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Judge: Transgender people diagnosed with gender dysphoria are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Guilty verdict in attack on trans woman

Orlando police: We don’t know if hate crimes were committed at Pulse

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By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Orlando police last week said they don’t know whether the Pulse Nightclub massacre was a hate crime, a terrorist attack or both. As a result, it remains unclear if 49 murders at Pulse will be included in an upcoming Florida hate-crimes report for 2016. “Since this is still an active investigation with the FBI, the incident has not been labeled a terrorist attack, hate crime or both,” an Orlando police spokesperson told PGN May 15 in an email. “Once the case is closed and it has been determined the attack was a hate crime, we would be the reporting agency.” On June 12, Omar Mateen embarked on a shooting rampage inside the LGBT venue, killing 49 patrons and injuring 58 others, including an Orlando police officer. The club was hosting Latin Night when Mateen opened fire. After a three-hour siege, Orlando police breached an exterior wall and killed the 29-year-old gunman. Florida officials and FBI officials count hate crimes differently. If it’s decided that Mateen acted with anti-LGBT or anti-Latino bias, Florida officials would count Mateen’s 49 murders as 49 hate crimes. But the 57 attempted murders Mateen committed on Pulse patrons wouldn’t be counted as hate crimes. The FBI’s reporting system is incident-based, thus Pulse would have been counted as one hate crime in the FBI’s upcoming hate-crimes report for 2016. But the deadline for submissions was April 24. An FBI spokesperson recently confirmed Pulse won’t be included as a hate crime in the FBI’s report. The deadline for hate-crimes submissions for a hate-crimes report to be issued PAGE 24 by the Florida Attorney

KITCHEN KICK-OFF: Staff and supporters of MANNA unveiled the agency’s new headquarters May 18. Capital Campaign donors were invited to the new Steven Korman Nutrition Center, where they enjoyed food, drinks and remarks by MANNA officials. MANNA, which provides nutritional meals to people with life-threatening illnesses, spent more than 20 years on Ranstead Street before moving to the new digs at 20th and Hamilton streets in Logan Square. The new facility is expected to significantly expand the organization’s reach to several-thousand more people each year. Photo: Scott A. Drake

A judge this week found a man who brutally attacked a local transgender woman guilty of several charges, including attempted murder. Judge Susan I. Schulman on Monday found Marcus Jones guilty of four counts in connection with the May 2015 attack on 53-year-old Michelle Hill. Jones, 24, attacked Hill in the 900 block of North Watts Street. During the trial, which was held before Schulman and was not a jury trial, Jones’ defense attorney raised the “trans-panic” defense as a motive. “I think when you look at the facts of the case, this was an attack on a trans woman because she PAGE 24 was trans,” said Assistant

National survey reveals disparities for PA’s trans community By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Data released last week revealed discrimination trends and disparities for transgender people in Pennsylvania. The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) sponsored the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, which examined 27,715 transgender respondents across the nation on their experiences in areas such as health, public accommodations and employment. Equality Pennsylvania, in conjunction with NCTE, released the Pennsylvania-specific results, which included 1,171 respondents. Highlights from the Pennsylvania report included:

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• One-third of respondents are living in poverty • 11 percent are currently unemployed • 16 percent who have been employed reported losing a job due to gender identity or expression • 77 percent who were out or perceived as transgender from kindergarten through 12th grade experienced harassment, assault, harsher discipline and prohibition from dressing according to gender identity • 21 percent experienced housing discrimination, including eviction due to their transgender status • 22 percent of respondents who experienced homelessness avoided staying in a shelter due to fear of mistreatment for being transgender

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“In the face of dangerous legislation that keeps popping up in states all over the nation, our work to educate the public is more important than ever before,” Mara Keisling, executive director of NCTE, said in a statement. “Our survey speaks to what we already know: Transgender people experience rampant discrimination and endure substantial obstacles to meeting their most fundamental needs. We hope this state-specific information will inspire policymakers on the local, state and federal levels to enact policies that improve lives, not make them worse.” The anonymous survey allowed participants to share personal stories. “I came out [in] 2015,” one participant wrote. “I’ve held [three] PAGE 24

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AGING OUT LOUD

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Judge: Trans people protected from disability bias By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A federal judge in Allentown this week ruled that transgender people diagnosed with gender dysphoria are protected from disability bias under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA protects disabled persons from discrimination in private employment, public accommodations and governmental services. In a six-page ruling May 18, U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. said Kate Lynn Blatt’s disability claim against Cabela’s Retail Inc. can advance to the discovery phase. Blatt has gender dysphoria, and she’s suing her former employer for more than $150,000, claiming disability discrimination and other wrongdoing. Cabela’s sought to have Blatt’s disability claim dismissed, arguing that gender dysphoria is excluded from coverage under the ADA. But Leeson ruled that while the ADA excludes gender-identity disorder from coverage, the act doesn’t exclude gender dysphoria — a specific medical condition that Blatt reportedly suffers from. Gender dysphoria can “substantially” limit a person’s major life activities, including socializing with others, reproducing and occupational functioning, Leeson noted.

News Briefing Hip-hop star to headline Mazzoni event Gay rapper Big Freedia will host and perform at an HIV-testing and awareness-raising event next week. Mazzoni Center’s The Real Impact Project is staging Hard Candy Bash at 9 p.m. June 3 at Solmssen Court at the University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad St. The event will include performances, food and drinks, raffles and contests, while connecting guests with information about PrEP and PEP, transgender-health resources and more. TRIP Program Coordinator Vernon Brown said Big Freedia was a natural fit as the event’s headliner. “She continues to break barriers with her unique style and voice, and so much of her presence resonates perfectly with The Real Impact Project and our mission, which is to celebrate the resilience, community building and unity between LGBTQ people of color, while working to promote community health,” Brown said. Tickets are $10 or $5 with an HIV/ STI test at the Washington West Project, Colours Organization, GALAEI or Access

Leeson avoided ruling on the constitutionality of the ADA’s exclusion of gender-identity disorder from coverage. Blatt, 36, said she’s “ecstatic” with Leeson’s ruling. “I needed this [ruling] to make sense of if all,” she told PGN. “After 10 years of struggling, I finally feel vindicated. This helps me make sense of everything that’s happened.” Blatt thanked her attorneys, Sidney L. Gold and Neelima Vanguri. “We now have a strong trans-friendly court ruling that I believe has the potential to help all transgender people,” Blatt added. “The days of silent resignation of transgender people are over.” Blatt said she lives near Cabela’s, yet remains reluctant to shop there. The retail chain specializes in outdoor sports items. “Store employees stand, like, 3 feet from me every time I’m shopping there — and follow me around. This is 10 years later. And they’re still continuing to harass me, to this day.” In addition to her disability claim, Blatt is pursuing sex-discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation claims against Cabela’s. Blatt worked at Cabela’s outlet in Hamburg as a seasonal stocker between September 2006 and March 2007. She contends Cabela’s discriminated against her when denying her

access to a female restroom and a female name tag. “Blatt has plausibly alleged that she engaged in protected activity [at Cabela’s] by reporting discrimination and requesting accommodations for her disability,” Leeson wrote. “She has also plausibly alleged that she was subjected to a ‘pattern of antagonism’ as a result of this activity, including Cabela’s allegedly intentional and repeated refusal to provide her with a correct name tag.” Blatt alleges she “continually reported to her superior that she was subject to degrading and discriminatory comments on the basis of her disability, that she requested a female name tag and uniform and use of the female restroom as accommodations for her disability and that as a result of requesting these accommodations she was subjected to a ‘pattern of antagonism’ prior to her termination,” Leeson wrote. Attorneys for Cabela’s couldn’t be reached for comment. In court papers, Cabela’s denied any wrongdoing. Thomas W. Ude Jr., legal director at Mazzoni Center, hailed Leeson’s ruling. “Congratulations to Ms. Blatt and her team,” Ude said in an email. “This decision gets it right. Yesterday’s ignorant prejudice must — and inevitably will — yield to today’s truth, in law and in PAGE 24

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Bradbury-Sullivan launches HIV programming An LGBT community center in Allentown announced last week that it is starting programming for people with HIV. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is now offering non-medical supportive services for people with HIV in the Lehigh Valley. The resources are free to those who meet income qualifications and include counseling and support groups. “We are committed to supporting the needs of people in our community living with HIV, especially those living with low and moderate incomes who may not have access to care in other spaces,” said Bradbury-Sullivan Executive Director Adrian Shanker. “These programs ensure that services are available to people who need it the most.” For more information, visit www.bradburysullivancenter.org or email Health Programs & Supportive Services Manager Atticus Ranck at atticus@bradburysullivancenter.org.

LGBT social group to meet in Point Breeze OUT in Point Breeze will host its first event next week. The LGBT social group is debuting

— Jen Colletta

COLOURS to hold Painting with a Twist fundraiser A local LGBT organization will host a fundraising event next week in which attendees can paint while enjoying beverages and food. “A Night of COLOURS — Painting with a Twist” will raise funds for the The COLOURS Organization, which provides services to LGBT people of color in Philadelphia. The $45 ticket price includes wine, non-alcoholic refreshments and light appetizers. Attendees will receive a canvas and paint and will follow stepby-step instructions from an experienced local artist. The event will take place 9-11 p.m. June 2 in Suite 300 at 1520 Locust St. Visit http://www.paintingwithatwist. com/events/viewevent.aspx?eventID=1115804 to register and use the code “COLOURS” for the passcode. n

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WORKING WEEKEND: Fox Rothschild attorneys, clients and community members mixed and mingled at OUTFoxed May 21 at Valanni. The brunch was part of the firm’s LGBTQ and Allies Initiative and was also sponsored by Fox Rothschild’s Entertainment Law department. About 40 people attended and heard from documentary filmmakers H. Alan Scott and Aliza Rosen, whose “Latter Day Jew” explores Scott’s experiences coming out as a Midwestern Mormon, building a career as a comedian and converting to Judaism. For more information on the film, visit latterdayjew.com. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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Equality advocates fight back against KKK event in Lancaster

By Timothy Roberts PGN Contributor About 700 people gathered May 20 at the Lancaster County Courthouse to speak out for equality while the Ku Klux Klan was preparing to burn a cross a few miles away. The East Coast Knights of the Invisible Empire announced on its website and on a forum called Stormfront that it would hold “a family event” near Quarryville and promised to burn a 40-foot-tall cross. “This is going to be one of the biggest cross-lightings in a long time,” the announcement said. The event was to be by invitation only, and it was not clear how many KKK families might have attended. Lancaster has had previous experience with the Klan — a march down Queen Street in the center of town in 1991 and a march that fizzled in 2001. With its obsession with white people, the Klan may also have been drawn to a place that is known as the refugee capital of America. The Church World Service Lancaster has helped settle 1,300 refugees since 2013 and has been featured in The New York Times and on the BBC.

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Killer of gay man pleads guilty One of two people implicated in the murder of a local gay man will spend several decades in prison. Thomas Brennan, 27, pleaded guilty May 19 in the 2015 murder of Scott Stephen Bernheisel. The victim’s body was found inside a suitcase near the Tinicum Township Industrial Park, just outside Philadelphia International Airport. Investigators say he had been bludgeoned and stabbed to death. Brennan’s plea deal included a prison sentence of 27-and-a-half to 55 years in prison. Brennan’s girlfriend, Crystal Leibhart, was arrested as an accomplice; she also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. Investigators say Bernheisel, 40, was Brennan’s drug dealer. According to a cellmate of Brennan who testified at a

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Paul J. Yabor, a longtime advocate for people with HIV/AIDS and substance-abuse issues, died May 16 of a drug overdose. He was 55 and lived in North Philadelphia. Friends expressed hope that Yabor’s death would bring more attention to the city’s opioid crisis. They said Yabor was active in the recovery community for about 30 years. Jose A. Benitez, executive director of Prevention Point Philadelphia, said Yabor distributed clean syringes to active drug users a few hours before he died. “We’re all in shock here,” Benitez said of Yabor’s passing. “It’s been a tough week for us.” He said Yabor supported safe, supervised drug-injection sites for active users. “Ironically, if Philadelphia had one, Paul might be alive today,” Benitez said. Yabor was employed as a risk-reduction specialist at Prevention Point. His contributions included assisting with overdose-prevention training and distributing the opioid antidote Narcan, Benitez said. Yabor was an effective advocate, partly because he spoke from personal experience, said Benitez. “He was open and honest about his own experiences. It makes a big difference when you can talk about something affecting you personally.” Other organizations Yabor was affiliated with include ACT UP, Philly AIDS Thrift, Philadelphia FIGHT and the city’s AIDS Activities Coordinating Office. Yabor also served on a state HIV-prevention advisory panel. Sandra Collett was Yabor’s girlfriend for the past 14 years. She said Yabor was born Feb. 25, 1962, and lived in the Philadelphia region for most of his life. Yabor didn’t graduate from high school, but he attained a GED as an adult. “Paul’s main focus was advocacy work,” Collett said. She said Yabor was very compassionate, despite his many challenges. “Paul had a heart of gold. I’ll miss him terribly. There were some rough times in our relationship, but more good [times] than bad.” Yabor spent many Saturdays volunteering at Philly AIDS Thrift. “Paul was open about the struggle with addiction,” said PAT manager Tom Brennan. “Here was a guy fighting every day to keep other people alive. But he couldn’t save himself that last day. He would want people to know that the fight never ends. Telling the truth, as harsh as it is, honors the code of

compassion and honesty he lived by. And it’s only that kind of honesty that can save other people’s lives in the end.” Brennan said Yabor was a kind man. “Paul mixed well with everyone. He was the most ‘people person’ you’ve ever met. Everybody here has been hit hard by news of his death. He was a beloved member of the cast of characters here for 10 years.” Yabor didn’t have a specific job title at PAT. “Paul was on the store staff but there was no job title for what he did,” Brennan added. “He just endlessly lifted and carried and made sense of incoming donations on Saturdays, our busiest day.” Adam Proctor, assistant manager at PAT, has warm memories of Yabor. “Paul was a great guy. I loved having Paul around. And he was an incredibly smart man. You looked at Paul and saw him as a rough brute of a guy. But he was very intelligent, very articulate. And a big-time activist. He was always going to D.C. or Harrisburg for one cause or another.” In addition to Collett, Yabor is survived by his father, Raymond A. Yabor; a sister, Lisa; two nephews and a niece. A funeral service is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. May 26 at St. Timothy’s Roman Catholic Church, 3001 Levick St. in Northeast Philadelphia. Prevention Point Philadelphia will hold a memorial service at a later date, Benitez said. n

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AIDS Education Month recommits to the ‘FIGHT’ By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A local health-services organization will once again host a month-long series throughout the city to increase HIV/ AIDS awareness. Philadelphia FIGHT’s AIDS Education Month kicks off with an opening reception and awards ceremony June 1. Chip Alfred, director of development and communications at FIGHT, noted the 23rd-annual event’s theme is “One Community, Recommitting to the FIGHT.” “We decided to address the fact that we live in uncertain times in the health-care field,” Alfred said. “There’s some backlash in human and civil rights. We’re paying tribute and we’re drawing our strength from those activists and advocates who laid their careers, lives and freedoms on the line to fight for effective HIV treatments and medications in the early years of the epidemic.” FIGHT will honor two individuals — Cleve Jones and

Roy Hayes — with the Kiyoshi Kuromiya Award for Prevention, Treatment and Justice at the opening reception. Jones, who was not immediately available for comment, founded the The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial

Quilt and co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He has led work in the gay-liberation movement since the 1970s and contributed to LGBT civil-rights causes such as challenging California’s Proposition 8. Jones highlighted his work in

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the memoir “When We Rise,” which ABC adapted into a miniseries earlier this year. Jones will be on hand to sign complimentary copies of his memoir after the ceremony. Hayes has been a leader in the HIV/AIDS community for more

• Opening Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 1 at Independence Visitors Center, 599 Market St.

• Breakthroughs in HIV — Preventing HIV through PrEP and Finding a Cure: 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 21 at the Klein Cube at Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden St.

• The Reunion Project: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 3 at Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St.

• Community Cookout: Noon-3 p.m. June 24 at Fairmount Park, Area 2, 33rd Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue

• End AIDS: The HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 7 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.

• The Fifth-Anniversary Hip Hop for Philly Concert: 7 p.m.-midnight June 25; location TBD

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• Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture: 6-9 p.m. June 14; RSVP online for location.

• Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 28 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.

• Faith Leaders and Community Summit and Gospel Concert: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 17 at Yesha Ministries Worship Center, 2301 Snyder Ave.

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than 30 years. He assisted in the development of HIV/AIDS services, support groups and outreach services and provided input in 2010 for the first U.S. National AIDS Strategy. Hayes initially started accessing services at FIGHT when he was diagnosed with HIV and is now employed by the organization. “I hope people can see that after 30-some years, we still need to do what we need to do. We still have to fight and we still have to keep doing [the work],” Hayes said. “I’m 68 years old. I can’t do what I used to do but I can encourage other people, especially the other younger people, to do the things we did in the earlier days. “[Receiving] the awards are all well and good but we still have to fight,” Hayes added. Reggie Shuford, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, and Dr. David E. Thomas, associate vice president of Strategic Initiatives at Community College of Philadelphia, serve as first-time co-chairs for this PAGE 12 year’s pro-

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Before there was Stonewall, there was Dewey’s By Bob Skiba PGN Contributor In early May 1965, at a small coffeeshop called Dewey’s on 17th Street near Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia transgender and gay people won an early and significant victory over discrimination when they held the first successful sit-in for LGBT rights in the nation. During the 1960s, the Dewey’s chain had about 18 locations all over Center City. The one on 13th Street was open all night, making it the perfect hangout after the nearby bars and after-hours clubs closed. Widely known as the “fag” Dewey’s, it was packed late into the night with a whole spectrum of drag queens, hustlers, dykes, leather men and Philly cops looking for a cup of coffee — a cross section of life on 13th Street. Philadelphia’s “gay ghetto.” The problem was that other managers of Dewey’s around the city were intent on keeping the queer-tolerant 13th Street location the exception and not the rule. On the last weekend of April 1965, the management of the Dewey’s at 17th and Chancellor streets (now Little Pete’s) made it clear that they would refuse service “to a large number of homosexu-

als and persons wearing non-conformist clothing.” On April 25, modeling their actions on then-current African-American civil-rights protests, and supported by the local activist Janus Society, more than 150 protestors — black, white, transgender, lesbian and gay — staged a peaceful sit-in, an amazing thing to do in Philadelphia in 1965, four years before the Stonewall Riots. Police arrived and three of the protestors who refused to leave were arrested. The protestors were young — two males and one female. When Clark Polak, president of the Janus Society, a local gay-rights group, suggested legal help to them, he was arrested too. Over the next week, in support of the protestors, Janus distributed some 1,500 leaflets outside the restaurant. On May 2, they staged a second sit-in. This time, when the police were called, they spoke briefly with the protestors and then simply left, declining to take any action at all. The management agreed to end the discrimination and the protestors disbanded, having staged the first successful LGBT-rights sit-in in the country. Polak and the Janus Society rigorously defended the rights of “the mas-

culine woman and the feminine man,” something other homophile organizations had carefully avoided addressing. The Dewey’s sit-in marked an important step in the ongoing struggle of transgender and gender-queer people, especially those of color, to lay claim to public space in Philadelphia. In the following years, as Dewey’s turned into Little Pete’s in the 1970s, the

space continued as a late-night sanctuary for generations of the city’s LGBT population. When the little restaurant closes this weekend, another site that tells the story of LGBT resistance will be lost forever. n Bob Skiba is the curator of the John J. Wilcox Jr. LGBT Archives at William Way LGBT Community Center.

