY TIMOTHY CWIEK
timothy@epgn.com
For the second time, a Philadelphia judge
has dismissed all criminal charges against
Brandon W. Bostian, the openly-gay train
engineer involved in a deadly Amtrak derail-
ment in Philadelphia.
During a July 23 court proceeding,
Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Barbara
A. McDermott cleared Bostian, 36, of one
count of risking a catastrophe, eight counts
of involuntary manslaughter and 246 counts
of reckless endangerment.
In May 2015, Bostian was speeding on a
dangerous curve in Port Richmond, causing
a seven-car Amtrak train to jump the tracks
and derail. Eight passengers were killed and
more than 100 were seriously injured.
The train originated in D.C. and was
heading to New York City when the tragedy
occurred.
In September 2017, Municipal Court
Judge Thomas Gehret had dismissed all
counts against Bostian, citing a lack of evi-
dence that he committed criminal acts. But
the charges were reinstated five months later
by Common Pleas Judge Kathryn Lewis.
Thomas Kline and Robert Mongeluzzi
represent victims of the crash. They issued
a joint statement on the new ruling that
reads, “We disagree with the ruling today.
This case is being rightfully pursued by the
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General,
including the felony charge of risking a
catastrophe. Our clients are hopeful that
the ruling will be reversed on appeal, and
that ultimately there will be public account-
ability of Mr. Bostian, whose recklessness
caused the death of eight individuals and
mayhem to the lives of hundreds of others.”
The state Attorney General’s Office will
file an appeal in state Superior Court.
“Our office intends to appeal,” said
Jacklin Rhoads, a spokesperson for the
office.
A Sept. 23 jury trial date for Bostian, with
McDermott presiding, has been canceled in
light of the dismissal of all charges.
“Brandon is a good man and was an out-
standing engineer,” said PAGE 6
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Resource listings Mazzoni Center launches marketing

Legal resources
campaign for Philadelphia Trans
• ACLU of Pennsylvania:
215-592-1513; aclupa.org
• Philadelphia Commission
on Human Relations — Rue
Wellness Conference
• AIDS Law Project of PA: Landau: 215-686-4670
215-587-9377; aidslawpa.org • Philadelphia Police Liai-
• AIDS Law Project of South son Committee: 215-760-
Jersey: 856-784-8532; aid- 3686; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com
slawsnj.org/ • SPARC — Statewide Penn-
• Equality PA: equalitypa. sylvania Rights Coalition:
org; 215-731-1447 717-920-9537

• Office of LGBT Affairs —

Amber Hikes: 215-686-0330;
amber.hikes@phila.gov

Community centers
• The Attic Youth Center; 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouth-
center.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies.
• LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania; 3907 Spruce
St.; 215-898-5044, center@dolphin.upenn.edu. tic to be able to let go and let the colors do
• Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth BY MICHELE ZIPKIN what they want. That also kind of carries
Center PGN Contributor with that message of joy.”
Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 The community can participate in the
ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. Leading up to the Philadelphia Trans campaign via Instagram, Twitter and
Wellness Conference, which will take place Facebook. Those who see the bus sport-
• William Way LGBT Community Center July 25-27 at the Pennsylvania Convention ing Schleisman’s art can take a photo and
1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org. Center, the Mazzoni Center has launched a tag the Mazzoni Center or TransPHL by
creative ad marketing campaign that can be using the hashtag “Transjoy” for the chance
seen on the sides of SEPTA buses and the to win a PTWC T-shirt. The bus can be
Health and HIV testing vehicles’ awnings. tracked on SEPTA’s mobile app using the
In light of this year’s “Trans Joy” con- number 8129.
• Action Wellness: Spring Garden St.; 215- • Mazzoni Center: ference theme, Minnesota native Grace “We loved the idea [of], ‘Here’s this trans
1216 Arch St.; 215- 769-3561; bebashi.org 1348 Bainbridge St.; Schleisman’s artwork appears at the heart community member who’s got this great
981-0088, actionwell- of the campaign —sprawling the back of a piece of art,’” Benjamin said. “It’s colorful,
• COLOURS: colour- 215-563-0652, mazzon-
ness.org icenter.org fully-wrapped SEPTA bus. it’s bright, it’s just the sheer joy in it.”
sorganization.org, 215-
“So often we read about trans folks About 10,000 people attended last year’s
• AIDS Healthcare 832-0100 • Philadelphia
only when there’s tragedy,” said Larry Trans Wellness Conference from across
Foundation: 1211 • Congreso de Lati- FIGHT: 1233 Locust Benjamin, director of communications at the country, hailing from every continent
Chestnut St. #405 215- nos Unidos; 216 W. St.; 215-985-4448, Mazzoni Center. “This conference really except Antarctica. The three-day event pro-
971-2804; HIVcare.org Somerset St.; 215-763- fight.org is about celebrating community and the vides a variety of workshops, professional
• AIDS Library: 8870 • Washington West shared joy of being in a safe space like the mixers, a kids camp and youth space, as
1233 Locust St.; aidsli- • GALAEI: 149 W. Project of Mazzoni conference.” well as a dance party.
brary.org/ Susquehanna Ave.; Center: Schleisman’s piece, “The Luminous “It’s this huge space where folks can be
• AIDS Treatment 267-457-3912, galaei. 1201 Locust St.; 215- Self,” symbolizes the idea of celebrating in community together and just be very
Fact line: 800-662- org. Spanish/English 985-9206 visibility and oneself. In creating this piece, authentic and be themselves,” Schleisman
6080 • Health Center No. 2: • Transgender Schleisman, who identifies as gender-fluid, said. “For me personally, I think part of my
• Bebashi-Transi- 1720 S. Broad St.; Health Action Coali- thought about the lyrics of the Queen own journey has been unlocking all of this
tion to Hope: 1235 215-685-1821 tion: 215-732-1207 song “Radio Gaga.” The lyrics go: “Don’t self-love I have for my identity. I’m very
become some background noise, a back- excited for that community aspect, to be
drop for the girls and boys.” surrounded by so much joy and support that
“I got this idea of creating a variant of comes with this community.”
Other that,” Schleisman said. “That very color- In its bus shelter ads, Mazzoni Center pays
• Independence Branch Library Barbara Gittings Gay and ful silhouette with a grey background, to thanks to the conference’s many sponsors,
Lesbian Collection: 215-685-1633 emphasize being happy with being you and which include Jefferson Health, Comcast
standing out from that background.” NBCUniversal and the city’s Department
• Independence Business Alliance; 215-557-0190, Independence- Schleisman added they deviated from of Public Health. The ads can be seen at
BusinessAlliance.com their normal drawing techniques in “The shelters on Market Street between 8th and
Luminous Self” by adding more color than 13th streets, on Broad Street between Race
• LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK usual. and Arch streets and at JFK Boulevard and
• PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and “When I was making the colors, there 15th Street.
Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 were a lot of splatter marks and a lot “We’re just excited, the people are so
of drips and I just let the colors bleed excited,” Benjamin said. “While the con-
• Philly Pride Presents: 215-875-9288 together,” they said. “It was nerve-wracking ference is meant to educate and create that
to start, but in the process it’s very cathar- free space, it’s also building community.” n
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LGBTQ living and mental health: From DSM to queer care
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
First in a three-part series. Some
names have been changed to protect
privacy.
For centuries, being LGBTQ has been
associated with mental illness, criminality
and sociopathology. Laws against sodomy
were established in the 17th century in the
U.S. and only overturned fully in 2003 by
the Supreme Court. Committing sodomy
was often used as an example of mental ill-
ness, so the connection between homosex-
uality as both mental illness and criminality
was constantly being made and reinforced.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American
Psychiatric Association is the handbook
used by healthcare professionals in much
of the world as the authoritative guide to
diagnosing mental disorders. The DSM
categorized homosexuality as a mental
disorder until 1973 and being transgender
until 2013.
For generations, lesbians and gay men
in the U.S. were also often imprisoned in
mental hospitals for their same-sex attrac-
tions, at a time when families decided to
have their sons and daughters committed
rather than risk the social stigma of discov-
ery. In Philadelphia, the Friends Hospital
in the Northeast was one of those mental
hospitals.
In the late 19th century, the pathologi-
zation of same-sex desire by doctors and
psychiatrists began in earnest. Labeling
homosexuality a mental disorder inevitably
led to attempts to “fix” same-sex attraction
into a heterosexual attraction. The develop-
ment of conversion therapy began in 1899,
and over the next century, a range of pro-
cedures were utilized to attempt to turn gay
men and lesbians heterosexual. A survey
by The Williams Institute of UCLA Law
School showed that nearly half a million
Americans had undergone conversion ther-
apy as minors.
Conversion therapy remains legal in 34
states in the U.S. and all but five countries
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The most common technique for con-
version was electroconvulsive therapy, but
more extreme treatments such as lobotomy
and chemical and surgical castration were
also used. One German psychiatrist and
another in New Orleans transplanted tes-
ticles of heterosexual men into gay men.
Some psychiatrists had surgeons do direct
brain stimulation with electrodes on gay
and lesbian patients. Many of these patients
died from these treatments.
Aversion therapy was also employed to
“de-gay” people. In this process, people
are given medications that will make them
nauseous and then shown photographs and
films depicting same-sex romantic and sex-
ual encounters, so that the association with
those images becomes linked to feeling ill.
Sometimes electroshocks to the genita-
lia were also used in this type of therapy.
These procedures were used on both men
and women in mental hospitals throughout
the U.S. well into the 1980s.
Philadelphia gay activist Barbara Gittings
was instrumental in getting the mental ill-
ness designation lifted from the DSM. At
an APA convention in Philadelphia in 1972,
she bought a booth from which she dis-
tributed material explaining that same-sex
attraction was normative. She also set up a
kissing booth, where gay men and women
kissed publically to disrupt the stigma nar-
rative.
But it was the panel she set up with her-
self, another gay activist and a masked gay
Philadelphia psychiatrist, Dr. John Fryer, to
dispute the theories of same-sex attraction
as mental illness that had the most impact.
Fryer said there were many other gay psy-
chiatrists and said, “When fellow homosex-
uals come to you for treatment…develop
creative ways to let the patient[s] know that
they’re all right.”
Iconic, award-winning, Black science
fiction author and Temple University pro-
fessor Samuel Delany, 77, checked himself
into a mental hospital in the 1960s. Fearing
the homophobia of fellow patients, he was
slow to reveal his homosexuality. Writing
about his own experience, Delaney said
what stunned him was his own self-loath-
ing that he’d been unaware of. Delany
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wrote, “There in the hospital, I had not
been dwelling on the physical pleasure
of homosexuality, the fear and power at
the beginnings of a political awareness, or
the moments of community and commu-
nion with people from over an astonishing
social range,” he wrote. Instead, Delany
had described his gayness as sickness and
pain that he wanted to escape. “Where,
then,” he queried, “had all the things I’d
said that morning come from?”
Delany had an epiphany which many
men of his era were slow to address: the
literature and models they had access
to were limited and many had negative
messaging which led to these negative
feelings. These were the very issues that
Gittings had wanted to disrupt at the APA
convention with her kissing booth.
Delany wrote that his feelings about
gayness being not affirming, but dam-
aging, had come from various books he
had read, including one by Dr. Edmund
Bergler that “explained how homosex-
uals were psychically retarded,” as well
as novels such as The City and the Pillar
by Gore Vidal and Giovanni’s Room by
James Baldwin.
In an interview at the University of
Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writers House, those
thoughts were reiterated as Delany read
from his novel Dhalgren: “As I walked
home, I thought about the hospital again.
… It was so easy to tell your story and not
mention you were homosexual. It was so
simple to write about yourself, and just not
to say you were Black.”
Marginalization is a difficult path to
traverse.
Trauma therapist and social worker
Dr. Jennie Goldenberg has worked with
LGBTQ clients for nearly two decades.
She says the complexity of the history of
stigmatizing LGBTQ people and incor-
rectly demonizing them as mentally ill
has made accessing care for actual mental
illness much more difficult and fraught.
“The interconnectedness of social stigma
for being LGBTQ and the social stigma
for being mentally ill makes seeking help
for depression or other mental illness far
more difficult than for a non-LGBTQ per-
son,” she explained.
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“The mental health field has not
addressed adequately the need for inter-
ventions designed specifically for the
challenges LGBTQ folks face in a still
homophobic society,” Goldenberg told
PGN. “The stressors and stigma continue
to be crushing, despite high-profile celeb-
rities and political figures like Ellen or
Pete Buttigieg.”
Goldenberg addresses what Delany was
unaware of at the time he spent three
weeks in Mt. Sinai Hospital decades ago.
“Because LGBT folks have significantly
higher levels of anxiety and depression
due to their minority status, harassment,
and so forth, the challenge is for mental
health providers.”
Goldenberg said these providers must
“help clients recognize that a lot of their
stress is due to environmental/large scale
homophobia and transphobia.” She said
professionals must help clients target these
issues “rather than internalize the negative
and hurtful messages of society as per-
sonal failure and self-blame.”
Self-blame is the reason many LGBTQ
people still seek out conversion therapy,
even though it has been widely debunked.
While 16 states (Pennsylvania is not one
of them, but New Jersey and Delaware
are) have banned conversion therapy for
minors, as has the District of Columbia,
no state has banned it for adults. In addi-
tion, the statewide bans are limited in
their purview, focusing mainly on psy-
chiatrists and other mental health profes-
sionals, but allowing religion-based con-
version therapy programs to continue.
Philadelphia banned conversion therapy in
2017, joining several other Pennsylvania
locales including Doylestown, Pittsburgh,
Reading, State College, Bethlehem and
Yardley Borough.
Despite the ban, a quick Google search
finds conversion therapy is readily acces-
sible throughout Philadelphia and the sub-
urbs, and its existence puts LGBTQ peo-
ple at risk as much as they’ve ever been. n
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LGBTQ person, the rise in mentally-ill LGBTQ people
experiencing homeless and the threats mentally-ill
LGBTQ people face from law enforcement and the
mental health system.
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NAACP convention highlights violence
against LGBTQ people of color
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
To address the ongoing issue of violence
against Black LGBTQ people, the national
NAACP convention in Detroit hosted
two town-hall meetings: “Gender Justice
Matters Fireside Chat” and “The State of
LGBTQ People of Color in America” on
July 21 and July 23 respectively.
Since May, a Black transgender woman
and three gay Black men have been killed
in Detroit. Two more Black gay men have
been shot and wounded according to the
Detroit Free Press.
The message at both events was that
while Stonewall 50 may be a celebration for
some, it is also a stark reminder that Black
LGBTQ people are still very much at risk
in their communities, and homophobia and
transphobia are still a present danger.
Panelists at the discussions included
Tiffany Dena Loftin, the NAACP national
director for youth and college division;
National Black Justice Coalition Executive
Director David Johns; and actor Lawrence
“Miss Lawrence” Washington, who plays
the GNC hairstylist “Miss Bruce” on the
drama series “Star.”
Washington spoke frankly about how
leadership on all sides is failing LGBTQ
people of color.
“One thing I hate is when I’m scrolling
through the timelines on my social media is
there is such a very small response … as it
relates to a trans person’s death, as opposed
to when there is a Trayvon Martin, Nipsey
Hussle and Eric Gardner,” Washington said
to a crowd of more than 200.
Washington said organizations like the
NAACP and National Action Network
must work to have media report on crimes
against LGBTQ people. “When we send
you content that this happened, we need
you to post it.”
Washington also addressed the impact
of self-harm, bullying and suicide on the
LGBTQ community.
ENGINEER from page 1
Brian McMonagle, Bostian’s defense attor-
ney. “He, like others that night, was forced
to navigate through a crime scene where
criminals were throwing rocks at the wind-
shield of passenger trains which caused this
tragic accident to occur. The Philadelphia
DA’s Office, the Department of Justice and
the National Transportation Board all deter-
mined that Brandon did not engage in crim-
inal conduct. This prosecution is wrong and
on July 23, Judge McDermott righted that
wrong.”
A federal investigation into the accident
concluded that Bostian apparently lost his
bearings due to radio chatter involving a
nearby SEPTA train. Authorities said he had
For Loftin, the issues were even broader.
Non-LGBTQ members of the Black
community need to be more aware of
LGBTQ issues, she said. This includes
following Black LGBTQ organzations
and people on social media.
“You’re narrowing yourself to a very
small percentage of Blackness and that’s
not what Black power, Black solidar-
ity, Black Lives Matter means; none of
those things mean that,” Loftin added. “It
means all of the Blackness.”
All the panelists asserted that making
Black LGBTQ people visible in the media
is paramount.
“To show up in households where peo-
ple get to mirror themselves and you tell
stories people are familiar with, I think
really helps push healing,” Washington
said. The actor attributes his appearance
on “Star” with helping him heal a 20-year
estrangement with his father.
Loftin told the audience,
“Acknowledging the violence and trauma
that is happening and speaking out and
saying something about it is the first step,
then having us take care of ourselves is
second.”
“Now, we have to move with the people
that we have, the coalitions, to get to solu-
tions,” she added.
The July 23 panel addressed many of
the same issues while also highlighting
HIV/AIDS.
“HIV infection among gay Black males
is out of control,” said Curtis Lipscomb,
executive director of LGBT Detroit.
Lipscomb added that more must be done
to promote the use of condoms, and
broached why Black gays and lesbians
cling to faith communities.
“Why do you worship a place that vili-
fies you?” he asked.
Other panelists said engaging with
LGBTQ members of the Black commu-
nity must be prioritized to end stigma and
ostracization.
The NAACP is celebrating the 10th anni-
versary of its LGBTQ Task Force. n
no alcohol or drugs in his system and hadn’t
been using his cell phone.
Bostian remains free on unsecured bond.
McDermott’s decision to dismiss all charges
followed defense arguments that any mis-
takes made by Bostian do not amount to
crimes, according to court records.
Amtrak has taken responsibility for the
crash, agreeing to pay $265 million to set-
tle civil claims filed by victims and their
families.
The state Attorney General’s Office is
prosecuting the case because the Philadelphia
District Attorney declined to pursue the mat-
ter.
Bostian could not be reached for com-
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Reading mayor changes course,
allows Pride flag to fly
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The mayor of the eastern
Pennsylvania city of Reading has
reversed course and says he will
allow the LGBTQ rainbow flag to
fly over City Hall for the first time.
Mayor Wally Scott last week
called off a scheduled ceremony
to raise the “pride flag,” calling it a
political symbol, but posted a video
Saturday on his Facebook page say-
ing he had changed his mind, the
Reading Eagle reported.
“I told them they can put the flag
up,” he said. “I just asked them to keep the
politics out of it.”
Scott said his change of heart came after
a “very prominent woman” he would not
name told him of her experience of realiz-
ing she was gay and telling her mother.
“What I am interested in is that the peo-
ple that the flag represents have suffered,”
Scott said. “Wow, to remember the very day
you broke the news to your mother. You
knew as a child that you were a boy in a
girl’s body. I still choke up.
“Your flag is something we should sup-
port,” Scott said. “This one here, you hit
home. Please put your flag up.”
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The LGBT Center of Greater Reading
welcomed the mayor’s decision, saying his
change of heart “is exactly in alignment
with our mission, our hopes for the com-
munity, and what we will continue to work
toward in the future,” executive director
Michelle Dech said.
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today’s events highlight the importance
and value of interpersonal relationships in
changing attitudes and policies at the local
level,” she said.
The organization had blasted his earlier
decision, saying “what was supposed to be
a proud and historical moment” became
“blatant, unacceptable discrimination.” n
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Gay man sues employment agency
BY TIMOTHY CWIEK
timothy@epgn.com
A gay Jenkintown man has filed suit
against Kelly Services Global LLC after
being terminated from a job assignment for
allegedly touching a male coworker inap-
propriately.
Kelly Services is a global employ-
ment agency based in Troy, Michigan that
assigns people primarily to temporary
employment.
In May 2018, Kelly Services assigned
“John Doe” to a job as a call-center agent
at Medtronics, a Bala Cynwyd-based com-
pany that facilitates diabetic supplies deliv-
eries. Doe worked there until Aug. 18,
2018, when he allegedly was fired for
touching another male on the shoulder.
In a 33-page lawsuit filed June 24 in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, Doe denies touching the
worker inappropriately. His complaints
against Kelly Services include wrongful
termination, harassment, hostile work envi-
ronment, gender stereotyping and retalia-
tion.
Doe asserts that, in August 2018, he tried
to get a coworker’s attention by tapping him
on the shoulder. The coworker allegedly
said, “Don’t f-----g touch me.” Doe said
the employee’s disproportionate response
was a reaction to Doe’s sexual orientation,
according to the lawsuit.
Doe’s lawsuit goes on to note that Kelly
employees frequently touch each other
without being disciplined. Doe told super-
visors in an email: “I feel the policy is
being used inappropriately against me in
a discriminatory way because a coworker
didn’t want me to touch him specifically
due to [my] orientation.”
According to the lawsuit, “[Kelly
Services] would not have discharged a per-
son under similar circumstances who was
not gay, as such conduct would not have
been considered offensive under similar
circumstances coming from a person who
is not gay.”
“At Kelly, we take every lawsuit very
seriously, and we strive to foster a work-
place free of discrimination and retalia-
tion,” said Jane Stehney, a spokesperson
for Kelly Services. “We are in the process
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of investigating the allegations made in the
referenced lawsuit. As a matter of policy,
and in the interests of protecting the privacy
of all parties, we are not at liberty to discuss
the specifics of this litigation at this time.”
Doe also alleges he was subject to a hos-
tile work environment. For example, he
claims coworkers asked him intrusive ques-
tions about his sexual preferences, includ-
ing whether he was a “top” or a “bottom.”
Some coworkers shunned Doe while
others went out of their way to harass him,
according to the lawsuit. Slurs hurled at
Doe include “f-----g f----t,” “burning a-s
f----t,” and “worthless piece of s--t.” One
coworker complained about Doe staring at
him. In his defense, Doe told a supervisor
he simply makes eye contact when speak-
ing to someone, according to the lawsuit.
Another co-worker threw a cigarette
lighter at Doe, which hit him in the
eye, the lawsuit states. Doe complained
to upper management about the alleged
assault, to no avail.
Another coworker, who routinely
harassed Doe, warned him not to com-
plain or “‘I’ll smack the s--t out of you.”
That employee also texted Doe to “Kiss
my Black a-s you f----t.” Moreover, the
employee would make “flamboyant hand
gestures around Doe intended to be offen-
sive to the LGBT community,” according
to the lawsuit.
Doe seeks in excess of $150,000 in
damages along with reasonable attorney’s
fees. Additionally, he seeks reemploy-
ment by Kelly Services at a different
worksite; that he be provided a neutral
reference by Kelly Services; and that
Kelly Services implement antibias train-
ing for its workers.
The case is expected to be settled
through binding arbitration, said Doe’s
attorney Justin F. Robinette.
“Against our will, we’re being forced
into mandatory arbitration,” Robinette told
PGN. “Unfortunately, my client signed
away his right to a fair trial if terminated.
He didn’t know he signed it. But we are
being forced to go before an arbitrator
rather than a judge. So my client will
never get his day in court. And I’m very
concerned about the fairness of the man-
datory arbitration process that we’re being
forced into.” n
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Henry Weitz, opera singer
and florist, dies at 86
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
Henry Weitz, a long-time member of the
Philadelphia LGBTQ community, died July
12 after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn,
Weitz lived in Philadelphia most of his
adult life.
“He will be forever known as a kind and
gentle soul,” his memorial page reads.
The 86-year-old managed the Lankenau
Hospital Gift Shop. Staff, patients and fam-
ilies knew him as charming and courteous,
often entertaining them with stories. Weitz
also performed in several Philadelphia
operas and managed several opera com-
panies throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
His many performances are listed in
Opera in Philadelphia: Performance
Chronology by Frank Hamilton.
Weitz spent time working as a florist, and
enjoyed traveling with James Macleod, his
husband of 38 years, James Macleod.
In his later years, Weitz was interviewed
for the series “Gay and Gray,” which focuses
on the difficulties LGBTQ people face in
predominantly-straight nursing homes and
assisted care facilities. In October 2018,
Weitz was featured in an Inquirer report
on how the retirement housing industry is
learning to help LGBT seniors.
Weitz told the Inquirer that caring for his
seriously ill husband was a full-time job,
and he’d had to relinquish any activism
efforts.
Weitz and Macleod moved to Rose Tree
Place in Media in 2017, when both men
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When the couple moved in, Weitz said he
wasn’t too concerned how straight residents
at Rose Tree would treat him and Macleod
as a gay couple. “If anybody talked behind
my back, two things: I didn’t know and I
didn’t care.”
Weitz said he was glad Rose Tree recog-
nized LGBT residents might need special
attention. “I think it would be very good for
Rose Tree,” he said of the SAGE training.
Macleod, who survives his husband, con-
tinues to live at Rose Tree.
Weitz is also survived by his brother,
Harvey, his sister-in-law Tanya, his niece
Michele, and his nephews Paul, Andrew,
and Eric. He was preceded in death by his
brother Sidney, his sister-in-law Marilyn,
and his parents Paul and Jennie.
Services for Weitz were held July 18 at
Joseph Levine and Sons Memorial Chapel
in Broomall. The space’s website hosts a
memorial page to Weitz where friends and
colleagues can leave remembrances.
Donations may be sent to Imago Dei
MCC in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, or to The
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Editorial
The impact of ICE on trans folks
The current immigration issues
are certainly not only an LGBTQ
issue. However, members of the
LGBTQ-plus umbrella, and specif-
ically trans folks, are not exempt
from ICE’s mistreatment by any
means. One transgender unit exists:
the Cibola County Correctional
Center in Milan, New Mexico.
After two trans women, Johana
Medina Leon and Roxsana
Hernandez Rodriguez, died in ICE
custody, a video circulated show-
ing inmates getting their hair done
together and being jovial at the
Milan Center.
Shortly after, in late June, 29
trans and nonbinary migrants wrote
a letter. Translated to English
from Spanish, it states: “There is
no adequate medical attention to
treat people with disabilities, HIV-
positive people, those with skin
infections (some of which were
acquired here), and several of our
peers lack medications. We fear
retaliations, but more so we are
afraid of being in this situation.”
As in all corners of society, sys-
temic oppression is always at play.
While reports and visits from con-
gress people, as well as attorneys
for the White House, confirm that
EDITORIAL
PGN
EDITORIAL
folks being detained across all gen-
der and sexual identities are being
neglected and given terrible care,
trans women of color are particu-
larly vulnerable.
They face increased violence
from others, greater healthcare
needs often due to systemic neglect
and needs for hormone therapy,
and racism already intrinsic to
ICE’s policies. This leaves trans
women of color at much greater
risk.
Reports from within detention
centers also tell stories of queer
folks being kept apart intentionally
to remove any kind of community
power, as well as verbal abuse and
harassment from guards and ICE
personnel.
While many in the U.S. contem-
plate how to stop these atrocities
happening at the border and in
neglectful centers across the coun-
try, we need to keep in mind our
LGBTQ family and how we can
support them.
We should all be asking: How
can we ensure HIV treatment and
hormone therapy and any other
medical need that arises? How can
we help with trauma, before, after
and during stays? n
Creep of the Week
Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a racist. Racists are not
good people. Therefore, Donald Trump is
not a good person.
But to other racists, he’s the best of the
best. For his supporters, hating Black and
Brown people is a feature, not a bug.
But to everyone in this country who cares,
or at least knows they should care, about
racism, Trump’s latest comments were an
undeniable racist bullhorn compared to his
previous racist dog whistles, which, hon-
estly, were not whistles at all but a hard fre-
quency for some (white) people to hear.
I am referring, of course, to Trump tweet-
ing that Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan
Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
should go back to the countries they came
from if they didn’t like what was happening
in the U.S.
All four representatives are Democrats
and are women of color who are very criti-
cal of Trump, which is very hard for him to
take since he is both sexist and racist.
“So interesting to see ‘Progressive’
Democrat Congresswomen, who originally
came from countries whose governments
are a complete and total catastrophe, the
worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere
in the world,” Trump tweeted on July 14,
“now loudly and viciously telling the people
of the United States, the greatest and most
powerful Nation on earth, how our govern-
ment is to be run. Why don’t they go back
and help fix the totally broken and crime
infested places from which they came.”
OK. There’s a lot to unpack here. First
of all, Tlaib, Omar, Pressley, and Ocasio-
Cortez are all Americans and all of them
were born in the U.S. with the exception of
Ilhan Omar, who came to America as a ref-
ugee from Somalia. Secondly, white people
telling Brown and Black people to “go back
to your country” is textbook racism. And
third, all four of these women were elected
to the House of Representatives, a co-equal
branch of the United States government,
which means that telling the people of this
country how they think the government
should be run is not only their business, it’s
literally their job.
One of the things that Tlaib, Omar,
Pressley and Ocasio-Cortez have been criti-
cal of is Trump’s policy of separating fami-
lies crossing the border and locking children
up in cages. Trump and Pence, who visited
detention centers and declared them fine
and dandy, don’t understand what people
are so upset about. Keep in mind that Omar
lived for a number of years in a refugee
camp after fleeing war before coming to
America. So she knows a thing or two about
how to treat refugees and immigrants.
The next day reporters asked Trump
about his Tweets and Trump doubled down
calling the women “communists” who hate
America, love al-Qaida and hate Jews. Very
D’Anne Witkowski
on-brand for Trump who is essentially your
right-wing uncle if your right-wing uncle
lived in a golden palace and was the most
powerful man in the world. This should
absolutely scare the hell out of you.
The person Trump has singled out most
in his racist rantings is Rep. Omar. She is
Muslim, and she wears a hijab, and she is
not taking any s---.
“This is a president who has overseen
the most corrupt administration in our his-
tory,” Omar said addressing Trump’s racist
attacks at a press conference. “To distract
from that, he’s launching a blatantly racist
attack on four duly elected members of the
United States House of Representatives, all
of whom are women of color.”
Tlaib, Pressley and Ocasio-Cortez stood
beside her.
Omar continued, “He would love nothing
more than to divide our country based on
race, religion, gender, orientation or immi-
gration status because this is the only way
he knows how to prevent the solidarity of
us working together across all of our differ-
ences.”
She is, of course, spot on. Divide and
conquer is the only way Trump can win.
He is wildly unpopular and the majority of
Americans do not support his policies. He
and his supporters love to hold up Omar as
the face of dangerous leftists because she
doesn’t look like them. In fact, the things
that Omar supports, such as free college
tuition, Medicare for all, a $15 minimum
hourly wage and LGBTQ equality are
much more popular than the things Trump
supports such as building a wall to keep
Brown people out of our country and cag-
ing babies.
It is easy to get discouraged and over-
whelmed. But remember that saying,
“The only thing necessary for the triumph
of evil is for good people to do nothing.”
Do something.
Here’s a good place to start: usa.gov/reg-
ister-to-vote n
D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian
living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been
writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow
her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

