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STRENGTH IN SOLIDARITY: GALAEI Executive Director Nikki López (left) speaks to guests at a community memorial June 12 to honor the victims of the Pulse shooting in Orlando. The event, held on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, included a reading of the names of the 49 victims, most of whom were LGBT Latinx community members, followed by 49 seconds of silence. Participants enjoyed barbecue inside and outside GALAEI’s North Philly headquarters. Photo: Scott A. Drake
City Council advances bill to ban conversion therapy By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com A committee of Philadelphia City Council took a step Monday to make the city the second in Pennsylvania to ban conversion therapy for youth. The Committee on Public Health and Human Services unanimously approved Councilman Mark Squilla’s legislation and sent it to the full Council. The body could consider the bill at its June 15 session, though it wasn’t listed on the agenda as of presstime. The bill would prohibit mental-health providers in the city from efforts to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of clients under age 18. The controversial practice has been banned in eight states and nearly two-dozen cities; Pittsburgh became the first in Pennsylvania to prohibit conversion therapy last year. “We need to stop treating the LGBTQ community as having an illness and understand that we are all human beings and
should be treated equally,” Squilla told PGN after the vote. Committee members Cindy Bass, Bill Greenlee, Derek Green and Al Taubenberger all voted in favor of the measure after hearing from three witnesses backing the bill. Director of LGBT Affairs Amber Hikes outlined the range of opposition to conversion therapy, from legislative efforts at municipal and state levels to position statements from all leading mental-health agencies in the nation. “This archaic form of treatment is based on the abhorrent idealogy that same-sex attraction and behavior is a chosen abnormality and is inherently wrong,” Hikes testified. She noted research that has found significant risk for depression, suicidality and substance abuse among individuals who have been exposed to conversion therapy. “After 40 years of this harmful practice, there remains no evidence that efforts to PAGE 13 alter sexual orientation
More than 200 people were in attendance last Thursday to celebrate the unveiling and raising of a new rainbow flag at the north apron of City Hall. The flag includes the addition of black and brown stripes to symbolize the racial diversity of the LGBT community. Director of LGBT Affairs Amber Hikes confirmed the addition of the black and brown stripes to PGN earlier last week. Philadelphia-based advertising agency Tierney created the new flag to celebrate “More Color More Pride.” The agency and the Office of LGBT Affairs developed a website (morecolormorepride. com) where individuals can download the flag for free and add the artwork to items such as T-shirts and posters. At the flag-raising ceremony, Hikes led a moment of silence for Gilbert Baker, the creator of the six-color rainbow flag, who died in March. “When [Baker] described the flag, he talked about this iconic image and he talked about the transient nature of it. I’ve PAGE 13 always been struck by
DIRECTOR OF LGBT AFFAIRS AMBER HIKES LEADS THE JUNE 8 FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY FOR THE CITY’S NEW RAINBOW FLAG, WHICH FEATURES BLACK AND BROWN STRIPES Photo: Scott A. Drake
Philly gears up for Pride weekend By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com The 29th-annual Philadelphia Pride Parade and Festival return to Philly this weekend, a week later than normal. Philly Pride Presents originally scheduled the event for June 11 but pushed it back to June 18 so it would not conflict with the national March for Equality and Unity in Washington, D.C. Philly Pride Presents Executive Director Franny Price said she doesn’t anticipate this new date will affect event attendance. This year, Philly Pride Presents collaborated with William Way LGBT Community Center, Lez Run Running Club and Out Philadelphia Athletic League to create a 1.5mile fun run to kick off the parade. The soldout Pride Run will have 260 participants run from Camac and Locust streets through the Gayborhood and past Independence Mall,
en route to Penn’s Landing. The run serves as a precursor for the Philly Pride 5K Race planned for 2018. “I think it will enthuse them [for the 5K Race],” Price said. “The first [event] is always an advertisement — a teaser — of what it can be.” The parade will include grand marshals whom Price called “very prestigious to all of us.” This group includes Henry Sias and the Mazzoni Center front-line staff. Sias ran for a seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and was set to become the nation’s first out trans male judge. While he did not get one of the nine spots in May’s primary, Price told PGN in May that he deserved recognition regardless of the election outcome. Meanwhile, more than 50 Mazzoni frontline staff members will participate. These members staged a walkout in April calling for PAGE 17 then-CEO Nurit Shein’s
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MARCHING FORWARD: The Equality March for Unity and Pride set off in Washington, D.C., Sunday. Organizers estimated more than 50,000 people took part in the LGBTrights demonstration in the nation’s capital, which was organized in response to anti-LGBT pushback from the new federal administration. Sister marches were held in all 50 states the same day. Photo: Patsy Lynch
PA Senate blocks quick passage of Pride Month resolution By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The state Senate this week failed to move forward a resolution honoring June as LGBT Pride Month in the typical process followed for other cultural-recognition measures. State Sen. Sharif Street (D-Third Dist.) submitted the Pride resolution, a version of which hasn’t come before the Senate in at least five years, for unanimous consent — a procedure Street explained is undertaken when a resolution is so “universally respected” that the body lets it proceed forward without a voice vote. That process was rejected, though it’s unclear who in the Senate objected to the motion. Street on Wednesday submitted the resolution through the regular legislative process; it will be assigned to a committee, which will decide whether or not to bring it to the full Senate for a vote. “Pride Month has become a cultural staple to so many citizens of Philadelphia and I would assume across the Commonwealth and the country,” Street told PGN this week. “I thought it was appropriate that we recognize Pride Month like we do so many other cultural and historical events.” The resolution details LGBT historical moments, including a sit-in at Philadelphia’s Dewey’s Lunch Counter and the Annual Reminder marches outside Independence Hall, and notes the June 1969 Stonewall Riots as the birth of the modern Pride Month recognition. The measure concludes by recommending the Senate “recognize June as LGBT Pride
Month in celebration of LGBT accomplishment and contributions and a strong recommitment to fighting for LGBT equality throughout all the Commonwealth.” Unanimous-consent resolutions are extremely common, Street noted. “These resolutions are adopted on a fairly regular basis, multiple on a session day,” he said. “We’ve had them acknowledging cultural events like St. Patrick’s Day or even Dairy Queen Day; literally, everything you can imagine, we commemorate. It encourages folks to be proud of various attributes that affect them and we’re making sure people feel represented in government. This [Pride resolution] was consistent with that overall theory of how we operate government.” Pride proclamations have been issued by many Pennsylvania governors, Street noted, going back to Gov. Shapp in the 1970s. He said he envisioned his resolution could face some pushback, given the Republican majority in the Senate. “I would love to say I’m shocked but unfortunately I’m not shocked. This is another reminder that the commonwealth has a ways to go in many regards,” Street said, noting the legislature has failed to advance LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination and hate-crimes bills for years. “Democratic and Republican governors alike for close to 40 years have been supportive, but this [Senate action] is not inconsistent with the behavior of the General Assembly with respect to LGBT rights. It’s consistent with a pattern in the General Assembly, but it’s not indicative of state government overall." n
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William Way to connect refugees, immigrants with LGBT resources By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com
A CAUSE TO ‘BELIEVE’ IN: The Bingo Verifying Divas led the crowd in reciting the GayBINGO pledge at last Saturday’s event at Gershman Y. The AIDS Fund-organized game was themed “Believe,” in honor of Cher, which had the BVDs taking on some of the icon’s most elaborate costumes from the last few decades. The event was the last GayBINGO of the season; games will return in the fall. Photo: Scott A. Drake
New Philadelphians who are resettling from another country will now have more opportunities to learn about and get involved with local LGBT resources, thanks to a new program at William Way LGBT Community Center. The center, with partner HIAS Pennsylvania, recently launched an initiative to connect LGBT refugees, immigrants and asylum-seekers with Philadelphia’s LGBT community. With financial backing from DVLF, William Way recruited a team of volunteers who will work one on one with the immigrant participants, and is also looking for organizational support. The effort came to fruition after a meeting among representatives of the center, HIAS, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, Nationalities Service Center and the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Office of Immigrant Affairs. “We were really interested in understanding the issues impacting LGBT immigrants and refugees and how the center can be a better resource for that population,” said Candice Thompson, William Way COO. “We all identified the need for services in the city that are more responsive to LGBT immigrants and we see ourselves as being able to meet some of those needs.” Thompson noted that many immigrants are
resettled among people who share their country of origin; for LGBTs, that trend can be isolating. “Immersing them in communities that may have discriminated against them abroad isn’t always the best strategy,” she said. “So we wanted to help develop a strong community of LGBT immigrants and resources that folks from all over the world could tap into.” Among the project’s aims are to enhance the LGBT cultural competency of agencies that may serve LGBT resettlers and to reduce language barriers to make LGBT resources more accessible to this population. The center will also connect participants to its own programming, as well as to resources at other community organizations. “We see ourselves as their connection to social, civic and cultural opportunities,” Thompson said. “We want, in their first 90 days and beyond, for them to be able to tap into and become educated about resources here in Philadelphia. There are so many for LGBTQ people.” Helping in that process will be about a dozen “Ambassadors,” local LGBT community members who will be trained by HIAS PA and matched with the immigrant participants; Thompson said she anticipates there being up to 10, primarily from Uganda and Syria. The volunteer Ambassadors will meet with the participants several times a month and introduce them to local organizations, PAGE 7 activities and events.
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FIGHT conference addresses mass imprisonment, health disparities By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com As part of its annual AIDS Education Month, Philadelphia FIGHT will present “Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit,” a day filled with workshops and presentations centered on mass imprisonment, the needs of current and former prisoners, communities affected by HIV and the work being done to improve these conditions. “This conference really is an opportunity for us to explore the intersections between health disparities and mass imprisonment,” said Hannah Zellman, director of FIGHT’s Institute for Community Justice. “Our goal is to really bring together all of the communities that are impacted by these systems — folks with JORDAN (TOP) lived experience who AND SHUFORD have been on the inside, their loved ones and family members, people working in corrections, social workers, medical providers, the whole gamut of folks who have some stake and some interest in this.” Zellman noted that the June 28 conference features the participation of individuals who are currently incarcerated, including through what Zellman called “one of the most successful parts of the conference every year” — the Art as Resistance gallery. This exhibit includes work from artists who are either currently incarcerated or recently released. Additionally, incarcerated individuals created several workshops that will feature live call-ins from facilitators and panelists within the prison system. “[I hope attendees can] stop thinking REFUGEE from page 6
The center is also looking to enlist local organizations in the work. Thompson noted as an example that the Falcons Soccer Club has already signed on to participate; the center will refer immigrant participants interested in the LGBT athletic community to the club, and representatives will be ready to show them the ropes of the organization. The Falcons are also raising money for clothes, soccer cleats and more for the immigrant participants.
of people who have been incarcerated as ‘other’ [and] understand how deeply important people who are incarcerated and people who have been incarcerated are to the fabric, wellness and wholeness of our communities,” Zellman said. Zellman noted some of the “heavy-hitting” topics this year. “I think that a lot of people are thinking a lot about Hep-C, injection-drug use and the opiate epidemic right now, so that’s going to be featured pretty heavily,” Zellman said. The event will also include several guest speakers, including Alison O. Jordan, the executive director for Transitional Health Care Coordination in the Division of Health Care Access and Improvement. Zellman noted Jordan is a leading expert on people living with HIV within prisons. Additionally, Reggie Shuford, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, will speak on the broader topic of drug criminalization. Additionally, Zellman said the event will show how prison systems are attempting to improve their conditions. She said some prisons offer programs for prisoners ranging from yoga to dealing with feelings of isolation. “What we know is that when folks on the inside have meaningful access to education, skills-building and therapeutic opportunities, their lives are enhanced incredibly,” Zellman said. “Having those opportunities during their incarceration had huge longterms effects on the wellbeing of folks once they come home.” Zellman said the conference typically attracts service providers, correctional officers and other community members who want to delve deeper into the topic. “Anyone who wants to learn more about this is welcome, but in particular, we really want to be making space for people who have been on the inside and their loved ones,” she said. n Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 28 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 13th and Arch streets. Visit www.aidseducationmonth.org/event-registration to register.
“They’ve been a wonderful community partner,” Thompson said of the club. “We’re looking for other social, recreation and cultural opportunities folks can participate in. We’ll refer people out to those groups and then the groups will have a specific person we know we can point to that they can meet and who will take them around in the community.” Any groups interested in participating can contact Thompson at 215-732-2220 or cthompson@waygay.org. n
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Equality PA executive director resigns By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com The executive director of a statewide LGBT equality organization announced his resignation this week. Ted Martin spoke exclusively to PGN about vacating his post later this month. “I’ve been at this job for seven years,” Martin said. “I think it has been a remarkably long time, about five-and-a-half years longer than the average executive director [stays] in these roles. I think it was just time for some new vision. I think for me personally, I’ve been very proud of the work I’ve done at Equality Pennsylvania. It’s time really, and truly, for some new leadership.” Martin joined Equality PA in May 2010. During his tenure, 20 state municipalities adopted nondiscrimination ordinances with the involvement of Equality PA, community leaders and elected officials. Martin noted other highlights during his tenure include the founding of the LGBT Equality Caucus, a coalition of LGBT and ally state legislatures, as well as strengthening ties in the transgender community and working with
a “talented staff.” One of Martin’s focuses was fundraising, which he noted ebbed and flowed with the projects the agency has undertaken. He said that the organization’s partnership with America Votes during the 2016 election provided significant funding; however, he said, “Once the election is over, the funding is as well.” “Like most nonprofits, the budget has gone up and down because of the work that we’ve done,” Martin said. “It is dependent on the generosity of the public in a lot of ways. A lot of my work was fundraising. Depending on the issues we’ve been working on, the budget has fluctuated along the lines because of that.” While he said he is proud of the work he did with Equality PA, Martin said he is “frustrated” that he is leaving the position before Pennsylvania passes a statewide nondiscrimination ordinance. “However, we are not alone among the many people in Pennsylvania who are waiting for the legislature to do something on a whole host of issues,” Martin said. “So I really would say to the people I worked with, the
people that are out there, the people that are progressive and want to see these issues taken care
of: You really need to be asking why the legislature isn’t doing these things, in a much harder and
“I really would say to the people I worked with, the people that are out there, the people that are progressive and want to see these issues taken care of: You really need to be asking why the legislature isn’t doing these things, in a much harder and tougher tone than [you] had in the past.”
tougher tone than [you] had in the past.” Martin noted that the state’s large size causes municipalities to “look inward” rather than at the surrounding areas. “There are so many people who haven’t had the benefit of getting those protections,” Martin said. “People need to ask really hard questions about what the legislature does.” The Equality PA Board of Directors formed a transition team to take over as the organization searches for new leadership. With a laugh, Martin said the new director should have “comfortable shoes” before taking on the position. “Making changes is tough and challenging but it’s very doable,” Martin said. “The other thing that I would say above all of that is that it’s a privilege to do this work. You are representing the lives of thousands of people and, I think given that, you have to be thoughtful.” Equality Pennsylvania created the Ted S. Martin Administration Fund in honor of Martin. Visit http://bit.ly/2sbVVQ2 to contribute a gift. n
COLOURS appoints new executive director By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Damon Humes has been involved with The COLOURS Organization in several different capacities. The openly gay 42-year-old served as deputy director of Unity, which ended up merging with COLOURS, and went on to become an interim administrator during leadership transitions. Additionally, he worked as a consultant and helped recruit new executive directors throughout the years. Now, Humes will take on a higher leadership role in the black LGBT health and wellness organization: executive director. “I’ve been with COLOURS in so many different ways, so it feels good to finally take the helm of it,” said Humes, who began the position on May 30. Lee F. Carson, who served as interim executive director for 10 months, will return to the organization’s board. Carson noted Humes’ leadership skills in an email to PGN. “Damon has accumulated a very strong skill set over his career and I am very confident that I am leaving COLOURS in good
hands,” Carson said. Carson added that during Humes’ interview for the position, he discussed Robert K. Burns and Lawrence “Fuzzy” Frasier —
two former COLOURS leaders who died at a young age. Humes had close friendships with both of them. “Each day, I cry before going to work because I have to walk in the shoes of people that are no longer here,” Humes said. “But I think that’s what energizes me to do the work that needs to be done, in ways that I think will leave the organization characterized by words like ‘trust’ and ‘accountability.’ And I think those words may not have been used in the same regard in the past.” Humes said he is most excited about building coalitions and focusing on elders, in addition to youth, which he said is typically the focus. Additionally, he said he’s aware there needs to be a focus on individuals other than gay men. “That’s who I am and that’s my identification but [we need] to now look and say, ‘Well, what are we really doing for our lesbian community, our trans, our queer community and our questioning community?’” Humes is also planning a town hall with assistance from Carson. “We will have the opportunity for folks to come in and talk about what they expe-
rience — both good and bad — and have opportunities to heal in places where they were hurt and opportunities to grow and enhance in places that work pretty well,” Humes said. “I ask folks to get involved, to give COLOURS a chance and just to be a part of this movement. It’s not just a new time for us. It’s a new movement and I hope people will walk with us once again as they did in the past.” Humes said the most exciting part of the new transition is the opportunity to promote community buy-in. He noted the changes the organization has gone through since its establishment in 1991 and how he plans to get feedback. “When COLOURS was started, it was a magazine,” Humes said. “It moved from that to more medicalized services like HIV and STI testing and screenings. It now has supportive services like case management and navigation. I think now is an opportunity to go back and ask our community what has worked now, what hasn’t worked well and what are your new needs?” Visit coloursorganization.org for more information on the organization. n
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What is the PGN staff proud of this year? Don: I’m proud of being with PGN for over 41 years, the success it’s been and how I’m doing more than ever to continue this success in these trying times for print media. Jen: I’m proud that so many Americans have refused to lose hope in the face of such national turmoil these past few months. I’m also so proud of the staff at PGN for weathering a lot of challenges and changes with determination and drive. Jeremy: I started working at PGN the same week our president was elected. I’m proud that I have written so many stories about this man for the past eight months without crying. But on a more wholesome note, I am incredibly proud to be working alongside my amazing colleagues while getting to tell the stories of a typically voiceless community. Kyle: I am proud of joining the PGN team. They’re a great new family! Larry: I’m proud of any individuals who are angry and motivated enough to resist and/or remove sources of negativity from their day-to-day lives. Life is too short. Mark: My pride is with this paper that you are currently reading. Starting almost 41 years ago with no funds and little experience, we have grown to one of the strongest LGBT media outlets in the nation, and our staff continues to push the line of journalism. That is why PGN is the mostawarded LGBT publication in the nation. Prab: Having recently had an opportunity to chat with Franny Price (Philly
Pride Organizer Extraordinaire), Tina Montgomery (Miss Philly LGBT Pride 2017) and Kimmel Center’s Amanda Conte (a straight ally of the LGBT community), I’m proud to live in a time and place where LGBT stories are shared publicly and productions like “Fun Home” connect LGBT experiences and narratives with a wider mainstream audience. Sandy: I’m proud of this community for staying positive and upbeat in the face of great resistance from the new federal government — and for continuing to resist bullshit on every level. Keep on keeping on! Scott: It’s difficult to pinpoint any single thing that I am most proud of; so much stuff I take in stride. If anything, I’m proud to say I’m not working 66 hours a week as often as I was so I have more freedom to do things that I want to do. Of course, I’m proud to be going to D.C. again this year for another Sigma Delta Chi Award! Sean: This is a tough year with a lot to be embarrassed about at a national level. I’m proud of neighbors and fellow Philadelphians standing up for what’s right when there has been so much wrong. Personally, I’m proud of myself for working on becoming better and more educated at my musical hobbies, being able to call myself a “real” jazz musician. Tim: I’m proud of the younger generation. Their joie de vivre and innate sense of fairness help this senior writer avoid being jaded. They’re restoring my faith in humanity! n
Happy Pride Month, everybody! June is the month when the sale of rainbow merchandise skyrockets and antigay right-wingers decry the very right of LGBTQ people to exist, let alone celebrate that existence. Case in point: Scott Lively — a man who literally wrote a book about how Nazis were all gay and that’s why they were such vicious killers — is having a very unhappy Pride Month. But wait a minute, back to the gay Nazi thing. Since Nazis are making a resurgence under the Trump regime, are these Richard Spencer-brand Nazis also supposedly gay, too? Or was that only the old Nazis? IT’S ALL SO CONFUSING! Anyway, Lively, who views LGBTQ people through a horror-movie lens (see: “Gay Nazi” book), thinks that we should remember REAL gay history, which, when retold by him, could easily provide enough material for one of those church haunted houses that are supposed to scare you away from sin but really just make you wish you’d spent your money on drugs instead. In a June 2 column on World Nut Daily, Lively is very upset at the U.S. Navy for daring to post a rainbow flag on its Facebook page celebrating ALL who serve. Lively cites a 1957 publication in which the Navy said homosexuality was bad, which is proof, in his mind, that a Pride post in 2017 shows “how far our moral standards have fallen.” Lively contends that “we reached the height of our civility as a nation” in the 1950s because we apparently properly hated the gays back then. This is a very convenient revision of history. Perhaps anticipating pushback, Lively does admit that “improvements in race relations were slow.” Uh, you think? Jim Crow laws were enforced until 1965 and it’s not like America started over with a clean non-racist slate after that. I know that white people think that Obama brought racism back but the truth is it never really left. So, yeah, I
think “height of our civility” is a real stretch. The rest of Lively’s column is a greatest-hits compendium of right-wing “facts” about LGBT history. According to Lively, “Behind the facade of ubiquitous pro-LGBT propaganda in the media and academia is a community of deeply troubled people, rife with drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, self-destructive behaviors, ‘hate crime’ hoaxes, Machiavellian political manipulations at every level, pathological self-centeredness and seething hatred for anyone who dares oppose the ‘gay’ agenda.” “Political manipulations at every level,” huh? Pretty good for a bunch of drug-addicted losers riddled with self-hatred. Especially since Lively also claims that LGBT people are also responsible for the “exploitation and degradation of our military.” No wonder the military wants us now. We have no life worth, yet also have super-human abilities. Although, wait, is Lively talking about “gay Nazis” again? Again, SO CONFUSING. The fact is, LGBT people have been serving in the military for as long as the military has existed. For the vast majority of that time, LGBT servicemembers were forced to hide and many were booted out regardless of their professionalism, expertise or training. Lively might think that returning to those times of “civility” is a good idea, but the military is actually stronger when it isn’t attacking its own members. I’m proud of the U.S. Navy, even if Lively isn’t. n
In a June 2 column on World Nut Daily, Lively is very upset at the U.S. Navy for daring to post a rainbow flag on its Facebook page celebrating ALL who serve.