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Two new middle-grade books share the fun of large, queer families such as “fleetings” (family meetings) and Queer parents often wonder what their “Camelottery” (their house), and giving children will call them, but the Lotterys us insight into other family members. The have it figured out. There’s MaxiMum fact of four queer parents is taken as a (from Jamaica), CardaMom (of the given and is only one of the many distincMohawk Nation) and their co-parents, tive things about the family. PopCorn (from the Yukon) and PapaDum (after the tasty cracker of his native India, The book begs comparison to Dana not because of a lack of intelligence). The Alison Levy’s recent two middle-grade two same-sex couples are co-parenting books about the Fletchers, another large, seven children and a menagerie of animals queer, multiracial, multiethnic family. in Emma Donoghue’s funny and clever There’s a similar wackiness and warmth new middle-grade novel, “The to both the Lotterys and the Lotterys Plus One.” Fletchers (who have two This is the first book for that dads, four boys and two pets), age range from Donoghue, a although the Lotterys, with lesbian mom herself, whose their even-bigger family and 2010 adult novel “Room” house, financial independence was an international bestseller and unschooling feel a little and shortlisted for the prestiless like a family one might gious Man Booker Prize. “The actually meet. This doesn’t Lotterys Plus One,” with its make them any less likeable (in fact, some children might blend of family shenanigans, aspire to live in the Lotterys’ whimsy and heart, should win her new fans — and Caroline 32-room house and not have to Hadilaksono’s illustrations go to school), but gives their perfectly capture Donoghue’s Dana Rudolph story a slightly more fantastical bent. It’s well worth becoming whimsical, energetic tone. The parents, we learn, are two couples acquainted with both families, though, for who became best friends and decided to despite their similarities, they each have have a baby together — then won the lotdifferent stories to tell. tery, bought a big house in Toronto, grew Coincidentally, Levy’s latest book has their family further just come out, and shares some characterthrough childistics even as it tells a unique story. “This bearing and adopWould Make a Good Story Someday” foltion and took the lows the Johnston-Fischers, a two-mom mutual surname family who are the Fletchers’ neighbors. Lottery. The parAfter one of the moms, a blogger, wins a ents gave up their fellowship to take a family train trip across jobs so they could the country and write about it, they pack stay home and up their three daughters (biological and teach the children adopted; two white and one Asian) and without sending eldest daughter’s boyfriend and depart. As them to school, with the Lotterys, it is the sensible midbringing a hipdle child (in this case, 12-year-old Sara) pie-ish and freewhose perspective forms the bulk of the range sensibility to the process. tale. The family’s life of controlled chaos is Most of the book thrown off-kilter when PopCorn’s father, is framed as Sara’s whom the children have never met, is summer journal, diagnosed with dementia and must come which she writes to to live with them. “Grumps,” as the chilescape “the endless dren call him, is curmudgeonly and confamily togetherservative. Everything about the Lotterys ness” of the trip. seems to bother him, including their Her writing is interco-parenting arrangement, the fact that spersed with notes the children are all named after trees and from her moms, the multigrain pancakes they serve. He’s sisters and assorted homophobic and racist, too, albeit more other characters to because of old-fashioned assumptions than give us a textured overt hatred. Still, he’s family, and the arc look at the family, the people they encounof the story shows us what can happen ter and Sara’s personal transformation when people of different mindsets ultiduring the summer between elementary mately learn to find common ground. and middle school. The story is told from the perspective The fact of having same-sex parents of 9-year-old Sumac, the sensible “good isn’t at all the focus, but nor does Levy girl” among her multiracial, multiethnic, shy away from moments when it makes a neurodiverse siblings. As the practical difference, as when Sara hesitates to ask one of the family, she’s a good guide for another character about his family because readers as well, translating family slang “as someone with two PAGE 23

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Share your story with PHRC Though there are countless ways to win equality, one of the most effective strategies has seemed to be story-sharing. Statistics have shown that the more that non-LGBT communities learn what it means to be LGBT and recognize that LGBT people live and work around them all day, the more likely they are to support LGBT equality. Likewise, the more potential allies hear real-life instances of discrimination, the more inclined they are to support LGBTrights efforts. It all comes down to humanizing and personalizing LGBT people. When a face is put to an issue, and a human-interest story to a wide-ranging topic, abstract concepts like inequality become tangible, and relevant. It is in that vein that advocates are encouraging LGBTs and allies to contact the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. The state agency, which enforces Pennsylvania’s nondiscrimination law, is accepting public comment through May 26 on proposed guidance that would enable it to accept, investigate and adjudicate complaints of LGBT discrimination. PHRC is following in the footsteps of numerous federal courts and agencies that have deemed antiLGBT discrimination to be a form of sex discrimination, which is already a protected area in the state’s Human Relations Act; the state’s nondiscrimination law continues to lack protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. PHRC has noted that it still supports

legislative efforts to include LGBT people in the state law, but that the sex-discrimination guidance is a means to address LGBT discrimination currently within its purview. Read the full guidance at www.phrc. pa.gov. Comments about the proposal can be sent to Christina Reese at chreese@pa.gov by May 26. While state and federal laws need to be updated to explicitly protect LGBT people, the PHRC inclusion would be a stop-gap measure to offer some level of remedy until the political momentum can be mustered for full legal protection. The public-comment period is a unique opportunity for our community to have a say in a development that could impact countless LGBT people in Pennsylvania. If you have been harassed at work, in school or any other setting for being LGBT, tell PHRC your story. If you have been fearful to share news of an engagement with your coworkers or told your landlord your partner is just a friend because you fear negative reactions, tell PHRC your story. If you are still in the closet and are struggling with the mental, emotional and physical effects of hiding your identity, tell PHRC your story. Showing PHRC the real-life impact of marginalization — both in our day-to-day lives and institutionalized discrimination enshrined in our laws — can put our state one step closer to offering sorely needed resources and recourse for LGBT people. n

As Benjamin Franklin was leaving the Constitutional Convention of 1787, somebody asked him what kind of government the U.S. was going to have. “A republic,” he replied, “if you can keep it.” And for over 200 years we’ve managed to do that. Our republic is still standing. It hasn’t been easy. In fact, at times it’s downright ugly. But we have ideals, damn it, and we keep trying to get it right. But are we honestly even trying anymore? Ever since the election of Donald Trump I’ve heard Franklin’s voice in my head saying, “If you can keep it” over and over. (For the record, Franklin’s voice sounds exactly like radio DJ Alan Almond, a voice that used to terrify me as a child.) Trump’s on a rampage and he’s leaving democratic norms crumbling in his wake. Meanwhile, Republicans, who have the majority in the House and Senate, are just standing by and watching. Actually, they’re helping him do it by not doing their jobs. The fact of the matter is, we have never had a president this dangerously ignorant before. This contemptuous of the Constitution. This petty and gross. But here we are. Some people say that Trump makes them miss George W. Bush and, furthermore, maybe we were wrong to criticize Bush so much. I disagree. Bush was a terrible president. He sent us to war based on lies. He appointed right-wing yahoos to his cabinet and the federal bench. He supported amending the Constitution to deny same-sex couples the right to marry. Was he better than Trump? Well, yes. But that’s a low bar. Trump is the worst. So much progress made by Obama is being walked backwards: LGBTQ rights, environmental protections, voting rights, criminal-sentencing reform, expanded access to health insurance, even encouraging kids to eat vegetables. It’s painful to watch. Most painful of all is watching as all of the parts that work to “keep” the republic are torn apart and flung here and there like an exploding cartoon cuckoo clock.

Except this isn’t a cartoon. But Trump is certainly a caricature. He’s a clownish buffoon who has been nothing but honest about himself with the American people. Yes, he lies about everything — even things that are easily disproved with a quick Google search — but his lying is part of his honesty about who he is. “I’m a liar!” he screams. “I care only about myself! I shouldn’t be trusted. I’m a terrible person.” He’s been telling us for decades. Yet, he was elected anyway. And now? A lot depends on the Republicans in Congress who have already shown that they’re more than happy to kiss Trump’s ass if it gets them closer to giving tax cuts to the wealthy and taking away health care from the poor. I’m not holding my breath. Many people have their sights set on the 2018 midterms, hoping for a Democratic wave to take the Republicans out and put grown-ups in charge. I hope for that, too. But I worry that Democrats think that Trump’s abysmal reign is going to do all of the work for them. It won’t. Millions of people voted for this man even after he told us, showed us even, that he was unfit. The Democrats have their work cut out for them. A man who hears “if you can keep it” as a dare instead of a warning is a lunatic, not a leader. Lunatics can be entertaining, but they can also be dangerous. We are not obligated to let Trump lead our republic off a cliff. In fact, in a functioning republic, we are obligated to stop him. So I guess this is the test. I sure hope we pass. n

The fact of the matter is, we have never had a president this dangerously ignorant before. This contemptuous of the Constitution. This petty and gross.

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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Reflections from an ‘old’ reporter I thought I’d use this space to share with to the man in charge. He told me he could you some of the fun I had while reporting redo the paperwork … I knew this would in Cuba last week, and some observations I be a process so I told him I’d use the origihad. nal credential. What a great souvenir. Getting my press credentials was a good Any time Trump was mentioned and I example of what the culture is like in Cuba. groaned, a Cuban would always say, “Now I went to the address that was you know how we have felt for supplied to me in Revolution 60 years.” Plaza, but it seemed the office The Cuban people are wonhad moved and I found myself derful and resilient under miles away. I thought that, since an embargo that must end. I was (or thought I was) close Normalization between the U.S. to Old Havana, it would be a and Cuba will bring change. good time for a stroll to get Personally, the trip was like some local culture and color. back to the future — similar Cell phone Google maps do not to stories that I’ve covered in work in Cuba (nor does much Beirut and the Middle East, of the Internet). AT&T claims Russia and the fall of the Berlin to be the only U.S. carrier operWall. All those changes were ating in Cuba but even that is made, from my viewpoint, on very limited. So, I’d have to use the ground due to more commy eye and look for landmarks, munication. Likewise, it will be like the capitol building, which Cuba. Mark Segal with I wanted to do this story is similar to ours. The walk because it seemed a time that was long and took me through numerous neighborhoods, which allowed Cuba was on the brink like Berlin, Beirut me to see how the average Cuban was livand Eastern Europe, about to join the ing: long lines for essentials. The economy world from a closed society. There were three things I learned. First, it will get is on the brink. After a little sightseeing and lunch at better there, but it’s a guessing game as a café in Old Havana, I made my way to to how long that will take. Second, I was La Rampa to get my credentials — only proud of the way LGBT media is covering to discover that the person in charge was these baby steps. Finally, I’m getting a litout for the day. I was told to come back tle old to be a working reporter, but I must the next day, which I did. It took about admit that it really is in my DNA. n an hour and when I got my credentials I noted that there was a mistake: Instead of Mark Segal is the nation’s most-award-winning com“Philadelphia Gay News,” my credentials mentator in LGBT media. His memoir, “And Then I Danced,” is available on Amazon.com, Barnes & said “Philadelphia Cat News.” Assuming Noble or at your favorite bookseller. that it was done on purpose, I mentioned it

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Street Talk What LGBT warrior should be honored on Memorial Day? "All the fierce people who fought in the Stonewall riots, especially the transgender women of color who led the way. Jocelyn Kilpatrick They never student had an South Philadelphia opportunity to serve in the armed forces but they were brave warriors, nonetheless."

"Harvey Milk. What a courageous man he was. He gave his life for the cause. He stood up for his beliefs when it was unacceptable [to do that]. He paid the ultimate price:

"Oscar Wilde. His entire life was a big 'F you' to societal standards. He deserves the Purple Heart, in my book. The Christopher Robin more honors sous-chef we can Gayborhood bestow upon him, the better. I'm quite the fan."

"Nizah Morris. She deserves to be honored because she hasn't received justice yet. The death of Nizah Morris Dustin Slaughter has become a journalist symbol for all South Philadelphia that's wrong in terms of Philadelphia's criminal-justice system, including the city's willingness to hide the truth."

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WYD While you traverse your favorite social-media site, you come across a post with an attached video. The clip shows a 10-year-old boy as he expertly applies a face full of flawless makeup. With an eye-shadow game that puts mine to shame, he walks the viewer through his routine. Above the video are the words, “You walk in to your son doing this. Wyd?” This is one of a number of “What You Doing” videos, and while I’ve seen many variations, the one I described above is the most common. The overall construct seems to focus on male-bodied people, usually youth, wearing makeup or stereotypically feminine attire. These are also typically described as the viewer’s “son,” with a caption similar to the above. Of course, the comments on such are polarized; while many praise the boy, Jack, for his skill with makeup, others let loose with the sort of homophobic and transphobic vitriol we’ve all grown far too accustomed to on the Internet. The whole format seems geared towards

the latter group, as a way to slyly shame gender-nonconforming males and the parents who might otherwise not be policing the gender expression of their kids. You do not see the same number of posts focusing on women or girls, including those who may have a non-typical gender expression. While I never had his makeup prowess — and, to be honest, likely never will — I was once akin to this kid: a prepubescent trans child who, in long days home alone while her parents were holding down the family business, may have spent more than a few hours in mom’s makeup. I was terrified of my parents’ reaction if they ever caught me. I did not need a meme on social media to make me ponder just what my parents would be doing. I assumed at best that I’d be sent packing, as happens to more than a few trans kids today. Or perhaps they might have sent me to a conversion-therapy camp in a misguided attempt to break me of being trans. Granted, a lot of such places are geared

towards the foolish attempt to “pray away the gay,” but that doesn’t stop them from doubling down and attempting to halt transness in just the same way. As my parents had threatened to send me away to camp a couple years — and did send me to stay with family friends one summer in an attempt to “toughen me up” — this is not outside the realm of possibilities. I should add, thankfully, that my father was not a particularly violent man. I know this isn’t the case for many others, and a scan of the various “Wyd” responses make it clear that — at least in semi-anonymous comments on the World Wide Web — many kids may end up bruised and bloody, at best. I was lucky. In spite of a few close calls, I was never caught red-nailed. I became just as familiar with makeup removers as I did with foundation and lipstick. While my makeup was about what one might expect from an average kid with too much time and not enough training, I could still scrub it away with the best of them. I knew when

my folks were likely to come up, and the sound of the car coming into the driveway, and I stayed alert. My parents did, however, discover a small, hidden cache of feminine attire in my room. I’m not going to say my parents handled it well, as they largely turned to denial in order to face it all (that and the aforementioned summer I spent in Oregon being instructed on how to be a man by a family friend who taught me how to log a forest and chew brandy-soaked tobacco at age 13). That particular cache of clothing was never directly addressed. It simply vanished. A later discovery was somewhat similarly treated, with my father making it clear to me that neither he nor my mother ever wanted to hear a single thing about it. I’m quite sure this messed me up on a whole lot of levels for a long time. I ended up, essentially, with a secret that I assumed would cause the people who brought me into the world — who fed and clothed me and who made sure I PAGE 23

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Out Law A new home for Mazzoni Center

Angela Giampolo

What special challenges does the LGBT community face when it comes to the law? Whether it’s adoption, co-habitation agreements or a will, Angela Giampolo shares legal advice for our community each month.

As readers of PGN are aware, Mazzoni are also working to ensure the financial Center is currently in the midst of several and logistical stability of the organization major transitions. The recent departure of as we embark on our long-awaited move our longtime CEO Nurit Shein, as well as to 1348 Bainbridge St., which will be our former board president Jimmy Ruiz, MD, new home as of May 30. and medical director Robert Winn, MD, The new building will help us address represent a major turning point, and also several critical needs by bringing virtually an opportunity for us to examine our goals all of our programs and services into a and core values, and to chart a single location, adding muchcourse that will carry us into the needed space and providing next phase of our organizational clients and patients with a comjourney. fortable and welcoming envi Our new executive committee ronment. includes myself, Interim Board Located on the southeast corPresident Tony Rodriguez, MD; ner of Broad and Bainbridge Vice President Mark Blecher, streets, the new location is easMD; Secretary Christopher ily accessible by public transit. Pope and Treasurer Tony The building itself was forVerdi, Ph.D. The Executive merly home to a Department of Committee, in conjunction Public Welfare office, and had with the rest of our board and been unoccupied for several senior management team, are years. It has been expanded in the process of identifying and completely renovated to an interim CEO and will begin accommodate the full coma formal search for a permaAnthony plement of interconnected sernent CEO for Mazzoni Center Mazzoni will offer here, Rodriguez, MD vices shortly thereafter. The board including our primary-care has committed to engaging practice, mental-health counwith staff and with stakeholders in the seling program, legal services, case mancommunity as part of the permanent CEO agement, housing-subsidy program, food search, to ensure that the person ultimately bank, education and prevention programs selected reflects the essential qualities and more. needed to provide leadership to the organi- The Broad and Bainbridge location will nearly double the size of Mazzoni’s zation during this pivotal time and ensure family and community medical-practice our success moving forward. As I posted on our blog: “We are incred- space, allowing us to hire more clinicians, ibly grateful and honored to be a part of incorporate additional wellness services this community, and we appreciate that so and provide care to many more people many people feel invested in what happens than our current space allows. We’ll also here, and in helping to shape the future greatly expand our Open Door behaviorof an institution that has become a vital al-health program, adding several more resource for thousands of people across counseling rooms and therapists and openthe city and region. Caring for the people ing the region’s first Intensive Outpatient within our community is an honor and an Program (IOP) dedicated to providing obligation that we take very seriously.” recovery services specifically for LGBTQ In the meantime, the board of directors, individuals struggling with addiction. in collaboration with our senior manage Our new home at Broad and Bainbridge ment team, is working to ensure that our will improve Mazzoni’s ability to provide patients continue to receive the high-qualhigh-value care to patients that optimizes ity care and services they rely on and quality and clinical effectiveness, while deserve during this transitional time. We also keeping our costs in check. It will

allow us to fully implement and realize our goal of becoming a “patient-centered medical home” by bringing the full array of our supportive services into a single location alongside our medical center. It will enable a truly holistic and comprehensive approach to care. Providing our staff with a more functional and efficient work environment is another important step in improving overall delivery of care. Our staff is truly the heart and soul of what we do, and the reason that so many people have entrusted us with their care for so many years. Bringing the full staff together under one roof will foster more effective staff collaboration and communication, with common spaces designed and configured to promote meaningful interaction among our many care and service providers. The new building will also feature a “Town Hall” gathering space, where we look forward to hosting community events and educational/wellness workshops. (It’s important to note that the Washington West Project, our walk-in HIV and STI testing site at 1201 Locust St., will not be moving and will continue to offer free testing services six days a week in a location that has become an important community hub since its opening in 1996.) All services at Mazzoni Center and the Washington West Project will be closed through May 29 to facilitate the move. We look forward to welcoming patients and clients to our new home on May 30. Transition can be challenging, and we appreciate that we have lots of work ahead, but we look forward to working together with patients, clients and community partners in the months and years ahead to help determine the future of Mazzoni Center. We plan and pledge to be here for Philadelphia’s LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS communities for many years to come. n

of mass incarceration, noting the disproportionate impact on people of color and the poor. “It’s a shame that America leads the world in terms of the number of people it incarcerates. It’s not something to be proud of,” Shuford said. “We need to do a better job of finding alternative ways to help people with personal and other problems. Incarceration should be the last resort, not the first.” Thomas is coordinating an event June 21 through CCP. He said the format will be similar to the Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture and will provide the school’s students and faculty with information on breakthroughs in HIV, such as PrEP and

the possibilities of finding a cure. Drs. Luis Montaner and Helen Koenig are confirmed as speakers. “I’m seeing this as an opportunity to lead the work with others but to also learn so that we can bolster the work as we move forward,” Thomas said. He added progress has been made for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment but noted the need for continued involvement. “Just because it’s not at the forefront of every news stations anymore, it doesn’t mean the challenges have gone away,” Thomas said. “We still have a lot of work to do to get the information out.” n

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gramming. Shuford said he was honored to serve as co-chair. “[HIV/AIDS is] still a very serious matter,” he said. “With the advent of effective treatment protocols and the ability for some people to have AIDS be treated as a chronic illness rather than a death sentence, HIV/AIDS has gotten less attention. But it remains a public-health crisis. We need to continue to educate the public about it.” Shuford will also be a keynote speaker at “Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit” June 28. He said he will address the country’s epidemic

Anthony Rodriguez, MD, is a physician who has practiced family medicine in Philadelphia for 25 years and currently serves as Mazzoni Center’s board president.

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HOPEFUL PRIDE: Despite overcast skies, cool temps and an occasional drizzle, hundreds gathered in New Hope, Pa., and Lambertville, N.J., for the annual New Hope Celebrates Pride May 20. The weeklong celebration culminated with a parade and fair with participants from Philadelphia to New York City. Photos: Scott A. Drake

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Special Section on LGBT Aging By David Griffith When the LGBT Elder Initiative was first formed back in 2010, founding members came together to envision what an aging-services system would look like if it were to become LGBT culturally competent, welcoming and affirming. Since then, the LGBTEI has worked with community members, LGBT-serving organizations and aging-services providers to push for an aging-services network that will effectively meet the needs of our communities as we age.

Now in 2017, we have seen great progress locally and nationally in LGBT rights and acceptance, including on issues related to LGBT aging. It is no secret, though, that the new presidential administration has greatly disrupted this progress and shaken many in our communities. LGBT people of all ages, as well as older adults of all orientations and identities, are facing uncertainty about their rights and the futures of the programs they rely on for health care, housing, employment and more. Advocates around LGBT-aging issues are needing to mobilize like never before to ensure that our successes are not erased and that the programs and benefits that older members of our communities rely upon are not eliminated. We

need to protect Medicare and Medicaid, vital programs that LGBT older adults are disproportionately likely to rely upon. We need to preserve the Older Americans Act. We need greater data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity despite the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back these initiatives. And we need to push to ensure that all members of our communities, including trans individuals, bisexuals and people living with HIV, have access to services that are informed, inclusive and safe. The LGBT Elder Initiative is proud to present this Special Section on LGBT Aging, exploring the policy issues and advocacy efforts to fight for our communities in trying political times. We thank

PGN for their attention to this important issue, and for providing an avenue to further educate about the needs facing our older-adult communities. We also extend deep thanks to Action Wellness, the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE), SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), residents of the John C. Anderson Apartments, participants in the May 18 SAGETable and the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs for contributing content to this special section. n

David Griffith is the director of programs and outreach for the LGBT Elder Initiative. To learn more about the LGBT Elder Initiative and upcoming programs for LGBT older adults, visit www.lgbtelderinitiative.org.