On the road again
Each year Jason and I do a road trip.
The rules are very simple: We try to go
to places we haven’t been, the place
must have something we’ve heard about
that is slightly odd, and the
place must take us out of our
comfort zone so we can see
what it’s like living out of our
East Coast liberal bubble.
Places we’ve been include
Wyoming, Mount Rushmore,
The Corn Palace, Iowa State
Fair and Pigeon Forge, home
of Dollywood. This year we
chose a drive from Nashville
to Memphis with pit-stops at
the Country Music Hall of
Fame, Grand Ole Opry and Mark My
Graceland.
As with all good road trips, Words
you get sidelined with unex- Mark Segal tions, including a neon sign
pected sites and experiences.
We went to the Country
Music Hall of Fame, where we got a
guitar-shaped fly swatter as a souvenir,
then to the Grand Ole Opry, which was
really out of our cultural zone. People
Op-Ed
What’s in a name?
BY LISA CHARON
For numerous parents having a child is
a wonderful event in their lives. Questions
begin immediately: When is the baby
due? Will it be a boy or girl? What name
should I choose? The last one is usually
up for debate among the prospective par-
ents, family members and sometimes even
friends. Whether the name is passed down
through generations, chosen to honor a
living or deceased loved one, found in a
book or heard in a song or TV show, for
most, a lot of thought goes into choosing
a child’s name. However, not everyone is
happy with their given name.
When I was pregnant with my first and
only child, I had two names picked out.
If a boy, I would name him Liam Patrick;
half-Irish, I always loved the name Liam
and Patrick is the name of the child’s
father. For a girl, I chose Ellen Marie to
honor two very strong women in my life,
my mom and my mother-in-law. I took
each of their middle names to create this
wonderful name, and I was so proud of
myself. I had hope that the baby would
come to love either of these beautiful
names. In December 2001, I gave birth to
a beautiful baby named Ellen Marie. As
parents often do, we had numerous nick-
names: El, Ellie, Ellie Belly, etc. These
were terms of endearment we enjoyed. I
would find out later that name was said,
used with feminine pronouns, it was like a
OP-ED
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treated the singers and the music like a
religious experience, and we left when
a singer was singing his Christian coun-
try hit “I’m building my mansion in the
sky next to Jesus,” to which
I asked Jason: “Jesus has a
mansion? I thought he was a
meager carpenter?”
On the road to Memphis, we
found ourselves in Centerville,
looking at a chickenwire
statue of comedian Minnie
Pearl, and passing many
once-bustling but now-dilapi-
dated small towns.
Memphis had two major
stops aside from the food. One
was Graceland, which, in the
middle of July, was snow-cov-
ered with Christmas decora-
that read “Merry Christmas
To All, Elvis.” We discovered
that they were filming The Hallmark
Channel’s “Christmas at Graceland 2.”
But the bigger surprise was our last
and most important stop: the National
knife cutting into my child’s skin.
When Ellen came to me at the age of
13 to tell me he was a boy who hated his
given name and body, I was dumbfounded
and overwhelmed. I thought, “What the
hell is going on with my child?” and “Is
this a phase?” My mind raced. Although
I felt confused and alarmed I said, “OK,
let’s figure this out.” Many affirming par-
ents of transgender children will tell you
we “fake it until we make it.” Inwardly we
are freaking out, but outwardly we sup-
port and love our children unconditionally,
just like parents of cisgender children. My
child was telling me he was transgender. I
did not know what that meant.
The word transgender refers to a person
whose identity and gender does not corre-
spond with their assigned sex at birth. For
those who are not aware, transgender peo-
ple do not choose their gender. It is also
not a “lifestyle.” They are the gender they
know themselves to be. No one wakes
up one day and decides to be differently
gendered. For example, someone assigned
male at birth (AMAB) may identify as
female. Someone assigned female at birth
(AFAB) may identify as male. However,
these children are most often forced into
being called their dead or old name. A
dead or old name is their given name at
birth. I was about to embark on this jour-
ney with my own child, and I was petri-
fied.
For my child, the floodgates opened, but
I felt as if I were drowning. Everything I
Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com July 26-Aug. 1, 2019
Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine
Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
was assassinated on the balcony.
The exhibits take you from the begin-
ning of slavery in America to today’s
civil-rights issues. From an African
prince being taken away as a slave (and
released years later after much diplo-
macy) to Frederick Douglass to the
lunch-counter sit-ins. There were exhib-
its on Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the
back of the bus; Bull Connor’s racist,
horrendous treatment of children; and
the March on Washington, with the story
of Bayard Rustin and how civil-rights
leaders kept him on as organizer of the
march even after learning the FBI would
expose him as being homosexual.
Then you move onto the years 1968-
69, with pictures from the LGBT move-
ment being embraced.
But for me, the last exhibit in the
museum was the biggest surprise. Near
the gift shop was a video-history kiosk,
a project spearheaded by Comcast
NBCUniversal in conjunction with the
Equal Justice Initiative, titled “Voices of
had known about my child was about to
change dramatically and at a faster pace
than I was comfortable. Parents of trans-
gender children will tell you that when
their child comes out to them, it seems
as though they are going 100 miles per
hour. That is because our children have
known for a long time about their authen-
tic selves. We, as parents, are trying to
catch up to them. I had no frame of refer-
ence for what was happening to my child.
However, the relief on his face was evi-
dent and could not be ignored. I knew that
much. I attempted to dive head and heart
first into the transgender world but failed
miserably. I do not say this to lay blame
on myself. It is just the truth. A truth I
wholeheartedly own.
“Hey mom, what do you think of the
name Oliver?” I recoiled at the ques-
tion hoping he had not seen my reaction.
“Oliver,” I thought. It was a definite boy’s
name. A name that would scream to the
world, “My child is transgender!” I felt
like my whole world was being torn apart.
I could not handle it ,and he knew it. This
change was coming whether I liked it or
not; whether I understood it or not; and
whether I accepted it or not. How could
I not accept it? Unbeknownst to me, my
beautiful child sensed my discomfort.
At first, we would call him El; short for
Ellen. He said he was not ready to socially
transition outside of immediate family and
a few close friends. Shortly thereafter, he
asked us to use male pronouns (he, him,
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the Civil Rights Movement.” It includes
more than 100 interviews filmed in at
least 10 cities with people who partic-
ipated in the civil-rights movement,
organized the March on Washington and
worked with or were inspired by Dr.
King. It was an immense and expensive
project, and very inclusive.
I’ve written in several columns how
MLK was an inspiration for my civil
disobedience over the years. While he
used Connor to publicize cruelty to the
Black community, I used my demon-
strations against TV networks to put a
spotlight on our invisibility. I gave an
interview saying just that to the “Voices”
project long ago, and I had forgotten
about it. So, when Jason and I reached
the end of the National Civil Rights
Museum, seeing myself on screen
talking about how Dr. King inspired my
work for LGBT rights was very emo-
tional, especially after this year of visi-
bility and change.
It reminded me that we can’t forget
where we’ve been, or who has inspired
us along the way. n
his) and to call him, Shae. I was still hurt-
ing over the name change but hid it as best
I could. I fully embraced his new name
when I found out he had researched Irish
names, as our families are of Irish descent.
I was proud of the time and effort he
took in choosing his name. It showed me
that he was committed to transitioning.
However, we were not allowed to use his
new name and pronouns outside of our
trusted circle, which was difficult.
When my child was socially transition-
ing, a lot of factors went into deciding
whom to tell and how much they should
know. Too many transgender children are
bullied and assaulted, both physically and
sexually. Too many are neglected by their
parents and supposed loved ones. Too
many are forced to keep their dead or old
name while in school, doctors’ offices and
other institutions. Even though there are
laws that explicitly protect their right to
use their chosen name. Too many are mur-
dered for being their true selves. And there
are far too many suicides because they are
ostracized or denied their authentic selves.
As I learned more about transgender peo-
ple, I was shocked at the statistics. I went
into “mama bear” mode. I would protect
my “cub” as he transitioned outside of our
loving home.
Our circle of trust spread to more family
and friends. There were only two friends
who were lost in this part of the transition.
Shae was adept at explaining his transition
to whomever asked and
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HOST HOMES from page 1
Philadelphia reflects that trend. In
November 2017, following a city-wide report,
Office of Homeless Services representatives
said LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in
Philadelphia’s at least 569 youth ages 13-25
who are experiencing homelessness.
Coming to Philadelphia
Accordingly, a Host Home program
focused on LGBTQ youth experiencing
homelessness is coming to Philadelphia in
early 2020.
The Homeward Initiative, in partnership
with local LGBTQ nonprofit Attic Youth
Center, will serve queer young people ages
18-24, said Brendan Taliaferro, out gay man
and founder and CEO of the upcoming Host
Home project. The one-year pilot program
will serve roughly a dozen young people
who use services at the Attic or Valley Youth
House.
A $100,000 President’s Engagement Prize
from the University of Pennsylvania, which
Taliaferro graduated from in May, funds the
pilot. Taliaferro won the seed money for his
project proposal, which stemmed from his
thesis on LGBTQ youth homelessness in the
city.
The Host Home model will provide a safer,
more-inclusive housing option for Philly’s
LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness or
housing instability while also reducing hous-
ing costs, Taliaferro said.
“The problem with shelters, particularly
for LGBTQ youth, is that they are very short
term,” he added. “They can be very dangerous
and there is little to no surrounding support
besides just a bed to sleep on at night.”
Based on U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development data for cities with
comparable living expenses to Philadelphia,
Taliaferro estimates his program will decrease
accommodation costs by 26 percent com-
pared to shelters. He projects an average cost
of $950 to care for a youth in the program for
a month, versus a longer-term shelter stay at
$1,800 per month and a shorter-term stay at
$840.
The Homeward Initiative hosts will receive
PGN
training from The Bryson Institute, a pro-
gram of the Attic that offers education about
respect and diversity in the queer community,
pronoun usage and other nuances of raising
LGBTQ youth.
The training is expected to push the Host
Home experience beyond what a shelter can
offer young people, said Shawnese Givens,
acting executive director of the Attic.
“There is a sense of belonging and safety
that comes from folks inviting you into their
home and saying you are part of our family,
you are somebody that we care about,” she
added. “That’s not something you can dupli-
cate in a shelter.”
“A legacy of taking care of our own people”
The Host Home model officially debuted
in 1997 at Avenues for Homeless Youth, an
organization for LGBTQ youth experiencing
homelessness in Minneapolis, with a pro-
gram that supports queer people ages 16-24
for up to one year. Since then, the Host Home
model has caught on in cities including San
Francisco, Baltimore and Seattle.
But Host Homes have even deeper roots in
the LGBTQ community, said Brittany Garner,
a queer woman and the associate director for
rural areas at Point Source Youth, a national,
predominantly-queer-led organization com-
batting youth homelessness.
“They really started in queer communi-
ties,” said Garner, who provides support to
Bridge2Home like connecting with youth,
finding hosts and developing policies. “It’s
sort of a legacy of taking care of our own peo-
ple. That’s something that’s been happening
for a really long time.”
Point Source Youth specializes in advocacy
work around youth homelessness, address-
ing social barriers encountered by people
experiencing homelessness and helping other
organizations launch initiatives for reducing
homelessness.
Getting Host Homes off the ground
According to a July 2017 report by the
Washington State Department of Commerce,
the Host Home model emerged from “several
system gaps,” like insufficient responses to
youth experiencing homelessness, housing
instability and other family crises.
“Host home programs show great promise,
especially for populations of youth who are
particularly vulnerable or who are dispropor-
tionately represented among the homeless
youth population, including youth who iden-
tify as LGBTQ and youth of color,” the report
states.
But the “community-based response to a
systems-level failure” doesn’t receive ade-
quate funding, the findings continue, and is
largely disconnected from other state and fed-
eral homelessness supports.
Pennsylvania’s Continuum of Care pro-
grams, divvied up for eastern and western
regions, provide funds, programs, services and
housing options aimed at alleviating home-
lessness. But despite the group naming Host
Homes the top funding priority in Western
Pennsylvania, Dunlap said, officials seem puz-
zled by the framework.
She noted a Bridge2Home host family
whose food stamps were reduced after receiv-
ing a Host Home stipend, prompting her to
request a policy of clarification from the state.
“These are the barriers ... we have to get
through because the state and those types of
benefits don’t know what to do with the pro-
gram,” Dunlap said.
For Garner, Host Homes is worth overcom-
ing the obstacles because it “uses the power
of your community” to reduce youth home-
lessness.
“To know that there are people in the world
who will open their home up to a young per-
son that they don’t even know and provide
safety and care for that person … is incredi-
ble,” she said.
Going further in addressing Philadelphia’s
LGBTQ youth homelessness
Youth homelessness is often more hid-
den than adult homelessness, Garner said. It
takes the form of couch-surfing, sleeping in
abandoned buildings, spending days at pub-
lic places or staying with friends’ families.
The Homeward Initiative can better reach
youth living those scenarios, Givens said.
“Crashing on couches is not a home,” she
told PGN, adding youth “don’t have to meet
the [Office of Homeless Services] definition
of homelessness in order to qualify.”
As such, youth who are ineligble for other
housing options can participate in the Host
Home initiative, Givens said. The program
is also a viable option when shelters or other
temporary housing offerings are full.
Once the pilot is underway, Taliaferro
will focus on fundraising to fuel the pro-
gram beyond its first year. The Homeward
Initiative team, which will include a day-to-
day coordinator and a social worker on-call
around the clock for participants, also will
navigate the model’s other challenges, like
recruiting enough hosts, particularly mem-
bers of the LGBTQ community and peo-
ple of color who will mirror participating
youths’ identities, Taliaferro said.
Despite the hardships of launching a Host
Home program, Dunlap said Bridge2Home
has provided Roman with a sense of stability.
“We find that youth say if they have one
person that they connect with, that can help
guide them; that’s really all they need,”
Dunlap said, emphasizing the importance of
participants having the option to self-select
hosts, like Roman did.
“This model is helping give them choice,
and whenever the youth have choice, they
become empowered and they do a lot better,”
she added.
Living in a Host Home has led Roman
to hope more LGBTQ youth will be able to
join similar programs, she said.
“I found a good home with people who
love me and people that I love,” Roman
added. “It’s given me hope that I don’t have
to worry about having to go somewhere else
ever again.”n
*Name has been changed to protect the pri-
vacy of a minor. Hosts or youth interesting in
paraticipating in The Homeward Initiative can
contact Brendan Taliaferro at btaliaferro100@
gmail.com. Those interested in participating
in Bridge2Home can contact Carol Dunlap at
cdunlap@valleyyouthouse.org.
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wed July 18 at the civil registry office in the coastal
city of Guayaquil. They said they will have a party
to celebrate the occasion in November.
Aviles said she knows that some people disap-
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have a normal life like anyone else.
Civil registry official Andrea Alban oversaw the
wedding and said several other same-sex couples
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In June, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court granted
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About a half dozen Latin American nations have
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More than 20 people detained for Israeli education minister
attack on LGBT parade in Poland apologizes for remarks on gays
More than 20 people were detained after an
attack on participants and police at the first LGBT
pride parade in Bialystok in eastern Poland.
Four of the people detained are suspected
of offences including threatening police offi-
cers and assault, a spokesman for the regional
police headquarters told Bloomberg on July 21.
Surveillance-camera footage is being used to
identify further suspects, he said.
Some of the 800 pride participants were spat on
and kicked, footage in the local media showed.
Police were also attacked with bottles and stones
and one officer was wounded.
Offenders will be punished, Interior Minister
Elzbieta Witek said in a Twitter post on July 21.
Gay rights are a polarizing issue in Poland
before fall general elections. The ruling Law
and Justice Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has
warned that the advancement of gay rights is a
“grave danger” for family life and the future of
the European Union, underscoring a departure
from the EU’s liberal, multicultural mainstream.
Kaczynski’s supporters have embraced his
message, with about 30 cities, mostly in the for-
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adopting declarations saying they’re “free from
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order.”
The pro-government Gazeta Polska weekly is
now planning to distribute “LGBT-free zone”
stickers to its readers.
Egypt releases trans woman
after 4 months in jail
An Egyptian rights group said authorities have
released a trans woman held for more than four
months in connection to a call for protests.
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and
Freedoms said July 16 that Malak el-Kashef was
released.
El-Kashef was among dozens arrested over
calls for demonstrations following a Feb. 27
train crash in Cairo that killed at least 25 peo-
ple. Prosecutors say they suspect she belongs to
an unnamed terrorist group, a reference to the
banned Muslim Brotherhood.
The rights group said el-Kashef underwent a
forced anal exam at a government hospital that
amounted to torture and sexual harassment.
Egypt has waged a sweeping crackdown on
dissent in recent years, targeting political critics
as well as anyone believed to be gay or lesbian.
Israel’s education minister has apologized for
controversial remarks about homosexual “conver-
sion therapy” and intermarriage among Diaspora
Jews that drew widespread criticism in Israel and
the U.S.
Rafi Peretz, leader of a small religious nation-
alist party, wrote in a letter to the head of the
Jewish Agency on July 16 that his likening of
marriage between Diaspora Jews and non-Jews
to a “second Holocaust” was “misplaced.”
Peretz’s comment at a Cabinet meeting was
leaked to the press.
In another letter to school administrators,
Peretz said he “vehemently opposed” a contro-
versial technique that seeks to convert gay men
into heterosexuals after originally saying he sup-
ported it.
The minister’s comments about conversion
therapy drew widespread condemnation and hun-
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ticing so-called conversion therapy on
LGBTQ kids under proposed new state
regulations.
The plan got an early nod of approval
from a state licensing board on July 18.
It comes after Republican Utah Gov.
Gary Herbert called for new regulations
following the failure of a proposed law
earlier this year. The bill was pulled
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Baker’s administration said trans soldiers
remain welcome in the Massachusetts
National Guard, despite President Donald
Trump’s ban on trans people serving in
the U.S. military.
In a letter to state legislators, Secretary
of Public Safety Thomas Turco said the
administration “will continue to support
trans soldiers and airmen in serving our
Commonwealth with dignity and respect.”
Several Democratic lawmakers who
had asked the Republican governor to
reject Trump’s policy praised the admin-
istration’s response in a statement July 17.
National Guard units are under the
command of governors in each state but
can be called up to federal service by the
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The Washington Post reports a decision
bar in Maine’s largest city has put up new
front windows after 28 years of covering
to have President Trump’s former com- its smashed glass with plywood in the
munications director Sean Spicer throw wake of homophobic vandalism.
out the first pitch at a Rhode Island minor Blackstones, in Portland’s West End,
league baseball game on “Pride Night at opened in the 1980s, long before the city
the Ballpark” is getting pushback. gained a widespread reputation as a gay-
Some fans said on Twitter they felt friendly city. Vandals repeatedly smashed
Spicer’s appearance July 19 at the the front windows with rocks and bricks,
Pawtucket Red Sox game was an insult to and the bar’s owners boarded the win-
the LGBTQ community, given Trump’s dows with plywood and plexiglass in
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and “a garbage move,” with some asking the plywood on July 14 and behind it
why someone from the LGBTQ commu- found old shards of glass that had been
nity wasn’t chosen. there for nearly three decades. Currie
A Rhode Island native, Spicer was said the change came because “we’re at a
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SPECIALIZING IN PARTNERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
This past Pride Month saw an explosion of companies rated in the 2019 CEI, 572 earned a Proven track record of recovering millions of dollars for wrongfully treated employees!*
rainbows on products from sneakers to snack perfect 100. And more than 200 major brands
foods, reenergizing the debate over whether and businesses have joined HRC’s Business Experience litigating:
and how corporate America should be involved Coalition for the Equality Act, a federal bill • Partnership & business disputes
in Pride. For me, two things come to bear that would offer numerous protections against • Non-competes
here: My belief that companies should support discrimination. • Executive compensation
LGBTQ equality if they are going to market Still, this doesn’t reveal the whole picture • Employment discrimination
to us — and the fact that my family would not — and sometimes the picture isn’t pretty. • Real Estate Litigation
exist as it does now if it was not for the benefits Journalist Judd Legum, in his “Popular
my spouse and I received from the companies Information” newsletter on June 17 (popu- Jeffrey E. Goldman, Esq. Also handle:
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I was employed at a large financial firm received a perfect score from HRC but donated Suite 1330
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through reciprocal in vitro fertilization (IVF), to politicians that received a zero on the HRC Jeff.Goldman@verizon.net
using my egg, her womb, and donor sperm. The Congressional scorecard.” In other words, these *Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
health insurance I had from my company cov- companies are donating to politicians who are
ered all but the cost of the sperm working against LGBTQ equality.
for our two attempts, meaning our While the CEI does deduct points
out-of-pocket expenses were hun- for “a large-scale official or pub-
dreds of dollars rather than tens of lic anti-LGBTQ blemish on their
thousands. Later, we were able to recent records,” those blemishes
have me stay home with our son for may be harder to spot if the compa- Repairs, Renovations and Remodeling
several years because her then-em- nies donated to politicians because
ployer offered health insurance for of an issue unrelated to LGBTQ (215) 467-3335
same-sex partners, long before any rights.
state (much less the federal govern- My point here is not to debate Pa. HIC #026545
ment) recognized our relationship. the usefulness of the CEI, but to
Ours is not the only LGBTQ show that some companies both
Phila. Lic. #17895
family to have begun with corpo-
rate help. Many companies, even
Mombian support LGBTQ equality and do
things that work against it. I can’t
“Our”
before marriage equality, offered Dana Rudolph say whether this is deliberate or Family Plumber
financial assistance to LGBTQ simply the result of different parts
individuals and couples not only for reproduc- of a big, sprawling corporation doing different for over 30 years
tive services, but also for adoptions, and gave things. The answer probably varies from com-
them the same benefits as any other employee, pany to company.
including parental leave, child care assistance We are right, however, to look critically at
and more. For some people, corporate benefits any company that targets LGBTQ people as
were the only outside recognition of their rela- consumers, to see if it is simultaneously sup-
tionship until marriage became a possibility porting and hobbling us. If it is, then we need
for all in 2015. Additionally, more and more to take action. We should point out when com-
corporations are covering gender-affirmation panies are simply “rainbow washing” products
services for transgender people. but have no real commitment to LGBTQ rights,
On the flip side, even now, I hear stories of or if they are backing politicians who are
companies that make things difficult for their actively causing harm to LGBTQ employees
LGBTQ employees — for example, by not and customers. We have the power to create
allowing a non-biological parent to take paren- change — the profusion of rainbow products
tal leave or not covering fertility services unless this year proves we are now seen as an eco-
a person or couple can show medical need nomic market that matters. Pride committees,
beyond simply not having both egg and sperm. LGBTQ advocacy organizations and consum-
And at some companies, even ones that profess ers can all have an impact here.
equal benefits, LGBTQ people may still fear Let us not forget, though, that many com-
discrimination and choose not to avail them- panies have done genuine good for LGBTQ
selves of benefits that would out them. people by providing benefits that helped us
Nevertheless, some corporations are improv- form our families and live as our true selves,
ing benefits in ways that show a deepening by offering nondiscrimination protections and
understanding of LGBTQ identities and the relationship recognition long before the gov-
variety of family structures today. MassMutual ernment would, and by supporting pro-LGBTQ
has started allowing employees to define politicians and legislation. This is not to say
whom a “loved one” is for the purpose of that even some of these can’t do better — but
taking paid leave to care for or grieve for let’s thank them for what they’ve done even as
them. Additionally, any employee may use we ask them to do more.
MassMutual’s fertility benefits, without having I will always be grateful to the companies
to show medical need. And their gender-transi- that helped my spouse and I start our family.
tion benefits are broader than most. I won’t give any company a pass if it works
Employee benefits are only one aspect against LGBTQ equality, but I’m happy to buy
of inclusion, though. The Human Rights rainbow-colored widgets from those who have
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Gavin Grimm seeks ruling in bathroom bill case
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
Gavin Grimm is 20 now, but he has been
fighting ongoing high school bathroom
restrictions on trans students in Virginia.
Grimm returned to Norfolk Federal
Court for a summary hearing on July 23,
four years after he first petitioned the courts
over using the boys bathroom in 2015,
when he was a high school sophomore who
had recently transitioned. He was banned
from using the boys bathrooms post-transi-
tion. Grimm graduated in 2017.
Grimm is suing the Gloucester County
School Board, claiming he was discrimi-
nated against by Gloucester High School.
He has requested a summary judgement,
which means the judge will decide the case.
At issue is whether the school board’s
bathroom policy discriminates against trans
students.
“It is a shame that I have to stand here
and defend my basic humanity and the
rights that I’m afforded as a result of being
me,” said Grimm in a press conference
shortly after the summary hearing.
In court, Grimm repeated the argument
he has made over four years: that using
a single stall bathroom was humiliating.
Grimm’s school and their attorneys argued
that bathrooms are assigned based on gen-
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surgery, Grimm was female. The school
has consistently, like other school districts,
argued that this is to protect the privacy of
cis or non-trans people.
In court, attorney David Corrigan, argu-
ing for the school board, asserted that
“gender is not a societal construct,” and “it
doesn’t matter that Grimm underwent chest
reconstruction surgery and hormone ther-
apy.” The Gloucester County School Board
still considers Grimm a woman.
Grimm addressed this at his press con-
ference, saying, “Trans people have such
a higher standard when it comes to being
accepted for who they are and often times
certain surgical measures are required.
Unfortunately in and of themselves they’re
discriminatory because not all trans people
have access to those resources.”
There was no ruling from U.S. District
Court Judge Arenda Wright Allen on July
23. According to ACLU Senior Attorney
Josh Block, who is handling Grimm’s case,
the ruling could take several weeks, or even
months. Also, the ruling will be specific
only to Grimm and not set any precedents.
“The actual ruling will just apply to
Gavin, but I think other schools will look to
the decision as precedent,” said Block. “If
Grimm doesn’t win the case, Block says he
will appeal. That would take the case to the
U.S. Supreme Court, which has not ruled
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years and has both refused to hear cases of
LGBTQ discrimination and punted those
cases back to lower courts for review.
Grimm and the American Civil Liberties
Union say the school board violated his
rights under the U.S. Constitution’s equal
protection clause as well as under Title
IX, the federal policy that protects against
gender-based discrimination. The school
board asserts it is protecting students’ pri-
vacy and thus has not discriminated against
anyone.
According to Harper Jean Tobin, pol-
icy director for the National Center for
Transgender Equality, who has spoken
about this issue repeatedly, the bathroom
issue is very much related to individual
schools, principals and even other stu-
dents. “Because so many rulings have been
individual and not binding to other school
districts or states, there is a wide range of
access for trans students,” Tobin told the
AP. “Whether it’s the best of times or the
worst of times for transgender students
really can depend on where you live and
who your principal is.”
Grimm’s mother had notified the school
of Grimm’s transition when he returned to
classes at the start of his sophomore year.
He was using the boys’ restroom until
there were complaints from parents. After
that, students were informed that their
use of shared restrooms and locker rooms
“shall be limited to the corresponding bio-
logical genders.”
When Grimm first filed suit in 2015, a
federal judge ruled for the school board.
On appeal, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled in Grimm’s favor, citing an Obama
Administration order that stated students
can choose bathrooms that correspond
with their gender identity.
That Obama-era directive was rescinded
by the Trump Administration’s Secretary
of Education, Betsy DeVos in 2017.
The same day as Grimm’s hearing, a fed-
eral court ruled against North Carolina’s
H.B. 142 law, which prohibited trans-
gender people from using restrooms that
matched their gender identity.
Tara Borelli, Lambda Legal Defense
counsel in the lawsuit, explained why such
rulings are critical to transgender per-
sonhood and autonomy: “Using facilities
that match one’s gender identity is a basic
necessity for full participation in society,
and this order’s confirmation that trans-
gender people can do so is an important
victory.”
Borelli added, “Being able to safely nav-
igate everyday life when you set foot out-
side your home is not a luxury. It is a basic
foundation for being treated and accepted
as co-equal members of society, like every-
one else.” n
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bold voices and leadership are needed the
most.”
“Your persistence is a powerful reminder
to all of us about the importance of repre-
senting the communities we serve authen-
tically and having a seat at the table for the
many diverse voices in our city,” Kenney
told the cohort, adding the program is a step
toward “more equitable, diverse and repre-
sentative” organizations.
The LGBTQ Leadership Pipeline was
born following a Philadelphia Commission
on Human Relations LGBTQ Report in
2017 that identified persistent racism and
unwelcoming attitudes toward LGBTQ
people of color, women and trans people
in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood.
Alston, who is joining the board of the
Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs,
said his biggest takeaway from the pro-
gram is that Philadelphia is a “world-class
LGBTQ city” even though its leaders and
efforts for LGBTQ representation are
sometimes overlooked. His main focus
in his new role is listening to community
members, Alston added.
“I don’t feel like this role is really about
me, so ideally I would like to just listen to
what the greatest needs of the community
are and the folks who don’t often get to be
in these spaces or get to be heard from,” he
told PGN at the event.
Howard, who will join William Way’s
board, said the program taught her the
importance of communication, honesty
and being upfront to effectively represent
community needs.
“I’m hoping that not only can we make
a place in a corporate environment, but
we can make a place in the mind and the
hearts of the communities that are out-
side of our own,” she added. “That people
make a space for us and that we don’t con-
vince them to … but we all willingly make
a space for everyone.”
Pipeline graduates were already pre-
pared to assume board roles and the pro-
gram served as a mechanism to hone their
confidence and skills, said Zach Wilcha,
executive director of the Independence
Business Alliance.
“You’ll be stepping up with brave,
intersectional leadership, addressing the
unique and evolving needs of our commu-
nity at a time where we, our community,
our city, our nation need it the most,” he
said.
Hikes closed Thursday’s ceremony by
noting the pipeline project was “personal”
for her as the youngest and first Black per-
son to lead the Office of LGBT Affairs.
“I just spent the last two-plus years in
room after room after room with my col-
leagues where I am the only one who looks
like me,” Hikes said to program graduates.
“It has been lonely, it has been depressing,
it has been isolating and it must change.
And thanks to you all, it will, it is already
changed.” n