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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Pride: A historical perspective Pride is very special to me, since I that anyone could get to demonstrate for helped in the first Gay Pride march in LGBT equality anywhere in the nation was 1970. At that time it was not a “Gay Pride” fewer than 100 people. But on that first march, but rather a march to show — using June Pride, anywhere from 3,000-15,000 today’s terms — our resistance to society’s marched (depending on whose numbers portrayal of us. It was also a celebration you use). Those numbers cross the gamut of what we created in the year of reporting, from The New since the Stonewall Riots. But York Times (5,000) to the FBI mostly, it was a statement that (3,000) to those of us who were we no longer would be in the there (5,000-15,000). closet. We were out loud and in That unity was short-lived. your face! By 1972, strong disagreements Craig Rodwell was the inspibegan to appear and at times ration for Pride. The name for make their way to disruption that first revolutionary event on the stage. At one time, Gay was Christopher Street Gay Youth, of which I was a memLiberation Day March and Gay ber, was called in to act as secuIn. It later was shortened to Gay rity for Bette Midler and had Pride and various other names to plead with my sister Sylvia around the world. But its first Rivera not to disrupt in the sake incarnation was as a march, not of unity. STAR, Rivera’s orgaa parade. It had no corporate nization, and Gay Youth were sponsors and it was all about at Gay Liberation Front Mark Segal partners inclusivity and welcoming the meetings so she agreed, but a entire diversity of our commufew years later she stormed the nity. It was, to this day, the most unifying stage, took over the microphone and was moment of this community of ours. booed off the stage. That’s not to say that we were at that This year, as we see some Pride events time, like today, in agreement across the around the country facing controversy, it community. During meetings to create the might be comforting to appreciate that it march, there were discussions on whether all happened before. And the only time we certain segments of our community should were truly united was at that first march. be allowed to join in. It was the spirit and There’s a reason for that: We were out, leadership of Rodwell who understood loud and in your face — and we invited all that, at least one day a year, we should to join us if they had that same pride. n show our unity and support the pioneering work we all were doing. Anyone who was Mark Segal is the nation’s most-award-winning comwilling to be out was invited to join. mentator in LGBT media. His memoir, “And Then I Danced,” is available on Amazon.com, Barnes & The miracle that goes unnoticed is a Noble or at your favorite bookseller. simple point. Up to that march, the most
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Letters and Feedback Editor: We must urge Philadelphians and, by extension, Pennsylvanians, to support protecting LGBTQ+ students and our rights in the educational sphere. We have unique situations and experiences that our nonLGBTQ+ peers face, including excessive bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and/or gender, known or perceived; this treatment prevents a significant sector of America’s youth from reaching our full potential and making the most out of the education available to us. The maltreatment that many LGBTQ+ students face causes behavioral and emotional problems in later years, possibly rendering us less-productive members of our society. It is also worrying to see certain turns the federal government has taken with regards to the rights of LGBTQ+ youth. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will continue to allow for schools to receive federal funding even if they blatantly discriminate against their LGBTQ+ students, whether that be through sus-
pension, expulsion or failure to address bullying and harassment concerns. Such rejection of a young person’s identity can increase suicide risk by 20 percent, according to the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. It is ironic to see this from self-professed “pro-lifers.” We, as citizens of Pennsylvania, can do something about this, like lobby the state legislature. We need to tell them how we personally will be affected by antiLGBTQ+ legislation. Even though I focus on students, it is still legal in Pennsylvania for employers to discriminate against employees by sexual orientation and/or gender. This nation may not provide adequate protections, but on a state level, we can make life more tolerable for LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians. We have come so far already that progress must not stall now; progress cannot stop until all LGBTQ+ humans, from all walks of life, have equal rights and social acceptance. — Anne Pugsley Philadelphia
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Suspect in trans DVLF moves to a more ‘21st-century space’ tively as we would like to be Even though the office’s loca- it’s only going to be new and Jeremy Rodriguez robberies, murder By jeremy@epgn.com able to use it,” DVLF Executive tion is different, DVLF’s mission improved by our ability to help Director Samantha Giusti said will still remain the same. Staff meet the community’s needs An LGBT grantmaking orga- about the original office. “This members’ email addresses and more effectively.” will stand trial in nization Giusti said the expanded space will move offices June new space is going to be laid phone numbers will also stay will help DVLF coordinate 19 to a larger location with out more efficiently and all of consistent. March “We’re still going to be the events, programs and meetings expanded technology. DVLF our convening and community A trial date has been set for the man accused of robbing four transgender women and murdering a man. According to court records, Matthew White will stand trial March 19, 2018, for the crimes. The trial is set for 9 a.m. in Room 507 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St. Judge Barbara A. McDermott will preside with Assistant District Attorney Danielle BuntingBurkavage for the prosecution, and Timothy J. Tarpey representing the defendant. The plaintiffs positively identified White as the suspect during a court hearing in March. In the first incident, White allegedly robbed three transgender women of cash and cell phones in a home where they all lived together on the 1300 block of North 52nd Street. Aly Damian, one of the roommates, said she exchanged sex acts for money from White. Damian testified that the suspect tried to pursue “more” but she was not interested. On Jan. 8, Saleem Singleton allegedly saw White outside of their kitchen window as he was shouting Damian’s name. White then entered the home and pointed a gun at Singleton’s head, demanding money, she testified. White eventually gestured Singleton to Damian’s room where Damian and Miayanna Brooks, the third roommate, were located. He stole cash and cell phones from the three women before fleeing the scene, the victims testified. The following night, Vivian Royster was expecting White in her home on the 5400 block of Girard Avenue. After entering the home, White pulled a gun on Royster in her bedroom, she testified at a March 1 hearing. Her boyfriend, Barry Jones, whom Royster said sensed a disturbance, entered the room and attempted to fight White. The suspect allegedly shot Jones in the face and Royster in the shoulder. Jones was later pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. n — Jeremy Rodriguez
will make the move alongside partner Philadelphia Foundation, ending the lease at its 1234 Market St. office. The new office at 1835 Market St. will include larger meeting spaces, modular furniture and TVs for video-conferencing. “Right now, we have a lot of space but we’re not able to use it as efficiently and as effec-
spaces will be larger, more flexible and well-supported by technology.” Giusti added the new office will have a “smoother, sleeker look” for community meetings. “It’s a 21st-century space,” Giusti said. “It’s a space for the world we live in today and not the world that we lived in 25 years ago [when DVLF started].”
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are effective, beneficial or necessary. There is only evidence to suggest harm,” she said. Dr. Geoffrey Neimark, chief medical officer at Community Behavioral Health, called conversion therapy a “dangerous, discredited practice.” “By educating parents and the public about the harmfulness of this practice, this amendment can help improve health outcomes among vulnerable youth,” Neimark testified. “There is no medically valid basis for attempting to prevent homosexuality, which is not an illness,” he added. “We recommend the adoption of therapy that provides support and acceptance of LGBT identities, facilitates the support of identity exploration FLAG from page 1
this idea of a steadfast and loyal symbol that can still grow and shift and change as its community grew and shifted and changed. That’s a beautiful image.” Hikes added that she was proud of Baker’s vision and legacy as the community took a step forward. She noted how some community members have been asking members of the Office of LGBT Affairs why the additional colors are needed. “I’m going to answer with one question, actually,” Hikes said. “What story did they tell you about Stonewall?” Hikes said all she heard about was “the community fought back.” “You know who they didn’t talk about?” Hikes said. “They didn’t talk about the drag queens. They didn’t talk about the sex workers. They didn’t talk about the folks that existed on the margins and who have always been willing to put themselves forward to push us for our collective liberation. They didn’t talk about that.” Hikes noted to the audience that trans women of color — Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera —
same awesome community foundation,” Giusti said. “What’s going to change is just that we’re going to have space that can be customized to better suit our needs. “The ability to better serve the needs of the community by having a space that they can come in and utilize makes us better at what we do,” Giusti added. “So
and addresses problematic substance abuse or unsafe sexual practices.” Banning conversion therapy has been one of the key components of the work of Pennsylvania Youth Congress, testified executive director Jason Landau Goodman. “Conversion therapy is a barbaric practice that has no place in civil society,” Landau Goodman said. “We know this is real. We have individuals in Pennsylvania and across the country who have survivied it; [they have] resilience that many of us will never know. We’re monitoring the decrease in its application but it’s still legal unless you act. As Philadelphians and human beings, consider moving this bill a moral imperative. It will send a beacon to the world from Philadelphia that you are loved and affirmed
threw the first bottles, which the audience greeted with applause and cheers. “I want to say their names because it’s important to note that the most marginalized among us then and now were willing to put themselves forward. They were the ones that said, ‘Hell no. Nope. Not on our watch. Not here. Not tonight.’ They started it and the country followed suit. So today and on all days, we are going to honor black and brown trans women who continue to carry this community on our backs and continue to move us forward in the right direction.” Hikes added that this history was erased and continues to be erased in present narratives. “I want you to know that we will no longer tell stories about this beautiful LGBT community without telling them about all of us. We are more. So we will do more. We will be more, with more color and more pride.” “This flag says, ‘We see you. We honor you. We love you. We celebrate you. You are not just one of us. You are us,’” Hikes added. Hikes led a chant, “There’s no
more easily, allowing the organization to invite more community members. “I’m always excited at DVLF when we are able to have community members enter the space, whether it’s for meetings that they have or meetings that DVLF is hosting,” she said. “I love to host folks. This gives us a different capability to that.” n
for who you are, and efforts to warp your mind against yourself are inhumane and surely against the law.” Several Council members addressed the potential enforcement of the law, questioning whether it would fall under the jurisdiction of agencies like Licenses & Inspection or the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. Hikes committed her office to working with Council to develop guidance for the measure’s enforcement. Green suggested that the revocation of a practitioner’s commercial license could lead to a provider simply continuing the practice under a different agency’s name. Neimark noted that the bill could be amended to revoke an individual provider’s individual professional license to avoid that issue. n
justice for any of us without justice for all of us.” “We will continue walking together because we didn’t come this far to only come this far,” Hikes said. “So let’s go further with more color and more pride.” Hikes invited key community members who have worked to promote racial justice to help raise the flag. They included Lee Carson, David Fair, AbdulAliy Muhammad, Shani Akilah, Rue Landau, Alexander Velez, Ernest Owens, Casey Cook and Deborah Johnson. The ceremony also included performances and speeches from the city’s LGBT community and allies. Mayor Jim Kenney was one of those allies. Kenney noted the strides the city’s LGBT community made, including the establishment of the Office of LGBT Affairs as a permanent fixture of city government in 2015 and the community’s thriving business district. “Despite this, [in] this neighborhood — which was designed to be a safe space for all members of the LGBTQ community regardless of race, skin color,
religious beliefs, etc. — when discrimination occurs within those boundaries, it goes against its very nature,” Kenney said. “Too often, people of color in the LGBTQ community have been marginalized, ignored and even intentionally left out of the conversation. We must change that and we must start here.” Hikes also honored former Director of LGBT Affairs Gloria Casarez, who died from breast cancer in 2014. “Gloria loved these flag-raisings and she has been in my heart as I have been planning this program and bringing these people together,” Hikes said. Hikes said she selected performers Casarez respected: The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and Wordz the poet emcee. PGMC performed two songs — P!nk’s “Perfect” and “Seasons of Love” from the Broadway musical “Rent” — while Wordz performed his single, “See Ya Later.” Wordz’s song included snippets of Casarez’s speeches and will be included in the upcoming documentary, “The Gloria Project.” n
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Out & About Pride Weekend Pride Shabbat Dinner 6-9 p.m. June 16 Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s LGBT connection group, pRiSm, and J. Proud Consortium, an LGBT initiative of Jewish Family and Children Services, join forces for a Pridethemed Shabbat. Tickets are $25 or $10 for youth; all guests will receive a custom pRiSm that supporters will wear to Sunday’s Pride festivities; https://rodephshalom.org/pride-weekend-2017 or 215-627-6747. TO THE STREETS: Hundreds of dykes and allies marched down 11th Street Saturday for the annual Philadelphia Dyke March. Despite temps near 90 degrees, record crowds are forecasted to have participated in the march, which started and finished with speeches and performances at Kahn Park. This year’s event featured an after-party at Tabu, as well as a panel discussion the following day exploring the masculine-of-center identity. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Pride Kick-Off Party 6-10 p.m. June 16 12th and Locust streets The annual block party features food and drinks, music, performances, games and discounted wristbands for Sunday’s Pride festival; phillygaypride.org. Queer Performances of Color 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. June 16 CiBo Ristorante Italiano, 1227 Walnut St. Performances from LGBT artists of color in this bimonthly show, with a suggested donation of up to $15; www. facebook.com/PhillyLGBTQarts/. Homecoming 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June 17 William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. Centered on the theme “Rise,” the annual brunch fundraiser for the center features performances, food and drink and a silent auction; waygay. org.
WITH LOVE, PHILLY: The local LGBT and ally community showed solidarity with the Equality March for Unity and Pride in D.C. with a Philadelphia demonstration Sunday. The local effort was led by The Equality Coalition and featured remarks and performances at Thomas Paine Plaza, as well as a march through Center City. Photo: Scott A. Drake PRIDE from page 1
resignation. The group contended Shein mishandled sexual-impropriety allegations made against the organization’s resigned medical director. Shein also resigned days later. “I personally salute the front-line staff of the Mazzoni Center,” Price said. “They risked their jobs for transparency. How many of us have had the nerve to do stuff like that?” Price said she is also looking forward to meeting City Councilwoman Helen Gym, who will be honored as Friend of Pride. Among her recent LGBT involvement, Gym pioneered a city resolution honoring Transgender Day of Visibility in April and protested an anti-trans bus tour in the city. Price said 86 contingents will march along with the grand marshals. “We may not be the biggest Pride but we pass the most historic sites in the whole country,” Price said, noting the groups will pass
Independence Hall, across from which the judges’ stand will be located. The parade concludes at Penn’s Landing, where Pride-goers can visit 160 vendors and check out live performances at the festival. Duo Nancy and Beth, featuring Stephanie Hunt and “Will & Grace” star Megan Mullally, will headline the event, performing comedy and musical acts. “It’s a celebration so we want people to laugh and have a good time, and they’re going to do that,” Price said. n Pride weekend kicks off with a block party 6-10 p.m. June 16 at 12th and Locust streets. It will include food, refreshments and discounted wristbands to the festival for $10, as opposed to the $15 price at the festival gates. The parade begins 11:30 a.m. June 18 at 13th and Locust streets and will reach the festival at approximately 1 p.m. The festival will be held noon-6 p.m. at Penn’s Landing, 101 Columbus Blvd. Visit www.phillygaypride.org for more information.
Writer’s Block Pride Kick-Off Noon-7 p.m. June 17 Writer’s Block, 1342 Cypress St. The new Gayborhood venue is throwing a block party to celebrate Pride featuring DJs, food and drinks, with proceeds benefitting William Way LGBT Community Center; www.facebook.com/events/347003739047786/. Juice: A Summer Day Party for LGBTQ Women 3-9 p.m. June 17 Life Do Grow Farm, 2315 N. 11th St. The outdoor women’s party at the urban farm features live performances and DJs. Entry is free before 5 p.m. or $5 after; juicephilly.splashthat.com. Proud AF: The B2B Pre-Pride Party 10 p.m. June 17 Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 S. 12th St. Back 2 Basics celebrates Pride
with two DJs, drink specials and a $10 cover; www.facebook.com/ TheStimulus/. Pride Sunday 10 a.m. June 18 Woody’s, 202 S. 13th St. Woody’s celebrates Pride with an allday party that includes a free Woody’s T-shirt to the first 100 people through the door; woodysbar.com. QTPoC Take Pride Back 10:30 a.m.-noon June 18 Philadelphia City Hall, Broad and Market streets A protest centered on queer and trans visibility focusing on corporatization of Pride and marginalization of divers communities; www.facebook.com/ events/754722798018672/. Philadelphia Pride Parade 11:30 a.m. June 18 The annual parade sets off from the corner of 13th and Locust streets and heads through the Gayborhood to Market Street and down toward Penn’s Landing; phillygaypride.org. Philadelphia Pride Festival Noon-6 p.m. Penn’s Landing Great Plaza, 101 S. Columbus Blvd. More than 150 vendors will participate in the festival, which features food and drinks, performances and headliner Megan Mullally; www. phillygaypride.org. Our First Pride Noon-2 a.m. June 18 Toasted Walnut Bar & Kitchen, 1316 Walnut St. The new Gayborhood locale celebrates Pride with a brunch starting at noon, DJs and more; www.facebook.com/ events/438394409857402/. Sunday Tea 3-10 p.m. June 18 CiBo Ristorante Italiano, 1227 Walnut St. The new Sunday party centered on queer and trans people of color features a $10 cover, drink specials and more; www.facebook.com/ TheStimulus/. Pride After-Party 4-9 p.m. June 18 Valanni, 1229 Spruce St. Valanni celebrates Pride with no cover, drink and food specials and a meet-and-greet with and performance by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum AJA; https://www.facebook.com/ ValanniSocial/. n
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Employer seeks dismissal of gay employee’s sex-bias suit By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A Whitemarsh nursing and rehabilitation center is seeking the dismissal of a gay man’s federal civil-rights lawsuit, arguing that antigay bias isn’t always a form of antisex bias. “Frank Doe” worked as an activities director at Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from May 2015 to September 2016. Doe filed suit last month, claiming he was mistreated at Meadowview due to anti-sex bias. According to Doe’s suit, he thrived at his job until a new administrator took the reins in February 2016. The administrator allegedly referred to Doe as “Frances,” despite Doe’s repeated requests to stop doing so. Shortly before the new administrator began working at Meadowview, a colleague warned Doe to “turn down the gay,” because the administrator allegedly is
known to be antigay, according to the suit. In September 2016, the administrator accused Doe of falling asleep during a work meeting and promptly terminated Doe. Doe denies sleeping during a work meeting and claims the allegation of sleeping was a pretext to discriminate against him. Doe is seeking an unspecified amount in compensatory and punitive damages, along with LGBT-inclusive corrective measures at Meadowview. On June 8, attorneys for Meadowview filed a 23-page motion seeking the dismissal of Doe’s suit. They contend that Doe actually complains of antigay bias — not anti-sex bias — and he allegedly failed to pursue remedies for antigay bias in a timely manner. The attorneys don’t dispute that Doe pursued remedies for anti-sex bias in a timely manner. However, they reiterate that anti-sex bias laws don’t ban antigay bias, which Doe allegedly claims took
place. According to the filing, there’s no evidence that Doe “was being discriminated against because of the way he looked, acted or spoke,” and he wasn’t a victim of anti-sex bias. Justin F. Robinette, an attorney for Doe, blasted the filing as an inaccurate depiction of what Doe alleges took place at Meadowview. He vowed to litigate the matter “as long as it takes for justice to prevail.” “My client clearly suffered from antisex bias at Meadowview,” Robinette said. “Antigay bias is always anti-sex bias. Out of an abundance of caution, we included in our lawsuit the antigay aspects of the mistreatment Mr. Doe endured. But that inclusion shouldn’t cancel out the underlying anti-sex bias he endured.” Robinette said Meadowview is trying to “exploit” the lack of explicit protection for LGBT employees on the state and federal levels by arguing that antigay bias
isn’t covered by anti-sex-bias laws. “More and more courts are accepting antigay bias to be a form of anti-sex bias,” Robinette said. “Meadowview doesn’t appear to recognize that fact. But we’re hoping a judge and jury will.” Robinette added: “This request for dismissal is more evidence of Meadowview’s bias against my client because it seeks to exclude him from protection under existing law simply because he’s gay.” The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Thomas N. O’Neill Jr., who hadn’t rule on Meadowview’s dismissal request as of presstime. Robinette said his client is holding up well. “His education and career paths were sidetracked because of this ordeal. But he’s doing his best to pick up the pieces.” Attorneys for Meadowview declined to comment for this story. “We have no comment. Thank you,” said Enrico C. Tufano, an attorney for Meadowview, in an email. n
Community-building, networking among aims of new Drexel LGBT alumni group By Beth Boyle PGN Contributor “This is our first official event, so you guys are trailblazers, and I appreciate that,” Stephen Facenda, a volunteer leader for Drexel University’s newly formed LGBTQA Alumni Network, told the crowd assembled in the ballroom of the William Way LGBT Community Center this week. “When I ran for Drexel’s Board of Governors, my platform was quite simple: It was to create space for our LGBTQA alumni,” Facenda continued. “Because there wasn’t any.” He spoke alongside the two other founders of the group: fellow Drexel grads Joseph Salomone (who boasts seven Drexel degrees) and Antonis Asprakis. Two-dozen Drexel alumni gathered June 8 at the center for a lively discussion led by sociology professor Jason Orne on his recently published book, “Boystown: Sex and Community in Chicago.” Salomone opened the meeting addressing the need for the new alumni organization. “We’re so excited about the future of this group and the possibilities for programs,” he said. “We want to create a student-oriented model so LGBT students and alumni can connect and stay involved.” “When we had this idea, one thing I remembered about my time at Drexel was how much I treasured inquiry and dialogue and really looking at issues in an academic context,” Asprakis added. “I think Drexel has so many alumni and students with real
insight into the community.” The idea for the group came together organically. “Our alumni volunteers who were already very involved on campus came to us with ideas and passion,” said Associate Director of Alumni Relations Chrissy Bowdren. She explained that Facenda was working
for more LGBT involvement through his campaign for Board of Governors, while at the same time Salomone and Asprakis, who work together in the school Registrar’s Office, were discussing the importance of LGBT mentorship and community. Bowdren put the three of them in touch, and together they organized the LGBTQA
ANTONIS ASPRAKIS (FROM LEFT), BRIE POWELL, JASON ORNE, CHRISSY BOWDREN, STEPHEN FACENDA AND JOSEPH SALOMONE AT THE JUNE 8 KICKOFF EVENT OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY’S LGBTQA ALUMNI NETWORK AT WILLIAM WAY LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER Photo: Eric Soto
Alumni Network. “We’re looking forward to marching in the Pride parade this month, and just showing up to be with the community,” Bowdren said. “After that, we’ll begin planning programming for the upcoming semester. We’re very open to ideas and input from the community.” During a question and answer session, Salomone talked about the importance of mentorship and real-world community for queer youth and adults, especially in light of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that claimed so many LGBT lives in the last few decades. “For me, one critical point is that a whole generation has died, and it’s sad because they were supposed to be the mentors to the LGBT youth of today,” he said. “There’s so few role models, so few people who can share knowledge and wisdom. When I started coming out, I met these people and they helped me survive and taught me self-respect.” Bowdren noted that efforts to promote affirmation and visibility of LGBT communities are already underway at Drexel, and the LGBTQA Alumni Network is an extension of that work. “We held a ceremony at the Trans Day of Remembrance. Being at an institution that acknowledged that day and made it really special was very touching. We really want to build upon that feeling here at Drexel.” n To sign up to receive communications from Drexel’s LGBTQA Alumni Network, email Chrissy Bowdren, associate director of alumni relations, at ceb368@ drexel.edu.
