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Family Portrait: Lyndon K. Gill pens about heritage PAGE 23

N.J. professor receives LGBT+ educator award PAGE 2

HONESTY • INTEGRITY • PROFESSIONALISM

When life is a drag ... PAGE 21

New transgender military restrictions nearing implementation PAGE 5

As Philly gears up for primaries, LGBTQ candidates get prime ballot positions By Lenny Cohen PGN Contributor Philadelphia’s primary election will be held in two months — but much of the groundwork was completed this week. And for two of the three LGBTQ candidates running for at-Large City Council seats, it was especially fruitful: They received prime ballot spots — a factor that, while randomly drawn, is considered the most important determinant of success in a crowded race. An LGBTQ judicial candidate, however, has had his petition challenged. March 19 was the last day to file objections to nomination petitions, and there were dozens. One was that of LGBTQ candidate Henry Sias, who is running for judge for the Court of Common Pleas. U n o ffi c i a l l y, t h e O ffi c e o f t h e

Philadelphia City Commissioners, acting as the County Board of Elections, reported 93 people are running for mayor, City Council, sheriff, register of wills and city commissioner — assuming they survive any challenges. The number of signatures needed on each petition depends on the office. In citywide races — for mayor, City Council at-Large, city commissioner, sheriff and register of wills — the number is 1,000. For Council districts, the number is 750. The signatures must be from registered voters of the political party, living in the location the eventual winner of the election will be serving. Candidates who have a change of heart — usually due to challengers with more signatures and campaign money — have until March 27 to withdraw their names PAGE 17 from the ballot.

Equality Forum to close Philly office By Josh Middleton PGN Contributor Equality Forum has decided to give up its office space in Philadelphia. The LGBTQ civil-rights organization, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1993, is selling the condo on the third floor of the Academy House that has served as its homebase since 2004. The closure is a sign that the organization is moving away from hosting its signature Philadelphia-based events — which it hasn’t done since 2016 — to commit more fully to online-based endeavors like its LGBT History Month campaign and website. But Executive Director Malcolm Lazin said it’s really more about practicality than anything. “We use the office very little, so we just decided it was not worth it to have an office when there wasn’t a need for it,” he said from his winter home in Sarasota, Fla. “I’m in Philadelphia probably about two months out of the year, and really it remains empty for 10 months of the year. So it really doesn’t make sense for us to have that office unoccupied.” Lazin said most of Equality Forum’s work these days is completed virtually and out-

sourced to people all over the country — from Jenkintown to Stanford University to Austin, Texas. “We’ve been doing it that way for the last several years.” Lazin said. “From a cost perspective, it’s a far more efficient way to be doing business and it produces a better product.” The office, in suite 3a at 1420 Locust St., is essentially a converted condominium that Lazin said was given to Equality Forum in 2004 from an anonymous donor. It’s currently listed with an asking price of $425,000. He said the 1,452-square-foot unit offers space for four full-time employees and a small conference room. “It’s an excellent space for a smaller nonprofit,” he said. “We hope that, potentially, someone in the community, particularly a nonprofit, would end up purchasing the office. It’s a block and a half from the Gayborhood.” Lazin said the money from the sale will help Equality Forum “leverage what we already have,” namely to make “strategic investments in LGBT History Month,” which is predominantly an educational website populated with bios and videos of 403 LGBTQ icons like Gilbert Baker, Lance Bass and Roberta Kaplan. PAGE 15

WELCOME HOME: Emma Rittman pauses and takes a breath as she enters her new home March 20 at the Gloria Casarez Residences. Rittman was one of seven young people to move in that day, bringing the total number of residents to 21. Youth moving in are greeted with “Welcome home” from staff members and Project HOME representatives. An official grand-opening housewarming party is being planned for some time in mid-May. More photos on page 6. Photo: Scott A. Drake

ACLU files suit against city’s bail system By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor The way bail is set, cash bail and exorbitant bail have become part of the presidential primary conversation, thanks largely to Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). Harris’ highlighting of the issue as she campaigns holds particular resonance right now in Philadelphia, as the ACLU has filed a class-action complaint over bail. Cash and punitive bail that disproportionately impact communities of color and marginal communities like LGBTQ people has become one of Harris’ signature issues. She has written about it in a new book and has pending legislation in the Senate. The former prosecutor and attorney general of California spoke passionately during a television appearance March 19 about how damaging arbitrary bail requirements

can be in delaying and denying justice. In Philadelphia, court administrators have been accused by the ACLU of unconstitutional actions with regard to how bail is set. The ACLU revealed March 12 that it had filed a class-action complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The complaint pleads with the court to force the city to comply with the court’s own rules on bail. The ACLU previously sent a warning letter to Philadelphia court administrators, asserting that bail is being set contrary to court guidelines, without regard for a defendant’s ability to pay. The ACLU stated that this is unconstitutional. “The system of bail in Philadelphia is clearly quite broken,” said Reggie Shuford, executive director of the ACLU of PAGE 16 Pennsylvania. Shuford

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Resource listings Legal resources • ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215-592-1513; aclupa.org • AIDS Law Project of PA: 215-587-9377; aidslawpa.org • AIDS Law Project of South Jersey: 856-784-8532; aidslawsnj.org/ • Equality PA: equalitypa. org; 215-731-1447

• Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations — Rue Landau: 215-686-4670 • Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-7603686; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com • SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 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, atticyouthcenter.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.

• Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center

Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org.

• William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org.

Health and HIV testing • Action Wellness: 1216 Arch St.; 215981-0088, actionwellness.org • AIDS Healthcare Foundation: 1211 Chestnut St. #405 215971-2804; HIVcare.org • AIDS Library: 1233 Locust St.; aidslibrary.org/ • AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800-6626080 • Bebashi-Transition to Hope: 1235

Spring Garden St.; 215769-3561; bebashi.org • COLOURS: coloursorganization.org, 215832-0100 • Congreso de Latinos Unidos; 216 W. Somerset St.; 215-7638870 • GALAEI: 149 W. Susquehanna Ave.; 267-457-3912, galaei. org. Spanish/English • Health Center No. 2: 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1821

• Mazzoni Center: 1348 Bainbridge St.; 215-563-0652, mazzonicenter.org • Philadelphia FIGHT: 1233 Locust St.; 215-985-4448, fight.org • Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center: 1201 Locust St.; 215985-9206 • Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207

Other • Independence Branch Library Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection: 215-685-1633 • Independence Business Alliance; 215-557-0190, IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com

• LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK • PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 • Philly Pride Presents: 215-875-9288

TCNJ professor honored with national LGBTQ+ educator award By Jeremy Rodriguez PGN Contributor Benny C. Chan is no stranger to pushing the envelope. The College of New Jersey chemistry professor said he will sometimes play with gender stereotypes to get his students to think. “Sometimes, I’ll just put nail polish on and just wear it to class and the students will ask me, ‘Why do you have nail polish on?’ [I’ll respond], ‘Since when is nail polish gendered? Why are you asking this question, first of all? Where did this concept come that nail polish or makeup in general is just feminine?’ It’s a construct and we can deconstruct that if we want. So I do those things particularly to spark some conversations. I kind of like the controversy,” the professor laughed. Chan last weekend was among four professionals honored at Out to Innovate 2019, the fifth biennial summit of the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals. The openly gay professor received the LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year award during the organization’s ceremony at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In a statement from NOGLSTP’s evaluation committee, Chan’s work received praise for embracing diversity and inclusion in the classroom. “It is clear from [Chan’s] references that he is an exceptional educator who sees his role beyond the classroom,” the committee said in a statement to PGN. “His participation in a wide array of service activities designed at making TCNJ a more inclusive place shows how much he cares for the well-being of all students, not just his, and not just LGBTQ+.” Jeffrey Osborn, dean of TCNJ’s School of Science noted Chan’s work is “the result of considerable thought, reflection and research.” Through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence grant, an award that promotes engagement for undergraduate science students, Chan and other TCNJ faculty members strive to make the college’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum more inclusive. Chan said that many students — particularly students

of color — tend to come from financially disadvantaged school districts and will often perform poorly in STEM disciplines. “This is a nationwide phenomenon,” Chan said. “Because of the high concentration of poverty and lack of access at their schools, students end up failing out of science and engineering majors. So we’ve been doing a lot of work on trying to understand that. It feels good to do this kind of work, to help students reach their full potential and help them get over structural barriers.” Chan said his work with the American Society of Engineering Education’s Safe Zone Project taught him about the importance of LGBTQ inclusion in the classroom and how to incorporate dialogue techniques with students and staff. He uses these skills to facilitate discussions with TCNJ staff and often pushes the faculty to think about things such as pronouns, preferred names and intersectionality. Chan noted that the staff generally has been receptive to this process — but he noticed that sometimes, people can get “quiet” on certain topics, particularly with trans issues. “It starts to break at that binary system of thinking,” he said. “Everything is male or female. Everything is gay or straight. So once you start working in all of this nuance, I see a little bit of pushback. It’s mostly just quiet. I’m not sure if they’re just processing it or just [choosing to] not state their disapproval.” Chan said he plans to get the staff to think more in depth about these issues. “[I’m] trying to get them to think about nuance — about race issues, sexuality issues [and] gender issues. And I think the biggest challenge is that people don’t want to think in the nuance because that takes work. So the main goal that I have is to continue to have dialogue about these issues and to keep talking about it.” Other NOGLSTP honorees include LGBTQ+ Engineer of the Year Arianna T. Morales from General Motors Research Center, LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year Jon Freeman from New York University and Walt Westman Award-winner Lauren A. Esposito from California Academy of Sciences. n

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News Briefing ACT UP to co-host city council forum ACT UP is joining the MLK Dare Coalition and United with the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia a to host an all-inclusive city council forum. More than 70 candidates are seeking council seats in each of the 10 districts and the seven at-Large seats. ACT UP is a member of The Alliance also. ACT UP members will begin gathering at 2:30 p.m. March 24 in from of Congregation Ropeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. for the forum scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ACT UP members and their guests may receive tokens to aid with travel and there will be T-shirts for ACT UP members, though non-members can also purchase them. If you would like a T-shirt or tokens, RSVP at octobermax@gmail.com, or just show up. A progressive agenda on issues and policies will be the theme of the forum with several key points of consideration: the targeting of black and brown people; investment in healthy schools, re-entry, affordable and accessible housing and jobs; demanding dignity and respect for all work; making corporations, developers and universities pay their fair share; more community control of land, housing, schools and energy; and ensuring a democracy where all can participate. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Penn Medicine holds lecture for LGBT Health Week In conjunction with National LGBT Health Awareness Week, Penn Medicine is holding an informative lunch hour lecture on PrEP called “Interventions to maximize the benefit of PrEP in the real world: our experience at the University of Pennsylvania.” National LGBT Health Awareness Week is March 25-29 PrEP studies have shown repeatedly that regular usage of the drug reduces the chances of becoming infected with HIVpositive to near zero. It has become an invaluable tool in the fight toward getting to zero: zero new infections, zero deaths, zero stigma. It has also become clear that HIVpositive individuals who maintain their drug regimens and are undetectable are also untransmittable. Large-scale use of PrEP in Philadelphia lags behind the national average and this lecture will address ways to increase awarenes and usage of PrEP to decrease infection rates here. The lecture will be noon-1 p.m., March 26 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, White Building in Flyers Sixers Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.

Put on a ’stashe and win some cash Philly Dyke March is calling all amateur drag kings from the Philadelphia region including New Jersey and Delaware for the annual Drag King contest. The competition is pageant style with runway, performance and a Q&A segment. The one-night event will culminate with the crowning of the 24th Mr. Philly Drag King. Do you have what it takes to follow 2018 winner Ken U. Knott? Entry applicants must be 18 or older to compete or attend. Tutorial classes are also available. To sign up, look under the events listings on Facebook. Tickets start at $5 and will be sold at the door. Pre-event-night tickets are available now, and each level has limited quantities. Tickets purchased the night of the show do not guarantee a seat. The advance levels are:

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Emerge Wellness hosts its first art show Emerge Wellness is marking its new location in the Gayborhood with an art show: Personal Psychology. This exhibition will be the first of many and features 10 Philadelphia-area artists exploring personal growth and self-actualization. The show is curated by artist and psychotherapist TJ Walsh. “The process of creating is an intimate practice,” said Walsh. “Art making is a meditative, reflective, physical, emotional and spiritual practice. Creating something that comes out of ourselves, releasing part of us into the world to be experienced by others is something that many people in our culture do not experience. This intimate practice of pulling from within and connecting with the deepest parts of our beings is beautiful because it’s natural, pure and uninhibited. It’s being human on one of its most raw levels.” The artists showing works are Christine Bruning, Krista Dedrick Lai, Debora Rosa Dias, Seth Darnall, Stephan Dobosh, Lauren E. Peters, Lauren Rinaldi, Scott Schultheis, TJ Walsh and Jessica Zawadowicz. The inaugural Emerge Wellness art show is 6-9 p.m. March 27 at 1221 Locust St., 2nd floor. There willl be for food and beverages and everyone is welcome. n — compiled by Scott Drake

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New restrictions for transgender military members after April 12 President Donald Trump will soon be getting most, but not all, of what he wanted in the fight against transgender members serving in our nation’s Armed Forces. The new policy will go into effect April 12. Then, transgender people with gender dysphoria will not be allowed to enlist in the military, and transgender people already serving could have access to care restricted if they haven’t officially been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, distress as a result of the sex and gender a person was assigned at birth. On March 12, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a 15-page Directive-type Memorandum (DTM)19-004 called “Military Service by Transgender Persons and Persons with Gender Dysphoria.” The memo states in part, “No person, solely on the basis of his or her gender identity, will be Denied accession into the Military Services; Involuntarily separated or discharged from the Military Services; Denied reenlistment or continuation of service in the Military Services; or Subjected to adverse action or mistreatment.” However, “Transgender Service members or applicants for accession to the Military Services must be subject to the same standards as all other persons. When a standard, requirement, or policy depends on whether the individual is a male or a female (e.g., medical fitness for duty; physical fitness and body fat standards; berthing, bathroom, and shower facilities; and uniform and grooming standards), all persons will be subject to the standard, requirement, or policy associated with their biological sex. Transgender persons may seek waivers or exceptions to these or any other standards, requirements, or policies on the same terms as any other person.” Also, “Service members who access in their preferred gender or received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from, or had such diagnosis confirmed by, a military medical provider before the effective date of this DTM will be allowed to continue serving in the military pursuant to the policies and procedures in effect before the effective date of this DTM,” meaning April 12. That exemption will allow service members who have been given a diagnosis of gender dysphoria by a military provider before April 12 to stay in the military and receive transition-related care. After April 12, no one being treated for gender dysphoria will be able to enlist, and those serving can only continue if they don’t get trans-affirming medical care and serve in the gender they were assigned at birth. That has transgender service members rushing to get diagnosed with gender dysphoria so they can qualify for the exemption. However, according to SPART*A:

A Transgender Military Advocacy Organization, many military providers have limited experience working with transgender patients and some expressed hesitancy providing diagnoses in only one or two sessions, when time is of the essence. “The fact is we have transgender service members serving honorably, meeting the standards, and living here in Pennsylvania,” said OutServe-SLDN Education and Advocacy Program Manager Scott Davis. “Our focus at the state level is supporting the unique needs of local LGBTQ and HIV+ service members and veterans who have sacrificed so much for us. To that end, we work with other veteran service organizations and advocates in the area to ensure our Pennsylvania LGBTQ and HIV+ service members and vets are taken care of and afforded the honor that they have earned.” According to one local transgender vet, the Trump ban could cause nearly 15,000 trained military personnel to be discharged by June. That includes upwards of 2,000 ETS (Expiration of Term of Service) in the Philadelphia area alone. Those professional military personnel would get no help from the Veterans Administration, no retraining to work in the outside world, and many may receive “other than honorable” discharges, which could haunt them the rest of their lives. OutServe-SDLN is asking service members who are transgender but have not been diagnosed with gender dysphoria to email its legal department at legal@outserve.org. Transgender people were first banned from military service in 1963. Regulation 40-501, deemed them unqualified due to having an unfit mental state. The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (1994-2011) allowed for open gay, lesbian and bisexual service members, but not transgender. The ban on open transgender military service was finally repealed on June 30, 2016. President Barack Obama’s Defense Secretary Ashton Carter published a directive that qualified service members could not be discharged on the basis of gender identity, and new rules included health benefits. Transgender people have been serving openly for less than three years, but that was long enough for all four service chiefs to go on record, saying there has been no harm to any units due to transgender people serving. Also, last month, 41 retired generals and admirals signed a statement saying “Transgender-inclusive service … has succeeded, while discrimination and double standards harm combat effectiveness by wasting talent and compromising military integrity.” The military leaders called the Trump administration’s use of “military judgment” to defend its transgender troop ban a “pretext [that] risks inflicting harms that go well beyond” the transgender service issue. The trouble started PAGE 15