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truly wanted to understand. I was still learning
and tripping over my tongue trying to get my
point across. We braced for impact with every
person we told, expecting the worst. But it did not
come. Each person outwardly accepted Shae. We
were relieved. This opened the door to transition-
ing at school. Once again, we steeled ourselves
for the backlash we expected to endure. But it did
not happen either. We were shocked but grateful.
Of course, no school is free of bullies, no mat-
ter the “no tolerance” policy. Shae heard things
like, “You’re Ellen and you’re a girl! So that’s
who you’ll always be!” Afterwards shouting
his dead name over and over again. Moreover,
a few teachers consistently used his dead name
and female pronouns even though they were
made aware of his transition. One teacher repeat-
edly put his dead name on class sign-up sheets.
Shae advocated for himself when he could, and
I stepped in when these, and other, situations
continued to take place. We knew it would take
some time for everyone to adjust, but some were
obviously deliberate in ignoring his transition.
An acquaintance once commented, “God made
you a girl, and he doesn’t make mistakes.” We
were floored by this statement. I replied, “You’re
right, God didn’t make a mistake. We did when
we assumed Shae’s gender.” A few months later,
Shae asked me to “make it Facebook official.”
He wanted to come out to our extended family
and friends, most of whom did not know because
they live in other states and countries. I happily
obliged. I proudly proclaimed, “It’s a boy!” to
our Facebook family and friends. The love and
support were tremendous. So many took the time
to affirm Shae and his transition. They congrat-
ulated him on his courage. The love and support
Shae received helped heal the wounds of others
who continued to blatantly ignore his authentic
self. I was happy this part of Shae’s transition
was over. Or so I thought.
About a year after we proclaimed Shae’s
true gender and name change, he came to me
again. I had had a hard day and was tired when
he approached me. He said, “Hey mom I was
thinking about changing my name. What do you
think about Oliver?” I could not believe my ears.
Exasperated I exclaimed, “Seriously?! I just got
everyone changed over to Shae!” I did not see the
look on his face, but I could feel it. I apologized
and asked him if we could talk about this later as
I was exhausted. After he left, I ruminated over
what he said. “Was this normal?” I thought. “Do
transgender people change their minds about their
chosen names?” Then it hit me. This was my
his bedroom and softly knocked on the door.
When he let me in, I could see he was upset.
I apologized again for being annoyed and short
with him. I told him I had come to a realization.
He did not say a word as I sat down on his bed.
I asked, “Oliver was the first name you chose,
right?” He solemnly nodded in agreement. I
continued, “And you knew I couldn’t handle it
because of the way I reacted when you first men-
tioned the name, right?” He nodded in agreement
again. “So that’s why you chose Shae. Because
you knew if I couldn’t handle it, then others
might have a hard time with it too.” He nodded
for the third time. I reached out and hugged
him. Through tears I apologized again and then
said, “OK I got this. Don’t worry about a thing.
This is my mess and I’ll clean it up.” That night
on Facebook, I would declare, “Its Still A Boy!”
The love and support were still there. Family
and friends thought I was being hard on myself
for taking the blame for this. To me, this is not
blame. It is what happened. It is part of our
journey and I own it. How do I ask my child to
own up to his mistakes and missteps, if I do not
own mine? What is the lesson or lessons that I
can share with others through this experience?
Because they are so many.
First, practice unconditional love. It is defi-
nitely easier said than done, but it is doable. If
you love someone, you have to love everything
about them — good and bad. If you have put
conditions on your love for someone and realize
it, it can be fixed. Second, own the truth. Again,
easier said than done. Do not try to spin it, make
excuses or blame anyone else, just own it. Third,
apologize. My parents never apologized for any-
thing. They were my parents and they were never
wrong; even if it was obvious to them and every-
one else. The ability to apologize is a strength,
not a weakness. Fourth, make it right whenever
and in whatever way possible. If you are unsure
how to make it right, ask the person with whom
you are making amends. Fifth, forgive yourself.
You did the best you could at the time. When
you realized you made a mistake, you owned it,
apologized and took steps to correct it. Sixth, try
to do better next time. We are human. Another
mistake or misstep is just around the corner. I
continue to revisit these steps often throughout
my own journey. Lastly, to all the parents of
transgender children, when your child comes to
you with their chosen name, accept it. To you,
it may sound too masculine or feminine, but it is
their chosen name. Unconditional love does not
require a specific gender or name. n