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GoodPlus aims to end HIV stigma By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Kevyn Mines revealed his HIV-status in the documentary “The Way to Kevin,” which chronicled the life of the Philadelphia native. The openly gay 33-year-old, who works as a photographer and web-series personality, said several HIV-positive men of color discussed their status with him after seeing the film. “I realized there were a lot of people in several different circles who were holding on to this big ‘dirty secret’ and were afraid to tell anyone,” Mines said. Mines created GoodPlus, with the “Plus” representing “People Living United against HIV Stigma,” as a support group for HIVinfected men of color who have sex with men. He initially began it as a Facebook group in June 2016 and started holding monthly meetings in the city. Mines said the support group is to let people living with HIV know “they are not alone.” “I wanted to start something that would give them that support and eradicate stigma,” Mines said. “I think stigma is one of the reasons why the virus continues to spread. People are afraid to talk about their status because they think they are going to
be judged. People are afraid to get tested because of all of the stigma they heard about HIV.” Mines said the group currently has members from a variety of age ranges, from 19-64. In addition to the monthly meetings, the group also participates in social activities such as game nights and Six Flags trips. “Everyone is very accepting and open,” Mines said. “There’s no judgment. People can really feel free to let their hair down.” In the future, Mines said he hopes to have conversations with community leaders and influencers to enforce positive conversations around HIV. Additionally, he said he wants to incorporate more social events and establish the group as a nonprofit so people can receive support “beyond sitting in a circle.” “I know that we have been battling HIV for 30 years and there have been so many advancements in medicine but there is a horrible stigma attached to being HIVpositive,” Mines said. “We attacked eradicating the virus, or the epidemic, by talking about prevention. I think the approach should [now] be, ‘Let’s talk to people who are positive.’” Interested participants can email Mines at kvnmines@kevynm.com. n
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Lancaster Pride expands programming By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The Lancaster LGBT community will now have even more opportunities to celebrate Pride. For the first time, Lancaster Pride is featuring a full week of activities, June 19-25. Karen Foley, one of the Pride organizers, said the expansion was prompted by the wave of anti-LGBT sentiment in the current administration. “It’s in response to this nightmare of a political climate we’re living in,” Foley said. “We wanted to have a week of an unapologetically gay celebration. We’re in the thick of it out here in Trump country; outside of Lancaster, you drive five minutes and it’s all Trump land — confederate flags and everything. So we figured we need a week of joy and celebration.” Included on the Pride lineup is a new film festival, with “Kiki” and “How to Survive a Plague” playing on alternate days at Zoetropolis Art House, 315 W. James St. The June 23 screening of “Kiki” will be followed by a Q&A with star Chi Chi Mizrahi, who will also perform at an after-party that night and lead a vogue workshop the next day. Other events include a fundraising celebrity-bartending party June 21 featuring local LGBT leaders, a salsa night June 22 and a drag brunch June 25. The annual festival kicks off at 12:30 p.m. that day at Binns Park, 100 N. Queen St., with performances, vendors, food and more. Among the Pride after-parties is a free youth event at Fruition Collective, 24 W. Walnut St. While the new film festival and related programming are expected to draw in new Pride-goers, Foley said Lancaster Pride is always a hit with LGBTs and allies from throughout the region. “Our pride is surprisingly big for a small town,” she said. “We pull in a lot of people, and it’s always fun to see people come out and see what Lancaster has to offer.” For more information on Lancaster Pride, visit www.centralpalgbtcenter.org/lancaster-pride. n
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Ask Kenney PGN recently joined Mayor Jim Kenney’s “Ask Kenney” effort, an initiative aimed at ensuring the Mayor’s Office is accessible to local residents. Throughout May, PGN solicited questions from readers about city government and issues impacting local communities and forwarded the inquiries to Kenney’s office. Below are the mayor’s responses to some of our readers’ questions. 1. Please tell me what you’re doing to address corrupt politicians in Philadelphia. 2. How does one make a complaint against a member of city government, and who will investigate the complaint and let the citizen know about the outcome? 3. How do you report City Council members who are violating the law? 4. What are you doing with the homeless and those who panhandle aggressively in Center City? 5. How come you have remained so silent when politicians have been accused of wrong-doing or have been locked up? 6. Crime is going up in the city. What are you doing to support the police? 7. What are you doing to collect taxes from those who have not paid them? 8. Is there an employee manual for the public to view for members of city government? — J. Cohen To answer your first and fifth question, I take seriously my responsibility to ensure the public’s trust in their government. Since becoming mayor, my administration has released more than 30 open-data sets to provide more transparency to the public, and the Office of the Inspector General established a nonprofit task force to prevent wrong-doing at city-funded nonprofits and increased contract-oversight efforts to prevent abuse of the city’s minority-participation contracting program. In October, I also signed an executive order that established clear guidelines for gifts for city employees and specifically named registered lobbyists as prohibited sources. I also have spoken up when I have seen other Philadelphia elected officials accused or indicted for corruption, including D.A. Williams and the former head of the PPA. I think it’s important for citizens to know I don’t consider those things normal. To answer your second and third questions, citizens who want to make complaints against city employees have several options. Alleged ethical violations should be reported to the Philadelphia Board of Ethics. Suspected cases of fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement of city funds should be reported to the city’s Inspector General. Anyone with a question about where and how to report issues can always contact the city’s Office of the Chief Integrity Officer at integrity@phila.gov.
To answer your fourth question, the city recently launched a new text-to-give campaign to address panhandling. This campaign allows concerned citizens to donate $5 by texting the word “share” to 80077; all funds will go to the Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness and all donations will be matched by the Office of Homeless Services. By supporting these programs, we will be able to grant individuals in need with better access to treatment and necessary services that will address the issue of panhandling at its root cause. It is important to note that panhandling is not illegal and involving the police in this matter only makes it more difficult for the city to get these individuals the treatment and care they need. In addition to this effort, we are also funding an extensive system that provides emergency, temporary and permanent housing for individuals and families that are experiencing homelessness. In my last budget, I proposed 83 new permanent housing units for individuals and families to exit homelessness. To answer your sixth question, first, let me say that one stabbing, one shooting, one homicide is too many. Now, right now, both violent and property crimes (part 1 and 2) are at the same levels they were last year. That doesn’t mean we’re resting on our laurels, however. The Managing Director’s Office has launched an effort to better catalogue all of our anti-violence programs. We spend tens of millions of dollars on various anti-violence programs in several different departments but it’s evident that those programs need to be better-coordinated towards a common vision and mission. The culmination of this effort will result in a public detailed action plan in six months. In addition to this effort, we have many ongoing ones. The police have also stepped up their efforts to engage our youth and community through PAL, the Explorer Cadet program, CHEERS, GREAT Training, DARE Program and more. Additionally, PPD is strategically deploying officers in the needed “hot spots” and, since much of our violence is retaliatory, they deploy specific intelli-
gence strategies to deal with that. In my latest budget, we also provided them with additional funding for body cameras and improvements to high-need districts. To answer your seventh question, the city has made progress in collecting delinquent taxes. Right now, we have the lowest number of delinquent accounts and amount owed since 2011, thanks to new initiatives including more frequent mailings to those in arrears, increased use of data from the IRS, the state and other sources to uncover underreporting of tax liabilities as well as denial of tax credits, permits, city jobs, zoning variances and payments to delinquents. Thanks to these efforts, our Finance Department believes we will increase collections from delinquents totaling $70 million above what would have been collected without the new efforts over the next five years. To answer your eighth question, the city’s Home Rule Charter and The Philadelphia Ordinance contain rules governing the ethical conduct of employees who work in all city departments, agencies and offices, including the executive and legislative branches, the District Attorney, City Controller, Sheriff and City Commissioners. There are also several executive orders dictating ethical conduct. Links to all ethics resources are available on the CIO’s website: www.phila.gov/ integrityworks. When will the city start mandating the recycling of plastic grocery bags?
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Book in the works that documents Central PA LGBT history By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The voices of Central Pennsylvania’s LGBT community will be amplified in a new book exploring the region’s LGBT history. Contracts were signed last week for the tentatively named “Out in the Hinterland: Creating a LGBT Community in Rural Pennsylvania,” being published by Penn State Press. Philadelphia-based author and historian William Burton is writing the book, working with Barry Loveland, chair of the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania’s History Project, who is serving as researcher and editor. The project grew out of serendipitous circumstances. Burton happened upon information about Loveland’s History Project and contacted him to volunteer his services as a researcher. The pair met and Burton started reviewing the 50 oral histories Loveland had collected from LGBT Central Pennsylvania residents. “I said, ‘Wow, this would make a great book, these stories of what people went through,’” Burton recalled. “The only problem is I would need a publisher.” That problem was addressed just a week later. Loveland received an email from the acquisitions editor at Penn State Press who had seen an article he wrote for Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine about the History Project. “It was actually something I had written about a year before she emailed me, but it popped up in her inbox and she read it and thought it sounded like an interesting project,” Loveland described. “She contacted me and said, ‘I think there might be
a book here,’ and I said, ‘As a matter of fact, I think there is.’” The conversations continued and Loveland and Burton developed a proposal for the project, which was ultimately accepted by Penn State Press. Since the initial idea, more than 50 more oral histories have been conducted for the History Project. “We looked at what were the
mation on a range of areas, including Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, State College, Williamsport and beyond. In addition to drawing on the oral histories, there will be information weaved in from independent research, including from the History Project’s other initiatives. “We have 70 linear feet of archival materials: artifacts,
BARRY LOVELAND, CHAIR OF THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA’S LGBT HISTORY PROJECT (FROM LEFT); SHAASHAWN S. DIAL-SNOWDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE CENTER’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN WILLIAM BURTON INKED A CONTRACT WITH PENN STATE PRESS LAST WEEK. Photo: Louie Marven
most important stories, who are the people we should be talking about and we narrowed it down that way,” Burton said about determining the book’s focus. “We couldn’t feature all 107 people, so we identified what were the most important things that happened in each decade, the most important groups and how that shaped the story.” The chapters will be presented chronologically, starting around the 1950s up through the present. The book will present infor-
documents, photos, etc.,” Loveland explained. “So we’ve been able to draw on the archival collection in doing our research for the book, as well as research in newspapers, records and archives from around the Central Pennsylvania area. We’ve just found some extraordinary stories. It’s rewarding to be able to not only find and discover these stories, but now to be able to tell them.” While previous books have traced LGBT history, including in rural communities, “Out
in the Hinterland” will take a unique approach to the topic. “What makes this book so different is that it’s about how an LGBT community develops in a rural area, how those social networks form,” Burton said. “Gay life has largely been centered in large cities — New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles. It was easier to form a gay community in those areas, but it’s more difficult in a rural area where there aren’t neighborhoods, there aren’t usually progressive attitudes, especially in Pennsylvania, where there still aren’t anti-discrimination laws. So how this community came together against all odds is really quite remarkable. This is the story of those people that made it happen, those unsung heroes.” Loveland and Burton envision a number of target audiences for the book, including students of American history, queer studies and gender studies, as well as locals interested in the state’s LGBT history. “I went back to school later in life to get my master’s and was amazed at younger gay students at UMass who weren’t familiar with gay history in general,” Burton noted. “So many students didn’t know their own gay history, so I think it’s important that we continue to write about gay history, both urban and rural. It’s all part of our history.” The manuscript is about half-written, and the pair is slated to turn in the finished product before the end of this year; the book is expected to be released in late 2018 or early 2019. n
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In advance of Philly conference, Out & Equal founder talks workplace equality By Bobby Brier PGN Contributor High above Center City, on the 43rd floor of the Comcast Center, workplace professionals congregated over cocktails and conversation while attending the Comcast/ Out & Equal 2017 Workplace Summit Kick Off & LGBT ERG [Employee Resource Group] Panel May 17. One of the highlights of the evening was a panel discussion with Selisse Berry, the founder and CEO of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, and Amber Hikes, director of the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs. Before the event, PGN had a chance to catch up with Berry to ask her about Out & Equal’s 2017 Workplace Summit coming to Philadelphia Oct. 9-12, the inequality that continues to persist in workplaces and her inspiration for starting the nonprofit. PGN: Why did you choose Philadelphia to host the 2017 Workplace Summit? SB: We have the Out & Equal Workplace Summit in different cities around the country and we look at geography and, we often say, we look for places that need us and that feed us. We saw a lot of different venues and it just kind of seemed like
it really fit well. It’s a great city right here on the East Coast. We came for site visits and it was a couple of years ago that we actually chose Philadelphia but we’re excited to be kicking off the fact that we’re here. PGN: With the Trump administration rolling back support for LGBT issues, are there any new initiatives being taken by Out & Equal to combat that kind of
inequality? SB: I agree it’s really hard to go from eight years of a very positive experience with a friend in the White House and an ally who’s supportive of our community to the current administration, and the influx of religious-exemption laws and things that are clearly aimed at the LGBT community. Our work is really focused on the workplace. I started Out
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& Equal 20 years ago because there was an absence of any kind of federal protections or most states didn’t even have protections for LGBT people at work. I started going company by company to make sure that the workplaces themselves included policies so that people could come out at work, and we’ve more recently continued that work with Fortune 1,000 companies as well as federal agencies. We ask people to roll their policies out globally and we do global work within the workplace. Over the last several years, we’ve seen corporate America being the people that stand up against a lot of that anti-LGBT legislation so we will continue to give people the kind of resources they need in order to make these stands. We saw in places like Georgia and Indiana people backing off of these kinds of anti-LGBT policies and bills that are moving forward. We’ll continue that work and also support our colleagues that are doing more work specifically in [Washington] D.C. and on the [Capitol] Hill. PGN: Have you seen an increase in complaints regarding anti-LGBT workplace discrimination since Trump has been in
office? SB: The woman that just recently is suing her workplace because of being fired because she’s a lesbian in Kentucky has made a lot of national news. We want to make sure all workplaces are safe, regardless of who’s in the White House but definitely it does kind of create a culture that suggests that it’s OK to discriminate. And if there is no state protection, even if the large companies in the area have policies, many small- and medium-sized businesses don’t necessarily have policies in place. We’re still in this situation where we can be married on Saturday and fired on Monday in 28 states. PGN: What inspired you to start Out & Equal? SB: A lot of the passion that I bring to Out & Equal was my own experience of discrimination. I went to seminary to become a Presbyterian minister and wasn’t able to get ordained as a lesbian. So, I kind of bring that passion, that people should never have to choose between a career that we love and a person that we love. n For more information about Out & Equal and the 2017 Workplace Summit, visit www.outandequal.org.
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Keystone State Gay Rodeo will horse around in Harrisburg By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com After a few failed relationships, Adam Romanik tried to find a way to “connect with someone that had a similar love of horses, riding and rodeos.” The out 37-year-old discovered a community where he could find that in gay rodeos. Romanik, who serves as president of the Keystone State Gay Rodeo Association (KSGRA), will host the organization’s inaugural Keystone State Gay Rodeo. The event kicks off the evening of June 23 with registration, rodeo school and a welcome party and continues through
June 25 with a weekend of rodeo competitions, dancing and activities for rodeo enthusiasts of all skill levels and kids. Romanik noted the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center is a “world-class facility” with several benefits like a convenient indoor location near town locales. The KSGRA has been one of more than 20 member associations of the International Gay Rodeo Association since 2015. Romanik said it is a goal for regional rodeo associations to conduct an event like this. “It’s very exciting to see the whole thing come to fruition,” he said.
Portions of the event’s proceeds will benefit Alder Health Services. The charity partner is a Harrisburg-based nonprofit organization that provides services to the LGBT community and those living with HIV/AIDS. While this year’s event only has one beneficiary, Romanik is looking toward the future. “Our hope is that the rodeo is going to be an annual event and that every year, the rodeo will grow,” Romanik said. “Our goal is that, in years to come, we’ll add additional charity partners.” Romanik noted that gay rodeos are different from conventional rodeos. “In your traditional rodeo, the rodeo
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Will former Scouts attorney become U.S. Attorney for Philly region? By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com According to published reports, President Donald Trump may nominate former Boy Scouts attorney William M. McSwain to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Philadelphia region. McSwain served as an attorney for the BSA Cradle of Liberty Council in 2010, when Cradle tried to remain headquartered in a cityowned building while excluding LGBT participants. A federal jury rendered a split verdict, and the case was settled in 2013, with city officials paying Cradle $825,000 for improvements the club reportedly made to the building. In return, the Scouts vacated the premises, which they’d occupied for about 85 years. Due to longstanding tradition, a president doesn’t nominate a U.S. Attorney unless both senators from
the nominee’s home state support the nomination. According to published reports, Sen. Bob Casey (D) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R) tentatively support Toomey’s nomination. Press secretaries for both senators declined to comment for this story. McSwain told federal jurors in the Cradle case that the Scouts had a right to exclude LGBT participants, even while headquartered in a city-owned building. McSwain took particular aim at LGBT advocate Arthur Kaplan, telling jurors that Kaplan tried to “destroy” Cradle by opposing the club’s rentfree occupancy of the building. Supporters of Kaplan said he was simply trying to ensure that Cradle abided by city codes, which ban anti-LGBT bias inside cityowned buildings. More recently, the national BSA enacted policies that appear
to welcome LGBT participants. However, critics maintain the organization continues to be exclusionary in nature. If nominated by Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, McSwain would succeed Zane D. Memeger, who was nominated by then-President Obama in 2010. Memeger resigned from his position in December, after Trump was elected.
McSwain, 48, currently works as an attorney in the Drinker Biddle law firm, based in Center City. He couldn’t be reached for comment. Palma M. Rasmussen, an outspoken critic of the Scouts, questioned McSwain’s suitability to serve as a U.S. Attorney. “A U.S. Attorney needs to understand the importance of civil rights, freedom and justice for all people — regardless of race, sex or LGBT status,” Rasmussen said. “Also, our Constitution guarantees the separation of church and state. In light of Mr. McSwain’s behavior during the Boy Scouts case, I question whether he understands and respects our Constitution. He appears to have forgotten the fabric of what makes this country great. And he’s obviously alienated an important segment of our population. That’s a problem. If he becomes a U.S. Attorney, I doubt
he’ll understand who his bosses are. The people are his boss, not an elitist group of discriminators.” Rasmussen said she doesn’t believe the Scouts no longer discriminate against LGBT individuals. “Whatever lip service the Boy Scouts currently pay to equality, they have a rich history of discrimination,” she added. “The Scouts may want us to believe they’ve miraculously changed their ways. But I don’t buy it for a New York instant.” Margaret A. Downey, president of the Freethought Society, echoed Rasmussen’s concerns. “I would also like to know if Mr. McSwain is able to see the non-theist community as equal citizens since BSA is still denying us participation,” Downey said. The White House Press Office didn’t reply to an email seeking comment for this story. n
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International Strict requirements at Singapore Pride Strict entry requirements have been imposed on Singapore’s upcoming annual LGBT rally as part of a government crackdown. The Pink Dot Pride celebrations in Speaker’s Corner, Hong Lim Park, have been held every year since 2009. However, organizers this year faced a score of obstacles as the government tries to prevent foreigners from attending the rally. In previous years, Pink Dot saw generous donations from big companies including Google, Facebook and more. Organizers raised a record sponsorship this year of $183,000 from more than 100 companies, 18 more than last year. The government, however, has imposed strict entry requirements for the event. As well as only Singaporeans being able to enter, participants must show their government-issued identification cards. The park will also be barricaded to prevent foreign visitors from joining the event. The strict regulations are unprecedented, as Speakers’ Corner is intended to be an area at which people can rally and protest. Pink Dot spokesperson Paerin Choa said the decision to barricade the park was an imposition by the police: “The set-up of
barricades and checkpoints around the park was the only measure deemed acceptable by authorities; this was a decision taken out of our hands and is something we do not readily agree with.” Organizers added that they were disappointed that foreign visitors had been barred from the celebration for the first time ever. “We acknowledge that this directly impacts and separates individuals with partners, friends and family who might not be Singapore citizens or permanent residents, and we are just as upset by this,” they said. If organizers are found to have violated the restrictions implemented, they could face a fine of up to $7,228 or six months in prison. Despite the restrictions, organizers have said they have high hopes for the July 1 event. “Couples and families wanting to commemorate Pink Dot with us may be separated because of this. But we have faith in Singapore. And Singaporeans will eventually come through, as they always had in the past eight years.” Sex between men is still illegal in Singapore, although prosecutions are rare.
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The Foreign Ministry said on June 8 the first man arrived in Germany two days previously, and four other applications for humanitarian visas are being reviewed. Gay activists and others have been alarmed by reports accusing police in Chechnya of detaining and torturing about 100 men suspected of being gay. Victims of the crackdown have supported the claims, though Chechen officials have denied the reports. Germany provides visas on “urgent humanitarian grounds” for people who can demonstrate they’re in serious danger. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin last month to help protect gay rights in Chechnya.