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Emma Rittman (left), and program manager Kate Gormley inspect the nooks and cranies of Rittman’s new home. Part of the entry process included the inspecion, safety protocols, house rules and responsIbilities. Each tenant received housewarming gifts of linens, hangers, ice cube trays, cookware and other everyday items courtesy of Project HOME. Flatscreen televisions for each of the 30 rooms were donated by Mel Heifitz, a long-time supporter of the project. The final nine residents are expected to move in by the end of the month as final touches are applied to the building. The grand-opening celebration will be held in mid-May. Photos: Scott A. Drake

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Deadline passes with Attic public statement, BBWC leader talking escalation By Lenny Cohen PGN Contributor The deadline put on The Attic Youth Center by the Black & Brown Workers Co-op has come and gone with no agreement after the BBWC announced an alleged sexual assault against a minor occurred on the center’s premises and that racism was rampant among its staff. The accusations against Philadelphia’s independent LGBTQ youth bastion came March 4 on the BBWC’s Facebook page. “Recently, we heard feedback from our Black and Brown employees and former employees about their experiences working at The Attic,” the center’s board wrote March 18 in its first public statement. “We immediately took action.” The timing of the statement was the same as the deadline the BBWC gave to the center to fulfill its list of demands. The Attic’s statement continued with how

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procedures that ensure greater safety as well as greater equity. We need to follow through on our learnings, create a heightened level of awareness and understanding, and continue to take action. We want to be a place that does the work of anti-oppression, and to engage in the conversations toward that work.” The statement specifically addressed the BBWC and former Attic employees by saying, “We acknowledge and respect your voices and experiences, as well as your expertise. We are committed to making change, and including our Black and Brown staff and young people in this process.” BBWC cofounder Abdul-Aliy Abdullah Muhammad told PGN they read the statement but that they were not aware of The Attic doing anything to meet its demands, and the demands of the workers. Those demands included the immediate resignations of Jacobs and Santos as

well as the resignation of Attic Associate Director Jacinto “Jay” Grant, who had been temporarily overseeing operations with two board members since Jacobs’ and Santos’ suspensions. Also in the demands were auditing and changes to the board, that the “Entire Staff [sic] be trained in anti-Adultism,” and “severance pay to former staff who have suffered under the misleadership of carrie jacobs [sic] and management staff.” Abdullah Muhammad told PGN since the BBWC deadline passed without any noticeable movement towards its demands, “we always escalate action. We put pressure on institutions. That will continue to happen.” The allegations against The Attic had reportedly been made by at least one former employee. The allegation of racism was the first against The Attic, which opened in 1993 and primarily serves youth of color. n

Study: Proposed Medicare changes will harm HIV patients By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor A new study shows proposed changes by the Trump administration to Medicare Part D would have a significantly negative impact on people living with HIV and on the healthcare system, including 7,200 additional deaths, 6,750 new HIV infections and $1.08 billion more than is currently allocated. The alarming new statistics are detailed in a research study by Precision Health Economics in California, a scientific think-tank that conducts advanced health economics research that addresses the most challenging problems in healthcare, including diseases like HIV/AIDS. According to the study, the new standards set by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar would allow expanded use of “step therapy” and “prior authorization” from insurance companies, resulting in delays in more efficacious and better-tolerated treatment and therapies. “This research brief shows that the proposed rule would not only be a source of increased costs, but it would cause substantial harm to those living with HIV who rely on Medicare Part D for their life-saving medications,” said James Baumgardner, lead researcher on the study. “This proposed rule would impact access to antiretroviral prescriptions drugs. Limiting access to medication for people living with HIV would lead to reduced survival, an increased number of serious and adverse events, and allow more people to contract HIV — leading to greater costs

to the healthcare system in the long run.” The proposed rule change to Medicare is titled “Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses.” But what the change actually would do is radically alter protections extended to the six classes of drugs currently protected by Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage. These drug classes are antidepressants, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, immunosuppressants (to prevent transplant rejection), antiretrovirals (the key class of drugs for HIV/AIDS) and antineoplastics (to prevent tumors). The proposed change would seriously affect millions of people living with complex and often deadly conditions, including cancer, schizophrenia, epilepsy and HIV/AIDS. In its research study, PHE assessed what the impact of the proposed changes would be on people living with HIV. The study compared the new rule’s guidelines to existing policy with no restrictions to antiretroviral treatment for the period 2020-2029. The research brief was an in-depth investigation into what Azar’s insistence on “step therapy” and “prior authorization” would mean for patients, and also estimated the implications of the proposed rule’s impact on drug formulation and drug pricing provisions. The study found thousands of people with HIV/AIDS would be affected. The most alarming projections were the increase in deaths and new infections. If HIV patients were subjected to step therapy and prior authorization, it could result in 7,200 additional all-cause deaths; 84,000 more renal and bone adverse PAGE 9 events related to tumors;

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$1.08 billion in additional costs due to these adverse events; and 6,750 new HIV infections, which would contribute to significant additional costs, considering estimates of the lifetime cost associated with managing HIV infection is more than $330,000 per infection. The use of prior authorization and step therapy is meant to reduce drug costs by forcing patients to start a less-expensive treatment before they can access more expensive drugs, which are often more effective and have fewer side effects. Step therapy and prior authorization could delay or interrupt people living with HIV from accessing treatment that would result in viral load suppression, which is essential in preventing the transmission of HIV. In addition to these complications, drug formulation and drug-pricing provisions and restrictions could result in more than 8,000 additional deaths and 7,600 new HIV infections. Written into Azar’s proposal is this salient fact for people with HIV: Provisions could eliminate drugs from a formulary if that drug didn’t meet certain requirements. This could prevent patients from accessing, for example, single-drug regimens, which are more effective and better tolerated but also more expensive than multi-drug regimens. It also could restrict people with HIV from accessing more effective medicines or those with fewer serious side effects. Medicare Part D was created in 2006 to help older Americans as well as chronically ill and disabled people access affordable, life-saving drugs for their seri-

ous, chronic and — in the case of HIV — infectious health conditions. According to the Kaiser Health Foundation, the number of Medicare beneficiaries with HIV has tripled since the 1990s, rising from 42,520 in 1997 to 150,000 in 2017. Approximately 25 percent of people with HIV receiving care get their health-insurance through Medicare. Medicare spending for HIV also has increased and the program is now the single largest source of federal financing for HIV care and treatment. Most people with HIV on Medicare are under age 65 and qualify because of HIVrelated disability. The majority of Medicare beneficiaries with HIV are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid and receive low-income subsidies under Part D. Medicare recipients with HIV are younger — under 65 — disproportionately male (74 percent vs. 45 percent), black (43 percent vs. 10 percent) and dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (69 percent vs. 21 percent) than other Medicare recipients. They also have higher rates of certain co-morbidities. For example, 21 percent of HIV-positive beneficiaries are co-infected with viral hepatitis (types A-E) compared to 1 percent of the overall Medicare population, while 34 percent have depression compared to 17 percent of the overall Medicare population. All of these factors mean the proposed changes to Medicare Part D could not only harm people with HIV, but also contribute to new infections, as the best treatments for HIV lower the viral load and make the disease less transmissible. n

“This research brief shows that the proposed rule would not only be a source of increased costs, but it would cause substantial harm to the those living with HIV who rely on Medicare Part D for their life-saving medications.”

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Stop and appreciate progress that has been made With all the attacks on LGBTQ rights recently, especially with many coming directly from Trump administration policies, it’s difficult at times to stop and appreciate how far the community has truly come. Sometimes it’s worth noting not only the most recent wins (many are highlighted in the Mombian column on page 14), but also the not-too-long-ago strides the community has made. Philadelphia is a model city when it comes to changes in the past few decades that embrace the LGBTQ community. And, while the Gayborhood still thrives, it’s almost hard to distinguish it from other neighborhoods all around Philly and New Jersey. Despite an uptick in hate crimes in the past couple of years, there are few who would say it’s not better and more welcoming almost everywhere in the tri-state area for gays than it was in the 1970s, ’80s and even ’90s. And as LGBTQ people of a certain age can attest, there used to be only certain places, such as Provincetown, Mass., where same-sex couples could even comfortably hold hands while walking down the street, let alone anything else. Or even back in the day, Rehoboth Beach was one of the earliest nearby areas where, with a wink and a nod, LGBT folks knew it was safe to be who they were and go to a bed-and-breakfast and ask for one king bed. There truly weren’t too many places even recently where gays were made to feel entirely welcomed, let alone embraced. And while some may consider it a negative that the entire community isn’t pushing harder to advance LGBT rights or candidates, others may see it as a good thing. Isn’t it a huge positive step that a lesbian’s main issue may be her own healthcare options? Or that two gay dads may be more concerned with issues concerning their child’s school than getting an LGBT candidate elected just because he/she is LGBT? One could argue that getting those LGBT candidates elected into office would avert the LGBT-related school issues, but those dads may be interested in issues that relate to all students, too. It is a testament to just how mainstream we have become: LGBTQ people are the same as other people with the same concerns about taxes, income, healthcare, etc. That many in the community are worried about some of those issues more than or just as much as LGBTQ-specific issues is a fabulous thing. We should never stop fighting until full equality is reached. And we won’t. But, let’s take a moment to savor the progress. n

Well, child sex abuse in the Catholic Church is in the news again and, gosh, wouldn’t you know it? The Catholic Church is trying to blame it on the gays. Again. A Pennsylvania grand-jury report found sex abuse rampant in the Church, something everyone who has ever delved into the issue has also found to be true. According to the report, some 300 priests preyed on children for decades while church leaders turned a blind eye to the literal hell on earth they were allowing to fester. There’s a reason why in every Hollywood depiction of prison there’s a child abuser, usually a sexual abuser, who gets shanked in the showers. After all, it’s easy to hate that guy. I’m not condoning violence; just pointing out that, as a society, we pretty much agree that child abusers are THE WORST. Well, unless they wear a black robe and a white collar. Then, instead of going to prison, you just get transferred to a new parish with brand-new parishioners to terrorize. There are many reasons why this is such a bad practice, but I would like to point out that by moving the priest away from his victim(s), the Church is essentially saying that the victims are the problem. The priest is the innocent here, seduced by the tender flesh of wicked children, as opposed to a very sick person guilty of the worst kind of abuse. And if you feel like you’re experiencing déjà vu, well, you are in the sense that, yes, this has happened before. And it keeps happening all over the world. But the Catholic Church knows just whom to blame. In a 2018 interview with Thomas McKenna, president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family, Cardinal Raymond Burke said, “It seems clear in light of these recent terrible scandals that indeed there is a homosexual culture, not only among the clergy but even within the hierarchy, which needs to be purified at the root.” Now, it may sound like Burke is shining a spotlight on problems within the Church itself — something that really needs to be examined more closely, and would be examined more closely, if the Church stopped trying to cover up its

sexual-abuse epidemic. But, of course, that’s not what Burke is doing here. He’s basically saying, “If we just get rid of all the gays who are mucking up each level of the hierarchy, everything will be just fine.” But, of course, it won’t. Rather than spend a second examining the institution to stop abuse, the Church once again seeks to change the subject. Look, all organized religion requires a great deal of suspended disbelief and magical thinking, a.k.a. “faith,” in order to work. Critical thinking is pretty much the antithesis to religious doctrine. Which is why the Church is seeking to capitalize on the gross mischaracterization that gay people are pedophiles in order to absolve its own sins. “I think it has been considerably aggravated by the anti-life culture in which we live, namely the contraceptive culture that separates the sexual act from the conjugal union,” Burke told McKenna. “The sexual act has no meaning whatsoever except between a man and a woman in marriage since the conjugal act is by its very nature for procreation.” Got that? Gays are a problem, but the whole thing has been made even worse by all of these whores on birth control having sex without making babies. Thank you for attending this TED Talk about sex by a man who supposedly has never had sex. Burke calls homosexuality “disordered” and he’s not the only conservative Catholic calling for a purge of gays from the priesthood. However, Burke and the others are not making any distinction between “gay” and “pedophile,” a distinction that is, uh, really important because they are not one and the same. Unless, of course, your goal isn’t to keep kids safe from abuse, but is actually to CYF (cover your frock). n

Got that? Gays are a problem, but the whole thing has been made even worse by all of these whores on birth control having sex without making babies. Thank you for attending this TED Talk about sex by a man who supposedly has never had sex.

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.

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Donald Carter and LGBT history There’s one in every city — that person are being asked everything from was it a who, once he enters the room, makes us all riot or a revolution to what do you think feel a sense of togetherness no matter what about corporate influence in our community the issues and turmoil in the LGBT comto the insulting myth of Judy Garland. munity. Overall, it’s great to be asked questions. In Philadelphia, that person But what amazes me is that there was Donald Carter. is all this fighting over something You might have seen him on that took place 50 years ago and the HBO show “Real Time with we should be unified and celeBill Maher.” Even his introducbrating. And maybe we should tion on the show brought smiles know our own history. to the faces of those who knew I should also note that during a him. He would say with a twinprogram last Monday at Hunter kle in his eye, “I’m black. I’m College about the passage of gay. And I’m a Republican.” New York’s first gay-rights legisI spoke at the celebration of lation, the panel wouldn’t allow the life of Donald Carter last those who actually created the Saturday, but that lovingly unicampaign to participate. That’s fying event came a week in called censorship. Shame on which I was speaking about you, Hunter! It is an example of LGBT history with people in LGBT history being rewritten. Mark Segal Oh, and it was a gay man and New York. My road to Carter’s ceremony his self-interest that did this, but made me appreciate him even more. Hunter allowed it. The week began with the trip to New By the end of the week, I was back in York for a corporate speech — to a hedge Philly and ready to celebrate a man who fund, no less — and then to a filming of I’ve known since the ’70s — Carter, who part of a documentary on Stonewall. It’s passed in February. interesting to note the various issues that are After a week of watching the NYC causing riffs within that city’s LGBT comLGBT community eat its own, it was great munity. Most interestingly is a disagreement to attend a celebration that was as diverse over Gay Pride, or the 50th anniversary of as it could get. People of every age and Stonewall, now labeled “Stonewall 50.” political spectrum in our community came Those of us who were there 50 years ago out to show their love for a man who used

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that previously noted description of himself often, and it’s worth repeating: “I’m black, gay and a Republican.” I honestly believe that there was only one other Republican in the room Saturday, and he was the former president of the Log Cabin Club. But we all applauded that familiar line, and understood why Carter was a Republican. I never really believed he was. After all, he didn’t support most Republican candidates. In fact, he supported more Democrats. But hey, that was just one of his many charms. He could say he was a Republican, as it gave him a platform. It got him on Maher’s show, where he charmed an audience who, it seems, mostly sees white faces when our community is discussed on TV. Carter was Mr. Diversity, even in our community, and that was his special ingredient. He had opposing views, but he presented them in a way that was respectful to the person he was debating. Maybe that’s why the celebration of his life had a standing-room-only crowd. I’m sure most present didn’t always agree with him, but they certainly respected him and his gifts to the community. n Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the nation’s mostaward-winning commentator in LGBT media. You can follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ MarkSegalPGN or Twitter at https://twitter.com/ PhilaGayNews.

Letters and Feedback Clear distinction between LGBTQ discrimination and so-called religious bias Letter to the Editor: As a longtime New Jersey resident, I was interested to see the PGN editorial last week (March 15-21) on the latest events from the Chick-fil-A saga at Rider University. However, I disagree with the conclusion of this editorial so strongly that I was moved to pen this response. New Jersey has been a leader on LGBTQ rights and antidiscrimination laws: Protections in housing, employment and public accommodations based on sexual orientation have been state law since 1991. And these protections based on gender identity were added in 2006. I am hopeful that Pennsylvania will finally join New Jersey in these endeavors as well as hoping (though skeptically so) that the

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Equality Act will become federal law. While these protections are in place in New Jersey, national businesses have not been obligated to extend these protections in locations outside of the state. While multiple corporations have been proactive in extending protections for all of their employees and customers ahead of the lack of federal law, Chick-fil-A serves as an example of one that has not. Even regardless of the founder of the company’s financial allegiances (as well as past public declarations) with anti-LGBTQ organizations, the lack of antidiscrimination policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity mark Chick-fil-A’s poor stance on equality. I have argued with some that report knowing LGBTQ employPAGE 12 ees at Chick-fil-A who love their work and

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The real Queen of Hearts Deja Lynn Alvarez told OUTPour: “Being a trans woman is illegal in most of America’s eye, then you add the criminal-justice system. There will be no justice!” I believe if you want to understand our criminal-justice system, all you need to do is look at trans women of color. Trans women of color are at the center of white supremacy, male misogyny and

the war on drugs. There is no marginalized group in the history of the United States that can say it experiences all three simultaneously. Helping us explore this topic of LGBTQ incarcerations is none other than Philadelphia’s Alvarez. Continuing to honor the great women in Philadelphia, Alvarez — a candidate for Philadelphia City Council — takes time out of her busy schedule to sit down with

OUTPour and share her thoughts on the social determinates that put trans women at a higher risk for incarceration, and how she had to give two Philadelphia police officers a lesson in empathy. It’s important to know the Council hopeful is no naïve shampoo girl when it comes to politics and advocating for disenfranchised people in Philadelphia. Alvarez’s career spans PAGE 12

Street Talk Do you think LGBT youth would be better off with LGBT foster parents? “I do think LGBT youth would be better off with LGBT parents because they’d have a better understand- Jason Casey ing. The Student children North Philadelphia would have parents who know where they’re coming from and it’s not a constant fighting ground between the youth and parental figures.”