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Documentary shows Latinx activism on film — and behind the lens
BY GARY M. KRAMER
PGN Contributor
One year ago, Philadelphia officials
finally decided to pull the plug on a con-
tract that allowed U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement access to the Police
Department’s Preliminary Arraignment
Reporting System.
In acronyms and plain English, ICE was
using PARS — the city’s real-time arrest
database — to target undocumented resi-
dents, said advocates for the immigrant com-
munity.
Local Latinx organizations like Juntos
pushed for the termination of PARS, estab-
lished in 2008, but that activism kicked into
high gear from March 2018 until the contract
officially lapsed on Aug. 31. And chronicling
those exhaustive efforts was queer Latina
filmmaker Kristal Sotomayor.
The daughter of Peruvian immigrants,
Sotomayor said she was intent on doc-
umenting “people making the change
they want to see and creating actual
policy change that protects fami-
lies.”
“Latinos are often portrayed
as victims,” she added. “I
didn’t want this to be sad
or show people crying. I
wanted it to be a positive,
happy story. The com-
munity is so much
stronger than what is
put out into the world.”
To that end, Sotomayor
has established a crowdfunding
campaign so she could complete
“Expanding Sanctuary,” the bilingual
documentary short she’s directing and
producing.
PARS directly impacted the
city’s Latino community, as the
contract gave immigration offi-
cials ingress to such data as the
country of origin and Social
Security information of any-
one who was arrested or
had encounters with police
— vital details that activ-
ists and, ultimately, city
officials accused ICE of
misusing to round up
undocumented resi-
dents who otherwise
weren’t accused or
convicted of crimes.
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Sotomayor heard about Juntos, the South
Philly-based immigrant-advocacy group,
while she was a student at Bryn Mawr
College, from which she graduated in 2017.
With a desire to support the Philadelphia
Latinx community, she focused her lens
on the organization’s efforts to end PARS.
Among her interviews on camera is Miguel
Andrade, communications manager for
Juntos and a queer Latinx immigrant.
“More than anything,” Sotomayor said, “I
was drawn by the stories, and the [Latinx]
community coming together. That’s not often
seen.
“With this particular issue, it’s difficult
to understand how you are being surveilled
by the government,” Sotomayor added, “but
people don’t real- ize the systems
of policing in place to
incarcer- ate people
and com- munities
of color.”
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“Expanding Sanctuary” covers the anti- — in her wedding dress.
PARS campaign from its first meeting at Juntos’ headquarters at Sixth Street and
Juntos and includes footage of marches Washington Avenue also stars in the short
and rallies around City Hall, the filmmaker film, said Sotomayor. She also captured the
described. Juntos activist Linda Hernández July 4, 2018, protest at the Philadelphia ICE
is also featured prominently in the documen- office at Eighth and Cherry streets, during
tary. which several demonstrators were arrested.
“Linda is the protagonist, and I want the In stark contrast, she also captured film of
viewers to see everything through her eyes,” tourists celebrating independence.
Sotomayor explained. “She was quiet at the Even with the cessation of PARS,
first community meeting and not super-ac- Philadelphia experienced an increase in ICE
tive. Later on, she takes a larger role at raids in the past year. In contrast with New
the meetings, and then leads a protest and York City and other sanctuary cities with
becomes one of the faces of this campaign. large immigrant populations, Philly saw more
I wanted to show her personal deportations.
growth. She’s relatable The ramped-up targeting of immigrants
and lov- able.” motivated Sotomayor to produce the docu-
Vi ew e r s will appreci- mentary.
ate scenes of Hernández “As a queer woman of color, our stories are
demonstrat- ing against not told by us, or people who live our experi-
PARS on her wed- ence. It’s told by privilege,” she said. “I have
ding day privilege with the camera of telling this story
and being responsible to this community and
to decolonize the sometimes-abusive ways
documentary filmmakers take a story from
the community. I didn’t want to do what
straight white male filmmakers do when
they make communities-of-color documen-
taries.”
Sotomayor’s crowdfunding campaign
has a goal of $10,000, which would
cover the film’s editing, color correction,
sound mixing and music composition.
The director also wants to offer oppor-
tunities to other Latina filmmakers.
“I am a young woman of color trying to
work in film. People don’t give us a lot of
money. It’s hard starting out,” she explained.
“I took on so many roles — director, producer
and cinematographer — because I could
only afford my own time and a camera. I
got a Leeway Art and Change grant, and that
helped me get my editor, Annie Diaz, a queer
Latina who lives in Lancaster. My producer,
Marángeli Mejía Rabell, works with me at
the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival and
also has a relationship with Juntos. I also have
two interns, Maya Winneg and Samantha Tan,
whom I met at a Temple University panel.”
“I wanted to do an all-female crew to lift
others up and give as many people as possible
a chance,” added Sotomayor. “I feel women,
women of color and queer folks aren’t given
the same opportunities, so I want to take as
many people as I can with me.” n
To donate to “Expanding Sanctuary,” visit
the website, https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/
expanding-sanctuary#story
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Queer nominations sweep the
has received seven SPJ Keystone 2019 Emmy Awards
Spotlight awards from the Society of
Professional Journalists. BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
The 2019 nominations for the 71st
Annual Emmy Awards have been
announced, and they are the queerest
ever. Tony Award-winner Billy Porter
made history as the first openly gay
Black man ever nominated for an
Emmy.
Porter was recognized in the lead
actor in a drama series category for
his role as the iconic emcee Pray Tell
in FX channel’s “Pose,” a show about
ball culture and the AIDS pandemic in
the 80s and 90s. “Pose” was also nom-
inated for best drama series.
Porter told reporters, “My breath
is taken away. I’m so thrilled. It’s an
amazing feeling.”
Porter said, “I feel really blessed to
SPJ KEYSTONE SPOTLIGHT
Staff
First Place, Best Overall Newspaper
Adrianna Fraser
Third Place, News story
“Philly’s first out trans police officer buried as a man”
Scott A. Drake
Second Place, Photo Essay
2018 Pride
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Second Place, Online Breaking News JONATHAN VAN NESS OF “QUEER EYE”
“Upscale Cancun resort rejects same-sex wedding”
have lived long enough to see this day,
Scott A. Drake to see the world transform in this way,
Third Place, News Photography where our story gets to be told on this
“Freedom of Assembly” level with this kind of juice behind
it, Ryan Murphy behind it. It’s really
Victoria Brownworth life-altering.”
Third Place, Health & Medical Reporting Ryan Murphy is the show’s co-cre-
“Wave of Aging” ator and executive producer. He is
openly gay and one of the top show-
runners in the industry.
PGN is the most award-winning LGBT None of the three trans actresses —
newspaper in the country. Indya Moore (Angel), Mj Rodriguez
(Blanca) and Dominique Jackson
(Elektra) — were nominated for
their work in the series, which has
been lauded for its portrayal of trans
women’s lives. “Pose,” which won a
Peabody Award in May, made history
when it debuted in June 2018 for the
number of trans women actresses it
employed, as well as for using trans
women writers and directors, includ-
ing Janet Mock.
GLAAD president and CEO Sarah
Kate Ellis applauded the Television
Academy for recognizing “Pose” and
Porter, saying in part that it “sent
a powerful message not only about
LGBTQ representation, but diverse
LGBTQ representation on television.”
There are more queer TV shows,
hosts and actors in queer roles nom-
inated for Emmys than in any prior
year.
Other nominations with queer con-
tent were BBC’s “Killing Eve” and
NBC’s “This Is Us,” both in the best
drama series category. “Killing Eve”
Photo: Instagram
is a spy thriller whose two leads have
an intense psycho-sexual relationship.
Sandra Oh as the eponymous Eve and
Jody Comer as the sociopathic assas-
sin Villanelle were both nominated for
lead actress in a drama.
Viola Davis, who stars as bisex-
ual law professor Annalise Keating
in ABC’s “How to Get Away with
Murder” (set in Philadelphia), was
also nominated in the category. Davis,
a five-time nominee who has also won
an Oscar and a Tony, is the first black
actress to have won lead actress in a
drama series.
Ron Cephas Jones, who plays a gay

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father in “This Is Us,” is nominated for
best guest actor in a drama series.
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night
Live”), the first out lesbian comedian on
“SNL” who often does impressions of
Trump cabinet members, is nominated
for best supporting actress in a comedy
series, a category she won in 2016 and
2017.
Trans actress Laverne Cox (“Orange
Is the New Black”) and lesbian actress
Cherry Jones (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
are both nominated for their stellar roles
as guest actress in a drama series. Cox
was previously nominated in 2014 for
the same role. Jones won an Emmy in
2009 for her role in “24.” Along with
the actors, “Veep,” “Schitt’s Creek,”
“Russian Doll,” “Fleabag” and “The
Good Place” — all with queer content
— are among the shows vying for best
comedy series.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1), which
has won three consecutive Emmys since
2016, was nominated for best reality
competition program. “RuPaul’s Drag
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reality or competition program, along
with Ellen DeGeneres (“Ellen’s Game
Of Games”).
Netflix’s reboot of “Queer Eye” was
nominated for best structured reality
series.
Two Netflix specials featuring lesbian
comedians, “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette”
and “Wanda Sykes: Not Normal,” were
nominated for variety special. Gadsby
and Sykes were also each nominated in
the Writing for a Variety Special cate-
gory.
“Special,” a series about a gay man
with cerebral palsy, was nominated for
Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
The series is executive produced by
openly gay actor Jim Parsons.
There are other nominations among the
technical awards for “Pose,” “Special,”
“RuPaul” and other series and specials
with heavy LGBTQ content.
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Straight play’s cast, director chat queer characters

of the “conventional” gender-normative
A.D. AMOROSI marriage, what is “suitable” for women
PGN Contributor vs. what is “desirable” for men, and just
how trite and dull such expectations
Despite that Noël Coward was gay, are. Both Victor and Sybil — the new
he wrote one of the most famous plays spouses — fit the conventional mold of
about contemporary heterosexual rela- “feminine” and “masculine”: Sybil is
tionships. terrified of getting a sunburn because
“Private Lives,” a 1930 comedy of it’s unattractive for women, and Victor
manners in three acts, had its second is constantly threatening to knock some-
act nearly censored in Britain for being one down if they upset him. What draws
too risqué. Now the production seems Amanda and Elyot together is that nei-
quaintly literary, but for a piquant hint ther one of them has such expectations
of sass and salaciousness. of suitability. They’re free to be com-
Jennifer Summerfield stars as Amanda pletely themselves, to live
Prynne in Hedgerow Theatre’s produc- on impulse without worrying PAGE 30
tion of “Private Lives,” through Aug. 4.
Peter Reynolds, the out artistic director
for Mauckingbird Theatre Company,
helmed Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” and
“Fallen Angels” and now adds this
series to his repertoire.

PGN: How relevant is Coward’s mate-

rial today?
PR: We can’t listen as long or as well as
we used to be able to. Coward writes in
long thoughts, a definite challenge for
our monosyllabic culture. It was beauti-
ful to see the “Fallen Angels” audiences
delight and relate to the eccentric and
sometimes-hysterical behavior of the
characters, which were created in 1927.
JS: The number-one comment I’ve
heard is that the play is so shockingly
modern in its tone and philosophy and
language. It’s a joy to say lines that
resonate today. You don’t necessar-
ily expect a male playwright from the
1930s to have such a feminist outlook,
but when Elyot says, “It doesn’t suit
women to be promiscuous,” I love being
able to return with, “It doesn’t suit
men for women to be promiscuous.” In
fact, the entirety of Act Two feels like
it could have been written yesterday,
as Elyot and Amanda grapple with the
meaning of life and death, how to live
authentic lives and what the cost of
happiness is. I thought that perhaps in
2019, people wouldn’t be as shocked
by the infidelity of the protagonists as
they might have been in 1930. But when
Elyot offers Amanda a cocktail in Act
One, there’s invariably an audible mur-
mur from the audience, which I find
thrilling. It makes me feel like the play
is a living thing, which it is.

PGN: In a 2005 article, Penny Farfan

contended, “The subversiveness of
[Coward’s] sexual identity is reflected
in his work,” adding that “Private Lives”
questions “the conventional gender
norms on which compulsory heterosex-
uality depends.” Thoughts?
PR: I agree with her. Mauckingbird was
allowed to produce “Fallen Angels”
with two male-male couples and the
result was fascinating. We did Coward’s
play exactly as written.
JS: In Act One, Coward sets up the idea
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Gay superhero to grace Marvel movie