New committee explores LGBT elder issues By Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs’ Elders Committee In February 2017, Mayor Jim Kenney’s office announced the formation of its first Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs. The commission and its 21 members are tasked with advising the mayor on policies that support the lives of LGBTQ community members in Philadelphia. Amber Hikes is the director of the Office on LGBT Affairs. Since its inception, the commission has held three monthly meetings (March, April and May) that focus on advancing the rights, protections and experiences of LGBTQ Philadelphians. Structurally, the 21 commissioners have formed the following committees: City Relations; Civil Rights, Immigration and Faith; Community Outreach; Economic Empowerment; Elders; Health & Wellness; Race Relations; Transgender Equality; and Youth & Families to address the unique concerns of our diverse community. Each committee is currently assessing the city services and organizations already supporting LGBTQ communities in the city, setting mission statements, goals and initiatives. One of the nine committees in the commission is the LGBTQ Elders Committee, with a focus on serving LGBTQ elders in all neighborhoods of Philadelphia. The committee members are Gigi Nikpour (chair), Stephanie Haynes (secretary), Jazz Gray-Sadler and Christopher Bartlett. Nikpour is a paralegal at Community Legal Services and sits on the board of PhillyCAM and Philadelphia Corporation on Aging Caregivers Advisory Council. Haynes is the director of the LGBTQ parent group Philadelphia Family Pride. Gray-Sadler is the producer of LesBe

Real Radio/Media and founder of Fifty Shades of Purple Against Bullying. Bartlett is the executive director of the William Way LGBT Center. “One of our top-level goals is to address the rights of LGBTQ elders in long-term care facilities and address discrimination and problems with isolation,” Nikpour said. While the committee is just starting up, we already have had several productive meetings to get the lay of the land on LGBTQ-elder needs in Philadelphia and set goals for the next six months. We are looking forward to meeting with entities serving elder LGBTQ Philadelphians such as the LGBT Elder Initiative, SAGE, GenPhilly, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, AARP and CARIE. We are aiming to collaborate with these organizations and be a bridge by coordinating our efforts to also include the Mayor’s Commission on Aging. Our first goal is to convene a group comprised of stakeholders, advocates and service providers in the LGBTQ community in an effort to learn about their concerns and priorities. Next, we want to identify places where either the Mayor’s Office or City Council can assist in filling in gaps in existing ordinances and laws impacting LGBTQ elders. One example we are looking into is the possibility of establishing an LGBTQ Elders

Long-Term Care Bill of Rights and mandating trainings for nursing-home staff and in-home health-care workers around sexual orientation and gender identity. This would help ensure that our elders, many of whom were involved in the beginnings of the gay- and trans-rights movements, are not having to go back in the closet as they age. We want to ensure that LGBTQ elders are aware of their rights in Philadelphia; it is illegal for employers, housing providers, businesses, providers of public accommodations and city services to discriminate against anyone because of their gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, disability, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, domestic- or sexual-violence victim status, genetic information or source of income.

Any cases of discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity can be reported to the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) by calling 215-6864670 or emailing pchr@phila.gov. The commission’s first Community Conversation was held May 25 at William Way LGBT Community Center. We invite all community members to come meet the commissioners, hear about the various committees (including the Elders Committee) and their goals, and for the commissioners to hear from the community members and their concerns at upcoming meetings. The Elders Committee can be reached through the Mayor’s Office for LGBT Affairs by contacting Amber Hikes at amber.hikes@phila.gov or 215-6860330. n

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Older LGBT adults tell Trump administration: We refuse to be invisible! By Aaron Tax The Trump administration has attempted to harm our older LGBT community, but we at SAGE are on the forefront of a campaign to protect the rights that our trailblazers so deserve. Just what is the Trump administration doing now, you might ask? While the administration has engaged in a number of actions that harm LGBT older adults — from fighting to repeal the Affordable Care Act to failing to include LGBT older adults in the census — the issue that has hit home for SAGE is the recent effort to erase LGBT older adults from a major aging survey. In short, the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP), overseen by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), determines how billions of dollars are spent on federally funded aging programs such as Meals on Wheels and caregiver support. In 2014, the Obama administration included LGBT status as a demographic question for the first time. Now the Trump administration wants to make one change — and one change only — to the survey: removing the LGBT question. Why? Look at the context. This action appears to be part of a recent systemic effort by this administration to erase any official record of the LGBT community. This erasure includes the elimination of a sexual-orientation and gender-identity question from Health and Human Services’ Annual Performance Report for Centers for Independent Living; the cancellation of a Housing and Urban Development LGBT-youth homelessness survey; and the failure to include a sexual-orientation and gender-identity question in the 2020 census. These actions send an ominous message to our LGBT community. It is clear that the federal government is retreating from its commitment to work for our LGBT community’s full inclusion and equal rights — and is, in fact, actively discriminating against the LGBT community, including LGBT older adults. Many LGBT older people’s lives depend upon federally funded services. Eliminating the ability for them to openly identify their sexuality sends a clear message that the Trump administration doesn’t care whether or not they receive those services. In response, SAGE launched our #WeRefuseToBeInvisible campaign, a grassroots effort to mobilize a strong response during the public-comment

period that the Trump administration is legally required to undertake before making such a change to a federal survey. The first comment period ended May 12 and resulted in more than 9,000 letters making their way to Washington, D.C. Many organizations and coalitions, including the Human Rights Campaign, the Log Cabin Republicans, the Center for American Progress, the Task Force, the ACLU, Justice in Aging, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities and the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations have joined the cause. Dr. Yanira Cruz, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Council on Aging, spoke out powerfully, saying: “We know that Donald Trump and [Health and Human Services Secretary] Tom Price won’t change their minds on their own, which is why we’re joining forces with SAGE to raise our voices in demanding that HHS add LGBT questions back into its survey of older adults. Everyone, at every stage of life, deserves to be counted, heard and treated with respect.” On April 27, a bipartisan group of 19 U.S. senators led by Sen. Susan Collins, Republican chair of the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging, publicly demanded a reversal of the Trump administration’s plans to erase LGBT elders. Earlier this month, the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus sent a bipartisan letter from 50 members of Congress to the administration admonishing ACL for removing LGBT older adults from the survey and demanding that it reinstate the LGBT demographic question. The good news is, we are not alone, we will not be erased and there will be more opportunities — for individuals, organizations and coalitions — to make our voices heard. Following an indeterminate period of time to review the comments submitted, we will move on to a second, 30-day comment period. You can bet we will make sure you and others hear about the opportunity to weigh in. We count on you to speak up, speak out and send a clear message to the Trump administration that our LGBT community — in particular LGBT older adults — refuses to be invisible. Sign up for updates at www.sageusa.org/signup. n Aaron Tax is SAGE’s director of advocacy. Based in Washington, D.C., he advocates for LGBT-inclusive federal aging policies that account for the unique needs of LGBT older adults.

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Despite troubled times, Philly trans community should be proud of successes By Dawn Munro

We’re all getting older. For LGBT seniors, being out in the golden years can pose a whole new set of challenges. Each month, Gettin’ On brings you insights on aging, from legal issues to sexual health.

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I’ve reached a point in my life when some activities have become difficult. This situation is by no means restricted to me. I’m part of a small, and getting smaller, group of trans women who were here living our lives and fighting for equality since the 1950s and to this day carry the physical and emotional scars from what we went through. Many of us are still involved. Names that come to mind are Elizabeth Coffey Williams, who starred in some of John Waters’ movies; Andrea Harrington; Tina Montgomery, the doyenne of dance; Sheila ColsonPope with RAGE; June Martinez-Bailey aka Pebbles, a longtime activist for the HIV/AIDS community; and many others. Since I first came to Philadelphia, I’ve watched in awe as my community has grown and evolved. Things that were hard to imagine 25 years ago have slowly come to pass through the dedication, commitment and persistence of many members of my community and their allies, who refused to take no for an answer. Our city has become a haven for trans people because we have a raft of legislation that protects us and our rights. We have the Fair Practices Ordinance (FPO), which outlaws discrimination based on our gender presentation, the LGBT Equality Bill and a requirement for gender-neutral bathrooms. One of the critical issues has always been housing but, thanks to the dreams of Philadelphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal, we are beginning to see the ideas of low-income LGBT-senior housing become a reality. Mark’s dream came to fruition with the creation of the John C. Anderson LGBT-Friendly Senior Apartments, which opened their doors in 2014 and where I currently live. Trans people age earlier. They have lost jobs and families, have been unable to develop much in the way of resources to fund retirement and they become increasingly affected by the events of the past, with many suffering from illnesses that went untreated for years due to the unavailability of competent heath care. A major concern faced by many is what will happen to them when they are no longer able to take care of themselves in their own apartments.

The brutal truth is that as far as I know, there are no long-term/nursing care facilities that will treat trans patients with the care and dignity that they deserve. This is a nightmare for many of my brothers and sisters that must be addressed with urgency. Recently, the board of the LGBT Elder Initiative, headed by Sandra Thompson, began the work to create a Trans Advisory Committee to expand its outreach to the marginalized older trans community and prepare aging-services providers to become more trans-competent. Philadelphia is unique in having an Office of LGBT Affairs, which is now, thanks to a ballot initiative, written into the city charter. This post, originally held by Gloria Casarez, then Nellie Fitzpatrick and now by Amber Hikes, works with the Mayor’s Commission of LGBT Affairs to ensure that Philly’s diverse LGBT community has a strong voice in local politics. We are so fortunate to have so many individuals advocating for us, most of whom are down in the trenches work-

The brutal truth is that as far as I know, there are no long-term/nursing care facilities that will treat trans patients with the care and dignity that they deserve. This is a nightmare for many of my brothers and sisters that must be addressed with urgency. ing on our behalf: Deja Alvarez, director of the Home for Hope, providing accommodation for homeless LGBT people; Ariana Sanchez, now with the ACLU; Laura Sorenson, director of the Morris Home; Nikki López, executive director of GALAEI; Erika Almirón Niz, executive director of Juntos; Celena Morrison from Mazzoni Center who runs Sisterly Love through the Trans Wellness Project; Lisa Pozzi and Yoshiaki Yamasaki, providing support and therapy from the Philadelphia Aids Consortium (TPAC) and the John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center; and the aforementioned Coffey Williams and Kendall Stephens, running Transway, a social group for mostly young trans and gender-nonconforming people out of the William Way LGBT Community Center. They, together with the trans

kids going through PFLAG and the Gender Clinic at Children’s Hospital, will be the trans elders of the future. One other name that must be included here is that of Asa Khalif, a longtime true civil-rights warrior in a community far removed from the primped-up world of pearl-clutching selfies, awards and the constant round of expensive dinners and cocktail parties. Many trans people will tell you about the uneasy relationship they have had, historically, with the Philadelphia Police Department. Now we have a Police LGBT Liaison Committee headed up by the indomitable Franny Price, and attended by senior officers, which provides us with a mechanism to voice our concerns to them directly. It was from this that Directive 152 was born, a mandatory policy that must be put into practice by officers any time they interact with trans people. Hopefully, this liaison work will lead to greater efforts to apprehend those who beat and kill so many of my sisters. In PGN, through its skilled staff, we have our own community newspaper that regularly publishes articles relevant to the trans community. This is an essential prerequisite to maintain a healthy and vibrant community. One of the issues that weighs heavily on us is the current situation in the Gayborhood with allegations of racism, real and well-founded. This affects us deeply, as our sense of family and community is being eroded. The issue of systemic racism in the neighborhood is not new. I quickly became aware of it when I moved here and had occasion to raise it. Sometimes it was allied to transphobia, which was also common but just seemed to be accepted. At one time, some action was taken against the offenders following complaints but that never really lasted. Maybe with the report and mandating training by the Human Relations Commission and newly passed legislation that will penalize discriminatory behavior by businesses, as well as the ongoing work of the Black & Brown Workers Collective, we will see real and substantial change. Recently, I was talking to a young trans girl who was worried sick about her future under the new White House administration. I explained that almost all of the rights we currently enjoy in Philly will not change and finished the conversation with a quote from “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”: “Everything will be all right in the end. If it’s not all right, then it’s not yet the end.” n Dawn Munro is a community activist and a member of the board of the LGBT Elder Initiative.

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PGN is the winner of the 2016 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Deadline Reporting for our coverage of the Pulse tragedy. PGN is the only publication from Pennsylvania, and the only LGBT publication, among the 85 publications honored nationwide. The award is shared by Editor Jen Colletta, Art Director/Photographer Scott A. Drake and former Staff Writer Paige Cooperstein. The Sigma Delta Chi Award is a national honor that dates back to 1932. The awards are among the premiere prizes given for professional journalism.

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Philadelphia Reunion Project to honor experiences of long-term survivors of HIV By David Griffith There is undeniably a rich history of activism within LGBT communities. For many LGBT older adults, the HIV/ AIDS crisis spurred them to become activists and advocates. The landscape of HIV services has changed immensely in the past decades, mostly as a result of the dedicated work of activists, researchers, medical professionals and passionate community members. They pushed for funding and life-saving services, built support networks, created greater understanding of the disease and laid the groundwork for the HIV-services field that exists today. Many of those who were on the front lines in the 1980s and beyond are now long-term survivors of HIV. Many have continued their advocacy in the field and are now focused on ensuring that long-term survivors are effectively cared for as they grow older. Last spring, more than 60 individuals attended The Reunion Project in Philadelphia, a daylong summit that brought together local and national HIV advocates, researchers and long-term survivors to participate in programming related

to thriving as people living with HIV. The event, which was held at the William Way LGBT Community Center, explored the many challenges long-term survivors encounter while also honoring the experiences of community members impacted by HIV. The Reunion Project was founded in 2015 to create a space for HIV survivors to come together to honor their experiences and the resilience they have built. Participants in these programs have been able to share their stories, build community and help others who may be struggling with depression, isolation or post-traumatic stress stemming from their experiences of living with HIV. Organized by a National Organizing Committee, the Reunion Project has grown as a grassroots effort for long-term survivors of HIV to better support themselves and others. Philadelphia is one of four cities to have hosted a Reunion Project summit, with three more cities planning Reunion Projects for 2017. This June, Philadelphia will become the first city to host a second Reunion Project. Initiatives such as the Reunion Project are important given the fact that people over the age of 50 are comprising a steadily growing number of those living with HIV. Tremendous scientific and medical advancements have made HIV a manageable chronic illness, helping people

living with HIV to lead long and successful lives. According to the latest Centers for Disease Control surveillance data, 48.8 percent of people living with HIV in the Philadelphia metropolitan area are age 50 or over. An additional 24.6 percent are between the ages of 40-49. Older adults living with HIV face unique health risks and co-morbid conditions resulting from both the virus and HIV medications. Elders living with HIV must also deal with the physical and social effects of stigmatization and discrimination based on both age and HIV status. This stigma and marginalization have led many to become isolated, which in turn often impacts their ability to reliably access and maintain care. When older adults living with HIV have to access services from the aging-services network, they are too often met by providers who are largely unprepared to meet the needs of this growing population of older adults living with HIV. Given these trends, it is important that our communities are tuned in to the experiences of people aging with HIV. Service providers need to become more adept at serving a population of older adults living with HIV. Research on HIV and aging needs to continue so that we can best understand the medical and psychosocial risk factors and better prevent many of the comorbidities of HIV and aging. And we need to appreciate the challenges faced by

long-term survivors and celebrate the resilience developed by those impacted by HIV. Despite these challenges, long-term survivors of all ages are thriving and aging successfully. Long-term survivors in the greater Philadelphia area will be able to further explore strategies for thriving as long-term survivors, learn about the latest research around HIV and aging, explore advocacy issues related to HIV and share their experiences and resilience at the second-annual Philadelphia Reunion Project. Philadelphia’s 2017 Reunion Project will be held on June 3 at the Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany. The event will be presented as part of AIDS Education Month and is being sponsored by Philadelphia FIGHT, the LGBT Elder Initiative, Action Wellness, Philly AIDS Thrift, the Philadelphia AIDS Consortium, the Positive Women’s Network, the William Way LGBT Community Center and the National Organizing Committee of the Reunion Project. To register for the 2017 Philadelphia Reunion Project, call 215-985-4448 ext. 200 or register online at www.aidseducationmonth.org/event/the-reunion-project/. n

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Advocacy by and for bi communities By Terri Clark, MPH Visibility is precious. Many folks are unaware that bisexual people have been a driving force in the LGBTQ community since before Stonewall and continue to be leaders within local, regional and national organizations and campaigns. Every day, bisexuals young and old work side by side with the larger LGBT community to effect change and equality. However, when it comes to advocating for the “B” in LGBT, our bisexual communities are often excluded and invisible. As a Baby-Boomer bisexual, I can expect to share many of the age-related issues my peers will encounter, but identifying as bisexual gives me additional challenges, or opportunities, depending on your perspective. One is obligatory activism: the feeling that I must be out as bisexual in the lesbian and gay communities as well as the straight community, that I must educate professionals about bisexuality and speak up for bisexual visibility and inclusion. Being openly bisexual as an older adult is in many ways a radical act. Nearly all of us have faced biphobia from family, part-

ners, friends and acquaintances, as well as from those within the LGT community, and many of us find our identities routinely erased or rendered invisible, leaving us with the choice to remain unseen or come out over and over again. Most will agree that there is not a lot of understanding of bisexuality and bisexual people, even though they compose 50 percent of the LGBT community. I regularly encounter folks who challenge the very existence and meaning of bisexuality. Simply put, bisexuality is the capacity to be attracted romantically, sexually and/or emotionally to people regardless of gender. Relevant advocacy issues for bisexual elders include those for all elders: the need for affordable housing, health care, caregiving and end-of-life planning. However, in addition to the unique issues that lesbian and gay elders must navigate, such as invisibility, coming out, marginalization and discrimination due to homophobia, bisexual elders also face issues that are either amplified — such as lack of supportive social networks — or issues uniquely theirs, such as biphobia and a lack of bi-specific research, support and services. Bisexual invisibility occurs when the legitimacy of bisexuality is questioned or denied outright. For example, bisexual people are sometimes assumed to be straight or gay based on the gender of

the person they are currently dating. Two women might spend time in community spaces dominated by lesbians. Perhaps one of the women is bisexual and objects to the assumption that she is a lesbian (i.e., when others call the two women a “lesbian couple”). However, every time she mentions her bisexual identity, others insist that she can’t really be bisexual or that her orientation doesn’t matter (perhaps with the subtext that she shouldn’t talk about it). Many older bisexuals can feel isolated and alone in their bisexual identity. If they should be so lucky to have inclusive services (i.e., health care, social supports), they may have little knowledge of those services and instead encounter, and perhaps internalize, the rampant bisexual myths and stereotypes. Older bisexual people may not feel included by virtue of their age. Often, LGBT centers can be very youth focused. Activities and conversations are not inclusive of aging needs/ issues. While younger bisexuals may be coming out and finding support in communities, colleges and various organizations, current elders grew up in a time that did not allow space for bisexuals. With no role models, being visible as a bisexual elder is not a familiar stance. With so few out bisexual elders, we all have to do as much as we can to find allies, educate others, fight bisexual oppression

and support those bisexual older adults who are less able to be out. Here are a few tips on how to be an ally and advocate for bisexual individuals: • Celebrate Bisexuality Day on Sept. 23 and Bisexual Health Awareness Month every March. • Validate the existence of bisexual people by being inclusive (i.e., say the word “bisexual”) and establishing programs/ supports specifically for bisexual people. • Display signs or symbols that welcome people who are bisexual (i.e., the bisexual flag, bisexual symbol pins/buttons). • Make materials/information available that highlight bisexuality (Bisexual Resource Center, American Institute for Bisexuality, BiNet USA, National Resource Center on LGBT Aging). • Seek self-education and training: webinars, books, articles, conversations with bisexual elders and allies. n Terri Clark, MPH, has been doing work in health education, training and facilitation for nearly 30 years, and is currently the coordinator of prevention services at Action Wellness. Throughout her career in public health, she has been an advocate for gender equality and sexual health across the lifecycle. She is co-author and co-editor for a teaching manual that includes more than 50 lesson plans entitled “Orientation: Teaching about Identity, Attraction and Behavior.” She is currently working on a number of projects to advance the field of sexuality and aging, including the sexual health of older adults.