“I think if an LGBT child has straight parents and those parents love that child, he or she should stay there. Anita McLarin If a child is Homemaker rejected by Midtown Village his or her parents, then the child has to be somewhere where they are safe and loved.”

“I think the most important thing is their parents are good people but after that, yes, of course I think they Steve Serafin would be Germantown better off Peer Counseling Coordinator with LGBT parents, because I think they know more about what the youth are going through.”

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who don’t express any fears of employment discrimination. My counter is that for those employees in New Jersey, they are indeed protected by state law. But Chick-fil-A employees in most of the country only have protection of corporate tweets/social-media posts that the company doesn’t discriminate — not an actual policy. Dr. Cynthia Newman chose to resign her position as Dean of the School of Business as a personal statement, to which she is entitled. Though I find it quite interesting that she chose not to resign as a professor from Rider, but I digress. Religion is protected federally; one can practice and worship whatever you choose and your job is protected. Dr. Newman was not fired from her position; countless LGBTQ people in more than half of the country can be

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or have been fired for their identity. I applaud Rider’s commitment to equality in not only operations as an academic institution, but also as a company that contracts with other vendors. By not allowing a vendor to lack an antidiscrimination policy that is inclusive of LGBTQ people, Rider has sent a strong message. I do see the initial choice of Chick-fil-A being offered in a survey to students only to be rejected at a later time to be a mistake; Chickfil-A should not have been a choice to begin with. There is a clear distinction between antiLGBTQ discrimination and so-called religious bias — especially in this situation. Taking a Trumpian stance of “bad people on both sides” is misguided and plainly wrong. n Dr. Jeffrey Jin Voorhees, N.J.

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two decades, working at agencies such as GALAEI. However, it is her work with trans women who are reentering society after being incarcerated that she finds the most rewarding. Alvarez recalls when there was a new appointee in charge of Philadelphia’s Vice Unit and how he reached out to her to ask her perspective on the city’s trans sex workers. Alvarez thought this would be a great opportunity to show the officer what trans women deal with all the time. During their ride along Old York Road, she vividly recalled it was cold and rainy. As they began to approach a group of trans women, according to Alvarez, the officer said, “See, Deja, they are out here having a good time.” Shocked that the officer would compare trans women doing sex work to being in a club, Alvarez knew she had to explain that these women weren’t out there because they wanted to be, but because they had to be. Alvarez understood that to ensure the police can have honest conversations about LGBTQ folks, she needed to create a safe environment for them to talk about their feelings. Once the officers feel safe about discussing their prejudices, that’s when she uses their words as a teachable moment. This includes telling the stories of trans violence in our prisons and how officers of the law can no longer turn a blind eye to these injustices. n

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Media Trail Judge grants transgender teen’s name change An Ohio judge has reversed his earlier denial of a transgender 15-year-old’s legal name change and is allowing that change, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. Warren County Probate Judge Joseph Kirby ruled March 12 that the name change “is in the best interest of the child.” Kirby previously said in his denial that the teen lacked the “maturity, knowledge and stability” to make such a decision. Kirby’s reversal comes after the 12th District Court of Appeals ruled his denial of the name change was “arbitrary, unreasonable, unconscionable and based solely upon the transgender status of the applicant’s child.” Court documents show the teen’s parents applied for the name change after the teen underwent about a year of therapy. The parents, the teen’s doctor and the therapist supported the name change.

Oregon House moves to update LGBTQ language in statute The Oregon House of Representatives has moved to scrub language offensive to LGBTQ Oregonians in a bill that also specifies that sexual orientation is not a physical or mental impairment, The Oregonian reported. The bill passed the Oregon House in a 58-2 vote and heads to the state Senate next. Rep. Rob Nosse, who is gay, said on the House floor that Oregon’s anti-LGBTQ laws date back to the 1850s when Oregon was a territory, and helped put some people into mental institutions and the state penitentiary. They were enforced until the 1970s, but remnants of those sentiments remain, according to the Portland Democrat. The measure modernizes language referring to transgender people. It clarifies that sexual orientation isn’t considered a physical or mental impairment, and that a person doesn’t have a disability solely due to sexual orientation.

Surgeon denies posting patient genitalia on social media A prominent gender-reassignment surgeon has resigned from a Florida hospital after being accused of posting photos of patients’ genitalia along with racist and homophobic comments on his Instagram account, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported. He denies making the posts, saying his account was hacked.

Dr. Christopher Salgado said on March 14 that he planned to continue his efforts to support transgender people. The accusation surfaced in an anonymous petition filed with the American College of Surgeons. The petitioner accused the University of Miami Health System surgeon of posting graphic photos of male and female genitalia in various stages of surgery on his personal Instagram account @sexsurgeon. The account has since been deleted. The petitioner said the comments were “horrifically inappropriate,” and harmful to an already vulnerable population. The person also questioned whether Salgado had violated patient privacy laws.

Tennessee lawmakers advance transgender ‘bathroom bill’ Tennessee lawmakers have advanced legislation that critics argue is designed to restrict which public restrooms and other areas transgender people can use, CNN reported. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee agreed March 13 to send the proposal to a full hearing after debating the language for just 15 minutes. Roughly a dozen protesters sat in the front row and held signs signaling their opposition to the bill. Republican Rep. John Ragan, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill is needed due to confusion caused by President Barack Obamaera regulations that had instructed schools to allow students to use bathrooms and locker rooms in line with their expressed gender identity as opposed to their sex assigned at birth. President Donald Trump’s administration has since rolled back those regulations, but Ragan said confusion remains.

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A decision by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas to deny enrollment to the kindergarten child of gay parents has prompted thousands of people to sign dueling petitions, The Kansas City Star reported. A recent online petition supporting the archdiocese’s decision has received more 7,000 signatures. An earlier petition signed by almost 2,000 members of Kansas Cityarea Catholic parishes asks officials to change their minds. Local parishioners learned of the decision when the Rev. Craig J. Maxim of St. Ann Catholic Church wrote a letter to parents last month telling families the archdiocese said the child’s parents cannot “model behaviors and attitudes consistent with the Church’s teachings.” Maxim wrote this creates a conflict for those children and could be a source of confusion for other children. n — compiled by Larry Nichols

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Recent wins for LGBTQ families March is coming in like the proverbial ever, the State Department said one was a lion with a wave of good news for LGBTQ U.S. citizen while the other was not. families. Judge Walter, however, ruled that Ethan New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed is indeed a birthright citizen of the United a bill Feb. 19, expanding the state’s paid States. Because this was a clear statutory family-leave law in a number of ways, ruling, however, he did not decide on the including by expanding the definition constitutional issue the fathers had raised, of “family” to include chosen families namely, that the State Department’s policy and expanding the definition of “parent” “violates the due process guarantee of the to include foster parents and those who Fifth Amendment by infringing on the fundabecome parents via gestational surrogacy. mental right of same-sex couples to marry.” “New Jersey is now the first That means that at least one state in the nation to offer paid other family, that of U.S. citizen family leave that is inclusive of Allison Blixt and her spouse all families,” according to the Stefania Zaccari, an Italian citCenter for American Progress, izen, must continue to fight which also observed in a statefor their children’s right to be ment, “Making paid leave availU.S. citizens. Like the Dvashable to chosen family is espeBanks couple, the women marcially important to LGBTQ peoried abroad while the Defense ple and people with disabilities, of Marriage Act was still in as they are disproportionately effect, and then had two sons, likely to need time off to care Lucas and Massi. The U.S. State Department refused to recogfor chosen family.” A bill also passed the New York their marriage and said that Dana Rudolph nize Assembly Judiciary Committee Massi was Allison’s son because Feb. 27, that would more effecshe had given birth to him, but tively protect families created through assisted Lucas, who was carried by Stefania, was reproductive technologies. The Child-Parent not. It thus has refused to recognize Lucas’ Security Act would legalize gestational sur- citizenship. The Dvash-Banks victory is a rogacy in the state and simplify the procedure step forward, but not the end of the story. for securing the legal rights of nonbiological In news from abroad, France’s National parents. It has yet to pass the full Assembly Assembly passed legislation Feb. 19, that and Senate, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has will require schools to use “Parent 1” and expressed his support. “Parent 2” on all school forms, instead of And in Virginia, the General Assembly on “Mother” and “Father,” in order to recFeb. 22, passed an update to its surrogacy ognize the variety of families today. Any laws that will now give same-sex couples queer parent (in France or elsewhere) who and single parents the same rights as differ- has had to cross out and write in the approent-sex couples. The legislation, known as priate parental titles on a school form will Jacob’s Law, is named after the son of two likely applaud the measure. dads who had to fight for their rights to him In business news, mega-corporations after he was born with the help of a surro- Samsung and AT&T in February each gate. A Virginia court had refused to rec- unveiled commercials featuring same-sex ognize their Wisconsin surrogate contract, parents — and in both cases, the parents’ precipitating a long legal battle. queerness was not the focus of the ad. On the federal level, Judge John F. Walter AT&T’s ad touts the idea that “just OK is of the U.S. District Court for the Central not OK” in either babysitters or wireless District of California on Feb. 21, recognized networks. It shows a two-dad couple realthe birthright citizenship of Ethan Dvash- izing that their babysitter’s assertion “I’m Banks, the son of Andrew Dvash-Banks, a pretty OK with children” means she doesn’t U.S. citizen, and his Israeli husband Elad really have the childcare skills they want Dvash-Banks. Two-year-old Ethan was pre- in a sitter. Samsung’s ad, which ran during viously denied recognition of his citizenship the Academy Awards, among other times, — even though his twin brother was granted shows two women, one of whom is pregit. Andrew and Elad had met while Andrew nant, lying in bed viewing an ultrasound was studying in Israel. They could not live on their phone. It’s part of a longer comtogether in the United States because the mercial showing people using Samsung Defense of Marriage Act (struck down in products, which ends by displaying the text 2015) was still in place. Instead, they married “What we create today lets you create the and settled in Canada, where they had twin future.” Kudos to both companies for showsons through surrogacy. When they sought ing that same-sex parents are simply a part recognition of the twins’ U.S. citizenship, of today’s society. the State Department demanded DNA tests This flurry of good news should not blind and other documentation of their biological us to the significant challenges that remain relationships to the boys, even though the law for LGBTQ families, but I hope it reminds imposes no biological requirement, according us that we can still make progress, even in to LGBTQ rights organization Immigration difficult times. n Equality. Because one child was conceived with the sperm of one father and the other Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian child with the sperm of the other father, how- (mombian.com), a GLAAD Media Award-winning blog

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“That’s probably, in terms of online, the largest LGBT resource of its type, worldwide,” he said. “Thirty-one more will be added this October.” Equality Forum also plans to continue an ongoing project to install LGBTQ-centric historic markers in Philadelphia and around the country. “Thanks to the Equality Forum’s endeavors, Philadelphia now has more government-approved, nationally significant LGBT historic markers than any city in the world,” Lazin said. “We hope to add two more in October.” Those include a marker outside Giovanni’s Room recognizing it as the “oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in continuous use in the United States,” and another commemorating the nation’s “nation’s first successful LGBT sit-in” at Dewey’s, a former popular LGBTQ hangout that was most recently Little Pete’s diner. Lazin hinted that money from the sale will also be used to fund other big plans coming from Equality Forum, but said he will release those details “we’re ready to make those announcements.” n

in July, 2017. President Trump tweeted his intentions and signed a “Presidential Memorandum on Military Service by Transgender Individuals.” Four lawsuits were filed to temporarily prevent the president’s ban from taking effect. In early 2018, then-Defense Secretary James Mattis proposed a compromise: Letting transgender people serve, but only if they didn’t transition and agreed to serve “in their biological sex,” which has been compared to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Mattis also wrote, “Transgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria are disqualified from military service,” except under certain limited circumstances. Many consider that similar to the new policy. In January, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted two of the injunctions that had been

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stopping the ban, and a Maryland district judge lifted the third in March. As for the last injunction, two judges from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued differing opinions in Jane Doe v. Trump, which used the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fifth Amendment to temporarily stop the president. Jennifer Levi, Transgender Rights Project Director of GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders), wrote, “The nationwide injunction prohibiting the ban from going into effect remains in place.” She expected the plaintiffs to have 21 days to file for a rehearing by the full D.C. Circuit bench. But now, “Not only does the TrumpPence transgender military ban violate the Constitution, but now the administration is also defying a court order. With brazen disregard for the judicial process, the Pentagon is prematurely and illegally rolling out a plan to implement the ban

when a court injunction remains in place prohibiting them from doing so.” On Feb. 27, five transgender troops testified to Congress. They said transitioning made them stronger, and recovery from pregnancy and shoulder surgery takes much longer. Retired Air Force Gen. James N. Stewart, performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, disagreed, saying “special accommodations” cannot be made for people with such a medical condition. Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) countered that same argument was used to keep blacks from integrating into the Army in 1948. He said banning people who have had gender dysphoria and transitioned is equivalent to banning transgender people. “You’re transgender and only if you agree not to transition, then you can serve. That’s just like ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’” he reacted. n

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has defended numerous LGBTQ people and received the 2016 Pennsylvania Bar Association David M. Rosenblum GLBT Public Policy Award. “The rules say there’s a presumption of pretrial release and, before you can give someone cash bail, you have to evaluate their ability to pay,” said Mary Catherine Roper, deputy legal director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania. The ACLU has monitored more than 2,000 arraignments over the last year and found that these requirements were not being met and that defendants had little or no participation in their own bail hearings. Those who can’t afford to pay bail are more likely to languish in jail, even for minor offenses, Harris said. LGBTQ youth are disproportionately represented in the criminal-justice system. A 2016 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA Law School found that “LGBT people — and particularly LGBT people of color — face higher rates of incarceration and unfair treatment and abuse in the criminal justice system.” The study, “Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBT People,” found that “pervasive stigma and discrimination, biased enforcement of laws,

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and discriminatory policing strategies mean that LGBT people are disproportionately likely to interact with law enforcement and to have their lives criminalized. LGBT people are also treated unfairly once they enter the system.” According to the report, LGBT defendants also face abuse at greater rates than other defendants. Finally, the report shed light on the fact that LGBT people face unique and considerable challenges in the struggle to rebuild their lives after experiences with law enforcement — and particularly after time spent in a correctional facility.” Philadelphia already has a disproportionate number of youth in jail. In February, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner moved to change that reality, announcing new policies that would change treatment of juveniles in the justice system. These policies will alter some of the harsher penalties and treatment that youthful offenders have been subjected to, particularly those who haven’t committed serious or violent crimes, or who aren’t repeat offenders. Krasner’s plan includes modifying the most egregious practices, like solitary confinement, which has been used frequently against LGBTQ people of all ages in jails,

but particularly LGBTQ youth. Krasner would also end incarcerating youth for status offenses like breaking curfew or skipping school and sentencing them to facilities that are dangerous to youth offenders. The DA is charging fewer children as adults, and 85 percent of those who have been charged as adults have been “decertified” to juvenile court. A significant portion of these youth are LGBTQ minors of color. LGBTQ youth have been disproportionately represented in juvenile detention centers and jails. In a 2015 survey of young people at seven juvenile detention sites across the country, an estimated 20 percent identified as LGBT or gender nonconforming, including 40 percent of girls and 14 percent of boys. This is triple the share of all youth who identify as LGBT or gender nonconforming, at an estimated 5-7 percent. But Krasner’s proposals would be stymied by continuing these bail standards. The ACLU notes that bail is routinely placed on kids who are charged as adults and have no ability to pay, as well as on homeless people, many of whom are LGBTQ. The ACLU lawsuit was filed on behalf of currently jailed defendants along with the Youth Art and Self-Empowerment Project (YASP) that works with youth charged as

adults. A study of Philadelphia courts by legal scholar Megan Stevenson found that bail resulted in the disproportionate detention of poor and African-American defendants. She also found those incarcerated pretrial were 13 percent more likely to be convicted than those who were released, and served sentences that were, on average, 42 percent longer. The National Transgender Discrimination Survey revealed that 16 percent of transgender and gender-nonconforming respondents had been held in jail or prison. Transgender women were held at a rate of 21 percent and transgender men at 10 percent. Comparatively, about 5 percent of all American adults will spend time in jail or prison during their lives. According to the National Inmate Survey, 7.9 percent of individuals in state and federal prisons identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual, as did 7.1 percent of individuals in city and county jails. This is double the number of Americans who identify as LGBT. Bail is an important part of the judicial process. If some groups are more likely to be denied bail by making the amounts inaccessible, then the system is failing those people and too often those people are LGBTQ. n

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Forty-one people are running for seven Council at-Large seats: 34 Democrats and seven Republicans, five of whom are incumbents. Blondell Reynolds Brown and Bill Greenlee will not be running. Openly LGBTQ candidates running for seats are Adrian Rivera Reyes, a cancer biologist, who will get the top spot, and Deja Lynn Avarez, a transgender woman, will be second. Sherrie Cohen, the lesbian daughter of late Philadelphia Councilman David Cohen, garnered the 17th position out of 34 Democrats running for at-Large seats. In the 10 Council districts, all members are running for reelection, but 27 candidates want to replace them. Two Council members — District 6’s Bobby Henon (D) and District 10’s Brian O’Neill (R) — have no primary challengers. Henon faces federal corruption charges.