Madrid green-lights traffic signals with women, gay couples Madrid is gearing up to host an international LGBT pride celebration by installing “inclusive” and “gender-equal” traffic signals across the city. Figures of women or girls, identified by skirts and ponytails, started going up June 5 at intersections that previously featured the familiar figure of a man in mid-stride to let pedestrians know when to cross. Other walk/don’t walk signs are designed to show couples, some same-sex and some opposite-gender, holding hands. Madrid City Hall says the signs are important to fostering gender and LGBT equality given their visual impact. The city says it paid $25,000 for replacing 288 lights at 72 street crossings.
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Scottish Episcopal Church to allow same-sex weddings The Scottish Episcopal Church voted June 8 to allow its clerics to marry samesex couples, making it the first Anglican branch in Britain to permit gay weddings in church. Church members voted to remove the doctrinal clause that stated that marriage is a “union of one man and one woman.” The proposal was passed with 80-percent support from bishops and laity and 67 percent of the clergy, achieving the required twothirds majority overall. The church’s decision specifies that clergy who don’t wish to preside over same-sex weddings won’t be compelled to do so “against their conscience.” The church’s presiding bishop, the Rev. David Chillingworth, called it “a momentous step.” “Our church now affirms that a same-sex couple are not just married, but are married in the sight of God,” he said. The move puts the Scottish church at odds with the official stance of the Anglican Communion, which holds that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. The church has wrestled with the issue for years. Last year, the U.S. Episcopal Church was sanctioned by Anglican leaders for authorizing same-sex marriages. n — compiled by Larry Nichols
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Fired gay music director loses suit against Catholic Church Capital Pride rerouted due to protesters WTOP.com reports the annual Capital Pride Parade was rerouted due to a group of protesters that blocked the initial route. Police say the parade route was stopped for a short time June 10 due to demonstrators. The June 10 parade in Washington, D.C., continued on a different route after the brief stoppage. The protesters are from a group called No Justice, No Pride. The group says the festival is too closely connected to corporations and others that members believe further marginalize transgender people. The group says on its Facebook page that it exists to “end the LGBT movement’s collusion with systems of oppression.” WUSA-TV reported that the parade made it to the finish line on 14th Street around 6:15 p.m.
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Authorities investigating juror in church’s gay beating case My Northwest reports North Carolina authorities are investigating a juror who brought unauthorized documents to jury deliberations, causing a mistrial in the case of a minister charged with beating a gay congregant. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ricky McKinney said June 8 his department and the prosecutor’s office are investigating the actions of 71-yearold Perry Shade Jr. McKinney said a gag order prevents him from saying more. Jurors were deliberating June 6 in the trial of Brooke
According to the Daily Herald, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the Archdiocese of Chicago in a lawsuit brought by a gay music director who was fired after announcing his same-sex-marriage engagement. U.S. District Judge Charles P. Kocoras granted a motion for summary judgment in the case sought by the archdiocese and Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness. Former music director Colin Collete filed the lawsuit in March 2016 seeking his job back, back pay and damages. His attorney didn’t return messages from the Daily Herald seeking comment June 6. He had worked at the church for 17 years. The judge ruled that religious organizations have the right “to select their own leaders” and said Collette was a “key ministerial employee.”
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Small crowd of Pride protesters crash Utah event According to Utah’s Daily Herald, a small group of protesters held signs and shouted at the crowds of people who came out to celebrate the LGBT community at Utah’s annual Pride parade. Police had to intervene, but it didn’t stop an estimated 50,000 people from attending the event on June 4, many of them marching in elaborate rainbow costumes to push for LGBT rights. About a dozen protesters lined up next to the parade route, holding large signs and yelling at people marching nearby such things as, “You should be ashamed.” Authorities got involved when protesters and parade attendees got into arguments. On June 2, a small group of protesters also stood outside the gay bar, Club Jam, on the Pride festival’s opening night to yell anti-LGBT remarks at people who went inside. n — compiled by Larry Nichols
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s many loyal readers of the Point know, we do not shy away from taking issue with the papers of general circulation (our friends at Philadelphia Media Holdings) for focusing on red herrings rather than stories that matter. There are times, however, when this media outlet produces a profound piece of journalism that has the chance to change lives. This happened earlier this month with Inquirer staff writer Al Lubrano’s, “Pimping Out Drug Addicts for Cash,” an expose of a practice that lives in places most of us only read about: drug addiction recovery houses and the treatment centers that help financially fuel them. At the heart of the problem is a Medicaid system that sets the ground rules for reimbursing recovery centers and their intensive outpatient programs, or IOPs. In order for an IOP to qualify for reimbursement it must provide an address for all those being treated. This rule makes perfect sense, as the feds rightfully expect that recovery is more certain if the addict isn’t back on the street between sessions. The unintended consequence of this rule is that it sets up two skewed incentives. First, it encourages the for-profit recovery business to keep churning addicts through the programs rather than cure the addiction.
Second, it creates the pimping relationship that titles Lubrano’s piece. Lubrano describes this churning and pimping as follows: “Often the goal of treatment centers isn’t to cure substance abusers, but to simply seat the same people in therapy week after week in a perpetual churn that generates dollars.” “In exchange for herding people into centers, recovery-house operators pocket illegal, under-the-table payments — ranging
… it seems that the city may once again drag its feet on finding solutions to the pimping out of addicts. from $100 to $400 per person monthly — that keep them in business. The centers, in turn, bill the government for a piece of the $680 million in Medicaid and state money disbursed in 2016 by a nonprofit contracted by the city to combat addiction and mental health issues.” Once again, on the frontline of this part of our city’s heroin crisis is City Council-
woman Maria Quiñones Sánchez, who, according to Lubrano, says she has a solution: “If the city discovers five or more people with the same recovery house address attending the same treatment center, it’s an indication that pimping out is occurring.” This is not the first time Quiñones Sánchez has tried to force city officials to confront this problem. Ten years ago, Quiñones Sánchez called for the same solutions. Unfortunately, it seems that the city may once again drag its feet on finding solutions to the pimping out of addicts. Lubrano writes, “While the city acknowledges that ‘pimping out’ occurs, David Jones, the acting commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services, minimized the practice, saying just ‘a small sliver’ of government money is misused.” We only hope Mr. Jones reads Lubrano’s article. The point, Mr. Jones, is not the amount of government funds misused, it is that an unchecked pimping practice perpetuates a system of recovery houses that threaten the lives of addicts. As social workers told Lubrano, “Many recovery-house operators, unqualified to oversee people sickened with substance abuse disorders, preside over dangerously crowded, bedbuginfested flophouses.” For the 4,000 addicts in recovery-hous-
es across North Philly, they provide the roof over their heads without which they would be on the streets or forced into the Conrail encampment that is clearly an unacceptable alternative. But churning and pimping is equally unacceptable and we shouldn’t adopt one unacceptable solution simply because it is better than the other. In the end, we must fight for a recovery house system that does not feed into the skewed incentives of churning and pimping. Lubrano concludes his piece by putting this all in perspective: “Ultimately, said author Robert Fairbanks [author of How It Works: Recovering Citizens in PostWelfare Philadelphia], it’s difficult to blame many of the people involved in pimping out. Kickbacks, Fairbanks argues, are strategies developed by people stuck in hard place, trying to survive. He thinks of the treatment center-recovery house matrix as a ‘meat market and a messy poverty management system in one.’ In the end, Fairbanks added, ‘Nobody in the city cares. So this all stays in Kensington.’” June 11-18, 2017
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Plymouth Whitemarsh Players Make Impression Continued from page 12 team. We have a really good unit and with the big man [McLeod] developing, this can be something special.” McLeod was also present at Girard College June 2nd. He played for the non-public sophomores and turned heads with dunks, put backs, and blocked shots. He has been so raw his first two years that he has found himself on the bench in many meaningful Plymouth Whitemarsh games. “I learned that I was not aggressive enough when I didn’t get as many minutes as I wanted to in the Reading game last year,” he said. “I have to be a forceful presence in the middle. I think this is the year that coach Donofrio can not take me out of the game.
I will be ready. I feel like I have improved so much. My footwork is better. My understanding of the game is better. The way I get up and down the court has improved. I have been playing basketball for eight years now; I think I can have a breakout season.” McLeod surprised some people in the AAU world by playing with independent non-shoe affiliated team PYO. He has, however, been tutoring with professionals such as former Colonials great C.J. Aiken, former NBA player Jason Lawson and many others in supervised tutorials. “I’m getting a lot of great teaching. I think [former Gratz and NBA star] Rasheed Wallace will be working with me soon.”
Lou Ferrigno, a.k.a. “The Hulk,” who is currently a Deputy Sheriff with both San Luis Obispo County and Los Angeles, California, stops in to visit with Sheriff Jewell Williams. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office.
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t a recent press conference in the Mayor’s Reception Room of City Hall, Judith McDaniel arranges a display table of moderately priced sneakers to be donated to homeless teenagers. “At the very least, if they’re leaving with whatever they have on their feet and back, they need to have walking sneakers for comfort, for safety,” says McDaniel, executive director of the non-profit Teenagers In Charge. The group chose to collect sneakers and socks for homeless teens as part of its annual project. That decision was no doubt influenced by McDaniel who, in her work as a consultant for Community Legal Services, had become alarmed with the statistics and stories she’s encountered about homeless teenagers. She says the Department of Justice estimates that every year, more than 1.7 million teens in the U.S. experience homelessness. More than 50 percent of the ones in shelters and on the streets reported that their parents told them to leave, or that their parents knew they were leaving and didn’t care. A teen’s identifying as homosexual is often a reason for the youth to be banned from home. McDaniel also notes that homelessness leads to drugs, alcohol, sex trafficking and being a victim to other crimes. “This is also our way of bringing awareness to the issue so that we can begin the discussion,” she says. The response to the sneaker & sock collecting has been gratifying. She said the young members, who work on projects, often start cautiously small, and initially set out to collect pairs of socks and sneakers for 100 teens. They surpassed that goal within an hour, and are now aiming for 1,000 pairs of socks and sneakers. “I didn’t expect it to take off like it has.” The idea had gained support from clothier Gap, for
Teenagers in Charge executive director, Judith Dumorney-McDaniel, speaks at City Hall. Photo courtesy of John D. McDaniel.
Some of the items Teenager in Charge have made available for teens who live in seven selected area homeless shelters. Photo courtesy of John D. McDaniel.
whom 16 stores in the Philadelphia area, as well as in Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware, set up bins for staff and customers to deposit donated sneakers and socks, from May 28 – June 10. The effort has also enlisted the help and support of area churches, community centers and schools. On Tuesday, June 13, teens connected with seven homeless shelters — Episcopal Community CenterRise Program, Eliza Shirley Shelter, Stenton Family Manor, Project Home, Red Shield Salvation Army, Women Against Abuse and the Susquehanna House — will be invited to a finale at the Enterprise Center, at 4548 Market Street, where they will receive the donated shoes and socks, and enjoy a live DJ, food and resource opportunities. “At [Teenagers in Charge], our goal is to provide the necessary tools teens need to be dynamic and proactive leaders, off the streets and into a safe environment,” said McDaniel.
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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, July 11, 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
PROPERTY Angela Mapp C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02297 $104,111.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-303 6359 Magnolia St 191441649 59th wd. 1,088 Sq Ft OPA#592254400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Linda Smith, in her capacity as Devisee of Last Will and Testament of The Estate of Ruth Thomas; Tracy Thomas, in her capacity as Devisee of Last Will and Testament of The Estate of Ruth Thomas; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Ruth Thomas, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02766 $60,978.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-304 1151 N 65th St 19151 34th wd. 1,360 Sq Ft OPA#344302100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, David Exum, solely in his capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, Kriston McFadden, solely in her capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, Lori Exum-Thompson, solely in her capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, Melody Headen, solely in her capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, Shannae Moses, solely in her capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, Wallace Moses, solely in his capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, Anthony Headen, solely in his capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased, and Larry Headen solely in his capacity as Heir of Mildred Pearson, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02980 $146,524.45 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-305 5306 Wakefield St 19144 22nd wd. 1,125 Sq Ft BRT#122140300; OPA#122140300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tamara D. Lewis also known as Tamara Denise Lewis also known as Tamara D. Lewis-Ibrahim C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03673 $75,180.72 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-306 5336 Ella St 19120-3026 42nd wd. 1,872 Sq Ft OPA#421308400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Melrose Robinson C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01999 $119,438.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-307 5925 N Water St 19120 61st wd. 1,381 Sq Ft BRT#612487900; OPA#612487900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Juanita Johnson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02815 $72,266.24 Udren Law Offices, P.C.
1707-308 7535 Greenhill Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,868 Sq Ft BRT#34-32502-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Selena D Hammond C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00832 $138,441.81 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-309 1829 S 22nd St 19145 48th wd. 1,235 Sq Ft BRT#482183600; OPA#482183600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Daryl S. Douglas c/o Nathaniel Douglas, III Executor; Nathaniel Douglas, III Executor of the Estate of Daryl S. Douglas; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Daryl S. Douglas C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 03340 $71,519.42 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-310 3051 N Bambrey St 19132 38th wd. 940 Sq Ft OPA#381116500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fernando J. Press and Wanda M. Press a/k/a Wanda Maria Press a/k/a Wanda Maria Screen C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04923 $27,855.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-311 5536 Master St 19131 4th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,622 Sq Ft BRT#041227200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christine Mathis C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01225 $78,249.64 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-313 4518 Robbins Ave a/k/a 4518 Robbins St 19135 41st wd. 1,228 Sq Ft OPA#411166100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher Ginaldi C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03178 $87,817.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-314 59 N 51st St 19145 44th wd. 772.5 Sq Ft OPA#441093800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thaxter Hicks C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00201 $44,810.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-315 3155 Almond St 19134 25th wd. 1,216 Sq Ft BRT#251293700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joann V. Fithian C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01377 $30,793.90 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-316 5216 N Hope St 19120 42nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,204 Sq Ft BRT#422327200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ann Concannon, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02358 $76,002.76 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.
1707-317 237 S 45th St 19104 27th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 3,840 Sq Ft BRT#272143400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Linda Porter C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02305 $325,549.82 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-318 2042 Deveraux Ave 19149 62nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,170 Sq Ft BRT#62-1-2179-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Donna Burnett C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03183 $121,812.79 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-319 197 W Tioga St 19140 7th wd. (formerly part of the 33rd wd.) 700 Sq Ft OPA#072202900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yamilette Colon and Xavier O. Maldonado C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 00604 $39,315.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-320 5041 N Camac St a/k/a 5041 Camac St 19141 49th wd. 1,315 Sq Ft OPA#491480500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joshua Hinton C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04718 $70,938.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-321 2004 E Glenwood Ave 19124 45th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,053 Sq Ft BRT#452191200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Edward Sweeney, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01885 $23,502.93 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-322 5017 Penn St 19124 62nd wd. 3,109 Sq Ft OPA#621490500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Revella Coles C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00039 $80,727.47 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-324 217 N 62nd St 191391145 34th wd. 972 Sq Ft OPA#341212500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Qadir Randolph, in his capacity as Heir of Lula Johnson, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Lula Johnson, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01735 $41,411.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-325 323 N 34th St 19104 24th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 2,394 Sq Ft BRT#241221300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Linda E. King C.P. December Term, 2009 No. 00088 $208,477.79
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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, July 11, 2017 1707-301 716 W Glenwood Ave 19140 37th wd. 1,200 Sq Ft OPA#372457100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Isabel Roman Rios, Isabel Roman Rios and Isabel Roman Rios C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01438 $34,469.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-302 1416 N Allison St 19131 4th wd. 1,605 Sq Ft OPA#041336900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL
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McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-326 3667 Academy Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,368 Sq Ft OPA#663349000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffrey R. Soowal C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00684 $145,771.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-327 121 Greendale Rd 19154 66th wd. ROW B/GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 880 Sq Ft BRT#662330100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frank D. Arietta, Known Surviving Heir of Theresa Arietta and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Theresa Arietta C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00356 $216,828.35 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-328 610 N 64th St 19151 34th wd. 2,500 Sq Ft OPA#34-4245400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Monica E. Hearst, AKA Monica Hearst C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00530 $151,542.47 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1707-329 6894 Loretto Ave 19111 53rd wd. 3,312 Sq Ft BRT#532436400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Claudia Ruiz-Morales and Ricardo Hurtado C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00719 $266,559.06 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-330 428 Delphine St 19120 42nd wd. 1,044 Sq Ft OPA#422266600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Julia E. Gaskins C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01746 $38,885.09 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1707-331 4644 Locust St. 191394414 46th wd. 2,400 Sq Ft OPA#461011100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty H. Reavis C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04115 $82,551.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-332 6722 N Carlisle St 191262763 10th wd. 1,642 Sq Ft BRT#101010500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Sharon Clark a/k/a Sharon L. Clark C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00765 $93,241.51 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-333 3682 Chesterfield Rd 191141806 66th wd. 3,162 Sq Ft BRT#661040100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Tyrone Little a/k/a Tyrone A. Little and Anna Keworkian-Little C.P. October Term, 2016 No.
01087 $157,111.03 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-334 5519 Media St 191313912 4th wd. 1,600 Sq Ft OPA#041247900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kendrick Ellison C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01850 $51,491.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-335 6511 N 3rd St 19126-3913 61st wd. 1,305 Sq Ft OPA#611054800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gary Mason C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 01319 $370,788.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-336 12089 Legion St 19154 66th wd. 3,380 Sq Ft BRT#662114700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Irene Rebecca Hiu F/K/A Ayrin Susanto and Sumin Hiu C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02007 $227,162.40 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-337 453 Leverington Ave 19128 21st wd. 2,244 Sq Ft OPA#212250400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kurt C. Stine C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02825 $162,333.94 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1707-338 4622 Spruce St 46th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Southerly side of Spruce Street at the distance of 226 feet 2 inches Westwardly from the Westerly side of 46th Street OPA#461022400 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 4 STY MASONRY Rodney D. Rogers and Lanese T Rogers C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03963 $96,822.76 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1707-339 4631 Pine St, Suite 210 Unit in the property identified and named as Garden Court Condominium Located at 4617-4543 Pine Street OPA#888461128 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 5-STY MASONRY Harry J Tompkins C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01583 $355,244.85 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1707-340 457 E Cheltenham Ave a/k/a 457 Cheltenham Ave 19120 35th wd. 2,045 Sq Ft OPA#352004300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marie Chardonnette, Rosenelle Lanot, Rose Claire Josy Lanot and Rose Lusny Lanot C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01641 $134,178.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-341 1702-1704 Unity St 19124 23rd wd. Land: 3,000 Sq Ft ; Improvement: 2,278
Sq Ft; Total: 5,278 Sq Ft OPA#232054700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carol A. Cook, solely as Heir to Cora W. Smith, Deceased and Jason H. Cook, Sr., individually and as executor of the estate of Cora W. Smith, Deceased and Erica D. Cook, individually and as Heir to Cora W. Smith, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03786 $78,599.84 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1707-342 2026 Spencer St AKA 2026 W Spencer St 19138 17th wd. (formerly part of the 49th wd.) 1,180 Sq Ft OPA#171256600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline Wilson as Executrix of the Estate of Dianna Wimberly AKA Dianna Robinson, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01462 $19,645.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-343 5702 Sprague St 19138 59th wd. 931 Sq Ft OPA#591210500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tina Marie Hall-Jordan as Administratrix C.T.A. of the Estate of Debbie A. Downing, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01256 $26,513.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-344 6301 Guyer Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,391 Sq Ft OPA#402272200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lisa Nelson C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02431 $70,592.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-345 8616 Fayette St 19150 50th wd. Land: 1,454 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1,332 Sq Ft; Total: 2,786 Sq Ft BRT#502304400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estate of Taheera W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera Hakim-Robinson, Deceased, and all unknown individuals, heirs, successors, assigns, business entities, non-profit entities, and/or charitable entities having and/or claiming any right, title, and/or interest therein, therefrom and/or thereunder Kai T. Hakim-Lewis, individually and as heir to Taheera W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera HakimRobinson, deceased, Lynnise Culler solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Taheera W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera HakimRobinson, deceased and Rahman A. Hakim, solely as heir to Taheera W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera W. Hakim-Robinson, deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02221 $49,516.62 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1707-346 2607 S 62nd St 19142 40th wd. 1,096 Sq Ft OPA#402105600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nsenga N. Horton
C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01154 $31,331.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-347 5716 Cambridge St 19131 4th wd. Land: 878 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1,158 Sq Ft; Total: 2,036 Sq Ft BRT#043018300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY; RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven Jeter C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01522 $20,980.83 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1707-348 2023 E Cumberland St 19125 31st wd. 1,073 Sq Ft OPA#314028100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hector E. Ortiz C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01153 $34,057.85 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-349 245 E Phil Ellena St 19119 22nd wd. 900 Sq Ft OPA#222005500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Karla Chavarria C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01830 $74,222.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-351 419 Lemonte St 19128 21st wd. 1,953 Sq Ft OPA#212316002 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lauren Oswald C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 02102 $225,025.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-352 6309 Cottage St 19135 55th wd. 1,454 Sq Ft OPA#552407600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ashley M. Monique Jones a/k/a Ashley Walton and Tamir Y. Walton C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01291 $130,241.74 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1707-354 1943 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd. 1,200 Sq Ft OPA#101320400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shelley Dixon C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01963 $66,235.95 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1707-355 2991 Cedar St 19134 25th wd. 1,281 Sq Ft OPA#251421600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregg Reilly C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01152 $118,848.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-356 4347 Malta St 19124 33rd wd. 1,737 Sq Ft OPA#332143400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bilal E. Mohammad C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01412 $122,786.68 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1707-358 4613 Horrocks St 23rd wd. 1,292 Sq Ft BRT#234223300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING William S. Donnelly, Jr C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03290 $20,275.51 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC
1707-359 1534 W 68th Ave North a/k/a 1534 68th Ave 10th wd. 2,453 Sq Ft BRT#101249100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Atkinson, personal representative of the Estate of Isadora C. Atkinson a/k/a Isadora C. Waysom Atkinson a/k/a Isadora Atkinson, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00932 $54,989.23 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1707-360 420 N Redfield St 4th wd. 1,278 Sq Ft BRT#042254700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Taajun-Nuwr Austin C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02215 $72,928.64 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1707-362 3050 Martha St 19125 25th wd. 5,639 Sq Ft BRT#252426900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Don W. Jones C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03569 $133,326.79 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-363 8540 Torresdale Ave 19136 65th wd. 1,523 Sq Ft BRT#652321700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John Curran C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01655 $45,861.71 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-364 2414 Mifflin St 19145 48th wd. 1,134 Sq Ft BRT#482036800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Andrea Jenkins, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03957 $30,216.01 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-365 5441 Beaumont Ave 19143 51st wd. 1,089 Sq Ft OPA#513277800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY ROW HOME Ferrice Anderson-Sey, Individually C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 000544 $56,338.97 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1707-367 1921 Tasker St 19145 1,180 Sq Ft BRT#363061900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Nicholla Anderson C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 03511 $97,228.97 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-368 1903 1/2 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd. 1,200 Sq Ft BRT#101318300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Rodney Anderson C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03758 $111,748.45 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-369 3900 Ford Rd, Park Plaza, Unit 11K 19131 52nd wd. 1,140 Sq Ft OPA#888520167 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly M. Douthit C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00595 $156,648.17 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1707-370 1129 Alcott St 35th wd. 1,170 Sq Ft BRT#352086300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Diane D. Vaughn a/k/a Diana D. Vaughn, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03391 $78,984.18 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1707-371 5220 Jackson St 19124 62nd wd. (formerly part of the 23rd wd.) 3,000 Sq Ft OPA#622396900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lisa Williams C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02040 $78,698.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-372 435 W Hansberry St 19144 12th wd. 2,530 Sq Ft OPA#123107400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Murphy C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02879 $156,309.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-373 1923 N 61st St a/k/a 1923 Sixty-First St 19151 34th wd. 1,325 Sq Ft OPA#342251200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Doris Newby-McFadden C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02571 $175,735.25 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-374 4010-12 Ashburner St 19136 65th wd. (formerly part of the 41st wd.) 9,476 Sq Ft OPA#652034103 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gloria A. Gutierrez C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01613 $134,319.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-375 1501 E Howell St aka 1501 Howell St 19149 62nd wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) 2,696 Sq Ft OPA#621127500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Najmin Begum C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02023 $111,092.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-376 109 S 21st St Unit 7 19103 8th wd. 473 Sq Ft; Together with a proportionate undivided interest in the Common Elements of 9.74% OPA#888088824 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samra Sherwani C.P. October Term,
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2016 No. 02901 $280,165.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-377 8754 Jackson St 19136 65th wd. 1,800 Sq Ft OPA#652254500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Giovanni A. Hernandez C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02307 $106,831.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-378 1837 E Tioga St a/k/a 1837 Tioga St 19134 45th wd. 1,200 Sq Ft OPA#452108200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angel Ramos and Ana Maria Ramos C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01474 $65,905.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-379 4605 N Hurley St 19120 42nd wd. 1,200 Sq Ft OPA#421445000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Iris Lopez C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02054 $27,855.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-380 3932 N 16th St 13th wd. Beginning Point: in front or breadth on the said Sixteenth Street fourteen feet eleven inches and extending of that width in length or depth Westward between parallel line at right angles with the said Sixteenth Street ninetyfour feet ten inches including a fifteen feet driveway leading Southward into Pike St OPA#131184900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Donald Lindsay and Florence Dickens C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02116 $54,096.70 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1707-381 6634 Souder St 19149 54th wd. 1,368 Sq Ft OPA#541215900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracy Hua and Chi-Hung Mu C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01746 $175,638.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-382 7600 Fayette St 19150 50th wd. 9,716 Sq Ft OPA#501017800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lynn Sturdivant solely in her capacity as heir of John R. Adams Deceased, Rhonda Moore solely in her capacity as heir of John R. Adams Deceased, Robin Adams solely in her capacity as heir of John R. Adams Deceased, Tracy Adams-Wells solely in her capacity as heir of John R. Adams Deceased, Dwayne Adams solely in his capacity as heir of John R. Adams Deceased and Glenn Adams solely in his capacity as heir of John R. Adams, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00595 $238,790.02 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-383 6545 Wyncote Ave 19138 10th wd. BRT#102091000 Christine M. Jackson (deceased) C.P.