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Now is the time to speak out: Medicare and Medicaid are our LGBT issues By Han Jacobs Meadway, MSS, JD Despite all the talk about health care in the news recently, people are still surprised when I tell them that Medicare and Medicaid are LGBTQI+ issues. Yes, health care affects everybody. But health care disproportionately affects older adults and individuals with disabilities, particularly LGBTQI+ older adults and individuals with disabilities. Medicare, the main health-insurance program for Americans 65 and over, serves more than 55-million people, approximately 2 million of whom live in Pennsylvania. Medicaid, the largest health-insurance program in the nation, covers 70-million people, including children, adults with disabilities and older adults. These two programs are essential to providing adequate health coverage to both older adults and adults

living with disabilities in the LGBT community. Aging affects everyone — it does not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, the health needs of LGBT older adults do differ from their non-LGBT counterparts. According to a 2015 study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), LGBT older adults reported higher rates of alcohol and tobacco use than their non-LGBT counterparts. LGBT older adults were also more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. People under 65 who are unable to work due to disability can receive healthcare coverage through either Medicare or Medicaid. Studies show higher rates of physical disability among LGBT individuals compared to non-LGBT individuals. Additionally, LGBT individuals with disabilities are significantly younger than

their non-LGBT counterparts. Individuals living with HIV who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are eligible for Medicare or Medicaid for their health insurance and prescription-drug coverage. Despite the mythology of affluent, “dual income, no kids” LGBT households, samesex couples are more vulnerable to poverty than different-sex married couples. According to the Williams Institute, in 2012 nearly 6 percent of individuals in same-sex couples were enrolled in Medicaid. LGBT older adults are more likely than nonLGBT older adults to live alone and face economic insecurity. The American Health Care Act, a bill passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives, would cut Medicaid spending by $800 million. These cuts will

disproportionately impact low-income older adults, including LGBT older adults, who depend on Medicaid funding for longterm care and essential health services including dental, vision and hearing care, which are not covered by Medicare. LGBTQI+ older adults and individuals with disabilities depend on robust Medicare and Medicaid programs, just as much if not more than non-LGBT individuals. Rather than see health care as an issue just for aging-, disability- or economic-justice advocates, the LGBTQI+ community must work with such groups to protect these critical social-insurance programs for all of us. n

Han Jacobs Meadway, MSS, JD, is the associate director of social responsibility at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the vice chair of the LGBT Elder Initiative.

Resources on LGBT aging You can find additional resources and services for LGBT older adults at www.lgbtelderinitiative. org. To contribute additional resources, email info@lgbtei.org or call 215-720-9415. CARIE (Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly) 215-545-5728 www.carie.org Equality Pennsylvania 215-731-1447 www.equalitypa.org LGBT Elder Initiative 215-720-9415 www.lgbtelderinitiative.org Penn’s Village 215-925-7333 www.pennsvillage.org PFLAG Philadelphia 215-572-1833 www.pflagphila.org SAGE 212-741-2247 http://sageusa.org William Way LGBT Community Center 215-732-2220 www.waygay40.org

Health, social services and general info

215-985-4448 www.fight.org

AARP 888-687-2277 www.aarp.org

Philadelphia TransHealth Conference 215-563-0652 www.mazzonicenter.org/ trans-health

Action Wellness 215-981-0088 www.actionwellness.org Alzheimer’s Association 800-272-3900 www.alz.org Bebashi 215-769-3561 www.bebashi.org CARES Program at LSH 215-426-8610 x 1207 www.lutheransettlement. org/programs/cares/ Colours Organization 215-832-0100 www.coloursorganization. org

The TransLine Health Project 415-901-7120 www.project-health.org/ transline/ Trans-Health Information Project (TIP) 267-457-3912 www.galaei.org United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey 215-665-2500 www.unitedforimpact.org Legal services

Congreso 215-763-8870 www.congreso.net

ACLU Pennsylvania 877-745-2258 or 215-5921513 www.aclupa.org

Mazzoni Center 215-563-0652 www.mazzonicenter.org

AIDS Law Project of PA 215-587-9377 www.aidslawpa.org

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) 215-765-9000 www.pcacares.org Philadelphia FIGHT

Community Legal Services 215-981-3700 (Center City) 215-227-2400 (North Philadelphia Law Center)

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Lambda Legal 212-809-8585 www.lambdalegal.org

Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs 215-686-2150 lgbtphilly.wordpress.com Amber.Hikes@phila.gov

MEDICARE 800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov

Mazzoni Center 215-563-0652 www.mazzonicenter.org/ legal-services SeniorLAW Center 877-727-7529 215-988-1244 www.seniorlawcenter.org Government services and benefits City of Philadelphia Commission on Aging 215-686-8450 www.phila.gov/aging Commission on Human Relations 215-686-4670 www.phila.gov/ HumanRelations Commission on People with Disabilities 215-686-2798 www.phila.gov/mcpd District Attorney’s Elder Victim/Witness Coordinator 215-686-8000 www.phila.gov/districtattorney/victim_ElderAbuse.

Police Advisory Commission 215-685-0891 www.phila.gov/pac Police Department liaison Deputy Commissioner Myron Patterson 215-686-3318 Police Liaison Committee 215-760-3686 https://www.facebook.com/ lgbtpoliceliaison/ ppd.lgbt@gmail.com State

Social Security 800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov Housing John C. Anderson LGBTfriendly senior apartments 877-480-4930 pennrose.com/properties/ john-c-Anderson-apartments/ Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission 215-686-4670 www.phila.gov/fairhousing/

Pennsylvania Department of Aging 717-783-1550 www.aging.pa.gov/

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State & Federal MEDICAID 877-267-2323 215-861-4155 (Philadelphia) www.medicaid.gov

Philadelphia Senior Center: 215-546-5879

Federal Affordable Care Act 800-318-2596

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Advocacy for older Americans: It’s the law! By Kathy Cubit The Older Americans Act (OAA), passed in 1965 as part of President Johnson’s “Great Society” programs, works to support the ability of older Americans to live at home and is the genesis of the aging network. The aging network — comprised of federal, state and local entities — is the organizational infrastructure created to develop, plan and deliver home and community-based services to older adults and their caregivers. The aging-network infrastructure started with the original OAA and included the Administration on Aging (AoA). The network has expanded to include a national network of 56 state agencies on aging, 629 area agencies on aging (AAAs), about 20,000 service providers funded through the OAA and almost 250 Title VI Native American aging programs. The OAA and AoA are now considered part of Administration for Community Living (ACL). The strength of the OAA has grown since it first passed in 1965. Since the OAA requires reauthorization every few years, the legislative process offers opportunities to make changes to adapt and address current needs. For example, Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) were added to the Act in 1973, creating agencies within local communities throughout the country to help vulnerable older adults live with dignity and mandating that AAAs ensure local needs are addressed. The OAA was most recently reauthorized in 2016, which renewed the act for three years. While some services vary across the country, all AAAs offer five core services under the OAA including supportive services such as in-home services and transportation; elder rights, including abuse prevention and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP); nutritional programs such as congregate and home-delivered meals; support for caregivers; and health and wellness evidence-based programs such as fall prevention and chronic-disease self-management programs. The OAA also includes job training and employment services, research and demonstration activities in the field of aging. The act requires that the aging network prioritize services and supports for marginalized populations, including older adults with the “greatest economic and social need.” Unfortunately, LGBT elders are not specifically identified in the act but, in 2012, AoA issued guidance stating that this group could include LGBT older people. Since then, SAGE and others have been advocating to require the aging net-

work to assess whether it is meeting the needs of LGBT older adults. One of the most unique aspects of the act is the requirement for advocacy on behalf of older Americans. Not only does the act authorize some advocacy programs such as legal assistance and the LTCOP, but it also requires that many members of the aging network advocate on behalf of older adults. For example, the Assistant Secretary for Aging and ACL must advocate for older Americans within federal government and any related federal policy initiative. State units on aging (SUA), which in Pennsylvania is the Department of Aging, must advocate for older adults within state government and promote state policies to improve the lives of older adults. Even local AAAs are to advocate on behalf of elders on policies that may impact older members within local communities. Although the OAA has a strong advocacy focus, older Americans — and especially LGBT elders — face many unresolved problems and issues impacting their ability to live with dignity and independence. As LGBT people age, they face many challenges such as discrimination in housing and health care, and are at higher risk for social isolation, poorer health status and poverty. The Trump administration has proposed an 18-percent budget cut, or about $15 billion, from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees OAA programs. Compounding potential future cuts is that funding for the OAA has been basically flat for decades, despite the growing aging population. While the aging network has done a commendable job with limited funds and increasing need, any cuts would be devastating to the ability of the aging network to meet the needs of older adults. There surely is no shortage of critical issues demanding advocates’ attention to help to preserve key OAA services so access and quality are not diminished. In addition to ensuring that any new policy best meets the needs of elders, including members of the LGBT community, the next OAA reauthorization needs to recognize LGBT elders as a population of “greatest social need” so they have the supports and services needed to age with dignity. Hopefully, advocates are up to the challenge and will continue to fight on behalf of vulnerable older adults. They are counting on us! n Kathy Cubit is the advocacy manager at the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE), and has been an advocate at CARIE for the past 30 years. For more information about CARIE, visit www.carie.org.

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How are you aging out loud? By LGBT Elder Initiative Each May, Older Americans Month is a time to acknowledge the contributions older adults make to our society and to raise awareness about aging issues across the country. It is also a time to honor older individuals in our communities and to celebrate aging. Each May, various ceremonies, events, fairs and other such activities are organized as Older Americans Month initiatives. Older Americans Month was first recognized in 1963, started by President Kennedy and the National Council of Senior Citizens to draw attention to the needs facing older adults in the United States. Older Americans Month is now overseen by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), which designates a new theme each year. The theme for the 2017 Older Americans Month is “Age Out Loud.” According to the ACL, this theme seeks to highlight the ways that elders are staying engaged, striving for wellness, advocating for important causes and being leaders in their communities. Throughout the month of May, we’ve asked LGBT individuals what aging out loud means to them. We wanted to hear how they are engaging their communities as leaders, advocates and role models. We also wanted to gather their advice to others about how people of all ages can age out loud. The responses below were collected from residents of the John C. Anderson Apartments, volunteers with the LGBT Elder Initiative and participants at the May 18 SAGETable event at William Way LGBT Community Center, part of a national initiative to build greater intergenerational dialogue within LGBT communities. “Aging out loud means being true and honest about myself.” — Bill, 66 “To me, aging out loud means taking aggressive actions on one’s behalf – advocating for quality health care and other aging services (such as long-term care), promoting both emotional and physical wellness, and engaging in political action to make myself heard.” — Sandra, 66

life’s role as a natural explorer yearning to grow, experience and love.” — Patrick “I just try to be myself and not worry about what anyone else thinks. Who cares what they think? I don’t!” — David, 59 “To age out loud, I believe that you should know your strengths, stay in your lane and interact for as long as you can. Be your best and do your best for yourself and the community.” — Elizabeth, 69 “I try to keep active so I don’t lose my energy and drive as I get older.” — Jim, 71 “Aging out loud means living without fear and making an effort to show up for my friends.” — Ed, 57 “Remain young at heart. It is important to have intergenerational conversations and tell real-life stories.” — Ricky, 55 “I write a blog on biomedical research and the biology of aging. Following the latest research allows me to share health tips with others.” — John, 75 “Aging out loud means feeling comfortable in my own skin and sharing my wisdom with others!” — James “Celebrate life, cry when needed, heal, make love, stay in the moment and be willing to forgive yourself and everyone else.” — Gloria, 54 “I am open about being gay and show concern about the needs of all people. I stay engaged by organizing activities at my church.” — Peter, 79 For us in the LGBT community, no matter our age, it is inspiring to see members of our community staying engaged, acting as advocates and working to build a better community for all of us. We are fortunate to have great community leaders who are leading the way and aging out loud! n

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Planning for the future in uncertain times By David Griffith Even in the best of times, planning for the future can be full of anxieties related to housing and finances. The cost of maintaining a home is a challenge, especially when repairs and modifications are needed to make spaces more age-friendly. The financial obligations of long-term care are burdensome for many, on top of the complexities of finding the right long-term-care option to ensure that health-care needs are met. Unless someone has sufficient savings or a pension, even keeping up with daily expenses is difficult post-retirement. For our city’s older adults, these challenges are very real. According to the most recent Census data, 20 percent of Philadelphia’s older adults have incomes below the poverty line. Nearly half of older Philadelphians have incomes less than 200 percent of the poverty level. Thousands of Philadelphia elders face evictions or foreclosure each year. Because of these economic challenges and the high costs associated with aging, many seniors are reliant on public benefits and federal entitlement programs. Beyond the most well-known federal programs of

Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, these benefit programs also include Federal Housing Assistance/Section 8 programs, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly food stamps) and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Programs (LIHEAP). Since the start of the new presidential administration, new threats have arisen to many of these programs and benefits. The Trump administration has proposed deep budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the Administration on Aging. The administration has also considered cuts to workforce-development programs, such as the Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) and rental-assistance programs including Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly. LIHEAP, which provides financial assistance for utilities, has been slated for elimination. Proposed cuts to Medicaid, included in the American Healthcare Act, would lead to states either having to cut benefits, cover fewer people or raise taxes to finance the extra costs. These threats to services are not going unnoticed by Philadelphia’s older adults. Lynn Fields Harris currently serves as the executive director of Center in the Park, a nationally accredited senior center in Northwest Philadelphia. Center in the Park serves around 2,000 older adults each year, providing health-education programs,

housing counseling, lifelong-learning classes, group meals and case management. More than 1,000 people are served each year through the senior center’s In-Home Support, Energy Assistance and Housing Counseling Programs. Fields Harris said that many Center in the Park members have been directly affected by these proposed changes. “People are stressed. The sense of urgency is increasing for people in need of assistance,” she said, noting that people are fearful of their existing services being cut or their applications for new services being denied. Many of the cuts being proposed at the federal level would also hurt aging-services agencies, including senior centers like Center in the Park. Fields Harris said these cuts “would drastically reduce the hundreds of people we help with housing counseling, people who are coming to us when they are about to lose their homes or about to be evicted.” For the past several years, Center in the Park has hosted a daylong forum each spring focusing on topics related to housing, budgeting, legal planning and money management for older adults. Originally called “Money Matters” and co-hosted by Center in the Park and Mount Airy USA, the event has been renamed in the past decade to “Balancing Dollars and $en$e.” Additional co-sponsors have been brought

in to dig deeper into these important issues. This year’s “Balancing Dollars and $en$e” will take place at Center in the Park on June 23 and is being co-sponsored by the LGBT Elder Initiative, Mount Airy USA, the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter. While many of the topics covered this year will address similar themes as previous years’ programs, many of the workshops will relate to the uncertainty of today’s political era. Fields Harris said she hopes the information shared at the workshops will help elders feel better about planning for their futures, even if there are policy changes at the federal level. “I hope that participants walk away with some additional knowledge and information about resources that are valuable to them. I hope that we can reinforce their understanding of potential ways to enhance their situation. We’ll be able to help people to plan ahead and be prepared, even if some assistance programs go away.” For more information about Balancing Dollars and $en$e or to register for the program, visit centerinthepark.org or call 215-848-7722 ext. 225. n David Griffith is the director of programs and outreach for the LGBT Elder Initiative. To learn more about the LGBT Elder Initiative and upcoming programs for LGBT older adults, visit www.lgbtelderinitiative.org.

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moms, I know all too well how annoying family questions can be.” Levy mixes hilarious family escapades with amusing facts about the places they visit, and throws in a distinct but not pedantic dash of social justice, mostly through Sara’s elder sister Laura, who is considering dropping out of college to be an activist. Despite the humor, though, the book also offers much insight into the nature of relationships, familial and otherwise, and ends up being surprisingly touching. One can find commonalities, too, among all of the families above and the multiracial, multiethnic, two-mom, fivekid, adoptive and biological family of Freeform’s television series “The Fosters.” All of these families, though, are part of a longer tradition of fictional stories about large families, such as the Bradys and their bunch, the Bradfords of the late-’70s show “Eight Is Enough” and even the March family of 1868’s “Little Women.” Perhaps the appeal is that large families offer many opportunities for varied perspectives and dramatic interactions. The more recent families are queerer, more multiethnic and created in more diverse ways — but just as the older stories reflected the tenor of their times, so, too, do these newer ones. Invite them into your home today. n Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian (mombian.com), GLAAD Media Awardwinning blog and resource directory for LGBTQ parents.

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had a safe and comfortable roof over my head — might turn on me in an instant. It was quite a bit for a kid to cope with. So I read these “wyd” stories and I wanted to pose a simple question or two back. Do you, as a parent, want to be your child’s worst fear? Do you want to be the tormentor of the very precious life you brought into this world? We’re talking about one’s child. Why would you not, instead, be the person they’ll grow up to cherish and respect, and give your child the room to learn, experiment and grow? Maybe your child will eventually come to realize they are trans, or gender-nonconforming, or queer-identified or some other label — or maybe they won’t. Heck, they might end up like Jack with his prodigy-like makeup skills. Either way, invest in them and give them the tools to make it in this world. Teach them to be the best people they can be, no matter what their identity turns out to be. Teach them the skills to be self-confident and face down anyone who would stand in their way regardless of their identity or expression. Everything else is secondary. That’s what you should be doing. n Gwen Smith knows what she’s doing. You’ll find her at www.gwensmith.com.

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General’s Office isn’t until July 1, at the earliest. A spokesperson for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi didn’t respond to a question about whether Mateen’s 49 murders will be included as possible hate crimes — if not actual hate crimes — in the state report. A spokesperson for the FBI’s Tampa division declined to comment when asked if anything prevents Orlando police from conducting an independent hate-crimes probe of Mateen’s murders. Chris Grollnek, a nationally recognized expert on active-shooter incidents, said accurate and timely hate-crimes statistics are “vital” to help ensure law-enforcement agencies effectively deploy limited resources. Grollnek blasted Orlando Police Chief John W. Mina’s recent PowerPoint presentation about Pulse, which Mina delivered to various law-enforcement groups. Grollnek said a 78-page online version of Mina’s talk doesn’t note the possibility that Mateen committed 49 hate crimes at Pulse. “Why is Chief Mina lecturing about the Pulse

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massacre, when he can’t even tell us whether 49 hate crimes took place [at Pulse]?” Grollnek posed. He added: “There may be a reluctance on the part of Orlando police leadership to acknowledge that bias crimes occurred at Pulse because leaders don’t want to contemplate their own biases at play during the massacre.” Mina wasn’t available for comment for this story. But in an email, an Orlando police spokesperson defended Mina’s PowerPoint presentation. “Chief Mina attends these conferences and symposiums for dual purposes,” the email states. “Law enforcement across the nation and the world has [sic] a tradition of sharing best practices and lessons learned in largescale incidents. This is not a new phenomena. But since the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history happened at Pulse on June 12, 2016, Chief Mina has been able to share the experience and knowledge he has gained from that with thousands of law-enforcement counterparts. At the same time, he attends

these conferences and is able to sit in on other panels, presentations and discussions.” Grollnek dubbed Mina’s presentations “premature,” in light of the FBI’s ongoing Pulse investigation. “With 49 murders and 58 attempted murders occurring on his watch, Chief Mina is hardly in a position to be lecturing about ‘best practices’ of the Orlando police force,” Grollnek added. “One would think he’d at least wait until the FBI completes its report.” An Orlando police spokesperson said Mina has limited involvement with the FBI’s Pulse investigation. “Chief Mina has no role in that continuing investigation beyond providing any and all information and detail the FBI sought from him and others at the [Orlando police department]. We are not able to discuss any of those details, as this is an open FBI investigation.” In June 2016, in response to a PGN question, an Orlando police spokesperson emphatically denied that systemic anti-LGBT bias exists within the Orlando police department. n

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medicine. Employers better think twice before discriminating against their trans employees. Even better yet, they should just stop.” Jennifer Levi, director of the Transgender Rights Project at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), echoed Ude’s sentiments. “This decision is consistent with contemporary medical standards and a huge step forward for the transgender community,” Levi said in an email. “While not all transgender people experience clinically significant distress, the fact that many do should not be ignored. Gender dysphoria is a quintessentially stigmatized medical condition. This decision goes a long way in recognizing and righting the decades-long wrong of excluding transgender people from being able to pursue civil-rights claims when the discrimination they face is based on bias and stigma associated with a medical condition.” But civil-rights attorney Justin F. Robinette tempered his praise of the ruling. He said trans people without gender dysphoria should also have ADA protections because they’re trans, or if they’re perceived to be disabled. “While I agree that Judge Leeson’s ruling is a step forward, I wish he had struck down the gender-identity disorder exclusion. That would have paved the way for more trans folks to have protections under the ADA. Those protections are vital because there’s no federal LGBT-inclusive antibias law. And it’s unclear whether transgender discrimination is considered sex discrimination. Unfortunately, Judge Leeson missed an important opportunity to condemn the animus behind the ADA’s gender-identity disorder exclusion.” Julie Chovanes, a Philadelphia-based trans attorney, commended Blatt and her attorneys. “Congratulations to the plaintiff, Kate Lynn Blatt, who is bravely asserting her right to human dignity as herself, a trans woman. And [congratulations] to her lawyers, Sid Gold and his firm, as well as amici led by Prof. Kevin Barry. This opinion is an important first step in building the system of rights and recognition that trans people need so badly.” n

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jobs since coming out. At all [three jobs] I’ve been sexually harassed, made to feel worthless to the company and, worst of all, denied my right to the restroom. Everyday [sic] I cry when it comes time to work ... I battle suicidal thoughts daily because I’m tired of being made to feel less, tired of the harassment and just want to be happy in my own skin.” Equality Pennsylvania Executive Director Ted Martin told PGN the survey highlights the need for the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, which would ban LGBT discrimination. Additionally, he said people need to “keep talking about [these issues].” “I think people are shocked when they learn these numbers because these are pretty high and pretty egregious,” Martin said. “Constantly talking about them is something Equality Pennsylvania will always do — to legislators [and] to the public — so the lives of transgender people are not forgotten, ignored or erased.” Martin referenced the Transgender Survey in a letter addressed to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission on behalf of Equality PA, in which he voiced support for the commission’s proposed guidance to treat LGBT discrimination as sex discrimination. Visit http://bit.ly/2rLWQlP for the full Pennsylvania findings and www.ustranssurvey.org for the complete report on the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. n JONES from page 1

District Attorney Sam Haaz, who prosecuted the case. “That’s certainly something that is completely unacceptable and that this office takes incredibly seriously.” Jones was found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery and theft. The judge dismissed simple assault, receiving stolen property and reckless endangerment charges. Jones will be sentenced Aug. 21 in Courtroom 901 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St. He is eligible for up to 60 years in prison. “I’m going to seek input from [Hill’s] family and from other members of the office to determine what we’re going to ask for,” he said about the sentence. Hill suffered spinal fractures and a broken nose and was in a coma for three weeks after the attack. She left Hahnemann University Hospital about a month after she was admitted and was transferred to a rehab center; at the time she had no use of her arms or legs. Hill remains in an in-patient facility and has not regained use of her legs. Her sister reports the incident also impacted her mental development, Haaz said. A family member of Hill testified at the trial about the extent of her injuries and her ongoing recovery. “Hopefully, this verdict provides Michelle and other members of the community some small level of closure,” Haaz said. “I hope she can begin to heal a little bit more with this verdict.” n

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uch has been written about the now-disgraced, soon-to-be former, District Attorney Seth Williams in the last few weeks. Perhaps the most problematic of his last acts in office was a non-act; the refusal to prosecute Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian for the deaths of eight passengers and the injury of hundreds, in the May 2015 derailment in Port Richmond. As reported by the Inquirer, “In a brief meeting with acting First Assistant District Attorney Kathleen Martin, Kline and Mongeluzzi [legal counsel for many of the victims] asked that the office accept a criminal complaint from the father and husband of crash victim Rachel Jacobs, charging engineer Brandon Bostian with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment.” Yet within 24 hours of that meeting: “The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced … that it was closing a nearly twoyear review of the crash and would not file any criminal charges against Bostian.” From the outset, the derailment has seemed more like an episode of “The X-Files” than a real life tragedy. On the early evening of May 12, 2015, an experienced engineer with no alcohol or drugs in his bloodstream did the inexplicable. He rounded the Port Richmond Amtrak curve — a curve he had mastered hundreds of times

before — at a speed nearly twice the speed that the track could have handled without derailing. In the days following the accident we came to learn that the engineer had no recollection of what happened in the minutes before the derailment and there were reports of rocks being thrown at another train on the same tracks from the neighborhood minutes before.