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Openly LGBT candidate Lauren Vidas is challenging District 2 Council member Kenyatta Johnson in the primary. Johnson served as a state representative from 2009-12, when he became a Council member. Vidas was a legislative aide for City Council and successfully sued Mayor Michael Nutter to prevent him from closing numerous library branches. Mayor Nutter then hired her to serve as an assistant finance director. District 2 covers parts of Center C i t y, S o u t h and Southwest Philadelphia, down to the stadium area, Philadelphia International Airport and the Navy Yard. Another openly LGBT candidate, Daniel “Duke” Orsino, will run as the Republican in District 1 in November. Incumbent Mark Squilla, a Democrat, faces a challenge from Lou Lanni in the primary.

Openly LGBTQ candidates running for seats are Adrian Rivera Reyes, a cancer biologist, who will get the top spot, and Deja Lynn Avarez, a transgender woman, will be second.

No LGBTQ person has ever held a Philadelphia City Council seat. There are 14 candidates running for three city commissioner seats, four others running to become sheriff, and three candidates running for register of wills. Voters will also be selecting six judges to serve on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for 10-year terms. There are 40 candidates. The Victory Fund has endorsed the three LGBT Democratic candidates: Wade Albert, Tiffany Palmer and Sias. The Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention investigates judicial candidates’ qualifications. It has not released any ratings yet, but individual candidates are notified and Tiffany Palmer received a “Highly Recommended” merit rating. She reports she’s the first candidate to do so since the 2015 electoral cycle. T h e c o m m i s s i o n e r s m e e t eve r y Wednesday at 11 a.m. in City Hall Room 387. The deadline to register to vote is April 22. You can register at https:// www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/ VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx. n

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entertainment Drag queens — more than fancy costumes and shows By Gary L. Day PGN Contributor

But times change and attitudes change with them. In 2019, in cities around the country, the drag community, inspired in part by the In June 1969, a small group of social mis- success of such shows as “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” is enjoying a burst of visibility and fits, outcasts and pariahs had had enough. The watering hole in which they were popularity unprecedented in its history. In Philadelphia, this growth is particularly socializing among themselves, not hurting anyone, was being raided by the police — noteworthy, reaching almost explosive levels. yet again. Out of frustration and anger, some This is evident not only in the number of live drag performances in gay of these people fought bars (where drag queens have back. The watering always been a prominent and hole was New York’s popular fixture), but also in a Stonewall Inn, and the host of other types of drag-reresultant altercation lated events: drag live cabaescalated into a threeret, drag contests, drag charday riot that sparked ity bingo, drag musicals, drag the modern gay-rights brunches — and even Drag movement. Queen Story Time, where the And who was in guests of honor read chilthe forefront of the dren’s books to groups of kids Stonewall Riots, manat local public libraries. ning the barricades, SALOTTA TEE “There’s no question fighting tear gas with that drag has exploded in mockery and chorus the past several years,” said Eric Jaffe, an lines, standing up to police in riot gear? up-and-coming performer on the local scene Drag queens. In some form or another, drag queens who performs regularly at venues like Tavern have been part of the gay world, the gay on Camac. “And it experience, since time immemorial. There’s seems like it’s hapno question drag queens helped spark the pening in almost every Stonewall Riots and have continued to be an major city in the counimportant component of the gay-rights move- try. For the first time, drag has come into the ment ever since. The relationship between drag queens and mainstream.” Salotta Tee is a longthe gay community at large has sometimes been a troubled one, even to this day. Some in time local performer the gay movement have been uncomfortable remembered for years that drag queens insist on being so vocal, so of performing at 12th out there — so prideful, as it were. But then, Air Command (now these people have always been uncomfort- Tabu), who still perable with those segments of the community forms regularly at sevdeemed likely to alienate the mainstream and eral local venues. Tee thus harm the movement. Dykes on bikes and agreed that the scene MARTHA GRAHAM leathermen have often faced similar in-com- has experienced dramatic growth in recent years, crediting munity prejudice over the last half-century. the media for much of ERIC JAFFE (IN BLACK)WITH SOME DRAG SCREEN ICONS that growth.

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“Social media has really blown it up. It has ular drag brunches, but also founded the local given today’s drag queens an avenue for branch of Drag Queen Story Time. presenting themselves, that for promoting “[Gay men] see RuPaul, they see all the themselves they never had local drag competitions, and before. It has amplified the that encourages them to come scene dramatically, for sure,” and enter those competitions— Tee said. and then they catch the drag The success of cable telebug,” said Lynn. “It becomes vision’s “RuPaul’s Drag gay boys’ main outlet for perforRace” gets its share of the mance after competitions.” credit — or blame — for The current proliferation of the drag phenomenon. Many drag performers has definitely gay bars have regular “Drag made an impact, on the perforRace” viewing parties that mance scene and on drag as both pull in healthy crowds, and art and lifestyle. many of the cable competi“Definitely drag has evolved,” tion’s participants have gone said Tee. on to become community Martha Graham Cracker is a BRITTANY LYNN prominent veteran drag cabacelebrities with lucrative careers. Such viewing parret artist. “When we talk about ties are proving popular even in gay venues the growth and expansion of drag, it’s hard such as Boxers and The Bike Stop. to avoid mentioning RuPaul. Thanks to her Jaffe points to RuPaul as a major factor. show, the level of drag visibility is at an all“It’s definitely because of RuPaul that it’s time high.” become so popular in the mainstream.” Lili St. Queer, a cabaret artist who performs But Tee contends that drag has always been at L’Etage and several other local venues, a popular form of mainstream entertainment. credits “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for inspiring “Drag, in one form or another, her to enter the world of drag performance. “‘Drag Race’ was one of my earliest has always been ‘family entertainment.’ Bugs Bunny did exposures to drag all the time. People drag. There’s loved Geraldine on ‘The Flip so much I’ve Wilson Show.’” Tee pointed learned from to such successful Hollywood that show. I’ve releases as “Priscilla Queen of been inspired those the Desert,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” by “The Birdcage” and “To Wong performers.” While everyFoo” as examples of the continued popularity of drag with one is willmainstream audiences, at least as ing to credit RuPaul for entertainment. But the reason more and more inspiring much SANDY BEACH CRACKER gay men are exploring drag as of drag’s curan avenue of performance is not rent popularity, not everyone is entirely happy with the easy to pin down. Brittany Lynn is another veteran performer sort of inspiration she and her contestants who not only hosts a number of popular reg- provides. PAGE 22

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A careful examination of online events cal One of them is Sandy Beach, a veteran endars shows immediately that, literally, there local performer who was one of the original are as many drag performances or drag-cenorganizers of the famous Miss’d America tric events in a typical month in Philadelphia as there are days in that month, if not more. Drag Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. “RuPaul has a habit of showing queens Is there truly a market for that many drag ripping each other apart,” she said. “In queens? real life, if you’re talented, you keep your Lynn put it bluntly: “The market is oversatmouth shut, don’t diss others, and you get urated now.” Miss Lisa Lisa is more sanguine. “I hope work. Nice pays off.” Tee echoed that sentiment. “RuPaul has not. Look, if you’re going to be in it for the taught the new performers the wrong way to long haul, you have to be prepared to accept that you’re not going to hit a home run every be entertaining.” week. You have to be will Lisa Thompson runs the ing to eat it on a slow night. weekly drag show at Bob & But if the shows are good, Barbara’s Lounge on South people are going to keep Street is the longest-lived coming back.” regular drag show in Jeffrey Scotland, one of Philadelphia. Miss Lisa the managers of Tabu, said Lisa, as she is sometimes he’s optimistic. known, is well aware of “Over-saturation is not the growth of harsh bitchian issue when your peoness as a source of comedy, ple have enough talent to and makes every effort to hold the audience’s intersee that the comedy proest.” Scotland feels that the vided by the performers she new crop of performers is showcases comes from a bringing a freshness and different place. new energy to today’s drag “First off, I make sure performances. “The new that my girls are very talcrop is younger, edgier, with ented, but then I make sure they know that we want to MISS LISA LISA more intense costumes and a gender-queer mentality give our audiences a posithat feels new.” tive, uplifting experience,” said Lisa. She added that while campy bitch- Other veteran performers draw from their iness has always been a part of drag’s come- long experience, viewing the current surge dic appeal, the best camp comes from a in popularity as just the latest in a historical source of love and respect that the performers cycle of booms and busts. must have for each other, and for the audi- “Drag comes and goes in waves,” Tee said. ence. Perfect example of the are the bitchy Sandy Beach echoes that sentiment. exchanges between the characters in the “Drag always comes in cycles. It will be movies “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” and hot for a few years, then die off — and it comes back. Trust me, I have made more “To Wong Foo.” “Those characters loved each other, you comebacks than Liza!” Cookie Di Orio, a prominent drag cabaret could tell.” artist, looks at it from an artistic-evolution While most performers perspective. extol the feeling of family “Drag is performance art. that exists within the drag What we’re seeing now is community and the LGBTQ just another form of the community at large, as in all evolution of queer art, just families, not everything is as in any other artistic dissweetness and light. There cipline.” Where it all may has always been a segment end up, she’s not willing of the community that has to hazard a guess — but looked upon drag queens that’s all part of the mystery with scorn and derision. and appeal of any art form: Also, for many years, drag COOKIE DI ORIO What’s next? queens have been margin We’re seeing part of that alized politically by certain activists who view them with a certain embar- evolution involves opportunities to perform rassment and believe they are a hindrance to outside traditional bar venues. Di Orio has, almost from the beginning of societal assimilation. Jaffe views such negativity as a form of her drag career, taken this approach. “I make misogyny, which can rear its ugly head even my own opportunities outside the traditional venues.” She chooses to perform her live cabin the most progressive of movements. “There is definitely an anti-drag presence in aret act, not in the bars, but in more traditional cabaret venues. the community,” he said. Yet, the local drag performers acknowledge Other performers like Di Orio, who possess that society has become more aware of and creative talents in music and playwriting, are sensitive to issues surrounding genderqueer using the current popularity of drag to make expression of all forms. Thus, those misog- their own opportunities beyond the usual ynistic voices in the community are losing drag performance formats. Jaffe, for instance, traction with the growth of drag’s popularity successfully put together his own full-length show (a la Mickey & in the mainstream. PAGE 30 DRAG from page 21

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Lyndon K. Gill: Author mines queer Afro-Caribbean heritage We are truly everywhere. In the book “Erotic Islands,” author Lyndon K. Gill, maps a long, queer presence in the Caribbean. Born in Queens, N.Y., with the flavor of the islands at home, Gill found a way to navigate his identities as a queer man, the child of immigrants and a black man in America. Determined to bring some understanding and preserve the history and his love of his heritage, Gill has crafted a book that reveals the queer histories of Carnival, Calypso and HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Inspired by poet and activist Audre Lorde, Gill mined the heroes of his childhood and present day to explore queer AfroCaribbean heritage. An associate professor in the Department of Africa & African Diaspora Studies, the Department of Anthropology and the Center for Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and with degrees from Stanford, Princeton and Harvard, the man knows his way around a pencil. PGN: Describe your childhood. LG: I grew up with my mom and my grandmother in Jamaica, Queens, in New York. I always say that I grew up with as much of the Caribbean as my mother and grandmother could impart on us. My mother came to the States when she was 9. My grandmother was a professional limbo dancer! So I got a bit of Trinidadian culture growing up. We grew up in a lowerto working-class neighborhood, mostly African American. I went from one black world to another — different registers of blackness. [Laughing] I was an only child until I was 13, then my little brother came along. So I admit I was spoiled. It was a fun existence. My grandmother was very charismatic. There were always people at her house. There were tons of friends. People who I just called Auntie Rose and Uncle so-and-so, people I later learned were actually well known [in the Calypso music world]. Touring around the world, she met a lot of people and introduced me to many of them. I didn’t realize until later the impact it would have on me. It was very informative for me, and a lot of it wound up in the book. Then from my dad’s side of the family, I had access to AfricanAmerican culture. That was important too, to find out what else blackness could be in the American context. I appreciated moving between the two worlds. It was beautiful, except for lunchtime as a kid. I remember dreading those conversations bringing in fried shark, which is very Trinidadian, or macaroni pie or different curries and hearing, “What is that, shark? YOU’RE EATING A SHARK?’ I remember that clearly as I learned how to navigate between worlds. It was very interesting. I was doing a lot of ethnolog-

ical work without realizing it. But overall, it was a happy childhood. My mother and grandmother were a lot of fun. PGN: What kinds of things were you into as a kid? LG: One of my best experiences was doing a study-abroad trip in my junior year of high school. I went to Barcelona, and it was a fantastic experience. It was super-informative, but it also gave me a chance to explore my sexuality away from the home setting. I fell madly, deeply in love with this boy and it was an amazing experience in a romantic city. But then I got home and was like, OK, I’m a newbie in this, where does a young gaby go? The Lesbian and Gay Center of course! Before that, I didn’t have many extra-curricular activities, though I did do some wrestling, surprise, surprise, without knowing what was up with me. It was mostly to get out of P.E. I was such a nerd, I wanted to work during P.E. and avoid the whole locker-room dynamic, because we all know how fraught that can be. People always think wrestling must be somehow erotic, but it’s mostly getting all sweaty, messing my hair with some guy trying to knock you down. So anyway, I did that thing we do where I went to the center and walked past it about 30 times, checked out the rainbow flag, finally mustered up the courage to go inside. In a moment of nirvana, the person at the front desk of the Youth Enrichment Services (Y.E.S.) program just happened to be a St. Lucien lesbian. It was the most beautiful encounter. It felt like it was divinely ordained. She ran the youth creative writing program and invited me to come, which transformed my life. I liked reading and writing, and it allowed me to come into an identity as a queer youth that wasn’t about trying to sneak into clubs or trying to find another gay person at school. I went to an all boy-high school. So you can imagine the testosterone and madness. It created a forum for me that became my outlet to mature as a writer and as a gay person. It was my first tutorial to start thinking about things I’d later be writing about. I did a little bit of theater too. I know cliché. And I did a little bit of photography and art at school. But most of those things were very heterodynamic, not to mention that it was a predominantly white private school. But the youth club was mostly queer youth of color, and to have that space with another queer Caribbean person was more than I could have dreamed for. PGN: Where did you tell your mom you were going every afternoon? LG: I had an hour-long commute from my private school on the Upper West Side to home in Queens. My mother wasn’t a helicopter mom so as long as I got my home-

work done, she didn’t question me. As long as I didn’t stay out too late. Though it was some pamphlets I got from the center that ended up outing me. I’d picked up some materials and had them in my bag. My mother found them when she was packing for me for some little trip. So the youth center outed me too! PGN: Was your father strict? LG: I didn’t grow up with my dad. He lives in El Paso. They met in San Antonio at an Army base when they were both in the military. After they divorced and he married a woman from Texas, where I live now. I feel that it’s part of the reason I’m here. I’ve had a chance to meet my siblings and to build a relationship with him. It’s funny: I’m starting to see who I might be when I get older. PGN: Well, you’re not doing too shabby right now. Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, a Ph.D. from Harvard, Princeton … Are you just trying to make

which is something the schools wanted. I chose Stanford because I didn’t know anyone there and they had palm trees and a lake. Not the best criteria for choosing a school, but it worked for me. They also had a really super queer-affirming environment — not just accepting, but present. I worked at both the black community center and the queer community center. It felt like coming home and coming into myself there. I felt the prettiest and most open and loved there — and then someone told me that I could get paid to read and write as a professor. So off to Harvard grad school I went. Along the way, I started to work on my project on queer Caribbean people and went to Trinidad to find the queer community and all its different facets. It was in part a journey to find myself and it just led me to all these different places. PGN: And now you have a finished work to talk about. LG: Yes. The baby has been born. It came out in June and now I’m traveling around the country with my child. It has all sorts of stories in it, from a Carnival masquerade designer, Peter Minshall, to a lesbian Calypso singer Rose, and all sorts of characters. PGN: Is that the same Rose who came to your house as a kid? LG: Yes! Auntie Rose was a lesbian and I didn’t know it! And when I came out, she brought me a bundle of LGBT newspapers from around the country, including the PGN! It was the first time I realized there was such a big LGBT community all across the country.