April Term, 2012 No. 02938 $192,175.10 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1707-384 6524 Cottage St 191352711 55th wd. 1,170 Sq Ft OPA#552392200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emy David Pichardo C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03386 $126,217.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-385 812 Inverness Ln 191281217 21st wd. 1,260 Sq Ft OPA#214094300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jardinelle R. Collins C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04394 $362,185.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-386 1324 S Lindenwood St 191434315 51st wd. 1,170 Sq Ft OPA#511220900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kateisha Dublin C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00689 $57,696.89 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-387 7458 Sommers Rd 191381407 50th wd. 1,488 Sq Ft OPA#501323100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Martine Joseph C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00372 $118,984.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-389 4258 N Bodine St 191402618 7th wd. 784 Sq Ft OPA#072112700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dalila Tirado C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01731 $10,574.87 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-390 5912 Locust St 19139 3rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,280 Sq Ft BRT#031090900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert Broadnax and Irene Broadnax C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00018 $96,657.53 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-391 203 Alnus St 19116 58th wd. APT 2-4 UNITS 2 STY MASON; 1,844 Sq Ft BRT#582253300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Arkady Tenenbaum C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03180 $101,563.26 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-392 3234 Fontain St a/k/a 3234 W Fontain St 19121 32nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,174 Sq Ft BRT#323107100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Loren S. Allen, Known Surviving Heir of Alex Allen and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Alex Allen C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01652 $40,814.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-393 6220 Cottage St 19136 55th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,152 Sq Ft BRT#552384800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gilberto Green C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02424 $141,345.64 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-394 5119 Jackson St 19124 62nd wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY FRAME; 900 Sq Ft BRT#622405900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Murray Scarborough C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02228 $56,587.29 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-395 3046 Holme Ave 19136 57th wd. S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 1,097 Sq Ft BRT#572022025 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Janet Hubler and Robert Hubler C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02843 $201,609.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-396 7474 Rhoads St 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,446 Sq Ft BRT#343156700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Theresa L. Finch C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00106 $135,463.92 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-397 1413 N Hirst St 19151 34th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,080 Sq Ft BRT#342323600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Ozell Ballentine C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01415 $54,299.79 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-398 9939 Bridle Rd 19115 58th wd. 2,967 Sq Ft BRT#581234400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Richard D. Richardson and Amy L. Richardson C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00403 $159,770.46 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-399 1917 W Sparks St 19141 17th wd. 1,639 Sq Ft BRT#171279900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Patricia Willams, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00101 $193,556.76 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-400 1945-47 E Buckius St a/k/a 1945-47 Buckius St 19124 45th wd. On Northeasterly
side of Buckius St; 112’1-1/4” Northwesterly of Frankford Ave; Front: 32’10-3/4”; Depth: 60’ OPA#452213000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jeannette Gangloff a/k/a Jeannette Mokshefsky-Gangloff C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04192 $62,917.84 plus legal interest in the amount of $1385.56 for a subtotal of $64303.40 Kerry S. Schuman, Esq. 1707-401 2118 S Lloyd 40th wd. 1,308 Sq Ft OPA#40-32262-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Alyce E. Johnson a/k/a Alyce Johnson, Dec’d C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01157 $40,853.07 Pressman & Doyle, LLC 1707-402 1249 N 58th St 19131 4th wd. BRT#043128300 Victor Harry C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00274 $55,533.52 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1707-403 436 St Michael Dr 19148 39th wd. BRT#392227744 Ann Marie Pollino C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 02446 $208,555.69 Michael F.J. Romano, Esquire 1707-404 2628 E Harold St 19125 31st wd. 749 Sq Ft OPA#314177400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carmen James Baltiero a/k/a Carmen James Baltiero, Jr.; Sandra Baltiero; Franklin A. Bennett, III; Jaime L. Bennett C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00338 $75,922.39 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-405 7751 Bradford St 19152 56th wd. 3,112 Sq Ft OPA#561246300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Diana Dane Vidallon; Darlene Vidallon; Antonio R. Resurreccion, Jr.; Estrella B. Resurreccion C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01296 $61,922.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1707-406 624 Edgemore Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,999 Sq Ft OPA#344389300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James T. White, II C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02957 $139,452.26 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1707-407 124 E Albanus St 19120 42nd wd. 1,128 Sq Ft OPA#421142800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Victor Maia a/k/a Victor A. Maia C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02569 $17,400.01 Brett A. Solomon, Michael C. Mazack 1707-408 2004 E Firth St 19125 31st wd. 1,987 Sq Ft OPA#314046900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark G. Giordano and All
Known and Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Jeffrey N. Giordano C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01185 $86,352.20 Brett A. Solomon, Michael C. Mazack 1707-409 2624 S Franklin St 191484517 39th wd. 1,080 Sq Ft OPA#393233400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arthur Bertholf, in His Capacity as Heir of Charles Bertholf, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Charles Bertholf, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04097 $88,554.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-410 2151 Magee Ave 19149-2314 54th wd. 1,246 Sq Ft OPA #541138700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nanette Marrow C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01683 $113,260.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-411 1441 Devereaux Ave 54th wd. 1,596 Sq. Ft BRT#541062700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Shan Guang Zheng C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03890 $99,611.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1707-412 206 Captains Way Unknown BRT#6S9 537, BRT#888300830 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yana Kyurcheva C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02668 $496,396.97 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1707-413 508 Easy St, T51 Unknown 1,331 Sq. Ft BRT#88-8630240 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Pilsoon Parker C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 03518 $259,662.84 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1707-414 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Unit 249 a/k/a 3 N. Columbus Blvd #249 800 Sq. Ft BRT#88-8061262; PRCL#1 N 10-194 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Brian Hecker and Kara Hecker C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 04379 $311,200.61 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1707-415 244-248 N Third St Unit 5A 19106 5th wd. 0 Sq. Ft TOGETHER with all right, title and interest of, in and to an undivided percentage interest in and to the Common Elements as set forth in the Declaration of Condominium BRT#888053478 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING To be sold as the property of Karen Berger, in her capacity as heir of the Estate of Nathan Berger, Deceased and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All
Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or Under Nathan Berger, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00062 $199,644.12 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Heather Riloff, Esq.; Jeniece D. Davis, Esq.; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1707-416 2216 Bowler St 191153320 58th wd. 1,210 Sq. Ft OPA#581061320 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Joseph Lamond, in his capacity as Heir of Dolores Cardinal Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Dolores Cardinal, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01999 $107,803.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-418 634 N 67th St 19151-3612 34th wd. 1,357 Sq. Ft OPA#344405400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon Dunham, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Rubin Bradley, Deceased; Shirley J. Bradley, in Her Capacity as Heir of Rubin Bradley, Deceased; Darlene M. Bradley, in Her Capacity as Heir of Rubin Bradley, Deceased; Dante R. Bradley, in His Capacity as Heir of Rubin Bradley, Deceased; Reuben Bradley a/k/a Ruben Bradley, in His Capacity as Heir of Rubin Bradley, Deceased; Jonathan Eric Bradley, in His Capacity as Heir of Rubin Bradley, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Person, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Rubin Bradley, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02530 $61,428.23 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-419 2236 Afton St 19152 56th wd. S/D CONV APT 2 STY MASON; 1,750 Sq. Ft BRT#561428100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nichita Teleguz C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00612 $198,415.18 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-420 5229 Marlowe St 19124 62nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 960 Sq. Ft BRT#622269700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Pele Presbery C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00136 $44,497.15 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-421 765 Herkness St 19124 23rd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,336 Sq. Ft BRT#233008700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose M. Ortiz-Vega C.P. April Term,
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2015 No. 001531 $155,059.88 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-422 4190 Wayne Ave 19140 13th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 746 Sq. Ft BRT#131404600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carmeta Thompson C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01333 $16,901.20 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-423 153 N Lindenwood St 19139 44th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,208 Sq. Ft BRT#441154600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING To be sold as the property of Ronald Williams, Known Surviving Heir of Sarah S. Williams, Deceased; Mortgagor and Real Owner, Harvey Williams, Known Surviving Heir of Sarah S. Williams, Deceased; Mortgagor and Real Owner, Stephanie Williams, Known Surviving Heir of Sarah S. Williams, Deceased; Mortgagor and Real Owner, Carissa Williams, Known Surviving Heir of Sarah S. Williams, Deceased; Mortgagor and Real Owner and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Sarah S. Williams, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. July Term, 2011 No. 01075 $83,426.22 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-424 2631 Croydon St a/k/a 2631 Croyden St 45th wd. 1,762 Sq. Ft BRT#453034400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Keith M. Grieves C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03493 $164,100.92 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1707-425 5002 N. Convent Ln, Unit C aka 5002C N. Convent Ln, Unit 115 aka 5002 Convent Ln, Unit 115, aka 5002 Convent Ln, Unit C aka 5002 N. Covent Ln 69th wd. BRT#888650305 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 2 STY FRAME Rosemarie Miller C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01382 $129,522.06 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1707-426 5352 Webster St 46th wd. 1,552 Sq. Ft BRT#462122300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Ronald A. Battle C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01301 $52,680.44 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1707-427 5222 Westford Rd 42nd wd. 1,528 Sq. Ft BRT#421396900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Dennis R. Bell aka Dennis Bell C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00692 $162,707.79 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1707-428 2521 S 2nd St 39th wd. 732 Sq. Ft BRT#391274800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Jesse Shemesh C.P. March Term, 2016 No.
01685 $161,897.61 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1707-430 2711 Latona St 19146 36th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 756 Sq. Ft BRT#362055700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING To be sold as the property of Ramona S. Bell, Known Survivng Heir of John Bell and Unknown Surviving Heirs of John Bell C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00724 $108,728.12 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-431 2148 Stenton Ave 19138 59th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,256 Sq. Ft BRT#591247300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING To be sold as the property of Joy Lewis, Known Surviving Heir of Jerline Majette, Brenda L. Smith, Known Surviving Heir of Jerline Majette, Shirley A. Majette, Known Surviving Heir of Jerline Majette and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Jerline Majette C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00112 $83,928.65 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-432 1105 N 42nd St 19104 6th wd. 1,827 Sq. Ft OPA#062281200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen M. Barkley and Leslie K. Barkley C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01842 $129,768.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-433 166 E Fariston Dr 19120 61st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,152 Sq. Ft BRT#611388400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sonia E. Taylor and Leon M. Taylor C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02129 $182,941.26 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-434 6017 Frontenac St 191493238 53rd wd. 1,132 Sq. Ft OPA#531270200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert S. Odonnell and Kathryn J. Odonnell C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01964 $55,322.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-435 1207 S 46th St, a/k/a 1207-1209 S 46th St 19143 27th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 3,255 Sq. Ft BRT#272161500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Reverend Rosa Reed-Simmons a/k/a Rosa Reed-Simmons C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03366 $367,526.71 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-436 5622 Pentridge St 19143 51st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,060 Sq. Ft BRT#513236400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELL-
ING Clementine Patterson, Administratrix of the Estate of Hazel Williams-Pree C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00337 $72,296.23 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-437 630 Mountain St 19148 1st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 828 Sq. Ft BRT#012110000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Milagros Flores C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01428 $99,354.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-438 1216 S 7th St 19147 2nd wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1,269 Sq. Ft BRT#021479400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph J. Villante, Known Surviving Heir of Joseph C. Villante and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Joseph C. Villante C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00018 $235,133.67 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-439 424 Sepviva St 19125 18th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1,050 Sq. Ft BRT#181472400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dorothy E. Burns C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01849 $195,814.43 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-440 4938 D St 19120 42nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,240 Sq. Ft BRT#421459700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Virginia Betts a/k/a Virginia B. Betts C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00546 $84,671.28 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-441 448 S 55th St 19143-1431 60th wd. 1,339 Sq. Ft OPA#604203600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth Withers C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04662 $76,098.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-442 4512 Bleigh Ave 41st wd. 1,469 Sq. Ft BRT#412148100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Solange LaValle C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00274 $127,038.28 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1707-443 8222 Williams Ave 191502011 50th wd. 1,472 Sq. Ft OPA#502245700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Moore and Christifaun Moore C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01820 $134,199.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-444 5473 Morse St 52nd wd. 1,224 Sq. Ft BRT#522029000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Olin D. Johnson C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03045 $73,897.40 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC
1707-445 825 S 13th St 19147-2635 2nd wd. 1,540 Sq. Ft OPA#022330400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pasquale Digiulio, Jr C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02920 $166,709.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-446 3753 N Franklin St 19140 43rd wd. 900 Sq. Ft OPA#432289300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carlos M. Padilla a/k/a Carlos Padilla C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02567 $78,383.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-447 434 N 64th St 19151-4001 34th wd. 1,666 Sq. Ft OPA#343083400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cordell Smith C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00714 $89,768.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-448 1136 Magee Ave 191114940 53rd wd. 1,320 Sq. Ft OPA#531182600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rae D. Gibbs a/k/a Rae Gibbs C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00298 $156,039.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-449 1359 Gilham St 191115523 53rd wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft OPA#531174900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven Lafalaise C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02499 $146,172.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-450 469 E Cosgrove St 19144 59th wd. (formerly part of the 22nd wd.) 1,042 Sq. Ft OPA#592053400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Teneka A. Leach C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03178 $44,813.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-451 301 W Annsbury St 191401503 42nd wd. 1,020 Sq. Ft OPA#422012900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty J. Gilliam a/k/a Betty Gillian and Jekina Wade a/k/a Jakina Wade C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01178 $43,322.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-452 5859 Osage Ave 19143 60th wd. 975 Sq. Ft OPA#604183600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracey E. Wallace C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03678 $65,857.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-453 970 Anchor St 19124-1036 35th wd. 1,046 Sq. Ft OPA#351273500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David McKenzie a/k/a David Mc Kenzie C.P. February Term, 2016 No.