If Williams has any legacy, it will be that he did not back off on prosecuting hard cases. None of this makes for a slam dunk case of involuntary manslaughter. But since when did this DA shy away from a hard case? Certainly Williams’ charging of Monsignor Lynn for failing to deal with the priests’ pedophilia was anything but a slam dunk. No one had ever been criminally charged with failure to oversee the bad behavior of priests in their charge. When then Attorney General Kathleen Kane failed to charge African American state legislators for pay-to-play — a move rooted in part on her belief that race played a role in their selective prosecution – Seth Williams charged ahead. In fact,

Port Richmond site of the 2015 Amtrak derailment. Photo courtesy of NTSB.

if Williams has any legacy, it will be that he did not back off on prosecuting hard cases. [Note: We will except from this legacy the failure to prosecute union boss John Dougherty for allegedly assaulting a non-union worker in South Philly. Williams, citing a conflict of interest, referred the case to the state Attorney General: a decision which, in light of recent revelations that Williams’ kids’ summer abroad programs were paid for by Dougherty’s union, now seems both totally unethical and totally appropriate.] The rationale behind the DA’s failure to prosecute, as reported by Inquirer, runs like this: “The DA’s office said there was no evidence to prove Bostian knowingly disregarded

a ‘substantial and unjustified risk,’ a standard that a prosecutor would have to meet to obtain a conviction for criminal recklessness. … The federal agency concluded that he lost ‘situational awareness,’ probably because of radio chatter about a rock hitting a SEPTA train near the Frankford Curve shortly before the derailment.” But the DA’s failure to charge Mr. Bostian now no longer means that the engineer will avoid facing a jury of his peers. As the Inquirer reported, “In a stunning turn for a case that seemed all but concluded earlier this week, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed criminal charges Friday night against the engineer of the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia … Continued on page 2 M ay 2 1 - 2 8 , 2 0 1 7

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Justice Almost Derailed Continued from page 1 The chain of events leading to Shapiro’s announcement, contained in a short statement, began Thursday, when Municipal Court President Judge Marsha Neifield effectively overturned a decision by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office not to prosecute Brandon Bostian. Neifield ordered the District Attorney’s Office to charge Bostian with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in

connection with the derailment, which also left more than 200 people injured.” These days, when it is so easy for editorial boards to malign elected judges as being nothing more than party hacks ill-prepared for the robes they seek, let’s applaud Judge Neifield for doing what another elected law enforcement failed to do: provide the victims of Amtrak 188 a chance at justice.

Prep Wins in the 7th Continued from page 12 This is my second year as a starting catcher and we have a real fun time together.” One of the team’s other stars is Jeff Manto, a third baseman who will play at Villanova next year. He is also the son of the exPhillies third baseman who has the same name. Manto was one of many players on both sides who made tremendous plays in the field. One observer said he felt like he was “watching a major league game.” In the fifth inning, Manto robbed a Wood hitter of a single, ending a rally that tied the game. “I saw the ball was hit hard, too hard to get in front of it, so I laid out and got it, and got up and threw to first,” Manto said. “I think there were a lot of good defensive plays on both sides, good pitching and good hitting. It was a great game. Maybe people don’t realize how good a level of high school baseball is played here in this area and definitely in the Catholic League. This is my second year on this team, and I think the bonds we have together are great. But the key to the baseball

we play is all the hard work that goes into it. Our coaches work hard. The players work hard. We don’t really have funny stories here. We are pretty committed to playing the best baseball we can, and that means concentrating on drills and practices every day, and focusing hard in games to get the win.” Manto sees a team that can win Catholic League, District 12, and PIAA 6A state championships. “I definitely think we’ll be in the hunt for everything,” he said. “Right now, we have to think about Catholic League playoffs coming up. There are so many good teams. The one who plays the best, wins. But yes, I think we can accomplish all these goals.” Manto said his teammates do not treat him differently because he is a baseball prodigy. “They all know about my dad, but really I think working hard is the reason I am where I am at. It’s not necessarily [bloodlines] or upbringing or being a good athlete. One thing I learned is the work you put in is the most important thing.”

Lifeline at Rikers Island Former Philadelphian hopes to humanize incarcerated youth with new book By Sheila Simmons

iza Jessie Peterson stands before her book-reading audience and confesses to being both excited and nervous. She is nervous because in the audience is her aunt and step-mother, and her reading will include some profanity. “But, I don’t think there is anything more profane than putting kids in jail,” says the Brooklyn writer and Girls High graduate, before she delves into a chapter of “All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island.” On a rainy day at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the book brings the voices of her defiant, curious, playful, aggravating young charges to life. “All Day” is just the latest a slew of accomplishments for Peterson, who is also an actress, poet, playwright, educator and advocate. Her plays include the one-woman show, “The Peculiar Patriot,” which toured in more than 35 jails and penitentiaries nationwide. She’s appeared in two seasons of Def Poetry Jam and was part of the slam poetry/spoken word scene in the ’90s at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. That was “before it attracted television cameras and became a national obsession,” according to her bio. Her film credits include Ava Duvernay’s “The 13th” and appearances in “Love the Hard Way” (costarring Pam Grier and Adrien Brody), and Spike Lee’s, “Bamboozled.” However, it’s her work with incarcerated youth that has provided a stable career path and deeper meaning to her life’s journey. Peterson writes, “I have quite a spirited group of drama kings, court jesters, flyboy gangsters, tricksters, and wannabe pimps, all in my charge, all up in my face, to educate. Corralling this motley crew of

Liza Peterson reads from her book at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Her book is about teaching kids at Rikers Island. Photo by Sarah J. Glover

‘Bad News Bears’ to do any lesson is like running boot camp for hyperactive gremlins. I have to be consistent, alert, firm, witty, fearless, and demanding, and most important, I have to have strong command of the subject I’m teaching.” In one chapter, she recounts guiding them on a lesson through the five transformational stages of Malcolm X’s life. Asked what she hopes readers get from her book, Peterson responds, “Teenagers — whether black, white, Asian — they’re insane. That’s a temporary phase of developmental insanity that they go through. Just like two-year-olds going through the terrible twos, teenagers go through the terrible teens. They have the separation-individuation, where they’re separating from their parents, from their foundation. They’re exploring, they’re trying to create independence. Hormones are everywhere. The pre-frontal cortex of their brain is still developing, so they’re not even capable of making rational decisions. They’re not fully equipped for it.” “Black and Latino kids are criminalized for a phase of normal adolescent development, where white kids are given the freedom to have this temporary developmental insanity,” she notes. “But our kids are criminalized for it. I hope this book will humanize our children, not criminalize them.”

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 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

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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 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, 215-6861483 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

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Leader M. Dixon, Deceased; Mozelle Dixon a/k/a Mozelle Brown, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Leader M. Dixon, Deceased; Michael Dixon, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Leader M. Dixon, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01350 $86,305.40 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-303 760 Smylie Rd 19124 35th wd. 1337 Sq Ft BRT#351000300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Shan G. Zheng and Cheng Xiang Zheng C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02682 $95,299.70 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1706-304 5639 Addison St 19143 60th wd. (formerly part of the 46th wd.) 953 Sq Ft OPA#604125200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alexander Ringgold C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02906 $121,354.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-305 2652 E Toronto St 19134 25th wd. 763 Sq Ft BRT#251084400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jeffrey M. Beebe C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02614 $103,780.32 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1706-306 4134 Dungan St 19124 33rd wd. 1206 Sq Ft OPA#332411100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juan MartinezCruz a/k/a Juan Martinez Cruz C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02119 $89,739.63 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-307 722 Landis St 19124 35th wd. 987 Sq Ft OPA#351055900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Amanda M. Smith and Russell W. Smith C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04067 $9,423.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-308 2443 S Edgewood St 19142 40th wd. 1094 Sq Ft OPA#402033400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dawn M. Cyrus C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01403 $84,747.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-309 6313 Eastwood St 19149 54th wd. 1221 Sq Ft BRT#54-12717-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bibihalimoon Hussain a/k/a Bibi Halimoon Hussain C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02931 $148,500.65 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

1706-310 8528 Tolbut St 191521211 56th wd. 1060 Sq Ft OPA#562417700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Magda Kiraly; Richard Thomas Kiraly a/k/a Richard T. Kiraly C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 01250 $185,330.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-311 1229 Alcott St 19149 35th wd. 1150 Sq Ft OPA#352088100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Wade C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03376 $59,005.32 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-312 269 Widener Pl a/k/a 269 Widener St 19120-1840 61st wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#612120300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Blackwell C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02652 $62,759.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-313 11715 Centennial Sq West 58th wd. 2881 Sq Ft BRT#582539859 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thomas T. McHale, IV a/k/a Thomas P. McHale, IV C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00777 $226,417.06 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-314 2541 E Ontario St 19134 45th wd. 1125 Sq Ft BRT#45-1043100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Colleen Powaserys; John G. Powaserys C.P. September Term, 2009 No. 03599 $125,541.56 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1706-315 6728 N Smedley St 191262758 10th wd. 1180 Sq Ft OPA#101041500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rhonda Tucker, Individually and in Her Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Margaret G. Smith, Deceased and in Her Capacity as Heir of Jeniase Tucker a/k/a Jenice Tucker, Deceased Heir of the Estate of Margaret G. Smith, Deceased; Tyreane Tucker a/k/a Tyreane Hunter, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Jeniase Tucker a/k/a Jenice Tucker, Deceased Heir of Margaret G. Smith, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Margaret G. Smith a/k/a Margaret Smith, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Jeniase Tucker a/k/a Jenice Tucker, Deceased Heir of the Estate of Margaret G. Smith a/k/a Margaret Smith, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00536 $33,513.68

Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-316 6419 Limekiln Pike 191383023 17th wd. 1164 Sq Ft OPA#172309800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Evens Benoit; Michelene Benoit C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00552 $47,908.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-317 5911 Elsmore St 191201207 35th wd. 1042 Sq Ft OPA#352301700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marc L. Barnhill C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04174 $153,593.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-318 2729 Levick St 19149 62nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#621291800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anibal Ruiz C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00222 $63,000.97 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-319 401 N Front St 3A a/k/a 401-11 N Front St #3A 19123 88th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#888030035 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Srikar Dorai C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01657 $294,027.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-320 511 Parnell Pl 191441425 12th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#122016400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valerie Crabbe Walker; Lisa Fairfax; Howard H. Crabbe, III; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Howard Crabbe a/k/a Howard H. Crabbe, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 00403 $72,712.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-321 5921 Crystal St 191201127 35th wd. 1008 Sq Ft OPA#352220300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Chrystal J. Pittman; Mark D. Pittman C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03324 $108,685.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-322 535 Wilder St 191475826 1st wd. 1192 Sq Ft OPA#011252200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rashime Middleton C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04454 $230,150.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-323 1120 McClellan St a/k/a 1120 Mc Clellan St 19148 39th wd. 1236 Sq Ft OPA#394562600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brian Reaver C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00400 $360,515.23 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

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SPECIAL NOTE: All Sheriff’s Sales are conducted pursuant to the orders of the Courts and Judges of the First Judicial District. Only properties that are subject to judgments issued by the First Judicial District are listed for sale. By law, the Sheriff’s Office cannot decide if a property can be listed for sale; only the District Courts can order a property to be sold at auction.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, June 6, 2017 1706-301 1905 E Venango St 19134 45th wd. 1059 Sq Ft OPA#452150700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Heather D. Busk; James D. Busk; Damian M. Ciarmella a/k/a Damian K. Ciarmella C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03887 $71,036.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-302 5724 Malcolm St 19143 51st wd. 930 Sq Ft OPA#513182100 IMPROVE-

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1706-324 1025 N 64th St 191514507 34th wd. 2147 Sq Ft OPA#344244100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Miguel Medina; Janelle Medina C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00564 $93,789.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-325 6926 Rodney St 191381921 10th wd. 966 Sq Ft OPA#102394900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Franklin C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02997 $87,567.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-326 583 Van Kirk St 19120 35th wd. 1194 Sq Ft OPA#352117400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jhamika Dakar C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00280 $120,162.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-327 4226 N Marshall St 191402523 43rd wd. 1094 Sq Ft OPA#433293400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roberto M. Rodriguez C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03994 $46,226.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-328 1306 Kimberly Dr 191512833 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#343295400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Latysha Austin; Kala Gathright C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03061 $131,920.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-329 605 Brighton St 191114020 53rd wd. 1304 Sq Ft OPA#532256000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Quincy Bass C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01180 $190,445.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-330 6230 Ogontz Ave 191411413 17th wd. 1282 Sq Ft OPA#172258000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Shields Thomas C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01687 $77,992.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones LLP 1706-331 124 N 53rd St 191392612 44th wd. 1348 Sq Ft OPA#441171900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hazel G. Taylor a/k/a Hazel Taylor C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02333 $79,113.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-332 4164 Gilham St 191352513 55th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#552132000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Felix F. Filanovskaya f/k/a Valentina F. Filanovskaya C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01662

$92,045.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-333 6142 Ludlow St 19139 3rd wd. 1425 Sq Ft BRT#03-10154-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin Small, Known Heir of Louis Small, Jr.; Estate of Louis Small, Jr. c/o Conchetta D. Small, Personal Representative; Conchetta D. Small, Personal Representative of Estate of Louis Small, Jr.; Terrance Correll, Known Heir of Marie Small; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Louis Small, Jr., Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Marie Small C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01806 $176,240.28 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1706-334 2998 Chatham St 19134 25th wd. 1045 Sq Ft BRT#251412200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gina Harrison, Known Heir of John J. McBride a/k/a John J. McBride, Jr.; John J. McBride, Sr., Known Heir of John J. McBride a/k/a John J. McBride, Jr.; June McBride; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under John J. McBride a/k/a John J. McBride, Jr. C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01030 $89,722.83 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1706-336 5900 Osage Ave 19143 3rd wd. 2200 Sq Ft OPA#032062100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estate of William J. Frazier a/k/a William Frazier, Deceased; All Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, Business Entities, Non-Profit Entities, and/or Charitable Entities Having and/or Claiming Any Right, Title, or Interest Therein, Therefrom and/or Thereunder; Eric Hines a/k/a Eric Allen Hines, Solely as Executor of the Estate of William J. Frazier a/k/a William Frazier, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04206 $51,653.72 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1706-337 1850 E Orleans St a/k/a 1850 Orleans St 19134 25th wd. 1450 Sq Ft OPA#252158300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose O. Maldonado-Morales a/k/a Jose O. Maldonado Morales; Jennielle Ortiz Rivas a/k/a Jennielee Ortiz Rivas C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02082 $103,032.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-338 2023 Moore St 19145

36th wd. 910 Sq Ft OPA#363165400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donald Carter; The Unknown Heirs of Marian Carter, Deceased; Deborah Lindsay Carter, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Marian Carter, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00244 $106,215.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-339 105 N 55th St 19139 4th wd. 878 Sq Ft OPA#041157500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty McDuffie C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01883 $45,574.73 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-340 2324 N Howard St 19133 19th wd. 1910 Sq Ft OPA#191036310 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cydmarie Torres C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01441 $95,314.01 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-341 4718 Roosevelt Blvd 19124 35th wd. 4118 Sq Ft OPA#351023100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marcsene Ganthier and Sophonie Lors a/k/a Sophronie Lors C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02363 $130,069.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-342 161 N Dewey St 19139 34th wd. 943 Sq Ft OPA#341157400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brandon Lucas and Frances E. Mannings a/k/a Frances E. Manning C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04458 $66,402.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-343 3211 Aramingo Ave 19134 45th wd. 1073 Sq Ft OPA#451392300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arminda L. Paz C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00302 $137,573.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-344 2582 Balwynne Park Rd a/k/a 2582 W Balwynne Park Rd 19131 52nd wd. (formerly part of the 24th wd.) 2209 Sq Ft OPA#521395700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shawn H. Benjamin C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04576 $185,159.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-345 6122 Catharine St a/k/a 6122 Catherine St 19143 3rd wd. (formerly part of the 46th wd.) 1760 Sq Ft OPA#033008800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Godbolt C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01678 $92,756.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-346 6423 Buist Ave 19142 40th wd. 1080 Sq Ft OPA#406248400 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kediah Zarwie C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04354 $85,193.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-347 5211 Arlington St 19131 52nd wd. 1680 Sq Ft OPA#521126200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shelby J. Edwards C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00510 $151,368.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-348 2102 S 64th St a/k/a 2102 64th St 19142 40th wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#401175300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cedric Rivers and Pamela Rivers C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03367 $72,107.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-349 6826 Paschall St 19142 40th wd. 3773 Sq Ft OPA#403320900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bethel Bates and Frederick Bates C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01947 $27,423.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-350 5550 Crowson St 19144 12th wd. 773 Sq Ft OPA#122211700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marice Rogers C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02580 $66,388.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-351 2936 N Howard St 19133 7th wd. (formerly part of the 33rd wd.) 960 Sq Ft OPA#071076200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emmanuel Herrington C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02011 $43,469.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-352 6213 N Howard St 19120 61st wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#611017700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yenny C. Lora and Dora M. Viacava as Executrix of the Estate of Wilfredo G. Morante a/k/a Giovanni Morante, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01946 $77,985.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-353 3015 Memphis St 19134 25th wd. 954 Sq Ft OPA#251492600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ariana M. Adam a/k/a Ariana Adam C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02821 $81,699.46 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-354 8368 Langdon St 19152 56th wd. 2858 Sq Ft BRT#562331300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING William J. Kernan; Denise A. Lay a/k/a Denise A. Lay-Kernan C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01244 $179,758.05 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

1706-355 6228 Race St 19139 34th wd. 2200 Sq Ft BRT#34-1016400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Chauncey Harlee C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 03609 $126,818.28 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1706-356 4104 Germantown Ave 19140 13th wd. (formerly 38th wd.) 1010 Sq Ft OPA#871081850 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: MULTI-USE PROPERTY Hunting Park Paris, LLC C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 002861 $79,942.97 Craig H. Fox, Esq. 1706-357 2836 Norcross Ln 19114 57th wd. 2210 Sq Ft BRT#57-2095524 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Diana Yang; Jun Zhou C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00946 $216,463.70 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1706-358 10820 Modena Terr 19154 66th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MAS㤱㤱; 1449 Sq Ft BRT#662053300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kelly A. O’Keefe and Matthew J. Schwartz C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01645 $77,335.9 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-359 2122 E Cheltenham St assessed as 2122 E Cheltenham Ave 19124 41st wd. 1414 Sq Ft OPA#411071700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ioslav Starikov and Svetlana Starikov C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02540 $70,542.18 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-360 6711 Lansdowne St a/k/a 6711 Lansdowne Ave 19151 34th wd. 3201 Sq Ft OPA#344029200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Bacon, Jr.; Robin Bacon C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 04095 $133,110.81 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1706-361 5055 Stenton Ave 19144 12th wd. 1275 Sq Ft BRT#121218800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Regina McCollum C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02986 $72,432.23 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1706-362 2005 S 65th St 40th wd. 983 Sq Ft BRT#401204800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Son H. Nguyen C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01744 $54,457.10 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-363 8228 Provident Rd 19150 50th wd. DET W/B GAR 2 STY MAS㤱㤱; 1329 Sq Ft BRT#501173000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

DWELLING Alice L. Paskings C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03760 $169,224.68 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-364 7016 Cottage St 55th wd. Approximate Size: Land 2,250 sq ft; Improvement 1,440 sq ft BRT#552399600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Joseph Korcienski C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 000026 $93,771.95 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1706-365 8606 Colony Dr 19152 57th wd. 4421 Sq Ft OPA#571284004 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph M. McLaughlin C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00243 $186,455.54 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-366 2109 Melvin St 52nd wd. 16’x73’ OPA#522246500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: HOUSE Unknown Heirs of Mildred E. Rhem, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00570 $24,829.86 Michael S. Bomstein, Esquire 1706-367 1824 S 65th St 19142 40th wd. 1176 Sq Ft OPA#403004000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Udo Umoh C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02492 $49,965.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-368 248 N Wilton St 19139 44th wd. 910 Sq Ft OPA#441148600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Freddie J. Jones, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Rosetta Jones, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03690 $16,077.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-369 2077 E Clearfield St 25th wd. 1060 Sq Ft BRT#252242700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Alexander Valentin C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01988 $59,057.43 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-370 5637 Montrose St 19143 46th wd. 1032 Sq Ft OPA#463141300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Margaret Jones, Deceased; Mark Jones, Known Heir of Margaret Jones, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00777 $75,357.54 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-371 7057 Lincoln Dr 19119 22nd wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#223272157 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING V. Romaine Thompson, Executrix of the Estate of Elijah Thompson, Jr. C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01146 $244,279.54 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

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1706-372 7110 Limekiln Pike 10th wd. 1520 Sq Ft BRT#10-20702-00; PRCL#109-N 9 12 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Monique C. King C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01345 $157,154.52 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-373 929 Daly St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 700 Sq Ft BRT#393335700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary M. Carilla C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01970 $110,138.92 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-374 2549 S 61st St 19142 40th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#402058300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Mauser C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02806 $57,928.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-375 3612 Solly Ave 191362315 64th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#642332200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luke Gottsabend C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02505 $166,786.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-376 802 Loney St 19111-2511 63rd wd. 1066 Sq Ft OPA#631275000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward J. Leber C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02678 $204,321.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-377 1037 Camas Dr 19115 63rd wd. 6564 Sq Ft OPA#632088000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael F. Lynn C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04052 $196,543.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-378 1012 Daly St 19148 39th wd. 728 Sq Ft BRT#394080110 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE My A. Phun C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02548 $131,988.58 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1706-379 3705 Bandon Dr 19154 66th wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#663402500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph M. Osinski C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02173 $69,179.85 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1706-380 1710 Waterloo St 19122 18th wd. 643 Sq Ft OPA#183078300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samuel Lewis C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04284 $190,844.53 KML Law Group, P.C.