PGN: Nice! I know you lived in Philly. When was that? LG: I was living in Boston and it was so terribly racist there, and cold, that I wanted to get out. I had a Photo: Suzi Nash post doc at Princeton and they were lovely, but the the rest of us look bad? town is really white and very expensive. I LG: [Laughs] When you say them all together, it sounds pretty impressive. I was went to Philly to see the Liberty Bell and fell in love with the city. Between the gay thinking, Who is that? I want to be him community and the thriving black comwhen I grow up! I never sought it. I didn’t munity, it was fantastic. I could smell the even plan on being a professor. It just sort freedom in the air. And then I got a post of flowed. I think, in part, due to having a doc at Penn and I was in heaven. I lived in queer community that appreciated intellectual engagement from a young age and the Gayborhood. It was a great experience allowed me to be as gay and as fantastic to see queer folks of every hue and age. as I hoped I could be. I also think some I became vegan here. It was very influof it came from being a nerdy black kid, ential. Philly always PAGE 30

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Because I’ve spent a considerable amount of time in Canada, I can tell you there’s a lot of comedic talent in our neighbor to the north. One of those comedians is Kyle Brownrigg, who is fearless and openly gay with a devastatingly funny and razorsharp sense of deadpan delivery. And he just released his debut live comedy album “Unmedicated: The New Fragrance.” Brownrigg said that he titled the album, “Unmedicated” The title? It reflects his new way to deal with mental illness — through standup comedy. “The whole product of everything that I do derived from my neurotic anxiety-ridden self,” said Brownrigg. “Everything that I do and write are a product of my mental illness. When I was younger, I had to be on a lot of medication and I ultimately found that dealing with my own anxieties and my depression and my panic attacks, I had to do some sort of counseling. I learned to be without medication, but that being said, I called it ‘Unmedicated’ because I found the meds made me a bit foggy and loopy and I didn’t like it. I’m free-ranging it at this point. I really am mentally in a good place. My comedy comes from my perspective and my perspective comes from an unmedicated person who’s a little crazy.” B r o w n r i g g recorded the album in his home city of Ottawa, Ontario, a city with a thriving comedy scene that he says didn’t have much in the way of LGBTQ visibility before he started making the rounds. “When I started in Ottawa, I will say that everybody was always very welcoming to me. They were always very nice … but … they didn’t know what to do with me because, up until that point, they didn’t really have a very proud, out and loud gay confident comedian before that was a guy. “I would say that they were a lot more considerate of LGBTQ people after I

came into the scene because, up until that point, that wasn’t really a thing. I’m sure a lot of those comics didn’t have a lot of gay male friends or coworkers up until that point. They were very nice and accepting but there was definitely an adjustment period for me.” Once he got serious about a comedy career, Brownrigg relocated to Toronto, a far bigger comedy scene with a more complex social structure than what he was used to. “It was huge, huge difference,” he said. “I had to adjust because I was used to being very crass and not being as educated about certain LGBTQIA2 members and people of color and indigenous and women’s rights. People in Toronto are definitely a lot more ‘woke.’ They are a lot more aware of social issues that I wasn’t aware of until I moved here. When I was performing for LGBTQ audiences when I first moved to Toronto, honestly, I was not doing very well because I’m a white man and my perspective is limited in terms of gender and race. Whenever I was going up there and making my jokes, it was from a biased, limited perspective. “When I moved to Toronto, I had a hard time because I was trying to do so well and prove myself in these rooms and I wasn’t really doing that well. That being said, though, I loved the challenge of it and I really rose to it. I love performing in LGBTQ rooms and safe spaces and stuff like that. Of course you have to adjust your material a little bit. But when I did move, I thought, Wow, there are other gay people doing comedy. This is crazy! I’ve never had this before and it was so interesting to find like-minded people because I’ve never had that ever in Ottawa. When I would do jokes about my boyfriend in Toronto, they would do better and I’d be like, Oh, who are these people? I’m not used to this.” Brownrigg’s album is being released by Howl & Roar Records, a female-centric comedy label founded by former comedian and Sirius XM PAGE 26

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Out author and former Republican on his new book By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor Thomas Mallon is not only an icon of the journalistic arts-and-trade and a one-time titan of Republican thought (“I staggered out of bed on the morning of Nov. 9, 2016, went online to the D.C. Board of Elections site, left the Republican Party and changed my registration to Independent”). He also is a famously out gentleman who in his newest book, “Landfall,” gnashes into the George W. Bush presidency and the woes of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina with brio and smarts. The author will discuss the book at the Parkway Central Library of Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27. PGN: I know you once described yourself as a Libertarian Republican, which I get. Just for the heck of it, how does the Trump administration feel to you at present? TM: The Trump administration is an unmitigated catastrophe for every single American. PGN: All things LGBTQ move subtly and somnolently through your work. Is that due to wanting to steer clear of your own life or form of the autobiographical? TM: It’s really different from book to book. My own life wouldn’t bring much excitement to fiction; history offers much better subject matter. But one is always present in one’s books in some way or another. In Finale, the volume of the trilogy set in the Reagan years, there’s a character named Anders Little who’s coming to terms with being gay. He’s also a foreign-policy conservative who works for the National Security Council. He may not like the Reagan administration’s policies on AIDS — I myself was appalled by them — but he sees Reagan as someone actively extending freedom to hundreds of millions of people by putting intense pressure on the Soviet Union and Communism. He chooses to serve that cause.

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radio host Allison Dore. Brownrigg said the label’s focus is to give a wider range of comedians an opportunity to record and release comedy albums. “It’s a female-centric label. It’s 80-percent female and the other 20 percent goes to people of color, indigenous people and LGBTQ comedians. The reason why Allison Dore created Howl & Roar

PGN: Back in the time of ‘Fellow Travelers,’ you wrote: “Having more than once described the writing of historical fiction as being a relief from the self, I was aware as I worked on ‘Fellow Travelers” of venturing further than usual into my own life’s preoccupations and fundamentals, however refracted they might be here by time and geography.” What were those newer preoccupations, then, and how have the affected your work? TM: In “Fellow Travelers,” I was writing very consciously about a young man, Timothy Laughlin, whose life I envisioned as what my own would have been had I been born twenty years earlier. (One of the first notes I made about him was “Born: Nov. 2, 1931.” My own birthdate is Nov. 2, 1951.) He is Catholic, temperamentally conservative, and also madly in love with another man; he doesn’t see any contradictions among those things, no matter how strongly — and dangerously—the world insists they are incompatible. I have always been engaged by political issues, especially those involving foreign policy. In that sphere, the Nixon, Reagan and George W. Bush administrations were all tumultuous and transformative. I try to dramatize the enthusiasms and ambivalence of a whole range of characters as they confront the changes — and some of my own attitudes get dramatized along the way.

PGN: The diversity of writing the details and detritus of three Republican presidents as fiction – what did you find that united them, and their thought and work processes? TM: I tried to see all three of these Presidents at the lowest point in their fortunes: Nixon during Watergate; Reagan during Iran-Contra and the collapse of the Reykjavik summit; Bush during the Iraq insurgency and Hurricane Katrina. In terms of their personalities I was more struck by differences than similarities. Reagan was the most mysterious, the only one of the three I did not try to get “inside.” He’s seen from the perspectives of the people around him — rather as Gore Vidal tried to do in his novel about Lincoln — instead of from his own consciousness.

PGN: Did you know when you started the trilogy that Landfall is where you would wind up? TM: It’s a sort-of accidental trilogy. Watergate led to the Reagan book, but I didn’t think that there would be a third volume after that. It arose out of discussions with my editor, who began thinking of the books as a trilogy before I did. If I’d known it was going to be a trilogy from the start, I’d never have called what turned out to be its middle volume Finale.

PGN: What was the greatest challenge of writing Bush Jr. as comical without being oafish? TM: What interested me in him as a character was the alternation of different sides of his personality: the wisecracking good ol’ boy was a genuine part of him; so was the short-tempered impatience with colleagues, press, etc. — he is very much his mother’s son.The speed with which these sides of himself alternated struck me as unusual — and probably exhausting for him. I think that painting, which he took up seriously several years after leaving office, had an enormous effect on him. He writes movingly about how it caused him to discover shadows for the first time. I think he became calmer, less absolutist; a more even person. I think he’s a complicated, decent human being — which is how Michelle Obama regards him. PGN: Of all of his staff, why choose Condoleezza Rice to be … not so much a moral center … but a safe haven for smart comic relief, as if she is looking in from outside? TM: Rice fascinated me as a strenuously self-disciplined over-achiever, a poignant figure who was under tremendous personal and cultural pressure to be perfect. At the same time, she was

Records is because she noticed many of her female friends weren’t recording albums and didn’t have albums on the radio because they felt like they weren’t ready or funny enough. She said, ‘Wait a second, you are funny and you are good enough and I’m seeing guys putting out albums that in my opinion aren’t ready and they’re making money. So if they think they’re ready, why do you think

you’re not ready?’” Even with an album to promote and appearances at high-profile comedy festivals like Just For Laughs, Brownrigg said that his immediate plans haven’t changed. “I’m just going to continue grinding and hustling because that’s all that people in our profession know how to do,” Brownrigg said on his future plans.

caught between the two powerful figures of Rumsfeld and Cheney — neither or whom regarded her highly. Her attempts to remain influential with the President were a daily strain and challenge. She was exceptionally guarded, and remains personally unknown to most of the American public. PGN: In creating two fictitious characters — O’Connor and Weatherall — create a distanced set of observations that wind up as more truthful to what was/is on your mind regarding W. TM: What I tried to do with those two characters was to show the moral complexity of some of the big issues of the Bush years. Ross Weatherall starts out as a true believer in Bush; but his experiences in New Orleans disillusion him. Allison O’Connor is at first a sarcastic skeptic when it comes to all things Bush, but her experiences in Iraq make her believe that something has to be salvaged from the botched occupation, and she becomes much more sympathetic to the administration’s later efforts there. The novel contains a number of well-intentioned people (I think the president was one of them) who were trying, and often failing, to do what they thought was right. PGN: So what does the nonfiction Thomas Mallon appreciate about that Bush presidency? TM: I disagreed with the administration on any number of things, such as gay marriage — Bush’s VP Cheney, by the way, supported gay marriage well before Barack Obama did. And I think that Bush ultimately overreached in Iraq. But I think one can argue that Obama’s underreachings in the world (his reluctance to intervene in Syria) did at least as much damage. Historians will have to sort this out. What a novelist can do is try to dramatize the characters involved — and allow the reader to consider the human dimensions and personal flaws that lie behind all political actions. n

“Once this album comes out, I’m going to try and promote that and get it on XM radio, and then tour. This summer I’m going to be doing a tour of Newfoundland with Ryan Dillon. So I’m just going to get back into the grind and keep hustling. That’s all I can do.” n “Unmedicated: The New Fragrance” is available now. For ore information, visit https://howlandroarrecords.com or www.kylebrownrigg.com.

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Films with local connections featured at qFLIX By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor Philadelphia’s annual LGBTQ film festival is days away — and one of the highlights features a very Philly story. In the short film “Going Forward,” screening 7 p.m. March 25 (opening night) at the Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, local filmmaker Tim Harris follows Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta on Election Day 2018 as he becomes the first openly gay person of color to be elected to state office. Harris, who first met Kenyatta when they were undergraduates at Temple University, filmed the candidate from 5-10 a.m. He then took a break to vote and nap before resuming filming from 5-11:30 p.m. The footage assembled for the 15-minute short creates an inspiring, affectionate portrait. “The story is about Malcolm and this community [the residents of the 181st District of Pennsylvania] in North Philly,” said Harris. “There aren’t many films about small campaigns or about people, issues, and trying to solve those issues. It became clear it was a story about a community that needed a change, and Malcolm is an exciting young candidate to bring change about. We had to document it. It was a perfect day to do it. THEN-CANDIDATE MALCOLM KENYATTA He was out IN “GOING FORWARD” talking with hundreds of people from the community about what was going on. It all came together.” As “Going Forward” shows, Kenyatta is passionate and full of energy. Harris filmed him behind the scenes — picking up doughnuts for his volunteers or waiting for his dry cleaner to open. But Kenyatta is also seen diffusing an exchange with a supporter of his rival, T. Milton Street. “These scenes show how hard a worker Malcolm is,” Harris said. “That moment with the Street supporter works because Malcolm is not angry at being attacked. He’s thoughtful and trying to reason. You learn who Malcolm is through that moment. “It’s tough to have that mentality in the political world nowadays, with all the anger, despair and negativity. You can tell Malcolm genuinely cares.” Kenyatta texted his thoughts about being filmed: “It was easy, because I know how thoughtful Tim is as a storyteller. He let me just run my campaign and allowed things to develop naturally. I’m grateful for the story he told, the way he captured the desire of my neighbors for transformational change. I wish every day that my parents were here to witness it.” “The beauty of my story is that it’s not going to be a one-off,” Kenyatta added. “I’m so awestruck by the opportunity to represent my neighborhood, but the true power of my historic victory as the first openly LGBT person of color will come when other marginalized, queer and trans kids step up to run. That’s how I’ll measure my success — who did I inspire to follow my path?” Also appearing with a film at qFLIX is actor Alexander Horner, who grew up in Pitman, N.J. and attended Temple University. He stars in writer/director Jonah Greenstein’s accomplished debut feature, “Daddy,” screening 7:15 p.m. March 29 at Plays and Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place.

Horner plays Joseph, a homeless young gay guy who meets men on a dating app and sleeps with them for shelter and money. This compelling drama chronicles Joseph’s various trysts and a relationship that develops with one client, William (Thomas Jay Ryan). Horner, making his film debut, is exceptional as he conveys Joseph’s calculated emotions and expressions in plying his trade. In a recent THOMAS JAY RYAN phone interview, the actor described how he “found” his character. “I had to get into this mindset of his desperation and not knowing where I was going to sleep. I tried to appropriate myself in every situation, and mirror what Joseph’s [clients] wanted without giving too much of myself to them. I was being guarded and not too vulnerable. I [internalized] the mystery and

his wanting stability.” In “Daddy,” Joseph has to be attractive and seductive; he doesn’t have a choice. When asked about his “research” for the role, Horner said, “When I lived in Philly, I was friends with a small group of girls who were sex workers. So, I was conditioned to that environment. Sex work was a normality, and I was comfortable with that idea. I was interested in this underground world (LEFT) WITH ALEXANDER of dating apps that I’m HORNER IN “DADDY” not familiar with. I was drawn to how this world worked — and as an actor, I jumped into it.” n State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Tim Harris will be at the screening of “Going Forward.” Alexander Horner and writer/director Jonah Greenstein will participate in a post-screening Q&A for “Daddy.” For tickets and more information, visit http://www.qflixphilly.com/.