04446 $117,165.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-454 1223 Kenwyn St 19124 62nd wd. 1,198 Sq. Ft OPA#621013200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bernadette Y. Tanner a/k/a Bernadette Tanner and Willie James Taylor C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03251 $78,518.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-455 8622 Gilbert St 19150 50th wd. 1,449 Sq. Ft BRT#502122500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Shakurah Abdul-Samad, known heir of Charles A. Brown and Theresa E. Brown; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Charles A. Brown; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Person, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Theresa E. Brown C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02521 107864.96 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-456 2624 Mifflin St 19145 48th wd. 1,322 Sq. Ft OPA#482039200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Confalone and Michael A. Staunton C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03061 $37,529.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-457 6106 Oxford St 19151 34th wd. 2,116 Sq. Ft BRT#342091800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL Sharonn Thomas C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 4472 $109,593.96 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP; Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1707-458 4712 Penn St 19138 23rd wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft BRT#234288900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL Sharonn Thomas C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 4472 $109,593.96 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP; Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1707-459 6563 N Woodstock St 19138 10th wd. 1,124 Sq. Ft BRT#102078100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Sharonn Thomas C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 4472 $109,593.96 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP; Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1707-460 2132 Robbins St 62nd wd. 1,596 Sq. Ft BRT#621277400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ernesto A. Rivera-Pardo C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01349 $120,538.32 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC
1707-461 425 Fern St 19120 61st wd. 1,038 Sq. Ft OPA#612204900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Darnell R. Minus C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01877 $74,967.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-462 7415 Rugby St 19138 10th wd. (formerly part of the 50th wd.) 1,454 Sq. Ft OPA#102468500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward E. Jones C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04634 $45,923.73 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-463 1739 N Edgewood St 34th wd. 1,247 Sq. Ft BRT#342227900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wadener Francois C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 04431 $37,983.50 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1707-464 6126 Hazel Ave 19143 3rd wd. 2,250 Sq. Ft OPA#032120700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ayanna Smith C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02586 $122,406.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-465 172 W Grange Ave 191202447 61st wd. 1,376 Sq. Ft OPA#612066100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Karona B. Watkins and Parris Watkins C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01075 $92,859.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-466 109 Roselyn St 19120 61st wd. (formerly part of the 42nd wd.) 958 Sq. Ft OPA#612192500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valisha Herbert C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04261 $87,817.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-467 2813 W Albert St 19132 28th wd. 746 Sq. Ft OPA#281334300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorian A. Watts C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03405 $55,011.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-468 9007 Crefeld St 9th wd. 20,000 Sq. Ft BRT#092277200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Francis J. Martin, Anna S. Kamstra, Francis E. Martin, Deceased and Mary R. Martin, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02112 $635,153.08 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1707-469 5463 Lebanon Ave 19131 52nd wd. 3,003 Sq. Ft BRT#522081000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Walter Dobbins, III C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00934 $136,938.43 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-470 5256 N 6th St 19120 49th wd. 4,288 Sq. Ft OPA#492112700
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IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cruz Laboy C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03091 $88,954.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-471 5420 Kingsessing Ave 19143 ROW 2 STY MASONRY BRT#882061710 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Ntefo, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00855 $86,740.62 Alicia M. Sandoval, Esquire 1707-472 6027 Hazelhurst St 34th wd. 1,560 Sq. Ft BRT#342125400; PRCL#70N17-54 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James D. Jennings, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 02011 $125,407.35 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1707-473 2817 S Simpson St 40th wd. 1,520 Sq. Ft BRT#406001239; PRCL#044S22-0404 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Sarah F. Lloyd, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02638 $61,820.49 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1707-474 1302 N 25th St 19121 29th wd. Land Area: 788 Sq. Ft; Improvement Area: 1,036 Sq Ft; Total: 1,824 Sq Ft OPA#291333100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kingdom Purpose, LLC C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 1409 $19,715.65 Michael P. Forbes, Esquire 1707-475 1526 Beverly Rd 19138 10th wd. 1,569 Sq Ft BRT#102162000; OPA#102162000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mercyle J. Battle, known heir of Josephine Battle; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Josephine Battle C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01150 $70,177.13 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-476 5407 Chancellor St. 19139 60th wd. APT 2-4 UNITS 2 STY MASON; 1,600 Sq Ft BRT#603035200 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Pamela Delago and Jeffrey Delago C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01965 $71,424.75 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1707-477 332 Magee Ave 19111 35th wd. Land: 2,495 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1,320 Sq Ft BRT#353095800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Steven J. Campbell C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 004036 $126,722.04 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1707-478 3720 N 18th St 38th wd. on the West side of 18th St.; Front: 16 feet, Depth: 93 feet 8 inches OPA#131252100 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Yolanda Ingram C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02131 $96,512.36 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1707-479 4550 N 12th St. 19140 49th wd. 1,372 Sq Ft BRT#491456500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Alana Bell C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02148 $28,894.98 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-480 6435 Torresdale Ave 19111 41st wd. .5 acres + OPA#87-1-1928-50 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL HOME Daniel P. Garvin and Donna M. Garvin C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02625 $40,160.14 plus interest rate of 8.68% James V. Fareri, Esq 1707-481 4606 Wayne Ave 13th wd. on Southwesterly side of Wayne Avenue; Front: irregular, Depth: irregular OPA#133090400 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Pauline Bronner C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00931 $101,512.80 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1707-482 1449 McKinley St 19111 54th wd. 2,336 Sq Ft OPA#541078500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Myung H. Cho C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02448 $198,693.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-483 1809 S 23rd St 19145 48th wd. 1,540 Sq Ft BRT#482246300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE George Peterson and Geraldine Peterson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02043 $62,364.52 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-484 2008 S Newkirk St 19145 48th wd. 1,521 Sq Ft BRT#482371200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jennifer M. Cifelli C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 4913 $106,124.42 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1707-485 726 N 19th St 19130 15th wd. 2,520 Sq Ft OPA#151050920 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rodney Murray C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01292 $220,658.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 1707-486 4742 Hazel Ave 19143 46th wd. 2,205 Sq Ft BRT#461068100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Hatim Mukhef, individually and as Attorneyin-fact for Mohammed Najawi a/k/a Mohammed A. Najawi, Shireen Shaikh Malik a/k/a Shireen Malik, Mohammed
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W Spencer Ave 191201939 61st wd. 1,140 Sq Ft OPA#611220700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mona Lisa Coleman; Robin D. PearsonColeman, in her capacity as Administratrix and Heir of the Estate of Joseph Coleman; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Joseph Coleman, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02867 $29,654.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-514 2828 Maxwell St 191361019 57th wd. 1,296 Sq Ft OPA#572052726 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Noel G. Maldonado C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02047 $147,820.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-515 4014 Shelmire St 191253617 41st wd. 1,396 Sq Ft OPA#412215500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James W. Weiseman C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02674 $53,242.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-516 1819 S 28th St 191451701 48th wd. 810 Sq Ft OPA#482344600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Manisone Keomanivanh C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00492 $87,835.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-517 5941 Elsinore St 19120-1207 35th wd. 1,042 Sq Ft OPA#352303200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Clemente C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02278 $75,715.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-518 167 W Nedro Ave 191202458 61st wd. 1,092 Sq Ft OPA#612104200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pablito M. Roldan and Elena M. Roldan C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02667 $74,715.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-519 1431-39 N 52nd St 44th wd. 5,574 Sq Ft BRT#882931970 IMPROVEMENTS: MIXED USE Malaika Reid C.P. August Term, 2009 No. 995 $689,000.00 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1707-520 5331 Willows Ave 51st wd. 1,280 Sq Ft BRT#511114400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Suzie Milord C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00466 $108,961.02 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1707-522 2033 S Newkirk St 19145
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1707-526 2014 Pratt St 19124 62nd wd. 2,000 Sq Ft BRT#62-2-056000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Susan Shields C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 03422 $72,738.71 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1707-527 3715 Bandon Dr 19154 66th wd. 1,800 Sq Ft BRT#157N-22-192; OPA#663403000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Annmarie Lind, known heir of Paul F. Lind a/k/a Paul F. Lind, Sr.; Ernest Lind, III, Executor of the estate of Paul F. Lind a/k/a Paul F. Lind, Sr.; Estate of Paul F. Lind a/k/a Paul F. Lind, Sr.: c/o Ernest Lind, III Executor; Joseph Lind, known heir of Paul F. Lind a/k/a Paul F. Lind, Sr.; Paul Lind, Jr., known heir of Paul F. Lind a/k/a Paul F. Lind Sr.; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Paul F. Lind a/k/a Paul F. Lind, Sr C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04305 $174,384.44 Udren Law Offices, P.C.
1707-528 7033 Grays Ave 191421116 40th wd. 1,620 Sq Ft OPA#406187900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alonzo D. Marcus, II C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02989 $120,039.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-529 2543 N 9th St 19133-1908 37th wd. 1,286 Sq Ft OPA#371124000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Melisa Mills C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02032 $71,423.34 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-530 2419 N 20th St 191323720 16th wd. 1,424 Sq Ft OPA#162135300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kemberley D. Camp C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02876 $46,350.86 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1707-531 7033 Grays Ave 191421116 40th wd. 1,620 Sq Ft OPA#406187900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL
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Mission First Supporters of the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House step up By HughE Dillon Toll Man Joe’s hosted a fundraiser to support the newly re-established Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House. More than 300 supporters of the project came out to enjoy a beef and beer. Entertainment was provided by the Mummers and several other bands, at the afternoon event. Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House provides food, shelter and benefits guidance to veterans.
Hundreds came out to Toll Man Joe’s to support the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House. Photos by HughE Dillon.
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What’s Up? The place to go to find out what’s going on By HughE Dillon The Philadelphia Social Calendar launched their spring season with a grand soiree on The Deck At The Moshulu. TPSC is a comprehensive calendar with listings of all the latest fun events in Philadelphia. Go check it out to plan your next outing, or add a fabulous event that you’re planning.
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1. Erika Joy Erb and Peter Georgantas. 2. Amber and Kirby Mallon. 3. Brandon Morrison, PRDC Properties, Stacey Kracher, Lynsie Solomon and Evan Solomon, EFS Networks Inc. 4. Sheila Hess, City Representative, Kristyn Aldrich and Kathryn Roberson. 5. Simone Jeffers, Danielle Triplett, American Association for Cancer Research and Valerie Morris. 6. Ari Kusherner, Arts + Business, Randi Edelman, Neiman Marcus, and Stephen Yaeger. Photos by HughE Dillon. June 11-18, 2017
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Champions of our Heritage The Historical Society of Philadelphia awards prominent author and others By HughE Dillon The 2017 Founder’s Award dinner was held on May 3, at the National Constitution Center. This year, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania honored National Book Award winning author James McBride with the Founder’s Award and HSP Board Member Dr. Alice L. George and Library Company of Philadelphia Director Emeritus Dr. John C. Van Horne with the Heritage Award. Guests enjoyed a cocktail party before heading upstairs for the dinner program with a beautiful view of Independence Hall through the window as a backdrop. There was also a live auction, which raised additional funds for HSP.
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87th Radnor Hunt Races Creative tailgating and thrilling races at a sold-out event By HughE Dillon The Radnor Hunt Races celebrated its 87th Anniversary on May 20. Thousands of spectators were on hand to watch six exciting races featuring steeplechase events where horses jump hurdles and timber fences for cash purses. Cheering fans watch from tailgate parties, sponsor tents or by pulling up a chair along the fence. All proceeds from the Radnor Hunt Races benefit the land and water preservation programs of the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
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Plymouth Whitemarsh Players Make Impression Williams brothers shine on the court By Jeremy Treatman
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hmin Williams wasn’t supposed to play June 2 at the All City Classic. The rising-senior players on the non-public team wish he hadn’t. The Plymouth Whitemarsh guard hadn’t played since he broke his foot in the last regular season game of 2017 against Upper Moreland. He had been rehabbing ever since. Doctors gave him the OK to play just prior to game time. He not only showed up, he left with a MVP trophy taller than him. The public school team won the marquee game against the city’s top Catholic League players on the nonpublic team. Williams scored 20 points and dished out 7 assists while displaying the gritty defense that has made him a college prospect. “I wasn’t sure what was going to happen,” said Williams, whose twin
Ahmad also played with him and shined defensively. “I think this was the adrenaline of getting out there for the first time in so long. I was like [The 76ers’ Joel] Embiid, the same injury to the foot, I broke my fifth metatarsal bone in my foot. I didn’t know if I would play 10 seconds or score one basket. This is a blessing, what turned out to be in this game.” Ahmin Williams said he wasn’t really supposed to play full-contact until July but, like most stir crazy 17-year old athletes, he had to get back out there. He finally did so with approval of his medical people and high school coaches. “It’s been killing me to be out this long,” he said. “When I got hurt versus Upper Moreland, and was told I couldn’t play any more in the [2017 season and upcoming playoffs], it just killed me,” he admitted. “I believe we would
have won the district and state championship had I been healthy. I know we could have beaten Reading [in the PIAA 6A state semifinal], definitely.” But now that he is healthy, Williams is hoping to make his mark this summer and next year with PW, where he feels the Colonials can win the league, the district and state titles. The improvement of 7-footer Naheem McLeod is making that a popular sentiment among local hoops pundits. “Absolutely, I am in awe of what he has done this off-season,” Ahmin Williams said. “We knew from the beginning that he is going to become a force.” Ahmin Williams said that he thinks the MVP voters may have gotten the choice wrong at the All-
City Classic because he did all the scoring. “That’s not usually me,” he said. Normally, it’s his brother Ahmad who puts the ball in the basket. “I have been the defensive player who prides myself there and hopes to add some offense,” he said. “Ahmad is the scorer between the two of us. Tonight, we kind of flip flopped roles. In fact, I think we are both ready to be complete players for Plymouth Whitemarsh this year.” Ahmad Williams said he is also working hard to be a senior leader for next year’s team. “Coach [Jim] Donofrio has really pushed me,” he said. “I think he’s the best coach out there. I have learned so much under him. I love playing with my brother and this Continued on page 2
DON’T FEEL SORRY FOR IMHOTEP CHARTER The Panthers graduated Daron Russell (Rhode Island) and David Beatty (South Carolina). But, don’t feel sorry for the squad that was ranked third overall by USA Today last season. Many people think Imhotep may be better this year. That thinking is not flawed. Juniors to be Donta Scott, Chereef Knox, Jamil Riggins, and Fatayn Wesley along with sophomores Sam Wylie and Elijah Taylor may be the most talented crop of players ever to be on a varsity squad, for coach Andre Noble, at any time. “Yes, we will miss that senior guard leadership but we have a great young nucleus,” said Noble. “I think we can be really good if these kids continue to work hard and improve and stay hungry.” All six were on display in the rising sophomore and junior games at the All City Classic. It was Knox who left the sophomore game as the MVP. The 6-foot-6-inch forward showed his perimeter skills as well as his around-the-basket skills both on the inside and outside. “I feel there’s a lot of pressure on us to perform, with how good the program has been and being nationally ranked this year,” said Knox. “I think what makes it great is that we just work hard. We have so many players who are committed to the off-season program and working hard so we’ll be ready for the season.” Knox was thrilled to get the MVP
Talented Plymouth Whitemarsh ball players Ahmin Williams (#23), Matt Walker (#15) and Ahmad Williams (#25). Photo by Sarah J. Glover.
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Fittest Pride headliner Megan Mullally talks Nancy and Beth and ‘Will & Grace’ By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Nancy and Beth — the jazzy, old-timey, punk-vaudeville-cabaret band fronted by actors Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt — is making a stop in town to headline Philly Pride. The duo is swinging through our area as part of the tour for its recently released self-titled debut album. Anyone who caught their recent show at World Cafe Live knows what to expect: a vocally mesmerizing performance backed
by a talented band, with witty and raucous banter in between songs. Mullally’s presence on stage isn’t too far removed from the breakout role people know her best for: the perpetually intoxicated, rich and relentlessly ball-busting socialite Karen Walker on the hit groundbreaking sitcom “Will & Grace,” which coincidentally is coming back for a revival later this year, more than a decade after the series ended. How the series will resume remains to be seen, as the series finale of the show had a definite feel of finality to it, with the titular characters reuniting after a long estrangement. Karen Walker, through an implied mix of surgery, experimental drugs, a deal with the devil and privilege, didn’t age a day and ended up sponging off a newly rich Jack McFarland. Mullally said sitcom revivals are new territory for most, but she’s confident the writers and cast will
come through with a plausible way to continue the story. “Suddenly in the last month every sitcom that has ever been made is being revived,” Mullally said. “No network sitcom has ever been revived; it’s unprecedented. None of us ever dreamed that we would be doing the show again. I just thought Karen is off in some parallel universe doing awful things with Donald Trump. It never occurred to me that we would do the actual show again. It’s just fun. I loved the series finale but so what? Nobody could have known that we’d come back. So you have to give some latitude as well. We’re just going to be focused on make the show as funny and entertaining as it can be.” We’re glad she brought that up. Karen Walker back in the day seemed to definitely be the kind of person who would rub elbows with Trump and have him on speed-dial. But now he’s presPAGE 62
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ident — something we’re guessing the writers of “Will & Grace” will touch on at some point, right? “In interviews in the time before any of this revival idea was thought of, people asked, ‘What do you think Karen would be doing now?’” Mullally said. “And I said, ‘I think she’d be married to Donald Trump.’ And this was before he became president, so it’s ironic. They’re writing right now and they haven’t told us anything. I know their first order of business is that the show be funny. I think the reason the show worked so well the first time around is because the characters are so well-drawn and the dynamics between the characters have an infinite number of permutations. Everything else is a jumping-off point. The show was topical at the time and I’m sure it will be topical again. I’m not sure to what extent. The show doesn’t start airing until the end of September. Anything can happen. We could be living on the moon by then at the rate things are going. Who knows what it’s going to be by then?” So it’s safe to assume the revival of “Will & Grace” means that Nancy and Beth will have to take a break from the road at some point. But Mullally said she’s fine with that, because the show will bring some added attention to the musical duo. “I think it helps us because of all the hoopla that is going on,” she said. “There seems to be a tiny amount of excitement, which is great. Suddenly after being assiduously ignored for 11 years, everyone likes me. I’ll enjoy that while it lasts.” Until the lights of the “Will & Grace” soundstage fire up again, Mullally is delighting audiences nationwide on the Nancy and Beth tour. “I feel like this show seems to have a very broad appeal for whatever reason,”
she said. “We do a little something for everyone and that probably helps. I mean — knock on wood — we haven’t yet found the audience who remains stone-faced and withdrawn for many of our performances. We’ve been really lucky; it seems to be a crowd-pleaser. It makes it a lot more fun for us and for everybody. I think the fact that the band originated from the scene of Stephanie and I just playing little girls having a tea party, there’s an innocence that is a jumping-off point. The fact that Stephanie and I are just amusing as human beings, a lot of humor comes from us talking between the songs. I try to make the choreography kind of witty. We’re not trying to be anything. We’re just having fun. We just sort of do whatever we want, which takes the pressure off. We do what we think is entertaining and makes us feel excited. We just hope that translates to the audience.” As for recording new material, that might take a while to happen. “The record just came out and we have a bonus track on our website,” Mullally said. “But we have a whole bunch of new songs in our repertoire since we made the record. I’m sure we’ll do another record soon, but since this record just came out, we’re not running into the studio right this second. “ And who knows? There might be a second revival season of “Will & Grace” complicating her schedule. Not that Mullally is stressed out about the future of the sitcom one way or another. “If it doesn’t happen, then it will be fun to do 12 episodes,” she said. “But if it does [she starts singing] ‘We’re in the money!’ [Laughs] Drinks all around.” We’re sure Karen Walker would approve. n
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Comedian to bring healing laughter to Philly Pride By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Another year and another comedian is taking to the stage at Philly Pride to bring mirth and merriment to an environment that isn’t the ideal for standup comedy. But if you’re out comedian, actor and self-described badass Sandra Valls, you rise to the occasion with assured grace and confidence. “They’re distracted by the weather and by the people and it’s hard to pay attention,” she said about performing for outdoor festival audiences. “The key is keeping it real and keeping their attention by talking to them. It’s not just like you’re just telling jokes at them but you’re telling a story and talking to them and being a part of them. It’s a very different animal when you are doing an outdoor event but those who want to listen, listen. I do my thing. Every event and outdoor audience is different. I find that some Pride audiences really want to hear what you have to say, especially this year. This year is a protest kind of year. This year, people really want to hear positive and enlightening messages. They want to have some sort of healing and that is what comedy is. Comedy is healing and that’s what I strive for as a comedian and a performer: to give healing vibes and positive laughter to the audience. It makes everyone feel good, so who wouldn’t pay attention to that?” Besides standup comedy, Valls channels her talent for entertaining into writing and acting, having cowritten a hit play, “The Latina Christmas Special,” with Diana Yanez and Maria Russell, which sold out its 2015 run in Los Angeles. But for the next few months, Valls is focusing on her comedy gigs. “Right now it’s just my gay Pride tour, my protest-comedy tour, my ‘We can hang in there and stick together’ tour,” she said. This is a strange time in history for comedians and other performers who walk the shifting line between entertainment and socio-political messaging, and a lot of comics are facing strong backlash for the things they say and do as a result. Valls says that phenomenon is just a result of the times in which we live.
“I don’t think it’s about us,” she said. “I just think that people feel the right to express — and they do have a right to express — their opinions about what they like and what they dislike.” Being a native of the big ol’ red state of Texas and currently calling Los Angeles home, Valls said she hasn’t seen that large of a shift in the social attitudes of her home state after the recent election. “I see that the nation is divided,” she said. “I see that there is tension everywhere I go. The Texas audiences have been amazing to me and the message that I give them. I think people now just really want to be empowered and enlightened. You can’t please everyone but I try the very best I can to speak to the audience that will listen. For the LGBTQI community, it’s
very important to present shows in places like Texas where they need it a lot more than New York or other bigger, more liberal places. My audiences are more open to being empowered. Right now, I think people are waiting to hear someone say that we’re going to be OK. People need to be reassured that if we stick together, we’re going to be OK.” Valls lists “badass” as one of her occupations/talents, so we asked her what that means. “I don’t care what you think about me being a lesbian,” she said. “I’m going to say it anyway. I’m not going to change my comedy for anyone. I’m not going to change what I talk about for anyone. I’m not going to ‘gay it down,’ which I was told to do back in 2001 when I first started. I had more difficulty, yes, in the beginning because I was a lesbian. But I didn’t change my comedy. I was true to myself. I remained true to myself in spite of all the obstacles around me. I chose to remain true and out and honest. That’s a badass right there.” n Sandra Valls performs at Philly Pride June 18. For more information, visit www.welovesandra.com.
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Latest Tribe of Fools show heads back to the classroom By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor
PGN: Several Tribe shows touch heavily and humorously on LGBT issues. Jack, as a gay man, how do you feel that Terry has handled this? And Terry, as a straight man, how did you go about being sensitive while touching on LGBT issues (you seem to play up the stereotypes of South Philly men and women, while making certain gay characters have no stereotypical behavior)? TB: Because I’m a transplant to Philly, I’m fascinated with the different neighborhoods, especially South Philly. Whenever we punched up that stereotype, it has been to work against them.
oppressed groups are fascinating: Who gets to tell whose stories and how? Representation is incredibly important, and authorship over one’s own narratives is the best way to ensure authenticity. That said, I think Terry has been really smart in exactly the way you describe: I would feel comfortable creating a piece of comic business that relied on a “gay” stereotype because I trust myself to stage the truth that belies the stereotype or calls it out — that punches up at hetero-patriarchy rather than making the stereotype itself the butt of a joke. I think it’s the right move for Terry to navigate around those sorts of jokes and instead make the jokes that he can authentically get behind as a decade-long resident of South Philly. I think it’s important to point out that he cast out gay performers in the gay roles, at least in “Two Street,” which contributes to the authenticity of that production in an important way.
Since 2003, Tribe of Fools has been Philly’s most breathlessly athletic and kinetic assayer of incendiary theater. The troupe has tackled tales of sexual identity, power dynamics, gender position, neighborhood politics and family. Going beyond movement and dance into karate and aerobics as an illustrative (often-violent) tool to make its radical point, the group — led by artistic director and board vice chair Terry Brennan — has touched on everything from questions of machismo in South Philadelphia (2011’s “Heavy Metal Dance Fag”) to gay Mummers (2014’s “Two Street”), all for FringeArts. Now with gay director Jack Tamburri, Brennan tackles his first oneman Tribe show and first non-Fringe gig in “School Play.” We spoke with the actor and the director about the comedy, which concerns a child with ADHD who is unable to sit still through the slop that is our educational sysTERRY BRENNAN IN “SCHOOL PLAY” Photo: Nick Mazzuca tem. PGN: What is each of your take on the Tribe of Fools aesthetic? TB: For me, it’s about doing things physically that most audience members realize they wouldn’t be able to do. I like stuff that’s splashy and maybe a little bit trashy. Thematically, I try to subvert traditional narrative. JT: I was impressed by Tribe of Fools’ alchemy of progressive politics, sitcom narrative mode and physical spectacle. My impression is that the heart of Tribe of Fools is using dynamic physical spectacle to discuss relevant issues in social politics in an inviting, sitcom-y mode. This recipe is pretty damn winning, the best way anyone in American theater has found to potentially engage “the other side” (i.e., people who traditionally espouse socially conservative politics) meaningfully and respectfully.
As far as LGBTQ themes and portrayals go, we’ve always been big believers in simply presenting gay characters. For example, in “Zombies ... with Guns,” we made the antagonist gay, but we only mentioned it twice. I will say that as a straight man, I worry a lot about presenting potential empty stereotypes of gay characters so I often shy away from using them. When I’ve had gay actors (like in “Two Street”), I’ll let them play stuff like that up if it’s their idea, but I don’t ever suggest it. JT: I was not around for “Heavy Metal Dance Fag”; I’ve heard it was a pinnacle of the Tribe of Fools recipe. I was impressed by “Two Street.” I thought it was written and performed with sensitivity (given that the comic mode was, essentially, “Loony Tunes”). The boundaries around creating work about
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PGN: What localness are you bringing to “School Play”? TB: My character wears a Phillies hat. This story is more universal and deals with the powerlessness of kids in school. I hated school so much that summer is still my favorite time of year … even though a typical summer day is 12-15 hours of straight work and kind of miserable.