1706-381 117 Rochelle Ave 19128 21st wd. SEMI/DET 2.5 STY MASONRY; 1709 Sq Ft BRT#213010100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jean Schill, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02281 $159,077.10 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-382 5724 N Lambert St 19138 49th wd. 1000 Sq Ft BRT#172424900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Floyd R. Wheeler C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03274 $66,499.37 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1706-383 144 Mercy St 19148 39th wd. 644 Sq Ft OPA#391057900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Seamus Haggerty C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01271 $248,117.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-384 543 E Chelten Ave 19144 59th wd. 2000 Sq Ft BRT#591006400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jacob Stepansky and Irina Stepansky C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00962 $138,734.93 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1706-385 3445 N Orianna St 19140 19th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 928 Sq Ft BRT#193085900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Luis Ramos C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00961 $45,360.72 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-386 2231 Bonaffon St 40th wd. 931 Sq Ft BRT#403056400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dolores Fahy C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01974 $37,291.63 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-387 8025 Brunswick Ave 19153 40th wd. 2006 Sq Ft BRT#405190012 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Cheryl Denise Green, Solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Dorothea Conover C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02156 $182,369.22 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1706-388 1241 N Conestoga St 19131 4th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1262 Sq Ft BRT#041138300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cynthia Chavis, Known Surviving Heir of Nellie L. Chavis; Lorraine Chavis, Known Surviving Heir of Nellie L. Chavis; Mildred L. Sayles, Known Surviving Heir of Nellie L. Chavis; Sylvius Chavis, Known Surviving Heir of

Nellie L. Chavis; Christopher Chavis, Known Surviving Heir of Nellie L. Chavis; Kenneth Brown, Known Surviving Heir of Nellie L. Chavis; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Nellie L. Chavis C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01800 $77,306.42 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-389 3824 N Percy St a/k/a 3824 Percy St 19140 43rd wd. 720 Sq Ft OPA#432341700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Albert T. Mosley C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02596 $30,535.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-390 5817 Washington Ave 19143 3rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1496 Sq Ft BRT#033101700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Peter Green C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01541 $50,034.48 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-391 5163 Akron St 19124 62nd wd. 1470 Sq Ft OPA#621431100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Constance I. Lumb C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02802 $89,909.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-392 50 W Rockland St 12th wd. 1343 Sq Ft BRT#123034700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Latish Walker, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robb Wilkins a/k/a Rob Wilkins, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04911 $140,671.58 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-393 2823 Castor Ave 19134 45th wd. 1075 Sq Ft OPA#451111600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Karen Stocker C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 02239 $136,390.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-394 200 Green Ln 21st wd. Approximate size: Land area 13,226 sq ft; Improvement area 7,168 sq ft BRT#211357910 Subject to Mortgage CG&P Associates II, LLC C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00370 $584,710.98 Dennis R. Meakim, Esquire 1706-395 626 S 55th St a/k/a 626 55th St 19143 46th wd. 1220 Sq Ft OPA#463196600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carla Shaw C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02123 $129,218.77 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-396 194 Green Ln 21st wd. Approximate size: Lane 4228 sq ft; Improvement area 2,616 sq ft BRT#211357800 Subject to Mortgage CG&P Associates II LLC C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00370 $584,710.98 Dennis R. Meakim, Esquire

1706-397 5708 Drexel Rd 19131 52nd wd. 3915 Sq Ft OPA#522189100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelpia Owens, Co-Executor of the Estate of Paula Owens, Deceased; Bernard Smith, Co-Executor of the Estate of Paula Owens, Deceased; United States of America C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03135 $318,015.42 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1706-398 5014 F St 19124 23rd wd. 1230 Sq Ft OPA#233057500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline Figueroa C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01718 $86,912.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-399 400-14 W Hortter St Unit 801 88th wd. 1042 Sq Ft OPA#888220241 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Estate of Aileen Surrey Jefferson; All Known and Unknown Heirs of Aileen Surrey Jefferson C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04063 $8,294.98 Hal A. Barrow, Esquire 1706-400 5718 N 2nd St 19120 61st wd. 3360 Sq Ft OPA#612420300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zeroma Slaughter and Monica N. Kitt C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 03012 $106,951.47 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-401 1333 Foulkrod St 19124 23rd wd. BRT#234104200 Gardel Eliazaire C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01970 $92,257.98 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1706-402 1818 Wilmot St 19124 23rd wd. SEMI/DET 2.5 STY FRAME; 1645 Sq Ft BRT#232128205 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Willa Duncan C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02878 $61,113.61 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-403 11845 Academy Rd Unit C8 66th wd. 1326 Sq Ft OPA#888660423 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Josephine H. Taylor; Agnes Reeves-Taylor C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02014 $15,108.80 Hal A. Barrow, Esquire 1706-404 6725 N 7th St 19126 61st wd. DET/CONV APT 3 STY STONE; 2205 Sq Ft BRT#611150100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lydia E. Elsetinow a/k/a Lidia Elsetinow; Christopher Elsetinow C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03010 $66,058.40 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-405 11843 Academy Rd Unit D-1 66th wd. 1326 Sq Ft

OPA#888660422 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Agnes Reeves-Taylor C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01471 $16,336.35 Hal A. Barrow, Esquire 1706-406 3222 Salmon St 19134 45th wd. 1148 Sq Ft OPA #451178100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adam Kusz C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01987 $107,374.89 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-407 4127 J St 19124-5213 33rd wd. 684 Sq Ft OPA#332246900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jorge R. Ortiz; Carmen Mercado C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00344 $80,231.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-408 6317 Elmhurst St 19111 53rd wd. 1460 Sq Ft OPA#531220400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheryl D. Young C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00141 $128,164.81 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-409 1126 E Haines St 19138 59th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1845 Sq Ft BRT#591166200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sylvester N. Barbour, Sr. and Nedra C. Barbour C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03942 $147,230.25 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-410 807 E Haines St 19138 59th wd. DET W/D GAR 2.5 STY STONE; 6817 Sq Ft BRT#592013000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marie Jerome C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00282 $333,789.80 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-411 1802 S 15th St 191452201 48th wd. 2016 Sq Ft OPA#481164000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole D. McEwan C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04440 $121,417.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-412 100 N 62nd St 19139 34th wd. 2496 Sq Ft OPA#341222400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy McNair, Original Mortgagor; Mary A. Johnson, Real Owner C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01698 $66,256.81 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1706-413 5917 E Hutchinson St 19141 49th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY FRAME; 1088 Sq Ft BRT#492155800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John E. Sanford C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01372 $188,222.99 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1706-414 637 Charette Rd 19115 63rd wd. 1720 Sq Ft OPA#632133100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mauricio Alfano; Jammie Lyani C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02220 $250,341.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-415 2204 Montrose Ave 19146 30th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 984 Sq Ft BRT#302207800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles A. Anderson, Administrator of the Estate of Sara Anderson C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02430 $93,171.82 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-416 1336 Jackson St 191482931 39th wd. 1431 Sq Ft OPA#394284600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Demarco a/k/a James De Marco C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01633 $150,698.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-417 1114 E Tioga St 19134 33rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1440 Sq Ft BRT#331208500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Joan Travison C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00104 $70,279.74 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-418 6518 Souder St 191492814 54th wd. 1236 Sq Ft OPA#541212400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zahida Mustafa a/k/a Zahideh Mustafa C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04453 $138,279.46 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-419 9884 Garvey Dr 19114 65th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1482 Sq Ft BRT#652474300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Geraldine M. Siravo, Known Surviving Heir of Mary Ann Metzger and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Mary Ann Metzger C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02775 $180,855.53 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-420 4 E Hortter St 19119 22nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1200 Sq Ft BRT#221158900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kimbreya E. McCormick a/k/a Kimbreya McCormick C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01940 $93,500.16 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-421 6356 Marsden St 19135 41st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1084 Sq Ft BRT#411252800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Markeem Kendall C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01548 $101,013.33 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

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1706-422 913 Brill St 19124 35th wd. 1057 Sq Ft OPA#351186000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Svetlana Lee C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02135 $83,651.52 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1706-423 1521 W Oxford St 19121 47th wd. 2325 Sq Ft OPA#471134700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Howard G. Palmer C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03999 $178,576.52 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1706-424 7218 Eastwood St 19149 54th wd. (formerly the 35th wd.) Situate on the Northwesterly side of Eastwood St 45’ wide at the distance of 155’10” Northeastwardley from the Northeasterly side of St Vincent St 60’ wide PRCL#542413300 Mary Samuel Edathil and Sauel Edathil, husband and wife C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00962 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-425 5407 Irving St 60th wd. 1530 Sq Ft BRT#603054600; PRCL#022S06-0236 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gilbert A. Richardson C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00693 $90,704.35 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-426 8816 Ridge Ave, #13 21st wd. 1848 Sq Ft BRT#212522830; PRCL#146N7 165 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Morgan Bryant C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02865 $324,019.36 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-427 5849 Pemberton St 19143 PRCL#032154700 Estelle Myers a/k/a Estelle S. Myers, Deceased Mortgagors C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02420 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1706-428 4725 Hartel Ave a/k/a 4725 Hartel St 65th wd. (formerly 41st wd.) 1185 Sq Ft BRT#651197400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Apostolos Kehagias C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00018 $80,749.72 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-429 4605 Shelbourne St 42nd wd. BRT#421627700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Demetrios Papanikolau and Almira Llanos C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 04415 $96,510.45 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1706-430 347 N Felton St 19147 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wilmer J. Harris and Ruth N. Harris C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00208 $79,249.12 Alicia M. Sandoval, Esquire

1706-431 1122 S 19th St 19146 PRCL#361170100 Michelle Fredericksdorf, Mortgagor C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00893 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. 1706-432 35 N Conestoga St 19139 4th wd. 864 Sq Ft OPA#041128400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kendrick Ellison C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00928 $55,768.27 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1706-433 2005 Catharine St 19146 30th wd. 1100 Sq Ft OPA#301124000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yekini Salami Atanda C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02917 $195,509.83 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1706-434 6118 Chestnut St 19139 46th wd. PRCL#031032900 Deborah E. Jones, Mortgagor C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00372 McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. 1706-435 3836 Etta St 19114 57th wd. 3583 Sq Ft OPA#572138338 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yvonne Marano C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 003896 $178,557.93 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-436 1741 N Gratz St 19121 47th wd. 900 Sq Ft OPA#47-13118-00 IMPROVEMENTS: TWO UNIT RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anthony B. Patterson C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 004103 $300,565.29 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1706-437 6135 W Oxford St 19151 34th wd. 3999 Sq Ft OPA#342100000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Willie A. Richardson C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 0098 $205,612.30 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-438 3405 Fairmount Ave 24th wd. Land Area: 780 sq ft; Building Area: 840 sq ft OPA#243006600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Deborah Smith C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00904 $45,980.00 plus $803.59 (interest through 01/25/2017) plus $21.71 per day after 01/25/2017 Laurence A. Mester; Mester & Schwartz, P.C. 1706-439 1115 Hower Ln 19115 63rd wd. 2310 Sq Ft BRT#632075200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Bashiran Bibi and Shahbaz Khan C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02983 $477,316.70 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1706-440 4927 N 5th St 19120 42nd wd. 2095 Sq Ft BRT#422502400

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Angelica Rivera, Solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Lourdes G. Rey a/k/a Lourdes Rey a/k/a L.G. Rey C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01423 $59,557.11 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1706-441 3235 Rorer St 19134 7th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#073169200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Simon Odessky C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03300 $73,638.32 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-442 119 N Salford St 19139 52nd wd. 984 sq ft (land area); 1260 sq ft (improvement area) BRT#042122300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Anthony Sykes C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00248 $49,610.45 Keri P. Ebeck, Esquire 1706-443 6926 Ogontz Ave 19138 10th wd. 2400 Sq Ft OPA#102011300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lachette J. Smith C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02989 $56,435.38 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-444 1005 Rosalie St 19149 35th wd. 1181 Sq Ft OPA#352043800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Geoffrey Gonsalves Sabola, Administrator of the Estate of Edmund Gonsalves Sabola, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02431 $30,224.46 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1706-445 607 E Hortter Pl a/k/a 607 Hortter Pl 19119 22nd wd. 1080 Sq Ft OPA#221185600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thelma Brooks C.P. August Term, 2005 No. 03071 $251,954.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-446 3558 Stouton St 45th wd. PRCL#45-2-3960-00 Frimet Hauptman and Nathan Berger, husband and wife 1706-447 1125 E Cheltenham Ave 35th wd. 1251 Sq Ft BRT#352017400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Luz Villanueva C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03291 $107,898.65 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-448 1732 Guilford St 56th wd. 2530 Sq Ft BRT#561275600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Saul H. Handler C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03639 $85,581.91 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-449 1918 E Somerset St 25th wd. 753 Sq Ft BRT#252016500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael

Kuders C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03580 $68,160.65 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-450 2815 D St 7th wd. 560 Sq Ft BRT#071502100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING February Term 2015 No. 01534 C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01534 $34,757.31 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-451 3517 Jasper St 45th wd. 1072 Sq Ft BRT#452367400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Albert M. Lostracco; Heidi S. Lostracco; Robert Feather; Nancy Feather C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01341 $46,376.82 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-452 4130 to 4140 Parkside Ave 6th wd. BRT#58N24-60 1706-453 330 W Wellens Ave 42nd wd. 957 Sq Ft BRT#422230400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Glenese Kirby a/k/a Glenise Kirby C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00571 $45,319.03 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-454 2628 E Letterly St 31st wd. 698 Sq Ft BRT#313224845 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary M. Cardona C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00503 $15,247.19 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-455 5303 Akron St 62nd wd. 1337 Sq Ft BRT#621434500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/ APT 2 STY MASON Kathleen M. Fry C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02949 $73,865.35 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-456 907 S 55th St 51st wd. 1220 Sq Ft BRT#513010400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ferdinand Venyris and Loretta Venyris C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03199 $48,180.47 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-457 6328 Argyle St 35th wd. 2813 Sq Ft BRT#353234300 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/D GAR 2 STY MASONRY Charles Serfass, Joyce B. Serfass and Lynn Brown C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01584 $91,048.54 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-458 4029 Reno St 6th wd. 919 Sq Ft BRT#062045300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Renita N. Harrison, Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard Harrison, Jr., Deceased C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03046 $51,834.69 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-459 3219 Rawle St 55th wd. 1706 Sq Ft BRT#551185000

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Luis A. Caseres and Ashley Gainda a/k/a Ashley Galindo C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01420 $139,420.02 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-460 4214 Pechin St 21st wd. OPA#212162300 John Joseph Coan, Sr. and Jacqueline Marie Wheaton, Joint Successor Trustees of the John S. Crowther and Anna M. Crowther Revocable Living Trust 1706-461 220 W Duval St 191442538 59th wd. 1570 Sq Ft OPA#593107800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert C. Williams a/k/a Robert C. Williams, Sr. C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00341 $93,161.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-462 5635 Westminster Ave 4th wd. 825 Sq Ft BRT#042183200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sharon Greene C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01979 $43,942.18 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1706-463 4716 Salmon St 45th wd. PROP#45-3276800 John Daly, VI by Deed from John Daly, V 1706-464 420 N 59th St 4th wd. 1560 Sq Ft BRT#042246800 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY Sandra A. McPhaul a/k/a Sandra A. Nesbitt C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00187 $84,864.31 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-465 435 W Upsal St 191193648 22nd wd. 2604 Sq Ft OPA#223023900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alice B. Turner a/k/a Alice Turner a/k/a Alice B. Turner Caldwell C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04582 $249,528.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-466 1626 Newport Pl 191222706 20th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#202200700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Claudette Shellman Peters f/k/a Claudette L. Shellman, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of the Estate of Eddie Shellman C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01145 $133,806.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-467 5216 E Roosevelt Blvd 35th wd. 1583 Sq Ft BRT#351029800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Rodney Beatty C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01990 $117,185.79 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-468 1500 Womrath St 23rd wd. 1147 Sq Ft BRT#232006700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Edward J.