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(adopted) multicultural/racial brood, and even tried to ‘out’ their son while he was still in high school. “I was too freaked out. The space-aged, cinematic soundtrack, I didn’t come out until college. I wanted lounge orchestrations of Pink Martini and to be in politics, Mayor of Portland, and its out leader, arranger and pianist Thomas didn’t know how I could be openly gay and Lauderdale could hardly be described as a running for public office.” Lauderdale remarks how now it is a political statement. Whether it’s the Bacharach-ian French different world with kids coming out, chanson and Portuguese fado mix of its as entire middle school classes have debut, Sympathique (1997), its Christmas gay student alliances, but must also go albums such as Joy to the World, or its beyond advocating for LGBTQ rights newest, most cosmopolitan and collabora- into additional progressive causes. “It’s tive album with cabaret chanteuse Meow a very different world. The population Meow (and additional special guests promoting homophobia will grow old Rufus Wainwright and Dame Edna) Hotel and be dead soon.” Amour, you’d be hard pressed to find com- Instead of becoming Portland’s mayor mentary toward the left or the right. And back in the 90s, Lauderdale grew into his role as the el duce yet, as Lauderdale, of Pink Martini for lo Meow and the peothese many years, and ple of Pink head to with an outsider’s love World Café Live on of 60s lounge sound March 26, its leader heroes such as Esquivel claims that the Martini and Martin Denny marches into life as a (“who I met - he’s in political action. the Hawaii phone book “Living in Portland, - and spent the day with I worked in City Hall him, his wife and his for years,” he said, poodle”), sallied forth. “in 1994, there was a “I always gravitated horrible thing on the to things, and people, ballot put forth by that were older, betthe Oregon Citizens ter friends with parAlliance to amend the ents than kids,” said state constitution to THOMAS LAUDERDALE Lauderdale. “I didn’t declare homosexuality care that I was headillegal, along with bestiality, pedophilia and necrophilia. Unreal.” ing the opposite way from current pop Lauderdale, working on the cam- culture, because pop culture is ridiculous. paign to oppose the measure (“it almost So starting an d maintaining Pink Martini passed”), held events with the legendary was based on the things I wanted to see singing-guitar playing Del Rubio Triplets and hear. And as long as I followed my gut (“all in their 70s and 80s”) doing covers of instinct, I would be alight.” “Whip It” and “Walk Like An Egyptian” What Lauderdale and his instincts want in hospitals and retirement homes. At the to see and hear now is the flinty, sensual, end of their sets, they would say, very smart tones of Meow Meow and, for the sweetly, “Please vote ‘No’ on 13.” But for first time, a set of the pianist’s own snazzy the main fundraiser, we needed an open- jazzy compositions a la Hotel Amour, a ing act, so I threw on a cocktail dress and labor of love based on the pair’s decadeslong friendship and each composer’s love I started Pink Martini.” For its first several years, Pink Martini (and need) of songs that speak of bitterdid nothing but play for progressive causes sweet tragedy, humor, and politics. - Democrats, public radio, affordable hous- “I have loved accompanying Meow ing - without straying from Portland city Meow all over the world - for the last 15 limits. Until, like its sound, Pink Martini years since we’ve met practically,” said began to spread its wings, and thusly, so did Lauderdale of Melissa Madden Gray, the Lauderdale. Growing up gay in Portland, Australian-born actress, dancer and cabthough, wasn’t as painful as it all sounded, aret chanteuse behind the Double Meow “My father went back and forth between brand. “She’s wondrous. If you come to plants and God, as an Indiana minister for see the show we’re doing together, you’ll the Church of the Brethren. He resigned be sold. I wish I could tell you more. It’s from the ministry to open a plant nursery. so very hard to describe. It’s harder to By 1980, he finally came out of the closet describe than a Pink Martini show that is and had an affair with a German guy who saying something. She gets people to participate in our show in a way that is never is an Episcopal priest in Philadelphia.” Though divorced, supportive mother and false or phony. It’s an extension of her, and gay father Lauderdale stayed best friends therefore an extension of mem and thereand moved to Portland with the rest of their fore an extension of Pink Martini.” n

Theater & Arts Arte Povera: Homage to Amalfi ’68 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition recreating one artist’s reactionary exhibition against minimalism and pop art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime Walnut Street Theatre presents the adventure focused on a teenage sleuth, through April 28, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550. Dieter Rams: Principled Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition surveying the designer’s prolific body of work — from radios, clocks and cameras to kitchen appliances and furniture, through April 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Equality - Pride in Our History Exhibit A new exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the decades of gay Pride, showcasing a collection of stories, photos and memorabilia contributed by LGBTQ individuals and their allies, through March 23, at Visit Bucks County, 3207 Street Road, Bensalem; www. newhopecelebrateshistory.org. How To Catch Creation Philadelphia Theatre Company

FOLK WISDOM: Iconic out folk-rock duo The Indigo Girls return to the area for a trip through their storied catalog of songs, March 28 and 29 at Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 856-858-1000.

presents the story of four artists and intellectuals in San Francisco who are struggling to nurture creative impulses and establish a legacy in both their professional and personal lives, March 22-April 14 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215985-0420. Kate The Unexamined Life Walnut Street Theatre presents at production examining the life of Hollywood legend Katherine Hepburn, through April 7 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550. Lips Together, Teeth Apart Old Academy Players present the Terrence McNally classic about two straight couples that spend the weekend in a gay community, through March 24, 3544 Indian Queen Lane, East Falls; 215-843-1109. Long Light Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring the photography

of David Lebe, through May 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch Mimi Imfurst and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 23 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. Miss Saigon Broadway Philadelphia presents the legendary musical, through March 31 at Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. New Chinese Galleries Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring 4,000 years of Chinese art, through summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Paula Poundstone The comedian performs 8 p.m. March 23 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808. Roy Wood Jr. The comedian seen on “The Daily Show” performs March 22-23 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. The Philadelphia Orchestra Featuring Ben Folds The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with the alternative rock singer/ songwriter, 8 p.m. March 22 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. Tell it to the Bees - The Women’s Film Festival The indie film

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WEPA! An all LatinX burlesque showcase, 8 p.m. March 24 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215735-0735. Electric Dreams An 80’s pop dance party, 10 p.m. March 28 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215735-0735.

STAYING ‘ALIVE!’: Bombastic hard rockers KISS bring the End of the Road Tour to Philly for a final farewell of high-volume anthems and pyrotechnics, 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-389-9543.

is screened 7:30 p.m. March 23 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour The successful theater and film series comes to the stage one last time, through March 24 at The Met, 858 N. Broad St.; info@ TheMetPhilly.com. Whitman, Alabama Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition brings Walt Whitman’s poem, “song of Myself” to life through the voices of Alabama residents, through June 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Music Fleetwood Mac The classic rock band performs 8 p.m. March 22 and April 5 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543.

Risque Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs a special adult-themed cabaret, 8 p.m. March 22 at International House, 3701 Chestnut St.; 215-387-5125. Failure & Swervedriver The alternative rock groups perform 8 p.m. March 24 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011 Ariana Grande The pop/R&B singer performs 8 p.m. March 26 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543. Meow Meow & Thomas Lauderdale The cabaret/pop singer and the Pink Martini bandleader team up for a performance, 8 p.m. March 26 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-2221400. Bon Iver The indie-folk band performs March 2728 at The Met, 858 N. Broad St.; info@ TheMetPhilly.com. Gary Clarke, Jr. The acclaimed blues

guitarist performs 8:30 p.m. March 29 at The Met, 858 N. Broad St.; info@ TheMetPhilly.com.

Nightlife Amateur Drag Attack: Shamrock Edition Drag performers compete against leprechauns, 9 p.m. March 22 at Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675. DILF Philadelphia ‘Do Me Harder’ The Bear/Jock/ Underwear/Daddy party makes its Philly debut, 8 p.m. March 23 at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; 215-6271662. Hardcore: The Queens of Hip Hop Tribute Party Ft. DJ Aura Female rappers are the theme for this dance party, 8 p.m. March 23 at Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675. Tri-Curious presents: Kink The monthly drag/ burlesque/comedy sideshow, 9 p.m. March 23 at Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675.

Outta Town America The classic rock band celebrates its 50th anniversary 8 p.m. March 22 at Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, N.J.; 856-858-1000. Backstreet Boys vs. NSYNC Party featuring Larger Than Life A boy-band tribute show, 8 p.m. March 22 at The Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 202-730-3331. Batman: The Movie The campy 1960’s superhero film is screened, 1:30 p.m. March 23 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. Natalie Merchant The alternative rock singer performs 8 p.m. March 23 at Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, N.J.; 856-858-1000. Four Bitchin’ Babes The live comedy troupe performs 7:30 p.m. March 24 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808. n

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com March 22-28, 2019

NYC comedian talks about sex in ‘Awkward’ podcast series By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com

Good sex is always good sex, but it takes a special person to turn bad sex into something amazing. And that’s where out New York comedian and podcaster Natalie Wall comes in. Wall is the creator and producer of “Awkward Sex … and the City,” a podcast that showcases comedians and other assorted guests sharing hilarious, revealing and/or cringe-worthy stories of their sexual exploits. We caught up with Wall, not to share our stories, but to find out what it’s like to be the launch pad for confessional stories of carnal misadventures.

exposed to otherwise. I hope the same happens for my audience. PGN: What do you look for in regard to potential guests and stories? NW: Hmmm, that’s a good question. Honestly, there isn’t any criterion. I’m just looking for all types of people who are ready to share and laugh.

PGN: It’s 2019 and we have access to all the information we could possibly want to know. Why are people still having bad/ awkward sex, and why aren’t we as a species getting better at avoiding such misadventures? NW: Sex is kind of like raising a baby. You can read all the books to prepare, but no book can prepare you for interacting with another human because that book can’t predict what that person is going to be like. Which to me is so great. That we are all these awkward blobs walking on earth, trying to figure out life, sometimes alone, sometimes together, having these awkward sexual NATALIE WALL Photo: Damon Scheleur adventures.

PGN: What made you want to start this podcast, and why do you think people are so eager to share their bad sex stories on such a public forum? NW: I think because there really isn’t a huge platform for awkward sex stories currently. Everywhere you look — on TV, in books, on ads — we are supposed to be amazing at sex. But the reality is, we are all these human and awkward creatures. And when you have sex, it can be messy and sweaty and awkward and weird. But if no one is talking about the less sexy parts about sex, it’s easy to assume that you are doing sex wrong. Which is the furthest from the truth! We all are having awkward sex! Whether it’s with new partner(s), a new toy, a new position, etc., etc., these scenarios are vulnerable and intimate and fun and ... awkward. And I really wanted a place for people to be able to see what sex really looks like, and how we can all laugh about it together. PGN: Do you think queer audiences are more or less likely to want to share their stories on a podcast like yours? NW: I think it depends on the person. And I would never want someone to share if they felt uncomfortable, but I do create a very open and honest environment on my show. I want all people to feel comfortable sharing their awkward sex stories with me and the podcast, and the more voices and perspectives, the better for the audience. It’s really easy to be sheltered without realizing you are sheltered. Like even just starting this show, I have learned so much about sex, sexuality and gender identity that I don’t think I would have ever been

PGN: Does anybody’s stories shock or surprise you anymore? NW: I’m definitely not numb to awkward sex stories. It’s not really the story per se that is shocking, it’s the emotions and reactions from everyone involved, if that makes sense. I will say, I’ve heard hundreds if not thousands of awkward sex stories at this point and I’ve never heard the same story twice. Which means we are all having awkward sex and the ways how are endless. PGN: Does doing a show like this in any way change or alter your worldview, or at the very least improve your sex life? NW: It has definitely taught me how to communicate pretty well with my partner. It’s allowed me to let go and go with the flow in the bedroom, and understand that sex is not going to look like what it does on the silver screen (at least for me) and so many others. “Awkward Sex ... and the City” has also allowed me to explore my own sexuality, and just getting to hear so many stories from so many people definitely changes the way you look and interact with others in the world. When people are so willing to be that vulnerable and honest with me, it helps me do the same! n For more information on “Awkward Sex … and the City,” visit https://morebananaproductions.com/category/podcasts/city/.

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com March 22-28, 2019

PORTRAIT from page 23

felt like Boston and New York had a love child; the grittiness of New York combined with beauty and love of history of Boston. I loved walking to Giovanni’s Room to pick up my PGN and to know that people like Essex Hemphill [openly gay poet and activist] had been in the same spaces. It made me feel part of the lineage. I remember being upstairs in that little room with the fireplace to hear Samuel Delany do a reading. There were only about six people there, so it was really intimate. I mean, could you dream up a more incredible experience? I had so many moments like that. PGN: The black community in the U.S. is often painted as more intolerant, mostly because of its ties to religion, but personally I don’t think that’s the case. I know the Caribbean is also painted as very homophobic. What’s your experience? LG: I feel the same. It’s difficult because you don’t want to ignore the fact that there is homophobic violence, and genderphobic violence, but there’s violence in the global North. The number of black transwomen murdered here in the States is outrageous. Hate crimes are perpetrated here every day, but much like you say, there’s a tendency, in part fostered by racism, to paint black folks as intolerant and homophobic, especially in the Caribbean and even in the South. It fits a narrative of those places and people being uncivil. It reaches back to a racist history, painting people one way. Queer folks are everywhere, and we must affirm that. There’s an imaginative violence when we presume that there are places where queer people cannot be, because there are people there who we erase when we do that. It happens with people’s perceptions of the Caribbean. But Jamaica just had its third gay Pride. DRAG from page 22

Judy) called “Thweeney Todd,” a musical drag parody of the Sondheim classic. Lynn has taken a number of approaches to standing out in a crowded field. First she dove into the newly popular field of drag brunches, which she calls her “bread and butter.” Many restaurants, such as Valanni and L’Etage, have discovered that bringing in a drag act adds fun, excitement and panache to the traditionally staid weekend brunch ritual. Of course, that means that drag brunches are also proliferating wildly in mainstream restaurants, especially in the suburbs. “It’s the most fun you can have during the day,” said Lynn. She has also proven herself a pioneer by being one of the founders of the local branch of Drag Queen Story Time. DQST is a national program, with branches in several cities, where drag queens appear at libraries and other kid-friendly venues and read children’s stories to groups of kids and their parents. “It’s less about drag and more about

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Again, not saying problems don’t exist, but there’s a tendency to amp them up when talking about the region. That’s part of what the book is about, showing that we are and have been in these areas. It’s a history that needs to be told to balance the narrative. PGN: What was the first piece of music you ever bought? LG: Oh, I just wrote something about this for a class I teach on fashion. It was a cassette tape, Mary J. Blige’s 1992 album “What’s the 411?” PGN: The feature I get most compliments on is… LG: My smile. Thanks to my mother, who invested in braces for me and taught me to smile a lot. PGN: Top three LGBT films? LG: [After much debate with himself] “Chocolate Babies” by Stephen Winter. I actually have that on VHS. Since I’m in Texas, I’ll say Marlon Riggs, “Tongues Untied.” And oh, this is hard! “Children of God” has a shorter version called “Float,” which I like better than the full length. Suzi, there are so many more I want to add! PGN: Well, let’s add what you’re going to be doing in Philly! LG: Yes, on March 23, I’ll be at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. There will be a free reception and program with me and Deborah A. Thomas, Ph.D., the R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and the director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography at the University of Pennsylvania. Afterwards, I’ll do a book signing. So people can come by, get a book and get a hug — not necessarily in that order! n teaching kids to express themselves in a non-traditional way,” Lynn said. DQST has proven immensely popular with both kids and their parents. There also have been a number of dragbingo fundraisers popping up around town. The original Drag Queen Bingo in Center City has been a popular AIDS fundraiser for years, so it’s only natural that other venues and causes are seeking to duplicate such a successful format. And they also serve as another alternative to the traditional gay bar circuit for performers to display their talents and wardrobes. DQST, drag brunches and similar drag-centric events show that drag queens are still serving as pioneers for the LGBTQ community. Even as they led the way during the Stonewall Riots 50 years ago, helping to spark the modern gay movement, they are leading the way in building bridges to the mainstream community. With style, wit and way too much fashion sense for one gender, drag queens serve as our community’s goodwill ambassadors. Long may they sashay. n

Q Puzzle Cat and Mouse Game Across

1 Fashion designer Oldham 5 Erotic artist Tom, et al. 10 Where Galileo dropped his balls 14 Silver attachment 15 Shining example 16 What muscle Marys pump 17 Title character portrayer in 41-Across 20 In the manner of a nervous Nellie 21 Movie category of old Hollywood, with “the” 22 Composer Erik 23 Treats meat 24 “Mouse” in the cat and mouse game of 41-Across 28 Rosie’s “The Flintstones” role 32 Halloween cry 33 Spousal nickname 38 Part of San Francisco’s BART 39 “Casablanca” keyboardist 40 Bygone G.M. cars 41 Neil Jordan film with a cat and mouse game 43 Colette’s tea

44 With 55-Across, actress who played “the mouse” 45 Prince William, to Diana 46 Prefix with angle 48 Attorney’s org. 50 Bruin Bobby 51 Bacall of Hollywood 53 Continues to get “Out” 55 See 44-Across 57 Jackie’s designer 59 When prompted 60 What fluffers give 63 “... ___ queer, get used to it!” 64 Defeatist’s words 65 2012 Ben Affleck movie 66 “Not that I loved Caesar ___... ” 67 What a library does 68 Climax time in a Gary Cooper film

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1 Boob, to a Brit 2 Where to find a date 3 Area of Tennessee Williams 4 It lessens the bottom line 5 Packing material 6 In a casual way 7 Born, to Bonheur 8 “Ixnay” and “No way” 9 Water channel 10 One who blows it 11 Cara of “Fame”

12 Puts into piles 13 Queen’s “subjects” 18 Enlighten 19 Like a Liberace doll 25 Least enjoyable way to avoid STDs 26 He took on a pair of bears 27 Change one’s opinion 28 What you touch getting to third base? 29 Flamboyant Flynn 30 Romeo and Juliet, for two 31 Decoration for skin 34 “I’m not eating that!” 35 Frigid 36 Ill-bred individ-

uals 37 North Sea feeder 42 Drag queen’s blade 44 Martin Crane’s support 47 Cringe in horror 49 Ranger headgear 52 First indications of orientation 54 Green with a mostly unfabulous social life 56 Big name in footwear 57 Pussycat’s partner 58 “Go Set a Watchman” writer Harper 61 In days past 62 “The Opposite of Sex” director Roos

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Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com March 22-28, 2019

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.