PGN: Why do you think that you two work well together on “School Play”? JT: Paradoxically, our experiences of school were direct opposites. I was the kid who thrived within the assigned structures and received endless validation from teachers and grades. Our senses of humor are similarly range-y: We love fart jokes and complicated language-play equally, and we’re invested in the science of comedy, in finding the language and rhythm and expression that land the laugh every time. n “School Play” runs through June 25 at St Peter’s School, 319 Lombard St. For more information, visit www.tribeoffools.org.
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PGMC to guest at concert honoring Stephen Schwartz By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus has been added as a special guest to a performance featuring the works of Tony- and Emmy-winning Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. Schwartz is a renowned composer and lyricist whose songs have being featured in blockbuster stage productions like “Godspell,” “Pippin” and “Wicked,” as well as films like “Pocahontas” and “The Prince of Egypt.” The Keystone State Boychoir, Pennsylvania Girlchoir, Garden State Girlchoir and New Jersey Boychoir are the main featured performers in the concert, but Joseph J. Buches, artistic director for PGMC, said a request for addition to the evening’s song list from Schwartz himself created an opening that PGMC was called upon to fill. “Last year, Steve Fisher, the director of the Keystone State Boychior, and I were talking about doing something together,” he said. “We were bouncing off ideas and our schedules just didn’t align. A couple months ago, he called me and said they were
doing this concert and that Schwartz wanted ‘Testimony,’ which is a piece that he wrote as part of the ‘It Gets Better Project’ a few years back. He wanted that on the concert so Steve contacted me. [PGMC] actually performed that piece three or four years ago. It’s a very powerful piece. We’re also going to sing on the finale with the students from the boys’ and girls’ choirs.” Buches said the choir is excited to perform in the presence of someone as accomplished as Schwartz. “It’s very cool to perform and have him there,” he said. “It’s a little nerve-wracking conducting and performing a piece when the composer is right there for it, especially one as well-known as him, but it’ll be great. He’s also done a lot of things with gay choruses around the country. I’m glad we’re getting our chance to perform for him.” n The Kimmel Center presents “An Evening with Stephen Schwartz” featuring the Keystone State Boychoir, Pennsylvania Girlchoir, Garden State Girlchoir, New Jersey Boychoir and special guests The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus 7:30 p.m. June 17 at Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999 or visit www.pgmc.org.
Pop singer/model hits the Pride circuit for debut EP By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Up-and-coming pop singer Azra is performing at a number of East Coast Pride festivals this month, including Philly Pride June 18. Azra, who is also a model and entrepreneur with her own branding and consulting business, says she stays busy trying to balance her other ventures with her pop aspirations. “Sometime it does get difficult,” she said. “Right now, I’m focused on my music career. I do have a background in modeling and running my own label and being an artist. It’s not easy all the time but because I have this business background, I think it’s kind of natural to me.” Given her musical influences, it’s easy to see why she wears so many creative hats. “I love Britney Spears,” she said. “I have so much respect for her as a performer, as well as Lady Gaga. I also love Whitney Houston, Prince, Madonna and Bruno Mars.” Azra recently released her debut EP, “Freedom,” which showcases her impressive vocal talents and her penchant for crafting infectiously danceable pop songs. The EP will have to hold fans for now, as a
full-length album isn’t in her near future. “I’m always writing and working on new music,” she said. “I don’t have any definite plans for an album but I am writing and in the studio whenever possible. Right now I’m focused on performance opportunities for the future.” Azra said she is looking forward to performing for Pride audiences because she feels close to the LGBT community. “Aside from growing up and having friends and family members who are part of the LGBTQ community, to me I’ve always felt like I was connected to the community,” she said. “The LGBTQ community doesn’t just represent gays; it’s bigger than that. It’s about unity and accepting your differences and celebrating people being who they are. Through the music and the art that I do, the message is one thing and that’s be who you are, accept yourself and accept others. So I was super-honored to be asked to perform at the Pride events.” n Azra performs at Philly Pride June 18. For more information, visit www.azraofficial.com or www. phillygaypride.org.
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225 S. 12th St. 215.925.1166 knockphilly.com Fine-dining restaurant and bar, outdoor seating (weather permitting), piano in back room
254 S. 12th St. 267.324.3500 clubicandy.com Three floors with a total of six bars; dance floor, lounge and rootop deck.
Tavern on Camac 255 S. Camac St. 215.545.8731 Piano lounge with upstairs dance floor; Tavern restaurant below is open late.
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Take pride in these inspiring LGBT films By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor Need some inspirational cinema during Pride month? Here are 10 key films, five documentaries and five features based on true stories that will likely move LGBT viewers to tears.
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David France’s rousing and exceptional Oscar-nominated documentary “How to Survive a Plague” speaks volumes about how the LGBT community rallied together and formed ACT UP to fight the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Watching unlikely activists like Peter Staley mobilizing, protesting and effectively fighting for health-care rights — as his friends and colleagues are dying — is truly heartening. Both the Oscar-winning films “The Times of Harvey Milk,” directed by Rob Epstein, and Gus Van Sant’s feature version, “Milk,” tell the story of California’s first openly gay elected official and slain activist. These films beautifully illustrate how Milk inspired the community, which found strength working together to fight discrimination and change minds. “The New Black” is out director Yoruba Richen’s superb and underseen 2013 documentary about homosexuality and the African-American community. Richen’s stirring film chronicles straight ally Sharon Lettman-Hicks, who fights for marriage equality in Maryland in the wake of Proposition 8 and encounters both support and hostility — even from her own family during a barbecue. Richen also addresses the topic of homophobia in the black church, interviewing Derek McCoy, an anti-marriage-equality pastor, and Tonex, a gay gospel singer. The film’s even-handed approach is what makes “The New Black” especially
thoughtful and touching. The recent documentary “The Freedom to Marry” chronicled the historic fight for same-sex marriage. Director and straight ally Edward Rosenstein’s uplifting film shows how Evan Wolfson, founder and president of advocacy group Freedom to Marry, helped shape and change public opinion on the issue. He also chronicles the heroic efforts of Mary Bonauto, who argued the landmark case in front of the Supreme Court, as well as April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, a Michigan couple seeking marriage equality in part to protect their adopted children. “Call Me Kuchu,” about LGBT activists in Uganda, is inspiring, but also enraging. In the African country, where homosexuality is illegal, filmmakers Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malike Zouhali-Worrall profile various LGBT citizens, including David Kato, the first openly gay man in Uganda; Naome, a lesbian activist who works for human rights; and Long Jones, an activist for health and HIV education, who dons drag in one celebratory scene. Their stories are poignant, especially in light of the fact that Giles Muame, the homophobic managing editor of “Rolling Stone,” a local newspaper, publishes the names, addresses and photos of queer Ugandans and calls for their hanging. On the fiction side, one feel-great film is “Pride,” which chronicles the efforts of LGBT activists to raise money to support striking Welsh miners in Thatcher’s England. At a gay Pride march, the closeted Joe (George MacKay) soon finds a makeshift queer fam-
ily with Mark (Ben Schnetzer), Steph (Faye Marsay), Jonathan (Dominic West) and his lover Gethin (Andrew Scott). The film artfully depicts how Joe becomes emboldened by his activism, as well as how the miners are accepting of the queer activists. “Any Day Now” is a remarkable — and remarkably affecting — film inspired by a true story about a gay couple involved in a custody battle. Rudy (Alan Cumming), a drag queen, meets and moves in with Paul (Garret Dillahunt), a closeted lawyer in 1979 Los Angeles. Rudy wants to take care of Marco (Isaac Levya), an abandoned teenager with Down Syndrome. While Paul obtains emergency legal custody of Marco, the couple soon faces court appearances and eventually scrutiny of their queer lives. “Any Day Now” shows how hard obtaining legal rights was for same-sex couples. The film’s chronicle of justice will wring strong emotions from viewers. A heartbreaking letter Paul reads (in voice-over) rivals Cumming’s rendition of Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” for the film’s most moving scenes. Another fine LGBT-rights drama, “Freeheld,” also deserves a look — even if it’s no surprise how the story turns out. Based on the true story (and an Oscar-winning short documentary), director Peter Sollett’s feature depicts Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), who must fight for justice when her legal domestic partner, Stacie (Ellen Page), is denied pension benefits after Laurel develops terminal cancer. Fighting against the Freeholders of Ocean County, the couple enlists the help of Steven Goldstein (Steve Carell), a Garden State Equality activist who creates a media sensation out of their case. “Freeheld” was written by Ron Nyswanger, who is most famous for his other, more well-known film about gay- and HIV/AIDS-rights activism, “Philadelphia.” The late Jonathan Demme’s landmark 1993 drama was Hollywood’s first studio film to address the AIDS crisis. Tom Hanks, in an Oscar-winning performance, is Andrew Beckett, a man dying of AIDS, who hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to defend him in a suit he brings against the law firm that fired him for being HIV-positive. The film was criticized at the time for not making the relationship between Tom Hanks and his partner Antonio Banderas more affectionate, but there is no denying the film’s inspirational message about dignity for queer people. n
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Girls just wanna have R-rated fun in ‘Rough Night’ By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com A few years ago, nobody wanted to make R-rated comedies, much less an R-rated comedy aimed a female demographic. That is, until “The Hangover” proved that R-rated comedies could still be blockbusters, and “Bridesmaids” proved that women could blow up the box office for an R-rated comedy too. So this summer, the seeds planted by those two films are coming to full bloom with “Rough Night,” which beats the upcoming “Girls Trip” starring Queen Latifah to the summer-movie punch. “Rough Night,” which hits theaters this weekend, sticks mainly to the formula: A bunch of college friends reunite in Miami for a bachelorette blowout ahead of Jess’ (Scarlett Johansson) wedding. Along for the trip is Alice (Jillian Bell of “Saturday Night Live”), Frankie (Ilana Glazer), Blair (Zoe Kravitz) and Jess’ Australian exchange student friend, Pippa (Kate McKinnon). Jess is running for political office in South Carolina and is happy in her relationship with her charming but milquetoast fiancé, Peter. So she isn’t looking for a wild time in Miami. Alice, a teacher with a wild streak, a filthy mouth and no filter, and Frankie, an environmental activist who used to be in a relationship with Blair in college, are hell-bent on living out every bachelorette-party cliché no matter how obnoxious. Booze, nightclubs, cocaine and eventually strippers enter the picture and then things go hilariously and horribly wrong, and the ladies end up with a dead stripper on their hands. None of them has any interest in calling the cops or going to jail, so the ladies spend the rest of the movie trying to figure out how to ditch the
body of the dead stripper without ruining their lives or their weekend. Fans of McKinnon won’t be disappointed as she does her usual thing: being fully committed to her role of the wildly eccentric character who does wacky things at just the right time to spice up the sometimes-predictable laughs. There’s also a decent level of cringe humor throughout the film to keep things rolling along without getting too graphic or disgusting. But “Rough Night” does have some unexpected bright spots. You can actually buy into Blair and Zoe’s not-quite-overeach-other relationship. There are other gay characters who, in other less-capable hands, could have ventured into the uncom-
fortable gay-panic scenarios but thankfully don’t. It’s also fun to see Johansson flex her comedy muscles and hold her own with some seasoned SNL vets. Peter (played by Paul W. Downs), and his wine-tasting circle of bros for life, is also a bright spot in the movie. “Rough Night” doesn’t reinvent the wheel with the “party people going off the rails” comedy blueprint, but it does have enough heart to scratch the comedy itch if your mission this summer is to take in as many girl-power-themed films as you possibly can. Just don’t try most of what you see in the film at home, unless you have a good lawyer and lots of bail money. n
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attraction is the morel dumplings, which youth is every bit as decadent as you would are plump and tasty enough by themselves. expect. Chocolate ice cream from Franklin The crispy and light beer-battered morel Fountain is perched atop a crunchy choc Wister BYOB is, in a lot of ways, a per- mushrooms that top the dish add some olate-peanut ganache, melted caramel and sugared ice cream cone, creating an fect dinner (or brunch) spot for Old City, wonderful textures and depth to the dish. with its dimly lit and spare décor and for- The scallops ($20) are quite amazing and intoxicating swirl of different temperatures ward-thinking, but classically influenced, unique, easily worth the trip to Wister by (cold, warm, crunchy, smooth) and flavors itself. Moore makes a crepe out of pureed (creamy, sweet, salty) that take you back menu. The menu, created by chef Benjamin scallops and fills it with a clam risotto. to childhood while keeping one foot firmly Moore, is small and ever-changing, allow- Two perfectly seared scallops bookend the planted in adulthood. ing the restaurant to choose whatever fla- crepe, and the dish is dressed with a citrus Wister BYOB is definitely worth a stroll beurre blanc that brightens it. through Old City for a casually elegant and The second-course menu is more exciting meal. Just stop by the nearby wine traditional in scope but no less exciting. store first and Wister will do the rest. n The grilled stone bass ($28) was perfectly executed with a nice range of refined flavors and textures thanks to the colorful sweet-pepper emulsion, a nicely roasted escarole with pancetta and brown butter croutons. For dessert, we went for the most decadent item on the menu. Yeah, the pot de crème GRILLED STONE BASS Photos: Larry Nichols ($7) or the carrot cake ($7) might have fallen in line with vors highlight the season. There’s a first- the more refined and elegant arc course menu, a second-course menu and of the meal, but damn that. We a dessert selection, each with a handful of had to try the Nutty Buddy ($7), which called — no, sang — our options. The first-course menu has the more names from the dessert menu like Hours: Wister BYOB adventurous plates. The asparagus potage angels perched on a cloud with Tues.-Thurs.: 5-9 p.m. 26 N. Third St. ($14) is a creamy and thick vegan soup harps. Wister’s take on the treat Fri.-Sat.: 5-10 p.m. 267-239-5900 with generous pieces of asparagus and that made everybody chase down Sun.: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. www.wisterbyob.com morel mushrooms throughout, but the main an ice-cream truck during their
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Union Taco moves up in Manayunk By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com
or surrounded by a strawberry habañero salsa. Do yourself a favor and order the latter. One normally doesn’t think straw After moving to a bigger space and add- berry goes with guacamole, but in this case, ing a bar to increase its allure, Union Taco it works — imagine you are imbibing a daiquiri with your chips and dip. And the in Manayunk is upping its taco game. The menu features familiar fare like tor- mix also greatly mutes the spiciness of the tas, tacos, burritos and salads, with a few habañero for a bright and vibrant start to starters and sides for good measure. Union a meal. The Mexican corn ($5) is solid — Taco does those few items, with a decent nowhere near as decadent and overdressed range of proteins and/or veggies, very well. as other restaurants like to present the street food, but a good roast and sprinkle of seasoning, queso fresco and lime juice is all you really need to make it tasty. Tacos at Union range from the traditional proteins like beef, chicken and pork to more adventurous fillings like cactus and oxtail. We leaned more towards the exotic fillings and they were all winners. The fish taco ($5) was robust: flash-fried and stuffed with slaw and soy ginger. The most unique of the tacos we tried was the wild-mushroom taco ($4.50) with goat cheese, blackbean salsa and caramelized onions. It was surprisingly juicy and delivered a lot of flavor for an unconventional taco. Then there MEXICAN STREET CORN was the cactus taco ($4.50), which, for a veggie taco, was meaty in texture and deliv The guacamole ($7) is offered three ered bright and spicy flavors, with balance ways: straight-up, ringed with pico de gallo from the sweet potato and chipotle aioli.
Whether you stay in your taco comfort zone or venture outside the traditional TexMex lines, Union Taco has enough flair and quality on its menu to keep Manayunk full and interested for the foreseeable future. n
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LGBT-owned bakery giving Fishtown a taste of the sweet ‘Life’ By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Since moving to Fishtown in November, Cake Life Bake Shop, 1306 Frankford Ave., is quickly becoming a morning, noon and nighttime operation. The success is thanks to the talents of co-owners and “Food Network’s Cupcake Wars” winners, Lily Fischer and Nima Etemadi, and their tasty and oftentimes visually stunning cakes and other sweet and savory treats. People on their way to work can stop in for a coffee and a breakfast hand-pie or sausage roll. The lunchtime crowd can pick up a pepperoni pizza scone and a lemonade. And people heading home from a nearby restaurant can duck in for a BYO glass of wine and something sweet for dessert. But rest assured, no matter what time of day or the occasion, Cake Life has something to tempt you
and delight your sweet tooth. Colorful and artfully designed cakes can be made to order with at least three-days’ notice, with the only limitations being your imagination as far as themes go. But there are plenty of cakes on hand daily served either whole ($45-$54) or by the slice ($5.50-$6.50). Some of the standouts were the crepe cake — a layered strata of fluffy crepes, cream filling and raspberries — the decadent double-dank chocolate cake and the lemon thyme cake, the latter two which were gloriously generous in size and pleasantly moist in consistency. Smaller pastries hit the spot as well. The strawberry-rhubarb hand-pie ($5.50) delivers a lot of classic homestyle flavor without a lot of sweet extras like icing getting in the way. Other tasty but relatively uncomplicated baked goodies include the dou-
ble-chocolate espresso cookie and the honey sea-salt tart. Ask and the owners will happily show you photos of some of the amazingly detailed custom cupcakes they have made for parties and weddings, ranging from cakes with ornate icing flowers and sugar crystals to cupcakes with characters that have included everyone from the Muppets to Lil’ Wayne (yeah, that really happened) on them. The arsenal of sweets also includes kid- and kid-at-heart-friendly confections like “unicorn poop,” glittering, tasty rainbow-swirled meringues that Cake Life sells by the bag. If you have a cheat day on your diet or just want to fall off the sweets wagon for a bender, Cake Life is definitely worth living. Just make time in your day for a light sugar crash afterwards. n
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National Praise For MARK SEGAL’s Best Selling Memoir
AND THEN I DANCED TRAVELING THE ROAD TO LGBT EQUALITY
“Mark Segal’s work for LGBT equality is historic and significant. The fact that he is still connecting our community is a testament to the passion which he shares in this memoir.” --Billie Jean King “Mark Segal is a beloved and respected activist for the LGBT movement, and he’s a pivotal voice to tell our story,” --The Advocate “Mark Segal made national news on December 11, 1973 when he interrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News by yelling ‘Gays protest CBS prejudice!’ at none other than Walter Cronkite. He was wrestled to the floor on live national television, an incident often credited as the beginning of the end of LGBTQ invisibility. In his new memoir, Segal looks back on that defining moment in history, as well as the many battles that followed.” --Queerty “If it happened in the gay rights movement, Mark Segal was probably there.” --ABC-TV “Mark Segal is one of the major actors in the struggle for LGBT equality in the U.S....A life as eventful as Segal’s demands that a book be written about it.” --South Florida Gay News “Segal’s And Then I Danced harkens back to the glory days of the gay liberation era. Current activists could learn a lot of useful lessons from reading this memoir, and any American who reads it will learn about some interesting chapters in our nation’s ongoing struggle to form a more perfect union.” --David Carter, Author of Stonewall, The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution “And Then I Danced is more than a memoir; it’s a revelation……….and that’s a huge part of why this book is so vital. Equally important is how Segal shatters mistaken beliefs about queer history. Segal really puts the movement in context for the post-Stonewall generation.” --Lambda Lambda Literary Review “Read Mark Segal’s memoir and you’ll get the inside story of how and why he interrupted a live broadcast of The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. What happened afterward will surprise you. It’s one of many surprises in this must-read first-person account of LGBT history as it unfolded after Stonewall. Segal was a witness to that history, and he made some of it happen, changing our country and our lives for the better.” —Louis Wiley, Jr., executive editor, Frontline (PBS)
“I have read about Segal in other places but nothing is like reading about it as he tells it....Because of Segal and others we have openly LGBT people working in the White House and throughout corporate America. He has helped make it possible for an entire community of gay world citizens to finding the voice that they need to become visible.” --Reviews by Amos Lassen “Segal’s writing style is engrossing and never ponderous....And Then I Danced is highly recommended for all LGBT history collections and especially for readers with interest in Pennsylvania/Philadelphia politics.” --American Library Association’s GLBT Round Table “And Then I Danced is a fascinating page-turner that prompted my tears, laughter, envy, and astonishment--but most of all left me feeling very proud of what our community has accomplished and grateful to Mark for sharing his intimate memoir. While there are many who have witnessed the extraordinary history of the LGBT community, few have played as major a role in creating it as has Mark. It is no exaggeration to say that there is no person alive today who has been a more central participant in as much of the contemporary LGBT rights struggle than Mark Segal.” --Sean Strub, author of Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and Survival “Mark Segal has for decades been a pathfinder for LGBT journalists of all stripes. We’re indebted to him for his years of radical activism, helping to foster a movement for change that has had a dramatic and positive impact for millions.” --Michelangelo Signorile, author of It’s Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality “Real change never comes without real guts and real vision and real leaders. Mark Segal is the real deal.” --Robert Moore, cofounder of Dallas Voice “Mark Segal’s ideas run from the alpha to the omega. Sometimes I think there’s got to be more than one Mark Segal: he has done way too much for one lifetime. I highly recommend this book. If you can’t get to meet Mark in person, this is the next best thing!” --Michael Luongo, author of Gay Travels in the Muslim World “Before there was Ellen, Will, Grace, Rosie, Andy, and Anderson, Mark Segal was the squeaky gay wheel of American television, pulling stunts that forced the medium to open its closet door. If Walter Cronkite were still alive, he’d say: Not HIM again! And that’s the way it is. And was. Read all about it.” --Bruce Vilanch, Six-Time Emmy Award Winner “Mark Segal has taken the LGBT aging world by storm, and in the process has made a remarkable difference for our community’s courageous pioneers. We’ve all learned so much from him.” --Michael Adams, executive director, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders “With gentle humor and the slightest touch of sardonicism….Segal lets readers into his personal life: his loves, losses, and (spoiler alert!) a very happy ending. “Drama seems to follow me,” he writes, and readers will be glad for it.” --Washington Blade
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Russell Lingle and Alison Westberg: Taking pride in our youth Pride. That is truly my word for the month. Pride Month started off with finally being able to attend the Dyke March for the first time in ages. I got to see the amazing Ashley Phillips and the beautiful performers, crowd and staff there. Afterwards, I made an impromptu road trip with Ashley and some friends to North Jersey for a fundraiser benefiting Anandam, a wonderful LGBT-rights organization based out of Kolkata, where we got to listen to a master duo perform on sitar and tabla. Tuesday, I got to see “Fun Home,” the first Broadway musical with a lesbian lead — but before that, I went to the local equality march and met some dynamic young people, Russel Lingle and Alison Westberg, who brought me hope in these troubling times. I pulled them aside to talk about what brought them out. PGN: Where did you travel from? RL: I live in Mt. Holly, N.J. It’s a very small town with a small-town mentality. PGN: Big family or small? RL: I’m from a huge family. We’re a typical Italian family; it’s like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” with spaghetti. PGN: Where do you fall in the line-up? RL: There are just two of us in my immediate family; I have a younger brother, Nick, but my extended family is huge and they all live on the same street. So I have little hooligan cousins running all over the place. There’s family everywhere, every day. PGN: Do you do family trips together? RL: [Laughs] We did that twice and almost ended up hating each other so now we just do day trips. PGN: Describe little Russell. RL: I was very reserved, very shy. I was really struggling to find myself and I went through a rollercoaster of emotions during my middle-school years. It was really hard; I was always the introverted kid, even though I’ve turned that around and now I’m the extrovert. PGN: I’m assuming — being old-school Italian — that it was a Catholic upbringing. Was there conflict there? RL: There was. My great-grandparents are super-religious and when I came out, they dismissed it and chose to ignore the fact that I am gay. They’re slowly relenting because I’m the first grandchild from either side of the family to go to college. They’re realizing that I’m going to be successful in life no matter what my sexual orientation might be. PGN: What are you studying? RL: Art and psychology. I want to become an art therapist in New York and work with LGBT kids.