McGuigan, Jr. a/k/a Edward J. McGuigan and Debra A. McGuigan, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00702 $45,472.23 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-469 12628 Medford Rd 66th wd. 2000 Sq Ft BRT#663244100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Andrew Clark C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 01032 $232,104.55 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-470 1130 Wagner Ave 191412930 49th wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#493012200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Rose Davenport, Deceased; Charles Davenport, in His Capacity as Heir of Rose A. Davenport a/k/a Rose Davenport, Deceased; Christopher Davenport in His Capacity as Heir of Rose A. Davenport a/k/a Rose Davenport, Deceased; Tina Davenport a/k/a Katina Davenport in Her Capacity as Heir Rose A. Davenport a/k/a Rose Davenport, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02053 $99,511.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-471 4908 W Thompson St 44th wd. 1125 Sq Ft BRT#442114000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON Bianca Barnes C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03294 $116,673.63 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-472 1122 S 9th St 2nd wd. 733 Sq Ft BRT#882917141 IMPROVEMENTS: REST RNT W/O BAR MASONRY Gabriel Bravo and Guadalupe Bravo C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00453 $105,613.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-473 247 W Fisher Ave 191203244 42nd wd. 1140 Sq Ft OPA#422254300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gennia Lynn Wescott; Barbara A. Wescott C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 00478 $73,481.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-474 3734 Richmond St 45th wd. 1075 Sq Ft BRT#451156900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Edward Grelis, Jr. a/k/a Edward Grelis C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 03407 $83,693.30 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-475 1631 E Hunting Park Ave 19124-4419 33rd wd. 1226 Sq Ft OPA#332087900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nydia Lopez C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 01876 $92,953.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

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1706-476 4522 Blakiston St 191362449 65th wd. 1856 Sq Ft OPA#652048500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gina Carboni, in Her Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Carboni a/k/a Louis V. Carboni; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Louis Carboni a/k/a Louis V. Carboni, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01180 $264,270.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-477 2481 76th Ave 191501807 50th wd. 1530 Sq Ft OPA#501416100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Herder C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01030 $101,213.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-478 908 S Fairhill St 191474016 2nd wd. 1233 Sq Ft OPA#021439600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David E. Sechy C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04710 $247,135.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-479 4315 Van Kirk St 62nd wd. 1933 Sq Ft BRT#622171700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Miguel A. Gaubert C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00090 $10,986.70 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-480 321 W Zeralda St a/k/a 321 Zeralda St 191444231 13th wd. 1090 Sq Ft OPA#133028100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kim Annette French, in Her Capacity as Heir of Christopher French, Deceased; John F. French, in His Capacity as Heir of Christopher French, Deceased; Ronald J. French, in His Capacity as Heir of Christopher French, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Christopher French, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00433 $62,294.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-481 749 S 23rd St 30th wd. 1029 Sq Ft BRT#302149300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASONRY Silvana R. Masri C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00516 $290,041.98 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-482 6020 Walnut St 191393714 3rd wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#031067500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lashea Scarborough, in Her Capacity

as Administratrix and Heir of the Estate of Marianne Brown; Jonathan Lowery, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Marianne Brown; Mia Claxton, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Marianne Brown; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Marianne Brown, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00579 $67,160.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-483 5665 W Berks St 191313120 52nd wd. 1528 Sq Ft OPA#522054000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna Joy Todd C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00631 $169,671.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-484 3142 S 18th St 191455439 26th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#262088900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sean McGee a/k/a Sean F. McGee; Andrea McGee C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03473 $316,775.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-485 3415 Wallace St 191041918 24th wd. 2074 Sq Ft OPA#242094000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maurice L. Whitfield a/k/a Maurice Whitfield C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04241 $126,879.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-486 1236 N 55th St 191314208 4th wd. 1889 Sq Ft OPA#041180300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vincent Heath C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01606 $116,048.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-487 3201 Rawle St 19149 55th wd. 2228 Sq Ft OPA#551184100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denny Malia C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01941 $224,563.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-488 7230 Montour St 19111 53rd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#532411100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark A. Kull; Karin K. Kull C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02411 $167,668.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-489 220 Ripka St 19127-1115 21st wd. 2518 Sq Ft OPA#211416000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Madrak; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations

Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Sophie Helen Madrak, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01674 $175,575.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-490 825 Belgrade St 19125 18th wd. 945 Sq Ft OPA#181441500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Margaret Westfield, Deceased; Kimberly Westfield, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Margaret Westfield, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02467 $87,563.32 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-491 7919 Craig St 19136 64th wd. 3906 Sq Ft OPA#642066600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jaime Hinman C.P. November Term, 2009 No. 04090 $264,685.32 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-492 8862 Manchester Ave a/k/a 8862 Manchester St 191521515 57th wd. 1536 Sq Ft OPA#571276700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jestina Harding; Gibrilla Dumbuya C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04140 $230,311.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-493 639 Brill St 19120 35th wd. 900 Sq Ft OPA#351180900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Parker and Patricia Porterfield Parker C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00363 $86,338.11 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-494 1517 S Mole St 191464837 36th wd. 1296 Sq Ft OPA#365098100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jaclyn Davies; Brian Jones C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03449 $243,592.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-495 5525 Kingsessing Ave 19143 51st wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#514151200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dolores Nicholson C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00507 $104,834.08 KML Law Group, P.C. 1706-496 5419 Vine St 191392041 4th wd. 1620 Sq Ft OPA#041034300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirley Johnson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00119 $106,884.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-497 6321 N 21st St 19138 17th wd. (formerly 50th wd.) 2400 Sq Ft OPA#172450300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael M. Harmon a/k/a Michael L. Harmon C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02735 $110,135.82 KML Law Group, P.C.

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Richard Diamond C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01530 $405,648.84 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-530 2440 N Reese St 19133 19th wd. Improvement Area Property Dimensions: 1,290 sq ft; Land Area Property Dimensions: 973 sq ft PRCL#191339300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY David Rosa C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02478 $70,532.87 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, and Paul J. Fanelli 1706-531 2436 S Sartain St 39th wd. 1150 Sq Ft BRT#871557550 IMPROVEMENTS: STR/OFF APT 2 STY MASONRY Louis DiFranco C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01072 $153,600.73 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-532 1421 E Mt Pleasant Ave 15th wd. 2130.75 Sq Ft BRT#501480300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Tyrone Sykes and Paula Sykes C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02374 $149,072.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1706-533 6526 Woodland Ave 19142 40th wd. Improvement Area Property Dimensions: 1,096 sq ft; Land Area Property Dimensions: 1,728 sq ft PRCL#871561760 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/ OFF STR 2 STY MASON Hoang Minh Tran Do a/k/a Hoang Ming Tran Do a/k/a Hoang M. Tran Do; Tram A. Do C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03196 $67,967.40 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, and Paul J. Fanelli 1706-534 455 E Indiana Ave 191342940 7th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#071249000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joahnna Sanchez a/k/a Joanne Sanchez Genova, in Her Capacity as Heir of Juan Genova a/k/a Juan D. Genova Mora, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claim-

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1706-548 2613-15 W Hunting Park Ave 38th wd. Land area: 43,582 sq ft; Improvement area: 26,784 sq ft OPA#884776500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY STRUCTURE Gethsemane Outreach Ministries C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00682 $463,848.40 entered on February 8, 2017 John R.K. Solt, Esquire 1706-549A 6583 Windsor St 19142 40th wd. 1675 Sq Ft BRT#871187700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Efedua Okolo C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 1994 $510,339.88 Matthew A. Lipman, Esquire 1706-549B 1002 N 43rd St 19104 6th wd. 1150 Sq Ft BRT#062319000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Efedua Okolo C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 1994 $510,339.88 Matthew A. Lipman, Esquire 1706-550 116 W Ritner St a/k/a 116 Ritner St 19148 39th wd. 984 Sq Ft OPA#391129100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Matthew Boyd; Marie Elena Grandelli a/k/a Mia Boyd, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Gregory Grandelli, Deceased; Gregory Grandelli, Jr. a/k/a Butchie Grandelli, in His Capacity as Heir of Gregory Grandelli, Deceased; Tara Elnicki, in Her Capacity as Heir of Gregory Grandelli, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Gregory Grandelli, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 04001 $190,050.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1706-551 6332 Milton St 191381042 22nd wd. 1386 Sq Ft OPA#221304400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jenne A. Branch a/k/a Jenne A. Campbell; June D. Mouzon C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02754 $139,830.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond &

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Mothers, Daughters and Sisters Annual walk and run continues to draw thousands By HughE Dillon Thousands of people spent Mother’s Day participating in the fight against breast cancer at the 27th annual “Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure.” The 5k and 1-mile walk started at 8 a.m. at Eakins Oval. There was also a kid’s fun walk. Breast cancer survivors continued the tradition of gathering at the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, then walking down into the arms of family and friends. It was an amazing day with beautiful weather.

1. Rachel Kitchenoff and Roberta Kitchenoff. 2. Walkers participate in the Komen Philly Race for the Cure. 3. Elaine Groban, Komen Philly speaks to the crowd. 4. Thousands flooded the Ben Franklin Parkway. 5. Jim Donovan and Rahel Solomon speak to the thousands of participants. 6. Lynne Abramham and Scott Brown, of event’s sponsor Brown’s Shoprite. Photos by HughE Dillon.

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Overcoming Obstacles in Business Women in business group convenes at University of Pennsylvania facility By HughE Dillon The Professional Women’s Roundtable is a group of women in business in the Greater Philadelphia region who facilitate networking, leadership, educational and personal growth for its members. Earlier this month the PWR, hosted a panel discussion titled “Overcoming Obstacles” at the Pennovation Center for Innovation and Research. The evening started with a networking cocktail party before a panel discussion. Afterwards there was a Q&A with the women in attendance, followed by dessert.

1. Kristen Bakalar, Kathleen Burke, and Doreen Mosher. 2. Tiffany Tavarez and Doreen Mosher. 3. Christine Soares, Yasmine Mustafa, and Beth Lawrence. 4. Beth Lawrence, Mary Dougherty, Kathleen Carr, and Kate Haley. 5. Alyshia Perrin and Dixieanne James. 6. Julian Baha and Jeff Kopczynski. Photos by HughE Dillon.

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Latin Learners “Magnum Opus” celebrates the great work of school founders By HughE Dillon Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School hosted it’s newest event, “Magnum Opus,” on April 27 at the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park. The benefit raised vital funds for the school, so it can continue to offer its world-class educational experience. The gala honored two men whose contributions to the school helped it become the world-class institution that it is: David Hardy and Dick Williams. Entertainment for the evening was the very funny SNL alum Jay Pharoah.

1. Jay Pharoah performs. 2. Heidi Bonner and Sara Flounders. 3. Janine Yass and David Hardy. 4. Bianca Bratton and Zach Hardy. 5. Janine Yass and Jeff Yass. 6. Nancy & Bill Simkiss and Marianne Dean. Photos by HughE Dillon.

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THE RISE OF JACK CLARK Cheltenham’s Jack Clark is arguably the best boys basketball story of the summer. After a vastly improved junior year, Clark went from a questionable Division III prospect to a verifiable Division I prospect over a nine-month period. Clark has received 15 scholarship offers in addition to interest from Temple and Virginia. The 6-foot-6-inch swingman is just getting started. After scoring double-figures for Cheltenham this year, he is starring for Philly Pride’s prestigious Under-17 Under Armour sponsored AAU program this spring and, in defense, has become a lockdown defender as well. “I think the funniest thing that has happened to me is that I went from not being known to having my phone going off and getting all these college offers over a short period of time,” he said. “As a kid growing up, all I could think about is going out every night with my friends enjoying life St. Joe’s Prep Logan Kellerman (#1), flanked by Jeff Manto (#23) and Joe Richardson (#21), runs off the field after hitting the walk-off double. Photo by Sarah J. Glover.

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year, I proved everyone wrong very quickly. It’s exciting to be a starter at Cheltenham and Philly Pride. I love playing for [Sean Colson] and Philly Pride. It opened my eyes in every possible way. I wasn’t a defensive player until my coach told me I won’t be playing until I start to play defense. So, of course, I wanted to

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n the bottom of the 7th inning, in a crucial Catholic League regular season finale on May 15, Logan Kellerman delivered the gamewinning hit to finish 3-2 over Archbishop Wood. However, the small-framed catcher’s best move of the day actually didn’t involve making contact with the ball. As he was being interviewed by this scribe, after a wild post game celebration, two teammates snuck behind the lithe 5-foot-7-inch 155-pound catcher and tried to dump ice water on him. Morrison noticed it, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, and avoided the ice bath. He had already made the biggest splash of the contest, and his career, clinching victory with an automatic double that hopped the fence in left field with runners on second and third and two outs. “Yeah, I have to say it’s the biggest hit of my career,” he said. “I was really happy to get the hit and help the team. I just wanted to get a hit. I was the [5th] one up in the inning and I just wanted a chance to bat. I wasn’t really thinking, entering the game, that I may

… until I realized I wanted to play the game. Everyone, in general,

play, so I made a change in the way I play. I’m excited to see me

have an opportunity to end it.” The irony of it all is that Morrison was pinch hit for in his previous at-bat even though he is hitting over .300 for the season. In high school baseball, there is a re-entry rule. The rule is designed, in part, to help coaches get more people into games. “It bothered me a little. It was a little disappointing,” he said. “But it wasn’t really a big deal. I wasn’t trying to prove anything there. I got a down-and-in fastball and I was able to get a good swing on it and take it over the left fielder’s head. It was a great moment.” With the win, Prep baseball finishes 9-3 in the league and secures the second seed in the upcoming Catholic League playoffs. Neumann-Goretti will have the first seed. “We made it to the championship game last season and lost to Neumann-Goretti,” Kellerman said. “I think we have a great chance to win it this year.” Kellerman said his teammates’ reaction — mobbing him at second base — was indicative of the team’s spirit. “There’s a special bond among players.

rise as a player and can’t wait to see if more doors open for me.” Clark can’t wait for his senior season at Cheltenham, where pundits think the Panthers will have their best team since the mid 2000s. “I’m excited to see what we can do in our senior year,” he said. “My strengths now are being an overall player as well as being consistent. It’s not just about offense; it’s about defense as well. [Because of] my height, as a guard it’s hard for players to pass the ball around me, because my arms are so long. Plus, at the offensive end, I’m just so long I can rise over players. I improved by just working hard, but I have time to work more, to be the player that I want to be. I model my game after [NBA Golden State Warriors stars] Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. But these players have heart and are very skilled. They are both good shooters and good on the defensive end. They are not afraid to guard the best player on the other team, and neither am I. My goal now is to help get Cheltenham to the conference championship game and winning the conference as well as the state championship. As for Philly Pride, it’s my first time starting and I hope we can win nationals. This is every kid’s dream who plays AAU and not everyone can accomplish it.”

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BACK FOR Motown musical gets Philly encore By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com After a bestselling run that broke box-office records in Philadelphia a few years ago, Broadway Philadelphia is bringing back “Motown: The Musical” May 30-June 11 at the Academy of Music at the Kimmel Center. The musical is the true story of the legendary record label founded by music mogul Berry Gordy that was the launching pad for pop and R&B music icons like Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and many, many more. Out ensemble cast member Matthew

Sims Jr. said that the show strikes a balance between telling the label’s story and raising the roof with live performances of classic and timeless hits. “It does give you a lot of the music,” Sims said. “It doesn’t give you everything but it also tells the story of the process Motown used to produce so many great hits. It goes into how some of the stars came to be, who they were and also the relationship between Berry Gordy and Diana [Ross].” Sims added he’s excited to be part of a show that is carrying the torch of the label’s history. “My parents grew up during this time so these are songs I’d hear in the house while we

were cleaning up on the weekends,” he said. “And Motown is everywhere. Everybody loves Motown. I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Oh, I hate Motown music.’ The fact that I’m able to be a part of it and portray the real people’s lives is very exciting for me. It covers the ’50s and ’60s in the beginning but it goes into the ’80s as well. It’s got The Supremes, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, Rick James, of course The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5 and Diana Ross.” Adding to the excitement of performing Motown hits is getting to wear the colorful throwback threads of the era that performers wore on stage. “Oh, yes, I love putting on the Stevie

Wonder costume because I kind of look like him,” Sims said. “When you put on these costumes, you feel like these people. It’s an amazing feeling.” For those of you who weren’t around at the time, Motown was a machine and if you were an artist on the label, you went through an intense regiment of grooming, dance and singing classes, as well as a rigorous performance schedule that sometimes had the artists doing two or three shows a night. Sims said the popularity and schedule of “Motown: The Musical” means he can sympathize with the performers. “It is kind of difficult on those two-show days,” he said. “But somePAGE 32

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“We do get a lot of people who grew up thing about the music kicks in and then it’s during that time,” Sims said. “Sometimes I like, ‘OK, let’s do it!’ You get a sense of the sit in the audience and watch the show and determination and drive that these people it’s just beautiful how these people rememhad just to become artists and be known. ber these songs. I’ll talk to some during interSomeone could come off the street as a reg- mission and they’ll be like, ‘I remember this ular kid and walk out a star. That’s the men- and that.’ We get a lot of young people too tality that they had. Berry Gordy could make because we do things with the schools teachthem a star. He would take it personally ing dance classes and events with young peothat if he signed someone he would make ple and aspiring artists. They do know about them a star. And if he couldn’t, it wasn’t Motown.” Sims added that some of their fault, it was his. So the classic Motown artists in order for them to work who are still around today with him, they had to have have been known to show talent, drive and determinaup in the audience. tion. You can see that in this “You’ll see them with story.” Berry Gordy and it’s still As a floating cast memlike a family,” he said. ber, Sims has a number of “They see the show, they roles he is responsible for talk to us and we get to meet knowing at any given time them.” — which can be tough to And thank goodness. remember day to day. These younger genera “Today I could be a tions need to recognize that Temptation and tomorrow Motown was the blueprint I can be a Top,” he said. for a lot of today’s stars. It’s OK. Go ahead. We Without The Supremes and snickered a bit too … on Diana Ross, there would the inside. be no Destiny’s Child and You were saying … Beyoncé. Without The “They are part of the show that actors do MATTHEW SIMS JR. Temptations, there’s no The Jackson 5, New Edition, together. Sometimes I’m on stage like, ‘Who am I today?’ I can be *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Michael six different people and they can be some- Jackson, Justin Timberlake or Bobby Brown. where different on the stage at different Never mind that the Motown story directly times. Sometimes I do have to sit down and inspired popular stage and TV shows like breathe and say, ‘OK, this is what I’m doing “Dreamgirls” and, less directly, “Empire.” today.’ Sometimes I could not go on for a few “I could see if people saw that and someweeks, so it’s rusty to me. But someone just where they tie in to each other,” Sims said hurt their knee doing a slide in the show so of the connections of the musical to those you have to jump on now. It’s just remem- modern shows. “But I also think that Motown bering who I am, what they have to do, what being Motown and the artists that came from parts they sing and what choreography they it … I mean, who doesn’t know Michael do. Those are the things that are challenging Jackson? Knowing that they came from there, I think Motown stands on its own already.” n but it’s also a rush.” Naturally, the audience has plenty of peo- “Motown: The Musical” returns to Philly May ple coming to the performances who remem- 30-June 11 at Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. ber those bygone days in which Motown For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999 or visit www.motownthemusical.com. artists dominated the airwaves. MOTOWN from page 31

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Kimberly Bonner: Military and Dyke March veteran Historically, the Philadelphia Dyke March has fallen the night before Pride here in the city. This year, Philly’s Pride has been moved to June 18 to allow people to head to Washington, D.C., for a national LGBT march. But Dyke March organizers want you to know that they will continue the tradition of marching on the second Saturday in June — and the event will be as moving and magical as ever! This week’s profile, Kimberly Bonner, may be known to you as Mr. Philly Drag King and Mr. Gay Philly, but she’s also a poet, a writer and an esteemed academic working on her second master’s degree. PGN: Most important question: When there’s a match-up, are we more likely to see you in Dallas blue or Eagles green? KB: Oh, gosh! I think it’s important to be a sports chameleon, so blue if I’m in Dallas and green in Philly. I was raised a Texan with family and friends prominent in football but, being a girl, we were encouraged to love football players, never the game. PGN: What? It’s my favorite sport. KB: Wow! See, this girl is butch in some ways and so gay in others. I never got into football. PGN: Tell me about growing up. KB: My mother migrated to this country from Panama when she was 16. I wasn’t scheduled so I was raised by my grandmother from Panama and my grandfather, who was 27 years her elder. My mother and uncle were like my big brother and sister. So I had lots of parental figures and lots of out-of-order siblings. Looking back, out of the many jobs grandparents have, gendering their grandbabies isn’t one of them, so the work of gendering me never happened. And by the time I figured out that girls were awesome, it was too late to teach me that I was one. I grew up in the Pentecostal church and got booted out of the church after having risen into my identity as a lesbian. I’d finally figured, Yes, I’m gay; no, it’s not a sin but now I’m getting kicked out of my church and my family home. So I went from a 100-percent African, Jamaican, Panamanian identity to living with six white dykes — because that’s who picked me up from the Lesbian Resource Center when I needed it. So I had one specific orientation for 17 years and then was rapidly pushed toward the future of a feminist world in three. [Laughs] I feel pretty lucky! It gave me a comprehensive understanding of what it means to be black, what it means to be queer, to be gendered, what it means to have faith and all of the ways those things can be diverse. PGN: And this was all in Texas? KB: Until 1994 when I joined the Army.

PGN: Were you a more of a daredevil, active kid or more scholarly? KB: A complete tomboy/cowboy. I rode horses and played in the dirt and collected male friends along the way. I like to say I was the leader of a little gang. [Laughs] The one girl in the group was my girlfriend and nobody bothered us. I had a lot of different-aged boys as my primary friends and they protected us. That’s kind of still reflected today in my adult life; most of the people close to me are male or male-identified or very specific dykes similar to me. PGN: What was your most adventurous moment as a kid? KB: We would go to Panama every year until I was 12. Meeting my cousins and learning about the heritage of Rainbow City was interesting. We had to stop traveling because of Manuel Noriega; our cousins were forced to hide in church basements under his reign. That’s when I became interested in learning how war affects people. It was war that moved my family from Panama to Texas.

PGN: And what did you get from the military, both negative and positive? KB: The positive was the connection that you have with others; if you’re on a team of 150 people, that’s a lot of human interaction that can’t be replicated in any other setting. You’re living with one another, you’re sleeping and showering in the same space, and that degree of human connectedness was palpable. In civilian life, when you’re disconnected from your neighbors and your coworkers, you can often feel alone, but I never felt alone in the Army. And I also felt extremely obligated to be my best because that’s what my buddies required of me. There was a sense of interlocking obligations. It supersedes what’s expected in marriage, it supersedes what’s expected in friendships. It also demystified the differences — or lack thereof — between men and women; we all are brave and we all get scared the same way, we all cry the same way, get injured the same way. There’s no difference.