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.

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.

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 circulation. You can also view a list of properties to be sold at Sheriff Sale online by clicking here.

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 prepared 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 settlement 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

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

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 bidded 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 properties 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 certificate 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 bargains to be had at Sheriff Sales, potential bidders, especially those seeking residential properties, are cautioned that the condition of properties may vary widely. City loans and grants for income eligible owner occupants 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.

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.

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Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com March 22-28, 2019

SHERIFF’S SALE Properties

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, April 2, 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 auctioned 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, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, 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 highest 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 highest 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 settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return 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 bidder 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 notwithstanding 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 Sheriff’s Distribution Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly. No personal checks, drafts or promises to pay will be

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accepted in lieu of certified checks, attorney’s checks or money orders made payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. The Sheriff reserves the right to grant further extensions 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 discretion shall determine. The Sheriff will not acknowledge 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. 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. 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 properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215686-1483 and to its website philadox.phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING 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 property from the BRT website. Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his office, The Land Title Building, 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 exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter. 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. 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

the sale is made: S. 1941. 223. means September Term, 1941. 223, the term and number of the docket entry; the figures following show the amount of debt; and the name following is that of the attorney issuing the writ. Attention is called to the provisions of Act No.104, approved July 27, 1955, which requires owners of properties which are used, designed or intended to be used by three or more families, or of commercial establishments which contain one or more dwelling units, to deliver to the buyers of such properties a use registration permit at the time of settlement, under certain terms and conditions. Sheriff Sales are not subject to provisions of the said Act and the Sheriff will, therefore, not deliver use registration permits in connection with any sales conducted by him. Very truly yours, JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff City and County of Philadelphia

BRT#401180900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Sylvia E. Catlett and Michael A. Gaither a/k/a Michael Gaither C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01172 $24,326.00 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-306 5253 N Marshall St 19120 49th wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#492115800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tabitha T. Payne; Charles E. Payne, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02397 $40,487.74 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-307 110 W Coulter St 19144 12th wd. 4,819 Sq. Ft.(Land Area); 3,768 Sq. Ft. (Improvement Area) BRT#124034000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: DET 3 STY STONE Tony L. Garcia C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 00476 $54,164.74 Michelle Pierro, Esquire 1904-308 4130 W Girard Ave 19104 6th wd. 3,102 Sq. Ft. OPA#062168900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirley M. Ross, a/k/a Shirley Ross C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00649 $167,898.94 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-309 2709 S Alder St 191484908 39th wd. 958 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#395260500 Joseph Micali; Lisa Micali C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01261 $170,135.97 Robert Crawley 1904-310 225 Daly St 19148 39th wd. 871 Sq. Ft. OPA#391094400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Quinn C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02511 $118,034.84 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-311 4400 Princeton Ave 191351810 55th wd. 3,547 Sq. Ft. BRT#552202700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Janet B. Terrell C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00634 $128,679.11 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1904-312 3533 N 24th St 19140 38th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,425 Sq. Ft. BRT#112327100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ida S. Scott a/k/a Ida Scott, Richard Butts, Known Surviving Heir of Sharon A. Butts, Karen Sample, Known Surviving Heir of Sharon A. Butts and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Sharon A. Butts C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01300 $50,636.04 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1904-313 8801 Fairfield St 191521307 57th wd. 3,848 Sq. Ft. BRT#571173600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Satinder Singh and Hasina Y. Singh a/k/a Hasina Yousuf C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02750 $199,511.71 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1904-314 4526 Strahle St 191362412 65th wd. 2,444 Sq. Ft. BRT#652061600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mark J. Green C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02062 $141,643.41 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1904-315 6823 Sherman St 19119 22nd wd. 3,888 Sq. Ft. OPA#223249000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Virginia G. Pope C.P. February Term, 2018 No.

01197 $115,113.11 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-316 3183 Jasper St 19134 25th wd. Land: 684 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 720 Sq. Ft. BRT#252532900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Alexandro Flores-Ortiz a/k/a Alexsandro Flores-Ortiz C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 0993 $25,363.60 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-317 1040 E Tioga St 19134 33rd wd. 1,288 Sq. Ft. BRT#331207200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Miguel Olmeda C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03449 $68,311.49 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-318 6013 Walnut St 19139 3rd wd. Land: 1,710 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,200 Sq. Ft. BRT#031057300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sadie Perez and Kenneth J. Barnes C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03677 $55,769.61 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-319 1304 68th Ave 19126 61st wd. OPA#611429900 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL Celestine M. Murray and Kenneth Murray C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00204 $142,765.70 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1904-320 2741 Germantown Ave 19133 37th wd. 2,496 Sq. Ft. OPA#871552550 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ashe Management, LLC C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00491 $25,534.24 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-321 2511 N 31st St 19132 28th wd. 1,015 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,314 Sq. Ft. OPA#282129100 Alisha Perrin, Known Heir of Jurie B. Perrin; et al C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 02281 $97,167.87 Robert Crawley 1904-322 1604 W Tioga St 19140 11th wd. Land: 2,000 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 2,054 Sq. Ft.; Total: 2,054 Sq. Ft. OPA#112084300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Levis W. Kenney, Sr., solely as Administrator of the Estate of Annie Clemons, deceased C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02438 $30,928.74 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1904-323 7612 Dorcas St 19111 56th wd. 3,964 Sq. Ft. OPA#561110000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wendell B. Harris C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 00584 $92,950.61 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-324 1956 W Sparks St a/k/a 1956 Sparks St 19141-1304 17th wd. 1,180 Sq. Ft. OPA#171273800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Antoinette Carroll C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01273 $101,910.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-325 2421 S Percy St 191483729 39th wd. 665 Sq. Ft. BRT#393444500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Keith T. McAteer and Piyaporn Chunmuang C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00714 $87,162.14 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1904-326 4168 Newhall St 19140-2933 13th wd. 1,532.55 Sq. Ft. BRT#131408508 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

DWELLING Jenia Jolley C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02771 $90,035.80 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1904-327 641 Jamestown St a/k/a Jamestown Ave 19128-1706 21st wd. 1,592 Sq. Ft. BRT#213127100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wayne Modres a/k/a Wayne A. Modres, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03489 $177,938.35 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1904-328 7121 Theodore St 191421519 40th wd. 1,259 Sq. Ft. BRT#404249600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Jose A. Rodriguez a/k/a Jose Rodriguez C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00897 $151,989.88 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1904-329 1826 E Lippincott St 191343129 25th wd. 833 Sq. Ft. BRT#252269600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nilda Gonzalez C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02063 $31,350.57 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1904-330 2201 Strahle St, Unit C1 1915225 56th wd. n/a BRT#888560058 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 3 STY MAS+OTH Marina Amerkhanova and Anatoly Davidenko C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03021 $127,580.36 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1904-331 633 May Pl 19139-2831 6th wd. 1,756 Sq. Ft. BRT#061315600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING George H. O’Bryant C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 05462 $49,313.01 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1904-332 6025 Walton Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1,701 Sq. Ft. OPA#032165900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emma ShawCamara C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00423 $96,072.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-333 539 N Wanamaker St 19131 4th wd. 825 Sq. Ft. OPA#043141900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Claude N. Troupe C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04915 $43,552.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-334 6344 N Opal St 191411416 17th wd. 1,005 Sq. Ft. OPA#172368800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aaliyah Shyan Lucas C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00648 $118,965.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-335 5328 Sylvester St 19124 62nd wd. 1,788 Sq. Ft. OPA#621366000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Manuela Muniz and Sergio Muniz Jr C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00772 $98,165.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-336 2854 Stamford St 191522146 57th wd. 2,199 Sq. Ft. BRT#571018600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yasmin Ali C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01482 $183,792.85 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1904-337 1411 S Marston St 19146 36th wd. 708 Sq. Ft. OPA#364319500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Maybell Murray Deceased and Gwendolyn Frazier Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Maybell Murray, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00537 $16,957.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-338 3208 Glenview St 19149 55th wd. 1,480 Sq. Ft. OPA#551229800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY Scott K. Heiler C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01945 $160,227.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-339 1132 Harrison St 19124 23rd wd. 1,355 Sq. Ft. OPA#234126400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daniel L. White C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02520 $77,015.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-340 12120 Sweet Briar Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#663174800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Russell E. Kauffman and Donna L. Kauffman C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01747 $216,474.86 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-341 2632 S 73rd St 19153 40th wd. 1,259 Sq. Ft. OPA#404076800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony G. Geea, a/k/a Anthony Geea C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 00816 $41,829.10 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-342 2921 Tulip St 19134 27th wd. 1,735 Sq. Ft. OPA#252354500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John A. Grone C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01041 $69,128.10 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-343 853 Barlow St 19116 58th wd. 2,593 Sq. Ft. OPA#582210959 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James P. Pitts C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 04395 $218,951.56 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-344 5440 Windsor Ave assessed as 5440 Windsor St 19143 51st wd. 948 Sq. Ft. OPA#514079100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon Carriker C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00981 $69,564.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-345 7601 Crittenden St #F9 19118 9th wd. 0 OPA#888200588 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosilyn M. Thomas C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00061 $101,372.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-346 3124 Reach St 19134-2411 33rd wd. 1,064 Sq. Ft. OPA#331311600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald G. Zimmerman; Mary Kay Zimmerman C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01581 $39,871.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-347 3614 Hartel Ave 19136 64th wd. 3,319 Sq. Ft. OPA#642264300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sultan Khan a/k/a Sultan A. Khan C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03538 $100,801.35 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-348 1832 Meribrook Rd 19151 34th wd. Land: 1,701 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,120 Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,701 Sq. Ft. OPA#343369700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catherine L. Harris a/k/a Catherine L. Carter a/k/a Catherine HarrisCarter and Arthur B. Harris C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00626 $98,177.43 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1904-349 1418 Germantown Ave, Unit #1, a/k/a 1418 Germantown Ave, #1 19122 18th wd. 1,386 Sq. Ft. BRT#888181216 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Seina Kusama C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01991 $323,450.06 Stern &

Eisenberg PC 1904-350 4748 Shelmire Ave 19136 65th wd. Land: 973 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,290 Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,290 Sq. Ft. OPA#651040200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs of Kathy R James, deceased C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02176 $104,958.63 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1904-351 7434 Malvern Ave 191512921 34th wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#343169000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline Nicholson C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01957 $89,853.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-352 5814 Ashland Ave 191433916 3rd wd. 1,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#034044200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Colleen Lucas C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03967 $73,360.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-353 6116 Marsden St 19135 41st wd. 2,003 Sq. Ft. BRT#411246800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Abomier Khaimov C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 02957 $116,904.48 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-354 168 W Thelma St 191401625 42nd wd. 966 Sq. Ft. OPA#422043400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bernice L. Townsend C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 02140 $83,626.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-355 2618 Massey St a/k/a 2618 S. Massey St 19142 43rd wd. Land: 1,232 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 960 Sq. Ft. BRT#406122700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Nathalie K. Mc Cullough (a/k/a Nathalie K. McCullough) C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 001790 $67,722.92 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-356 1528 68th Ave 19126-2747 10th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#101248800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rhonda L. Miller a/k/a Rhonda Latoya Miller C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01236 $167,094.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-357 417 East Slocum St 19119 22nd wd. 1,625 Sq. Ft. OPA#222057500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stacy V. Jackson C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00806 $81,245.02 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-358 613 Alburger Ave 191153507 63rd wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#632150500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vladimir Volochin a/k/a V. Volochin; Tatyina Yarimichina a/k/a T Yarimichina C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02748 $238,779.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-359 5310 Gillespie St 19124 62nd wd. 1,193 Sq. Ft. OPA#622388700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Omar K. Johnson a/k/a Omar Johnson C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02699 $130,167.75 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-360 153 Linton St, a/k/a 153 W Linton St 19120-1946 61st wd. 990 Sq. Ft. OPA#612144700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clifton

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, April 2, 2019 1904-301 5809 Penn St 19149 62nd wd. 2,850 Sq. Ft. OPA#621491900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rodney Beatty, a/k/a Rodney D. Beatty; Leslie Beatty, a/k/a Leslie T. Beatty; The United States of America, Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 02046 $175,750.98 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-302 5735 N 6th St 19120 61st wd. 1,754 Sq. Ft. OPA#612284500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vincent Dennis, Administrator of the Estate of Ben Bryant C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 01851 $57,407.89 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-303 3533 Shelmire Ave 19136 64th wd. 1,608 Sq. Ft. OPA#642180900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth C. Pugliesi, a/k/a Kenneth Pugliesi C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 00001 $131,704.79 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-304 5402 Hawthorne St 19124 62nd wd. 1,904 Sq. Ft. OPA#622253303 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jessennia Colon C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02573 $122,094.31 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-305 1761 S Avondale St 191421424 40th wd. 1,615 Sq. Ft.

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Gibbs C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01517 $41,566.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-361 7427 Belden St 19111 56th wd. 3,083 Sq. Ft. OPA#561178500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Young A. Kim, a/k/a Young Ae Kim C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04876 $137,809.32 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-362 395 Delmar St 19128 21st wd. 1,886 Sq. Ft. OPA#212300600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Douglas Chizmadia and Melissa Turella Chizmadia C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 03158 $151,942.69 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-363 532 N Hobart St 191314838 4th wd. 826 Sq. Ft. OPA#043164700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catina L. Plummer C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03025 $23,909.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-364 3619 Glenn St 19114 66th wd. Land: 9,600 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,596 Sq. Ft.; Total: 9,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#661073600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Virginia Miller C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 02588 $209,904.68 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1904-365 4220 Teesdale St 191363921 41st wd. 1,236 Sq. Ft. OPA#412087200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catherine Fishburn, in Her Capacity as Heir of Edward Fishburn, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Edward Fishburn, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 02884 $55,148.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-366 2823 Kirkbride St 191372207 45th wd. 1,616 Sq. Ft. OPA#453129700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dennis Ferguson C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01636 $228,384.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-367 6418 Limekiln Pike 191383024 17th wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#172317400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gerald W. Landers, Sr C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00251 $45,885.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-368 757 Hellerman St 19111 35th wd. 2,644 Sq. Ft. OPA#353070900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Audrey A. Williams C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02432 $159,198.69 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-369 6317 Elmhurst St 19111 53rd wd. 1,460 Sq. Ft. OPA#531220400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheryl D. Young C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00141 $128,164.81 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-370 4222 Elbridge St 19135 55th wd. 1,328 Sq. Ft. OPA#552086300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brenda Liz Ortega Rodriguez C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03037 $125,885.65 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-371 2640 S Daggett St 191422805 40th wd. 992 Sq. Ft. OPA#406011300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara A. Barrett C.P. August Term, 2018 No.

03121 $31,866.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-372 5944 Irving St 19139 3rd wd. 936 Sq. Ft. OPA#031108600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharlyn McMillian, Administratrix of the Estate of Daisy Willie; Lee Brewer a/k/a Daisy Brewer a/k/a Daisy Green, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 04394 $46,922.70 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-373 2059 Larue St 19124 41st wd. 1,209 Sq. Ft. OPA#411012800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yolanda Marcano C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 01379 $145,316.55 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-374 4043 Ludlow St 19104 27th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. BRT#271135000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING William H. Kline, III C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 2549 $197,419.35 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1904-375 4534 Hale St 19135 41st wd. 1,344 Sq. Ft. OPA#411162200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shana M. Coady C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 02351 $28,253.79 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-376 1347 Downs Pl 19116 58th wd. 2,813 Sq. Ft. OPA#58-3079600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael J. Kates C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02810 $156,686.29 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-377 8935 Calvert St 19152 57th wd. 3,565 Sq. Ft. OPA#571192100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catherine M. Holden and Janet A. Groff C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03343 $165,674.83 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-378 263 Widener St 19120 61st wd. 1,033 Sq. Ft. OPA#612120600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leslie N. Williford a/k/a Leslie Williford C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02896 $77,453.63 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-379 37 W Rockland St 19144 12th wd. 1,505 Sq. Ft. OPA#123037600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andri Council Jr C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01113 $120,061.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-380 1715 Tracey St #A, a/k/a 1715 Tracey St 19115-4271 56th wd. 1,518 Sq. Ft. OPA#888560225 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marlene S. Schmidt a/k/a Marlene Schmidt C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01510 $117,415.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-381 1837 E Tioga St a/k/a 1837 Tioga St 19134 45th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#452108200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angel Ramos and Ana Maria Ramos C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01474 $65,905.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-382 784 Manatawna Ave 191281019 21st wd. 3,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#212401600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Karen Campbell a/k/a Mary Karen Campbell a/k/a Mary K. Campbell; Stephen Campbell a/k/a Stephen A. Campbell C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00117 $240,422.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-383 4747 N 13th St 19141 49th wd.