Thompson — already a main fig-
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH ure in the MCU for her portrayal
PGN Contributor of Valkyrie — comes in. Thompson
portrayed Valkyrie in two Marvel
Tessa Thompson will be the new films — “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017) and
queer face of the Marvel Cinematic “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) — but
Universe (MCU), and LGBTQ people the character’s sexuality wasn’t clar-
are here for it. ified. A scene that would have made
The popular Marvel films have been Valkyrie’s sexuality overt was cut from
slow to include LGBTQ characters on “Thor: Ragnarok.”
screen, despite the comic books being It is all clear now. Thompson was
inclusive for years. ready to drop the tea on Valkyrie to
The recent shift by Marvel to include Comic-Con goers as well as her 543k
more women and people of color is Twitter followers. When asked what
now expanding, adding a major queer her character will be doing in the new
character in the upcoming film, “Thor: film, Thompson told the Comic-Con
Love and Thunder.” The film will also audience, “I think first of all as king, as
feature Tessa Thompson’s character, new king, she needs to find her queen.
Valkyrie, as the MCU’s first LGBTQ That’ll be her first order of business.
superhero, and Oscar-winner Natalie She has some ideas. Keep you posted.”
Portman as the female Thor. Thompson also said of Valkyrie on
Marvel Studios president Kevin Twitter, “She’s bi. And yes, she cares
Feige made a series of announcements very little about what men think of her.
on the upcoming slate of films at this What a joy to play!”
year’s Comic-Con on July 20th. The Feige confirmed that Valkyrie will
franchise is working to use women be involved in an LGBTQ storyline.
and people of color as directors as “How that impacts the story remains
well as featuring them in iconic roles to be seen with that level of represen-
on-screen. Of the five films the studio tation you’ll see across our films, not
announced at Comic-Con, only one is in just ‘Thor 4,’” Feige said.
set to be directed by a white man. He has also teased more LGBTQ
Marvel characters. In an interview in
Collider, he hinted that “The Eternals,”
Q Puzzle the screen
42 One-time link
Cole Porter hit
9 Decoration for skin
map
37 Jackson, who has
which will hit theaters in November
2020 and stars Salma Hayek and
7.29 - Charlie’s 43 Reproduced with- 10 Do some bullying played Sabrina Dun- Angelina Jolie, will also feature an
out breeders 11 Isle of Bette Mid- can in the franchise
Angels 45 Grizabella, on ler’s birth state 39 Some who like
LGBTQ character.
Broadway 12 In-your-face it hot Valkyrie has appeared in Marvel
Across 46 Metal teeth near 13 Dry runs 40 Translates from Comics since “The Avengers” #83 in
1 Gay Bob, for exam- the package 21 “South Park” heterospeak? 1970. The superheroine, based on the
ple 48 Heart-shaped co-creator Parker 43 Sneaky Pie cry Norse mythological figure Brynhildr,
5 Man with a steel rod mollusk 23 Blows it 44 Dire destiny was created by Roy Thomas and John
10 Dab at fresh lip- 50 Penguin perches 27 Moslem cleric 47 Academy newbies
stick, e.g.
Buscema. She has been a main charac-
52 Evidence in a 28 “Margaret Mead 49 Snack with milk ter among the superhero team known
14 John Goodman’s Scoppettone novel ___ Me Gay” 51 Daughter of a gay-
“Normal, ___” as the Defenders and a close ally and
53 She has played 29 Often-dunked item friendly prez love interest of the superhero Thor.
15 LuPone Broadway Dylan Sanders in the 30 Cameron, who 52 Fruit with wrinkles
role “Charlie’s Angels” has played Natalie 53 Nickelodeon ex-
But in more recent comics, Valkyrie
16 Wild party franchise Cook in the franchise plorer has been portrayed as bisexual. With
17 Drivers get off on it 56 It may be re- 31 Curtain-raising 54 Coral habitat Thor being female in the upcoming
18 It lessens the bot- moved in SRS time 55 Cinder suffix of film, the plot twists to a bisexual
tom line 57 Run out of 32 Moves a head be- fairy tales Valkyrie.
19 Column by the 58 City in the land of tween one’s legs 56 Bottom of the
decimal Rilke 35 What the excited Thames
20 With 22-Across,
“Captain Marvel” was released
60 Twist an arm snowman might do? 59 Circus safety de- in March, starring Oscar-winner
she will soon play Sa- 61 Belgium treaty 36 Word on an Asian vice TESSA THOMPSON
brina in the “Charlie’s Brie Larson. It was the first Marvel
city Photo: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Studios film centering a female char-
Angels” franchise 62 Man, as a cruis-
22 See 20-Across ing goal
acter. Between “Captain Marvel” and
24 Genre of Samuel 63 Worship service, The most popular films of the past “Wonder Woman,” interest in films
Butler for Mychal Judge few years, as well as the most lucra- with female heroes has been growing.
25 Goes around 64 Tumblers’ sites tive, have come from Marvel. This MCU is capitalizing on that mon-
26 She has played 65 State, to Cocteau year’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which ey-making formula.
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30 Big name in Chi- 2 Frank of the New
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York School of poetry At Comic-Con, Feige heralded the black lesbian actress, writer and pro-
33 Mardi Gras mo., 3 Speed to heed
often 4 Not straight
shift in focus. “It’s about fresh voices ducer Lena Waithe summed it up in
34 Emcee Pat 5 Cash in and new voices and great filmmakers a tweet July 22, “Captain America is
38 Kind of tea 6 Where to find hot who can continue to steer the MCU black. Thor is a woman, the new Blade
39 Changed from red buns into new places.” got two Oscars, 007 is a black woman.
to pink 7 Baby food catcher The studio also promised more And The Little Mermaid bout to have
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FAMILY PORTRAIT | SUZI NASH |
Anthony Mauriello: Dancing in the street
I was at William Way when I saw a flyer
for the Society Hill Dance Academy, and
the photo on the flyer had two men dancing
cheek to cheek. I cold-called the number on
the flyer and asked to speak to the owner
or manager, about her business and if she
employed LGBTQ folks.
Her response was priceless, “Actually, I
think there are only about three of us here
who are straight.”
With so many people to choose from,
through a totally random process, we
settled on Anthony Mauriello, a former
instructor who has recently come back into
the fold.
PGN: Hey Anthony, tell me a little about
you.
AM: I’m originally from Winslow
Township, New Jersey. Born and raised. I
grew up playing music, singing, dancing,
doing theater, I was in a show choir…. I’m
on my way to do a drag show tonight at
Frankie Bradley’s. Some woman just told
me I look like a present day Boy George.
South Philly, you never know what some-
one’s going to say at 4:18 in the afternoon.
So anyway, I did a lot of community the-
ater growing up. I went to school at the
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey,
but now it’s plain Stockton University. I got
a degree in theater and dance performance.
PGN: What was the first show you ever
did?
AM: Oh my goodness, do I have enough
brain cells left? I think it was 4th grade. I
was in “Jungle Book.” Don’t ask me what
character, I don’t remember. But the first
musical I ever did was in 6th grade; we did
“Schoolhouse Rock.” I got to sing, “I’m
just a bill.”
PGN: I love “Schoolhouse Rock!” Do you
still remember the song?
AM: “I’m just a bill, just a lonely bill,
sitting here on Capitol Hill.” To this day
I could recite you the preamble to the
Constitution because of “Schoolhouse
Rock.”
PGN: Nice, tell me about your family.
AM: It’s a big Italian family. My mom
is originally from South Philly, 8th and
Fitzwater, and my dad was born and raised
in the same house that they live in now.
He’s from a farming family, and my mom
was a city girl.
PGN: What traits did you get from them?
AM: It’s funny. I have a brother seven years
older than me and a sister who’s six years
older; everyone thought they were twins
growing up. Anyway, my brother is my
dad and my sister is my mom, and I’m a
perfect mix of them both. I get my relaxed,
take it as it comes, see the best in every-
one attitude from my dad. He’s very in
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touch with people; from my mom, I get my
street smarts — my everyone-is-guilty-un-
til-innocent mindset and my ability to read
someone right from the start. I get my loud
mouth and hard headedness from both of
them.
PGN:: You said you got your street smarts
from your mom, but you didn’t grow up in
the city.
AM: Yes and no. My parents have been
together for 35 odd years, and yes, I grew
up in Jersey, but I was very close to my
grandmother who lived in South Philly. My
dad’s mom died when he was 16, so she’s
the only grandmother I knew, and I spent
a lot of time in the city with her and my
grandfather. I spent most weekends with
them. As a budding gay boy, there wasn’t
much for me in New Jersey. I begged my
parents to let me go to Philadelphia High
School for Creative and Performing Arts
(CAPA). They didn’t and after a while I
felt like I didn’t belong in Jersey anymore.
I’ve been in New York and other cities, but
I found my tribe in Philadelphia. I love this
city.
PGN: Me too. It’s great, and it’s manage-
able.
AM: Yeah, for $1,200 dollars, you can rent
a three-bedroom house in South Philly; in
New York, that’s a shoebox.
PGN: What’s the worst fight you’ve had
with your siblings?
AM: It was always something petty. We
never really fought over anything big. The
worst fight was over Trump. My brother
and I didn’t talk after the elections for two
months. But I challenge them all the time
to grow, and now they get it and they’re all
kicking themselves in the ass over it. Every
time something happens I get to do my
I-told-you-so dance, which has now turned
into my I-told-you-so smirk.
PGN: My brother and I used to come up
with creative tortures for each other.
AM: Oh, now that they did! My brother
was a sports guy and a roughneck, and
back then both my parents worked so
it was just the three of us at home after
school. He was obsessed with [World
Wresting Entertainment], so he would lock
my sister in the pantry with a chair under
the door and take me and practice all his
wrestling moves on me, like the pile driver!
I would run through the house until I found
a phone to call my mother, and her cowork-
ers would answer the phone, “Hon, your
kids are trying to kill each other again…”
PGN: When did you become interested in
dance?
AM: When I was 19 years old, I was doing
“A Chorus Line.” I was playing Mike and
the girl who was playing Cassie was taking
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lessons at Arthur Murray Studio. I grew
up watching old classic films; I loved Fred
Astaire, Gene Kelly and Ginger Rodgers.
So when [Cassie] invited me for guest
night, I went. Learning ballroom dance
was on my bucket list anyway. I was a
sophomore in college and was hooked
immediately. I picked it up so quickly they
trained me to become an instructor. My
manager was Lily Von Rox, who moved
on to become an amazing burlesque dancer
in New York, and I eventually got more
involved in drag. Long story short, I was
with Society Hill Dance Academy for four
years, and then after taking some time off
to do other things, I’m back here now.
PGN: What are some of the dances that
you do? Is there a specialty?
AM: I teach everything ballroom — tango,
foxtrot, Viennese waltz and quick step, and
then there’s your Latin dances which are
your Rumba, your cha-cha, your hustle,
merengue, Bolero. My favorite and spe-
cialty would be the Argentine tango.
PGN: I watch “Dancing with the Stars.”
Are spray tans really part of the routine?
AM: Oh gosh, I have on occasion, but I’m
also an Italian boy from South Jersey, so
when I was younger I was all about the
spray tans. It was a way of life my senior
year. You’d get out of school and go to a
tanning bed before rehearsal, and then after
rehearsal you’d go to another tanning bed
across town since you couldn’t go to the
same place twice in a day.
PGN: That sounds like a lot of tanning and
a lot of theater.
AM: Theater was my life — like some
people talk all about baseball, that was me
and theater. I was in a show choir from
8th grade until I graduated high school.
I did the lead in every musical, I was the
Broadway baby of my school, and I did
a lot of summer theater as well. When I
was in school, the theater programs were
funded, so we had theater in elementary
school and by the time we were in high
school, we were like pros. Now, they don’t
start theater until much later and barely
fund it, so the kids go into college not
nearly as prepared as we were.
PGN: What was the most outrageous mis-
hap on stage?
AM: Not to be all toot, toot, beep, beep, but
I was always prepared so there were few
mishaps. I knew my s--- backward and for-
ward. No, I take that back, there was one
time in my junior year when I was in “It’s
a Wonderful Life,” and I messed up a line. I
walked off stage and when I got to the side
I said to someone, “Aw F---! I blew that
line!” I cringed as I heard it echo through
the theater and realized that my mic was
still on. So that happened, and that’s why
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you don’t talk when you’re backstage.
PGN: When did you come out?
AM: Officially? I was 23. I was a late
bloomer. I had a girlfriend all through high
school and into my freshman year of col-
lege, so I’m not what they call a gold-star
gay. I dabbled in college and by senior
year, I was like, “Yep, I’m gay.” I had a
boyfriend for seven months and then told
my siblings, and they told me I needed to
tell my parents. I kind of did, but in a whis-
per-through-the-crack-of-the-door kind of
way. When I opened that door fully it was
New Year’s Day and my brother and sis-
ter were on me to tell my parents. I finally
said, “F--- it,” ripped my covers off and
marched in and told them. My mom cried
for two weeks, and my dad was like, “If
you thought I was going to be surprised,
I’m not. We love you either way and by the
way, you have a parking ticket you need
to pay.” Like I said earlier, my dad’s very
“Whatever, as long as you’re not killing
anyone, we don’t care what you do.”
PGN: So your mom had no clue, even
though you were big into drama…?
AM: I think she did, and she’d say things
like, “God forbid you would be gay.” So
there was a lot of pressure on me to stay in
the closet. But she’s totally come around
now. It’s funny, most people are worried
about their father’s reaction; mine was the
opposite.
PGN: Do a lot of gay couples dance at
Society Hill Dance Academy?
AM: Now more than ever. It’s really excit-
ing. We get couples who are getting mar-
ried, folks who just want to learn for fun,
you name it. At our studio, we don’t go
by what the National Dance Council of
America calls “the silhouette.” In most
NDCA competitions, same-sex couples
can’t compete. We are doing our best to
fight that, not just for LGBT couples, but
even for say, some straight women who
come in and may not feel com-
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Out Philly performer heads to
Berlin with quirky biopic
BY CAMERON KELSALL
PGN Contributor
Jenna Kuerzi grew up idolizing Johnny
Depp.
“Part of why I ever wanted to be an actor
was because of actors like him,” said the
South Philly-based queer performer, a vet-
eran of more than two-dozen local produc-
tions. “He took chances and wasn’t afraid
to be weird, and I was drawn to that.”
Kuerzi even dressed up as Depp one
Halloween. So did out local playwright Val
Dunn. That childhood revelation, along with
their shared adoration, prompted the pair to
create “Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on
Late-Stage Capitalism,” in which Kuerzi
portrays the Oscar-nominated movie star.
After two successful runs in Philly, the
show is traveling overseas as part of the
legendary Edinburgh International Festival
Fringe.
In recent years, Depp’s notoriously
extravagant lifestyle – which includes a
purported $30,000-a-month wine habit –
has largely overshadowed his film career.
Kuerzi and Dunn conceived of their proj-
ect as both an homage to a star and as “an
examination of how his relationship to
money came to be.”
“Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-
Stage Capitalism” found its first audience
as part of the inaugural Philly Theatre
Week, an initiative launched by Theatre
Philadelphia to promote the local arts scene.
“We signed up for Philly Theatre Week with
nothing but a title, just to give ourselves a
deadline,” Kuerzi said.
The result was a 45-minute performance
piece described as “part ritual and part
drunken sing-along,” staged in Dunn’s West
Philly living room. “The audience was
handed a goody bag when they walked in,
and they were encouraged to interact in a
way that’s different from most ‘interactive’
shows,” Kuerzi said. “The game is that you
throw a penny at the stage whenever you’ve
seen one of Depp’s movies. Whoever, like
Johnny, recklessly throws the most gold at
the shrine of Depp gets a prize at the end of
the show. As a result, we’ve had some very
invested audience members.”
The event proved so popular that Kuerzi
and Dunn flirted with the idea of extending
the run. “We made a party,” Kuerzi said.
In June, they revived the piece as part
of SoLow Fest, a long-running do-it-your-
self performance festival. This time, per-
formances took place at Fergie’s Pub in
Center City.
It was during the SoLow Fest run that
local playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger
suggested the pair might take the show to
Edinburgh. “We applied on a whim, were
accepted, and decided to go forward and
do it – because why not?” Kuerzi said.
“When you’re not being produced or hired
that often in Philly, you might as well make
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Kuerzi noted that very few audience
members have reacted negatively to the
show’s portrayal of Depp during the two
Philly runs.
“Any ‘backlash’ we’ve received has
happened in the room, and it’s easy to
reroute that into a positive conversa-
tion,” she said. “Most people respond
very candidly, and I improvise around
that.
“It’s my goal to make you fall in love
with Johnny the way most of us did,
and then trick you into thinking about
the shitty things he’s done to himself
and others.”n
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Queer film offers sly humor, wry dialogue
BY GARY M. KRAMER
PGN Contributor
Bisexual writer and director Lynn
Shelton’s latest feature, “Sword of
Trust,” is an affable comedy about two
lesbians, Mary (Michaela Watkins) and
Cynthia (Jillian Bell), who inherit a
valuable, if controversial, object when
Cynthia’s grandfather dies.
The film, opening July 26 at the Ritz
at the Bourse, is talky, but humor comes
from Shelton’s amusing characters, sly
dialogue and surreal situations.
JILLIAN BELL (LEFT) AND
MICHAELA WATKINS (RIGHT)
IN “SWORD OF TRUST”
COURTESY IFC FILMS
The story starts with Mel (Marc
Maron), owner of a pawnshop in
Birmingham, Ala. He is a seasoned nego-
tiator, unlike his assistant, Nathaniel (Jon
Bass), whose only skills are his dexterity
with a cell phone and being annoying.
One day, Cynthia and girlfriend Mary
enter the shop looking to sell an antique
sword that comes with an authenticity
certificate and documents suggesting it
was used in a Civil War battle that proves
the South won the war. The uniformly strong performances
Regardless of whether the women —
or Mel — believe this to be true, the
item is in demand by “truthers” who col-
lect such “high-quality prover” artifacts.
Soon, Nathaniel is sending photographs
of the sword to interested parties who
are offering tens of thousands of dollars
for the relic.
“Sword of Trust” has considerable
fun with this basic premise. The story
that Cynthia’s deceased grandfather
recounted in a letter has a number of
continuity errors; for starters, confusing
General Sherman with General Sheridan
and the exact number of men who died
in the battle where the North allegedly
surrendered.
The film generates chuckles as this
narrative is told and retold by different
characters at various times. It becomes a
game of whisper down the lane.
Witty exchanges are common, like one
involving geography: Two men looking
for the sword, Jake (Whitmer Thomas)
and Zeke (Timothy Paul), ask Mel if
he’s from the South. “The Southwest,”
the New Mexican Mel responds, much
to their chagrin, setting off repartee
about regionalism and “The East” that
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leads to some not-so-funny antisemitic
sentiments.
“Sword of Trust” also mines humor
from Mary’s sarcasm and tone. She’s
not one to be played with, and while she
needs Mel to help sell the sword, she
also likes to be in control — even if it
means posing as Mel’s wife so as not to
upset the delicate sensitivities of the rac-
ist and likely homophobic men they’re
hoping will buy the relic.
Yet the film doesn’t bury the truth
of Cynthia and Mary’s relationship. A
scene in a van where Nathaniel asks the
women how they met prompts a funny
story that fleshes out the characters,
their thoughts about starting a fam-
ily, Mary’s anger and Cynthia’s dream
job. It’s a sweet moment in a film that,
while naturalistic, pivots on an absurd
idea and sitcom-like plotting. The
film remains engaging due to the sim-
plicity of the characters and the narra-
tive. Shelton humanizes her protago-
nists, revealing who they are based on
what they believe.
The film opens with Nathaniel watch-
ing a video that advises, “Question things
around you” — which he does, albeit
incorrectly. (He thinks he has a chance,
romantically, with Cynthia.) And while
Mel can convince a pawnshop customer
his “junk” is worth only $100, he has
trouble believing what his ex, Deirdre
(Shelton), tells him about her bad luck.
Other characters claim they have seen
a ghost or believe the world is flat or
take issue with the idea that President
Abraham Lincoln was gay. There is an
amiable quality to these musings, and
Shelton makes light of these topics with-
out issuing judgment.
go a long way in making the characters
convincing. Maron is terrific as Mel,
a world-weary man who possesses a
con-artist’s heart but is wary about what
people tell him. When he tells a story
about his relationship with Deirdre, it is
heartfelt and moving.
Watkins is perfectly cast as the likable,
no-nonsense Mary, who admits she’s
excited to meet the “truthers” up close.
In support, Bell is goofily charming as
Cynthia, whose head is in the clouds,
and Bass exhibits masterful comic tim-
ing and pricelessly funny expressions as
the knuckle-headed Nathaniel.
Even the supporting actors are hilari-
ous, especially Dan Bakkedahl as “The
Boss,” one of the potential buyers of the
sword. Bakkedahl turns a tense encoun-
ter into something downright surreal as
Mel and Mary keep having to recalibrate
his every mood swing. The film also
features a droll turn by Al Elliott as
Jimmy, who always seems to stop by
Mel’s pawnshop at the appropriate time.
“Sword of Trust” is low-key com-
edy, but the offbeat characters and
their strong rapport yield considerable
delight. n
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fortable dancing with a strange man. It may
make them uncomfortable. But by the rules,
women can’t even complete in a pro-am
competition with a female instructor. It
should just be about dance. It really chafes
my a--! And personally, I hate leading. I
lead all day long, which means making the
decisions all the time. I love being able to
dance with a guy who leads and just fol-
low. In our studio, guys will dance with
women and let them lead. It gives them a
chance to feel powerful and also to learn
both sides of the dance, which is helpful.
Often during groups, we’ll switch it up and
a straight guy will have the option of being
paired with a guy and you would think
they might object, but it’s so professional
here, and so much a part of what’s normal,
that people just go along without it being a
big thing. It’s amazing. Breaking “the sil-
houette” breaks a lot of stigmas, and I love
that.
PGN: I’m always surprised that in several
worlds like skating and ballroom dancing,
as gay as they are, they can also be very
homophobic.
AM: Girl! A lot of the dancers who work
for the bigger dance studios, the big chains,
are still in the closet. The NDCA is very
conservative and old, so we’re just waiting
for them to die off so we can bring the pro-
fession into the 21st century.
PGN: What’s your drag name?
AM: Maria TopCatt. She’s a very showgirl,
PRIVATE LIVES from page 24
about what society thinks.
PGN: Coward called the play “psycho-
logically unstable” and John Lahr, in a
1982 study, wrote: “Elyot and Amanda’s
outrageousness is used to propound the
aesthetics of high camp — an essen-
tially homosexual view of the world
that justifies detachment.” What do you
think?
PR: I believe Coward delighted in cre-
ating fabulous characters, as he himself
was fabulous, and I imagine Gertrude
Lawrence was as well. Coward — and
Cole Porter as well — was expressing
himself through his writing, creating
worlds where he belonged. At a time
when straight was the only allowable
option, perhaps Coward wrote the only
possible straight, married world in
which he might fit.
JS: I’m not sure what Coward meant
by “psychologically unstable,” except
that the emotions run high and Amanda
and Elyot thrive on passion and a bit
of chaos. If things get too casual or
peaceful, one or both of them feel the
need to stir things up. From the outside,
you think: Why are you doing this?
Why can’t you just be happy? But their
happiness depends on the extremes of
human experience, which also explains
their love of travel and exotic locations.
PGN
burlesque, old school kind of gal. I’ve been
doing drag for eight years in Philly, host-
ing The Dollhouse Revue back when that
Girl power rules the Cirque big top
was about the only drag show in the city
— when we were still freaks. [Laughing] LARRY NICHOLS
Now there are drag shows every night of larry@epgn.com
the damn week! I’m on my way to one
right now! Cirque du Soleil returns to Philadelphia
with a critically acclaimed acrobatic and
PGN: That’s funny. circus-arts production titled “Amaluna,” a
AM: Oh, and I also do a drag queen story tribute to the work and voice of women.
time. Once a month I read to kids at Mister Inspired by Greek and Norse mythology
John’s Music. The next one is coming up and taking creative cues from Mozart’s
on Thursday, July 25. “The Magic Flute,” and Shakespeare’s
“The Tempest,” the show takes audiences
PGN: Do you have a favorite dance show? to a mysterious island governed by god-
AM: I really don’t watch them; I’m into desses and guided by the cycles of the
cooking shows. I love “Iron Chef,” the moon.
original. Cooking shows, cartoons like The queen, Prospera, presides over her
Pokémon and the occasional Housewife daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony in a
is what you’ll find on my DVR. I use rite that honors femininity, rebirth and bal-
Facebook and Instagram to stay up on cur- ance, marking the passing of these insights
rent events, and my drag daughter keeps from one generation to the next. In the
me informed on what’s going on in pop wake of a storm caused by the queen, a
culture. group of young men land on the island,
triggering an emotional love story between
PGN: What was a memorable Christmas Prospera’s daughter and a brave young
gift? suitor.
AM: The first Gameboy that I got. It was a Women make up 70 percent of the show’s
huge, big old gray square, which you could cast, the most ever in a Cirque show, and
barely see if it was dark, and it sat in your “Amaluna” features an all-woman band. did not want to build a “women’s agenda
lap. Chris Houston, a long-time Cirque per- show,” Glover remains excited about the
former and the show’s out artistic director, representation.
PGN: If you could choose anyone to dance said that “Amaluna” has a more accessible Still, she doesn’t like to think of it as
with, who would it be? plot than most of the other Cirque shows a feminist show, but instead, she said,
AM: Gene Kelly. He was amazing. Wait, making the rounds. “we’re moving into a time where different
he might be too short…n “A lot of our shows are esoteric and peoples’ stories and voices are important.”
abstract. ‘Amaluna’ revolves around a nar- Houston added that with the battles for
equality and balance happening all around
us, “Amaluna is about placing women cen-
They get high on new experiences and ter stage on the world stage. Not only that,
sensations. I certainly don’t find them it’s also about recognizing men that choose
detached — although Elyot’s philosophy to elevate women. We’re balancing mas-
of living for the moment and ignoring culine and feminine energy in the show.
anything that gets in the way of your That’s what the fight is right now.”
personal happiness might imply a cer- Both Glover and Houston said that any
tain detachment from others. But, speak- sociopolitical takeaways from the show are
ing for Amanda, she’s a highly emo- up to the audience.
tional and sensitive person who recog- “Of course it will depend on who’s
nizes the hurt her actions have caused. watching it,” Glover added. “Now more
than ever we are able to recognize that this
PGN: Finally, critic Michael Billington is something unique. It’s extremely rele-
wrote: “It is not a closet gay play but a vant in today’s times and I’m just excited
classic about the mysterious charm of for what that can mean. But hopefully it’s
androgyny.” What’s your take? just the beginning for all-female bands and
PR: Interesting idea. Again, Coward was shows that have strong female characters.”
dealing with the given circumstances of rative that the audience can get behind and Houston and Glover said that the show’s
the world in which he lived. feel a part of. It’s easily recognizable. It’s lasting impact will probably come from
JS: This goes back, in my mind, to the about love. It’s about mothers. It’s about performing in countries where the progress
ideas of gender and conventional male relationships,” Houston said. of women and feminist ideals lag behind
and female roles within marriage and Another Cirque vet and cast mem- North America.
society. There’s a great deal of the con- ber, Eira Glover, who plays the Peacock “’Amaluna’ has been to some interna-
ventionally feminine in Elyot and the Goddess, said that the atmosphere adds to tional markets where the status of women
supposedly masculine in Amanda in the the intimacy of this show. is even further off-kilter than it is here,”
ways they choose to live their lives, how “You’re engulfed in the show,” she said. Houston said. “It’s incredible to hear the
they deal with conflict and their sensi- “I love ‘Amaluna.’ I feel that the music is feedback from the young girls that come to
tivity and use of language and physical- strong. The colors are strong. The art and watch, who see a representation of them-
ity. They are the perfect match for one the acrobatics and the narratives are strong. selves on stage.” n
another, equal parts male and female. n People step in the tent and are swept up in
the world of Amaluna and are shot out. I Cirque du Soleil presents “Amaluna” through
“Private Lives” runs through Aug. 4 at hope people are taking in the ride and are Aug. 25 at The Greater Philadelphia Expo
Hedgerow Theatre Company, 64 Rose Valley able to understand their life from a new Center, 100 Station Ave., Oaks, PA. For more
Road, Rose Valley. For more information and perspective. That’s the effect that art has.” information or tickets, visit www.cirquedusoleil.
tickets, visit hedgerowtheatre.org. While Director Diane Paulus insisted she com/amaluna.

Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Jewell Williams
Overview of the Sheriff Sale Process
There are two types of Sheriff Sales. The Judicial
Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and the Tax Sales. The
Tax Sales include Tax Lien, Tax Collection, and Tax
Delinquent Sales.
Tax Sales
When the owner of a property located in the City of
Philadelphia fails to make a payment arrangement on
municipal debt levied on his/her property, that property
may be sold at the Tax Sheriff Sale to allow the City to
collect on that unpaid debt. These debts can include
outstanding water and sewer bills, School District of
Philadelphia taxes, and city property taxes. The sales
also provide individuals the opportunity bid on and
become the owner of tax delinquent properties, thereby
acquiring lots, houses, or commercial and industrial
buildings.
Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sale
The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sherriff Sale is
the process by which mortgage companies and other
financial institutions seek to collect debts owed to them,
particularly in instances where a homeowner defaults
on his/her mortgage payments. As with Tax Sales,
Foreclosure Sales allow individuals the opportunity to
bid on properties and become homeowners.
How much will a property cost?
The lowest bid that can be offered is $600 and each
successive bid must be made in $100 increments. The
highest bidder will win the property and must be pre-
pared to make a $600 or 10% deposit (whichever is
highest) with a certified check or money order made out
to the “Sheriff of Philadelphia.” The remaining balance
must be paid within 30 days of the sale. An extension
of time to pay the balance is rare but may be granted by
the Sheriff upon written request.
The second bidder
If you have been out-bid on a property, you can have
your name recorded as the second bidder. If the highest
bidder does not pay the balance in 30 days, the second
bidder shall be granted the same 30 limit to make settle-
ment with the Sheriff on his/her second bid. The second
bidder must be registered on any property immediately
after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same
Did you know the Sheriff’s Office gives free seminars in English and Spanish on
“How To Buy A Property at Sheriff’s Sale”?
Check out https://www.officeofphiladelphiasheriff.com/en/real-estate/upcoming-seminars for the
schedule of upcoming seminars.
PGN
amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to
the Sheriff at the stage. An extension of time under no
circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff
whenever a second bid is registered at the sale.
How do I learn which properties are to be sold?
All properties that are court ordered to be sold at
Sheriff Sales are advertised in the Legal Intelligencer
and on a rotating basis in a paper of general circula-
tion. You can also view a list of properties to be sold at
Sheriff Sale online by clicking here.
When and where do the Philadelphia Sheriff’s
Sales take place?
The Judicial Foreclosure Sale is held on the first
Tuesday of each month. There are also four different
Tax Sales conducted each month and one on a quarterly
basis. Click here for a list of all Sheriff Sales currently
scheduled. All sales will take place at 9:00 AM at the
First District AME Plaza located at 3801 Market Street
on the 3rd Floor.
How are the properties identified before and
during the sale?
Each property has an identification number called the
writ number, which is listed in the newspaper and on our
online listing before the property address. This number
is used together with the property address when the
property is offered for sale. The sale is conducted by an
auctioneer who calls out each party by writ number and
address.
IMPORTANT: Notice of owner’s Right of
Redemption after a Tax Delinquent Sale
Even if you win a bid on a Tax Sale property, within
nine months of the acknowledgement of the deed, the
owner of record can go to court and get permission to
recover the property by paying all back taxes and the
money paid by the winning bidder. This is called the
Right of Redemption. Therefore, if purchase a property
through Delinquent Tax Sheriff Sale and invest funds
to improve the property in the first year, beware that
those funds can be lost. The right of Redemption is
only applicable if the property scheduled for Tax Sale
is determined to be owner occupied 90 days prior to the
sale. If the property is unoccupied or abandoned, there
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is no Right of Redemption.
The Right of Redemption does not apply to any
property sold at the Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff Sale.
One way to protect yourself is to contact the City’s
Department of Licenses and Inspections to determine
what outstanding code violations, if any, exist in the
property.
Any work done to correct these violations must
be reimbursed to you if the original owner reclaims
the property during the Right of Redemption period.
Therefore, make sure you get and keep detailed and
accurate receipts for code related renovations.
What should you do before you bid?
Take a close look. It is strongly recommended that
persons planning to bid at the sales make a site visit to
the property prior to the sale. Many persons have bid-
ded on vacant lots thinking that they were bidding on a
property containing residential structures. The City is
not authorized to permit or arrange for entry into prop-
erties listed for Sheriff Sales.
In order to buy a property from any tax sale, you must
be tax compliant. Proof of compliance must be provided
at the time of final settlement. You can print a certifi-
cate of compliance by visiting the website of the City
Revenue Department. Once at the site, you will have
to accept the terms of the website, then choose “Sheriff
Sale” as the compliance type. You will then need to
enter the name and tax id number of the person or entity
purchasing the property. If the person or entity is tax
compliant, you will have an opportunity to print out
a compliance certificate. Print this certificate out and
bring it with you when you pay final balance of sale.
Make sure you have a form of government issued
identification. You will need to present this ID at the
sale in order to bid.
Consider the rehab costs. While there are some bar-
gains to be had at Sheriff Sales, potential bidders, espe-
cially those seeking residential properties, are cautioned
that the condition of properties may vary widely.
City loans and grants for income eligible owner occu-
pants are available for Sheriff Sale properties only after
the Right of Redemption period has expired. The City
has set this policy to ensure that its limited resources do
not benefit original owners.
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SHERIFF’S SALE
Properties to be sold by
JEWELL WILLIAMS Sher-
iff on Tuesday, August 6, 2019
at First District Plaza, 3801
Market Street, at 9:00 AM.
(EST)
Conditions of Sheriff’s
Sale for
JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE
SALE
Ten percent of the highest
bid for each property auc-
tioned off shall be deposited
in certified check, attorney’s
check or money order with
the Sheriff by each bidder
when his bid is registered,
provided that in no case shall
less than Six Hundred Dollars
($600.00) be deposited, other-
wise upon failure or refusal to
make such deposit, the bidder
shall lose all benefit of his bid
and the property may be  of-
fered again and sold unless
a second bid has been regis-
tered, then, the second highest
bidder will take the property at
the highest bid price.
Additionally, where there
is active bidding, the highest
bidder, and the second high-
est bidder, if any must post
the entire amount of the cost
of the distribution policy
for the property at the time
of sale by certified check,
attorney’s check or money
order with the Sheriff.   The
Sheriff reserves the right to
reject any certified check,
attorney’s check or money
order that on its face has
an expired use date and is
presented for payment of the
deposit.
The balance of the
purchase money must be
deposited in  certified check,
attorney’s check or money
order together with a Deed
poll for execution by the high-
est bidder to the Sheriff at his
office within 30 days from the
time of the sale. An extension
of time for an additional 30
days may be granted at the
discretion of the Sheriff upon
receipt of written request from
the buyer requesting the same,
except when a second bidder
has been duly registered. Also,
if the first bidder does not
complete settlement with the
Sheriff within the thirty (30)
day time limit and a second
bid was registered at the sale,
the second bidder shall be
granted the same thirty (30)
day time limit to make settle-
ment with the Sheriff on his
second bid. Thereafter, the
Sheriff shall be at liberty to re-
turn the writ to court. A second
bid must be registered on any
property immediately after
it is sold. The second bidder
must present the same amount
of deposit that the highest bid-
der delivers to the Sheriff at
the sale. An extension of time
under no circumstances will
be granted or honored by the
Sheriff whenever a second bid
is registered on a property at
the sale.
The first bid or opening
bid on each property shall be
set by the City of Philadelphia.
In no event will the successful
bidder be allowed to settle
on the property unless all the
Sheriff’s costs are paid not-
withstanding the final bid.
The deposit by any bidder
who fails to comply with the
above conditions of sale shall
be forfeited and the funds will
be applied to the Sheriff’s cost,
then to any municipal claims
that the City of Philadelphia
has on the property. Finally, if
a balance still remains, a Sher-
iff’s Distribution Policy will
be ordered and the money will
be distributed accordingly.  lin C.P. October Term, 2017 No.
No personal checks, drafts
or promises to pay will be
SHERIFF’S SALE
accepted in lieu of   certified
checks, attorney’s checks or
money orders made payable
to the Sheriff of Philadelphia
County.  following show the amount of
The Sheriff reserves the
right to grant further exten-
sions of time to settle and
further reserves the right to
refuse bids from bidders who
have failed to enter deposits
on their bids, failed to make
settlement, or make fraudulent
bids, or any other behavior
which causes disruption of the
Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall
be so refused for the sale in
which said behavior occurred
and for said further period of
time as the Sheriff in his dis-
cretion shall determine.  settlement, under certain terms
The Sheriff will not ac-
knowledge a deed poll to any
individual or entity using an
unregistered fictitious name
and may, at his discretion,
require proof of identity of the
purchaser or the registration
of fictitious names. The bid
of an unregistered fictitious
name shall be forfeited as if
the bidder failed to meet the
terms of sale.  Philadelphia
All bidders are advised to
remain at the sale until after
the last property is sold. The
Sheriff reserves the right to
re-sell any property at any
time before the end of the sale,
upon the successful bidders’
failure to tender the required
deposit. The Sheriff reserves
the right to postpone or stay
the sale of any property in
which the attorney on the writ
has not appeared and is not
present at the sale.  Sheriff’s Office cannot decide
Prospective purchasers
are directed to the Web site
of the Philadelphia Bureau
of Revision of Taxes, (BRT)
brtweb.phila.gov for a fuller
description of the proper-
ties listed. Properties can
be looked up by the BRT
number – which should be
cross checked with the ad-
dress. Prospective purchas-
ers are also directed to the
Room 154 City Hall, 215-
686-1483 and to its website
philadox.phila.gov and to
its website at http://phila-
dox.phila.gov where they
can view the deed to each
individual property and
find the boundaries of the
property. PROSPECTIVE
PURCHASERS ARE RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR DETER-
MINING THE NATURE,
LOCATION, CONDITION
AND BOUNDARIES OF
THE PROPERTIES THEY
SEEK TO PURCHASE. The
BRT # refers to a unique
number assigned by the City
Bureau of Revision of Taxes
to each property in the City
for the purpose of assessing
it for taxes. This number can
be used to obtain descriptive
information about the prop-
erty from the BRT website.
Effective Date: July 7, 2006  MENTS:
 NOTICE OF SCHED-
ULE OF DISTRIBUTION  October Term, 2017 No. 03621
The Sheriff will file in his
office, The Land Title Build-
ing, 100 South Broad Street,
5th Floor, a Schedule of
Distribution Thirty (30) Days
from the date of the sale of
Real Estate. Distribution will
be made in accordance with
the Schedule unless excep-
tions are filed thereto within
ten (10) days thereafter.  Deceased C.P. February Term,
The name first appearing
in each notice is that of the
defendant in the writ whose
property is being sold. All
Writs are Writs of Executions.  August Term, 2018 No. 02602
The letters C.P., Court
of Common Pleas; O.C.,
Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court
of Quarter Sessions; C.C.,
County Court - indicate the
Court out of which the writ of
execution issues under which
SHERIFF’S SALE
the sale is made: S. 1941. 223.
means September Term, 1941.
223, the term and number of
the docket entry; the figures
debt; and the name following
is that of the attorney issuing
the writ.  No. 02868 $365,100.42 KML
Attention is called to the
provisions of Act No.104, ap-
proved July 27, 1955, which
requires owners of properties
which are used, designed or
intended to be used by three
or more families, or of com-
mercial establishments which
contain one or more dwelling
units, to deliver to the buyers
of such properties a use reg-
istration permit at the time of
and conditions. Sheriff Sales
are not subject to provisions
of the said Act and the Sheriff
will, therefore, not deliver use
registration permits in connec-
tion with any sales conducted
by him.  1908-308
Very truly yours,
JEWELL WILLIAMS
Sheriff
City and County of
www.Officeof
Philadelphia
Sheriff.com
SPECIAL NOTE: All Sheriff’s
Sales are conducted pursuant
to the orders of the Courts and
Judges of the First Judicial
District. Only properties that
are subject to judgments issued
by the First Judicial District
are listed for sale. By law, the
if a property can be listed for
sale; only the District Courts
can order a property to be sold
at auction.
SHERIFF’S SALE
OF
Tuesday,
August 6, 2019
1908-301
7722 Thouron Ave 19150
50th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft.
OPA#502142900 åIMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jervazz E. Bal-
lard C.P. April Term, 2016 No.
02127 $173,561.05 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-302
1431 Ritner St 19145 26th wd.
1,536 Sq. Ft. OPA#261024600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Denise
Martin; William Joseph Martin
C.P. January Term, 2016 No.
01072 $149,439.25 Justin F.
Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski LLC
1908-303
4520 Wilde St 19127-
1219 21st wd. 1,350 Sq. Ft.
OPA#211509900 IMPROVE-
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Raymond Man-
cusco, in His Capacity as
Adminstrator and Heir of The
Estate of Jeffrey M. Mancuso
a/k/a Jefrey M. Mancuso a/k/a
Jeffrey Mancuso; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns, and
all persons, firms, or associa-
tions claiming right, title, or in-
terest from or under Jeffrey M.
Mancuso a/k/a Jefrey M. Man-
cuso a/k/a Jeffrey Mancuso,
2019 No. 01698 $263,806.96
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1908-304
6453 N 17th St 19126 50th wd.
1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#172198700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY An-
drea Boozer and Shawn Sloan
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
02904 $134,356.96 KML Law
Group, P.C.
PGN
SHERIFF’S SALE
1908-305
6312 N. Fairhill St a/k/a 6312
N Fairhill St 19126 61st wd.
5,766 Sq. Ft. OPA#611119800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Dawn Hop-
son C.P. September Term, 2015
Law Group, P.C.
1908-306
97 E Duval St 19144 59th wd.
1,160 Sq. Ft. BRT#592163100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Juanita J.
Cooper C.P. December Term,
2013 No. 03177 $134,246.00
Law Office of Gregory Javard-
ian, LLC
1908-307
7329 Ogontz Ave 19138 50th wd.
1,888 Sq. Ft. OPA#501308700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea
Tabron and Earl Tabron C.P.
October Term, 2012 No. 00176
$53,904.13 KML Law Group,
P.C.
314 E Sanger St 19120 35th wd.
2,931 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
1,620 Sq. Ft. OPA#351188600
Patricia Franecki a/k/a Pat Fra-
necki, in Her Capacity as Heir
of Kathleen R. Golderer; James
Golderer, in His Capacity as Heir
of Kathleen R. Golderer; Joseph
Golderer, in His Capacity as Heir
of Kathleen R. Golderer; Gerard
Golderer a/k/a Jerry Golderer, in
His Capacity as Heir of Kathleen
R. Golderer; Regina Keys, in Her
Capacity as Heir of Kathleen R.
Golderer; Unknown heirs, suc-
cessors, assigns, and all persons,
firms, or associations claiming
right, title, or interest from or
under Kathleen R. Golderer C.P.
December Term, 2018 No. 03303
$132,848.88 Robert Crawley
1908-309
6013 Tulip St 19135 41st wd.
2,980 Sq. Ft. OPA#411443300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Derrick
Lasswell Solely in His Capacity
as Heir of Mae Hart, Deceased,
Kimberly Lasswell Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Mae Hart,
Deceased, Michelle Lasswell
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Mae Hart, Deceased, and The
Unknown Heirs of Mae Hart,
Deceased C.P. April Term, 2017
No. 03546 $81,737.65 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-310
1014 N Lawrence St 19123
5th wd. 1,138 Sq. Ft.
OPA#057128100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Carmen Roman
a/k/a Carmen A. Roman C.P.
July Term, 2018 No. 01490
$164,973.44 Cristina L. Connor,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski,
LLC
1908-311
1134 S 23rd St 19146 36th
wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1,320 Sq. Ft. BRT#361340300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING David Rod-
erick Tyler, Known Surviving
Heir of Deborah T. Haywood
and Unknown Surviving Heirs
of Deborah T. Haywood C.P.
$11,269.76 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-312
1107 S 3rd St 19147 2nd wd.
672 Sq. Ft. BRT#021406500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Scott Knight
C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03190
$308,207.96 Law Office of Greg-
ory Javardian, LLC
1908-313
140 E Ruscomb St 19120 1,260
Sq. Ft. OPA#421159900 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL Jonathan Toliver C.P.
$96,369.74 Jill M. Fein, Esquire
1908-314
6337 Sylvester St 19149 54th wd.
1,263 Sq. Ft. OPA#541249900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL Karin Thompson C.P. De-
cember Term, 2018 No. 00793
SHERIFF’S SALE
$205,345.10 Stern & Eisenberg
PC
1908-315
3928 Bennington St 19124
33rd wd. 1,040 Sq. Ft.
BRT#332283300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
Evelyn Rodriguez n/k/a Ev-
elyn Dodds C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 02940 $85,429.76
Stern & Eisenberg, P.C.
1908-316
1628 Strahle St 19152 56th wd.
2,749 Sq. Ft. OPA#562151600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Diane
Bradley a/k/a Diane C. Bradley
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
00207 $135,198.09 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-317
1432 E Cheltenham Ave
19124 62nd wd. 1,460 Sq. Ft.
BRT#621073900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE Maria Gonza-
lez C.P. September Term, 2015
No. 01942 $154,836.75 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1908-318
4728 Knorr St 19135 41st wd.
Land: 3,375 Sq. Ft.; Improve-
ment: 1,260 Sq. Ft.; Total:
3,375 Sq. Ft. OPA#412014000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Robert G. Za-
borowski C.P. August Term, 2018
No. 01104 $115,521.76 Richard
M. Squire & Associates, LLC
1908-319
305C Shawmont Ave, Unit#
2B-2 19128 21st wd. 1,058 Sq.
Ft. BRT#888210587 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RES.CONDO 3 STY
MAS+OTH Robert Graham C.P.
October Term, 2017 No. 01735
$6,944.28 Michelle J. Stranen,
Esquire
1908-320
239 Rochelle Ave 19128 21st
wd. 2,566 Sq. Ft.(Land Area);
2,189 Sq. Ft. (Improvement
Area) BRT#213013000 Subject
to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MA-
SON Joshua Hujack C.P. Oc-
tober Term, 2018 No. 02641
$135,152.88 Michelle Pierro,
Esquire
1908-321
139 W Albanus St 19120
42nd wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft.
BRT#422140100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Londa Edwards
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
02001 $80,647.45 Martha E.
Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E.
Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather
Riloff, Esquire; Lorraine Gazzara
Doyle, Esquire
1908-322
9329 Lansford St 19114 57th wd.
3,281 Sq. Ft. OPA#572312439
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Caitlin
M. Logan a/k/a Caitlin Logan
and Frederick J. McCarty a/k/a
Frederick McCarty C.P. Sep-
tember Term, 2017 No. 00059
$179,193.39 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-323
1009 Arrott St 19124 23rd wd.
3,00 Sq. Ft. OPA#234068600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Leah A.
Goodman C.P. October Term,
2016 No. 03211 $112,948.01
KML Law Group, P.C.
1908-324
1640 Lewis St 19124 33rd wd.
1,040 Sq. Ft. OPA#332034500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Hilda
Santiago Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Wilfredo Carrion De-
ceased and The Unknown Heirs
of Wilfredo Carrion Deceased
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
02538 $33,673.46 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-325
3576 Stouton St 19134 45th wd.
816 Sq. Ft. OPA#452396900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Ashley Dev-
02293 $46,484.82 KML Law
Group, P.C.
SHERIFF’S SALE
1908-326
8022 Lindbergh Blvd 19153
40th wd. 1,851 Sq. Ft.
OPA#405847516 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY George May C.P.
September Term, 2017 No.
03577 $139,912.81 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-327
12132 Sweet Briar Rd
19154 66th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft.
OPA#663175400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Lynn Burkholder
and Robert E. Richards, Jr C.P.
December Term, 2018 No.
02035 $96,009.68 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-328
7120 Limekiln Pike 19138
10th wd. 1,520 Sq. Ft.
OPA#102070700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Edward Tomlin C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 02085
$54,770.51 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-329
2129 Stenton Ave 19138 10th wd.
1,155 Sq. Ft. OPA#102338500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Kori J. Wom-
ack C.P. May Term, 2016 No.
01004 $99,632.69 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-330
6444 Woodcrest Ave 19151
34th wd. 1,998 Sq. Ft.
OPA#344111100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jeffrey L. Walker
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
00221 $145,587.77 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-331
1811 S 32nd St 19145 48th wd.
291348 Sq. Ft. OPA#48241400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY William Pow-
ell C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 02661 $103,514.17 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-332
2923 N 25th St 19132 38th wd.
925 Sq. Ft. OPA#381051400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Charmaine
Trottie C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 02103 $52,779.17
KML Law Group, P.C.
1908-333
4724 Shelmire Ave 19136 65th
wd. 973 Sq. Ft. OPA#651039000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Any and all
Unknown Successor Trustees
and/or Beneficiaries of the Joe
Clayton Hurd Living Trust dat-
ed May 13, 1996 and Mary C.
Chace Successor Trustee of the
Joe Clayton Hurd Living Trust
dated May 13, 1996 C.P. De-
cember Term, 2018 No. 00448
$75,397.17 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-334
2302 S 20th St 19145 26th wd.
966 Sq. Ft. OPA#262158700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Anthony
Masapollo and Lucia Masapollo
C.P. December Term, 2014 No.
01976 $161,325.70 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-335
6639 Erdrick St 19135 55th wd.
1,303 Sq. Ft. OPA#552277300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Joshua L.
Dicupe and Corrine N Dicupe
C.P. March Term, 2018 No.
00143 $137,871.11 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-336
3900 Ford Rd, Unit#5-S 19131
52nd wd. RES CONDO 5+
STY MASONRY; 1,230 Sq. Ft.
BRT#888520072 IMPROVE-
MENTS: CONDOMINIUM
DWELLING Audrey Stevens,
Known Surviving Heir of Rosa-
belle Pinkney, Gene’e Burton,
Known Surviving Heir of Rosa-
belle Pinkney, Shawn Burton,
Known Surviving Heir of Rosa-
belle Pinkney, Charmaine Rich-
ardson, Known Surviving Heir
of Rosabelle Pinkney, Germain
Burton, Known Surviving Heir
SHERIFF’S SALE
of Rosabelle Pinkney and Un-
known Surviving Heirs of Rosa-
belle Pinkney C.P. June Term,
2017 No. 00382 $55,095.67
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1908-337
9842 Garvey Dr 19114 65th wd.
1,812 Sq. Ft. OPA#652472200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Diane Hart-
man and David F. Hartman C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 00260
$188,100.03 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-338
2634 Memphis St 19125 31st
wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1,428 Sq. Ft. BRT#312015100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Thomas J.
Morini and Bernadette Gredyk
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
00578 $133,487.95 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-339
1400 Adams Ave 19124 23rd
wd. SEMI/DET 2.5 STY
MASONRY; 1,072 Sq. Ft.
BRT#234011700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Joseph K. Doug-
las C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 00083 $57,735.59 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-340
3238 Fordham Rd 19114 57th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,164 Sq. Ft.
BRT#572101100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Tiffany Ann
Leader, Administratrix of the
Estate of Vincent D. Leader
C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02550
$192,083.09 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-341
1407 N Hirst St 19151 34th wd.
810 Sq. Ft. OPA#342323300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Laura Gar-
diner C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 02728 $130,663.69 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-342
3338 Ashville St 19136 64th wd.
1,889 Sq. Ft. OPA#642273600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY John J. Mc-
Ginnis and Margaret M. McGin-
nis C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 00445 $131,578.02 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-343
8313 Fayette St 19150 50th wd.
1,643 Sq. Ft. OPA#501046600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Anthony Ri-
cardson, Solely in His Capacity
as Heir of Charmaine Richard-
son, Deceased and The Unknown
Heirs of Charmaine Richardson,
Deceased C.P. November Term,
2017 No. 00858 $129,157.58
KML Law Group, P.C.
1908-344
5942 N 10th St 19141 49th wd.
4,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#492187710
Subject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Nadia Darbouze
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
01948 $69,139.37 Cristina L.
Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski, LLC
1908-345
1725 W Venango St 19140
13th wd. 1,052 Sq. Ft.
OPA#131007500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Anna Kelly Flem-
ing and Charles Fleming C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 01890
$23,591.91 Shapiro & DeNardo,
LLC
1908-346
33 N 54th St 19139 44th wd.
1,452 Sq. Ft. OPA#441208100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Alkia
Lynch, a/k/a Alkia N. Lynch
C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00934
$51,539.35 Meredith H. Woot-
ers, Esquire; Manley Deas Ko-
chalski, LLC
1908-347
654 W Ellet St 19119 22nd wd.
2,937 Sq. Ft. OPA#223155400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
SHERIFF’S SALE
TIAL PROPERTY James R.
Braxton C.P. February Term,
2018 No. 02985 $239,334.66
Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC
1908-348
203 Rosemar St 19120 61st wd.
1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#611242300
Subject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Maria J. Fagundes;
Jose Jorge Fagundes, a/k/a Jose
Fagundes C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 02759 $88,904.40
Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1908-349
5409 Erdrick St 19124 62nd wd.
1,316 Sq. Ft. OPA#622347400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Shaunda
Silburn, a/k/a Shaunda L.
Silburn, a/k/a S. Silburn C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 02857
$89,350.01 Meredith H. Woot-
ers, Esquire; Manley Deas Ko-
chalski, LLC
1908-350
328 Fountain St 19128 21st wd.
2,185 Sq. Ft. OPA#212293800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Leigh
Gangloff C.P. December Term,
2015 No. 02521 $130,614.48
Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1908-351
1943 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd.
1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#101320400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Shelley
Dixon C.P. October Term, 2015
No. 01963 $66,235.95 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1908-352
472 Conarroe St 19128 21st wd.
2,886 Sq. Ft. OPA#212118200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Anthony Can-
celliere C.P. September Term,
2016 No. 01716 $115,744.38
Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC
1908-353
132 W Queen Ln a/k/a 132 W
Queen St 19144-6272 12th wd.
1,116 Sq. Ft. OPA#123116800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Stephen
Holts Sr C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 00710 $137,464.03 RAS
Citron, LLC; Robert Crawley,
Esq
1908-354
2735 N Darien St 19133 37th
wd. 672 Sq. Ft. OPA#372109400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Lendia
Brown Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Charlie Hall, Sr. De-
ceased, The Unknown Heirs of
Charlie Hall, Sr. Deceased, Su-
sie Hall Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Charlie Hall, Sr. De-
ceased, Travis Hall Solely in His
Capacity as Heir of Charlie Hall,
Sr. Deceased, Khadijah Williams
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Charlie Hall, Sr. Deceased,
Namia Williams Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Charlie Hall,
Sr. Deceased and Raheem Wil-
liams Solely in His Capacity
as Heir of Charlie Hall, Sr. De-
ceased C.P. January Term, 2018
No. 02278 $46,586.47 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-355
1629 Worrell St 19124 33rd wd.
1,245 Sq. Ft. OPA#332040600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Doretha
Crosby as Administratrix of the
Estate of David D. Jones De-
ceased C.P. January Term, 2018
No. 02146 $87,239.90 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-356
1829 S 65th St 19142 40th wd.
1,729 Sq. Ft. OPA#401199800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Tilee Dolo
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
02641 $82,801.84 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-357
3119 N Judson St 19132 11th
wd. Residential Row 2 Story
Masonry OPA#111422000 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ERECTED
THEREON Derra V. Underwood
C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03296