PGN: What was your hardest moment coming out? RL: The hardest part was being in denial. I tried to deny who I was and would say, “I’m not gay. I don’t want to end up like that.” I finally realized that it was OK to love myself and that it was good to be gay. PGN: Who or what turned your mindset around? RL: There was one huge role model in my life and that was RuPaul. Just seeing her on stage and TV in drag fully owning it and being confident in herself inspired me. I was like, “I want to be like that.” She really helped develop me as a person and to overcome my shyness. PGN: Tell me a little bit about yourself. AW: I’m from Lumberton, a town even smaller than Mt. Holly. I grew up on a grain farm, one younger brother. I’m from an Irish, kind of Catholic, family. My dad’s more religious than my mother. PGN: When did your queer realization happen? AW: From day one I was always like, “Girls are pretty cool.” In my sophomore year, I dated a girl and realized that this was definitely for me, 100-percent. Having Russell around and positive gay influences in my life really showed me that the culture was not as bad and mean-spirited as the Catholic Church made it out to be. It was a refreshing realization.
her. But as for the rest of the school, it’s pretty conservative. The day after the presidential election, someone was running through the halls with a “Make America Great Again” flag. RL: And if we protested it, we would be the ones who got in trouble for responding to it. AW: Yeah, and it’s really frowned upon to be gay. RL: For the one-year anniversary of the Pulse shootings, I plan on wearing my Pride flag T-shirt, even though my teachers said it would be a bad idea because people were going to find it offensive and they didn’t want me getting into trouble. They’re right, but I feel I have to take a stance on it. The Monday after the Pulse massacre, we came to school and … AW: The flag was not at half-mast. We were like, This is the biggest mass shooting in our history and they’re ignoring it because it was gay people that died. So Russell went to the principal and said, “This is disrespectful of students both in and out of the closet.” RL: I personally had to go into the office to berate the principal about it and it took three
PGN: What was something that you think back on and think, Oh, that was a sign I was gay? AW: I had a really big crush on a news anchor woman. I always thought she was pretty but I didn’t realize it was a thing until someone told me that crushing on girls was a thing. And I thought, OK, then I guess I’m that. PGN: How old are you? AW: We’re both 17. PGN: Babies! RL: [Laughs] I know. But people think we’re older. We go to political rallies and people ask us who we’re voting for and we’re like, “We can’t vote yet!” PGN: What made you so politically astute? AW: Just seeing injustice around me and deciding to educate myself. I get fired up when people don’t care or pay attention. I like knowing what’s going on; being able to connect with people about the issues of the day is really important to me. It’s a community thing. PGN: How did you get “woke,” so to speak? AW: We have a great history teacher, Ms. Rivera, and she opened our eyes to things like Stonewall and stuff. We learned a lot through
days, but they finally lowered the flag and had a moment of silence. PGN: Is there a GSA? RL: Yes, but it’s mostly straight kids using it to get out of class or to pat themselves on the back for being so tolerant. It’s kind of a joke. AW: There are about three gay kids and 20 straight ones in the group. RL: I mean, it’s great to have allies and support, but they don’t really understand what we’re going through.
PGN: How often do you come to the city? AW: A lot. The first time was to see Bernie at Temple. Then we came in to see President Obama, Hillary, Bill and FLOTUS speak at Independence Hall right before the election. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. RL: I know, it was a great night. We also have both been to Black Lives Matter protests. AW: I went when Michael Brown died; it was my first protest and it was kind of like a drug. It was like, “OK, I can voice my feelings about injustice and there will be other people there who know what I’m talking about.” It was very freeing. RL: It was. It opened up my mind to the whole world. Seeing so many people stand up for what they believed in inspired me to fight for the causes I believe in. PGN: When I came out, most people went to the bars to find community. That’s where you met people and found out about different organizations and support. Where do you guys find it? RL: I think for us millennials, it’s all about social media. I can go on Instagram and type in #gay and you’ll find other people who are gay, follow them and you’ve made an instant friend. AW: We feel really lucky to be born in this day and age where being gay is acceptable; you’re not going to be killed for coming out, at least not here, for the most part. We’re lucky because of where we live and the time period we live in. There’s some community at our school but mostly Russell and I have each other. It’s so great to have a gay best friend in high school.
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PGN: Are you guys familiar with The Attic? Both: No. AW: Wait, I think the woman in the comics shop said something about it. We were looking for something to do and she men-
tioned it. RL: That’s right, but we’ve never been.
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Theater & Arts Another Way of Telling: Women Photographers from the Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring exceptional and rare photographs by women exploring identity in and out of the studio through July 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story The story of the early rock ’n’ roll icon comes to the stage through June 17 at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-8622121. Channeling Nature by Design Philadelphia
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to the all-American master of song, Jerry Herman, through July 2 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.
Museum of Art examines how designers of handmade and industrial objects — including furniture, pottery, kitchenware and even a 3-D printed neckpiece — have responded to the beauty and fragility of the natural world through July 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Fun Home Broadway Philadelphia presents the groundbreaking musical based on the LGBT-centric graphic novel through June 18 at Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St.; 215-893-1999. Group Exhibition Snyderman-Works Galleries presents a selection of works from several artists from their history
John Wick: Chapter 2 The action film is screened 8 p.m. June 19 at The Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888.
Bluver Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St.; www. simpaticotheatre. org.
Lino Tagliapietra: Painting in Glass Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition showcasing the artist’s complex glass vessels through July 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.
Jerry’s Girls Walnut Street Theatre presents Broadway’s electrifying tribute
Philadelphia Aseembled Initiated by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk, together
SHAKING THE ‘TREE’ IN PHILLY: Rock superstars U2 celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark album “The Joshua Tree” performing it in its entirety, along with other hits, 7 p.m. June 18 at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave. For more information or tickets, visit www. lincolnfinancialfield.com.
through June 17, 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. Gypsy Arden Theatre Company presents the classic musical by Stephen Sondheim through June 25, 40 N.
Second St.; 215922-1122. HIR Simpatico Theatre presents the story of a mother’s journey to support her transitioning son through June 25 at the Louis
with hundreds of collaborators from across the city, the project explores Philadelphia’s changing landscape and tells a story of radical communitybuilding and active resistance through July 31 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the beauty and cultural significance of phulkari, ornately embroidered textiles from Punjab, a region straddling Pakistan and India, through July 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Resilience An exhibition of photographs by out photographer MaryAnn Vitiello about the LGBTQ community over the last 20 years, through June 17 at Exhibit No. 9, 550-102 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park, N.J.; www.vitiellophotography.com. Saturday Night Fever Walnut Street Theatre presents the stage-musical adaptation of the hit disco-era film, featuring songs by the Bee Gees, through July 16, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Transparency The LGBTQ glassart exhibition runs through Aug. 6 at National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.; 215925-2800.
PGN coverage of the 2016 Orlando Pulse nightclub tragedy by Jen Colletta, Scott A. Drake and Paige Cooperstein has been recognized by these organizations :
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First place — Best Localized National Story Honorable Mention — Best Breaking News Story
Keystone Society of Professional Journalists Spotlight Awards — Second place — Spot News Story PGN is the most award-winning LGBT newspaper in the country.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS PGN PRIDE THE DRAG DAYS OF SUMMER: Drag performer Valentina from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” comes to Philly for an evening of entertainment featuring Mimi Imfurst, ZsaZsa St. James, Draya Dream and more 7-10 p.m. June 17 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St. For more information, call 215-735-5772.
The Woodmere Annual: 76th Juried Exhibition An exhibition featuring works in a wide variety of media from regional artists, through Sept. 4 at the Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476.
Music Get the Led Out The Led Zeppelin tribute band performs 8 p.m. June 16-17 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-572-7650.
p.m. June 17 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Michael Franti and Spearhead The alt-rock/reggae singer and activist perform 8:30 p.m. June 17 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332. Dracula’s Ball The Birthday Massacre, Velvet Acid Christ and more perform at the annual gothindustrial gathering 9 p.m. June 17 at The Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Sigur Ros The experimentalrock band performs 8 p.m. June 16 The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.
Avenged Sevenfold The hard-rock band performs 8 p.m. June 21 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300.
Florida Georgia Line The country pop duo performs 7
John Legend The neo-soul singer performs 7:30 p.m. June 22
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at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300. Digable Planets The jazz-flavored hip-hop group performs 8 p.m. June 22 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332. Lady Antebellum The country band performs 7:30 p.m. June 23 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Even Dando The Lemonheads singer performs 8 p.m. June 23 at The Foundry, 29 E. Allen St.; 215-3090150. Sevendust The hard-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. June 23 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215627-1332.
Nightlife Queer Performances of Color The bi-monthly show featuring an all-person-ofcolor cast includes performances by Team Captain Jaeda, Aurora
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Whorealis, Mae Rose, Allison Wonderland, Derek Thompson, Roberto Mejía and Jai T Lynne, 10:30 p.m. June 16 at CiBo Ristorante Italiano, 1227 Walnut St.; 215923-8208. A Tribute to George Michael The music of the pop icon is celebrated 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-0735.
Outta Town Suede The cabaret singer performs 7:30 p.m. June 16 at The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888596-1027. Three O’clock High The ’80s comedy film is screened 9:45 p.m. June 16 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. The Amazing Kreskin The mentalist performs 7:30 p.m. June 17 at The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888596-1027. n
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Tony-nominated Sharon McNight brings multi-faceted talent to New Hope By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor Sharon McNight is insanely talented and has so much LGBT cred, it’s daunting. After making her Broadway debut in 1989 in “Starmites” (as Diva, no less), the singer, actor, comedy writer and scholar (the latter skill set developed at City College of San Francisco and Yale University) performed leading roles in touring productions of “Nunsense” and “Hello, Dolly!” She has been caricatured by Al Hirschfeld, was written about in Randy Shilt’s book “And The Band Played On” and has been an honorary chair of the San Francisco AIDS Emergency Fund and as grand marshal of San Francisco’s Pride parade. McNight has crafted wildly funny and sonically astute cabarets like “Ladies, Compose Yourselves!,” “Betty, Betty, Bette” (celebrating Grable, Hutton and Davis) and “Songs To Offend Almost Everyone,” which just ran in earnest at Dino’s Backstage in Glenside. This weekend, McNight brings her new musical revue, “Soup to Nuts,” to The Rrazz Room
in New Hope, where she has played her hero Sophie Tucker in “Red Hot Mama” in the past. PGN: I’m sorry I just missed “Songs to Offend Almost Everyone” at Dino’s. How is that different from what will happen in “Soup to Nuts” at The Rrazz? SM: I have always had an eclectic repertory, hence the title “Soup to Nuts.” I can do Broadway, country … I have a country and western CD where I yodel the first country tune to be copyrighted by a woman. I do impressions of Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Bette Davis and all the Munchkins, Glinda and the Wicked Witch from “The Wizard of Oz.” You name it, I do it: entertainment, oldstyle; make you laugh; make you cry. All except grand opera, though I was in the San Francisco Opera’s production of “Show Boat,” which is close. PGN: On the notion of that which will offend … What is “offensive”? What is the comic line? What can be crossed? Example, Kathy Griffin.
SM: The show you missed at Dino’s Backstage, I researched extensively. It’s what happens when you have a master’s degree and have a desire to learn things. It covers the repression learned in childhood, sexism, homosexuality stereotypes, the most offensive woman of the 20th century, religious hypocrisy, among other topics. I don’t think you need to say four-letter words to be offensive, though I said a few in the show. I am, however, doing a Trump parody in New Hope that was “deemed” offensive to three men in a Palm Springs audience, which only proves some people can’t take a joke about a joke. PGN: Well, that’s the difference between Palm Springs and New Hope, with which you have a long history. SM: I’ve played New Hope for years. I started at The Raven, then Odette’s and, when it flooded, the brewery for Pride Week, Nevermore, Bob Egan’s, and finally The Rrazz Room. And I heard the check don’t bounce in Pennsylvania. PGN: I love the picture you create with your start: standing on a stage made from beer cases in San Francisco’s Castro District. Do you remember the beer? What club space? The audience reaction? SM: The cases of beer were Budweiser. There was a gay-bar boycott of Coors because of their homophobic policies in the ’70s. The club was the Rainbow Cattle Company. The building is still there on the corner of Duboce and Guerrero but with a different name. I had a country/western band at the time. We also played the Reno Gay Rodeo for several years. What can I
say? I’m a chameleon. PGN: I know you write jokes for others, but whom? SM: When people pay money, I keep my mouth shut. I have a master of arts degree in stage direction; I write shows for people and try to find humor in every situation for people who are not necessarily funny. I began by writing children’s plays, which finally morphed into the off-Broadway show “Red Hot Mama” about the legendary entertainer Sophie Tucker. PGN: There’s a lot of Sophie in your show, but it also seems as if you are inspired by Rusty Warren, the woman famed for “Knockers Up.” SM: I met Rusty when she was living in Phoenix — lovely lady and very courageous. I think Sophie Tucker and Mae West inspired me more because of the censorship they faced during the ’30s and subsequent years. PGN: Do you have a motto that you try to live by? SM: “If you can’t do your act in the headlights of a ‘56 Chevy, you don’t belong in show business” has always been my motto. I sing what I teach and I teach what I sing is what I told my students at Yale. My job is to entertain you. It’s not about me, it’s about them out there, the audience. Make ’em laugh, make ’em cry and I’ve done my job. n Sharon McNight performs “Soup to Nuts” 7:30 p.m. June 24 at The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road in New Hope. For more information or tickets, visit www. therrazzroom.com
Dance-music duo to bring music, message to Philly Pride By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Electronic music duo Jason Maek & Zaena are set to get bodies and minds moving when they perform at this year’s Philly Pride. Sure, people are going to be dancing to their low-end pumping dance music but the duo wants people to think too. Look no further that the pair’s recent single, “This Is Not America,” for their sonic mindset these days. “Zaena and I wrote that song and put it together,” Maek said. “We did it because we had so many things that we would talk about on a daily basis. What is going on with our current administration? What is going on with our current president and his policies? It was our way of getting that off our chest. It allowed us to say our piece because we felt like it wouldn’t be justified if we didn’t do that. We don’t make bubblegum music that just has arbitrary lyrics and popular beats. We try to wrap a message into everything we do.
That’s why it made a lot of sense to do Philly Pride.” “We really try to support anything involving human rights and equal rights for everyone,” Zaena added. “That’s really important to us.” When it comes to activism, the two are serious about putting their money, as well as their talent, into their issues. “It’s important for musicians to believe in something,” Maek said. “Zaena and I try to hold true to our music and everything that we do. It’s important for musicians to use their music for something more than just trying to get sales and trying to get popular. We make Pride such an emphasis. Last year we donated a percentage of our proceeds to organizations that benefit homeless LGBT teens. This year we’re covering different Pride festivals and trying to show the synergy between them and show how people are sharing love and understanding. We’re shooting a mini-documentary to show that.” Making video and films is something that both have a knack for; the two have
made and produced long-form videos they call “visual albums” that span the entirety of their two r e c e n t records. Maek said they probably won’t do the same for the album they are currently working on but they will be adding a visual element. “Music is an experience so we try to accompany that with visuals that kind of match what is going on,” Maek said. “It just so happens that we did two
visual albums that last time but this time we are doing something different.” “It’s definitely something we have done. We try to be as creative as we can with the visual part,” Zaena added. “We want to try to do things new and a little different year. every Visuals are very important and allow us to add other creative elements into it.” n Jason Maek & Zaena will perform at Philly Pride June 18. For more information, visit www.phillygaypride.org.
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PGN: What’s a historical event you wished you could have witnessed? RL: Definitely Stonewall. I visit there in New York whenever I can. To be able to see Marsha P. Johnson throwing that first brick at the cops would be life. AW: Yes, I’d want to be one of the bricks! I hate to say it but we’re radicals and just being there in all the chaos and energy, having the chance to be a part of something so big, would be incredible. PGN: I love that you know our history. RL: I study LGBT rights and history all the time. I was going to write my paper on LGBT rights in Europe but switched it up and wrote about Islamaphobia instead. And I got a 99 on my paper! AW: It’s great to have someone like him around who’s like-minded to learn with and bounce ideas off of. PGN: What about lesbian culture? AW: Ouch, lacking there. I know Alanis Morissette and Joan Jett, that’s about it. PGN: [Laughs] Um, neither of them are specifically lesbian. We have some work to do. AW: Please. Seriously. I need to learn. PGN: The thing I like the most about myself is … RL: I like my confidence now. I’m out and I’m proud and nothing can stop me. AW: Probably the same, my outspokenness in the political realm. Having a voice now and knowing how to use it appropriately. PGN: Extracurricular activities? AW: I was on the swim team until I came out and then I was asked to leave by the team captains. They said they were uncomfortable with me in the locker rooms. I was 15 and it was very painful. It still hurts to think about it. RL: I’m involved in a lot of things. I did homecoming all four years. It’s a big thing at our school; we did posters and floats, etc., and we compete in a parade. I was also a part of Mr. RV, which is an all-boys’ pageant competition. It was definitely different because they were all macho, straight boys and here I come in drag. The cavemen didn’t know what was happening. AW: That’s our nickname for them. PGN: Have you been harassed? RL: I get called faggot quite a lot. But it’s all the same people and they’re too scared to do it to my face; it’s more like someone will drive by and yell “faggot” as I’m walking to my car. I just yell back, “Yeah, you right!” I always fight back and say something. PGN: My generation didn’t really acknowledge gender diversity like we do now. Pronouns, non-binary identities and cisgender, etc., weren’t on our regular radar. AW: Yeah, it’s normal for us. It’s awesome. Social media has helped with that a lot. If you’ve changed your pronouns, it’s easy to let a mass of people know all at once. I took one of my best friends, who is a trans man, to prom. But I think it’s still hard for a lot of trans people because, as you said, even a lot of older gay
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people are not quite sure what it’s about. I think by the time we’re older, it will be the norm. PGN: Do you find trans acceptance with your peers? RL: No. We have a person in our GSA who’s non-binary and the administration actually outed them to their parents. It was heartbreaking because they came to school crying because the parents weren’t accepting … at all. All I could do was say to them, “You’re fine, you’re beautiful and accepted.” AW: Yeah, all you can do is extend a hand because you know what it feels like to get kicked down or told, “It’s just a phase.” The teachers refuse to call my friend “he” and the administration told them they couldn’t use his preferred name. I mean, come on. It’s just a name. It’s a pronoun, it’s not hard to do and doesn’t hurt anybody. Why invalidate somebody like that? PGN: Politics? AW: Don’t get me started. If you voted for Trump, and therefore Pence, you are basically saying that you don’t respect me as a gay youth. That you don’t care if he tries to implement widespread conversion therapy and you don’t care that he thinks electric-shock therapy can help gay kids. PGN: That’s my fear. If we insist on impeaching 45, we’ll end up with Pence and he’s slick enough that he might be able to get two terms, unlike the clown king who will hopefully implode right before the 2020 elections. AW: Yeah, Pence is an actual politician who knows what he’s doing. Not some big neo-Nazi Cheeto with cat hair on his head. PGN: You’ve grown up in the time of gay marriage and “Ellen” and mainstream acceptance. What do you worry about for the future? As history buffs, you know that things can change rapidly. AW: I feel like the gay community is so outspoken now that we’ve come out from under boot and heel and we’re not going back. We’re out here today voicing our displeasure with the current administration and climate. We’re done being submissive. We’re confronting problems in and out of the LGBT community. RL: I think that too but I also feel like the White House is starting to give permission to a lot of people to voice their hatred. Just as we’re out here in the streets expressing our viewpoints, they’re getting empowered to voice their anti-everything opinions. I fear that some people will be scared to come out because of it. PGN: What are your hopes for the future? Where do you see us in 50 years? RL: My hope is that we start coming together better as a community. Even during Stonewall, we were fragmented; the gay males and the lesbians and the transgender people all clashed and didn’t really function as a true community. I think we’ve become better about that and in the future we’re going to become one. We’re going to take all the pieces of the puzzle and make a beautiful picture. Just like one of those Bob Ross paintings. n To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.
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