PGN: Favorite book as a kid? KB: “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. It resonated with me with the whole Christian hierarchy that’s built into it. It was like a Bible tale with an awful lot of science. It was very real to me. PGN: Best subject in school? And what were some of your non-curricular activities? KB: Best subject was social studies, which makes sense since I’m now a sociologist. And free-time activities were tennis and chess. And playing the best instrument in the whole wide world: the bass clarinet! PGN: And poetry? KB: Yes, I write too. More recently, I’ve been working with a group called Warrior Writers. I started with them as a grant writer and realized that I too have a veteran identity but I’d been too busy since getting out of the military to realize it! PGN: What led you to the Army? KB: A basic capitalistic exchange is how I frame it. I needed money for college and I was strong and fit and running around with a gun in exchange for an education didn’t seem too bad an idea. That’s why I went in but, once there, I discovered many amazing things that build the notion of what America is and can be. If other institutions were as diverse and as interested in nurturing and building its population, we’d be better off. Wouldn’t it be awesome if more institutions were actually invested in advancing and building its members but the exchange didn’t have to be the possibility of dying in a war?

PGN: Tell me about serving overseas. KB: Well, I served two overseas tours. The first was in South Korea in 1994 and that was amazing. They really embraced the presence of Americans and we really worked well together. I don’t think any other country blended as well with us. It was also the time when I discovered that there were a bazillion queer people in the Army. If you wanted to know if a girl could possibly be into you, you asked if they were on the softball or basketball

team. But then in 1997 I was stationed in Holland, with my duties performed in Germany. I had a really rough time there, primarily because I had a supervisor who was a sexual predator. It was widely known that he was an extremely problematic individual and after enduring an attack from this guy, I responded by running for “Soldier of the Year” to distract from the fallout that came after. I needed something that was healing and restorative and it was a year-long competition that helped me focus on rising in the ranks and then getting out of there. I won the honor and then accidentally went AWOL for a week. The best part was that I discovered that the Army didn’t want to have to court-martial the “Soldier of the Year” so they welcomed me back with no repercussions! That’s my favorite story. It was a rollercoaster ride for sure. PGN: Where did you go for higher learning? KB: I have a bachelor’s in sociology from the University of South Carolina, a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Maryland and I’m currently doing a second master’s in social science with Bryn Mawr to put into actions the theories that I love so much. I love putting the sweat equity into the work necessary to create the reality I want us to live in. To reject the academy proper and get in the streets when people are losing their lives over things that are unthinkable. PGN: How does that manifest itself? KB: I perceive the work that I do in drag as a type of ministry. The scientific theories about gender and the medical arguments people want to have about genitals don’t matter when people are losing their lives just because of the way they are perceived, when someone is threatened for “not presenting accurately” to someone’s idea of the norm. I find gender expression is your art and for someone to take such offense that they would extinguish your life for it is insane. I get scared when I’m seen as a dyke and my non-conformity gets crafted as the enemy. Of course on the other hand, I’m very aware of the dangers of being a black man in society to the point that, when I finish PAGE 42

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WE CAN GO FOR THAT: The Hoagie Nation Festival celebrates the Philly food staple with a concert featuring Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, G. Love & Special Sauce and more, kicking off 2 p.m. May 27 at Festival Pier, 601 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-1011.

Festival Pier, 601 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd.; 215-922-1011. City and Colour The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. May 28 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds The two rock singers perform acoustic shows 7 p.m. June 1 The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215546-7900. Gene Simmons The KISS bassist performs with his solo band 8 p.m. June 2 at The Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. The Robert Cray Band The blues/rock band performs 8 p.m. June 2 at

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Human Pup Photo Exhibition A selection from photographic works on human pups and the pup play community 6-9 p.m. June 2 at Kink Shoppe, 126 Market St.; 267908-5465.

Glitter Box A free drag show featuring Aurora Whorealis, Maria Top Catt and “Drag Wars” contestant Samora Kunt, 9 p.m. May 26 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675. Envoute Magic & Burlesque The burlesque, music and magic sideshow kicks off 7:30 p.m. May 28 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-5920656. PGMC One-Hit Wonders Sing-ALong Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs the final concert of its 35th anniversary season 8 p.m. June 1-2

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Outta Town Chaslyn Sweetwood with Bob Egan The local singer performs 7:30 p.m. May 27 at The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888596-1027. Kevin James The comedian performs 8 p.m. May 27 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Lisa Lampanelli The comedian performs 9 p.m. May 27 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center,

1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Tootsie The genderbending comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman is screened 2 p.m. May 28 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. KC and The Sunshine Band The disco/dance group performs 7:30 p.m. May 28 at Ocean City Music Pier, 861 Asbury Ave., Ocean City, N.J.; 609-399-6111. Maxwell, Ledisi and Leela James The R&B/soul singers perform 8 p.m. May 28 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Pet Sematery The horror film based on the novel by Stephen King is screened 9:45 p.m. June 2 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. n

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Proud to be out on the field Summer starts either June 21 if you’re an astronomical purist, May 1 if you follow the meteorological calendar or Memorial Day weekend if you’re all about the days off. Days off? Yep! That’s what I’m talking about! We tend to think of the summer months as the apex of relaxation and vacation time for some reason. Personally, I prefer to stay in Philadelphia for the most part, unless there’s a nearby Pride festival. Seriously, why spend half a weekend off frustrated in traffic trying to get somewhere and standing in line waiting, just to be crowded into a small beach spot, bar, table or boardwalk — and then run into the people you escaped town from to refresh yourself? Sports in Philly really reach a fever pitch during the simmering summer months, with softball, tennis, flag football, soccer, kickball, sand volleyball and probably a few others I am not recalling right now. There are also tournaments galore either hosted here or in various places across the country to which many of our fine athletes will be traveling. There’s also plenty to do indoors in the summer if you’re one of those people who can’t stand the heat. There’s pool, swimming, wrestling, basketball ... you get the idea. For that matter, pop into Toasted Walnut and play beer pong one afternoon. You never know just how great an athlete you are until you’ve had a few beers. The beauty of this wide variety of sports is there’s something for almost anyone. I’m still waiting to show my prowess at darts. That’s the extent of my athleticism. What’s also great is you don’t have to play to participate. Players love an audience! Grab your cooler and follow your favorite person, team or sport while enjoying one of Philadelphia’s great

parks or recreation centers. Check out the list of organizations inside the back cover of this paper, and then go check them out! You never know; after a few visits, you might think it looks like fun and decide to get out and play! Short stops • Join the Falcons for the second-annual Philadelphia Union LGBT+ Night Out! Discounted tickets are available with a portion benefitting the Falcons. Bring your friends and family for a great night of soccer, socializing and fireworks! Info for the game and pre-game tailgate party is at falcons-soccer.org/. • City of Brotherly Love Softball League holds its annual Liberty Bell Classic block party on Camac Street May 26. Join the fun and find someone from out of town to stalk during the softball tournament Memorial Day weekend. • Stonewall Sports PHL announced it is adding bowling to its ever-encompassing list of sports it’s putting its name on. See stonewallphilly.leagueapps. com/ for more information. • Stonewall Yoga (yes, you read that correctly) is a new 10-week program being held at 11 a.m. Saturdays beginning May 30 at William Way LGBT Community Center. Local instructors from around the city will lead various sessions. • Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association’s Liberty Open tournament will be July 28-30 at Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center. You must be registered and paid by July 12. Visit philadelphialibertytennis.org for more information. n Scott A. Drake was the 2015 Sigma Delta Chi national winner for best sports photo and the 2017 Professional Keystone Press Awards winner for best sports column in a weekly paper. If you have a person or event you think should be highlighted, email scott@epgn.com.

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doing a drag performance, I’ll rip off any trace of facial hair because I don’t want to be mistaken for a black man if I get pulled over. PGN: So sad and infuriating. What’s your drag persona and how did you get into it? KB: Mo’ Betta was developed many years ago and debuted with the D.C. Kings in the early 2000s. It was an organic manifestation of a place for the guy that is Sergeant Bonner to continue to exist. His tagline is “International Spy” and he has a British tip to him, accent and all. He’s traveled the world and has several top-secret clearances. He’s not a narcissist but he knows he’s pretty cool. He enjoys fast cars and pretty women who aren’t afraid to put him in his place every now and then. PGN: And he was Mr. Philadelphia Drag King 2016. KB: Yes, I was surprised because I hadn’t done drag in seven years and I was out of shape! It’d been a long time since I’d done any gyrating. I was booked to do four shows so I shaped up pretty quickly after that so I wouldn’t fall off the stage and break a hip! It was exciting to learn about the Dyke March and get to know everyone. The dyke community rescued me as a child so I wanted to get more involved and this was a great way to do it. I also started a drag troupe called Loverboys to have a chance to do even more shows and to give my fellow contestants more opportunities to perform. PGN: What do you do when not on stage? KB: I teach as an adjunct professor in sociology but mostly I’m working with a program for refugees, which is in chaos under this administration. I’ve seen friends laid off and clients banned for no good reason. If you’ve been identified as a refugee, you’ve been vetted from top to bottom, so the illegitimate discourse as well as the impact upon real lives has solidified my desire to protect these most vulnerable people. I’m also looking forward to working in a program to help people who have been injured due to physical assaults, stabbings and shootings. How do we reduce the incidences of warlike violence that have become daily concepts? How do we lessen the number and types of physical altercations that occur? PGN: It’s why I hate shows like “Jersey Shore” and the “Housewives” franchise. I truly believe that they are in part responsible for normalizing violence in our lives. When kids grow up seeing grownups curse at and slap and punch each other and then they’re on the cover of magazines and guests on “Ellen,” it makes it OK to conduct yourself in that manner. We’re mainstreaming violence. KB: Yes, that’s an excellent term. I don’t get it either and we need to raise con-

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sciousness about it. How can you talk about domestic violence or protecting children when I might get my grown-up butt kicked for speaking up? What is going on? Regular people acting like barbarians. PGN: Let’s talk about people coming together for a good purpose. The Dyke March is going to be held June 10. The tagline for the event is “We’re a protest, not a parade!” So what are we protesting? KB: I think it’s super-important that dykes claim and take space in the cities that we call home. We work here, we live here, we pay taxes, we’re raising families and planting gardens, and we need to make our physical presence and our numbers known, even though it’s still only a fraction of how many of us there are in the city. By being public, we’re making the space safe for other queer babies. I perceive my dyke identity as my mother identity. I’m not going to give birth to anybody but I do exist in this world and there are little bitty trans babies and queer babies just like I once was who don’t know that it’s OK to be themselves. You want to call us perverts? You want to oppress us just because we’re in these female bodies, or brown bodies or differently abled bodies? No. I want to be there to pick them up just like those six dykes in Dallas were there for me. As were the countless dykes who were there for me in the Army, as were the countless dykes who nurtured me in the academy, as are the countless dyke friends who are an extension of my family, as is the dyke who loves me, my wife Latrice. So we march to reverse the oppression of anybody in any way. If we don’t, who will? PGN: What do you think of when you hear the word community? KB: Trust, home, shared hope. PGN: Favorite piece of clothing? KB: I’m an absolute shoe whore. PGN: My friends would be surprised to find out that I … KB: Am really sensitive. PGN: What can people look forward to at the march? KB: A truly welcoming community. I was afraid when I first went that no one would talk to me because I was just a stranger in a crowd, but everyone is so friendly. They want to hear your voice and the shows are tailored to connect with all the eclectic facets of the crowd. There’s no one way to be queer or to be a dyke, so they strive to be a welcoming event that’s a safe space for all. n For more information about the Philadelphia Dyke March, visit https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiadykemarch/. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.

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1. Brief moments of lovemaking? 5. Enjoy in an erotic way, with “on” 11. Say whether or not you’re coming 15. Tie it to become wife and wife 16. Where LGBT people are accepted 17. Early role for “A Beautiful Mind” director 18. Start of Jenny Shimizu’s comment about marrying Michelle Harper 21. Mo. of Mardi Gras, often 22. “___ live and breathe!” 23. Org. that likes to shoot off 24. WWII area 25. Pricks 27. Normandy city 30. Melville product 32. Huge opening? 33. More of the comment 35. Just so 37. “Da Doo Ron Ron” beginning 38. “My Name Is Earl” girl 39. “Out of ___” (Paula Martinac novel) 40. L-word bleeper, perhaps

42. Safari escorts 44. More of the comment 49. Diggs of “Rent” 50. It meant nothing to Navratilova 51. Hearty partner 52. Big exams 54. Broadway understudy, e.g. 59. Joel Cairo of “The Maltese Falcon,” e.g. 65. End of the comment 68. From days of yore 69. Poet St. Vincent Millay 70. Target before shooting off 71. Discharge on one’s face 72. Nice zip 73. Sample some buns, e.g.

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12. Like balls 13. Lily’s ethnicity on “Modern Family” 14. Piece of Kahlo’s cash 19. “Till There ___ You” 20. Nureyev’s nyet 26. Fitzgerald character 28. Hayworth’s Khan 29. Some commuter trains 31. Hun head 32. Rock that’s easily split 33. Starch source 34. Foam at the mouth 36. Dick Tracy’s girlfriend Trueheart 41. Vein contents 43. “Gag me with a spoon!” 45. “M*A*S*H” cross-dresser 46. Many, many moons

47. New Deal org. 48. “The Children’s Hour” playwright 52. Flipper of Nemo or Dory 53. It’s used in fake meat 54. Dundee denizen 55. Distant prefix 56. John work 57. NY Met, for one 58. Big rackets 60. “Oh, ___ a Beautiful Mornin’” 61. Luke Skywalker’s sister 62. Pet food brand 63. Greek group, for short 64. Cock attachment 66. “The Last King of Scotland” character 67. SSW’s opposite

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Aqimero gets social with new menu By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Situated in the lush first-floor confines of the Ritz-Carlton, just steps from City Hall, Aqimero has made some changes to its menu to capitalize on the recently added wood-burning grill. For professionals on the go who want something upscale, Aqimero offers a Power Lunch menu ($25), which starts off with a seasonal soup, salad or sushi roll; a choice of sandwich or tacos; and a dessert, which you can take to go. The angry tuna roll we tried hit the sushi spot decently enough for a place that doesn’t specialize in raw fish. The jidori chicken sandwich was solid as well, and the cookies we got to go were pleasantly gourmet in quality. Other sandwich options include a wood-fired burger, pork belly or chicken tacos or a catch-of-the-day sandwich. For something more adventurous, come back for dinner for the other new addition to the menu, the Social Plates, shareable dishes in a wide range of flavors. The traditional guacamole ($12) and swordfish dip ($17) were flavorful and well-seasoned, kicking off an atmosphere of noshing and conversation in fine fashion. Salads at Aqimero are visual works of art. You almost don’t want to dismantle the Aqimero Salad ($12), a craveable Caesar salad with queso-fresco mousse and a spicy dressing, or the smoked burrata salad, which is bright, subtle and refined in flavor. Deeper into the menu, the grilled melon ($15) is quite refreshing and savory at the same time, with the smokiness of the melon balanced out by the saltiness of the serrano ham with which it is served. Another notable dish is the cauliflower steak ($13). Cut to the thickness of a massive chop, there is little chance you’ll mistake it for beef, but it does deliver in terms of flavor with lime crema and tempura-fried pickled mushrooms complimenting the grilled slab of the versatile veggie. Oh, and if you happen to be dining with a large party, definitely try the large-format cocktails ($150), a massive dispenser filled

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Activism/Politics

ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) meets 6-9 p.m. Mondays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; 215-386-1981, www.actupphilly.org. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; www.dvau.org. Equality Pennsylvania holds a volunteer night 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; 215-731-1447, www.equalitypa.org. Green Party of Philadelphia holds general meetings 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month, except August and December; 215-243-7103, www.gpop.org. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club meets seasonally; www.libertycity.org.

Arts

Library Book Club meets to discuss a new book 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at William Way. Men On Tap, an LGBT group that performs with choirs, organizations and at the Fringe Festival, rehearses 8 p.m. Mondays at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; dale@ magicalfantasies.com. Philadelphia Freedom Band, an audition-free LGBT band that does concerts and parades, rehearses 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays; philadelphiafreedomband.com. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus rehearses 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays; 215-731-9230, auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Voices of Pride, Philadelphia’s first mixed LGBT chorus, rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective workshop and discussion group meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at William Way. Reading Queerly, open to all women and genderqueer/ trans people, meets 6:45 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.

Recreation

Gay Bridge Club non-beginners group meets Monday 2-5 p.m. at William Way; reservations required. Call 215732-2220. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club meets 5:30-10:30 p.m. at Abner’s Steaks, 38th and Chester streets; 215-382-0789. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at William Way; 215-985-1456, www.humboldtsociety.org. Independence Squares LGBT square-dance club, modern Western square dancing hosts an open house and Tuesday classes in the fall at Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; philadances@gmail.com, www.independencesquares.org. Male Oenophile Group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape; 267-2306750. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social activities for senior gay men are held 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way. PhilaVentures, Philadelphia’s LGBT outdoor group, meets for hikes in Wissahickon Valley and Valley Forge Park; philaventures.org.

Sports

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club meets for practice at p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Greenfield Park, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area with games on Sundays, beginning in April, at the Dairy and Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park; www.cblsl.org. Frontrunners running club meets 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for a run and brunch at Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.philadelphiafrontrunners.org. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club, open to LGBT and allies, practices 8-10 p.m. Mondays and 2-4 p.m. Saturdays; www.falcons-soccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team, open to male and female swimmers, meets 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Friends Select School and 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays; www.philadelphia-fins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League meets 8 p.m. Wednesdays September-April at South Bowl, 19 E. Oregon Ave.; 856-889-1434, philagaybowling@yahoo.com.

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Community Bulletin Board Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League plays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at FDR Park; www.phillyflagfootball.com Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club, open to players of all skill levels, meets 7:45 p.m. Thursdays at Columbus Square Park, 1200 Wharton St.; 215-913-7531, philadelphiagryphons.org, becomeagryphon@gmail.com. Philadelphia Liberty Belles women’s semi-pro full-tackle football league holds fall tryouts; phillybelles.com. Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association plays yearround, all skill levels welcome; philadelphialibertytennis. com. Philadelphia Firebirds women’s football team seeks players; www.philadelphiafirebirds.com. Philadelphia Women’s Baseball League seeks players, all skill levels and ages. Practice is 7 p.m. Thursdays at Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 17th and Fitzwater streets, with games at 2:30 p.m. Sundays; 215-991-5995 (day), 301-919-1194 (evening), phillywomensbaseball. com. Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; 917-656-1936, phury@gayhockey.org. Philly QCycle LGBT bicycling club promotes organized recreational riding for all levels in the Greater Philadelphia region; contact the organization via Facebook. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley motorcycle club meets regularly; 215-836-0440, www.groups.yahoo.com/ group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Boulevard Lanes in Northeast Philadelphia; rainbowrollers.com. Spartan Wrestling Club gay wrestling team meets 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-732-4545, www.phillyspartans.com.

Etc.

AIDS Law Project provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing at 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 600; 215587-9377, www.aidslawpa.org. BiUnity, Philadelphia-area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends; http://biunity. org. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols, for LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for self-defense, meets 1 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at The Gun Range, 542 N. Percy St.; 610-879-2364; www.pinkpistolsdelval.org. Delaware Pride holds planning meetings 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 Main St., Newark; 302-265-3020, delawarepride.org. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance holds open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays during the school year in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; 610-896-4938. Men and Women for Human Excellence support group meets from noon-2 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 26th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue; 267-2733513, cmoore8300@yahoo.com. Long Yang Club Philadelphia, social organization for gay Asians and their friends, holds monthly socials; www. longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Our Night Out, a casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, friends and colleagues, meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, email OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; more information on Facebook. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice offered 5-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; 215-238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; primetimersofphiladelphia@yahoo.com. Philadelphians MC Club, for leather men and women, meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; philadelphiansmc.org. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL-affiliated, weekly HF nets, quarterly newsletter; www.rara.org. Silver Foxes, a social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older, meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at William Way; 215-732-2220. SNJ Queers meets monthly for queer/queer-friendly folks in South Jersey to mix and mingle; 856-375-3708, wmf69@comast.net.

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. Groups meet and activities are held 4-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 4-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday-Friday. ■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St., 215-898-5044, center@dolphin. upenn.edu. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. MondayThursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088

■ 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. Activities held 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday-Friday Library: noon-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Volunteers: New Orientation, first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Key numbers

■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377

■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org

■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221

■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 n The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 215-496-0330

■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBT-LAW; Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658 ■ Office of LGBT Affairs — Director Nellie Fitzpatrick: 215-6860330; helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel: 215-6863318 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686 (Rick Lombardo); ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 ■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670

Health

Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215-763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/ AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088, www. actionaids.org. GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; 215-851-1822 or 866-222-3871, www.galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays (walk-in) and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays (by appointment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215685-1821. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia Board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; free referral service at 215-6279090, www.galloplaw.org. ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly busi-

108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center LGBTQ counseling and behavioral health services, HIV/ AIDS care and services, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-563-0652, www. mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care, as well as youth drop-in (ages 14-24) 5-7p.m. Wednesdays; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Philadelphia FIGHT Comprehensive AIDS service organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research on potential treatments and vaccines; 1233 Locust St.; 215985-4448; www.fight.org. Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center Free, rapid HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 pm. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups nesses and professionals; 215557-0190, www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgja.org/ philly; philly@nlgja.org.

■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus Regional organization dedicated to promoting LGBT tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region, meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; 215-8402039, www.philadelphiagaytourism.com.

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