SHERIFF’S SALE
$25,334.99 Christina J. Pross,
Esquire
1908-358
3005 Disston St 19149 55th wd.
1,801 Sq. Ft. OPA#551307500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Brett J. Reyn-
olds C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 02030 $124,324.55 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-359
6408 Marsden St 19135 41st
wd. Land: 1,788 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provement: 3,278 Sq. Ft.; Total:
3,278 Sq. Ft. OPA#411254600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Fatema Sad-
eque-Iqbal and Halema K. Sad-
eque C.P. November Term, 2018
No. 02960 $146,849.57 Richard
M. Squire & Associates, LLC
1908-360
5337 Jackson St 19124 62nd wd.
7,751 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
660 Sq. Ft. OPA#622410800
Sandra L. Isley C.P. Decem-
ber Term, 2018 No. 02932
$55,570.10 Robert Crawley
1908-361
1645 N Allison St 19131 4th
wd. 1,515 Sq. Ft. (Land Area);
1,272 Sq. Ft. (Improvement
Area) BRT#041332400 Sub-
ject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW 2 STY MA-
SONRY Renville Campbell C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 01762
$36,139.10 Michelle Pierro, Es-
quire
1908-362
930 Marlyn Rd 19151 34th wd.
1,443 Sq. Ft. OPA#344284000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Misty E.
Caleb a/k/a Misty E. Whitaker
C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03720
$136,695.45 Shapiro & DeNar-
do, LLC
1908-363
6824 Cobbs Creek Pkwy
19142 40th wd. 2,472 Sq. Ft.
OPA#403227900 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Augusta M. Cooper C.P. De-
cember Term, 2018 No. 01795
$180,870.60 Justin F. Kobeski,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski LLC
1908-364
5914 Nassau Rd a/k/a 5914
Nassau St a/k/a 5914 Nassua St
19151 34th wd. 1,223 Sq. Ft.
OPA#342073800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Schadeanna Cun-
nignham a/k/a Schadeanna Cun-
ningham C.P. February Term,
2017 No. 06095 $67,887.63 Sha-
piro & DeNardo, LLC
1908-365
2952 N Taney St 19132 38th wd.
720 Sq. Ft. OPA#381198200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Tonya
Kennedy a/k/a Tonya M. Ken-
nedy and Joseph Kennedy C.P.
July Term, 2018 No. 00235
$55,691.02 Shapiro & DeNardo,
LLC
1908-366
13043 Townsend Rd, Unit H3
19154-1001 66th wd. 1,500 Sq.
Ft. OPA#888660124 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY David A. Dunn C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00197
$114,924.83 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-367
312 W Logan St 19144 13th wd.
2,794 Sq. Ft. OPA#133048600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Tiffani M.
Gunner a/k/a Tiffani Gunner
a/k/a Tiffani N. Gunner C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00141
$113,441.69 Shapiro & DeNar-
do, LLC
1908-368
1341 Gilham St 19111 53rd wd.
1,056 Sq. Ft. OPA#531174000
Subject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Chuck Wing Chiu
C.P. January Term, 2018 No.
04417 $66,305.75 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-369
329 E Cheltenham Ave
SHERIFF’S SALE
19120 35th wd. 6,250 Sq. Ft.
OPA#352001100 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Jennifer A. Gandolfo C.P.
July Term, 2018 No. 00639
$104,009.91 Justin F. Kobeski,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski LLC
1908-370
1826 E Wishart St 19134-
3136 25th wd. 1,096 Sq. Ft.
OPA#252289400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Victor Howard C.P.
December Term, 2018 No. 02910
$49,365.83 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-371
5113 Wayne Ave 19144-
3525 12th wd. 4,925 Sq. Ft.
OPA#123214300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Leon D. Chambers
C.P. October Term, 2017 No.
02122 $194,523.53 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-372
1831 E Monmouth St 19134
25th wd. Improvement Area:
904 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 936 Sq.
Ft. OPA#252127600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW 2 STY MASON-
RY Joseph Hurst & Alicia Hurst
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01341
$29,666.71 Ryan A. Gower &
Joseph J. Lee
1908-373
1916 W 65th Ave 19138 10th wd.
1,222 Sq. Ft. OPA#102352800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Tamia Wom-
ack C.P. March Term, 2018 No.
01552 $104,411.53 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-374
5113 N 13th St 19141-
2858 49th wd. 2,025 Sq. Ft.
OPA#493193300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Revella Coles C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 02963
$103,545.58 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-375
5720 Leonard St 19149 62nd
wd. Improvement Area: 1,220
Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 946 Sq. Ft.
OPA#621510600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW 2 STY MASON;
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Joseph Hurst and Alicia Hurst
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01342
$61,003.57 Ryan A. Gower &
Joseph J. Lee
1908-376
1636 Foulkrod St 19134 23rd
wd. Improvement Area: 1,260
Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,269 Sq. Ft.
OPA#232171400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW 2 STY MASON;
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Joseph Hurst and Alicia Hurst
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01339
$28,232.72 Ryan A. Gower &
Joseph J. Lee
1908-377
6048 Magnolia St 19144 59th wd.
1,528 Sq. Ft. BRT#592236100
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2
STY MASONRY Willie Furtick
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00852
$128,570.48 Milstead & Associ-
ates, LLC
1908-378
2500 Bonaffon St 19142 40th wd.
1,135 Sq. Ft. BRT#871562430
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL REAL ESTATE Maurice
Heard C.P. June Term, 2015
No. 00557 $136,891.02 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1908-379
2803-2805 W Allegheny Ave
19132 88th wd. 1,268 Sq. Ft.
BRT#882060410 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Thomas Funeral Ser-
vice, Inc and Antonio D. Thomas
a/k/a Antonio Thomas a/k/a An-
tonia Thomas a/k/a Antonia D.
Thomas and Ruthie B. Thomas
C.P. February Term, 2016 No.
00951 $117,832.51 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1908-380
357 Wolf St 19148 99th wd.
924 Sq. Ft. BRT#39-2153900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Theresa
SHERIFF’S SALE
Owens C.P. August Term, 2018
No. 02680 $152,920.13 Powers
Kirn, LLC
1908-381
5108 Duffield St 19124 62nd
wd. Land: 1,980 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provement: 1,632 Sq. Ft.; Total:
1,980 Sq. Ft. OPA#62-2-2386-00
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Keatrisha
Allen C.P. November Term, 2017
No. 01532 $98,001.68 Richard
M. Squire & Associates, LLC
1908-382
6344 N Opal St 19141-
1416 17th wd. 1,005 Sq. Ft.
OPA#172368800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Aaliyah Shyan
Lucas C.P. April Term, 2018
No. 00648 $118,965.94 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-383
4656 G St 19120 42nd wd.
Improvement Area: 1,500 Sq.
Ft.; Land Area: 1,315 Sq. Ft.
OPA#421605100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Nouh Mohamad
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
02539 $108,138.31 Ryan A.
Gower & Joseph J. Lee
1908-384
1013 Tasker St 19148 1st wd.
992 Sq. Ft. BRT#012252300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Chun
Kwon Chow a/k/a Chun Kwong
Chow and Gui Qun Zhou C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 03710
$111,284.86 Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Ril-
off, Esquire, Lorraine Gazzara
Doyle, Esquire
1908-385
1004 Van Kirk St 19149 35th wd.
1,132 Sq. Ft. BRT#352104200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Mohammed
Moukaouin, and Fatima Hussain
in their capacities as Heirs of
Shellie Moukaouim, Deceased
and Unknown heirs, successors,
assigns, and all persons, firms, or
associations claiming right, title,
or interest from or under Shellie
Moukaouim, Deceased C.P. July
Term, 2018 No. 02358 $67,263.19
Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.,
Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Es-
quire, Heather Riloff, Esquire,
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esquire
1908-386
4548 Aldine St 19136 41st wd.
1,453 Sq. Ft. OPA#412119300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Chelsea Rei-
man, Solely in Her Capacity as
Heir of Edward H. Reiman, III,
Deceased, E.R. 1, a Minor, Solely
in Her Capacity as Heir of Ed-
ward H. Reiman, III, Deceased,
in care of Jennifer Van Horn a/k/a
Jennifer Reiman, The Unknown
Heirs of Edward H. Reiman, III,
Deceased, E.R. 2, a Minor, Solely
in Her Capacity as Heir of Edward
H. Reiman, III, Deceased, in care
of Jennifer Van Horn a/k/a Jenni-
fer Reiman and Jennifer Van Horn
a/k/a Jennifer Reiman Solely in
Her Capacity as Heir of Edward
H. Reiman, III, Deceased C.P.
March Term, 2018 No. 00571
$104,725.54 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-387
3328 Elliston Cir 19114-1206 66th
wd. 1,001 Sq. Ft. OPA#661158100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Adriann
Grunsby a/k/a Adriann Haag C.P.
January Term, 2018 No. 05476
$69,795.56 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-388
415 W Ruscomb St 19120 42nd
wd. 2,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#422167200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Ethailia Frink
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
01189 $51,186.64 Shapiro & De-
Nardo, LLC
1908-389
3828 Patrician Dr 19154 66th wd.
2,753 Sq. Ft. OPA#662431800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Unknown
PGN
SHERIFF’S SALE
heirs, successors, assigns, and
all persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
from or under Mary P. Guest, de-
ceased, Susan Guest, Known Heir
of Mary P. Guest, Deceased, Fran-
cis Guest, Known Heir of Mary P.
Guest, Deceased and Christopher
Guest, Known Heir of Mary P.
Guest, Deceased C.P. May Term,
2018 No. 00119 $208,502.59 Sha-
piro & DeNardo, LLC
1908-390
504 E Penn St 19144 12th wd.
1,146 Sq. Ft. OPA#12-1-1404-00
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Andrea D.
Elston C.P. December Term, 2017
No. 02101 $104,769.73 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1908-391
3621 Jasper St 19134-1511 45th
wd. 1,180 Sq. Ft. OPA#452371600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Eladio Diaz
C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01543
$74,796.69 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-392
7836 Craig St 19136 64th wd.
2,539 Sq. Ft. OPA#642057800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY George St.
Peter C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
00870 $108,840.71 Shapiro & De-
Nardo, LLC
1908-393
426 S 44th St, #1, a/k/a 426 S 44th
St, Apt. 1 19104-3967 88th wd.
2,043 Sq. Ft. OPA#888270192
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Linda Schnolis
C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02083
$382,243.65 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-394
7601 Crittenden St F-9, a/k/a 7601
Crittenden St Apt F9 19118 88th
wd. 1,566 Sq. Ft. OPA#888200588
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Rosilyn M.
Thomas C.P. May Term, 2017 No.
04492 $34,445.98 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-395
190 W Lehigh Ave 19133 3,834
Sq. Ft. OPA#871102250 IM-
PROVEMENTS: COMMER-
CIAL M Home Investments, LLC
C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 00888
$264,940.64 Jill M. Fein, Esquire
1908-396
3026 McKinley St 19149 62nd
wd. 991 Sq. Ft. OPA#621253000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Sherron M.
McAfee C.P. August Term, 2017
No. 01731 $109,292.96 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-397
8640 Gilbert St 19150 50th wd.
1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#502123400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY James Mosley
C.P. February Term, 2016 No.
01575 $119,728.66 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-398
437 W Roosevelt Blvd 19120
42nd wd. 2,259 Sq. Ft.
OPA#422111800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Clyde Martin, Jr
C.P. March Term, 2018 No.
01830 $92,778.61 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-399
1966 W Spencer St 19141
17th wd. ROW B/GAR 2
STY MASONRY; 1,218 Sq.
Ft. BRT#171254400 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Adisha N.
Williams-Moore a/k/a Adisha
Williams-Moore C.P. May Term,
2018 No. 01872 $115,339.62
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1908-400
1553 N Alden St 19131-
3814 4th wd. 1,350 Sq. Ft.
OPA#043294100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Mildred Robinson
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
01043 $120,661.58 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-401
5815 Catharine St 19143-
2417 3rd wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft.
SHERIFF’S SALE
OPA#032185200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Janee N. Spady-
Jones C.P. September Term,
2018 No. 00003 $66,757.43
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1908-402
1828 W Venango St 19140
11th wd. (formerly part of
the 38th wd.) 2,080 Sq. Ft.
OPA#112128300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Bruce Gordon
Hoffman a/k/a Bruce G. Hoff-
man C.P. July Term, 2017 No.
03007 $53,452.13 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-403
2338 Dickinson St 19146
36th wd. 1,035 Sq. Ft.
OPA#364036700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Brenda Eady Solely
in Her Capacity as Heir of Josie
Gray Deceased, Gregory Gray
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Josie Gray Deceased and Wil-
lean Gray Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Josie Gray Deceased
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
00481 $243,728.81 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-404
7433 Sommers Rd 19138 50th
wd. 1,768 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
1,564 Sq. Ft. OPA#501330200
Unknown heirs, successors, as-
signs, and all persons, firms, or
associations claiming right, title,
or interest from or under Lillie
Thomas a/k/a Lillie B. Thomas;
Kenneth Thomas, in His Capac-
ity as Heir of Lillie B Thomas,
Deceased; Gregory Thomas in
His Capacity as Heir of Lillie
B Thomas, Deceased; Derek
Thomas, in His Capacity as Heir
of Lillie B. Thomas, Deceased;
Rosetta Thomas, Known Heir
of Lillie Thomas a/k/a Lillie B.
Thomas C.P. October Term, 2017
No. 02667 $111,566.27 Robert
Crawley
1908-405
1842 N 21st St 19121 32nd wd.
1,403 Sq. Ft. OPA#322056700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Carmella
Mack Crawford Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Janet Debro,
Deceased, Donald Debro, Solely
in His Capacity as Heir of Janet
Debro, Deceased, Rodger De-
bro, Solely in His Capacity as
Heir of Janet Debro, Deceased,
Theresa Debro, Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Janet De-
bro, Deceaed and The Unknown
Heirs of Janet Debro, Deceased
C.P. September Term, 2018 No.
00328 $131,848.79 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-406
4913 Chancellor St 19139
60th wd. SEMI/DET 3 STY
MASONRY; 2,010 Sq. Ft.
BRT#601051900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Gordon Jones C.P.
August Term, 2016 No. 01989
$200,417.53 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-407
4107 Passmore St 19135 55th wd.
ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASON-
RY; 928 Sq. Ft. BRT#552098700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Jillian L.
Fitzgerald and Philip Fitzgerald
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
03583 $101,288.77 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-408
7347 Dicks Ave 19153 40th wd.
1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#404328400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Frederick J.
Carroll C.P. April Term, 2018
No. 03280 $86,155.82 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1908-409
915 S 51st St a/k/a 913-15 S
51st St 19143 51st wd. DET
W/D GAR 2 STY MASONRY;
2,720 Sq. Ft. BRT#511021100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Charles Cox,
Known Surviving Heir of Nathan
C. Cox and Unknown Surviving
Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com July 26-Aug. 1, 2019
SHERIFF’S SALE
Heirs of Nathan C. Cox C.P. No-
vember Term, 2018 No. 01764
$168,903.31 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-410
2128 W Shunk St 19145 26th wd.
2,995 Sq. Ft. OPA#262297300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Keren
Tal and Michael Tuono C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 00761
$352,951.33 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-411
189 Rosemar St 19120-
1942 61st wd. 1,020 Sq. Ft.
OPA#611243000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Maria J. Fagundes;
Jose Fagundes a/k/a Jose Jorge
Fagundes C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 00640 $84,842.63
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1908-412
1813 E Airdrie St 19124-
5607 45th wd. 1,209 Sq. Ft.
OPA#452206100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Santos Claudio;
Evelyn Dejesus C.P. July Term,
2018 No. 03132 $62,643.67
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1908-413
1911 S 18th St 19145 48th wd.
1,173 Sq. Ft. OPA#481249500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Son Lam
a/k/a Son Chi Lam C.P. Sep-
tember Term, 2017 No. 02866
$94,762.27 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-414
7171 19th St a/k/a 7171 N
19th St 19126 10th wd. (for-
merly 42nd wd.) 1,414 Sq. Ft.
BRT#101115900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Zakiyyah Marrero
C.P. September Term, 2016 No.
03757 $115,853.44 Powers Kirn,
LLC
1908-415
1507 S 29th St 19146-
4429 36th wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft.
OPA#364397000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Michael Henning
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
00354 $83,547.53 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-416
3208 Fanshawe St 19149-
2610 55th wd. 1,392 Sq. Ft.
OPA#551116500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Thomas Mabin C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 01212
$109,578.13 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-417
6651 Erdrick St 19135 55th wd.
1,088 Sq. Ft. OPA#552277900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Scott Wen-
del; Elizabeth P. Wendel a/k/a
Elizabeth P. Detkiewicz C.P. No-
vember Term, 2009 No. 03981
$98,242.41 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-418
5222 Church Rd 19131-
1413 52nd wd. 1,700 Sq. Ft.
OPA#521212000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: SINGLE FAMILY,
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Deon Browning, in His Capac-
ity as Co-Administrator of the
Estate of Robert Thornton, De-
ceased and Shamir Reese, in His
Capacity as Co-Administrator of
the Estate of Robert Thornton,
Deceased C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 01495 $55,418.33 Hla-
dik, Onorato, & Federman, LLP
1908-419
6624 Lebanon Ave 19151 34th
wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1,040 Sq. Ft. BRT#344051300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Raymond A.
Bannister a/k/a Raymond Ban-
nister C.P. October Term, 2018
No. 04102 $133,533.83 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-420
1225 Bridge St 19124-1810
62nd wd. 1,576 Sq. Ft. OPA#62-
1-0312-00 IMPROVEMENTS:
SHERIFF’S SALE
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE
DWELLING Monica Mason
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
02934 $132,469.18 Hladik, On-
orato, & Federman, LLP
1908-421
8033 Ferndale St 19111 63rd wd.
5,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#631135400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Karl J.
O’Gorman C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 02036 $179,258.12
Cristina L. Connor, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1908-422
1828 Frankford Ave 19125-
2450 18th wd. 4,230 Sq. Ft.
OPA#183050100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jeffrey C. Marshall
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
00204 $138,266.89 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-423
1941 Church Ln 19141-
1321 17th wd. 1,121 Sq. Ft.
OPA#171244600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Angel Nicholls, in
Her Capacity as Heir of Laura
Jones a/k/a Laura M. Jones, De-
ceased; Gregory Jones, in His
Capacity as Heir of Laura Jones
a/k/a Laura M. Jones, Deceased;
Unknown heirs, successors, as-
signs, and all persons, firms, or
associations claiming right, title,
or interest from or under Laura
Jones a/k/a Laura M. Jones, De-
ceased C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 01522 $64,973.40 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-424
5522 Westford Rd 19120
42nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2
STY MASONRY; 1,140 Sq.
Ft. BRT#421402400 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Joseph W.
Ramirez, Known Surviving Heir
of Michelle S. Carr a/k/a Michele
S. Carr a/k/a Michele H. Santin
a/k/a Michele Santin-Monk
a/k/a Michele Carr, Michael
A. Ramirez, Known Surviving
Heir of Michelle S. Carr a/k/a
Michele S. Carr a/k/a Michele
H. Santin a/k/a Michele Santin-
Monk a/k/a Michele Carr, Robert
S. Ramirez, Known Surviving
Heir of Michelle S. Carr a/k/a
Michele S. Carr a/k/a Michele
H. Santin a/k/a Michele Santin-
Monk a/k/a Michele Carr, Feli-
cia M. Ortiz, Known Surviving
Heir of Michelle S. Carr a/k/a
Michele S. Carr a/k/a Michele
H. Santin a/k/a Michele Santin-
Monk a/k/a Michele Carr, Albion
Correctional Facility, Jonathan
Monk, Known Surviving Heir of
Michelle S. Carr a/k/a Michele
S. Carr a/k/a Michele H. San-
tin a/k/a Michele Santin-Monk
a/k/a Michele Carr, Victorville
Medium I FCI, and Unknown
Surviving Heirs of Michelle S.
Carr a/k/a Michele S. Carr a/k/a
Michele H. Santin a/k/a Michele
Santin-Monk a/k/a Michele Carr
C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01435
$92,230.11 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-425
13069 Dorothy Dr 19116
58th wd. 2,483 Sq. Ft.
OPA#583130926 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Samantha Marie
Gumpper as Administratrix of
the Estate of James C. Gumpper
Deceased C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 02663 $196,418.94
KML Law Group, P.C.
1908-426
3417 F St 19134 33rd wd. 1,148
Sq. Ft. OPA#331293800 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Banessa
Benitez Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Carmen I. Montanez
Deceased, Benjamin Sosa Solely
in His Capacity as Heir of Car-
men I. Montanez Deceased
and Carmen Sosa Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Carmen I.
Montanez Deceased C.P. Sep-
tember Term, 2018 No. 03026
$44,798.59 KML Law Group,
P.C.
33
SHERIFF’S SALE
1908-427
3317 Argyle St 19134 33rd wd.
602 Sq. Ft. OPA#331367500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Aeisha
D. Baker a/k/a Aeisha Baker
C.P. November Term, 2017 No.
00475 $15,752.26 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-428
6046 W Oxford St 19151
34th wd. 1,470 Sq. Ft.
BRT#342091400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW B/GAR 3 STY
MASONRY Jeffrey White C.P.
November Term, 2015 No.
01115 $111,964.78 Milstead &
Associates, LLC
1908-429
4138 W Girard Ave 19104
6th wd. 1,697 Sq. Ft.
BRT#062169300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW CONV/APT
3 STY MASON Douglas Hart
a/k/a Douglas Hart, Jr. C.P.
August Term, 2018 No. 00492
$134,726.01 Milstead & Associ-
ates, LLC
1908-430
4632 Oakland St 19124-
3126 23rd wd. 1,492 Sq. Ft.
OPA#234228900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Amina Gallashaw
C.P. October Term, 2017 No.
02749 $129,996.06 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-431
4722 Oakland St 19124-