989 Sq. Ft. OPA#491502500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia Coleman Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Patricia Baker, Deceased and Kevin Starks Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Patricia Baker, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02436 $45,164.90 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-384 819 Lindley Ave 191413918 49th wd. 1,244 Sq. Ft. OPA#492005100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Diane Sapp C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03056 $79,092.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-385 6731 Lyndford St a/k/a 6731 Lynford St 19149 54th wd. 1,567 Sq. Ft. OPA#542204300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cincearae Kelly C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00504 $185,460.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-386 759 N Judson St, a/k/a 759 Judson St 19130-2507 15th wd. 840 Sq. Ft. OPA#151180500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adam B. Berger; Megan E. Provost C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 03640 $246,267.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-387 1892 Pratt St 191242139 62nd wd. 871 Sq. Ft. OPA#622052600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ashley Barco, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of The Estate of Doris Barco and in Her Capacity as Heir of Gregory Heard, Sr. a/k/a Gregory M. Heard, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Gregory Heard, Sr. a/k/a Gregory M. Heard, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03472 $43,818.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-388 1125 Marlyn Rd 191513124 34th wd. 1,218 Sq. Ft. OPA#344270800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Syreeta Floyd, in Her Capacity as Admistratrix and Heir of The Estate of Saafir Khatib-El; Deedryle KhatibEl, in His Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Saafir Khatib-El; Neshia Floyd, in Her Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Saafir Khatib-El; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Saafir Khatib-El, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02681 $143,369.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-389 517 N Simpson St 191514024 34th wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#343099600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janet Hall C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02369 $106,088.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-390 363 E Cambria St 191343458 7th wd. 672 Sq. Ft. OPA#071226100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Naomy Williams a/k/a Naomy M. Baptiste C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00514 $35,831.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-391 7211 Ogontz Ave 191381303 50th wd. 1,574 Sq. Ft. OPA#501305000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yusef Patrick, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of The Estate of Leroy Patrick, Jr a/k/a Leroy Patrick; Zaire Patrick, in His Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Leroy

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No. 03796 $79,052.46 W. Mark Mullineaux, Esquire 1904-403 3218 N Stillman St 191291825 38th wd. 956 Sq. Ft. OPA#381105600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alice D. Cole; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Eleanor R. Cole, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Viola Cole, deceased heir of Eleanor R. Cole C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04461 $59,920.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-404 1821 W Grange Ave 19141 49th wd. OPA#171125700 Norr-Will Redevelopment Corp., LLC C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 02592 $44,683.35 Hladik, Onorato, & Federman, LLP 1904-405 1103 Arrott St 19124-3138 23rd wd. 1,560 Sq. Ft. OPA#234069500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick Price a/k/a Patrick A. Price C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03061 $55,281.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-406 420 N 61st St 19151 34th wd. 1,671 Sq. Ft. BRT#341149400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Lamar R. Tymes C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00584 $111,151.08 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-407 4211 Tudor St 19136 41st wd. 1,460 Sq. Ft. OPA#412138200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Craig R. Hechler; Joanne K. Hechler, A/K/A Joanne Hechler C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01266 $131,710.32 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-408 100 Hickory Hill Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,160 Sq. Ft. OPA#662308300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Monreal, A/K/A Michael C. Monreal; Cheryl L. Monreal, A/K/A Cheryl Monreal C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03380 $208,931.02 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1904-409 6831 Lindbergh Blvd 19142 40th wd. OPA#406555800 Anwar Pasha C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01626 $137,679.25 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1904-410 114 N. 50th St 19139 44th wd. Land Area: 2,645 Sq. Ft. BRT#441063700 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D CONV APT 3 STY MASON Thomas Macon Bacon, Jr. a/k/a Thomas M. Bacon, Jr. a/k/a Thomas Bacon Jr. a/k/a Thomas Bacon C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03005 $62,664.96 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1904-411 1501 S Stanley St 19146 36th wd. OPA#871550460 Lewis Real Estate Development, LLC C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 02919 $124,197.74 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1904-412 1152 S 10th St 19147 2nd wd. 1,856 Sq. Ft. OPA#021548700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harold Evans, A/K/A Harold A. Evans C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03198 $494,553.29 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-413 9240 Wesleyan Rd 19114

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2008 32nd wd. 1,250 Sq. Ft. OPA#322142200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emma Lewis, in Her Capacity as Adminstratrix of The Estate of Russell A. Walker, Sr a/k/a Russell A. Walker a/k/a Russell Walker; Lynn Lewis, in Her Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Russell A. Walker, Sr a/k/a Russell A. Walker a/k/a Russell Walker; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Russell A. Walker, Sr a/k/a Russell A. Walker a/k/a Russell Walker, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 01532 $3,876.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-446 117 W Lehigh Ave 191333834 7th wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#071000400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Iladio J. Santiago C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 02035 $46,681.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-447 1437 Elbridge St 191492740 54th wd. 1,332 Sq. Ft. OPA#541113200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jack Matty a/k/a Jack E. Matty, Jr a/k/a Jack Matty, Jr C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01275 $92,240.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-448 1301 N Front St, Unit B 19122 18th wd. 0 Sq. Ft. being and designated in such Declaration as Unit B, together with a proportionate undivided interest in the Common Elements; CONDOMINIUM BRT#888180388 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Diony Elias C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01656 $222,016.15 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1904-449 6636 N Bouvier St 19126 10th wd. 1,262 Sq. Ft. OPA#101075000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert W. Perkins, Jr a/k/a Robert Perkins, Jr C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00832 $104,539.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1904-450 2836-2838 W. Girard Ave 19130 29th wd. 2,580 Sq. Ft. OPA#882023600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alson Alston C.P.

August Term, 2008 No. 03084 $537,088.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-451 3012 N Ringgold St 19132 38th wd. 817 Sq. Ft. OPA#381027500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer R. Ballard, Administratrix of the Estate of Ruby Adams, deceased C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02354 $31,377.96 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-452 1144 Sanger St a/k/a 1144 E Sanger St 19124 62nd wd. 1,529 Sq. Ft. OPA#621046800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rhakeem Favors C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 00937 $45,985.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-453 2410 Vista St 19152 56th wd. 2,569 Sq. Ft. OPA#561323300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracy Barco C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04441 $315,262.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-454 1911-13 N 2nd St on the East Side of Second St 19122 18th wd. Front: 30’ft x Depth: 108’ft; 3,354 Sq. Ft. BRT/ OPA#882970320 Luis H. Jaquez C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03358 $107,473.89 Justin L. Krik, Esquire; Krik Law 1904-455 2554 S 67th St 19142 40th wd. 1,112 Sq. Ft. OPA#406061400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kaneesha Daniels C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01576 $62,568.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-456 12484 Sweet Briar Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,930 Sq. Ft. OPA#663182900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christina M. Galanaugh and Daniel R. Galanaugh Jr. C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04539 $238,410.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-457 5451 Diamond St 19131 52nd wd. 1,633 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,560 Sq. Ft. OPA#522094900 Aliyah Newman (Real Owner); Tahira Peterkin (Real Owner); Anthony Baxter (Executor of The Estate of Jacquelyn Bell) C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 03259 $73,451.67 Robert Crawley 1904-458 112 N Conestoga St 19139 4th wd. 1,084 Sq. Ft. BRT#041142100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

REAL ESTATE Cynthia Baptiste and Myron Baptiste C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 03183 $66,326.33 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-459 7733 Orpheus Pl 19153 40th wd. 1,798 Sq. Ft. BRT#405864200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Michael C. Stewart C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02962 $142,766.94 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-460 350 E. Roosevelt Blvd 19120 42nd wd. Land: 2,134 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,550 Sq. Ft. BRT#421131500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Lilly Cynthia Dawes (a/k/a Lily Cynthia Dawes) C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 003129 $69,177.99 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-461 1014 N Pallas St 19104 6th wd. 882 Sq. Ft. OPA#062322800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shawnnette D.L Johnson C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02580 $38,940.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-462 1609 Van Kirk St 19149 62nd wd. 1,749 Sq. Ft. OPA#621118200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Milagros Rodriguez Trinidad C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01854 $99,459.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-463 1732 Arnold St 19152 56th wd. 2,720 Sq. Ft. OPA#562185100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea Karen Irey, Executrix of the Estate of Glenda Cohen, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02980 $188,634.92 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-464 5262 Pennway St 19124 23rd wd. 1,568 Sq. Ft. OPA#233105300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luis A. Pichardo C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01484 $78,613.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-465 2861 Normandy Dr 19154 66th wd. 5,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#662498200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Isabel Kathleen Wiggs, Known Heir of Isabel E. Welch, deceased, Carol A. McDevitt, Known Heir of Isabel E. Welch, deceased, Eileen Vaughn, Known Heir of Isabel E. Welch, deceased and Unknown heirs, successors,

assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Isabel E. Welch, deceased C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03352 $212,257.94 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-466 1523 N Alden St 19131 52nd wd. 1,125 Sq. Ft. OPA#043292600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer Chanthaboun C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01165 $47,624.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-467 5439 Akron St 19124 62nd wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#621439300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Eddie Thorne, Sr., deceased, Eddie V. Thorne, Jr., Known Heir of Eddie Thorne, Sr., deceased and Desiree Thorne, Known Heir of Eddie Thorne, Sr., deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03276 $10,593.30 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-468 856 Ayrdale Rd 19128 21st wd. 2,515 Sq. Ft. OPA#214133732 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Edith Audino, Deceased, Frank Audino, Jr., Known Heir of Edith Audino, Deceased and Liz Moore f/k/a Elizabeth Moore, Known Heir of Edith Audino, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01101 $279,558.45 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-469 9225 Milnor St 19114 65th wd. 7,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#652427805 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joy Ruiz a/k/a Joy Gallen-Ruiz C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03361 $351,565.53 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-470 2715 Berkshire St 19137 45th wd. 1,163 Sq. Ft. OPA#45-30072-00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Judgment against Joseph W. Cotter, Jr. and Joanestelle M. Williamson, only C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04703 $30,135.11, plus interest through the date of the sheriff’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1904-471 1124 Marlborough St 19125 18th wd. Land: 2,436 Sq.

Ft.; Improvement: 0 Sq. Ft. BRT#181055000 IMPROVEMENTS: NONE Louis Moore and Christie Moore C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 000388 $259,541.48 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1904-472 5444 Erdrick St 19124 62nd wd. 1,123 Sq. Ft. OPA#622339300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maria C. Kieffer a/k/a Maria Kieffer C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04062 $103,337.18 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-473 7506 Briar Rd 19138 50th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#501340400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beverly J. Rickenbacker as Administratrix of the Estate of Earnest J. Curry, a/k/a Ernest James Curry, Sr. Deceased C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02885 $66,607.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-474 6308 Guyer Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,430 Sq. Ft. BRT#402274130 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mao Hang C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03017 $69,096.62 Powers Kirn, LLC 1904-475 3603 Sepviva St 19134 45th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 832 Sq. Ft. BRT#451456400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thomas E. Perri, Known Surviving Heir of Geraldine Perri & Thomas Perri, Allyn Perri, Known Surviving Heir of Geraldine Perri & Thomas Perri, Unknown Surviving Heirs of Thomas Perri and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Geraldine Perri C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02710 $46,307.90 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1904-476 11738 Denman Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,993 Sq. Ft. BRT#662242100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ginger Morgan, in Her Capacity as Heir of Edward S. Trexler, Jr., Deceased and Edward Trexler IV, in His Capacity as Heir of Edward S. Trexler, Jr., Deceased and Morgan Trexler, in Her Capacity as as Heir of Edward S. Trexler, Jr., Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Edward S. Trexler, Jr. Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03451 $146,414.62 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha

E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1904-477 5160 Leiper St 19124 62nd wd. 1,474 Sq. Ft. OPA#621475200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vivian Morales, a/k/a Vivian M. Morales C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01091 $54,525.30 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1904-478 6144 Lebanon Ave 19151 34th wd. 4,445 Sq. Ft. OPA#342126600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under James Lee Wright a/k/a James Wright, Deceased, Jameva Wright, a/k/a Jamera Naomi Wright Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of James Lee Wright a/k/a James Wright, Deceased, Eva Briscoe Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of James Lee Wright a/k/a James Wright, Deceased and Camillas Wright Solely in His Capacity as Heir of James Lee Wright a/k/a James Wright, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02745 $103,554.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1904-479 5027 N 11th St 19141 49th wd. 2,367 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,664 Sq. Ft. OPA#491403200 William T. Lofton C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03065 $84,323.38 Robert Crawley 1904-480 7119 Oxford Ave 19111 53rd wd. 3,321 Sq. Ft. BRT#532376300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jaclyn Young in Her Capacity as Adminstratrix of David M. Fine, Deceased and Selma Fine, in Her Capacity as Heir at Law of David M. Fine, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under David M. Fine, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01987 $102,957.34 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1904-481 951 E Locust Ave 19138 5th wd. 568 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 896 Sq. Ft. OPA#122078600 Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under

Norma Moten a/k/a Norma J. Moten; Gary Collins, in His Capacity as Heir of Norma Moten a/k/a Norma J. Moten C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03047 $39,757.86 Robert Crawley 1904-482 5959 Springfield Ave 19143 3rd wd. Land Area: 1,284 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,488 Sq. Ft. OPA#034117700 Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Jessie M. Jenkins; Oscar Jenkins, Known Heir of Jessie M. Jenkins; Jennifer Jenkins, Known Heir of of Jessie M. Jenkins; Robert Jenkins, Known Heir of Jessie M. Jenkins; Gary Jenkins, Known Heir of Jessie M. Jenkins C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01800 $44,247.91 Robert Crawley, Esq 1904-483 1522-26 W Girard Ave 19130 47th wd. 11.2666.6 Sq. Ft. or 0.25773’ acres OPA#88-10701-50 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: UNKNOWN West Girard Holdings, LLC C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 02074 $50,773.90 Patricia M. Mayer, Esquire 1904-484A 1237-45 W College Ave 19121 29th wd. 16,245 Sq. Ft. OPA#885264380 IMPROVEMENTS: RETAIL CAR LOT NO BUILDING Shinder Pal C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01594 $2,437,384.64 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1904-484B 1247-59 N 26th St 19121 29th wd. 20,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#882017640 Subject To Mortgage Yes - Scott Finance Company in the original principal amount of $65,500.00 IMPROVEMENTS: AUTO REPAIR SHOP Shinder Pal C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01594 $2,437,384.64 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1904-485A 6116 Tabor Ave 19111 35th wd. 1,442 Sq. Ft. OPA#352335800 & OPA#352337900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shoukat M. Sundhu C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 01213 $152,257.70 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1904-485B 6116 Tabor Ave 19111 35th wd. 1,442 Sq. Ft. OPA#352335800 & OPA#352337900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shoukat M. Sundhu C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 01213 $152,257.70 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC

1904-486A 3456 Amber St 19134 45th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,040 Sq. Ft. BRT#452241910 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Scott E. Tisdale and Kathleen E. Tisdale C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00266 $49,105.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1904-486B 3457 Coral St 19134 45th wd. PRIV GAR 1STY MASONRY; 560 Sq. Ft. BRT#452249300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Scott E. Tisdale and Kathleen E. Tisdale C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00266 $49,105.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1904-487 2159 Homer St 19138 50th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,188 Sq. Ft. BRT#102140100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Naiphesa Hilliard C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01681 $195,961.17 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1904-488 6460 Musgrave St 19119 22nd wd. Land Area: 870 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,164 Sq. Ft. OPA#221230000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carrye E. Chappell a/k/a Evelyn Chappell C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 02240 $135,267.12 Robert Crawley, Esquire 1904-489 2644 S 61st St 19142-3514 40th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA# 402068400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samuel Edwards, in His Capacity as Heir of Jerona A. Edwards a/k/a Jerona Edwards, Deceased; Troy Edwards, in His Capacity as Heir of Jerona A. Edwards a/k/a Jerona Edwards, Deceased; Ricardo Edwards, in His Capacity as Heir of Jerona A. Edwards a/k/a Jerona Edwards, Deceased; Marva Edwards, in Her Capacity as Heir of Jerona A. Edwards a/k/a Jerona Edwards, Deceased; James Edwards, in His Capacity as Heir of Jerona A. Edwards a/k/a Jerona Edwards, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Jerona A. Edwards, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01107 $28,472.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

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