2913 23rd wd. 2,250 Sq. Ft.
OPA#234231000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jacob E. Matthews
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
01209 $19,497.57 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-432
144 N 55th St, a/k/a 144 N 5th
St 19139-2501 4th wd. 1,268 Sq.
Ft. OPA#041170008 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Catherine G. John-
son f/k/a Catherine Gee; Copell
Johnson C.P. March Term, 2017
No. 00994 $37,960.61 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-433
4452 N 7th St 19140-2322
43rd wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft.
OPA#433321900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Alan G. Petty, Sr
a/k/a Alan G. Petty; Carmela
Petty a/k/a Carmela U. Petty C.P.
November Term, 2009 No. 05299
$81,123.70 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-434
402 Diamond St 19122-
1515 18th wd. 1,340 Sq. Ft.
OPA#183216700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Sonia Rodriguez
C.P. August Term, 2018 No.
01002 $12,709.04 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-435
824 Marlyn Rd 19151-3318
34th wd. 1,662 Sq. Ft. OPA#34-
4-2813-00 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Isha T. Belnavis C.P. Janu-
ary Term, 2019 No. 02205
$149,734.66 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-436
405 W Stafford St 19144-
4407 59th wd. 2,604 Sq. Ft.
OPA#593007400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Philip Davidson;
Gabrielle E. Davidson C.P.
March Term, 2017 No. 00384
$202,238.00 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-437
4022 Marple St 19136-
3635 65th wd. 1,040 Sq. Ft.
OPA#651087800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROP-
ERTY Alicia Kentz; Gregory
Kentz C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 02432 $49,511.29 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-438
2452 N 30th St 19132-
3002 28th wd. 1,575 Sq. Ft.
OPA#282078500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Elizabeth Shabazz
34 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com July 26-Aug. 1, 2019
SHERIFF’S SALE
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
02716 $47,689.17 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-439
7204 Briar Rd 19138-1326
50th wd. 1,086 Sq. Ft.
OPA#501332600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Michelle L. Mc-
guire C.P. February Term, 2018
No. 03147 $142,992.93 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-440
35 E Collom St assessed as 35
Collom St 19144 12th wd. 1,153
Sq. Ft. OPA#12-1-0671-00 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Ryan Pressley
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02408 $36,808.72 Shapiro & De-
Nardo, LLC
1908-441
6126 Chestnut St 19139 3rd wd.
1,746 Sq. Ft. OPA#031033300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Violetta Kidd,
Known Heir of Eloise Hill, de-
ceased and Unknown heirs, suc-
cessors, assigns, and all persons,
firms, or associations claiming
right, title, or interest from or
under Eloise Hill, deceased C.P.
December Term, 2018 No. 02903
$61,969.07 Shapiro & DeNardo,
LLC
1908-442
45 E Collom St assessed as 45
Collom St 19144 12th wd. 1,164
Sq. Ft. OPA#12-1-0676-00 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Ryan Pressley
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02409 $36,890.04 Shapiro & De-
Nardo, LLC
1908-443
1026 E Sydney St 19150 50th
wd. 3,510 Sq. Ft. OPA#50-
2467100 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Djeffly Dinvil a/k/a Djeffy Din-
vil C.P. October Term, 2017 No.
02786 $303,952.65 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1908-444
12712 Medford Rd 19154
66th wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft.
OPA#663245600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all per-
sons, firms, or associations claim-
ing right, title, or interest from
or under William A. Quigley,
deceased, Ryan K. Quigley a/k/a
Brian K. Quigley, Known Heir
of William A. Quigley, deceased
and Dennis P. Quigley, Known
Heir of William A. Quigley, de-
ceased C.P. June Term, 2018 No.
00151 $85,347.77 Shapiro & De-
Nardo, LLC
1908-445
1500 A Marcy Pl 19115 56th
wd. 0 Sq. Ft. OPA#888560525
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Jung K.
Kim a/k/a Jung Kyum Kim C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 01882
$132,856.15 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1908-446
1819 N Natrona St 19121
32nd wd. 1,048 Sq. Ft.
OPA#323329900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jay Truesdale as
Administrator of the Estate of
Willie Truesdale, Jr., Deceased
C.P. February Term, 2018 No.
00059 $69,455.38 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-447
1833 Strahle St 19152 56th wd.
2,198 Sq. Ft. OPA#562167500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Betty Jane
SHERIFF’S SALE
Sulpizio a/k/a Betty J. Sulpizio
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
01916 $101,448.92 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1908-448
8317 Temple Rd 19150 50th wd.
1,170 Sq. Ft. BRT#501105800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL REAL ESTATE Devont
Allen C.P. January Term, 2017
No. 02178 $158,898.02 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1908-449
852 N Markoe St 19139 6th wd.
810 Sq. Ft. BRT#062398700 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY
MASONRY Regina Hudson C.P.
October Term, 2017 No. 03615
$57,832.68 Milstead & Associ-
ates, LLC
1908-450
6619 N Uber St 19138 50th wd.
1,183 Sq. Ft. BRT#102022200
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/
GAR 2 STY MASONRY John
H. Johnson a/k/a John Henry
Johnson Jr. a/k/a John Johnson,
Deceased C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 00433 $50,278.51 Mil-
stead & Associates, LLC
1908-451
1225 Clymer St 19147 2nd wd.
1,199 Sq. Ft. BRT#022194349
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2.5
STY MASONRY Rochelle
Burns C.P. July Term, 2018 No.
00354 $270,134.46 Milstead &
Associates, LLC
1908-452
7619 Jay Pl 19153 40th wd.
2,636 Sq. Ft. BRT#405832100
Antonio R. Clay a/k/a Antonio
Clay C.P. January Term, 2018
No. 03280 $215,817.22 Milstead
& Associates, LLC
1908-453
6734 Oakley St 19111 35th wd.
4,090 Sq. Ft. BRT#353216400
IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET
2.5 STY MASONRY Bertha
Marshall C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 00094 $158,829.72
Milstead & Associates, LLC
1908-454
3357 Emerald St 19134-
2550 45th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft.
OPA#452320600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Reynaldo Medina-
Rucci C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 00910 $53,311.90 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-455
2120 Vista St 19152-4215
56th wd. 1,344 Sq. Ft.
OPA#561320100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Taicha F. Jean;
Georges R. Noel C.P. Octo-
ber Term, 2018 No. 00579
$253,396.54 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-456
841 N Wynnewood Rd, a/k/a
841 Wynnewood Rd 19151-
3452 34th wd. 2,710 Sq. Ft.
OPA#344212900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Joan M. Thomas
a/k/a Joan Marie Thomas C.P.
September Term, 2018 No.
02285 $67,000.97 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-457
2447 76th Ave 19150 50th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,578 Sq. Ft.
BRT#501414400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING David P. Mc-
Farlin and Marlene Jones C.P.
January Term, 2016 No. 02115
$143,497.33 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-458
2537 N Marston St 19132 28th
SHERIFF’S SALE
wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1,200 Sq. Ft. BRT#281083900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Purtina Hill,
Known Surviving Heir of Ger-
aldine Williams, Lisa Williams,
Known Surviving Heir of Ger-
aldine Williams, and Unknown
Surviving Heirs of Geraldine
Williams C.P. December Term,
2017 No. 02094 $46,089.17
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1908-459
8623 Forrest Ave 19150 50th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,155 Sq. Ft.
BRT#502235200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Unknown Surviv-
ing Heirs of Marcella F. Nelson
C.P. December Term, 2017 No.
02773 $103,682.27 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-460
5117 Locust St 19139 60th wd.
SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY;
1,650 Sq. Ft. BRT#602075300
Subject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Modi Doucoure
C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00483
$119,129.86 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1908-461
4937 N Fairhill St 19120 49th wd.
2,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#491170400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Uriel
Montenegro, a/k/a Oriel Mon-
tenegro, as believed Heir and/
or Adminstrator to the Estate of
Donna Maiellano, a/k/a Donna
Maieilano; Unknown Heirs and/
or Administrators of the Estate of
Donna Maiellano, a/k/a Donna
Maieilano C.P. February Term,
2017 No. 02899 $80,902.90
Cristina L. Connor, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1908-462
299 Shawmont Ave, Unit 3C3
a/k/a 299 D Shawmont Ave,
Unit 3C3 19128 21st wd. N/A
BRT#888210576 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RES CONDO 3 STY
MAS+OTH Darron Buscio a/k/a
Darrin Buscio C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 00848 $132,648.72
Milstead & Associates, LLC
1908-463
9042 Wesleyan Rd 19136
57th wd. 1,623 Sq. Ft.
OPA#572230600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Thomas F. Hanrat-
ty, III and Rhiannon M. Doyle
C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02343
$86,161.43 Shapiro & DeNardo,
LLC
1908-464
1227 Kerper St 19111 53rd wd.
1,781 Sq. Ft. OPA#532105800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Steven
J. Haas and Jo Ann Haas C.P.
January Term, 2017 No. 04909
$154,444.06 Shapiro & DeNar-
do, LLC
1908-465
7010 Passyunk Ave assessed
as 7010 W. Passyunk Ave
19142 40th wd. 7,012 Sq. Ft.
OPA#406301600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Kristine Kinsolv-
ing C.P. November Term, 2018
No. 01887 $13,224.67 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1908-466
253 E Mayfield St 19134 7th wd.
(formerly part of the 33rd wd.)
840 Sq. Ft. BRT#071254800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Nicomedes
Gonzalez, Deceased and Ce-
Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office.
PGN
SHERIFF’S SALE
ferina Gonzalez a/k/a Ceferina
Gonzalez Santiago a/k/a Ce-
ferina Gonzalez Cruz Santiago,
Deceased C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 01140 $4,278.89 Pow-
ers Kirn, LLC
1908-467
129 W Rittenhouse St 19144-
2713 59th wd. 1,575 Sq. Ft.
OPA#593030800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY William C. Mitch-
ell, in His Capacity as Heir of
Deborah Mitchell, Deceased;
Unknown heirs, successors, as-
signs, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Deborah Mitchell, Deceased
C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01846
$187,704.96 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-468
128 Sigel St 19148 1st wd.
Land Area: 675 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provement Area: 750 Sq. Ft.
OPA#011162500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Sam A. Sam C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 01362
$136,923.42 RAS Citron, LLC;
Robert Crawley, Esq
1908-469
7429-31 Rising Sun Ave
19111 56th wd. 5,779 Sq. Ft.
BRT#561005300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Robert P. Albeser,
Personal Representative of the
Estate of Edward J. Albeser, De-
ceased C.P. August Term, 2018
No. 00090 $232,371.17 Law Of-
fice of Gregory Javardian, LLC
1908-470
6923 Paschall Ave 19142 40th
wd. Land Area: 1,600 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 1,664 Sq.
Ft. OPA#403313500 Cath-
erine Yalartai a/k/a Catherine R.
Yalartai C.P. July Term, 2018
No. 01780 $102,206.41 Robert
Crawley, Esq
1908-471
2167 Wakeling St 19124 62nd
wd. Land Area: 3,869 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 1,928 Sq.
Ft. OPA#622014300 Dion Al-
licock C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 00186 $109,511.87 Robert
Crawley, Esq
1908-472
6110 W Jefferson St 19151
34th wd. 2,153 Sq. Ft.
BRT#342061000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Lawrence W.
Tilghman, Personal Represen-
tative of the Estate of Maria D.
Williams-Barber a/k/a Maria
D. Barber a/k/a Maria Denise
Williams-Barber, Deceased
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
02984 $69,740.94 Law Office of
Gregory Javardian, LLC
1908-473
1502 S. Wilton St 19143 51st
wd. 825 Sq. Ft. OPA#512056000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Andrew C.
Wright, Deceased; Andrea M.
Wright, Administrator of the
Estate C.P. March Term, 2017
No. 03280 $29,026.43 Joseph R.
Loverdi, Esquire
1908-474
4908 Parkside Ave 19131
52nd wd. 1,776 Sq. Ft.
OPA#521090800 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
All Known Heirs of Elton Nock
and All Unknown Heirs of Elton
Nock C.P. July Term, 2018 No.
01627 $56,754.69 Meredith H.
Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski, LLC
SHERIFF’S SALE
1908-475
6341 Algon Ave 19111 53rd wd.
2,644 Sq. Ft. BRT#531217000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL Dalal Mansour and Majdi
Utqi C.P. December Term, 2018
No. 03302 $191,042.66 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1908-476
6865 N 19th St 19126 10th wd.
2,550 Sq. Ft. OPA#101110100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Collin G.
Dixon C.P. July Term, 2017 No.
04021 $148,503.94 Cristina L.
Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski, LLC
1908-477
5737 Wyndale Ave 19131
52nd wd. 1,745 Sq. Ft.
OPA#522137000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all
persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
from or under James Nelson,
Deceased, Tonia Nelson, Known
Heir of James Nelson, Deceased
and Tina Nelson, Known Heir
of James Nelson, Deceased C.P.
May Term, 2018 No. 00121
$144,300.44 Shapiro & De-
Nardo, LLC
1908-478
3915 N Delhi St 19140 43rd wd.
960 Sq. Ft. BRT#433151000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Yvonne B.
Veney C.P. October Term, 2018
No. 03057 $12,792.28 Powers
Kirn, LLC
1908-479
5619 Wyndale Ave 19131
52nd wd. 2,458 Sq. Ft.
OPA#522133700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all
persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
from or under Dorothy Thorn-
ton, Deceased C.P. May Term,
2016 No. 01955 $197,852.95
Robert Crawley, Esq
1908-480
5371 Wingohocking Terr 19144-
5831 12th wd. 2,162 Sq. Ft.
BRT#122189900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL Mar-
cia E. Stubbs C.P. July Term,
2018 No. 01981 $125,606.11
Stern & Eisenberg PC
1908-481
1961 Ashley Rd a/k/a 1961
Ashley St 19138 10th wd.
1,246 Sq. Ft. OPA#101368700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Kevin Lof-
ton a/k/a Kevin Lofton, Jr. a/k/a
Kevin T. Lofton, Jr. a/k/a Kevin
Troy Lofton a/k/a Kevin Troy
Lofton, Jr. C.P. May Term, 2018
No. 01399 $85,741.95 RAS Cit-
ron, LLC; Robert Crawley, Esq
1908-482
3159 Belgreen Rd 19154
66th wd. 1,700 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provements: 1,400 Sq. Ft.
OPA#663089700 Anthony
Parker a/k/a Anthony B. Parker;
Barbara J. Parker C.P. Febru-
ary Term, 2018 No. 00971
$215,618.46 Robert Crawley
1908-483
3414 Salmon St 19134-6015
N/A 697 Sq. Ft. OPA#45-1-
1841-00 IMPROVEMENTS:
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Joseph Hritz
C.P. September Term, 2018 No.
00661 $130,980.06 Hladik, On-
orato, & Federman, LLP
1908-484
519 E Courtland St 19120 52nd
wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
SHERIFF’S SALE
1,050 Sq. Ft. BRT#421027700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Yolanda
Caraballo C.P. April Term, 2018
No. 02011 $59,666.21 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-485
2508 Federal St 19146 36th wd.
984 Sq. Ft. (Land Area Sq. Ft.);
880 Sq. Ft. (Improvement Area
Sq. Ft.) OPA#361263400 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY
MASONRY Testa and Son,
Contractor, LLC C.P. May Term,
2018 No. 02902 $306,198.02
Scott M. Klein, Esq.
1908-486
40 S 62nd St 3rd wd. Land Area
2,021 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
2,044 Sq. Ft. OPA#031191300
Subject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: 2,044 SQ. FT. Carlton
J. Stewart C.P. December Term,
2017 No. 01961 $64,100.29
Philip Yampolsky, Esquire
1908-487
4842 N Camac St 19141 RESI-
DENTIAL ROW 2 STORY
MASONRY BRT#491491500
IMPROVEMENTS: ERECTED
THEREON Bridget Graham C.P.
February Term, 2018 No. 03018
$194,489.94 Christina J. Pross,
Esquire
1908-488
123 E 64th Ave a/k/a 123 E. 64th
Ave North 19120-1022 61st wd.
2,304 Sq. Ft. OPA#611336400
IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Geraldine Oliver
C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00239
$135,545.54 Hladik, Onorato, &
Federman, LLP
1908-489
1463 N 57th St 19131 4th wd.
1,152 Sq. Ft. BRT#043094140
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Verte Short
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
1068 $73,512.82 Weber Galla-
gher Simpson Stapleton Fires &
Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq.
1908-490
106 Overhill Ave 19116 58th wd.
4,968 Sq. Ft. OPA#583044905
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Regina
Kostikova and Sergei Gavrilov
a/k/a Serguei Gavrilov a/k/a S.
Gavrilov C.P. June Term, 2018
No. 02700 $345,693.76 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1908-491
1026 Westview St 19119 21st
wd. Land Area: 39,298 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 6,880 Sq.
Ft. OPA#213114700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Anthony Moore
a/k/a Anthony K. Moore; Henri
Gilliam Moore; United States
of America, Department of the
Treasury - Internal Revenue Ser-
vice C.P. June Term, 2017 No.
03029 $1,010,361.98 RAS Cit-
ron, LLC; Robert Crawley, Esq
1908-492
6056 W Girard Ave 19151-
4325 34th wd. 1,540 Sq. Ft.
OPA#341057400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Dana T. Andrews
a/k/a Dana Andrews, in Her Ca-
pacity as Administratrix of The
Estate of Elizabeth Morgan; El-
vera Morgan, in Her Capacity as
Heir of The Estate of Elizabeth
Morgan; Lorene Morgan, in Her
Capacity as Heir of The Estate
of Elizabeth Morgan; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns, and
all persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
from or under Elizabeth Morgan,
Deceased C.P. January Term,
SHERIFF’S SALE
2019 No. 02301 $35,494.78
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1908-493
1710 N Robinson St 19151
34th wd. 1,727 Sq. Ft.
BRT#342290300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Robert Phillips
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
02878 $44,530.57 Powers Kirn,
LLC
1908-494
120 W Ruscomb St 19120 42nd
wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1,200 Sq. Ft. BRT#422148100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Isisces
Wiggins, in Her Capacity as
Real Owner and Adminstratrix
of the Estate of Ronald C. Hol-
man C.P. September Term, 2018
No. 00084 $54,033.84 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1908-495
1542 N Lawrence St 19122 18th
wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY;
1,014 Sq. Ft. BRT#182256300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Selene Rob-
inson, Known Surviving Heir of
Pearle H. Davis, Donna Burley
a/k/a Donna Hamm, Known Sur-
viving Heir of Pearle H. Davis,
and Unknown Surviving Heirs of
Pearle H. Davis C.P. June Term,
2017 No. 00993 $62,795.08
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1908-496
3701-3711 K St, a/k/a 3701-11
K St 19124 33rd wd. 2,340 Sq.
Ft. OPA#331397500 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPER-
TY Carmen L. Moore C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 01424
$10,152.53 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1908-497
2529 S Alder St 19148 39th wd.
665 Sq. Ft. BRT#394124500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL REAL ESTATE
John Desalis and Nancy Desa-
lis a/k/a Annunziata Desalis C.P.
March Term, 2017 No. 02741
$199,513.65 Stern & Eisenberg
PC
1908-498
1427 Jerome St 19140 13th wd.
979 Sq. Ft. BRT#132273400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL Patricia Murray Smith
and Charles Smith C.P. De-
cember Term, 2018 No. 01803
$30,675.96 Stern & Eisenberg
PC
1908-499
6607 Horrocks St 19149 54th wd.
1,322 Sq. Ft. BRT#541236400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL REAL ESTATE Darryl
Bell C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 00234 $134,497.56 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1908-500
1501 Dyre St 19124-1902 23rd
wd. 1650 Sq. Ft OPA#621009605
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Cassandra
Robinson a/k/a Cassandro Rob-
inson C.P. February Term, 2014
No. 00744 $57,406.84 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1908-501A
1331 W Ruscomb St 19141
49th wd. 2,038 Sq. Ft.
OPA#491140701 IMPROVE-
MENTS: APT. 2-4 UNITS 2
STY MASON Pontiac Proper-
ties, LLC C.P. June Term, 2011
No. 01076 $415,033.47 Amar A.
Agrawal, Esquire
1908-501B
5420 Warrington Ave 19143
SHERIFF’S SALE
51st wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft.
OPA#514056500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY Pontiac Properties,
LLC C.P. June Term, 2011 No.
01076 $415,033.47 Amar A.
Agrawal, Esquire
1908-502A
558 E Godfrey Ave 19120 35th
wd. 1,242 Sq. Ft. OPA#35-
1094800 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Mohammad Amir Chughtai and
Farzanna A. Chughtai C.P. No-
vember Term, 2011 No. 01501
$2,903,849.15 Ellen B. Koop-
man, Esq. Buckley, Brion, Mc-
Guire & Morris, LLP
1908-502B
2239 Brighton St 19149 54th wd.
1,796 Sq. Ft. OPA#54-2102600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Mohammad
Amir Chughtai and Farzanna A.
Chughtai C.P. November Term,
2011 No. 01501 $2,903,849.15
Ellen B. Koopman, Esq. Buck-
ley, Brion, McGuire & Morris,
LLP
1908-503A
7127 Montague St 19135 41st
wd. 1,241 Sq. Ft. OPA#41-
2261900 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Mohammad Amir Chughtai and
Farzanna A. Chughtai C.P. No-
vember Term, 2011 No. 01501
$2,903,849.15 Ellen B. Koop-
man, Esq. Buckley, Brion, Mc-
Guire & Morris, LLP
1908-503B
6340 Martins Mill Rd 19111
35th wd. 2,545 Sq. Ft. OPA#35-
3297500 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Mohammad Amir Chughtai and
Farzanna A. Chughtai C.P. No-
vember Term, 2011 No. 01501
$2,903,849.15 Ellen B. Koop-
man, Esq. Buckley, Brion, Mc-
Guire & Morris, LLP
1908-504A
355 Gilham St 19111 35th wd.
2,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#35-3090190
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Mohammad
Amir Chughtai and Farzanna A.
Chughtai C.P. November Term,
2011 No. 01501 $2,903,849.15
Ellen B. Koopman, Esq. Buck-
ley, Brion, McGuire & Morris,
LLP
1908-504B
1232 Greeby St 19111 53rd wd.
1,122 Sq. Ft. OPA#53-1139000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Mohammad
Amir Chughtai and Farzanna A.
Chughtai C.P. November Term,
2011 No. 01501 $2,903,849.15
Ellen B. Koopman, Esq. Buck-
ley, Brion, McGuire & Morris,
LLP
1908-505A
6327 Martins Mill Rd 19111
35th wd. 3,004 Sq. Ft. OPA#35-
3302900 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Mohammad Amir Chughtai and
Farzanna A. Chughtai C.P. No-
vember Term, 2011 No. 01501
$2,903,849.15 Ellen B. Koop-
man, Esq. Buckley, Brion, Mc-
Guire & Morris, LLP
1908-505B
1326 Greeby St 19111 53rd wd.
1,272 Sq. Ft. OPA#53-1141900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Mohammad
Amir Chughtai and Farzanna A.
Chughtai C.P. November Term,
2011 No. 01501 $2,903,849.15
Ellen B. Koopman, Esq. Buck-
ley, Brion, McGuire & Morris,
LLP
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